[Event "Mid-South Open"] [Site "Memphis, TN"] [Date "2007.12.01"] [Round "3"] [White "Bogle, Allan"] [Black "Turner, Greg"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "A03"] [WhiteElo "1643"] [BlackElo "1667"] [Annotator "Fritz 9 (30s)"] [PlyCount "128"] [EventDate "2007.??.??"] {A03: Bird's Opening with 1...d5} 1. f4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. e3 Bg4 4. h3 Bxf3 5. Qxf3 {last book move} e6 6. b3 (6. Be2 $5 $11 {is an interesting alternative}) 6... Ne4 $17 7. g3 Be7 8. h4 Bf6 9. c3 {Controls d4} c6 {Prevents intrusion on b5} (9... Nc6 10. d4 Ne7 11. g4 $15) 10. Bb2 Qa5 11. Bd3 {White threatens to win material: Bd3xe4} Nc5 {Black threatens to win material: Nc5xd3} 12. Bc2 Qa6 {White cannot castle king side} 13. Ba3 {White threatens to win material: Ba3xc5} Nbd7 (13... Nd3+ $5 {is an interesting idea} 14. Bxd3 Qxd3 $15) 14. d4 $14 Ne4 15. Bxe4 dxe4 16. Qxe4 O-O-O 17. Bb2 c5 18. Nd2 cxd4 (18... Kb8 19. Qg2 $14) 19. cxd4 (19. exd4 $5 Kb8 20. Nc4 $16) 19... Kb8 $14 20. Nc4 b5 (20... Be7 21. O-O f5 22. Qg2 $14) 21. Na3 (21. Nd2 Be7 $16) 21... Nc5 (21... Qa5+ 22. Kf1 $14) 22. Qc2 $16 (22. dxc5 $4 {the knight mustn't be touched} Bxb2 23. O-O Bxa1 $19 (23... Bxa3 $6 24. Qe5+ Kc8 25. b4 $19)) 22... Qb7 23. O-O Ne4 24. Qg2 a6 25. Rac1 h6 26. Rc2 (26. Nb1 Rc8 $16) 26... Be7 27. Rfc1 Bd6 (27... Rc8 28. Nb1 $14) 28. Nb1 $16 g5 29. d5 $1 {Clearance to allow b2-h8} Rhg8 $2 (29... Qxd5 30. Bxh8) 30. Qxe4 $18 gxh4 $2 (30... exd5 31. Qf5 gxh4 32. Qf6 $18) 31. Be5 ( 31. Rc6 {makes it even easier for White} h3 $18) 31... exd5 $2 (31... Qxd5 32. Qxd5 exd5 $18) 32. Bxd6+ (32. Qd4 {seems even better} Rxg3+ 33. Kh2 Rg6 $18) 32... Rxd6 33. Qe5 Rxg3+ (33... Qd7 34. Rc6 Rxg3+ 35. Kf2 Rgg6 $18) 34. Kh2 Qd7 35. Rc8+ $1 {the end of the story} Kb7 (35... Qxc8 {A deflection} 36. Qxd6+ { Annihilates a defender: d6}) 36. R8c7+ $1 {Theme: Double Attack} Qxc7 37. Rxc7+ Kxc7 38. Qe7+ (38. Nc3 $142 {and White has prevailed} Rgg6 39. f5 Rg3 40. Nxd5+ Kc6 $18) 38... Kc6 (38... Rd7 {does not improve anything} 39. Qc5+ Kb7 40. Nc3 $18) 39. f5 (39. Qe8+ $142 {might be the shorter path} Kc7 40. Nc3 Rd7 $18) 39... f6 (39... Rd7 {praying for a miracle} 40. Qe8 b4 41. Qc8+ Rc7 42. Qxa6+ Kd7 43. Qb5+ Kc8 44. Qe8+ Kb7 $18) 40. Na3 Rf3 41. Qe8+ (41. Qa7 $5 {makes it even easier for White} Rxf5 42. Qxa6+ Kd7 43. Qb7+ Kd8 44. Nxb5 Rd7 45. Qb6+ Ke7 46. Qc5+ Kf7 47. Nd6+ Rxd6 48. Qxd6 Rf2+ 49. Kh3 Rf3+ 50. Kxh4 Rxe3 51. Qxd5+ Kg7 $18) 41... Kc5 $4 {terrible, but what else could Black do to save the game?