[Event "National K-12 Grade Championships: 6th Grade"] [Site "National Harbor, MD"] [Date "2024-12-08"] [Round "6.20"] [White "Dong, Kyle Qiyu"] [Black "Jandhyala, Yegna Sairam"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2133"] [WhiteTitle "CM"] [WhiteFideId "30977380"] [BlackElo "1938"] [BlackFideId "39938778"] [Annotator "Lang, JJ"] [Variant "Standard"] [ECO "A20"] [Opening "English Opening: King's English Variation"] [StudyName "2024 National K-12 Grade Championships"] [ChapterName "Dong, Kyle Qiyu - Jandhyala, Yegna Sairam"] [ChapterURL "https://lichess.org/study/BpCvdq2G/YlTLFmHI"] [Orientation "white"] 1. c4 { [%clk 1:30:00] } 1... e5 { [%clk 1:30:00] } 2. g3 { [%clk 1:30:00] } 2... Nf6 { [%clk 1:29:59] } 3. Bg2 { [%clk 1:29:59] } 3... c6 { [%clk 1:29:59] } 4. Nf3 { [%clk 1:29:35] } 4... d6 { [%clk 1:28:42] } 5. Nc3 { [%clk 1:28:34] } 5... Be7 { [%clk 1:27:00] } 6. Qc2 { [%clk 1:27:12] } 6... O-O { [%clk 1:22:50] } 7. d4 { [%clk 1:25:56] } 7... Nbd7 { [%clk 1:19:02] } 8. O-O { [%clk 1:25:35] } 8... Re8 { [%clk 1:13:00] } 9. b3 { [%clk 1:24:22] } 9... Bf8 { [%clk 1:04:57] } 10. e4 { [%clk 1:24:19] } 10... g6 { [%clk 1:02:56] } 11. h3 { [%clk 1:20:18] } 11... Bg7 { [%clk 1:00:46] } 12. Be3 { [%clk 1:20:05] } 12... Qe7 { [%clk 0:39:03] } 13. d5 { [%clk 1:18:44] } 13... c5 { [%clk 0:28:56] } 14. a3 { [%clk 1:16:28] } 14... Nb6 { [%clk 0:25:15] } 15. Qe2 { [%clk 1:14:23] } 15... Nxe4 { [%clk 0:10:06] } 16. Nxe4 { [%clk 1:14:19] } 16... f5 { [%clk 0:10:06] } 17. Nfd2 { [%clk 1:05:18] } 17... fxe4 { [%clk 0:10:06] } 18. Nxe4 { [%clk 1:05:18] } 18... Bf5 { [%clk 0:06:49] } 19. Nd2 { [%clk 1:01:58] } 19... Nc8 { [%clk 0:03:48] } 20. g4 { [%clk 1:01:22] } 20... Bd7 { [%clk 0:03:48] } 21. b4 { [%clk 1:01:22] } 21... b6 { [%clk 0:03:30] } 22. bxc5 { [%clk 1:01:18] } 22... bxc5 { [%clk 0:03:30] } 23. Rab1 { [%clk 1:00:04] } 23... Nb6 { [%clk 0:03:28] } 24. Ne4 { [%clk 0:59:56] } 24... Bc8 { [%clk 0:01:20] } 25. Bg5 { [%clk 0:59:43] } 25... Qd7 { [%clk 0:00:55] } 26. Bf6 { [%clk 0:52:39] } 26... Ba6 { [%clk 0:00:45] } 27. Rbc1 { [%clk 0:51:57] } 27... Rf8 { [%clk 0:00:30] } 28. Bxg7 { [%clk 0:51:11] } 28... Kxg7 { [%clk 0:00:30] } 29. f4 { [%clk 0:47:56] } 29... Rae8 { [%clk 0:00:06] } 30. Ng5 { [%clk 0:46:52] } 30... exf4?! { White can play Ng5-e6+ to win an Exchange, but, the goal should have been to chase White's queen off the excellent e2-square as to obtain more play against the backwards c4-pawn: } { [%clk 0:00:03] } (30... Rxf4 31. Ne6+ Kg8! (31... Rxe6 { fails to dislodge White's queen after } 32. Rxf4 Re8 33. Rf2 $16) 32. Nxf4 exf4 { What's the difference? The queen has to move, but 33. Qd3 fails to 33. ... Re3, and other queen moves are passive enough to give Black more irksome counterplay, e.g. } 33. Qc2 (33. Qa2 Qe7 $44) 33... Rf8 34. Qe4 { [%csl Rf4][%cal Bc1c4] } 34... g5 $13) 31. Ne6+ { [%clk 0:46:52] } 31... Rxe6 { [%clk 0:00:03] } 32. dxe6 { [%clk 0:46:42] } 32... Qe7 { [%clk 0:00:03] } 33. Qe4 { [%clk 0:46:30] } 33... Rf6 { [%clk 0:00:03] } 34. Rxf4 { [%clk 0:44:14] } 34... Rxe6 { [%clk 0:00:03] } 35. Qb1?! { [%clk 0:41:53] } (35. Qf3 $16) 35... Qg5? { [%clk 0:00:03] } (35... Bxc4 { This was the time! But the justifications are, to say the least, deep! } 36. Qb2+ (36. Rfxc4?? Nxc4 37. Rxc4 Re1+ $19) 36... Kh6 { is fine for Black, as } 37. Rfxc4 Nxc4 38. Rxc4 Re1+ 39. Bf1 (39. Kh2?? Qe3! { sets up a winning mating net! }) 39... Rxf1+ 40. Kxf1 Qf7+! $15 { regaining the rook with outside winning chances. }) 36. Rcf1 { [%clk 0:40:39] } 36... Re7 { [%clk 0:00:03] } 37. Qc2 { [%clk 0:40:21] } 37... h6 { [%clk 0:00:03] } (37... Bxc4 38. Rxc4 Nxc4 39. Qxc4 Qe3+ 40. Kh1 $18 { simply leaves White up a piece, and Black's two extra pawns are fixed on dark squares. }) 38. R1f2 { [%clk 0:37:57] } 38... Re1+ { [%clk 0:00:03] } (38... Bxc4 { was necessary, and now at least } 39. Rxc4 Nxc4 40. Qxc4 h5 { offers something resembling counterplay. } 41. Qc3+ $18 { Still, White is piece-up! }) 39. Bf1 { [%clk 0:37:57] } 39... Re7 { [%clk 0:00:03] } 40. Qb2+ { [%clk 0:37:55] } 40... Qe5 { [%clk 0:00:03] } 41. Re4! { The decisive intermezzo! } { [%clk 0:37:55] } 41... Qxb2 { [%clk 0:00:03] } 42. Rxe7+ { [%clk 0:37:55] } 42... Kg8 { [%clk 0:00:03] } 43. Rxb2 $18 { [%clk 0:37:55] } 43... Kf8 { [%clk 0:00:03] } 44. Rxa7 { [%clk 0:37:55] } 44... Bxc4 { [%clk 0:00:03] } 45. Bxc4 { [%clk 0:37:55] } 45... Nxc4 { [%clk 0:00:03] } 46. Rb8# { 1-0 White wins. } { [%clk 0:37:55] } 1-0