[Event "U.S. SuperNationals Chess Championships 2025"] [Site "Orlando"] [Date "2025.05.09"] [Round "01"] [White "Guo, Ethan"] [Black "Haripradeep, Sanchit"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2261"] [BlackElo "1603"] [TimeControl "5400+10"] [Variant "Standard"] [ECO "C09"] [Opening "French Defense: Tarrasch Variation, Open System, Main Line"] [StudyName "SuperNationals VIII: Friday and Saturday"] [ChapterName "Guo, Ethan - Haripradeep, Sanchit"] [ChapterURL "https://lichess.org/study/laIJe6NX/cBD6DRQX"] [Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/ChessLifeOnline"] [Orientation "white"] 1. e4 { [%clk 1:30:00] } 1... e6 { [%clk 1:30:00] } 2. d4 { [%clk 1:30:00] } 2... d5 { [%clk 1:30:00] } 3. Nd2 { [%clk 1:30:00] } 3... c5 { [%clk 1:30:00] } 4. Ngf3 { [%clk 1:29:59] } 4... Nc6 { [%clk 1:29:54] } 5. exd5 { [%clk 1:29:54] } 5... exd5 { [%clk 1:29:54] } 6. dxc5 { [%clk 1:28:59] } 6... Bxc5 { [%clk 1:29:54] } 7. Nb3 { [%clk 1:28:59] } 7... Bb6 { [%clk 1:29:54] } 8. Be2 { [%clk 1:28:47] } 8... Nf6 { [%clk 1:29:54] } 9. O-O { [%clk 1:28:41] } 9... O-O { [%clk 1:29:52] } 10. c3 { [%clk 1:27:29] } 10... Be6 { [%clk 1:29:21] } 11. Nbd4 { [%clk 1:27:09] } 11... Qd7 { [%clk 1:28:41] } 12. a4 { [%clk 1:25:50] } 12... a6 { [%clk 1:27:14] } 13. Be3 { [%clk 1:23:33] } 13... Bc7 { [%clk 1:24:39] } 14. Nxc6 { [%clk 1:20:20] } 14... bxc6 { [%clk 1:24:39] } 15. g3 { [%clk 1:14:51] } 15... Bd6 { [%clk 1:20:03] } 16. c4 { [%clk 1:04:09] } 16... Rfb8 { [%clk 1:18:00] } 17. c5 { [%clk 1:01:23] } 17... Bc7 { [%clk 1:16:26] } 18. Bd4 { [%clk 1:01:07] } 18... Qe7 { [%clk 1:13:35] } 19. Ne5 { [%clk 0:53:33] } 19... Bxe5 { [%clk 1:13:09] } 20. Bxe5 { [%clk 0:53:33] } 20... Rb7 { [%clk 1:12:03] } 21. Qd4 { [%clk 0:51:55] } 21... Nd7 { [%clk 1:03:01] } 22. Bd6 { [%clk 0:48:12] } 22... Qf6 { [%clk 1:02:33] } 23. Qxf6 { [%clk 0:47:28] } 23... Nxf6 { [%clk 1:02:30] } 24. Be5 { [%clk 0:43:02] } 24... Ne4 { [%clk 1:02:22] } 25. Rfc1 { [%clk 0:41:35] } 25... f6 { [%clk 0:59:31] } 26. Bd4 { [%clk 0:38:47] } 26... Nd2 { [%clk 0:58:59] } 27. Re1?? { Of course, White saw that ... Nd2-b3 forks the rook and bishop. But Ra1-d1 defends both pieces, so what's the big deal? } { [%clk 0:37:43] } 27... Nb3 { [%clk 0:58:20] } 28. Rad1 { [%clk 0:37:20] } 28... Bf5! { Does that answer the previous question? White's d-rook is dominated by Black's knight and bishop. The only way to stop ... Bf5-c2 is with Be2-d3, yet that hangs the d4-bishop! } { [%clk 0:55:46] } 29. Be3 { [%clk 0:36:50] } 29... Bc2 { [%clk 0:55:08] } 30. Bf3 { [%clk 0:36:39] } 30... Bxd1 { [%clk 0:54:53] } 31. Rxd1 { [%clk 0:36:39] } 