World Schools Championships Girls U17 2017, Iasi ROM, 2017,
½-½
Annotator: Mirza, Diana
[Event "World Schools Championships Girls U17 2017"]
[Site "Iasi ROM"]
[Date "2017.04.30"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Krzysztynska, Anna"]
[Black "Mirza, Diana"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "1619"]
[BlackElo "1895"]
[ECO "B22"]
[Annotator "Mirza, Diana"]
[ICUid "32299"]
[UsedInIcuSite "true"]
1. e4 c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. Nf3 e6 5. d4 cxd4 6. cxd4 d6 7. Nc3 Nxc3 8.
bxc3 Qc7 9. Qb3 Nd7 10. Bf4 dxe5 11. Nxe5 Bd6 12. Bb5 O-O { Up until here
has been opening prep. I was confident she would play this because I had
seen in previous games she always went Qb3. } 13. Bxd7 { I forgot to look
over this move before the game and during the game, I moved instantly Bxd7,
I should have at least considered Bxe5. I was so ahead on time here, I had
1hr 35 (more than what I started with) vs her time which was under an hour.
} 13... Bxd7 14. Nxd7 Qxd7 15. Bxd6 Qxd6 16. Qxb7 { I realised I had lost a
pawn and got a little nervy, even though i had compensation. At this point
I thought I had messed up my theory so I started to bluff and move fast to
intimidate her. Which to my luck worked because I was gaining more and more
time. } 16... Rfb8 17. Qf3 Qa6 { Not letting her castle of course. } 18.
Qe2 Qc6 (18... Qa3 { Qa3 here is significantly better, attacks the pawn on
c3 and supports the rook coming on the second rank. }) 19. Qf3 Qc4 { still
keeping the pressure } 20. h4 { her only move. She has to create some sort
of play and bringing the rook in, is her only way of creating some play. }
20... Re8 { this move is a little innaccurate and unnecessary, I played it
too fast. My ideas are of opening the position with e5, however e5 straight
away works too. } (20... e5 21. dxe5 Re8) 21. Rh3 e5 22. d5 e4 23. Qd1 Rad8
24. Qb3 Qxd5 { recuperating the pawn. Here I felt I had a slightly better
position, my rooks are both in the centre, I have a better pawn structure
and white's king is still in the centre. } 25. Rd1 Qxd1+ $2 { Qxd1+ is a
silly move made by me. I lose any string of advantage I had and I enter a
drawn rook endgame. I thought I had better chances than her in the rook
endgame however I should have thought more. Any queen move would have been
fine. The king is in the centre, therefore swapping the queens is
incorrect. } (25... Qh5 { A better move! }) 26. Qxd1 Rxd1+ 27. Kxd1 f5 28.
c4 Rc8 29. Rc3 Kf7 30. Ke2 Kf6 31. Ke3 Ke5 32. g3 g6 33. Ra3 Rxc4 34. Rxa7
Rc3+ 35. Kd2 Rd3+ 36. Ke2 h6 { This position is a draw. All white has to do
is keep checking the king. However both of us are playing for a win. } 37.
a4 g5 38. h5 f4 { in this positon I feel I gain a slight advantage. White
needs to take the pawn back but in this moment she blunders. } 39. g4 $4 {
First major mistake in the game. This move is just losing! } 39... f3+ 40.
Ke1 Kf4 41. Ra6 Kxg4 42. Rxh6 Ra3 $2 { not a great move by me. 42... e3
would have won the game easily. } (42... e3 43. fxe3 Rxe3+ 44. Kd1 (44. Kf1
Kg3) 44... f2 45. Rf6 Rf3) 43. Rh8 Rxa4 44. h6 Ra1+ $2 (44... e3 { Again e3
with the same idea. I had plenty of time I don't know why I didn't even
look at this move. I guess I was too relaxed because board two's result was
in my favour and I knew a draw would still secure me first place. }) 45.
Kd2 Ra2+ 46. Ke1 Kh5 (46... e3) 47. h7 Kg6 48. Rg8+ Kxh7 49. Rxg5 { This
position with accurate play is a draw. At this point white wasn't doing so
great on time, I was still confident I would win the game. } 49... Re2+ 50.
Kf1 Kh6 51. Re5 Kg6 52. Rc5 Kf6 53. Rd5 Ke6 54. Ra5 Rd2 55. Kg1 $2 {
Another major mistake made by white. } 55... Rd5 $6 (55... Rd1+ { Again
missing an easy win. } 56. Kh2 e3 57. Kg3 e2 $19) 56. Ra1 Kf5 57. Kh2 Kf4
58. Ra4 Rg5 59. Kh1 Rg2 $4 { This move cost me half a point. Thankfully I
only needed a draw. However it's funny because during the game I saw that
Rxe4+ is a possibility and that I am unable to capture the rook since it is
stalemate, but for some reason I thought I just move the king out of the
way and I win a rook. I guess I was just exhausted. } 60. Rxe4+ Kf5 61.
