[Event "45th Mid-South Open"] [Site "Memphis"] [Date "2005.11.27"] [Round "4"] [White "Huff, Daniel"] [Black "Stepp, Robert"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "A02"] [WhiteElo "2027"] [BlackElo "1847"] [Annotator "Fritz 9 (30s)"] [PlyCount "59"] [EventDate "2005.??.??"] {A02: Bird's Opening} 1. f4 d6 2. Nf3 Bg4 3. e4 e5 4. d3 Nc6 {last book move} 5. Be2 Nf6 6. Nc3 Nh5 {Black threatens to win material: Nh5xf4} (6... Be7 7. O-O $14) 7. O-O exf4 8. Nd5 g5 9. c3 Be7 $2 (9... h6 $142 $16) 10. Nxg5 $1 $18 {Clearance to allow e2-g4} Bxe2 (10... Bxg5 11. Bxg4) 11. Qxe2 Ng3 (11... Ng7 12. Nxf7 (12. Bxf4 $6 Bxg5 13. Bxg5 Qxg5 14. Nxc7+ Ke7 15. Nxa8 Rxa8 $18) (12. Nxe7 $6 Qxe7 13. Bxf4 O-O-O $18) 12... Kxf7 13. Qg4 $18) 12. hxg3 Bxg5 13. gxf4 (13. Bxf4 {keeps an even firmer grip} O-O $18) 13... Bh4 (13... Bf6 14. Qh5 Bg7 15. Be3 $18) 14. Be3 (14. Qh5 {keeps an even firmer grip} Be7 $18) 14... Qd7 ( 14... h5 15. b4 $18) 15. Qh5 Be7 16. Qh3 (16. b4 $5 {and White can already relax} Rg8 $18) 16... O-O-O 17. Qxd7+ Kxd7 18. Nxe7 Nxe7 19. Bd4 (19. Kf2 h5 $18) 19... Rhg8 20. Kf2 (20. Bxa7 $6 b6 $11) 20... f5 (20... Rg4 $142 $5 21. g3 Rdg8 $16) 21. Rh1 $18 Rde8 $2 (21... Rdf8 22. g3 Rf7 $18) 22. Rxh7 Kc8 23. g3 fxe4 24. dxe4 Rgf8 25. b4 b6 (25... Nc6 {doesn't do any good} 26. Ke3 Rg8 27. Rg1 Nxd4 28. cxd4 $18 (28. Kxd4 $6 Ref8 $18)) 26. b5 d5 (26... c5 {a last effort to resist the inevitable} 27. bxc6 Nxc6 $18) 27. Re1 dxe4 28. Rxe4 Nf5 29. Rxe8+ Rxe8 30. Rh8 (30. Rh8 Rxh8 31. Bxh8 $18) (30. Be5 $142 {makes it even easier for White} Re7 31. Rh8+ Kd7 $18) 1-0