Monday, February 22, 2016

From Ice-Breaker to Missile Boat

Natalia Oleksandrivna Zhukova – Natalia Andreevna Pogonina
Women’s Grand Prix Series 2015-2016; Tehran, February 22, 2016
Queen’s Gambit Declined D37

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Nbd7 5. Bf4 dxc4 6. e3 Nb6 7. Bxc4 Nxc4 8. Qa4+ c6 9. Qxc4 Nd5 10. 0-0 Nxf4 11. exf4 Be7 12. Rfe1 0-0 13. Ne5 Qb6 14. Re2 Rd8 15. Rd1 Qb4 16. Qd3 Bd7 17. a3 Qb3 18. Re3 Be8 19. Rh3 g6? (19. ... h6 20. Qe2 Qb6) 20. Qe2 Qb6


21. Nxg6! fxg6 (21. ... hxg6 22. Qe5+-) 22. Qxe6+ Bf7 23. Qxe7 Rxd4 24. Qh4 h5 25. Rxd4 Qxd4 26. Re3 Kg7 27. h3 Rd8 28. Re5 Rf8 29. Re7 b5 30. Ne4 Kh8 31. Qg5 Qxb2 32. f5 Qg7 33. f6 Qh7 34. Qe5 g5 35. Nxg5 Qb1+ 36. Kh2 Qg6 37. Rxf7 1 : 0.

Natalia Oleksandrivna Zhukova (R.) vs. Natalia Andreevna Pogonina (L.)
Photo: Alina l’Ami

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