侯逸凡 (Hóu Yìfán) – Daniil Dmitrievich Dubov
1st Champions Chess Tour; 7th stage; Goldmoney Asian Rapid; Prelims Tournament; time control: 15 minutes plus 10 seconds per move; chess24.com, June 26, 2021
Russian Defence C42
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 Nc6!?
The so-called Stafford Gambit. 侯逸凡 (Hóu Yìfán), however, doesn’t bite the bait and goes for more familiar patterns.
4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. d3 (5. Qe2 Qe7)
5. ... Nf6 6. d4 d5 7. Bd3 Bd6 8. 0-0 0-0 9. c3 Ne4 10. c4 Nb4 11. Be2 Bf5 12. a3 Nc6 13. Nc3 dxc4 14. Bxc4 h6 15. Bd3 Nxc3 16. bxc3 Qf6 17. Rb1 b6 18. Rb5 Bxd3 19. Qxd3 Rad8 20. a4 Rfe8 21. Be3 Ne7 22. h3 c5 23. a5 Nd5 24. axb6 axb6 25. Bd2 Nc7 26. Rbb1 b5 27. Rfe1. 侯逸凡 (Hóu Yìfán) actually managed to resist the chant of Dubov’s sirens, but at the price of having a slightly uncomfortable position.
27. ... c4 28. Qc2 Qg6 29. Qxg6 fxg6 30. Rxe8+ Rxe8 31. Kf1 Kf7
4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. d3 (5. Qe2 Qe7)
5. ... Nf6 6. d4 d5 7. Bd3 Bd6 8. 0-0 0-0 9. c3 Ne4 10. c4 Nb4 11. Be2 Bf5 12. a3 Nc6 13. Nc3 dxc4 14. Bxc4 h6 15. Bd3 Nxc3 16. bxc3 Qf6 17. Rb1 b6 18. Rb5 Bxd3 19. Qxd3 Rad8 20. a4 Rfe8 21. Be3 Ne7 22. h3 c5 23. a5 Nd5 24. axb6 axb6 25. Bd2 Nc7 26. Rbb1 b5 27. Rfe1. 侯逸凡 (Hóu Yìfán) actually managed to resist the chant of Dubov’s sirens, but at the price of having a slightly uncomfortable position.
27. ... c4 28. Qc2 Qg6 29. Qxg6 fxg6 30. Rxe8+ Rxe8 31. Kf1 Kf7
32. d5! “The best defence is a good offence”.
32. ... Rb8 33. Nd4 Rb7 34. Be3 Ke8 35. Nc6 Nxd5
32. ... Rb8 33. Nd4 Rb7 34. Be3 Ke8 35. Nc6 Nxd5
36. Bd4? This qui pro quo has serious consequences. 36. Na5! at once was called for; a sample line may be: 36. ... Nxe3+ 37. fxe3 Rb8 38. Nc6 Rb6 39. Na7 with very good drawing chances.
36. ... Kd7! 37. Na5? Lost time never returns.
37. ... Rb8 38. Ba7 (38. Bxg7 Bc7−+)
38. ... Nxc3 39. Rc1 (39. Nxc4 Ra8−+)
39. ... Ra8 40. Bd4 Na2 41. Nxc4 bxc4 42. Rxc4 Bf8 43. Be5 Ke6 44. f4 Nb4 45. Bxg7 Nd5 46. Bxf8. It is as bad a way as another to surrender.
46. ... Ne3+ 0 : 1.
36. ... Kd7! 37. Na5? Lost time never returns.
37. ... Rb8 38. Ba7 (38. Bxg7 Bc7−+)
38. ... Nxc3 39. Rc1 (39. Nxc4 Ra8−+)
39. ... Ra8 40. Bd4 Na2 41. Nxc4 bxc4 42. Rxc4 Bf8 43. Be5 Ke6 44. f4 Nb4 45. Bxg7 Nd5 46. Bxf8. It is as bad a way as another to surrender.
46. ... Ne3+ 0 : 1.
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[Event "Goldmoney Asian Rapid Prelims Tournament"]
[Site "chess24.com"]
[White "Hou, Yifan CHN"]
[Black "Dubov, Daniil D. RUS"]
[Round "5.5"]
[ECO "C42"]
[Result "0-1"]
[Annotator "Müller, Karsten"]
[TimeControl "15m+10spm"]
[PlyCount "92"]
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 Nc6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. d3 Nf6 6. d4 d5 7. Bd3 Bd6 8. O-O O-O 9. c3 Ne4 10. c4 Nb4 11. Be2 Bf5 12. a3 Nc6 13. Nc3 dxc4 14. Bxc4 h6 15. Bd3 Nxc3 16. bxc3 Qf6 17. Rb1 b6 18. Rb5 Bxd3 19. Qxd3 Rad8 20. a4 Rfe8 21. Be3 Ne7 22. h3 c5 23. a5 Nd5 24. axb6 axb6 25. Bd2 Nc7 26. Rbb1 b5 27. Rfe1 c4 28. Qc2 Qg6 29. Qxg6 fxg6 30. Rxe8+ Rxe8 31. Kf1 Kf7 32. d5 Rb8 33. Nd4 Rb7 34. Be3 Ke8 35. Nc6 Nxd5 {Is a knight on the rim dim? Knights are tactical and concrete pieces:} 36. Bd4 $2 {This does the not solve the concrete problems of
the knight c6.} ({Hou Yifan misses the moment:} 36. Na5 Nxe3+ 37. fxe3 Rb8 38. Nc6 Rb6 39. Na7 {Again the knight should jump to the rim.} Bc5 40. Nxb5 $11 )Kd7 37. Na5 $2 {Now the knight on the rim is indeed dim.} (37. Ne5+ {was called for, but Black remains for choice after} Bxe5 38. Bxe5 Kc6 {but here White has real drawing chances.} )Rb8 38. Ba7 $2 {This is directly refuted.} (38. Rd1 {is the lesser evil, but Black should win after} Nf4 39. g3 Nd3 $19 )(38. Bxg7 {is met by} Bc7 39. Rd1 Kd6 40. Ra1 h5 $19 )Nxc3 39. Rc1 (39. Bxb8 Nxb1 $19 )Ra8 40. Bd4 Na2 41. Nxc4 bxc4 (41... Nxc1 42. Nb6+ Kc6 43. Nxa8 Nb3 {wins as well.} )42. Rxc4 Bf8 43. Be5 Ke6 44. f4 Nb4 45. Bxg7 Nd5 46. Bxf8 Ne3+ 0-1
After 37.Ne5+ Bxe5 38.Bxe5 Kc6 (Karsten Müller) there can follow 39.Ra1 Re7 40.Bd4 (40.f4? Nxf4! 41.Bxf4 Rf7 should win for Black) 40...Nc7 with a healthy Pawn up.
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