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阮露斐 (Ruǎn Lùfěi) – 侯逸凡 (Hóu Yìfán)
Women’s Zonal 3.3 Tournament; 北京 (Běijīng), October 22, 2005
Sicilian Defence B85

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be2 e6 7. 0-0 Be7 8. f4 Qc7 9. a4 0-0 10. Kh1 Nc6 11. Be3 Re8 12. Bd3 Nb4 13. a5 Bd7 14. Qe1 Rac8 15. Qg3 Nh5 16. Qf3 Nf6 17. Qg3 Nh5 18. Qf3 Nf6. A tabiya from the Scheveningen Variation, which usually ends here with a draw by repetition, the first occurrence being in Psakhis – Kasparov, 30th Chess Olympiad, Manila 1992. 阮露斐 (Ruǎn Lùfěi) tries for a win instead, but with little luck.
19. Bg1 Bc6 20. Qe2 Nxd3 21. cxd3 Nd7 22. Nb3 Bf8 23. d4 Nf6 24. Rac1 Qd8 25. Qf3 b5 26. axb6 Qxb6

27. d5 Qxb3 28. dxc6 Rxc6 29. e5 Nd5 30. f5 Nb4 31. fxe6 Qxe6 32. Rce1 dxe5 33. Rxe5 Qd7 34. Rf5 f6 35. Qg3 Kh8 36. Qh4 Qf7 37. Ne4 Rc4 38. Ng5?? A blunder under time pressure. 38. R5f4! (threatening both Ne4xf6 and Ne4-g5) would give White hope of of defending herself.
38. ... Rxh4 0–1.