[Event "Junior Joust 2021 Spring 5"] [Site "Temecula"] [Date "2021.06.12"] [Round "2.2"] [White "Zhao, Evan"] [Black "Gonzalez, Lucas"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D10"] [Opening "Slav: 3.Nc3"] 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 e6 4. e3 Bb4 5. Bd2 Bxc3 6. Bxc3 Nf6 7. Bd3 O-O 8. c5 {releasing the tension in the center and taking pressure off d5. Black can aim for ...e5 now more easily.} Na6 {A Knight on the rim is dim.} (8... Nbd7 { followed by ...Re8 trying to get in ...e5 improves, or}) (8... b6 {Challenging the pawn chain.}) 9. Nf3 Ng4 {Unjustified attack. Better for Black to develop his QB and QR.} 10. h3 Nh6 11. O-O e5 {Hanging the e5 pawn. How many times is the e5-pawn attacked? Three. Defended? Zero.} 12. Nxe5 b6 13. b4 bxc5 14. bxc5 Nf5 15. Qc2 Rb8 16. Bxa6 (16. Bxf5 Bxf5 17. Qxf5 {wins a piece.}) 16... Bxa6 17. Rfe1 (17. Qxf5 Bxf1 18. Nxc6 g6 19. Qe5 Re8 20. Nxd8 Rxe5 21. dxe5 Bb5 22. Rb1 Rxd8 23. Rxb5 {Messy but White comes out on top.}) 17... Ne7 18. Qa4 Bb5 19. Qxa7 Ra8 20. Qb6 Qc8 21. a4 Ra6 (21... Bxa4 22. Qb4 Bb5 {wins a pawn.}) 22. axb5 Rxb6 23. cxb6 {White has B&R for Q and a couple potentially dangerous pawns. +- (8.62/32 S11)} Qb8 24. Bb4 (24. Nd7 {wins the exchange.}) 24... Qxb6 (24... Re8 25. Nd7 Qc8 26. Ra7 h6 27. Bxe7 Rxe7 28. b7 Qxd7 29. b8=Q+ {White is a Rook up and still has a dangerous b-pawn.}) 25. Bxe7 Re8 26. bxc6 { White sets a sneaky mating trap. Black cannot take the Bishop.} Rxe7 27. Ra8+ Qb8 28. Rxb8+ Re8 29. Rxe8# 1-0