[Event "2026 National Elementary K-6 Championsh"]
[Site "Baltimore, United States"]
[Date "2026.05.02"]
[Round "5.19"]
[White "Xu, Mark"]
[Black "Goodrich, Sebastian"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "1654"]
[WhiteTeam "USA"]
[BlackElo "1822"]
[BlackTeam "USA"]
[Annotator "Foisor,Sabina"]
[Variant "Standard"]
[ECO "?"]
[Opening "?"]
[StudyName "2026 National Elementary School Championships"]
[ChapterName "Xu, Mark - Goodrich, Sebastian"]
[ChapterURL "https://lichess.org/study/7oZFKhAd/W4cfILeE"]
[FEN "6k1/p1p2ppp/2p2P2/3pP3/3Pb1P1/2P1Q3/3B1K1P/1q6 b - - 0 27"]
[SetUp "1"]
[Orientation "white"]
{ Not all opposite-colored bishop endgames are created equal, especially those with queens on the board. Black has to be careful of White's improving ideas in this position! }
27... Bd3?? { One wrong move and White is the one taking control of the attack! } (27... Qh1 { was the way to keep the checks going: } 28. Qg3 a5 29. e6 fxe6 30. fxg7 a4 31. Bh6 a3 32. Qh4 Qf3+ 33. Ke1 Qxc3+ 34. Kf1 Bd3+ $10) 28. e6!! { And the e-pawn is unstoppable after White escapes Black's checks! } 28... Qf1+ 29. Kg3 Be4 30. e7 Qg2+ 31. Kh4 Qxh2+ 32. Qh3 Qf2+ 33. Qg3 Qxf6+ 34. Bg5 Qe6 35. Qe5 { 1-0 White wins. } 1-0