[Event "U.S. National Elementary School Championship 2024 K3"] [Site "Columbus, Ohio"] [Date "2024.04.27"] [Round "04"] [White "Jani, Aakash"] [Black "Wu, Darren"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "1920"] [BlackElo "1715"] [TimeControl "5400+10"] [Variant "Standard"] [ECO "B10"] [Opening "Caro-Kann Defense"] [Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/ChessLifeOnline"] [Source "https://lichess.org/study/RWJ340a8/pe312YaQ"] [Orientation "white"] 1. e4 { [%clk 1:30:00] } 1... c6 { [%clk 1:30:00] } 2. Nf3 { [%clk 1:30:00] } 2... d5 { [%clk 1:30:00] } 3. d3 { [%clk 1:29:54] } 3... Nf6 { [%clk 1:29:35] } 4. Nc3 { [%clk 1:28:59] } 4... dxe4 { [%clk 1:29:18] } 5. dxe4 { [%clk 1:28:40] } 5... Qxd1+ { [%clk 1:29:12] } 6. Kxd1 { [%clk 1:27:59] } 6... Bg4 { [%clk 1:28:49] } 7. Be2 { [%clk 1:27:04] } 7... Nbd7 { [%clk 1:28:21] } 8. h3 { [%clk 1:25:43] } 8... Bxf3 { [%clk 1:28:10] } 9. Bxf3 { [%clk 1:24:36] } 9... e5 { [%clk 1:27:44] } 10. Be3 { [%clk 1:23:20] } 10... Bc5 { [%clk 1:26:46] } 11. Ke2 { [%clk 1:19:43] } 11... O-O-O { [%clk 1:25:45] } 12. Rad1 { [%clk 1:16:32] } 12... Bxe3 { [%clk 1:25:33] } 13. Kxe3 { [%clk 1:15:54] } 13... Nb6 { [%clk 1:24:47] } 14. b3 { [%clk 1:14:27] } 14... Rxd1 { [%clk 1:24:38] } 15. Rxd1 { [%clk 1:12:11] } 15... Rd8 { [%clk 1:24:27] } 16. Rxd8+ { [%clk 1:08:27] } 16... Kxd8 { [%clk 1:24:26] } 17. a4 { [%clk 1:06:59] } 17... a5 { [%clk 1:24:14] } 18. g4 { [%clk 1:06:30] } 18... g5 { [%clk 1:24:10] } 19. Ne2 { [%clk 1:02:14] } 19... Nbd7 { [%clk 1:23:39] } 20. Ng3 { [%clk 1:00:35] } 20... Nf8 { [%clk 1:23:14] } 21. Nf5 { [%clk 1:00:28] } 21... Kd7 { [%clk 1:22:31] } 22. Be2 { [%clk 0:59:45] } 22... Ng6 { [%clk 1:22:07] } 23. Bc4 { [%clk 0:58:50] } 23... Nf4 { It's only move 23, but once again we're in an endgame. Here, White's position is fine. The kingside pawns are weak, but he does have the only bishop, and the bishop only gains strength as the g- and h-pawns come off the board. But it's hard not to overextend here. } { [%clk 1:21:38] } 24. h4?! { Unnecessary. } { [%clk 0:55:59] } (24. Nh6! { prepares h3-h4 under safer circumstances. } 24... Ke7 25. Nxf7 { and the e5-pawn comes under fire, so Black should settle for a draw. } 25... Ng2+ 26. Kf3 Nh4+ 27. Ke3 Ng2+ 28. Kd3 Nf4+ $10) 24... Nxg4+?! { [%clk 1:19:18] } 25. Kf3 { [%clk 0:55:59] } 25... h5 { [%clk 1:16:06] } 26. Bxf7?? { If you were not looking for checkmate right now, you'd be forgiven. } { [%clk 0:54:18] } (26. hxg5 Nh3 27. Kg3 Nxg5 28. f3 Nf6 $10) 26... Nh2+ { Played in one second (not including the ten-second delay). It's fair to say Black was "sitting" on this idea! } { [%clk 1:16:05] } 27. Kg3 { [%clk 0:52:38] } 27... Nf1+ { [%clk 1:16:05] } 28. Kf3 { [%clk 0:52:38] } 28... g4# { 0-1 Black wins. } { [%clk 1:15:31] } 0-1