[Event "2025 KCF All-Girls National Chess Champ"] [Site "lichess.org"] [Date "4.??.??"] [Round "3"] [White "Iris Mou"] [Black "Lilian Wang"] [Result "1-0"] [Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/ChessLifeOnline"] [FEN "r4rk1/1bq1bp1p/p3p1pP/1ppnN3/5P2/1P4P1/PBPPQ1B1/2KR3R w - - 0 17"] [Variant "From Position"] [ECO "?"] [Opening "?"] [StudyName "Tactics Tuesday 04/15/2025"] [ChapterName "Iris Mou - Lilian Wang"] [ChapterURL "https://lichess.org/study/CX2Ap5IV/VpE1vlKr"] [FEN "r4rk1/1bq1bp1p/p3p1pP/1ppnN3/5P2/1P4P1/PBPPQ1B1/2KR3R w - - 0 17"] [SetUp "1"] [Orientation "white"] { This week's exercises come from the 2025 Kasparov Chess Foundation (KCF) All-Girls National Championship, held in Chicago April 4-6 and organized in partnership with Renaissance Knights Chess Foundation and US Chess. In its 20th year, the event broke attendance records with 546 players! In our example, White crashed through with } 17. Nxg6! { exploiting Black's weakness on the dark squares. Play continued: } 17... fxg6 (17... hxg6?? { is well-met by } 18. h7#) 18. Qxe6+ { when Black has only one legal response. } 18... Rf7 19. Bxd5 { White regains her piece, and after } 19... Bxd5 20. Qxd5 Rd8 21. Qe5 { she managed to force a queen trade while up two pawns with no weaknesses. } 1-0