Don;t stop playing when you're -56 score | Kosteniuk - Tan

Tan elects Pirc defence opening somewhat dangerous for black, but allowing to bite opponent through the game. Alexandra was half of the game up an exchange but threats created by Black very really difficult to parry.
2019 King Salman World Rapid & Blitz Championships
Moscow, 2019
Kosteniuk, Alexandra (2483)
Tan, Zhongyi (2502)
Event: World Blitz Women 2019
Site: Moscow RUS Date: 12/30/2019
Round: 15.5 Score: ½-½
ECO: B08 Pirc, classical system, 5.Be2
1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6 4.Nf3 Bg7 5.Be2 a6 6.O-O O-O 7.Re1 Nc6 8.d5 Ne5 9.Nxe5 dxe5 10.Bg5 h6 11.Bh4 e6 12.Bg3 Qd6 13.Bc4 exd5 14.exd5 Nh5 15.Bh4 f5 16.Be7 Qd7 17.Bxf8 Kxf8 18.Qd2 Qd6 19.Bb3 Bd7 20.f3 Re8 21.Rad1 Nf4 22.Ne2 Nh5 23.Ng3 Nf6 24.c4 Kg8 25.Qc2 b6 26.Re2 Kh7 27.Rde1 h5 28.Qd2 h4 29.Nf1 Bh6 30.Qc3 e4 31.Bc2 Bg7 32.Qd2 Bh6 33.Qd4 Bg7 34.Qf2 exf3 35.Rxe8 Bxe8 36.gxf3 Qf4 37.Bd3 b5 38.Qe3 Qd6 39.b3 bxc4 40.bxc4 Ba4 41.Qe7 Qf4 42.Kh1 Nh5 43.Qe3 Qd6 44.Qe6 Qf4 45.Qe3 Qd6 46.Rb1 Nf4 47.Be2 Nxe2 48.Qxe2 Qf4 49.c5 Bb5 50.Qf2 Bd4 51.Qg2 Bc4 52.d6 cxd6 53.cxd6 Qxd6 54.Rd1 Qe5 55.Qd2 Bc5 56.Qd7+ Kh6 57.Qd2+ f4 58.Re1 Qf5 59.Re4 Bxf1 60.Rxf4 Qd3 61.Rxh4+ Kg7 62.Qh6+ Kf7 63.Qf4+ Ke6 64.Qe4+ Qxe4 65.Rxe4+ Kf5 66.Re1 Bb5 67.Kg2 Bd4 68.Rd1 Be5 69.Rd5 g5 70.Rc5 Bd3 71.a4 Kf4 72.Rc6 Be2 73.Kf2 Bxf3 74.Rxa6 Bd4+ 75.Ke1 g4 76.Re6 Bg1 77.Rh6 Kg5 78.Rh8 Bd4 79.Rg8+ Kh4 80.Kd2 Kh3 81.a5 Kxh2 82.a6 g3 83.Kd3 Bf2 84.Rh8+ Kg1 85.Rf8 Bc6 86.Ke2 Bb5+ 87.Kf3 Bxa6 88.Rg8 Bb7+ 89.Ke2 Kg2 90.Rg7 Bf3+ 91.Kd3 Kg1 92.Rf7 Bc6 93.Rg7 g2 94.Ke2 Bb5+ 95.Kf3 Bc6+ 96.Ke2 Bd4 97.Rg4 Ba7 98.Rg6 Bb5+ 99.Kf3 Bf1 100.Rg7 Bb8 101.Rg8 Bh2 102.Rg6 Kh1 103.Kf2 Bg1+ 104.Kf3 Bd4 105.Rh6+ Kg1 106.Rd6 Bc5 107.Rg6 Ba3 108.Rg8 Bd6 109.Rg6 Be5 110.Rg5 Bf6 111.Rg6 Bd4 112.Rg4 Bf6 113.Ke4 ½-½
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The Pirc Defence is a relatively new opening; while it was seen on occasion in the late nineteenth century, it was considered irregular, thus remaining a sideline. The opening began gaining some popularity only after World War II, and by the 1960s it was regarded as playable, owing in large part to the efforts of Canadian grandmaster Duncan Suttles. Black, in hypermodern fashion, does not immediately stake a claim in the centre with pawns; rather, Black works to undermine White's centre from the flanks. Its first appearance in a World Championship match was in 1972, when it was played by Bobby Fischer against Boris Spassky at Reykjavík (game 17); the game ended in a draw.

Pirc Defence normally refers to the opening moves

1. e4 d6
2. d4 Nf6
3. Nc3 g6

This is the most commonly played line after Black responds to 1.e4 with 1...d6.[1] It has been claimed to give rise to somewhat interesting and exciting games,[2] where Black will have counterplay but has to be cautious about playing too passively.[3] According to Garry Kasparov, the Pirc Defence is "hardly worth using in the tournaments of the highest category", as it gives White "too many opportunities for anybody's liking".[4]

A distinction is usually drawn between the Pirc and lines where Black delays the development of his knight to f6, or omits it altogether; this is known as the Modern or Robatsch Defence. The tenth edition of Modern Chess Openings (1965) grouped the Pirc and Robatsch together as the "Pirc–Robatsch Defense".
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