侯逸凡 (Hóu Yìfán) – Lê Quang Liêm
47th World Junior Chess Championship; Gaziantep, August 15, 2008
Sicilian Defence B78
47th World Junior Chess Championship; Gaziantep, August 15, 2008
Sicilian Defence B78
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 0-0 8. Qd2 Nc6 9. Bc4 Bd7 10. 0-0-0 Rc8 11. Bb3 Ne5 12. Kb1 Nc4 13. Bxc4 Rxc4 14. g4 Qc7 15. Nb3?! A strange move that would make sense if the Black Queen were on a5. Theoretically speaking, a critical line is 15. g5 Nh5 16. Nd5 Qd8 17. Ne2⩲ Tiviakov – Alterman, 3rd Tan Chin Nam Cup, 北京 (Běijīng) 1997.
15. ... Be6 (15. ... b5!?)
16. Bh6. The story has an illustrious background: 16. Nd4 Rc8 17. Nce2 Qd7 18. b3 R4c7 19. c4 a6 20. Nxe6 Qxe6 21. Bb6 Rc6 22. Be3 Nd7 23. Qd5 Qxd5 24. exd5 R6c7 25. Nd4 Nf6 26. a4 Nd7 27. Rhe1 Nc5 28. Ka2 e6 29. dxe6 fxe6 30. Nc2 b5 31. Bxc5 Rxc5 32. Rxd6 bxa4 33. bxa4 Rxc4 34. Na3 Rxa4 35. Rexe6 Rc3 36. Rxa6 Rcxa3+ 37. Kb1 Rxa6 0–1 Winston – A. J. Miles, 13th World Junior Chess Championship, Manila 1974.
16. ... Bxh6 17. Qxh6
15. ... Be6 (15. ... b5!?)
16. Bh6. The story has an illustrious background: 16. Nd4 Rc8 17. Nce2 Qd7 18. b3 R4c7 19. c4 a6 20. Nxe6 Qxe6 21. Bb6 Rc6 22. Be3 Nd7 23. Qd5 Qxd5 24. exd5 R6c7 25. Nd4 Nf6 26. a4 Nd7 27. Rhe1 Nc5 28. Ka2 e6 29. dxe6 fxe6 30. Nc2 b5 31. Bxc5 Rxc5 32. Rxd6 bxa4 33. bxa4 Rxc4 34. Na3 Rxa4 35. Rexe6 Rc3 36. Rxa6 Rcxa3+ 37. Kb1 Rxa6 0–1 Winston – A. J. Miles, 13th World Junior Chess Championship, Manila 1974.
16. ... Bxh6 17. Qxh6
17. ... Rxc3! 18. bxc3 Rc8 19. Qe3 Nd7 20. h4 Ne5 21. h5
21. ... Bxb3?? The opening the c-file proves to be catastrophic. Of course, 21. ... Qxc3 at once was good enough.
22. cxb3 Qxc3 23. Qxc3 Rxc3 24. Rc1+− Rc5 (24. ... Rxf3 25. Rc7+−)
25. Rxc5 dxc5 26. Rd1 Kg7 27. hxg6 Kxg6 28. Rd5 Nxf3 29. Rxc5 Nh2 30. Rc7 Nxg4 31. Rxb7 h5 32. Rxa7 h4 33. Rxe7 h3 34. Rc7 Nf2 35. Rc1 Kg5 36. a4 Nxe4 37. a5 Nd6 38. a6 Nb5 39. Kc2 f5 40. Kd3 Kh4 41. Kc4 Na7 42. b4 h2 43. b5 Nc8 44. Kc5 1–0.
22. cxb3 Qxc3 23. Qxc3 Rxc3 24. Rc1+− Rc5 (24. ... Rxf3 25. Rc7+−)
25. Rxc5 dxc5 26. Rd1 Kg7 27. hxg6 Kxg6 28. Rd5 Nxf3 29. Rxc5 Nh2 30. Rc7 Nxg4 31. Rxb7 h5 32. Rxa7 h4 33. Rxe7 h3 34. Rc7 Nf2 35. Rc1 Kg5 36. a4 Nxe4 37. a5 Nd6 38. a6 Nb5 39. Kc2 f5 40. Kd3 Kh4 41. Kc4 Na7 42. b4 h2 43. b5 Nc8 44. Kc5 1–0.
