[Event "FIDE Women's Grand Prix | Fourth Leg 202"] [Site "Chess.com"] [Date "2023.05.15"] [Round "1"] [White "Dronavalli, Harika"] [Black "Assaubayeva, Bibisara"] [Result "*"] [ECO "E62"] [WhiteElo "2501"] [BlackElo "2464"] [Annotator "3700"] [PlyCount "97"] [EventDate "2023.??.??"] [TimeControl "5400+30"] {[%evp 0,97,19,-12,57,8,33,25,27,19,22,22,17,-5,15,36,36,7,3,-4,-18,-30,-11,-17,-6,6,3,14,8,-1,6,15,7,-23,-2,31,32,36,27,33,33,32,82,76,81,79,91,97,110,86,72,74,74,81,79,79,79,79,90,94,121,104,104,104,117,119,141,138,143,143,143,97,98,85,85,77,106,128,141,134,187,152,223,152,169,194,223,279,272,307,382,383,420,442,1000,1116,1175,1229,1290,892]} 1. c4 g6 2. g3 Bg7 3. Bg2 d6 4. Nc3 Nf6 5. d4 O-O 6. h3 e5 7. Nf3 Nc6 8. Be3 Bd7 9. dxe5 dxe5 10. Rc1 Be6 11. Qxd8 Rfxd8 12. b3 h6 13. O-O Ne8 14. Nd2 $5 {[%c_effect d2;square;d2;type;Interesting;persistent;true] Dronavalli shared that this is White's only way to give Black any trouble in the otherwise balanced position.} f5 15. Bxc6 bxc6 16. f4 exf4 17. gxf4 Bxc3 $6 {[%c_effect c3;square;c3;type;Inaccuracy;persistent;true] Black's dark-squared bishop on the long, open diagonal is currently more effective the white knight, which has all of its potential advances guarded by black pawns (b5, d5, and e4). This exchange allows White to take over the dark squares and utilize the outpost on e5.} 18. Rxc3 Nf6 19. Nf3 Ne4 20. Rd3 $5 {[%c_effect d3;square;d3;type;Interesting;persistent;true] Dronavalli cleverly presents her opponent with a choice: Allow White to double rooks and take over the d-file or trade on d3, giving up the outpost for the black knight on e4.} Bf7 21. Rfd1 Rd6 22. Bd4 Rad8 23. Be5 Rxd3 {Black decides to give up the outpost, but White continues to squeeze in the minor piece ending.} 24. Rxd3 Rxd3 25. exd3 Nc5 26. d4 Ne6 ({The black knight wishes it could return to its active home, but it loses one of the weak points:} 26... Ne4 27. Bxc7) 27. h4 {A key feature of great positional games: Shutting down any attempt at counterplay. Dronavalli fixes her opponent's kingside?the one part of the board where Black could fight for an advantage?in place.} Kf8 28. Kf2 Ke7 29. Ke3 Kd7 30. Bf6 $5 {[%c_effect f6;square;f6;type;Interesting;persistent;true] The bishop finds another strong post while making room for the knight to make use of the mighty e5-outpost. Despite having only a few pieces beyond pawns, Dronavalli is able to nearly push her opponent off the board.} Be8 31. Ne5+ Kc8 32. Be7 Nd8 33. Bf8 {Another subtle, yet powerful idea. The Indian grandmaster forces the h-pawn to a light square, further freezing Black's kingside and blocking the light-squared bishop in.} h5 34. Be7 Ne6 35. d5 $1 {[%c_effect d5;square;d5;type;GreatFind;persistent;true] White sets out to trade one advantage for another. Dronavalli is happy to allow Black to trade away one of her weak pawns in exchange for a critical gain in space, pushing the black knight to the edge of the board.} cxd5 36. cxd5 Nd8 37. Bxd8 {Simplifying into a winning strong knight vs. bad bishop ending.} Kxd8 38. Kd4 a6 39. Kc5 Ke7 40. a4 Kf6 41. Nf3 Ke7 42. Ne5 Kf6 43. d6 {Trading another pair of pawns in order to further improve her king position.} cxd6+ 44. Kxd6 Bf7 45. b4 Be8 46. b5 axb5 47. a5 b4 48. a6 b3 49. Nd3 {White's passed pawn can't be stopped.} * [Event "FIDE Women's Grand Prix | Fourth Leg 202"] [Site "Chess.com"] [Date "2023.05.15"] [Round "1"] [White "Kosteniuk, Alexandra"] [Black "Tan, Zhongyi"] [Result "*"] [ECO "C65"] [WhiteElo "2535"] [BlackElo "2517"] [Annotator "3700"] [PlyCount "108"] [EventDate "2023.??.??"] [TimeControl "5400+30"] {[%evp 0,108,19,31,34,19,13,4,25,30,22,-21,14,20,22,30,16,12,28,19,54,20,62,41,31,42,42,36,42,14,4,0,10,11,19,28,33,10,40,49,53,-18,-81,-72,-72,-60,-60,-122,-29,2,30,-18,30,10,6,16,15,18,23,33,18,27,33,27,34,21,11,0,0,-18,-37,-132,-137,-132,-116,-38,-51,-51,-59,-51,-51,-51,-51,-51,-51,-51,-40,-95,-51,-99,-73,-47,39,-24,-47,-102,-119,-119,-84,-98,-63,-119,-119,-302,-447,-765,-765,-29993,-29994,-29997,-29998]} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. Bxc6 dxc6 6. Nbd2 O-O 7. Nc4 Nd7 8. c3 Re8 9. O-O Bd6 10. Re1 Nf8 11. d4 exd4 12. cxd4 Bg4 13. h3 Bh5 14. Qb3 Ne6 15. g4 Bg6 16. Bd2 Bf4 17. Rad1 Bxd2 18. Rxd2 Nf4 19. Nfe5 b5 20. Qe3 ({Also possible is} 20. Na5 Qg5 21. Rc2 c5 22. Rxc5 Ne6 23. Rd5 Nxd4 24. Qc3 Rxe5 25. Qxd4 Rae8 26. Rxe5 Qxe5 27. Qxe5 Rxe5 28. f3 $14) 20... Nd5 $5 {[%c_effect d5;square;d5;type;Interesting;persistent;true] Disrupting White's hope of calm and dominant hold of the center.} 21. exd5 $5 {[%c_effect d5;square;d5;type;Interesting;persistent;true]} bxc4 22. dxc6 f6 23. f4 Bf7 ({Tan refuses to accept the knight sacrifice, likely because it looks like it leads to a position that's easy for White to play:} 23... fxe5 24. dxe5 Bd3 25. b3 Qh4 26. e6 h5 27. bxc4 Bh7 28. e7 $15) 24. Qf2 Bd5 25. Nd7 {Down to 10 minutes while her opponent had over half an hour, Kosteniuk embraces simplification.} Bxc6 26. Rxe8+ Qxe8 27. Nc5 Qf7 28. Qe1 Re8 29. Re2 Rxe2 30. Qxe2 Bd5 31. Kf2 h6 32. f5 Qf8 33. Ke1 Kh7 34. Qe3 Qb8 35. Qc3 c6 36. Ne6 Qh2 37. Nf8+ Kg8 38. Ng6 {White gets her knight to the powerful-looking g6-outpost while Tan's queen journeys into the white position. The game looks to be headed toward a balanced result. While the white knight looks good, Tan accurately understands that the bishop is the better minor piece here.} Qg1+ 39. Ke2 Qg2+ 40. Ke1 Qe4+ 41. Kd2 Qg2+ 42. Ke1 Bf7 {Tan decides to play for the win with a surprising plan.} 43. a3 h5 {A pawn sacrifice $6} 44. gxh5 Kh7 {Nope, Tan is counting on her king to recover the material.} 45. Nf8+ Kh6 46. Qe3+ Kxh5 47. Qe7 Qg1+ 48. Ke2 Bd5 49. Qe8+ Kh4 50. Ng6+ Kg5 {An unexpected moment of calm for the black king. The only check that White has trades into a losing ending.} 51. Ne7 (51. Qe3+ Qxe3+ 52. Kxe3 Kxf5 $19) 51... Qg2+ 52. Ke1 Qg3+ 53. Kd2 (53. Kd1 Qd3+ 54. Ke1 Qe3+ 55. Kf1 Qxh3+ 56. Kf2 Qf3+ 57. Ke1 Qe3+ 58. Kf1 Bf3 59. Qg6+ Kf4 $19 {Again, somehow, White has no safe checks, and Black's mating ideas are unstoppable:} 60. Nxc6 Qe2+ 61. Kg1 Qe1+ 62. Kh2 Qh1#) 53... Qf2+ 54. Kc3 Qe1+ (54... Qe1+ 55. Kc2 Be4#) * [Event "FIDE Women's Grand Prix | Fourth Leg 202"] [Site "Chess.com"] [Date "2023.05.15"] [Round "1"] [White "Wagner, Dinara"] [Black "Goryachkina, Aleksandra"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "E04"] [WhiteElo "2417"] [BlackElo "2571"] [Annotator "rafael"] [PlyCount "161"] [EventDate "2023.??.??"] [TimeControl "5400+30"] {[%evp 0,161,19,31,14,-11,-14,0,-11,-37,-20,-6,44,7,0,-6,32,17,12,-17,2,-48,-46,-46,-38,-46,-60,-31,-31,-40,9,-25,-31,-46,12,10,11,15,15,15,80,71,80,80,52,49,64,48,37,43,59,68,81,29,77,96,96,57,96,76,117,109,91,0,124,130,139,127,128,112,120,110,131,113,139,55,110,97,144,155,130,136,125,139,136,141,98,140,125,110,123,89,80,103,101,39,136,95,112,112,149,156,79,24,121,119,126,112,100,112,112,112,112,112,171,182,162,162,168,162,168,168,168,168,168,168,168,161,181,131,139,145,223,205,205,205,205,206,211,206,205,216,317,307,590,588,588,534,530,537,1298,476,1147,908,29987,1705,29981,29984,29987,1518,29983,29984,29985,29986]} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 dxc4 5. Bg2 a6 {This is one of the most aggressive options against the ultra-solid Catalan Opening. Black intends to protect the c4-pawn with b7-b5.} 6. O-O Nc6 7. Nc3 Rb8 8. e4 Be7 9. d5 {It's clear that both players are well prepared with the latest developments of this opening line since all these moves were played very quickly.} (9. Qe2 {is also popular.}) 9... exd5 10. exd5 Nb4 11. Ne5 Bf5 (11... O-O {is also possible, although White regains the pawn and gets a more comfortable position due to his space advantage after} 12. a3 Nd3 13. Nxd3 cxd3 14. Qxd3) 12. Nxc4 $1 {[%c_effect c4;square;c4;type;GreatFind;persistent;true] The most accurate move order.} (12. a3 {This is also popular, but it gives Black an extra option.} Nd3 13. Nxc4 Nxc1 (13... O-O {transposes to the game.}) 14. Rxc1 O-O {With a balanced position. There are many games played in this position.}) 12... O-O $1 {[%c_effect g8;square;g8;type;GreatFind;persistent;true] Black must resist the temptation to gain material.} (12... Bd3 $6 {[%c_effect d3;square;d3;type;Inaccuracy;persistent;true]} 13. b3 Bxf1 14. Kxf1 {The knight on b4 is misplaced and White gets excellent compensation for the exchange after} a5 15. a3 Na6 16. Nxa5) 13. a3 Nd3 14. Be3 Qd7 15. b4 Rfe8 {This is a popular position in correspondence chess.} 16. h3 $5 {[%c_effect h3;square;h3;type;Interesting;persistent;true]} (16. Ra2 {is the most popular move, with the idea of bringing the rook to the game.}) 16... b5 {The first new move, and it's safe to say that both players are out of book by now. The move works, but it demands accurate play, and it's not the best practical choice.} (16... c5 $5 {[%c_effect c5;square;c5;type;Interesting;persistent;true] Is a strange move that was played in a correspondence game. After} 17. g4 (17. dxc6 bxc6 {with an unclear position.}) 17... Bg6 18. f4 b5 19. Ne5 Nxe5 20. fxe5 cxb4 21. axb4 Bxb4 {a chaotic position arises where Black's chances are not worse. Sukhachev-Kolpak, ICC email 2010.}) (16... h5 {is natural, avoiding g4.} 17. Ra2 Bd6 18. Bd4 Ne5 19. Nxd6 cxd6 20. Kh2 {with a balanced position in Pranav-Prraneeth, Budapest 2022.}) 17. Na5 Bd6 $6 {[%c_effect d6;square;d6;type;Inaccuracy;persistent;true]} (17... Nb2 $1 {[%c_effect b2;square;b2;type;GreatFind;persistent;true] is the only way to justify Black's previous move.} 18. Qe2 Nc4 {Now White has two options, but Black has good counterplay in both cases.} 19. Nxc4 (19. Nc6 Rbc8 20. g4 Bg6 21. g5 Nh5 22. Qg4 f5 23. gxf6 Nxf6 24. Qxd7 Nxd7 {with an equal position.}) 19... bxc4 20. Qxc4 Bxh3 {with chances for both sides.}) 18. Bd4 Nb2 19. Qb3 Na4 20. Nc6 {Now White has a clear advantage. The knight on c6 is a monster.} Ra8 21. Nxa4 (21. Bxf6 $1 {[%c_effect f6;square;f6;type;GreatFind;persistent;true] is better. White has a clear positional advantage after} gxf6 22. Kh2) 21... bxa4 22. Qb2 (22. Qxa4 Bxh3 23. Bxf6 gxf6 {Black has good counterplay.}) 22... Bf8 $2 {[%c_effect f8;square;f8;type;Mistake;persistent;true]} (22... Bxh3 $1 {[%c_effect h3;square;h3;type;GreatFind;persistent;true] This move works due to a fantastic tactical resource.} 23. Bxf6 (23. Bxh3 Qxh3 24. Bxf6 gxf6 25. Qxf6 Re4 {The position remains difficult to evaluate, but the computer thinks Black is ok.}) 23... Bxg2 24. Kxg2 Qf5 $3 {[%c_effect f5;square;f5;type;Brilliant;persistent;true] This is the point $1 A move that is easy to miss. Black attacks the bishop and the d5-pawn.} (24... gxf6 25. Qxf6) 25. Bxg7 (25. Rad1 gxf6 {with equal play.}) 25... Qxd5+ 26. Kg1 Qxc6 27. Bh8 Bf8 {Everything is defended, and Black has good chances of equalizing.}) 23. Bxf6 gxf6 24. Kh2 (24. Qxf6 $5 {[%c_effect f6;square;f6;type;Interesting;persistent;true] is an interesting positional exchange sacrifice.} Bg7 25. Qh4 Bxa1 26. Rxa1 {With excellent compensation due to the dark squares and the many weaknesses in Black's position.}) 24... Bg7 25. Rad1 Bg6 26. Qa2 {It's not clear to me whether this is the best square for the queen, but it probably doesn't make much of a difference.} (26. Qd2) 26... Qd6 27. Rfe1 Bh5 28. Rb1 Bg6 29. Rbd1 Bh5 30. Rc1 Bh6 31. f4 $2 {[%c_effect f4;square;f4;type;Mistake;persistent;true] This is a tactical mistake.} (31. Ra1 $1 {[%c_effect a1;square;a1;type;GreatFind;persistent;true] is the best, hiding the rook from further persecution and maintaining all the trumps of the position.}) 31... Bg6 $2 {[%c_effect g6;square;g6;type;Mistake;persistent;true]} (31... Bxf4 $3 {[%c_effect f4;square;f4;type;Brilliant;persistent;true] is a brilliant tactical stroke.} 32. gxf4 Qxf4+ 33. Kh1 Re2 $3 {[%c_effect e2;square;e2;type;Brilliant;persistent;true] This is the idea. White must be careful not to end up worse.} 34. Rxe2 (34. Qxe2 {The computer suggests the queen sacrifice, with an unclear position after} Bxe2 35. d6) 34... Qxc1+ 35. Kh2 Qf4+ 36. Kg1 {Black can decide whether to accept a draw with perpetual check or to play for a win after 36...Bxe2.}) 32. Qc4 {White is much better again.} Bf8 33. Bf3 Bf5 34. Nd4 Rxe1 35. Rxe1 Bd7 36. Nc6 Kg7 37. h4 Kg8 38. Kg2 Kg7 39. Qc2 {The a4-pawn is doomed.} Re8 40. Rxe8 Bxe8 41. Qxa4 Bxc6 {An important moment.} 42. dxc6 $2 {[%c_effect c6;square;c6;type;Mistake;persistent;true]} (42. Qxc6 $1 {[%c_effect c6;square;c6;type;GreatFind;persistent;true] is the right move. Opposite-colored bishop endgames are difficult to evaluate sometimes: is White able to win, or can Black set up a fortress $2 It seems to me that the position is winning, and the main line is very instructive.} Qxc6 43. dxc6 f5 44. Be2 a5 45. bxa5 Kf6 (45... Bxa3 46. Bd3 $1 {[%c_effect d3;square;d3;type;GreatFind;persistent;true] White is in time to create another passed pawn after} Kf6 47. a6 Bc5 48. g4 $1 {[%c_effect g4;square;g4;type;GreatFind;persistent;true]} fxg4 49. Bxh7 {with an easy win.}) 46. Ba6 $1 {[%c_effect a6;square;a6;type;GreatFind;persistent;true]} Bxa3 47. Bc8 Bc5 {At first sight, it looks like Black has a fortress, but this is an illusion.} 48. Kf3 Ba7 49. Ke2 Bc5 50. Kd3 Bf2 51. a6 Ba7 52. Kc4 Bb6 53. Kd5 Ba7 54. Bd7 Bb6 55. Be8 $1 {[%c_effect e8;square;e8;type;GreatFind;persistent;true]} Ba7 56. Bxf7 $1 {[%c_effect f7;square;f7;type;GreatFind;persistent;true] The winning plan.} Kxf7 57. Ke5 {and White breaks through.}) 42... Qd2+ 43. Kh3 Qd3 44. Bg2 (44. Qd1 $1 {[%c_effect d1;square;d1;type;GreatFind;persistent;true] is a better attempt.}) 44... Bd6 45. Kh2 f5 46. Qa5 Kf6 47. a4 h6 (47... Qc4 {leads to a draw after some computer precision:} 48. b5 Bxf4 $1 {[%c_effect f4;square;f4;type;GreatFind;persistent;true]} 49. gxf4 (49. bxa6 Bd6 {with counterplay, since 50...Qxh4 is threatened.}) 49... Qxf4+ 50. Kg1 Qd4+ 51. Kf1 Qc4+ {and apparently Black escapes with a draw.}) 48. b5 axb5 49. axb5 Bc5 50. Qe1 Kg6 51. Qe8 Bf2 (51... Qd1 {is enough for a draw.}) 52. Qg8+ Kf6 53. Qh8+ Ke7 (53... Kg6 $2 {[%c_effect g6;square;g6;type;Mistake;persistent;true]} 54. h5+ $1 {[%c_effect h5;square;h5;type;GreatFind;persistent;true]} Kxh5 55. Qg7 {wins.}) 54. Qe5+ Kf8 55. Qh8+ Ke7 56. Qg7 h5 (56... Qd6 $1 {[%c_effect d6;square;d6;type;GreatFind;persistent;true] is safer.}) 57. Qe5+ Kf8 58. Qh8+ Ke7 59. Qg7 Ke8 (59... Qxb5 60. Qg5+ Ke6 61. Qxh5 {This looks totally lost for Black, but the computer always finds some way to defend.} Qd3 62. Qh6+ Ke7 63. Qg5+ Ke6 64. h5 Qe2 $1 {[%c_effect e2;square;e2;type;GreatFind;persistent;true] The only defense $1} 65. h6 Qg4 $1 {[%c_effect g4;square;g4;type;GreatFind;persistent;true] After the queen exchange, the bishop comes to d4, and Black is saved.}) 60. Qe5+ Kf8 61. Qh8+ Ke7 62. Qg7 Ke8 63. Qg5 Kf8 64. b6 $1 {[%c_effect b6;square;b6;type;GreatFind;persistent;true] A nice winning try.} Bxb6 $6 {[%c_effect b6;square;b6;type;Inaccuracy;persistent;true]} (64... Qd1 $1 {[%c_effect d1;square;d1;type;GreatFind;persistent;true] is the most accurate.} 65. Qxf5 (65. bxc7 Bg1+ 66. Kh1 {with a draw.} (66. Kh3 $4 {[%c_effect h3;square;h3;type;Blunder;persistent;true]} Qg4+ 67. Qxg4 fxg4# {is embarassing.})) 65... Bxb6 {Black's defensive task is easier because White has no passed pawn.}) 65. Qxh5 Kg7 $2 {[%c_effect g7;square;g7;type;Mistake;persistent;true] The final mistake.} (65... Bf2 $1 {[%c_effect f2;square;f2;type;GreatFind;persistent;true] It's still possible to save the game with precise maneuvering.} 66. Qg5 Bc5 $1 {[%c_effect c5;square;c5;type;GreatFind;persistent;true] The only move. The idea is clear after} 67. h5 {Not the best attempt.} Be7 $1 {[%c_effect e7;square;e7;type;GreatFind;persistent;true]} 68. Qh6+ Kg8 {White's queen has nowhere to go, but Black also has no plan. A curious positional draw.}) 66. Qg5+ Kh7 67. Qh5+ Kg7 68. Qg5+ Kh7 69. Qf6 Kg8 70. h5 {The h-pawn marches, and the game is over.} Bc5 71. h6 Bd4 72. Qd8+ Kh7 73. Qxc7 Kxh6 74. Qxf7 Bg1+ $5 {[%c_effect g1;square;g1;type;Interesting;persistent;true]} 75. Kh3 (75. Kxg1 $4 {[%c_effect g1;square;g1;type;Blunder;persistent;true] It's never too late to make a mistake.} Qf1+ 76. Kxf1 {Stalemate.}) 75... Bf2 76. Qg8 Qc2 77. Qg5+ Kh7 78. Qe7+ Kh6 79. c7 Qc3 80. Qg5+ Kh7 81. Qxf5+ 1-0 [Event "Position after 28...a4"] [Site "?"] [Date "????.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Lagno"] [Black "Shuvalova"] [Result "*"] [Annotator "3700"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "r3r1k1/q2n1pp1/2pBb1p1/1p2P3/p3P3/1PP3Q1/P1B3PP/3R1R1K w - - 0 29"] [PlyCount "11"] 29. Qf4 {Not worried about Black's queenside play, Lagno makes two improvements at once: The queen joins in the pressure against the f7-pawn while clearing the way for a rook lift to the kingside.} Nb6 30. Rd3 Rad8 31. Rg3 Rd7 32. h4 axb3 33. Bxb3 Nc4 34. h5 {and suddenly White has dangerous pressure against the black monarch.} * [Event "FIDE Women's Grand Prix | Fourth Leg 202"] [Site "Chess.com"] [Date "2023.05.15"] [Round "1"] [White "Lagno, Kateryna"] [Black "Shuvalova, Polina"] [Result "*"] [ECO "C49"] [WhiteElo "2558"] [BlackElo "2484"] [Annotator "3700"] [PlyCount "95"] [EventDate "2023.??.??"] [TimeControl "5400+30"] {[%evp 0,95,18,18,4,12,13,20,15,18,13,23,23,23,11,-3,-2,-15,-6,-5,10,-1,10,-18,4,9,-4,5,7,4,7,-13,-6,-12,19,-5,19,-44,26,33,53,58,59,34,94,69,88,93,93,86,95,110,129,139,147,134,134,96,96,100,109,118,137,75,176,82,82,108,97,130,101,101,106,113,272,296,817,232,434,353,434,518,518,545,543,542,549,288,459,305,320,313,320,341,351,356,360,360]} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bb5 Bb4 5. O-O O-O 6. d3 d6 7. Ne2 Bg4 8. c3 Bc5 9. Ng3 Nh5 10. Nf5 a6 (10... Bxf5 11. exf5 Nf6 12. Bg5 $16) 11. Ba4 Ba7 12. Ne3 Bxe3 13. fxe3 b5 14. Bb3 Nf6 15. Qe1 Be6 16. Bc2 Ne7 17. Nh4 Qd7 18. d4 c6 19. b3 Ng6 20. Ba3 Rfe8 21. Qg3 d5 22. exd5 Nxd5 23. Nxg6 hxg6 24. e4 Nf6 $2 {[%c_effect f6;square;f6;type;Mistake;persistent;true]} (24... Nf4 25. Rae1 Bg4 26. Rf2 Nh5 27. Qe3 Nf6 {saves the pawn}) 25. dxe5 Qa7+ 26. Kh1 Nd7 27. Bd6 a5 28. Rad1 a4 29. Qf4 Nb6 30. Rd3 Rad8 31. Rg3 Rd7 32. h4 axb3 33. Bxb3 Nc4 34. h5 {Despite Black's attempts to create dynamic play, it's White who builds an incoming dangerous attack.} Nxd6 35. exd6 Bxb3 36. axb3 Qc5 37. hxg6 fxg6 38. Rh3 Qe5 39. Qh4 Qh5 40. Qf4 Qe5 41. Qh4 Qh5 42. Qg3 Qe2 43. Kg1 Re6 44. Qh4 Qh5 45. Qf2 Rf6 46. Qxf6 gxf6 47. Rxh5 gxh5 48. Rxf6 $18 * [Event "Position after 19...Nc5"] [Site "?"] [Date "????.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Dzagnidze"] [Black "Khotenashvili"] [Result "*"] [Annotator "3700"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "r1r3k1/1p3pbp/6p1/NqnP1b2/p2p4/B5P1/PP1Q1PBP/2R2RK1 w - - 0 20"] [PlyCount "7"] 20. Nc6 $3 {[%c_effect c6;square;c6;type;Brilliant;persistent;true] Interference, one of the hardest tactics to spot.} bxc6 21. Rxc5 Qd3 22. Qxd3 Bxd3 23. Rfc1 {when 24.dxc6 is unstoppable, giving White a potent passed and extra pawn.} * [Event "FIDE Women's Grand Prix | Fourth Leg 202"] [Site "Chess.com"] [Date "2023.05.15"] [Round "1"] [White "Dzagnidze, Nana"] [Black "Khotenashvili, Bella"] [Result "*"] [ECO "D73"] [WhiteElo "2513"] [BlackElo "2478"] [Annotator "3700"] [PlyCount "67"] [EventDate "2023.??.??"] [TimeControl "5400+30"] {[%evp 0,67,25,14,30,-11,43,40,37,10,6,20,60,0,26,6,9,-19,27,16,35,35,35,8,35,4,43,56,37,27,28,7,26,-4,-4,-3,-7,11,11,6,140,-16,-4,33,53,-23,134,122,216,131,307,324,360,279,317,288,334,276,324,293,298,250,255,266,274,180,574,574,665,667]} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. g3 O-O 5. Bg2 c5 6. O-O cxd4 7. Nxd4 d5 8. Nc3 e5 9. Nb3 d4 10. Nd5 Nxd5 11. cxd5 a5 12. e3 Qb6 13. exd4 exd4 {In a symmetrical pawn structure, piece play defines the game. Who will handle this unusual version of dual isolated d-pawns more accurately $2} 14. Bg5 Bf5 {Aiming for control of the square in front of the isolated and passed pawn.} 15. Rc1 Na6 16. Be7 {White also fights for the square in front of her respective passer.} Rfc8 17. Qd2 a4 18. Na5 Qb5 19. Ba3 Nc5 20. Nc4 (20. Nc6 $1 {[%c_effect c6;square;c6;type;GreatFind;persistent;true]} bxc6 21. Rxc5 Qd3 22. Qxd3 Bxd3 23. Rfc1 Bf5 24. dxc6 $16) 20... Ra6 21. Rfd1 h5 22. Bf1 d3 $2 {[%c_effect d3;square;d3;type;Mistake;persistent;true] Dzagnidze considers this the critical mistake as it allows her next move when her pieces are well-coordinated, and Black struggles to keep the d3-pawn.} 23. Ne3 Be4 24. Rc4 {Now Black's centralized minor pieces are quite shaky. The c5-knight is both pinned and tied down to the defense of the e4-bishop. Black's defense of d3 has also been loosened.} Bf3 (24... Bxd5 25. Rxc5 Rxc5 26. Qxd3 Qxd3 27. Rxd3 $18 {when the black rook and bishop are both under attack.}) 25. Bxd3 Qb6 26. Rdc1 Ra5 27. Rf4 Bg4 28. Nxg4 hxg4 29. Rfc4 Bf8 30. Bf1 Rd8 31. Rb4 Qd6 32. Rxb7 Qe5 33. Rxf7 $1 {[%c_effect f7;square;f7;type;GreatFind;persistent;true] An elegant finish.} Kxf7 34. Qxa5 * [Event "FIDE Women's Grand Prix | Fourth Leg 202"] [Site "Chess.com"] [Date "2023.05.17"] [Round "2"] [White "Goryachkina, Aleksandra"] [Black "Dzagnidze, Nana"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "E04"] [WhiteElo "2571"] [BlackElo "2513"] [Annotator "3700"] [PlyCount "91"] [EventDate "2023.??.??"] [TimeControl "5400+30"] {[%evp 0,91,19,31,43,-23,-9,-10,-10,-17,-10,-7,-13,-13,3,36,31,-1,-6,27,27,32,32,12,27,8,43,43,24,15,18,14,13,4,5,11,11,18,12,12,26,22,24,16,27,18,27,27,27,-53,-51,-66,-66,-17,25,38,58,30,61,55,59,65,63,95,99,104,104,102,99,105,106,106,116,116,109,92,82,87,94,108,94,95,90,102,188,141,256,251,248,259,247,280,566,578]} 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. g3 dxc4 5. Bg2 c5 6. O-O Nc6 7. dxc5 Qxd1 8. Rxd1 Bxc5 9. Nbd2 c3 10. bxc3 O-O 11. Nb3 Be7 12. Nfd4 Nxd4 13. cxd4 Nd5 14. Na5 Bb4 15. Nc4 Bd7 16. Rb1 Bb5 {An ambitious yet inaccurate idea. Although Black's potent passer in the arising ending looks appealing, Dzagnidze underestimates the power of White's minor pieces.} 17. Bxd5 exd5 18. Ne3 a5 19. a3 Bxe2 20. axb4 Bxd1 21. Nxd1 a4 22. Ne3 a3 23. Ra1 a2 {The advanced passer completely paralyzes White's strongest piece, but the knight and bishop can help with active play and defense. Though a rook and pawn are considered close to equal to two minor pieces, a bishop and knight can often simply outnumber a rook in force.} 24. Kf1 Rfc8 25. Bd2 f6 26. Ke2 Kf7 27. Nxd5 Rd8 28. Nc7 Rac8 29. Nb5 Rd5 30. Nc3 Rxd4 31. b5 Ra8 32. Rxa2 {Now that White has picked up the powerful passed pawn, she can convert her material advantage with ease.} Rxa2 33. Nxa2 Ke6 34. Be3 Rd8 35. Nc3 Kf5 36. Na4 Rd5 37. b6 {White soon sets her sights on the isolated b7-pawn, creating her own advanced passer in the process.} Rd6 38. Kf3 h5 39. h3 g5 40. Nb2 g4+ 41. Kg2 Ke4 42. Nc4 Re6 43. hxg4 hxg4 44. Na5 Re7 45. Bf4 Kd3 46. Bc7 {The bishop and knight finally outnumber the rook to win Black's b-pawn.} 1-0 [Event "Position after 48...Qg4"] [Site "?"] [Date "????.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Assaubayeva"] [Black "Shuvalova"] [Result "*"] [Annotator "3700"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/8/6rk/p4p1p/6q1/2p3r1/PPR2QP1/3R1K2 w - - 0 49"] [PlyCount "7"] 49. Qd4 $1 {[%c_effect d4;square;d4;type;GreatFind;persistent;true] White activates her queen at the opportune moment, negating her opponent's powerful kingside pressure with her own ventures against the black king.} h4 (49... Qxd4 50. Rxd4 cxb2 51. Rxb2) (49... Rxg2 $4 {[%c_effect g2;square;g2;type;Blunder;persistent;true]} 50. Qh8+ Kg5 51. Rxg2 $18) 50. Qh8+ Kg5 51. Rd4 Qh5 52. Qe5 $16 {Suddenly it's Black's king that's nervous as White's centralized pieces breathe down its neck.} * [Event "FIDE Women's Grand Prix | Fourth Leg 202"] [Site "Chess.com"] [Date "2023.05.17"] [Round "2"] [White "Assaubayeva, Bibisara"] [Black "Shuvalova, Polina"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "D35"] [WhiteElo "2464"] [BlackElo "2484"] [Annotator "rafael"] [PlyCount "114"] [EventDate "2023.??.??"] [TimeControl "5400+30"] {[%evp 0,114,31,-10,-7,-9,0,-4,-4,-18,-17,0,-6,9,38,-7,35,16,21,37,32,16,16,-21,-29,5,7,-1,14,-14,44,29,34,44,94,15,17,4,0,35,26,11,20,20,17,17,62,20,25,23,56,-8,-10,-25,-10,-23,-4,-34,50,50,50,37,72,27,21,2,-3,6,6,21,39,2,46,-9,13,2,-28,-39,-30,-52,-1,-91,-83,-48,-26,-53,44,-123,-122,-310,-310,-310,-187,-187,-169,-169,-267,-285,-69,-237,-233,-213,-172,-273,-176,-178,-181,-181,-126,-126,-126,-264,-354,-554,-618,-587,-685]} 1. c4 e6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d4 Nf6 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bg5 Be7 6. e3 h6 {The Queen's Gambit Declined is probably the classical defense that has changed the most in recent years, with new plans for the black side being discovered.} 7. Bh4 Bg4 $5 {[%c_effect g4;square;g4;type;Interesting;persistent;true] A surprising and fresh idea. In the long history of this defense that has been played for ages, this is not an easy feat. This move was played by Carlsen in 2023, and no doubt its theory will develop quickly.} 8. Qb3 {The critical reply, threatening the pawns on b7 and d5. If White is not going to take on b7, however, it probably makes more sense to develop the queen on c2 immediately.} (8. Qa4+ c6 9. Bd3 O-O 10. h3 Bh5 11. Qc2 c5 $1 {[%c_effect c5;square;c5;type;GreatFind;persistent;true] with good play for Black in a complicated position. Maghsoodloo-Carlsen, Tata Steel 2023.}) (8. f3 Be6 9. Bd3 c5 {with equality.}) (8. Qc2 O-O 9. h3 Bh5 (9... Be6) 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. Qf5 Bg6 12. Qxd5 Nc6 {with compensation for the pawn in Malek-Bartel, Warsaw 2023.}) 8... Nbd7 $1 {[%c_effect d7;square;d7;type;GreatFind;persistent;true]} 9. h3 (9. Qxb7 $2 {[%c_effect b7;square;b7;type;Mistake;persistent;true] Taking the pawn is bad as White has no development.} Rb8 10. Qxa7 Rxb2 {with a much better position for Black.}) (9. Bg3 {is a move the computer likes in order to take on b7 later.} O-O 10. Bd3 c5 (10... Nb6 {is also possible.}) 11. Qxb7 cxd4 12. exd4 Ne4 13. Bxe4 dxe4 14. Nge2 {with a complicated position.}) 9... Be6 10. Bd3 c5 11. Qc2 {It's clear that something didn't work well for White in the opening. Black has a fine position.} c4 {This advance is never an easy decision in this structure.} (11... cxd4 {is also possible, but less adventurous.} 12. exd4 O-O 13. Nge2 {with equality.}) 12. Bf5 Bxf5 13. Qxf5 O-O (13... b5 {This move can be played here or in the next move.} 14. a3 (14. Nxb5 $2 {[%c_effect b5;square;b5;type;Mistake;persistent;true]} Qb6)) 14. Nge2 g6 {It's natural to remove the queen from its advanced post, but Black can seize the chance to advance the queenside.} (14... b5 $1 {[%c_effect b5;square;b5;type;GreatFind;persistent;true]} 15. a3 a6 {with a balanced position.}) 15. Qf3 (15. Qc2 {is also possible.}) 15... Qb6 16. O-O g5 17. Bg3 Qe6 {An interesting plan to defend the d5-pawn.} 18. Bh2 $1 {[%c_effect h2;square;h2;type;GreatFind;persistent;true] A very nice move, preparing Ng3 to exploit the weakness of the f5-square.} Ne4 19. Nxe4 dxe4 20. Qh5 Kh7 21. Nc3 {White is a bit better because of the passed d-pawn and Black's overextended pawn structure.} f5 22. Qe2 Nf6 23. Rad1 (23. d5 {is not enough for an advantage.} Nxd5 24. Qxc4 Nf4 (24... Rad8 {This is also good.} 25. Rad1 Qc6 $1 {[%c_effect c6;square;c6;type;GreatFind;persistent;true]})) 23... Rad8 24. Be5 (24. f3 {is also a possible plan.} exf3 25. Qxf3 Nd5 26. Be5 {with a slight advantage for White.}) 24... Bb4 $1 {[%c_effect b4;square;b4;type;GreatFind;persistent;true]} 25. Bxf6 (25. a3 {Maybe it's better to ask for Black's intentions straight away. If the knight is captured, White is slightly better after} Bxc3 26. bxc3) 25... Rxf6 26. Qc2 (26. d5 Qe5 $5 {[%c_effect e5;square;e5;type;Interesting;persistent;true]} (26... Qa6) 27. Qxc4 Bd6 28. g3 h5 {with good compensation for the pawn.}) 26... h5 {An agressive move. The game is high-level.} 27. Ne2 b5 28. h4 $1 {[%c_effect h4;square;h4;type;GreatFind;persistent;true] A good move, getting the f4-square for the knight.} Rg8 (28... gxh4 29. Nf4 Qf7 30. f3 $1 {[%c_effect f3;square;f3;type;GreatFind;persistent;true]} exf3 31. Rxf3 {with good play for White.}) 29. hxg5 Rxg5 30. Nf4 Qc6 {A curious square for the queen, not afraid of the d-pawn advance.} (30... Qe8 {is possible.}) 31. Qe2 Bd6 32. d5 Qb6 33. Ne6 Rg4 34. f3 exf3 35. Qxf3 (35. Rxf3 {Capturing with the rook seems more logical, as it can go to h3 and White can also double rooks on the f-file.}) 35... Be5 36. Rf2 Kg6 {The idea of this move is to protect the h5-pawn and prepare the move Rg3.} 37. Nf4+ (37. Nd4 $5 {[%c_effect d4;square;d4;type;Interesting;persistent;true]} Bxd4 38. Rxd4 Rxd4 39. exd4 Qxd4 40. Qg3+ Qg4 41. Qe5 {White's compensation is enough for a draw, for instance:} Qe4 42. Qg3+ Qg4) 37... Kh6 38. Kf1 (38. Ne6 $2 {[%c_effect e6;square;e6;type;Mistake;persistent;true]} Rg3 {Now the h5-pawn is defended.}) (38. Qe2 $5 {[%c_effect e2;square;e2;type;Interesting;persistent;true] is interesting, avoiding the advance b5-b4. If Black captures on f4, then after} Bxf4 39. exf4 Rxf4 40. Qd2 $1 {[%c_effect d2;square;d2;type;GreatFind;persistent;true]} Qxf2+ 41. Qxf2 Rxf2 42. Kxf2 {White has excellent compensation for the pawn as the king is marching very quickly toward the center.}) 38... b4 $1 {[%c_effect b4;square;b4;type;GreatFind;persistent;true]} 39. Re2 $6 {[%c_effect e2;square;e2;type;Inaccuracy;persistent;true]} (39. g3 $1 {[%c_effect g3;square;g3;type;GreatFind;persistent;true] is better, preparing Rh2.}) 39... a5 40. Rc2 c3 41. Nd3 $2 {[%c_effect d3;square;d3;type;Mistake;persistent;true] A losing mistake.} (41. bxc3 {It's better to capture the pawn.} bxc3 42. Rf2) 41... Rg3 42. Qf2 Qb5 $6 {[%c_effect b5;square;b5;type;Inaccuracy;persistent;true]} (42... f4 $1 {[%c_effect f4;square;f4;type;GreatFind;persistent;true] wins on the spot. The point is} 43. exf4 Rxd3 $1 {[%c_effect d3;square;d3;type;GreatFind;persistent;true]} 44. Rxd3 Rxf4 45. Rf3 Qxf2+ 46. Kxf2 Rxf3+ 47. Kxf3 cxb2 {The b-pawn decides the game.}) 43. Qe2 Qxd5 44. Nxb4 $6 {[%c_effect b4;square;b4;type;Inaccuracy;persistent;true]} (44. Nf4 {is better, although the position remains difficult after} Qf7 $1 {[%c_effect f7;square;f7;type;GreatFind;persistent;true]}) 44... Qe4 45. Nd5 Rfg6 46. Nf4 Bxf4 47. exf4 Qxf4+ 48. Qf2 Qg4 $2 {[%c_effect g4;square;g4;type;Mistake;persistent;true] This move throws away the win.} (48... Qc4+ $1 {[%c_effect c4;square;c4;type;GreatFind;persistent;true]} 49. Kg1 (49. Qe2 Qh4 $1 {[%c_effect h4;square;h4;type;GreatFind;persistent;true]} 50. Qf2 Qh1+ 51. Qg1 Rf3+ {with a nice win.}) 49... Qe4 {Now 50.Qd4 is not possible because the g2-pawn is captured with check.} 50. bxc3 Rxg2+ 51. Qxg2 Qxc2 $1 {[%c_effect c2;square;c2;type;GreatFind;persistent;true] Winning material.}) 49. Re1 $2 {[%c_effect e1;square;e1;type;Mistake;persistent;true]} (49. Qd4 $1 {[%c_effect d4;square;d4;type;GreatFind;persistent;true] This move saves White since the queens are exchanged.}) 49... cxb2 $2 {[%c_effect b2;square;b2;type;Mistake;persistent;true] Giving White another chance.} (49... h4) 50. Rxb2 $2 {[%c_effect b2;square;b2;type;Mistake;persistent;true]} (50. Qd2+ $1 {[%c_effect d2;square;d2;type;GreatFind;persistent;true] This move again forces the exchange of queens.} Qg5 51. Rxb2 {with excellent drawing chances.}) 50... Qh4 $1 {[%c_effect h4;square;h4;type;GreatFind;persistent;true] Black is winning again.} 51. Qc5 Qh1+ 52. Qg1 Rf3+ $1 {[%c_effect f3;square;f3;type;GreatFind;persistent;true]} 53. Rf2 Rxf2+ (53... Rxg2 $3 {[%c_effect g2;square;g2;type;Brilliant;persistent;true] This move gets extra points for the pretty finish.} 54. Re6+ (54. Qxh1 Rfxf2#) 54... Kg5 55. Qxh1 Rfxf2+ 56. Ke1 Rxa2 57. Kf1 Rgf2+ 58. Kg1 Ra1+ 59. Kxf2 Rxh1 {with a winning rook endgame.