La Princesse

侯逸凡 (Hóu Yìfán) – Nicholas Pert
800th Anniversary Summit Chess Match UK–China; Liverpool, September 6, 2007
French Defence C18

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 Ne7 7. Qg4 cxd4 8. cxd4 Qc7 9. Ra2 Nf5 10. Nf3 Nc6 11. Bd3 h5 12. Qf4 (12. Ng5 Ncxd4!) 12. ... Ncxd4 13. 0-0 Nxf3+ 14. Qxf3 Qxe5 15. Bb2 d4 16. Raa1 Nh4 17. Qh3 Qf4 18. Rae1 Qg4 19. Qxg4 hxg4 20. Bxd4

20. ... f6? (20. ... Kf8) 21. f3! Now Black’s Knight is in trouble (21. ... gxf3 22. g3+−). 21. ... Bd7. Likewise, after 21. ... e5 22. Bxe5 fxe5 23. Rxe5+ Kd8 24. fxg4 Bxg4 25. Rf4 Bd7 26. g3± White regains the piece with a Pawn ahead. 22. fxg4 0-0-0 23. Bxa7 Bc6 24. Rxe6 Bxg2 25. Rf2 Bd5 26. Re3 Rde8

27. Kf1? (27. Rh3) 27. ... Kc7 (27. ... Rxe3 28. Bxe3 Nf3) 28. Rfe2 Rxe3 29. Bxe3 g5 (29. ... Nf3 30. Bf4+ Kb6 31. Bg3 Bc6) 30. Bf2 Bg2+? (30. ... Nf3) 31. Kg1 Bc6 32. Bg3+ Kd7 33. Kf2 Ra8 34. Re3 Ra4 35. h3 Rd4 36. Ke2 Ng2 37. Bf5+ Kd8 38. Re6 Nf4+ 39. Bxf4 Rxf4 40. Rxf6 Bf3+ 41. Kd2 Bg2 42. Rg6 Bxh3 43. Rxg5 Ra4 44. Rg7 Bg2 45. Rd7+ Ke8 46. Rd3 Kf7 47. g5 Rf4 48. g6+ Kf6 49. Rg3 Rxf5 50. Rxg2 Kg7 51. Kc3 Rf1 52. Kb4 Rb1+ 53. Kc5 b6+ 54. Kc6 b5 55. Kb6 Rb2 56. Kc5 Rb1 57. c4 bxc4 58. Kxc4 Rc1+ 59. Kb5 Rb1+ 60. Ka5 Rb8 61. a4 Ra8+ 62. Kb5 Rb8+ 63. Kc6 Rc8+ 64. Kb7 Re8 65. a5 Re7+ 66. Kc6 Re6+ 67. Kd7 Rf6 68. Rg5 Rf1 69. Kc6 Ra1 70. Kb6 Re1 71. a6 Re6+ 72. Kb7 Re7+ 73. Kc8 Re8+ 74. Kd7 1 : 0.