Kosteniuk,Alexandra vs. Fataliyeva,Ulviyya - FIDE Women World Blitz 2024 1-0
In the FIDE Women World Blitz 2024 on December 30, 2024, Kosteniuk played a bold move by capturing Fataliyeva's pawn with her bishop, moving it to the Bxc4 square. This move resulted in several key consequences: Kosteniuk gains a free piece, which is now more active and can potentially be used for further development; however, this also means she has ignored a superior threat that might have been mitigated by not making this capture; her bishop now occupies an important outpost, allowing Fataliyeva to potentially kick it out with one of her pieces. Unfortunately for Kosteniuk, she missed the opportunity to defend Fataliyeva's unprotected piece and instead opened up a chance for Fataliyeva to develop her own piece; however, by capturing the pawn, Kosteniuk does create a fork that attacks multiple pieces on the board, adding a layer of complexity to the position; ultimately, Kosteniuk has developed one of her pieces for active play.
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[Date "2024.12.30"]