[Event "Friday Night Fun Returns!"] [Site "Memphis"] [Date "2008.05.02"] [Round "1"] [White "Pillai, Sathyan"] [Black "Bell, John"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "A40"] [WhiteElo "1583"] [BlackElo "1500"] [Annotator "Fritz 11 (57s)"] [PlyCount "51"] [EventDate "2008.??.??"] {A50: Queen's Fianchetto Defence (1 d4 Nf6 2 c4 b6)} 1. e4 e6 2. d4 b6 3. c4 Bb7 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Bd3 Nf6 {last book move. Black threatens to win material: Nf6xe4} 6. Bg5 (6. Qc2 $5 $14 {should be considered}) 6... h6 $11 7. Bxf6 Qxf6 {Black has the pair of bishops} 8. Nge2 Nc6 9. d5 {White gains space} (9. e5 $5 {should be examined more closely} Qg5 10. Be4 $11) 9... Ne5 $17 10. O-O Nxd3 ( 10... O-O $5 $17) 11. Qxd3 $11 O-O-O 12. a3 Bxc3 (12... Be7 13. Nd4 $11) 13. Nxc3 $14 exd5 14. exd5 d6 15. b4 c6 {Controls b5} (15... Rhe8 $5 $14 {is interesting}) 16. a4 $16 a6 $4 {the position was bad, and this mistake simply hastens the end} (16... Qg6 $142 17. Qd1 cxd5 18. Nxd5 Rhe8 $16) 17. b5 (17. dxc6 {might be the shorter path} Bxc6 18. b5 Qg6 19. Qxg6 fxg6 20. bxc6 Kc7 $18 ) 17... cxb5 (17... c5 18. a5 Qg6 19. Qh3+ Kb8 20. axb6 Bc8 $18) 18. axb5 a5 19. Na4 Kc7 20. Qe3 Rb8 (20... Ra8 $18 {is the last straw}) 21. Qxb6+ Kd7 22. Qxa5 (22. Rfe1 $142 {keeps an even firmer grip} Qd8 23. Qa7 $18) 22... Rhd8 ( 22... Qd8 {doesn't change the outcome of the game} 23. Qc3 Re8 24. c5 Bxd5 25. c6+ Kc8 26. b6 $18) 23. b6 (23. Rfe1 $142 {it becomes clear that White will call all the shots} Qe5 24. Rxe5 dxe5 25. Nc5+ Ke8 26. Qc7 Bxd5 27. cxd5 $18) 23... Ke8 24. Qc3 (24. Nc3 {seems even better} Kf8 $18) 24... Qg5 (24... Qxc3 25. Nxc3 Bc8 26. Rfb1 $18) 25. f4 Qf5 (25... Qf6 $18 {the last chance for counterplay}) 26. Qg3 (26. Qg3 Kf8 27. Qe3 $18) 1-0