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Gunay Vugar qizi Mammadzada – Sarasadat Khademalsharieh

1st Julius Bär Challengers Chess Tour; 2nd stage; Gelfand Challenge; time control: 10 minutes plus 5 seconds per move; chess24.com, June 11, 2021

Spanish Game C78

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. 0-0 b5 6. Bb3 Bc5 7. c3 d6 8. d4 Bb6 9. a4 Rb8 10. a5 Ba7 11. h3 Bb7 12. Be3 Nxe4

13. d5 Bxe3 14. dxc6 Bxf2+? Khademalsharieh ends up being swallowed by a theoretical black hole. The correct move was to take with the Knight, after which White can claim a slight advantage: 14. ... Nxf2 15. Qd5 (15. Qe2 Nxh3++ 16. Kh1 Nf2+ 17. Rxf2 Bxf2 18. cxb7 Ba7 19. Bd5⩲) 15. ... Nxh3++? (⌓ 15. ... Qf6 16. Rxf2 Bc8) 16. Kh1 Qf6 17. cxb7 Nf4 18. Qc6+ Kd8 19. Nh2 Qg5 20. Na3 Ne2 21. Rf3 Ng3+ 22. Rxg3! Qxg3 23. Bxf7 Bf4 24. Nf3 Qg4 25. Nxb5 Qd7 26. Bd5 g5 27. Rf1 Rf8 28. Nxg5 Ke7 29. Ne6! Qxc6 30. Bxc6 Kxe6 31. Nxc7+ Ke7 32. Nxa6 Rbd8 33. b8=Q Rxb8 34. Nxb8 Rxb8 35. Rxf4! 1 : 0 Navara – Ganguly, 73rd Tata Steel Chess Tournament (B Group), Wijk aan Zee 2011. 15. Rxf2 Nxf2 16. Qd5. White has got an even better version of the game mentioned in the previous note as Black is now irreparably doomed.

16. ... 0-0 17. cxb7 c6 (17. ... e4 18. Ng5+−) 18. Qxc6 Nd3 19. Bd5 Nf4 20. Nbd2 Qf6 21. Qxa6 Nxd5 22. Qxb5 Nf4 23. a6 Qg6 24. Qf1 Qg3 25. Kh1 h5

26. a7 Rxb7 27. a8=Q Rxa8 28. Rxa8+ Kh7 29. Ne4 1 : 0. A pretty game of theoretical interest by the Azerbaijani talent, who on occasion is mentored by three-time Women’s World Chess Champion 居文君 (Jū Wénjūn).