Andrei Aleksandrovich Volokitin – 侯逸凡 (Hóu Yìfán)
71st Corus Chess Tournament (B Group); Wijk aan Zee, January 22, 2009
French Defence C18
71st Corus Chess Tournament (B Group); Wijk aan Zee, January 22, 2009
French Defence C18
1. d4 e6 2. e4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 Qc7
7. Qg4 Ne7 8. Qxg7 Rg8 9. Qxh7 cxd4 10. Ne2 Nbc6 11. f4 Bd7
12. Qd3 dxc3 13. Nxc3 a6 14. Ne2 Nf5 15. h3 0-0-0 16. g4 Nh4
17. Bb2 Kb8 18. Nd4 Rc8 19. Rh2 Qa5+ 20. Kf2 Qa4 21. Ke3 Ne7 (21. ... Nf5+! 22. Nxf5 exf5 23. g5 d4+! 24. Bxd4 f6!∞) 22. Qd2 Nc6 23. Nxc6+ Rxc6 24. Qb4 Rxc2 25. Qxa4 Bxa4 26. Rxc2
Bxc2 27. Rc1 Be4 28. Kf2. White has returned the extra Pawn to claim an overwhelming advantage in position. 28. ... Ng6 29. Kg3 Ne7 30. a4 d4 31. Kf2 Rd8
32. Rd1 d3 33. Ba3 Nd5 34. Bd6+ Ka8 35. Bxd3 Bxd3 36. Rxd3 Rc8
37. f5 b5 38. axb5 axb5
39. Rxd5! exd5 40. e6 fxe6 41. f6 Rc2+
42. Ke3 Rc3+ 43. Kf4 Rc2 44. Ke3 Rc3+ 45. Kd4 Rf3 46. g5 Kb7
47. Be5 b4 48. g6 b3 49. g7 1 : 0.