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There were two decisive games in the second round of the U.S. Championship 2019.
[Event “US Chess Championship 2019”]
[Site “?”]
[Date “2019.03.21”]
[Round “2”]
[White “Sevian, Samuel (USA)”]
[Black “Liang, Awonder (USA)”]
[Result “1-0”]
[PlyCount “153”]
[EventDate “2019.03.20”]
[SourceDate “2019.03.21”]
1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bf5 5. Ng3 Bg6 6. h4 h6 7. Nf3 e6 8. Ne5 Bh7 9. Bd3 Bxd3 10. Qxd3 Nd7 11. Bf4 Ngf6 12. O-O-O Be7 13. Qf3 Qa5 14. Kb1 Qd5 15. Qe2 b5 16. f3 b4 17. Rhe1 O-O 18. Ne4 Rac8 19. g4 Qb5 20. Nxd7 Nxd7 21. Qg2 Kh8 22. Qd2 Rfd8 23. Bd6 Bf8 24. Qf4 Kg8 25. g5 h5 26. Bc7 Re8 27. Be5 Red8 28. Bc7 Re8 29. Ng3 Nb6 30. Bxb6 axb6 31. Nxh5 Red8 32. Re5 Rd5 33. Rg1 Rxe5 34. dxe5 Qe2 35. Qg4 g6 36. Nf6+ Kh8 37. Qe4 Qxe4 38. Nxe4 Rd8 39. Kc1 Ra8 40. Kb1 Rd8 41. Re1 Kg7 42. b3 Be7 43. Kc1 Rh8 44. Rh1 b5 45. Kb2 Rd8 46. Kc1 Rd5 47. f4 Rd4 48. Re1 c5 49. Kb2 c4 50. bxc4 bxc4 51. Re3 Bf8 52. c3 Rd1 53. Nd6 Rd2+ 54. Kb1 b3 55. axb3 cxb3 56. Re4 Rc2 57. Rc4 Rd2 58. Ne8+ Kg8 59. Rc8 f5 60. Nd6 Kg7 61. Rc7+ Kg8 62. Rd7 Rf2 63. c4 Rxf4 64. c5 Rf1+ 65. Kb2 f4 66. c6 f3 67. c7 f2 68. c8=Q Rb1+ 69. Kxb1 f1=Q+ 70. Kb2 Qe2+ 71. Kxb3 Qd1+ 72. Qc2 Qd5+ 73. Kb4 Qd4+ 74. Kb5 Qxe5+ 75. Ka6 Qa1+ 76. Kb7 Bg7 77. Ne4 1-0
Final Position
[Event “US Chess Championship 2019”]
[Site “?”]
[Date “2019.03.21”]
[Round “2”]
[White “So, Wesley (USA)”]
[Black “Gareyev, Timur (USA) “]
[Result “1-0”]
[PlyCount “171”]
[EventDate “2019.03.20”]
[SourceDate “2019.03.21”]
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 Bb4+ 4. Bd2 a5 5. Bg2 O-O 6. Nf3 b6 7. O-O Ba6 8. Ne5 Ra7 9. Bxb4 axb4 10. Qa4 c5 11. a3 bxa3 12. Nxa3 Rc7 13. dxc5 bxc5 14. Rfd1 d5 15. e4 d4 16. b4 Nfd7 17. Nxd7 Qxd7 18. Qxd7 Nxd7 19. bxc5 Nxc5 20. e5 Nb3 21. Rab1 Na5 22. Bf1 Bxc4 23. Rdc1 d3 24. Bxd3 Bxd3 25. Rxc7 Bxb1 26. Nxb1 Nb3 27. Nc3 Nd4 28. Kg2 f6 29. exf6 Rxf6 30. Rd7 Nf5 31. Ne4 Rf8 32. Nc5 Re8 33. g4 Nh4+ 34. Kg3 Ng6 35. f4 Nf8 36. Rc7 h6 37. h4 Ra8 38. h5 Ra3+ 39. Kf2 Rh3 40. Re7 Rc3 41. Ne4 Rd3 42. g5 Rd7 43. Re8 Kf7 44. Ra8 Ke7 45. Ke3 Rd1 46. g6 Rd5 47. Nf6 Kxf6 48. Rxf8+ Ke7 49. Rf7+ Kd6 50. Rxg7 Rxh5 51. Rd7+ Kxd7 52. g7 Rh3+ 53. Kf2 Rh4 54. Kg3 Rh1 55. Kg2 Rh4 56. g8=Q Rxf4 57. Qg7+ Kd6 58. Qxh6 Rf5 59. Qg7 Kd5 60. Kg3 Kd6 61. Kg4 Kd5 62. Qc7 Kd4 63. Qd6+ Rd5 64. Qxe6 Re5 65. Qc6 Rc5 66. Qb6 Kd5 67. Kf5 Kd4+ 68. Ke6 Kc4 69. Kd6 Rd5+ 70. Kc6 Re5 71. Qa6+ Kd4 72. Qa2 Rf5 73. Qb2+ Ke4 74. Kd6 Rg5 75. Qc2+ Kf4 76. Ke6 Re5+ 77. Kf6 Re3 78. Qf5+ Kg3 79. Kg5 Kg2 80. Kh4 Kg1 81. Qf4 Re2 82. Kh3 Ra2 83. Qg4+ Kf1 84. Qc4+ Re2 85. Kg3 Ke1 86. Qc1# 1-0
Final Position
