Alireza Firouzja – 侯逸凡 (Hóu Yìfán)
1st Champions Chess Tour; 7th stage; Goldmoney Asian Rapid; Prelims Tournament; time control: 15 minutes plus 10 seconds per move; chess24.com, June 28, 2021
French Defence C11
1. d4 e6 2. e4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. f4 c5 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. Be3 a6 8. Qd2 b5 9. a3 Qa5 10. dxc5 b4? It would have been better to take on c5 with the Bishop as usual.
11. Na2! Nxc5
11. Na2! Nxc5
12. axb4! A very strong novelty, with which White forces the gain of two Knights for a Rook (and temporarily a Pawn), in fact tormenting his oppenent to the very end. Previous theory gave 12. Nd4 Ne4 13. Nxc6 Qa4 14. Qc1 Qxc6 15. Nxb4± Tseshkovsky – Kobylkin, Krasnodar 2003 — which was already good enough for White.
12. ... Nxb4 13. c3 Nb3 (13. ... Nxa2 14. b4+−)
14. cxb4 Qa4 15. Qd1 Bd7 16. Kf2 Nxa1 17. Qxa1 Bxb4 18. Bd3 Be7 19. Qb1 Bb5 20. Bc2 Qc4 21. Nc3 Bc5 22. Bxc5 Qxc5+ 23. Kg3 h6 24. Qg1 Qxg1 25. Rxg1 Ke7 26. Nd4 Rhc8 27. Ra1 Bd7 28. Kf3 Rab8 29. Ra2 Rb4 30. Ke3 a5 31. h4 a4
12. ... Nxb4 13. c3 Nb3 (13. ... Nxa2 14. b4+−)
14. cxb4 Qa4 15. Qd1 Bd7 16. Kf2 Nxa1 17. Qxa1 Bxb4 18. Bd3 Be7 19. Qb1 Bb5 20. Bc2 Qc4 21. Nc3 Bc5 22. Bxc5 Qxc5+ 23. Kg3 h6 24. Qg1 Qxg1 25. Rxg1 Ke7 26. Nd4 Rhc8 27. Ra1 Bd7 28. Kf3 Rab8 29. Ra2 Rb4 30. Ke3 a5 31. h4 a4
32. Bd3 (32. f5 Rcc4!)
32. ... Rcb8 33. Nd1 h5 34. Ra3 Rc8 35. Ra1 g6 36. Nc2 Rb3 37. Kd2 Rc7 38. Ra2 Rcb7 39. Nd4 R3b6 40. Ra3 Rc7 41. g3 Rb4 42. Ne2 d4 43. Nc1 Bc6 44. Bc2 Bb5 45. Na2 Rbc4 46. Bd3 R4c5 47. Nb4 Bxd3 48. Kxd3 Rc1 49. Nf2 Rb1 50. Rxa4 Rxb2 51. Ne4 Rb3+ 52. Kxd4 Rb7 53. Nd3 R3b5 54. Nf6 Rb8 55. Ke3 Rb3 56. Ne4 R8b5 57. Ra7+ Rb7 58. Ra8 Rb8 59. Ra4 R8b5 60. Nf6 Rb8 61. Ke4 R3b5 62. Rc4 R5b7 63. Ke3 Rd8 64. Nb4 Kf8 65. Ne4 Rdb8 66. Nd3 Ra7 67. Nd6 Ra3 68. Ke4 Rbb3 69. Rd4 Ra7 70. Nc4 Rc7 71. Nd2 Rbb7 72. Ke3 Rd7 73. Rc4 Ra7 74. Rc3 Rdc7 75. Nc5 Ke7 76. Nde4 Ra5 77. Kd4 Rb5 78. Ra3 Rb4+ 79. Ke3 Rb5 80. Nd3 Rb8 81. Nd6 Kf8 82. Nf2 Rb1 83. Nfe4
