[Event "Candidates"] [Site "Memphis"] [Date "2005.01.22"] [Round "2"] [White "Madden, Michael"] [Black "Maclin, Philip"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B18"] [WhiteElo "1953"] [BlackElo "1411"] [Annotator "Fritz 9 (30s)"] [PlyCount "101"] [EventDate "2005.??.??"] {B18: Classical Caro-Kann: 4...Bf5 sidelines} 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bf5 5. Ng3 Bg6 6. Nf3 Nd7 7. Bd3 Bxd3 8. Qxd3 Ngf6 9. Bd2 e6 {last book move} 10. c4 {Black has a cramped position} Qb6 11. Bc3 Bb4 {White has an active position} 12. O-O Bxc3 13. Qxc3 O-O 14. Rfe1 Rfe8 {Black has a cramped position} 15. Rad1 Qc7 16. h3 {Consolidates g4} h6 {Prevents intrusion on g5} ( 16... c5 17. dxc5 Qxc5 18. b3 $11) 17. b3 b6 18. Nh2 Rac8 19. Qf3 a5 (19... c5 20. Ng4 $11) 20. Ng4 $14 Nxg4 21. hxg4 (21. Qxg4 Nf6 22. Qf3 e5 $14) 21... Nf6 22. Ne4 Nxe4 23. Qxe4 Qd7 (23... Red8 24. Rd3 $11) 24. Re3 $14 c5 25. Red3 Qc6 {Black threatens to win material: Qc6xe4} 26. Qf4 Red8 (26... cxd4 27. Qxd4 ( 27. Rxd4 $4 e5 28. Qf5 exd4 $19) 27... b5 28. cxb5 Qxb5 29. Qe3 $11) 27. g5 $14 Rxd4 (27... hxg5 $142 $5 {should be considered} 28. Qxg5 Rxd4 29. Rxd4 cxd4 30. Rxd4 Qc5 $14) 28. Rxd4 $18 cxd4 29. gxh6 e5 30. Qxe5 Qxh6 31. Rxd4 Qc1+ 32. Kh2 Qh6+ 33. Kg3 Rc5 $2 (33... Qg6+ $142 34. Rg4 Qh6 $18) 34. Qe8+ Kh7 35. Rh4 (35. Qxf7 $5 {keeps an even firmer grip} Rg5+ 36. Rg4 Qd6+ 37. f4 Qd3+ 38. Kh2 Rxg4 39. Qh5+ Kg8 40. Qxg4 Qh7+ 41. Qh3 Qg6 $18) 35... Rg5+ (35... Rh5 36. Qe4+ Kg8 37. Rxh5 Qxh5 38. Qe7 $18) 36. Kh3 Rh5 37. Qe4+ (37. Qe7 Qg6 38. Rxh5+ Qxh5+ 39. Qh4 Qxh4+ 40. Kxh4 Kh6 $18) 37... g6 $2 (37... Kg8 $142 $18) 38. Rxh5 Qxh5+ 39. Qh4 Kh6 (39... Qxh4+ {no good, but what else?} 40. Kxh4 f6 $18) 40. g4 Qxh4+ 41. Kxh4 g5+ (41... Kg7 {cannot change what is in store for ?} 42. Kg5 $18) 42. Kg3 Kg6 43. Kf3 Kf6 (43... f5 $18 {there is nothing else anyway}) 44. Ke4 Ke6 45. f4 (45. a3 $142 {and White can already relax} Kd6 46. Kf5 $18) 45... f6 (45... gxf4 {a last effort to resist the inevitable} 46. Kxf4 Kd6 $18) 46. a3 (46. fxg5 {might be the shorter path} fxg5 47. a3 Kd6 $18) 46... Kd6 ( 46... gxf4 {does not save the day} 47. Kxf4 Kd6 48. b4 $18) 47. fxg5 fxg5 48. Kf5 (48. b4 $142 {it becomes clear that White will call all the shots} axb4 49. axb4 Ke6 $18) 48... Kc5 49. Kxg5 b5 (49... a4 50. bxa4 Kd4 51. Kf5 Kc3 52. a5 bxa5 53. c5 Kd4 54. c6 a4 55. c7 Kc4 56. c8=Q+ Kb5 57. Qc7 Ka6 58. g5 Kb5 59. g6 Ka6 60. g7 Kb5 61. g8=Q Ka6 62. Qgc4#) 50. cxb5 Kxb5 (50... Kd4 {is no salvation} 51. b6 a4 52. bxa4 Kc5 53. b7 Kd6 54. b8=Q+ Kd5 55. Qb3+ Ke5 56. Qc4 Kd6 57. a5 Ke7 58. Qd5 Kf8 59. Kf6 Ke8 60. a6 Kf8 61. Qf7#) 51. b4 $1 {a beautiful, forced end to the game. . .} (51. b4 a4 52. Kf5 Kc4 53. g5 Kb3 54. b5 Kb2 55. b6 Kxa3 56. b7 Kb3 57. b8=Q+ Kc2 58. g6 Kd2 59. Qd6+ Kc3 60. g7 a3 61. g8=Q a2 62. Qc8+ Kb2 63. Qb4+ Ka1 64. Qh8#) 1-0