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β¦οΈ Biel GM 2018, Round 9
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β¦οΈ Biel GM 2018, Round 9
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β¦οΈ Download a very useful analysed by GM Dejan Bojkov PGN fileπ
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@Mamedyarov-Carlsen Biel 2018.pgn
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β¦οΈ Memedyarov - Carlsen, Biel GM 2018 Round 9
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βοΈ #about_Pogonina
π’ Natalia Pogonina
π’ Russian Woman Grandmaster
π° Natalia Andreevna Pogonina is a Russian chess player who holds the FIDE title of Woman Grandmaster. She is the runner-up of the Women's World Chess Championship 2015.
πΈ Full name: Natalia Andreevna Pogonina
πΈ Country: Russia
πΈ Born: 9 March 1985 (age 33)
Vladivostok, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
πΈ Title: Woman Grandmaster (2004)
πΈ FIDE rating: 2469 (July 2018)
πΈ Peak rating: 2508 (July 2014)
π° WGM Natalija Andreevna Pogonina was born in Vladivostok, Primorsky Krai and learned to play chess at the age of 5 from her grandfather.
π° Pogoninaβs early successes include winning the Russian U14 Girls championship in 1998. She was =1st at the Russian U18 Girls in 2001 and is two-times European girls champion (U16 in 2000, U18 in 2003), bronze winner at the World Championship (U18) (Girls) in 2003, =1st at the Russian Junior Championship (Girls) in 2003 and 2004, and outright winner of that event in 2005, She also won bronze at the 10th European Individual Women's Championship (2009).
π° She contested the 2004 Women's World Championship and the Women's World Chess Championship (2010) but was eliminated in the first round on both occasions.
π° In March 2012, she scored 7.5/11 in the European Individual Women's Championship (2012) (EIWC) to place =5th (10th on tiebreak and with a TPR of 2501), and then followed up in June 2012 by scoring an undefeated 8/11 (TPR 2514) to take outright second place in the Russian Chess Championships Higher League (Women) (2012), signaling a return to her playing strength of a couple of years ago.
π° Pogonina's latter result also qualified her to participate in the Russian Women's Superfinals (2012), in which she went one better to win outright with 6.5/9 (+4 =5), and a TPR of 2611. In August 2013, she scored a solid 7.5/11 at the European Individual Women's Championship (2013).
β¦οΈ A selected game from Natalia Pogonina's recent gamesπ
πΈ Vera Nebolsina vs Natalia Pogonina
πΈ Russian Team Championship (Women) (2018), Sochi RUS, rd 6, May-07
πΈ Four Knights Game: General (C46)
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π’ Natalia Pogonina
π’ Russian Woman Grandmaster
π° Natalia Andreevna Pogonina is a Russian chess player who holds the FIDE title of Woman Grandmaster. She is the runner-up of the Women's World Chess Championship 2015.
πΈ Full name: Natalia Andreevna Pogonina
πΈ Country: Russia
πΈ Born: 9 March 1985 (age 33)
Vladivostok, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
πΈ Title: Woman Grandmaster (2004)
πΈ FIDE rating: 2469 (July 2018)
πΈ Peak rating: 2508 (July 2014)
π° WGM Natalija Andreevna Pogonina was born in Vladivostok, Primorsky Krai and learned to play chess at the age of 5 from her grandfather.
π° Pogoninaβs early successes include winning the Russian U14 Girls championship in 1998. She was =1st at the Russian U18 Girls in 2001 and is two-times European girls champion (U16 in 2000, U18 in 2003), bronze winner at the World Championship (U18) (Girls) in 2003, =1st at the Russian Junior Championship (Girls) in 2003 and 2004, and outright winner of that event in 2005, She also won bronze at the 10th European Individual Women's Championship (2009).
π° She contested the 2004 Women's World Championship and the Women's World Chess Championship (2010) but was eliminated in the first round on both occasions.
