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侯逸凡 (Hóu Yìfán) – Antoaneta Stefanova

4th SportAccord World Mind Games; Women’s Rapid Event; 北京 (Beijīng), December 11, 2014

Caro-Kann Defence B10

1. c4 c6 2. e4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. cxd5 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nxd5 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. Bb5 Qd6 8. 0-0 Bg4 9. h3 Bh5 10. d4 e6 11. g4 Bg6 12. Ne5 Be7 13. Qa4 0-0 14. Nxd5 exd5 15. Bxc6 bxc6 16. Qxc6 Rac8 17. Qxd6 Bxd6 18. Nxg6 fxg6 19. Rd1 Rc2 20. Rd2 Rc4 21. Re2 Rxd4 22. Be3 Rd3 23. Bxa7 Rxh3 24. Re6 Bf4 25. a4 Rh4 26. a5. With great sensitivity, White transfers the centre of the world to the extreme Queenside. 26. ... Rxg4+ 27. Kf1 Bh2 28. Ke2 Rb4 29. Ra2 Kf7 30. Re3 Rc8 31. b3 d4 32. Rd3 Be5 33. a6 Ke6 34. Ra5 Kd6? A mistake such as happens frequently in rapid games. Correct was 34. ... Bc7! 35. Rc5 Kd7 36. Rd5+ Kc6 37. R5xd4 Rxd4 38. Bxd4 Kb5 with a drawish ending.

35. f4! A killer move! The tempting “win” 35. Bc5+? Rxc5 36. Rxc5 Kxc5 37. a7 would have been disappointed by 37. ... Rb8! with a draw. 35. ... Bf6 36. Bc5+! That’s time! 36. ... Rxc5 37. Rxc5 Rb8. Of course on 37. ... Kxc5 38. a7 wins. 38. Ra5 Kc6 39. b4 Kb6 40. Rda3 Ka7 41. Rc5 Bd8 42. Rd5 Bf6 43. b5 Kb6 44. a7 Ra8 45. Ra6+ Kb7 46. Rd7+ Kc8 47. Rf7 1 : 0.

北京 (Beijīng), November 10, 2014. Opening Ceremony of the 4th SportAccord World Mind Games. 侯逸凡 (Hóu Yìfán) waiting for Santa Claus. Photo: 谷笑冰 (Gǔ Xiàobīng).