[Event "44th Mid-South Open"] [Site "Memphis"] [Date "2004.11.27"] [Round "2"] [White "Beatty, Mark"] [Black "Perry, Steve"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B23"] [WhiteElo "1453"] [BlackElo "1864"] [Annotator "Fritz 9 (30s)"] [PlyCount "59"] [EventDate "2004.??.??"] {B23: Closed Sicilian: Lines without g3} 1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. f4 e6 4. Nf3 a6 {last book move} 5. Be2 Nd4 6. O-O Nxe2+ (6... Ne7 7. b3 $14) 7. Qxe2 $16 b5 8. b3 Bb7 9. Bb2 Rc8 10. d3 d6 {Covers e5} 11. f5 {This push gains space} e5 12. Rae1 Be7 {Black should quickly conclude development.} 13. Nd5 Nf6 14. c4 Nxd5 ( 14... O-O 15. a3 $14) 15. exd5 {White has new doubled pawns: d3+d5} O-O { Black castles and improves king safety} 16. Nd2 b4 (16... Bh4 $5 17. Rb1 Qe7 $16) 17. Ne4 $18 f6 (17... Rb8 18. Qh5 Bf6 19. Bc1 $18) 18. Qg4 Rf7 19. Rf3 Kh8 20. Rh3 Qg8 21. Ree3 h6 (21... g5 22. fxg6 Rg7 23. Qd7 $18) 22. Rh5 (22. Qg6 $142 $5 {and White can already relax} Rcf8 23. Reg3 Bc8 $18) 22... Qh7 23. Reh3 Rd8 (23... Rg8 24. Bc1 Bc8 $18) 24. Bc1 Bf8 25. Ng5 (25. Qh4 Re8 26. Bxh6 gxh6 27. Nxf6 Rxf6 28. Qxf6+ Bg7 29. Qxd6 $18) 25... Bc8 $4 {gives away a clear win} (25... fxg5 $142 {a pity that Black didn't try this} 26. Bxg5 Ra8 $19) 26. Nf3 (26. Nxf7+ Kg8 27. Nxh6+ Kh8 28. Nf7+ Kg8 29. Rxh7 Kxf7 30. Qg6+ Ke7 31. Rxg7+ Bxg7 32. Qxg7+ Ke8 33. Rh8#) 26... g5 $16 27. Bxg5 $4 {allows the opponent back into the game. Theme: Interference} (27. Nxg5 fxg5) 27... Bxf5 (27... Qxf5 $5 28. Qxf5 Bxf5 29. Bxh6 Bxh3 30. Bxf8+ Kg8 31. Bxd6 Bg4 (31... Rxd6 $143 32. Rxh3 Kg7 33. Rg3+ Kf8 34. Nd2 $16) 32. Nxe5 fxe5 33. Rg5+ Rg7 34. Rxg7+ Kxg7 35. Bxe5+ Kg6 $17) 28. Qh4 $15 Bxh3 (28... fxg5 29. Nxg5 {Theme: Double Attack} hxg5 30. Rxh7+ Bxh7 31. Qxg5 Be7 $17) 29. Bxf6+ Rg7 $4 (29... Kg8 $142 { the only rescuing move} 30. Qg3+ Bg7 $14) 30. Rxh6 $18 (30. Rxh6 Kg8 31. Rxh7 Rxh7 32. Qg5+ Kf7 33. Bxd8 $18) 1-0