[Event "Cairns Cup"] [Site "Saint Louis, United States"] [Date "2020.02.08"] [Round "2.1"] [White "Muzychuk, Mariya"] [Black "Koneru, Humpy"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C43"] [WhiteElo "2552"] [BlackElo "2580"] [Annotator "chessvibes"] [PlyCount "67"] [EventDate "2020.??.??"] 1. e4 {[%emt 0:00:02]} e5 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 2. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:20]} Nf6 { [%emt 0:00:11]} 3. d4 {[%emt 0:00:32]} Nxe4 {[%emt 0:00:13]} 4. Bd3 {[%emt 0: 00:05]} d5 {[%emt 0:00:24]} 5. Nxe5 {[%emt 0:00:14]} Nd7 {[%emt 0:00:37]} 6. Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:28]} Nxc3 {[%emt 0:00:47]} 7. bxc3 {[%emt 0:00:07]} Bd6 { [%emt 0:00:27]} 8. O-O {[%emt 0:08:06]} O-O {[%emt 0:00:16]} 9. Re1 {[%emt 0: 10:27]} Bxe5 {[%emt 0:01:47]} (9... c5 10. Nxd7 Qxd7 11. dxc5 Bxc5 12. Qh5 g6 13. Qh4 Re8 14. Bh6 Qc6 15. Qf6 Bf8 {Nisipeanu,L (2674)-Abasov,N (2629) Austria 2019}) 10. dxe5 {[%emt 0:00:15]} Nc5 {[%emt 0:00:34]} 11. Rb1 {[%emt 0: 09:35]} Nxd3 {[%emt 0:09:26]} 12. cxd3 {[%emt 0:00:28]} b6 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 13. Rb4 {[%emt 0:00:56]} Bf5 $146 {[%emt 0:11:06]} (13... f5 14. exf6 Qxf6 15. Rf4 Bf5 16. Bd2 Qd6 17. Qf3 Bd7 18. Qh5 c6 19. Re5 Rxf4 20. Bxf4 Qf6 {Sokolov,A (2604)-Schandorff,L (2551) Germany 2001}) 14. Qf3 {[%emt 0:05:08]} c5 {[%emt 0: 17:06]} 15. Rf4 {[%emt 0:03:11]} Bg6 {[%emt 0:01:02]} 16. h4 {[%emt 0:10:35]} h5 {[%emt 0:07:47]} 17. g4 $5 {[%emt 0:04:37]} Qxh4 {[%emt 0:07:53]} 18. Qg2 { [%emt 0:10:06]} Qe7 $2 {[%emt 0:16:00]} ({It was important to play} 18... Qg5 { and White doesn't have a particularly good move with the rook on f4. The position would be equal.}) 19. gxh5 {[%emt 0:01:19]} Bxh5 {[%emt 0:00:16]} 20. Re3 $1 {[%emt 0:06:05] One of several ways to conduct the attack. White already has a winning advantage.} Rfe8 {[%emt 0:00:46]} 21. Qh2 {[%emt 0:13:25] } g6 {[%emt 0:10:59]} (21... Bg6 22. Rh3) 22. Rf5 {[%emt 0:05:44]} Bg4 { [%emt 0:05:50]} 23. Rf4 {[%emt 0:00:58]} Bh5 {[%emt 0:01:04]} 24. e6 $1 { [%emt 0:05:52] Crashing through.} fxe6 {[%emt 0:03:34]} 25. Rg3 {[%emt 0:00:04] } Kh7 {[%emt 0:02:33]} 26. Rh4 {[%emt 0:00:38]} Qf7 {[%emt 0:00:14]} 27. Rg5 { [%emt 0:00:56]} Rg8 {[%emt 0:00:43]} 28. Kf1 $1 {[%emt 0:00:22] Black is helpless after this move.