[Event "U.S. National Invitational Tournaments"] [Site "Grand Rapids"] [Date "2023.08.01"] [Round "6"] [White "Jing, Andrew"] [Black "Liu, Aiden Q"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2121"] [BlackElo "2199"] [Annotator "IM Sandeep Sethuraman"] [Variant "Standard"] [ECO "D11"] [Opening "Slav Defense: Modern Line"] [Source "https://lichess.org/study/w2guu0Vb/zd3baEgy"] [Orientation "white"] 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. g3 dxc4 5. a4 g6 { Almost immediately out of theory. Both players need to win, so we'll have a strong game. } 6. Bg2 Bg7 7. O-O Ne4 8. Qc2 Nd6 9. e4 Na6 10. Na3 Nb4 11. Qe2 Nd3! { Almost immediately equalizing. Black will get back the bishop for the pawn. } 12. Nxc4 Nxc1 13. Raxc1 Nxc4 14. Qxc4 O-O 15. Rfd1 Qb6 16. Qe2 Bg4 { Now the bishops are beginning to show their power. } 17. e5 Rad8 18. Qe3 Rd7 19. Rd2 Rfd8 20. Rcd1? { Tying the pieces up a bit too much. This gives Black a free hand. } (20. b3 Bxf3 21. Bxf3 Rxd4 22. Rxd4 Qxd4 23. Rd1! { and White is at least fine. }) 20... Qb4 21. h3 Bxf3? { Cashing in too quickly. Keeping the two bishops was more important than the pawn. } (21... Be6! { The bishop will reroute to either b3 or d5 and the a-pawn will fall. }) 22. Bxf3 e6 23. b3 Qa5 24. Rd3 Qb4 25. h4 h5 26. Kg2 Qe7 { The rest of the game is dead-equal, as opposite-colored bishop positions often are when neither side has a clear attack. } 27. Be4 Qb4 28. Bf3 Qf8 29. Qe4 Qe7 30. Qe3 Qb4 31. Be4 Qb6 32. Bf3 Bf8 33. Qe4 Qb4 34. Qe3 Bg7 35. Be4 a6 36. Bf3 Qe7 37. Be4 Qf8 38. Qf3 Qe7 39. Qe3 Qb4 40. Bf3 Kh7 41. Be4 Bh6 42. f4 Kg8 43. Bf3 Bf8 44. Kh3 Qb6 45. Qe4 Be7 46. Qe3 Bf8 47. Qe4 Be7 48. Qe3 Ba3 49. Qd2 Bb4 50. Qe3 Kg7 51. Be4 Ba3 52. Qd2 Bb4 53. Qe3 Qa7 54. Bf3 Ba3 55. Qd2 Bc5 56. f5!? { Jing goes for the win and the title! } 56... exf5 57. Bxh5 Rxd4 (57... b5! { was the computer's cold-blooded suggestion. The point is that the d7-rook is defended for now, and the bishop is untouchable for now. }) 58. Rxd4 Rxd4 59. Qg5! { The only way to hold equality for White. } 59... Rxd1 60. Qf6+ Kg8 61. Bxd1 b6 62. e6 Qe7 63. exf7+ Qxf7 64. Qxf7+ Kxf7 { Now, with only the opposite-colored bishops remaining, the endgame is an easy draw. } 65. Bf3 Ke6 66. Bxc6 Ke5 67. Bb7 a5 68. Ba6 Ke4 69. Bc4 Bd6 70. Bf7 Kf3 71. Bxg6 Bxg3 72. Bxf5 Kf4 73. Bd7 Bf2 74. h5 Kg5 75. Kg2 Bc5 76. Be8 Kh6 77. Kf3 Bg1 78. Ke4 Bf2 79. Kd5 Be3 80. Bg6 { 1/2-1/2 The game is a draw. } 1/2-1/2