[Event "123rd US Open Championship"]
[Site "DeVos Place Convention Center"]
[Date "2023-08-03"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Smith, R. Daniel"]
[Black "Lebeau, Raymond"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "872"]
[BlackElo "-"]
[TimeControl "40/100;SD30;inc30"]
[Termination "normal"]
[Board "74"]
[Annotator "Smith, R. Daniel & Lichess"]
[Variant "Standard"]
[ECO "C77"]
[Opening "Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Tarrasch 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... Nf6 { [%eval 0.34] } 4. Nc3 { [%eval 0.0] } 4... a6 { [%eval 0.33] } 5. Ba4 { [%eval 0.0] } 5... b5 { [%eval 0.04] } 6. Bb3 { [%eval 0.17] } 6... Nd4?! { [%eval 0.97] } { Inaccuracy. Bd6 was best. } (6... Bd6 7. d3 O-O 8. Bg5 Be7 9. O-O h6 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. Nd5) 7. O-O { [%eval 0.71] } 7... Nxb3 { [%eval 0.96] } 8. axb3 { [%eval 0.58] } 8... Bc5?! { [%eval 1.61] } { Inaccuracy. b4 was best. } (8... b4 9. Nd5 Bb7 10. Nxe5 Nxd5 11. exd5 Bxd5 12. Re1 Be7 13. Qg4 O-O 14. Qxd7 Qxd7 15. Nxd7) 9. d4 { [%eval 1.21] } 9... exd4 { [%eval 1.16] } 10. Nxd4 { [%eval 1.32] } 10... Bxd4?! { [%eval 2.07] } { Inaccuracy. d6 was best. } (10... d6 11. Bg5) 11. Qxd4 { [%eval 2.06] } 11... d6 { [%eval 2.47] } 12. Bg5 { [%eval 2.43] } 12... c5 { [%eval 2.62] } 13. Qd1?! { [%eval 1.68] } { Inaccuracy. Qd3 was best. } (13. Qd3 Bb7 14. Bxf6 gxf6 15. Rad1 b4 16. Nd5 Bxd5 17. Qxd5 Rc8 18. Qf5 Rc6 19. Qf3 Qd7) 13... Bb7 { [%eval 1.81] } 14. Re1?! { [%eval 1.18] } { Inaccuracy. Bf4 was best. } (14. Bf4) 14... O-O { [%eval 1.14] } 15. e5?! { [%eval 0.37] } { Inaccuracy. Qf3 was best. } (15. Qf3 Re8) 15... dxe5 { [%eval 0.29] } 16. Qxd8 { [%eval 0.37] } 16... Raxd8 { [%eval 0.34] } 17. Rxe5 { [%eval 0.28] } 17... Nd7 { [%eval 0.36] } 18. Rd1 { [%eval -0.07] } 18... f6 { [%eval -0.09] } 19. Re7 { [%eval -0.1] } 19... Rfe8 { [%eval 0.16] } 20. Rxe8+ { [%eval 0.15] } 20... Rxe8 { [%eval 0.17] } 21. Be3 { [%eval 0.18] } { Draw offer from Black. } 21... b4 { [%eval 0.29] } 22. Na4 { [%eval 0.0] } 22... Be4?? { [%eval 5.05] } { Blunder. Bc6 was best. } (22... Bc6 23. c4 bxc3 24. Nxc3 Rb8 25. Rd6 Rc8 26. h4 Kf7 27. Nd5 Ke8 28. Re6+ Kf7) 23. Rxd7 { [%eval 4.92] } 23... Bc6 { [%eval 5.23] } 24. Rd6 { [%eval 5.22] } 24... Bxa4 { [%eval 5.28] } 25. bxa4 { [%eval 5.1] } 25... c4 { [%eval 5.42] } 26. h3 { [%eval 5.15] } 26... Rb8 { [%eval 5.39] } 27. Rxa6 { [%eval 5.74] } 27... b3 { [%eval 5.53] } 28. c3 { [%eval 5.37] } 28... Rd8 { [%eval 5.77] } 29. Kh2 { [%eval 5.47] } 29... Rd3 { [%eval 6.35] } 30. Bd4 { [%eval 5.31] } 30... Rd2 { [%eval 5.26] } 31. a5 { [%eval 5.3] } 31... Rxb2 { [%eval 5.5] } 32. Ra8+ { [%eval 5.31] } 32... Kf7 { [%eval 5.57] } 33. Rb8?! { [%eval 4.21] } { Inaccuracy. a6 was best. } (33. a6 Ra2 34. a7 Ke6 35. Re8+ Kd5 36. a8=Q+ Rxa8 37. Rxa8 Ke4 38. Ra7 g5 39. Rxh7) 33... Ra2 { [%eval 4.61] } 34. Rb7+ { [%eval 4.1] } 34... Ke8 { [%eval 4.49] } 35. Rb4 { [%eval 4.44] } 35... b2 { [%eval 5.07] } 36. a6 { [%eval 5.31] } 36... Rxa6 { [%eval 5.26] } 37. Rxb2 { [%eval 5.28] } 37... Ra4 { [%eval 5.57] } 38. Kg3 { [%eval 5.46] } 38... Kd7 { [%eval 6.13] } { Not sure about this; I missed a move in my original notation. Nonetheless, this fits with the remainder of the game. } 39. Rb7+ { [%eval 6.21] } 39... Kd6 { [%eval 6.43] } 40. Rxg7 { [%eval 6.37] } 40... Kd5 { [%eval 6.6] } 41. Rxh7 { [%eval 6.75] } 41... Ke4 { [%eval 6.64] } 42. h4 { [%eval 6.62] } 42... Kd3 { [%eval 8.02] } 43. h5 { [%eval 7.12] } 43... Kd2 { [%eval 7.86] } { Touch-move rule. Black initially attempted to capture the c3 pawn before realizing that would be an illegal move. } 44. h6 { [%eval 7.9] } 44... Ra3?! { [%eval 36.18] } { Inaccuracy. Ra8 was best. } (44... Ra8 45. Rg7 Kc2 46. h7 Rh8 47. Bxf6 Re8 48. Rd7 Re2 49. h8=R Re4 50. Ra8 Re6 51. Bd4) 45. Rc7 { [%eval 10.36] } 45... Rxc3+?! { [%eval #8] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Ra8 was best. } (45... Ra8 46. h7) 46. Bxc3+ { [%eval #7] } 46... Kxc3 { [%eval #7] } 47. Rxc4+ { [%eval #14] } 47... Kxc4 { [%eval #13] } 48. h7 { [%eval #13] } 1-0


