Dai,Yang (2057) – Bhat,Samyukta (1740) [B01]
2009 Susan Polgar National Invitational Lubbock, TX (6.1), 31.07.2009
1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Nf6 3.Bb5+ Bd7 4.Bc4 Bg4 5.f3 Bc8 6.Nc3 Nbd7 7.Nge2 Nb6 8.Bb3 Nbxd5 9.d4 e6 10.0–0 Be7 11.Ne4 0–0 12.c3 b6 13.Bc2 Bb7 14.Qd3 g6 15.a3 Nd7 16.c4 N5f6 17.N2c3 c6 18.Bh6 Re8 19.Rad1 Bf8 20.Bg5 Be7 21.f4 Nxe4 22.Nxe4 Nf6 23.Qg3 Nh5 24.Qh3 Nf6 25.Rf3 Nxe4 26.Bxe4 f5 27.Bxe7 Qxe7 28.Bc2 c5 29.d5 exd5 30.cxd5 Rad8 31.Bb3 Kg7? (31…c4 -+) 32.Bc4 Rd6 33.Rf2 Qf7 34.Rfd2 Re4 35.b3 Rxf4?? 36.Qg3 Rxc4 37.bxc4 Qf6 38.Re2 Ba6 39.Qd3 Kf7 40.Kh1 Qh4 41.Qe3 1–0
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Diaz,Linda (1882) – Dai,Yang (2057) [A52]
2009 Susan Polgar National Invitational Lubbock, TX (5.1), 30.07.2009
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e5 3.dxe5 Ng4 4.e4 Nxe5 5.f4 Nec6 6.Be3 a5 7.Nf3 Na6 8.a3 Bc5 9.Bxc5 Nxc5 10.Nc3 d6 11.Be2 0–0 12.0–0 Re8 13.e5 dxe5 14.fxe5 Bg4 15.Nd5 Bxf3 16.Bxf3 Nxe5 17.Qc2 c6 18.Nf4 Qd4+ 19.Kh1 Qxf4 20.Bxc6 Qxc4 21.Qxc4 Nxc4 22.Bxe8 Rxe8 23.Rac1 b5 24.Rc2 a4 25.g3 f6 26.Rf4 Re1+ 27.Kg2 Ne3+ 28.Kf2 Nd3+ 0–1
Dai,Yang (2057) – Jamison,Courtney (1984) [A04]
2009 Susan Polgar National Invitational Lubbock, TX (4.1), 29.07.2009
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d3 Nc6 4.g3 g6 5.Bg2 Bg7 6.0–0 Nge7 7.c3 Qb6 8.Qe2 d6 9.Na3 0–0 10.Rd1 e5 11.Nc4 Qc7 12.a4 b6 13.Bd2 h6 14.b4 Be6 15.Ne3 Rad8 16.b5 Na5 17.Be1 d5 18.exd5 Nxd5 19.Rac1 Nxe3 20.fxe3 Bb3 21.Rd2 Bxa4 22.Rb2 Qd7 23.Rcb1 Qxd3 24.Qxd3 Rxd3 25.Nd2 Rxe3 26.Ra1 Rd8 27.Kf2 Rxc3 28.Rxa4 Rcd3 29.Ne4 R3d4 30.Raa2 Nc4 31.Rc2 f5 32.Bf1 Nd6 33.Nxd6 R4xd6 34.Rxa7 R8d7 35.Ra6 e4 36.Bc4+ Kf8 37.Ke2 Ke7 38.Bd2 g5 39.h4 Bf6 40.hxg5 Bxg5 41.Bf4 Bxf4 42.gxf4 Rg6 43.Kf2 Rgd6 44.Be2 Re6 45.Rc3 Kf6 46.Rh3 Rh7 47.Ke3 Rd6 48.Rh1 Rh8 49.Rh5 Rh7 50.Ra8 Kg6 51.Rf8 Rf6 52.Rc8 Rd7 53.Rh1 Kh7 54.Bc4 Rg6 55.Be2 Rf6 56.Rg1 Rg6 57.Rxg6 Kxg6 58.Rc6+ Kg7 59.Rxb6 h5 60.Bxh5 Rd3+ 61.Kf2 Rb3 62.Be2 1–0
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In the last game (which seems to be one of the highest rated and so probably a deciding game) black should have played 26. -, Bxb5 instead of Rd8 as so she would have get another pawn (5 for one light figure) and would have had three connected passed pawns on the queen side instead of one.
I am not sure but I am curious why she did not do this (as the threat Kf2 was obvious and Bxb5 was not too hard to see)? And I am curious if anyone else agrees with with me that black would have had nice winning chances after that!?
Maybe I have overseen anything here, so other opinions would be nice. 🙂
Best wishes from Germany
Jochen