[Event "National K-12 Grade Championships 2022"] [Site "National Harbor, Maryland, Uni"] [Date "2022.12.11"] [Round "6.1"] [White "Kumar, Arya"] [Black "Venkat, Raghav"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2135"] [BlackElo "2349"] [Variant "Standard"] [ECO "B09"] [Opening "Pirc Defense: Austrian Attack, Dragon Formation"] [Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/ChessLifeOnline"] [Source "https://lichess.org/study/D59ifJA3/hLEpJ1mb"] [Orientation "white"] 1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. f4 Bg7 5. Nf3 c5 6. e5!? (6. Bb5+ { By far the most popular try. } 6... Bd7 7. e5 Ng4 { Since now the d7-square is occupied. } 8. e6 Bxb5 9. exf7+ Kd7 { This has been played hundreds of times at the master level, which is worth noting. } 10. Nxb5 { Including in Timman, Jan H - Spassky, Boris V, 1-0, Interpolis, 1981. }) 6... dxe5?! (6... Nfd7 { Practically the only move played at the top level. } 7. exd6 (7. e6!? fxe6 8. Ng5 Nf6 9. dxc5 Nc6 10. Bc4 d5 $13) 7... O-O! 8. Be3 exd6 9. Qd2 $10 { Black scores well in this variation, and has achieved what they wanted by liquidating White's advanced center pawn. }) 7. Bb5+ (7. dxe5 Qxd1+ 8. Kxd1 Ng4 9. Ke2 $16 { White has lost time with her king, but this is compensated for by the time Black will lose with his knight. } 9... Nc6 10. h3 Nh6 11. Kf2 Nf5 { White's queenside knight is spoiled for choice, and her pieces appear to be more coordinated whether she chooses the b5-, d5-, or e4- square to begin centralizing her pieces. }) 7... Nc6 8. d5? (8. dxe5 { This would transpose mostly to the previous line, with the only difference being that White has lost the possibility of Nc3-b5. }) 8... a6 9. Ba4 b5 10. dxc6 Qxd1+ 11. Kxd1 e4! { Compared to the other variations featuring an early trade of queens on the d1-square, here Black's position is beyond pleasant due to the presence of his e4-pawn. } (11... bxa4 12. fxe5) 12. Ne5 bxa4 13. Nxa4 Ng4 14. Nb6 Rb8 15. Nxc8 (15. Nbc4 { Black is better, but the knights remain White's best pieces, so should stay on the board. }) 15... Bxe5 16. fxe5 Rxc8 17. Re1 Rd8+ 18. Ke2 Nxe5 19. Be3 Nxc6 20. Bxc5 f5 $17 { White has no compensation for the pawn. } 21. b4 Kf7 22. a4 Ke6 23. Red1 Ne5 24. Bd4 Rc8 25. c3 Rhd8 26. b5 axb5? (26... a5! { Black should not let White find a single file for her rooks. } 27. Bb6 Rxd1 28. Rxd1 Rc4! { Black's rook gains the a-file, rather than White's. }) 27. axb5 Nc4 28. Rdb1 Ra8 29. b6? (29. Ra6+! { The only move that secured equality. } 29... Kd5 (29... Rxa6?? 30. bxa6 Na5 { The only way Black's knight can cover the key b8-square. } (30... Ra8?? 31. a7 { and Black cannot cover the b8-square. }) 31. Bb6 $18) 30. Ba7 { A karpovian idea to restrict Black's rook. } 30... Nd6 31. c4+!! Kxc4 (31... Nxc4 32. b6 Nd6 33. b7 Rxa7 34. Rxa7 Rb8 $10 { A three-result game. }) 32. b6 Rd7 33. b7 Rxb7 34. Rc6+ Kd5 35. Rxd6+ exd6 36. Rxb7 { With the piece for three pawns, White should be able to hold a draw. }) 29... Rxa1 30. Rxa1 Rb8 31. Rb1 Kd7 32. Rb4 e5 { Black's 'trump' has been how many pawns he has. Finally, he puts them to work. } 33. Rxc4 exd4 34. Rxd4+ Kc6 35. c4 Rxb6 36. Ke3 Rb2 37. Rd2 Rxd2 38. Kxd2 Kc5 39. Kc3 f4 { 0-1 Black wins. } 0-1