[Event "Junior Joust 2021 Spring 5"] [Site "Temecula"] [Date "2021.06.12"] [Round "1.4"] [White "Liu, Carrey"] [Black "Discenza, Brady"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B01"] [Opening "Scandinavian: 2...Qxd5 3.Nc3"] 1. e4 d5 { The Center Counter aka The Scandinavian Defense} 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qa5 4. Bc4 { } Be6 { Not such a good square for the Bishop because White can trade it off and double Black's King pawns. These pawns will be isolated and on the half open e-file. And, if Black wants to develop his dark-squared Bishop on the f8-a3 diagonal, he will have to move two pawns. Awkward.} (4... Nf6 {is normal}) 5. Bxe6 fxe6 6. d4 Nc6 7. Nf3 O-O-O { } 8. Bd2 Nxd4 9. Ne2 (9. Nxd4 Rxd4 10. Qe2 e5 {+/- (1.26/24 S11)}) 9... Nxf3+ 10. gxf3 Qb5 11. Nc3 Qxb2 12. Na4 (12. Rb1 {Black voluntarily opened up a half open file allowing White to attack his King.}) 12... Qe5+ { } 13. Be3 $4 { Hangs Queen for Rook.} (13. Kf1) 13... Rxd1+ 14. Rxd1 Qa5+ 15. Nc3 Qxc3+ 16. Bd2 { About here Black should have developed his kingside pieces. Grabbing the less important c- and a-pawns takes time better spent getting the rest of Black's army out. We will see that the d8 square become very important.} Qxc2 (16... Qxf3 17. O-O Nf6 18. Bc1 Ne4 19. Rd3 Qg4+ 20. Kh1 Qe2 {Keeps White from untangling and the Knight can go to d6 if needed. Or, Black can play ...b7-b6 to avoid mate on d8.}) 17. Be3 Qxa2 18. Rg1 e5 19. Rd2 Qb1+ 20. Rd1 Qf5 21. Rg3 { } e4 22. fxe4 Qxe4 23. Rd4 Qh1+ 24. Ke2 Qxh2 25. Bf4 Qh4 26. Rc3 { } (26. Rgd3 {Threatens mate on d8.} e6 27. Bg3 Qh5+ 28. Kf1 Be7 { And, the mate is gone.}) 26... c6 27. Rcd3 { Treatening mate on d8.} g5 $2 28. Rd8# 1-0