} Qf3 {[%emt 0:01:07]} 29. Rhxh5+ {[%emt 0:00:39]} gxh5 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 30. Qc7+ {[%emt 0:00:52]} Kh8 {[%emt 0:00:10]} 31. Qe5+ { [%emt 0:00:14]} Kh7 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 32. Rxh5+ {[%emt 0:00:37]} Kg6 {[%emt 0: 00:06]} 33. Qg5+ {[%emt 0:00:39]} Kf7 {[%emt 0:00:17]} 34. Rh7+ {[%emt 0:00:05] } 1-0 [Event "Cairns Cup"] [Site "Saint Louis, United States"] [Date "2020.02.09"] [Round "3.3"] [White "Dzagnidze, Nana"] [Black "Yip, Carissa"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B06"] [WhiteElo "2515"] [BlackElo "2412"] [Annotator "chessvibes"] [PlyCount "89"] [EventDate "2020.??.??"] 1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nf3 d6 4. Bc4 e6 5. O-O Ne7 6. Bb3 O-O (6... Nd7 7. c3 b6 8. Re1 h6 9. Nbd2 Bb7 10. Nf1 a6 11. Ng3 Kf8 12. h3 Kg8 13. Be3 Kh7 14. Bc2 Rf8 {Kobalia,M (2609)-Chigaev,M (2631) Moscow 2019}) 7. c3 Nd7 8. Bf4 h6 9. h4 {N} (9. Nbd2 b6 10. Qe2 Nf6 11. h3 a5 12. Rad1 a4 13. Bc4 Bb7 14. Bd3 d5 { Andreasen,P (2252)-Pedersen,B (2102) Aalborg 2014}) 9... Nf6 10. Nbd2 Nc6 11. e5 dxe5 12. dxe5 Nd7 13. Qe2 b6 14. Rad1 Qe7 15. Bc2 a5 16. Rfe1 Ba6 17. Qe3 h5 18. Bg5 $1 {A particularly strong pawn sacrifice.} Qc5 19. Qf4 Ncxe5 20. Ne4 Qc6 21. Nxe5 Bxe5 22. Qd2 Bc8 23. Ng3 (23. Bh6) 23... Rb8 24. Bh6 (24. Nxh5) 24... Bf6 (24... Re8 25. Rxe5 Nxe5 26. Qg5) 25. Bxf8 (25. Nxh5) 25... Nxf8 26. Ne4 Bxh4 27. Qf4 Be7 28. Nf6+ Bxf6 29. Qxf6 Ba6 30. Re3 Bc4 31. Be4 Qe8 32. b3 Ba6 33. Rh3 Nh7 34. Qh4 Be2 35. Rd2 Bg4 36. Rhd3 Kg7 37. Rd8 Rxd8 38. Qxd8 Qxd8 39. Rxd8 e5 40. Re8 Be6 41. Re7 c5 42. c4 Ng5 43. Bd5 Bf5 44. Rb7 Bb1 45. a3 1-0 [Event "Cairns Cup"] [Site "Saint Louis, United States"] [Date "2020.02.09"] [Round "3.2"] [White "Kosteniuk, Alexandra"] [Black "Harika, Dronavalli"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "C77"] [WhiteElo "2504"] [BlackElo "2518"] [Annotator "chessvibes"] [PlyCount "92"] [EventDate "2020.??.??"] 1. e4 {[%emt 18:11:20]} e5 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 2. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:16]} Nc6 { [%emt 0:00:07]} 3. Bb5 {[%emt 0:00:35]} a6 {[%emt 0:01:21]} 4. Ba4 {[%emt 0:00: 05]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:15]} 5. O-O {[%emt 0:00:18]} Be7 {[%emt 0:00:59]} 6. d3 { [%emt 0:00:47]} b5 {[%emt 0:01:34]} 7. Bb3 {[%emt 0:00:05]} O-O {[%emt 0:00:30] } 8. Nc3 d6 {[%emt 0:02:33]} 9. a3 {[%emt 0:00:10]} Na5 {[%emt 0:00:29]} 10. Ba2 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Be6 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 11. b4 {[%emt 0:01:50]} Bxa2 { [%emt 0:00:52]} 12. Nxa2 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Nc6 {[%emt 0:09:51]} 13. Re1 { [%emt 0:00:36]} Qd7 {[%emt 0:05:49]} 14. c4 {[%emt 