[Event "City Championship"] [Site "Rybka 4 w32 (30s)"] [Date "1972.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Wright, James"] [Black "Middleton, Morris"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "B28"] [Annotator "Rybka 4 w32 (30s)"] [PlyCount "174"] [EventDate "1972.??.??"] {B28: Sicilian: 2 Nf3 a6 (O'Kelly Variation)} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 a6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Nf3 Bb4 {last book move. Black has a cramped position. Black's piece can't move: c8} 7. Bg5 Bxc3+ 8. bxc3 {White has the pair of bishops} Qc7 {Black threatens to win material: Qc7xc3} (8... O-O 9. Qd6 Qa5 10. Bxf6 Qxc3+ 11. Ke2 gxf6 12. Qxf6 Qxc2+ 13. Nd2 $11) 9. Bd3 (9. Bxf6 Qxc3+ 10. Nd2 gxf6 $11) 9... Qxc3+ $15 10. Bd2 {White threatens to win material: Bd2xc3} Qc5 {Black's piece can't move: c8} 11. Rb1 Nc6 12. O-O d5 13. exd5 Qxd5 14. Qe2 O-O 15. Bc4 (15. c4 Qc5 16. Be3 Qe7 $11) 15... Nd4 (15... Qd6 16. Be3 $17) 16. Nxd4 $15 Qxd4 17. Be3 Qe4 (17... Qd6 18. Rfe1 $15) 18. f3 {Prevents intrusion on g4} (18. Bd3 Qa4 $15) 18... Qc6 $15 19. Rb6 Qc7 20. Rd1 (20. Rfb1 Nd7 21. R6b3 Nc5 $15) 20... Rd8 (20... Bf5 21. Bb3 $17) 21. Rdb1 Rd6 22. Rxd6 Qxd6 23. Rd1 {White threatens to win material: Rd1xd6} Qc7 24. Qd3 {White has a mate threat} Bd7 25. Bg5 Be6 26. Bxe6 fxe6 27. Bh4 (27. Qb3 Nd5 $15) 27... Rc8 $17 28. Rd2 (28. Qb3 Nd5 29. c4 Qxc4 30. Qxb7 Rc7 31. Qb8+ Kf7 $17) 28... Nd5 29. Qb3 (29. Bf2 Qc4 30. Qa3 Qc3 31. Qxc3 Rxc3 $17) 29... b5 30. Bg3 Qc5+ {[%CAl Yb5b4] Black prepares the advance b4} 31. Kh1 Qc3 32. Qxc3 (32. Re2 Nf4 33. Qxc3 Rxc3 34. Rxe5 Nd5 $17) 32... Rxc3 $19 (32... Nxc3 $6 33. Bxe5 Nxa2 34. h4 $17) 33. Bxe5 Re3 34. Bg3 b4 35. Kg1 Ra3 36. Bd6 $2 (36. Kf2 $142 $19) 36... Rxa2 37. Re2 (37. Rf2 $19 {is still a small chance}) 37... b3 $1 {Deflection: c2.} 38. Rxe6 (38. cxb3 Rxe2 {Deflection Pinning}) 38... bxc2 (38... Ra1+ $142 {ends the debate} 39. Kf2 bxc2 40. Re8+ Kf7 $19) 39. Re1 Rb2 40. Ba3 Rb1 (40... Rb3 {might be the shorter path} 41. Rc1 $19) 41. Kf2 Rxe1 (41... Nb4 $142 { and Black can celebrate victory} 42. Re3 c1=Q 43. Bxc1 Rxc1 $19) 42. Kxe1 Kf7 ( 42... Ne3 $142 $5 43. g3 Kf7 $19) 43. Kd2 $17 Ke6 44. Bc5 $2 (44. g3 $142 $17) 44... Nf4 $19 45. Kxc2 Nxg2 46. Kd3 g6 47. Ke4 (47. Bb6 Kf5 $19) 47... Ne1 ( 47... a5 {makes it even easier for Black} 48. Bf8 $19) 48. Bf8 (48. Bf2 $142 Nc2 49. Kd3 Nb4+ 50. Ke4 $19) 48... a5 49. Ke3 (49. Bg7 a4 50. Bc3 Ng2 $19) 49... a4 (49... Kd5 {keeps an even firmer grip} 50. Kf4 $19) 50. Ke2 (50. Ke4 Ng2 $19) 50... Nc2 (50... Ng2 $5 {seems even better} 51. Kd2 $19) 51. Kd3 Ne1+ 52. Ke4 $4 {White has let it slip away} (52. Ke2 Ng2 53. Kf2 $19) 52... h5 $19 53. Bc5 (53. f4 $19) 53... Nc2 54. Kd3 Kd5 55. Bf8 (55. Bf2 Nb4+ 56. Kc3 Nc6 $19) 