[Event "Memphis Candidates"]
[Site "Memphis"]
[Date "2004.01.04"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Turner, Greg"]
[Black "Sims, Carlos"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C26"]
[WhiteElo "1789"]
[BlackElo "1734"]
[Annotator "Fritz 9 (30s)"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "2004.??.??"]
{C26: Vienna Game: 2...Nf6, sidelines} 1. e4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e5 3. Bc4 Bb4 {last
book move} 4. Nd5 Nxd5 5. Bxd5 c6 {Black threatens to win material: c6xd5} 6.
Bb3 d6 (6... O-O 7. Nf3 $11) 7. c3 $14 {White threatens to win material: c3xb4}
Bc5 8. d4 exd4 9. cxd4 Bb6 10. Nf3 O-O 11. O-O {White castles and improves
king safety} Bg4 12. h3 (12. Bg5 Bxf3 13. Bxd8 Bxd1 14. Bxb6 Bxb3 15. axb3 Na6
$11) 12... Bxf3 $15 13. gxf3 {White has the pair of bishops} Qh4 14. Kh2 Kh8 (
14... d5 15. Qd3 $15) 15. Be3 (15. Rg1 $5 $11) 15... f5 $15 16. Rg1 f4 {
Black threatens to win material: f4xe3} 17. Rg4 {White threatens to win
material: Rg4xh4} Qh6 18. Bc1 Na6 {Begins the manoeuvre Nb8-a6-c7-e6} 19. Qd3
Rad8 (19... Qf6 $142 $5 {is noteworthy} 20. Bxf4 Bxd4 $15) 20. Bd2 $14 Nc7 21.
Bc3 d5 22. e5 {White has a new protected passed pawn: e5} (22. Rag1 $5 Rf7 23.
a4 $11) 22... Ne6 $15 {The black knight is safe in front of e5} 23. Rag1 Rd7
24. Ba4 (24. Bc2 Rdf7 $11) 24... Bd8 25. Bc2 g6 26. Bb4 {White threatens to
win material: Bb4xf8} Re8 27. Bd6 $2 {A beautiful square!} (27. Rh1 $142 $5 $11
{must definitely be considered}) 27... Ng5 (27... Bb6 28. Qd1 $17) 28. h4 $17
Ne6 (28... Bb6 $17) 29. Kh3 $2 (29. Qc3 $142 $15 {and White hangs on}) 29...
Bb6 $19 30. Bc5 (30. Kg2 Nxd4 31. Rh1 Nxc2 32. Qxc2 Bd4 $19) 30... Nxc5 31.
dxc5 Bc7 (31... Bxc5 $142 $5 32. Qc3 Bxf2 33. e6+ Rg7 $19) 32. e6 $17 Rxe6 33.
Qf5 (33. Qb3 $142 Rde7 34. Qxb7 $17) 33... Rde7 (33... gxf5 $4 {is followed by
mate in 1} 34. Rg8#) 34. h5 Re8 (34... Be5 {might be the shorter path} 35. b4
$19) 35. Qf7 R8e7 $4 {Black threatens to win material: Re7xf7. hands over the
advantage to the opponent} (35... Qxh5+ 36. Kg2 R6e7 37. Qf6+ Kg8 38. Rg5 $19)
36. Qf5 Re8 $4 {Twofold repetition. lets it slip away} (36... Be5 $142 $19 {
finishes off the opponent}) 37. Qf7 $11 R8e7 $4 {a transit from better to worse
} (37... Qxh5+ $142 {Black had this great chance} 38. Kg2 R6e7 39. Qf6+ Kg8 $19
) 1/2-1/2