[Event "Women"] [Site "Saint Louis, US"] [Date "2024.03.14"] [Round "51.2"] [White "Yu, Jennifer"] [Black "Abrahamyan, Tatev"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2292"] [WhiteTeam "USA"] [BlackElo "2354"] [BlackTeam "USA"] [Annotator "Lang,JJ"] [Variant "Standard"] [ECO "D37"] [Opening "Queen's Gambit Declined: Barmen Variation"] [Source "https://lichess.org/study/R6LLNwTu/ZWZxu96X"] [Orientation "white"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Nbd7 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 h6 7. Bh4 c6 8. e3 g5 9. Bg3 Nh5 10. Bd3 Nxg3 11. hxg3 Bg7 12. Qc2 Nb6 13. O-O-O Be6 14. Ne5 Bxe5 15. dxe5 Qe7 16. Kb1 O-O-O 17. f4 Kb8 18. Be2 Bc8 19. e4 gxf4 20. gxf4 f6 21. exd5 cxd5 22. exf6 Qxf6 23. g3 Rhe8 24. Ka1 a6 25. Bf3 d4 26. Ne4 Qg6 27. Rc1 Nd5 28. Rhd1 Qb6 29. Qc5 Qxc5 30. Nxc5 Ne3 31. Rd2 Rg8 32. Rg1 b6 33. Nd3 Bf5 34. Ne5 Nc2+ 35. Kb1 Ne1+ 36. Ka1 Nxf3 37. Nxf3 d3 38. b3 Rc8 39. Kb2 Rc5 40. Ne5 Rgc8 41. g4 Rc2+ 42. Rxc2 Rxc2+ 43. Ka3 Be4 44. Rd1 { Of course, by this point both players are under 30 seconds. This is a very difficult position to navigate. Black has the most dangerous pawn but also the most vulnerable ones. } 44... Rc3? (44... Kc7 { When in doubt, activate the king! }) 45. Kb4 (45. f5! { Black's king is far from the kingside, after all. } 45... Kc7 46. f6 Kd8 47. Kb4 Rc2 48. Rf1 Rc8 (48... d2?? 49. f7 $18) 49. Rf2 $16) 45... Rc2 46. Nxd3 Rxa2 47. Ne5 Rf2 48. f5 Rf4?? (48... Kc7 { Black should hold by centralizing the king. But even }) (48... Bxf5!? { would likely draw. } 49. gxf5 Rxf5 50. Nc4 Kc7 $14) 49. Rd4 { The bishop is a goner! } 49... Kc7 50. Kc3 (50. f6 Rxf6 51. Rxe4 $18 { was simpler. }) 50... h5 51. gxh5 Rxf5 52. Rxe4 Rxh5 53. Nc4 { Can Black hold? It won't be easy, as the extra piece should make it easy to win both of Black's pawns without having to concede White's final pawn. } 53... b5 54. Na5 Kb6?? 55. Re6+ { A nice trap! } 55... Ka7 (55... Kxa5 56. b4+ Ka4 57. Rxa6# { was the very astute point. }) 56. Nc6+ Kb7 (56... Kb6 57. Na5+ Kc7 58. Kb4 { and the pawns fall. }) 57. Kb4 Rh3 58. Na5+ { Black resigns the game and concedes the match! } 1-0