[Event "ch-USA w 2022"] [Site "https://lichess.org/study/dfRDZs7P/6hYsJKrs"] [Date "2022.10.14"] [Round "9.1"] [White "Tokhirjonova, Gulrukhbegim"] [Black "Lee, Megan"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2336"] [BlackElo "2226"] [Annotator "cahan"] [Variant "Standard"] [ECO "A07"] [Opening "King's Indian Attack: Double Fianchetto"] [Source "https://lichess.org/study/dfRDZs7P/6hYsJKrs"] [Orientation "white"] { [%evp 0,111,28,34,14,-9,3,24,6,7,10,13,33,35,44,14,21,18,18,5,51,34,44,31,29, 0,0,19,30,30,30,55,55,82,82,30,35,25,25,6,0,-8,-9,0,0,1,0,0,-33,-46,-17,-37, -55,-18,-61,-19,-26,-21,0,-1,72,55,68,69,91,116,122,85,125,51,251,252,307,275, 287,304,304,304,288,315,313,326,328,334,329,339,342,341,351,348,356,354,383, 384,394,400,403,402,415,415,430,440,441,467,499,468,525,530,530,538,593,593, 593,594] } 1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. d4 Nf6 5. O-O Ne4 { Black often plays this move in this line of the Fianchetto Grunfeld, but only rarely this soon. The main line continues } (5... O-O 6. c4 c6 7. cxd5 (7. Nc3 dxc4 { is considered fine for Black }) 7... cxd5 8. Nc3 Ne4 (8... Nc6 9. Ne5 { , in both cases with no more than a smudge of edge for White. })) 6. c4 c6 7. Nc3 Nxc3 8. bxc3 dxc4 9. e4 { White has sacrificed a pawn but has a strong center and easy development as compensation. } 9... Bg4 10. Qe2 b5 11. a4 O-O 12. axb5?! { There is no need to release the tension on the queenside this soon. } (12. e5 { was a better option and only when Black has committed her queen to either c8 or d7 should White exchange on b5. }) 12... cxb5 13. e5 a5? (13... Nd7 { intending ...Bf5 and ...Nb6 would give Black fully satisfactory play. }) 14. Qe4 Bxf3 15. Bxf3 Ra6 16. Ba3 Nc6 17. Bc5? { The bishop looks nice on the c5-square but it really doesn't do much. A better option was } (17. Rfb1 Qd7 18. Qd5! { when Black will be unable to hold onto the extra pawn, leaving White with a clear advantage. }) 17... Qc7 18. Qe3 Rb8 19. Rfb1 (19. h4!?) 19... Nd8 20. Bd5 Ne6 21. Ba3 Qd8 22. Be4 Nc7 23. Bc5 e6?! { After } (23... Bf8!? 24. Qf3 Qc8 25. h4 b4 { , it is anyone's game. }) 24. Qf3 Qc8 25. h4 { Finally, White realizes that this is the only way to make any progress. } 25... Bf8 (25... b4!?) 26. h5! Bxc5 27. dxc5 Ne8?? { Nooo! After having defended accurately for more than a dozen moves, Black throws away the fruits of her labor. After } (27... Nd5 28. Bxd5 exd5 29. Qxd5 gxh5 { , Black is doing fine. }) 28. c6 Qc7 29. Qf4 Ng7 30. hxg6? { It was much better to establish a pawn on h6, permanently giving Black trouble to guard the hopelessly weak dark squares on the kingside. } (30. h6!) 30... fxg6 31. Rd1 Rd8? { This is mistake but even } (31... Rf8 32. Qg5 Qb6 33. Ra2 { would leave White with a decisive advantage. }) 32. Qg5! Raa8 33. Rd7! Rxd7 34. cxd7 Rd8 35. Bc6! { This was White's brilliant idea behind the 33rd move. Now White wins easily. } 35... Rxd7 36. Bxd7 Qxd7 37. Rxa5 Qd1+ 38. Kh2 Qd5 39. Ra7 Qf3 40. Qd8+ Qf8 41. Qxf8+ Kxf8 42. Rb7 Nf5 43. Rxb5 Ne7 44. Rc5 Nd5 45. Rxc4 { This is a trivial win for White, but Black, for some reason, decides to carry on. } 45... Ke7 46. Rc6 Kd7 47. Rd6+ Ke7 48. c4 Nc3 49. Ra6 Kd7 50. Ra7+ Kc6 51. Rxh7 Ne4 52. f4 g5 53. Re7 gxf4 54. gxf4 Kc5 55. Rxe6 Kxc4 56. Rd6 { and at long last, Black resigned. } 1-0