[Event "John Hurt Memorial 3"] [Site "Memphis"] [Date "2006.06.24"] [Round "5"] [White "Rice, Keith"] [Black "Johnson, Daniel"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B34"] [WhiteElo "1500"] [BlackElo "1357"] [Annotator "Fritz 9 (30s)"] [PlyCount "91"] [EventDate "2006.??.??"] {B34: Sicilian: Accelerated Dragon with 5 Nc3: sidelines} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 g6 5. Be2 Bg7 6. Be3 {last book move} Qb6 {Black threatens to win material: Qb6xb2} 7. Nb3 {Black is behind in developement. Black's piece can't move: c8} (7. Nxc6 $5 Qxc6 8. Bd4 $14) 7... Qb4+ $11 8. c3 { Secures d4} (8. N1d2 Bxb2 9. Rb1 Bg7 $11) 8... Qxe4 9. Bf3 {White threatens to win material: Bf3xe4} Qc4 {White king safety dropped} (9... Qh4 10. g3 Qa4 11. h4 $15) 10. N1d2 {White threatens to win material: Nd2xc4} Qa4 {White king safety improved} 11. O-O Ne5 (11... Nf6 12. Nd4 Qxd1 13. Raxd1 $11) 12. Be2 Nf6 {Black is behind in development.} 13. Re1 (13. f4 Nc6 $11) 13... O-O $15 14. f4 Bh6 15. fxe5 Bxe3+ 16. Kh1 Ne4 17. Nxe4 Qxe4 18. Bf3 Qf4 (18... Qxe5 $4 { that pawn is deadly bait and will cause Black grave problems} 19. Qd3 $18) 19. Qd3 {White threatens to win material: Qd3xe3} Bf2 {Black threatens to win material: Bf2xe1} (19... Bb6 20. Rad1 $11) 20. Re4 {White threatens to win material: Re4xf4} (20. Rf1 Qe3 21. Qb5 f6 $14) 20... Qh6 {Black has a cramped position. Black's piece can't move: c8} 21. Bg4 f5 22. exf6 exf6 (22... e6 23. Nd2 $15) 23. Bxd7 (23. Rf1 Bh4 24. Qd6 Bg5 $16) 23... Rd8 (23... f5 24. Re2 Bg3 25. Qxg3 Bxd7 26. Re7 $14) 24. Re8+ (24. Qc4+ $5 {is worth consideration} Kh8 25. Qe2 Bxd7 26. Qxf2 $16) 24... Rxe8 $11 25. Bxe8 Be6 26. Bb5 Bg3 $4 {there were better ways to keep up the pressure} (26... Qe3 $142 {would save the game} 27. Qf1 Rc8 $11) 27. Qxg3 $18 Rd8 (27... Qg5 {a fruitless try to alter the course of the game} 28. Qxg5 fxg5 29. Nc5 $18) 28. Nd4 (28. Qc7 {might be the shorter path} Qf8 29. Qxb7 Qf7 $18) 28... Qh5 (28... Bd5 {cannot change destiny } 29. Qc7 Qf8 30. Bd7 $18) 29. Be2 (29. Nxe6 $6 {is not possible} Rd1+ 30. Bf1 Rxa1 $11) 29... Qd5 30. Nxe6 (30. Qh4 {seems even better} Bf7 31. Qxf6 Qd6 32. Qxd6 Rxd6 $18) 30... Qxe6 31. Qf3 (31. Re1 $142 $5 {and White can already relax } Rd2 32. Bd3 Rxd3 33. Rxe6 Rxg3 34. hxg3 Kf7 $18) 31... Rd2 32. Bf1 Rxb2 33. Qd3 Qb6 (33... Qe7 {doesn't improve anything} 34. Qd4 $18) 34. h3 (34. Re1 $142 {and White has prevailed} Qc7 35. Re8+ Kg7 $18) 34... Qf2 (34... Kg7 {cannot change what is in store for ?} 35. Rd1 Kh6 36. a4 $18) 35. a4 (35. Qd7 { makes it even easier for White} b5 $18) 35... Rd2 (35... Kg7 {doesn't change the outcome of the game} 36. Qd6 $18) 36. Qc4+ Kg7 37. Qc7+ Kh6 38. Qxb7 Ra2 ( 38... Qe3 {there is nothing else anyway} 39. Qb4 Kg7 $18) 39. Rxa2 Qxa2 (39... Qxf1+ {doesn't get the bull off the ice} 40. Kh2 Qf4+ 41. g3 $18) 40. Qxa7 Qa1 (40... Qb1 {hardly improves anything} 41. Kg1 g5 42. a5 $18) 41. Qe3+ (41. Kg1 $142 {and White can celebrate victory} g5 42. a5 Qxc3 $18) 41... g5 42. Qf3 Kg6 (42... Kg7 {does not save the day} 43. Qb7+ Kh6 44. Qb5 $18) 43. Kh2 (43. Qd3+ $142 {keeps an even firmer grip} Kg7 44. Qc4 h5 $18) 43... Qxa4 44. Bd3+ Kg7 45. Qb7+ Kh6 (45... Kf8 46. Qc8+ Ke7 47. Qc5+ Kf7 48. Qc7+ Ke8 49. Bxh7 Qd7 50. Qxd7+ Kxd7 $18) 46. Qxh7# 1-0