The Elegance of the Hedgehog

Davide Arcuti – 侯逸凡 (Hóu Yìfán)
6-board clock simultaneous exhibition; Zürich, February 1, 2014
English Opening A31

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. Nf3 cxd4 4. Nxd4 b6 5. Nc3 Bb7 6. f3 e6 7. e4 d6 8. Be3 a6 9. Be2 Be7 10. 0-0 0-0 11. Qc2 Nbd7 12. Rac1 Rc8 13. Qb1 Re8 14. f4 Qc7 15. b3 Qb8 16. Bf3 Bf8

17. g4? (17. a4 Qa8)
17. ... e5! 18. g5 exd4 19. Bxd4 Nxe4 20. Bxe4 (20. Nxe4 d5)
20. ... Bxe4 21. Nxe4

21. ... d5 22. Ng3 dxc4 23. bxc4 Qd6 24. Qb2 Qe6 25. f5 Qc6 26. Qg2 Qd6 27. Bb2 Ne5 28. Bxe5 Qxe5 29. Kh1 g6 30. fxg6 hxg6 31. Qb7 Qc7 32. Qxc7 Rxc7

33. Rf6 Bc5 34. h4 Bd4 35. Rf3 b5 36. Rd3 Ba7 37. Rdc3 Rec8 38. Ra3 Rxc4 39. Rxc4 Rxc4 40. Rxa6 Rxh4+ 41. Kg2 Be3 42. Ra8+ Kg7 43. Rb8 Rb4 44. a4 Rxa4 45. Rxb5 Rg4 46. Kf3 Rxg5 47. Rb7 Bd4 48. Kf4 Ra5 49. Ne4 Be5+ 50. Kf3 Ra3+ 51. Kg4 Ra6 52. Ng5 Rf6 53. Rd7 Rf4+ 54. Kh3 Kf8 55. Ra7 Rf5 56. Kg4 Bd4 57. Ra8+ Kg7 58. Rb8 Be3 59. Nf3 Rf4+ 60. Kg3 Ra4 61. Rc8 Bf4+ 62. Kf2 g5 0 : 1.

Best not to hug a hedgehog. Photo: Roland Pupp.