This is a sharp chess game between Evan Park and Andy Woodward from the 2025 US Junior Championship. Out of the Sicilian Najdorf, play sharpens with Park’s ninth move g4. The computer favors the thematic d5 break in response, which appears as a top option in many moments throughout the game. Woodward chooses to develop more pieces before challenging the center with d5. At just 15 years old, Andy Woodward, already the 2025 Puzzles World Champion, can now add the 2025 US Junior Champion title to his name.
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Image of Andy Woodward by Lennart Ootes
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1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f4 e5 7. Nf3 Qc7 8. a4 Nbd7 9. g4 Qc6 10. Nd2 h6 11. f5 Be7 12. Bc4 b6 13. Qf3 Rb8 14. Qe2 Qa8 15. b3 Bb7 16. Bb2 d5 17. exd5 Nxd5 18. Nxd5 Bxd5 19. Bxd5 Bh4+ 20. Kd1 Qxd5 21. Qe4 Qd6 22. Ke2 O-O 23. Nc4 Qc5 24. Ne3 Rfc8 25. Rhd1 Nf6 26. Qxe5 Qc6 27. Qd6 Qe4 28. Qd3 Qf4 29. Rh1 Qf2+