[Event "U.S. Chess Championships 2024"] [Site "St. Louis"] [Date "2024.10.16"] [Round "05"] [White "Robson, Ray"] [Black "Dominguez Perez, Leinier"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2693"] [BlackElo "2741"] [TimeControl "5400+30"] [Annotator "FM Davis Zong"] [Variant "Standard"] [ECO "D26"] [Opening "Queen's Gambit Accepted: Classical Defense, Normal Line"] [Source "https://lichess.org/study/K5XjRsoK/KCZ7uUSL"] [Orientation "white"] 1. d4 { [%clk 1:30:49] } 1... d5 { [%clk 1:30:38] } 2. c4 { [%clk 1:31:01] } 2... dxc4 { The QGA seems to be becoming very popular at the top level recently, with two of today's six games in the Open section featuring it! } { [%clk 1:30:58] } 3. Nf3 { [%clk 1:25:28] } 3... Nf6 { [%clk 1:31:18] } 4. e3 { [%clk 1:25:54] } 4... e6 { [%clk 1:31:34] } 5. Bxc4 { [%clk 1:26:16] } 5... c5 { [%clk 1:31:58] } 6. O-O { [%clk 1:26:21] } 6... Be7 { [%clk 1:32:18] } 7. Nc3 { [%clk 1:06:06] } 7... O-O { [%clk 1:32:08] } 8. e4! { A good way to fight for an advantage. Pushing the e-pawn first introduces some asymmetry that yields better winning chances. } { [%clk 1:03:23] } 8... cxd4 { [%clk 1:32:31] } 9. Nxd4 { [%clk 0:59:31] } 9... Qc7 { [%clk 1:32:40] } 10. Qe2 { [%clk 0:55:15] } 10... Nc6 { [%clk 1:32:49] } 11. Nf3 { [%clk 0:44:08] } 11... Ng4 { [%clk 1:27:34] } 12. g3 { [%clk 0:36:30] } 12... a6 { [%clk 0:47:51] } 13. Bf4 { [%clk 0:34:47] } 13... Bd6 { [%clk 0:45:33] } 14. Bxd6 { [%clk 0:33:43] } 14... Qxd6 { [%clk 0:45:45] } 15. Rfd1 { [%clk 0:33:05] } 15... Qc7 { [%clk 0:45:56] } 16. Rac1 { [%clk 0:30:58] } 16... Bd7 { [%clk 0:43:35] } 17. Bb3 { [%clk 0:24:29] } 17... Rfd8 { [%clk 0:41:05] } 18. Ng5 { [%clk 0:20:55] } 18... Nf6 { [%clk 0:27:21] } 19. f4 { [%clk 0:20:38] } 19... h6 { [%clk 0:25:10] } 20. Nf3 { [%clk 0:17:17] } 20... Qb6+ { [%clk 0:25:00] } 21. Qf2 { [%clk 0:09:42] } 21... Qb4 { [%clk 0:23:12] } 22. Qe2 { [%clk 0:09:11] } 22... Qb6+ { [%clk 0:15:29] } 23. Qf2 { [%clk 0:09:39] } 23... Qb4 { [%clk 0:15:53] } 24. Qe2 { [%clk 0:10:04] } 24... Na5 { Black declines the silent draw offer, claiming that White's slightly exposed king may cost him. } { [%clk 0:11:09] } 25. e5 { [%clk 0:07:56] } 25... Nxb3 { [%clk 0:11:24] } 26. axb3 { [%clk 0:08:18] } 26... Ne8 { [%clk 0:11:36] } 27. Nd4 { [%clk 0:06:26] } 27... Bc6 { [%clk 0:10:16] } 28. Nxc6 { [%clk 0:04:27] } 28... bxc6 { [%clk 0:10:44] } 29. Qc4 { [%clk 0:04:01] } 29... Qb6+ { [%clk 0:10:35] } 