Belenkaya,Dina vs. Krush,Irina - FIDE Women World Rapid 2024 0-1
In the FIDE Women World Rapid 2024 on 12th December 2024, Dina Belenkaya played Qh7 with white pieces against Irina Krush with black pieces. This move was characterized by threatening to gain material but ultimately leading to a loss in exchange. It also left White's queen without any defenders, making it vulnerable to attack.
This queen sacrifice forces Black to move their queen, which could be considered as gaining tempo advantage since it allows for quicker development of other pieces. However, Belenkaya could have avoided putting her queen in this position by not advancing her queen too aggressively.
The move does create a fork, attacking multiple black pieces. Nevertheless, it misses an opportunity to escape the attack and instead puts White's queen in a difficult position.
Overall, while Qh7 is an aggressive move, it was made unnecessarily as Belenkaya could have developed other pieces instead of sacrificing her queen for material gain.
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[Date "2024.12.26"]