[Event "45th Mid-South Open"]
[Site "Memphis"]
[Date "2005.11.26"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Van Doren, Jon"]
[Black "Baudendistel, Jeff"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B72"]
[WhiteElo "1400"]
[BlackElo "1496"]
[Annotator "Fritz 9 (30s)"]
[PlyCount "92"]
[EventDate "2005.??.??"]
{B72: Sicilian Dragon: 6 Be3, lines with h3+Bc4 and sidelines} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3
d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. Be2 O-O 8. O-O Bd7 9. Qd2 Nc6
10. Rad1 Rc8 11. h3 a6 12. f4 b5 {last book move} 13. Bf3 {White has an active
position} Na5 14. e5 dxe5 15. fxe5 {White has a very active position.} Nc4 {
Black threatens to win material: Nc4xd2} 16. Qc1 (16. Qe1 Nxe5 17. Bb7 Rb8 $11)
16... Nxe5 17. Bb7 {White threatens to win material: Bb7xc8} Rc7 {Black
threatens to win material: Rc7xb7} (17... Rxc3 $5 18. bxc3 Qc7 19. Bxa6 Nc4 $15
) 18. Bxa6 $14 Qa8 (18... Rxc3 $5 {should be investigated more closely} 19.
bxc3 Qb6 $14) 19. Bxb5 $16 ({Weaker is} 19. Ncxb5 Rc5 20. Ne6 fxe6 (20... Qxa6
$6 21. Nxc5 Qxb5 22. a4 $15) (20... Rxb5 $143 21. Bxb5 Bxe6 22. a4 $17) 21.
Bxc5 Qxa6 $17) 19... Bxb5 (19... Qb7 20. a4 Nc4 21. Rfe1 $16) 20. Ndxb5 $18 Rb7
21. Bf4 (21. a4 Rc8 $18) 21... Nh5 (21... Ne4 22. b3 Rc8 23. Qe3 Nxc3 24. Nxc3
$16) 22. Bh2 (22. Bh6 Rc8 $18) 22... Nc4 (22... Qa6 23. a4 $16) 23. b3 Bxc3 (
23... Qa5 $5 24. bxc4 Bxc3 $16) 24. Nxc3 $18 (24. bxc4 $6 Bg7 25. Qe3 Qxa2 $14)
24... Qa7+ 25. Rf2 Nb6 (25... Na5 26. a4 $18) 26. Qe3 (26. a4 {makes it even
easier for White} Nd7 $18) 26... Nf6 (26... Ng7 27. a4 Nf5 28. Qf3 $18) 27. a4
Rc8 28. Be5 Qa5 (28... Rd7 29. Rdf1 Qa5 30. Nb5 $18) 29. Rfd2 (29. Bxf6 $142 $5
{seems even better} exf6 30. Ne4 f5 31. Nf6+ Kg7 32. Nh5+ Kg8 $18) 29... Nbd7
30. Bxf6 Nxf6 31. Nd5 (31. Nb5 Kg7 $18) 31... Nxd5 32. Rxd5 Qc3 33. Rd8+ (33.
Qxc3 Rxc3 34. Rd7 Rb6 $18) 33... Kg7 34. Qxc3+ Rxc3 35. Rc1 (35. R8d7 $142 $5
Rb4 36. R1d2 $18) 35... f5 (35... Rbxb3 36. cxb3 Rxc1+ 37. Kh2 $11) 36. Rdd1 e5
37. Rd3 {White threatens to win material: Rd3xc3} (37. a5 $5 $14 {deserves
consideration}) 37... Rbxb3 38. Rxc3 (38. cxb3 {A pinning theme} Rxc1+) 38...
Rxc3 39. a5 (39. Ra1 $142 $5 {should be considered} Rxc2 40. a5 $15) 39... Ra3
$17 40. c4 Rxa5 41. c5 (41. Kf2 Kf6 $17) 41... Ra7 $19 42. c6 (42. g4 Kf6 43.
Rd1 e4 44. gxf5 gxf5 $19) 42... Rc7 43. Kf2 Kf7 44. Ke3 Ke6 45. Ra1 (45. h4 Kd5
$19) 45... Kd6 (45... Rxc6 {and Black can already relax} 46. Ra7 h5 47. Ra2 $19
) 46. g4 $2 (46. Rd1+ Kxc6 47. Rd8 $19) 46... Rxc6 (46... Rxc6 47. gxf5 gxf5
$19) 0-1