[Event "World Blitz Women 2022"] [Site "Almaty KAZ"] [Date "2022.12.30"] [Round "15.3"] [White "Kosteniuk, Alexandra"] [Black "Assaubayeva, Bibisara"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2520"] [BlackElo "2440"] [Annotator "Lang,JJ"] [Variant "Standard"] [ECO "B22"] [Opening "Sicilian Defense: Alapin Variation, Barmen Defense"] [Source "https://lichess.org/study/TO2we2IV/c6xrs9xZ"] [Orientation "white"] { Black nicely handles the former champ's Alapin, missing a great opportunity to win material but nevertheless entering an endgame with no risk. While her menacing rooks proved more relevant than White's bishop pair, it was one clever blitz move that fooled one of the all-time greats. } 1. e4 c5 2. c3 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5 4. d4 g6 5. Nf3 Bg7 6. Nbd2 cxd4 7. Bc4 Qa5 8. Nxd4 Nf6 9. O-O O-O 10. N2f3 Qc7 11. Qb3 a6 12. Re1 e6 13. a4 Re8 14. Ne5 Nc6 15. Ndxc6 bxc6 16. Nf3 c5 17. Qc2 Bb7 18. Qe2 Nd5 (18... Ng4! 19. h3 Bxf3 20. Qxf3 Qh2+ 21. Kf1 Ne5 22. Rxe5 (22. Qe4?? f5 $19) 22... Qxe5 $17) 19. Ne5 Nb6 20. Bb3 Bd5 21. Bc2 Bxe5 22. Qxe5 Qxe5 23. Rxe5 Nc4 24. Re1 Rab8 25. b3 Na5 26. c4 Bc6 27. Re3 Red8 28. Ba3 Rd2 29. Bd1 Rbd8 30. Re1 Nb7 31. Be2 (31. b4! cxb4 32. Bxb4 R2d4 33. Be2 $14) 31... f6 32. h4 e5 33. Rad1 Kf7! 34. Bc1?? Rxe2 { 0-1 Black wins. } 0-1