[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