侯逸凡 (Hóu Yìfán) – Emil Davidovich Sutovsky
6th Aeroflot Open; Moscow, February 15, 2007
Sicilian Defence B93
6th Aeroflot Open; Moscow, February 15, 2007
Sicilian Defence B93
“China’s 12-year-old prodigy 侯逸凡 (Hóu Yìfán) beat 2600-rated grandmasters in the first two rounds. Below, Israel's No 4 Emil Sutovsky concedes the Bishop pair against the 6. f4 Najdorf and his later 25. ... Rxc3 sacrifice is overoptimistic”, Leonard Barden wrote in his The Guardian chess column of February 24, 2007.
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f4 Nc6 7. Nf3 Bg4. In his book “How to Beat Bobby Fischer”, Dover Publications, New York, 1997, p. 241, Grandmaster Edmar John Mednis wrote: “The questionable idea. Together with the following KB fianchetto Black hopes to exert pressure on White’s Q4 square. But the concept has no sound strategic basis nor any practical significance. White obtains the two Bishops and a freer position while Black has nothing”.
8. Be3 g6 9. h3 Bxf3 10. Qxf3 Bg7 11. Bc4! “Much better than the routine 11. Bd3. The Bishop not only has some realistic possibilities against Black’s KB2 but the QR will be well placed on the half-open Queen’s file”, Mednis writes (op.cit., p. 242).
11. ... 0-0 12. 0-0 Nd7. An old game by Bobby Fischer instead continued: 12. ... Qc7 13. Bb3 b5 14. g4?! b4 15. Na4 Nd7 16. Rad1 Na5 17. e5! Nxb3 18. exd6 exd6 19. cxb3 Rae8 20. Rc1 Qb8 21. Rfd1 Re6 22. Bf2 Rfe8 23. g5 h6 24. h4 R8e7?! (Mednis recommends 24. ... Re4! 25. Rc4 f5∞) 25. Qd5! Qe8 26. Rc2! Re4! 27. Qxd6 Bf8! 28. Qxa6 Qb8! 29. Qd6 Re1+! 30. Kg2 Rxd1 31. Qxd1 Qxf4 32. Qf3! hxg5 33. Qxf4 gxf4 34. Rc8 f6 35. Nb6 Kf7 36. Nd5 Re5? (correct was 36. ... Re2 37. Rc7 Ke8 38. Rc8+ with a draw by repetition) 37. Nxf4 g5? (37. ... Rf5! made it harder for White to take advantage of his extra Pawn) 38. Rc7! Ke8 39. Ng6 Re2 40. Nxf8! Nxf8 41. h5! Rxb2 42. Kg3 f5 43. Bc5 Nd7 44. h6! f4+ 45. Kh3 Rxa2 46. Bd4! g4+ 47. Kxg4 Rd2 48. Bg7 Nb6 49. Rb7 Nd5 50. Rb5 Ne7 51. Rxb4 Ng6 52. Rb6 Rg2+ 53. Kf3 Rg3+ 54. Ke4 Re3+ 55. Kd4 Kf7 56. Rf6+ Kg8 57. b4 Kh7 58. b5 Rb3 59. Kc4 Rb1 60. Rf7 Kg8 61. Rb7 Rc1+ 62. Kd3 Rf1 63. b6 f3 64. Ke3 Nh4 65. Rb8+ Kh7 66. b7 Re1+ 67. Kf2 Re2+ 68. Kg3 f2 69. Rf8 1 : 0 Janošević – R. J. Fischer, 1st “Solidarity” International Tournament, Skopje 1967.
13. Rad1 Na5 14. Bb3 Rc8 15. e5! Nxb3. 15. ... dxe5?? 16. Qg4 (16. ... e6 17. Bxe6!) is disastrous enough.
16. axb3 Rc6 17. exd6 exd6 18. Bd4. 18. f5! at once seems stronger.
18. ... Bxd4+ 19. Rxd4 Nf6 20. Kh1 d5! 21. Rfd1 Qe7 22. Qf2 Rfc8 23. f5 Ne4 24. Qe3
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f4 Nc6 7. Nf3 Bg4. In his book “How to Beat Bobby Fischer”, Dover Publications, New York, 1997, p. 241, Grandmaster Edmar John Mednis wrote: “The questionable idea. Together with the following KB fianchetto Black hopes to exert pressure on White’s Q4 square. But the concept has no sound strategic basis nor any practical significance. White obtains the two Bishops and a freer position while Black has nothing”.
