[Event "1000GM Winter GM/IM Invitational 2024"] [Date "2024.01.13"] [Round "5"] [White "Mou, Iris"] [Black "Bonin, Jay"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2128"] [BlackElo "2166"] [Annotator "Ostrovskiy, Aleksandr"] [Variant "Standard"] [ECO "B31"] [Opening "Sicilian Defense: Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack, Fianchetto Variation"] [StudyName "January New York Norm Invitationals"] [ChapterName "Mou, Iris - Bonin, Jay"] [ChapterURL "https://lichess.org/study/sZBlQ3aL/wxIxbUD9"] [Orientation "white"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. d3 Bg4 (5... Bg7 { is most common. }) 6. Nbd2 Bg7 7. h3 Bxf3 8. Nxf3 { Typically, Black does not want to trade the c8-bishop so early in this variation as the bishop pair may have potential in the middlegame. Now Black has a solid, albeit worse, position due to the doubled c-pawns. } 8... e5 9. Be3 b6 10. Qd2 Qe7 11. Qc3 a5 12. a3 f5 { An ambitious push by Jay, but it is dangerous to open the game when behind in development! } 13. Bg5 Qe6 14. exf5! { A strong decision as White will quickly put pressure on the e-file. } 14... gxf5 15. O-O { [%cal Rc3h8,Re1e8] } 15... Ne7 16. Bxe7 Kxe7 17. Rfe1 Kd6 { The only way for Black to hold onto the e5-pawn. At first, it might even look pretty solid. Nevertheless the king on d6 gives a suspicious impression... } 18. d4! { Blasting files open to get at the king! } 18... cxd4 19. Nxd4 Qd7 20. Nb5+! { Another knight sacrifice. } { [%cal Rd1d8] } 1-0