[Event "Round 6: Chance Nguyen - Naren Pullela"] [Site "https://lichess.org"] [Date "2023.04.02"] [White "Chance Nguyen"] [Black "Naren Pullela"] [Result "0-1"] [Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/NingunaBroma"] [Variant "Standard"] [ECO "B94"] [Opening "Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation"] [Source "https://lichess.org/study/YXupbgpo/fIuxfClc"] [Orientation "white"] { [%evp 0,78,32,22,52,47,73,48,48,35,35,35,72,56,49,58,49,65,86,60,58,58,64,10, 36,-6,3,-1,-5,-57,-35,-21,-5,-83,-67,-81,-67,-82,28,71,418,542,522,9,0,-158, -160,-207,-182,-203,-164,-163,-153,-160,-160,-160,-140,-144,-132,-138,-130, -139,-138,-226,-252,-314,-257,-261,-261,-309,-229,-306,-392,-467,-331,-406, -392,-971,-971,-2057,-29984] } { Annotations by FM Sharvesh Deviprasath } 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 Nbd7 7. Bc4 Qc7!? { Trying to follow the regular Najdorf development scheme isn't good for Black in this theoretical position. } 8. Bb3 b5 9. f3 (9. Nd5! Nxd5 10. exd5 { And Black doesn't have a comfortable way to complete development. }) 9... Bb7 10. Qd2 h6 11. Be3 Nc5 12. O-O-O e6 13. Kb1 Be7 14. Nce2? { Trying to reroute the knight isn't that good for White. The thematic kingside pawn storm was better. } (14. g4) 14... Nxb3 15. axb3 d5 16. exd5 Nxd5 17. Rhe1 Rc8 18. Nf4 Nxf4? { The king stuck in the center is leading to all of Black's problems: Pullela needed to castle! } 19. Bxf4 Qc5 20. Nxe6! fxe6 21. Rxe6?? { Typical of the Sicilian, both sides need to be extremely precise while attacking. One wrong move and the winning advantage vanishes! } (21. Qd7+ Kf8 22. Qxe6 { And with rook lifts to d7 and e5, Black's position is just hopeless. }) 21... O-O 22. Re5 Qc7 { Pullela has great conversion technique to take home the win. } 23. Qe2 Bd6 24. Rc5 Qxc5 25. Bxd6 Qf5 26. Bxf8 Rxf8 27. Rd3 Qc8 28. Qd2 Bc6 29. Rd6 Re8 30. Qd4 Qc7 31. b4 a5 32. Qc5 Re1+ 33. Ka2 axb4 34. Qxb4 Qa7+ 35. Kb3 Re3+ 36. c3 Qf7+ 37. Ka3 Re1 38. Rd8+ Kh7 39. b3 Qa7+ { 0-1 Black wins. } 0-1