[Event "US Open"] [Site "Framingham, MA"] [Date "2001.08.07"] [Round "3"] [White "Carr, John"] [Black "Palatnik, Sam"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "B02"] [WhiteElo "2165"] [BlackElo "2567"] [Annotator "Fritz 11 (57s)"] [PlyCount "72"] [EventDate "2001.??.??"] {B02: Alekhine's Defence: Chase Variation and lines with early Nc3} 1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. Nc3 Nxc3 4. bxc3 d5 5. d4 c5 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. Be2 Bg4 {last book move } 8. h3 Bxf3 9. Bxf3 e6 10. O-O Rc8 11. Rb1 Qc7 (11... Rb8 $5 $14 {must definitely be considered}) 12. c4 $16 cxd4 $2 (12... Nxd4 $142 $5 13. cxd5 Qxe5 14. dxe6 Bd6 15. exf7+ Kxf7 $18) 13. cxd5 $18 exd5 14. Bxd5 Be7 (14... Qd7 15. Qf3 Nd8 16. Rd1 $18) 15. Qg4 (15. e6 $142 $5 {makes it even easier for White} f6 16. Qh5+ g6 17. Qh6 $18) 15... O-O 16. Re1 (16. e6 $5 f5 17. Qf3 f4 $18) 16... Nxe5 $16 17. Qe4 {White threatens to win material: Qe4xe5} (17. Qf5 Bd6 18. Bf4 Rce8 19. Bxe5 Rxe5 20. Rxe5 g6 21. Bxf7+ Kg7 $16) 17... Bf6 $14 18. Rxb7 Qxc2 19. Qxc2 (19. Qxd4 $4 {the pawn is safe and cannot be captured without dire consequences} Nf3+ {Decoy: f3} 20. Bxf3 Bxd4 $19) 19... Rxc2 { Black has a new passed pawn: d4} 20. Ba3 {White threatens to win material: Ba3xf8} Rd8 {Black threatens to win material: Rd8xd5} 21. f4 {White threatens to win material: f4xe5} Rxd5 $2 (21... Nc4 22. Rxf7 Nxa3 23. Rxf6+ Kh8 24. Rf7 $11) 22. fxe5 $4 {Sacrifices material. White has let it slip away} (22. Rb8+ $142 {and White could have gained the advantage} Rd8 23. Rxd8+ Bxd8 24. Rxe5 $18) 22... Bg5 $11 (22... Bxe5 $4 {leads to instant demise in 3} 23. Rb8+ $5 { Mate attack} Rc8 24. Rxc8+ Rd8 25. Rxd8#) 23. Rf1 {White threatens to win material: Rf1xf7} f6 {Black threatens to win material: f6xe5} 24. Rb8+ Kf7 25. Rf8+ $2 (25. Rb7+ $142 {is a viable option} Kg6 26. Bf8 Be3+ 27. Kh1 $11) 25... Kg6 (25... Ke6 $5 26. Re8+ Kd7 27. Re7+ Kc6 28. Re6+ Kc7 29. Re7+ Rd7 30. Re8 fxe5 31. Rxe5 Be3+ 32. Kh1 $19) 26. e6 $17 Re5 (26... Rxa2 {is much weaker} 27. e7 Re2 28. e8=Q+ Rxe8 29. Rxe8 $18) 27. e7 Rce2 (27... Rxa2 {is clearly weaker} 28. Bd6 Rxe7 29. Bxe7 $18) 28. Rd1 Rxe7 (28... f5 $142 $5 $19) 29. Bxe7 $15 Rxe7 30. Kf1 Be3 {A beautiful square!} 31. Rc8 Rb7 32. Rc2 Kf5 33. Ke2 (33. Rd3 Rb1+ 34. Ke2 Ke4 $15) 33... Ke4 $17 34. Rd3 h5 35. g4 (35. Rxe3+ dxe3 36. Rc4+ Kd5 $17) 35... g6 (35... hxg4 $142 $5 36. hxg4 a5 $19) 36. gxh5 $15 gxh5 (36... gxh5 37. Rxe3+ dxe3 38. Rc4+ Ke5 $15) 0-1