[Event "45th Mid-South Open"] [Site "Memphis"] [Date "2005.11.26"] [Round "3"] [White "Turner, Greg"] [Black "McNaughton, Ralph"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B52"] [WhiteElo "1877"] [BlackElo "1597"] [Annotator "Fritz 9 (30s)"] [PlyCount "71"] [EventDate "2005.??.??"] {B52: Sicilian: Moscow Variation with 3...Bd7} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Bd7 4. Bxd7+ Nxd7 5. O-O Ngf6 6. Nc3 a6 {last book move} 7. d3 e5 (7... e6 8. Qd2 $14) 8. h3 Be7 9. Nh2 (9. Nh4 g6 $16) 9... b5 $14 10. f4 (10. Qf3 O-O $14) 10... Qc7 11. Ng4 O-O-O $2 {He knows no fear} (11... b4 $5 {is worth looking at } 12. Nxf6+ Nxf6 $14) 12. Nxf6 (12. Ne3 Qb7 $18) 12... Nxf6 $16 13. f5 (13. fxe5 dxe5 14. Bg5 Qd6 $16) 13... b4 {Black wins space} 14. Ne2 {The idea is Nc3-e2-g3-e4} (14. Nd5 $142 $5 Nxd5 15. exd5 $16) 14... d5 $11 15. exd5 Nxd5 ( 15... c4 16. Kh1 $11) 16. Ng3 f6 {Covers g5} (16... c4 17. Qg4 Nf6 18. Qe2 (18. Qxg7 $4 {capturing this pawn is a mistake} Rhg8 19. Qg5 Rxg5 20. Bxg5 Rg8 21. Bxf6 Rxg3 22. Bxe7 Qxe7 $19) 18... cxd3 19. cxd3 $11) 17. Ne4 {The knight is not easily driven from e4} (17. a3 c4 18. axb4 Nxb4 $14) 17... Kb8 (17... c4 18. Kh2 $11) 18. Qe2 (18. c4 bxc3 19. bxc3 Ka7 $14) 18... Qb6 (18... g6 19. Bd2 $11) 19. Kh1 Ka7 (19... g6 20. Bd2 $14) 20. Bd2 g6 21. a3 (21. b3 $142 $16) 21... h5 $4 (21... b3 $142 {and Black could well hope to play on} 22. Rac1 gxf5 23. Rxf5 bxc2 24. Rxc2 Qb3 $14) 22. axb4 $18 (22. fxg6 $6 b3 23. cxb3 Qxb3 $18) 22... cxb4 $2 (22... Nxb4 23. fxg6 Rdg8 24. d4 exd4 25. Bxb4 cxb4 26. Rf5 Rxg6 27. Qc4 $18) 23. Be1 (23. fxg6 $142 {seems even better} Rdg8 24. c4 bxc3 25. bxc3 $18) 23... Bc5 $4 {the pressure is too much, Black crumbles} (23... Qc6 $142 24. fxg6 Rdg8 25. Bf2+ Kb7 $18) 24. Nxc5 Qxc5 (24... Qb5 {cannot change destiny} 25. Rxa6+ Kb8 26. Bf2 $18) 25. Bf2 Ne3 26. Bxe3 Rd4 27. Bxd4 Qxd4 28. Qf2 (28. fxg6 $142 {might be the shorter path} Qb6 29. Qe4 Qb7 30. Qe3+ Qb6 31. Qxb6+ Kxb6 32. Rxf6+ Kb7 $18) 28... Rd8 (28... Qxf2 {desperation} 29. Rxf2 g5 $18) 29. Qxd4+ Rxd4 30. Ra4 (30. fxg6 {makes it even easier for White} Rd8 31. Rxf6 Kb7 $18) 30... h4 (30... g5 {is not much help} 31. Rfa1 Kb7 32. Rxa6 $18) 31. Rfa1 (31. fxg6 e4 32. Rxf6 exd3 33. Raxa6+ Kb7 34. cxd3 Rd8 35. Rab6+ Kc8 36. Rfc6+ Kd7 37. Rd6+ Kc7 38. Rbc6+ Kb7 39. Rxd8 Kxc6 40. g7 Kb6 41. Rb8+ Kc6 42. g8=Q Kc5 43. Qg5+ Kc6 44. Qf6+ Kd7 45. Rb7+ Kc8 46. Qc6+ Kd8 47. Qd7#) 31... Rd6 (31... gxf5 {doesn't get the bull off the ice} 32. Rxa6+ Kb7 33. Ra7+ Kb8 34. Ra8+ Kc7 35. R1a7+ Kc6 36. Ra6+ Kb7 37. R8a7+ Kb8 38. Rh7 $18) 32. Rxb4 (32. fxg6 $142 {might be the shorter path} Kb7 33. Rxb4+ Ka7 34. g7 $18) 32... Rb6 (32... gxf5 {the last chance for counterplay} 33. Rxh4 f4 $18) 33. Rxb6 Kxb6 34. Kg1 (34. fxg6 Kc5 35. g7 e4 36. g8=Q a5 37. Rxa5+ Kd4 38. Qd8+ Ke3 39. dxe4 Ke2 40. Qd3+ Ke1 41. Ra1+ Kf2 42. Rf1#) 34... Kb5 35. Kf2 (35. fxg6 Kc5 36. g7 a5 37. Kf2 Kb5 38. g8=Q e4 39. Qe8+ Kb6 40. Qd8+ Kc6 41. Rxa5 e3+ 42. Ke2 Kb7 43. Qd7+ Kb8 44. Rb5+ Ka8 45. Qb7#) 35... a5 36. Ke3 (36. Ke3 gxf5 37. Rf1 f4+ 38. Ke4 $18) (36. fxg6 Kc5 37. g7 e4 38. g8=Q e3+ 39. Ke2 Kd6 40. Qd8+ Ke6 41. Rxa5 Kf7 42. Qd7+ Kg6 43. Qg4+ Kf7 44. Ra7+ Ke8 45. Qc8#) 1-0