[Event "U.S. SuperNationals Chess Championships 2025"] [Site "Orlando"] [Date "2025.05.11"] [Round "07"] [White "Venkatesh, Narayan"] [Black "Hardaway, Brewington"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2293"] [BlackElo "2586"] [TimeControl "5400+10"] [Variant "Standard"] [ECO "A40"] [Opening "Horwitz Defense"] [StudyName "SuperNationals VIII: Sunday"] [ChapterName "Venkatesh, Narayan - Hardaway, Brewington"] [ChapterURL "https://lichess.org/study/BKLPJHVT/uk6K2oWi"] [Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/ChessLifeOnline"] [Orientation "white"] 1. d4 { [%clk 1:30:00] } 1... e6 { [%clk 1:30:00] } 2. c4 { [%clk 1:30:00] } 2... h6 { [%clk 1:30:00] } 3. Nc3 { [%clk 1:29:28] } 3... d5 { [%clk 1:29:26] } 4. cxd5 { [%clk 1:29:20] } 4... exd5 { [%clk 1:29:26] } 5. Bf4 { [%clk 1:28:21] } 5... c6 { [%clk 1:29:26] } 6. e3 { [%clk 1:26:03] } 6... Bf5 { [%clk 1:29:23] } 7. Nf3 { [%clk 1:23:46] } 7... Nf6 { [%clk 1:29:23] } 8. Bd3 { [%clk 1:20:47] } 8... Bxd3 { [%clk 1:29:22] } 9. Qxd3 { [%clk 1:20:47] } 9... Be7 { [%clk 1:29:18] } 10. h3 { [%clk 1:19:53] } 10... Nbd7 { [%clk 1:29:18] } 11. O-O { [%clk 1:19:53] } 11... Nf8 { [%clk 1:29:18] } 12. Ne5 { [%clk 1:18:25] } 12... Ne6 { [%clk 1:29:18] } 13. Bh2 { [%clk 1:17:56] } 13... O-O { [%clk 1:29:18] } 14. Rab1 { [%clk 1:16:14] } 14... a5 { [%clk 1:29:18] } 15. a3 { [%clk 1:15:58] } 15... Nd7 { [%clk 1:29:07] } 16. b4 { [%clk 1:12:06] } 16... axb4 { [%clk 1:28:24] } 17. axb4 { [%clk 1:12:06] } 17... Ra3 { [%clk 1:21:12] } 18. Nxd7 { [%clk 1:05:42] } 18... Qxd7 { [%clk 1:21:12] } 19. b5 { [%clk 1:04:16] } 19... Rfa8 { [%clk 1:17:33] } 20. Qd2 { [%clk 1:00:58] } 20... Ng5 { [%clk 1:14:37] } 21. bxc6 { [%clk 0:58:57] } 21... bxc6 { [%clk 1:14:37] } 22. Qb2 { [%clk 0:55:22] } 22... Qe6 { [%clk 1:14:12] } 23. Ra1 { [%clk 0:46:19] } 23... Qg6 { [%clk 1:12:41] } 24. Bg3 { [%clk 0:44:44] } 24... Qd3 { [%clk 1:11:35] } 25. Rfb1 { [%clk 0:40:11] } 25... Rxa1 { [%clk 1:09:15] } 26. Rxa1 { [%clk 0:40:07] } 26... Rxa1+ { [%clk 1:09:15] } 27. Qxa1 { [%clk 0:40:07] } 27... Bb4 { [%clk 1:09:15] } 28. Na2 { [%clk 0:31:38] } 28... Bd2 { [%clk 1:07:29] } 29. Qb2 { [%clk 0:26:07] } 29... Ne4 { [%clk 1:07:03] } 30. Nc1 { [%clk 0:23:34] } 30... Qc4 { [%clk 1:06:31] } 31. Nb3 { [%clk 0:22:20] } 31... Bb4 { [%clk 0:46:48] } (31... Bxe3 