Chengdu, Rd 5: Ju Wenjun and Olga Girya win

by André Schulz
7/8/2016 – After a rest day, which the players used to get better acquainted with Chinese culture, play in the Women's Grand Prix in Chengdu resumed with round five. Olga Girya won against Bela Khotenashvili, Ju Wenjun defeated Anna Muzychuk, the other four games ended in a draw. Ju Wenjun now has 3.5/5 and shares second and third place with Harika Dronavalli. Humpy Koneru leads with 4.0/5.
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1.e4 - best by test?

 

After winning three games in a row Humpy Koneru drew against Lela Javakishvili but kept her lead. Ju Wenjun played a fighting game against Anna Muzychuk and scored her second win.

Ju Wenjun

 
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1.c4 c6 2.Nf3 d5 3.g3 g6 4.d4 Bg7 5.Nbd2 5.Bg2 Nf6 6.0-0 0-0 7.cxd5 cxd5 would lead to a popular line of the Grünfeld. 5...Nh6!? On GM-level a new move. The "normal" continuation is 5...Nf6 e.g. 6.Bg2 0-0 7.0-0 Bf5 etc. 6.Bg2 Nf5 7.e3 0-0 8.0-0 Nd7 9.Rb1 9.b3 e5 10.cxd5 cxd5 11.dxe5 Nxe5 12.Nxe5 Bxe5 13.Rb1 Be6 14.Nf3 Bg7 15.Bb2 Qa5 16.Bxg7 Kxg7 17.Qe2 Rac8 18.Rbc1 Qa3 19.Qd2 a6 20.Ng5 Qe7 21.Qb2+ Kg8 22.h4 h6 23.Nxe6 Qxe6 24.Rfd1 Ne7 25.Qd4 Rfd8 26.Qf4 Kh7 27.Bh3 f5 28.Bg2 Nc6 29.Rc2 Rd7 30.Rcd2 Rcd8 31.Bh3 Ne5 32.h5 Ng4 33.Bxg4 fxg4 34.hxg6+ Kxg6 35.Rd4 h5 36.e4 dxe4 37.Rxd7 Rxd7 38.Rxd7 Qxd7 39.Qxe4+ Kg7 40.Qe5+ Kg6 41.Qe4+ 1/2-1/2 (41) Raasch,J (2306)-Scheffner,A (2306) Germany 2009 9...a5 10.b3 b5 11.Qc2 Ba6 12.Rd1 Rc8 13.c5 Re8 14.Bb2 Qc7 15.Bh3 e6 16.e4 Ne7 17.e5 b4 18.Nf1 Nf5 19.Re1 Rf8 20.Bc1 Rce8 21.Bf4 Bh6 22.Bxh6 Nxh6 23.Ng5 Bxf1 24.Kxf1 Kg7 25.Kg1 Nf5 26.Bxf5 gxf5 27.Re3 Qd8 28.Nh3 Rg8 29.a3 After maneuvring behind closed pawn chains both players now found "their" wing. Black plays on the kingside, White plays on the queenside. bxa3 30.b4 30.Ra1 30...Kh8 31.Rxa3?! A bit careless. 31.Kg2 31...Qh4 Double attack! 32.Kg2 Qxd4 33.bxa5 Nxe5 34.a6 Nc4 35.Ra2 35.Ra4 Qxc5 36.Rb7?? 36.Qc3+ e5 37.Rb7= 36...Ne3+ 35...Qxc5 35...f4 also came into consideration. After 36.Rb7? fxg3 37.hxg3 Rxg3+ 38.fxg3 Black wins with Ne3+ 36.Rb7
36...d4? Intending 37...Qd5+ and 38...d3. But better was 36...Qf8 37.a7 Ra8 though the passed pawn and the rook on the seventh give White more than enough compensation. 37.Nf4 Qe5 38.Qxc4 Qxf4 39.Qxc6 39.a7! 39...Qe4+ 40.Qxe4 fxe4 41.Rxf7 Rgf8 41...Rg7 42.Rxg7 Kxg7 offered better drawing chances. 42.Rb7 Rd8 43.Rc2 e3 Or 43...d3 44.Rcc7 Rfe8 45.Rxh7+ Kg8 46.h4 d2 47.Rbg7+ Kf8 and now simply 48.Rd7 and Black cannot play d1Q? because of 49.Rh8# 44.fxe3 dxe3 45.a7
45...Kg8 Threatening ...Rd2+ 45...Rd2+ 46.Rxd2 exd2 47.Rb8+- 46.Kh3 Ra8 47.Rcc7 Rf6 48.Rg7+ Kh8 49.Rxh7+ Kg8 50.Rhg7+ Kh8
51.Rg4 Or 51.Rb8+ Kxg7 52.Rxa8 e2 53.Rg8+ Kxg8 54.a8Q+ Rf8 55.Qe4+- 51...Rh6+ 52.Kg2 Rf6 53.Re4 1–0
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Ju Wenjun2578Muzychuk,A25451–02016D02Chengdu WGP 20165

Olga Girya scored her first win and with 2.5/5 is now on 50%

Results of round 5

Bord Title Name ELO Result Title Name ELO
1 GM Wenjun Ju 2559 1 - 0 GM Anna Muzychuk 2555
2 WGM Olga Girya 2443 1 - 0 GM Bela Khotenashvili 2470
3 GM Zhongyi Tan 2504 ½ - ½ GM Antoaneta Stefanova 2507
4 GM Xue Zhao 2510 ½ - ½ GM Mariya Muzychuk 2561
5 IM Lela Javakhishvili 2493 ½ - ½ GM Humpy Koneru 2575
6 GM Dronavalli Harika 2514 ½ - ½ GM Pia Cramling 2471

