GM Michael Rohde (FIDE 2484) - FM Elliott Liu (FIDE 2332), U.S. Open 8/3/2007
1.Nf3 g6 2.e4 Bg7 3.d4 d6 4.Bc4 Nf6 5.Qe2 O-O 6.Nbd2 Nc6 7.c3 e5
The opening has transposed into the Pirc defense.
8.dxe5 Nxe5 9.Nxe5 dxe5 10.Nf3 Nh5 11.O-O h6 12.Be3 Qf6 13.Rad1 Bg4 14.Rd3 Rad8 15.Rfd1 Rxd3 16.Rxd3 Nf4
Black plays for the two bishops with an equal position. Ceding the bishop pair would yield an advantage to White after 16...Bxf3 17.Qxf3 Qxf3 18.gxf3.
17.Bxf4 Qxf4 18.h3 Bc8 19.Nh2 Qf6 20.Ng4 Qb6?!
Black should have played 20...Qh4, preventing White's next move.
21.Ne3 Be6 22.Bd5 Re8 23.Qd2 Bxd5 24.Rxd5 Qc6 25.Qd3 Bf6 26.Rd7 Re7 27.Ng4 Qe6
Now the superiority of White's knight to Black's bishop is apparent.
28.Rd8+ Kg7 29.Ra8 Rd7?? 30.Qxd7!, Black resigns.
White wins a piece after 30...Qxd7 31.Rg8+! Kxg8 32.Nxf6+ Kg7 33.Nxd7.
