FIDE World Cup Women Sochi 2021

**Hans Jung** · Monday, 26th July, 2021, 10:56 AM

Goryachkina first to win with black in a miniature. Tactics!

**Hans Jung** · Monday, 26th July, 2021, 12:14 PM

Originally posted by Hans Jung View Post

Game 2 https://www.chessbomb.com/arena/2021...niuk_Alexandra What a tussle!

Right down to checkmate looming! What a fight! Kosteniuk goes to the semi - finals.

**Wayne Komer** · Monday, 26th July, 2021, 10:21 PM

FIDE World Cup Women Sochi 2021

July 26, 2021

Round Five, 1/4 Final

Game Two

Results

Goryachkina-Saduakassova 1-0
Dzagnidze-Muzychuk, A. 0.5-0.5
Kosteniuk-Gunina 1-0
Tan-Lagno 1-0

Going Home

Saduakassova
Lagno

Going to Tie-Breaks Tomorrow

Dzagnidze-Muzychuk, A.

All the Games

Game 2, July 26
Saduakassova, Dinara – Goryachkina, Aleksandra
D02 Queen’s Bishop game

1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Bf4 c5 4.e3 Nc6 5.Nbd2 cxd4 6.exd4 Bf5 7.Bb5 e6 8.Ne5 Qb6 9.c4 dxc4 10.a4 Bb4 11.O-O O-O 12.Bxc6 bxc6 13.Ndxc4 Qa6 14.Ne3 Nd5 15.Bg3 f6 16.Nxf5 exf5 17.Nd3 Rfe8 18.Rc1 Re4 19.Nxb4 Nxb4 20.f3 Re2 21.Qb3+ Nd5 22.Rc2 Rxc2 0-1

Aleksandra Goryachkina is the first player through to the Women's World Cup semi-finals! Dinara resigned since 23.Qxc2 would run into 23...Qxf1! and Ne3+ next:

Game 2, July 26
Muzychuk, Anna – Dzagnidze, Nana
B97 Sicilian, Najdorf, Poisoned Pawn variation

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Bg5 e6 7.f4 Qb6 8.Qd2 Qxb2 9.Rb1 Qa3 10.f5 Nc6 11.fxe6 fxe6 12.Nxc6 bxc6 13.Be2 Be7 14.O-O O-O 15.Rb3 Qc5+ 16.Be3 Qe5 17.Bf4 Qc5+ 18.Be3 Qe5 19.Bf4 Qc5+ 20.Be3 Qe5 21.Bf4 1/2-1/2

Game 2, July 26
Gunina, Valentina – Kosteniuk, Alexandra
C78 Ruy Lopez, Archangel variation

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O b5 6.Bb3 Bc5 7.c3 d6 8.d4 Bb6 9.a4 Bb7 10.Bg5 h6 11.Bh4 g5 12.Bg3 Nxe4 13.Nbd2 Nxd2 14.Nxd2 Qf6 15.axb5 axb5 16.Rxa8+ Bxa8 17.Ne4 Qg6 18.Bd5 f5 19.dxe5 dxe5 20.c4 Ke7 21.c5 Ba5 22.Qa1 Rd8 23.Bxc6 Qxc6 24.Qxa5 Rd7 25.Re1 fxe4 26.Qc3 Rd5 27.b4 Qe6 28.h3 Rd4 29.Qa1 Bc6 30.f3 Kd7 31.Bf2 Rd3 32.fxe4 h5 33.Qb1 Qb3 34.Qc1 g4 35.hxg4 hxg4 36.Qg5 g3 37.Be3 Kc8 38.Qxg3 Qxb4 39.Qg8+ Kb7 40.Bf2 Qa4 41.Kh2 Rd2 42.Qg3 Qc2 43.Be3 Re2 44.Qxe5 Rxg2+ 45.Kh3 Rg8 46.Bg5 Qf2 47.Ra1 Bd7+ 0-1

