[Event "Cairns Cup 2019"]
[White "Khotenashvili, Bela"]
[Black "Paehtz, Elisabeth"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Round "2.5"]
[Annotator ""]
[Result "1-0"]
[Date "2019.02.07"]
[WhiteElo "2491"]
[BlackElo "2466"]
[PlyCount "109"]
1. c4 {[%emt 0:0:0]} c6 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 2. Nf3 {[%emt 0:0:16]} d5 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 3. e3 {[%emt 0:0:5]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 4. b3 {[%emt 0:0:16]} g6 {[%emt 0:2:46]} 5. Bb2 {[%emt 0:0:58]} Bg7 {[%emt 0:0:5]} 6. Be2 {[%emt 0:1:5]} 0-0 {[%emt 0:0:8]} 7. 0-0 {[%emt 0:0:18]} a6 {[%emt 0:2:40]} 8. Nc3 {[%emt 0:5:57]} Re8 {[%emt 0:1:6]} 9. d4 {[%emt 0:2:8]} b5 {[%emt 0:26:55]} 10. Ne5 {[%emt 0:7:46]} e6 {[%emt 0:3:49]} 11. Rc1 {[%emt 0:8:18]} Nfd7 {[%emt 0:0:11]} 12. Nxd7 {[%emt 0:26:22]} ({ Much weaker is} 12. cxb5 Nxe5 13. dxe5 axb5 $0 $11 )Nxd7 {[%emt 0:0:20]} 13. Bf3 {[%emt 0:2:37]} Rb8 {[%emt 0:8:12]} 14. Ba1 {[%emt 0:3:44]} bxc4 {[%emt 0:19:51]} 15. bxc4 {[%emt 0:0:44]} a5 {[%emt 0:0:27]} 16. Re1 {[%emt 0:13:46]} Ba6 {[%emt 0:0:20]} 17. c5 {[%emt 0:0:37]} f5 {[%emt 0:6:2]} 18. Be2 {[%emt 0:5:22]} Bxe2 {[%emt 0:0:21]} 19. Nxe2 {[%emt 0:0:5]} e5 {[%emt 0:0:40]} 20. Rb1 {[%emt 0:7:4]} Rxb1 {[%emt 0:0:21]} 21. Qxb1 {[%emt 0:0:2]} Qc7 {[%emt 0:0:28]} 22. Qc2 {[%emt 0:0:41]} f4 {[%emt 0:11:44]} 23. dxe5 {[%emt 0:5:59]} Bxe5 {[%emt 0:0:4]} 24. exf4 {[%emt 0:1:27]} Bxf4 {[%emt 0:0:46]} 25. g3 {[%emt 0:1:58]} ({ Much worse is} 25. Qc3 Bxh2+ 26. Kh1 Be5 $0 $17 )Bg5 {[%emt 0:0:12]} 26. Rb1 {[%emt 0:1:50]} Bf6 {[%emt 0:0:32]} (26... Re4 $0 $11 )27. Bxf6 {[%emt 0:2:14]} Nxf6 {[%emt 0:0:5]} 28. Nd4 {[%emt 0:0:10]} Nd7 {[%emt 0:2:11]} 29. Kg2 {[%emt 0:1:25]} Re4 {[%emt 0:2:16]} 30. Qc3 {[%emt 0:0:22]} Qe5 {[%emt 0:2:15]} 31. Rd1 $1 {[%emt 0:0:7]} Qc7 {[%emt 0:2:50]} 32. Qc1 {[%emt 0:1:41]} Nf8 {[%emt 0:1:35]} 33. h4 {[%emt 0:0:21]} Ne6 {[%emt 0:0:56]} 34. Nxe6 {[%emt 0:0:6]} Rxe6 {[%emt 0:0:4]} 35. Qd2 {[%emt 0:0:47]} a4 {[%emt 0:2:26]} 36. Rb1 {[%emt 0:0:22]} Re4 {[%emt 0:1:11]} 37. Rb6 {[%emt 0:0:25]} Re8 {[%emt 0:1:44]} 38. Qd4 {[%emt 0:0:34]} Rb8 $2 {[%emt 0:1:27]} (38... Qe5 $0 $16 { is a better defense.} 39. Qxe5 (39. Qxa4 Rf8 $0 $16 )Rxe5 )39. Rxb8+ {[%emt 0:0:44]} Qxb8 {[%emt 0:0:4]} 40. Qxa4 {[%emt 0:0:0]} Qc8 {[%emt 0:0:0]} 41. Qd4 {[%emt 0:4:34]} Qa6 {[%emt 0:1:57]} 42. a4 {[%emt 0:9:32]} Qa5 {[%emt 0:0:14]} 43. g4 {[%emt 0:0:26]} Kf7 {[%emt 0:7:42]} 44. h5 {[%emt 0:3:15]} gxh5 {[%emt 0:0:29]} 45. gxh5 {[%emt 0:0:12]} Qa6 {[%emt 0:2:36]} 46. Qg4 {[%emt 0:6:27]} Kf6 {[%emt 0:2:20]} 47. h6 {[%emt 0:1:49]} Ke5 {[%emt 0:4:17]} 48. Qg7+ {[%emt 0:4:13]} Kf4 {[%emt 0:0:5]} 49. Qxh7 {[%emt 0:0:25]} Qxa4 {[%emt 0:0:11]} 50. Qg6 {[%emt 0:1:41]} Qd1 {[%emt 0:0:20]} 51. h7 {[%emt 0:1:23]} Qf3+ {[%emt 0:0:7]} 52. Kg1 {[%emt 0:0:1]} Qd1+ {[%emt 0:0:29]} 53. Kh2 {[%emt 0:0:2]} Qd4 {[%emt 0:0:44]} 54. Qh6+ {[%emt 0:1:17]} Kg4 {[%emt 0:0:39]} 55. Qh3+ {[%emt 0:0:15]} 1-0
Standings after 2 Rounds
https://www.uschesschamps.com/2019-cairns-cup/standings
The Field
https://www.uschesschamps.com/2019-cairns-cup/the-field
