[Event "FIDE World Senior Team Championship"] [Site "Krakow"] [Date "2024.07.10"] [Round "8.1"] [White "Ehlvest, Jaan"] [Black "Oratovsky, Michael"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2528"] [WhiteTeam "USA"] [BlackElo "2417"] [BlackTeam "Israel Rishon Lezion"] [Annotator "Lang, JJ"] [Variant "Standard"] [ECO "B42"] [Opening "Sicilian Defense: Kan Variation, Polugaevsky Variation"] [StudyName "2024 World Senior Team Championships"] [ChapterName "Ehlvest, Jaan - Oratovsky, Michael"] [Source "https://lichess.org/study/tbFVUhfT/LgMSCy7n"] [Orientation "white"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Bd3 Bc5 6. Nb3 Be7 7. Be3 Nf6 8. Nc3 d6 9. f4 { White's development has already put Black's position in a critical position. This is one reason why 6. ... Ba7 has been more fashionable recently. } 9... Nbd7?! (9... e5 { is probably necessary, transposing into a Najdorf where Black is lagging in development, but where perhaps White did not want to commit to f2-f4 just yet. }) 10. g4 h6 11. Qf3 { What can Black do? } 11... g5?! { A thematic break, but Black is too underdeveloped here to make use of it. } (11... Qc7 12. Qh3 { is a powerful idea. }) 12. e5! dxe5 13. fxg5 { Only now, when Black's pawn on e5 prevents ... Nd7-e5! } 13... hxg5 14. O-O-O (14. Rf1 { is even more accurate, according to the engine. }) 14... Rg8 15. Rhf1 Rg7 16. h4 Ng8 (16... gxh4 { was necessary, as the g-pawn may prove to be a target. } 17. g5 Nd5 18. Nxd5 (18. Ne4?? Nxe3 19. Qxe3 Bxg5 20. Nxg5 Qxg5 { was Black's point, where suddenly the king is safe and the extra pawns are decisive. }) 18... exd5 19. g6 Nf6 20. gxf7+ Kxf7 $16 { when, okay, at least Black has a center. }) 17. Ne4 gxh4 18. g5 { Without the resource of ... Nf6-d5, Black is dead in the water. } 18... Qc7 19. Qh5 Bf8 20. Rxf7 { Black has seen enough. } 1-0