[Event "2023 World Junior Championships"] [Site "Mexico City"] [Date "2023.09.26"] [White "Dante M BEUKES"] [Black "Josiah STEARMAN"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2239"] [BlackElo "2468"] [Annotator "Lang,JJ"] [Variant "Standard"] [ECO "B30"] [Opening "Sicilian Defense: Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack"] [Source "https://lichess.org/study/qVDCzUiI/ToEQeL2s"] [Orientation "white"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 e6 4. O-O Nge7 5. d4 cxd4 6. Nxd4 Ng6 7. Be3 Be7 8. Be2 O-O 9. c4 { Play now resembles something like a Maroczy bind against the Kan Sicilian, albeit with Black's knights on c6 and g6 rather than in a more familiar Hedgehog formation on d7 and f6. But with the pawn still on d7, Black can play for dynamics with ... f7-f5, and should enjoy an easier time undermining the center accordingly. } 9... Nxd4 10. Qxd4 b6 11. Qd2 Bb7 12. Nc3 f5! 13. exf5 Nh4 { An alert way to actively undermine White's center. } 14. fxe6 (14. f3 Nxf5 15. Bf2 Bg5 { might be objectively equal, but practically Black is doing quite well. }) 14... Bxg2 15. Qxd7 { White elects to enter a materially imbalanced queenless middle game rather than find out how Black planned to continue the kingside assault. } (15. exd7!? Nf3+ 16. Bxf3 Bxf3 17. Rfe1 { Surprisingly, Black has no obvious way to penetrate the g-file, so White's d-pawn provides adequate compensation. }) 15... Bxf1 16. Qxd8 Raxd8 17. Bxf1 Nf5 18. Nd5 Bh4 19. Bh3?! (19. Bf4 { In a rare position where it is easier to play with the two rooks, White had to start by preserving the bishop pair in a way that also preempted Black's ... Rd8-d6. }) 19... Rd6 20. Bf4 (20. Nf4 { would part with the bishop pair, which might have been worth preserving the pawn in this case. } 20... Nxe3 21. fxe3 Rd2 22. b4 Rc8 $17) 20... Rxe6 21. Bg3 Bxg3 22. hxg3 Re2 23. Bg4 Re4 24. Bxf5 Rxf5 25. Ne3 { With pawns on both sides of the board, the rooks count for quite a lot, and Black should be winning, and he proves this convincingly. } 25... Ra5 26. Kf1 Rd4 27. Ke2 h5 28. a3 g5 29. Rh1 h4 30. gxh4 gxh4 31. Rh3 Rg5 32. b3 Kf7 33. Rf3+ Kg6 34. Kf1 Rd3 35. Ng2 Rd1+ 36. Ke2 Rh1 37. Nf4+ Kh6 38. Re3 Rf5 39. Kf3 Rg1 40. Re8 Kg7 41. Rd8 h3 42. Rd7+ Kh6 43. Rd6+ Kh7 { 0-1 Black wins. } 0-1