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Antoaneta Stefanova – 侯逸凡 (Hóu Yìfán)

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 19, 2019

Queen’s Pawn Opening D02

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bf4 d5 3. e3 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nd2 e6 6. Ngf3 Be7 7. Ne5 Nd7 8. Bd3. 8. Nxd7 Bxd7 9. Bd3 0-0 10. h4 just transposes into the game after 10. ... f6. 8. ... 0-0 9. h4. 9. Nef3 f5 10. 0-0? is quite nonsense, as after 10. ... g5 White cannot hope for any compensation, Ponomariov – 侯逸凡 (Hóu Yìfán), Rapid & Blitz World Chess Champions Showdown, 深圳 (Shēnzhèn) 2018, match game 7 (3+2). 9. ... f6 10. Nxd7 Bxd7 11. Nf3 Be8 12. h5 cxd4 13. exd4?? After this, White’s position falls apart very quickly. Correct was 13. Nxd4 Bd7 14. Bc2⩲ (Δ 14. ... e5 15. Qd3).

13. ... e5!−+ 14. dxe5 fxe5 15. Bxe5 Rxf3 16. Bxh7+ Kxh7 17. Qxf3 Nxe5 18. Qf5+ Kg8 19. Qxe5 Bf6 20. Qf5 Qe7+ 21. Kf1 Bb5+ 22. Kg1 Rd8 23. h6 Qe4 24. Rh5 Be8 25. hxg7 Bxh5 26. Qxf6 Re8 27. f3 Qe3+ 28. Kh1 Bf7 29. Rd1 Re6 30. Qd8+ Kxg7 31. Kh2 Rh6+ 32. Kg3 Rg6+ 33. Kh2 Qe2 34. Rg1 Qf2 0 : 1.