Sunday, March 22, 2015

Echo

Yaniet Marrero López – Meri Arabidze
Women’s World Chess Championship; Krasnaya Polyana, March 21, 2015
Sicilian Defence B41

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. c4 Nf6 6. Nc3 Qc7 7. Be2 b6 8. 0-0 Bb7 9. Qd3 Nc6 10. Nxc6 dxc6 11. f4 Rd8. For 11. ... Bc5+ 12. Kh1 0-0 13. e5 Rad8 14. Qh3 see 侯逸凡 (Hóu​ Yì​fán) – Nana Dzagnidze, Women’s Grand Prix, Khanty-Mansiysk 2014. 12. Qh3 c5 13. e5. Sharp play on the part of White. 13. f5 appears to me to be the more consistent and most effectual line of play. 13. ... Ne4 14. f5 Nxc3 15. bxc3 exf5 16. e6. White boldly sacrifices her second Pawn. 16. ... fxe6 17. Bh5+ g6 18. Bxg6+ hxg6 19. Qxh8. White has won the Exchange, but Black’s powerful initiative more than compensate for the loss. 19. ... Qc6


20. Rf3? The lesser evil was 20. Qh3, although after 20. ... Rd3! Black still retains a clear advantage. 20. ... Rd1+ 21. Kf2 Qe4! With the threat of ... Qe4-e1 mate. Yaniet could well resign here. 22. Qxf8+ Kxf8 23. Bh6+ Ke8 24. Rxd1 Qh4+ 25. Rg3 Qxh6 26. Rgd3 Be4 27. Rh3 Qf4+ 28. Kg1 Bxg2 29. Rg3 Be4 30. Rf1 Qh6 31. a4 g5 32. Re3 g4 33. Rfe1 Ke7 34. R1e2 Bc6 0 : 1.

Yaniet Marrero López vs. Meri Arabidze
Photo: Anastasiya Karlovich

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