[Event "U.S. National Invitational Tournaments"] [Site "Grand Rapids"] [Date "2023.07.31"] [Round "04"] [White "Liu, Aiden Q"] [Black "John Abraham"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2199"] [BlackElo "2046"] [TimeControl "5400+30"] [Annotator "Davis Zong Jr"] [Variant "Standard"] [ECO "B12"] [Opening "Caro-Kann Defense: Advance Variation, Short Variation"] [Source "https://lichess.org/study/w2guu0Vb/yQeRFW2d"] [Orientation "white"] 1. e4 { [%clk 1:30:57] } 1... c6 { [%clk 1:30:31] } 2. d4 { [%clk 1:31:18] } 2... d5 { [%clk 1:30:52] } 3. e5 { [%clk 1:31:41] } 3... Bf5 { [%clk 1:31:19] } 4. Nf3 { [%clk 1:32:00] } 4... e6 { [%clk 1:31:43] } 5. Be2 { [%clk 1:32:20] } 5... Ne7 { [%clk 1:32:10] } 6. O-O { [%clk 1:32:36] } 6... c5 { [%clk 1:32:34] } 7. c3 { [%clk 1:30:01] } 7... Nec6 { [%clk 1:32:44] } 8. Nbd2 { [%clk 1:22:28] } 8... Nd7 { [%clk 1:32:27] } 9. a3 { [%clk 1:20:32] } 9... Be7 { [%clk 1:31:48] } 10. b4 { [%clk 1:15:09] } 10... c4 { [%clk 1:30:49] } 11. Ne1 { [%clk 1:12:46] } 11... g5!? { A risky play! Abraham keeps the king in the center, hoping to launch a kingside attack. } { [%clk 1:14:31] } 12. f4 { [%clk 1:06:33] } 12... gxf4 { [%clk 1:04:34] } 13. Ndf3 { [%clk 1:05:12] } 13... Nf8 { [%clk 0:51:22] } 14. Bxf4 { [%clk 1:04:44] } 14... h5 { [%clk 0:51:08] } 15. Qd2 { [%clk 1:01:28] } 15... Qd7 { [%clk 0:43:17] } 16. Bd1 { [%clk 0:58:50] } 16... Rg8 { [%clk 0:39:06] } 17. Ng5 { [%clk 0:49:05] } 17... h4 { [%clk 0:36:42] } 18. a4 { [%clk 0:40:41] } 18... Ng6 { [%clk 0:33:19] } 19. Be3 { [%clk 0:38:07] } 19... Rg7 { [%clk 0:27:01] } 20. a5 { [%clk 0:37:46] } 20... Qd8 { [%clk 0:21:13] } 21. Ba4 { [%clk 0:35:40] } 21... Nxe5 { [%clk 0:20:45] } 22. Nxe6 { [%clk 0:34:57] } 22... fxe6 { [%clk 0:20:39] } 23. dxe5 { [%clk 0:35:21] } 23... a6 { [%clk 0:19:56] } 24. Bb6 { [%clk 0:29:54] } 24... Qb8 { [%clk 0:19:37] } 25. Nf3 { [%clk 0:30:09] } (25. Rxf5! { This sacrifice breaches Black's defenses. The c4-e6 pawn chain is essential to the defense, so once it falls, so does Black's defense. } 25... exf5 26. Qxd5 h3 27. g3 Kf8 28. Nf3 $18) 25... Kd7 { [%clk 0:19:25] } 26. b5 { [%clk 0:29:26] } 26... axb5 { [%clk 0:19:18] } 27. Bxb5 { [%clk 0:29:55] } 27... Qg8 { [%clk 0:17:08] } 28. Rae1 { [%clk 0:23:23] } 28... Bd3 { [%clk 0:16:39] } 29. Rf2 { [%clk 0:23:14] } 29... Rf8 { [%clk 0:15:37] } (29... h3! { Better sooner than later! } 30. g3 Rf8) 30. a6 { [%clk 0:19:51] } 30... bxa6 { [%clk 0:14:29] } 31. Ba4 { [%clk 0:19:24] } (31. Bxc6+ { Opening up an entry for White's major pieces. } 31... Kxc6 32. Qa2 $18) 31... h3 { [%clk 0:14:34] } 32. g3 { [%clk 0:19:07] } 32... Rxg3+ { [%clk 0:06:51] } 33. hxg3 { [%clk 0:19:26] } 33... Qxg3+ { [%clk 0:07:19] } 34. Kh1 { [%clk 0:19:52] } 34... Rxf3 { [%clk 0:07:35] } 35. Rxf3?? { Surprisingly, this is the true decisive mistake. White actually has a stalemate resource to bail out here! } { [%clk 0:19:53] } (35. Bxc6+ Kxc6 36. Qa2 Rxf2 37. Qa4+ Kxb6 38. Rb1+ { White's point is clear now. He isn't playing for mate, but he simply just gives all the pieces away until stalemate is reached! } 38... Bxb1 39. Qc6+ Kxc6) 35... Qxf3+ $19 { [%clk 0:08:00] } 36. Kh2 { [%clk 0:20:18] } 36... Bh4 { [%clk 0:08:18] } 37. Rg1 { [%clk 0:20:32] } 37... Be4 { [%clk 0:08:44] } 38. Rg7+ { [%clk 0:19:01] } 38... Kc8 { [%clk 0:08:45] } 39. Rg8+ { [%clk 0:19:23] } 39... Kb7 { [%clk 0:08:42] } 40. Bxc6+ { [%clk 0:18:54] } 40... Kxc6 { [%clk 0:09:01] } 41. Rc8+ { [%clk 0:19:14] } 41... Kb7 { [%clk 0:08:54] } 42. Rc7+ { [%clk 0:19:25] } 42... Kb8 { [%clk 0:09:23] } 43. Ba7+ { [%clk 0:17:52] } 43... Kxc7 { [%clk 0:09:46] } 44. Bb6+ { [%clk 0:18:20] } 44... Kc8 { 0-1 Black wins. } { [%clk 0:10:00] } 0-1