[Event "45th FIDE Chess Olympiad 2024"] [Site "Budapest"] [Date "2024.09.11"] [Round "01"] [White "Zatonskih, Anna"] [Black "Ruba Al-Qudah"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2320"] [BlackElo "1937"] [TimeControl "5400+30"] [Variant "Standard"] [ECO "E91"] [Opening "King's Indian Defense: Orthodox Variation"] [StudyName "45th FIDE Olympiad"] [ChapterName "Zatonskih, Anna - Ruba Al-Qudah"] [ChapterURL "https://lichess.org/study/y8ExkpJx/cDC992cs"] [Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/ChessLifeOnline"] [Orientation "white"] 1. d4 { [%clk 1:30:57] } 1... Nf6 { [%clk 1:30:58] } 2. c4 { [%clk 1:30:59] } 2... g6 { [%clk 1:31:24] } 3. Nc3 { [%clk 1:30:59] } 3... Bg7 { [%clk 1:31:51] } 4. e4 { [%clk 1:30:43] } 4... d6 { [%clk 1:32:13] } 5. Nf3 { [%clk 1:31:02] } 5... O-O { [%clk 1:32:35] } 6. Be2 { White sticks to a traditional main line against her opponent's King's Indian Defense. } { [%clk 1:30:44] } 6... c5!? { Black plays for more of a Benoni structure, where d4-d5 gives Black lots of interesting play on the queenside. } { [%clk 1:32:20] } (6... e5 { is by far the main variation. }) 7. O-O { [%clk 1:29:59] } 7... cxd4 { [%clk 1:31:27] } 8. Nxd4 { We have now reached something that resembles a Maroczy Bind against a Dragon Sicilian! } { [%clk 1:30:23] } 8... Nc6 { [%clk 1:31:47] } 9. Be3 { [%clk 1:29:32] } 9... Bd7 { [%clk 1:27:07] } 10. Qd2 { [%clk 1:25:50] } 10... Rc8 { [%clk 1:24:11] } 11. f3 { [%clk 1:15:07] } 11... Ne5 { [%clk 1:19:51] } 12. b3 { [%clk 1:13:23] } 12... a6 { [%clk 1:08:25] } 13. Rac1 { [%clk 1:10:51] } 13... Ne8 { Even this move is still on the outskirts of theory. Black is not achieving a ... d6-d5 break, but White isn't attacking the kingside. So the knight reroutes to play for ... b7-b5. } { [%clk 0:46:36] } 14. Nd5 { [%clk 1:01:29] } 14... Nc6 { [%clk 0:35:07] } 15. Nc2 { [%clk 0:57:12] } 15... Be6 { [%clk 0:33:32] } 16. Rfe1 { [%clk 0:41:07] } 16... f5 { Another undermining idea. } { [%clk 0:25:19] } 17. exf5 { [%clk 0:29:31] } 17... Bxf5 { [%clk 0:24:30] } 18. Bf1 { [%clk 0:29:44] } 18... e6 { [%clk 0:20:17] } 19. Bg5 { [%clk 0:22:23] } 19... Nf6 { [%clk 0:17:18] } 20. Nxf6+!? { Very calm play from White. With the space advantage, one would expect her to keep pieces on the board. But the d- and e-pawns are weak, so she reasons she can play to transform her advantage into one that gives good endgame prospects. } { [%clk 0:22:03] } 20... Bxf6 { [%clk 0:17:31] } 21. Bxf6 { [%clk 0:22:15] } 21... Rxf6 { [%clk 0:16:32] } (21... Qxf6 { was very interesting, thematically sacrificing the weak d6-pawn in order to gain control of an open file and activate pieces. } 22. Qxd6 Rcd8 { gives compensation, perhaps, but the e-pawn is still an issue. }) 22. Bd3 { [%clk 0:22:39] } 22... Bxd3 { [%clk 0:12:15] } 23. Qxd3 { [%clk 0:23:07] } 23... Ne5 { [%clk 0:10:54] } 24. Qd4 { [%clk 0:20:02] } 24... Qf8 { [%clk 0:09:32] } 25. Rcd1 { [%clk 0:18:52] } 25... Rxf3 { A tactical shot, but one White had counted on. } { [%clk 0:06:17] } 26. Qxd6 { As promised, White aims for an endgame where Black's weak pawns are a liability. } { [%clk 0:17:33] } 26... Qxd6 { [%clk 0:06:45] } 27. Rxd6 { [%clk 0:17:57] } 27... Rc3 { [%clk 0:06:57] } 28. Nb4 { [%clk 0:11:31] } 28... a5 { [%clk 0:03:16] } 29. Rxe6 { [%clk 0:11:20] } 29... axb4 { [%clk 0:03:40] } 30. R6xe5 { White is only up one pawn, but both of Black's b-pawns are vulnerable, and the rooks will struggle to find targets of their own. } { [%clk 0:11:46] } 30... Rc2 { [%clk 0:02:12] } 31. Re8+ { [%clk 0:11:26] } 31... Rxe8 { [%clk 0:02:40] } 32. Rxe8+ { [%clk 0:11:50] } 32... Kf7 { [%clk 0:02:40] } 33. Rb8 { [%clk 0:12:16] } 33... Rxa2 { [%clk 0:03:01] } 34. Rxb7+ { White gets connected passers, ensuring a winning endgame. } { [%clk 0:12:40] } 34... Kf6 { [%clk 0:03:26] } 35. Rxb4 $18 { [%clk 0:12:44] } 35... Ke5 { [%clk 0:03:36] } 36. h3 { [%clk 0:12:01] } 36... g5 { [%clk 0:03:47] } 37. Kh2 { [%clk 0:11:42] } 37... h5 { [%clk 0:04:02] } 38. Rb8 { [%clk 0:11:58] } 38... Rc2 { [%clk 0:04:05] } 39. Rb5+ { [%clk 0:07:59] } 39... Kf4 { [%clk 0:04:09] } 40. c5 { [%clk 0:07:42] } 40... g4 { [%clk 0:04:35] } 41. hxg4 { [%clk 0:08:09] } 41... hxg4 { [%clk 0:04:32] } 42. Rb4+ { [%clk 0:08:29] } 42... Kg5 { [%clk 0:03:13] } 43. Rc4 { [%clk 0:08:44] } 43... Rd2 { [%clk 0:03:28] } 44. c6 { [%clk 0:08:29] } 44... Rd8 { [%clk 0:03:04] } 45. c7 { [%clk 0:08:37] } 45... Rc8 { [%clk 0:03:16] } 46. b4 { 1-0 White wins. } { [%clk 0:09:00] } 1-0