Margarita Voiska |
(1) Voiska,M (2300) - Zawadzka,J (2181)
[D00]
3rd EIWCh Varna BUL (11), 07.06.2002 [Very easy]
White to play
This is a warmup position. How did Margarita Voiska of Bulgaria
finish off this game?
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Natasha Bojkovic
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(2) Bojkovic,N (2431) - Te Llalemand,R
(2300) [A26]
3rd EIWCh Varna BUL (7), 03.06.2002 [Easy]
White to play
Yugoslavia's Natasha Bojkovic immediately spotted the way
she could pick up two pawns in this position.
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Olgar Sikorova |
(3) Sikorova,O (2298) - Agrest,S (2225)
[C24]
3rd EIWCh Varna BUL (7), 03.06.2002 [Easy]
White to play
How did Olgar Sikorova of the Czech Republic finish off
this game?
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Aleksandra
Dimovski |
(4) Dimovski,A (2114) - Oney,F [B10]
3rd EIWCh Varna BUL (7), 03.06.2002 [Easy]
White to play
You should instantly spot the disruptive little combination
that wins a pawn for White.
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Rozana Gjergji |
(5) Polushkina,S (2159) - Gjergji,R (2029)
[E01]
3rd EIWCh Varna BUL (10), 06.06.2002 [Easy]
Black to play
The move Rozana Gjergji of Romania played is something you
should find in your sleep.
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Jana Jackova |
(6) Jackova,J (2325) - Dworakowska,J (2445)
[B86]
3rd EIWCh Varna BUL (11), 07.06.2002 [Easy]
White to play
With all her heavy pieces aimed at the enemy king 19-year-old
Jana Jackova of the Czech Republic is clearly winning. But
what is the most efficient way to finish things off?
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Monica Calzetta |
(7) Zimina,O (2360) - Calzetta,M (2278)
[B29]
3rd EIWCh Varna BUL (11), 07.06.2002 [Easy]
White to play
You have to see two x-ray attacks if you want to play like
Olga Zimina and pick up a pawn on the fly.
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Corina Peptan
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(8) Aleksieva,S (2334) - Peptan,C (2480)
[B80]
3rd EIWCh Varna BUL (7), 03.06.2002 [Medium]
Black to play
24-year-old Rumanian WGM Corina Peptan had to find one accurate
move to finish this game off.
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Harriet Hunt |
(9) Peptan,C (2480) - Hunt,H (2415) [B51]
3rd EIWCh Varna BUL (8), 04.06.2002 [Medium]
White to play
So how did the combative Corina Peptan pick up a couple
of pawns here against England's Harriet Hunt?
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Maia Lomineishvili |
(10) Lomineishvili,M (2370) - Mashinskaya,I
(2300) [D46]
3rd EIWCh Varna BUL (8), 04.06.2002 [Medium]
White to play
Georgian WGM Maia Lomineishvili could have simply taken
the bishop on c3 and settled down to a win with two minor
pieces against a rook. But like her you should always be
on the lookout for something more compelling.
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Elisabeth Pähtz |
(11) Paehtz,E (2385) - Schuurman,P (2283)
[B70]
3rd EIWCh Varna BUL (8), 04.06.2002 [Medium]
White to play
In this position Germany's 17-year-old talent Elisabeth
Paehtz saw a combination that quickly wins the game for
White. What did she play?
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Alisa Maric |
(12) Maric,A (2455) - Kosintseva,N (2336)
[A80]
3rd EIWCh Varna BUL (9), 05.06.2002 [Medium]
Black to play
When her opponent played 43.Nf5xBd6 17-year-old Nadezhda
Kosinteva spotted a way to immediately bag the point.
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Svetlana Matveeva |
(13) Matveeva,S (2437) - Nepeina Leconte,M
(2308) [D29]
3rd EIWCh Varna BUL (10), 06.06.2002 [Medium]
White to play
Qe2-d3 with an attack on h7 is in the air, but ...g6 would
neutralise that. So what is the best way to proceed?
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Christin Andersson
Ana Cristina Calotescu
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(14) Andersson,C (2119) - Calotescu,C (2299)
[B22]
3rd EIWCh Varna BUL (11), 07.06.2002 [Medium]
Black to play
This is drama: Ana Cristina Calotescu of Romania is winning.
She cannot resist 19...Rxa2 (instead of, say, ...Qxf2).
How did Christin Andersson of Sweden punish this carelessness?
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Lilit Mkrtchian |
(15) Mkrtchian,L (2391) - Dworakowska,J
(2445) [B92]
3rd EIWCh Varna BUL (9), 05.06.2002 [Hard]
White to play
19-year-old Armenian WGM Lilit Mkrtchian found the precision
moves and mate threat that won her the game. Can you work
it all out, as she did, in your head?
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Solutions
Note that you can click on the notation to follow the moves
on the board.
Frederic Friedel
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