I just had to get these games posted. When the video is available at uschesschamps.com for these two games I'll post that, but in the meantime, here are the two rapid play-off games from earlier today in PGN. The second game is the one where Tatev seemed to be losing and then, at the last second (or so it seemed), somehow things switched around and she was marching a black pawn down the board to Queen! I still can't believe what I saw! She won the game, thus forcing play to the final Armageddon game!
[Event "2011 US Womens Championship rapid"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Date "2011.04.28"]
[Round "10.3"]
[White "Abrahamyan, Tatev"]
[Black "Zatonskih, Anna"]
[Result "0-1"]
[PlyCount "122"]
[EventDate "2011.04.15"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nf3 Qb6 6. a3 Nh6 7. b4 cxd4 8. cxd4
Nf5 9. Bb2 Bd7 10. g4 Nfe7 11. Nc3 Na5 12. Qc2 Nc4 13. Bxc4 dxc4 14. Nd2 Qc6
15. Nce4 c3 16. Bxc3 Nd5 17. O-O h5 18. g5 Rc8 19. Rac1 Nf4 20. Kh1 Ne2 21. Qd3
Nxc1 22. Rxc1 Be7 23. f3 Qd5 24. Rg1 g6 25. Qe3 Qa2 26. d5 Qxd5 27. Nd6+ Kf8
28. Nxc8 Bxc8 29. Ne4 Bd7 30. Nd6 Bc6 31. Rf1 Kg7 32. Rf2 Qb3 33. Qf4 Rf8 34.
Bd4 b6 35. Kg2 Qxa3 36. Rc2 Bxg5 37. Qg3 h4 38. Qg4 Bd5 39. b5 Qd3 40. Rf2 Be7
41. h3 a6 42. bxa6 Qxa6 43. Qf4 Qd3 44. Be3 g5 45. Qd4 Qxd4 46. Bxd4 Rb8 47.
Rb2 Kg6 48. Rxb6 Rxb6 49. Bxb6 f5 50. Kf2 Bc6 51. Be3 Bd5 52. Bd4 Bd8 53. Ne8
Ba5 54. Nf6 Bc6 55. Bb2 Bd2 56. Bd4 Bf4 57. Bb2 Bg3+ 58. Ke2 Bb5+ 59. Ke3 Bf1
60. Bd4 Bxh3 61. Ke2 Bg2 0-1
[Event "2011 US Womens Championship rapid"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Date "2011.04.28"]
[Round "10.4"]
[White "Zatonskih, Anna"]
[Black "Abrahamyan, Tatev"]
[Result "0-1"]
[PlyCount "150"]
[EventDate "2011.04.15"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
1. e4 c5 2. c3 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5 4. d4 Nc6 5. Nf3 Nf6 6. dxc5 Qxc5 7. Be3 Qa5 8.
Nbd2 e6 9. Nc4 Qc7 10. Qd2 Nd5 11. Bg5 Bc5 12. Bh4 O-O 13. Bg3 Qe7 14. Bd3 b5
15. Nce5 Nxe5 16. Bxe5 a6 17. O-O Bb7 18. Rfe1 Rad8 19. Bg3 f6 20. Qc2 g6 21.
a4 Qd7 22. axb5 axb5 23. Rad1 Kg7 24. Qe2 e5 25. Bxb5 Qf7 26. Bc4 Rfe8 27. Qc2
Qc7 28. Qb3 Nb6 29. Bb5 Rxd1 30. Rxd1 Re7 31. Qc2 Nc8 32. Qe2 Nd6 33. Ba6 Bxf3
34. Qxf3 Qb6 35. Qd5 Nf5 36. b4 Bxb4 37. cxb4 Qxa6 38. b5 Qb6 39. Qc4 Nd4 40.
Rb1 Rc7 41. Qf1 Rc5 42. Kh1 Rxb5 43. Rxb5 Nxb5 44. f3 Nd6 45. Bf2 Qc6 46. Bg1
Qd5 47. Qe2 f5 48. Qb2 g5 49. Qb6 e4 50. fxe4 fxe4 51. Qc7+ Kg6 52. Qd8 Qe6 53.
