[Event "FIDE Women's World Cup 2025"] [Site "Batumi, Georgia"] [Date "2025.07.08"] [Round "01-03"] [White "Cervantes Landeiro, Thalia"] [Black "Mungunzul, Bat-Erdene"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2278"] [BlackElo "2337"] [TimeControl "40/5400+30:1800+30"] [Variant "Standard"] [ECO "D17"] [Opening "Slav Defense: Czech Variation, Krause Attack"] [StudyName "Women's World Cup"] [ChapterName "Cervantes Landeiro, Thalia - Mungunzul, Bat-Erdene"] [ChapterURL "https://lichess.org/study/fB3lLxYD/alZcroya"] [Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/ChessLifeOnline"] [Orientation "white"] 1. d4 { [%clk 0:15:18] } 1... d5 { [%clk 0:15:19] } 2. c4 { [%clk 0:15:27] } 2... c6 { [%clk 0:15:28] } 3. Nf3 { [%clk 0:15:35] } 3... Nf6 { [%clk 0:15:37] } 4. Nc3 { [%clk 0:15:43] } 4... dxc4 { [%clk 0:15:45] } 5. a4 { [%clk 0:15:51] } 5... Bf5 { [%clk 0:15:53] } 6. Ne5 { [%clk 0:15:58] } 6... Nbd7 { [%clk 0:16:00] } 7. Nxc4 { [%clk 0:16:04] } 7... Nb6 { [%clk 0:16:09] } 8. Ne5 { [%clk 0:16:04] } 8... a5 { [%clk 0:16:17] } 9. e3 { [%clk 0:16:12] } 9... e6 { [%clk 0:16:18] } 10. f3 { [%clk 0:13:38] } 10... Bb4 { [%clk 0:15:45] } 11. Be2 { [%clk 0:12:33] } 11... O-O { [%clk 0:15:35] } 12. O-O { [%clk 0:12:40] } 12... c5 { [%clk 0:15:09] } 13. Nb5 { [%clk 0:11:28] } 13... cxd4 { [%clk 0:14:14] } 14. Nxd4 { [%clk 0:11:00] } 14... Qc7 { [%clk 0:13:52] } 15. Nd3 { [%clk 0:10:07] } 15... Bxd3 { [%clk 0:13:40] } 16. Bxd3 { [%clk 0:10:11] } 16... Rfd8 { [%clk 0:13:47] } 17. Qe2 { [%clk 0:08:56] } 17... Nbd7 { [%clk 0:13:17] } 18. b3 { [%clk 0:07:56] } 18... e5 { [%clk 0:08:29] } 19. Nb5 { [%clk 0:07:42] } 19... Qb6 { [%clk 0:08:38] } 20. Bc4 { [%clk 0:07:33] } 20... Bc5 { [%clk 0:08:04] } 21. Kh1 { [%clk 0:07:27] } 21... Ne8 { [%clk 0:07:44] } 22. e4 { [%clk 0:06:49] } 22... Nd6 { [%clk 0:07:50] } 23. Bg5 { [%clk 0:06:51] } 23... Rdc8 { [%clk 0:07:16] } 24. Nxd6 { [%clk 0:06:18] } 24... Qxd6 { [%clk 0:06:48] } 25. Rad1 { [%clk 0:06:10] } 25... Qc7 { [%clk 0:06:48] } 26. f4 { [%clk 0:04:53] } 26... Nb6 { [%clk 0:04:07] } 27. fxe5 { [%clk 0:04:48] } 27... Nxc4 { [%clk 0:04:16] } 28. Qxc4 { [%clk 0:04:55] } 28... Bf8 { [%clk 0:04:17] } 29. Qd5 { [%clk 0:04:39] } 29... Re8 { [%clk 0:02:53] } 30. Rc1 { [%clk 0:02:29] } 30... Qxe5 { [%clk 0:02:59] } 31. Qxf7+ { [%clk 0:02:36] } 31... Kh8 { [%clk 0:03:08] } 32. Bd2 { [%clk 0:02:30] } 32... b6 { [%clk 0:01:59] } 33. Bc3 { [%clk 0:02:01] } 33... Qxe4 { [%clk 0:01:34] } 34. h3? { [%clk 0:00:55] } (34. Rce1! Qg6 35. Rxe8! Qxf7 (35... Rxe8?? 36. Qxf8+ Rxf8 37. Rxf8#) 36. Bxg7+!! Qxg7 (36... Kxg7 37. Rxf7+ Kxf7 38. Rxa8 $18) 37. Rxa8 { When White should have excellent winning chances with two rooks against the queen as well as an extra pawn. } 37... Qe5 (37... Kg8 { Note that this move simply gives White a won pawn-up endgame after } 38. Raxf8+ Qxf8 39. Rxf8+ Kxf8 40. g4 $18) 38. Raxf8+ Kg7 39. h3 $18) 34... Qe6 { [%clk 0:01:04] } 35. Bd4 { [%clk 0:00:44] } 35... Rad8 { [%clk 0:00:45] } 36. Rc7 { [%clk 0:00:25] } 36... Qxf7 { [%clk 0:00:22] } 37. Rcxf7 { [%clk 0:00:34] } 37... Kg8 { [%clk 0:00:31] } 38. Bxb6 { [%clk 0:00:26] } 38... Rb8 { [%clk 0:00:40] } 39. Bxa5 { [%clk 0:00:26] } 39... Rxb3 { [%clk 0:00:48] } 40. Bc7 { [%clk 0:00:22] } 40... Ra3?? { Both players are under a minute, and Black blunders by going after the a-pawn too quickly. } { [%clk 0:00:46] } (40... Rb7 { was one alternative, but most anything kept Black's chances alive. }) 41. Rxf8+ { White will take twice on f8 and play Bc7-d6+, going up a bishop and a pawn. } { [%clk 0:00:18] } 41... Rxf8 { [%clk 0:00:49] } 42. Rxf8+ { 1-0 White wins. } { [%clk 0:00:26] } 1-0