[Event "City Championship"] [Site "IBEW"] [Date "2017.03.19"] [Round "4"] [White "Kong, Sydney"] [Black "Puckett, Devon"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B12"] [WhiteElo "1680"] [BlackElo "2016"] [Annotator "Rybka 4 x64 (60s)"] [PlyCount "79"] [EventDate "2017.??.??"] {B12: Caro-Kann: Advance Variation} 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. f4 e6 5. Nf3 c5 {last book move} 6. c3 (6. Nc3 Bg4 $11) 6... Ne7 (6... Nc6 7. Be3 Qb6 8. Qd2 $11) 7. Be3 (7. dxc5 Nec6 8. b4 a5 $14) 7... Nec6 (7... Qb6 $5 {might be a viable alternative} 8. Qb3 c4 9. Qxb6 axb6 $11) 8. dxc5 $14 Nd7 9. b4 Be7 10. Nbd2 f6 {Black threatens to win material: f6xe5} 11. Bd4 {The bishop feels good on d4} (11. exf6 Bxf6 12. Rc1 a5 $14) 11... O-O ({Inferior is} 11... Nxd4 12. Nxd4 fxe5 13. Nxf5 exf5 14. Nf3 $16) 12. g3 (12. exf6 Bxf6 13. Bb5 $11) 12... Be4 (12... fxe5 13. fxe5 b6 $17 (13... Nxd4 $6 14. cxd4 a5 15. a3 $11)) 13. Bh3 ({Less advisable is} 13. Nxe4 dxe4 14. exf6 Bxf6 15. Bxf6 Qxf6 $11) 13... fxe5 (13... Nxd4 $5 14. cxd4 f5 $16) 14. Bxe6+ $18 Kh8 15. Nxe4 exd4 ( 15... dxe4 16. Bxd7 (16. Nxe5 $6 Ndxe5 17. fxe5 b6 $14) 16... exd4 17. Bxc6 bxc6 18. Nxd4 $18) 16. Bxd5 $18 dxc3 17. Bxc6 bxc6 18. Nxc3 (18. O-O $142 $5 $18) 18... Bf6 (18... a5 19. b5 Rc8 20. O-O $14) 19. Rc1 $16 a5 20. a3 (20. O-O $142 $5 axb4 21. Ne4 $16) 20... axb4 $11 21. axb4 {White has a new backward pawn: b4.} Qe7+ 22. Kf2 Nxc5 (22... Bxc3 $142 $5 {and Black could well hope to play on} 23. Rxc3 Nf6 $11) 23. Re1 $16 Qa7 $2 (23... Ne6 $142 $16) 24. bxc5 $18 Qxc5+ 25. Re3 Ra3 26. Qe1 g5 27. Ne4 Qa7 28. Nxf6 (28. fxg5 $4 {taking the pawn will bring White grief} Rxe3 29. Qxe3 Bd4 $19) 28... gxf4 29. gxf4 Rxf6 30. Rcc3 Ra2+ (30... Ra1 {doesn't do any good} 31. Qd2 Ra2 32. Rc2 Rxc2 33. Qxc2 Rxf4 34. Qxc6 $18) 31. Kf1 (31. Kg3 $142 {makes it even easier for White} Qg7+ 32. Ng5 Ra8 $18) 31... Qa6+ (31... Ra1 {is no salvation} 32. Rc1 Rxc1 33. Qxc1 $18) 32. Kg1 Rg6+ (32... Ra1 {doesn't improve anything} 33. Rc1 Rxc1 34. Qxc1 $18) 33. Kh1 (33. Ng5 $142 {and the rest is a matter of technique} Qa7 34. Kh1 Ra1 $18) 33... Ra1 34. Rc1 Rxc1 (34... Qa2 {the only chance to get some counterplay} 35. Re8+ Kg7 36. Qe7+ Kh6 37. Qf8+ Rg7 38. Re6+ Qxe6 39. Rxa1 Qf7 $18) 35. Qxc1 Qa2 36. Qc3+ Kg8 37. Qb3+ (37. Ng5 $142 {and White has reached his goal} Qd5+ 38. Kg1 Qd7 39. Qb3+ Kh8 40. Qb8+ Kg7 41. Qb2+ Kg8 42. Qa2+ Kh8 43. Qa1+ Kg8 $18) 37... Qxb3 38. Rxb3 Rg4 (38... Rf6 {doesn't get the bull off the ice} 39. Rb4 $18) 39. Rb4 Kg7 (39... Rg7 $18 {desperation}) 40. Ne5 (40. Ne5 Rh4 41. Kg2 $18) 1-0