[Event "2025 National K-12 Chess Championship"] [Site "Spokane, WI USA, United State"] [Date "2025.12.14"] [Round "6.1"] [White "Singi, Advay"] [Black "Sloan, Jed"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "1987"] [WhiteTeam "USA"] [BlackElo "2202"] [BlackTeam "USA"] [Annotator "Foisor,Sabina"] [Variant "Standard"] [ECO "B12"] [Opening "Caro-Kann Defense: Advance Variation, Botvinnik-Carls Defense"] [StudyName "2025 National K-12 Grade Championships, Pt. 2"] [ChapterName "Singi, Advay - Sloan, Jed"] [ChapterURL "https://lichess.org/study/NnKpzTbl/gq0yvqQx"] [Orientation "white"] { This is the game that Jed needed to get close to winning the 12th Grade section, and a bit of luck brought him closer to his eventual Co-Championship. } 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. dxc5 e6 5. c3 Bxc5 6. Qg4 Ne7 { Though this move was tried before on a few occasions, it was not without chances for both sides. I may have chosen to avoid the pawn sacrifice with } (6... g6 7. Nf3 Nc6) 7. b4 Bb6 8. Qxg7 Rg8 9. Qxh7 { It is hard to say what is the best continuation for Black here, and 9. ... Qc7 as well as 9. ... Nd7 have been essayed as well. } 9... Nbc6 10. Nf3 Qc7 11. Bg5?? { Advay may have confused his preparation and chose the wrong square for the bishop. } (11. Bf4 { would have given White good chances to gain an advantage: } 11... Bd7 12. a4 a6 13. Bd3 O-O-O 14. b5 $16 { White should find a way to get the queen back into play and the attack on the queenside should bear fruit! }) 11... Rxg5! { The unexpected happened and now Black takes control of the game! } 12. Nxg5 Qxe5+ 13. Be2 Qxg5 14. O-O Bd7 15. Qh8+ Ng8 16. h4 { Everything went well for Black until this moment, when Black chose the wrong square for the queen, allowing White to get back into the game! } 16... Qg3?? (16... Qg6 { was the right continuation } 17. Bh5 { and only now } 17... Qg3 $19 { Black can follow up with 0-0-0 and the extra material should be more than enough to convert the game. }) 17. h5?? (17. Kh1! { would have been the correct prophylactic idea after which Black has to give up material. } 17... Bxf2 (17... Qg6 { still only leads to a perpetuals as follows } 18. Bh5 Qf6 19. Qxg8+ Ke7 20. Qxa8 Qxh4+ 21. Kg1 Bc7 22. g3 Bxg3 23. fxg3 Qxg3+) 18. Rxf2 Qxf2 19. Qxg8+ Ke7 20. Qxa8 Qe1+ 21. Kh2 Ne5 22. Qg8 Qxh4+ 23. Kg1 Qe1+ 24. Bf1 Qe3+ 25. Kh1 Qh6+) 17... O-O-O $19 { Now it is all over for White and it was just a matter of time! } 18. Nd2 Nge7 19. Qf6 Rg8 20. Qf3 Qg5 21. Rad1 e5 22. Kh1 Qh4+ 23. Kg1 e4 24. Qxf7 Qg5 { 0-1 Black wins. } 0-1