[Event "Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz 2023"] [Site "Chess.com"] [Date "2023.11.14"] [Round "01"] [White "Le, Quang Liem"] [Black "So, Wesley"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2652"] [BlackElo "2753"] [TimeControl "600+5"] [Variant "Standard"] [ECO "D38"] [Opening "Queen's Gambit Declined: Ragozin Defense, Alekhine Variation"] [Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/ChessLifeOnline"] [Source "https://lichess.org/study/xvsLbn0g/BAoYb30p"] [Orientation "white"] 1. d4 { [%clk 0:25:17] } 1... Nf6 { [%clk 0:25:11] } 2. c4 { [%clk 0:25:25] } 2... e6 { [%clk 0:25:19] } 3. Nf3 { [%clk 0:25:32] } 3... d5 { [%clk 0:25:26] } 4. Nc3 { [%clk 0:25:36] } 4... Bb4 { [%clk 0:25:22] } 5. Qa4+ { [%clk 0:25:28] } 5... Nc6 { [%clk 0:25:28] } 6. e3 { [%clk 0:25:37] } 6... O-O { [%clk 0:25:31] } 7. Qc2 { [%clk 0:25:42] } 7... Re8 { [%clk 0:25:14] } 8. Bd2 { [%clk 0:25:37] } 8... a6 { [%clk 0:25:13] } 9. a3 { [%clk 0:25:20] } 9... Bd6 { [%clk 0:25:18] } 10. Rd1 { [%clk 0:24:33] } 10... h6 { [%clk 0:25:04] } 11. h3 { [%clk 0:23:53] } 11... Bd7 { [%clk 0:25:03] } 12. Be2 { [%clk 0:21:19] } 12... dxc4 { [%clk 0:24:43] } 13. Bxc4 { [%clk 0:21:23] } 13... b5 { [%clk 0:24:32] } 14. Bd3 { [%clk 0:20:31] } 14... e5 { [%clk 0:24:23] } 15. O-O { [%clk 0:20:23] } 15... Qe7 { [%clk 0:20:27] } 16. d5 { [%clk 0:16:49] } 16... Nd8 { [%clk 0:14:46] } 17. e4 { [%clk 0:16:55] } 17... c6 { [%clk 0:14:50] } 18. Rfe1 { [%clk 0:17:01] } 18... Nb7 { [%clk 0:14:45] } 19. dxc6 { [%clk 0:14:38] } 19... Bxc6 { [%clk 0:14:51] } 20. Nh4 { [%clk 0:14:46] } 20... Bd7 { [%clk 0:13:52] } 21. Qc1 { [%clk 0:13:48] } 21... Rac8 { [%clk 0:12:43] } 22. Bc2 { [%clk 0:12:21] } 22... Bc5 { [%clk 0:11:06] } 23. Nf3 { [%clk 0:10:27] } 23... a5 { [%clk 0:08:41] } 24. Qb1 { [%clk 0:08:45] } 24... b4 { [%clk 0:07:02] } 25. axb4 { [%clk 0:08:30] } 25... Bxb4 { [%clk 0:06:10] } 26. Nd5 { [%clk 0:08:17] } 26... Nxd5 { [%clk 0:06:19] } 27. exd5 { [%clk 0:08:25] } 27... Qf6 { [%clk 0:06:20] } 28. Bxb4 { [%clk 0:07:46] } 28... axb4 { [%clk 0:06:28] } 29. Nd2 { [%clk 0:07:47] } 29... Qb6 { [%clk 0:05:39] } 30. Nf3 { [%clk 0:06:53] } 30... Qf6 { [%clk 0:05:25] } 31. Nd2 { [%clk 0:06:46] } 31... Nd6 { [%clk 0:04:33] } 32. Ne4 { [%clk 0:06:43] } 32... Qg6 { [%clk 0:04:34] } 33. Nc5 { [%clk 0:04:15] } 33... Bf5 { [%clk 0:04:35] } 34. Bxf5 { [%clk 0:04:23] } 34... Nxf5 { [%clk 0:04:44] } 35. Nd7 { After a prolonged struggle, Black has managed to preserve equality, but the fate of his position depends on whether White's d-pawn proves to be a liability or an asset. Le outplays So and and proves it to be the latter. } { [%clk 0:04:03] } 35... Qg5!? { Black's idea of breaking the pressure from White's queen to prepare ...Nf5-d6 is logical, however the e-pawn will be vulnerable while the queen is not actually better on g5. } { [%clk 0:03:30] } (35... f6! 36. Qe4 Kh7 37. Nb6 Rcd8 $10 { but instead after }) 36. Qe4 { [%clk 0:03:35] } 36... Nh4 { or } { [%clk 0:01:51] } (36... Nd6 37. Qxb4 { but }) (36... b3 { costs a pawn } 37. Nxe5 Nd6 (37... f6 38. f4 Qh5 39. d6 Nxd6 40. Rxd6 fxe5 41. fxe5 $16)) 37. g3 { [%clk 0:03:35] } 37... Ng6?! { [%clk 0:01:51] } (37... Rcd8 { It was imperative to stop the pawn from reaching d6. } 38. Nc5 Nf5 39. Kg2 Nd6 40. Qxb4 Rb8 41. Qc3 e4 $13) 38. d6! { [%clk 0:03:16] } 38... Qd8 { [%clk 0:01:41] } (38... Rcd8 39. Nc5 $16 { [%cal Rd6d7] }) (38... Red8 39. Nxe5 Qxe5 40. Qxe5 Nxe5 41. Rxe5 Kf8 $16) 39. Qf5 { [%clk 0:03:01] } 39... e4 { [%clk 0:01:18] } 40. Nf6+! { [%clk 0:02:50] } 40... Qxf6 { [%clk 0:01:26] } 41. Qxf6 { [%clk 0:02:59] } 41... gxf6 { [%clk 0:01:35] } 42. d7 { [%clk 0:03:08] } 42... Ne5 { [%clk 0:01:43] } 43. dxc8=Q { 1-0 White wins. } { [%clk 0:03:00] } 1-0