Wednesday, December 28, 2022

Another Day in the Life

Dinara Ramazanovna Saduakassova – 谭中怡 (Tán Zhōngyí)
8th Women’s World Rapid Chess Championship; tie-break game 2; time control: 3 minutes plus 2 seconds per move; Almaty, December 28, 2022
8/1r3ppp/8/p1pk4/P2p1P2/1P1K2P1/5P1P/1R6 b - - 7 37

Position after 37. Rc1-b1

Here is the epiphany of the tie-breaker for the title. In the position in the diagram, material equality is irrelevant, as now 谭中怡 (Tán Zhōngyí) obtains the victory and the kingdom with a petite combinaison:
37. ... Rxb3+! 38. Rxb3 c4+ 39. Kc2 cxb3+ 40. Kxb3 f5! 0 : 1.

Five years after her first time, 谭中怡 (Tán Zhōngyí) climbed to the top again. Photo: Anna Shtourman/FIDE.

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