[Event "FIDE Women's World Cup"] [Site "Baku"] [Date "2023.08.04"] [Round "13.30"] [White "Yip, Carissa"] [Black "Zhao, Xue"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2369"] [WhiteTeam "United States"] [BlackElo "2457"] [BlackTeam "China"] [Annotator "WGM Katerina Nemcova"] [Variant "Standard"] [ECO "C65"] [Opening "Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense, Anti-Berlin Variation"] [StudyName "2023 World Cup and Women's World Cup"] [ChapterName "Yip, Carissa - Zhao, Xue"] [ChapterURL "https://lichess.org/study/QLPThvQV/lNlZjSJp"] [Orientation "white"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. Bxc6 dxc6 6. O-O Nd7 7. Nbd2 O-O 8. Nc4 Re8 9. Kh1!? { An aggressive and unusual way of handling this position. Carissa retreats her king to plan for a quick attack. } (9. Bd2 { is the most common continuation. White actually ends up playing on the queenside instead of on the kingside. } 9... f6 10. b4 Bf8 11. a4 Nb6 12. Ne3 Be6 13. Qe2 Qd7 14. Rfb1) 9... Bf8 10. Bd2 f6 11. g4!? { Here we go! } 11... Nc5 12. Rg1 g6 13. g5?! { Despite Carissa's braveness, the engine is not very happy with this plan. One of the issues is that it allows Black to attack the center and open up the position. Black is the one with a pair of bishops and so an open position will be to her delight. } 13... f5! 14. exf5 e4!? (14... Bxf5 { There is nothing wrong with recapturing this pawn. } 15. Ncxe5 Bg7 $44 { Black will have compensation for the pawn via her control of the light squares. For example, the move ... Qd8-d5 may be dangerous in the near future. }) 15. dxe4? (15. fxg6! { White needs to go for these complications. However, in a tie-break game and with little time, it is extremely difficult to calculate deeply and correctly. } 15... exf3 16. gxh7+ Kxh7 (16... Kh8? 17. Bc3+ Bg7 18. Qd2 $14) 17. g6+ Kg8 18. g7! $13 { and the position is VERY complicated. }) 15... Nxe4 $19 { Losing the e4-pawn means more than losing just a pawn. White is losing grip on the position and suddenly all of Black's pieces will have perfect squares to go to. } 16. Be3 Qd5!? (16... Bxf5! $19 { Black is doing really well here. }) 17. Qxd5+ (17. fxg6!? { White had a second chance to complicate the position here. If Black finds the perfect play, then White's compensation will be insufficient. } 17... Qxc4 18. gxh7+ Kh8 (18... Kxh7? 19. Nd2!! Nxd2 20. Qh5+ Kg8 21. Qg6+ Kh8 22. Qh5+ Kg8 23. Qg6+) 19. Nh4 Bg7! (19... Qf7? 20. g6! Qd5 21. f3 Qxd1 22. Raxd1 Nd6 23. Bd4+ Bg7 $13) 20. Qh5 Bf5 $17) 17... cxd5 18. Na5 Bxf5 $19 { Black keeps an extra healthy pawn and great development. Position is lost. } 19. Rad1 Nd6 20. Nd2 (20. Rxd5?? Be4 $19) 20... b6 21. Nc6 Bd7 22. Nd4 c5 23. N4f3 d4 24. Bf4 Bc6 25. Rge1 Nc4 26. Kg1 Nxb2 27. Rb1 Na4 28. Ne5 Bd5 29. Ra1 Nc3 30. a3 Bg7 31. Bg3 Re6 32. f4 Rd8 33. a4 Bxe5 34. fxe5 a5 35. Rf1 Ne2+ 36. Kf2 Nxg3 37. Kxg3 Rxe5 38. Rae1 Rxg5+ 39. Kh4 Rg2 40. Ne4 Bxe4 41. Rxe4 Rf8 { 0-1 Black wins. } 0-1