(1) M Beck - D McGraw [B90]
Fur Rondy 2004 Alaska (5), 22.02.2004
[Fritz 8 (100s)]

B90: Sicilian Najdorf: Unusual White 6th moves, 6 Be3 Ng4 and 6 Be3 e5

1.e2-e4 c7-c5 2.Ng1-f3 d7-d6 3.d2-d4 c5xd4 4.Nf3xd4 Ng8-f6 5.Nb1-c3 a7-a6 6.f2-f3 g7-g6 7.Bf1-e2 Nb8-c6 8.Bc1-e3 Bf8-g7 9.Qd1-d2 0-0 10.0-0-0
[10.0-0 Qd8-c7 11.a2-a3 b7-b5 12.Ra1-c1 Bc8-b7 13.Nc3-d1 Ra8-c8 14.c2-c4 b5xc4 15.Be2xc4 Qc7-d7 16.Nd4xc6 Rc8xc6 17.Nd1-f2 Rf8-c8 18.Bc4-b3 Rc6-c7 19.Nf2-d3 Qd7-b5 1/2-1/2 Florea,A-Rudareanu Ioan,A/Bucharest 2002/CBM 87 ext (19)]

10...Qd8-c7 11.g2-g4N
[11.Kc1-b1 b7-b5 12.Nd4xc6 Qc7xc6 13.Be3-h6 Bc8-e6 14.Bh6xg7 Kg8xg7 15.Be2-d3 Rf8-c8 16.h2-h4 b5-b4 17.Nc3-e2 Qc6-a4 18.b2-b3 Qa4-a3 19.h4-h5 Rc8-c5 20.h5xg6 f7xg6 21.c2-c3 b4xc3 22.Ne2xc3 Ra8-b8 23.Qd2-b2 Qa3-b4 24.Nc3-a4 Rc5-a5 25.Rd1-d2 Be6-d7 Saleem,K-D'Avriac,B/Moscow 1994/CBM 44 ext/1-0 (26)]

11...b7-b5
[11...Bc8-e6 12.h2-h4+/= ]

12.h2-h4
[12.g4-g5!? Nc6xd4 13.Be3xd4+/- (‹13.Qd2xd4 Nf6-e8 14.Qd4-d2 Bg7xc3 15.Qd2xc3 Qc7xc3 16.b2xc3 Bc8-e6=/+ ) ]

12...Bc8-d7 13.h4-h5 b5-b4
[13...Rf8-c8 14.h5xg6 h7xg6 15.Nd4xc6 Bd7xc6+- ]

14.g4-g5??
overlooking an easy win [>=14.Nc3-d5 Nf6xd5 15.e4xd5 Nc6xd4 16.Be3xd4 Bg7xd4 17.Qd2xd4+/- ]

14...b4xc3-+ 15.Qd2xc3 Nf6xh5 16.Rd1-g1
[16.Be2-c4 is not much help 16...Rf8-c8 17.Bc4-d5 Ra8-b8-+ ]

16...e7-e5
[>=16...Rf8-c8 makes it even easier for Black 17.Rg1-d1-+ ]

17.Nd4xc6 Qc7xc6
[>=17...Bd7xc6!? might be the shorter path 18.Rg1-d1-+ ]

18.Qc3xc6 Bd7xc6 19.Rh1-h3
[19.Be2-c4 Rf8-c8 20.Bc4-b3 Kg8-f8-+ ]

19...Nh5-f4
[19...d6-d5 might be the shorter path 20.e4xd5 Bc6xd5 21.Rg1-d1-+ ]

20.Be3xf4 e5xf4 21.Rg1-h1
[21.Rg1-d1 Bg7-e5-+ ]

21...h7-h5
[>=21...d6-d5!? and Black can already relax 22.e4xd5 Bc6xd5 23.Rh3xh7-+ ]

22.g5xh6 Bg7-e5 23.Be2-c4
[23.h6-h7+ Kg8-h8-+ ]

23...Bc6-d7
[23...Kg8-h7 24.Rh1-g1-+ ]

24.Rh3-h2
[24.h6-h7+ Kg8-g7 25.Rh3-h6 Rf8-h8-+ ]

24...Bd7-e6 25.Bc4xe6 f7xe6 26.Rh2-g2
[26.h6-h7+ Kg8-h8-+ ]

26...Kg8-h7 27.c2-c3 Be5-f6
[27...a6-a5 28.a2-a4-+ ]

