[Event "Ivory Pawn"] [Site "Memphis,TN"] [Date "2005.02.25"] [Round "2"] [White "Van Doren, Jon"] [Black "Maclin, Philip"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "B02"] [WhiteElo "1290"] [BlackElo "1402"] [Annotator "Fritz 9 (30s)"] [PlyCount "52"] [EventDate "2005.??.??"] {B02: Alekhine's Defence: Chase Variation and lines with early Nc3} 1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. c4 Nb6 4. d4 d6 5. Nf3 Bg4 6. Be2 dxe5 {last book move} 7. dxe5 Qxd1+ 8. Kxd1 (8. Bxd1 Nc6 9. Nbd2 e6 $15) 8... e6 9. Nc3 c6 (9... Nc6 $142 $5 10. Bf4 Bc5 $17) 10. h3 $11 Bxf3 11. gxf3 {White has the pair of bishops} N8d7 12. Bf4 Bc5 13. Ne4 (13. Bg3 Bd4 14. f4 f6 $15) 13... Bd4 {Black threatens to win material: Bd4xb2} 14. Kc2 O-O-O {Loses material} (14... Bxe5 $142 $5 { is an interesting idea} 15. Be3 f5 $15) 15. Nd6+ $14 {White forks: f7+c8} Kc7 ( 15... Kb8 16. Nxf7 Rdf8 $11) 16. Nxf7 $16 Rdf8 17. Nxh8 $4 {there were better ways to keep up the pressure} (17. Rad1 $142 c5 18. Ng5 $16 (18. Nxh8 {is clearly worse} Rxf4 19. a3 Nxe5 $17)) 17... Rxf4 $17 18. Rhg1 Bxe5 19. b3 $2 ( 19. Rad1 Rf8 $17) 19... Rf8 (19... Bxa1 $142 {keeps an even firmer grip} 20. Rxa1 Rf8 $19) 20. f4 $4 {White crumbles in face of a dire situation} (20. Rad1 Rxh8 21. f4 Bf6 $17) 20... Bf6 (20... Bxa1 {makes it even easier for Black} 21. Rxa1 Rxh8 22. Rg1 $19) 21. Bd3 $4 {the pressure is too much, White crumbles} ( 21. Rae1 $142 $5 $17) 21... Rxh8 (21... Bxa1 $142 {and Black wins} 22. Rxa1 Rxh8 $19) 22. Rad1 h6 (22... Nc5 23. Rge1 $19) 23. Rge1 e5 24. Bf5 (24. fxe5 $142 Nxe5 25. Re3 $19) 24... exf4 25. c5 (25. Re4 $19) 25... Nxc5 26. f3 (26. b4 {the only chance to get some counterplay} Nca4 27. Rd3 $19) 26... Nd5 (26... Nd5 27. a3 Rf8 28. Rxd5 cxd5 $19) 0-1