[Event "U.S. Women's Championship"] [Site "chess24.com"] [Date "2023.10.07"] [Round "3.4"] [White "Yu, Jennifer"] [Black "Cervantes Landeiro, Thalia"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2294"] [WhiteTeam "United States"] [BlackElo "2303"] [BlackTeam "United States"] [Annotator "Nemcova"] [Variant "Standard"] [ECO "D77"] [Opening "Neo-Grünfeld Defense: Classical Variation, Modern Defense"] [Source "https://lichess.org/study/b0nfXV2i/wf6C7WHb"] [Orientation "white"] 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 g6 3. d4 d5 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. O-O O-O 6. c4 dxc4 7. Na3 a5 8. Nxc4 a4 9. Re1 Be6 10. Nfe5 c6 11. e4 Ng4 12. Nxg4 Bxc4 13. Bh6? (13. Be3 { was safer. }) 13... Qxd4! 14. Qxd4 Bxd4 15. Bxf8 Kxf8 16. Ne3 Be6 17. Bf1 b5!? { Cervantes wishes to control the c4-square and to keep the pressure on both white pawns on the queenside. } (17... Bxb2 { The engine suggests immediately capturing a pawn with a decisive advantage. }) 18. Rad1 Bxb2 19. Rd8+ Kg7 20. Nd5! { A cool move by Yu that keeps White in the game. Any other move makes the win very easy for Black. } 20... cxd5 (20... Be5! { A difficult move to find, but the idea is to plan for ...Be5-c7 after the knight retreats, knowing that White cannot capture the pawn on e7: if } 21. Nxe7 Ra7 $19) 21. exd5 Bc3 22. Rb1? (22. Rc1! { This saves White from a losing position. } 22... Ba5 23. dxe6 Bxd8 24. Rc8 Bb6 25. exf7 Kxf7 26. Bg2 Ra5 27. Rxb8 Bc7) 22... Ba5! $19 23. Re8 Bd7 24. Rxe7 b4! 25. Bc4 Bf5 26. Rc1 Nd7 27. d6 Rc8 28. Rxf7+ Kh6 29. g4 Be6 30. Bxe6 Rxc1+ 31. Kg2 Nc5 32. Bd5 Rd1 33. f4 Bd8 34. g5+ Bxg5 35. fxg5+ Kxg5 36. Bc4 Rxd6 37. Rxh7 Rd4 38. Bg8 Ne4 39. Ra7 Nc3 40. Ra6 Rd2+ 41. Kg3 Rd3+ 42. Kg2 Kf5 43. h3 Rd8 44. Bc4 Rd4 45. Bg8 g5 46. Kf3 Rd3+ 47. Kg2 Rd8 48. Bf7 Kf4 49. Rf6+ Ke3 50. Re6+ Kd4 51. Rg6 Rf8 52. Bg8 Ne4 53. Rg7 Nf6 (53... Rf2+! 54. Kg1 Rb2 $19 { With a winning advantage. }) 54. Bf7 Ne8 55. Rh7 Nd6 56. Be6 Ke5 57. Bg4 b3 58. axb3 axb3 59. Re7+ Kd4 60. Rd7 Rf6 61. Bd1 b2 62. Bc2 Kc3 63. Bb1 Nb5 64. Rd5 Na3 65. Ba2 Rg6 66. Rc5+ Kd4 67. Ra5 b1=Q?? (67... Nc4! $19 { Black needs to keep her pawn and try to maneuver her pieces. The goal is to kick the white bishop away either with the knight or with the rook. This position is still winning. }) 68. Bxb1 Nxb1 69. Kg3 (69. h4!? { This was the fastest route to a theoretically drawn endgame. } 69... gxh4+ 70. Kh3 Rh6 71. Ra4+ Kd5 72. Rxh4) 69... Nc3 70. Kg4 Nd5 71. Kf5 Rg8 72. Ra4+ Kc5 73. Ra5+ Kd6 74. Ra6+ Kd7 75. Ra3 Nc7 76. Re3 Kd6 77. Rd3+ Nd5 78. Ra3 Ne7+ 79. Kg4 Nc6 80. Re3 Kd5 81. Kf5 Nd4+ 82. Kf6 Kd6 83. Rd3 Kc5 84. Re3 Kc4 85. Kf7 Ra8 86. Kf6 Rg8 87. Kf7 Rd8 88. Kf6 Rd5 89. Rg3 Rf5+ 90. Kg6 Rf3 91. Rxg5 Rxh3 92. Kf6 Kd3 93. Rg4 Rf3+ 94. Ke5 Rf5+ 95. Kd6 Kc4 96. Rg1 Rf6+ 97. Ke7 Ra6 98. Rg5 Nf3 99. Rf5 Nd4 100. Rf6 Ra7+ 101. Kd6 Ra5 102. Ke7 Kd5 103. Rf1 Ra6 104. Rd1 Ke5 105. Re1+ Kf5 106. Rf1+ Ke5 107. Re1+ Kd5 108. Rd1 Rb6 109. Re1 Nf5+ 110. Kf7 Nh6+ 111. Kg7 Ng4 112. Rd1+ Ke4 113. Kf7 Nh6+ 114. Ke7 Nf5+ 115. Kd7 Ke5 116. Re1+ Kd5 117. Rd1+ Nd4 118. Ke7 Ra6 119. Re1 Nf3 120. Re2 Ng5 121. Rd2+ Ke5 122. Rd1 Ra7+ 123. Rd7 Ra6 124. Rb7 Ra5 125. Rd7 Ne4 126. Rd1 Ra7+ 127. Rd7 Ra6 128. Rd1 Rh6 129. Kd7 Rh7+ 130. Kc6 Rh6+ 131. Kd7 Rh7+ 132. Kc6 Rh6+ 133. Kd7 { 1/2-1/2 The game is a draw. } 1/2-1/2