[Event "Summit Match Game 1"] [Site "Los Angeles"] [Date "1989.??.??"] [White "Silman, Jeremy"] [Black "Peters, Jack"] [Result "1-0"] [Annotator "Silman, Jeremy"] [Variant "Standard"] [ECO "E32"] [Opening "Nimzo-Indian Defense: Classical Variation"] [Source "https://lichess.org/study/nPSK1WAK/MLaP3eLf"] [Orientation "white"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 d6 5. Bg5 Nbd7 6. Nf3 h6 7. Bh4 Qe7 8. e3 b6 9. Bd3 Bb7 10. O-O-O { Jack is a very aggressive player, so I decided to wrest the initiative from him whenever possible and test his defensive skills. } 10... Bxc3 11. Qxc3 c5 (11... g5 12. Bg3 O-O-O { was an interesting alternative. }) 12. Kb1 cxd4 13. exd4 d5 (13... O-O 14. d5! exd5 15. Rhe1 Qd8 16. Nd4 { offers a tremendous initiative for the pawn. }) 14. Rhe1 (14. Ne5? Ne4! { solves Black's problems. }) 14... Rc8 15. Qb3 g5? { Peter's wasn't happy with his position so he lashes out and, as is so often the case, makes things worse. He probably should have gotten his King to safety with } (15... dxc4 16. Bxc4 O-O { although after } 17. d5 Nc5 18. Qe3 Rfd8 19. a3 a5 20. Qe5 { White stands better. }) 16. Bg3 Ba6? { Things go rapidly downhill after this error. Like it or not, he should have tried } (16... dxc4 17. Bxc4 O-O { meeting } 18. h4 { with } 18... Ne4 { although after } 19. hxg5 hxg5 20. d5 { White is still doing well. }) 17. Ne5 Nb8 { There is no longer a good choice. } (17... Nxe5 18. dxe5 { is horrible, }) (17... Kf8 18. Nxd7+ Qxd7 (18... Nxd7 19. cxd5) 19. Qa3+ { forces resignation, and }) (17... O-O 18. cxd5 Bxd3+ 19. Nxd3 { wins material. }) 18. f4 (18. Qa4+ Kd8 (18... Kf8 19. Bg6) 19. Rc1 { with a huge advantage, but in the end I just decided to rip open the position, secure in the knowledge that something good had to come from it. }) 18... O-O 19. fxg5 hxg5 20. h4! { Peeling away the defenses of the Black King. } 20... dxc4 21. Bxc4 Nh5 22. Bxa6 (22. Ng6 fxg6 23. Bxe6+ { was also winning. }) 22... Nxa6 23. Qf3! Ng7 24. Nc6 Qb7 25. d5! { My King is safe, his king is threatened on the weak dark-squares, and all my pieces are beautifully placed. It can't last much longer. } 25... Rfe8 26. Qf6! { The threat of 27.Be5 does the trick. } 26... exd5 27. Ne7+ Rxe7 28. Rxe7 { 1-0 White wins. } 1-0