[Event "47th Mid-South Open"] [Site "Memphis, TN"] [Date "2007.11.17"] [Round "2"] [White "Vogt, Nathan"] [Black "Rice, Keith"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B72"] [WhiteElo "1832"] [BlackElo "1516"] [Annotator "Fritz 9 (30s)"] [PlyCount "115"] [EventDate "2007.??.??"] {B72: Sicilian Dragon: 6 Be3, lines with h3+Bc4 and sidelines} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. Be2 O-O 8. O-O Bd7 9. Qd2 Nc6 10. f3 Rc8 11. Rac1 a6 {last book move} 12. Nd5 Ne5 (12... Nxd5 $5 {is worth consideration} 13. exd5 Nxd4 14. Bxd4 Bxd4+ 15. Qxd4 Qa5 $11) 13. c4 $16 Nc6 14. b3 (14. b4 Nxd5 15. exd5 Nxd4 16. Bxd4 e6 $16) 14... Re8 (14... Nxd5 15. Nxc6 bxc6 16. cxd5 cxd5 17. Qxd5 $14) 15. Nc2 Nxd5 16. exd5 ({Weaker is} 16. Qxd5 b6 $14) 16... Ne5 17. Rfd1 (17. Bd4 Qc7 $16) 17... Bf5 (17... b5 18. f4 Ng4 19. Bd4 $14) 18. Nd4 $16 Bd7 19. h3 f6 $2 (19... g5 20. Bxg5 Ng6 21. Be3 $16) 20. Bf1 (20. f4 Nf7 21. Ne6 Bxe6 22. dxe6 Nh6 $18) 20... Rf8 $2 (20... Qc7 $142 $5 $16) 21. f4 $18 Nf7 22. Re1 (22. Ne6 Bxe6 23. dxe6 Nh6 $18) 22... Nh6 ( 22... f5 23. Bf2 $18) 23. Re2 (23. Bf2 $5 f5 $18) 23... Nf5 24. Bf2 Nxd4 25. Bxd4 b5 26. Re3 bxc4 27. bxc4 Bh6 28. g3 (28. Qf2 Rf7 $18) 28... g5 $16 29. Qf2 gxf4 (29... Rf7 30. Rce1 $16) 30. gxf4 $18 Rf7 31. Rce1 (31. Bd3 Qa5 $18) 31... Rg7+ (31... Bf5 32. Qe2 Qe8 33. Kh1 $16 (33. Rxe7 $6 Rxe7 34. Qxe7 Qg6+ 35. Kh1 Bxf4 $14)) 32. Kh2 Bf5 33. Qh4 Qa5 (33... Qf8 $142 $18) 34. Qxh6 $4 {White wins a piece. releasing the pressure on the opponent} (34. R1e2 $142 {White had this great chance} Rg6 35. Rxe7 $18) 34... Qd2+ $11 {Black forks: h2+d4} 35. R3e2 {White threatens to win material: Re2xd2} (35. Kh1 Qxd4 36. Bg2 Rxc4 $17) 35... Qxd4 $17 {Black has a mate threat} 36. Bg2 Rc7 37. Qh4 Qxc4 38. Qf2 e5 $4 {Black is ruining his position} (38... Qc3 $142 $15 {is the best option Black has}) 39. dxe6 $4 {White has let it slip away} (39. fxe5 $142 {keeps an even firmer grip} fxe5 40. Qxf5 $18) 39... Rge7 40. Qh4 Rxe6 $4 {leads to further unpleasantness.