[Event "44th Mid-South Open"] [Site "Memphis"] [Date "2004.11.27"] [Round "2"] [White "Beatty, Mark"] [Black "Perry, Steve"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B23"] [WhiteElo "1453"] [BlackElo "1864"] [Annotator "Fritz 9 (30s)"] [PlyCount "59"] [EventDate "2004.??.??"] {B23: Closed Sicilian: Lines without g3} 1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. f4 e6 4. Nf3 a6 {last book move} 5. Be2 Nd4 6. O-O Nxe2+ (6... Ne7 7. b3) 7. Qxe2 b5 8. b3 Bb7 9. Bb2 Rc8 10. d3 d6 {Covers e5} 11. f5 {This push gains space} e5 12. Rae1 Be7 {Black should quickly conclude development.} 13. Nd5 Nf6 14. c4 Nxd5 ( 14... O-O 15. a3) 15. exd5 {White has new doubled pawns: d3+d5} O-O { Black castles and improves king safety} 16. Nd2 b4 (16... Bh4 17. Rb1 Qe7 $16) 17. Ne4 f6 (17... Rb8 18. Qh5 Bf6 19. Bc1) 18. Qg4 Rf7 19. Rf3 Kh8 20. Rh3 Qg8 21. Ree3 h6 (21... g5 22. fxg6 Rg7 23. Qd7) 22. Rh5 (22. Qg6 $142 {and White can already relax} Rcf8 23. Reg3 Bc8) 22... Qh7 23. Reh3 Rd8 (23... Rg8 24. Bc1 Bc8) 24. Bc1 Bf8 25. Ng5 (25. Qh4 Re8 26. Bxh6 gxh6 27. Nxf6 Rxf6 28. Qxf6+ Bg7 29. Qxd6) 25... Bc8 {gives away a clear win} (25... fxg5 {a pity that Black didn't try this} 26. Bxg5 Ra8) 26. Nf3 (26. Nxf7+ Kg8 27. Nxh6+ Kh8 28. Nf7+ Kg8 29. Rxh7 Kxf7 30. Qg6+ Ke7 31. Rxg7+ Bxg7 32. Qxg7+ Ke8 33. Rh8#) 26... g5 27. Bxg5 {allows the opponent back into the game. Theme: Interference} (27. Nxg5 fxg5) 27... Bxf5 (27... Qxf5 $5 28. Qxf5 Bxf5 29. Bxh6 Bxh3 30. Bxf8+ Kg8 31. Bxd6 Bg4 (31... Rxd6 32. Rxh3 Kg7 33. Rg3+ Kf8 34. Nd2) 32. Nxe5 fxe5 33. Rg5+ Rg7 34. Rxg7+ Kxg7 35. Bxe5+ Kg6) 28. Qh4 Bxh3 (28... fxg5 29. Nxg5 {Theme: Double Attack} hxg5 30. Rxh7+ Bxh7 31. Qxg5 Be7) 29. Bxf6+ Rg7 (29... Kg8 { the only rescuing move} 30. Qg3+ Bg7) 30. Rxh6 (30. Rxh6 Kg8 31. Rxh7 Rxh7 32. Qg5+ Kf7 33. Bxd8) 1-0