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侯逸凡 (Hóu Yìfán) – 沈阳 (Shěn Yáng)

1st “一带一路” (“One Belt One Road”) Women’s World Chess Summit “秦农银行杯” (“Qín Nóng Bank Cup”) (25+10); 西安 (Xī’ān), December 20, 2019

Giuoco Piano C53

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. 0-0 Nf6 5. d3 0-0 6. h3 h6 7. Re1 d6 8. c3 Bb6 9. Bb3 Be6 10. Nbd2 Re8 11. Ba4 a6 12. Nf1 Bd7 13. Ng3 Ne7 14. Bc2. 14. Bb3 Ng6 15. d4 (Flores – Arencibia Rodríguez, 12th Guillermo García in Memoriam Premier I, Santa Clara 2004) 15. ... c5 should also give Black good equalising chances. 14. ... Ng6 15. d4 c5 16. d5 Qc8 17. Be3 Bd8 18. b4 cxb4 19. cxb4 b5 20. a4 Qb7 21. a5 Be7. 21. ... Nf4 also came into consideration. 22. Bd3 Rac8 23. Nh2 Rc7 24. Ng4 Nxg4 25. hxg4 Bg5?! 25. ... Nf8 26. f3 Bg5 (or also 26. ... Bh4) was probably sounder. 26. Bxg5 hxg5 27. Nf5 Bxf5 28. gxf5 Nf8 29. Qh5. With the threat of Re1-e3-h3. 29. ... Nh7 30. Re3 g4. Black has nothing better than to give up a Pawn in order to distract White’s attack. 31. Qxg4 Qc8 32. Qd1 Rc3 33. Qd2 Re7 34. Bf1? White’s best was probably 34. g3, eventually followed by Kg1-g2 and Re3-e1-h1. 34. ... Rec7? An unfortunate inversion of moves which again puts Black into grave trouble. 34. ... Rc2 35. Qd1 Rec7 should hold the balance. 35. Rxc3 Rxc3 36. Bd3. 36. Bxb5! axb5 37. a6 was probably the most brilliant way to win the game. 36. ... Nf6 37. g3 Nd7 38. Kg2 Rc7 39. Qg5 Nf6 40. Rh1 Rc3

41. Qh4!+− Kf8 42. Qh8+ Ke7 43. Qxg7 Rxd3. Of course, it makes no sense for Black to propose the exchange of Queens due to her two Pawns deficit. 44. Rh6! Nxd5 45. Re6+ Kd7 46. Qxf7+ Kc6 47. exd5+ Rxd5 48. f6 e4 49. Rxe4 Rf5 50. Re2 1 : 0.