[Event "U.S. SuperNationals Chess Championships 2025"] [Site "Orlando"] [Date "2025.05.10"] [Round "05"] [White "Venkatesh, Narayan"] [Black "Casares Ugueto, Santiago de Jesus"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2293"] [BlackElo "2211"] [TimeControl "5400+10"] [Variant "Standard"] [ECO "D11"] [Opening "Slav Defense: Quiet Variation"] [StudyName "SuperNationals VIII: Friday and Saturday"] [ChapterName "Venkatesh, Narayan - Casares Ugueto, Santiago de Jesus"] [ChapterURL "https://lichess.org/study/laIJe6NX/dhsKyaNJ"] [Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/ChessLifeOnline"] [Orientation "white"] 1. d4 { [%clk 1:28:28] } 1... d5 { [%clk 1:30:00] } 2. c4 { [%clk 1:28:28] } 2... c6 { [%clk 1:30:00] } 3. Nf3 { [%clk 1:28:28] } 3... Nf6 { [%clk 1:30:00] } 4. e3 { [%clk 1:28:28] } 4... a6 { [%clk 1:30:00] } 5. Bd3 { [%clk 1:28:28] } 5... Bg4 { [%clk 1:30:00] } 6. Nbd2 { [%clk 1:28:28] } 6... Nbd7 { [%clk 1:30:00] } 7. O-O { [%clk 1:28:28] } 7... e6 { [%clk 1:28:52] } 8. h3 { [%clk 1:28:27] } 8... Bh5 { [%clk 1:28:52] } 9. b3 { [%clk 1:28:27] } 9... Bd6 { [%clk 1:28:52] } 10. Bb2 { [%clk 1:28:27] } 10... O-O { [%clk 1:28:40] } 11. Qc2 { [%clk 1:28:27] } 11... Bg6 { [%clk 1:25:33] } 12. Bxg6 { [%clk 1:27:54] } 12... hxg6 { [%clk 1:25:33] } 13. e4 { [%clk 1:27:54] } 13... dxe4 { [%clk 1:25:33] } 14. Nxe4 { [%clk 1:27:54] } 14... Nxe4 { [%clk 1:25:33] } 15. Qxe4 { [%clk 1:27:54] } 15... Qa5 { [%clk 1:19:58] } 16. a3 { [%clk 1:21:53] } 16... Rfe8 { [%clk 1:17:43] } 17. Rfd1 { [%clk 1:19:57] } 17... Rad8 { [%clk 1:14:43] } 18. b4 { [%clk 1:08:14] } 18... Qh5 { [%clk 1:13:11] } 19. Rd3 { [%clk 1:05:49] } 19... Bc7 { [%clk 1:08:18] } 20. Rc1 { [%clk 0:57:31] } 20... g5 { [%clk 0:47:50] } 21. Ne5 { [%clk 0:48:39] } 21... Nxe5 { [%clk 0:46:53] } 22. dxe5 { [%clk 0:48:39] } 22... Rxd3 { [%clk 0:46:53] } 23. Qxd3 { [%clk 0:48:39] } 23... Rd8 { [%clk 0:46:40] } 24. Qe3 { [%clk 0:47:39] } 24... Rd1+ { [%clk 0:46:21] } 25. Rxd1 { [%clk 0:47:38] } 25... Qxd1+ { [%clk 0:46:21] } 26. Kh2 { [%clk 0:47:38] } 26... Qc2 { [%clk 0:46:06] } 27. Qd4 { [%clk 0:42:06] } 27... f6 { [%clk 0:43:49] } 28. Qd7 { [%clk 0:41:13] } 28... Qxb2 { [%clk 0:43:46] } 29. Qxc7 { [%clk 0:41:13] } 29... Qxe5+?? { A tough blunder by Santiago, who probably thought that the extra pawn would win the game, or at least not lose. The problem is that Black has two pairs of doubled pawns and White's king gets on the mined square second, therefore winning the king-and-pawn endgame; and of course White has plenty of extra tempi to force Black to give up the e-pawn. From there, White infiltrates on the queenside to win! } { [%clk 0:41:17] } (29... Qxf2! { The way to hold the draw. }) 30. Qxe5 { [%clk 0:41:13] } 30... fxe5 { [%clk 0:41:17] } 31. Kg3 { [%clk 0:41:06] } 31... Kf7 { [%clk 0:41:17] } 32. Kf3 { [%clk 0:40:51] } 32... b5 { [%clk 0:29:58] } 33. c5 { [%clk 0:39:50] } 33... e4+ { [%clk 0:19:11] } (33... Kg6 34. Ke4 Kf6) 34. Kxe4 { [%clk 0:39:50] } 34... Kf6 { [%clk 0:19:11] } 35. f4 { [%clk 0:39:00] } 35... e5 { [%clk 0:16:45] } 36. f5 { 1-0 White wins. } { [%clk 0:37:44] } 1-0