侯逸凡 (Hóu Yìfán) – Hoàng Thị Bảo Trâm
24th World Junior Chess Championship Girls U-20; Yerevan, October 9, 2006
Caro-Kann Defence B17
Notes by Grandmaster Lubomir Kavalek, The Washington Post, October 30, 2006, C10.
24th World Junior Chess Championship Girls U-20; Yerevan, October 9, 2006
Caro-Kann Defence B17
Notes by Grandmaster Lubomir Kavalek, The Washington Post, October 30, 2006, C10.
Remember the Chinese girl who dreamed of beating the best woman ever, Judit Polgár, and of buying real estate in Paris? Twelve-year-old 侯逸凡 (Hóu Yìfán) is on her way to fulfilling her dreams. She tied for first in the girls’ section of the Junior World Championship in Yerevan with her countrywoman 沈阳 (Shěn Yáng), Salome Melia of Georgia and Möngöntuul Batkhuyagiin of Mongolia. They each scored nine points in 13 games, but the 18-year-old 沈 (Shěn) won the title on a tiebreaker, just edging 侯 (Hóu). American Tatev Abrahamyan finished 14th with 7½ points. 侯 (Hóu)’s one-sided victory over Vietnamese women’s grandmaster Hoàng Thị Bảo Trâm in the Caro-Kann defense is very impressive.
1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nd7 5. Ng5 Ngf6 6. Bd3 e6 7. N1f3 Bd6 8. Qe2 h6 9. Ne4 Nxe4 10. Qxe4 Qc7 11. 0-0 b6 12. Qg4 Kf8. You have to have Anatoly Karpov’s great defensive skills to hold this position.
13. b3 c5 14. dxc5 Nxc5 15. Bb2 e5 16. Bf5 Bxf5? Usually Black plays 16. ... h5 17.Qh3 Ne6, but now instead of 18. Bxe6, the current Women’s World Champion, 许昱华 (Xǔ Yùhuá) of China, tried successfully 18. Nh4 against 刘沛 (Liú Pèi) in 无锡 (Wúxī) last year, and after 18. ... Kg8 19. Rfe1 Nf4 20. Qf3 Bb7 21. Be4 Bxe4 22. Qxe4 Re8 23. Nf5 f6 24. g3 Ne6 25. h4 Kf7 26. Rad1 was clearly better and won in 43 moves.
17. Qxf5 Re8 18. Rad1 Kg8. After 18. ... e4 19. Nh4 Kg8 20. Qh3 Black is still tied up.
19. Rfe1. Mobilizing the last piece and attacking the Pawn on e5 gives white an overwhelming advantage.
19. ... f6? Surrendering the light squares, but after 19. ... e4 20. Qg4 Bf8 21. Nd4 Black is playing without the Rook on h8.
20. Nh4! Rd8 21. f4. The move order 21. Ng6 Rh7 22. f4 is more precise.
21. ... exf4 22. Ng6 Rh7 23. b4 Nb7
1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nd7 5. Ng5 Ngf6 6. Bd3 e6 7. N1f3 Bd6 8. Qe2 h6 9. Ne4 Nxe4 10. Qxe4 Qc7 11. 0-0 b6 12. Qg4 Kf8. You have to have Anatoly Karpov’s great defensive skills to hold this position.
13. b3 c5 14. dxc5 Nxc5 15. Bb2 e5 16. Bf5 Bxf5? Usually Black plays 16. ... h5 17.Qh3 Ne6, but now instead of 18. Bxe6, the current Women’s World Champion, 许昱华 (Xǔ Yùhuá) of China, tried successfully 18. Nh4 against 刘沛 (Liú Pèi) in 无锡 (Wúxī) last year, and after 18. ... Kg8 19. Rfe1 Nf4 20. Qf3 Bb7 21. Be4 Bxe4 22. Qxe4 Re8 23. Nf5 f6 24. g3 Ne6 25. h4 Kf7 26. Rad1 was clearly better and won in 43 moves.
17. Qxf5 Re8 18. Rad1 Kg8. After 18. ... e4 19. Nh4 Kg8 20. Qh3 Black is still tied up.
19. Rfe1. Mobilizing the last piece and attacking the Pawn on e5 gives white an overwhelming advantage.
19. ... f6? Surrendering the light squares, but after 19. ... e4 20. Qg4 Bf8 21. Nd4 Black is playing without the Rook on h8.
20. Nh4! Rd8 21. f4. The move order 21. Ng6 Rh7 22. f4 is more precise.
21. ... exf4 22. Ng6 Rh7 23. b4 Nb7
24. Re7! Playing for 24. ... Bxe7 25. Qe6#.
24. ... Qc4. 24. ... Bc5+ is met by 25. Bd4.
25. Rd5 1–0.. After 25. ... Bc5+ 26. bxc5 Qxd5 27. Re8+ Kf7 28. Rf8+ Rxf8 29. Qxd5+ wins.
24. ... Qc4. 24. ... Bc5+ is met by 25. Bd4.
25. Rd5 1–0.. After 25. ... Bc5+ 26. bxc5 Qxd5 27. Re8+ Kf7 28. Rf8+ Rxf8 29. Qxd5+ wins.
