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Iryna Zenyuk vs Anna Zatonskih
US Women's Chess Championship (2009), St Louis, MO USA, rd 1, Oct-04
Dutch Defense: Classical Variation (A90)  ·  0-1

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Oct-06-09  beenthere240: 22 Nbd5 was just too tempting. For a while it looked like white was going to get her piece back with a couple of extra pawns, but 23...Nf7! enabled her to snatch the piece back with 28...Nc6. Nice defense.
Oct-10-09
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  HeMateMe: those piece sacks where you break up the center and get 2 or 3 pawns work out nicely when playing blitz.
Oct-14-09  patzer2: Actually, there's nothing wrong with the piece sac 22. Nbxd5!? In fact, given the difficulty of Black's position, it's probably a best move in a bad position.

Both sides, however, had difficulty with the followup to 22. Nbxd5!? Instead of 26. h4, White can hold with a level position after 26. e3! Nh6 27. Bc3! =. However, Black can avoid this difficulty and improve in this line with 23...Kh8! .

The start of White's difficulties appear to be with 18. Bxe4?! Instead 18. Be1! = defends the pawn and holds with a level position since 18...Qxa2?? 19. e3! gives White a winning advantage (because Black will be forced to give up decisive material to avoid the Queen being trapped).

Oct-15-09  patzer2: Sometimes the most interesting positions in a game comes from moves not played. I think that's the case here.

Here's a look at What the position would look like if White plays 18. Be1! (instead of 18. Bxe4?!) and Black follows with 18...Qxa2??


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Problem: If 18. Be1! Qxa2?, find White's winning move.

Solution: 19. e3!!

Oct-17-09  A.G. Argent: Ms. Zenyuk analyzes this game as well as one of the games she won in St. Louis here; http://www.chess.com/article/view/a...

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