[Event "Junior Joust 2021 Spring 5"] [Site "Temecula"] [Date "2021.06.12"] [Round "4.3"] [White "Marrs, Elias"] [Black "Liu, Carrey"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C48"] [Opening "Four Knights: Spanish Variation"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 { The Four Knights game.} 4. Bb5 a6 5. Bxc6 bxc6 6. O-O d5 7. exd5 e4 8. Ne5 cxd5 9. Nc6 Qd6 10. Nd4 c5 11. Nde2 d4 12. Na4 {A Knight on the rim is dim. White is getting pushed around.} Bd7 (12... Bb7 {puts the Bishop on the long diagonal and eyes the g2 square.}) 13. b3 {Black has a very commanding center.} d3 {this breaks up Black's powerful pawn duo too soon and gives the c3 square back to White.} (13... Qc7 14. Ng3 Bd6 15. d3 O-O {is good for Black.}) (13... Ng4 14. Ng3 h5 15. f3 h4 16. fxg4 hxg3 17. h3 {also looks good for Black but White is not getting mated right away.}) 14. cxd3 exd3 15. Ng3 Bxa4 {Black trades his Bishop that has a lot of potential for White's crummy Knight.} 16. bxa4 Qd4 17. Ba3 c4 18. Nf5 $2 (18. Re1+ {is very awkward for Black because he cannot interpose with the Bishop because it will be lost. This means he will have to move his King and be caught in the center.}) 18... Qe4 $2 (18... Qf4 19. Re1+ Kd7 20. Bxf8 Rhxf8 21. Ne3 {+/= (0.56/45 S11)}) 19. Qf3 $2 (19. Re1 { Pins and wins the Queen for a Rook.}) 19... Qxf3 20. gxf3 Bxa3 {winning a piece } 21. Ne3 Bb2 22. Rab1 Rb8 23. Nxc4 Be5 24. Rxb8+ $2 (24. Nxe5 {Wins the piece back.}) 24... Bxb8 25. Rb1 O-O 26. Ne3 Bf4 27. Rd1 Bxe3 28. dxe3 Rd8 29. e4 a5 30. e5 Nd5 31. Rxd3 Nf4 $4 {Allowing mate in one. Don't forget to consider what your opponent can do after you move.} (31... Kf8 32. f4 Ke7 33. f5 g6 34. fxg6 hxg6 35. a3 Ke6 {With an easy win for Black.}) 32. Rxd8# 1-0