1. e2e4  1... c7c5  2. g1f3  2... e7e6 If you want to play the Sveshnikov Variation but don't want to allow White to play the Rossolimo (3.Bb5), then this is the move order to choose. White gets another option, as we'll see. 3. d2d4  3... c5d4  4. f3d4  4... g8f6  5. b1c3  5... b8c6 Here White has an important choice to make: face Sveshnikov, one of the lines with the best reputation in the Sicilian, or else capture on c6. I'm not an expert on either of these two lines, but it looks like Black is holding up well on both. 6. d4b5  6... d7d6  7. c1f4  7... e6e5  8. f4g5  8... a7a6  9. b5a3  9... b7b5 Here White has another important decision to make: capture on f6 or play 10.Nd5. Both are very popular. In my king pawn days, I used to choose the second option, influenced by one of my favorite opening books and which I studied with dedication as a child: \"Beating The Sicilian\" by John Nunn. 10. c3d5  10... f8e7  11. g5f6  11... e7f6  12. c2c3 This is the move suggested by Nunn in the aforementioned book. And that's as far as I can remember: unfortunately, I lost the book in one of my many residence changes since the early 1990s. 12... f6g5  13. a3c2  13... a8b8  14. f1e2  14... e8g8  15. e1g1  15... c8e6  16. d5b4  16... c6b4  17. c2b4  17... d8b6  18. d1d3  18... e6c4  19. d3d1  19... c4e6  20. d1d3  20... a6a5 An ambitious decision, refusing to repeat moves. 21. b4d5  21... b6b7  22. a1d1  22... b5b4 A pretty straightforward move, but still nothing new. A recent correspondence game followed with the more natural 22...Rfc8. 23. c3c4 [%c_effect c4;square;c4;type;Inaccuracy;persistent;true] This move puts White in an uncomfortable position. 23... b4b3 [%c_effect b3;square;b3;type;GreatFind;persistent;true] 24. a2a3  24... f8c8 Black changed the pawn structure on the queenside, and this is clear to her benefit as she gains a square on d4, which in a distant dream can be occupied after the Bd8-b6 maneuver. White's position will quickly collapse in the next few moves, so we can consider this position as critical: Abdumalik needs a good plan. 25. d3g3  25... g5d8 Only now does a new move appear on the board. 26. g1h1 [%c_effect h1;square;h1;type;Inaccuracy;persistent;true] One of my favorite concepts in positional play is \"harmony,\" which means making sense of your moves, one flowing with the other. Smyslov, for example, was a harmony genius. White's next move doesn't make a good impression in this regard; it doesn't seem to flow naturally and White's plan of advancing the pawn to f4 is hardly effective. This is what we call an \"ugly\" move. I must be honest: there are many instances where ugly moves are the best ones. Alas, to Abdumalik's bad luck, this is not one of them. 26... c8c5 [%c_effect c5;square;c5;type;GreatFind;persistent;true] The most accurate move. By the way, I was impressed by Zhu's precision in carrying out her initiative. 27. d5c3  27... b7c6  28. f2f4  28... e6c4  29. e2c4  29... c5c4  30. f4e5 It's hard to recommend anything. 30... d6e5  31. g3e5 White regains the pawn but opens the game to Black's bishop. 31... d8c7  32. e5h5  32... c6e6 [%c_effect e6;square;e6;type;GreatFind;persistent;true] Getting ready to take the bishop to his ideal square, e5. 33. d1d5  33... f7f6 [%c_effect f6;square;f6;type;GreatFind;persistent;true] 34. d5b5  34... c4d4  35. b5b8  35... c7b8  36. h5a5  36... d4d2  37. a5h5  37... d2b2  38. f1d1  38... b8d6 [%c_effect d6;square;d6;type;GreatFind;persistent;true] 39. c3b5  39... e6e4 [%c_effect e4;square;e4;type;GreatFind;persistent;true] Very well calculated. 40. h5f7  40... g8h8 [%c_effect h8;square;h8;type;GreatFind;persistent;true] Of course, this was seen in advance by the Chinese player. 41. d1g1  41... d6c5  42. h2h3  42... h7h6  43. b5c3  43... e4a8  44. c3d5 