[Event "Game in 100 #2"]
[Site "Memphis"]
[Date "2008.10.03"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Bogle, Allan"]
[Black "Cherukuri, Uday"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A02"]
[WhiteElo "1792"]
[BlackElo "1408"]
[Annotator "Fritz 11 (57s)"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "2008.??.??"]
{A02: Bird's Opening} 1. f4 e6 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. e3 {last book move} c6 {Prevents
intrusion on b5} 4. b3 d5 5. Bb2 Be7 6. Be2 O-O 7. O-O Qc7 8. Qe1 Nbd7 9. Qg3
Nb6 (9... b5 10. Nc3 $11) 10. Kh1 (10. c4 Nbd7 $14) 10... e5 (10... Nbd7 $142
$5 $14 {should be considered}) 11. Bxe5 $16 Qd8 12. Bb2 Nh5 13. Qf2 Bf5 (13...
Nf6 14. Nc3 $16) 14. Ne5 (14. Nd4 $5 Bf6 15. Ba3 (15. Nxf5 $6 {is clearly
weaker} Bxb2 16. Nc3 Bxa1 17. Rxa1 Nf6 $15) (15. Bxh5 $6 c5 $18) 15... Bxd4 16.
exd4 $18) 14... Nf6 $16 15. d3 Bc5 (15... Nbd7 16. Nc3 $16) 16. Nd2 Re8 17. a3
Nbd7 (17... Qc7 18. Qg3 $16) 18. Ndf3 (18. g4 Bg6 19. f5 Nxe5 (19... Rxe5 $4
20. d4 (20. fxg6 Bxe3 (20... Rxe3 $2 21. gxf7+ Kxf7 22. d4 $18) (20... hxg6 $2
21. Bxe5 Nxe5 22. d4 Nexg4 23. Bxg4 $18) 21. gxf7+ Kf8 $18) 20... Re7 21. dxc5
$18) 20. Bxe5 Rxe5 $18) 18... Qc7 (18... Nxe5 19. Nxe5 (19. fxe5 $143 Ng4 20.
Qg3 Nxe3 $15 (20... Bxe3 $4 21. Nh4 Bf2 22. Rxf2 Nxf2+ 23. Qxf2 $18)) (19. Bxe5
$143 Ng4 20. Qg3 f6 $15 (20... Bxe3 $143 21. Nh4 Nxe5 22. Nxf5 $18)) 19... Qb6
20. Bd4 $16) 19. Rae1 (19. Nh4 $142 Be6 20. Qg3 $18) 19... Re6 $4 {causes
further problems for ?} (19... Nxe5 $142 $5 20. Nxe5 Qe7 $16) 20. Ng5 (20. Nh4
$142 $5 {makes it even easier for White} Bg6 21. Nxd7 Qxd7 $18) 20... Re7 21.
Qg3 h6 22. Nxd7 Qxd7 23. Bxf6 Rxe3 $2 (23... hxg5 24. Bxe7 Qxe7 25. fxg5 Bg6
$18) 24. Nf3 Bg4 25. h3 gxf6 26. Qxg4+ (26. Bd1 $142 $5 {might be the shorter
path} Rae8 27. Rxe3 Rxe3 $18) 26... Qxg4 27. hxg4 Bxa3 28. Bd1 Rae8 $2 (28...
Rxe1 29. Rxe1 a5 $18) 29. Rxe3 Rxe3 30. Re1 (30. g3 $142 $5 {keeps an even
firmer grip} Re8 $18) 30... Rxe1+ 31. Nxe1 f5 (31... Bb4 32. Nf3 $18) 32. gxf5
Bd6 (32... Kg7 33. Kh2 $18) 33. g3 d4 (33... Kg7 {does not help much} 34. c4
dxc4 35. dxc4 $18) 34. Kg2 (34. Nf3 {seems even better} c5 $18) 34... Kf8 (
34... f6 {is no salvation} 35. Nf3 Bc5 36. Ng1 $18) 35. Kf3 (35. Nf3 {might be
the shorter path} c5 $18) 35... Ke7 (35... Bb4 {does not win a prize} 36. Ng2
f6 37. Ke4 $18) 36. Ng2 (36. Ke4 {makes it even easier for White} Bb4 37. Nf3
c5 $18) 36... Bc7 (36... Bc5 $18 {is still a small chance}) 37. Ke4 Bb6 38. Nh4
Kd6 (38... c5 {doesn't get the bull off the ice} 39. Bh5 $18) 39. Nf3 c5 (39...
Ba5 {doesn't do any good} 40. Ne5 Ke7 41. Ng4 $18) 40. Ne5 Ke7 41. g4 (41. Bh5
$142 {and White can already relax} f6 42. Nf7 $18) 41... Kf6 (41... f6 $18 {
what else?}) 42. Nd7+ Ke7 43. Nxb6 axb6 44. Kd5 f6 (44... Kf6 {doesn't improve
anything} 45. Kd6 $18) 45. Bf3 Kd7 46. Kc4 Kc7 47. Kb5 1-0