[Event "Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz 2023"] [Site "Chess.com"] [Date "2023.11.14"] [Round "01"] [White "Sevian, Samuel"] [Black "Nepomniachtchi, Ian"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2581"] [BlackElo "2789"] [TimeControl "600+5"] [Variant "Standard"] [ECO "A22"] [Opening "English Opening: King's English Variation, Two Knights Variation, Smyslov System"] [Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/ChessLifeOnline"] [Source "https://lichess.org/study/xvsLbn0g/ASClK6eb"] [Orientation "white"] 1. c4 { [%clk 0:25:17] } 1... Nf6 { [%clk 0:25:16] } 2. Nc3 { [%clk 0:25:25] } 2... e5 { [%clk 0:25:24] } 3. g3 { [%clk 0:25:33] } 3... Bb4 { [%clk 0:25:31] } 4. Bg2 { [%clk 0:25:39] } 4... O-O { [%clk 0:25:25] } 5. e4 { [%clk 0:25:42] } 5... Bxc3 { [%clk 0:25:31] } 6. bxc3 { [%clk 0:25:02] } 6... c6 { [%clk 0:25:39] } 7. Nf3 { [%clk 0:24:20] } 7... d5 { [%clk 0:25:47] } 8. cxd5 { [%clk 0:22:32] } 8... cxd5 { [%clk 0:25:55] } 9. exd5 { [%clk 0:22:41] } 9... Nxd5 { [%clk 0:26:03] } 10. O-O { [%clk 0:22:36] } 10... Nc6 { [%clk 0:26:12] } 11. Re1 { [%clk 0:22:27] } 11... e4 { [%clk 0:26:20] } 12. Nd4 { [%clk 0:21:16] } 12... Nxd4 { [%clk 0:26:27] } 13. cxd4 { [%clk 0:21:25] } 13... Bf5 { [%clk 0:26:36] } 14. d3 { [%clk 0:19:21] } 14... exd3 { [%clk 0:25:21] } 15. Qf3 { [%clk 0:19:28] } 15... Qa5 { [%clk 0:23:48] } 16. Bg5 { [%clk 0:16:41] } 16... Be6 { [%clk 0:15:56] } 17. Qxd3 { [%clk 0:16:21] } 17... h6?! { Black underestimates the bite in White's position, and... } { [%clk 0:14:42] } 18. Bxh6! { [%clk 0:12:56] } 18... gxh6 { [%clk 0:14:38] } 19. Rxe6 { [%clk 0:12:59] } 19... Nb4 { [%clk 0:14:46] } (19... fxe6 20. Qg6+ Kh8 21. Qxh6+ Kg8 22. Qxe6+ Kg7 23. Qg4+ Kf6 24. Qh4+ Ke6 25. Qe4+ $18) 20. Rg6+ { [%clk 0:12:38] } 20... fxg6 { [%clk 0:14:54] } 21. Qxg6+ { [%clk 0:12:46] } 21... Kh8 { [%clk 0:15:03] } 22. Qxh6+ { [%clk 0:12:55] } 22... Kg8 { [%clk 0:15:11] } 23. Qg6+ { [%clk 0:13:04] } 23... Kh8 { [%clk 0:15:20] } 24. Be4 { [%clk 0:11:50] } 24... Qc7 { [%clk 0:15:26] } 25. a3 { [%clk 0:11:53] } 25... Nc6?? { [%clk 0:14:21] } (25... Qf7! 26. Qh6+ Kg8 27. Qg5+ Qg7 28. Qxg7+ Kxg7 29. axb4 $16) 26. Qh6+ { [%clk 0:11:07] } 26... Kg8 { [%clk 0:14:29] } 27. Bd5+ { [%clk 0:11:12] } 27... Rf7 { [%clk 0:14:38] } 28. Re1 { [%clk 0:10:19] } 28... Ne7 { [%clk 0:11:55] } 29. Bxf7+ { [%clk 0:09:25] } 29... Kxf7 { [%clk 0:12:03] } 30. Qe6+ { 1-0 White wins. } { [%clk 0:09:28] } 1-0