[Event "48th Mid-South Open"] [Site "Memphis,TN"] [Date "2008.11.29"] [Round "2"] [White "Horobetz, Graham"] [Black "Choate, Paul"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B23"] [WhiteElo "1919"] [BlackElo "2060"] [Annotator "Fritz 11 (57s)"] [PlyCount "67"] [EventDate "2008.??.??"] {B23: Closed Sicilian: Lines without g3} 1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 e6 3. Bc4 {last book move} a6 4. a4 (4. Nf3 b5 5. Bd3 Nc6 $11) 4... Nc6 $11 5. f4 Nge7 6. d3 d5 { Black threatens to win material: d5xc4} 7. Ba2 g6 8. Nf3 Bg7 9. O-O O-O 10. Bd2 Rb8 11. Qe1 b5 12. axb5 axb5 13. Qh4 f6 {Prevents intrusion on e5+g5} (13... c4 14. e5 $15) 14. g4 (14. Qf2 c4 $14) 14... Nd4 (14... c4 $5 $15) 15. Nxd4 $11 cxd4 16. Ne2 {White threatens to win material: Ne2xd4} dxe4 {Black has a new doubled pawn: e6} 17. f5 {White threatens to win material: f5xe6} e3 {Black threatens to win material: e3xd2} 18. Bb4 g5 $2 (18... Re8 $142 {would keep Black in the game} 19. Nf4 Nd5 20. Bxd5 exd5 21. fxg6 hxg6 22. Nxg6 Rb7 $11) 19. Qg3 $18 Rb7 (19... Ra8 20. Bxe6+ (20. fxe6 $143 Rxa2 21. Rxa2 Re8 $18) 20... Bxe6 21. Rxa8 Qxa8 22. Bxe7 $18) 20. Bc5 Kh8 (20... Nd5 21. Bxf8 Bxf8 22. Qf3 $18) 21. fxe6 Ng6 (21... Nc6 22. Qg2 Rc7 23. Bb6 $18) 22. Nxd4 Re8 23. Qxe3 Qc7 24. b4 Nf4 25. Nf5 Rb8 (25... Bf8 {cannot undo what has already been done} 26. Rae1 Qc6 27. Rxf4 gxf4 28. Qd4 $18) 26. Nd6 (26. Nxg7 $6 {is the less attractive alternative} Kxg7 27. e7 Ra8 $18) 26... Rxe6 (26... Bb7 {is one last hope} 27. Rxf4 gxf4 28. Qxf4 Qc6 29. Nxb7 Qxb7 $18) 27. Bxe6 Nxe6 28. Ra7 Qc6 29. Rc1 (29. Re7 $142 {and the rest is a matter of technique} h6 30. Qh3 $18) 29... Bf8 $4 {simply worsens the situation} (29... Nf4 30. Ne4 Bxg4 $18) 30. Nxc8 (30. Rf7 $142 {might be the shorter path} Bd7 (30... Bxd6 $4 { capturing the knight is not a good idea} 31. Qh3 Qg2+ 32. Qxg2 $18) 31. Ne4 Bg7 $18) 30... Nxc5 $4 {terrible, but what else could Black do to save the game?} ( 30... Rxc8 31. Bxf8 Nf4 $18) 31. Ne7 Qb6 (31... Qe6 {is still a small chance} 32. Ng6+ Kg8 33. Qxe6+ Nxe6 34. Nxf8 Kxf8 35. Rxh7 Kg8 $18) 32. Qxc5 (32. bxc5 $6 Qxa7 33. Re1 Rb7 $14) 32... Qd8 (32... Qe6 {doesn't improve anything} 33. Qf2 Qxg4+ 34. Kh1 $18) 33. Qd5 (33. Re1 $142 {secures the point} Qb6 34. Qxb6 Rxb6 $18) 33... Bxe7 34. Qxd8+ (34. Qxd8+ Bxd8 35. Rd7 Bb6+ 36. d4 $18) 1-0