Good lesson in endgame. It’s not a draw until the result is final. White pushed and pushed and eventually won.
GM Sandipan Chanda – GM Humpy Koneru
43rd Indian National A Chess Championship, April 9, 2006
1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Nd7 5.Ng5 Ngf6 6.Bd3 e6 7.N1f3 Bd6 8.Qe2 h6 9.Ne4 Nxe4 10.Qxe4 Nf6 11.Qe2 Qc7 12.0-0 0-0 13.Ne5 c5 14.c3 Rd8 15.Re1 b6 16.Bd2 Bb7 17.Rad1 cxd4 18.cxd4 Rac8 19.Bf4 Nd5 20.Bg3 Qe7 21.Bb1 Re8 22.Qd3 f5 23.a3 Nf6 24.f3 Bd5 25.Bh4 Qc7 26.Qd2 Nd7 27.Bg3 Nxe5 28.Bxe5 Red8 29.Rc1 Qd7 30.Qd3 Bxe5 31.dxe5 Rxc1 32.Rxc1 Bb7 33.Rd1 Qxd3 34.Rxd3 Rxd3 35.Bxd3 Bd5 36.f4 Kf7 37.Kf2 Ke7 38.b4 Kd7 39.g3 Kc6 40.Ke3 b5 41.Kd4 a6 42.Be2 Bg2 43.Bh5 Bd5 44.Be8+ Kb6 45.Bf7 Bc4 46.a4 Kc6 47.Be8+ Kb6 48.a5+ Kc7 49.Bg6 Kc6 50.Bf7 Kc7 51.Kc5 g5 52.fxg5 hxg5 53.h3 Kd7 54.Kd4 Ke7 55.Bh5 Bd5 56.Ke3 Kf8 57.Kf2 Bc6 58.Be2 Kg7 59.h4 gxh4 60.gxh4 Kg6 61.Ke3 Bd5 62.Kd4 f4 63.Bg4 Kh6 64.Kd3 Kg7 65.Bh5 Bc6 66.Ke2 Kh6 67.Bf7 Bd5 68.Be8 Bb7 69.Kf2 Kg7 70.Bh5 Kh6 71.Bf7 Bd5 72.Kg1 Kg7 73.Be8 Bb7 74.Kh2 Kf8 75.Bh5 Kg7 76.Kh3 Kh6 77.Bf7 Bd5 78.Kg4 Kg7 79.Be8 f3 80.Kg3 Kh6 81.Bf7 Kg7 82.Bh5 1-0
Beautiful endgame by White!
A tough loss for Humpy! She’ll be back!
It ain’t over until it’s over!
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