[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