39th Chess Olympiad Khanty-Mansiysk 2010 (11)
Russian Women take Gold at the Olympiad
IM Malcolm Pein - Saturday 9th October 2010
The Russian Women's Team took gold with a 100% score. Malcolm Pein takes a look.
Russia takes Gold. Photo © Albran, | http://www.chess.co.uk/twic
Russia I won all eleven matches and took the gold medals in the women's competition at the Chess Olympiad. China were second and Georgia third. England fielded an under-strength squad but seeded 39th, they finished a creditable 21st, thanks to fine performances from Kanwal Bhatia and Sarah Hegarty on boards four and five respectively.
Hegarty's score of 7.5/9 was one of the highest percentage scores achieved in the entire tournament and she was undefeated, a superb performance.
S Hegarty - A Nouman
Giuoco Piano / Bishop's Opening
England vs UAE
1.e4 e5 2.Bc4 Nf6 3.d3 Nc6 4.Nf3 Bc5 5.0-0 d6 6.c3 Bb6 7.Bb3 0-0 8.Nbd2 Be6 9.Bc2 d5 10.exd5 Nxd5 11.Nc4 f6 12.Nxb6 axb6 13.d4! exd4 14.Qd3 f5 15.Ng5 Bc8 16.Bb3 h6
(16...Na5!)
17.Qf3!? Nce7
(17...Ra5! and if 18.c4 Nf6 19.c5+ Kh8 20.Nf7+ Rxf7 21.Bxf7 Ne5)
18.Re1 Rf6?
A Nouman
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Sarah Hegarty
White to play and win - answer below
K Bhatia - E Gu
Two Knights Defence
England vs Australia
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.Ng5 d5 5.exd5 Na5 6.Bb5+ c6 7.dxc6 bxc6 8.Bd3 Bc5 9.0-0 0-0 10.Nc3 h6 11.Nge4 Nxe4 12.Nxe4 Bb6 13.b4! Nb7 14.Bb2 Bc7 15.Qf3 Be6
(15...f5! 16.Bc4+ Kh7 Black doesn't get a second chance)
16.Ng3! Qd7 17.Rae1 Rfe8 18.Qe4 g6 19.Qh4 h5 20.Ne4 Qe7 21.Nf6+ Kf8 22.Qg5 Qxb4 23.Bxe5 Bxe5 24.Rxe5 Qe7 25.Qh6# 1-0
E Gu
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Kanwal Bhatia
Final position after 25.Qh6#
Greed is not always good. Black moves every piece to the kingside as White goes pawn grabbing.
JP Correa - K Bhatia
Brazil vs England
Scotch Game
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4 4.Nxd4 Bc5 5.Be3 Qf6 6.c3 Nge7 7.Bc4 Ne5 8.Be2 d6 9.0-0 Qg6 10.f3 0-0 11.Kh1 Kh8 12.Nd2 f5! 13.b4 Bb6 14.Qb3 f4 15.Bg1 Rf6 16.Nc4 Qg5 17.Nxb6 axb6 18.a4 Rg6 19.Rf2 Ng8! 20.Bc4 Nf6 21.Ne2 Nh5 22.Bf7 Nxf7 23.Qxf7 Be6 24.Qxc7 Rh6 25.Qxb7 Rf8 26.a5 Ng3+ 27.Nxg3 fxg3 28.h3 gxf2 29.Bh2
Kanwal Bhatia
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JP Correa
Position after 29.Bh2
29...Rxh3 30.Qxb6 Rxh2+! 0-1
It's mate next move.
Answer to puzzle 19.Rxe7 Qxe7 20.Qxd5+ Be6
(20...Kh8 21.Qg8#)
21.Nxe6 Kh8 22.Bd2 Re8 23.Re1 c5 24.h3 1-0
