[Event "Slow Chess Special"] [Site "Memphis"] [Date "2006.07.14"] [Round "2"] [White "McCarver, Dan"] [Black "Pylant, Gary"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "A80"] [WhiteElo "925"] [BlackElo "1840"] [Annotator "Fritz 9 (30s)"] [PlyCount "80"] [EventDate "2006.??.??"] {A80: Dutch Defence: Unusual White second moves} 1. d4 e6 2. Nf3 f5 3. Bg5 Nf6 4. Nc3 {last book move} Be7 5. Nb5 (5. e3 O-O $11) 5... a6 {Black threatens to win material: a6xb5} 6. Na3 (6. Nc3 O-O $11) 6... O-O 7. Bxf6 (7. e3 Bb4+ 8. c3 Bxa3 9. bxa3 Qe8 $15) 7... Bxf6 {Black has the pair of bishops} 8. Nc4 (8. e3 Qe7 $15) 8... d6 9. d5 $4 {causes even greater problems} (9. Qd2 $142 $17) 9... b5 $19 10. Na5 (10. Ncd2 {what else?} Bxb2 11. Rb1 $19) 10... Bxb2 11. Rb1 (11. Nb3 {is the last straw} Bc3+ 12. Nfd2 exd5 13. g3 $19) 11... Bc3+ 12. Nd2 Bxa5 13. e3 (13. g3 {does not solve anything} exd5 14. Bg2 c6 $19) 13... Qf6 (13... f4 $142 $5 {keeps an even firmer grip} 14. exf4 Rxf4 15. Bd3 $19) 14. Bd3 exd5 15. O-O Bxd2 (15... Bc3 {and Black can already relax} 16. Nb3 Be6 17. Nd4 $19) 16. Qxd2 Be6 (16... Bb7 {keeps an even firmer grip} 17. Rb4 $19) 17. a3 (17. Qa5 {doesn't improve anything} c6 $19) 17... c5 18. Be2 Nd7 19. Bf3 Nb6 20. c3 (20. Rbe1 {is no salvation} Nc4 21. Qd1 Qe5 $19) 20... Nc4 21. Qd3 (21. Qd1 { does not win a prize} Qxc3 22. Bxd5 Rae8 $19) 21... Ne5 22. Qe2 Nxf3+ 23. Qxf3 Qxc3 24. Ra1 (24. Qg3 {cannot undo what has already been done} f4 25. exf4 Qxg3 26. hxg3 Rae8 $19) 24... Qe5 (24... f4 {might be the shorter path} 25. Rfc1 Qe5 26. Re1 $19) 25. Qh5 (25. Rfe1 {doesn't get the bull off the ice} Rf6 $19) 25... Rf6 26. Qf3 Rh6 27. g3 Qe4 28. Qd1 d4 29. exd4 Bd5 30. f3 Qe3+ 31. Kh1 cxd4 32. h4 f4 (32... Rc8 $142 {seems even better} 33. Kg2 Rg6 $19) 33. Kh2 Re8 (33... fxg3+ 34. Kh3 Be6+ 35. Kg2 Rxh4 36. Ra2 Rh2+ 37. Kxg3 Rh3+ 38. Kg2 Qg5+ 39. Kf2 Qg3+ 40. Ke2 Rh2+ 41. Kd3 Bc4+ 42. Kxd4 Qe5#) 34. Qe1 $19 d3 (34... fxg3+ 35. Kh3 g2 36. Qxe3 gxf1=Q+ 37. Rxf1 dxe3 38. Kg3 Rg6+ 39. Kf4 e2 40. Re1 Rf6+ 41. Kg3 Rxf3+ 42. Kg2 Rf6+ 43. Kh2 Re3 44. Rc1 Rf2+ 45. Kg1 Rg2+ 46. Kh1 Rh3#) 35. Qxe3 fxe3 36. Ra2 Bxa2 37. Re1 (37. Rc1 {does not help much} e2 38. Re1 d2 39. Rg1 e1=Q 40. Kh3 Qxg1 41. a4 Be6+ 42. g4 Bxg4+ 43. fxg4 Re3#) 37... d2 38. Rd1 Bb3 39. Ra1 (39. Rb1 {hardly improves anything} e2 40. Rg1 e1=Q 41. Kh3 Qf2 42. Rg2 Be6+ 43. Kh2 Rxh4+ 44. gxh4 Qxh4+ 45. Kg1 d1=Q#) 39... e2 40. Kg2 (40. a4 {is not much help} e1=Q 41. Rxe1 dxe1=Q 42. Kh3 Qf1+ 43. Kg4 Rg6+ 44. Kf4 Qc1+ 45. Kf5 Re5#) 40... e1=Q (40... e1=Q 41. Rxe1 dxe1=Q 42. Kh3 Qf1+ 43. Kg4 Rg6+ 44. Kf4 Qc1+ 45. Kf5 Re5#) 0-1