Khamdamova,Afruza vs. Wagner,Dinara - FIDE Women World Blitz 2024 1/2-1/2

In the FIDE Women World Blitz 2024 event on December 30, 2024, Afruza Khamdamova played Ng5 against Dinara Wagner with black pieces. This move appears to be a bit hesitant as it fails to immediately put pressure on Black's position and instead proposes an equal trade of pieces, revealing that her attack is actually blocked. The move also overlooks the possibility of a more advantageous knight development for Black, allowing for a stronger piece exchange later in the game. However, by playing Ng5, Afruza gains a tempo advantage over Wagner, which could potentially be used to launch a successful attack. Furthermore, this move misses opportunities to escape Wagner's potential attack and exploit favorable material exchanges that could have been achieved with a different pawn sacrifice.

[Date "2024.12.30"]

[Round "7.6"]
[Event "FIDE Women World Blitz 2024"]
[White "Khamdamova,Afruza"]
[Black "Wagner,Dinara"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2354"]
[BlackElo "2437"]
[TimeControl "180+2"]
[Site "New York"]