}) 54. Kxf2 Qh4+ 55. g3 (55. Kf1 Qc4+) 55... Qd4+ 56. Kf3 Qd5+ 57. Kf2 f4 {0-} 0-1 [Event "FIDE Women's Grand Prix | Fourth Leg 202"] [Site "Chess.com"] [Date "2023.05.17"] [Round "2"] [White "Tan, Zhongyi"] [Black "Kiolbasa, Oliwia"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "A32"] [WhiteElo "2517"] [BlackElo "2422"] [Annotator "3700"] [PlyCount "124"] [EventDate "2023.??.??"] [TimeControl "5400+30"] {[%evp 0,124,19,31,14,-14,3,5,0,6,44,44,42,34,34,24,43,-2,12,5,81,44,64,38,20,-5,20,-5,32,34,43,35,46,37,33,38,40,27,38,27,29,20,14,28,52,16,77,76,65,74,92,97,95,107,115,107,99,112,90,117,90,68,72,80,101,80,79,88,148,108,124,83,127,53,77,89,100,95,95,102,126,102,116,122,122,127,131,126,126,160,189,183,184,186,199,202,200,217,217,124,151,127,126,116,133,150,150,217,269,200,200,200,200,200,127,229,343,370,480,507,537,537,547,919,1016,1022,1022]} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 c5 5. cxd5 cxd4 6. Nxd4 Nxd5 7. Bd2 Be7 8. e3 O-O 9. Bd3 Bf6 10. O-O Nb4 11. Bb1 N8c6 12. a3 Nxd4 13. axb4 Nf5 14. Qc2 g6 15. Ne4 Bg7 16. Rd1 Qe7 17. Bc3 e5 18. Ba2 b6 19. Bd5 Bb7 20. Bxb7 Qxb7 21. Qd3 Qe7 22. Qd7 Qh4 23. Ng3 Nxg3 24. hxg3 Qg5 25. Rxa7 Rad8 26. Qa4 b5 {Unfortunately for Kiolbasa, she was down to under a minute for the remaining 14 moves to time control, making it difficult to put up her best fight against such an experienced grandmaster in an inferior position.} 27. Qb3 e4 28. Rad7 Rxd7 29. Rxd7 Qg4 30. Rd5 Qe2 31. Bxg7 Kxg7 32. Qc3+ Kg8 33. Rd2 Qg4 34. Qe5 Qc8 35. Kh2 (35. Qxe4 $4 {[%c_effect e4;square;e4;type;Blunder;persistent;true]} Qc1+) 35... Qc1 36. Qd4 Rc8 37. g4 Qc7+ 38. Kh3 Qe7 39. b3 Qe6 $2 {[%c_effect e6;square;e6;type;Mistake;persistent;true]} (39... Rc1 {is a better chance, possibly heading to an improved version of the pawn-down rook ending:} 40. g3 Qg5 41. Qd8+ Qxd8 42. Rxd8+ Kg7 43. Rb8 Rb1 44. Rxb5 Rxb3 45. g5 h6 46. gxh6+ Kxh6 47. g4 g5 48. Rf5 (48. Rb7 Kg6 49. b5 Rb2 50. Kg3 Kf6 51. b6 Rb3 52. Rb8 Rb1 53. b7 Kg7 {The white rook is tied down to the b7 pawn yet blocking its path to promotion. The black king can avoid any rook checks, letting it out of its cage.}) 48... Rxb4 49. Rxf7 {when White is still better, but as more sets of pawns leave the board, Black's chances to draw increase.}) 40. Qd5 $1 {[%c_effect d5;square;d5;type;GreatFind;persistent;true] Tan seizes her chance.} Qxd5 ({Due to the attack on the b5 and e4-pawns, the queen trade can't be avoided:} 40... Qe8 41. Rd4 $18) 41. Rxd5 Rc3 42. Rxb5 Rxb3 43. g5 {Squeezing Black's kingside increases White's winning chances.} Kg7 44. Rb7 {Stopping Black from breaking free with ...h6.} Rb1 45. Kg3 Rb2 46. b5 Rb4 47. Rb8 ({Better was} 47. Kf4 {improving the king while keeping Black's kingside paralyzed.} Rb2 48. Kxe4 Rxf2 49. b6 Rxg2 50. Re7 Rxg5 51. Re5 Rg4+ 52. Kd5 h5 53. Re4 Rg2 54. Rb4 $18) 47... h6 $1 {[%c_effect h6;square;h6;type;GreatFind;persistent;true] Kiolbasa utilizes her chance to unlock her kingside, activating her own king and keeping Tan's at bay.} 48. gxh6+ Kxh6 49. b6 ({Better was} 49. Kf4 {, prioritizing king position, which is needed in most cases if White hopes to promote the b-pawn.}) 49... Kg5 50. Rb7 Kf6 $2 {[%c_effect f6;square;f6;type;Mistake;persistent;true]} (50... f5 51. Rb8 Rb3 52. b7 f4+ 53. Kh2 fxe3 54. fxe3 Kg4 {Without the help of the king, the white rook ends up stuck. As long as the black king continues to hide from rook checks, Kiolbasa can hold.}) 51. Kf4 {Now Tan opts for the ideal plan.} Rb2 $4 {[%c_effect b2;square;b2;type;Blunder;persistent;true]} ({Better was} 51... g5+ {pushing White's king away from the center while e4 and e5 are guarded.}) 52. Kxe4 Rxf2 53. Rc7 Rxg2 54. b7 {In rook endings, the quality matters far more than the quality. White's passed pawn is now supported by the rook from a more active square and the white king is within range of helping.} Rb2 55. Kd5 g5 56. Kc6 g4 57. Rc8 Rxb7 58. Kxb7 Ke5 59. Kc6 Ke4 60. Re8+ Kd3 61. e4 g3 62. e5 Kd4 (62... Kd4 63. Kd6 g2 (63... Ke3 64. Rg8 Kf2 65. Rg7 g2 66. Rxf7+ Ke1 67. Rg7 $18)) 1-0 [Event "FIDE Women's Grand Prix | Fourth Leg 202"] [Site "Chess.com"] [Date "2023.05.17"] [Round "2"] [White "Mammadzada, Gunay"] [Black "Lagno, Kateryna"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "C67"] [WhiteElo "2449"] [BlackElo "2558"] [Annotator "3700"] [PlyCount "126"] [EventDate "2023.??.??"] [TimeControl "5400+30"] {[%evp 0,126,38,23,28,20,24,15,13,39,44,32,36,36,36,-4,-9,8,-1,-1,2,-37,-20,-42,5,-33,-6,-22,-15,-19,-24,-24,-9,-22,-13,-49,-49,-50,-33,-12,-12,-6,-7,-30,-9,-79,-90,-101,-90,-131,-125,-120,-120,-118,-114,-113,-113,-151,-128,-128,-141,-117,-114,-117,-116,-112,-106,-106,-106,-104,-104,-111,-110,-106,-115,-118,-113,-114,-114,-128,-110,-127,-110,-127,-109,-127,-110,-127,-129,-129,-129,-123,-124,-123,-122,-122,-122,-123,-122,-122,-119,-124,-124,-127,-120,-125,-131,-140,-136,-134,-124,-124,-135,-124,-124,-135,-124,-124,-137,-187,-260,-301,-303,-307,-310,-372,-379,-417,-458]} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. Re1 Nd6 6. Nxe5 Be7 7. Bf1 Nxe5 8. Rxe5 O-O 9. d4 Bf6 10. Re2 b6 11. Re1 Bb7 12. c3 Bg5 13. Bxg5 Qxg5 14. Re5 Qg6 15. Nd2 Rfe8 16. Qa4 Bc6 17. Qb3 Rxe5 18. dxe5 Ne4 19. Qc2 Nxd2 20. Qxd2 Re8 21. Qd4 Qf5 22. f4 $6 {[%c_effect f4;square;f4;type;Inaccuracy;persistent;true]} ({White should induce ...d6 before guarding the e-pawn in this way:} 22. Re1 d6 23. f4 {and if now} g5 24. Qc4 Qd7 25. fxg5 dxe5 26. h4) 22... g5 $1 {[%c_effect g5;square;g5;type;GreatFind;persistent;true] Lagno seizes the opportunity to undermine White's center.} 23. fxg5 Rxe5 $17 24. h4 $6 {[%c_effect h4;square;h4;type;Inaccuracy;persistent;true] loses a pawn:} Re4 25. Bd3 Rxd4 26. Bxf5 Rxh4 27. Rd1 d6 28. Re1 Kf8 29. Re3 Rh5 30. Rg3 f6 31. g6 hxg6 32. Bxg6 Rg5 33. Rxg5 fxg5 34. Kf2 Kg7 35. Bd3 Kf6 36. g3 Ke5 37. Ke3 Bd5 38. a3 Be6 39. Bc2 Bf5 40. Bb3 ({The king and pawn ending is competely winning for Black, who can easily create an outside passer with her queenside majority.} 40. Bxf5 $4 {[%c_effect f5;square;f5;type;Blunder;persistent;true]} Kxf5 41. Kf3 d5 42. g4+ Ke5 43. b3 c5 $19) 40... Be4 41. Bc4 Bb1 42. Bf1 c5 43. Be2 d5 44. Bf1 d4+ 45. cxd4+ cxd4+ 46. Kd2 Kd5 47. Ba6 Kc5 48. Be2 Ba2 49. Bh5 a5 50. Be8 Be6 51. Bh5 $4 {[%c_effect h5;square;h5;type;Blunder;persistent;true] The critical mistake. Black will now either be able to penetrate with her king, as in the game, or squeeze White into zugzwang, depending on the choice of defense.} (51. Bg6 Kc4 52. Kc2 {would keep the black king out of the queenside.}) 51... Kc4 52. Bd1 Bf5 53. Ba4 b5 54. Bd1 Be4 55. Bh5 ({If White tries to keep the black monarch out of the b3-square by leaving her bishop on d1, Black can practically squeeze her off the board.} 55. Ke2 Bf5 56. Kd2 d3 57. Ke3 Be6 58. Kd2 g4 59. a4 (59. Ke3 a4 60. Kd2 Kd4 $19) 59... b4 60. Ke3 Bd7 61. Kd2 (61. Kf4 Kd4 62. Bb3 d2 63. Bc2 Bc6 64. Kxg4 Ke3 $19) 61... Kd4 62. Bb3 Bf5 63. Ba2 Ke4 64. Bc4 Kf3 $19) 55... Kb3 56. Kc1 Bd5 57. Kb1 Be4+ 58. Kc1 Bd3 59. Kd2 Bc4 60. Kc1 Ka2 61. Bg6 d3 62. Bh5 d2+ 63. Kc2 d1=Q+ (63... d1=Q+ 64. Kxd1 Kxb2 {and White's queenside collapses.}) 0-1 [Event "FIDE Women's Grand Prix | Fourth Leg 202"] [Site "Chess.com"] [Date "2023.05.17"] [Round "2"] [White "Khotenashvili, Bella"] [Black "Kosteniuk, Alexandra"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "E11"] [WhiteElo "2478"] [BlackElo "2535"] [Annotator "3700"] [PlyCount "121"] [EventDate "2023.??.??"] [TimeControl "5400+30"] {[%evp 0,121,31,14,14,5,5,-14,13,-6,3,-12,11,11,22,-10,30,28,29,39,33,46,77,48,79,77,68,32,20,21,32,29,59,75,58,68,75,75,58,64,38,65,59,51,65,34,5,34,25,25,28,30,37,37,57,84,65,63,63,76,148,114,120,113,111,113,117,67,79,74,81,94,138,81,75,87,90,69,57,64,90,74,100,74,77,80,85,86,81,80,80,80,80,87,95,90,82,104,105,102,113,114,105,112,116,108,106,89,89,82,83,83,87,88,88,67,88,7,8,14,14,0,14,4]} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 Bb4+ 4. Bd2 a5 5. Bg2 d5 6. Nf3 O-O 7. Qc2 c5 8. dxc5 d4 9. Bxb4 axb4 10. Ne5 Nfd7 11. Nd3 Nc6 12. Nd2 Qe7 13. O-O Nxc5 14. Nxc5 Qxc5 15. Nb3 Qb6 16. c5 {Black eliminated one pawn on c5 just for another to land there a few moves later, cramping her queenside and soon winning the d4-pawn.} Qc7 17. Bxc6 bxc6 18. Nxd4 e5 19. Nf5 ({As nice as the knight looks on f5 and d6, it may be more helpful adding pressure to the e5-pawn:} 19. Nf3 Rd8 20. Rfd1 Rd5 21. Ng5 g6 22. Qb3 Rxc5 23. Qxb4 $16) 19... Ra5 20. Nd6 Qa7 21. Nxc8 ({If White decides to keep the knight vs. bishop imbalance, Black can still build up pressure on the a2-pawn.} 21. Rfc1 Be6 22. b3 h6 23. h4 Ra8) 21... Rxc8 22. Rfc1 Rxa2 23. Rxa2 Qxa2 24. Rd1 g6 25. h4 h5 26. Rd2 b3 27. Qc4 Ra8 28. Rd7 Rf8 29. Rd2 Qa7 30. Kg2 Kg7 31. Rd6 Re8 32. Kh2 ({It's unclear why White didn't capture the hanging c-pawn:} 32. Rxc6 Qa8 33. Qd5 Re6 34. Rd6 $18) 32... Re6 33. Rd3 Qa5 34. Rxb3 Qd2 35. Kg2 e4 36. Qc3+ Qxc3 37. Rxc3 Kf6 38. f4 Re7 39. Rc4 Kf5 40. Rd4 Kg4 41. b4 e3 $2 {[%c_effect e3;square;e3;type;Mistake;persistent;true] This give Khotenashvili a chance to use the 4th rank to chase the king away from its active position, limiting its white counterpart.} 42. b5 $2 {[%c_effect b5;square;b5;type;Mistake;persistent;true] White misses the opportunity.} ({Better was} 42. Rc4 Re8 (42... Rb7 43. Re4 Kf5 44. Kf3 f6 45. Kxe3 $18) 43. f5+ $1 {[%c_effect f5;square;f5;type;GreatFind;persistent;true]} Kxf5 44. Rf4+ Ke5 45. Rxf7 {when the white king is free to come after Black's weak e-pawn.}) 42... cxb5 43. Rd5 f6 44. Rd6 Kf5 45. Kf3 b4 46. Rb6 Rc7 47. Rb5 b3 48. Kxe3 Kg4 49. Kf2 g5 50. fxg5 fxg5 51. hxg5 Kxg5 52. Kf3 ({The white king can defend the c5-pawn just in time:} 52. Ke3 b2 (52... Kg4 53. Kd4 Kxg3 54. Rxb3+ Kg2 55. e4 h4 56. e5 $18) 53. Kd4 $16) 52... b2 53. c6+ Kg6 54. Rxb2 Rxc6 55. e4 Rf6+ 56. Ke3 Kg5 57. e5 Ra6 58. Ke4 Ra4+ 59. Kd5 Ra5+ 60. Kd6 Ra6+ 61. Kd5 1/2-1/2 [Event "FIDE Women's Grand Prix | Fourth Leg 202"] [Site "Chess.com"] [Date "2023.05.18"] [Round "3"] [White "Lagno, Kateryna"] [Black "Tan, Zhongyi"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "C42"] [WhiteElo "2558"] [BlackElo "2517"] [Annotator "3700"] [PlyCount "69"] [EventDate "2023.??.??"] [TimeControl "5400+30"] {[%evp 0,69,29,30,24,24,24,2,35,35,30,2,-10,-16,-30,7,49,8,75,75,81,76,77,68,60,25,50,35,26,16,27,11,15,9,9,9,17,34,37,30,10,13,2,0,7,15,0,9,19,26,23,21,4,4,29,2,1,4,11,4,4,4,4,11,11,5,11,4,10,10,7,4]} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. d4 d5 6. Bd3 Nc6 7. O-O Be7 8. Nbd2 Nxd2 9. Bxd2 Bg4 10. c3 {In the Petroff, White tries to take advantage of a very small edge in this symmetrical pawn structure. With only one open file, often many of the heavy pieces are exchanged, steering the game into more positional waters than tactical ones.} O-O 11. h3 Bh5 12. g3 {An unexpected move, weakening f3. White intends Kg2 to support the f3 knight, so that the queen can move out of the pin without allowing Black to wreck her kingside pawn structure.} Qd7 13. Kg2 Bg6 14. Bxg6 fxg6 15. Bf4 Rf5 16. Qd3 Raf8 17. Rae1 h6 18. Ne5 Nxe5 19. Rxe5 Bd6 20. Rxf5 gxf5 ({More accurate was} 20... Qxf5 21. Qxf5 gxf5 22. Bxd6 cxd6 23. Re1 Kf7 {Though the doubled isolated d-pawns look weak, they cover many squares in the center and are hard to attack since White has no entry point.}) 21. Re1 Bxf4 22. gxf4 c6 23. Re5 Qd6 24. Qe3 (24. Rxf5 $4 {[%c_effect f5;square;f5;type;Blunder;persistent;true]} Qg6+ $19) 24... Qg6+ 25. Kh2 Kh7 26. Qe2 Qf6 27. Qe3 ({If} 27. Re7 Rf7 {neutralizes the white rook on the seventh rank.}) 27... Qg6 28. Qd3 Rf7 29. Qd1 Qf6 30. Qh5 Rf8 31. Qf3 Rf7 32. Qe3 Qh4 {White has a powerful grip of the e-file, but Black has few weaknesses, and it is hard for White to make progress.} 33. Qg3 ({If White wanted to keep trying to press, gaining some space and an imbalance on the queenside is the first step:} 33. a4 Qh5 34. Qd3 a5) 33... Qh5 34. Re6 Rf6 35. Rxf6 1/2-1/2 [Event "FIDE Women's Grand Prix | Fourth Leg 202"] [Site "Chess.com"] [Date "2023.05.18"] [Round "3"] [White "Wagner, Dinara"] [Black "Assaubayeva, Bibisara"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "E92"] [WhiteElo "2417"] [BlackElo "2464"] [Annotator "3700"] [PlyCount "65"] [EventDate "2023.??.??"] [TimeControl "5400+30"] {[%evp 0,65,40,18,14,5,43,37,33,33,33,39,49,46,59,32,79,42,42,62,43,57,33,33,55,-57,10,-36,-61,-63,-1,18,35,35,60,45,40,35,43,56,60,38,52,5,5,29,32,35,54,25,21,24,11,16,3,34,19,25,14,8,0,-14,-11,-31,-6,-3,0,0]} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. Be3 h6 (7... Ng4 {is the most common move.}) 8. d5 Ng4 9. Bd2 f5 {Here we go. Black expands on the kingside to counteract White's grip on the queenside.} 10. h3 Nf6 11. exf5 gxf5 12. g4 $5 {[%c_effect g4;square;g4;type;Interesting;persistent;true] Shaking the mobility of Black's center and her control of the e4 square.} Ne4 (12... fxg4 13. hxg4 Nxg4 14. Ne4 Bf5 15. Bd3 Nd7 16. Qe2 $16) 13. Nxe4 (13. gxf5 Bxf5 14. Rg1 Nxc3 15. bxc3 $15) 13... fxe4 14. Nh2 Nd7 (14... Qh4 15. Be3 Qxh3 $2 {[%c_effect h3;square;h3;type;Mistake;persistent;true]} 16. Qd2 Qg2 (16... Qh4 17. g5 $1 {[%c_effect g5;square;g5;type;GreatFind;persistent;true] doesn't let the black queen escape so easily.}) 17. O-O-O {when the black queen has great trouble escaping White's kingside.}) 15. Be3 Nc5 16. Nf1 (16. b4 $6 {[%c_effect b4;square;b4;type;Inaccuracy;persistent;true]} Nd3+ 17. Bxd3 exd3 18. Qxd3 e4 $17) 16... b5 17. Ng3 ({If White accepts the pawn sacrifice, Black hopes to activate her light-squared bishop on the influential a6-f1 diagonal:} 17. cxb5 a6 18. bxa6 Bxa6 (18... Nd3+ 19. Bxd3 exd3 20. Qxd3 Bxa6)) 17... bxc4 18. Bxc5 dxc5 {What a pawn structure for Black $1 Four pawn islands, including a set of tripled isolated pawns and a set of doubled ones.} 19. Nxe4 {The knight lands on this key central outpost in the King's Indian Defense.} Rf4 20. Qc2 c3 {Giving up one of her glorious tripled isolated pawns for White's center pawn.} (20... Qxd5 $4 {[%c_effect d5;square;d5;type;Blunder;persistent;true]} 21. Bxc4) 21. bxc3 (21. Nxc3 e4 $5 {[%c_effect e4;square;e4;type;Interesting;persistent;true] Bursting open the a1-h8 diagonal for the King's Indian bishop.}) ({Surprisingly, the way for White to maintain her advantage is} 21. O-O-O $1 {[%c_effect c1;square;c1;type;GreatFind;persistent;true]} cxb2+ 22. Kb1 {using the enemy b2-pawn as a shield for her king while she can focus on her grip in the center} Rb8 23. Nxc5 $16) 21... Qxd5 22. f3 Bb7 23. O-O {With the open queenside and center, White decides to castle kingside after all.} (23. Rd1 Qf7 24. Nxc5 $6 {[%c_effect c5;square;c5;type;Inaccuracy;persistent;true]} Bxf3 $15 {White's uncastled king is starting to worry.}) 23... Raf8 24. Qb3 Kh8 25. Rad1 Qc6 26. Qb5 {White would love to play Bc4-d5 to trade light-squared bishops, leaving her with a knight on an outpost vs. a bad bishop, but Black's pressure on the f3 pawn makes it difficult to achieve without giving up the pawn.} (26. Bc4 Qb6 27. Bd5 Bxd5 28. Rxd5 Rxf3 29. Rxf3 Rxf3 30. Rd8+ Rf8) 26... Qb6 (26... Qxb5 27. Bxb5 Rxf3 (27... Bxe4 28. fxe4 Rxe4 29. Rd7 Re3 30. Rxc7 Rg3+ 31. Kh2 Rxc3)) 27. Qxc5 (27. Nxc5 Bxf3 28. Qxb6 cxb6 29. Rxf3 bxc5 30. Rxf4 exf4) 27... Bxe4 28. Qxb6 axb6 29. fxe4 Rxe4 30. Rxf8+ Bxf8 31. Rd8 Rxe2 32. Rxf8+ Kg7 33. Rc8 1/2-1/2 [Event "Position after 51...g5?"] [Site "?"] [Date "????.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Shuvalova"] [Black "Mammadzada"] [Result "1-0"] [Annotator "3700"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "2R5/2P4k/5p2/4p1pp/4P2P/5PP1/6K1/2r5 w - - 0 52"] [PlyCount "7"] 52. Rf8 $1 {[%c_effect f8;square;f8;type;GreatFind;persistent;true] This is the key, trading her passer for a winning three vs. two on the kingside because the e-pawn will fall after the f6-pawn.} Rxc7 53. Rxf6 gxh4 54. gxh4 Rc5 55. Rf5 $18 1-0 [Event "FIDE Women's Grand Prix | Fourth Leg 202"] [Site "Chess.com"] [Date "2023.05.18"] [Round "3"] [White "Shuvalova, Polina"] [Black "Mammadzada, Gunay"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B42"] [WhiteElo "2484"] [BlackElo "2449"] [Annotator "Rafael Leitao"] [PlyCount "155"] [EventDate "2023.??.??"] [TimeControl "5400+30"] {[%evp 0,154,25,16,58,58,56,49,26,35,56,49,42,33,37,15,63,58,45,35,42,26,54,54,58,46,58,39,41,39,37,25,30,21,42,18,24,25,3,7,16,2,36,39,66,64,81,74,78,88,87,102,126,109,107,101,101,93,93,94,96,90,92,109,100,100,117,105,105,102,100,100,99,97,120,81,92,92,91,91,90,91,91,81,96,96,94,94,94,94,94,94,94,94,94,101,147,152,196,158,150,161,208,157,147,147,148,143,142,143,143,143,143,150,142,137,137,145,142,162,168,147,153,138,143,139,139,146,149,135,146,166,156,177,175,180,184,226,225,227,227,209,238,231,251,253,267,229,232,228,232,527,537,547,1012,1012,1022]} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 {The Paulsen Variation of the Sicilian is not a frequent guest in strong tournaments anymore. It's not that there's something particularly bad with it. It's just that other options are simply better.} 5. Bd3 Nf6 6. O-O Qc7 7. c4 d6 8. Nc3 Nbd7 {Black's opening choice is playable but passive. There's no doubt White has the advantage in this so-called \"hedgehog\" setup.} 9. a4 {A rare move.} (9. Be3) (9. f4) 9... Ne5 (9... b6 10. a5 {In the hedgehog, the best strategy is to play with patience. I don't like this plan.} bxa5 11. Nb3 a4 12. Rxa4 Rb8 {with chances for both sides in Garriga Cazorla-Bellon Lopez, Stockholm 2022.}) 10. b3 Nxd3 11. Qxd3 Be7 12. Rd1 {A positional plan. White can also play for an attack advancing the pawn to f4 and later to f5. For this plan, the rook is useful on its initial square.} (12. f4 O-O 13. Bd2) 12... O-O 13. Nde2 b6 14. Ba3 Rd8 15. Qg3 Bb7 16. f3 Rac8 17. Rd2 {The problem with Black's position is that there's no active plan available. The pawn breakthroughs on d5 and b5 are well protected.} Nh5 {A nice move. Mammadzada's play is very creative.} (17... Nd7 $2 {[%c_effect d7;square;d7;type;Mistake;persistent;true] It would be very good to bring the knight to c5, but it loses a pawn on the way.} 18. Bxd6) (17... Ne8 18. Rad1 {With a normal position. White is better, but it's not easy to break the resistance.}) 18. Qf2 Bg5 $1 {[%c_effect g5;square;g5;type;GreatFind;persistent;true] Inviting White to play f4, when the b7-bishop will have more life.} 19. Rd3 (19. f4 Be7) 19... Nf4 $1 {[%c_effect f4;square;f4;type;GreatFind;persistent;true]} 20. Nxf4 Bxf4 21. Ne2 (21. Rad1 Be5 22. Ne2 d5 $1 {[%c_effect d5;square;d5;type;GreatFind;persistent;true] The game becomes sharp since the h2-pawn is attacked.}) 21... Bg5 $2 {[%c_effect g5;square;g5;type;Mistake;persistent;true] The wrong square. After} (21... Be5 $1 {[%c_effect e5;square;e5;type;GreatFind;persistent;true] Black has an acceptable position. Without the knight on c3, it's easier to achieve the breaks on d5 or b5.} 22. Rc1 (22. Rad1 b5 $1 {[%c_effect b5;square;b5;type;GreatFind;persistent;true]} 23. cxb5 axb5 24. axb5 Qa5 {with counterplay.}) 22... h6) 22. Rad1 Be7 23. Qg3 {Now, Mammadzada is forced to make a huge positional concession to protect the d6-pawn.} e5 {Fatally weakening the d5-square.} 24. Nc3 {White has a strategically winning position.} Bf8 25. Qf2 Bc6 26. Nd5 Bxd5 27. Rxd5 Rd7 28. Qd2 Rcd8 29. Bb2 (29. f4 $1 {[%c_effect f4;square;f4;type;GreatFind;persistent;true] is the most accurate way to play. Black loses a pawn.} f6 (29... exf4 30. e5 {is decisive.}) 30. fxe5 (30. f5 {is also winning, followed by the advance of the kingside pawns.}) 30... fxe5 31. Bb2 {The e5-pawn will be captured due to the pin.}) 29... f6 30. h4 Re8 31. Ba3 Re6 32. Qf2 Qc6 33. Kh2 Rf7 34. Qd2 Rd7 35. Qd3 h5 36. a5 $6 {[%c_effect a5;square;a5;type;Inaccuracy;persistent;true] There's no reason to rush. White can improve the position further. A possible plan is to place the queen behind the rooks.} (36. Qe3) 36... Rb7 37. Bxd6 $2 {[%c_effect d6;square;d6;type;Mistake;persistent;true] And this is just bad. It wins a pawn but offers the opponent excellent drawing chances in the rook endgame.} (37. b4 bxa5 38. Rxa5 {keeps a clear positional advantage.}) 37... Bxd6 38. Rxd6 Rxd6 39. Qxd6 Qxd6 40. Rxd6 bxa5 41. Rxa6 Rxb3 42. Rxa5 Rc3 43. Rc5 Kh7 {This endgame should be a draw, but we all know how rook endings are difficult to play.} 44. Kg3 Kh6 45. Rc8 Rc2 46. c5 Kh7 47. c6 g6 (47... Kg6 {is also good.}) 48. c7 {This is always a difficult move to play, as now the king loses its hiding spot from the checks if it marches to the queenside.} Kg7 49. Kh2 Rc1 50. g3 Kh7 51. Kg2 g5 $2 {[%c_effect g5;square;g5;type;Mistake;persistent;true] There's always a mistake waiting to be made in rook endgames.} (51... Kg7 {is the right move, and there's no winning plan for White. The best she can achieve is a theoretically drawn endgame after} 52. f4 Rc2+ 53. Kf3 Rc5 54. fxe5 fxe5 55. Re8 Rxc7 56. Rxe5) 52. Rf8 Rxc7 53. Rxf6 gxh4 54. gxh4 {The endgame is winning now. The e5-pawn will fall, leaving White with two strong passed pawns.} Rc5 55. Rf5 Kg6 56. Kf2 Ra5 57. Ke3 Ra3+ (57... Rc5 58. Kd3 Kh6 59. f4 {wins.}) 58. Ke2 Ra5 59. Kd3 Kh6 60. Kc3 Ra1 61. Kd3 Rh1 (61... Ra5 {is not enough:} 62. Kc4 Kg6 63. Kb4 Ra1 64. Kc5 Rh1 65. Kd5 Rxh4 66. Kxe5 {with a similar position to what we get in the game.}) 62. Rxe5 Rxh4 63. Ke3 Kg6 64. Ra5 Kf6 65. Kf2 Kg6 66. Kg2 Kh6 67. Ra6+ Kg7 68. Ra1 Rf4 69. Kg3 Rf7 70. f4 Re7 71. Kf3 Rb7 72. f5 Rb2 73. Kf4 Rg2 74. Kf3 Rg5 75. Ra2 $1 {[%c_effect a2;square;a2;type;GreatFind;persistent;true] An elegant move. There's no defense against 76.Rg2, exchanging rooks.} Kf6 76. Rg2 h4 77. Rxg5 Kxg5 78. Kg2 1-0 [Event "FIDE Women's Grand Prix | Fourth Leg 202"] [Site "Chess.com"] [Date "2023.05.18"] [Round "3"] [White "Kosteniuk, Alexandra"] [Black "Goryachkina, Aleksandra"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "C54"] [WhiteElo "2535"] [BlackElo "2571"] [Annotator "3700"] [PlyCount "120"] [EventDate "2023.??.??"] [TimeControl "5400+30"] {[%evp 0,120,24,24,15,11,11,11,19,11,1,6,19,-14,2,-12,18,-4,17,7,3,-37,20,-7,-1,-19,-8,-18,-11,-22,-16,-37,-50,-53,-52,-51,-51,-51,-29,-36,-20,-33,-45,-30,-23,-37,-13,0,-20,-15,-22,-33,-16,-20,-25,-34,-42,-44,-45,-55,-64,-61,-80,-78,-73,-70,-64,-75,-49,-55,-51,-48,-69,-52,-49,-69,-50,-70,-35,-74,-83,-96,-119,-81,-94,-94,-103,-137,-89,-102,-114,-137,-145,-145,-135,-139,-136,-142,-146,-206,-80,-98,-41,-78,-71,-71,-87,-89,-84,-78,-81,-103,-84,-100,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d3 d6 6. Nbd2 Bb6 7. Bb3 a5 8. h3 h6 9. Nf1 Be6 10. Ba4 Bd7 11. Ng3 Ne7 12. Bc2 Ng6 13. d4 O-O 14. Be3 Re8 15. Qd2 exd4 16. cxd4 Bc6 $5 {[%c_effect c6;square;c6;type;Interesting;persistent;true] Forcing a favorable change in pawn structure:} 17. d5 Bxe3 18. fxe3 {White is forced to take on doubled backwards pawns on the half open file due to a tactical idea.} (18. Qxe3 $2 {[%c_effect e3;square;e3;type;Mistake;persistent;true]} Nxd5) 18... Bd7 (18... Bb5 $5 {[%c_effect b5;square;b5;type;Interesting;persistent;true] pushes for more, preventing kingside castling.}) 19. O-O c6 20. Nd4 c5 21. Ndf5 Bxf5 22. Rxf5 Nd7 23. Raf1 Nde5 {Utilizing this key central outpost.} 24. Ba4 Rf8 25. Rh5 Kh7 26. Qc3 f6 27. Rhf5 Qb6 {Goryachkina sets out to create play on the queenside to counterbalance White's hold of the kingside.} 28. a3 Qa6 29. Qb3 c4 30. Qc3 b5 $17 {Black has made significant progress in the last five moves while White hasn't accomplished anything.} 31. Bc2 Rab8 32. Ra1 {The rook runs to its starting square to slow down Black's queenside intentions.} Qb6 33. Qd4 Rf7 34. Rff1 Rc7 ({Black can also reroute her knight to contribute to her queenside play:} 34... Nf8 35. Nf5 Nfd7 36. Qd2 Nc5) 35. Ne2 b4 {Goryachkina rushes forward when more preparation first with Nf8-d7-c5 could strengthen her ideas.} 36. axb4 axb4 37. b3 cxb3 38. Bxb3 Nd7 39. Rfb1 Nc5 {Though Black has a comfortable advantage here with her passed b-pawn and excellent central outposts for knights on c5 and e5, White has the pawn blockaded and a couple potentially great posts for her own knight, such as f5 or e6.} 40. Ra2 Re7 41. Ng3 Kg8 {Goryachkina doesn't rush to convert her strategic edge to a material one, searching for how to maximize her position.} ({Also possible was} 41... Nxe4 42. Qxb6 Rxb6 43. Nxe4 Rxe4 44. Kf2 Re7 45. Rab2 $17) 42. Rab2 Ne5 43. Kh2 Kh7 44. Nf5 (44. Ba4 Nxa4 (44... Ncd3 45. Rd2 Ra7 46. Rxd3 Rxa4 47. Rdb3 $17) (44... Na6 45. Bd1 Reb7) 45. Rxb4 Qxd4 46. exd4 Rxb4 47. Rxb4 Nc5 48. dxc5 dxc5 49. Rb5 Rc7 50. Kg1 c4 51. Rb2 Kg6 52. Rc2) 44... Reb7 45. Qd1 g6 46. Nd4 Nxe4 {Goryachkina finally accepts the win of a pawn while keeping her well-placed forces. It looks like she's on her way to claim the full point.} 47. Qf1 f5 48. Ra1 Nc5 49. Bc2 Rf7 $2 {[%c_effect f7;square;f7;type;Mistake;persistent;true]} ({Better is} 49... Qc7 {keeping her passed pawn safeguarded by the doubled rooks while supporting her kingside with her queen:} 50. Rab1 Qd7 $17) 50. Rab1 Qb7 51. Rxb4 {Kosteniuk leaps at her chance to neutral her opponent's long-held advantage.} Qxb4 52. Rxb4 Rxb4 {Kosteniuk can now generate counterplay with her queen and knight.} 53. Qa1 Rbb7 54. Qa8 Nc4 55. e4 fxe4 56. Ne6 Rbe7 (56... Nxe6 57. dxe6 Rfe7 58. Bxe4 {when the white bishop gains powerful influence across the board}) 57. Nf8+ Kg7 58. Ne6+ Kh7 59. Nf8+ Kg7 60. Ne6+ Kh7 1/2-1/2 [Event "FIDE Women's Grand Prix | Fourth Leg 202"] [Site "Chess.com"] [Date "2023.05.18"] [Round "3"] [White "Kiolbasa, Oliwia"] [Black "Khotenashvili, Bella"] [Result "*"] [ECO "C80"] [WhiteElo "2422"] [BlackElo "2478"] [Annotator "3700"] [PlyCount "63"] [EventDate "2023.??.??"] [TimeControl "5400+30"] {[%evp 0,63,19,31,34,19,13,4,13,-2,-9,3,33,15,15,14,14,11,16,19,19,13,13,18,18,21,21,0,0,20,12,17,54,7,55,62,56,44,74,57,47,40,51,23,27,28,33,23,29,36,18,-22,82,40,86,73,84,49,70,50,51,53,50,41,27,10]} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Nxe4 6. Re1 Nc5 7. Bxc6 dxc6 8. Nxe5 Be7 9. d4 Ne6 10. Be3 O-O 11. c4 {An ambitious expansion in the center that controls the d5 square yet leaves the d4-pawn without potential pawn support.} f6 12. Nf3 Ng5 13. Nxg5 fxg5 14. Nc3 Bf5 15. Qb3 {White has comfortable development and more space, but Black has the bishop pair and a solid position. The game is fairly level.} Qd7 16. Rad1 (16. Qxb7 $4 {[%c_effect b7;square;b7;type;Blunder;persistent;true]} Rfb8) 16... Kh8 17. d5 {All of White's pieces call for this advance, opening up the bishop and d1-rook and aiming to make room for the knight on d5.} b6 18. dxc6 Qxc6 19. Nd5 Bf6 20. Nxf6 Qxf6 21. Bd4 Qf7 22. Qe3 ({White can also aim to disrupt Black's kingside with} 22. Qg3 h6 23. h4) 22... h6 23. c5 bxc5 24. Bxc5 Rfe8 25. Qc3 g4 26. b3 Kh7 27. Be3 Rad8 28. Qa5 Bd3 29. Rd2 Rd7 30. Red1 Red8 31. Qa4 Qf5 32. Qf4 {Black's activity compensates for her more scattered pawn structure, and many exchanges are afoot in this level position.} * [Event "FIDE Women's Grand Prix | Fourth Leg 202"] [Site "Chess.com"] [Date "2023.05.18"] [Round "3"] [White "Dzagnidze, Nana"] [Black "Dronavalli, Harika"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "E14"] [WhiteElo "2513"] [BlackElo "2501"] [Annotator "3700"] [PlyCount "38"] [EventDate "2023.??.??"] [TimeControl "5400+30"] {[%evp 0,38,19,27,26,-3,0,1,6,6,50,45,60,14,28,28,22,22,19,15,17,11,12,24,44,33,2,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]} 1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 e6 3. d4 Nf6 4. Nc3 Nbd7 5. e3 a6 6. b3 b6 7. Bb2 Bb7 8. Bd3 Bd6 9. O-O O-O 10. Qc2 dxc4 11. bxc4 Bxf3 {An imbalance appears on the board, but it will be soon used to steer the game to a peaceful result.} 12. gxf3 Nd5 $5 {[%c_effect d5;square;d5;type;Interesting;persistent;true] Clearing the way for the queen to poke at White's open kingside.} 13. cxd5 Qg5+ 14. Kh1 Qh5 {Black threatens both Qxh2# and Qf3+, leading to perpetual check.} 15. f4 Qf3+ 16. Kg1 Qg4+ 17. Kh1 Qf3+ 18. Kg1 Qg4+ 19. Kh1 Qf3+ 1/2-1/2 [Event "FIDE Women's Grand Prix | Fourth Leg 202"] [Site "Chess.com"] [Date "2023.05.19"] [Round "4"] [White "Dronavalli, Harika"] [Black "Kosteniuk, Alexandra"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "E11"] [WhiteElo "2501"] [BlackElo "2535"] [Annotator "3700"] [PlyCount "69"] [EventDate "2023.??.??"] [TimeControl "5400+30"] {[%evp 0,69,19,9,42,-10,0,-33,-2,13,33,-4,16,-4,4,-21,41,0,102,54,55,29,27,27,75,59,59,82,107,118,131,107,92,41,41,55,32,24,45,63,48,68,62,92,67,43,57,58,76,58,76,4,69,-21,-13,-24,37,64,64,63,22,11,18,16,15,45,14,0,0,55,113,90]} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 Bb4+ 4. Bd2 a5 5. Bg2 d5 6. Nf3 O-O 7. Qc1 {An unusual choice, giving the queen some extra possibilities on the c1-h6 diagonal and later on the first rank.} c5 8. dxc5 d4 9. Bxb4 axb4 10. Ne5 Nbd7 11. Nd3 e5 12. Nd2 Re8 13. f3 h5 14. O-O h4 15. gxh4 Nf8 16. Ne4 Nxe4 17. fxe4 {White's two pairs of doubled pawns and BlacK's d4- and e5-pawns locked up the center, bringing the fight to the flanks.} Qxh4 18. Qe1 {A move only possible because the queen went to c1 on move seven instead of c2, the most common line.} Qh5 19. Bf3 Qh6 20. Kh1 Nd7 21. Rg1 f5 22. Qg3 Nf6 23. Nf2 f4 24. Qg2 (24. Qg6 $5 {[%c_effect g6;square;g6;type;Interesting;persistent;true] is a critical chance to press for more:} Qxg6 25. Rxg6 Re7 26. Rag1 Kf8 27. Nd3 Rxa2 28. Nxb4 Rxb2 29. Nd5 Rf7 (29... Nxd5 30. cxd5 $16 {looks incredibly promising}) 30. R6g5 Bd7 31. Rxe5 $16) 24... Qh7 25. Qg5 Kf8 26. Rg2 Re7 27. b3 Bd7 28. Qg6 Qxg6 29. Rxg6 Bc6 30. Nd3 Kg8 $5 {[%c_effect g8;square;g8;type;Interesting;persistent;true] Kosteniuk is in no rush to win the e4-pawn. It isn't going anymore. Now that Rxf6 isn't check, the bishop threatens to capture it.} (30... Nxe4 $2 {[%c_effect e4;square;e4;type;Mistake;persistent;true]} 31. Rxc6 bxc6 32. Bxe4) (30... Bxe4 $4 {[%c_effect e4;square;e4;type;Blunder;persistent;true]} 31. Rxf6+ gxf6 32. Bxe4) 31. Nxb4 Bxe4 32. Bxe4 (32. Rxf6 $4 {[%c_effect f6;square;f6;type;Blunder;persistent;true]} Bxf3+ {A key in-between move} 33. exf3 gxf6) 32... Nxe4 33. Nd5 Rf7 34. Re6 Nxc5 ({At this point, Black could even consider playing for the win herself:} 34... Rf5 35. a4 Raf8 36. Re7 Rh5 37. a5 Nxc5 $17) 35. Rxe5 1/2-1/2 [Event "Position after 22...Qc6"] [Site "?"] [Date "????.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Goryachkina"] [Black "Kiolbasa"] [Result "*"] [Annotator "3700"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "r5k1/2p2ppp/b1q1p3/p7/8/Q1N1KPP1/PP2P2P/3R4 w - - 0 23"] [PlyCount "5"] 23. Qxa5 Bxe2 $4 {[%c_effect e2;square;e2;type;Blunder;persistent;true] This discovered attack is likely why both players assumed the pawn was safe.} 24. Kxe2 {when Black can't capture the white queen because she would get back rank mated:} Rxa5 25. Rd8+ * [Event "FIDE Women's Grand Prix"] [Site "?"] [Date "2023.05.18"] [Round "4"] [White "Goryachkina, A.."] [Black "Kiolbasa, O.."] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "E06"] [WhiteElo "2571"] [BlackElo "2422"] [Annotator "rafael"] [PlyCount "121"] [EventDate "2023.??.??"] {[%evp 0,121,19,-12,-4,-27,-21,-21,-6,-19,-5,16,20,2,10,-5,-2,-1,-1,6,9,1,-1,3,28,27,32,8,10,11,49,53,49,1,115,87,130,2,51,-60,-64,-137,-32,11,44,54,77,29,29,39,69,32,40,37,31,22,22,20,23,8,23,23,33,25,50,33,51,34,38,13,6,10,10,10,10,8,24,15,52,63,67,20,18,18,10,14,0,11,41,20,6,6,22,44,39,39,40,40,40,40,40,42,40,42,32,25,87,73,83,42,28,182,208,180,218,449,520,612,612,611,611,611,625,639]} 1. c4 e6 2. g3 d5 3. Bg2 Nf6 4. Nf3 Be7 5. d4 O-O 6. Nc3 {This is only the third most popular move, but it has some poison.} dxc4 7. Ne5 Nc6 (7... c5 {is regarded by theory as the most accurate way of equalizing, but Kiolbasa came to this game well prepared.} 8. dxc5 Qxd1+ 9. Nxd1 Bxc5 10. Nxc4 Nc6) 8. Bxc6 bxc6 9. Nxc6 Qe8 10. Nxe7+ Qxe7 11. Qa4 {White wins a pawn, but Black gets compensation with the strong light-squared bishop.} Nd5 $5 {[%c_effect d5;square;d5;type;Interesting;persistent;true]} (11... c5 {is the main line.} 12. dxc5 Qxc5 13. Be3 Qc7) 12. Qxc4 a5 $1 {[%c_effect a5;square;a5;type;GreatFind;persistent;true] Preparing the development of the bishop on a6. Both players are following a game by Goryachkina. It's a little curious that she repeated the same moves since Black achieves comfortable equality in more than one way.