[Event "US Open - Invitationals"] [Site "Middleton, WI, United States"] [Date "2025.07.29"] [Round "1.20"] [White "Wang, Ted"] [Black "Hoja, Saeed"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2304"] [WhiteTeam "USA"] [BlackElo "1692"] [BlackTeam "USA"] [Variant "Standard"] [Annotator "WGM Sabina Foisor"] [FEN "2b4r/2rnkpp1/p3p3/1p1pP2p/3R1P1P/1P3B2/P1PKN1P1/2R5 b - - 0 20"] [WhiteClock "0:39:31"] [BlackClock "0:28:45"] [ECO "?"] [Opening "?"] [StudyName "125th US Open Rds 1-4 and Invitationals"] [ChapterName "Wang, Ted - Hoja, Saeed"] [ChapterURL "https://lichess.org/study/foytapOs/YJoMb6KQ"] [FEN "2b4r/2rnkpp1/p3p3/1p1pP2p/3R1P1P/1P3B2/P1PKN1P1/2R5 b - - 0 20"] [SetUp "1"] [Orientation "white"] 20... Nb6?! { A step in the wrong direction with the c4-square already covered. } (20... Rc5 21. a4 { was likely what Black wanted to avoid, but why not }) (20... Bb7 21. a4 Bc6 $10 { holding things together? }) 21. Rd3! { White's plan is clear, and we'll let the chess speak for itself. } { [%csl Yc7,Rb5,Ra6][%cal Yd3c3,Rd2b4,Ra2a4,Re2d4] } 21... Bb7 22. Rc3 Rxc3 23. Kxc3 Rc8+ 24. Kb4 g6 25. Nd4 Rc7 26. Be2 Nd7 27. g3 Nb8 28. a4 bxa4 29. Kxa4 Nd7 30. Ra1 Nc5+ 31. Kb4 Kd7 32. Ra5 Ne4 33. Bxa6 Nxg3 34. Nb5 Bc6 35. Nxc7 Kxc7 36. Bd3 Kb7 37. Kc5 Nf5 38. Bxf5 exf5 39. Kd6 Kb6 40. b4 Bb7 41. Ke7 { 1-0 White wins. } 1-0