[Event "World Women's Team Championship 2023"] [Site "Chess.com"] [Date "2023.09.06"] [Round "02"] [White "Stefanova, Antoaneta"] [Black "Lee, Alice"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2410"] [BlackElo "2388"] [TimeControl "2700+10"] [Variant "Standard"] [ECO "A07"] [Opening "King's Indian Attack: Yugoslav Variation"] [StudyName "2023 FIDE Women's World Team Championship"] [ChapterName "Stefanova, Antoaneta - Lee, Alice"] [ChapterURL "https://lichess.org/study/8TRsQDuA/CPfRJvQD"] [Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/ChessLifeOnline"] [Orientation "white"] 1. Nf3 { [%clk 0:45:15] } 1... d5 { [%clk 0:45:17] } 2. g3 { [%clk 0:45:24] } 2... c6 { [%clk 0:45:08] } 3. Bg2 { [%clk 0:45:22] } 3... Nf6 { [%clk 0:45:14] } 4. O-O { [%clk 0:44:32] } 4... Bg4 { [%clk 0:45:21] } 5. d3 { [%clk 0:33:28] } 5... e6 { [%clk 0:45:27] } (5... Nbd7 { is far more common } 6. h3 Bxf3 7. exf3 e6 8. Qe1 { could transpose, however }) 6. Qe1 { [%clk 0:32:03] } 6... Be7 { [%clk 0:41:55] } 7. h3 { [%clk 0:31:10] } 7... Bxf3 { [%clk 0:41:46] } 8. exf3 { [%clk 0:30:54] } 8... O-O { [%clk 0:41:37] } 9. f4 { [%clk 0:31:03] } 9... c5 { [%clk 0:41:26] } 10. c4 { [%clk 0:28:11] } 10... Nc6 { [%clk 0:41:10] } 11. Nc3 { [%clk 0:28:19] } 11... Re8 { [%clk 0:38:17] } 12. b3 { [%clk 0:24:18] } (12. g4 { would be a more energetic way to play. Instead, Lee goes from 'fine' to 'comfortable,' which is a distinction whose significance is even greater in rapid chess than classical. }) 12... Nd4 { [%clk 0:31:09] } 13. Qd1 { [%clk 0:21:30] } 13... Qd7 { [%clk 0:28:17] } 14. g4 { [%clk 0:21:19] } 14... dxc4 { [%clk 0:26:48] } 15. bxc4 { White's plan behind 12. b3, but it is simply not good. The d3-pawn will be a liability. } { [%clk 0:18:34] } 15... Red8 { [%clk 0:26:36] } 16. Rb1 { [%clk 0:17:41] } 16... Rab8 { [%clk 0:26:11] } 17. Be3 { [%clk 0:14:33] } 17... Nc6!? { [%clk 0:25:13] } (17... b6! $15 { By not going after the weak d-pawn, Black forces White to either make a costly commitment on the kingside or play waiting moves in a position with few ways to improve pieces. }) 18. Qa4 { Now White gets to show off her plan behind sacrificing the d-pawn. } { [%clk 0:11:51] } 18... Qxd3 { [%clk 0:18:45] } 19. Bxc6! { [%clk 0:08:03] } 19... bxc6 { [%clk 0:18:52] } 20. Rxb8 { [%clk 0:07:31] } (20. Qxa7! { Oddly, this is the 'tempo move' even though the b8-rook is not hanging. } 20... Rxb1 21. Rxb1 Kf8 $16 (21... Re8? 