[Event "Reserve"] [Site "Memphis"] [Date "2002.02.08"] [Round "?"] [White "Pillai"] [Black "Maclin"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B18"] [Annotator "Fritz 11 (57s)"] [PlyCount "47"] [EventDate "2002.??.??"] {B18: Classical Caro-Kann: 4...Bf5 sidelines} 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bf5 5. Ng3 Bg6 6. Nf3 Nd7 7. Bd3 Bxd3 8. Qxd3 Ngf6 9. O-O e6 10. Re1 Be7 11. c4 Qc7 {last book move. White has an active position} 12. Ne5 (12. Ne2 h6 $14) 12... Rd8 13. Bf4 {Black has a cramped position} Qa5 {White has a very active position} (13... g5 14. Nxd7 (14. Bxg5 $2 Nxe5 15. Rxe5 Qxe5 16. dxe5 Rxd3 17. exf6 h6 $19) 14... gxf4 15. Nxf6+ Bxf6 16. Ne2 $11) 14. Qe3 {White has an active position} O-O 15. a3 {Secures b4} c5 (15... h6 $11) 16. b4 (16. d5 Nxe5 17. Bxe5 Qa6 $16 (17... exd5 $4 {a poisoned pawn} 18. Nf5 Rd7 19. Qg5 $18)) 16... cxb4 (16... cxd4 $142 $5 {and Black can hope to live} 17. Qd3 Qa6 $15) 17. axb4 $16 Qb6 (17... Qxb4 $4 {taking the pawn is naive} 18. Reb1 Nxe5 19. Rxb4 $18 (19. Bxe5 $143 Qxc4 20. Rxb7 Nd5 $15)) 18. b5 {This push gains space} (18. Nd3 $142 a6 19. d5 $16) 18... a5 $4 (18... Nxe5 $142 {was a good chance to save the game} 19. dxe5 Nd7 $11) 19. bxa6 $1 $18 {an unexpected blow} bxa6 20. Reb1 Qd6 $4 {the pressure is too much, Black crumbles} (20... Bb4 21. Bg5 Nxe5 22. dxe5 Qxe3 23. Bxe3 Bc3 24. exf6 Bxa1 25. Rxa1 Rc8 26. fxg7 Kxg7 $18) 21. Nxf7 $1 {Discovered attack: e5, f4-d6} Qxf4 (21... Rxf7 22. Bxd6 { Discovered attack}) (21... Kxf7 22. Bxd6 {Discovered attack}) 22. Qxf4 Rxf7 23. Qe3 Rdf8 (23... e5 {doesn't change the outcome of the game} 24. Nf5 Re8 25. Qg3 $18) 24. Qxe6 1-0