[Event "Oregon Senior Open"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2026.05.02"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Van Enk, Steven"]
[Black "Bourne, Darrel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "Wilson Gibbins and Steven Van Enk"]
[ECO "B04"]
[WhiteElo "2253"]
[BlackElo "1773"]
[WhiteFideId "-1"]
[BlackFideId "-1"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[GameId "2316734360981535"]
[SourceVersionDate "2026.06.02"]

{[%evp 0,51,16,25,45,51,36,52,40,43,39,43,32,33,30,25,48,30,19,30,36,28,90,96,103,106,134,138,138,124,178,127,126,148,134,273,135,141,148,151,148,132,286,168,219,198,281,302,282,323,289,276,348,295]} 1. e4 Nf6 {The Alekhine defense isn't popular these days at the top level, but Bobby Fischer played it twice in his 1972 World Championship match against Borris Spassky, earning a dramatic 72-move win in game 13 and a draw in game 19. Based on this history, senior players might see it in a more positive light than Stockfish does today.} 2. e5 Nd5 3. d4 d6 4. c4 Nb6 5. exd6 {The exchange variation is a practical way to gain a clear advantage.} ({More ambitious is the sharp Four Pawns Attack} 5. f4 {but it takes more study and memory work, which is hard to justify against a line one faces rarely.}) 5... cxd6 6. Nc3 g6 7. Nf3 (7. h3) 7... Bg7 (7... Bg4 {is still better for White, but it finds a square for Black's light squared bishop which he will later experience difficulty finding a good square for it.}) 8. h3 {Steven doesn't allow Darrel a second chance to develop the queen bishop to g4.} O-O 9. Be2 Nc6 10. Bg5 ({Stockfish gives White a big advantage after the simple.} 10. O-O) 10... Nd7 (10... h6 {Believe it or not, this is Black's last chance to stay in the game. You need to be accurate when you play a provocative opening like the Alekhine's defense.} 11. Be3 (11. Bf4 e5) 11... d5 12. c5 Nc4 {is about equal.}) 11. Qd2 Nf6 12. O-O Qa5 13. d5 Nd8 (13... Ne5 14. Nxe5 dxe5 15. a3 Qc7 16. b4 {is also very good for White}) ({As is} 13... Nb8 14. Rfe1 {White has too much space and Black doesn't have a good places to develop both his queenside pieces}) 14. Rfe1 e5 15. Bxf6 $1 Bxf6 16. Ne4 Qxd2 17. Nxf6+ Kg7 18. Nh5+ {White is winning.} ({SVE - I missed the even better} 18. Nxd2 Kxf6 19. Ne4+ Ke7 20. c5) 18... gxh5 19. Nxd2 f5 {necessary to stop White's knight from reaching e4.} (19... h4 20. Ne4 {wins the pawn on d6}) 20. Bxh5 b5 21. Rac1 bxc4 22. Nxc4 Kh6 23. Nxd6 Nb7 24. Nxc8 Raxc8 25. Be2 e4 26. Rc6+ 1-0

[Event "Oregon Senior Open"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2026.05.03"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Deeth, Steven"]
[Black "Morris, Mike"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "Steven Deeth"]
[ECO "E84"]
[WhiteElo "1999"]
[BlackElo "1939"]
[WhiteFideId "-1"]
[BlackFideId "-1"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[GameId "2306562300582636"]
[EventDate "2019.10.01"]
