Featured is an instructive chess game between 15-year-old Andy Woodward and Dariusz Swiercz from Round 6 of the 2025 U.S. Chess Championship. Out of a d-pawn based opening with both light-squared bishops fianchettoed, a key middlegame moment arises after 17. Nxd7. Swiercz’s reply gives Woodward a window for his queen knight to pounce, and it quickly dominates the board. From there, Woodward converts his advantage with excellent technique, finishing with a smooth 37-move victory.
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1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 e6 3. g3 b6 4. c4 dxc4 5. Bg2 Bb7 6. Qa4+ Nd7 7. Bg5 Be7 8. Bxe7 Qxe7 9. Nbd2 Nf6 10. Nxc4 O-O 11. O-O c5 12. Rfd1 Rfc8 13. Rac1 Rc7 14. Qa3 Rac8 15. Nfe5 Bxg2 16. Kxg2 Qf8 17. Nxd7 Nxd7 18. dxc5 Nxc5 19. Nd6 Rd8 20. Nb5 Rcd7 21. Rxd7 Rxd7 22. b4 Ne4 23. Nxa7 Nd6 24. Nc6 b5 25. Qd3 Rc7 26. Rc5 Nc4 27. a4 h6 28. axb5 Nb6 29. e4 Rd7 30. Qe3 Rb7 31. Rc3 Nd7 32. Rd3 Qe8 33. Qd2 Kh7 34. Rd6 Qc8 35. Na5 Rc7 36. b6 Rc2 37. b7