[Event "Memphis Chess Classic"] [Site "Memphis, TN"] [Date "2006.10.15"] [Round "5"] [White "Sims, Carlos"] [Black "Nair, Manu"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B50"] [WhiteElo "1902"] [BlackElo "1577"] [Annotator "Fritz 9 (30s)"] [PlyCount "95"] [EventDate "2006.??.??"] {B50: Sicilian: 2...d6, Miscellaneous} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bc4 Nc6 {last book move} 4. a3 Nf6 {Black threatens to win material: Nf6xe4} 5. Nc3 e6 { Secures d5} (5... Bg4 6. h3 Bh5 7. Nd5 $11) 6. d3 Be7 7. O-O O-O 8. Ne1 (8. Bf4 d5 9. Ba2 d4 $11) 8... a6 {Consolidates b5} 9. f4 (9. Ba2 $5 $11 {is worth looking at}) 9... d5 $17 10. exd5 exd5 11. Ba2 b5 12. Nf3 Bb7 13. Ne2 Re8 14. Ng3 Qd7 15. h3 Bd6 16. Re1 Rxe1+ 17. Qxe1 Re8 18. Qf2 Ne7 19. Bd2 Nf5 (19... Ng6 20. b4 Qc7 21. Nf5 $17) 20. Nxf5 Qxf5 21. g4 (21. Re1 $142 $17) 21... Nxg4 $4 {a transit from better to worse} (21... Qc8 $142 $17) 22. hxg4 $14 Qxg4+ 23. Qg2 Qxg2+ (23... Qf5 $5 $14 {deserves consideration}) 24. Kxg2 $16 d4 25. Rf1 ( 25. Kf2 h6 $16) 25... g6 (25... Re2+ 26. Rf2 Re7 27. Kg3 $16) 26. Kg3 (26. Kf2 Kg7 $16) 26... Kg7 (26... Re2 27. Rf2 Re7 28. Ng1 $16) 27. c3 Re2 (27... dxc3 $5 28. Bxc3+ f6 $16) 28. Rf2 $18 Rxf2 29. Kxf2 dxc3 30. Bxc3+ f6 31. Kg3 (31. Ng5 Bc8 32. Ne4 Be7 $18) 31... h5 $2 (31... h6 $142 $5 $16) 32. Ng5 $18 Be7 ( 32... Bc8 33. Ne4 Be7 34. b4 cxb4 35. axb4 $18) 33. Ne6+ Kh6 34. Bd2 (34. b4 $142 Bc8 35. Nxc5 $18) 34... Bd6 $4 {a blunder in a bad position} (34... g5 35. Be3 Bc8 36. Nxc5 h4+ 37. Kg2 $18) 35. Be3 (35. Nd8 $142 {and the result of the game is clear: White will win} h4+ 36. Kf2 $18) 35... Bc8 36. Nxc5 Bxc5 (36... g5 $18) 37. Bxc5 g5 38. fxg5+ fxg5 39. Be7 h4+ 40. Kh2 Kh5 41. Bf7+ Kg4 42. d4 Kf5 (42... Kf4 {doesn't improve anything} 43. d5 $18) 43. d5 (43. Bd5 {and White can already relax} Kf4 $18) 43... Bd7 (43... Bb7 44. d6 Bc6 45. Bd5 $18) 44. Be6+ (44. b4 $5 {makes it even easier for White} Kf4 $18) 44... Bxe6 45. dxe6 Kxe6 46. Bxg5 Kd5 47. Bxh4 (47. Kh3 $5 {seems even better} Kc4 48. Bd2 Kb3 $18) 47... Kc4 48. Be1 (48. Be1 Kb3 49. Bc3 $18) 1-0