[Event "Summer Open"] [Site "Memphis"] [Date "2004.06.12"] [Round "2"] [White "Stratton, Kent"] [Black "Kernell, David"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "B12"] [WhiteElo "1355"] [BlackElo "1561"] [Annotator "Fritz 9 (30s)"] [PlyCount "45"] [EventDate "2004.??.??"] {B12: Caro-Kann: Advance Variation} 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Nc3 e6 5. g4 Bg6 6. Nge2 Nd7 7. h4 h6 {last book move} 8. Nf4 Bh7 9. Bg2 (9. Bd3 Bxd3 10. Qxd3 Qb6 $11) 9... Qc7 (9... c5 10. Be3 $15) 10. Qe2 (10. Be3 O-O-O $11) 10... O-O-O 11. Be3 c5 {Black has a cramped position} (11... Nb6 12. g5 $15) 12. Nb5 (12. O-O-O $5 $11 {should be considered}) 12... Qa5+ $15 13. Bd2 {White threatens to win material: Bd2xa5} Qb6 14. Bxd5 $2 (14. dxc5 $142 $5 {and White hangs on} Bxc5 15. O-O-O $15) 14... exd5 (14... a6 $5 15. Bg2 Qxb5 16. Qxb5 axb5 17. c3 $19) 15. Nxd5 $17 Qg6 16. f3 (16. Bf4 $142 $5 a6 17. e6 axb5 18. exd7+ Rxd7 19. Qe5 Qe4+ 20. Qxe4 Bxe4 21. Nb6+ Kd8 22. Nxd7 Kxd7 23. Rg1 $17) 16... a6 $19 (16... Qxc2 $6 17. Qh2 Re8 18. Nxa7+ Kb8 19. Nc6+ Kc8 20. Na7+ Kb8 21. Nc6+ Kc8 22. Na7+ $11) 17. Nbc7 $2 (17. Ba5 axb5 18. Bxd8 Kxd8 $19 ) 17... Ne7 (17... Nb6 $142 {makes it even easier for Black} 18. c4 cxd4 $19) 18. e6 $4 {but even a better move would not have saved the game} (18. Nxe7+ $142 Bxe7 19. Nd5 $19) 18... Nxd5 19. h5 Qf6 20. Nxd5 Qxe6 21. Ne3 (21. Qxe6 { otherwise it's curtains at once} fxe6 22. Nf4 cxd4 23. c3 $19) 21... cxd4 22. Qc4+ Qxc4 23. Nxc4 0-1