[Event "45th FIDE Women's Chess Olympiad 2024"] [Site "Budapest"] [Date "2024.09.20"] [Round "09"] [White "Tania, Sachdev"] [Black "Lee, Alice"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2386"] [BlackElo "2384"] [TimeControl "5400+30"] [Variant "Standard"] [ECO "D43"] [Opening "Semi-Slav Defense"] [StudyName "45th FIDE Olympiad"] [ChapterName "Tania, Sachdev - Lee, Alice"] [ChapterURL "https://lichess.org/study/y8ExkpJx/x5n4bp9j"] [Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/ChessLifeOnline"] [Orientation "white"] 1. d4 { [%clk 1:30:43] } 1... Nf6 { [%clk 1:30:37] } 2. c4 { [%clk 1:31:07] } 2... e6 { [%clk 1:30:46] } 3. Nf3 { [%clk 1:31:28] } 3... d5 { [%clk 1:30:51] } 4. Nc3 { [%clk 1:31:29] } 4... c6 { [%clk 1:30:59] } 5. Bg5 { [%clk 1:31:26] } 5... Nbd7 { [%clk 1:30:47] } 6. cxd5 { [%clk 1:30:44] } 6... exd5 { [%clk 1:30:43] } 7. e3 { [%clk 1:31:02] } 7... h6 { [%clk 1:30:26] } 8. Bh4 { [%clk 1:29:44] } 8... Be7 { [%clk 1:30:02] } 9. Qc2 { [%clk 1:28:55] } 9... O-O { [%clk 1:29:46] } 10. Bd3 { [%clk 1:28:31] } 10... Re8 { [%clk 1:29:15] } 11. O-O-O { [%clk 1:22:33] } 11... b5 { [%clk 1:12:22] } 12. Bg3 { [%clk 1:13:01] } 12... Qa5 { [%clk 1:11:32] } 13. Kb1 { [%clk 1:12:59] } 13... Ba6 { [%clk 1:04:51] } 14. Ne5 { [%clk 1:01:02] } 14... Nxe5 { [%clk 1:01:48] } 15. dxe5 { [%clk 0:57:50] } 15... Nd7 { [%clk 1:01:27] } 16. Ne2 { [%clk 0:51:58] } 16... Nc5 { [%clk 0:55:48] } 17. Nd4 { [%clk 0:42:34] } 17... Qb6?! { [%clk 0:54:54] } (17... Nxd3! { would take steps towards neutralizing White's initiative before it was too late. }) 18. Bf5 { [%clk 0:33:44] } (18. Bh7+ Kh8 19. e6! { was a more effective way to forge the e-pawn through, as Black never had time for ... Ba6-c8! }) 18... Bf8?! { [%clk 0:53:12] } (18... Bc8! { was necessary to quell e5-e6. }) 19. Bf4!? { [%clk 0:25:14] } (19. e6! { was also promising . } 19... fxe6 20. Bg6 Re7 21. b4 Na4 22. Bh7+ Kh8 23. Be5 $16 { is serious initiative for the pawn. }) 19... b4 { [%clk 0:48:11] } (19... Bc8 { was again promising. } 20. g4!? b4 21. Rhg1 { is still not easy for Black. } 21... b3 22. axb3 a5 23. g5 a4 $13) 20. g4 { [%clk 0:21:52] } (20. e6?! { is less promising. } 20... fxe6 21. Bh7+ Kh8 22. Bg6 e5 $10) 20... g6? { This is asking too much of her position. } { [%clk 0:34:27] } 21. Bxg6!? { [%clk 0:16:25] } (21. e6! { This is not a simple calculation, as there are so many variations. But it's hard to see Black holding on in any of them: } 21... gxf5 (21... fxe6 22. Bxg6 Re7 23. g5 h5 24. Be5 { is one-sided, as well. }) 22. gxf5 Bg7 23. f6 Nxe6 24. Rhg1 { regains the piece with a crushing initiative. }) 21... fxg6 { [%clk 0:34:49] } 22. Qxg6+ { [%clk 0:16:44] } 22... Kh8 { [%clk 0:35:05] } (22... Bg7?? 23. Nf5 Qb7 24. Bxh6 { is crushing. }) 23. e6 { [%clk 0:04:54] } 23... Qb7! { [%clk 0:31:44] } 24. Be5+ { [%clk 0:03:55] } 24... Bg7 { [%clk 0:32:12] } 25. Qxh6+ { [%clk 0:03:50] } 25... Kg8 { There is nothing better here than a repetition. } { [%clk 0:32:41] } 26. Qg6 { [%clk 0:03:27] } 26... Kh8 { [%clk 0:31:18] } 27. Qh6+ { [%clk 0:03:40] } 27... Kg8 { [%clk 0:31:47] } 28. Qg6 { [%clk 0:04:06] } 28... Kh8 { [%clk 0:31:48] } 29. Qh6+ { 1/2-1/2 The game is a draw. } { [%clk 0:02:13] } 1/2-1/2