[Event "City Championship"] [Site "Memphis"] [Date "2004.02.06"] [Round "3"] [White "Swami, Gurukumar"] [Black "Anne, Abou"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B12"] [WhiteElo "1802"] [BlackElo "1646"] [Annotator "Fritz 9 (30s)"] [PlyCount "95"] [EventDate "2004.??.??"] {B12: Caro-Kann: Advance Variation} 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. g4 Bg6 5. h4 {last book move} h6 6. e6 (6. h5 Be4 7. f3 Bh7 $14) 6... fxe6 (6... Qd6 $5 7. exf7+ Bxf7 $11 (7... Kxf7 $143 8. Nf3 $16)) 7. Bd3 {White threatens to win material: Bd3xg6} (7. h5 Be4 8. f3 Bh7 $16) 7... Bf7 (7... Bxd3 8. Qxd3 Qd6 9. Ne2 $14) 8. h5 (8. Nf3 Qa5+ 9. Bd2 Qb6 $16) 8... Qc7 9. f4 Nd7 (9... Nf6 $16) 10. Qf3 (10. Nf3 $142 $5 e5 11. Nxe5 Nxe5 12. fxe5 $16) 10... Ngf6 11. Ne2 O-O-O 12. b4 Ne8 13. a4 Nd6 14. Nd2 Nf6 (14... Rg8 15. Bh7 Rh8 16. Bg6 $11) 15. Rh3 {Black has a cramped position. Black's piece can't move: f8} Rg8 16. g5 { White gains space} Bxh5 (16... g6 $5 {is an interesting idea} 17. gxf6 exf6 $16 ) 17. Rxh5 $16 Nxh5 18. Qxh5 Rh8 $2 (18... g6 $142 19. Bxg6 hxg5 $16) 19. g6 $18 Qd7 (19... Ne8 20. Qh3 $18) 20. Nf3 Ne8 (20... e5 {hoping against hope} 21. Nxe5 Qc7 $18) 21. Ne5 Nf6 (21... Qc7 {does not help much} 22. Nf7 Rg8 23. Nxd8 Kxd8 24. b5 $18) 22. Qh3 ({Not} 22. Nxd7 Nxh5 23. Ne5 Rg8 $18) 22... Qd6 (22... Qc7 {there is nothing better in the position} 23. Nf7 Rg8 24. Qxe6+ Rd7 $18) 23. Nf7 Qxb4+ 24. c3 Qb6 25. Qxe6+ Kb8 26. Nxh8 Rd6 27. Qh3 Ne4 (27... Rd7 { does not save the day} 28. f5 $18) 28. Bxe4 dxe4 29. f5 (29. Nf7 {might be the shorter path} Rxg6 30. Ne5 Rd6 31. Nd7+ Rxd7 32. Qxd7 Qc7 $18) 29... e5 (29... Rf6 {doesn't do any good} 30. Nf7 $18) 30. Nf7 Rxd4 (30... Rd5 {the last chance for counterplay} 31. Qg4 Qc7 $18) 31. cxd4 Bb4+ 32. Kf1 exd4 33. Ne5 ( 33. Bf4+ Bd6 34. Bxd6+ Ka8 35. f6 a5 36. fxg7 Ka7 37. g8=Q c5 38. Qb8+ Ka6 39. Qe6 Qc6 40. Qc4+ Kb6 41. Rb1+ Qb5 42. Qxb5#) 33... Ka8 34. Qb3 (34. f6 a5 35. Qc8+ Ka7 36. fxg7 Qc7 37. Qxc7 d3 38. Be3+ c5 39. Bxc5+ Bxc5 40. Nc6+ Ka6 41. Qxa5#) 34... a5 35. Qg8+ Ka7 36. Nc4 Qc5 37. Rb1 (37. Nxd4 Qxd4 38. Be3 Bc5 39. Bxd4 Bxd4 40. Rd1 Bb6 41. Rd8 Bxd8 42. Qxd8 c5 43. Qxa5+ Kb8 44. Qd8+ Ka7 45. Qb6+ Ka8 46. Nd6 c4 47. Qxb7#) 37... Qxf5+ 38. Nf4 (38. Bf4 $142 {nails it down } Qf8 39. Qf7 $18) 38... e3 $16 {Black advances the passed pawn} 39. Rxb4 (39. Nxe3 $5 Qxb1 40. Qc4 dxe3 41. Ke2 $16) 39... Qxf4+ $14 40. Ke2 Qf2+ $2 (40... Qg4+ $142 {and Black hangs on} 41. Ke1 Qg3+ 42. Ke2 Qg4+ 43. Kd3 Qd1+ 44. Bd2 axb4 $14) 41. Kd3 $18 e2 $4 {a blunder in a bad position.} (41... axb4 $142 42. Nxe3 Qg1 $18) 42. Rxb7+ Kxb7 43. Nd6+ Kc7 44. Qc8+ Kxd6 45. Ba3+ Ke5 (45... Kd5 {cannot change what is in store for ?} 46. Qd7+ Ke5 47. Qc7+ Ke6 48. Qe7+ Kf5 49. Qf7+ Kg5 50. Qxf2 e1=B 51. Qxe1 Kxg6 52. Qe8+ Kf5 53. Qe4+ Kf6 54. Qxc6+ Kf5 55. Be7 Kg4 56. Qg2+ Kf4 57. Qe4+ Kg3 58. Bd6+ Kh3 59. Qf5+ Kg2 60. Qg4+ Kf2 61. Bh2 Ke1 62. Qe2#) 46. Qc7+ Ke6 47. Qe7+ Kd5 (47... Kf5 {does not solve anything} 48. Qf7+ Kg4 49. Qxf2 e1=R 50. Qxe1 c5 51. Qe2+ Kg3 52. Bxc5 Kh3 53. Qf3+ Kh2 54. Bxd4 h5 55. Be5+ Kg1 56. Ke2 h4 57. Qf1#) 48. Qd6# (48. Qe4#) 1-0