[Event "USCF/WS/25VP06"] [Site "ICCF"] [Date "2025.05.16"] [White "Green, Kevin"] [Black "Alvarado, Micah"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "1800"] [BlackElo "1800"] [Variant "Standard"] [ECO "D27"] [Opening "Queen's Gambit Accepted: Classical Defense, Main Line"] [StudyName "Check is in the Mail - November 2025"] [ChapterName "Game 4"] [ChapterURL "https://lichess.org/study/Eh9r8uyV/uANwslj2"] [Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/jkfrench"] [Orientation "white"] 1. c4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e3 Nf6 4. Nf3 dxc4 5. Bxc4 c5 6. O-O a6 7. Nc3 Nc6 8. a3 { 8.d4-d5 is setting a new trend. } 8... b5 9. Ba2 { D40: Queen's Gambit Declined: Semi-Tarrasch with 5 e3. } 9... c4 (9... Bb7) 10. e4 $16 b4 $146 { Variations & Predecessor: } (10... Na5 $16) (10... Be7 11. d5 exd5 12. exd5 Na5 13. Bf4 Nb7 14. Ne5 Bd6 15. Nc6 Qc7 16. Re1+ Kf8 17. Bxd6+ Qxd6 { 1-0 Dragnev,V (2553)-Poecksteiner,J (2155) AUT-ch Zwisch Internet Playchess.com INT blitz 2020 (10) }) 11. axb4 $18 { White is clearly better. } 11... Nxb4 12. Bxc4 { Strongly threatening d5. } 12... Bd7? (12... Be7 13. Bb5+ Bd7) 13. Bg5 Be7 14. Qe2 (14. d5) 14... a5 (14... O-O 15. Bxa6 Nxa6) 15. e5 (15. d5) 15... Nfd5 16. Bxe7 Nxe7 17. Qe4 (17. Ng5 $18) 17... Bc6 (17... h6) 18. Qg4! $16 { White is more active. } 18... Nf5 (18... Bxf3 $16 19. Qxf3 O-O) 19. Rfd1 (19. d5 $18 h5 20. Qf4 Nxd5 21. Nxd5 Bxd5 22. Rfd1) 19... O-O? (19... Nd5 $16 { was worth a try. } 20. Nxd5 Bxd5 21. Bb5+ Kf8) 20. Ng5 (20. d5! $18 { and the rest is easy. } 20... Nh6 21. Qe4 exd5 22. Nxd5 (22. Bxd5 Nxd5 23. Nxd5 Rb8 $16)) 20... Bd5 (20... Nd5 $16) 21. Nxd5 $18 Nxd5 22. Bxd5 (22. Ne4 $18) 22... Qxd5 $16 23. Ne4 Kh8 24. Rd3 (24. Nc3! $16 Qb3 25. Rd2) 24... Rfc8 (24... Rab8) 25. Ng5 (25. Nc3 $16 Qb7 26. Rd2) 25... Nh6 (25... Ra7 $14) 26. Qh5 (26. Qe2 $16) 26... Ra7? (26... Rc2 $14) 27. Rad1 (27. h3 $18 { is more deadly. }) 27... Rac7 (27... Rb7 $16) 28. Rh3? (28. h3 $18) 28... Qb5 (28... Kg8 { keeps the balance. }) 29. Qf3 $40 { White is up to no good. } (29. b3! $16) 29... Qd7? (29... Kg8 $14) 30. Qe4 $18 Nf5 31. Nxh7 { White wants to mate with Nh7-f6+. } 31... Kg8 32. Nf6+! { Back Rank } 32... gxf6 (32... Kf8 33. Nxd7+) 33. Qg4+ Kf8 34. exf6 { Weighted Error Value: White=0.63/Black=1.47 Loses game: --- Black=2 Missed win: White=2 --- Mistake: White=10 Black=12 Inaccurate: --- Black=1 OK: White=7 Black=1 Best: --- Black=1 Strong: White=1 --- } 1-0