[Event "USCF/WS/25A01"] [Site "ICCF"] [Date "2025.03.03"] [White "Ingersol, Harry"] [Black "Walton, John C."] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2417"] [BlackElo "2419"] [Variant "Standard"] [ECO "B12"] [Opening "Caro-Kann Defense: Advance Variation, Botvinnik-Carls Defense"] [StudyName "Check is in the Mail - August 2025"] [ChapterName "Game 4"] [ChapterURL "https://lichess.org/study/NvweRqYq/MRs3OFVJ"] [Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/jkfrench"] [Orientation "white"] 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. Nf3 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Nc6 6. Nxc6 { B12: Caro-Kann: Advance Variation. } 6... bxc6 7. Bd3 e6 8. O-O { White is slightly better. } 8... a5 9. Qe2 Ne7 10. Nc3 $146 { Variations & Predecessor: } (10. Nd2 Qb6 11. Nf3 Ba6 12. Be3 Qb7 13. c4 dxc4 14. Bxc4 Nd5 15. Bd2 Be7 16. b3 { ½-½ Firouzja,A (2757)-Gledura,B (2663) Chess.com Classic Play In Chess.com INT blitz 2025 (1) }) 10... a4 11. Bd2 Ng6 12. b3 axb3 13. axb3 Rxa1 14. Rxa1 Be7! 15. Nb5 O-O! (15... cxb5? { perishes. } 16. Ba5 Nf4 17. Qf1 $18 (17. Bxb5+ Bd7 $16)) 16. Nd4 Bb7 17. Nf3 { Hoping for h2-h4!. } 17... c5 { The position is equal. } 18. h4 Nxh4 19. Nxh4 Bxh4 20. Ra7 Qb8 21. Rxb7 Qxb7 22. Qh5 Bxf2+! 23. Kxf2 h6 24. Bxh6 { Weighted Error Value: White=0.04 (flawless)/Black=0.00 (flawless) Mistake: White=1 --- OK: White=9 Black=11 Best: White=1 Black=1 Strong: --- Black=3 } 1/2-1/2