Aleksandra Yuryevna Goryachkina – Sarasadat Khademalsharieh
FIDE Women’s Grand Prix 2024–25; 3rd stage; Monte Carlo, February 26, 2025
Spanish Game C88
FIDE Women’s Grand Prix 2024–25; 3rd stage; Monte Carlo, February 26, 2025
Spanish Game C88
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. 0-0 Be7 6. d3 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3 0-0 9. h3 Re8 10. d4. 10. Ng5 Rf8 may sound like an invitation for a draw by repetition.
10. ... h6 11. Nbd2 Bb7 12. Re1 Bf8 13. Bc2 Nb8 14. b3 Nbd7 15. Bb2 c6 16. a4 Qc7 17. c4!? This may be a novelty. If 17. Bd3 then 17. ... d5 18. dxe5 Nxe5 19. Nxe5 Qxe5 20. Qc2 Bd6 21. Nf3 Qh5 22. e5 Bxe5 23. Nxe5 Rxe5 24. Rxe5 Qxe5 25. c4 d4 26. axb5 cxb5 27. cxb5 Qd5 28. Bf1 Rc8 29. Qd3 axb5 30. Rd1 b4 31. Bxd4 Ne4 32. Bb6 Qe6 33. Bd4 Bd5 34. Re1 Qc6 35. Qe3 Ng5 36. Qg3 Re8 37. Rxe8+ Qxe8 38. Be3 Ne4 39. Qc7 Bxb3 40. Qb7 Ng5 41. Qxb4 Bd5 42. Qg4 Qe4 43. Bxg5 Qxg4 ½–½ 陈琪 (Chén Qí) – Beliavsky, 18th Gibraltar Masters, Catalan Bay 2020.
17. ... b4 18. a5!? 18. c5 exd4 19. Bxd4 Rad8 leaves White with little or nothing.
18. ... Rad8. 18. ... exd4!? 19. Nxd4 g6 was perhaps Black’s most “thematic” treatment.
10. ... h6 11. Nbd2 Bb7 12. Re1 Bf8 13. Bc2 Nb8 14. b3 Nbd7 15. Bb2 c6 16. a4 Qc7 17. c4!? This may be a novelty. If 17. Bd3 then 17. ... d5 18. dxe5 Nxe5 19. Nxe5 Qxe5 20. Qc2 Bd6 21. Nf3 Qh5 22. e5 Bxe5 23. Nxe5 Rxe5 24. Rxe5 Qxe5 25. c4 d4 26. axb5 cxb5 27. cxb5 Qd5 28. Bf1 Rc8 29. Qd3 axb5 30. Rd1 b4 31. Bxd4 Ne4 32. Bb6 Qe6 33. Bd4 Bd5 34. Re1 Qc6 35. Qe3 Ng5 36. Qg3 Re8 37. Rxe8+ Qxe8 38. Be3 Ne4 39. Qc7 Bxb3 40. Qb7 Ng5 41. Qxb4 Bd5 42. Qg4 Qe4 43. Bxg5 Qxg4 ½–½ 陈琪 (Chén Qí) – Beliavsky, 18th Gibraltar Masters, Catalan Bay 2020.
17. ... b4 18. a5!? 18. c5 exd4 19. Bxd4 Rad8 leaves White with little or nothing.
18. ... Rad8. 18. ... exd4!? 19. Nxd4 g6 was perhaps Black’s most “thematic” treatment.
19. d5! Rc8 20. Bb1 Qd8 21. Nh2 g6 22. Ndf1 cxd5 23. cxd5 Rc5 24. Ra4
24. ... Bc8? The beginning of all trouble. Best was 24. ... Rb5! as after 25. Bd3 Nc5 26. Bxb5 axb5 27. Rxb4 (27. Ra2 Nfxe4 gives Black excellent compensation) 27. ... Qxa5 28. Qd2 Nd3! Black wins back the Exchange with at least an even game.
25. Ne3 Rxa5 26. Rxb4 Rc5 (26. ... Nb6 27. Nc4±)
27. Rc4 Rb5 28. Ba3 Qa5 29. Ra4 Qc7 30. Bd3 Rb8 31. b4 Nb6 32. Ra5 Be7 33. Qf3 Qc3 34. Qe2 Qc7 35. Rc1 Qd8 36. Nhf1 Ra8 37. Ng4 Nh5. Black is suffering on both wings. After 37. ... Nxg4 38. hxg4 she could not avoid the loss of the a-Pawn.
38. Nxh6+ Kg7? 38. ... Kf8 is comparatively better, but 39. Qf3 Nf4 40. Ng4 leaves White a Pawn ahead, with a crushing advantage.
39. Nf5+! Bxf5 40. exf5 Nf4 41. Qf3 Nxd3 42. Qxd3 Qd7 43. Rc6 Reb8 44. fxg6 fxg6
25. Ne3 Rxa5 26. Rxb4 Rc5 (26. ... Nb6 27. Nc4±)
27. Rc4 Rb5 28. Ba3 Qa5 29. Ra4 Qc7 30. Bd3 Rb8 31. b4 Nb6 32. Ra5 Be7 33. Qf3 Qc3 34. Qe2 Qc7 35. Rc1 Qd8 36. Nhf1 Ra8 37. Ng4 Nh5. Black is suffering on both wings. After 37. ... Nxg4 38. hxg4 she could not avoid the loss of the a-Pawn.
38. Nxh6+ Kg7? 38. ... Kf8 is comparatively better, but 39. Qf3 Nf4 40. Ng4 leaves White a Pawn ahead, with a crushing advantage.
39. Nf5+! Bxf5 40. exf5 Nf4 41. Qf3 Nxd3 42. Qxd3 Qd7 43. Rc6 Reb8 44. fxg6 fxg6
45. Bb2! With the destructive threat of Bb2xe5+.
45. ... Qf5 46. Qxf5 gxf5 47. f4 Bf6 48. Ng3 Kf7 49. Nxf5 Nc8 50. Rxc8! 1–0.
45. ... Qf5 46. Qxf5 gxf5 47. f4 Bf6 48. Ng3 Kf7 49. Nxf5 Nc8 50. Rxc8! 1–0.
Add another to those heartbreaking case histories entitled “the Spanish Torture”, as Tartakower used to call the Ruy López. Photo: Niki Riga/FIDE. |
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