[Event "23EN08"] [Site "https://lichess.org/study/MPKW9q1w/M2jEZDg7"] [Date "2023.08.18"] [White "Murphy, Edward"] [Black "Taylor, Daniel"] [Result "1-0"] [Annotator "Irons,Robert"] [Variant "Standard"] [ECO "D31"] [Opening "Queen's Gambit Declined: Janowski Variation"] [StudyName "Check is in the Mail: November 2023"] [ChapterName "Murphy, Edward - Taylor, Daniel"] [Source "https://lichess.org/study/MPKW9q1w/M2jEZDg7"] [Orientation "white"] 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 a6 $14 { The same move as last game, just a move earlier, which has been attributed to Janowsky, who (according to my database) played it eight times between 1899 and 1902, with the pitiful record of 1/7/0. } 4. cxd5 exd5 { Now we essentially have the Carlsbad variation. } 5. Nf3 Nf6 6. Bg5 c6 7. e3 Be7 8. Bd3 Nbd7 9. Qc2 h6 10. Bh4 O-O 11. O-O Ne8?! { When White has played Nf3 in the Exchange variation, Black's typical freeing maneuver is ... Nf6-e4, once Black has the e4-square fully protected. For example, } (11... Re8 12. Rae1 Ne4 $14 { leaves Black better off than the text. }) 12. Bg3 Ndf6 13. h3 Nd6 14. Ne5 g6? $18 { This was likely intended to prepare Bf5, but it allows for a devastating sacrificial attack. } (14... Be6 $14 { keeps Black in the game. }) 15. Bxg6! fxg6 16. Qxg6+ Kh8 17. Qxh6+ Kg8 18. Ne2? $14 (18. Qg5+ Kh7 19. Bf4 $18 { keeps the pressure on. }) 18... Be6? $18 (18... Bf5 19. Qg5+ Kh7 20. Nxc6 bxc6 21. Bxd6 Bxd6 22. Qxf5+ Kh6 23. Nf4 Bxf4 24. Qxf4+ Kg7 $14 { and while White has a very slight material advantage, Black has an extra piece, and can coordinate forces and defend his weaknesses easily. Black is still very much in the game. }) 19. Nf4 Nf5? (19... Bf7 20. Neg6 Nh7 21. Nxe7+ Qxe7 22. Ng6 Qe6 23. Ne7+ Qxe7 24. Bxd6 Qg5 25. Bxf8 Rxf8 26. Qxg5+ Nxg5 $18 { White has a decisive advantage. }) 20. Qg6+ Kh8 21. Nxe6 Qc8 22. Nxf8 Nd6? { This just speeds things up. } 23. Qh6+ Kg8 24. Nfg6 { It is mate in 2 moves. } 1-0