[Event "US Open 2024"] [White "Gilruth,Peter"] [Black "Hoffman,Guy"] [Site ""] [Round "5"] [Annotator "PGilruth"] [Result "1-0"] [Date "2024.07.31"] [BlackElo "1900"] [PlyCount "77"] {Blunders, blunders, blunders. They are a part of chess, unfortunately.} 1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. g3 e6 4. Bg2 c5 5. O-O Nc6 6. c4 dxc4 7. Qa4 Bd7 8. Qxc4 cxd4 $6 (8... b5 $1 )9. Nxd4 Rc8 10. Rd1 Be7 $6 11. Nxc6 bxc6 12. Nc3 $14 O-O 13. b3 Nd5 14. Bb2 Bf6 15. e4 $5 Nb6 16. Qe2 $14 e5 17. Rac1 Qe7 18. Qa6 Be6 19. Ba3 c5 20. Nb5 $6 (20. Nd5 $16 )Bg5 21. Nxa7 $2 Bxc1 22. Nxc8 $2 (22. Rxc1 )Bxc8 $1 {I didn't look at this as I quickly thought he had to retake win the Nb6. I was very wrong. Now White loses a piece and what should be the game. Very lazy play by me.} 23. Qa5 Bxa3 $19 24. Qxa3 Rd8 {Now it is just a matter of keeping my spirits up so that I can make things difficult for my opponent.} 25. Rc1 Qc7 26. Bf1 $17 (26. Qxc5 Qxc5 27. Rxc5 Rd1+ 28. Bf1 Bh3 $19 )Nd7 27. Rd1 Bb7 28. f3 Qb6 29. Bc4 Bc6 30. Qb2 Bb5 31. Bd5 c4+ $2 32. Kg2 Nf6 $4 {I can only say that his blunder was worse than mine.} 33. bxc4 Nxd5 34. Rxd5 Rxd5 35. exd5 ({not} 35. cxd5 $4 Bf1+ {which my opponent must have calculated.} )Kf8 $2 (35... Qe3 36. cxb5 e4 {gives Black some practical chances to save the game.} )36. Qb4+ $1 Ke8 37. Qxb5+ Qxb5 38. cxb5 Kd7 39. b6 {My opponent correctly stated that he blew it.} 1-0