Camilla Baginskaite's games from 2010 US Women's Championship

(1) Abrahamyan,Tatev (2403) - Baginskaite,Camilla (2387) [C54] 2010 U.S. Women's Championship St. Louis (1), 10.07.2010 [Rybka 2.2 mp (60s)] C54: Giuoco Piano: 4 c3 Nf6, main lines with 5 d4 and 5 d3 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.c3 Nf6 5.d3 d6 6.0-0 Bb6 7.Nbd2 0-0 8.h3 Ne7 9.Bb3 c6 10.Re1 Ng6 11.Nf1 Be6 12.Ng3 last book move 12...d5 13.Bg5 h6 14.Bxf6 Qxf6 Black has the pair of bishops 15.Nh5 White threatens to win material: Nh5xf6 15...Qd8 16.exd5 Bxd5 17.Nxe5 Qh4 18.d4 Bxb3 19.axb3 Nxe5 20.Rxe5 White has new doubled pawns: b2+b3 20...Bc7 21.Re3 g6 Black threatens to win material: g6xh5 22.Ng3 f5 23.Re6 White threatens to win material: Re6xg6 [23.Nf1 Kg7+/- ] 23...Kg7 24.Qd3 a6 [24...Rae8 25.Rxe8 Rxe8 26.Qxf5+/- ] 25.Rae1 Rf7 26.c4 White intends d5 26...Rd8 27.d5 cxd5 28.cxd5 White has a new passed pawn: d5. 28...Qb4 29.Rc1 Bd6 30.Rc4 Qb5? [>=30...Qa5!?+/- ] 31.Qd4+ Kh7 32.Nf1 [>=32.Nxf5 and White gets the upper hand 32...Rxf5 33.Qg4+- ] 32...Qxb3+/= 33.Ne3 Qb5 34.Qh4 White threatens to win material: Qh4xd8 [34.g4 Qa5+/- ] 34...Qd7+/= 35.Rc2 [35.g4 Be7 36.Qg3 Bd6+/= ] 35...Be7 [35...Re8 36.Qc4= ] 36.Qc4+/= Bd6 In the style of Nimzovich 37.Qd3 [37.g4 Rdf8+/= ] 37...Re8 Black threatens to win material: Re8xe6 38.Rd2 b5 39.Qd4 Rfe7 40.Rxe7+ Qxe7 41.Rc2 h5 42.Rc6 White threatens to win material: Rc6xa6. Here comes the goal-getter 42...f4 Black threatens to win material: f4xe3 43.Nf1 f3 44.g3 Secures f4 44...Rf8 45.Rxa6 Qe5? [45...Bc5 46.Qd3 Rf6 47.Rxf6 Qxf6 48.b3+/- ] 46.Ra7+?? with this move White loses his initiative [>=46.Qb6 and White has it in the bag 46...Rf6 47.Ra7+ Kh6 48.h4+- ] 46...Kg8+/- 47.Qd3 Qf5 48.Qxf5 White has a mate threat 48...Rxf5 49.Ne3 Rf7 [49...Re5 50.Ra5+/- ] 50.Ra6 Rd7 51.Rb6 Kf7 52.Rxb5 Rc7 53.Rb3 Ke7 54.Rc3 Rb7? [>=54...Rxc3 55.bxc3 Be5+/= ] 55.Nc4+- Rb5 56.Re3+ Kd7 57.Rxf3 Rxd5? [57...Bc5+- ] 58.Nb6+ [58.Nb6+ Kc6 59.Nxd5 Kxd5 60.Rf6+- ] 1-0