Game 2, July 26
Lagno, Kateryna – Tan, Zhongyi
B40 Sicilian Defence

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.g3 d5 4.exd5 exd5 5.d4 cxd4 6.Nxd4 Nc6 7.Bg2 Bc5 8.Nb3 Qe7+ 9.Qe2 Bg4 10.Qxe7+ Bxe7 11.c3 O-O-O 12.h3 Be6 13.O-O h5 14.N1d2 g5 15.Nf3 g4 16.hxg4 Bxg4 17.Nbd4 Bf6 18.Bf4 Nge7 19.Rfe1 Ng6 20.Bg5 Bxg5 21.Nxg5 Rd7 22.f3 Nxd4 23.cxd4 Bf5 24.Rac1+ Kb8 25.Kf2 f6 26.Bh3 Ne7 27.Bxf5 Nxf5 28.Ne6 Rg8 29.Nf4 Nxg3 30.Rc5 b6 31.Rc6 h4 32.Ree6 h3 33.Nxh3 Rh7 34.Nf4 Nf5 35.Ne2 Rh2+ 36.Kf1 Rgg2 37.Re8+ Kb7 38.Rce6 Nh4 39.R6e7+ Ka6 40.Ke1 Nf5 41.Kd1 Nxe7 42.Rxe7 Kb5 43.Re3 Rxe2 44.Rxe2 Rxe2 45.Kxe2 Kc4 46.Ke3 b5 47.Ke2 Kxd4 48.Kd2 f5 49.Ke2 Ke5 50.Ke3 d4+ 0-1

It's suddenly all over for Women's World Cup no. 2 seed Kateryna Lagno, who's losing to China's former Women's World Champion Tan Zhongyi!

**Wayne Komer** · Tuesday, 27th July, 2021, 03:20 PM

FIDE World Cup Women Sochi 2021

July 27, 2021

Round Five, 1/4 Final

Tie-Break

Results

Dzagnidze-Muzychuk, A. 0-2

Round Six Pairings

Goryachkina-Muzychuk, A.
Kosteniuk-Tan

Round Five Tie-Break Match

Game 1, July 27
Muzychuk, Anna – Dzagnidze, Nana
B94 Sicilian, Najdorf

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Bg5 Nbd7 7.Bc4 g6 8.Qe2 Bg7 9.O-O-O O-O 10.f4 Qc7 11.f5 b5 12.Bb3 Bb7 13.h4 Nc5 14.h5 Nxb3+ 15.axb3 Qc5 16.hxg6 hxg6 17.Qf3 Rfc8 18.Qh3 Qe5 19.Bxf6 Qxf6 20.fxg6 Qxg6 21.Nf5 Qg5+ 22.Kb1 Rxc3 23.bxc3 Bxe4 24.Nxg7 Qxg7 25.Rde1 d5 26.Re3 e6 27.Rg3 Bg6 28.Re1 Re8 29.Qh4 a5 30.Rf1 a4 31.Kb2 Rc8 32.Rf6 axb3 33.cxb3 b4 34.cxb4 Rc2+ 35.Ka3 Re2 36.Rfxg6 fxg6 37.Qd8+ 1-0

Game 2, July 27
Dzagnidze, Nana – Muzychuk, Anna
A30 English, symmetrical

1.Nf3 c5 2.c4 Nf6 3.b3 d5 4.cxd5 Nxd5 5.Bb2 Nc6 6.g3 f6 7.a3 e5 8.e4 Nc7 9.Nh4 Be6 10.Nc3 Na5 11.b4 Nb3 12.Rb1 Qd7 13.Bc1 Nxc1 14.Qxc1 cxb4 15.axb4 Be7 16.Be2 Bh3 17.Bf1 Be6 18.Ng2 O-O 19.Ne3 Rfd8 20.Be2 Bh3 21.f3 Be6 22.Rb2 a5 23.bxa5 Ba3 24.Nc4 Bxb2 25.Qxb2 Bxc4 26.Bxc4+ Kh8 27.d3 Rxa5 28.Qxb7 Ra1+ 29.Nd1 Qd4 30.Ke2 Ne6 31.Re1 Nc5 32.Qb6 Nxd3 33.Qxd4 Nc1+ 34.Kf1 Rxd4 35.Ne3 Nb3 36.Rxa1 Nxa1 37.Ke2 Nc2 0-1

Anna Muzychuk is through to a Women's #FIDEWorldCup semi-final against Alexandra Goryachkina - and also qualified for the 2022 Women's Candidates Tournament!

