[Event "Ashley submissions: R5: Renae Chen - Johann Jayabarath 1-0"] [Date "2026.08.06"] [Round "5"] [White "Renae Chen"] [Black "Johann Jayabarath"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2030"] [BlackElo "1731"] [Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/ChessLifeOnline"] [Variant "Standard"] [ECO "B01"] [Opening "Scandinavian Defense: Main Line, Mieses Variation"] [StudyName "2026 U.S. Open and Invitationals, Pt. 1"] [ChapterName "Renae Chen - Johann Jayabarath"] [ChapterURL "https://lichess.org/study/GybCbfWL/Maua7u5b"] [Orientation "white"] 1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qa5 4. d4 Nf6 5. Bc4 c6 6. Nf3 Bg4 7. h3 Bxf3 8. Qxf3 e6 9. Bd2 Qb6 10. O-O-O Nbd7 11. Bf4 Bb4 12. Ne4 O-O-O 13. a3 Nxe4 14. Qxe4 Nf6 { The critical moment } 15. Qe3?! (15. Bxe6+! { White misses a chance to win a few pawns while wrecking Black's center. } 15... fxe6 16. Qxe6+ $18 { [%cal Ga3b4] }) 15... Bd6 16. Bxe6+!? { Now the idea is less sound, but still logical. } 16... fxe6 17. Qxe6+ Kc7 18. Qe7+ Rd7?? { Black presumably saw that this lost a piece on d6, but also presumably thought there was no better defense. } (18... Kc8!! { It looks like Black is losing a piece here. But... } 19. Bxd6?? Rhe8! { begins by winning the piece back, and after } 20. Qxg7 Rxd6 $17 { the f6-knight is still defended. White has three pawns for the piece, but Black has four pieces ready to attack, so it's hard to imagine White surviving. }) 19. Bxd6+! $18 { Making use of the pin to win. } 19... Kc8 20. Qe5 Re8 21. Qf5 Ne4 22. Be5 Nf6 23. Bxf6 gxf6 24. Qxf6 Rde7 25. f4 Qb5 26. Qg5 Qc4 27. Kb1 b6 28. d5 Re2 29. Qf5+ Kc7 30. d6+ Kb7 31. Qxh7+ Ka6 32. Qd3 Qxd3 33. Rxd3 Rxg2 34. d7 Rd8 35. Rf1 Rg6 36. f5 Rf6 37. Kc1 Kb7 38. Kd2 Kc7 39. Ke3 Rxd7 40. Rxd7+ Kxd7 41. Kf4 Ke7 42. Re1+ Kf7 43. Re6 Rxe6 44. fxe6+ Kxe6 45. Kg5 Kf7 46. Kf5 a5 47. Ke5 Ke7 48. h4 b5 49. h5 b4 50. axb4 axb4 51. h6 b3 52. cxb3 Kf7 53. Kd6 { White went on to win. } 1-0