[Event "ch-USA 2025"] [Site "Saint Louis USA"] [Date "2025.10.20"] [Round "8.1"] [White "Oparin, Grigoriy"] [Black "Mishra, Abhimanyu"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "A19"] [WhiteElo "2661"] [BlackElo "2652"] [WhiteFideId "-1"] [WhiteFideId "-1"] [PlyCount "112"] [GameId "2235182015593336"] [EventDate "2025.10.12"] [SourceVersionDate "2025.01.05"] 1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e6 3. e4 c5 4. e5 Ng8 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. d4 cxd4 7. Nxd4 Nxe5 8. Ndb5 a6 9. Nd6+ Bxd6 10. Qxd6 f6 11. Be3 Ne7 12. Bb6 Nf5 13. Bxd8 Nxd6 14. Bc7 Ke7 15. c5 Ne8 16. Bb6 d5 17. cxd6+ Nxd6 18. Bc5 b6 19. Bxb6 Bb7 20. Bc5 Rac8 21. Ba3 Rhd8 22. O-O-O Nef7 23. Be2 Ke8 24. Rhe1 e5 25. Bb4 Nf5 26. Rxd8+ Nxd8 27. Bd3 g6 28. f4 Nh4 29. g3 Nf3 30. Re3 Nxh2 31. Be2 Ne6 32. fxe5 f5 33. Rd3 Ng4 34. Rd6 Rc6 35. Rxc6 Bxc6 36. Bxa6 h5 37. Bc4 Nxe5 38. Bxe6 Nd3+ 39. Kd2 Nxb4 40. a3 Na6 41. b4 Nc7 42. Bc4 g5 43. b5 Bb7 44. a4 h4 45. gxh4 gxh4 46. Bf1 Ke7 47. a5 Kd6 48. a6 Bc8 49. Ke3 Kc5 50. Kf2 Bxa6 51. bxa6 Kb6 52. Na4+ Ka7 53. Nc5 Kb6 54. Na4+ Ka7 55. Nc5 Kb6 56. Na4+ Ka7 1/2-1/2 [Event "ch-USA 2025"] [Site "Saint Louis USA"] [Date "2025.10.20"] [Round "8.2"] [White "Caruana, Fabiano"] [Black "Robson, Ray"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "D35"] [WhiteElo "2789"] [BlackElo "2664"] [WhiteFideId "-1"] [WhiteFideId "-1"] [PlyCount "134"] [GameId "2235182015601529"] [EventDate "2025.10.12"] [SourceVersionDate "2025.01.05"] 1. c4 e6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d4 Nf6 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bg5 c6 6. e3 Bf5 7. Qf3 Bg6 8. Bxf6 Qxf6 9. Qxf6 gxf6 10. h4 Nd7 11. h5 Bf5 12. Kd2 Be6 13. Bd3 f5 14. Nge2 Nf6 15. f3 Rg8 16. Nf4 h6 17. Ke2 Bd6 18. Kf2 Ke7 19. Nce2 a5 20. a4 Rg5 21. Bc2 Rag8 22. Rag1 Rh8 23. Rh2 Rhg8 24. Rgh1 Rc8 25. Nc1 Nd7 26. Rd1 Rgg8 27. Rhh1 Nf6 28. Ncd3 Rg5 29. Rb1 b6 30. Nc1 Rcg8 31. Nce2 Kd7 32. Bd3 Kc7 33. Rh2 Bd7 34. Rbh1 Kb7 35. Bc2 Kc7 36. Rh3 Kd8 37. Ng3 Bc8 38. b3 Kc7 39. Rg1 Rxg3 40. Rxg3 Rxg3 41. Kxg3 Nxh5+ 42. Kf2 Nxf4 43. exf4 Bxf4 44. g3 Bg5 45. f4 Bf6 46. Ke3 c5 47. dxc5 bxc5 48. Rh1 Bc3 49. Rxh6 Be6 50. Ke2 Kd8 51. Rh5 d4 52. g4 fxg4 53. Rxc5 Ke7 54. Rb5 Kd6 55. Rg5 f5 56. Bxf5 Bxb3 57. Rxg4 Bxa4 58. Rg6+ Kc5 59. Bd3 Bb3 60. Ra6 a4 61. f5 Bb2 62. f6 a3 63. Bb1 d3+ 64. Kd2 Kd4 65. Rd6+ Kc5 66. Ra6 Kd4 67. Rd6+ Kc5 1/2-1/2 [Event "ch-USA 2025"] [Site "Saint Louis USA"] [Date "2025.10.20"] [Round "8.3"] [White "Sevian, Samuel"] [Black "Swiercz, Dariusz"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "D85"] [WhiteElo "2698"] [BlackElo "2577"] [WhiteFideId "-1"] [WhiteFideId "-1"] [PlyCount "117"] [GameId "2235182015601530"] [EventDate "2025.10.12"] [SourceVersionDate "2025.01.05"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Qa4+ Nd7 8. Nf3 O-O 9. Be2 c5 10. Qa3 cxd4 11. cxd4 Nb6 12. Bg5 Re8 13. O-O Qd6 14. Qe3 Bg4 15. Rad1 Rac8 16. h3 Bxf3 17. e5 Qd7 18. Bxf3 Nd5 19. Qb3 e6 20. Rd3 b5 21. h4 a5 22. h5 b4 23. Re1 Rc3 24. Rxc3 Nxc3 25. Be3 Rc8 26. a3 bxa3 27. Qxa3 a4 28. Ra1 Bf8 29. Qb2 Qc7 30. Bd2 a3 31. Qb3 Qc4 32. Qxc4 Rxc4 33. Rc1 Bb4 34. hxg6 hxg6 35. d5 exd5 36. Bxc3 d4 37. Bd2 a2 38. Ra1 Bxd2 39. Rxa2 Rc1+ 40. Kh2 Bf4+ 41. g3 Bxe5 42. Be4 f5 43. Bd3 Rc3 44. Rd2 Kg7 45. Kg2 Kf6 46. Kf3 g5 47. Ke2 Bd6 48. Rc2 g4 49. Rxc3 dxc3 50. Bc2 Kg5 51. Ba4 f4 52. gxf4+ Bxf4 53. Kd3 Bd2 54. Bd1 Kh4 55. Be2 Be1 56. Bd1 Kh3 57. Be2 Bxf2 58. Bxg4+ Kxg4 59. Kxc3 1/2-1/2 [Event "ch-USA 2025"] [Site "Saint Louis USA"] [Date "2025.10.20"] [Round "8.4"] [White "Woodward, Andy"] [Black "Niemann, Hans Moke"] [Result "1-0"] [Annotator "Monokroussos,Dennis"] [ECO "D37"] [WhiteElo "2590"] [BlackElo "2738"] [WhiteFideId "-1"] [WhiteFideId "-1"] [PlyCount "117"] [GameId "2235182015601531"] [EventDate "2025.10.12"] [SourceVersionDate "2025.01.05"] {[%evp 0,117,22,28,23,5,21,23,21,21,17,-1,18,16,20,23,14,19,29,22,27,-61,17,12,19,5,33,35,-1,15,-1,50,69,67,51,22,60,-17,57,0,-15,-8,-28,-1,38,40,66,72,115,88,89,97,168,131,118,142,121,129,128,35,104,131,169,161,176,170,104,164,222,262,328,315,217,315,309,271,302,321,330,500,320,318,230,244,230,193,197,286,316,186,225,286,271,263,268,254,262,262,252,264,263,256,269,265,252,295,383,441,636,573,725,727,764,674,862,818,927,773,1219,29988]} 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 d5 4. Nc3 Nbd7 5. Bf4 Bb4 6. cxd5 exd5 7. e3 c5 ({Niemann played} 7... O-O {in a recent game with Giri, while the main line is}) (7... Ne4 8. Qc2 g5 {with sharp play (obviously!).}) 8. Bd3 c4 9. Bc2 {This looks pleasant for White, with actively developed pieces and reasonable chances of achieving the e4 break.} Qa5 ({Black almost always plays a quick ...Qa5, but here's an example in which he forgoes the opportunity.} 9... O-O 10. O-O Bxc3 11. bxc3 Re8 12. Nd2 Nf8 13. a4 Ng6 14. Bg5 h6 15. Bxf6 Qxf6 16. Qh5 Ne7 17. Rfb1 b6 18. a5 Bf5 19. Bxf5 Nxf5 20. Qf3 Qe6 21. Rb5 Ne7 22. Rab1 bxa5 23. Qd1 a6 24. Rxa5 Reb8 25. Raa1 Qc6 26. Qc1 Nf5 27. Ra5 Rb5 28. Rbxb5 axb5 29. Qa3 Rxa5 30. Qxa5 Kh7 31. Nf3 f6 32. Ne1 Nd6 33. Nc2 Qe8 34. Nb4 Qe4 35. Qa2 Kg6 36. h3 Nf5 37. Qa8 Nxe3 38. fxe3 Qxe3+ 39. Kh1 Qc1+ 40. Kh2 Qf4+ 41. Kh1 {½-½ Salgado Lopez,I (2614)-Seirawan,Y (2652) Barcelona Casino 2011 (2)}) 10. O-O $14 {/? White's score here is overwhelming: 12 wins and one draw, with no losses. Black's position isn't *that* bad, but it's not that good, either.