4/11/2024 – All four games ended decisively in round 6 of the Women’s Candidates, with Tan Zhongyi, Aleksandra Goryachkina, Kateryna Lagno and Lei Tingjie all collecting full points. Tan remains as the sole leader after obtaining a magnificent, attacking victory over Anna Muzychuk. | Photo: FIDE / Michal Walusza
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Wins for Tan, Goryachkina, Lagno and Lei
A round of four draws was followed by a round of four decisive games at the Women’s Candidates in Toronto. After all was said and done, Tan Zhongyi kept her spot atop the standings, still a half point ahead of Aleksandra Goryachkina. The latter is set to play white against the leader in the marquee matchup of the seventh round.
The most exciting game of the day was the one featuring the tournament leader, as Tan successfully attacked Anna Muzychuk’s king to claim her third win of the event.
Earlier in the day, Kateryna Lagno had taken advantage of a blunder by Vaishali R to obtain her maiden win in Toronto — Lagno came from missing big chances in the previous two rounds.
The remaining two encounters reached the endgame phase, as Lei Tingjie needed 48 moves to take down Humpy Koneru, while Goryachkina got the better of Nurgyul Salimova in a game lasting 60 moves.
With eight rounds to go, it is still all to play for in the Women’s Candidates, though Humpy and Muzychuk will need to start collecting wins soon if they want to catch an in-form Tan.
1.d4d52.Nf3Nf63.e3e64.Bd3c55.b3Nc66.0-0b67.Bb2Bb7
The opening was already known over 120 years ago:7...Be78.Ne5Nxe59.dxe5Nd710.Nd2Qc711.f4Bb712.a4a613.Qe2Delmar,
E-McCutcheon,J NY State CA Midsummer NY-PA 1898 1-08.Nbd2Rc89.a3Be79...cxd410.exd4g611.Qe2Bg712.Ne50-013.Rac1Ne714.a4Nf515.c3Re8=Bluebaum,M (2670)-Carlsen,M (2862) Opera Euro Rapid Prelim 2021 (3)
0-110.Ne5cxd411.exd4Nxe512.dxe5Nd713.Qg4g614.b4a515.Nf30-016.Rae1axb417.axb4
17...Ra8The pawn sacrifice17...d4!?came into consideration here in order to free the b7-bishop.18.h4Ra418...h519.Qf4+-with weaknesses around the black king's position.19.h5Rxb420.Nd4
Now hxg6 and Bxg6 are already threatened.20...g521.Bc3Ra422.f4Qc8
Black throws a few more smoke bombs, but the game is over due to White's superiority on the kingside.23.Bb2Nc524.f5?!Stronger was
24.fxg5Nxd325.cxd3with the threat of g6.24...exf525.Bxf5
25...Qd8?The queen is not well-placed on d8. A better defence was25...Qe8which covers the f7-square26.h6Bc8and27.e6does not work:27.Bc1±27...fxe628.Rxe6Rxf529.Qxf5Nxe630.Qe5Bc5-+26.h6Bc827.e6f6
The black king's position is now shattered.27...fxe628.Rxe6Nxe628...Rxf529.Qxf5Nxe630.Qf7+-+29.Bxe6+Kh830.Nc6+d431.Nxd8Black will be checkmated.28.Bxh7+Kxh729.Qf5+Kh830.Nc6Qe831.Qxg5Rg832.Rxf6Bxf633.Qxf6+Kh734.Ne7Re435.Rxe4Nxe436.Nxg8Qxg837.Qf7+1–0
1.e4e52.Nf3Nc63.Bb5a64.Ba4Nf65.0-0Be76.Re1b57.Bb30-08.c3White allows the Marshall Attack.There are many ways to avoid the Marshall Attack.8.h3!?8.a4!?8.d4!?8...d59.exd5Nxd510.d3The principled answer is10.Nxe5Nxe511.Rxe5c612.d412.d3!?10...Bb711.a4White's playing style is not bad, but seems improvised.b412.a5Kh813.d4bxc314.bxc3exd415.cxd4Ncb4
Black has come out of the opening without any problems and has good piece play.16.Bc4c517.Bb217.dxc5Bxc518.Nbd2Qf617...cxd418.Qxd4Bf619.Qd2Bxb220.Qxb2Nf4Black offers the knight on b4, which White would be better off not capturing. However, the white position is not easy to play.
21.Qxb4?21.Re3is still playable according to the engines:Bxf322.Rxf3Qd1+23.Bf1Nc224.Rxf4Rae825.Nc3Qxa126.Qxc2Re127.Qd3=21...Bxf322.g322.gxf3Qg5+and mate.22...Qd422...Nh3+23.Kf1Qd424.Ra2Rfc8-+23.Ra223.gxf4Qxa1-+23...Nd3All roads lead to Rome.23...Nh3+See above.23...Rab8-+24.Rd2Nxb425.Rxd4Nc226.Rdd1Nxe127.Rxe1Rfe828.Rc1Rac829.Nd2Bd5
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