[Event "2023 National High School Championship"] [Site "Washington D.C."] [Date "2023.04.02"] [White "Sharvesh R Deviprasath"] [Black "Austin R Mei"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2400"] [BlackElo "2297"] [Annotator "Lang,JJ"] [Variant "Standard"] [ECO "A01"] [Opening "Nimzo-Larsen Attack: Modern Variation"] [Source "https://lichess.org/study/gWVmQS5K/FNqZVIR9"] [Orientation "white"] { Annotations by JJ Lang } 1. b3 e5 2. Bb2 Nc6 3. e3 d5 4. g3 f5 $146 { Four moves in and already in uncharted waters! } 5. Bg2 Nf6 6. Ne2 Be6 7. d3 Qd7 8. a3 Be7 9. Nd2 O-O-O 10. b4 e4 { Despite the timid "reverse hippo," White has already equalized and now, due to Black's last move, can claim a small plus due to Black's overextension in the center. } 11. b5 Nb8 12. a4 g5 13. Qb1 (13. O-O { Shockingly, the computer loves this move and insists it is the only way White can keep an edge. I mention this more to show the counterintuitive, complex nature of this struggle than to criticize White's play. } 13... h5 14. Nd4 h4 15. c4 hxg3 16. hxg3 dxc4 17. dxe4 f4 18. Nxe6 Qxe6 19. Qe2 fxe3 20. fxe3 Nbd7 21. Qxc4 Qd6 22. Rfc1 Kb8 23. Qc2 $16 { is just one example of the horrific mixture of calculation and evaluation required to play this position "objectively correctly". }) 13... Rhf8 14. Bc3 Bd6 15. a5 f4 16. a6 b6 17. exf4 gxf4 18. Bxf6 Rxf6 19. dxe4 Bh3? (19... Qf7! $15 20. O-O { Again, hard to believe. } 20... f3 21. Nxf3 Rxf3 22. Nd4 Rf6 23. c3 Rh6 $15) 20. Bxh3 Qxh3 21. Qb2 Nd7 22. O-O-O! { At this point, Black's pieces make no sense and White can continue to dissolve Black's center and cruise to victory. } 22... Be5 23. Qb4 f3 24. Nd4 Nc5 25. Nc6 Rxc6 26. bxc6 Qh6 27. exd5 Nxa6 28. Qa4 Nb8 29. Qg4+ Nd7 30. Rhe1 Kb8 31. cxd7 Qd6 32. Nc4 Qh6+ 33. Kb1 { 1-0 White wins. } 1-0