[Event "Spring Swiss 3"] [Site "Memphis, TN"] [Date "2007.04.13"] [Round "1"] [White "Pylant, Gary"] [Black "Rice, Keith"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "B92"] [WhiteElo "1800"] [BlackElo "1539"] [Annotator "Fritz 9 (30s)"] [PlyCount "122"] [EventDate "2007.??.??"] {B92: Sicilian Najdorf: 6 Be2} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be2 Bd7 7. Be3 Nc6 8. O-O e6 9. f4 {last book move} Nxd4 10. Bxd4 Bc6 11. Bf3 Be7 12. Qd2 e5 13. Bf2 {Black has a cramped position} ({Less advisable is} 13. fxe5 dxe5 14. Be3 Qxd2 15. Bxd2 Bb4 $15) 13... Qc7 14. Rad1 O-O 15. Nd5 Nxd5 16. exd5 Bb5 17. Rfe1 Rad8 (17... Bf6 18. f5 $14) 18. b3 f5 (18... Bf6 $5 $14) 19. c4 $16 Be8 20. g3 (20. Qb4 $142 $5 e4 21. Bb6 $16) 20... e4 $11 { Black gains space} 21. Bg2 b5 {Black threatens to win material: b5xc4} (21... Bh5 22. Rc1 $11) 22. Rc1 $14 bxc4 23. Rxc4 Qb8 24. Rb4 {White threatens to win material: Rb4xb8} Qa8 25. Rc1 (25. g4 g6 $14) 25... Bb5 26. Bf1 Bxf1 27. Kxf1 Rc8 28. Rbc4 Rxc4 29. Rxc4 Rc8 30. Qc2 Rxc4 (30... Re8 31. Rc6 $14) 31. Qxc4 $16 (31. bxc4 $6 Kf7 $14) 31... Qb7 32. a4 Kf7 33. Bd4 (33. b4 g6 $16) 33... g6 (33... a5 $5 $14 {might be a viable alternative}) 34. b4 $16 Ke8 $4 {leads to further unpleasantness} (34... Bf6 $142 35. Bf2 Bd8 $16) 35. Qc6+ $18 Qxc6 36. dxc6 Kd8 (36... Bd8 {what else?} 37. a5 Bxa5 38. bxa5 Ke7 $18) 37. Bb6+ Kc8 38. b5 axb5 (38... a5 {is not much help} 39. Bxa5 d5 $18) 39. axb5 (39. a5 $142 { secures victory} Bd8 40. Bxd8 Kxd8 41. a6 $18) 39... d5 $16 40. Bd4 Kc7 41. Ke2 Bb4 42. Kd1 (42. Ke3 $142 $5 $16) 42... Ba5 $11 43. Ke2 Kd8 $4 {Black loses the upper hand} (43... Bb4 $142 $11 {would bring relief}) 44. b6 $18 Kc8 (44... Bxb6 {does not improve anything} 45. Bxb6+ Ke7 46. Ke3 $18) 45. Kd1 (45. b7+ $142 {seems even better} Kb8 46. Be5+ Bc7 $18) 45... Kd8 (45... Bxb6 {is still a small chance} 46. Bxb6 d4 $18) 46. b7 Bc7 47. Ba7 (47. Bb6 $1 Ke8 48. Bxc7 Kf7 49. Be5 h5 50. c7 g5 51. c8=Q h4 52. Qd7+ Kg6 53. Qg7+ Kh5 54. Qxg5#) 47... Ke7 $18 48. b8=Q Bxb8 49. Bxb8 d4 50. Ke2 d3+ 51. Ke3 Kd8 52. Bd6 Kc8 53. h3 ( 53. Kd2 $5 Kd8 $18) 53... h5 54. h4 (54. Be5 $5 Kd8 $18) 54... Kd8 $16 55. c7+ Kd7 56. Be5 Kc8 57. Kd2 Kd7 58. Kc3 Kc8 59. Kd2 Kd7 60. Ke3 Kc8 61. Kd2 Kd7 1/2-1/2