[Event "44th Mid-South Open"]
[Site "Memphis"]
[Date "2004.11.27"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Sims, Carlos"]
[Black "Knight, Kevin"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B19"]
[WhiteElo "1772"]
[BlackElo "1567"]
[Annotator "Fritz 9 (30s)"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "2004.??.??"]
{B19: Classical Caro-Kann: 4...Bf5 main line} 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4.
Nxe4 Bf5 5. Ng3 Bg6 6. Nf3 Nd7 7. h4 h6 8. h5 Bh7 {last book move} 9. Bc4 e6 {
Consolidates d5+f5} 10. Qe2 {White has a very active position} (10. Bf4 Ngf6
$11) 10... Ngf6 11. Ne5 Nxe5 12. dxe5 Nd5 {White king safety improved} 13. Bd2
Bxc2 14. Bxh6 (14. O-O Bh7) 14... Bb4+ (14... Rxh6 15. Qxc2 Qa5+ 16. Kf1
Nb6) 15. Kf1 gxh6 (15... Rxh6 {looks like a viable alternative} 16.
Qxc2 Qa5) 16. Qxc2 Qg5 (16... Nb6 {has some apparent merit} 17. a3
Qd2) 17. Bxd5 exd5 18. a3 {White threatens to win material: a3xb4} (18.
Nf5 Rg8 19. g3 O-O-O) 18... Ba5 (18... Qd2 19. Rc1 Qxc2 20. Rxc2) 19.
Nf5 Bc7 (19... Kd7) 20. Rh3 {White lets it slip away} (20.
Rh4 {White would have gained the upper hand}) 20... O-O-O 21. Re1
Rde8 22. Rg3 Qxh5 23. f4 Qh2 24. Qf2 Bb6 25. Qf3 Kd7 {Black king safety dropped
} (25... f6 26. Nd6+ Kb8 27. Nxe8 Rxe8 28. Ke2 fxe5 29. fxe5) 26. Ke2 (26.
Rh3 {must be considered} Qg1+ 27. Ke2) 26... Rhg8 27. Ng7 f5
{gives the opponent new chances} (27... Rxg7 28. Rxg7 Rxe5+ 29. fxe5 Qxe5+
30. Kd3 Qxg7 (30... Qxe1 {is impossible because of the following mating
combination} 31. Qxf7+ Kd6 32. Qf8+ Ke5 33. Re7+ Kd6 34. Rf7+ Ke5 35. Qe7#))
28. Rh3 {a transit from better to worse} (28. Kd1 Qh4 29. Rh3)
28... Qxh3 {forfeits the advantage} (28... Rxe5+ {was a good chance to
save the game} 29. fxe5 Qxe5+ 30. Kd1 Qxg7 31. Qxf5+ Kd8) 29. gxh3 (29.
Qxh3 {makes it even easier for White} Rxg7 30. Qxf5+ Kc7) 29... Rxg7 30.
Qh5 Reg8 31. Qxf5+ Kc7 32. e6 (32. Qf6 {and White can already relax} Bd4
33. Qd6+ Kc8 34. Kd1 Bxb2 35. f5) 32... Rg2+ {but even a better move
would not have saved the game} (32... Bd4 33. Qh5 Bxb2) 33. Kd1 R8g3 (33...
Bd4 {what else?} 34. Qf7+ Kb6) 34. e7 (34. Qe5+ Kd8 35. e7+ Ke8 36. Qb8+
Bd8 37. Qxd8+ Kf7 38. e8=Q+ Kg7 39. Qde7#) 34... Be3 35. Qe5+ Kb6 36. Rxe3 Rg1+
37. Re1 Rd3+ 38. Kc2 Rxe1 39. Qxe1 (39. Qxe1 Rg3 40. Qxg3 Ka6 41. Qd3+ Kb6 42.
Qb3+ Ka5 43. Qb4+ Ka6 44. e8=Q d4 45. Qa4+ Kb6 46. Qd8+ Kc5 47. Qdxd4#) 1-0