Rameshbabu Vaishali – Ekaterina Aleksandrovna Lagno
Women’s Candidates Tournament 2026; Pegeia, April 15, 2026
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Women’s Candidates Tournament 2026; Pegeia, April 15, 2026
r7/5pbk/2q3p1/3Rp3/4Q1P1/1P6/rBP4P/1K1R4 w - - 5 36
Position after 35. ... Ra6-a2
The position in the diagram is the outcome of a Dragon gone quite wrong for Black. No attack ever came to compensate for her early Pawn sacrifice, and now it is White who launches the assault.
36. g5! Qb6 37. Qh4+ Kg8 38. Qe4 R8a4!?? White has a Pawn ahead and a dominating position — enough of a nightmare to make Black go for broke with a last desperate effort of attack. If, instead, 38. ... Kh7 then White would have to find 39. Rd7 Qa5 40. Kc1!! neutralising all threats (or else, alternatively, 40. c4!?, which seems much more within the reach of a human mind).
39. Rd8+ Kh7 40. c4! The only move, but also a winning one!
40. ... Rxc4. Black could well resign here.
41. Qxc4 Rxb2+ 42. Kxb2 e4+ 43. Kb1 Qf2 44. R8d2 Qf5 45. Qd5 Qf3 46. Rc2 Qf4 47. Re1 e3 48. Qg2! 1–0.
36. g5! Qb6 37. Qh4+ Kg8 38. Qe4 R8a4!?? White has a Pawn ahead and a dominating position — enough of a nightmare to make Black go for broke with a last desperate effort of attack. If, instead, 38. ... Kh7 then White would have to find 39. Rd7 Qa5 40. Kc1!! neutralising all threats (or else, alternatively, 40. c4!?, which seems much more within the reach of a human mind).
39. Rd8+ Kh7 40. c4! The only move, but also a winning one!
40. ... Rxc4. Black could well resign here.
41. Qxc4 Rxb2+ 42. Kxb2 e4+ 43. Kb1 Qf2 44. R8d2 Qf5 45. Qd5 Qf3 46. Rc2 Qf4 47. Re1 e3 48. Qg2! 1–0.
“Taking up yoga and meditation and seeking help from a sports psychologist is what Grandmaster R. B. Ramesh believes has helped Vaishali Rameshbabu to turn the tables at the Candidates and thus earn the right to challenge for the World Championship”, says The Indian Express of April 16. Photo: Niki Riga/FIDE. |
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