Alisa Galliamova vs Yuhua Xu (2006)

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Alisa Galliamova vs Yuhua Xu
Women's World Championship Knockout Tournament (2006), Ekaterinburg RUS, rd 6, Mar-25
Queen's Indian Defense: Kasparov Variation (E12) · 0-1

White to move.

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Mar-25-06		cade: Congratulations Xu! New World Champ!

Mar-25-06		percyblakeney: 55. ... Rxc1 would actually have worked too after 56. b7 Rcb1 57. Rb6 Ke4.

Mar-25-06		notsodeepthought: Congratulations to Xu, it's not unexpected since for the last few rounds she's been the only top-10 female rated player - but at least she played like one (unlike Koneru, Lahno, etc.).

Mar-25-06		chessgames.com: Congratulations to Yuhua Xu, the 2006 Women's World Chess Champion, and also to her worthy competitor, Vice-Champion Alisa Galliamova. Thanks to everybody for coming by and participating.

Mar-25-06		walker: <van Gogh>...Do you know had the real vG played chess

Mar-25-06		cade: Vice Champion?! Surely you jest <cg.com> there is no such thing!

Mar-25-06		unsound: <percyblakeny> Good point--nice one.

Mar-25-06		germanic: hey dude, you must be gettin a little grey on your hairs huh? gettin a bit sensitive? relax, this is our generation now and yours was way past! who says that you can be my teacher in religion class right now huh? u wanna be sensitive? sure i wont stop u dude.. u can close all your windows and cry all you want! when were u born? 5000 bc?

Mar-25-06		doremi: Congrats to Xu, thanks to cg, and see you at the next congregation of chess junkies!

Mar-25-06		beachbum: <chessgames> ICC has Xu's last move as ...Re5 instead of ...Ke5, which makes more sense.

Mar-25-06		gulliver: < popski: Congratulations Xu, new WC! > I am joining Popski in the congratulations. I think Xu showed some kind of buddhist attitude, not letting anything disturb her plans and there was alot of tranquility in her chess power. < Lighten up, jeez. > This is a place for everyone to voice his thoughts. I do'nt think I said anything bad. This is me and this comment of yours to "Lighten up, Jeez" is unpleasant.

Mar-25-06		cade: <qulliver> stop harrassing other kibitzers. This isn't your webpage.

Mar-25-06		jmi: thank you, cg.com for broadcasting this match live.

Mar-25-06		chessgames.com: <beachbum> Thanks beachbum. <vice-champion> That's a real FIDE term.

Mar-25-06		Gregor Samsa Mendel: Congratulations are in order, but the time control sucks. "World Championship" caliber play is impossible under such conditions, IMHO.

Mar-25-06		cade: Really? That implies that if Xu relinquished her title or unfortunately passed away the title would automatically go to Gallimova. Is this true? It's an odd system for sure if it is.

Mar-25-06		polgy: xu desrerve the title , but i hope FIDE change format for the next time

Mar-25-06		chessgames.com: Don't leave, we have a special treat coming right up.

Mar-25-06		Ulhumbrus: <chessgames.com: Don't leave, we have a special treat coming right up.> In how many minutes?

Mar-25-06		gulliver: < Octavia > You might be right. I will take your advice into consideration. But I have not lost hope on <germanic> and < Capablacafan> . I did not mean to attack you guys. Anyway I am not always cool , chilled out and I have feelings. I get hurt from comments by people when they are painful but its all right. I prefer getting hurt than being drugged or cool. Cool is not feeling anything. Also when somebody in my presence acts violently or speaks so , I believe showing that his words shocked me, because if I do not do so I am contributing to his thinking that he is allright to speak that way and that this is the norm.

Mar-25-06		N. Passant: could we call this opening the "quizmo-indian defense"?

Mar-26-06		melianis: Congratulations to Xu! Bold game from both sides! In my book this is 1 classified as a QID (up to 4th moves) and then classified as a Nimzo (up to 7th moves), but there's no mention this kind of queen exchange line. Is this unique?

