Stefanova, A (2550) – Pogonina, N (2469) [A57]
5th North Urals Cup Krasnoturinsk RUS (2), 28.07.2008
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5 4.Qc2 bxc4 5.e4 g6 6.Bxc4 d6 7.Nf3 Bg7 8.0–0 0–0 9.h3 Nbd7 10.Nc3 Rb8 11.Re1 Bb7 12.Bf4 Ne8 13.a3 Nc7 14.Rad1 Nb6 15.Ba2 Ba6 16.Nd2 Nb5 17.Nxb5 Bxb5 18.e5 Ba4 19.b3 Bb5 20.exd6 exd6 21.Ne4 Nc8 22.Nxc5 Rb6 23.Ne4 h6 24.Be3 Rb7 25.Bd4 Bxd4 26.Rxd4 Bd7 27.Qd2 Kh7 28.Qf4 Bf5 29.Ng3 Bd7 30.b4 Kg7 31.Rde4 Rc7 32.Qd2 Qf6 33.R4e3 Kg8 34.Rf3 Qg7 35.Bb1 Kh8 36.Rfe3 Qf6 37.Re4 Kg7 38.Rd4 Qg5 39.Rf4 f5 40.h4 Qf6 41.h5 Qc3 42.Qxc3+ Rxc3 43.hxg6 Kxg6 44.Rg4+ Kh7 45.a4 Rf7 46.Rf4 Kg6 47.a5 Ne7 48.Rd4 Kg5 49.Ne2 Rc8 50.Nf4 Kf6 51.Bd3 Rff8 52.Ne6 Rg8 53.Nf4 Rc3 54.Rb1 Rb8 55.Ne2 Rc7 56.g3 Be8 57.Rh4 Kg7 58.Nd4 Bd7 59.b5 Nxd5 60.Bxf5 Nc3 61.Re1 Bxf5 1–0
Sebag, M (2530) – Koneru, H (2622) [C99]
5th North Urals Cup Krasnoturinsk RUS (2), 28.07.2008
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0–0 Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3 d6 8.c3 0–0 9.h3 Na5 10.Bc2 c5 11.d4 Qc7 12.Nbd2 cxd4 13.cxd4 Nc6 14.Nb3 a5 15.Be3 a4 16.Nbd2 Bd7 17.Rc1 Qb7 18.Qe2 Rab8 19.Bd3 exd4 20.Nxd4 Ne5 21.Bb1 Rfe8 22.f4 Ng6 23.Nf5 Bxf5 24.exf5 Bd8 25.Qf2 Ne7 26.Bd4 Bb6 27.Ne4 Bxd4 28.Qxd4 Nxe4 29.Bxe4 d5 30.Bd3 Qd7 31.f6 Nc6 32.Qc5 gxf6 33.Bxb5 Rxe1+ 34.Rxe1 Qa7 35.Qxa7 Nxa7 36.Bxa4 Rxb2 37.Re7 Nb5 38.Rb7 Rb1+ 39.Kf2 Nc3 40.Rxb1 Nxb1 41.Bb3 Nc3 42.Ke3 Kf8 43.Kd3 Nb5 44.Bxd5 Ke7 45.a4 Na7 46.Kc4 Nc8 47.Kc5 Kd7 48.a5 Kc7 49.a6 Kb8 50.Bxf7 Ka7 51.Bc4 Ne7 52.Bd3 1–0
Cramling, P (2544) – Xu Yuhua (2483) [E12]
5th North Urals Cup Krasnoturinsk RUS (2), 28.07.2008
1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 e6 3.c4 b6 4.Nc3 Bb4 5.Qb3 c5 6.Bg5 Bb7 7.a3 Ba5 8.dxc5 Na6 9.c6 dxc6 10.Qc2 c5 11.Rd1 Qc7 12.e3 Be4 13.Bd3 Bxd3 14.Rxd3 0–0 15.Bxf6 gxf6 16.Ke2 Bxc3 17.Qxc3 Qe7 18.Nd2 f5 19.g4 fxg4 20.h3 f5 21.Qe5 Rad8 22.Rxd8 Rxd8 23.hxg4 Qd7 24.Qc3 Qg7 25.gxf5 exf5 26.Qc2 Rf8 27.Nf3 Kh8 28.Rh5 h6 29.Qd2 Nc7 30.Qd6 Rf6 31.Qd8+ Kh7 32.Qd3 Qg6 33.Rh3 Ne6 34.Ne5 Qe8 35.f4 Qd8 36.Qc2 Ng7 37.Rh1 Qa8 38.Rg1 Qe4 39.Qxe4 fxe4 40.Rd1 h5 41.Rd7 a5 42.Nf7 h4 43.Kf2 Kg6 44.Ng5 Nf5 45.Nxe4 Re6 46.Ng5 Rxe3 47.Nf3 Rb3 48.Ne5+ Kf6 49.Rd2 Ng3 50.Kg2 Kf5 51.Nf3 Kg4 52.Ne5+ Kxf4 53.Ng6+ Kg5 54.Ne5 h3+ 55.Kg1 Re3 56.Rd5 Nf5 57.Nd3 Re2 0–1
Muzychuk, A (2504) – Ushenina, A (2476) [B12]
5th North Urals Cup Krasnoturinsk RUS (2), 28.07.2008
