[Event "Ballarat Club Championship"] [Site "?"] [Date "2008.07.07"] [Round "0"] [White "Rob Bailey"] [Black "Kevin Perrin"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "B33"] [Opening "Sicilian: Open, 2...Nc6"] {B73: Sicilian Dragon: Classical System without 9 Nb3 } 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Be2 g6 7. O-O Bg7 8. Be3 O-O 9. Kh1 d5 10. exd5 Nxd5 11. Nxd5 Qxd5 12. Bf3 Qd7 13. Nxc6 bxc6 14. c3 Qc7 15. Qa4 Bd7 16. Rfd1 Be8 17. Bc5 a5 18. Rd2 Rb8 19. Re1 Bf6 20. Rde2 Bd7 21. Bxe7 c5 22. Qd1 Bxe7 23. Rxe7 Rbd8 (23... Rbe8 24. b3 $18) 24. Bd5 Qc8 25. Qb3 Be8 26. Rb7 $4 { overlooking an easy win} (26. c4 $142 $5 $18) 26... Qf5 $4 { a transit from better to worse} (26... Rxd5 $142 {Black had this great chance} 27. Rb8 Qd7 $19) 27. c4 Qxf2 28. Rbe7 Qf4 $2 (28... Bd7 $5 $16) 29. Qc3 (29. Qb6 $142 $5 Rc8 30. Bb7 $18) 29... a4 $16 30. Qa5 Rb8 (30... Qd6 31. b3 axb3 32. axb3 Bc6 33. Bxc6 Qxc6 $14) 31. Qxc5 Qf6 (31... Rd8 32. Qb6 Rb8 33. Qe3 Qxe3 34. R1xe3 Rxb2 35. Rxe8 Rxa2 36. Kg1 $18) 32. b4 axb3 33. axb3 Qf5 (33... Qf4 34. g3 Qf6 35. Qc7 Rxb3 36. Rxe8 Rxe8 37. Rxe8+ Kg7 38. Qe5 Rb1+ 39. Kg2 Rb2+ 40. Kh3 Qxe5 41. Rxe5 $18) 34. b4 (34. Qd6 {seems even better} Qc8 35. Qf4 Rxb3 $18) 34... Rc8 35. Qd4 (35. Qd6 {keeps an even firmer grip} Ba4 36. Kg1 Rfd8 37. Rxf7 Rxd6 38. Rxf5+ Kg7 39. Rf7+ Kh6 $18) 35... Rd8 (35... Bc6 36. Bxc6 Rxc6 37. h3 $18) 36. R7e5 (36. Qh4 $5 {and White can already relax} Rb8 $18) 36... Qf6 37. Qe4 Kg7 38. Re7 (38. Rxe8 $4 { White must not take the bishop, otherwise he will bring himself grief} Rfxe8 39. h3 Rxe4 40. Rxe4 Qf1+ 41. Kh2 Rd7 $19) 38... Bd7 39. c5 (39. h3 Rde8 $18) 39... Bf5 40. Qc4 Kg8 41. c6 Be6 (41... Ra8 42. R7e3 Ra4 $18) 42. Bxe6 $4 { an unfortunate move that relinquishes the win} (42. R7xe6 $142 { and the result of the game is clear: White will win} fxe6 43. Bxe6+ Kg7 44. c7 $18) 42... Qxe7 $19 43. Bxf7+ (43. h3 fxe6 44. b5 Rd6 $19) 43... Rxf7 44. Rb1 Qd6 (44... Rd2 $142 $5 {makes it even easier for Black} 45. h3 Qg5 46. Rg1 $19) 45. h3 Rc8 46. b5 h6 (46... Kg7 $5 47. Qc3+ Qf6 48. Qc4 $19) 47. Rf1 $17 Qe7 $4 {releasing the pressure on the opponent} (47... Qf8 $142 $1 48. Qe6 Rcc7 49. Qxg6+ Kh8 $19) 48. b6 $14 {He broke from his leash} Rxc6 49. Rxf7 Qe1+ $4 { gives the opponent counterplay} (49... Qxf7 50. Qxc6 Qf1+ 51. Kh2 Qf4+ 52. Kg1 Qd4+ 53. Kh1 Qa1+ 54. Kh2 Qe5+ 55. g3 Kf8 $18) 50. Rf1+ $18 Rxc4 51. Rxe1 Rb4 52. Re6 Kf7 53. Rc6 {#d} 1/2-1/2