Reply #9: Galliamova - Shadrina, Round 10, Sochi

[Jack Rabbit]

The winning team of the ladies' competition in the Russian Team champion was Ladya, led by two-time women's vice champion Alisa Galliamova.



Alisa Galliamova
Photo: ChessBase.de (Germany)

Alisa Galliamova (Ladya) vs. Tatiana Shadrina (Academy)
Russian Team Championships, Round 10
Sochi, May 2007

Slav Queen's Gambit: Tikhi Opening

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 Bf5

• The main alternative here is 4. -- Bg4. See Mamedyarov-Kamsky, Rd 1, Sofia 2007 (JRCR May 13).

5. Nc3 e6 6. Nh4 Be4

• 6. -- Bg6 7. Nxg6 hxg6 8. Bd2 Nbd7 9. Rc1 Bd6 10. g3 Qe7 11. c5 Bc7 12. f4 Ba5 13. Nb1 Bxd2+ 14. Nxd2 Ne4 15. Nxe4 dxe4 16. h4 f5 17. Kf2 Nf6 18. Be2 Kf7 19. a3 a5 20. Qd2 Rhb8 21. Rc2 b5 draw agreed??! (Bareev-Dreev, Russian Ch, Moscow 2004).

7. f3 Bg6 8. Qb3 Qc7

• 8. -- Qb6 9. Nxg6 hxg6 10. Bd2 Nbd7 11. 0-0-0 Qxb3 12. axb3 Bd6 13. h3 Nh5 gives Black a little more freedom (Kramnik-Shirov, Astana 2001).

9. Bd2 Nbd7 10. g3

• If 10. cxd5 Nxd5 11. e4 Nxc3 12. bxc3 Be7 13. Nxg6 hxg6 14. g3 e5 15. f4 exd4 16. cxd4 Nf6 17. Bg2 Rd8 18. Bc3 g5 19. 0-0 Ng4 20. h3 Ne3 21. Rf3 gxf4 22. Rxf4 Bg5 23. Rf3 Nxg2 24. Kxg2 gives White the edge in space and mobitlity (Stefansson-Middelburg, Eur Club Cup, Saint Vincent (Italy) 2005).
• 11. Nxd5 exd5 12. Nxg6 hxg6 13. e4 dxe4 14. fxe4 Nf6 15. 0-0-0 0-0-0 16. Bg5 Rh5 17. h4 Rxg5 18. hxg5 Qf4+ 19. Kb1 Nxe4 20. Qh3+ Kc7 gives Black a significant advatage ins space and mobility (Zhao Jun-Kamsky, FIDE World Cup, Khanty Mansyisk 2005).

10. -- Be7 11. Rc1 Nb6 12. cxd5 exd5 13. Nxg6!?

• The position is unclear as White sets out for unchartered lands.
• If 13. Kf2 0-0 then:
• 14. Be2 Qd7 15. Nxg6 hxg6 16. h4 c5 17. Qb5 cxd4 18. exd4 Qe6 19. b3 Bd6 20. g4 Rac8 21. Rce1 gives White a slight edge in mobility (I. Sokolov-Peng, Corus B, Wijk aan Zee 2002).
• 14. Nxg6 fxg6 15. Kg2 Kh8 16. g4 Rfe8 17. Bd3 Bd8 18. Rhe1 Qf7 19. Kf1 Bc7 Black resigns (Svetushkin-Beliavsky, Eur Ind Ch, Istanbul 2003).

13. -- hxg6

• The rule is capture toward the center. This opens a file for the Rook and keeps the polition level.
• After 13. -- fxg6 14. e4 dxe4 15. fxe4 Qd7 16. Be3 White has the advantage in space.

14. Bd3 Qd7 15. Ne2 g5

• Black is planning a kingside attack. 14. -- Qd7 converges with the Rook on h3 and 15. -- g5 keeps from defending h3 at f4.

