[Event "U.S. National Championships 2025"] [Site "St. Louis"] [Date "2025.07.15"] [Round "04"] [White "Tang, Zoey"] [Black "Li, Rachael"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2371"] [BlackElo "2162"] [TimeControl "40/5400+30:1800+30"] [Variant "Standard"] [Annotator "FM Davis Zong"] [ECO "E10"] [Opening "Indian Defense: Anti-Nimzo-Indian"] [StudyName "2025 U.S. National Championships"] [ChapterName "Tang, Zoey - Li, Rachael"] [ChapterURL "https://lichess.org/study/wghfXDuv/dCdIMvnp"] [Orientation "white"] 1. d4 { [%clk 1:30:57] } 1... Nf6 { [%clk 1:30:57] } 2. c4 { [%clk 1:31:22] } 2... e6 { [%clk 1:31:24] } 3. Nf3 { [%clk 1:31:46] } 3... d5 { [%clk 1:31:51] } 4. e3 { [%clk 1:32:04] } 4... c5 { [%clk 1:32:13] } 5. cxd5 { [%clk 1:32:17] } 5... exd5 { [%clk 1:32:39] } 6. Bb5+ { [%clk 1:32:41] } 6... Nbd7 { [%clk 1:22:04] } 7. dxc5 { [%clk 1:32:49] } 7... Bxc5 { [%clk 1:22:22] } 8. O-O { [%clk 1:32:56] } 8... a6 { [%clk 1:21:25] } 9. Be2 { [%clk 1:28:32] } 9... O-O { [%clk 1:20:54] } 10. Nc3 { [%clk 1:27:29] } 10... Nb8 { [%clk 1:18:46] } 11. a3 { [%clk 1:21:21] } 11... Bd6 { [%clk 1:08:07] } 12. b4 { [%clk 1:19:51] } 12... Bc7 { [%clk 1:06:52] } 13. Bb2 { [%clk 1:16:24] } 13... Qd6 { [%clk 1:07:03] } 14. g3 { [%clk 1:07:42] } 14... Bh3 { [%clk 1:04:05] } 15. Re1 { [%clk 1:08:05] } 15... Nc6 { [%clk 0:57:23] } 16. Rc1 { [%clk 1:06:10] } 16... Rfe8 { [%clk 0:47:21] } 17. Nd4 { [%clk 1:01:19] } 17... Nxd4 { [%clk 0:38:29] } 18. Qxd4 { [%clk 1:01:42] } 18... Bb6 { [%clk 0:38:26] } 19. Qd3 { [%clk 0:52:22] } 19... d4 { [%clk 0:34:15] } 20. Na4 { [%clk 0:42:13] } 20... Qd5 { [%clk 0:25:53] } 21. f3 { [%clk 0:35:33] } (21. e4! { Remarkably, this resource works, and Black simply loses the bishop pair and the d4-pawn. } 21... Qd8 22. Nxb6 Qxb6 23. Bxd4 $16) 21... Ba7 { [%clk 0:26:09] } 22. Bxd4 { [%clk 0:27:11] } 22... Bf5 { [%clk 0:25:59] } 23. Qd1 { [%clk 0:22:56] } 23... Bxd4 { [%clk 0:16:05] } 24. Qxd4 { [%clk 0:23:12] } 24... Qa2?? { [%clk 0:14:50] } (24... Qb3 25. Nc5 Qxa3 26. Rc3 Qb2 27. Nxb7 a5 $14 { trades off the pawns and white is only marginally better. }) 25. Bc4! $18 { The queen is trapped, as b4 is not a true escape square due to Bc4xf7+. } { [%clk 0:20:18] } 25... Qxa3 { [%clk 0:14:42] } 26. Ra1 { [%clk 0:20:37] } 26... Rad8 { [%clk 0:15:07] } (26... Qxb4 27. Bxf7+) 27. Qxd8 { [%clk 0:13:50] } 27... Qxa1 { [%clk 0:15:30] } 28. Qxe8+ { [%clk 0:14:12] } 28... Nxe8 { [%clk 0:15:53] } 29. Rxa1 { [%clk 0:14:39] } 29... b5 { [%clk 0:16:15] } 30. Nc3 { [%clk 0:14:47] } 30... bxc4 { [%clk 0:16:39] } 31. Rxa6 { [%clk 0:15:11] } 31... Nc7 { [%clk 0:16:53] } 32. Ra7 { [%clk 0:15:25] } 32... Nd5 { [%clk 0:17:18] } 33. Ra8+ { [%clk 0:15:51] } 33... Bc8 { [%clk 0:17:45] } 34. Rxc8# { 1-0 White wins. } { [%clk 0:16:15] } 1-0