[Event "1st MCC Team Open"] [Site "Memphis"] [Date "2008.05.23"] [Round "1"] [White "Knowles, Chase"] [Black "Pylant, Gary"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "B06"] [WhiteElo "1537"] [BlackElo "1800"] [Annotator "Fritz 11 (57s)"] [PlyCount "61"] [EventDate "2008.??.??"] {B06: Modern Defence} 1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nf3 a6 {last book move. Black has a cramped position. Black's piece can't move: c8} 4. Bf4 (4. Nc3 d6 $16) 4... b5 (4... c5 5. dxc5 Bxb2 6. Nbd2 Bxa1 7. Qxa1 $14) 5. c3 {Black is behind in developement} Bb7 6. Nbd2 d6 7. Qb3 (7. a4 Nf6 $16) 7... Nf6 $14 8. Bd3 (8. a4 Nc6 $14) 8... O-O 9. O-O (9. a4 e5 10. Be3 Nbd7 $14) 9... c5 $14 10. dxc5 dxc5 11. Qc2 (11. c4 $5 Nc6 12. cxb5 axb5 13. Bxb5 $14) 11... c4 $15 {Black threatens to win material: c4xd3} 12. Be2 Nc6 (12... Nbd7 13. Rfd1 $15) 13. Rad1 (13. b3 cxb3 14. Nxb3 Na5 $11) 13... Qc8 14. h3 {Consolidates g4} Rd8 15. Ne5 (15. Rfe1 $142 $5 $11 {should be investigated more closely}) 15... Nxe5 $17 16. Bxe5 Qe6 17. Bxf6 (17. Bf4 Nxe4 18. Bf3 Nxd2 19. Bxb7 Nxf1 20. Bxa8 Rxa8 21. Kxf1 Re8 $15) 17... Bxf6 18. Rfe1 Bg7 19. Bg4 (19. Bf3 Be5 $15) 19... Qc6 ( 19... Qe5 20. Nf1 $17) 20. Bf3 $15 Qc7 (20... Be5 21. Nf1 $15) 21. Be2 (21. e5 $5 $15) 21... Rd7 22. Nf3 Rad8 23. Rxd7 Rxd7 24. Nd2 $2 (24. Bd1 $142 $5 $17) 24... Qf4 $19 25. Rd1 $4 {White crumbles in face of a dire situation} (25. Nf3 $142 Bxe4 26. Qc1 Qxc1 27. Rxc1 $19) 25... Bh6 26. Nf1 (26. Nxc4 {is still a small chance} Bxe4 27. Qb3 bxc4 28. Qxc4 Rxd1+ 29. Bxd1 $19) 26... Bxe4 27. Bd3 (27. Qa4 {does not improve anything} bxa4 28. Rxd7 Qe5 $19) 27... Bxd3 28. Qd2 Qxd2 29. Nxd2 Be2 30. Re1 Rxd2 31. f3 0-1