Matter Matters

侯逸凡 (Hóu Yìfán) – 周健超 (Zhōu Jiànchāo)
44th Chinese Chess Championship; 兴化 (Xīnghuà), April 24, 2013
Spanish Game C65

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. Bxc6 dxc6 6. Nbd2 Nd7 7. Nc4 Qe7 8. 0-0 0-0 9. Bd2 Rd8 10. Rb1 f6 11. b4 Bd6 12. Nh4 Nf8 13. Nf5 Qf7 14. a4 Ne6

15. b5 cxb5 16. Ncxd6 cxd6 17. axb5 d5 18. exd5 Nc7 19. Qg4 Bxf5 20. Qxf5 Qxd5 21. Rb4 Qd7 22. Qxd7 Rxd7 23. f4 Nd5 24. Rb3 Nxf4 25. Bxf4 exf4 26. Rxf4 Re8 27. h3 Re2 28. Rf2 Re1+ 29. Kh2 Kf7 30. Kg3 h5 31. Rd2 g5 32. Kf2 Re6 33. d4 h4 34. c4 Re4 35. Rbd3 b6 36. c5 Rf4+ 37. Kg1 bxc5 38. dxc5 Rxd3 39. Rxd3 Rf5 40. Rd7+ Ke8 41. Rc7 Kd8 42. Rc6 Kd7 43. Rd6+ Kc7 44. Rc6+ Kd7 45. g3 hxg3 46. Kg2 Rd5 47. Rxf6 ½ : ½.

However, in a chess game it’s not only the moves to matter. Photos: go.sina.com.cn.