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杜雨馨 (Dù Yǔxīn) – 谭中怡 (Tán Zhōngyí)

13rd “映美杯” (“Yìngměi Cup”) Chinese Chess League; 中山 (Zhōngshān), December 3, 2017

Spanish Game C77

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. d3 Bc5 6. 0-0 d6 7. c3 Ba7 8. Bg5 h6 9. Bh4 Bd7 10. Nbd2 Qe7 11. Re1 g5! 12. Bg3 0-0-0! The heterogeneous castling means that Black is running to win. 13. b4 h5 14. h4 g4 15. Ng5

15. ... Ng8! Something went wrong with White’s opening as Black seized the initiative. Now the g5-Knight is in trouble. 16. d4? Amateurly speaking this is not a solution. White ought to play 16. Bxc6 Bxc6 17. Qb3. 16. ... f6 17. Ne6 Qxe6. Perhaps 谭中怡 (Tán Zhōngyí) could play for winning a piece by 17. ... Bxe6 (and if 18. d5 then 18. ... f5!), but she must have feared some kind of tricky attack against her own King. Whatever it is, her decision sounds quite good. 18. d5 Qe8 19. dxc6 Bxc6 20. Bxc6 Qxc6. Black contented herself with an extra Pawn and a much better position. 16th Women’s World Chess Champion has no difficulty in bringing home the point, which will give 重庆 (Chóngqìng) the team’s win over 深圳 (Shēnzhèn). 21. c4 Ne7 22. Qb3 Bd4 23. b5 Qb6 24. Rab1 c5 25. bxa6 Qxa6 26. Qb5 Kc7 27. Rb3 Ra8 28. Reb1 Qxb5 29. Rxb5 Rhb8 30. Nb3 Nc6 31. Nxd4 Nxd4 32. R5b2 Ra4 33. Rc1 Rba8 34. Rcb1 R8a7 0 : 1.

谭中怡 (Tán Zhōngyí)
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