[Event "46th Mid-South Open"] [Site "Memphis, TN"] [Date "2006.11.26"] [Round "5"] [White "Burnett, Ron"] [Black "Sims, Carlos"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B07"] [WhiteElo "2443"] [BlackElo "1911"] [Annotator "Fritz 9 (30s)"] [PlyCount "49"] [EventDate "2006.??.??"] {B07: Pirc Defence: Miscellaneous Systems} 1. e4 d6 2. d4 c6 3. f4 g6 4. Nc3 Bg7 5. h3 e5 6. dxe5 Qh4+ 7. Ke2 dxe5 8. Nf3 {last book move} Qe7 9. Kf2 (9. Nxe5 Nh6 $14) 9... exf4 (9... Nd7 $5 $15 {should be considered}) 10. Bxf4 $14 Bxc3 (10... Nd7 $5 $14 {is worthy of consideration}) 11. bxc3 Qxe4 $4 {another step towards the grave} (11... Nf6 $142 12. Kg1 Be6 $16) 12. Bxb8 Rxb8 (12... Ne7 13. Be5 O-O 14. Qd2 $18) 13. Qd6 Qxc2+ 14. Kg3 (14. Be2 $142 {might be the shorter path} Nf6 15. Qe5+ (15. Qxb8 $6 Ne4+ 16. Ke3 O-O $18) (15. Qxf6 $6 O-O $18) 15... Be6 16. Qxb8+ (16. Qxf6 $6 {is the less attractive alternative} O-O $18) 16... Ke7 17. Qxb7+ Kf8 18. Rhc1 $18) 14... Qxc3 (14... Ne7 {is one last hope} 15. Qxb8 O-O $18) 15. Re1+ Be6 16. Qxb8+ Ke7 17. Qxb7+ (17. Re5 $5 { keeps an even firmer grip} h5 $18) 17... Kf6 18. Qxa7 (18. Kh2 {and White can already relax} Nh6 $18) 18... c5 (18... Nh6 {doesn't do any good} 19. Kh2 $18) 19. Qb8 (19. Re4 $142 $18 {makes it even easier for White}) 19... Ke7 (19... Kg7 {hoping against hope} 20. a4 Nf6 $18) 20. Qc7+ (20. Re5 {seems even better} Qa5 21. Bc4 Qd8 22. Qb7+ Qd7 23. Bxe6 Qxb7 24. Bd5+ Kf6 25. Bxb7 Ne7 $18) 20... Kf8 (20... Kf6 {praying for a miracle} 21. Bd3 $1 {better than holding on to the material} Ne7 $18) 21. Rxe6 fxe6 (21... Kg7 {is not much help} 22. Kh2 Nh6 23. Ng5 $18) 22. Bc4 $1 {Clearance to allow h1-e1} Qxc4 {Theme: Deflection from e5} 23. Rd1 Nf6 (23... Qa4 {does not save the day} 24. Rd8+ Qe8 25. Qf4+ Ke7 26. Qd6+ Kf7 27. Ng5+ Kg7 28. Rxe8 Kh6 29. Qf8+ Kh5 30. Qf4 Kh6 31. Nxe6+ g5 32. Qxg5#) 24. Rd8+ Ne8 25. Qd7 (25. Qd7 Qf4+ 26. Kxf4 g5+ 27. Ke5 g4 28. Rxe8#) 1-0