[Event "123rd US Open Championship"]
[Site "DeVos Place Convention Center"]
[Date "2023-07-31"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Smith, R. Daniel"]
[Black "Bickerstaff, Richard"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "827"]
[BlackElo "-"]
[TimeControl "40/100;SD30;inc30"]
[Termination "normal"]
[Board "221"]
[Annotator "Lichess"]
[Variant "Standard"]
[ECO "C70"]
[Opening "Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Graz Variation"]

1. e4 { [%eval 0.36] } 1... e5 { [%eval 0.35] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.29] } 2... Nc6 { [%eval 0.32] } 3. Bb5 { [%eval 0.34] } 3... a6 { [%eval 0.37] } 4. Ba4 { [%eval 0.31] } 4... b5 { [%eval 0.42] } 5. Bb3 { [%eval 0.44] } 5... Bc5 { [%eval 0.9] } 6. O-O?! { [%eval 0.24] } { Inaccuracy. c3 was best. } (6. c3 Bb6 7. a4 Rb8 8. d4 exd4 9. cxd4 Nge7 10. axb5 axb5) 6... Nf6 { [%eval 0.22] } 7. Ng5? { [%eval -0.97] } { Mistake. a4 was best. } (7. a4 Rb8 8. axb5 axb5 9. c3 d6 10. d4 Bb6 11. Na3 O-O) 7... O-O { [%eval -0.59] } 8. Bxf7+? { [%eval -2.09] } { Mistake. d3 was best. } (8. d3 Na5 9. Nc3 c6 10. Nf3 d6 11. h3 Nxb3 12. axb3 a5) 8... Rxf7 { [%eval -2.05] } 9. Nxf7 { [%eval -2.02] } 9... Kxf7 { [%eval -2.16] } 10. Nc3?! { [%eval -2.87] } { Inaccuracy. d3 was best. } (10. d3 Kg8 11. Be3 d6 12. c3 Bxe3 13. fxe3 Be6 14. a4 b4 15. d4 Bc4 16. Rf3 Nxe4) 10... d6?! { [%eval -2.14] } { Inaccuracy. d5 was best. } (10... d5 11. d3 Bg4 12. Qd2 dxe4 13. Nxe4 Nxe4 14. dxe4 Qxd2 15. Bxd2 Be6 16. h4 Ke8 17. b3) 11. h3 { [%eval -2.2] } 11... Be6 { [%eval -2.14] } 12. d3 { [%eval -1.97] } 12... Qd7 { [%eval -1.95] } 13. Qf3?? { [%eval -4.46] } { Blunder. Be3 was best. } (13. Be3 Bxe3 14. fxe3 Kg8 15. b3 Ne7 16. Ne2 Qe8 17. Ng3 h6 18. Kh2 Kh7 19. Qd2 a5) 13... d5?? { [%eval -2.06] } { Blunder. Nd4 was best. } (13... Nd4 14. Qd1 Bxh3 15. Kh2 Qg4 16. Qxg4 Bxg4 17. f3 Bd7 18. Bg5 b4 19. Nd5 Nxd5 20. exd5) 14. Rd1? { [%eval -4.1] } { Mistake. exd5 was best. } (14. exd5 Bxd5 15. Nxd5 Nd4 16. Qd1 Qxd5 17. Be3 Bd6 18. Re1 h6 19. c3 Nf5 20. Qe2 Nh4) 14... Nd4 { [%eval -4.33] } 15. Qe3 { [%eval -4.17] } 15... Nxc2?? { [%eval -0.66] } { Blunder. Nb3 was best. } (15... Nb3 16. Qe2 Nxa1 17. exd5 