吃苦 (Chīkŭ)

侯逸凡 (Hóu Yìfán) – Nana Dzagnidze
FIDE Women’s Grand Prix 2013–14; 1st stage; Geneva, May 15, 2013
Sicilian Defence B84

1. e4 c5 2. Ne2 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Nc3 Qc7 6. Be2 Nf6 7. 0-0 Be7 8. f4 d6 9. Kh1 Nbd7 10. Bf3 0-0 11. a4 Nb6. No better results came from 11. ... Re8 12. g4 Nf8 13. g5 N6d7 14. Bg2 b6 15. f5 Bb7 16. Qg4 Ne5 17. Qh3 Qc4 18. Be3 Bd8 19. f6 Nfg6 20. Nce2 Qc7 21. Ng3 gxf6 22. gxf6 Nd7 23. Nh5 Kh8 24. Bh6 Qc4 25. Bg7+ Kg8 26. Qe3 Nde5 27. h3 Nh4 28. Qh6 1 : 0 侯逸凡 (Hóu Yìfán) – Galliamova, 8th Russian Women’s Team Chess Championship, Sochi 2007. 12. Qe1 e5 13. Nf5 Bxf5 14. exf5 Rfe8 15. g4 e4. Black has no other choice than aim for complications, being already in serious trouble. The text implies an Exchange sacrifice. 16. Nxe4 Qxc2 17. Qc3 Rac8 18. Qxc2 Rxc2 19. Nc3. Black’s Rook is trapped. 19. ... d5 20. Bd1 Rxc3 21. bxc3 Bc5 22. Ba3 Bxa3 23. Rxa3 Nc4 24. Ra2 Ne4 25. Re2 Kf8 26. Rf3 Ke7 27. Bc2 Kd6 28. Bxe4 dxe4 29. Rh3 e3 30. Rxh7. Black’s position is resignable, but Dzagnidze doesn’t surrender: 30. ... Kd5. His Majesty goes to war! 31. Kg2 Ke4 32. Rxg7 Kd3 33. Re1 Kd2 34. Ra1 Nd6 35. f6 (35.c4+−) 35. ... e2 36. Rg5 Nc4 37. Rd5+ Kxc3 38. Kf2 (38. Rd7! e1=Q 39. Rxe1 Rxe1 39. g5+−) 38. ... Ne3 39. Rd7? (39. Rc5++−) 39. ... Nxg4+ 40. Ke1? (40. Kf3 Nxf6 41. Rxf7 e1=Q 42. Rxe1 Rxe1 43. Rxf6 b5=) 40. ... Kb2

Stunned by her opponent’s incredible resistance, 侯逸凡 (Hóu Yìfán) threw all her advantage, and now it is she who has to strive for survival. 41. Rxb7+? The climax of a dramatic turning of tables. Correct was 41. Rxf7 Kxa1 42. h3! Nh6 43. Rxb7 Re4 44. Re7 Rf4 45. Re6! Rxa4 46. Kxe2 with a draw at hand. 41. ... Kxa1 42. Rxf7 Re4 43. Re7 Rxf4 44. f7 Nh6 45. Kxe2 Nxf7 46. a5 Nd8 47. Ra7 Rf6 48. h4 Nc6 49. Rg7 Nxa5 50. h5 Nc6 51. Rg6 Rxg6 52. hxg6 Ne7 53. g7 a5 54. Kd3 Kb2 55. Kd4 a4 56. Ke5 a3 57. Kf6 Ng8+ 58. Ke5 0 : 1.

 

侯逸凡 (Hóu Yìfán) vs. Nana Dzagnidze. Photos credit: Anastasiya Karlovich.