Yeonhee Cho vs Phiona Mutesi (2012)

Members · Prefs · Laboratory · Collections · Openings · Endgames · Sacrifices · History · Search Kibitzing · Kibitzer's Café · Chessforums · Tournament Index · Players ·

Kibitzing

Yeonhee Cho vs Phiona Mutesi
Istanbul Olympiad (Women) (2012), Istanbul TUR, rd 9, Sep-06
Scotch Game: Scotch Gambit. Advance Variation (C45) · 0-1

ANALYSIS [x]

FEN COPIED

explore this opening	find similar games	35 more games of P Mutesi
sac: 12...Bd4	PGN: download \| view \| print	Help: general \| java-troubleshooting

TIP: You can get computer analysis by clicking the "ENGINE" button below the game.

For help with this chess viewer, please see the Olga Chess Viewer Quickstart Guide.

PREMIUM MEMBERS CAN REQUEST COMPUTER ANALYSIS [more info]

Oct-10-12		grasser: Good playing Phiona!

Apr-07-13		FSR: 12...Bd4 is a very strange move.

May-08-13		p1q0: Bd4 - chess genius! Mutesi wastes a move to sacrifice a bishop so that after she castles she can push a pawn and have her rook attack the opposing king! Fortunately for Mutesi her opponent falls for the trap and proceeds to make a series of equally horrible moves in order to give Mutesi the win. Well done!

Dec-26-13		senojes: The position after 23.Re1, was a Black to move and win problem in my morning newspaper, which I saw fairly quickly. On finding the game here I was struck by how low the players' ratings were for a Chess Olympiad. Mutesi was then unrated (she is now only 1676 yet is a FIDE Woman Candidate Master) and her opponent Cho was only 1542 (and is still only 1536 and she is also a FIDE Woman Candidate Master). I am just a male club player with an Australian Chess Federation rating of only 1782, so either ACF ratings are inflated or Mutesi is no "chess genius" (as a commenter put it above). Which is not to downplay Mutesi's achievement in escaping through chess her poor background in Uganda. All my suggestions below are according to Houdini 4. White's 10.Be2 was a blunder. Better was 10.Nxa7+ c6 11.Nxc8 Rxc8 (if 11... cxb5 12.Nd6+ Nxd6 13.exd6) 12.Be2 Bc5 13.Qe1 with equal chances. 12... Bd4 was a blunder by Mutesi. Better was 12...Bb6. But then Cho's 13.cxd4 was weak. Far better was 13.Qxd4 when Cho would have been a piece up with Black's attack almost over. White's 15.exf6 was suicidal. Better was 15.Kg1 or 15.e6. Instead of 17. Qd2 better was 17. Qe1, when White is still better. White's 22.Qe2 was another blunder. Better was 22.h4. It is to Mutesi's credit that by 22... Rf3 she apparently sees the coming combination, and does see it after White's 23.Re1. But her opponent, Cho, played weakly, as befits a 1542 rated player.

May-26-21		efan: This game was 2012 Womens Olympiad Round 9 board 4 between Uganda and South Korea. I was captain of South Korea and watched it all live! The quality of the game in pure chess sense was not good but it was a huge drama. I assume you all know about Phiona and the movie, but at the time of the game we had no idea about her background. Both players were very young, Phiona 16, Cho Yeonhee 11, nervous and tense such was an occasion. Going into this game Phiona needed to win in order to keep her chance of achieving WCM title while Cho Yeonhee needing only a draw. Phiona blundered first 12...Bd4, which can only be described as a misclick! It seemed the Bishop just slipped out of her hand on the way to b6, or maybe she tought it was a discovered check. After the blunder she paused for a long time, I thought she was going to resign. If that happened she would not have got WCM title and maybe Disney may not have made the movie! Her Ugandan team mates were losing 2-1 and I was hoping for an early 3-1 victory for South Korea. Meanwhile, Cho Yeonhee got very nervous and took extremly long time to play obvious 13 cxd4 and subsquence moves, while Phiona grew more confident and played at faster rate. For many players of this level, representing their country in Olympiad and achieving a title is once in a life time opportunity. In the end, I think the player with more desperation prevailed. The match ended 2-2 draw. Cho Yeonhee had good cry afterwards then went on to win the following round to achieve her WCM title; happy ending for all.

May-26-21		efan: The 19th photo from the top is this match https://cafe.daum.net/standardleagu...

NOTE: Create an account today to post replies and access other powerful features which are available only to registered users. Becoming a member is free, anonymous, and takes less than 1 minute! If you already have a username, then simply login login under your username now to join the discussion.

Please observe our posting guidelines:

No obscene, racist, sexist, or profane language.
No spamming, advertising, duplicate, or gibberish posts.
No vitriolic or systematic personal attacks against other members.
Nothing in violation of United States law.
No cyberstalking or malicious posting of negative or private information (doxing/doxxing) of members.
No trolling.
The use of "sock puppet" accounts to circumvent disciplinary action taken by moderators, create a false impression of consensus or support, or stage conversations, is prohibited.
Do not degrade Chessgames or any of it's staff/volunteers.

Please try to maintain a semblance of civility at all times.

See something that violates our rules? Blow the whistle and inform a moderator.

NOTE: Please keep all discussion on-topic. This forum is for this specific game only. To discuss chess or this site in general, visit the Kibitzer's Café.

Messages posted by Chessgames members do not necessarily represent the views of Chessgames.com, its employees, or sponsors.
All moderator actions taken are ultimately at the sole discretion of the administration.

This game is type: CLASSICAL. Please report incorrect or missing information by submitting a correction slip to help us improve the quality of our content.