Saturday, March 15, 2025

Flaounes

朱锦尔 (Zhū Jǐn’ěr) – Olga Sergeevna Badelka
FIDE Women’s Grand Prix 2024–25; 4th stage; Nicosia, March 15, 2025
Spanish Game C65

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. c3 d6 6. 0-0 0-0 7. Nbd2 Re8!? By her own admission, 朱锦尔 (Zhū Jǐn’ěr)’s theoretical knowings did not include this move.
8. b4. She also considered 8. d4, but wasn’t sure it worked.
8. ... Bb6 9. Nc4 a6 10. Nxb6 cxb6 11. Ba4 d5 12. Qe2 Bg4 13. h3 Bh5 14. Bg5 b5 15. Bb3 Bxf3 16. Qxf3 d4


According to 朱锦尔 (Zhū Jǐn’ěr) this was the critical moment in the game. By her next move White takes the upper hand and holds it till the end of the game.
17. c4!± h6. If 17. ... Nxb4 then 18. cxb5 axb5 19. Qg3 (Δ f2-f4) with powerful compensation for the Pawn.
18. cxb5 axb5 19. Bd2 Qe7 20. h4 Nh7 21. Rac1 Nd8 22. Qg3 Kh8 23. Rc5 Ra6 24. h5 Nf6 25. Qh3 Ne6 26. Rxb5 Rc6 27. Qf5 Nd8 28. Rc1 Rxc1+ 29. Bxc1 b6 30. Bd2 Qc7 31. f4 exf4 32. Qxf4 Qc6 33. Rf5 Nh7 34. b5 Qc8 35. Qd6 Ne6 36. Qxb6 Nhg5 37. a4 Re7 38. Qd6 Rc7 39. Rf1 Nc5 40. Bxg5 hxg5 41. Rc1 Kh7 42. Bd5 Ne6 43. Rxc7 Nxc7 44. Bxf7 g4 45. Qg6+ Kh8 46. h6 Ne8 47. hxg7+ 1–0.

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