Bxd5 18. Bg5 Bb7 19. Bxf6 gxf6 20. Ne4 Be7 21. Qh5+ Kg7 22. Rxa1) 16. Qxc5 { [%eval -0.7] } 16... Nxa1 { [%eval -0.59] } 17. Nxd5?? { [%eval -3.37] } { Blunder. f4 was best. } (17. f4) 17... Bxd5 { [%eval -3.65] } 18. Bg5 { [%eval -4.54] } 18... h6?? { [%eval -0.03] } { Blunder. Bxe4 was best. } (18... Bxe4 19. Rc1 Bd5 20. Qe3 c6 21. Qxe5 Re8 22. Qg3 Qf5 23. Rxa1 Qg6 24. a4 h6 25. Bxf6) 19. Bxf6 { [%eval -0.1] } 19... gxf6?! { [%eval 0.48] } { Inaccuracy. Nb3 was best. } (19... Nb3 20. Qxd5+ Qxd5 21. exd5 gxf6 22. axb3 Rd8 23. Kf1 Rxd5 24. Ke2 Rc5 25. Ra1 Rc2+ 26. Ke3) 20. exd5 { [%eval 0.51] } 20... Rg8?! { [%eval 1.5] } { Inaccuracy. Qd6 was best. } (20... Qd6) 21. Rxa1 { [%eval 1.56] } 21... h5?! { [%eval 2.66] } { Inaccuracy. Rd8 was best. } (21... Rd8 22. Re1) 22. f3?? { [%eval 0.32] } { Blunder. Rc1 was best. } (22. Rc1 Kg6 23. Qxc7 Qxc7 24. Rxc7 Rd8 25. Rc5 Kf7 26. Kf1 h4 27. Ke2 Ke7 28. Rc7+ Kd6) 22... f5?? { [%eval 2.73] } { Blunder. Rd8 was best. } (22... Rd8 23. Rd1 Qd6 24. Rc1 Qxd5 25. Qxc7+ Rd7 26. Qc8 Qxd3 27. Kh1 a5 28. b3 Qd2 29. a4) 23. d4 { [%eval 2.23] } 23... Qd8?? { [%eval 4.9] } { Blunder. Qd6 was best. } (23... Qd6 24. Qc2 Kg6 25. dxe5 Qxe5 26. Rc1 Rd8 27. Qxc7 Qxc7 28. Rxc7 Rxd5 29. Rc6+ Kg5 30. Rxa6) 24. dxe5 { [%eval 4.83] } 24... Kg7 { [%eval 5.0] } 25. Re1 { [%eval 5.03] } 25... Kh8 { [%eval 5.73] } 26. e6 { [%eval 5.85] } 26... Qg5 { [%eval 5.6] } 27. Qf2 { [%eval 5.09] } 27... c5?! { [%eval 7.0] } { Inaccuracy. Qf4 was best. } (27... Qf4 28. Qe3 Qxe3+ 29. Rxe3 h4 30. Re5 Rf8 31. Kf2 Kg7 32. Ke3 Kf6 33. Kf4 Ke7 34. Rxf5) 28. d6 { [%eval 6.71] } 28... f4 { [%eval 7.53] } 29. e7 { [%eval 6.91] } 29... c4?? { [%eval #9] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qd5 was best. } (29... Qd5 30. Qe2 Qxd6 31. e8=Q Rxe8 32. Qxe8+ Kg7 33. Qxh5 Qd4+ 34. Kh1 Qe3 35. Qg5+ Kf7 36. Qf5+) 30. d7 { [%eval #16] } 30... Qg3 { [%eval #6] } 31. Qxg3 { [%eval #5] } 31... fxg3 { [%eval #5] } 32. e8=Q { [%eval #4] } 32... c3 { [%eval #2] } 33. Qxg8+ { [%eval #2] } 33... Kxg8 { [%eval #2] } 34. d8=Q+ { [%eval #3] } 34... Kg7 { [%eval #3] } 35. Qg5+ { [%eval #2] } 35... Kf7 { [%eval #2] } 36. Re7+ { [%eval #1] } 36... Kf8 { [%eval #1] } 37. Qg7# 1-0


