[Event "44th Mid-South Open"]
[Site "Memphis"]
[Date "2004.11.27"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Fatigati, Richard"]
[Black "Brown, Leroy"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B24"]
[WhiteElo "1887"]
[BlackElo "1838"]
[Annotator "Fritz 9 (30s)"]
[PlyCount "43"]
[EventDate "2004.??.??"]
{B24: Closed Sicilian: 3 g3 sidelines} 1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. g3 d6 4. Bg2 g6
5. h3 Bg7 6. Nge2 e6 7. O-O Nge7 8. d3 {last book move} O-O 9. Be3 a6 {
Consolidates b5} (9... f5 10. f4 $11) 10. Qd2 Nd4 11. Nd1 Nxe2+ 12. Qxe2 Qc7
13. c3 {Controls d4} d5 14. d4 (14. Bg5 $5 $11) 14... cxd4 $15 15. cxd4 (15.
Bxd4 $2 e5 16. Be3 dxe4 $19) 15... Bd7 16. Nc3 dxe4 17. Bxe4 ({Weaker is} 17.
Nxe4 Bb5 18. Qd2 Bxf1 $19) 17... Bc6 {White has an active position} 18. Rac1
Bxe4 19. Nxe4 Qa5 20. a3 Nf5 {The isolani on d4 becomes a target. Black
threatens to win material: Nf5xd4} 21. Rfd1 Nxe3 (21... Rad8 $5 {is worth
consideration} 22. Rc4 b5 $17) 22. Qxe3 (22. fxe3 Qd5 23. Qg2 Rac8 $11) 1/2-1/2