[Event "22EN13"] [Site "https://lichess.org/study/m9Fx6Mti/Q63WLt1W"] [Date "2023.04.13"] [White "Finnegan, John"] [Black "Hutson, Thomas"] [Result "1-0"] [Annotator "Irons,Robert"] [Variant "Standard"] [ECO "D70"] [Opening "Neo-Grünfeld Defense: with Nf3"] [Source "https://lichess.org/study/m9Fx6Mti/Q63WLt1W"] [Orientation "white"] { [%evp 0,77,26,13,18,34,47,39,76,70,86,76,59,61,67,66,69,54,75,70,66,67,82,74, 78,68,68,69,79,76,79,75,65,55,93,33,43,-5,32,12,11,12,5,-2,0,-2,0,0,-4,-18,-16, -16,-17,-25,-22,-15,46,12,4,27,41,242,224,224,263,218,220,218,233,210,246,254, 272,228,263,253,302,298,1304,1783] } 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 d5!? { With no inclusion of Nb1-c3, Black doesn't get as much from giving up the center in this way. } 4. cxd5 Nxd5?! $16 (4... Bg7!? 5. Qa4+ c6 6. dxc6 Nxc6 $14 { is an interesting continuation. }) 5. e4 Nb6 6. h3 Bg7 7. Nc3 O-O 8. Be3 c6 9. Be2 Be6 10. O-O Bc4 11. b3 (11. h4! { is my preference. }) 11... Bxe2 12. Qxe2 Na6 13. Rfd1 e6 14. Rac1 Qe8 15. Bf4 Rd8 16. Qe3 f5 17. e5? { Closing the center in this way doesn't help White. Instead, } (17. Bg5 Bf6 18. Bxf6 Rxf6 19. a4 $16 { keeps up the pressure. }) 17... Nb4 18. Qe2 N6d5 19. Nxd5 Nxd5 20. Qd2 Rf7 21. Rc2 Rc7 22. Bg3? $17 { The text offers Black an opportunity that is currently impossible. Better is } (22. b4 { = }) 22... Ra8? { And Black misses the opportunity! } (22... h6 23. a3 g5 24. b4 Qg6 $17 { cranks up the pressure on the kingside. }) 23. Bf4 Bf8 24. a4 Bb4 25. Qc1 Rac8 26. Bh6 Qe7 27. Qg5 c5? $16 (27... Qf7 { keeps Black in the game. }) 28. Qxe7 Rxe7 29. dxc5 Bxc5? $18 (29... Rxc5 30. Rc4 a5 $16 { holds on a bit longer. }) 30. b4 Bxf2+ 31. Rxf2 Nxb4 32. Rfd2 Nd5 33. Ng5 Rce8 34. Rd4 Nc3 35. R1d2 Nd5 36. g3 b6 37. Kf2 Nc7 38. Rd7 Rxd7 39. Rxd7 { It is mate in six moves or less. } 1-0