[Event "Pawn Power 3"] [Site "Memphis"] [Date "2006.05.27"] [Round "3"] [White "O'Bar, Sam"] [Black "York, Johnny"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B13"] [WhiteElo "1800"] [BlackElo "1281"] [Annotator "Fritz 9 (30s)"] [PlyCount "90"] [EventDate "2006.??.??"] {B13: Caro-Kann: Exchange Variation and Panov-Botvinnik Attack} 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. Bd3 Nf6 5. c3 Bg4 {last book move} 6. Qa4+ Bd7 7. Qc2 e6 { Controls f5} 8. Nf3 Qb6 9. Bg5 Be7 10. Bxf6 (10. Qb3 Qxb3 11. axb3 Nc6 $14) 10... Bxf6 11. Bxh7 $4 {with this move White loses his initiative. White traps the enemy king in the center} (11. O-O $142 $11 {would keep White in the game}) 11... g6 (11... Rxh7 12. Qxh7 Qxb2 $15) 12. Bxg6 $17 fxg6 13. Qxg6+ Ke7 14. Nbd2 Qxb2 15. Rb1 $2 (15. O-O $142 Qxc3 16. Rfc1 $17) 15... Qxc3 $19 16. O-O Nc6 $4 {Black threatens to win material: Nc6xd4. hands over the advantage to the opponent} (16... Qc7 $5 17. Ne5 Bxe5 18. dxe5 Qxe5 19. f4 Qd4+ 20. Kh1 $19) 17. Rfc1 $2 (17. Rb3 $142 Qa5 18. Rxb7 $15) 17... Qa5 $4 {not a good decision, because now the opponent is right back in the game} (17... Qa3 $142 {Black has the better game} 18. Ng5 Raf8 $19 (18... Bxd4 19. Ndf3 Qd6 20. Qf7+ Kd8 21. Rxb7 $18)) 18. Rxb7 $16 Rag8 $4 {cause more grief} (18... Rac8 $142 19. Nb3 Qd8 $16) 19. Rxd7+ $18 Kxd7 {Deflection from f6} 20. Qxf6 {Eliminates the defender f6} Qd8 (20... Qb6 {does not solve anything} 21. Nb3 Nd8 22. Ne5+ Ke8 23. Rc8 $18) 21. Qf7+ Kd6 22. Qf4+ (22. Nb3 $142 $5 {makes it even easier for White} Rxg2+ 23. Kxg2 Qg8+ 24. Qxg8 Rxg8+ 25. Kf1 Rf8 $18) 22... Kd7 23. Nb3 Qc7 ( 23... Qe7 {the only chance to get some counterplay} 24. Nc5+ Ke8 $18) 24. Qf7+ (24. Ne5+ $142 {and White has it in the bag} Nxe5 25. Rxc7+ Kxc7 26. Qxe5+ Kd8 $18) 24... Kc8 (24... Kd6 {a fruitless try to alter the course of the game} 25. Ne5 $1 {a beautiful, forced end to the game} Qxf7 26. Rxc6+ (26. Nxf7+ $6 Kd7 27. Nxh8 Rxh8 $18) 26... Ke7 27. Rc7+ Ke8 28. Rxf7 $18) 25. Qxc7+ (25. Qxe6+ $142 {and White wins} Kb8 26. Rxc6 Re8 27. Qxd5 Rh5 $18) 25... Kxc7 26. Ne5 Kd6 (26... Kb8 {is no salvation} 27. Rxc6 Rc8 28. Nd7+ Kb7 29. Rxe6 $18) 27. Rxc6+ Ke7 28. Nc5 Kf6 (28... Rh6 {is not the saving move} 29. Rc7+ Kf6 30. Rf7+ Kg5 31. f4+ Kh5 32. h3 $18) 29. Rxe6+ Kf5 30. Nc6 Re8 (30... Rh7 {cannot undo what has already been done} 31. Ne7+ Rxe7 32. Rxe7 $18) 31. Ne7+ Kg5 32. Nxd5 (32. Rg6+ $142 {secures the win} Kf4 33. Nxd5+ Kf5 34. Rf6+ Kg5 $18) 32... Rxe6 33. Nxe6+ Kf5 34. Nec7 (34. Ndf4 $142 {secures the point} a5 $18) 34... Rb8 (34... Ke4 {does not improve anything} 35. g3 Kxd4 36. Kg2 $18) 35. h3 Rb1+ (35... Ke4 {does not win a prize} 36. h4 Rb1+ 37. Kh2 $18) 36. Kh2 Ra1 (36... Rb2 { is not much help} 37. g4+ Kg6 38. Kg3 $18) 37. g4+ Kg6 38. Nb5 (38. Nc3 $142 { and White has reached his goal} Rc1 39. N7d5 Kg7 $18) 38... Rxa2 39. Nxa7 (39. Kg3 $5 {seems even better} Rd2 40. Ne7+ Kf6 $18) 39... Rxa7 40. f4 (40. Ne3 $142 {might be the shorter path} Ra1 $18) 40... Ra2+ (40... Rd7 {does not solve anything} 41. Ne3 Rxd4 42. Kg3 $18) 41. Kg3 Ra3+ 42. Kh4 {White prepares the advance g5} Ra8 (42... Kf7 {doesn't change anything anymore} 43. f5 Rf3 $18 ) 43. g5 (43. f5+ $142 {keeps an even firmer grip} Kf7 44. g5 Rh8+ 45. Kg4 Rd8 46. g6+ Kg7 $18) 43... Rh8+ (43... Kf5 44. Nf6 Kxf4 45. Nh5+ Kf5 46. Ng3+ Kf4 $18) 44. Kg4 Ra8 (44... Rd8 {does not help much} 45. Ne7+ Kf7 46. Nc6 $18) 45. f5+ Kf7 (45... Kf7 46. g6+ Kg7 $18) 1-0