[Event "USCF/WS/23VP14 (USA)"] [Site "ICCF"] [Date "2023.10.03"] [White "Sloan, Nicholas"] [Black "Prigodich, Peter"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "1800"] [BlackElo "2031"] [Annotator "Irons,Robert"] [Variant "Standard"] [ECO "B22"] [Opening "Sicilian Defense: Delayed Alapin Variation"] [StudyName "Check is in the Mail: February 2024"] [ChapterName "Sloan, Nicholas - Prigodich, Peter"] [ChapterURL "https://lichess.org/study/xd5iiklO/yfE43gq1"] [Orientation "white"] 1. e4 c5 2. c3 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nf3 e6 6. Be3 cxd4 7. cxd4 Nc6 8. Nc3 Bb4 9. Bd3 O-O 10. O-O Qa5 11. Qc2 h6 12. a3 Be7 13. b4 Qd8 14. Rad1 Nd5 15. Nxd5 Qxd5? (15... exd5 16. Ne5 { is much better for Black than the text. }) 16. Rfe1 Bf6 17. Be4 Qd6?! (17... Qh5 { is better. }) 18. Qd2 Ne7 (18... Rd8 { keeps Black in the game. After the text White has a nice tactic that strips the kingside bare and initiates a mating attack. }) 19. Bxh6! gxh6 20. Qxh6 Ng6 21. Bxg6 fxg6 22. Qxg6+ Bg7 23. Ng5! Rf6 24. Qh7+ Kf8 25. Ne4 Qe7 26. Nxf6 Qxf6 27. Re3! Qh6?! (27... Qf7 { is slightly better. }) 28. Rf3+ Ke7 29. Qg8 Bf6 30. d5 Qg5?? (30... exd5 31. Qxd5 { and the attack continues. After the text it's all over. }) 31. d6+ { 1-0 White wins. } (31. Kd7 Qf7+ 32. Kc6 Qc7+ 33. Kb5 d7 { with mate to follow shortly. }) 1-0