[Event "FIDE Grand Swiss 2023"] [Site "Douglas"] [Date "2023.10.29"] [Round "5.22"] [White "Cramling, Pia"] [Black "Lee, Alice"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2446"] [BlackElo "2388"] [Annotator "Lang, JJ"] [Variant "Standard"] [ECO "A09"] [Opening "Réti Opening: Réti Accepted"] [Source "https://lichess.org/study/uDXLUcuQ/1t7T4jhl"] [Orientation "white"] 1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e3 Nf6 4. Bxc4 e6 5. O-O a6 6. Qe2 c5 7. Rd1 b5 8. Bb3 Bb7 9. a4 Nbd7 10. axb5 axb5 11. Rxa8 Qxa8 { Lee came prepared with a modern handling of Cramling's Reti, following a line played by Vachier-Lagrave, among others. } 12. Qxb5?! $146 (12. Na3 b4 13. Nc4 Be7 14. d3 O-O 15. e4) 12... Bxf3 13. gxf3 Qxf3 14. Qf1 g5!? { White is not fighting in the center and is slow to move pieces to her kingside, so this is as principled a ...g7-g5 as there can be. } (14... Bd6 { but was there anything wrong with simply developing a piece? } 15. Nc3 Ke7!? $15) 15. d3 (15. Qg2 g4 16. d3 Bd6 17. Qxf3 gxf3 18. Nd2 Ne5 19. Kf1 $13) 15... Bd6 16. Qg2 Qh5 17. Nd2 { A difficult position. Black has an initiative, but how to continue? } 17... g4!? (17... Ke7 { is a nice way to remove the Qg2-a8+ threat while also playing the full board. } 18. Nc4 Bc7 $15) (17... Bc7 { is another flexible way to gather more intelligence about White's intentions, since Nd2-c4 (with tempo on Black's strong bishop) is the only "obvious" move in White's position. }) 18. Nc4 Bc7 19. Bd2 Ke7 { This move is a bit weaker now that White is in time with } 20. Ra1 { to control the file. } 20... Qg6?! (20... Rb8 21. Bc2 Ne5 22. Nxe5 Bxe5 23. Ra7+ Kf8 { could be a way to untangle and keep equality. But, of course, identifying that the goal now is to be fighting for equality is the hardest part of this position. }) 21. Bc2 Nd5?! (21... Rc8 { was again essential, allowing the king to scooch out of the center when needed. }) 22. Ra7 Rc8 23. Ba5! { Now we see why the queen is misplaced on g6! } 23... Qg8 (23... Bb8 24. Rb7 h5 25. Ba4 { and White has broken in. }) (23... Bxa5?? 24. Ne5 $18) 24. Bxc7 Rxc7 25. Rxc7 Nxc7 26. Qc6 { Black is defenseless. } 26... Kd8 27. Ba4 Qe8 28. Qb7 Nd5 29. Nd6 { 1-0 White wins. } 1-0