[Event "City Championship"] [Site "Memphis"] [Date "2002.02.08"] [Round "?"] [White "Marella"] [Black "Gholson"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "B21"] [Annotator "Fritz 11 (57s)"] [PlyCount "65"] [EventDate "2002.??.??"] {B21: Sicilian: 2 f4 and Morra Gambit} 1. e4 c5 2. d4 cxd4 3. c3 dxc3 4. Nxc3 Nc6 5. Bc4 e6 6. Nf3 Nf6 7. Qe2 {last book move. Black is behind in developement. Black's piece can't move: c8} Bb4 8. Bg5 {White has a very active position} (8. O-O Ng4 $11) 8... Qa5 9. Bd2 Ne5 (9... O-O $5 {is an interesting alternative} 10. O-O d5 $11) 10. Nxe5 $14 Qxe5 11. f4 {White threatens to win material: f4xe5} Qd4 12. e5 {White gets more space} Nd5 13. Bxd5 exd5 (13... Bxc3 14. Bxc3 Qxd5 $14) 14. Rf1 {Black's piece can't move: c8} (14. Nxd5 $142 $5 Bxd2+ 15. Qxd2 Qxd2+ 16. Kxd2 $16) 14... O-O {Black castles and improves king safety} 15. O-O-O Bxc3 16. Bxc3 {Opposite coloured bishops appeared} Qa4 (16... Qc4 17. Qxc4 dxc4 18. Rd5 $11) 17. a3 (17. f5 $5 d6 18. exd6 Qxa2 19. f6 $14) 17... b6 $11 {Prevents intrusion on a5} 18. Rd4 {White threatens to win material: Rd4xa4} Qc6 (18... Ba6 19. Qd2 (19. Rxa4 $143 Bxe2 20. Rg1 a5 $15) 19... Qb3 20. Rf3 $14) 19. f5 f6 $4 (19... d6 20. exd6 f6 21. Rh4 $14) 20. Rfd1 $4 {forfeits the advantage} (20. exf6 $142 {and White gets the upper hand} Rxf6 21. Rg4 $18) 20... Bb7 (20... fxe5 21. Qxe5 d6 22. Qxg7+ Kxg7 23. Rc4+ Kf7 24. Rxc6 Bxf5 25. Rxd5 $11) 21. Rxd5 $14 fxe5 (21... Rae8 22. Rxd7 fxe5 23. g4 $14) 22. Qxe5 {White has a mate threat.} (22. Rxe5 $5 Rf7 23. Re7 $16) 22... Qh6+ $11 23. R5d2 Rae8 24. Qd6 Qxd6 (24... Rxf5 $4 {Black will choke on that pawn} 25. Qxd7 Ref8 26. Qxb7 $18) 25. Rxd6 Bc6 (25... Bxg2 $2 { is no good} 26. Rg1 Re2 27. Rxd7 $18) (25... Rxf5 $6 26. Rxd7 Rf7 27. Rd8 Rxd8 28. Rxd8+ Rf8 29. Rxf8+ Kxf8 30. g3 $11) 26. g4 ({Not} 26. Rxd7 Bxd7 27. Rxd7 Rf7 28. Rxf7 Kxf7 $17) 26... Ba4 {Black threatens to win material: Ba4xd1} 27. Rg1 Re2 28. h4 Rfe8 29. Rd4 R8e4 30. Rxe4 Rxe4 31. h5 {This push gains space} d5 32. g5 d4 33. Bd2 1/2-1/2