[Event "John Hurt Memorial 3"] [Site "Memphis,TN"] [Date "2006.06.24"] [Round "4"] [White "York, Johnny"] [Black "Rice, Keith"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "B26"] [WhiteElo "1298"] [BlackElo "1500"] [Annotator "Chess Tiger 14.0 (60s)"] [PlyCount "63"] [EventDate "2006.??.??"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 d6 3. g3 Nc6 4. Bg2 g6 5. d3 Bg7 6. Be3 Nf6 7. Qc1 {last book move} Nd4 8. Nge2 (8. h3 e5 $15) 8... Ng4 9. O-O Nxe3 10. fxe3 Nc6 (10... Nxe2+ 11. Nxe2 h5 12. h3 $11) 11. Nd5 (11. Qd2 O-O $11) 11... O-O $15 {Black is behind in development.} 12. c3 {Covers b4+d4} (12. a3 a6 $15) 12... e6 13. Ndf4 d5 (13... e5 $142 {and Black hangs on} 14. Nd5 Ne7 $15) 14. exd5 $16 exd5 ( 14... Ne7 15. c4 $16) 15. Nxd5 ({Instead of} 15. Bxd5 g5 $17) 15... Bh3 (15... Be6 $142 16. Ndf4 Bg4 $16) 16. Nc7 $4 {ruins a very nice position} (16. Bxh3 Qxd5 17. Nf4 Qd6 $18) 16... Rc8 (16... Bxg2 $142 {nails it down} 17. Kxg2 Qxc7 $19) 17. Bxh3 $16 Rxc7 18. d4 (18. Qd2 $142 $5 $18) 18... cxd4 $14 19. Nxd4 { Opening the d-file gets Black a lot of play} (19. exd4 Nxd4 20. Qd1 Nxe2+ 21. Qxe2 Re8 $14) 19... Nxd4 20. exd4 Bxd4+ 21. Kh1 (21. cxd4 {A pinning theme} Rxc1 {Eliminates the defender c1}) 21... Bg7 (21... Bc5 22. Bg2 $14) 22. Rd1 ( 22. Qc2 Re7 $14) 22... Qe7 (22... Qe8 23. Bg2 $14) 23. Re1 Qc5 24. Qe3 (24. Qd2 f5 $14) 24... Qxe3 $11 25. Rxe3 Rd8 26. Rae1 Rd2 (26... f5 $142 $5 $11 { deserves consideration}) 27. Re8+ $14 Bf8 28. Ra8 (28. R8e2 Rxe2 29. Rxe2 f5 $11) 28... Kg7 $15 (28... Rxb2 29. Ree8 Rxc3 30. Rxf8+ Kg7 31. Rg8+ Kf6 32. Rgc8 $14) 29. Rb1 (29. Rxa7 $2 {is no good because of} Rxb2 30. Rc1 Re7 $19) 29... Bc5 30. Bg2 $2 (30. Rb8 $142 $5 $15 {is an interesting idea}) 30... Rcd7 $19 31. Re8 Rd1+ (31... Rf2 $142 {would have made live much easier for Black} 32. b4 Bb6 $19) 32. Re1 $15 1/2-1/2