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Sarasadat Khademalsharieh – Mobina Alinasab
13th Iranian Women’s Chess Championship; Tehran, January 17, 2016
Queen’s Indian Defence E16

1. d4 e6 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nf3 Bb4+ 4. Nbd2 b6 5. g3 Bb7 6. Bg2 Bxd2+ 7. Qxd2 0-0 8. 0-0 d6 9. b3 Nbd7 10. Bb2 Qe7 11. Rfd1 Rfe8 12. Rac1 a5 13. a3 Rad8 14. b4 axb4 15. axb4 Be4 16. b5 Ra8 17. Qc3 Ra2 18. Ra1 Rxa1 19. Rxa1 Ra8 20. Rc1 Qd8 21. Bh3 Ra2 22. Nd2 Bb7 23. f3 Qa8 24. Nb3 e5 25. d5 Nc5. So far Alinasab played quite well. However, her last move looks a little too hasty. 26. Nxc5 bxc5 27. Bf5! Very elegant! Khademalsharieh repositions her Bishop to where it is the most dangerous for the Black King. 27. ... Bc8? An untimely reply which leaves White with a free hand on the Kingside. Comparatively best was 27. ... Qe8! and if 28. Bb1 then 28. ... Ra8 29. Qd3 g6 trying to consolidate. 28. Bb1 Ra7 29. Qd2 Nd7 30. f4 exf4 31. gxf4 Bb7 32. Qd3 g6 33. Qc3 f6

34. Kf2! Khademalsharieh is indeed a very strong positional player, but sometimes appears lacking in tactical resoluteness, especially when something unclear hinders her in carrying out her methodical strategy. In the present instance, however, she doesn’t go astray and aims directly at the King. 34. ... Qd8 35. Rg1 Kf7 36. Qh3 Nf8 37. f5 Kg7. No better is 37. ... g5 38. Qh5+ Ke7 39. Bxf6+! soon mating. 38. fxg6 hxg6 39. Bxg6 Nxg6 40. Qf5 Bc8 1 : 0.

Sarasadat Khademalsharieh. Photo: chesstehran.ir.