[Event "USCF/WS/2A01"] [Site "ICCF"] [Date "2024.04.01"] [White "Harris, Timothy"] [Black "Rodriguez, Keith A."] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2343"] [BlackElo "2363"] [Variant "Standard"] [ECO "B76"] [Opening "Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation, Yugoslav Attack, Modern Line"] [StudyName "Check is in the Mail - May 2026"] [ChapterName "Game 3: Harris, Timothy - Rodriguez, Keith A."] [ChapterURL "https://lichess.org/study/3XVkZp27/iXEyWlZf"] [Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/jkfrench"] [Orientation "white"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 O-O 8. Qd2 Nc6 9. O-O-O d5 10. exd5 Nxd5 11. Nxc6 bxc6 12. Bd4 Bxd4 13. Qxd4 Qb6 14. Na4 Qc7 { A sharp opening. B76: Sicilian Dragon: Yugoslav Attack, 9 g4 and 9 0-0-0. } 15. Bc4 Bf5 (15... Nb6 $14 16. Bb3 Bb7) 16. g4! $16 Be6 { White is better. } 17. Nc5 Rad8 18. Nxe6 fxe6 19. Rhe1 $146 { Predecessor: } (19. Qe4 Qf4+ 20. Kb1 Qxe4 21. fxe4 Nf4 22. Kc1 Kg7 23. g5 e5 24. h4 Ng2 25. Rxd8 Rxd8 { ½-½ Pacher,M (2444)-Chekletsov,I (2373) Marianske Lazne GM-A1 17th 2018 (9) }) 19... Rd6 20. Re4 Rxf3 21. Rde1 { Prevents Nd5-e3. } 21... Rf6 22. g5! { Deflection. White has strong compensation. } 22... Rf7 23. Qg1 { White is much more active. } (23. Rxe6 Rxe6 24. Rxe6 Nb6 $16) 23... Rf5 { Prevents h2-h4. } 24. a3 (24. Rxe6? Rxe6 25. Bxd5 Qf4+ 26. Kb1 cxd5 $19) 24... Qb6 (24... Kf7) 25. Qg3 (25. Rxe6? { is the wrong capture. } 25... Rxe6 26. Rd1 Qxg1 27. Rxg1 Ree5 $19) (25. Qxb6 axb6 26. Rxe6) 25... a5 26. Kb1! Kf7 27. Rh4 (27. Bb3) 27... Kg8 (27... Qf2) 28. Bd3! Rf8 29. Rc4! { Inhibits Nc3+. Hoping for Qe5. } 29... Qf2 30. Ka2 (30. Qxf2 $16 Rxf2 31. h4) 30... Qxg3 { Weighted Error Value: White=0.15 (very precise) /Black=0.19 (very precise) Mistake: White=3 Black=4 Inaccurate: --- Black=1 OK: White=6 Black=8 Best: White=1 Black=2 Strong: White=4 --- } (30... Nb6 $14 31. Rce4 Qxg3 32. hxg3 Rf3) 1/2-1/2