[Event "USCF/WS/23W06 (USA)"] [Site "ICCF"] [Date "2023.02.24"] [White "Hoffmann, Joe"] [Black "Rose, Eric"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "1317"] [Annotator "Irons,Robert"] [Variant "Standard"] [ECO "D43"] [Opening "Semi-Slav Defense: Anti-Moscow Gambit"] [StudyName "Check is in the Mail: November 2023"] [ChapterName "Hoffmann, Joe - Rose, Eric"] [ChapterURL "https://lichess.org/study/MPKW9q1w/MsLp9m8w"] [Orientation "white"] 1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 c6 4. Nc3 e6 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 Be7 7. e3 Nbd7 { The players have transposed from the Semi-Slav to the Queen's Gambit Declined. } 8. Qc2 dxc4?! $14 (8... O-O { and now if } 9. cxd5 (9. Rc1 Ne4 10. Bxe7 Qxe7 11. Bd3 Nxc3 12. Qxc3 dxc4 13. Qxc4 e5 { is also good for equality. }) 9... Nxd5 10. Bxe7 Qxe7 11. Nxd5 exd5 12. Bd3 Nf6 13. O-O { and the play is level. Unfortunately, Black continues to have difficulties. }) 9. Bxc4 Nd5?! $16 (9... O-O 10. O-O b6 11. e4 Bb7 $14 { and while Black's position is difficult, all is not lost. }) 10. Bg3 a6?! 11. a3 Bf6?! (11... Nxc3 12. Qxc3 c5 $16 { leaves Black better off than the text. }) 12. O-O Nxc3 13. bxc3 b5 14. Ba2 Bb7 15. Rad1 Qe7?! $18 { Either } (15... c5 { or }) (15... O-O { are better than the text. Black is now in some trouble. }) 16. Qb2? (16. e4 $18 { threatens both e5 and d5, keeping Black guessing. The text throws away all of White's advantage and forces him to start over. }) 16... c5 17. Ne5 Nxe5 18. dxe5 Bh4 19. Bxh4 Qxh4 20. Rd6?! $17 (20. f4 Rd8 21. Qc2 O-O 22. Bb1 g6 23. e4 { keeps White in the game. }) 20... Qg5?! (20... Qe4 21. f4 Qxe3+ $17 { leaves Black in charge. }) 21. f4 Qe7?! $14 (21... Qf5 22. h3 O-O 23. Bb1 Be4 24. g4 Qg6 { keeps things level for the moment. }) 22. Rfd1 Qc7? $18 (22... Be4 23. Rxa6! O-O (23... Rxa6 24. Qxb5+ { wins. }) 24. Qxb5 Rxa6 25. Qxa6 Ra8 { and Black is still very much in the game. After the text he is in deep stuff. }) 23. Bb3? (23. f5! exf5 24. e6 O-O 25. exf7+ Kh8 26. c4 $18 { and the flood gates are about to open! }) 23... c4?! $14 24. Bc2 Bc6?! $18 (24... O-O $14 { and there is lots of room to play. }) 25. Qb1?! { The queen belongs in front of the bishop! For instance, } (25. Bb1 O-O 26. Qc2 g6 { and now White has } 27. Rxe6! $18) 25... Bd5?! $14 (25... O-O) 26. Be4?! { Things calm down now for a little while. } 26... Bxe4 27. Qxe4 O-O 28. Qb1 Qc5 29. Qc1 Kh8 30. Rd7 Ra7 31. R7d4 Qe7 32. Rd6 f6?! $14 (32... Rb7 33. h3 a5) 33. g4? $19 { And now they perk up again! } (33. exf6 Qxf6 34. h3 Raa8 35. Qc2 Rad8 { keeps White in the game. It's all downhill from here. }) 33... fxe5 34. fxe5 Qg5 35. R1d4 Qxe5 36. Qd2 Raf7 37. Qe2 Rf1+ 38. Qxf1 Rxf1+ 39. Kxf1 Qxe3 40. Rxa6 Qxc3 41. Rd8+ Kh7 42. Ke2 Qe5+ 43. Kf3 Qf6+ { 0-1 Black wins. } 0-1