Tomorrow is a rest day for the Women’s World Cup section

**Hans Jung** · Wednesday, 28th July, 2021, 03:33 PM

Two Russians in the semi-finals. Will they meet in the final?

**Wayne Komer** · Thursday, 29th July, 2021, 02:53 PM

FIDE World Cup Women Sochi 2021

July 29, 2021

Round Six, Semi-Final

Game One

Results

Goryachkina-Muzychuk, A. 0.5-0.5
Kosteniuk-Tan 0.5-0.5

Games

Game 1, July 29
Muzychuk, Anna – Goryachkina, Aleksandra
C65 Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defence

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.d3 Bc5 5.c3 d5 6.exd5 Qxd5 7.Bc4 Qd6 8.b4 Bb6 9.Nbd2 O-O 10.O-O Bg4 11.a4 a5 12.b5 e4 13.Nxe4 Nxe4 14.dxe4 Bxf3 15.Qxd6 cxd6 16.gxf3 Ne5 17.Bd5 Rac8 18.f4 Nd3 19.Bxb7 Rxc3 20.Bd2 Rc2 21.Be3 Bxe3 22.fxe3 Rb8 23.Bc6 Kf8 24.Rfd1 Rc3 25.Bd5 Ke7 26.Rd2 Nb4 27.Kf2 Rbc8 28.Rb1 Ra3 29.b6 Rxa4 30.b7 Rb8 31.Rd4 Nxd5 32.Rxd5 Rxe4 33.Rxa5 Kd7 34.Rf5 f6 35.Rfb5 Kc7 36.Rc1+ Kd7 37.h4 g6 38.Rb6 f5 39.h5 Re7 40.hxg6 hxg6 41.Rc8 Re8 42.Rxe8 Kxe8 43.Kg3 Ke7 44.Rb1 Ke6 45.Kf3 Kd7 46.Kg3 1/2-1/2

Position after Black’s 39…Re7

A great escape for Aleksandra Goryachkina, with Anna Muzychuk last missing a big chance on the time control move 40!

Game 1, July 29
Tan, Zhongyi – Kosteniuk, Alexandra
A45 Queen’s Pawn game

1.d4 Nf6 2.g3 d5 3.Nf3 Bg4 4.Bg2 e6 5.c4 c6 6.Qb3 Qb6 7.c5 Qxb3 8.axb3 Bxf3 9.exf3 g6 10.b4 Na6 11.Bf1 Nc7 12.Bf4 Kd7 13.Nc3 Nh5 14.Be3 b5 15.Be2 Be7 16.Kd2 a6 17.h4 Ng7 18.Bg5 f6 19.Be3 e5 20.Bf1 Nce6 21.Ne2 Nf5 22.Bh3 h5 23.Kc3 Kc7 24.Rhe1 Kb7 25.Bxf5 gxf5 26.Nc1 Bd8 27.Nb3 Bc7 28.f4 e4 29.Kc2 Rhg8 30.Bd2 Nd8 31.Bc3 1/2-1/2

**Hans Jung** · Friday, 30th July, 2021, 10:51 AM

Playoff game 2 Kosteniuk clear strategy and attack. What a lovely knight on c4 (talk about coordination)

**Hans Jung** · Friday, 30th July, 2021, 12:08 PM

The Goryachkina - Muzychuk game is a long hard grinc. Looks like the two Russians in the final.

