[Event "USCF/EK/25EN03"] [Site "ICCF"] [Date "2025.03.05"] [White "Miller, Michael"] [Black "Lazzara, Derek"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "1800"] [BlackElo "1800"] [Annotator "Tactical Analysis 7.0"] [Variant "Standard"] [ECO "A00"] [Opening "Van Geet Opening: Battambang Variation"] [StudyName "Check is in the Mail - June 2025"] [ChapterName "Game 1 - A00"] [ChapterURL "https://lichess.org/study/AXGyONmC/hhaVq1aP"] [Orientation "white"] 1. a3 e5 2. Nc3 d5 3. e4 d4 4. Nce2 Nf6 5. Ng3 Nc6 (5... Be6 $15) 6. Bc4 { A00: Irregular Openings. } 6... Be6 7. Bb5 $146 { Other Variations followed by a Predecessor: } (7. Bxe6 fxe6 8. Nf3 (8. d3 Bd6 9. Nf3 Qd7 10. O-O O-O-O 11. b4 h6 12. Bb2 g5 13. c3 g4 { 1-0 Firouzja,A (2702)-Fressinet,L (2633) Chess24 Banter Blitz Cup chess24.com INT 2019 (3.2) })) 7... Qd6 8. d3 { Black is slightly better. } 8... a6 9. Ba4 (9. Bxc6+! Qxc6 10. f4) 9... b5 10. Bb3 Bxb3 11. cxb3 g6 12. Nh3 Bg7 13. O-O O-O 14. f4 (14. Bd2 $15) 14... h6? (14... exf4 $17 15. Bxf4 Ne5) 15. fxe5? (15. f5 $14 { was the only good move. }) 15... Nxe5 $17 16. b4 (16. Bf4 $17) 16... Nfd7 (16... Nfg4 $19 { ...Ne3 would now be deadly. } 17. Qe2 h5) 17. Nf4 c5 18. bxc5 Nxc5 19. b4 (19. Nh1 $17) 19... Na4 $19 20. Qb3 (20. h3) 20... Nc3 21. Bb2 Rac8 22. Kh1? (22. Rae1) 22... h5 23. Rae1 h4 24. Nge2 g5 { Deflection } 25. Nh3 (25. Bxc3 dxc3 (25... gxf4? { loses. } 26. Bxd4 Bh6 27. Bc5 $18) 26. Nd5 Nxd3 27. Rd1) 25... Nxd3 26. Nxg5 (26. Bxc3 Nxe1 (26... dxc3 27. Rd1 $17) (26... Rxc3 27. Nxc3 Nxe1 28. Nd5 $18) 27. Bxe1) 26... Nxe1 27. Rxf7 Rxf7?? (27... Nxe2 28. Rxf8+ Kxf8 29. Qf7#) (27... Rc4 $19 28. Bxc3 dxc3 29. Rxf8+ Qxf8) 28. Qxf7+ $18 Kh8 29. Qh5+ { Never resign too early! Weighted Error Value: White=1.39/Black=0.54 Mistake: White=10 Black=2 Inaccurate: White=1 Black=2 OK: White=5 Black=8 Best: --- Black=3 } 1-0