12 December 2010
Chess news and chess trivia blog (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk, 2010
Hello Everybody,
Some fantastic chess was played in the tie-breaks for the third round on Sunday. Congratulations to Hou Yifan (beating Zhu Chen), Lufei Ruan (beating Chess Queen Alexandra Kosteniuk) and Almira Skripchenko (beating Viktorija Cmilyte) to qualify for the fourth round. Harika Dronavalli also defeated Mariya Muzychuk after Round 3g (sudden death round) after two tie-break games, two rapid games and two blitz games!
They had formidable opponents and it could have gone either way. Earlier, Koneru Humpy, Kateryna Lahno, Ju Wenjun and Zhao Xue had already qualified for the fourth round.
Here are the results of the tie-breaks that went down right to the wire in all the games and had fans on the edge of their seats. These surely are the women of substance.
Round 3c
Round 3d
Round 3e
You can watch the games in our flashplayer below or run the moves through the pgnplayer.
PGN: 1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e4 Nc6 4. Nf3 Bg4 5. d5 Ne5 6. Bf4 Ng6 7. Be3 Nf6 8. Bxc4 e5 9. Nbd2 Bd6 10. Qb3 Bc8 11. Bb5+ Nd7 12. Bg5 f6 13. Be3 O-O 14. O-O a6 15. Bd3 Nf4 16. Rfc1 Nxd3 17. Qxd3 Nb6 18. Rc2 Bd7 19. b3 f5 20. a4 a5 21. Rac1 h6 22. Bc5 fxe4 23. Nxe4 Bf5 24. Nfd2 Bxc5 25. Rxc5 Rf7 26. Nf3 Rd7 27. Nxe5 Rxd5 28. Rxd5 Qxd5 29. Nf6+ gxf6 30. Qxf5 Qxe5 31. Qg6+ Kf8 32. Qxh6+ Ke8 33. Qh8+ Ke7 34. Qg7+ Ke6 35. Kf1 Qd4 36. Re1+ Kd5 37. Qf7+ Kc5 38. Qe7+ Kd5 39. Qf7+ Kc5 40. Qxc7+ Kb4 41. Qe7+ Kxb3 42. Re3+ Kc2 43. Re2+ Kb3 44. Re3+ Kc2 45. Qh7+ Kb2 46. Re2+ Ka3 47. Qb1 Qc4 48. Qxb6 Re8 49. Qd6+ Kb3 50. Qd1+ Ka3 51. Qd6+ Kb3 52. Qd1+ Ka3 53. Qd6+ 1/2-1/2
PGN: 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Bc5 5. Be3 Qf6 6. c3 Nge7 7. g3 d5 8. Bg2 Nxd4 9. cxd4 Bb4+ 10. Nc3 Bxc3+ 11. bxc3 dxe4 12. Bxe4 c6 13. O-O O-O 14. c4 Bf5 15. Bg2 Rad8 16. Qb3 Rd7 17. d5 cxd5 18. cxd5 Rfd8 19. Rad1 Qg6 20. Rd4 Bc2 21. Qc4 b5 22. Qxb5 Nf5 23. Rb4 h6 24. Qc5 Nd6 25. Qc6 Re7 26. Bc5 Bd3 27. Bxd6 Qxd6 28. Qxd6 Rxd6 29. Rc1 f5 30. h4 Be4 31. Rc5 Kf7 32. Bxe4 fxe4 33. Kf1 e3 34. Rf4+ Kg6 35. Rc6 Rxc6 36. dxc6 exf2 37. Kxf2 Rc7 38. Rc4 Kf5 39. Kf3 Ke5 40. Rc2 g6 41. Kg4 Ke6 42. Kf4 a6 43. a3 Kf6 44. Kg4 Ke6 45. Kf4 Kf6 46. g4 g5+ 47. hxg5+ hxg5+ 48. Ke4 Ke6 49. Rc3 a5 50. a4 Kf6 51. Kd5 Ke7 52. Ke5 Kd8 53. Kf6 Re7 54. c7+ Rxc7 55. Rxc7 Kxc7 56. Kxg5 1-0
