[Event "2025 Electronic Knights Section 25EN03"] [Date "2025.??.??"] [White "Miller, Michael"] [Black "McMahon, Mark"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "1800"] [BlackElo "1800"] [Annotator "Tactical Analysis 7.0"] [GameId "2178534314877392"] [Variant "Standard"] [ECO "A00"] [Opening "Anderssen's Opening"] [StudyName "Check is in the Mail - July 2025"] [ChapterName "Game #6"] [ChapterURL "https://lichess.org/study/SrnEurRk/KwaHkvmh"] [Orientation "white"] 1. a3 c5 2. Nc3 e6 3. e4 a6 4. Bc4 Nc6 5. Nf3 Nf6 6. d3 { B30: Sicilian: 2...Nc6 3. Bb5, lines without ...g6. } 6... d6 7. Ne2 (7. Ba2 { keeps the balance. }) 7... d5 $146 { Predecessor: } (7... b5 8. Ba2 Bb7 9. c3 Qd7 10. O-O Be7 11. Ng3 O-O-O 12. d4 d5 13. Ng5 Rdf8 { 0-1 Leichum,E (1708)-Hambel,C (1543) Frankfurt-chA 2016 (5) }) 8. exd5 { Black is slightly better. } 8... exd5 9. Ba2 Be7 (9... Bg4 $17) 10. Ng3 h6 11. O-O Bg4 12. h3 Be6 13. c3 Bd6 14. d4 c4 15. Bb1 Qd7 16. Re1 g6 { Wards off Ng3-f5 } (16... O-O-O) 17. Ne5 $18 Bxe5 18. dxe5 Ng8 19. f4 { White has a king side majority } (19. Be3 $18) 19... Nge7 20. Be3 Na5 (20... O-O-O $16) 21. Bc2 { Black is weak on the dark squares } 21... Qc7 (21... Nb3 $16) 22. Qf3 Nb3 23. Rad1 O-O-O 24. Qf2 Qc6 25. Ne2 Nf5? (25... Kb8 26. Bxb3 cxb3 27. Ba7+ (27. Nd4 Qa4 $18) 27... Ka8) 26. Bxb3 cxb3 27. Bb6 Rdg8 (27... Rd7 { keeps fighting. } 28. Ba5 (28. g4 Ne7 $18) 28... h5) 28. Nc1? (28. c4 $18 dxc4 29. g4) 28... d4 29. Bxd4? (29. Ba7! $18) 29... g5 $15 30. Nd3 { Nd3-b4 is the strong threat. } 30... Rg7? { Black is more active. } (30... g4 $17 { keeps the pressure on. } 31. h4 (31. Nb4 Qc4) 31... g3) 31. Nb4 $18 Qc4 32. fxg5 (32. Ba7 $18) 32... Rhg8? (32... Rxg5 $14 33. Nd3 a5) 33. g4 Rxg5 { White must now prevent ...a5. } 34. Bb6 (34. Re4 $18) 34... Rxg4+! $19 35. Kh2 Rg3 { ( -> ...Rg3xh3+!) } (35... Rg2+ 36. Qxg2 Rxg2+ (36... Qf4+? 37. Kh1 $18) 37. Kxg2 $15) 36. Rg1 Rxh3+!! { Decoy, Clearance } 37. Kxh3 Ng3+! 38. Kg2 Qe4+! (38... Nf1+ 39. Kh1 Qe4+ 40. Rg2 $18) 39. Kh2 Qh4+ { Black mates. } 40. Kg2 Bh3+ 41. Kf3 Qe4# { A brilliant game! Weighted Error Value: White=0.94/Black=0.60 Loses game: --- Black=3 Missed win: White=4 --- Mistake: White=2 Black=6 Inaccurate: White=1 Black=1 OK: White=13 Black=8 Best: White=4 Black=2 Brilliant: --- Black=1 } 0-1