} O-O ({Greed won't pay:} 10... Bxc3 11. bxc3 Qxc3 $2 12. Bd6 $18 {It will take a while for White to open the center, but with Black's king stuck there he will go down to an ignominious defeat.}) 11. a4 $146 a6 12. Ne5 Bxc3 13. bxc3 Qxc3 {Having castled, the pawn grab is safer now than it was in the line given on move 10.} 14. Nxd7 Bxd7 15. Qb1 Qa5 ({Trying to hang on to the extra pawn with} 15... b5 $2 {is a big mistake, as} 16. Bd6 $18 {threatens not just the rook but to catch the queen with 17.Bb4.}) (15... Bc6 {is a better way to be greedy. White can still win the exchange with 16.Bd6, but Black's queenside is so compact that White's advantage would be minimal. Instead,} 16. Bg5 {is better, threatening to take on f6 and then h7. After} Ne4 17. Be7 {(threatening Bb4)} Qa5 18. Bxf8 Rxf8 {Black still has that compact queenside structure, but the free tempi White gets kicking the knight guarantee him a nice plus after} 19. f3 Nf6 20. Qe1 Qd8 21. a5 $16 {and when - not if - White plays e4 Black will be unable to survive behind his light-squared fortress.}) 16. Qxb7 $16 Rfc8 17. Rfb1 Qc3 18. Qb2 $14 (18. Ra2 $142) 18... Ne4 19. Qc1 Qa5 20. Rb7 (20. f3 $142 Nd2 21. Qe1 $14) 20... Bc6 $11 21. Rb2 c3 (21... Nd2 $1 $11 {is a weird move, endangering the knight and inviting Bxh7+, but it's best.} 22. Bxh7+ Kxh7 23. Rxd2 Be8 $11 {Between the strength of the c-pawn and the opposite-colored bishops Black is fine.}) 22. Rb3 $14 Bd7 23. Raa3 g5 $2 {To my friends and students whom I've occasionally scolded (in a friendly way!) for playing g4 or ...g5: see? It's often wrong even when a player of Hans Niemann's caliber plays it!} 24. Bg3 $2 (24. Be5 $142 $1 $16 {/+- The bishop is better on e5 than g3, of course, and if Black plays ...f6 his kingside is even weaker.}) 24... Rc6 25. Bxe4 dxe4 26. Rxc3 Rac8 27. Rxc6 Rxc6 28. Qd1 $11 {There are many problems with Black's position, but the temporary weakness of White's back rank is bailing him (Niemann) out. If White is given the chance to fix that problem Black will be in endless trouble thanks in good part to the pawn on g5.} (28. Qb1 $14) 28... Bg4 $1 29. f3 $5 {The only way to play for a win, though it's risky.} (29. Qf1 Be2 $1 30. Qb1 Rb6 31. Qc1 $8 Rc6 $1 32. Qb1 Rb6 $11 {is a nice line highlighting White's back-rank problems.}) 29... Bf5 (29... exf3 $142 30. gxf3 Bh3 $44) 30. h3 Qd5 $2 {A big mistake, as Black's counterplay comes to an immediate end after White's reply.} (30... exf3 $142) 31. f4 $1 $18 h6 32. Rb3 Kg7 33. Rb8 Qd6 $2 34. d5 $1 {A great move, clearing d4 for the queen.} f6 (34... Qxb8 35. dxc6 $18 {is also horrible for Black.}) 35. Kh2 {Both an attacking move (the bishop is defended so White threatens fxg5) and prophylaxis (no back-rank checks for Black).