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Regina Pokorna vs Karolina Smokina
4th IECC, Women 2003  ·  Sicilian Defense: Old Sicilian. Open (B32)  ·  1-0


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Jun-20-06   Whitehat1963: What's the finish? (Two hotties battle it out. Where are the smokin' pix?)
Jun-20-06
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  tpstar: 1) 35 ... Kh6 36. Nf5+ Kh7 37. Qg7#

2) 35 ... Kg8 36. Nf5! gxf5 37. Qg5+ & 38. Rh6#

3) 35 ... Kh7 36. Nf5! Rg8 (36 ... gxf5 37. Qh6+ Kg8 38. Qg5+ & 39. Rh6#) 37. Rc7 threatening 38. Rxa7 plus 38. Rxf7+

Oh, and White is 3 Pawns up. ;>D

Apr-14-08
Premium Chessgames Member
  aazqua: Yeah, nf5 wins in all variations and even without it this one wasn't close. These two don't seem very evenly matched.

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