BATUMI CHESS OLYMPIAD 2018 ROUND 10 – PENG vs GOOSSENS

This game is from round 10 of the 2018 Batumi Chess Olympiad. It features Zhaoqin Peng with White against Hanne Goossens with Black.

Today’s game features a Dutch Defence.

Peng,Zhaoqin (2367) - Goossens,Hanne (2220)

43rd Olympiad Batumi 2018 Women Batumi (10.1), 04.10.2018

1.c4 f5 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 e6 4.Nf3 Bb4 5.Qb3 a5 6.Bd2 A85: Dutch Defence: 2 c4 Nf6 3 Nc3 [6.g3 b6 7.Bg2 Bb7 8.0–0 0–0 9.Rd1 Qc8 10.Bg5 Bxc3 11.Qxc3 Ne4 12.Qc1 d6 13.d5 Na6 14.Nd4 Nac5 15.dxe6 Nxe6 16.Be3 Nxd4 17.Rxd4 1/2–1/2 (29) Krysa,L (2545) -Real de Azua,E (2484) Buenos Aires 2017] 

6...0–0 7.g3 d6 8.Bg2 The position is equal. 

8...Ne4 

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9.Rd1N [9.a3 Bxc3 10.Bxc3 Nd7 11.c5 Ndf6 12.cxd6 cxd6 13.0–0 Nxc3 14.Qxc3 1/2–1/2 (52) Cosman,A (2146) -Lehaci,M (1995) Baile Govora 2017] 

9...Nxd2 10.Rxd2 Nd7 11.0–0 Nf6 12.Rdd1 Strongly threatening Nb1. 

12...Bxc3 13.Qxc3 Ne4 14.Qc2 Qe7 15.Nd2 Nf6 [15...Nxd2= 16.Qxd2 (16.Rxd2 e5²) 16...c6] 

16.c5 e5 17.Nc4 e4 [17...Ra6!= remains equal.] 

18.cxd6± cxd6 19.Nb6 Rb8 20.Rc1 [20.Qa4±] 

20...Be6² 21.Qa4 Qd8 22.Qb5 Nd7 23.Nd5 Nf6 24.Nc7 Bd7 25.Qxa5 

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25...Bc6 [#] Threatens to win with ...Nd5! 

26.b4ƒ White has some pressure. 

26...Ne8 [26...Rf7=] 

27.d5± Qxc7 [27...Bd7±] 

28.Qxc7 [28.dxc6+- has better winning chances. f3 is the strong threat. 28...Qxa5 29.bxa5 bxc6 30.Rxc6] 

28...Nxc7 29.dxc6 b5! 30.f3 d5 31.g4 g6 [31...Ra8±] 

32.gxf5+- gxf5 

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33.fxe4 [33.Rc3!±] 

33...fxe4² 34.Rc3 Rxf1+ 35.Kxf1 Endgame KRB-KRN 

35...Kf7 36.Bh3 Rf8 37.Bd7 Ke7+ 38.Ke1 Rf6 [38...h5!²] 

39.Rh3+- h6 40.Kd2 Kd6 41.Ke3 Rg6 [41...Ne6 might work better.] 

42.Kd4 Rf6 43.a3 Rg6 44.Rh5 Rf6? [44...e3 45.Kxe3 Ne6] 

45.e3 Rg6 46.Rf5 Rg2 47.Rf6+ Ke7 48.Rxh6 Rd2+ 49.Kc5 d4 50.Rh4 dxe3 51.Rxe4+ Kd8 52.Rxe3  

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52...Rc2+ [¹52...Rd5+ 53.Kb6 Rxd7 54.cxd7 Nd5+ 55.Kxb5 Nxe3] 

53.Kd4 Rxh2 54.Rh3 Rc2 55.Ke5 Rd2 56.Rh8+ Ke7 57.Rh7+ Kd8 58.Bg4 Rd5+ 59.Ke4 Rg5 60.Rd7+ Ke8  1–0