[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