[Event "Pan-American Youth Championships 2024"] [Site "Orlando"] [Date "2024.07.17"] [Round "04"] [White "Li, Sophie"] [Black "Guzman Garcia, Mia Fernanda"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "1748"] [BlackElo "1854"] [TimeControl "5400+30"] [Variant "Standard"] [ECO "B20"] [Opening "Sicilian Defense: Keres Variation"] [StudyName "Pan-American Youth Championships 2024"] [ChapterName "Li, Sophie - Guzman Garcia, Mia Fernanda"] [ChapterURL "https://lichess.org/study/ds6e8jQG/zsYREui0"] [Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/ChessLifeOnline"] [Orientation "white"] 1. e4 { [%clk 1:30:38] } 1... c5 { [%clk 1:30:43] } 2. Ne2 { [%clk 1:30:55] } 2... d6 { [%clk 1:30:43] } 3. g3 { [%clk 1:31:09] } 3... Nc6 { [%clk 1:30:44] } 4. Bg2 { [%clk 1:31:16] } 4... g6 { [%clk 1:29:30] } 5. Nbc3 { [%clk 1:29:11] } 5... Bg7 { [%clk 1:29:33] } 6. b3 { [%clk 1:27:57] } 6... e6 { [%clk 1:27:56] } 7. Bb2 { [%clk 1:27:43] } 7... Nge7 { [%clk 1:25:17] } 8. Rb1 { [%clk 1:26:17] } 8... O-O { [%clk 1:24:02] } 9. O-O { [%clk 1:26:17] } 9... b6 { [%clk 1:19:40] } 10. Na4 { [%clk 1:23:41] } 10... Bb7 { [%clk 1:14:59] } 11. Bxg7 { [%clk 1:21:57] } 11... Kxg7 { [%clk 1:15:25] } 12. d4 { [%clk 1:21:39] } 12... Qc7 { [%clk 1:08:14] } 13. Nb2 { [%clk 1:18:16] } 13... Rfd8 { [%clk 1:06:15] } 14. Qd2 { [%clk 1:16:09] } 14... Ba6 { [%clk 0:54:56] } 15. c4 { [%clk 1:15:14] } 15... cxd4 { [%clk 0:54:14] } 16. Nxd4 { [%clk 1:14:52] } 16... Nxd4 { [%clk 0:54:37] } 17. Qxd4+ { [%clk 1:15:16] } 17... e5 { [%clk 0:54:59] } 18. Qd2 { [%clk 1:12:34] } 18... Nc6 { [%clk 0:55:02] } 19. Nd3 { [%clk 1:11:48] } 19... Nd4 { [%clk 0:54:48] } 20. Nb4 { [%clk 1:11:42] } 20... Bb7 { [%clk 0:54:34] } 21. Nc2 { [%clk 1:11:25] } 21... Nxc2 { [%clk 0:48:44] } 22. Qxc2 { In this equal position, Black is not about to let White punish her backwards d6-pawn, and plays dynamically with: } { [%clk 1:11:42] } 22... d5! { [%clk 0:48:00] } 23. exd5 { [%clk 1:09:35] } 23... Bxd5 { [%clk 0:48:17] } 24. Bxd5 { [%clk 1:07:42] } 24... Rxd5 { [%clk 0:48:39] } 25. Qe4 { [%clk 1:05:05] } 25... Rdd8 { But White has found a new target: the e5-pawn! } { [%clk 0:49:01] } 26. Rfe1 { [%clk 1:04:34] } 26... Re8 { [%clk 0:47:10] } 27. Rbd1 { [%clk 1:03:53] } 27... f5?! { [%clk 0:45:48] } 28. Qd3 { [%clk 1:02:07] } 28... Re7 { [%clk 0:38:55] } 29. Qc3 { [%clk 0:58:48] } 29... Rae8 { [%clk 0:38:03] } 30. Rd5 { [%clk 0:58:33] } 30... Kg8 { From here, Li opens the c4-square for her queen and begins prodding her opponent's tenuous king placement. A game of cat-and-mouse ensues, and it's really impressive to see such a young player keep up the pressure without any concrete wins in the works. Many players get impatient here and overcommit to an attack that isn't there. } { [%clk 0:36:08] } 31. c5!? { [%clk 0:56:26] } 31... bxc5! { [%clk 0:33:00] } 32. Qc4 { [%clk 0:55:34] } 32... Kg7 { [%clk 0:31:48] } 33. Rxc5 { [%clk 0:55:43] } 33... Qd6 { [%clk 0:31:58] } 34. Rd5 { [%clk 0:55:15] } 34... Qf6 { [%clk 0:31:04] } 35. Red1 { [%clk 0:54:48] } 35... e4 { [%clk 0:28:48] } 36. Rd7 { [%clk 0:53:06] } 36... Qf7?! { The logical defense is a bit passive. } { [%clk 0:20:22] } (36... Kh6!?) (36... Rxd7 37. Rxd7+ Re7 38. Qc7 Rxd7 