侯逸凡 (Hóu Yìfán) – Lilit Maratovna Mkrtchian
FIDE Women's Grand Prix 2009–11; 4th stage; Jermuk, June 26, 2010
French Defence C05
FIDE Women's Grand Prix 2009–11; 4th stage; Jermuk, June 26, 2010
French Defence C05
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 Be7 4. Ngf3 Nf6 5. e5 Nfd7 6. Bd3 c5
7. c3 Nc6 8. 0-0 a5 9. a4 cxd4 10. cxd4 Nb4 11. Bb5 0-0
12. Nb1 Nb8 13. Nc3 Bd7 14. Re1 N8c6 15. Bf4 Na7?!TN (15. ... Kh8 16. Qd2⩲↑ Kalod – Kortschnoi, 21st Mitropa Cuo, Leipzig 2002) 16. Bf1 Rb8
17. Re3 b5
18. h4!? A proclamation of her belligerent intentions, but possibly stronger was 18. Ne1 intending Re3-h3. 18. ... Bxh4? Mkrtchian very imprudently plays in her opponent’s hands. 19. Nxh4 Qxh4 20. Bg3. Even stroger seems 20. Ne2! massing on the Kingside. 20. ... Qg5 21. axb5. This and the few next moves dissipate almost all White’s initiative. 21. ... Nxb5
22. Ne2 Ra8 23. Bh2 Qf5 24. Nf4 Qc2 25. Qg4 Nxd4 26. Nh5 Qg6
27. Qh3? 侯逸凡 (Hóu Yìfán) is reluctant to resign herself to 27. Qxd4 Qxh5 with rough equality, and embarks into obscure complications. 27. ... Nf5 28. Rf3 Rfc8? Black misses her best chance here: 28. ... Kh8! 29. Rf4 Qh6 30. Ra3 d4! with excellent counterplay; a sample line is 31. Rxf5 exf5 32. Bf4 Qc6 33. Nf6 gxf6 34. Bb5 Qxb5 35. Qh6 Nd3 36. Bg5 fxg5 37. Qf6+ with perpetual check. 29. Rf4 Nh6
30. Nf6+! gxf6 31. Rxf6
Qg7? 31. ... Nf5 32. Rxg6+ fxg6 was Black’s only chance, though after 33. Bf4 White should win in the long run anyway. 32. Rxh6 Kh8 33. Bf4 Rg8
34. Bg5! 1 : 0.
Three rounds went by and finally the day came, when 侯逸凡 (Hóu Yìfán) finally achieved her first win. Photo: Aghasi Inants. |
