Alexander Genrikhovich Beliavsky – 侯逸凡 (Hóu Yìfán)
4th NH Chess Tournament; Rising Stars vs. Experience; Amsterdam, August 30, 2009
Catalan Opening E06
4th NH Chess Tournament; Rising Stars vs. Experience; Amsterdam, August 30, 2009
Catalan Opening E06
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 Be7 5. Nf3 0-0 6. 0-0 dxc4
7. Qc2 a6 8. a4 Bd7 9. Qxc4 Bc6 10. Bg5 Bd5 11. Qd3 Be4
12. Qe3 Bc6 13. a5TN Nbd7 14. Nc3 h6 15. Bxf6 Nxf6 16. Qd3 Bb4
17. Qc4 Qe7 18. Ne5 Bxg2 19. Kxg2 c5 20. dxc5 Bxc5 21. Ne4
Nxe4 22. Qxe4 Rfd8 23. Rfd1 Rab8 24. Rd3 Bd6 25. Nf3 Bc7
26. Ne1 g6 27. b4 h5 28. Rad1 Rxd3 29. Nxd3 Bd6 30. Rc1 Rd8
31. Rc4 Qd7 32. Rd4 Qe7 33. h4 Qc7 34. Rc4 Qd7 35. Qf3 Rc8
36. Rxc8+ Qxc8 37. Qe4 Qc7 38. Kf3 Kf8 39. Qd4 Ke7 40. e4 Qc6
41. Ke3 f6 42. f4 Kf7 43. e5. Beliavsky fights to the last ditch to avoid a draw, which, indeed, should be an “objectively” fair result. 43. ... Be7 44. Qe4. White offers the exchange of Queens, speculating on 侯逸凡 (Hóu Yìfán)’s inexperience in defending a drawish — but not drawn — endgame.
44. ... Qc7? Too much anxiety of avoiding the exchange, and Black moves her Queen to the worst square! 45. exf6 Bxf6? Yet this may be the losing move! There was nothing better for Black than going into a bad ending a Pawn down with 45. ... Kxf6! 46. Ne5 Qc3+ 47. Kf2 Qd2+ 48. Kg1 Bxb4 49. Qxg6+ Ke7 50. Qg5+ Kf8 51. Qf6+ Ke8 52. Qxe6+ Kd8 53. Nf7+ Kc8 54. Qe5+ Kc8 55. Qh8+! Kc7 56. Qxh5 Bxa5 57. Qc5+ Kb8 58. Ne5 and hope not to get worse. 46. Nc5! Now the b7-Pawn falls and with it the game. 46. ... Qc8 47. Qxb7+ Qxb7 48. Nxb7 Bc3 49. b5 e5 50. bxa6
Bd4+ 51. Ke4 Ke6 52. fxe5 Bf2 53. Nd6 1 : 0.
The old fox got the best of her prey. Photo courtesy of Zsuzsa Polgár/Chess Daily News. |