Леди-ястреб (Ladyhawke)

Olga Girya – Alexandra Konstantinovna Kosteniuk
65th Russian Women’s Chess Championship; Chita, August 17, 2015
Queen’s Indian Defence E15

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb4+ 5. Bd2 Bxd2+ 6. Qxd2 Ba6 7. b3 c6 8. Nc3 d5 9. e4 dxe4 10. Ng5 c5 11. Bg2. For 11. Ngxe4 Nxe4 12. Nxe4 see Kortschnoi – A. Greenfeld, Beersheba 1987. 11. ... Nc6 12. dxc5. Colourless is 12. Ngxe4 Nxe4 13. Bxe4 Rc8 14. Bxc6+ Rxc6 15. 0-0-0 Rd6 16. d5 0-0 17. Qf4 exd5 18. Rxd5 Rxd5 19. Nxd5 Bb7 20. Rd1 Bxd5 21. Rxd5 Qc8 22. Qf5 Qxf5 ½ : ½ M. Andersen – Idani, Andranik Margaryan Memorial, Yerevan 2014. 12. ... Qxd2+ 13. Kxd2 Rd8+ 14. Kc1 Ke7 15. Ngxe4 Ng4

16. cxb6 axb6 17. h3. 17. Na4 Bb7 18. Nxb6 (or 18. h3 Nge5 19. Nxb6 Nb4!) 18. ... Nce5 also leads nowhere for White. 17. ... Nge5 18. f4 Nd3+ 19. Kb1 f5 20. Ng5 Bb7 21. Rd1 Nc5 22. Kb2 Nd3+ 23. Kb1 Nc5 24. Kb2 Nd3+ 25. Kb1 Nc5 ½ : ½. Next round: Alexandra Konstantinovna Kosteniuk vs. Aleksandra Yuryevna Goryachkina.

Alexandra Konstantinovna Kosteniuk
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