[SourceVersionDate "2026.06.02"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f3 {The Samisch Variation. White solidifies the center but slows down his development. Mike and I have had several games in this line.} ({The Classical Variation is more popular, for instance} 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. O-O Nc6 8. d5 Ne7 {White advances on the queenside, but Black generates a strong attack on the kingside with the moves like ...Ne8, ...f5, ...f4, ...g5. It's easy for White to end up winning some material on the queenside but getting checkmated on the kingside. This is what a lot of King's Indian players want from the game, so if you go into that line you have to know what you are doing.}) 5... O-O 6. Be3 {In the Samisch White sometimes castles queenside and goes for an attack on the h-file with Qd2, 0-0-0, g4, h4 and h5. Black has developed lines which avoid this in one way or another.} Nc6 {The Panno Variation is one of the lines that Black can play to avoid White's h-file attack. Black retains the option of ...e5, but keeps the center open for now and might play on the queenside.} ({If Black plays more traditionally with} 6... e5 7. d5 c6 8. Qd2 cxd5 9. cxd5 {White has more chances to generate an attack along the h-file.}) (6... c5 {is another popular line, when White usually does not accept the pawn sacrifice as it gives Black a lot of play.} 7. Nge2 (7. dxc5 dxc5 8. Qxd8 Rxd8 9. Bxc5 Nc6) 7... Nc6 8. d5 Ne5 {Black has a Benoni structure which may not be what King's Indian players want, but it leaves the long diagonal open for the dark-squared bishop. White will probably not castle queenside in this line.}) 7. Nge2 {White has to block in the light-squared bishop to avoid tactical problems.} ({One of the points of the Panno is that White can't develop the light-squared bishop conveniently.} 7. Bd3 e5 8. d5 Nd4 9. Nge2 Nh5 {White is not ready to deal with Black's initiative.}) 7... a6 8. Qd2 Rb8 {Black is ready to generate counterplay on the queenside with ...b5, particularly if White plays 0-0-0.} 9. Rc1 {This leads to a slower game. White makes the concession that he will not castle queenside, and reinforces the center. It prevents ...b5 because the knight on c6 is hanging.} Re8 {This may support ...e5 and allow ...Bf8, as seen in a variation on move 11. It may also allow tactical possibilities with ...e5, ...Nd4 and sacrificing a pawn on d4 to open the e-file.} (9... b5 $2 10. cxb5 axb5 11. Nxb5 Rxb5 12. Rxc6) (9... Bd7 {is the main line, protecting the knight.} 10. Nd1 b5 (10... e5 11. d5 Ne7 12. Nf2) 11. c5 {sidelining Black's rook on b8.}) 10. Nd1 Bd7 11. Nf2 e5 ({The most common move here is} 11... b5 {eg} 12. c5 dxc5 13. Rxc5 e5 {This would not be possible without the rook on e8.} 14. d5 Ne7 15. Qc1 Bf8) 12. d5 Ne7 13. Nc3 {Finally releasing the light-squared bishop. However, the knight turns out to be a little in the way here. White may want to play Qb4 and c5 in some variations.