[Event "Middle School"] [Site "Orlando"] [Date "2025.05.11"] [Round "06"] [White "Cherukuri, Nitesh"] [Black "Khanbutaev, Artemii"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2302"] [BlackElo "2221"] [TimeControl "5400+10"] [Variant "Standard"] [Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/ChessLifeOnline"] [ECO "A05"] [Opening "King's Indian Attack"] [StudyName "SuperNationals VIII: Sunday"] [ChapterName "Cherukuri, Nitesh - Khanbutaev, Artemii"] [ChapterURL "https://lichess.org/study/BKLPJHVT/BwKN0MZA"] [Orientation "white"] 1. Nf3 { [%clk 1:29:50] } 1... Nf6 { [%clk 1:30:00] } 2. g3 { [%clk 1:29:50] } 2... d5 { [%clk 1:30:00] } 3. Bg2 { [%clk 1:29:50] } 3... e6 { [%clk 1:29:46] } 4. O-O { [%clk 1:29:50] } 4... Be7 { [%clk 1:29:32] } 5. d3 { [%clk 1:29:49] } 5... O-O { [%clk 1:29:32] } 6. c4 { [%clk 1:29:49] } 6... c5 { [%clk 1:28:37] } 7. Ne5 { [%clk 1:29:43] } 7... Nbd7 { [%clk 1:26:27] } 8. Nxd7 { [%clk 1:29:43] } 8... Bxd7 { [%clk 1:24:56] } 9. e4 { [%clk 1:29:43] } 9... Bc6 { [%clk 1:12:16] } 10. Nc3 { [%clk 1:29:14] } 10... dxe4 { [%clk 1:10:31] } 11. dxe4 { [%clk 1:29:14] } 11... Qxd1 { [%clk 1:10:25] } 12. Rxd1 { [%clk 1:29:14] } 12... e5 { [%clk 1:03:16] } 13. h3 { [%clk 1:19:12] } 13... Rfd8 { [%clk 1:00:21] } 14. Be3 { [%clk 1:19:05] } 14... b6 { [%clk 0:45:18] } 15. a4 { [%clk 1:05:56] } 15... Rxd1+ { [%clk 0:38:14] } 16. Rxd1 { [%clk 1:05:56] } 16... Rd8 { [%clk 0:38:00] } 17. Ra1 { [%clk 1:05:56] } 17... a5 { [%clk 0:36:30] } 18. Ra3 { [%clk 0:58:53] } 18... Rd3 { [%clk 0:20:25] } 19. Kf1 { [%clk 0:54:10] } 19... Nd7 { [%clk 0:16:52] } 20. h4 { [%clk 0:50:01] } 20... Nf8 { [%clk 0:08:55] } 21. Ke2 { [%clk 0:46:40] } 21... Rd6 { [%clk 0:07:55] } 22. Nd5 { [%clk 0:42:37] } 22... Bd8 { [%clk 0:05:25] } 23. f4 { [%clk 0:42:37] } 23... f6 { [%clk 0:05:04] } 24. f5 { [%clk 0:38:14] } 24... Nd7 { [%clk 0:04:41] } 25. b3 { [%clk 0:37:29] } 25... Nb8 { [%clk 0:03:54] } 26. Ra1 { [%clk 0:37:29] } 26... Kf8 { [%clk 0:03:27] } 27. g4 { [%clk 0:37:14] } 27... Na6 { [%clk 0:01:18] } 28. Bd2 { [%clk 0:37:14] } 28... Nb4 { [%clk 0:01:06] } 29. Nxb4 { [%clk 0:37:00] } 29... axb4 { [%clk 0:01:06] } 30. Be3 { [%clk 0:36:54] } 30... Rd7 { [%clk 0:01:04] } 31. g5 { [%clk 0:36:00] } 31... Kf7 { [%clk 0:00:56] } 32. Bf3 { [%clk 0:35:40] } 32... Be7 { [%clk 0:00:56] } 33. Rg1 { [%clk 0:35:08] } 33... Rd8 { [%clk 0:00:44] } 34. g6+ { [%clk 0:29:40] } 34... Kg8 { [%clk 0:00:37] } 35. gxh7+ { [%clk 0:29:18] } 35... Kxh7 { [%clk 0:00:37] } 36. Rh1 { [%clk 0:27:48] } 36... Be8 { [%clk 0:00:37] } 37. h5 { [%clk 0:27:20] } 37... Bf7 { [%clk 0:00:37] } 38. h6 { [%clk 0:24:14] } 38... g5 { [%clk 0:00:37] } 39. fxg6+ { [%clk 0:24:14] } 39... Bxg6 { [%clk 0:00:37] } 40. Ra1 { [%clk 0:24:11] } 40... Ra8 { [%clk 0:00:37] } 41. Rd1 { [%clk 0:24:11] } 41... Rd8 { [%clk 0:00:37] } 42. Rd5 { [%clk 0:22:40] } 42... Bf7 { [%clk 0:00:11] } 43. Rxd8 { [%clk 0:22:40] } 43... Bxd8 { [%clk 0:00:11] } 44. Bg4 { Never relax until you have signed your scoresheets! In this position, after a tough game, Black missed White's final resource of a4-a5! } { [%clk 0:22:40] } 44... Bc7?? { [%clk 0:00:09] } (44... Be7! { The c-pawn has to be protected if Black wants to be able to meet a4-a5 with ... b6xa5. Now, all Black would need to do is stay put and the game would have shortly ended in a draw! } { [%csl Gc5][%cal Ge7c5] } 45. Bf5+ Kh8 46. Bf2 Bh5+ 47. Kd2 { [%csl Gd1] } 47... Bf8 48. Be3 $10) 45. Bf5+ { [%clk 0:22:40] } 45... Kh8 { [%clk 0:00:09] } 46. a5!! $18 { [%clk 0:22:24] } 46... bxa5 { [%clk 0:00:09] } 47. Bxc5 { [%clk 0:22:24] } 47... a4 { [%clk 0:00:09] } 48. Be7 { [%clk 0:22:13] } 48... Bh5+ { [%clk 0:00:09] } 49. Kd2 { 1-0 White wins. } { [%clk 0:22:08] } 1-0