[Event "Reserve"]
[Site "Memphis"]
[Date "2002.02.01"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Pillai"]
[Black "Pylant"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B70"]
[Annotator "Fritz 11 (57s)"]
[PlyCount "166"]
[EventDate "2002.??.??"]
{B70: Sicilian Dragon: 6 g3 and 6 Be2 (without a later Be3)} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6
3. Nc3 Nf6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 g6 6. Bc4 Bg7 7. O-O O-O 8. h3 Nc6 9. Nxc6 bxc6
10. Re1 Qc7 {last book move. Black has a cramped position} 11. Bf4 e5 {Black
threatens to win material: e5xf4} 12. Bg5 h6 13. Bxf6 Bxf6 {Black has the pair
of bishops} 14. Qf3 {White threatens to win material: Qf3xf6} Bg7 (14... Kg7
15. a3 $15) 15. Rad1 Rb8 16. b3 Kh7 17. Rd3 (17. Qd3 Rd8 $11) 17... f5 $15 18.
Qd1 Rd8 19. Rd2 (19. f3 $142 $5 $15 {is noteworthy}) 19... fxe4 $17 20. Nxe4 d5
21. Be2 (21. Bf1 Bf5 22. Ng3 Be6 $17) 21... Qb6 (21... Rf8 22. Ng3 e4 23. Bg4
$19) 22. Ng3 (22. Nc3 e4 23. Na4 Qb4 $17) 22... Rf8 23. Bg4 e4 24. Re3 Be5 (
24... Bxg4 $142 25. Qxg4 Bd4 $19) 25. Ne2 $4 {the position is going down the
drain} (25. Bxc8 $142 Rbxc8 26. Nf1 $17) 25... Bxg4 $19 26. hxg4 (26. Qf1 {
does not help much} Bxe2 27. Rexe2 Bg3 $19) 26... Rxf2 $3 {Decoy: f4.} 27. Kxf2
(27. Nc3 {a fruitless try to alter the course of the game} Qxe3 28. Rxf2 Bxc3
$19) 27... Rf8+ 28. Kg1 Qxe3+ 29. Kh1 Qf2 30. g3 Qf3+ (30... e3 31. Rd4 Bxg3
32. Nxg3 Qxg3 33. Qe2 Rf2 34. Qxf2 exf2 35. Rxd5 f1=Q#) 31. Kh2 $19 Qxg4 32.
Nf4 Qxd1 (32... Rxf4 $142 {it becomes clear that Black will call all the shots}
33. Qxg4 Rxg4 34. Kg2 Rxg3+ 35. Kf1 $19) 33. Rxd1 Bxf4 34. gxf4 Rxf4 35. c4
Rf2+ 36. Kg1 Rxa2 37. cxd5 cxd5 38. Rxd5 Kg7 39. Re5 a5 40. Rxe4 Ra3 41. Re5 (
41. b4 {does not improve anything} Kf6 $19) 41... Kf6 42. Rb5 h5 43. Kh2 (43.
Kg2 {doesn't do any good} a4 44. Rb6+ Kg5 45. Rb5+ Kh6 $19) 43... Ra2+ (43...
a4 $142 {keeps an even firmer grip} 44. bxa4 Rxa4 45. Kg3 $19) 44. Kg3 a4 45.
Rb6+ (45. b4 {does not save the day} Rb2 $19) 45... Kg5 46. Rb5+ Kh6 47. bxa4 (
47. Rb4 {is not the saving move} axb3 48. Rxb3 Ra5 $19) 47... Rxa4 48. Kh3 Ra3+
49. Kh2 Rf3 50. Kg2 Rf5 51. Rb6 Kg5 52. Kh3 Rd5 53. Kg3 Kf5 54. Kh4 Re5 55. Kh3
(55. Rb3 {cannot change what is in store for ?} Re4+ 56. Kh3 g5 57. Rf3+ Ke5
$19) 55... Re3+ 56. Kg2 g5 57. Rb5+ Re5 58. Rb4 Re4 59. Rb5+ Kg4 60. Kh2 h4 61.
