Jim Voelker (2269) vs. Efren Flores (2062)
Tournament of Champions, Philadelphia, June 26, 1999
Pirc

1.e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nc3 c6 Black wants to play the Gurgenidze Variation, e.g., 4. f4 d5 5. e5 h5 6. Nf3 Bg4 7. Be3 Nh6 8. Be2 Nd7 9. Qd2 e6 10. g3 Bf8! Black will, after h3, trade off his "bad" bishop, move his knight to the nice square f5, and play for a queenside attack. 4. Be3 d6 5. Qd2 b5 6. 0-0-0 a6 7. f3 Nbd7 8. g4 Bb7 9. h4 Qc7 10. h5 Nobody ever accused me of being subtle. 10...0-0-0 11. h6 Bf8 12. g5 e6 Black is hoping to get his pieces out with something like 13...d5, 14...Bb4, and 15...Nge7. Well, there's one sure way to stop 13...d5. 13. d5! cxd5 14. exd5 e5 15. Bxb5! axb5 16. Nxb5 Qb8 The other line also loses: 16...Qc4 17. Qa5 threatening both Rh4 and Na7+. 17. Ba7 Qa8 18. Qa5 Nb6 19. Qxb6 Rd7 20. Rh4 Bxd5 21. Rxd5 1-0


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