Sunday, February 16, 2014

Playing Harry Potter

Harry Hoàng – 侯逸凡 (Hóu Yìfán)
6-board clock simultaneous exhibition; Zürich, February 1, 2014
Caro-Kann Defence B15

1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nc3 c6 4. Nf3 d5 5. e5 Bg4 6. Be2 Bxf3 7. Bxf3 f6!? 8. exf6 Nxf6 9. h4 0-0


10. 0-0. 10. h5! seems more consistent.
10. ... Qd6 11. Re1 Nbd7 12. Qe2 Rae8 13. Qe6+ Qxe6 14. Rxe6 Kf7 15. Re1 e5 16. Be3 b6 17. a4 a5 18. Kf1 Re7 19. Rad1 Rb8 20. dxe5 Nxe5 21. Bf4 Rbe8 22. Bxe5 Rxe5 23. Rxe5 Rxe5 24. Re1 Nd7 25. Rxe5 Bxe5 26. Nd1 Nc5 27. b3 Ke6 28. Ne3 Bg7 29. Ke2 Ke5 30. g3 Kd4


31. h5? The losing mistake. Nevertheless, after 31. Kd2? Ne4+ 32. Bxe4 Kxe4 33. Ke2 b5−+ the ending is easily won for Black, but White might play 31. Nd1! Ne4 32. h5! with likely drawing prospects.
31. ... Kc3−+ 32. hxg6 hxg6 33. Kd1 Bd4 34. g4 Na6 35. g5 Nb4 36. Bg4 Bxe3 37. fxe3 Nxc2 38. Ke2 d4 0 : 1.

侯逸凡 (Hóu Yìfán) playing six games simultaneously on the stage of the 3rd Zürich Chess Challenge on February 1, 2014. Photo: Maria Alekseevna Emelianova.

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