} 13. Bd2 Ba6 14. Qc5 Qd7 15. f3 Rfb8 16. Rb1 Rb6 $1 {[%c_effect b6;square;b6;type;GreatFind;persistent;true]} 17. Kf2 Rc6 18. Qa3 Rc4 {This is the novelty.} (18... Nb6 {was played in the mentioned game, and it's also enough for equality.} 19. Be3 Nc4 20. Qb3 Rb6 21. Qc2 Rab8 (21... Re8 $5 {[%c_effect e8;square;e8;type;Interesting;persistent;true] is an interesting computer suggestion, preparing e6-e5.}) (21... Nxe3 {is a good alternative:} 22. Kxe3 Rb4 23. Rhd1 Rd8 24. Qd2 Qe7 $1 {[%c_effect e7;square;e7;type;GreatFind;persistent;true]} 25. Kf2 Rbxd4 26. Qxd4 (26. Qe3 c5 {is also equal.}) 26... Rxd4 27. Rxd4 Qc5 28. e3 h6 {with dynamic equality in a position of a queen against two rooks.}) 22. b3 $2 {[%c_effect b3;square;b3;type;Mistake;persistent;true]} (22. Ne4 {is better, although the game is close to a draw after} Rxb2 23. Nc5 $1 {[%c_effect c5;square;c5;type;GreatFind;persistent;true]} Qc8 24. Nxa6 Qxa6 25. Rxb2 Rxb2 26. Qd3 Qb5 $1 {[%c_effect b5;square;b5;type;GreatFind;persistent;true]}) 22... Na3 23. Qd2 Nxb1 24. Rxb1 {White doesn't have enough compensation for the exchange. Goryachkina-Dubov, Sochi 2020.}) 19. Rhd1 {Giving the pawn back is a wise decision.} (19. e3 $2 {[%c_effect e3;square;e3;type;Mistake;persistent;true] is bad because of} Nb4 $1 {[%c_effect b4;square;b4;type;GreatFind;persistent;true] with a dangerous initiative.}) (19. Nxd5 exd5 $1 {[%c_effect d5;square;d5;type;GreatFind;persistent;true] This is the right way of capturing, opening the e-file and freeing space for the queen. Black has good compensation for the pawn.} (19... Qxd5 {is worse:} 20. Bc3 {with an advantage for White.})) 19... Rxd4 20. Be3 Nxe3 21. Kxe3 {An unusual square for the king.} Rxd1 $2 {[%c_effect d1;square;d1;type;Mistake;persistent;true] This move loses.} (21... e5 $1 {[%c_effect e5;square;e5;type;GreatFind;persistent;true]} 22. Qc5 (22. Qxa5 $2 {[%c_effect a5;square;a5;type;Mistake;persistent;true] is bad due to} Qc6 $1 {[%c_effect c6;square;c6;type;GreatFind;persistent;true] Protecting the rook on a8 and preparing to move the bishop.}) (22. Kf2 Qh3 23. Kg1 Qh6 $1 {[%c_effect h6;square;h6;type;GreatFind;persistent;true] Black has an excellent position.}) 22... Rd8 {with good play for Black. If White gives in to the temptation of capturing the a5-pawn, she meets a pretty refutation.} 23. Qxa5 $2 {[%c_effect a5;square;a5;type;Mistake;persistent;true]} Rd2 $1 {[%c_effect d2;square;d2;type;GreatFind;persistent;true]} 24. Rxd2 (24. Qxa6 Qd4#) 24... Qxd2+ 25. Kf2 Bxe2 $1 {[%c_effect e2;square;e2;type;GreatFind;persistent;true] Black wins.}) 22. Rxd1 Qc6 {[%tqu "En","","","","a3a4","(%c_effect a4;square;a4;type;Mistake;persistent;true)",0,"a3a5","(%c_effect a5;square;a5;type;GreatFind;persistent;true) wins a pawn and leaves White with a technically winning position. The point is that",10]} 23. Qa4 $2 {[%c_effect a4;square;a4;type;Mistake;persistent;true]} (23. Qxa5 $1 {[%c_effect a5;square;a5;type;GreatFind;persistent;true] wins a pawn and leaves White with a technically winning position. The point is that} Bxe2 $2 {[%c_effect e2;square;e2;type;Mistake;persistent;true] doesn't work because of the back-rank mate.} 24. Kxe2 Rxa5 25. Rd8+) 23... Qb6+ $2 {[%c_effect b6;square;b6;type;Mistake;persistent;true]} (23... Qxa4 {is better. After} 24. Nxa4 Kf8 {White has a small advantage in the endgame, but Black has excellent drawing chances.}) 24. Qd4 Kf8 25. Na4 $2 {[%c_effect a4;square;a4;type;Mistake;persistent;true]} (25. Qxb6 $1 {[%c_effect b6;square;b6;type;GreatFind;persistent;true] This accurate move leads to a winning position.} cxb6 26. Rd6 b5 (26... Rb8 27. Na4 b5 28. Nc5 Bc8 29. Rd8+ Ke7 30. Rg8 {This is a tragedy for Black since the queenside is paralyzed.}) 27. a3 $1 {[%c_effect a3;square;a3;type;GreatFind;persistent;true] Preparing 28.Rb6.} b4 28. axb4 axb4 29. Ne4 {The b4-pawn will soon fall, and White achieves a winning position.}) 25... Qxd4+ 26. Rxd4 Ke7 27. f4 Bb5 28. Nc5 Bc6 {The knight on c5 is strong, but it can't be protected by a pawn. The position is close to equal.} 29. Kd2 Rb8 30. b3 Rb5 31. Nd3 f6 $1 {[%c_effect f6;square;f6;type;GreatFind;persistent;true] Preparing e6-e5, winning some space.} 32. h4 h5 33. Kc3 e5 34. Rc4 Kd6 35. fxe5+ fxe5 36. Nf2 Bd5 37. Ra4 Ke6 38. Kd2 Rc5 (38... Bc6 {is more precise, removing the pieces from potential attacks, but it doesn't change much.}) 39. Nd3 Rb5 40. Nb2 Kd6 41. Nd1 {Goryachkina has no intention of agreeing on a draw for now.} Rc5 42. Nb2 g6 43. e4 Be6 44. Nd3 Rb5 45. Kc3 c5 {This doesn't spoil anything yet, but it isn't necessary.} (45... Kc6 46. b4 (46. Nb2 Kb6 47. Nc4+ Bxc4 48. Rxc4 c5 {with a draw.}) 46... axb4+ 47. Nxb4+ Kd6 {Black has no problems.}) 46. Kd2 {The king needs to protect the e4-pawn before the knight moves.} (46. Nb2 Rb4 $1 {[%c_effect b4;square;b4;type;GreatFind;persistent;true]}) 46... Bf7 47. Ke3 Be6 48. Nb2 Kc6 49. Kd3 Kb6 $2 {[%c_effect b6;square;b6;type;Mistake;persistent;true] This natural move loses in instructive fashion.} (49... Kc7) (49... Bxb3 $5 {[%c_effect b3;square;b3;type;Interesting;persistent;true] is a forcing way to make a draw.} 50. axb3 Rxb3+ 51. Kc2 Rxg3 52. Rxa5 Rg4 53. Kd3 Rg3+ $1 {[%c_effect g3;square;g3;type;GreatFind;persistent;true] An important check.} 54. Kc4 Re3 {White loses all the pawns.}) 50. Kc3 $2 {[%c_effect c3;square;c3;type;Mistake;persistent;true]} (50. Nc4+ $1 {[%c_effect c4;square;c4;type;GreatFind;persistent;true] wins after} Bxc4+ 51. Kxc4 Kc6 52. a3 $1 {[%c_effect a3;square;a3;type;GreatFind;persistent;true]} Kb6 53. b4 $1 {[%c_effect b4;square;b4;type;GreatFind;persistent;true]} axb4 54. axb4 cxb4 55. Rxb4 Rxb4+ 56. Kxb4 {White gets the opposition, and the pawn endgame is winning.}) 50... Rb4 $6 {[%c_effect b4;square;b4;type;Inaccuracy;persistent;true]} (50... Kc6 {is more accurate.} 51. Nc4 Bxc4 52. bxc4 Rb1 53. Rxa5 Rc1+ 54. Kd3 Kb6 $1 {[%c_effect b6;square;b6;type;GreatFind;persistent;true]} 55. Rb5+ Kc6 {Black's rook is very active and ready to go to g1. The position is drawn.}) 51. Nd3 $1 {[%c_effect d3;square;d3;type;GreatFind;persistent;true] Now Black has a difficult choice.} Rxa4 (51... Rd4 $5 {[%c_effect d4;square;d4;type;Interesting;persistent;true] is also possible, and I have a preference for this move, although the computer says there's nothing wrong with exchanging rooks.} 52. Nxe5 Rd1 {Preparing 53...Rg1. Black has good drawing chances.}) 52. bxa4 Bxa2 53. Nxe5 Bb1 $2 {[%c_effect b1;square;b1;type;Mistake;persistent;true] The final mistake.} (53... Be6 54. Nxg6 Kc6 {The machine evaluates this position as equal. Despite being a pawn down, the plan with Bg4-d1 is unpleasant, and Black's king is active.}) 54. Nc4+ Ka6 55. Nd2 Ba2 56. Nb3 $1 {[%c_effect b3;square;b3;type;GreatFind;persistent;true] This one hurts. The bishop is trapped, and the pawn endgame is lost for Black.} Kb6 57. Kb2 Bxb3 58. Kxb3 Kc6 59. Kc4 Kd6 60. Kb5 Ke5 61. Kxc5 {White is far ahead in the pawn race.} (61. Kxc5 Kxe4 62. Kb5 Kf3 63. Kxa5 Kxg3 64. Kb5 Kxh4 65. a5 g5 66. a6 g4 67. a7 g3 68. a8=Q) 1-0 [Event "Position after 49...Kb6??"] [Site "?"] [Date "????.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Goryachkina"] [Black "Kiolbasa"] [Result "*"] [Annotator "3700"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/8/1k2b1p1/prp1p2p/R3P2P/1P1K2P1/PN6/8 w - - 0 50"] [PlyCount "5"] 50. Nc4+ $1 {[%c_effect c4;square;c4;type;GreatFind;persistent;true] This idea is easy to miss because it's been available for a couple moves. This is the opportune moment because the black king is misplaced on b6.} Bxc4+ 51. Kxc4 Kc6 ({Black wishes they had this resource} 51... Rb4+ {but here it allows the white king to reach d5} 52. Rxb4+ cxb4 53. Kd5 $18) 52. a3 $1 $18 {[%c_effect a3;square;a3;type;GreatFind;persistent;true] and Black is in zugzwang. The black king must guard b5 and d5. The rook is tied to the defense of the a5-pawn. And the pawns are paralyzed.} * [Event "FIDE Women's Grand Prix | Fourth Leg 202"] [Site "Chess.com"] [Date "2023.05.19"] [Round "4"] [White "Assaubayeva, Bibisara"] [Black "Mammadzada, Gunay"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "D14"] [WhiteElo "2464"] [BlackElo "2449"] [Annotator "3700"] [PlyCount "83"] [EventDate "2023.??.??"] [TimeControl "5400+30"] {[%evp 0,83,28,-20,46,25,25,33,27,13,33,30,27,22,41,12,12,-11,-11,-30,-27,-33,-40,-47,45,-4,0,-31,-39,-27,-27,-54,-30,-35,-27,-42,-24,-19,-20,-35,-9,-22,-22,-11,0,-14,0,-16,26,24,46,33,50,50,48,24,27,25,27,0,0,0,0,0,17,29,107,21,30,27,35,39,33,27,27,30,42,7,0,0,0,0,0,0,5,-6]} 1. c4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. cxd5 cxd5 5. Bf4 Nc6 6. e3 Bf5 7. Nf3 e6 8. Ne5 Nxe5 9. dxe5 Nd7 10. e4 dxe4 11. Bb5 Bb4 12. g4 $5 {[%c_effect g4;square;g4;type;Interesting;persistent;true] Despite the slow nature of this opening, Assaubayeva's aggressive style breaks through.} Bg6 13. h4 h6 14. h5 Bh7 15. Ke2 $5 {[%c_effect e2;square;e2;type;Interesting;persistent;true] Unexpected yet surprisingly pragmatic, gaining a tempo for the upcoming endgame.} Bxc3 16. bxc3 a6 17. Qxd7+ Qxd7 18. Bxd7+ Kxd7 19. Rhd1+ Kc7 20. Be3 Rhd8 21. a4 Rd3 22. a5 {Restricting the black queenside pawns and gaining b6 as an outpost for her pieces} Rc8 23. Ra4 Kd7 24. Rxd3+ ({There are more winning chances with both rooks on the board:} 24. Rb1 Rc7 25. c4 Kc8 26. c5 Rc3 27. Kf1 Rc6 28. Rab4 $16) 24... exd3+ 25. Kd2 Ke8 26. f3 Rd8 27. c4 Kd7 28. Rb4 Kc8 29. Bc5 g6 30. hxg6 Bxg6 31. Bd6 {The bishop looks nice on this outpost, but Black is able to keep watch of all her weaknesses.} f5 32. c5 fxg4 33. fxg4 (33. c6 {is an interesting try:} bxc6 34. Rb8+ Kd7 35. Rb7+ Ke8 36. Re7+ Kf8 37. fxg4 Kg8 38. Rxe6 Bf7 39. Rxh6 {But Black can hold back both of White's new passers:} Kg7 40. g5 Bg6 41. Kc3 Rh8 42. Rxh8 Kxh8 43. e6 Kg7) 33... Be8 $5 {[%c_effect e8;square;e8;type;Interesting;persistent;true] The bishop reroutes to c6 to strengthen the queenside.} 34. Kxd3 Bc6 35. Rf4 Rg8 36. Ke3 Be8 37. Rf6 Kd7 38. Rxh6 Rxg4 39. Rh7+ Kc6 40. Rc7+ Kd5 41. Rxb7 Ra4 {White is unable to maintain the extra pawn.} 42. Rb3 1/2-1/2 [Event "FIDE Women's Grand Prix | Fourth Leg 202"] [Site "Chess.com"] [Date "2023.05.19"] [Round "4"] [White "Wagner, Dinara"] [Black "Dzagnidze, Nana"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "D37"] [WhiteElo "2417"] [BlackElo "2513"] [Annotator "3700"] [PlyCount "129"] [EventDate "2023.??.??"] [TimeControl "5400+30"] {[%evp 0,129,28,26,34,0,4,4,10,15,19,3,21,23,45,29,36,16,20,11,10,18,15,19,-5,0,14,13,-1,28,23,27,18,8,34,53,49,72,73,72,70,70,69,59,70,87,60,78,97,113,113,122,118,103,104,100,89,93,100,100,100,94,94,95,95,88,95,89,96,95,102,106,98,96,108,107,99,99,99,105,97,103,103,101,99,101,102,101,103,102,99,100,100,100,100,82,82,82,72,82,74,98,92,79,67,58,50,55,57,57,57,34,31,31,22,14,43,4,32,25,22,22,29,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 a6 4. Nc3 d5 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 Be6 7. e3 Nbd7 8. Bd3 Bd6 9. Bf4 Bxf4 10. exf4 {A creative way to create an imbalance in the position. Though doubled, the f4-pawn adds to White's grip of e5.} Nb6 11. Ne5 O-O 12. O-O Qd6 13. Re1 c5 14. dxc5 Qxc5 15. Rc1 Rac8 16. Qf3 d4 17. Ne2 Qd5 18. Qxd5 Bxd5 {Black's loose isolated queen pawn offers White an advantage, especially as the game nears an ending.} 19. b3 {Crippling the knight on b6 by taking away its advances while blocking the light-squared bishop.} Rxc1 20. Rxc1 Rd8 21. f3 Ne8 22. Rd1 f6 23. Ng4 Bf7 24. Be4 d3 25. Bxd3 {White finally gains the pawn. Now it's a question of whether the doubled f-pawns are enough for serious winning chances.} Kf8 26. Nf2 (26. Ne3 h5 27. Nc3 Rc8 28. Ne4) 26... h6 27. g4 {Gaining kingside space but it seems a little rushed.} ({White can simply start with a few piece enhancements:} 27. Ne4 Ke7 28. Kf2 a5 29. N2c3 $16) 27... Nc7 28. Be4 {Again Wagner seems to be in a rush to make things happen.} Rxd1+ 29. Nxd1 Nbd5 30. Ndc3 b6 31. Kf2 Ke7 32. Nxd5+ Nxd5 33. Bxd5 Bxd5 34. Ng3 {This ending with a knight with useful central posts and an extra pawn looks quite promising for White but is surprisingly difficult to make progress in.} g6 35. f5 g5 {Usually this fixed pawn structure with backward pawns on f6 and h6 would be quite problematic for Black, but White doesn't have an easy square to aim at these pawns.} 36. Ke3 ({White can also try ideas with} 36. Ne4 {, but Black seems to survive with accurate play:} a5 37. Nd2 a4 $1 {[%c_effect a4;square;a4;type;GreatFind;persistent;true]} (37... Kd6 $2 {[%c_effect d6;square;d6;type;Mistake;persistent;true]} 38. Ke3 Ke5 $2 {[%c_effect e5;square;e5;type;Mistake;persistent;true] allows White's idea} (38... Kc6 $2 {[%c_effect c6;square;c6;type;Mistake;persistent;true]} 39. Ne4 $18) (38... Kd7 39. Ne4 Ke7 40. Nc3 Bc6 41. Na4 b5 42. Nc3 $18 {Black doesn't want the b-pawn on b5 where it interferes with its own bishop and doesn't help keep the king out of c5.}) (38... Ke7 39. Nc4) 39. Nc4+ $1 {[%c_effect c4;square;c4;type;GreatFind;persistent;true] forcing a winning king and pawn ending:} Bxc4 40. bxc4 Kd6 41. f4 Kc5 42. Kf3 Kxc4 43. fxg5 hxg5 44. h4 gxh4 45. g5 fxg5 46. f6 $18) 38. bxa4 (38. Ke3 {goes to similar territory as the game:} axb3 39. axb3 Kd6 40. Kd4 Bb7 41. Ne4+ Ke7 42. Kc4 Ba6+ 43. Kd5 Bb7+ 44. Kc4 Ba6+ 45. Kd4 Bb7 46. b4 Bc6 47. Ke3 Bd7 48. Kf2 Bc6 49. Kg3 Bb5 50. h4 Bc4 51. f4 gxh4+ 52. Kxh4 Bf7 53. g5 (53. Kg3 Bg8 54. Kf2 Bf7 55. Ke2 (55. Ke3 Bc4 56. Kd4 Be2 57. Nf2 Bb5 58. Kd5 Ba4)) 53... fxg5+ 54. fxg5 hxg5+ 55. Kxg5 Bd5 56. Nd2 Kf7 57. Kf4 b5 58. Nf3) 38... Bxa2 39. Ke3 Bd5 40. Kd4 Bc6 {The bishop ties down the knight to the f3-pawn and keeps the king out?with the help of the b6- and f6-pawns.}) 36... a5 {A key tool for bishops in the endgame: Every single black pawn is on the opposite color of her bishop. This gives the light-squared bishop full mobility across the board, and the pawns can help hold off White's king and knight on the color of square the bishop is unable to reach.} 37. Ne4 Bf7 38. Nc3 Kd6 39. Kd4 Bg8 40. Ne4+ Ke7 41. Nd2 Kd6 42. a3 Bf7 43. b4 axb4 44. axb4 Bg8 {Black's bishop and pawns on dark squares do an excellent job of creating a force field in the center, making it hard for the white king to penetrate.} 45. Ne4+ Ke7 46. Ke3 Bb3 47. f4 Bd1 48. fxg5 {In the search for more winning chances for White, it seems more promising to get the h-pawn to h4 before exchanging.} hxg5 49. Nf2 Ba4 50. Kd4 Bb3 {From a new active post, the bishop plays the same role in keeping the white king out.} 51. Ne4 Bd1 52. Nc3 {Wagner is trying her best to create chances but could take a more patient approach to test her opponent's resolve. Each trade of pawns also gets the defender closer to drawing.} Bxg4 53. Nd5+ Kf7 54. Ke4 Bd1 55. Nxb6 Bc2+ 56. Kd4 Bxf5 57. b5 Be6 58. Nd5 f5 59. b6 Bc8 60. Ke5 f4 61. h4 gxh4 62. Nxf4 Ke7 63. Ng6+ Kd7 64. Nxh4 Kc6 65. Ke4 1/2-1/2 [Event "FIDE Women's Grand Prix | Fourth Leg 202"] [Site "Chess.com"] [Date "2023.05.19"] [Round "4"] [White "Tan, Zhongyi"] [Black "Shuvalova, Polina"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "D78"] [WhiteElo "2517"] [BlackElo "2484"] [Annotator "3700"] [PlyCount "85"] [EventDate "2023.??.??"] [TimeControl "5400+30"] {[%evp 0,85,29,18,18,-16,25,3,19,26,12,7,30,15,15,-36,22,-7,-7,25,29,29,18,19,54,27,21,29,3,11,0,14,14,14,0,0,-6,-12,-4,-2,2,-18,5,-11,-8,-12,-12,-13,-13,-24,-9,-16,-10,-11,-16,0,-7,-10,7,22,11,15,7,5,5,10,3,25,15,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]} 1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. d4 Nf6 5. O-O O-O 6. c4 c6 7. Qb3 a5 8. cxd5 a4 9. Qd1 cxd5 10. Nc3 Qa5 11. Bd2 Qa6 12. b3 axb3 13. axb3 Qxa1 14. Qxa1 Rxa1 15. Rxa1 Nc6 16. e3 Bf5 17. h3 e6 18. g4 Bd3 19. Ne1 Ba6 {Shuvalova accurately shuts down the white rook's open file. Now Tan will have to exchange a pair of bishops to re-open it.} 20. f4 Ne8 21. Bf1 Bxf1 22. Kxf1 Nd6 23. Nd3 Rc8 24. Ra4 Kf8 25. Ke2 Ke7 26. Ne5 f6 27. Nxc6+ Rxc6 28. Ra7 Rb6 29. b4 Ra6 {Forcing another trade and eliminating White's most active piece.} 30. Rxa6 bxa6 31. Na4 Ne4 32. Nc5 Nxc5 33. dxc5 f5 34. gxf5 exf5 35. Kd3 Kd7 36. Bc3 Bf8 37. Bf6 Kc6 38. Kc3 Kb5 39. Kd4 Kc6 40. Kc3 {White has a protected passed pawn on c5 but can't dislodge the black king on the light squares.} Kb5 41. Kd4 Kc6 42. Kc3 ({Black has resources if White overdoes it:} 42. Ke5 a5 43. bxa5 Bxc5 44. Bd8 Bxe3 45. a6 Bc5 46. Ba5 d4 $17) 42... Kb5 43. Kd4 1/2-1/2 [Event "FIDE Women's Grand Prix | Fourth Leg 202"] [Site "Chess.com"] [Date "2023.05.20"] [Round "5"] [White "Lagno, Kateryna"] [Black "Goryachkina, Aleksandra"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "C65"] [WhiteElo "2558"] [BlackElo "2571"] [Annotator "3700"] [PlyCount "60"] [EventDate "2023.??.??"] [TimeControl "5400+30"] {[%evp 0,60,38,17,25,11,25,17,17,8,22,-17,0,11,7,-4,-21,-33,19,19,23,32,27,27,30,36,36,7,0,26,3,19,16,-16,-16,-24,-18,-23,-15,2,23,-14,-7,7,4,4,0,0,-5,-4,-4,-4,-4,-4,-4,-11,-5,-17,-17,-17,-16,-42,9]} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. Nbd2 Nd4 6. Nxd4 Bxd4 7. c3 Bb6 8. d4 c6 9. dxe5 cxb5 10. exf6 Qxf6 11. O-O O-O 12. Nf3 d6 13. Qd3 Bg4 14. Bg5 Qg6 15. Bf4 {The calm before the storm.} f5 {Goryachkina is never one to shy away from complications and opts to crack open the f-file.} 16. Nh4 {Choosing the most dynamic line and beginning a forcing sequence.} (16. Qd5+ {This is the most calm move but clearly, both players wanted to try and win $1} Qf7 17. Ng5 Qxd5 18. exd5 {Though Black has the bishop pair, White's control of e6 evens out the evaluation.}) 16... fxe4 17. Nxg6 exd3 18. Nxf8 Rxf8 {Black has given up a rook for a bishop and pawn but possesses a deadly passed pawn on d3, supported by the bishop pair.} 19. g3 (19. Bxd6 {The best move. However, after} Rd8 {[%c_arrow d8d3;keyPressed;none;from;d8;opacity;0.8;to;d3;persistent;false] Black can use the open d-file to her advantage by supporting the passed pawn.}) 19... Rf5 20. Kg2 Be2 $1 {[%c_effect e2;square;e2;type;GreatFind;persistent;true] This is the structure that Black was hoping for. White's rooks will forever be spellbound keeping an eye on the passed d-pawn.} 21. Rfd1 {Offering the rook back is a wise choice for White and if Black cashes in, White will easily equalize.} g5 (21... Bxd1 22. Rxd1 Rd5 23. Kf3 {[%c_arrow f3e4;keyPressed;none;from;f3;opacity;0.8;to;e4;persistent;false,d1d3;keyPressed;none;from;d1;opacity;0.8;to;d3;persistent;false] White's king comes to the rescue via e4.}) 22. Be3 Bf3+ $2 {[%c_effect f3;square;f3;type;Mistake;persistent;true] A slight misstep which costs Goryachkina her edge.} (22... Bxe3 23. fxe3 Kf7 {In this position, White cannot activate her pieces and is now at the mercy of Black time-wise. Black will aim to bring the king to e4 and White will eventually have to sacrifice her rook for the bishop forcibly.} 24. Rd2 Ke6 25. e4 Rf6 26. Re1 g4 {Fixing White's pawns. This is an important move.} 27. Rdxe2 dxe2 28. Rxe2 Rf3 {White still may find a way to draw but will be grovelling for a long time.}) 23. Kg1 $1 {[%c_effect g1;square;g1;type;GreatFind;persistent;true]} Bxe3 24. fxe3 Bxd1 25. Rxd1 Kf7 {Goryachkina lets Lagno off the hook $1 Now that the d3-pawn is weak, White can activate her pieces.} 26. Rxd3 Ke6 27. e4 Re5 28. Rd4 d5 29. exd5+ Rxd5 30. Kf2 Rf5+ {A draw is agreed, the players show faith in each others rook endgame abilities.} (30... Rxd4 31. cxd4 {This would have also lead to a simple draw for the two GMs.}) 1/2-1/2 [Event "FIDE Women's Grand Prix | Fourth Leg 202"] [Site "Chess.com"] [Date "2023.05.20"] [Round "5"] [White "Mammadzada, Gunay"] [Black "Tan, Zhongyi"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "E00"] [WhiteElo "2449"] [BlackElo "2517"] [Annotator "3700"] [PlyCount "93"] [EventDate "2023.??.??"] [TimeControl "5400+30"] {[%evp 0,93,19,31,14,-14,-11,-21,2,-23,14,13,-4,7,7,4,10,2,5,5,18,-13,-10,4,-1,-1,15,20,35,35,26,26,22,22,20,1,-2,-33,-8,-8,-13,6,-4,16,11,-21,-9,-12,-20,-2,0,-32,-32,-40,-21,-14,-14,0,-14,-32,-37,-46,0,0,34,22,12,15,11,19,7,9,17,0,0,23,61,78,108,108,174,90,81,98,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 Bb4+ 4. Nd2 c5 5. a3 Bxd2+ 6. Qxd2 cxd4 7. Nf3 b6 8. Bg2 Bb7 9. Qxd4 Nc6 10. Qd3 Ne5 11. Nxe5 Bxg2 12. Rg1 Bb7 13. Bg5 h6 14. Bxf6 gxf6 15. Ng4 h5 16. Ne3 Qc7 17. h4 f5 18. Rd1 Rg8 19. Kf1 Rd8 20. Qd6 Qxd6 21. Rxd6 Ke7 22. Rd2 Rc8 23. f3 d5 24. cxd5 Rc1+ 25. Kf2 Rxg1 26. Kxg1 Rxg3+ 27. Kf2 Rh3 28. dxe6 fxe6 29. Rd4 Rh2+ 30. Ng2 Rh1 31. Nf4 e5 {White is in a spot of bother and has three pieces under attack at once $1 Mammadzada, under pressure, finds a beautiful continuation that equalizes by force.} 32. Ng6+ Ke6 $1 {[%c_effect e6;square;e6;type;GreatFind;persistent;true] Black's only move to hold onto the important e5 pawn.} (32... Kf6 $2 {[%c_effect f6;square;f6;type;Mistake;persistent;true] This is an error due to} 33. Rd6+ Kg7 34. Nxe5 {The threat of Rd7+ makes it difficult for Black to justify playing 35...Rxh4.}) 33. Nf8+ Kf7 {Normally its not a good idea to let your pieces get chased around but Mammadzada had a plan.} 34. Rd7+ Kxf8 35. Rxb7 Rxh4 {White's tactics pay off and suddenly, the position is extremely drawish.} 36. Rxa7 Rh2+ 37. Ke3 Rg2 {Black's last hope is to utilize the dangerous h-pawn. The plan for Tan here is to get the rook behind the pawn.} 38. Rh7 {Alert to the danger, Mammadzada takes no chances.} f4+ 39. Kd3 Rg5 40. a4 Kg8 41. Rh6 {Perhaps a little overzealous here, Tan finds her b-pawn undefendable. Fortunately, the h-pawn is powerful enough to make up for it.} Kg7 42. Rxb6 h4 43. Rb7+ Kg6 44. Rb6+ Kg7 45. Rb7+ Kg6 46. Rb6+ Kg7 {Neither player can make progress without risking it all.} 47. Ke4 1/2-1/2 [Event "FIDE Women's Grand Prix | Fourth Leg 202"] [Site "Chess.com"] [Date "2023.05.20"] [Round "5"] [White "Kosteniuk, Alexandra"] [Black "Wagner, Dinara"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "B30"] [WhiteElo "2535"] [BlackElo "2417"] [Annotator "3700"] [PlyCount "62"] [EventDate "2023.??.??"] [TimeControl "5400+30"] {[%evp 0,62,19,31,72,53,48,36,62,52,46,0,25,3,10,10,23,21,26,32,31,21,45,14,41,1,19,5,1,-18,-8,-9,14,21,102,96,83,55,72,69,65,45,40,45,47,-19,3,-16,-15,8,38,11,45,25,25,-93,-93,-90,-90,-33,-54,-54,-42,-50,-15]} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 e6 4. Bxc6 bxc6 5. b3 Ne7 6. h4 d6 7. h5 e5 8. d3 h6 9. Nbd2 g5 10. hxg6 Nxg6 11. Nf1 f5 {Kosteniuk, always looking to bring fresh ideas to her games, looks to illuminate the issues with Black's pawn structure via trades.} 12. Nh4 $3 {[%c_effect h4;square;h4;type;Brilliant;persistent;true] An important find that was likely part of the former women's world champion's preparation.} Nxh4 13. Qh5+ Kd7 14. Rxh4 (14. Qxh4 Qxh4 15. Rxh4 {A queen trade is definitely possible here, but by keeping the queens on, Kosteniuk shows her intent to try and win in the middlegame.}) 14... Be7 15. Rh1 f4 16. g3 $1 {[%c_effect g3;square;g3;type;GreatFind;persistent;true] Phenomenal positional sense from Kosteniuk here. The GM looks to create further damage to Black's pawn structure with a break.} Bg5 $2 {[%c_effect g5;square;g5;type;Mistake;persistent;true] Clinging to the position. but Black's position is less than convincing.} (16... fxg3 17. Nxg3 {Black isn't exactly interested in dealing with a knight/queen coming to f5 and the h6 pawn being so loose although it was the best move.}) 17. gxf4 exf4 18. Bb2 Re8 19. Bc3 Qe7 20. O-O-O Kc7 21. Nd2 Be6 22. d4 {Kosteniuk jumps the gun a bit here. d4 is the correct idea but first} (22. Nf3 {should be patiently played.}) 22... cxd4 23. Bxd4 a5 24. a4 c5 25. Bc3 c4 {Wagner plays actively to keep her chances alive and hopes to open the position to improve her bishop pair.} 26. bxc4 (26. Qf3 {Moving the queen backwards feels a little unnatural but it is no longer useful on h5.}) 26... Qd7 27. Qe2 $2 {[%c_effect e2;square;e2;type;Mistake;persistent;true] A slight err by Kosteniuk and suddenly engines give a slight advantage to Black. Now that White's attack has dried up, Black has the option to attack on the a and b-files.} (27. Rhg1 {A tough move to play in the face of great danger on the queenside.}) 27... f3 28. Qd3 Qxa4 $1 {[%c_effect a4;square;a4;type;GreatFind;persistent;true] If White doesn't act fast, she will be checkmated so must act immediately.} 29. e5 {If you're not planning a pawn break, you don't have a plan $1} (29. Qxf3 {Many moves here have dire consequences...} Qa3+ $1 {[%c_effect a3;square;a3;type;GreatFind;persistent;true]} 30. Kb1 Rab8+ 31. Nb3 Rxb3+ $1 {[%c_effect b3;square;b3;type;GreatFind;persistent;true]} 32. cxb3 Qxb3+ {[%c_arrow b3f3;keyPressed;none;from;b3;opacity;0.8;to;f3;persistent;false] Thanks to the pinned bishop, Black is winning here.}) 29... Qa3+ {Black can try and win with} (29... d5 {but this move is double-edged.}) 30. Bb2 Qxd3 31. cxd3 d5 {An important game for Wagner who found all the right middlegame moves to survive.} 1/2-1/2 [Event "FIDE Women's Grand Prix | Fourth Leg 202"] [Site "Chess.com"] [Date "2023.05.20"] [Round "5"] [White "Kiolbasa, Oliwia"] [Black "Dronavalli, Harika"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "C78"] [WhiteElo "2422"] [BlackElo "2501"] [Annotator "rafael"] [PlyCount "90"] [EventDate "2023.??.??"] [TimeControl "5400+30"] {[%evp 0,90,19,38,25,7,30,29,18,-1,-1,-10,5,13,16,6,25,25,46,-23,-23,-51,31,20,20,32,26,33,30,33,30,28,48,37,46,51,41,14,23,13,45,34,34,-7,-7,-67,29,-71,28,24,23,0,26,-62,-95,-75,-100,-100,-117,-115,-167,-230,-81,-142,-133,-145,-159,-148,-151,-184,-184,-165,-187,-165,-165,-165,-183,-175,-175,-175,-175,-272,-179,-558,-427,-427,-484,-663,-772,-776,-799,-799,-814] 0-} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Bc5 {A tricky move order in the Arkhangelsk Variation. I remember this was recommended to me by my friend GM Ivan Morovic in 2001, but I was too lazy to study it and I was happy playing the Sicilian.} 6. c3 b5 7. Bb3 (7. Bc2 {is the alternative and in this case Black usually plays} d5) 7... d6 8. d4 Bb6 9. h3 (9. a4 {White normally plays a4 in this line and the idea of the earlier …Bc5 is that now, instead of 9...Rb8 transposing to the normal positions of the Arkhangelsk, Black can play 9...Bg4. Whether this is so good, I don't know.} Bg4) 9... Bb7 10. Re1 h6 $5 {[%c_effect h6;square;h6;type;Interesting;persistent;true] An interesting move to avoid the annoying pin with Bg5.} (10... O-O 11. Bg5 {with a complicated position that has been tested many times.}) 11. Be3 O-O 12. Nbd2 Re8 (12... exd4 13. cxd4 Nb4 {This has been tried by Black in many games, but it's bad after} 14. Qe2 $1 {[%c_effect e2;square;e2;type;GreatFind;persistent;true]} Nxe4 15. Nxe4 Bxe4 16. Bd2 Bxf3 17. Qxf3 c5 18. Qg3 {with a very strong attack. The pair of bishops is ready to point at Black's lonely king. This was played in Azarov-Kolesnik, Minsk 2010.}) 13. d5 Ne7 (13... Bxe3 $2 {[%c_effect e3;square;e3;type;Mistake;persistent;true] loses a piece after} 14. dxc6 Bxd2 15. cxb7) 14. Bxb6 cxb6 15. Nh4 $6 {[%c_effect h4;square;h4;type;Inaccuracy;persistent;true] This is a superficial move. I think that, in general, the absence of the move a2-a4 was the reason for White's downfall in this game.} (15. a4 $1 {[%c_effect a4;square;a4;type;GreatFind;persistent;true] is the best way to fight for an advantage.} bxa4 16. Bxa4 b5 17. Bc2 Ng6 18. Bd3 {with a slight advantage for White in Vitiugov-Firouzja, Wijk aan Zee 2020. White is ready to attack Black's queenside with b4 followed by c4.}) (15. Nf1 {is also playable.}) 15... Bc8 (15... g5 {Even this move is interesting for Black.} 16. Nf5 Nxf5 17. exf5 Rc8 18. Ne4 Nxe4 19. Rxe4 Qf6 20. Qf3 Rc5 21. Rd1 Bc8 22. g4 Bd7 {and the game later ended in a draw. Vachier Lagrave-Bachmann, Wch Rapid Berlin 2015.}) 16. Nf1 Ng6 $1 {[%c_effect g6;square;g6;type;GreatFind;persistent;true] A new move. It reminds me of the famous Ng6 from the fifth game of the Spassky-Fischer 1972 match.} (16... Bd7 {was played in Vokhidov-Kairbekove, (rapid) 2022.}) (16... g5 {is also good:} 17. Nf3 Ng6 {with counterplay.}) 17. Nxg6 {Considering how easy Black's position is to play after this move, maybe it's worth considering the sad retreat of the knight, although this is an admission of failure.} (17. Nf3) 17... fxg6 18. Ng3 Rf8 {The best thing in chess happens when you have a clear plan and just know what to do if your opponent sits and waits. Dronavalli is ready to play Nh7-Ra7-Raf7-Ng5 and then sacrifice something on the kingside. White desperately needs to create some play and trying to open the queenside with a quick c4 or a4 is the only hope. In the game the advantage soon becomes winning.} 19. Qd2 Nh7 20. Qe3 Ra7 $1 {[%c_effect a7;square;a7;type;GreatFind;persistent;true]} 21. Nf1 (21. Nh1 {My computer suggests this move to protect f2. It's ugly, but sometimes pretty moves are not enough to save the game.}) 21... Raf7 22. Nd2 {The position is so bad that White offers the f2-pawn in order to get some defensive chances.} (22. Re2 Ng5) 22... Ng5 (22... Rxf2 {This is also very good.} 23. Rf1 (23. Qxf2 Rxf2 24. Kxf2 Qh4+ {Black's pieces are too active and the position is easily winning.}) 23... R2f4 {with a sound pawn advantage.}) 23. Bd1 Rf4 (23... Rxf2 $1 {[%c_effect f2;square;f2;type;GreatFind;persistent;true] Now this is even better than in the previous move.} 24. Qxf2 Rxf2 25. Kxf2 Bxh3 $1 {[%c_effect h3;square;h3;type;GreatFind;persistent;true] The most accurate.} 26. gxh3 Nxh3+ 27. Ke3 Qh4 28. Rf1 g5 {The advance of the g-pawn, combined with the attack of queen and knight, gives Black a decisive advantage.}) 24. Rf1 Bd7 {This doesn't spoil anything, but it is a bit slow. The position screams for a sacrifice.} (24... Bxh3 $1 {[%c_effect h3;square;h3;type;GreatFind;persistent;true] is the best.} 25. gxh3 Qd7 {Black's attack is winning:} 26. Bg4 (26. Qg3 Nxh3+ 27. Kg2 Rxf2+ 28. Rxf2 Rxf2+ 29. Qxf2 Nxf2 30. Kxf2 Qh3 {followed by the advance of the g-pawn.}) (26. Kg2 Rf3 $1 {[%c_effect f3;square;f3;type;GreatFind;persistent;true] This tactical theme is known as \"interference.\" The h3-pawn falls.}) 26... Rxg4+ 27. hxg4 Rf3 $1 {[%c_effect f3;square;f3;type;GreatFind;persistent;true]} 28. Nxf3 Qxg4+ 29. Kh1 Nxf3 {with a decisive advantage.}) 25. a4 {The counterplay comes too late.} bxa4 26. c4 (26. Bxa4 {It's clear that both sacrifices on h3 should win for Black. The best road is} Nxh3+ $1 {[%c_effect h3;square;h3;type;GreatFind;persistent;true]} 27. gxh3 Bxh3 $1 {[%c_effect h3;square;h3;type;GreatFind;persistent;true]} 28. Qxh3 Qg5+ 29. Qg3 Rg4 {with a winning position as the knight on d2 is also hanging.}) 26... b5 27. cxb5 axb5 {Apart from the attack, Dronavalli now is a pawn up.} 28. b3 axb3 (28... Nxh3+ 29. gxh3 Rh4 {gives Black a decisive attack.}) 29. Rb1 Rh4 30. Rxb3 Rff4 {Maybe not the most accurate, but the position is still easily winning.} (30... Nxh3+ $1 {[%c_effect h3;square;h3;type;GreatFind;persistent;true] is the simplest.} 31. gxh3 Rxh3 32. Nf3 (32. f3 Qh4 $19) (32. Bf3 Qh4 $19) (32. Qxh3 Bxh3 33. Rxh3 Qg5+ {and the knight is lost.}) 32... Bg4 33. Kg2 Rhxf3 34. Bxf3 Bxf3+ 35. Qxf3 Rxf3 36. Rxf3 Qc8 {with an easy win in this position with queen and three pawns against two rooks.}) 31. g3 Rxe4 32. Nxe4 Rxe4 33. Qd2 Nxh3+ 34. Kg2 Ng5 {Black has three pawns and an attack for the exchange.} 35. Re1 Rc4 36. Be2 Rd4 37. Rd3 Ra4 38. Bd1 Rc4 39. Bb3 Rc5 40. Qe3 Qc8 {Dronavally plays good moves and has no trouble converting the advantage.