Nur Nabila’s Winning Game In The 7th Round, Asian Games 2010

16 November 2010, Kuala Lumpur – In the seventh round of the Individual Women Rapid Chess, WCM Nur Nabila of Malaysia (pix left) met Nodirjano A Nodiraa of Uzbekistan at the Asian Games in Guangzhou, China yesterday, 15 November 2010. Nodirjano has a rating of 2149 while Nur Nabila’s rating is 1845.

The Queen’s Gambit Accepted transpired during the game.

[Event "Asian Games - Individual Rapid chess - W"]
[Site "Guangzhou"]
[Date "2010.11.15"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Nur, Nabila Azman Hisham"]
[Black "Nodirjano, A Nodira"]
[Result "1-0"]
[TimeControl "1500"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e3 Nf6 4. Bxc4 e6 5. Nc3 c5 6. Nf3 a6 7. O-O cxd4 8.
exd4 Be7 9. d5 b5 10. Bb3 b4 11. Ba4+ Kf8 12. Ne2 Nxd5 13. Nf4 Bb7 14. Nd4 Nxf4
15. Bxf4 Qd5 16. Nf3 Qf5 17. Qc1 Qa5 18. b3 Qc5 19. Qxc5 Bxc5 20. Rac1 Be7 21.
Ra1 Bc5 22. Rac1 Be7 23. Rc7 Ra7 24. Rcc1 Ra8 25. Rc7 Ra7 26. Rfc1 g5 27. Be3
Ra8 28. Rxb7 Bd6 29. Bd4 Nd7 30. Rxd7 Bf4 31. Rc6 Rg8 32. Bc5+ Kg7 33. Rxe6
Rgc8 34. Be3 Kg8 35. Bc5 Kg7 36. Be3 Kg8 37. Ree7 Bxe3 38. fxe3 Rc1+ 39. Kf2
Rac8 40. Rxf7 R8c2+ 41. Kg3 Re2 42. Rg7+ Kf8 43. Rdf7# 1-0

 

On the 27th move, white played 27.Be3 attacking the rook at a7. Black subsequently made the losing move 27…Ra8, losing the Bishop at b7 en prise as the white rook on c7 takes the undefended piece.

It can be traced to the 18th weak black move 15…Qc5??.

 

  

 

Nur Nabila brilliantly checkmates black on the 43rd move, 43.Rdf7# with the help of two rooks on the seventh rank and a bishop. Clearly white was ahead by a mile in this game and Nur Nabila showed her superiority in this game. Simply fantastic stuff from Malaysia’s WCM Nur Nabila!