[Event "Reserve"] [Site "Memphis"] [Date "2002.02.08"] [Round "5"] [White "Pylant, Gary"] [Black "Sansom, Mike"] [Result "*"] [ECO "A43"] [WhiteElo "1800"] [BlackElo "1560"] [Annotator "Fritz 11 (57s)"] [PlyCount "63"] [EventDate "2002.??.??"] {A43: Schmid Benoni} 1. e4 c5 2. d4 e6 3. d5 exd5 4. exd5 d6 5. Nc3 Nf6 { last book move} 6. g3 g6 7. Bg2 (7. Nf3 Nbd7 $16) 7... Bg7 (7... Na6 $14) 8. Nge2 (8. Qe2+ $142 $5 Kf8 9. Nf3 $16) 8... O-O $11 {Black castles and improves king safety} 9. O-O {White castles and improves king safety} Nbd7 10. Bg5 { Black has a cramped position. Black's piece can't move: c8} Ne5 11. h3 { Secures g4} Re8 12. Kh2 $4 (12. Qc1 Qb6 $11) 12... b5 $4 {throwing away the advantage} (12... Nfg4+ $142 {finishes off the opponent} 13. hxg4 Nxg4+ 14. Kg1 Qxg5 $19) 13. Ne4 (13. Nxb5 Ba6 14. Bxf6 Bxf6 $15) 13... h6 (13... Bf5 14. Bxf6 Bxf6 15. Nxf6+ Qxf6 16. b3 $15) 14. Nxf6+ $15 Bxf6 15. Bd2 $2 (15. Bxf6 $5 Qxf6 16. Nc3 $15) 15... Bg7 (15... Nc4 $142 $5 16. Bc3 Nxb2 $19) 16. Rb1 a5 { Black plans b4} 17. b3 {Consolidates c4} b4 18. f4 Nd7 19. c4 (19. f5 g5 $17) 19... bxc3 (19... Nf6 $142 $19 {would have given Black the upper hand}) 20. Nxc3 $15 (20. Bxc3 $4 Ba6 21. Rb2 Rxe2 22. Rxe2 Bxe2 23. Qxe2 Bxc3 $19) 20... Nb6 {Black prepares a4} 21. Re1 Bd7 {Black intends a4} (21... Rxe1 22. Bxe1 Qe7 23. Rc1 $15) 22. Rxe8+ $11 Qxe8 23. Qf3 a4 24. Re1 {White threatens to win material: Re1xe8} (24. Ne4 Qe7 $11 (24... Nxd5 $4 {that pawn is deadly bait and will cause Black grave problems} 25. Nxd6 Qe7 26. Qxd5 $18)) 24... Qd8 25. Qe2 (25. Ne4 $5 {has some apparent merit} axb3 26. axb3 Nxd5 27. Nxc5 $11) 25... axb3 $17 26. axb3 Ra3 27. Nb5 Bxb5 (27... Rxb3 $142 $5 28. Nxd6 Rb2 $17) 28. Qxb5 $11 {White has the pair of bishops} Qc7 $4 {weakening the position} ( 28... Nd7 $142 $5 $11 {is the best option Black has}) 29. Qe8+ (29. Ba5 $142 { seems even better} Rxa5 30. Re8+ (30. Qxa5 $143 Qd8 $18) 30... Bf8 31. Qxa5 $18 ) 29... Kh7 $4 {causes further problems for ?} (29... Bf8 $142 30. f5 $1 { Discovered attack: f4, d2-h6} g5 $16) 30. Re7 $18 Qc8 31. Qxf7 Qg8 32. Bc3 *