[Event "U.S. Chess Championships 2024"] [Site "St. Louis"] [Date "2024.10.19"] [Round "08"] [White "Lee, Alice"] [Black "Krush, Irina"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2395"] [BlackElo "2388"] [TimeControl "5400+30"] [Variant "Standard"] [ECO "E73"] [Opening "King's Indian Defense: Semi-Averbakh System"] [StudyName "2024 U.S. Championship and U.S. Women's Championship"] [ChapterName "Lee, Alice - Krush, Irina"] [ChapterURL "https://lichess.org/study/K5XjRsoK/lHq7O6H3"] [Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/ChessLifeOnline"] [Orientation "white"] 1. d4 { [%clk 1:30:46] } 1... Nf6 { [%clk 1:30:48] } 2. c4 { [%clk 1:31:06] } 2... g6 { [%clk 1:31:08] } 3. Nc3 { [%clk 1:31:19] } 3... Bg7 { [%clk 1:31:28] } 4. e4 { [%clk 1:30:36] } 4... d6 { [%clk 1:31:40] } 5. Be2 { [%clk 1:30:41] } 5... O-O { [%clk 1:31:51] } 6. Be3 { [%clk 1:30:09] } 6... Nbd7 { [%clk 1:31:16] } 7. Nf3 { [%clk 1:23:39] } 7... e5 { [%clk 1:31:18] } 8. O-O { [%clk 1:23:00] } 8... Qe7 { [%clk 1:31:35] } 9. Re1 { [%clk 1:17:43] } 9... c6 { [%clk 1:21:07] } 10. d5 { [%clk 1:16:43] } 10... c5 { [%clk 1:18:53] } 11. Nd2 { [%clk 1:14:59] } 11... Kh8 { [%clk 1:18:27] } 12. a3 { [%clk 1:09:36] } 12... Ng8 { [%clk 1:17:48] } 13. b4 { [%clk 1:06:41] } 13... f5 { [%clk 1:11:53] } 14. f3 { [%clk 1:04:55] } 14... f4 { [%clk 1:08:31] } 15. Bf2 { [%clk 1:05:18] } 15... b6 { [%clk 1:01:46] } 16. bxc5 { [%clk 1:03:48] } 16... Nxc5 { [%clk 1:00:07] } 17. a4 { [%clk 1:02:10] } 17... Bd7 { [%clk 0:51:52] } 18. a5 { [%clk 1:01:01] } 18... Bf6 { [%clk 0:49:59] } 19. axb6 { [%clk 0:53:54] } 19... axb6 { [%clk 0:50:18] } 20. Rxa8 { [%clk 0:53:21] } 20... Rxa8 { [%clk 0:50:45] } 21. Qb1 { [%clk 0:53:31] } 21... Ra6 { [%clk 0:42:02] } 22. Qb2 { [%clk 0:48:20] } 22... Nh6 { [%clk 0:34:35] } 23. Ra1 { [%clk 0:45:59] } 23... Rxa1+ { [%clk 0:34:42] } 24. Qxa1 { [%clk 0:46:26] } 24... Nf7 { [%clk 0:34:30] } 25. Qa7 { [%clk 0:45:11] } 25... Bh4 { [%clk 0:29:43] } 26. g3 { [%clk 0:40:09] } 26... Bg5 { [%clk 0:30:09] } 27. Nf1 { [%clk 0:39:18] } 27... Qd8 { [%clk 0:29:10] } 28. Nb5 { [%clk 0:37:38] } 28... h5 { [%clk 0:17:04] } 29. Nc7 { [%clk 0:34:09] } 29... fxg3 { [%clk 0:15:33] } 30. hxg3 { [%clk 0:34:29] } 30... h4 { [%clk 0:14:40] } 31. Qxb6 { [%clk 0:32:03] } 31... Na4 { [%clk 0:13:11] } 32. Qa7 { [%clk 0:31:39] } 32... Nc3 { [%clk 0:10:21] } 33. Bd3 { [%clk 0:31:55] } 33... Nd1 { [%clk 0:09:26] } 34. Bb6 { [%clk 0:16:24] } 34... Qf6 { In this complex middlegame, White now puts the squeeze on Black. } { [%clk 0:09:00] } 35. Ne6! { [%clk 0:16:27] } 35... Qxf3? { [%clk 0:05:41] } (35... Bxe6! 36. dxe6 Qxe6 37. Qa1! { looks winning, but Black has the saving } 37... d5! 38. Ba7 hxg3! { when } 39. Qxd1 dxc4 40. Bc2 Qh3 { is apparently equal. }) 36. Qxd7 { [%clk 0:16:41] } 36... Bh6 { [%clk 0:01:19] } 37. Be2 { [%clk 0:15:34] } 37... Qxe2 { [%clk 0:01:22] } 38. Qe8+! { White forces mate now. } { [%clk 0:15:59] } 38... Kh7 { [%clk 0:01:33] } 39. Qxf7+ { [%clk 0:16:23] } 39... Kh8 { [%clk 0:01:57] } 40. Qxg6 { [%clk 0:14:00] } 40... Be3+ { [%clk 0:00:51] } 41. Bxe3 { 1-0 White wins. } { [%clk 0:14:19] } 1-0