侯逸凡 (Hóu Yìfán) – Alexander Vladimirovich Riazantsev
FIDE Grand Prix 2017; 3rd stage; Geneva, July 7, 2017
Queen’s Gambit Declined D31
Notes by Grandmaster Alex Vladislavovich Yermolinsky, ChessBase.com, July 8, 2017.
FIDE Grand Prix 2017; 3rd stage; Geneva, July 7, 2017
Queen’s Gambit Declined D31
Notes by Grandmaster Alex Vladislavovich Yermolinsky, ChessBase.com, July 8, 2017.
1. c4 e6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d4 Be7 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bf4 c6 6. e3 Bd6
7. Bg3 Ne7 8. Bd3 Bf5 9. Nge2 0-0 10. a3 a5 11. Rc1 Bxd3
12. Qxd3 Na6 13. Na4 Nc8 14. Nc5 Qe7 15. Qc3 Ra7 16. 0-0 Nc7
17. Nf4 Bxf4 18. Bxf4 Ne6 19. Bb8 Ra8 20. Bg3 Nb6 21. a4 Rfe8
22. b3 Nxc5 23. dxc5 Nd7 24. Rfe1 Nf8 25. h3 f6 26. Re2 Qf7
27. Rb2 Ng6 28. b4 axb4 29. Rxb4 Ne5 30. Rcb1 Re7 31. e4 Rd8
32. Rd1 h6 33. Qb3 Red7 34. exd5 cxd5 35. Rb1 Nc4 36. Rxb7 Nd2
37. Qb6 Nxb1 38. c6 Nc3 39. cxd7 Rxd7 40. Rxd7 Qxd7 41. a5 d4
42. a6 d3
A good, consistent game from 侯 (Hóu) up to this point. 43. Qb3+? A bad mistake, throwing away the win. Keep in mind, this was played after the time control. With this move, she loses her a-Pawn and advantage. 43. a7 d2 44. a8=Q+ Kh7 45. Qbb8 d1=Q+ 46. Kh2 Q1d5 is just equal, but 43. Bf4! would crown her efforts: 43. ... Nb5 (43. ... Ne2+ 44. Kh2 Nxf4 45. a7 d2 46. a8=Q+ Kh7 47. Qb1+ f5 48. Qf3 etc.) 44. Qb7 Qf5 45. Be3 winning the Knight and the game. 43. ... Kh8 44. a7 Ne2+ 45. Kh2 Qxa7 46. Qxd3 ½ : ½.
侯逸凡 (Hóu Yìfán) was quite unfortunate in missing a well-deserved victory. Photo: Fédération Internationale des Échecs (FIDE). |
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