Kleiman,J (2279) - Nakamura,H (2644) [B39]
United States Championship 2006 San Diego USA (2), 03.03.2006
[Chess Tiger 14.0 (60s)]
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 g6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Bg7 5.c4 Nc6 6.Be3 Nf6 7.Nc3 Ng4 8.Qxg4 Nxd4 9.Qd1 Ne6 10.Qd2 Qa5 11.Rc1 g5 12.Be2 b6 13.Qd5 last book move 13...Rb8 14.Qxa5 bxa5 15.b3 Bb7 [15...Bd4 16.0–0 White is slightly better ] 16.f3 [16.Bxa7 Ra8 17.Be3 Bxc3+ 18.Rxc3 Bxe4 White is better] 16...Ra8 17.h4 h6 18.Nd5 Rg8 19.hxg5 hxg5 20.Kf2 d6 Prevents intrusion on c5 21.g3 Kf8 22.Rcd1 Bb2 [22...g4 23.fxg4 a4 24.Bf3 White is slightly better] 23.Bf1 [23.Rh7 White is better] 23...Bc6 [23...g4!? 24.f4 a4 White is better] 24.Bh3 Bd7 25.Nc7 Nxc7 [25...Rc8!? 26.Nxe6+ fxe6 27.Bxa7 a4 White wins] 26.Bxd7 White wins 26...Na6 [26...Ne6 27.Rd5 with a won game for White] 27.Bc6 [27.Rd5 Nc5 28.Bg4 a4 White wins] 27...Rd8 28.Bb5 Nc7 [Better is 28...Nb4 but White should win] 29.Bc6?? gives the opponent new chances [29.Ba4 g4 White wins] 29...Ba3?? [29...Na6 30.Rh5 Nb4 White is the victor] 30.Bxa7 White still wins 30...Ne6 [30...Na6 31.e5] 31.Rd5 [31.Be3 Bc5 White still wins] 31...Nc5 32.Bb6 Rc8 33.Bb5 Bb4 [33...a4 34.bxa4 f6 35.a5] 34.Ke3 [34.Kf1 e6 35.Rd1 g4 White wins] 34...Rb8 [34...a4 35.bxa4 Ra8 36.a3 Bxa3 37.Ra1] 35.Bxc5 [35.Ba7 Rc8 White should take home the point] 35...Bxc5+ ½–½