[Event "USCF/WS/23VP15 (USA)"] [Site "ICCF"] [Date "2023.10.26"] [White "Kotamraju, Akshay"] [Black "Green, Kevin"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "1800"] [BlackElo "1800"] [Annotator "Irons,Robert"] [Variant "Standard"] [ECO "E70"] [Opening "King's Indian Defense: Normal Variation"] [StudyName "Check is in the Mail: February 2024"] [ChapterName "Kotamraju, Akshay - Green, Kevin"] [ChapterURL "https://lichess.org/study/xd5iiklO/HsljVY5i"] [Orientation "white"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 c5 5. d5 d6 6. Nf3 O-O 7. Be2 a6 8. O-O Re8 9. h3 e5?! (9... e6 10. Bf4 exd5 11. exd5 Qc7 { is better than the text. }) 10. Be3 Qb6? { The b-pawn is poisoned, so White ignores the threat. } (10... Nbd7 { works. }) 11. g4 Qxb2?! (11... Nbd7 { is better. }) 12. Na4 Qa3 13. Nd2 Qb4 14. Rb1 Qa5 15. Nb6 Ra7 16. Nxc8 Rxc8 17. g5 Ne8 18. Bg4 Rd8 19. h4 Qxa2?! { No reason to stop now! } 20. Nb3 Qa4 21. Qd3 Nc7 22. Nxc5! { A nice little continuation that gets sufficient material for the investment and leaves White's rook on the seventh rank. } 22... dxc5 23. Bxc5 Ra8 24. Rxb7 Ne6? { Bad, but there is nothing better to offer. } (24... a5 25. Bb6 Nba6 26. Rxc7 Rdb8 (26... Nxc7 27. Bxc7 $18) 27. Ra7 $18) 25. Bxe6 fxe6 26. Be7 Rd7? (26... Nc6 { is necessary, as Black now has a back rank problem. }) 27. Qh3! exd5?? (27... h5 28. Qxe6+ Kh7 29. Rb6 Rxe7 30. Qxe7 Nd7 31. Rb7 Rg8 32. Qxd7 { is better than the text, but nothing to write home about. }) 28. Qe6+ Kh8 29. Rfb1 Rxb7 30. Qc8+ Bf8 31. Qxf8# { 1-0 White wins. } 1-0