[Event "U.S. Chess Championship - Open"] [Site "St. Louis"] [Date "2024.10.19"] [Round "08"] [White "Niemann, Hans Moke"] [Black "Mishra, Abhimanyu"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2733"] [BlackElo "2630"] [TimeControl "5400+30"] [Variant "Standard"] [ECO "C50"] [Opening "Italian Game: Giuoco Piano"] [StudyName "2024 U.S. Championship and U.S. Women's Championship"] [ChapterName "Niemann, Hans Moke - Mishra, Abhimanyu"] [ChapterURL "https://lichess.org/study/K5XjRsoK/fWgWZXH8"] [Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/ChessLifeOnline"] [Orientation "white"] 1. e4 { [%clk 1:30:56] } 1... e5 { [%clk 1:30:57] } 2. Nf3 { [%clk 1:30:56] } 2... Nc6 { [%clk 1:31:21] } 3. Bc4 { [%clk 1:31:21] } 3... Bc5 { [%clk 1:31:27] } 4. O-O { [%clk 1:31:39] } 4... Nf6 { [%clk 1:31:49] } 5. d3 { [%clk 1:32:04] } 5... d6 { [%clk 1:31:46] } 6. c3 { [%clk 1:32:28] } 6... O-O { [%clk 1:32:02] } 7. Re1 { [%clk 1:32:48] } 7... Bb6 { [%clk 1:31:28] } 8. h3 { [%clk 1:30:02] } 8... h6 { [%clk 1:30:23] } 9. Nbd2 { [%clk 1:23:00] } 9... Ne7 { [%clk 1:29:18] } 10. Bb3 { [%clk 1:22:54] } 10... c6 { [%clk 1:24:34] } 11. d4 { [%clk 1:22:15] } 11... Ng6 { [%clk 1:24:14] } 12. Nc4 { [%clk 1:20:30] } 12... Bc7 { [%clk 1:23:49] } 13. dxe5 { [%clk 1:20:00] } 13... dxe5 { [%clk 1:23:38] } 14. Qxd8 { [%clk 1:18:29] } 14... Rxd8 { [%clk 1:23:51] } 15. a4 { [%clk 1:18:53] } 15... a5 { [%clk 1:20:18] } 16. Na3 { [%clk 1:10:06] } 16... Rb8 { [%clk 1:06:29] } 17. Bc4 { [%clk 1:09:40] } 17... Bd7 { [%clk 1:04:41] } 18. Bf1 { [%clk 1:07:59] } 18... Be6 { [%clk 0:55:03] } 19. Nc4 { [%clk 1:07:15] } 19... Ra8 { [%clk 0:53:32] } 20. g3 { [%clk 1:06:11] } 20... b5 { [%clk 0:47:08] } 21. Na3 { [%clk 1:05:58] } 21... bxa4 { [%clk 0:45:21] } 22. Nc4 { [%clk 1:05:48] } 22... Nd7 { [%clk 0:43:53] } 23. Be3 { [%clk 1:05:54] } 23... Bxc4 { [%clk 0:38:50] } 24. Bxc4 { [%clk 1:06:16] } 24... Bb6 { [%clk 0:39:16] } 25. Bc1 { [%clk 1:06:21] } 25... Nc5 { [%clk 0:37:42] } 26. h4 { [%clk 1:04:55] } 26... Nd3 { [%clk 0:32:47] } 27. Bxd3 { [%clk 1:05:13] } 27... Rxd3 { [%clk 0:33:09] } 28. Kg2 { [%clk 1:05:38] } 28... Bc7 { [%clk 0:24:35] } 29. Nd2 { [%clk 1:03:21] } 29... Rb8 { [%clk 0:23:08] } 30. Nc4 { [%clk 1:02:44] } 30... Nf8 { [%clk 0:19:51] } 31. Rxa4 { [%clk 0:54:14] } 31... Rb5 { [%clk 0:19:37] } 32. Be3 { [%clk 0:50:38] } 32... Ne6 { [%clk 0:11:46] } 33. Rea1 { [%clk 0:50:38] } 33... Rd8 { [%clk 0:11:17] } 34. h5 { [%clk 0:49:14] } 34... Rdb8 { [%clk 0:08:07] } 35. Kf3 { [%clk 0:49:23] } 35... Kf8 { [%clk 0:06:46] } 36. R1a2 { [%clk 0:48:57] } 36... Ke7 { [%clk 0:06:06] } 37. Ke2 { [%clk 0:48:21] } 37... Nc5 { [%clk 0:04:36] } 38. Bxc5+ { [%clk 0:48:16] } 38... Rxc5 { [%clk 0:05:04] } 39. Kd3 { [%clk 0:47:54] } 39... Kf6 { [%clk 0:04:40] } 40. Kc2 { [%clk 0:48:17] } 40... Kg5 { [%clk 0:01:24] } 41. Nxa5 { [%clk 0:47:44] } 41... Bxa5 { [%clk 0:23:23] } 42. Rxa5 { [%clk 1:18:10] } 