[Event "Candidates"] [Site "Memphis"] [Date "2003.01.04"] [Round "?"] [White "Anne, Abou"] [Black "Pylant, Gary"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "B43"] [Annotator "Fritz 9 (30s)"] [PlyCount "91"] [EventDate "2003.??.??"] {B43: Sicilian: Kan Variation: 5 Nc3} 1. e4 c5 2. d4 e6 3. Nf3 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Nc3 Qc7 6. Qf3 {last book move} Bb4 7. Bf4 (7. Nde2 Nf6) 7... Bxc3+ ( 7... e5 {looks like a viable alternative} 8. O-O-O Bxc3 (8... exf4 $2 {catches the eye, but} 9. Nd5 Qe5 10. Nxb4)) 8. Qxc3 ({Not} 8. bxc3 e5 9. Bg3 Nf6) 8... Qxc3+ 9. bxc3 {White has the pair of bishops} Nf6 10. f3 {Secures e4+g4} d5 11. e5 Nfd7 12. Rb1 Nc6 (12... b5 13. a4) 13. Nxc6 $14 bxc6 14. Bd3 O-O (14... f6 15. exf6 gxf6 16. Bd6) 15. O-O (15. c4 h5 $16) 15... c5 (15... a5) 16. c4 Re8 17. Bg3 (17. c3 Ra7) 17... Ra7 18. Rb2 (18. c3 Rb7) 18... f6 19. cxd5 (19. f4 Rb7 20. Rxb7 Bxb7 21. cxd5 exd5) 19... exd5 20. exf6 Nxf6 (20... gxf6 21. Bf5 Ne5 22. Bxc8 Rxc8 23. Bxe5 fxe5 24. Rb6) 21. Bf2 {White threatens to win material: Bf2xc5} Rc7 {Black plans c4} 22. Rfb1 c4 {Black threatens to win material: c4xd3} 23. Bg3 {White threatens to win material: Bg3xc7} (23. Bf1 Bf5) 23... Rce7 24. Bf1 Bf5 {White's piece can't move: f1} 25. Rb6 (25. Bf2 h5) 25... Re6 26. Rxe6 Rxe6 27. Rb8+ Kf7 28. Rb7+ Kg6 29. c3 (29. Rb2 c3 30. Rb1 Rc6) 29... Bc2 {there were better ways to keep up the pressure} (29... Re3 30. Rb6 a5) 30. Rb2 Ba4 31. Re2 Rb6 32. Bc7 {White threatens to win material: Bc7xb6} Rb1 33. Ba5 (33. Be5 Bd1 34. Rd2 Kf5) 33... Bd7 { White's piece can't move: f1} 34. Bb4 (34. Kf2 {would keep White in the game}) 34... Bf5 (34... d4 {and Black can already relax}) 35. Rd2 {but even a better move would not have saved the game} (35. Bc5 ) 35... Kf7 (35... Bd3 {and Black wins} 36. Kf2 Rxf1+ 37. Ke3 Re1+ 38. Kd4 Kf5) 36. Kf2 Rc1 37. a3 Be6 38. h3 {Controls g4} Nd7 39. Be2 Nb6 40. Bd1 Nd7 41. g4 (41. Bc2 h5) 41... Ne5 42. Bc2 g6 {Prevents intrusion on f5} 43. f4 {White threatens to win material: f4xe5} Nc6 44. Kg3 a5 {Black threatens to win material: a5xb4} (44... Rg1+ 45. Kf3 Rf1+ 46. Kg3 Rg1+ 47. Kh4 Rf1) 45. Bc5 Ne7 46. Bb6 (46. Re2 Ng8) 1/2-1/2