Dragon Girl

Aurelien Pomini – 侯逸凡 (Hóu Yìfán)
6-board clock simultaneous exhibition; Zürich, February 1, 2014
Sicilian Defence B70

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Bc4 Bg7 7. 0-0 0-0 8. Re1 Nc6 9. Bb3 Bd7 10. Bg5 Rc8 11. Nxc6 Bxc6 12. Qd2 b5

13. Nd5 Bxd5 14. exd5 a5 15. a3 (15. a4 b4)
15. ... Re8 16. c3 a4 17. Ba2 Qd7 18. Re3 Qf5 19. Rf3

19. ... Ne4 20. Qe3 Qxg5 21. Qxe4 Qd2

22. Qb1 Bh6 (22. ... b4! 23. Rd3 bxc3! 24. Rxd2 cxd2 25. Qf1 Bxb2 26. Rd1 Rc1 27. Qe2 Rxd1+ 28. Qxd1 Rc8 29. Qxd2 Rc1+ 30. Qxc1 Bxc1=)
23. Kf1 Rc7 24. Rd3 Qf4 25. g3 Qf6 26. Qe1 Qf5 27. Rd4 Bg7 28. Rb4 Qd7 29. Qe2 Rc5 30. Re1 Bf6 31. Qd3 Kg7 32. Rbe4 Qf5 33. Kg2 h5 34. Qf3 Qd7 35. h3 Rh8 36. Qe2 Rc7 37. Rb4 Rd8 38. Qd3 Rc5 39. Rbe4 Rc7 40. Rb4 Rc5 41. Rbe4 Rc7 ½ : ½.

This was the only draw in the simul. Photo: Roland Rupp.