[Event "North Central Open"] [Site "Milwaukee"] [Date "1970.??.??"] [White "Evans, Larry D."] [Black "Popovych, Orest"] [Result "0-1"] [Annotator "Jack Peters"] [Variant "Standard"] [ECO "B90"] [Opening "Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation, Lipnitsky Attack"] [StudyName "Popovych Obituary and Wednesday Workout 6/14/2023"] [ChapterName "Evans – Popovych"] [ChapterURL "https://lichess.org/study/H73oZy5a/roo3OiY5"] [Orientation "white"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bc4 e6 7. a3 b5 8. Ba2 Bb7 9. Qe2 Nbd7 10. g4 Nc5?! (10... Rc8 { solves all of the problems (due to the threat of 11. ... Rxc3). } 11. f3 h6) 11. f3 Be7 12. Be3 O-O?! { Castling into White's attack. } 13. g5 Nh5 14. Rg1 g6 15. O-O-O Qa5? (15... Qc7 { is the computer suggestion. } 16. Kb1 Rfe8) 16. Qg2? { Too slow. } (16. f4! b4 (16... Bxe4? { loses to } 17. Nxe4 Nxe4 18. Nxe6 $18 { . }) 17. axb4 Qxb4 18. f5 $18 { and White obtains a winning attack. }) 16... Rfc8 17. f4? (17. Qd2 b4 18. Nce2 d5 19. exd5 { was White's last chance to maintain equality. }) 17... b4 18. axb4 Qxb4 $19 19. f5 (19. Qd2 { is also useless: } 19... Rab8 $19) 19... Rab8! { [#] A sensational counterattack. } 20. fxe6 f5!! $19 (20... Nxe6? { was tolerable } 21. Bb3 { when White has chances. }) 21. Nxf5 (21. Nb3 { , with the idea of shielding the b2-square, would last longer. Still, Black gains a pawn by } 21... Nxb3+ 22. Bxb3 Bxe4 23. Qf2 Bxc2! 24. Qxc2 Qxb3 $19 { . }) (21. Bd5 { was interesting, when the best move appears to be } 21... Bxd5 22. Nxd5 Qxb2+ 23. Kd2 Bxg5! $19 { . }) 21... gxf5 22. g6 h6 23. g7?! (23. Rd4 Qb6 24. b4 { is handled convincingly by } 24... Nb3+ 25. Bxb3 Rxc3 26. Qd2 Rxb3 27. cxb3 f4 28. Bf2 Qb5 $19 { and soon ... Qb5-e5 with a winning advantage. }) 23... Bxe4 24. Qg6 Qxb2+ 25. Kd2 Qxc2+ 26. Ke1 Qxc3+ 27. Kf1 (27. Bd2 { was no better: } 27... Bh4+ $19 { . }) 27... Bd3+ 28. Rxd3 Qxd3+ { 0-1 Black wins. } 0-1