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Olga Alexandrovna Girya – Humpy Koneru
Women’s Grand Prix; 4th stage; 成都 (Chéngdū), July 4, 2016
Nimzo-Indian Defence E32

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 0-0 5. e4 d5 6. e5 Ne4 7. Bd3 c5 8. Nf3 cxd4 9. Nxd4 Nd7 10. Bf4 Ndc5 11. 0-0 Bxc3 12. bxc3 Bd7 13. Be2 Na4 14. cxd5 exd5 15. Bd3. If, instead, 15. c4 there might follow 15. ... Rc8 16. Qb3 dxc4! 17. Bxc4? Nac3! 18. a4 Bxa4! 19. Rxa4 Nxa4 20. Nf5 Nac3! 21. e6 Rxc4! 22. Qxc4 b5 23. Qb3 Qd3 24. exf7+ Rxf7 0 : 1 Ushenina – 侯逸凡 (Hóu Yìfán), 台州 (Tāizhōu) 2013, Women’s World Chess Championship match game 3. 15. ... Nac5 16. f3 Nxd3 17. Qxd3 Nc5 18. Qe3. For 18. Qd2 Rc8 19. Bg5 Qa5 20. Be7 Rfe8 21. Bd6 Na4 22. Rac1 Rc4 23. Bb4 Qc7 24. f4 Rc8 25. Bd6 Qb6 26. Rf3 Bg4 27. Re3 g6 see Čmilytė – Dzagnidze, ACP Women Cup Rapid, Tbilisi 2012. 18. ... Ne6 19. Rab1 b6 20. Bg3 Nxd4 21. Qxd4. After the text, White is stuck with a weak Pawn on c3, so maybe 21. cxd4 Bf5 could have been more balanced. 21. ... Rc8 22. Rfd1 Be6 23. Rb4 Rc5 24. Qd3 Qc7 25. Rc1 Rc8 26. Ra4 b5 27. Rb4 Qa5. Intending ... Qa5xb4. 28. Qb1 a6 29. Be1 Qc7 30. f4 Qd7 31. Rd4 Bf5 32. Qb2 Be4 33. Bf2 R5c6 34. Rd2. White’s last two moves were not good, and allow Koneru to hit against the Kingside too. 34. ... Qg4 35. Be3 h5 36. Rf2 Rc4 37. a3 a5 38. Qe2

38. ... d4. Coup de grâce. 39. Bd2 Qxe2 40. Rxe2 Bd3 41. Ree1 dxc3 42. Be3 b4 0 : 1.

Olga Alexandrovna Girya vs. Humpy Koneru
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