[Event "U.S. SuperNationals Chess Championships 2025"] [Site "Orlando"] [Date "2025.05.10"] [Round "05"] [White "Khanbutaev, Artemii"] [Black "Andrew Jiang"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2221"] [BlackElo "2334"] [TimeControl "5400+10"] [Variant "Standard"] [ECO "D85"] [Opening "Grünfeld Defense: Exchange Variation"] [StudyName "SuperNationals VIII: Friday and Saturday"] [ChapterName "Khanbutaev, Artemii - Andrew Jiang"] [ChapterURL "https://lichess.org/study/laIJe6NX/oC9yhObG"] [Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/ChessLifeOnline"] [Orientation "white"] 1. d4 { [%clk 1:30:00] } 1... Nf6 { [%clk 1:30:00] } 2. c4 { [%clk 1:30:00] } 2... g6 { [%clk 1:30:00] } 3. Nc3 { [%clk 1:30:00] } 3... d5 { [%clk 1:30:00] } 4. cxd5 { [%clk 1:30:00] } 4... Nxd5 { [%clk 1:30:00] } 5. Bd2 { [%clk 1:30:00] } 5... c5 { [%clk 1:28:05] } 6. e4 { [%clk 1:29:35] } 6... Nxc3 { [%clk 1:28:04] } 7. Bxc3 { [%clk 1:29:35] } 7... Bg7 { [%clk 1:27:58] } 8. d5 { [%clk 1:29:22] } 8... O-O { [%clk 1:27:32] } 9. Qd2 { [%clk 1:28:47] } 9... e6 { [%clk 1:22:57] } 10. Bxg7 { [%clk 1:28:18] } 10... Kxg7 { [%clk 1:22:54] } 11. Bc4 { [%clk 1:28:18] } 11... exd5 { [%clk 1:20:34] } 12. Bxd5 { [%clk 1:28:17] } 12... Nd7 { [%clk 1:19:30] } 13. Ne2 { [%clk 1:18:42] } 13... Qf6 { [%clk 1:16:07] } 14. O-O { [%clk 1:18:01] } 14... Rb8 { [%clk 1:14:37] } 15. f4 { [%clk 1:16:29] } 15... b5 { [%clk 1:09:35] } 16. e5 { [%clk 1:15:56] } 16... Qe7 { [%clk 1:09:35] } 17. Ng3 { [%clk 1:07:15] } 17... f5 { [%clk 0:53:30] } 18. Rfd1 { [%clk 0:59:50] } 18... c4 { [%clk 0:48:32] } 19. Rac1 { [%clk 0:49:30] } 19... Nc5 { [%clk 0:33:20] } 20. Qb4 { [%clk 0:47:01] } 20... Re8 { [%clk 0:33:16] } 21. Qa5 { [%clk 0:32:58] } 21... Rd8 { [%clk 0:22:28] } 22. Qc3 { [%clk 0:13:21] } 22... Nd3 { [%clk 0:14:32] } 23. e6+ { [%clk 0:09:17] } 23... Qf6 { [%clk 0:13:26] } 24. Rxd3 { [%clk 0:08:15] } 24... cxd3 { [%clk 0:13:26] } 25. Qc7+ { [%clk 0:07:59] } 25... Bd7 { [%clk 0:13:26] } 26. Qxa7 { [%clk 0:06:49] } 26... Qxb2 { [%clk 0:06:05] } 27. Rc7 { [%clk 0:02:44] } 27... Kh6 { [%clk 0:04:08] } 28. Rxd7 { [%clk 0:01:39] } 28... Rxd7 { [%clk 0:03:29] } 29. exd7 { [%clk 0:00:43] } 29... Qa1+ { [%clk 0:02:54] } 30. Nf1 { [%clk 0:00:19] } 30... d2 { [%clk 0:01:39] } 31. Bf3 { [%clk 0:00:09] } 31... Rd8 { [%clk 0:01:30] } 32. Qc5 { [%clk 0:00:09] } 32... d1=Q { [%clk 0:01:05] } 33. Bxd1 { [%clk 0:00:09] } 33... Qxd1 { [%clk 0:01:05] } 34. Qxb5 { [%clk 0:00:09] } 34... Qd4+ { [%clk 0:01:00] } 35. Kh1 { [%clk 0:00:09] } 35... Rxd7 { [%clk 0:00:58] } 36. g3 { [%clk 0:00:08] } 36... Rc7 { [%clk 0:00:51] } 37. Qe2 { [%clk 0:00:08] } 37... Rb7 { [%clk 0:00:33] } 38. Qe8 { [%clk 0:00:08] } 38... Qd5+ { [%clk 0:00:30] } 39. Kg1 { [%clk 0:00:08] } 39... Rb2 { [%clk 0:00:19] } 40. Qf8+ { [%clk 0:00:08] } 40... Kh5 { [%clk 0:00:19] } 41. g4+ { I am not sure if this actually happened, but if it did, it's a roller-coaster of emotions. Black is totally winning, but blunders to a lost position and then is winning again and resigns in a drawing position... } { [%clk 0:00:08] } 41... Kh4?? { [%clk 0:00:07] } (41... Kxg4! { this simply works, no queen will be lost in the process. } 42. Ne3+ Kf3 { 1 } { [%cal Gb2b1] } 43. Nxd5 Rb1#) 42. Qf6+ { [%clk 0:00:08] } (42. Qe7+ { White misses a mate in 6! } 42... Kxg4 43. h3+ { 1 } 43... Kxh3 44. Qe3+ Qf3 45. Qxf3+ Kh4 46. Qg3+ Kh5 47. Qg5#) 42... Kxg4 { [%clk 0:00:07] } 43. Ne3+?? { The game ends here, presumably with Black flagging. But this was a mistake, as the queen cannot be captured. Instead } { [%clk 0:00:08] } (43. Qg5+! Kf3 44. Qg3+ Ke2 45. Qf2+ Kd3 46. Qxb2 $18) 43... Kf3 { and now the queen cannot be captured...so White has to go into a queen endgame which will end in adraw very likely. } (43... Kh3?? 44. Nxd5 Rb1+ 45. Kf2 { is not equivalent. }) 44. Qxb2 (44. Nxd5?? Rb1#) 44... Kxe3 $10 { Perhaps Black was still evaluating this line and flagged. } 1-0