**Wayne Komer** · Friday, 30th July, 2021, 02:44 PM

FIDE World Cup Women Sochi 2021

July 30, 2021

Round Six, Semi-Final

Game Two

Results

Goryachkina-Muzychuk 1-0
Kosteniuk-Tan 1-0

Games

Game 2, July 30
Goryachkina, Aleksandra – Muzychuk, Anna
D86 Grunfeld, Exchange, Classical variation

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.cxd5 Nxd5 5.e4 Nxc3 6.bxc3 Bg7 7.Bc4 c5 8.Ne2 cxd4 9.cxd4 Nc6 10.Be3 Qa5+ 11.Bd2 Qa3 12.Rb1 O-O 13.O-O Bg4 14.f3 Be6 15.Bc1 Qa5 16.Bxe6 fxe6 17.a4 Nxd4 18.Nxd4 Rfd8 19.Be3 Qc3 20.Rb3 Qc4 21.Rxb7 Bxd4 22.Bxd4 Rxd4 23.Qc1 Qe2 24.Re1 Rc4 25.Rxe2 Rxc1+ 26.Kf2 Kf7 27.Rd2 a5 28.Rdd7 Re8 29.Ra7 Rc2+ 30.Kg3 Rc5 31.Rdc7 Rxc7 32.Rxc7 Ra8 33.Rc5 h6 34.Kf4 g5+ 35.Kg4 Kf6 36.h4 e5 37.Rc6+ e6 38.h5 Rb8 39.Rc5 Ra8 40.Kg3 Ra7 41.Rb5 Ra8 42.Rb7 g4 43.Kxg4 1-0

Position after Black’s 23…Qe2

Anna Muzychuk spent 42 minutes on her last move, Qe2 and is in a tough position vs. Aleksandra Goryachkina!

Game 2, July 30
Kosteniuk, Alexandra – Tan, Zhogyi
C42 Petrov, Kaufmann Attack

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nxe5 d6 4.Nf3 Nxe4 5.c4 Nc6 6.d3 Nf6 7.d4 Be7 8.d5 Ne5 9.Be2 Nxf3+ 10.Bxf3 h5 11.h3 Bf5 12.Nc3 Qd7 13.Be3 a6 14.a4 c5 15.dxc6 bxc6 16.a5 Rb8 17.O-O O-O 18.Na4 d5 19.Nb6 Qd6 20.Rc1 Qb4 21.Bd4 dxc4 22.Re1 Be6 23.Rxe6 fxe6 24.Qe2 Rf7 25.Nxc4 Nd5 26.Bxh5 Rbf8 27.Qxe6 Nf4 28.Bxf7+ Rxf7 29.Qg4 Bc5 30.Be3 Bxe3 31.fxe3 Qc5 32.b4 Qa7 33.Rf1 Nd3 34.Rd1 Ne5 35.Rd8+ Rf8 36.Rxf8+ Kxf8 37.Qf4+ Nf7 38.Ne5 1-0

The match for the Final will be between Goryachkina and Kosteniuk. The match for Third Place will be between Anna Muzychuk and Tan.

There are no tie-breaks so, Game One of the final begins on August 1.

**Hans Jung** · Sunday, 1st August, 2021, 12:04 PM

Game one of the finals. Bizarre game but a real fight! (which is what I like to see). White starts out controlling the C-file but Black uses pawn levers and tactics to get a passed C-pawn! White strips Black's king position naked but Black puts whites king into a bind. Who will deliver the coup de grace?

**Hans Jung** · Sunday, 1st August, 2021, 02:12 PM

No surprise. Kosteniuk simplified to a winning endgame and the result became clear.

**Wayne Komer** · Sunday, 1st August, 2021, 03:27 PM

FIDE World Cup Women Sochi 2021

August 1, 2021

Final

Game One

Game 1, August 1
Goryachkina, Aleksandra – Kosteniuk, Alexandra
E04 Catalan, open

