Le Match des Championnes

On May 21–22, 2012 13th Women’s World Chess Champion 侯逸凡 (Hóu Yìfán) from China and 2011 European Women’s Champion Viktorija Čmilytė from Lithuania met each other in the Match des Championnes, which took place at Porto-Vecchio (Portivechju), Corsica, as a highlight of the 16th Corsican Circuit. The match consisted of only two games with time control of 10 minutes plus 3 seconds per move. 侯逸凡 (Hóu Yìfán) won the first one and drew the second.

侯逸凡 (Hóu Yìfán) – Viktorija Čmilytė
Match des Championnes; match gane 1; Porto-Vecchio, May 21, 2012
Sicilian Defence B30

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 e6 4. 0-0 Nge7 5. c3 a6 6. Ba4 b5 7. Bc2 Bb7 8. Qe2 Ng6 9. d4 cxd4 10. cxd4 Rc8 11. Nc3. The dernier cri is 11. a3 Be7 12. Nc3 0-0 13. Rd1 Na5 14. g3 Nc4 15. h4 Nxa3 16. bxa3 Rxc3 17. h5 Qc7 18. Bd3 Nh8 19. Bb2 Rb3 20. Rac1 Qa5 21. d5 Bxa3 22. Bxa3 Rxa3 23. Qe3 f5 24. exf5 Bxd5 25. Ne5 Qd8 26. fxe6 dxe6 27. Bxh7+ Kxh7 28. Qxa3 Rf5 29. Qd3 Kg8 30. Qe2 Nf7 31. Ng6 Kh7 32. Nf4 Ng5 33. Qg4 Qa8 34. Nxd5 Rxd5 35. f4 Rxd1+ 36. Qxd1 Ne4 37. Qd3 Qd5 38. Qxd5 exd5 39. Kg2 a5 40. g4 b4 41. Rc8 b3 42. g5 g6 43. h6 Nd6 44. Rb8 a4 45. Rb4 d4 46. Rxa4 d3 47. Kf3? (47. Kf1 Nb5 48. Rb4 Nc3 49. Ke1+−) 47. ... Nb5 48. Rb4 (48. Ke3 b2 49. Rb4 Nc3=) 48. ... Nc3 49. Rb7+ Kg8 50. Rb8+ Kh7 51. Ke3 b2 52. Rb7+ Kg8 53. Rb8+ Kh7 ½ : ½ Carlsen – Radjabov, 26th Torneo Internacional de Ajedrez Ciudad de Linares, Linares 2009. 11. ... b4 12. Na4 Nh4 13. Be3 Nxf3+ 14. gxf3 Qh4 15. Rfd1 Bd6 16. e5

16. ... Nxe5! 17. dxe5 Bxe5 18. Kf1 Qh3+ 19. Ke1 Bxf3 20. Qd3 d5?! (20. ... 0-0 21. Nb6 Rcd8) 21. Nb6 Rc7? (21. ... Bxd1 22. Rxd1 0-0 23. Nxc8 Rxc8 24. Qxa6⩲/±) 22. Ba4+ Ke7 23. Rdc1 Rxc1+ 24. Rxc1 Qg4 25. Bc5+ Kd8 26. Be3 Ke7

27. Qxa6? (27. h3!+−) 27. ... Bxb2 28. Rc7+ Kf6 (28. ... Kd6?? 29. Nc4++ Kxc7 30. Qb6+ Kc8 31. Nd6#) 29. Nd7+ Kg6 30. Bc2+ Kh5 31. Kd2? (31. Qf1) 31. ... Qg1 (Δ 32. ... Qc1+ 33. Kd3 Qf1+ 34. Kd2 Bc1#) 32. Bb3 Bc3+ 33. Rxc3 (33. Kd3?? Qg6#) 33. ... bxc3+ 34. Kxc3 Qa1+? (34. ... Qe1+!−+ Δ 35. Kb2 d4!) 35. Kb4 Qe1+ 36. Kc5 Qc3+ 37. Kd6 Rc8? (37. ... Qb4+ 38. Bc5 Qf4+ 39. Ke7 Qg5+ 40. Kd6 Qf4+=) 38. Nc5 Rd8+ 39. Kc7 (39. Nd7 Qb4+ 40. Kc7 Qe7 41. Ba4 Re8 42. Qf1 Qd8+ 43. Kd6 Qe7+=) 39. ... Re8? 40. Qb5? (40. Kd7!) 40. ... Qe5+ 41. Kd7 Rb8 42. Qc6 Qf6 43. Qc7 Ra8 44. Qb6? (44. Nd3 g5 45. Ne5) 44. ... g5 (44. ... d4−+) 45. Qc7 Kh6? (45. ... e5−+) 46. Kc6? (46. h4!) 46. ... Re8? (46. ... d4+−+) 47. Nd7 d4+ 48. Kb6 Qg7 49. Bd2 e5 50. Qd6+? (50. h4!+−) 50. ... Qg6 51. Qxg6+ Kxg6 52. a4 e4 53. a5 e3 54. fxe3 dxe3 55. Be1 e2 56. a6 f5 57. a7 f4 58. Nb8 g4? (58. ... Ba8!=) 59. Ba4 Re6+ 60. Bc6+− Bxc6 61. Nxc6 Re8 62. Nb8 Re6+ 63. Kc5 Re5+ 64. Kd4 g3 65. hxg3 fxg3 66. a8=Q Rf5 67. Qe4 Kf6 68. Nd7+ Kg6 69. Qxe2 Kg7 70. Qg4+ Kf7 71. Qxf5+ Kg7 72. Qf6+ Kg8 73. Qf8# 1 : 0.

Vive la Reine! Photo: Alain Pistoresi.