[Event "2024 U.S. Senior Women's Chess Championship Closed"] [Site "Murray, Utah"] [Date "2024.12.14"] [Round "02"] [White "Belakovskaia, Anjelina"] [Black "Tsodikova, Natalya"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2178"] [BlackElo "2028"] [TimeControl "5400+30"] [Variant "Standard"] [ECO "E84"] [Opening "King's Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation, Panno Main Line"] [StudyName "2nd Annual U.S. Senior Women's Championship"] [ChapterName "Belakovskaia, Anjelina - Tsodikova, Natalya"] [ChapterURL "https://lichess.org/study/TH6coYRt/LRu9lxGN"] [Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/ChessLifeOnline"] [Orientation "white"] 1. d4 { [%clk 1:30:57] } 1... Nf6 { [%clk 1:30:46] } 2. c4 { [%clk 1:31:24] } 2... g6 { [%clk 1:31:03] } 3. Nc3 { [%clk 1:31:51] } 3... Bg7 { [%clk 1:31:23] } 4. e4 { [%clk 1:32:05] } 4... d6 { [%clk 1:31:39] } 5. f3 { [%clk 1:32:28] } 5... O-O { [%clk 1:31:53] } 6. Be3 { [%clk 1:32:53] } 6... Nc6 { [%clk 1:32:00] } 7. Nge2 { [%clk 1:30:21] } 7... a6 { [%clk 1:32:14] } 8. Qd2 { [%clk 1:30:35] } 8... Rb8 { [%clk 1:32:15] } 9. Rc1 { [%clk 1:30:30] } 9... Bd7 { [%clk 1:31:17] } 10. h4 { [%clk 1:27:09] } 10... h5 { [%clk 1:30:26] } 11. Nd1 { [%clk 1:27:13] } 11... Re8 { The entire game is worth playing through from here, with each player lashing out and creating a very double-edged, entertaining middlegame. } { [%clk 1:28:07] } 12. Nf2 { [%clk 1:25:07] } 12... b5 { [%clk 1:25:27] } 13. c5 { [%clk 1:24:01] } 13... dxc5 { [%clk 1:12:21] } 14. Rxc5 { [%clk 1:24:14] } 14... e5 { [%clk 1:11:03] } 15. d5 { [%clk 1:22:57] } 15... Ne7 { [%clk 1:00:11] } 16. g4 { [%clk 0:46:35] } 16... hxg4 { [%clk 0:55:51] } 17. h5 { [%clk 0:45:39] } 17... gxf3 { [%clk 0:50:19] } 18. Ng3 { [%clk 0:43:36] } 18... Nxh5 { [%clk 0:42:22] } 19. Nxh5 { [%clk 0:39:55] } 19... gxh5 { [%clk 0:42:50] } 20. Bg5 { [%clk 0:34:23] } 20... Bg4 { [%clk 0:35:12] } 21. Nxg4 { [%clk 0:13:19] } 21... hxg4 { [%clk 0:35:39] } 22. Rc6 { [%clk 0:13:37] } 22... Rb6 { [%clk 0:17:23] } 23. Rxb6 { [%clk 0:12:00] } 23... cxb6 { [%clk 0:17:52] } 24. d6 { [%clk 0:10:22] } 24... f6 { [%clk 0:16:15] } 25. dxe7 { [%clk 0:05:11] } 25... Qa8!? { [%clk 0:12:47] } (25... Qxe7 26. Bh6 Rd8 27. Qe3 Qb4+ $13) 26. Qc2 { [%clk 0:02:36] } 26... Rxe7 { [%clk 0:11:42] } 27. Bd2 { [%clk 0:01:51] } 27... f5 { [%clk 0:05:58] } 28. Rg1?! { [%clk 0:02:18] } (28. Rh5 $14) 28... Bf6 { [%clk 0:04:17] } 29. Qb3+ { [%clk 0:01:39] } 29... Kh8 { With under two minutes on her clock, White decides not to chase down Black's king with checks and instead misses a key resource. } { [%clk 0:03:07] } 30. exf5? { [%clk 0:00:42] } (30. Rh1+ Kg7 31. Bh6+ Kg6 32. exf5+ { Presumably, White wanted to play 30. exf5 in order to have played this sequence when the g6-square was never available. } 32... Kxf5 $13 { Now, despite Black's king on the f5-square, things are apparently balanced! }) 30... Qe4+! { White resigned, as there is no good way to get out of check. } { [%clk 0:03:02] } 31. Kd1 (31. Kf2 Bh4+ 32. Rg3 Rc7! { [%cal Gc7c2] } (32... Bxg3+?! 33. Kxg3 Qxf5 34. Qe3 $44)) (31. Qe3? Bh4+ 32. Kd1 Qb1+ 33. Bc1 Rd7+ $19) (31. Be3 Bh4+ 32. Kd2 f2 33. Rg2 Rd7+ $19) 31... Qb1+ 32. Bc1 Rd7+ $19 0-1