[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