[Event "U.S. Junior Championship - Girls"] [Site "Saint Louis, US"] [Date "2024.07.16"] [Round "1.5"] [White "Tang, Zoey"] [Black "Paragua, Megan Althea"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2260"] [WhiteTeam "USA"] [BlackElo "2041"] [BlackTeam "USA"] [Annotator "IM Carissa Yip"] [Variant "Standard"] [ECO "D47"] [Opening "Semi-Slav Defense: Meran Variation"] [StudyName "2024 U.S. National Championships (Junior/Girls' Junior/Senior)"] [ChapterName "Tang, Zoey - Paragua, Megan Althea"] [ChapterURL "https://lichess.org/study/HdJRwKaQ/GdsAZAEs"] [Orientation "white"] 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c6 4. e3 Nf6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Bd3 dxc4 7. Bxc4 b5 8. Bd3 Bd6 9. O-O O-O 10. h3 Bb7 11. e4 e5 12. dxe5 Nxe5 13. Nxe5 Bxe5 14. f4 { Too hasty... White's lack of development means the position is a bit too fragile for such ambitious play. } 14... Bd4+ 15. Kh1 b4 16. Ne2 c5 17. Ng3 Qd7 18. Kh2 Rad8 19. e5 Ne8? { A very natural move, but it throws away the advantage. } (19... Bxb2!! 20. Bxb2 Qxd3 21. exf6 (21. Qxd3 Rxd3 22. exf6 Rd2) 21... Qd2 { simply kills. }) 20. Qc2 g6 21. Rd1 { White has time to get the pieces coordinated now. } 21... Ng7 22. Be4 Bxe4 23. Nxe4 Qe7 24. Re1 Ne6 25. g3 Nc7 26. f5 (26. Nf6+ Kh8 27. f5 { This move order doesn't allow Black's resource as in the game. White has a nice attack. }) 26... Bxe5 27. Bh6 gxf5 28. Bxf8 Kxf8 { Black has great compensation for the Exchange here. } 29. Nf2 Qd6 { Underestimating White's next move. } (29... Rd5! { Keeping the initiative } 30. Rad1 Qg5! { and this double-edged game goes on. }) 30. Rad1 Bxg3+ 31. Kg2 { Black's pieces are too uncoordinated to drum up a proper attack, and the open files only help White. } 31... Nd5 32. Qxf5 Bh4 { Allowing White to enter a winning endgame. } 33. Re5 Qg6+ 34. Qxg6 Nf4+ 35. Kf3 Nxg6 36. Rxd8+ Bxd8 37. Rxc5 { Zoey converts nicely. } 37... Bf6 38. Nd3 Ne7 39. Rc7 a5 40. Rc5 a4 41. Ra5 b3 42. Rxa4 bxa2 43. Rxa2 Bd4 44. b4 f5 45. b5 Kf7 46. Ra6 { 1-0 White wins. } 1-0