[Event "McGuire Challenge"]
[Site "Arcadia, CA"]
[Date "2011.08.18"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Michael Cooper"]
[Black "Stephanie Shao"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Opening "Petrov: modern attack, Symmetrical variation"]
[ECO "C43"]
[NIC "RG.02"]
[Time "08:26:21"]
[TimeControl "6900+5"]
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. d4 Nxe4 4. dxe5 d5 {4...Bc5?! is met by the ultra sharp 5. Bc4!? and if 5...Nxf2 then 6. Bxf7+!} 5. Nc3 Nxc3 {5...Bb4! is favorable for Black. But after the text, despite some structural weaknesses, White has the better chances due to his extra space and the absence of the knight from the Kingside. Of course Black would love to play an endgame, so White has to make the most of his temporary resources in the middlegame.} 6. bxc3 Bc5 {I think 6...Be7 is a more prudent development.} 7. Bd3 h6 {Sensing White's aggressive intentions, but 7...O-O is okay: 8. Bxh7+? Kxh7 9. Ng5+ Kg8 10. Qh5 Bf5 -+} 8. O-O O-O 9. Nd4 Re8 10. Qh5 Bf8 {A better response to the threat of Bxh6 is to coolly develop with 10...Nc6! due to 11 Bxh6? Rxe5! 12 Nxc6 Rxh5 13 Nxd8 Rxh6 and the Knight is in serious trouble.} 11. f4 Qe7 {11...Nd7, possibly headed for c5, is perhaps best. Note 11...c5 12 e6! Bxe6 13 f5! with a raging attack, whereas 11...Nd7 12 e6 is premature due to the ...Nf6 resource at some point.} 12. Bd2 Bd7 13. Rae1 Qc5 14. f5 Nc6 15. e6 Re7 {15...fxe6 16. fxe6 Bxe6 17. Rxe6! Rxe6 18. Qf7+} 16. exd7 Rxd7 17. f6 g6 18. Bxg6 fxg6 19. Qxg6+ Kh8 20. f7 Bg7 21. Re8+ Qf8 22. Rxf8+ Rxf8 23. Ne6 {Black resigns} 1-0