Games - Rounds 1 to 5

 
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1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.e3 Bg4 4.h3 Bh5 5.g4 Bg6 6.Ne5 Nfd7 7.Nxg6 hxg6 8.c4 c6 9.Qb3 Qc7 10.Nc3 e6 11.e4 e5 12.exd5 exd4 13.Ne2 Na6 14.Bf4 Qa5+ 15.Kd1 Nac5 16.Qf3 cxd5 17.Nxd4 0-0-0 18.Kc2 Nb6 19.Bd2 Qa4+ 20.b3 Qd7 21.cxd5 Qxd5 22.Qxd5 Nxd5 23.Bg2 Be7 24.Rad1 a6 25.Ba5 Nc7 26.b4 Nd7 27.Rhe1 Bf6 28.b5 Nc5 29.Bxc7 Kxc7 30.Nb3 Nxb3 31.Kxb3 axb5 32.f4 Bh4 33.Rxd8 Rxd8 34.Re5 Rd2 35.Bf1 Rf2 36.Bxb5 Rf3+ 37.Kb4 Rxf4+ 38.Bc4 Rf3 39.Bd5 Rf4+ 40.Re4 Rf2 41.Kb5 Bg5 42.a4 b6 43.Rd4 Be7 44.Rd3 Rc2 45.Bc4 f5 46.Re3 Bf6 47.Re6 Rb2+ 48.Ka6 f4 49.Bd5 Rd2 50.Bb7 Rd3 51.Rc6+ Kd7 52.Rxb6 f3 53.Bc6+ Kc7 54.Bb5 Rd1 55.g5 Bxg5 56.Rb7+ Kc8 57.Rxg7 Rd6+ 58.Ka7 Be3+ 59.Ka8 Rf6 60.Re7 Bb6 61.Ba6+ Kd8 62.Re1 Ba5 63.Rd1+ Kc7 64.Bf1 Bb4 65.Rc1+ Kb6 66.Rc8 Rf7 67.Rb8+ Ka5 68.Rb7 Rf8+ 69.Rb8 Rf6 70.Kb7 Kxa4 71.Rc8 Kb3 72.Rc6 Rxc6 73.Kxc6 Kc3 74.Kd5 Kd2 75.Ke4 Ke1 76.Kxf3 Kxf1 77.h4 Bd2 78.Kg4 Bh6 79.Kf3 Ke1 80.Ke4 Bf8 81.Kf4 Be7 82.Kg4 Ke2 83.h5 gxh5+ 84.Kxh5 ½–½
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WhiteEloWBlackEloBResYearECOEventRnd
Stefanova,A2512Muzychuk,M2545½–½2016D04Chengdu WGP 20161
Khotenashvili,B2454Koneru,H2575½–½2016E06Chengdu WGP 20161
Zhao Xue2510Muzychuk,A2545½–½2016D30Chengdu WGP 20161
Girya,O2444Cramling,P2463½–½2016D21Chengdu WGP 20161
Tan Zhongyi2495Harika,D25260–12016D43Chengdu WGP 20161
Javakhishvili,L2487Ju Wenjun2578½–½2016D37Chengdu WGP 20161
Muzychuk,M2545Ju Wenjun2578½–½2016C42Chengdu WGP 20162
Harika,D2526Javakhishvili,L24871–02016B46Chengdu WGP 20162
Cramling,P2463Tan Zhongyi2495½–½2016D38Chengdu WGP 20162
Muzychuk,A2545Girya,O2444½–½2016B12Chengdu WGP 20162
Koneru,H2575Zhao Xue25101–02016D38Chengdu WGP 20162
Stefanova,A2512Khotenashvili,B2454½–½2016D05Chengdu WGP 20162
Khotenashvili,B2454Muzychuk,M25451–02016B37Chengdu WGP 20163
Zhao Xue2510Stefanova,A25120–12016D15Chengdu WGP 20163
Girya,O2444Koneru,H25750–12016E32Chengdu WGP 20163
Tan Zhongyi2495Muzychuk,A2545½–½2016A87Chengdu WGP 20163
Javakhishvili,L2487Cramling,P2463½–½2016D30Chengdu WGP 20163
Ju Wenjun2578Harika,D2526½–½2016D45Chengdu WGP 20163
Khotenashvili,B2454Zhao Xue2510½–½2016E00Chengdu WGP 20164
Cramling,P2463Ju Wenjun25780–12016A30Chengdu WGP 20164
Muzychuk,A2545Javakhishvili,L2487½–½2016B36Chengdu WGP 20164
Koneru,H2575Tan Zhongyi24951–02016D31Chengdu WGP 20164
Stefanova,A2512Girya,O2444½–½2016A11Chengdu WGP 20164
Muzychuk,M2545Harika,D2526½–½2016B33Chengdu WGP 20164
Ju Wenjun2578Muzychuk,A25451–02016A11Chengdu WGP 20165
Girya,O2444Khotenashvili,B24541–02016D31Chengdu WGP 20165
Tan Zhongyi2495Stefanova,A2512½–½2016D15Chengdu WGP 20165
Zhao Xue2510Muzychuk,M2545½–½2016D30Chengdu WGP 20165
Javakhishvili,L2487Koneru,H2575½–½2016D58Chengdu WGP 20165
Harika,D2526Cramling,P2463½–½2016A30Chengdu WGP 20165

 

Standings after five rounds

 

Overall Grand Prix standings before the tournament

 

On the rest day the participants were invited to visit a museum and a chess school.

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The result

Chinese art

Antoaneta Stefanova with a Chinese instrument

 

Photos: FIDE

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André Schulz started working for ChessBase in 1991 and is an editor of ChessBase News.

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