Peaceful Warrior

周健超 (Zhōu Jiànchāo) – 侯逸凡 (Hóu Yìfán)
49th Chinese Chess Championship; 兴化 (Xīnghuà), March 14, 2014
Queen’s Gambit Declined D38

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. d4 Bb4 5. Bg5 Nbd7 6. e3 c5 7. cxd5 exd5 8. dxc5 Qa5 9. Rc1 Bxc3+ 10. bxc3 0-0 11. Nd4 Qxc5. This is a supposed improvement on 11. ... Re8 12. Bxf6 Nxf6 13. Bb5 Bd7 14. Bxd7 Nxd7 15. c6 bxc6 16. Nxc6 Qxa2 17. Nb4 Qc4 18. Qxd5 which left White with one not-too-meaningful Pawn more, 周健超 (Zhōu Jiànchāo) – 侯逸凡 (Hóu Yìfán), 3rd International Tournament, 儋州 (Dānzhōu) 2012. 12. Bf4 Nb6 13. Nb5 Bg4 14. Qd4 Rfc8 15. Be5 Bd7 16. Qxc5 Rxc5 17. Nd4 Re8 18. Nb3 Rc6 19. Bd4 Nc4 20. Bxf6 Rxf6 21. Bxc4 dxc4 22. Nd4 Bf5 23. Nxf5 Rxf5 24. Ke2 Ra5 25. Rc2 Rd8 26. Rb1 b6 27. Rb4 Rc5 28. a4 f5 29. Rd2 Rxd2+ 30. Kxd2 Kf7

31. e4 fxe4 32. Ke3 Ke6 33. Kxe4 Re5+ 34. Kf4 Rf5+ 35. Ke3 Re5+ 36. Kf4 Rf5+ ½ : ½.