[Event "Tenn Warmup 3"] [Site "Memphis, TN"] [Date "2006.08.25"] [Round "2"] [White "Smith, Agene"] [Black "Sumrall, Derick"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "A02"] [WhiteElo "553"] [BlackElo "974"] [Annotator "Fritz 9 (30s)"] [PlyCount "72"] [EventDate "2006.??.??"] {A02: Bird's Opening} 1. f4 (1. e4 e5 $14) 1... b6 2. d4 Bb7 3. e3 d6 (3... e6 $5 $11 {has some apparent merit}) 4. Nf3 $14 e6 5. Bd3 f5 6. Qe2 Be7 (6... Nf6 7. Nbd2 Qd7 8. e4 $14) 7. Bd2 (7. e4 Nh6 8. O-O $16) 7... h6 $2 {Secures g5} ( 7... Nf6 $142 $5 $11 {is an interesting idea}) 8. Nc3 (8. e4 $142 $5 g6 9. Nc3 $18) 8... Nf6 $16 9. O-O-O Nc6 $2 (9... Be4 $142 $16) 10. Rdg1 $4 {with this move White loses his initiative} (10. e4 $5 fxe4 11. Nxe4 Qc8 $18) 10... d5 $2 (10... Nb4 $142 $5 $11 {would keep Black alive}) 11. h3 (11. Ne5 O-O 12. g4 Nxe5 13. fxe5 $18) 11... a6 $2 (11... h5 $142 $5 $16) 12. g4 $18 Rg8 $6 { Black seems to have resigned himself to defeat.} (12... Ne4 13. gxf5 exf5 $18) 13. gxf5 exf5 (13... Qd6 {cannot change destiny} 14. fxe6 O-O-O 15. Ne5 $18) 14. Bxf5 Nb4 (14... Qd6 {doesn't do any good} 15. Ne5 b5 16. Rg6 $18) 15. Bg6+ Kf8 16. a3 a5 17. Nh4 (17. Ne5 $5 {keeps an even firmer grip} Bd6 $18) 17... Ne4 18. Be1 (18. Bxe4 $142 {and the rest is a matter of technique} Bxh4 19. Bf5 $18 (19. axb4 $6 {is much worse} axb4 20. Nb1 dxe4 $16)) 18... Nxc3 $16 19. Bxc3 $4 {hands over the advantage to the opponent} (19. bxc3 $142 Bxh4 20. cxb4 (20. axb4 $6 axb4 21. Qd3 bxc3 22. Qxc3 Bf6 $11) 20... Bxe1 21. Qxe1 $16 (21. Rxe1 $6 axb4 22. axb4 Qd6 $14)) 19... Na2+ $19 20. Kd2 (20. Kb1 Nxc3+ 21. bxc3 Bxh4 $19) 20... Nxc3 (20... Bxh4 $142 $5 {might be the shorter path} 21. b3 Nxc3 22. Kxc3 $19) 21. Kxc3 Bxh4 22. Kd2 Ba6 (22... Qe7 23. Qf3 $19) 23. Qg4 ( 23. Qf3 Bf6 $17) 23... Qe7 (23... c5 24. c3 $19) 24. Qf5+ $17 Qf6 (24... Bf6 25. Qxd5 Rb8 26. Qb3 $17) 25. Qxd5 Rd8 26. Qe4 {White intends f5} (26. Qf3 c5 27. Kc1 cxd4 28. exd4 Bc4 $17 (28... Qxd4 $6 29. Rd1 Qf6 30. Rxd8+ Qxd8 31. Qc6 $14)) 26... Qe7 (26... c5 27. c3 $17) 27. Qxe7+ (27. Qf3 $5 $15 {should be examined more closely}) 27... Bxe7 $17 28. f5 Bb7 29. Rh2 Bg5 30. Rxg5 $2 (30. Kd3 $142 $17) 30... hxg5 $19 31. h4 g4 32. Bh5 (32. Kd3 {no good, but what else?} g3 33. Rh3 $19) 32... g3 33. Rh3 g2 34. Rg3 Rh8 35. Rg5 (35. Be2 { does not improve anything} Rxh4 36. Ke1 Rh3 $19) 35... g1=Q $1 {touché!} 36. Rxg1 {A deflection} Rxh5 (36... Rxh5 37. b4 Rxh4 $19) 0-1