[Event "2023 John W. Collins Postal Quads Section 23C13"] [Date "2023.??.??"] [White "Beanland, Eric"] [Black "Gallagher, Gary D."] [Result "0-1"] [Annotator "Tactical Analysis 7.0"] [GameId "2103108329521185"] [Variant "Standard"] [ECO "D02"] [Opening "Queen's Pawn Game: Symmetrical Variation, Pseudo-Catalan"] [StudyName "Check is in the Mail - September 2025"] [ChapterName "Game 5"] [ChapterURL "https://lichess.org/study/Jl5sWU28/jVH77k0H"] [Orientation "white"] 1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. g3 e6 4. Bg2 Be7 5. O-O O-O 6. Nbd2 c5 7. c3 Nc6 8. Re1 cxd4 { D02: 1 d4 d5 2 Nf3 sidelines, including 2...Nf6 3 g3 and 2...Nf6 3 Bf4. } 9. Nxd4 Qb6 10. Nxc6 bxc6 { Black is slightly better. } 11. Nf3 $146 { Predecessor: } (11. e4 a5 12. e5 Nd7 13. Nf3 Nc5 14. Qc2 Ba6 15. Be3 Qc7 16. Rad1 Ne4 17. h4 { 1-0 Uelf,M (2236)-Koch,J (1933) Vicente Lopez ProAm 100 Years op Buenos Aires 2022 (3) }) 11... Ne4 12. e3 f5 { Black is much more active. } 13. Qc2 a5 (13... Bf6 $17) 14. b3 (14. c4 $15) 14... a4! $17 15. Bd2 (15. bxa4 $15 Ba6 16. Ne5) (15. Rb1 a3) 15... axb3 (15... Bf6 $17) 16. axb3 $15 Ba6 17. Ne5 (17. c4 { keeps the balance. }) 17... Qc7 (17... Qb7 $17) 18. f4 (18. Nd3!) 18... Bd6 $17 { This move loses the game for White. } 19. Bxe4 (19. Nf3 $15) 19... fxe4 $19 20. Ng4 (20. c4 $17) 20... Bd3 $36 { Keeping White busy. } 21. Qb2 { White is weak on the light squares. Strong Square Black (d3) } (21. Qd1 $17) 21... Rab8 22. Nf2 Bc4 { Pin } 23. b4 e5 24. Rab1? (24. Qc1 { might work better. }) 24... g5! 25. fxe5 (25. Kh1 Kh8 (25... exf4? 26. exf4 Qf7 27. Qc1 $19) 26. Ra1) (25. Qc1 Qg7) 25... Bxe5 { A strong pair of Bishops. } 26. Kg2 Qf7 (26... Rxf2+ 27. Kxf2 Bxg3+ 28. Kg1 Rf8 (28... Bxh2+? 29. Kh1 $19) (28... Bxe1? 29. Bxe1 Qa7 30. Bf2 $19) 29. Ra1 Bxh2+ 30. Kh1 Qg3 31. Bc1 Qxe1+ 32. Kxh2 Be2 (32... Rf2+ { gets mated. } 33. Qxf2 Qxf2+ 34. Kh3 Bf1+ 35. Kg4 Be2+ 36. Kxg5 h6+ 37. Kg6 Qf7+ 38. Kxh6 Qh5#) 33. Qxe2 Qxe2+ 34. Kg3 Rf3+ (34... h5? 35. Ra8 Qf2+ 36. Kh3 g4#) 35. Kg4 Qg2+ 36. Kh5 Rh3#) 27. Nh1 Qh5 { Weighted Error Value: White=1.12/Black=0.37 Mistake: White=9 Black=3 Inaccurate: White=3 Black=2 OK: White=1 Black=5 Best: --- Black=2 Brilliant: --- Black=1 } 0-1