Haskel, John (1515) - Weiss, Jacob (1495)
Cajun Tournament, 2005

Round 2 [Deep Fritz 8 (30s)]


B12: Caro-Kann: Advance Variation
1.e4 c6 Consolidates b5
2.d4 d5 3.e5 White gets more space
3...Bf5 4.Bd3 Bxd3 5.Qxd3 e6 6.Bd2 Nd7 7.b4 Qb6 8.c3
[8.Qc3!? should be examined more closely]
8...a5 9.bxa5?? another step towards the grave
[9.a3]
9...Qb2
[9...Rxa5?! is much worse
10.c4 dxc4 11.Qxc4
(11.Bxa5?? would be gruesome error
11...Qxa5+ (11...cxd3 is a bad alternative
12.Bxb6 Bb4+ 13.Nd2 Nxb6 14.O-O-O) 12.Qd2 Bb4)
]
[9...Qxa5?! 10.Ne2]
10.Nf3
[10.c4 doesn't get the bull off the ice
10...Qxa1 11.cxd5 exd5]
10...Qxa1 11.O-O
[11.a3 doesn't do any good
11...Rxa5 12.O-O Qa2]
11...Qxa2 12.c4
[12.Ng5 cannot change destiny
12...Be7]
12...Qxc4 13.Qe3 Bb4 14.h3
[14.Qg5 is no salvation
14...g6]
14...Bxd2
[14...Nh6 keeps an even firmer grip
15.a6 Rxa6 16.Rc1 Bxd2 17.Qxd2]
15.Qxd2
[15.Nbxd2 does not win a prize
15...Qc2 16.Rb1 Ra7]
15...Ne7 16.Qg5
[16.Nc3 doesn't improve anything
16...Rxa5 17.Ne4 dxe4 18.Qxa5 O-O
(18...exf3?! is not possible
19.Qa8+ Nc8 20.Qxc8+ Ke7 21.Qxh8)
]
16...Nf5 17.Nbd2
[17.Qd2 cannot change what is in store for ?
17...Qb5]
17...h6 18.Qf4 Qb4
[18...Qc3 and Black can already relax
19.Nb1 Qd3 20.g4]
19.h4
[19.Rb1 doesn't get the cat off the tree
19...Qxa5 20.Rxb7 Qa4]
19...c5 20.Rb1 Nxd4 21.Qe3
[21.Rxb4 does not help much
21...Ne2+ 22.Kf1 Nxf4 23.Rxf4 Rxa5]
21...Nxf3+ 22.gxf3 Qxh4 23.f4 Rxa5 24.Qc3 Ra7
[24...Ra2 might be the shorter path
25.Qe3 g5 26.f5]
25.Qe3 O-O 26.Nf1 Rfa8
[26...Qg4+ seems even better
27.Ng3]
27.Qc1 Ra2 28.Ng3 R8a3 29.Rxb7 Rxg3+ Demolition of pawn structure
[29...Rxg3+ 30.fxg3 Qxg3+ 31.Kh1 Rh2#]


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