[Event "USCF 2007 Absolute ch"] [Site "corr USA"] [Date "2007.08.10"] [White "Wilson, Abe L"] [Black "Brandhorst, Wesley Ted"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2377"] [BlackElo "2477"] [Annotator "Irons,Robert"] [Variant "Standard"] [ECO "C67"] [Opening "Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense, l'Hermet Variation, Berlin Wall Defense"] [StudyName "Check is in the Mail: October 2023"] [ChapterName "Wilson, Abe L - Brandhorst, Wesley Ted"] [ChapterURL "https://lichess.org/study/FVApHVCD/sabVKqd1"] [Orientation "white"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. Bxc6 dxc6 7. dxe5 Nf5 8. Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. Nc3 Ne7 10. h3 h6 11. Be3 Ke8 12. Rad1 Nf5 13. Bc1 Be6?! $16 (13... Be7 14. Ne2 Nh4 15. Nxh4 Bxh4 $14 { offers Black more than the text. }) 14. g4 Ne7 15. Nd4 Bd7?! $18 (15... Ng6 16. Nxe6 fxe6 17. f4 Be7 $16 { keeps Black in the game for the moment. }) 16. f4 Nd5 17. Ne4 Rd8 18. f5 (18. Nf3 Nb6 19. f5 { is even better. }) 18... c5 19. c4 cxd4?! (19... Nb4 20. Nb5 Bxb5 21. Rxd8+ Kxd8 22. cxb5 $16 { is slightly better, but it's getting difficult to recommend anything. }) 20. cxd5 Bb5 21. Rxd4! c5 22. Rdd1 Bc4 23. d6 Bxf1 24. Kxf1 b6 25. Kg2 { The pawn roller owns the board! } 1-0