[Event "Ivory Pawn"] [Site "Memphis"] [Date "2005.02.18"] [Round "1"] [White "Bunch, John"] [Black "Rice, Keith"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B21"] [WhiteElo "1901"] [BlackElo "1278"] [Annotator "Fritz 9 (30s)"] [PlyCount "100"] [EventDate "2005.??.??"] {B21: Sicilian: 2 f4 and Morra Gambit} 1. e4 c5 2. d4 cxd4 3. c3 Nc6 4. Nf3 { last book move} g6 5. cxd4 Bg7 6. Nc3 Qb6 {d4 becomes the focus of attention} 7. e5 e6 {Covers d5} (7... d6 8. Bb5 a6 9. Ba4 $14) 8. Be2 (8. Nb5 Nge7 9. Nd6+ Kf8 $16) 8... Nge7 9. Rb1 (9. O-O O-O $14) 9... O-O 10. Be3 {Black has a cramped position. Black's piece can't move: c8} Nf5 11. Qd2 (11. Bd3 Nce7 $14) 11... d5 (11... d6 $5 12. exd6 Ncxd4 (12... Nxd6 $2 13. d5 Qb4 14. dxc6 $18) 13. Nxd4 Bxd4 14. Bxd4 Nxd4 $15) 12. g4 Nxe3 13. fxe3 a6 $2 {Controls b5} ( 13... f6 $142 {and Black has air to breath} 14. exf6 Rxf6 $14) 14. g5 $18 Ne7 15. h4 h5 16. gxh6 Bxh6 17. h5 (17. Bd3 $142 $5 $16) 17... Nf5 $14 {Black threatens to win material: Nf5xe3} 18. Bd3 Kg7 $4 {letting the wind out of his own sails} (18... Bxe3 $5 {should be considered} 19. Qg2 Bxd4 (19... Nxd4 20. hxg6 Bh6 21. Rxh6 Nc2+ 22. Kd2 Qe3+ 23. Kxc2 Qxh6 24. Rh1 $18) 20. hxg6 Bxc3+ 21. bxc3 Qe3+ 22. Be2 Qxc3+ 23. Kf2 Qc5+ 24. Ke1 Qc3+ 25. Kf2 Qc5+ 26. Ke1 Qc3+ 27. Kf2 $11) 19. Bxf5 (19. hxg6 $142 {makes it even easier for White} Rh8 20. gxf7 $18) 19... exf5 $2 (19... gxf5 $142 20. Kd1 Bd7 $14) 20. hxg6 $18 fxg6 21. Qf2 (21. Nxd5 $142 $5 {seems even better} Qd8 22. Nf6 Rh8 $18) 21... Rh8 $2 ( 21... Qd8 $142 22. Rc1 Rh8 $16) 22. Qh4 $18 (22. Nxd5 $6 Qa5+ 23. Nc3 Bxe3 $14) 22... Qd8 23. Qxd8 $4 {White lets it slip away} (23. Qf6+ $142 {would have given White a clear advantage} Qxf6 24. exf6+ Kg8 25. Ke2 $18) 23... Rxd8 $14 24. Ke2 {White loses the right to castle} Be6 {The bishop blocks e5} 25. Na4 Rac8 (25... Re8 $5 $14 {should be investigated more closely}) 26. Nc5 $16 Rc6 ( 26... Bd7 27. Nxb7 Rc2+ 28. Kd3 Rdc8 $18) 27. Rhc1 (27. Nxb7 $142 $5 Rb8 28. Nc5 $18) 27... Bc8 $14 28. Rc3 {Black's piece can't move: h6} (28. Nd3 Bd7 $16) 28... b6 {Black threatens to win material: b6xc5} (28... g5 29. e6 $11) 29. Nd3 $14 Rxc3 30. bxc3 b5 {Black's piece can't move: h6} 31. Rb4 (31. Rg1 Rh8 $14) 31... Kf7 32. a4 {White threatens to win material: a4xb5} Bf8 33. Nc5 Bxc5 34. dxc5 {Black has a new backward pawn: d5} Bd7 35. Nd4 {The knight is not easily driven from d4} a5 $4 (35... Rc8 $142 {and Black could well hope to play on} 36. e6+ Bxe6 37. axb5 axb5 $14 (37... Rxc5 $2 {fails because of} 38. bxa6 Bc8 39. a7 $18)) 36. Rb1 (36. Rxb5 $142 $5 {might be the shorter path} Rc8 37. Rxa5 Be8 $18) 36... bxa4 37. Rb7 Kg8 38. c6 Bc8 39. Ra7 Kf8 (39... g5 40. Nb5 $18) 40. Rxa5 Re8 (40... Kg7 41. Rxa4 g5 42. c7 $18) 41. Rxd5 $4 {with this move White loses his initiative.} (41. Nb5 $142 $5 {keeps an even firmer grip} Ke7 42. Rxa4 $18) 41... Ba6+ (41... a3 42. Ra5 $16) 42. Kf3 Ra8 43. Ne6+ Ke7 $4 { an oversight. But Black was lost anyway.} (43... Kg8 44. Nc7 Bc4 $18) 44. Nc7 Rc8 45. Rd7+ (45. Nxa6 $6 Rxc6 46. Ra5 Rxc3 $18) 45... Kf8 46. Nxa6 Rxc6 47. Nb4 (47. Nc7 $142 {and White can already relax} Rc4 48. Nd5 Rc6 $18) 47... Rxc3 48. Ra7 (48. e6 f4 49. Nd5 Rxe3+ 50. Nxe3 fxe3 51. Kxe3 a3 52. Kf4 g5+ 53. Ke5 g4 54. Kf6 Ke8 55. Ra7 Kd8 56. e7+ Ke8 57. Ke6 a2 58. Ra8#) 48... a3 (48... Rc5 {cannot change what is in store for ?} 49. Nd3 Rc6 50. Rxa4 $18) 49. e6 Rb3 ( 49... Rc5 {there is nothing else anyway} 50. Nd3 Rc8 $18) 50. Ra4 (50. Nd5 Rb6 51. Rf7+ Ke8 52. Nf6+ Kd8 53. e7+ Kc7 54. e8=Q+ Kd6 55. Qe7+ Kc6 56. Qe5 Rb2 57. Rc7+ Kb6 58. Qc5+ Ka6 59. Ra7#) 50... Ke7 (50... Rxb4 {does not improve anything} 51. Rxb4 Ke7 52. e4 $18) 1-0