[Event "FCC Fall Classic"] [Site "Fayetteville"] [Date "2024.10.05"] [Round "1"] [White "Orton, Bill"] [Black "Jones, Camaron"] [Result "1-0"] [Variant "Standard"] [ECO "C02"] [Opening "French Defense: Advance Variation"] [Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/Hogeye"] [Source "https://lichess.org/study/9TjrFPte/VYVCEohm"] [Orientation "white"] 1. e4 c5 2. c3 e6 3. d4 d5 4. e5 Ne7?! 5. Nf3 Nbc6 $146 6. a3 Ng6?! { The knight doesn't belong here, where it can be corralled by g3 and harassed by h4-h5. Stockfish 16: +0.64/30 } (6... Nf5 { Stockfish 16: +0.16/40 } 7. Bd3 cxd4 8. Bxf5 exf5 9. cxd4 Be7 10. Nc3 Be6 11. Ne2 h6 12. h4 $14) 7. Bd3 Bd7?! { Stockfish 16: +0.82/33 } (7... f6 { Stockfish 16: +0.46/36 } 8. Qc2 $14) 8. h4! Qb6? { Stockfish 16: +1.92/38 } (8... Nge7 { Stockfish 16: +0.79/38 } 9. b4 cxd4 10. cxd4 Nf5 11. Bxf5 exf5 12. Nc3 Be6 13. Ne2 h6 14. Nf4 Be7 15. Qd3 Rc8 16. Kf1 $16) 9. h5 $18 Nge7 10. dxc5 Qxc5 11. b4 Qb6 12. Bf4 (12. O-O { Stockfish 16: +1.86/33 is slightly better, but I wanted to keep my rook on the h-file for the time being. }) 12... a6 13. Qe2 (13. Nbd2 $18 { is even better. Stockfish 16: +2.07/34 }) 13... d4? { After bypassing the pawn, it will eventually be mopped up. Stockfish 16: +3.29/33 } (13... h6 { Stockfish 16: +1.44/40 is also lost. } 14. Nbd2 $18) 14. c4 Rd8 15. Nbd2 h6 16. Ne4 Nc8 17. Rd1 Be7 18. Rh3! a5 19. c5! Qa7 20. b5 Nb8?! (20... Bxc5 { is also of course dead lost. Stockfish 16: +4.91/38 }) 21. Rc1 f5 22. Nd6+ { I chose the safest approach, keeping him totally bottled up. } (22. Rg3 { Stockfish 16: +6.68/30 } 22... Kf8 23. Nd6 Nxd6 24. cxd6) (22. exf6 { Stockfish 16: +8.57/30 } 22... gxf6 23. Rg3 Kf7 24. Nxd4 Rdg8 25. Bc4 Rxg3 26. Bxg3 Rg8 27. Nxe6 Nb6 (27... Bxe6 28. Nd6+) 28. cxb6 Qxb6 29. N6c5+ Kf8 30. Bxg8 Kxg8 31. Nxd7 Nxd7 32. Qg4+ Kf7 33. Qxd7) 22... Kf8 23. a4! Be8 24. Nxd4 Bf7 25. b6! Qa8 26. N4b5 Nc6 27. Bc4 { With sacs on e6 in mind. } 27... Rd7 28. Nxf7 Kxf7 29. Bxe6+ Ke8 (29... Kxe6 30. Qc4+ Rd5 31. Nc7+) 30. Bxd7+ Kxd7 31. Rd3+! Nd6 32. e6+ Kc8 33. cxd6 Bf6 34. d7+ Kd8 35. Nc7?! { Stockfish 16: #5/245 } (35. e7+ { Stockfish 16: #2/245 } 35... Bxe7 36. Bc7#) 35... Qb8 36. e7+! { with a pretty knight mate next move. [White loses 0.03 pawn per move (1 inaccuracy), Black loses 0.31 pawn per move (2 mistakes, 5 inaccuracies).] } 1-0