55... Ne1+ (55... Nd4 {and Black can already relax} 56. Ke3 g5 57. Kf2 $19 ) 56. Ke2 Ng2 57. Be7 Ke5 (57... Kc4 {might be the shorter path} 58. Bd6 $19) 58. Ba3 Nh4 (58... Kd4 $142 {makes it even easier for Black} 59. Be7 $19) 59. Ke3 (59. Bb2+ Kd5 $19) 59... Nf5+ 60. Kf2 Kd4 61. Bb2+ (61. Bf8 $19 {a last effort to resist the inevitable}) 61... Kd3 62. f4 (62. Ba3 {doesn't get the bull off the ice} Nd4 $19) 62... Ke4 63. Ke2 Nd6 64. Kd1 Nc4 65. Bg7 Kxf4 66. Kc2 (66. Bd4 {a fruitless try to alter the course of the game} Ne5 67. Bc5 Kg4 $19) 66... Ne3+ 67. Kb2 (67. Kd3 {otherwise it's curtains at once} a3 68. Kc3 $19) 67... Nf1 68. Bf8 Kg4 69. Ka3 (69. Bd6 $19 {there is nothing else anyway}) 69... Nxh2 70. Kxa4 Kf5 (70... h4 71. Kb5 Nf3 72. Bd6 Kf5 73. Kc4 h3 74. Kd3 Ne5+ 75. Kd4 h2 76. Bxe5 h1=Q 77. Bd6 Qe4+ 78. Kc5 Ke6 79. Bb8 Qd5+ 80. Kb4 Qg2 81. Kc4 Qc6+ 82. Kd3 Qb5+ 83. Ke3 Qxb8 84. Kd2 Qb3 85. Ke2 Ke5 86. Kd2 Ke4 87. Ke2 Qa2+ 88. Ke1 Ke3 89. Kf1 Qf2#) 71. Kb3 Ke4 (71... h4 72. Bd6 Nf3 73. Kc2 h3 74. Kd3 h2 75. Bxh2 Nxh2 76. Ke2 Kf4 77. Kf2 g5 78. Kg1 Kg3 79. Kh1 Ng4 80. Kg1 Ne3 81. Kh1 Kf3 82. Kg1 g4 83. Kh2 g3+ 84. Kh1 g2+ 85. Kg1 Ke2 86. Kh2 Kf2 87. Kh3 g1=Q 88. Kh4 Qg4#) 72. Kc2 g5 73. Kd2 Nf3+ 74. Ke2 h4 75. Kf2 g4 76. Bd6 Kf5 77. Kg2 Nd2 78. Be7 Nf3 (78... h3+ 79. Kh2 Kf4 80. Bb4 Nf1+ 81. Kg1 Kf3 82. Kxf1 h2 83. Ke1 h1=Q+ 84. Kd2 Qh6+ 85. Kd3 Qc6 86. Bf8 Qd7+ 87. Kc4 Qf7+ 88. Kb5 Qxf8 89. Kc4 Ke4 90. Kc3 Qc5+ 91. Kb3 Kd3 92. Kb2 Qb4+ 93. Kc1 g3 94. Kd1 Qb1#) 79. Bd6 $19 Ke4 80. Be7 $4 {throws away a nice position} (80. Kf2 Ne5 81. Be7 Ng6 82. Bc5 Nf4 83. Kg1 g3 84. Kh1 Kf3 85. Bb6 Nh3 86. Ba7 Nf2+ 87. Kg1 h3 88. Kf1 Nd3 89. Kg1 h2+ 90. Kh1 Nf2+ 91. Bxf2 gxf2 92. Kxh2 f1=R 93. Kh3 Rh1#) 80... Kf4 $19 {[%CAl Yg4g3] Black plans g3} 81. Bd6+ Ne5 82. Be7 h3+ 83. Kh1 ( 83. Kf1 {cannot undo what has already been done} g3 84. Bd6 Kf3 85. Kg1 h2+ 86. Kh1 Kf2 87. Bc5+ Kf1 88. Bf2 g2+ 89. Kxh2 Kxf2 90. Kh3 g1=Q 91. Kh4 Qg4#) 83... Nf3 (83... g3 84. Bd6 Ke4 85. Bxe5 Kxe5 86. Kg1 Kf4 87. Kf1 Ke3 88. Ke1 g2 89. Kd1 g1=Q+ 90. Kc2 Qg6+ 91. Kb3 Qb6+ 92. Kc4 h2 93. Kc3 h1=Q 94. Kc2 Kd4 95. Kd2 Qb2#) 84. Bd8 (84. Bd6+ {is no salvation} Ke3 85. Bc5+ Ke2 86. Bd6 Nd2 87. Kg1 Kf3 88. Kh2 Nf1+ 89. Kg1 g3 90. Bxg3 Kxg3 91. Kxf1 h2 92. Ke2 h1=Q 93. Kd2 Qc6 94. Kd3 Kf2 95. Kd4 Qd6+ 96. Kc3 Qc5+ 97. Kb3 Ke2 98. Kb2 Kd3 99. Kb1 Kc3 100. Ka1 Kc2 101. Ka2 Qa7#) 84... g3 85. Bc7+ Ne5 86. Bd6 (86. Kg1 {doesn't change anything anymore} Ke4 87. Bb6 Nf3+ 88. Kf1 g2+ 89. Ke2 h2 90. Kd1 h1=Q+ 91. Kc2 Nd4+ 92. Bxd4 Kxd4 93. Kb2 g1=Q 94. Kc2 Qb1+ 95. Kd2 Qh2#) 86... Ke4 87. Bc5 ( 87. Bxe5 {is not much help} Kxe5 88. Kg1 Kf4 89. Kf1 Ke3 90. Ke1 h2 91. Kd1 Kd3 92. Kc1 h1=Q+ 93. Kb2 Kc4 94. Kc2 g2 95. Kb2 g1=Q 96. Ka2 Qa1#) 87... Nf3 ( 87... Nf3 88. Ba7 g2#) 0-1