[Event "King Open 3"] [Site "Memphis"] [Date "2004.03.19"] [Round "2"] [White "Maneclang, Tony"] [Black "Stratton, Kent"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D30"] [WhiteElo "1528"] [BlackElo "1392"] [Annotator "Fritz 9 (30s)"] [PlyCount "31"] [EventDate "2004.??.??"] {D30: Queen's Gambit Declined: Systems without Nc3} 1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 c6 4. Qc2 e6 5. Bg5 Nbd7 6. e3 Qa5+ 7. Nc3 {last book move} Ne4 8. a3 (8. cxd5 Bb4 9. Rc1 cxd5 $11) 8... Bb4 {Black pins: Bb4xc3. A pinning theme} 9. Rc1 (9. axb4 {A pinning theme} Qxa1+) 9... Bxc3+ $15 10. bxc3 Qxa3 {White has the pair of bishops} (10... Nxg5 11. Nxg5 dxc4 12. Ne4 $15) 11. Bd3 Nef6 (11... Nxg5 12. Nxg5 e5 13. cxd5 (13. Nxh7 $2 {leads to nothing} e4 14. Bxe4 dxe4 $19) (13. Bxh7 $143 exd4 (13... dxc4 $6 14. Bg6 $11) 14. cxd5 dxe3 $17) 13... cxd5 14. Nh3 $15 (14. Nxh7 $2 {is worthless because of} e4 15. Bxe4 dxe4 $19)) 12. Bxf6 (12. O-O $5 $16) 12... Nxf6 13. O-O {White castles and improves king safety} O-O 14. c5 {White gets more space} Ne4 $4 (14... Qa5 $142 $14 {would save the game}) 15. Bxe4 $18 dxe4 16. Ra1 (16. Ra1 Qxa1 17. Rxa1 exf3 18. gxf3 $18) 1-0