39. Qxd7+ Qf7 40. Qd4+ Kg8 41. h3 $14) 37. Qc7 { [%clk 0:51:31] } 37... a6 { [%clk 0:18:40] } 38. R1d6 { [%clk 0:50:38] } 38... Kg8 { [%clk 0:10:15] } 39. Rxe7 { [%clk 0:49:02] } 39... Rxe7?! { Black is beginning to feel the heat, and underestimates the importance of this decision. } { [%clk 0:09:42] } (39... Qxe7 40. Qc4+ (40. Qxe7 Rxe7 41. Rxa6 Rc7! { offers Black's rook at least some counterplay. })) 40. Qc8+ { [%clk 0:48:38] } 40... Kg7 { [%clk 0:10:05] } 41. Qc3+ { [%clk 0:48:30] } 41... Kh6 { [%clk 0:09:39] } 42. Rxa6 { [%clk 0:47:17] } 42... Rd7 { [%clk 0:07:51] } 43. Qe3+ { [%clk 0:44:43] } 43... Kg7 { [%clk 0:07:41] } 44. Kg2 { [%clk 0:44:38] } 44... h6 { [%clk 0:04:12] } 45. Qc3+ { [%clk 0:43:55] } 45... Kh7 { [%clk 0:04:32] } 46. Ra8 { [%clk 0:43:42] } 46... Qg7 { [%clk 0:04:37] } 47. Qxg7+!? { One more chance for Black to hold the endgame! } { [%clk 0:43:40] } 47... Kxg7 { [%clk 0:05:00] } 48. Ra6 { [%clk 0:43:42] } 48... Rd2 { [%clk 0:04:37] } 49. Kf1 { [%clk 0:43:24] } 49... Rb2! { [%clk 0:04:12] } 50. h4 { [%clk 0:43:10] } 50... g5!? { [%clk 0:03:33] } 51. h5 { [%clk 0:42:58] } 51... f4 { [%clk 0:02:49] } 52. gxf4 { [%clk 0:42:38] } 52... gxf4 { [%clk 0:03:04] } 53. Rg6+ { [%clk 0:39:58] } 53... Kh7!? { [%clk 0:03:08] } 54. Re6 { [%clk 0:38:18] } 54... Rxa2 { [%clk 0:02:37] } 55. Rxe4 { [%clk 0:38:31] } 55... Rb2 { [%clk 0:02:04] } 56. Rb4 { [%clk 0:38:11] } 56... Kg7? { [%clk 0:01:13] } (56... f3!) 57. Rb6? { [%clk 0:38:15] } (57. Kg2!) 57... Kh7?? { [%clk 0:01:22] } (57... f3!) 58. Kg2 { [%clk 0:38:23] } 58... Kg7 { [%clk 0:01:36] } 59. Kf3 { [%clk 0:38:38] } 59... Kh7 { [%clk 0:01:50] } 60. b4 { [%clk 0:38:35] } 60... Kg7 { [%clk 0:01:59] } 61. b5 { [%clk 0:38:02] } 61... Kh7 { [%clk 0:01:21] } 62. Rb7+ { [%clk 0:37:43] } 62... Kg8 { [%clk 0:01:40] } 63. b6 { [%clk 0:37:59] } 63... Rb5 { [%clk 0:01:15] } 64. Rb8+ { [%clk 0:38:01] } 64... Kf7 { [%clk 0:01:31] } 65. b7 { [%clk 0:38:16] } 65... Rb3+ { [%clk 0:01:28] } 66. Kxf4 { [%clk 0:38:29] } 66... Rb4+ { [%clk 0:01:52] } 67. Ke5 { [%clk 0:38:03] } 67... Rb5+ { [%clk 0:02:04] } 68. Kd6 { [%clk 0:38:03] } 68... Rb6+ { [%clk 0:01:59] } 69. Kc5 { [%clk 0:37:51] } 69... Rb1 { [%clk 0:02:06] } 70. Rh8! $18 { [%clk 0:38:07] } 70... Rc1+ { [%clk 0:02:23] } 71. Kd4 { [%clk 0:38:30] } 71... Rd1+ { [%clk 0:02:38] } 72. Ke3 { [%clk 0:38:54] } 72... Re1+ { [%clk 0:02:59] } 73. Kd2 { [%clk 0:39:19] } 73... Rf1 { [%clk 0:03:13] } 74. b8=Q { [%clk 0:39:34] } 74... Rxf2+ { [%clk 0:03:35] } 75. Ke1 { [%clk 0:39:59] } 75... Rf5 { [%clk 0:03:52] } 76. Rf8+ { [%clk 0:40:19] } 76... Ke6 { [%clk 0:04:06] } 77. Rxf5 { [%clk 0:40:44] } 77... Kxf5 { [%clk 0:04:22] } 78. Qf8+ { [%clk 0:41:07] } 78... Kg4 { [%clk 0:04:41] } 79. Qxh6 { [%clk 0:41:29] } 79... Kh4 { [%clk 0:05:01] } 80. Qf4+ { [%clk 0:41:47] } 80... Kxh5 { [%clk 0:05:25] } 81. Qg3 { [%clk 0:42:14] } 81... Kh6 { [%clk 0:05:46] } 82. Kf2 { [%clk 0:42:41] } 82... Kh7 { [%clk 0:06:10] } 83. Kf3 { [%clk 0:43:08] } 83... Kh8 { [%clk 0:06:35] } 84. Kf4 { [%clk 0:43:33] } 84... Kh7 { [%clk 0:07:00] } 85. Kf5 { [%clk 0:44:00] } 85... Kh8 { [%clk 0:07:19] } 86. Kf6 { [%clk 0:44:26] } 86... Kh7 { [%clk 0:07:34] } 87. Qg7# { 1-0 White wins. } { [%clk 0:44:22] } 1-0