} (40... Re8 $142 $16) 41. Rxe6 $18 Bxe6 42. Qxf6 Bf7 ( 42... Rf7 {does not win a prize} 43. Qxe6 Qxe6 44. Rxe6 Rxf4 45. Rxd6 Ra4 46. Bd5+ Kg7 47. Rd7+ Kh8 $18) 43. Rb1 (43. Be4 Qxa2+ 44. Kh1 Rc2 45. Rg1+ Bg6 46. Rxg6+ hxg6 47. Qxg6+ Kf8 48. Qxd6+ Kg7 49. Qe7+ Kg8 50. Qe8+ Kg7 51. Qg6+ Kf8 52. Qf5+ Qf7 53. Qxf7+ Kxf7 54. Bxc2 Ke6 $18) 43... d5 $4 {the position was bad, and this mistake simply hastens the end} (43... Rc5 $142 44. Rb6 Qe6 45. Qd8+ Kg7 46. Rxd6 Qf5 $18) 44. Rb8+ Rc8 45. Rb7 Rc7 (45... Rf8 {is not much help} 46. Qg5+ Kh8 47. Qe5+ Kg8 48. Rb3 $18) 46. Qd8+ Be8 (46... Kg7 {there is nothing else anyway} 47. Rxc7 Qxf4+ 48. Kh1 h6 $18) 47. Qxe8+ Kg7 48. Rxc7+ ( 48. Qe5+ Kg6 49. Rb6+ Rc6 50. Qg5+ Kf7 51. Bxd5+ Ke8 52. Bxc6+ Qxc6 53. Qg8+ Ke7 54. Rxc6 h6 55. Re6+ Kd7 56. Qf7+ Kc8 57. Re8#) 48... Qxc7 $18 49. Qe5+ Qxe5 50. fxe5 d4 51. Kg3 Kf7 (51... d3 {cannot change destiny} 52. Kf2 Kf7 53. Bd5+ Ke8 54. Ke3 $18) 52. Be4 h6 (52... Ke6 {doesn't do any good} 53. Kf4 $18) 53. Kf4 (53. Bd5+ Kg6 54. Kf4 d3 55. Be4+ Kf7 56. Bxd3 Ke6 57. Bxa6 h5 58. Bc4+ Kd7 59. e6+ Kd6 60. a4 Kc5 61. e7 Kxc4 62. e8=Q Kb3 63. Qb5+ Kc3 64. Qxh5 Kc4 65. Qb5+ Kc3 66. a5 Kd4 67. a6 Kc3 68. Qc5+ Kb2 69. a7 Kb1 70. Qc3 Ka2 71. a8=Q+ Kb1 72. Qaa1#) 53... Kg7 (53... Ke6 $18 {no good, but what else?}) 54. Bd5 Kg6 55. Ke4 d3 (55... Kg5 {does not improve anything} 56. e6 d3 57. e7 Kh4 58. Kxd3 Kg5 59. e8=Q a5 60. Qe7+ Kf5 61. Ke3 Kg6 62. a4 h5 63. Be4+ Kh6 64. Qf6#) 56. Kxd3 Kg7 (56... Kh5 {a fruitless try to alter the course of the game} 57. e6 Kg5 58. e7 Kg6 59. e8=Q+ Kf5 60. Qe7 a5 61. Ke3 Kg6 62. Kf4 h5 63. Be4+ Kh6 64. Qf6#) 57. Ke3 (57. Ke4 Kg6 58. Kf4 Kg7 59. Kf5 Kf8 60. Kf6 Ke8 61. e6 Kd8 62. e7+ Kd7 63. Be6+ Ke8 64. h4 a5 65. a4 h5 66. Bf7+ Kd7 67. e8=Q+ Kd6 68. Qb5 Kc7 69. Qc5+ Kb7 70. Bd5+ Kb8 71. Qb6+ Kc8 72. Be6#) 57... a5 58. Kf4 (58. Kf4 Kg6 59. a3 h5 60. h4 a4 61. Ke4 Kg7 62. Kf5 Kf8 63. Kf6 Ke8 64. e6 Kd8 65. e7+ Kd7 66. Bf7 Kc6 67. e8=Q+ Kb6 68. Qd7 Kc5 69. Qd5+ Kb6 70. Qd6+ Kb7 71. Bd5+ Kc8 72. Qb6 Kd7 73. Be6+ Ke8 74. Qb8#) 1-0