[Event "Ashley submissions: R5: Kaihan Liu - Ra"] [Date "2026.08.06"] [Round "5"] [White "Kaihan Liu"] [Black "Ratul Rahula Krishnan"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "1884"] [BlackElo "1588"] [Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/ChessLifeOnline"] [Variant "Standard"] [ECO "?"] [Opening "?"] [StudyName "2026 U.S. Open and Invitationals, Pt. 1"] [ChapterName "Kaihan Liu - Ratul Rahula Krishnan"] [ChapterURL "https://lichess.org/study/GybCbfWL/1e0VNUDR"] [FEN "1r4k1/5ppp/3p1b2/r1qP4/5P2/2PB2P1/1P1Q3P/2KR3R b - - 0 26"] [SetUp "1"] [Orientation "white"] 26... Ra1+! { The start of a really pleasing combination! } 27. Bb1 Bxc3 28. Qxc3 Rxb1+ 29. Kc2 R8xb2+ 30. Kd3 Rb3 31. Rxb1 Qxc3+ 32. Ke4 Qd3# 0-1