[Event "US Junior Championship"] [Site "Memphis, TN"] [Date "1976.06.20"] [Round "1"] [White "Rohde"] [Black "DeFirmian"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B92"] [WhiteElo "2519"] [BlackElo "2649"] [Annotator "Fritz 9 (30s)"] [PlyCount "83"] [EventDate "1976.??.??"] {B92: Sicilian Najdorf: 6 Be2} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be2 e5 7. Nb3 Be7 8. Bg5 Be6 9. f4 exf4 10. Nd4 Qa5 11. Bxf4 Nxe4 12. Nxe6 fxe6 13. Bh5+ {d6 becomes a target} g6 14. Qd4 Nf6 15. Bf3 e5 16. Qc4 { last book move} Nbd7 17. Bh6 {White has a king attack} (17. Bd2 Qc5 18. Qe6 d5 19. Nxd5 Nxd5 20. Bxd5 O-O-O $14) 17... Qc5 $14 {Black threatens to win material: Qc5xc4} 18. Qe6 {White has a king attack} Qb4 $2 (18... Qd4 $142 { and Black can hope to live} 19. Qh3 O-O-O $11) 19. O-O-O $18 Nc5 20. Qh3 Kf7 $4 {leading to a quick end} (20... e4 $142 21. Be2 Ncd7 $18) 21. Bd5+ (21. Rhf1 { keeps an even firmer grip} Rhc8 22. Bg4 Rc6 $18) 21... Nxd5 (21... Ke8 { doesn't improve anything} 22. Bg7 Na4 23. Bb3 (23. Bxh8 $6 Qxb2+ 24. Kd2 Nxc3 25. Qxc3 Qxc3+ 26. Kxc3 Nxd5+ 27. Rxd5 Kf7 28. Bxe5 dxe5 $18) 23... Nxc3 24. bxc3 $18 (24. Bxh8 {White is only concerned with material} Qf4+ 25. Rd2 Nce4 $19) (24. Qxc3 $6 Qxc3 25. bxc3 Kd7 $14)) 22. Nxd5 (22. Rxd5 $6 Rhe8 23. Rxc5 Qxc5 $16) 22... Qa5 (22... Qa4 {is the last straw} 23. Rhf1+ Ke8 $18) 23. Rhf1+ Ke8 24. Nxe7 (24. Kb1 $5 {seems even better} Qa4 25. Bg7 Qh4 $18) 24... Kxe7 25. Bg5+ Ke8 26. Rxd6 Qxa2 27. Qe3 (27. Rff6 h6 $18) 27... Qa1+ (27... Nb3+ { praying for a miracle} 28. Kd1 Qb1+ 29. Ke2 Qxc2+ 30. Kf3 Qc5 31. Re6+ Kd7 32. Qxb3 Raf8+ 33. Bf6 Qb5 34. Re7+ Kc8 35. Qxb5 axb5 $18) 28. Kd2 Qxf1 29. Qxe5+ Kf7 30. Rf6+ Qxf6 31. Qxf6+ (31. Bxf6 $6 Rhe8 32. Qxc5 Kxf6 33. Qd4+ Kf7 34. Qd5+ Kf8 35. Qf3+ Kg8 $11) 31... Kg8 32. Qe7 (32. Qd4 {might be the shorter path} h6 33. Qd5+ Kg7 $18) 32... h6 33. Bf6 Rh7 34. Qxc5 Rd7+ 35. Bd4 Rad8 ( 35... Re8 {doesn't do any good} 36. Qb6 Kh7 37. c3 $18) 36. c3 Rd5 (36... Re8 { a fruitless try to alter the course of the game} 37. Qb6 Kh7 38. g4 $18) 37. Qc7 (37. Qe7 {makes it even easier for White} Rxd4+ 38. cxd4 Rxd4+ 39. Ke3 Rd1 $18) 37... R5d7 (37... R8d7 {does not save the day} 38. Qb8+ Kf7 39. Qf4+ Ke8 40. Qxh6 $18) 38. Qe5 Kh7 39. g4 Rf8 (39... b5 {hardly improves anything} 40. h4 b4 41. h5 bxc3+ 42. bxc3 gxh5 43. gxh5 $18) 40. h4 Rfd8 (40... Rg8 41. h5 Rdg7 42. b4 b5 43. Qf6 a5 44. bxa5 b4 45. cxb4 gxh5 46. Qf5+ Rg6 47. gxh5 R8g7 48. hxg6+ Rxg6 49. Qf7+ Rg7 50. Qxg7#) 41. h5 gxh5 42. Qf5+ (42. Qf5+ Kg8 43. gxh5 $18) (42. gxh5 $142 {and White takes home the point} Rf7 $18) 1-0