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Harika Dronavalli vs Xue Zhao
Women's World Championship Knockout Tournament (2012), Khanty-Mansiysk RUS, rd 4, Nov-21
Nimzo-Indian Defense: Saemisch. Keres Variation (E25)  ·  1/2-1/2

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Nov-21-12  parmetd: Yikes exf3??
zhao swings and Hari Kari's.
Nov-21-12  shivasuri4: Indeed, white's 66th move exf3 was a massive blunder, when both Qe6 and Qf7 would have retained a healthy advantage. Xue fell into time trouble, so the blunder might be acceptable.
Nov-21-12  parmetd: Definitely acceptable. Everyone blunders.
Nov-21-12  wordfunph: sigh of relief for Harika, from 0-1 to 1/2-1/2.
Nov-22-12  mike1: wasnt 70... Ne7 worth a try?
71. Qxe7 Kg8.
Nov-22-12  shivasuri4: <mike1>, I suppose you mean 69...Ne7. It was playable, but the draw remains obvious for White. A possible line is 70.Qxe7+ Kg8 (not Kh8??, when Bf6 mates) 71.Qd8+ (not Qe8+, when Kg7 wins as the Black queen can interpose on f7) Kg7 72.Qf6+.
Nov-22-12  dx9293: When 66...exf3?? was played, Khalifman exclaimed "Mama Mia!"

Xue seemed to see 67.Qc7+, but the shock only came over her when she saw 68.Qe5+!, which must have been the move she missed. She sat very still, head in her hands trying to calm down and calculate, but it was too late.

I love watching women's chess! So much drama!

Nov-22-12  notyetagm: D Harika vs Zhao Xue, 2012

http://chess2012.ugrasport.com/?p=2...


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<Black has three extra pawns and a completely won position. As Harika Dronavalli said after the game, in her opinion practically any move wins for her opponent, except the one that Zhao actually played.

For instance, 66…Qe6 67.Qc7+ Nd7 leaves no problems for Black.

Chinese players are known for their great calculation skills. However, here “the program” gave an error:

66...exf3??

<<<White, almost not believing her luck, immediately gave a saving perpetual:>>> 67.Qc7+ Kh8 68.Qe5+ Kh7 69.Qc7+ Kh8 70.Qe5+ Kh7 Draw>

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