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WGM Shen (2445) – IM KosintsevaN (2460) [E32]
Women’s World Championship – Blitz Playoff – Game 1, 06.09.2008
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qc2 0–0 5.a3 Bxc3+ 6.Qxc3 b6 7.Bg5 Bb7 8.f3 d6 9.Nh3 h6 10.Bh4 c5 11.dxc5 bxc5 12.e3 Nbd7 13.Be2 a5 14.Qc2 a4 15.0–0 Qb6 16.Rfd1 d5 17.Bf2 Rfc8 18.Nf4 Ne5 19.cxd5 exd5 20.Qc3 Re8 21.Rd2 Rac8 22.Rad1 Qb3 23.Qc1 Red8 24.Nd3 Nc4 25.Rc2 Qb6 26.e4 dxe4 27.Rxc4 exd3 28.Bxd3 Rd5 29.Rxa4 Rcd8 30.Bc2 Rxd1+ 31.Bxd1 Qb5 32.b3 Qd3 33.Bc2 Qe2 34.Ra7 Ba6 35.Bxc5 Ne4 36.Re7 f5 37.Be3 Bd3 38.Bxd3 Qxd3 39.h4 Qxb3 40.Kh2 Nf6 41.Qc7 Qb8 42.Rxg7+ Kh8 43.Qxb8 Rxb8 44.Ra7 Nd5 45.Bd4+ Kg8 46.a4 Rb4 47.Be5 Rxh4+ 48.Kg3 Rb4 49.a5 Ra4 50.a6 Nb4 51.Ra8+ Kf7 52.a7 Nc6 53.Rh8 Nxa7 54.Rxh6 Ke7 55.Rf6 Ra5 56.f4 Nb5 57.Rxf5 Ke6 58.Rh5 Ra2 59.Kf3 Na7 60.Rh6+ Kd5 61.Rd6+ Kc5 62.g4 Nc6 63.Rd1 Ra3+ 64.Ke4 Ra4+ 65.Kf5 Ne7+ 66.Ke6 Ng6 67.Bd6+ Kb6 68.Kf5 Kc6 69.Kxg6 1-0
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Kosintseva chokes big time.
Wow! You are really, really fast… speedy Susan, just the best!!! 😀
I was still commentating the games down there, O my chess lovely Fair! 😉
Let’s see if we have another Armageddon… bring that emotion on! 🙂
seems that chinese players are going to dominate the women’s chess scene
Shen wins 1.5-0.5
No Armageddon! The 2nd game is drawn… and Chinese power stays on!!! 🙂
So let’s see the next round…
Rui leprechaun
(…on thin air or solid ground! :))