[Event "Primary State Finals 2017"] [Site "Hungarian Centre, Wantirna"] [Date "2017-10-26"] [White "Brandon Ling"] [Black "Harsh Rangarajan"] [WhiteElo "506"] [BlackElo "755"] [Result "0-1"] {A20: English Opening: 1...e5} 1.c4 e5 2.g3 d5 3.cxd5 Qxd5 4.Nf3 {last book move} e4 (4...Nc6 $11 {is an interesting idea}) 5.Nc3 $16 Qd6 (5...Qf5 6.Qa4+ Bd7 7.Qxe4+ Qxe4 8.Nxe4 $16) 6.Ng5 (6.Nxe4 Qb6 7.Bg2 Nc6 $16) 6...Qc6 (6...f5 7.Qb3 Qd7 8.Nxh7 Rxh7 9.Qxg8 $16) 7.Bg2 (7.Qb3 Be6 8.Nxe6 fxe6 $18) 7...Qb6 (7...h6 8.Bxe4 Qd7 $16) 8.Ngxe4 (8.Ncxe4?! Be7 9.d3 Nc6 $16) 8...Bc5?? {the final mistake, not that it matters anymore} (8...Nc6 9.Nd5 Qa5 10.Qb3 $18) 9.Nxc5 (9.Nd5 $142 {and White has reached his goal} Qc6 10.Nxc5 Ne7 $18) 9...Qxc5 10.Ne4 (10.d4!? {and White can already relax} Qc4 $18) 10...Qc6 (10...Qb6 11.d4 Ne7 12.O-O $18) 11.O-O Qh6 (11...Nf6 12.Nc3 Qb6 13.e4 $18) 12.d3 (12.d4 {might be the shorter path} Qg6 $18) 12...Qc6 (12...Qg6 $18 {is not much help}) 13.Nf6+ (13.Be3 $142 {and White wins} Qg6 14.Nc5 $18) 13...Qxf6 $17 14.Bf4 g5?? {Black threatens to win material: g5xf4. releasing the pressure on the opponent.} (14...Nc6 $17) 15.Bxc7 $11 Qh6? {Black is behind in development.} (15...Nc6 16.Rc1 Nge7 17.d4 $14) 16.a4?? {gives the opponent counterplay} (16.Qb3 Ne7 17.Bxb8 (17.Bxb7 {is clearly inferior} Bxb7 18.Qxb7 Qc6 19.Qxc6+ Nbxc6 $15) 17...Rxb8 18.Qb5+ Bd7 19.Qe5 $18) 16...Bh3?? (16...Nc6 $11 {this is the best bet to save the position}) 17.Bxb7 $18 Bxf1 18.Qxf1 (18.Bxa8 $142 {makes it even easier for White} Ne7 19.Qxf1 Nbc6 $18) 18...Nf6? (18...Na6 19.Be5 f6 $18) 19.Bxa8 O-O 20.Bd6 (20.Bg2 {seems even better} Nbd7 $18) 20...Rd8 (20...Ng4 21.h3 Qxd6 22.hxg4 $18) 21.Bxb8 (21.Ba3!? {might be the shorter path} Nbd7 22.Bg2 Rb8 $18) 21...Rxb8 22.Bg2 Rxb2 23.Rc1 (23.Rb1 $142 {and White can already relax} Rxb1 24.Qxb1 $18) 23...Rb5?? {shortens the misery for Black} (23...Qf8 $18) 24.Rc8+ Kg7 25.Bc6 (25.axb5 $142 {finishes off the opponent} g4 26.Qa1 $18) 25...Rc5 26.d4 (26.Qa1!? {keeps an even firmer grip} Rc2 27.e3 $18) 26...Rc4 (26...Ng4 $142 27.h3 Rxc6 28.Rxc6 Qxc6 29.hxg4 Qxa4 $16) 27.Rc7 (27.Bb7 $142 Rxa4 28.Rc7 $16) 27...Ne8?? (27...Ng4 $142 28.h3 Qd6 $11) 28.Re7 (28.Rxf7+! {secures the win} Kxf7 29.Bd5+ Kf8 30.Bxc4 $18) 28...Rxc6?? {instead of simply winning the game} (28...Qxc6 $142 {and the rest is a matter of technique} 29.d5 Qc5 30.Qa1+ Kg6 $19) 29.Rxe8 $18 Qh5? (29...Qd6 30.Qa1 Qf6 $18) 30.d5 Rh6 (30...Rc7 {does not win a prize} 31.Qd1 f6 32.d6 $18) 31.f3 (31.h3 $142 {and White has prevailed} Qg6 32.Qc1 $18) 31...Qxh2#