Harika, Dronavalli (IND) – Tan, Zhongyi (CHN)
Armageddon game
1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 e6 3. Bg2 Nf6 4. O-O Be7 5. d3 b6 6. Nbd2 Bb7 7. Re1 Nbd7 8. c3 O-O 9. Qc2 Re8 10. b3 a5 11. a4 e5 12. Bb2 c5 13. e4 d4 14. Nc4 Bf8 15. h3 Ba6 16. Ncd2 Rc8 17. c4 g6 18. Rf1 Bh6 19. Rae1 Rf8 20. Bc1 Qc7 21. Nh2 Rce8 22. Kh1 Kh8 23. Ndf3 Bg7 24. Bd2 Bc8 25. Qc1 Ng8 26. Nh4 Bf6 27. Bg5 Bxg5 28. Qxg5 Qd8 29. Qd2 Ndf6 30. N4f3 Nh5 31. Ng4 Nhf6 32. Nfxe5 Nxg4 33. Nxg4 Bxg4 34. hxg4 Nf6 35. g5 Ng4 36. Bh3 Ne5 37. f4 Nc6 38. Kg2 Kg7 39. Bg4 Rh8 40. Bf3 h6 41. gxh6+ Rxh6 42. Rh1 Reh8 43. e5 Rxh1 44. Rxh1 Rxh1 45. Kxh1 Qd7 46. Kg2 Ne7 47. Be4 Nf5 48. Bxf5 Qxf5 49. Qe2 g5 50. Qf3 g4 51. Qf1 Qh5 52. Kf2 Qh7 53. Kg1 f6 54. Qe2 Qh3 55. exf6+ Kxf6 56. Qe5+ Kf7 57. Qe1? (White could win by force here. Can you find it?) Kf6 58. Qe5+ Kf7 59. f5 Qh6 60. Qc7+ Ke8 61. Qb8+ Kf7 62. Qc7+ Kf8 63. Qd8+ Kf7 64. Qc7+ Kf8 65. Qf4 Qh3 66. Qd6+ Kf7 67. Qe6+ Kf8 68. Qd6+ Kf7 69. f6 Qh6 70. Qe7+ Kg6 71. Qe4+ Kxf6 72. Qc6+ Kg7 73. Qd7+ Kf8 74. Qc8+ Kf7 75. Qf5+ Ke7 76. Qe5+ Kf7 77. Qd5+ Ke7 78. Qe4+ Kf7 79. Qxg4 Qe3+ 80. Kg2 Qxd3 81. Qf4+ Ke6 82. Qg4+ Kd6 83. Qf4+ Kc6 84. g4 Qc2+ 85. Kg3 d3 86. Qe4+ Kc7 87. g5 Qxb3 88. Qf4+ Kb7 89. Qf3+ Kc7 90. g6 Qxc4 91. Qe3 Qg8 92. Qf4+ Kc6 93. Qe4+ Kc7 94. Qxd3 c4 95. Qf5 c3 96. Qf7+ Qxf7 97. gxf7 c2 98. f8=Q c1=Q 99. Qe7+ 0-1
57.Qf5+ and Black can’t avoid the exchange of Qs at h4 by 57… Ke8 because 58.Qe6+ and 59.Qf6+. Also if Black tries Ke7 trying to get the edge in closeness to the pawns then 57… Ke7 58.Qg5+ Ke6 59.Qh4 Qxh4 60.gxh4 Kf5 61.h5 and the BK can only shuffle helplessly between f5 and f6 while the WK moves in to provide decisive support.