[Event "CHESS ZONE MARCH ACTION"] [Date "2025.03.15"] [Round "3.1"] [White "BRAD, Lathrop"] [Black "Harris, Christopher"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "1948"] [BlackElo "1855"] [Variant "Standard"] [ECO "B13"] [Opening "Caro-Kann Defense: Exchange Variation"] [StudyName "CZN: March 2025"] [ChapterName "Lathrop vs Harris"] [ChapterURL "https://lichess.org/study/beQPWIvY/bcVtOuHV"] [Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/stingo1964"] [Orientation "white"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... c6 { [%eval 0.23] } 2. d4 { [%eval 0.24] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.24] } 3. exd5 { [%eval 0.08] } 3... cxd5 { [%eval 0.18] } 4. Bd3 { [%eval 0.1] } 4... Nc6 { [%eval 0.12] } 5. c3 { [%eval 0.19] } 5... Nf6 { [%eval 0.21] } 6. h3 { [%eval 0.0] } 6... g6 { [%eval 0.23] } 7. Nf3 { [%eval 0.23] } 7... Bf5 { [%eval 0.24] } 8. O-O { [%eval 0.13] } 8... Bxd3 { [%eval 0.14] } 9. Qxd3 { [%eval 0.12] } 9... Bg7 { [%eval 0.36] } 10. Re1 { [%eval 0.13] } 10... O-O { [%eval 0.28] } 11. Bf4 { [%eval 0.27] } 11... Rc8 { [%eval 0.29] } 12. Nbd2 { [%eval 0.28] } 12... Ne8 { [%eval 0.44] } { So far so good. White is focused on the e-file while Black prepares a minority attack. } 13. Re2 { [%eval 0.51] } 13... Nd6 { [%eval 0.47] } 14. Rae1 { [%eval 0.51] } 14... e6 { [%eval 0.48] } 15. Ne5 { [%eval 0.42] } 15... b5 { [%eval 0.4] } 16. Nxc6 { [%eval 0.09] } (16. Ndf3! { and if black continues with his plan 16...a5, then 17 } 16... a5 17. Nxc6 Rxc6 18. Bxd6 Qxd6 19. Qxb5! { And white is better }) 16... Rxc6 { [%eval 0.13] } 17. Be5 { [%eval -0.14] } 17... a5 { [%eval -0.18] } 18. Bxg7 { [%eval -0.17] } 18... Kxg7 { [%eval -0.19] } 19. Nb3 { [%eval -0.15] } 19... b4 { [%eval -0.17] } 20. Nc5 { [%eval -0.24] } 20... Qc7?? { [%eval 2.06] } { Blunder. Qh4 was best. } (20... Qh4 21. Rc2) 21. Rxe6 { [%eval 2.08] } { And the game is resolved by tactical means. } 21... Rxc5 { [%eval 2.56] } { Interesting but not enough } 22. Re7 { [%eval 2.7] } 22... Re8?! { [%eval 4.13] } { Inaccuracy. Rxc3 was best. } { better would have been 22...Rc3 24.bc Qc3 25.Qc3 bc but then there is a nasty 26. Rd7!! } (22... Rxc3 23. bxc3 Qc4 24. Qe3 Kg8 25. Qe5 Ne4 26. cxb4 Qxa2 27. Rxe4 dxe4 28. bxa5) 23. Rxe8 { [%eval 4.01] } 23... Nxe8?! { [%eval 5.34] } { Inaccuracy. Rc6 was best. } (23... Rc6 24. R8e7 Qb6 25. Qg3 Nf5 26. Qe5+ Rf6 27. Re8 a4 28. Rb8 Qc6 29. cxb4) 24. dxc5 { [%eval 5.43] } 24... Nf6 { [%eval 5.46] } 25. cxb4 { [%eval 5.34] } 25... axb4 { [%eval 5.4] } 26. Qd4 { [%eval 5.55] } 26... Qa5 { [%eval 5.58] } 27. c6 { [%eval 5.73] } 27... b3 { [%eval 6.04] } { Last tricky resource. } 28. Qc3 { [%eval 6.25] } { And game over. } 28... Qc7 { [%eval 5.89] } 29. axb3 { [%eval 5.73] } 29... d4 { [%eval 5.86] } 30. Qxd4 { [%eval 5.91] } 30... Qxc6 { [%eval 5.77] } 31. Qc3 { [%eval 5.65] } 31... Qb6 { [%eval 5.59] } 32. Re3 { [%eval 5.51] } 32... Kg8 { [%eval 5.38] } 33. Qc4 { [%eval 5.48] } 33... Qd6 { [%eval 6.09] } 34. Rf3 { [%eval 6.02] } 34... Kg7 { [%eval 6.63] } 35. Qc3 { [%eval 6.52] } 35... Qd1+ { [%eval 7.0] } 36. Kh2 { [%eval 7.84] } 36... Qd6+ { [%eval 6.88] } 37. g3 { [%eval 6.83] } 37... Qe6 { [%eval 8.1] } 38. b4 { [%eval 8.05] } 38... h5 { [%eval 8.61] } 39. b5 { [%eval 8.18] } 39... h4 { [%eval 8.5] } 40. Qxf6+ { [%eval 7.93] } { 1-0 White wins. } 1-0