[Event "USCF/WS/23VP13 (USA)"] [Site "ICCF"] [Date "2023.09.26"] [White "Shannon, Paul D."] [Black "Moujan, Pablo"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "1934"] [BlackElo "2312"] [Annotator "Irons,Robert"] [Variant "Standard"] [ECO "B22"] [Opening "Sicilian Defense: Alapin Variation, Smith-Morra Declined"] [Source "https://lichess.org/study/1JR2l3d0/rXH7dXyt"] [Orientation "white"] 1. e4 c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. Bc4 Nb6 7. Bb3 d6 8. exd6 Qxd6 9. O-O Be6 10. Na3 dxc3 11. Qe2!? (11. Nb5 Qxd1 12. Rxd1 Rc8 13. Bxe6 fxe6 14. Nxc3 { would be my preference, but the text works out quite well. }) 11... Bxb3 12. Nb5 Qb8 13. axb3 a6 14. Nxc3 e6 15. Be3 Qc7 16. Bxb6?! (16. Nd4 Be7 17. Rfc1 O-O 18. Nxc6 bxc6 (18... Qxc6? 19. Na4 { wins the b6-knight. }) 19. Rxa6 Rxa6 20. Qxa6 Nd7 21. Nb5! Qb8 22. Rxc6 { Stockfish calls this even, but I would be more comfortable here as White. }) 16... Qe7?? (16... Qxb6 17. Nd5 Qd8 18. Rad1 Bd6 19. Qe3 Rb8 20. Ng5 O-O $17 { is better for Black than the line chosen here. }) 17. Nb5 (17. Rad1 { is even better. }) 17... g6 (17... Rc8 { is slightly better, but not much. It doesn't take long after this. }) 18. Nc7+ Kd7 19. Rfd1+ Kc8 20. Nxa8 Bg7 21. Nd4 (21. Rac1!) 21... Nxd4 22. Bxd4 Bxd4 23. Rxd4 Kb8 24. Qe5+ { 1-0 White wins. } 1-0