Dulce de leche

María Carolina Luján – Alisa Galliamova
Women’s World Chess Championship; Krasnaya Polyana, March 17, 2015
Sicilian Defence B90

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Be3 a6 7. Qf3 Nbd7 8. Be2 Qc7 9. g4 b5 10. g5 Ne5 11. Qg3. For the very sharp and unclear 11. Qh3 b4 12. Ncb5 see Nguyễn Hoàng Huy – Nguyễn Hoàng Nam, Đà Nẵng 2008. 11. ... Nfd7 12. a3 Nb6 13. Rd1 Bb7 14. 0-0 Rc8 15. Qh3 Nbc4 16. Bc1 Be7 17. f4 Nc6 18. Nxc6 Bxc6 19. Rd3 h6? “I didn’t like her 19. ... h6 – after this move Black cannot castle, and White can develop a strong attack on the Black King that is stuck in the center. Defending such positions is very difficult, and especially in the time trouble”, then María Carolina Luján said. 20. Bf3 Rg8

21. g6! Bd7 22. gxf7+ Kxf7 23. f5 Bf6 24. Bh5+ Ke7 25. Kh1 Ne5 26. Rg3 Qb7 27. Qg2 a5? A bad move, implying fatal loss of time. The immediate 27. ... Rxc3! was called for. 28. Bxh6 Rxc3 29. bxc3 Bc6 30. Rf4 Kd8 31. fxe6 Qe7 32. Rxf6! 1 : 0.

María Carolina Luján
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