Gravity Falls

黄茜 (Huáng Qiàn) – Natalia Andreevna Pogonina
China – Russia Match; 宁波市 (Níngbō), July 15, 2015
Queen’s Gambit Declined D37

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Be7 5. Bf4 0-0 6. e3 b6 7. cxd5 Nxd5 8. Nxd5 exd5 9. Bd3 c5 10. 0-0 Nc6 11. Rc1. Theoretically speaking, both 11. dxc5 bxc5 12. Rc1 Be6 13. Qa4 Nb4 14. Bb1 Bd7 15. Qd1 Be6 16. Ne5 Rc8 17. Qh5 g6 18. Nxg6 fxg6 19. Bxg6 Rf7 20. Bxh7+ Rxh7 21. Qg6+ Rg7 22. Qxe6+ Rf7 23. a3 Rc6 24. Qg4+ Rg7 25. Qe2 Na6 26. Rfd1 Nc7 27. b4 c4 28. e4 Re6 29. Bxc7 Qxc7 30. Rxd5 c3 31. e5 Bg5 32. Rc5 Bxc1 33. Rxc7 Rxc7 34. Qg4+ Kf7 35. Qf5+ Ke7 36. Qh7+ Kd8 37. Qg8+ Re8 38. Qd5+ Rd7 39. Qa5+ Rc7 ½ : ½ Malakhatko – Galinsky, Kiev 2004 and 11. Bb5 Bb7 12. Qa4 Qc8 13. dxc5 bxc5 14. Rfd1 Rd8 15. Rac1 Qe6 16. Nd4 Nxd4 17. exd4 Qb6 18. dxc5 Bxc5 19. Bg3 ½ : ½ Grigoriants – Tregubov, 9th Aeroflot Open, Moscow 2010, represent more tried patterns. 11. ... c4 12. Bb1 b5 13. e4 Bg4 14. Qd2 Rc8 15. Ne5 Nxe5 16. Bxe5 Be6 17. Qe3 Qd7 18. Bg3. Intending e4-e5. 18. ... dxe4 19. Bxe4 Rfe8 20. d5 Bf5 21. Bxf5 Qxf5 22. Qxa7? Very bad judgment: not all Pawns have equal value! 22. ... Qxd5 23. Rcd1 Qc6 24. Qd7 Bf6 25. Qxc6 Rxc6 26. Rd2 b4 27. h3 h6 28. Rb1. 28. Rc1 Ra8 29. a3 c3 is no better. 28. ... Ra8 29. b3. It doesn’t look like a panacea, but also 29. a3 is answered by 29. ... c3. 29. ... c3 30. Rc2 Rca6 31. Ra1

31. ... Ra3! Black is in Zugzwang. 32. Bd6 Rxb3 33. axb3 Rxa1+ 34. Kh2 Rb1 35. Bxb4 Be5+ 36. g3 Rb2 37. Rc1 Rxf2+ 38. Kg1 Bd4 39. Kh1. Or 39. Bxc3 Rc2+ 40. Bxd4 Rxc1+ 41. Kf2 Rb1 and wins. 39. ... c2 40. Re1 Bb2 0 : 1.

Natalia Andreevna Pogonina
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黄茜 (Huáng Qiàn)
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