22. g5! Ne4 23. Rd1 Qxc3 24. Qxe7! { is an incredibly subtle point. })) 20... Rxb8 { [%clk 0:19:00] } 21. Qxa7 { [%clk 0:07:05] } 21... Re8 { Note that, had White captured on a7 before trading rooks, this move would be met by Rb1xb8. } { [%clk 0:19:08] } 22. Na4 { [%clk 0:05:12] } (22. g5 Qxc3 23. gxf6 Qxf6 { is also equal. }) 22... Qxc4 { [%clk 0:18:58] } 23. Nxc5 { [%clk 0:05:03] } 23... Nd5 { [%clk 0:14:37] } 24. Rc1 { [%clk 0:04:18] } 24... Qe2 { [%clk 0:14:24] } 25. Qa6 { [%clk 0:04:23] } 25... Qxa6 { [%clk 0:09:19] } 26. Nxa6 { [%clk 0:04:31] } 26... Rc8 { [%clk 0:09:27] } 27. Nc5 { [%clk 0:02:49] } 27... h6 { [%clk 0:07:56] } 28. a4 { [%clk 0:02:28] } 28... Ra8 { [%clk 0:07:49] } 29. Nd3 { [%clk 0:01:18] } 29... Rxa4 { [%clk 0:06:49] } 30. Rxc6 { [%clk 0:01:24] } 30... Bf6 { [%clk 0:05:59] } 31. Kf1 { [%clk 0:00:28] } 31... Kh7 { [%clk 0:05:26] } 32. Ke2 { [%clk 0:00:33] } 32... Ra2+ { [%clk 0:05:33] } 33. Kf3 { [%clk 0:00:35] } 33... Ra3 { The position has remained roughly equal, with Black's slight lead in activity tempered by the lack of obvious targets in White's position. But with literally a tenth of the time on her clock compared to her opponent, White mistakenly looks for simplifications. } { [%clk 0:05:41] } 34. Ne5 { [%clk 0:00:31] } 34... Bxe5! { [%clk 0:05:12] } 35. fxe5 { [%clk 0:00:40] } 35... Kg6 { [%clk 0:03:22] } 36. Rc5 { [%clk 0:00:30] } 36... h5 { [%clk 0:02:59] } 37. gxh5+ { [%clk 0:00:27] } 37... Kf5! { Activity over material, and good knight versus bad bishop. } { [%clk 0:01:56] } 38. Rc8 { [%clk 0:00:21] } 38... Kxe5 { [%clk 0:01:54] } 39. h6? { [%clk 0:00:21] } (39. Rg8 Kf6 40. Rh8 { would ask Black how to make progress. But these 'patient' plans are difficult to find under extreme time pressure. }) 39... gxh6 { [%clk 0:01:54] } 40. Rh8 { [%clk 0:00:29] } 40... f5! { White can take back the h-pawn, but the rook will struggle to make a point. } { [%clk 0:01:57] } 41. Ke2 { [%clk 0:00:36] } (41. Rxh6? f4 42. Rh5+ Kd6 43. Rxd5+ exd5 44. Kxf4 { is not enough, thanks to the d-pawn. }) 41... Nxe3! { [%clk 0:01:50] } 42. fxe3 { [%clk 0:00:44] } 42... Ke4 { Black is winning. } { [%clk 0:01:54] } 43. Rxh6 { [%clk 0:00:40] } 43... Rxe3+ { [%clk 0:02:01] } 44. Kf2 { [%clk 0:00:42] } 44... e5 { [%clk 0:02:09] } 45. h4 { [%clk 0:00:49] } 45... f4 { [%clk 0:02:04] } 46. h5 { [%clk 0:00:31] } 46... Ra3 { [%clk 0:02:06] } 47. Rf6 { [%clk 0:00:31] } 47... Ra2+ { [%clk 0:02:13] } 48. Kg1 { [%clk 0:00:32] } 48... Kf3 { [%clk 0:02:09] } 49. h6 { [%clk 0:00:40] } 49... Rg2+ { [%clk 0:02:10] } 50. Kh1 { [%clk 0:00:43] } 50... Rg5 { [%clk 0:02:17] } 51. Kh2 { [%clk 0:00:19] } 51... e4 { [%clk 0:02:02] } 52. Ra6 { [%clk 0:00:27] } 52... e3 { [%clk 0:02:06] } 53. Re6 { [%clk 0:00:30] } 53... e2 { [%clk 0:02:00] } 54. Kh1 { [%clk 0:00:17] } 54... Kf2 { 0-1 Black wins. } { [%clk 0:02:02] } 0-1