[Event "2026 National Invitational Tournaments"] [Site "Grand Rapids, MI"] [Date "2026.08.05"] [Round "4.10"] [White "Artemi Khanbutaev"] [Black "Luger, Sam"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2317"] [BlackElo "2388"] [Annotator "Foisor,Sabina"] [Variant "Standard"] [ECO "?"] [Opening "?"] [StudyName "2026 U.S. Open and Invitationals, Pt. 1"] [ChapterName "Artemi Khanbutaev - Luger, Sam"] [ChapterURL "https://lichess.org/study/GybCbfWL/autERsBF"] [FEN "8/5ppk/7p/7P/pR4P1/Pn1p2B1/1Prr1P2/4RK2 w - - 0 35"] [SetUp "1"] [Orientation "white"] 35. Re8 Rc1+?? (35... Re2 { [%anno "ChessLifeOnline", chesslifeonline] This was a critical moment, but it is really tricky to see the only defensive resource, especially in time trouble. } 36. Rf8 Rxb2 37. Rxa4 (37. Rbb8?? Nd2+ 38. Kg2 Rxb8 39. Rxb8 Ne4 $19) 37... Nd2+ 38. Kg2 Ne4 39. Raa8 Rxf2+ 40. Bxf2 Rxf2+ 41. Kg1 g5 42. Rh8+ Kg7 43. Rag8+ Kf6 44. Rxh6+ Ke7 45. Rxg5 Rf4 46. Re5+ Kf8 47. Rh8+ Kg7 48. Rd8 Rxg4+ $10) 36. Kg2 { [%anno "ChessLifeOnline", chesslifeonline] Now it is all over! } 36... Re2 37. Rf8 (37. Rd8 Ree1 38. Rbb8 g5) 37... d2 (37... Ree1 38. Rbb8 g5 39. Rxf7#) 38. Rbb8 Rg1+ 39. Kxg1 d1=Q+ 40. Kh2 Rxf2+ 41. Bxf2 Qd6+ 42. Bg3 Qd2+ 43. Kh3 1-0