IM Matveeva (2412) – GM Xu (2483) [E32]
Women’s World Championship, 01.09.2008
Round 2 – Game 1
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qc2 0–0 5.a3 Bxc3+ 6.Qxc3 d6 7.Nf3 Nbd7 8.g3 b6 9.Bg2 Bb7 10.0–0 c5 11.b4 Qe7 12.Bb2 Rac8 13.Rfd1 Rfd8 14.dxc5 bxc5 15.b5 Be4 16.a4 d5 17.Bf1 d4 18.Qa3 e5 19.Nd2 Ba8 20.e3 Nf8 21.exd4 exd4 22.a5 Ng4 23.Re1 Qf6 24.f3 Qh6 25.fxg4 Qxd2 26.Rad1 Qg5 27.h3 Ng6 28.Bc1 Qf6 29.g5 Qd6 30.Bg2 Bxg2 31.Kxg2 Ne5 32.Qa2 Qc7 33.a6 Qb8 34.Qe2 Qa8+ 35.Kf2 Re8 36.Bf4 Nd7 37.Qd3 Rxe1 38.Rxe1 Re8 39.Rxe8+ Qxe8 40.Bc7 Qe6 41.g4 h6 42.Qe2 Qg6 43.Qe8+ Kh7 44.Qxd7 Qc2+ 45.Kg3 Qc3+ 46.Kf4 Qe3+ 47.Kf5 d3 48.Ba5 hxg5 49.Qxf7 d2 50.Bxd2 Qxd2 51.Qg6+ Kg8 52.Qe6+ Kh7 53.Qd5 Qe3 54.Qe4 g6+ 55.Ke5 Qd2 56.Ke6 Kh6 57.Qd5 Qe3+ 58.Qe5 White wins 1–0
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I don’t think she will defend her title. But it’s not so unimaginable that it will remain in Chinese hands.
Nice smile in that photo.