[Event "Summer Chess Classic 2024"] [Site "Chess.com"] [Date "2024.05.28"] [Round "08"] [White "Khachiyan, Melikset"] [Black "Zierk, Steven"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2430"] [BlackElo "2487"] [TimeControl "5400+30"] [Variant "Standard"] [ECO "A05"] [Opening "King's Indian Attack"] [StudyName "SLCC Summer Classic"] [ChapterName "Khachiyan, Melikset - Zierk, Steven"] [ChapterURL "https://lichess.org/study/qj13eirE/LqLT0HEN"] [Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/ChessLifeOnline"] [Orientation "white"] 1. Nf3 { [%clk 2:00:48] } 1... d5 { [%clk 2:00:10] } 2. g3 { [%clk 2:00:40] } 2... Nf6 { [%clk 2:00:07] } 3. Bg2 { [%clk 2:01:02] } 3... e6 { [%clk 1:57:28] } 4. O-O { [%clk 2:01:16] } 4... c5 { [%clk 1:57:50] } 5. c4 { [%clk 1:58:17] } 5... d4 { [%clk 1:58:06] } 6. e3 { [%clk 1:58:13] } 6... Nc6 { [%clk 1:58:20] } 7. exd4 { [%clk 1:58:38] } 7... cxd4 { [%clk 1:58:44] } 8. d3 { [%clk 1:58:57] } 8... Bd6 { [%clk 1:58:54] } 9. Bg5 { [%clk 1:51:21] } 9... h6 { [%clk 1:59:13] } 10. Bxf6 { [%clk 1:51:46] } 10... Qxf6 { [%clk 1:59:37] } 11. Nbd2 { [%clk 1:52:12] } 11... Qe7 { [%clk 1:55:09] } 12. a3 { [%clk 1:42:16] } 12... a5 { [%clk 1:53:52] } 13. Ne4 { [%clk 1:30:01] } 13... Bc7 { [%clk 1:46:27] } 14. b4 { [%clk 1:30:06] } 14... axb4 { [%clk 1:44:19] } 15. axb4 { [%clk 1:30:31] } 15... Rxa1 { [%clk 1:44:44] } 16. Qxa1 { [%clk 1:30:56] } 16... Qxb4 { [%clk 1:42:36] } 17. Nxd4 { [%clk 1:27:55] } 17... Nxd4 { [%clk 1:41:45] } 18. Qxd4 { [%clk 1:28:19] } 18... O-O { [%clk 1:41:41] } 19. Qc5 { [%clk 1:28:17] } 19... Qxc5 { [%clk 1:40:35] } 20. Nxc5 { [%clk 1:28:25] } 20... Rd8 { [%clk 1:40:13] } 21. Ra1 { [%clk 1:12:25] } 21... b6 { [%clk 1:31:11] } 22. Ra7 { [%clk 1:12:44] } 22... Be5 { [%clk 1:23:37] } 23. Na4 { [%clk 1:10:31] } 23... Bd4 { [%clk 1:21:44] } 24. Ra8 { [%clk 1:10:55] } 24... Rf8 { [%clk 1:21:24] } 25. c5 { [%clk 1:08:33] } 25... Bd7 { [%clk 1:20:41] } 26. Nxb6 { [%clk 1:04:15] } 26... Rxa8 { [%clk 1:20:41] } 27. Bxa8 { [%clk 1:04:39] } 27... Bb5 { [%clk 1:20:46] } 28. Nc4 { [%clk 1:05:04] } 28... Bxc5 { [%clk 1:21:11] } 29. Kf1 { [%clk 1:05:30] } 29... g5 { [%clk 1:19:24] } 30. Ke2 { [%clk 1:05:40] } 30... Kg7 { [%clk 1:16:30] } 31. Ne5 { [%clk 1:04:44] } 31... f6 { [%clk 1:10:51] } 32. Bc6 { [%clk 1:05:00] } 32... Ba6 { [%clk 1:11:01] } 33. Nf3 { [%clk 1:04:10] } 33... f5 { [%clk 