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Dronavalli Harika – Natalia Andreevna Pogonina
Women’s Grand Prix Series 2015-2016; Tehran, February 11, 2016
Queen’s Gambit Declined D37

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Qc2 c5 6. dxc5 d4 7. Nb5 e5 8. Nxe5 a6 9. Na3 0-0 10. Nd3 Bxc5. For 10. ... Bf5 11. g3 Nbd7 12. Bg2 Nxc5 13. 0-0 Rc8 14. Qd1 Re8 15. Bf4 Qb6 16. Rb1 Nfe4 17. Be5 Bf6 18. Bxf6 Qxf6 19. Nf4 see Shimanov – Tregubov, Türkiye İş Bankası Süper Satranç Ligi, Konya 2012. 11. g3 Re8 12. Bg2 Bf8 13. 0-0 Nc6 14. Qd1 Bf5 15. Nc2 h6 16. Bd2 Qd7 17. Nf4 Be4 18. Bxe4 Nxe4 19. f3 Nxd2 20. Qxd2 Rad8 21. Rad1 Qc8 22. Kg2 Bc5 23. Rfe1 a5 24. Nd3 Ba7 25. Rc1 Rd7 26. b4 axb4 27. Ncxb4 Nxb4 28. Qxb4 Rde7 29. Rc2 Re3 30. c5 Qd7 31. Nf2. At this point White could probably have played more ambitiously. 31. ... Qd5 32. Rd1. 32. Qa5 Qf5! leads to nothing special for White, but the text allows Black to liquidate into a drawing line. 32. ... Rxe2 33. Rxd4 Qxd4! 34. Qxd4 Rxc2

35. Kh3? A serious error of judgment. White should have been content with 35. Qd7! Ree2 36. Qc8+ Kh7 37. Qf5+ forcing perpetual check. 35. ... Bxc5 36. Qd7. Too late. 36. ... Ree2. Black got gets overwhelming compensation for the Queen. Natalia Andreevna slowly but surely will convert her material advantage into a full point. 37. Ne4 h5 38. Kh4 Rxh2+ 39. Kg5 Bf8 40. a4 b6 41. Kf4 Rc4 42. Kg5 Rb4 43. Qe8 Rb3 44. Kf4 Rc2 45. g4 hxg4 46. Kxg4 Rg2+ 47. Kf4 Rg6 48. Qd7 Rh6 49. Kg3 Rg6+ 50. Kf2 Rb4 51. Ke3 Re6 52. Kf2 Re5 53. Kg3 Re7 54. Qc6 Ra7 55. Nc3 Ra5 56. Qe8 Rd4 57. Kf2 Rc4 58. Ne4 Rcxa4 59. Qc6 Ra2+ 60. Kg3 Rb2 61. Qd7 Re5 62. Qd4 Rbb5 63. Qd8 Re6 64. Kf2 Rf5 65. Ng3 Rfe5 66. Ne4 b5 67. Qd3 b4 68. Qc2 Rb5 69. Qb3 Rc6 70. Kg3 Ra5 71. Kf4 Ra3 72. Qd5 Re6 73. Qh5 Be7 74. Qb5 Ra8 75. Qb7 Rd8 76. Kg3 Re5 77. Kf2 Bf8 78. Qc7 Red5 79. Qb7 Rf5 80. Kg2 Rd3 81. Qb8 Rdxf3 82. Ng3 Rf2+ 83. Kg1 R5f3 84. Qb7 b3 85. Ne4 Rc2 86. Nd2 Rd3 87. Nf1 Bc5+ 88. Kh1 Rh3+ 0 : 1.

Natalia Andreevna Pogonina

Dronavalli Harika

All photos by Alina l’Ami