[Event "Reserve 2009"] [Site "Memphis,TN"] [Date "2009.01.23"] [Round "3"] [White "Cherukuri, Uday"] [Black "Langford, James"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "B32"] [WhiteElo "1380"] [BlackElo "1135"] [Annotator "Fritz 9 (30s)"] [PlyCount "109"] [EventDate "2009.??.??"] {B32: Sicilian: Löwenthal and Kalashnikov Variations} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nxd4 5. Qxd4 a6 6. Bc4 e6 7. Nc3 {last book move} Qf6 8. e5 Qg6 9. g3 (9. O-O $5 Ne7 $18) 9... Qxc2 10. Bd3 (10. O-O $142 Qf5 11. Ne4 $16) 10... Qxc3+ $4 (10... Bc5 $142 $1 {saving the game} 11. Qxc5 Qxd3 $14) 11. Qxc3 a5 ( 11... Ne7 $18 {doesn't change anything anymore}) 12. Bf1 {Black has a cramped position. Black's piece can't move: c8} (12. O-O $142 $18 {it becomes clear that White will call all the shots}) 12... Bb4 $14 {Black pins: Bb4xc3} 13. Bd2 Bxc3 14. Bxc3 {Black's piece can't move: c8} Ne7 15. Bd4 (15. Bg2 $5 $14) 15... Nc6 $11 {Black threatens to win material: Nc6xd4} 16. Bc3 b5 (16... Ne7 17. Bg2 $14) 17. a3 $4 {a transit from better to worse} (17. Bxb5 $142 Bb7 18. Rg1 $16) 17... Bb7 $15 18. Bg2 (18. Bxb5 $2 {doesn't solve anything} Na7 19. Bxd7+ Kxd7 20. O-O-O+ Ke7 $19) 18... Ra7 (18... Ke7 $5 $15 {looks like a viable alternative}) 19. O-O O-O 20. Rfd1 Rd8 (20... Ba8 21. f4 $11) 21. Rac1 a4 { Black gains space} 22. Bxc6 (22. Rd6 $142 $5 Kf8 23. f4 $16) 22... Bxc6 $15 23. Ba5 {White threatens to win material: Ba5xd8} Rxa5 24. Rxc6 {Annihilates a defender: c6} g6 (24... dxc6 {A pinning theme} 25. Rxd8# {The nicest combinations are those leading to mate}) 25. Rc7 {Exerts pressure on the backward pawn} (25. Rcd6 b4 26. f4 b3 $11) 25... b4 $15 26. axb4 Rxe5 27. Kf1 ( 27. Ra1 $5 $15) 27... Rb5 $17 28. Rdxd7 (28. Rd4 e5 29. Rh4 d5 $17) 28... Rxd7 $19 29. Rxd7 Rxb4 30. Ra7 Kf8 31. Ke1 h5 32. h4 f6 33. Kf1 g5 (33... e5 $5 34. Ke1 $19) 34. hxg5 $17 fxg5 35. Kg2 e5 (35... g4 36. Ra5 $17) 36. Ra5 Rxb2 37. Rxa4 Kf7 38. Ra6 e4 {White has a new backward pawn: f2} (38... Kg7 39. Re6 $15) 39. Ra3 (39. Ra7+ Ke6 40. Ra4 Ke5 $15) 39... Kf6 (39... Rd2 40. Re3 $17) 40. Ra6+ $15 Kf5 41. Ra5+ Kg4 42. Ra4 {White pins: Ra4xe4} Re2 43. Kf1 $4 (43. Rc4 Kf5 44. Rc5+ Kf6 45. Rc6+ Kf7 $11) 43... Rd2 (43... Kf3 $142 {and Black has triumphed} 44. Ra3+ e3 45. fxe3 Rxe3 $19) 44. Rxe4+ $11 Kf5 {Black threatens to win material: Kf5xe4} 45. Re2 Rd1+ 46. Re1 {White threatens to win material: Re1xd1} Rd4 47. Rc1 Kg4 48. Kg2 h4 49. gxh4 Kxh4 50. Rh1+ Kg4 51. Rh3 Rf4 52. Rg3+ Kf5 53. Rf3 g4 54. Rxf4+ Kxf4 55. Kf1 1/2-1/2