[Event "Candidates 2009"]
[Site "Memphis"]
[Date "2009.01.04"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Hortillosa, Andres"]
[Black "Beatty, Jonathan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B20"]
[WhiteElo "1958"]
[BlackElo "1715"]
[Annotator "Fritz 9 (30s)"]
[PlyCount "146"]
[EventDate "2009.??.??"]
{B20: Sicilian: Unusual White 2nd moves} 1. e4 e6 2. d3 c5 3. g3 Nc6 4. Bg2 d6
5. f4 g6 6. Nf3 Bg7 7. c3 {last book move} Qb6 8. O-O Nge7 9. h3 O-O 10. Kh2
Bd7 11. Nbd2 a6 12. Nc4 {White threatens to win material: Nc4xb6} Qc7 13. Ne3
f5 14. Ng5 h6 {Black threatens to win material: h6xg5} 15. Nf3 e5 16. Nd5 Nxd5
17. exd5 {White has new doubled pawns: d3+d5} Ne7 {Black threatens to win
material: Ne7xd5} 18. Qb3 Kh7 19. Bd2 Rae8 20. Rae1 b5 21. c4 $2 (21. Ng1 $142
$5 $11 {would allow White to play on}) 21... bxc4 $17 22. dxc4 e4 23. Ng1 Rb8
24. Qa3 Bxb2 25. Qa5 (25. Qe3 Bd4 26. Qa3 Rb2 $19) 25... Qxa5 26. Bxa5 Rb7 27.
Rb1 (27. Ne2 Bg7 $19) 27... Rfb8 28. Ne2 Ba4 29. Rbe1 Bc2 30. Nc1 Bxc1 31. Rxc1
Bd3 32. Rf2 (32. Rg1 Nc8 33. Bf1 Rb2+ 34. Rg2 Rxg2+ 35. Kxg2 Rb2+ 36. Kg1 Bxf1
37. Kxf1 Rxa2 $19) 32... Nc8 (32... Rb1 $5 {seems even better} 33. Rc3 Nc8 34.
g4 $19) 33. Bf1 Bxf1 (33... Rb2 $142 $5 {keeps an even firmer grip} 34. Rg2
Rxg2+ 35. Kxg2 Rb2+ 36. Kg1 Rxa2 37. Bc7 $19) 34. Rcxf1 Rb2 (34... Nb6 35. Bxb6
Rxb6 36. Rc2 $19) 35. Bc3 (35. Rg2 h5 $17) 35... Rxf2+ $19 36. Rxf2 Rb1 37. Rc2
Kg8 38. Kg2 Kf7 39. g4 (39. Ba5 $142 $5 $17) 39... Nb6 $19 40. Ba5 Na4 41. gxf5
gxf5 42. Kg3 $2 (42. Bc3 $19) 42... Rb2 43. Rc1 Rxa2 44. Kh4 Nb2 (44... e3 $142
{might be the shorter path} 45. Kh5 $19) 45. Bc7 $4 {the final mistake, not
that it matters anymore} (45. Rc2 Rxa5 46. Rxb2 $19) 45... Nd3 46. Rf1 (46. Rc3
{hardly improves anything} Ke7 47. Kh5 Nxf4+ 48. Kxh6 Kd7 $19) 46... Ke8 (46...
e3 $142 {makes it even easier for Black} 47. Kh5 e2 48. Rh1 $19) 47. Rg1 e3 48.
Rg3 (48. Bxd6 {there is nothing better in the position} e2 49. Kh5 $19) 48...
e2 49. Ba5 (49. Re3+ {does not save the day} Kd7 50. Ba5 Nxf4 $19) 49... Rxa5
50. Re3+ Kd7 (50... Kf7 $142 {and Black has prevailed} 51. Rxe2 Nxf4 52. Rf2
Ng6+ 53. Kg3 Ra3+ 54. Kg2 $19) 51. Rxe2 Nxf4 (51... Ra4 $142 {seems even better
} 52. Re6 Rxc4 53. Rxh6 $19) 52. Rf2 Nxh3 (52... Ng6+ $142 {it becomes clear
that Black will call all the shots} 53. Kh5 Ne5 54. Rxf5 $19) 53. Kxh3 Ra3+ 54.
Kh4 (54. Kg2 {doesn't change the outcome of the game} Rc3 55. Rxf5 Rxc4 56.
Rf7+ Kc8 $19) 54... Rc3 55. Rf4 Rd3 (55... Ke7 $5 {and Black can already relax}
56. Rxf5 Rxc4+ 57. Kg3 $19) 56. Kh5 (56. Rxf5 {is not the saving move} Rd4+ 57.
Kg3 Rxc4 58. Rf7+ Kd8 $19) 56... Rd4 57. Rxf5 Rxc4 58. Kxh6 Re4 59. Rf7+ Re7
60. Rf4 (60. Rf2 {is not much help} Kc8 $19) 60... Kc7 61. Kg6 (61. Rf2 {
does not improve anything} Re5 $19) 61... Re5 62. Rf7+ (62. Rf1 {a fruitless
try to alter the course of the game} a5 63. Rd1 Kb6 64. Rb1+ Ka6 $19) 62... Kb6
63. Kf6 (63. Rf1 {is no salvation} c4 64. Rb1+ Kc5 $19) 63... Rxd5 64. Ke6 Rd3
65. Rf4 (65. Rf8 {doesn't get the cat off the tree} c4 $19) 65... a5 66. Kd7 (
66. Kf5 {cannot change what is in store for ?} Kb5 $19) 66... Kb5 67. Rf8 (67.
Ke6 {does not win a prize} a4 $19) 67... a4 68. Rb8+ Kc4 69. Kc6 (69. Ra8 {
cannot change destiny} a3 70. Ra6 Kb3 $19) 69... a3 70. Ra8 Kb3 71. Rb8+ Kc2
72. Ra8 Kb2 (72... c4 $142 {and Black can celebrate victory} 73. Kd7 Kb2 74.
Rb8+ Rb3 75. Re8 $19) 73. Rb8+ Rb3 (73... Rb3 74. Rh8 a2 75. Rh2+ Ka3 $19) 0-1