Battle of the Sexes

 Once again the Gibraltar Open has been affected by Covid meaning the big open event isn't being held. In its place is the Match between Team PIA (consisting of strong female players) and Team SABINO (consisting of strong male players). It is being played as a 10 round Scheveningen (ie all players on  a team play all the players on the other team), and after 4 rounds, team PIA leads by 20.5-19.5. Team PIA got out to a good start winning the first two rounds, but Team Sabino has narrowed the gap in rounds 3 and 4. 

Turning out for Team SABINO is Australian GM Bobby Cheng, while Team PIA contains a player very familiar to Australian chess fans, IM Irine Sukandar. Sukandar was one of the reasons why Team PIA took an early lead, beating the captain of Team SABINO, GM Sabino Brunello in the first round.

Sukandar,Irine Kharisma (2407) - Brunello,Sabino (2503) [C93]
Battle of the Sexes 2022 Gibraltar ENG (1.5), 24.01.2022

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3 O-O 9. h3 h6 10. d4 Bd7 11. Nbd2 Re8 12. Nf1 Bf8 13. Ng3 Na5 14. Bc2 g6 15. b3 c5 16. Bb2 Bg7 17. Qd2 Nc6 18. Rad1 Qb6 19. dxc5 dxc5 20. Qe3 Be6 21. b4 Bf8 22. Bb3 Qa7 23. Bd5 Bxd5 24. exd5 Ne7 25. d6 Nc6 26. Ne4 Nd7 27. Nxc5 Rad8 28. Nd2 f5 29. Ndb3 Nb6 30. Qf3 e4 31. Qg3 Qf7 32. Bc1 g5 33. d7 Nxd7 34. Nb7 f4 35. Nxd8 Rxd8 36. Bxf4 Qxf4 37. Qxf4 gxf4 38. Rxe4 Nf6 39. Rxd8 Nxe4 40. Ra8 Nxc3 41. a3 Kf7 42. Rxa6 Ne5 43. Nd4 Nc4 44. Rc6 Bd6 45. a4 1-0