[Event "U20 Pan American Chess Championship GIRL 2025"] [Site "CEMINA Centro Militar Naval y Aeronautico - Asunción"] [Date "2025.06.18"] [Round "8.5"] [White "Guerrero Caicedo, Arlette"] [Black "Namala, Dhanvi"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "1986"] [WhiteTitle "WFM"] [WhiteFideId "3633667"] [BlackElo "1755"] [BlackFideId "39900401"] [Variant "Standard"] [ECO "D02"] [Opening "Queen's Pawn Game: Symmetrical Variation, Pseudo-Catalan"] [StudyName "2025 Under-20 Pan-American"] [ChapterName "Guerrero Caicedo, Arlette - Namala, Dhanvi"] [ChapterURL "https://lichess.org/study/sXnVFxuJ/6Ujt4hRl"] [Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/ChessLifeOnline"] [Orientation "white"] 1. d4 { [%eval 0.17] } 1... d5 { [%eval 0.2] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.08] } 2... Nf6 { [%eval 0.11] } 3. g3 { [%eval 0.0] } 3... c6 { [%eval 0.22] } 4. Bg2 { [%eval 0.0] } 4... Bf5 { [%eval 0.13] } 5. c4 { [%eval 0.0] } 5... e6 { [%eval 0.09] } 6. Nc3 { [%eval 0.0] } 6... Nbd7 { [%eval 0.23] } 7. Nh4 { [%eval 0.16] } 7... Bg6 { [%eval 0.36] } 8. h3 { [%eval 0.01] } 8... Bh5 { [%eval 0.72] } 9. g4 { [%eval 0.63] } 9... Bg6 { [%eval 0.5] } 10. Nxg6 { [%eval 0.35] } 10... hxg6 { [%eval 0.4] } 11. e4 { [%eval -0.26] } 11... dxe4 { [%eval 0.46] } (11... Nxe4 { would be better, respecting the threat of g4-g5. }) 12. Nxe4?! { [%eval -0.22] } (12. g5 Nh5 13. Bxe4 { is better, discouraging ... e6-e5 by keeping d4-d5 as a possibility. }) 12... Nxe4 { [%eval -0.14] } 13. Bxe4 { [%eval -0.24] } 13... Nb6 { [%eval 0.04] } 14. Qd3 { [%eval 0.13] } 14... Bb4+ { [%eval 0.24] } { An astute move. White's d4-pawn quickly comes under fire. } 15. Bd2? { [%eval -1.3] } { Losing castling rights was the lesser evil compared to the prospect of trading the best defender of the d-pawn. } (15. Kf1 f5) 15... Bxd2+ { [%eval -1.42] } 16. Kxd2 { [%eval -1.24] } (16. Qxd2 Nxc4 { was the point. }) 16... Qf6 { [%eval -1.3] } { What I love about Black's last few moves is that there was no downside to 14. ... Bb4+. There were only "fine" and "not fine" responses from White. We won't always have ways to force our way to an advantage, but if we can find the moves that give our opponents more chances to go wrong, we will find ourselves with an advantage more often! } 17. Ke2 { [%eval -1.26] } 17... Rd8 { [%eval -0.88] } 18. Rad1 { [%eval -0.67] } 18... Qf4?! { [%eval -0.12] } { Maybe a little inflexible. } (18... O-O { Connect the rooks first, make committal decisions later. } 19. b3 Rd7 { Just asking more questions! } { [%cal Gf8d8] }) 19. Qe3? { [%eval -1.08] } { White loses the pawn for no counterplay. } (19. b3 { was better. Black could try } 19... f5 $13 { since now } (19... O-O 20. Qf3 { safely trades queens. })) 19... Qxe3+ { [%eval -1.3] } 20. fxe3 { [%eval -1.36] } 20... Nxc4 { [%eval -1.38] } 21. b4 { [%eval -1.57] } 21... Ke7 { [%eval -1.2] } { Black comfortably gains space from here, going on to win a nice game. } 22. Rc1 { [%eval -1.2] } 22... Nd6 { [%eval -1.51] } 23. Bg2 { [%eval -1.48] } 23... f5 { [%eval -1.38] } 24. a4 { [%eval -1.45] } 24... a6 { [%eval -1.43] } 25. Bf3 { [%eval -1.51] } 25... Rh4 { [%eval -1.29] } 26. Rcg1 { [%eval -1.57] } 26... Kf6 { [%eval -1.61] } 27. Rh2 { [%eval -2.04] } 27... Nf7 { [%eval -2.12] } 28. b5 { [%eval -2.5] } 28... axb5 { [%eval -2.5] } 29. axb5 { [%eval -2.42] } 29... Ra8 { [%eval -2.4] } 30. Rgh1 { [%eval -2.91] } 30... cxb5 { [%eval -2.75] } 31. Bxb7 { [%eval -3.09] } 31... Ra2+ { [%eval -3.26] } 32. Kd3 { [%eval -4.32] } (32. Kf1 Ra3 33. Re2 b4 $19) 32... Ra3+ { [%eval -4.23] } 33. Ke2 { [%eval -4.21] } 33... b4 { [%eval -3.77] } 34. Rg2 { [%eval -4.15] } 34... Ng5 { [%eval -2.83] } 35. Rg3 { [%eval -4.81] } 35... b3 { [%eval -2.9] } 36. Kd2 { [%eval -3.51] } 36... Rxh3 { [%eval -3.47] } 37. Rhxh3 { [%eval -3.38] } 37... Nxh3 { [%eval -3.19] } 38. Kc3 { [%eval -2.91] } 38... Nf2 { [%eval -3.54] } 39. g5+ { [%eval -3.67] } 39... Ke7 { [%eval -3.42] } 40. Kb2 { [%eval -3.32] } 40... Ra5 { [%eval -2.94] } 41. Bc6 { [%eval -3.72] } 41... Ra6 { [%eval -3.72] } 42. d5 { [%eval -5.51] } 42... Rb6 { [%eval -5.48] } 43. Rg1 { [%eval -5.22] } 43... Nd3+ { [%eval -5.11] } 44. Kc3 { [%eval -5.18] } 44... Ne5 { [%eval -5.14] } 45. Ba4 { [%eval -5.01] } 45... b2 { [%eval -5.03] } 46. Bb3 { [%eval -5.28] } 46... exd5 { [%eval -5.17] } 47. Kxb2 { [%eval -5.16] } 47... Nc4+ { [%eval -5.08] } 48. Kc3 { [%eval -4.94] } 48... Nxe3 { [%eval -4.89] } 49. Re1 { [%eval -5.72] } 49... d4+ { [%eval -5.61] } 50. Kb2 { [%eval -6.45] } 50... Kd6 { [%eval -6.16] } 51. Ka2 { [%eval -7.05] } 51... f4 { [%eval -7.07] } 52. Re2 { [%eval -6.9] } 52... Ke5 { [%eval -6.87] } 53. Rd2 { [%eval -6.83] } 53... f3 { [%eval -6.7] } 54. Bc2 { [%eval -9.37] } 54... Nxc2 { [%eval -8.63] } 55. Re2+ { [%eval -10.25] } 55... Ne3 { [%eval -9.48] } { 0-1 Black wins. } 0-1