[Event "BCC #2"] [Site "Boise, ID"] [Date "2014.04.12"] [Round "1.1"] [White "Kircher, Caleb Paul"] [Black "Buus, Jarod N"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "1929"] [BlackElo "1494"] [ECO "B23"] [Opening "Sicilian: Closed"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 a6 3. Nf3 d6 4. g3 (4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Nf6 {transposes into the Najdorf, if both sides so desire.}) 4... Nc6 5. Bg2 e5 6. O-O Nf6 7. d3 Be6 8. h3 h6 9. Kh2 Be7 10. Ng1 {(#Diagram)} Qd7 (10... d5 {=+.}) 11. f4 g6 $6 ( 11... exf4 12. Bxf4 Ne5 {=.}) 12. Nd5 Bxd5 13. exd5 Nd4 14. c3 (14. fxe5 $1 dxe5 15. Nf3 Qxd5 (15... Nxf3+ 16. Qxf3 {is a very clear plus for White.}) ( 15... Qd6 {(#Diagram-analysis)} 16. Nxe5 $1 Qxe5 17. Re1 Qh5 (17... Qd6 18. Bf4 {with d6 to follow.}) 18. Qxh5 Nxh5 19. d6 Nxc2 20. Rxe7+ Kf8 (20... Kd8 21. Bd2 $1 {with a winning attack:} Nxa1 22. Ba5+ Kc8 23. Rc7+) 21. Rb1 {and White has too much activity.}) 16. Nxd4 Qxd4 17. Bxb7 Ra7 18. Bc6+ {with White advantage.}) 14... Nf5 15. Qe2 (15. fxe5 dxe5 16. Qe1 {+=.}) 15... exf4 16. Bxf4 Nh5 $6 (16... h5 {or}) (16... O-O-O $5 {is unclear, but roughly balanced.} ) 17. g4 Nxf4 18. Rxf4 Nh4 (18... Ng7 19. Re1 {is also an edge for White.}) 19. Re1 Kf8 20. Qf2 $2 (20. Ref1 {or}) (20. Qe6 $5) 20... f5 $2 (20... Bg5 $1 { solves many of Black's problems, with ...h5 likely to follow soon.} 21. Rfe4 h5 22. Rf1 hxg4 23. Rxg4 Bd8 {and Black defends successfully.}) 21. Re6 (21. gxf5 $1 Nxf5 22. Re6 $1 Kg7 (22... Bg5 23. Be4 Bxf4+ 24. Qxf4 {is so good for White that you can't really consider this an exchange sacrifice.}) 23. Be4 {when White can liquidate on f5 with both a material edge and a dangerous concentration of pieces surrounding Black's king.}) 21... g5 $2 ({Though} 21... Bg5 {also favors White.}) 22. Rxf5+ (22. Rfe4 $1 {gains material with little muss or fuss.}) 22... Nxf5 23. Qxf5+ ({Or} 23. Be4 {.}) 23... Ke8 24. Qg6+ (24. Qf6 Rf8 (24... Rh7 $4 25. Qg6+ Rf7 26. Ne2 {Black can't be happy.}) 25. Qxh6 { gives White good compensation for the exchange.}) 24... Kd8 25. Be4 Kc7 26. Qg7 Rae8 27. Bf5 $2 (27. Bg6 $1 Rhg8 28. Qh7 Rh8 29. Bxe8 {.}) 27... Rhf8 $2 (27... Bd8 $1 28. Qxd7+ Kxd7 29. Rxh6+ Kc7 30. Rg6 Rhg8 {and Black does not look worse.}) (27... Rhg8 28. Qxh6 Rh8 {should be a repetition.}) 28. Qxh6 $2 (28. Bg6 $1 {leads to a material plus again.}) 28... Qb5 $2 {(#Diagram)} (28... Bd8 {is again roughly equal.}) 29. Rxe7+ ({Or} 29. Qg7 Qd7 30. Bg6 {returning to the theme of the last two notes.}) 29... Rxe7 30. Qxf8 Qxb2+ 31. Kh1 Re1 32. Qc8+ $2 (32. Be6 {discovers protection on the f-file and covers e7 for a white queen maneuver to e7, d6, and return along the dark diagonal to defend.} Qxc3 33. Qe7+ Kb6 34. Qxd6+ Ka7 35. Qg3 {with an edge in the continuing struggle.}) 32... Kb6 33. Qd8+ Ka7 34. Qxg5 $4 (34. Qxd6 {is necessary, though it allows a draw by perpetual check:} Rxg1+ (34... Qf2 35. Qh2 Qe3 {also draws, i.e.} 36. Qg2 Rxg1+ 37. Qxg1 Qxh3+ 38. Qh2 Qf1+ {.}) 35. Kxg1 Qc1+ 36. Kf2 Qd2+ 37. Kf3 Qd1+ {.}) 34... Qf2 0-1