42... Rxa5 { [%clk 0:22:15] } 43. Rxa5 { [%clk 1:17:59] } 43... Kxh5 { [%clk 0:15:14] } 44. Rxe5+ { [%clk 1:18:22] } 44... Kg4 { [%clk 0:15:14] } 45. Rf5 { [%clk 1:18:11] } 45... f6 { [%clk 0:08:58] } 46. b4! { [%clk 1:18:35] } 46... Rd8 { [%clk 0:03:24] } 47. c4 { [%clk 1:17:04] } 47... h5 { [%clk 0:03:40] } 48. Kc3 { [%clk 1:15:39] } 48... Rd6 { [%clk 0:03:27] } 49. c5 { [%clk 0:44:56] } 49... Re6 { [%clk 0:02:53] } 50. Kd4 { [%clk 0:44:23] } 50... g5 { [%clk 0:02:31] } 51. Ke3 { [%clk 0:43:43] } 51... h4 { [%clk 0:00:59] } 52. gxh4 { [%clk 0:44:07] } 52... gxh4 { [%clk 0:01:19] } 53. Rf4+ { [%clk 0:44:34] } 53... Kg5 { White has been slowly grinding an advantage for most of the game, and the pawn-up rook endgame has been going well until now. But very tenacious play from Mishra has forced precision from Niemann. } { [%clk 0:01:08] } 54. Kf3? { [%clk 0:44:09] } (54. f3! Re8 55. Rg4+ Kh5 56. Kf4 h3 57. Kg3 $18) (54. Rf5+ Kg4 55. f3+ Kg3 56. Rf4 $18 { also works. }) 54... Re8 { White will scoop up the h-pawn, but not with enough time to cover the b4-pawn! } { [%clk 0:01:17] } 55. Rg4+ { [%clk 0:43:59] } 55... Kh5 { [%clk 0:01:41] } 56. Rg7 { [%clk 0:41:44] } 56... h3 { [%clk 0:00:36] } 57. Rg3 { [%clk 0:33:37] } 57... h2 { [%clk 0:00:38] } 58. Rh3+ { [%clk 0:33:33] } 58... Kg6 { [%clk 0:01:06] } 59. Rxh2 { [%clk 0:29:22] } 59... Rb8 { This holds the draw! } { [%clk 0:01:35] } 60. Kg4 { [%clk 0:26:09] } 60... Rxb4 { [%clk 0:02:01] } 61. f3 { [%clk 0:26:18] } 61... f5+ { [%clk 0:00:50] } 62. Kf4 { [%clk 0:26:42] } 62... Rc4 { [%clk 0:00:42] } 63. Ke5 { [%clk 0:26:29] } 63... fxe4 { [%clk 0:01:06] } 64. fxe4 { [%clk 0:26:50] } 64... Rxc5+ { [%clk 0:01:31] } 65. Kd6 { [%clk 0:27:12] } 65... Ra5 { White's pawn is slightly faster, and Mishra is still living on the increment. } { [%clk 0:01:29] } 66. e5 { [%clk 0:27:03] } 66... c5 { [%clk 0:00:46] } 67. e6 { [%clk 0:27:18] } 67... c4 { [%clk 0:00:44] } 68. Rg2+ { [%clk 0:26:59] } 68... Kf5?? { It's hard to explain this move. My best understanding is that Black wants to reach his own pawn sooner, and of course did not have enough time to calculate everything. } { [%clk 0:00:39] } (68... Kf6! { Necessary. } 69. e7 Ra6+ 70. Kd7 (70. Kd5 Kxe7 { was, of course, the difference. }) 70... Ra7+ $10) 69. e7 { [%clk 0:26:30] } (69. Rf2+ { also wins, as does 69. Re2. }) 69... Ra6+ { [%clk 0:00:32] } 70. Kd5! { It would be so easy to only calculate 70. Kd7 here, and yet this is the only win! } { [%clk 0:26:32] } 70... Ra5+ { [%clk 0:00:52] } 71. Kd4 { There are no more checks! Black's own pawn ends up being White's best asset. } { [%clk 0:26:52] } 71... Ra8 { [%clk 0:01:08] } 72. Rf2+ { [%clk 0:27:19] } 72... Ke6 { [%clk 0:01:33] } 73. Rf8 { 1-0 White wins. } { [%clk 0:27:46] } (73. Re2+?? { I suppose I could see mistakenly looking only at this move instead of 73. Rf8 and playing 68. ... Kf5 based on this alone. } 73... Kd7) 1-0