三劍客

赵雪 (Zhào Xuě) – Humpy Koneru
Sharjah; August 31, 2014
Bogo-Indian Defence E11

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Bb4+ 4. Nbd2 b6 5. a3 Bxd2+ 6. Qxd2 0-0 7. e3 Bb7 8. Be2 Ne4 9. Qc2 f5 (9. ... Nbd7) 10. 0-0 d6 (10. ... Qe7) 11. b4 Rf6?! A compromising move! On 11. ... a5 12. Bb2 Nd7 13. d5 e5 14. Nd2 Nxd2 15. Qxd2 White holds a slight edge. Best is probably 11. ... Nd7!?, e.g. 12. Bb2 Qe8 13. d5 exd5 14. cxd5 Bxd5 15. Qxc7 (15. Rad1 c6 16. Nd4 Ne5 17. f3 Qg6 18. b5 Nc5∞) 15. ... Rc8 16. Qxa7 Ra8= (Ivanchuk’s analysis).

12. d5! Rg6. No better is 12. ... exd5 13. Bb2 Rg6 14. cxd5 Nd7 (else 14. ... Bxd5 15. Rfd1 Bb7 16. Ne5 Re6 17. f3 Nf6 18. Qxf5 with a powerful initiative) 15. Rac1 Rc8 16. Rfd1 with clear advantage to White, Ivanchuk – Moiseenko, Sochi 2005. 13. Nd4. White’s position is already imposing. 13. ... exd5 14. cxd5 Bxd5 15. f3 Ng5 16. Nxf5 Nd7 17. Bc4 Bxc4 18. Qxc4+ Nf7 19. f4 Qf6?? A palpable oversight. In any case, after 19. ... Nf6 20. Qc6 White holds the grip. 20. Qe4. The coup de grâce. White is threatening both Qe4xa8+ and Nf5-e7+. 20. ... Rd8. On 20. ... Qxa1 21. Qxa8+ Nf8 22. Ne7+ and mate next move. 21. Ne7+ Kf8 22. Nxg6+ hxg6 23. Ra2 Nh6 24. Qc6 1 : 0.

赵雪 (Zhào Xuě) vs. Humpy Koneru
Sharjah; August 31, 2014
Photo: Maria AlekseevnaEmelianova

Anna Ushenina – 侯逸凡 (Hóu Yìfán)
Sharjah; August 31, 2014
Nimzo-Indian Defence E35

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 d5 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 c5 7. dxc5 h6 8. Bh4 0-0 9. e3 Be6 10. Nf3 Nbd7 11. Be2 Rc8 12. a3. A brilliant “stereotype” is 12. 0-0 Rxc5 13. Nd4 Qc8 14. Ndb5 Bxc3 15. Nxc3 Ne4 16. Be7 Nxc3 17. bxc3 Rxc3 18. Qa4 Re8 19. Bb4 Rc2 20. Bd3 Rc7 21. Qxa7 Ne5 22. Bb5 Bh3 23. Qd4 Nf3+ 24. gxf3 Re4 25. Qxd5 Rxb4 26. Rfd1 Rxb5 27. Qxb5 Rc5 28. Rd8+ Qxd8 29. Qxc5 Qf6 0 : 1 Matlakov – Eljanov, Saint Petersburg 2013. The text is not much better. 12. ... Bxc3+ 13. Qxc3 g5 14. Bg3 Nxc5 15. 0-0 Nfe4 16. Qc2 Bd7 17. a4. A careless move, which compromises White’s Queenside. Possibly better is 17. Rac1 Qe7 and White’s game appears tenable. 17. ... Qb6. Threatening ... Nc5-b3. 18. Qd1. After 18. a5 Qb4 19. Nd4 Na4 Black’s game is much easier. We cannot share, however, Anna’s decision to sacrifice a Pawn against a superb endgame player such as 侯逸凡 (Hóu Yìfán). White fails to demonstrate any compensation for the Pawn and slowly but surely the Women’s World Champion convert her advantage into a win.18. ... Qxb2 19. Be5 Qb3 20. Bb5 Qxd1 21. Rfxd1 Bc6 22. Bb2 Nb3 23. Rab1 Rfd8 24. Rd3 Nbc5 25. Ra3 a6 26. Bxc6 bxc6 27. Bd4 Rb8 28. Rd1 Nd7 29. h3 f6 30. Nh2 Kf7 31. Nf1 Nd6 32. Nd2 c5 33. Bc3 Ne5 34. Bxe5 fxe5 35. Rc1 c4 36. e4 Rb2 37. Nf3 Nxe4 38. Nxe5+ Ke6 39. Nc6 Rc8 40. Nd4+ Ke5 41. Nf3+ Kd6 42. Re3 Nxf2 43. Ne5 Ne4 44. Nxc4+ Rxc4 45. Rxc4 Rb1+ 46. Kh2 dxc4 47. Rxe4 Kd5 48. Re8 c3 49. Rc8 Kd4 50. Rc6 Rb4 0 : 1.

居文君 (Jū Wénjūn) – Alina l’Ami
Sharjah; August 31, 2014
King’s Indian Defence E62

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 0-0 5. Nc3 d6 6. Nf3 c6 7. 0-0 Bf5 8. Ne1 Be6 9. b3 d5 10. cxd5 Nxd5 11. Nxd5 cxd5 12. e3 Nc6 13. Nd3 Bf5 14. Nf4 e5 15. dxe5 Bxe5 16. Ba3 Re8 17. Nxd5 Qa5 18. Bd6 Rad8 19. b4 Qa3 20. Bxe5 Rxe5 21. b5 Rexd5 22. Bxd5 Ne5 23. Qb3 Qxb3 24. Bxb3 Nf3+ 25. Kg2 Be4 26. Rfd1 Nd2+ 27. Kg1 Nf3+ 28. Kf1 Nxh2+ 29. Ke1 Bd3 30. f4 Rd7 31. Bc4 Bf5 32. Rxd7 Bxd7 33. Rd1 Bf5 34. Be2 Kf8 35. Rd8+ Ke7 36. Ra8 Kd7 37. Rxa7 Kc7 38. Ra8 Ng4 39. Bxg4 Bxg4 40. Kd2 Bd7 41. Rf8 Be6 42. a4 b6 43. Kc3 h5 44. Kb4 Bd5 45. a5 bxa5+ 46. Kxa5 Kb7 47. b6 1 : 0.