[Event "Fall Classics"] [Site "Memphis, TN"] [Date "2002.09.06"] [Round "1"] [White "Harbert, Carlos"] [Black "Sims, Carlos"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "C02"] [WhiteElo "1528"] [BlackElo "1737"] [Annotator "Fritz 9 (30s)"] [PlyCount "74"] [EventDate "2002.??.??"] {C02: French: Advance Variation} 1. d4 e6 2. e4 d5 3. e5 Nd7 4. Nf3 c5 5. c3 Ne7 6. Bd3 {last book move} Nc6 7. O-O Be7 8. Na3 Qb6 9. Qb3 Qd8 10. Qc2 cxd4 11. cxd4 {Black's piece can't move: c8.} ({Not} 11. Nxd4 Ncxe5 12. c4 Qb6) 11... Nb4 {Black threatens to win material: Nb4xc2} 12. Qb3 Nxd3 13. Qxd3 { Black has the pair of bishops} O-O 14. Bd2 Nb8 15. Rac1 Nc6 16. Rfd1 a6 { Covers b5} 17. Nc2 {Black has a cramped position} Qb6 (17... Bd7) 18. Ng5 Bxg5 19. Bxg5 Qxb2 (19... h6 20. Bd2 f6 (20... Qxb2 21. Rb1 Qxa2 22. Na3)) 20. Bf6 {letting the wind out of his own sails} ( 20. Rb1 Nxe5 21. Rxb2 Nxd3 22. Rxd3) 20... Kh8 {there were better ways to keep up the pressure} (20... gxf6 21. Rb1 Qxa2) 21. Rb1 { White threatens to win material: Rb1xb2} Qxa2 22. Rb3 {White is ruining his position} (22. Bxg7+ Kxg7 23. Na3 Nxd4) 22... Qa4 {weakening the position} (22... gxf6 23. Qxh7+ {Demolishes the pawn shield} Kxh7 24. Rh3+ Kg8 25. Rg3+ Kh8 26. Rh3+ Kg7 27. Rg3+ Kh6 28. Rh3+ Kg6 29. Rg3+ Kh5 30. Rh3+ Kg5 31. Rg3+ Kh4 32. Rh3+ Kg4 33. Rg3+ Kf4 34. Rf3+ Kg5 35. Rg3+ Kh6 36. Rh3+ Kg7 37. Rg3+ Kh7 38. Rh3+ Kg7) 23. Bxg7+ (23. Qe3 Rg8 24. Ra1 Qxb3 25. Bxg7+ Rxg7 26. Qxb3) 23... Kxg7 24. Qg3+ (24. Qe3 Ne7 25. Qg5+ Ng6 26. Rh3) 24... Kh8 25. Qg5 Nxe5 {ruins a clearly superior position} (25... f6 {nails it down} 26. exf6 Rf7) 26. dxe5 f6 { Black threatens to win material: f6xg5} 27. exf6 {White has a mate threat} Rf7 {Black has a cramped position} 28. Rg3 {White has a mate threat} (28. Qh5 Rxf6 29. Rf3 Rxf3 30. Qxf3) 28... Bd7 29. Qh6 (29. Rc1 {was possible } Qc4 30. Rg4) 29... Qxc2 30. Rc1 Qf5 (30... Qe4 {seems even better} 31. h4 Bc6 32. Re3) 31. Rf3 (31. Rg7 {hardly improves anything} Rxf6 32. Rxh7+ Qxh7 33. Qxf6+ Qg7 34. Qxg7+ Kxg7) 31... Qg6 (31... Qe4 { makes it even easier for Black} 32. Rf4 Qe2 33. Rf3) 32. Qe3 (32. Qxg6 { doesn't change anything anymore} hxg6 33. g4 e5) 32... Rg8 33. Rg3 (33. g3 {is no salvation} Qh5 34. Rc5 b6) 33... Qxf6 34. Rxg8+ Kxg8 35. Qg3+ (35. f3 {does not win a prize} e5) 35... Kh8 36. Qb8+ (36. h4 {does not help much} Rf8) 36... Rf8 37. Qg3 Bc6 (37... Bc6 38. f3 e5) 0-1