[Event "World Youth Championships 2023"] [Site "Montesilvano"] [Date "2023.11.13"] [Round "1"] [White "Kurmangaliyeva, Liya"] [Black "Hyatt, Jessica"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2236"] [BlackElo "1818"] [Annotator "Lang,JJ"] [Variant "Standard"] [ECO "D30"] [Opening "Queen's Gambit Declined"] [StudyName "2023 World Youth"] [ChapterName "Kurmangaliyeva, Liya - Hyatt, Jessica"] [Source "https://lichess.org/study/eisyxdYL/7njfVPui"] [Orientation "white"] 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c6 4. e3 Bd6 5. b3 Nd7 6. Bb2 f5 7. Bd3 Qf6 8. Qc2 Ne7 9. Nc3 O-O 10. Ne2 a5 11. a3 Kh8 12. Ng3 e5 13. Nh5 Qe6 14. dxe5 Nxe5 15. Nxe5 Bxe5 16. O-O Bd7 17. Rad1 Bxb2 18. Qxb2 Qf7 19. Nf4 Qf6 20. Qd2 Be8 21. cxd5 cxd5 22. Be2 Bf7 23. Bb5 g5 24. Ne2 Bh5 25. Rc1 Nc6 26. Bxc6 bxc6 27. Nd4 Be8 28. Rc5 a4 29. b4 Bd7 30. Rfc1 f4 31. exf4 Qxf4 32. Qxf4 Rxf4 33. Nxc6 Bxc6 34. Rxc6 Rd4 35. Kf1 Rd2 36. R1c2 Rd3 37. R6c3 Rxc3 38. Rxc3 Kg7 39. Rc5 Rd8 40. Ke2 Kf6 41. Rc7 Ke5 42. Ke3 h6 43. Re7+ Kd6 44. Rh7 Ke5 45. Rxh6 Rc8 46. Kd2 Kd4 47. Rh3 Rf8 48. f3 (48. Rf3! Rh8 (48... Rxf3 49. gxf3 { puts Black in zugzwang. }) 49. h3 $18) 48... Re8 49. Rg3 Kc4 { An incredibly difficult position. White does not want to part with her a3-pawn and have to deal with Black's advanced passer on the queenside and its d-file counterpart. But it turns out this is the only way to win. Instead, she chooses to keep her a-pawn but loses winning chances in the process. } 50. b5?? (50. Rxg5! Kb3 51. Rxd5 Kxa3 52. b5 Kb4 53. b6 a3 54. Kc2 $18) 50... Rb8 51. Rxg5 (51. Rg4+! Kb3 52. Rxg5 Kxa3 53. Rxd5 $18) 51... Rxb5 52. f4 Rb2+ 53. Kc1 Rf2 54. f5 d4 55. Kd1 d3 56. Rg8 Rxf5 57. Rc8+ Kb3 58. Kd2 Rf2+ 59. Kxd3 Rxg2 60. h4 Rh2 61. h5 { 1/2-1/2 The game is a draw. } 1/2-1/2