[Event "U.S. National Invitational Tournaments"] [Site "Grand Rapids"] [Date "2023.07.31"] [Round "05"] [White "Zhao, Erick"] [Black "Eric Z Feng"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2403"] [BlackElo "2199"] [TimeControl "5400+30"] [Annotator "Davis Zong Jr"] [Variant "Standard"] [ECO "B13"] [Opening "Caro-Kann Defense: Exchange Variation"] [Source "https://lichess.org/study/w2guu0Vb/ltStMwz2"] [Orientation "white"] 1. e4 { [%clk 1:30:45] } 1... c6 { [%clk 1:30:31] } 2. d4 { [%clk 1:31:07] } 2... d5 { [%clk 1:30:45] } 3. exd5 { [%clk 1:31:15] } 3... cxd5 { [%clk 1:31:09] } 4. Bd3 { [%clk 1:31:40] } 4... Nc6 { [%clk 1:31:33] } 5. c3 { [%clk 1:32:05] } 5... Nf6 { [%clk 1:31:56] } 6. Nf3 { [%clk 1:32:32] } 6... Bg4 { [%clk 1:31:54] } 7. O-O { [%clk 1:32:39] } 7... e6 { [%clk 1:31:40] } 8. h3 { [%clk 1:32:22] } 8... Bh5 { [%clk 1:31:26] } 9. Bf4 { [%clk 1:31:55] } 9... Bd6 { [%clk 1:31:28] } 10. Bxd6 { [%clk 1:32:09] } 10... Qxd6 { [%clk 1:31:53] } 11. Nbd2 { [%clk 1:32:31] } 11... O-O { These pawn structures often arise from the Exchange Caro-Kann, and backwards for the exchange Queen's Gambit Declined. White can try to use the queenside majority while Black can play in the center where he has two pawns against one. } { [%clk 1:32:01] } 12. Qb1 { [%clk 1:32:21] } 12... Rfc8 { [%clk 1:31:06] } 13. Re1 { [%clk 1:30:53] } 13... Bg6 { [%clk 1:29:33] } 14. Bxg6 { [%clk 1:29:22] } 14... hxg6 { [%clk 1:29:49] } 15. a4 { [%clk 1:28:47] } 15... Na5 { [%clk 1:17:24] } 16. Ne5 { [%clk 1:24:17] } 16... Nc4 { [%clk 1:13:53] } 17. Ndxc4 { [%clk 1:10:22] } 17... dxc4 { [%clk 1:14:05] } 18. a5 { [%clk 1:10:30] } 18... Qd5 { [%clk 1:09:40] } 19. Ra4 { [%clk 1:07:17] } 19... b5 { [%clk 1:05:38] } 20. axb6 { [%clk 1:06:43] } 20... axb6 { [%clk 1:05:56] } 21. Qa2 { [%clk 1:05:41] } 21... b5 { [%clk 1:04:51] } 22. Ra7 { [%clk 1:05:11] } 22... Rf8 { [%clk 0:43:58] } 23. Qa5 { [%clk 0:36:31] } 23... Rxa7 { [%clk 0:30:12] } 24. Qxa7 { [%clk 0:36:59] } 24... Qa8 { [%clk 0:29:41] } 25. Ra1 { [%clk 0:25:19] } 25... Qe4 { [%clk 0:28:34] } 26. Qb6 { [%clk 0:23:30] } 26... Qe2 { A nice way to get counterplay: Black sacrifices the b5-pawn but makes threats with the queen-and-knight duo. } { [%clk 0:27:22] } 27. Qxb5 { [%clk 0:20:22] } 27... Ne4 { [%clk 0:27:03] } 28. f3 { [%clk 0:14:44] } (28. Rf1 Nd2 $10 { Leads to repetition as well. }) 28... Qf2+ { [%clk 0:27:27] } 29. Kh1 { [%clk 0:14:57] } 29... Ng3+ { [%clk 0:27:54] } 30. Kh2 { [%clk 0:15:24] } 30... Nf1+ { [%clk 0:28:08] } 31. Rxf1 { [%clk 0:14:55] } 31... Qxf1 { [%clk 0:28:32] } 32. Qxc4 { [%clk 0:15:20] } 32... Qc1 { [%clk 0:27:52] } 33. Nd3 { [%clk 0:14:39] } 33... Qd2 { [%clk 0:27:37] } 34. Qb5 { 1/2-1/2 The game is a draw. } { [%clk 0:09:38] } 1/2-1/2