[Event "USA Championship 2022"] [White "Liang,Awonder"] [Black "Aronian,Levon"] [Site "Saint Louis"] [Round "5.2"] [Annotator "TA"] [Result "1-0"] [Date "2022.10.09"] [WhiteElo "2608"] [BlackElo "2755"] [PlyCount "63"] [TimeControl "60"] {[%evp 16,63,0,0,0,0,0,0,7,2,4,1,17,19,78,78,108,83,158,146,253,260,374,380,372,315,504,511,490,505,499,495,579,485,888,868,925,932,29966,29967,29967,29968,29968,29969,29966,29967,29958,6311,29973,29973]} 1. e4 {[%emt 0:0:1]} e5 {[%emt 0:0:7]} 2. Nf3 {[%emt 0:0:6]} Nc6 {[%emt 0:0:5]} 3. d4 {[%emt 0:0:5] } exd4 {[%emt 0:0:6]} 4. Bc4 {[%emt 0:0:5]} Bc5 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 5. Ng5 {[%emt 0:0:34]} Nh6 {[%emt 0:0:25]} 6. Nxf7 {[%emt 0:0:19]} Nxf7 {[%emt 0:0:6]} 7. Bxf7+ {[%emt 0:0:7]} Kxf7 {[%emt 0:0:7]} 8. Qh5+ {[%emt 0:0:5] } g6 {[%emt 0:0:16]} 9. Qxc5 {[%emt 0:0:2]} d5 {[%emt 0:1:42] is more profitable than 9...d6 at the moment. C44: Ponziani Opening and Scotch Gambit.} 10. c3 $5 {[%emt 0:1:7][%mdl 4] A promising side line.} (10. Qxd5+ Qxd5 11. exd5 Re8+ 12. Kd1 Nb4 $17 )(10. exd5 Re8+ 11. Kd1 Re5 $17 )dxe4 {[%emt 0:2:12]} 11. O-O {[%emt 0:0:22]} Re8 {[%emt 0:9:13] The position is equal.} 12. cxd4 {[%emt 0:0:11]} Qxd4 {[%emt 0:4:38]} 13. Qg5 {[%emt 0:0:17] [#]} Nb4 $146 {[%emt 0:12:32]} ({Predecessor:} 13... Qf6 14. Qg3 Ne5 15. Nc3 Bf5 16. Bg5 Qd6 17. Bf4 Qe6 18. Rae1 Nd3 19. Re3 Nxf4 20. Qxf4 {0-1 (31) Samsonkin,A (2428)-Vokhidov,S (2530) Chess.com INT 2021} )14. Bd2 {[%emt 0:0:0][%mdl 1024] Strongly threatening Bc3. White has compensation.} Qd6 {[%emt 0:0:0] [#]} (14... Kg8 $1 $11 {remains equal.} )15. Nc3 $1 $16 {[%emt 0:22:19] And now Nb5 would win.} (15. Bxb4 Qxb4 16. Nc3 Kg7 $11 )c6 {[%emt 0:0:0] Prevents Nb5.} 16. Rad1 {[%emt 0:7:50] Black must now prevent Qh4.} Bf5 {[%emt 0:15:23] } (16... Qe7 $142 )17. g4 {[%emt 0:8:6]} h6 {[%emt 0:6:19]} (17... Bd7 $16 {was worth a try.} )18. Qh4 $18 {[%emt 0:0:39]} (18. Qxh6 Rh8 19. Nxe4 Bxe4 $14 )Bc8 {[%emt 0:0:1]} (18... Bd7 $142 19. Qxh6 Qf8 )19. Bxh6 {[%emt 0:6:34]} (19. Qxh6 Qf8 $18 )Nd3 {[%emt 0:2:21]} 20. Bg5 {[%emt 0:10:47] } Qe5 {[%emt 0:0:53]} (20... Qd4 {is a better defense.} 21. Be3 Qh8 22. Qxh8 Rxh8 )21. f3 {[%emt 0:6:44]} ({Weaker is} 21. Qh7+ Qg7 22. Qh3 Qe5 $18 )Rh8 {[%emt 0:6:40]} 22. fxe4+ {[%emt 0:1:7]} Kg8 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 23. Bh6 {[%emt 0:0:19] Intending Rf8+ and mate.} ({Not} 23. Rxd3 Rxh4 24. Rd8+ Kg7 25. Bxh4 b5 26. Bf6+ Qxf6 27. Rg8+ (27. Rxf6 Kxf6 28. Kf2 Ke6 $18 )Kxg8 $18 )Qd4+ {[%emt 0:1:21]} 24. Kh1 {[%emt 0:0:31] White threatens Rf8+ and mate.} Be6 {[%emt 0:0:22]} (24... Bxg4 $142 25. Qxg4 Rxh6 )25. Qg5 {[%emt 0:5:30]} Bf7 {[%emt 0:0:17] [#]} 26. Rxf7 $1 {[%emt 0:1:27][%mdl 512] } Rxh6 {[%emt 0:0:44]} (26... Kxf7 27. Rf1+ )27. Rxd3 {[%emt 0:0:0]} Qxd3 {[%emt 0:1:26]} 28. Qf6 {[%emt 0:0:2][%csl Gf7][%cal Rf6g7]} Rxh2+ {[%emt 0:0:23]} 29. Kxh2 {[%emt 0:0:1][%csl Gf7][%cal Rf6g7]} Qd2+ {[%emt 0:0:0]} 30. Kg1 {[%emt 0:0:50][%csl Gf7][%cal Rf6g7]} Qc1+ {[%emt 0:0:58]} 31. Kf2 {[%emt 0:0:42]} (31. Kg2 $142 Qxb2+ 32. Kf3 Qxc3+ 33. Qxc3 Kxf7 34. Qb3+ Kf6 35. Qxb7 Rf8 36. Qxc6+ Ke7+ 37. Ke3 )Qh6 {[%emt 0:0:34]} 32. g5 {[%emt 0:0:28] Black got outplayed after the opening. Weighted Error Value: White=0.14 (very precise) /Black=0.78} 1-0