[Event "46th Mid-South Open"]
[Site "Memphis, TN"]
[Date "2006.11.25"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Williams, Jordana"]
[Black "Cohen, Howard"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B30"]
[WhiteElo "1723"]
[BlackElo "1860"]
[Annotator "Fritz 9 (30s)"]
[PlyCount "98"]
[EventDate "2006.??.??"]
{B30: Sicilian: 2...Nc6 3 Bb5, lines without ...g6} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5
Nd4 4. Nxd4 cxd4 {last book move} 5. d3 e6 $4 {forfeits the advantage} (5...
Qa5+ $142 {with excellent chances for Black} 6. c3 Qxb5 7. cxd4 Qb4+ 8. Nc3 e6
$19) 6. Nd2 (6. O-O $142 $5 $16) 6... Qg5 $11 {Black threatens to win material:
Qg5xb5} 7. Bc4 Qxg2 {White cannot castle king side} 8. Qf3 Qxf3 9. Nxf3 {
White king safety improved} Bc5 10. a3 {Consolidates b4} Ne7 11. Rg1 {White
threatens to win material: Rg1xg7} Ng6 12. e5 (12. b4 Bb6 $11) 12... d6 (12...
O-O 13. b4 Bb6 14. Bb2 $17) 13. exd6 (13. b4 $5 {is interesting} Bb6 14. exd6
$15) 13... Bxd6 14. h4 h5 15. Nxd4 Nxh4 16. Bg5 Ng6 17. Nf3 (17. Be3 $5 h4 18.
Nxe6 Bxe6 19. Bxe6 h3 $17) 17... Bd7 (17... h4 18. d4 h3 19. O-O-O $19) 18. Nh4
Ne5 19. O-O-O $2 (19. Be3 $142 $19) 19... f6 20. Be3 g5 21. Ng2 Bc8 (21... h4
$5 {makes it even easier for Black} 22. f4 Nf3 23. Rh1 $19) 22. Rh1 a6 (22...
h4 $5 {keeps an even firmer grip} 23. f4 gxf4 24. Nxf4 Nxc4 25. dxc4 Bxf4 26.
Bxf4 $19) 23. f4 Ng4 (23... Nxc4 24. dxc4 Be7 25. fxg5 fxg5 26. Bd4 $19) 24.
fxg5 (24. Bb6 $142 $5 $19) 24... Nxe3 25. Nxe3 Bf4 26. Rde1 b5 27. Bb3 fxg5 28.
Kb1 Bb7 (28... Kd8 29. Ng2 Bd6 30. Bxe6 $19) 29. Rhf1 $2 (29. Nd5 $142 O-O-O
30. Nxf4 Bxh1 31. Nxe6 $19) 29... Kd7 30. Nd1 (30. d4 {does not save the day}
h4 $19) 30... e5 31. Nf2 Bg3 (31... Raf8 $5 {might be the shorter path} 32. Ne4
$19) 32. Re3 h4 33. Ne4 (33. Ng4 Raf8 34. Nxe5+ Bxe5 35. Rxf8 Rxf8 36. Rxe5 $19
) 33... Bxe4 (33... Bf4 $5 {seems even better} 34. Rh3 g4 35. Nf6+ Ke7 36. Nxg4
$19) 34. dxe4 $2 (34. Rf7+ Ke8 35. dxe4 h3 36. Rxg3 h2 $17) 34... Raf8 (34...
Bf4 $142 {makes it even easier for Black} 35. Rd1+ Ke8 $19) 35. Rd1+ Ke7 (35...
Kc7 36. Rc3+ Kb8 37. Rd7 $19) 36. Rc3 $2 (36. Red3 $5 Rd8 37. Rxd8 Rxd8 38.
Rxd8 Kxd8 39. Be6 $15) 36... Rc8 37. Rf3 $2 (37. Rcd3 Rc6 38. a4 Kf6 39. Rd6+
Rxd6 40. Rxd6+ Ke7 41. Re6+ Kf8 42. Rxa6 h3 43. Rf6+ Ke7 44. Rf7+ Kd6 45. Rf6+
Kc5 $19) 37... Rhf8 (37... Bf4 $142 {finishes off the opponent} 38. Rfd3 Rc6
39. Rd7+ Kf6 $19) 38. Rfd3 $17 Rcd8 (38... Rc7 $142 39. Rd6 Rf6 40. Rxf6 Kxf6
41. Rd6+ Ke7 $19) 39. Bd5 $4 {causes even greater problems} (39. Rxd8 $142 Rxd8
40. Rxd8 Kxd8 41. Be6 $17) 39... g4 $19 40. Rg1 Rf3 41. Rdd1 (41. Rxf3 {
desperation} gxf3 42. Rf1 Rxd5 43. exd5 $19) 41... h3 42. Ka2 h2 43. Rh1 (43.
Rg2 {cannot change destiny} Rd6 $19) 43... Bf4 44. Rde1 (44. Rd2 {doesn't
change anything anymore} Bxd2 45. Rxh2 Be3 $19) 44... g3 45. Re2 (45. a4 {
cannot undo what has already been done} g2 46. axb5 axb5 $19) 45... Rd6 (45...
Rf2 {and Black can already relax} 46. Rxf2 gxf2 47. c4 $19) 46. Rg2 (46. a4 {
is not the saving move} Rf2 47. Rxf2 gxf2 48. axb5 axb5 $19) 46... Rf2 47. Rxf2
(47. Rxg3 {hardly improves anything} Bxg3 48. c3 Rxd5 49. exd5 e4 $19) 47...
gxf2 48. Kb3 Rg6 49. a4 Rg1 (49... Rg1 50. axb5 f1=Q 51. Bc4 Rg3+ 52. c3 Qxh1
53. Bd3 Rxd3 54. Kb4 Qxe4+ 55. Ka5 Qc4 56. Kxa6 Qa4+ 57. Kb6 Rd6+ 58. Kc7 Qa7+
59. Kc8 Rd8#) 0-1