[Event "Mitropa Cup 2025 Women"] [Site "?"] [Date "2025.05.14"] [Round "1.3"] [White "Sedina, Elena"] [Black "Shatil, Or"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B30"] [WhiteElo "2201"] [BlackElo "2265"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "r2r2k1/1bq1bpp1/pnn1p2p/2p1P3/2P1NB2/5NP1/P3QPBP/R3R1K1 w - - 0 19"] [PlyCount "11"] [GameId "2178490905808950"] [EventDate "2025.05.14"] [EventType "team"] [EventRounds "9"] [EventCountry "SVK"] [WhiteTeam "Italy"] [BlackTeam "Switzerland"] [WhiteTeamCountry "ITA"] [BlackTeamCountry "SUI"] {[#]} 19. Nf6+ $1 {White launches a typical, but still a very spectacular attack.} gxf6 (19... Kh8 {also doesn't save Black} 20. Qe4 gxf6 21. exf6 Bd6 22. Bxh6 $18) 20. exf6 Bd6 21. Bxh6 {Black is helpless against White's threats} Bf8 22. Qe3 Qd6 23. Qg5+ Kh7 24. Bg7 1-0 [Event "Mitropa Cup 2025 Open"] [Site "?"] [Date "2025.05.14"] [Round "1.4"] [White "Bango, Lukas"] [Black "Druska, Juraj"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "A04"] [WhiteElo "2280"] [BlackElo "2446"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "1rr3k1/p2b1pbp/6p1/4n2q/3B1P2/QN4PP/PP4B1/R4RK1 b - - 0 22"] [PlyCount "25"] [GameId "2178490905813048"] [EventDate "2025.05.14"] [EventType "team"] [EventRounds "9"] [EventCountry "SVK"] [WhiteTeam "Slovakia 2"] [BlackTeam "Slovakia 1"] {[#]} 22... Rc2 $1 23. fxe5 $2 (23. Rf2 {would have left White some chances to survive} Rxf2 24. Bxf2 Nf3+ 25. Bxf3 Qxf3 26. Nd4 Qa8 $5 {and Black still has an edge}) 23... Rxg2+ $1 24. Kxg2 Qxh3+ 25. Kf2 Qh2+ 26. Ke1 Bb5 27. Nc1 Bh6 $1 {The pair of bishops in full action!} 28. Bf2 Qg2 29. Ne2 Bxe2 30. Kxe2 Qe4+ {Black attacking pieces do cooperate well, White's extra rook is not really important here.} 31. Be3 Bxe3 32. Rae1 Bc5+ 33. Kd2 Bb4+ 34. Kc1 Qc4+ 0-1 [Event "Mitropa 2025 Women"] [Site "?"] [Date "2025.05.15"] [Round "2.17"] [White "Brunello, Marina"] [Black "Bochnickova, Simona"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C50"] [WhiteElo "2323"] [BlackElo "2022"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "2kr1Q2/bp6/2p1r3/P2q3p/2N3pP/6B1/1P3PP1/2R3K1 w - - 0 37"] [PlyCount "15"] [GameId "2178490905821242"] [EventDate "2025.??.??"] [WhiteTeam "Italy"] [BlackTeam "Slovakia"] [WhiteTeamCountry "ITA"] [BlackTeamCountry "SVK"] {[#]} 37. Qf4 {White's compensation for an exchange is very dangerous, with her last move Brunello created not just one, but actually two big threats.} Re7 $2 {Protecting the c7 square looks logical, but this solves only one of the problems...} 38. Qb8+ $3 {A beautiful idea, this was probably missed by Black.