夏日春情 (The Long, Hot Summer)

侯逸凡 (Hóu​ Yì​fán) – Tatiana Anatolyevna Kosintseva
Women’s Grand Prix 2013–2014; 4st stage; Khanty-Mansiysk, April 9, 2014
English Opening A13

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 dxc4 5. Qa4+ Nbd7 6. Qxc4 a6 7. Qb3 c5 (7. ... b5?! 8. Ne5 Nc5 9. Bc6+ Bd7 10. Qf3!±; 7. ... Rb8 8. d4 b5 9. 0-0 Bb7 10. Bf4 Bd6 11. Rc1 Bxf4 12. gxf4 Nd5 13. e3 c5 14. dxc5 Rc8 15. c6 Bxc6 16. Qa3 Bb7 17. Nbd2 b4 18. Qd3 0-0= Ivanchuk – Naiditsch, 6th European Individual Chess Championship, Warsaw 2005) 8. d3 Be7 (8. ... b5? 9. Ne5+−; 8. ... Bd6 9. a4 Δ a4-a5) 9. Nc3 0-0 10. a4 Nb6 11. 0-0 Nbd5 12. Ne5 Qc7 13. Nc4 Bd7 14. Nxd5 Nxd5 15. Bxd5 exd5 16. Nb6 Rae8 17. Bf4 Qc6 18. Qxd5 Qxb6 19. Qxd7 Bf6 20. Bd6 Rd8 21. Bc7 Rxd7 22. Bxb6 Re8 23. Rfe1 Bxb2

24. Rab1?! Alina l’Ami writes: “On move 24 Kosintseva got her chance to get back in the game when 侯 (Hóu) played 24. Rab1?! instead of 24. Ra2!”. 24. ... Ba3 25. Rb3 Bb4 26. Rc1 h6. Again Alina l’Ami: “[...] 26. ... a5! (threatening ... Re8-c8-c6) and if 27. Bxc5 then 27. ... Rc7 28. Be3 Rxc1+ 29. Bxc1 Rxe2 with equality”. 27. e4 a5? (27. ... f5!) 28. Bxc5 Rc8 29. Be3 Rdc7 30. Rxc7 Rxc7 31. d4 Rc2 32. d5 Kf8 33. Rb1 Ra2 34. Rc1 Rxa4 35. e5 Ra3 36. Rc8+ Ke7 37. Rc7+ Ke8 38. Rxb7 Rd3 39. Rb8+ Kd7 40. Rb7+ Ke8 41. d6 f6 42. Rxg7 fxe5 43. Re7+ Kf8. If 43. ... Kd8 then 44. Bb6+ Kc8 45. Rc7+ Kb8 46. d7! finis; for instance: 46. ... a4 47. Kg2! a3 48. d8=Q+ Rxd8 49. Rc4! a2 50. Rxb4 Rd1 51. Bd4+ Kc8 52. Bxe5 a1=Q 53. Bxa1 Rxa1 54. Rb6 h5 55. h4+−. 44. Bxh6+ Kg8 45. Rg7+ Kh8. After 45. ... Kf8 46. d7 Black is in zugzwang. 46. Ra7 Rxd6 47. Bg7+ Kg8 48. Bxe5 Rd5 49. Bc7 Rc3 50. Kg2 Be1 51. h4 Rd2 52. Bb6 Ra2 53. h5 Bd2 54. g4 a4 55. Bd4 a3 56. g5 1 : 0.

侯逸凡 (Hóu​ Yì​fán) vs. Tatiana Anatolyevna Kosintseva. Photo: Anastasiya Karlovich.