[Event "Pool B"] [Site "Chess.com"] [Date "2023.09.06"] [Round "02"] [White "Pourkashiyan, Atousa"] [Black "Radeva, Viktoria"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2288"] [BlackElo "2289"] [TimeControl "2700+10"] [Variant "Standard"] [ECO "C07"] [Opening "French Defense: Tarrasch Variation, Chistyakov Defense"] [StudyName "2023 FIDE Women's World Team Championship"] [ChapterName "Pourkashiyan, Atousa - Radeva, Viktoria"] [ChapterURL "https://lichess.org/study/8TRsQDuA/NcMbpuVN"] [Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/ChessLifeOnline"] [Orientation "white"] 1. e4 { [%clk 0:45:18] } 1... e6 { [%clk 0:45:19] } 2. d4 { [%clk 0:45:26] } 2... d5 { [%clk 0:45:28] } 3. Nd2 { [%clk 0:45:34] } 3... c5 { [%clk 0:45:34] } 4. exd5 { [%clk 0:45:42] } 4... Qxd5 { [%clk 0:45:42] } 5. Ngf3 { [%clk 0:45:50] } 5... cxd4 { [%clk 0:45:49] } 6. Bc4 { [%clk 0:45:58] } 6... Qd6 { [%clk 0:45:58] } 7. O-O { [%clk 0:46:04] } 7... Nf6 { [%clk 0:46:06] } 8. Nb3 { [%clk 0:46:12] } 8... Nc6 { [%clk 0:46:12] } 9. Nbxd4 { [%clk 0:46:17] } 9... a6 { [%clk 0:46:20] } (9... Nxd4 { is almost universally the choice here. }) 10. Nxc6 { [%clk 0:44:59] } 10... Qxc6 { [%clk 0:46:29] } 11. Bb3 { [%clk 0:44:08] } 11... b5 { [%clk 0:38:58] } 12. Nd4 { [%clk 0:37:34] } (12. a4 { has been tried in the one game to reach this position. } { Arnold, G. Robert - Barclay, Alex, 1/2-1/2, VWC11/SF 3, 2020, https://lichess.org/pi85V5YY }) 12... Qb7 { [%clk 0:31:06] } 13. a4 { [%clk 0:36:16] } 13... Bd7 { [%clk 0:30:36] } 14. Re1 { [%clk 0:29:28] } 14... Be7 { [%clk 0:25:30] } 15. axb5 { [%clk 0:23:27] } 15... axb5 { [%clk 0:25:37] } 16. Rxa8+ { [%clk 0:23:25] } 16... Qxa8 { [%clk 0:25:45] } 17. Qe2 { [%clk 0:22:55] } 17... O-O { [%clk 0:17:42] } 18. Nxb5 { [%clk 0:22:10] } 18... Bc6 { Black clearly has some compensation for the pawn, but it's not like White is without her own bishops to make use of the open center. } { [%clk 0:16:26] } 19. f3 { [%clk 0:22:16] } 19... Bc5+ { [%clk 0:15:16] } 20. Kh1 { [%clk 0:21:51] } 20... Qb8 { [%clk 0:09:40] } 21. Bc4 { [%clk 0:15:50] } 21... Nh5 { [%clk 0:03:47] } 22. Qe5 { [%clk 0:08:21] } 22... Qxe5 { [%clk 0:02:37] } 23. Rxe5 { [%clk 0:07:20] } 23... Rd8 { [%clk 0:02:45] } 24. Bd3 { [%clk 0:05:31] } (24. Nc3 Bb4 25. Re1 { was also good, as now Black would have to part with her bishop pair in order to create a weakness. }) 24... Bxb5 { [%clk 0:02:53] } 25. Rxc5 { [%clk 0:05:40] } 25... Bxd3 { [%clk 0:03:00] } 26. cxd3 { The battle of the dueling back-rank weaknesses rages on. } { [%clk 0:05:47] } 26... f5 { [%clk 0:01:58] } 27. g4 { [%clk 0:04:05] } 27... Nf6 { [%clk 0:01:57] } 28. gxf5 { [%clk 0:02:12] } 28... exf5 { [%clk 0:02:05] } 29. Bg5 { [%clk 0:01:06] } 29... Rxd3 { [%clk 0:01:58] } 30. Bxf6 { [%clk 0:01:00] } 30... gxf6 { [%clk 0:02:06] } 31. Rxf5 { [%clk 0:01:02] } 31... Rd1+ { [%clk 0:02:03] } 32. Kg2 { [%clk 0:01:09] } 32... Rd2+ { [%clk 0:02:12] } 33. Kg3 { [%clk 0:01:18] } 33... Rxb2 { [%clk 0:02:19] } 34. Rxf6 { Surely, this endgame fits into the "all rook endgames are drawn" maxim, but with only two minutes on the clock, White can have some