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侯逸凡 (Hóu Yìfán) – Jack Rudd
15-board simultaneous chess exhibition; Douglas, September 21, 2017
Giuoco Piano C54

On Thursday, September 21, 2017, as a prelude to the start of the 4th Isle of Man International Chess Tournament, four-time Women’s World Chess Champion 侯逸凡 (Hóu Yìfán) gave a 15-board simultaneous exhibition at Villa Marina in Douglas, Isle of Man. Amongst her opponents was English International Master Jack Rudd.

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d3 d6 6. 0-0 Be6 7. Bb5 Bd7. Another route to the same destination is 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. c3 d6 6. 0-0 Bd7 (C60).
8. Nbd2. Don’t vary just to vary: 8. Ba4 a6 9. h3 Ba7 10. Re1 0-0 11. Bc2 Ne7 12. d4 Ng6 13. Nbd2 Re8 14. Nf1 Nh5 15. Be3 Nhf4 15. Ng3 Qc8 16. Nf5 f6 17. c4 Ne6 18. b4 exd4 19. N3xd4 Nxd4 20. Nxd4 Kh8 21. Rc1 Ne5 22. Bb1 c5 23. Nf5 Bxf5 24. exf5 cxb4 25. Bxa7 Rxa7 26. Qxd6 a5 27. Be4 Ra6 28. Qd5 Nc6 29. Qb5 Re5 30. Bd5 h6 31. Rxe5 fxe5 32. Rd1 Qc7 33. Be6 Qb6 34. Rd7 Kh7 35. f6 1 : 0 侯逸凡 (Hóu Yìfán) – Phạm Lê Thảo Nguyễn, 42nd Women’s Chess Olympiad, Baku 2016.
8. ... a6 9. Ba4 Qe7?! Black should probably castle Kingside for the better.
10. Re1 Ba7 11. Nf1 0-0-0 12. b4. 12. Be3 Kb8 13. b4 was pretty good for White.
12. ... d5 13. exd5 Nxd5 14. Qb3 Nf6?! (14. ... Bg4!? 15. Bxc6!? Bxf3!?)
15. Bxc6 Bxc6 16. Nxe5

16. ... Ng4?! Here 16. ... Ne4! 16. d4 (or 17. dxe4 Qxe5) 17. ... Qxe5! 18. dxe5 Bxf2+ 19. Kh1 Bxe1 is rather unclear.
17. d4 Nxe5 18. Rxe5 Qd7 19. Bf4?! (19. a4±)
19. ... f6? (19. ... Bxd4! 20. cxd4 Qxd4∞)
20. Ree1 Rhe8 21. h3 Qf5?! 22. Bg3 Bd5 23. c4! Bxd4? 24. Rxe8 Rxe8 25. Rd1 1 : 0.