[Event "U.S. Championship"]
[Site "St Louis"]
[Date "2023.10.05"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Yu, Jennifer"]
[Black "Abrahamyan, Tatev"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2294"]
[WhiteTeam "United States"]
[BlackElo "2262"]
[BlackTeam "United States"]
[Annotator "Davis Zong Jr."]
[Variant "From Position"]
[ECO "?"]
[Opening "?"]
[FEN "r4qk1/5p1p/b1pp1Q2/6pP/2P1r1P1/1P2B3/5P2/2KR3R b - - 0 24"]
[SetUp "1"]
[Source "https://lichess.org/study/b0nfXV2i/lt7ILFmB"]
[Orientation "white"]
{ This position is in a way, the climax of the game. White is forced to make a
queen trade (otherwise ...Qg7-c3+ is coming), but what is the best way to do
it? }
24... Qg7 25. Bxg5!? { As much as winning a free pawn while keeping the
tension looks tempting, it allows the d6-pawn to get away, effectively
shutting out the d1-rook from the attack. } (25. Rxd6? { fails to } 25... Qxf6 26. Rxf6 { whereupon Black can utilize a skewer motif with: } 26... Bxc4!) (25. Qxg7+! { was the way to go. By fixing her own pawn on h6, white secures the d6- and
g5- pawns and acquires a permanent asset. } 25... Kxg7 26. h6+! Kf6 27. Rxd6+ Ke5 28. Rhd1 $18) 25... d5 26. f3 (26. h6! { Harry the h-pawn was the key to
making White's attack work! } 26... Qxf6 27. Bxf6 { and now if Black gets greedy with: } 27... dxc4 28. Rh5! cxb3 29. Rg5+ Kf8 30. Rg7 $18 { the threat of Rg7xh7 looks
horrible for the second player. }) 26... Qxf6 27. Bxf6 Rf4 { 1/2-1/2 The game is a draw. } 1/2-1/2