[Event "Pawn Power Open 5"] [Site "Memphis"] [Date "2008.05.31"] [Round "1"] [White "Turnbow, Chris"] [Black "Lindley, Lance"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "A04"] [WhiteElo "1875"] [BlackElo "1063"] [Annotator "Fritz 11 (57s)"] [PlyCount "67"] [EventDate "2008.??.??"] {B25: Closed Sicilian: 3 g3, lines without early Be3} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d3 Nf6 4. g3 g6 5. Bg2 Bg7 6. O-O Nc6 7. Nc3 Bd7 {last book move} 8. Be3 a5 9. h3 {Secures g4} Rb8 (9... a4 10. Qd2 $11) 10. e5 (10. a4 O-O $11) 10... Nxe5 11. Nxe5 dxe5 12. Bxc5 Bc6 (12... Qc8 13. Bb6 Bxh3 14. Bxh3 (14. Bxa5 $4 {White will choke on that pawn} Bxg2 15. Kxg2 Qc5 $19) 14... Qxh3 15. Re1 $15 (15. Bxa5 {again, the pawn cannot be taken} Ng4 16. Qxg4 Qxg4 $19)) 13. Bxc6+ bxc6 14. Rb1 Qd7 {Black threatens to win material: Qd7xh3} 15. Kh2 h5 16. Re1 { White threatens to win material: Re1xe5} Qf5 (16... h4 17. g4 $11) 17. Kg2 Ng4 $4 (17... Nd5 $142 $11 {would bring relief}) 18. hxg4 $18 hxg4 19. Re4 Qh5 ( 19... Qe6 {does not save the day} 20. Ra4 (20. Qxg4 {is clearly inferior} f5 21. Qe2 fxe4 22. Qxe4 Qh3+ 23. Kf3 Qf5+ 24. Kg2 Kd7 $15) (20. Rxg4 {is much weaker} e4 $18) 20... f5 21. Rxa5 $18) 20. Qxg4 f5 (20... Qh2+ {hardly improves anything} 21. Kf1 $18) 21. Qxh5 Rxh5 22. Rc4 e4 (22... Ra8 {cannot undo what has already been done} 23. b4 axb4 24. Rbxb4 $18) 23. dxe4 f4 (23... fxe4 {does not improve anything} 24. g4 Rh4 25. Kg3 $18) 24. gxf4 Rh4 (24... g5 {doesn't change anything anymore} 25. f5 $18) 25. Kg3 Rh5 (25... Rh8 {doesn't get the cat off the tree} 26. e5 $18) 26. e5 Kf7 27. Be3 Rbh8 (27... g5 { is not the saving move} 28. fxg5 Bxe5+ 29. Kg4 $18) 28. Kf3 (28. Rxc6 {might be the shorter path} a4 $18) 28... g5 (28... Rh3+ {a fruitless try to alter the course of the game} 29. Ke2 Rc8 30. Ra4 $18) 29. fxg5 Bxe5 30. Rxc6 Rxg5 ( 30... Rb8 $18 {no good, but what else?}) 31. Bxg5 Rh5 32. Kg4 Rh2 33. f4 Rg2+ 34. Kf3 (34. Kf3 Bxf4 35. Bxf4 $18) 1-0