[Event "Candidates 2005"] [Site "Memphis"] [Date "2005.01.22"] [Round "1"] [White "Taylor, Caleb"] [Black "Kormick, Corey"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "A23"] [WhiteElo "1728"] [BlackElo "1480"] [Annotator "Fritz 9 (30s)"] [PlyCount "71"] [EventDate "2005.??.??"] {A23: English Opening: 1...e5 2 Nc3 Nf6 3 g3 c6} 1. c4 e5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 c6 4. Nc3 Na6 5. Nf3 d6 6. O-O {last book move} Be6 7. d3 {Prevents intrusion on c4+e4} Qd7 8. Ng5 Be7 9. Nxe6 Qxe6 10. a3 {Covers b4} Nc7 11. b4 (11. Qb3 Qc8 $11) 11... d5 (11... O-O 12. Qb3 $11) 12. cxd5 $14 Ncxd5 13. Nxd5 Nxd5 14. Qb3 (14. Bb2 Rd8 $14) 14... O-O (14... Nf4 15. Qxe6 Nxe2+ 16. Kh1 fxe6 17. Bb2 $15) 15. Rb1 Nc7 (15... Rfd8 16. h3 $11) 16. Qxe6 $14 Nxe6 17. e3 {Consolidates d4+f4} Nc7 18. Rb3 Rfd8 19. Bb2 Bd6 20. d4 {White threatens to win material: d4xe5} (20. f4 f6 $16) 20... Re8 (20... exd4 21. Bxd4 Be7 22. Be5 $11) 21. dxe5 $16 Bxe5 22. Bxe5 Rxe5 23. Rd1 Re7 24. a4 Ne6 25. Rbd3 (25. b5 cxb5 26. axb5 Rc8 $16) 25... Kf8 26. Rd7 (26. a5 $142 $16) 26... Ke8 $2 (26... a5 $142 { and Black can hope to live} 27. b5 cxb5 28. axb5 Rxd7 29. Rxd7 a4 30. Bxb7 Ra5 $11) 27. Rxb7 $1 $18 {Discovered attack} Nd8 (27... Rxb7 {Decoy to b7} 28. Bxc6+ {A double attack}) 28. Rxe7+ Kxe7 29. Kf1 (29. h3 Rb8 30. Rd4 a5 31. bxa5 Ra8 $18) 29... Rc8 (29... Rb8 30. Rd4 $18) 30. Ke2 Rc7 (30... a5 31. Rd4 $18) 31. Rc1 a6 32. b5 (32. Be4 $5 Rb7 33. Rc4 a5 34. bxa5 Ra7 $18) 32... axb5 33. axb5 f6 34. bxc6 Kd6 35. Kd3 Ne6 $2 (35... Rc8 $18) 36. Kc3 (36. Kc3 Nd8 37. Kd4 $18) (36. Kc4 $142 $18 {makes it even easier for White}) 1-0