Sam Shankland vs Jeffery Xiong (2019) Xiong's From the Big Chair

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Sam Shankland vs Jeffery Xiong
"Xiong's From the Big Chair" (game of the day Feb-02-2020)
US Championship (2019), St Louis, MO USA, rd 3, Mar-22
Scotch Game: General (C45) · 0-1

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Mar-23-19		Jambow: Had an Aronianish feel to it...

Mar-23-19		An Englishman: Good Evening: This game made no sense at all until Black played 34...Bd8, which if sound will become an unsolvable weekend puzzle some day.

Mar-23-19		The17thPawn: 34...Bd8 is as pretty as it is potent. These kinds of retreats elude me. I guess onward is not always upward.

Mar-24-19		Hokey pokey: Maybe 14.Bxd6 is safer with 14...Re8 15.Bb5 but it still remains an unusual and sharp position. Shankland went for the c pawn knowing he would also get the d pawn too. Gaining two pawns has got to be good, right?

Mar-28-19		parmetd: Maurice Ashley called this game NN vs 19th century master. Shankland said a3 was just messing up his preparation.

Sep-22-19		Theystolemymoney: For me at least onward was downward and it keeps getting lower. With my money I lost my sanity. Anyhow, is that a known line or did shankland try to pull an ivanchuk?

Feb-02-20		thegoldenband: I believe that if you thought for a moment, took your time, you would not resign. Or wait, maybe I don't believe that. I could be wrong -- or have I hit a nerve?

Feb-02-20		tpstar: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P2e... Tough battle.

Feb-02-20		offramp: Right from the opening it looks like something from the 1870s, but these modern games are better in almost every way to their great predecessors. These days, the defence is much stronger right the way through.

Feb-02-20		erimiro1: If Tears for Fears was chosen, the title "Mad World" desctibes the game as well.

Feb-02-20		RandomVisitor: After 8...0-0 white should try 9.Bd3 click for larger view Stockfish_20012509_x64_modern: <49/77 31:44 +0.66 9.Bd3 Ne8 10.a3> Be7 11.Nc3 d6 12.g4 h5 13.h3 Ne5 14.Nd4 c6 15.Kg2 Nxd3 16.Qxd3 d5 17.exd5 Qxd3 18.cxd3 Bf6 19.Nc2 cxd5 20.Rhe1 Bd7 21.Nxd5 Rd8 22.Nc3 Be6 23.Rad1 Bb3 24.Rd2 Bxc2 25.Rxc2 hxg4 26.fxg4 Rxd3 27.g5 Bd8 28.Rd1 Rxd1 29.Nxd1 Kh7 30.Rc8 Be7 31.Rb8 Nd6 32.Bxd6 Bxd6 33.Rxb7 Bf4 34.Rxa7 Bxg5 35.Rd7 Kg6 36.Nc3 Rh8 26.Rh2 might equalize

Feb-02-20		RandomVisitor: After 15...Re1+ 16.Qxe1 Bxe1 17.Rxe1 black can try 17...Be6 click for larger view Stockfish_20012509_x64_modern: <42/62 05:29 -0.62 17...Be6 18.Nc5 Nf4> 19.Nxe6 Nxe6 20.Nd5 Qd2 21.d7 Rf8 22.Bg3 Rd8 23.b4 Qg5 24.Nf4 Nf8 25.Re8 Rxd7 26.Kf2 a5 27.h4 Qf6 28.bxa5 Qd4+ 29.Ke2 Qc3 30.Rd1 Qxa5 31.Kf1 Rd8 32.Rxd8 Nxd8 33.Bf2 Nde6 34.Nxe6 Nxe6 35.Rb1 Qxa3 36.h5 Nc5 37.Re1 g6 38.h6 Kf8 39.Bd4 Ne6 40.Ra1

Feb-02-20		RandomVisitor: After 26.Rh2! it is a brand new ballgame. click for larger view Stockfish_20012509_x64_modern: <40/67 05:09 0.00 26...Kh8 27.Qd2 Qc6 28.Rg2> Ndf6 29.Nf2 Qf3 30.Re1 Rxe1+ 31.Qxe1 h6 32.Qe7 Bxf2 33.Rxf2 Qh1+ 34.Ke2 Ng3+ 35.Kd2 Nfe4+ 36.Bxe4 Nxe4+ 37.Ke2 Nxf2 38.f6 Qd1+ 39.Ke3 Qc1+ 40.Kf3 gxf6 41.Qxf6+ Kh7 42.Qf7+ Kh8 43.Qe8+ Kg7 44.Qe7+ Kg6 45.Qd6+ Kf7 46.Qc7+ Kg6 47.Qg3+ Kf5 48.Qxf2 Qxb2 49.Qc5+ Qe5 50.Qxa7 Qe4+ 51.Kg3 Qe5+ 52.Kf2 Qh2+ 53.Ke1 Qxc2 54.Qxb7 Qc3+ 55.Kf2 Qd2+ 56.Kf3 Qd3+ 57.Kf2 40/78 05:09 +0.51 26...Qf4+ 27.Kg1 Rxe4 28.Bxe4 Qxe4 29.Qd3 Qxd3 30.cxd3 Kf7 31.Rc2 Bd8 32.Kg2 Nf4+ 33.Kf3 Nd5 34.Rac1 b5 35.Ke4 N5f6+ 36.Ke3 Nd5+ 37.Kd4 Ne7 38.Ke4 Bb6 39.b4 Nf6+ 40.Ke5 Be3 41.Ra1 Bb6 42.a4 bxa4 43.Rxa4 Nd7+ 44.Kd6 Nf6 45.b5 Nxf5+ 46.Ke5 Ne7 47.Rca2 Bc7+ 48.Kd4 Bb6+ 49.Kc3 Nd7 50.d4 Nd5+ 51.Kd3 g5 52.Kc4 Nf4 53.Rxa7 Bxa7 54.Rxa7 Ke6 55.Ra6+ Kf5 56.b6 Nxh3

