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Sarasadat Khademalsharieh – 侯逸凡 (Hóu Yìfán)

7th Karpov Trophy; time control: 20 minutes plus 10 seconds per move; Cap d’Agde, October 27, 2019

Dutch Defence A84

1. d4 e6 2. c4 b6 3. Nf3 Bb7 4. g3 f5 5. Bg2 Nf6 6. 0-0 Bd6 7. Nc3. There’s not much to say here other than just show a pretty “holiday win” by 侯逸凡 (Hóu Yìfán): 7. b3 0-0 8. Bb2 a5 9. Nc3 Na6 10. a3 Qe8 11. e3 Rb8 12. Qe2 h6 13. Rfd1 Be7 14. Ne5 Bxg2 15. Kxg2 d6 16. Nd3 c5 17. Nf4 Nc7 18. d5 e5 19. Ne6 Nxe6 20. dxe6 Qc8 21. Nd5 Qxe6 22. Nxf6+ Bxf6 23. a4 e4 24. Rd5 Bxb2 25. Qxb2 g5 26. Qd2 Rbd8 27. Rd1 Rf6 28. Kh1 Kf8 29. Qe2 Ke7 30. Qh5 Rg8 31. Rg1 g4 32. h3 Rg5 33. Qh4 Qf7 34. hxg4 Rxg4 35. Qh3 Rg5 36. g4 Rfg6 37. Rxf5 Qxf5 38. gxf5 Rxg1+ 39. Kh2 R6g2+ 0 : 1 小島慎也 (Shinya Kojima) – 侯逸凡 (Hóu Yìfán), 22nd Hawaii International Chess Festival “Grandmaster Challenge”, Waikīkī Beach, Honolulu 2015. 7. ... 0-0 8. d5 Na6 9. Nd4 Nc5 10. Ncb5 Be5 11. Nf3 a6 12. Nxe5 axb5 13. dxe6 Bxg2 14. Kxg2 dxe6 15. cxb5 Qxd1 16. Rxd1

16. ... Nb3 17. Rb1 Rxa2 18. Nd7 Nxd7 19. Rxd7 Rf7 20. Rxf7 Kxf7 21. Bf4 Ra5 22. Rd1 Rxb5 23. Bxc7 Nc5 24. Be5 Ne4 25. f4 Nf6 26. Ra1 Rd5 27. Ra6 ½ : ½.

After a brilliant start on the first day, today 侯逸凡 (Hóu Yìfán) seemed to feel a little fatigue. Photo: Le Récap’, No. 3, Monday, October 28, 2019/capechecs.com.