[Event "U.S. National Invitational Tournaments"] [Site "Grand Rapids"] [Date "2023.07.29"] [Round "1.12"] [White "Jou, Esther"] [Black "Hsu, Skylar"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2123"] [BlackElo "1604"] [Annotator "Lang,JJ"] [Variant "Standard"] [ECO "C53"] [Opening "Italian Game: Classical Variation"] [Source "https://lichess.org/study/w2guu0Vb/XG6Sasal"] [Orientation "white"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nge7?! { I suppose Black has dreams of pushing a quick ... f7-f5, but this move has a number of drawbacks. First, by not pressuring the e4-pawn, White is freed up to expand in the center with d2-d4 in a single turn. Second, by not covering the h5- and h7-squares, Black is more exposed for kingside attacks after castling based on White's Qd1-h5 idea. } 5. O-O d6 6. d4 exd4 7. cxd4 Bb6 8. Ng5 O-O (8... d5 { had to be tried, but even here, Black is too far behind to stay alive. } 9. exd5 Na5 (9... Nxd5? { is asking too much of the position. } 10. Re1+ Nce7 (10... Kf8 11. Nxf7 Kxf7 12. Qh5+ { is a familiar tactic to Open Game fans. }) 11. Nxf7 Kxf7 12. Qf3+ Kg6 13. Rxe7! $18) 10. d6! Nxc4 11. Qa4+ $16) 9. Qh5 { As promised! } 9... h6 10. Nxf7 Rxf7 11. Bxf7+ Kf8 12. Bb3 Qe8 13. Qf3+ Nf5 14. exf5 Nxd4 15. Qd5 Nxb3 16. Qxb3 Bxf5 { White's up a rook for a pawn. That's enough. } 17. Qf3 Qe4 18. Qxe4 Bxe4 19. Nc3 Bc6 20. Be3 Kf7 21. Bxb6 axb6 22. Rfe1 d5 23. Rad1 Rd8 24. Rd4 g5 25. Red1 Ke6 26. a4 Ra8 27. Nxd5 Bxd5 28. Rxd5 Rxa4 29. Rd8 Kf6 30. h3 Rb4 31. R8d7 Rc4 32. Rh7 Kg6 33. Rdd7 c6 34. Rdg7+ Kf5 35. Rxh6 Kf4 36. Re6 Kf5 37. Rgg6 g4 38. h4 Rb4 39. Rgf6# { 1-0 White wins. } 1-0