} Qxb8 36. dxc6 {The rest, as they used to say, is agony. (For Black. I'm sure White was enjoying himself a great deal.)} Qc8 37. Qd6 g4 38. hxg4 Bxg4 39. Qe7+ Kg6 40. Qxe4+ Bf5 41. Qc4 Qe6 42. Qxe6 Bxe6 43. e4 {Opposite-colored bishop endings can be drawish, but this should be a routine win for White as he'll be able to create passed pawns that are far apart.} f5 44. exf5+ Kxf5 45. Kh3 Bd5 46. c7 Be6 47. Kh4 Kg6 48. Bf2 h5 49. Bd4 Bc8 50. Be5 Bf5 51. a5 Bc8 52. Kg3 Bb7 53. Kf2 Kf5 54. Ke3 h4 55. Kd4 Ke6 56. Kc5 Kd7 57. f5 Bxg2 (57... Be4 58. f6 Bg6 59. Kb6 Kc8 60. Kxa6 $18) 58. f6 Bh3 59. c8=Q+ (59. c8=Q+ Kxc8 60. f7 $18) 1-0 [Event "ch-USA 2025"] [Site "Saint Louis USA"] [Date "2025.10.20"] [Round "8.5"] [White "Aronian, Levon"] [Black "Shankland, Sam"] [Result "1-0"] [Annotator "Monokroussos,Dennis"] [ECO "B84"] [WhiteElo "2722"] [BlackElo "2654"] [WhiteFideId "-1"] [WhiteFideId "2004887"] [PlyCount "103"] [GameId "2235182015601532"] [EventDate "2025.10.12"] [SourceVersionDate "2025.01.05"] {[%evp 0,103,11,24,19,13,22,13,9,15,17,23,24,13,12,19,36,26,11,9,-29,-48,-40,-44,-52,-32,32,10,64,72,59,62,65,82,44,56,54,30,78,69,84,98,142,67,101,102,160,150,143,151,158,178,200,130,120,102,166,210,173,167,145,262,152,120,119,162,168,170,139,143,161,161,193,284,233,254,327,286,249,236,257,241,346,267,456,310,371,362,378,375,289,280,292,320,294,294,422,354,542,555,707,782,717,992,1012,1032]} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be2 e6 (6... e5 {is the more reliable option.}) 7. Be3 Nbd7 8. g4 {The effectiveness of this push in all sorts of situations is one of the reasons the Scheveningen is a lot less popular than it used to be.} h6 9. f4 b5 (9... g5 {is probably best. (To the friends and students mentioned in my notes to the Woodward-Niemann game, please disregard my comments here and on move 8 of this game.)} 10. f5 e5 11. Nb3 b5 12. a4 b4 13. Nd5 Bb7 $14 {is only a little better for White.}) 10. g5 hxg5 11. fxg5 Rh3 $1 12. Bf2 Ng8 {This line was tested a few times in the 2010s, but it's hard to see the appeal.} 13. g6 Qf6 $146 {The new idea. Will Aronian be prepared for it, or at least manage to figure things out at the board?} (13... Ne5 14. gxf7+ Nxf7 15. Bf1 $1 $14 {/? It all looks a little weird, but the bottom line is that Black has more long-term problems with his king than White, who will generally play some combination of a3, Qe2, and 0-0-0.}) 14. Bh5 $1 fxg6 15. Bg4 Rxc3 $1 16. bxc3 Ne5 17. Bh3 g5 $1 18. a4 $1 Qh6 19. Bf1 {Not bad, but not best.} (19. Bg2 $1 bxa4 $8 20. Rxa4 $14 (20. Nf3 $14)) 19... Nf6 $2 {Shankland also goes awry. Both players had been played perfectly (given their choice of opening variation) up to now, so this may have been the point at which Black's preparation ended (or he mixed something up).