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Game of the day 5

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Zhao,Xue - Ju,Wenjun

FIDE Women's Grand Prix Ankara, 21.09.2012
Chinese players are always fighting terribly against each other.Just last year in Shenzen there were few friendly draws. 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.Nf3 0–0 6.Be2 e5 7.Be3 Na6 [More usual way here is 7...Ng4 8.Bg5 f6 9.Bh4 g5 10.Bg3 Nc6 11.d5 Ne7] 8.0–0 Ng4 [Classical central strategy allows White transfer into better endgame here 8...c6 9.dxe5 dxe5 10.Qxd8 Rxd8 11.h3 Re8 12.a3
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Round 5 review
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by GM Evgenij Miroshnichenko
After the free day our players may look rather solid with four draws out of six games (for the first time in this tournament!). But if you check the games you'll find out the same exciting maner of play with lot of unexpected turnovers, narrow escapes, well, sometimes disappointing mistakes but as well quite a few nice touches which would be a pity to miss.
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Round 5 report

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In the fifth round of the sixth stage of the FIDE Women Grand Prix 2011-2012 in Ankara the record number of games finished peacefully. The leaders Humpy Koneru and Ruan Lufei drew their games and allowed the rating favorite of the tournament Anna Muzychuk to catch up on the shared first place. Slovenian player managed to outplay Monika Socko in an equal endgame. Another decisive game was played between Chinese Zhao Xue and Ruan Lufei. Turkish player Kubra Ozturk saved lost position playing with white against Tatiana Kosinsteva and her teammate Betul Yildiz managed to hold the position playing against Munguntuul Batkhuyag.

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Olympiad impressions of GP players

IMG 2752 The Olympiad is over, another important event is under way. 
Life goes on but good memories stay forever…

The whole chess world is still under impressions of the recently ended World Chess Olympiad in Istanbul. This is a big and important event for all chess professionals, chess lovers and fans indeed. Many chess players still remember the hospitality of the Organizing committee of the Olympiad as well as the tense battles that they had at the chess boards.

Most of the participants of FIDE Women’s Grand Prix took part in Olympiad and shared with us their impressions after this big event.

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Game of day 4
IMG 3355(4) Cmilyte,Viktorija - Stefanova,Antoaneta
FIDE Women's Grand Prix Ankara, 19.09.2012
[MIHALCISIN]
1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 e6 5.e3 Nbd7 6.Qc2 Bd6 7.Bd2 Cmilyte choses rear agressive line with long castle. 7...Qe7 [Better not to decide about Queens position yet 7...0–0 8.0–0–0 







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