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居文君 (Jū Wénjūn) – 赵雪 (Zhào Xuě)
Women’s Grand Prix; 4th stage; 成都 (Chéngdū), July 12, 2016
Nimzo-Indian Defence E20

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Nf3 c5 5. g3 Nc6 6. d5 Bxc3+ 7. bxc3 Na5 8. Qd3 b6 9. Bf4. Also 9. Bg2 Ba6 10. Nd2 exd5 11. Qe3+ Qe7 12. Qxe7+ Kxe7 13. cxd5 Rae8 seems a bit more comfortable for Black, Barsov – Bologan, 28th Rapid Open, Aubervilliers 2003. 9. ... Ba6 10. dxe6 fxe6 11. Nd2 d5. 居文君 (Jū Wénjūn) must already have felt some regret for her opening choice. 12. Qe3 Kf7 13. Bh3 Re8 14. Nf3 Ne4 15. Ne5+ Kg8 16. f3 Nf6 17. g4 Nd7! 18. g5 Nxe5 19. Bxe5 Nxc4. 赵雪 (Zhào Xuě) cashed in a Pawn without concede any compensation. What follows is a vain ordeal by White to invent something. 20. Qf4 Qd7 21. Kf2 Rad8 22. Rad1 Nxe5 23. Qxe5 Qd6 24. Qxd6 Rxd6 25. e3 Bb5 26. Rd2 Ba4 27. Re1 Kf7 28. f4 Red8 29. Bg4 Ke7 30. h4 Be8 31. h5 h6 32. Kg3 b5 33. Rb1 Ra6 34. Be2 Ra5 35. Kf2 a6 36. Rg1 Kf8 37. Bf3 Ra3. Black aims to gain another Pawn. 38. e4. This “counterstroke” will turn out to be bad, but also other moves were probably not much better. 38. ... Rxc3 39. exd5 exd5 40. gxh6 gxh6 41. Bxd5

41. ... Bf7! A pretty refutation. Black elegantly wins her second Pawn and the game as well. 42. Rgd1 Bxh5! 43. Rh1 Bf7! 44. Rhd1 Ra3 0 : 1.

居文君 (Jū Wénjūn)
Photo: 樊璐璐 (Fán Lùlù)/sports.sina.com.cn

赵雪 (Zhào Xuě)
Photo: 樊璐璐 (Fán Lùlù)/sports.sina.com.cn