B12: Caro-Kann: Advance Variation
1.e4
c6
2.d4
d5
3.f3
e6
4.Nc3
Bb4
5.Bf4
Ne7
6.Qd3
b6
7.Nge2
Ba6
8.Qe3
0-0
9.0-0-0
c5
10.a3
Bxc3
11.Qxc3
Bxe2
12.Bxe2
c4
13.h4
b5N
[ 13...Nbc6
14.h5
b5
15.h6
g6
16.g4
Nc8
17.Qe3
Nb6
18.Bg5
f6
19.Bh4
Qd7
20.Rhe1
b4
21.Bf1
Rae8
22.axb4
Nxb4
23.Qa3
Qd6
24.Kb1
Qh2
25.Qxb4
Qxh4
26.exd5
exd5
27.Re7
Qxh6
28.Rxa7
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14.Qe1
Nbc6
15.h5
Qd7
16.g4
f6
17.Bf1
Rad8
18.Bh3
dxe4
19.fxe4
Nxd4
20.g5
f5
21.Kb1
Qc6
22.h6
fxe4
[ >=22...g6!?=/+
]
23.Qc3
e3?
Threatening ..e2, but White has a remarkable response. [ >=23...Ndf5
24.Bxf5
( 24.g6
Rxd1+
25.Rxd1
gxh6
26.g7
Rc8
27.Qf6
Nd5
28.Rxd5
exd5
29.Qxf5
) 24...Rxd1+
25.Rxd1
Nxf5
26.hxg7
Nxg7+/=
]
24.Rxd4!!+-
Who can resist joining the Moro fan club? He gives up a rook with check for crushing threats against the black king. The threat of mate on g7 is deadly.
24...Qxh1+
What else? Being down a piece isn't any more attractive than the game. [ 24...b4
25.axb4
Qxh1+
26.Ka2
Qxh3
27.Rxd8
Nf5+-
]
25.Ka2
Qxh3
26.Rxd8
gxh6
[ 26...Nf5
27.Qe5
Qh5
28.Qxe6+
Qf7
29.Qxf7+
Kxf7
30.g6+!!
hxg6
( 30...Kxg6
31.Rxf8
Nxh6
32.Bxe3
Ng4
33.Bxa7
h5+-
) 31.Rxf8+
Kxf8
32.h7
]
27.gxh6
Qg4
[ 27...e5
28.Qxe5
Kf7
29.Qg7+
Ke6
30.Qxf8
]
28.Qh8+!!
Spectacular and unique. Perhaps the most famous Qh8+ queen sacrifice was Petrosian-Spassky, Moscow 1966. That led to a winning knight fork, this one leads to mate. This queen-to-the-corner sacrifice is not rare in that Petrosian-Spassky context, leading to a knight fork that immediately regains the queen. Doing so for mate like this is quite unusual, especially in Master play. Beautiful. [ 28.Qh8+
Kxh8
29.Rxf8+
Ng8
30.Be5+
Qg7
31.hxg7#
] 1-0