[Event "2022 U.S. Girls' Junior Championship"] [Site "Saint Louis"] [Date "2022.07.13"] [Round "6"] [White "Yan, Ruiyang"] [Black "Morris-Suzuki, Sophie"] [Result "0-1"] [Annotator "Scott,Harold"] [Variant "Standard"] [ECO "B41"] [Opening "Sicilian Defense: Kan Variation, Maróczy Bind, Réti Variation"] [Source "https://lichess.org/study/cfnNS6tI/41hxMGYV"] [Orientation "white"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. c4 Nf6 6. Nc3 Qc7 7. a3 b6 8. Be3 Bb7 9. f3 Be7 10. Be2 O-O 11. O-O d6 12. Qd2 Nbd7 13. Rac1 Rac8 14. b4 Qb8 15. Rfd1 Rfe8 16. Nb3 h5 { There have only been 14 games played with this move in the online database. } (16... Bd8 { is the more popular move here. }) 17. Bf1 { This has been White's most common response thus far. } 17... h4 18. Bf4 $146 Ne5 19. Bxe5 dxe5 20. Qf2 Bc6 21. c5 bxc5 22. Nxc5 Bxc5 23. bxc5 Qa7 24. Na2 h3 25. g3 Bxe4 26. fxe4 Ng4 27. Qc2? $17 (27. Qe2! Rxc5 28. Qxa6 Rxc1+ 29. Qxa7 Rxd1 30. Nc3 Rc1) 27... Ne3 28. Qc3 Nxd1 29. Rxd1 Rxc5 30. Qe3 Qc7 { Although White has two minor pieces for the rook, Black is firmly in control as the knight is not positioned well and White's king doesn't enjoy the same protection as the Black king. } 31. a4? (31. Nb4 Rc3 32. Nxa6 Qa5 33. Qe1 Ra8 34. Nb4 Qb6+ $19) (31. Bxa6 Rc2 32. Nb4 Rc3 33. Qe1 Rxa3 $17) 31... Rb8 32. Rd3 Rc2 33. Nc3 Rb3 34. Nd1 Rxd3 35. Qxd3 Qb6+ 36. Ne3 Rb2 37. a5 Qxa5 38. Nc4 Qc5+ 39. Kh1 Ra2 40. Qd8+ Qf8 41. Qc7 Rc2 42. Qxe5 Qd8 43. Kg1 Rc1 44. Qf4? { This allows Black to convert smoothly now. } 44... Rxc4 45. Bxc4 Qd4+ 46. Kf1 Qxc4+ 47. Ke1 Qc3+ 48. Kd1 e5 49. Qh4 g6 50. Qxh3 a5 51. Qh4 a4 52. Qd8+ Kg7 53. Qa8 a3 54. h4 Qb3+ 55. Ke2 Qb2+ 56. Kf3 a2 57. h5 a1=Q 58. h6+ Kh7 { 0-1 Black wins. } 0-1