[Event "John Hurt Memorial 4"] [Site "Memphis, TN"] [Date "2007.06.23"] [Round "2"] [White "Childers, Scott"] [Black "Horobetz, Graham"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "B33"] [WhiteElo "1139"] [BlackElo "1436"] [Annotator "Fritz 9 (30s)"] [PlyCount "86"] [EventDate "2007.??.??"] {B33: Sicilian: Pelikan and Sveshnikov Variations} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Nf3 {last book move} a6 7. Bc4 Bb4 {White has a very active position} 8. Bd2 (8. O-O Bxc3 9. bxc3 Qe7) 8... d6 {White has an active position} 9. O-O O-O 10. a3 (10. Qe2 {and White can hope to live}) 10... Bxc3 11. Bxc3 Nxe4 12. Bb4 Nxb4 13. axb4 Be6 {Black threatens to win material: Be6xc4} (13... Nf6 14. Qd2) 14. Qe2 (14. Bd5 Nf6 15. Bxb7 Rb8 16. Bxa6 Rxb4) 14... Bxc4 15. Qxc4 d5 16. Qd3 Re8 17. Rfe1 Qb6 (17... Nxf2 18. Kxf2 e4) 18. b5 (18. Qxd5 {would allow White to play on} Qxf2+ 19. Kh1) 18... Nxf2 (18... Qxf2+ {and Black wins} 19. Kh1 Qxe1+ 20. Nxe1 Nf2+ 21. Kg1 Nxd3 22. Nxd3 a5) 19. Qe3 Qxe3 20. Rxe3 Ne4 ( 20... Ng4 21. Ree1 d4 22. c3 dxc3 23. bxc3) 21. bxa6 bxa6 22. c4 Nf6 23. cxd5 e4 24. Ng5 (24. Nd2) 24... h6 25. Nxe4 (25. Nh3 { hardly improves anything} Nxd5 26. Re2 e3) 25... Rxe4 26. Rxe4 Nxe4 27. Ra5 (27. Ra4 {is not the saving move} Nc5 28. Ra5 Nd3) 27... Rc8 (27... Rb8 {keeps an even firmer grip} 28. Rxa6 Rxb2 29. Ra8+ Kh7 30. h4) 28. h3 Rc1+ 29. Kh2 Rc5 30. Rxc5 (30. Rxa6 {is still a small chance} Rxd5 31. Ra4) 30... Nxc5 31. b4 (31. Kg3 {doesn't change anything anymore} Kf8 32. Kf4 Nd3+ 33. Ke4 Nxb2) 31... Nb7 (31... Kf8 {nails it down} 32. Kg3 Ke7 33. Kf3 $19) 32. Kg3 f6 33. Kf4 Kf7 34. g4 (34. Ke4 {cannot change what is in store for ?} g6) 34... Ke7 35. Kf5 Kf7 {Black has a decisive advantage} (35... Nd6+ {seems even better} 36. Kg6 Ne8 37. Kf5) 36. h4 {throws away a nice position} (36. Kf4 Nd6 37. Ke3) 36... g6+ 37. Kf4 Ke7 38. Ke4 Kd6 39. Kd4 (39. h5 {doesn't get the bull off the ice} gxh5 40. gxh5 Ke7) 39... Nd8 40. Ke4 (40. h5 {does not solve anything} g5 41. Kc4 Nf7) 40... Nf7 41. Kd4 (41. h5 g5 42. Kf5 Ne5 43. Kxf6 Nxg4+ 44. Kf5 Nf2 45. Kg6 g4 46. Kxh6 g3 47. Kg6 g2 48. Kg5 g1=Q+ 49. Kf4 Nd3+ 50. Ke4 Ne5 51. Kf4 Qf2+ 52. Kg5 Qg3+ 53. Kf5 Qg4+ 54. Kf6 Qxh5 55. Kg7 Qf7+ 56. Kh8 Ng6#) 41... Ne5 42. g5 hxg5 43. hxg5 Nf3+ (43... Nf3+ 44. Kc4 f5) 0-1