[Event "Pawn Power Open 4"]
[Site "Memphis, TN"]
[Date "2007.05.19"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Kovalic, Jeffrey"]
[Black "Zhang, Julian"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B12"]
[WhiteElo "1794"]
[BlackElo "869"]
[Annotator "Fritz 9 (30s)"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "2007.??.??"]
{B12: Caro-Kann: Advance Variation} 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 {last book move} f6
4. f4 (4. Bd3 g6 $16) 4... fxe5 (4... Nh6 5. Bd3 $14) 5. dxe5 (5. fxe5 g6 $16)
5... e6 6. Nf3 {Black is behind in developement} Ne7 7. Bd3 g6 {Secures f5} (
7... Nf5 8. O-O $14) 8. Be3 Nf5 9. Bxf5 exf5 10. Nc3 {Black has a cramped
position} Nd7 {The knight aims for Nb8-d7-c5-e4} 11. Qd2 {Black has a cramped
position. Black's piece can't move: c8} Nc5 12. O-O-O (12. Bxc5 Bxc5 13. h4 Qa5
$14) 12... Ne4 $11 {'the knight is the knight!'} 13. Qd4 (13. Nxe4 fxe4 14. Ng1
Be6 $11) 13... Bc5 {Black threatens to win material: Bc5xd4. Black should
quickly conclude development.} 14. Qd3 Bxe3+ (14... Qa5 15. Bxc5 Qxc5 16. Rhe1
$11) 15. Qxe3 $14 Qe7 (15... Qa5 16. Rd3 $14) 16. Rhg1 (16. Nd4 Bd7 $16) 16...
Qc7 (16... Qc5 17. Qxc5 Nxc5 18. Nd4 $11) 17. h3 {Black has a cramped position}
(17. Nd4 $5 $16) 17... Qa5 $14 18. g4 (18. Rd3 $5 $14 {is noteworthy}) 18...
Nxc3 $11 19. Qxc3 Qxa2 (19... Qxc3 $142 {and Black can hope to live} 20. bxc3
fxg4 21. hxg4 Rf8 $11) 20. e6 $16 {Theme: Clearance for c3-h8} Rg8 $4 {leads
to further unpleasantness} (20... Bxe6 21. Qxh8+ {A double attack}) 21. gxf5
$18 Rf8 (21... Qa1+ {what else?} 22. Kd2 Qa2 $18) 22. fxg6 hxg6 (22... Bxe6 {
doesn't change the outcome of the game} 23. g7 O-O-O 24. gxf8=R Rxf8 25. Qb4
$18) 23. Rxg6 (23. e7 $142 {keeps an even firmer grip} Rg8 24. Qf6 Qa1+ 25. Kd2
Qa5+ 26. c3 $18) 23... Rxf4 (23... Qc4 {hoping against hope} 24. Qxc4 dxc4 $18)
24. Rg8+ Rf8 25. Rxf8+ Kxf8 26. Qf6+ Ke8 27. Qf7+ Kd8 28. e7+ Kc7 29. e8=Q+ Kb6
30. Qe3+ c5 (30... Ka5 {doesn't change anything anymore} 31. Qc7+ b6 32. Qc3+
Ka6 33. Qd3+ Qc4 34. Qxc6 Qxd3 35. Rxd3 Ka5 36. Ra3+ Kb4 37. c3#) 31. Qf6+ Ka5
(31... Be6 {does not win a prize} 32. Qfxe6+ Kb5 33. Nd4+ cxd4 34. Qd3+ Ka5 35.
b4+ Kxb4 36. Qd6+ Ka4 37. Qd7+ Ka5 38. Q7b5#) 32. Qa3+ (32. Qxc5+ b5 33. Qfc3+
Ka6 34. Qc6#) 32... Qxa3 33. bxa3 Bxh3 34. Rxd5 Bg2 (34... b6 {doesn't get the
bull off the ice} 35. Qc3+ Ka6 36. Qd3+ Kb7 37. Rh5 Rh8 38. Rxh8 Kc6 39. Rh6+
Kc7 40. Rh7+ Kc8 41. Qd6 Bd7 42. Qxd7+ Kb8 43. Rh8#) 35. Qc3+ Kb6 (35... Ka6 {
doesn't improve anything} 36. Qxc5 b6 37. Qc4+ Kb7 38. Rd7+ Kb8 39. Qg8#) 36.
Qxc5+ Ka6 37. Qb5# (37. Qa5#) 1-0