[Event "USCF/WS/23VP06 (USA)"] [Site "ICCF"] [Date "2023.03.14"] [White "Beaver, Scott"] [Black "Bazan, Zachary"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "1437"] [BlackElo "1291"] [Annotator "Irons,Robert"] [Variant "Standard"] [ECO "B27"] [Opening "Pterodactyl Defense: Western, Rhamphorhynchus"] [Source "https://lichess.org/study/oZnH5FVa/tpNJoIsa"] [Orientation "white"] 1. d4 g6 2. e4 Bg7 3. Nf3 c5 4. dxc5 Qa5+ 5. c3 Qxc5 6. Be3 Qc7 7. Be2 Nc6 8. O-O Nf6 9. Qd3 O-O { After an interesting opening, the players enter the middlegame with an unbalanced but roughly even position. } 10. Rd1 d6 11. h3 b6 12. c4 { This sets a trap that Black steps right into. } 12... Nxe4? $18 (12... Nd7 { keeps Black in the fight. }) 13. Qxe4 Bxb2 14. Nbd2 Bf5 (14... Bxa1 15. Rxa1 Bf5 16. Qh4 f6 { is no better than the text. }) 15. Qh4 Bxa1 16. Ng5! h5 17. g4 Bxg4? (17... f6 18. gxf5 fxg5 19. Qxg5 Bg7 20. fxg6 e6 21. Qxh5 Bd4 { holds on a bit longer. }) 18. hxg4 Bf6 19. gxh5 Bxg5 20. Qxg5 Ne5 21. f4! { Everyone is invited to the party! } 21... f6 22. Qh6 Nf7 23. Qxg6+ Kh8 24. Kf2 e6? (24... Rg8 25. Qxf7 Rg7 26. Qd5 Rag8 27. Bf3 Qc8 { will not stave off defeat, but it will buy time. The text ends things quickly. }) 25. Qxf6+ Kg8 26. Rg1+ Ng5 27. Rxg5+ { 1-0 White wins. } 1-0