[Event "46th Mid-South Open"]
[Site "Memphis, TN"]
[Date "2006.11.26"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Turner, Greg"]
[Black "Baumgartner, Chris"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B40"]
[WhiteElo "1847"]
[BlackElo "1760"]
[Annotator "Fritz 9 (30s)"]
[PlyCount "123"]
[EventDate "2006.??.??"]
{B40: Sicilian: 2...e6, Unusual lines} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. Nc3 a6 4. g3 {
last book move} d5 5. exd5 exd5 6. d4 Nf6 7. Bg2 Nc6 8. O-O cxd4 9. Nxd4 Be7
10. Nb3 {The pressure on the isolated pawn grows} (10. Re1 O-O $14) 10... Be6
11. Ne2 {Black has an active position} Bg4 12. c3 {Secures b4} h6 {Black has a
very active position} (12... Qd7 13. f3 Bf5 14. g4 $14) 13. Be3 O-O {Black
castles and improves king safety} 14. f3 {White threatens to win material:
f3xg4} (14. h3 Bf5 $14) 14... Bf5 {Black has an active position} 15. Ned4 {
White threatens to win material: Nd4xf5. A comfortable square for the white
knight} Bg6 16. Bf2 Re8 17. Re1 Bf8 (17... Qc7 18. Bh3 $11) 18. Ne2 {Black has
an active position} (18. Rxe8 Qxe8 19. Qd2 Qd7 $11) 18... Qc7 19. Nf4 Rxe1+ 20.
Bxe1 {Black has a very active position} Bf5 (20... Bh7 21. Nxd5 Nxd5 22. Qxd5
$11) 21. Nxd5 $14 Nxd5 22. Qxd5 {Black has an active position} Be6 {Black
threatens to win material: Be6xd5} 23. Qd1 {White has a cramped position} Rd8
24. Bd2 $4 {with this move White loses his initiative} (24. Qe2 $142 $14 {
was necessary}) 24... Qd7 (24... Qb6+ {keeps an even firmer grip} 25. Kh1 Bxb3
26. Qxb3 Qxb3 27. axb3 Rxd2 28. f4 Rxb2 29. Bxc6 bxc6 30. Rxa6 $19) 25. f4 Bxb3
26. Qxb3 Qxd2 27. Qxb7 Bc5+ (27... Na5 $142 $5 {and Black can already relax}
28. Qc7 Qxb2 29. Qxd8 Qxa1+ 30. Bf1 $19) 28. Kh1 Nb8 29. Qc7 Qd6 (29... Bf8 30.
Rf1 $19) 30. Qa5 (30. Qxd6 Bxd6 31. Rd1 Kf8 $17) 30... Qb6 (30... Rc8 31. Qa4
$19) 31. Qxb6 $17 Bxb6 32. a4 (32. b4 Rd2 33. Bf1 Kf8 $19) 32... Rd2 $19 33. b4
{White prepares the advance a5} a5 (33... Rc2 34. a5 Ba7 35. Bf1 Rxc3 36. Rb1
$19) 34. Rb1 $17 axb4 (34... Na6 $142 $5 $17) 35. cxb4 $15 {Black wins a piece.
} Nd7 36. a5 {White threatens to win material: a5xb6} Bd8 37. Bc6 (37. Ra1 Bf6
38. Rc1 Ra2 $11) 37... Kf8 (37... Nf6 38. h3 $15) 38. a6 {He broke from his
leash} (38. Ra1 Nf6 39. a6 Ng4 $11) 38... Bb6 $15 39. Re1 g6 (39... Nf6 40. h3
$17) 40. b5 (40. Bxd7 Rxd7 41. b5 Rc7 $15) 40... h5 (40... Nf6 $142 $5 41. Bf3
Rf2 $19) 41. Ra1 Ba7 42. Rb1 (42. Bxd7 Rxd7 43. Rc1 Kg7 $11) 42... Nb6 $15 43.
Re1 (43. Rc1 Ke7 $15) 43... Nd7 (43... Nc4 $5 $17) 44. Rb1 $11 Nb6 45. Re1 {
Twofold repetition} Rd8 (45... Nc4 $5 $17) 46. Kg2 $11 Nd5 47. Kf3 (47. Rb1 Ne7
$11) 47... Nb4 48. Rb1 Rd3+ (48... Nc2 49. Kg2 Bb6 50. Rb2 $17) 49. Ke2 Rd4 50.
Kf3 (50. Rc1 $5 $11 {should be considered}) 50... Rc4 $17 51. Ba8 Ke7 52. Re1+
(52. f5 g5 $17) 52... Kd7 53. Re5 Rc3+ (53... Rc2 54. b6 Bxb6 55. Rb5 $19) 54.
Kg2 $17 Rc5 55. Re4 $2 (55. Rxc5 $142 Bxc5 56. Bf3 $17) 55... Rxb5 $19 56. Rc4
Rb6 57. Bb7 (57. f5 Nxa6 58. fxg6 fxg6 $19) 57... Nxa6 58. Bc8+ Kd6 (58... Kd8
$142 {and Black wins} 59. Bxa6 Rxa6 $19) 59. Ra4 $11 {White threatens to win
material: Ra4xa6} Rb2+ 60. Kh1 Rb1+ 61. Kg2 Rb2+ 62. Kf1 (62. Kh1 $142 $5 $11 {
is a viable option}) 1-0