π° In March 2012, she scored 7.5/11 in the European Individual Women's Championship (2012) (EIWC) to place =5th (10th on tiebreak and with a TPR of 2501), and then followed up in June 2012 by scoring an undefeated 8/11 (TPR 2514) to take outright second place in the Russian Chess Championships Higher League (Women) (2012), signaling a return to her playing strength of a couple of years ago.
π° Pogonina's latter result also qualified her to participate in the Russian Women's Superfinals (2012), in which she went one better to win outright with 6.5/9 (+4 =5), and a TPR of 2611. In August 2013, she scored a solid 7.5/11 at the European Individual Women's Championship (2013).
β¦οΈ A selected game from Natalia Pogonina's recent gamesπ
πΈ Vera Nebolsina vs Natalia Pogonina
πΈ Russian Team Championship (Women) (2018), Sochi RUS, rd 6, May-07
πΈ Four Knights Game: General (C46)
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@Nebolsina-Pogonina 2018.pgn
830 B
π’ Vera Nebolsina - Natalia Pogonina, Russian Team Championship (Women) (2018)
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Congratulations to Shahriyar Mamedyarov on the fantastic victory in #BielChess2018.
With 5 wins and 5 draws in 10 rounds, he finished 1.5 points ahead of runner-up Magnus Carlsen.π
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With 5 wins and 5 draws in 10 rounds, he finished 1.5 points ahead of runner-up Magnus Carlsen.π
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Mamedyarov (7.5/10) wins #BielChess ahead of Carlsen 6/10) and MVL, Svidler (5.5/10).
34... Qd7
34... Qd1!+ 35. Kh2 Be7!
With the idea of ...g6 and ...Bd6.
A) 36. c4 36... g6 37.Qxg6 Bd6+ 38. g3 Qxf3 -+
B) 36. Kg3 Qd6+ -+
35. Qg6?
White could have put up more stubborn with 35.g4.
35...Qd1+ 36. Kh2 Qe2 37. Qf7 Qxb2 38. Qxe6 Qxa3 39. Ne5 Qe7 40. Qd5+ Kc7 41. f4 g5 42. Nc4 Qd7 43. Qa5+ 0-1
34... Qd1!+ 35. Kh2 Be7!
With the idea of ...g6 and ...Bd6.
A) 36. c4 36... g6 37.Qxg6 Bd6+ 38. g3 Qxf3 -+
B) 36. Kg3 Qd6+ -+
35. Qg6?
White could have put up more stubborn with 35.g4.
35...Qd1+ 36. Kh2 Qe2 37. Qf7 Qxb2 38. Qxe6 Qxa3 39. Ne5 Qe7 40. Qd5+ Kc7 41. f4 g5 42. Nc4 Qd7 43. Qa5+ 0-1
15. b4!
Parham aims to increase the pressure on the opponent's camp with this pawn sacrifice.
15...axb4 16. axb4 Ncxb4 17. Ba3 Bf5 18.Qb3 Bxe4 19. dxe4 Nc5 20. Qxb4 Nd3 21. Qb3 Nxe1 22. Rxe1 1-0
Parham aims to increase the pressure on the opponent's camp with this pawn sacrifice.
15...axb4 16. axb4 Ncxb4 17. Ba3 Bf5 18.Qb3 Bxe4 19. dxe4 Nc5 20. Qxb4 Nd3 21. Qb3 Nxe1 22. Rxe1 1-0
44... b3?
Missing a golden opportunity to win the game.
(44... Rxd6!45. Qxd8 45... Rdxd8 -+)
45. Rc7 Qb8 46. Rb1 b2 47. Qc3 Rb3 48. Qc2 Qb6+ 49. Kh1 Ra3 50. Rc8 =
Missing a golden opportunity to win the game.
(44... Rxd6!45. Qxd8 45... Rdxd8 -+)
45. Rc7 Qb8 46. Rb1 b2 47. Qc3 Rb3 48. Qc2 Qb6+ 49. Kh1 Ra3 50. Rc8 =