[Event "USCF/EK/25EN01"] [Site "ICCF"] [Date "2025.01.11"] [White "Austin, Steve"] [Black "Irons, Robert"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "1800"] [BlackElo "2225"] [Annotator "Tactical Analysis 7.0"] [Variant "Standard"] [ECO "D01"] [Opening "Rapport-Jobava System"] [StudyName "Check is in the Mail - June 2025"] [ChapterName "Game 5 - D00 #2"] [ChapterURL "https://lichess.org/study/AXGyONmC/00bt6txg"] [Orientation "white"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nc3 d5 3. Bf4 e6 4. e3 Bb4 5. Bd3 c5 6. dxc5! { D00: 1. d4 d5: Unusual lines. } 6... O-O 7. Ne2 Bxc5 8. O-O { Black has an edge. } 8... Nc6 9. Bg5 h6 10. Bxf6 Qxf6 11. Nf4 $146 { Other Variations followed by a Predecessor: } (11. e4) (11. Ng3 Rd8 12. Qf3 Qxf3 13. gxf3 Ne5 14. Be2 Bd7 15. f4 Nc6 16. f5 Bb4 17. fxe6 Bxe6 18. Nb5 { 0-1 Haigh,T (1824)-Parry,M (1879) EU-Cup 31st Skopje 2015 (4.5) }) 11... Rd8 $17 12. a3 a6 13. Rb1 (13. Qf3 $17) 13... b5 $19 14. Qf3 Bb7 15. Qg3 Ne5 16. Be2 (16. Rfd1 { might work better. }) 16... d4 17. exd4 Rxd4 (17... Bxd4 18. Rfd1 $17) 18. Nh5 Qg5 19. Qxg5 hxg5 20. Rbd1 Rc8 21. Ng3 Bb6 { A strong pair of Bishops. } 22. Bd3 g4 23. Be4? (23. Nge2 Rdd8 24. Rfe1) 23... Bxe4 { Black is clearly winning. } 24. Ngxe4 Nc4 25. Rxd4 Bxd4 26. Rd1 Be5 27. Ng5 Nxb2 28. Rd7 Bxc3 29. Nxf7 Bf6 { Black took control after the opening. Weighted Error Value: White=0.56/Black=0.03 (flawless) Mistake: White=4 --- Inaccurate: White=3 --- OK: White=3 Black=13 Best: --- Black=1 } 0-1