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Humpy Koneru vs Wenjun Ju
FIDE Women's Grand Prix Tehran (2016), Tehran IRI, rd 6, Feb-17
Nimzo-Indian Defense: Kmoch Variation (E20)  ·  0-1

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Feb-17-16  dumbgai: Wow, Humpy played like a 1500 level player in this game. After 10...Nxe5 black is already basically winning. A complete opening disaster.
Feb-17-16  whiteshark: <15...Bxf3+!> is the improvement over M Bluvshtein vs E Romanov, 2005
Feb-17-16
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  tamar: Humpy might have been fooled by the 1-0 result of that 2005 game, and thought the line was safe.

The line with 9 Nf3 cxd4 looks unplayable for White. The piece sac on e5 is so strong that White cannot recapture on d4.

Feb-17-16  Eduardo Leon: Sadly for white, 24.♗g2 ♕f6+ and 25...♖c2 also ends the game immediately.
Feb-17-16  ndg2: Engine says 9.a3 is stronger than Nf3. But even thete black keeps a small advantage.

If this is so, then the whole 4.f3 idea seems flawed. Or atleast that early 5.e4. Maybe white should be less ambitious and develop more catiously with 5.e3?

Feb-17-16  whiteshark: <ndg2: Engine says 9.a3 is stronger than Nf3.> Indeed,

Hiarcs Opening Book goes 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. f3 O-O 5. e4 d5 6. cxd5 exd5 7. e5 Nfd7 8. f4 c5 <9. a3 Ba5 10. Be3 cxd4 11. Bxd4 Nc6 12. Nf3 Bxc3+ 13. Bxc3 Nc5 14. Be2>


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Feb-17-16  whiteshark: cb (Germany) says that only <24.g4 N> is the new move.

Previous game has been <Sriram,J (2408) - Khenkin,I (2586)>, Port Erin 2006, which ended after <24.Bg2 Qf6+ 25.Ke1 Rfe8> 0-1

Feb-17-16  Shams: <ndg2> 5.a3 is probably the best move, when Black can take or retreat to e7.
Feb-20-16
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  HeMateMe: wow! sharp, sharp, sharp! Great tactics here.
Oct-10-18
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  sakredkow: Koneru and Ju Wenjun were the top rated players going into the tournament. Ju Wenjun went undefeated and took first place. What a fantastic player. I just hope these Chinese players have been reporting all of their income and paying their taxes.

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