[Event "Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz 2023"] [Site "Chess.com"] [Date "2023.11.14"] [Round "09"] [White "So, Wesley"] [Black "Robson, Ray"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2596"] [TimeControl "600+5"] [Variant "Standard"] [ECO "C65"] [Opening "Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense"] [Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/ChessLifeOnline"] [Source "https://lichess.org/study/xvsLbn0g/HMoVbp7c"] [Orientation "white"] 1. e4 { [%clk 0:25:18] } 1... e5 { [%clk 0:25:15] } 2. Nf3 { [%clk 0:25:23] } 2... Nc6 { [%clk 0:25:21] } 3. Bb5 { [%clk 0:25:26] } 3... Nf6 { [%clk 0:25:24] } 4. d3 { [%clk 0:25:32] } 4... Bc5 { [%clk 0:25:24] } 5. Bxc6 { [%clk 0:25:28] } 5... dxc6 { [%clk 0:25:29] } 6. Bg5 { [%clk 0:25:34] } 6... h6 { [%clk 0:22:44] } 7. Bh4 { [%clk 0:25:42] } 7... Qe7 { [%clk 0:21:57] } 8. Nbd2 { [%clk 0:25:34] } 8... Bg4 { [%clk 0:15:22] } 9. h3 { [%clk 0:25:13] } 9... Bh5 { [%clk 0:15:01] } 10. g4 { [%clk 0:21:34] } 10... Bg6 { [%clk 0:15:03] } 11. Nc4 { [%clk 0:21:28] } 11... O-O-O { [%clk 0:13:17] } 12. Qe2 { [%clk 0:20:34] } 12... Bd6 { [%clk 0:12:18] } 13. O-O-O { [%clk 0:19:14] } 13... Qe6 { [%clk 0:11:07] } 14. Kb1 { [%clk 0:13:53] } 14... Rde8 { [%clk 0:10:15] } 15. Bg3 { [%clk 0:12:49] } 15... Nd7 { [%clk 0:09:32] } 16. Nh4 { [%clk 0:10:32] } 16... Bh7 { [%clk 0:08:04] } 17. Nf5 { [%clk 0:10:32] } 17... Bf8 { [%clk 0:07:48] } 18. f3 { [%clk 0:08:15] } 18... g6 { [%clk 0:06:52] } 19. Nfe3 { [%clk 0:08:19] } 19... Bc5 { [%clk 0:04:23] } 20. f4 { [%clk 0:07:49] } 20... exf4 { [%clk 0:03:39] } 21. Bxf4 { [%clk 0:07:58] } 21... f5 { [%clk 0:01:41] } 22. gxf5 { [%clk 0:07:34] } 22... gxf5 { [%clk 0:01:49] } 23. exf5 { [%clk 0:07:43] } 23... Bxf5 { [%clk 0:00:44] } 24. Qh2 { [%clk 0:07:46] } 24... b5 { [%clk 0:00:35] } 25. d4 { [%clk 0:05:14] } 25... bxc4 { [%clk 0:00:14] } 26. dxc5 { [%clk 0:05:21] } 26... Nxc5 { [%clk 0:00:12] } 27. Qd2 { [%clk 0:03:15] } 27... Nb7 { [%clk 0:00:18] } 28. Qc3 { [%clk 0:03:07] } 28... Qe4 { [%clk 0:00:12] } 29. Nxf5 { [%clk 0:02:00] } 29... Qxf5 { [%clk 0:00:19] } 30. Rd4 { [%clk 0:01:17] } 30... c5 { [%clk 0:00:12] } 31. Rxc4 { [%clk 0:01:23] } 31... Rh7 { [%clk 0:00:13] } 32. b3 { [%clk 0:01:16] } 32... h5 { [%clk 0:00:12] } 33. Rg1 { [%clk 0:01:10] } 33... Rhe7 { [%clk 0:00:12] } 34. Kb2 { [%clk 0:00:58] } 34... Re4 { [%clk 0:00:12] } 35. Rxe4 { [%clk 0:00:51] } 35... Qxe4 { [%clk 0:00:18] } 36. Bd2 { [%clk 0:00:35] } 36... Qd4 { [%clk 0:00:19] } 37. Rg5 { [%clk 0:00:44] } 37... Re2 { [%clk 0:00:15] } 38. Bc1 { [%clk 0:00:41] } 38... Re1 { We'll pick up here, where So shows off a near flawless conversion. } { [%clk 0:00:12] } 39. Rxc5! { [%clk 0:00:22] } 39... Qxc3+ { [%clk 0:00:11] } (39... Qxc5 40. Qxe1 $16) 40. Rxc3 { [%clk 0:00:31] } 40... Kd7 { [%clk 0:00:11] } 41. Rd3+ { [%clk 0:00:27] } 41... Nd6 { [%clk 0:00:11] } 42. Rd5 { [%clk 0:00:33] } 42... h4 { [%clk 0:00:12] } 43. Rh5 { [%clk 0:00:30] } 43... Re4 { [%clk 0:00:15] } 44. Bg5 { [%clk 0:00:25] } 44... Nf5 { [%clk 0:00:14] } 45. Rh7+ { [%clk 0:00:34] } 45... Kd6 { [%clk 0:00:12] } 46. Bd8 { [%clk 0:00:30] } 46... c5 { [%clk 0:00:11] } 47. Rxa7 { [%clk 0:00:32] } 47... Re3 { [%clk 0:00:16] } (47... Re2!? { Threatening ...Nf5-d4 is the only way to keep hope alive. } 48. Kc1 Re1+ 49. Kd2 Rh1 50. a4 Rxh3 51. a5 Rh2+ { is probably winning for White, still. }) 48. Rf7 { [%clk 0:00:21] } 48... Ke6 { [%clk 0:00:15] } (48... Nd4 49. Bxh4 Re2 50. Rf2 $18 { illustrates why Black was a half-step too slow on move 47. }) 49. Rc7 { [%clk 0:00:24] } 49... Kd6 { [%clk 0:00:16] } 50. Rf7 { [%clk 0:00:27] } 50... Ke6 { [%clk 0:00:25] } 51. Rf6+ { [%clk 0:00:36] } 51... Ke5 { [%clk 0:00:34] } 52. Rc6 { [%clk 0:00:28] } 52... Kd5 { [%clk 0:00:34] } 53. Rc8 { [%clk 0:00:34] } 53... Nd6 { [%clk 0:00:11] } 54. c4+ { [%clk 0:00:34] } 54... Ke6 { [%clk 0:00:11] } 55. Rxc5 { [%clk 0:00:37] } 55... Rxh3 { [%clk 0:00:17] } 56. a4 { [%clk 0:00:35] } 56... Rh2+ { [%clk 0:00:12] } 57. Ka3 { [%clk 0:00:44] } 57... h3 { [%clk 0:00:12] } 58. Bc7 { [%clk 0:00:45] } 58... Rh1 { [%clk 0:00:11] } 59. Bxd6 { [%clk 0:00:47] } 59... Kxd6 { [%clk 0:00:20] } 60. Rh5 { [%clk 0:00:50] } 60... h2 { [%clk 0:00:16] } 61. Kb4 { [%clk 0:00:57] } 61... Kc6 { [%clk 0:00:20] } 62. a5 { [%clk 0:00:56] } 62... Kb7 { [%clk 0:00:26] } 63. Rh6 { [%clk 0:00:58] } 63... Ka7 { [%clk 0:00:21] } 64. a6 { [%clk 0:01:00] } 64... Ka8 { [%clk 0:00:15] } 65. Rh7 { [%clk 0:01:09] } 65... Kb8 { [%clk 0:00:23] } 66. c5 { [%clk 0:01:12] } 66... Ka8 { [%clk 0:00:27] } 67. a7 { [%clk 0:01:16] } 67... Rb1 { [%clk 0:00:15] } 68. Rxh2 { [%clk 0:01:22] } 68... Kxa7 { [%clk 0:00:23] } 69. Rh7+ { [%clk 0:01:26] } 69... Ka6 { [%clk 0:00:29] } 70. Rh6+ { [%clk 0:01:34] } 70... Kb7 { [%clk 0:00:31] } 71. Kc4 { [%clk 0:01:42] } 71... Kc7 { [%clk 0:00:27] } 72. b4 { [%clk 0:01:51] } 72... Rc1+ { [%clk 0:00:26] } 73. Kb5 { [%clk 0:02:00] } 73... Rb1 { [%clk 0:00:36] } 74. Rh7+ { [%clk 0:02:08] } 74... Kb8 { [%clk 0:00:42] } 75. c6 { [%clk 0:02:12] } 75... Kc8 { [%clk 0:00:42] } 76. Kc5 { [%clk 0:02:20] } 76... Re1 { 1-0 White wins. } { [%clk 0:00:35] } 1-0