9/17/2013 – On Tuesday Challenger Hou Yifan had a second white, and she once again played the aggressive Keres Attack she had used in the previous game. A theoretical battle ensued, with many exchanges leading to an even endgame. On move 21 women's world champion Anna Ushenina missed a chance and the game was drawn in 61 moves. Round five report with analysis by Tania Sachdev.
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Women’s World Chess Championship Match 2013 between the current World
Champion Anna Ushenina of Ukraine and her challenger, Hou Yifan of China
(former World Champion 2010-2012), is being played from September 11th to
27 in the Taizhou Hotel (Taizhou, China). The time control is 90 minutes
for the first 40 moves, followed by 30 minutes for the rest of the game,
with an increment of 30 seconds per move starting from move one. The games
start at 3 p.m. local time. That translates to 09:00 a.m. CEST, 03:00 a.m.
New York, 10:00 a.m. Kiev. You can find your local time here.
Round five report
According to regulations Hou Yifan had white
pieces for the second time in a row
World Champion Anna Ushenina having less trouble
with black than with white
Hou Yifan has just deviated from the previous
game and played 8.h4, leaving Anna Ushenina pondering
The Ukrainian GM, ranked number 17 in the (female)
world, has a daunting task ahead of her:
Anna, above with her seconds Alexander Khalifman
and Anton Korobov, needs to win at least two
of the next five games against world's number two, who is rated more than
100 points above her
19-year-old challenger Hou Yifan has three
black games left to play, but can coast to victory
Round five game – guest commentary by IM Tania Sachdev
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Going into game five Hou Yifan gets white again. The reason for breaking
color every four games is to prevent the same player getting white after
every rest day.1.e4c52.Nf3d63.d4cxd44.Nxd4Nf65.Nc3a6Ushenina
employs her preferred Najdorf. She has a lot of experience in the line
and a good feel for it. Besides it is one of the more daredevil lines
for Black, a need of the hour for Anna.6.Be3e67.g4h68.h4In
game four Yifan tried 8.Qf3Qc79.h4h5!?NBlack got a comfortable
game and it ended in a draw without much trouble8...Nc68...h5The
interesting idea of countering White's h4 with h5 works better when White's
queen is committed on the f3 square, as in the previous game. Here it
doesnt work as well as White can deploy pieces better.9.g5Ng410.Qd2Nc611.Nxc6bxc612.Bf4Qb613.0-0-0Qxf213...Nxf2??14.Be3+-14.Bxd6Qxd2+15.Rxd2Bxd616.Rxd6 With a nice endgame for white9.Nxc6bxc610.Qf3h511.gxh511.g5?!Ng412.0-0-0Rb8and Black
will generate play on the queenside, while its more difficult for White
to do her bit against the black king.11...Nxh512.0-0-0Rb8A gentle
reminder to be slightly worried.13.Bc4Qf614.Qg2Nf415.Qg5e5!16.Qxf6gxf617.Bxf4exf4Three islands including tripled pawns (Jonathan
Rowson called it a train without an engine)! Black clearly doesn't have
the most gorgeous pawn structure. However the bishop pair, the open files
and Whites weak h-pawn can balance it out, if Black creates quick counterplay.
So it was crucial for Ushenina to play actively to neutralize the structural
disadvantage. And...she does it well!18.Ne2Rb419.Bd3f5!? A nice
break20.exf520.c3Not sure what Anna had in mind for c3 but it
possibly could have beenRxe4!?20...Ra4Possible but not delightful
after 21.Nd4Rxa222.Kc2Avoiding rook enchange so as to create attacking
possiblities on blacks kingfxe422...Bd723.Nxf523.Bxe4c524.Bd5Looks dangerous for black21.Bxe4fxe422.Rde1d523.f3Bd6The strong central pawns and double bishop is enough compensation.
Enough to intimidate Hou Yifan too.20...f321.Nc3Computer suggestion21.Ng1 Also leads to a comfortable position for blackBh6+22.Kb1Bg723.b3Rbxh424.Rxh4Rxh425.Nxf3Rf4Though holdable but black's
dark squared bishop wont make life easy for white21...Bh6+?!21...Rbxh4!This was Ushenina's chance! Keep it simple. The natural capture
gives black to fight for some real advantage.22.Rxh422.Rhe1+Kd823.Ne4Rh222...Rxh423.Re1+Kd824.Ne4d525.Nd2Rh326.c3Bc527.Rf1Ke7 And
if nothing else, black will trouble white for a long time.22.Kb1d523.a3Rf424.Rde1+Kd825.Nd1a5?!25...Bxf526.Bxa626.Bxf5Rxf527.Ne3Re528.Ng4Rxe1+29.Rxe1Bg7is fine for black too26...Rg427.Reg1Rxg128.Rxg1Bf429.Rh1Bg5Black will regain the
pawn, but not much more.26.Ne3Rg827.h5Bd728.Reg1White goes
in for a series of exchanges leading to perfect balance. A practical choice
by Yifan.Rxg1+29.Rxg1Rh430.Ng4Rxh531.Ne5f632.Nxd7Kxd733.Rg3Rh234.Rxf3Even though the game continued for almost another 30
moves, its difficult to imagine any real chances for either side.Bg535.Ka2Bh436.Kb3Bxf237.Ka4Bb638.b4There you are, draw could
have been agreed here.axb439.axb4Kd640.Rg3Rh141.c3Bf242.Rf3Rh243.Kb3Ke544.Bc2Kd645.Bd3Kd746.Bc2Rg247.Rd3Rg448.b5Rf449.bxc6+Kxc650.Rd1Rf351.Bd3Bg352.Kc2Kc553.Rf1Re354.Ra1Be555.Ra5+Kc656.Ra6+Kc557.Ra5+Kc658.Ra6+Kc559.Ra5+Kc660.Ra6+Kc561.Ra5+Five more games to go and Hou Yifan has a commanding
3.5-1.5 lead. Anna gets white next game so expect some no-compromises
fighting chess!½–½
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