[Event "Birmingham"] [Site "?"] [Round "0"] [White "Pirc"] [Black "Van Scheltinga"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "A50"] [Opening "Indian: Slav-Indian, 3.Nf3"] {White exchanges on e5} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 d5 4. e3 e6 5. Bd3 Nbd7 6. O-O Bd6 7. Nc3 O-O 8. e4 dxc4 9. Bxc4 e5 10. Bg5 (10. d5 Nb6 11. Bb3 cxd5 { Black has very good play}) 10... h6 11. Bh4 Qe7 12. Re1 {Maintaining the tension and centralizing the Rook. On the other hand, Black needs to find a way to develop his Queen Bishop} 12... Nb6 (12... b6 13. d5 cxd5 (13... c5 14. Nb5) 14. Nxd5 $16) 13. dxe5 $1 {A fine interpolation which keeps White on top} (13. Bb3 Bg4) 13... Bxe5 (13... Nxc4 14. exd6 Qxd6 15. Qxd6 Nxd6 16. e5 $18 { wins a piece}) 14. Nxe5 Qxe5 15. Bb3 Qa5 16. Bg3 { White values his Bishop pair too much to play Bxf6} 16... Bg4 17. Qc1 (17. f3 { simpler}) 17... Rad8 18. Bh4 g5 (18... -- 19. e5 (19. Bxf6 gxf6 20. Qxh6)) 19. e5 (19. Bg3 Nh5 $132) 19... Nh7 (19... Nh5 20. Bxg5 hxg5 21. Qxg5+ $18) 20. Bg3 Nd5 21. Ne4 $1 Nb4 22. Nf6+ Nxf6 23. exf6 Nd3 24. Qc2 Qf5 (24... Nxe1 25. Qg6+ Kh8 26. Qg7#) 25. Re3 Rfe8 $2 {This loses} (25... Nc5 {only move}) 26. Re7 $1 ( 26. Qc4) 26... Bh5 (26... Rxe7 27. fxe7 Re8 28. f3 Bh5 29. Rd1 Qc5+ 30. Qxc5 Nxc5 31. Rd8 $18) 27. Bc7 Rc8 28. Bc4 Bg6 (28... Rxe7 29. fxe7 Qd7 30. Qxd3 Qxc7 31. Qh3 Bg6 32. Qxh6 $18) 29. Rd1 Qxf6 (29... Nc5 30. Bxf7+) 30. Rxe8+ Rxe8 31. Bxd3 Bxd3 32. Qxd3 Qxb2 33. h4 gxh4 34. Qd7 Re6 35. Qd8+ Kg7 36. Qxh4 Qxa2 37. Qg4+ Kh7 38. Qf5+ Rg6 39. Be5 Qe6 40. Rd8 1-0