[Event "James Wright Memorial 3"] [Site "Memphis, TN"] [Date "2006.08.12"] [Round "4"] [White "Craycroft, John"] [Black "Bussom, Andrew"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B40"] [WhiteElo "1474"] [BlackElo "1310"] [Annotator "Fritz 9 (30s)"] [PlyCount "102"] [EventDate "2006.??.??"] {B40: Sicilian: 2...e6, Unusual lines} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. c3 a6 4. d4 cxd4 5. cxd4 {last book move.} Nf6 {Black threatens to win material: Nf6xe4} 6. Bd3 {Black is behind in developement. Black's piece can't move: c8} Qc7 (6... d5 7. e5 Nfd7 8. O-O $16) 7. O-O d6 (7... d5 8. e5 Nfd7 9. Be3 $16) 8. Bf4 b5 (8... Be7 9. Nc3 $16) 9. Re1 (9. a4 bxa4 10. Nc3 Bd7 $18) 9... Be7 $16 10. Nc3 Nbd7 ( 10... Bb7 11. Rc1 Qd8 12. e5 dxe5 13. dxe5 $16 (13. Rxe5 $6 O-O $11)) 11. Rc1 Nb6 $4 {terrible, but the game is lost in any case} (11... Qb6 $142 12. e5 dxe5 13. dxe5 Ng4 $18) 12. Nxb5 $1 {Discovered attack} Qb8 (12... axb5 13. Rxc7) 13. Nxd6+ (13. Nc7+ $142 {finishes off the opponent} Kf8 14. Qb3 $18) 13... Bxd6 14. Bxd6 Qxd6 15. e5 Qb4 (15... Qd7 16. exf6 gxf6 17. Nh4 $18) 16. exf6 gxf6 17. Qb3 $4 {White threatens to win material: Qb3xb4. throws away a nice position} (17. a3 $142 {and White can already relax} Qd6 18. Nh4 $18) 17... Nd5 $4 {further deteriorates the position} (17... Qxb3 $142 18. axb3 Bb7 $16) 18. Qxb4 (18. Qxd5 $142 $1 {and White has triumphed} Rb8 19. Qh5 $18) 18... Nxb4 19. Be4 Rb8 20. a3 Bb7 (20... f5 21. Bxf5 (21. axb4 $6 fxe4 22. Rxe4 Bb7 $16) 21... Nd5 22. b4 $18) 21. axb4 (21. Bxb7 $142 $5 {makes it even easier for White} Nd3 22. Bxa6 Nxe1 23. Nxe1 Kd7 $18) 21... Bxe4 22. Rxe4 O-O 23. Rg4+ Kh8 24. d5 f5 (24... exd5 {doesn't change anything anymore} 25. Rc5 $18) 25. Rgc4 ( 25. Rd4 $5 {might be the shorter path} exd5 26. Ne5 Rfc8 27. Rxc8+ Rxc8 $18) 25... exd5 26. Rd4 Rb5 (26... Rfe8 {does not win a prize} 27. b3 $18) 27. h3 ( 27. Ne5 $5 {makes it even easier for White} Rfb8 28. Nd3 Kg7 $18) 27... Rfb8 28. Rc5 Rxb4 29. Rxb4 Rxb4 30. Rxd5 Rxb2 31. Rxf5 Rb1+ 32. Kh2 Ra1 (32... Kg7 { does not save the day} 33. g4 $18) 33. Rxf7 a5 (33... Kg8 {is not the saving move} 34. Ne5 Ra5 35. Re7 $18) 34. Ra7 (34. Ng5 {keeps an even