[Event "Round 7: Naren Pullela - Harper Wallace"] [Site "https://lichess.org"] [Date "????.??.??"] [White "Naren Pullela"] [Black "Harper Wallace"] [Result "0-1"] [Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/NingunaBroma"] [Variant "Standard"] [ECO "D85"] [Opening "Grünfeld Defense: Exchange Variation, Modern Exchange Variation"] [StudyName "NHS Annotations, Co-Champions edition"] [ChapterName "Naren Pullela - Harper Wallace"] [Source "https://lichess.org/study/YXupbgpo/zmwBsyC4"] [Orientation "white"] { Annotations by FM Sharvesh Deviprasath } 1. Nf3 { [%clk 1:20:23] } 1... d5 { [%clk 1:29:29] } 2. c4 { [%clk 1:20:04] } 2... c5 { [%clk 1:29:10] } 3. cxd5 { [%clk 1:14:36] } 3... Nf6? { Wallace must be a Grunfeld player trying to tranpose against this Reti setup, except there's one problem. } { [%clk 1:23:23] } 4. Nc3 { [%clk 1:14:05] } (4. e4! { And White would be up a clean pawn! } 4... Nxe4 5. Qa4+) 4... Nxd5 { [%clk 1:22:36] } 5. e4 { [%clk 1:09:46] } 5... Nxc3 { [%clk 1:22:31] } 6. bxc3 { [%clk 1:09:46] } 6... g6 { [%clk 1:21:49] } 7. d4 { [%clk 1:09:20] } 7... Bg7 { [%clk 1:20:22] } 8. Be2 { [%clk 1:02:03] } 8... Nc6 { [%clk 1:20:09] } 9. d5 { A super-rare sideline, Pullela spent seven minutes on this move. I assume he knew the thematic idea of giving up the exchange for Black's monster dark square bishop. } { [%clk 0:56:17] } 9... Bxc3+ { [%clk 1:17:39] } 10. Bd2 { [%clk 0:56:17] } 10... Bxa1 { [%clk 1:15:25] } 11. Qxa1 { [%clk 0:56:17] } 11... Nd4 { [%clk 1:14:33] } 12. Nxd4 { [%clk 0:55:54] } 12... cxd4 { [%clk 1:11:19] } 13. Qxd4 { [%clk 0:55:42] } 13... O-O { [%clk 1:08:29] } 14. Bh6 { [%clk 0:53:27] } 14... Qa5+ { [%clk 0:58:23] } 15. Kf1 { [%clk 0:48:50] } 15... f6 { [%clk 0:58:23] } 16. Bxf8 { [%clk 0:48:50] } 16... Kxf8 { Up until here, play was more or less forced. } { [%clk 0:58:01] } 17. Qb2 { [%clk 0:23:21] } 17... b6 { [%clk 0:54:46] } 18. h4! { A great plan to play on the kingside. } { [%clk 0:20:02] } 18... h5 { [%clk 0:53:05] } 19. g3 { [%clk 0:18:41] } 19... Ba6 { [%clk 0:50:16] } 20. Kg2 { [%clk 0:15:36] } 20... Rc8 { [%clk 0:47:17] } 21. Bxa6 { [%clk 0:13:21] } 21... Qxa6 { [%clk 0:47:17] } 22. Rc1 { [%clk 0:13:05] } 22... Rc4 { [%clk 0:45:34] } 23. e5 { [%clk 0:07:54] } (23. d6! { The best practical try } 23... Ke8 { This is Black's only move to not be lost. } (23... Rxe4 24. d7) (23... Rxc1 24. Qxc1 exd6 25. Qh6+)) 23... fxe5 { [%clk 0:42:25] } 24. Qxe5 { [%clk 0:05:10] } 24... Rxc1 { [%clk 0:41:40] } 25. Qf4+ { [%clk 0:05:07] } 25... Kg7 { [%clk 0:40:09] } 26. Qe5+?? { Here, White was too impatient to make the draw and guarantee at least a share of first. } { [%clk 0:04:57] } (26. Qxc1 Qxa2 27. Qc3+ Kg8 28. Qd3 { Black can push forever but with queens on the board there are great chances for a perpetual. }) 26... Kg8 { [%clk 0:38:05] } 27. Qe6+ { [%clk 0:04:43] } 27... Kf8 { And there are just no more checks! } { [%clk 0:37:44] } 28. Qxg6 { [%clk 0:02:49] } 28... Qf1+ { [%clk 0:37:17] } 29. Kf3 { [%clk 0:02:49] } 29... Rc3+ { [%clk 0:37:14] } 30. Kf4 { [%clk 0:02:49] } 30... Qxf2+ { [%clk 0:37:14] } 31. Ke5 { [%clk 0:02:49] } 31... Qf6+ { [%clk 0:37:04] } 32. Qxf6+ { [%clk 0:02:49] } 32... exf6+ { [%clk 0:37:04] } 33. Kxf6 { [%clk 0:02:49] } 33... Rxg3 { [%clk 0:37:04] } 34. d6 { [%clk 0:02:49] } 34... Ke8 { [%clk 0:37:04] } 35. Ke6 { [%clk 0:02:49] } 35... Kd8 { [%clk 0:37:04] } 36. d7 { [%clk 0:02:49] } 36... Re3+ { [%clk 0:37:04] } 37. Kd6 { [%clk 0:02:49] } 37... Rd3+ { [%clk 0:37:04] } 38. Kc6 { [%clk 0:02:49] } 38... Rxd7 { 0-1 Black wins. } { [%clk 0:37:04] } 0-1