[Event "USA-ch"] [Site "Saint Louis"] [Date "2022.10.06"] [Round "2"] [White "Moradiabadi, Elshan"] [Black "Liang, Awonder"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2534"] [BlackElo "2608"] [Annotator "GM Elshan"] [Variant "Standard"] [ECO "C92"] [Opening "Ruy Lopez: Closed, Flohr System"] [Source "https://lichess.org/study/SZulrUgM/5yQDP1eQ"] [Orientation "white"] { [%evp 0,121,23,18,18,18,18,22,30,-2,9,12,19,1,10,10,22,-12,-12,-12,-12,-15,22, 11,18,8,34,16,39,12,12,13,45,63,63,57,62,63,79,79,71,58,79,114,90,108,116,63, 141,118,129,190,180,180,201,215,215,219,219,219,212,212,212,234,220,198,247, 253,245,270,282,224,327,311,474,467,452,430,519,372,526,373,373,373,373,373, 373,380,385,385,385,358,361,365,360,360,385,385,385,385,385,370,385,352,385, 385,385,383,385,369,385,341,483,366,471,528,520,377,505,552,577,577,591,719] } 1. e4 { [%eval 0.36] } { Playing in a grueling US championship after being tested negative for COVID is not a fun experience. I was drained and ended up losing as many as ten games. Yet, winning a game in the US championship is always an experience to remember. If Awonder had waited 2 hours for me to begin blundering, I would not have had this either, but I appreciate his impatience. } 1... e5 { [%eval 0.32] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.29] } 2... Nc6 { [%eval 0.29] } 3. Bb5 { [%eval 0.2] } 3... a6 { [%eval 0.37] } 4. Ba4 { [%eval 0.31] } 4... Nf6 { [%eval 0.37] } 5. O-O { [%eval 0.29] } 5... Be7 { [%eval 0.36] } 6. Re1 { [%eval 0.46] } 6... b5 { [%eval 0.33] } 7. Bb3 { [%eval 0.36] } 7... d6 { [%eval 0.33] } 8. c3 { [%eval 0.52] } 8... O-O { [%eval 0.44] } 9. h3 { [%eval 0.5] } 9... Bb7 { [%eval 0.55] } 10. a4 { [%eval 0.22] } 10... Nb8 { [%eval 0.31] } (10... h6 11. d3 Re8 12. Ba2 Qd7 13. Nbd2 Bf8 14. d4 exd4 15. cxd4 Nb4 16. Bb1 c5 17. d5 g6 18. Nf1 Bg7 19. Ng3 h5 20. Ra3 Qd8 21. Nh4 Bc8 22. Bg5 Re5 23. Nhf5 gxf5 24. f4 Rxe4 25. Nxh5 Rxe1+ 26. Qxe1 Nbxd5 27. Qh4 Nxh5 28. Bxd8 Nhxf4 29. axb5 Bd4+ 30. Kh1 Ng6 31. Qg5 Kg7 32. b6 { 1-0 (32) Dronov,A (2675)-Marek,S (2440) ICCF email 2019 }) 11. d3 { [%eval 0.22] } (11. Bc2 Nbd7 12. d4 Re8) 11... Nbd7 { [%eval 0.22] } 12. Na3 { [%eval 0.22] } 12... c5 { [%eval 0.23] } 13. Bg5 { [%eval 0.17] } 13... Qb6 { [%eval 0.37] } (13... Bc6) 14. Nc2! { [%eval 0.39] } { I had calculated what Awonder had missed. } 14... c4 { [%eval 0.73] } 15. dxc4 { [%eval 0.7] } 15... Nc5 { [%eval 0.99] } { My brain was sti } 16. Bxf6 { [%eval 1.1] } 16... Bxf6 { [%eval 1.07] } 17. a5! { [%eval 1.04] } { an important in-between move. It is good to know that my "grey-matter" still works! } 17... Qc7 { [%eval 0.93] } 18. Ne3 { [%eval 1.19] } 18... Nxb3 { [%eval 1.7] } 19. Qxb3 { [%eval 1.64] } 19... Bxe4 { [%eval 2.02] } 20. cxb5 { [%eval 2.11] } 20... axb5 { [%eval 2.14] } 21. Qxb5 { [%eval 2.06] } 21... Bxf3 { [%eval 2.58] } 22. gxf3 { [%eval 2.17] } 22... Rfb8 { [%eval 2.09] } 23. Qc4 { [%eval 2.44] } { White's queenside pawns will decide the game. } 23... Qd7 { [%eval 2.99] } 24. b4 { [%eval 3.02] } 24... e4 { [%eval 3.31] } 25. Nd5 { [%eval 3.64] } 25... Qxh3 { [%eval 3.67] } 26. Qxe4 { [%eval 3.53] } 26... Be5 { [%eval 3.66] } 27. f4 { [%eval 3.47] } 27... Bxc3 { [%eval 3.8] } 28. Re3 { [%eval 3.64] } 28... Qg4+ { [%eval 3.55] } 29. Rg3 { [%eval 3.84] } 29... Qxg3+ { [%eval 3.6] } 30. fxg3 { [%eval 3.77] } 30... Bxa1 { [%eval 3.76] } 31. Qd3 { [%eval 3.45] } 31... Bf6 { [%eval 3.68] } 32. a6 { [%eval 3.75] } 32... Bd8 { [%eval 3.77] } 33. b5 { [%eval 3.5] } 33... h6 { [%eval 3.77] } 34. Kg2 { [%eval 3.8] } 34... Bb6 { [%eval 3.7] } 35. f5 { [%eval 4.23] } 35... Bc5 { [%eval 4.52] } 36. f6 { [%eval 4.42] } 36... gxf6 { [%eval 5.01] } 37. Nxf6+ { [%eval 4.78] } 37... Kg7 { [%eval 5.14] } 38. Nd7 { [%eval 5.09] } 38... Re8 { [%eval 4.88] } 39. Qc3+ { [%eval 5.93] } 39... Kh7 { [%eval 5.08] } 40. Nf6+ { [%eval 5.13] } 40... Kg6 { [%eval 5.05] } 41. Nxe8 { [%eval 5.25] } 41... Rxe8 { [%eval 5.07] } { I realized I have to be careful a bit because if my opponent manages to sacrifice his bishop for the two a and b pawns the game will be a draw due to a fortress on the kingside. } 42. Qd3+ { [%eval 4.49] } 42... Kg7 { [%eval 4.32] } 43. Qf3 { [%eval 4.58] } 43... Re3 { [%eval 4.54] } 44. Qb7 { [%eval 4.4] } 44... Rb3 { [%eval 3.99] } 45. Qc6 { [%eval 4.2] } 45... Kg6 { [%eval 4.98] } 46. Kh3 { [%eval 4.13] } 46... Kg7 { [%eval 4.17] } 47. Qe8 { [%eval 4.03] } 47... Re3 { [%eval 4.1] } 48. Qc8 { [%eval 4.04] } 48... Ra3 { [%eval 4.28] } 49. Qg4+ { [%eval 4.18] } 49... Kf8 { [%eval 4.25] } 50. Qf4 { [%eval 4.22] } 50... Kg7 { [%eval 4.41] } 51. Kg4 { [%eval 4.18] } 51... Re3 { [%eval 4.32] } 52. Qa4 { [%eval 4.58] } 52... Re5 { [%eval 4.38] } 53. Qa5 { [%eval 4.25] } 53... Bf2 { [%eval 4.09] } 54. Qc3 { [%eval 4.41] } 54... Bc5 { [%eval 4.5] } 55. Qc4 { [%eval 4.22] } 55... Kf6 { [%eval 5.07] } 56. Kh3 { [%eval 4.4] } 56... Rh5+ { [%eval 5.07] } 57. Kg2 { [%eval 5.52] } 57... Re5 { [%eval 5.29] } 58. Qg4 { [%eval 4.41] } 58... Re3?! { [%eval 5.66] } { Inaccuracy. Re8 was best. } (58... Re8 59. Qd7 Re2+ 60. Kh3 Ra2 61. b6 Rxa6 62. b7 Rb6 63. Qc7 Rxb7 64. Qxb7 Bd4 65. Qf3+) 59. Qa4 { [%eval 5.53] } 59... Ba7 { [%eval 6.14] } 60. Qb4 { [%eval 6.26] } 60... Bc5 { [%eval 6.97] } 61. Qb2+ { [%eval 6.85] } { 1-0 White wins. } 1-0