[Event "Mid-South Open"] [Site "Memphis"] [Date "1973.11.??"] [Round "1"] [White "Hurt, John"] [Black "Appleberry, Marty"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B51"] [WhiteElo "2044"] [BlackElo "2205"] [Annotator "Shredder 9 (10s)"] [PlyCount "83"] [EventDate "1973.??.??"] {B51: Sicilian: Moscow Variation (3 Bb5+) without 3...Bd7} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. Bb5 Bd7 5. O-O e6 6. d3 (6. Re1 Be7 (6... Nf6 7. Bxc6 Bxc6 8. d4 cxd4 9. Qxd4 Be7 10. Bg5 h6 11. Bh4 e5 12. Qd3 g5 13. Bg3 Nh5 14. Rad1 Qc7 15. Nd2 Nf4 16. Bxf4 gxf4 17. Nc4 Rd8 18. a4 Rg8 19. Nb5 Bxb5 20. axb5 Qc8 21. Ra1 {Vavra,P (2380)-Cvek,R (2429)/Czech Rep CZE 2002/The Week in Chess 442/0-1 (40) }) 7. d4 cxd4 8. Nxd4 Nf6 9. Bf1 O-O 10. a4 a6 11. Nb3 b6 12. g4 Bc8 13. Bg2 Rb8 14. g5 Nd7 15. f4 b5 16. axb5 axb5 17. Qh5 g6 18. Qh6 Re8 19. Re3 Bf8 20. Qh4 Nb4 {Gurevich,I (2570)-Ashley,M (2475)/New York 1994/EXT 97/1-0 (62)}) 6... a6 7. Bxc6 Bxc6 {Black has the pair of bishops} 8. Be3 (8. Re1 g6 9. Bd2 Bg7 10. Rb1 Ne7 11. g3 O-O 12. a3 d5 13. e5 Qc7 14. Qe2 b5 15. d4 Qb7 16. b4 cxd4 17. Nxd4 Bd7 18. h4 Nf5 19. Nxf5 exf5 20. Qf3 Bc6 21. Qf4 d4 22. Ne2 Bh1 { Fernandes,P-Meeuwissen,X/Szombathely 1993/TD/0-1 (33)}) (8. d4 cxd4 9. Nxd4 Nf6 $14) 8... Nf6 {Black is behind in development.} 9. h3 {Prevents intrusion on g4 } (9. Bf4 Qb6) 9... Qc7 (9... Be7 10. Qe2) 10. Re1 (10. Qd2 Be7) 10... Be7 11. Qd2 O-O 12. Nh2 (12. Bf4 Nh5) 12... d5 (12... b5 13. Nd1) 13. exd5 (13. Bf4 Qd8) 13... Nxd5 14. Nxd5 Bxd5 15. Bf4 Qc6 16. f3 { Covers e4} (16. Qe3 c4 (16... Bxg2 17. Qg3)) 16... Qd7 (16... b5 17. Ng4) 17. Ng4 f6 {Consolidates e5} (17... b5 18. Qe2) 18. Ne3 Bc6 19. Nc4 e5 {Black has let it slip away} (19... Rae8 20. Na5) 20. Be3 {gives the opponent new chances} (20. Nb6 Qd8 21. Nxa8 exf4 22. Nb6 (22. Qxf4 Bd6 23. Qf5 Be5 (23... Qxa8 {capturing the knight is not a good idea} 24. Qe6+ Rf7 25. Qxd6))) 20... Qd8 21. Na5 Bd5 22. c4 {White threatens to win material: c4xd5} Bf7 23. Nxb7 Qb6 (23... Qc7 24. Na5) 24. Na5 Rfd8 (24... Qd6 25. Rad1) 25. Qc3 (25. b4 Bg6 26. bxc5 Bxc5) 25... Bg6 {Exerts pressure on the backward pawn. Black threatens to win material: Bg6xd3} (25... Rd7 26. Nb3) 26. Rad1 Rd7 27. Nb3 Rad8 (27... a5 28. f4 a4 29. Nc1) 28. Nc1 (28. Qa5 Qxa5 29. Nxa5) 28... Qc7 29. Qa3 e4 (29... Qc6 30. b3) 30. fxe4 ({Instead of} 30. Qxa6 exf3 31. Qe6+ Kh8 $17) 30... Bxe4 31. Qxa6 {White has a new passed pawn: a2} Bc6 (31... Bd6 { is an interesting alternative} 32. Bf2 Bb7) 32. Bf4 Bd6 (32... Qxf4 33. Qxc6 Bd6 34. Ne2 Qe3+ 35. Kh1) 33. Bxd6 Qxd6 (33... Rxd6 34. Qa3 Bf3 35. Rd2 (35. gxf3 Ra6 36. Qxa6 Qg3+ 37. Kh1 Qxh3+ 38. Kg1 Qg3+ 39. Kh1 Qxf3+ 40. Kg1 Qg3+ 41. Kf1 Qf4+ 42. Kg1 Qg5+ 43. Kf1 Qf5+ 44. Kg1 Qg4+ 45. Kf1 Qf5+ 46. Kg1 Qg6+ 47. Kf1 Qf5+)) 34. Qa5 (34. Nb3 Rc7 35. d4) 34... Qd4+ $16 35. Kh1 Qxb2 (35... Qh4 36. Re3 Qh5 37. Qd2) 36. Qd2 {White threatens to win material: Qd2xb2} (36. Rd2 Qd4 37. Nb3 Qh4) 36... Qd4 (36... Qb7 $14 {looks like a viable alternative}) 37. Qe3 Ba4 38. Qe6+ (38. Rd2 Qxe3 39. Rxe3 h6) 38... Kf8 (38... Rf7 {is worth looking at} 39. Nb3 Bxb3 40. axb3 Qd7) 39. Re4 Qxe4 (39... Qd6 40. Rde1 Qxe6 41. Rxe6 Rd6) 40. Qxe4 (40. dxe4 Rxd1+ (40... Bxd1 41. e5) 41. Kh2 Rxc1) 40... Bxd1 41. Qxh7 Re7 {a blunder in a bad position} (41... Re8 42. Qf5 Rc7 $18) 42. Qh8+ (42. Qh8+ Kf7 43. Qxd8) 1-0