[Event "45th Women's Olympiad"] [Site "Budapest HUN"] [Date "2024.09.15"] [Round "5.4"] [White "Sargsyan, Anna M."] [Black "Lu, Miaoyi"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2364"] [WhiteTeam "Armenia"] [BlackElo "2438"] [BlackTeam "China"] [Annotator "Hartmann"] [Variant "Standard"] [ECO "C54"] [Opening "Italian Game: Classical Variation, Giuoco Pianissimo"] [StudyName "Inside Story: Women's Olympiad Highlights"] [ChapterName "Sargsyan, Anna M. - Lu, Miaoyi"] [ChapterURL "https://lichess.org/study/2AVaV5mN/jdkEBkXO"] [Orientation "white"] { Armenia's board 4 bronze medalist gets the better of the Chinese prodigy in this absolute slugfest. White sacrifices two pawns and then an Exchange in a furious attack. } 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. c3 d6 6. O-O O-O 7. Re1 a5 8. h3 Ba7 9. Bb3 h6 10. Nbd2 Be6 11. Bc2 Re8 12. Nf1 d5! 13. exd5 Qxd5 14. Be3 Bxe3 15. Nxe3 Qb5 { [#] } 16. Ba4!? Qxb2 17. Rb1 Qxc3 18. Rxb7 Re7 19. Qb1 Nb4 20. Rc1 Qa3 21. Bb3 Nxa2 22. Rc6! Bxb3 23. Rxb3 Qa4 { [#] } 24. Rxf6!? { Not strictly necessary, as } (24. Nf5 Re6 25. Rb8+ (25. Nxh6+!? gxh6 26. Rxe6 fxe6 27. Nxe5 { gives interesting play for the piece }) 25... Rxb8 26. Qxb8+ Re8 27. Qxc7 Nd5 { is also possible. But the Exchange sacrifice puts immense pressure on Black's position. }) 24... gxf6 25. Nf5 Ree8 26. d4! exd4? 27. N3xd4 Rad8 28. Nxh6+ Kf8 (28... Kg7 { is met by } 29. Ndf5+! Kh7 (29... Kf8 30. Rg3) (29... Kh8 30. Nxf7+) 30. Rg3 Rd7 31. Nd6+! Re4 32. Qb8! { and mate cannot be stopped. }) 29. Qh7 Re1+ 30. Kh2 Qc4 31. Nhf5 Ke8 32. Rd3! { The rook is untouchable as it is indirectly defended by the queen. } 32... Kd7 33. Ne6+ Kxe6 { If } (33... Qxd3 34. Nc5+ Kc6 35. Nxd3 Rxd3 36. Ne7+ Rxe7 37. Qxd3 { and White wins. }) 34. Rxd8 Qf4+ 35. Ng3 Re5 36. Qc2 Nb4 37. Qxc7 Re4 38. Qd7+ { 1-0 White wins. } 1-0