Women's Premier 05: Padmini leads as Viji loses
Finally, we have a sole leader — the defending champion Padmini Rout. Padmini settled for a draw with Soumya while Mahalakshmi caused a flutter by defeating Vijayalakshmi S. Viji went wrong in early middlegame and gave away three pawns to gain active pieces. She had her chance to turn the tables and win even just before the time control but she missed it. We have an illustrated report with LIVE games and analysis by Nihal Sarin.
Pictures by Gopakumar Sudhakaran
Women's Premier 05: Padmini leads as Viji loses
| Round 5 on 2016/11/07 at 10:00 am | |||||||||
| Bo. | No. | Rtg | Name | Result | Name | Rtg | No. | ||
| 1 | 3 | 2300 | WIM | Vaishali R | ½ - ½ | WGM | Gomes Mary Ann | 2306 | 12 |
| 2 | 4 | 2117 | WGM | Kiran Manisha Mohanty | 1 - 0 | WIM | Pratyusha Bodda | 2289 | 2 |
| 3 | 5 | 2260 | WGM | Swati Ghate | 1 - 0 | IM | Karavade Eesha | 2425 | 1 |
| 4 | 6 | 2386 | WGM | Soumya Swaminathan | ½ - ½ | IM | Padmini Rout | 2374 | 11 |
| 5 | 7 | 2262 | IM | Mohota Nisha | ½ - ½ | Bala Kannamma P | 2073 | 10 | |
| 6 | 8 | 2185 | WIM | Mahalakshmi M | 1 - 0 | IM | Vijayalakshmi Subbaraman | 2390 | 9 |
Padmini and Viji had been leading the event going into the fifth round yesterday.
Padmini settled for a draw with Soumya Swaminathan
Viji lost to Mahalakshmi with black. Maha played a great endgame, although the middlegame was riddled with errors.
Nihal Sarin chose this surprise loss of Viji as yesterday's Game of the Day
Fun Note: Nihal has been regularly sending us his notes to the games for this event after he returns from his school at 4 p.m. He sees it more as an instructive work for him to learn new things and analyse. Yesterday, he could return only at 7 p.m. from his school before he sat to work.
And he was quick to point out that Viji missed a win here with...? Black to play and win despite being three pawns down!
Nihal: I had never seen 4...Be7 in the Bogo before, but when I checked Mega Database with Reference (a function in ChessBase 13), I saw this move being played by some strong players like Alexander Morozevich. Though there were mutual mistakes in the middlegame (probably due to time trouble), both sides fought very well. Black defended well practically, and white played excellent in the endgame. A good game.
[Event "National Women Premier 2016"]
[Site "New Delhi"]
[Date "2016.11.07"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Mahalakshmi, M."]
[Black "Vijayalakshmi, Subbaraman"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E11"]
[WhiteElo "2185"]
[BlackElo "2384"]
[Annotator "Nihal Sarin"]
[PlyCount "199"]
[EventDate "2016.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventCountry "IND"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[Site "New Delhi"]
[Date "2016.11.07"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Mahalakshmi, M."]
[Black "Vijayalakshmi, Subbaraman"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E11"]
[WhiteElo "2185"]
[BlackElo "2384"]
[Annotator "Nihal Sarin"]
[PlyCount "199"]
[EventDate "2016.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventCountry "IND"]
[SourceTitle "playchess.com"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Bb4+ {The Bogo-Indian.} 4. Bd2 Be7 $5 {A move I had
never seen before, but is a very reasonable choice to my surprise. Black tries to take advantage of
the white bishop's position on d2.} 5. Nc3 (5. g3 {is also an option,
Transposing to Catalan.} d5 6. Bg2 O-O 7. O-O c6 8. Qc2 {It has transposed to
Catalan 4...Bb4+ line.}) 5... b6 (5... d5 {is the most common move. White
could continue in normal Queen's Gambit Declined style with some move like 6.
