[Event "48th Mid-South Open"] [Site "Memphis"] [Date "2008.11.29"] [Round "2"] [White "Jones, Thomas"] [Black "Baudendistel, Jeff"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "C00"] [WhiteElo "1037"] [BlackElo "1441"] [Annotator "Fritz 11 (57s)"] [PlyCount "60"] [EventDate "2008.??.??"] {B40: Sicilian: 2...e6, Unusual lines} 1. e4 e6 2. Nf3 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Nc6 { last book move} 5. Bb5 Bd7 6. Bxc6 Bxc6 {Black has the pair of bishops} 7. O-O Be7 (7... Nh6 8. d4 $11) 8. a4 (8. d4 c4 $11) 8... f6 {Controls g5} (8... h5 $5 $15 {might be a viable alternative}) 9. d4 $11 cxd4 (9... fxe5 10. Nxe5 Nf6 11. Nxc6 bxc6 12. Qe2 $11) 10. cxd4 $14 fxe5 11. dxe5 {Black has a new protected passed pawn: d5.} Qb6 (11... Qd7 12. Qd3 $14) 12. b3 (12. Nc3 $5 $16) 12... Bc5 13. Na3 (13. a5 $5 {is an interesting idea} Qc7 14. Qd3 $14) 13... Ne7 $11 14. Rb1 a5 15. Nc2 Bxa4 {Deflection: b3} 16. Be3 (16. bxa4 Qxb1 {Pinning} (16... Qxb1 {Deflection})) 16... Bd7 (16... Bb5 17. Bxc5 Qxc5 18. Ncd4 Bxf1 19. Nxe6 $15) 17. Bxc5 (17. b4 Bxe3 18. bxa5 Qxa5 19. Nxe3 Qc7 $15) 17... Qxc5 $15 18. Ncd4 {The knight feels good on d4} Qb6 19. Ng5 (19. Qd2 $17) 19... h6 {Black threatens to win material: h6xg5} (19... O-O 20. Ngf3 $17) 20. Ngf3 (20. Qh5+ $142 $5 {looks like a viable alternative} g6 21. Qh4 $11) 20... O-O $17 21. g4 $4 {solves nothing} (21. Qd2 $5 $17) 21... Rf7 (21... Rf4 {and Black can already relax} 22. Qd3 Nc6 23. Rbd1 $19) 22. h4 $4 {the pressure is too much, White crumbles} (22. Qd2 $142 $19) 22... Raf8 (22... Rf4 $142 {keeps an even firmer grip} 23. Rb2 a4 24. Ra2 $19) 23. h5 (23. b4 {there is nothing better in the position} a4 24. b5 $19) 23... Nc6 24. Rb2 (24. Nxc6 bxc6 (24... Rxf3 $6 {succumbs to} 25. Ne7+ Kh7 26. Qc2+ Kh8 27. Ng6+ Kg8 28. Nxf8 $17) (24... Bxc6 $143 25. Qd4 Qd8 26. Nh2 $19) 25. Nd4 Rf4 $19) 24... Nxd4 (24... Rf4 $142 { ends the debate} 25. Rd2 Rxg4+ 26. Kh1 $19) 25. Qxd4 (25. Nxd4 {cannot change what is in store for ?} a4 $1 {Deflection: b3} 26. Kg2 Rf4 $19) 25... Qxd4 26. Nxd4 Rf4 27. Ne2 Rxg4+ 28. Ng3 Rf5 29. Kh2 (29. Re1 {doesn't do any good} Rxh5 30. Ra2 Rhg5 31. Rxa5 Bc6 $19) 29... Rxe5 30. f3 (30. Ra1 {does not help much} d4 31. Rba2 Rh4+ 32. Kg1 b6 $19) 30... Rb4 0-1