[Event "2026 National Invitational Tournaments"] [Site "Grand Rapids, MI"] [Date "2026.08.03"] [Round "1.10"] [White "Luger, Sam"] [Black "Kelsch, Gallagher"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2388"] [BlackElo "1993"] [Annotator "Foisor,Sabina"] [Variant "Standard"] [ECO "?"] [Opening "?"] [StudyName "2026 U.S. Open and Invitationals, Pt. 1"] [ChapterName "Luger, Sam - Kelsch, Gallagher"] [ChapterURL "https://lichess.org/study/GybCbfWL/x7NHSz4A"] [FEN "2r5/1bq4k/p3p1pp/1p1r4/3B1bP1/2P2P2/PP2B3/1KR1Q2R w - - 0 28"] [SetUp "1"] [Orientation "white"] 28. Rd1? { [%anno "ChessLifeOnline", chesslifeonline] This natural move gives White a big headache. } (28. Qf2 { would have kept the balance! } 28... Rf8 29. c4) 28... e5! 29. Bf2 Rcd8!? (29... b4 { [%anno "ChessLifeOnline", chesslifeonline] was also very good. }) 30. Rxd5 Rxd5 31. Bd1 Rd2 { [%anno "ChessLifeOnline", chesslifeonline] White offered a draw here and got very lucky that Black accepted! } 1/2-1/2