PGN: 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Bd7 4. Bxd7+ Qxd7 5. c4 Nc6 6. Nc3 g6 7. d4 cxd4 8. Nxd4 Bg7 9. Be3 Nf6 10. h3 O-O 11. O-O Rfc8 12. b3 a6 13. a4 e6 14. Qf3 Qe7 15. Rfd1 Nd7 16. Rab1 Nb4 17. Qe2 Nc5 18. Qd2 Ncd3 19. Na2 Nxa2 20. Qxd3 d5 21. Ne2 Nb4 22. Qd2 dxe4 23. Bb6 Nd3 24. a5 f5 25. Nc1 Ne5 26. Ne2 Bf6 27. Nc3 Nd3 28. Na4 Be5 29. Qe3 Bf4 30. Qd4 Be5 31. Qe3 Rc6 32. Rxd3 exd3 33. Qxe5 Qd6 34. Qxd6 Rxd6 35. f4 g5 36. g3 gxf4 37. gxf4 d2 38. Rd1 Kf7 39. Kf2 Rd3 40. Be3 Rxb3 41. Rxd2 Re8 42. Nc5 Rb4 43. Nd3 Ra4 44. Ne5+ Kg7 45. Rd7+ Kh6 46. Nf7+ Kh5 47. Ne5 Kh6 48. Bb6 Ra2+ 49. Ke3 Rg8 50. Kd4 Rg3 51. Kc5 Rxh3 52. Rxb7 Rc3 53. Kd6 Rb3 54. c5 Rxa5 55. Bxa5 Rxb7 56. c6 Rg7 57. Kxe6 Kh5 58. c7 Rg8 59. Kxf5 Kh4 60. Nf7 Rf8 1-0
From Alexandra Kosteniuk’s
www.chessblog.com
Also see her personal blog at
www.chessqueen.com
Here are the results of the tie-breaks that went down right to the wire in all the games and had fans on the edge of their seats. These surely are the women of substance.
Round 3c
- GM Kosteniuk, Alexandra RUS 2507-WGM Ruan, Lufei CHN 2480 0-1
- GM Zhu, Chen QAT 2477-GM Hou, Yifan CHN 2591 ½-½
- IM Harika, Dronavalli IND 2525-IM Muzychuk, Mariya UKR 2462 1-0
- IM Skripchenko, Almira FRA 2460-GM Cmilyte, Viktorija LTU 2514 ½-½
Round 3d
- WGM Ruan, Lufei CHN 2480-GM Kosteniuk, Alexandra RUS 2507 ½-½
- GM Cmilyte, Viktorija LTU 2514-IM Skripchenko, Almira FRA 2460 ½-½
- GM Hou, Yifan CHN 2591-GM Zhu, Chen QAT 2477 1-0
- IM Muzychuk, Mariya UKR 2462-IM Harika, Dronavalli IND 2525 1-0
Round 3e
- IM Harika, Dronavalli IND 2525-IM Muzychuk, Mariya UKR 2462 0-1
- IM Skripchenko, Almira FRA 2460-GM Cmilyte, Viktorija LTU 2514 1-0
Round 3f
- IM Muzychuk, Mariya UKR 2462-IM Harika, Dronavalli IND 2525 0-1
- GM Cmilyte, Viktorija LTU 2514-IM Skripchenko, Almira FRA 2460 0-1
- IM Muzychuk, Mariya UKR 2462-IM Harika, Dronavalli IND 2525 0-1
And, how about some games from the tie-breaks? Of course you can analyse now with far more ease than if you had watched them in real time. Nerve-wracking games all! You can check the official website here.
You can watch the games in our flashplayer below or run the moves through the pgnplayer.
