Tatiana Kosintseva leads Nalchik Chess Grand Prix

From April 25 to May 8, 2010 in Nalchik, the third tournament of the FIDE Women's Grand-Prix is taking place. After 5 rounds Tatiana Kosintseva is in the sole lead with 4.5 out of 5.

Here is her beautiful win over Danielian from the third round:

[Event "Women GP"]

[Site "Nalchik"]

[Date "2010.4.28"]

[Round "3"]

[White "Kosintseva Tatiana"]

[Black "Danielian Elina"]

[Result "1-0"]

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 a6 5.Bd3 Bc5 6.Nb3 Ba7 7.Qe2

Nc6 8.Be3 d6 9.f4 Nge7 10.Nc3 b5 11.Bxa7 Rxa7 12.Qf2 O-O 13.O-O

b4 14.Ne2 a5 15.Rad1 a4 16.Nd2 Qc7 17.h3 d5 18.e5 Ba6 19.Nf3

h6 20.Ng3 Raa8 21.Qe2 Qb6+ 22.Kh2 g6 23.h4 Bxd3 24.Rxd3 Kh7 25.h5

Nf5 26.hxg6+ fxg6 27.Nxf5 Rxf5 28.Nh4 Rf7 29.Nxg6 Kxg6 30.Rh3

Rf5 31.g4 Rf7 32.g5 Rh8 33.Qg4 Nxe5 34.Qh5+ Kg7 35.gxh6+ Kh7

36.Qxe5 Rg8 37.Rg3 Rxg3 38.Kxg3 Qc6 39.Rf2 Qe8 40.Rg2 Qe7 41.Kf3

Qf6 42.Rg7+ Kxh6 43.Qxf6+ Rxf6 44.Rb7 a3 45.Rxb4 axb2 46.Ke3

Kg6 47.Rxb2 Kf5 48.Rb4 Rh6 49.a4 Rh3+ 50.Kd2 Rh4 51.Kc3 Rh3+

52.Kb2 e5 53.fxe5 Kxe5 54.a5 Rh6 55.Kb3 Rh3+ 56.c3 Kd6 57.a6

Rh7 58.Ka4 Kc6 59.Ka5 Rh1 1-0

Posted by: Alexandra Kosteniuk

Women's World Chess Champion

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