32. ... Rcb8 33. Nd1 h5 34. Ra3 Rc8 35. Ra1 g6 36. Nc2 Rb3 37. Kd2 Rc7 38. Ra2 Rcb7 39. Nd4 R3b6 40. Ra3 Rc7 41. g3 Rb4 42. Ne2 d4 43. Nc1 Bc6 44. Bc2 Bb5 45. Na2 Rbc4 46. Bd3 R4c5 47. Nb4 Bxd3 48. Kxd3 Rc1 49. Nf2 Rb1 50. Rxa4 Rxb2 51. Ne4 Rb3+ 52. Kxd4 Rb7 53. Nd3 R3b5 54. Nf6 Rb8 55. Ke3 Rb3 56. Ne4 R8b5 57. Ra7+ Rb7 58. Ra8 Rb8 59. Ra4 R8b5 60. Nf6 Rb8 61. Ke4 R3b5 62. Rc4 R5b7 63. Ke3 Rd8 64. Nb4 Kf8 65. Ne4 Rdb8 66. Nd3 Ra7 67. Nd6 Ra3 68. Ke4 Rbb3 69. Rd4 Ra7 70. Nc4 Rc7 71. Nd2 Rbb7 72. Ke3 Rd7 73. Rc4 Ra7 74. Rc3 Rdc7 75. Nc5 Ke7 76. Nde4 Ra5 77. Kd4 Rb5 78. Ra3 Rb4+ 79. Ke3 Rb5 80. Nd3 Rb8 81. Nd6 Kf8 82. Nf2 Rb1 83. Nfe4
83. ... Ke7 84. Ng5. In spite of her heroic defence, 侯逸凡 (Hóu Yìfán) must eventually surrender:
84. .... Rbc1 85. Ngxf7 R1c3+ 86. Rxc3 Rxc3+ 87. Kf2 Rc2+ 88. Kf3 Rc3+ 89. Kg2 Rc2+ 90. Kh3 Kf8 91. Ng5 Ke7 92. Nb5 Rc4 93. Nd6 Rc2 94. Nde4 Kd7 95. Nf7 Ke7 96. Nfd6 Kf8 97. Nb5 Ke7 98. Ng5 Rc4 99. Kg2 Kd7 100. Kf3 Rb4 101. Nc3 Rb3 102. Ne4 Ke7 103. Ke3 Rb4 104. Ne2 Rb3+ 105. Kd2 Rb4 106. Kd3 Rb3+ 107. N4c3 Ra3 108. Nd4 Ra1 109. Ne4 Ra3+ 110. Ke2 Ra2+ 111. Nd2 Ra1 112. N2f3 Ra2+ 113. Ke3 Ra3+ 114. Kf2 Ra2+ 115. Kf1 Ra3 116. Kg2 Ra4 117. Kh3 Rc4 118. g4 hxg4+ 119. Kxg4 Ra4 120. Kg5 Kf7 121. Kh6 Ra8 122. Ng5+ Ke7 123. Kg7 Ra1 124. Kxg6 1 : 0.
84. .... Rbc1 85. Ngxf7 R1c3+ 86. Rxc3 Rxc3+ 87. Kf2 Rc2+ 88. Kf3 Rc3+ 89. Kg2 Rc2+ 90. Kh3 Kf8 91. Ng5 Ke7 92. Nb5 Rc4 93. Nd6 Rc2 94. Nde4 Kd7 95. Nf7 Ke7 96. Nfd6 Kf8 97. Nb5 Ke7 98. Ng5 Rc4 99. Kg2 Kd7 100. Kf3 Rb4 101. Nc3 Rb3 102. Ne4 Ke7 103. Ke3 Rb4 104. Ne2 Rb3+ 105. Kd2 Rb4 106. Kd3 Rb3+ 107. N4c3 Ra3 108. Nd4 Ra1 109. Ne4 Ra3+ 110. Ke2 Ra2+ 111. Nd2 Ra1 112. N2f3 Ra2+ 113. Ke3 Ra3+ 114. Kf2 Ra2+ 115. Kf1 Ra3 116. Kg2 Ra4 117. Kh3 Rc4 118. g4 hxg4+ 119. Kxg4 Ra4 120. Kg5 Kf7 121. Kh6 Ra8 122. Ng5+ Ke7 123. Kg7 Ra1 124. Kxg6 1 : 0.
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