28.Rh1-g1
[28.Rg2-d2 Ra8-d8-+ ]

28...g6-g5
[28...Kh7xh6? is inferior since it leads to 29.Rg2xg6+ Kh6-h7 30.Rg6-g4+- ]

29.Rg1-h1
[29.Rg2-d2 Ra8-d8-+ (29...Kh7xh6?! 30.Rd2xd6 Rf8-e8 31.a2-a4-+ ) ]

29...Ra8-a7
[29...Rf8-g8 seems even better 30.Rh1-d1 Bf6-e5 31.Rd1-g1-+ ]

30.Rg2-d2 Bf6-e7
[30...Bf6-e5 makes it even easier for Black 31.Rd2-g2-+ ]

31.c3-c4
[31.Kc1-c2 Rf8-f6-+ ]

31...Rf8-f6 32.Rh1-d1
[32.Kc1-d1 cannot undo what has already been done 32...Rf6xh6 33.Rh1xh6+ Kh7xh6-+ ]

32...Rf6xh6 33.c4-c5
[33.e4-e5 doesn't change the outcome of the game 33...d6xe5 34.Rd2-e2 Be7-f6-+ ]

33...Ra7-c7
[Inferior is 33...d6xc5 34.Rd2-d7 Ra7xd7 35.Rd1xd7-+ ]

34.b2-b4 d6xc5
[>=34...Kh7-g8!? keeps an even firmer grip 35.e4-e5 d6xc5 36.Rd2-c2-+ ]

35.Rd2-d7
[35.b4-b5 doesn't do any good 35...Be7-f6 36.b5-b6 Rc7-g7-+ ]

35...Rc7xd7 36.Rd1xd7 c5xb4
[36...Kh7-g7 and Black can already relax 37.Rd7xe7+ Kg7-f6 38.Re7-b7 c5xb4 39.Kc1-d2-+ ]

37.Rd7xe7+ Kh7-g8 38.Re7-a7
[38.Kc1-d2 Kg8-f8 39.Re7-b7 Rh6-h3 40.Rb7xb4 Rh3xf3-+ ]

38...e6-e5
[>=38...Rh6-h3 seems even better 39.Ra7xa6 Kg8-f7-+ ]

39.Ra7-e7 Rh6-h3
[>=39...Rh6-c6+!? 40.Kc1-d1 Rc6-c5-+ ]

40.Re7xe5-/+ Rh3xf3 41.Re5xg5+ Kg8-f7 42.e4-e5?
[>=42.Rg5-f5+ Kf7-e6 43.Kc1-d2-+ ]

42...Kf7-e6 43.Rg5-g6+
[43.Rg5-g8 does not save the day 43...Rf3-e3-+ ]

43...Ke6xe5 44.Rg6xa6 Rf3-a3 45.Ra6-b6 f4-f3 46.Rb6-b8
[46.Rb6-b5+ what else? 46...Ke5-f4 47.Rb5xb4+ Kf4-g3 48.Kc1-b2-+ ]

46...Ra3xa2 47.Rb8-b5+ Ke5-d4 48.Kc1-d1
[48.Kc1-b1 is not the saving move 48...Ra2-d2 49.Rb5xb4+ Kd4-e3-+ ]

48...Kd4-c3
[>=48...f3-f2 and Black has triumphed 49.Rb5-f5 b4-b3-+ ]

49.Rb5-c5+ Kc3-d4
[>=49...Kc3-d3 keeps an even firmer grip 50.Kd1-e1 Ra2-e2+ 51.Ke1-f1 b4-b3-+ ]

50.Rc5-f5??
makes life more difficult [50.Rc5-b5 f3-f2 51.Rb5-f5-+ ]

50...f3-f2-+ 51.Rf5-f8 f2-f1Q+!
the end

52.Rf8xf1 Ra2-a1+ 53.Kd1-e2
[53.Kd1-c2 a fruitless try to alter the course of the game 53...Ra1xf1 54.Kc2-b3 Rf1-f2 55.Kb3xb4 Rf2-b2+ 56.Kb4-a5 Rb2-b1 57.Ka5-a4 Kd4-c5 58.Ka4-a3 Kc5-c4 59.Ka3-a2 Rb1-b3 60.Ka2-a1 Kc4-d3 61.Ka1-a2 Kd3-c2 62.Ka2-a1 Rb3-a3# ]

53...Ra1xf1 54.Ke2xf1 Kd4-d3 55.Kf1-g2 0-1