} ({Mike and I reached this position once before, when the game went} 13. g3 c5 14. b4 b6 15. Bg2 Rf8 16. O-O Ne8 17. Nd3 f5 {Deeth - Morris Oregon Senior Open online (3) 2020. This is another way of solving the problem with the development of the light-squared bishop. White has a very solid structure on the kingside compared to the Classical Variation.}) 13... Nh5 14. Be2 (14. Nd3 {may be better, keeping control of f4.}) 14... f5 {Black is going for the kingside attack as in the Classical. It looks like his rooks are on the wrong squares for this, but White has spent a lot of time moving his knights around so it may not matter.} (14... Nf4 $5 {is a possibility.}) 15. Nd3 Rf8 16. O-O f4 ({Black could consider holding up White's c5 advance with} 16... c5) 17. Bf2 g5 18. c5 Nf6 {We now have a position which could have come from the Classical Variation. Black has his kingside attack, and White needs to find a way forward before that attack becomes really threatening. I decided I wanted to get the knight from c3 to a4 somehow, so that I could exchange pawns on d6 and then play Nb6 without allowing Black to play ...b5.} 19. b3 {This is one way to protect a4 for the knight, but at the cost of allowing doubled pawns if Black exchanges it with the bishop. However it is a standard idea that Black needs his light-squared bishop for the kingside attack. For instance if the black pawns reach f4 and g3 against white pawns on f3, g2 and h3, Black will need to sacrifice a piece on h3 to break through, and this is usually the light-squared bishop. So I didn't think he would want to exchange.} (19. Qd1 {may be better, avoiding the possibility of doubled pawns and covering g4.} Ng6 {and White still needs to find a way forward.} (19... g4 $6 20. fxg4) (19... h5 20. Qb3 Ng6 (20... g4 $6 21. cxd6 cxd6 22. Bb6 {and Black is in trouble.} Qc8 (22... Qe8 23. Bc7) 23. Nb5)) (19... Qe8 {to prevent Na4 and to avoid the tactics following Bb6 in some variations.} 20. Qb3 Ng6 21. cxd6 cxd6 22. Qb4 {and the queen reaches b4 via an indirect route, so perhaps Nc3 on move 13 was not so good.}) 20. b4 (20. Na4 g4 {and now White can't take on g4 because e4 is not protected.}) 20... h5 21. Qb3 g4 22. b5 {looks promising, with the idea of undermining the pawn chain with b6.}) 19... Qe8 20. Na4 {Black now has this square attacked twice, but I decided I could sacrifice a pawn there.} Qg6 (20... Bxa4 21. bxa4 Qxa4 {The idea is that once again Black no longer has the light-squared bishop, and the black queen has been diverted from the kingside. Black also has to be careful not to let the queen get trapped. But I don't think either of us spent much time on this variation.} 22. cxd6 cxd6 23. Rc7 Rf7 24. Rb1 b6 (24... b5 $6 25. Bd1 Qa3 26. Rc3 Qa5 27. Rc8+ {winning the queen.}) 25. Nb4 {and White is doing well.}) (20... g4 {may be better, accelerating the attack.}) 21. cxd6 (21. Qb4 {may be a little better, adding pressure to d6.}) 21... cxd6 22. Nb6 {This prevents Black from challenging White's control of the c-file, and it threatens to exchange the light-squared bishop.} (22. Qb4 {is still possible, but I had been planning on Nb6.