1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. c4 I like the Panov, even though it has a harmless reputation. But then, isolated pawns aren't for everyone...
4... Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Nf3 Bg4 7. cxd5 Nxd5 8. Qb3 Bxf3 9. gxf3 e6 9... Nb6 is the sharper alternative, with exciting play, but most Caro-Kann players are too dull to consider it. Sorry, Karpov.
10. Qxb7 Nxd4 11. Bb5+ Nxb5 12. Qc6+ Ke7 13. Qxb5 Qd7 14. Nxd5+ The critical moment. All this has been worked out for centuries. After ...Qxd5 15. Qxd5 ed, the resulting endgame is rather dull (almost Caro-like) and drawish. But I wasn't too disappointed: the weather was beautiful, and a quick draw with the top seed followed by a long beach session sounded most appealing. Alas...
14... exd5?!= Antonio offered a draw after this move. Perhaps he wanted to get to the beach even sooner than I did. However, it's a mistake: the black king is critically weakened, and white can afford to avoid the queen swap. Having said that, black scores quite well after the text.
15. Qa5! Kf6!? Unfortunate, but probably best. The black king gets out of the way of the bishop as soon as possible.
The obvious 15... f6 is too slow, and the little guy on d5 will soon start to feel the heat: 16. 
The only other game from here continued 18... Bxh2 19. Rg5 Qc7 20. Qa6+ Qd6 21. Qa4 Be5?? (21... Rdb8 with the idea of 22. Rdxd5 Qb4+ was black's only chance to skip the beach and play on.)
22. f4 Bxb2 23. Rgxd5 Bc3+ 24. Ke2 Qc7 25. Rc5 Qb7 26. Rc6+ Kf5 27. Qc2+ Kg4 And white won, 1-0 Eberth,Z (2195)-Volosin,V (2340), Eger 2001
19. Bd4+! Ke7 20. Kf1!? Keeps the attack going, but simply taking the pawn was good:
20. Bxg7 Bxh2 21. Rg2 Bc7 22. Qc3 Qd6 23. Kf1
20... g5 21. Qxd5 Qe6! A good practical chance; the attack is halted, and white has to set his mind to technical pursuits. Not my kinda thing with the ocean calling...
21... Qh3+ 22. Rg2 Bxh2? 23. Qe4+ Kf8 24. Qh7! is all over.
22. Qxe6+ Kxe6 23. Kg2 Be5 24. Rge1 f6 25. b4! Played after a long think. When an endgame is suddenly reached, it's good to settle your mind and take the time to readjust. Here, white wants to create a past pawn as quickly as possible without allowing the black rook to get behind it.
25... Rd5 26. Bxe5 Rxe5 27. Rxe5+ Kxe5 28. b5! Ke6 29. a4 Rc8 30. a5! Rc5? Natural and obvious, but as we'll see, 30... Rc4! was the best move, and may even draw... 31. Rb1 Kd7 32. b6 axb6 33. Rxb6! (33. axb6? Kc8 34. b7+ Kb8 35. Rb6 Rf4 36. Rb2 Rc4 37. Rb5 Rf4 38. Kg3 Rd4 39. Rb3 Rf4 and I think it's drawn)
33... Ke7 (33... Rc6? 34. Rxc6 Kxc6 35. f4 Kb5 36. fxg5 fxg5 37. h4
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34. a6 Ra4 35. Rb7+ Ke6 36. a7 Kf5 37. Re7 h5 And, again, my gut tells me it's drawn.
31. Rb1 Mission achieved. Now one of black's pieces is doomed to passivity. Antonio chooses the king.
31... Kd7 32. b6 axb6 33. axb6 Kc8 34. b7+ Kb8 35. Rb6 Rf5 36. Rb4! And now we see the problem with black's 30th move. White is allowed to break open black's kingside with f4 and h4.
36... h5 37. f4! Basically, white just has two active pieces versus one. The plan is simple: swap pawns to isolate a weak black pawn; give up the b7 pawn to get 1v0 on the kingside; win the rook and pawn v rook ending because the black king is too far away.
37... Rc5 38. Rb6 Rf5 39. Rb4 Rc5 40. h4 Ra5 41. hxg5 fxg5 42. fxg5 Rxg5+ 43. Kh3! Rf5 44. f4 Rf7 45. Kh4 Rf5 46. Kg3 Rc5 47. Kf3 Rc3+ 48. Ke4 h4 49. f5 h3 50. Rb2! TIME. Black is lost regardless, for example: 50...Rc4+ 51.Ke5 Rh4 52.f6 Rh7 53.Rh2 Kxb7 54.Ke6 Rh6 55.Ke7 Rh4 56.f7 Re4+ 58.Kf6 Rf4+ 59.Ke6 and wins. And in case you're wondering, I did manage to squeeze an hour's beach time in before the next round.
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