[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