0104 BIRD'S OPENING
Match Game #5, 3-12-00, Charlotte, N.C.
Patrick McCartney (1860) NM Daniel Liu (2009)
1 f4 d5 2 Nf3 Nf6 3 e3 Bg4 4 h3 Bf3 5 Qf3 h5 6 d4 e6 7 Bd3 g6 8 0-0 c6 9 c3 Bg7 10 Nd2 Nbd7 11 Rf2 a6 12 Nf1 Qb6 13 b3 h4 14 Bd2 0-0-0 15 Be1 Kb8 16 Rb2 c5 17 Qe2 Ne8 18 a4 Nd6 19 a5 Qc6 20 b4 c4 21 Bc2 Nb5 22 Nh2 f5 23 Nf3 Bf6 24 Qd1 Rdg8 25 Ba4 Kc7 26 Bb5 Qb5 27 Qc2 Rh5 28 Qf2 Nb8 29 Kh2 Nc6 30 Raa2 Nd8 31 Kh1 Nf7 32 Qf1 Rgh8 33 Qg1 Nd6 34 Qh2 Ne4 35 Ng5 Kd7 36 Ne4 fe4 37 Rf2 R5h7 38 Ra1 Kc8 39 Qg1 Bd8 40 Qf1 Rf8 41 Qe2 Rf5 42 Qg4 Qe8 43 Qd1 Qb5 44 Kg1 g5 45 fg Rg5 46 Rf4 Rg8 47 Rg4 Qe8 48 Rg8 Qg8 49 Qa4?? Qg5 50 Bf2 Rg7 1/2-1/2