Sunday, May 31, 2015

Not guilty and not proven

Mihaela Sandu – Antoaneta Stefanova
16th European Individual Women’s Chess Championship; Chakvi, May 25, 2015
Pirc Defence B08

1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nf3 c6 4. Nc3 d6 5. Be2 Nf6 6. 0-0 0-0 7. a4 Qc7 8. h3 a5!? Improvisation? The theoretical line 8. ... e5 would lead to a Pirc tabiya. 9. Bf4 Nh5 10. Be3 e5 11. dxe5 dxe5 12. Nd2 Nf4 13. Nc4 Be6 14. Nb6 Nxe2+ 15. Qxe2 Ra6 16. Nc4 b5 17. axb5 cxb5 18. Nd2 b4 19. Nd5 Bxd5 20. exd5 f5 21. Nb3 f4 22. Bc5 f3 23. Qe3 fxg2 24. Rfd1 Rc8 25. d6 Qc6 26. Ba7 Nd7 27. Nxa5 Qb5?? A gross blunder. After 27. ... Qa8 28. Nb3 Rxa1 29. Rxa1 Qd5 Black is fine. 28. Qb3+ Kh8


29. c4! Her Majesty is trapped! 29. ... Qxa5 30. Rxa5 Rxa5 31. Be3. The rest is easy for White. 31. ... Rb8 32. c5 Rxc5 33. Bxc5 Nxc5 34. Qf7 Rg8 35. Qc4 Nb7 36. Qxb4 Nd8 37. Qc4 1 : 0.

Mihaela Sandu
Photo: GSP

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