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3 d5 4.Bg2 dxc4 5.Nf3 a6 6.O-O Nc6 7.Be3 Nd5 8.Qc1 Nxe3 9.Qxe3 Be7 10.Rc1 O-O 11.Rxc4 Bd7 12.a3 a5 13.Nbd2 a4 14.Ne5 Na5 15.Rc2 Bb5 16.Re1 Ra6 17.h4 Rd6 18.Qc3 c6 19.e3 f6 20.Nef3 e5 21.b4 axb3 22.Nxb3 Nxb3 23.Qxb3+ Kh8 24.a4 Ba6 25.dxe5 Rd3 26.Rc3 Rxc3 27.Qxc3 fxe5 28.Qxe5 c5 29.h5 c4 30.h6 Bf6 31.hxg7+ Bxg7 32.Qh5 Qf6 33.Ng5 Qxf2+ 34.Kh2 Qc2 35.e4 h6 36.Nf7+ Kg8 37.Qd5 c3 38.Nxh6+ Kh7 39.Nf7 Qf2 40.Ng5+ Kg6 41.Rh1 Qd4 42.Nh3 Qxd5 43.exd5 Bh6 44.Re1 Bd3 45.Nf4+ Bxf4 46.gxf4 Rxf4 47.d6 Rxa4 48.Bxb7 Rd4 49.Kg3 Bf5 50.Bf3 c2 51.Rc1 Kf6 52.Kf2 Ke5 53.Ke3 Rd3+ 54.Ke2 Rxd6 55.Ke1 Kd4 56.Bd1 Ke3 57.Rxc2 Bxc2 58.Bxc2 Rd2 59.Bf5 Rf2 60.Be6 Rf6 61.Bd5 Rd6 62.Bb3 Rb6 63.Bc2 Ra6 0-1

Position after Black’s 35…h6

What should White play here?

Aleksandra Goryachkina finds the winning plan and looks set to take the lead in the Women's #FIDEWorldCup final match!

But after 36.Nf7+ Kosteniuk is right back in the game!

If Alexandra Kosteniuk finds 40...Kg6! she'll have reached the time control with great winning chances!

And she did! An incredibly dramatic game for such a high-stakes moment

Goryachkina is trying to avoid playing the Rook vs. Rook + Bishop ending but as Magnus pointed out yesterday re: Mishra and Svidler repeated today, that's the way to lose! Currently Kosteniuk has a winning position

Kosteniuk is now (still) winning, but Jan & Peter point out that not seeing 58...Ra6! here gives hope for Goryachkina that her opponent doesn't see the clear win:

But Alexandra Kosteniuk gets a 2nd chance to play the winning Ra6 and she takes the lead in the Women's #FIDEWorldCup final! Aleksandra Goryachkina now needs to hit back on demand with Black tomorrow

It took a few moments for Alexandra Kosteniuk to realise that an incredible rollercoaster game was finally over!

Match for Third Place

Game 1, August 1
Tan, Zhongyi – Muzychuk, Anna
D41 QGD, Semi-Tarrasch

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 c5 5.cxd5 cxd4 6.Qxd4 exd5 7.Bg5 Be7 8.e3 O-O 9.Be2 h6 10.Bh4 Nc6 11.Qd3 Qb6 12.O-O Rd8 13.Bxf6 Bxf6 14.Nxd5 Qxb2 15.Nxf6+ Qxf6 16.Qb5 b6 17.Rac1 Bb7 18.Rc4 Rd6 19.Rf4 Qe7 20.Rd1 Rad8 21.Rxd6 Rxd6 22.h3 Bc8 23.Nh4 Rf6 24.Nf5 Bxf5 25.Rxf5 Nd4 26.exd4 Rxf5 27.Qxf5 Qxe2 28.d5 Qd1+ 29.Kh2 Qd4 30.Qc8+ Kh7 31.Qc6 Qxf2 32.d6 Qf4+ 33.Kg1 Qd4+ 34.Kf1 Qd1+ 35.Kf2 Qd2+ 36.Kg3 Qe3+ 37.Kh2 Qe5+ 38.g3 Qe2+ 39.Kg1 Qe1+ 40.Kg2 Qe2+ 41.Kg1 Qe1+ 42.Kg2 Qe2+ 1/2-1/2
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Peter Svidler and Jan Gustafsson are commentating on both the Open and Women’s Cup. Peter likes to get up and walk around after a move when he is playing and he cannot believe that Goryachkina can sit hour after hour looking at the board without getting up.

**Hans Jung** · Monday, 2nd August, 2021, 11:24 AM

Game Two Kosteniuk has played with the draw in mind but the position is trickier than it first looks. Several times Kosteniuk has had to play "only" moves but so far she has found them and is doing well.

