[Event "Club Championship"] [Site "?"] [Date "2008-06-06"] [White "Swytzer Swytzer"] [Black "Rob Bailey"] [WhiteElo ""] [BlackElo ""] [Result "0-1"] {B51: Sicilian: Moscow Variation (3 Bb5+) without 3...Bd7 } 1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. Nf3 d6 {Covers e5} 4. Bb5 Bd7 5. O-O g6 6. d3 Bg7 7. Bd2 a6 8. Bxc6 Bxc6 9. b3 {Controls a4} e6 {Prevents intrusion on d5} 10. Re1 Ne7 11. e5 O-O 12. d4 ( 12. exd6 $142 $5 {should be investigated more closely} Qxd6 13. Rb1 $11) 12... cxd4 13. Nxd4 Bxe5 14. Nxc6 Nxc6 15. Qf3 Nd4 16. Qd3 Rc8 17. Be3 $4 { cause more grief} (17. Rad1 $142 $17) 17... Rxc3 $1 $19 { a fitting end to a beautiful game} 18. Bxd4 (18. Qxc3 {Decoy theme: c3} Nf3+ { A double attack}) 18... Rxd3 19. cxd3 (19. Bxe5 {hardly improves anything} Rd2 20. Bc3 Rxc2 $19) 19... Bxd4 20. Rac1 Qb6 21. Re2 e5 22. Rce1 (22. h3 { a fruitless try to alter the course of the game} d5 $19) 22... f5 (22... Rc8 { seems even better} 23. Kf1 $19) 23. Kf1 (23. Rc2 {doesn't improve anything} d5 $19) 23... d5 (23... Rc8 {makes it even easier for Black} 24. Rd1 $19) 24. h4 ( 24. Rc2 {does not solve anything} Rf6 $19) 24... e4 (24... f4 $142 { and Black can already relax} 25. f3 $19) 25. dxe4 (25. Rd1 $19 { no good, but what else?}) 25... fxe4 26. Kg1 Bxf2+ 27. Rxf2 (27. Kh2 { does not save the day} Qc7+ 28. Kh1 Qg3 29. Rxe4 dxe4 30. Rxe4 Be3 31. Rf4 Bxf4 32. a3 Qe1#) 27... Qxf2+ 28. Kh1 (28. Kh2 {doesn't get the bull off the ice} Rf4 29. Re3 Rg4 30. Rg3 Qxg3+ 31. Kg1 Qxg2#) 28... Qxe1+ 29. Kh2 Qxh4+ (29... Rf1 30. g4 Qf2+ 31. Kh3 Rh1#) 30. Kg1 Rf5 31. g4 (31. a3 { doesn't get the cat off the tree} Qf2+ 32. Kh2 Rh5#) 31... Qg3+ 32. Kh1 Rf1#