[Event "USCF/WS/25W07"] [Site "ICCF"] [Date "2025.05.01"] [White "Higgins, Brian"] [Black "Walsh, Patrick"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "1638"] [BlackElo "1941"] [Variant "Standard"] [ECO "C12"] [Opening "French Defense: McCutcheon Variation, Exchange Variation"] [StudyName "Check is in the Mail - October 2025"] [ChapterName "Game 6"] [ChapterURL "https://lichess.org/study/HpPBisS7/HXMKFF32"] [Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/jkfrench"] [Orientation "white"] 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Bb4 5. exd5 Qxd5 6. Bxf6 Bxc3+ 7. bxc3 gxf6 8. Qd2 Nc6 { C12: French: Classical System: McCutcheon Variation. } 9. Qf4 Qa5 10. Kd2 (10. Ne2) 10... f5 (10... Rg8 $15) 11. Nf3 Bd7 12. Bd3 $146 { Predecessor: } (12. Ne5 Nxe5 13. Qxe5 Qxe5 14. dxe5 O-O-O 15. Rd1 Bc6+ 16. Kc1 Rxd1+ 17. Kxd1 Rd8+ 18. Ke1 { 0-1 Disque,P-Catania,D (1747) USA-ch S07109 email ICCF email 2010 }) 12... O-O-O! $17 13. Rhb1 f6! 14. Rb5 Qa4 { ...e6-e5! would now be deadly. } 15. Rb3? (15. Rab1 $17 { is more resistant. } 15... e5 (15... Qxa2? { too greedy. } 16. Rxb7 e5 17. Nxe5 $18) 16. Qh6) 15... e5! $19 16. Qe3 e4 17. Bb5 Qa5 18. Bxc6 Bxc6 19. Nh4 Rxd4+ { Deflection, Clearance. White is weak on the light squares } 20. Ke1 (20. Kc1 Rd5) 20... Rd5 21. Kf1 Rhd8 22. f3 f4! 23. Qe2 (23. Qxf4 Bb5+) 23... Rd2 24. Qc4 Bd5 25. Qb4 Qa6+ 26. Ke1 Qe2# { White did not feel at home in the position after the opening. Artfully played by Walsh. Weighted Error Value: White=1.32/Black=0.11 (very precise) Loses game: White=1 --- Mistake: White=2 Black=1 Inaccurate: White=3 --- OK: White=5 Black=8 Strong: --- Black=1 Brilliant: --- Black=1 } 0-1