[Event "US Open"] [Site "Middleton, WI, United States"] [Date "2025.08.03"] [Round "9.3"] [White "Bilych, Oleksii"] [Black "Harsha Bharathakoti"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2531"] [WhiteTeam "UKR"] [BlackElo "2607"] [BlackTeam "IND"] [Variant "Standard"] [Annotator "Foisor,Sabina"] [FEN "5rk1/1p4bp/pN1p2p1/P1rP4/3p4/R7/1Pq2PPP/4QRK1 b - - 0 22"] [WhiteClock "0:31:33"] [BlackClock "0:04:26"] [ECO "?"] [Opening "?"] [StudyName "125th US Open Rds 5-7"] [ChapterName "Bilych, Oleksii - Harsha Bharathakoti"] [ChapterURL "https://lichess.org/study/xhEKHjro/6VmcFSjn"] [FEN "5rk1/1p4bp/pN1p2p1/P1rP4/3p4/R7/1Pq2PPP/4QRK1 b - - 0 22"] [SetUp "1"] [Orientation "white"] { Harsha missed a great opportunity of maintaining his advantage in this position when he played } 22... d3?? { after which White's knight finds its way back into the game. } (22... Rc7 { was the correct move. We first make sure that the opponent's ideas and threats are stopped, and only after that do we shift focus to our own ideas. In this case, Black could start by supporting their passed d-pawn! } 23. Qe6+ Rff7 24. Qe8+ Bf8 $19) 23. Nd7! { White finds this idea and the forced line is played; White saves the game with a perpetual even if Black manages to promote a second queen. } 23... d2 24. Qe6+ Kh8 25. Nxf8 d1=Q 26. Nxg6+! { The key zwischenzug! } 26... hxg6 27. Rh3+ Qh5 28. Rxh5+ gxh5 29. Qe8+ Kh7 30. Qxh5+ Kg8 31. Qe8+ Kh7 32. Qh5+ Kg8 33. Qe8+ { Draw. } 1/2-1/2