[Event "2023 US Open Championships"] [Site "Grand Rapids"] [Date "2023.08.02"] [Round "3"] [White "Puwit Sky Moerlien"] [Black "Brewington Hardaway"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2068"] [BlackElo "2432"] [Annotator "Lang, JJ"] [Variant "Standard"] [ECO "D53"] [Opening "Queen's Gambit Declined"] [StudyName "2023 U.S. Open"] [ChapterName "Puwit Sky Moerlien - Brewington Hardaway"] [ChapterURL "https://lichess.org/study/bGhelHiK/3j5Jf8Bp"] [Orientation "white"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e3 c6 6. Nf3 Nbd7 (6... h6 7. Bh4 Nbd7 8. Qc2 O-O 9. Rd1 b6 10. cxd5 cxd5 11. Bd3 Bb7 12. O-O Rc8 13. Qb1 a6 14. Rc1 b5 15. a3 Nb6 16. Qa2 Nc4 17. Nb1 Qa5 18. Ne5 Rfe8 19. h3 Bd6 20. Bxf6 gxf6 21. Nf3 Re7 22. Rc2 Rec7 23. Nbd2 Nxd2 24. Rxd2 b4 25. a4 Bc6 26. b3 Bb7 27. Kh1 Rc1 28. Rdd1 Rxd1 29. Rxd1 Rc3 30. Ng1 Kf8 31. Ne2 Rc8 32. Qd2 Ke7 33. f4 Qb6 34. Qe1 a5 35. Qh4 Ba6 36. Qxh6 Bxd3 37. Rxd3 Qa6 38. Rd2 Rc3 39. Ng3 Rxe3 40. Nh5 Qf1+ 41. Kh2 Re4 42. Qxf6+ Ke8 43. Qh8+ Ke7 44. Qf6+ Ke8 45. Qh8+ Ke7 { ½-½ (45) Kashlinskaya,A (2462)-Girya,O (2446) Novosibirsk 2016 }) 7. Rc1 h6 8. Bh4 O-O 9. Qc2 b6 { Hardaway opts for the fourth most popular move in this position. } 10. cxd5 cxd5 (10... exd5 11. Bd3 Bb7 12. O-O Re8 { is the more conventional way to play. Black reserves the right to play for ... c6-c5 while simultaneously making White's e3-e4 more difficult. }) 11. Bd3 Bb7 12. O-O Rc8 13. Qb1 Bd6 $146 14. Nb5 Rxc1 15. Rxc1 Bb8 16. Bg3 Bxg3 17. hxg3 Qb8 18. Nc3 Rc8 19. Qc2 Ne4 20. Qe2 Rc7 21. Ba6 Ndf6 22. Ne5 Nxc3 23. Rxc3 Bxa6 24. Qxa6 Ne4 25. Rxc7 Qxc7 { Black has equalized without much trouble. } 26. Qe2 Qc1+ 27. Kh2 a5 28. g4 b5 29. f3 Nd6 30. b3 Qc3 31. Kh1 Qc1+ 32. Kh2 Qc7 33. Kh1 { White correctly asserts that Black has no way to make progress. } 33... a4 34. bxa4 bxa4 35. Qa6 Nc4 36. Qxa4 { White avoids a tempting check that would actually tip the scales in Black's favor. } (36. Qa8+? Kh7 37. Qxa4 Nxe5 38. dxe5 Qc1+ 39. Kh2 Qxe3 { is better for Black, as White no longer has Qa4-e8+ to scoop up the f7-pawn. }) 36... Nxe5 37. dxe5 Qc1+ 38. Kh2 Qxe3 39. Qe8+ Kh7 40. Qxf7 Qxe5+ 41. f4 Qb8 42. Kh3 d4 43. f5 { The most concrete way to hold serve. } 43... exf5 (43... d3? 44. f6! Qg8 45. Qd7 $16) 44. Qxf5+ Kh8 45. g5 { Moerlien continues with opening up the board to maximize perpetual check possibilities. } 45... hxg5 46. Qxg5 Qc8+ 47. Kh2 Qd7 48. Qd2 d3 49. Kg1 Qd4+ 50. Kf1 Kh7 51. a4 Qf6+ 52. Kg1 Qa1+ 53. Kf2 Qd4+ 54. Kf1 Kh8 55. a5 Kh7 56. g3 Kg6 57. Kg2 { 1/2-1/2 The game is a draw. } 1/2-1/2