[Event "46th Mid-South Open"]
[Site "Memphis, TN"]
[Date "2006.11.26"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Cohen, Howard"]
[Black "Kernell, David"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B12"]
[WhiteElo "1860"]
[BlackElo "1923"]
[Annotator "Fritz 9 (30s)"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "2006.??.??"]
{B12: Caro-Kann: Advance Variation} 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 {last book move}
4. Bb5+ Bd7 5. Bxd7+ Qxd7 6. Nc3 (6. Nf3 $5 $14) 6... cxd4 $11 7. Qxd4 e6 8. f4
{Black is behind in developement} (8. Qg4 $5 $11 {should not be overlooked})
8... Nc6 $17 {Black threatens to win material: Nc6xd4} 9. Qf2 Bb4 (9... d4 $5
10. Nd1 Nb4 $17) 10. Bd2 $15 Nge7 11. Nf3 Nf5 12. g4 {White threatens to win
material: g4xf5} Nfe7 {Black has a cramped position} 13. Nb5 $2 (13. O-O-O $142
$11 {and White hangs on}) 13... Bxd2+ $19 14. Nxd2 Nxe5 $1 {Clearance to allow
d7-b5} 15. Qc5 (15. fxe5 Qxb5) 15... N5c6 (15... b6 $5 16. Nd6+ Kf8 17. Qa3
Nxg4 18. Nf3 $19) 16. Nd6+ $17 Kf8 17. O-O-O Rd8 18. Nb5 a6 19. Nc3 Qd6 20. Qf2
h5 21. h3 (21. f5 d4 22. Nce4 Qe5 23. fxe6 Qxe6 $15) 21... Ng6 (21... d4 $142
$5 22. Nce4 Qd5 $17) 22. f5 $15 exf5 23. gxf5 ({Instead of} 23. Qxf5 hxg4 24.
Rdf1 Nce5 $17) 23... Nge7 24. Rhf1 Rh6 25. Nde4 {White threatens to win
material: Ne4xd6} (25. Nb3 $142 $11) 25... Qb4 $4 {Black has let it slip away}
(25... Qe5 $142 {was much better} 26. f6 dxe4 27. Rxd8+ Nxd8 28. fxe7+ Qxe7 $17
) 26. f6 $18 gxf6 27. Nxf6 Ne5 28. Qe3 $4 {instead of simply winning the game}
(28. a3 $142 {secures victory} Qd6 29. Ncxd5 Nxd5 30. Rxd5 (30. Nxd5 $6 Qc6 31.
Qf4 Re6 $18) 30... Rxf6 31. Rxd6 Rdxd6 32. Qxf6 Rxf6 33. Rxf6 $18) 28... Qxb2+
$3 $19 {Demolishes the pawn shield} 29. Kxb2 {Decoy theme: b2} Nc4+ {Theme:
Double Attack} 30. Kc1 Nxe3 31. Rde1 (31. Rf4 {does not help much} Nxd1 32.
Nxd1 Rd6 $19) 31... Nxf1 32. Rxf1 Kg7 33. Nfxd5 (33. Ng4 {doesn't get the bull
off the ice} hxg4 34. hxg4 Rc8 $19) 33... Nxd5 34. Rd1 Rhd6 35. Ne4 Rc6 36. Rd4
Rd7 (36... Rcc8 {seems even better} 37. Rd2 $19) 37. Kb2 (37. Nf2 {doesn't
improve anything} Rdc7 38. Rxd5 Rxc2+ 39. Kb1 Rxf2 40. Rxh5 Rcc2 41. Rg5+ Kh6
$19) 37... Nf6 (37... Nf6 38. Ng3 Rxd4 39. Nf5+ Kf8 40. Nxd4 Rc4 $19) 0-1