[Event "Round 6: Sinkar, Anagha Aniket - Ejsymont, Blanka"] [Site "https://lichess.org/broadcast/fide-world-youth-chess-championships-2025--girls-u14/round-6/TQhTnrQ1/ZFqMwOR5"] [Date "2025.10.09"] [Round "6.7"] [White "Sinkar, Anagha Aniket"] [Black "Ejsymont, Blanka"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "1875"] [WhiteTitle "WCM"] [WhiteFideId "30974780"] [BlackElo "2125"] [BlackTitle "WFM"] [BlackFideId "21088268"] [Variant "Standard"] [ECO "B22"] [Opening "Sicilian Defense: Alapin Variation, Stoltz Attack"] [StudyName "2025 FIDE World Youth"] [ChapterName "Sinkar, Anagha Aniket - Ejsymont, Blanka"] [ChapterURL "https://lichess.org/study/jZcqSxJ4/EwNtDq8A"] [Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/ChessLifeOnline"] [Orientation "white"] 1. e4 { [%clk 1:30:56] } 1... c5 { [%clk 1:30:58] } 2. c3 { [%clk 1:31:12] } 2... Nf6 { [%clk 1:31:22] } 3. e5 { [%clk 1:31:33] } 3... Nd5 { [%clk 1:31:48] } 4. Nf3 { Normally, this move transposes to 4. d4 lines. But, here, Sinkar employs a nice sideline to goad Black into overextending. } { [%clk 1:31:48] } 4... Nc6 { [%clk 1:32:12] } 5. Bc4 { [%clk 1:31:57] } 5... Nb6 { [%clk 1:32:35] } 6. Bb3 { [%clk 1:32:12] } 6... d5 { [%clk 1:32:59] } 7. exd6 { [%clk 1:32:26] } 7... Qxd6 { [%clk 1:33:21] } 8. O-O { [%clk 1:32:34] } 8... e5?! { This is asking a lot of the position, especially since Black has not castled. } { [%clk 1:33:27] } 9. Na3 { [%clk 1:28:36] } 9... Be7 { [%clk 1:32:14] } 10. Re1 { [%clk 1:21:23] } 10... O-O { [%clk 1:23:39] } 11. d4 { Black got to safety just in time, but now White's pieces will enjoy slightly more activity. With a fully open center, that can be the difference-maker. } { [%clk 1:13:07] } 11... exd4 { [%clk 1:10:53] } 12. cxd4 { [%clk 1:07:31] } 12... Bg4 { [%clk 1:00:58] } 13. dxc5 { [%clk 1:03:00] } 13... Qxc5?! { Strategically misguided. With the e1-rook already poised to strike, White has the better pieces on the open board. A queen trade would help quell her impending initiative. } { [%clk 0:59:26] } 14. h3 { [%clk 1:00:40] } 14... Rad8 { [%clk 0:51:52] } 15. Qe2 { [%clk 0:57:25] } 15... Bxf3 { [%clk 0:47:44] } 16. Qxf3 { Plus, now she boasts the bishop pair! } { [%clk 0:57:18] } 16... Ne5?! { [%clk 0:42:05] } 17. Qe2?! { [%clk 0:55:05] } (17. Qxb7 { No shame in pawn-hunting! Black likely intended } 17... Nd3 { but } 18. Be3 { covers the f2-square, and } 18... Qd6 19. Red1 $16 { takes care of the rook. Other queen moves would have made the b6-square too weak. }) 17... Bf6 { [%clk 0:36:50] } 18. Be3 { [%clk 0:52:23] } 18... Qa5 { [%clk 0:33:45] } 19. Red1 { [%clk 0:47:23] } 19... Nd5 { [%clk 0:29:57] } 20. Bd4 { [%clk 0:36:56] } 20... Nf4 { [%clk 0:21:37] } 21. Qe4 { [%clk 0:34:16] } 21... Nfd3?! { [%clk 0:18:02] } (21... Ned3 { was better, even though it allowed } 22. Bxf6 { because at least after } 22... gxf6 23. Nc4 { Black has } 23... Qg5 { with counterplay thanks to her laterally mobile queen. } 24. Qf3 Rd4 $13) 22. Nc4! { [%clk 0:26:37] } 22... Rxd4?? { This attempt at a tactical bailout does not work out. } { [%clk 0:09:34] } (22... Nxc4 { was best, although } 23. Bxf6 gxf6 24. Rxd3 $16 { is strong for White, since Black's knights no longer coordinate with her queen against White's king. }) 23. Qxd4 { [%clk 0:24:45] } 23... Qb4 { [%clk 0:06:13] } (23... Nf3+ 24. gxf3 Bxd4 25. Nxa5 { puts White up a whole rook! }) 24. Qxa7 { [%clk 0:21:02] } 24... Nxc4 { [%clk 0:04:30] } 25. Rxd3 { Black does not have compensation for the Exchange. } { [%clk 0:20:45] } 25... Nxb2 { [%clk 0:04:14] } 26. Rd7 { [%clk 0:19:46] } 26... Nd3 { [%clk 0:02:01] } 27. Rxb7 { [%clk 0:19:23] } 27... Qf4 { [%clk 0:01:04] } (27... Bd4 { would not be a significant threat, since } 28. Rxb4 Bxa7 29. Rb7 Bxf2+ 30. Kf1 $18 { and okay White is still up an Exchange. }) 28. Rxf7 { That's game. } { [%clk 0:19:00] } 28... Qxf2+ 29. Qxf2 { [%clk 0:19:20] } 29... Rxf7 { [%clk 0:00:47] } 30. Bxf7+ { [%clk 0:19:40] } 30... Kxf7 { [%clk 0:01:10] } 31. Qa7+ { [%clk 0:20:05] } 31... Kg6 { [%clk 0:01:34] } 32. Rd1 { [%clk 0:20:23] } 1-0