Be3 h6 54. Qb6 Qd5 55. Bg1 Kf5 56. Qf2+ Ke6 57. Qf8 Nf7 58. Qe8+ Kf6 59. Qa4
Nd6 60. Qd7 Qe5 61. Qd8+ Kf7 62. Qc7+ Qe7 63. Qc3 Nf5 64. Qb3+ Qe6 65. Qb7+ Kg6
66. Qb2 e3 67. Qe2 Qe4 68. Qb5 e2 69. Qb6+ Kh5 70. Qc7 e1=Q 71. Qf7+ Kh4 72. h3
Ng3+ 73. Kh2 Qxg1+ 74. Kxg1 Qe1+ 75. Kh2 Qh1# 0-1
Here is the video for the Women's Armageddon game:
[Event "2011 US Womens Championship rapid"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Date "2011.04.28"]
[Round "10.3"]
[White "Abrahamyan, Tatev"]
[Black "Zatonskih, Anna"]
[Result "0-1"]
[PlyCount "122"]
[EventDate "2011.04.15"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nf3 Qb6 6. a3 Nh6 7. b4 cxd4 8. cxd4
Nf5 9. Bb2 Bd7 10. g4 Nfe7 11. Nc3 Na5 12. Qc2 Nc4 13. Bxc4 dxc4 14. Nd2 Qc6
15. Nce4 c3 16. Bxc3 Nd5 17. O-O h5 18. g5 Rc8 19. Rac1 Nf4 20. Kh1 Ne2 21. Qd3
Nxc1 22. Rxc1 Be7 23. f3 Qd5 24. Rg1 g6 25. Qe3 Qa2 26. d5 Qxd5 27. Nd6+ Kf8
28. Nxc8 Bxc8 29. Ne4 Bd7 30. Nd6 Bc6 31. Rf1 Kg7 32. Rf2 Qb3 33. Qf4 Rf8 34.
Bd4 b6 35. Kg2 Qxa3 36. Rc2 Bxg5 37. Qg3 h4 38. Qg4 Bd5 39. b5 Qd3 40. Rf2 Be7
41. h3 a6 42. bxa6 Qxa6 43. Qf4 Qd3 44. Be3 g5 45. Qd4 Qxd4 46. Bxd4 Rb8 47.
Rb2 Kg6 48. Rxb6 Rxb6 49. Bxb6 f5 50. Kf2 Bc6 51. Be3 Bd5 52. Bd4 Bd8 53. Ne8
Ba5 54. Nf6 Bc6 55. Bb2 Bd2 56. Bd4 Bf4 57. Bb2 Bg3+ 58. Ke2 Bb5+ 59. Ke3 Bf1
60. Bd4 Bxh3 61. Ke2 Bg2 0-1
[Event "2011 US Womens Championship rapid"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Date "2011.04.28"]
[Round "10.4"]
[White "Zatonskih, Anna"]
[Black "Abrahamyan, Tatev"]
[Result "0-1"]
[PlyCount "150"]
[EventDate "2011.04.15"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
1. e4 c5 2. c3 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5 4. d4 Nc6 5. Nf3 Nf6 6. dxc5 Qxc5 7. Be3 Qa5 8.
Nbd2 e6 9. Nc4 Qc7 10. Qd2 Nd5 11. Bg5 Bc5 12. Bh4 O-O 13. Bg3 Qe7 14. Bd3 b5
15. Nce5 Nxe5 16. Bxe5 a6 17. O-O Bb7 18. Rfe1 Rad8 19. Bg3 f6 20. Qc2 g6 21.
a4 Qd7 22. axb5 axb5 23. Rad1 Kg7 24. Qe2 e5 25. Bxb5 Qf7 26. Bc4 Rfe8 27. Qc2
Qc7 28. Qb3 Nb6 29. Bb5 Rxd1 30. Rxd1 Re7 31. Qc2 Nc8 32. Qe2 Nd6 33. Ba6 Bxf3
34. Qxf3 Qb6 35. Qd5 Nf5 36. b4 Bxb4 37. cxb4 Qxa6 38. b5 Qb6 39. Qc4 Nd4 40.
Rb1 Rc7 41. Qf1 Rc5 42. Kh1 Rxb5 43. Rxb5 Nxb5 44. f3 Nd6 45. Bf2 Qc6 46. Bg1
Qd5 47. Qe2 f5 48. Qb2 g5 49. Qb6 e4 50. fxe4 fxe4 51. Qc7+ Kg6 52. Qd8 Qe6 53.
Be3 h6 54. Qb6 Qd5 55. Bg1 Kf5 56. Qf2+ Ke6 57. Qf8 Nf7 58. Qe8+ Kf6 59. Qa4
Nd6 60. Qd7 Qe5 61. Qd8+ Kf7 62. Qc7+ Qe7 63. Qc3 Nf5 64. Qb3+ Qe6 65. Qb7+ Kg6
66. Qb2 e3 67. Qe2 Qe4 68. Qb5 e2 69. Qb6+ Kh5 70. Qc7 e1=Q 71. Qf7+ Kh4 72. h3
Ng3+ 73. Kh2 Qxg1+ 74. Kxg1 Qe1+ 75. Kh2 Qh1# 0-1
Here is the video for the Women's Armageddon game:
No comments:
Post a Comment