[Event "2023 U.S. Women's Chess Championship"] [Site "Saint Louis, United States"] [Date "2023.10.13"] [Round "8.4"] [White "Zatonskih, Anna"] [Black "Tokhirjonova, Gulrukhbegim"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2364"] [BlackElo "2349"] [Annotator "WGM Sabina Foisor"] [Variant "From Position"] [ECO "?"] [Opening "?"] [FEN "q3r1k1/2pn1ppp/2p3b1/r2pP3/8/P3P3/1B1N1PPP/R1Q2RK1 w - - 0 18"] [SetUp "1"] [Source "https://lichess.org/study/b0nfXV2i/oOjAOiRV"] [Orientation "white"] { [#] } 18. Qc3? { It is from this moment that things started going wrong for Anna. } (18. f4 { had to be played as even if White created some weaknesses on the kingside, that is also the side of the board where White has to build the pressure. Black does gain a bit of initiative, but not enough for the advantage. } 18... Rc5 19. Qd1 Bf5 20. Bd4 Rc2 21. g4 Bd3 22. Nb3 Qa6 23. Rf2 Rxf2 24. Kxf2 Rb8 $15) 18... Rc5 19. Qd4 Rc2 20. e6 Nf6 21. exf7+ Kxf7 (21... Bxf7 { could have made things a bit easier for Black's support of the ... c6-c5 push while avoiding weakening the king. }) 22. Bc1? (22. Bc3 { was Anna's final chance to maintain equality as it stops Black temporarily from playing ... c6-c5. } 22... Re6 (22... Kg8 23. Rfc1 Rxc1+ 24. Rxc1 Qxa3 25. Ra1 Qd6 26. Bb4 Qd7 27. h3) 23. Nf3 Kg8 24. Ng5 Re8 25. Rfc1 { Now, even if White loses the a-pawn, having the opposite-colored bishops helps White block the c-pawns. Besides the pawns are doubled, so the extra pawn is not even visible and White should be able to hold. }) 22... c5 { From here on Begim played well and White's position collapsed due to too many passive pieces. } 23. Qf4 Qa5 24. e4 dxe4 25. Qe3 c4 26. a4 Rd8 27. Nb3 Qe5 28. Rb1 Rd3 29. Qc5 Rd5 30. Qe3 Rc3 31. Bb2 Rxe3 32. Bxe5 Rxb3 { 0-1 Black wins. } 0-1