[Event "US Open"] [Site "Rancho Mirage, CA"] [Date "????.??.??"] [Round "2"] [White "Ahmet Shapiro-Erciyas"] [Black "GM Daniel A Naroditsky"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2069"] [BlackElo "2699"] [Annotator "JJ Lang"] [Variant "Standard"] [ECO "A48"] [Opening "London System"] [StudyName "Annotated Games from Rancho Mirage"] [ChapterName "Ahmet Shapiro-Erciyas - GM Daniel A Naroditsky"] [Source "https://lichess.org/study/FRzmURsX/QmLXcfc4"] [Orientation "white"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bf4 Bg7 4. h3 O-O 5. e3 d6 6. Be2 b6 7. O-O Bb7 8. a4 a5 9. c3 Nbd7 10. Nbd2 Re8 11. Bh2 e5 12. Nc4 Ne4 13. Re1 Qf6 14. Rf1 Qe7 15. Ncd2 Nxd2 16. Qxd2 f5 17. Qc2 e4 18. Nd2 g5! { Spirited play! } 19. Rae1?! { Perhaps White is attempting to call the GM's bluff, but this was not the time for consolidation. } (19. b4!? { would be more in the KID spirit, as now it is unclear how Black progresses. } 19... Kh8 20. Nb3 f4 $13) 19... Kh8 20. f3 exf3 21. Bxf3 Bxf3 22. Nxf3 g4 23. Nd2 gxh3 24. Rxf5 hxg2 25. Kxg2 Nf6?! (25... Bh6 { targeting White's weaknesses was more prudent, as this prevents the king from taking shelter on f3 in the future. }) (25... Rf8 { with a similar idea }) 26. Bf4! { White protects his weakness on e3, covers the f-file more, and creates more chances for counterplay on the h-file. } 26... Rg8 27. Kf3! Qf7 28. Rg1 Bh6 29. Rxg8+ Rxg8 30. Ne4 Bg7 31. Qg2?! { conceding a weak square unnecessarily } (31. Nxf6 Bxf6 32. e4 { would be one way of showing that Black's initiative has evaporated. }) 31... Qb3 32. Ng5? { White starts going for an attack after conceding open lines to his opponent's queen. This means letting Black's knight stay on the board is especially risky. } 32... h6 (32... Qd1+ 33. Qe2 Qh1+ 34. Qg2 Qh5+ 35. Kf2 h6) 33. Qh1 Rf8 34. Ne4 Nxe4 35. Rxf8+ Bxf8 36. Kxe4 Qxb2 37. Qh4 Qg2+ 38. Kd3 Qg6+ 39. Kd2 Kh7 40. Qd8 Qf7 { The players have reached the time control in what should be an equal endgame. } 41. Qc8?! (41. Qa8! { Is a promising idea for re-centralizing the queen }) 41... h5 42. Ke2 Bh6 43. Kf3 Bg5 44. Qb7 Kh6 45. Qc8 h4 46. Qg4 Bxf4! { based on precise calculation } 47. Qxh4+ Qh5+ 48. Qxh5+ Kxh5 49. Kxf4 b5! 50. Ke4 bxa4 51. Kd3 Kg4 52. e4 Kf4 53. e5 dxe5 54. dxe5 Kxe5 0-1