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侯逸凡 (Hóu Yìfán) – Levon Grigori Aronian

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

Italian Game C54

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d4 exd4 6. cxd4 Bb4+ 7. Bd2 Bxd2+ 8. Nbxd2 d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. 0-0 0-0 11. Rc1 Nce7 12. Qb3 c6 13. Rfe1 Kh8 (13. ... Qb6 14. Qa3 Be6 15. Ne4 Rad8 16. Neg5⩲ Nf5 17. Rxe6 fxe6 18. Nxe6 Rfe8 19. Nxd8 Rxd8 20. Qd3 g6 21. Bb3 Kg7 22. g3 Nf6 23. Qc4 Rd7 24. Rd1 Qa5 25. Ng5 Nd5 26. Ne6+ Kf6 27. Qe2 Re7 28. Qe5+ Kf7 29. Re1 Qb4 30. g4 Qxe1+ 31. Qxe1 Rxe6 32. Bxd5 cxd5 33. Qb4 Rb6 34. Qc5 Ne7 35. b3 Ke6 36. h4 Nc6 37. f4 Rb4 38. f5+ gxf5 39. gxf5+ Kxf5 40. Qxd5+ Kg4 41. Qd7+ Kf3 42. Qf5+ Ke3 43. d5 Nd4 44. Qe5+ Kf3 45. a3 1 : 0 Rossolimo – O’Kelly de Galway, 26th Hastings International Chess Congress, Hastings 1950)
14. Ne4 f6 15. h3!? b6 16. Qa3 a5 17. Bxd5. White is satisfied with winning a (not too valuable) Pawn — 17. Nc3!? Nb4 18. Qb3 was also interesting.
17. ... Nxd5 18. Rxc6 Bb7

19. Re6? A tactical oversight that costs White the Exchange. White had first to play 19. Rd6 Qc7 20. Re6 Nb4 21. Ng3 Bd5 22. Re7 Qc4 23. Rd7 Be6 24. Rb7 Bd5 with a draw by repetition.
19. ... Nb4 20. Nd6 Bd5 21. Qa4 Bxe6 22. Rxe6 Ra7 23. a3 Nd5 24. Nb5 Rd7 25. Qc4 Re8 26. Rc6 g6 27. Nc3 Kg7

28. Qb5 Ree7 29. Nxd5 Rxd5 30. Qxb6 Qxb6 31. Rxb6 h5 32. h4 g5. Perhaps 32. ... Rdd7 33. b4 Rb7 was a more promising way for Black to make good use of his (faint) chances. Now 侯逸凡 (Hóu Yìfán) draws without any special difficulty:
33. hxg5 fxg5 34. Ne5 Kh7 35. b3 g4 36. Kh2 Rxd4 37. Rb5 Rc7 38. f3 a4 39. bxa4 Rxa4 40. fxg4 hxg4 41. Rb4 Rxb4 42. axb4 Rb7 43. Nxg4 Rxb4 44. Ne5 Rb2 45. Nf3 Rxg2+ 46. Kxg2 ½ : ½.