[Event "2026 Fide Womens Chess Olympiad"] [Site "Sarmakand, UZ"] [Date "2026.09.17"] [Round "2.11"] [White "Javakhishvili, Lela"] [Black "Milovic, Aleksandra"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2424"] [WhiteTeam "Georgia"] [BlackElo "2068"] [BlackTeam "Montenegro"] [Variant "Standard"] [ECO "?"] [Opening "?"] [StudyName "46th FIDE Olympiad"] [ChapterName "Javakhishvili, Lela - Milovic, Aleksandra"] [ChapterURL "https://lichess.org/study/ulKC991v/mTZQI3hX"] [Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/ChessLifeOnline"] [FEN "1r1r1k2/1pRPqppp/p7/1b6/1Q6/1R3B2/P4PP1/6K1 w - - 0 44"] [SetUp "1"] [Orientation "white"] { Despite being down a pawn, White's position is dominant due to her advanced, passed d-pawn. Now, White needs to regroup and find a way to attack Black's king, as the d7-pawn cuts Black's position in two and makes it hard for her pieces to come to her king's aid. } 44. Bxb7?? { White decides to rush and win back the pawn, drastically underestimating Black's chances in the resulting endgame. } (44. Qf4 { would have been the correct continuation followed by bringing in the rook on e3 and put pressure on f7. }) 44... Qxb4! 45. Rxb4 Rxd7 46. Rc8+ (46. Rxd7 Bxd7 47. Rb3 Be6! $19 { [%cal Ge6d5] }) 46... Rxc8 47. Bxc8 Rd1+ (47... Rc7 { Checks are not always the best responses when escaping attacks. } 48. Bf5 g6 { Without pressure on a6, Black has an easier game. }) 48. Kh2 Rc1 49. Bf5 g6 50. Bb1 Ke7 51. Rb3 Kd6?! 52. Bd3 Kc5 { Black may have not been super precise so far, but now, after the trade of bishops, Black's position improved exponentially. } 53. Bxb5?? (53. g4! $13 { is a typical move to fix Black's kingside majority. }) 53... axb5 54. Ra3 (54. g4 Rc2 $19 { Without a bishop to guard the a2-pawn, White can't simply fix the kingside and claim equality. }) 54... Rc4 55. Ra7 Ra4 56. Rc7+ Kd4 57. Rxf7? { Giving Black a passed b-pawn is basically resigning. But } (57. Rc2 { while more stubborn, should still be winning for Black. For instance: } 57... h5 58. g3 Kd3 59. Rb2 Kc4 { and Black's threat of a kingside passer keeps White's king at bay. But, again, Black is still a long way from winning. }) 57... Rxa2 $19 58. f4 b4 59. Rxh7 b3 60. Rb7 Kc3 { The king always needs to be able to take shelter in front of its pawn! } 61. Rc7+ Kd2 62. Rb7 b2 63. Rd7+ Kc2 64. Rc7+ Kb1 65. Rb7 Ka1 66. Kh3 b1=Q 67. Rxb1+ Kxb1 68. g4 Kc2 69. Kh4 Ra5 70. f5 gxf5 71. g5 Kd3 72. g6 f4 { 0-1 Black wins. } 0-1