[Event "City Championship"] [Site "Memphis"] [Date "2004.02.06"] [Round "3"] [White "Pylant, Gary"] [Black "Bulington, Carter"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B12"] [WhiteElo "1800"] [BlackElo "1419"] [Annotator "Fritz 9 (30s)"] [PlyCount "67"] [EventDate "2004.??.??"] {B12: Caro-Kann: Advance Variation} 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nf3 Bg4 {last book move} 6. Be2 e6 7. O-O Qc7 (7... Bxf3 $5 8. Bxf3 cxd4 9. cxd4 Qb6 $11) 8. Be3 $11 cxd4 9. cxd4 {White has an active position.} Bb4 10. a3 { White threatens to win material: a3xb4} Ba5 11. Nbd2 {White has an active position} Nge7 12. Rc1 O-O $2 (12... Bb6 $142 $11 {is the best option Black has }) 13. b4 $18 Bb6 14. b5 Nf5 (14... Rfc8 15. bxc6 Nxc6 16. Bb5 $18) 15. bxc6 bxc6 16. h3 Nxe3 (16... Bh5 17. Nb3 $18) 17. fxe3 Bf5 18. Nb3 Rac8 19. Nc5 Bxc5 20. Rxc5 (20. dxc5 $6 Be4 $18) 20... f6 21. Qc1 Qf7 (21... Qb7 {doesn't get the cat off the tree} 22. Kh1 $18) 22. Rxc6 Rxc6 23. Qxc6 Qg6 (23... Qe7 { there is nothing else anyway} 24. Qc5 Qb7 $18) 24. Nh4 Qg5 25. Nxf5 exf5 26. Qxd5+ Kh8 27. Qf3 (27. Qd6 $142 {and White wins} Ra8 28. Rf4 fxe5 29. Qxe5 Qf6 30. Qxf5 Qxf5 31. Rxf5 h6 $18) 27... fxe5 28. dxe5 Qe7 29. e4 Qxe5 30. exf5 g6 (30... a5 {doesn't change the outcome of the game} 31. Kh1 $18) 31. f6 Qc5+ ( 31... g5 {cannot change destiny} 32. Kh1 g4 33. hxg4 $18) 32. Kh1 Qe5 33. Bc4 Qc5 (33... a5 $18 {no good, but what else?}) 34. Qb7 (34. Qb7 Rxf6 35. Rxf6 Qxa3 36. Rf8+ Qxf8 37. Qb2+ Qg7 38. Qb8+ Qf8 39. Qxf8#) 1-0