[Event "Fall Classics"]
[Site "Memphis, TN"]
[Date "2002.09.06"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Harbert, Carlos"]
[Black "Sims, Carlos"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C02"]
[WhiteElo "1528"]
[BlackElo "1737"]
[Annotator "Fritz 9 (30s)"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "2002.??.??"]
{C02: French: Advance Variation} 1. d4 e6 2. e4 d5 3. e5 Nd7 4. Nf3 c5 5. c3
Ne7 6. Bd3 {last book move} Nc6 7. O-O Be7 8. Na3 Qb6 9. Qb3 Qd8 10. Qc2 cxd4
11. cxd4 {Black's piece can't move: c8.} ({Not} 11. Nxd4 Ncxe5 12. c4 Qb6 $17)
11... Nb4 {Black threatens to win material: Nb4xc2} 12. Qb3 Nxd3 13. Qxd3 {
Black has the pair of bishops} O-O 14. Bd2 Nb8 15. Rac1 Nc6 16. Rfd1 a6 {
Covers b5} 17. Nc2 {Black has a cramped position} Qb6 (17... Bd7 $5 $11) 18.
Ng5 $14 Bxg5 19. Bxg5 Qxb2 $2 (19... h6 $142 20. Bd2 f6 $14 (20... Qxb2 $143
21. Rb1 Qxa2 22. Na3 $18)) 20. Bf6 $4 {letting the wind out of his own sails} (
20. Rb1 $5 Nxe5 21. Rxb2 Nxd3 22. Rxd3 $18) 20... Kh8 $4 {there were better
ways to keep up the pressure} (20... gxf6 $142 21. Rb1 Qxa2 $17) 21. Rb1 $14 {
White threatens to win material: Rb1xb2} Qxa2 22. Rb3 $4 {White is ruining his
position} (22. Bxg7+ Kxg7 23. Na3 Nxd4 $14) 22... Qa4 $4 {weakening the
position} (22... gxf6 23. Qxh7+ {Demolishes the pawn shield} Kxh7 24. Rh3+ Kg8
25. Rg3+ Kh8 26. Rh3+ Kg7 27. Rg3+ Kh6 28. Rh3+ Kg6 29. Rg3+ Kh5 30. Rh3+ Kg5
31. Rg3+ Kh4 32. Rh3+ Kg4 33. Rg3+ Kf4 34. Rf3+ Kg5 35. Rg3+ Kh6 36. Rh3+ Kg7
37. Rg3+ Kh7 38. Rh3+ Kg7 $11) 23. Bxg7+ (23. Qe3 $142 Rg8 24. Ra1 Qxb3 25.
Bxg7+ Rxg7 26. Qxb3 $18) 23... Kxg7 $17 24. Qg3+ $2 (24. Qe3 $142 Ne7 25. Qg5+
Ng6 26. Rh3 $19) 24... Kh8 $19 25. Qg5 Nxe5 $4 {ruins a clearly superior
position} (25... f6 $142 {nails it down} 26. exf6 Rf7 $19) 26. dxe5 f6 {
Black threatens to win material: f6xg5} 27. exf6 {White has a mate threat} Rf7
{Black has a cramped position} 28. Rg3 {White has a mate threat} (28. Qh5 Rxf6
29. Rf3 Rxf3 30. Qxf3 $14) 28... Bd7 $15 29. Qh6 $4 (29. Rc1 $142 {was possible
} Qc4 30. Rg4 $15) 29... Qxc2 $19 30. Rc1 Qf5 (30... Qe4 {seems even better}
31. h4 Bc6 32. Re3 $19) 31. Rf3 (31. Rg7 {hardly improves anything} Rxf6 32.
Rxh7+ Qxh7 33. Qxf6+ Qg7 34. Qxg7+ Kxg7 $19) 31... Qg6 (31... Qe4 $142 {
makes it even easier for Black} 32. Rf4 Qe2 33. Rf3 $19) 32. Qe3 (32. Qxg6 {
doesn't change anything anymore} hxg6 33. g4 e5 $19) 32... Rg8 33. Rg3 (33. g3
{is no salvation} Qh5 34. Rc5 b6 $19) 33... Qxf6 34. Rxg8+ Kxg8 35. Qg3+ (35.
f3 {does not win a prize} e5 $19) 35... Kh8 36. Qb8+ (36. h4 {does not help
much} Rf8 $19) 36... Rf8 37. Qg3 Bc6 (37... Bc6 38. f3 e5 $19) 0-1