[Event "Saint Louis, US"] [Site "Saint Louis, US"] [Date "2024.03.18"] [Round "54.1"] [White "Tokhirjonova, Gulrukhbegim"] [Black "Lee, Alice"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2269"] [WhiteTeam "USA"] [BlackElo "2385"] [BlackTeam "USA"] [Annotator "jonat"] [Variant "Standard"] [ECO "D37"] [Opening "Queen's Gambit Declined: Barmen Variation"] [Source "https://lichess.org/study/R6LLNwTu/NWfM5JS0"] [Orientation "white"] 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 Nbd7 5. Bg5 Be7 6. e3 h6 7. Bf4 a6 8. Rc1 O-O 9. cxd5 exd5 10. Bd3 c5 11. O-O c4 12. Bb1 b5 13. Ne5 Bb7 14. Bf5 b4 15. Ne2 Nxe5 16. dxe5 Nd7 17. Nd4 Nc5 18. Qg4 Kh8 19. Rfd1 Bg5 20. Nf3?! (20. Bb1 { allows White to keep a massive advantage: } 20... Bxf4 21. exf4 Qb6 22. Nf5 Qg6 23. Qh4 { and Black remains under fire. }) 20... Bxf4 21. Qxf4 Qe7 22. Bb1 Kg8 23. h4 Rad8 24. Nd4 Rfe8? 25. Nf3? (25. Nf5! Qe6 (25... Qf8 26. Nd6 Re7 27. h5 a5 28. Qf5 $18) 26. Qg3 { forces } 26... g6 27. Nxh6+ { and White is pressing once again. }) 25... Ne6 26. Qg3 h5 27. Nd4 Nxd4 28. exd4 Bc8 29. Re1 Bg4 30. Re3 Rc8 31. f3 Be6 32. f4 Bg4! { Black has found the most stubborn way to withstand White's mounting kingside pressure. But how will she meet f4-f5? } 33. f5 Rc6?! (33... f6! 34. Rce1 Qc7 { is equal. }) 34. Rce1 Qf8 35. Qf4 c3 36. bxc3 bxc3 37. Bc2 Rb8 38. Bb3 (38. f6 { Now was the time! } 38... Rb2 (38... g6! 39. e6 Rxe6 40. Rxe6 Bxe6 41. Rxe6 fxe6 42. Qg5! $18) 39. Rc1 g6 40. Ba4! (40. Qg5?! Kh7!) 40... Rc8 41. Rexc3 $16) 38... c2 39. Rc1 Qa3 40. Ree1 (40. Rg3!) 40... Qa5?? (40... Rxb3! 41. axb3 Qxb3 42. e6 (42. f6?! Qd3 43. Qg5 Qg6 { refutes the attack. }) 42... fxe6 43. fxe6 Rxe6 44. Rxe6 Bxe6 45. Qf2 Bf5! { holds! }) 41. e6 { White is winning. } 41... Rf8 42. e7 Re8 43. Qe5 Rc7 44. Qxd5 Rcxe7 45. Qxa5 { 1-0 White wins. } 1-0