[Event "John Hurt Memorial 5"]
[Site "Memphis"]
[Date "2008.07.19"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Knowles, Chase"]
[Black "Hamelrath, Ed"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B12"]
[WhiteElo "1565"]
[BlackElo "1756"]
[Annotator "Fritz 11 (57s)"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[EventDate "2008.??.??"]
{B12: Caro-Kann: Advance Variation} 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Nc3 Qb6 5.
Nf3 e6 {last book move} 6. b3 Bb4 {Black pins: Bb4xc3} 7. Bb2 Bxc3+ 8. Bxc3 c5
{Black undermines the pawn chain} 9. Bd3 (9. Qd2 $5 Ne7 10. Ba5 $16) 9... Ne7
$11 10. Qd2 Nbc6 {Black threatens to win material: Nc6xd4} 11. O-O-O (11. dxc5
Qxc5 12. b4 Qb6 $11) 11... Bxd3 $11 12. Qxd3 (12. dxc5 Qxc5 13. Qxd3 Qxf2 $15)
12... Nb4 $15 13. Bxb4 cxb4 14. Ng5 (14. Kb2 $5 $15 {is an interesting idea})
14... h6 $17 15. Nh3 Rc8 16. Nf4 O-O 17. Rd2 (17. Kb1 a5 $17) 17... Rc3 18. Qe2
Nf5 19. g4 $4 {further deteriorates the position} (19. Kb1 $142 $17) 19... Nxd4
$19 20. Qd1 (20. Rxd4 {does not solve anything} Qxd4 21. Qd2 Qxe5 $19) 20...
Rfc8 21. h4 (21. Kb1 {does not save the day} Nxc2 22. Ne2 Na3+ 23. Ka1 Rc2 $19)
21... Rxc2+ (21... Nxc2 $142 {and Black can already relax} 22. Ne2 Ne3+ 23.
Nxc3 Nxd1 24. Rhxd1 bxc3 $19) 22. Rxc2 (22. Kb1 {otherwise it's curtains at
once} Nb5 23. Ka1 $19) 22... Rxc2+ 23. Kb1 Qa6 (23... Qc5 $142 {seems even
better} 24. Qxd4 Qxd4 25. Kxc2 Qxf2+ 26. Kb1 Qxf4 $19) 24. Qxc2 (24. a4 {
is one last hope} Qb6 25. Rh3 Rxf2 26. Nd3 $19) 24... Nxc2 25. Kxc2 Qxa2+ 26.
Kd3 Qxb3+ 27. Ke2 Qc4+ 28. Nd3 Qe4+ (28... Qe4+ 29. Kd2 Qxh1 30. Nxb4 Qxh4 $19)
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