春光乍現 (Blow-Up)

Ekaterina Aleksandrovna Lagno – 侯逸凡 (Hóu Yìfán)

3rd SportAccord World Mind Games; Women’s Blitz Event; 北京 (Běijīng), December 14, 2013

Sicilian Defence B75

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 a6 8. Qd2 Nbd7 9. 0-0-0 b5 10. Kb1. So far so ago: 10. g4 Bb7 11. h4 Nb6 12. h5 Rg8 13. a3 Nfd7 14. hxg6 hxg6 15. Bh6 Bxh6 16. Rxh6⩲ 谢军 (Xiè Jūn) – Chiburdanidze, 23rd Women’s World Chess Championship, Manila 1991, match game 9. 10. ... Bb7 11. g4 Rc8 12. h4 Ne5 13. h5

13. ... Nxf3! 14. Nxf3 Nxe4 15. Nxe4 Bxe4 16. Be2? Lagno in her position could not afford such an indifferent move. White ought to continue 16. hxg6! Rxc2 (16. ... Bxf3? 17. gxf7+ Kf8 18. Bd3!→ gives White a powerful attack) 17. gxf7+ Kf8 18. Qxc2 Bxc2+ 19. Kxc2 Qc8+ 20. Kd2! Qxg4 (20. ... Bxb2 21. Bd3!∞) 21. Ke2!∞ with unclear, but probably balanced, game. 16. ... Rxc2 17. Qxc2 Bxc2+ 18. Kxc2 Qc8+ 19. Kb1 Qxg4 20. Rh4 Qf5+ 21. Ka1 Qc2 22. Nd4 Bxd4 23. Bxd4 Qxe2 24. Rc1

24. ... 0-0! It is never too late to do good. 25. hxg6 fxg6 0 : 1.