[Event "Pan-American Youth Championships 2024"] [Site "Orlando"] [Date "2024.07.17"] [Round "04"] [White "Liu, Patrick"] [Black "Khanbutaev, Artemiy"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2112"] [BlackElo "1922"] [TimeControl "5400+30"] [Variant "Standard"] [ECO "C54"] [Opening "Italian Game: Classical Variation, Giuoco Pianissimo"] [StudyName "Pan-American Youth Championships 2024"] [ChapterName "Liu, Patrick - Khanbutaev, Artemiy"] [ChapterURL "https://lichess.org/study/ds6e8jQG/lIjxdgn9"] [Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/ChessLifeOnline"] [Orientation "white"] 1. e4 { [%clk 1:30:58] } 1... e5 { [%clk 1:30:51] } 2. Nf3 { [%clk 1:31:24] } 2... Nc6 { [%clk 1:31:16] } 3. Bc4 { [%clk 1:31:44] } 3... Nf6 { [%clk 1:31:39] } 4. d3 { [%clk 1:32:10] } 4... Bc5 { [%clk 1:32:03] } 5. c3 { [%clk 1:32:30] } 5... d6 { [%clk 1:32:28] } 6. Bg5 { [%clk 1:32:54] } 6... h6 { [%clk 1:29:47] } 7. Bh4 { [%clk 1:33:21] } 7... O-O { [%clk 1:16:29] } 8. Nbd2 { [%clk 1:33:40] } 8... Qe7 { [%clk 1:08:41] } 9. h3 { [%clk 1:28:02] } 9... Be6 { [%clk 1:04:50] } 10. Bd5 { [%clk 1:25:20] } 10... g5!? { Black likely is aware of some lines where Nf3xg5 is refuted by the intermezzo ... Nf6xd5. But can you see why this is not one of them? } { [%clk 0:51:46] } 11. Nxg5! { [%clk 1:08:41] } 11... Nxd5 { [%clk 0:37:57] } 12. Nxe6! { Black's idea doesn't work with a bishop on e6! } { [%clk 0:54:17] } 12... Qxh4 { [%clk 0:28:14] } 13. Nxc5 { [%clk 0:54:08] } 13... Ne3! { The most testing move, by far. } { [%clk 0:26:58] } 14. Nf3 { [%clk 0:54:24] } 14... Nxd1!? { [%clk 0:15:03] } (14... Nxg2+ { is not as bad for Black's king as one might think! } 15. Kf1 Qe7 16. Rg1 dxc5 17. Rxg2+ Kh8 18. Nh2 Rg8 19. Qh5 Qe6 20. Ng4 Kh7 21. Re1 $14 { when the game is really still up for grabs! }) 15. Nxh4 { [%clk 0:54:45] } 15... Nxb2 { [%clk 0:14:17] } 16. Rb1 { [%clk 0:51:59] } 16... dxc5 { [%clk 0:13:39] } 17. Rxb2 { [%clk 0:52:27] } 17... c4?! { [%clk 0:12:59] } (17... b6 { is a slightly worse position. But sometimes we must know when to suffer quietly, rather than force dynamics that only benefit our opponent! }) 18. dxc4 { [%clk 0:43:39] } 18... Na5 { [%clk 0:12:23] } 19. Ke2 { [%clk 0:39:51] } 19... b6 { [%clk 0:11:14] } 20. c5 { [%clk 0:38:18] } 20... Nc4 { [%clk 0:11:29] } 21. Rb4 { [%clk 0:38:26] } 21... a5 { [%clk 0:11:49] } 22. Rbb1 { [%clk 0:35:43] } (22. Rxc4 { loses the Exchange, but actually preserves an edge after } 22... b5 23. Rd4 exd4 24. cxd4 $16) 22... Rfd8 { [%clk 0:08:04] } 23. Rhd1 { [%clk 0:32:36] } 23... bxc5 { [%clk 0:08:13] } 24. Rb5 { [%clk 0:29:20] } 24... Rxd1 { [%clk 0:08:13] } 25. Kxd1 { [%clk 0:29:23] } 25... Rd8+ { [%clk 0:05:26] } 26. Ke1 { [%clk 0:29:35] } 26... Nd6 { [%clk 0:05:17] } 27. Rxc5 { [%clk 0:29:08] } 27... Nxe4 { [%clk 0:05:36] } 28. Rxc7 { [%clk 0:28:59] } 28... Rd3 { [%clk 0:05:22] } 29. c4 { [%clk 0:23:23] } 29... Nc3 { [%clk 0:05:17] } 30. f3 { [%clk 0:23:36] } 30... Rd1+ { [%clk 0:02:59] } 31. Kf2 { [%clk 0:24:05] } 31... Nxa2 { [%clk 0:02:07] } 32. Ra7 { [%clk 0:22:18] } 32... Rc1?! { [%clk 0:01:06] } 33. Nf5 { [%clk 0:21:32] } 33... Rxc4? { Black underestimates the power of the rook and knight! } { [%clk 0:00:59] } (33... h5!) 34. Nxh6+ { [%clk 0:20:42] } 34... Kg7 { [%clk 0:01:03] } 35. Nxf7 { [%clk 0:20:44] } 35... Rc5 { [%clk 0:00:39] } 36. Nxe5+ { [%clk 0:19:25] } 36... Kh6 { [%clk 0:00:38] } 37. f4 { [%clk 0:19:42] } 37... Nc3 { [%clk 0:00:34] } 38. g4 { [%clk 0:20:03] } 38... Ne4+ { [%clk 0:00:40] } 39. Ke3 { [%clk 0:20:21] } 39... Ng5 { [%clk 0:00:54] } 40. fxg5+ { [%clk 0:20:35] } 40... Kxg5 { [%clk 0:01:17] } 41. Nf3+ { [%clk 0:20:58] } 41... Kh6 { [%clk 0:01:35] } 42. Ra6+ { 1-0 White wins. } { [%clk 0:21:22] } 1-0