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Pia Cramling is the fifth ever woman to earn the FIDE title of Grandmaster (GM). Since the early 1980s, she has been one of the strongest female players in the world as well as having been the highest-rated woman in the FIDE World Rankings on three occasions. In playing the Kan, Black is keeping their position as flexible as possible by not committing any minor pieces. With 4...a6, Black prevents Nb5 and prepares an eventual ...b5 advance.

Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
00:09 Lakos
05:52 Lovik
09:59 Velcheva

Game 1: Nikoletta Lakos (2327) vs Pia Cramling (2484), Women’s World Championship, 20001. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Bd3 g6 6. O-O Bg7 7. c3 Ne7 8. Na3 Nbc6 9. Nxc6 bxc6 10. Qe2 d6 11. Bg5 h6 12. Be3 O-O 13. Qd2 Kh7 14. Rad1 d5 15. Bc5 Qc7 16. f4 Re8 17. Qf2 f5 18. exf5 exf5 19. Nc2 Ng8 20. Rfe1 Bd7 21. Rxe8 Rxe8 22. Bxa6 Nf6 23. Bd3 Ng4 24. Qf3 Qa5 25. Ba3 Qb6+ 0-1

Game 2: Lasse Lovik (2343) vs Pia Cramling (2528), Gibraltar Masters, February 3, 2010
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Nc3 Qc7 6. Be2 Nf6 7. O-O Bc5 8. Be3 O-O 9. f4 d6 10. Qd3 b5 11. Bf3 Bb7 12. Rad1 Nbd7 13. a3 Rfd8 14. Nb3 Bxe3+ 15. Qxe3 Rac8 16. Rd3 Ba8 17. Rfd1 Nb6 18. Na5 d5 19. b4 dxe4 20. Rxd8+ Rxd8 21. Rxd8+ Qxd8 22. Nxe4 Bxe4 0-1

Game 3: Maria Velcheva (2248) vs Pia Cramling (2499), Greek Team Championship, June 28, 2014
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Nc3 Qc7 6. Bd3 Bc5 7. Nb3 Be7 8. O-O d6 9. f4 Nd7 10. Qf3 Ngf6 11. Bd2 b6 12. Rae1 Bb7 13. Qg3 g6 14. Kh1 h5 15. f5 gxf5 16. Qh3 Rg8 17. Re2 O-O-O 18. exf5 e5 19. Ne4 Rg4 20. Nxf6 Nxf6 21. Ref2 Rdg8 22. Rg1 a5 23. Be2 Ne4 24. Rf3 Rh4 0-1

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