} 41. f3 Bf5 42. Rdd1 Bc2 $1 {[%c_effect c2;square;c2;type;GreatFind;persistent;true]} (42... Rc3 {also wins using the same idea:} 43. Rc1 Bc2 $1 {[%c_effect c2;square;c2;type;GreatFind;persistent;true]} 44. Rxc2 Qh3+ $1 {[%c_effect h3;square;h3;type;GreatFind;persistent;true]}) 43. Bxc2 Qh3+ 44. Kg1 Qxg3+ 45. Kf1 Qh3+ (45... Qh3+ 46. Kg1 Rxc2) 0-1 [Event "FIDE Women's Grand Prix | Fourth Leg 202"] [Site "Chess.com"] [Date "2023.05.20"] [Round "5"] [White "Shuvalova, Polina"] [Black "Khotenashvili, Bella"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "D94"] [WhiteElo "2484"] [BlackElo "2478"] [Annotator "3700"] [PlyCount "93"] [EventDate "2023.??.??"] [TimeControl "5400+30"] {[%evp 0,93,30,28,17,-23,57,31,52,54,69,47,4,16,19,20,25,35,-2,1,13,16,34,-10,-8,31,29,31,21,29,33,45,48,1,-14,-11,0,-5,19,11,98,38,43,50,51,-70,284,150,147,164,142,156,167,155,161,146,134,128,159,153,203,174,174,132,148,162,175,168,163,121,188,163,179,199,191,146,157,117,243,182,146,144,144,144,129,94,70,41,67,41,35,53,53,44,0,-47]} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. e3 O-O 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. Bc4 Nb6 8. Bb3 c5 9. O-O cxd4 10. exd4 Bg4 11. d5 Na6 12. h3 Bxf3 13. Qxf3 Nc5 14. Rd1 Nxb3 15. axb3 Nc8 16. h4 $5 {[%c_effect h4;square;h4;type;Interesting;persistent;true] h4 pawn thrusts are always an interesting way to combat the Grunfeld. Grischuk's 3.h4 $5 has some notable differences though, especially since in that line White still has a rook on h1.} Nd6 17. h5 Qb6 18. h6 {Classic, vice-like grip on the kingside. Black's bishop now must move to an unnatural square.} Bf6 19. Bf4 {White needn't worry about the hanging b3-pawn due to tactics.} Rfd8 (19... Qxb3 20. Bxd6 $1 {[%c_effect d6;square;d6;type;GreatFind;persistent;true]} exd6 (20... Bxc3 21. bxc3 exd6 22. Qf6 $1 {[%c_effect f6;square;f6;type;GreatFind;persistent;true]}) 21. Qxf6 {Checkmate is unavoidable.}) 20. Bxd6 Rxd6 21. Ne4 Rd7 22. d6 {White's best way to make progress. While Steinitz was reluctant to take on passed pawns, Tarrasch once said: \"He who fears an isolated queen's pawn should give up chess.\"} Bh8 $2 {[%c_effect h8;square;h8;type;Mistake;persistent;true] Shuvalova's pawn break incites an inaccuracy and now White is ready to press.} (22... Be5 {A more active bishop move is required here to keep things clean.} 23. Rd5 Bxd6 24. Rxd6 $5 {[%c_effect d6;square;d6;type;Interesting;persistent;true] Another interesting option for White that forces} Rxd6 (24... exd6 $4 {[%c_effect d6;square;d6;type;Blunder;persistent;true] This leads to trouble.} 25. Qf6 $1 {[%c_effect f6;square;f6;type;GreatFind;persistent;true]} Kf8 26. Qh8+ Ke7 27. Qxa8)) 23. dxe7 Rxe7 24. Rd6 Qb5 25. Nf6+ $1 {[%c_effect f6;square;f6;type;GreatFind;persistent;true] White aims to take over the dark squares and concoct a checkmate on g7.} Bxf6 26. Qxf6 Qe5 {Black finds the only defense.} 27. Qxe5 (27. Rxa7 $1 {[%c_effect a7;square;a7;type;GreatFind;persistent;true] A huge chance missed by White here $1 With Black's back rank weaker than ever, now is the time to strike, not trade...} Qxf6 (27... Rxa7 28. Rd8+ Re8 29. Rxe8+ Qxe8 30. Qg7#) (27... Rae8 28. Qxe5 Rxe5 29. Rxb7 {This transposes into what was reached in the game but the line itself would have caused more problems for Black.}) 28. Rxa8+ Re8 29. Rxe8#) 27... Rxe5 $2 {[%c_effect e5;square;e5;type;Mistake;persistent;true] A sigh of relief from Khotenashavili as she's let off the hook.} 28. Rxa7 Rae8 $2 {[%c_effect e8;square;e8;type;Mistake;persistent;true]} (28... Rf8 {Black needs to be passive in defense while she picks up the h6-pawn. Covering the f7 square is critical.}) 29. Rxb7 Rh5 30. g3 Rxh6 31. Rf6 (31. Rdd7 {An alternative. Control of the f-file is understandable from White's perspective.}) 31... Rf8 32. b4 Kg7 33. Rf3 g5 34. b5 {White's passed pawn is fast but as with many rook endings, actually promoting is and converting will be a tricky task.} Rd6 35. Kf1 g4 {This move shouldn't be underestimated. Black has prevented White from running the king to h3 and f3 and even has a few sly checkmate ideas if the Black rooks were to double on the first rank.} 36. Rf4 h5 37. b4 Rd5 38. b6 Rd6 39. f3 gxf3 40. Kf2 Kg6 41. Kxf3 f6 42. b5 Rd3+ 43. Kg2 Rb3 44. Rc7 {White's b-pawn hasn't really added any tangiblre advantage in this ending and the players begin liquidating towards a draw.} Rxb5 45. Rc6 Kg5 46. Rd4 Re8 47. Rf4 {With a Black rook permanently behind the b-pawn, White has little hope of making any meaningful progress.} 1/2-1/2 [Event "FIDE Women's Grand Prix | Fourth Leg 2022/23"] [Site "Chess.com"] [Date "2023.05.21"] [Round "6"] [White "Dronavalli, Harika"] [Black "Lagno, Kateryna"] [Result "*"] [ECO "D24"] [WhiteElo "2501"] [BlackElo "2558"] [PlyCount "170"] [EventDate "2023.??.??"] [TimeControl "5400+30"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. e4 Bb4 6. Bxc4 Nxe4 7. O-O Nf6 8. Qa4+ Nc6 9. Bg5 Bxc3 10. bxc3 O-O 11. Rfe1 h6 12. Bh4 Ne7 13. Bd3 Bd7 14. Qb3 b5 15. Ne5 a6 16. c4 $6 {[%c_effect c4;square;c4;type;Inaccuracy;persistent;true] This sets off a series of massive exchanges, which is not ideal after sacrificing a pawn for positional compensation.} (16. a4 {may be the better way to create pressure against Black's loosened queenside structure, allowing her c-pawn to continue to support her center} Be8 17. Bb1 {with the idea of Qc2 to create pressure on both sides.}) 16... bxc4 17. Bxc4 Bb5 18. Bxb5 axb5 19. Qxb5 Qxd4 20. Bxf6 gxf6 21. Nc6 Nxc6 22. Qxc6 f5 23. Qxc7 {Harika has regained her pawn temporarily.} Rfc8 24. Qg3+ Kh7 25. Qf3 Ra7 {Lagno targets White's isolated a-pawn.} 26. Rad1 Qb2 27. Re2 Rc2 28. Rxc2 Qxc2 29. Qb3 Rxa2 30. Qxc2 Rxc2 {Though up a pawn, Black's winning chances are not high with all the pawns on the kingside and doubled pawns.} 31. g3 Kg6 32. Kg2 h5 33. Rd8 Rc4 34. h4 {Often the defender sets their pawns up in this formation to have fewer weak points and encourage more pawn exchanges to make progress.} f4 35. Rg8+ Kh7 36. Rg5 Kh6 37. Rg8 fxg3 38. Kxg3 {Each pawn exchange gets the defender closer to a draw.} Rc5 39. f3 Kh7 40. Ra8 Kg6 {Though this position is drawn with best play, Black can test White for many moves, looking for ways to make the defense tedious.} 41. Rg8+ Kf6 42. Rh8 Rf5 43. Ra8 Kg7 44. Rb8 Ra5 45. Kf4 Ra4+ 46. Kg3 e5 {Black will improve her king and rook as much as possible and advance the pawns little by little, gaining space and the opportunity to create a passed pawn.} 47. Re8 f6 48. Rb8 Ra3 49. Kg2 Kg6 50. Rb6 Kf5 51. Kf2 Ra8 52. Rc6 Re8 53. Ra6 Re6 54. Ra4 {Holding off the black king on the fourth rank; otherwise, Black would have chances to add pressure to the f3-pawn.} Rd6 55. Kg3 Rd3 56. Ra5 Ke6 57. Ra6+ Rd6 58. Ra8 Rd3 59. Ra6+ Kf5 60. Kg2 Rd2+ (60... Kf4 61. Rxf6+) 61. Kg3 Re2 62. Rb6 Ra2 63. Rc6 Kg6 64. Rb6 Rd2 65. Ra6 Rd3 66. Kg2 Kf7 67. Ra7+ Ke6 68. Ra6+ Rd6 69. Ra8 Rd2+ 70. Kh3 Rd7 71. Ra6+ Rd6 72. Ra8 Kf7 73. Ra5 Re6 74. Kg3 Kg6 75. Ra8 Re7 76. Ra6 Kg7 77. Kf2 f5 {It's been 30 moves since Black's last pawn move. This is cat-and-mouse style progress, adding pressure as gradually as possible to check that your opponent is able to keep their defenses up even after many moves of struggle.} 78. Ke3 Rb7 79. Ra5 Rb3+ 80. Kf2 Rb4 (80... Kf6 81. Ra6+ Kg7 (81... Ke7 82. Rh6) 82. Ra7+ Kf6 83. Ra6+) 81. Rxe5 Kf6 82. Ra5 Rxh4 83. Kg3 Rb4 84. f4 Rb1 85. Ra6+ Kf7 * [Event "Chess.com"] [Site "Chess.com"] [Date "2023.05.21"] [Round "6"] [White "Wagner, Dinara"] [Black "Kiolbasa, Oliwia"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "E05"] [WhiteElo "2417"] [BlackElo "2422"] [PlyCount "117"] [EventDate "2023.??.??"] [TimeControl "5400+30"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 Be7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O dxc4 7. Ne5 Nc6 8. Nxc6 bxc6 9. Na3 Bxa3 10. bxa3 {The queenside structures for both sides have been torn apart with six isolated pawns between them.} Rb8 {Unpinning the c6-pawn so that ...c5 is on deck.} 11. Qa4 ({If White tries to solidify her center with} 11. e3 $6 {[%c_effect e3;square;e3;type;Inaccuracy;persistent;true]} c5 $5 {[%c_effect c5;square;c5;type;Interesting;persistent;true] shakes the d-pawn anyway, and White still has to figure out how to regain her pawn.}) 11... Qxd4 12. Be3 Qe5 13. Bxc6 {White gets a pawn back, but this gives Black the opportunity to trade off the far-reaching Catalan bishop.} Bb7 14. Bxb7 Rxb7 15. Qxc4 Qd5 16. Rfc1 Rfb8 17. Qxd5 Nxd5 18. Bd4 {Material has equalized. Both players have isolated pawns on the queenside. Black has a passed c-pawn, but White has control of the squares in front of it, limiting its movement. White has a bishop vs. a knight. Though the position is even, from here Wagner begins to improve her position consistently while Black's pieces seem to be standing still in defense.} Rd8 19. Rc2 f6 20. Bc5 f5 {Though Black's knight is centralized on d5, it can be kicked away eventually by preparing e4.} 21. f3 a5 22. Rac1 Nf6 23. Kf2 Rd7 24. Be3 Nd5 25. Bd2 a4 26. Ba5 {All of White's pieces add pressure to the c7-pawn while all of Black's pieces are tied to its defense.} Ra7 27. Rc5 Kf7 28. R1c4 {If you compare this position to 10 moves earlier, Black's pieces are on nearly the same squares while White's are all greatly improved. Still, it's hard for White to create winning chances with two isolated a-pawns.} Nb6 29. Rc2 Nd5 30. e4 fxe4 31. fxe4 Nf6 32. Ke3 Ng4+ 33. Kf3 Nf6 34. Bxc7 {Even a pawn up, the doubled a-pawns are hard to use as an edge, but Wagner persists.} Rd3+ 35. Ke2 Rd4 36. e5 Nd5 37. Bd6 Rb7 38. R5c4 Rxc4 39. Rxc4 Rb2+ 40. Kf3 Rxh2 41. Rxa4 g5 42. g4 h5 43. gxh5 Rh3+ 44. Kg2 Rxh5 45. Ra8 Kg6 46. a4 Kf5 47. a5 Nf4+ 48. Kg1 Kg4 49. a6 Rh7 50. Rb8 Ra7 51. Rb6 Kf3 $2 {[%c_effect f3;square;f3;type;Mistake;persistent;true] Black focuses on counterattack with her own passer but overlooks White's tactical chances.} ({Black needs to focus on defense in this moment.} 51... Ra8 $1 {[%c_effect a8;square;a8;type;GreatFind;persistent;true] brings the rook to a light square, safe from the range of White's bishop and keeps the king covered from rook checks?preventing White's upcoming tactical ideas.} 52. Bc5 Kf5 53. Rc6 (53. a7 Rxa7) 53... Nd3 54. Bd4 Nb4 55. Rc5 Rxa6) 52. Bc5 $1 {[%c_effect c5;square;c5;type;GreatFind;persistent;true]} Nd3 ({It's too late for} 52... Ra8 {:} 53. a7 Nd5 (53... Rxa7 $2 {[%c_effect a7;square;a7;type;Mistake;persistent;true]} 54. Rb3+) 54. Rb8) 53. Rb3 {And Black loses material.} Rxa6 54. Rxd3+ Ke4 55. Re3+ Kd5 56. Bd6 Rxa2 57. Rg3 Ke4 58. Rxg5 Rc2 59. Rg6 1-0 [Event "?"] [Site "?"] [Date "????.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Dzagnidze"] [Black "Kosteniuk"] [Result "*"] [Annotator "3700"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "6k1/2p2p2/8/R2p1b2/2qP2p1/4P1P1/1r3PBK/4Q3 b - - 0 31"] [PlyCount "5"] 31... Rb1 32. Qd2 Qc6 $1 {[%csl Rc6,Rd5,Rf5][%CAl Gd5e4,Gc6e4,Gf5e4] [%c_effect c6;square;c6;type;GreatFind;persistent;true] Kosteniuk reroutes her pieces from queenside domination to a mating net for the open white king.} 33. e4 {Preventing Qh6+} Qg6 $19 {[%csl Rg6][%CAl Gg6h5,Rh5h2] The queen persists, threatening Qh5+ and Qh7+} * [Event "Chess.com"] [Site "Chess.com"] [Date "2023.05.21"] [Round "6"] [White "Dzagnidze, Nana"] [Black "Kosteniuk, Alexandra"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "D38"] [WhiteElo "2513"] [BlackElo "2535"] [Annotator "rafael"] [PlyCount "68"] [EventDate "2023.??.??"] [TimeControl "5400+30"] 1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 Bb4 {The Ragozin Defense has taken the place of the Queen's Indian as the top repertoire choice for anyone looking for a variation to match the Nimzo-Indian.} 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bf4 {One of White's many options against the Ragozin.} Ne4 7. Rc1 Nc6 8. g3 {A rare move, with only a few games in the database.} (8. Nd2 {is the main try.}) 8... Bf5 $1 {[%c_effect f5;square;f5;type;GreatFind;persistent;true] The most accurate reply, threatening to win the exchange.} 9. Qa4 (9. Bg2 Nxc3 10. bxc3 Ba3 {wins the exchange.}) (9. Qb3 a5 {gave Black a good position in Bu-Hou, Shenzhen 2022.}) 9... Qe7 {A difficult decision as this allows White's knight to go to e5.} (9... O-O {is possible:} 10. Bg2 a6 $5 {[%c_effect a6;square;a6;type;Interesting;persistent;true]} (10... Qe7 $6 {[%c_effect e7;square;e7;type;Inaccuracy;persistent;true] was played in Khademalsharieh-Serarols Mabras, Gibraltar 2017.}) 11. O-O Bxc3 12. bxc3 b5 {with a good position.}) 10. Ne5 O-O 11. Nxc6 bxc6 12. Bg2 Nxc3 (12... c5 $5 {[%c_effect c5;square;c5;type;Interesting;persistent;true] leads to a double-edged position after} 13. O-O Bxc3 14. bxc3 g5 $1 {[%c_effect g5;square;g5;type;GreatFind;persistent;true]} 15. Be3 c4) 13. bxc3 Ba3 14. Rd1 Bd6 $1 {[%c_effect d6;square;d6;type;GreatFind;persistent;true]} 15. Bxd6 (15. Qxc6 $2 {[%c_effect c6;square;c6;type;Mistake;persistent;true] Accepting the pawn leads to a dangerous position for White after:} Bxf4 16. gxf4 Rfe8 17. e3 Rad8 {Black will play 18...Rd6, and White's king is in danger.}) 15... Qxd6 16. O-O {At first sight, it seems White should be better with a more compact pawn structure, but this is compensated by Black's control of the b-file. The bishop on f5 plays a very important role, taking the b1-square away from White's rook.} Rfb8 17. Rd2 Rb6 $1 {[%c_effect b6;square;b6;type;GreatFind;persistent;true] Black prepares to double rooks on the important open file.} 18. Rc1 a5 19. h4 $6 {[%c_effect h4;square;h4;type;Inaccuracy;persistent;true] At this point it's impossible to foresee how important the h-file is going to be in this game, but considering what will happen maybe White should play the pawn to h3 and not to h4. For instance:} (19. e3 h6 20. h3 {It's not easy for Black to exploit the b-file, and there's no clear pawn to improve the position. The game is more or less equal.}) 19... h6 20. e3 g5 $1 {[%c_effect g5;square;g5;type;GreatFind;persistent;true] A very nice move, opening the h-file and gaining a clear plan of action.} 21. hxg5 hxg5 {White cannot wait any more, as Black is ready to play Rg7-Rh8-Qh6 and start an attack on the h-file.} 22. Qd1 $6 {[%c_effect d1;square;d1;type;Inaccuracy;persistent;true]} (22. c4 $1 {[%c_effect c4;square;c4;type;GreatFind;persistent;true] is more accurate.} Rb4 23. Qd1 g4 $1 {[%c_effect g4;square;g4;type;GreatFind;persistent;true]} (23... Rxc4 24. Rxc4 dxc4 25. e4 {with chances for both sides.}) 24. cxd5 cxd5 {Black's position is more pleasant, but the game has opened and White is not without counterplay.}) 22... Qa3 23. c4 Rab8 $1 {[%c_effect b8;square;b8;type;GreatFind;persistent;true] The rook is ready to go to b1.} 24. Kh2 (24. cxd5 $2 {[%c_effect d5;square;d5;type;Mistake;persistent;true]} Rb1 {wins material.}) 24... g4 $1 {[%c_effect g4;square;g4;type;GreatFind;persistent;true] Restraining the white queen.} (24... Rb1 $6 {[%c_effect b1;square;b1;type;Inaccuracy;persistent;true]} 25. Rxb1 Rxb1 26. Qh5) 25. Qf1 (25. cxd5 $2 {[%c_effect d5;square;d5;type;Mistake;persistent;true]} Rb1 26. Rxb1 Rxb1 27. Qe2 Qc1 {with a mating attack.}) 25... Rb1 26. Rdd1 (26. Rcd1 {is possible but doesn't change the evaluation:} Rxd1 27. Rxd1 (27. Qxd1 Rb1 28. Qe2 Qc1 {wins.}) 27... Qxa2 28. cxd5 cxd5 29. Ra1 Qd2 30. Rd1 Qb2 31. Bxd5 a4 {The a-pawn is very dangerous.}) 26... Rxc1 27. Rxc1 Rb2 $1 {[%c_effect b2;square;b2;type;GreatFind;persistent;true] Even better than 27...Qxa2.} 28. cxd5 cxd5 29. Qe1 $6 {[%c_effect e1;square;e1;type;Inaccuracy;persistent;true]} (29. Bxd5 {gives better chances to escape, but the position is also lost after} Qxe3 30. Kg1 Qxd4 (30... Rxf2 {is less accurate:} 31. Qxf2 Qxc1+ 32. Kg2 {with some drawing chances.})) 29... Qxa2 30. Ra1 Qc4 31. Rxa5 $6 {[%c_effect a5;square;a5;type;Inaccuracy;persistent;true] This loses in elegant fashion.} (31. Qxa5 {is also bad:} Rxf2) (31. e4 $1 {[%c_effect e4;square;e4;type;GreatFind;persistent;true] is the best practical chance. Kosteniuk would have to find the only winning move:} Bg6 $1 {[%c_effect g6;square;g6;type;GreatFind;persistent;true]} (31... dxe4 $2 {[%c_effect e4;square;e4;type;Mistake;persistent;true]} 32. Qxa5 {White gets counterplay.}) (31... Bxe4 {is also not good:} 32. Bxe4 dxe4 33. Qxa5 $1 {[%c_effect a5;square;a5;type;GreatFind;persistent;true]} Rxf2+ 34. Kg1 Qxd4 35. Qg5+ Kh7 36. Qh5+ {with perpetual check.}) 32. Rxa5 (32. exd5 Qxd4 {is also winning for Black.}) 32... Re2 $1 {[%c_effect e2;square;e2;type;GreatFind;persistent;true] with a decisive advantage.}) 31... Rb1 32. Qd2 Qc6 $1 {[%c_effect c6;square;c6;type;GreatFind;persistent;true] Mate on the h-file is inevitable.} 33. e4 Qg6 $1 {[%c_effect g6;square;g6;type;GreatFind;persistent;true]} 34. Ra8+ (34. exf5 Qh5+ 35. Bh3 Qxh3#) 34... Kg7 {A very good performance by Kosteniuk. The control of the b-file in an exotic pawn structure, the h6-g5 advance, and the mating combination using the h-file make this a very didactic game.} 0-1 [Event "Chess.com"] [Site "Chess.com"] [Date "2023.05.21"] [Round "6"] [White "Khotenashvili, Bella"] [Black "Mammadzada, Gunay"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "A07"] [WhiteElo "2478"] [BlackElo "2449"] [PlyCount "82"] [EventDate "2023.??.??"] [TimeControl "5400+30"] 1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 c6 3. Bg2 Bg4 4. h3 Bh5 5. O-O e6 6. d4 Nf6 7. c4 Be7 8. Nc3 Nbd7 9. cxd5 cxd5 10. Qb3 Bxf3 11. Bxf3 Qb6 12. Bf4 a6 13. Qxb6 Nxb6 14. Rfc1 Kd7 15. a4 $5 {[%c_effect a4;square;a4;type;Interesting;persistent;true] Gaining queenside space and aiming to turn the b6-square into an outpost.} Rac8 16. a5 Nc4 17. Na4 Kd8 18. b3 {Kicking Black's knight back so the white knight can use the b6-outpost.} Nd6 19. Nb6 Rxc1+ 20. Rxc1 Rf8 21. g4 Nd7 22. Bxd6 (22. e3 $5 {[%c_effect e3;square;e3;type;Interesting;persistent;true]} Nxb6 23. axb6 Nb5 24. Be2 Ba3 25. Rc2 Re8 26. h4 f6 27. Kg2 Bb4 28. h5 Nc3 29. Bxa6 $16) 22... Bxd6 23. Rc8+ Ke7 24. Rxf8 Nxf8 25. e4 Bb4 $5 {[%c_effect b4;square;b4;type;Interesting;persistent;true] A key resource, going after White's grip on the queenside.} 26. exd5 Bxa5 27. d6+ $5 {[%c_effect d6;square;d6;type;Interesting;persistent;true]} Kd8 (27... Kxd6 $4 {[%c_effect d6;square;d6;type;Blunder;persistent;true]} 28. Nc4+) 28. Nc4 b6 {Essential to save the bishop and b7-pawn.} 29. Ne5 Bc3 {Black's bishop creates enough counterplay to keep the balance.} 30. Nxf7+ Ke8 31. Ne5 Bxd4 32. Bc6+ Kd8 33. Nf7+ Kc8 34. Kg2 Bc5 35. Be8 Nd7 36. g5 b5 37. f4 a5 38. Ne5 Nxe5 39. fxe5 Bd4 40. Bxb5 Bxe5 41. d7+ Kd8 1/2-1/2 [Event "Chess.com"] [Site "Chess.com"] [Date "2023.05.21"] [Round "6"] [White "Goryachkina, Aleksandra"] [Black "Shuvalova, Polina"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "D41"] [WhiteElo "2571"] [BlackElo "2484"] [PlyCount "60"] [EventDate "2023.??.??"] [TimeControl "5400+30"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 c5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. e4 Nxc3 7. bxc3 cxd4 8. cxd4 Bb4+ 9. Bd2 Bxd2+ 10. Qxd2 O-O 11. Bc4 Nd7 12. O-O b6 13. Rad1 Bb7 14. Rfe1 Nf6 15. d5 exd5 16. exd5 {White's space advantage would be more powerful with more minor pieces on the board because the black army could start to feel cramped.} Qd6 17. Nd4 g6 18. Nb5 Qc5 19. Qd4 (19. Qd3 Rac8 20. Bb3 a6 {Pushes away White's knight, allowing Black to keep blockading the d5-pawn.}) 19... Qxd4 20. Rxd4 Rfd8 21. d6 {The d-pawn looks menacing, but Black's forces keep careful watch on any further advance.} Rd7 22. Re7 Rxe7 23. dxe7 Re8 24. Rd8 Kg7 $1 {[%c_effect g7;square;g7;type;GreatFind;persistent;true] The king will be the one to eliminate the passed e-pawn.} 25. Rxe8 Nxe8 26. Nxa7 Kf6 27. Nb5 Kxe7 28. f3 f6 29. Kf2 Nd6 30. Nxd6 Kxd6 1/2-1/2 [Event "Chess.com"] [Site "Chess.com"] [Date "2023.05.21"] [Round "6"] [White "Assaubayeva, Bibisara"] [Black "Tan, Zhongyi"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "A28"] [WhiteElo "2464"] [BlackElo "2517"] [PlyCount "60"] [EventDate "2023.??.??"] [TimeControl "5400+30"] 1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. e4 Bc5 5. Nxe5 Nxe5 6. d4 Bb4 7. dxe5 Nxe4 8. Qf3 Nxc3 9. bxc3 Ba5 10. Bf4 O-O 11. Be2 {A flexible developing move.} ({GM Richard Rapport recently tried the visually surprising} 11. O-O-O {, using his king to support his broken queenside structure, vs. GM Fabiano Caruana in the last round of the Superbet Classic Romania. The game continued:} Qe7 12. Kb2 Rb8 13. Qe3 b5 14. c5 b4 15. c4 b3 16. a3 {leading to a complex and chaotic draw.}) 11... d6 12. Rd1 Re8 13. exd6 cxd6 {Though this separates Black's queenside structure and gives her an isolated pawn of her own, it also opens the c-file, creating a pathway to hunt after White's doubled isolanis.} 14. O-O Qe7 $5 {[%c_effect e7;square;e7;type;Interesting;persistent;true] A clever idea, luring the white rook to e1 where Black can later gain a tempo on it.} 15. Rfe1 Qf6 {Creating a counterattack on c3 instead of resorting to a more passive defense of d5.} 16. Rxd6 Qxc3 17. Bd2 Qxf3 18. Bxf3 Rxe1+ 19. Bxe1 Bc7 (19... Bxe1 $4 {[%c_effect e1;square;e1;type;Blunder;persistent;true]} 20. Rd8#) 20. Rd1 {Black has a more connected pawn structure but still has to unravel her undeveloped queenside.} Rb8 21. c5 Be6 22. a3 b6 {White's pressure on the b7-pawn counteracts having more pawn islands.} 23. cxb6 Bxb6 {All of the imbalances have been traded away to equality.} 24. g3 Bc5 25. Bb4 Bxb4 26. axb4 g6 27. Ra1 Rxb4 28. Rxa7 Bh3 29. Rb7 Rxb7 30. Bxb7 h5 1/2-1/2 [Event "Women's Grand Prix - Nicosia"] [Site "Nicosia"] [Date "2023.05.23"] [Round "7.3"] [White "Lagno, Kateryna"] [Black "Wagner, Dinara"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "B30"] [WhiteElo "2558"] [BlackElo "2417"] [Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/Arihol"] [PlyCount "88"] [EventDate "2023.??.??"] 1. e4 {[%eval 36,0]} c5 {[%eval 32,0]} 2. Nf3 {[%eval 0,0]} Nc6 {[%eval 0,0]} 3. Bb5 {[%eval 37,0]} e6 {[%eval 47,0]} 4. O-O {[%eval 5,0]} Nge7 {[%eval 36,0]} 5. Re1 {[%eval 27,0]} b6 {[%eval 44,0]} 6. c3 {[%eval 37,0]} a6 {[%eval 55,0]} 7. Ba4 {[%eval 49,0]} c4 {[%eval 43,0]} 8. d4 {[%eval 4,0]} cxd3 {[%eval 34,0]} 9. Qxd3 {[%eval 32,0]} Qc7 {[%eval 37,0]} 10. Nbd2 {[%eval 3,0]} Ng6 {[%eval 34,0]} 11. Nf1 {[%eval 3,0]} Be7 {[%eval 2,0]} 12. Be3 {[%eval 15,0]} Bb7 {[%eval 5,0]} 13. Rad1 {[%eval 5,0]} Rd8 {[%eval 8,0]} 14. Ng3 {[%eval 12,0]} O-O {[%eval 15,0]} 15. Bc2 {[%eval 21,0]} b5 {[%eval 16,0]} 16. Qe2 {[%eval 22,0]} Nf4 {[%eval 14,0]} 17. Qd2 {[%eval 14,0]} Ng6 {[%eval 2,0]} 18. Qe2 {[%eval 16,0]} Nf4 {[%eval 0,0]} 19. Qd2 {[%eval 0,0]} Ng6 {[%eval 0,0]} 20. Bg5 {[%eval 21,0]} f6 {[%eval 8,0]} 21. Be3 {[%eval 18,0]} Na5 {[%eval 0,0]} 22. Qe2 {[%eval 41,0]} Nc4 {[%eval 32,0]} 23. Bc1 {[%eval 36,0]} Nf4 {[%eval 27,0]} 24. Qf1 {[%eval 52,0]} Na5 $6 {[%eval 33,0] Inaccuracy. Ne5 was best.} (24... Ne5) 25. Ne2 {[%eval 1,0]} Ng6 {[%eval 5,0]} 26. a3 {[%eval 33,0]} Rfe8 {[%eval 15,0]} 27. Nfd4 {[%eval 28,0]} Bf8 {[%eval 14,0]} 28. f4 {[%eval 0,0]} e5 {[%eval 9,0]} 29. fxe5 {[%eval 13,0]} Qxe5 {[%eval 29,0]} 30. Nf4 {[%eval 3,0]} Bd6 $6 {[%eval 105,0] Inaccuracy. Nc4 was best.} (30... Nc4 31. Nxg6 hxg6 32. Bf4 Qh5 33. a4 Bc5 34. Kh1 Bxd4 35. Rxd4 g5 36. Bg3 Bc6 37. axb5) 31. Nf3 {[%eval 102,0]} Qc5+ {[%eval 96,0]} 32. Be3 {[%eval 111,0]} Qc7 {[%eval 128,0]} 33. Nxg6 {[%eval 123,0]} hxg6 {[%eval 114,0]} 34. e5 {[%eval 139,0]} fxe5 $6 {[%eval 251,0] Inaccuracy. Rxe5 was best.} (34... Rxe5 35. Bxg6) 35. Bxg6 {[%eval 249,0]} Rf8 {[%eval 252,0]} 36. Qd3 $2 {[%eval 119,0] Mistake. Qf2 was best.} (36. Qf2 Rf6 37. Bb6 Bxf3 38. Bxc7 Bxc7 39. Qxf3 Rxf3 40. gxf3 d5 41. Re2 Nc4 42. Kh1 Bb6) 36... Nc4 {[%eval 134,0]} 37. Bh7+ $6 {[%eval 73,0] Inaccuracy. Bg5 was best.} (37. Bg5 e4) 37... Kh8 {[%eval 7,0]} 38. Nh4 {[%eval 42,0]} Rf6 {[%eval 85,0]} 39. Bg5 {[%eval 92,0]} Qc5+ {[%eval 82,0]} 40. Be3 $4 {[%eval -348,0] Blunder. Kh1 was best.} (40. Kh1 e4) 40... Nxe3 {[%eval -387,0]} 41. Rxe3 {[%eval -371,0]} e4 {[%eval -339,0]} 42. Bxe4 {[%eval -383,0]} Bxe4 {[%eval -361,0]} 43. Qxe4 {[%eval -358,0]} Re6 {[%eval -335,0]} 44. Ng6+ {[%eval -334,0]} Kg8 {[%eval -311,0]} 0-1 [Event "Women's Grand Prix - Nicosia"] [Site "Nicosia"] [Date "2023.05.23"] [Round "7.6"] [White "Tan, Zhongyi"] [Black "Khotenashvili, Bella"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "A16"] [WhiteElo "2517"] [BlackElo "2478"] [Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/Arihol"] [PlyCount "116"] [EventDate "2023.??.??"] 1. c4 {[%eval 23,0]} (1. e4) 1... Nf6 {[%eval 29,0]} 2. Nc3 {[%eval 3,0]} d5 {[%eval 33,0]} 3. cxd5 {[%eval 5,0]} Nxd5 {[%eval 29,0]} 4. Nf3 {[%eval 28,0]} Nxc3 {[%eval 36,0]} 5. bxc3 {[%eval 29,0]} g6 {[%eval 39,0]} 6. h4 {[%eval 36,0]} h6 $6 {[%eval 104,0] Inaccuracy. Bg7 was best.} (6... Bg7 7. h5 c5 8. h6 Bf6 9. e4 O-O 10. e5 Bh8 11. Be2) 7. d4 {[%eval 77,0]} Bg7 {[%eval 92,0]} 8. e4 {[%eval 8,0]} c5 {[%eval 73,0]} 9. Rb1 {[%eval 6,0]} Nc6 {[%eval 108,0]} 10. d5 {[%eval 103,0]} Ne5 {[%eval 126,0]} 11. Nxe5 {[%eval 132,0]} Bxe5 {[%eval 123,0]} 12. Qd2 {[%eval 100,0]} h5 {[%eval 119,0]} 13. f4 {[%eval 116,0]} Bg7 {[%eval 101,0]} 14. e5 {[%eval 112,0]} b6 {[%eval 155,0]} 15. c4 {[%eval 141,0]} O-O {[%eval 137,0]} 16. Bd3 {[%eval 141,0]} Bg4 {[%eval 105,0]} 17. Be4 {[%eval 111,0]} Rb8 {[%eval 134,0]} 18. O-O {[%eval 129,0]} e6 {[%eval 105,0]} 19. g3 {[%eval 105,0]} exd5 {[%eval 152,0]} 20. cxd5 {[%eval 142,0]} Qd7 {[%eval 168,0]} 21. Qc2 {[%eval 152,0]} Rfc8 {[%eval 147,0]} 22. Bb2 {[%eval 164,0]} c4 {[%eval 204,0]} 23. Bc3 {[%eval 231,0]} b5 {[%eval 204,0]} 24. Kh2 {[%eval 195,0]} Rc5 {[%eval 235,0]} 25. d6 {[%eval 233,0]} Re8 {[%eval 237,0]} 26. a4 {[%eval 262,0]} a6 {[%eval 248,0]} 27. Qf2 {[%eval 216,0]} Rcc8 {[%eval 277,0]} (27... Rc7) 28. axb5 {[%eval 314,0]} axb5 {[%eval 204,0]} 29. Ra1 {[%eval 298,0]} Qe6 {[%eval 335,0]} 30. Ra7 {[%eval 334,0]} Rcd8 {[%eval 289,0]} 31. Ba5 {[%eval 262,0]} Rb8 $6 {[%eval 373,0] Inaccuracy. Rd7 was best.} (31... Rd7 32. Bc7) 32. Bc6 {[%eval 333,0]} Rf8 {[%eval 362,0]} 33. Qd4 {[%eval 358,0]} Kh7 {[%eval 353,0]} 34. Bd7 $2 {[%eval 174,0] Mistake. Re7 was best.} (34. Re7 Qc8 35. Bg2 c3 36. Bxc3 b4 37. Bxb4 Qc2 38. Rc7 Qb3 39. Bc3 Rfc8 40. Rf2 Be6) 34... Qxd7 {[%eval 159,0]} 35. Rxd7 {[%eval 107,0]} Bxd7 {[%eval 189,0]} (35... Be6) 36. Qa7 $6 {[%eval 9,0] Inaccuracy. Ra1 was best.} (36. Ra1) 36... Bg4 $6 {[%eval 202,0] Inaccuracy. Be6 was best.} (36... Be6 37. Bb4 Ra8 38. Qd4 Ra4 39. Rb1 Rc8 40. Qd2 Bf5 41. Rc1 Be6 42. Kg2 Bd7 43. Kf2) 37. Bc7 $2 {[%eval 44,0] Mistake. f5 was best.} (37. f5 Bxf5) 37... Ra8 {[%eval 53,0]} 38. Qd4 {[%eval 0,0]} Ra2+ {[%eval 17,0]} 39. Kg1 $2 {[%eval -84,0] Mistake. Rf2 was best.} (39. Rf2 Rfa8 40. Kg2 Rxf2+ 41. Kxf2 Ra2+ 42. Kg1 Rc2 43. Ba5 Rc1+ 44. Kg2 Rc2+ 45. Kf1 Rc1+) 39... Bd7 $4 {[%eval 59,0] Blunder. Ra3 was best.} (39... Ra3) 40. Ra1 {[%eval 91,0]} Rfa8 {[%eval 138,0]} 41. Rxa2 {[%eval 84,0]} Rxa2 {[%eval 124,0]} 42. Bd8 $2 {[%eval 0,0] Mistake. Qc3 was best.} (42. Qc3) 42... Ra3 {[%eval 9,0]} 43. Qc5 {[%eval 0,0]} Rxg3+ {[%eval 0,0]} 44. Kf2 {[%eval 0,0]} Rd3 {[%eval 0,0]} 45. Bf6 {[%eval 0,0]} Rd2+ {[%eval 0,0]} 46. Ke1 {[%eval 0,0]} Rd3 {[%eval 0,0]} 47. Qc7 {[%eval 0,0]} Be6 {[%eval 0,0]} 48. f5 {[%eval 0,0]} gxf5 {[%eval 0,0]} 49. Bxg7 {[%eval 0,0]} Kxg7 {[%eval 0,0]} 50. Qe7 {[%eval 0,0]} c3 {[%eval 0,0]} 51. Qg5+ {[%eval 0,0]} Kf8 {[%eval 0,0]} 52. Qxh5 {[%eval 0,0]} Kg7 {[%eval 0,0]} 53. Qg5+ {[%eval 0,0]} Kh7 {[%eval 0,0]} 54. Ke2 {[%eval 0,0]} Rd4 {[%eval 0,0]} 55. Qh5+ {[%eval 0,0]} Kg7 {[%eval 0,0]} 56. Qg5+ {[%eval 0,0]} Kh7 {[%eval 0,0]} 57. Qh5+ {[%eval 0,0]} Kg7 {[%eval 0,0]} 58. Qg5+ {[%eval 0,0]} Kh7 {[%eval 0,0]} 1/2-1/2 [Event "Women's Grand Prix - Nicosia"] [Site "Nicosia"] [Date "2023.05.23"] [Round "7.1"] [White "Kosteniuk, Alexandra"] [Black "Assaubayeva, Bibisara"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "B31"] [WhiteElo "2535"] [BlackElo "2464"] [Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/Arihol"] [PlyCount "74"] [EventDate "2023.??.??"] 1. e4 {[%eval 36,0]} c5 {[%eval 32,0]} 2. Nf3 {[%eval 0,0]} Nc6 {[%eval 0,0]} 3. Bb5 {[%eval 37,0]} g6 {[%eval 59,0]} 4. O-O {[%eval 2,0]} Bg7 {[%eval 55,0]} 5. c3 {[%eval 31,0]} e5 {[%eval 35,0]} 6. d4 {[%eval 11,0]} cxd4 {[%eval 0,0]} 7. cxd4 {[%eval 2,0]} exd4 {[%eval 34,0]} 8. Na3 {[%eval 14,0]} Nge7 {[%eval 29,0]} 9. Bf4 {[%eval 25,0]} a6 {[%eval 22,0]} 10. Bc4 $6 {[%eval 79,0] Inaccuracy. Bd6 was best.} (10. Bd6 O-O) 10... d6 {[%eval 3,0]} 11. Ng5 {[%eval 67,0]} O-O {[%eval 81,0]} 12. Qb3 {[%eval 77,0]} d5 {[%eval 73,0]} 13. Bxd5 {[%eval 83,0]} Nxd5 {[%eval 86,0]} 14. exd5 {[%eval 75,0]} Ne7 {[%eval 72,0]} 15. d6 {[%eval 67,0]} Nf5 {[%eval 56,0]} 16. Qd5 $6 {[%eval -62,0] Inaccuracy. Ne4 was best.} (16. Ne4) 16... h6 {[%eval -63,0]} 17. Ne4 {[%eval -62,0]} g5 {[%eval -57,0]} 18. Bd2 $6 {[%eval -173,0] Inaccuracy. Bg3 was best.} (18. Bg3 Rb8 19. Qb3 Nxg3 20. hxg3 Bf5 21. Rae1 Re8 22. Qf3 Bxe4 23. Rxe4 Rxe4 24. Qxe4 Qxd6) 18... Rb8 {[%eval -91,0]} 19. Rfe1 {[%eval -186,0]} Be6 {[%eval -179,0]} 20. Qa5 {[%eval -127,0]} Nxd6 {[%eval -149,0]} 21. Nxd6 {[%eval -144,0]} Qxd6 {[%eval -162,0]} 22. h4 {[%eval -128,0]} g4 {[%eval -124,0]} 23. Bb4 {[%eval -295,0]} Qd8 {[%eval -106,0]} 24. Qh5 {[%eval -295,0]} Re8 {[%eval -299,0]} 25. Nc2 $6 {[%eval -374,0] Inaccuracy. Bd2 was best.} (25. Bd2 Qd5 26. Qxd5 Bxd5 27. Nc2 Be4 28. Rac1 Rbc8 29. Na1 Bd5 30. Nb3 Rxe1+ 31. Bxe1 Re8) 25... Rc8 {[%eval -399,0]} 26. Rec1 {[%eval -219,0]} Qf6 {[%eval -377,0]} 27. Ne1 {[%eval -346,0]} Rcd8 {[%eval -347,0]} 28. Qa5 {[%eval -333,0]} (28. Qe5) 28... Qxh4 {[%eval -489,0]} 29. Rc5 {[%eval -462,0]} g3 {[%eval -455,0]} 30. fxg3 {[%eval -318,0]} Qxg3 {[%eval -459,0]} 31. Nf3 {[%eval -324,0]} d3 {[%eval -496,0]} 32. Be1 {[%eval -441,0]} Qd6 {[%eval -419,0]} 33. Rh5 {[%eval -493,0]} Bg4 {[%eval -433,0]} 34. Rh2 {[%eval -412,0]} b6 {[%eval -425,0]} 35. Qa4 {[%eval -531,0]} Bxf3 {[%eval -668,0]} 36. gxf3 {[%eval -509,0]} Rxe1+ {[%eval -514,0]} 37. Rxe1 {[%eval -526,0]} Qg3+ {[%eval -692,0]} 0-1 [Event "Women's Grand Prix - Nicosia"] [Site "Nicosia"] [Date "2023.05.23"] [Round "7.2"] [White "Kiolbasa, Oliwia"] [Black "Dzagnidze, Nana"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "B48"] [WhiteElo "2422"] [BlackElo "2513"] [Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/Arihol"] [PlyCount "84"] [EventDate "2023.??.??"] 1. e4 {[%eval 36,0]} c5 {[%eval 32,0]} 2. Nf3 {[%eval 0,0]} Nc6 {[%eval 0,0]} 3. d4 {[%eval 33,0]} cxd4 {[%eval 38,0]} 4. Nxd4 {[%eval 29,0]} e6 {[%eval 5,0]} 5. Nc3 {[%eval 33,0]} Qc7 {[%eval 56,0]} 6. Be3 {[%eval 28,0]} a6 {[%eval 0,0]} 7. a3 {[%eval 28,0]} b5 {[%eval 0,0]} 8. Nxc6 {[%eval 34,0]} Qxc6 {[%eval 36,0]} 9. h4 {[%eval 34,0]} Bb7 {[%eval 39,0]} 10. h5 {[%eval 32,0]} Qc7 {[%eval 37,0]} 11. Bd3 {[%eval 27,0]} h6 {[%eval 26,0]} 12. Qe2 {[%eval 1,0]} Nf6 {[%eval 17,0]} 13. f4 {[%eval 13,0]} b4 {[%eval 0,0]} 14. axb4 {[%eval 25,0]} Bxb4 {[%eval 12,0]} 15. Ra4 {[%eval 3,0]} Bxc3+ {[%eval 38,0]} 16. bxc3 {[%eval 28,0]} Qxc3+ {[%eval 0,0]} 17. Kf2 $6 {[%eval 74,0] Inaccuracy. Bd2 was best.} (17. Bd2 Qc6 18. Rc4 Qb6 19. Rb4 Qc7 20. Rc4) 17... O-O {[%eval 42,0]} 18. Rb1 {[%eval 75,0]} Qc7 {[%eval 71,0]} 19. Bd2 $6 {[%eval -67,0] Inaccuracy. e5 was best.} (19. e5) 19... d5 {[%eval -58,0]} 20. e5 {[%eval -49,0]} Ne4+ {[%eval -52,0]} 21. Bxe4 {[%eval -47,0]} dxe4 {[%eval -93,0]} 22. Be3 {[%eval -48,0]} a5 {[%eval -58,0]} 23. Kg1 {[%eval -17,0]} Bc6 {[%eval -33,0]} 24. Ra3 {[%eval -28,0]} Bd5 {[%eval -47,0]} 25. Bb6 {[%eval -5,0]} Qe7 {[%eval -27,0]} 26. Rba1 {[%eval -187,0]} Rfc8 {[%eval -1,0]} 27. Bf2 {[%eval -139,0]} Qc7 $6 {[%eval -8,0] Inaccuracy. Qb4 was best.} (27... Qb4 28. Rg3 Kh8 29. Qd1 Qb2 30. Rc1 Rc4 31. Rb3 Qa2 32. Kh2 e3 33. Bxe3 Rac8 34. Rb5) 28. Rg3 {[%eval -7,0]} Kh7 {[%eval -5,0]} 29. Qg4 {[%eval -9,0]} Rg8 {[%eval -2,0]} 30. Qe2 {[%eval -198,0]} a4 {[%eval -9,0]} 31. Raa3 {[%eval -187,0]} Qe7 {[%eval -155,0]} 32. c4 {[%eval -168,0]} Bc6 {[%eval -166,0]} 33. Qg4 {[%eval -129,0]} Rab8 {[%eval -143,0]} 34. Kh2 $6 {[%eval -392,0] Inaccuracy. Ra1 was best.} (34. Ra1 Rb3) 34... Rb2 {[%eval -385,0]} 35. Bd4 {[%eval -377,0]} Rd2 {[%eval -209,0]} 36. Ba1 $6 {[%eval -498,0] Inaccuracy. Be3 was best.