[Event "U.S. Junior Championship"] [Site "https://lichess.org/study/cfnNS6tI/N361bFLx"] [Date "2022.07.09"] [Round "3.5"] [White "Mishra, Abhimanyu"] [Black "Liang, Awonder"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2553"] [WhiteTeam "United States"] [BlackElo "2625"] [BlackTeam "United States"] [Annotator "Watson,John"] [Variant "Standard"] [ECO "C54"] [Opening "Italian Game: Classical Variation, Giuoco Pianissimo"] [Source "https://lichess.org/study/cfnNS6tI/N361bFLx"] [Orientation "white"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d3 d6 6. O-O O-O 7. Re1 a5 8. Bg5 h6 9. Bh4 g5 10. Bg3 Ba7 11. Na3 Bg4 12. Nc2 h5 13. h3 h4 14. Bh2 Bh5 15. Qd2 Nh7 16. Ne3 Kh8 17. Nf5 Qf6 18. Bd5 Ne7 19. Nxe7 Qxe7 20. d4 c6 21. Bc4 Bxf3 22. gxf3 Qf6 23. Kg2 Rfd8 24. Rad1 Nf8 25. a4 Ng6 26. Bb3 Rac8 27. Qd3 Bb8 28. dxe5 dxe5 29. Qc4 Kg7 30. Qc5 Bd6 31. Qc4 Bb8 32. Ba2 Ba7 33. Qe2 Qe7 34. Rxd8 Rxd8 35. Rd1 Rxd1 36. Qxd1 Kf8 37. Qd2 Bc5 38. Bb3 Ke8 39. Ba2 f6 40. Qd3 Nf8 41. Qc4 Kd8 42. Qe2 Kc7 43. Qc4 Nd7 44. Bg1 Nb6 45. Qb3 Qd7 46. Qc2 Kb8 47. Bb3 Ka7 48. Qe2 Nc8 49. Qc4 Bb6 50. Qg8 Ne7 51. Qf7 Qd6 52. Bc4 Bc5 53. Qg7 Nc8 54. Qf7 Nb6 55. Bb3 Ka6 56. Qg6 Nd7 57. Qf7 Bb6 58. Be6 Nc5 59. Bc8 Qc7 60. Qc4+ Ka7 61. Bf5 Qd6 62. f4 exf4 63. b4 Nd3 64. bxa5 f3+ 65. Kf1 Bc5 66. Qb3 { [#] } 66... Nxf2! 67. Qc2 (67. Bxf2 Qd3+ 68. Kg1 Bxf2+ 69. Kxf2 Qe2+ 70. Kg1 Qg2#) 67... Qg3?? { [#] Amazingly, this was played after a long think. In one move Liang threw away a beautifully played game in which he had made a large number of strong and deeply-calculated moves. We've all been there; chess can be an unbearably cruel game. } (67... Nh1 { was easiest, e.g., } 68. Bxc5+ (68. Bg4 f2 69. Bxf2 Nxf2) 68... Qxc5 69. Bg4 Ng3+ 70. Ke1 Qe3+ 71. Kd1 f2 72. Be2 Nxe4 { and wins. }) 68. Qxf2! { Forcing a piece-up endgame that simply can't be held. } (68. Bxf2 Qg2+ 69. Ke1 Qh1+ 70. Kd2 Bxf2 { , with an immediate win. Sadly, there is just enough potential play that Black can't resign and has to suffer through what follows: }) 68... Bxf2 69. Bxf2+ Ka6 70. Bxg3 hxg3 71. Bg4 f2 72. Kg2 Kxa5 73. Bd1 b6 74. Bc2 Ka6 75. Bd3+ Ka5 76. Kxg3 Kxa4 77. c4 Kb3 78. Kxf2 Kb4 79. Ke3 Kc5 80. e5 fxe5 81. Ke4 Kd6 82. Kf5 b5 83. Kxg5 bxc4 84. Bxc4 Ke7 85. h4 { 1-0 White wins. } 1-0