Afternoon Tea

Alexey Vasilyevich Sarana – 侯逸凡 (Hóu Yìfán)

7th Karpov Trophy; time control: 20 minutes plus 10 seconds per move; Cap d’Agde, October 25, 2019

Queen’s Indian Defence E16

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 Bb4+ 5. Nbd2 0-0 6. Bg2 b6 7. 0-0 Bb7 8. cxd5 exd5 9. Qb3 Bd6 10. Nb1 Ne4!? A novelty in place of 10. ... Re8 11. Nc3 c6 12. Bf4 Na6 as occurred in the game Esipenko – Pârligras, European Individual Chess Championship, Batumi 2018. 11. Nc3 Nxc3 12. Qxc3 Nd7 13. Bg5 Qe8 14. Rfe1 Qe6 15. e3 Nf6 16. Bf4 Ne4 17. Qc2 Bb4 18. Rec1 c6 19. h4 Be7 20. Kh2? (20. Ne5) 20. ... f6! 21. Bh3 Qf7 22. Qe2 h6 23. g4 g5! 24. Bg3 Nxg3 25. Kxg3 Bd6+ 26. Kg2 Rae8 27. Rh1 c5 28. Qc2 Re4 29. Rag1. If 29. Nd2 there may follow 29. ... cxd4! 30. Nxe4 dxe4 with a winning preponderance. 29. ... Rfe8 30. Nd2 R4e7 31. Nf3 Ba6 32. Rd1 Rc7 33. Qa4 Be2 34. Rd2 b5 35. Qa6 Bxf3+ 36. Kxf3 Qe6 37. Qxb5 Qe4+ 38. Ke2

38. ... a6!−+ 39. Qd3 (39. Qa4 cxd4 40. Rxd4 Rc2+ 41. Kd1 Qxh1+ 42. Kxc2 Rc8+ 43. Kd2 Rc1!→) 39. ... Qxh1 40. Qg6+ Kf8 41. dxc5 Qxh3 (41. ... Be5! 42. Qxh6+ Rg7−+) 42. Qxf6+ Rf7 43. Qxh6+ Rg7 44. Qxd6+ Kg8 45. Qxd5+ Kh8 46. Qf5 Qxh4 47. c6 Qh7 48. Qd5 Qe4 49. Qxe4 Rxe4 50. Rd8+ Kh7 51. Rc8 Ree7 52. Ra8 Ra7 53. Rb8 a5 54. Rb5 Kg6 55. Rb6 Kf7 56. Kd3 Ke6 57. Kc4 Kd6 58. Kb5 Rge7 59. Rb8 Kc7 60. Rg8 Re5+ 61. Kc4 Kxc6 62. Rg6+ Kc7 63. Kd4 Rb5 64. a4 Rxb2 65. Rg7+ Kb6 66. Rg6+ Kb7 67. Rg7+ Ka6 68. Rg6+ Rb6 69. Rxg5 Rb4+ 70. Kc5 Rc7+ 71. Kd6 Rc2 72. Re5 Rxf2 73. g5 Rg2 74. e4 Rxa4 75. Ke6 Ra1 76. Kf7 Rf1+ 77. Kg7 a4 78. Rd5 Rfg1 79. Kh6 Rxg5 0 : 1.

La Princesse d’Élide, a comédie-ballet. As acted in the Salle Molière of Cap d’Agde. Screen capture from CAPNEWS #1 (Vendredi 25 Octobre 2019)/CAPÉCHECS YouTube Channel.