[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