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侯逸凡 (Hóu Yìfán) – Ian Alexandrovich Nepomniachtchi
43rd Sparkassen Chess Meeting; Dortmund, July 5, 2015
Sicilian Defence B92

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be2 e5 7. Nb3 Be7 8. 0-0 0-0 9. Qd3 Be6 10. Nd5 Bxd5 11. exd5 Nbd7 12. Bd2 a5 13. a4 Qc7 14. Rfd1 Rfc8 15. Rac1 g6 16. h3 Bf8 17. Qf3 Bg7 18. Bb5 Nc5 19. Nxc5 Qxc5 20. Bg5 Nh5 21. c3 f5 22. g4 fxg4 23. hxg4 Nf4 24. Bxf4 exf4 25. Re1 Be5 26. Rcd1 Rd8 27. Qd3 Qc8 28. f3 Qc5+ 29. Kg2 Rac8

30. Rxe5. 侯逸凡 (Hóu Yìfán) goes in for an interesting sacrifice of the Exchange, she being confident that two united passed Pawns will prove sufficient compensation for it.
30. ... dxe5 31. d6 Kg7 32. d7 Rc7 33. Qe4 Qe7 34. Rd5 Rc5 35. Rxc5 Qxc5 36. Qxb7 Qd6 37. Qe4 Kf8 38. Qe1 Qe7 39. b4 axb4 40. cxb4 h5! 41. gxh5 Qg5+ 42. Kf1 gxh5 43. Qe4 Ke7 44. Qh7+ Kd6 45. Qc2 Ke7 46. Qc5+ Kf6 47. Qd6+ Kg7 48. Bc4 Qf6 49. Be6

49. ... e4! 50. fxe4 f3 51. Qg3+ Kh8 52. Bf5 Qc3 53. Kf2 Qd4+ 54. Kxf3 Rg8 55. Qe1 Qd3+ 56. Kf4 Qd6+ 57. Kf3 Qd3+ 58. Kf2 Qd4+ 59. Qe3. 59. Ke2! Rg7! also must lead to a draw.
59. ... Qb2+ 60. Kf1 Qb1+ 61. Kf2 Qb2+ 62. Kf1 Qb1+ 63. Kf2 ½–½.

侯逸凡 (Hóu Yìfán) and Nepomniachtchi chatting after the game under the (interested) supervision of Frederic Friedel and Dagobert Kohlmeyer. Photo: Sparkassen CM (@SparkassenChess).