[Event "The American Cup 2024"] [Site "Chess.com"] [Date "2024.03.17"] [Round "03-03"] [White "Lee, Alice"] [Black "Krush, Irina"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2356"] [BlackElo "2421"] [TimeControl "5400+30"] [Variant "Standard"] [ECO "E11"] [Opening "Bogo-Indian Defense: Nimzowitsch Variation"] [Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/ChessLifeOnline"] [Source "https://lichess.org/study/R6LLNwTu/KzSSxbSD"] [Orientation "white"] { Winners Final game 3 } 1. d4 { [%clk 1:30:57] } 1... Nf6 { [%clk 1:30:47] } 2. c4 { [%clk 1:31:15] } 2... e6 { [%clk 1:31:10] } 3. Nf3 { [%clk 1:31:39] } 3... Bb4+ { [%clk 1:31:25] } 4. Bd2 { [%clk 1:32:01] } 4... Qe7 { [%clk 1:31:42] } 5. g3 { [%clk 1:32:15] } 5... Bxd2+ { [%clk 1:31:38] } 6. Qxd2 { [%clk 1:32:07] } 6... Nc6 { [%clk 1:31:31] } 7. Qc2 { [%clk 1:27:55] } 7... O-O { [%clk 1:25:43] } 8. Bg2 { [%clk 1:26:35] } 8... d6 { [%clk 1:20:41] } 9. O-O { [%clk 1:16:13] } 9... e5 { [%clk 1:20:48] } 10. d5 { [%clk 1:15:58] } 10... Nb4 { [%clk 1:19:42] } 11. Qd2 { [%clk 1:11:21] } 11... Na6 { [%clk 1:15:09] } 12. b4 { [%clk 1:08:14] } 12... c6 { [%clk 1:00:54] } 13. dxc6 { [%clk 1:04:14] } 13... bxc6 { [%clk 1:01:21] } 14. b5 { [%clk 0:58:48] } 14... Nc5 { [%clk 0:44:53] } 15. bxc6 { [%clk 0:53:53] } 15... Be6 { [%clk 0:45:16] } 16. Na3 { [%clk 0:52:00] } 16... Nfe4 { [%clk 0:40:32] } 17. Qc2 { [%clk 0:49:13] } 17... Rac8 { [%clk 0:40:29] } 18. Rfd1 { [%clk 0:31:49] } 18... Rxc6 { [%clk 0:27:50] } 19. Nd4 { [%clk 0:28:27] } 19... exd4 { [%clk 0:21:40] } 20. Bxe4 { [%clk 0:28:47] } 20... d3 { [%clk 0:20:18] } 21. Bxd3 { [%clk 0:27:48] } 21... Nxd3 { [%clk 0:20:46] } 22. Qxd3 { [%clk 0:26:28] } 22... Rfc8 { [%clk 0:21:10] } 23. Qe3 { [%clk 0:25:06] } 23... a6 { [%clk 0:19:43] } 24. Rd4 { [%clk 0:25:06] } 24... h6 { [%clk 0:17:24] } 25. Rad1 { [%clk 0:23:34] } 25... Qc7 { [%clk 0:13:50] } 26. Qd2 { [%clk 0:20:44] } 26... Rd8 { [%clk 0:07:41] } 27. Rc1 { [%clk 0:18:17] } 27... Rc5 { [%clk 0:06:51] } 28. Rc3 { [%clk 0:14:16] } 28... Ra5 { [%clk 0:04:26] } 29. Rcd3 { [%clk 0:12:14] } 29... Ra4 { [%clk 0:03:20] } 30. Qc2 { [%clk 0:12:15] } 30... Rb4 { [%clk 0:02:37] } 31. Qd2 { [%clk 0:07:52] } 31... Ra4 { [%clk 0:02:52] } 32. Qc2 { [%clk 0:05:26] } 32... Rb4 { [%clk 0:03:17] } 33. Rb3!? { If White draws this game, she needs to win the next rapid game with Black. With that context, the choice to play