[Event "Junior Joust 2021 Spring 5"] [Site "Temecula"] [Date "2021.06.12"] [Round "4.4"] [White "Hernandez, Alex."] [Black "Gonzalez, Lucas"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "A05"] [Opening "Reti: KIA"] 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.g3 e5 {Hanging the e5 pawn since it is undefended.} 3.Bg2 (3.Nxe5) 3...Bc5 4.e3 O-O 5.O-O Nc6 6.Nc3 Ng4 {a pre-mature, unfounded attack by Black.} (6...e4 7.Ne1 (7.Nd4 Bxd4 8.exd4 Nxd4 9.Nxe4 Nxe4 10.Bxe4 Re8 11.Bg2 {favors Black.}) 7...d5 { seems more natural.}) 7.d4 exd4 8.exd4 Bb4 9.Ne5 Ncxe5 10.dxe5 Qe7 { Hangs the Knight} (10...Nxe5 {Keeps the balance.}) 11.Qxg4 Qxe5 {Wins a pawn but unprotects the Bishop.} (11...d5 {develops with a tempo on the Queen. Discovered attack.}) 12.Qxb4 d6 13.Qb5 {Okay. White is two pieces up so White would welcome a trade of Queens.} (13.Bf4 {develops a piece with tempo.}) 13...Qf6 {But, Black does not have to cooperate.} 14.Nd5 Qe6? {Walking into a fork.} (14...Qd8 {Saves the Queen and defends c7.}) 15.Nf4 (15.Nxc7 { forking the Queen and Rook.}) 15...Bd7 {This does not lose material, but it liquidates a lot of material so the line favors White.} 16.Nxe6 Bxb5 17.Re1 { Saves the Rook but hangs the Knight.} (17.Nxf8 Bxf1 18.Kxf1 Kxf8 {And White is up two Bishops and winning.}) 17...Rfe8 (17...fxe6 {Black should just take the Knight winning a piece.}) 18.Bxb7 (18.{Not} Nxc7 {forking the Rooks here because the Knight was pinned and Black can play} Rxe1+ 19.Bf1 Bxf1! { and and not} 20.Nxa8 {because of} (20.h4 Rc8) 20...Bh3#) 18...Rab8 19.Bg2 Rb6 (19...{Not Not Not} fxe6 {winning a piece.}) 20.Be3 Ra6 {An awkward square for the Rook.} (20...{Not Not Not Not Not Not} fxe6 {winning a piece.}) 21.Bf1 (21.{Not Not Not Not Not Not Not Not Not Not} Nxc7 {Forking the two Rooks.}) 21...Bxf1 22.Rxf1 (22.{Not Not Not Not Not Not Not Not Not Not Not Not Not Not Not} Nxc7 {forking the two Rooks.} Rc8 23.Nxa6 Bxa6 {And White is up a Rook and is winning.}) 22...Ra5 (22...{Not Not Not Not Not Not Not Not Not Not Not Not Not Not Not Not Not Not Not Not Not} fxe6 {Winning a piece.}) 23.Nxc7 Rc8 24.b4 Ra3 25.Nd5 Rxc2 26.Bc1 {The Bishop is much better placed on e3 where it is developed, safe and even eyes the a7 pawn. White is two pieces up so he should look for ways to trade off the Rooks resulting in an easy win.} (26.{Not Not Not Not Not Not Not Not Not Not Not Not Not Not Not Not Not Not Not Not Not Not Not Not Not Not Not Not} Rfc1 Rxc1+ (26...{Not} Rcxa2 {because of} 27.Rc8#) 27.Rxc1 {Threatening mate on c8.} h6 {Luft for the King.}) 26...Ra6 27.Ne3 Rc7 28.Bd2 Rb6 29.Rfe1 a6 30.Nc4 {Discovered attack, attacking the Rook on b6 and threatening mate on e8.} Rbc6 (30...{Not Not Not Not Not Not Not Not Not Not Not Not Not Not Not Not Not Not Not Not Not Not Not Not Not Not Not Not Not Not Not Not Not Not Not Not} Rb8 {Saves the Rook and defends mate.}) (30...{Not Not Not Not Not Not Not Not Not Not Not Not Not Not Not Not Not Not Not Not Not Not Not Not Not Not Not Not Not Not Not Not Not Not Not Not Not Not Not Not Not Not Not Not Not} Rxc4 31.Re8#) 31.Re8# 1-0