[Event "Summer Open"] [Site "Memphis"] [Date "2004.06.12"] [Round "2"] [White "Lowery, Chris"] [Black "Stewart, Douglas"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "B31"] [WhiteElo "1442"] [BlackElo "1672"] [Annotator "Fritz 9 (30s)"] [PlyCount "84"] [EventDate "2004.??.??"] {B31: Sicilian: 2...Nc6 3 Bb5 g6} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 {last book move } 4. d3 Bg7 5. c3 {Prevents intrusion on b4+d4} Nf6 6. Be3 d6 {Secures c5+e5} 7. Nbd2 O-O 8. O-O Bd7 9. d4 (9. h3 Qb6 10. Ba4 Be6 $14 (10... Qxb2 $143 11. Nc4 Qxc3 12. Rc1 Nxe4 13. dxe4 $18 (13. Rxc3 {is the less attractive alternative} Nxc3 14. Qd2 Nxa4 $17))) 9... cxd4 (9... Nxd4 $5 {has some apparent merit} 10. Bc4 Nxf3+ 11. Qxf3 b5 $17) 10. cxd4 $11 {White has an active position.} Ng4 11. Nc4 (11. Qe2 $5 $11) 11... a6 $15 12. Bxc6 Bxc6 { Black has the pair of bishops} 13. d5 {White threatens to win material: d5xc6} Bb5 {Black threatens to win material: Bb5xc4} 14. Bb6 {White threatens to win material: Bb6xd8} Qe8 {Black has a cramped position} (14... Qc8 15. Rc1 Bxc4 16. Nd2 $11) 15. Nfd2 (15. Rc1 Bxc4 16. Rxc4 Qb5 $11) 15... Ne5 $11 {Black threatens to win material: Ne5xc4} 16. Qb3 Rc8 17. Rac1 Nd7 (17... Qd7 $5 $15 { is worth consideration}) 18. a4 $14 Nxb6 19. Nxb6 Rxc1 20. Rxc1 {Black has a cramped position} Qd8 21. axb5 (21. a5 $5 $14) 21... Qxb6 $11 22. bxa6 Qxb3 23. Nxb3 bxa6 24. Rc6 {White threatens to win material: Rc6xa6} (24. Na5 Bxb2 25. Rc7 e6 $11) 24... Rb8 $15 {Black threatens to win material: Rb8xb3} 25. Na5 Rxb2 {Black has a mate threat.} (25... Bxb2 $142 26. Kf1 Bd4 $15) 26. Kf1 $2 ( 26. Rc8+ Bf8 27. Kf1 e6 $15) 26... Ra2 $4 {Black threatens to win material: Ra2xa5. forfeits the advantage} (26... Bd4 $142 {and Black is on the road to success} 27. f3 Rf2+ 28. Ke1 Rxg2 $19) 27. Rc8+ $11 (27. Rxa6 $4 {taking the pawn is naive} Bc3 $19) 27... Bf8 28. Nc6 {White threatens to win material: Nc6xe7. Here comes the goal-getter} Kg7 29. Ra8 Ra4 {Black threatens to win material: Ra4xe4} 30. Ke2 (30. f3 $142 $5 $14 {and White hangs on}) 30... Rxe4+ $17 31. Kd3 (31. Kf3 Rc4 32. Rxa6 Rc3+ 33. Ke2 Rc5 $17) 31... Ra4 32. Ra7 (32. Re8 Rh4 33. h3 e5 $15) 32... Kf6 33. Ra8 Bg7 34. Ra7 Ra2 35. Ke3 Bh6+ (35... Bf8 36. h4 $19) 36. Kf3 $17 Ra3+ 37. Ke4 (37. Ke2 $142 $17) 37... e6 (37... Bf8 $142 $19 {the advantage is on the side of Black}) 38. Nd8 $11 {White threatens to win material: Nd8xf7} Ra4+ 39. Kf3 Rf4+ 40. Ke3 (40. Kg3 $142 g5 41. Nxf7 $11) 40... exd5 $4 {gives the opponent counterplay.} (40... Ke5 $142 41. dxe6 fxe6 $17) 41. Rxf7+ $18 Ke5 42. Nc6+ Ke6 1/2-1/2