[Event "88th Tata Steel Challengers 2026"] [White "Assaubayeva,Bibisara"] [Black "Woodward,Andy"] [Site "Wijk aan Zee"] [Round "1.5"] [Annotator ""] [Result "1-0"] [Date "2026.01.17"] [WhiteElo "2497"] [BlackElo "2608"] [PlyCount "81"] 1. d4 {[%emt 0:0:0]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 2. c4 {[%emt 0:0:0]} e6 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 3. Nf3 {[%emt 0:0:0]} d5 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 4. Nc3 {[%emt 0:0:0]} Bb4 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 5. Bg5 {[%emt 0:0:0]} h6 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 6. Bxf6 {[%emt 0:0:0]} Qxf6 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 7. e3 {[%emt 0:0:0]} O-O {[%emt 0:0:0]} 8. Rc1 {[%emt 0:0:0]} c6 {[%emt 0:4:38]} 9. Qb3 {[%emt 0:0:0] D38: Queen's Gambit Declined: Ragozin Defence (4 Nf3 Bb4).} Qe7 {[%emt 0:2:18]} 10. Bd3 {[%emt 0:0:0]} Nd7 {[%emt 0:8:45]} 11. O-O {[%emt 0:0:0]} Bd6 {[%emt 0:4:42]} 12. Rfd1 {[%emt 0:16:58]} g6 {[%emt 0:39:43]} 13. h3 {[%emt 0:3:47]} Kg7 {[%emt 0:0:43]} 14. Qc2 {[%emt 0:14:41]} f5 {[%emt 0:6:5]} 15. a3 {[%emt 0:4:57]} b6 {[%emt 0:7:35]} 16. b4 {[%emt 0:4:12]} Bb7 {[%emt 0:2:9]} 17. Qb3 {[%emt 0:4:39]} g5 {[%emt 0:4:22]} (17... Rac8 $0 $11 { is superior.} )18. b5 {[%emt 0:4:19]} c5 {[%emt 0:4:43]} 19. cxd5 {[%emt 0:3:1]} (19. Qb2 $0 $11 { keeps the balance.} Qf6 20. Qe2 )g4 {[%emt 0:0:52]} 20. Ne1 {[%emt 0:7:36]} e5 $2 {[%emt 0:5:17]} (20... gxh3 $0 $19 21. g3 (21. dxe6 Qh4 $0 $17 )cxd4 22. exd4 f4 )21. hxg4 {[%emt 0:7:39]} (21. dxe5 $1 $11 Nxe5 22. g3 )cxd4 {[%emt 0:5:33]} 22. exd4 {[%emt 0:4:25]} e4 {[%emt 0:0:38]} 23. Bb1 {[%emt 0:0:55]} e3 {[%emt 0:1:54]} 24. gxf5 {[%emt 0:6:11]} exf2+ {[%emt 0:2:39]} 25. Kxf2 {[%emt 0:0:32]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:1:13]} 26. Nf3 {[%emt 0:5:14]} Ng4+ {[%emt 0:0:43]} 27. Kf1 {[%emt 0:0:31]} Qe3 {[%emt 0:3:21]} 28. Qa2 {[%emt 0:0:34]} Rae8 {[%emt 0:2:44]} 29. Re1 {[%emt 0:4:6]} Qf4 {[%emt 0:0:31]} 30. Kg1 {[%emt 0:0:50]} Nh2 {[%emt 0:1:27]} 31. Qf2 {[%emt 0:4:38]} Nxf3+ {[%emt 0:0:43]} 32. gxf3 {[%emt 0:0:39]} Kh8 {[%emt 0:0:58]} 33. Rxe8 {[%emt 0:3:0]} Rxe8 {[%emt 0:0:49]} 34. Rd1 {[%emt 0:1:59]} Qg5+ {[%emt 0:1:2]} 35. Kf1 {[%emt 0:0:49]} Qh5 {[%emt 0:0:31]} 36. Be4 {[%emt 0:0:58]} Bxd5 {[%emt 0:1:4]} 37. Bxd5 {[%emt 0:1:14]} Qxf5 {[%emt 0:0:31]} 38. Qh4 {[%emt 0:2:42]} Bf4 {[%emt 0:0:32]} 39. Qg4 {[%emt 0:2:14]} Qf8 {[%emt 0:0:58]} 40. Ne4 {[%emt 0:0:0]} Rd8 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 41. Be6 {[%emt 0:22:53]} 1-0