[Event "FIDE Women's Grand Swiss 2023"] [Site "Douglas"] [Date "2023.11.02"] [Round "8.4"] [White "Garifullina, Leya"] [Black "Shuvalova, Polina"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2402"] [BlackElo "2506"] [Annotator "Lang, JJ"] [Variant "Standard"] [ECO "C84"] [Opening "Ruy Lopez: Closed, Martinez Variation"] [Source "https://lichess.org/study/uDXLUcuQ/7eXYCz6F"] [Orientation "white"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. d3 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. a3 O-O 9. Nc3 Rb8 10. h3 h6 11. Nd5 Nxd5 12. Bxd5 Qe8 13. Be3 Bd8 14. b4 Bd7 15. Re1 Ne7 16. Bb3 Ng6 17. d4 exd4 18. Bxd4 Be6 19. e5 Bxb3 20. cxb3 Qd7 21. Qc2 Re8 22. Rac1 Bg5 23. Rcd1 Rbd8 24. Bb2 Qc8 25. exd6 cxd6 26. Qxc8 Rxe1+ 27. Nxe1 Rxc8 28. Rxd6 { White's extra pawn cannot be worth all that much considering the fixed, doubled b-pawns. But, still, with an elongated bishop and active rook, she has chances! } 28... Bc1! { Necessary to quell White's activity. } (28... Nf4 29. h4! Be7 30. Rxa6) 29. Bxc1 Rxc1 30. Kf1 Rb1?! (30... Nf4 31. Rxa6 Nd3 32. Ra8+ Kh7 33. Re8 { is how White saves the knight, but after } 33... Ra1! { the weak pawns begin to crumble and Black very much has drawing chances. }) 31. Rxa6 (31. Ke2!) 31... Nf4 32. Ra8+ Kh7 33. Re8 Rxb3 34. Re3 Rb2 { At least, now, White's a-pawn is protected while Black's king is still cut off, so White has a slightly preferable position compared to some of the above variations. Still, there is much work left to do. } 35. h4 Ra2 36. g3 Nd5 37. Rd3 Nb6 38. Rc3 Na4 39. Rc7?! { A bold choice to ditch the a-pawn, but it paid off! } (39. Re3 Kg6 40. Nd3 Nb6 (40... Rxa3?? 41. Ne5+ $18 { is the motif that White might not have taken too seriously in time pressure when deciding that parting with the a-pawn was necessary. }) 41. Re5 Rxa3 42. Nf4+ Kf6 43. Rxb5 $16) 39... Rxa3 40. Rxf7 Rb3 41. Nc2 Kg6?! (41... Rb2 42. Rc7 Nb6 43. Ne3 Rxb4 44. Rb7 Na4 45. Nf5! { was the point, but with every trade of pawns, Black's drawing chances increase. }) 42. Rb7 Rb2 43. Ne3 Nc3?! (43... Rxb4 44. h5+ Kh7! (44... Kxh5? 45. Rxg7 $18) (44... Kf6?? 45. Nd5+ $18) 45. Nf5 Rg4 46. f4 Nc5 47. Rxb5 Ne4 48. Kg2 g6 49. hxg6+ Rxg6 50. Rb7+ $16 { allows White to push with the outside passer. }) 44. h5+! { Black's king is out of good squares! } 44... Kxh5 (44... Kh7 45. Nf5 Ne4 46. g4! Rxf2+ 47. Ke1 Rb2 48. Rxg7+ Kh8 49. Rg6 $18) (44... Kf6 45. Ng4+ Ke6 46. Rxg7 Rxb4 47. Rg6+ $18) 45. Rxg7 Ne4 46. Nd5 { That's a mating net! } 46... Rxf2+ 47. Kg1 Nf6 48. Nf4+ Rxf4 49. gxf4 Nd5 50. f5 { 1-0 White wins. } 1-0