Rf4+ Kxf4 { Throughout the game she was offering me draws and I declined
everytime. She got her way in the end! } 1/2-1/2
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1. e4 c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. Nf3 e6 5. d4 cxd4 6. cxd4 d6 7. Nc3 Nxc3 8. bxc3 Qc7 9. Qb3 Nd7 10. Bf4 dxe5 11. Nxe5 Bd6 12. Bb5 O-O Up until here
has been opening prep. I was confident she would play this because I had
seen in previous games she always went Qb3. 13. Bxd7 I forgot to look
over this move before the game and during the game, I moved instantly Bxd7,
I should have at least considered Bxe5. I was so ahead on time here, I had
1hr 35 (more than what I started with) vs her time which was under an hour. 13... Bxd7 14. Nxd7 Qxd7 15. Bxd6 Qxd6 16. Qxb7 I realised I had lost a
pawn and got a little nervy, even though i had compensation. At this point
I thought I had messed up my theory so I started to bluff and move fast to
intimidate her. Which to my luck worked because I was gaining more and more
time. 16... Rfb8 17. Qf3 Qa6 Not letting her castle of course. 18. Qe2 Qc6 ( 18... Qa3 Qa3 here is significantly better, attacks the pawn on
c3 and supports the rook coming on the second rank. ) 19. Qf3 Qc4 still
keeping the pressure 20. h4 her only move. She has to create some sort
of play and bringing the rook in, is her only way of creating some play. 20... Re8 this move is a little innaccurate and unnecessary, I played it
too fast. My ideas are of opening the position with e5, however e5 straight
away works too. ( 20... e5 21. dxe5 Re8 ) 21. Rh3 e5 22. d5 e4 23. Qd1 Rad8 24. Qb3 Qxd5 recuperating the pawn. Here I felt I had a slightly better
position, my rooks are both in the centre, I have a better pawn structure
and white's king is still in the centre. 25. Rd1 Qxd1+? Qxd1+ is a
silly move made by me. I lose any string of advantage I had and I enter a
drawn rook endgame. I thought I had better chances than her in the rook
endgame however I should have thought more. Any queen move would have been
fine. The king is in the centre, therefore swapping the queens is
incorrect. ( 25... Qh5 A better move! ) 26. Qxd1 Rxd1+ 27. Kxd1 f5 28. c4 Rc8 29. Rc3 Kf7 30. Ke2 Kf6 31. Ke3 Ke5 32. g3 g6 33. Ra3 Rxc4 34. Rxa7 Rc3+ 35. Kd2 Rd3+ 36. Ke2 h6 This position is a draw. All white has to do
is keep checking the king. However both of us are playing for a win. 37. a4 g5 38. h5 f4 in this positon I feel I gain a slight advantage. White
needs to take the pawn back but in this moment she blunders. 39. g4??
First major mistake in the game. This move is just losing! 39... f3+ 40. Ke1 Kf4 41. Ra6 Kxg4 42. Rxh6 Ra3? not a great move by me. 42... e3
would have won the game easily. ( 42... e3 43. fxe3 Rxe3+ 44. Kd1 ( 44. Kf1 Kg3 ) 44... f2 45. Rf6 Rf3 ) 43. Rh8 Rxa4 44. h6 Ra1+? ( 44... e3 Again e3
with the same idea. I had plenty of time I don't know why I didn't even
look at this move. I guess I was too relaxed because board two's result was
in my favour and I knew a draw would still secure me first place. ) 45. Kd2 Ra2+ 46. Ke1 Kh5 ( 46... e3 ) 47. h7 Kg6 48. Rg8+ Kxh7 49. Rxg5 This
position with accurate play is a draw. At this point white wasn't doing so
great on time, I was still confident I would win the game. 49... Re2+ 50. Kf1 Kh6 51. Re5 Kg6 52. Rc5 Kf6 53. Rd5 Ke6 54. Ra5 Rd2 55. Kg1?
Another major mistake made by white. 55... Rd5?! ( 55... Rd1+ Again
missing an easy win. 56. Kh2 e3 57. Kg3 e2 -+ ) 56. Ra1 Kf5 57. Kh2 Kf4 58. Ra4 Rg5 59. Kh1 Rg2?? This move cost me half a point. Thankfully I
only needed a draw. However it's funny because during the game I saw that
Rxe4+ is a possibility and that I am unable to capture the rook since it is
stalemate, but for some reason I thought I just move the king out of the
way and I win a rook. I guess I was just exhausted. 60. Rxe4+ Kf5 61. Rf4+ Kxf4 Throughout the game she was offering me draws and I declined
everytime. She got her way in the end! 1/2-1/2
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