} ({Black had to take a time out from building counterplay to keep the queenside from collapsing.} 19... bxa4 $11) 20. axb5 $1 Nxe4 21. bxa6 $2 (21. Qe2 $1 {allows White to consolidate (relatively speaking!). Black's pieces will still be active, but he doesn't really have any targets to compensate for the material deficit in lines like the following:} Nxc3 22. Qe3 Bb7 (22... Nd5 23. Qg3 Be7 24. bxa6 $18) 23. Rg1 Nd5 24. Qxg5 $18) 21... g4 $2 (21... Nxc3 $1 22. Qd2 Ne4 23. Qe3 d5 24. Bb5+ Kf7 25. O-O Kg8 26. Bg3 Bd6 $44) 22. Qc1 $1 Qh7 $2 {Down an exchange and with White's king looking unsafe it's understandable that Shankland would want to keep the queens on. It was better, in this case, to get rid of the queens and White's a-pawn to try to hold the endgame.} (22... Qxc1+ 23. Rxc1 Bxa6 24. Bg2 Nxf2 25. Kxf2 Rc8 26. Ra1 $1 Bc4 $14 {isn't so bad for Black.}) 23. Bb5+ $18 Kf7 24. O-O Kg8 25. Bg3 {All things considered, White's king is pretty safe now. Black's knights are nice, but the bishops and the heavy pieces are almost useless.} Be7 26. Bxe5 (26. Qe3 $18) 26... dxe5 27. Bd3 $2 (27. Qe1 $1 $18 {had to be played first, to keep Black's queen off of h4.}) 27... g3 $2 (27... Qh4 $1 28. Qe1 g3 $1 29. Nf3 Qh3 30. Ra5 Bc5+ 31. Rxc5 Nxc5 32. Qxe5 Nxd3 33. cxd3 Bxa6 34. Qxg3 Qxg3+ 35. hxg3 Bxd3 $11 {and Black is making a draw.}) 28. hxg3 $1 Qg6 29. Qe1 $18 Qxg3+ 30. Qxg3 Nxg3 31. Rfb1 exd4 32. a7 Bd6 33. cxd4 {Black is doing great as far as material is concerned, but the a-pawn is too great an asset for Black to survive.} Kf8 34. Kf2 Ke7 35. c4 Kd8 36. Rg1 {The knight can't move because of Be4, so White regains his material advantage.} Bb7 37. c5 Bf4 38. Rxg3 Bxg3+ 39. Kxg3 Kc7 40. Be2 {To play Bf3.} Rf8 41. Rf1 Rf6 {Hoping that if the kingside pawns are connected he'll have a chance to save the game. He won't, but it's worth a shot.} 42. Rxf6 gxf6 43. Bc4 Kd7 44. Kf4 Ba8 45. Ke3 Bb7 46. Kd2 Ba8 47. Kc3 f5 48. Kd2 f4 49. Ke2 Ke7 50. Kf2 Kf6 51. Be2 e5 52. dxe5+ (52. dxe5+ Kxe5 53. Bf3 {White will be making a queen on a8 in two or three moves.}) 1-0 [Event "ch-USA 2025"] [Site "Saint Louis USA"] [Date "2025.10.20"] [Round "8.6"] [White "Liang, Awonder"] [Black "So, Wesley"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "C55"] [WhiteElo "2710"] [BlackElo "2756"] [WhiteFideId "-1"] [WhiteFideId "-1"] [PlyCount "110"] [GameId "2235182015601533"] [EventDate "2025.10.12"] [SourceVersionDate "2025.01.05"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 Be7 5. O-O O-O 6. Re1 d6 7. a4 Na5 8. Ba2 c5 9. Bd2 Nc6 10. Na3 a6 11. h3 Be6 12. Bxe6 fxe6 13. c3 h6 14. Nc2 Rc8 15. d4 exd4 16. cxd4 d5 17. exd5 exd5 18. dxc5 Bxc5 19. b4 Bb6 20. b5 axb5 21. axb5 Ne4 22. Be3 Ne7 23. Nb4 