[Event "45th FIDE Women's Chess Olympiad 2024"] [Site "Budapest"] [Date "2024.09.16"] [Round "06"] [White "Manko, Mariia"] [Black "Zatonskih, Anna"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2159"] [BlackElo "2320"] [TimeControl "5400+30"] [Variant "Standard"] [ECO "D11"] [Opening "Slav Defense: Modern Line"] [StudyName "45th FIDE Olympiad"] [ChapterName "Manko, Mariia - Zatonskih, Anna"] [ChapterURL "https://lichess.org/study/y8ExkpJx/YeK7mrq1"] [Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/ChessLifeOnline"] [Orientation "white"] 1. d4 { [%clk 1:30:58] } 1... d5 { [%clk 1:30:51] } 2. c4 { [%clk 1:31:22] } 2... c6 { [%clk 1:31:13] } 3. Nf3 { [%clk 1:31:44] } 3... Nf6 { [%clk 1:31:36] } 4. g3 { [%clk 1:32:04] } 4... Bf5 { [%clk 1:31:13] } 5. Nc3 { [%clk 1:32:22] } 5... e6 { [%clk 1:31:22] } 6. Nh4 { [%clk 1:32:45] } 6... Be4 { [%clk 1:31:29] } 7. f3 { [%clk 1:33:06] } 7... Bg6 { [%clk 1:31:54] } 8. Qb3 { [%clk 1:33:20] } 8... Qd7 { [%clk 1:32:05] } 9. Nxg6 { [%clk 1:26:59] } 9... hxg6 { [%clk 1:32:23] } 10. Be3 { [%clk 1:27:22] } 10... Be7 { [%clk 1:21:21] } 11. Bg2 { [%clk 1:27:01] } 11... Qc7 { [%clk 1:05:39] } 12. O-O { [%clk 1:21:25] } 12... Nbd7 { [%clk 0:59:23] } 13. cxd5 { [%clk 1:16:20] } 13... exd5 { [%clk 0:56:17] } 14. Bf2 { [%clk 1:12:12] } 14... O-O { [%clk 0:47:08] } 15. Kh1 { [%clk 1:11:36] } 15... Nb6?! { Black's position is difficult, as she seems unable to stop White's central expansion. } { [%clk 0:22:51] } (15... Rfc8!? 16. e4 Qb6 17. Qc2 c5 18. dxc5 Bxc5 19. exd5 $16 { gets the pawn but at least liquidated the center. }) 16. e4! { [%clk 1:07:41] } 16... dxe4 { [%clk 0:22:41] } (16... Nc4 { is sometimes an idea, but } 17. e5 Ne8 18. Rfd1 { just stabilizes things. } 18... f6 19. f4! $16 { only reinforces White's control, with threats of Nc3xd5 and Bg2xd5+. }) 17. fxe4 { [%clk 1:07:49] } 17... Rad8 { [%clk 0:16:23] } 18. a4 { [%clk 1:01:03] } 18... a5 { [%clk 0:16:23] } 19. Rac1 { [%clk 1:01:03] } 19... Ng4 { [%clk 0:14:16] } 20. Bg1 { [%clk 0:42:11] } 20... Bg5 { [%clk 0:14:17] } 21. Rce1 { [%clk 0:40:56] } 21... Na8? { [%clk 0:12:50] } (21... Nf6 { at least forces White to make a decision. }) 22. e5 { [%clk 0:37:25] } 22... Nh6 { [%clk 0:10:43] } 23. d5! { With dominance in the center, White is strategically winning. Now she just has to limit counterplay and wait for her own tactical opportunities to emerge. } { [%clk 0:28:06] } 23... cxd5 { [%clk 0:10:07] } 24. Nxd5 { [%clk 0:28:21] } 24... Qd7 { [%clk 0:09:51] } 25. h4 { [%clk 0:26:31] } 25... Be7 { [%clk 0:08:56] } 26. e6! { [%clk 0:26:27] } 26... fxe6 { [%clk 0:08:28] } 27. Rxe6 { There it is! } { [%clk 0:18:25] } 27... Rxf1 { [%clk 0:05:53] } 28. Nxe7+ { [%clk 0:17:37] } 28... Kh7 { [%clk 0:06:18] } 29. Bxf1 $18 { White is simply winning now with her material advantage. } { [%clk 0:17:20] } 29... Nc7 { [%clk 0:06:20] } 30. Re2 { [%clk 0:12:21] } 30... Re8 { [%clk 0:06:15] } 31. Bc5 { [%clk 0:12:00] } 31... Nf5 { [%clk 0:03:43] } 32. Bh3 { [%clk 0:11:46] } 32... Rxe7 { [%clk 0:01:19] } 33. Bxe7 { [%clk 0:11:32] } 33... Qc6+ { [%clk 0:01:27] } 34. Bg2 { [%clk 0:10:48] } 34... Qc1+ { [%clk 0:00:57] } 35. Kh2 { [%clk 0:11:15] } 35... Nd4 { [%clk 0:01:00] } 36. Qe3 { [%clk 0:11:12] } 36... Nxe2 { [%clk 0:01:25] } 37. Qxe2 { White resigned. } { [%clk 0:11:38] } 1-0