Kg2 Rf4 62. Kh2 Rf2+ 63. Kg1 Rf3 64. Kh2 Re3 (64... h3 $142 {seems even better}
65. Rb4+ Rf4 66. Rb3 Rf2+ 67. Kg1 $19) 65. Kg1 (65. Rb4+ {the last chance for
counterplay} Kh5 66. Rb7 $19) 65... Kf4 66. Kh2 g4 67. Rb4+ Kf3 68. Rb1 (68.
Rb2 {doesn't get the bull off the ice} Re2+ 69. Rxe2 Kxe2 70. Kg2 Ke3 71. Kh1
h3 72. Kg1 g3 73. Kf1 g2+ 74. Kg1 Ke2 75. Kh2 Kf2 76. Kxh3 g1=Q 77. Kh4 Qg6 78.
Kh3 Qg3#) 68... Kf2 (68... Re2+ 69. Kg1 g3 70. Rf1+ Kg4 71. Rb1 h3 72. Rb4+ Kf3
73. Rb3+ Re3 74. Rxe3+ Kxe3 75. Kf1 g2+ 76. Kg1 Kf3 77. Kh2 Kf2 78. Kxh3 g1=Q
79. Kh4 Qg6 80. Kh3 Qg3#) 69. Rb2+ Re2 70. Rb1 Kf3+ 71. Kg1 (71. Kh1 {does not
win a prize} g3 72. Rc1 h3 73. Rf1+ Rf2 74. Ra1 Rd2 75. Re1 Rd4 76. Rb1 Kg4 77.
Rf1 g2+ 78. Kh2 gxf1=N+ 79. Kg1 Kg3 80. Kxf1 Re4 81. Kg1 Re1#) 71... g3 72.
Rb3+ (72. Rd1 {doesn't get the cat off the tree} h3 73. Rf1+ Kg4 74. Rf6 Re1+
75. Rf1 h2+ 76. Kg2 Re2+ 77. Rf2 Rxf2+ 78. Kh1 Rf1+ 79. Kg2 h1=Q#) 72... Re3
73. Rb1 (73. Rxe3+ {does not solve anything} Kxe3 74. Kg2 Ke4 75. Kf1 h3 76.
Kg1 Kf3 77. Kf1 g2+ 78. Ke1 g1=Q+ 79. Kd2 Qc5 80. Kd3 h2 81. Kd2 h1=Q 82. Kd3
Qd1#) 73... h3 74. Kh1 Rd3 75. Re1 (75. Kg1 {cannot undo what has already been
done} Rd4 76. Rf1+ Ke2 77. Rc1 Rd1+ 78. Rxd1 Kxd1 79. Kf1 Kd2 80. Kg1 Ke2 81.
Kh1 Kf3 82. Kg1 g2 83. Kh2 Kf2 84. Kxh3 g1=Q 85. Kh4 Qg6 86. Kh3 Qg3#) 75...
Rd2 76. Rf1+ (76. Kg1 {doesn't change anything anymore} Rd5 77. Kh1 h2 78. Rf1+
Kg4 79. Rb1 Kh3 80. Rg1 hxg1=Q+ 81. Kxg1 Rd1#) 76... Ke2 77. Rg1 (77. Kg1 {
doesn't improve anything} Rd1 78. Rxd1 Kxd1 79. Kf1 Kd2 80. Kg1 Ke2 81. Kh1 Kf3
82. Kg1 g2 83. Kh2 Kf2 84. Kxh3 g1=Q 85. Kh4 Qg6 86. Kh3 Qg3#) 77... Rd1 78.
Rxd1 Kxd1 79. Kg1 Ke2 80. Kh1 Kf3 81. Kg1 h2+ (81... g2 82. Kh2 Kf2 83. Kxh3
g1=Q 84. Kh4 Qg6 85. Kh3 Qg3#) 82. Kh1 g2+ 83. Kxh2 Kf2 (83... Kf2 84. Kh3 g1=Q
85. Kh4 Qg6 86. Kh3 Qg3#) 0-1