[Event "James Wright Memorial 3"] [Site "Memphis, TN"] [Date "2006.08.12"] [Round "2"] [White "Gilbreath, Thomas"] [Black "Maclin, Philip"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "A40"] [WhiteElo "1411"] [BlackElo "1403"] [Annotator "Fritz 9 (30s)"] [PlyCount "83"] [EventDate "2006.??.??"] {A40: Unusual replies to 1 d4} 1. d4 g6 (1... Nf6 2. Bf4 $11) 2. e4 $14 Bg7 3. c4 (3. Nc3 d6 $14) 3... c5 {Black threatens to win material: c5xd4} 4. Be3 { Black has a cramped position. Black's piece can't move: c8} (4. Nf3 Nc6 $14) 4... Qa5+ (4... Nc6 5. Nf3 Qb6 6. Nc3 cxd4 7. Nd5 Qxb2 8. Bf4 $15) 5. Nc3 Nf6 6. Bd3 O-O 7. h3 {Consolidates g4} (7. Nge2 d6 $11) 7... Nc6 {Black threatens to win material: Nc6xd4} (7... d5 8. exd5 Nxd5 9. cxd5 cxd4 10. Bxd4 Bxd4 11. Nge2 $15) 8. Nge2 (8. dxc5 Rd8 $14) 8... cxd4 9. Nxd4 {White has a very active position} Ne5 (9... Nh5 10. Nde2 $11) 10. Nb3 Nxd3+ 11. Qxd3 {Black has the pair of bishops} Qd8 {Black has a cramped position. Black's piece can't move: c8} 12. e5 {White threatens to win material: e5xf6} Ne8 13. f4 d6 14. g4 (14. Rd1 Bf5 15. Qe2 Be6 $14) 14... Bd7 (14... b6 $5 {should not be overlooked} 15. O-O-O Bb7 $11) 15. O-O-O $14 {Black has a cramped position} Bc6 {Black threatens to win material: Bc6xh1} 16. Rh2 {Black has a cramped position} (16. Rhf1 Qb8 $14) 16... Nc7 (16... Qc7 $5 {should be investigated more closely} 17. Bd4 Rd8 $11) 17. exd6 exd6 18. Qxd6 Qxd6 19. Rxd6 Bxc3 20. bxc3 Rad8 (20... Rfe8 21. Kd2 $16) 21. Rhd2 (21. Rxd8 Rxd8 22. Bxa7 Ne6 $16) 21... Rxd6 22. Rxd6 a6 23. Na5 Bg2 24. h4 f5 (24... Rc8 25. a3 $16) 25. g5 Re8 26. Kd2 b5 27. c5 { White has a new passed pawn: c5} (27. Bd4 $142 $5 $16) 27... Nd5 $11 {Black threatens to win material: Nd5xe3} 28. Bd4 Nxf4 29. c6 $4 {White has let it slip away} (29. Be3 $142 {and White can hope to live} Nh5 30. Bd4 $11) 29... Re2+ $19 30. Kd1 Bf3 31. Rd8+ $4 {leading to a quick end} (31. Kc1 $142 Nd3+ 32. Kb1 $19) 31... Re8+ 32. Kd2 Rxd8 33. c7 (33. Ke3 {hoping against hope} Bxc6 34. Nxc6 Nd5+ 35. Kd3 $19) 33... Rc8 (33... Re8 $5 {makes it even easier for Black} 34. c8=Q Rxc8 35. Ke3 $19) 34. Ke3 Nd5+ 35. Kxf3 Rxc7 36. Nb3 (36. a4 { cannot change what is in store for ?} bxa4 37. c4 Nb4 $19) 36... Nxc3 37. Nc5 Rxc5 38. Bxc5 Nxa2 39. Ke3 Kf7 40. Kd3 (40. Bb6 {doesn't improve anything} b4 41. Bc7 Ke6 $19) 40... a5 41. Kc2 (41. Kd4 {doesn't get the bull off the ice} a4 $19) 41... Nb4+ 42. Kb3 0-1