(1) Perry,S (2031) - Kelleher,W (2479) [B22]
US Game/30 Championship New Orleans, LA (1), 04.10.1992
[Fritz 8 (30s)]

B22: Sicilian: 2 c3

1.e4 c5 2.d4 cxd4 3.c3 Nf6 4.e5 Nd5 5.cxd4 Nc6 6.Nf3 d6 7.exd6 Qxd6 8.Nc3 Bg4 9.Be2 e6 10.0-0 Be7 11.h3 Bh5 12.Nxd5?! [ 12.Qb3 ]

12...Qxd5 13.Be3 0-0 14.a3 Rfd8 Increasing the pressure on the isolated pawn on d4

15.Rc1 Rac8 16.Re1 a6 17.Ne5 Bxe2 18.Nxc6 Rxc6 19.Qxe2 Rdc8 20.Rxc6 Rxc6 [ 20...Qxc6?! 21.Rc1 Qd7 22.Rxc8+ Qxc8 23.Bf4= ]

21.Qd2 Bf6 22.Rc1 h5 23.Rxc6 Qxc6 24.Qc3 Qd7 25.b3 g6 26.a4 Kg7 27.Qc5 Be7 28.Qc3 Qd5 29.Qc4 Qe4 30.b4? [ >=30.Qc7 would allow White to play on 30...Bf6 31.Qc4=/+ ]

30...Qb1+-+ 31.Kh2 Qxb4 32.Qxb4 Bxb4 33.Kg1 Kf6 34.Kf1 Ke7 35.Ke2 Kd6 36.Kd3 Kd5 37.g4 b5 38.axb5 axb5 39.gxh5 gxh5 40.f3 Be1 41.Bc1 [ 41.Bg5 Bf2 42.Bf6 b4-+ ]

41...b4 [ 41...Bf2 might be the shorter path 42.Kc3-+ ]

42.Be3 b3 43.Bc1 f5 44.Be3?? [ 44.Bb2-+ ]

44...Bb4 [ >=44...b2! nails it down 45.Kc2 Bc3-+ ]

45.Bc1 0-1