} Kd7 (38... Bxb8 39. Nb6#) 39. Qxa7 Ke8 40. Ne3 Qb3 41. Qc5 Qxb2 42. Qxh5+ Rf7 43. Rc5 Qd4 44. Re5+ 1-0 [Event "Mitropa 2025 Open"] [Site "?"] [Date "2025.05.15"] [Round "2.18"] [White "Neugebauer, Martin"] [Black "Moroni, Luca Jr"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B10"] [WhiteElo "2509"] [BlackElo "2546"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/6k1/1p1q1pp1/2pP1p2/P1Pn1P1p/1P2Q2P/6P1/3B2K1 w - - 0 51"] [PlyCount "27"] [GameId "2178490905821244"] [EventDate "2025.??.??"] [WhiteTeam "Slovakia 1"] [BlackTeam "Italy"] [BlackTeamCountry "ITA"] {[#]} 51. b4 $1 {It may seem that a strong knight on d4 is compensating Black's pawn deficit. In fact, White's "bad" bishop is controlling all the important squares and with a precise play Neugebauer is converting his advantage to score a crucial win.} Qc7 52. Qd2 Qa7 53. bxc5 bxc5 54. Qe1 Qb8 55. a5 {And they start running...} Qxf4 56. a6 Qc7 57. d6 Qxd6 58. a7 Qd8 59. Ba4 $1 {The bishop is in time to indirectly support an advanced pawn.} Qa8 60. Qe7+ Kh6 61. Be8 Kg5 62. Kh1 Qc8 63. Qe3+ f4 (63... Kh5 64. Ba4 $1 g5 65. Qe8+) 64. Qe4 {[%CAl Ge4g6,Ga7a8]} 1-0 [Event "Mitropa 2025 Women"] [Site "?"] [Date "2025.05.16"] [Round "3.14"] [White "Demeter, Dorina"] [Black "Beber, Anja"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "A04"] [WhiteElo "2175"] [BlackElo "2021"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "r1b2rk1/pp5p/1qp3p1/4P2n/2p1PP2/2N5/P1RQP1BP/5R1K w - - 0 21"] [PlyCount "17"] [GameId "2178490905825342"] [EventDate "2025.??.??"] [WhiteTeam "Hungary"] [BlackTeam "Slovenia"] [WhiteTeamCountry "HUN"] [BlackTeamCountry "SLO"] {[#]} 21. f5 $1 {White's pawn avalanche starts moving.} Qd8 ({Also direct} 21... gxf5 {wouldn't save Black} 22. Rg1 Ng7 23. Bf3 Kh8 24. Qh6 Rg8 25. e3 {[%CAl Gc2g2]}) 22. Qxd8 Rxd8 23. e6 b5 24. e5 Rb8 25. e7 Re8 26. f6 Kf7 27. Bxc6 Bb7 28. Bxb7 Rxb7 29. e6+ 1-0 [Event "Mitropa 2025 Open"] [Site "?"] [Date "2025.05.16"] [Round "3.17"] [White "Deuer, Marius"] [Black "Baidetskyi, Valentin"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "E49"] [WhiteElo "2479"] [BlackElo "2498"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "4n1k1/p2b1ppp/1p1r4/q3pP1N/3nP1Q1/P1RB3P/1B4PK/8 w - - 0 30"] [PlyCount "33"] [GameId "2178490905825344"] [EventDate "2025.??.??"] [WhiteTeam "Germany"] [BlackTeam "Austria"] [WhiteTeamCountry "GER"] [BlackTeamCountry "AUT"] {[#]} 30. Bc4 {Probably a critical moment of the game. White has a good compensation for a pawn, Black has to be very precise, which is never easy in a time-trouble.} g6 $2 (30... Kf8 {was the best try, as White would have to find not a very obvious continuation of the attack.} 31. Nxg7 $5 Rg6 32. Qh4 Rxg7 33. a4 $1 $44 {[%CAl Gb2a3]}) 31. Qg5 Kf8 32. Qh6+ Ke7 33. Ng3 $6 (33. Bxf7 $1 {was the best way to proceed} gxf5 34. Qxh7 {and Black's position would collapse.}) 33... gxf5 ({Black misses a chance to complicate matters by pinning the Bc4 with} 33... Rc6 {as there is a nice idea to face} 34. Qxh7 {with} Rxc4 $1 35. Rxc4 Nf3+ 36. gxf3 Qd2+ $11) 34. Qxh7 f4 35. Qxf7+ Kd8 36. Nf5 Nxf5 37. exf5 Rf6 38. Qg8 e4 39. Be6 Bxe6 40. fxe6 f3 41. Rc8+ $1 Kxc8 42. Qxe8+ Kb7 43. Bxf6 f2 44. Qf7+ Ka6 45. Bd4 e3 46. e7 1-0