1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 c5 4.dxc5 Nc6 5.Nf3 Bg4 6.Bb5 e6 7.b4 Nge7 8.Nbd2 g6 9.h3 Bxf3 10.Nxf3 Bg7 11.Rb1 0–0 12.Bf4 a5 13.a3 Qc7 14.0–0 axb4 15.axb4 Rfb8 16.c4 Rd8 17.Qe2 dxc4 18.Qxc4 Nxe5 19.Qe4 Nxf3+ 20.Qxf3 e5 21.Bg5 h6 22.Be3 f5 23.Rfd1 Nc6 24.h4 e4 25.Qf4 Ne5 26.Bc4+ Kh8 27.h5 g5 28.Qxf5 Nxc4 29.Qxe4 Nxe3 30.Qxe3 Qf7 31.Rd6 Re8 32.Qd3 Re7 33.Qg6 Qa2 34.Rbd1 Rf8 35.R6d2 Re1+ 36.Kh2 Qe6 37.Qxe6 Rxe6 38.Rd7 b6 39.Rb7 bxc5 40.bxc5 Rxf2 41.Rdd7 Bf8 42.Rd8 Kg8 43.Rb6 Rff6 44.Rbb8 Rc6 45.Rbc8 Rxc8 46.Rxc8 Rf5 47.c6 Rc5 48.Kg3 Rc4 49.Kf3 Kf7 50.Ke3 Bd6 51.Kd3 Rc1 52.Ke4 Ke6 53.Rh8 Rc4+ 54.Kd3 Rxc6 55.Rxh6+ Kf5 56.Rg6 Rc1 57.Ke3 Bf4+ 58.Kf2 Kg4 59.h6 Rc2+ 60.Kf1 Rc1+ 61.Kf2 Bg3+ 62.Ke2 Re1+ 63.Kd3 Bf4 64.h7 Rh1 65.Rg7 Kg3 66.Ke4 Kxg2 67.Kf5 Kf3 68.Rb7 g4 69.Rb1 Rh5+ 70.Kg6 Rh2 71.Rb3+ Ke4 72.Rb4+ Kf3 73.Rb3+ Be3 74.Kg7 Ke4 75.Kg8 Bd4 76.Rg3 Kf4 77.Rd3 Be5 78.Rd7 g3 79.Rf7+ Ke4 0–1
Official website: http://www.northuralscup.ru/
So much for being the #2 rated woman in history.
Susan, would you play Koneru in a match to see who is really # 2 in History? And are you the only woman who’s ever beaten Judit in tournament play?
Why does Susan need to prove? Put up the money for a match and I’m sure she’ll show who’s boss.
Are you serious? Stefanova isn’t in the same league as the top 2 Polgar sisters.
I witnessed Marie Sebag playing in Brussels against strong (men) GMs. She’s not afraid of anyone, she’s aggressive and fast. I expect to see some more nice results from her. Congratulations!
The top Chinese women could hold their own vs. the Polgar sisters.
In 5 years 7 of the world’s top 10 will be from China.
I am glad to see “Humpy” lose the first two games of this tournament.
“Humpy” AND “Vishy” seem to be everyone’s chess darlings for some odd reason.
I hope “Humpy” finishes dead last in this tournament and that “Vishy” gets destroyed by Kramnik in October.
… “Go Vishy” ….. “Go Humpy”
Makes me sick.
To anon “Go Vishy” Go Humpy” ‘makes me sick’
Why should it make you sick? The only inference that one can make is that you are sick!
To anon – “Glad to see Humpy lose the first two games” etc etc
Must be a Paki who believes that the earth is flat!!
“Go Humpy”
“Go Vishy”
Go Humpy..erm, in the other direction!
they didn’t invite hou yifan? China is the next world superpower in chess in both men and women’s so its not surprising.
No one has mentioned Anna Ushenina, who is outperforming her expectation: a draw with Black, a win with White
At the North Urals event, there is this convention where the match winners sit for a post-match press conference. Ms. Stefanova, though, had her “coach” sit-in for her to answer questions. I don’t know, but is that not the height of arrogance?