[Event "Grudge Match 1"] [Site "Memphis"] [Date "2003.04.25"] [Round "?"] [White "Pylant"] [Black "Rudolph"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "D00"] [Annotator "Fritz 9 (30s)"] [PlyCount "82"] [EventDate "2003.??.??"] {D00: 1 d4 d5: Unusual lines} 1. d4 d5 2. e3 Nf6 3. f4 g6 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Bd3 O-O 6. O-O c5 7. c3 b6 8. Nbd2 Ba6 9. Bxa6 {last book move} Nxa6 10. Qe2 {White threatens to win material: Qe2xa6} Nc7 11. e4 dxe4 12. Nxe4 cxd4 13. Nxd4 Nxe4 14. Qxe4 Bxd4+ 15. cxd4 e6 16. Be3 Nd5 {A comfortable square for the black knight} 17. Rac1 Qd7 18. Rf2 Rfd8 19. Rd2 Rac8 20. Rxc8 (20. Re1 Qd6) 20... Rxc8 21. Rd1 (21. Re2 Qa4) 21... Qb5 (21... Qa4 22. Rf1 Qc2 23. Qxc2 Rxc2 24. Bc1) 22. Bc1 Qa4 23. Qe2 (23. Re1 Nf6 (23... Qxa2 24. f5 exf5 25. Qe5) 24. Qe5 Ng4) 23... Qxa2 24. Qb5 (24. f5 exf5 (24... gxf5 $6 25. Bh6 Nf6 26. Qe5) 25. Bg5 Qa4) 24... Qc4 25. Qd7 {an oversight. But White was lost anyway.} (25. Qxc4 Rxc4 26. Kf2 Rc2+ 27. Kf3 b5 $19) 25... Qc7 (25... Nf6 {and Black can celebrate victory} 26. Qb7 Ng4 $19) 26. Qa4 (26. Qxc7 Rxc7 27. g4 Rc2) 26... Qc2 27. Qxc2 Rxc2 28. g3 (28. g4 a5) 28... Kf8 (28... a5 {makes it even easier for Black} 29. h3) 29. h4 (29. g4 Ke7) 29... h5 30. Re1 Ke7 31. b3 (31. Rf1 {cannot change destiny } a5) 31... Rc3 32. Ba3+ (32. Kg2 {cannot change what is in store for ?} Rxb3 33. Re2 Rc3) 32... Kd7 33. Kf2 Rxb3 34. Bf8 a5 35. Ra1 Rc3 36. Bg7 ( 36. Ra3 {does not solve anything} Rc4) 36... Rc2+ 37. Kf3 Kc6 (37... Ke7 $142 {might be the shorter path} 38. Ra3) 38. Rd1 (38. Ra3 {is still a small chance}) 38... b5 39. Bf8 (39. Ra1 {doesn't improve anything} Kb6) 39... Rc3+ 40. Kf2 (40. Ke2 {doesn't change anything anymore} Rxg3 41. Kf2 Rg4 42. Rc1+ Kb7) 40... b4 41. Bc5 (41. Ra1 {hardly improves anything} Kb5) 41... Kb5 (41... Kb5 42. Rd2 a4) (41... a4 {keeps an even firmer grip} 42. Bxb4 Nxb4 43. Rb1) 0-1