SicilianB43

FM Ronald Burnett (2506)
Daaim Shabazz (2000)

Atlanta Open (4)
Atlanta, USA, 22 Dec 1996


1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Nc3 Qc7 6. g3 Nf6 7. Bg2 d6 8. O-O Be7 9. g4 h6 10. f4 Nfd7 11. a4 Nc6 12. Be3 Nxd4 13. Bxd4 Bf6 14. Kh1 O-O 15. Bxf6 Nxf6 16. h4 g6 17. Bf3 Kg7 18. Qd2 Qc5 19. Rad1 Ne8 20. Rfe1 Bd7 21. e5 d5 22. f5 Rc8 23. f6+ Kh7 24. g5 Qb4 25. h5 Qh4+ 25...Rc4 26.hxg6+ fxg6 27.gxh6 That pawn will shield me from attack. 26. Kg2 Qxg5+ 27. Qxg5 hxg5 28. Rh1 Rc4 29. hxg6+ Kxg6 30. Be2 Bc6 30...Rh4 31. Bd3+ Re4 32. Kf3 Kf5 33. Bxe4+ dxe4+ 34. Ke3 Kxe5 35. Rd8 Kxf6 36. Rhd1 Ke5 37. Rg1 Rg8 38. b4 f5 39. b5 He offered a draw here. 39... axb5 40. axb5 Bd5 41. Kf2 g4 42. Nxd5 exd5 43. Rd1 Nf6 44. R1xd5+ Nxd5 What a position! 45. Rxg8 Kd4 46. Rd8 Kc5 47. Rc8+ Kd4 48. Rd8 e3+ 49. Ke2 f4 50. c3+ Ke4 51. Re8+ Kf5 52. Rf8+ Kg5 53. c4 Nc3+ 54. Ke1 f3 55. c5 f2+ 56. Kf1 g3 57. Rg8+ Kf4 58. Rf8+ Ke4 59. Re8+ Kd4 60. c6 bxc6 61. bxc6 Nb5? 61...Ne4! 62.Rd8+ Kc3 63.c7 Nd2+ 64.Rxd2 Kxd2 65.c8Q e2+ 66.Kg2 f1Q+ 67.Kxg3 e1Q+ 68.Kg4 Qg2+ 69.Kf5 Qee4+ 70.Kf6 Qgg6# 62. Rb8 Kd3 63. Re8 Nc7? 63...Nd6! 64.Re7 (64.Re5 Nc4) g2+ 65.Kxg2 Ke2 64. Rd8+ Ke4 We blitzed it out, but it's now a drawn position. Burnett's flag fell, but I didn't see it. It was entertaining. 1/2-1/2 [Shabazz]

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