on might be practical, even if it did not work out for Lee here. } { [%clk 0:05:28] } 33... Qc5 { [%clk 0:03:15] } 34. Rxb4 { [%clk 0:04:06] } 34... Qxb4 { [%clk 0:03:15] } 35. Qc1 { [%clk 0:03:08] } 35... Rc8 { [%clk 0:02:54] } 36. Rd3 { [%clk 0:00:56] } (36. Kg2 d5 37. Nb1! a5 (37... dxc4 38. Nc3 $10) 38. f3 { is more stubborn, as } 38... dxc4 { is always met convincingly by } 39. Nc3 $10 { when Black cannot make progress. }) 36... d5! { [%clk 0:02:25] } 37. Rb3 { [%clk 0:00:47] } 37... Qc5 { [%clk 0:01:13] } 38. Nb1 { [%clk 0:01:01] } 38... dxc4 { [%clk 0:01:26] } 39. Rc3 { [%clk 0:01:30] } 39... Qd4 { [%clk 0:00:47] } 40. Nd2 { [%clk 0:01:06] } 40... Bd5 { [%clk 0:00:33] } 41. e4? { [%clk 0:00:37] } 41... Be6 { [%clk 0:00:43] } 42. Qc2 { [%clk 0:00:40] } 42... Rd8 { [%clk 0:00:40] } 43. Nf3 { [%clk 0:00:33] } 43... Qd7 { [%clk 0:00:42] } 44. h4 { [%clk 0:00:37] } 44... Qc7 { [%clk 0:00:40] } 45. Kg2 { [%clk 0:00:52] } 45... Rd6 { [%clk 0:01:03] } 46. Qe2 { [%clk 0:00:40] } 46... Qd8 { [%clk 0:01:12] } 47. Ne5 { [%clk 0:00:38] } 47... Rd2 { [%clk 0:00:46] } 48. Qe3 { [%clk 0:00:56] } 48... Rxa2 { [%clk 0:00:53] } 49. Nxc4 { [%clk 0:01:21] } 49... Ra1 { [%clk 0:00:47] } 50. Nd2 { [%clk 0:01:33] } 50... a5 { [%clk 0:00:54] } 51. Rd3 { [%clk 0:01:17] } (51. Nb3! { is again more stubborn. }) 51... Qc7 { [%clk 0:00:55] } 52. Rc3 { [%clk 0:01:17] } 52... Qb8 { [%clk 0:00:58] } (52... Qd7!) 53. Qd4? { [%clk 0:00:44] } (53. Nb3 $10) 53... Rd1 { [%clk 0:01:04] } 54. Rd3 { [%clk 0:00:51] } 54... Qc7 { [%clk 0:00:34] } 55. Qb2 { [%clk 0:00:34] } 55... a4 { [%clk 0:00:44] } 56. Rd4 { [%clk 0:00:32] } 56... Qa5 { [%clk 0:00:32] } 57. Nc4 { [%clk 0:00:36] } (57. Qc2 Ra1 58. Qd3 { was perhaps more resistant, but Black is still better. }) 57... Qe1! { this cements the win. } { [%clk 0:00:54] } 58. Rxd1 { [%clk 0:00:42] } 58... Qxd1 { [%clk 0:01:23] } 59. Qb4 { [%clk 0:00:32] } 59... Qd4 { [%clk 0:00:55] } 60. Qb8+ { [%clk 0:01:00] } 60... Kh7 { [%clk 0:01:20] } 61. Na3 { [%clk 0:00:59] } 61... Qxe4+ { [%clk 0:01:36] } 62. Kh2 { [%clk 0:01:01] } 62... Qf3 { [%clk 0:01:21] } 63. Qb1+ { [%clk 0:00:46] } 63... Bf5 { [%clk 0:01:34] } 64. Qh1 { [%clk 0:00:34] } 64... Qxa3 { [%clk 0:01:31] } 65. Qd5 { [%clk 0:00:59] } 65... Qd3 { [%clk 0:01:17] } 66. Qxf7 { [%clk 0:01:19] } 66... a3 { [%clk 0:01:38] } 67. h5 { [%clk 0:00:37] } 67... Qc2 { 0-1 Black wins. } { [%clk 0:01:43] } 0-1