[Event "All Girls Nationals 2024 U16"] [Site "https://lichess.org/study/nuHDZ5nX/Fn5tjvXa"] [Round "5"] [White "Mou, Iris"] [Black "Huang, Jolie"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2307"] [BlackElo "1907"] [Annotator "Lang, JJ"] [Variant "Standard"] [ECO "B30"] [Opening "Sicilian Defense: Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack"] [UTCDate "2024.04.17"] [UTCTime "18:35:40"] [Source "https://lichess.org/study/nuHDZ5nX/Fn5tjvXa"] [Orientation "white"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 e5 4. O-O Bd6 5. d3 (5. c3 { Typically, White fights for the d4-square in these lines. } 5... a6 6. Ba4 b5 7. Bc2 Nge7 8. a4 b4 9. d4 $14) 5... a6 6. Bc4 h6 7. a4 Nf6 8. Nc3 O-O 9. Nh4! { A good move, making use of Black's inability to cover the f5-square. } 9... Nd4 (9... Nxe4?? 10. dxe4 Qxh4 11. Qxd6 { makes use of Black's misplaced, hanging d6-bishop. }) 10. Ng6 Re8 11. f4! { Impressive, original play from White to gain a serious advantage and lasting kingside pressure rather suddenly. } 11... exf4 12. Bxf4 Bxf4 13. Nxf4 Ne6 (13... d6 14. Nh5 Nxh5 15. Bxf7+ Kh7 16. Qxh5 Re5 17. Qg6+ Kh8 18. h4 $16 { is promising, as the h4-pawn is untouchable since the d6-pawn would hang. }) 14. Qf3 (14. Nfd5! { was more exacting. e.g. } 14... Nxd5 15. exd5 Nd4 16. d6! Ne6 17. Qh5 $18) 14... Nxf4 15. Qxf4 Qe7? (15... d6! { Black absolutely had to finish development immediately. She was presumably afraid of } 16. Nd5 { due to the intermezzo of Qf4xf7 if Black captures on d5. But, instead, } 16... Be6 17. Nxf6+ Qxf6 18. Qxf6 gxf6 { offered her the best chances of holding in the game. For instance: } 19. Bxe6 (19. Rxf6 Bxc4 20. dxc4 Rxe4 21. b3 Re6 22. Raf1 $16 { is far from won, although White's endgame is for choice. }) 19... Rxe6 20. Ra3 $16 { White has the advantage, but aren't all rook endgames supposed to be drawn? } { [%cal Gf1f5] }) 16. Nd5 Nxd5 17. exd5?! (17. Bxd5! { does not give White an open e-file to play with, but does give her a clearly superior minor piece, as well as lasting initiative on the f7-square. } 17... Rf8 (17... Kh8 18. Qxf7 $18) 18. Qc7 $18 { practically puts Black in zugzwang. }) 17... d6 { This is practically forced, as d5-d6 would be decisive. This maybe isn't immediately crushing, but it does win at least a pawn (or a favorable side of a queen-versus-two-rooks endgame), and there's something to be said for playing the simple moves. } 18. Rae1 Qf8 (18... Qxe1 19. Qxf7+ Kh7 20. Rxe1 Rxe1+ 21. Kf2 Re5 22. Qc7 $16) 19. Rxe8 Qxe8 20. Qxd6 Kh7? (20... b5!? { was a not-unreasonable try. As long as White does not open the a-file, she should still be better. } 21. Ba2 (21. axb5?! axb5 22. Bb3 Qe3+ 23. Kh1 Qf2 24. Rc1 Bf5 25. Qe5 Bd7 26. Qg3 Qf6 27. c3 b4 $13) 21... Qe3+ { The point is that now Black at least keeps her c-pawn while activating her pieces. } 22. Kh1 Bf5 23. Qf4 Qxf4 24. Rxf4 Bd7 25. d6 $16) 21. Qxc5 { Now White is up two pawns with no weaknesses, and she indeed went on to win. } 1-0