[Event "ch-USA w 2022"] [Site "https://lichess.org/study/dfRDZs7P/QLYa0cw4"] [Date "2022.10.14"] [Round "9.6"] [White "Lee, Alice"] [Black "Krush, Irina"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2263"] [BlackElo "2432"] [Annotator "cahan"] [Variant "Standard"] [ECO "D45"] [Opening "Semi-Slav Defense: Normal Variation"] [Source "https://lichess.org/study/dfRDZs7P/QLYa0cw4"] [Orientation "white"] { [%evp 0,135,16,28,17,-16,3,18,-3,20,17,50,48,16,43,38,25,15,13,16,19,11,18,3, 32,25,25,7,30,3,12,18,10,-31,2,-68,-15,-33,-54,-86,-63,-75,-77,-73,-98,-96,-55, -51,5,-19,22,57,60,38,30,-4,-4,25,32,39,23,30,34,27,50,64,28,17,16,0,0,0,0,0, 190,316,318,185,459,47,67,73,59,66,35,45,50,59,73,23,18,7,28,-77,-58,-98,-97, -98,-98,-81,-73,-78,-80,-89,-80,-71,-71,-71,-41,-61,-43,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0, 0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0] } 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 c6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Be2 Bd6 7. O-O O-O 8. b3 b6 9. Bb2 Bb7 10. Qc2 Re8 11. Rfe1 c5 12. cxd5 exd5 13. Rad1 h6 14. Qb1 Qe7 15. Nh4 Qe6 16. Bf3 Ne4 17. g3 Ndf6 18. Nb5 Bb8 19. Qa1 g5 20. Ng2 Qf5 21. Bxe4 Nxe4 22. Rf1 a6 23. Nc3 c4 24. Nxe4 dxe4 25. bxc4 Bd6 26. a4 b5 27. Rc1 bxc4 28. Rxc4 Rec8 29. Rxc8+ Rxc8 30. Ba3 Bxa3 31. Qxa3 a5 32. h4 Rc4 33. hxg5 hxg5 34. Qe7 Bc6 35. Rb1 Rc2 36. Rb8+ Kh7?? (36... Kg7 { holds the balance. }) 37. Nf4!! Bd7 { Black cannot capture the knight as } (37... gxf4?? 38. Qh4+ { leads to mate. }) 38. Rd8 Rc1+ 39. Kg2?? { Now, White chooses the wrong square for her queen. After } (39. Kh2 Rc2 (39... Be6 40. d5!) 40. Qf8 Qf6 41. Rxd7 { and White wins. }) 39... Be6 40. Qf8 { White cannot play } (40. d5?? { as } 40... Qg4! { wins for Black! This is probably what Lee initially had missed when she played 39.Kg2. }) 40... Qf6 41. Qg8+ Kh6 42. Qh8+ Qxh8 43. Rxh8+ Kg7 44. Nxe6+ Kxh8 45. Nxg5 { The resulting endgame is despite the odd material imbalance equal. } 45... Rc4 46. Nxf7+ Kg7 47. Nd6 Rxa4 48. Nxe4 Rb4 49. Nc5 a4 50. Nxa4 Rxa4 51. f4 Kf6 52. Kf3 Ra1 53. g4 Rg1 54. d5 Ke7 55. g5 Kd6 56. Ke4 Rg3 57. Kd4 Rg1 58. Ke4 Rg3 59. Kf5 Rxe3 60. Kf6 Kxd5 61. f5 Ra3 62. g6 Ra6+ 63. Kg5 Ke5 64. g7 Ra1 65. Kg6 Rg1+ 66. Kf7 Kxf5 67. g8=Q Rxg8 68. Kxg8 { 1/2-1/2 The game is a draw. } 1/2-1/2