[Event "Reserve"] [Site "Memphis, TN"] [Date "2002.02.08"] [Round "?"] [White "Bogle"] [Black "Sims"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "A03"] [Annotator "Fritz 11 (57s)"] [PlyCount "96"] [EventDate "2002.??.??"] {A03: Bird's Opening with 1...d5} 1. f4 d5 2. Nf3 {last book move} Nc6 3. e3 { Controls d4} Nf6 4. Bb5 a6 5. Bxc6+ bxc6 6. b3 c5 7. Bb2 g6 8. O-O Bg7 9. d3 { Covers e4} O-O 10. Nbd2 Bb7 11. h3 {Prevents intrusion on g4} Qd6 12. Be5 { White threatens to win material: Be5xd6} Qb6 13. c4 e6 14. Qe1 Nd7 15. Bxg7 Kxg7 16. g4 (16. e4) 16... Qd6 17. Qg3 Rae8 18. Rae1 e5 (18... f5 19. Nh4) 19. fxe5 Nxe5 20. Nxe5 Qxe5 (20... Rxe5 21. Nf3 Re6 22. Qxd6 Rxd6 23. cxd5 Rxd5 24. Rd1) 21. Qxe5+ Rxe5 22. d4 (22. Nf3 Re7 23. cxd5 Bxd5 $14) 22... cxd4 23. exd4 Rxe1 24. Rxe1 dxc4 25. bxc4 Kf6 26. Ne4+ (26. Kf2 $14 {has some apparent merit}) 26... Bxe4 27. Rxe4 {A rook endgame occured} Rd8 28. Kf2 Rb8 29. a3 (29. Re5 Rb2+ 30. Kf3 Rxa2 31. g5+ Kg7) 29... Rb2+ $15 30. Kf3 Rh2 {Black threatens to win material: Rh2xh3} 31. Kg3 {White threatens to win material: Kg3xh2} Rc2 {Black threatens to win material: Rc2xc4 } 32. Rf4+ Ke7 33. c5 {White gets more space} Rc3+ (33... Ra2 34. Rf3) 34. Rf3 Rxf3+ 35. Kxf3 Ke6 (35... c6 36. Ke4 Ke6) 36. Ke4 {not a good decision, because now the opponent is right back in the game} (36. g5 {was possible}) 36... f5+ 37. gxf5+ gxf5+ 38. Kf4 (38. Ke3 {a last effort to resist the inevitable}) 38... Kd5 39. Kxf5 (39. Ke3 f4+ { Deflection: f4} 40. Kxf4 Kxd4 41. c6) 39... Kxd4 40. Kf6 Kxc5 41. Kg7 Kb5 42. Kxh7 c5 43. h4 c4 44. h5 c3 45. h6 c2 46. Kg7 c1=Q 47. h7 Qxa3 (47... Qg5+ 48. Kf7 Qh6 49. h8=Q Qxh8 50. Kg6 Qd4 51. Kf5 Qd7+ 52. Ke5 Kc5 53. Kf4 Qa4+ 54. Ke3 Qxa3+ 55. Kf4 Qb4+ 56. Kf3 Qe1 57. Kf4 Qh4+ 58. Ke3 Qh3+ 59. Kf4 Kd5 60. Kg5 Qe3+ 61. Kf6 Kd6 62. Kg6 Qg3+ 63. Kf5 Kd5 64. Kf6 Qg4 65. Kf7 Qg5 66. Ke8 Ke6 67. Kf8 a5 68. Ke8 Qe7#) 48. Kg8 Qc3 0-1