(2) Baginskaite,Camilla (2387) - Zatonskih,Anna (2518) [D47] 2010 U.S. Women's Championship St. Louis (2), 11.07.2010 [Rybka 2.2 mp (60s)] D47: Semi-Slav: Meran System D47: Semi-Slav: Meran System 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 c6 4.e3 Nf6 5.Nf3 Nbd7 6.Bd3 dxc4 7.Bxc4 b5 8.Be2 Bb7 9.0-0 Be7 10.e4 b4 11.e5 bxc3 12.exf6 Bxf6 13.bxc3 c5 14.dxc5 0-0 15.Ba3 Be7 last book move. last book move. Black threatens to win material: Be7xc5 16.Rb1 White threatens to win material: Rb1xb7 16...Bd5 Black threatens to win material: Bd5xa2 17.c4 White threatens to win material: c4xd5 17...Be4 18.Bd3 Bxd3 19.Qxd3 Nxc5 White has a new passed pawn: c4. Black has a cramped position. The knight feels good onc5 20.Qe3 Qc7 White has an active position 21.Rb5 White threatens to win material: Rb5xc5 21...Rac8 22.Rfb1 Rfd8 23.h3 White has an active position 23...a6 Black threatens to win material: a6xb5 24.Rb6 Black has a cramped position 24...Rd3 Black threatens to win material: Rd3xe3 25.Qc1 Rcd8 26.Ne1 White threatens to win material: Ne1xd3 [26.Bxc5 Bxc5 27.R6b3 R3d7=/+ ] 26...Rd1 Black threatens to win material: Rd1xc1. Decoy: d1 27.Qe3 [27.Qxd1 Rd6 Double attack (27...Rd6 Decoy) ] 27...h6 28.R6b2 Bf6 29.Bxc5? [>=29.Rb8! Rxb1 30.Rxb1-/+ ] 29...Bxb2-+ 30.Rxb2 R8d3! Deflection: d3 31.Qe2 [31.Qxd3 Qxc5 Deflection (31...Rxe1+ Decoy) ] 31...Qxc5 32.Kh2 [32.Qe4 Qc7-+ ] 32...Rd8 [>=32...Qd6+!? makes it even easier for Black 33.g3 R3d2 34.Rxd2 Qxd2 35.Qxd2 Rxd2 36.Kg2-+ ] 33.Nf3 Qd6+ 34.g3 Qd3 35.Qxd3 R1xd3 36.Kg2 Rc3 37.Rb6 Ra3 38.c5 Rxa2 39.c6 Rc2 40.Rxa6 Rc8 41.Ne5 f6 42.Ng6 [42.Ng4 R8xc6 43.Ra8+ Kh7-+ ] 42...Kf7 [42...Kf7-+ ; 42...Kf7 43.Nf4 R8xc6-+ ] 0-1

(3) Rohonyan,Katerina (2322) - Baginskaite,Camilla (2387) [D38] 2010 U.S. Women's Championship St. Louis (3), 12.07.2010 [Rybka 2.2 mp (60s)] D38: Queen's Gambit Declined: Ragozin Defence (4 Nf3 Bb4) D38: Queen's Gambit Declined: Ragozin Defence (4 Nf3 Bb4) 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 Bb4 5.Qa4+ Nc6 6.e3 0-0 7.Bd2 a6 8.a3 Be7 9.Qc2 b6 10.cxd5 exd5 11.Bd3 Bb7 12.Ne5 last book move. last book move 12...h6 13.f4 Nxe5 14.fxe5 Ne8 15.0-0 c5 16.Rf2 Nc7 17.Raf1 Ne6 18.Qd1 Bg5 19.Qg4 cxd4 20.exd4 Bxd2 21.Rxd2 Qg5 22.Qxg5 hxg5 23.Bf5 Black has a cramped position 23...Bc6 24.Rf3 Nf4 25.g3 White threatens to win material: g3xf4 25...Ne6 The knight blocks e5 26.Kf2 Rae8 27.Ke3 f6 28.Rdf2?? releasing the pressure on the opponent [>=28.exf6 is a viable option 28...Rxf6 29.Kf2= ] 28...Nxd4!-+ doomsday 29.e6?? shortens the misery for White [29.Kxd4 fxe5+ Passed pawn] 29...Nxf3 30.Kxf3 d4+ 31.Ne4 g6! Deflection: g6 32.Bxg6 f5 [32...f5-+ ; 32...f5 33.Bxe8 fxe4+ 34.Ke2 Bxe8 35.Rxf8+ Kxf8-+ ] 0-1