} (36. Be3 Rxg2+ 37. Kxg2 Qxa3 38. f5 Qb2+ 39. Kh3 Qxe5 40. fxe6 Be8 41. Bf4 Qxe6 42. Qxe6 fxe6) 36... Rxg2+ {[%eval -301,0]} (36... Re2) 37. Rxg2 {[%eval -312,0]} Qxa3 {[%eval -497,0]} 38. Bb2 {[%eval -304,0]} Qd3 {[%eval -356,0]} 39. f5 {[%eval -424,0]} Bd7 $6 {[%eval -349,0] Inaccuracy. e3 was best.} (39... e3 40. fxe6 Bxg2 41. exf7 Be4 42. Qf4 Rf8 43. e6 Qc2+ 44. Kg3 Qg2+ 45. Kh4 e2 46. Bc3) 40. f6 {[%eval -495,0]} e3 $2 {[%eval -297,0] Mistake. Bc6 was best.} (40... Bc6 41. Qe2 gxf6 42. exf6 Rg5 43. Bc1 Qxe2 44. Rxe2 Rxh5+ 45. Kg3 Kg6 46. Rg2 e3 47. Re2) 41. Qf3 $2 {[%eval -494,0] Mistake. Qd4 was best.} (41. Qd4 Qxd4 42. Bxd4 gxf6 43. exf6 e2 44. Rxe2 Rg4 45. Bb6 Rg5 46. Rd2 Bc6 47. Rd6 Rxh5+) 41... Qxc4 {[%eval -342,0]} 42. Qxe3 $6 {[%eval -586,0] Inaccuracy. fxg7 was best.} (42. fxg7 Qh4+) 42... Bc6 {[%eval -597,0]} 0-1 [Event "Women's Grand Prix - Nicosia"] [Site "Nicosia"] [Date "2023.05.23"] [Round "7.5"] [White "Mammadzada, Gunay"] [Black "Goryachkina, Aleksandra"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "D11"] [WhiteElo "2449"] [BlackElo "2571"] [Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/Arihol"] [PlyCount "146"] [EventDate "2023.??.??"] 1. d4 {[%eval 0,0]} d5 {[%eval 27,0]} 2. c4 {[%eval 29,0]} c6 {[%eval 3,0]} 3. Nf3 {[%eval 32,0]} Nf6 {[%eval 38,0]} 4. Qb3 {[%eval 11,0]} dxc4 {[%eval 25,0]} 5. Qxc4 {[%eval 29,0]} Bf5 {[%eval 15,0]} 6. g3 {[%eval 12,0]} e6 {[%eval 22,0]} 7. Bg2 {[%eval 18,0]} Be7 {[%eval 2,0]} 8. O-O {[%eval 18,0]} O-O {[%eval 1,0]} 9. e3 {[%eval 26,0]} Nbd7 {[%eval 11,0]} 10. Nc3 {[%eval 12,0]} b5 {[%eval 11,0]} 11. Qe2 {[%eval 3,0]} b4 {[%eval 21,0]} 12. Nb1 {[%eval 35,0]} Rc8 {[%eval 34,0]} 13. Rd1 {[%eval 41,0]} Qc7 {[%eval 4,0]} 14. Nbd2 {[%eval 5,0]} c5 {[%eval 43,0]} 15. b3 {[%eval 94,0]} cxd4 $6 {[%eval 12,0] Inaccuracy. Nd5 was best.} (15... Nd5 16. Bb2) 16. Nxd4 {[%eval 13,0]} Bg4 {[%eval 4,0]} 17. f3 {[%eval 7,0]} Bh5 {[%eval 0,0]} 18. Bb2 {[%eval 8,0]} Bc5 {[%eval 26,0]} 19. Nc4 {[%eval 6,0]} Bg6 {[%eval 16,0]} 20. Rac1 {[%eval 1,0]} e5 {[%eval 55,0]} 21. Nb5 {[%eval 54,0]} Qb8 {[%eval 6,0]} 22. Nbd6 {[%eval 54,0]} Rc6 {[%eval 74,0]} 23. Bxe5 {[%eval 102,0]} (23. Bd4) 23... Nxe5 {[%eval 79,0]} 24. Nxe5 {[%eval 103,0]} Bxe3+ {[%eval 86,0]} 25. Qxe3 {[%eval 89,0]} Rxd6 {[%eval 91,0]} 26. Nc6 {[%eval 86,0]} Rxd1+ {[%eval 99,0]} 27. Rxd1 {[%eval 105,0]} Qc7 $2 {[%eval 281,0] Mistake. Qb5 was best.} (27... Qb5 28. Rc1) 28. Qc5 {[%eval 283,0]} Re8 {[%eval 209,0]} 29. Rd8 {[%eval 264,0]} Rxd8 {[%eval 222,0]} 30. Ne7+ {[%eval 247,0]} Qxe7 {[%eval 282,0]} 31. Qxe7 {[%eval 209,0]} Rd1+ {[%eval 296,0]} 32. Kf2 {[%eval 208,0]} a5 {[%eval 273,0]} 33. Qc5 {[%eval 282,0]} h5 {[%eval 285,0]} 34. Ke2 {[%eval 224,0]} Rd5 {[%eval 229,0]} 35. Qc8+ {[%eval 175,0]} Kh7 {[%eval 177,0]} 36. Qc7 {[%eval 149,0]} Bd3+ $6 {[%eval 272,0] Inaccuracy. a4 was best.} (36... a4 37. bxa4 Rd3 38. Bf1 Ra3 39. Qc4 Rxa4 40. Kf2 Ra7 41. h3 Bb1 42. g4 Bxa2 43. Qf4) 37. Ke1 {[%eval 257,0]} Bg6 {[%eval 305,0]} 38. Bf1 {[%eval 328,0]} Rf5 {[%eval 319,0]} 39. f4 $6 {[%eval 219,0] Inaccuracy. Be2 was best.} (39. Be2 Ne8 40. Qc6 Nf6 41. Bc4 Kh6 42. h3 Nh7 43. Bd3 Re5+ 44. Be2 Ng5 45. f4 Re6) 39... Ne4 {[%eval 252,0]} 40. Qe7 $6 {[%eval 168,0] Inaccuracy. Bc4 was best.} (40. Bc4) 40... Nc3 {[%eval 255,0]} 41. a4 $6 {[%eval 172,0] Inaccuracy. Bc4 was best.} (41. Bc4 Nxa2 42. h3 Nc3 43. Qe3 a4 44. g4 Ra5 45. bxa4 Rxa4 46. f5 b3 47. Bd3 Ra1+) 41... Rd5 {[%eval 200,0]} 42. Bc4 {[%eval 206,0]} Rd1+ {[%eval 218,0]} 43. Kf2 {[%eval 207,0]} Ne4+ {[%eval 207,0]} 44. Kf3 {[%eval 191,0]} f5 $6 {[%eval 272,0] Inaccuracy. Nd6 was best.} (44... Nd6 45. Be2 Nf5 46. Qe5 Rc1 47. Bc4 Rc3+ 48. Kf2 Nh6 49. h3 Rc2+ 50. Ke1 Rc1+ 51. Ke2) 45. Qf8 {[%eval 269,0]} Nf6 {[%eval 207,0]} 46. Ke2 {[%eval 259,0]} Rh1 {[%eval 265,0]} 47. h4 {[%eval 244,0]} Rh2+ {[%eval 208,0]} 48. Ke1 {[%eval 261,0]} Rh1+ {[%eval 206,0]} 49. Kf2 {[%eval 236,0]} Be8 {[%eval 287,0]} 50. Bd3 {[%eval 242,0]} Ng4+ {[%eval 248,0]} 51. Ke2 {[%eval 248,0]} Rh2+ {[%eval 256,0]} 52. Ke1 {[%eval 254,0]} Rh1+ {[%eval 242,0]} 53. Kd2 {[%eval 243,0]} Rh2+ {[%eval 229,0]} 54. Be2 {[%eval 253,0]} Nf6 {[%eval 247,0]} 55. Ke3 {[%eval 261,0]} Rg2 {[%eval 261,0]} 56. Qc5 {[%eval 258,0]} Rxg3+ {[%eval 268,0]} 57. Bf3 {[%eval 273,0]} Bd7 {[%eval 293,0]} 58. Kf2 {[%eval 303,0]} Rg4 {[%eval 301,0]} 59. Qc7 {[%eval 315,0]} Rg6 {[%eval 321,0]} 60. Bxh5 {[%eval 321,0]} Ne4+ {[%eval 339,0]} 61. Ke3 {[%eval 302,0]} Rg3+ {[%eval 334,0]} 62. Kd4 $6 {[%eval 204,0] Inaccuracy. Bf3 was best.} (62. Bf3 Nf6 63. Qxa5 Rh3 64. Kf2 Rh2+ 65. Kg3 Rd2 66. Qxb4 Rd3 67. Kf2 Be6 68. a5 Rxb3) 62... Rxb3 {[%eval 176,0]} 63. Bf7 {[%eval 196,0]} Rb1 $6 {[%eval 296,0] Inaccuracy. Rg3 was best.} (63... Rg3 64. h5 Bxa4 65. Qxa5 Bd7 66. Qd8 Nf6 67. h6 Rf3 68. hxg7 Kxg7 69. Bd5 Rxf4+ 70. Ke5) 64. Qd8 $2 {[%eval 163,0] Mistake. h5 was best.} (64. h5 Rd1+ 65. Ke3 Re1+ 66. Kf3 Nf6 67. Qd8 Be8 68. Bxe8 Rxe8 69. Qxa5 Nxh5 70. Qxf5+ g6) 64... Nf6 {[%eval 124,0]} 65. h5 {[%eval 173,0]} Be8 {[%eval 109,0]} 66. Bg6+ {[%eval 200,0]} Bxg6 {[%eval 194,0]} 67. hxg6+ {[%eval 194,0]} Kxg6 {[%eval 184,0]} 68. Qxa5 {[%eval 204,0]} b3 {[%eval 212,0]} 69. Qb5 {[%eval 231,0]} Ne4 {[%eval 248,0]} 70. Qe8+ $4 {[%eval 18,0] Blunder. Qd3 was best.} (70. Qd3 Rb2 71. Ke5 Rc2 72. Qxb3 Re2 73. Kd4 Rd2+ 74. Ke3 Rd6 75. Qb5 Rf6 76. a5 Nd6) 70... Kh6 {[%eval 44,0]} 71. Qh8+ {[%eval 32,0]} Kg6 {[%eval 39,0]} 72. Qe8+ {[%eval 36,0]} Kh6 {[%eval 31,0]} 73. Qh8+ {[%eval 0,0]} Kg6 {[%eval 0,0]} 1/2-1/2 [Event "Position after 36.Ba1"] [Site "?"] [Date "????.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Kiolbasa"] [Black "Dzagnidze"] [Result "*"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "6r1/4qppk/2b1p2p/4P2P/p1P1pPQ1/R5R1/3r2PK/B7 b - - 0 36"] [PlyCount "3"] 36... Rxg2+ $3 {[%c_effect g2;square;g2;type;Brilliant;persistent;true] The g2-pawn has three defenders, yet Dzagnidze crashes right through.} 37. Rxg2 (37. Kxg2 e3+ 38. Kh3 Qxa3 $19) 37... Qxa3 $19 * [Event "Chess.com"] [Site "Chess.com"] [Date "2023.05.23"] [Round "7"] [White "Kiolbasa, Oliwia"] [Black "Dzagnidze, Nana"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "B48"] [WhiteElo "2422"] [BlackElo "2513"] [PlyCount "84"] [EventDate "2023.??.??"] [TimeControl "5400+30"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e6 5. Nc3 Qc7 6. Be3 a6 7. a3 b5 8. Nxc6 Qxc6 9. h4 Bb7 10. h5 Qc7 11. Bd3 h6 12. Qe2 Nf6 13. f4 b4 14. axb4 Bxb4 15. Ra4 {A pawn sacrifice to eliminate the b4-bishop and weaken Black's dark squares.} (15. Bd2 {is the more solid approach.}) 15... Bxc3+ 16. bxc3 Qxc3+ 17. Kf2 O-O 18. Rb1 {Taking over the open file while preparing to castle by hand.} Qc7 19. Bd2 d5 20. e5 Ne4+ 21. Bxe4 dxe4 22. Be3 a5 23. Kg1 Bc6 24. Ra3 Bd5 25. Bb6 Qe7 26. Rba1 Rfc8 $1 {[%c_effect c8;square;c8;type;GreatFind;persistent;true] Dzagnidze ignores the threat on the a5-pawn to focus on creating her own pressure.} 27. Bf2 ({If} 27. Rxa5 Rxa5 28. Rxa5 Qb4 29. Rb5 Qc3 30. Qf2 Qa1+ 31. Kh2 e3 32. Bxe3 Qd1 $19 {threatening ....Rxc2 and Qxh5+}) 27... Qc7 28. Rg3 Kh7 29. Qg4 Rg8 30. Qe2 a4 31. Raa3 Qe7 32. c4 Bc6 33. Qg4 Rab8 $1 {[%c_effect b8;square;b8;type;GreatFind;persistent;true] The beginning of a dangerous plan.} 34. Kh2 Rb2 35. Bd4 Rd2 $5 {[%c_effect d2;square;d2;type;Interesting;persistent;true]} 36. Ba1 Rxg2+ $3 {[%c_effect g2;square;g2;type;Brilliant;persistent;true] A simple yet visually shocking idea, using both sides of the board to support her tactical play.} 37. Rxg2 (37. Kxg2 e3+ 38. Kh3 Qxa3 $19) 37... Qxa3 $19 38. Bb2 Qd3 39. f5 Bd7 40. f6 e3 41. Qf3 Qxc4 42. Qxe3 Bc6 0-1 [Event "?"] [Site "?"] [Date "????.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Lagno"] [Black "Wagner"] [Result "*"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "3r3k/1b1p2pB/p2b1r2/1pq1p3/2n4N/P1PQB3/1P4PP/3RR1K1 b - - 0 40"] [PlyCount "7"] 40... Nxe3 41. Rxe3 e4 $1 {[%c_effect e4;square;e4;type;GreatFind;persistent;true] This key resource takes the sting out of White's threat of Ng6+ while cracking open the center to win material.} 42. Bxe4 Bxe4 43. Qxe4 Re6 * [Event "Chess.com"] [Site "Chess.com"] [Date "2023.05.23"] [Round "7"] [White "Lagno, Kateryna"] [Black "Wagner, Dinara"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "B30"] [WhiteElo "2558"] [BlackElo "2417"] [PlyCount "88"] [EventDate "2023.??.??"] [TimeControl "5400+30"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 e6 4. O-O Nge7 5. Re1 b6 6. c3 a6 7. Ba4 c4 8. d4 cxd3 9. Qxd3 Qc7 10. Nbd2 Ng6 11. Nf1 Be7 12. Be3 Bb7 13. Rad1 Rd8 14. Ng3 O-O 15. Bc2 b5 16. Qe2 Nf4 17. Qd2 Ng6 18. Qe2 Nf4 19. Qd2 Ng6 20. Bg5 {Lagno makes her intention to play for the win clear.} f6 21. Be3 Na5 22. Qe2 Nc4 23. Bc1 Nf4 24. Qf1 Na5 25. Ne2 Ng6 {Wagner clearly entered the game hoping for a draw. She has made nine knight moves out of the last 10, yet so many of those moves were hoping back and forth that the knights have barely moved $1} 26. a3 Rfe8 27. Nfd4 Bf8 28. f4 e5 {Wagner switches her intention to more fighting chess.} 29. fxe5 Qxe5 30. Nf4 Bd6 31. Nf3 Qc5+ 32. Be3 Qc7 33. Nxg6 hxg6 34. e5 $1 {[%c_effect e5;square;e5;type;GreatFind;persistent;true] As the center rips open, all of the dynamic potential of the game begins to show.} fxe5 35. Bxg6 Rf8 36. Qd3 ({Stronger was} 36. Qf2 $1 {[%c_effect f2;square;f2;type;GreatFind;persistent;true] threatening both Qh4, leading to mate, and Bb6, winning material.}) 36... Nc4 37. Bh7+ Kh8 38. Nh4 {Threatening Ng6, Lagno goes all out for the attack.} Rf6 39. Bg5 Qc5+ {Despite being on her back foot, Wagner moves her pieces to more active squares.} 40. Be3 $4 {[%c_effect e3;square;e3;type;Blunder;persistent;true]} ({Better was} 40. Kh1 e4 41. Qh3 $1 {[%c_effect h3;square;h3;type;GreatFind;persistent;true]} Qxg5 42. Ng6+ Rxg6 43. Bxg6+ Qh6 44. Qxh6+ gxh6 45. b3 $16) 40... Nxe3 41. Rxe3 e4 42. Bxe4 Bxe4 43. Qxe4 Re6 {This skewer is the problem with 40.Be3.} 44. Ng6+ Kg8 0-1 [Event "?"] [Site "?"] [Date "????.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Kosteniuk"] [Black "Assaubayeva"] [Result "*"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "r1bq1rk1/1p2npbp/p1np2p1/6N1/2BpPB2/NQ6/PP3PPP/R4RK1 b - - 0 12"] [PlyCount "11"] 12... d5 $1 {[%c_effect d5;square;d5;type;GreatFind;persistent;true] Assaubayeva finds the chance to reverse the momentum on her opponent with this critical central break.} 13. Bxd5 Nxd5 14. exd5 Ne7 15. d6 Nf5 16. Qd5 h6 17. Ne4 g5 $1 {[%c_effect g5;square;g5;type;GreatFind;persistent;true] Though White's pieces look active, they are struggling to hold the d6-pawn and have no targets to attack.} * [Event "Chess.com"] [Site "Chess.com"] [Date "2023.05.23"] [Round "7"] [White "Kosteniuk, Alexandra"] [Black "Assaubayeva, Bibisara"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "B31"] [WhiteElo "2535"] [BlackElo "2464"] [Annotator "rafael"] [PlyCount "74"] [EventDate "2023.??.??"] [TimeControl "5400+30"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. O-O Bg7 5. c3 e5 6. d4 cxd4 7. cxd4 exd4 8. Na3 $6 {[%CAl Ga3c2,Rc2d4] [%c_effect a3;square;a3;type;Inaccuracy;persistent;true]} (8. Bf4 $1 {[%c_effect f4;square;f4;type;GreatFind;persistent;true] is considered the best move, with the idea of placing the bishop on d6 quickly. Kosteniuk probably got her preparation confused and will get a difficult position in a few moves.}) 8... Nge7 9. Bf4 a6 (9... O-O 10. Bd6 {Transposes to a known position.}) (9... d5 {is also possible. White has to prove the compensation for the pawn after} 10. exd5 Qxd5 11. Bc4 Qf5) 10. Bc4 $2 {[%c_effect c4;square;c4;type;Mistake;persistent;true]} (10. Bd6 $1 {[%c_effect d6;square;d6;type;GreatFind;persistent;true] This surprising piece sacrifice forces a transposition to the main lines, as capturing the bishop on b5 is too dangerous.} O-O (10... axb5 $2 {[%c_effect b5;square;b5;type;Mistake;persistent;true]} 11. Nxb5 Ra5 (11... O-O $2 {[%c_effect g8;square;g8;type;Mistake;persistent;true]} 12. Bc7 Qe8 13. Nd6 {[%csl Ge8][%CAl Rc7d8,Rd6e8] traps the queen.}) 12. a4 $1 {[%c_effect a4;square;a4;type;GreatFind;persistent;true]} (12. Bc7 Rxb5 13. Bxd8 Nxd8 $17 {Black gets three pieces for the queen.}) 12... Qb6 13. Qd3 O-O 14. b4 Ra8 15. Rfc1 {The computer is very happy with White's position, despite being a whole piece down for the moment. Black's pieces can barely move. Stockfish dev-20230507-65e21505:} g5 ({Stockfish dev-20230507-65e21505:} 15... Qa6 16. Qb1 b6 17. Nc7 Qb7 18. Nxa8 Qxa8 19. b5 $1 {[%CAl Rb5c6,Rd6e7]} Na5 20. Bxe7 $18) ({Stockfish dev-20230507-65e21505:} 15... Bh6 16. Rcb1 Bg7 17. h4 h6 18. Rc1 Kh7 19. Qd1 d3 20. Nc7 Bxa1 21. Nxa8 Qa7 22. Rxa1 Qxa8 23. b5 $18 {[%CAl Rb5c6,Rd6e7]}) 16. Qd1 d3 17. Nc7 Bxa1 18. Nxa8 Qa7 19. Rxa1 Qxa8 20. Nxg5 f6 21. Qb3+ Kg7 22. Nf3 b5 $5 23. Qd1 bxa4 24. b5 Re8 25. Rxa4 Qb7 26. bxc6 Qxc6 27. e5 fxe5 28. Bxe5+ Kg8 29. Qb3+ d5 30. Bc3 Bd7 31. Rd4 Bf5 32. h3 Qc7 33. Rxd5 Nxd5 34. Qxd5+ Qf7 35. Qd4 Qe7 36. h4 $18 {[%eval 167,36]}) 11. Bc4 b5 12. Bb3 $11 {Transposing to a position that is known by theory.}) 10... d6 (10... d5 $1 {[%c_effect d5;square;d5;type;GreatFind;persistent;true] is even better. White doesn't have enough compensation for the pawn after} 11. exd5 Nxd5 $15 {Stockfish dev-20230507-65e21505:} 12. Bg5 Qd6 13. Re1+ Be6 14. Bb3 b5 15. Nc2 Nc7 16. Qc1 O-O 17. Bf4 Qd7 18. Bxc7 Bxb3 19. axb3 Qxc7 20. Ncxd4 Rfc8 21. Qxc6 Qxc6 22. Nxc6 Rxc6 23. Re2 Rac8 {[%csl Gb2,Gb3]} 24. g3 Rc1+ 25. Rxc1 Rxc1+ 26. Kg2 Kf8 27. Ng5 h6 28. Ne4 Rb1 29. Nc5 Bxb2 30. Nxa6 Ba3 31. b4 Bxb4 32. Nxb4 Rxb4 33. Kf3 h5 $15 {[%eval -57,0]}) 11. Ng5 $2 {[%c_effect g5;square;g5;type;Mistake;persistent;true] This premature attack is going to be refuted. It's better to try to capture one of the pawns on the d-file.} (11. Nc2 O-O 12. Ncxd4 Nxd4 13. Nxd4 d5 14. exd5 Nxd5 {Material is equal, but Black will get the bishop pair and is clearly better.}) (11. Bb3 {is the best chance:} O-O 12. Nc4 (12. Nc2 Bg4 {with the advantage.}) 12... d5 13. Nd6 Be6 14. Nxb7 Qb6 15. Nd6 {with a slight advantage for Black.}) 11... O-O 12. Qb3 {The f7-pawn is attacked, but Assaubayeva finds a good defense.} d5 $1 {[%c_effect d5;square;d5;type;GreatFind;persistent;true]} 13. Bxd5 Nxd5 14. exd5 Ne7 (14... Na5 15. Qf3 b5 {is also better for Black.}) 15. d6 {It's crazy to think that all this has been played before. I doubt any of the players knew about it, judging by the time they spent to get here.} Nf5 (15... Nc6 {is less accurate, although Black was also better after} 16. Rfe1 Qf6 {in Paksa-Mann, Hungary 1998.}) 16. Qd5 $6 {[%c_effect d5;square;d5;type;Inaccuracy;persistent;true]} (16. Ne4 {is better, but Wwhite's position remains difficult after} h6 {avoiding Bf4-g5. Black has the bishop pair, White's knights are not well placed, and the d6-pawn will probably fall sooner or later.}) 16... h6 17. Ne4 g5 $1 {[%c_effect g5;square;g5;type;GreatFind;persistent;true]} 18. Bd2 Rb8 {The best practical choice, as the d6-pawn is lost.} (18... Be6 {is also very good:} 19. Qxb7 Nxd6 20. Nxd6 Qxd6 {Black has so many positional trumps that it's safe to say that the position is winning. The tactical justification is} 21. Bb4 Qb8 $1 {[%c_effect b8;square;b8;type;GreatFind;persistent;true]}) 19. Rfe1 Be6 20. Qa5 (20. Qc5 {doesn't change the evaluation.} b6 21. Qc6 d3 {opening the diagonal for the bishop and preparing a knight jump to d4.}) 20... Nxd6 21. Nxd6 Qxd6 {Black has the bishop pair and is a pawn up. To makes thing worse, it's a passed and well-protected pawn. White is lost, and Assaubayeva wins confidently.} 22. h4 g4 23. Bb4 Qd8 $1 {[%c_effect d8;square;d8;type;GreatFind;persistent;true]} 24. Qh5 Re8 25. Nc2 Rc8 26. Rec1 Qf6 27. Ne1 Rcd8 28. Qa5 Qxh4 29. Rc5 g3 30. fxg3 Qxg3 31. Nf3 d3 32. Be1 Qd6 33. Rh5 Bg4 34. Rh2 b6 35. Qa4 Bxf3 36. gxf3 Rxe1+ $1 {[%c_effect e1;square;e1;type;GreatFind;persistent;true] A nice final combination.} 37. Rxe1 Qg3+ 0-1 [Event "Chess.com"] [Site "Chess.com"] [Date "2023.05.23"] [Round "7"] [White "Mammadzada, Gunay"] [Black "Goryachkina, Aleksandra"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "D23"] [WhiteElo "2449"] [BlackElo "2571"] [PlyCount "146"] [EventDate "2023.??.??"] [TimeControl "5400+30"] 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Qb3 dxc4 5. Qxc4 Bf5 6. g3 e6 7. Bg2 Be7 8. O-O O-O 9. e3 Nbd7 10. Nc3 b5 11. Qe2 b4 12. Nb1 Rc8 13. Rd1 Qc7 14. Nbd2 c5 15. b3 cxd4 16. Nxd4 Bg4 17. f3 Bh5 18. Bb2 Bc5 19. Nc4 Bg6 20. Rac1 e5 21. Nb5 {The white knights leap into critical squares in the center with tempo.} Qb8 22. Nbd6 Rc6 23. Bxe5 Nxe5 24. Nxe5 Bxe3+ 25. Qxe3 Rxd6 26. Nc6 Rxd1+ 27. Rxd1 Qc7 28. Qc5 $1 {[%c_effect c5;square;c5;type;GreatFind;persistent;true]} Re8 (28... Qb6 29. Ne7+ Kh8 30. Qxb6 axb6 31. Nc6 $17) 29. Rd8 $1 {[%c_effect d8;square;d8;type;GreatFind;persistent;true]} Rxd8 30. Ne7+ Qxe7 31. Qxe7 Rd1+ 32. Kf2 a5 33. Qc5 h5 34. Ke2 Rd5 35. Qc8+ Kh7 36. Qc7 Bd3+ 37. Ke1 Bg6 38. Bf1 Rf5 39. f4 Ne4 40. Qe7 Nc3 41. a4 Rd5 42. Bc4 Rd1+ 43. Kf2 Ne4+ 44. Kf3 f5 {Supporting the e4-knight and holding back idea of g3-g4, but this very committal move also risks having too many weak pawns.} 45. Qf8 Nf6 46. Ke2 Rh1 47. h4 Rh2+ 48. Ke1 Rh1+ 49. Kf2 Be8 50. Bd3 (50. Be6 $5 {[%c_effect e6;square;e6;type;Interesting;persistent;true]}) (50. Bg8+ $5 {[%c_effect g8;square;g8;type;Interesting;persistent;true]} Nxg8 51. Qxe8 Nf6 52. Qb5 $18) 50... Ng4+ 51. Ke2 Rh2+ 52. Ke1 Rh1+ 53. Kd2 Rh2+ 54. Be2 Nf6 55. Ke3 Rg2 56. Qc5 Rxg3+ 57. Bf3 Bd7 58. Kf2 Rg4 $5 {[%c_effect g4;square;g4;type;Interesting;persistent;true]} 59. Qc7 (59. Bxg4 $4 {[%c_effect g4;square;g4;type;Blunder;persistent;true]} Ne4+ $19) 59... Rg6 60. Bxh5 Ne4+ 61. Ke3 Rg3+ 62. Kd4 ({Better was} 62. Bf3) 62... Rxb3 63. Bf7 Rb1 64. Qd8 Nf6 65. h5 Be8 66. Bg6+ Bxg6 67. hxg6+ Kxg6 68. Qxa5 b3 69. Qb5 Ne4 70. Qe8+ Kh6 71. Qh8+ Kg6 72. Qe8+ Kh6 73. Qh8+ Kg6 1/2-1/2 [Event "Chess.com"] [Site "Chess.com"] [Date "2023.05.23"] [Round "7"] [White "Tan, Zhongyi"] [Black "Khotenashvili, Bella"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "A16"] [WhiteElo "2517"] [BlackElo "2478"] [PlyCount "116"] [EventDate "2023.??.??"] [TimeControl "5400+30"] 1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 d5 3. cxd5 Nxd5 4. Nf3 Nxc3 5. bxc3 g6 6. h4 h6 7. d4 Bg7 8. e4 c5 9. Rb1 Nc6 10. d5 Ne5 11. Nxe5 Bxe5 12. Qd2 h5 13. f4 Bg7 14. e5 b6 15. c4 {White has built an overwhelming center.} O-O 16. Bd3 Bg4 17. Be4 Rb8 18. O-O e6 19. g3 exd5 20. cxd5 Qd7 21. Qc2 Rfc8 {Black's passed c5-pawn and queenside majority hold her hopes for counterplay.} 22. Bb2 c4 23. Bc3 b5 24. Kh2 Rc5 25. d6 Re8 26. a4 a6 27. Qf2 Rcc8 28. axb5 {Opening an avenue into the Black position.} axb5 29. Ra1 Qe6 30. Ra7 Rcd8 31. Ba5 Rb8 32. Bc6 Rf8 33. Qd4 {Little by little, White has expanded her control of the board, taking over much of Black's side.} Kh7 34. Bd7 {Shockingly, with such a vast positional advantage, winning the queen isn't the easiest way to convert.} (34. Bd5 Qe8 (34... Qxd6 35. Bc7) 35. Re7 Qc8 36. Bc7 $19 {traps the black rook.}) 34... Qxd7 35. Rxd7 Bxd7 36. Qa7 Bg4 37. Bc7 ({Tan overlooked an incredible win here:} 37. f5 $1 {[%c_effect f5;square;f5;type;GreatFind;persistent;true]} Bxf5 (37... gxf5 38. e6 Ra8 39. Qc7 fxe6 40. Bc3 Rg8 41. Bxg7 Rxg7 42. d7 $18) (37... Bxe5 38. Qe7 Rbe8 39. fxg6+ Kxg6 40. Qg5+ Kh7 41. d7 Bxd7 42. Qxh5+ $18) 38. Rxf5 {The bishop is so valuable in holding back White's d7-pawn, it's easiest to just give up the exchange to eliminate it.} gxf5 39. Qc5 Rb7 40. Kh3 Kg8 41. Qd5 Rbb8 42. d7 $18) 37... Ra8 38. Qd4 Ra2+ {Black is getting active and suddenly her play flows much more easily.} 39. Kg1 Bd7 40. Ra1 Rfa8 41. Rxa2 Rxa2 42. Bd8 Ra3 43. Qc5 Rxg3+ 44. Kf2 Rd3 45. Bf6 Rd2+ 46. Ke1 Rd3 47. Qc7 Be6 48. f5 gxf5 49. Bxg7 Kxg7 50. Qe7 c3 51. Qg5+ Kf8 52. Qxh5 Kg7 53. Qg5+ Kh7 54. Ke2 Rd4 55. Qh5+ Kg7 56. Qg5+ Kh7 57. Qh5+ Kg7 58. Qg5+ Kh7 1/2-1/2 [Event "Chess.com"] [Site "Chess.com"] [Date "2023.05.23"] [Round "7"] [White "Shuvalova, Polina"] [Black "Dronavalli, Harika"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "C48"] [WhiteElo "2484"] [BlackElo "2501"] [PlyCount "50"] [EventDate "2023.??.??"] [TimeControl "5400+30"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bb5 Nd4 5. Bc4 Bc5 6. Nxe5 Qe7 7. Nf3 d5 8. Bxd5 Bg4 9. d3 O-O-O {Black has great activity and pressure for the pawn.} 10. Be3 Nxd5 11. Nxd5 Rxd5 12. exd5 Re8 {After sacrificing even more, Black plays a calm move, getting her final piece into the action.} 13. c3 Nxf3+ 14. gxf3 Qh4 15. Kd2 Rxe3 {Black can afford such a huge material deficit because all of White's pieces are undeveloped, except her centralized king $1} 16. fxe3 Qf2+ 17. Kc1 Bxe3+ 18. Kb1 Bxf3 19. Qe1 Bxh1 20. Qxh1 Qe2 {White can't stop the perpetual check without losing.} 21. a4 Qxd3+ 22. Ka2 Qc4+ 23. Kb1 Qd3+ 24. Ka2 Qc4+ 25. Kb1 Qd3+ 1/2-1/2 [Event "Women's Grand Prix - Nicosia"] [Site "Nicosia"] [Date "2023.05.24"] [Round "8.1"] [White "Assaubayeva, Bibisara"] [Black "Khotenashvili, Bella"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D87"] [WhiteElo "2464"] [BlackElo "2478"] [Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/Arihol"] [PlyCount "83"] [EventDate "2023.??.??"] 1. d4 {[%eval 0,0]} Nf6 {[%eval 28,0]} 2. c4 {[%eval 16,0]} g6 {[%eval 3,0]} 3. Nc3 {[%eval 31,0]} d5 {[%eval 2,0]} 4. cxd5 {[%eval 4,0]} Nxd5 {[%eval 22,0]} 5. e4 {[%eval 23,0]} Nxc3 {[%eval 21,0]} 6. bxc3 {[%eval 0,0]} Bg7 {[%eval 23,0]} 7. Bc4 {[%eval 0,0]} c5 {[%eval 13,0]} 8. Ne2 {[%eval 3,0]} O-O {[%eval 26,0]} 9. O-O {[%eval 4,0]} Qc7 {[%eval 65,0]} 10. Bf4 {[%eval 73,0]} Qa5 {[%eval 73,0]} (10... Qb6) 11. Rb1 {[%eval 62,0]} Nd7 {[%eval 66,0]} 12. Qd2 {[%eval 32,0]} a6 $6 {[%eval 91,0] Inaccuracy. Nb6 was best.} (12... Nb6) 13. Qe3 {[%eval 86,0]} Nb6 {[%eval 114,0]} 14. Bb3 {[%eval 105,0]} c4 {[%eval 137,0]} 15. Bc2 {[%eval 118,0]} Nd7 {[%eval 122,0]} 16. Bh6 {[%eval 77,0]} Qxa2 {[%eval 109,0]} 17. Bxg7 {[%eval 92,0]} Kxg7 {[%eval 98,0]} 18. Rbc1 {[%eval 102,0]} b5 {[%eval 127,0]} 19. f4 {[%eval 114,0]} Rb8 $6 {[%eval 209,0] Inaccuracy. Nf6 was best.} (19... Nf6 20. f5 gxf5 21. e5 Nd5 22. Qf3 Be6 23. g4 fxg4 24. Qe4 Rh8 25. Ra1 Qb2 26. Rfb1) 20. f5 {[%eval 199,0]} b4 {[%eval 245,0]} 21. cxb4 {[%eval 223,0]} Qb2 {[%eval 207,0]} 22. e5 {[%eval 300,0]} Bb7 {[%eval 306,0]} 23. Ba4 $6 {[%eval 257,0] Inaccuracy. Nf4 was best.} (23. Nf4 Nb6 24. Rf2 Nd5 25. Nxd5 Bxd5 26. f6+ exf6 27. exf6+ Kh8 28. Bxg6 Rbe8 29. Qh6 Qxc1+) 23... Nb6 {[%eval 243,0]} 24. Rb1 {[%eval 206,0]} Qa2 {[%eval 231,0]} 25. Ra1 {[%eval 205,0]} Qb2 {[%eval 239,0]} 26. Rfb1 {[%eval 248,0]} c3 {[%eval 257,0]} 27. Rxb2 {[%eval 206,0]} cxb2 {[%eval 244,0]} 28. Rb1 {[%eval 249,0]} Nxa4 {[%eval 236,0]} 29. Nc3 {[%eval 204,0]} Nxc3 {[%eval 258,0]} 30. f6+ {[%eval 249,0]} exf6 {[%eval 261,0]} 31. exf6+ {[%eval 249,0]} Kh8 {[%eval 262,0]} 32. Qxc3 {[%eval 256,0]} Rbc8 {[%eval 293,0]} 33. Qxb2 {[%eval 296,0]} Rc6 {[%eval 364,0]} 34. Rc1 {[%eval 355,0]} Rd6 {[%eval 307,0]} 35. Qf2 {[%eval 361,0]} g5 {[%eval 378,0]} 36. Rc7 {[%eval 388,0]} Be4 {[%eval 442,0]} 37. Qg3 {[%eval 462,0]} Rdd8 {[%eval 462,0]} 38. Re7 {[%eval 402,0]} Bg6 {[%eval 503,0]} 39. Qxg5 {[%eval 511,0]} Rg8 {[%eval 503,0]} 40. Qh6 {[%eval 477,0]} Rd6 {[%eval 511,0]} 41. Qf4 {[%eval 479,0]} Rb6 {[%eval 493,0]} 42. d5 {[%eval 485,0]} 1-0 [Event "Women's Grand Prix - Nicosia"] [Site "Nicosia"] [Date "2023.05.24"] [Round "8.2"] [White "Goryachkina, Aleksandra"] [Black "Tan, Zhongyi"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "E04"] [WhiteElo "2571"] [BlackElo "2517"] [Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/Arihol"] [PlyCount "123"] [EventDate "2023.??.??"] 1. d4 {[%eval 0,0]} Nf6 {[%eval 28,0]} 2. c4 {[%eval 16,0]} e6 {[%eval 23,0]} 3. g3 {[%eval 14,0]} d5 {[%eval 16,0]} 4. Bg2 {[%eval 2,0]} dxc4 {[%eval 23,0]} 5. Nf3 {[%eval 29,0]} c5 {[%eval 43,0]} 6. O-O {[%eval 42,0]} Nc6 {[%eval 36,0]} 7. dxc5 {[%eval 3,0]} Qxd1 {[%eval 3,0]} 8. Rxd1 {[%eval 31,0]} Bxc5 {[%eval 37,0]} 9. Nbd2 {[%eval 26,0]} c3 {[%eval 39,0]} 10. bxc3 {[%eval 2,0]} O-O {[%eval 26,0]} 11. Nb3 {[%eval 32,0]} Be7 {[%eval 32,0]} 12. Nfd4 {[%eval 3,0]} Bd7 {[%eval 17,0]} 13. Bg5 {[%eval 41,0]} Rfd8 {[%eval 3,0]} 14. Nxc6 {[%eval 26,0]} Bxc6 {[%eval 34,0]} 15. Bxc6 {[%eval 39,0]} bxc6 {[%eval 33,0]} 16. Rxd8+ {[%eval 34,0]} Bxd8 {[%eval 22,0]} 17. Rd1 {[%eval 32,0]} Kf8 {[%eval 32,0]} 18. Rd6 {[%eval 45,0]} Rc8 {[%eval 47,0]} 19. Nd4 {[%eval 31,0]} c5 {[%eval 52,0]} 20. Nb5 {[%eval 52,0]} Bb6 {[%eval 3,0]} 21. Bxf6 {[%eval 37,0]} gxf6 {[%eval 3,0]} 22. Rd7 {[%eval 36,0]} a6 {[%eval 3,0]} 23. Nd6 {[%eval 26,0]} Rd8 {[%eval 34,0]} 24. Rxd8+ {[%eval 37,0]} Bxd8 {[%eval 3,0]} 25. Ne4 {[%eval 13,0]} Be7 {[%eval 42,0]} 26. c4 {[%eval 6,0]} f5 {[%eval 63,0]} 27. Nd2 {[%eval 73,0]} Ke8 {[%eval 73,0]} 28. Kg2 {[%eval 73,0]} Kd7 {[%eval 47,0]} 29. Kf3 {[%eval 72,0]} Bf6 {[%eval 85,0]} 30. Nb3 {[%eval 78,0]} Kd6 {[%eval 76,0]} 31. Kf4 {[%eval 53,0]} h6 {[%eval 51,0]} 32. e3 {[%eval 4,0]} Bg5+ {[%eval 48,0]} 33. Kf3 {[%eval 46,0]} h5 {[%eval 5,0]} 34. Ke2 {[%eval 42,0]} Bd8 {[%eval 51,0]} 35. Kd3 {[%eval 38,0]} Bc7 {[%eval 41,0]} 36. Nc1 {[%eval 34,0]} Kc6 {[%eval 75,0]} 37. Kc2 {[%eval 72,0]} e5 {[%eval 68,0]} 38. Ne2 {[%eval 54,0]} Ba5 {[%eval 63,0]} 39. f3 {[%eval 77,0]} Kd6 {[%eval 9,0]} 40. Kd3 {[%eval 65,0]} Ke6 {[%eval 76,0]} 41. e4 {[%eval 47,0]} fxe4+ $6 {[%eval 132,0] Inaccuracy. Be1 was best.} (41... Be1 42. Ke3 Kf6 43. Nc1 Bc3 44. Kd3 Bd4 45. Ne2 Bf2 46. exf5 Kxf5 47. h3 Ke6 48. g4) 42. fxe4 {[%eval 151,0]} Kf6 {[%eval 129,0]} 43. Ke3 {[%eval 87,0]} Kg5 {[%eval 86,0]} 44. Ng1 {[%eval 71,0]} Bc3 {[%eval 68,0]} 45. Kf3 {[%eval 103,0]} Bd4 {[%eval 72,0]} 46. Ne2 {[%eval 81,0]} h4 {[%eval 76,0]} 47. h3 {[%eval 63,0]} Bb2 {[%eval 62,0]} 48. Kf2 {[%eval 5,0]} Ba1 {[%eval 85,0]} 49. Kg2 {[%eval 84,0]} Bd4 {[%eval 106,0]} 50. a4 $6 {[%eval 43,0] Inaccuracy. gxh4+ was best.} (50. gxh4+) 50... Kh5 {[%eval 81,0]} 51. Nc1 {[%eval 67,0]} Kg5 $6 {[%eval 161,0] Inaccuracy. hxg3 was best.} (51... hxg3 52. Ne2) 52. Kf3 $6 {[%eval 72,0] Inaccuracy. Nb3 was best.} (52. Nb3 f6 53. Kf3 Kh5 54. Na5 f5 55. exf5 hxg3 56. Kxg3 Kg5 57. f6 Kxf6 58. Nb7 e4) 52... Bc3 {[%eval 105,0]} 53. Nd3 {[%eval 75,0]} Bd4 {[%eval 58,0]} 54. Ne1 {[%eval 82,0]} Bc3 {[%eval 9,0]} 55. Ng2 $6 {[%eval 9,0] Inaccuracy. Nd3 was best.} (55. Nd3) 55... hxg3 {[%eval 9,0]} 56. Kxg3 {[%eval 6,0]} Bd2 {[%eval 9,0]} 57. h4+ {[%eval 0,0]} Kh5 {[%eval 0,0]} 58. Kh3 {[%eval 0,0]} a5 {[%eval 0,0]} 59. Kg3 {[%eval 0,0]} Bb4 {[%eval 0,0]} 60. Kf3 {[%eval 0,0]} Bc3 {[%eval 0,0]} 61. Kg3 {[%eval 0,0]} Bb4 {[%eval 0,0]} 62. Kf3 {[%eval 0,0]} 1/2-1/2 [Event "Women's Grand Prix - Nicosia"] [Site "Nicosia"] [Date "2023.05.24"] [Round "8.3"] [White "Dronavalli, Harika"] [Black "Mammadzada, Gunay"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "A07"] [WhiteElo "2501"] [BlackElo "2449"] [Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/Arihol"] [PlyCount "151"] [EventDate "2023.??.??"] 1. Nf3 {[%eval 36,0]} d5 {[%eval 34,0]} 2. g3 {[%eval 12,0]} c6 {[%eval 33,0]} 3. Bg2 {[%eval 2,0]} Bg4 {[%eval 38,0]} 4. d4 {[%eval 2,0]} Nf6 {[%eval 21,0]} 5. O-O {[%eval 1,0]} e6 {[%eval 37,0]} 6. h3 {[%eval 21,0]} Bf5 {[%eval 64,0]} 7. c4 {[%eval 21,0]} Be7 {[%eval 27,0]} 8. Nc3 {[%eval 18,0]} O-O {[%eval 19,0]} 9. Ne5 {[%eval 14,0]} Nbd7 {[%eval 27,0]} 10. g4 {[%eval 15,0]} Bg6 {[%eval 16,0]} 11. Nxg6 {[%eval 23,0]} hxg6 {[%eval 18,0]} 12. Qb3 {[%eval 15,0]} Qc7 {[%eval 12,0]} 13. e3 {[%eval 28,0]} Rad8 {[%eval 7,0]} 14. c5 {[%eval 44,0]} e5 {[%eval 58,0]} 15. Qd1 {[%eval 47,0]} Rfe8 {[%eval 38,0]} 16. b4 {[%eval 44,0]} Nf8 {[%eval 44,0]} 17. Rb1 {[%eval 54,0]} exd4 {[%eval 61,0]} 18. exd4 {[%eval 59,0]} Ne6 {[%eval 48,0]} 19. Rb3 {[%eval 86,0]} Nf4 $6 {[%eval 11,0] Inaccuracy. Ne4 was best.} (19... Ne4 20. Ne2) 20. Bxf4 {[%eval 6,0]} Qxf4 {[%eval 13,0]} 21. Ne2 {[%eval 11,0]} Qc7 {[%eval 9,0]} 22. Ng3 $6 {[%eval -100,0] Inaccuracy. g5 was best.} (22. g5 Nh5 23. h4 Bf8 24. Qd2 Re7 25. Bf3 Rde8 26. Rc1 Re4 27. Bxe4 Rxe4 28. Rcc3 Rxh4) 22... Nh7 {[%eval 88,0]} 23. Re3 {[%eval -78,0]} Bh4 {[%eval -76,0]} 24. Rfe1 {[%eval -84,0]} Rxe3 {[%eval -82,0]} (24... Re6) 25. Rxe3 {[%eval -78,0]} Ng5 {[%eval -98,0]} 26. Ne2 {[%eval -78,0]} Ne6 {[%eval -83,0]} 27. a4 {[%eval -81,0]} b6 {[%eval -94,0]} 28. Bf3 {[%eval -43,0]} Qb7 $6 {[%eval 97,0] Inaccuracy. bxc5 was best.} (28... bxc5 29. dxc5 a5 30. bxa5 Bf6 31. Kg2 Qxa5 32. Rxe6 fxe6 33. g5 Bxg5 34. Nd4 Re8 35. Bg4) 29. Rb3 {[%eval -63,0]} Bf6 {[%eval -84,0]} 30. Bg2 {[%eval -76,0]} Qa6 {[%eval 86,0]} 31. cxb6 {[%eval -68,0]} axb6 {[%eval 77,0]} 32. Rb1 {[%eval 71,0]} b5 {[%eval 84,0]} 33. a5 {[%eval 81,0]} Qa7 {[%eval 93,0]} 34. Rc1 {[%eval -93,0]} Rd6 {[%eval 72,0]} 35. Qe1 {[%eval 95,0]} Kh7 $6 {[%eval 28,0] Inaccuracy. Nxd4 was best.} (35... Nxd4 36. Nxd4) 36. Kh1 $2 {[%eval -56,0] Mistake. Rd1 was best.} (36. Rd1) 36... g5 {[%eval -98,0]} 37. Rc2 {[%eval -93,0]} Nxd4 {[%eval 98,0]} 38. Nxd4 {[%eval 96,0]} Bxd4 $6 {[%eval 19,0] Inaccuracy. Qxd4 was best.} (38... Qxd4) 39. Qc1 $2 {[%eval -44,0] Mistake. Bf3 was best.} (39. Bf3) 39... Qe7 {[%eval -57,0]} 40. Bf3 {[%eval -45,0]} Re6 {[%eval -61,0]} 41. Kg2 {[%eval -85,0]} Qf6 {[%eval -34,0]} 42. a6 {[%eval -58,0]} g6 {[%eval -35,0]} 43. Qd1 {[%eval -25,0]} Ba7 {[%eval -27,0]} 44. Re2 {[%eval -169,0]} Kg7 {[%eval -92,0]} 45. Qc2 $6 {[%eval -155,0] Inaccuracy. Qe1 was best.} (45. Qe1 Kf8 46. Rxe6 fxe6 47. Bd1 Ke8 48. Qe2 Kd7 49. Qf3 Qxf3+ 50. Kxf3 Kc7 51. Bc2 Kb6) 45... Qd4 {[%eval -153,0]} 46. Qd2 {[%eval -163,0]} Qxd2 {[%eval -149,0]} 47. Rxd2 {[%eval -144,0]} Kf6 {[%eval -135,0]} 48. Bd1 {[%eval -105,0]} Ke7 {[%eval -152,0]} 49. Re2 {[%eval -117,0]} Rxe2 {[%eval -111,0]} 50. Bxe2 {[%eval -128,0]} Kd6 {[%eval -133,0]} 51. f4 {[%eval -129,0]} gxf4 $4 {[%eval 76,0] Blunder. Kc7 was best.} (51... Kc7) 52. h4 {[%eval 96,0]} Kc7 {[%eval 87,0]} 53. g5 {[%eval 49,0]} Bd4 {[%eval 7,0]} 54. Bg4 {[%eval 6,0]} f5 {[%eval 18,0]} 55. gxf6 {[%eval 13,0]} Bxf6 {[%eval 2,0]} 56. Kf3 {[%eval 13,0]} Bxh4 {[%eval 9,0]} 57. Bd7 {[%eval 12,0]} g5 {[%eval 0,0]} 58. a7 {[%eval 0,0]} Kb7 {[%eval 0,0]} 59. Bxc6+ {[%eval 0,0]} Kxa7 {[%eval 6,0]} 60. Bxb5 {[%eval 0,0]} Kb6 {[%eval 0,0]} 61. Bf1 {[%eval 0,0]} Kc6 {[%eval 0,0]} 62. Kg4 {[%eval 0,0]} Kd6 {[%eval 0,0]} 63. Kf5 {[%eval 0,0]} f3 {[%eval 13,0]} 64. Kg4 {[%eval 0,0]} f2 {[%eval 0,0]} 65. Kf5 {[%eval 0,0]} Kc6 {[%eval 0,0]} 66. Be2 {[%eval 1,0]} Kd6 {[%eval 8,0]} 67. Bf1 {[%eval 0,0]} Kc7 {[%eval 7,0]} 68. Ke5 {[%eval 12,0]} Kc6 {[%eval 0,0]} 69. Kf5 {[%eval 1,0]} g4 {[%eval 0,0]} 70. Kxg4 {[%eval 0,0]} Bd8 {[%eval 0,0]} (70... Bf6) 71. Kf3 {[%eval 0,0]} Bb6 {[%eval 0,0]} 72. Bd3 {[%eval 3,0]} Kd6 {[%eval 0,0]} 73. Be2 {[%eval 0,0]} Ke5 {[%eval 0,0]} 74. Bf1 {[%eval 0,0]} Kf5 {[%eval 0,0]} 75. Bd3+ {[%eval 0,0]} Kg5 {[%eval 5,0]} 76. Kg3 {[%eval 0,0]} 1/2-1/2 [Event "Women's Grand Prix - Nicosia"] [Site "Nicosia"] [Date "2023.05.24"] [Round "8.4"] [White "Wagner, Dinara"] [Black "Shuvalova, Polina"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "E04"] [WhiteElo "2417"] [BlackElo "2484"] [Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/Arihol"] [PlyCount "110"] [EventDate "2023.??.??"] 1. d4 {[%eval 0,0]} Nf6 {[%eval 28,0]} 2. c4 {[%eval 16,0]} e6 {[%eval 23,0]} 3. Nf3 {[%eval 0,0]} d5 {[%eval 17,0]} 4. g3 {[%eval 2,0]} dxc4 {[%eval 4,0]} 5. Bg2 {[%eval 29,0]} a6 {[%eval 37,0]} 6. O-O {[%eval 22,0]} Nc6 {[%eval 4,0]} 7. Nc3 {[%eval 0,0]} Rb8 {[%eval 0,0]} 8. e4 {[%eval 26,0]} Be7 {[%eval 9,0]} 9. d5 {[%eval 31,0]} exd5 {[%eval 21,0]} 10. exd5 {[%eval 27,0]} Nb4 {[%eval 25,0]} 11. Ne5 {[%eval 26,0]} Bf5 {[%eval 25,0]} 12. Nxc4 {[%eval 18,0]} O-O {[%eval 34,0]} 13. a3 {[%eval 19,0]} Nd3 {[%eval 24,0]} 14. Be3 {[%eval 15,0]} b5 {[%eval 22,0]} 15. Na5 {[%eval 16,0]} c5 {[%eval 47,0]} 16. Nc6 {[%eval 3,0]} Qd7 {[%eval 37,0]} 17. b3 $6 {[%eval 37,0] Inaccuracy. Nxb8 was best.} (17. Nxb8 Rxb8 18. b3 Bd6 19. Ra2 Be5 20. Ne2 Rc8 21. Bf4 Nxf4 22. Nxf4 c4 23. Ne2 Bd3) 17... Rbe8 {[%eval 38,0]} (17... Rbd8) 18. Bg5 $6 {[%eval -89,0] Inaccuracy. b4 was best.