[Event "46th Mid-South Open"] [Site "Memphis, TN"] [Date "2006.11.25"] [Round "1"] [White "Burnett, Ron"] [Black "Hamelrath, Ed"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B12"] [WhiteElo "2424"] [BlackElo "1710"] [Annotator "Fritz 9 (30s)"] [PlyCount "101"] [EventDate "2006.??.??"] {[%evp 0,101,16,28,79,69,75,57,57,57,80,60,62,60,98,84,174,92,163,64,158,153, 136,83,120,71,67,53,48,47,86,80,74,61,104,48,87,60,108,108,75,95,103,102,154, 165,165,165,165,10,24,14,14,14,14,7,3,7,4,15,13,-7,0,-20,-16,-7,-14,0,4,0,4,0, 4,7,11,2,45,39,34,30,33,35,133,33,76,80,82,90,83,81,123,127,201,180,240,173, 266,274,283,519,638,632,652,687]} {B12: Caro-Kann: Advance Variation} 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Be2 {last book move} Qb6 {Black has a cramped position. Black's piece can't move: f8} 5. Nf3 e6 6. O-O c5 {The typical lever} (6... Nd7 $142 $5 $14 {is worth consideration}) 7. c4 $16 Be4 8. cxd5 (8. Nc3 $5 Nc6 9. cxd5 Bxd5 10. Nxd5 exd5 $18) 8... Bxd5 $16 9. Nc3 Bxf3 10. Bxf3 (10. gxf3 $6 cxd4 11. Na4 Qa5 $11) 10... cxd4 11. Na4 Qc7 12. Qxd4 Nc6 13. Qc4 Nge7 14. Bf4 Rc8 (14... Ng6 15. Bg3 $14) 15. Rac1 Ng6 {e5 draws heavy fire} 16. Bxc6+ Qxc6 ( 16... bxc6 17. Bg3 $14) 17. Qb3 (17. Qd4 Rd8 18. Qxa7 Qa6 19. Qxa6 bxa6 $18) 17... Qd7 18. Rxc8+ Qxc8 19. Rc1 {White has a mate threat} Qd7 20. Bg5 Be7 21. Bxe7 Kxe7 $2 (21... Nxe7 $142 22. Nc5 Qd2 23. Qb5+ Nc6 $14) 22. Qb4+ $18 Ke8 23. Nc5 Qc6 24. Qxb7 $4 {forfeits the advantage} (24. Rd1 $142 {makes sure everything is clear} a5 25. Qxa5 $18) 24... Qxb7 $14 25. Nxb7 Kd7 26. Nc5+ Ke7 27. Rc3 Nxe5 28. Ra3 (28. f4 Ng6 29. Ra3 Ra8 $14) 28... Nc6 29. Ra6 {White threatens to win material: Ra6xc6} Rc8 30. a3 {Covers b4} Rc7 31. b4 Nb8 32. Ra5 {The white rook is well posted.} Nd7 33. Nd3 Nb6 34. Kf1 Nc4 {Black threatens to win material: Nc4xa5} 35. Ra6 Nb6 36. Ke2 Nd5 (36... Kd6 37. Nc5 $11) 37. Nc5 {A classical outpost} e5 38. g3 {Prevents intrusion on f4} Nb6 39. Kd3 f5 40. a4 Nd7 (40... g6 41. h3 $14) 41. Kc4 (41. Ne6 $5 Rb7 42. Nxg7 $18) 41... Nxc5 (41... g6 42. Kd5 e4 43. h3 $16) 42. bxc5 g6 (42... Rd7 $5 $14 { should be considered}) 43. Kd5 $18 e4 44. Re6+ Kf7 $2 (44... Kd8 $142 45. c6 Rf7 $16) 45. c6 a6 (45... h5 {does not help much} 46. h4 $18) 46. Rd6 Ke7 47. h4 Kf7 (47... Ke8 {doesn't change the outcome of the game} 48. Kc5 Ke7 49. a5 $18) 48. Rd8 Ke7 (48... Re7 {doesn't get the bull off the ice} 49. Rb8 f4 50. gxf4 $18) 49. Rb8 h6 (49... Kf6 {cannot undo what has already been done} 50. Kd6 Ra7 51. c7 Rxc7 52. Kxc7 $18) 50. Rb7 Kd8 51. Kd6 (51. Kd6 Rxc6+ 52. Kxc6 $18) 1-0