[Event "Memphis Chess Classic"]
[Site "Memphis, TN"]
[Date "2006.10.15"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Williams, Willanthian"]
[Black "Qian, Jason"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B50"]
[WhiteElo "1391"]
[BlackElo "1860"]
[Annotator "Fritz 9 (30s)"]
[PlyCount "102"]
[EventDate "2006.??.??"]
{B50: Sicilian: 2...d6, Miscellaneous} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bd3 Nc6 4. c3 g6
5. Bc2 Bg7 6. d3 Bg4 7. Be3 Nf6 8. Nbd2 O-O 9. h3 {last book move} Be6 10. O-O
Qc8 11. Re1 Ne5 12. Nxe5 dxe5 13. f4 (13. Nf3 Qc7 $14) 13... exf4 $11 14. Bxf4
Nh5 {Black threatens to win material: Nh5xf4} 15. Be3 Ng3 (15... Qc7 16. Nf3
$11) 16. Qf3 $14 {White threatens to win material: Qf3xg3} Be5 (16... Nh5 17.
Bb3 $14) 17. Bf4 (17. Bb3 Nh5 $16) 17... Bxf4 18. Qxf4 Nh5 {Black threatens to
win material: Nh5xf4} 19. Qe3 f5 $2 (19... Qc7 20. Rf1 $14) 20. Bb3 (20. exf5
Bxf5 21. Bb3+ Kh8 $18) 20... f4 (20... Bxb3 $142 $5 21. Nxb3 c4 22. dxc4 f4 $14
) 21. Bxe6+ $18 Qxe6 22. Qxc5 f3 23. Nxf3 (23. gxf3 $6 Rf7 24. Qc4 Qf6 $15)
23... Rxf3 24. gxf3 Qxh3 25. Qf2 (25. Qxe7 {must be avoided because of the
following mating combination} Qg3+ 26. Kf1 Qxf3+ 27. Kg1 Nf4 28. Qe6+ Nxe6 29.
Re2 Qxe2 30. Re1 Qg4+ 31. Kh2 Nf4 32. Re2 Qxe2+ 33. Kg3 g5 34. d4 Qg2#) 25...
Rf8 26. Qg2 (26. Re3 Nf4 27. Qh2 Qe6 $18) 26... Qxg2+ $2 (26... Rxf3 $142 27.
Qxh3 Rxh3 $18) 27. Kxg2 Nf4+ 28. Kg3 Nxd3 29. Re2 (29. Red1 {keeps an even
firmer grip} Nxb2 30. Rd7 b6 $18) 29... h5 30. Rd2 (30. Rh1 $5 {might be the
shorter path} Ne5 31. f4 Nd3 $18) 30... Ne5 31. f4 $4 {White loses the upper
hand} (31. Rd5 $142 {White clearly has the better chances} Nxf3 32. Rf1 $18)
31... h4+ $14 32. Kh3 (32. Kxh4 {A deflection} Nf3+ {Theme: Double Attack})
32... Rxf4 {Black has a new passed pawn: g6.} 33. Re2 (33. Rad1 $5 $11) 33...
g5 $15 34. Kg2 g4 35. Re3 Nc4 {Black threatens to win material: Nc4xe3} 36. Re2
Rf3 37. Rf1 $4 (37. Rh1 $142 {this is the best way to fight back} Ne3+ 38. Rxe3
Rxe3 39. Rxh4 Re2+ 40. Kg3 Rxb2 41. Kxg4 Rxa2 42. Kf5 $15) 37... Ne3+ $19 38.
Rxe3 Rxe3 39. Rf4 Rg3+ (39... h3+ $142 {secures the point} 40. Kh2 Re2+ 41. Kh1
$19) 40. Kf2 (40. Kh2 Kg7 $19) 40... Kg7 41. c4 e6 (41... Kg6 $142 $19 {
and Black can already relax}) 42. e5 $2 (42. c5 $19) 42... Kg6 43. Rf6+ (43. c5
{doesn't get the bull off the ice} Kg5 44. Rf7 Rf3+ 45. Rxf3 gxf3 46. Kxf3 a5
$19) 43... Kg5 44. Rxe6 (44. Rf7 {there is nothing better in the position} Rf3+
45. Rxf3 gxf3 46. Kxf3 $19) 44... Rf3+ 45. Kg1 h3 46. Re8 g3 (46... Kh4 $142 {
it becomes clear that Black will call all the shots} 47. Rh8+ Kg3 48. b3 $19)
47. Rh8 (47. Rg8+ {doesn't get the cat off the tree} Kf5 48. Rf8+ Ke4 $19)
47... g2 48. Kh2 (48. Rxh3 {doesn't do any good} Rxh3 49. Kxg2 Rd3 $19) 48...
Kf5 49. Rh5+ Ke6 50. Rg5 Rf1 51. b4 (51. Kxh3 {the only chance to get some
counterplay} g1=Q 52. Rxg1 Rxg1 53. Kh2 $19) 51... Rh1+ (51... Rh1+ 52. Kg3
g1=Q+ 53. Kh4 Qf2+ 54. Kh5 Qf7+ 55. Kh4 Qh7+ 56. Kg3 Rg1+ 57. Kf3 Qd3+ 58. Kf4
Qd4+ 59. Kf3 Rf1+ 60. Kg3 Qf4+ 61. Kxh3 Qf3+ 62. Rg3 Rh1#) 0-1