[Event "45th FIDE Women's Chess Olympiad 2024"] [Site "Budapest"] [Date "2024.09.19"] [Round "08"] [White "Krush, Irina"] [Black "Yakubbaeva, Nilufar"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2396"] [BlackElo "2248"] [TimeControl "5400+30"] [Variant "Standard"] [ECO "D40"] [Opening "Queen's Gambit Declined: Semi-Tarrasch Defense"] [StudyName "45th FIDE Olympiad"] [ChapterName "Krush, Irina - Yakubbaeva, Nilufar"] [ChapterURL "https://lichess.org/study/y8ExkpJx/akIfDRMF"] [Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/ChessLifeOnline"] [Orientation "white"] 1. Nf3 { [%clk 1:30:56] } 1... d5 { [%clk 1:30:54] } 2. d4 { [%clk 1:31:13] } 2... Nf6 { [%clk 1:31:10] } 3. c4 { [%clk 1:31:32] } 3... e6 { [%clk 1:31:35] } 4. Nc3 { [%clk 1:31:53] } 4... c5 { [%clk 1:32:00] } 5. e3 { [%clk 1:32:01] } 5... dxc4 { [%clk 1:32:23] } 6. Bxc4 { [%clk 1:32:19] } 6... a6 { [%clk 1:32:49] } 7. O-O { [%clk 1:28:11] } 7... b5 { [%clk 1:32:16] } 8. Bd3 { [%clk 1:27:38] } 8... Bb7 { [%clk 1:32:00] } 9. dxc5 { [%clk 1:22:35] } 9... Bxc5 { [%clk 1:31:41] } 10. e4 { [%clk 1:22:01] } 10... Nbd7 { [%clk 1:28:40] } 11. Qe2 { [%clk 1:13:53] } 11... O-O { [%clk 1:14:33] } 12. Bf4 { [%clk 1:10:02] } 12... Nh5 { [%clk 1:09:25] } 13. Bd2 { [%clk 0:58:44] } 13... Qc7 { [%clk 1:06:00] } 14. e5 { Krush is herself a proponent of the Queen's Gambit Accepted, and finds herself facing a strong version of it here. But Black's advantage hinges on critical understanding of the importance of the e5-pawn. } { [%clk 0:36:51] } 14... g6? { [%clk 0:46:17] } (14... Bxf3! 15. Qxf3 g6 { might feel a bit flimsy, but the e5-pawn falls by force now! } 16. Ne4 Nxe5 $17 { leaves White without much to show for the pawn. The pieces are well-placed but falling or retreating soon. }) 15. Be4! { Krush shows her understanding of the position and decides that Black will not get another chance to trade the f3-knight off. } { [%clk 0:35:54] } 15... Rad8?! { [%clk 0:37:36] } (15... Be7 16. Bxb7 Qxb7 17. Ne4 Nc5 { was best, with Black better-equipped to handle White's attack. }) 16. Bxb7 { [%clk 0:33:58] } 16... Qxb7 { [%clk 0:37:59] } 17. Bg5! { [%clk 0:33:21] } 17... Rb8? { [%clk 0:34:07] } (17... f6 { was best, but the e6-pawn is an issue after } 18. exf6 Ndxf6 19. Rad1 $16) 18. Ne4! { [%clk 0:32:45] } 18... Rfe8 { [%clk 0:28:00] } 19. g4! { A very instructive attack from a position of strength. White expands with e4-e5, stabilizes the position, gets a knight on e4 to use her control of the center, and then takes over the rest of the board. } { [%clk 0:31:29] } 19... h6 { [%clk 0:18:49] } 20. Bxh6 { [%clk 0:30:38] } 20... Ng7 { [%clk 0:17:14] } 21. Bg5 { [%clk 0:28:36] } 21... Rec8 { [%clk 0:15:15] } 22. Rad1 { [%clk 0:24:04] } 22... Nb6 { [%clk 0:13:42] } (22... Ne8! { was the most stubborn defense but White is simply better. }) 23. Nf6+ { [%clk 0:23:37] } 23... Kf8 { [%clk 0:13:07] } 24. Bh6 { [%clk 0:22:43] } 24... Rd8 { [%clk 0:12:47] } 25. Ng5 { A real clinic from the American veteran player. } { [%clk 0:22:06] } 25... Nc4 { [%clk 0:11:01] } 26. Ngh7+ { [%clk 0:20:45] } 26... Ke7 { [%clk 0:11:27] } 27. Bxg7 { [%clk 0:19:37] } 27... Bd4 { [%clk 0:11:02] } 28. Bf8+ { [%clk 0:19:12] } 28... Rxf8 { [%clk 0:11:08] } 29. Rxd4 { [%clk 0:19:33] } 29... Rfd8 { [%clk 0:08:02] } 30. Rfd1 { 1-0 White wins. } { [%clk 0:19:36] } 1-0