侯逸凡 (Hóu Yìfán) – Maia Grigorievna Chiburdanidze
38th Women’s Chess Olympiad; Dresden, November 23, 2008
Caro-Kann Defence B14
38th Women’s Chess Olympiad; Dresden, November 23, 2008
Caro-Kann Defence B14
1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. c4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e6 6. Nf3 Bb4
7. cxd5 Nxd5 8. Qc2 Nc6 9. Bd3 h6 10. 0-0 Nf6 11. Be3 0-0 12. Rac1 Bd6. Threatening ... Nc6-b4.
13. Qe2 b6 14. Rfd1 Bb7 15. Bb1 Qe7 16. a3 Rfd8 17. Nd2 Nb8 18. Nde4 Nbd7 19. Re1 Rac8
13. Qe2 b6 14. Rfd1 Bb7 15. Bb1 Qe7 16. a3 Rfd8 17. Nd2 Nb8 18. Nde4 Nbd7 19. Re1 Rac8
20. Rcd1? In a typical isolani position with pros and cons, 侯逸凡 (Hóu Yìfán) falls asleep and makes a grave mistake that loses a Pawn for nothing.
20. ... Nxe4 21. Nxe4 Bxh2+! 22. Kxh2 Bxe4 23. Bxe4 Qh4+ 24. Kg1 Qxe4. Finally Black has gained the Pawn almost for free as she is already eyeing the isolated d4-Pawn, so now it is no longer a matter of good and bad ideas, but rather a matter of technique.
25. Qa6. Also deserving consideration is 25. d5!? so as to interfere on the diagonal a8-h1 after 25. ... exd5 26. Qa6 — if nothing else, that may offer a more stubborn resistance.
25. ... Qa8 26. Bf4 Nf8 27. Bg3 Rd7 28. Qd3 Qd5 29. Re2 Ng6 30. Red2 Rcd8 31. Qc3 Ne7 32. Bf4 Nf5 33. f3 Qb7 34. g4 Ne7 35. Bg3 Rd5 36. Bh4 Rc8 37. Qe3 Ng6 38. Bg3 Qd7 39. Kg2 Rd8 40. Be1 h5! The time control reached, Black finally presents the bill.
41. gxh5 Rxh5 42. Bg3 Rd5 43. Be1 Ne7 44. Bf2 e5! 45. Qe4 Nf5 46. Bh4 f6 47. Bf2 exd4 48. Rd3 Re8 49. Qf4 Re2 50. Kf1 Rxb2 51. Qb8+ Kf7 52. Rc1 Ne7 53. Qg3 Qb5 54. Rcd1 Rb1 0–1.
20. ... Nxe4 21. Nxe4 Bxh2+! 22. Kxh2 Bxe4 23. Bxe4 Qh4+ 24. Kg1 Qxe4. Finally Black has gained the Pawn almost for free as she is already eyeing the isolated d4-Pawn, so now it is no longer a matter of good and bad ideas, but rather a matter of technique.
25. Qa6. Also deserving consideration is 25. d5!? so as to interfere on the diagonal a8-h1 after 25. ... exd5 26. Qa6 — if nothing else, that may offer a more stubborn resistance.
25. ... Qa8 26. Bf4 Nf8 27. Bg3 Rd7 28. Qd3 Qd5 29. Re2 Ng6 30. Red2 Rcd8 31. Qc3 Ne7 32. Bf4 Nf5 33. f3 Qb7 34. g4 Ne7 35. Bg3 Rd5 36. Bh4 Rc8 37. Qe3 Ng6 38. Bg3 Qd7 39. Kg2 Rd8 40. Be1 h5! The time control reached, Black finally presents the bill.
41. gxh5 Rxh5 42. Bg3 Rd5 43. Be1 Ne7 44. Bf2 e5! 45. Qe4 Nf5 46. Bh4 f6 47. Bf2 exd4 48. Rd3 Re8 49. Qf4 Re2 50. Kf1 Rxb2 51. Qb8+ Kf7 52. Rc1 Ne7 53. Qg3 Qb5 54. Rcd1 Rb1 0–1.
