[Event "FIDE Women's Olympiad"]
[Site "Chennai, India"]
[Date "2022.08.08"]
[Round "10.5"]
[White "Aulia Medina, Warda"]
[Black "Krush, Irina"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "2374"]
[BlackElo "2430"]
[Annotator "Shlyakhtenko,Robert"]
[Variant "Standard"]
[ECO "B50"]
[Opening "Sicilian Defense: Modern Variations"]
[Source "https://lichess.org/study/cS8lSqW7/vC13xnwn"]
[Orientation "white"]
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. c3 Nf6 6. Qe2 { Unnecessary, as the
e4-pawn was not hanging. } (6. O-O O-O 7. Re1 { is more natural. }) 6... Nc6 7. d3 O-O 8. O-O e5 9. Nbd2 Re8 10. h3 (10. a4 Be6 11. Nc4 { is better, but Black's
position is already easier to play. }) (10. a3 Be6 11. b4 { is strongly met by } 11... b5! 12. a4 a6) 10... d5! { White has played the opening inorganically and
already stands worse. Not a good scenario against the eight-times U.S. Women's
Champion. } 11. Rd1 b6 12. Nf1 (12. exd5 Nxd5 13. Nc4 h6 { is a structure
well-known (with reversed colors) from two games of Bronstein -- against Zita
and Pachman, both in 1946. Compared with those games, White's setup here is
noticeably more passive. }) 12... Ba6 (12... d4 { was an equally good option.
White's pieces are badly placed to prepare her main plan in this structure,
f2-f4. }) 13. Qc2 h6 14. exd5 Nxd5 15. Ne3 Nde7?! { Allowing White some
counterplay. } (15... Nxe3 { Sometimes simpler is better. Black should not be
afraid to exchange one pair of knights, and preserves a clear edge after } 16. Bxe3 Ne7) 16. Ng4 h5 (16... Nf5 17. Nh4! { is also unclear. }) 17. Nh6+ Bxh6 { Black must part with the treasured bishop. } 18. Bxh6 Nf5 19. Bg5! { Correctly
provoking a weakness. } 19... f6 20. Bc1? { Again too passive. } (20. d4!! { Thematic
and strong! } 20... fxg5 21. dxe5 Qc7 22. g4 hxg4 23. hxg4 { Black must give back the
piece, as } 23... Nfe7 24. Qb3+! c4 25. Qa4 Qc8 26. Rd6 { leaves Black tied up. }) 20... Qd7 21. g4 hxg4 22. hxg4 Nfe7? { Presenting White with a surprising
tactical chance -- the e5-pawn needed protection. } (22... Nd6 { was better. }) 23. g5 f5 24. d4? (24. Qa4! Qc8 (24... Bb7? 25. Nxe5! { is the big
point. }) 25. Re1 { forces Black on the defensive. }) 24... cxd4? { Allowing
another miracle -- again Black's weakness on the dark squares tells. } (24... Rad8! { completes development and leaves White without much hope. }) 25. Qa4? { A complete collapse. } (25. Qb3+ Kg7 26. Bf4!! exf4 27. Nxd4 Nxd4 28. Rxd4 Qc8 { gives White a draw, at the very least, with } 29. Bxa8 Qxa8 30. Qe6 { and a
resultant perpetual. }) 25... Be2! 26. Re1 d3 { Now it's clearly over. } 27. Be3 Rad8 28. Qh4 f4 29. Bd2 Nf5 30. Qh2 Re7 31. Nxe5 Nxe5 32. Qxf4 Qd6 { 0-1 Black wins. } 0-1