[Event "USCF/EK/24EN10"] [Site "ICCF"] [Date "2024.10.21"] [White "Barclay, Dean"] [Black "Kotamraju, Akshay"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2138"] [BlackElo "1800"] [Variant "Standard"] [ECO "B12"] [Opening "Caro-Kann Defense: Advance Variation, Botvinnik-Carls Defense"] [StudyName "Check is in the Mail - August 2025"] [ChapterName "Game 5"] [ChapterURL "https://lichess.org/study/NvweRqYq/bkCVlvNK"] [Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/jkfrench"] [Orientation "white"] 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. dxc5 e6 5. a3 Bxc5 6. Nf3 { B12: Caro-Kann: Advance Variation. } 6... Nd7 7. c4 Ne7 8. Nc3 { White is slightly better. } 8... O-O 9. Bd3 Qc7 10. O-O Nxe5 (10... dxc4 11. Bxh7+ { Decoy } 11... Kxh7 12. Ng5+ Kg6 (12... Kg8? 13. Qh5 $18)) 11. Bxh7+! $14 { Decoy } 11... Kxh7 12. Ng5+ Kg6 13. Ne2! Nf5! (13... dxc4? 14. Nf4+ Kf5 (14... Kxg5? 15. Nxe6+ Kg6 16. Qc2+ f5 17. Nxc7 $18) 15. Qc2+ Nd3 (15... Kxg5 16. Nd5+) 16. Nxd3 $18) 14. b4 { Chess con chili. } (14. cxd5 Ne3 15. Nf4+ Kxg5 $18) (14. Nf4+ Kf6 15. cxd5 b6 $17) 14... Bd4 { A sharp opening } 15. Nxd4 Qxc4 16. Bb2 { Threatens to win with Nd4xf5. } 16... Nxd4 17. Bxd4 Qd3 { aiming for ...Qd3xd1. } 18. Nxf7! Rxf7 19. Bxe5 Qxd1 20. Rfxd1 Bd7 21. Rac1 $146 { Variations & Predecessor: } (21. Rd4 Rc8 22. Re1 Rc4 23. Rxc4 dxc4 24. Bc3 Rf5 25. Re4 Kf7 26. Rxc4 Bc6 27. h3 g6 28. Rg4 { ½-½ Seryakov,A (2027)-Swiatek,J (1938) OP-2022-0-05278 LSS email }) 21... a5 22. Rd4 { White is more active. } 22... axb4 23. axb4 Ra2 24. Rg4+ { Magnificent play by Barclay! Weighted Error Value: White=0.02 (flawless)/Black=0.06 (flawless) Mistake: --- Black=1 Inaccurate: --- Black=1 OK: White=9 Black=11 Best: White=1 Black=2 Strong: White=1 Black=1 Brilliant: White=1 --- } 1-0