Endgame technique
The Jobava London System is a minor form of the London System. White tries to play Lf4 quickly followed by Nc3.Alexandra Kosteniuk was the only player to kick off the Cairns Cup with back-to-back victories. Now representing Switzerland, Kosteniuk drew Gunay Mammadzada with black in round 3, allowing Irina Krush to catch up with her in the lead. Krush got the better of Nana Dzagnidze with white, as she showcased great endgame technique to grab her second win in three games (find endgame analysis by Karsten Müller below).
A half point behind Kosteniuk and Krush stands Anna Zatonskih, a 4-time US women’s champion. Born in Mariupol, then part of the Soviet Union, Zatonskih entered the tournament as the lowest-rated player, and will get the chance to take down one of the co-leaders in round 4, as she will face Kosteniuk with black on Tuesday.
Round 3 also saw Bella Khotenashvili scoring her first victory of the round-robin event. The Georgian star defeated Zhansaya Abdumalik with black. Both Khotenashvili and Abdumalik had started the tournament with two consecutive losses.
Much like Krush, Khotenashvili confidently entered a strategically advantageous endgame and showed good technique to grab the full point.
Abdumalik vs. Khotenashvili
White has an extra pawn, but an inferior structure — with her doubled pawns on the e-file. More importantly, Black has a strong trio on the a, b and c-files. Khotenashvili went on to convert this position into a remarkable win to bounce back from her lacklustre start.
In this Fritztrainer: “Attack like a Super GM” with Gukesh we touch upon all aspects of his play, with special emphasis on how you can become a better attacking player.
Bella Khotenashvili | Photo: Austin Fuller
Krush 1 - 0 Dzagnidze
1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 c6 4.e4 dxe4 5.Nxe4 Bb4+ 6.Bd2 Qxd4 7.Bxb4 Qxe4+ 8.Be2 Na6 9.Ba5 b6 10.Qd6 Bd7 11.Bc3 f6 12.Nf3 Nh6 13.Nd2 Qf5 14.Qa3 Nc5 15.Bd4 Kf7 16.Bxc5 Qxc5 17.Qxc5 bxc5 18.Nb3 Nf5 19.Nxc5 Rad8 20.0-0-0 Bc8 21.Rxd8 Rxd8 22.Rd1 Rxd1+ 23.Bxd1 Ke7 24.Kd2 e5 25.Kc3 Nd4 26.b4 g5 27.g4 h6 28.a4 f5 29.h3 Kd6 30.a5 Kc7 31.Nb3 Nxb3 32.Kxb3 Kd6 33.Kc3 c5 34.b5 Kc7 35.Kd3 Be6 36.Be2 Bc8 37.Kd2 Be6 38.gxf5 Bxf5 39.Bg4 Bg6 40.Ke3 Bf7 41.Be2 Kd6 42.a6! Kc7 42...Bg6 43.b6 axb6 44.a7+- 43.Ke4 Be6 44.Bf1!? 44.Kxe5 Bxh3 45.Kf6 44...h5 44...Kd6 45.b6 axb6 46.a7 Bd7 47.a8Q Bc6+ 48.Qxc6+ Kxc6 49.Kxe5+- 45.Kxe5 Bd7 46.Kf6 g4 47.h4!? 47.hxg4 hxg4 48.Bd3 47...Kb6 48.Bd3 48.Bd3 Kc7 49.Kg5 Be8 50.Bg6+- 1–0 
Irina Krush | Photo: Bryan Adams
Results - Round 3
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