(4) Foisor,Sabina (2356) - Baginskaite,Camilla (2387) [D38] 2010 U.S. Women's Championship St. Louis (4), 13.07.2010 [Rybka 2.2 mp (60s)] D38: Queen's Gambit Declined: Ragozin Defence (4 Nf3 Bb4) D38: Queen's Gambit Declined: Ragozin Defence (4 Nf3 Bb4) 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 Bb4 5.cxd5 exd5 6.Bg5 h6 7.Bh4 g5 8.Bg3 Ne4 9.Nd2 Nxg3 10.hxg3 c5 11.a3 last book move. last book move. 11...cxd4 12.axb4 dxc3 13.bxc3 White has a new backward pawn: c3 13...Be6 14.e3 Nd7 15.Bb5 Qf6 Black threatens to win material: Qf6xc3 16.Ra3 0-0 17.Bxd7 Bxd7 18.Nf3 Rfc8 Attacks the backward pawn on c3 19.Qd4 Qxd4 20.Nxd4 Kg7 21.Kd2 a6 Consolidates b5 22.Ra5 White threatens to win material: Ra5xd5 22...Be6 23.Rha1 Rab8 24.f4 White has a new backward pawn: e3 24...Rd8 25.f5 White threatens to win material: f5xe6 25...Bc8 26.Rc5 Rd6 27.g4 Kf6 [27...Bd7 28.Rc7+/= ] 28.Raa5 b5 Black has a new backward pawn: a6 29.Rc7 h5 Black threatens to win material: h5xg4 30.Ra1 [30.gxh5!? Bxf5 31.Ra7+/- ] 30...hxg4= 31.Rh1 Bd7 32.Rh6+ Ke5 33.Rxd6 Kxd6 34.Ra7 Rb6 35.Ke2 f6 36.Kf2 Bc8 37.Rf7 White threatens to win material: Rf7xf6 37...Ke5 38.Re7+ Kd6 Black threatens to win material: Kd6xe7 39.Re8 White threatens to win material: Re8xc8 39...Bd7 Black threatens to win material: Bd7xe8 40.Rd8 Rb7 41.Ra8 White threatens to win material: Ra8xa6 41...Rc7 Black threatens to win material: Rc7xc3 42.Rxa6+ Ke5 43.Ra3 Bxf5 44.Nxb5 White has a new protected passed pawn: b4 44...Rb7 Black threatens to win material: Rb7xb5 45.Nd4 A valuable piece 45...Bd7 46.Ke2 Rc7 47.Kd2 f5 48.Ra1 f4 This push gains space 49.Re1 Kf6 50.Rf1 Ke5 51.Re1 Kf6 52.Rf1 Twofold repetition 52...Ke5 53.Re1 1/2-1/2

(5) Baginskaite,Camilla (2343) - Krush,Irina (2476) [D73] 2010 U.S. Women's Championship St Louis (5), 14.07.2010 D73: Fianchetto Grünfeld: 5 Nf3 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nf3 Bg7 4.g3 c5 5.Bg2 cxd4 6.Nxd4 0-0 7.0-0 d5 8.cxd5 Nxd5 9.Nb5 Be6 10.Nd4 Bc8 11.Nb5 Be6 12.Nd4 last book move 12...Bc8 1/2-1/2

(6) Melekhina,Alisa (2323) - Baginskaite,Camilla (2387) [C47] 2010 U.S. Women's Championship St. Louis (6), 15.07.2010 [Rybka 2.2 mp (60s)] C47: Scotch Four Knights and Four Knights with 4 g3 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.g3 Bb4 5.Bg2 0-0 6.0-0 d6 7.d3 h6 last book move 8.h3 Prevents intrusion on g4 8...Re8 9.Nh2 Bxc3 10.bxc3 d5 11.exd5 Nxd5 12.Bb2 Bf5 13.Re1 Nb6 14.a4 a5 Black has an active position 15.Ng4 f6 16.Ne3 White threatens to win material: Ne3xf5 16...Bh7 17.c4 Rb8 18.Bc3 Qd6 19.Qg4 Nd4 20.Bxa5 f5 Black threatens to win material: f5xg4 21.Qd1 f4 Black gets more space 22.Nd5 Nxd5 23.Bxd5+ Kh8 24.Bc3 fxg3 25.fxg3 e4 White has a cramped position 26.Kg2 Nf3 27.Re2 [27.Re3 Bf5+/= ] 27...Rbd8 28.dxe4 c6 Black threatens to win material: c6xd5 29.Kxf3 cxd5 30.exd5 Opposite coloured bishops appeared. 30...Qf8+ 31.Kg2 Be4+ 32.Kh2 Qf3?? gives the opponent counterplay [>=32...Bf3 this is the best way to fight back 33.Rf2 Bxd1 34.Rxf8+ Rxf8 35.Rxd1 Rf2+ 36.Kg1 Rxc2= ] 33.Qd2+- Bxd5 [33...Kg8 34.Rae1 Bg6+- ] 34.Qxh6+ [34.Qxh6+ Kg8 35.Qxg7# ] 1-0