} (41... Kc7 42. b4 Rxf5 43. Qe7+ Rd7 $18) 42. Qc8+ Rc6 43. b4+ $1 { the end, the rest is history} Kd6 (43... Kxb4 {Deflection from c6} 44. Qxc6) 44. Qf8+ (44. Qd8+ $142 {and White has reached his goal} Ke5 45. Qe7+ Kxf5 46. Qd7+ Ke5 47. Qxc6 Rxe3 48. Qxa6 Re2+ 49. Kh3 Rxa2 $18) 44... Kc7 45. Qf7+ Kb6 46. Qxd5 Rf2+ (46... Rf1 {is no salvation} 47. Kh3 $18) 47. Kh3 Rc1 (47... Kc7 {cannot undo what has already been done} 48. Qf7+ Kc8 49. Qe8+ Kc7 50. Qe7+ Kc8 51. Kxh4 $18) 48. Qd6+ Kb7 49. Qe7+ (49. Kxh4 {and White can already relax} Rg1 50. Qd5+ Kc7 $18) 49... Kb8 50. Qd6+ {White forks: b8+a6} (50. Qd8+ {keeps an even firmer grip} Kb7 51. Qd7+ Kb8 52. Kxh4 Rg1 53. Qd8+ Kb7 54. Qd5+ Kc7 $18) 50... Kb7 51. Qd5+ (51. Qd7+ $142 {and White can already relax} Kb8 52. Kxh4 Rg1 53. Qd6+ Kb7 $18) 51... Kb8 $4 {releasing the pressure on the opponent} ( 51... Kb6 52. Qa8 Kc7 53. Qa7+ Kd8 54. Qb6+ Kd7 55. Qb7+ Kd8 56. Kxh4 Rg1 57. Qd5+ Kc7 $18) 52. Nxb5 (52. Kxh4 $142 $5 {keeps an even firmer grip} Rc3 53. Qg8+ Kb7 54. Qf7+ Kb8 55. Qxf6 Rxa3 56. Qe5+ Ka7 57. Qc7+ Ka8 $18) 52... axb5 53. Qxb5+ Kc8 54. Qe8+ Kb7 (54... Kc7 {a fruitless try to alter the course of the game} 55. Qe7+ Kc8 56. Qe4 $18) 55. Qe7+ (55. Qd7+ {makes it even easier for White} Rc7 56. Qd5+ Kb8 $18) 55... Kc8 56. Qe6+ Kb7 (56... Kc7 {does not solve anything} 57. Kxh4 Rg2 58. Qe7+ Kc8 59. Kh3 $18) 57. Qd5+ Kb6 (57... Kc7 {doesn't get the bull off the ice} 58. a4 Re1 59. Kxh4 $18) 58. a4 Rcf1 (58... Rfc2 {a last effort to resist the inevitable} 59. a5+ Ka6 60. Qa8+ Kb5 $18) 59. a5+ Kc7 60. Qf7+ Kc6 61. Qxf6+ (61. Qc4+ {might be the shorter path} Kd7 62. Qe6+ Kc7 63. Qb6+ Kd7 64. Qb7+ Kd6 $18) 61... Kb5 62. Qb6+ Ka4 63. a6 (63. Qc6+ $142 {seems even better} Kxb4 64. a6 Rxf5 65. a7 $18) 63... h5 (63... Rh1+ { no good, but what else?} 64. Kg4 Rg1+ 65. Kh5 Rg5+ 66. Kxh6 Rgxf5 $18) 64. a7 ( 64. Qa5+ $142 {and White can celebrate victory} Kb3 65. Qd5+ Kc2 66. a7 Rf3+ 67. Kxh4 Rh1+ 68. Kg5 Rg3+ 69. Kh6 $18) 64... Rh1# 0-1