Sunday, April 2, 2023

And Yet

雷挺婕 (Léi Tǐngjié) – 谭中怡 (Tán Zhōngyí)
“两江新区杯” (“Liǎngjiāng New Area Cup”) FIDE Women’s Candidates Tournament 2022–23 Final; match game 4; 重庆 (Chóngqìng), April 2, 2023
7k/2pB2b1/p3N1pp/qp1Pp3/4n3/rP4P1/1Q3RKP/8 w - - 0 43

Position after 42. ... Nd6xe4

The 4th game of the Women’s Candidates Final was a real battle with no holds barred, and both sides could have won it — but unfortunately for 谭中怡 (Tán Zhōngyí), it was she who made the last mistake.
43. Qc2! And 雷挺婕 (Léi Tǐngjié) did not let slip the occasion!
43. ... Qe1? (43. ... Qb4 44. Re2 Nf6 45. Qxg6 Qe7 46. Rf2 Qxd7 47. Rxf6 Bxf6 48. Qxf6+ Kg8 49. Qg6+ Kh8 50. Qxh6+ Kg8 51. Qg5+ Kh8 52. Qxe5+ Kg8 53. Qg5+ Kh8 54. Qf6+ Kg8 55. Qf8+ Kh7 56. Ng5+ Kg6 57. Qxa3 Kxg5 58. h4++−)
44. Re2 Qc3 45. Qxe4 Rxb3 46. Qxg6 Qf3+ 47. Kh3 Qf1+ 48. Rg2 Qf6 49. Qxf6 Bxf6 50. Rf2 Bg5 51. Kg4 e4 52. Rf8+ Kh7 53. h4 Bd2


54. Nd4. Threatening Bd7-f5+ followed by Nd4-e6#.
54. ... Kg7 55. Nxb3 Kxf8 56. Nxd2 e3 57. Nf3 Ke7 58. Bc6 1 : 0.

One won and one lost, and yet, in the end, they both were in such a good mood. Photo: Sina Sports.

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