Bf4 or 6.Bg5. 6. Qc2 is an extra option.}) (5... O-O {had been played by
Morozevich. The game went..} 6. a3 b6 (6... d5 7. Bf4 {is an interesting idea
for white.}) 7. e4 d5 8. cxd5 exd5 9. e5 Ne4 10. Bd3 Bb7 11. O-O c5 12. Re1
Nxc3 13. Bxc3 c4 14. Bf5 {Lysyj,I (2686)-Morozevich,A (2724) RUS-ch 67th Kazan
2014 (4) 1-0}) 6. e4 d5 (6... d6 {Abramovic,B (2508)-Biljanic,L (2291) SRB
Central-ch 2007 (6) 1-0 is too passive.}) 7. e5 (7. cxd5 $5 {I prefer taking
on d5 first.} exd5 8. e5 Ne4 9. Bd3 (9. Bb5+ $5 {is interesting as well.} c6
10. Bd3 Nxc3 11. Bxc3 Ba6 12. O-O O-O 13. Re1 Bxd3 14. Qxd3 Nd7 15. e6 fxe6 16.
Rxe6) 9... Nxc3 10. Bxc3 O-O (10... Ba6 $4 11. Bxa6 Nxa6 12. Qa4+ $18 {wins a
piece.}) 11. h4 $5 h6 12. Bb1) 7... Ne4 {The problem! Now black has an extra
option in...} 8. Bd3 (8. cxd5 Nxc3 9. Bxc3 Qxd5) 8... Nxd2 9. Qxd2 dxc4 {
Now the pawn structure has changed.} 10. Bxc4 O-O 11. O-O {It seems better to
castle kingside here. Castling to the other flank seems too risky.} Nc6 {
A good move, taking some emergency measures against d5.} (11... Bb7 12. d5 exd5
13. Nxd5 Nc6 14. Rad1 Na5 15. Qf4 {is terrible for black.}) 12. Rfd1 (12. d5 {
is met by...} Na5) (12. a3 $5 {with the idea of d5.} Na5 13. Ba2 Ba6 14. Rfd1 {
d5 is an unpleasant threat.} c6 {Not a good move, but just an example of what
happens if black is trying to stop d5.} 15. b4 Nb7 16. Rab1 $1 {a positional
move, with the threat of a4 and b5.} Qd7 17. a4 Nd8 18. b5 cxb5 19. axb5 Bb7
20. d5 {is simply crushing.}) 12... Bb7 13. Qe3 (13. a3 $5 {Why? See next move.
}) 13... Nb4 {Good move, taking control of the d5 square. (Another point of a3
is revealed!)} 14. Rac1 Rc8 15. Qf4 Nd5 16. Qg4 Nxc3 $1 {Immediately preparing
the freeing c5 break.} 17. Rxc3 (17. bxc3 Qe8 {Intending c5.} (17... c5 $5 18.
dxc5 Qe8 19. cxb6 Bxf3 20. gxf3 axb6)) 17... c5 18. h3 Qc7 {This move, from my
point of view, is a little dubious, as it allows white to play the desirable
d5.} (18... Bxf3 19. Rxf3 cxd4 20. Rxd4 Qc7 21. Rxf7 (21. Ba6 Rcd8 {Looking Ok
for black here.}) 21... Rxf7 22. Qxe6 (22. Bxe6 Rcf8) 22... Bc5) 19. d5 {
A natural and strong move.} exd5 20. Bxd5 Rcd8 21. Rcd3 Ba6 {Not a move to be
appreciated, as it allows white to keep his bishop on d5. Maybe black was
trying to press, but it was better to get rid of the monster on d5.} (21...
