[Event "Quarter-Final - Game 3: Yip, Carissa - Lagno, Kateryna"] [Site "https://lichess.org/study/8uxA73Wi/dxvwgIwz"] [Date "2024-12-31"] [Round "14.3"] [White "Yip, Carissa"] [Black "Lagno, Kateryna"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2285"] [WhiteTitle "IM"] [WhiteFideId "2090732"] [BlackElo "2444"] [BlackTitle "GM"] [BlackFideId "14109336"] [TimeControl "3+2"] [Annotator "https://lichess.org/broadcast/-/-/8uxA73Wi"] [Variant "Standard"] [ECO "A07"] [Opening "King's Indian Attack, with e6"] [StudyName "2024 FIDE World Blitz Championship"] [ChapterName "Yip, Carissa - Lagno, Kateryna"] [ChapterURL "https://lichess.org/study/FASJkOFE/m7fyKmh6"] [Orientation "white"] 1. Nf3 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 0:03:03] } 1... d5 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 0:03:03] } 2. g3 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 0:03:04] } 2... Nf6 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 0:03:03] } 3. Bg2 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 0:03:04] } 3... e6 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 0:03:04] } 4. O-O { [%eval 0.27] [%clk 0:03:04] } 4... Be7 { [%eval 0.19] [%clk 0:03:05] } 5. d3 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 0:03:05] } 5... O-O { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:03:05] } 6. Nbd2 { [%eval -0.05] [%clk 0:03:05] } 6... Nc6 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 0:03:02] } 7. c3 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 0:03:06] } 7... a5 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 0:03:00] } 8. a4 { [%eval -0.12] [%clk 0:02:47] } 8... b6 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 0:02:48] } 9. Qc2 { [%eval -0.23] [%clk 0:02:29] } 9... Ba6 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 0:02:33] } 10. Rd1 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 0:02:30] } 10... e5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:02:30] } 11. e4 { [%eval 0.09] [%clk 0:02:20] } 11... dxe4 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 0:02:25] } 12. Nxe4 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 0:01:58] } 12... Nxe4 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 0:02:25] } 13. dxe4 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 0:01:59] } 13... Qc8 { [%eval 0.03] [%clk 0:02:26] } 14. Be3 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 0:01:47] } 14... Qe6 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 0:02:26] } 15. h4 { [%eval -0.11] [%clk 0:01:38] } 15... f6 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 0:02:12] } 16. b3 { [%eval 0.08] [%clk 0:01:33] } 16... Rad8 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 0:02:09] } 17. Rd5 { [%eval 0.03] } { Black has defended well, but White still has a pleasant position with some dynamic chances here. She is behind 30 seconds on the clock, but that's to be expected as she is playing from behind now. } { [%clk 0:01:29] } 17... Nb8 { [%eval 0.44] [%clk 0:01:49] } 18. Rad1 { [%eval 0.44] [%clk 0:01:23] } 18... Bb7 { [%eval 0.47] [%clk 0:01:50] } 19. R5d2 { [%eval 0.19] } { The engine suggested } { [%clk 0:01:12] } (19. Rxd8 { to deflect the bishop off the a3-f8 diagonal and play } 19... Rxd8 20. Rxd8+ Bxd8 21. b4 $14 { with some initiative. }) 19... Rxd2 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 0:01:47] } 20. Nxd2 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 0:01:09] } 20... Rd8 { [%eval 0.47] [%clk 0:01:46] } 21. Kh2 { [%eval -0.01] } { White could have tried to expand on the queenside quicker with } { [%clk 0:01:08] } (21. b4 Nc6 { relying on the tactical point that } (21... axb4?! 