[Event "2024 HBCU Classic"] [Date "2024.04.23"] [Round "2"] [White "Homer Robinson"] [Black "Malcolm Wooten"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "1288"] [BlackElo "1652"] [Annotator "Lang, JJ"] [Variant "Standard"] [ECO "A48"] [Opening "Torre Attack: Fianchetto Defense"] [StudyName "HBCU Classic 2024"] [ChapterName "Robinson – Wooten"] [ChapterURL "https://lichess.org/study/HJO06EnN/BoDxasrX"] [UTCDate "2024.04.23"] [UTCTime "12:19:31"] [Orientation "white"] 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. d4 g6 3. Bg5 Bg7 4. e3 Ne4 5. Nbd2 Nxg5 6. Nxg5 e5 7. Ngf3 d6 8. c3 exd4 9. cxd4 d5 10. Be2 Nd7 11. O-O O-O 12. Re1 Qe7 13. Qc2 Nf6 14. Rac1 c6 15. Bd3 Be6 16. h3 Rae8 17. Ng5 Nd7 18. Ndf3 a6 19. a3 Bf6 20. Nxe6 fxe6 21. Qb3 { This is an astute move. White understands that, having just played ... f7xe6 instead of ... Qe7xe6, Black wants to push ... e6-e5 and fight to bust open the center. This is a prophylactic move, then, aimed at denying the opponent what they want. It's also a cleverly disguised move, as it eyes the b7-pawn. } 21... e5 { Black walks right into White's trap. If White takes the b7-pawn, then ... e5-e4 wins a piece for Black, so it's easy to dismiss White's previous move as misguided. } 22. e4! { This break wasn't that useful with Black's pawn back on e6, but now that the d5-pawn is less protected (and pinned to the king), the opening of the center decisively favors White. } 22... exd4 23. exd5 Qf7 24. Rxe8 Rxe8 25. Qxb7 Rb8 26. Qxc6 Rb6 27. Qc8+ Kg7 28. Rc7 Rd6 29. Bxa6 Qxd5 30. Bc4 Qf5 { and White went on to win with the two extra pawns. } 1-0