[Event "45th Mid-South Open"]
[Site "Memphis"]
[Date "2005.11.27"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Van Doren, Jon"]
[Black "O'Bar, Sam"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B95"]
[WhiteElo "1400"]
[BlackElo "1679"]
[Annotator "Fritz 9 (30s)"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "2005.??.??"]
{B95: Sicilian Najdorf: 6 Bg5 e6, unusual White 7th moves} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6
3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e6 6. Bg5 a6 7. Bc4 b5 8. Bb3 Be7 9. O-O O-O {
last book move} 10. Qe2 {Black has a cramped position} Bb7 (10... b4 11. Nb1
$11) 11. Rad1 (11. Bxe6 Nc6 12. Nxc6 Bxc6 $14) 11... Qa5 (11... b4 12. Nb1 $15)
12. e5 (12. f4 $5 b4 13. Ncb5 axb5 14. e5 $11) 12... dxe5 $11 13. Nf3 b4 14.
Bxf6 (14. Ne4 Qc7 15. Nxf6+ Bxf6 16. Bxf6 gxf6 $15) 14... Bxf6 {Black has the
pair of bishops} (14... gxf6 $5 15. Ne4 Qc7 $17) 15. Ne4 $15 Be7 16. Nd6 Bxd6
17. Rxd6 Nc6 (17... e4 18. Nd2 $15) 18. Re1 (18. Qe4 $5 {might be a viable
alternative} h6 19. Rd7 $11) 18... Qc7 {Black threatens to win material: Qc7xd6
} 19. Rd2 a5 20. Ba4 f6 (20... Rad8 21. Bxc6 Qxc6 22. Rxd8 Rxd8 23. Qxe5 $17)
21. Red1 Rad8 22. Qc4 {White pins: Qc4xe6} Qf7 $4 {allows the opponent back
into the game} (22... Rxd2 $142 {would save the game} 23. Qxe6+ Qf7 24. Qxf7+
Kxf7 25. Rxd2 Ke7 $15) 23. Bxc6 $18 Qc7 (23... Rc8 {there is nothing better in
the position} 24. Rd6 Rc7 $18) 24. Rxd8 Rxd8 25. Rxd8+ Qxd8 26. Bxb7 Kf7 (26...
Qd1+ {what else?} 27. Qf1 Qxc2 $18) 27. Qd3 (27. g4 {and White can already
relax} Qe7 28. Be4 g5 $18) 27... Qxd3 28. cxd3 (28. cxd3 Ke7 29. Be4 $18) 1-0