}) 22... Bb5 (22... Be8 {preserves the bishop, but after} 23. Rc7 Rf7 {White is making a lot of progress on the queenside. Fritz gives a possible line} 24. Nc4 Nh5 25. Qa5 b5 26. Nb6 g4 27. Qxa6 g3 28. Qa7 Rxb6 29. Qxb6 gxf2+ 30. Nxf2 $18) 23. a4 {Finally getting rid of the bishop.} Bxd3 24. Qxd3 {Now Black's light squares are quite weak and it is hard for his attack to make progress. On the other hand White can play Rc7 to enter Black's position and then double rooks on the c-file.} g4 $5 {Pressing ahead with the attack, but this fails for tactical reasons. Black should probably defend against White's attck on the c-file and on d6, but the position is not promising.} (24... Nc8 25. Qc4 Nxb6 26. Bxb6 Rf7 27. Qb4) (24... Rf7 25. Rc7 Ne8 26. Rd7) 25. fxg4 {Now any capture will leave d7 unprotected.} Qxe4 $2 26. Qxe4 ({An alternative which I did not notice is} 26. g5 Qxd3 27. Bxd3 Ng4 28. Nd7) 26... Nxe4 27. Nd7 {Winning the exchange. Mike said he didn't see this move, but that now he hoped to get compensation for the exchange with his center pawns.} Nxf2 28. Kxf2 Nxd5 $2 {An oversight in a bad position.} (28... e4 29. Nxb8 Rxb8 30. Rc4 e3+ 31. Kf3 b5 32. axb5 axb5 33. Rb4 {and White is winning.} Nxd5 $2 34. Bc4 {again.}) 29. Bc4 {Black loses the knight as well as the exchange, so he resigned here.} 1-0

[Event "Oregon Senior Open, U1800 Section"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2026.05.03"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Bradley, Dale"]
[Black "Pitre, H.G."]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "Dale Bradley"]
[ECO "A07"]
[WhiteElo "1751"]
[BlackElo "1700"]
[WhiteFideId "-1"]
[BlackFideId "-1"]
[PlyCount "111"]
[GameId "2317742706163818"]
[SourceVersionDate "2026.06.02"]

{[%evp 0,111,25,19,18,-20,15,7,5,12,12,-15,-15,-28,3,7,34,41,34,11,42,56,48,21,9,-6,-14,-14,0,0,-1,-1,-5,-12,3,4,85,40,181,181,152,114,144,104,89,100,153,134,145,152,149,149,143,151,160,123,151,128,151,160,154,149,174,161,157,168,173,181,210,179,174,181,180,179,267,271,291,215,228,234,225,231,244,233,257,281,331,329,348,360,399,348,382,360,377,342,323,345,367,319,343,306,306,297,309,317,338,267,295,229,260,263,299,304]} 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. O-O O-O 5. d3 d5 6. Nbd2 Nbd7 7. e4 e5 8. exd5 Nxd5 9. Nc4 h6 10. Re1 Re8 11. Ne3 {Would Carlsen say about a move like this, “too weak, too slow”? The knight was well-placed on c4, but now White has lost his slight advantage.} ({Either} 11. a4) ({or} 11. Bd2 {were more active options.}) 11... N7b6 12. c3 c6 13. Bd2 Nxe3 14. Bxe3 Bg4 15. h3 Bf5 16. d4 e4 17. Nd2 {White threatens g4, winning the e-pawn. Black should parry with 17…g5, allowing the bishop to retreat to g6 or h7 with a very comfortable game. Instead, he plans an interesting sacrifice.} Nd5 18. g4 b5 {I was very surprised to see this move. Black is looking to sac the bishop for a kingside attack, but it proves to be a bit too speculative.