[Event "Pawn Power Open 5"] [Site "Memphis"] [Date "2008.05.31"] [Round "1"] [White "Cherukuri, Kasyap"] [Black "Robbins, Russell"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "B30"] [WhiteElo "980"] [BlackElo "1690"] [Annotator "Fritz 11 (57s)"] [PlyCount "82"] [EventDate "2008.??.??"] {B30: Sicilian: 2...Nc6 3 Bb5, lines without ...g6} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 e6 4. O-O {last book move} g6 (4... g5 5. Nc3 $14) 5. Re1 (5. d4 $5 $16) 5... Bg7 $14 6. d3 h6 {Prevents intrusion on g5} (6... Nge7 7. Nc3 $14) 7. e5 (7. Nc3 Nge7 $14) 7... Nge7 $14 8. b3 (8. Nbd2 $142 $5 $14 {must be considered}) 8... a6 $15 {Covers b5} 9. a4 (9. d4 cxd4 10. c3 d6 11. exd6 Qxd6 12. cxd4 Nxd4 $17 (12... Bxd4 $143 13. Nc3 $16)) 9... d5 (9... f6 $142 10. d4 cxd4 11. exf6 Bxf6 $17) 10. d4 $4 (10. exd6 $142 {would bring relief} Bxa1 11. dxe7 Nxe7 12. c3 $15) 10... dxc4 $19 11. bxc4 (11. Nbd2 {does not improve anything} cxb3 ( 11... Nxd4 $6 12. Nxc4 Nef5 13. Ba3 $19) (11... cxd4 $6 12. Nxc4 O-O 13. Ba3 $19) 12. dxc5 Nxe5 13. Nxe5 Bxe5 $19) 11... Nxd4 12. Nxd4 Qxd4 13. Qxd4 cxd4 14. Bb2 (14. Ba3 {doesn't get the bull off the ice} Bd7 $19) 14... Nc6 15. c3 ( 15. Nd2 {cannot change destiny} Bxe5 16. Rxe5 Nxe5 17. Bxd4 f6 $19) 15... Bxe5 (15... Nxe5 $5 {keeps an even firmer grip} 16. Rxe5 Bxe5 17. cxd4 $19) 16. cxd4 Bxd4 17. Bxd4 Nxd4 18. Na3 (18. Re4 {doesn't change anything anymore} Nf5 $19) 18... O-O (18... Bd7 {and Black can already relax} 19. Rab1 O-O-O 20. c5 Bxa4 21. Nc4 $19) 19. Red1 (19. Rad1 {doesn't change the outcome of the game} Nb3 $19) 19... e5 20. Kf1 (20. Re1 {is not much help} f6 $19) 20... Bd7 21. a5 Ba4 22. Rdb1 (22. Re1 {cannot undo what has already been done} f6 $19) 22... Bc6 ( 22... Nb3 {seems even better} 23. Rxb3 Bxb3 24. Rb1 $19) 23. c5 (23. Rb2 { does not win a prize} Rad8 $19) 23... Rac8 24. Nc4 (24. Re1 {doesn't do any good} Nb3 25. Rad1 f6 $19) 24... Be4 (24... Bb5 $142 {might be the shorter path } 25. Rxb5 axb5 26. Nxe5 $19) 25. Re1 (25. Nxe5 {does not solve anything} Bxb1 26. Rxb1 Rfd8 $19) 25... Bd3+ 26. Kg1 Bxc4 27. Rxe5 Rfe8 28. Rxe8+ Rxe8 29. h3 Re5 30. c6 (30. Ra4 {doesn't get the cat off the tree} Rxc5 31. Rb4 Ne2+ 32. Kh2 Bd5 $19) 30... Nxc6 31. Rd1 Rxa5 32. Rd7 Rb5 33. Rd1 Rd5 34. Rxd5 Bxd5 35. Kh2 b5 36. Kg3 (36. h4 {doesn't improve anything} b4 37. Kh3 b3 38. h5 b2 39. hxg6 fxg6 40. Kg3 b1=Q 41. f3 Qe1+ 42. Kh2 Nd4 43. g3 Ne2 44. Kg2 Qg1+ 45. Kh3 Qxg3#) 36... b4 37. f3 (37. h4 {is not the saving move} b3 38. h5 b2 39. hxg6 fxg6 40. Kh3 b1=Q 41. f3 Nd4 42. Kg3 Nf5+ 43. Kh2 Qe1 44. g3 Bxf3 45. Kh3 Qxg3# ) 37... b3 38. Kg4 (38. Kf2 {hardly improves anything} b2 39. Ke1 b1=Q+ 40. Ke2 Bc4+ 41. Kf2 Nd4 42. Ke3 Nf5+ 43. Kf4 Qb2 44. Kg4 Qf2 45. g3 Qxg3#) 38... b2 39. g3 (39. Kg3 {cannot change what is in store for ?} b1=Q 40. h4 Qe1+ 41. Kh3 Nd4 42. g4 Qf1+ 43. Kh2 Qxf3 44. Kg1 Qg2#) 39... b1=Q 40. f4 (40. Kh4 {does not help much} Bxf3 41. g4 Qe1#) 40... Qf5+ 41. Kh4 Qh5# 0-1