Bxd5 $142 22. Rxd5 Rxd5 23. Rxd5 Rd8 24. Rxd8+ Qxd8 {leading to an endgame
where white might be slightly better, but no more.}) 22. R3d2 c4 {Vacating the
c5 square for the bishop, but also the d4 square for the knight.} 23. Nd4 $1 {
Nice tactic!} Bc8 (23... Rxd5 24. Nf5 $18) 24. Qe4 {The centre is dominated by
the white pieces.} Kh8 {Desperation, but there is nothing good available for
black.} 25. Nb5 Qd7 26. Qxc4 {White is a clear pawn up.} Ba6 27. a4 Qf5 28. Qe4
{White protects the e5 pawn and offers a trade of Queens.} Qh5 {It is not a
good move, but an understandable decision. Black is rated 200 points higher
than her opponent, so she tries to complicate matters. A good practical try.} (
28... Qxe4 {could have been better.} 29. Bxe4 Bxb5 30. axb5 Rxd2 31. Rxd2 Rd8
32. Rc2 Bc5 33. b4 Bxb4 34. Rc7 Kg8 35. Rxa7 Bc5 {Black is worse, but the
chances for a draw is not very bad.}) 29. Nxa7 $18 Bg5 30. f4 (30. Rd4 $5 f5 (
30... Be2 31. g4) 31. Qf3 Be2 32. Qxh5 Bxh5 33. Bf3) 30... f5 $1 {Good try!}
31. Qb4 {Maybe White should not play this move.} (31. Qe3 Bh6 32. Bf3 Qh4 33.
Rxd8 Rxd8 34. Rxd8+ Qxd8 35. e6) 31... Qh4 32. Rd4 Be7 33. Qxb6 Be2 {Black has
lost a third pawn, but her pieces are becoming active.} 34. Rc1 $2 (34. Nc6)
34... Qg3 35. Rd2 (35. Rc3 Qe1+ 36. Kh2 Qf2 37. a5 Rb8 38. Bb7 Rxb7 39. Qxb7
Qxd4 40. Qxe7 Qxf4+ 41. Rg3 {is still winning. Maybe both players were in
time trouble around here.}) 35... Bf3 $1 {Good Tactic!} 36. Bxf3 Rxd2 {Black
has gained counterplay.} 37. Nc6 Bh4 38. Qb4 (38. Qc5 $142) 38... Qf2+ $2 (
38... Rxg2+ $1 {missed by black!} 39. Bxg2 Qe3+ 40. Kh1 Qxc1+ 41. Kh2 Rc8 $19)
39. Kh1 Rg8 40. b3 {White is winning again.} Bg3 41. e6 {Unfortunately for
black, there is no back rank mate ideas.} h6 42. e7 Re8 43. Qb5 Rc2 44. Rf1 Qc5
45. Qxc5 Rxc5 46. Bh5 Rxc6 47. Bxe8 $18 {White is three pawns up and winning,
but the presence of OBs Make white's task a bit more difficult.} Re6 48. Bd7
Rxe7 49. Bxf5 Be1 50. Bd3 h5 51. Bc4 h4 52. Kg1 Kh7 53. f5 Kh6 54. Be6 Ba5 55.
Rf4 Be1 56. Re4 Bg3 57. b4 {The white pawns start rolling.} Ra7 58. b5 (58. a5
Kg5 59. Kf1 Kf6 60. Ke2 g6 (60... Ke7 61. Kd3 Kd6 62. Kc4 Rc7+ 63. Kb5 Rc2 64.
a6 (64. Rd4+ Kc7 (64... Ke5 65. a6 Kxd4 66. a7 $18) 65. Rd7+) 64... Bf2) 61.
fxg6 Kxg6 62. Kd3 Re7 63. Kc4 Kf6 64. Kd5 Rb7 65. Kc6 Re7 66. Bd5 Rxe4 67. Bxe4
Be1 68. a6 Bf2 69. b5 $18) 58... Kg5 59. Kf1 Kf6 60. Rg4 Rc7 61. Rc4 Rxc4 62.
Bxc4 Bc7 (62... Kxf5 63. b6 {is a very easy win.}) 63. Bd3 Ke5 64. Kf2 Kd4 65.
Bc2 Kc3 66. Bd1 Kd2 67. Bh5 Kc3 68. Kf3 Kb4 69. Be8 $1 Ka5 70. Kg4 Bg3 71. Kg5
Bf2 (71... Kxa4 72. Kg6 (72. b6+ Ka5 73. b7 Kb6 74. b8=Q+ Bxb8 75. Kxh4) 72...
Be5 73. b6+ Ka5 74. b7 Kb6 75. b8=Q+ Bxb8 76. Kxg7) 72. Bc6 {Some repetition
to gain time.} Bg3 73. Be8 Bf2 74. Bd7 Bg3 75. Bc6 Bf2 (75... Kb6 76. Kg6 Be5
77. g4 $1) 76. g4 $1 {Excellent idea! White sacrifices a pawn to lift the
blockade.} hxg3 77. h4 g2 78. Bxg2 Kxa4 79. Bc6 Kb4 80. h5 Kc5 81. Kg6 Bd4 82.
f6 gxf6 83. Kf5 $1 {A finishing touch. Excellent endgame technique!} Be3 84.
