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丁立人 (Dīng Lìrén) – 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 27, 2021

English Opening A30

1. c4 e6 2. Nc3 c5 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. g3 b6 5. Bg2 Bb7 6. 0-0 Be7 7. d4 cxd4 8. Qxd4 d6 9. e4 0-0 10. b3 Nbd7 11. Bb2 a6 12. Rfe1 Qc7 13. Qd2 Rfe8 14. Nd4 Rad8 15. Rad1 Bf8 16. h3 Nc5 (16. ... Qb8 17. Ba1 Qa8 18. Kh2 Nc5 19. Qc2 Rc8 20. Qb1 Red8 21. Re3 g6 22. f4 Bg7 23. Nde2 ½ : ½ Kasparov – Gipslis, 7th Spartakiad of the Peoples of the USSR, Moscow 1979)
17. Qe2

17. ... d5! Black has fully equalised, to say the least.
18. e5 Nfe4 19. Qc2 Nxc3 20. Qxc3 dxc4 21. Qxc4 Bxg2 22. Kxg2 Rd5 23. Nf3 Rxd1 24. Rxd1 Rd8 25. Rxd8 Qxd8 26. Bd4 Qa8 27. Bxc5 Bxc5 28. Qd3 h6 29. Kg1 Qd5 30. Qxd5 exd5 31. Ne1 Kf8 32. Kg2 Ke7 33. f4 Ke6 34. Kf3 g5

35. Nc2 gxf4 36. gxf4 b5 37. Ne1 h5 38. Nd3 Bb6 39. Nb4 a5! 40. Nc2 f6 41. exf6 Kxf6 42. Ne1 Kf5 43. Ng2 Bc5 44. Nh4+ Kf6 45. Ng2 a4 46. Ne1 axb3 47. axb3 Kf5 48. Ng2 Bb6 49. Nh4+ Kf6 50. Ng2 Kf5 51. Nh4+ Kf6 52. Ng2 Kf5 ½ : ½.