[Event "45th Mid-South Open"]
[Site "Memphis"]
[Date "2005.11.26"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Stewart, Doug"]
[Black "Kernell, David"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B42"]
[WhiteElo "1958"]
[BlackElo "1825"]
[Annotator "Fritz 9 (30s)"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "2005.??.??"]
{B42: Sicilian: Kan Variation: 5 Bd3} 1. Nf3 c5 2. e4 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6
5. Bd3 Nf6 6. O-O Qc7 7. c4 Nc6 {last book move} 8. Nc2 Ne5 9. Ne3 (9. f4 Nxc4
10. b3 Na5 $14) 9... Nxd3 10. Qxd3 b5 11. Nc3 b4 {Black threatens to win
material: b4xc3} 12. Ne2 Bb7 13. f3 {Covers g4} (13. Ng3 Bc5 $15) 13... Bd6 14.
g3 {Secures f4} O-O 15. b3 Bc5 {The bishop feels good on c5} 16. Bb2 d5 17.
cxd5 exd5 18. e5 Rfe8 19. Rac1 Qb6 $4 {releasing the pressure on the opponent}
(19... Nd7 $142 20. f4 Qb6 $15) 20. Rxc5 $18 {Annihilates a defender: c5} Qxc5
{Decoy theme: c5} 21. Bd4 Qb5 22. Qxb5 axb5 23. exf6 Rxa2 24. Nc1 (24. Nf4 g5
25. Nf5 h6 $18) 24... Rd2 25. Nf5 gxf6 26. Bxf6 Bc8 (26... Rc2 27. Nd3 $18) 27.
Bg5 Rb2 28. Nd6 Rf8 29. Bf6 Rd2 30. Re1 Be6 (30... Bh3 $18) 31. Re5 (31. Bg5 $5
Rb2 $18) 31... h6 (31... Ra8 32. Bg5 Rd1+ 33. Kf2 $16) 32. Ne2 Ra8 33. Nxb5
Raa2 34. Kf1 $4 {not a good decision, because now the opponent is right back
in the game} (34. Nbd4 Kh7 35. Re3 Rd1+ 36. Kf2 Bh3 $16) 34... Kh7 $4 {Black
loses the upper hand} (34... Rd1+ 35. Kf2 Bd7 36. Nc7 $15) 35. Be7 $4 {
throwing away the advantage} (35. Ke1 $142 Rdb2 36. Nbd4 $18) 35... d4 36. Bxb4
(36. Nexd4 Rd1+) 36... Rd1+ 37. Kf2 Bxb3 (37... Bd7 38. Nbxd4 Rxd4 39. Be1 $15)
38. Re4 {The pressure on the isolated pawn grows} 1/2-1/2