Guichard,Pauline vs. Nurman,Alua - FIDE Women World Blitz 2024 0-1
In the FIDE Women World Blitz 2024 event on December 30, 2024, Pauline Guichard made a move that would go down in history as a bold, yet questionable decision - Rac1. This move involved the sacrifice of material, leaving one of White's pieces without any defenders, and it can be argued that this piece was given away unnecessarily. Furthermore, by playing this move, Guichard missed an opportunity to push her passed pawn forward, which would have likely led to a stronger position. Unfortunately for Guichard, Nurman Alua seized the moment, using the open file created by White's pawn to gain an advantage on the board. Meanwhile, another piece was left vulnerable and unprotected, as its defender was not developed from a strong central square. By devoting some of her pieces to develop one key piece, Guichard may have potentially delayed other development or attacking chances that could have arisen from moving this piece earlier or in a different manner.
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[Date "2024.12.30"]