Killer Queen

Alexandra Konstantinovna Kosteniuk – 侯逸凡 (Hóu Yìfán)
18th European Women’s Chess Club Cup; Rhodes, October 23, 2013
Sicilian Defence B82

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Be3 Nf6 7. f4 Be7 8. Qf3 Qc7 9. 0-0-0 a6 10. h3 [10. g4 Nd7 11. g5 b5 12. Bd3 Bb7? (⌓ 12. ... Nc5) 13. Qh3 Nc5 14. g6!→ Zawadzka – 侯逸凡 (Hóu Yìfán), 1st World Mind Sports Games, Women’s Individual Rapid Tournament, 北京 (Běijīng) 2008] 10. ... Rb8 11. g4!?TN (11. Kb1) 11. ... b5 12. g5 Nd7 13. Nxc6 Qxc6 14. Bg2 Bb7 15. Bd4 (15. Kb1) 15. ... 0-0 16. Rhe1 Rfc8 17. Rd2 Qc7! (17. ... b4 18. Nd5 Bf8 19. Nxb4 Qc7∞) 18. Kb1 Qa5 19. Qe3?! (19. Qf2 b4 20. Nd1 e5 21. Ba7 Ra8 22. Be3⩲) 19. ... b4 20. Ne2 e5!⩱ 21. fxe5 Nxe5 22. b3?! (⌓ 22. Bxe5 dxe5⩱)

22. ... Ng6!∓ 23. h4 (23. Qf2 Bxg5 24. Rf1 Qc7∓) 23. ... Nxh4 24. Bh1 (⌓ 24. Nf4) 24. ... Bxg5 25. Qg1 Ng6 26. Rd3?! (26. Bb6 Qe5 27. Bd4 Qe7)

26. ... Rxc2!−+ 27. Kxc2 Qxa2+ 28. Bb2 Bf6 29. Kd2 Qxb2+ 30. Ke3 h6 31. Red1 Bg5+ 32. Kf2 Nf4 33. Re3 Bc6 34. Rb1 Qf6 35. Ke1 Nxe2 36. Rxe2 Qc3+ 37. Kf2 Bb5 0 : 1.

Towards each other in opposite directions. Photo: Chessdom Photo Gallery.