[Event "Knockout"] [Site "Chess.com"] [Date "2023.09.09"] [Round "01-01"] [White "Pourkashiyan, Atousa"] [Black "Zhukova, Natalia"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2288"] [BlackElo "2310"] [TimeControl "2700+10"] [Variant "Standard"] [ECO "C70"] [Opening "Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Fianchetto Defense Deferred"] [StudyName "2023 FIDE Women's World Team Championship"] [ChapterName "Pourkashiyan, Atousa - Zhukova, Natalia"] [ChapterURL "https://lichess.org/study/8TRsQDuA/DKWELcXE"] [Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/ChessLifeOnline"] [Orientation "white"] 1. e4 { [%clk 0:45:16] } 1... e5 { [%clk 0:45:16] } 2. Nf3 { [%clk 0:45:23] } 2... Nc6 { [%clk 0:45:23] } 3. Bb5 { [%clk 0:45:27] } 3... a6 { [%clk 0:45:31] } 4. Ba4 { [%clk 0:45:35] } 4... g6 { [%clk 0:45:37] } 5. c3 { [%clk 0:44:21] } 5... b5 { [%clk 0:45:04] } 6. Bb3 { [%clk 0:44:20] } 6... Bg7 { [%clk 0:45:12] } 7. d4 { [%clk 0:43:53] } 7... exd4 { [%clk 0:45:19] } 8. cxd4 { [%clk 0:43:58] } 8... Nge7 { [%clk 0:45:26] } 9. O-O { [%clk 0:43:17] } 9... d6 { [%clk 0:44:43] } 10. d5 { [%clk 0:41:50] } 10... Na5 { [%clk 0:44:31] } 11. Bd2 { [%clk 0:41:53] } 11... c5 { [%clk 0:39:35] } 12. Bc3 { [%clk 0:39:24] } 12... Bxc3 { [%clk 0:37:55] } 13. Nxc3 { [%clk 0:38:54] } 13... Bg4 { [%clk 0:34:03] } 14. h3 { [%clk 0:34:42] } 14... Bxf3 { [%clk 0:34:10] } 15. Qxf3 { [%clk 0:34:50] } 15... O-O { [%clk 0:34:00] } 16. Rfe1 { [%clk 0:33:42] } 16... f6 { [%clk 0:29:09] } 17. Ne2 { [%clk 0:31:49] } 17... Rf7?! { An odd, Benoni-esque position is definitely in White's favor compared to "more normal" Ruy Lopez positions. But at this point, Black overestimated the flexibility her position could tolerate. } { [%clk 0:25:55] } (17... g5! { Covering the f4-square was the only move. }) 18. Nf4 { [%clk 0:31:18] } 18... Qd7 { [%clk 0:18:14] } 19. Ne6 { [%clk 0:25:05] } 19... Rc8 { [%clk 0:11:36] } 20. Qg3 { [%clk 0:23:16] } 20... c4 { [%clk 0:10:01] } 21. Bd1! { A subtle move, explaining why Black should have snapped off this piece before (and regrouped the e-knight to c5). Now, Black will not be able to even trade off White's monster on e6. } { [%clk 0:22:49] } 21... Nb7 { [%clk 0:04:48] } 22. h4 { [%clk 0:22:30] } 22... Nc5 { [%clk 0:04:42] } 23. h5 { [%clk 0:20:28] } 23... Nxe6 { [%clk 0:04:04] } 24. dxe6 { [%clk 0:20:31] } 24... Qxe6 { [%clk 0:04:13] } 25. Bg4 { The point! } { [%clk 0:19:14] } 25... Qe5 { [%clk 0:04:22] } 26. Qxe5 { [%clk 0:17:58] } 26... fxe5 { [%clk 0:02:54] } 27. Bxc8 { [%clk 0:09:50] } 27... Nxc8 { with a winning endgame. } { [%clk 0:03:03] } 28. hxg6 { [%clk 0:09:59] } 28... hxg6 { [%clk 0:03:11] } 29. Rad1 { [%clk 0:10:07] } 29... Rc7 { [%clk 0:02:36] } 30. Re3 { [%clk 0:10:06] } 30... Kf7 { [%clk 0:02:26] } 31. Rh3 { [%clk 0:09:10] } 31... Ke6 { [%clk 0:02:07] } 32. g3 { [%clk 0:08:09] } 32... c3 { [%clk 0:00:59] } 33. bxc3 { [%clk 0:07:49] } 33... Rxc3 { [%clk 0:01:08] } 34. Rh8 { [%clk 0:07:57] } 34... b4 { [%clk 0:00:53] } 35. Rd5 { [%clk 0:06:53] } 35... Rc4 { [%clk 0:00:41] } 36. Ra5 { [%clk 0:06:56] } 36... Ne7 { [%clk 0:00:35] } 37. f3 { [%clk 0:06:26] } 37... Nc6 { [%clk 0:00:27] } 38. Rxa6 { [%clk 0:05:54] } 38... Nd4 { [%clk 0:00:36] } 39. Rd8 { [%clk 0:05:15] } 39... Nxf3+ { [%clk 0:00:25] } 40. Kg2 { [%clk 0:04:53] } 40... Ng5 { [%clk 0:00:31] } 41. Rdxd6+ { [%clk 0:04:20] } 41... Ke7 { [%clk 0:00:40] } 42. Rxg6 { [%clk 0:03:47] } 42... Rc2+ { [%clk 0:00:41] } 43. Kf1 { [%clk 0:03:35] } 43... Nxe4 { [%clk 0:00:43] } 44. Ra7+ { [%clk 0:02:23] } 44... Kf8 { [%clk 0:00:49] } 45. Rb6 { [%clk 0:01:57] } 45... Rc8 { [%clk 0:00:18] } 46. g4 { [%clk 0:01:26] } 46... Kg8 { [%clk 0:00:11] } 47. Rxb4 { [%clk 0:01:20] } 47... Nd6 { [%clk 0:00:12] } 48. Rb6 { [%clk 0:01:19] } 48... Nc4 { [%clk 0:00:11] } 49. Rg6+ { [%clk 0:01:05] } 49... Kh8 { [%clk 0:00:17] } 50. Rgg7 { [%clk 0:00:30] } 50... e4 { [%clk 0:00:21] } 51. Ke2 { [%clk 0:00:26] } 51... Rd8 { [%clk 0:00:12] } 52. Rg8+ { [%clk 0:00:26] } 52... Kxg8 { [%clk 0:00:21] } 53. Rg7+ { [%clk 0:00:26] } 53... Kf8 { [%clk 0:00:30] } 54. Rd7 { 1-0 White wins. } { [%clk 0:00:28] } 1-0