[Event "U.S. SuperNationals Chess Championships 2025"]
[Site "Orlando"]
[Date "2025.05.10"]
[Round "03"]
[White "Li, Mason J"]
[Black "Vyas, Miransh Purven"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2051"]
[BlackElo "1900"]
[TimeControl "5400+10"]
[Variant "Standard"]
[ECO "B51"]
[Opening "Sicilian Defense: Moscow Variation"]
[StudyName "SuperNationals VIII: Friday and Saturday"]
[ChapterName "Li, Mason J - Vyas, Miransh Purven"]
[ChapterURL "https://lichess.org/study/laIJe6NX/NiZyJyqx"]
[Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/ChessLifeOnline"]
[Orientation "white"]
1. e4 { [%clk 1:30:00] } 1... c5 { [%clk 1:29:57] } 2. Nf3 { [%clk 1:29:58] } 2... d6 { [%clk 1:29:57] } 3. Bb5+ { [%clk 1:29:58] } 3... Nc6 { [%clk 1:29:57] } 4. O-O { [%clk 1:27:32] } 4... Bd7 { [%clk 1:29:54] } 5. c3 { [%clk 1:23:42] } 5... Nf6 { [%clk 1:19:20] } 6. Re1 { [%clk 1:22:50] } 6... a6 { [%clk 1:14:58] } 7. Bf1 { [%clk 1:16:49] } 7... Bg4 { [%clk 1:14:09] } 8. h3 { [%clk 1:03:19] } 8... Bh5 { [%clk 1:04:07] } 9. d4 { [%clk 1:01:34] } 9... cxd4 { [%clk 0:59:48] } 10. cxd4 { [%clk 1:01:23] } 10... Bxf3 { [%clk 0:46:09] } 11. gxf3 { [%clk 1:01:20] } 11... g6 { [%clk 0:45:24] } 12. d5 { [%clk 0:52:46] } 12... Nb8 { [%clk 0:44:58] } 13. Qb3 { [%clk 0:44:31] } 13... b6 { [%clk 0:39:14] } 14. Nc3 { [%clk 0:39:43] } 14... Bg7 { [%clk 0:37:58] } 15. f4 { [%clk 0:38:43] } 15... O-O { [%clk 0:32:34] } 16. e5 { [%clk 0:34:22] } 16... Nfd7 { [%clk 0:30:51] } 17. e6 { [%clk 0:26:12] } 17... Nc5 { [%clk 0:28:03] } 18. Qc2 { [%clk 0:24:55] } 18... fxe6 { [%clk 0:26:06] } 19. dxe6 { [%clk 0:24:20] } 19... Nc6 { [%clk 0:25:58] } 20. Bg2 { [%clk 0:22:09] } 20... Rc8 { [%clk 0:24:25] } 21. Be3 { [%clk 0:20:10] } 21... Nb4 { [%clk 0:18:52] } 22. Qd2 { [%clk 0:18:57] } 22... Ncd3 { [%clk 0:14:57] } 23. a3 { [%clk 0:08:40] } 23... Nxe1 { [%clk 0:14:00] } 24. Rxe1 { [%clk 0:08:40] } 24... Bxc3 { [%clk 0:09:40] } 25. bxc3 { [%clk 0:08:39] } 25... Nc6 { [%clk 0:09:40] } 26. Be4 { [%clk 0:07:12] } 26... b5 { [%clk 0:07:21] } 27. Kh2 { [%clk 0:06:29] } 27... Na5 { [%clk 0:04:30] } 28. Qd3 { [%clk 0:03:51] } 28... Qe8 { [%clk 0:02:40] } 29. f5 { [%clk 0:03:24] } 29... d5 { [%clk 0:02:12] } 30. Qxd5 { [%clk 0:03:04] } 30... Nc4 { [%clk 0:02:08] } 31. Bh6 { [%clk 0:02:24] } 31... Rf6 { [%clk 0:02:03] } 32. Bg5 { [%clk 0:02:24] } 32... Rf8? { [%clk 0:02:03] } (32... Qf8! 33. Qd4 Rd8 34. Bxf6 Rxd4 35. Bxd4 $13) 33. Rg1? { [%clk 0:01:42] } (33. f6! exf6 34. e7+ Kh8 35. exf8=Q+ Qxf8 36. Qd4 { [%cal Gd4h8] } 36... Ne5 37. Bd5 { [%cal Ge1e5] } 37... Re8 38. f4 $18) 33... Kh8?? { You'll never believe this, but White wins this position not with a mating attack but, instead, by running Black's f8-rook out of squares! } { [%clk 0:01:54] } (33... Rd8! 34. Qc5 Nd6 35. Qe5 Nxe4 36. Qxe4 Rd6 $10) 34. Qd4+ { [%clk 0:01:37] } 34... Kg8 { [%clk 0:01:17] } 35. fxg6 { [%clk 0:01:37] } 35... h5 { [%clk 0:01:17] } 36. g7 $18 { Wait, how did that rook get trapped? } { [%clk 0:01:26] } 36... Rf6 { [%clk 0:00:33] } 37. Bxf6 { [%clk 0:01:26] } 37... exf6 { [%clk 0:00:33] } 38. Qxf6 { [%clk 0:01:26] } 38... Nd6 { [%clk 0:00:27] } 39. Qh6 { [%clk 0:01:26] } 39... Nxe4 { [%clk 0:00:05] } 40. Qh8# { 1-0 White wins. } { [%clk 0:01:26] } 1-0