31... Rb4? { Immediately after winning the Exchange, Black errs! Instead, } { [%clk 0:54:07] } (31... Rd8 { is just a pure Exchange with no compensation. White's bishops are ill-equipped to attack Black's c-pawn even after } { [%csl Gd5] } 32. Be2 Rb4 33. Bxa6 Rxa4 34. Bb7 Na5 $19) 32. Rxd5 { [%clk 0:36:17] } 32... Rc8 { [%clk 0:47:30] } 33. Rd6 { [%clk 0:33:54] } 33... Na5 { [%clk 0:46:14] } 34. Be2 { [%clk 0:33:09] } 34... Rxa4 { After regaining his composure, Black still manages to push for a while before ultimately having to "settle" for a draw against a player rated 648 points higher! } { [%clk 0:43:04] } 35. Bxa6 { [%clk 0:32:57] } 35... Rc7 { [%clk 0:41:24] } 36. Bd3 { [%clk 0:32:00] } 36... Nb7 { [%clk 0:39:58] } 37. Re6 { [%clk 0:30:02] } 37... Kf7 { [%clk 0:37:21] } 38. Re4 { [%clk 0:30:02] } 38... Rxe4 { [%clk 0:37:21] } 39. Bxe4 { [%clk 0:30:00] } 39... g6 { [%clk 0:37:19] } 40. b4 { [%clk 0:29:30] } 40... f5 { [%clk 0:36:31] } 41. Bf3 { [%clk 0:28:09] } 41... Ke6 { [%clk 0:36:14] } 42. Bf4 { [%clk 0:27:39] } 42... Rc8 { [%clk 0:35:55] } 43. b5 { [%clk 0:27:31] } 43... Na5 { [%clk 0:31:37] } 44. bxc6 { [%clk 0:27:20] } 44... Nxc6 { [%clk 0:31:35] } 45. Bd6 { [%clk 0:27:20] } 45... Nd4 { [%clk 0:30:00] } 46. Bb7 { [%clk 0:26:48] } 46... Re8 { [%clk 0:29:39] } 47. Kf1 { [%clk 0:26:23] } 47... Kd7 { [%clk 0:28:43] } 48. Bd5 { [%clk 0:26:03] } 48... Ne6 { [%clk 0:25:42] } 49. h4 { [%clk 0:22:37] } 49... Rc8 { [%clk 0:25:18] } 50. Bxe6+ { [%clk 0:22:05] } 50... Kxe6 { [%clk 0:25:09] } 51. Ke2 { [%clk 0:22:03] } 51... Kd5 { [%clk 0:25:04] } 52. Ke3 { [%clk 0:21:40] } 52... Re8+ { [%clk 0:23:59] } 53. Kf4 { [%clk 0:21:24] } 53... h6 { [%clk 0:22:05] } 54. Kf3 { [%clk 0:13:58] } 54... g5 { [%clk 0:20:05] } 55. hxg5 { [%clk 0:13:38] } 55... hxg5 { [%clk 0:20:03] } 56. Kg2 { [%clk 0:13:38] } 56... g4? { [%clk 0:19:28] } 57. Kf1 { [%clk 0:13:08] } 57... Re6 { [%clk 0:15:13] } 58. Kg2 { [%clk 0:11:14] } 58... Re2 { [%clk 0:14:50] } 59. Kf1 { [%clk 0:10:37] } 59... Rc2 { [%clk 0:14:47] } 60. Kg2 { [%clk 0:09:10] } 60... Ke4 { [%clk 0:14:01] } 61. Bf4 { [%clk 0:08:48] } 61... Rxc5 { [%clk 0:13:39] } 62. Be3 { [%clk 0:08:34] } 62... Rc3 { [%clk 0:13:39] } 63. Bf4 { [%clk 0:08:21] } 63... Rf3 { [%clk 0:13:20] } 64. Bd6 { [%clk 0:08:21] } 64... Kd3 { [%clk 0:12:10] } 65. Bb8 { [%clk 0:07:55] } 65... Ke2 { [%clk 0:12:10] } 66. Ba7 { [%clk 0:07:55] } 66... Ke1 { [%clk 0:11:53] } 67. Bb6 { [%clk 0:07:51] } 67... Ke2 { [%clk 0:11:53] } 68. Ba7 { [%clk 0:07:51] } 68... Ke1 { [%clk 0:11:53] } 69. Bb6 { [%clk 0:07:51] } 69... Ke2 { [%clk 0:11:53] } 70. Ba7 { 1/2-1/2 wins. } { [%clk 0:07:43] } 1/2-1/2