I tried experimenting in the Advance Caro-Kann. It wasn’t a good idea. I played a move so strange looking and unlike what you normally play in the line that my position seemed very hard to play since the late opening. I thought I’d seen the idea during my analysis. I was mistaken.
1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Nf3 { B12 Caro-Kann Defense: Advance Variation, Short Variation } e6 5. Be2 Nd7 6. c3 Ne7 7. O-O c5 8. dxc5 Nxc5 9. Nd4 Bxb1?! { (0.40 → 1.18) Inaccuracy. a6 was best. } (9… a6) 10. Rxb1 Nc6 11. b4 Nd7 12. f4 g6 13. Kh1 Be7 14. Bg4?! { (1.42 → 0.50) Inaccuracy. Nf3 was best. } (14. Nf3) 14… Nxd4 15. cxd4 Nb6 16. Qf3 Qd7 17. Be3 Nc4 18. Bc1 b5 19. Qf2 Rc8 20. Bf3 Qd8? { (-0.58 → 0.98) Mistake. h5 was best. } (20… h5) 21. g4 O-O?! { (0.57 → 1.25) Inaccuracy. Bh4 was best. } (21… Bh4) 22. f5 Bg5?! { (1.09 → 1.74) Inaccuracy. Bh4 was best. } (22… Bh4) 23. f6 Bxc1 24. Rbxc1 Kh8 25. Qh4?? { (2.02 → 0.06) Blunder. Bd1 was best. } (25. Bd1 Nb6 26. Qd2 Rc4 27. Be2 Rg8 28. Rf3 Qf8 29. Rb1 g5 30. Rh3 Rg6 31. Rh5 Na4) 25… Rg8 26. Bg2 Ne3 27. Rfe1 Nxg2 28. Kxg2 g5 29. Qh5 Rg6 30. Rc5 Rxc5 31. dxc5 d4 32. Qh3 Qd5+ 33. Qf3 Qxa2+ 34. Re2 Qc4 35. c6?! { (0.00 → -0.76) Inaccuracy. Qe4 was best. } (35. Qe4 Rg8 36. Rd2 Rd8 37. c6 h6 38. Rc2 Qb3 39. c7 Rc8 40. Rc5 Qxb4 41. Qb7 Qxc5) 35… Rg8 36. Rd2 Rc8 37. Qe4 Qxc6?! { (-0.72 → 0.11) Inaccuracy. Rxc6 was best. } (37… Rxc6 38. Rxd4) 38. Qxc6 Rxc6 39. Rxd4 h5 40. Rd7 Kg8 41. gxh5 Rc4 42. h6?! { (0.92 → 0.09) Inaccuracy. Rd8+ was best. } (42. Rd8+ Kh7 43. Rf8 Rxb4 44. Rxf7+ Kh6 45. Re7 Rg4+ 46. Kf3 Rf4+ 47. Ke3 b4 48. Rxe6 Kxh5) 42… Rh4? { (0.09 → 1.20) Mistake. Rxb4 was best. } (42… Rxb4) 43. Rxa7? { (1.20 → 0.00) Mistake. h7+ was best. } (43. h7+ Kxh7 44. Rxf7+ Kh6 45. Re7 Rxb4 46. Rxe6 Rg4+ 47. Kf3 Rf4+ 48. Ke3 b4 49. h4 Rxh4) 43… Rxh6 44. Rb7 Rh4 45. Rxb5 Kh7 46. Rb7 Kg6 47. Rb5 Kf5 48. Rb7 Kxe5 49. Rxf7 Rxb4 50. Rf8 Rf4 51. Rg8 Kxf6 52. Kg3 Ra4 53. Rf8+ Ke5 54. Rf3 Re4 55. Ra3 Kf5 56. Rf3+ Rf4 57. Ra3 g4 58. h3 gxh3 59. Kxh3 e5 60. Kg3 Rf1 61. Rf3+ Rxf3+ 62. Kxf3 e4+ 63. Ke3 Ke5 64. Ke2 Kf4 65. Kf2 e3+ 66. Ke2 Ke4 67. Ke1 Kf3 68. Kf1 e2+ 69. Ke1 Ke3 { Draw by stalemate. } 1/2-1/2
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