Friday, November 27, 2009

薯條 (French Fries)

侯逸凡 (Hóu Yìfán) – Wesley So
7th Asian Continental Chess Championship; Olongapo City, May 22, 2009
French Defence C11

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. f4 c5 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. Be3 a6 8. Qd2 b5 9. a3 Bb7 10. Bd3 Qb6 11. Qf2 cxd4 12. Nxd4 Bc5 13. Nce2 b4 14. axb4 Nxb4 15. 0-0 0-0 16. Nc1. 16. Bxh7+ Kxh7 17. Qh4+ Kg8 (17. ... Kg6?? 18. f5+! exf5 19. Nf4 mate) 18. Rf3 f6! 19. Rh3 Kf7 is rather unclear. 16. ... f6 17. exf6 Rxf6 (17. ... Nxf6 18. Nf5!) 18. c3 Nxd3 19. Nxd3 e5 20. Nxc5 Qxc5 21. Nf3 Qc7 22. fxe5 Nxe5 23. Bd4 Nxf3+ 24. gxf3 Re6 25. Kh1 Rae8 26. Rg1 g6 27. Raf1 Bc8 28. Qh4 Qe7 29. Qh6 Qf8 30. Qg5 Re2 31. Qxd5+ Be6 32. Qg5. If 32. Qc6 then 32. ... Rxh2+! 33. Kxh2 Qh6+ drawing by perpetual check. 32. Qh5 Bf5 32. ... Bh3


33. Qh4 Bf5. Not 33. ... Bxf1?? on account of 34. Rxg6+! hxg6 35. Qh8+ Kf7 36. Qf6+ Kg8 37. Qxg6+ and mate next move. 34. Rf2 Re1 35. Rxe1 Rxe1+ 36. Kg2 h5 37. Rd2 Qe7 38. Bf6 Qe6 39. Bd4 Re2+ 40. Rxe2 Qxe2+ 41. Qf2 Qxf2+ 42. Kxf2 Kf7 43. Ke3 Ke6 44. c4 Kd6 45. b4 Kc6 46. Bc3 Be6 47. Kd4 Bf7 48. Bb2 Be6 49. Bc3 Bf7 50. Bb2 Be6 ½ : ½.