[Event "City Championship"] [Site "Memphis"] [Date "2002.01.12"] [Round "5"] [White "Denton, Bradley"] [Black "Gholson, Danny"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B22"] [WhiteElo "1807"] [BlackElo "1565"] [Annotator "Fritz 9 (30s)"] [PlyCount "209"] [EventDate "2002.??.??"] {B22: Sicilian: 2 c3} 1. e4 c5 2. c3 e6 3. d4 Nf6 4. e5 Nd5 {last book move} 5. f4 Nc6 6. Nf3 cxd4 7. cxd4 {White has an active position.} (7. Nxd4 Be7 $11) 7... Be7 (7... Bb4+ 8. Bd2 Qb6 9. Bxb4 Qxb4+ 10. Qd2 Qxd2+ 11. Nbxd2 Nxf4 12. Ne4 $15) 8. a3 {Secures b4} (8. Bc4 Bb4+ 9. Kf2 O-O $11) 8... O-O 9. Bd3 (9. Bc4 d6 10. O-O dxe5 11. fxe5 f6 $11) 9... f5 {Black has a cramped position. Black's piece can't move: c8} (9... Qa5+ 10. Bd2 Qb6 11. Nc3 Nxd4 12. Nxd4 Qxd4 13. Qf3 $17) 10. O-O {White castles and improves king safety} d6 {Black has a cramped position} 11. Nc3 dxe5 (11... Qb6 12. Kh1 $11) 12. dxe5 Bc5+ 13. Kh1 Ne3 14. Bxe3 Bxe3 {Black has the pair of bishops} 15. Ne1 Qb6 (15... Qh4 $5 16. Ne2 Bb6 $14) 16. Qe2 Bd4 17. Rc1 (17. Nf3 Bd7 $16) 17... Bxc3 18. Rxc3 Ne7 19. Bc4 Bd7 20. Nf3 Rac8 21. Rfc1 (21. Rd1 Nd5 22. Ng5 Rxc4 23. Qxc4 Bb5 $18) 21... Ng6 (21... Nd5 22. Bxd5 exd5 23. Qd2 Rxc3 24. Rxc3 $16) 22. g3 (22. Qd2 $5 Rfd8 23. Rb3 Qc6 $18) 22... Rfe8 23. Kg2 Ne7 24. Qf2 Qxf2+ 25. Kxf2 Nc6 (25... Nd5 26. R3c2 $16) 26. Ba2 (26. Rd1 Rcd8 $18) 26... Rcd8 27. Ke3 h6 28. b4 a6 29. Rd1 Kf7 30. Rcd3 Ke7 31. Rd6 Na7 (31... Bc8 32. Bb3 $18) 32. Nd4 Nc8 33. Nxe6 Nxd6 34. Nxd8 (34. Rxd6 $6 Bxe6 35. Rxe6+ Kf8 $14) (34. exd6+ $4 {White should leave the knight alone} Kf6 35. Kf2 Bxe6 $19) 34... Nb5 (34... Rxd8 35. Rxd6 Rc8 36. Rg6 $18) 35. Nxb7 Nxa3 36. Bb3 Rb8 37. Nc5 Bc8 38. Ra1 (38. Rd6 { seems even better} Rxb4 39. Rc6 Bd7 $18) 38... Nb5 39. Rc1 (39. Nxa6 $6 { is the less attractive alternative} Ra8 40. Bc2 Rxa6 41. Rxa6 Bxa6 42. Bxf5 Nc7 $11) 39... Na7 (39... Nc7 40. Nd3 Kd8 41. Bc4 $18) 40. Nd3 (40. Nxa6 {and White can already relax} Bxa6 41. Rc7+ Kd8 42. Rxa7 Rxb4 $18) 40... Bd7 41. Rc7 (41. Ba4 $1 Bxa4 42. Rc7+ Kf8 43. Rxa7 Kg8 $18) 41... Nb5 42. Rc1 $4 {White loses the upper hand} (42. Rc5 Rb6 $18) 42... Na7 43. Bc4 (43. Ba4 $142 $1 Bxa4 44. Rc7+ Kf8 45. Rxa7 Kg8 $18) 43... Nc6 44. Bxa6 Nxb4 45. Nxb4 Rxb4 46. Bd3 Rb2 47. Rc2 Rb3 48. Ke2 (48. Rc7 Kd8 49. Rc5 Be6 $16) 48... Rb1 (48... Bb5 49. Bxb5 Rxb5 50. Rc7+ Kf8 51. Kd3 $16) 49. Rc7 Rb2+ 50. Ke3 Kd8 51. Rc2 Rb3 52. Rd2 Ke7 53. Ke2 (53. Kd4 $142 $16) 53... Bc6 $2 (53... Bb5 $142 $16) 54. Bxf5 $18 Kf7 55. Bd7 Bf3+ (55... Bxd7 56. Rxd7+ Kf8 57. Rd3 $18) 56. Kf2 Be4 57. Bg4 g6 58. Be2 Rb1 59. Bd3 (59. Rd4 $5 {might be the shorter path} Bc2 $18) 59... Bxd3 60. Rxd3 Rb2+ 61. Kg1 Ke6 62. Rd6+ Kf5 63. Rf6+ Kg4 64. Kf1 (64. Rxg6+ $6 {is clearly inferior} Kf3 65. h4 Rb1+ 66. Kh2 Rb2+ 67. Kh3 Rb1 $11) 64... Kf3 65. Ke1 g5 66. fxg5+ Ke3 67. Kd1 (67. Kf1 $5 {keeps an even firmer grip} hxg5 68. e6 Rb8 $18) 67... hxg5 68. e6 Kd3 $6 {doesn't faze the opponent} (68... Rd2+ 69. Kc1 Rd5 $18) 69. Kc1 {White threatens to win material: Kc1xb2} (69. Rf3+ $142 {finishes off the opponent} Kd4 70. e7 Rb1+ 71. Ke2 Rb2+ 72. Kf1 Rb1+ 73. Kg2 $18) 69... Rxh2 $11 70. e7 Re2 {Black threatens to win material: Re2xe7 } 71. Rd6+ Kc3 72. Rc6+ Kd3 {White has a decisive advantage} 73. Rc7 Kd4 74. Kd1 {White threatens to win material: Kd1xe2} Re5 75. Ra7 Re6 76. Kd2 Kc5 77. Kd3 Kb6 {Black threatens to win material: Kb6xa7} 78. Ra8 Rxe7 79. Rg8 Re5 80. Kd4 {White threatens to win material: Kd4xe5} Ra5 81. Ke4 Kc6 82. Kf3 Kd6 83. Kg4 {Exerts pressure on the isolated pawn} Ke6 84. Rxg5 Ra4+ 85. Kh5 Kf6 86. Rb5 Ra8 87. Rb6+ Kg7 88. g4 Rh8+ 89. Kg5 Rc8 90. Rb7+ Kg8 91. Kh5 Rc5+ 92. g5 Rc1 93. Kh6 Rc6+ 94. g6 {White has a mate threat} Kf8 $4 (94... Rc8 $142 $11 { is just about the only chance}) 95. Kh7 Rxg6 96. Kxg6 Ke8 97. Kf6 Kd8 98. Ke6 Kc8 99. Rd7 Kb8 100. Kd6 Kc8 (100... Ka8 {is not much help} 101. Kc6 Kb8 102. Rc7 Ka8 103. Kb6 Kb8 104. Rc1 Ka8 105. Rc8#) 101. Kc6 Kb8 102. Rc7 Ka8 103. Kb6 Kb8 104. Rc6 Ka8 105. Rc8# 1-0