[Event "USAT22"] [Site "Internet Chess Club"] [Date "2022.11.13"] [Round "1"] [White "Viswanadha, Kesav"] [Black "Liang, Awonder"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2455"] [BlackElo "2679"] [TimeControl "900+2"] [Variant "Standard"] [ECO "B10"] [Opening "Caro-Kann Defense: Accelerated Panov Attack, Modern Variation"] [StudyName "USAT playoffs"] [ChapterName "Viswanadha, Kesav - Liang, Awonder"] [ChapterURL "https://lichess.org/study/OUTmvF4C/GzooIp5U"] [Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/ChessLifeOnline"] [Orientation "white"] 1. e4 c6 2. c4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. cxd5 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Bc4 Bg7 7. Nf3 O-O 8. O-O Nbd7 9. d3 Nb6 10. Qb3 Bf5 11. Re1 Rc8 12. Bg5 h6 13. Bh4 g5 14. Bg3 Nfd7 15. Rad1 Bg4 16. Re3 Kh7? (16... Nxc4 17. dxc4 f5 18. d6 e6 { At least now Black has kingside counterplay for White's d-pawn. }) 17. Rde1 f5 18. Be5 Nxe5 19. Nxe5 f4 20. Re4 Bf5 21. R4e2 g4 22. f3 g3 23. h3 { Perhaps Black had misevaluated this position. There is no concrete sacrifice on h3, nor any way to continue pressing on the kingside. } 23... Qd6 24. Nb5 Qb8 25. Nd4 Rcd8 26. Nxf5 Rxf5 27. d4 Nxc4 28. Qxc4 Qd6 29. Qd3 Rf8 30. Qb3 Qb6 31. Qxb6 (31. Qd3 { White keeps an impressive initiative with queens on, but perhaps by now he knew the match situation as well. }) 31... axb6 32. Re4 Rd8 33. Nd3 Rdxd5 34. Nxf4 Rxd4 35. Ne6 Rxe4 36. fxe4 Rf2 37. Nxg7 Kxg7 38. Re3 Rxb2 39. Rxg3+ { White cleanly goes after Black's most imminent threat first, and then reaches a drawn position. } 39... Kf6 40. a3 e6 41. Rc3 Ke5 42. Rc7 Kxe4 43. Rxb7 e5 44. a4 h5 45. a5 b5 46. a6 Kd4 47. a7 Ra2 48. Rxb5 Rxa7 49. Rb4+ Kd3 50. Rb3+ Kd2 51. Rb2+ Kc3 52. Rb8 Re7 53. Kf2 { Black's king will not be able to get in front of the passed e-pawn, so there is nothing else to play for. } 53... Kd4 54. Rb4+ Kd3 55. Rb3+ Kd2 56. Rb2+ Kd3 57. Rb3+ Kd4 58. Rb4+ Kd3 59. Rb3+ { Game drawn by repetition } 1/2-1/2