侯逸凡 (Hóu Yìfán) – Nigel Short
800th Anniversary Summit Chess Match UK–China; Liverpool, September 7, 2007
Spanish Game C60
800th Anniversary Summit Chess Match UK–China; Liverpool, September 7, 2007
Spanish Game C60
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nge7 4. 0-0 Ng6 5. c3 a6 6. Ba4 d5
7. exd5 Qxd5 8. Bb3 Qd3 9. Bc2 Qd6 10. d4 exd4 11. cxd4 Bg4
12. Be3 Nh4 13. Nbd2 Nxf3+ 14. Nxf3 Qd5 15. Bb3 Qh5 16. Ba4 b5
17. Bc2 Bd6 18. h3 Bxf3 19. Qxf3 Qxf3 20. gxf3 Ne7 21. a4 Kd7
22. Bb3 f6 23. d5 Rhe8 24. Rfd1 Nf5 25. Rd3 Rab8 26. Bc2 g6
27. axb5 axb5
28. Rb3? This precipitates White into very bad trouble. Here 28. f4! was almost an imperative.
28. ... Nxe3 29. fxe3 Bc5 30. Kf2 Re5 31. Ke2. Rather than defending with 31. Rd1, which after, say, 31. ... Rbe8 32. Rdd3 Kd6 would leave White with too many weaknesses, 侯逸凡 (Hóu Yìfán) prefers to abandon the Pawn at once, just hoping for a bit of luck.
31. ... Rxd5 32. Bd3 c6 33. Be4 Re5 34. Ra6 Bb6 35. Rc3 c5 36. b3 Rh5 37. Bd3 Kc6 38. Be4+ Kc7 39. Bd3 b4 40. Rc4 Re8 41. Rf4 f5 42. h4 Kb7 43. Ra1 Bd8 44. Rd1 Kb6 45. Rc4 Bf6 46. Bc2
28. ... Nxe3 29. fxe3 Bc5 30. Kf2 Re5 31. Ke2. Rather than defending with 31. Rd1, which after, say, 31. ... Rbe8 32. Rdd3 Kd6 would leave White with too many weaknesses, 侯逸凡 (Hóu Yìfán) prefers to abandon the Pawn at once, just hoping for a bit of luck.
31. ... Rxd5 32. Bd3 c6 33. Be4 Re5 34. Ra6 Bb6 35. Rc3 c5 36. b3 Rh5 37. Bd3 Kc6 38. Be4+ Kc7 39. Bd3 b4 40. Rc4 Re8 41. Rf4 f5 42. h4 Kb7 43. Ra1 Bd8 44. Rd1 Kb6 45. Rc4 Bf6 46. Bc2
46. ... Bd4? Short makes it too easy for himself, falling into the trap set by the Chinese wunderkind. Simply 46. ... Kc6−+ leaves Black with an easy winning game.
47. Rdxd4! The Exchange sacrifice Short apparently overlooked on his previous move — which in fact guarantees Black a draw.
47. ... cxd4 48. Rxb4+ Kc7 49. Rc4+ Kd6 50. Rxd4+ Ke7 51. b4 Rd8 52. Rc4 Rd6 53. b5 Rb6 54. Rb4 Kd6 55. Bd3 Kc5 56. Rf4 Rd6 57. Kd2 Kb6 58. Kc3 Rd5 59. Ra4 Rc5+ 60. Kd2 Rc8 61. Ra6+ Kb7 62. Ra4 Ra8 63. Rd4 Ra2+ 64. Kc3 Rh2 65. Rd7+ Kc8 66. Ra7 R5xh4 67. b6 Kb8 68. Ba6 Ra4 69. Rb7+ Ka8 70. Ra7+ Kb8 ½ : ½.
47. Rdxd4! The Exchange sacrifice Short apparently overlooked on his previous move — which in fact guarantees Black a draw.
47. ... cxd4 48. Rxb4+ Kc7 49. Rc4+ Kd6 50. Rxd4+ Ke7 51. b4 Rd8 52. Rc4 Rd6 53. b5 Rb6 54. Rb4 Kd6 55. Bd3 Kc5 56. Rf4 Rd6 57. Kd2 Kb6 58. Kc3 Rd5 59. Ra4 Rc5+ 60. Kd2 Rc8 61. Ra6+ Kb7 62. Ra4 Ra8 63. Rd4 Ra2+ 64. Kc3 Rh2 65. Rd7+ Kc8 66. Ra7 R5xh4 67. b6 Kb8 68. Ba6 Ra4 69. Rb7+ Ka8 70. Ra7+ Kb8 ½ : ½.
