[Event "U.S. Open Championship and Tournament of State Champions 2024"] [Site "Chess.com"] [Date "2024.07.31"] [Round "08"] [White "Wang, Freyr"] [Black "Zhou, Jianchao"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "1987"] [BlackElo "2663"] [TimeControl "5400+30"] [Variant "Standard"] [ECO "B23"] [Opening "Sicilian Defense: Closed, Traditional"] [StudyName "2024 U.S. Open"] [ChapterName "Wang, Freyr - Zhou, Jianchao"] [ChapterURL "https://lichess.org/study/hE6CNQRX/M4RbN5yW"] [Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/ChessLifeOnline"] [Orientation "white"] 1. e4 { [%clk 1:40:57] } 1... c5 { [%clk 1:40:58] } 2. Nc3 { [%clk 1:41:22] } 2... Nc6 { [%clk 1:41:22] } 3. Bb5 { [%clk 1:41:48] } 3... Nd4 { [%clk 1:41:45] } 4. Nf3 { [%clk 1:42:12] } 4... e6 { [%clk 1:42:06] } 5. O-O { [%clk 1:42:19] } 5... a6 { [%clk 1:42:31] } 6. Bd3 { [%clk 1:42:37] } 6... Nc6 { [%clk 1:42:45] } 7. b3 { [%clk 1:42:10] } 7... d6 { [%clk 1:41:33] } 8. Bb2 { [%clk 1:41:51] } 8... Be7 { [%clk 1:40:46] } 9. h3 { [%clk 1:30:15] } 9... Bf6 { [%clk 1:40:43] } 10. Qc1 { [%clk 1:25:48] } 10... Nge7 { [%clk 1:40:17] } 11. Re1 { [%clk 1:22:13] } 11... O-O { [%clk 1:39:16] } 12. Nd1 { [%clk 1:19:10] } 12... Bxb2 { [%clk 1:38:09] } 13. Qxb2 { [%clk 1:18:59] } 13... e5 { [%clk 1:38:18] } 14. Ne3 { [%clk 1:15:30] } 14... f5 { [%clk 1:36:20] } 15. exf5 { [%clk 1:13:34] } 15... Nxf5 { [%clk 1:36:39] } 16. Nxf5 { [%clk 1:08:25] } 16... Bxf5 { [%clk 1:37:05] } 17. Bxf5 { [%clk 1:07:10] } 17... Rxf5 { [%clk 1:37:32] } 18. d3 { [%clk 1:02:26] } 18... Rxf3! { White's heavy pieces are undeveloped and unable to come to the king's defense, let alone create any counterplay, so the sac is justified. } { [%clk 1:29:47] } 19. gxf3 { [%clk 1:02:05] } 19... Qg5+ { [%clk 1:29:29] } 20. Kh2 { [%clk 0:56:08] } 20... Qf4+ { [%clk 1:20:11] } 21. Kg2 { [%clk 0:55:51] } 21... Nd4 { [%clk 1:17:47] } 22. Re3 { [%clk 0:48:49] } 22... Rf8 { [%clk 1:17:59] } 23. c3 { [%clk 0:34:43] } 23... Nxf3 { [%clk 1:09:13] } 24. Rh1 { [%clk 0:30:46] } 24... Qg5+ { [%clk 1:09:31] } 25. Kf1 { [%clk 0:30:44] } 25... Nh4 { [%clk 1:08:56] } 26. Ke1 { [%clk 0:22:36] } 26... Ng2+ { [%clk 1:09:24] } 27. Kd1 { [%clk 0:22:54] } 27... Nxe3+ { [%clk 1:09:51] } 28. fxe3 { White's position is still in shambles. } { [%clk 0:23:10] } 28... Qg3! { [%clk 1:09:42] } 29. Re1 { [%clk 0:23:12] } 29... Rf2 { [%clk 1:10:03] } 30. Qa3 { [%clk 0:22:39] } (30. Re2 Qg1+ 31. Kd2 Rxe2+ 32. Kxe2 Qg2+ { was the point. }) 30... Qg6 { Nothing but holes! Black has an easy time switching lines of attack. } { [%clk 1:10:21] } 31. e4 { [%clk 0:22:43] } 31... Qg3 { 0-1 Black wins. } { [%clk 1:10:48] } 0-1