[Event "College Final Four 2023"] [Site "Webster Groves USA"] [Date "2023.04.01"] [Round "1.2"] [White "Kevlishvili, Robby"] [Black "Burke, John M"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2541"] [WhiteTeam "Saint Louis University"] [BlackElo "2583"] [BlackTeam "Webster University"] [Annotator "Lang,JJ"] [Variant "Standard"] [ECO "B67"] [Opening "Sicilian Defense: Richter-Rauzer Variation, Neo-Modern Variation"] [StudyName "President's Cup"] [ChapterName "Kevlishvili, Robby - Burke, John M"] [ChapterURL "https://lichess.org/study/ueuuiCEB/HOZmWvfI"] [Orientation "white"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bg5 e6 7. Qd2 a6 8. O-O-O Bd7 9. f3 Nxd4 10. Qxd4 Be7 11. h4 b5 12. Kb1 Qc7 13. Qd2 b4 14. Ne2 a5 15. g4 (15. Nd4 { offers White better prospects. }) 15... a4 (15... h5 { has been tried succesfully too. }) 16. Nd4 (16. Qxb4 { was successful in a game last year by "Paco" against Shankland. } 16... Rb8 17. Qc3 Qb7 18. Bc1 O-O 19. Nd4 Rfc8 20. Qd3 g6 (20... Rc5!?) 21. h5 e5 22. Ne2 d5 23. hxg6 hxg6 24. exd5 Bb5 25. Qd2 Qc7 26. d6 Bxd6 27. Qxd6 Qxc2+ 28. Ka1 Bxe2 29. Bxe2 Qxe2 30. Rd2 Qxf3 31. Rdh2 a3 32. Qxe5 Nh7 33. b3 Re8 34. Qa5 Ra8 35. Qb4 Re4 36. Qd2 Qf6+ 37. Kb1 Rd4 38. Qc3 Rdd8 39. Qh3 Nf8 40. Bg5 Qe5 41. Qh8+ Qxh8 42. Rxh8+ Kg7 43. Bxd8 Rxd8 44. R1h7+ Kf6 45. g5+ Ke7 46. Rh1 Rd2 47. Re1+ Ne6 48. Ra8 Rb2+ 49. Ka1 Rg2 50. Rxa3 Kf8 51. Ra8+ Kg7 52. Rxe6 fxe6 53. Ra5 Kf7 54. a4 Ke7 55. Rb5 Kd6 56. a5 Kc6 57. Re5 Kd6 58. Rb5 Kc6 59. Rb6+ Kc7 60. Rxe6 Rxg5 61. b4 Rb5 62. Re4 Kc6 63. Kb2 Rf5 64. Re6+ Kb5 65. Rb6+ Kc4 66. a6 Rf2+ 67. Kb1 Rf1+ 68. Kc2 g5 69. Kd2 g4 70. Ke2 Rf8 71. a7 Ra8 72. Rb7 Kd5 73. b5 g3 74. Kf3 { 1-0 (74) Vallejo Pons,F (2716)-Shankland,S (2710) Baku 2022 }) 16... O-O 17. Be3 Rfc8 18. g5 Nh5 { Black has a clear advantage, as the h-pawn is blockaded for White but Black's rooks are already alive. } 19. Bd3 e5 20. Ne2 Qb7 21. Rc1 Be6 22. c4 Rc6 23. Rc2?! { White's position does not afford such technical play. } (23. f4!? Rac8 24. f5 Bxc4 25. Bxc4 Rxc4 26. Qd3 $17 { is the sort of chaos that could provide White more practical chances. }) 23... b3! 24. Rcc1 a3 (24... bxa2+! 25. Ka1 Bd8 { Black had the time to bring another toy to the party before committing to the final breakthrough. } 26. Nc3 a3 $19) 25. axb3 Rca6 26. Kc2 Rb8 27. Qc3 Bd8 28. b4 axb2 29. Rb1 Rc8 30. Rxb2 Rac6 31. c5! { White has battled back and seems perfectly safe here, but Black has a perfectly fine position to continue to play on for a win well into the endgame. } 31... dxc5 32. bxc5 Qa7 33. Rb5 Ra6 34. Rhb1 Ra2+ 35. R1b2 Qa4+ 36. Kd2 Ba5 37. Rxa5 Rxb2+?! 38. Kc1 Qb4 39. Bd2 Qxc3+ 40. Bxc3 Ra2 41. Rxa2 Bxa2 42. Kb2 Be6 43. Bxe5 Rxc5 44. f4 Bg4 45. Nc3? (45. Nd4 f6 46. Bd6) 45... f6 46. Bd6 Rc6 47. e5 Nxf4 48. Bb5 Rb6 49. gxf6 Bd7 { 0-1 Black wins. } 0-1