[Event "FIDE Women's Candidates 2024"] [Site "Toronto, Canada"] [Date "2024.04.07"] [Round "4.4"] [White "Muzychuk, Anna"] [Black "Lei, Tingjie"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2520"] [WhiteTitle "GM"] [WhiteFideId "14111330"] [BlackElo "2550"] [BlackTitle "GM"] [BlackFideId "8605114"] [Annotator "Zaven Andriasyan"] [Variant "Standard"] [ECO "C01"] [Opening "French Defense: Exchange Variation"] [StudyName "FIDE Candidates"] [ChapterName "Muzychuk vs Lei"] [ChapterURL "https://lichess.org/study/4cmeeRC9/rfkbmwEE"] [Orientation "white"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:30:58] } 1... e6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:30:50] } 2. d4 { [%eval 0.41] [%clk 1:30:46] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:31:11] } 3. exd5 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:27:59] } 3... exd5 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:31:33] } 4. Nf3 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 1:28:26] } 4... Nf6 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:31:50] } 5. Bd3 { [%eval 0.17] [%clk 1:28:29] } 5... Bd6 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:32:05] } 6. O-O { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 1:28:33] } 6... O-O { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:32:24] } 7. Bg5 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:28:39] } 7... Re8 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:28:18] } 8. Nbd2 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:25:31] } 8... Bg4 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:21:47] } 9. h3 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 1:05:52] } 9... Bh5 { [%eval 0.24] [%clk 1:21:45] } 10. c4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:06:05] } 10... dxc4 { [%eval -0.05] [%clk 1:09:07] } 11. Nxc4 { [%eval -0.02] [%clk 1:06:29] } 11... Nc6 { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 1:09:29] } 12. g4 { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 1:06:36] } 12... Bg6 { [%eval 0.01] [%clk 1:09:50] } 13. Bxg6 { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 1:06:50] } 13... hxg6 { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 1:10:01] } 14. Qb3 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 1:02:53] } 14... Qd7 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 1:01:56] } 15. Bxf6 { [%eval -0.14] [%clk 0:53:27] } 15... gxf6 { [%eval -0.08] [%clk 1:02:18] } 16. d5 { [%eval -0.2] [%clk 0:49:43] } 16... Ne5 { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 0:40:20] } 17. Nfxe5 { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 0:49:08] } 17... Bxe5 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 0:40:36] } 18. Qxb7 { [%eval 0.01] [%clk 0:45:17] } 18... Rab8 { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 0:40:05] } 19. Nxe5 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 0:32:46] } 19... fxe5 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 0:40:28] } 20. Qxa7 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 0:33:10] } 20... Qxd5 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 0:30:20] } 21. b3 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 0:32:01] } 21... c5 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 0:26:42] } 22. Rfe1 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 