PGN: 1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e4 Nc6 4. Nf3 Bg4 5. d5 Ne5 6. Bf4 Ng6 7. Be3 Nf6 8. Bxc4 e5 9. Nbd2 Bd6 10. Qb3 Bc8 11. Bb5+ Nd7 12. Bg5 f6 13. Be3 O-O 14. O-O a6 15. Bd3 Nf4 16. Rfc1 Nxd3 17. Qxd3 Nb6 18. Rc2 Bd7 19. b3 f5 20. a4 a5 21. Rac1 h6 22. Bc5 fxe4 23. Nxe4 Bf5 24. Nfd2 Bxc5 25. Rxc5 Rf7 26. Nf3 Rd7 27. Nxe5 Rxd5 28. Rxd5 Qxd5 29. Nf6+ gxf6 30. Qxf5 Qxe5 31. Qg6+ Kf8 32. Qxh6+ Ke8 33. Qh8+ Ke7 34. Qg7+ Ke6 35. Kf1 Qd4 36. Re1+ Kd5 37. Qf7+ Kc5 38. Qe7+ Kd5 39. Qf7+ Kc5 40. Qxc7+ Kb4 41. Qe7+ Kxb3 42. Re3+ Kc2 43. Re2+ Kb3 44. Re3+ Kc2 45. Qh7+ Kb2 46. Re2+ Ka3 47. Qb1 Qc4 48. Qxb6 Re8 49. Qd6+ Kb3 50. Qd1+ Ka3 51. Qd6+ Kb3 52. Qd1+ Ka3 53. Qd6+ 1/2-1/2
PGN: 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Bc5 5. Be3 Qf6 6. c3 Nge7 7. g3 d5 8. Bg2 Nxd4 9. cxd4 Bb4+ 10. Nc3 Bxc3+ 11. bxc3 dxe4 12. Bxe4 c6 13. O-O O-O 14. c4 Bf5 15. Bg2 Rad8 16. Qb3 Rd7 17. d5 cxd5 18. cxd5 Rfd8 19. Rad1 Qg6 20. Rd4 Bc2 21. Qc4 b5 22. Qxb5 Nf5 23. Rb4 h6 24. Qc5 Nd6 25. Qc6 Re7 26. Bc5 Bd3 27. Bxd6 Qxd6 28. Qxd6 Rxd6 29. Rc1 f5 30. h4 Be4 31. Rc5 Kf7 32. Bxe4 fxe4 33. Kf1 e3 34. Rf4+ Kg6 35. Rc6 Rxc6 36. dxc6 exf2 37. Kxf2 Rc7 38. Rc4 Kf5 39. Kf3 Ke5 40. Rc2 g6 41. Kg4 Ke6 42. Kf4 a6 43. a3 Kf6 44. Kg4 Ke6 45. Kf4 Kf6 46. g4 g5+ 47. hxg5+ hxg5+ 48. Ke4 Ke6 49. Rc3 a5 50. a4 Kf6 51. Kd5 Ke7 52. Ke5 Kd8 53. Kf6 Re7 54. c7+ Rxc7 55. Rxc7 Kxc7 56. Kxg5 1-0
PGN: 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Bd7 4. Bxd7+ Qxd7 5. c4 Nc6 6. Nc3 g6 7. d4 cxd4 8. Nxd4 Bg7 9. Be3 Nf6 10. h3 O-O 11. O-O Rfc8 12. b3 a6 13. a4 e6 14. Qf3 Qe7 15. Rfd1 Nd7 16. Rab1 Nb4 17. Qe2 Nc5 18. Qd2 Ncd3 19. Na2 Nxa2 20. Qxd3 d5 21. Ne2 Nb4 22. Qd2 dxe4 23. Bb6 Nd3 24. a5 f5 25. Nc1 Ne5 26. Ne2 Bf6 27. Nc3 Nd3 28. Na4 Be5 29. Qe3 Bf4 30. Qd4 Be5 31. Qe3 Rc6 32. Rxd3 exd3 33. Qxe5 Qd6 34. Qxd6 Rxd6 35. f4 g5 36. g3 gxf4 37. gxf4 d2 38. Rd1 Kf7 39. Kf2 Rd3 40. Be3 Rxb3 41. Rxd2 Re8 42. Nc5 Rb4 43. Nd3 Ra4 44. Ne5+ Kg7 45. Rd7+ Kh6 46. Nf7+ Kh5 47. Ne5 Kh6 48. Bb6 Ra2+ 49. Ke3 Rg8 50. Kd4 Rg3 51. Kc5 Rxh3 52. Rxb7 Rc3 53. Kd6 Rb3 54. c5 Rxa5 55. Bxa5 Rxb7 56. c6 Rg7 57. Kxe6 Kh5 58. c7 Rg8 59. Kxf5 Kh4 60. Nf7 Rf8 1-0
From Alexandra Kosteniuk’s
www.chessblog.com
Also see her personal blog at
www.chessqueen.com
