[Event "MCCL S2R2"] [Site "Owings Mills, MD"] [Date "2026.07.11"] [Round "2"] [White "PETTIT, STEVEN"] [Black "SINGHAL, Rhythm"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "1605"] [WhiteFideId "-1"] [BlackElo "1478"] [BlackFideId "-1"] [Board "2"] [GameId "2330792395792489"] [Variant "Standard"] [ECO "B08"] [Opening "Pirc Defense: Classical Variation, Schlechter Variation"] [StudyName "MCCL Season 2, R2: Queenside vs Owings MIlls"] [ChapterName "PETTIT, STEVEN - SINGHAL, Rhythm"] [ChapterURL "https://lichess.org/study/Tehh9zdO/VpDgqfLC"] [Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/OwingsMillsChessClub"] [Orientation "white"] 1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. h3 O-O 6. Be3 Nbd7 { 6...a6 is becoming the main line. } 7. Qd2 c6 8. Be2 { B08: Pirc Defence: Classical System. } 8... e5 9. dxe5 Nxe5 (9... dxe5 10. O-O Qe7) 10. Nxe5 (10. O-O-O $16 { Threatens to win with Nxe5. } 10... Nxf3 11. Bxf3) 10... dxe5 11. O-O Be6 12. Qxd8 Rfxd8 13. Rfd1 b6 $146 (13... Rxd1+ 14. Rxd1 Bf8 15. a3 Nd7 16. Bf1 Nc5 17. Be2 Nd7 18. Bf1 Nc5 19. Be2 Nd7 { ½-½ Sezdbekov,R (2134)-Isakjanov,K (2061) KGZ-ch FL Bishkek 2017 (6) }) 14. f3 { The position is symmetric and equal } 14... Nh5 15. Bf1 Ng3 { [#] } (15... Bf8 { keeps the balance. }) 16. Kf2 (16. Ba6! $16) 16... Nxf1 17. Kxf1 f5 18. b3 f4 19. Bf2 g5 20. Rd3 Bf6 (20... Rxd3 $15 21. cxd3 h5) 21. a4? { [#] Now White is beyond hope. } (21. Rxd8+ Rxd8 22. Rd1) 21... Rxd3 $19 22. cxd3 Bxb3 23. Ra3? (23. Ne2) 23... Bc2 24. Na2 Be7 { Against Nb4 } 25. Nb4 (25. Rc3 Bxa4 26. g3) 25... Bxb4 { Weighted Error Value: White=0.71/Black=0.26 (precise) Loses game: White=1 --- Mistake: White=4 Black=3 Inaccurate: White=1 --- OK: White=3 Black=5 Best: --- Black=3 } 0-1