A40: Unusual replies to 1 d4
1.c4 g6 2.d4 Bg7 3.Nc3 f5 Burnett seems to like transposing to a Dutch under favorable circumstances - see also Carlin-Burnett, Mississippi Open 2004
4.Nf3 Nf6 5.Bg5!? [5.g3 ]
5...0-0 6.g3 Ne4! Black exposes the weaknesses in White's strategy
7.Nxe4 fxe4 8.Nh4 c5 9.Qd2 [9.Bg2 Bxd4 10.0-0=/+ ]
9...cxd4-/+ 10.Bg2 e3!? [>=10...d5-/+ seems best]
11.fxe3= Nc6 [11...dxe3 is worth looking at 12.Bxe3 Nc6= ]
12.exd4 Nxd4 13.Nf3 Nf5?! [13...Ne6 14.Be3= ]
14.0-0 [White could have had a good game with 14.g4! Nd6 15.Qxd6 exd6 16.Bxd8 Bxb2 17.Rb1 Bc3+ 18.Nd2 Rxd8 19.Rb3+/- (19.Bxb7?! Bxb7 20.Rxb7 Rdb8= ) ]
14...Qb6+ 15.Kh1 h6 [15...Bxb2?? 16.Rab1+- ]
16.e4 hxg5 17.exf5 gxf5 18.Nxg5 Qxb2 19.Qd1 Qf6 20.Qh5 Qh6 21.Qxh6 Bxh6 22.Nh3 Rb8 23.Nf4 e6 24.a4 b6 25.Ng6 Re8 26.Ne5?! [26.Rad1 ]
26...Bg7-+ 27.Rae1 Bxe5 28.Rxe5 Ba6 29.Rc1 [29.Rd1 Bxc4 30.Rxd7 Red8-+ ]
29...Rbc8 30.Bf1 Kf7 31.a5 [31.Kg2 d6 32.Ree1 Rc6-+ ]
31...Rc5 [>=31...d5-+ and Black can already relax]
32.Rxc5 bxc5 33.Be2 Rb8 34.Rd1 [34.Rc2 Bb7+ 35.Kg1 Be4-+ ]
34...Ke7 35.h4 Rb2 36.Bf3 [36.Bf1-+ ]
36...Bxc4 37.h5 Rb8 38.Kh2 e5 39.Kh1 e4 40.Bg2 Rh8 0-1