[Event "123rd US Open Championship"] [Site "DeVos Place Convention Center"] [Date "2023-08-05"] [Round "8"] [White "Smith, R. Daniel"] [Black "Ross, Joseph"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "872"] [BlackElo "1433"] [TimeControl "40/100;SD30;inc30"] [Termination "normal"] [Board "261"] [Annotator "Lichess"] [Variant "Standard"] [ECO "B50"] [Opening "Sicilian Defense: Modern Variations"] [StudyName "123rd US Open Championship"] [ChapterName "Round 8"] [ChapterURL "https://lichess.org/study/o3KzDSHb/XGnv9cqI"] [Orientation "white"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.36] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.32] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.0] } 2... d6 { [%eval 0.0] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.0] } 3... Nf6 { [%eval 0.35] } 4. Bc4 { [%eval 0.0] } 4... Bg4? { [%eval 1.25] } { Mistake. a6 was best. } (4... a6 5. a4 e6 6. d4 cxd4 7. Nxd4 Be7 8. Bb3 O-O 9. O-O) 5. d3?! { [%eval 0.36] } { Inaccuracy. e5 was best. } (5. e5 d5 6. Bb3 c4 7. Ba4+ Nfd7 8. Nxd5 Qa5 9. Ne3 Qxa4) 5... Nc6 { [%eval 0.08] } 6. Bb5 { [%eval -0.06] } 6... Bd7 { [%eval -0.09] } 7. Be3 { [%eval -0.43] } 7... a6 { [%eval -0.3] } 8. Bxc6 { [%eval -0.24] } 8... Bxc6 { [%eval -0.23] } 9. h3 { [%eval -0.31] } 9... e6 { [%eval -0.29] } 10. e5 { [%eval -0.76] } 10... Nd5?! { [%eval -0.21] } { Inaccuracy. Nd7 was best. } (10... Nd7) 11. Qd2?! { [%eval -0.92] } { Inaccuracy. Nxd5 was best. } (11. Nxd5 Bxd5 12. c4 Bc6 13. O-O d5 14. d4 dxc4 15. dxc5 Rc8 16. Rc1 Bd5 17. b4 cxb3) 11... Nxe3 { [%eval -0.66] } 12. Qxe3 { [%eval -0.67] } 12... d5 { [%eval -0.56] } 13. d4 { [%eval -0.44] } 13... c4 { [%eval -0.17] } 14. O-O { [%eval -0.21] } 14... Be7 { [%eval -0.03] } 15. a3 { [%eval 0.05] } 15... b5 { [%eval 0.07] } 16. Ne2 { [%eval -0.07] } 16... O-O { [%eval 0.23] } 17. c3 { [%eval 0.04] } 17... Qd7 { [%eval 0.41] } 18. Qf4 { [%eval 0.26] } 18... Rae8?! { [%eval 0.98] } { Inaccuracy. Rfb8 was best. } (18... Rfb8 19. Ng3) 19. Qg3 { [%eval 0.92] } 19... Bd8 { [%eval 1.04] } 20. Nf4 { [%eval 1.1] } 20... Bc7 { [%eval 1.26] } 21. Nh5?! { [%eval 0.26] } { Inaccuracy. Rfe1 was best. } (21. Rfe1 Kh8 22. h4 Rb8 23. Re3 Qe7 24. Nh5 Rg8 25. Qh3 Be8 26. Nf4 a5 27. g4 b4) 21... f6 { [%eval 0.4] } 22. Rfe1 { [%eval -0.14] } 22... Qf7? { [%eval 0.96] } { Mistake. Kh8 was best. } (22... Kh8) 23. Nxf6+ { [%eval 1.04] } 23... Qxf6 { [%eval 1.03] } 24. exf6 { [%eval 0.97] } 24... Bxg3 { [%eval 1.0] } 25. fxg3 { [%eval 0.9] } 25... gxf6 { [%eval 0.83] } 26. g4 { [%eval 0.78] } 26... h6 { [%eval 0.92] } 27. h4 { [%eval 0.82] } 27... Bd7 { [%eval 0.94] } 28. g5 { [%eval 0.94] } 28... hxg5 { [%eval 0.85] } 29. hxg5 { [%eval 0.82] } 29... fxg5 { [%eval 0.92] } 30. Ne5 { [%eval 0.8] } 30... Bc8?! { [%eval 1.51] } { Inaccuracy. Rd8 was best. } (30... Rd8 31. Nxd7 Rxd7 32. Rxe6 Kg7 33. Rxa6 Re7 34. Rf1 Re2 35. Ra7+ Kg8 36. Rb7 Rxb2 37. a4) 31. Ng6?! { [%eval 0.62] } { Inaccuracy. Re3 was best. } (31. Re3 Rf6 32. Rg3 Rf5 33. Rh3 Ref8 34. Rh5 a5 35. g4 Rf2 36. Rxg5+ Kh7 37. Rh5+ Kg7) 31... Rf6 { [%eval 0.64] } 32. Ne5 { [%eval 0.6] } 32... Ref8 { [%eval 0.91] } 33. Nc6?! { [%eval 0.03] } { Inaccuracy. a4 was best. } (33. a4 Rf2) 33... R8f7?! { [%eval 0.81] } { Inaccuracy. Kg7 was best. } (33... Kg7 34. Re2 Bd7 35. Ne5 Be8 36. Rae1 Rf5 37. Re3 a5 38. Rg3 Rh8 39. Nf3 Kf6 40. Nh2) 34. Rf1?! { [%eval 0.0] } { Inaccuracy. Ne5 was best. } (34. Ne5) 34... Rxf1+ { [%eval 0.0] } 35. Rxf1 { [%eval 0.0] } 35... Rxf1+ { [%eval 0.0] } 36. Kxf1 { [%eval 0.0] } 36... Kf7 { [%eval 0.0] } 37. Ne5+ { [%eval 0.0] } 37... Kf6 { [%eval 0.0] } 38. Kf2 { [%eval 0.0] } 38... Kf5 { [%eval 0.0] } 39. Kf3 { [%eval 0.0] } 39... Kf6 { [%eval 0.48] } 40. Kg4 { [%eval 0.4] } 40... Ke7?? { [%eval 5.59] } { Blunder. a5 was best. } (40... a5 41. Kh5) 41. Kxg5 { [%eval 5.44] } 41... Kd6 { [%eval 5.69] } 42. Kf6 { [%eval 6.07] } 42... Bb7 { [%eval 6.15] } 43. g4 { [%eval 6.27] } 1-0