fun. } { [%clk 0:01:27] } 34... Kg7 { [%clk 0:02:25] } 35. Rc6 { [%clk 0:01:32] } 35... Rb4 { [%clk 0:02:32] } 36. Re6 { [%clk 0:01:19] } 36... Ra4 { [%clk 0:02:22] } 37. h3 { [%clk 0:00:52] } 37... Rb4 { [%clk 0:02:17] } 38. Re4 { Instructive. White uses the fact that so many pawn-up endings are winning without pieces on the board to force concessions from her opponent. Here, in particular, her king can now advance. This does not change the result, but does showcase how to "push" in such a position. } { [%clk 0:00:58] } 38... Rb7 { [%clk 0:02:18] } 39. Kg4 { [%clk 0:01:05] } 39... Kg6 { [%clk 0:01:58] } 40. Re6+ { [%clk 0:01:12] } 40... Kf7 { [%clk 0:02:01] } 41. Re5 { [%clk 0:01:19] } 41... Kg7 { [%clk 0:02:02] } 42. f4 { [%clk 0:01:24] } 42... Ra7 { [%clk 0:02:06] } 43. Kg5 { [%clk 0:01:21] } 43... h6+ { [%clk 0:01:19] } 44. Kf5 { [%clk 0:00:56] } 44... Rf7+ { [%clk 0:01:19] } 45. Kg4 { [%clk 0:01:01] } 45... Ra7 { [%clk 0:01:31] } 46. Re6 { [%clk 0:01:05] } 46... Rb7 { [%clk 0:01:25] } 47. h4 { [%clk 0:00:59] } 47... Ra7 { [%clk 0:01:26] } 48. h5 { The h-pawn was provoked up one square to h6, and is now fixed by White's h-pawn. This makes it easier for White to attack the h-pawn than were it back on h7 or were it still mobile. Again, this is still a draw, but White is pushing! } { [%clk 0:01:07] } 48... Rb7 { [%clk 0:01:17] } 49. Rg6+ { [%clk 0:01:14] } 49... Kh7 { [%clk 0:01:26] } 50. Ra6 { [%clk 0:00:24] } 50... Kg7 { [%clk 0:01:32] } 51. Rg6+ { [%clk 0:00:21] } 51... Kh7 { [%clk 0:01:42] } 52. f5 { [%clk 0:00:23] } 52... Rb4+ { [%clk 0:01:42] } 53. Kg3 { [%clk 0:00:31] } 53... Rb5 { [%clk 0:01:18] } 54. Kf4 { [%clk 0:00:24] } 54... Rb4+ { [%clk 0:01:27] } 55. Ke5 { [%clk 0:00:27] } 55... Rb5+ { [%clk 0:01:21] } 56. Ke4 { [%clk 0:00:27] } 56... Rb4+ { [%clk 0:01:26] } 57. Ke5 { [%clk 0:00:37] } 57... Rb5+ { [%clk 0:01:19] } 58. Ke6 { [%clk 0:00:35] } 58... Rb6+ { [%clk 0:01:26] } 59. Kd7 { [%clk 0:00:34] } 59... Rb5 { [%clk 0:01:29] } 60. f6 { Now, with only 18 seconds on the clock, White realizes she can push the f-pawn at no risk to the objective evaluation of the position. But Black can easily go wrong here. } { [%clk 0:00:18] } 60... Rxh5?? { [%clk 0:00:42] } (60... Rb1 { Staying on the b-file was the easiest way to hold: } 61. f7 Rb7+!! (61... Rf1? 62. Ke7 Re1+ 63. Re6 $18) 62. Ke6 Rb6+ 63. Ke7 Rb7+ { The power of checking from the "long side." White cannot approach Black's rook lest she part with her king's defense of the f-pawn. }) 61. Rg7+ { [%clk 0:00:27] } 61... Kh8 { [%clk 0:00:50] } 62. Rg1?? { [%clk 0:00:36] } (62. Re7! Kg8 (62... Rf5 63. f7 Kg7 64. Ke8!) (62... Ra5 { There are no long-side checks anymore after: } 63. Ke6 Ra6+ 64. Kf7 Ra1 65. Kf8 $18) 63. Ke8 $18) (62. Ke6 { also works. }) 62... Rf5?? { [%clk 0:00:28] } (62... Ra5 { Here, or the b-file, were required to keep the long-side checks alive. }) 63. Ke6! { [%clk 0:00:45] } 63... Rf2 { [%clk 0:00:30] } 64. f7 { [%clk 0:00:54] } 64... Kh7 { [%clk 0:00:19] } 65. Rg8 { [%clk 0:00:37] } 65... Re2+ { [%clk 0:00:19] } 66. Kd5 { [%clk 0:00:40] } 66... Rd2+ { 1-0 White wins. } { [%clk 0:00:28] } 1-0