[Event "John Hurt Memorial 3"] [Site "Memphis, TN"] [Date "2006.06.24"] [Round "4"] [White "Brazell, Barry"] [Black "Johnson, Daniel"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "B20"] [WhiteElo "1357"] [BlackElo "1382"] [Annotator "Chess Tiger 14.0 (60s)"] [PlyCount "94"] [EventDate "2006.??.??"] {B20: Sicilian: Unusual White 2nd moves} 1. e4 c5 2. c4 g6 3. d3 {last book move} Bg7 4. Nc3 Nc6 5. Nf3 Nf6 6. Be2 d6 {Consolidates e5} 7. h3 {Secures g4} O-O 8. O-O Bd7 (8... Re8 9. Re1 $11) 9. Be3 e6 {Prevents intrusion on d5} (9... e5 10. Bg5 $11) 10. a3 {Consolidates b4} (10. Qd2 e5 $11) 10... a6 {Covers b5} (10... e5 11. b4 Nd4 12. Rb1 $11) 11. Qc2 (11. d4 cxd4 12. Nxd4 Qc7 $11) 11... Qc7 (11... e5 12. Bg5 $11) 12. Rfd1 (12. d4 cxd4 13. Nxd4 Rfc8 $11) 12... Qa5 ( 12... Nh5 $5 $15) 13. d4 (13. b4 cxb4 14. axb4 Qd8 $14) 13... cxd4 $16 14. Nxd4 Rfd8 (14... Qc7 15. Nb3 $14) 15. Nb3 $14 Qc7 16. Rd2 (16. Na4 Rf8 $14) 16... Ne5 $11 17. c5 (17. Rad1 Ne8 $11 (17... Nxc4 $143 18. Bxc4 Qxc4 19. Rxd6 $14)) 17... dxc5 18. Bxc5 (18. Nxc5 Bc6 $11) 18... Bc6 19. Rad1 Rxd2 20. Rxd2 Rd8 21. f3 {Controls g4} (21. Rxd8+ Qxd8 22. Nd4 Nfd7 23. Nxc6 Nxc6 $11) 21... Rxd2 ( 21... Nh5 22. Rxd8+ Qxd8 23. Be3 $15) 22. Qxd2 $11 Ned7 23. Bd6 $4 (23. Qd6 $142 {would hold out} Ne8 24. Qxc7 Nxc7 25. Bd4 $11) 23... Qb6+ $19 24. Qd4 ( 24. Kh2 {doesn't get the cat off the tree} Qxb3 25. Bb4 Ne8 $19) 24... Qxb3 25. Qd2 Ne8 (25... Qb6+ {keeps an even firmer grip} 26. Kf1 $19) 26. Bb4 Bf8 (26... b5 {seems even better} 27. f4 $19) 27. Bd1 Qc4 28. Be2 (28. Bxf8 {cannot change what is in store for ?} Kxf8 29. b4 Kg7 $19) 28... Bc5+ 29. Kh1 (29. Kh2 {is not much help} Qd4 30. Qxd4 Bxd4 $19) 29... Qd4 30. Qxd4 Bxd4 31. Bd3 (31. Bf1 {doesn't do any good} h5 $19) 31... Nc7 (31... Nc5 {keeps an even firmer grip} 32. Bc2 $19) 32. Bd6 (32. Bc2 {doesn't improve anything} Nb5 $19) 32... Nb5 33. Bxb5 (33. Bb4 {doesn't change the outcome of the game} Nxc3 34. bxc3 Be3 $19) 33... axb5 (33... Bxb5 {makes it even easier for Black} 34. Nxb5 axb5 35. b3 $19) 34. Bb4 (34. Bh2 {does not save the day} Nb6 $19) 34... Nb6 35. b3 Bxc3 (35... f5 $142 {and Black can already relax} 36. exf5 exf5 37. Ne2 $19) 36. Bxc3 f5 37. e5 (37. Bd4 {is not the saving move} Nc8 38. e5 b4 39. axb4 Bd5 $19) 37... Nd5 38. Bd2 Kf7 39. Kg1 f4 40. Kf2 (40. h4 {does not improve anything} g5 $19) 40... g5 41. g4 fxg3+ 42. Kxg3 Kg6 43. h4 gxh4+ 44. Kxh4 Kf5 45. Kh5 Kxe5 46. Kh6 Nf4 (46... Kf5 {might be the shorter path} 47. Kh5 $19) 47. Kxh7 (47. Kg5 {does not help much} Ne2 48. Kh6 Bxf3 49. Kxh7 Kf5 $19) 47... Bxf3 (47... Bxf3 48. Kg7 Kf5 $19) 0-1