Sesame Street

谭中怡 (Tán Zhōngyí) – Mariya Muzychuk
Women’s Grand Prix; 4th stage; 成都 (Chéngdū), July 12, 2016
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In the position of the diagram (after 46. ... Rc7xc6) Black has four Pawns for the Knight and must win: 47. Kd2. If 47. Rxg7 then 47. ... Rc3 and since the Knight has no escape White would be forced to change Rooks, making Muzychuk’s task even easier. 47. ... g5 48. Nc2 Ke4 49. Rb4+ Kf5 50. Ne3+ Ke6 51. Rb8 h5 52. h4 gxh4 53. Rh8 Rd6+ 54. Ke2 Rd4 55. Rxh5 a5 56. Nf5 Re4+ 57. Kd3 Re1 58. Ne3. Comparatively best was 58. Nxh4, altough after 58. ... Rh1 59. Rh8 a4 60. Kc3 Kd7! 61. Rh7+ Kc6 62. Rh6 Kc5 63. Rh8 e4 64. Rh5+ Kc6 65. Rh6 Kd7 66. Rh7+ Ke6 67. Rh8 Rh3+ 68. Kc2 (68. Kb2 Kf7 69. Rh7+ Kg8 70. Rh6 a3 is no better) 68. ... Kf7 69. Rh7+ Kg8 70. Rh6 a3 Black wins anyway, just a little bit more laboriously. 58. ... Rh1 59. Ng4 a4 60. Rh8 a3 61. Ra8 h3 62. Ra6+. On 62. Rxa3 h2 wins immediately. 62. ... Kf5 63. Ne3+ Kg5 64. Ke4 (64. Rxa3 h2-+) 64. ... f5+! 65. Kf3 (65. Nxf5 Re1+-+) 65. ... h2 66. Rxa3 (66. Kg2 Re1 67. Nf1 Rxf1-+) 66. ... Rg1 0 : 1.

谭中怡 (Tán Zhōngyí) (R.) vs. Mariya Muzychuk (L.)
Photo: 樊璐璐 (Fán Lùlù)/sports.sina.com.cn