[Event "USCF 2002 Absolute ch"] [Site "corr USA"] [Date "2003.??.??"] [White "Jacobs, Robert Merton"] [Black "Shure, Gary"] [Result "1-0"] [Variant "Standard"] [ECO "B21"] [Opening "Sicilian Defense: McDonnell Attack"] [StudyName "Chess is in the Mail - April 2025"] [ChapterName "Game 4"] [ChapterURL "https://lichess.org/study/kN4f8zWU/q7rF7mAP"] [Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/jkfrench"] [Orientation "white"] 1. e4 c5 2. f4 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5 4. Nc3 Qd8 5. Nf3 Nf6 6. Ne5 e6 7. Qf3 Be7 8. b3 { B21: Sicilian: 2 f4 and Morra Gambit. } 8... Nfd7 9. Bd3 $146 { Predecessor: } (9. Bb2 Nxe5 10. fxe5 Nc6 11. Bb5 Bd7 12. Ne4 { ½-½ Mas,H (2401)-Liang,J (2470) Yangon schev 1999 (14) }) 9... Nxe5 $15 10. fxe5 { Black is slightly better. } 10... Nc6 11. Bb2 Nxe5 12. Bb5+ { White sacrificed a pawn } 12... Nd7 13. Ne4 O-O { A sharp opening } 14. O-O-O f5 15. Qc3 Rf7 16. Rhf1! Qf8 17. Nf2 Bf6 18. Qe3 Nb6 19. g4 (19. Rde1 $15) 19... c4! 20. Bxc4 Nxc4 21. bxc4 fxg4 { White has weak pawns } (21... Bxb2+! $17 { keeps the pressure on. } 22. Kxb2 fxg4) 22. Ba3 $16 Be7 23. Bxe7 Qxe7 24. Nxg4 Rxf1 25. Rxf1 Bd7 26. Ne5 { White has more active pieces. } 26... Be8 { Inhibits Rf1-f7. } 27. d4 { Strong Square White (e5) } 27... b6 (27... Qh4 $14 { deserves consideration. }) 28. Kb2 Rd8 29. c3 $40 { White is out for blood. } 29... h6 (29... a5) 30. Qh3 (30. Qf4 $16) 30... Rd6 (30... b5! $14) 31. Qg4 $18 Rd8 32. Rf2 Rd6 33. Kb3 Rd8 34. h4 Rd6 35. a4 Rd8 (35... Qb7 $16 36. Kb2 Qc7) 36. h5 Rd6 37. Rf3 Rd8? { A mistake that costs the game. } (37... Qd8 $16 { was called for. } 38. Ng6 Bxg6 39. Qxg6 (39. hxg6 e5 $16) 39... Qd7) 38. Ng6 Bxg6 39. hxg6 { and Rf3-f7 would now be decisive } 39... a6? (39... Rd7 40. Re3 Rd6) 40. Rf7 Qd6 41. Qf3 { Weighted Error Value: White=0.16 (very precise) /Black=0.52 Loses game: --- Black=1 Mistake: White=3 Black=6 Inaccurate: White=2 Black=2 OK: White=12 Black=15 Best: White=6 Black=4 } 1-0