[Event "City Championship"] [Site "Memphis"] [Date "2004.01.30"] [Round "3"] [White "Maneclang, Tony"] [Black "Pylant, Gary"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "A57"] [WhiteElo "1530"] [BlackElo "1800"] [Annotator "Fritz 9 (30s)"] [PlyCount "84"] [EventDate "2004.??.??"] {A57: Benko/Volga Gambit} 1. d4 c5 2. d5 Nf6 3. c4 b5 4. b3 b4 5. Nf3 g6 6. Bb2 Bg7 7. g3 O-O 8. Bg2 d6 9. O-O {last book move} Bf5 10. Nbd2 Qc8 11. Re1 Bh3 12. Bh1 Qg4 13. e4 Nh5 (13... Qh5 $5 $14) 14. Bxg7 $16 Kxg7 15. Nh4 Qxd1 16. Raxd1 Nd7 17. f4 a5 18. e5 Bg4 19. Bf3 Bxf3 20. Nhxf3 a4 21. exd6 (21. Ne4 $5 Ra6 22. bxa4 $14) 21... exd6 $14 22. Ng5 axb3 23. axb3 Ra3 $2 (23... h6 24. Ngf3 $11) 24. Nge4 $4 {not a good decision, because now the opponent is right back in the game} (24. Re7 $142 {would have given White a clear advantage} Nhf6 25. Ne6+ Kg8 26. Nxf8 Kxf8 27. Rde1 $18) 24... Ra6 $14 25. Ra1 {White threatens to win material: Ra1xa6} Rfa8 26. Rxa6 Rxa6 27. Kf2 Nhf6 28. Nxf6 Nxf6 29. Kf3 Ra2 {The rook intends Ra6-a2-b2-c2-c3. Black threatens to win material: Ra2xd2} 30. Re2 h5 31. h3 {Controls g4} Rb2 32. g4 hxg4+ 33. hxg4 Rc2 34. g5 {White threatens to win material: g5xf6} Rc3+ {A classical outpost} 35. Kf2 Ng4+ {The knight aims for Nf6-g4-e3-f5-d4} 36. Kg2 Ne3+ 37. Kf2 Nf5 38. Re1 (38. Re8 $5 $11 {should be considered}) 38... Rc2 $15 {Black pins: Rc2xd2} 39. Ke2 Nd4+ {The black knight is well posted.} 40. Kd1 Ra2 41. Ne4 $4 {causes even greater problems} (41. Kc1 $142 Ra1+ 42. Nb1 Nxb3+ 43. Kb2 $17) 41... Ra1+ $19 42. Kd2 Nf3+ (42... Nf3+ 43. Ke2 Nxe1 44. Nxd6 Nc2 $19) 0-1