侯逸凡 (Hóu Yìfán) – Wouter Spoelman
69th Corus Chess Tournament (C Group); Wijk aan Zee, January 26, 2007
Giuoco Piano C54
69th Corus Chess Tournament (C Group); Wijk aan Zee, January 26, 2007
Giuoco Piano C54
1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Nf6 3. d3 Nc6 4. Nf3 Bc5 5. c3 d6 6. 0-0 0-0
7. Bb3 a6 8. h3 h6 9. Re1 Ba7 10. Nbd2 Nh5 11. Nf1 Qf6 12. Be3
Nf4 13. d4 Ne7 14. Ng3 Neg6 15. Bc2 c6 16. Nf5 Re8 17. Nh2 h5 18. Kh1? With this sophisticated move, 侯逸凡 (Hóu Yìfán) lets her advantage slip. Much stronger was 18. Nf3! c5 19. dxe5 dxe5 20. Qd6 with a definite edge for White. 18. ... d5! 19. dxe5
19. ... Qg5? But Black misses the resourceful sacrifice 19. ... Rxe5 20. Bd4 dxe4! which would give him more than enough compensation for the Exchange. 20. Ng3 h4 21. Nf3 Qh6 22. Nf5 Qg5?? Threatening mate, but... 23. Nxg5 1 : 0.