[Event "Reseve"]
[Site "Memphis"]
[Date "2002.01.25"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Pylant, Gary"]
[Black "Sims, Carlos"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B18"]
[WhiteElo "1800"]
[BlackElo "1726"]
[Annotator "Fritz 9 (30s)"]
[PlyCount "123"]
[EventDate "2002.??.??"]
{B18: Classical Caro-Kann: 4...Bf5 sidelines} 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4.
Nxe4 Bf5 5. Nc5 e5 6. Nxb7 Qb6 7. Nc5 exd4 8. Nb3 Bb4+ 9. Bd2 Nf6 {last book
move} 10. Nf3 {White threatens to win material: Nf3xd4} c5 {Black has an
active position} 11. Bc4 {A sound move} O-O {Black has a king attack} 12. O-O
Bxd2 13. Qxd2 a5 14. a4 Nc6 15. Rfe1 h6 {Black has an active position} 16. Ne5
Nb4 {Black threatens to win material: Nb4xc2} 17. Rac1 {Black has a very
active position} Qc7 (17... Rad8 $5 $11 {is an interesting alternative}) 18. c3
$16 dxc3 19. Qxc3 $4 {a transit from better to worse.} (19. bxc3 Nc6 20. Qf4
Rae8 $14) 19... Ne4 $4 {Black threatens to win material: Ne4xc3. Black has let
it slip away} (19... Na2 $142 $5 20. Qf3 Nxc1 21. Nxf7 Nxb3 22. Ne5+ Nd5 23.
Bxd5+ Kh7 24. Qxb3 Rae8 $15) 20. Qe3 {Exerts pressure on the isolated pawn} (
20. Rxe4 Bxe4 21. Nxc5 $15) 20... Qxe5 21. f3 {White threatens to win material:
f3xe4.} Qxb2 22. fxe4 Bd7 (22... Bg6 $5 $14) 23. Nxc5 (23. e5 Bf5 $16 (23...
Bxa4 $2 {doesn't lead to the expected results} 24. Re2 Qa3 25. Ra1 Bxb3 26.
Bxf7+ Bxf7 27. Qxa3 $18 (27. Rxa3 $6 Bc4 28. Rf2 Nc2 29. Qxc5 Nxa3 30. Qxa3
Rfd8 $18))) 23... Bc6 24. Re2 Qe5 25. Rf1 g6 $4 (25... Rad8 $142 $14) 26. Ref2
$18 Bd5 (26... Rae8 {what else?} 27. Bxf7+ Rxf7 28. Rxf7 Re7 $18) 27. Nd7 (27.
Bxd5 $6 {is no comparison} Nxd5 28. Qb3 Nc3 $18) 27... Qc7 (27... Qe6 {praying
for a miracle} 28. Nf6+ Qxf6 29. Rxf6 Bxc4 $18) 28. Nf6+ Kg7 29. Bxd5 (29. Qd4
Qxh2+ 30. Kxh2 Kh8 31. Nxd5+ f6 32. Rxf6 Rxf6 33. Qxf6+ Kh7 34. Qf7+ Kh8 35.
Nf6 Nd3 36. Qh7#) 29... Nxd5 30. Nxd5 (30. exd5 {makes it even easier for White
} Ra6 31. d6 Rxd6 $18) 30... Qe5 (30... Qa7 {is not the saving move} 31. Qc3+
Kh7 32. Nf6+ Kh8 $18) 31. Qc3 (31. Nf6 $142 {and White has prevailed} Ra6 32.
Nd7 $18) 31... Qxc3 32. Nxc3 Rac8 33. Rf3 Rc4 34. e5 h5 35. e6 f5 36. Re1 Rd4 (
36... Re8 {doesn't get the bull off the ice} 37. Kf2 $18) 37. Rd1 (37. Nb5 $142
{and White wins} Rxa4 38. e7 Rh8 $18) 37... Rxd1+ 38. Nxd1 Kf6 39. Re3 Ke7 (
39... Re8 {doesn't do any good} 40. Nb2 $18) 40. Nc3 Rd8 41. Kf2 (41. Ne2 $142
$18 {and White can already relax}) 41... Rd4 (41... Rd2+ {hardly improves
anything} 42. Kf1 Rd6 43. Re5 Rxe6 44. Rxa5 $18) 42. Ke2 (42. Re5 $142 {
keeps an even firmer grip} Rd8 43. Ke3 $18) 42... Rg4 (42... Rd6 {is the last
straw} 43. h4 Rd8 $18) 43. Nd5+ Kd6 (43... Ke8 44. Nf6+ Ke7 45. Nxg4 hxg4 46.
g3 Kf8 47. e7+ Ke8 48. Re6 g5 49. Re5 f4 50. Kf2 f3 51. Re4 Kd7 52. e8=Q+ Kc7
53. Qe7+ Kc6 54. Rc4+ Kb6 55. Qc7+ Ka6 56. Rc6#) 44. e7 g5 45. e8=Q Kxd5 (45...
Rxg2+ {doesn't get the cat off the tree} 46. Kf1 Rc2 47. Qe5+ Kc6 48. Ne7+ Kd7
49. Rd3+ Ke8 50. Nxf5+ Kf7 51. Rd7+ Kg6 52. Qe6#) 46. Qe6+ Kd4 47. Rd3+ Kc5 48.
Qd5+ (48. Rc3+ Kb4 49. Qb3#) 48... Kb6 49. Rb3+ (49. Qb5+ Kc7 50. Rd7+ Kc8 51.
Qb7#) 49... Rb4 50. Qd6+ Kb7 51. Rxb4+ axb4 52. Qxb4+ (52. a5 Kc8 53. a6 f4 54.
a7 f3+ 55. Ke3 Kb7 56. Qd7+ Ka8 57. Qc7 fxg2 58. Qb8#) 52... Ka6 53. Qb5+ Ka7
54. Qxf5 (54. a5 f4 55. a6 f3+ 56. gxf3 h4 57. Qb7#) 54... g4 (54... Kb7 {
doesn't change anything anymore} 55. Qxg5 Kc7 56. Qxh5 Kc6 57. Qe5 Kb6 58. a5+
Ka6 59. Qc5 Kb7 60. h3 Kb8 61. Qc6 Ka7 62. a6 Kb8 63. Qb7#) 55. Qxh5 g3 (55...
Kb6 {doesn't change the outcome of the game} 56. a5+ Kc6 57. a6 Kd7 58. a7 g3
59. a8=Q gxh2 60. Qhe8+ Kd6 61. Qac6#) 56. hxg3 Ka6 (56... Kb7 {is no salvation
} 57. Qb5+ Kc8 58. a5 Kd8 59. Qb7 Ke8 60. a6 Kf8 61. a7 Ke8 62. a8=Q#) 57. Qb5+
Ka7 58. g4 Ka8 59. g5 Ka7 60. g6 Ka8 61. g7 Ka7 62. g4 (62. g4 Ka8 63. g8=Q+
Ka7 64. Qgb8#) 1-0