[Event "44th Mid-South Open"] [Site "Memphis"] [Date "2004.11.28"] [Round "5"] [White "Childers, Scott"] [Black "Weiner, Alex"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B12"] [WhiteElo "1093"] [BlackElo "1119"] [Annotator "Fritz 9 (30s)"] [PlyCount "85"] [EventDate "2004.??.??"] {B12: Caro-Kann: Advance Variation} 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Bd3 Bxd3 5. Qxd3 e6 6. Nf3 {last book move} Be7 {Black is behind in developement} 7. O-O { White castles and improves king safety} Nd7 8. c4 dxc4 9. Qxc4 {White has a new backward pawn: d4} Nb6 {Black threatens to win material: Nb6xc4} 10. Qd3 Nh6 (10... h5 11. Nc3 $14) 11. Nc3 {White has an active position} (11. Bxh6 $5 gxh6 12. Nc3 $16) 11... Nf5 $14 12. g3 {Secures h4} (12. Ne4 Qc7 $11) 12... c5 {Black threatens to win material: c5xd4} (12... h5 $142 $5 {has some apparent merit} 13. Ne4 Qc7 $11) 13. Qb5+ $14 Nd7 14. Rd1 a6 (14... cxd4 $5 {is worth looking at} 15. Nxd4 Nxd4 16. Rxd4 Qc7 $14) 15. Qxb7 $16 Qc8 (15... cxd4 16. Ne4 h5 17. Bf4 $16) 16. Qxc8+ $18 Rxc8 17. d5 exd5 (17... Nd4 18. Nxd4 cxd4 19. Rxd4 Nxe5 20. Ra4 $16) 18. Nxd5 $18 Rd8 $2 (18... h6 19. Bf4 $18) 19. Nxe7 (19. Nc7+ $5 {seems even better} Kf8 20. Bf4 Rg8 $18) 19... Nxe7 (19... Kxe7 20. Bf4 Nb6 21. Rac1 Rxd1+ 22. Rxd1 $18) 20. Bg5 (20. Rd6 Ra8 $18) 20... f6 21. exf6 Nxf6 (21... gxf6 22. Be3 $18) 22. Rxd8+ Kxd8 23. Ne5 Rf8 (23... Re8 24. Rc1 $18 ) 24. Rc1 Ne4 (24... Ke8 25. Nd3 $18) 25. Nc6+ Kd7 26. Nxe7 (26. Bxe7 $142 { and White wins} Rxf2 27. Bxc5 Rxb2 28. a3 $18) 26... Nxg5 $16 27. Rxc5 $4 { forfeits the advantage.} (27. Nd5 $16) 27... Ne4 $4 {hands over the advantage to the opponent} (27... Nf3+ $142 28. Kg2 Kxe7 29. Rc7+ Ke6 30. Rxg7 Ne1+ 31. Kf1 Nd3 $15) 28. Re5 (28. Rc2 $142 $5 $18) 28... Nxf2 $16 29. Nf5 Nd3 30. Rd5+ Ke6 31. Rxd3 Rxf5 32. b4 Rd5 (32... a5 33. a3 $16) 33. Re3+ Kd6 (33... Kf5 $142 $5 $16) 34. Ra3 $18 Rd1+ (34... a5 35. bxa5 Kc7 36. a6 $18) 35. Kg2 Rd2+ 36. Kh3 Kc6 (36... h5 37. Rxa6+ Ke5 38. Ra3 $18) 37. Rxa6+ Kb5 38. Ra7 h6 39. a3 Ra2 (39... g5 {doesn't change the outcome of the game} 40. Ra8 $18) 40. Ra5+ ( 40. Rxg7 $5 {makes it even easier for White} Rxa3 41. Kg4 Kxb4 $18) 40... Kc4 41. b5 Kc5 42. a4 Kb6 (42... h5 {cannot change what is in store for ?} 43. Ra8 g5 44. Rc8+ Kb6 45. Rc6+ Ka7 46. a5 Rxa5 47. Rc5 g4+ 48. Kh4 $18) 43. Ra6+ (43. Ra6+ Kb7 44. a5 $18) 1-0