[Event "USCF 2004 Absolute ch"] [Site "corr USA"] [Date "2005.??.??"] [White "Jacobs, Robert Merton"] [Black "Calogridis, Michael"] [Result "1-0"] [Variant "Standard"] [ECO "B11"] [Opening "Caro-Kann Defense: Two Knights Attack, Mindeno Variation"] [StudyName "Chess is in the Mail - April 2025"] [ChapterName "Game 5"] [ChapterURL "https://lichess.org/study/kN4f8zWU/7Molqwzs"] [Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/jkfrench"] [Orientation "white"] 1. e4 c6 2. Nc3 d5 3. Nf3 Bg4 4. Be2 e6 5. h3 Bxf3 6. Bxf3 { B11: Caro-Kann: Two Knights Variation. } 6... Nf6 7. O-O Be7 8. Re1 (8. d4 $14) 8... O-O $146 { Predecessor: } (8... d4 9. Ne2 e5 10. d3 O-O 11. g3 c5 12. Bg2 Nc6 13. f4 Kh8 14. Kh2 b5 { 1-0 Braig,F-Born,B Oberliga Wuerttemberg 9495 1994 }) 9. d3 a5 10. a3 (10. d4 $14) 10... Nbd7 (10... d4! { should be considered. }) 11. d4 dxe4 12. Nxe4 Nxe4 13. Bxe4 Nf6 14. Bd3 Qd7 15. Bf4 Rfd8 16. Be5 Rac8 17. a4 (17. Qe2 $16) 17... b6 18. Qf3 c5 { White now steadily converts the win. } (18... Nd5 $14) 19. Ba6 $16 Ra8 20. Bb7 Ra7 21. Bc6 $36 { White is really pushing. Strong Square White (e5) } 21... Qc8 { Black is weak on the light squares } 22. dxc5 bxc5 23. Rad1 { Against Nf6-d5 } 23... Rxd1 24. Rxd1 h6 25. b3 Nh7 { Hoping for ...Nh7-g5. } 26. Bb5 { White has more active pieces. } 26... Bf6 (26... Nf6 $16 27. Qg3 Qa8) 27. Bd6 Nf8 28. Qe4 Ng6 29. Rd3 (29. Qc4 $18) 29... Be7 30. Bg3 { A strong pair of Bishops. } 30... Bf8 (30... h5 31. Bh2 Nf8) 31. h4 Ne7 32. Be5 Ng6 (32... Nf5 33. c3 h5) 33. Bc3 Qb8 (33... Ne7 $16 { is a better defense. } 34. Rd1 Nf5) 34. h5 $18 Ne7 35. Rf3 Qa8 36. Qxa8 Rxa8 37. Rd3 Nf5 38. Rd7 Nd4 39. Bd3 Nf5 40. Be5 Nd4 41. Be4 { Against Nd4-c6 } 41... Ra6 42. Rd8 f6 43. Bd3 (43. Bxd4 cxd4 44. g4 (44. Rxd4 Rd6 $16) 44... Ra7 $18) 43... Rc6 44. Bh2 { White is clearly winning. } 44... Kf7 45. Bg6+ Kg8 46. Be4 Rb6 47. Bc7 Ra6 48. Bd3 { Deflection } 48... Rc6 49. Bxa5 f5 50. b4 c4 51. Bf1 Nxc2 52. b5 Rd6 53. Bxc4 Kf7 54. Rxd6 Bxd6 { Endgame KBB-KBN. White is a pawn up. } 55. Bc3 Bc5 56. a5 Nd4 57. b6 Nc6 { Dodges Bc3-b4 } 58. Bb5 Nd8 59. Bd2 { Black must now prevent a5-a6. } 59... Ke7 60. Bb4! Bxb4 (60... Nb7 61. a6) 61. a6 Bc5 62. a7 { An entertaining game by Jacobs. Weighted Error Value: White=0.29 (precise) /Black=0.53 Mistake: White=4 Black=7 Inaccurate: White=1 Black=3 OK: White=19 Black=12 Best: White=1 Black=3 } 1-0