Monday, April 21, 2014

凯旋门

侯逸凡 (Hóu​ Yì​fán) – Aleksandra Konstantinovna Kostenjuk
Khanty-Mansiysk, April 21, 2014
Queen’s Pawn Game A46

1. g3 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Bg2 e6 4. d4 b5!? 5. a4. Another try is 5. Nbd2 Bb7 6. Nb3 a5 7. Bd2 Nc6 8. Nc1 Bd6 9. Nd3 0-0 10. 0-0 Ne4 11. Be3 b4 12. Re1 Ba6 13. Nfe5 Ne7 14. f3 Nf5 15. Bf4 Nf6 16. c3∞ Ivanchuk – Carlsen, Morelia/Linares 2007. 5. ... b4 6. a5!? The spur of the moment. On 6. 0-0 Nbd7 7. c4 bxc3 8. Nxc3 Bb7 9. Bf4 a6 10. Rc1 c5 11. dxc5 Bxc5 12. e4 Qb6 13. a5 Qxa5 14. exd5 Nxd5 15. Ne5 N7f6? (15. ... Nxe5 16. Bxe5 Ne3! 17. fxe3 Bxe3+ 18. Kh1 Bxg2+ 19. Kxg2 0-0! 20. Bd6 Bxc1 21. Bxf8 Bxb2 is roughly even) 16. Bd2+- Radu Cosma – M. Brunello, 9th European Women’s Team Championship, Porto Carras 2011. 6. ... c5 7. c4 bxc3 8. Nxc3 Nc6 9. 0-0 Ba6 10. Bg5 Rc8 11. Qa4 Qd7 12. dxc5 Bxc5 13. Rfc1 Nb4 14. Ne5 Qxa4 15. Nxa4 Bd6 16. Rxc8+ Bxc8 17. Rc1 Ke7! Well conceived: Black doesn’t need to castle!


18. Bd2 Bxe5 19. Bxb4+ Bd6 20. Bxd6+ (20. Nc5 Nd7=) 20. ... Kxd6 21. Nc5 Nd7 22. Nb3 Ne5 23. Nd4. Or 23. f4 Nc4 24. e4 f6 with equality. 23. ... Bd7 24. f4 Nc4 25. b3 Ne3. After 25. ... Nxa5 26. Ra1 White recovers the Pawn with even prospects. 26. Bh3 h5 27. Rc3 Ng4 28. Bg2 Rb8 29. h3 Nf6 30. e3 Ne8 31. Kf2 f6 32. Nc2 Nc7 33. e4 Nb5 34. Rd3 Rc8 35. Rd2 Nc3 36. Ne3 Nb1 37. Rd1 Nc3 38. Rd2 Nb1 39. Rb2 Nc3 40. exd5 Nxd5 41. Rd2 Bc6 42. f5 Ke7 43. Bxd5 Bxd5 44. Nxd5+ exd5 45. Rxd5 Rb8 46. Rd3 Rb5. It’s a dead draw! 47. Re3+ Kd7 48. g4 hxg4 49. hxg4 Rxa5 50. Kg3 Ra1 51. Rd3+ Ke7 52. Re3+ Kd7 53. Rd3+ ½ : ½.

侯逸凡 (Hóu​ Yì​fán) vs. Aleksandra Konstantinovna Kostenjuk
Khanty-Mansiysk, April 21, 2014
Photos: Nikolay Bochkarev

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