[Event "U.S. Open Championship and Tournament of State Champions 2024"] [Site "Norfolk, Virginia"] [Date "2024.07.31"] [Round "09"] [White "Kevin Zhao"] [Black "Fidel C Jimenez"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2033"] [BlackElo "2625"] [TimeControl "5400+30"] [Variant "Standard"] [ECO "B47"] [Opening "Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation, Bastrikov Variation"] [StudyName "2024 U.S. Open"] [ChapterName "Kevin Zhao - Fidel C Jimenez"] [ChapterURL "https://lichess.org/study/hE6CNQRX/G7wj33Ae"] [Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/ChessLifeOnline"] [Orientation "white"] 1. e4 { [%clk 1:40:58] } 1... c5 { [%clk 1:33:02] } 2. Nf3 { [%clk 1:41:21] } 2... e6 { [%clk 1:33:08] } 3. d4 { [%clk 1:41:41] } 3... cxd4 { [%clk 1:33:33] } 4. Nxd4 { [%clk 1:42:03] } 4... Nc6 { [%clk 1:33:45] } 5. Nc3 { [%clk 1:42:22] } 5... Qc7 { [%clk 1:34:09] } 6. Be2 { [%clk 1:42:21] } 6... a6 { [%clk 1:34:04] } 7. O-O { [%clk 1:42:31] } 7... Nf6 { [%clk 1:34:21] } 8. Kh1 { [%clk 1:42:42] } 8... Bb4 { [%clk 1:33:51] } 9. Nxc6 { [%clk 1:40:32] } 9... dxc6 { [%clk 1:28:22] } 10. f4 { [%clk 1:37:59] } 10... Bxc3 { [%clk 1:12:08] } 11. bxc3 { [%clk 1:35:40] } 11... c5 { [%clk 1:00:36] } 12. Bf3 { [%clk 1:26:44] } 12... e5 { [%clk 1:00:34] } 13. Qe1 { [%clk 1:25:01] } 13... O-O { [%clk 0:56:01] } 14. Qg3 { [%clk 1:22:04] } 14... Kh8 { [%clk 0:49:36] } 15. fxe5 { [%clk 1:18:30] } 15... Ng8 { [%clk 0:49:59] } 16. Be3 { [%clk 1:12:53] } 16... Be6 { [%clk 0:50:13] } 17. Rfd1 { [%clk 1:11:54] } 17... Qa5 { [%clk 0:50:19] } 18. Qe1 { [%clk 1:01:29] } 18... Rac8 { [%clk 0:50:39] } 19. Rab1 { [%clk 0:56:51] } 19... b5 { [%clk 0:50:27] } 20. Rd6 { [%clk 0:54:31] } 20... Ne7 { [%clk 0:50:28] } 21. Bf4 { [%clk 0:52:47] } 21... Qa4 { [%clk 0:48:08] } 22. Qd1 { [%clk 0:50:57] } 22... a5 { [%clk 0:48:22] } 23. Bg4?! { [%clk 0:46:13] } (23. Ra1 { keeps everything guarded. White's pieces are passive, but Black's aren't doing so much. } 23... Ng6 24. Bg3 Qa3 25. Be2 c4 (25... Qxc3 26. Bxb5 $16) 26. Rb6 $13) 23... Bxg4 { [%clk 0:46:14] } 24. Qxg4 { [%clk 0:46:15] } 24... Qxe4 { [%clk 0:46:25] } 25. Qf3 { [%clk 0:43:07] } 25... Qc4 { [%clk 0:45:44] } 26. a3 { [%clk 0:40:33] } 26... Nf5 { [%clk 0:44:23] } 27. Rb6 { [%clk 0:40:11] } 27... Nh4 { [%clk 0:31:56] } 28. Qe3 { [%clk 0:37:08] } 28... b4 { [%clk 0:30:14] } 29. axb4 { [%clk 0:36:48] } 29... cxb4 { [%clk 0:30:39] } 30. Bg3 { [%clk 0:34:01] } 30... Nf5 { [%clk 0:30:51] } 31. Qf3 { [%clk 0:34:16] } 31... Nxg3+ { [%clk 0:29:13] } 32. Qxg3? { This gives White less active rooks in the endgame. } { [%clk 0:33:51] } (32. hxg3! Qxc3 33. Qxc3 Rxc3 34. Ra1 { is the point, as now } 34... Rxg3 (34... Rxc2 35. Rxa5 $10 { and the b-pawn falls next. }) 35. Rxa5 $44 { leaves White with pressure on b4, the a5-rook safely guarding the e5-pawn, and Black as the