[Event "Junior Joust 2021 Spring 5"] [Site "Temecula"] [Date "2021.06.12"] [Round "2.1"] [White "Zhao, Dennis"] [Black "Liu, Carrey"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D31"] [Opening "QGD: 3.Nc3"] 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 dxc4 { } 4. e3 Nc6 5. Bxc4 Bd6 6. Nf3 Nf6 7. O-O Ng4 $6 { Unwarrented. White hasn't done anything that justifues this attack by Black. Black should Castle or develop a piece.} 8. h3 Nf6 9. b3 Bb4 10. Bb2 Bxc3 { Black gives up the minor exchange.} 11. Bxc3 Ne4 12. Bb2 { } Na5 13. Bd3 f5 14. Bxe4 fxe4 15. Ne5 Nc6 16. Nxc6 bxc6 { Black has two sets of doubled pawns that will become targets.} 17. Qg4 ( 17. Qh5+ g6 18. Qe5 Rg8 (18... O-O 19. d5 {threatens mate on g7 or check on h8, while also threatening to win the e6-pawn.}) 19. Ba3 {And, Black is stuck in the center.}) (17. Ba3 {Is annoying for Black because it prevents him from Castling.}) 17... e5 { Attacks the Queen but hangs the g7 pawn. Remmber to consider what your opponent can do after you move.} (17... O-O 18. d5 e5 19. Qxe4 Qxd5 {Black should welcome a Queen trade to blunt White's attack.} 20. Qxe5 Qxe5 21. Bxe5) 18. Qxg7 Rf8 19. Qxe5+ Kd7 20. Qxe4 { Winning the e4-pawn is not that important. What White wants to do is blow open the center so he can attack the wandering Black monarch.} (20. Ba3 Re8 (20... Qf6 21. Bxf8 Qxf8 22. Rfc1 {is very good for White.}) 21. Qf5+ Re6 22. Qxh7+ Ke8 23. Qg8+ Kd7 24. Qf7+ Re7 25. Bxe7 Qxe7 26. Qxe7+ Kxe7 {wins routinely by pushing the h-pawn.}) 20... Ba6 21. Qxh7+ { pawn grabbing. Better to develop your pieces or pester the King!} (21. Qg4+ { prevents Bllack from running to c8.} Ke8 22. Qe6+ Qe7 23. Qxc6+ Kd8 24. Qxa8+ { +-}) 21... Ke8 (21... Kc8 {running to the corner is better.}) 22. Rfe1 Rf7 23. Qh8+ Rf8 { } 24. Qe5+ Qe7 25. Qxe7+ { } Kxe7 26. Ba3+ { with an x-ray attack on the Black Rook winning the exchange.} Ke8 27. Bxf8 Kxf8 28. Rac1 Bb7 29. d5 Ke7 30. dxc6 Ba6 31. Red1 { } Rd8 32. Rxd8 Kxd8 33. Rd1+ Ke7 34. Rd7+ { } Ke6 35. Rxc7 Kd6 36. Rxa7 Bc8 37. h4 Kxc6 38. h5 Bf5 39. h6 Kd5 { } 40. h7 Bxh7 41. Rxh7 { Black Resigns.} {#r} 1-0