[Event "Pool B"] [Site "Chess.com"] [Date "2023.09.06"] [Round "02"] [White "Abrahamyan, Tatev"] [Black "Peycheva, Gergana"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2262"] [BlackElo "2287"] [TimeControl "2700+10"] [Variant "Standard"] [ECO "B10"] [Opening "Caro-Kann Defense: Endgame Offer"] [StudyName "2023 FIDE Women's World Team Championship"] [ChapterName "Abrahamyan, Tatev - Peycheva, Gergana"] [ChapterURL "https://lichess.org/study/8TRsQDuA/33eJeALN"] [Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/ChessLifeOnline"] [Orientation "white"] 1. e4 { [%clk 0:45:17] } 1... c6 { [%clk 0:45:19] } 2. Nf3 { [%clk 0:45:13] } 2... d5 { [%clk 0:45:15] } 3. d3 { White plays a trendy, Leela-approved, line against the Caro-Kann. } { [%clk 0:45:12] } 3... g6 { [%clk 0:44:40] } (3... dxe4 { has led to shockingly dismal results for Black. For instance: } 4. dxe4 Qxd1+ 5. Kxd1 Nf6 6. Nfd2 (6. Nbd2 Bg4 7. Be2 Nbd7 8. Ne1 e5 9. Bxg4 Nxg4 10. Ke2 f6 11. Nc4 h5 12. Nd3 Nh6 13. Be3 Nf7 14. Rhd1 h4 15. h3 g5 16. a4 $16 { Wei, Yi - Firouzja, Alireza, 1-0, Nations Cup Online Prelim, 2020, https://lichess.org/vGoMGQbG }) 6... Ng4 7. Ke1 e5 8. Nc4 b5 9. Ne3 Bc5 10. Nxg4 Bxg4 11. a4 b4 12. a5 Nd7 13. Bc4 Ke7 14. Nd2 Bd6 15. f3 Be6 16. Bxe6 Kxe6 17. Nc4 Rab8 18. Ke2 Bc5 19. Rd1 $16 { Giri, A. - Nepomniachtchi, I., 1-0, Levitov Chess Week Rapid, 2019, https://lichess.org/RA5m58Yn }) 4. e5 { [%clk 0:44:50] } 4... c5 { [%clk 0:42:57] } 5. h3 { [%clk 0:42:53] } 5... Nc6 { [%clk 0:42:58] } 6. c3 { [%clk 0:41:54] } 6... Bg7 { [%clk 0:42:11] } 7. d4 { [%clk 0:40:51] } 7... f6 { [%clk 0:38:58] } 8. exf6 { [%clk 0:35:46] } (8. Bb5!?) 8... Nxf6 { [%clk 0:38:40] } 9. dxc5 { [%clk 0:31:44] } 9... O-O { [%clk 0:37:59] } (9... e5 { would be more pressing. } 10. Bb5 O-O 11. O-O Qc7 $10) 10. Be2 { [%clk 0:31:28] } 10... Ne4 { [%clk 0:34:50] } 11. Be3 { [%clk 0:29:50] } 11... e5 { [%clk 0:31:21] } 12. Nbd2 { Compared to the variation with 9. ... e5, White's center is more compact and Black's knight is misplaced on e4. } { [%clk 0:27:10] } 12... Nf6 { [%clk 0:28:05] } 13. Nb3 { [%clk 0:25:28] } 13... Qe7 { [%clk 0:27:15] } 14. O-O { [%clk 0:25:01] } 14... Kh8 { [%clk 0:27:06] } 15. Re1 { [%clk 0:24:04] } 15... Be6 { [%clk 0:26:28] } 16. Bb5 { [%clk 0:18:52] } 16... Nd7 { [%clk 0:24:55] } 17. Qd2 { [%clk 0:15:36] } (17. Ng5 { was correct, but required properly evaluating Black's incredibly risky, yet dangerous, rejoinder }) 17... a5 { [%clk 0:21:17] } (17... Rxf3! 18. gxf3 Qh4 19. Bf1 Rf8 $44) 18. Bg5! { Now White is firmly on top. } { [%clk 0:13:28] } 18... Qf7 { [%clk 0:16:41] } 19. Bh4 { [%clk 0:08:37] } 19... h6 { [%clk 0:12:18] } 20. Bg3 { [%clk 0:08:24] } 20... a4 { [%clk 0:11:10] } 21. Nc1 { [%clk 0:07:54] } 21... e4 { [%clk 0:05:30] } (21... Bxh3!? 