0:30:53] } 22... Ra8 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 0:23:42] } 23. Qc7 { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 0:30:48] } 23... Qd3 { [%eval 0.59] [%clk 0:22:48] } 24. Qxc5 { [%eval 0.49] [%clk 0:17:46] } 24... Qxh3 { [%eval 0.59] [%clk 0:21:39] } 25. Qc4?! { Inaccuracy. Re4 was best. } { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:18:01] } (25. Re4) 25... Kg7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:15:44] } 26. Qe4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:18:04] } 26... Ra3 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 0:14:20] } 27. Re3 { [%eval 0.46] [%clk 0:17:16] } 27... Qh4 { [%eval 0.46] [%clk 0:14:25] } 28. Kg2 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 0:16:54] } 28... Qg5 { [%eval 0.54] [%clk 0:13:46] } 29. Rh3 { [%eval 0.5] [%clk 0:12:37] } 29... Qd2 { [%eval 0.44] [%clk 0:03:03] } 30. Qe3 { [%eval 0.44] [%clk 0:03:35] } 30... Qxe3 { [%eval 0.47] [%clk 0:02:44] } 31. Rxe3 { [%eval 0.63] [%clk 0:04:04] } 31... f6 { [%eval 1.15] [%clk 0:01:42] } 32. b4 { [%eval 1.14] [%clk 0:03:14] } 32... Ra4 { [%eval 1.25] [%clk 0:02:09] } 33. a3 { [%eval 1.21] [%clk 0:03:18] } 33... Rb8 { [%eval 1.56] [%clk 0:01:18] } 34. Rc1 { [%eval 1.45] [%clk 0:03:04] } 34... Kh6 { [%eval 1.42] [%clk 0:01:34] } 35. Kg3 { [%eval 1.45] [%clk 0:03:00] } 35... Rba8 { [%eval 1.39] [%clk 0:01:35] } 36. Rcc3 { [%eval 1.3] [%clk 0:01:29] } 36... Kg5 { [%eval 1.37] [%clk 0:02:00] } 37. f3 { [%eval 1.01] [%clk 0:01:49] } 37... Rd8 { [%eval 1.49] [%clk 0:01:32] } 38. Red3 { [%eval 1.47] [%clk 0:01:06] } 38... Rda8 { [%eval 1.41] [%clk 0:01:39] } 39. Re3?! { Inaccuracy. b5 was best. } { [%eval 0.75] [%clk 0:01:10] } (39. b5 Rb8 40. Rc5 Rb6 41. Re3 Rd4 42. Re4 Rd3 43. a4 Rbd6 44. Rb4 Re3 45. Rc2 Rdd3) 39... Rd8?! { Inaccuracy. R4a7 was best. } { [%eval 1.67] [%clk 0:01:55] } (39... R4a7) 40. Rc5 { [%eval 1.46] [%clk 0:30:41] } 40... Rda8? { In 40 moves, the players reached this position where Anna Muzychuk has a clearly winning position! She played the following moves with high accuracy. } 41. f4+ Kh6 42. fxe5 Rxa3 43. Rxa3 Rxa3+ 44. Kf4 g5+ 45. Ke4 Rg3 46. e6 Rxg4+ 47. Kd5 Rxb4 48. e7 Rb8 49. Ke6 Kg6 50. Rd5 Re8 51. Rd8 Rxe7+ 52. Kxe7 { So far, so good! White has capitalized on her passed pawn and forced her opponent to sacrifice the rook. All White needs to do now is bring her king back to stop Black's pawns. Easier said than done, since it requires a highly accurate play. } 52... Kf5 53. Rd5+?? { A crucial mistake! 53.Kf7 or 53.Rg8 were the winning moves. } (53. Kf7 g4 54. Rg8 Kf4 55. Kg6 f5 56. Kh5 Kg3 57. Rg6 Kf3 58. Kh4 Kg2 59. Rc6 Kf3 60. Rc4 g3 61. Rc3+ Kf4 62. Rxg3 { A study-like solution, perhaps, but the victory that Muzychuk missed is something she will never forget! Truly painful. }) 53... Kf4 54. Kxf6 g4 { A well-known drawn position. } 55. Rd4+ Kf3 56. Kf5 g3 57. Rd3+ Kf2 58. Kg4 g2 59. Rd2+ Kf1 60. Kf3 g1=N+ { Under-promoting to a knight with a check is the only move to stop the mate! Now we have Rook vs. Knight which is a theoretically drawn endgame. } 61. Ke3 Nh3 62. Rh2 Ng1 63. Rf2+ Ke1 64. Rf6 Nh3 65. Rf3 Ng1 66. Rg3 Kf1 67. Rg6 Nh3 68. Rg7 Ng1 69. Rg3 Ne2 70. Rf3+ Ke1 71. Rf7 Ng1 72. Kd3 Nh3 73. Rh7 Nf2+ 74. Ke3 Nd1+ 75. Kd3 Nf2+ { Black defended well, and the game ended in a draw! } 1/2-1/2