22. cxb4 Bxb4 23. Qxc7 $16 { hits the rook and gives White an initiative. }) 22. b5 Na7 23. Kh2 $14) 21... Qf7 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 0:01:42] } 22. Nc4 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 0:01:07] } 22... Bc8 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 0:01:33] } 23. Bc1 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:00:41] } 23... Be6 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 0:01:32] } 24. Bf1 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:00:38] } 24... Nd7 { [%eval 0.06] } { Yip is now down a full minute on the clock and the players continue shuffling. Still, her pieces seem a bit easier to move around the board, and Black could easily get impatient here and try to force some sort of dynamic break on the queenside that backfires. } { [%clk 0:01:30] } 25. Bh3 { [%eval -0.1] [%clk 0:00:20] } 25... Bxh3 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 0:01:22] } (25... Bxc4 26. bxc4 Qe8 27. Be3 Nc5 $13 { can't be good for White, but making Black make decisions is a good way to claw back on the clock. }) 26. Kxh3 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 0:00:20] } 26... Nc5 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 0:01:22] } 27. Rxd8+ { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 0:00:19] } 27... Bxd8 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 0:01:23] } 28. Be3 { [%eval 0.15] } { Seeing the loose d8-bishop, White sets a trap. You can almost here IM Eric Rosen saying "take my a-pawn, please" here. } { [%clk 0:00:17] } 28... Nxa4?? { [%eval 3.76] } { Lagno did not play this instantly, but apparently ten seconds wasn't enough to see Yip's intended intermezzo. } { [%clk 0:01:11] } 29. Qd3 { [%eval 3.69] [%clk 0:00:17] } (29. bxa4?? Qxc4 $19 { was Lagno's point. }) 29... Be7 { [%eval 4.01] [%clk 0:00:29] } 30. bxa4 $18 { [%eval 3.66] } { White is up a piece and went on to win, tying the match 1½–1½ with one game to go. } { [%clk 0:00:18] } 30... Qe6+ { [%eval 4.27] [%clk 0:00:30] } 31. Kg2 { [%eval 4.28] [%clk 0:00:19] } 31... Kf7 { [%eval 4.43] [%clk 0:00:27] } 32. Qd5 { [%eval 4.19] [%clk 0:00:18] } 32... Qxd5 { [%eval 4.61] [%clk 0:00:23] } 33. exd5 { [%eval 4.66] [%clk 0:00:18] } 33... Bd8 { [%eval 4.58] [%clk 0:00:22] } 34. f4 { [%eval 4.26] [%clk 0:00:17] } 34... e4 { [%eval 5.16] [%clk 0:00:22] } 35. f5 { [%eval 5.0] [%clk 0:00:16] } 35... Ke7 { [%eval 5.37] [%clk 0:00:22] } 36. Bf4 { [%eval 5.01] [%clk 0:00:15] } 36... Kd7 { [%eval 5.01] [%clk 0:00:23] } 37. Nd2 { [%eval 4.98] [%clk 0:00:14] } 37... b5 { [%eval 5.18] [%clk 0:00:22] } 38. Nxe4 { [%eval 5.08] [%clk 0:00:11] } 38... Be7 { [%eval 5.29] [%clk 0:00:23] } 39. axb5 { [%eval 5.38] [%clk 0:00:07] } 39... a4 { [%eval 5.35] [%clk 0:00:24] } 40. c4 { [%eval 5.21] [%clk 0:00:07] } 40... Bb4 { [%eval 5.14] [%clk 0:00:24] } 41. Bd2 { [%eval 5.19] [%clk 0:00:06] } 41... Be7 { [%eval 5.37] [%clk 0:00:15] } 42. c5 { [%eval 5.24] [%clk 0:00:06] } 42... a3 { [%eval 5.32] [%clk 0:00:16] } 43. Bc3 { [%eval 5.2] [%clk 0:00:07] } 43... a2 { [%eval 5.36] [%clk 0:00:16] } 44. Ba1 { [%eval 5.34] [%clk 0:00:07] } 44... h5 { [%eval 6.64] [%clk 0:00:11] } 45. Kf3 { [%eval 6.07] [%clk 0:00:08] } 45... Bf8 { [%eval 6.41] [%clk 0:00:12] } 46. Ke3 { [%eval 6.91] [%clk 0:00:07] } 46... Be7 { [%eval 7.06] [%clk 0:00:09] } 47. Kd3 { [%eval 6.79] [%clk 0:00:08] } 47... Bd8 { [%eval 6.88] [%clk 0:00:10] } 48. Kc4 { [%eval 6.63] [%clk 0:00:09] } 1-0