**Hans Jung** · Monday, 2nd August, 2021, 01:02 PM

Game Two Kosteniuk must have been winning that endgame but end result = draw.

**Wayne Komer** · Monday, 2nd August, 2021, 01:45 PM

FIDE World Cup Women Sochi 2021

August 2, 2021

Final

Game Two

Game 2, August 2
Kosteniuk, Alexandra – Goryachkina, Aleksandra
C07 French, Tarrasch, open variation

1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 c5 4.exd5 Qxd5 5.dxc5 Qxc5 6.Ngf3 Nf6 7.Bd3 Nbd7 8.Qe2 Qc7 9.O-O b6 10.Ne4 Bb7 11.Nxf6+ gxf6 12.Be4 Rc8 13.Bf4 Qxf4 14.Bxb7 Rc7 15.Ba6 Bc5 16.Rad1 Ke7 17.c3 Ne5 18.Nxe5 Qxe5 19.Qd3 Bd6 20.f4 Qc5+ 21.Kh1 Rd7 22.Qe2 h5 23.Bc4 Rc8 24.Bb3 Qf5 25.Rd4 Rdd8 26.Rfd1 Bc7 27.Bc2 Qg4 28.Qa6 Rxd4 29.Rxd4 Rd8 30.Qa3+ Bd6 31.Qxa7+ Rd7 32.Qa6 h4 33.Qd3 f5 34.b4 h3 35.gxh3 Qg8 36.Bb3 Qa8+ 37.Kg1 Rd8 38.Kf2 Bxf4 39.Rxd8 Qxd8 40.Qxd8+ Kxd8 41.Ke2 Ke7 42.a4 Bc7 43.h4 Kf6 44.Kd3 Kg6 45.Kc4 f4 46.Kb5 f3 47.a5 bxa5 48.bxa5 e5 49.a6 Bb8 50.Kb6 e4 51.Bd1 f5 52.Kb7 f2 53.Be2 f4 54.Kxb8 f3 55.Bc4 e3 56.a7 f1=Q 57.Bxf1 e2 58.Bxe2 fxe2 59.a8=Q 1/2-1/2

Congratulations to Alexandra Kosteniuk (@chessqueen) on winning the 2021 Women's #FIDEWorldCup, earning $50k (40k after FIDE's cut) and picking up an amazing 43 rating points in the process!

Game 2, August 2
Muzychuk, Anna – Tan, Zhongyi
C42 Petrov’s Defence

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nxe5 d6 4.Nf3 Nxe4 5.Bd3 Nf6 6.O-O Be7 7.h3 O-O 8.c3 Nbd7 9.Bc2 Ne5 10.Nh4 Ng6 11.Nf5 Re8 12.d4 Bf8 13.Nd2 d5 14.Ng3 Bd6 15.Re1 Bd7 16.Ndf1 Rxe1 17.Qxe1 Qf8 18.Nf5 Re8 19.Qd1 Ne4 20.Nxd6 Qxd6 21.a4 h6 22.Be3 f5 23.f3 Ng5 24.Bxg5 hxg5 25.Qd2 Qe7 26.g3 Qe2 27.Bd1 Qe7 28.Bc2 Qe2 29.Bd1 Qa6 30.Bb3 c6 31.Re1 Qb6 32.Rxe8+ Bxe8 33.Bd1 f4 34.g4 c5 35.dxc5 Qxc5+ 36.Qf2 b6 37.Nd2 Ne5 38.Qxc5 bxc5 39.b4 c4 40.Nb1 Kf8 41.Na3 Ke7 42.Kf1 a6 43.Ke2 Bc6 44.Kd2 Kd6 45.a5 Be8 46.Nc2 Nc6 47.Nd4 Bd7 48.Bc2 Nxd4 49.cxd4 Bb5 1/2-1/2

We'll have at least one tiebreak tomorrow after Anna Muzychuk held on for a draw against Tan Zhongyi in the women's match for 3rd place

FIDE World Cup Women Sochi 2021

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