英法海底隧道 (Channel Tunnel)

余泱漪 (Yú Yāngyī) – 居文君 (Jū Wénjūn)
15th Tradewise Gibraltar Chess Festival; Catalan Bay, February 2, 2017
French Defence C02

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nf3 Qb6 6. a3 Bd7 7. Be2 Nge7 8. dxc5 Qxc5!? It doesn’t look any better than 8. ... Qc7 9. 0-0 Nxe5 10. Nxe5 Qxe5 11. Nd2 Qc7 12. b4 g6 13. c4 Bg7 14. Rb1 0-0 15. cxd5 Nxd5 16. Bb2 Bxb2 17. Rxb2 Nc3 18. Qe1 Nxe2+ 19. Qxe2 Bc6 20. Rc1 Rfd8 21. Nf1 a6 22. Ne3 Rd4 23. Rd1 ½ : ½ Romanishin – O. Foişor, Tbilisi 1986. 9. b4 Qb6 10. c4 Qc7 11. cxd5 Nxd5 12. Bb2 Nf4 13. 0-0 Ne7 14. Nc3 Neg6 15. Rc1 Nxe2+ 16. Qxe2 Qb6 17. Rfd1 Be7 18. g3 Bc6 19. Nd4 0-0 20. Nxc6 bxc6 21. h4 Rfd8 22. h5 Nf8 23. h6 g6 24. Ne4. White acquired a dominant position by quite simple means. 24. ... Rd5 25. Qf3 Nd7

26. Nd6! Now White’s dark-squared Bishop vehemently takes part in action. 26. ... Rf8. If 26. ... Bxd6 then 27. Rxd5! exd5 (else 27. ... exd5 28. exd6 followed by Qf3-c3) 28. exd6 Qxd6 29. b5 followed by Rc1-c6 with a crushing advantage. 27. Rxd5 exd5. Or 27. ... cxd5 28. Nc8 Qd8 29. Nxe7+ Qxe7 30. Rc7 and wins. 28. Qg4 Qc7 29. Qd4. Threatening Qd4xd5. 29. ... Nb6 30. b5 Nc4 31. e6 f6 32. Nxc4 dxc4 33. Qxc4 c5 34. Rd1 Rd8 35. Rd7! Rxd7 36. exd7+ Kf8 37. Qd5 Qb6 38. a4 1 : 0. A convincing victory for 余泱漪 (Yú Yāngyī) that, however, didn’t stop the irresistible hunt of 居文君 (Jū Wénjūn) to the top women’s prize of £15,000 pounds sterlins!

余泱漪 (Yú Yāngyī) vs. 居文君 (Jū Wénjūn)
Photo: John Saunders