[Event "Round 7: Duarte Cramer, Lily Jeanette - Qiu, Laurie"] [Site "https://lichess.org/broadcast/north-american-junior-chess-championship-u20-2025-girls/round-7/8msXLyRL/52FTsgbb"] [Date "2025.11.23"] [Round "7.1"] [White "Duarte Cramer, Lily Jeanette"] [Black "Qiu, Laurie"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "1938"] [WhiteTitle "WCM"] [WhiteTeam "MEX"] [WhiteFideId "29620180"] [BlackElo "2016"] [BlackTitle "WFM"] [BlackTeam "USA"] [BlackFideId "30998190"] [Variant "Standard"] [ECO "E10"] [Opening "Indian Defense: Anti-Nimzo-Indian"] [StudyName "2025 North American Junior Championship"] [ChapterName "Duarte Cramer, Lily Jeanette - Qiu, Laurie"] [ChapterURL "https://lichess.org/study/xDpXfEsg/LeLFooQN"] [Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/ChessLifeOnline"] [Orientation "white"] 1. d4 { [%clk 1:28:51] } 1... Nf6 { [%clk 1:30:54] } 2. c4 { [%clk 1:28:27] } 2... e6 { [%clk 1:31:19] } 3. Nf3 { [%clk 1:28:51] } 3... d5 { [%clk 1:31:41] } 4. g3 { [%clk 1:29:16] } 4... dxc4 { [%clk 1:31:47] } 5. Qa4+ { [%clk 1:29:00] } 5... Nbd7 { [%clk 1:31:15] } 6. Qxc4 { [%clk 1:29:21] } 6... b6 { [%clk 1:28:39] } 7. Qc6 { [%clk 1:26:20] } 7... Rb8 { [%clk 1:27:58] } 8. Bf4 { [%clk 1:25:43] } 8... Nd5 { [%clk 1:27:53] } 9. Bg5 { [%clk 1:19:27] } 9... Be7 { [%clk 1:26:37] } 10. Bxe7 { [%clk 1:19:46] } 10... Qxe7 { [%clk 1:26:43] } 11. a3 { [%clk 1:16:46] } 11... O-O { [%clk 1:24:07] } 12. Bg2? { Amazingly, this move is the start of White's problems. } { [%clk 1:15:57] } (12. Nc3 { was necessary to aim for a trade against Black's diabolical plan. } 12... Nc5?? 13. dxc5 Bd7 14. Nxd5 $18 { is the point. }) 12... Nc5! { Surprise! } { [%clk 1:17:04] } 13. Ne5? { Covering the d7-square stops the main threat, but it doesn't solve White's positional issues. } { [%clk 1:11:36] } (13. dxc5 Bd7 $19 { and White's queen is a goner. }) (13. Nc3 { is best, relatively speaking. } 13... Bb7 { This is better than the d7-square due to the threat of Nc3xd5. } 14. Qb5 Ba6 15. Qc6 Nxc3 16. bxc3 Nb3 17. Ra2 Bb7 { and White's queen loses even more time. After } 18. Qa4 Bd5 { , White's queenside is just a mess. } 19. c4 Bxf3 20. Bxf3 Nxd4 $17) 13... Bb7 { [%clk 1:16:38] } 14. Qb5 { [%clk 1:11:32] } 14... Ba6 { [%clk 1:16:54] } 15. Qc6 { [%clk 1:11:11] } 15... Nb3! { Perfect play from Black to disrupt White's queenside. } { [%clk 1:16:01] } 16. Qa4?! { [%clk 1:10:54] } (16. Ra2 Nxd4 $17 { and White has lost control of the center, but this is still better than the sac in the game. }) 16... Nxa1 { Black will return the knight eventually but still be up a full Exchange. } { [%clk 1:15:48] } 17. Nc3 { [%clk 1:03:28] } 17... Bb7 { [%clk 1:10:29] } 18. Nxd5 { [%clk 1:02:02] } 18... Bxd5 { [%clk 1:10:01] } 19. Bxd5 { [%clk 1:02:22] } 19... exd5 { [%clk 1:10:28] } 20. O-O { [%clk 1:02:07] } 20... c5 { [%clk 1:06:02] } 21. Rxa1 { [%clk 1:00:00] } 21... f6 $19 { White has no compensation. } { [%clk 1:06:29] } 22. Qd7?! { Without queens, it's even harder to push for counterplay. Black went on to win. } { [%clk 0:59:44] } 22... Rbe8 { [%clk 1:03:52] } 23. Qxd5+ { [%clk 0:59:07] } 23... Qe6 { [%clk 1:04:10] } 24. Qxe6+ { [%clk 0:59:00] } 24... Rxe6 { [%clk 1:04:35] } 25. Nd3 { [%clk 0:59:13] } 25... Rxe2 { [%clk 1:04:13] } 26. dxc5 { [%clk 0:59:31] } 26... Rd2 { [%clk 1:04:07] } 27. Nf4 { [%clk 0:57:08] } 27... bxc5 { [%clk 1:04:30] } 28. Rc1 { [%clk 0:57:34] } 28... Rc8 { [%clk 1:04:22] } 29. b3 { [%clk 0:57:33] } 29... Kf7 { [%clk 1:04:05] } 30. Rc3 { [%clk 0:57:40] } 30... Ke7 { [%clk 0:59:16] } 31. Re3+ { [%clk 0:54:22] } 31... Kd6 { [%clk 0:55:27] } 32. Re6+ { [%clk 0:54:00] } 32... Kc7 { [%clk 0:57:04] } 33. Re3 { [%clk 0:50:19] } 33... Kb6 { [%clk 0:52:21] } 34. Ne2 { [%clk 0:46:25] } 34... Rcd8 { [%clk 0:50:33] } 35. Nc3 { [%clk 0:44:49] } 35... R2d3 { [%clk 0:50:19] } 36. Na4+ { [%clk 0:42:45] } 36... Kb5 { [%clk 0:49:45] } 37. Nc3+ { [%clk 0:41:27] } 37... Kc6 { [%clk 0:49:27] } 38. Re6+ { [%clk 0:41:51] } 38... R8d6 { [%clk 0:49:50] } 39. Rxd6+ { [%clk 0:41:43] } 39... Kxd6 { [%clk 0:50:09] } 40. Nb5+ { [%clk 0:41:52] } 40... Kd7 { [%clk 0:49:31] } 41. b4 { [%clk 0:41:50] } 41... a6 { [%clk 0:49:51] } 42. Na7 { [%clk 0:42:02] } 42... c4 { [%clk 0:49:56] } 43. b5 { [%clk 0:42:30] } 43... c3 { [%clk 0:50:11] } 0-1