[Event "ch-USA 2022"] [Site "https://lichess.org/study/dfRDZs7P/7mMTWDwP"] [Date "2022.10.13"] [Round "8.5"] [White "Lenderman, Aleksandr"] [Black "Dominguez Perez, Leinier"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2535"] [WhiteTeam "United States"] [BlackElo "2747"] [BlackTeam "United States"] [Annotator "Watson,John"] [Variant "Standard"] [ECO "E05"] [Opening "Catalan Opening: Open Defense, Classical Line"] [StudyName "2022 U.S. Championships"] [ChapterName "Lenderman, Aleksandr - Dominguez Perez, Leinier"] [Source "https://lichess.org/study/dfRDZs7P/7mMTWDwP"] [Orientation "white"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 Be7 5. Nf3 O-O 6. O-O dxc4 7. Qc2 b5 8. a4 Bb7 9. axb5 a6 10. bxa6 Nxa6 11. Qxc4 Bd5 12. Qc3 c5 13. Be3 Ne4 14. Qe1 Nb4 15. Rxa8 Qxa8 16. Nc3 Nxc3 17. bxc3 Nc2 18. Qd2 Nxe3 19. Qxe3 h6 { All book so far. With his bishops and activity, Black has compensation for a pawn and should be able to draw. } 20. Qf4 Rd8 { A new move. } (20... Bg5 21. Qg4 Bf6 { was Theodorou,N (2575)-Stefansson,H (2541) Chennai 2022 }) 21. c4!? Be4 (21... Bd6) 22. dxc5 Bxc5 23. Qe5 Bd6 24. Qc3 Rc8 25. Ra1 Qc6 26. Rc1 Bd5 27. Qd2 Qc5 28. Nd4 Bxg2 29. Kxg2 { Here Dominguez spots a drawing line, but fails to look closely enough: } 29... Bxg3?? 30. hxg3?? { Poor Alex simply trusts his opponent. He could have gotten a free point with } (30. Kxg3! { and Black doesn't get his piece back, e.g., } 30... Rd8 31. Nb3 Qc7+ (31... Qe5+ 32. f4) 32. Qf4) 30... Rd8 31. e3 e5 32. Qe2 (32. Qc2 exd4 33. Rd1 Qb6 34. c5 Qc6+ 35. Kg1 d3! 36. Rxd3 Rxd3 37. Qxd3 Qxc5) 32... exd4 33. exd4 Rxd4 34. Qe8+ Qf8 35. Qc6 Qd6 36. Qe8+ Qf8 37. Qc6 Qd6 38. Qe8+ Qf8 { 1/2-1/2 The game is a draw. } 1/2-1/2