[Event "National K-12 Grade Championships: 4th Grade"] [Site "National Harbor, MD"] [Date "2024-12-08"] [Round "7.24"] [White "Manchanda, Advik"] [Black "Yu, Yang"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "1905"] [WhiteFideId "30994977"] [BlackElo "1931"] [BlackFideId "30997305"] [Annotator "Lang, JJ"] [Variant "Standard"] [ECO "B23"] [Opening "Sicilian Defense: Grand Prix Attack"] [StudyName "2024 National K-12 Grade Championships"] [ChapterName "Manchanda, Advik - Yu, Yang"] [ChapterURL "https://lichess.org/study/BpCvdq2G/K5hwTqOI"] [Orientation "white"] 1. e4 { [%clk 1:30:00] } 1... c5 { [%clk 1:30:00] } 2. Nc3 { [%clk 1:30:00] } 2... Nc6 { [%clk 1:30:00] } 3. f4 { [%clk 1:30:00] } 3... g6 { [%clk 1:30:00] } 4. Nf3 { [%clk 1:29:57] } 4... Bg7 { [%clk 1:30:00] } 5. g3 { [%clk 1:29:52] } 5... e6 { [%clk 1:30:00] } 6. d3 { [%clk 1:29:48] } 6... d5 { [%clk 1:30:00] } 7. Bg2 { [%clk 1:29:30] } 7... Nge7 { [%clk 1:30:00] } 8. O-O { [%clk 1:29:29] } 8... O-O { [%clk 1:29:57] } 9. a4 { [%clk 1:29:18] } 9... Rb8 { [%clk 1:29:57] } 10. Ne2 { [%clk 1:28:50] } 10... a6 { [%clk 1:29:57] } 11. c3 { [%clk 1:28:17] } 11... b5 { [%clk 1:29:57] } 12. axb5 { [%clk 1:28:17] } 12... axb5 { [%clk 1:29:57] } 13. Be3 { [%clk 1:27:56] } 13... c4 { [%clk 1:28:58] } 14. e5 { [%clk 1:27:03] } 14... b4 { [%clk 1:28:12] } 15. Nfd4 { [%clk 1:25:10] } 15... Nxd4 { [%clk 1:27:20] } 16. Bxd4 { [%clk 1:24:23] } 16... bxc3 { [%clk 1:25:00] } 17. bxc3 { [%clk 1:24:04] } 17... Qc7 { [%clk 1:23:54] } 18. Qc2 { [%clk 1:21:14] } 18... Nc6 { [%clk 1:23:17] } 19. Bf2 { [%clk 1:17:04] } 19... cxd3 { [%clk 1:21:36] } 20. Qxd3 { [%clk 1:17:04] } 20... Bd7 { [%clk 1:21:36] } 21. Rfb1 { [%clk 1:15:29] } 21... Na5 { [%clk 1:18:33] } 22. Rxb8 { [%clk 1:12:01] } 22... Rxb8 { [%clk 1:18:01] } 23. Rb1 { [%clk 1:12:00] } 23... Nc4 { [%clk 1:17:00] } 24. Nd4 { [%clk 1:10:06] } 24... Bf8 { [%clk 1:13:33] } 25. h4 { [%clk 1:08:26] } 25... h5 { [%clk 1:12:20] } 26. Kh2 { A tense position on the top board of the fourth-grade section. A draw would produce a massive tie for first, while a win from either player would yield clear first. } { [%clk 1:08:05] } 26... Nb2 { [%clk 1:08:26] } (26... Ra8 { Made some sense, fighting for the a-file }) 27. Qd2 { [%clk 1:05:15] } 27... Nc4 { [%clk 1:07:34] } 28. Qd3 { [%clk 1:04:51] } (28. Qa2 { would be more prudent, as now } 28... Rxb1 29. Qxb1 { limits the weaknesses along the second rank. }) 28... Ra8 { [%clk 1:06:47] } 29. Qe2 { White had wanted to stay on the b1-h7 diagonal with dreams of Nd4xe6 and Qxg6+, but now 29. Qc2 Na3 was the problem. } { [%clk 1:03:51] } 29... Ra3 { Black goes after the weak c-pawn, but sometimes the threat is stronger than the execution. } { [%clk 1:05:32] } 30. Rb3 { [%clk 1:00:53] } 30... Qa5 { [%clk 1:04:23] } (30... Ra1!) 31. Rxa3 { [%clk 1:00:19] } 31... Qxa3 { [%clk 1:03:48] } 32. Qd3 { [%clk 0:56:29] } 32... Bb4 { White does not want to move the knight that is currently blockading the d-pawn, but maybe that wasn't so bad. } { [%clk 0:59:45] } 33. Be1!? { Pacifying another piece. } { [%clk 0:55:06] } 33... Ba5 { [%clk 0:59:19] } 34. Bf3 { [%clk 0:49:21] } 34... Ba4?! { Black lost sight of the threat! } { [%clk 0:58:17] } 35. Nxe6 { The move White has been waiting to play for many moves! } { [%clk 0:33:49] } 35... Qa2+ { [%clk 0:56:25] } (35... fxe6?! 36. Qxg6+ Kf8 37. Qf6+ Ke8 38. Qxe6+ $18 { has used checks to loosen the d5-pawn so the f3-bishop can enter the game next. }) (35... Qb2+ { was a bit more accurate, as now } 36. Bg2 Bb6 { can meet } 37. Qxd5 { with } 37... Ne3 $10 { as there is no hanging a5-bishop. }) 36. Bg2 { [%clk 0:28:52] } 36... Bc2?? { [%clk 0:53:08] } (36... Qc2 { was the safest move here, although White still has an extra pawn. }) (36... Be8 37. Nd4 Bb6 $44 { also forces White to figure out how to use the extra pawn given how hemmed in the dark-squared bishop is. }) 37. Qxd5 { Now, the e6-knight cannot safely be captured, but Black has lost any counterplay without ideas of ... Bc2-e4 or ... Nd5-e3 (again reminding us that 35. ... Qb2+ would have been more practical: there would be no pin on the c4-knight there). } { [%clk 0:28:36] } 37... fxe6 { [%clk 0:52:19] } 38. Qxe6+ { Now White wins by force. } { [%clk 0:28:36] } 38... Kf8 { [%clk 0:52:19] } 39. Qf6+ { [%clk 0:28:32] } 39... Kg8 { [%clk 0:51:45] } 40. Bd5+ { [%clk 0:28:32] } 40... Kh7 { [%clk 0:51:33] } 41. Qf7+ { [%clk 0:28:32] } 41... Kh6 { [%clk 0:51:15] } 42. Qf8+ { [%clk 0:28:31] } 42... Kh7 { [%clk 0:51:15] } 43. Qg8+ { [%clk 0:28:31] } 43... Kh6 { [%clk 0:51:15] } 44. Qh8# { 1-0 White wins. } { [%clk 0:28:31] } 1-0