Footnote

Alina Anatolyevna Kashlinskaya – Elena Gennadievna Tomilova
68th Russian Women’s Chess Championship Superfinal; Satka, September 4, 2018
Queen’s Gambit Accepted D26

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e3 Nf6 4. Bxc4 e6 5. Nf3 c5 6. 0-0 Nc6 7. Nc3 cxd4 8. exd4 Be7 9. Bg5 0-0 10. Qd2 Na5? 11. Bd3 b6 12. Qf4 Bb7 13. Qh4 g6 (13. ... h6? 14. Bxh6!+−)

So far it was all “book”, but now Kashlinskaya gives her definitive sentence: 14. d5! Here is her powerful novelty, instead of 14. Be4? Re8 which didn’t lead anywhere, L. Filip – Dimitrov, Vivacom Open, Albena 2015. 14. ... Bxd5. Engines regard 14. ... h5 as Black’s most resilient defence, but after 16. Rfe1! Nxd5 17. Bxg6! fxg6 18. Rxe6 White will joyfully put it on her shoulders such a burden. 15. Ne4. White wins material and eventually also the game: 15. ... Bxe4 16. Bxe4 h6 17. Bxh6 Rc8 18. Bxf8 Qxf8 19. Rac1 Rc5 20. Rxc5 bxc5 21. Qf4 Qe8 22. b3 Qb5 23. Qe5 Qe2 24. Qc7 Kf8 25. Bxg6 Qxa2 26. Ne5 Nxb3 27. Nc6 Nd5 28. Qb8+ Kg7 29. Bb1 Qb2 30. Be4 Bh4 31. g3 Nc3 32. Bf3 Bf6 33. Na5 c4 34. Nxc4 Qa2 35. Nd6 Bd4 36. Qb7 Nd2 37. Qxf7+ Kh6 38. Qf4+ Kh7 39. Qf7+ Kh6 40. Bh5 Qc2 41. Re1 Nd5 42. Qxe6+ Nf6 43. Nf5+ Kxh5 44. Nxd4 1 : 0.

Alina Anatolyevna Kashlinskaya. Photo: Eteri Kublashvili.

Elena Gennadievna Tomilova. Photo: Eteri Kublashvili.