淘金潮

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Notes by Alina l’Ami

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侯逸凡 (Hóu Yìfán) – Humpy Koneru

4th SportAccord World Mind Games; Women’s Basque Event; 北京 (Beijīng), December 17, 2014

Bishop’s Opening C24

1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Nf6 3. d3 c6 4. Nf3 d5 5. Bb3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Bxd2+ 7. Qxd2 Qd6 8. Qg5 Nbd7 9. exd5 cxd5 10. Nh4 g6 11. 0-0 h6 12. Qd2 Kf8 13. d4 e4 14. Nc3 Kg7 15. f3 Re8 16. Rae1 e3 17. Qd3 Nb8 18. f4 b6 19. Nb5 Qe7 20. Rf3 Ng4 21. g3 Nc6 22. f5 g5 23. f6+ Nxf6 24. Rfxe3 Qd8 25. Rxe8 Nxe8 26. Nf3 Ba6 27. a4 Nf6 28. Ne5 Rc8 29. c3 Ne7 30. Rf1 Bxb5 31. axb5 Qd6 32. Bc2 Rf8 33. Qf3 Qe6 34. Ra1 Ra8 35. Re1 Qd6 36. Re2 a6 37. bxa6 Rxa6 38. Rf2 Ra8 39. Ng4 Neg8 40. Ne3. The matchup between the former and current women world champion was a final the spectators could only dream of! And a thrilling final it was indeed! In game 1 Hóu Yìfán was better throughout but Humpy Koneru was defending stubbornly. Eventually the Indian grandmaster succumbed under the pressure:

40. ... Kh8? 40. ... Ne7! would have prevented the Knight from reaching f5. 41. Nf5 Qd7 42. Nxh6! Over. Koneru still tried 42. ... Qh3 but after 43. Nxf7+ the three Pawns proved more than enough. 43. ... Kg7 44. Nxg5 Ra1+ 45. Rf1 Rxf1+ 46. Qxf1 Qg4 47. Qf5 Qxf5 48. Bxf5 Ne7 49. Bd3 Nc6 50. Kg2 1 : 0. (Notes by Alina l’Ami).

Humpy Koneru – 侯逸凡 (Hóu Yìfán)

4th SportAccord World Mind Games; Women’s Basque Event; 北京 (Beijīng), December 17, 2014

Queen’s Indian Defence E16

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 a5 7. 0-0 0-0 8. b3 h6 9. a3 Bxd2 10. Nbxd2 c5 11. Qc2 Nc6 12. Qb2 Qe7 13. Rfd1 d5 14. cxd5 exd5 15. e3 Rfd8 16. Rac1 Rac8 17. Nb1 Ne4 18. dxc5 bxc5 19. Nc3 Qf6 20. Qc2 Nxc3 21. Qxc3 d4 22. Qxc5 Ne7 23. Qe5 Rxc1 24. Rxc1 Qxe5 25. Nxe5 Bxg2 26. Kxg2 dxe3 27. fxe3 Rd2+ 28. Kf3 Rxh2 29. Rc7 Ng6 30. Rc8+ Kh7 31. Nxf7 Rb2 32. Rb8 a4 33. b4 Rb3 34. b5 Rxa3. However, on the other board it was Humpy calling the shots. In the diagrammed position she has just given up her extra Pawn in order to set her b-pawn in motion:

35. b6? Too fast! Instead 35. Ke4! Rb3 36. Nd6 followed by Rb8-a8 or, if allowed, b6–b7, would have placed Black in a very difficult situation. 35. .. Rb3 36. Nd6 Ne5+ 37. Ke4 Nd7! Suddenly winning the b-Pawn, and with it, the gold! 38. Ra8 Nxb6 39. Ra7 a3 40. Nf5 Rb4+ 41. Ke5 Ra4! And the a-Pawn decided the outcome of the match 2–0 in Hóu Yìfán’s favour. 42. Rxg7+ Kh8 43. Rb7 a2 44. Rb8+ Kh7 45. Rb7+ Kg8 46. Rb8+ Kf7 47. Rb7+ Ke8 48. Nd6+ Kf8 49. Rb8+ Kg7 50. Nf5+ Kf7 51. Rb7+ Ke8 52. Nd6+ Kf8 53. Rb8+ Ke7 54. Nf5+ Kd7 55. Rxb6 a1=Q+ 0 : 1. (Notes by Alina l’Ami).

Humpy Koneru vs. 侯逸凡 (Hóu Yìfán)
Photo: 谷笑冰 (Gǔ Xiàobīng)