Alexandra Konstantinovna Kosteniuk – 谭中怡 (Tán Zhōngyí)
FIDE Women’s Grand Prix 2024–25; 3rd stage; Monte Carlo, February 20, 2025
Grünfeld Defence D90
FIDE Women’s Grand Prix 2024–25; 3rd stage; Monte Carlo, February 20, 2025
Grünfeld Defence D90
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. h4!? dxc4 6. e4 c5 7. d5
7. ... Bg4. The critical alternative is 7. ... b5! 8. h5 0-0 9. hxg6 fxg6 10. e5 Ng4 11. d6 e6 12. Rxh7 Kxh7? (much better is 12. ... Rf5 13. Rh3 Nc6 14. Nxb5 Ngxe5 15. Nxe5 Rxe5+ 16. Be3 Nd4 17. Bxc4 Nxb5 18. Qd3 Nd4 19. Qxg6 Qf6 20. Qe8+ Qf8 21. Qg6 Qf6 22. Qe8+ Qf8 23. Qg6 Qf6 24. Qe8+ Qf8 ½–½ Gledura – Tari, 28th TePe Sigeman & Co Chess Tournament, Malmö 2018) 13. Ng5+ Kg8 14. Qxg4± Rf5 15. Qh4 Rxe5+ 16. Be2 Qe8 17. Nxb5 Qxb5 18. Qh7+ Kf8 19. Qxg6 Rxg5 20. Bxg5 Qxb2 21. Rc1 Kg8 22. Qe8+ Kh7 23. Rxc4 Qa1+ 24. Bc1 Bh6 25. Bd3+ 1–0 鹿妙夷 (Lù Miàoyí) – Moral García, 5th Festival Internacional de Ajedrez, San Cristóbal de La Laguna 2023.
8. Qa4+!? A novelty by Kosteniuk. White usually takes the c-Pawn with the Bishop.
8. ... Bd7. Black gives up a Pawn in order to gain in development.
9. Qxc4 0-0 10. Qxc5 e6 11. dxe6 Bxe6 12. Ng5 Nc6 13. Bf4?!
8. Qa4+!? A novelty by Kosteniuk. White usually takes the c-Pawn with the Bishop.
8. ... Bd7. Black gives up a Pawn in order to gain in development.
9. Qxc4 0-0 10. Qxc5 e6 11. dxe6 Bxe6 12. Ng5 Nc6 13. Bf4?!
13. ... Ng4! Threatening ... Bg7-d4. White finds nothing better than to give back her extra Pawn.
14. e5 Ncxe5 15. Rd1 Qe8 16. Nxe6 fxe6 17. Bg3 Rc8 18. Qb5 Qe7?! There is no objective ground to play for a win, if not for training purposes. More realistic was 18. ... Qxb5 19. Bxb5 Nc4 with balanced play.
19. Be2 Rf5? A bad idea which costed 谭中怡 (Tán Zhōngyí) much of her thinking time, but she’s caught in the mirage of an attack against the King.
20. Qa4 b5? 谭中怡 (Tán Zhōngyí) continues to play in pure “coffee-house” style, burning the bridges behind her.
21. Nxb5 Qc5
14. e5 Ncxe5 15. Rd1 Qe8 16. Nxe6 fxe6 17. Bg3 Rc8 18. Qb5 Qe7?! There is no objective ground to play for a win, if not for training purposes. More realistic was 18. ... Qxb5 19. Bxb5 Nc4 with balanced play.
19. Be2 Rf5? A bad idea which costed 谭中怡 (Tán Zhōngyí) much of her thinking time, but she’s caught in the mirage of an attack against the King.
20. Qa4 b5? 谭中怡 (Tán Zhōngyí) continues to play in pure “coffee-house” style, burning the bridges behind her.
21. Nxb5 Qc5
22. 0-0! Did she perhaps forget that White could still castle?
22. ... Ne3!? The pointe of Black’s sacrificial attack. But Kosteniuk very cooly refutes and rejects all her opponent’s conclusions.
23. b4! Qb6 24. Nd6 Nxf1 25. Nxc8 Nxg3 26. Nxb6 Nxe2+ 27. Kf1 Ng3+ 28. Kg1 Ne2+ 29. Kf1 Ng3+ 30. Ke1 Nf3+ 31. gxf3 Bc3+ 32. Rd2 axb6. The smoke has cleared and Black is left to lick her wounds. Kosteniuk asserts her material superiority with impeccable technique.
33. Qe8+ Kg7 34. Qe7+ Rf7 35. Qxe6 Nf5 36. Kd1 Bxd2 37. Kxd2 Rf6 38. Qe4 Rd6+ 39. Kc1 Kf6 40. a4 Rd4 41. Qc6+ Rd6 42. Qc7 Ke6 43. Qxh7 Ne7 44. h5 gxh5 45. Qxh5 Nd5 46. Qg4+ Ke7 47. Qe4+ Kd7 48. f4 Kc7 49. Kb2 Nf6 50. Qe7+ Nd7 51. Kc3 Rf6 52. Qe4 Rd6 53. Kc4 Rc6+ 54. Kb5 Rd6 55. a5 bxa5 56. bxa5 Rf6 57. Qc4+ Kb8 58. a6 Rb6+ 59. Ka5 Rb1 60. Qd4 Kc7 61. a7 Nb6 62. Qxb6+ Rxb6 63. a8=N+ Kd6 64. Nxb6 Ke6 65. Kb5 1–0.
22. ... Ne3!? The pointe of Black’s sacrificial attack. But Kosteniuk very cooly refutes and rejects all her opponent’s conclusions.
23. b4! Qb6 24. Nd6 Nxf1 25. Nxc8 Nxg3 26. Nxb6 Nxe2+ 27. Kf1 Ng3+ 28. Kg1 Ne2+ 29. Kf1 Ng3+ 30. Ke1 Nf3+ 31. gxf3 Bc3+ 32. Rd2 axb6. The smoke has cleared and Black is left to lick her wounds. Kosteniuk asserts her material superiority with impeccable technique.
33. Qe8+ Kg7 34. Qe7+ Rf7 35. Qxe6 Nf5 36. Kd1 Bxd2 37. Kxd2 Rf6 38. Qe4 Rd6+ 39. Kc1 Kf6 40. a4 Rd4 41. Qc6+ Rd6 42. Qc7 Ke6 43. Qxh7 Ne7 44. h5 gxh5 45. Qxh5 Nd5 46. Qg4+ Ke7 47. Qe4+ Kd7 48. f4 Kc7 49. Kb2 Nf6 50. Qe7+ Nd7 51. Kc3 Rf6 52. Qe4 Rd6 53. Kc4 Rc6+ 54. Kb5 Rd6 55. a5 bxa5 56. bxa5 Rf6 57. Qc4+ Kb8 58. a6 Rb6+ 59. Ka5 Rb1 60. Qd4 Kc7 61. a7 Nb6 62. Qxb6+ Rxb6 63. a8=N+ Kd6 64. Nxb6 Ke6 65. Kb5 1–0.
If anything, the challenger to the title of “chess queen” learned something new today. Photo: Niki Riga/FIDE. |
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