firmer grip} h5 $18) 34... a4 (34... Ra2 {a fruitless try to alter the course of the game} 35. Kg3 $18) 35. Nd4 a3 36. Ne6 Kg8 37. Ra8+ (37. f4 $142 $5 {seems even better} Ra2 $18) 37... Kf7 38. Ng5+ Kf6 (38... Kg6 {does not help much} 39. Rg8+ Kf5 40. Nxh7 $18) 39. Nxh7+ Ke5 (39... Kg6 {doesn't get the cat off the tree} 40. Ra7 Rf1 41. f3 $18) 40. Ng5 (40. h4 $142 {might be the shorter path} a2 $18) 40... Kd4 (40... Ra2 {doesn't change the outcome of the game} 41. f3 $18) 41. f4 (41. h4 $142 {and White can already relax} Kc4 42. h5 Rb1 43. Rxa3 Rb5 $18) 41... Kc3 (41... a2 {there is nothing else anyway} 42. f5 Rf1 43. Nf3+ Kc3 44. Rxa2 Kd3 $18) 42. f5 a2 43. f6 Kb2 44. f7 Rf1 45. Nf3 a1=Q (45... a1=N { is not much help} 46. Rxa1 $1 {touché!} Rxa1 47. f8=Q Rc1 48. Qb4+ Kc2 49. g4 Kd3 50. Qd4+ Kc2 51. Qd2+ Kb1 52. Qxc1+ Kxc1 53. g5 Kd1 54. g6 Ke2 55. Kg3 Kd3 56. g7 Kc4 57. g8=Q+ Kc5 58. Qg5+ Kb6 59. Qd5 Kc7 60. Ne5 Kb6 61. Qc6+ Ka7 62. h4 Kb8 63. Nd7+ Ka7 64. Qb6+ Ka8 65. Qa6#) 46. Rxa1 Rxa1 47. f8=Q Rc1 (47... Ra7 {cannot change what is in store for ?} 48. Qb8+ Kc3 49. Qxa7 Kb4 50. Qb6+ Kc4 51. Qc6+ Kd3 52. Qc5 Ke4 53. Qe5+ Kd3 54. Qd4+ Kc2 55. Nd2 Kd1 56. Ne4+ Kc2 57. Qc3+ Kb1 58. Nd2+ Ka2 59. Qb3+ Ka1 60. Qa3#) 48. Qb8+ Kc2 (48... Kc3 { does not solve anything} 49. Qc8+ Kb2 50. Qxc1+ Kxc1 51. Nh4 Kb1 52. g4 Kc2 53. g5 Kb1 54. Nf3 Kc2 55. g6 Kd3 56. g7 Ke3 57. g8=Q Kd3 58. Qb3+ Ke4 59. Qb7+ Kd3 60. Qc6 Ke2 61. Qe4+ Kd1 62. Qe3 Kc2 63. Nd4+ Kb1 64. Qb3+ Ka1 65. Nc2#) 49. Qc8+ Kd1 (49... Kb2 {cannot change destiny} 50. Qxc1+ $1 {it's all over} Kxc1 51. Nh4 Kb2 52. g4 Kc3 53. g5 Kb2 54. Nf3 Kc3 55. g6 Kd3 56. g7 Ke4 57. g8=Q Kf5 58. Qg4+ Kf6 59. Qd7 Kg6 60. Qe6+ Kh7 61. Qe7+ Kh6 62. Qf6+ Kh7 63. Ng5+ Kg8 64. Qg6+ Kh8 65. Nf7#) 50. Qxc1+ $1 {the punch} Kxc1 51. g4 Kc2 (51... Kc2 52. h4 Kc1 53. g5 Kc2 54. g6 Kb3 55. g7 Kc4 56. g8=Q+ Kc5 57. Qe6 Kb5 58. Qd5+ Kb4 59. Qc6 Ka3 60. Qc3+ Ka4 61. h5 Kb5 62. Nd4+ Ka6 63. Qc6+ Ka7 64. Nb5+ Kb8 65. Qb6+ Kc8 66. Qc7#) (51... Kb2 {is no salvation} 52. Kg2 Kb3 53. g5 Ka4 54. g6 Kb5 55. g7 Kc5 56. g8=Q Kd6 57. Qg3+ Kc6 58. Qe5 Kb6 59. Nd4 Kb7 60. Qd6 Ka7 61. Qd7+ Kb6 62. Qc6+ Ka7 63. Nb5+ Kb8 64. Qb6+ Kc8 65. Qc7#) 1-0