Qd6 24. Bxb6 Qxb6 25. Qe2 Rce8 26. Ra3 Qc5 27. Qb2 Qxb5 28. Rb3 Nf5 29. Nd3 Qa6 30. Ra1 Qf6 31. Qxf6 Nxf6 32. Rxb7 Re7 33. Rxe7 Nxe7 34. Ra7 Ng6 35. Nd4 Rf7 36. Ra8+ Kh7 37. f4 Nh5 38. f5 Ngf4 39. Ne5 Re7 40. Ne6 g5 41. g4 Nxe6 42. Ng6 Rb7 43. gxh5 Nf4 44. Nxf4 gxf4 45. Rd8 Kg7 46. Rxd5 Kf6 47. Kf2 Rb3 48. h4 Rh3 49. Ra5 Rxh4 50. Kf3 Kg5 51. f6+ Kxf6 52. Ra6+ Kg5 53. Ra5+ Kf6 54. Ra6+ Kg5 55. Ra5+ Kf6 1/2-1/2 [Event "ch-USA w 2025"] [Site "Saint Louis USA"] [Date "2025.10.20"] [Round "8.1"] [White "Atwell, Rose"] [Black "Zatonskih, Anna"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "A06"] [WhiteElo "2353"] [BlackElo "2310"] [WhiteFideId "-1"] [WhiteFideId "-1"] [PlyCount "176"] [GameId "2235182025870251"] [EventDate "2025.10.12"] [SourceVersionDate "2025.01.05"] 1. Nf3 d5 2. b3 Bf5 3. Bb2 e6 4. g3 h6 5. Bg2 Nf6 6. c4 c6 7. O-O Be7 8. d3 O-O 9. Nbd2 Bh7 10. Qc2 a5 11. a3 Na6 12. Bc3 Re8 13. Qb2 Nc5 14. Rfc1 Rc8 15. Bd4 Ncd7 16. b4 axb4 17. axb4 Bd6 18. Ne5 Nxe5 19. Bxe5 Bxe5 20. Qxe5 Bg6 21. Nb3 Ra8 22. Rxa8 Qxa8 23. Ra1 Qb8 24. Qxb8 Rxb8 25. Ra7 b6 26. Nd4 Rc8 27. b5 cxb5 28. cxb5 Rc1+ 29. Bf1 Kh7 30. Rb7 e5 31. Nf3 Ng4 32. h3 e4 33. dxe4 dxe4 34. Nh4 Nh2 35. Kxh2 Rxf1 36. Kg2 Re1 37. e3 f5 38. Nxg6 Kxg6 39. Rxb6+ Kh5 40. g4+ fxg4 41. hxg4+ Kh4 42. Re6 Rb1 43. Rxe4 Rxb5 44. Kf3 h5 45. Rd4 g5 46. gxh5+ Kxh5 47. Kg3 Rb3 48. Rd6 Ra3 49. Re6 Ra4 50. e4 Ra3+ 51. f3 Ra2 52. Rf6 Re2 53. Rd6 Ra2 54. Rc6 Rb2 55. Ra6 Rc2 56. Ra5 Kg6 57. Ra6+ Kh5 58. Ra3 Kg6 59. Ra8 Kh5 60. Rg8 Ra2 61. Rh8+ Kg6 62. Rh2 Ra1 63. Rb2 Kh5 64. Kf2 Ra4 65. Rb8 Ra2+ 66. Kg3 Kg6 67. Rh8 Rb2 68. Rh2 Rb1 69. Rd2 Ra1 70. Kf2 Kh5 71. Rd8 Ra3 72. Ke2 Kh4 73. e5 Kg3 74. Rf8 Ra5 75. Rf5 g4 76. f4 Ra2+ 77. Ke3 Ra3+ 78. Ke4 Ra4+ 79. Kd3 Ra3+ 80. Kc4 Ra4+ 81. Kd5 Rxf4 82. Rxf4 Kxf4 83. e6 g3 84. e7 g2 85. e8=Q g1=Q 86. Qf8+ Kg3 87. Qg7+ Kf2 88. Qxg1+ Kxg1 1/2-1/2 [Event "ch-USA w 2025"] [Site "Saint Louis USA"] [Date "2025.10.20"] [Round "8.2"] [White "Sargsyan, Anna M."] [Black "Pourkashiyan, Atousa"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "E48"] [WhiteElo "2369"] [BlackElo "2291"] [WhiteFideId "-1"] [WhiteFideId "-1"] [PlyCount "162"] [GameId "2235182025890732"] [EventDate "2025.10.12"] [SourceVersionDate "2025.01.05"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 d5 6. Nge2 dxc4 7. Bxc4 c5 8. a3 cxd4 9. exd4 Bd6 10. O-O Bxh2+ 11. Kxh2 Qc7+ 12. Bf4 Qxc4 13. Rc1 Qa6 14. Rh1 Nbd7 15. Kg1 b6 16. b4 b5 17. Ng3 Bb7 18. Bg5 Rfc8 19. Nh5 Nxh5 20. Qxh5 Nf8 21. a4 bxa4 22. Be7 Qd3 23. Bc5 Qd2 24. Qd1 Qxd1+ 25. Rxd1 Bc6 26. Ra1 Nd7 27. Kh2 Nxc5 28. dxc5 Rab8 29. Rhb1 Kf8 30. f3 a6 31. Kg3 Rb7 32. Nxa4 Bxa4 33. Rxa4 Rxc5 34. bxc5 Rxb1 35. Rxa6 Rc1 36. c6 Ke7 37. Kf4 Kf6 38. g4 h6 39. Ke4 Rc4+ 40. Kd3 Rc1 