Retrospective and Prospective

谭中怡 (Tán Zhōngyí) – Viktorija Čmilytė
Women’s Grand Prix 2011-2012; 2nd stage; 深圳 (Shēnzhèn), September 18, 2011
Dutch Defence A88

1. d4 f5 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nf3 g6 4. g3 Bg7 5. Bg2 0-0 6. 0-0 d6 7. Nc3 c6 8. d5 e5 9. dxe6 Bxe6 10. b3 Na6 11. Bb2 Qe7 12. Re1 Ne4 13. Qc1 Nac5 14. Nxe4 Bxb2 15. Qxb2 fxe4 16. Nd4 e3 17. f4 Bg4 18. Qc2 g5 19. b4 Ne6 20. Nxe6 Qxe6 21. b5 Bf5 22. Qb3 gxf4 23. bxc6 bxc6 24. Bxc6 Be4 25. Bxe4 Qxe4 26. c5+ d5 27. Rad1 Rad8 28. Qd3 Qe6 29. gxf4 Rxf4 30. Rf1 Re4 31. Kh1 Kh8 32. c6 Qe5 33. Rf3 d4?? Čmilytė makes the crucial blunder which almost immediately costs her the game. 33. ... Rh4! 34. h3 d4 seemed to be perfectly playable. 34. c7! Of course the Pawn is taboo due to the unfortunate position of the Black Rook on e4. 34. ... Re8 35. Qc4 Rh4 36. h3 Rc8 37. Rg1. White quietly prepares for her mating attack. 37. ... Qe4 38. Rg2 Qe7 39. Rfg3 h6. 39. ... Qf8 40. Qe6! (threatening both Qe6-e5+ and Rg3-g8+) leads to mate anyway.

40. Qg8+! Rxg8 41. Rxg8+ Kh7 42. Rh8+! 1 : 0. For after 42. ... Kxh8 43. c8=Q+ mate in two follows.

谭中怡 (Tán Zhōngyí). Photo: 新华通讯社 (Xīnhuá News Agency).