[Event "U.S. Open"] [Site "https://lichess.org/study/FRzmURsX/7GyBuZjn"] [Date "2022.08.06"] [Round "8"] [White "Nyzhnyk, IM Illia"] [Black "Schmakel, IM Samuel"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2773"] [BlackElo "2504"] [Annotator "Lang,JJ"] [Variant "Standard"] [ECO "B67"] [Opening "Sicilian Defense: Richter-Rauzer Variation, Neo-Modern Variation"] [Source "https://lichess.org/study/FRzmURsX/7GyBuZjn"] [Orientation "white"] { [%evp 0,65,39,25,41,41,79,62,62,38,27,27,42,30,59,63,63,40,39,26,25,33,40,19, 30,34,38,34,41,30,33,9,42,-11,-29,-25,65,59,-20,-12,-3,12,12,4,-8,-22,46,17, -10,-10,16,3,-4,130,362,561,587,779,779,798,29993,975,29983,29984,29989,614, 617,656] } 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bg5 e6 7. Qd2 a6 8. O-O-O Bd7 9. f3 Nxd4 10. Qxd4 Be7 11. h4 b5 12. Kb1 Qc7 13. g4 O-O 14. Qd2 Rfd8 15. Ne2 a5 16. Ng3 Bc6?! (16... Be8! { is a subtle improvement for black as now } 17. Bxf6 Bxf6 18. Nh5 Be7 { White has nothing better than } 19. g5 { which allows the thematic whallop } 19... d5!) 17. Bd3 (17. Bxf6! { is more effective now because after } 17... Bxf6 18. Nh5 Be7 { Black's light-squared bisho is misplaced on c6, allowing for } 19. Qc3! { with a healthy initiative. }) 17... d5 18. e5 Ne4! 19. Qh2 Nxg3 20. Qxg3 b4 21. Qf4 (21. f4 a4 22. h5 a3 23. h6 { is incredibly unclear, which is probably best-case scenario for Black }) 21... Rdc8 22. h5 Be8 23. Bxe7 Qxe7 24. g5 Rc5?! (24... a4 25. h6 g6 26. Qf6 { gives White the favorable endgame, but nothing concrete }) 25. Rdg1 Bb5?? 26. Bxh7+! Kxh7 27. g6+ Kg8 28. h6 fxg6 29. Rxg6 Rf8 30. Qg4 Rf7 31. hxg7 Rxg7 32. Rxg7+ Qxg7 33. Qxe6+ { 1-0 White wins. } 1-0