Kxf6 Kd6 85. Be4 Bd4+ 86. Kg6 Ke7 87. h6 Kf8 88. h7 Ke7 89. b6 Kd7 90. b7 Kc7
91. Kf7 Kb8 92. Kg8 Kc7 93. h8=Q Bxh8 94. Kxh8 Kb8 95. Kg8 Kc7 96. Kf7 Kb8 97.
Ke6 Kc7 98. Ke7 Kb8 99. Kd7 Ka7 100. Kc7 {I had never seen 4...Be7 in the Bogo
before, but when I checked Reference (a function in ChessBase 13), I saw this
move being played by some strong players like Alexander Morozevich. Though
there were mutual mistakes in the middlegame (probably due to time trouble),
both sides fought very well. Black defended very well practically, and white
played excellent in the endgame. A good game.} 1-0
never seen before, but is a very reasonable choice to my surprise. Black tries to take advantage of
the white bishop's position on d2.} 5. Nc3 (5. g3 {is also an option,
Transposing to Catalan.} d5 6. Bg2 O-O 7. O-O c6 8. Qc2 {It has transposed to
Catalan 4...Bb4+ line.}) 5... b6 (5... d5 {is the most common move. White
could continue in normal Queen's Gambit Declined style with some move like 6.
Bf4 or 6.Bg5. 6. Qc2 is an extra option.}) (5... O-O {had been played by
Morozevich. The game went..} 6. a3 b6 (6... d5 7. Bf4 {is an interesting idea
for white.}) 7. e4 d5 8. cxd5 exd5 9. e5 Ne4 10. Bd3 Bb7 11. O-O c5 12. Re1
Nxc3 13. Bxc3 c4 14. Bf5 {Lysyj,I (2686)-Morozevich,A (2724) RUS-ch 67th Kazan
2014 (4) 1-0}) 6. e4 d5 (6... d6 {Abramovic,B (2508)-Biljanic,L (2291) SRB
Central-ch 2007 (6) 1-0 is too passive.}) 7. e5 (7. cxd5 $5 {I prefer taking
on d5 first.} exd5 8. e5 Ne4 9. Bd3 (9. Bb5+ $5 {is interesting as well.} c6
10. Bd3 Nxc3 11. Bxc3 Ba6 12. O-O O-O 13. Re1 Bxd3 14. Qxd3 Nd7 15. e6 fxe6 16.
Rxe6) 9... Nxc3 10. Bxc3 O-O (10... Ba6 $4 11. Bxa6 Nxa6 12. Qa4+ $18 {wins a
piece.}) 11. h4 $5 h6 12. Bb1) 7... Ne4 {The problem! Now black has an extra
option in...} 8. Bd3 (8. cxd5 Nxc3 9. Bxc3 Qxd5) 8... Nxd2 9. Qxd2 dxc4 {
Now the pawn structure has changed.} 10. Bxc4 O-O 11. O-O {It seems better to
castle kingside here. Castling to the other flank seems too risky.} Nc6 {
A good move, taking some emergency measures against d5.} (11... Bb7 12. d5 exd5
13. Nxd5 Nc6 14. Rad1 Na5 15. Qf4 {is terrible for black.}) 12. Rfd1 (12. d5 {
is met by...} Na5) (12. a3 $5 {with the idea of d5.} Na5 13. Ba2 Ba6 14. Rfd1 {
d5 is an unpleasant threat.} c6 {Not a good move, but just an example of what
happens if black is trying to stop d5.} 15. b4 Nb7 16. Rab1 $1 {a positional
move, with the threat of a4 and b5.} Qd7 17. a4 Nd8 18. b5 cxb5 19. axb5 Bb7
20. d5 {is simply crushing.}) 12... Bb7 13. Qe3 (13. a3 $5 {Why? See next move.
