Coming Out Within

谭中怡 (Tán Zhōngyí) – Antoaneta Stefanova
2nd FIDE Women’s Grand Swiss Tournament; Douglas, October 27, 2023
2r3k1/1q1r1ppp/1pb1pn2/pN6/PbPP4/1Q2B2P/5PP1/2RR1BK1 w - - 1 22

Position after 21. ... Rd8-d7

22. c5!? Rcd8?! (22. ... bxc5 23. dxc5 Ne4)
23. Nd6 Qa8?! (23. ... Rxd6 24. cxd6 Qd7)
24. Bg5 Kh8 25. Qg3 Rxd6?! (25. ... bxc5)
26. Bxf6! (26. cxd6 Ne4)
26. ... gxf6 27. cxd6 Bxd6 28. Qh4

28. ... Be7? (28. ... Kg7 29. d5! Bxd5 30. Bc4!→)
29. Bd3 f5 30. Qxe7 Bxg2 31. Rc7 Rg8 32. Qf6+ Rg7 33. Qxf7 1 : 0.

There can be no compromise for 谭中怡 (Tán Zhōngyí), who’s running to catch the flight to Canada. Photo: ChessBase India.