[Event "Memphis Chess Classic"] [Site "Memphis, TN"] [Date "2007.10.13"] [Round "1"] [White "Hilliard, Christopher"] [Black "Burnett, Ron"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "B31"] [WhiteElo "1627"] [BlackElo "2409"] [Annotator "Fritz 9 (30s)"] [PlyCount "70"] [EventDate "2007.??.??"] {B31: Sicilian: 2...Nc6 3 Bb5 g6} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. Nc3 Bg7 5. d3 Nd4 6. Bc4 e6 7. Nxd4 cxd4 8. Ne2 Ne7 {last book move} 9. Bg5 Qa5+ 10. Qd2 Qxd2+ 11. Kxd2 {White loses the right to castle} h6 {Black threatens to win material: h6xg5} 12. Bh4 a6 {Secures b5} 13. f3 {Black's piece can't move: c8} b5 {Black threatens to win material: b5xc4} 14. Bb3 Bb7 15. Bg3 d5 16. Bd6 dxe4 17. fxe4 Nc6 (17... e5 18. Rhf1 f6 19. a4 $14) 18. Rhf1 h5 19. Ng1 h4 20. Nf3 Rh5 21. g4 hxg3 22. hxg3 Rd8 23. g4 Rh3 24. Ng5 {Attacking the backward pawn on f7. White threatens to win material: Ng5xh3} Bh6 25. Bf4 Rh4 {Black threatens to win material: Rh4xg4} 26. Nxf7 $4 {White is ruining his position.} (26. Ke2 $142 {this is the best way to fight back} Rxg4 27. Nxe6 Bxf4 28. Rxf4 Rxf4 29. Nxf4 $14) 26... Rh2+ $19 27. Ke1 Bxf4 28. Nxd8 $2 (28. Rxf4 Rh1+ 29. Kd2 Rxa1 30. Nxd8 Nxd8 $19 (30... Kxd8 $6 31. Rf6 $19)) 28... Bg3+ (28... Bd2+ $142 {and Black can celebrate victory} 29. Kd1 Kxd8 $19) 29. Kd1 Nxd8 30. Rg1 $2 (30. a4 b4 31. a5 $19) 30... Bf4 (30... Bf2 $142 {might be the shorter path} 31. Rf1 Be3 $19) 31. Rf1 (31. a4 {doesn't improve anything} b4 32. Ke1 Be3 $19) 31... g5 (31... e5 $142 {makes it even easier for Black} 32. a4 b4 33. Ke1 Bd2+ 34. Kd1 $19) 32. Rb1 (32. Rg1 {cannot change destiny} Nc6 33. a4 b4 $19) 32... Ke7 (32... e5 $142 {secures the win} 33. Ke1 Bg3+ 34. Kd1 $19) 33. c3 Nc6 34. Rc1 Rd2+ 35. Ke1 Ne5 (35... Ne5 36. Rxf4 Rxb2 $19) 0-1