[Event "City Championship"] [Site "Memphis, TN"] [Date "1981.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Wright, Jim"] [Black "Pylant, Gary"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B03"] [Annotator "Fritz 9 (30s)"] [PlyCount "98"] [EventDate "1981.??.??"] {B03: Alekhine's Defence: Four Pawns Attack} 1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. d4 d6 4. exd6 cxd6 5. Nf3 g6 6. Bc4 Nb6 7. Bb3 Bg7 8. O-O O-O 9. Re1 Nc6 10. c3 Bg4 { last book move} 11. Nbd2 Rc8 12. h3 Bf5 13. Nf1 Na5 14. Ng3 Nxb3 (14... Bd7 $5 $11 {should not be overlooked}) 15. axb3 (15. Qxb3 $6 Bd3 $11) 15... a6 (15... Bd7 16. Rxa7 Bc6 17. c4 $16) 16. Nxf5 gxf5 17. Qd3 (17. d5 Qd7 18. Be3 Na8 $16) 17... e6 18. Nh2 (18. g4 $5 $16) 18... Nd5 19. Qg3 Kh8 20. Bg5 Bf6 21. Bxf6+ Nxf6 22. Qd3 {Black king safety improved} Rg8 23. Kh1 Ne4 {Black threatens to win material: Ne4xf2} 24. Re2 Qh4 25. Qe3 Rg7 26. Nf3 {White threatens to win material: Nf3xh4} Qh5 27. Nd2 (27. Rg1 Rcg8 28. Ree1 Rg6 $15) 27... Rcg8 $17 28. Rg1 (28. Qf3 Qxf3 29. gxf3 $17) 28... Ng5 (28... Rg4 $142 29. Nf1 Ng5 $19) 29. Kh2 $4 (29. Ree1 $142 $15 {was necessary}) 29... f4 $1 $19 {the final nail in the coffin} 30. Qd3 (30. Qxf4 {Theme: Deflection from e2} Qxe2) 30... f3 ( 30... Nxh3 $142 {and Black has reached his goal} 31. Qxh3 Qxe2 $19) 31. Ree1 fxg2 32. Re3 Qh4 (32... f5 $142 {and Black wins} 33. Rg3 f4 34. R3xg2 Rg6 $19) 33. Rg3 $17 Qf4 34. Qe3 (34. Kxg2 $142 Rg6 35. Qe3 Nxh3 36. Qxf4 Nxf4+ 37. Kf3 $17) 34... Qxe3 $4 {Black is ruining his position} (34... Nxh3 $142 {and Black gets the upper hand} 35. R1xg2 Rg6 36. Qxf4 Nxf4 37. Rxg6 hxg6 $19 (37... Rxg6 $6 38. Rxg6 hxg6 39. Ne4 $15)) 35. Rxe3 h6 36. Rg3 d5 37. R1xg2 Ne4 $4 (37... Nh7 $142 $11 {would bring relief}) 38. Nxe4 dxe4 39. Rxg7 Rxg7 40. Rxg7 Kxg7 41. Kg3 f5 $2 (41... a5 $18) 42. Kf4 Kf6 43. c4 (43. b4 $142 {and White can already relax} Ke7 $18) 43... b6 $4 {terrible, but what else could Black do to save the game?} (43... b5 $142 44. h4 h5 $18) 44. b4 h5 (44... a5 {doesn't get the bull off the ice} 45. bxa5 bxa5 46. b3 $18) 45. c5 (45. h4 $5 {might be the shorter path} Ke7 $18) 45... bxc5 46. bxc5 Ke7 (46... a5 47. h4 a4 $18) 47. Kg5 Kd7 (47... Kf7 {does not improve anything} 48. Kxh5 Kf6 49. b4 $18) 48. Kxh5 f4 49. Kg4 e3 (49... e3 50. fxe3 fxe3 $18) 1-0