[Event "1st Winter Quad"] [Site "Memphis, TN"] [Date "2007.03.16"] [Round "1"] [White "Pylant, Gary"] [Black "Hamelrath, Ed"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "B12"] [WhiteElo "1800"] [BlackElo "1740"] [Annotator "Fritz 9 (30s)"] [PlyCount "56"] [EventDate "2007.??.??"] {B12: Caro-Kann: Advance Variation} 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Nf3 e6 5. Be2 c5 6. c3 Nc6 7. O-O cxd4 8. cxd4 Nge7 9. Nc3 Nc8 {last book move} 10. a3 Nb6 11. Re1 Rc8 (11... Be7 12. Bf4 $11) 12. Bf4 Be7 13. Qd2 {White has an active position} O-O 14. b4 {Black has a cramped position} (14. Nb5 Bg4 15. b3 Nd7 $11) 14... Bg4 $15 15. h3 Bxf3 16. Bxf3 {White has the pair of bishops} Nc4 {Black threatens to win material: Nc4xd2. Here comes the goal-getter} 17. Qd3 { Black has a cramped position} a5 {Black threatens to win material: a5xb4} ( 17... Bg5 18. Ne2 $17) 18. b5 $15 {White threatens to win material: b5xc6} Na7 19. a4 {Black has a cramped position. Black's piece can't move: a7} Nb2 { Black threatens to win material: Nb2xd3} 20. Qc2 {White threatens to win material: Qc2xb2} (20. Qb1 Bb4 21. Na2 Ba3 $11) 20... Bb4 $15 {Black threatens to win material: Bb4xc3} 21. Bd2 {Black has a cramped position. Black's piece can't move: a7} Nc4 22. Rac1 Ba3 {Black threatens to win material: Ba3xc1} 23. Rb1 {Black has a cramped position. Black's piece can't move: a7} Bb4 (23... Qb6 24. Be3 Bb4 $17) 24. Rbc1 $19 Ba3 (24... Qb6 25. Nxd5 exd5 (25... Nxd2 $6 26. Nxb6 Nxf3+ 27. gxf3 Rxc2 28. Rxc2 Bxe1 29. Rc7 $11) 26. Bxb4 axb4 27. Bxd5 Nxe5 $17) 25. Rb1 $17 {Twofold repetition} Qb6 {Black threatens to win material: Qb6xd4} 26. Qd3 Nb2 $4 {with this move Black loses his initiative} (26... Nxd2 $142 $5 27. Qxd2 Rc4 $17) 27. Qe3 $4 {Black's piece can't move: a7. White lets it slip away} (27. Nxd5 $142 {White had this great chance} exd5 28. Qxa3 $18) 27... Nc4 $11 (27... Nc4 28. Qd3 Nxd2 29. Qxd2 Rc4 $17) 28. Qd3 Nb2 1/2-1/2