[Event "Club Championship 2007"] [Site "Nihilistic Flames Inc"] [Date "2012-07-12"] [White "Rob Bailey"] [Black "Kevin Perrin"] [WhiteElo "1376"] [BlackElo "1521"] [Result "0-1"] {B11: Caro-Kann: Two Knights Variation} 1.e4 c6 {Consolidates b5} 2.Nc3 d5 3.Nf3 Bg4 4.h3 Bh5 5.d4 e6 6.g4 {White threatens to win material: g4xh5} Bg6 { Black threatens to win material: Bg6xe4} 7.e5 {Black is behind in developement } (7.exd5 cxd5 8.Bb5+ Nc6 $11) 7...Bb4 8.Bd3 Ne7 9.Bg5 Qa5 10.Qd2 { Black has a cramped position} (10.O-O Bxd3 11.Qxd3 Ng6 $11) 10...Nd7 $15 11.Bxe7 Bxe7 12.O-O-O (12.Ne2 Bb4 13.c3 Bxd3 14.Qxd3 Be7 $15) 12...Bxd3 $17 13.Qxd3 c5 14.h4 (14.dxc5 Rc8 $17) 14...cxd4 15.Qxd4 Bc5 16.Qf4 Rc8 17.Ng5 (17.Kb1 O-O $17) 17...O-O $19 18.h5 (18.Kb1 $142 Ba3 19.Nxd5 $19) 18...Bb4?? {simply marches past the door to victory} (18...h6 $142 { the advantage is on the side of Black} 19.Nf3 f6 20.exf6 Rxf6 $19) 19.Nxd5 (19.Rxd5! {is worth looking at} Nc5 20.h6 Bxc3 21.Nxh7 Bxe5 22.Qxe5 Nd3+ 23.Kb1 Nxe5 24.Rxa5 Kxh7 25.Rxe5 $14) 19...exd5 $11 {Black wins a piece} 20.Qf5 g6 21.hxg6 hxg6 22.Qxd7?? { Attacks the isolani on d5. stumbles just before the finish line} (22.Qd3 $142 {was necessary} Qxa2 23.Rh8+ Kg7 24.Rh7+ Kg8 25.Rh8+ Kg7 26.Rh7+ Kg8 27.Rh8+ $11) 22...Qxa2 $19 23.c3 (23.Rh8+ {doesn't get the cat off the tree} Kxh8 24.Nxf7+ Rxf7 25.Qxc8+ Kg7 26.c3 Qa1+ 27.Kc2 Qa4+ 28.Kc1 $19) 23...Bxc3 {Black has a mate threat.} (23...Rxc3+ 24.Kd2 Qxb2+ 25.Ke1 Rf3+ 26.Rd2 Qxd2+ 27.Kf1 Qxf2#) 24.Kc2?? {an unfortunate move that relinquishes the win} (24.Rh8+! {would bring relief} Kxh8 25.Nxf7+ Kg7 26.Nd8+ Kg8 27.Qe6+ Kg7 28.Qd7+ Kg8 29.Qe6+ Kg7 30.Qd7+ $11) 24...Bxb2+ (24...Bd4+! 25.Qxc8 Rxc8+ 26.Kd2 Qxb2+ 27.Kd3 Qc2+ 28.Kxd4 Qc3+ 29.Kxd5 Qc4+ 30.Kd6 Qc5+ 31.Kd7 Qc7#) 25.Kd3 $19 Rc3+ 26.Ke2 Qc4+ 27.Ke1 Rc2 (27...Rc2 28.Rh8+ Kxh8 29.Nxf7+ Rxf7 30.Qe8+ Kg7 31.Qxf7+ Kxf7 32.e6+ Ke7 33.Rd2 Rc1+ 34.Rd1 Bc3#)