[Event "45th FIDE Women's Chess Olympiad 2024"] [Site "Budapest"] [Date "2024.09.13"] [Round "03"] [White "Pham, Bich Ngoc"] [Black "Krush, Irina"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2199"] [BlackElo "2396"] [TimeControl "5400+30"] [Variant "Standard"] [ECO "A05"] [Opening "King's Indian Attack: Spassky Variation"] [StudyName "45th FIDE Olympiad"] [ChapterName "Pham, Bich Ngoc - Krush, Irina"] [ChapterURL "https://lichess.org/study/y8ExkpJx/Kgx5nJpF"] [Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/ChessLifeOnline"] [Orientation "white"] 1. Nf3 { [%clk 1:30:55] } 1... Nf6 { [%clk 1:30:47] } 2. g3 { [%clk 1:30:53] } 2... b5 { [%clk 1:30:44] } 3. a4 { [%clk 1:26:47] } 3... b4 { [%clk 1:30:27] } 4. d4 { [%clk 1:19:41] } 4... e6 { [%clk 1:28:58] } 5. a5 { [%clk 1:05:03] } 5... c5 { [%clk 1:23:28] } 6. Bg2 { [%clk 1:04:29] } 6... d5 { [%clk 1:18:55] } 7. c4 { [%clk 1:00:02] } 7... bxc3 { [%clk 1:16:08] } 8. Nxc3 { [%clk 0:53:13] } 8... Nc6 { [%clk 1:06:09] } 9. O-O { [%clk 0:51:37] } 9... Be7 { [%clk 1:04:47] } 10. dxc5 { [%clk 0:44:54] } 10... Bxc5 { [%clk 1:01:12] } 11. e4 { [%clk 0:42:40] } 11... O-O { [%clk 0:57:23] } 12. Bg5 { [%clk 0:40:07] } 12... dxe4 { [%clk 0:46:58] } 13. Nd2 { [%clk 0:35:51] } 13... Ba6 { [%clk 0:34:37] } 14. Re1 { [%clk 0:17:59] } 14... Be7 { [%clk 0:19:09] } 15. Ndxe4 { [%clk 0:10:03] } 15... Nxe4 { A complex battle in the center has led to a position where White is down to ten minutes and Black to 20 after only 15 moves! } { [%clk 0:19:16] } 16. Bxe7?! { When faced with serious choices in impending time trouble, White incorrectly decides to let Black keep queens on the board despite having better pieces. } { [%clk 0:05:19] } 16... Qxe7 { [%clk 0:17:30] } 17. Rxe4 { [%clk 0:03:56] } 17... Rab8 { It is very hard to find an adequate defense to this move! } { [%clk 0:14:29] } 18. Nd5?! { [%clk 0:00:51] } (18. Rh4 { is an interesting idea: } 18... Rfc8 19. Bxc6 Rxc6 20. Rd4 Rcc8 { defending mate takes precedence over grabbing the b-pawn. } 21. Rd7 Qc5 $10) 18... Qd8 { [%clk 0:14:00] } 19. Nc3 { [%clk 0:00:55] } (19. Rh4! { is powerful, since } 19... Rxb2? (19... h6 20. Nc3 { returns the attack on Black's hanging knight. } 20... Qc7 21. Qc1 { when Black is better, but it's complicated. }) 20. Qc1! Nd4 21. Qxb2 Ne2+ 22. Kh1 exd5) 19... Rxb2 { [%clk 0:12:39] } 20. Na4 { Black wrestles the initiative away from here. } { [%clk 0:00:32] } (20. Rh4 Qf6 { illustrates why move order mattered. }) 20... Rd2 { [%clk 0:11:40] } 21. Qe1 { [%clk 0:00:33] } 21... Nd4! { [%clk 0:10:11] } 22. Rxd4 { [%clk 0:00:31] } (22. Qxd2 Nf3+ 23. Bxf3 Qxd2 { was Black's point. }) 22... Qxd4 { [%clk 0:09:08] } 23. Nc5 { [%clk 0:00:40] } 23... Re2 { White has seen enough. } { [%clk 0:08:13] } 0-1