[Event "1968 Mid-South"] [Site "Memphis,TN"] [Date "1968.11.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Hurt, John"] [Black "Jones, Joe"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "B20"] [Annotator "Fritz 9 (30s)"] [PlyCount "88"] [EventDate "1968.??.??"] {B20: Sicilian: Unusual White 2nd moves} 1. e4 c5 2. b4 cxb4 3. a3 d5 4. exd5 Qxd5 5. Nf3 {last book move} Nf6 6. axb4 Bg4 7. Nc3 Qe6+ 8. Be2 (8. Qe2 Qxe2+ 9. Bxe2 Nc6 $11) 8... Bxf3 9. gxf3 g6 (9... Nc6 $5 $11) 10. Nb5 $14 {White threatens to win material: Nb5xa7} Qb6 11. c4 Nc6 $2 (11... Bg7 $142 $14) 12. c5 $4 {a transit from better to worse} (12. d4 $142 {a shame that White overlooked this excellent chance} e6 13. Bf4 Bxb4+ 14. Kf1 $18) 12... Qd8 $17 13. d4 Bg7 14. Be3 O-O 15. Qd2 Nd5 16. Rb1 a6 17. Na3 e5 18. Nc2 $2 (18. dxe5 $142 Bxe5 19. Rb3 $17) 18... exd4 $19 19. Bxd4 (19. Nxd4 Nxe3 20. fxe3 Qh4+ 21. Kf1 Qh3+ 22. Kg1 $19) 19... Nxd4 20. Nxd4 Qf6 (20... Qh4 {might be the shorter path} 21. Nf5 gxf5 22. Rc1 $19) 21. Nb3 (21. Nb5 {cannot undo what has already been done} Qf5 (21... axb5 $143 22. Qxd5 Rfe8 23. O-O Rxe2 24. Rbe1 $19) 22. Qd3 Qxd3 23. Bxd3 axb5 $19) 21... Nc3 (21... Nf4 22. Nc1 Rad8 23. Nd3 Nxe2 24. Kxe2 Rfe8+ 25. Kf1 Qxf3 26. Rg1 Rxd3 27. Rg3 Qxg3 28. fxg3 Rxd2 29. Re1 Rxe1+ 30. Kxe1 $19) 22. O-O Rad8 23. Qc2 Nxb1 (23... Rd5 $142 {seems even better} 24. Rfe1 Qf4 25. Qc1 Rg5+ 26. Kh1 $19) 24. Rxb1 Rfe8 25. Rd1 (25. Qc4 $19 {a last effort to resist the inevitable}) 25... Rxd1+ 26. Qxd1 Qg5+ (26... Qf4 $5 { keeps an even firmer grip} 27. Qc1 Qxc1+ 28. Nxc1 $19) 27. Kf1 Qh4 28. Qd7 (28. Kg2 {does not improve anything} Be5 29. h3 Qg5+ 30. Kh1 Qf4 $19) 28... Rd8 ( 28... Re6 $142 $5 {makes it even easier for Black} 29. Qc7 Bc3 30. Qg3 Qxb4 31. Qg4 Qxb3 32. Bc4 Qd1+ 33. Kg2 $19) 29. Qc7 Bc3 (29... Bh6 $142 {might be the shorter path} 30. Qg3 Qxb4 $19) 30. Na5 (30. Qxb7 {hoping against hope} Re8 31. f4 Qh3+ 32. Qg2 Qxg2+ 33. Kxg2 Rxe2 34. c6 Bxb4 35. Nd4 $19) 30... Qh3+ 31. Kg1 Rd7 (31... Re8 $142 {secures the win} 32. Qg3 Qxg3+ 33. fxg3 Rxe2 $19) 32. Qb8+ (32. Qg3 {doesn't do any good} Qxg3+ 33. hxg3 Re7 $19) 32... Kg7 33. Nxb7 (33. Qg3 {praying for a miracle} Qe6 34. Qg4 Bxb4 35. Qxe6 fxe6 36. c6 bxc6 37. Nxc6 $19) 33... Re7 34. Nd6 (34. Qg3 {is the last straw} Qxg3+ 35. hxg3 Rxe2 36. b5 axb5 37. Nd6 $19) 34... Rxe2 35. Ne8+ Kh6 36. Qf4+ Kh5 (36... g5 37. Qd6+ Kh5 38. Qd1 Qxf3 39. Qxe2 Qxe2 40. Kg2 Bd4 41. Ng7+ Kg6 42. h4 Qxf2+ 43. Kh3 Qf1+ 44. Kg3 Be5+ 45. Kg4 Qg2#) 37. Qg4+ $19 Qxg4+ 38. fxg4+ Kxg4 39. Nd6 Kf3 40. h4 Be5 (40... Re1+ 41. Kh2 Be5+ 42. Kh3 Rh1#) 41. Kf1 Bc3 {Black has a mate attack } (41... Rc2 42. Ke1 Bf4 43. b5 Rc1#) 42. Kg1 Re1+ 43. Kh2 Be5+ 44. Kh3 Rh1# 0-1