[Event "U.S. Girls Chess Championship 2023"]
[Site "St Louis"]
[Date "2023.07.24"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Lee, Alice"]
[Black "Mou, Iris"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2393"]
[BlackElo "2214"]
[Annotator "Davis Zong Jr"]
[Variant "Standard"]
[ECO "D32"]
[Opening "Tarrasch Defense: Schara Gambit"]
[Source "https://lichess.org/study/ZBuAQUT7/iPHkQZlh"]
[Orientation "white"]
{ Annotations by Davis Zong Jr }
1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c5 4. cxd5 cxd4 5. Qxd4 Nc6 6. Qd1 exd5 7. e3 { Objectively not the best choice, as Black's isolated queen's pawn is quite
strong here. } (7. Qxd5 { was an option for White, but Black has compensation
for the pawn and can gain a few tempi on White's queen: } 7... Bd6 8. Nf3 Nf6 9. Qd1 O-O 10. g3) 7... Nf6 8. Nf3 Bb4 9. Bd2 O-O 10. Be2 Ne4 11. Nxe4 dxe4 12. Nd4?! { This gives Black a slight chance to press for an advantage. } (12. Bxb4 Nxb4 13. Qxd8 Rxd8 14. Nd4 $10) 12... Bxd2+ 13. Qxd2 Nxd4?! { This liquidates to a
draw. } (13... Qg5! 14. Nxc6 bxc6 { White can't castle because of Black's
threat of 15. ... Bh3. } 15. Kf1 Rd8 $17 { White will try to play on the
kingside with h2-h4-h5, but the lack of castling will always be a minus in the
long run as the d-file is already open for Black's pieces. }) 14. Qxd4 Qxd4 15. exd4 $10 Be6 16. b3 Rac8 17. Kd2 Rfd8 18. Ke3 Rc3+ 19. Kd2 Rcc8 20. Ke3 Rc3+ 21. Kd2 Rcc8 22. Ke3 { 1/2-1/2 The game is a draw. } 1/2-1/2