By Heart

许翔宇 (Xǔ Xiángyǔ) – 居文君 (Jū Wénjūn)
51st Chinese Chess Championship; 兴化 (Xīnghuà), December 27, 2020
Four Knights Game C48

The 51st Chinese Chess Championship has resumed after the day off. In round eight, 居文君 (Jū Wénjūn), playing Black, has picked up half a point in a partie sans événements. 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bb5 Nd4 5. Bc4 Bc5 6. Nxe5 Qe7 7. Nf3 d5 8. Nxd5. Theoretically speaking, 8. Bxd5 is much more critical for the evaluation of the whole variation, but apparently 许翔宇 (Xǔ Xiángyǔ) is not interested in opening debates. 8. ... Qxe4+ 9. Ne3 Bg4 10. Be2 Nxe2 11. Qxe2 0-0-0 12. d3 Bxf3 13. Qxf3 Qxf3 14. gxf3 Rhe8 15. 0-0. If 15. Rg1 then 15. ... g6 16. Kf1 Re6 17. Bd2 Nh5 18. Bc3 Nf4 19. Rg4 Bxe3 20. fxe3 Nd5 winning back the Pawn with equality, Mijović – Todorović, 23rd “Belgrade Trophy”, Belgrade 2009. 15. ... Nd5 16. Re1 Re6!? A new move, or maybe only a new move order. A previous game continued 16. ... Nf4 17. Bd2 Re6 18. Ng4 Ne2+ 19. Kf1 Nd4 with more or less equality, Nandhidhaa – Pratyusha, 32nd World Junior Chess Championship Girls U-20, Pune 2014. 17. Ng2 Rxe1+ 18. Nxe1 Re8 19. Kf1 Bd6 20. h3 Re5 21. c4 Nb4 22. Be3 Rh5 23. Kg2 c5

24. d4 cxd4 25. Bxd4 Be5 26. Bxe5 Rxe5 27. Kf1 Rh5 28. Kg2 Rg5+ 29. Kf1 Rh5 30. Kg2 Rg5+ 31. Kf1 ½ : ½.