[Event "Round 6: Gabriel Eidelman - Grayson Ror"] [Site "lichess.org"] [Date "2024.02.18"] [White "Gabriel Eidelman"] [Black "Grayson Rorrer"] [Result "1-0"] [Annotator "Lang, JJ"] [Variant "Standard"] [ECO "A07"] [Opening "King's Indian Attack: Yugoslav Variation"] [StudyName "New York Norms Presidents' Day Invitational"] [ChapterName "Gabriel Eidelman - Grayson Rorrer"] [Source "https://lichess.org/study/rbSYSN7z/kIKgqYrk"] [Orientation "white"] 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 d5 3. Bg2 c6 4. O-O Bg4 5. h3 Bh5 6. c4 e6 7. d4 Nbd7 8. cxd5 exd5 9. Ne5 Ne4 10. Nd2 f5 11. Nxe4 dxe4?! $146 (11... fxe4 { This position has only been reached once, with Grischuk playing the correct move but still being outplayed by Grischuk in an over-the-board blitz tournament held alongside the World Championship last year in Astana. } 12. Bf4 Be7?! (12... g5! $146 { is the path to equality, preventing Bf4xe5, which indeed left White with a comfortable "squeeze" in this game. } 13. Be3 Nxe5 14. dxe5 Qe7 15. Rc1 Bg7 $13) 13. f3 exf3 14. exf3 O-O 15. Qd2 Nxe5 16. Bxe5 Qb6 17. f4 Bf6 18. Rae1 Rae8 19. Kh2 $16 { and White won on move 63 in Grischuk – Keymer, Astana, 2023 (blitz). }) 12. Qb3 Nxe5 { Practically forced, as } (12... Be7 13. Qxb7 $16 { was not acceptable. }) 13. dxe5 Qc8?! (13... Bxe2 { was risky, but necessary. } 14. Re1 (14. Qxb7 { is harmless, as now Black has } 14... Qc8! { only after White lost the chance for e5-e6. } 15. Qb3 Be7! (15... Bxf1?! 16. Bxf1 Rb8 17. Qc2 $14) 16. Re1 Rb8 17. Qa4 (17. Qe3 Bd3 $13) 17... Qa6! { makes nice use of the bishop's temporary residence on the e2-square in order to kick away White's annoying queen. }) 14... Bd3 15. Be3 $14 { gives White better development and lasting pressure as compensation for the pawn. } (15. e6 { no longer works now that Black is in time with } 15... Qb6! { , which is the activating potential he gave up on with ... Qd8-c8. })) 14. e6! { A suffocating resource. } 14... Bxe2 15. Re1 Bd3 16. Bf4! { With e5-e6 played, now White has even more compensation for the pawn, as well as threats near Black's king. } 16... Be7 17. Bf1 O-O (17... Bxf1 18. Rxf1 O-O 19. Rad1 Kh8 20. Rd7 $16) 18. Bxd3 exd3 19. Rad1 c5 20. Qxd3 { White has regained the pawn and retains a killer edge with the better bishop, more active rooks, and that pesky little bugger on e6. } 20... Qc6 21. Qd7 Rfe8 22. Qxc6 bxc6 23. Be5 Rad8?! { Maybe Black had some chances with queens off the board, but not anymore. } (23... Red8! 24. Rd7 Rxd7 25. exd7 Kf7! { is the difference. After the text move, Black would have to burn a tempo on moving the rook off e8 in this line. } 26. Bc7 { of course, White should still be winning. }) 24. Rd7 Bf8 (24... Rxd7 25. exd7 Rd8 (25... Rf8 26. Bxg7 $18) 26. Rd1 Kf7 27. Bc7 $18 { is how White would make use of that aforementioned extra tempo. }) 25. Bc3 Be7 26. Rxa7 { White is winning. } 26... Bf6 27. Bxf6 gxf6 28. Re2 Ra8 29. Rxa8 Rxa8 30. e7 Re8 31. Kg2 { 1-0 White wins. } 1-0