Aleksandra Yuryevna Goryachkina – Dmitrij Kollars
4th FIDE Grand Swiss Tournament; Samarkand, September 7, 2025
Sicilian Defence B30
4th FIDE Grand Swiss Tournament; Samarkand, September 7, 2025
Sicilian Defence B30
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 e6 4. 0-0 Nge7 5. Re1 Ng6 6. c3 Be7 7. d4 cxd4 8. cxd4 d5 9. exd5 exd5 10. Bg5 0-0. The alternative vintage theory is 10. ... f6 11. Bh4 Nxh4 12. Nxh4 0-0 13. Nc3 g5 14. Nf3 g4 15. Nd2 Nxd4 16. Nxd5 Bd6 17. Bc4 Kh8 18. Nb3 Nc6 19. Nd4 (perhaps here White should seek for improvement) 19. ... Be5 20. Nxc6 bxc6 21. Nc3 Bf5 with comfortable equality, Pfleger – R. E. Byrne, 47th Hastings Christmas Chess Festival, Hastings 1971.
11. Bxe7 Ngxe7 12. h3 Be6 13. Nc3 Qd6 14. Qd2 Rac8 15. Bxc6 Nxc6 16. Ne5 a6 17. Re3 f6 18. Nxc6 Rxc6 19. Rae1 Bf7 20. Re7 Rc7 21. Rxc7 Qxc7 22. Na4 Rc8 23. Qb4 Re8. Black simplifies the position by forcing the exchange of Rooks, apparently olivious to the strength and the potential of White’s battery of Queen and Knight. Much preferable is 23. ... b6! 24. Qxb6 Qxb6 25. Nxb6 Rc2 raising the chances for a draw.
24. Rxe8+ Bxe8 25. Nc5 Bc6 26. Ne6 Qf7 27. Qd6 Qe8 28. f4 g6?! 28. ... Kf7! 29. f5 Bd7 30. Nf4 Qc8 31. Qxd5+ Ke7 is as much sharp as it is sound.
29. Kh2 h5? This leads to a deadly weakening of the Kingside Pawn formation. Black was still in time for 29. ... Kf7 30. f5! gxf5 31. Nf4⩲ — after the exchange of Queens White will regain her Pawn with the better Pawn structure, but a breakthrough is not imminent.
11. Bxe7 Ngxe7 12. h3 Be6 13. Nc3 Qd6 14. Qd2 Rac8 15. Bxc6 Nxc6 16. Ne5 a6 17. Re3 f6 18. Nxc6 Rxc6 19. Rae1 Bf7 20. Re7 Rc7 21. Rxc7 Qxc7 22. Na4 Rc8 23. Qb4 Re8. Black simplifies the position by forcing the exchange of Rooks, apparently olivious to the strength and the potential of White’s battery of Queen and Knight. Much preferable is 23. ... b6! 24. Qxb6 Qxb6 25. Nxb6 Rc2 raising the chances for a draw.
24. Rxe8+ Bxe8 25. Nc5 Bc6 26. Ne6 Qf7 27. Qd6 Qe8 28. f4 g6?! 28. ... Kf7! 29. f5 Bd7 30. Nf4 Qc8 31. Qxd5+ Ke7 is as much sharp as it is sound.
29. Kh2 h5? This leads to a deadly weakening of the Kingside Pawn formation. Black was still in time for 29. ... Kf7 30. f5! gxf5 31. Nf4⩲ — after the exchange of Queens White will regain her Pawn with the better Pawn structure, but a breakthrough is not imminent.
30. f5! gxf5. If 30. ... g5 then 31. h4! dismantling Black’s pseudo-blockade.
31. Qg3+ Kf7 32. Nf4 Qe4. The ending ensuing from 32. ... Qg8 33. Qxg8+ Kxg8 34. Nxh5 is also completely lost for Black.
33. Qg6+ Ke7 34. Qg7+ Kd6 35. Qxf6+ Kc7 36. Nxh5 Kb6 37. Ng3 Qe3 38. Qe5 Qxe5 39. dxe5 d4 40. Nxf5 Kc5 41. Kg3 Bd5 42. h4 Be6 43. Nd6 Bxa2 44. Kf4 Bd5 45. h5 1–0.
31. Qg3+ Kf7 32. Nf4 Qe4. The ending ensuing from 32. ... Qg8 33. Qxg8+ Kxg8 34. Nxh5 is also completely lost for Black.
33. Qg6+ Ke7 34. Qg7+ Kd6 35. Qxf6+ Kc7 36. Nxh5 Kb6 37. Ng3 Qe3 38. Qe5 Qxe5 39. dxe5 d4 40. Nxf5 Kc5 41. Kg3 Bd5 42. h4 Be6 43. Nd6 Bxa2 44. Kf4 Bd5 45. h5 1–0.
Goryachkina is one of only two women playing in the open FIDE Grand Swiss Tournament, the other being Divya Deshmukh. They both won today’s game. Photo: Michał Walusza/FIDE. |
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