茉莉花 (Arabian jasmine)

侯逸凡 (Hóu Yìfán) – Anna Yuriyivna Ushenina
FIDE Women’s Grand Prix 2013–14; first stage; Geneva, May 11, 2013
Sicilian Defence B51

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Nd7 4. d4 Nf6 5. 0-0 cxd4 6. Qxd4 g6 7. e5 dxe5 8. Qxe5 Bg7 9. Re1 e6 10. Qd6 a6 11. Bf1 Bf8 12. Qd3 Bg7 13. c4 (13. Qa3 Bf8 14. Qa4 Bg7 15. Qa3 Bf8 16. Qa4 Bg7 17. Qa3 ½ : ½ Mamedov – Khalifman, 14th European Individual Chess Championship, Legnica 2013) 13. ... 0-0 14. Nc3 b6 15. Bf4 Bb7 16. Rad1 Qc8 17. h3 Rd8

18. Na4? Grandmaster Adrian Bohdanovych Mikhalchishin writes: “Looks tempting, but it is a serious mistake-decentralization. White could keep slight advantage after 18. a3 Nh5 19. Bh2 Bh6 20. Ne5 Nxe5 21. Qxd8+ Qxd8 22. Rxd8+ Rxd8 23. Bxe5 Bf4 24. Bxf4 Nxf4 25. g3 Nh5 26. Na4 Rd6 27. c5 bxc5 28. Nxc5 Bc8”. 18. ... b5! 19. cxb5 axb5 20. Rc1 Nc5 21. Qxb5 Rxa4 22. Rxc5 Qa8 23. Bc7 Rc8 24. Ne5 Rxa2 25. Nc4 Nd5! 26. Bg3. 26. Be5 (Mikhalchishin) 26. ... Rxc5 27. Qxc5 Bxe5 28. Nxe5 Rxb2 leaves Black a not-too-meaningful Pawn ahead. 26. ... Bc6 27. Qb3 Bd4! 28. Nd6 Rxb2 29. Qc4 Bxc5 30. Qxc5? The last and decisive mistake. Best was 30. Nxc8 Qa3 (Δ ... Qa3xg3) 31. Rc1 Rb5 32. Bd6! Bxd6 33. Nxd6 Qxd6 34. Qxc6 Qxc6 35. Rxc6 Rb1 giving Black a very hard time converting her extra Pawn. 30. ... Rcb8 31. Ne4 Rb1 32. Re2 Rxf1+! 33. Kh2 (33. Kxf1 Rb1+ 34. Re1 Qa6+−+) 33. ... Rbb1 34. Be5 Rh1+ 35. Kg3 Rhe1 36. Ra2. Desperation! 36. ... Qxa2 37. Qxc6 Qa3+ 38. f3 Rxe4 39. Bd6 Qxd6+ 40. Qxd6 Reb4 0 : 1.

侯逸凡 (Hóu Yìfán). Photo: Anastasiya Valeryevna Karlovich.