[Event "USCF/WS/23VP15 (USA)"] [Site "ICCF"] [Date "2023.10.26"] [White "Strobehn, Alex"] [Black "Green, Kevin"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "1383"] [BlackElo "1800"] [Annotator "Irons,Robert"] [Variant "Standard"] [ECO "B20"] [Opening "Sicilian Defense"] [StudyName "Check is in the Mail: March 2024"] [ChapterName "Strobehn, Alex - Green, Kevin"] [Source "https://lichess.org/study/1JR2l3d0/XWB2BF3Y"] [Orientation "white"] 1. e4 c5 2. d3 Nc6 3. g3 e6 4. Bg2 d5 5. Nd2 d4 6. f4 Bd7?! (6... e5 7. Ngf3 exf4 8. gxf4 Bg4 9. O-O Bd6 10. Nc4 Bc7 $14 { favors White slightly. }) 7. Ngf3 Nf6 8. O-O Be7 9. Nc4 O-O 10. a4 a6?! 11. a5 Qc7 12. Bd2 Rfe8?! (12... Ne8 13. e5 Nb4 14. Ng5 Bc6 15. Qh5 $18 { is still better for Black than the text. }) 13. Nfe5 Rab8 14. h3 (14. g4!) 14... g6 15. g4 Kg7?! (15... Rf8 { holds on longer. }) 16. Nb6 Bc8 17. Nxc6 bxc6 18. Nc4 Bd7 19. Qf3 h6 20. f5! e5 21. g5 (21. Bxh6+! Kxh6 22. g5+ Kh7 23. gxf6 Bf8 (23... Bxf6? 24. fxg6+ { wins the bishop, and more. }) 24. h4 Bh6 25. Bh3 Rg8 26. Kh1 { White has all the play here. }) 21... hxg5 22. Bxg5 gxf5 23. exf5 Rh8 24. Rae1 Bd6 25. Nxd6 Qxd6 26. Qg3 Rbe8 (26... Nh5 27. f6+ Kh7 28. Qxe5 Qxe5 29. Rxe5 Rhe8 30. Rfe1 { is slightly better than the text, but not enough to make a difference in the result. }) 27. Bf4+ Kh7 28. Bxe5 Qe7? 29. Qh4+ { 1-0 White wins. } 1-0