鹊华秋色

赵雪 (Zhào Xuě) – Nino Batsiashvili
Women’s Grand Prix Series 2015-2016; Tehran, February 13, 2016
Queen’s Gambit Accepted D24

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. e4 Bb4 6. Bxc4 Nxe4 7. 0-0 Nxc3 8. bxc3 Bd6 9. Ng5 h6 10. Qh5 0-0 11. Ne4 Nd7 12. Bxh6 gxh6 13. Qxh6 Re8 14. Qh5. Not 14. Rae1? Bf8 and White’s attack vanishes, Mamedyarov – Morozevich, World Blitz Championship, Moscow 2009. 14. ... Nf8? A fatal mistake of judgement. Correct was 14. ... Kg7 15. Qg4+ Kf8 16. Qh5 Kg7 aiming for a draw by repetition. 15. f4! Ng6 16. f5 Qh4. Not 16. ... exf5?? 17. Qxg6+ and wins. 17. Qxh4 Nxh4 18. Nf6+ Kf8 19. Nxe8 Kxe8 20. Rae1 Be7 21. fxe6 fxe6 22. d5!? Of course 22. Bxe6 was also good, but 赵雪 (Zhào Xuě) aims for the domination of the Black Knight. 22. ... exd5 23. Bd3 Bd7 24. Rf4 Kd8 25. g3 Bh3 26. gxh4 Kd7 27. Rf7. Black could well resign here. 27. ... Re8 28. h5 Be6 29. Rg7 Rf8 30. h6 Kd6 31. h7 Bf6 32. Rg6 Be5 33. Bf5 Rxf5 34. Rxe6+! 1 : 0. For if 34. ... Kxe6 there follows 35. h8=Q.

赵雪 (Zhào Xuě) vs. Nino Batsiashvili
Photo: Alina l’Ami