[Event "SWE-ch"] [Site "Uppsala"] [Date "2016.07.25"] [Round "9"] [White "Cramling, Pia"] [Black "Tikkanen, Hans"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D08"] [WhiteElo "2463"] [BlackElo "2535"] [Annotator "CB"] [PlyCount "55"] [EventDate "2016.07.16"] [EventType "tourn"] [EventRounds "9"] [EventCountry "SWE"] [EventCategory "10"] [SourceTitle "CBM 173 Extra"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "2016.08.29"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2016.08.29"] [SourceQuality "1"] [WhiteClock "0:17:19"] [BlackClock "0:08:10"] 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e5 {Tikkanen had prepared the Albin Counter to this tournament. Pia was well prepared.} 3. dxe5 d4 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. a3 {This move is recommended everywhere today.} Nge7 {The main line.} (5... Bg4) (5... a5) 6. b4 Ng6 7. Bb2 {Now the question is: to insert ...a5 or not.} a5 8. b5 Ncxe5 9. Nxe5 Nxe5 10. e3 Be6 11. Bxd4 Nxc4 12. Qc2 Nd6 13. Bd3 Qg5 {One can expect the players to have had this position on the board before the game.} 14. f4 Qh4+ 15. g3 Qh5 16. Nc3 Rd8 {Perhaps a new move to Pia, but White is better.} 17. O-O Nf5 18. Bxf5 {Simple and strong chess by Pia.} Qxf5 19. e4 Qh5 20. Nd5 $1 {curtains} Bxd5 21. exd5 Qxd5 22. Rfe1+ Kd7 (22... Be7 23. Bxg7 Rg8 24. Bf6) 23. Rad1 Bd6 24. Bc5 Qh5 25. b6 Rhe8 26. Bxd6 Rxe1+ 27. Rxe1 cxd6 28. Qc7# {Perhaps this was Tikkanen's last game with the Albin Counter?} 1-0