[Event "TESSIIN"] [Site "Corfu"] [Date "2023.05.06"] [Round "2"] [White "Melikhov, Evgeny"] [Black "Politis, Dionysis"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D40"] [Annotator "athba"] [PlyCount "53"] [EventDate "1.??.??"] [EventCountry "GRE"] [SourceVersionDate "2023.05.07"] 1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 c5 4. e3 (4. d5 Nf6 (4... b5 5. a4) 5. Nc3) 4... cxd4 5. exd4 Nf6 6. Bxc4 e6 7. O-O Be7 8. Nc3 O-O {We reach a typical IQP position with White having the easier game} 9. Bg5 Nc6 10. a3 a6 11. Qd3 b5 12. Bb3 Bb7 (12... e5 $2 13. d5) 13. Rad1 Rc8 14. Rfe1 b4 15. Bxf6 Bxf6 (15... gxf6 $5 16. Nd5 $1 Bd6 (16... exd5 $4 17. Bc2 $18) 17. Ne3) 16. Ne4 Be7 $6 {Black plays an "easy" move but this allows Evgeny to grab the initiative.} (16... bxa3 17. bxa3 Ne7) 17. d5 {the thematic break} (17. h4 $16 {trying to go Neg5}) 17... exd5 18. Bxd5 Qb6 $4 {this seems logical (getting out of discovered attack against the queen) but it loses the game instantly.} (18... bxa3 19. bxa3 Na5 20. Bxb7 Nxb7 21. Qxa6 Qc7) 19. Neg5 Bxg5 20. Nxg5 g6 21. Qh3 h5 22. Bxf7+ Rxf7 23. Nxf7 Rf8 24. Qe6 Kg7 25. Rd6 Rxf7 26. Qxg6+ Kf8 27. Qh6+ 1-0