[Event "7...Dd7"] [Site "?"] [Date "2026.04.14"] [Round "?"] [White "?"] [Black "Caro-Kann, Exchange var."] [Result "*"] [ECO "B13"] [Annotator "Andersen,Rune Egede"] [PlyCount "55"] [EventDate "2007.10.26"] [SourceVersionDate "2007.10.26"] 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. Bd3 {[%csl Yc8,Rd7,Re6,Rf5,Rg4,Rh3] Going for the exchange variation, playing against blacks ligthsquared bishop.} (4. c4 {The Panov-Botvinnik variation. Quite another game!}) 4... Nc6 {[%csl Rd4]} ({ Or} 4... Nf6 5. c3 Bg4 (5... Nc6 {Transposes...}) 6. Qb3 Qc7 7. h3 Bh5 (7... Bd7 8. Nf3 e6 9. O-O Nc6 10. Qd1 $14) 8. g4 Bg6 9. Bxg6 hxg6 10. g5 Nfd7 11. Qxd5 $14) 5. c3 {[%CAl Yd1b3]} Nf6 {[%CAl Yc8g4]} 6. Bf4 Bg4 7. Qb3 {[%csl Rb7] White does not necessaryly want to take the b7-pawn.} Qd7 (7... Qc8 {Another variation.}) 8. Nd2 e6 9. Ngf3 Bd6 (9... Be7 10. Ne5 Qc8 $8 11. Nxg4 Nxg4 12. Nf3 $16) 10. Bg3 {[%CAl Ga7a6,Gb7b5,Ge8g8] Bxd6 is actually the best move exchanging the bad bishop for the good bishop.} Bxf3 11. Nxf3 O-O 12. O-O { When white castles short, black takes the opportunity to exchange the bishops weakening whites king position.} Bxg3 13. hxg3 Rab8 14. Rae1 a6 15. Qd1 b5 $6 { This is a mistake - Black does not have time to play on the queenside.} (15... h5 $1 {A better move stopping g4. Difficult to find though.} 16. Ne5 Qd8 17. Re2 g6 18. Bxg6 fxg6 19. Nxg6 Re8 20. Rfe1 Qd7 21. Nf4 Qh7 22. Nxe6 $11) 16. g4 $1 {The attack starts!} g6 (16... Nxg4 $2 17. Bxh7+ Kxh7 18. Ng5+ Kg8 19. Qxg4 $18 {White should win.}) (16... h6 17. g5 hxg5 18. Nxg5 b4 (18... a5 $6 {Slow} 19. Re3 b4 20. Rh3 $18 {(+2.00)}) 19. Re3 bxc3 20. bxc3 Rb2 (20... g6 $1 { Going into defending mode.} 21. Qf3 {[%csl Yf6]} Kg7 22. Rfe1 Rbe8 23. Bxg6 Kxg6 $2 24. Nh3 $8 Rg8 25. Qg3+ Kh7 26. Qh4+ Kg7 27. Qg5+ Kh7 28. Qxf6 {(+4.00) } Rg6 29. Ng5+ Kg8 30. Qf4) 21. Rh3 Rfb8 22. Qf3 Rxa2 23. Qf4 {[%CAl Gf4h4, Gh4h8]} Qb7 24. Qh4 Kf8 25. Qh8+ Ke7 26. Qxg7 Rf8 27. Rf3 $18) 17. g5 Ne8 ( 17... Nh5 18. g3 f5 19. gxf6 Rxf6 20. Qe2 Qc7 21. Nh2 $16) 18. g3 Nc7 19. Kg2 b4 20. Rh1 bxc3 21. bxc3 Rb2 22. Rh6 Kg7 23. Reh1 Rh8 24. Qc1 Rxa2 25. Qb1 Ra3 26. Bxg6 fxg6 27. Qxg6+ hxg6 (27... Kf8 28. Qf6+ Kg8 29. Rg6+ hxg6 30. Rxh8#) 28. Rxh8 {[%CAl Gh1h7]} *