[Event "2025 National K-12 Chess Championship"] [Site "Spokane, WI USA, United State"] [Date "2025.12.13"] [Round "4.17"] [White "Venkat, Varun"] [Black "Jammalamadaka, Vihaan"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "1945"] [WhiteTeam "USA"] [BlackElo "2191"] [BlackTeam "USA"] [Annotator "Foisor,Sabina"] [Variant "Standard"] [ECO "?"] [Opening "?"] [StudyName "2025 National K-12 Grade Championships"] [ChapterName "(8th) Venkat, Varun - Jammalamadaka, Vihaan"] [ChapterURL "https://lichess.org/study/eJCWlgC8/xa3HAZGq"] [FEN "2r2rk1/pp2ppb1/5np1/q2pPb1p/B4BPP/P1N2P2/1PPQ4/2KR3R b - - 0 16"] [SetUp "1"] [Orientation "white"] 16... Rxc3?? { Black must have missed White's 18. Rd4 intermezzo, after which the sacrifice is losing. Instead } (16... hxg4! { had to be played first to take away a piece form the attack! } 17. exf6 (17. fxg4 Nxg4 18. Bb3 e6 $19) 17... Bxf6 { Despite the temporary material loss, Black has the ability to recapture the piece with captures on c3 followed by the loss of the bishop on a4! } 18. Bb3 (18. Qxd5 Qxa4 19. Nxa4 Rxc2+ 20. Kb1 Rxb2+ 21. Ka1 Rb5+ 22. Qd4 Bxd4+ 23. Rxd4 e5 $19) 18... Bxc3 19. bxc3 Qxa3+ 20. Kb1 Qxb3+ $19) 17. Qxc3 Qxa4 18. Rd4! { Now all of White's pieces are protected and White has a decisive advantage. } 18... Qb5 19. gxf5 Nd7 20. Qd3 Qc6 21. Rxd5 Nc5 22. Qc4 b6 23. fxg6 Qxg6 24. Be3 e6 25. Rdd1 Kh8 26. Rhg1 Qf5 27. Bxc5 bxc5 28. Qe4 Qxe4 29. fxe4 Bxe5 30. Rd7 f5 31. Rg6 { Very likely due to time pressure White decided to take the draw here, though } (31. exf5 exf5 32. c3 $18 { would have simply kept everything protected after which White can start attacking Black's weaknesses! A lucky save by Black! }) 31... f4 32. Rh6+ Kg8 33. Rg6+ Kh8 34. Rh6+ 1/2-1/2