IM KosintsevaN (2460) – WGM Shen (2445) [C54]
Women’s World Championship – Blitz playoff – Game 2, 06.09.2008

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.c3 Nf6 5.d3 a6 6.Bb3 Ba7 7.h3 h6 8.0–0 0–0 9.Nbd2 Re8 10.Re1 d6 11.Nf1 Be6 12.Bc2 d5 13.Bd2 b5 14.N3h2 d4 15.Qf3 Rb8 16.Red1 dxc3 17.bxc3 b4 18.Ba4 Bd7 19.Bxc6 Bxc6 20.cxb4 Ba4 21.Re1 Bc2 22.Be3 Bxe3 23.Nxe3 Qxd3 24.Rac1 Ba4 25.Rxc7 Qxe4 26.Qxe4 Nxe4 27.Nd5 Nf6 28.Nxf6+ gxf6 29.Ng4 Kg7 30.a3 Rec8 31.Rec1 Rxc7 32.Rxc7 Rd8 33.Ne3 Kg6 34.g4 Rd3 35.h4 Rxa3 36.Kg2 h5 37.gxh5+ Kxh5 38.Rxf7 Kg6 39.Rc7 Bb5 40.Nd5 Rd3 41.Ne7+ Kh5 42.Nf5 Kg4 43.Ne3+ Kxh4 44.Rg7 Kh5 45.Ng4 Rd6 46.f3 Bd3 47.Kg3 Bg6 48.Rg8 Kg5 49.Rb8 Rd2 50.Rb6 f5 51.Nf2 Ra2 52.Nh3+ Kh5 53.f4 Ra3+ 54.Kh2 e4 55.Rb8 Ra2+ 56.Kg3 Ra3+ 57.Kg2 Ra2+ 58.Kg3 Ra3+ 59.Kg2 Ra2+ 60.Nf2 Bf7 61.Rh8+ Kg6 62.Kg3 Bd5 63.Rd8 Rd2 64.Rd6+ Kf7 65.Rxa6 e3 66.Nh3 Rg2+ 67.Kh4 e2 68.Ra1 Kg6 69.Ng1 Rg4+ 70.Kh3 Rxf4 71.b5 Re4 72.Re1 Bc4 73.b6 Re7 74.Nf3 Kf6 75.Rb1 Bd5 76.Ne1 Rg7 77.Rb2 Re7 78.Kg3 Kg5 79.Kf2 Kf6 80.Rb5 Bb7 81.Nd3 Ba6 82.b7 Rxb7 83.Rxb7 Bxb7 84.Nf4 Ba6 85.Nxe2 Bxe2 86.Kxe2 Ke5 Game drawn ½–½

Upper bracket (bold = higher rating)

Ushenina (2476) vs. Kosteniuk (2510)
Stefanova (2550) vs. Cramling (2544)

Lower bracket

Koneru (2622) vs. Shen Yang (2445)
Yifan Hou (2557) vs. Mkrtchian (2436)

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