Confederation Cup Riga 2010 Women

The women's tournament was won by team Kychkin Sakha consisting of Sobakina and Nogovytsina (see picture) before team Bashneft Ufa (Tansykkuzhina, Georgieva, Abdullina).

In the decisive game between both teams Nogovytsina managed to beat Tansykkuzhina.

Tamara Tansykkuzhina - Matrena Nogovitsyna 0-2

1.33-28 19-23 2.28x19 14x23 3.39-33 10-14 4.34-30 14-19 5.30-25 17-22 6.25x14 9x20 7.35-30 5-10 8.30-25 10-14 9.44-39 11-17 10.50-44 6-11 11.31-27 22x31 12.36x27 1-6 13.40-34 4-9 14.44-40 17-22 15.41-36 22x31 16.36x27 11-17 17.46-41 7-11 18.40-35 2-7 19.34-29 23x34 20.39x30 18-23 21.43-39 12-18 22.39-34 7-12 23.34-29 23x34 24.30x39 20-24 25.49-44 17-21 26.33-28 21-26 27.38-33 18-23 28.42-38 12-17 29.41-36 17-21 30.44-40

diagram 1

14-20!

Black takes control of both wings, which results in a promising classical position.

31.25x14 9x20 32.27-22 20-25 33.47-42 3-9!

White has no more safe moves. The next two moves compromise the white position.

34.40-34 15-20! 35.48-43 11-17

Of course not 9-14? due to 36.33-29 24x44 37.43-39 44x33 38.38x9 14x3 39.37-31 26x48 40.45-40 48x30 41.35x2 W+

36.22x11 16x7! 37.36-31 13-18!

This prevents 38.31-27 using 9-14 39.27x16 18-22 40.28x17 26-31 41.37x26 23-29 42.34x23 19x48 B+

38.34-30 25x34 39.39x30 20-25 40.31-27 25x34 41.27x16 6-11

diagram 2

42.43-39?

White collapses under the heavy pressure. With 42.28-22 18x27 43.32x21 26x17 44.33-29 24x33 45.38x40 17-22 46.37-31 she could have escaped to a difficult, but defendable position.

34x43 43.38x49 8-12! 44.42-38 11-17 45.49-43 9-14

Black has taken simple measures to prevent the exchange 37-31 26x37 32x41 23x32 38x27 and therefore the white position is hopeless.

46.45-40 14-20 47.40-34 20-25! 48.37-31 26x37 49.32x41 23x32 50.38x27 17-21 51.27-22 18x27 52.34-29 21-26 53.29x20 25x14 and white surrendered the game.

Pashkevich - Milova 0-2

37.37-31? 28-33 38.39x17 18-23 39.31x22 13-18 40.22x13 8x50 41.17-12 23-28 and white surrendered the game.

Nogovytsina - Uvachan 2-0

17-22? 17.39-33 22x31 18.30-24 19x28 19.41-36 23x34 20.32x1 and white won.

Tansykkuzhina - Gerasimovich 2-0

18-23? 42.27-22!! 15-20 43.48-43 12-18 44.34-29 18x38 45.29x9 25x34 46.43x32 8-13 47.9x18 20-25 48.28-22 and black surrendered.

Shidlauskene - Pashkevich 2-0

34.48-42? White could have won immediately using 27-22 17x28 26x17 11x22 33-29!

Kovalevskaja - Zile 2-0

48.27-22? White could have won using 48.28-23 29x18 49.37-31 26x28 50.39-33 28x39 51.40-34 39x30 52.35x4.

Kalnina - Shidlauskene 0-2

Here black could win using 19-24! 30.28x19 (or 30.30x19 13x24 31.28x30 20-24 32.30x19 8-13 33.19x17 11x44 B+) 18-23 31.19x28 13-18 32.30x19 8-13 33.19x17 11x44. Note that 12-17!? 31.27-21! 16x27 32.32x12 23x41 33.12x25 41-46 34.48-42! does not win for black.

Sobakina - Georgieva 1-1

9-14?

Black needed to play 8-12 here. Then white has only one possible move: 43.48-42! This brings the threat 44.34-29 23x34 45.27-21 26x17 46.28-22 17x39 47.38-33 39x28 48.32x3 into play. Therefore black must continue with 9-14, which results in an equal position after 44.35-30 24x35 45.33-29 20-25 46.27-22 18x27 47.29x20 25x14 48.32x21 26x17.

43.34-29! 23x34 44.28-23 19x39 45.38-33 39x28 46.32x3 Now the white position is winning, but later in the game she let the black player escape.

Sobakina - Georgieva 1-1

After 60.15-42? 25-30 61.17-12 30-34 62.12-7 34-39 63.7-1 39-43 the game ended in a draw. In the diagram position white could still win using 60.17-12 25-30 61.12-7 30-34 62.7-2 32-37 63.15-47 34-39 64.2-16 39-44 65.16-11! W+