[Event "47th Mid-South Open"]
[Site "Memphis, TN"]
[Date "2007.11.17"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Kovalic, Jeff"]
[Black "Bogle, Allan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B40"]
[WhiteElo "1820"]
[BlackElo "1721"]
[Annotator "Fritz 9 (30s)"]
[PlyCount "129"]
[EventDate "2007.??.??"]
{B40: Sicilian: 2...e6, Unusual lines} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4
Bc5 5. Nb3 Be7 6. c4 b6 7. g3 Bb7 8. Bg2 Nf6 9. Qe2 O-O 10. O-O d6 11. Nc3 Nbd7
12. Nd4 {last book move} Rc8 13. b3 a6 {Black has a cramped position} 14. Bb2
Qc7 15. Rac1 Rfe8 16. Rfe1 Ne5 (16... Bf8 $5 $11) 17. f4 $14 Nc6 {Black
threatens to win material: Nc6xd4} 18. Na4 (18. Nxc6 Qxc6 19. e5 Qc5+ 20. Qe3
Qxe3+ 21. Rxe3 Ng4 22. Bxb7 Nxe3 23. Bxc8 Rxc8 24. exd6 Bxd6 $11) 18... e5 (
18... Nd7 19. Rcd1 $11) 19. fxe5 (19. Nf5 $142 $5 Bf8 20. Nc3 $16) 19... dxe5
$15 ({Worse is} 19... Nxe5 20. Nc3 $14) 20. Nxc6 Bxc6 21. Nc3 Bb4 22. Nd5 Bc5+
(22... Qd6 23. Rf1 Nxd5 24. exd5 $11) 23. Kh1 $14 Qd6 24. Rf1 Nxd5 25. exd5 ({
Instead of} 25. cxd5 Bb5 26. Qg4 Bxf1 27. Bxf1 Ra8 $17) 25... Bd7 26. Qf3 {
White threatens to win material: Qf3xf7} (26. a3 a5 $11) 26... f6 {Black has a
new protected passed pawn: e5} 27. Rce1 b5 28. Re4 (28. Qe2 bxc4 29. bxc4 Bb4
$11) 28... bxc4 29. bxc4 {White has a new passed pawn: c4.} Rb8 {Black
threatens to win material: Rb8xb2} (29... f5 30. Ree1 $15) 30. Qe2 $11 Rb6 31.
Rh4 Reb8 32. Bc1 Be8 (32... f5 33. Rh5 $15) 33. Be4 (33. Bh3 Qc7 $14) 33... Bg6
$11 34. Bxg6 hxg6 35. g4 Ba3 36. Qd3 (36. Bxa3 Qxa3 37. Qc2 Kf7 $15) 36... Bxc1
(36... Rb1 37. Qxg6 (37. Bxa3 $2 {looks attractive, but} Rxf1+ 38. Qxf1 Qxa3
$19) 37... Rxc1 38. Rxc1 Bxc1 39. Qh7+ Kf7 40. Qh5+ Ke7 41. Qh7 $17) 37. Rxc1
$11 Qc5 38. Rh3 Kf7 39. Re3 (39. Qe4 $5 $11) 39... Rb2 $15 40. d6 $2 {Black
has to watch this pawn} (40. h4 $142 $5 {is an interesting alternative} Rxa2
41. h5 $17) 40... Rd8 41. Rd1 Rb4 42. Re4 f5 $4 {Black is ruining his position}
(42... Qc6 $142 {the advantage is on the side of Black} 43. Qd5+ Qxd5 44. Rxd5
Ke6 $19) 43. gxf5 $11 gxf5 44. Rh4 {White has a mate threat} (44. Qf1 $142 g6
45. Rd5 $11) 44... e4 $4 {weakening the position} (44... Qc6+ $142 45. Kg1 e4
$11) 45. Qd5+ $4 {instead of simply winning the game} (45. Qg3 $142 {a shame
that White overlooked this excellent chance} e3 46. Rd5 $18) 45... Qxd5 $19 46.
