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GM Alexandra Kosteniuk (2498) – GM Zhao Xue (2494)

Published February 7, 2011 | By Bart7

Moscow Open 2011 Round 5

GM Alexandra Kosteniuk (2498) GM Zhao Xue (2494)

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3 O-O 9. h3 Nb8 10. d4 Nbd7 11. Nbd2 Bb7 12. Bc2 Re8 13. Nf1 Bf8 14. Ng3 g6 15. a4 c6 16. Bg5 Qc7 17. Qd2 Bg7 18. Bh6 Nf8 19. b4 Ne6 20. Bb3 Nd7 21. Rad1 b5xa4 22. Bxa4 a5 23. b4xa5 Rxa5 24. Bb3 Ndf8 25. Bxg7 kg7 26. Nf1 Raa8 27. Ne3 h5 28. Nc4 e5xd4 29. c3xd4 d5 30. e4xd5 c6xd5 31. Ne3 Qa5 32. Qb2 Nf4 33. g3 N4e6 34. Ra1 Qb6 35. Rab1 Qd6 36. Qd2 Nh7 37. Ba2 Reb8 38. Rxb7 Rxb7 39. Bxd5 Nd8 40. Bxb7 Nxb7 41. Qb2 Ra7 42. Nh4 Qd7 43. d5 kg8 44. Nc4 Nf8 45. Qe5 Nc5 46. Qd4 Nb3 47. Qe3 Rb7 48. d6 Qxh3 49. Qf3 Nc5 50. Na5 Rb6 51. Nc6 Ncd7 52. Ne7 kg7 53. Qc3 Nf6 54. Nc8 Rb8 55. Ne7 Rd8 56. Qe5 Qe6 57. Qa5 Qd7 58. Qg5 Nfh7 59. Qe5 kh8 60. Rd1 Qg4 61. Rd4 Qg5 62. Nf3 Qxe5 63. Nxe5 kg7 64. Nec6 Rf8 65. d7 Nxd7 66. Rxd7 Nf6 67. Ra7 Ng8 68. Nd4 Re8 69. Rxf7 Kh6 70. f4 1-0

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