30. Kg2 { [%clk 0:03:56] } 30... Nc7 { [%clk 0:10:07] } 31. Rd6 { [%clk 0:03:31] } 31... Rab8 { [%clk 0:05:17] } 32. Qxc6 { [%clk 0:02:25] } 32... Rxd6 { [%clk 0:04:26] } 33. Qxd6 { [%clk 0:02:52] } 33... Qb7+ { [%clk 0:04:45] } 34. Kh3 { The safest spot for the king is h3! } { [%clk 0:02:25] } 34... Ne8 { [%clk 0:03:27] } 35. Qd3 { [%clk 0:01:30] } 35... Qxb3 { [%clk 0:00:42] } 36. Qxa6 { [%clk 0:01:46] } 36... Nc7 { [%clk 0:00:34] } 37. Qd6 { [%clk 0:00:34] } 37... Nd5 { [%clk 0:00:32] } 38. Nxd5 { [%clk 0:00:35] } 38... exd5 { [%clk 0:01:01] } 39. e6 { [%clk 0:00:32] } 39... fxe6? { The game has been almost completely equal up to now, but under mutual time pressure, Dominguez errs, giving Robson a strong mating attack. } { [%clk 0:00:50] } (39... Qxb2! 40. exf7+ Kxf7 41. Qxd5+ Kg6 { Allowing e6xf7 and putting the king on g6 in a major piece endgame is so inhuman, and even harder to spot when you have less than a minute on the clock! The idea is that with control of the crucial long diagonal and g7-square, Black will never be mated. } 42. Rc7 Kh7 $10) 40. Qxe6+ { [%clk 0:00:37] } 40... Kh8 { [%clk 0:00:56] } 41. Qe5! { Now White takes over the key diagonal, and ... Qb3xb2 fails to Rc1-c8+! } { [%clk 0:26:52] } 41... Qb6 { [%clk 0:27:00] } (41... Qxb2?? 42. Rc8+ Rxc8 43. Qxb2 $18) 42. Rc7 { [%clk 0:25:07] } 42... Rg8 { [%clk 0:22:38] } 43. Rd7 { [%clk 0:24:43] } 43... Qa6 { [%clk 0:20:44] } 44. Rxd5 { [%clk 0:22:51] } 44... Qc8+ { [%clk 0:18:13] } 45. Kh4 { As if the h3-square wasn't courageous enough, Robson marches the king up further! } { [%clk 0:14:00] } 45... Qc2 { [%clk 0:12:24] } 46. h3 { [%clk 0:13:22] } 46... Kh7 { [%clk 0:11:53] } 47. Rd7 { [%clk 0:12:11] } 47... Qb3 { [%clk 0:10:09] } 48. Re7 { [%clk 0:11:16] } 48... Qb6 { [%clk 0:09:02] } 49. f5 { [%clk 0:09:17] } 49... Kh8 { [%clk 0:02:08] } 50. Kh5 $18 { White's king is on h5, but it is Black who will be mated after a well-timed f5-f6. } { [%clk 0:05:34] } 50... Qc6 { [%clk 0:01:48] } 51. b4 { [%clk 0:04:11] } 51... Qf3+ { [%clk 0:00:47] } 52. Kh4 { [%clk 0:04:04] } 52... Qd1 { [%clk 0:00:59] } 53. b5 { [%clk 0:04:05] } 53... Qa4+ { [%clk 0:00:59] } 54. g4 { [%clk 0:03:48] } 54... Qc2 { [%clk 0:01:25] } 55. b6 { [%clk 0:02:47] } 55... Qf2+ { [%clk 0:01:32] } 56. Kh5 { [%clk 0:03:04] } 56... Kh7 { [%clk 0:00:34] } 57. f6 { [%clk 0:01:57] } 57... Qxb6 { [%clk 0:00:35] } 58. Qf5+ { 1-0 White wins. } { [%clk 0:02:04] } 1-0