[Event "U.S. National Middle School Championship 2024"] [Site "Atlanta, Georgia"] [Date "2024.05.12"] [Round "07"] [White "Kyle Y Wang"] [Black "Anjaneya Sripathy Rao"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2115"] [BlackElo "2182"] [TimeControl "5400+10"] [Variant "Standard"] [ECO "C11"] [Opening "French Defense: Classical Variation, Burn Variation, Morozevich Line"] [Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/ChessLifeOnline"] [Source "https://lichess.org/study/O4mAGfsa/BMgymNaE"] [Orientation "white"] 1. e4 { [%clk 1:30:00] } 1... e6 { [%clk 1:30:00] } 2. d4 { [%clk 1:30:00] } 2... d5 { [%clk 1:30:00] } 3. Nc3 { [%clk 1:30:00] } 3... Nf6 { [%clk 1:30:00] } 4. Bg5 { [%clk 1:30:00] } 4... dxe4 { [%clk 1:30:00] } 5. Nxe4 { [%clk 1:30:00] } 5... Be7 { [%clk 1:29:51] } 6. Bxf6 { [%clk 1:29:59] } 6... gxf6 { [%clk 1:29:51] } 7. Nf3 { [%clk 1:29:53] } 7... b6 { [%clk 1:27:39] } 8. Bb5+ { [%clk 1:27:52] } 8... c6 { [%clk 1:24:47] } 9. Be2 { [%clk 1:26:53] } 9... f5 { [%clk 1:22:56] } 10. Nc3 { [%clk 1:20:23] } 10... Nd7 { [%clk 1:21:45] } 11. Qd3 { [%clk 1:19:02] } 11... Qc7 { [%clk 1:20:28] } 12. O-O-O { [%clk 1:16:17] } 12... a5 { [%clk 1:18:45] } 13. Rhe1 { [%clk 1:09:02] } 13... Ba6 { [%clk 1:01:40] } 14. Qe3 { [%clk 1:07:49] } 14... Bd6 { [%clk 0:59:19] } 15. g3 { [%clk 1:06:39] } 15... Bxe2 { [%clk 0:59:04] } 16. Qxe2 { [%clk 1:06:05] } 16... O-O-O { [%clk 0:59:02] } 17. Ne5 { [%clk 1:03:09] } 17... Nxe5 { [%clk 0:48:01] } 18. dxe5 { [%clk 1:02:50] } 18... Bb4 { [%clk 0:47:50] } 19. Qf3 { [%clk 0:58:57] } 19... Kb7 { [%clk 0:38:23] } 20. a3 { [%clk 0:54:02] } 20... Bxc3 { [%clk 0:21:42] } 21. Qxc3 { [%clk 0:53:27] } 21... Rxd1+ { [%clk 0:20:19] } 22. Rxd1 { [%clk 0:53:27] } 22... Rd8 { [%clk 0:20:08] } 23. Rxd8 { [%clk 0:51:54] } 23... Qxd8 { [%clk 0:20:08] } 24. Qd2 { Once again, we reach a key decision point. With queens on, this position is surely equal. But who is better in a pure king-and-pawn endgame? } { [%clk 0:51:24] } 24... Kc7 { [%clk 0:16:58] } (24... Qc7 $10) 25. Qxd8+! { White claims they are! } { [%clk 0:50:38] } 25... Kxd8 { [%clk 0:16:58] } 26. Kd2 { [%clk 0:50:36] } 26... Ke7 { [%clk 0:09:29] } 27. Ke3 { [%clk 0:50:27] } 27... Kf8 { [%clk 0:07:30] } 28. Kf4 { [%clk 0:50:19] } 28... Kg7 { [%clk 0:07:03] } 29. Kg5 { [%clk 0:49:20] } 29... a4 { [%clk 0:04:27] } (29... h6+ { is too weakening: White will eventually push g3-g4-g5 and reach the f6-square after shouldering Black's king out of the way. } 30. Kh5 Kh7 31. f3 Kg7 32. a4 Kh7 33. g4 fxg4 34. fxg4 Kg7 35. g5 hxg5 36. Kxg5 $18) 30. c4 { [%clk 0:48:42] } 30... c5 { [%clk 0:02:28] } 31. f3 { [%clk 0:46:51] } 31... h6+ { [%clk 0:01:04] } 32. Kh5 { [%clk 0:46:36] } 32... f6 { [%clk 0:01:04] } 33. exf6+ { [%clk 0:44:01] } 33... Kxf6 { [%clk 0:01:04] } 34. f4! { Stopping Black's hopes of gaining a central passer in their tracks. } { [%clk 0:43:38] } 34... Kg7 { [%clk 0:00:58] } 35. h3 { [%clk 0:43:01] } 35... Kh7 { [%clk 0:00:33] } 36. g4 { [%clk 0:40:13] } 36... e5 { [%clk 0:00:04] } 37. gxf5 { [%clk 0:39:15] } 37... e4 { [%clk 0:00:03] } 38. Kg4 { [%clk 0:38:51] } 38... Kg7 { [%clk 0:00:02] } 39. Kg3 { [%clk 0:38:35] } 39... Kf6 { [%clk 0:00:02] } 40. Kf2 { [%clk 0:38:34] } 40... Kxf5 { [%clk 0:00:02] } 41. Ke3 { The key position. Black is in zugzwang after } { [%clk 0:38:34] } 41... h5 { [%clk 0:00:02] } 42. h4 { and Black's king is in the way of the h-pawn: } { [%clk 0:38:34] } 42... Kg4 { [%clk 0:00:02] } 43. Kxe4 { [%clk 0:38:34] } 43... Kxh4 { [%clk 0:00:02] } 44. Kf3 { [%clk 0:38:32] } 44... Kh3 { [%clk 0:00:01] } 45. f5 { [%clk 0:38:32] } 45... h4 { [%clk 0:00:01] } 46. f6 { [%clk 0:38:32] } 46... Kh2 { [%clk 0:00:01] } 47. f7 { 1-0 White wins. } { [%clk 0:38:32] } 1-0