[Event "FIDE Women's Candidates 2024"] [Site "Toronto, Canada"] [Date "2024.04.17"] [Round "11.2"] [White "Tan, Zhongyi"] [Black "Lagno, Kateryna"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2521"] [WhiteTitle "GM"] [WhiteFideId "8603642"] [BlackElo "2542"] [BlackTitle "GM"] [BlackFideId "14109336"] [Annotator "Zaven Andriasyan"] [Variant "Standard"] [ECO "A07"] [Opening "King's Indian Attack, with e6"] [StudyName "FIDE Candidates"] [ChapterName "Tan Zhongyi vs Lagno"] [ChapterURL "https://lichess.org/study/4cmeeRC9/naE8qmit"] [Orientation "white"] 1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 e6 4. O-O Be7 5. d4 O-O 6. Nbd2 c5 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. c4 Nc6 9. e3 b6 10. b3 { At this stage, co-leader Tan Zhongyi held a full point advantage over Lagno. So she chose calm, comfortable position with White, with minimal risks. } 10... Bb7 11. Bb2 dxc4 12. Nxc4 Qe7 13. Ng5 e5 14. Ne4 Nxe4 15. Bxe4 Rad8 16. Qf3 f5 { From a balanced position, Black shifted to a more aggressive approach because Lagno knew she needed a win to keep her title hopes alive. } 17. Bd5+ Kh8 18. Bxc6 e4 19. Qf4 Bxc6 20. Rfd1 Bd5 21. Ne5 Kg8 22. h4 { Although White no longer has her light-squared bishop, she possesses a very strong dark-squared bishop and will focus on exploiting the dark squares. } 22... Qe6 23. Nc4 Be7 24. Rac1 h6 25. Qc7 b5 26. Ne5 Bf6 27. Rc5?? Rfe8 (27... f4!! { This powerful pawn sacrifice could destroy White's defense. } 28. gxf4 (28. exf4 e3 29. fxe3 Qh3 { and again the exposed King-side is allowing Black to win. }) 28... Rc8 29. Qxa7 Bxe5 30. Bxe5 Qg4+ 31. Kh2 Qxh4+ 32. Kg1 Qg4+ 33. Kh2 Qh5+ 34. Kg1 Qxd1+ $19 { A very hard line to find during the game. }) 28. Rxb5 Bxb3?? (28... f4 { was the move for Black to try and equalize the positions! }) 29. Rxd8 Bxd8 30. Qxa7 Bd1 31. Nc6 Bf6 32. Bxf6 Qxf6 33. Qd7 Bh5 34. Rxf5 Qa1+ 35. Kh2 Qxa2 36. g4 Bg6 37. h5 { From a winning chance to a losing position. } 37... Bxf5 38. Qxe8+ Kh7 39. Kg3 Be6 40. Nd4 Bd5 41. Qe5 Ba8 42. Ne6 Qa7 43. Qf5+ Kg8 44. Qf8+ Kh7 45. g5 hxg5 46. Nxg5+ Kh6 47. Kh4 { White mates in 2! Qh8 mating threat can't be stopped. } 1-0