Aleksandra Yuryevna Goryachkina – Georgios Mitsis
23rd European Individual Chess Championship; Vrnjačka Banja, March 13, 2023
Queen’s Gambit Declined D37
23rd European Individual Chess Championship; Vrnjačka Banja, March 13, 2023
Queen’s Gambit Declined D37
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 h6 4. g3 d5 5. Bg2 Bd6 6. 0-0 0-0 7. Nc3 Nc6 8. b3 dxc4 9. bxc4 e5 10. Rb1 Re8 11. dxe5 (11. c5 exd4 12. Nxd4 Nxd4 13. cxd6 Qxd6 14. Bf4 Qd8 15. Bxc7 Nxe2+ 16. Qxe2 Qxc7 17. Nd5 Rxe2 18. Nxc7 Rb8 19. Na6 Ra8 20. Nc7 Rb8 21. Na6 Ra8 22. Nc7 Rb8 23. Na6 ½ : ½ Naumann – Svane, 70th Austrian Team Chess Championship — Staatsliga, Jenbach 2022)
11. ... Nxe5 12. Nxe5 Bxe5 13. Qxd8 Rxd8 14. Nd5 Nxd5 15. cxd5 Bd6
11. ... Nxe5 12. Nxe5 Bxe5 13. Qxd8 Rxd8 14. Nd5 Nxd5 15. cxd5 Bd6
16. e4? This gives Black no difficulties at all. The only chance lay in 16. Bf4! g5 17. Bxd6 cxd6 18. Rfc1 Rb8 19. e4 b5 20. f4⩲ with an edge for White.
16. ... f5! 17. exf5 Bxf5 18. Rxb7 Rdb8 19. Rxb8+ Rxb8 20. Bf3 a5 21. Re1 Rb1 22. Kg2 Ra1 23. h4 Rxa2 24. Bf4 Bxf4 25. gxf4 Kf8 26. Be4 Bxe4+ 27. Rxe4 Rc2 28. Re6 a4 29. Ra6 Rc4 30. Kf3 Rd4 31. Ke3 Rxd5 32. Rxa4 Rc5 33. Kd4 Rc2 34. f3 Ke7 35. Ra6 c6 36. Ra7+ Kf6 37. Rc7 h5 38. Kd3 Rc1 39. Kd4 g6 40. Rc8 Rd1+ 41. Ke4 Rd6 42. Rf8+ Ke7 43. Rg8 Re6+ 44. Kd4 Kd6 45. Rd8+ Ke7 46. Rg8 c5+ 47. Kd5 Rf6 48. Ke5 Kf7 49. Rc8 Re6+ 50. Kd5 Re3 51. Rxc5 Kf6 52. Kd4 Rxf3 53. Ke4 Rh3 54. Rc6+ Kg7 55. f5 Rxh4+ 56. Ke5 gxf5 ½ : ½. Goryachkina can only feel happy to have finally come out of a nighthmare, which costed her dearly — in terms of rating as well as of ranking. In recent interviews, she had complained of being ostracised by the Chess Federation of Russia, but apparently no one took it too seriously. Now, after such a disappointing performance, in which she showed herself more empty and emotionless than ever, there is a hope that her appeal will not remain unanswered.
16. ... f5! 17. exf5 Bxf5 18. Rxb7 Rdb8 19. Rxb8+ Rxb8 20. Bf3 a5 21. Re1 Rb1 22. Kg2 Ra1 23. h4 Rxa2 24. Bf4 Bxf4 25. gxf4 Kf8 26. Be4 Bxe4+ 27. Rxe4 Rc2 28. Re6 a4 29. Ra6 Rc4 30. Kf3 Rd4 31. Ke3 Rxd5 32. Rxa4 Rc5 33. Kd4 Rc2 34. f3 Ke7 35. Ra6 c6 36. Ra7+ Kf6 37. Rc7 h5 38. Kd3 Rc1 39. Kd4 g6 40. Rc8 Rd1+ 41. Ke4 Rd6 42. Rf8+ Ke7 43. Rg8 Re6+ 44. Kd4 Kd6 45. Rd8+ Ke7 46. Rg8 c5+ 47. Kd5 Rf6 48. Ke5 Kf7 49. Rc8 Re6+ 50. Kd5 Re3 51. Rxc5 Kf6 52. Kd4 Rxf3 53. Ke4 Rh3 54. Rc6+ Kg7 55. f5 Rxh4+ 56. Ke5 gxf5 ½ : ½. Goryachkina can only feel happy to have finally come out of a nighthmare, which costed her dearly — in terms of rating as well as of ranking. In recent interviews, she had complained of being ostracised by the Chess Federation of Russia, but apparently no one took it too seriously. Now, after such a disappointing performance, in which she showed herself more empty and emotionless than ever, there is a hope that her appeal will not remain unanswered.
No comments:
Post a Comment