[Event "Memphis Chess Classic"]
[Site "Memphis, TN"]
[Date "2006.10.14"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Horobetz, Graham"]
[Black "Maneclang, Tony"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B86"]
[WhiteElo "1325"]
[BlackElo "1560"]
[Annotator "Fritz 9 (30s)"]
[PlyCount "90"]
[EventDate "2006.??.??"]
{B86: Sicilian Scheveningen/Najdorf: 6 Bc4, without early ...b5} 1. e4 c5 2.
Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bc4 e6 7. f3 Be7 8. Be3 {last book
move} Bd7 9. a3 {Black has a cramped position} Nc6 10. Qd2 b5 11. Ba2 Rc8 12.
O-O Ne5 13. b3 {Prevents intrusion on c4} (13. f4 $5 Nc4 14. Bxc4 Rxc4 15. Qe2
$11) 13... Qc7 {Black threatens to win material: Qc7xc3} 14. Nde2 O-O 15. Qd4 (
15. b4 Ra8 $15) 15... Bc6 16. Bb1 (16. b4 $5 $15 {has some apparent merit})
16... d5 $17 17. Ng3 $2 (17. exd5 $5 Nxd5 18. Nxd5 Bxd5 19. Qb6 $17) 17... dxe4
(17... Ba8 {might be the shorter path} 18. Nd1 dxe4 19. fxe4 $19) 18. Ncxe4 (
18. Bf4 Rfd8 19. Bxe5 Rxd4 20. Bxc7 Bc5 21. Ncxe4 Bxe4 $19 (21... Nxe4 $143 22.
Nxe4 Rxe4+ 23. Kh1 $17)) 18... Rfd8 (18... Bxe4 $142 {and Black can already
relax} 19. Nxe4 Nxe4 20. Qxe4 f5 $19) 19. Qb6 $17 Qb7 20. Qxb7 Bxb7 21. Rc1 (
21. Bg5 $5 $17) 21... Nxe4 $19 22. Nxe4 Bxe4 23. fxe4 Bf6 24. Ra2 Ng4 25. Bf4 (
25. Bb6 Rd6 26. h3 Bg5 $19) 25... Bc3 26. g3 $4 {but even a better move would
not have saved the game} (26. h3 Nf6 27. Bg5 $19) 26... e5 27. h3 (27. Bg5 f6
28. Bh6 Nxh6 29. h3 $19) 27... exf4 28. hxg4 fxg3 (28... Rd2 29. Rf1 fxg3 30.
Rf3 Bd4+ 31. Kf1 g2+ 32. Ke1 g1=Q+ 33. Kxd2 Qg2+ 34. Kc1 Qh1+ 35. Kd2 Qxf3 36.
c4 Bc3+ 37. Kc2 Qe3 38. b4 bxc4 39. Kd1 Qe1+ 40. Kc2 Qd2#) 29. Kg2 $19 Rd4 (
29... Rd2+ $142 {seems even better} 30. Kf3 $19) 30. Kxg3 Rxe4 31. Rf1 (31. Rd1
{cannot undo what has already been done} g5 32. Rd5 Re1 $19) 31... h6 (31...
Re3+ $142 $5 {makes it even easier for Black} 32. Rf3 Re1 33. Rd3 $19) 32. Rd1
(32. a4 {does not solve anything} Rce8 33. g5 Re3+ 34. Rf3 b4 35. gxh6 gxh6 $19
) 32... Rc6 (32... Rce8 {and Black can already relax} 33. Rd3 Be5+ 34. Kf2 Rf4+
35. Kg2 Rxg4+ 36. Kf2 Bd4+ 37. Rxd4 Rxd4 38. c4 bxc4 39. bxc4 Rxc4 40. Rb2 $19)
33. b4 (33. Kf3 {otherwise it's curtains at once} Re5 34. Kg2 $19) 33... Rcc4
34. a4 Rxg4+ 35. Kf3 Rgf4+ 36. Kg3 Rxb4 37. axb5 Rg4+ 38. Kf3 (38. Kh3 {
hardly improves anything} Rh4+ 39. Kg2 Rbg4+ 40. Kf3 axb5 $19) 38... Rbf4+ 39.
Ke3 axb5 40. Ra3 (40. Ra6 {cannot change destiny} Re4+ 41. Kf3 Rgf4+ 42. Kg3
Rf5 $19) 40... b4 41. Rxc3 (41. Ra8+ {does not improve anything} Kh7 42. Ba2
Re4+ 43. Kf3 Rgf4+ 44. Kg3 Rf6 $19) 41... bxc3 42. Rd3 (42. Ba2 {is no
salvation} g5 $19) 42... Rc4 (42... g5 {seems even better} 43. Rd6 Rg3+ 44. Ke2
$19) 43. Ba2 (43. Rd8+ {does not save the day} Kh7 44. Ba2 Rc7 $19) 43... Rc7 (
43... Rg3+ $142 $5 {might be the shorter path} 44. Kf2 Rxd3 45. Bxc4 Rd2+ 46.
Ke3 $19) 44. Kf3 (44. Rd8+ {doesn't get the bull off the ice} Kh7 45. Rf8 Kg6
$19) 44... h5 45. Bd5 (45. Rd8+ {is not the saving move} Kh7 $19) 45... g6 (
45... g6 46. Re3 Kg7 $19) (45... g5 $142 $5 {keeps an even firmer grip} 46. Bb3
$19) 0-1