41. Ke4 g6 42. Rb6 h5 43. gxh5 gxh5 44. Kf4 Rc4+ 45. Kg3 Rc3 46. Ra6 Kg6 47. Rb6 h4+ 48. Kg4 Rc4+ 49. f4 f5+ 50. Kh3 Kh5 51. c7 Rxc7 52. Rxe6 Rc3+ 53. Kg2 Kg4 54. Ra6 Rc2+ 55. Kg1 Kxf4 56. Ra4+ Kg3 57. Ra3+ Kg4 58. Ra4+ f4 59. Ra3 Re2 60. Rb3 Re3 61. Rb2 Kf3 62. Rf2+ Ke4 63. Ra2 Kf3 64. Rf2+ Kg4 65. Ra2 Rg3+ 66. Kh2 h3 67. Ra8 Rg2+ 68. Kh1 Re2 69. Kg1 Kg3 70. Rg8+ Kf3 71. Ra8 Re1+ 72. Kh2 Kf2 73. Ra2+ Re2 74. Ra4 f3 75. Kxh3 Kf1 76. Kg3 f2 77. Kf3 Re8 78. Ra1+ Re1 79. Ra2 Kg1 80. Rxf2 Rf1 81. Rxf1+ Kxf1 1/2-1/2 [Event "ch-USA w 2025"] [Site "Saint Louis USA"] [Date "2025.10.20"] [Round "8.3"] [White "Paragua, Megan Althea"] [Black "Yip, Carissa"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "B06"] [WhiteElo "2259"] [BlackElo "2452"] [WhiteFideId "-1"] [WhiteFideId "-1"] [PlyCount "126"] [GameId "2235182025890733"] [EventDate "2025.10.12"] [SourceVersionDate "2025.01.05"] 1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Ne2 d6 4. g3 Nf6 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O c6 7. h3 Nbd7 8. Be3 e5 9. Nd2 exd4 10. Nxd4 Re8 11. c3 d5 12. Bg5 h6 13. Bxf6 Nxf6 14. exd5 Nxd5 15. N2f3 Nb6 16. Re1 Rxe1+ 17. Qxe1 Qf6 18. Kh2 Bd7 19. Nb3 Re8 20. Qd2 Be6 21. Nfd4 Rd8 22. Nc5 Bc8 23. Qe2 Qd6 24. Ndb3 Qf6 25. Na5 Qg5 26. Naxb7 Bxb7 27. Nxb7 Rd2 28. Qe8+ Bf8 29. Rf1 Rxb2 30. Qxc6 Rxa2 31. h4 Qe5 32. c4 Rc2 33. Bd5 Nxd5 34. Qxd5 Qe2 35. Kg2 Qxc4 36. Qxc4 Rxc4 37. Ra1 Rc7 38. Rb1 Kg7 39. Rb2 Kf6 40. Na5 Ke5 41. Rb5+ Kd4 42. Rb8 Be7 43. Rb1 Kd3 44. Nb7 Bf6 45. Nd6 Be5 46. Re1 Bxd6 47. Rd1+ Kc4 48. Rxd6 a5 49. h5 gxh5 50. Rxh6 a4 51. Rxh5 a3 52. Ra5 Kb4 53. Ra8 Rc5 54. g4 Ra5 55. Rb8+ Ka4 56. Rb1 a2 57. Re1 Kb3 58. Kg3 a1=Q 59. Rxa1 Rxa1 60. Kf4 Rf1 61. f3 Kc4 62. Ke4 Kc5 63. f4 Kd6 0-1 [Event "ch-USA w 2025"] [Site "Saint Louis USA"] [Date "2025.10.20"] [Round "8.4"] [White "Krush, Irina"] [Black "Cervantes Landeiro, Thalia"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "A28"] [WhiteElo "2388"] [BlackElo "2311"] [WhiteFideId "-1"] [WhiteFideId "-1"] [PlyCount "107"] [GameId "2235182025890734"] [EventDate "2025.10.12"] [SourceVersionDate "2025.01.05"] 1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. e3 Bb4 5. Qc2 a5 6. b3 d6 7. Bb2 Bxc3 8. Qxc3 O-O 9. Be2 Bg4 10. h3 Bh5 11. d3 Re8 12. g4 Bg6 13. Nh4 d5 14. Nxg6 hxg6 15. cxd5 Qxd5 16. O-O a4 17. bxa4 Rxa4 18. a3 g5 19. Rac1 Qe6 20. Bd1 Ra6 21. Bf3 Rb6 22. Rb1 Nd7 23. Ba1 Ra8 24. Rfc1 Qd6 25. Rxb6 cxb6 26. Bb2 Nc5 27. Rd1 Na4 28. Qb3 Nxb2 29. Qxb2 Ra6 30. Rb1 Nd8 31. Qb4 Qxb4 32. axb4 Ra3 33. Be4 Kf8 34. Kg2 Ke7 35. Kg3 Kd6 36. h4 gxh4+ 37. Kxh4 b5 38. Rc1 Nc6 39. Rc5 Nxb4 40. Rxb5 Nc6 41. Rxb7 Nd8 42. Rb5 f6 43. Kh5 Ra2 44. Kg6 Rxf2 45. Kxg7 Ke7 46. Bf5 Rf3 47. Rb6 Rxe3 48. Ra6 Ke8 49. Ra7 Nc6 50. Bd7+ Kd8 