[Event "U.S. Women's Championship"] [Site "chess24.com"] [Date "2023.10.16"] [Round "10.3"] [White "Zatonskih, Anna"] [Black "Yip, Carissa"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2363"] [WhiteTeam "United States"] [BlackElo "2372"] [BlackTeam "United States"] [Annotator "GM Elshan Moradiabadi"] [Variant "Standard"] [ECO "A48"] [Opening "East Indian Defense"] [Source "https://lichess.org/study/Q3zMf6GZ/6RhJmQbA"] [Orientation "white"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Nbd2 { A smart opening choice, as Carissa never opts for the Grunfeld setup. } 3... Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Bd3 (5. Bc4 { with castling and Qd1-e2 was Mikhail Tal's favorite set up. }) 5... O-O 6. O-O Nc6 7. c3 e5 8. dxe5 Nxe5 9. Nxe5 dxe5 10. Nc4 Nh5 11. g3 Qe7 12. Qe2 { The position is balanced, but this is the kind of position Anna likes, while it is not what Carissa may wished to have, as she is desperate to win this game. } 12... h6 13. a4 a5 14. Rd1 Nf6 15. b3 (15. b4! axb4 16. cxb4 { is even stronger! Now, ... Qe7xb4 will be faced with Bc1-a3. }) 15... Re8 16. Ba3 Qe6 17. Rab1 Qh3 18. f3 h5 19. Qf2 Bh6?? { [#] } 20. Bf1? (20. Qc5!! { The engine's move. It is not an easy move to assess if you are fearful of Black's attack. } 20... h4 (20... Nh7 21. Bf1 Qe6 22. Qxc7 $18) 21. Bf1 Qe6 22. Qxc7 $18) 20... Qe6 21. Ne3 h4 22. gxh4 Kg7 23. Ng2? { Already in time pressure, Anna began making a series of passive move and ended up losing against Carissa's attack. } (23. Bc4 Qh3 24. Nd5 $14) 23... Nh5 24. Bb5 Rh8 25. Bc4?? Qf6 { Now it is over. } 26. Qc5 Bh3 27. Qe7 Qxf3 28. Qxe5+ Kh7 29. Bf1 Nf4 30. Rd2 Bxg2 31. Rxg2 Nh3+ 32. Kh1 Be3 33. Qxc7 Nf2+ 34. Kg1 Nd1+ { 0-1 Black wins. } 0-1