[Event "Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz 2023"] [Site "Chess.com"] [Date "2023.11.14"] [Round "03"] [White "Le, Quang Liem"] [Black "Xiong, Jeffery"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2652"] [BlackElo "2727"] [TimeControl "600+5"] [Variant "Standard"] [ECO "A34"] [Opening "English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Three Knights Variation"] [Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/ChessLifeOnline"] [Source "https://lichess.org/study/xvsLbn0g/pldYJtzM"] [Orientation "white"] 1. Nf3 { [%clk 0:25:17] } 1... Nf6 { [%clk 0:25:15] } 2. c4 { [%clk 0:25:25] } 2... c5 { [%clk 0:25:22] } 3. Nc3 { [%clk 0:25:27] } 3... d5 { [%clk 0:25:30] } 4. cxd5 { [%clk 0:25:34] } 4... Nxd5 { [%clk 0:25:38] } 5. e4 { [%clk 0:25:41] } 5... Nb4 { [%clk 0:25:45] } 6. Bc4 { [%clk 0:25:47] } 6... Nd3+ { [%clk 0:25:51] } 7. Ke2 { [%clk 0:25:50] } 7... Nf4+ { [%clk 0:25:58] } 8. Kf1 { [%clk 0:25:58] } 8... Ne6 { [%clk 0:26:00] } 9. h4 { [%clk 0:26:02] } 9... Nc6 { [%clk 0:21:20] } 10. d3 { [%clk 0:26:09] } 10... Ned4 { [%clk 0:20:48] } 11. Nb5 { [%clk 0:25:59] } 11... e6 { [%clk 0:17:32] } 12. Bf4 { [%clk 0:24:50] } 12... Nxb5 { [%clk 0:17:31] } 13. Bxb5 { [%clk 0:24:57] } 13... Bd7 { [%clk 0:17:39] } 14. Rc1 { [%clk 0:22:33] } 14... Rc8 { [%clk 0:17:13] } 15. Kg1 { [%clk 0:21:06] } 15... a6 { [%clk 0:16:50] } 16. Bxc6 { [%clk 0:21:14] } 16... Bxc6 { [%clk 0:16:58] } 17. Ne5 { [%clk 0:21:00] } 17... Bd6 { [%clk 0:12:27] } 18. Nxc6 { [%clk 0:16:33] } 18... Rxc6 { [%clk 0:12:35] } 19. e5 { [%clk 0:16:41] } 19... Be7 { [%clk 0:12:11] } 20. Rh3 { [%clk 0:16:33] } 20... Qd4 { [%clk 0:10:32] } 21. Qd2 { [%clk 0:14:54] } 21... f5 { [%clk 0:09:03] } 22. exf6 { [%clk 0:14:43] } 22... Bxf6 { [%clk 0:09:11] } 23. b3 { [%clk 0:13:25] } 23... O-O { [%clk 0:09:18] } 24. h5 { [%clk 0:13:11] } 24... Qb2 { [%clk 0:08:21] } 25. Rc2 { [%clk 0:12:37] } 25... Qa1+ { [%clk 0:08:29] } 26. Rc1 { [%clk 0:12:16] } 26... Qb2 { [%clk 0:08:38] } 27. Rc2 { [%clk 0:12:19] } 27... Qa1+ { [%clk 0:08:46] } 28. Qc1 { [%clk 0:11:43] } 28... Qxc1+ { [%clk 0:08:15] } 29. Bxc1 { [%clk 0:11:51] } 29... Bd4 { [%clk 0:08:15] } 30. Kf1 { [%clk 0:10:32] } 30... h6 { [%clk 0:08:08] } 31. f3 { [%clk 0:09:56] } 31... Rf5 { [%clk 0:08:04] } 32. g4 { [%clk 0:09:21] } 32... Rf8 { [%clk 0:06:45] } 33. f4 { [%clk 0:09:25] } 33... e5 { [%clk 0:04:43] } 34. f5 { [%clk 0:09:31] } 34... Re8 { [%clk 0:04:51] } 35. Kg2 { [%clk 0:08:20] } 35... b5 { [%clk 0:04:42] } 36. Kf3 { [%clk 0:07:48] } 36... c4 { [%clk 0:03:44] } 37. dxc4 { [%clk 0:06:24] } 37... e4+?! { [%clk 0:03:24] } (37... Rec8 38. Ke4 bxc4 39. Be3 Bxe3 40. Rxe3 cxb3 41. Rxc6 Rxc6 42. Rxb3 Rc4+ $10) 38. Ke2 { [%clk 0:06:30] } 38... bxc4 { [%clk 0:03:32] } 39. Be3 { Should Black keep the bishop? Black spent almost all of his remaining time here, and chose wrong. } { [%clk 0:06:25] } 39... Be5? { [%clk 0:00:34] } (39... Bxe3 40. Rxe3 Kf7 41. Rxc4 Rxc4 42. bxc4 Kf6 43. Kf2 Ke5 44. c5 Kf4 45. c6 Kxg4 $10) 40. bxc4 { [%clk 0:06:21] } 40... Rd8 { [%clk 0:00:34] } 41. c5 { [%clk 0:05:24] } 41... Rd3 { [%clk 0:00:23] } 42. Rh1 { [%clk 0:05:11] } 42... Ra3 { [%clk 0:00:31] } 43. Rb1 { [%clk 0:05:04] } 43... Bc7 { [%clk 0:00:39] } 44. Rb4 $18 { [%clk 0:05:03] } 44... Kf7 { [%clk 0:00:25] } 45. Rxe4 { [%clk 0:05:10] } 45... Bb8 { [%clk 0:00:28] } 46. Rd2 { [%clk 0:04:25] } 46... Bg3 { [%clk 0:00:13] } 47. Rd7+ { [%clk 0:04:22] } 47... Kf8 { [%clk 0:00:13] } 48. Bd4 { 1-0 White wins. } { [%clk 0:04:13] } 1-0