} 19. gxf5 gxf5 {At this point I thought about going on the defensive, considering moves like 20.f4 Qh4 or 20.Nf1 f4, which the engine says are both objectively fine for White, but I was unsure of Black’s potential in these lines. I decided instead to avoid the attack altogether and immediately give back the piece, which would leave me a pawn ahead and with the initiative.} 20. Qh5 f4 21. Bxe4 ({The engine likes} 21. Nxe4 {better, bringing the knight into the action.}) 21... fxe3 22. fxe3 Qg5+ {I was happy to trade into the endgame a clear pawn up.} (22... Nf6) ({or} 22... b4 {would have offered more resistance for Black.}) 23. Qxg5 hxg5 24. Bxd5 cxd5 25. e4 {Trading the backward e-pawn for Black’s weak d-pawn} ({but the silicon stranger prefers} 25. Kf2) 25... dxe4 26. Nxe4 Re6 ({The immediate} 26... b4 {was a better try for counterplay.}) 27. Kf2 Rg6 28. Re2 a5 29. Rg1 Bh6 30. Ke1 Rc8 31. Kd1 {Stay off of those dark squares!} b4 32. Kc2 bxc3 33. bxc3 Re6 34. Rge1 f5 {Overlooking a tactic.} 35. Nxg5 {Now White’s conversion is easier.} Rxe2+ 36. Rxe2 Rb8 37. Nf3 a4 38. Re1 a3 39. Rb1 Re8 40. Ne5 Bg7 41. Rb5 f4 42. Kd3 Bh6 43. Ke4 f3 44. Kxf3 Bc1 45. Ke2 Bb2 46. Kd3 Rf8 47. Kc2 Rf2+ 48. Kb3 Rh2 49. Nc4 Bc1 50. Nxa3 Rb2+ 51. Ka4 Rxa2 52. Rb3 Rh2 53. Kb4 Rxh3 54. Kc4 Bh6 55. Rb7 Bf8 56. Nb5 1-0

[Event "2026 Harmon Memorial (Gondor Open)"]
[Site "Bellevue, WA"]
[Date "2026.04.11"]
[Round "1.5"]
[White "Gadde, Arnav"]
[Black "CM Kona, Vidip"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "Arnav Gadde"]
[ECO "B12"]
[WhiteElo "1857"]
[BlackElo "2248"]
[WhiteFideId "-1"]
[BlackFideId "-1"]
[PlyCount "201"]
[GameId "2319820202545198"]
[EventDate "2026.??.??"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceVersionDate "2026.06.02"]

{[%evp 0,189,25,24,75,61,53,61,52,35,48,37,47,47,43,43,68,44,45,48,51,35,30,9,32,51,54,55,68,62,66,57,55,50,56,54,48,47,47,36,92,77,113,123,118,43,102,52,66,66,74,69,69,65,67,49,85,99,83,54,56,57,90,62,80,118,166,144,172,144,227,230,261,250,267,199,267,192,214,214,257,150,192,189,180,188,198,171,254,264,257,232,252,245,277,285,284,302,294,309,322,309,307,275,311,292,300,161,197,187,202,213,213,214,236,236,240,176,211,231,283,333,384,411,476,210,277,280,309,324,384,274,348,366,387,409,435,361,360,356,647,343,513,449,479,501,521,574,603,603,609,618,692,708,754,822,1015,1059,1176,1316,1130,660,982,830,1249,1274,1274,1274,1274,1296,1284,1306,1420,1440,1884,1914,2374,2836,2836,2558,27609,27609,27545,25811,28222,29954,29955,29954,29955,3008,29959,29958]} 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. h4 h5 5. Bd3 Bxd3 6. Qxd3 e6 7. Nf3 Qa5+ 8. Nbd2 Qa6 9. Qxa6 {I did not play c4 because I did not want to pin my queen and complicate the position against a higher rated opponent} Nxa6 10. a3 Ne7 11. Nf1 Nf5 12. Ne3 g6 13. Nxf5 gxf5 14. c3 c5 15. Bg5 Be7 16. Ke2 Rg8 17. g3 Rc8 18. Rac1 Kd7 19. Rhd1 Nb8 $2 20. c4 $1 Bxg5 21. Nxg5 cxd4 22. cxd5 Rxc1 23. dxe6+ {Maybe Rxc1 was better instead} (23. Rxc1 exd5 24. Rc5 Nc6 25. Rxd5+ Ke7 26. f4) 23... fxe6 24. Rxc1 Nc6 25. f4 Ke7 26. Kd3 a6 27. b4 Rc8 28. Rc4 Kd7 29. Nf3 (29. Kd2) 29... Rg8 