[Event "Candidates 2007"] [Site "Memphis, TN"] [Date "2007.01.06"] [Round "1"] [White "York, Johnny"] [Black "Rice, Keith"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B24"] [WhiteElo "1268"] [BlackElo "1479"] [Annotator "Fritz 9 (30s)"] [PlyCount "59"] [EventDate "2007.??.??"] {B24: Closed Sicilian: 3 g3 sidelines} 1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 e6 3. g3 Nc6 4. Bg2 Nf6 5. d3 Be7 {last book move} 6. h3 d6 7. Be3 (7. f4 $5 $11 {looks like a viable alternative}) 7... O-O 8. Qd2 a6 {Prevents intrusion on b5} (8... d5 $5 9. Bg5 d4 $17) 9. Nge2 $11 e5 (9... Re8 10. O-O $11) 10. f4 Nd4 11. f5 {White gets more space} (11. a4 $5 $14 {should be examined more closely}) 11... b5 12. Nd1 (12. O-O Re8 $11) 12... Bb7 13. g4 h6 14. Ng3 d5 15. Bxh6 $2 (15. O-O $142 $15 {would keep White in the game}) 15... gxh6 $19 16. Qxh6 $4 {an oversight. But White was lost anyway.} (16. c3 Nxe4 17. dxe4 Bg5 $19) 16... Nh7 (16... Nxc2+ $142 {secures the point} 17. Kf1 Ne8 $19) 17. Nh5 Bf6 $4 {ruins a clearly superior position} (17... Bh4+ $142 {and the rest is a matter of technique} 18. Kf1 Qg5 19. Qxg5+ Nxg5 20. Nf6+ Kh8 $19) 18. g5 $18 Nxg5 {A deflection.} (18... Bxg5 {Deflection from g7} 19. Qg7# {A classical mating theme}) 19. Nxf6+ Qxf6 20. Qxf6 Nh7 21. Qe7 (21. Qh6 {and White can already relax} Kh8 22. Ne3 Rg8 $18 ) 21... Nxc2+ 22. Kd2 Nxa1 23. Qxb7 dxe4 (23... d4 {hardly improves anything} 24. Nf2 $18) 24. Bxe4 Nf6 25. Nf2 (25. Rg1+ Kh7 26. Qe7 Nb3+ 27. axb3 Rg8 28. Qxf7+ Kh6 29. Qxf6+ Kh5 30. Bf3+ Rg4 31. hxg4#) 25... c4 26. Qe7 (26. Qc6 Rfd8 27. Qxf6 c3+ 28. Ke2 Kf8 29. Rg1 Nb3 30. Rg7 Nd4+ 31. Kf1 Ra7 32. Rh7 Ke8 33. Rh8+ Kd7 34. Qxd8#) 26... Nxe4+ 27. Nxe4 Rad8 (27... Nb3+ {is no salvation} 28. Ke1 Na5 29. Rg1+ Kh8 30. Qh4#) 28. Qg5+ (28. Rg1+ Kh8 29. Qh4#) 28... Kh7 ( 28... Kh8 {cannot undo what has already been done} 29. Qh4+ Kg8 30. Rg1#) 29. Nf6+ Kh8 30. Qh6# 1-0