Turner - Socko by Monika Socko

Hi all!

Monika Socko just sent me her comments to the game with GM Turner that she won in the 5th round of the tournament in Tromso.

[Event "Arctic Chess Challenge 2009"]
[Site "Scandic Hotel, Tromsø"]
[Date "2009.8.1"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Turner, Matthew J"]
[Black "Socko, Monika"]
[Result "0-1"]
[Eco "B22"]

White just played 28.Qxb7



Qf6

Here I could have played effective 28...Nxf2!? but it only gives a draw:
29.Qc7 ( 29.Kxf2?! Re8! 30.Qa7 Qe2+ 31.Kg1 Qxb5 and black's position is a bit better due to weak opponent's king) Re8 30.Nd6 Nxh3+ 31.Bxh3 Qe3+ with perpetual.

29.Rf1 Nd2 30.Rd1?

Here he should have played 30.Rc1! Ne4 (30...Be4 is also possible 31.Qc7 Bxg2 32.Kxg2 Qf3+ 33.Kg1 Rf8 34.Qg3 Qe2 with and equal position) 31.Rf1 with repetition.
Worse is 30.Re1 Be4 ( 30...Nf3+? is a big mistake now due to 31.Bxf3 Qxf3 32.Qd7 Rf8 33.Re8 and White wins!) 31.Qc7 Bxg2 32.Kxg2 Qf3+ 33.Kg1 Rf8 and in this sharp position black has better chances.

30. ... Nf3+ 31.Kh1

31.Bxf3 Qxf3 32.Rd2 Be4 and Black checkmates.
or 31.Kf1 Bd3+ ! 32.Rxd3 Qa1+ 33.Ke2 Ng1+ 34.Kd2 Qb2+ 35.Ke3
( 35.Kd1 Qe2+ 36.Kc1 Qxd3 ) Re8+ -+

31. ... Bc2 32.Rf1 Bd3 33.Rc1 Bxb5! 34.Qxb5 Qf4! and black won the game
35.Bxf3 Qxc1+ 36.Kg2 d4 37.Qb6 Qg5 38.a4 d3 39.a5 d2 40.Bd1 Qd5+ 41.Kg3
g6 42.b4 Re8 43.a6 Qh1 44.Ba4 Qa1 45.Bxe8 Qe5+ 46.Kg2 Qe4+ 47.Kg3
d1=Q 0-1

Here is the pgn of the whole game:

Turner - Monika Socko

1.e4 c5 2.c3 d5 3.exd5 Qxd5 4.d4 Nf6 5.Be3 cxd4 6.cxd4 Bg4 7.Ne2 Nc6 8.Nbc3 Qa5 9.h3 Bf5 10.a3 e6 11.g4 Bg6 12.Bg2 Bd6 13.O-O O-O 14.Qb3 Qa6 15.Nb5 Rfd8 16.Nec3 Rac8 17.Rac1 Na5 18.Qa4 Bb8 19.b3 Nc6 20.Rfd1 Ne7 21.Bg5 Qb6 22.d5 Nexd5 23.Nxd5 exd5 24.Be3 Rxc1 25.Rxc1 Qe6 26.Bxa7 Bxa7 27.Qxa7 Ne4 28.Qxb7 Qf6 29.Rf1 Nd2 30.Rd1 Nf3+ 31.Kh1 Bc2 32.Rf1 Bd3 33.Rc1 Bxb5 34.Qxb5 Qf4 35.Bxf3 Qxc1+ 36.Kg2 d4 37.Qb6 Qg5 38.a4 d3 39.a5 d2 40.Bd1 Qd5+ 41.Kg3 g6 42.b4 Re8 43.a6 Qh1 44.Ba4 Qa1 45.Bxe8 Qe5+ 46.Kg2 Qe4+ 47.Kg3 d1=Q 0-1

You can copy the moves and paste them into pgnplayer.com


Posted by: Alexandra Kosteniuk
Women's World Chess Champion
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