22. Bxc6 bxc6 23. Nxe5 { was still very good for White as well. }) 22. Nd4 { [%clk 0:07:50] } 22... Nce5 { [%clk 0:04:11] } 23. Nxe6 { The bishop was bad, but it was an important part of Black's best chances for counterplay on the "hook" of an h-pawn. This trade favors White, especially since the static pressure on the backwards d5-pawn will be easier to exploit now that Black is further away from creating dynamic challenges. } { [%clk 0:03:35] } 23... Qxe6 { [%clk 0:04:19] } 24. Bxd7 { [%clk 0:03:02] } 24... Nxd7 { [%clk 0:03:02] } 25. Nd3 { [%clk 0:02:54] } 25... Qf7 { [%clk 0:02:51] } 26. Nf4 { [%clk 0:02:44] } (26. Nb4! Nxc5 27. Bd6! { illustrates one reason why the knight was better on b4 than f4. By leaving the d5-pawn on the board, White is able to grind Black down without opening up the board and allowing more dynamic counterplay. }) 26... Nxc5 { [%clk 0:01:20] } 27. Qxd5 { [%clk 0:02:14] } 27... Qxd5 { [%clk 0:01:07] } 28. Nxd5 { [%clk 0:02:23] } 28... Nd3 { [%clk 0:00:42] } (28... Rad8 29. Nb6 a3! { provided more activity. After } 30. b4 Nd3 31. Rxe4 Bxc3 32. Rb1 Bd4 { White will have a difficult time proving any advantage. }) 29. Rxe4 { [%clk 0:02:14] } 29... Nxb2 { [%clk 0:00:50] } 30. Re7 { [%clk 0:01:45] } 30... Rad8 { [%clk 0:00:18] } 31. Nf4 { White is clearly winning now. } { [%clk 0:01:38] } 31... Rfe8 { [%clk 0:00:15] } 32. Rxb7 { [%clk 0:01:33] } 32... Bxc3 { [%clk 0:00:17] } 33. Nxg6+ { [%clk 0:01:31] } 33... Kg8 { [%clk 0:00:27] } 34. Rc1 { [%clk 0:01:30] } 34... Rd1+ { [%clk 0:00:18] } 35. Rxd1 { [%clk 0:01:37] } 35... Nxd1 { [%clk 0:00:25] } 36. Ne7+ { [%clk 0:00:49] } 36... Kh8 { [%clk 0:00:34] } 37. Nd5 { [%clk 0:00:41] } 37... Bg7 { [%clk 0:00:14] } 38. Ra7 { [%clk 0:00:49] } 38... a3 { [%clk 0:00:21] } 39. Rxa3 { [%clk 0:00:53] } 39... Nb2 { [%clk 0:00:19] } 40. Ra7 { [%clk 0:00:50] } 40... Nc4 { [%clk 0:00:24] } 41. a4 { [%clk 0:00:35] } 41... Nd2 { [%clk 0:00:13] } 42. Ne3 { [%clk 0:00:35] } 42... Bd4 { [%clk 0:00:17] } 43. Rd7 { [%clk 0:00:42] } 43... Bc3 { [%clk 0:00:12] } 44. h4 { [%clk 0:00:44] } 44... Ne4 { [%clk 0:00:16] } 45. Bf4 { [%clk 0:00:50] } 45... h5 { [%clk 0:00:16] } 46. Rd5 { [%clk 0:00:46] } 46... Be1 { [%clk 0:00:14] } 47. Rxh5+ { [%clk 0:00:51] } 47... Kg7 { [%clk 0:00:23] } 48. Ng4 { [%clk 0:00:54] } 48... Rd8 { [%clk 0:00:17] } 49. Re5 { [%clk 0:00:57] } 49... Rd4 { [%clk 0:00:11] } 50. h5 { [%clk 0:00:28] } 50... Bc3 { [%clk 0:00:13] } 51. h6+ { [%clk 0:00:31] } 51... Kg6 { [%clk 0:00:19] } 52. f3 { [%clk 0:00:26] } 52... Rd1+ { [%clk 0:00:20] } 53. Kh2 { [%clk 0:00:33] } 53... Bxe5 { [%clk 0:00:23] } 54. Nxe5+ { [%clk 0:00:41] } 54... Kf5 { [%clk 0:00:19] } 55. fxe4+ { [%clk 0:00:38] } 55... Kxf4 { [%clk 0:00:12] } 56. h7 { 1-0 White wins. } { [%clk 0:00:47] } 1-0