馬尾 (Ponytail)

朱锦尔 (Zhū Jǐn’ěr) – Dinara Mergenovna Dordzhieva-Wagner
FIDE Women’s Grand Prix 2022–23; 1st stage; Astana, September 19, 2022
Sicilian Defence B54

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. f3 e5 6. Nb3 d5 7. Bg5 Be6 8. Bxf6 gxf6 9. exd5 Qxd5 10. Qxd5 Bxd5 11. Nc3 Be6 12. 0-0-0 Nd7 13. Nb5 Bh6+ 14. Kb1 Ke7 15. Nc7 Rac8. Probably better is 15. ... Rad8 16. Nd5+ Bxd5 17. Rxd5 Nc5 18. Bc4 Rxd5 19. Bxd5 Rd8 20. c4 Nxb3 21. axb3 Be3 22. Kc2 b5 23. Ra1 Rb8 24. Bc6 Rd8 25. Bxb5 Rd2+ 26. Kc3 Rxg2 27. Kb4 Rxh2 28. c5 a5+ 29. Kc4 Rc2+ 30. Kd3 Rxc5 31. Rxa5 Bd4 32. Ra7+ Kd6 33. Ra6+ Ke7 34. Ra7+ Kd6 35. Ra6+ Ke7 ½ : ½ Magem Badals – Summerscale, 19th French Team Chess Championship, Toulouse 1998.
16. Nd5+ Bxd5 17. Rxd5 Nb6 (17. ... Ke6 18. Ra5 Be3 19. Bd3 h5 20. Be4 Rc7 21. Bd5+ Ke7 22. Re1 Bb6 23. Rb5 f5 24. a4 Rb8 25. Rb4 Nf6 26. Rb5 Nxd5? 27. Rxe5+ Kf8 28. Rbxd5 Rbc8 29. c3 Rc4 30. a5 Bc7 31. Rxf5 Ke7 32. Rxh5 Rg8 33. g3 1 : 0 Sión Castro – Martín González, 48th Spanish Team Chess Championship — Primera División, Ciudad Real 2004)
18. Rb5. 18. Ra5 a6 19. Bd3 also gives White a lasting edge, which, however, does not guarantee in itself a win: 19. ... Nc4 20. Ra4 Nd2+ 21. Nxd2 Bxd2 22. Rd1 Be3 23. Rb4 Rc7 24. Bf5 h6 25. Rb3 Bc5 26. Rbd3 Rb8 27. Rd7+ Rxd7 28. Rxd7+ Ke8 29. c3 a5 30. Kc2 b6 31. g4 Rd8 32. Rb7 Be3 33. Bd3 Rd6 34. h3 Re6 35. b4 axb4 36. cxb4 Re7 37. Rb8+ Kd7 38. Be4 Kd6 39. Kd3 Bd4 40. Kc4 Ra7 41. Kb3 Rc7 42. Ka4 Ra7+ 43. Kb3 Rc7 44. a3 Rc3+ 45. Ka4 Be3 46. Rb7 Rc7 47. Rxc7 (White is content with a draw) 47. ... Kxc7 48. Bd5 f5 49. Bxf7 fxg4 50. hxg4 Bc1 51. Be8 Kd6 52. Bf7 Kc6 53. Kb3 b5 54. Be8+ Kb6 55. Bg6 Kc6 56. Bd3 Kb6 57. Bb1 Kc6 58. Bh7 Kb6 59. Be4 Ka6 60. Bd3 Kb6 61. a4 bxa4+ 62. Kxa4 Bf4 ½ : ½ Magem Badals – Martín González, 58th Spanish Chess Championship, Linares-Bilbao 1993.
18. ... Rc7 19. Bd3 Nc8 20. Re1 Nd6 21. Rb4 Kf8 22. a4 Bg5 23. g3 Re7 24. h4 Bh6 25. Rd1

25. ... Rd7? This is the losing move. 25. ... Be3 26. Bf1 Re6! was to be preferred.
26. Bf5 Rd8 27. Na5 Ke8. If 27. ... Ke7 then 28. Nxb7 Nxf5 29. Nxd8 Rxd8 30. Rb7+ Ke8 31. Rxd8+ Kxd8 32. Rxa7 and the ending is won for White.

28. Rxd6! A brilliant Exchange sacrifice, which ensures White a winning endgame.
28. ... Rxd6 29. Rxb7 a6 (29. ... Kf8 30. Nc4 Rd4 31. b3+−)

30. Nc6! Threatens Rb7-b8+ followed by mate.
30. ... Kf8 (30. ... Rxc6 31. Bd7++−)
31. Ne7 Be3 32. Be4 Rb6 33. Rc7 Rb8 34. Nf5 Bb6 35. Rd7 Bd4 36. b3 h5 37. Nd6 Bc5 38. Rxf7+ Kg8 39. Rxf6 Rd8 40. Nf5 a5 41. Bd3 1 : 0.

As 朱锦尔 (Zhū Jǐn’ěr) continues to progress, she is more and more confident that the best is yet to come. Photo: Anna Shtourman/FIDE.