[Event "Reserve"] [Site "Memphis"] [Date "2002.01.11"] [Round "1"] [White "Golunka, Doug"] [Black "Sansom, Mike"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "B44"] [WhiteElo "1232"] [BlackElo "1560"] [Annotator "Fritz 9 (30s)"] [PlyCount "89"] [EventDate "2002.??.??"] {B44: Sicilian: Taimanov: 5 Nb5} 1. Nf3 c5 2. e4 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 { last book move} 5. Bf4 a6 {Prevents intrusion on b5} 6. a4 {Black is behind in developement. Black's piece can't move: c8} (6. Nc3 d6 7. Nb3 Nf6 $14) 6... Nge7 (6... Qf6 7. Be3 $11) 7. Na3 (7. Be2 d5 8. Nxc6 bxc6 $11) 7... Nxd4 8. Qxd4 {Black is behind in developement. Black's pieces can't move: c8+f8} Nc6 { Black threatens to win material: Nc6xd4} (8... d5 9. Be2 f6 10. Be3 $11) 9. Qd1 {Black's piece can't move: c8} (9. Qd2 Qf6 10. Nc4 d5 11. exd5 exd5 $16) 9... Be7 (9... Qf6 10. Qc1 d5 11. exd5 exd5 12. Bd3 $15) 10. Nc4 (10. Bd6 $142 $16) 10... d5 $15 11. exd5 exd5 12. Ne5 Nxe5 (12... O-O 13. Be2 $15) 13. Bxe5 O-O { Black castles and improves king safety} 14. Be2 Be6 (14... Bb4+ 15. c3 Bc5 16. O-O $11) 15. Bd4 {The bishop likes it on d4} Rc8 16. c3 {Consolidates b4} Bf6 17. O-O {White castles and improves king safety} Be7 (17... Rc6 18. Re1 $11) 18. Qd2 Qd7 19. Rfd1 b5 $2 (19... Rfe8 $142 $5 $14 {and Black could well hope to play on}) 20. axb5 $18 axb5 21. Ra5 (21. Ra7 Qd8 $18) 21... Rb8 {Black prepares b4} 22. Rda1 b4 23. cxb4 (23. Bd3 $142 $5 $16) 23... Bxb4 $11 { White has a new passed pawn: b2. Black has a new passed pawn: d5.} 24. Qg5 { The isolani on d5 becomes a target} (24. Qe3 $142 $5 {is a viable option} Bxa5 25. Bxg7 $11) 24... f6 $17 25. Bxf6 $4 {solves nothing} (25. Qg3 $142 Bxa5 26. Rxa5 $17) 25... Rxf6 (25... Bxa5 $142 $5 {and Black can already relax} 26. Be5 Bc7 27. Bd3 $19) 26. Ra8 (26. Ra7 {cannot undo what has already been done} Rb7 27. Ra8+ Bf8 $19) 26... Rxa8 27. Rxa8+ Rf8 (27... Bf8 $5 {keeps an even firmer grip} 28. Qd2 $19) 28. Rxf8+ Bxf8 29. h4 d4 30. Bd3 Be7 31. Qe5 Bf6 32. Qb8+ Qc8 33. Qxc8+ Bxc8 34. g3 Kf7 35. Kg2 g6 36. Kf3 Ke6 37. h5 gxh5 38. Bxh7 Ba6 39. Bg6 (39. Ke4 Bb7+ 40. Kd3 Bf3 $19) 39... h4 40. gxh4 (40. Ke4 {doesn't get the bull off the ice} hxg3 41. fxg3 Kd6 $19) 40... Bxh4 41. Kg2 (41. Bc2 { doesn't change the outcome of the game} d3 42. Ba4 Ke5 $19) 41... Kd5 42. Bh5 Kc4 43. Be2+ (43. f4 {doesn't improve anything} Kb3 $19) 43... d3 44. Bxd3+ ( 44. Bd1 $19 {is still a small chance}) 44... Kxd3 45. f4 0-1