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Game of the day - round 6
IMG 9927(5) Kosintseva,Tatiana - Cmilyte,Viktorija [B77]

Fondation Neva Women's Grand Prix Geneva (6.2), 09.05.2013

[MIKHALCHISHIN]

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 g6 6.Be3 Bg7 7.f3 0–0 8.Qd2 Nc6 9.Bc4 Nxd4 [Viktoria switched to more positional line ,as her try in sharp variation was powerfully met by Tatjana 9...Bd7 10.h4 Ne5 11.Bb3 h5 12.0–0–0 Rc8 13.Bg5 Rc5 14.Kb1 Re8 15.Bh6 Qa5 16.g4 Nc4 17.Bxc4 Rxc4 18.Bxg7 Kxg7 19.Nb3 Qd8 20.e5 with tremendous initiative,m Kosintseva,T (2536)-Cmilyte,V (2525)/Moscow 2011.But there is unclear question-why such active player as Viktoria,is ready to suffer in worse pawn end?]
10.Bxd4 Be6 11.Bb3 Qa5 12.0–0–0 Rfc8 13.Kb1 b5 [Here the best way seems to be old game Krogius -Lisitsin ,where Black played 13...Bxb3 14.cxb3 Rc6 15.g4 Rac8 16.h4 h5] 14.Rhe1 Bxb3 15.cxb3 b4

D1


now game in forced way is switched into known pawn end, 16.Bxf6 [Tatjana did not like her last handling of Dragon 16.Nd5 Nxd5 17.Bxg7 Kxg7 18.exd5 Rc7 19.h4 Rac8 20.a4 Qb6 21.Re2 h5 22.Qd3 a5 23.g4 Rh8 24.g5 Qb7 25.Rde1 Re8 26.Re4 Rc5 27.Rd4 Qd7 White had more opawn weaknesses,but was able to save the game later, Kosintseva,T (2532)-Cmilyte,V (2508)/Kazan 2012] 16...bxc3 17.Bxc3 Bxc3 18.bxc3 Rxc3 19.Re3 Rac8 20.Rxc3 Qxc3 [Black would really suffer in the Rook endgame after 20...Rxc3 21.Kb2 Rc5 22.Qxa5 Rxa5 23.Rc1] 21.Qxc3 Rxc3 22.Rc1 Rxc1+ 23.Kxc1 Kf8

D2

This pawn end was extensively and I would say ultimately analysed by IGM Karel Van Der Weide & IM Jeroen Bosch few years ago in New in Chess in brilliant article.I remember conclusion ,that Black achieves draw after very bad suffering,if I am not mistaken. [23...g5? 24.Kb2 Kf8 25.Ka3 Ke8 26.Ka4 Kd7 27.Ka5 Kc7 28.Ka6 Kb8 (28...e6 29.Kxa7+-) 29.b4 e6 30.b5 d5 31.exd5 exd5 32.Ka5 Kc7 33.Kb4 d4 34.a4! (34.Kc4? Kb6 35.a4 Ka5) 34...Kb6 35.a5++-] 24.Kc2 [Not so precise is immediate pawns attack 24.b4 Ke8 25.b5 (25.a4 Kd7 26.Kc2 Kc6 27.Kc3 e6 28.Kd4 Kb6 29.h4 h6 30.g4 Kc6 31.f4 Kb6 32.f5 g5 33.hxg5 hxg5 34.Kc4 a6 35.b5 axb5+ 36.axb5 Kc7 37.Kb4 Kb6 38.Ka4 exf5 39.exf5 f6 40.Kb4 d5 41.Ka4 d4 1/2 Jensen,J-Guimaraes da Silva,G/corr 1986/UltraCorr2) 25...Kd7 26.a4 d5 27.e5 a6! 28.bxa6 Kc7 29.f4 (Safer was 29.Kb2 Kb6 30.Ka3 g5 31.Kb3 Kxa6 32.Kb4 h5 33.a5 e6 34.Ka4 and now there are many ways to draw.) 29...Kb6 30.g4 Kxa6 31.Kc2 Ka5 32.Kb3 h6 33.h4 h5 34.f5 e6 35.fxg6 fxg6 36.gxh5 gxh5 37.Ka3 d4 38.Kb3 d3 39.Kc3 Kxa4 40.Kxd3 Kb4 41.Ke4 Kc4 Stoinev,M (2266)-Tsvetkov,I (2351)/Pleven 2006 and Black won pawn e5.Of course,in chess it is possible to lose any position!,] 24...Ke8 25.Kc3 Kd7 26.Kc4 Kc6

