[Event "Reserves"] [Site "Memphis"] [Date "2005.02.12"] [Round "3"] [White "Turner, Greg"] [Black "Bunch, John"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "B51"] [WhiteElo "1795"] [BlackElo "1900"] [Annotator "Fritz 9 (30s)"] [PlyCount "160"] [EventDate "2005.??.??"] {B51: Sicilian: Moscow Variation (3 Bb5+) without 3...Bd7} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Nd7 4. c3 Ngf6 5. e5 dxe5 6. Nxe5 a6 {last book move} 7. Nxd7 {White has a mate threat} Nxd7 (7... axb5 8. Nxf8 Qd3 9. Qe2 $17) 8. Ba4 b5 9. Bc2 (9. Qf3 Rb8 10. Bc2 Qc7 $11) 9... Bb7 $15 10. O-O Nf6 11. Re1 (11. d3 Qc7 $11) 11... Qd5 12. f3 {Prevents intrusion on e4+g4} Rd8 (12... e6 13. d4 $15) 13. d3 $11 {Covers e4} e6 14. Nd2 Be7 15. Ne4 h6 {Consolidates g5} 16. Be3 Qc6 17. Qe2 Nd5 18. a4 Nxe3 19. Qxe3 O-O 20. axb5 axb5 21. Ra7 Ra8 {Black threatens to win material: Ra8xa7} 22. Rea1 Rfc8 23. Rxa8 Bxa8 (23... Rxa8 24. Rxa8+ Bxa8 25. Nf2 $17) 24. Ra7 {White threatens to win material: Ra7xe7} Bb7 25. Ng3 (25. Bd1 Qc7 $15) 25... Bd6 (25... Qb6 26. Ra1 $17) 26. Qe4 Qxe4 27. Nxe4 Bxe4 28. dxe4 b4 {This push gains space} 29. c4 (29. g3 $142 $5 $15 {is worth consideration}) 29... Be5 $17 30. b3 Rd8 31. g3 (31. h4 $5 $17) 31... Rd2 $19 32. Ra2 Bd4+ 33. Kh1 $2 (33. Kf1 $19) 33... g5 34. e5 (34. h3 $19 {no good, but what else?}) 34... Kg7 35. f4 (35. h4 {doesn't change the outcome of the game} gxh4 36. gxh4 h5 $19) 35... gxf4 (35... g4 36. h3 gxh3 37. f5 exf5 38. Bb1 Rd1+ 39. Kh2 Rxb1 40. Kxh3 Rxb3 41. Kg2 $19) 36. gxf4 Be3 37. f5 (37. h4 {doesn't change anything anymore} Bxf4 38. Kg1 Bxe5 $19) 37... exf5 38. Ra7 (38. h4 {is not the saving move} Bd4 39. Ra7 Rxc2 $19) 38... Rxc2 39. e6 Bg5 40. Rxf7+ Kg6 41. h4 (41. Rd7 {cannot undo what has already been done} f4 42. Rd1 Rb2 $19) 41... Bxh4 42. Rc7 Re2 (42... f4 $142 {and Black can already relax} 43. Rf7 Bg3 44. Rf8 Rh2+ 45. Kg1 $19) 43. Rxc5 Rxe6 (43... f4 44. Rc8 Kf5 45. e7 Bxe7 46. Kg1 f3 47. Rc6 Bh4 48. Rg6 Kxg6 49. Kh1 Bg3 50. Kg1 Re1#) 44. Rb5 (44. Rc8 { doesn't do any good} f4 45. Kg2 Re3 $19) 44... Be7 (44... f4 $142 $5 {keeps an even firmer grip} 45. Rd5 f3 46. Rd1 $19) 45. Kg2 (45. c5 $19 {praying for a miracle}) 