[Event "Short Swiss V"] [Site "Memphis"] [Date "2005.05.27"] [Round "1"] [White "Van Doren, Jon"] [Black "Pylant, Gary"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "B33"] [WhiteElo "1291"] [BlackElo "1812"] [Annotator "Fritz 9 (30s)"] [PlyCount "100"] [EventDate "2005.??.??"] {B33: Sicilian: Pelikan and Sveshnikov Variations} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Nf3 Bb4 {last book move} 7. Bd2 O-O {Black castles and improves king safety} 8. Bd3 d5 9. Nxd5 Nxd5 10. exd5 Qxd5 11. Bxb4 Nxb4 12. Qe2 Nxd3+ 13. Qxd3 Qa5+ 14. Qc3 (14. Qd2 Qb5 15. Qe2 Qxb2 16. Qxe5 Qxc2 17. O-O) 14... Qxc3+ 15. bxc3 f6 16. O-O (16. Nd2 Rd8) 16... Bf5 17. Rac1 Rac8 18. Nh4 Be6 19. Rfe1 (19. f4 Rc4) 19... Rxc3 (19... g5 {keeps an even firmer grip} 20. Nf3) 20. f4 Rc4 21. g3 e4 22. f5 Bd5 ( 22... Bd7 23. c3) 23. Red1 Bc6 24. Ng2 Rc3 25. Re1 Rd8 26. Re3 Rc5 27. g4 Rd2 28. Ne1 (28. Ra3 Rdxc2 29. Rxc2 Rxc2 30. Rxa7 Rc3) 28... Rc4 29. Ra3 a6 30. Re3 Ba4 31. a3 Bxc2 {forfeits the advantage} (31... b5 { seems even better}) 32. Nxc2 Rcxc2 33. Rxc2 Rxc2 34. Rxe4 Ra2 {Black threatens to win material: Ra2xa3} 35. Ra4 Kf7 36. Rc4 g6 37. Rc7+ {White forks: b7+f7} Kg8 38. Rxb7 Rxa3 39. fxg6 hxg6 {Black has a new passed pawn: a6} 40. Kg2 g5 41. h3 a5 42. Ra7 a4 43. Kh2 (43. Kf1 Ra1+ 44. Ke2 a3) 43... Ra2+ 44. Kg3 a3 (44... Ra1 45. Kf3) 45. Kf3 (45. h4 {must definitely be considered}) 45... Ra1 46. Kg3 a2 47. Kh2 Kf8 48. Kg2 Ke8 49. Kf2 { causes further problems for ?} (49. Kh2) 49... Rh1 50. Rxa2 (50. h4 gxh4 51. Kg2 a1=Q 52. Rxa1 Rxa1 53. Kh2 Ra3 54. Kg2 Rg3+ 55. Kh1 h3 56. g5 Rxg5 57. Kh2 Rh5 58. Kg3 h2 59. Kf4 h1=Q 60. Ke3 Rh3+ 61. Kd4 Qa1+ 62. Kd5 Qe5+ 63. Kc6 Rc3+ 64. Kb7 Qb5+ 65. Ka8 Ra3#) 50... Rh2+ (50... Rh2+ 51. Kf1 Rxa2 ) 0-1