Frank's Chess Academy

GAME OF THE WEEK

[Event "FIDE Women Candidates 2026"]
[Site "Agios Georgios Pegeia"]
[Date "2026.04.12"]
[Round "12.1"]
[White "Vaishali, Rameshbabu"]
[Black "Zhu, Jiner"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B12"]
[WhiteElo "2470"]
[BlackElo "2578"]
 

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Bd3 Bxd3 5. cxd3 e6 6. Nc3 Ne7 7. Nf3 h6 8. h4 Nd7 9. Ne2 b6 10. Bd2 c5 11. Rc1 Nc6 12. h5 Qc8 13. dxc5 bxc5 14. Qa4 Qb7 15. O-O Rb8 16. Rc2 a6 17. Qf4 Qb5 18. Nc1 Rg8 19. b3 g5 20. hxg6 Rxg6 21. d4 Be7 22. Be3 c4 23. bxc4 dxc4 24. Ne2 Nb4 25. Rb2 Qc6 26. Rfb1 Rb5 27. d5 Nxd5 28. Qe4 Qb7 29. Bd4 h5 30. Kh1 Rg4 31. Qh7 h4 32. Qh5 Rg6 33. Qh8+ Nf8 34. a4 Rb3 35. Rxb3 cxb3 36. Nc1 h3 37. Nxb3 hxg2+ 38. Kh2 g1=Q+ 39. Nxg1 Nc3 0-1