[Event "Candidates 2009"]
[Site "Memphis"]
[Date "2009.01.03"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Sims, Carlos"]
[Black "Knowles, Chase"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B18"]
[WhiteElo "1988"]
[BlackElo "1622"]
[Annotator "Fritz 9 (30s)"]
[PlyCount "45"]
[EventDate "2009.??.??"]
{B18: Classical Caro-Kann: 4...Bf5 sidelines} 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4.
Nxe4 Bf5 5. Ng3 Bg6 6. Nf3 e6 7. h4 h6 8. Ne5 Bh7 9. Bc4 Nd7 10. Qe2 {last
book move} Ngf6 11. Nxf7 $1 {Demolishes the pawn shield} Qe7 (11... Kxf7 {
Decoy theme: f7} 12. Qxe6+ {A classical mating theme}) 12. Nxh8 O-O-O 13. h5
Nb6 (13... Nd5 {cannot undo what has already been done} 14. O-O Qf6 15. Bd3
Bxd3 16. Qxd3 $18) 14. Bb3 (14. Bxe6+ $142 $5 {might be the shorter path} Kb8
15. Nf5 Qc7 $18) 14... Rxd4 (14... Nfd5 {is not much help} 15. Ng6 Bxg6 16.
hxg6 $18) 15. Bxe6+ Nbd7 (15... Kb8 {doesn't change the outcome of the game}
16. Qe5+ Ka8 17. Qxd4 Qxe6+ 18. Kf1 $18) 16. Ng6 Bxg6 17. hxg6 Kd8 (17... Qe8 {
does not solve anything} 18. Bd2 $18) 18. Nf5 Qxe6 (18... Qc5 {cannot change
what is in store for ?} 19. Nxd4 Qxd4 20. c3 $18) 19. Qxe6 Re4+ 20. Qxe4 Nxe4
21. Rh4 (21. Bxh6 $142 {makes it even easier for White} gxh6 22. Rd1 Nef6 $18)
21... Ndf6 (21... Nef6 {doesn't do any good} 22. Bxh6 gxh6 23. g7 Bxg7 24. Nxg7
$18) 22. Bxh6 $1 {forces the win} gxh6 23. g7 (23. g7 Bxg7 24. Rd1+ Ke8 25.
Nxg7+ Kf7 26. Nh5 $18) 1-0