[Event "Fall Classic 5"] [Site "Memphis, TN"] [Date "2006.09.29"] [Round "4"] [White "McCarver, Dan"] [Black "Tomlinson, Darryl"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "B23"] [WhiteElo "886"] [BlackElo "1048"] [Annotator "Fritz 9 (30s)"] [PlyCount "84"] [EventDate "2006.??.??"] {B23: Closed Sicilian: Lines without g3} 1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 a6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Nf6 6. Bg5 e6 7. Nxc6 bxc6 {last book move} 8. e5 {White threatens to win material: e5xf6} Qa5 {Black threatens to win material: Qa5xe5} 9. exf6 $4 {a transit from better to worse} (9. Qd4 $142 $14 {and White can hope to survive}) 9... Qxg5 $17 10. fxg7 Bxg7 11. Ne4 $4 {leads to further unpleasantness} (11. Qd6 $142 $17) 11... Qe5 $19 12. Bd3 f5 (12... d5 {seems even better} 13. f4 Qxf4 14. Nf2 Bxb2 15. O-O $19) 13. Qh5+ (13. f4 Qxf4 14. Qh5+ Kd8 15. Nc3 $19) 13... Kd8 14. f4 (14. Qh4+ {doesn't get the cat off the tree} Kc7 15. O-O fxe4 16. Bxe4 Rb8 $19 (16... Qxb2 $6 17. Rab1 Qd4 18. Rfe1 $19)) 14... Qxb2 15. Qg5+ (15. O-O {doesn't change the outcome of the game} fxe4 16. Bxe4 Qb6+ 17. Kh1 Bxa1 18. Rxa1 Qb5 $19) 15... Kc7 16. Rd1 (16. O-O { cannot undo what has already been done} h6 17. Qh5 fxe4 18. Qa5+ Kd6 19. Bxe4 Qd4+ 20. Kh1 Qxe4 21. Rad1+ Ke7 $19) 16... fxe4 17. Bxe4 Qb4+ 18. Kf1 (18. Kf2 {is not much help} Bd4+ 19. Ke2 Bb2 $19) 18... Qxe4 19. Rd3 (19. Qxg7 { otherwise it's curtains at once} Qxf4+ 20. Ke2 $19) 19... Rg8 (19... Rf8 $142 { and Black wins} 20. Qa5+ Kb8 21. h3 $19) 20. Qa5+ Kb8 21. Rb3+ (21. Qb6+ { a fruitless try to alter the course of the game} Bb7 22. Rxd7 Qxf4+ 23. Ke2 Qe4+ 24. Kd1 Qg4+ 25. Kc1 Qg5+ 26. Kd1 Ra7 $19) 21... Bb7 22. Rg1 Qxf4+ 23. Ke2 Qxh2 (23... Qc4+ {keeps an even firmer grip} 24. Rd3 Bd4 25. g3 Bxg1 26. Qc3 Qxc3 27. Rxc3 Bxh2 28. Kf2 $19) 24. Rgb1 Qxg2+ 25. Kd3 Ra7 (25... Qf3+ 26. Kd2 Bh6+ 27. Qg5 Bxg5+ 28. Ke1 Qh1+ 29. Ke2 Qh2+ 30. Kd3 Qd2+ 31. Kc4 Qd5+ 32. Kb4 Be7+ 33. Kc3 Bf6+ 34. Kb4 Qb5+ 35. Ka3 Qa5#) 26. Rb6 Qd5+ (26... Qf3+ 27. Kc4 d5+ 28. Kb4 Bf8+ 29. Qc5 a5+ 30. Ka4 Rg4+ 31. c4 Rxc4+ 32. R6b4 Bxc5 33. Rxc4 Qa3#) 27. Qxd5 $19 cxd5 28. Rf1 Kc7 29. Rb4 a5 30. Rh4 Ba6+ 31. c4 Bxc4+ 32. Kd2 Bxf1 33. Rxh7 (33. Rh1 {doesn't change anything anymore} Bc4 34. Kd1 Rb7 35. Kc2 Rb2+ 36. Kd1 Bh6 37. Re1 Rd2+ 38. Kc1 Rxa2+ 39. Kd1 Bb3#) 33... Bc4 34. a3 (34. Rh4 {does not win a prize} Rb7 35. Ke3 Rb2 36. Kf3 Rf8+ 37. Rf4 Be2+ 38. Kg3 Be5 39. a4 Bxf4+ 40. Kg2 Bc4+ 41. Kf3 Rh2 42. Kg4 Be2#) 34... Bf8 35. a4 (35. Rh8 {doesn't improve anything} Rg2+ 36. Ke3 Rb7 37. Rxf8 e5 38. Rf2 Rb3+ 39. Kd2 Rb2+ 40. Kc3 Rgxf2 41. a4 Rbc2#) 35... Rb7 36. Kc3 (36. Rh5 { doesn't get the bull off the ice} Rg2+ 37. Ke3 Rb3+ 38. Kf4 Bd6+ 39. Re5 d4 40. Ke4 Rg4#) 36... Bg7+ (36... Rb3+ 37. Kd2 Rg2+ 38. Kc1 Ba3+ 39. Kd1 Rb1#) 37. Kc2 (37. Rxg7 {does not save the day} Rb3+ 38. Kd4 Rxg7 39. Ke5 Rg5+ 40. Kf6 Rf5+ 41. Ke7 e5 42. Ke8 Kd6 43. Kd8 Rf8#) 37... Bb3+ (37... Rb2+ 38. Kd1 Rf8 39. Rh1 Bb3+ 40. Kc1 Kd6 41. Rh3 Rf1#) 38. Kd3 (38. Kd2 {hardly improves anything} Bxa4 39. Rh2 Rb2+ 40. Ke3 d4+ 41. Kd3 Bb5+ 42. Ke4 Rf8 43. Rc2+ Kb6 44. Rc6+ Bxc6+ 45. Kd3 Rf3+ 46. Kc4 d5#) 38... Bxa4 39. Ke3 (39. Rh5 {is not the saving move} Rb3+ 40. Ke2 Rb2+ 41. Ke3 e5 42. Kf3 Bd1+ 43. Kg3 Bh6+ 44. Rg5 Rxg5+ 45. Kh3 Rh5+ 46. Kg3 Bf4#) 39... Be5 40. Rh5 (40. Rh3 {does not improve anything} Rg2 41. Kf3 Rbb2 42. Ke3 Rb3#) 40... Rg3+ 41. Kf2 (41. Ke2 {doesn't do any good} Rb2+ 42. Kf1 Bb5+ 43. Ke1 Rg1#) 41... Rb2+ 42. Ke1 (42. Kf1 { cannot change what is in store for ?} Bb5+ 43. Ke1 Rg1#) 42... Rg1# 0-1