[Event "23VP05"] [Site "https://lichess.org/study/oZnH5FVa/FB2t9WNk"] [Date "2023.03.04"] [White "Walsh, Patrick"] [Black "Perkins, Kele"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "1941"] [BlackElo "2287"] [Annotator "Irons,Robert"] [Variant "Standard"] [ECO "D17"] [Opening "Slav Defense: Czech Variation, Bled Attack"] [StudyName "Check is in the Mail: August 2023"] [ChapterName "Walsh, Patrick - Perkins, Kele"] [Source "https://lichess.org/study/oZnH5FVa/FB2t9WNk"] [Orientation "white"] 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 Bf5 6. Nh4 Bc8 (6... e6 { is worthy of consideration. }) 7. e3 e5 8. Bxc4 exd4 9. exd4 Be7 10. O-O O-O 11. Re1 Na6 { Konchog writes, "This move is not dubious in and of itself, but it does remove this knight further from the kingside where it will be badly missed. So White pokes at the black kingside to see what might turn up." As you will soon see, the knight will be sorely missed. My preference would be to to strengthen the position along the following line: } (11... Nd5 12. Nf3 Be6) 12. Bg5 h6? $18 { With White's bishop on c4, this move abandons the g6-square. Konchog takes full advantage. As he writes, "The g6 -square is now completely undefended, and the knight charges into the breach decisively. The explosiveness of this knight's charge outwieghs the loss of the bishop on g5." Indeed it does! } (12... Nc7) 13. Ng6! Re8 14. Qb3! hxg5 15. Bxf7+ Kh7 16. Qc2! Kh6 17. Nf8 { Mate follows in no more than three moves. } 1-0