Games: Chess
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IF YOU want to start an argument you can't lose (and surely not win), bring up the differences in sporting standards between the sexes. Judit Polgar, a 23-year-old Hungarian, and top woman, is rated below 18 men on the world list. Judit has been on a winning streak at the European Team Championship in Batumi (Georgia).
Here is her second-round win, as fuel for the argument.
White: Giorgi Kacheishvili
Black: Judit Polgar
Nimzo-Indian Defence
England's women drew 1-1 with Ukraine in round five and beat Lithuania 1.5-0.5 in the sixth. Their star, the Cambridge University student Harriet Hunt, won in both matches.
White: Harriet Hunt
Black: Natalia Zhukova
Centre Counter
Harriet's round five opponent offered her a draw after her move 17 (see diagram). Five moves later her position was in tatters.
Slovakia and Yugoslavia lead the Women's Championship with nine from 12 games, ahead of Bulgaria and Georgia II on 8. England has 7 and Scotland 4 points.
Round 5 results in the championship: Bulgaria vs Armenia 1.5-2.5, Hungary vs England 2-2, Germany vs Russia 2-2, Poland vs Switzerland 3-1, Scotland vs Finland 0-4 and Ireland vs Belgium 0.5-3.5.
England beat the leaders, Armenia, 2.5-1.5 in round six to move into a challenging position in the main championship. They made draws on the top three boards and Murray Chandler won on board four.
Other results from round six are: Hungary vs Poland 2.5-1.5, Germany vs Bulgaria 2-2, Russia vs Netherlands 1.5-2.5, Israel vs Ukraine 1-3.
1 d4 Nf6
2 c4 e6
3 Nc3 Bb4
4 Qc2 0-0
5 a3 Bxc3+
6 Qxc3 b6
7 Bg5 Bb7
8 e3 d6
9 Ne2 Nbd7
10 Qc2 h6
11 Bh4 c5
12 dxc5 bxc5
13 Nc3 d5
14 0-0-0 Qb6
15 Bg3 Bc6
16 f4 Ng4
17 Bf2 Ndf6
18 Bg1 Rfd8
19 h3 Nxe3
20 Bxe3 d4
21 Bd3 dxe3
22 Rde1 Nh5
23 Rxe3 Nxf4
24 Bh7+ Kh8
25 Rf1 Nxg2
26 Rg3 Qc7
27 Ne2 Qe5
28 Qc3 Qxc3
29 Nxc3 Kxh7
29 Rxf7 Rg8
30 Rc7 Rac8
31 Rgxg7 Rxg7
32 Rxc8 Bf3
0-1
1 e4 d5
2 exd5 Qxd5
3 Nc3 Qa5
4 Bc4 Nf6
5 h3 Nc6
6 d3 a6
7 Bd2 Qf5
8 Nf3 h5?!
9 Qe2 e6
10 0-0-0 h4
11 d4 Be7
12 Kb1 Bd7
13 Bg5 Nh5
14 Bc1! 0-0-0
15 d5 exd5
16 Rxd5 Qg6
17 Rfd1 Bf5
See diagram
18 Rxd8+ Rxd8
19 Nd5 Rd7
20 Nd4! Bd8
21 Nxc6 bxc6
22 Bxa6+ Kb8
23 Ne3 Rxd1
24 Qxd1 Bf6
25 Qe1 Bd4
26 Nxf5 Qxf5
27 Qe8+ Ka7
28 Qxc6
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