[Event "John Hurt Memorial 4"] [Site "Memphis, TN"] [Date "2007.06.23"] [Round "1"] [White "Horobetz, Graham"] [Black "Hall, Kenneth"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "B12"] [WhiteElo "1436"] [BlackElo "1579"] [Annotator "Fritz 9 (30s)"] [PlyCount "82"] [EventDate "2007.??.??"] {B12: Caro-Kann: Advance Variation} 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Bd3 Bxd3 5. Qxd3 e6 {last book move} 6. b3 Ne7 7. Ba3 {The idea is Bc1-a3-c5-d6. Black's piece can't move: f8} Qa5+ 8. Qd2 {White threatens to win material: Qd2xa5} Qa6 9. Qc3 {Black's piece can't move: f8} (9. Ne2 Nd7 $11) 9... Qb6 {White king safety improved} (9... Nd7 10. Ne2 $15) 10. Bc5 {White threatens to win material: Bc5xb6} Qc7 {Black's piece can't move: f8} (10... Qd8 11. Nf3 $11) 11. Bd6 $14 {White threatens to win material: Bd6xc7. White can be proud of that piece} Qd8 {Black's piece can't move: f8} 12. Nf3 g6 (12... Nd7 13. a4 $11 ) 13. g4 (13. Nbd2 Nf5 14. Bxf8 Rxf8 $14) 13... Bh6 14. g5 {White threatens to win material: g5xh6} (14. h4 Bf4 $14) 14... Bg7 $11 15. h4 Nf5 16. Ba3 (16. Bxb8 Rxb8 17. h5 Bf8 $11) 16... h5 (16... Nd7 17. h5 $15) 17. Nbd2 Qb6 (17... Nd7 18. Qd3 $11) 18. Qd3 (18. O-O Na6 $11) 18... Qa5 $11 {Black threatens to win material: Qa5xa3} 19. b4 {White threatens to win material: b4xa5} Qc7 ( 19... Qa6 20. Qb3 $11) 20. Nf1 (20. b5 cxb5 21. Qxb5+ Nc6 $11) 20... b5 21. Ng3 Ne7 {Black has a cramped position} 22. Nd2 $4 {White has let it slip away} (22. Bb2 a5 $11) 22... Nd7 $4 {there were better ways to keep up the pressure} ( 22... Bxe5 $142 {and Black could have gained the advantage} 23. Nb3 Bd6 $19) 23. Nb3 $11 a6 24. Nf1 (24. Bb2 $5 $14 {might be a viable alternative}) 24... Nf5 $11 {White has an active position} 25. Ng3 (25. O-O-O $11) 25... Ne7 26. c3 Nc8 27. Na5 Ncb6 28. O-O-O Nc4 $17 29. Nxc4 bxc4 30. Qc2 Bf8 31. Ne2 (31. Bb2 a5 32. a3 Bg7 $17) 31... Be7 (31... a5 32. Rh3 $19) 32. Nf4 (32. Bb2 a5 33. a3 axb4 34. cxb4 Qb7 $15) 32... a5 $19 33. Nxe6 (33. Rhe1 $142 $19) 33... Qb7 $4 { gives the opponent counterplay} (33... fxe6 $142 {Black had this great chance} 34. Qxg6+ Kd8 $19) 34. Nc5 $14 {White threatens to win material: Nc5xb7} Qc7 35. e6 Nxc5 36. exf7+ Kxf7 37. bxc5 Rhb8 38. Rdf1 $4 {hands over the advantage to the opponent} (38. Rde1 $142 {was much better} Qf4+ 39. Kd1 $14) 38... Qf4+ $19 39. Kd1 Qf3+ 40. Ke1 $4 {the position was bad, and this mistake simply hastens the end} (40. Kc1 Bd8 41. Re1 $19) 40... Re8 (40... Bxc5 $142 { finishes off the opponent} 41. Bc1 Ba3 $19) 41. Kd2 (41. Bc1 {the last chance for counterplay} Bxc5+ 42. Be3 $19) 41... Bxg5+ {Theme: Clearance for e8-e2. . . . .} (41... Bxg5+ 42. hxg5 Re2+ 43. Kc1 Rxc2+ 44. Kxc2 Qd3+ 45. Kb2 Rb8+ 46. Bb4 axb4 47. Rh3 Qe2+ 48. Kc1 Qxf1+ 49. Kc2 Qxh3 50. Kc1 Re8 51. f3 Qf1+ 52. Kb2 Re2#) 0-1