Koneru Humpy vs Pia Cramling (2008)

Koneru Humpy vs Pia Cramling
North Urals Cup (2008) · Semi-Slav Defense: Accelerated Meran Variation (D45) · 1-0

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Jul-29-08		percyblakeney: Engines mean that 42. ... Kh7 might have held since white can't use various tricks including rook checks. In the final position as the game was played white wins after 45. ... Rxa4 46. Bxa4 Nxa4 47. Rd7+ picking up the bishop on b7. With the black king on h7 instead of on f7 it would look like this before the then impossible Rd7+: click for larger view

Jul-29-08		whiteshark: <percyblakeney: <Engines mean that 42. ... Kh7 might have held since white can't use various tricks including rook checks.> Yes, that was Black's 1ast chance. click for larger view very complicated, e.g. <43.Ba5 Bb7 44.Re8 Nc5 45.Bb4> (45.Bb6 Rxa4 46.Bxa4 Nxa4 47.Re7 Bc6 48.Bd8 Kg8=) <Nxa4 46.Re7 Nb6 47.Kg3 > click for larger view

Jul-31-08		Ulhumbrus: Instead of 14...Qa7, 14...Qd8 prepares to place the Q on e7. Instead of 19...Nf6, 19...Rc8 takes the c file at a moment when White can't play Nc5 so easily.

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