Simple But Not Easy

侯逸凡 (Hóu Yìfán) – Magesh Chandran Panchanathan
4th Isle of Man International Chess Tournament; Douglas, September 28, 2017
Spanish Game C87

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. 0-0 Be7 6. Re1 d6 7. c3 0-0 8. h3 Bd7 9. d4 Re8 10. Nbd2 Bf8 11. Bc2 g6 12. Nf1 Bg7 13. Ng3 a5 14. Bg5 a4? An unfortunate novelty, giving up a Pawn for no compensation. A game useful for reference and study is 14. ... h6 15. Be3 Qe7 16. Qd2 Qf8 17. Rad1 Rad8 18. Qc1 Bc8 19. a3 Nd7 20. Nh2 Nb6 21. d5 Ne7 22. Bxb6 cxb6 23. Qe3 f5 24. Qxb6 f4 25. Ngf1 Qf6 26. Qxa5 h5 27. Rd3 Kh8 28. Bd1 Rg8 29. c4 Nf5 30. exf5 gxf5 31. f3 e4 32. fxe4 fxe4 33. Rxe4 Qg6 34. Bf3 Bf5 35. Qe1 Rde8 36. Nd2 Rxe4 37. Nxe4 Re8 38. Qf2 Bxe4 39. Bxe4 Rxe4 40. b3 Qe8 41. Rd1 Bf6 42. Nf3 Re3 43. Qc2 Re2 44. Qd3 Ra2 45. Re1 Qg8 46. Re2 Ra1+ 47. Re1 Ra2 48. Re2 Ra1+ 49. Ne1 Qg5 50. Kf1 Rc1 51. Rc2 Ra1 52. Re2 Rc1 53. b4 f3 54. Qxf3 Rxc4 55. Rf2 Kg7 56. Qf5 Rc1 57. Qd7+ Kh8 58. Qe8+ Kg7 59. Qd7+ Kg6 60. Qe8+ Kg7 61. Qe6 Qg6 62. Rf3 b5 63. Qe3 Bg5 64. Qd4+ Kg8 65. Rg3 Kh7 66. Qd3 h4 67. Rf3 Qxd3+ 68. Rxd3 Bf4 69. Ke2 Bg3 70. Nf3 Kg6 71. Nd4 Rg1 72. Kf3 Rf1+ 73. Ke3 Rg1 74. Rd2 Kf6 75. Re2 Ra1 76. Nxb5 Ke5 77. Kd3+ Kxd5 78. Nc3+ Kc6 79. Ra2 Re1 80. a4 d5 81. a5 Re8 82. a6 Bc7 83. a7 Ra8 84. b5+ Kc5 85. Ra6 Bb6 86. Na4+ Kxb5 87. Nxb6 1 : 0 Dervishi – Aronian, Zonal Tournament 1.5, Yerevan 2000. 15. Bxa4 exd4 16. Bxc6 bxc6 17. cxd4 Qb8 18. Qd2 Be6 19. b3 Ra6 20. Rad1 d5 21. e5. Black is already drowning in a valley of tears, while White dominates on both wings. 21. ... Nd7 22. Bh6 Qd8 23. Bxg7 Kxg7 24. Rc1 Qe7 25. Re3 Rea8 26. Rc2 Nf8 27. Ne1 h5 28. f4! h4

29. f5! gxf5 30. Nh5+ Kg6 31. Nf6 Nh7 32. Qf2 Nxf6 33. Qxh4 f4

34. Nd3! fxe3 35. Nf4+ Kf5 36. Nh5 Rh8 37. exf6 Rxh5 38. Qxh5+ 1 : 0.

Vincit qui patitur. Photo: John Saunders.