[Event "U.S. SuperNationals Chess Championships 2025"] [Site "Orlando"] [Date "2025.05.11"] [Round "07"] [White "Mulay, Vivan Prakash"] [Black "Li, Sophie"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2058"] [BlackElo "2042"] [TimeControl "5400+10"] [Variant "Standard"] [ECO "A09"] [Opening "Réti Opening: Réti Accepted"] [StudyName "SuperNationals VIII: Sunday"] [ChapterName "Mulay, Vivan Prakash - Li, Sophie"] [ChapterURL "https://lichess.org/study/BKLPJHVT/gaRxbCLJ"] [Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/ChessLifeOnline"] [Orientation "white"] 1. Nf3 { [%clk 1:30:00] } 1... d5 { [%clk 1:24:05] } 2. c4 { [%clk 1:29:53] } 2... dxc4 { [%clk 1:22:27] } 3. Qa4+ { [%clk 1:27:21] } 3... Nd7 { [%clk 1:20:19] } 4. Qxc4 { [%clk 1:26:06] } 4... a6 { [%clk 1:19:19] } 5. g3 { [%clk 1:22:16] } 5... b5 { [%clk 1:17:52] } 6. Qc2 { [%clk 1:21:23] } 6... Bb7 { [%clk 1:17:38] } 7. Bg2 { [%clk 1:21:23] } 7... c5 { [%clk 1:16:20] } 8. O-O { [%clk 1:19:14] } 8... Ngf6 { [%clk 1:15:39] } 9. a4 { [%clk 1:09:08] } 9... Rc8 { [%clk 1:09:22] } 10. axb5 { [%clk 1:04:08] } 10... axb5 { [%clk 1:09:18] } 11. d4 { [%clk 0:48:08] } 11... cxd4 { [%clk 1:02:02] } 12. Qb3 { [%clk 0:48:08] } 12... Qb6 { [%clk 0:58:03] } 13. Na3 { [%clk 0:42:53] } 13... Nc5 { [%clk 0:51:51] } 14. Qxb5+ { [%clk 0:33:12] } 14... Qxb5 { [%clk 0:47:06] } 15. Nxb5 { [%clk 0:33:08] } 15... Nb3 { [%clk 0:46:19] } 16. Ra7 { [%clk 0:29:16] } 16... Bxf3 { [%clk 0:42:00] } 17. Bxf3 { This position seemed to have appeared out of nowhere! Black seems to be winning a piece with ... Nb3xc1, but that's just the surface. Vivan was able to calculate beyond that and come up with sufficient counterplay that actually leads to a win for White! } { [%clk 0:28:31] } 17... Nxc1?? { [%clk 0:30:45] } (17... e5! { This had to be played. Grabbing the piece is poisonous. } 18. Bg5 Bc5 19. Ra6 O-O 20. Bxf6 gxf6 21. Bd5) 18. Nxd4!! { [%csl Gc1] [%clk 0:19:22] } 18... e5 { [%clk 0:27:52] } (18... g6 19. Bc6+ Rxc6 20. Nxc6 $18) 19. Bc6+! { [%clk 0:18:05] } 19... Kd8 { [%clk 0:26:53] } 20. Rd1! { What an unexpected turn of events! } { [%clk 0:16:08] } 20... Bd6 { [%clk 0:22:49] } 21. Ne6+ { [%clk 0:15:57] } 21... fxe6 { [%clk 0:22:22] } 22. Rxd6+ { [%clk 0:15:57] } 22... Nd7 { [%clk 0:22:10] } 23. Raxd7+ { [%clk 0:15:57] } (23. Rdxd7+ Ke8 24. Re7+ Kf8 25. Rf7+ Kg8 26. Rxg7+ Kf8 27. Raf7#) 23... Ke8 { [%clk 0:22:10] } 24. Rc7+ { 1-0 White wins. } { [%clk 0:15:57] } 1-0