Mar-26-06		An Englishman: Good Evening: I have to admit that I'm skeptical of the quality of Black's pawn sacrifice (during the game, I also thought that Xu's 19th & 20th moves frittered away much of her early advantage). However, it only needs to work once, and that it did. Congratulations, Xu!

Mar-27-06		Ezzy: Galliamova,A (2467) - Xu Yuhua (2502) [E13] FIDE WCh Women KO Ekaterinburg RUS (6.3), 25.03.2006 1.d4 e6 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.c4 b6 4.Nc3 Bb4 5.Qc2 Bb7 6.Bg5 h6 7.Bh4 c5 8.a3 Bxc3+ 9.Qxc3 cxd4 10.Nxd4 Ne4N <New move. 10...d5 10...Nc6 have previously been played>. 11.Bxd8 Nxc3 12.Bc7 Na6 13.Bf4 Ne4 14.Nb5 g5 15.Be3 Ke7 16.Rd1 d5 17.f3 Nf6 18.Bd4 Rhd8 19.e3 Rd7 20.h4 Nc7 21.hxg5 hxg5 22.c5 a6 23.Nxc7 Rxc7 24.cxb6 Rc6 25.a4 Nd7 26.a5< Galliamova has entered the middlegame with an advantage. An advanced protected passed pawn and the two bishops>. 26...Nc5 27.Bc3 Na4 28.Bb4+ Kf6 29.b3 Nc5 30.Rb1<I think this is too passive. Galliamova should be playing more actively with [30.Bc3+ Ke7 31.b4 Nb3 32.Be5 Rac8 33.Rh7 Rc2 If Galliamova is worried about Yuhua's control of the 'c' file, then she can always close it by 34 Bc7> 30...Nd7 31.Be2 Rc2 32.Rh6+ Kg7 33.Rh5 Kf6 34.g3 Rac8 35.f4 gxf4 36.gxf4 Ra2 37.Rd1 Nc5 38.Bc3+ Ke7 39.f5?!< White should be putting more pressure on blacks position with a plan like 38 Rh7 39 Bb4 40 Bh5> 39...Ne4 40.Bb4+ Kf6 <Now Yuhua is threatening 41...Rxe2+ 42 Kxe2 Ng3+ Picking up the rook>. 41.Bd3 Rg8< Because of whites passive play, the tables have turned, and it is Yuhua who has gained the initiative.(ability to create threats)> 42.Rh6+ Ke5 43.Rh1 <The rook that should be attacking blacks position has had to resort to a defending piece>. 43...Rg3 <Threatening mate in 4. 44...Rxe3+ 45 Be2 Rexe2+ 46 Kf1 Ng3+ 47 Kg1 Rg7 mate>. 44.Bxe4 Rxe3+ 45.Kf1 dxe4 46.fxe6 Kxe6 47.Rh6+ Kf5 48.Rd7 Rf3+ 49.Ke1 Rxb3 50.Bd2 <Galliamova has cracked under the pressure. 50 Rxf7+ Kg4 51 Rd3 would offer more resistance>. 50...e3 51.Bc1 Rb1 52.Rc7 Bf3 53.Rhc6 <Absolute panic. and Yuhua is the new women’s world champion!> 53...Bxc6 54.Rxc6 Raa1 55.Ke2 Rxa5 56.Bxe3 Rb2+ 57.Kf3 Rb3 58.Rc7 Re5 0–1 Galliamova had a great position out of the opening, and after a series of passive moves she relinquished the initiative to Yuhua, who seized her opportunity in great style. Galliamova lost the first game by overpressing, and thiat seemed to affect her in this game, as she played too passively in the middlegame where more activity was needed. Well played Yahua, and congratulations on becoming the women’s world champion!!

Apr-10-06		blingice: <cade: <qulliver> stop harrassing other kibitzers. This isn't your webpage.> Hypocrite.

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