[Event "Memphis Chess Classic"]
[Site "Memphis, TN"]
[Date "2006.10.14"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Burklow, Freddy"]
[Black "Larson, Gerald"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B23"]
[WhiteElo "1459"]
[BlackElo "2099"]
[Annotator "Fritz 9 (30s)"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[EventDate "2006.??.??"]
{B23: Closed Sicilian: Lines without g3} 1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. f4 g6 4. Nf3
Bg7 5. Be2 d6 6. O-O e6 {last book move} 7. d3 Nge7 8. a3 {Controls b4} a6 {
Secures b5} 9. Be3 Qc7 10. Qd2 Nd4 11. Rab1 O-O 12. Bf2 Bd7 13. Nxd4 cxd4 {
Black has new doubled pawns: d4+d6} 14. Na2 e5 15. Bg3 (15. c3 Be6 16. Nb4 a5
$11) 15... Be6 16. b3 {Covers c4} (16. c4 $5 $11 {is worthy of consideration})
16... f5 17. Rfc1 (17. Bf3 Rac8 18. Nb4 Rf7 $17) 17... Rac8 (17... Qc5 18. fxe5
dxe5 19. Qb4 Qxb4 20. Nxb4 $19) 18. fxe5 dxe5 19. c4 dxc3 20. Rxc3 Qd6 21. Qb2
Nc6 22. Bf2 Nd4 23. Bf1 (23. Rxc8 Rxc8 24. Bxd4 exd4 $19) 23... Rxc3 (23...
Rcd8 24. Be3 $19) 24. Nxc3 $17 Rc8 25. b4 Qc6 (25... Bh6 26. b5 a5 27. Re1 $17)
26. Be1 (26. Ne2 Nb3 (26... fxe4 $6 27. Nxd4 exd4 28. Bxd4 Bxd4+ 29. Qxd4 $11)
27. exf5 gxf5 $17) 26... b5 27. Rc1 (27. exf5 gxf5 (27... Bxf5 $143 28. Bd2 $17
) 28. Ne2 Nxe2+ 29. Qxe2 Qc2 $17) 27... Bh6 28. Rb1 Be3+ 29. Bf2 $4 {shortens
the misery for White} (29. Kh1 $19) 29... Bxf2+ (29... Qxc3 $6 {is impossible}
30. Bxe3 Qxb2 31. Rxb2 $17) 30. Qxf2 Qxc3 31. Qb2 (31. exf5 {cannot change
what is in store for ?} Bxf5 32. a4 Bxd3 33. Bxd3 Qxd3 $19) 31... Qxb2 32. Rxb2
Rc2 (32... Rc2 33. Rb1 f4 $19) (32... Rc3 $142 $5 {might be the shorter path}
33. g3 $19) 0-1