| Sally Simpson: <whiteshark: It's fascinating to see how easily Alexandra outplays her opponents.> I've not seen that many games by Aleksandra Goryachkina whiteshark, but this looks like a dream Sveshnikov that will possibly find it's way into future opening books saying this is how it should be done. It is looking pretty nervy for White with a cluster of Black pawns marching towards the White King. The error appears to be here after White has overloaded their Queen by playing 24.Qa1-a4. 
click for larger view24...Rxc4. White obviously cannot play 25.Qxc4 and 25.Bxc4 means the Bishop has to go AWOL from protecting g2 allowing 25...Qg5 and Black crashes through. Me? Instead of 24.Qa1-a4.
click for larger viewYou can see Black has Qg5 with Nxg2 and f3 ideas. I might think about going for 24.b3 because that Knight can jump back to e3 to help hold g2 after Black plays f3. Though I suppose Black can still play Rxc4. But I doubt I'd even consider 24.b3 because my first choice look would have been 24.Ra7 with Rxg7+ ideas. Then on Qg5, Nxg2 do I have time for Bxg2, Kh1, Rg1 eyeing the Black King on g7, maybe I do...not forgetting to I will also have a Qa7+ in there as well. 24.Ra7 Black will worry about Rxg7 being a check and that may just be enough to eek out a
a miserable move like Kh8. I'd Play 24.Ra7 and possibly still lose, but I'd go down with a gun blazing....firing two blanks and a misfire. ---
That is the game sorted out, now onto the pun and what have these slacked-jawed bunch of pun loving bozos come up with this time.. "Aleksandra the Great"
Good grief. Was that you Perfidious? You will need a rest after taxing your imagination over that one. 😉 | 
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