拜金女孩 (Material Girl)

雷挺婕 (Léi Tǐngjié) – Anna Yuriyivna Ushenina
5th Women’s World Chess Team Championship; 成都市 (Chéngdū), April 26, 2015
Catalan Opening E06

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Nf3 Be7 5. Bg2 0-0 6. Qc2 c5 7. 0-0 cxd4 8. Nxd4 Qb6 9. Rd1 Nc6 10. Nxc6 Qxc6 11. a4. For 11. Na3 Bxa3 12. bxa3 Qxc4 13. Qxc4 dxc4 14. a4 Nd5 see Ivanchuk – Lysyj, Latvian Railway Open, Riga 2014. 11. ... Bd7 12. b3 Qc8 13. Ba3 Bxa3 14. Nxa3 Bc6 15. Rac1 a6 16. cxd5 exd5 17. Qd3 Qd8 18. Nc2 Qa5 19. Ne3 Rad8 20. Qd4 Rfe8 21. Bf3 Ne4? This is a grave tactical slip. Black ought to play 21. ... Rd7 22. Nf5 Qd8, although after 23. Qh4! White keeps an edge.

22. b4! Gaining material by force. 22. ... Qxa4. Obviously, 22. ... Qc7 is met by 23. b5. 23. Bxe4. There may have been a much simpler win by 23. Ra1 Qb3 (idem to say 23. ... Qb5 24. Ra5) 24. Rd3 winning the trapped Queen. 23. ... dxe4 24. Qxd8 Rxd8 25. Rxd8+ Be8 26. Rcc8 h5. On 26. ... Kf8 27. Nd5 wins. 27. Rxe8+. Two Rooks and Knight win with ease against a Queen. 27. ... Kh7 28. Rxe4 a5 29. Kg2 Qd7 30. Rc5 a4 31. Rxh5+ Kg6 32. Rd5 Qc7 33. Rc5 Qd7 34. b5 a3 35. Ra4 Qd2 36. Rxa3 Qxe2 37. Ra4 f6 38. Rg4+ Kh7 39. Rc7 Qxb5 40. Rgxg7+ Kh8 41. Rgd7 1 : 0.

雷挺婕 (Léi Tǐngjié). Photo: sports.sina.com.cn.