51. Bxc6 Rxd3 52. Be4 Rd6 53. Bf5 Ke8 54. Rf7 1-0 [Event "ch-USA w 2025"] [Site "Saint Louis USA"] [Date "2025.10.20"] [Round "8.5"] [White "Lee, Alice"] [Black "Abrahamyan, Tatev"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D30"] [WhiteElo "2409"] [BlackElo "2406"] [WhiteFideId "-1"] [WhiteFideId "-1"] [PlyCount "93"] [GameId "2235182025890735"] [EventDate "2025.10.12"] [SourceVersionDate "2025.01.05"] 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nd7 4. g3 dxc4 5. Bg2 Rb8 6. a4 a6 7. a5 Bd6 8. Nbd2 b5 9. axb6 Nxb6 10. O-O Ne7 11. Nxc4 Nxc4 12. Qa4+ Rb5 13. Qxc4 O-O 14. Ng5 h6 15. Ne4 Nf5 16. Ra4 e5 17. d5 Bb7 18. Nc3 Rb6 19. Rd1 Re8 20. Be4 Qd7 21. Bb1 Ne7 22. Qh4 f5 23. Qh5 Rf8 24. e4 Bc5 25. Rc4 Bd4 26. Ne2 fxe4 27. Nxd4 exd4 28. Rcxd4 Rbf6 29. Be3 Nf5 30. Rxe4 Nxe3 31. Rxe3 Qd6 32. f4 Qc5 33. Qe5 Rd6 34. Qc3 Qxc3 35. Rxc3 c6 36. Re1 Kf7 37. Rec1 Rfd8 38. dxc6 Rd1+ 39. Kf2 Bc8 40. Ba2+ Kf6 41. Rxd1 Rxd1 42. Rc2 Ke7 43. Bc4 Kd6 44. Be2 Rh1 45. Kg2 Rb1 46. c7 a5 47. h3 1-0 [Event "ch-USA w 2025"] [Site "Saint Louis USA"] [Date "2025.10.20"] [Round "8.6"] [White "Yu, Jennifer"] [Black "Paikidze, Nazi"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "E49"] [WhiteElo "2256"] [BlackElo "2297"] [WhiteFideId "-1"] [WhiteFideId "-1"] [PlyCount "222"] [GameId "2235182025890736"] [EventDate "2025.10.12"] [SourceVersionDate "2025.01.05"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 d5 6. a3 Bxc3+ 7. bxc3 dxc4 8. Bxc4 c5 9. Ne2 Qc7 10. Bd3 Nbd7 11. O-O e5 12. Ng3 Re8 13. Bb2 e4 14. Bc2 Nb6 15. Qb1 Nc4 16. Bc1 Qe7 17. Qb5 Nd6 18. Qxc5 b6 19. Qg5 h6 20. Qh4 Ba6 21. Re1 Rac8 22. Bd1 Nd5 23. Qxe7 Rxe7 24. a4 Nc4 25. Bg4 Rcc7 26. f3 Nxc3 27. fxe4 Nxe4 28. Nxe4 Rxe4 29. Bf5 Re8 30. Bd3 Bb7 31. e4 Nd6 32. e5 Nc8 33. Bb2 Ne7 34. a5 Bd5 35. axb6 axb6 36. Ra6 b5 37. Ba3 Bc4 38. Be4 b4 39. Ra5 bxa3 40. d5 Ng6 41. d6 Rd7 42. Bc6 Rxe5 43. Rexe5 Nxe5 44. Bxd7 Nxd7 45. Rxa3 Be6 46. Kf2 Ne5 47. Ra5 f6 48. Ra7 Bd7 49. h3 h5 50. Kg3 Kf7 51. h4 Ke6 52. Ra6 Bc6 53. d7 Ke7 54. d8=Q+ Kxd8 55. Ra7 Bd7 56. Kf2 Ke7 57. g3 Ke6 58. Rb7 Kf5 59. Rb8 Be6 60. Kg2 Kg4 61. Rb4+ Bc4 62. Ra4 Kf5 63. Ra7 g6 64. Ra5 Ke4 65. Ra4 f5 66. Rb4 f4 67. gxf4 Kxf4 68. Kh3 Kf3 69. Ra4 Be6+ 70. Kh2 Ng4+ 71. Kh3 Nf2+ 72. Kh2 Ne4 73. Ra1 Bf5 74. Rg1 Kf4 75. Rg2 Bg4 76. Ra2 Bf5 77. Rg2 Nf6 78. Rg1 Nd5 79. Rg2 Ne3 80. Rg1 Kf3 81. Ra1 Ng4+ 82. Kh3 Nf6+ 83. Kh2 Kg4 84. Ra4+ Ne4 85. Kg2 Kxh4 86. Kf3 Kg5 87. Ra8 Nf6 88. Ra5 Nd7 89. Ra4 Bg4+ 90. Kg3 h4+ 91. Kh2 Ne5 92. Ra5 Kf5 93. Kg2 g5 94. Ra4 Bf3+ 95. Kh3 Bg4+ 96. Kg2 Be2 97. Kf2 Bc4 98. Ra8 g4 99. Rh8 Kg5 100. Rd8 Ng6 101. Rd4 Be6 102. Ke3 Bf5 103. Kf2 Nf4 104. Rd8 g3+ 105. Kf3 g2 106. Kf2 h3 107. Rh8 Kg4 108. Rg8+ Bg6 109. Rh8 Nd3+ 110. Kg1 Ne5 111. Kf2 Nf3 0-1