[Event "U.S. SuperNationals Chess Championships 2025"] [Site "Orlando"] [Date "2025.05.10"] [Round "04"] [White "Ethan Liu"] [Black "Eric Chang Liu"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2213"] [BlackElo "2436"] [Variant "Standard"] [ECO "C79"] [Opening "Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Steinitz Deferred"] [StudyName "SuperNationals VIII: Friday and Saturday"] [ChapterName "Ethan Liu - Eric Chang Liu"] [ChapterURL "https://lichess.org/study/laIJe6NX/CdtdzVoa"] [Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/ChessLifeOnline"] [Orientation "white"] 1. e4 { [%clk 1:30:00] } 1... e5 { [%clk 1:29:19] } 2. Nf3 { [%clk 1:30:00] } 2... Nc6 { [%clk 1:29:01] } 3. Bb5 { [%clk 1:29:58] } 3... a6 { [%clk 1:29:01] } 4. Ba4 { [%clk 1:29:58] } 4... Nf6 { [%clk 1:29:01] } 5. O-O { [%clk 1:29:53] } 5... d6 { [%clk 1:29:01] } 6. Re1 { [%clk 1:29:30] } 6... Bd7 { [%clk 1:29:01] } 7. c3 { [%clk 1:29:14] } 7... g6 { [%clk 1:28:48] } 8. d4 { [%clk 1:28:53] } 8... Bg7 { [%clk 1:28:41] } 9. Nbd2 { [%clk 1:28:47] } 9... exd4 { [%clk 1:28:25] } 10. cxd4 { [%clk 1:28:42] } 10... O-O { [%clk 1:28:25] } 11. Nf1 { [%clk 1:26:22] } 11... b5 { [%clk 1:28:25] } 12. Bb3 { [%clk 1:26:22] } 12... Bg4 { [%clk 1:26:45] } 13. Be3 { [%clk 1:26:08] } 13... Na5 { [%clk 1:24:15] } 14. Bc2 { [%clk 1:23:51] } 14... Nd7 { [%clk 1:22:43] } 15. N1d2 { [%clk 1:16:35] } 15... c5 { [%clk 1:21:12] } 16. dxc5 { [%clk 1:07:35] } 16... dxc5 { [%clk 1:21:12] } 17. Rb1 { [%clk 1:07:28] } 17... Qc7 { [%clk 1:12:07] } 18. Qe2 { [%clk 1:03:10] } 18... Nc6 { [%clk 0:58:47] } 19. h3 { [%clk 0:55:13] } 19... Nb4! { [%clk 0:57:29] } 20. hxg4? { [%clk 0:44:20] } (20. Bd1 Bxf3 21. Nxf3 Nxa2 22. Bd2 Nb4 23. Bxb4 cxb4 24. Bb3 Ne5 25. Nxe5 Bxe5 $17 { We can say this is advantageous for Black, but at least with opposite-colored bishops, maybe White can try to hold. }) 20... Nxc2 { [%clk 0:57:29] } 21. Rec1 { [%clk 0:44:20] } 21... Nxe3 { [%clk 0:57:29] } 22. Qxe3 { [%clk 0:44:20] } 22... c4 { [%clk 0:57:27] } 23. Rc2 { [%clk 0:38:25] } 23... Rfe8 { [%clk 0:50:45] } 24. g5 { [%clk 0:37:01] } 24... Rad8 { [%clk 0:45:23] } 25. Nh2 { [%clk 0:32:05] } 25... Ne5 { [%clk 0:39:17] } 26. Kh1 { [%clk 0:29:49] } 26... Nc6 { [%clk 0:29:29] } 27. a3 { And now, a beautiful finish for Black! } { [%clk 0:27:56] } 27... Rd3! { [%clk 0:29:06] } 28. Qe2 { [%clk 0:26:16] } 28... Qf4 { [%clk 0:23:49] } 29. Nhf3 { [%clk 0:25:09] } (29. g3 Qxg5) 29... Nd4 { [%clk 0:16:58] } 30. Nxd4 { [%clk 0:25:09] } 30... Bxd4 { [%clk 0:16:58] } 31. b3 { [%clk 0:24:49] } 31... Bxf2 { [%clk 0:16:00] } 32. Nf3 { [%clk 0:24:29] } 32... Rxb3 { [%clk 0:16:00] } 33. Rxb3 { [%clk 0:21:16] } 33... cxb3 { [%clk 0:16:00] } 34. Rc3 { [%clk 0:20:07] } 34... Bg3 { [%clk 0:14:29] } 35. Rxb3 { [%clk 0:18:38] } 35... Rxe4 { [%clk 0:14:14] } 36. Qd1 { [%clk 0:17:50] } 36... Re1+ { [%clk 0:14:14] } 37. Nxe1 { 0-1 Black wins. } { [%clk 0:17:42] } 0-1