[Event "Analysis "] [White "Advance Variation"] [Black "Caro Kann,4"] [Site ""] [Round ""] [Annotator "Havanur,Nagesh"] [Result "*"] [Date "2025.10.07"] [PlyCount "34"] 1. e4 c6 {The Caro-Kann Defence.} 2. d4 d5 3. e5 {The Advance Variation.} (3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bf5 5. Ng3 Bg6 6. h4 h6 7. Nf3 Nd7 8. h5 Bh7 9. Bd3 Bxd3 10. Qxd3 Qc7 11. Bd2 e6 12. O-O-O Ngf6 $11 {is the well-analysed Classical Main Line.} )Bf5 4. h4 h6 $5 (4... h5 {preventing g4 advance iis safe and sound.} )5. g4 Be4 ({Not} 5... Bh7 $2 6. e6 $1 $16 )6. f3 Bh7 7. e6 $1 Qd6 8. exf7+ Kxf7 9. f4 {An extraordinary position! White has not developed a single piece. Instead he has made nine pawn moves.} Nf6 10. Nf3 Nxg4 11. h5 ({Or} 11. Bh3 h5 12. Ne5+ Ke8 13. Bxg4 hxg4 14. Qxg4 Nd7 15. Qh5+ g6 16. Qe2 Qf6 $11 { as shown in a number of games} )Qe6+ 12. Ne5+ Nxe5 13. fxe5 Bf5 $5 $146 { preventing 14.Bh3 and also activating the bishop. A suggestion by the engine.} ({The other line is bad.} 13... Ke8 $2 14. Nc3 g5 15. hxg6 Qxg6 16. Be3 Qxc2 17. Qh5+ Qg6 18. Qh2 Qc2 19. Be2 Kd8 20. Rc1 Qxb2 21. Nxd5 $1 Be4 $4 22. Nf4 $1 Bxh1 23. Ne6+ Kc8 24. Qxh1 Rg8 25. Qh3 b6 26. Rxc6+ $3 Nxc6 27. Nc5+ Kb8 28. Na6+ Kb7 29. Qd7# {Stearman J-Griffith K, Hollywood Classic A 2022.} )14. Nc3 ({If} 14. Qf3 $6 Ke8 $1 {White is threatened with 14...Be4, a consequence of the queen move.} )(14. Be3 {is met by} c5 )g5 15. hxg6+ Qxg6 16. Be3 h5 17. Qf3 ({Or} 17. Be2 h4 $13 )Ke8 $13 *