On Balance

侯逸凡 (Hóu Yìfán) – 丁立人 (Dīng Lìrén)

7th 海南 (Hǎinán) 儋州 (Dānzhōu) Super Grandmaster Chess Tournament “人民网 (People’s Daily Online) Cup”; 儋州 (Dānzhōu), July 13, 2016

Alekhine Defence B04

1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. d4 d6 4. Nf3 g6 5. Bc4 Nb6 6. Bb3 Bg7 7. a4 dxe5 8. a5 N6d7 9. dxe5. The strategic alternative is 9. Bxf7+ Kxf7 10. Ng5+ Kg8 11. Ne6 Qe8 12. Nxc7 Qd8 13. Nxa8 exd4 with a very unclear position (theoretically supposed to be more favourable for Black), Christiansen – Alburt, 36th U.S. Chess Championship, Jacksonville 1990. The text move forces a general liquidation with roughly even chances, and it’s not too difficult for 侯逸凡 (Hóu Yìfán) to hold her own. 9. ... Nxe5 10. Qxd8+ Kxd8 11. Nxe5 Bxe5 12. Bxf7 e6 13. Bg5+ Kd7 14. Ra3 Rf8 15. Rf3 Nc6 16. Bxe6+ Ke8 17. Bxc8 Rxc8 18. Re3 Kd7 19. c3 Rf5 20. Bh4 Rh5 21. Re4 Re8 22. Kd2 Nxa5 23. Kc2 Bd6 24. Rxe8 Kxe8 25. Re1+ Re5 26. Rxe5+ Bxe5 27. Nd2 Kd7 28. Kd3 b5 29. Ke4 Bg7 30. f4 Nb7 31. Bf2 a5 32. g4 a4 33. Bd4 Nd6+ 34. Kd3 Bf8 35. c4 b4 36. Bc5 Bg7 37. Bxb4 Bxb2 38. Nb1 Bc1 39. Nc3 a3 40. Na2 Bxf4 41. h3 Nf7 42. Bxa3 Ng5 43. h4 Nf7 44. Bb2 Be5 45. Bd4 Bxd4 46. Kxd4 Nh6 47. g5 Nf5+ 48. Ke5 Nxh4 49. Nc3 Nf3+ 50. Kf6 Nd2 51. c5 Nf3 52. Ne4 Kc6

53. Kg7 Nh4 54. Nf6 Kxc5 55. Nxh7 Kd4 56. Nf8 c5 57. Nxg6 Nf3 58. Kf6 Nxg5 59. Kxg5 c4 60. Nf4 c3 61. Ne2+ Kd3 62. Nxc3 ½ : ½.

侯逸凡 (Hóu Yìfán) vs. 丁立人 (Dīng Lìrén)
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