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Humpy Koneru – Nana Dzagnidze

4th Online Women’s Speed Chess Championship Main Event; Round of 16 match game 8; time control: 5 minutes plus 1 second per move; chess.com, July 6, 2022

Queen’s Indian Defence E17

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. d4 e6 3. c4 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Be7 6. 0-0 0-0 7. b3 d6 8. Bb2 Nbd7 9. Nc3 Ne4 10. Qc2 Nxc3 11. Bxc3 f5 12. Rad1 Qc8 (12. ... Be4 13. Qb2 Qe8 14. e3 Qg6 15. Ne1 Bxg2 16. Nxg2 Bf6 17. Nf4 Qf7 18. d5 e5 19. Ne6 Rfc8 20. f4 e4 21. b4 Bxc3 22. Qxc3 c5 23. b5 Nf8 24. Nxf8 Rxf8 25. a4 a5 26. Kh1 ½ : ½ Khusnutdinova – Charkhalashvili, 15th World Youth Chess Championship Girls U-18, Oropesa del Mar 2001) 13. Ne1 Bf6 14. e4 fxe4 15. Bxe4 Bxe4 16. Qxe4 e5 17. Nf3 exd4 18. Bxd4 Nc5 19. Qd5+ Kh8 20. Rfe1 a5 21. Bxf6 Rxf6 22. Ng5 Qf8 23. f4 Re8 24. Qc6

24. ... Rd8? A grave error, after which Black’s position falls apart like a card castle. The right move was 24. ... Re7! still defending stubbornly. 25. Qxc7 h6 26. Ne4 Nxe4 27. Rxe4 d5 28. Rxd5 Rxd5 29. cxd5 Qa3

30. Re8+ Kh7 31. Qc2+ 1 : 0. For after 31. ... Rg6 32. Kg2! (alternatively, 32. Re6 Qc5+ 33. Qxc5 bxc5 34. Rc6+−) 32. ... Qd6 33. Qe4 Qf6 34. Re6 Qf7 35. g4! h5 36. g5 Black is in zugzwang.