[Event "46th Mid-South Open"] [Site "Memphis, TN"] [Date "2006.11.26"] [Round "4"] [White "Cohen, Howard"] [Black "Kernell, David"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "B12"] [WhiteElo "1860"] [BlackElo "1923"] [Annotator "Fritz 9 (30s)"] [PlyCount "74"] [EventDate "2006.??.??"] {B12: Caro-Kann: Advance Variation} 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 {last book move} 4. Bb5+ Bd7 5. Bxd7+ Qxd7 6. Nc3 (6. Nf3) 6... cxd4 7. Qxd4 e6 8. f4 {Black is behind in developement} (8. Qg4 {should not be overlooked}) 8... Nc6 {Black threatens to win material: Nc6xd4} 9. Qf2 Bb4 (9... d4 10. Nd1 Nb4) 10. Bd2 Nge7 11. Nf3 Nf5 12. g4 {White threatens to win material: g4xf5} Nfe7 {Black has a cramped position} 13. Nb5 (13. O-O-O $11 {and White hangs on}) 13... Bxd2+ 14. Nxd2 Nxe5 {Clearance to allow d7-b5} 15. Qc5 (15. fxe5 Qxb5) 15... N5c6 (15... b6 16. Nd6+ Kf8 17. Qa3 Nxg4 18. Nf3) 16. Nd6+ Kf8 17. O-O-O Rd8 18. Nb5 a6 19. Nc3 Qd6 20. Qf2 h5 21. h3 (21. f5 d4 22. Nce4 Qe5 23. fxe6 Qxe6) 21... Ng6 (21... d4 $5 22. Nce4 Qd5) 22. f5 exf5 23. gxf5 ({Instead of} 23. Qxf5 hxg4 24. Rdf1 Nce5) 23... Nge7 24. Rhf1 Rh6 25. Nde4 {White threatens to win material: Ne4xd6} (25. Nb3) 25... Qb4 {Black has let it slip away} (25... Qe5 {was much better} 26. f6 dxe4 27. Rxd8+ Nxd8 28. fxe7+ Qxe7 ) 26. f6 gxf6 27. Nxf6 Ne5 28. Qe3 {instead of simply winning the game} (28. a3 {secures victory} Qd6 29. Ncxd5 Nxd5 30. Rxd5 (30. Nxd5 Qc6 31. Qf4 Re6) 30... Rxf6 31. Rxd6 Rdxd6 32. Qxf6 Rxf6 33. Rxf6) 28... Qxb2+ $3 {Demolishes the pawn shield} 29. Kxb2 {Decoy theme: b2} Nc4+ {Theme: Double Attack} 30. Kc1 Nxe3 31. Rde1 (31. Rf4 {does not help much} Nxd1 32. Nxd1 Rd6) 31... Nxf1 32. Rxf1 Kg7 33. Nfxd5 (33. Ng4 {doesn't get the bull off the ice} hxg4 34. hxg4 Rc8) 33... Nxd5 34. Rd1 Rhd6 35. Ne4 Rc6 36. Rd4 Rd7 (36... Rcc8 {seems even better} 37. Rd2) 37. Kb2 (37. Nf2 {doesn't improve anything} Rdc7 38. Rxd5 Rxc2+ 39. Kb1 Rxf2 40. Rxh5 Rcc2 41. Rg5+ Kh6 $19) 37... Nf6 (37... Nf6 38. Ng3 Rxd4 39. Nf5+ Kf8 40. Nxd4 Rc4) 0-1