Khotenashvili bests Goryachkina
Dinara Wagner’s undefeated run has come to an end in Nicosia. After getting a bit lucky in some games, benefiting from mistakes by her opponents or holding bad positions successfully, she suffered her first defeat in the ninth round of the Women’s Grand Prix. Facing Gunay Mamadzada, the German WGM found herself in a passive position, lost a pawn and could not escape with a draw in an endgame with bishops of opposite colours.
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.
Dinara Wagner | Photo: FIDE / Mark Livshitz
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 e6 3...g6 4.0-0 Nge7 5.d4 5.Re1 a6 6.Bf1 d5 7.exd5 Nxd5 5...cxd4 6.Nxd4 Ng6 7.Be3 Be7 8.c3 0-0 9.Nd2 Nxd4 10.cxd4 d5 11.e5 Bd7 12.Bd3 Nh4 12...f5 13.exf6 Bxf6 14.Nf3 Be8 15.Re1± 13.Qb3 Qb6 14.Qxb6 axb6 15.Rfc1 Rfc8 16.f4 Nf5 17.Rxc8+ Rxc8 18.Bf2 h5 19.Nf3 Bf8 20.h3 Ne7 21.Be3 Nf5 22.Kf2 22.Bf2 Ne7= 22...h4 23.Bxf5 exf5 24.Rc1 Rxc1 25.Bxc1 Be7 26.Bd2 Bb5?! 26...Kh7!? 27.Be1 Kh6 28.Ke3 Kh5= 27.Be1 Bd3 28.Kg1 Be4 29.Bxh4 29.Nxh4 g5 30.fxg5 Bxg5 29...Bxf3 30.Bxe7 Be4 31.Bd8 b5 32.Be7 Kh7 33.Kf2 Kg6 34.Bf8 Bb1 35.a3 Be4 36.g3 Bd3 37.Kg2 Bc4 38.Kg1 Bd3 39.Kg2 Bc4 40.Kf2 Bd3 41.Ke1 Kh7 42.Kd2 Bf1 43.Kc3 Kg8 43...Bxh3 44.Kb4 Bf1 45.Kc5 Bc4 46.Kb6 44.Bd6 b6 45.Kb4 g6 46.b3 Bd3 47.Be7 Be2 48.h4 Bd3 49.Bd8 Kf8 50.Bxb6 Bc2 51.Kxb5 Bxb3 52.a4 Ke8 53.a5 Kd7 54.a6 Bc4+ 55.Ka5 Kc8 56.a7 Kb7 57.Kb4 57.Kb4 Ka8 58.Kc5 Kb7 59.Kd6 Ka8 60.Ke7 1–0 
Gunay Mamadzada | Photo: FIDE / Mark Livshitz
The Jobava London System is a minor form of the London System. White tries to play Lf4 quickly followed by Nc3.Aleksandra Goraychkina entered the event with good chances of qualifying for the Women’s Candidates Tournament, but after losing her game against Georgia’s Bella Khotenashvili, she is in danger of being overtaken by Alexandra Kosteniuk in the GP series’ overall standings.
Goryachkina defended a bad endgame with queens and minor pieces for quite a while, but had to throw in the towel on move 86.
Bella Khotenashvili facing Aleksandra Goryachkina | Photo: FIDE / Mark Livshitz
The remaining games ended drawn. With their half points, Tan Zhongyi and Harika Dronavalli caught up with Dinara Wagner at the top of the standings.
The playing hall | Photo: FIDE / Mark Livshitz
Results - Round 9
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