[Event "Primary State Finals 2017"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2017-10-26"]
[White "Brandon Ling"]
[Black "Harsh Rangarajan"]
[WhiteElo "507"]
[BlackElo "757"]
[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 $5 $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 $6 Be7 9. d3 Nc6 $16) 8... Bc5 $4 {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 $5 {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 $4 {Black threatens to win material: g5xf4. releasing the pressure on the opponent.} ( 14... Nc6 $142 $17) 15. Bxc7 $11 Qh6 $2 {Black is behind in development.} ( 15... Nc6 16. Rc1 Nge7 17. d4 $14) 16. a4 $4 {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 $4 (16... Nc6 $142 $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 $2 (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 $142 $5 {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 $4 {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 $142 $5 {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 $4 (27... Ng4 $142 28. h3 Qd6 $11) 28. Re7 ( 28. Rxf7+ $142 $1 {secures the win} Kxf7 29. Bd5+ Kf8 30. Bxc4 $18) 28... Rxc6 $4 {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 $2 (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#