[Event "USCF 1976 Absolute ch"] [Site "corr USA"] [Date "1976.??.??"] [White "Jacobs, Robert Merton"] [Black "Zalys, Ignas"] [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 1"] [ChapterURL "https://lichess.org/study/kN4f8zWU/bq5U1xBm"] [Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/jkfrench"] [Orientation "white"] 1. e4 c6 2. Nc3 d5 3. Nf3 Bg4 4. Be2 e6 5. O-O Nf6 6. d3 $146 { Predecessor: } (6. Ne5 Bxe2 7. Qxe2 Be7 8. d3 O-O 9. Bf4 Nbd7 10. Nf3 dxe4 11. dxe4 Qb6 { ½-½ Lutikov,A-Hort,V Leipzig DSV 1973 (2) }) 6... dxe4 { B11: Caro-Kann: Two Knights Variation. } 7. Nxe4 Nxe4 8. dxe4 Bd6 { White has an edge. } 9. Be3 O-O 10. Qd4 Bxf3 11. Bxf3 { A sharp opening } 11... Qc7 12. g3 Be5 13. Qb4 a5 14. Qb6 Qc8 (14... Qxb6 15. Bxb6 Nd7 (15... Bxb2 16. Rab1)) 15. Rad1 Nd7 16. Qb3 Qc7 17. a4 c5 (17... Rfb8 $14) 18. Bg2 Bf6 19. f4 Rab8 (19... e5) 20. e5 Be7 { Black is weak on the light squares } 21. f5 { White is much more active. } (21. Qb5 Rfd8 22. Rd2) 21... c4 $16 22. Qb5 Rfd8 { This move loses the game for Black. } (22... Bc5 $16 23. Rxd7 Bxe3+ 24. Kh1 Qc5) 23. fxe6 $18 fxe6 24. Bh3 $36 { White is really pushing. } 24... Qxe5 (24... Nc5 { is a better defense. } 25. Qxc4 Qc6) 25. Qxe5 (25. Rxd7 Qxe3+ 26. Kh1 Rf8 (26... Rxd7 27. Qxd7 Bf6 28. Qxe6+ Qxe6 29. Bxe6+ Kh8 30. c3 $16)) 25... Nxe5 26. Bxe6+ (26. Bb6 Rxd1 (26... Nf3+? 27. Kg2 $18) 27. Bxe6+ (27. Rxd1 Re8 $18) 27... Kh8 28. Rxd1 Re8 $18) 26... Kh8 27. Bf4 { A strong pair of Bishops. } 27... Rxd1 28. Rxd1 Bf6 29. Rd5! Re8 30. Bxe5 (30. Rxe5? { too greedy. } 30... Bxe5 31. Bxc4 Bxf4 (31... Bxb2? 32. Kf2 $19) 32. gxf4 Rf8 $19) 30... Rxe6 31. Rxa5 Kg8 (31... g5 32. Bxf6+) 32. Bxf6 Rxf6 { Endgame KR-KR. White is a pawn up. } 33. Rc5 Rb6 34. Rb5 (34. Rxc4 Rxb2 35. Kf2 b5 36. axb5 Rxb5 $16) (34. Rc8+ Kf7 35. Rxc4 Rxb2 $14) 34... Rxb5 35. axb5 { KP-KP. White is a pawn up. } 35... Kf7 36. Kf2 Ke6 37. Ke3 { Aiming for Ke3-e4. } 37... Ke5 38. b6 g5? (38... h6 39. b3 cxb3 40. cxb3 h5) 39. h4 gxh4 (39... h6 40. hxg5 hxg5) 40. gxh4 h5 41. c3 Kf5 42. Kd4 Kg4 43. Kxc4 Kxh4 44. Kd4 { White wants to mate with c3-c4. } 44... Kg4 45. Ke3 { Weighted Error Value: White=0.09 (flawless) /Black=0.69 Loses game: --- Black=1 Mistake: White=1 Black=6 Inaccurate: White=2 Black=2 OK: White=14 Black=12 Best: White=1 Black=4 Strong: White=1 --- } 1-0