[Event "WWTC_quarter"]
[Site "https://lichess.org/broadcast/fide-world-womens-team-championship-2025--play-off--quarter-finals/match-1/ko3HHHO5/4YOUCakq"]
[Date "2025.11.21"]
[Round "1.7"]
[White "Abrahamyan, Tatev"]
[Black "Lu, Miaoyi"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2391"]
[WhiteTitle "IM"]
[WhiteTeam "USA"]
[WhiteFideId "13301918"]
[BlackElo "2440"]
[BlackTitle "IM"]
[BlackTeam "China"]
[BlackFideId "8618020"]
[TimeControl "45+30"]
[Variant "Standard"]
[ECO "C54"]
[Opening "Italian Game: Classical Variation, Giuoco Pianissimo"]
[StudyName "2025 FIDE Women's World Teams"]
[ChapterName "Abrahamyan, Tatev - Lu, Miaoyi"]
[ChapterURL "https://lichess.org/study/OP9vYWiS/zSQ7S7bu"]
[Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/ChessLifeOnline"]
[Orientation "white"]
1. e4 { [%clk 0:45:57] } 1... e5 { [%clk 0:45:59] } 2. Nf3 { [%clk 0:46:22] } 2... Nc6 { [%clk 0:46:26] } 3. Bc4 { [%clk 0:46:33] } 3... Nf6 { [%clk 0:46:51] } 4. d3 { [%clk 0:46:59] } 4... Bc5 { [%clk 0:47:18] } 5. c3 { [%clk 0:47:12] } 5... d6 { [%clk 0:47:44] } 6. O-O { [%clk 0:47:12] } 6... a5 { [%clk 0:48:02] } 7. Nbd2 { [%clk 0:47:14] } 7... O-O { [%clk 0:48:22] } 8. h3 { [%clk 0:47:22] } 8... h6 { [%clk 0:48:25] } 9. Re1 { [%clk 0:47:48] } 9... a4 10. Nf1 { [%clk 0:46:32] } 10... Ra5 { [%clk 0:49:08] } 11. a3 { [%clk 0:45:45] } 11... Be6 { [%clk 0:48:42] } 12. Bxe6 { [%clk 0:42:37] } 12... fxe6 { [%clk 0:49:10] } 13. d4 { [%clk 0:40:33] } 13... Bb6 { [%clk 0:48:58] } 14. Ng3 { [%clk 0:39:26] } 14... Qe8 { [%clk 0:44:20] } 15. Be3 { [%clk 0:30:05] } 15... Nh5 { [%clk 0:28:35] } 16. Nxh5 { [%clk 0:22:27] } 16... Qxh5 { [%clk 0:29:03] } 17. Kh2 { [%clk 0:16:05] } 17... Rf7 { [%clk 0:19:28] } 18. Qe2 { [%clk 0:16:05] } 18... exd4 { [%clk 0:19:52] } 19. cxd4 { [%clk 0:12:12] } 19... Qg6 { [%clk 0:13:21] } 20. Qd3 { [%clk 0:06:18] } 20... d5 { [%clk 0:12:31] } 21. Bd2 { [%clk 0:06:00] } 21... Ra8 { [%clk 0:04:32] } 22. Rad1 { An early error from the 15-year-old Chinese phenom set the tone for USA's first-match victory. } { [%clk 0:03:52] } 22... Nxd4?? { [%clk 0:02:31] } 23. Ne5 { 1-0 White wins. } { Black must have only looked at 23. Nxd4?? Rxf2!, when she is winning, and forgot about other knight moves. } { [%clk 0:03:55] } (23. Nxd4?? Rxf2 { was the idea. }) 1-0