} (18. b4 c4) 18... Nxd5 {[%eval -96,0]} 19. Nxe7+ $6 {[%eval -3,0] Inaccuracy. Nxd5 was best.} (19. Nxd5 Bxg5 20. a4 Kh8 21. axb5 axb5 22. Ra6 c4 23. bxc4 bxc4 24. h4 Bh6 25. Qa1 Bh3) 19... Nxe7 {[%eval -195,0]} 20. Qf3 {[%eval -181,0]} Ng6 $6 {[%eval -94,0] Inaccuracy. h6 was best.} (20... h6 21. Be3 Rb8 22. h3 c4 23. bxc4 bxc4 24. Kh2 Qc8 25. Ne2 Rd8 26. Bd4 Rb3 27. Ra2) 21. Qd5 {[%eval 86,0]} Qxd5 {[%eval 75,0]} 22. Nxd5 {[%eval 94,0]} h6 {[%eval 75,0]} 23. Be3 {[%eval 86,0]} Rd8 {[%eval 47,0]} 24. Rfd1 {[%eval 64,0]} c4 {[%eval 82,0]} 25. bxc4 {[%eval 77,0]} bxc4 {[%eval 79,0]} 26. Bb6 {[%eval 86,0]} Rd6 {[%eval 62,0]} 27. Bc7 {[%eval 89,0]} Rd7 {[%eval 77,0]} 28. Ba5 {[%eval 79,0]} Bg4 {[%eval 77,0]} 29. Nb6 {[%eval 83,0]} Rd4 {[%eval 86,0]} (29... Rd5) 30. Rd2 {[%eval 63,0]} Be6 {[%eval 68,0]} 31. Rad1 {[%eval 97,0]} Rb8 {[%eval 92,0]} (31... Rfd8) 32. Na4 {[%eval 98,0]} Rd7 {[%eval 96,0]} 33. Nb6 {[%eval -92,0]} Rd4 {[%eval 98,0]} 34. Na4 {[%eval -99,0]} Rb3 $6 {[%eval 7,0] Inaccuracy. Bg4 was best.} (34... Rb4) (34... Bg4 35. f3 Be6 36. Nb6 Ne7 37. Bf1 Nc6 38. Nxc4 Rxc4 39. Bxd3 Nxa5 40. Bxc4 Nxc4 41. Rd8+) 35. Nc5 {[%eval 4,0]} Rb5 {[%eval 0,0]} 36. Bc3 {[%eval 1,0]} Rd6 {[%eval 6,0]} 37. Nxd3 {[%eval 11,0]} Rxd3 {[%eval 2,0]} 38. Rxd3 {[%eval 13,0]} cxd3 {[%eval 5,0]} 39. Be4 {[%eval 6,0]} Rb3 {[%eval 12,0]} 40. Rxd3 {[%eval 7,0]} Rxa3 {[%eval 0,0]} 41. Bxg6 {[%eval 13,0]} fxg6 {[%eval 14,0]} 42. h4 {[%eval 15,0]} h5 {[%eval 11,0]} 43. f3 {[%eval 14,0]} Kf7 {[%eval 8,0]} 44. Kf2 {[%eval 11,0]} Bc4 {[%eval 14,0]} 45. Rd7+ {[%eval 11,0]} Ke6 {[%eval 9,0]} 46. Rd6+ {[%eval 14,0]} Kxd6 {[%eval 13,0]} 47. Bb4+ {[%eval 7,0]} Kc6 {[%eval 4,0]} 48. Bxa3 {[%eval 3,0]} Kb5 {[%eval 3,0]} 49. Ke3 {[%eval 0,0]} Ka4 {[%eval 4,0]} 50. Bf8 {[%eval 0,0]} Kb3 {[%eval 0,0]} 51. Kd2 {[%eval 2,0]} Bd5 {[%eval 0,0]} 52. f4 {[%eval 0,0]} Be6 {[%eval 0,0]} 53. Bxg7 {[%eval 0,0]} a5 {[%eval 0,0]} 54. Kc1 {[%eval 0,0]} Bf5 {[%eval 0,0]} 55. Bf6 {[%eval 0,0]} a4 {[%eval 0,0]} 1/2-1/2 [Event "Women's Grand Prix - Nicosia"] [Site "Nicosia"] [Date "2023.05.24"] [Round "8.6"] [White "Kosteniuk, Alexandra"] [Black "Kiolbasa, Oliwia"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "B32"] [WhiteElo "2535"] [BlackElo "2422"] [Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/Arihol"] [PlyCount "62"] [EventDate "2023.??.??"] 1. e4 {[%eval 36,0]} c5 {[%eval 32,0]} 2. Nf3 {[%eval 0,0]} Nc6 {[%eval 0,0]} 3. d4 {[%eval 33,0]} cxd4 {[%eval 38,0]} 4. Nxd4 {[%eval 29,0]} e5 {[%eval 36,0]} 5. Nb5 {[%eval 17,0]} a6 {[%eval 66,0]} 6. Nd6+ {[%eval 52,0]} Bxd6 {[%eval 59,0]} 7. Qxd6 {[%eval 53,0]} Qe7 {[%eval 74,0]} 8. Qd3 {[%eval 5,0]} Nf6 {[%eval 46,0]} 9. a3 $4 {[%eval -76,0] Blunder. Nc3 was best.} (9. Nc3 Nb4 10. Qd2 d5 11. a3 d4 12. axb4 dxc3 13. Qxc3 Nxe4 14. Qf3 f5 15. b5 O-O) 9... d5 {[%eval -66,0]} 10. exd5 {[%eval -98,0]} Nd4 {[%eval -79,0]} 11. Qd1 {[%eval -75,0]} Bg4 {[%eval -88,0]} 12. f3 {[%eval -76,0]} Bf5 {[%eval -73,0]} 13. Bd3 {[%eval -84,0]} Bxd3 {[%eval -89,0]} 14. Qxd3 {[%eval -92,0]} Nxd5 {[%eval -96,0]} 15. O-O {[%eval -99,0]} Qc5 {[%eval -96,0]} 16. Rf2 {[%eval 95,0]} Rc8 {[%eval 66,0]} 17. b4 $6 {[%eval -67,0] Inaccuracy. Nc3 was best.} (17. Nc3) 17... Qb5 {[%eval -58,0]} 18. Qxb5+ {[%eval -55,0]} axb5 {[%eval -64,0]} 19. Ra2 {[%eval -71,0]} O-O {[%eval -58,0]} 20. Bb2 $6 {[%eval -177,0] Inaccuracy. c3 was best.} (20. c3 f6 21. Rfd2 Rfd8 22. Kf2 Nb3 23. Rd1 Nb6 24. Ke2 Kf7 25. Rb2 Nxc1+ 26. Rxc1 Nc4) 20... Nxc2 {[%eval -181,0]} 21. Bxe5 {[%eval -158,0]} Nce3 {[%eval -145,0]} 22. Nd2 {[%eval -159,0]} Rfe8 {[%eval -6,0]} 23. Bd4 {[%eval -192,0]} Rc1+ {[%eval -191,0]} 24. Nf1 {[%eval -5,0]} Nc4 {[%eval -38,0]} 25. Rfe2 {[%eval -49,0]} Rxe2 {[%eval -63,0]} 26. Rxe2 {[%eval -24,0]} f6 {[%eval -96,0]} 27. Kf2 {[%eval -69,0]} Nf4 {[%eval 97,0]} 28. Ra2 {[%eval -92,0]} (28. Rb2) 28... Nd3+ {[%eval -97,0]} 29. Ke2 {[%eval -98,0]} Nf4+ {[%eval -99,0]} 30. Kf2 {[%eval -89,0]} Nd3+ $2 {[%eval 0,0] Mistake. Rd1 was best.} (30... Rd1 31. Bc3 Nd5 32. Bd2 Kf7 33. Ke2 Rb1 34. Ng3 Ke6 35. Ne4 b6 36. Nc3 Nxc3+ 37. Bxc3) 31. Ke2 {[%eval 0,0]} Nf4+ {[%eval 0,0]} 1/2-1/2 [Event "FIDE Women's Grand Prix | Fourth Leg 2022/23"] [Site "Chess.com"] [Date "2023.05.24"] [Round "8"] [White "Wagner, Dinara"] [Black "Shuvalova, Polina"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "E04"] [WhiteElo "2417"] [BlackElo "2484"] [PlyCount "110"] [EventDate "2023.??.??"] [TimeControl "5400+30"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 dxc4 5. Bg2 a6 6. O-O Nc6 7. Nc3 Rb8 8. e4 Be7 9. d5 exd5 10. exd5 Nb4 11. Ne5 Bf5 12. Nxc4 O-O 13. a3 Nd3 {The black knight lands on this powerful central square, controlling critical squares in White's camp.} 14. Be3 {Wagner had this exact position in round one when she defeated the top seed, Goryachkina. Shuvalova is aware of this and has prepared a little surprise for her opponent.} b5 ({Wagner's game vs. Goryachkina continued with:} 14... Qd7 15. b4 Rfe8 16. h3 b5 17. Na5 $16) 15. Na5 c5 {Shuvalova sacrifices the exchange to secure her knight on the hyper active d3-square.} 16. Nc6 {The white knight follows the lead of its counterpart on d3, leaping into Black's camp to say hello to the queen, rook, and bishop.} Qd7 17. b3 {The usually well-prepared Wagner has been caught off guard. She's used a half an hour more than Shuvalova.} ({White can accept the exchange:} 17. Nxb8 Rxb8 18. Qd2 h5 19. h4 Re8 20. b4 c4) 17... Rbe8 18. Bg5 $2 {[%c_effect g5;square;g5;type;Mistake;persistent;true] Allowing a tactic to win a pawn.} Nxd5 19. Nxe7+ Nxe7 20. Qf3 Ng6 21. Qd5 Qxd5 22. Nxd5 h6 23. Be3 Rd8 24. Rfd1 c4 25. bxc4 bxc4 26. Bb6 Rd6 27. Bc7 Rd7 28. Ba5 Bg4 29. Nb6 Rd4 30. Rd2 Be6 31. Rad1 Rb8 32. Na4 {White keeps a careful watch on Black's passed c-pawn. Black doesn't have a dark-squared bishop to counter White's.} Rd7 33. Nb6 Rd4 34. Na4 Rb3 35. Nc5 $1 {[%c_effect c5;square;c5;type;GreatFind;persistent;true] Going after Black's strong knight on d3.} Rb5 36. Bc3 Rd6 37. Nxd3 Rxd3 38. Rxd3 cxd3 39. Be4 Rb3 40. Rxd3 Rxa3 {Though Black remains a pawn ahead, the exchanges have increased White's drawing chances.} 41. Bxg6 fxg6 42. h4 h5 43. f3 Kf7 44. Kf2 Bc4 45. Rd7+ Ke6 46. Rd6+ Kxd6 47. Bb4+ Kc6 48. Bxa3 Kb5 49. Ke3 Ka4 50. Bf8 Kb3 51. Kd2 Bd5 52. f4 Be6 53. Bxg7 a5 54. Kc1 Bf5 55. Bf6 a4 1/2-1/2 [Event "?"] [Site "?"] [Date "????.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Goryachkina"] [Black "Tan"] [Result "*"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/5p2/p7/2p1p1k1/P1P1P3/2b3KP/6N1/8 b - - 0 56"] [PlyCount "7"] 56... Bd2 $1 {[%c_effect d2;square;d2;type;GreatFind;persistent;true] Trapping the knight, leaving white no remaining winning chances. The players soon drew. If White tries to break her knight out of its cage with} 57. Kf3 Kh5 58. Ne3 $4 {[%c_effect e3;square;e3;type;Blunder;persistent;true] , it's Black who's winning in the arising king and pawn ending.} Bxe3 59. Kxe3 Kh4 $19 * [Event "Chess.com"] [Site "Chess.com"] [Date "2023.05.24"] [Round "8"] [White "Goryachkina, Aleksandra"] [Black "Tan, Zhongyi"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "E04"] [WhiteElo "2571"] [BlackElo "2517"] [PlyCount "123"] [EventDate "2023.??.??"] [TimeControl "5400+30"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 dxc4 5. Nf3 c5 6. O-O Nc6 7. dxc5 Qxd1 8. Rxd1 Bxc5 9. Nbd2 c3 $5 {[%c_effect c3;square;c3;type;Interesting;persistent;true] Foreseeing White's Bxc6 to break up her own queenside structure, Black gives back the pawn and wreck's her opponent's.} 10. bxc3 O-O 11. Nb3 Be7 12. Nfd4 Bd7 13. Bg5 Rfd8 14. Nxc6 Bxc6 15. Bxc6 bxc6 16. Rxd8+ Bxd8 ({If Black tries to gain the d-file with} 16... Rxd8 {White can add pressure to c6, drawing the rook away:} 17. Na5 Rc8 {, and then take over an open file herself with} 18. Rb1) 17. Rd1 Kf8 18. Rd6 Rc8 19. Nd4 {With a symmetrical pawn structure, White makes her pieces more active to try to prove an advantage.} c5 20. Nb5 Bb6 21. Bxf6 gxf6 {Now there is a structural imbalance for White to work with too.} 22. Rd7 a6 23. Nd6 {White continues to be able to guide the tone of the game with her more active pieces.} Rd8 24. Rxd8+ Bxd8 25. Ne4 Be7 ({Black can neutralize White's small edge by not allowing her isolated c-pawn to end up fixed on a dark square:} 25... c4 26. Nd2 Ba5 27. Nxc4 Bxc3 28. Kg2 Ke7) 26. c4 $5 $16 {[%c_effect c4;square;c4;type;Interesting;persistent;true] White fixes the c-pawn on a dark square where her knight can press on it, tying down the black bishop.} f5 27. Nd2 Ke8 {It's time for the king's to enter the battle.} 28. Kg2 Kd7 29. Kf3 Bf6 30. Nb3 Kd6 31. Kf4 {White has no risk with the better structure and minor piece. She can squeeze for many mvoes.} h6 32. e3 Bg5+ 33. Kf3 h5 {Utilizing her weak pawn to make it hard for White to attack it by playing g3-g4 to create a path. Putting the h-pawn on a light square helps the black bishop (by being on the opposite color) but also takes a risk as now the bishop wouldn't be able to guard it.} 34. Ke2 (34. h4 Bh6 35. Ke2 e5) 34... Bd8 35. Kd3 Bc7 36. Nc1 Kc6 37. Kc2 e5 {Guarding f4 so the knight can't use it to go after the h5-pawn.} 38. Ne2 Ba5 {Black reminds White that she has to be careful about her own pawns as well.} 39. f3 Kd6 40. Kd3 Ke6 41. e4 {Fixing Black's pawn on e5 yet allowing a pair of pawns to be traded off.} fxe4+ 42. fxe4 Kf6 43. Ke3 (43. Ng1 $5 {[%c_effect g1;square;g1;type;Interesting;persistent;true] holds back the Black king because if} Kg5 44. Nf3+ $16) 43... Kg5 44. Ng1 Bc3 45. Kf3 (45. Nf3+ $6 {[%c_effect f3;square;f3;type;Inaccuracy;persistent;true]} Kg4 46. Kf2 f5) 45... Bd4 46. Ne2 h4 $5 {[%c_effect h4;square;h4;type;Interesting;persistent;true] Trading away another pair of pawns and not fearing the creation of a passed white pawn on the h-file. The black king will be able to hold it in place.} 47. h3 Bb2 48. Kf2 Ba1 49. Kg2 Bd4 50. a4 Kh5 51. Nc1 Kg5 52. Kf3 Bc3 53. Nd3 Bd4 54. Ne1 Bc3 55. Ng2 $2 {[%c_effect g2;square;g2;type;Mistake;persistent;true]} ({White can keep trying to press with:} 55. Nd3 Bd4 56. Kg2 Kh5 57. Nf2 Kg5 (57... hxg3 58. Kxg3 Bxf2+ 59. Kxf2 Kh4 60. Kg2 $18) 58. Nd3 Kh5 59. Nc1 Bc3 60. Kh2 Bd4 61. Nb3 Bf2 62. g4+ Kg6 63. Kg2 Bd4 64. Kf3 f6 65. Na5 $16) 55... hxg3 56. Kxg3 Bd2 $1 {[%c_effect d2;square;d2;type;GreatFind;persistent;true] Trapping the white knight and eliminating any remaining winning chances.} 57. h4+ (57. Kf3 Kh5 58. Ne3 Bxe3 59. Kxe3 Kh4 $19) 57... Kh5 58. Kh3 a5 59. Kg3 Bb4 60. Kf3 Bc3 61. Kg3 Bb4 62. Kf3 1/2-1/2 [Event "?"] [Site "?"] [Date "????.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Assaubayeva"] [Black "Khotenashvili"] [Result "*"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "1r3r2/1b2ppkp/pn4p1/4PP2/BPpP4/4Q3/1q2N1PP/2R2RK1 w - - 0 24"] [PlyCount "5"] 24. Rb1 Qa2 25. Ra1 Qb2 26. Rfb1 {The wayward queen has run out of safe squares.} * [Event "Chess.com"] [Site "Chess.com"] [Date "2023.05.24"] [Round "8"] [White "Assaubayeva, Bibisara"] [Black "Khotenashvili, Bella"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D87"] [WhiteElo "2464"] [BlackElo "2478"] [Annotator "rafael"] [PlyCount "83"] [EventDate "2023.??.??"] [TimeControl "5400+30"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Bc4 c5 8. Ne2 O-O 9. O-O Qc7 {A rare and dubious move.} (9... Nc6 10. Be3 b6 {Nowadays this is the main line.} (10... Bg4 {When I was a kid, almost everyone played this move.})) 10. Bf4 $1 {[%c_effect f4;square;f4;type;GreatFind;persistent;true] This is the problem. Since 10...e5 is not good for Black, the move 10...Qc7 doesn't make much sense.} Qa5 (10... e5 $6 {[%c_effect e5;square;e5;type;Inaccuracy;persistent;true]} 11. dxe5 Bxe5 12. Bxe5 Qxe5 13. Bd5 Nd7 14. f4 {led to a clear advantage for White in Pantzar-Fedoseev, Titled Tuesday 2020. After the exchange of dark-squared bishops, Black's king is very unsafe.}) 11. Rb1 {Threatening 12.Rb5, winning a pawn.} Nd7 12. Qd2 $6 {[%c_effect d2;square;d2;type;Inaccuracy;persistent;true] A new move. I don't like it because now Black can exchange queens, which brings some relief to her position.} (12. Rb5 {was played in a correspondence game in which White eventually won.} Qd8 13. Qd2 b6 14. Rbb1 Bb7 15. e5 e6 16. f3 Qc7 17. Bd3 a6 18. h4 $1 {[%c_effect h4;square;h4;type;GreatFind;persistent;true] with the idea of playing h4-h5 with strong pressure in Molzahn-Hempel ICCF email 2018.}) 12... a6 $6 {[%c_effect a6;square;a6;type;Inaccuracy;persistent;true]} (12... cxd4 $1 {[%c_effect d4;square;d4;type;GreatFind;persistent;true] Black should have seized the chance to exchange queens.} 13. cxd4 Qxd2 14. Bxd2 Nb6 {Black has good chances of equalizing.}) 13. Qe3 $1 {[%c_effect e3;square;e3;type;GreatFind;persistent;true] It's difficult for Black to complete the development, and her pieces are not well coordinated.} Nb6 (13... e5 {leads to a winning attack for White after} 14. Bxe5 Nxe5 15. dxe5 Bxe5 16. f4 Bg7 17. f5 $1 {[%c_effect f5;square;f5;type;GreatFind;persistent;true]}) (13... cxd4 14. cxd4 e5 15. dxe5 Nxe5 16. Bd5 {is also much better for White.}) (13... Re8 {Maybe this is the best move, but it's clear that the position is bad.}) 14. Bb3 (14. Bc7 $2 {[%c_effect c7;square;c7;type;Mistake;persistent;true] is bad:} Nxc4 $1 {[%c_effect c4;square;c4;type;GreatFind;persistent;true]}) (14. Bxf7+ {This move wins a pawn, but of course, White doesn't want to exchange queens.} Rxf7 15. Bc7 Nc4 16. Bxa5 Nxe3 17. fxe3 b5) 14... c4 {The justification of the previous move, but surrendering the center is not positionally desirable.} 15. Bc2 Nd7 (15... Qxa2 16. Qd2 Nd7 17. Ra1 Qb2 18. Rfb1 {loses the queen.}) 16. Bh6 $1 {[%c_effect h6;square;h6;type;GreatFind;persistent;true] White has many tempting continuations, but I like the move played in the game because it has a clear idea and makes it easier to play. Assaubayeva wants to exchange bishops and play f4-f5 with a mating attack.} (16. e5 Nb6 (16... Qxa2 17. Be4) 17. Be4 Nd5 18. Bxd5 Qxd5 19. Bh6 {with the idea of playing Nf4 and advancing the d-pawn, with a clear advantage.}) (16. a4 e5 17. Bg3 {Followed by f2-f4, with strong pressure.}) 16... Qxa2 17. Bxg7 Kxg7 18. Rbc1 $1 {[%c_effect c1;square;c1;type;GreatFind;persistent;true] Simple and effective. Black is underdeveloped, and the queen is out of play.} b5 19. f4 $1 {[%c_effect f4;square;f4;type;GreatFind;persistent;true] The attack on the dark squares is decisive.} Rb8 20. f5 b4 {A desperate attempt to get some counterplay.} 21. cxb4 Qb2 22. e5 Bb7 {There are many winning moves for White now.} 23. Ba4 {A nice move, attacking the knight and trapping the queen.} (23. Nf4 {brings the knight to the attack.}) (23. Rf4 {brings the rook to the attack, as Rh4 is coming.}) (23. Rf2 {Prepares to double rooks on the f-file.}) (23. h4 {Prepares h5, breaking the king's protection.}) 23... Nb6 24. Rb1 $1 {[%c_effect b1;square;b1;type;GreatFind;persistent;true]} Qa2 25. Ra1 Qb2 26. Rfb1 {Black has no compensation for the queen, and the attack continues.} c3 27. Rxb2 cxb2 28. Rb1 Nxa4 29. Nc3 Nxc3 30. f6+ $1 {[%c_effect f6;square;f6;type;GreatFind;persistent;true]} exf6 31. exf6+ Kh8 (31... Kxf6 32. Qe5#) 32. Qxc3 Rbc8 33. Qxb2 {The rest is simple.} Rc6 34. Rc1 Rd6 (34... Rxf6 35. d5 Kg7 36. Rf1 {wins the rook.}) 35. Qf2 g5 36. Rc7 Be4 37. Qg3 Rdd8 38. Re7 Bg6 39. Qxg5 Rg8 40. Qh6 Rd6 (40... Rxd4 41. Re8 $1 {[%c_effect e8;square;e8;type;GreatFind;persistent;true]} Rxe8 42. Qg7#) 41. Qf4 Rb6 42. d5 1-0 [Event "Chess.com"] [Site "Chess.com"] [Date "2023.05.24"] [Round "8"] [White "Kosteniuk, Alexandra"] [Black "Kiolbasa, Oliwia"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "B32"] [WhiteElo "2535"] [BlackElo "2422"] [PlyCount "62"] [EventDate "2023.??.??"] [TimeControl "5400+30"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e5 5. Nb5 a6 6. Nd6+ Bxd6 7. Qxd6 Qe7 8. Qd3 Nf6 9. a3 {White prevents ...Nb4, but this is rather slow, allowing Black to gain a grip of the center.} d5 $1 {[%c_effect d5;square;d5;type;GreatFind;persistent;true] Kiolbasa sees her chance to gain the advantage.} 10. exd5 Nd4 11. Qd1 ({White can't keep the extra pawn:} 11. Nc3 Bf5 $19) 11... Bg4 12. f3 Bf5 13. Bd3 Bxd3 14. Qxd3 Nxd5 {Black's knights have great control of the center while all of White's pieces other than her queen are undeveloped.} 15. O-O Qc5 16. Rf2 Rc8 17. b4 $6 {[%c_effect b4;square;b4;type;Inaccuracy;persistent;true]} Qb5 $1 {[%c_effect b5;square;b5;type;GreatFind;persistent;true] Oliwia sees an opportunity to increase her grip on the queenside and simplify.} 18. Qxb5+ axb5 19. Ra2 O-O 20. Bb2 Nxc2 21. Bxe5 Nce3 22. Nd2 Rfe8 (22... f6 $5 {[%c_effect f6;square;f6;type;Interesting;persistent;true]} 23. Bd4 Rc1+ 24. Nf1 Nc4 25. Ra1 Rxa1 26. Bxa1 Re8 $17) 23. Bd4 Rc1+ 24. Nf1 Nc4 {Black's pieces are incredibly active compared to their mostly defensive White counterparts.} 25. Rfe2 Rxe2 (25... Ra8) 26. Rxe2 f6 {Limiting White's bishop while preparing to improve her king.} 27. Kf2 Nf4 ({Better can play for the win:} 27... Rd1 28. Bc5 Rd3 29. Ne3 Ndxe3 30. Bxe3 Rxa3 31. Bd2 Kf7 $17) 28. Ra2 Nd3+ 29. Ke2 Nf4+ {Kiolbasa still has the better game, but it's understandable that she might take the opportunity to end her losing streak instead of taking the risk to play for more.} 30. Kf2 Nd3+ 31. Ke2 Nf4+ 1/2-1/2 [Event "Chess.com"] [Site "Chess.com"] [Date "2023.05.24"] [Round "8"] [White "Dronavalli, Harika"] [Black "Mammadzada, Gunay"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "D02"] [WhiteElo "2501"] [BlackElo "2449"] [PlyCount "151"] [EventDate "2023.??.??"] [TimeControl "5400+30"] 1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 c6 3. Bg2 Bg4 4. d4 Nf6 5. O-O e6 6. h3 Bf5 7. c4 Be7 8. Nc3 O-O 9. Ne5 Nbd7 10. g4 Bg6 11. Nxg6 hxg6 12. Qb3 Qc7 13. e3 Rad8 14. c5 e5 $5 {[%c_effect e5;square;e5;type;Interesting;persistent;true]} 15. Qd1 Rfe8 16. b4 Nf8 17. Rb1 exd4 18. exd4 Ne6 19. Rb3 Nf4 20. Bxf4 Qxf4 21. Ne2 Qc7 22. Ng3 Nh7 23. Re3 Bh4 24. Rfe1 Rxe3 25. Rxe3 Ng5 26. Ne2 Ne6 27. a4 b6 28. Bf3 Qb7 29. Rb3 Bf6 30. Bg2 Qa6 31. cxb6 axb6 32. Rb1 b5 {Blockading White's pawns on the dark squares (where they can be targets for Black's bishop) and opening a path for the queen to aim at the isolated d4-pawn.} (32... Qc4 $5 {[%c_effect c4;square;c4;type;Interesting;persistent;true]} 33. Bf1 $17) 33. a5 Qa7 {Winning a pawn.} 34. Rc1 Rd6 35. Qe1 Kh7 {Mammadzada pragmatically takes her time. She can also capture the right away.} (35... Nxd4 36. Nxd4 Bxd4 37. Qe8+ Kh7 {is nothing to worry about.}) 36. Kh1 g5 (36... Nxd4 37. Nf4 Rd7 38. Nd3 Re7 $17) 37. Rc2 Nxd4 38. Nxd4 Bxd4 (38... Qxd4 {is better:} 39. Re2 Qf4 40. Qd2 Qxd2 41. Rxd2 Bc3 42. Ra2 Bd4 $17 43. a6 Ba7) 39. Qc1 (39. Bf3 Re6 40. Qd2 g6 41. Kg2 (41. Qxg5 Bxf2) 41... f6 42. Bd1 Be5 43. Qd3 Qd4 44. Qxd4 Bxd4 45. Re2) 39... Qe7 40. Bf3 Re6 41. Kg2 Qf6 42. a6 g6 43. Qd1 Ba7 44. Re2 Kg7 45. Qc2 Qd4 {Going after the weak b4-pawn.} ({Trading the rooks gives great winning chances:} 45... Rxe2 $1 {[%c_effect e2;square;e2;type;GreatFind;persistent;true]} 46. Qxe2 Qd4 47. Qe1 Qb2 48. Be2 Bd4 49. Bd3 Qa3 50. Qe2 Qxb4 $19) 46. Qd2 Qxd2 47. Rxd2 Kf6 48. Bd1 Ke7 49. Re2 Rxe2 50. Bxe2 Kd6 51. f4 gxf4 $2 {[%c_effect f4;square;f4;type;Mistake;persistent;true]} (51... Be3 {defends g5} 52. fxg5 Kc7 53. h4 Kb6 54. Kf3 Bd2 55. Bd1 Kxa6 $19) 52. h4 Kc7 53. g5 Bd4 (53... Kb6 54. Bg4 Kxa6 55. Bd7 Kb7 56. Be8 f6 57. gxf6 Bd4 58. f7 Bg7 $19 {holds back the passer.}) 54. Bg4 f5 55. gxf6 Bxf6 56. Kf3 Bxh4 57. Bd7 {A picturesque move.} g5 (57... Kb6 58. a7 Kxa7 59. Bxc6) (57... Kxd7 $4 {[%c_effect d7;square;d7;type;Blunder;persistent;true]} 58. a7 $18) 58. a7 Kb7 59. Bxc6+ Kxa7 60. Bxb5 {Because it's an opposite-color bishop ending, White is able to hold off Black's passers on the light squares.} Kb6 61. Bf1 Kc6 62. Kg4 Kd6 63. Kf5 f3 64. Kg4 f2 65. Kf5 Kc6 66. Be2 Kd6 67. Bf1 Kc7 68. Ke5 Kc6 69. Kf5 g4 70. Kxg4 Bd8 71. Kf3 Bb6 72. Bd3 Kd6 73. Be2 Ke5 74. Bf1 Kf5 75. Bd3+ Kg5 76. Kg3 1/2-1/2 [Event "Chess.com"] [Site "Chess.com"] [Date "2023.05.24"] [Round "8"] [White "Dzagnidze, Nana"] [Black "Lagno, Kateryna"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "D35"] [WhiteElo "2513"] [BlackElo "2558"] [PlyCount "136"] [EventDate "2023.??.??"] [TimeControl "5400+30"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bg5 Bb4 6. Qb3 c5 7. e3 Nc6 8. Bb5 O-O 9. Nge2 h6 (9... cxd4 10. exd4 Bd6 {keeps Black's pieces on safer squares.}) 10. Bxf6 Qxf6 11. dxc5 d4 $5 {[%c_effect d4;square;d4;type;Interesting;persistent;true]} 12. Bxc6 dxc3 13. Qxb4 cxb2 $5 {[%c_effect b2;square;b2;type;Interesting;persistent;true] A key in-between move.} 14. Rb1 Qxc6 15. O-O b6 16. cxb6 Ba6 (16... Bb7 $5 {[%c_effect b7;square;b7;type;Interesting;persistent;true]} 17. f3 Ba6 {loosens White's kingside before going to the a6-f1 diagonal.}) 17. Nd4 Qxb6 18. Qxb6 axb6 19. Rfd1 Bc4 20. Rxb2 b5 {White has an extra pawn, but Black has pressure against a2 and the c4-oustpost for her bishop.} 21. f3 Ra3 22. Kf2 Rfa8 {Lagno gets her pieces as active and focused on the target as possible, so that White is preoccupied with her threats.} 23. Rdd2 R8a5 24. Nc6 R5a4 25. Nb4 Rc3 {The black rook searches for a way to get even more active.} 26. e4 Rc1 27. Nd5 Ra3 28. Ne3 Ra1 {Returning to pressure on a2 but from a more active post.} 29. Nxc4 bxc4 30. Rbc2 c3 31. Re2 h5 32. Kg3 g6 {This pawn chain from f7-h5 is often useful in the arising rook ending because it encourages pawn exchanges if White wants to gain space by pushing her own pawns.} 33. Re3 {To get rid of Black's passer, White will have to give up her own.} Kg7 34. h4 R1xa2 35. Rexc3 Rxc3 36. Rxa2 Rc1 {Black has a solid defensive set up and should be able to hold the draw with best play.} 37. Kf4 Rh1 38. g3 Rg1 39. Ra5 Rg2 40. Rg5 Ra2 41. g4 hxg4 {Each pawn trade without progress gets Black closer to a draw.} 42. Rxg4 Kf6 43. Rg1 Rh2 44. Kg3 Ra2 45. Rb1 Re2 46. Rb5 Re1 47. h5 gxh5 48. Rxh5 Kg6 49. Rd5 f6 50. Kg4 Rg1+ 51. Kf4 Ra1 52. Rd6 Ra4 53. Ke3 Kf7 54. f4 Ra3+ 55. Rd3 Ra4 56. Rb3 Rc4 57. Rb7+ Ke8 58. Kf3 Kf8 59. f5 Rc1 60. Kg4 Rg1+ 61. Kh5 Rg5+ 62. Kh6 Rg1 63. Ra7 Rg4 64. Kh5 Rg5+ 65. Kh4 Rg1 66. Kh3 Re1 67. Kg4 Rg1+ 68. Kf4 Re1 1/2-1/2 [Event "Nicosia"] [Site "Nicosia"] [Date "2023.05.25"] [Round "9.1"] [White "Kiolbasa, Oliwia"] [Black "Assaubayeva, Bibisara"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "B90"] [WhiteElo "2422"] [BlackElo "2464"] [Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/Arihol"] [PlyCount "62"] [EventDate "2023.??.??"] 1. e4 {[%eval 36,0]} c5 {[%eval 32,0]} 2. Nf3 {[%eval 0,0]} d6 {[%eval 0,0]} 3. d4 {[%eval 25,0]} cxd4 {[%eval 13,0]} 4. Nxd4 {[%eval 27,0]} Nf6 {[%eval 3,0]} 5. Nc3 {[%eval 21,0]} a6 {[%eval 39,0]} 6. h3 {[%eval 1,0]} e5 {[%eval 5,0]} 7. Nb3 {[%eval 47,0]} Be7 {[%eval 0,0]} 8. g4 {[%eval 46,0]} h6 {[%eval 4,0]} 9. Be3 {[%eval 4,0]} Be6 {[%eval 55,0]} 10. Qf3 {[%eval 47,0]} Nbd7 {[%eval 74,0]} 11. O-O-O {[%eval 51,0]} Rc8 {[%eval 38,0]} 12. Nd5 {[%eval 37,0]} Nf8 {[%eval 34,0]} 13. Kb1 {[%eval 57,0]} Ng6 {[%eval 37,0]} 14. Rg1 {[%eval 42,0]} Nh7 {[%eval 39,0]} 15. c3 {[%eval 13,0]} O-O {[%eval 26,0]} 16. Bd3 {[%eval 24,0]} Bg5 {[%eval 21,0]} 17. Nc1 {[%eval 19,0]} Re8 {[%eval 31,0]} 18. Bc2 {[%eval 36,0]} Nh4 {[%eval 37,0]} 19. Qg3 {[%eval 36,0]} Bxd5 {[%eval 46,0]} 20. Rxd5 {[%eval 52,0]} Nf6 {[%eval 42,0]} 21. Rd2 {[%eval 24,0]} b5 {[%eval 5,0]} 22. Rgd1 {[%eval 29,0]} Rc6 {[%eval 39,0]} 23. Ne2 {[%eval 5,0]} Qe7 {[%eval 7,0]} 24. Bxg5 {[%eval 1,0]} hxg5 {[%eval 12,0]} 25. Qe3 {[%eval 24,0]} (25. Qf3) 25... Nd7 {[%eval 1,0]} 26. Ng3 {[%eval 1,0]} g6 {[%eval 17,0]} 27. Nf1 $6 {[%eval 39,0] Inaccuracy. f3 was best.} (27. f3 Kg7 28. Bb3 Rb8 29. Nf1 Nc5 30. Bd5 Rc7 31. Rf2 b4 32. cxb4 Rxb4 33. Qe2 Rc8) 27... Nb6 $2 {[%eval 72,0] Mistake. Ng2 was best.} (27... Ng2 28. Qa7 Rec8 29. Ne3 Nf4 30. Nd5 Nxd5 31. Rxd5 Kg7 32. Bb3 R8c7 33. Qe3 Nc5 34. R5d2) 28. Qg3 {[%eval 45,0]} Nc4 {[%eval 95,0]} 29. Rd5 {[%eval 49,0]} Rec8 {[%eval 62,0]} 30. Ne3 {[%eval 57,0]} Nxe3 {[%eval 53,0]} 31. fxe3 {[%eval 45,0]} b4 {[%eval 62,0]} 1/2-1/2 [Event "Women's Grand Prix - Nicosia"] [Site "Nicosia"] [Date "2023.05.25"] [Round "9.3"] [White "Shuvalova, Polina"] [Black "Dzagnidze, Nana"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "B12"] [WhiteElo "2484"] [BlackElo "2513"] [Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/Arihol"] [PlyCount "64"] [EventDate "2023.??.??"] 1. e4 {[%eval 36,0]} c6 {[%eval 37,0]} 2. d4 {[%eval 41,0]} d5 {[%eval 28,0]} 3. e5 {[%eval 28,0]} Bf5 {[%eval 5,0]} 4. Nf3 {[%eval 21,0]} e6 {[%eval 47,0]} 5. Be2 {[%eval 12,0]} Nd7 {[%eval 3,0]} 6. O-O {[%eval 29,0]} h6 {[%eval 53,0]} 7. a4 {[%eval 53,0]} a5 {[%eval 7,0]} 8. b3 {[%eval 65,0]} Bh7 {[%eval 74,0]} 9. c4 {[%eval 4,0]} Bb4 {[%eval 44,0]} 10. Ne1 $6 {[%eval 39,0] Inaccuracy. cxd5 was best.} (10. cxd5) 10... Ne7 {[%eval 48,0]} 11. Nd3 {[%eval 7,0]} O-O {[%eval 66,0]} 12. Nxb4 {[%eval 72,0]} axb4 {[%eval 66,0]} 13. Nd2 {[%eval 74,0]} c5 {[%eval 85,0]} 14. Nf3 {[%eval 88,0]} Qa5 {[%eval 74,0]} (14... Qb6) 15. Bb2 {[%eval 86,0]} Rfd8 {[%eval 77,0]} 16. Rc1 {[%eval 81,0]} Rac8 {[%eval 72,0]} 17. Qd2 {[%eval 9,0]} cxd4 {[%eval 73,0]} 18. Bxd4 {[%eval -88,0]} dxc4 {[%eval 62,0]} 19. Rxc4 {[%eval -100,0]} Rxc4 {[%eval -89,0]} 20. Bxc4 {[%eval 95,0]} Nxe5 $6 {[%eval 19,0] Inaccuracy. Be4 was best.} (20... Be4 21. Qe2 Bxf3 22. Qxf3 Nc6 23. Ba1 Ndxe5 24. Qg3 Nd4 25. Bxd4 Rxd4 26. Bb5 Nc6 27. Qf3) 21. Nxe5 {[%eval 23,0]} Nf5 {[%eval 2,0]} 22. Nd7 $6 {[%eval 92,0] Inaccuracy. Nf3 was best.} (22. Nf3) 22... Rxd7 {[%eval -95,0]} 23. Bb6 {[%eval 77,0]} Qxa4 {[%eval 89,0]} 24. Qf4 {[%eval 72,0]} Qa8 {[%eval 98,0]} 25. Bb5 {[%eval -84,0]} Rd6 {[%eval -94,0]} 26. Bc5 {[%eval -86,0]} Rd5 {[%eval -95,0]} 27. Qxb4 {[%eval -81,0]} Bg6 $6 {[%eval 53,0] Inaccuracy. Qc8 was best.} (27... Qc8 28. Bb6 Nd6 29. Bc4 Nxc4 30. bxc4 Rd3 31. f3 e5 32. Bf2 Bf5 33. Re1 f6 34. h4) 28. Bc4 {[%eval 56,0]} Rd7 {[%eval 63,0]} 29. Bb5 {[%eval 63,0]} Rd5 {[%eval 47,0]} 30. Bc4 {[%eval 44,0]} Rd7 {[%eval 5,0]} 31. Bb5 {[%eval 45,0]} Rd5 {[%eval 0,0]} 32. Bc4 {[%eval 33,0]} Rd7 {[%eval 0,0]} 1/2-1/2 [Event "Women's Grand Prix - Nicosia"] [Site "Nicosia"] [Date "2023.05.25"] [Round "9.4"] [White "Mammadzada, Gunay"] [Black "Wagner, Dinara"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B30"] [WhiteElo "2449"] [BlackElo "2417"] [Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/Arihol"] [PlyCount "113"] [EventDate "2023.??.??"] 1. e4 {[%eval 36,0]} c5 {[%eval 32,0]} 2. Nf3 {[%eval 0,0]} Nc6 {[%eval 0,0]} 3. Bb5 {[%eval 37,0]} e6 {[%eval 47,0]} 4. O-O {[%eval 5,0]} Nge7 {[%eval 36,0]} 5. d4 {[%eval 0,0]} cxd4 {[%eval 28,0]} 6. Nxd4 {[%eval 5,0]} Ng6 $6 {[%eval 57,0] Inaccuracy. a6 was best.} (6... a6 7. Be2 d5 8. exd5 Qxd5 9. Be3 Nxd4 10. Bxd4 Qd6 11. Bf3) 7. Be3 {[%eval 4,0]} Be7 {[%eval 46,0]} 8. c3 {[%eval 4,0]} O-O {[%eval 37,0]} 9. Nd2 {[%eval 36,0]} Nxd4 {[%eval 26,0]} 10. cxd4 {[%eval 34,0]} d5 {[%eval 32,0]} 11. e5 {[%eval 25,0]} Bd7 {[%eval 26,0]} 12. Bd3 {[%eval 32,0]} Nh4 {[%eval 27,0]} 13. Qb3 {[%eval 29,0]} Qb6 {[%eval 27,0]} 14. Qxb6 {[%eval 32,0]} (14. Qb5) 14... axb6 {[%eval 29,0]} 15. Rfc1 {[%eval 29,0]} Rfc8 {[%eval 37,0]} 16. f4 {[%eval 4,0]} Nf5 {[%eval 45,0]} 17. Rxc8+ {[%eval 38,0]} Rxc8 {[%eval 37,0]} 18. Bf2 {[%eval 35,0]} h5 {[%eval 39,0]} 19. Nf3 {[%eval 36,0]} Bf8 {[%eval 41,0]} 20. h3 {[%eval 59,0]} Ne7 {[%eval 42,0]} 21. Be3 {[%eval 43,0]} Nf5 {[%eval 52,0]} 22. Kf2 {[%eval 64,0]} h4 {[%eval 64,0]} 23. Bxf5 {[%eval 28,0]} exf5 {[%eval 38,0]} 24. Rc1 {[%eval 37,0]} Rxc1 {[%eval 28,0]} 25. Bxc1 {[%eval 43,0]} Be7 {[%eval 48,0]} 26. Bd2 {[%eval 39,0]} Bb5 $6 {[%eval 97,0] Inaccuracy. Kh7 was best.} (26... Kh7 27. a3 Ba4 28. Be1 Kh6 29. Ke3 Kh5 30. Bb4 Bd8 31. Bf8 Kh6 32. Ne1 Kh7 33. Kd2) 27. Be1 {[%eval 121,0]} Bd3 {[%eval 88,0]} 28. Kg1 {[%eval 105,0]} Be4 {[%eval 88,0]} 29. Bxh4 {[%eval 81,0]} Bxf3 $6 {[%eval 154,0] Inaccuracy. f6 was best.} (29... f6) 30. Bxe7 {[%eval 139,0]} Be4 {[%eval 154,0]} 31. Bd8 $6 {[%eval 96,0] Inaccuracy. Kf2 was best.} (31. Kf2 Kh7 32. g3 Kg6 33. Bd8 b5 34. Ke3 Bg2 35. Kd2 Bxh3 36. Kc3 Bf1 37. Kb4 Bc4) 31... b5 {[%eval 144,0]} 32. Be7 {[%eval 114,0]} Kh7 $6 {[%eval 178,0] Inaccuracy. Bb1 was best.} (32... Bb1 33. a3 Kh7 34. Kf2 Kg6 35. g3 Be4 36. Bf8 Bh1 37. h4 Kh6 38. Ke2 Bg2 39. Ke3) 33. Kf2 {[%eval 128,0]} Kg6 {[%eval 131,0]} 34. Bf8 {[%eval 132,0]} Bb1 {[%eval 102,0]} 35. a3 {[%eval 142,0]} Be4 {[%eval 126,0]} 36. g3 {[%eval 149,0]} Bd3 {[%eval 237,0]} 37. Kg2 $6 {[%eval 137,0] Inaccuracy. Ke1 was best.} (37. Ke1) 37... Bc4 $6 {[%eval 204,0] Inaccuracy. Kh7 was best.} (37... Kh7 38. Kf2) 38. Kg1 $6 {[%eval 104,0] Inaccuracy. Kf2 was best.} (38. Kf2) 38... Bd3 {[%eval 164,0]} 39. Kg2 {[%eval 146,0]} Bc4 $6 {[%eval 211,0] Inaccuracy. Kh7 was best.} (39... Kh7 40. Kf2) 40. Kf2 {[%eval 219,0]} Bd3 {[%eval 258,0]} 41. Ke1 {[%eval 277,0]} Kh7 {[%eval 251,0]} 42. Kd2 {[%eval 296,0]} Bf1 {[%eval 318,0]} 43. Kc3 {[%eval 373,0]} Kg8 {[%eval 359,0]} 44. Bd6 {[%eval 209,0]} b6 $6 {[%eval 452,0] Inaccuracy. Bxh3 was best.} (44... Bxh3 45. Kb4 Bf1 46. Ka5 Bc4 47. Kb6 Kh7 48. Kxb7 Kg6 49. Kc6 Kh5 50. Kd7 g5 51. Ke7) 45. Kb4 {[%eval 452,0]} g6 {[%eval 473,0]} 46. b3 {[%eval 455,0]} Bd3 {[%eval 496,0]} 47. Be7 {[%eval 448,0]} Be2 {[%eval 479,0]} 48. h4 {[%eval 451,0]} Bd3 {[%eval 481,0]} 49. Bd8 {[%eval 479,0]} Kf8 {[%eval 501,0]} 50. Bxb6 {[%eval 526,0]} Bc2 {[%eval 548,0]} 51. Kxb5 {[%eval 611,0]} Bxb3 {[%eval 579,0]} 52. a4 {[%eval 585,0]} Ke8 {[%eval 656,0]} 53. a5 {[%eval 588,0]} Kd7 {[%eval 641,0]} 54. a6 {[%eval 661,0]} Bc4+ {[%eval 635,0]} 55. Ka5 {[%eval 648,0]} Kc8 {[%eval 648,0]} 56. a7 {[%eval 663,0]} Kb7 {[%eval 663,0]} 57. Kb4 {[%eval 635,0]} 1-0 [Event "Women's Grand Prix - Nicosia"] [Site "Nicosia"] [Date "2023.05.25"] [Round "9.6"] [White "Khotenashvili, Bella"] [Black "Goryachkina, Aleksandra"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D78"] [WhiteElo "2478"] [BlackElo "2571"] [Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/Arihol"] [PlyCount "171"] [EventDate "2023.??.??"] 1. Nf3 {[%eval 36,0]} d5 {[%eval 34,0]} 2. g3 {[%eval 12,0]} g6 {[%eval 32,0]} 3. Bg2 {[%eval 16,0]} Bg7 {[%eval 21,0]} 4. d4 {[%eval 17,0]} Nf6 {[%eval 14,0]} 5. c4 {[%eval 14,0]} c6 {[%eval 14,0]} 6. O-O {[%eval 14,0]} O-O {[%eval 11,0]} 7. a4 {[%eval 0,0]} a5 {[%eval 25,0]} 8. cxd5 {[%eval 34,0]} cxd5 {[%eval 21,0]} 9. Nc3 {[%eval 23,0]} Nc6 {[%eval 16,0]} 10. Qb3 {[%eval 22,0]} Bg4 {[%eval 44,0]} 11. Qxb7 {[%eval 49,0]} Nb4 {[%eval 77,0]} 12. Bf4 {[%eval 6,0]} Nh5 {[%eval 68,0]} 13. Bc7 {[%eval 29,0]} Qd7 {[%eval 44,0]} 14. Nb5 {[%eval 54,0]} Ra6 $6 {[%eval 102,0] Inaccuracy. Bxf3 was best.} (14... Bxf3) 15. Rfc1 {[%eval 81,0]} Rfa8 {[%eval 122,0]} 16. Rc5 {[%eval 68,0]} Qe8 {[%eval 122,0]} 17. Bxa5 {[%eval 104,0]} Rxa5 {[%eval 106,0]} 18. Nc7 {[%eval 112,0]} Qd7 {[%eval 85,0]} 19. Qxb4 {[%eval 131,0]} Rxa4 {[%eval 89,0]} 20. Rxa4 {[%eval 95,0]} Rxa4 {[%eval 91,0]} 21. Qb8+ {[%eval 135,0]} (21. Qb6) 21... Bf8 {[%eval 139,0]} 22. Rc1 {[%eval 87,0]} Bxf3 $6 {[%eval 165,0] Inaccuracy. Rc4 was best.} (22... Rc4 23. Rxc4 dxc4 24. Nb5 Nf6 25. Kf1 Qf5 26. Na3 Qd7 27. Qb5 Bxf3 28. Bxf3 Qxd4 29. Nxc4) 23. Bxf3 {[%eval 178,0]} Qd6 {[%eval 106,0]} 24. Bxh5 {[%eval 154,0]} gxh5 {[%eval 164,0]} 25. e3 {[%eval 149,0]} Rb4 {[%eval 178,0]} 26. Qa8 {[%eval 178,0]} Rc4 {[%eval 148,0]} 27. Rxc4 {[%eval 107,0]} dxc4 {[%eval 155,0]} 28. Nb5 {[%eval 127,0]} Qb4 {[%eval 138,0]} 29. Qc6 {[%eval 103,0]} e6 $6 {[%eval 109,0] Inaccuracy. h4 was best.} (29... h4 30. gxh4 e6 31. Nc3 Qxb2 32. Qxc4 Qc2 33. h5 Qf5 34. Ne2 Qxh5 35. Ng3 Qg5 36. Qc6) 30. h4 {[%eval 197,0]} Qb3 {[%eval 206,0]} 31. Kg2 {[%eval 205,0]} Qc2 {[%eval 263,0]} 32. Nc3 $6 {[%eval 106,0] Inaccuracy. Nc7 was best.} (32. Nc7 Bh6 33. Qa8+ Bf8 34. Qb7 Qb1 35. Qc6 Be7 36. Ne8 Qg6 37. Qa8 Bxh4 38. Nd6+ Kg7) 32... Qxb2 {[%eval 186,0]} 33. Ne4 {[%eval 208,0]} Kg7 $6 {[%eval 308,0] Inaccuracy. Qb4 was best.