[Event "Jack Smith Memorial 3"] [Site "Memphis, TN"] [Date "2007.03.31"] [Round "1"] [White "Bevis, Taylor"] [Black "Rice, Keith"] [Result "*"] [ECO "B50"] [BlackElo "1479"] [Annotator "Fritz 9 (30s)"] [PlyCount "98"] [EventDate "2007.??.??"] {B50: Sicilian: 2...d6, Miscellaneous} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bc4 Nc6 4. O-O { last book move} Bg4 5. h3 $4 {White threatens to win material: h3xg4. White loses the upper hand} (5. Bxf7+ $142 {a pity that White didn't try this} Kd7 6. d4 cxd4 7. Qd3 Bxf3 8. Qxf3 $18 (8. gxf3 $6 Kc7 $16)) 5... Bh5 6. Nc3 (6. Ne5 Nxe5 7. Bb5+ Nc6 8. Qxh5 Nf6 $14) 6... e6 $11 {Secures d5} 7. Bb5 Nge7 8. d3 a6 9. Bxc6+ (9. Ba4 $5 $11) 9... Nxc6 $17 {Black has the pair of bishops} 10. Re1 Be7 11. d4 (11. g4 $142 $5 Bg6 12. Be3 $17) 11... Nxd4 12. Re3 (12. g4 Nxf3+ 13. Qxf3 $19) 12... Bxf3 13. Rxf3 Nxf3+ 14. Qxf3 Qc7 15. Qg3 Bf6 16. Bf4 O-O-O 17. Bg5 (17. Rd1 Bd4 $19) 17... Bxg5 18. Qxg5 f6 19. Qg3 (19. Qg4 Rhe8 $19) 19... d5 20. Qxc7+ (20. Qg4 {what else?} Kb8 21. Qxe6 $19) 20... Kxc7 21. Rd1 d4 22. Ne2 Rd7 (22... e5 {keeps an even firmer grip} 23. h4 $19) 23. f4 Rhd8 24. Nc1 c4 (24... Kc6 {seems even better} 25. a4 $19) 25. Kf1 (25. b3 {does not solve anything} Rc8 $19) 25... e5 26. f5 Rg8 27. g4 g6 28. Ke2 (28. fxg6 { cannot undo what has already been done} hxg6 29. Ne2 Rh8 $19) 28... gxf5 29. exf5 Rg5 (29... h5 $142 {makes it even easier for Black} 30. Rg1 $19) 30. Kf3 h5 31. Rh1 (31. Ne2 {cannot change what is in store for ?} Rd8 $19) 31... Kc6 ( 31... Rdg7 {keeps an even firmer grip} 32. Ne2 hxg4+ 33. hxg4 Rxg4 34. Rh2 $19) 32. Kg3 (32. Rg1 {is no salvation} b5 $19) 32... Kd5 (32... hxg4 $142 {might be the shorter path} 33. hxg4 Rdg7 $19) 33. Re1 (33. Ne2 {is still a small chance} Rdg7 34. Rf1 $19) 33... hxg4 34. hxg4 Rdg7 35. Kh4 Rxg4+ 36. Kh5 (36. Kh3 {does not improve anything} R4g5 37. Rxe5+ Kxe5 38. Nd3+ cxd3 39. cxd3 Rh5# ) 36... R4g5+ (36... R7g5+ 37. Kh6 Rh4#) 37. Kh6 Rg2 (37... Rg8 38. Kh7 R5g7+ 39. Kh6 Rg2 40. Kh7 Kd6 41. Ne2 R2g7+ 42. Kh6 Rg4 43. Kh7 Ke7 44. Nf4 R4g7+ 45. Kh6 Kf8 46. Ne6+ Kf7 47. Ng5+ Rxg5 48. Rxe5 Rh8#) 38. Rh1 R7g5 (38... Rg8 39. Kh7 Kd6 40. Ne2 Ke7 41. Nf4 R2g7+ 42. Kh6 exf4 43. Re1+ Kf7 44. Re7+ Kxe7 45. a4 Kf7 46. Kh5 Rh7#) 39. Rh5 Rxh5+ (39... Rg8 40. Kh7 Kd6 41. c3 Ke7 42. cxd4 R2g7+ 43. Kh6 Kf7 44. dxe5 Rh8#) 40. Kxh5 $19 e4 (40... Rxc2 41. Kg6 Rxc1 42. Kf7 c3 43. Ke7 cxb2 44. a3 b1=Q 45. Kf7 Rc7+ 46. Ke8 Qxf5 47. Kf8 Qc8#) 41. Kh4 e3 (41... Rxc2 42. Nd3 cxd3 43. Kg4 d2 44. Kh5 d1=Q+ 45. Kg6 Qg4+ 46. Kf7 Rc7+ 47. Kf8 Qg7+ 48. Ke8 Qe7#) 42. Kh3 Rxc2 43. Kg3 (43. Kh4 {does not help much} Rxc1 44. Kg3 e2 45. Kh2 e1=Q 46. Kg2 Qe2+ 47. Kh3 Qf3+ 48. Kh4 Rh1#) 43... Rxc1 44. Kf3 (44. b3 {doesn't improve anything} e2 45. Kg2 e1=Q 46. bxc4+ Ke4 47. a3 Kf4 48. c5 Qg3#) 44... Rc2 (44... Rf1+ 45. Kg3 e2 46. Kh2 e1=Q 47. a4 Qh4+ 48. Kg2 Rf2+ 49. Kg1 Qh2#) 45. b3 (45. a4 {doesn't change the outcome of the game} Rf2+ 46. Kg3 d3 47. b3 cxb3 48. Kg4 b2 49. Kh5 Rg2 50. a5 b1=Q 51. Kh4 Qh1#) 45... cxb3 46. axb3 e2 47. Kg4 (47. Kf2 {a fruitless try to alter the course of the game} d3 48. b4 b5 49. Ke1 Rc1+ 50. Kf2 e1=Q+ 51. Kg2 Qe2+ 52. Kh3 Qf3+ 53. Kh4 Rc4#) 47... e1=Q 48. Kh5 Qg3 49. Kh6 Rh2# *