[Event "47th Mid-South Open"] [Site "Memphis, TN"] [Date "2007.11.17"] [Round "3"] [White "Pope, Jessica"] [Black "Pylant, Gary"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "B44"] [WhiteElo "1021"] [BlackElo "1802"] [Annotator "Fritz 9 (30s)"] [PlyCount "60"] [EventDate "2007.??.??"] {B44: Sicilian: Taimanov: 5 Nb5} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Be3 a6 8. Na3 Be6 {last book move} 9. Nd5 Bxd5 (9... Nxe4 $2 {doesn't lead to the expected results} 10. Bb6 Qh4 11. Nc7+ Kd7 12. Nxa8 $18 ) 10. exd5 {White has the pair of bishops} Qa5+ 11. c3 {Prevents intrusion on b4+d4} Qxd5 12. Qc2 (12. Qxd5 Nxd5 13. Nc4 Nf6 $15) 12... Be7 13. Be2 (13. Nc4 $5 {is interesting} Qe6 14. Nb6 $17) 13... Qxg2 $17 14. O-O-O Qe4 (14... Qh3 15. Rdg1 $17) 15. Bd3 (15. Qxe4 $5 {is worth looking at} Nxe4 16. Nc4 $17) 15... Qh4 $17 16. f3 (16. Rdg1 $5 $17) 16... d5 $19 17. Rhg1 Bxa3 (17... g6 $5 18. Bg5 Qh3 19. Kb1 $19) 18. bxa3 $17 Qh5 (18... Kf8 19. Kb1 $17) 19. Rxg7 Qxf3 (19... Rg8 20. Rxg8+ Nxg8 21. Qg2 $17) 20. Bg5 (20. Rg3 Qh5 21. Qf2 $16) 20... Nh5 (20... Ne4 $142 $5 {might be a viable alternative} 21. Bxe4 Qxe4 $11) 21. Rf1 (21. Be2 $5 Qh3 22. Rxh7 Rxh7 23. Qxh7 $16) 21... Qxf1+ 22. Bxf1 Nxg7 23. Qb3 {White threatens to win material: Qb3xd5} O-O 24. Qxd5 Rfe8 (24... Rae8 $142 25. Bh3 Ne7 26. Qxb7 Ng6 $16) 25. Qe4 $4 {forfeits the advantage} (25. Bc4 Ne6 26. Bf6 Ne7 27. Qxb7 Rab8 28. Qg2+ Ng6 29. Bxe5 Rbd8 $18) 25... f5 $4 { not a good decision, because now the opponent is right back in the game} (25... Re6 $142 {is a viable option} 26. Bc4 Rg6 $11) 26. Bc4+ $16 Kh8 27. Qxf5 $4 { an unfortunate move that relinquishes the win.} (27. Qh4 $142 e4 28. Bf6 $18) 27... Nxf5 $19 28. Bf6+ Ng7 29. h4 Rf8 30. Bg5 Rae8 (30... Rae8 31. Be2 e4 $19) (30... Nf5 {makes it even easier for Black} 31. Bd5 $19) 0-1