Wednesday, April 23, 2014

西伯利亞 (Siberia)

侯逸凡 (Hóu Yìfán) – Nana Dzagnidze
FIDE Women’s Grand Prix 2013–14; 4th stage; Khanty-Mansiysk, April 11, 2014
Sicilian Defence B41

Notes by Boris Ruslanovich Schipkov. 1. e4 c5. The Sicilian Defence. 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. c4 Nf6 6. Nc3 Qc7 7. Be2 b6 8. 0-0 Bb7 9. Qd3 Nc6 10. Nxc6 dxc6. In the game Konnyu – Bromberger, Austria 2009 after 10. ... Bxc6 11. Be3 Bb4 12. f3 (12. Rac1!) 12. ... 0-0 13. a3 (13. Rfd1) 13. ... Bc5 (13. ... Bd6) 14. b4 Bxe3+ 15. Qxe3 d6 16. Rac1 White had a small advantage thanks to a space preponderance. 11. f4 Bc5+ 12. Kh1 0-0 13. e5 Rad8 14. Qh3 Nd7 15. Ne4 Be7 16. Bd3 g6?! Black can try 16. ... h6 17. Bc2 c5 18. a4, with a small edge to White. 17. b3! White intends to fianchetto the dark-squared Bishop to control the long diagonal to attack the King. 17. ... c5 18. Bb2 Bxe4 19. Bxe4 b5? A mistake. 19. ... f5 is better, 20. exf6 Bxf6 21. Qxe6+ Kg7 22. Qe7+ Rf7 23. Bxf6+ Nxf6 24. Qxc7 Rxc7 25. Bf3, and White has an extra Pawn in the endgame. 20. f5!! White storms Black’s citadel. 20. ... exf5


21. Rxf5! Great! 侯逸凡 (Hóu​ Yì​fán) sacrifices a Rook to checkmate the rival with Bishops and the Queen. 21. ... Qb6. Or 21. ... f6 22. Raf1 gxf5 23. Bxf5 Rf7 24. e6 Rg7 25. exd7, with a huge edge to White. 22. Qh6! gxf5. Or 22. ... f6 23. Rh5! Rf7 24. Bxg6!, winning. 23. e6 Nf6 24. Qg5+. After 24. ... Kh8 25. Bxf6+ Bxf6 26. Qxf5 White checkmates the rival with Qf5xh7. Black resigned. 1 : 0.

侯逸凡 (Hóu​ Yì​fán). Photo: Maxim BogodvidY/RIA Novosti.

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