[Event "Las Vegas National Open 2023"] [Site "Las Vegas"] [Date "2023.06.18"] [Round "8.4"] [White "Mikhail Antipov"] [Black "Denes Boros"] [Result "1-0"] [Annotator "Lang,JJ"] [Variant "Standard"] [ECO "B40"] [Opening "Sicilian Defense: Delayed Alapin Variation, with e6"] [StudyName "Vegas June 2023"] [ChapterName "Mikhail Antipov - Denes Boros"] [ChapterURL "https://lichess.org/study/nvFfMnzT/LMVCYlmL"] [Orientation "white"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. c3 d5 4. exd5 exd5 5. Bb5+ Nc6 6. Qe2+ Be7 7. O-O Bg4 8. Re1 Qc7 { It is rare for White to play the Alapin without the inclusion of d2-d4, so we have already left known positions by this point. } 9. h3 Be6 10. d4 (10. d3 { Perhaps it is more consistent to play for flexibility, but White assessed that the transformation in the center couldn't be that unfavorable. }) 10... Nf6 11. Ng5 Bf5? (11... O-O 12. Nxe6 fxe6 13. Qxe6+ Rf7 { An odd position. White's queen is misplaced, considering the problems on the back rank. Black has compensation. }) 12. Bf4! { A great shot! Now Black's king is stuck. } 12... Qd7 13. Nd2 Kf8 14. Ndf3 Be4 15. Bxc6 bxc6 16. Ne5 Qf5 17. Bd2 cxd4 18. cxd4 h6 19. Ngxf7 { and Black can go home. } 19... Rh7 20. f3 Bc2 21. Rac1 Ba4 22. g4 Qc8 23. Nxc6 Kxf7 24. Ne5+ { 1-0 White wins. } 1-0