0:00:47]} Rab8 {[%emt 0:06: 14]} 15. Nc3 {[%emt 0:23:05]} Nd4 {[%emt 0:07:14]} 16. Nxd4 {[%emt 0:01:24]} exd4 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 17. Ne2 {[%emt 0:00:04]} c5 {[%emt 0:01:55]} 18. bxc5 { [%emt 0:01:06]} dxc5 {[%emt 0:01:23]} 19. Nf4 {[%emt 0:00:11]} Ne8 {[%emt 0:02: 39]} 20. Bd2 {[%emt 0:16:33]} Bg5 {[%emt 0:04:00]} 21. Qh5 {[%emt 0:11:46]} h6 {[%emt 0:06:22]} 22. Rec1 {[%emt 0:09:07]} Rc8 {[%emt 0:04:11]} 23. g3 { [%emt 0:02:24]} Rc6 {[%emt 0:10:10]} 24. Rab1 $6 {[%emt 0:09:41]} ({This is good for Black. White had} 24. h4 $1 Bxf4 (24... Be7 25. e5) (24... Bd8 25. cxb5 axb5 26. Rxc5) 25. Bxf4 f5 26. cxb5 axb5 27. a4 {with unclear play.}) 24... bxc4 {[%emt 0:03:03]} 25. dxc4 {[%emt 0:07:08]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:01:51]} 26. Qf3 {[%emt 0:01:15]} Re8 {[%emt 0:01:58]} 27. Re1 {[%emt 0:00:15]} Ng4 { [%emt 0:02:23]} 28. Rb3 {[%emt 0:07:30]} Ne5 {[%emt 0:08:46]} 29. Qe2 {[%emt 0: 00:02]} Rd6 {[%emt 0:00:59]} 30. Nd3 {[%emt 0:02:03]} Nxd3 {[%emt 0:01:49]} 31. Rxd3 {[%emt 0:01:04]} Bxd2 {[%emt 0:00:11]} 32. Qxd2 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Rde6 { [%emt 0:02:20]} 33. Qa5 {[%emt 0:02:03]} Qc6 {[%emt 0:00:26]} 34. f3 {[%emt 0: 00:28]} f5 {[%emt 0:00:40]} 35. e5 {[%emt 0:01:15]} Rxe5 {[%emt 0:02:04]} 36. Rxe5 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Rxe5 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 37. Rb3 {[%emt 0:00:52]} Kh7 { [%emt 0:02:47]} 38. Qd8 {[%emt 0:01:34]} Qe6 {[%emt 0:05:27]} 39. Kg2 {[%emt 0: 01:03]} Re2+ {[%emt 0:02:34]} 40. Kh3 {[%emt 0:00:04]} f4+ {[%emt 0:00:20]} 41. g4 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Re3 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 42. Qb8 {[%emt 0:01:30]} Qc6 {[%emt 0: 05:14]} 43. Rxe3 {[%emt 0:02:47]} fxe3 {[%emt 0:00:55]} 44. Kg3 {[%emt 0:00:04] } d3 {[%emt 0:04:58]} 45. Qd8 {[%emt 0:00:55]} d2 {[%emt 0:00:27]} 46. h4 { [%emt 0:00:12]} Qg6 {[%emt 0:01:06]} 0-1 [Event "Cairns Cup"] [Site "Saint Louis, United States"] [Date "2020.02.09"] [Round "3.5"] [White "Krush, Irina"] [Black "Gunina, Valentina"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "E32"] [WhiteElo "2422"] [BlackElo "2461"] [Annotator "chessvibes"] [PlyCount "104"] [EventDate "2020.??.??"] 1. d4 {[%emt 0:00:06]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 2. c4 {[%emt 0:00:13]} e6 {[%emt 0: 00:06]} 3. Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:08]} Bb4 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 4. Qc2 {[%emt 0:00:29]} O-O {[%emt 0:00:06]} 5. a3 {[%emt 0:00:29]} Bxc3+ {[%emt 0:00:06]} 6. Qxc3 { [%emt 0:00:07]} Qe8 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 7. g3 {[%emt 0:03:45]} d6 {[%emt 0:01:39]} 8. Bg2 {[%emt 0:01:02]} a5 {[%emt 0:02:31]} 9. b3 {[%emt 0:02:05]} Ra7 { [%emt 0:09:34]} 10. e4 {[%emt 0:09:27]} e5 {[%emt 0:03:14]} 11. d5 {[%emt 0:05: 23]} b5 {[%emt 0:07:17]} 12. Be3 {[%emt 0:13:47]} Rb7 {[%emt 0:03:43]} 13. Ne2 {[%emt 0:05:47]} bxc4 {[%emt 0:01:26]} 14. bxc4 {[%emt 0:00:54]} Qa4 {[%emt 0: 06:32]} 15. O-O {[%emt 0:06:47]} c6 {[%emt 0:01:10]} 16. dxc6 {[%emt 0:12:48]} Nxc6 {[%emt 0:02:38]} 17. Rfd1 {[%emt 0:00:20]} Bg4 {[%emt 0:05:19]} 18. f3 { [%emt 0:03:26]} Be6 {[%emt 0:00:19]} 19. Rxd6 {[%emt 0:06:50]} Rb3 {[%emt 0:09: 43]} 20. Qc2 {[%emt 0:05:32]} Rc8 {[%emt 0:14:13]} 21. Bf1 {[%emt 0:02:08]} Qxc4 {[%emt 0:08:20]} 22. Qxc4 {[%emt 0:00:52]} Bxc4 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 23. Kf2 { [%emt 0:00:52]} h6 {[%emt 0:04:36]} 24. Rc1 {[%emt 0:03:58]} Ne7 {[%emt 0:00: 52]} 25. Bh3 {[%emt 0:02:07]} Rc7 {[%emt 0:10:53]} 26. Rc2 {[%emt 0:03:49]} Kh7 {[%emt 0:06:30]} 27. a4 {[%emt 0:10:16]} (27. Nc1 $1 {would have been strong, e.g.} Rb1 (27... Rxa3 $2 28. Bb6 $1 {and Black loses material}) 28. Bf1 Ne8 29. Rb6 $1 Rxb6 30. Bxb6 Rc6 31. Bxc4 Rxb6 32. Bxf7 {with a winning position.}) 27... Rb4 {[%emt 0:01:35]} 28. Bf1 {[%emt 0:00:45]} Rc8 {[%emt 0:00:28]} 29. Bh3 {[%emt 0:00:28]} Rc6 {[%emt 0:00:17]} 30. Rxc6 {[%emt 0:00:39]} Nxc6 { [%emt 0:00:01]} 31. Bc5 {[%emt 0:00:30]} Rxa4 {[%emt 0:00:14]} 32. Bf1 { [%emt 0:00:28]} Bd3 {[%emt 0:00:31]} 33. Rd2 {[%emt 0:00:26]} Rc4 {[%emt 0:01: 00]} 34. Ba3 {[%emt 0:00:32]} Bxe4 {[%emt 0:00:49]} 35. Ra2 {[%emt 0:00:34]} Bd3 {[%emt 0:00:26]} 36. Ke3 {[%emt 0:00:21]} e4 {[%emt 0:00:33]} 37. fxe4 { [%emt 0:00:15]} Ne5 {[%emt 0:00:31]} 38. h3 {[%emt 0:00:32]} Rxe4+ {[%emt 0:00: 14]} 39. Kf2 {[%emt 0:00:09]} Bc4 {[%emt 0:00:58]} 40. Ra1 {[%emt 0:01:08]} Nd3+ {[%emt 0:00:36]} 41. Kg1 {[%emt 0:02:35]} Re3 {[%emt 0:02:59]} 42. Bd6 { [%emt 0:02:15]} Ne4 {[%emt 0:02:48]} 43. Bc7 {[%emt 0:01:31]} Nd2 {[%emt 0:00: 16]} 44. Nd4 {[%emt 0:01:40]} Nxf1 {[%emt 0:01:05]} 45. Kxf1 {[%emt 0:01:03]} Re4 {[%emt 0:01:15]} 46. Bb6 {[%emt 0:03:10]} a4 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 47. Kg2 { [%emt 0:01:03]} Bd5 {[%emt 0:00:50]} 48. Kf1 {[%emt 0:01:21]} a3 {[%emt 0:02: 59]} 49. Ne2 {[%emt 0:01:18]} Rb4 {[%emt 0:00:31]} 50. Ba5 {[%emt 0:02:32]} Rb2 {[%emt 0:01:10]} 51. Bc3 {[%emt 0:00:35]} Rc2 {[%emt 0:02:12]} 52. Rxa3 { [%emt 0:02:25]} Bf3 {[%emt 0:00:10]} 0-1