[Event "2023 High School Championship"] [Site "https://lichess.org/study/YXupbgpo/nCvB3DoK"] [Date "2023.04.01"] [Round "5"] [White "Cavazos, Jorge"] [Black "Alvare, Manuel"] [Result "0-1"] [Annotator "Jason"] [Variant "Standard"] [ECO "C54"] [Opening "Italian Game: Classical Variation, Greco Gambit"] [Source "https://lichess.org/study/YXupbgpo/nCvB3DoK"] [Orientation "white"] { [%evp 0,66,19,31,34,19,13,17,8,1,25,25,25,-16,-4,-10,77,48,92,55,85,85,74,73, 240,41,45,18,56,-31,-22,-27,-27,-32,-31,-31,-12,-15,2,-66,-62,-84,-88,-285, -181,-399,-372,-381,-380,-394,-334,-404,-409,-412,-409,-521,-375,-402,-309, -431,-306,-317,-327,-343,-284,-381,-437,-885,-946] } { Annotations by FM Jason Wang } 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d4 exd4 6. e5 d5 7. Bb5 Nd7?! (7... Ne4 8. cxd4 Bb6 9. Nc3 O-O 10. Be3 Bg4 { is the main line, and is quite well studied. }) 8. cxd4 Bb6 { Here Black's pieces are slightly passive, and White has an advantage. } 9. O-O O-O 10. Nc3 Ne7 11. Re1 Re8 (11... h6 { was necessary, to stop Nf3-g5 ideas. }) 12. Bd3? (12. Ng5 h6 13. e6! hxg5 14. exf7+ Kxf7 15. Bxg5 c6 16. Qh5+ Kg8 17. Nxd5! cxd5 18. Re3! { but this is almost impossible for any player to find. }) (12. e6 fxe6 13. Ng5 $16 { is perhaps more pragmatic. Black will find it difficult to defend the e6-pawn. }) 12... Nf8 { From this point forward, Black takes control of the game and demonstrates a strong understanding of the position. } 13. Bg5 { The bishop on g5 looks pretty, but in reality it will be attacked with ...Nf8-e6 in the future. } (13. Be3 { is more solid. }) 13... Bg4! 14. Be2 Ne6 15. Bxe7 Rxe7 16. Nh4 Bxe2 17. Nxe2 Rd7 18. Nf3 c5! { Now Black strikes against the d4-pawn. } 19. Qa4 { This is a step in the wrong direction. This move achieves very little, but opens White up to tactics which ultimately lead to his demise. } (19. g3 Rc8 20. h4 { is more useful for White, asking Black what exactly his plan is. }) 19... Rc8 20. Rad1 cxd4 21. Nexd4? { White blunders a piece. } (21. Qa3 Rdc7 22. Nexd4 Rc4 23. Nxe6 fxe6 $15 { and Black's position is more pleasant for a number of reasons, e.g. his rooks dominate the open file and his bishop is stronger. }) 21... Nxd4 22. Nxd4 Rc4! 23. Qb3 Bxd4 24. Qh3 Re7 25. b3 Rc3 26. Qh4 Bb6 27. Rxd5 Qe8 28. Red1 Rc8 29. Qg4 Qc6 30. Qg5 Ree8 31. Qg4 h6 32. Rd6 Qc5 33. Qf5 Rxe5 { 0-1 Black wins. } 0-1