[Event "Women"] [Site "Chess.com"] [Date "2024.03.21"] [Round "05-05"] [White "Krush, Irina"] [Black "Lee, Alice"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2306"] [BlackElo "2318"] [TimeControl "5400+30"] [Variant "Standard"] [ECO "D58"] [Opening "Queen's Gambit Declined: Tartakower Defense"] [Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/ChessLifeOnline"] [Source "https://lichess.org/study/R6LLNwTu/IFJ5OI6W"] [Orientation "white"] { GF rapid playoff match blitz game 1 } 1. c4 { [%clk 0:03:03] } 1... e6 { [%clk 0:03:03] } 2. Nc3 { [%clk 0:03:04] } 2... d5 { [%clk 0:03:04] } 3. d4 { [%clk 0:03:05] } 3... Nf6 { [%clk 0:03:05] } 4. Bg5 { [%clk 0:03:06] } 4... Be7 { [%clk 0:03:06] } 5. e3 { [%clk 0:03:06] } 5... h6 { [%clk 0:03:07] } 6. Bh4 { [%clk 0:03:07] } 6... O-O { [%clk 0:03:07] } 7. Nf3 { [%clk 0:03:07] } 7... b6 { [%clk 0:03:09] } 8. Qc2 { [%clk 0:03:01] } 8... Bb7 { [%clk 0:03:09] } 9. Bxf6 { [%clk 0:02:57] } 9... Bxf6 { [%clk 0:03:09] } 10. cxd5 { [%clk 0:02:58] } 10... exd5 { [%clk 0:02:47] } 11. Rd1 { [%clk 0:02:59] } 11... Nc6 { [%clk 0:02:42] } 12. a3 { [%clk 0:02:42] } 12... Re8 { [%clk 0:02:39] } 13. Be2 { [%clk 0:02:26] } 13... Ne7 { [%clk 0:02:38] } 14. O-O { [%clk 0:02:24] } 14... Nc8 { [%clk 0:02:20] } 15. b4 { [%clk 0:02:10] } 15... Nd6 { [%clk 0:02:20] } 16. Qb3 { [%clk 0:01:51] } 16... c6 { [%clk 0:01:58] } 17. b5 { [%clk 0:01:50] } 17... Nxb5 { [%clk 0:01:51] } 18. Nxb5 { [%clk 0:01:48] } 18... cxb5 { [%clk 0:01:51] } 19. Bxb5 { [%clk 0:01:48] } 19... Re7 { [%clk 0:01:52] } 20. Rc1 { [%clk 0:01:36] } 20... Rc7 { [%clk 0:01:53] } 21. Bd3 { [%clk 0:01:02] } 21... Rac8 { [%clk 0:01:47] } 22. Qb2 { [%clk 0:01:03] } 22... g6 { [%clk 0:01:43] } 23. Nd2 { [%clk 0:00:27] } 23... Qd6 { [%clk 0:01:36] } 24. g3 { [%clk 0:00:25] } 24... Be7 { [%clk 0:01:35] } 25. Nb1 { [%clk 0:00:26] } 25... Kg7 { [%clk 0:01:26] } 26. Rfe1 { [%clk 0:00:13] } 26... a6 { Black has healthily equalized and, with a safe king and the bishop pair, arguably has a slight edge headed into an endgame with chances of creating an outside passer. } { [%clk 0:01:20] } 27. a4?! { [%clk 0:00:08] } 27... Qb4! { Hence Black's astute decision to head towards the endgame, especially with over a minute against her opponent's eight seconds. } { [%clk 0:01:21] } 28. Qxb4 { [%clk 0:00:03] } 28... Bxb4 { [%clk 0:01:22] } 29. Rxc7 { [%clk 0:00:04] } 29... Rxc7 { [%clk 0:01:23] } 30. Rd1 { [%clk 0:00:05] } 30... a5 { [%clk 0:01:24] } 31. Nd2 { This loses material. } { [%clk 0:00:05] } 31... Bc6 { [%clk 0:01:19] } 32. Rc1 { [%clk 0:00:06] } 32... Bxd2 { [%clk 0:01:19] } 33. Rc2 { [%clk 0:00:08] } 33... Bb4 { [%clk 0:01:12] } 34. Bb5 { [%clk 0:00:07] } 34... Bxb5 { 0-1 Black wins. } { [%clk 0:01:13] } 0-1