[Event "Reserves"] [Site "Memphis"] [Date "2005.02.13"] [Round "4"] [White "Bunch, John"] [Black "O'Bar, Sam"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B45"] [WhiteElo "1900"] [BlackElo "1649"] [Annotator "Fritz 9 (30s)"] [PlyCount "64"] [EventDate "2005.??.??"] {B45: Sicilian Four Knights} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e6 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. Bd3 {last book move} Bb4 8. Bd2 (8. e5 $5 Nd5 9. Qg4 $16) 8... O-O (8... d6 9. a3 Ba5 10. O-O $14) 9. a3 {White threatens to win material: a3xb4} (9. e5 Nd5 $14) 9... Be7 {Black has a cramped position} (9... Bd6 10. O-O $11) 10. e5 $14 {White threatens to win material: e5xf6} Nd5 11. Qh5 {White has a mate threat} g6 {Black threatens to win material: g6xh5} 12. Qe2 Nxc3 (12... d6 $5 $14 {is interesting}) 13. Bxc3 $16 (13. bxc3 $6 f6 $11) 13... d5 14. exd6 Qxd6 15. O-O-O (15. h4 Qf4 16. g3 Qh6 $18) 15... Qf4+ (15... Bf6 16. Be4 Qf4+ 17. Qd2 $14) 16. Bd2 (16. Kb1 $142 $5 $16) 16... Qf6 $14 17. Bc3 (17. Be1 $142 $14) 17... Qg5+ (17... Qf4+ 18. Rd2 $16) 18. Bd2 {White threatens to win material: Bd2xg5} (18. Kb1 $142 $5 $18) 18... Qf6 $11 19. c3 { Prevents intrusion on b4} c5 (19... Rb8 $5 20. Qf3 Qxf3 21. gxf3 Bb7 $11) 20. h4 $16 Qg7 $2 (20... Bd6 $142 $5 $16) 21. h5 $18 f5 $4 {a blunder in a bad position} (21... Re8 $142 $18) 22. hxg6 Qxg6 (22... hxg6 {doesn't change anything anymore} 23. Bh6 Qf6 24. Bc4 $18) 23. Rh3 (23. g4 c4 24. Bxc4 Kh8 $18) 23... Bd6 24. f3 (24. Bc4 {keeps an even firmer grip} Re8 $18) 24... Bd7 (24... Rb8 25. g4 Kh8 26. Rdh1 $18) 25. g4 Rab8 (25... Rf6 {cannot change what is in store for ?} 26. Be3 Qf7 27. Bc4 $18) 26. Rh6 (26. gxf5 $142 {seems even better } exf5 27. Rh6 $18) 26... Qf7 (26... Qg7 27. gxf5 Rf6 28. fxe6 Bxe6 29. Rxh7 Qg3 $18) 27. gxf5 c4 28. Rg1+ Kh8 29. Bc2 (29. fxe6 Rg8 30. Rgh1 Rg3 31. exf7 Kg7 32. Rxh7+ Kf8 33. Bh6+ Rg7 34. Bxg7+ Kxf7 35. Bd4+ Kf8 36. Rh8+ Kf7 37. R1h7#) 29... Rxb2 (29... Rg8 {is the last straw} 30. Rd1 Ba4 31. Bxa4 Rg7 32. Rxe6 Qc7 33. Re8+ Rxe8 34. Qxe8+ Rg8 $18) 30. Kxb2 Ba4 31. Bxa4 Qb7+ 32. Ka2 Rxf5 1-0