C02: French: Advance Variation

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 White gains space 3... Ne7 4. c4 Black has a cramped position. Black's piece can't move: f8 4. Bd3!?+/= is an interesting idea 4... Nf5= 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Nf3 White has an active position 6... Be7 7. g3 Prevents intrusion on h4 7. Bd3 Nc6= 7... O-O=/+ Black castles and improves king safety 8. Bg2 c5 8... c6 9. O-O=/+ 9. Nc3= Be6 10. dxc5 Bxc5 Black has a new passed pawn: d5. 11. Ng5 11. O-O= 11... Bb4 White has an active position >= 11... Nc6=/+ would keep Black alive 12. O-O+/= Bxc3 13. bxc3 h6? 13... >= Nc6+/= and Black hangs on 14. Nxe6+- fxe6 15. c4! the knockout punch 15... d4 15... dxc4 Exploits the pin 16. Bxb7 16. Bxb7 Nd7 17. Bxa8 Qxa8 18. f4 Nc5 19. Re1 19. Qf3!? and White can already relax 19... Qxf3 20. Rxf3 Rc8+- 19... Rd8 20. a4 20. Rb1 Qc6 21. Qd2 d3+- 20... Qc6 21. Be3 >= 21. a5+- 21... Rb8? 21... >= Ne4+/- 22. Bxd4?? a weak move, ruining a winning position. >= 22. Bf2 and White has prevailed 22... Rd8 23. g4+- 22... Rd8-/+ 23. Qc2? >= 23. Rf1-/+ 23... Nxd4-+ 23... Rxd4 24. Qg2 Ne4 25. Kh1-/+ 24. Qc3?? White crumbles in face of a dire situation 24. Qg2 Qxg2+ 25. Kxg2-+ 24... Nf3+ 25. Kf2 Rd2+ 25... Nd3+ 26. Ke3 Nfxe1 27. Qxe1 Nxe1 28. Rxe1 Qg2 29. Re2 Qg1+ 30. Rf2 Qd1 31. Re2 Rd3+ 32. Kf2 Qh1 33. Re3 Rd2+ 34. Re2 Qxh2+ 35. Kf1 Qxe2+ 36. Kg1 Qg2# 26. Qxd2-+ Nxd2 27. Rad1 Nd3+ 27... >= Qf3+ it becomes clear that Black will call all the shots 28. Kg1 Nd3 29. Rxd2 Nxe1 30. Ra2 Qe3+ 31. Kf1 Qd3+ 32. Kxe1 Qb1+ 33. Ke2 Qxa2+ 34. Ke3 Qxc4 35. h4-+ 28. Ke3 Nxe1 29. Rxd2 Nf3 29... >= Qf3+ keeps an even firmer grip 30. Kd4 Qa3-+ 30. Ke2 30. Rd6 praying for a miracle 30... Qb7 31. h3-+ 30... Qe4+ 31. Kd1 31. Kf1 cannot undo what has already been done 31... Nxd2+ 32. Kf2 Qf3+ 33. Ke1 Qe3+ 34. Kd1 Nf3 35. Kc2 Nd4+ 36. Kb1 Qb3+ 37. Ka1 Nc2# 31... Qe3 31... Qe1+ 32. Kc2 Qxd2+ 33. Kb1 Nd4 34. Ka1 Qc2 35. f5 Nb3# 32. Rc2 Qe1# 0-1 [Fritz 9 (10s)]