[Event "Summer Chess Classic 2024"] [Site "SLCC"] [Date "2024.05.28"] [Round "06"] [White "Hong, Andrew"] [Black "Antipov, Mikhail Al."] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2550"] [BlackElo "2598"] [TimeControl "5400+30"] [Variant "Standard"] [ECO "C65"] [Opening "Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense, Mortimer Variation"] [StudyName "SLCC Summer Classic"] [ChapterName "Hong, Andrew - Antipov, Mikhail Al."] [ChapterURL "https://lichess.org/study/qj13eirE/sJFkr778"] [Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/ChessLifeOnline"] [Orientation "white"] 1. e4 { [%clk 1:58:39] } 1... e5 { [%clk 2:00:55] } 2. Nf3 { [%clk 1:58:12] } 2... Nc6 { [%clk 2:01:15] } 3. Bb5 { [%clk 1:58:16] } 3... Nf6 { [%clk 2:01:40] } 4. d3 { [%clk 1:58:13] } 4... Ne7 { [%clk 1:59:45] } 5. d4 { [%clk 1:56:48] } 5... c6 { [%clk 2:00:04] } 6. dxe5 { [%clk 1:56:37] } 6... Nxe4 { [%clk 2:00:30] } 7. Bd3 { [%clk 1:55:29] } 7... Nc5 { [%clk 2:00:56] } 8. O-O { [%clk 1:54:08] } 8... d5 { [%clk 2:01:20] } 9. exd6 { [%clk 1:53:46] } 9... Qxd6 { [%clk 2:01:45] } 10. Re1 { [%clk 1:53:54] } 10... Nxd3 { [%clk 2:02:09] } 11. Nc3 { [%clk 1:54:02] } 11... Be6 { [%clk 2:02:32] } 12. cxd3 { [%clk 1:53:29] } 12... h6 { [%clk 2:02:48] } 13. Re4 { [%clk 1:51:28] } 13... g5 { [%clk 2:03:03] } 14. h4 { [%clk 1:49:21] } 14... Bg7 { [%clk 1:49:37] } 15. hxg5 { [%clk 1:44:58] } 15... hxg5 { [%clk 1:42:28] } 16. Bxg5 { [%clk 1:22:08] } 16... O-O-O { [%clk 1:41:30] } 17. Qa4 { [%clk 1:09:20] } 17... Bxc3?! { [%clk 1:27:05] } (17... a6 { was necessary: } 18. Rh4 Bxc3 19. bxc3 { Compared to the game, where White's queen is already on d4, Black is more stable here. } 19... Rhg8 20. Rd4 Bd5 $14) 18. bxc3 { [%clk 1:01:07] } 18... a6 { [%clk 0:54:58] } 19. Qd4! { Black has no choice but to trade queens, which only heightens the clumsiness of his remaining pieces. } { [%clk 0:41:30] } 19... Nf5?! { [%clk 0:31:45] } (19... Qxd4 20. Nxd4 Rd5!? { is worth a shot: } 21. Nxe6! (21. Bxe7 Rdh5 22. Rh4 Rxh4 23. Bxh4 Rxh4 24. Nxe6 fxe6 25. d4 { is a pawn-up rook endgame with some chances for a win. }) 21... fxe6 22. f4 { is White's best chance to play for a win, retaining the pawn while avoiding a pure rook ending. }) 20. Qa7 { White has already broken in. } { [%clk 0:38:00] } 20... Qxd3 { [%clk 0:31:32] } 21. Rb4 { [%clk 0:35:45] } 21... Nd6 { [%clk 0:30:55] } 22. Bf4 { [%clk 0:24:16] } 22... Qxc3 { [%clk 0:23:08] } 23. Rbb1 { There will be no back-rank swindles for Black. } { [%clk 0:22:07] } 23... Kd7 { [%clk 0:15:50] } 24. Be5 { [%clk 0:20:42] } 24... Qc2 { [%clk 0:12:33] } 25. Rxb7+ { 1-0 White wins. } { [%clk 0:18:54] } 1-0