[Event "USCF/WS/24W23"] [Site "ICCF"] [Date "2024.10.15"] [White "Loukas, Panagiotis"] [Black "Shannon, Paul D."] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "1800"] [BlackElo "1934"] [Annotator "Tactical Analysis 7.0"] [Variant "Standard"] [ECO "C00"] [Opening "French Defense: King's Indian Attack"] [StudyName "Check is in the Mail - June 2025"] [ChapterName "Game 3 - C00"] [ChapterURL "https://lichess.org/study/AXGyONmC/49rET9lG"] [Orientation "white"] 1. e4 e6 2. d3 d5 3. Nd2 Nf6 4. Ngf3 b6 5. e5 Nfd7 6. d4 c5 7. c3 Be7 8. Bb5 { C00: French: Unusual White 2nd moves. } 8... Ba6 9. Bxa6 Nxa6 10. O-O { White is slightly better. } 10... O-O 11. Re1 cxd4 12. cxd4 Nb4 13. Nf1 $146 { Predecessor: } (13. a3 Nc6 14. Nf1 Rc8 15. Bd2 Re8 16. Rc1 Nf8 17. g3 Qd7 18. b4 Rc7 19. Qb3 { ½-½ Akhmedov,D (1947)-Lugovskoy,M (2415) Sochi Lobanov Memorial Blitz 2021 (2) }) 13... Rc8 14. Re2 { Inhibits ...Nb4-c2. } 14... b5 15. a3 (15. Bf4 $14) 15... Nc6 16. b4 (16. Rc2 { remains equal. }) 16... a5 17. Bd2 (17. bxa5 $15 { feels stronger. } 17... Qxa5 18. Rb2) 17... axb4 $17 18. Bxb4 Nxb4 (18... Bxb4 19. axb4 Nb6 (19... Nxb4 20. Rb2)) 19. axb4 Nb6 (19... Bxb4?! 20. Rb1 Ba3 21. Rxb5) 20. Ne3 (20. Rb2 $17) 20... Qd7 (20... Bxb4 $19 { and Black stays clearly on top. And now ...Be7 would win. } 21. Qd3 Nc4) 21. Rea2 Na4 (21... Bxb4 22. Ra7 Qe8 23. Qd3) (21... Rc7! $17 22. Qb1 Rfc8) 22. Rxa4 (22. Qd2) 22... bxa4 $19 { Black is clearly winning. } 23. Qxa4 Rc1+!! { Deflection } 24. Nf1 Qxa4 25. Rxa4 Rb8 26. b5 (26. g4 Bxb4 (26... Rxb4? 27. Ra8+ Bf8 28. Kg2 $19) 27. Kg2) 26... Rb1 27. Ra7 Bd8 28. Nd2 R1xb5 29. Ra1 Rb4 30. Nf3 f6 31. g3 Bb6 32. Ra6 Kf7 33. Kg2 Bxd4 34. Nxd4 Rxd4 { KRR-KRN } 35. Ra7+ Kg6 36. exf6 Kxf6 37. Ne3 h5 38. Ra2 Rdb4 39. h4 d4 { Weighted Error Value: White=0.21 (precise) /Black=0.46 Loses game: White=1 --- Mistake: White=5 Black=3 Inaccurate: White=2 Black=1 OK: White=4 Black=11 Best: White=1 Black=1 } 0-1