[Event "Women"] [Site "Saint Louis, US"] [Date "2024.03.14"] [Round "51.1"] [White "Zatonskih, Anna"] [Black "Tang, Zoey"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2257"] [WhiteTeam "USA"] [BlackElo "2253"] [BlackTeam "USA"] [Annotator "Lang,JJ"] [Variant "Standard"] [ECO "A06"] [Opening "Zukertort Opening"] [Source "https://lichess.org/study/R6LLNwTu/S5UN657G"] [Orientation "white"] 1. Nf3 d5 2. e3 Bf5 3. c4 c6 4. Qb3 Qc7 5. cxd5 cxd5 6. Nc3 e6 7. Bb5+ Nc6 8. Nd4 Ne7 9. Qa4 a6 10. b3 Rc8 11. Bxc6+ bxc6 12. Qxa6 Ng6 13. Bb2 Bb4 14. Rc1 Nh4 15. O-O O-O 16. Nxf5 Nxf5 17. Qe2 Qe7 18. Na4 Bd6 19. f4 c5 20. Qg4 g6 21. Qf3 h5 22. d3 Qa7 23. Kh1 c4 24. dxc4 Nxe3 25. Rfe1 Ng4 26. h3 Nf2+ 27. Kh2 Ne4 28. Rxe4!? { A logical decision from the practical perspective. The defensive task is not easy, especially under time and match pressure as the underdog. } 28... dxe4 29. Qxe4 Qb8? (29... Qf2! { was necessary, attacking the weak pawn while preventing Rc1-f1 and keeping the queen on the g1-a7 diagonal. Presumably, Tang was thinking about this move primarily as stopping g2-g3, which she wanted to invite as to play ... h5-h4. But now threats of Qe4-d4 will keep her pieces more passive. }) 30. g3 (30. Rf1 Rcd8 (30... Rfd8?? 31. Qd4) (30... Be7 31. c5 Rfd8 32. Qe3 Rc6 33. Qe4 Rcc8 { and White's pawns are quick. })) 30... h4 { Black has created enough counterplay to keep White's queenside from doing much of anything. } 31. c5 hxg3+ 32. Kxg3 Be7 (32... Bc7 33. Rg1 { is anybody's game. }) 33. Rg1? (33. c6 { was necessary, saving the pawn, before committing to }) 33... Bxc5! { and there is just no attack. Now, Black defends well to clinch the match. } 34. Nxc5 Rxc5 35. Kh2 Rf5 36. Rg4 Qd6 37. Be5 Qd2+ 38. Rg2 Qd5 39. Qxd5 exd5 40. a4 Ra8 41. Ra2 f6 42. Bc7 d4 43. a5 Rb5 44. Rd2 Rxb3 45. Rxd4 Ra3 46. Rd5 Kf7 47. f5 gxf5 48. Rxf5 Rh8 49. Bg3 Ra2+ 50. Kg1 Rxh3 51. Bf2 Rha3 52. Bb6 Rb3 53. Rf2 Rxf2 54. Kxf2 Ra3 55. Bc7 Rxa5 56. Bxa5 Ke6 57. Bc3 f5 58. Bd2 f4 59. Bxf4 { 1/2-1/2 The game is a draw. } 1/2-1/2