[Event "USCF/EK/24EN03"] [Site "ICCF"] [Date "2024.03.14"] [White "Irons, Robert"] [Black "Miller, Joshua"] [Result "1-0"] [Variant "Standard"] [ECO "B22"] [Opening "Sicilian Defense: Alapin Variation, Barmen Defense"] [StudyName "Check is in the Mail - December 2024"] [ChapterName "Game 5"] [ChapterURL "https://lichess.org/study/tRGIJTuo/t0K84kvq"] [Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/jkfrench"] [Orientation "white"] 1. e4 c5 2. c3 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5 4. d4 Nc6 5. Nf3 Bg4 6. Be2 O-O-O (6... cxd4 7. cxd4 e6) 7. h3 $16 { B22: Sicilian: 2. c3. } 7... Bxf3 8. Bxf3 Qd6 $146 (8... Qd7) (8... Qe6+ 9. Be3 cxd4 10. cxd4 Nxd4 11. O-O Nxf3+ 12. Qxf3 Kb8 13. Nc3 Qc6 14. Qxf7 Nh6 { ½-½ Rolston,D (1791)-Buakird,A (1971) Nakhon Nayok op 2nd 2024 (7) }) 9. Na3 { Qd1-a4 presents a critical menace. White is clearly better. } 9... cxd4 (9... Nf6 $16) 10. O-O $18 { Nb5 poses a decisive danger. } 10... e5 11. Nc4 { White has strong compensation. } 11... Qc5 12. Qa4 (12. Qb3 $18) 12... Nge7 (12... f6) 13. b3! $16 { Black must now prevent Bc1-a3. White is more active. } 13... a6 (13... dxc3? { too greedy. } 14. Ba3 Qd4 15. Rfd1 $18) (13... Nd5 $16 14. Ba3 Nxc3 15. Bxc5 Bxc5) 14. Ba3 $18 Qa7 (14... Qb5) 15. Bxe7! b5 (15... Bxe7 { might work better. } 16. Bxc6 Bf6) 16. Bxd8 { aiming for Bd8-b6! } 16... bxa4 17. Bb6 { A strong pair of Bishops. } 17... Qd7 18. cxd4 Nxd4 (18... e4) 19. Bxd4 { White is clearly winning. } 19... Qxd4 20. Rfd1 Qa7 (20... Bc5 21. Rxd4 Bxd4) 21. Bg4+ { Artfully played by Irons. Weighted Error Value: White=0.04 (flawless) /Black=0.95. Mistake: White=1 Black=8 OK: White=7 Black=5 Best: White=3 --- Strong: White=1 --- } 1-0