[Event "44th Mid-South Open"] [Site "Memphis"] [Date "2004.11.27"] [Round "3"] [White "Stewart, Doug"] [Black "Kernell, David"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "B12"] [WhiteElo "1835"] [BlackElo "1786"] [Annotator "Fritz 9 (30s)"] [PlyCount "110"] [EventDate "2004.??.??"] {B12: Caro-Kann: Advance Variation} 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. dxc5 Nc6 5. Bb5 e6 6. Be3 Nge7 7. c3 Bd7 8. Bxc6 Nxc6 9. Nf3 Qc7 10. Bd4 {last book move} a5 11. Na3 (11. O-O $5 $14 {is interesting}) 11... Nxd4 $15 12. cxd4 b6 13. cxb6 Qxb6 14. Qb3 {White threatens to win material: Qb3xb6} (14. Rb1 Bb4+ 15. Kf1 Rb8 $15) 14... Bb4+ 15. Kf1 {White loses the right to castle} O-O 16. g3 ( 16. Kg1 Rfb8 17. Rb1 Be7 $15) 16... f6 {Controls g5} (16... Rab8 17. Rb1 $15) 17. Nc2 Qa6+ 18. Kg2 Be7 19. Qe3 Bb5 20. Rhe1 (20. exf6 $142 {and White hangs on} Bxf6 21. Ne5 $11) 20... Bd3 $17 21. Rac1 Be4 22. Kg1 Bxf3 23. Qxf3 fxe5 24. Qg4 e4 25. Ne3 (25. f4 Qb6 26. Re2 Rf6 $19) 25... Bf6 $19 26. Rc7 (26. Red1 Qb6 27. Rc2 a4 $19) 26... Rac8 (26... Bxd4 $5 27. Rec1 Kh8 28. Qd1 $19) 27. Rxc8 Rxc8 28. Rd1 Rc6 (28... a4 $19) 29. Qh3 $2 (29. Qf4 $5 h5 30. Qb8+ Rc8 31. Qb3 $17) 29... g6 (29... Qb6 30. Nxd5 exd5 31. Qd7 $19) 30. Qg4 Qb6 31. Qf4 Bg7 ( 31... Kg7 $5 32. Ng4 Bxd4 33. Qd2 $19) 32. b3 Qc7 (32... Rc8 33. Qg4 Rc3 34. Qg5 $17) 33. Qg5 Kf7 34. Ng4 Qe7 {Black threatens to win material: Qe7xg5} ( 34... Rc2 35. Ne5+ Bxe5 36. dxe5 $17) 35. Qf4+ Kg8 36. Qb8+ (36. f3 exf3 37. Qxf3 Rc2 $15) 36... Qf8 $17 37. Qb7 (37. Qxf8+ $142 $5 Bxf8 38. f3 exf3 39. Ne5 $17) 37... Rc2 $19 38. Qd7 $2 (38. Rf1 $142 Bxd4 39. Qa6 $19) 38... h5 39. Qxe6+ Kh7 40. f4 (40. Qxd5 {is still a small chance} hxg4 41. Rf1 $19) 40... hxg4 41. Qxg4 (41. h4 {cannot undo what has already been done} Qf5 42. Qe8 Rb2 $19) 41... Qf5 42. Qh4+ (42. Qxf5 {does not help much} gxf5 43. Kf1 Rxh2 $19) 42... Qh5 (42... Kg8 43. Rf1 e3 44. Rf3 Qe4 45. Qd8+ Bf8 46. Qg5 e2 47. Qxg6+ Qxg6 48. Re3 Qd3 49. Rxe2 Rxe2 50. b4 Qb1#) 43. Qxh5+ gxh5 44. h3 (44. Kf1 { is no salvation} Rxh2 45. a3 Rh1+ 46. Ke2 Rxd1 47. Kxd1 Bxd4 $19) 44... Rxa2 ( 44... e3 $142 {and Black has it in the bag} 45. g4 h4 46. a3 $19) 45. g4 hxg4 46. hxg4 Bh6 (46... Bf6 {might be the shorter path} 47. g5 Ra1 48. Rxa1 Bxd4+ 49. Kf1 Bxa1 50. Kf2 $19) 47. g5 (47. Re1 {does not solve anything} Bxf4 48. Kf1 Rb2 $19) 47... Bg7 48. f5 (48. Kf1 {does not win a prize} Kg6 $19) 48... Rc2 (48... Ra1 $142 $1 {and Black has prevailed} 49. Rxa1 Bxd4+ 50. Kf1 Bxa1 51. Ke2 $19) 49. f6 Bf8 50. Ra1 (50. Rf1 {is not much help} Kg6 $19) 50... Bb4 51. Rf1 Bc3 (51... e3 $142 $5 {makes it even easier for Black} 52. f7 e2 53. Re1 $19) 52. Rf5 (52. f7 {hoping against hope} Bxd4+ 53. Kh1 $19) 52... Bxd4+ 53. Kf1 (53. Kh1 {a fruitless try to alter the course of the game} e3 54. Rxd5 $19) 53... Rc5 (53... e3 54. Rf3 e2+ 55. Ke1 Bc5 56. Rf4 d4 57. Kf2 d3+ 58. Kg3 e1=Q+ 59. Kg4 Qe6+ 60. Kg3 Qe3+ 61. Kg4 Rg2+ 62. Kf5 Qh3+ 63. Rg4 Qxg4+ 64. Ke5 Qd4+ 65. Kf5 Qd5+ 66. Kf4 Bd6+ 67. Ke3 Re2#) 54. Ke1 (54. f7 Bg7 55. f8=R Bxf8 56. Rxf8 Kg6 $19) 54... Kg8 (54... Kg6 $5 {and Black can already relax} 55. f7 Bg7 56. f8=R Bxf8 57. Rxf8 Kxg5 58. Kd2 $19) 55. f7+ (55. g6 {doesn't get the bull off the ice} Rc6 56. Rxd5 Bc3+ 57. Ke2 Rxf6 $19) 55... Kf8 (55... Kf8 56. g6 Rb5 $19) 0-1