[Event "HBCU Classic: Playoff"] [Site "https://lichess.org/study/usTX9DU6/kqQ4nOjP"] [Date "2023.04.22"] [White "Malik Castro-DeVarona"] [Black "Samir Acharya"] [Result "1-0"] [Annotator "GM Maurice Ashley"] [Variant "Standard"] [ECO "B27"] [Opening "Sicilian Defense: Hyperaccelerated Dragon"] [Source "https://lichess.org/study/usTX9DU6/kqQ4nOjP"] [Orientation "white"] { This second Blitz game decided the championship. } 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 g6 3. c3 Bg7 4. Bc4 (4. d4 { is most logical, though the text isn't bad. }) 4... e6 5. O-O Ne7 6. d4 cxd4 7. cxd4 d5 8. Bb5+ Bd7 9. Bxd7+ Nxd7?! { Black had to be more careful. } (9... Qxd7! { was better, since the knight is poorly placed on d7 where it doesn't have an easy future. Still, White's edge is miniscule. }) 10. e5 O-O 11. Nc3 a6 12. Ng5?! { At first, this move looks like a clear loss of time. However, it was clear that White wanted to invite Black to create a small weakness near the king. } 12... h6 13. Nf3 Nc6 14. Bf4 Rc8 15. Qd2 Kh7 (15... g5! 16. Bg3 (16. Be3 g4! 17. Ne1 Ndxe5!! 18. dxe5 (18. Bxh6 Bxh6 19. Qxh6 Nxd4) 18... d4 19. Bxh6 dxc3 20. Qe3 Bxh6 21. Qxh6 Nxe5 { and Black is better due to piece activity despite the exposure of the monarch. }) 16... f5 17. exf6 Qxf6 { would have shown White the error of his ways. }) 16. Rac1 Nb6 17. Ne2 Nc4 18. Qc2 Qa5 19. b3 Na3? (19... Nb4! 20. Qb1 Na3 21. Qb2 Nac2! { and Black dominates the queenside. }) 20. Qb2 Nb4 { Now this move comes a tempo too late. } 21. Bd2! Nb5 22. a4! Rxc1 (22... Na7 23. Qa3 Nac6 24. Rxc6! { wins a piece. }) 23. Rxc1 Nd3 24. Qc2 (24. Bxa5 Nxb2 25. axb5 { also does the job. }) 24... Nxc1 25. Bxa5 Nxe2+ 26. Qxe2 { and White went on to win the game. } 26... Na7 27. Bb6 Nc6 28. Qc2 Rc8 29. h3 Ne7 30. Qd2 Nf5 31. g4 Ne7 32. Qb4 Nc6 33. Qd6 Bf8 34. Qd7 1-0