Through Two Doors at Once

侯逸凡 (Hóu Yìfán) – Antoaneta Stefanova

3rd SportAccord World Mind Games; Women’s Basque Tournament; time control: 20 minutes plus 10 seconds per move; 北京 (Běijīng), December 17, 2013

Giuoco Piano C54

Notes by International Master Zoran Stamenković, Chess Informant, No. 119, 2014, p. 239.

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. 0-0 Nf6 5. d3 0-0 6. h3 d6 7. c3 Bb6 8. Bb3 h6 9. Nbd2 Ne7 10. Re1 c6 11. d4 Ng6 12. Nf1 Be6 [12. ... Re8 13. Ng3 Qc7 14. Bc2 Be6 15. Be3 Rad8 16. a4 Qc8TN (16. ... Bc8) 17. Kh2 Bc7 18. Qc1 Kh7 19. a5 a6∞ Ibrahimova – Tarasova, Belgrade 2013]
13. Bc2 Re8 [13. ... Qc7 — Radjabov – Harikrishna, 8th World Team Chess Championship, 宁波 (Níngbō) 2011]
14. Ng3 Qd7 15. Be3 Rad8 16. a4N (16. Qd2)
16. ... Bc7 17. a5 a6 18. Qc1!? d5?! (⌓ 18. ... Qe7)

19. Bxh6! exd4 [19. ... gxh6 20. Qxh6 Qe7 21. dxe5! Nh7 (21. ... Nxe5 22. Nxe5 Bxe5 23. Qg5++−; 21. ... Bxe5 22. Nxe5 Nxe5 23. Qg5+ Ng6 24. Nf5 Bxf5 25. exf5+−) 22. Nf5→]
20. e5! Ne4 (20. ... gxh6 21. Qxh6+−)
21. Nh5 (21. Bxg7! Kxg7 22. Nh5+ Kh8 23. cxd4→)
21. ... Bxh3!? 22. Bxe4 Qg4 (22. ... Bxg2 23. Kxg2 dxe4 24. Rxe4 Bxe5 25. Qg5! gxh6 26. Nxe5 hxg5 27. Nxd7 Rxe4 28. Nf6++−)
23. Ng3+− Nxe5 (23. ... dxe4 24. Rxe4 Qd7 25. Bxg7! Kxg7 26. Nh5+ Kf8 27. Qh6+ Ke7 28. Qg5+ Kf8 29. gxh3+−)
24. Nxe5 Rxe5 25. gxh3 (25. Bf4 dxe4 26. Bxe5 Bxe5 27. Rxe4 Qe6 28. Qe1+−)
25. ... Qxh3 26. Bf4 dxe4 27. cxd4 (27. Bxe5 Bxe5 28. Qg5 f6 29. Qf5+−)
27. ... Rxd4 28. Bxe5 Bxe5 29. Ra3 Bd6 30. Rb3 Qg4 31. Qe3 c5 32. Qe2 Qh4 33. Rd1 f5 34. Rxd4 cxd4 35. Qc4+ Kh7 36. Qxd4 1 : 0.

It is like climbing the stairs taking two at once. Photo: 谷笑冰 (Gǔ Xiàobīng).