[Event "Fall Classics 5"] [Site "Memphis, TN"] [Date "2006.09.22"] [Round "3"] [White "Pylant, Gary"] [Black "Hamelrath, Ed"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B14"] [WhiteElo "1839"] [BlackElo "1741"] [Annotator "Fritz 9 (30s)"] [PlyCount "119"] [EventDate "2006.??.??"] {B14: Caro-Kann: Panov-Botvinnik Attack with 5...e6 and 5...g6} 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. c4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e6 6. Bg5 Bb4 7. Nf3 Qa5 {last book move} 8. Qc2 {White has a very active position} Ne4 9. Bd2 Nxd2 10. Qxd2 {Black has the pair of bishops} Nc6 11. Be2 dxc4 12. Bxc4 {Black has a cramped position.} O-O {Black castles and improves king safety} 13. O-O {White castles and improves king safety} Bd7 14. a3 Bxc3 (14... Bd6 15. Rfe1 $11) 15. bxc3 $14 {White has new hanging pawns: c3+d4} Rac8 16. Bd3 Rfd8 17. Rfb1 {White threatens to win material: Rb1xb7} Qc7 18. Qg5 h6 {Black threatens to win material: h6xg5} 19. Qh4 Na5 20. c4 Be8 (20... Bc6 21. Ne5 $11) 21. c5 {White has a new backward pawn: d4. Black has a cramped position} (21. Qe4 g6 22. Qe3 Kg7 $16) 21... Ba4 (21... Bc6 $5 {looks like a viable alternative} 22. Ne5 Bd5 $11) 22. Qe4 $16 g6 23. Qh4 {White threatens to win material: Qh4xh6} (23. Qe3 Bc6 24. Ne5 Bd5 $16) 23... Nb3 $14 {Black threatens to win material: Nb3xa1} 24. Ra2 Qd7 (24... Nxd4 25. Nxd4 Qxc5 26. Nxe6 fxe6 27. Bf1 $15 (27. Qxa4 $6 Rxd3 28. h3 Rc7 $11) (27. Qxh6 $143 Qh5 28. Qxg6+ Qxg6 29. Bxg6 Rc3 $14) (27. Rxb7 $4 {taking the pawn will cause White grave problems} Rxd3 28. h3 Rd1+ 29. Kh2 Bc6 $19)) 25. Qxh6 ( 25. Qf6 $5 b5 26. cxb6 axb6 27. Ne5 $18) 25... Nxd4 $14 {Black king safety dropped} 26. Ng5 {White has a king attack} Nf5 $4 {further deteriorates the position} (26... Rxc5 $142 27. Qh7+ Kf8 $16) 27. Qh7+ $18 Kf8 28. Bf1 (28. Rd2 $142 {keeps an even firmer grip} Rc7 29. Re1 $18) 28... Rxc5 $4 {sad, but how else could Black save the game?.} (28... Bc6 29. Re2 Rc7 $18) 29. Ne4 (29. Rd2 {might be the shorter path} Bc6 30. Rxd7 Rxd7 31. Qh8+ Ke7 $18) 29... Qd5 $4 { cause more grief} (29... Rc2 $142 30. Rab2 b6 $14) 30. Rd2 $18 Qxd2 (30... Nd4 {a fruitless try to alter the course of the game} 31. Qh8+ Ke7 32. Qf6+ Ke8 33. Nxc5 $18) 31. Nxd2 (31. Qh8+ $142 {it becomes clear that White will call all the shots} Ke7 32. Rxb7+ Rd7 33. Qf6+ Ke8 34. Rb8+ Rd8 35. Nxd2 Rxb8 36. Qh8+ Ke7 37. Qxb8 Rd5 38. Qxa7+ Bd7 $18) 31... Rxd2 32. Qh8+ Ke7 33. Rxb7+ Rd7 34. Rxd7+ (34. Rb8 $142 {and White wins} Rcd5 35. Qf8+ Kf6 36. f4 $18) 34... Bxd7 35. Qb2 Rc6 (35... Nd6 36. f4 $18) 36. Bd3 (36. Qb7 a6 $18) 36... Rb6 37. Qc3 Nd6 38. h3 Bc6 39. Kh2 Bd7 (39... Kd7 40. h4 $18) 40. g4 Rc6 (40... g5 41. Qg7 Rb3 42. Qxg5+ Ke8 43. Bf1 Rxa3 44. Qc5 $18) 41. Qd4 Rb6 42. g5 (42. Qc5 { seems even better} Rb3 43. Bf1 Rb1 $18) 42... Ne8 (42... Bc6 43. h4 $18) 43. Qc5+ Nd6 44. a4 (44. Bf1 $142 $18 {and White can already relax}) 44... Bxa4 45. Qa5 (45. Qc7+ Bd7 $18) 45... Bd7 (45... Bb5 46. Qxa7+ Rb7 47. Qd4 $16) 46. Qxa7 $18 Rb2 47. Qc5 Rd2 48. Qe3 Ra2 49. Qd4 Ne8 (49... Bc6 50. Qc5 Kd7 51. Kg3 $16) 50. Bf1 Ra4 51. Qc5+ Nd6 52. Bg2 Rc4 53. Qa5 Rc2 54. Qb6 Nf5 (54... Bb5 55. Qa7+ Kd8 56. Kg3 $16) 55. Bf3 Ra2 56. Qc5+ Nd6 57. h4 Ra4 58. Kg3 (58. Kh3 Rf4 59. Bg4 Bb5 $16) 58... Rc4 59. Qa3 Ke8 $4 {causes even greater problems} (59... Ra4 $142 60. Qc3 Nf5+ 61. Kg2 Rxh4 $16) 60. Qxd6 $18 1-0