М’яка обкладинка (Softcover)

ChessBase Magazine #166
June/July 2015

Mariya Muzychuk – Humpy Koneru
Women’s World Chess Championship; Krasnaya Polyana, March 26, 2015
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23. b5! Playing on both flanks. White first blocks the Black Queen’s access to e8. 23. ... Na7 24. g5! hxg5 25. Nxg5 f6?? This natural move is a tragic blunder. Not 25. ... Qxb5?? 26. Qxa2+-. If 25. ... Nxb5? 26. Qh4 Qc2 27. Be4+-. Black missed 25. ... Rd1! 26. Qe2 Rxe1+ 27. Qxe1 Qxb5 28. Qd2 Qc5+ 29. Kh2 Qd6 30. Qxa2 Qxf4+ 31. Kg1 Qxg5 32. Qxa7 Qc1+ 33. Kh2 Qf4+= It’s a draw by perpetual check. 26. Qd2! A bolt from blue! 26. ... Rf8. After 26. ... Rxd2?? it’s all over: 27. Re8 mate. 27. Bd5+ Bxd5 28. Qxd5+ Kh8 29. Qf7 1 : 0.

Mariya Muzychuk
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