I've been both pleased and intrigued to see the variety of openings played at the various U.S. Championships and examined on the blog. Here we have a noble try at a Colle-Zukertort System, courtesy of WGM Sabina Foisor, which is something of a cult favorite among club players. Her opponent FM Ruiyang Yan knows the main line for Black and ends up with a comfortable middlegame position, with White's attempt at an attacking setup banished. However, there are some tricky tactical possibilities that White passed up that are worth examining. The main conflict occurs after Black wins a pawn and then White sacrifices the exchange in an apparent attempt to avoid a tortured losing endgame. White's play is eventually justified, once again proving the "all rook endgames are drawn" chess saying.
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1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 e6 3.e3 d5 4.Bd3 c5 5.b3 Nc6 6.0-0 Bd6 7.Bb2 0-0 8.a3 b6 9.Nbd2 Bb7 10.Ne5 Ne7 11.f4 Ne4 12.Qe2 Rc8 13.dxc5 13.Nec4!? dxc4 14.Bxe4 Bxe4 15.Nxe4= 13...Bxc5 13...Nxc5 14.b4= Bd6 15.Nb3 15.Ndf3 Nf5 15...f6?! 16.Nd4! 16.g4 15...Nf5 16.Nd4 16.g4 16...Nxd4 17.Bxd4 f6 18.Nf3 Qc7 19.Bb2= a5 20.Nd4 Qd7 21.Rf3 21.f5!? e5 21...exf5 22.Nxf5± 22.Ne6 Rfe8 23.Rad1 axb4 24.axb4 Qe7 25.Bxe4 dxe4 26.g4= 21...axb4 22.axb4 Bxb4 23.Bb5 Qf7 24.f5 exf5 25.Nxf5 Kh8 26.Rh3 26.Bd3!? 26...Rc7 27.Rf1 Bc8 28.Bd3 Bc3?! 28...g6! 29.Nh6 Qe7 30.Rh4 Bc3 31.Bxc3 Rxc3-+ 29.Bxc3 Rxc3 30.Rh4 Bxf5 31.Rxf5 g6 32.Rxd5?! 32.Bxe4 dxe4 33.Rf2 32...Qxd5 33.Bxe4 Qg5 34.Rh3-+ f5 35.Qd2 Qf6 36.Bd3 Ra3 36...Rfc8!? 37.Qb4 Ra1+ 38.Kf2 Ra5 39.Rf3 Rc5 40.g4 Qd6 41.Qb2+ Kg8 42.gxf5 Qxh2+ 43.Kf1 Qh1+ 44.Ke2 Qg2+ 45.Rf2 Qc6 46.Qa2+ Kg7 47.Qa1+ Qf6 48.Qa7+ Rf7 49.Qb8 Rfc7 50.Kf1 g5 51.e4 Re7 52.Kg2 Rce5 53.Rf1 Rxe4 53...h5! 54.Bxe4 Rxe4 55.Qb7+ Re7 56.Qf3 Rc7 57.Qd3 Qc6+ 57...Rc3! 58.Kg1 Rd7?! 59.f6+!= Kf8 60.Qg3? 60.Qh3!? Qc5+ 61.Kh1= 60...Qc5+ 61.Rf2? Rd1+ 62.Kh2 Qd6 63.Qxd6+ Rxd6 64.f7 Rc6 65.Kg1 h5 66.Rf5 Rxc2? 66...Rc5!-+ 67.Rxg5 Rc5 68.Rg6 b5 69.Rf6 b4 70.Rb6 Rc4 71.Rb7 Rf4 72.Kg2 h4 73.Kh2 Kg7 74.Kg2 Rc4 75.Kh2 Rf4 76.Kg2 b3 77.Rxb3 Kxf7 78.Rf3 h3+ 79.Rxh3 Rf6 80.Rf3 Rxf3 81.Kxf3 ½–½
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Foisor,S | 2203 | Yan,R | 2220 | ½–½ | D05 | 10 |
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