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Harika Dronavalli vs Antoaneta Stefanova
World Rapid Championship (Women) (2012) (rapid), Batumi GEO, rd 11, Jun-03
English Opening: Anglo-Slav Variation. General (A11)  ·  1/2-1/2

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Jun-22-13  notyetagm: D Harika vs A Stefanova, 2012

25 ?


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25 f4-f5?


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(VARIATION)
25 ♖f1-d1! Δ ♖d1-d6


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http://chess-news.ru/en/node/7768

<"None of the experts doubted that the position of the leader Antoaneta Stefanova against Harika Dronavalli was close to lost ... <<<The Indian only had to make the standard transfer of the f rook to d6, but she hurried with 25.f5?>>> and soon was happy herself to finish the game peacefully">

White's 25 f4-f5? is a very poor move showing a lack of understanding of the position, mainly the giant <WEAK SQUARE/HOLE> on d6. As the commentary on the Russian website points out, the transfer of a White rook to the d6-sq is nearly decisive.

After the huge positional mistake 25 f4-f5?, it is Black(!) who is much better in the final position, with Houdini 2.0 giving an eval of <-0.93 >.

http://chessbomb.com/o/wrapid-2012/...

32 ... ♖f8-d8 1/2-1/2


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But since Stefanova playing Black needed only a draw to assure herself at least a share of 1st, she took the draw here.

Jun-22-13  notyetagm: D Harika vs A Stefanova, 2012

Game Collection: ROOK OUTPOST ON AN OPEN FILE 25 Rf1-d1! prepares to stick the rook into the d6-outpost square

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