Kevlishvili, Robby(2556)
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Tokhirjonova, Gulrukhbegim(2385)
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1.e4c52.Nf3d63.d4cxd44.Nxd4Nf65.Nc3a66.f3e57.Nb3Be68.Be3h59.Be2Nbd710.f4g611.h3Rc812.O-Oh413.f5!...A clever move order from Tokhirjonova moved from an English Attack against Black's Najdorf into something closer to a 6. Be2 set-up with kingside castling and f2-f3-f4-f5. Despite the extra tempo, Black's pieces are a bit tangled up, and now Black lacks a good reply.13....gxf513...Bxb3was a grim alternative, although14.cxb3g5!?could use the decoy of White's bishop off the g1-a7 diagonal to prepare a thematic ... Rc8xc3 sacrifice.15.Rc1!±(15.Bxg5?!Qb6+16.Kh2Rxc317.bxc3Nxe418.Bc1Ng3)13...Bc4Ordinarily, Black would rather play like this with White's pawn still on the e4-square, so it can be targeted, but here14.Bxc4Rxc415.fxg6fxg616.Nd5!gives White an overwhelming initiative.Bg7(16...Rxe417.Bb6+−)17.Bg5±14.exf5Bc415.Bxc4Rxc416.Qd3Rc817.a4...Better was playing against the center with17.Nd2Qc718.Nde4±17....Qc718.Rf2...White is struggling to untangle her pieces now that there is pressure against the c2-pawn.18....Rg8Black has plans of ... Rg8-g3 further keeping White's pieces restricted.19.Re1Qc620.Na5Qc721.Nb3Be722.Rd2Qc423.Bf2...Maneuvering from White has got her closer to freeing her c3-knight, and now Black misevaluates the position.23....Nh5?White trades queens under better circumstances than after23...Qxd324.Rxd3(24.cxd3Nh5allows pressure with ... Nh5-g7)Nh525.Nd5Ndf626.Nxf6+Nxf627.Rd2Nh524.Qxc4!Rxc425.Na5Rb426.Nd5!...Black must have missed the point behind this move.26....Rxb227.Nc4...The rook is short on squares.27....Ra228.Nc3...The rook is out of squares!28....d529.Nxd5!?...White decides that, since the a2-rook is so out of play, she'd rather have two central knights than a material advantage.29.Nxa2dxc430.Red1±29....Bg530.Rde2Nf431.Nxf4Bxf432.Bxh4Rxa4Material has remained equal but Black's tangled pieces have left White with an edge that is reflected by the clock situation as well.33.Re4Kf833...b534.Rxf4Rxc435.Rxc4bxc436.Re4±34.Rd1!...A great move. As Nc4-d6 does not come with check anymore, it looks like Black might have chances to force favorable exchanges or even pressure the c4-knight. But they never do!34....Rh834...Nb835.Bf6Nc636.g4±35.Bd8...With no ... Nd7-f6, White's pieces remain safe and Black's remain at a loss for plans.35....Rh635...Ke836.Nd6++−wins material.36.Rxd7Rc636...b537.Rxf4!solves the problem of the pinned knight, and afterexf438.Ne5+−the two pieces have monstrous attacking chances whereas Black's passed a-pawn is too slow to make an impact.37.Rc7...37.Rxf4also worked here.37....Rxc738.Bxc7b539.Nd6...White remains piece-up, and wins from here.39....Ra240.g3Bxg341.Re2Bf442.f6Ra343.h4Rc344.Bd81-0 White wins.1-0