D3


27.b4 [27.h4 e6 (27...h6 28.b4 e6 29.a4 Kb6 30.f4! (30.g4 g5 31.h5 f6) ) 28.b4 a6 29.a4 h6 (29...f5 30.exf5 gxf5 31.g4 fxg4 32.fxg4 e5 33.b5+ axb5+ 34.axb5+ Kb6 35.g5 1–0 Santos,C (2340)-Lima,P (2115)/Loures 1996/EXT 1998; 29...Kb7 30.b5 a5+-) 30.g4 Kb6 (30...g5? 31.h5 f6 (31...Kb6? 32.f4! gxf4 33.g5+-) 32.b5+ axb5+ 33.axb5+ Kb7 34.Kb4 Kb6 35.Ka4 Kb7 36.Ka5 Ka7 37.b6+ Ka8 38.Kb4 1–0 Cappello,B-Crippa/corr 1964/UltraCorr2 Bosch) 31.f4 (31.b5 a5!) 31...Kc6 (31...Kc7 32.f5 g5 33.h5 Kb6 34.Kd4 Kc6 35.Kc3 Kc7 36.b5 axb5 37.axb5 Kb6 38.fxe6 fxe6 39.Kb4 Kb7 40.Ka5 Ka7 41.b6+ Kb7 42.Kb5 e5 43.Ka5 d5 44.exd5 e4 45.d6 e3 46.d7 e2 47.d8Q e1Q+ 48.Kb5 Qe8+ 1/2 Kapic,I-Fagerstrom,R/corr ICCF 1965/UltraCorr2) 32.f5 g5 33.hxg5 hxg5 34.fxe6 fxe6 35.b5+ axb5+ 36.axb5+ Kb6 37.Kb4 Kb7 38.Ka5 Ka7 39.b6+ Kb7 40.Kb5 e5 41.Ka5 d5! 42.exd5 e4 43.d6 e3 44.d7 e2 45.d8Q e1Q+ 46.Kb5

D4


46...Qe8+!! It is always a joy to perform something like this! 47.Qxe8 1/2 Bukavshin,I (2435)-Belous,V (2471)/Kirishi 2010/CBM 136 Extra] 27...a6 [Few other moves were tried here 27...Kb6 28.h4 e6 29.g4 h6 30.f4 Ka6 31.a4 Kb6 32.Kd4 (32.a5+ Kc6 33.f5 g5 34.h5 Kb7 (34...a6? 35.f6+-) 35.b5 (35.Kb5 Kc7 36.Ka6 Kb8) 35...Kc7 36.Kd4 Kd7 37.f6 Kc7 38.e5 d5 (38...dxe5+ 39.Kxe5 Kd7 40.Kd4 Kd6 41.Kc4 e5 42.a6!+-) 39.Kc5 Kd7! (39...Kb7 40.Kd6 d4 41.Ke7 d3 42.Kxf7 d2 43.Kg8 d1Q 44.f7+-) 40.b6 axb6+ 41.Kxb6 (41.axb6 d4!) 41...Kc8! 1/2 Rittner,H-Arnlind,E/corr BdF 1970/UltraCorr2/[Bosch] (66)) 32...Kc6 33.Kd3 d5 34.Kd4 dxe4 35.Kxe4 f6 36.g5 hxg5 37.fxg5 fxg5 38.hxg5 Kd6 39.Kd4 a6 40.b5 a5 41.Ke4 1–0 Bracker,F (2274)-Schroeder,C (2153)/Hamburg 2010/EXT 2011; Possible was 27...g5 ] 28.h4

D5


28...f6? Viktoria believed that it is the decisive mistake and possibly best way to draw was [28...h5] 29.a4 e6 30.g4 g5 31.hxg5 fxg5 32.b5+ axb5+ 33.axb5+ Kc7 34.Kb4 Kb6 35.Ka4 h6 [Black cannot play 35...d5 36.exd5 exd5 37.Kb4 h6 38.Ka4 d4 39.Kb4 d3 40.Kc3 Kxb5 41.Kxd3 Kb4 (41...Kc5 42.Ke4) 42.Ke4 Kc3 43.Kf5 Kd3 44.Kg6 Ke3 45.Kxh6 Kxf3 46.Kxg5] 36.Kb4 Kc7 37.Ka5 Kb7 38.b6 Ka8

D6


39.Ka4! Classical triangulation. [Wrong was 39.Ka6 Kb8 40.b7 d5 41.exd5 exd5 42.Kb5 Kxb7 43.Kc5 Kc7 44.Kxd5 Kd7] 39...Kb8 40.Kb4 Kc8 41.Ka5 Kb8 42.Ka6 This endgame is very interesting to study from New in Chess article ,but its practical value is low,as it demands to use so much knowledge to achieve a draw with the only precise moves.It means,that such variations are useful just in correspondence games or in match for World Championship,where draw with Black is very welcomed result. 1–0



 







 
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