1:09:19] } 34. h4 { [%clk 1:00:24] } 34... g4 { [%clk 1:09:15] } 35. Ne1 { [%clk 0:49:29] } 35... Kf6 { [%clk 1:05:48] } 36. Ng2?! { [%clk 0:49:30] } (36. f3! gxf3+ 37. Bxf3 Ke5 38. Nc2 $10) 36... e5! { [%clk 0:57:34] } 37. Ne3 { [%clk 0:23:18] } (37. f4 gxf3+ 38. Kxf3 (38. Bxf3?? e4 $19) 38... Bxd3 $17) 37... e4 { [%clk 0:56:11] } 38. Nxg4+ { White's best practical chance. } { [%clk 0:23:13] } 38... fxg4 { [%clk 0:56:23] } 39. Bxe4 { [%clk 0:23:41] } 39... h5 { [%clk 0:54:08] } 40. Bc6 { [%clk 0:23:09] } 40... Ke7 { [%clk 0:53:51] } 41. Be4 { [%clk 0:20:37] } 41... Bb5 { [%clk 0:53:56] } 42. Bg6 { [%clk 0:20:55] } 42... Be8 { [%clk 0:54:06] } 43. Be4 { [%clk 0:20:59] } 43... Kf6 { [%clk 0:51:23] } 44. Bd5 { [%clk 0:21:14] } 44... Bf7 { [%clk 0:44:54] } 45. Bc6 { [%clk 0:21:18] } 45... Ke5 { [%clk 0:44:38] } 46. Be4 { [%clk 0:20:43] } 46... Kd4 { [%clk 0:40:37] } 47. Bf5 { [%clk 0:19:51] } 47... Ke5 { [%clk 0:35:06] } 48. Be4 { [%clk 0:20:14] } 48... Kf6 { [%clk 0:34:58] } 49. Bc6 { [%clk 0:20:08] } 49... Ke6 { [%clk 0:25:53] } 50. Bb7 { [%clk 0:19:44] } 50... Be8 { [%clk 0:25:40] } 51. Bc8+ { [%clk 0:18:40] } 51... Bd7 { [%clk 0:23:11] } 52. Bb7 { [%clk 0:19:03] } 52... Ke5 { [%clk 0:22:50] } 53. Be4 { [%clk 0:18:56] } 53... Be8 { [%clk 0:20:09] } 54. Bb7 { [%clk 0:17:26] } 54... Bg6 { [%clk 0:19:36] } 55. Ba6 { [%clk 0:16:58] } 55... Bf7 { [%clk 0:17:48] } 56. Bb5 { [%clk 0:17:15] } 56... Kd4 { [%clk 0:17:21] } 57. Bd7 { [%clk 0:17:38] } 57... Bd5 { Through patient maneuvering, Black has finally gotten to the f3-square. } { [%clk 0:16:50] } 58. Bf5 { [%clk 0:15:53] } 58... Bf3+ { [%clk 0:15:44] } 59. Ke1 { [%clk 0:16:13] } 59... Bb4+ { [%clk 0:15:22] } 60. Kf1 { [%clk 0:16:38] } 60... Kc3 { [%clk 0:15:26] } 61. Bg6 { [%clk 0:17:04] } 61... Kd2 { [%clk 0:15:22] } 62. Bxh5 { [%clk 0:17:16] } 62... Be2+ { [%clk 0:15:42] } 63. Kg2 { [%clk 0:17:30] } 63... Ke1 { [%clk 0:15:59] } 64. Bxg4 { [%clk 0:14:57] } (64. d4 Bf3+ 65. Kg1 Bc3 66. d5 Bd4 67. d6 Bxf2+ 68. Kh2 Kf1 69. d7 Bg1# { is a lovely finish. }) 64... Bxg4 { [%clk 0:16:24] } 65. f3 { [%clk 0:15:24] } 65... Bf5 { [%clk 0:13:38] } 66. g4 { [%clk 0:15:46] } 66... Bxd3 { [%clk 0:14:04] } 67. h5 { [%clk 0:15:22] } 67... Bd6 { [%clk 0:13:40] } 68. g5 { [%clk 0:15:41] } 68... Bf1+ { [%clk 0:13:55] } 69. Kg1 { [%clk 0:15:51] } 69... Bc5+ { 0-1 Black wins. } { [%clk 0:14:20] } 0-1