}) 13... Nb4 {Good move, taking control of the d5 square. (Another point of a3
is revealed!)} 14. Rac1 Rc8 15. Qf4 Nd5 16. Qg4 Nxc3 $1 {Immediately preparing
the freeing c5 break.} 17. Rxc3 (17. bxc3 Qe8 {Intending c5.} (17... c5 $5 18.
dxc5 Qe8 19. cxb6 Bxf3 20. gxf3 axb6)) 17... c5 18. h3 Qc7 {This move, from my
point of view, is a little dubious, as it allows white to play the desirable
d5.} (18... Bxf3 19. Rxf3 cxd4 20. Rxd4 Qc7 21. Rxf7 (21. Ba6 Rcd8 {Looking Ok
for black here.}) 21... Rxf7 22. Qxe6 (22. Bxe6 Rcf8) 22... Bc5) 19. d5 {
A natural and strong move.} exd5 20. Bxd5 Rcd8 21. Rcd3 Ba6 {Not a move to be
appreciated, as it allows white to keep his bishop on d5. Maybe black was
trying to press, but it was better to get rid of the monster on d5.} (21...
Bxd5 $142 22. Rxd5 Rxd5 23. Rxd5 Rd8 24. Rxd8+ Qxd8 {leading to an endgame
where white might be slightly better, but no more.}) 22. R3d2 c4 {Vacating the
c5 square for the bishop, but also the d4 square for the knight.} 23. Nd4 $1 {
Nice tactic!} Bc8 (23... Rxd5 24. Nf5 $18) 24. Qe4 {The centre is dominated by
the white pieces.} Kh8 {Desperation, but there is nothing good available for
black.} 25. Nb5 Qd7 26. Qxc4 {White is a clear pawn up.} Ba6 27. a4 Qf5 28. Qe4
{White protects the e5 pawn and offers a trade of Queens.} Qh5 {It is not a
good move, but an understandable decision. Black is rated 200 points higher
than her opponent, so she tries to complicate matters. A good practical try.} (
28... Qxe4 {could have been better.} 29. Bxe4 Bxb5 30. axb5 Rxd2 31. Rxd2 Rd8
32. Rc2 Bc5 33. b4 Bxb4 34. Rc7 Kg8 35. Rxa7 Bc5 {Black is worse, but the
chances for a draw is not very bad.}) 29. Nxa7 $18 Bg5 30. f4 (30. Rd4 $5 f5 (
30... Be2 31. g4) 31. Qf3 Be2 32. Qxh5 Bxh5 33. Bf3) 30... f5 $1 {Good try!}
31. Qb4 {Maybe White should not play this move.} (31. Qe3 Bh6 32. Bf3 Qh4 33.
Rxd8 Rxd8 34. Rxd8+ Qxd8 35. e6) 31... Qh4 32. Rd4 Be7 33. Qxb6 Be2 {Black has
lost a third pawn, but her pieces are becoming active.} 34. Rc1 $2 (34. Nc6)
34... Qg3 35. Rd2 (35. Rc3 Qe1+ 36. Kh2 Qf2 37. a5 Rb8 38. Bb7 Rxb7 39. Qxb7
Qxd4 40. Qxe7 Qxf4+ 41. Rg3 {is still winning. Maybe both players were in
time trouble around here.}) 35... Bf3 $1 {Good Tactic!} 36. Bxf3 Rxd2 {Black
has gained counterplay.} 37. Nc6 Bh4 38. Qb4 (38. Qc5 $142) 38... Qf2+ $2 (
38... Rxg2+ $1 {missed by black!} 39. Bxg2 Qe3+ 40. Kh1 Qxc1+ 41. Kh2 Rc8 $19)
39. Kh1 Rg8 40. b3 {White is winning again.} Bg3 41. e6 {Unfortunately for
black, there is no back rank mate ideas.} h6 42. e7 Re8 43. Qb5 Rc2 44. Rf1 Qc5
45. Qxc5 Rxc5 46. Bh5 Rxc6 47. Bxe8 $18 {White is three pawns up and winning,
but the presence of OBs Make white's task a bit more difficult.} Re6 48. Bd7
Rxe7 49. Bxf5 Be1 50. Bd3 h5 51. Bc4 h4 52. Kg1 Kh7 53. f5 Kh6 54. Be6 Ba5 55.
