[Event "USCF/WS/24VP11"] [Site "ICCF"] [Date "2024.07.10"] [White "Silverstein, Jonathan"] [Black "Zayas, Fernando"] [Result "1-0"] [Variant "Standard"] [ECO "A45"] [Opening "Trompowsky Attack"] [StudyName "Check is in the Mail - December 2024"] [ChapterName "Game 8"] [ChapterURL "https://lichess.org/study/tRGIJTuo/RQL3Hyjc"] [Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/jkfrench"] [Orientation "white"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 d5 3. Bxf6 exf6 4. e3 Nc6 5. c4 Bb4+ 6. Nc3 { D00: 1. d4 d5: Unusual lines. } 6... Bf5 (6... O-O) 7. Qb3 (7. cxd5 $14 Bxc3+ { Remove the Defender. } (7... Qxd5 8. Ne2) 8. bxc3 Qxd5 9. Ne2) 7... Be6 (7... Qe7 8. Qd1 Rd8) 8. a3 { White is slightly better. } 8... Bxc3+ $146 { Predecessor: } (8... dxc4 9. Bxc4 Bxc4 10. Qxc4 Bxc3+ 11. bxc3 O-O 12. Ne2 Ne7 13. Nf4 c6 14. O-O Nd5 { ½-½ Semjonovs,I (1879)-Chakhalyan,D EU-ch U12 24th Batumi 2014 (7) }) 9. Qxc3 { e4! is the strong threat. } 9... Qd7 (9... Ne7 $14) 10. Nf3 (10. e4! $16) 10... O-O 11. Rd1 Rfe8 12. Be2 Re7 (12... dxc4 13. Bxc4 Bxc4 14. Qxc4 Ne7) 13. O-O $14 Rd8 14. b4 a6 (14... dxc4 $14 { was preferable. } 15. b5 (15. Bxc4 Bxc4 16. Qxc4 a6 $14) 15... Nb8) 15. Rb1 (15. b5 $16 axb5 16. cxb5) 15... Bg4 (15... dxc4 16. Bxc4 Bxc4 17. Qxc4 Na7) 16. Rfc1 (16. b5! $18 axb5 17. Rxb5 (17. cxb5 Na7 $14)) 16... h5? (16... dxc4! { and Black stays safe. } 17. Qxc4 Na7) 17. h3 (17. b5 $18 axb5 18. Rxb5 (18. cxb5 Na7 $16)) 17... Bf5 $16 18. cxd5 (18. b5 Na7 (18... Bxb1? 19. bxc6 Qxc6 20. Rxb1 $18) 19. Rb2) 18... Qxd5 (18... Na7) 19. Rb2 { Strongly threatening Be2xa6! } 19... Nb8 (19... Na7 $16) 20. Qc5 g5? (20... Qd7 21. Nh4 Bg6 22. Nxg6 (22. Bxh5 b6 $17) 22... fxg6) 21. Qxe7 { Weighted Error Value: White=0.50/Black=0.65. Mistake: White=6 Black=10 Inaccurate: White=1 --- OK: White=2 Black=3 Best: White=1 --- } 1-0