one with back rank problems. }) 32... Qxc3 { [%clk 0:27:09] } 33. Qxc3 { [%clk 0:33:16] } 33... Rxc3 { [%clk 0:27:35] } 34. Ra6 { Attacking while defending. Black does not need the c-pawn just yet, it's more important to not make the b-pawn a target. } { [%clk 0:32:36] } (34. Ra1 Rxc2 35. Rxa5?? Rc1# { is a nice illustration of why White cannot activate the second rook. }) 34... Rfc8? { [%clk 0:21:24] } (34... Rc5) 35. Rxa5? { [%clk 0:32:15] } (35. h3 Rxc2 36. Rxa5 Rc1+ 37. Rxc1 Rxc1+ 38. Kh2 h5 39. Rb5 Rb1 { is probably drawn. }) 35... b3! { A nice tactic. White gets mated after either capture on b3, and so is lost. } { [%clk 0:21:35] } 36. h4 { [%clk 0:31:32] } 36... bxc2 { [%clk 0:21:59] } 37. Rc1 { [%clk 0:31:58] } 37... g6 $19 { From here, Black puts on a clinic. } { [%clk 0:21:16] } 38. Kh2 { [%clk 0:31:36] } 38... R8c4 { [%clk 0:21:28] } 39. g3 { [%clk 0:31:39] } 39... Re4 { [%clk 0:21:43] } 40. Rd5 { [%clk 0:28:59] } 40... Re2+ { [%clk 0:22:04] } 41. Kh3 { [%clk 0:29:20] } 41... h5 { [%clk 0:22:21] } 42. Rd7 { [%clk 0:29:28] } 42... Kg8 { [%clk 0:22:30] } 43. Rd8+ { [%clk 0:29:06] } 43... Kg7 { [%clk 0:22:54] } 44. Rd7 { [%clk 0:29:26] } 44... Ree3 { [%clk 0:22:41] } 45. Kh2 { [%clk 0:29:13] } 45... Rxe5 { [%clk 0:21:40] } 46. Rd2 { [%clk 0:29:26] } 46... Rec5 { [%clk 0:22:03] } 47. Re2 { [%clk 0:29:41] } 47... f5 { [%clk 0:22:23] } 48. Kg2 { [%clk 0:29:56] } 48... Kf6 { [%clk 0:22:48] } 49. Kf2 { [%clk 0:30:13] } 49... R5c4 { [%clk 0:23:05] } 50. Kg2 { [%clk 0:30:31] } 50... f4 { [%clk 0:23:19] } 51. gxf4 { [%clk 0:30:46] } 51... Rxf4 { [%clk 0:23:43] } 52. Rcxc2 { [%clk 0:31:02] } 52... Rxc2 { [%clk 0:24:09] } 53. Rxc2 { [%clk 0:31:29] } 53... Rxh4 { [%clk 0:24:36] } 54. Kg3 { [%clk 0:31:53] } 54... Ra4 { [%clk 0:24:54] } 55. Rc5 { [%clk 0:32:17] } 55... Kg7 { [%clk 0:25:17] } 56. Rc8 { [%clk 0:32:44] } 56... Kh6 { [%clk 0:25:42] } 57. Rc6 { [%clk 0:33:11] } 57... h4+ { [%clk 0:26:06] } 58. Kh3 { [%clk 0:33:38] } 58... Kh5 { [%clk 0:26:32] } 59. Rc5+ { [%clk 0:34:06] } 59... g5 { [%clk 0:26:58] } 60. Rb5 { [%clk 0:34:33] } 60... Ra3+ { [%clk 0:27:22] } 61. Kh2 { [%clk 0:35:01] } 61... h3 { [%clk 0:27:01] } 62. Rb8 { [%clk 0:35:23] } 62... Kh4 { [%clk 0:27:25] } 63. Rh8+ { [%clk 0:35:37] } 63... Kg4 { [%clk 0:27:51] } 64. Rb8 { [%clk 0:36:05] } 64... Ra2+ { [%clk 0:28:12] } 65. Kg1 { [%clk 0:36:31] } 65... Kg3 { [%clk 0:28:28] } 66. Rb3+ { [%clk 0:36:57] } 66... Kh4 { [%clk 0:28:48] } 67. Rb1 { [%clk 0:37:13] } 67... Ra4 { [%clk 0:27:40] } 68. Kh2 { [%clk 0:37:27] } 68... g4 { [%clk 0:28:06] } 69. Rc1 { [%clk 0:37:34] } 69... g3+ { [%clk 0:28:27] } 70. Kg1 { [%clk 0:37:56] } 70... h2+ { [%clk 0:28:30] } 71. Kg2 { [%clk 0:38:21] } 71... Ra2+ { [%clk 0:28:56] } 72. Kf3 { [%clk 0:38:47] } 72... Rf2+ { [%clk 0:29:19] } 73. Ke3 { [%clk 0:39:14] } 73... Kh3 { 0-1 Black wins. } { [%clk 0:29:40] } 0-1