[Event "WWTC Pool Stage"] [Site "https://lichess.org/broadcast/fide-world-womens-team-championship-2025--pool-stage-a/round-4/BvSOPpWR/uoMY9kD0"] [Date "2025.11.19"] [Round "4.6"] [White "Garcia Andrada, Heidy Nicole"] [Black "Sargsyan, Anna M."] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2056"] [WhiteTitle "WIM"] [WhiteTeam "Peru"] [WhiteFideId "3831779"] [BlackElo "2377"] [BlackTitle "IM"] [BlackTeam "USA"] [BlackFideId "13308130"] [TimeControl "45+30"] [Variant "Standard"] [ECO "B13"] [Opening "Caro-Kann Defense: Exchange Variation"] [StudyName "2025 FIDE Women's World Teams"] [ChapterName "Garcia Andrada, Heidy Nicole - Sargsyan, Anna M."] [ChapterURL "https://lichess.org/study/OP9vYWiS/OSWgfa7n"] [Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/ChessLifeOnline"] [Orientation "white"] { Sargsyan gets a favorable position out of the opening and does a fantastic job of playing patient moves, slowly solidifying her advantage until White finally falters. } 1. e4 { [%clk 0:45:52] } 1... c6 { [%clk 0:45:56] } 2. d4 { [%clk 0:45:42] } 2... d5 { [%clk 0:46:23] } 3. exd5 { [%clk 0:45:57] } 3... cxd5 { [%clk 0:46:48] } 4. Bd3 { [%clk 0:46:20] } 4... Nc6 { [%clk 0:47:14] } 5. c3 { [%clk 0:46:47] } 5... e6 { [%clk 0:47:36] } 6. f4 { This is a rare treatment of the Exchange Variation against the Caro-Kann. Instead, } { [%clk 0:38:13] } (6. Bf4 { , controlling the e5-square, is typical, as is }) (6. Nf3 { now that Black has committed to ... e7-e6. }) 6... f5 { [%clk 0:42:24] } 7. Nf3 { [%clk 0:35:51] } 7... Nf6 { [%clk 0:42:43] } 8. O-O { [%clk 0:35:04] } 8... Bd6 { [%clk 0:42:36] } 9. Qe2 { [%clk 0:30:52] } 9... O-O { [%clk 0:42:56] } 10. a4 { [%clk 0:29:49] } 10... Bd7 { [%clk 0:42:31] } 11. g3 { [%clk 0:27:33] } 11... Ne4 { Black is already in control. White's pieces are lagging in development, and, when we compare the bad bishops, Black's is already on schedule for ... Bd7-e8-h5, while White's c1-counterpart is stalling out. } { [%clk 0:42:31] } 12. Be3 { [%clk 0:25:32] } 12... Be8 { [%clk 0:41:32] } 13. Ne5 { [%clk 0:23:07] } 13... Ne7 { [%clk 0:36:20] } 14. Nd2 { [%clk 0:21:46] } 14... Kh8 { Black prepares ... Ne7-g8 to regroup her queenside knight to the f6-square. } { [%clk 0:36:20] } 15. Kg2 { [%clk 0:19:15] } 15... Ng8 { [%clk 0:34:35] } 16. Bb5 { [%clk 0:15:18] } 16... Ngf6 { [%clk 0:34:02] } 17. Bxe8 { [%clk 0:15:31] } 17... Qxe8 { [%clk 0:34:26] } 18. h3 { [%clk 0:14:31] } 18... Nxd2 { [%clk 0:33:09] } 19. Bxd2 { [%clk 0:13:17] } 19... Ne4 { [%clk 0:33:32] } 20. Be3 { [%clk 0:12:03] } 20... a6 { [%clk 0:33:55] } 21. g4 { [%clk 0:10:12] } 21... b5!? { Responding to pressure on the kingside with activity on the opposite flank. } { [%clk 0:31:25] } (21... Rc8 { and patient play was also fine. After } 22. a5 Rc7 { it's White's job to choose between ca } 23. g5 Kg8 $17 { is a very cool way of saying "show me," when the engine says it will be difficult for White to oblige. }) 22. axb5 { [%clk 0:07:48] } 22... axb5 { [%clk 0:31:40] } 23. g5?! { White will have to show why it was worth it to resolve the tension this way. } { [%clk 0:05:46] } 23... b4 { [%clk 0:30:51] } 24. cxb4 { [%clk 0:03:34] } 24... Rb8 { [%clk 0:30:42] } 25. Nd3 { [%clk 0:02:33] } 25... Bxb4 { [%clk 0:29:02] } 26. Nf2 { [%clk 0:02:23] } 26... Nd6 { [%clk 0:29:18] } (26... Bd6 { There's no need to fear the capture on e4. }) 27. Bc1 { [%clk 0:01:58] } 27... Rb7 { [%clk 0:26:18] } (27... Ne4 { The engine yearns for the trade and suggests moving right back! }) 28. h4 { [%clk 0:01:33] } 28... Qe7 { [%clk 0:23:40] } 29. Ra4 { [%clk 0:00:47] } 29... Rc8 { [%clk 0:23:10] } 30. Nd3 { [%clk 0:00:35] } 30... Ne4 { Going back to its rightful place. } { [%clk 0:23:05] } 31. Nxb4 { [%clk 0:00:33] } 31... Rxb4 { [%clk 0:23:27] } 32. Rxb4 { [%clk 0:00:36] } 32... Qxb4 $17 { Every trade of pieces makes it harder to believe in White's glacial attack on the kingside. Meanwhile, Black has made strides towards the weak b2- and d4-pawns, preserving her long-term, static advantages. } { [%clk 0:23:55] } 33. Be3 { [%clk 0:00:40] } 33... Qb3 { [%clk 0:23:59] } 34. Rc1? { Without rooks, White has no attack! } { [%clk 0:00:39] } (34. Ra1 { was White's best bet, ignoring the threatened pin by creating a back-rank threat. After } 34... Kg8 35. Ra3 { there's no time to bring the rook to the c2-square, and } 35... Qb4 36. h5 { is more menacing with dreams of the rooks' lateral mobility along the third rank. Still, } 36... Rb8 37. Ra2 Qd6 $15 { and White still has to make the harder decisions. }) 34... Rxc1! { [%clk 0:23:25] } 35. Bxc1 { [%clk 0:01:08] } 35... Qg3+ { [%clk 0:23:49] } 36. Kf1 { [%clk 0:01:25] } 36... Qxh4 $19 { White's position crumbles. } { [%clk 0:24:15] } 37. Qf3 { [%clk 0:00:34] } 37... Qh2 { [%clk 0:24:19] } 38. Qg2 { [%clk 0:00:38] } 38... Qh5 { [%clk 0:21:33] } 39. Kg1 { [%clk 0:00:39] } 39... Qd1+ { [%clk 0:21:55] } 40. Qf1 { [%clk 0:01:03] } 40... Qxd4+ { [%clk 0:22:20] } 41. Kg2 { [%clk 0:00:41] } 41... h6 { [%clk 0:22:41] } 42. Qe2 { [%clk 0:00:34] } 42... Kh7 { [%clk 0:21:52] } 43. Be3 { [%clk 0:00:34] } 43... Qc4 { [%clk 0:21:31] } 44. Qd1 { [%clk 0:00:33] } 44... Kg6 { [%clk 0:21:21] } 45. gxh6 { [%clk 0:00:40] } 45... gxh6 { [%clk 0:21:36] } 46. Kf3 { [%clk 0:00:37] } 46... h5 { [%clk 0:20:25] } 47. Bd4 { [%clk 0:00:32] } 47... h4 { [%clk 0:19:38] } 48. Be3 { [%clk 0:00:32] } 48... Ng3 { [%clk 0:19:26] } 49. Kf2 { [%clk 0:00:33] } 49... Qe4 { [%clk 0:19:14] } 50. b3 { [%clk 0:00:34] } 50... d4 { [%clk 0:16:15] } 51. Qxd4 { [%clk 0:00:31] } 51... Qc2+ { [%clk 0:16:40] } 0-1