[Event "2026 National Elementary K-6 Championsh"] [Site "Baltimore, United States"] [Date "2026.05.03"] [Round "6.17"] [White "Mulholland, Max"] [Black "Yilanli, Mehmet"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "1916"] [WhiteTeam "USA"] [BlackElo "2022"] [BlackTeam "USA"] [Annotator "Foisor,Sabina"] [Variant "Standard"] [ECO "?"] [Opening "?"] [StudyName "2026 National Elementary School Championships"] [ChapterName "Mulholland, Max - Yilanli, Mehmet"] [ChapterURL "https://lichess.org/study/7oZFKhAd/oJasbP5a"] [FEN "1b1rr1k1/p4qp1/1p5p/1Q1p1p2/4n3/2P1BN1P/PP3PP1/3RR1K1 b - - 0 23"] [SetUp "1"] [Orientation "white"] { Mehmet has impressed me with his creative play throughout the event. In a relatively equal position, he wasn't afraid to create attacking chance with: } 23... g5!? { Black has the right kind of placement for his pieces — and a great knight on the e4-outpost — so it only makes sense to build up some pressure on White's king. } 24. c4 g4 25. hxg4 fxg4 26. Nd2 Nxd2 27. Bxd2 dxc4 28. Bxh6 { Here, however, Black has to be mindful of the safety of his own king. } 28... Kh7? (28... Rxd1 { would have led to equality: } 29. Rxd1 Re5 30. Qa6 Qe6 31. Be3 Rxe3 32. fxe3 Qxe3+ { with a perpetual check. }) 29. Be3 g3 30. Rxd8?? (30. Qg5 { would allow White to take over the advantage as follows: } 30... gxf2+ 31. Bxf2 Rxd1 32. Rxd1 Bf4 33. Qg4 $16) 30... Rxe3!! { A beautiful way to execute such a creative plan! } 31. Rf1 gxf2+ 32. Kh1 Rh3+!! { Black has ... Qf7-f3# next. } 0-1