2014中外国象明星混双赛

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Concisely annotated by King Lear

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刘适兰 (Liú Shìlán) & 谢军 (Xiè Jūn) – 侯逸凡 (Hóu Yìfán) & Nigel David Short
成都 (Chéngdū), July 8, 2014
French Defence C03

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 h6!? A sideline. 4. Ngf3 Nf6 5. e5 Nfd7 6. Bd3 c5 7. c3 Nc6 8. a3 Qb6. Nigel (or Yìfán?) trying to improve on 8. ... a5 9. Nf1 c4 10. Bc2 b5 11. Ng3 as in a previous game Howell – Short, Hinckley 2012. 9. Qa4 Be7 10. 0-0? A little too premature. 10. ... g5! Sounding the attack. 11. h3. As in many analogous cases, this move only serves to weaken the King’s castle, providing the adversary’s vehement attack with an objective. 11. ... h5! 12. g4. Perhaps a bit primitive, but it’s hard to provide any good advice. 12. ... hxg4 13. hxg4 f6. At the right moment Black undermines the enemy’s outpost. 14. exf6 Nxf6 15. dxc5. Oblivious to the danger. Also bad is 15. Nxg5? Rh4 with a powerful attack, but 15. Ne5 – before or after 15. Bg6+ Kf8 – has its raison d’étre. 15. ... Qc7 16. Re1 Bd7 17. Bb5 Bxc5. Threatening ... Qc7-g3+ and mate next move. 18. Kg2 0-0-0 19. Nb3. Nonchalantly, for after 19. Nf1 e5! Black wins.

19. ... Bxf2! A brilliant sacrifice, which is to be followed by an even more shining offer. 20. Kxf2 Rh2+!! A bolt from the blue! 21. Nxh2. Also hopeless is 21. Kf1 Rdh8!-+ with the threat of ... Qc7-g3. 21. ... Qxh2+ 22. Ke3 Ne4 23. Bd2 a6 24. Rh1 Qf2+ 25. Kd3 axb5 26. Raf1. On 26. Qa8+ Kc7 wins. 26. ... Qg3+ 0 : 1.

• 刘襄琳 (Liú Xiāng Lín), 2014中外国象明星混双赛开锣 男女棋星联袂竞技, games.sports.cn, 5 luglio 2014

Nigel David Short & 侯逸凡 (Hóu Yìfán)