[Event "XXXIII Pan-American Youth U16 Female"] [Site "McCormick Convention Center C"] [Date "2023.08.16"] [Round "1.73"] [White "Kaur, Aradh"] [Black "Tang, Zoey"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "1587"] [WhiteTeam "USA"] [BlackElo "2285"] [BlackTeam "USA"] [Annotator "Lang,JJ"] [Variant "Standard"] [ECO "B23"] [Opening "Sicilian Defense: Closed"] [Source "https://lichess.org/study/NdPr3HIs/mrwCLxMy"] [Orientation "white"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 a6 3. f4 b5 4. Nf3 Bb7 5. d3 e6 6. Be2 d5 7. e5 Nh6 8. O-O Be7 9. Qe1 O-O 10. Ng5 Nc6 11. g4 Nd4 12. Bd1 Kh8 13. Ne2 Nxe2+ 14. Bxe2 Qd7 15. f5 exf5! 16. gxf5 f6 17. e6 Qe8 18. Nf7+ Nxf7 19. Bh5 g6!? { This is a direct and confrontational way to play. } (19... Qc6 20. exf7 d4 21. Bf3 Qd7 22. Qe6 Rad8 $15 { should be even more comfortable, but less concrete. }) 20. fxg6 Rg8 21. exf7 Qxf7 { This might be what shows up if you look up "sharp position" in a chess encyclopedia. Clearly, both sides will have to be precise. } 22. Rf4? (22. Rf3! { was essential. } 22... Rae8 (22... d4?! 23. Rg3 Rxg6 24. Bxg6 hxg6 25. Rh3+ Kg8 26. Qh4! $16 { explains why the rook was better off on the third rank than the fourth. }) 23. Qh4 Qg7 24. Rg3 f5 25. Bg5 { sure looks like White is putting on the pressure, although the engine calmly holds: } 25... Qe5 26. Bh6 Rxg6! (26... Bxh4? 27. g7+ Qxg7 28. Bxg7+ Rxg7 29. Rxg7 Kxg7 30. Bxe8 d4 $16) 27. Qf4 Rxg3+ 28. hxg3 Qxf4 29. Bxf4 Rc8) 22... Bd6? (22... hxg6! 23. Bf3 g5 $17 { also illustrates why the rook is misplaced on the fourth rank. }) 23. Rg4?? (23. Rh4 Rxg6+ 24. Bxg6 Qxg6+ 25. Kf1 Rg8 26. Qf2 Be5 $13) 23... hxg6! { Now, Black is in control. } 24. Bxg6 Rxg6 25. Qh4+ Kg8 26. h3 Rxg4+ 27. hxg4 Qh7 28. Qf2 d4 29. Kf1 Re8 30. Bd2 Qh3+ { 0-1 Black wins. } 0-1