Aleksandra Yuryevna Goryachkina – Rameshbabu Vaishali
Women’s Candidates Tournament 2026; Pegeia, April 11, 2026
Queen’s Pawn Opening D02
Women’s Candidates Tournament 2026; Pegeia, April 11, 2026
Queen’s Pawn Opening D02
1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c3 e6 4. Bf4 c5 5. e3 Qb6 6. Qb3 Bd7 7. Nbd2 Be7 8. Be2 0-0 9. 0-0 Rc8 10. Ne5 Be8
11. Bg5 Nc6 12. f4 Na5
13. Qxb6 axb6 14. f5 h6 15. Bh4 exf5 16. Rxf5 Nc6 17. a3 Bd8 18. Raf1 Nxe5 19. Rxe5 Bc6 20. Ref5 Rc7 21. h3 Rd7 22. Bg3 Bc7 23.
Bxc7 Rxc7 24. Re5 Re8
25. Rff5?! A bit too artificial. White could simply exchange Rooks on e8.
25. ... Rxe5 26. Rxe5 g6! Suddenly Black threatens ... Kg8-f8 followed by ... Nf6-d7 trapping the Rook in the middle of the board.
27. dxc5 bxc5 28. c4 Kf8 29. cxd5 Bxd5 30. Bc4?? Oblivious to the net closing around her, Goryachkina falls straight into Vaishali’s trap. 30. Bf3? Be6! also gives White a hard time, but 30. a4! Be6 31. Bc4 Nd7 32. Re4 Bf5 33. Rf4 Ne5 should still be tenable.
30. ... Bc6!
25. ... Rxe5 26. Rxe5 g6! Suddenly Black threatens ... Kg8-f8 followed by ... Nf6-d7 trapping the Rook in the middle of the board.
27. dxc5 bxc5 28. c4 Kf8 29. cxd5 Bxd5 30. Bc4?? Oblivious to the net closing around her, Goryachkina falls straight into Vaishali’s trap. 30. Bf3? Be6! also gives White a hard time, but 30. a4! Be6 31. Bc4 Nd7 32. Re4 Bf5 33. Rf4 Ne5 should still be tenable.
30. ... Bc6!
The Rook is in the sac.
31. Rxc5 b6 32. Rxc6 (32. Re5 Nd7−+)
32. ... Rxc6 33. Bb5 Rc2 34. Nc4 Nd5 35. b3 Rc3 36. Ba4 Nxe3 37. Nxb6 Rc2 38. Bb5 Rxg2+ 39. Kh1 Rb2 40. Nd7+ Ke7 41. Nc5 Kd6 42. Nb7+ Kd5 43. b4 Ke4 44. Nc5+ Kf3 45. Bd3 f5 0–1.
31. Rxc5 b6 32. Rxc6 (32. Re5 Nd7−+)
32. ... Rxc6 33. Bb5 Rc2 34. Nc4 Nd5 35. b3 Rc3 36. Ba4 Nxe3 37. Nxb6 Rc2 38. Bb5 Rxg2+ 39. Kh1 Rb2 40. Nd7+ Ke7 41. Nc5 Kd6 42. Nb7+ Kd5 43. b4 Ke4 44. Nc5+ Kf3 45. Bd3 f5 0–1.
As they say, “Never look back. It distracts from the now!”. Photo: Niki Riga/FIDE. |
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