Spice & Ice

Irene Kharisma Sukandar – 侯逸凡 (Hóu Yìfán)

16th Asian Games — Women’s Individual Rapid Chess; time control: 25 minutes plus 10 seconds per move; 广州 (Guǎngzhōu), November 14, 2010

Sicilian Defence B67

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bg5 e6 7. Qd2 a6 8. 0-0-0 Bd7 9. f3 Be7 10. h4 b5 11. Nxc6 Bxc6 12. Ne2 h6 13. Be3 Bb7 (13. ... h5 14. Bg5 Qb6 15. Kb1 Rd8 16. Nf4 Rd7 17. Qe1 Bb7 18. Be2 Rc7 19. Bd3 Qc5 20. Nh3 e5 21. Be3 Qc6 22. Ng5 Nd7 23. c3 Nc5 24. Bc2 Bc8 25. Qe2 f6 26. Nh3 Be6 27. Nf2 Na4 28. Bb3 Bc4 29. Qc2 Rd7 30. Rd5 Bd8 31. Nd1 Bb6 32. Rd2 Nc5 33. Bxc5 Bxc5 34. Re1 Ke7 35. Ne3 Bxe3 36. Rxe3 Rb8 37. Qd1 a5 38. a3 Qc5 39. Re1 Bxb3 40. Qxb3 Qc4 41. Qxc4 bxc4 42. Rd5 Rdb7 43. Re2 Rb5 44. Red2 a4 ½ : ½ Landa – Zabotin, 62nd Russian Championship Higher League, Ulan Ude 2009)
14. Nd4 Nd7 15. g3 Rc8 16. Bh3. With the obvious threat of Bh3xe6.
16. ... Bf6

17. Nb3?! White begins to lose the thread. More solid was 17. Kb1 Ne5 18. b3 with more or less even chances.
17. ... Ne5

18. Na5? Consistent and wrong. Comparatively best was 18. Qf2 Nc4 19. Bd4 0-0 with an easier game for Black.
18. ... Ba8 19. Bg2 Qc7

20. Kb1?? This loses quickly. 20. f4 Ng4∓ was a lesser evil.
20. ... b4! Black wins material.
21. f4 (21. Nb3 Nc4−+)
21. ... Ng4 22. e5 (22. Nb3 Nxe3−+)
22. ... Bxg2 23. exd6 Qd7 24. Rhe1 Bf3 25. Rc1 0-0 0 : 1.