[Event "44th Mid-South Open"] [Site "Memphis"] [Date "2004.11.28"] [Round "5"] [White "Denton, Bradley"] [Black "Larson, Gerald"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B22"] [WhiteElo "2105"] [BlackElo "2139"] [Annotator "Fritz 9 (30s)"] [PlyCount "65"] [EventDate "2004.??.??"] {B22: Sicilian: 2 c3} 1. e4 c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. d4 cxd4 5. cxd4 b6 6. Nf3 Bb7 7. Bc4 e6 8. O-O Be7 9. Bxd5 Bxd5 10. Nc3 {last book move} Bxf3 11. Qxf3 ( 11. gxf3 $6 Nc6 $11) 11... Nc6 12. Qg4 g6 (12... Kf8 13. Qe4 $16) 13. Bh6 $18 Bf8 14. Bxf8 (14. Qf4 d5 15. Nb5 g5 16. Bxg5 Qd7 $18) 14... Kxf8 15. d5 (15. Ne4 $142 $5 $18) 15... Nxe5 $16 16. Qd4 (16. Qe2 f6 $16) 16... f6 $14 17. f4 Nf7 18. Ne4 {White threatens to win material: Ne4xf6} Kg7 {Black king safety dropped} 19. d6 {Black has a cramped position} Rf8 (19... Rc8 20. g4 h6 21. Rf2 $14) 20. g4 e5 21. fxe5 fxe5 {Black king safety dropped.} 22. Qd5 (22. Rxf7+ $142 Rxf7 23. Qxe5+ Kg8 24. Qd5 $14) 22... h6 $4 {a transit from better to worse} (22... Qh4 23. Rxf7+ Rxf7 24. Qxa8 Qxg4+ 25. Ng3 Qd4+ 26. Kh1 Qxd6 27. Re1 $11) 23. Rf2 $4 {White has a strong king attack. White lets it slip away} ( 23. Rf6 $142 Ng5 24. Rxf8 Qxf8 25. Qxe5+ Kh7 26. Nf6+ Kh8 27. Nh5+ Kg8 28. Qd5+ Ne6 29. Rf1 $18) 23... Rc8 $4 (23... Qh4 $142 $14 {would be a reprieve}) 24. Raf1 $18 Qe8 25. Nf6 Qe6 26. Qxe6 dxe6 27. Nd7 e4 (27... Nxd6 {doesn't do any good} 28. Nxf8 Nf5 29. gxf5 gxf5 30. Nd7 $18) 28. Nxf8 Rxf8 (28... Nxd6 { is one last hope} 29. Rf6 Nf5 30. Rxg6+ Kxf8 31. Rxe6 Rc4 $18) 29. d7 e3 30. Rxf7+ $1 {decapitation} Rxf7 {Theme: Deflection from d8} 31. Rxf7+ Kxf7 32. d8=Q e2 33. Kf2 (33. Kf2 b5 34. Qc7+ Kf6 35. Qf4+ Ke7 36. Qxh6 $18) 1-0