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Pia Cramling – Nana Dzagnidze
Women’s Grand Prix Series 2015-2016; Tehran, February 21, 2016
Queen’s Gambit Accepted D27

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. d4 dxc4 5. e3 a6 6. a4 c5 7. Bxc4 Nc6 8. 0-0 cxd4 9. exd4 Be7 10. Bg5 0-0 11. Qd2 Qa5. Another try is 11. ... Nb4 12. Ne5 Bd7 13. Rad1 Bc6 14. Nxc6 bxc6 15. Bxf6 Bxf6 16. Ne4 Be7 17. b3 a5 18. Rfe1 Qb6 19. Re3 Rfd8 20. Rg3 g6 21. Rh3 Nd5 22. Qh6 Nf6 23. Nxf6+ Bxf6 24. Qxh7+ Kf8 25. Bxe6 fxe6 26. Rf3 Ra7 27. Rxf6+ Ke8 28. Rxe6+ Kf8 29. Qh8+ Kf7 30. Rf6+ Ke7 31. Qg7+ Ke8 32. Rf8 mate, M. Muzychuk – Krush, Women’s World Blitz Chess Champioship, Moscow 2010. 12. Rfd1 Rd8 13. Rac1 Bd7. Without committing big mistakes Black will inexorably slip down into a totally lost position. Here, it could be interesting 13. ... h6 and if 14. Bh4 then 14. ... Qb4!? 15. Qe2 Nd5 with a more balanced game. 14. Qe2 Be8. And here 14. ... Re8(!) looks sounder as after 15. Bxf6 Bxf6 16. Ne4 White has hardly more than a slight advantage. 15. Bxf6 Bxf6 16. d5 exd5 17. Nxd5 Rd6 18. b3 h6 19. h3 Rad8 20. Nxf6+ Rxf6 21. Rxd8 Qxd8 22. Rd1 Qc8

23. Ne5 Nxe5 24. Qxe5 Kf8 25. Re1 Qd8 26. Qe4 g6 27. Qxb7 Kg7 28. Qe7 Qxe7 29. Rxe7 Kf8 30. Ra7 Rd6 31. Rxa6 Rd1+ 32. Kh2 h5 33. Ra7 h4 34. a5 Rd2 35. f3 f5 36. Rc7 g5 37. a6 Bh5 38. Kg1 1 : 0.

Pia Cramling vs. Nana Dzagnidze
Photo: Alina l’Ami