[Event "Women"] [Site "Saint Louis, US"] [Date "2024.03.14"] [Round "51.1"] [White "Tang, Zoey"] [Black "Zatonskih, Anna"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2253"] [WhiteTeam "USA"] [BlackElo "2257"] [BlackTeam "USA"] [Annotator "Lang,JJ"] [Variant "Standard"] [ECO "A40"] [Opening "English Defense"] [Source "https://lichess.org/study/R6LLNwTu/uitMNIzm"] [Orientation "white"] 1. d4 e6 2. c4 b6 3. Nf3 Bb7 4. g3 Bxf3 5. exf3 d5 6. Nc3 Nf6 7. cxd5 exd5 8. Bd3 Be7 9. O-O O-O 10. f4 (10. Re1 { better was anticipating Black's queenside expansion and making sure the pawns can be disconnected, for instance: } 10... c5 11. dxc5 bxc5 12. b3 $16 { playing against the hanging pawns with the bishop pair. }) 10... c5 11. f5? { A significant strategic error! The first time Tang's inexperience shows in this match. } (11. dxc5 bxc5 { is slightly less promising with the pawn on f4 in the way of White's dark-squared bishop, but this is still the way to go. }) 11... Nc6 12. Ne2 c4! { Zatonskih's four-on-three on the queenside will be far more powerful than Tang's damaged kingside majority. The closed center also helps mitigate the force of White's bishop pair (as does White's own f5-pawn). } 13. Bc2 b5 14. Bf4 a5 15. h3 Re8 16. g4 { White has to play like this to mobilize her kingside pawns. An f5-f6 push could upset Black's flow. } 16... Bd6! { A reasonable trade. White either loses her good bishop or concedes a long diagonal to Black. } 17. Be3 Bc7 18. Kg2 Qd6 19. Rh1 Ne4 20. Bxe4 dxe4?! (20... Rxe4! { is just crushing. } 21. Nc3?? Rxe3 { is even an idea. }) 21. d5? (21. a4! { White needed to disrupt Black's queenside the first chance she had. }) 21... Nb4 { Now, Black is firmly in control. } 22. Nf4 Nd3 23. Nxd3 exd3 24. Qf3 Rad8 25. a4 Qxd5 26. axb5 Qxb5 27. Rhc1 Be5 28. Bd2 a4 29. Rab1 Bxb2 30. Bc3 a3 { The pawns are too powerful! An impressive "must-win" performance with the black pieces. } 31. f6 Qd5 32. Bxb2 axb2 33. Rxb2 Qxf3+ 34. Kxf3 c3 35. Rxc3 d2 36. Rxd2 Rxd2 37. fxg7 Kxg7 38. Kg3 Red8 39. Rc5 h6 40. h4 R8d3+ 41. f3 Rd5 42. Rc7 Ra5 43. Rc3 Rd4 44. Rb3 h5 45. g5 Raa4 { 0-1 Black wins. } 0-1