[Event "US Open"]
[Site "Middleton, WI, United States"]
[Date "2025.08.02"]
[Round "7.29"]
[White "Morella, Julio A"]
[Black "Voge, Evan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Variant "Standard"]
[Annotator "Foisor,Sabina"]
[FEN "1r4k1/pB3pp1/P6p/1b6/3R2P1/7P/1rP2P2/2R3K1 w - - 0 30"]
[WhiteClock "1:04:50"]
[BlackClock "0:48:24"]
[ECO "?"]
[Opening "?"]
[StudyName "125th US Open Rds 5-7"]
[ChapterName "Morella, Julio A - Voge, Evan"]
[ChapterURL "https://lichess.org/study/xhEKHjro/he6j6smu"]
[FEN "1r4k1/pB3pp1/P6p/1b6/3R2P1/7P/1rP2P2/2R3K1 w - - 0 30"]
[SetUp "1"]
[Orientation "white"]
{ This was a cute finish, and I had to show it here. In this position, White is up a pawn, but the conversion is something we see in tactics books. }
30. c4! Rb4 { Black may have thought this was going to be his saving idea, but } 31. cxb5! Rxd4 32. b6 { Who needs a rook when there's a passed pawn about to promote? } 32... axb6 33. a7 Rdd8 34. axb8=Q { 1-0 White wins. } 1-0