Student Spotlight #1: Marco's Magnificent Move

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"Student Spotlight" is a series where I will showcase interesting and instructive examples from the play of my students. In this first installment, Marco Jimenez, a sixth grader from Florida, displays his tactical prowess!

Here is the full game in PGN form:

[Event "Florida Qualifying Tournament"]
[Site "Shredder for iPad"]
[Date "2015.01.17"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Connor Eickelman"]
[Black "Marco Jimenez"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A04"]
[WhiteElo "1661"]
[BlackElo "1445"]
[PlyCount "44"]
[EventDate "2015.??.??"]

1. Nf3 f5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 e6 4. O-O c6 5. c4 d5 6. cxd5 exd5 7. d4 Bd6 8. Nc3 O-O 9. Bg5 Qe8 10. Qd2 Ne4 11. Nxe4 fxe4 12. Ne1 h6 13. Be3 Qh5 14. h4 Nd7 15.Bh3 g5 16. Be6+ Kg7 17. hxg5 hxg5 18. Bxg5 Bf4 19. Qxf4 Rxf4 20. Bxf4 Nf6 21.Bxc8 Rxc8 22. e3 Rh8 0-1

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