[Event "ch-USA w 2025"]
[Site "Saint Louis USA"]
[Date "2025.10.17"]
[Round "5.5"]
[White "Yip, Carissa"]
[Black "Sargsyan, Anna M."]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "Tactical Analysis 7.0"]
[ECO "B32"]
[WhiteElo "2452"]
[BlackElo "2369"]
[WhiteFideId "2090732"]
[WhiteFideId "13308130"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[GameId "2236894039603736"]
[EventDate "2025.10.12"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 {[%cal Bg1f3,Bf3d4,Bd4b5,Bb5a3][%mdl 32]} Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e5 5. Nb5 d6 6. c4 f5 {Recently 6...g6 got a lot of attention. B32: Sicilian: Löwenthal and Kalashnikov Variations.} 7. N1c3 a6 {[#]} 8. Bg5 $1 {[%mdl 64] Deflection} Qd7 {White is better.} 9. Na3 {White is much more active.} (9. Nd5 $5 axb5 10. cxb5 $11 (10. Nb6 Qc7 $17)) 9... f4 $146 ({Predecessor:} 9... h6 10. Be3 f4 11. Bb6 Nf6 12. Nd5 Rb8 13. Be2 Be7 14. O-O O-O 15. Bc7 Nxd5 16. Qxd5+ {1-0 Atakishiyev,E (2267)-Martirosyan,H (2619) Titled Tuesday intern op 6th Aug Chess.com INT blitz 2019 (8)}) 10. Nd5 {And now Nb6 would win.} Qf7 (10... Rb8 $1 $14) 11. f3 Be6 12. Bh4 (12. Qb3 $142) 12... Rc8 $16 13. Bf2 Nf6 {[#]} 14. Be2 (14. Qb3 $1 $16) 14... Be7 $14 15. Qd2 O-O 16. Nxe7+ Qxe7 17. O-O ({White should play} 17. b4 $14) 17... g5 $1 $11 18. Rfd1 Rcd8 (18... g4 $11) 19. b4 $1 $14 {[%cal Bb2b4,Bb4b5][%mdl 32]} g4 20. b5 $1 g3 $2 {This costs Black the game.} 21. hxg3 $18 fxg3 {[#]} 22. Qg5+ $1 (22. Bxg3 $6 Nh5 23. Bh2 (23. Bf2 Nd4 $14) 23... Nd4 $16) 22... Kh8 23. Qxg3 (23. Bxg3 Rg8 24. Qh4 Nd4 25. Rxd4 exd4 $11) 23... Rg8 24. Qh2 Nb4 25. Bf1 Rdf8 {[#]} 26. c5 $1 {[%cal Bc4c5,Bc5d6,Bd6d7][%mdl 544]} Bg4 (26... axb5 27. cxd6) 27. cxd6 ({Resist} 27. fxg4 d5 28. Rab1 Nxe4 29. Rxb4 Nxf2 30. Rxd5 Nxg4 31. Rxg4 Rxg4 32. Qxe5+ (32. bxa6 $2 {too greedy.} Rxf1+ {[%mdl 64] Decoy} 33. Kxf1 Qf7+ 34. Kg1 Qxd5 $19) 32... Qxe5 33. Rxe5 Ra4 $18) 27... Qg7 28. Bg3 ({Less strong is} 28. fxg4 Nxg4 29. Qg3 Nxf2 30. Qxg7+ Rxg7 $14) 28... Bxf3 29. Bxe5 (29. gxf3 Nh5 (29... Qxg3+ 30. Qxg3 Rxg3+ 31. Bg2 $11) 30. Bg2 Nxg3 $19) 29... Re8 {[%cal Oe8e5] Threatens to win with ...Rxe5!.} 30. Rd2 {[%cal Bd1d2,Bd2f2,Bf2f3][%mdl 32]} Qg5 31. Nc4 axb5 32. d7 Rd8 (32... bxc4 $142 33. Bxf6+ (33. dxe8=B Rxe8 34. Bxf6+ Qxf6 $18) 33... Qxf6) 33. Rf2 {[%mdl 64] Pin. White is clearly winning.} bxc4 34. Rxf3 Rg6 35. Qf4 Qxf4 36. Rxf4 Kg7 37. Rd1 Nc6 38. Bc3 {Magnificent play by Yip!   Weighted Error Value: White=0.18 (very precise) /Black=0.50} 1-0