45... Re3 46. Rb7 (46. c5 {does not improve anything} Rxb3 47. c6 Rc3 $19) 46... Re5 (46... f4 $142 $5 {makes it even easier for Black} 47. Rd7 $19) 47. Kf3 Kg5 48. Rb8 (48. c5 {a fruitless try to alter the course of the game} Bxc5 49. Rg7+ Kf6 $19) 48... Bc5 (48... f4 49. Rb5 Rxb5 50. cxb5 $19) 49. Rg8+ Kf6 50. Rh8 (50. Rc8 {does not save the day} h5 $19) 50... Kg7 (50... Re3+ $142 {keeps an even firmer grip} 51. Kg2 Kg5 52. Rc8 $19) 51. Rc8 Be3 52. Rc7+ Kg6 53. Rc6+ (53. Rb7 {does not help much} Bd2 54. Kg2 f4 $19) 53... Kg5 54. Rc8 ( 54. Rc7 {is not much help} Bc1 55. Rg7+ Kh4 $19) 54... Bd2 (54... Bc1 {might be the shorter path} 55. c5 Re3+ 56. Kf2 Rxb3 57. c6 $19) 55. Rd8 (55. Rg8+ { cannot change destiny} Kf6 56. Rf8+ Kg7 $19) 55... Re3+ 56. Kf2 Rxb3 (56... Bc1 $142 {and Black has prevailed} 57. Rg8+ Kf4 58. Rg1 $19) 57. Rxd2 Rc3 58. Rd5 ( 58. Rd7 {cannot change what is in store for ?} Rxc4 59. Rg7+ Kf4 $19) 58... Rxc4 59. Rb5 h5 60. Rb8 Kf4 (60... h4 $142 {and Black can already relax} 61. Rg8+ Kf4 62. Kg2 $19) 61. Rh8 (61. Kg2 $19 {there is nothing else anyway}) 61... Rc2+ 62. Ke1 b3 63. Kd1 Rh2 (63... Rf2 $142 {and Black wins} 64. Kc1 b2+ 65. Kb1 $19) 64. Kc1 h4 65. Rb8 b2+ $1 {the end of the story} 66. Kb1 (66. Rxb2 Rxb2) 66... h3 (66... Rf2 $142 {seems even better} 67. Rh8 Kg3 68. Rg8+ Kh2 $19 ) 67. Rb3 (67. Rh8 {the only chance to get some counterplay} Ke5 68. Re8+ Kd6 69. Rd8+ Ke7 70. Rd3 $19) 67... Kg4 68. Rb4+ f4 69. Rb8 Re2 70. Rg8+ Kf3 71. Rh8 h2 72. Ka2 (72. Rh3+ {does not solve anything} Kg4 73. Rh8 Re1+ 74. Kxb2 h1=Q 75. Rg8+ Kf3 76. Rf8 Rb1+ 77. Kc2 Qd1+ 78. Kc3 Rc1+ 79. Kb4 Qd4+ 80. Ka5 Qa7+ 81. Kb4 Qb6+ 82. Ka4 Ra1#) 72... b1=Q+ $1 {Discovered attack.} 73. Kxb1 { Decoy to b1} Re1+ 74. Kc2 (74. Kb2 {doesn't get the bull off the ice} h1=Q 75. Kc3 Re3+ 76. Kb4 Qb1+ 77. Kc5 Qc2+ 78. Kd6 Qd2+ 79. Kc6 Rc3+ 80. Kb7 Qb2+ 81. Ka8 Ra3#) 74... h1=Q 75. Rc8 (75. Rxh1 {doesn't improve anything} Rxh1 76. Kd2 Kg3 77. Kc3 f3 78. Kb3 f2 79. Kc4 f1=Q+ 80. Kc3 Rh4 81. Kb2 Qg2+ 82. Ka3 Qf3+ 83. Ka2 Rh2+ 84. Ka1 Qf1#) 75... Rc1+ 76. Kb3 Rxc8 77. Kb2 Qc1+ 78. Ka2 Qc2+ ( 78... Ra8+ 79. Kb3 Rb8+ 80. Ka4 Qa1#) 79. Ka3 Qb1 80. Ka4 Ra8# 0-1