30. Ng5 Rg6 31. Rc1 Kc7 32. Kc4 Kb6 33. a4 Rh6 34. Rd1 Rh8 35. Nxe6 Rc8 36. Kb3 Rg8 37. Ng5 Rd8 38. Nf7 Rg8 39. Rd3 a5 40. bxa5+ (40. Nh6 Nxb4 41. Nxg8 Nxd3 42. Kc4 Nc5 43. Kxd4 Nxa4 44. Nf6 Nc5 45. Nxh5 a4 46. Kc3) 40... Kc5 41. Nd6 Nxa5+ 42. Kc2 Rf8 43. Rd1 Nc6 44. Nxb7+ Kd5 45. Nd6 Ra8 46. Ra1 Nb4+ 47. Kd2 Na6 48. Nxf5 Nc5 49. Ra3 Kc4 50. Nd6+ Kb4 51. Ra2 Nb3+ 52. Kd1 d3 53. Rb2 $1 Rxa4 54. Rxb3+ $3 Kxb3 55. Kd2 Kb4 56. Kxd3 Kc5 57. Ne4+ Kc6 58. Nc3 Rb4 59. f5 Rb8 60. f6 Kd7 61. Ke4 Ke6 62. Ne2 Rb4+ 63. Nd4+ Kf7 64. Kd5 Ra4 65. Nc6 Ra3 66. Nd8+ Ke8 67. Ne6 Kf7 68. Ng5+ Kg6 69. f7 Kg7 70. Ke6 Ra6+ 71. Kf5 Ra5 72. Kf4 Ra4+ 73. Kf3 Ra3+ 74. Kg2 Ra2+ 75. Kh3 Rf2 76. e6 Re2 77. Nh7 Rf2 78. f8=Q+ Rxf8 79. Nxf8 Kxf8 80. g4 Ke7 81. g5 Kxe6 82. Kg3 Ke5 83. Kf3 Kf5 84. Ke3 Ke5 85. Kd3 Kd5 86. Kc3 Ke5 87. Kc4 Ke6 88. Kd4 Kd6 89. Ke4 Ke6 90. Kf4 Kf7 91. Kf5 Kg7 92. Ke6 Kg6 93. Ke5 Kf7 94. Kd6 Kg6 95. Ke6 Kg7 96. Ke7 Kg8 97. Kf6 Kh7 98. g6+ Kg8 99. g7 Kh7 100. Kf7 Kh6 101. g8=R $1 {My opponent resigned and this was my first win against a title player} 1-0

[Event "2026 Harmon Memorial (Gondor Open)"]
[Site "Bellevue, WA"]
[Date "2026.04.11"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Jammalamadaka, Vihaan"]
[Black "Costello, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[Annotator "Ralph Dubisch"]
[ECO "D20"]
[WhiteElo "2202"]
[BlackElo "2371"]
[WhiteFideId "-1"]
[BlackFideId "-1"]
[PlyCount "110"]
[GameId "2319820898631817"]
[EventDate "2026.??.??"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceVersionDate "2026.06.02"]
[WhiteClock "0:01:16"]
[BlackClock "0:01:37"]

{[%evp 0,110,20,20,18,-10,28,25,16,24,37,40,40,48,47,16,66,42,38,31,24,31,37,54,55,56,52,57,70,70,93,67,104,100,128,134,124,132,115,112,98,86,114,79,125,65,64,52,52,56,88,88,90,0,144,145,157,157,143,144,158,144,124,121,121,132,132,130,118,110,109,111,111,111,110,111,104,112,125,112,170,198,219,211,263,263,262,223,215,0,2,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,182,0,0,0,0,0,0]} 1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e4 ({Aggressive. The more traditional approach to the Queen's Gambit Accepted runs} 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Bxc4 c5 6. O-O a6 {, with some branching along the way, reaching a very well-tested position.}) 3... Nf6 (3... e5 4. Nf3 exd4 5. Bxc4 {is a gambit line in which White has good compensation.}) 4. e5 Nd5 5. Bxc4 Nb6 6. Bd3 (6. Bb3 Nc6 7. Ne2 Bf5 {is another line.}) 6... Nc6 7. Ne2 Bg4 8. f3 (8. Be3 {, while less common, feels more enterprising. White develops, secures the center, and avoids any potential weaknesses associated with the f2-f3 advance.} e6 (8... Nd5 9. Nbc3 Nxe3 10. fxe3 {is just a waste of time with the black knight, giving White a big center and half-open f-file in exchange for a bishop-pair that is unlikely to find any open-board play.}) 9. Nbc3 Nb4 10. Be4 c6 {looks like a solid continuation for both sides.}) 8... Bh5 9. Be4 (9. Nbc3 e6 10. Be4 Bg6) 9... e6 10. O-O Qd7 11. Bg5 $5 h6 $6 (11... Bg6 {is roughly balanced.