[Event "Memphis Chess Classic"] [Site "Memphis"] [Date "2005.10.09"] [Round "1"] [White "Turner, Greg"] [Black "Townsend, Latreze"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B13"] [WhiteElo "1891"] [BlackElo "1542"] [Annotator "Fritz 9 (30s)"] [PlyCount "77"] [EventDate "2005.??.??"] {B13: Caro-Kann: Exchange Variation and Panov-Botvinnik Attack} 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. Nf3 Bg4 {last book move} 5. Nc3 Nf6 6. Bb5+ Nbd7 {Black has a cramped position. Black's piece can't move: f8} 7. h3 {White threatens to win material: h3xg4} Bh5 {Black has a cramped position. Black's piece can't move: f8} (7... Bxf3 8. Qxf3 e6 9. Bg5 $11) 8. g4 $14 {White threatens to win material: g4xh5} Bg6 {Black has a cramped position. Black's piece can't move: f8} 9. Ne5 (9. g5 a6 10. gxf6 axb5 11. fxg7 Bxg7 12. Nxd5 O-O $14) 9... a6 $11 10. Ba4 b5 {Black threatens to win material: b5xa4} 11. Bb3 e6 12. Bg5 (12. h4 Bb4 13. Bd2 Bxc3 14. Bxc3 Qb8 $11) 12... Qc7 (12... Bb4 13. Nxg6 Bxc3+ 14. bxc3 hxg6 15. a4 $17) 13. Bf4 (13. Nxd7 Qxd7 14. Bxf6 gxf6 15. f4 $15) 13... Qb6 ( 13... Nxe5 $142 14. Bxe5 Bd6 $17) 14. h4 $14 ({Worse is} 14. Nxg6 hxg6 15. a3 Rc8 $15) 14... h6 {Prevents intrusion on g5} (14... Nxe5 $142 $5 {should be examined more closely} 15. dxe5 d4 16. exf6 dxc3 $14) 15. Nxg6 $16 fxg6 16. Qd3 Kf7 17. f3 (17. g5 $5 hxg5 18. Bxg5 a5 $16) 17... Bb4 18. O-O-O Rhc8 $2 (18... Bxc3 $142 $5 19. Qxc3 a5 $14) 19. Ne2 (19. g5 Bxc3 20. gxf6 Bxd4 21. Qxd4 Qxd4 22. Rxd4 gxf6 23. Bxh6 Rh8 $18) 19... a5 20. c3 Be7 21. Bc2 b4 $4 {the final mistake, not that it matters anymore} (21... Nf8 22. g5 hxg5 23. hxg5 Nh5 24. Rxh5 gxh5 25. g6+ Kg8 $14) 22. Qxg6+ Kg8 23. g5 (23. Bxh6 $142 {nails it down} Bf8 24. g5 bxc3 25. bxc3 $18) 23... Nf8 24. Qd3 bxc3 25. bxc3 (25. Nxc3 Nh5 26. Be5 hxg5 27. hxg5 g6 $18) 25... Ba3+ $2 (25... Nh5 $142 $5 26. Be5 hxg5 27. hxg5 g6 $18) 26. Kd2 $18 Nh5 27. gxh6 $4 {forfeits the clear win} (27. Be5 $142 {White clearly has the better chances} hxg5 28. Rb1 $18) 27... Nxf4 $17 28. Nxf4 $2 (28. Qe3 $142 Nxe2 29. Rb1 $17) 28... Bb2 $4 {gives away a clear win} ( 28... Rxc3 $142 $1 {secures victory} 29. Qxc3 Bb4 30. Qxb4 axb4 $19 (30... Qxb4+ $6 31. Ke3 $19)) 29. Ne2 $18 Rxc3 (29... Ra7 $18) 30. Nxc3 Qb4 (30... Rc8 {hoping against hope} 31. Nb5 Rc4 32. hxg7 Qxb5 33. gxf8=R+ Kxf8 $18) 31. Rhg1 g6 (31... Ra7 $18 {there is nothing better in the position}) 32. Rxg6+ $1 { Demolishes the pawn shield.} Kh8 (32... Nxg6 33. Qxg6+) 33. Rf6 (33. Rg7 $142 { keeps an even firmer grip} Bxc3+ 34. Qxc3 $18) 33... Kg8 (33... Qe7 {doesn't get the bull off the ice} 34. Rf4 Bxc3+ 35. Qxc3 $18) 34. Rxf8+ (34. Rg1+ Kh8 35. Rxf8+ Rxf8 36. Qh7#) 34... Kxf8 $18 35. h7 Ke7 (35... Bxc3+ {doesn't change anything anymore} 36. Qxc3 Qxc3+ 37. Kxc3 $18) 36. Rg1 Rc8 (36... Bxc3+ 37. Qxc3 Qxc3+ 38. Kxc3 Rc8+ 39. Kd2 Rh8 $18) 37. Rg7+ Kd6 38. h8=Q (38. Qa6+ Rc6 39. Ke2 Qc4+ 40. Qxc4 Rxc4 41. h8=Q Rxd4 42. Qd8+ Ke5 43. Rg5+ Kf4 44. Qf6# ) 38... Rxh8 (38... Qxc3+ {desperation} 39. Qxc3 Bxc3+ (39... Rxc3 $4 40. Qd8+ Kc6 41. Ba4#) 40. Kd3 Rxh8 41. Kxc3 Rxh4 $18) 39. Qa6+ (39. Qa6+ Qb6 40. Qxb6#) 1-0