} (33... Qb4 34. d5) 34. Qxc4 {[%eval 339,0]} Qb7 {[%eval 331,0]} 35. f3 $4 {[%eval 119,0] Blunder. d5 was best.} (35. d5 Qxd5 36. Qxd5 exd5 37. Nc3 Bb4 38. Nxd5 Bd2 39. Nf4 Kh6 40. Kf3 Ba5 41. Ke4 Be1) 35... Qb2+ {[%eval 124,0]} 36. Nf2 {[%eval 113,0]} Qd2 {[%eval 103,0]} 37. Qd3 {[%eval 129,0]} Qe1 {[%eval 149,0]} 38. e4 {[%eval 103,0]} Bd6 {[%eval 116,0]} 39. f4 {[%eval 103,0]} Bb4 {[%eval 86,0]} 40. Qb5 {[%eval 6,0]} Qd2 {[%eval 6,0]} 41. Qe5+ {[%eval 59,0]} Kg8 {[%eval 63,0]} 42. f5 {[%eval 62,0]} exf5 {[%eval 59,0]} 43. exf5 {[%eval 54,0]} h6 {[%eval 65,0]} 44. f6 {[%eval 64,0]} Bf8 {[%eval 55,0]} 45. Qe4 {[%eval 57,0]} Qb2 {[%eval 62,0]} 46. Qd3 {[%eval 65,0]} Bb4 {[%eval 52,0]} 47. Kf3 {[%eval 67,0]} Qc1 $6 {[%eval 161,0] Inaccuracy. Qa1 was best.} (47... Qa1 48. Qe4) 48. d5 {[%eval 136,0]} Qa1 {[%eval 124,0]} 49. Ne4 {[%eval 101,0]} Qh1+ $6 {[%eval 163,0] Inaccuracy. Ba5 was best.} (49... Ba5) 50. Kf4 {[%eval 163,0]} Qc1+ {[%eval 175,0]} 51. Ke5 {[%eval 149,0]} Qa1+ {[%eval 155,0]} 52. Kf5 {[%eval 137,0]} Qa5 {[%eval 144,0]} 53. Qc4 {[%eval 173,0]} Bf8 $2 {[%eval 354,0] Mistake. Kh7 was best.} (53... Kh7 54. Kf4 Qa3 55. Qc7 Kg8 56. d6 Ba5 57. Qc8+ Kh7 58. Qc4 Kg8 59. Qb5 Kh7 60. g4) 54. Kf4 {[%eval 375,0]} Qa3 {[%eval 389,0]} 55. Qc6 {[%eval 368,0]} Qa1 {[%eval 425,0]} 56. d6 {[%eval 409,0]} Qf1+ {[%eval 419,0]} 57. Ke5 {[%eval 426,0]} Qa1+ {[%eval 388,0]} 58. Qc3 {[%eval 426,0]} Qa4 {[%eval 414,0]} 59. Qd3 {[%eval 424,0]} Qd7 {[%eval 432,0]} 60. Qd5 {[%eval 429,0]} Qe8+ {[%eval 432,0]} 61. Kf4 {[%eval 423,0]} Qd7 {[%eval 403,0]} 62. Kf3 {[%eval 404,0]} Qg4+ {[%eval 385,0]} 63. Kf2 {[%eval 426,0]} Qd7 {[%eval 456,0]} 64. Ke3 {[%eval 424,0]} Qa7+ {[%eval 455,0]} 65. Qd4 {[%eval 415,0]} Qd7 {[%eval 405,0]} 66. Qd5 {[%eval 394,0]} Qa7+ {[%eval 432,0]} 67. Kf3 {[%eval 427,0]} Qa3+ {[%eval 415,0]} 68. Ke2 {[%eval 431,0]} Qb2+ {[%eval 421,0]} 69. Ke3 {[%eval 412,0]} Qa3+ {[%eval 426,0]} 70. Qd3 {[%eval 382,0]} Qa7+ {[%eval 406,0]} 71. Kf3 {[%eval 434,0]} Qd7 {[%eval 449,0]} 72. Kg2 {[%eval 466,0]} Kh8 {[%eval 409,0]} 73. Qd5 {[%eval 426,0]} Kg8 {[%eval 438,0]} 74. Qxh5 {[%eval 453,0]} Qe6 {[%eval 454,0]} 75. Qf3 {[%eval 389,0]} Qa2+ $2 {[%eval 624,0] Mistake. Qc8 was best.} (75... Qc8 76. Qd3 Qd7 77. Kf3 Qf5+ 78. Ke3 Qd7 79. Qd5 Kh8 80. Kf3 Kg8 81. Kf4 Kh8 82. g4) 76. Kh3 {[%eval 573,0]} Qd5 {[%eval 632,0]} 77. Qf4 $4 {[%eval 267,0] Blunder. Qg4+ was best.} (77. Qg4+ Kh8 78. h5 Qd4 79. d7 Qg1 80. Qf3 Qb6 81. Qf5 Qd8 82. Qd5 Kg8 83. Qd1 Kh8) 77... Kh7 $4 {[%eval 509,0] Blunder. Kh8 was best.} (77... Kh8 78. Kg2 h5 79. Kh2 Qa2+ 80. Kh3 Qe6+ 81. g4 Qb3+ 82. Ng3 Qd5 83. d7 Qxd7 84. Nxh5) 78. Kh2 $2 {[%eval 369,0] Mistake. Qg4 was best.} (78. Qg4 Kh8 79. h5 Qb5 80. d7 Qf1+ 81. Kh2 Qd3 82. Nf2 Qe3 83. Qf5 Qd4 84. Kh3 Bc5) 78... Kh8 {[%eval 485,0]} 79. Qg4 {[%eval 408,0]} Qa2+ {[%eval 477,0]} 80. Kh3 {[%eval 416,0]} Qd5 $6 {[%eval 634,0] Inaccuracy. Qa1 was best.} (80... Qa1) 81. h5 {[%eval 692,0]} Kh7 {[%eval 945,0]} 82. d7 {[%eval 1000,0]} Kh8 {[%eval 1022,0]} 83. Nf2 {[%eval 1352,0]} Qa5 {[%eval 1581,0]} 84. Qd1 {[%eval 1216,0]} Qd8 {[%eval 1600,0]} 85. Qd4 {[%eval 1175,0]} Kg8 {[%eval 1226,0]} 86. Nd3 {[%eval 774,0]} 1-0 [Event "Position after 26.Bd2"] [Site "?"] [Date "????.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Mammadzada"] [Black "Wagner"] [Result "*"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "6k1/1p1bbpp1/1p6/3pPp2/3P1P1p/5N1P/PP1B1KP1/8 b - - 0 26"] [PlyCount "5"] 26... Kh7 27. Be1 Kh6 28. Ke3 Kh5 * [Event "Chess.com"] [Site "Chess.com"] [Date "2023.05.25"] [Round "9"] [White "Mammadzada, Gunay"] [Black "Wagner, Dinara"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B30"] [WhiteElo "2449"] [BlackElo "2417"] [PlyCount "113"] [EventDate "2023.??.??"] [TimeControl "5400+30"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 e6 4. O-O Nge7 5. d4 cxd4 6. Nxd4 Ng6 7. Be3 Be7 8. c3 O-O 9. Nd2 Nxd4 10. cxd4 d5 11. e5 {The players have left their Sicilian roots to reach more of a French structure with a locked center and more space for White.} Bd7 12. Bd3 Nh4 {The knight heads to f5 where it can exert pressure on White's backward d4-pawn.} 13. Qb3 Qb6 {Wagner offers the trade of queens at the cost of taking on doubled, isolated b-pawns.} 14. Qxb6 axb6 15. Rfc1 Rfc8 16. f4 Nf5 17. Rxc8+ Rxc8 18. Bf2 h5 {To prevent g4, chasing Black's well-placed knight away.} 19. Nf3 Bf8 20. h3 Ne7 21. Be3 Nf5 22. Kf2 h4 {To further protect the knight on f5 from being chased away by g4.} 23. Bxf5 {As soon as the black pawn reaches h4, White leaps at the chance to create more weaknesses.} exf5 24. Rc1 Rxc1 25. Bxc1 Be7 26. Bd2 $1 {[%c_effect d2;square;d2;type;GreatFind;persistent;true] Mammadzada continues to hunt after Black's weak h4-pawn, maneuvering her bishop into range.} Bb5 (26... Kh7 $5 {[%c_effect h7;square;h7;type;Interesting;persistent;true]} 27. Be1 Kh6 28. Ke3 Kh5 {saves the pawn.}) 27. Be1 Bd3 28. Kg1 Be4 29. Bxh4 Bxf3 30. Bxe7 Be4 {Though White has an extra pawn, it's easy to think that the opposite-color bishops along with the activity of Black's bishop give her decent drawing chances. Mammadzada shows a clear understanding of what it takes to win this ending.} 31. Bd8 $1 {[%c_effect d8;square;d8;type;GreatFind;persistent;true] First, she chases the b-pawn to b5 where it can't help guard the queenside dark squares from the white king's advance later.} b5 32. Be7 $1 {[%c_effect e7;square;e7;type;GreatFind;persistent;true] The bishop returns to its post immediately to cut off the black king from helping on the queenside.} Kh7 33. Kf2 {The white monarch begins its long journey to the queenside where it can hunt down Black's pawns and help aid the creation of a passer.} Kg6 34. Bf8 $1 {[%c_effect f8;square;f8;type;GreatFind;persistent;true] The white bishop continues to limit the black king, tying it down to the defense of the g7-pawn.} Bb1 35. a3 Be4 36. g3 {Freeing the king from the defense of the g2-pawn.} Bd3 37. Kg2 {White's next few king moves likely aim to make time control before making any major changes to her commanding position.} Bc4 38. Kg1 Bd3 39. Kg2 Bc4 40. Kf2 Bd3 41. Ke1 {Now the king is on its way.} Kh7 42. Kd2 Bf1 43. Kc3 ({White could also save the pawn first:} 43. h4) 43... Kg8 44. Bd6 b6 {This pawn will be lost to the white bishop, but this will release the black king from its cage.} 45. Kb4 g6 46. b3 Bd3 47. Be7 Be2 48. h4 {White improves her position to the max before letting the black king out.} Bd3 49. Bd8 Kf8 50. Bxb6 Bc2 51. Kxb5 Bxb3 {White has created an outside passed pawn while the black king is still very far away.} 52. a4 Ke8 53. a5 Kd7 54. a6 Bc4+ 55. Ka5 Kc8 56. a7 Kb7 57. Kb4 {Though the black king has made it to the queenside in time to prevent promotion, it will be tied down to a8 forever, allowing its white counterpart to dance all over the board, wrecking havoc.} (57. Kb4 Bd3 58. Kc5 Be2 59. Kd6 Bb5 60. Bc5 (60. Ke7 Bc6 61. Bc5 Kc7 62. Kxf7 Kd7 63. e6+)) 1-0 [Event "?"] [Site "?"] [Date "????.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Shuvalova"] [Black "Dzagnidze"] [Result "*"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "6k1/1p1r1ppb/1B2p2p/q4n2/PpB5/1P6/3Q1PPP/5RK1 b - - 0 23"] [PlyCount "3"] 23... Qxa4 $3 {[%c_effect a4;square;a4;type;Brilliant;persistent;true] $3 Black takes a pawn and guards her rook while both queens remain under fire, keeping her material edge.} 24. Qf4 Qa8 {Saving her queen and guarding against White's back rank ideas.} * [Event "Chess.com"] [Site "Chess.com"] [Date "2023.05.25"] [Round "9"] [White "Shuvalova, Polina"] [Black "Dzagnidze, Nana"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "B12"] [WhiteElo "2484"] [BlackElo "2513"] [PlyCount "64"] [EventDate "2023.??.??"] [TimeControl "5400+30"] 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Nf3 e6 5. Be2 Nd7 6. O-O h6 7. a4 a5 8. b3 Bh7 9. c4 Bb4 10. Ne1 $6 {[%c_effect e1;square;e1;type;Inaccuracy;persistent;true] The white knight begins a journey to d3 to eliminate the bishop on b4 and loosen Black's pawn structure. However, this slow move pulls a piece away from the center.} Ne7 11. Nd3 O-O 12. Nxb4 axb4 13. Nd2 c5 {Black strikes in the center while White's pieces are unprepared.} 14. Nf3 {White hurries to safeguard her center.} Qa5 15. Bb2 Rfd8 16. Rc1 Rac8 {Black's continues to increase the pressure, aiming every piece at White's extended center.} 17. Qd2 cxd4 18. Bxd4 dxc4 19. Rxc4 Rxc4 20. Bxc4 Nxe5 $6 {[%c_effect e5;square;e5;type;Inaccuracy;persistent;true] A tempting yet inaccurate idea.} ({Better is} 20... Nc6 $5 {[%c_effect c6;square;c6;type;Interesting;persistent;true]} 21. Qe3 Nxd4 22. Qxd4 Nc5 23. Qf4 Bc2 24. Nd2 Nd3 25. Qe4 Qxe5 26. Bxd3 Qxe4 27. Bxe4 Rxd2 $17) 21. Nxe5 Nf5 22. Nd7 $6 {[%c_effect d7;square;d7;type;Inaccuracy;persistent;true] Setting up a clever discovered attack, but Black has a resource to save her extra pawn.} ({Better is} 22. Nf3 $5 {[%c_effect f3;square;f3;type;Interesting;persistent;true]} Nxd4 23. Nxd4 Qb6 24. Rd1 e5 25. Qe2 exd4 26. Qe7 {when White's pressure compensates for the pawn.}) 22... Rxd7 23. Bb6 Qxa4 $1 {[%c_effect a4;square;a4;type;GreatFind;persistent;true] Guarding the rook and gaining a pawn while both queens remain under attack.} 24. Qf4 Qa8 25. Bb5 Rd6 26. Bc5 Rd5 27. Qxb4 Bg6 ({Black should get her queen back into the fight with} 27... Qc8 $5 {[%c_effect c8;square;c8;type;Interesting;persistent;true]} 28. Bb6 Nd6 29. Bc4 (29. Be2 Bd3 30. Bxd3 Rxd3 31. Bc5 Nf5 32. Qb5 Rd5 $17) 29... Nxc4 30. bxc4 Rd3 31. f3 e5 $17) 28. Bc4 Rd7 29. Bb5 Rd5 30. Bc4 Rd7 31. Bb5 Rd5 32. Bc4 Rd7 1/2-1/2 [Event "Chess.com"] [Site "Chess.com"] [Date "2023.05.25"] [Round "9"] [White "Khotenashvili, Bella"] [Black "Goryachkina, Aleksandra"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D79"] [WhiteElo "2478"] [BlackElo "2571"] [Annotator "rafael"] [PlyCount "171"] [EventDate "2023.??.??"] [TimeControl "5400+30"] 1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. d4 Nf6 5. c4 c6 6. O-O O-O 7. a4 {Only the eighth most popular move in this well-known position.} a5 {A natural reaction, fixing the queenside. The b4-square is weakened, but White has an idea:} 8. cxd5 $1 {[%c_effect d5;square;d5;type;GreatFind;persistent;true] Now if Black captures with the pawn, White gets the b5-square. If she captures with the knight, then White gets the center.} cxd5 $1 {[%c_effect d5;square;d5;type;GreatFind;persistent;true] The most accurate. White has more chances to fight for an advantage after the capture with the knight.} (8... Nxd5 9. e4 Nb4 10. Nc3 Bg4 11. Be3 {with a slightly better position for White in Mamedyarov-Rapport, Aimchess 2022.}) 9. Nc3 Nc6 10. Qb3 {A critical position.} Bg4 {A new move, sacrificing the b7-pawn.} (10... Bf5 {is probably a better version of the pawn sacrifice.} 11. Qxb7 Nb4 12. Bf4 Rc8 $1 {[%c_effect c8;square;c8;type;GreatFind;persistent;true]} (12... Nh5 13. Qc7 $1 {[%c_effect c7;square;c7;type;GreatFind;persistent;true] White manages to exchange queens with a slight advantage.}) 13. Nb5 Rc2 {with compensation in Mishra-Hakobyan, Spice Cup op 2022.}) (10... Nb4 {is also possible:} 11. Na2 (11. Nb5 {is better.}) 11... Nxa2 12. Qxa2 Qb6 {with a good position for Black in Giri-Duda, Chess.com (blitz) 2021.}) 11. Qxb7 {White accepts the challenge.} Nb4 12. Bf4 {Necessary to avoid 12...Rb8.} Nh5 13. Bc7 $6 {[%c_effect c7;square;c7;type;Inaccuracy;persistent;true] White can look for an improvement at this point. Both 13.Qc7 and 13.Be5 are likely better.} (13. Qc7 {Exchanging queens is a relief for White.}) (13. Be5 $5 {[%c_effect e5;square;e5;type;Interesting;persistent;true]}) 13... Qd7 14. Nb5 {A strange situation has occurred. White is a pawn up, but his pieces are clumsy on the queenside. What should Black do $2} Ra6 $2 {[%c_effect a6;square;a6;type;Mistake;persistent;true] The beginning of a wrong plan.} (14... Bxf3 {This move avoids a possible knight jump to e5.} 15. Bxf3 Nf6 16. Rfc1 h5 $5 {[%c_effect h5;square;h5;type;Interesting;persistent;true] Black can calmly start some counterplay on the kingside. If the players don't know what to do, there's always a repetition at hand with} 17. Qb6 Ra6 18. Qb7 Raa8) (14... Bf6 $5 {[%c_effect f6;square;f6;type;Interesting;persistent;true] This is a curious suggestion by the computer. The idea is to play Ng7-e6.}) 15. Rfc1 Rfa8 {The idea is Nc6-d8, but Black is not in time.} 16. Rc5 $1 {[%c_effect c5;square;c5;type;GreatFind;persistent;true]} Qe8 (16... Nc6 $2 {[%c_effect c6;square;c6;type;Mistake;persistent;true] doesn't work now:} 17. Rac1 Nd8 18. Qxd5) (16... e6 17. e4 $1 {[%c_effect e4;square;e4;type;GreatFind;persistent;true] with the advantage.}) 17. Bxa5 $5 {[%c_effect a5;square;a5;type;Interesting;persistent;true] A nice move, leading to an endgame a pawn up for White.} (17. Be5 $1 {[%c_effect e5;square;e5;type;GreatFind;persistent;true] might be even better, threatening 18.Nc7.}) 17... Rxa5 18. Nc7 Qd7 19. Qxb4 Rxa4 20. Rxa4 Rxa4 21. Qb8+ Bf8 22. Rc1 Bxf3 $6 {[%c_effect f3;square;f3;type;Inaccuracy;persistent;true]} (22... Rc4 $1 {[%c_effect c4;square;c4;type;GreatFind;persistent;true] gives better defensive chances after} 23. Rxc4 dxc4 24. Nb5 Nf6) 23. Bxf3 Qd6 (23... Rxd4 $2 {[%c_effect d4;square;d4;type;Mistake;persistent;true]} 24. Nxd5 $1 {[%c_effect d5;square;d5;type;GreatFind;persistent;true]} Rxd5 25. Bxd5 Qxd5 26. Rc8 {winning material.}) (23... Nf6 24. Nxd5 $1 {[%c_effect d5;square;d5;type;GreatFind;persistent;true]} Nxd5 25. Rc8) 24. Bxh5 gxh5 25. e3 {White has a technically winning position, but chess is never easy.} Rb4 26. Qa8 Rc4 (26... Rxb2 27. Nxd5) 27. Rxc4 dxc4 28. Nb5 (28. Nd5 $1 {[%c_effect d5;square;d5;type;GreatFind;persistent;true] is more accurate.}) 28... Qb4 29. Qc6 e6 (29... Qxb2 30. Qxc4 h4 $1 {[%c_effect h4;square;h4;type;GreatFind;persistent;true] gives better practical chances, although White eventually should win after} 31. gxh4 Qb1+ 32. Qf1) 30. h4 $1 {[%c_effect h4;square;h4;type;GreatFind;persistent;true] Fixing the pawn structure and avoiding h5-h4 once and for all.} Qb3 31. Kg2 Qc2 32. Nc3 (32. Nc7 {is also good.} Qxb2 33. Qxc4) 32... Qxb2 33. Ne4 $1 {[%c_effect e4;square;e4;type;GreatFind;persistent;true] Threatening 34.Nf6+. This is much better than} (33. Qxc4 $6 {[%c_effect c4;square;c4;type;Inaccuracy;persistent;true]} Qc2 $1 {[%c_effect c2;square;c2;type;GreatFind;persistent;true] with an unpleasant pin.}) 33... Kg7 (33... Qc2 {Black is not in time to defend the c-pawn.} 34. Nf6+ Kg7 35. Nxh5+ Kg8 36. Nf6+ Kg7 37. Nd7 c3 38. Ne5 {The attack on f7 decides the game.}) 34. Qxc4 {The endgame is winning because apart from the pawn advantage, the h5-pawn is very weak.} Qb7 35. f3 $6 {[%c_effect f3;square;f3;type;Inaccuracy;persistent;true]} (35. d5 $1 {[%c_effect d5;square;d5;type;GreatFind;persistent;true] is better:} Qxd5 (35... exd5 36. Qd4+) 36. Qxd5 exd5 37. Nc3 {The d-pawn is captured, and then the knight goes to f4, winning the h5-pawn or rendering the king on h6 useless.}) 35... Qb2+ 36. Nf2 Qd2 37. Qd3 Qe1 38. e4 $6 {[%c_effect e4;square;e4;type;Inaccuracy;persistent;true]} (38. Ne4 $1 {[%c_effect e4;square;e4;type;GreatFind;persistent;true]}) 38... Bd6 39. f4 $6 {[%c_effect f4;square;f4;type;Inaccuracy;persistent;true]} (39. e5 $1 {[%c_effect e5;square;e5;type;GreatFind;persistent;true]} Bb4 40. Ne4) 39... Bb4 $1 {[%c_effect b4;square;b4;type;GreatFind;persistent;true] After a series of inaccuracies on White's part, suddenly Black gets drawing chances.} 40. Qb5 Qd2 (40... Bd2 {is also interesting.}) 41. Qe5+ Kg8 42. f5 exf5 43. exf5 h6 44. f6 Bf8 45. Qe4 Qb2 46. Qd3 Bb4 47. Kf3 Qc1 $2 {[%c_effect c1;square;c1;type;Mistake;persistent;true] This allows the d-pawn to advance, and the position becomes hopeless again.} (47... Qa1 $1 {[%c_effect a1;square;a1;type;GreatFind;persistent;true] Gives serious drawing chances, as it's not easy to advance the pawn.}) 48. d5 $1 {[%c_effect d5;square;d5;type;GreatFind;persistent;true] Passed pawns must be pushed, a wise chess author once said.} Qa1 49. Ne4 Qh1+ 50. Kf4 Qc1+ 51. Ke5 Qa1+ 52. Kf5 {The checks are over.} Qa5 53. Qc4 Bf8 54. Kf4 Qa3 55. Qc6 Qa1 56. d6 Qf1+ 57. Ke5 Qa1+ 58. Qc3 Qa4 59. Qd3 {The position is totally winning, and Khotenashvili plays patiently and precisely.} Qd7 60. Qd5 Qe8+ 61. Kf4 Qd7 62. Kf3 Qg4+ 63. Kf2 Qd7 64. Ke3 Qa7+ 65. Qd4 Qd7 66. Qd5 Qa7+ 67. Kf3 Qa3+ 68. Ke2 Qb2+ 69. Ke3 Qa3+ 70. Qd3 Qa7+ 71. Kf3 Qd7 72. Kg2 Kh8 73. Qd5 {The h5-pawn is captured.} Kg8 74. Qxh5 Qe6 75. Qf3 Qa2+ 76. Kh3 Qd5 77. Qf4 Kh7 78. Kh2 Kh8 79. Qg4 Qa2+ 80. Kh3 Qd5 81. h5 Kh7 82. d7 Kh8 83. Nf2 {A nice retreat with the idea of playing 84.Qd1.} Qa5 84. Qd1 Qd8 85. Qd4 Kg8 86. Nd3 1-0 [Event "Chess.com"] [Site "Chess.com"] [Date "2023.05.25"] [Round "9"] [White "Tan, Zhongyi"] [Black "Dronavalli, Harika"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "D35"] [WhiteElo "2517"] [BlackElo "2501"] [PlyCount "109"] [EventDate "2023.??.??"] [TimeControl "5400+30"] 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bg5 Bb4 6. e3 h6 7. Bxf6 Qxf6 8. Qb3 Qd6 9. a3 Bxc3+ 10. Qxc3 O-O 11. Bd3 Re8 12. Nf3 c6 13. O-O Be6 14. Ne5 Nd7 15. b4 a6 16. Bc2 Nxe5 17. dxe5 {White has more space, yet Black can create pressure on the e5-pawn and force f2-f4, weakening the light squares.} Qd7 18. Rad1 Qc8 19. f4 Bf5 {Trading away White's light-squared bishop further weakens that square color.} 20. h3 Bxc2 21. Qxc2 a5 {Harika takes the opportunity to open up her queenside rook and loosen White's b4-pawn.} 22. e4 axb4 23. axb4 dxe4 24. Qxe4 Qe6 {The two opposing queens look at each other, separated by a single pawn, much like the way two rivals face each other with just the chessboard between them.} 25. Rfe1 g6 26. Re3 {Tan aims to take over the d-file by doubling.} Rad8 27. Red3 Rxd3 28. Qxd3 Ra8 {Harika simply takes over the a-file for her own rook.} 29. Kh2 h5 30. Qd7 Qxd7 31. Rxd7 {White has the more active rook and more space while Black has a queenside majority not far from creating a passer.} b6 32. Kg3 Ra2 33. Rc7 Rb2 34. Kh4 $1 {[%c_effect h4;square;h4;type;GreatFind;persistent;true] Despite being in an even rook ending, Tan looks for ways to create chances while leaving her b-pawn hanging.} Rxb4 35. Kg5 {White sets a trap for Black, who shouldn't try to maintain the extra material.} Re4 $1 {[%c_effect e4;square;e4;type;GreatFind;persistent;true] Keeping watch on the e5-pawn.} (35... c5 $4 {[%c_effect c5;square;c5;type;Blunder;persistent;true]} 36. f5 gxf5 37. Kf6 f4 38. Rc8+ Kh7 39. Kxf7 f3 40. gxf3 Rf4+ 41. Ke8 Rxf3 42. e6 Rxh3 43. e7 Kg7 44. Kd7 Rd3+ 45. Kc6 Re3 46. e8=Q $18) 36. Rxc6 b5 37. Rb6 b4 38. g4 hxg4 39. hxg4 Kf8 40. Rb7 Ke8 41. Rb5 Kf8 42. Rb6 Kg7 43. Rb7 Kg8 44. Kh6 Kf8 (44... Rxf4 $4 {[%c_effect f4;square;f4;type;Blunder;persistent;true]} 45. Rb8#) 45. Rb8+ Ke7 46. Kg5 Rd4 47. Rb6 Re4 48. Rb7+ Ke6 49. Rb5 Ke7 50. Rb6 Kf8 51. Rb7 Kg7 52. Rb8 Rc4 53. Ra8 Rc5 54. Rb8 f6+ 55. Kh4 1/2-1/2 [Event "Chess.com"] [Site "Chess.com"] [Date "2023.05.25"] [Round "9"] [White "Kiolbasa, Oliwia"] [Black "Assaubayeva, Bibisara"] [Result "*"] [ECO "B90"] [WhiteElo "2422"] [BlackElo "2464"] [PlyCount "62"] [EventDate "2023.??.??"] [TimeControl "5400+30"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. h3 e5 7. Nb3 Be7 8. g4 $5 {[%c_effect g4;square;g4;type;Interesting;persistent;true] White states her aggressive intentions early in the game.} h6 9. Be3 Be6 10. Qf3 Nbd7 11. O-O-O Rc8 12. Nd5 Nf8 13. Kb1 Ng6 14. Rg1 Nh7 {Black sets up defenses on the dark squares, limiting White's kingside attacking chances.} 15. c3 O-O 16. Bd3 Bg5 {Further weakening White's dark squares.} 17. Nc1 Re8 18. Bc2 Nh4 19. Qg3 Bxd5 20. Rxd5 Nf6 21. Rd2 b5 22. Rgd1 {Targeting Black's backwards d-pawn.} Rc6 23. Ne2 Qe7 24. Bxg5 hxg5 25. Qe3 Nd7 26. Ng3 g6 {Keeping the white knight out of f5 and h5.} 27. Nf1 Nb6 28. Qg3 Nc4 29. Rd5 Rec8 30. Ne3 Nxe3 31. fxe3 b4 $5 {[%c_effect b4;square;b4;type;Interesting;persistent;true]} (31... b4 32. Ba4 bxc3 33. Bxc6 Rxc6 34. bxc3 Qb7+ 35. Ka1 Rxc3 36. Qe1 Qc7 37. R5d3 $16) * [Event "Nicosia"] [Site "Nicosia"] [Date "2023.05.26"] [Round "10.4"] [White "Dzagnidze, Nana"] [Black "Mammadzada, Gunay"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "B50"] [WhiteElo "2513"] [BlackElo "2449"] [Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/Arihol"] [PlyCount "79"] [EventDate "2023.??.??"] 1. e4 {[%eval 36,0]} c5 {[%eval 32,0]} 2. Nf3 {[%eval 0,0]} d6 {[%eval 0,0]} 3. c3 {[%eval 0,0]} Nf6 {[%eval 0,0]} 4. h3 {[%eval 0,0]} Nbd7 {[%eval 44,0]} 5. Bd3 {[%eval 42,0]} b6 {[%eval 67,0]} 6. O-O {[%eval 61,0]} Bb7 {[%eval 45,0]} 7. Qe2 {[%eval 22,0]} Qc7 {[%eval 33,0]} 8. Bc2 {[%eval 48,0]} Rc8 {[%eval 22,0]} 9. Na3 {[%eval 33,0]} e6 {[%eval 76,0]} 10. d4 {[%eval 72,0]} a6 {[%eval 101,0]} 11. Bf4 $6 {[%eval 0,0] Inaccuracy. d5 was best.} (11. d5 c4 12. Re1 b5 13. dxe6 fxe6 14. b3 cxb3 15. axb3 Be7 16. Ng5 Nf8 17. Bd2 e5) 11... Be7 {[%eval 2,0]} 12. e5 {[%eval 38,0]} Nd5 {[%eval 38,0]} 13. Bg3 {[%eval 48,0]} cxd4 {[%eval 7,0]} 14. cxd4 {[%eval 67,0]} dxe5 {[%eval 8,0]} 15. Bb3 {[%eval 73,0]} Nf4 {[%eval 86,0]} 16. Qe3 {[%eval 84,0]} Qc6 $6 {[%eval 8,0] Inaccuracy. O-O was best.} (16... O-O 17. Nc4) 17. Bxf4 {[%eval 6,0]} exf4 {[%eval 68,0]} 18. Qxf4 {[%eval 67,0]} O-O {[%eval 72,0]} 19. Nc4 {[%eval 61,0]} Qe4 {[%eval 52,0]} 20. Qg3 {[%eval 55,0]} Qg6 {[%eval 46,0]} 21. Qxg6 {[%eval 49,0]} hxg6 {[%eval 45,0]} 22. Ncd2 {[%eval 73,0]} Rc7 {[%eval 58,0]} 23. Rfc1 {[%eval 65,0]} Rfc8 {[%eval 75,0]} 24. Rxc7 {[%eval 75,0]} Rxc7 {[%eval 73,0]} 25. Kf1 {[%eval 59,0]} Nf6 {[%eval 51,0]} 26. Ke2 {[%eval 72,0]} Bd5 {[%eval 24,0]} 27. Rd1 {[%eval 48,0]} a5 {[%eval 41,0]} 28. a3 {[%eval 63,0]} b5 {[%eval 49,0]} 29. g3 {[%eval 82,0]} Bb7 {[%eval 72,0]} 30. Ne1 {[%eval 89,0]} Nd5 $6 {[%eval 15,0] Inaccuracy. Ba6 was best.} (30... Ba6 31. Bc2 Nd5 32. Ra1 b4+ 33. Bd3 bxa3 34. bxa3 Nc3+ 35. Ke3 Bg5+ 36. f4 Nd5+ 37. Ke2) 31. Nd3 {[%eval 17,0]} Bf6 {[%eval 19,0]} 32. Nf3 $6 {[%eval 79,0] Inaccuracy. Bxd5 was best.} (32. Bxd5 Bxd5 33. Ke3 g5 34. Rc1 Rxc1 35. Nxc1 Be7 36. Ne4 f6 37. Nd3 Kf7 38. b4 a4) 32... a4 {[%eval 5,0]} 33. Bxd5 {[%eval 55,0]} Bxd5 {[%eval 53,0]} 34. Nfe5 {[%eval 68,0]} Bxe5 $6 {[%eval 13,0] Inaccuracy. g5 was best.} (34... g5 35. Ke3) 35. Nxe5 {[%eval 16,0]} Rc2+ {[%eval 5,0]} 36. Rd2 {[%eval 3,0]} Rc1 {[%eval 1,0]} 37. h4 {[%eval 0,0]} Kf8 {[%eval 0,0]} 38. Rd1 {[%eval 0,0]} Rc2+ {[%eval 5,0]} 39. Rd2 {[%eval 0,0]} Rc1 {[%eval 0,0]} 40. Rd1 {[%eval 0,0]} 1/2-1/2 [Event "Position after 14.Be3, The Happy King Variation"] [Site "?"] [Date "????.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Kosteniuk"] [Black "Shuvalova"] [Result "*"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "r3k2r/p2pn1pp/bqp1p3/4Pp2/1bP2P2/4BK2/PP3NPP/R2Q1B1R b kq - 0 14"] [PlyCount "0"] * [Event "?"] [Site "?"] [Date "????.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Kosteniuk"] [Black "Shuvalova"] [Result "*"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "r3k2r/p2pn3/bq1Qp2p/2p1PpP1/2P5/1P4K1/P4NPP/R4B1R w kq - 0 20"] [PlyCount "11"] 20. h4 {$1 Taking advantage of the usual placement on the f2-knight, which guards the h1-rook.} f4+ ({If} 20... Bb7 21. Rh3 {and the White king hideaway on h2.}) 21. Kg4 {The brave white king isn't going to back down now.} Qb7 {Avoiding the queen trade to try to keep attacking chances.} 22. g6 Nxg6 23. Kh5 {The white monarch that leads in the attack. Make no mistake, it will continue forward with Kxg6 if given the chance.} Ne7 24. Bd3 Qxg2 25. Ng4 {and shockingly, it's the black king that's under attack in the end.} * [Event "?"] [Site "?"] [Date "????.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Kosteniuk"] [Black "Shuvalova"] [Result "*"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/1b6/1p1k3r/2p1pp2/P1Pn2rP/1P1NR1PR/5KB1/8 b - - 0 33"] [PlyCount "19"] 33... f4 {After much buildup and maneuvering, this break causes the dynamic tension to explode.} 34. Rxe5 (34. gxf4 Rxg2+) 34... fxg3+ 35. Kg1 Bf3 {$1 This hard to spot move is the key} 36. Rg5 Ne2+ 37. Kf1 Bxg2+ 38. Kxg2 Rd4 39. Kf1 (39. Ne1 Nf4+) 39... Re6 {when White has to give up material:} 40. Rg8 (40. Ne1 Rf4+ 41. Kg2 Rf2+ 42. Kh1 Re3 $19) 40... Kc6 41. Rhxg3 Nxg3+ 42. Rxg3 Rxh4 * [Event "Chess.com"] [Site "Chess.com"] [Date "2023.05.26"] [Round "10"] [White "Kosteniuk, Alexandra"] [Black "Shuvalova, Polina"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "B45"] [WhiteElo "2535"] [BlackElo "2484"] [Annotator "rafael"] [PlyCount "190"] [EventDate "2023.??.??"] [TimeControl "5400+30"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 {This variation of the Sicilian is very topical lately. As I understand it, Black's idea in the move order with 2...e6 is to avoid the Rossolimo Variation and other options for White and to transpose to the Sveshnikov Defense. But not everything is rosy: White, who has been stripped of his right to play the Rossolimo, can now choose to capture the knight on c6.} 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. e5 Nd5 8. Ne4 Qc7 9. f4 Qb6 10. c4 Bb4+ 11. Ke2 f5 12. Nf2 {12.exf6 is equally played here, and it's not clear which move is better.} Ba6 13. Kf3 Ne7 14. Be3 Bc5 15. Bxc5 Qxc5 16. Qd6 Qb6 17. b3 c5 {There are still hundreds of games played in this position.} 18. Kg3 {Played after a long thought. Maybe Kosteniuk was out of book at this point.} (18. Rd1 {is the main move.}) 18... g5 $5 {[%c_effect g5;square;g5;type;Interesting;persistent;true] An interesting pawn sacrifice.} (18... Bb7 {is more conventional.} 19. Be2 Qxd6 (19... Nc8 {is also possible.} 20. Qd2 d5 $1 {[%c_effect d5;square;d5;type;GreatFind;persistent;true]} 21. cxd5 Bxd5 {with chances for both sides.} (21... exd5 $2 {[%c_effect d5;square;d5;type;Mistake;persistent;true] This is a big mistake. White was winning after} 22. Bh5+ Kf8 23. Nd3 {in Hracek-Shtyrenkov, Pardubice 2002.})) 20. exd6 Ng8 21. a3 Nf6 22. b4 Kf7 {with a complicated endgame. White later won in Saric-Ibarra Jerez, Gibraltar 2020.}) 19. fxg5 h6 {Is this a kind of deferred Benko Gambit $2 If this is so, it's a much-improved version for Black, as the files are opening close to White's king.} 20. Nd3 (20. h4 {is probably more accurate:} hxg5 (20... Bb7 $1 {[%c_effect b7;square;b7;type;GreatFind;persistent;true] is better.}) 21. hxg5 Rxh1 22. Nxh1 Ng6 23. Nf2 {with the advantage in Howell-Chandler, London 1992.}) 20... Rc8 (20... Bb7 $3 {[%c_effect b7;square;b7;type;Brilliant;persistent;true] is a very deep move that gives Black excellent compensation. The idea is} 21. Nxc5 (21. gxh6 {is better, but Black is fine after} f4+ 22. Kf2 Qd8 $1 {[%c_effect d8;square;d8;type;GreatFind;persistent;true]} 23. Qxc5 Nf5 {with the initiative.}) (21. Qxc5 hxg5 {with excellent compensation.}) 21... Bc6 $1 {[%c_effect c6;square;c6;type;GreatFind;persistent;true]} 22. Kf2 (22. gxh6 $2 {[%c_effect h6;square;h6;type;Mistake;persistent;true]} f4+ {followed by 23...Nf5, winning material.}) 22... hxg5 {with good play for Black.}) 21. Qxb6 (21. gxh6 $4 {[%c_effect h6;square;h6;type;Blunder;persistent;true]} Rc6 {is embarassing.}) 21... axb6 22. gxh6 Bb7 23. Nf4 Nc6 {Black has very good compensation for the pawn.} 24. Re1 Rxh6 25. h4 Ra8 $1 {[%c_effect a8;square;a8;type;GreatFind;persistent;true] I like this move, forcing White to advance the a-pawn, making the queenside structure worse.} 26. a4 Ke7 27. Rh3 Rg8+ 28. Kf2 Rg4 29. g3 Nd4 30. Re3 d6 $1 {[%c_effect d6;square;d6;type;GreatFind;persistent;true]} 31. exd6+ Kxd6 32. Bg2 e5 $1 {[%c_effect e5;square;e5;type;GreatFind;persistent;true] The game was very well played up to this point. The natural result is a draw, but now Kosteniuk makes a mistake.} 33. Nd3 $2 {[%c_effect d3;square;d3;type;Mistake;persistent;true]} (33. Bxb7 {is enough for a draw:} exf4 34. Rd3 fxg3+ 35. Rdxg3 Rhxh4 36. Rxh4 Rxh4 37. Rg6+) 33... e4 $2 {[%c_effect e4;square;e4;type;Mistake;persistent;true] Shuvalova misses the chance to achieve a winning position.} (33... f4 $1 {[%c_effect f4;square;f4;type;GreatFind;persistent;true]} 34. Rxe5 {The only chance.} (34. Bxb7 fxe3+ 35. Kxe3 Nf5+ 36. Kf3 Rhg6 {wins.}) 34... fxg3+ 35. Kg1 (35. Rxg3 $2 {[%c_effect g3;square;g3;type;Mistake;persistent;true]} Rf6+) 35... Bf3 $3 {[%c_effect f3;square;f3;type;Brilliant;persistent;true] We must admit this excellent move is not easy to find. White is in serious trouble, for instance:} 36. Re3 (36. Rg5 Ne2+ 37. Kf1 Bxg2+ 38. Kxg2 Rd4 $1 {[%c_effect d4;square;d4;type;GreatFind;persistent;true]}) 36... Bxg2 37. Kxg2 Nf5 {Black should win.}) 34. Nf4 Rh8 35. h5 Rh6 {It's very hard for both sides to improve the position, and they will keep maneuvering the pieces back and forth until Kosteniuk makes a winning attempt.} 36. Bf1 Bc6 37. Be2 Rg7 38. Bd1 Be8 39. Nd5 Ke5 40. Re1 Bf7 41. Nc3 Be6 42. Rh4 Kf6 (42... Bd7 $1 {[%c_effect d7;square;d7;type;GreatFind;persistent;true] is more accurate, transposing to a position seen later in the game.}) 43. Rf4 (43. g4 {White has the chance to try this move immediately, although the draw is still the most likely result after} fxg4 44. Nxe4+ Ke7) 43... Ke5 44. Rh4 Bd7 $1 {[%c_effect d7;square;d7;type;GreatFind;persistent;true]} 45. g4 Bc6 $1 {[%c_effect c6;square;c6;type;GreatFind;persistent;true] This is the idea.} 46. gxf5 Nxf5 47. Rhxe4+ Bxe4 48. Rxe4+ Kd6 49. Nb5+ Kd7 50. Bg4 Rf6 51. Nc3 Rxg4 $6 {[%c_effect g4;square;g4;type;Inaccuracy;persistent;true] This move allows a nice trick for White that would be very unpleasant to face.} (51... Kd6 {is simpler with an equal position.}) 52. Rxg4 $6 {[%c_effect g4;square;g4;type;Inaccuracy;persistent;true]} (52. Nd5 $3 {[%c_effect d5;square;d5;type;Brilliant;persistent;true] Black now needs to play very carefully to achieve a draw.} Rgg6 $1 {[%c_effect g6;square;g6;type;GreatFind;persistent;true] The only move.} (52... Rxe4 $2 {[%c_effect e4;square;e4;type;Mistake;persistent;true]} 53. Nxf6+) (52... Rf7 $2 {[%c_effect f7;square;f7;type;Mistake;persistent;true]} 53. Rxg4 Nh6+ 54. Rf4) 53. hxg6 Rxg6 54. Rf4 Nd4 55. b4 $1 {[%c_effect b4;square;b4;type;GreatFind;persistent;true] Black should still be able to draw with very precise moves, but the task is not easy.}) 52... Nh6+ 53. Kg3 Nxg4 54. Kxg4 Ke8 55. Nd5 Rc6 56. Kf5 Kf7 {White cannot make progress.} 57. Nf4 Rh6 58. Kg5 Rd6 59. Nd5 Kg7 60. Kf5 Rh6 61. Nf4 Kf7 62. Kg5 Rd6 63. Kf5 Rh6 64. Ke5 Ke7 65. Nd5+ Kf7 66. Nf4 Ke7 67. Ng6+ Kd7 68. Nf4 Ke7 69. Kf5 Kf7 70. Kg5 Rd6 71. h6 Kg8 72. Nd5 Kh8 73. b4 cxb4 74. Nxb4 Kh7 (74... Rd4 {is much simpler.} 75. Nd5 Rxc4 76. Nxb6 Rb4 77. Nd5 Rxa4 {with an immediate draw.}) 75. Nd5 Rg6+ 76. Kf5 Rxh6 77. Ke5 Kg7 78. Kd4 Kf7 79. Kc3 Ke8 80. Kb4 Kd7 81. Kb5 Rh1 82. Kxb6 Rb1+ 83. Kc5 Ra1 84. Nc3 Rc1 85. Nd5 Ra1 86. Kb5 Rb1+ 87. Nb4 Kc7 88. a5 Kb7 89. c5 Kc7 90. a6 Rb3 91. Kc4 Ra3 92. Kd5 Ra4 93. Kc4 Ra3 94. Nd5+ Kc6 95. Nb4+ Kc7 1/2-1/2 [Event "Chess.com"] [Site "Chess.com"] [Date "2023.05.26"] [Round "10"] [White "Dzagnidze, Nana"] [Black "Mammadzada, Gunay"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "B50"] [WhiteElo "2513"] [BlackElo "2449"] [PlyCount "79"] [EventDate "2023.??.??"] [TimeControl "5400+30"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. c3 Nf6 4. h3 Nbd7 5. Bd3 {Opting to avoid major theory with a simple setup: Bd3-c2, 0-0, and preparing d2-d4.} b6 6. O-O Bb7 7. Qe2 Qc7 8. Bc2 Rc8 9. Na3 e6 10. d4 a6 11. Bf4 Be7 12. e5 {Gaining queenside space yet offering the black knight the central d5-square.} Nd5 13. Bg3 cxd4 14. cxd4 dxe5 15. Bb3 (15. dxe5 $4 {[%c_effect e5;square;e5;type;Blunder;persistent;true]} Bxa3 16. bxa3 Qxc2 $19) (15. Rfc1) 15... Nf4 (15... exd4 $4 {[%c_effect d4;square;d4;type;Blunder;persistent;true]} 16. Bxc7) 16. Qe3 Qc6 ({Better is} 16... O-O $5 {[%c_effect g8;square;g8;type;Interesting;persistent;true]} 17. dxe5 (17. Nc4 b5 18. Ncxe5 Nxe5 19. dxe5 Nd5) 17... Nd5 18. Qe2 b5 {Taking away the c4-square from White's knight on the edge.