}) 12. Bh4 g5 $6 13. Bf2 O-O-O {Black's idea (hope?) is that the advance of the kingside pawns offers attacking chances in an opposite-sides castling configuration. Of course castling the king onto a file that's already open carries some risks.} 14. Nbc3 Bb4 (14... Be7) 15. Qc2 (15. Qb3 Bxc3 16. Nxc3 $16 {is supported tactically by} Nxd4 $2 17. Qa3 $1 Kb8 18. Rad1 $18) 15... Bxc3 16. bxc3 $16 Nc4 17. Ng3 Bg6 18. Bxg6 fxg6 19. Ne4 Ne7 20. Qb3 (20. Qe2 Qc6 21. Rab1 Nd5 22. Nc5 $16) 20... Qd5 21. Rfb1 b6 22. Qa4 (22. Qb4 $1 {is a finesse suggested by Stockfish.} Nc6 (22... Rhe8 23. Qa4 a5 24. Nf6 $16) 23. Qa4 a5 $4 (23... N4a5 24. Qc2 $16 {Black's knights get in each other's way.}) 24. Nf6 $18 ({or} 24. Rb5 $18)) 22... a5 23. Qd1 (23. Rb5 Qc6 24. Nc5 $13 {attempts to retain the initiative through complications.} Nd2 (24... bxc5 25. Qxc4 cxd4 26. Rc5 Qb6 27. Bxd4 $16) 25. c4 $5 (25. Rd1 Nd5 $1 26. Rxa5 Qxa4 27. Rxa4 bxc5 28. Rxd2 Nxc3 {appears to reach equal endings.}) 25... bxc5 26. Rd1 Nxc4 27. Qxc4 {with complications and initiative, as advertised.}) 23... Qc6 24. Qe2 g4 (24... Qa4 $5 {and it starts to be hard to find progress for White.}) 25. fxg4 Nd5 26. Nc5 $6 bxc5 $2 (26... Nf4 $1 27. Qe4 {forced} Nd5 {when it's quite possible the game ends immediately through a repetition.}) 27. Qxc4 Rhf8 (27... Nf4 28. d5 Nxd5 29. Rb2 $14 (29. Rb5 $2 Nf4 $1 {again!} 30. Qf1 Rd2 $1 {leaves White scrambling for equality.})) 28. Rb2 $16 Kd7 29. dxc5 Ke7 30. Qe4 Kf7 31. c4 (31. Bd4 Kg7 32. h3 $16) 31... Nb4 32. Qxc6 Nxc6 33. Rb7 Rd7 34. Bg3 Ke7 35. h3 Kd8 (35... a4 36. Bf2 g5 (36... Nxe5 $4 37. c6 $1 Nxc6 38. Bc5+ Ke8 39. Bxf8 Kxf8 $18) 37. Be3 Kd8) 36. Rbb1 Ke7 37. Rf1 Rxf1+ $6 (37... g5 38. Rxf8 Kxf8 39. Rf1+ Kg7 $14) 38. Rxf1 g5 39. Rf6 $16 a4 40. Rxh6 Rd4 41. Rg6 a3 42. Rxg5 Rd2 43. h4 $6 ({The pawns do want to rush up the board, but not at the expense of ignoring defense. That rook wants to play, too.} 43. Rg7+ Kd8 44. Rg8+ Kd7 45. Ra8 Rxa2 46. g5 $18) 43... Rxa2 44. h5 $4 ({Too hasty.} 44. Rg7+ Kd8 45. Rg8+ Ke7 46. Ra8 $18) 44... Ra1+ 45. Kh2 a2 46. h6 Rh1+ 47. Kxh1 a1=Q+ 48. Kh2 Qb1 49. Rg7+ Kf8 50. Rxc7 Ne7 51. Bh4 Ng6 52. h7 Qb8 53. Rd7 Qxe5+ 54. Bg3 Qg5 55. c6 Qh6+ {The white king can't escape checks.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Diary of a Chess Pawn (played in Michiga"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2026.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Skyler (8 years old)"]
[Black "Unknown"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C54"]
[WhiteFideId "-1"]
[BlackFideId "-1"]
[PlyCount "33"]
[GameId "2318109457117215"]
[SourceVersionDate "2026.06.02"]

{[%evp 0,33,25,24,11,19,11,19,17,-2,10,-8,-16,6,10,-26,-22,-41,15,17,48,50,153,182,200,184,345,-68,1108,1474,1611,1701,1975,2124,29991,1310]} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d4 exd4 6. cxd4 Bb4+ 7. Nc3 Nxe4 8. O-O Nxc3 9. bxc3 Bxc3 10. Qb3 Bxa1 11. Bxf7+ Kf8 12. Bg5 Ne7 13. Ne5 d6 14. Bg6 d5 15. Qf3+ Bf5 16. Bxf5 Nxf5 17. Bxd8 1-0

