[Event "HBCU Chess Classic"] [Site "?"] [Date "2024.04.21"] [Round "5"] [White "Parker, Caleb"] [Black "Lewis, Bobby"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "E68"] [WhiteElo "1344"] [BlackElo "1384"] [Annotator "Shabazz, Daaim"] [PlyCount "53"] [EventDate "2024.??.??"] [WhiteTeam "Florida A&M"] [BlackTeam "North Carolina A&T"] {[%evp 0,53,19,29,23,4,24,19,11,23,30,25,19,15,40,57,35,41,37,5,3,12,4,13,14, 34,38,16,24,24,52,49,44,46,64,110,151,21,33,-5,158,135,169,187,617,612,609,478, 661,685,670,692,746,738,921,953]} 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. O-O d6 5. d4 O-O 6. c4 Re8 7. Nc3 Nbd7 8. e4 e5 9. d5 Nc5 {[%csl Gc5,Re4,Gf6][%CAl Gc5e4, Gf6e4]} 10. Qc2 a5 {[%csl Gb2][%CAl Gb2b4,Ra5b4]} 11. Be3 {[%csl Rc5,Ge3][%CAl Ge3c5]} h6 $6 {Up to this point, the players had followed mainline theory, but black's last move was allowed white to ruin his structure.} (11... b6 {would continue the theoretical battle.}) 12. Bxc5 dxc5 13. Rad1 Nh5 {[%csl Gf7][%CAl Gf7f5]} 14. Rd3 {[%csl Gf1][%CAl Gf1d1] The idea is to stack the rooks on the d-file and play d6. However,} (14. Rd2 {may be a bit stronger since the white queen would maintain its full scope.}) 14... f5 15. Rfd1 Nf6 {[%csl Re4]} 16. Nh4 $1 {[%csl Rg6,Gh4][%CAl Gh4g6,Gh4f5] If the d3-rook was on d2, white's move would be even more powerful.} fxe4 17. Nxe4 g5 {[#] Black is desperately trying to get his bishop to f5.} 18. Nxf6+ (18. d6 $142 $1 gxh4 19. Nxf6+ Qxf6 20. d7 Bxd7 21. Rxd7 {and black's structure is in shambles.}) (18. Ng6 $4 Bf5 $19) 18... Bxf6 {[%csl Rg8]} (18... Qxf6 {Caleb intended} 19. Rf3) 19. Re3 $5 ( 19. Nf3 e4 20. Re3 Bf5 21. Nd2 Bd4 22. Bxe4 {with an unclear position.}) (19. Rf3 e4 $1 {[%csl Rf3,Rh4]}) (19. d6 e4 $1) 19... gxh4 {Too risky given the weakened king's position.} (19... e4 $1) 20. Qg6+ Bg7 (20... Kf8 21. Rf3 Ra6 22. d6 Re6 {offers more resistance, but white is still winning.}) 21. Be4 $18 { [%csl Rh7][%CAl Gg6h7] Black's light squares are indefensible.} Re6 $4 { Desperation, but on} (21... Bg4 22. Qxg4 Qg5 23. Qd7 $1 {keeps the decisive advantage. The other possibility is that black may have hallucinated that 22. dxe6 Qxd1+ 23.Kg2 h3 would be mate.}) 22. dxe6 {As obvious as this may seem, it is the only winning move.} (22. Qh7+ Kf8 23. gxh4 Rf6 24. Rg3 Rf7 {and black holds with an extra piece.}) 22... Qxd1+ 23. Kg2 Bxe6 (23... h3+ 24. Kxh3 Qf1+ 25. Kg4 h5+ 26. Kg5 $18) 24. Qxe6+ Kh8 25. Qg6 h3+ (25... Kg8 26. gxh4 $1 Rf8) 26. Kxh3 Qd7+ {[#]} (26... Kg8 27. Qh7+ Kf8 28. Bd5 {and black will be mated or suffer massive losses.}) 27. Bf5 {[%csl Rd7,Gf5,Rh7][%CAl Gg6h7,Gf5d7] } 1-0