[Event "Candidates 2009"] [Site "Memphis"] [Date "2009.01.04"] [Round "5"] [White "Hortillosa, Andres"] [Black "Beatty, Jonathan"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "B20"] [WhiteElo "1958"] [BlackElo "1715"] [Annotator "Fritz 9 (30s)"] [PlyCount "146"] [EventDate "2009.??.??"] {[%evp 0,146,16,28,29,-4,49,29,-3,2,55,27,56,50,52,-15,46,53,15,-25,-14,-32, -27,-22,-2,12,5,2,9,-35,-27,-11,-6,-18,-26,-26,-15,-85,-5,-58,16,16,-18,-78, -78,-180,-180,-169,-162,-169,-184,-158,-169,-169,-196,-214,-221,-226,-214,-224, -224,-214,-170,-152,-165,-242,-189,-160,-145,-156,-100,-139,-115,-114,-99,-114, -123,-119,-118,-118,-144,-140,-196,-205,-216,-259,-266,-253,-253,-248,-202, -350,-329,-506,-420,-433,-419,-572,-555,-591,-605,-613,-617,-621,-502,-502, -284,-265,-271,-321,-337,-358,-280,-280,-302,-310,-316,-325,-276,-297,-298, -316,-315,-347,-364,-381,-381,-423,-409,-418,-432,-453,-478,-499,-520,-531, -531,-543,-570,-730,-910,-992,-1002,-992,-1065,-1125,-958,-1132,-1192]} { B20: Sicilian: Unusual White 2nd moves} 1. e4 e6 2. d3 c5 3. g3 Nc6 4. Bg2 d6 5. f4 g6 6. Nf3 Bg7 7. c3 {last book move} Qb6 8. O-O Nge7 9. h3 O-O 10. Kh2 Bd7 11. Nbd2 a6 12. Nc4 {White threatens to win material: Nc4xb6} Qc7 13. Ne3 f5 14. Ng5 h6 {Black threatens to win material: h6xg5} 15. Nf3 e5 16. Nd5 Nxd5 17. exd5 {White has new doubled pawns: d3+d5} Ne7 {Black threatens to win material: Ne7xd5} 18. Qb3 Kh7 19. Bd2 Rae8 20. Rae1 b5 21. c4 (21. Ng1 $5 {would allow White to play on}) 21... bxc4 22. dxc4 e4 23. Ng1 Rb8 24. Qa3 Bxb2 25. Qa5 (25. Qe3 Bd4 26. Qa3 Rb2) 25... Qxa5 26. Bxa5 Rb7 27. Rb1 (27. Ne2 Bg7) 27... Rfb8 28. Ne2 Ba4 29. Rbe1 Bc2 30. Nc1 Bxc1 31. Rxc1 Bd3 32. Rf2 (32. Rg1 Nc8 33. Bf1 Rb2+ 34. Rg2 Rxg2+ 35. Kxg2 Rb2+ 36. Kg1 Bxf1 37. Kxf1 Rxa2) 32... Nc8 (32... Rb1 {seems even better} 33. Rc3 Nc8 34. g4) 33. Bf1 Bxf1 (33... Rb2 {keeps an even firmer grip} 34. Rg2 Rxg2+ 35. Kxg2 Rb2+ 36. Kg1 Rxa2 37. Bc7) 34. Rcxf1 Rb2 (34... Nb6 35. Bxb6 Rxb6 36. Rc2) 35. Bc3 (35. Rg2 h5) 35... Rxf2+ 36. Rxf2 Rb1 37. Rc2 Kg8 38. Kg2 Kf7 39. g4 (39. Ba5) 39... Nb6 40. Ba5 Na4 41. gxf5 gxf5 42. Kg3 (42. Bc3) 42... Rb2 43. Rc1 Rxa2 44. Kh4 Nb2 (44... e3 {might be the shorter path} 45. Kh5) 45. Bc7 {the final mistake, not that it matters anymore} (45. Rc2 Rxa5 46. Rxb2) 45... Nd3 46. Rf1 (46. Rc3 {hardly improves anything} Ke7 47. Kh5 Nxf4+ 48. Kxh6 Kd7) 46... Ke8 (46... e3 {makes it even easier for Black} 47. Kh5 e2 48. Rh1) 47. Rg1 e3 48. Rg3 (48. Bxd6 {there is nothing better in the position} e2 49. Kh5) 48... e2 49. Ba5 (49. Re3+ {does not save the day} Kd7 50. Ba5 Nxf4) 49... Rxa5 50. Re3+ Kd7 (50... Kf7 {and Black has prevailed} 51. Rxe2 Nxf4 52. Rf2 Ng6+ 53. Kg3 Ra3+ 54. Kg2) 51. Rxe2 Nxf4 (51... Ra4 {seems even better } 52. Re6 Rxc4 53. Rxh6) 52. Rf2 Nxh3 (52... Ng6+ {it becomes clear that Black will call all the shots} 53. Kh5 Ne5 54. Rxf5) 53. Kxh3 Ra3+ 54. Kh4 (54. Kg2 {doesn't change the outcome of the game} Rc3 55. Rxf5 Rxc4 56. Rf7+ Kc8) 54... Rc3 55. Rf4 Rd3 (55... Ke7 {and Black can already relax} 56. Rxf5 Rxc4+ 57. Kg3) 56. Kh5 (56. Rxf5 {is not the saving move} Rd4+ 57. Kg3 Rxc4 58. Rf7+ Kd8) 56... Rd4 57. Rxf5 Rxc4 58. Kxh6 Re4 59. Rf7+ Re7 60. Rf4 (60. Rf2 {is not much help} Kc8) 60... Kc7 61. Kg6 (61. Rf2 { does not improve anything} Re5) 61... Re5 62. Rf7+ (62. Rf1 {a fruitless try to alter the course of the game} a5 63. Rd1 Kb6 64. Rb1+ Ka6) 62... Kb6 63. Kf6 (63. Rf1 {is no salvation} c4 64. Rb1+ Kc5) 63... Rxd5 64. Ke6 Rd3 65. Rf4 (65. Rf8 {doesn't get the cat off the tree} c4) 65... a5 66. Kd7 ( 66. Kf5 {cannot change what is in store for ?} Kb5) 66... Kb5 67. Rf8 (67. Ke6 {does not win a prize} a4) 67... a4 68. Rb8+ Kc4 69. Kc6 (69. Ra8 { cannot change destiny} a3 70. Ra6 Kb3) 69... a3 70. Ra8 Kb3 71. Rb8+ Kc2 72. Ra8 Kb2 (72... c4 {and Black can celebrate victory} 73. Kd7 Kb2 74. Rb8+ Rb3 75. Re8) 73. Rb8+ Rb3 (73... Rb3 74. Rh8 a2 75. Rh2+ Ka3) 0-1