[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