8. Be3 g6 9. h3 Bxf3 10. Qxf3 Bg7 11. Bc4! “Much better than the routine 11. Bd3. The Bishop not only has some realistic possibilities against Black’s KB2 but the QR will be well placed on the half-open Queen’s file”, Mednis writes (op.cit., p. 242).
11. ... 0-0 12. 0-0 Nd7. An old game by Bobby Fischer instead continued: 12. ... Qc7 13. Bb3 b5 14. g4?! b4 15. Na4 Nd7 16. Rad1 Na5 17. e5! Nxb3 18. exd6 exd6 19. cxb3 Rae8 20. Rc1 Qb8 21. Rfd1 Re6 22. Bf2 Rfe8 23. g5 h6 24. h4 R8e7?! (Mednis recommends 24. ... Re4! 25. Rc4 f5∞) 25. Qd5! Qe8 26. Rc2! Re4! 27. Qxd6 Bf8! 28. Qxa6 Qb8! 29. Qd6 Re1+! 30. Kg2 Rxd1 31. Qxd1 Qxf4 32. Qf3! hxg5 33. Qxf4 gxf4 34. Rc8 f6 35. Nb6 Kf7 36. Nd5 Re5? (correct was 36. ... Re2 37. Rc7 Ke8 38. Rc8+ with a draw by repetition) 37. Nxf4 g5? (37. ... Rf5! made it harder for White to take advantage of his extra Pawn) 38. Rc7! Ke8 39. Ng6 Re2 40. Nxf8! Nxf8 41. h5! Rxb2 42. Kg3 f5 43. Bc5 Nd7 44. h6! f4+ 45. Kh3 Rxa2 46. Bd4! g4+ 47. Kxg4 Rd2 48. Bg7 Nb6 49. Rb7 Nd5 50. Rb5 Ne7 51. Rxb4 Ng6 52. Rb6 Rg2+ 53. Kf3 Rg3+ 54. Ke4 Re3+ 55. Kd4 Kf7 56. Rf6+ Kg8 57. b4 Kh7 58. b5 Rb3 59. Kc4 Rb1 60. Rf7 Kg8 61. Rb7 Rc1+ 62. Kd3 Rf1 63. b6 f3 64. Ke3 Nh4 65. Rb8+ Kh7 66. b7 Re1+ 67. Kf2 Re2+ 68. Kg3 f2 69. Rf8 1 : 0 Janošević – R. J. Fischer, 1st “Solidarity” International Tournament, Skopje 1967.
13. Rad1 Na5 14. Bb3 Rc8 15. e5! Nxb3. 15. ... dxe5?? 16. Qg4 (16. ... e6 17. Bxe6!) is disastrous enough.
16. axb3 Rc6 17. exd6 exd6 18. Bd4. 18. f5! at once seems stronger.
18. ... Bxd4+ 19. Rxd4 Nf6 20. Kh1 d5! 21. Rfd1 Qe7 22. Qf2 Rfc8 23. f5 Ne4 24. Qe3
24. ... Rxc3? A velleitary Exchange sacrifice which quickly leads Black to defeat. Correct was 24. ... gxf5 in order to answer both 25. Rxd5 and 25. Nxd5 by 25. ... Qh4 with a playable game.
25. bxc3 Rxc3 26. R1d3 Rxc2 27. Rxd5 Re2. Sutovsky tries a last-ditch, desperate, hat with no rabbit. White, of course, doesn’t bite the bait:
28. Qd4 Nf6 29. Rd8+ Kg7 30. fxg6 hxg6 31. Qd6 Qxd6 32. R3xd6 Ne4 33. Rb6 Ng3+ 34. Kh2 Nf1+ 35. Kh1 Ne3 36. Rxb7 g5 37. Rdd7 Nxg2 38. Rxf7+ Kg6 39. Rg7+ Kh6 40. Rge7! 1 : 0.
25. bxc3 Rxc3 26. R1d3 Rxc2 27. Rxd5 Re2. Sutovsky tries a last-ditch, desperate, hat with no rabbit. White, of course, doesn’t bite the bait:
28. Qd4 Nf6 29. Rd8+ Kg7 30. fxg6 hxg6 31. Qd6 Qxd6 32. R3xd6 Ne4 33. Rb6 Ng3+ 34. Kh2 Nf1+ 35. Kh1 Ne3 36. Rxb7 g5 37. Rdd7 Nxg2 38. Rxf7+ Kg6 39. Rg7+ Kh6 40. Rge7! 1 : 0.
She has a big surprise for him. Photo: Mikhail Savinov.
