[Event "2nd Annual Owings Mills Summer Open"] [Site "Owings MIlls, MD, United States"] [Date "2026.07.19"] [Round "5.2"] [White "TOPPER, Joshua"] [Black "SCHNEIDER, Mark N"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "1819"] [WhiteFideId "39976165"] [BlackElo "2154"] [BlackFideId "-1"] [GameId "2333750247596055"] [Variant "Standard"] [ECO "B13"] [Opening "Caro-Kann Defense: Exchange Variation"] [StudyName "OMCC 2nd Annual Summer Open Boards 1 and 2"] [ChapterName "TOPPER, Joshua - SCHNEIDER, Mark N"] [ChapterURL "https://lichess.org/study/K2hXpn1s/5u8N3M3y"] [Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/OwingsMillsChessClub"] [Orientation "white"] 1. e4 c6 { 14 } 2. d4 { 10 } 2... d5 { 10 } 3. exd5 { 15 } 3... cxd5 { 2 } 4. Bd3 { 7 } 4... e6 { 45 } 5. Bf4 { 14 } 5... Nc6 { 74 } 6. c3 { 12 } 6... Nf6 { 14 } 7. Nf3 { 14 } 7... Be7 { 22 } 8. O-O { 27 } 8... O-O { 5 B13: Caro-Kann: Exchange Variation and Panov-Botvinnik Attack. } 9. Re1 { 14 } 9... Bd6 { 108 } (9... Nh5 $14 10. Bc1 Re8) 10. Bxd6 { 29 } 10... Qxd6 { 3 White is better. } 11. Ne5 { 45 } 11... Ne7 $146 { 35 } (11... Nd7 $14) (11... a6 12. Qe2 b5 13. a3 Bb7 14. Nd2 Rac8 15. f4 Ne7 16. Rf1 g6 17. Rae1 Nd7 { 1-0 Garcia Taberner,L (1991)-Pont Berenguer,J (1842) Girona-ch 2008 (8) }) 12. Nd2 { 109 } 12... Rb8 { 122 } (12... Ne8) 13. a4 { 100 } (13. Re3) 13... a6 { 24 } (13... Ne8) 14. a5 { 18 White is much more active. The black rooks are passive. } 14... b5 { 15 } 15. axb6 { 44 White plays on the queen side and is better } 15... Qxb6 { 39 } 16. b4 { 56 } 16... Nf5 { 302 } (16... Qc7 { was worth a try. }) 17. Nb3 $18 { 401 } 17... Nd6 { 117 } 18. Nc5 { 213 } 18... Nb5 { 153 } 19. Qc2 { 54 } 19... h6 { 43 } 20. Re3 { 832 } 20... Rd8 { 114 } 21. Rf3 { 355 } 21... Kf8? { 117 [#] } (21... Nd6 22. Re3 (22. Bxa6 Ra8 $15) 22... Ra8) 22. g4 { 97 } 22... Ke7 { 36 } 23. h4 { 192 White is clearly winning. } 23... Rf8 { 45 } 24. g5 { 145 } 24... hxg5 { 141 } 25. hxg5 { 301 } 25... Ne4 { 837 } 26. Bxe4 { 269 } 26... dxe4 { 7 } 27. Qxe4 { 12 } 27... Bb7 { 42 } 28. Nxb7 { 16 } 28... Rxb7 { 107 } 29. Qc6 { 118 } 29... Qxc6 { 351 } 30. Nxc6+ { 124 } 30... Kd6 { 27 } 31. Rxa6 { 130 } 31... Rc7 { 232 } (31... Nc7) 32. Na7+ { 55 [#] Discovered Attack (Check) } 32... Kd7 { 17 } 33. Nxb5 { 49 Black did not feel at home in the position after the opening. Weighted Error Value: White=0.32/Black=0.67 Mistake: White=1 Black=7 Inaccurate: White=1 --- OK: White=8 Black=3 } 1-0