[Event "U.S. SuperNationals Chess Championships 2025"] [Site "Orlando"] [Date "2025.05.11"] [Round "07"] [White "Su, Milo"] [Black "Xiang, Grayson"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "1846"] [BlackElo "1934"] [TimeControl "5400+10"] [Variant "Standard"] [ECO "B15"] [Opening "Caro-Kann Defense: Tartakower Variation"] [StudyName "SuperNationals VIII: Sunday"] [ChapterName "Su, Milo - Xiang, Grayson"] [ChapterURL "https://lichess.org/study/BKLPJHVT/Lfe4bCiD"] [Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/ChessLifeOnline"] [Orientation "white"] 1. e4 { [%clk 1:30:00] } 1... c6 { [%clk 1:30:00] } 2. d4 { [%clk 1:30:00] } 2... d5 { [%clk 1:30:00] } 3. Nc3 { [%clk 1:30:00] } 3... dxe4 { [%clk 1:30:00] } 4. Nxe4 { [%clk 1:30:00] } 4... Nf6 { [%clk 1:30:00] } 5. Nxf6+ { [%clk 1:30:00] } 5... exf6 { [%clk 1:30:00] } 6. Bd3 { [%clk 1:30:00] } 6... Bd6 { [%clk 1:30:00] } 7. Qh5 { [%clk 1:30:00] } 7... Na6 { [%clk 1:29:51] } 8. c3 { [%clk 1:28:30] } 8... Nc7 { [%clk 1:29:50] } 9. Bd2 { [%clk 1:27:03] } 9... Be6 { [%clk 1:29:21] } 10. Ne2 { [%clk 1:26:24] } 10... Qe7 { [%clk 1:28:22] } 11. O-O { [%clk 1:25:50] } 11... g6 { [%clk 1:27:20] } 12. Qh4 { [%clk 1:24:51] } 12... h5 { [%clk 1:25:45] } 13. f4 { [%clk 1:23:33] } 13... O-O-O { [%clk 1:25:18] } 14. c4 { [%clk 1:22:01] } 14... Bb4 { [%clk 1:25:10] } 15. Bxb4 { [%clk 1:20:22] } 15... Qxb4 { [%clk 1:25:10] } 16. Qxf6 { [%clk 1:19:32] } 16... Bxc4 { [%clk 1:24:41] } 17. Bxc4 { [%clk 1:08:37] } 17... Qxc4 { [%clk 1:24:41] } 18. Rfe1 { [%clk 1:08:25] } 18... Rhe8 { [%clk 1:24:41] } 19. b3 { [%clk 1:07:24] } 19... Qe6 { [%clk 1:23:46] } 20. Qh4 { [%clk 1:04:44] } 20... Qe3+ { [%clk 1:22:27] } 21. Qf2 { [%clk 1:04:36] } 21... Qxf2+ { [%clk 1:20:24] } 22. Kxf2 { [%clk 1:04:36] } 22... Nb5 { [%clk 1:20:24] } 23. Rad1 { [%clk 0:58:12] } 23... Re4 { [%clk 1:19:56] } 24. Kf3 { [%clk 0:57:33] } 24... Rde8 { [%clk 1:19:27] } 25. Kf2 { [%clk 0:57:22] } 25... Kc7 { [%clk 1:18:53] } 26. a4 { [%clk 0:56:33] } 26... Rxe2+ { [%clk 1:14:49] } 27. Rxe2 { [%clk 0:55:39] } 27... Rxe2+ { [%clk 1:14:49] } 28. Kxe2 { [%clk 0:55:39] } 28... Nc3+ { [%clk 1:14:49] } 29. Kd2 { [%clk 0:55:29] } 29... Nxd1 { [%clk 1:14:49] } 30. Kxd1 { [%clk 0:55:29] } 30... Kd6 { [%clk 1:14:49] } 31. Kd2 { [%clk 0:55:29] } 31... Kd5 { [%clk 1:14:49] } 32. Kd3 { King-and-pawn endgames are always tricky, especially when every tempo matters. It is important to take our time to calculate through every possibility. Of course, these are young players, but take a note of the clock times here. } { [%clk 0:55:29] } 32... a5?? { [%clk 1:14:49] } (32... b5 33. a5 h4 34. g3 hxg3 35. hxg3 f5 $19 (35... f6?? 