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Yifan Hou vs Lilit Mkrtchian
Women's World Championship Knockout Tournament (2008), Nalchik RUS, rd 4, Sep-08
Caro-Kann Defense: Exchange. Rubinstein Variation (B13)  ·  1-0

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Sep-08-08  socnegoti: 13. h3 is a new move. Overall not a high quality game, 18...Ne7 is dubious, 19...Kf8 is even more dubious - why not 19...Nc6.

I suppose 21...Nf5 was the losing move in what was already a difficult position. I was surprised black didn't go for 23...Kg8 which would have been damage limitation.

37.g6! wins the queen and could've wrapped up things much quicker - not that it mattered.

Sep-09-08  arsen387: 19..Nc6 20.Nxc6 bxc6 (Qxc6 loses the Q to 21.Bb5) 21.Ba6


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and after black Q moves whites have winning advantage with many threats, seemingly advancing the b pawn the strongest, while black's position is covered with weaknesses.

after 23..Kg8 white could respond 24.Bxf7+ Nxf7 24.Ng6 (threatening Ne7 royal fork) and then the easiest is Nxh8 followed with a pawn storm supported by 2Rs and Q against the bare black K, but there must be some tactics also, which I can't find

About 37.g6 seems like you're right, it decides the matters much quicker.

Overall, it's an overwhelming positional game by Hou, very nice IMHO

Sep-09-08  hkannan2000: 37 Rf3 pins the Queen. Perhaps white rightly chose the easier winning variation.
Mar-27-09  rjsolcruz: In the 2009 MERALCO E-DAY CHESS SIMULS, specifically in game between RP 10-Under Champ Pau Bersamina vs NM Efren Bagamasbad, the same opening move, at least up to 7Qb3, was played. Bagamasbad continued with 7... Qb6 and the game tapered into a draw!
Mar-27-09  arsen387: in my previous post maybe in case of 19..Nc6 better is immediately 20.Bb5 simply winning a pawn

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