侯逸凡 (Hóu Yìfán) – 居文君 (Jū Wénjūn)
15th Tradewise Gibraltar Chess Festival; Catalan Bay, January 31, 2017
French Defence C11
15th Tradewise Gibraltar Chess Festival; Catalan Bay, January 31, 2017
French Defence C11
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. f4 c5 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. Be3 Be7 8. Qd2 0-0 9. dxc5 Nxc5 10. 0-0-0 a6 11. Qf2 b6 12. Nd4 Qc7 13. g3!? Trying something new. If 13. Kb1 there might follow 13. ... Bb7 14. Nxc6 Bxc6 15. Bd4 Bb7 16. Bd3 b5 17. Ne2 b4 18. Ng3 Rac8 19. f5 f6 20. exf6 Bxf6 21. Bxc5 Qxc5 22. Qxc5 Rxc5 23. fxe6 Re8 24. Rde1 g6 25. Rhf1 Kg7 26. Rf4 a5 27. Rg4 Kh8 28. Bxg6 hxg6 29. Rxg6 Be7 30. Nf5 d4 31. g4 a4 32. b3 a3 33. Rh6+ Kg8 34. Rg6+ Kh8 35. Rh6+ Kg8 36. Rg6+ ½ : ½ So – Nakamura, 60th U.S. Chess Championship, Saint Louis 2016.
13. ... Bb7 14. Bg2 Na5 15. f5!? White’s aggressive Pawn sacrifice leads to a very double-edged game.
15. ... Qxe5 16. Bf4 Qf6 17. h4 e5! In cold blood mood!
18. Nxd5! Bxd5 19. Bg5 Qd6 20. Bxe7 Qxe7 21. Bxd5 exd4 22. Bxa8 Rxa8 23. Rhe1. If 23. Qxd4 then 23. ... Rc8 (threatening ... Na5-b3+ as well as ... Nc5-b3+) 24. Kb1 Nc6 and Black stands better.
23. ... Qc7 24. b4 Nc6 25. bxc5 bxc5. After the skirmish ended, Black finds herself an Exchange down for only one Pawn, but she can rely on a more than sufficient dynamic compensation due to the open b-file.
26. Qf4! Qb6 27. Qd6! h5! Would you accept a draw on your birthday day?
28. Re5!? Very committal, though not yet fatal. More consistent looks 28. Qd7! which after 28. ... Nb4!! 29. Re8+ Kh7 30. Rxa8 Nxa2+ 31. Kd2 Qb4+ 32. Ke2 Qc4+ 33. Kf3 Qc3+ 34. Rd3 (34. Kf4?? Qe3#) 34. ... Qxc2 35. Qxf7 Qxd3+ 36. Kg2 Qe2+ 37. Kg1 Qe1+ leads to a draw by perpetual check.
28. ... c4! “The moment she played 28. Re5 after I played 28. ... c4 I knew I could win”, then 居文君 (Jū Wénjūn) said.
29. Rde1! c3! 30. Re8+ Rxe8 31. Rxe8+ Kh7 32. Qd5?? Maybe 侯逸凡 (Hóu Yìfán) wanted to present her gift to her opponent, who just turned 26 today! After 32. f6! (Δ Re8-h8+!!) 32. ... Qb2+ 33. Kd1 Qb1+ 34. Ke2 Qxc2+ the game would have most likely ended with a draw by perpetual check.
13. ... Bb7 14. Bg2 Na5 15. f5!? White’s aggressive Pawn sacrifice leads to a very double-edged game.
15. ... Qxe5 16. Bf4 Qf6 17. h4 e5! In cold blood mood!
18. Nxd5! Bxd5 19. Bg5 Qd6 20. Bxe7 Qxe7 21. Bxd5 exd4 22. Bxa8 Rxa8 23. Rhe1. If 23. Qxd4 then 23. ... Rc8 (threatening ... Na5-b3+ as well as ... Nc5-b3+) 24. Kb1 Nc6 and Black stands better.
23. ... Qc7 24. b4 Nc6 25. bxc5 bxc5. After the skirmish ended, Black finds herself an Exchange down for only one Pawn, but she can rely on a more than sufficient dynamic compensation due to the open b-file.
26. Qf4! Qb6 27. Qd6! h5! Would you accept a draw on your birthday day?
28. Re5!? Very committal, though not yet fatal. More consistent looks 28. Qd7! which after 28. ... Nb4!! 29. Re8+ Kh7 30. Rxa8 Nxa2+ 31. Kd2 Qb4+ 32. Ke2 Qc4+ 33. Kf3 Qc3+ 34. Rd3 (34. Kf4?? Qe3#) 34. ... Qxc2 35. Qxf7 Qxd3+ 36. Kg2 Qe2+ 37. Kg1 Qe1+ leads to a draw by perpetual check.
28. ... c4! “The moment she played 28. Re5 after I played 28. ... c4 I knew I could win”, then 居文君 (Jū Wénjūn) said.
29. Rde1! c3! 30. Re8+ Rxe8 31. Rxe8+ Kh7 32. Qd5?? Maybe 侯逸凡 (Hóu Yìfán) wanted to present her gift to her opponent, who just turned 26 today! After 32. f6! (Δ Re8-h8+!!) 32. ... Qb2+ 33. Kd1 Qb1+ 34. Ke2 Qxc2+ the game would have most likely ended with a draw by perpetual check.
32. ... d3!! 33. Qxd3. Not 33. cxd3?? Qb2+ 34. Kd1 Qd2#.
33. ... Nb4! 34. Qe4 Qg1+ 35. Qe1 Qg2! 36. Qe4. Neither 36. Re2 Qd5 nor 36. Qe2 Qh1+ 37. Qe1 Qb7 38. Re7 Nd3+! would have saved the day.
36. ... Qd2+ 0 : 1. And so Happy Birthday to 居文君 (Jū Wénjūn)!
33. ... Nb4! 34. Qe4 Qg1+ 35. Qe1 Qg2! 36. Qe4. Neither 36. Re2 Qd5 nor 36. Qe2 Qh1+ 37. Qe1 Qb7 38. Re7 Nd3+! would have saved the day.
36. ... Qd2+ 0 : 1. And so Happy Birthday to 居文君 (Jū Wénjūn)!
A 3-D birthday party. Photo: Sophie Triay.
La reine est morte, vive la reine. Great performance by the beautiful girl from Shanghai. Welcome to the club of the 2600+ players (www.2700chess.com).
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Oh no! God save the Queen!
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