[Event "46th Mid-South Open"] [Site "Memphis, TN"] [Date "2006.11.25"] [Round "1"] [White "Baumgartner, Chris"] [Black "Palatnik, Sam"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "B53"] [WhiteElo "1760"] [BlackElo "2518"] [Annotator "Fritz 9 (30s)"] [PlyCount "96"] [EventDate "2006.??.??"] {B53: Sicilian: 2...d6: Lines with Qxd4} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Nc6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Qxd4 Qa5+ 6. Nc3 Qxb5 7. Nxb5 Nxd4 8. Nfxd4 {last book move} Kd8 9. c4 {Black has a cramped position. Black's piece can't move: f8} (9. Be3 Nf6 10. f3 Bd7 $14) 9... Nf6 10. f3 {Controls e4+g4} a6 {Black threatens to win material: a6xb5} 11. Nc3 e6 {Secures d5+f5} 12. Be3 Bd7 13. O-O Rc8 14. b3 {Consolidates a4} Be7 15. Rac1 Kc7 {Black king safety dropped} 16. Rfd1 b6 17. Bf2 Kb7 { Black king safety improved} 18. Nde2 Rhd8 19. Bg3 {White threatens to win material: Bg3xd6} (19. a4 g5 $14) 19... Be8 20. e5 (20. Rc2 $5 $11 {is worth consideration}) 20... dxe5 $15 21. Bxe5 b5 22. cxb5 axb5 23. Rxd8 Rxd8 24. Rd1 Rxd1+ 25. Nxd1 g6 26. Ne3 Nd7 {Black threatens to win material: Nd7xe5} 27. Bb2 e5 28. Kf1 f5 29. Nc3 Kc6 30. Ke2 Bf7 31. g4 Be6 32. h3 Bd6 33. Nc2 h5 34. g5 b4 35. Nd1 f4 36. h4 (36. Nf2 $5 $17) 36... Bf5 $19 37. Kd2 Bxc2 38. Kxc2 Bc5 39. Kd3 Kd5 40. Bc1 Nf8 41. a3 (41. Nb2 Ne6 42. Na4 $19) 41... bxa3 42. Nc3+ Kc6 (42... Ke6 $5 43. Kc4 Bf2 44. b4 Bxh4 45. Bxa3 $19) 43. Kc4 Nd7 (43... Ne6 $142 44. b4 Bf2 45. b5+ Kd7 $19) 44. Na4 $4 {another step towards the grave} ( 44. b4 $142 a2 45. Nxa2 $17) 44... a2 (44... e4 $142 {seems even better} 45. fxe4 Ne5+ 46. Kc3 $19) 45. Bb2 Bd4 $1 {Boing!} 46. Nc3 (46. Bxd4 exd4) 46... Nb6+ 47. Kd3 Nd5 48. Nxd5 (48. Nxa2 {what else?} Bxb2 49. Ke4 $19) 48... Kxd5 ( 48... Kxd5 49. Kc2 e4 50. fxe4+ Kxe4 51. Bxd4 Kxd4 52. Kb2 f3 53. Kxa2 f2 54. Ka3 f1=Q 55. Kb4 Qf5 56. Ka3 Qa5+ 57. Kb2 Qc3+ 58. Ka3 Qc1+ 59. Ka4 Qc6+ 60. Kb4 Qc5+ 61. Ka4 Kc3 62. b4 Qxb4#) (48... Bxb2 $6 {is impossible} 49. Nb4+ Kb5 50. Nxa2 $11) 0-1