[Event "2026 Us Open"] [Site "Grand Rapids, MI"] [Date "2026.08.05"] [Round "5.9"] [White "Andrew Gar Catlin"] [Black "Tarjan, James"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "1979"] [BlackElo "2316"] [Annotator "Foisor,Sabina"] [Variant "Standard"] [ECO "A48"] [Opening "East Indian Defense"] [StudyName "2026 U.S. Open and Invitationals, Pt. 1"] [ChapterName "Andrew Gar Catlin - Tarjan, James"] [ChapterURL "https://lichess.org/study/GybCbfWL/Q6MBFfY9"] [Orientation "white"] 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. d4 g6 3. b4 Bg7 4. Bb2 O-O 5. Nbd2 d6 6. e4 c5 7. bxc5 dxc5 8. dxc5 Nbd7 9. Bc4 Nxc5 10. Qe2?? Bg4 (10... Nh5 { was even stronger: } 11. Bxg7 Nf4 12. Qd1 Nxg2+ 13. Kf1 Bh3 $19) 11. h3? (11. e5!? { was White's best shot, when } 11... Nh5 12. Qe3 { 1 } 12... Rc8 13. Rb1 Ne6 14. O-O Nhf4 $19 { is still quite promising for Black. }) 11... Bxf3 12. Qxf3 Nfxe4! 13. Nxe4 Bxb2 14. O-O Nxe4 15. Qxe4 Bxa1 { 0-1 Black wins. } 0-1