[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 {is worth consideration}) 7. c4 Be4 8. cxd5 (8. Nc3 Nc6 9. cxd5 Bxd5 10. Nxd5 exd5) 8... Bxd5 9. Nc3 Bxf3 10. Bxf3 (10. gxf3 cxd4 11. Na4 Qa5) 10... cxd4 11. Na4 Qc7 12. Qxd4 Nc6 13. Qc4 Nge7 14. Bf4 Rc8 (14... Ng6 15. Bg3) 15. Rac1 Ng6 {e5 draws heavy fire} 16. Bxc6+ Qxc6 ( 16... bxc6 17. Bg3) 17. Qb3 (17. Qd4 Rd8 18. Qxa7 Qa6 19. Qxa6 bxa6) 17... Qd7 18. Rxc8+ Qxc8 19. Rc1 {White has a mate threat} Qd7 20. Bg5 Be7 21. Bxe7 Kxe7 (21... Nxe7 22. Nc5 Qd2 23. Qb5+ Nc6) 22. Qb4+ Ke8 23. Nc5 Qc6 24. Qxb7 {forfeits the advantage} (24. Rd1 {makes sure everything is clear} a5 25. Qxa5) 24... Qxb7 25. Nxb7 Kd7 26. Nc5+ Ke7 27. Rc3 Nxe5 28. Ra3 (28. f4 Ng6 29. Ra3 Ra8) 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) 41. Kc4 (41. Ne6 Rb7 42. Nxg7) 41... Nxc5 (41... g6 42. Kd5 e4 43. h3) 42. bxc5 g6 (42... Rd7 { should be considered}) 43. Kd5 e4 44. Re6+ Kf7 (44... Kd8 45. c6 Rf7) 45. c6 a6 (45... h5 {does not help much} 46. h4) 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) 49. Rb8 h6 (49... Kf6 {cannot undo what has already been done} 50. Kd6 Ra7 51. c7 Rxc7 52. Kxc7) 50. Rb7 Kd8 51. Kd6 (51. Kd6 Rxc6+ 52. Kxc6 $18) 1-0