Feb-02-20		Jambow: I'm at a loss for words... Xiong has a tactical flair but this is exception tactical counter play by Shankland as well despite eventually succumbing to violent attack on his king... Generally I saw Sam as a strong solid player but this game is just flamboyant... Very good pick for GOTD cg.com

Feb-03-20		moronovich: <morfishine: Wow, game of the tournament!...no, game of the year!...no, game of the century! Click real fast through this wild game: the board looks like a pinball machine> I tried that <morf> ! Good advice--.---- and it worked :)

Nov-10-20		chesstones: Wow, awesome game! 16.Qxf3 runs into ...Re3 with 17...Qf4+. What a sac 15...Nxf3!

Jul-25-21		Saniyat24: too much action on the h-file...!! ...and the nerve to let that pawn go to d7....!!

Jul-26-21		fredthebear: Links (some video, some not) of this 2019 battle: - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hbs... (analysis is in the written notes) - https://en.chessbase.com/post/us-ch... - https://chess24.com/en/watch/live-t... - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VSd...

Oct-13-23		Saniyat24: Shanked, choked, and banged by Xiong...!

Apr-21-24		mel gibson: That's a nothing burger. Stockfish 16 calls it a draw: 18. .. Re5 (18. .. Re5 (1. ... Re5 2.Bxe5 Nxe5 3.Qd2 Qc6 4.a4 Nxd3 5.Qxd3 b6 6.Nf2 bxc5 7.Nxg4 Nf4 8.Qd2 Qa6+ 9.Kg1 Ne2+ 10.Kf1 Nc1+ 11.Kg1) 0.00/56 145)

Apr-21-24		An Englishman: Good Evening: After 5 years, this game remains too insane to understand. Oh, well; 10 solved, 1 flubbed, 3 already known. Good week.

Apr-21-24		mel gibson: This game is unusual - you have 6 Black pieces bearing down on the White King yet it's a draw. Normally it would be checkmate time. LOL

Apr-21-24		chrisowen: I var so its match its gen x q c lud jazzy its Re5 finish bhe its ebb cc ah its re hit coffin abe leeway its dub its chi its aod jedi Re5 bah?

Apr-21-24		Allderdice83: Analyzing with Stockfish: I don't like 8. Kf2; I prefer to keep the option to castle if I can, so I'd play 8. c3. 9. a3 is inaccurate, just kicking the bishop to where it wants to go. 15 ... Ne5 is inaccurate; Stockfish likes 15 ... Nf6, putting a clamp on the passed pawn. 16. Nc5 is a mistake (White should play 16. Ne4, stopping 16 ... Nxf3+) punished by the first real shot of the game, 16 ... Nxf3+! The knight can't be taken; 17. gxf3?? Bh3+ 18. Kf1 Qe3#, and 17. Qxf3?? Re3 and the queen can't be held; i.e., 17. Qd5?? Qf4+ 18. Kg1? Qf2# 17 ... Bg4 is a serious mistake that throws away Black's advantage. 17 ... f5! is best. The game will likely continue 18. Qxf3 fxe4 19. Bxe4 Be6 20. Nxe6 Rxe6 21. d7 Rf6 22. Bd5+ Kh8 23. d8=Q+ Rxd8 24. Bxd8 Rxf3+ 25. Bxf3 Bxd8 (-1.9). Black has Q and N for R and P. Note that 19 ... Rf8? lets White equalize with 20. Bd5+ Be6 (not 20 ... Kf8?? 21. Qxf8#) 21. Bxe6+ Kh8 22. Bf5. 18 ... Re5 is the best move. Taking the rook is best. It's a (wild) game of chess from there. White makes another mistake with 24. g4? which Black fails to punish with 24 ... Qf4+ 25. Kg2 Ndf6! (26. gxh5 gets mated after 26 ... Nxe4 27. Rhf1 Qg3+ 28. Kh1 Qxh3+ 29. Kg1 Bg3! 30. Rf3 Bh2+ 31. Kh1 Qxf3+ 32. Kxh2 Qg3+ 33. Kh1 Nf2#) 26. Nxf6+ Nxh6 27. Rh2 Nd5 (-1.5). I had 18 ... Rxe4, which is second-best, meaning +0.13. My idea was 19. Nxe4 Nxh2+. However, after 19 ... Nxh2+?? 20. Rxh2 Bxd1 21. Rxh4, White has more than ample compensation for the queen. Say 21 ... Bxc2 22. Bxc2 Qc6 23. Rd1! wins for White. Instead, after 19. Nxe4, Black has to play 19 ... Qc6. Now 20. gxf3? is a mistake due to 20 ... Bh3+ followed by 21 ... Qxc7, so White should play 20. Be2 Qxc7 21. Bxf3 Bxd7 22. Qd6! Bb5+ 23. Kg1 Qxc2 24. g3 Bc6 25. Qd2 (+0.5).

Apr-21-24		chrisowen: What a pint passage in the night acronym x

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