[Event "World Youth Championship 2023"] [Site "Montesilvano"] [Date "2023.11.18"] [Round "6.9"] [White "Wang, Chuqiao"] [Black "Shvedova, Alexandra"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2215"] [BlackElo "2170"] [Annotator "Lang, JJ"] [Variant "Standard"] [ECO "D38"] [Opening "Queen's Gambit Declined: Ragozin Defense"] [Source "https://lichess.org/study/eisyxdYL/v0aNG7WG"] [Orientation "white"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bxf6 Qxf6 7. Qb3 c5 8. cxd5 exd5 9. dxc5 Bxc3+ 10. Qxc3 Qxc3+ 11. bxc3 Na6 12. c6 bxc6 13. e3 Rb8 14. c4 Rb2 15. cxd5 { Fearless! Black will have compensation for the pawn, but nothing more. But declining the 'gift' on d5 would lead to more suffering. } (15. Bd3 Nb4 $17) 15... Nb4 16. Nd4 Nxd5 17. Nxc6 Nc3 18. Nd4 Bb7 19. Bc4 { Of course, she needs to castle. } 19... Bxg2?! { It's one thing to sac the pawn for initiative. It's another to remain pawn-down as pieces trade. But this was too greedy. } (19... O-O 20. O-O Rc8 21. Bb3 (21. Bd3 Rxa2) 21... a5 { Black's pressure continues! } 22. Rfc1 a4 23. Rc2 Rxc2 24. Bxc2 Ne2+ 25. Nxe2 Rxc2 26. Nd4 Rc3) 20. Rg1 Bd5 21. Bxd5 Nxd5 22. Rxg7 Ke7 23. Rg4 Rc8 { Amazingly, Black's pieces have no way to coordinate. } 24. a3 Kf6 25. Rh4 Kg6 26. Rh3 Nf6 27. Rg3+ Kh7 28. Rf3 Kg6 29. Rf4 Rc5 30. Kf1 Rh5?! (30... h5 { was more stubborn. }) 31. Rc1! { Simple but instructive. Rather than knee-jerk to cover the h-pawn, White finds a simple tactical resource that justifies activating her last piece and siezing the initiative once and for all. } 31... Nd5 (31... Rxh2 32. Rc6 $18) 32. Rc6+ f6 33. Rg4+ Kf7 34. e4 Ne7 35. Rc7 Rxh2 36. Rf4 Ke8 37. Rxf6 Rb1+ 38. Ke2 Rb2+ 39. Ke3 Rh3+ 40. f3 Rb6 41. Rxb6 axb6 42. Rb7 { The ending should be winning, as White demonstrates. } 42... Nc8 43. Nf5 Rh1 44. e5 Kd8 45. Ke4 Re1+ 46. Kd5 Rf1 47. Ke6 Rxf3 48. Rd7+ Ke8 49. Ng7+ Kf8 50. Nh5 { 1-0 White wins. } 1-0