[Event "Cairns Cup"] [Site "St Louis"] [Date "2023.06.04"] [Round "2.2"] [White "Khotenashvili, Bella"] [Black "Zatonskih, Anna"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2470"] [WhiteTeam "Georgia"] [BlackElo "2327"] [BlackTeam "United States"] [Annotator "WGM Tatev Abrahamyan"] [Variant "From Position"] [ECO "?"] [Opening "?"] [StudyName "2023 Cairns Cup"] [ChapterName "Khotenashvili, Bella - Zatonskih, Anna"] [ChapterURL "https://lichess.org/study/sLZyX0Nq/QTvovfAz"] [FEN "8/8/6k1/Rp3p2/5P1K/pr6/8/8 b - - 0 61"] [SetUp "1"] [Orientation "white"] { [#] First major lesson: always be alert when you are winning. } { Annotations by WGM Tatev Abrahamyan } 61... b4?? (61... Kf7 { The simple king retreat would have secured the win! } 62. Kg5 Ke6 63. Ra6+ Kd5 64. Kxf5 b4 $19 { Black's two pawns are too fast. }) 62. Ra6+?? { Second lesson: if you keep playing in a lost position, don't give up mentally. You must be ready to take advantage of your opponent's blunders. } (62. Rxa3!! { would have resulted in an immediate draw. } 62... Rxa3 { Stalemate! Perhaps a third lesson is to strive to make Eric Rosen proud. } (62... Rb1 63. Rb3! { following the same pattern })) 62... Kf7 63. Kg5 Rb2 { Now Black wins easily. } 64. Kxf5 a2 65. Ra7+ Ke8 66. Ke6 Re2+ 67. Kd5 b3 68. Kc4 Re1 { 0-1 Black wins. } 0-1