[Event "NL Open 2024: Vimal - Blair"] [Site "https://lichess.org/study/T2ma78vx/gROCirtN"] [White "Vimal"] [Black "Blair"] [Result "1-0"] [Variant "Standard"] [ECO "A42"] [Opening "Modern Defense: Averbakh System"] [Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/countersparks"] [StudyName "NL Open 2024"] [ChapterName "Vimal - Blair"] [UTCDate "2024.12.31"] [UTCTime "17:22:27"] [Source "https://lichess.org/study/T2ma78vx/gROCirtN"] [Orientation "white"] 1. d4 g6 2. c4 d6 3. e4 Bg7 4. Nc3 e6 5. Nf3 h6 6. Be3 Ne7 7. Qd2 b6 8. Be2 Bb7 9. d5 e5 10. g4 Nd7 11. O-O-O Nc5 12. Kb1 a6 13. h3 Qd7 14. Ne1 O-O-O 15. Qc2 { Takes away the a5 square and threatens b4 to win a knight } 15... Kb8 16. b4 Nxe4 { This can be a good attempt to try to attack white and develop a large center, but it's not enough } 17. Nxe4 f5 18. Nc3 f4 19. Bc1 g5 20. Ne4 Ng8 21. Bf3 Qe7 22. Bb2 Rc8 23. Qb3 Bf8 24. Nd3 Qd7 25. c5 c6 26. Nxd6 Bxd6 27. cxd6 Rh7 28. dxc6 Bxc6 29. Nxe5 { Black resigns } 1-0