Black: Tatiana Shadrina
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White: Alisa Galliamova
Position after 15. -- g6g5

16. e4

• As long as Black intends a kingside attack, White will strengthen her center.
• 16. g4 Bd6 17. h3 Qc7 18. e4 dxe4 19. fxe4 Nxg4 is equal.

16. -- dxe4 17. fxe4 Qh3 18. Bxg5 Qg2

• The Kingside attack may net the h-pawn, but not much else.
• 18. -- Qg4 19. Bxf6 Bxf6 20. Rf1 Qe6 21. Qxe6+ fxe6 22. h4 e5

19. Rg1 Qxh2 20. a4!?

• White now shows aggressive intentions on the queenside.
• More consistant with her last move is 20. e5 Ng4 21. Bxe7 Kxe7 22. Rf1 Qh5 23. Be4 Nh6 24. Qb4+ with an attack converging in the center.

20. -- 0-0?

• This move is wrong for several reasons. It removes the King's Rook from the h-file, where it has been playing an active part and it neglects the strenth of White's queenside thrust.
• Perhaps Black thought with after White advanced un the center and on the Queen's wing that the best place for the King was on the kingside.
• Correct is 20. -- Qh5 21. Bxf6 Qa5+ when:
• 22. Rc3 Bxf6 23. e5 Be7 24. f6 25. Bg6+
• 22. Kf2 Bxf6 23. Rh1 then:
• 23. -- 0-0-0 24. e5 Bg5 Rxh8 Rxh8 26. Rc5 Qxa4 27. Qxa4 Nxa4 28. Rc2 Nb6 gives Black an extra pawn.
• 23. -- Rh6 24. Bc4 Nxc4 25. Rxh6 gxh6 26. Rxc4 is level.

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Position after 20. -- 0-0

21. a5!!

• This does more than just attack the Knight. It actually traps it.

21. -- Nbd7

• 21. -- Nxe4 22. Bxe4 Bxg5 23. Rh1 Qxh1+ 24. Bxh1 Bxc1 25. Nxc1 wins for White.

22. e5!

• Black must lose a piece.

22. -- Rae8 23. Rf1 Ng4

• If 23. -- Bd8 24. Bd2 Nxe5 25. dxe5 Rxe5 26. Kd1 then:
• After 26. -- Rfe8 27.Nf4 g5 28.a6 gxf4 29.axb7 White continues to enjoy a strong position.
• After 26. -- Bxa5 27. Bxa5 Rxa5 28.Qxb7 Rd8 Kc2 will net White another pawn.

24. Bd2

• 24. Bxe7 Rxe7 25. Bf5 Ndxe5 26. dxe5 Nxe5 27. Rc2 Rd8 28. Rd2 gives White a strong initiative.

24. -- Ndxe5 25. dxe5 Nxe5

• 25. -- Bd8 26. Bb4 Nxe5 27. Be4 c5 28. Rh1 wins Black's Queen.

26. Be4 Ng4 27. Qf3 f5 28. Bxf5 Ne5 29. Qh1 Qxh1

• 29. -- Rxf5 30. Axh2 Nd3+ 31. Kd1 Rxf1+ 32. Kc2 Nxc1 33. Nxc1 is clearly won for White.

30. Be6+ Nf7 31. Rxh1 Bd6 32. Bb3 Bxg3+ 33. Kd1 Be5 34. Bb4 Rd8+ 35. Kc2 Bd6

• 35. -- Rfe8 36. Rcd1 Bf6 37. Rxd8 Bxd8 38. Nf4 White holds her material edge.

36. Bxd6 Rxd6 37. Rcf1 Rf6 38. Nf4 g6 39. Ne6 1-0

• After ]39. -- Rxe6 40. Bxe6 Kg7 41. Bxf7 Rxf7 42. Rxf7+ White is up by a Rook against two pawns.
• After 39. -- Rxf1 40. Rxf1 Re8 41. Ng5 Re2+ 42. Kc1 Kg7 43. Rxf7+ White mops up.
• Ms. Shadrina resigns.