重製 (Remake)

侯逸凡 (Hóu Yìfán) – Anna Yuriyivna Ushenina
FIDE Women’s Grand Prix 2013–2014; 4th stage; Khanty-Mansiysk, April 16, 2014
Sicilian Defence B52

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Bd7 4. c4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. d4 cxd4 7. Nxd4 Bg7 8. Be3 Nc6 9. f3 0-0 10. 0-0 Nxd4 11. Bxd4 Bxb5 12. cxb5 Qa5. Ushenina spent a lot of time on the opening, and now has only half a hour left. It’s enough for 侯逸凡 (Hóu Yìfán) to steadily increase her edge until it became an overwhelming advantage. 13. Qd3 Qb4 14. Rfd1 Rfc8 15. a3 Qb3 16. Qe2 e6 17. Rd3 Qc4 18. Rad1 Ne8 19. Qd2 Bxd4+ 20. Rxd4 Qc5 21. Kh1 Rc7 22. h3 Rac8 23. Qh6 Qe5 24. Qh4 Kg7 25. f4 Qf6 26. Qg3 Rc4 27. R4d3 Qe7 28. Qe3 b6 29. a4 Qc7

30. e5! dxe5. On 30. ... d5 31. f5! is very strong. 31. Rd7 Qc5 32. Qxc5 R8xc5 33. Rxa7. Nerwal: “The transposition into an endgame was well judged by 侯逸凡 (Hóu Yìfán); this is another innocent-looking endgame that is incredibly hard to play for Black after 33. Rxa7: almost everything loses due to the strength of white passed Pawns on the Queenside”. 33. ... Nf6 34. Rd6 Ne4 35. Rxb6 Nxc3. Nerwal: “The only drawing chances may lie in building a cage around the White King: 35. ... Ng3+!? 36. Kh2 exf4 37. Rxe6 Rb4 38. Ree7 Rf5; or, later in the game, 39. ... h5 Δ 40. h4 Rcc1”. 36. bxc3 Rxf4 37. Rxe6 Rxc3 38. Rxe5 Rf1+ 39. Kh2 Rc2 40. b6 Rff2 41. Rg5 Kh6 42. h4 f6

43. b7 Rb2 44. Rb5 Rxg2+ 45. Kh3 Rh2+ 46. Kg3 Rbg2+ 47. Kf3 Rf2+ 48. Ke4 1 : 0.

Once again, 侯逸凡 (Hóu Yìfán) confirmed herself to be the nemesis of Ushenina. Photo: Nikolay Bochkarev, Alina l’Ami.