Rf4 Be1 56. Re4 Bg3 57. b4 {The white pawns start rolling.} Ra7 58. b5 (58. a5
Kg5 59. Kf1 Kf6 60. Ke2 g6 (60... Ke7 61. Kd3 Kd6 62. Kc4 Rc7+ 63. Kb5 Rc2 64.
a6 (64. Rd4+ Kc7 (64... Ke5 65. a6 Kxd4 66. a7 $18) 65. Rd7+) 64... Bf2) 61.
fxg6 Kxg6 62. Kd3 Re7 63. Kc4 Kf6 64. Kd5 Rb7 65. Kc6 Re7 66. Bd5 Rxe4 67. Bxe4
Be1 68. a6 Bf2 69. b5 $18) 58... Kg5 59. Kf1 Kf6 60. Rg4 Rc7 61. Rc4 Rxc4 62.
Bxc4 Bc7 (62... Kxf5 63. b6 {is a very easy win.}) 63. Bd3 Ke5 64. Kf2 Kd4 65.
Bc2 Kc3 66. Bd1 Kd2 67. Bh5 Kc3 68. Kf3 Kb4 69. Be8 $1 Ka5 70. Kg4 Bg3 71. Kg5
Bf2 (71... Kxa4 72. Kg6 (72. b6+ Ka5 73. b7 Kb6 74. b8=Q+ Bxb8 75. Kxh4) 72...
Be5 73. b6+ Ka5 74. b7 Kb6 75. b8=Q+ Bxb8 76. Kxg7) 72. Bc6 {Some repetition
to gain time.} Bg3 73. Be8 Bf2 74. Bd7 Bg3 75. Bc6 Bf2 (75... Kb6 76. Kg6 Be5
77. g4 $1) 76. g4 $1 {Excellent idea! White sacrifices a pawn to lift the
blockade.} hxg3 77. h4 g2 78. Bxg2 Kxa4 79. Bc6 Kb4 80. h5 Kc5 81. Kg6 Bd4 82.
f6 gxf6 83. Kf5 $1 {A finishing touch. Excellent endgame technique!} Be3 84.
Kxf6 Kd6 85. Be4 Bd4+ 86. Kg6 Ke7 87. h6 Kf8 88. h7 Ke7 89. b6 Kd7 90. b7 Kc7
91. Kf7 Kb8 92. Kg8 Kc7 93. h8=Q Bxh8 94. Kxh8 Kb8 95. Kg8 Kc7 96. Kf7 Kb8 97.
Ke6 Kc7 98. Ke7 Kb8 99. Kd7 Ka7 100. Kc7 {I had never seen 4...Be7 in the Bogo
before, but when I checked Reference (a function in ChessBase 13), I saw this
move being played by some strong players like Alexander Morozevich. Though
there were mutual mistakes in the middlegame (probably due to time trouble),
both sides fought very well. Black defended very well practically, and white
played excellent in the endgame. A good game.} 1-0
Maha speaks about her preparation...
Padmini thus leads the tournament with 4.0/5.
Swati Ghate had suffered some unfortunate losses but yesterday she netted the top seed Karavade!
Gomes and Vaishali drew their game...
...as did Nisha and Bala Kannamma.
Kiran Manisha Mohanty managed to beat Bodda Pratyusha with 1.b3!
Kiran speaks about the tournament until now...
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| Round 6 on 2016/11/08 at 10:00 am | |||||||||
| Bo. | No. | Rtg | Name | Result | Name | Rtg | No. | ||
| 1 | 12 | 2306 | WGM | Gomes Mary Ann | IM | Vijayalakshmi Subbaraman | 2390 | 9 | |
| 2 | 10 | 2073 | Bala Kannamma P | WIM | Mahalakshmi M | 2185 | 8 | ||
| 3 | 11 | 2374 | IM | Padmini Rout | IM | Mohota Nisha | 2262 | 7 | |
| 4 | 1 | 2425 | IM | Karavade Eesha | WGM | Soumya Swaminathan | 2386 | 6 | |
| 5 | 2 | 2289 | WIM | Pratyusha Bodda | WGM | Swati Ghate | 2260 | 5 | |
| 6 | 3 | 2300 | WIM | Vaishali R | WGM | Kiran Manisha Mohanty | 2117 | 4 | |