32. fxe3 Nxg3 33. Nd2 Qb5 34. Qb1 Ne2+ 35. Kf2 Nc3 $17) 32. Bc7 { [%clk 0:20:50] } 32... Be1 { [%clk 0:45:16] } 33. Bg3 { [%clk 0:14:44] } 33... Nxg3 { [%clk 0:44:11] } 34. fxg3 { [%clk 0:14:44] } 34... Bxg3 { [%clk 0:44:11] } 35. Nc5 { [%clk 0:13:59] } 35... h5 { [%clk 0:40:16] } 36. Qd2 { [%clk 0:12:27] } 36... Qb5 { [%clk 0:40:14] } 37. Qc2 { [%clk 0:11:37] } 37... Qa5 { [%clk 0:39:17] } 38. Nd3 { [%clk 0:11:22] } 38... Qa1+ { [%clk 0:38:09] } 39. Qc1 { [%clk 0:11:22] } 39... Qa2 { [%clk 0:37:05] } 40. Qb2 { [%clk 0:10:15] } 40... Qc4 { [%clk 0:35:47] } 41. Nc5 { [%clk 0:09:51] } 41... Kh8 { [%clk 0:33:36] } 42. Qd2 { [%clk 0:09:24] } 42... Qb5 { [%clk 0:31:36] } 43. Qc2 { [%clk 0:09:02] } 43... Qa5 { [%clk 0:31:26] } 44. Nd3 { [%clk 0:09:02] } 44... Qa3 { [%clk 0:31:18] } 45. Kf1 { [%clk 0:08:37] } 45... Qd6 { [%clk 0:28:00] } 46. Qd1 { [%clk 0:07:19] } 46... g6 { [%clk 0:28:00] } 47. Ke2 { [%clk 0:07:15] } 47... Qe6 { [%clk 0:27:40] } 48. Qf1 { [%clk 0:06:51] } 48... Kg7 { [%clk 0:27:33] } 49. Qf3 { [%clk 0:06:29] } 49... Bd6 { [%clk 0:27:28] } 50. g4 { [%clk 0:06:29] } 50... h4 { [%clk 0:25:37] } 51. Qf2 { [%clk 0:06:16] } 51... Qe7 { [%clk 0:25:06] } 52. Qg2 { [%clk 0:05:40] } 52... Qa7 { [%clk 0:24:51] } 53. Kf3 { [%clk 0:05:36] } 53... Qa3 { [%clk 0:21:56] } 54. Qc2 { [%clk 0:05:36] } 54... Qa1 { [%clk 0:21:31] } 55. Qc1 { [%clk 0:05:27] } 55... Qa8 { [%clk 0:20:54] } 56. Qc2 { [%clk 0:05:18] } 56... Qe8 { Black is already a bit better, and difficult positions tend to produce blunders. } { [%clk 0:20:34] } 57. Nf4?? { [%clk 0:04:36] } (57. Qf2 Qe4+ 58. Ke2 Qh1 { [%csl Gh3] } 59. Qxh4 Qg2+ 60. Qf2 (60. Nf2?? Bg3 $19) 60... Qxh3 61. Qf3 Qh4) 57... Bxf4 { [%clk 0:19:42] } 58. exf4 { [%clk 0:04:35] } (58. Kxf4 Qb8+ 59. Kf3 Qg3+ 60. Ke2 Qxh3 $19) 58... Qe1! { Hardaway keeps his eye on the prize. Figuratively, that's the g3-square. Literally, that's a share of the K-12 Championship. } { [%cal Ge1g3,Ge1h1,Gh1h3] [%clk 0:19:42] } 59. g5 { [%clk 0:04:20] } (59. Qg2 Qe4+ { [%cal Ge4d4] }) 59... Qg3+ { [%clk 0:19:33] } 60. Ke2 { [%clk 0:04:17] } 60... Qg2+ { [%clk 0:19:27] } 61. Kd1 { [%clk 0:04:17] } 61... Qf1+ { [%clk 0:19:27] } 62. Kd2 { [%clk 0:04:17] } 62... Qxf4+ { [%clk 0:19:27] } 63. Kc3 { [%clk 0:04:15] } 63... Qe3+ { 0-1 Black wins. } { [%clk 0:19:27] } 0-1