[Event "Pillsbury Incentive IV"] [Site "Memphis"] [Date "2004.05.14"] [Round "2"] [White "Sims, Carlos"] [Black "Kernell, David"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "B17"] [WhiteElo "1734"] [BlackElo "1640"] [Annotator "Fritz 9 (30s)"] [PlyCount "100"] [EventDate "2004.??.??"] {B17: Caro-Kann: Modern Line (4...Nd7)} 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nd7 5. Bc4 Ngf6 6. Ng5 e6 7. N1f3 {last book move} Nb6 {Black threatens to win material: Nb6xc4} 8. Bb3 (8. Bd3 h6 9. Ne4 Nxe4 10. Bxe4 Bd6 $14) 8... Be7 ( 8... h6 9. Nh3 $11) 9. Ne5 $14 {White threatens to win material: Ne5xf7} O-O 10. c3 {Secures b4} c5 11. O-O cxd4 12. cxd4 {Black has a cramped position.} Nbd5 {The knight is not easily driven from d5} 13. f4 (13. Re1 Bd7 $11) 13... h6 14. Ngxf7 Rxf7 15. Nxf7 Kxf7 {Black wins the exchange} 16. Rf3 (16. g4 $5 $11) 16... Bd7 $15 17. Rg3 (17. Qd3 Qb6 $15) 17... Bd6 $17 18. Qd3 Ne7 19. Bd2 Qb6 20. Re1 (20. a4 Rf8 $15) 20... g6 $17 21. Kh1 (21. Bc3 Rf8 $17) 21... Nf5 22. d5 (22. Rf3 Re8 23. Bc3 Bc6 $17) 22... Nxg3+ $19 23. hxg3 Re8 (23... Nxd5 $6 24. Bxd5 exd5 25. Qxd5+ Kf8 26. f5 $14) (23... exd5 $6 24. Bxd5+ Kg7 25. Bc3 $19) 24. Bc2 Rg8 (24... Nxd5 $142 $5 25. Qxg6+ Ke7 $19) 25. dxe6+ $15 Bxe6 26. Rxe6 {Annihilates a defender: e6} Kxe6 {Decoy theme: e6} 27. Bb3+ {A double attack} (27. Bc3 Rf8 $17) 27... Kd7 28. Bxg8 Nxg8 29. Qxg6 Qd8 (29... Qxb2 30. Qg4+ Ke7 31. Qxg8 Qxd2 32. Qh7+ Kd8 33. Qxh6 $19) 30. Qf7+ (30. Qf5+ $142 $5 Kc7 31. Qa5+ Kc8 32. Qxa7 $17) 30... Ne7 $19 31. f5 Qg8 32. Qh5 $4 {White has lost his nerve... understandable when you consider his position} (32. Qxg8 $142 Nxg8 33. Kh2 $19) 32... Qxg3 33. f6 (33. Qxh6 {does not help much} Nxf5 34. Qh7+ Ke6 $19) 33... Qf2 34. Qb5+ Nc6 35. Qxb7+ (35. Bc3 $19 {there is nothing else anyway}) 35... Bc7 (35... Kd8 $142 {and Black has it in the bag} 36. Qb5 Qxd2 $19) 36. Qb5 (36. g3 {does not improve anything} Qxg3 37. Bf4 Qxf4 $19) 36... Qxd2 (36... Qh4+ $142 {keeps an even firmer grip} 37. Kg1 Bb6+ 38. Qxb6 axb6 $19) 37. Qf5+ (37. Qf1 {doesn't change anything anymore} Qd6 38. Qf5+ Kd8 $19) 37... Kd6 (37... Kd8 $142 {and Black has prevailed} 38. Qf1 Qd6 $19) 38. Qf1 Qd4 39. g3 Ne5 40. f7 (40. b3 {doesn't get the bull off the ice} Ng4 41. Qf3 Bb6 42. Qf4+ Qxf4 43. gxf4 Nxf6 $19) 40... Qd5+ 41. Kh2 (41. Qg2 Qxf7 42. Qd2+ Ke7 43. Qb4+ Kd7 44. Qd2+ Kc8 45. Qd1 $19) 41... Ng4+ 42. Kh3 Qh5+ 43. Kg2 Qh2+ 44. Kf3 Ne5+ 45. Ke4 (45. Kf4 {does not save the day} Qd2+ 46. Kf5 Qc2+ 47. Kf4 Kd5 48. Qb5+ Kd4 49. Qb4+ Nc4+ 50. Kf3 Qd3+ 51. Kg2 Qxg3+ 52. Kf1 Qh3+ 53. Ke2 Qg2+ 54. Ke1 Bg3+ 55. Kd1 Qf3+ 56. Kc1 Bf4+ 57. Qd2+ Bxd2+ 58. Kc2 Qd3+ 59. Kd1 Nxb2#) 45... Qc2+ 46. Ke3 (46. Kf4 {does not win a prize} Kd5 47. Qb5+ Kd4 48. Qb4+ Nc4+ 49. Kf3 Qd3+ 50. Kg2 Qxg3+ 51. Kf1 Qh3+ 52. Ke2 Qg2+ 53. Ke1 Bg3+ 54. Kd1 Qf3+ 55. Kc1 Bf4+ 56. Qd2+ Bxd2+ 57. Kc2 Qd3+ 58. Kd1 Nxb2#) 46... Bb6+ 47. Kf4 Qd2+ 48. Ke4 (48. Kf5 {does not help much} Qg5+ 49. Ke4 Qg4+ 50. Qf4 Qe2+ 51. Kf5 Qc2+ 52. Qe4 Qc8+ 53. Kf6 Qh8+ 54. Kf5 Qh7+ 55. Kf4 Qxf7+ 56. Qf5 Qc4+ 57. Qe4 Qf1+ 58. Qf3 Qxf3#) 48... Qd4+ 49. Kf5 Qg4+ 50. Kf6 Bd8# ( 50... Nd7#) 0-1