[Event "US Open - Invitationals"]
[Site "Middleton, WI, United States"]
[Date "2025.07.30"]
[Round "3.3"]
[White "Matros, Alexander"]
[Black "Gavrish, Leonid"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2363"]
[WhiteTeam "KAZ"]
[BlackElo "2063"]
[BlackTeam "UKR"]
[Variant "Standard"]
[Annotator "Foisor,Sabina"]
[FEN "r3k2r/1b1pPp1p/pqn2bp1/1pp5/P3N3/2P2N2/1P2PPPP/R2QKB1R b KQkq - 0 11"]
[WhiteClock "0:47:37"]
[BlackClock "0:26:35"]
[ECO "?"]
[Opening "?"]
[StudyName "125th US Open Rds 1-4 and Invitationals"]
[ChapterName "Matros, Alexander - Gavrish, Leonid"]
[ChapterURL "https://lichess.org/study/foytapOs/SbDHZHkB"]
[FEN "r3k2r/1b1pPp1p/pqn2bp1/1pp5/P3N3/2P2N2/1P2PPPP/R2QKB1R b KQkq - 0 11"]
[SetUp "1"]
[Orientation "white"]
{ Is it safe to capture the e-pawn? }
11... Nxe7?? { Yes! But not like this! } (11... Bxe7 { was necessary, covering the d6-square. After } 12. Nd6+ Kf8 { Black's king is not so badly off, especially since White has no dark-squared bishop. }) 12. Qd6! $18 { Winning material by force. } 12... Qxd6 13. Nxd6+ Kf8 14. Nxb7 b4 15. Nxc5 bxc3 16. Nxd7+ Kg7 17. Nxf6 cxb2 18. Rb1 Rab8 19. Nd7 Rb4 20. Nc5 Nd5 21. Nd3 Rxa4 22. Rxb2 Ra1+ 23. Kd2 Rc8 24. g3 Nc3 25. Bh3 { 1-0 White wins. } 1-0