[Event "City Championship"] [Site "Memphis"] [Date "2004.01.31"] [Round "5"] [White "Swami, Gurukumar"] [Black "Polk, Stan"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "B15"] [WhiteElo "1802"] [BlackElo "1670"] [Annotator "Fritz 9 (30s)"] [PlyCount "91"] [EventDate "2004.??.??"] {B15: Caro-Kann: 3 Nc3: 3...g6 and 3...dxe4 4 Nxe4 Nf6 5 Nxf6+ exf6} 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nf6 5. Ng5 {last book move} Bf5 6. N1f3 (6. Bd3 e6 7. Ne2 Qa5+ 8. Bd2 Bb4 $11) 6... Nbd7 (6... h6 7. Nh3 $15) 7. Bd3 (7. Nh4 h6 8. Nxf5 hxg5 $11) 7... Bxd3 (7... h6 $5 {is an interesting idea} 8. Nh3 Bxh3 9. gxh3 Qc7 $11) 8. Qxd3 $14 e6 9. O-O {White castles and improves king safety} Bd6 10. Re1 Qc7 11. Nxf7 (11. c4 $142 $5 {is the best option White has} O-O 12. Be3 $14) 11... Kxf7 $15 {Black wins a piece} 12. Ng5+ {White forks: e6+f7} Kg8 13. Rxe6 Bxh2+ 14. Kh1 h6 (14... Nf8 $142 15. Rxf6 gxf6 $17) 15. Ne4 $2 (15. Qb3 $142 {would keep White in the game} Nd5 16. Nf3 $11) 15... Nxe4 $19 16. Qxe4 Bd6 17. Qe2 (17. Rxh6 gxh6 18. Qg6+ Kf8 19. Bxh6+ Rxh6+ 20. Qxh6+ Ke8 21. Re1+ Be7 $19) 17... Nf8 18. Re4 Qf7 19. c4 (19. Kg1 Nh7 $19) 19... Ng6 20. Bd2 Kh7 21. Re1 Rhf8 22. Kg1 Qf5 23. f4 $2 (23. g3 $19) 23... Bxf4 24. Rf1 (24. Bxf4 {is no salvation} Nxf4 25. Qf3 Rf6 $19) 24... Qg5 (24... Bh2+ {and Black can already relax} 25. Kxh2 Qxf1 26. Bb4 Qxe2 27. Rxe2 $19) 25. Bb4 (25. Rexf4 Rxf4 26. Rxf4 Nxf4 27. Qe4+ Qg6 28. Qxf4 Qd3 $19) 25... Rf5 (25... Qg3 $142 { keeps an even firmer grip} 26. Bxf8 Rxf8 27. Rf3 Qh2+ 28. Kf2 $19) 26. g4 (26. Rf3 {doesn't change anything anymore} Rd8 27. b3 Rd7 $19) 26... Rf6 27. Rf2 h5 (27... Rd8 {seems even better} 28. Be1 $19) 28. Rg2 h4 (28... Nh4 {might be the shorter path} 29. Be7 Nxg2 30. Kxg2 $19) 29. Qd3 (29. Rf2 {does not improve anything} Rd8 $19) 29... Rd8 30. b3 (30. Kh1 {doesn't do any good} Kg8 $19) 30... Kh6 (30... c5 $142 {makes it even easier for Black} 31. Be1 Rxd4 32. Rxd4 cxd4 33. Kh1 $19) 31. a4 (31. Be1 {doesn't get the cat off the tree} Rdf8 32. Qh3 Bb8 $19) 31... Rd7 (31... c5 $5 {makes it even easier for Black} 32. Ba5 Rxd4 33. Rxd4 cxd4 34. Bd8 $19) 32. Re8 (32. Be1 Rdf7 33. Re8 Bd6 $19) 32... Bc7 (32... c5 $142 {secures victory} 33. Bxc5 Qxc5 34. g5+ Bxg5 35. Qxg6+ Kxg6 36. dxc5 Rd1+ 37. Kh2 Rff1 $19) 33. Bd2 Rf4 34. Re6 (34. Bxf4 Bxf4 35. Re4 $19) 34... Rdxd4 (34... Rdf7 $142 {seems even better} 35. Re4 Rf1+ 36. Qxf1 Rxf1+ 37. Kxf1 Nf4 $19) 35. Qxd4 Bb6 (35... Rxd4 {Exploits the pin} 36. Bxg5+) 36. c5 (36. Qxb6 {no good, but what else?} axb6 37. Kh2 $19) 36... Bxc5 (36... Rxd4 $6 {is a bad alternative} 37. Bxg5+ Kxg5 38. cxb6 axb6 39. Kh2 $15) 37. Qxc5 Qxc5+ 38. Kh2 Qd4 (38... Kh7 $142 {keeps an even firmer grip} 39. Rxg6 Rf2 40. Re6 Rxg2+ 41. Kxg2 Qd5+ 42. Kf1 Qxe6 43. Be1 $19) 39. Rge2 (39. Be3 { hoping against hope} Qb4 40. Bd2 $19) 39... Kh7 40. Be3 Qb4 (40... Qd1 41. Bxf4 Nxf4 42. Rf2 Nxe6 43. a5 Qe1 44. Rc2 Ng5 45. Kg2 Qe4+ 46. Kg1 Nh3+ 47. Kf1 Qxc2 48. Ke1 Nf4 49. Kf1 Qe2+ 50. Kg1 Qg2#) 41. Bxf4 Qxf4+ 42. Kh1 Qf3+ (42... Qf1+ 43. Kh2 Nf4 44. Rc2 Nxe6 45. g5 Nxg5 46. Rg2 Nf3+ 47. Kh3 g5 48. a5 Ne1 49. Kg4 Kg6 50. Rf2 Qg1+ 51. Rg2 Qxg2#) 43. Kh2 $19 Nf4 (43... Qg3+ $142 {and Black takes home the point} 44. Kh1 Qh3+ 45. Kg1 $19) 44. R6e3 Qxe2+ (44... Qf1 $142 {might be the shorter path} 45. Ra2 Nd3 46. Rxd3 Qxd3 47. Rg2 Qxb3 48. g5 Qxa4 49. Kh3 $19) 45. Rxe2 Nxe2 46. Kh3 0-1