} 19. Nc2 (19. Rfc1 Qxc1+ 20. Rxc1 Rxc1+ $17) 19... Nc5 $17 {threatening ...Nxb3 and ...Qxc2.}) 17. Bxf4 exf4 18. Qxf4 O-O {The smoke clears with equal material, but Black has a small edge due to her more coordinated pieces and White's isolated d-pawn.} 19. Nc4 Qe4 20. Qg3 Qg6 21. Qxg6 hxg6 22. Ncd2 Rc7 ({Also possible is} 22... Rfd8 {focusing on pressing on White's isolated pawn.}) 23. Rfc1 Rfc8 24. Rxc7 Rxc7 25. Kf1 Nf6 26. Ke2 Bd5 $6 {[%c_effect d5;square;d5;type;Inaccuracy;persistent;true]} ({Black can press more by keeping the light-squared bishops on the board:} 26... a5 27. g3 Ba6+ 28. Kd1 Ne8 29. Ne4 Bb7 30. Ned2 Bf6 31. Rc1 Rxc1+ 32. Kxc1 Nd6 $15) 27. Rd1 (27. Bxd5 Nxd5 28. g3) 27... a5 28. a3 b5 29. g3 Bb7 30. Ne1 Nd5 31. Nd3 Bf6 32. Nf3 a4 33. Bxd5 Bxd5 34. Nfe5 Bxe5 35. Nxe5 Rc2+ 36. Rd2 Rc1 37. h4 Kf8 38. Rd1 Rc2+ 39. Rd2 Rc1 40. Rd1 1/2-1/2 [Event "?"] [Site "?"] [Date "????.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Kiolbasa"] [Black "Lagno"] [Result "*"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "1r6/2R2pk1/2n3pp/1p2p3/1Pr5/2P4P/5PP1/R3N1K1 w - - 0 28"] [PlyCount "9"] 28. Nd3 h5 ({if} 28... Rxc3 {$4} 29. Nxe5 $18) 29. Nc5 Nd8 30. Rd1 Ra8 31. Rd6 Rxc3 32. Rcd7 {traps Black's knight.} * [Event "Chess.com"] [Site "Chess.com"] [Date "2023.05.26"] [Round "10"] [White "Kiolbasa, Oliwia"] [Black "Lagno, Kateryna"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "C78"] [WhiteElo "2422"] [BlackElo "2558"] [PlyCount "60"] [EventDate "2023.??.??"] [TimeControl "5400+30"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. O-O d6 6. c3 O-O 7. h3 a6 8. Ba4 Re8 9. Re1 h6 10. Nbd2 b5 11. Bb3 Be6 12. Bxe6 Rxe6 13. a4 Rb8 14. axb5 axb5 15. Nb3 Bb6 16. Be3 Bxe3 17. Rxe3 d5 $5 {[%c_effect d5;square;d5;type;Interesting;persistent;true] Black's thematic break vs. the Ruy Lopez.} 18. Nc5 {Using the newly created outpost on c5.} Rd6 19. Qc2 dxe4 20. Nxe4 ({White could also maintain the knight on the c5-outpost with} 20. dxe4) 20... Nxe4 21. dxe4 Qd7 22. Qe2 g6 ({After the game, Lagno shared that she saw} 22... b4 $5 {[%c_effect b4;square;b4;type;Interesting;persistent;true] as her chance to stir up play and go for the win.}) 23. b4 $1 {[%c_effect b4;square;b4;type;GreatFind;persistent;true] Blocking Black's chance at generating queenside play and playing ...b4.} Kg7 24. Ne1 Rd2 25. Rd3 {White neutralizes Black's rook on the second rank by gaining the seventh rank for her own rook.} Rxe2 26. Rxd7 Rxe4 $6 {[%c_effect e4;square;e4;type;Inaccuracy;persistent;true]} (26... Rc8 27. f3 Nb8 {kicking the White rook off the seventh rank.}) 27. Rxc7 Rc4 28. Rd1 $6 {[%c_effect d1;square;d1;type;Inaccuracy;persistent;true]} ({White can play for the win with:} 28. Nd3 $1 {[%c_effect d3;square;d3;type;GreatFind;persistent;true]} h5 (28... Rxc3 $4 {[%c_effect c3;square;c3;type;Blunder;persistent;true]} 29. Nxe5 $18) 29. Nc5 Nd8 {Unfortunately for Black, this is the knight's only safe square.} 30. Rd1 Ra8 31. Rd6 Rxc3 32. Rcd7 $16) 28... Rxc3 29. Rdd7 Rf8 30. Nd3 Rc4 1/2-1/2 [Event "Chess.com"] [Site "Chess.com"] [Date "2023.05.26"] [Round "10"] [White "Dronavalli, Harika"] [Black "Khotenashvili, Bella"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "A36"] [WhiteElo "2501"] [BlackElo "2478"] [PlyCount "61"] [EventDate "2023.??.??"] [TimeControl "5400+30"] 1. c4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 {The players begin with a completely symmetrical setup.} 5. e3 e5 {This creates the first imbalance. Black has more grip on the central dark squares with the e5-pawn, but White has d5 as an outpost.} 6. a3 Nge7 7. Nge2 O-O 8. O-O a5 9. d3 d6 10. Rb1 Rb8 11. b3 Be6 12. Nd5 {White makes use of her two strengths, the outpost and the bishop on g2.} b5 13. Bb2 Qd7 14. Nec3 b4 {Black blocks White's plan on b3-b4 while gaining space and opening lines.} 15. Nxe7+ Nxe7 16. axb4 Rxb4 {The players now each have half open files and weak pawns to press on a5 and b3 respectively.} 17. Ne4 Nc6 18. Bc3 Rb6 19. Ra1 Rfb8 {Black responds to the threat on a5 with counterpressure against b3.} 20. Bxa5 Rxb3 {The small imbalance on the queenside has been neutralized.} 21. Bc3 Bh3 {Now Black sets out to cancel the strength of White's fianchettoed bishop with a trade.} 22. Bxh3 Qxh3 23. Ra8 Rxa8 24. Qxb3 Qd7 25. Nd2 Rb8 26. Qa2 h6 27. Rb1 Rxb1+ 28. Qxb1 f5 29. Qb5 Bf6 30. Nb3 Qc8 31. Na5 {With so many trades and not much progress by either side, the players agree to a draw.} 1/2-1/2 [Event "Chess.com"] [Site "Chess.com"] [Date "2023.05.15"] [Round "11"] [White "Khotenashvili, Bella"] [Black "Wagner, Dinara"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "A22"] [WhiteElo "2478"] [BlackElo "2417"] [Annotator "pigle"] [PlyCount "70"] [EventDate "2023.??.??"] [TimeControl "5400+30"] 1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e5 3. g3 Bb4 4. Bg2 O-O 5. e4 {This variation of the English Opening is not very popular. White can't achieve an advantage against the plan used in this game.} Bxc3 6. bxc3 c6 $1 {[%c_effect c6;square;c6;type;GreatFind;persistent;true] This accurate move gives Black a good position.} 7. Ne2 d5 8. cxd5 cxd5 9. Ba3 {This move is new but not very good. The bishop is not well placed on a3.} (9. exd5 {This is better, although White has no advantage after} Nxd5 10. O-O Nc6) 9... Re8 (9... dxe4 $6 {[%c_effect e4;square;e4;type;Inaccuracy;persistent;true] It's too much to sacrifice the exchange, but in a blitz game, you could have fun with Black's position after} 10. Bxf8 Kxf8) 10. exd5 Nxd5 11. O-O Nc6 {Black is already better. We can conclude that something went wrong with Khotenashvili's preparation.} 12. h3 {Both 12.Re1 and 12.Rb1 are worthy alternatives.} (12. Qb3 $6 {[%c_effect b3;square;b3;type;Inaccuracy;persistent;true] The queen is not well placed here as it can later be attacked by the bishop on e6.} Nb6) (12. Re1) (12. Rb1) 12... Bf5 {This allows White to simplify the game.} (12... Qa5 {is more accurate.} 13. Qb3 Nb6 14. d3 Be6 15. c4 Rad8 {with the initiative.}) 13. d4 $1 {[%c_effect d4;square;d4;type;GreatFind;persistent;true]} exd4 14. Nxd4 Nxc3 15. Nxc6 bxc6 (15... Qxd1 {leads to a drawn endgame after:} 16. Raxd1 bxc6 17. Bxc6 Nxd1 18. Bxa8 Rxa8 19. Rxd1 Bxh3 20. Be7 {The rooks will be exchanged after 21.Rd8+ with an elementary draw.}) 16. Qb3 (16. Qxd8 {is a good alternative, looking for a draw in an endgame a pawn down.} Raxd8 ({Or} 16... Rexd8 17. Bxc6 Bxh3 18. Bxa8 Bxf1 19. Kxf1 Rxa8 20. Rc1 {with a likely draw.}) 17. Bxc6 Re2 18. Bg2 Rxa2 19. Rxa2 Nxa2 20. Bc5 a6 21. Ra1 Be6 22. Bf1 {with good drawing chances.}) 16... Nd5 (16... Qf6 {is also possible. Black is slightly better after} 17. Bb2 Ne2+ 18. Kh2 Qg6) 17. Qa4 Qd7 18. Kh2 Re2 19. Bc5 Qe6 20. Qa6 {White prepares 21.Qb7.} (20. Bf3 $1 {[%c_effect f3;square;f3;type;GreatFind;persistent;true] is more precise.} Rc2 (20... Re5 21. Bd4 Bxh3 22. Bxe5 Bxf1 23. Bxg7 $1 {[%c_effect g7;square;g7;type;GreatFind;persistent;true]} Kxg7 24. Rxf1 {White has enough compensation for the pawn.}) 21. Rfe1 Qd7 22. Rac1 (22. Bxd5 {is not so good because White has to be careful with the light squares after} Qxd5 23. Qxa7 Rc8) 22... Rxc1 23. Rxc1 {The bishop pair offers adequate compensation for the pawn.}) 20... h5 $1 {[%c_effect h5;square;h5;type;GreatFind;persistent;true] This move gives some air to the king and prepares an attack with h5-h4.} 21. a4 $2 {[%c_effect a4;square;a4;type;Mistake;persistent;true] White should not allow Black's pawn to reach h4.} (21. Qb7 {is also bad:} Rd8 22. Qxa7 h4 {with a strong attack.}) (21. Bxd5 {is not yet necessary, but this is an important defensive resource.} cxd5 22. Qxe6 fxe6 {with winning chances for Black.}) (21. h4 $1 {[%c_effect h4;square;h4;type;GreatFind;persistent;true] is the best move, stopping the h-pawn.}) 21... h4 22. Ra3 $2 {[%c_effect a3;square;a3;type;Mistake;persistent;true] This loses. White should force the queen exchange, getting drawing chances due to the presence of opposite-colored bishops.} (22. Bxd5 $1 {[%c_effect d5;square;d5;type;GreatFind;persistent;true]} cxd5 (22... Qxd5 $4 {[%c_effect d5;square;d5;type;Blunder;persistent;true]} 23. Qxe2) 23. Qxe6 hxg3+ 24. Kxg3 Rxe6 (24... fxe6 25. Rfe1)) 22... Rc2 $1 {[%c_effect c2;square;c2;type;GreatFind;persistent;true] Attacking the bishop and removing the rook from the attack of the queen on a6.} 23. Qb7 Re8 24. Qxa7 hxg3+ $2 {[%c_effect g3;square;g3;type;Mistake;persistent;true] This allows White to bring the rook to the defense. Black had two strong continuations:} (24... Be4 {Exchanging the light-squared bishops.}) (24... Nc3 $1 {[%c_effect c3;square;c3;type;GreatFind;persistent;true] This is the strongest move, cutting off the a3-rook from the game and preparing to take on g3. There's no defense.} 25. Qc7 (25. g4 Be4 {with a decisive attack.}) 25... Be4 {Black has a winning advantage.}) 25. Rxg3 Nf4 26. Re3 (26. Bd4 {is also possible.}) 26... Qc8 27. Rfe1 $2 {[%c_effect e1;square;e1;type;Mistake;persistent;true] This loses a pawn and allows Black to continue the attack.} (27. Rxe8+ {is better:} Qxe8 28. Qe7 $1 {[%c_effect e7;square;e7;type;GreatFind;persistent;true] an important move.} Qxe7 29. Bxe7 Nxg2 30. Kxg2 Ra2 {The a-pawn is going to be captured, but White has good drawing chances.}) 27... Rxe3 28. Bxe3 (28. Rxe3 {offers no salvation:} Rxf2 29. Re8+ Qxe8 30. Bxf2 Nxg2 31. Kxg2 Qe4+ 32. Kh2 Qf4+ 33. Bg3 Qf1 $1 {[%c_effect f1;square;f1;type;GreatFind;persistent;true] The h3-pawn is lost.}) 28... Nxg2 29. Kxg2 Bxh3+ 30. Kh2 Rc4 $1 {[%c_effect c4;square;c4;type;GreatFind;persistent;true] A strong move, transferring the rook to the kingside.} 31. Qe7 Rg4 (31... Rxa4 {is also good.}) 32. Bc5 (32. Kxh3 $2 {[%c_effect h3;square;h3;type;Mistake;persistent;true]} Rg5+ (32... Re4+ {winning the queen is also not so bad.}) 33. Kh2 Rh5+ {With a forced mate.}) 32... Qf5 (32... Rxa4) 33. Qe8+ (33. Rg1 $1 {[%c_effect g1;square;g1;type;GreatFind;persistent;true] is the only chance.}) 33... Kh7 34. Qxc6 Bg2 (34... Bf1 {is also good:} 35. Rxf1 Qh5#) 35. f3 Qf4+ 0-1 [Event "?"] [Site "?"] [Date "????.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Lagno"] [Black "Assaubayeva"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "rn6/pN3pkp/6p1/8/8/1p3P2/P5PP/3R2K1 w - - 0 21"] [PlyCount "0"] 1/2-1/2 [Event "?"] [Site "?"] [Date "????.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Dzagnidze"] [Black "Tan"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "8/1b2kp2/p2p3r/3qp1p1/1Q3b2/8/PPP5/1K1RR3 w - - 0 32"] [PlyCount "0"] 1/2-1/2 [Event "Chess.com"] [Site "Chess.com"] [Date "2023.05.15"] [Round "11"] [White "Tan, Zhongyi"] [Black "Dzagnidze, Nana"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "B90"] [WhiteElo "2517"] [BlackElo "2513"] [PlyCount "120"] [EventDate "2023.??.??"] [TimeControl "5400+30"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. h3 e5 7. Nde2 h5 8. Nd5 Nxe4 9. Be3 Nd7 10. g3 Nef6 11. Nec3 b5 12. Bg2 Rb8 13. Ba7 {Tan sets the wheels in motion for a game full of imbalance. Clearly playing for first place, the Chinese GM hopes to procure a blunder from her opponent.} Rb7 14. Nxf6+ $2 {[%c_effect f6;square;f6;type;Mistake;persistent;true]} (14. Be3 {White can opt for a pressure cooker move here by maintaining the Nxf6+ for a while longer.} b4 15. Ne4 Nxd5 16. Qxd5 {White will play against the backward d-pawn.}) 14... Nxf6 15. Bc6+ Ke7 $2 {[%c_effect e7;square;e7;type;Mistake;persistent;true] A fascinating move. Stockfish prefers} (15... Rd7 {as it allows Black to follow up with Bb7 if given the chance.}) 16. Be3 Qc7 17. Bxb7 $2 {[%c_effect b7;square;b7;type;Mistake;persistent;true] The engine is really not fond of winning the exchange. White's bishop pair is extremely powerful so it seems to be a shame to give it away.} (17. Qf3 b4 18. Nd5+ Nxd5 19. Bxd5 {White can still take the rook at any moment.}) 17... Bxb7 18. Rg1 b4 19. Na4 Nd5 20. Qd3 {White's pieces are somewhat clumsy, and Black has managed to coordinate well. Despite the king being on e7, every piece can get out comfortably; for example, the bishop via g7 or h6.} g6 21. O-O-O Nxe3 (21... Kf6 {An amazing alternative here with the idea of playing Kg7 and Be7.}) 22. Qxe3 $2 {[%c_effect e3;square;e3;type;Mistake;persistent;true] Allowing Black to grab the initiative.} (22. fxe3 {This also looks underwhelming for White who will have to contend with Black's quickly improving bishops for some time.}) 22... Bh6 $1 {[%c_effect h6;square;h6;type;GreatFind;persistent;true]} 23. f4 h4 {Attempting to remove the base of White's pawn chain. White must take drastic action.} 24. Rge1 {A clever defensive move by White. Black cannot cash in as} hxg3 25. Qxg3 Qc4 $2 {[%c_effect c4;square;c4;type;Mistake;persistent;true] This active move just doesn't quite have the same punch as 25...Kf8 $1.} (25... Bxf4+ {is met with} 26. Qxf4 {With Black's e5-pawn pinned to the king, we see the point of Rge1.}) (25... Kf8 {Black can put the pressure back on White by escaping the king and forcing a line such as} 26. Kb1 Bxf4 27. Qb3) 26. Kb1 $1 {[%c_effect b1;square;b1;type;GreatFind;persistent;true]} Bxf4 27. Qf2 $1 {[%c_effect f2;square;f2;type;GreatFind;persistent;true][%c_arrow f2a7;keyPressed;none;from;f2;opacity;0.8;to;a7;persistent;false] With infiltration ideas on the cards now, Black probably wishes that the queen was back on c7 and the king was on f8...} g5 28. Qb6 $2 {[%c_effect b6;square;b6;type;Mistake;persistent;true] Tan unusually decides not to pin Black's bishop here.} (28. Qa7 Qc8 29. Nb6) 28... Qc6 $2 {[%c_effect c6;square;c6;type;Mistake;persistent;true] Black misses an opportunity to be aggressive.} (28... Bd5 {Black is free to activate the bishop and go on the attack.} 29. b3 Qc6 30. Qxb4 Rxh3 {Beware the bishops. Black still has a slight edge in this position.}) 29. Qxb4 $1 {[%c_effect b4;square;b4;type;GreatFind;persistent;true]} Rxh3 30. Nb6 $1 {[%c_effect b6;square;b6;type;GreatFind;persistent;true]} Rh6 31. Nd5+ Qxd5 $1 {[%c_effect d5;square;d5;type;GreatFind;persistent;true] A gorgeous choice from Dzagnidze and now the Georgian will have to prove that her bishop pair and army of pawns are worthy of facing the queen.} 32. Rxd5 Bxd5 33. Qa5 $2 {[%c_effect a5;square;a5;type;Mistake;persistent;true] Every one of White's queen moves is crucial to success in this ending. It must be treated like a pawn race.} (33. Qc3 {Keeping an eye on both sides of the board is important here.}) 33... Bf3 $1 {[%c_effect f3;square;f3;type;GreatFind;persistent;true] Setting up a \"hair braid\" (where two bishops control adjacent diagonals). This allows for the g-pawn to begin its journey to g1.} 34. Qxa6 g4 35. a4 Rh1 36. Rxh1 Bxh1 {Most unusually, Black's bishops are better than the queen right now.} 37. Qa7+ Kf6 38. a5 g3 39. a6 Bf3 40. b4 g2 $1 {[%c_effect g2;square;g2;type;GreatFind;persistent;true] The threat of Bh2 and g1 is real now so White responds actively.} 41. Qf2 (41. Qg1 {This stops Black's plans as well.}) 41... Kg5 $3 {[%c_effect g5;square;g5;type;Brilliant;persistent;true] Dzagnidze reaches the time control and turns her king into a monster. Its grand plan is to work its way up the board and support further pawn pushes. Importanrly, Bh2 is once again a threat as Qxf3 doesn't come with check anymore.} (41... Bh2 $4 {[%c_effect h2;square;h2;type;Blunder;persistent;true] This is not playable due to} 42. Qxf3+ Ke6 43. Qxg2) 42. Qg1 {White's only move.} e4 43. b5 e3 $1 {[%c_effect e3;square;e3;type;GreatFind;persistent;true] A new threat emerges and White's queen is dangerously close to being overloaded.} 44. b6 e2 45. b7 {White desperately flings pawns up the board to distract Black from spotting any winning ideas.} Bd2 $2 {[%c_effect d2;square;d2;type;Mistake;persistent;true] Black throws away the advantage, and now it is drawn.} (45... Bh2 $1 {[%c_effect h2;square;h2;type;GreatFind;persistent;true] This is Black's only way to win and after} 46. Qxh2 (46. Qe3+ {Black can look to hide on h1 $1} Kh4 47. Qd4+ Kh3 48. Qh8+ Kg3 49. Qg7+ Bg4 50. Qc3+ Kf2 51. Qf6+ Kg1 52. Qd4+ (52. Qh4 Kh1 53. b8=Q {Double promotion will soon follow and with four queens on the board, Black will be winning.} g1=Q+ 54. Kb2 Qd4+ 55. c3 Qd2+ 56. Ka3 Qxc3+ 57. Qb3 e1=Q {One of the more unusual positions I've ever seen.}) 52... Kh1)) 46. b8=Q e1=Q+ 47. Qxe1 Bxe1 48. Qg8+ Kf4 49. a7 Bd5 50. a8=Q Bxa8 51. Qxf7+ $1 {[%c_effect f7;square;f7;type;GreatFind;persistent;true] A draw by threefold is inevitable.} Kg3 52. Qg7+ Kf3 53. Qf7+ Ke3 54. Qa7+ Ke2 55. Qa6+ Kf2 56. Qa7+ Kf1 57. Qa6+ Kf2 58. Qa7+ Ke2 59. Qa6+ Kf2 60. Qa7+ Ke2 1/2-1/2 [Event "Chess.com"] [Site "Chess.com"] [Date "2023.05.15"] [Round "11"] [White "Shuvalova, Polina"] [Black "Kiolbasa, Oliwia"] [Result "*"] [ECO "A45"] [WhiteElo "2484"] [BlackElo "2422"] [PlyCount "79"] [EventDate "2023.??.??"] [TimeControl "5400+30"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 e6 3. e4 h6 4. Bxf6 Qxf6 5. Nc3 Bb4 6. Qd3 d5 7. O-O-O Bxc3 8. Qxc3 dxe4 9. Qxc7 O-O 10. f3 Nc6 11. c3 exf3 12. Nxf3 Qd8 13. Qf4 Qa5 14. Kb1 Rd8 15. Bc4 Ne7 16. Bd3 Bd7 17. Ne5 Be8 18. Rhf1 Nd5 19. Qe4 Nf6 20. Qe2 Rac8 21. Rf3 Nd7 22. Ng4 Qd5 23. Rg3 Kh8 $2 {[%c_effect h8;square;h8;type;Mistake;persistent;true] Black overreacts to White's rook lift and gives Shuvalova the opportunity to slice open the kingside.} (23... Kf8 {Black was right to remove her king from the g-file but needed to head towards the rest of her army.} 24. Ne3 Qa5 25. Rf1 Rc6 {Black's king is relatively safe. Although White still has an edge, Black's queenside attack is coming fast now.}) 24. Nxh6 $3 {[%c_effect h6;square;h6;type;Brilliant;persistent;true] Shuvalova takes advantage of Black's awkwardly placed king. Black can capture this pawn but at a great cost.} f5 (24... gxh6 25. Qd2 Qh5 {The queen is the only piece which can defend this key pawn.} 26. Rh3 $1 {[%c_effect h3;square;h3;type;GreatFind;persistent;true] With Rxh6+ looming, Black must make the tough choice to give up the queen.} Qxh3 27. gxh3 Kg7 28. Rg1+ Kf8 29. Qxh6+ Ke7 {Black is still in shambles.}) 25. c4 {Pushing Black's king out of the center.} (25. Qe3 {Any alternative that intends Qg5 with checkmate threats.}) 25... Qd6 (25... Qxd4 $2 {[%c_effect d4;square;d4;type;Mistake;persistent;true]} 26. Qxe6 {[%c_arrow e6g8;keyPressed;none;from;e6;opacity;0.8;to;g8;persistent;false,h6g8;keyPressed;none;from;h6;opacity;0.8;to;g8;persistent;false] White's checkmate threats are too hard to deal with.}) 26. c5 Qf8 {Black is defending well and White needs to be precise to hold an edge.} 27. Qxe6 (27. Ng4 $5 {[%c_effect g4;square;g4;type;Interesting;persistent;true]} fxg4 28. Qxg4 {The attack will continue but White will remain down material.}) 27... Rc6 $1 {[%c_effect c6;square;c6;type;GreatFind;persistent;true] Suddenly, Black is holding the position together. Sadly for Kiolbasa, with only one minute on the clock, things are still tricky.} 28. Qxf5 Rxh6 29. Qd5 Bf7 $2 {[%c_effect f7;square;f7;type;Mistake;persistent;true] A slight misplacement such as this against a foe like Shuvalova can be fatal.} (29... Rb8 {Black aims to consolidate the position with Nf6 next turn.}) 30. Qxb7 $1 {[%c_effect b7;square;b7;type;GreatFind;persistent;true] Shuvalova's passed c-pawn is looking ominous. A new threat has emerged.} Nf6 31. c6 $2 {[%c_effect c6;square;c6;type;Mistake;persistent;true] Although} (31. Ka1 {is a better move, passed pawns must be pushed $1}) 31... Bd5 32. Rc1 Ne4 33. Re3 $1 {[%c_effect e3;square;e3;type;GreatFind;persistent;true]} Nd6 $2 {[%c_effect d6;square;d6;type;Mistake;persistent;true]} (33... Qe8 {Black was never likely to pin their own queen with seconds left on the clock.}) 34. Qa6 {White has cleared the way for the c-pawn to continue pushing for the time being.} Rc8 35. Re5 Bxg2 36. d5 $2 {[%c_effect d5;square;d5;type;Mistake;persistent;true] The right idea but the wrong execution and the position is once again equal} (36. c7 {This is the most direct way to play and Black doesn't have any tactical shots in response.} Qf7 37. Qa3 Bd5 38. Qxa7 {There is still plenty of work to do for White but with a time advantage, Shuvalova should feel confident.}) 36... Bh3 $2 {[%c_effect h3;square;h3;type;Mistake;persistent;true] Missing an opportunity to attack one of White's biggest weaknesses.} (36... Qf7 37. c7 Bxd5 38. Rf1 Qg8 {Without the d-pawn, White's c7-pawn is no where near as potent.}) 37. Qxa7 Ra8 38. Qe3 Nf7 $2 {[%c_effect f7;square;f7;type;Mistake;persistent;true] A time pressure blunder and White finds a clinical response.} 39. Re7 {Encouraging the knight to move and laying a devious trap.} Nd6 40. Qxh6+ $3 {[%c_effect h6;square;h6;type;Brilliant;persistent;true] A brilliant finish to a brilliant tournament for Shuvalova.} (40. Qxh6+ gxh6 41. Rh7+ Kg8 42. Rg1+ Bg4 43. Rxg4+ Qg7 44. Rhxg7+ Kf8 45. Rg8+ Kf7 46. Rxa8 {White is completely winning.}) * [Event "Nicosia"] [Site "Nicosia"] [Date "2023.05.27"] [Round "11.2"] [White "Shuvalova, Polina"] [Black "Kiolbasa, Oliwia"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "A45"] [WhiteElo "2484"] [BlackElo "2422"] [Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/Arihol"] [PlyCount "79"] [EventDate "2023.??.??"] 1. d4 {[%eval 0,0]} Nf6 {[%eval 28,0]} 2. Bg5 {[%eval 0,0]} e6 {[%eval 13,0]} 3. e4 {[%eval 0,0]} h6 {[%eval 11,0]} 4. Bxf6 {[%eval 0,0]} Qxf6 {[%eval 0,0]} 5. Nc3 {[%eval 0,0]} Bb4 {[%eval 15,0]} 6. Qd3 {[%eval 0,0]} d5 {[%eval 25,0]} 7. O-O-O {[%eval 33,0]} Bxc3 {[%eval 42,0]} 8. Qxc3 {[%eval 43,0]} dxe4 {[%eval 36,0]} 9. Qxc7 {[%eval 7,0]} O-O {[%eval 18,0]} 10. f3 $6 {[%eval 51,0] Inaccuracy. Qg3 was best.} (10. Qg3 Rd8 11. Qe3 Nc6 12. Ne2 b6 13. h4 Bb7 14. g4 e5 15. g5 Qd6 16. d5 Nb4) 10... Nc6 {[%eval 54,0]} 11. c3 $4 {[%eval -273,0] Blunder. Qg3 was best.} (11. Qg3 Rd8) 11... exf3 $4 {[%eval 28,0] Blunder. e5 was best.} (11... e5 12. d5 Qf4+ 13. Kb1 Rd8 14. Nh3 Qe3 15. Ba6 Rd7 16. Qxd7 Bxd7 17. Bxb7 exf3 18. Rhe1) 12. Nxf3 {[%eval 48,0]} Qd8 {[%eval 66,0]} (12... Qe7) 13. Qf4 {[%eval 38,0]} Qa5 $6 {[%eval 117,0] Inaccuracy. Qd5 was best.} (13... Qb6) (13... Qd5) 14. Kb1 $6 {[%eval 51,0] Inaccuracy. a3 was best.} (14. a3) 14... Rd8 $6 {[%eval 129,0] Inaccuracy. e5 was best.} (14... e5) 15. Bc4 {[%eval 133,0]} Ne7 {[%eval 151,0]} 16. Bd3 {[%eval 143,0]} Bd7 {[%eval 202,0]} 17. Ne5 {[%eval 201,0]} Be8 {[%eval 208,0]} 18. Rhf1 {[%eval 193,0]} Nd5 {[%eval 191,0]} 19. Qe4 {[%eval 196,0]} Nf6 {[%eval 211,0]} 20. Qe2 {[%eval 187,0]} Rac8 {[%eval 219,0]} 21. Rf3 {[%eval 163,0]} Nd7 {[%eval 146,0]} 22. Ng4 {[%eval 106,0]} Qd5 {[%eval 183,0]} 23. Rg3 {[%eval 181,0]} Kh8 $2 {[%eval 369,0] Mistake. h5 was best.} (23... h5) 24. Nxh6 {[%eval 418,0]} f5 {[%eval 401,0]} 25. c4 {[%eval 331,0]} Qd6 {[%eval 301,0]} 26. c5 {[%eval 321,0]} Qf8 {[%eval 299,0]} 27. Qxe6 $4 {[%eval 7,0] Blunder. Ng4 was best.} (27. Ng4 Rc6 28. Rf1 Bg6 29. Qe3 Bh7 30. Rh3 Qe8 31. Qg5 Nf8 32. Ne5 Rxd4 33. Nxc6 Qxc6) 27... Rc6 {[%eval 5,0]} (27... Rc7) 28. Qxf5 {[%eval 0,0]} Rxh6 {[%eval 0,0]} 29. Qd5 {[%eval 52,0]} Bf7 $6 {[%eval 4,0] Inaccuracy. Rb8 was best.} (29... Rb8) 30. Qxb7 {[%eval 38,0]} Nf6 {[%eval 42,0]} 31. c6 $2 {[%eval 69,0] Mistake. Ka1 was best.} (31. Ka1 Rd7) 31... Bd5 $6 {[%eval 0,0] Inaccuracy. Rb8 was best.} (31... Rb8 32. Qxa7) 32. Rc1 {[%eval 0,0]} Ne4 {[%eval 23,0]} 33. Re3 {[%eval 0,0]} Nd6 $2 {[%eval 122,0] Mistake. Qe8 was best.} (33... Qe8 34. Ka1 Bxc6 35. Qxa7 Ra8 36. Qc7 Qe6 37. a3 Qb3 38. Rxc6 Rxa3+ 39. bxa3 Qxa3+ 40. Kb1) 34. Qa6 {[%eval 7,0]} Rc8 {[%eval 84,0]} 35. Re5 {[%eval 75,0]} Bxg2 {[%eval 106,0]} 36. d5 $6 {[%eval 0,0] Inaccuracy. c7 was best.} (36. c7 Bb7) 36... Bh3 $4 {[%eval 187,0] Blunder. Qf7 was best.} (36... Qf7 37. c7 Bxd5 38. Rf1 Qg8 39. Rc1) 37. Qxa7 {[%eval 181,0]} Ra8 {[%eval 216,0]} 38. Qe3 {[%eval 212,0]} Nf7 $4 {[%eval 449,0] Blunder. Qf6 was best.} (38... Qf6) 39. Re7 {[%eval 517,0]} Nd6 $2 {[%eval 1177,0] Mistake. Bg4 was best.} (39... Bg4 40. Rf1) 40. Qxh6+ {[%eval 1232,0]} 1-0 [Event "Women's Grand Prix - Nicosia"] [Site "Nicosia"] [Date "2023.05.27"] [Round "11.4"] [White "Tan, Zhongyi"] [Black "Dzagnidze, Nana"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "B90"] [WhiteElo "2517"] [BlackElo "2513"] [Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/Arihol"] [PlyCount "120"] [EventDate "2023.??.??"] 1. e4 {[%eval 36,0]} c5 {[%eval 32,0]} 2. Nf3 {[%eval 0,0]} d6 {[%eval 0,0]} 3. d4 {[%eval 25,0]} cxd4 {[%eval 13,0]} 4. Nxd4 {[%eval 27,0]} Nf6 {[%eval 3,0]} 5. Nc3 {[%eval 21,0]} a6 {[%eval 39,0]} 6. h3 {[%eval 1,0]} e5 {[%eval 5,0]} 7. Nde2 {[%eval 0,0]} h5 {[%eval 18,0]} 8. Nd5 {[%eval 5,0]} Nxe4 {[%eval 41,0]} 9. Be3 {[%eval 3,0]} Nd7 {[%eval 4,0]} 10. g3 {[%eval 28,0]} Nef6 {[%eval 35,0]} 11. Nec3 {[%eval 47,0]} b5 {[%eval 38,0]} 12. Bg2 {[%eval 37,0]} Rb8 {[%eval 42,0]} 13. Ba7 {[%eval 26,0]} Rb7 {[%eval 24,0]} 14. Nxf6+ $6 {[%eval 71,0] Inaccuracy. Be3 was best.} (14. Be3 b4) 14... Nxf6 {[%eval 88,0]} 15. Bc6+ {[%eval -93,0]} Ke7 $2 {[%eval 41,0] Mistake. Rd7 was best.} (15... Rd7 16. a4 Bb7 17. Bxb7 Rxb7 18. Be3 b4 19. Nd5 Be7 20. Nxf6+ Bxf6 21. Qd5 Qd7 22. O-O-O) 16. Be3 {[%eval 5,0]} Qc7 {[%eval 92,0]} 17. Bxb7 $2 {[%eval 65,0] Mistake. Qf3 was best.} (17. Qf3) 17... Bxb7 {[%eval 43,0]} 18. Rg1 {[%eval 51,0]} b4 {[%eval 32,0]} 19. Na4 {[%eval 55,0]} Nd5 {[%eval 29,0]} 20. Qd3 {[%eval 67,0]} g6 {[%eval 28,0]} 21. O-O-O {[%eval 43,0]} Nxe3 {[%eval 81,0]} 22. Qxe3 $4 {[%eval -103,0] Blunder. fxe3 was best.} (22. fxe3) 22... Bh6 {[%eval -136,0]} 23. f4 {[%eval -297,0]} h4 {[%eval -191,0]} 24. Rge1 {[%eval -129,0]} hxg3 {[%eval -105,0]} 25. Qxg3 {[%eval -108,0]} Qc4 $4 {[%eval 46,0] Blunder. Kf8 was best.} (25... Kf8 26. Kb1 Bxf4 27. Qd3 Kg7 28. a3 Qa5 29. b3 bxa3 30. Nc3 Qb4 31. Na2 Qc5 32. Qxd6) 26. Kb1 {[%eval 4,0]} Bxf4 {[%eval 45,0]} 27. Qf2 {[%eval 26,0]} g5 {[%eval 32,0]} 28. Qb6 $2 {[%eval -198,0] Mistake. Qa7 was best.} (28. Qa7 Qc6) 28... Qc6 $2 {[%eval 75,0] Mistake. Bd5 was best.} (28... Bd5 29. b3) 29. Qxb4 {[%eval -94,0]} Rxh3 $6 {[%eval 2,0] Inaccuracy. Bc8 was best.} (29... Bc8 30. Nc3) 30. Nb6 {[%eval 42,0]} Rh6 {[%eval 2,0]} 31. Nd5+ {[%eval 0,0]} Qxd5 {[%eval 3,0]} 32. Rxd5 {[%eval 6,0]} Bxd5 {[%eval 2,0]} 33. Qa5 $6 {[%eval 78,0] Inaccuracy. Qc3 was best.} (33. Qc3 Bg2) 33... Bf3 {[%eval 6,0]} 34. Qxa6 {[%eval 83,0]} g4 {[%eval 76,0]} 35. a4 {[%eval 72,0]} Rh1 {[%eval -92,0]} 36. Rxh1 {[%eval 97,0]} Bxh1 {[%eval -83,0]} 37. Qa7+ {[%eval -84,0]} Kf6 {[%eval -91,0]} 38. a5 {[%eval -64,0]} g3 {[%eval -57,0]} 39. a6 {[%eval -52,0]} Bf3 {[%eval -75,0]} 40. b4 {[%eval -72,0]} g2 {[%eval -91,0]} 41. Qf2 {[%eval -93,0]} Kg5 {[%eval -35,0]} 42. Qg1 $6 {[%eval -147,0] Inaccuracy. Kb2 was best.} (42. Kb2 Kg4 43. Qg1 e4 44. b5 e3 45. b6 d5 46. c3 f5 47. b7 d4 48. cxd4 Bd5) 42... e4 {[%eval -195,0]} 43. b5 {[%eval -127,0]} e3 {[%eval -128,0]} 44. b6 {[%eval -132,0]} e2 $6 {[%eval -25,0] Inaccuracy. d5 was best.} (44... d5 45. Ka2 d4 46. b7 Kg4 47. Ka3 f5 48. Kb3 e2 49. Kb2 Bg3 50. Qxd4+ Be4 51. a7) 45. b7 $6 {[%eval -112,0] Inaccuracy. Ka2 was best.} (45. Ka2) 45... Bd2 $4 {[%eval 33,0] Blunder. Bh2 was best.} (45... Bh2 46. Qe3+ Kh4 47. Qd4+ Kh3 48. Qh8+ Kg3 49. Qg7+ Kf2 50. Qd4+ Kf1 51. Qd3 g1=Q 52. Qxf3+) 46. b8=Q {[%eval 35,0]} e1=Q+ {[%eval 23,0]} 47. Qxe1 {[%eval 3,0]} Bxe1 {[%eval 25,0]} 48. Qg8+ {[%eval 29,0]} Kf4 {[%eval 0,0]} 49. a7 $6 {[%eval 81,0] Inaccuracy. Qxf7+ was best.} (49. Qxf7+ Kg3 50. Qg7+ Bg4 51. Qd4 Bb4 52. Qe3+ Bf3 53. a7 Bc5 54. Qg5+ Kf2 55. Qd2+ Kg3) 49... Bd5 $6 {[%eval 0,0] Inaccuracy. f5 was best.} (49... f5 50. Qe6) 50. a8=Q {[%eval 0,0]} Bxa8 {[%eval 0,0]} 51. Qxf7+ {[%eval 0,0]} Kg3 {[%eval 0,0]} 52. Qg7+ {[%eval 0,0]} Kf3 {[%eval 0,0]} 53. Qf7+ {[%eval 0,0]} Ke3 {[%eval 0,0]} 54. Qa7+ {[%eval 0,0]} Ke2 {[%eval 0,0]} 55. Qa6+ {[%eval 0,0]} Kf2 {[%eval 0,0]} 56. Qa7+ {[%eval 0,0]} Kf1 {[%eval 0,0]} 57. Qa6+ {[%eval 0,0]} Kf2 {[%eval 0,0]} 58. Qa7+ {[%eval 0,0]} Ke2 {[%eval 0,0]} 59. Qa6+ {[%eval 0,0]} Kf2 {[%eval 0,0]} 60. Qa7+ {[%eval 0,0]} Ke2 {[%eval 0,0]} 1/2-1/2 [Event "Women's Grand Prix - Nicosia"] [Site "Nicosia"] [Date "2023.05.27"] [Round "11.5"] [White "Khotenashvili, Bella"] [Black "Wagner, Dinara"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "A22"] [WhiteElo "2478"] [BlackElo "2417"] [Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/Arihol"] [PlyCount "70"] [EventDate "2023.??.??"] 1. c4 {[%eval 23,0]} Nf6 {[%eval 29,0]} 2. Nc3 {[%eval 3,0]} e5 {[%eval 32,0]} 3. g3 {[%eval 0,0]} Bb4 {[%eval 17,0]} 4. Bg2 {[%eval 0,0]} O-O {[%eval 0,0]} 5. e4 {[%eval 0,0]} Bxc3 {[%eval 0,0]} 6. bxc3 {[%eval 0,0]} c6 {[%eval 11,0]} 7. Ne2 {[%eval 0,0]} d5 {[%eval 0,0]} 8. cxd5 {[%eval 17,0]} cxd5 {[%eval 14,0]} 9. Ba3 $6 {[%eval 43,0] Inaccuracy. exd5 was best.} (9. exd5 Nxd5 10. d4 exd4 11. Qxd4 Be6 12. O-O Nc6 13. Qc5 Re8 14. Nf4 Nxf4 15. Bxf4 Qa5) 9... Re8 {[%eval 44,0]} 10. exd5 {[%eval 29,0]} Nxd5 {[%eval 35,0]} 11. O-O {[%eval 3,0]} Nc6 {[%eval 43,0]} 12. h3 {[%eval 46,0]} Bf5 {[%eval 21,0]} (12... Be6) 13. d4 {[%eval 28,0]} exd4 {[%eval 9,0]} 14. Nxd4 {[%eval 11,0]} Nxc3 {[%eval 6,0]} 15. Nxc6 {[%eval 0,0]} bxc6 {[%eval 2,0]} 16. Qb3 {[%eval 37,0]} Nd5 {[%eval 9,0]} 17. Qa4 {[%eval 9,0]} Qd7 {[%eval 3,0]} 18. Kh2 {[%eval 11,0]} Re2 {[%eval 1,0]} 19. Bc5 {[%eval 32,0]} Qe6 {[%eval 0,0]} 20. Qa6 {[%eval 22,0]} h5 {[%eval 22,0]} 21. a4 $6 {[%eval 81,0] Inaccuracy. h4 was best.} (21. h4) 21... h4 {[%eval 82,0]} 22. Ra3 $6 {[%eval -52,0] Inaccuracy. Bxd5 was best.} (22. Bxd5 cxd5) 22... Rc2 {[%eval -94,0]} 23. Qb7 $6 {[%eval -146,0] Inaccuracy. Qa5 was best.} (23. Qa5 Re8) 23... Re8 {[%eval -166,0]} 24. Qxa7 $6 {[%eval -236,0] Inaccuracy. Bxa7 was best.} (24. Bxa7 Nc3) 24... hxg3+ $4 {[%eval 11,0] Blunder. Nc3 was best.} (24... Nc3 25. g4 Be4 26. Rxc3 Rxc3 27. Re1 Qe5+ 28. Kg1 Rxc5 29. Bxe4 g6 30. Re3 Qd4 31. Kg2) 25. Rxg3 {[%eval 18,0]} Nf4 {[%eval 22,0]} 26. Re3 {[%eval 41,0]} Qc8 {[%eval 37,0]} 27. Rfe1 $6 {[%eval -64,0] Inaccuracy. Rxe8+ was best.} (27. Rxe8+ Qxe8 28. Qe7 Qxe7 29. Bxe7 Nxg2 30. Kxg2 Be4+ 31. Kg3 Ra2 32. f3 Bd5 33. Rc1 Rxa4) 27... Rxe3 {[%eval -25,0]} 28. Bxe3 {[%eval -192,0]} Nxg2 {[%eval -91,0]} 29. Kxg2 {[%eval -2,0]} Bxh3+ {[%eval -194,0]} 30. Kh2 {[%eval -200,0]} Rc4 {[%eval -1,0]} 31. Qe7 {[%eval -193,0]} Rg4 {[%eval -18,0]} 32. Bc5 {[%eval -27,0]} Qf5 $6 {[%eval -97,0] Inaccuracy. Rxa4 was best.} (32... Rxa4 33. Re4 Rxe4 34. Qxe4 Be6 35. f3 Qd7 36. Kg3 f6 37. Bd4 Qd6+ 38. Kg2 Kf7 39. Qh4) 33. Qe8+ $4 {[%eval -322,0] Blunder. Rg1 was best.} (33. Rg1) 33... Kh7 {[%eval -500,0]} 34. Qxc6 $2 {[%eval -1327,0] Mistake. Qe5 was best.} (34. Qe5 Qg6 35. Kxh3 f5 36. Qg3 Rxg3+ 37. fxg3 f4 38. gxf4 Qh5+ 39. Kg3 Qxc5 40. Kf3 Qa3+) 34... Bg2 $2 {[%eval -496,0] Mistake. Rh4 was best.} (34... Rh4 35. Qe4 Rxe4 36. Rxe4 Qxe4 37. Kxh3 Qf3+ 38. Kh2 Qh5+ 39. Kg2 Qxc5 40. Kg1 Qd4 41. Kg2) 35. f3 $4 {[%eval -32759,0] Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qxg2 was best.} (35. Qxg2 Rxg2+ 36. Kxg2 Qxc5 37. Rh1+ Kg8 38. Ra1 Qc3 39. Rd1 Qc6+ 40. Kg1 Qxa4 41. Rd8+ Kh7) 35... Qf4+ {[%eval -32753,0]} 0-1 [Event "Women's Grand Prix - Nicosia"] [Site "Nicosia"] [Date "2023.05.27"] [Round "11.6"] [White "Goryachkina, Aleksandra"] [Black "Dronavalli, Harika"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "D30"] [WhiteElo "2571"] [BlackElo "2501"] [Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/Arihol"] [PlyCount "24"] [EventDate "2023.??.??"] 1. d4 {[%eval 0,0]} d5 {[%eval 27,0]} 2. c4 {[%eval 29,0]} e6 {[%eval 3,0]} 3. Nf3 {[%eval 0,0]} a6 {[%eval 52,0]} 4. cxd5 {[%eval 53,0]} exd5 {[%eval 32,0]} 5. Nc3 {[%eval 41,0]} Nf6 {[%eval 47,0]} 6. Bg5 {[%eval 48,0]} Be6 {[%eval 41,0]} 7. e3 {[%eval 48,0]} Nbd7 {[%eval 55,0]} 8. Bd3 {[%eval 5,0]} c6 {[%eval 59,0]} 9. Bf4 {[%eval 25,0]} Nh5 {[%eval 41,0]} 10. Bg5 {[%eval 0,0]} Nhf6 $6 {[%eval 6,0] Inaccuracy. Qc7 was best.} (10... Qc7 11. Bh4 h6 12. Nd2 Ndf6 13. f3 c5 14. dxc5 Bxc5 15. Bf2 d4 16. exd4 Nf4 17. Nde4) 11. Bf4 {[%eval 25,0]} Nh5 {[%eval 44,0]} 12. Bg5 {[%eval 0,0]} Nhf6 1/2-1/2