The World Made Easy

侯逸凡 (Hóu Yìfán) – Christopher Heung
19th World Youth Chess Championship Under-10; Heraklion, November 12, 2004
Sicilian Defence B31

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. d3 Bg7 6. h3 e5 7. Be3 b6 8. Nbd2 Ne7 9. 0-0 0-0 10. a3 f5 11. exf5!?TN (11. Nc4⩲ Baklan – Shaw, 28th International Open, Cappelle-la-Grande 2002) 11. ... gxf5 12. Bg5 Qe8 13. Bxe7 Qxe7 14. Re1

14. ... Ba6? This costs Black a Pawn or more. Better was 14. ... Qc7 15. Nc4 Re8 (15. ... e4!? 16. dxe4 Ba6 17. Nd6 fxe4 18. Nxe4 Bxb2 19. Nfg5!⩲↑) 16. c3⩲ limiting White’s edge to acceptable proportions. 15. Nxe5 Bxe5? After 15. ... Qd6 16. Nec4 Qc7 17. Qe2 White comes out a Pawn ahead and much the better game. The text leads to a quick end. 16. Nf3 Qg7 17. Nxe5 f4 18. Qg4 Rf6 19. Re4 Bc8 20. Qxg7+ Kxg7 21. Rae1 Rb8 22. Nc4 Rb7 23. Re7+ Rxe7 24. Rxe7+ Rf7 25. Rxf7+ Kxf7 26. Nd6+ 1 : 0.