[Event "U.S. National Elementary School Championship 2024 K-3"] [Site "Columbus, Ohio"] [Date "2024.04.26"] [Round "01"] [White "Sha, Yi"] [Black "Zhu, Aiden"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "1924"] [BlackElo "1151"] [TimeControl "5400+10"] [Variant "Standard"] [ECO "D81"] [Opening "Grünfeld Defense: Russian Variation, Accelerated Variation"] [Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/ChessLifeOnline"] [StudyName "2024 National Elementary School Championships"] [ChapterName "Sha, Yi - Zhu, Aiden"] [Source "https://lichess.org/study/RWJ340a8/WTs1qSRf"] [Orientation "white"] 1. d4 { [%clk 1:30:00] } 1... Nf6 { [%clk 1:30:00] } 2. c4 { [%clk 1:30:00] } 2... g6 { [%clk 1:30:00] } 3. Nc3 { [%clk 1:30:00] } 3... d5 { [%clk 1:30:00] } 4. Qb3 { [%clk 1:29:35] } 4... dxc4 { [%clk 1:29:56] } 5. Qxc4 { [%clk 1:29:14] } 5... Bg7 { [%clk 1:29:38] } 6. e4 { [%clk 1:28:28] } 6... O-O { [%clk 1:29:11] } 7. Be2 { [%clk 1:27:52] } 7... c6 { [%clk 1:26:48] } 8. Nf3 { [%clk 1:24:57] } 8... Be6 { [%clk 1:25:20] } 9. Qd3 { [%clk 1:23:30] } 9... Na6 { [%clk 1:23:39] } 10. O-O { [%clk 1:21:39] } 10... Qc7 { [%clk 1:21:39] } 11. a3 { [%clk 1:18:34] } 11... Rfd8 { [%clk 1:20:21] } 12. Qc2 { [%clk 1:16:18] } 12... Rac8 { [%clk 1:16:42] } 13. Be3 { [%clk 1:14:09] } 13... Ng4 { [%clk 1:15:32] } 14. Rac1 { [%clk 1:11:19] } 14... f5 { [%clk 1:13:41] } 15. e5 { [%clk 1:08:50] } 15... c5?! { Black's attempt to undermine White's center has been a theme of today's games. But chess is never so mechanical. Here, White's center simply balloons via tactical means. } { [%clk 1:12:15] } (15... Nxe3! 16. fxe3 Bh6 17. Kf2 b5 18. b4 Qd7 $10) 16. d5! { [%clk 1:05:22] } 16... f4 { [%clk 1:09:58] } (16... Bxd5 17. Nxd5 Rxd5 18. Bc4 { is the point. }) (16... Nxe3 17. fxe3 Rxd5 18. Nxd5 Bxd5 19. Bc4) (16... Bf7 { is a bit more stubborn than it looks. } 17. d6! (17. e6?! Be8 18. Bg5 h6 19. h3 $13) 17... exd6 18. Nb5 Qb6 19. Nxd6 $16) 17. Bxf4 { [%clk 1:02:45] } 17... Bf5 { [%clk 1:09:48] } 18. Bc4! { [%clk 0:58:59] } 18... Kh8 { [%clk 1:08:45] } 19. Qe2 { [%clk 0:55:54] } 19... Rf8 { [%clk 1:06:33] } 20. d6 { The central breakthrough is as instructive as it is decisive. } { [%clk 0:52:11] } 20... Qd7 { [%clk 1:05:38] } 21. e6 { [%clk 0:51:20] } 21... Qd8 { [%clk 1:03:18] } 22. Nd5 { White's dominance of the center is a beauty to behold. Black is helpless! } { [%clk 0:50:09] } 22... Re8 { [%clk 1:00:55] } 23. Ng5 { [%clk 0:48:43] } 23... Qa5 { [%clk 1:00:09] } 24. d7 { [%clk 0:47:15] } 24... Rcd8 { [%clk 0:59:46] } 25. Nf7+ { [%clk 0:46:44] } 25... Kg8 { [%clk 0:59:40] } 26. Nxd8 { [%clk 0:45:55] } 26... Rxd8 { [%clk 0:59:40] } 27. Nxe7+ { [%clk 0:45:54] } 27... Kh8 { [%clk 0:59:27] } 28. Nxf5 { [%clk 0:45:49] } 28... gxf5 { [%clk 0:59:27] } 29. e7 { 1-0 White wins. } { [%clk 0:45:46] } 1-0