The position looked more promising for White, but Stefanova possibly misplayed it on the next few moves. Ushenina, however, deviated from the main lines, and by the 10th move the players reached an original position with complicated strategic and tactical pattern. The Finals consist of four classical games.Ĭ reported that the Bulgarian, playing White, decided to test her opponents knowledge in a very sharp opening variation known as the Slav Gambit: White sacrifices a central pawn, but forces Black to keep the king in the center and obtains long-lasting initiative. It was all very grusome after 17.Nxd5 and this win means a draw with black in game 4 will give Ushenina the title. Not only did Stefanova clearly not know the line but she also walked straight into the sharpest variation by rather naively playing 15.e5 rather than 15.Kh8 which was more restrained. The Week In Chess reported that Game 3 could not have gone better for Anna Ushenina who completely caught out Antoaneta Stefanova in a sideline of the Chebanenko Slav. She only needs to get a draw in the fourth game to seal the crown as the Womens World Chess Champion 2012.
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