BIRD'S OPENING
Wendy's XXI, Rd:3, 1-3-01, Charlotte, N.C.
NM Frankie Newton (2199) Jon Pietras (1844)
1. f4 Nf6 2. b3 b6 3. Bb2 Bb7 4. e3 e6 5. Nf3 d5 6. Be2 Nbd7 7. O-O Be7 = 8. Ne5 O-O 9. Bf3 c5 10. d3 Qc7 11. Nd2 Ne8 12. e4 f6 13. Nxd7 Qxd7 14. Qe2 Nd6 = 15. Rae1 Rae8 16. g4 Nb5 17. Qg2 Nd4 18. Bxd4 cxd4 19. exd5 exd5 20. g5 f5 = 21. Re5 Rd8 22. Rfe1 Bb4 23. R1e2 Kh8 24. g6 Bd6 25. Qh3 h6 26. Re6 Bxf4 (26... = Bc8 27. Re1 Bxf4 28. Re7 Qd6) 27. Re7 Be3+ 28. R2xe3 dxe3 29. Rxd7 Rxd7 30. Nf1 = d4 31. Bxb7 Rxb7 32. Nxe3 dxe3 33. Qxe3 f4 34. Qe4 Rbb8 35. d4 f3 36. Kf2 Rbe8 = 37. Qd5 Re2+ 38. Kf1 f2 39. Qf7  (A beautiful move. Fortunately black has a saving and winning move.) = 39... Ree8 (If 39... Re1+ 40. Kxf2 Rxf7+ 41. gxf7 and white queens.) 40. Qxe8 = Rxe8 41. Kxf2 Kg8 42. Kf3 Kf8 43. c4 Re6 44. d5 Rxg6 45. b4 Ke7 46. c5 bxc5 47. = bxc5 Rg1 48. Ke4 Re1+ 49. Kd4 g5 50. Kc4 g4 51. Kb5 Kd7 52. a4 Rd1 53. d6 Rxd6 = 54. cxd6 h5 0-1 (Notes by Pietras)