[Event "2nd Annual Owings Mills Summer Open"] [Site "Owings MIlls, MD, United States"] [Date "2026.07.19"] [Round "4.2"] [White "CIARLIERO, Frank Andrew"] [Black "COVINGTON, Charles"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteFideId "-1"] [BlackElo "2048"] [BlackFideId "566020360"] [GameId "2333647140560976"] [Variant "Standard"] [ECO "A44"] [Opening "Benoni Defense: Old Benoni"] [StudyName "OMCC 2nd Annual Summer Open Boards 1 and 2"] [ChapterName "CIARLIERO, Frank Andrew - COVINGTON, Charles"] [ChapterURL "https://lichess.org/study/K2hXpn1s/y0IIaegY"] [Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/OwingsMillsChessClub"] [Orientation "white"] 1. d4 { 2 } 1... c5 { 3 } 2. d5 { 7 } 2... e5 { 9 } 3. dxe6 { 33 } 3... fxe6 { 26 } 4. e4 { 41 } 4... d5 { 12 } 5. Qh5+ { 100 } 5... g6 { 29 } 6. Qe5 { 47 A44: Semi-Benoni. } 6... Qf6 { 68 } 7. Qc7 { 1162 } (7. Qg3 $16) 7... Nc6 { 90 } 8. Bb5 { 20 The position is equal. } 8... Ne7 { 38 } (8... Bd7! { feels stronger. }) 9. exd5 $146 { 27 } (9. Nf3 $14 { keeps the upper hand. } 9... a6 10. Bxc6+ Nxc6 11. O-O) (9. e5 Qf5 10. Nc3 a6 11. Ba4 d4 12. g4 Qxg4 13. f3 Qh4+ 14. Kf1 dxc3 15. Bxc6+ Nxc6 16. bxc3 { 1-0 Drayton,A (1964)-De Gondo,S (2045) Olympiad-45 Budapest 2024 (7.2) }) 9... exd5 $17 { 27 } 10. Nc3 { 520 } (10. Nf3 a6 11. Be2) 10... Bg7 { 50 } 11. Nf3 { 53 } (11. Nge2 O-O 12. O-O) 11... Qe6+! $19 { 58 } 12. Ne2 { 49 } 12... O-O { 32 } 13. O-O { 87 [#] } 13... a6? { 47 } (13... Rxf3! $19 14. Nf4 (14. gxf3? { too greedy. } 14... Be5 $19) 14... Rxf4 15. Bxf4 a6 (15... Bxb2? 16. Rae1 $19) (15... Qd7? 16. Qxd7 Bxd7 17. Bd6 $19)) 14. Bxc6! $15 { 30 } 14... Nxc6 { 3 } 15. Nf4 { 35 } 15... Qf5 { 119 } 16. c3 { 364 [#] } (16. Re1 $15) 16... d4! $17 { 38 } 17. cxd4 { 352 } (17. Qb6 $17) 17... Nxd4 $19 { 499 } 18. Nxd4 { 9 } 18... Bxd4 { 43 } 19. Ne2 { 220 } 19... Bxf2+ { 1105 A strong pair of Bishops. } 20. Kh1 { 11 } 20... Qf7 { 1042 } 21. Qb6 { 130 Hoping for Be3!. } 21... c4 $40 { 495 Black mounts an attack. } (21... Qe6 $19 22. Qc7 Qe8 (22... Qxe2 23. Bh6 $16)) 22. Qa5 { 50 [#] Loses the game. } (22. Be3 $15 Bxe3 23. Qxe3 Qxf1+ 24. Rxf1 Rxf1+ 25. Ng1) 22... Bb6! { 39 Discovered Attack } 23. Rxf7 { 25 } 23... Bxa5 { 2 } 24. Rxf8+ { 6 } 24... Kxf8 { 13 } 25. Bh6+ { 7 } 25... Ke7 { 76 } 26. Bg5+ { 247 } 26... Ke6 { 63 } 27. Rf1 { 53 } (27. b3) 27... Bd7 { 213 } 28. Rf6+ { 29 } 28... Ke5 { 50 } 29. Rf7 { 45 } 29... Bg4 { 35 } 30. Rxb7? { 177 } (30. Nf4 { was worth a try. } 30... Bd8 31. Bh6) 30... Bxe2 { 12 } 31. Re7+ { 48 } 31... Kf5 { 2 } 32. Rxe2 { 27 } 32... Kxg5 { 152 Endgame KRB-KR } 33. Re5+ { 10 } 33... Kf4 { 20 } 34. Rxa5 { 19 } 34... Ke3 { 8 } 35. Ra3+ { 42 } 35... Kd4 { 65 } 36. Kg1? { 13 } (36. Ra4 Kd3 37. Ra3+ Kc2 38. Rc3+ Kxb2 39. Rxc4) 36... Rb8 { 2 Black is clearly winning. } 37. Rxa6 { 198 } 37... Rxb2 { 16 ...c3 is the strong threat. } 38. a4 { 19 } 38... c3 { 101 Weighted Error Value: White=0.70/Black=0.32 Loses game: White=1 --- Missed win: --- Black=1 Mistake: White=9 Black=2 Inaccurate: White=1 Black=1 OK: White=11 Black=6 Best: White=1 Black=9 Strong: White=1 Black=1 } 0-1