[Event "John Hurt Memorial 5"] [Site "Memphis"] [Date "2008.07.19"] [Round "4"] [White "Horobetz, Graham"] [Black "Kovalic, Jeff"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B23"] [WhiteElo "1799"] [BlackElo "1806"] [Annotator "Fritz 11 (57s)"] [PlyCount "119"] [EventDate "2008.??.??"] {B23: Closed Sicilian: Lines without g3} 1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. f4 g6 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Bc4 e6 6. f5 Nge7 7. fxg6 fxg6 8. O-O O-O 9. d3 {last book move} Na5 10. Bb3 Nxb3 11. axb3 a6 {Secures b5} (11... d5 12. Bg5 $14) 12. Bg5 d6 {Covers e5} 13. Qd2 Qc7 14. Bh6 Nc6 15. Bxg7 (15. Rf2 Qe7 $14) 15... Qxg7 16. Na4 Qc7 $2 ( 16... b5 $142 $5 {would keep Black alive} 17. Nb6 Rb8 18. Nxc8 Rbxc8 19. Rxa6 Qxb2 $11) 17. Qh6 $16 Qg7 18. Qxg7+ Kxg7 19. Nb6 Rb8 20. Ng5 Rxf1+ 21. Rxf1 Nd8 22. Nxh7 Nf7 $4 {shortens the misery for Black} (22... Kxh7 $142 23. Rf8 Nc6 24. Rxc8 Rxc8 25. Nxc8 d5 $16) 23. Nf6 $18 e5 (23... d5 $18 {is the last straw} ) 24. Ne8+ (24. Nxc8 $6 {is much weaker} Rxc8 25. Nd5 Nh6 $18) 24... Kg8 25. Nxc8 (25. Rxf7 $142 {makes it even easier for White} Kxf7 26. Nxd6+ Kf6 27. Ndxc8 Ke6 $18) 25... Rxc8 26. Rxf7 $1 {Double attack: c8/f7} Rxe8 (26... Kxf7 27. Nxd6+ {Double attack}) 27. Rxb7 Rd8 28. Ra7 a5 29. Kf2 Kf8 (29... Rf8+ { doesn't get the bull off the ice} 30. Ke2 $18) 30. Kg3 Rb8 (30... Kg8 {does not help much} 31. h4 Rf8 32. Ra6 $18) 31. Kg4 a4 (31... c4 {does not solve anything} 32. dxc4 a4 33. Rxa4 $18) 32. Rxa4 Kf7 (32... Rb7 {doesn't do any good} 33. Kg5 Rf7 34. Ra8+ Kg7 35. g4 $18) 33. Kg5 Rh8 34. Ra7+ Ke6 35. h3 Rh5+ (35... Rf8 {is no salvation} 36. g4 Rf2 37. h4 Rxc2 38. Kxg6 Rxb2 39. Ra3 $18) 36. Kxg6 Rh8 37. Rg7 Rf8 (37... d5 {does not improve anything} 38. exd5+ Kxd5 39. Kf7 $18) 38. Kh7 (38. h4 $142 $5 {seems even better} Rf6+ 39. Kh7 Rf2 $18) 38... Rf2 39. h4 Rxc2 40. h5 Rxb2 41. h6 Rxb3 42. Rg3 c4 (42... d5 {does not win a prize} 43. Kg6 $18) 43. Rg6+ Kf7 44. dxc4 Rb4 (44... Re3 {the only chance to get some counterplay} 45. Rg7+ Kf6 $18) 45. Rg7+ Kf6 46. g4 Rxc4 47. g5+ Ke6 48. g6 Rxe4 49. Ra7 Rg4 (49... Rh4 {hardly improves anything} 50. g7 Kd5 51. g8=Q+ Kd4 52. Ra4+ Kc3 53. Qg3+ Kb2 54. Rxh4 Ka2 55. Rh2+ Kb1 56. Qe1#) 50. g7 e4 (50... Rg1 {is not much help} 51. g8=Q+ Rxg8 52. Kxg8 Kd5 53. h7 Kc5 54. Ra2 Kc4 55. h8=Q Kd3 56. Qh3+ Ke4 57. Ra4+ Kd5 58. Qf3+ e4 59. Qxe4+ Kc5 60. Qc4+ Kb6 61. Rb4+ Ka5 62. Qb5#) 51. g8=Q+ Rxg8 52. Kxg8 e3 (52... Ke5 { cannot change destiny} 53. h7 Kf5 54. h8=Q Kg4 55. Rf7 d5 56. Qd4 Kg3 57. Qg1+ Kh4 58. Rh7#) 53. h7 d5 (53... e2 {is not the saving move} 54. Ra1 Ke7 55. h8=Q Kd7 56. Qh3+ Kc6 57. Qc3+ Kd5 58. Kf7 e1=B 59. Ra5+ Ke4 60. Ra4+ Kd5 61. Qc4+ Ke5 62. Qe4#) 54. h8=Q Kf5 (54... e2 {doesn't change the outcome of the game} 55. Ra6+ Kf5 56. Qd4 Kg5 57. Rf6 e1=Q 58. Qf4+ Kh5 59. Rh6#) 55. Rf7+ (55. Qd4 Ke6 56. Ra6+ Kf5 57. Rf6+ Kg5 58. Qf4+ Kh5 59. Rh6#) 55... Ke4 56. Qh7+ Kd4 57. Rf4+ Kc3 58. Qb1 d4 59. Qd1 d3 (59... e2 {a fruitless try to alter the course of the game} 60. Rf3+ Kb4 61. Qxd4+ Kb5 62. Qd5+ Kb6 63. Rb3+ Kc7 64. Rb7+ Kc8 65. Qd7#) 60. Qe1+ (60. Qe1+ d2 61. Qxe3+ Kb2 62. Rf2 Kb1 63. Rxd2 Ka1 64. Qe1# ) (60. Qc1+ Kb3 61. Qc5 e2 62. Rb4+ Ka2 63. Qa5#) 1-0