36. g4 f5 37. g5 c5 38. a6! b4 (38... cxd4 39. b4! Ke6 40. Kxd4 Kd6 41. Kc3 Kc6 42. Kd4 Kd6 (42... Kb6?? 43. Ke5 Kxa6 44. Kf6 Kb6 45. Kxg6 a5 46. bxa5+ Kxa5 47. Kxf5 b4 48. Ke4! $18)) 39. dxc5 Kxc5 40. Ke3 Kb5 41. Kd4 Kxa6 42. Kc5 Kb7 (42... Ka5 43. Kc6 a6 44. Kc5) 43. Kxb4 $10)) 33. h4?? { [%clk 0:53:33] } (33. g3! f6 34. Ke3 g5 35. fxg5 fxg5 36. h3 c5 37. dxc5 Kxc5 38. Kd3 Kd5 39. h4 g4 40. Ke3 b6 41. Kd3 Kc5 42. Kc3 $10) 33... f5?? { [%clk 1:14:49] } (33... b6! 34. Ke3 b5 35. Kd3 bxa4 36. bxa4 c5 37. dxc5 Kxc5 38. Kc3 f6 39. g3 f5 40. Kd3 Kb4 41. Kd4 Kxa4 42. Ke5 (42. Kc4 Ka3 43. Kc3 a4 44. Kc2 Kb4 45. Kb2 Kc4 $19) 42... Kb3 43. Kf6 a4 44. Kxg6 a3 45. Kxh5 a2) 34. g3! { [%clk 0:52:15] } 34... b5?? { This made me sad. Black misses the typical counter and goes on to lose the game. I feel for Grayson, but kudos to Milo for playing on in a tough spot and changing the result of the game! } { [%clk 1:14:49] } (34... c5 35. dxc5 Kxc5 36. Kc3 b5 37. axb5 Kxb5 38. Kc2 $10) 35. b4!! { [%clk 0:51:25] } 35... axb4 { [%clk 1:12:25] } (35... bxa4 36. bxa5 a3 37. Kc2! c5 38. a6 Kc6 39. dxc5 $18) 36. a5 { [%clk 0:51:25] } 36... c5 { [%clk 1:05:50] } (36... Kd6 37. Kc2 Kc7 38. Kb3 Kb7 39. Kxb4 Ka6 40. Kc5! Kxa5 41. Kxc6 b4 42. d5 b3 43. d6 b2 44. d7 b1=Q 45. d8=Q+ Ka4 46. Qa8+ Kb3 47. Qb7+ Kc2 48. Qxb1+ Kxb1 49. Kd5 $18) 37. a6 { [%clk 0:51:25] } 37... c4+ { [%clk 1:03:13] } 38. Kc2 { [%clk 0:50:39] } 38... b3+ { [%clk 1:03:10] } 39. Kb2 { [%clk 0:50:38] } 39... Kxd4 { [%clk 0:58:53] } 40. a7 { [%clk 0:50:38] } 40... Ke3 { [%clk 0:55:33] } 41. a8=Q { [%clk 0:50:38] } 41... Kf2 { [%clk 0:55:33] } 42. Qa6 { [%clk 0:50:28] } 42... Kxg3 { [%clk 0:55:33] } 43. Qxg6+ { [%clk 0:50:28] } 43... Kxf4 { [%clk 0:55:33] } 44. Qxh5 { [%clk 0:50:28] } 44... Ke4 { [%clk 0:55:33] } 45. Qe2+ { [%clk 0:50:28] } 45... Kd4 { [%clk 0:55:33] } 46. h5 { [%clk 0:50:28] } 46... f4 { [%clk 0:55:31] } 47. h6 { [%clk 0:50:28] } 47... b4 { [%clk 0:55:31] } 48. h7 { [%clk 0:50:28] } 48... Kc5 { [%clk 0:55:28] } 49. h8=Q { [%clk 0:50:28] } 49... c3+ { [%clk 0:55:28] } 50. Kxb3 { [%clk 0:50:28] } 50... f3 { [%clk 0:55:28] } 51. Qa6 { [%clk 0:50:26] } 51... f2 { [%clk 0:55:28] } 52. Qe5# { 1-0 White wins. } { [%clk 0:50:26] } 1-0