WFM Susanne Berg Ruotsi - WIM Svetlana Agrest Ruotsi 0-1 WIM Johanna Paasikangas-Tella Suomi - Christin Andersson Ruotsi 0-1 Ellen Hagesaether Norja - Nina Hagesaether Norja 1/2 WIM Evgenia Peicheva-Hansen Tanska - Esmat Guindy Tanska 1/2 Tanja Rantanen Suomi - WIM Niina Koskela Suomi 1/2
There were more surprises in the round 2 of the Nordic Ladies Zonal tournament. WIM Johanna Paasikangas-Tella lost her second round game to Christin Andersson from Sweden after a long endgame. WIM Svetlana Agrest from Sweden leads the tournament after having beaten both Swedish players.
Agrest 2/2, Koskela, Rantanen ja Guindy 1.5, Andersson ja N. Hagesaether 1, Berg, E. Hagesaether ja Peicheva-Hansen 0.5, Paasikangas-Tella 0.
Nordic Ladies Zonal
1999.24.01
1. c4 e6 2. Nf3 d5 3. g3 dxc4 4. Na3 Bxa3 5. bxa3 b6 6. Qa4+ Nd7 7. Qxc4 Bb7 8. Bg2 Ngf6 9. Bb2 O-O 10. O-O c5 11. d3 Qc7 12. Qh4 Rad8 13. Rfc1 e5 14. Qg5 h6 15. Qh4 Rfe8 16. Bh3 e4 17. Bxd7 Nxd7 18. Qg4 f6 19. Nh4 Ne5 20. Bxe5 Rxe5 21. Nf5 exd3 22. exd3 Qd7 23. Nxh6+ Kf8 24. Qxd7 Rxd7 25. Ng4 Red5 26. a4 Rd4 27. Ne3 Rxa4 28. Nc4 Ba6 29. Rc2 Rb4 30. a3 Rb3 31. a4 Rbxd3 32. Ne3 Rd2 33. Rcc1 Rc7 34. f4 Re7 35. Nf5 Ree2 36. Nh4 Rxh2 37. Rd1 Bb7 38. Rxd2 Rxd2 39. f5 Kf7 40. Re1 Rd7 41. Ng6 Bc6 42. a5 c4 43. Nh8+ Kf8 44. Ng6+ Kf7 45. Nh8+ Kg8
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46. Ng6 Rc7 47. Re2
With idea of mate through the h-file.
47...Kf7
47...Bd7! wins, with the idea 48. Rh2 Rc8.
48. Nh8+ Kg8 49. Ng6 Kf7 50. Nh8+ Kg8 51. Ng6 1/2-1/2