[Event "Pawn Power Open 4"]
[Site "Memphis, TN"]
[Date "2007.05.19"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Herbers, Charles"]
[Black "Rice, Keith"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B23"]
[WhiteElo "1983"]
[BlackElo "1601"]
[Annotator "Fritz 9 (30s)"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "2007.??.??"]
{B23: Closed Sicilian: Lines without g3} 1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. Bc4 {last book
move} e6 4. d3 (4. Nf3 Nf6 $14) 4... Na5 (4... Nf6 5. Bf4 $11) 5. Nge2 Nxc4 6.
dxc4 a6 7. O-O Be7 (7... Ne7 8. Bf4 $16) 8. Be3 (8. Qd3 b6 $16) 8... Qc7 {
Black should quickly conclude development.} (8... Nf6 9. Qd3 d6 10. Rad1 $14)
9. Qd2 Nf6 10. h3 (10. Bf4 $142 $5 d6 11. Rfd1 $16) 10... O-O {Black has a
cramped position. Black's piece can't move: c8} 11. Rad1 d6 12. Bf4 {White
threatens to win material: Bf4xd6} Ne8 13. Qe3 Bd7 (13... Qc6 14. e5 $11) 14.
Rd2 (14. e5 dxe5 15. Bxe5 Qc6 $14) 14... Bc6 {Black has a cramped position} (
14... f6 15. a4 $11) 15. Rfd1 (15. Nd5 Qd8 16. Nxe7+ Qxe7 $14) 15... Rd8 (15...
b5 16. e5 dxe5 17. Bxe5 $11) 16. Qg3 (16. Nd5 Bxd5 17. cxd5 Nf6 $14) 16... e5 {
Black threatens to win material: e5xf4} 17. Be3 f5 18. exf5 Rxf5 19. Qg4 {
White threatens to win material: Qg4xf5} Rf6 20. Nd5 Bxd5 21. Rxd5 {Black has
a cramped position. Black's piece can't move: e8} Rg6 22. Qf5 Nf6 {Black
threatens to win material: Nf6xd5} 23. R5d2 Qc6 {Black has a mate threat} 24.
Ng3 b6 25. Bg5 Kf7 (25... Kh8 $5 $14 {is noteworthy}) 26. Bxf6 Bxf6 $4 {
leads to further unpleasantness} (26... gxf6 $142 27. Kh1 Kf8 $16) 27. Ne4 $18
Ke7 (27... Qd7 {is not the saving move} 28. Qf3 Rb8 29. Rxd6 Qe8 $18) 28. g4 (
28. Rxd6 {and White can already relax} Qxd6 29. Nxd6 Rxd6 30. Rxd6 Kxd6 $18)
28... Rh6 $4 {an oversight. But Black was lost anyway.} (28... Bh4 $142 $18)
29. g5 (29. Rxd6 $142 {and the rest is a matter of technique} Rxd6 30. Rxd6 (
30. Nxd6 $6 g6 31. Qd3 Kf8 $18) 30... Qxd6 31. Nxd6 Kxd6 32. Qc8 $18) 29...
Bxg5 (29... Rg6 30. Kh2 Bxg5 31. Nxg5 Rf8 $18) 30. Qxg5+ 1-0