[Event "2025 National K-12 Chess Championship"] [Site "Spokane, WI USA, United State"] [Date "2025.12.14"] [Round "6.9"] [White "Suarez, Sebastian"] [Black "Vemparala, Nikash"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2299"] [WhiteTeam "USA"] [BlackElo "2247"] [BlackTeam "USA"] [Annotator "Foisor,Sabina"] [Variant "Standard"] [ECO "?"] [Opening "?"] [StudyName "2025 National K-12 Grade Championships, Pt. 2"] [ChapterName "Suarez, Sebastian - Vemparala, Nikash"] [ChapterURL "https://lichess.org/study/NnKpzTbl/nopHrgrh"] [FEN "8/2N5/p7/1p1K2k1/5rnp/1P5R/8/8 b - - 0 51"] [SetUp "1"] [Orientation "white"] { Sebastian won the 10th Grade title outright, and this game was a lucky save that could have changed the fate of the two players. } 51... Nf2?? { Time trouble certainly had a say in this game, where Black miscalculated and let go of the win. } (51... Rf5+ { first would save Black the trouble of having to calculate geometrical checks by White. } 52. Ke6 a5 53. Nd5 b4 54. Rh1 Rf3 $19) 52. Ne6+! { despite being up two pawns, White was the one who saved the draw in this game! } 52... Kf5 53. Nxf4 Nxh3 54. Nxh3 { And the knight is perfectly in time to hold the h-pawn, while White's king saved the day on the queenside! } 54... a5 55. Kc5 a4 1/2-1/2