[Event "US Open"] [Site "Rancho Mirage"] [Date "2022.07.30"] [Round "1"] [White "Reifurth, Lawrence M"] [Black "Moradiabadi, Elshan"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "1700"] [BlackElo "2614"] [Annotator "Lang,JJ"] [Variant "Standard"] [ECO "B44"] [Opening "Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation"] [Source "https://lichess.org/study/FRzmURsX/8djL95uZ"] [Orientation "white"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Be3 Nf6 6. Nc3 Qc7 7. Be2 a6 8. Qd2 Bb4 9. f3 d5 10. Nxc6? { While a thematic capture, here the opening of the b-file only accelerates Black's attack. } (10. O-O O-O 11. exd5 Nxd5 12. Nxc6 bxc6 { Only opens the file after the center has clarified and the king has scurried in the opposite direction, although it is still difficult to find a plan for white. }) 10... bxc6 11. a3 Bd6! { A rock and a hard place! This move forces White to castle queenside, except the open b-file forces White to stay in the center, except Black's d5 break forces White to get out of the center. If only there were a fourth option. } 12. g3 Rb8 13. O-O-O? O-O 14. f4 Qb7 { From bad to worse! } 15. b4 c5! 16. e5 { A valiant effort, but tactics have a nasty way of favoring the GM. } 16... cxb4 17. exd6 bxc3 18. Qxc3 Qb1+ 19. Kd2 Ne4+ { 0-1 Black wins. } 0-1