[Event "46th Mid-South Open"] [Site "Memphis, TN"] [Date "2007.11.25"] [Round "1"] [White "Schafer, Jacob"] [Black "Cohen, Howard"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "B34"] [WhiteElo "1283"] [BlackElo "1811"] [Annotator "Fritz 9 (30s)"] [PlyCount "78"] [EventDate "2007.??.??"] {B34: Sicilian: Accelerated Dragon with 5 Nc3: sidelines} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. f3 Bg7 7. Be3 {last book move} a6 8. Qd2 h5 (8... d5 9. Rd1 $14) 9. O-O-O Ne5 (9... d6 $16) 10. h4 (10. f4 $142 $5 Nc6 11. e5 $18) 10... b5 11. g3 (11. Bg5 Bb7 $14) 11... Bb7 12. Bh3 (12. Be2 $5 $11) 12... Qc7 {Loses material} 13. Bg5 b4 {Black threatens to win material: b4xc3} 14. Nce2 Nxf3 $4 {letting the wind out of his own sails} (14... a5 $142 $15 { would bring relief}) 15. Nxf3 $18 Nxe4 $2 (15... d6 $142 16. Bxf6 Bxf6 $18) 16. Qf4 (16. Qxd7+ $142 {and White wins} Qxd7 17. Bxd7+ (17. Rxd7 $143 Nxg5 18. Rxb7 Nxf3 $11) 17... Kf8 18. Rhf1 $18) 16... Qxf4+ $14 17. Bxf4 (17. Nxf4 $142 {is the best option White has} e6 18. Rhg1 $14) 17... Nf2 $17 18. Rdf1 $4 { the position is going down the drain} (18. Bg2 $142 $17) 18... Bxf3 $19 (18... Nxh1 $6 19. Bg2 e5 20. Bd2 Nxg3 21. Nxg3 $19) 19. Rh2 Nxh3 (19... Ng4 $142 { and Black can already relax} 20. Rxf3 Nxh2 21. Rb3 $19) 20. Rxf3 Nxf4 21. Nxf4 Bh6 22. Kd1 e6 23. Re2 Bg7 24. Nd3 a5 25. Re4 (25. Ne5 O-O $19) 25... f5 26. Rc4 Ke7 27. c3 (27. Nf4 Rhc8 28. Nxg6+ Kf7 29. Rxc8 Rxc8 30. Nf4 Bxb2 31. Nxh5 $19) 27... bxc3 28. bxc3 Rhc8 29. Nb2 (29. Rxc8 {praying for a miracle} Rxc8 30. Nf4 $19) 29... d5 30. Rxc8 Rxc8 31. Kd2 e5 32. Kd1 (32. Nd1 $19 {no good, but what else?}) 32... e4 33. Re3 (33. Rf2 {does not help much} Rxc3 34. Rd2 Ra3 $19) 33... Bh6 34. Re2 Rxc3 35. Rc2 Rxg3 36. Rc7+ Kd6 37. Rh7 Bf4 (37... Be3 $142 {might be the shorter path} 38. Rh8 Rg2 39. Rb8 $19) 38. a4 Be5 (38... Rg2 39. Rg7 Rxb2 40. Rg8 e3 41. Rxg6+ Ke7 42. Kc1 e2+ 43. Kxb2 Be5+ 44. Kb1 e1=Q+ 45. Kc2 Qe2+ 46. Kc1 Bf4+ 47. Kb1 Qd1+ 48. Kb2 Be5+ 49. Ka3 Qc1+ 50. Ka2 Qb2#) 39. Kc1 Rg1+ (39... Rg1+ 40. Kd2 Rg2+ 41. Ke1 Rxb2 42. Ra7 Bc3+ 43. Kd1 d4 44. Ra6+ Kc5 45. Ra7 d3 46. Rc7+ Kd4 47. Rd7+ Ke3 48. Kc1 Ra2 49. Rb7 d2+ 50. Kb1 Ra1+ 51. Kc2 d1=Q+ 52. Kxc3 Qc1+ 53. Kb3 Ra3#) 0-1