Rxd5 Ke6 47. Rh5 g6 48. Rh6 Rxc4 49. Rd1 (49. Ra5 Kf6 50. Rxa6 Rd7 $19) 49...
Kf6 50. d7 (50. Rg1 Ke5 51. Rhxg6 Rxd6 $19) 50... Rc7 (50... Kg7 $142 {keeps
an even firmer grip} 51. Rh3 Rc7 $19) 51. Rd6+ $4 {terrible, but what else
could White do to save the game?} (51. Rg1 $142 $19) 51... Ke5 52. Rxa6 (52.
Rhxg6 {hoping against hope} Rcxd7 53. Rxd7 Rxd7 54. Rxa6 $19) 52... Rcxd7 53.
Rhxg6 Kf4 (53... Rd1+ 54. Kg2 Kf4 55. a4 R8d2+ 56. Kh3 Rf1 57. Rab6 Rff2 58.
Rg2 Rxg2 59. a5 Rxh2#) 54. Ra3 (54. Rg1 Rd1 55. h4 e3 56. Rxd1 Rxd1+ 57. Kg2
Rd2+ 58. Kf1 Kf3 $19) 54... Rd1+ 55. Kg2 R1d2+ (55... R8d2+ $142 {makes it
even easier for Black} 56. Kh3 Rd3+ 57. Rxd3 Rxd3+ (57... exd3 $6 58. Rd6 $19)
58. Kg2 Rd2+ 59. Kg1 e3 $19) 56. Kh3 (56. Kh1 {does not win a prize} e3 57. Rg3
R2d3 58. Ra4+ R8d4 59. Rxd4+ Rxd4 $19) 56... R8d3+ (56... Rh8+ 57. Rh6 Rxh6#)
57. Rxd3 $19 Rxd3+ 58. Kg2 Rd2+ (58... e3 $142 {and Black can already relax}
59. Rh6 Rd2+ 60. Kg1 $19) 59. Kf1 (59. Kh3 e3 60. Re6 e2 61. Rg6 e1=Q 62. Rg2
Rd3+ 63. Rg3 Rxg3+ 64. Kh4 Qe7+ 65. Kh5 Qg5#) 59... Rxh2 60. Rg2 (60. a3 {
doesn't change anything anymore} e3 61. Rf6 Kg4 $19) 60... Rh1+ (60... Rxg2 61.
Kxg2 e3 62. Kf1 Kf3 63. Ke1 e2 64. Kd2 Kf2 65. a4 e1=Q+ 66. Kc2 f4 67. a5 Qxa5
68. Kd1 Ke3 69. Kc2 Qa2+ 70. Kc3 Qa4 71. Kb2 f3 72. Kb1 f2 73. Kb2 f1=Q 74. Kc3
Qf6#) 61. Ke2 $19 Ra1 62. Rf2+ (62. a4 {a fruitless try to alter the course of
the game} Rxa4 63. Rf2+ Ke5 $19) 62... Ke5 63. Ke3 Re1+ (63... Rh1 64. Rg2 f4+
65. Kf2 e3+ 66. Kf3 Rh3+ 67. Kg4 Rg3+ 68. Rxg3 fxg3 69. Kxg3 Ke4 70. Kg2 Kd3
71. a3 e2 72. Kf2 Kd2 73. Kf3 e1=Q 74. Kf4 Qe3+ 75. Kg4 Qd3 76. a4 Qe4+ 77. Kh5
Qxa4 78. Kg6 Qd7 79. Kg5 Qe6 80. Kf4 Kd3 81. Kg3 Qd6+ 82. Kg2 Qg6+ 83. Kh2 Ke3
84. Kh3 Kf3 85. Kh4 Qg4#) 64. Kd2 Ra1 (64... Rh1 $142 {secures the win} 65. Rg2
Kd4 $19) 65. Ke3 $11 0-1