Viktor Láznička – 侯逸凡 (Hóu Yìfán)
1st Airports Authority of India (AAI) Chess Tournament, New Delhi, June 28, 2011
Catalan Opening E06
1st Airports Authority of India (AAI) Chess Tournament, New Delhi, June 28, 2011
Catalan Opening E06
1. d4 e6 2. c4 Nf6 3. g3 d5 4. Nf3 Be7 5. Bg2 0-0 6. 0-0 dxc4
7. Qc2 a6 8. Qxc4 b5 9. Qc2 Bb7 10. Bd2 Be4 11. Qc1 Bb7
12. Bf4 Nd5 13. Nc3 Nxf4 14. Qxf4 Nd7 15. Rfd1 Bd6
16. Qe3. Five months later 侯逸凡 (Hóu Yìfán)’s theory was put to the test with 16. Qh4 Be7 17. Qf4 Bd6 18. Qh4 Be7 19. Qf4 Bd6 20. Qh4 Be7 ½ : ½ M. O. Muzychuk – 侯逸凡 (Hóu Yìfán), 3rd Women’s World Team Chess Championship, Mardin 2011.
16. ... Nb6 17. Ne1 Bxg2 18. Kxg2 Qe7 19. Nd3 Nc4 20. Qf3 c5 21. dxc5 Bxc5
16. ... Nb6 17. Ne1 Bxg2 18. Kxg2 Qe7 19. Nd3 Nc4 20. Qf3 c5 21. dxc5 Bxc5
22. Nxc5. Grandmaster Viorel Antonovich Bologan, in his monograph on the Catalan, recommends 22. b3 Bd4 23. Rac1 Nb6 24. e3 Bxc3 25. Rxc3 Nd5 26. Rc2 Rac8 27. Rxd1 Rxc2 28. Rxc2⩲ (sic), but after 28. ... h6 Black shouldn’t have anything to worry about.
22. ... Qxc5 23. Ne4 Qe7 24. b3 Nb6 25. Rac1 Nd5 26. Nc5 Rac8 27. Nxa6 Rxc1 28. Rxc1 Qa3 29. Rc6 Ne7 30. Rc7 Nd5 31. Rc6 Ne7 32. Rc7 ½ : ½. “I must admit that I am disappointed. With White I was hoping for a better result, but she defended well. I could not find a way, I am not sure where I made a mistake, if any”, Láznička said afterwards.
22. ... Qxc5 23. Ne4 Qe7 24. b3 Nb6 25. Rac1 Nd5 26. Nc5 Rac8 27. Nxa6 Rxc1 28. Rxc1 Qa3 29. Rc6 Ne7 30. Rc7 Nd5 31. Rc6 Ne7 32. Rc7 ½ : ½. “I must admit that I am disappointed. With White I was hoping for a better result, but she defended well. I could not find a way, I am not sure where I made a mistake, if any”, Láznička said afterwards.
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