[Event "Mid-South Open"] [Site "Memphis"] [Date "2008.11.17"] [Round "3"] [White "Williams, Willanthian"] [Black "Kovalic, Jeff"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "B20"] [WhiteElo "1545"] [BlackElo "1820"] [Annotator "Fritz 11 (57s)"] [PlyCount "108"] [EventDate "2008.??.??"] {B20: Sicilian: Unusual White 2nd moves} 1. e4 c5 {last book move} 2. Bd3 (2. Nf3 Nc6 $14) 2... Nc6 $11 3. c3 {Prevents intrusion on b4+d4} (3. Nc3 $5 $11 { deserves consideration}) 3... d5 4. Bc2 (4. Nf3 Nf6 5. exd5 Qxd5 $15) 4... Nf6 (4... dxe4 5. Bxe4 Nf6 6. Bc2 $17) 5. exd5 Qxd5 {Black has a king attack} 6. Qf3 Bg4 7. Qxd5 Nxd5 8. h3 Bh5 9. g4 Bg6 10. Bxg6 hxg6 11. Ne2 (11. Nf3 $5 $17) 11... Ne5 $19 12. d4 Nd3+ (12... cxd4 $5 13. cxd4 Nxg4 14. Nbc3 $19) 13. Kf1 $17 Nxc1 (13... e6 14. Kg2 $17) 14. Nxc1 $15 cxd4 15. cxd4 e6 (15... Rc8 16. Ne2 $17) 16. Nc3 $15 Nf4 17. N1e2 {White threatens to win material: Ne2xf4} Nd3 {Black threatens to win material: Nd3xb2} (17... Bd6 18. Nxf4 Bxf4 19. Kg2 $11) 18. Kg2 $11 Bd6 19. Nb5 {White threatens to win material: Nb5xd6} Nf4+ 20. Kf3 Nxe2 21. Nxd6+ {White forks: b7+e8} Kd7 (21... Ke7 22. Nxf7 Nxd4+ 23. Ke4 Kxf7 24. Kxd4 Rad8+ 25. Ke3 $11) 22. Nb5 (22. Nxf7 $142 $5 Raf8 23. Kxe2 Rxf7 24. f3 $14) 22... a6 $11 23. Kxe2 axb5 24. a3 Ra4 25. Rad1 Rc4 26. Rd2 Kd6 27. Kd3 Kd5 {Exerts pressure on the isolated pawn} 28. Ke3 f5 29. gxf5 gxf5 30. f3 (30. h4 b4 $15) 30... Rh4 {Increasing the pressure on the isolated pawn on d4. Black threatens to win material: Rh4xd4} (30... g5 31. f4 g4 32. h4 $15) 31. Rg1 $11 f4+ 32. Kf2 Rxh3 33. Rxg7 (33. Rg5+ $5 Kd6 34. Kg2 Rg3+ 35. Rxg3 fxg3 36. Kxg3 $11) 33... Rh2+ $17 34. Rg2 Rxg2+ 35. Kxg2 Rxd4 36. Rc2 b4 (36... Rd3 37. Rf2 $17) 37. axb4 (37. Kh3 bxa3 38. bxa3 Rd3 $19) 37... Rxb4 (37... Rc4 38. Re2 e5 $17) 38. Kf2 $2 (38. Kh3 $142 $5 $15 {might be a viable alternative}) 38... e5 $19 39. Ke2 (39. Re2 Rd4 $19) 39... Rc4 (39... e4 40. fxe4+ Kxe4 41. Kf2 $19) 40. Rd2+ $17 Kc5 41. Kd1 $4 {leading to a quick end} (41. Kf2 $142 $17) 41... Rd4 $19 42. Rxd4 Kxd4 43. Kd2 b5 44. Ke2 b4 45. Kd2 (45. Kf1 {does not win a prize} b3 46. Kg2 e4 47. Kh3 exf3 48. Kh4 f2 49. Kh5 f1=Q 50. Kg6 f3 51. Kf7 Qc4+ 52. Kg7 f2 53. Kh6 Qg8 54. Kh5 f1=Q 55. Kh4 Qh1#) 45... b3 46. Ke2 e4 47. fxe4 (47. Kf2 {doesn't change anything anymore} exf3 48. Kf1 Ke3 49. Kg1 f2+ 50. Kg2 Ke4 51. Kh3 f1=Q+ 52. Kg4 Qg2+ 53. Kh4 Kf5 54. Kh5 Qh2#) 47... Kxe4 48. Kd2 (48. Kf2 {cannot undo what has already been done} f3 49. Kg3 Ke3 50. Kh4 f2 51. Kg5 f1=Q 52. Kh6 Qf7 53. Kg5 Qe6 54. Kh4 Qg6 55. Kh3 Kf3 56. Kh4 Qg4#) 48... f3 49. Kc3 f2 50. Kxb3 f1=Q 51. Kb4 (51. Ka3 {hardly improves anything} Kd4 52. Ka4 Qc4+ 53. Ka3 Kc5 54. b4+ Qxb4+ 55. Ka2 Kd4 56. Ka1 Kc3 57. Ka2 Qb2# ) 51... Qc1 52. b3 (52. Kb5 {cannot change what is in store for ?} Kd5 53. b3 Qc5+ 54. Ka4 Kc6 55. b4 Qc3 56. b5+ Kc5 57. b6 Qb4#) 52... Kd4 53. Ka4 (53. Kb5 {does not save the day} Qc5+ 54. Ka6 Qb4 55. Ka7 Kc5 56. Ka8 Kc6 57. Ka7 Qb7#) 53... Kc3 (53... Qc6+ 54. Kb4 Qc5+ 55. Ka4 Kc3 56. b4 Qxb4#) 54. b4 (54. Ka5 { is not much help} Kxb3 55. Kb6 Kb4 56. Kb7 Kb5 57. Ka8 Kb6 58. Kb8 Qc4 59. Ka8 Qc8#) 54... Qf4 (54... Qf4 55. Kb5 Qd6 56. Ka5 Kc4 57. b5 Qf6 58. b6 Qa1#) 0-1