侯逸凡 (Hóu Yìfán) – Haik Mikaeli Martirosyan
“Satty Zhuldyz” Rapid Tournament; time control: 15 minutes plus 10 seconds per move; Astana, April 20, 2023
Sicilian Defence B85
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e6 5. Nc3 Qc7 6. Be3 a6 7. Be2 Nf6 8. 0-0 d6 9. f4 Be7 10. Kh1 0-0 11. Qe1 Nxd4 12. Bxd4 b5 13. Qg3 Bb7 14. a3 Rad8 15. Rae1 Rd7 16. Bd3 Rc8? This is the wrong place for the Rook. 16. ... Re8 was in order, and then, for example:
a) 17. Rf3 Bd8 18. Nd1 e5 19. Bc3 Qc8 20. Nf2 Nh5 21. Qg4 Nf6 22. Qg3 Nh5 23. Qg4 Nf6 24. Qf5 Rde7 25. Qxc8 Bxc8 26. Bb4 exf4 27. Bxd6 Re6 28. Bxf4 Bb7 29. Kg1 Nxe4 30. Nxe4 Bxe4 31. Bxe4 Rxe4 32. Rxe4 ½ : ½ 倪华 (Ní Huá) – 侯逸凡 (Hóu Yìfán), 41st Chinese Chess Championship, 兴化 (Xīnghuà) 2010;
b) 17. a4 b4 18. Na2 Qa5 19. Nc1 Qh5 20. Nb3 Qg6 21. Qh3 Qg4 22. Qxg4 Nxg4 23. Na5 Ra8 24. Be2 Nf6 25. Bf3 Ne8 26. c3 bxc3 27. bxc3 Bd8 28. Nxb7 Rxb7 29. e5 d5 30. c4 Rb4 31. Rc1 Rxa4 32. g3 g5 33. Bg1 Nc7 34. Bb6 Ne8 35. Be3 Nc7 36. fxg5 Rb8 37. Ba7 Rb7 38. Be3 Rb8 39. Ba7 Rb7 40. Bc5 Bxg5 41. Rc2 Rb3 42. cxd5 Nxd5 43. Bh5 f5 44. exf6 Bxf6 45. Bd6 Rc3 46. Rb2 Rc8 47. Rb7 Rd8 48. Bc5 Rc4 49. Bg1 Rf8 50. Be2 Rc6 51. Bd3 Rc7 52. Bxa6 Rxb7 53. Bxb7 Kg7 54. Bc6 Rf7 55. Re1 Re7 56. Re4 Kf7 57. Rc4 Be5 58. Rh4 Kg7 59. Rh5 Bf6 60. Bxd5 exd5 61. Rxd5 Re2 62. h4 Kg6 63. Rd6 Kf5 64. g4+ Ke5 65. Rd7 Bxh4 66. Rxh7 Bg5 67. Rf7 Ke6 68. Rg7 Bf6 69. Rg8 Kf7 ½ : ½ Giri – 侯逸凡 (Hóu Yìfán), 47th International Chess Festival “In Memoriam Hans Suri”, Biel/Bienne 2014.
17. e5! dxe5 18. Bxe5 Qd8 19. f5 exf5
a) 17. Rf3 Bd8 18. Nd1 e5 19. Bc3 Qc8 20. Nf2 Nh5 21. Qg4 Nf6 22. Qg3 Nh5 23. Qg4 Nf6 24. Qf5 Rde7 25. Qxc8 Bxc8 26. Bb4 exf4 27. Bxd6 Re6 28. Bxf4 Bb7 29. Kg1 Nxe4 30. Nxe4 Bxe4 31. Bxe4 Rxe4 32. Rxe4 ½ : ½ 倪华 (Ní Huá) – 侯逸凡 (Hóu Yìfán), 41st Chinese Chess Championship, 兴化 (Xīnghuà) 2010;
b) 17. a4 b4 18. Na2 Qa5 19. Nc1 Qh5 20. Nb3 Qg6 21. Qh3 Qg4 22. Qxg4 Nxg4 23. Na5 Ra8 24. Be2 Nf6 25. Bf3 Ne8 26. c3 bxc3 27. bxc3 Bd8 28. Nxb7 Rxb7 29. e5 d5 30. c4 Rb4 31. Rc1 Rxa4 32. g3 g5 33. Bg1 Nc7 34. Bb6 Ne8 35. Be3 Nc7 36. fxg5 Rb8 37. Ba7 Rb7 38. Be3 Rb8 39. Ba7 Rb7 40. Bc5 Bxg5 41. Rc2 Rb3 42. cxd5 Nxd5 43. Bh5 f5 44. exf6 Bxf6 45. Bd6 Rc3 46. Rb2 Rc8 47. Rb7 Rd8 48. Bc5 Rc4 49. Bg1 Rf8 50. Be2 Rc6 51. Bd3 Rc7 52. Bxa6 Rxb7 53. Bxb7 Kg7 54. Bc6 Rf7 55. Re1 Re7 56. Re4 Kf7 57. Rc4 Be5 58. Rh4 Kg7 59. Rh5 Bf6 60. Bxd5 exd5 61. Rxd5 Re2 62. h4 Kg6 63. Rd6 Kf5 64. g4+ Ke5 65. Rd7 Bxh4 66. Rxh7 Bg5 67. Rf7 Ke6 68. Rg7 Bf6 69. Rg8 Kf7 ½ : ½ Giri – 侯逸凡 (Hóu Yìfán), 47th International Chess Festival “In Memoriam Hans Suri”, Biel/Bienne 2014.
17. e5! dxe5 18. Bxe5 Qd8 19. f5 exf5
20. Bxf5! A decisive improvement with respect to 20. Rxf5 as played in a game 丁亦昕 (Dīng Yìxīn) – 张继林 (Zhāng Jìlín), 33rd Chinese Women’s Chess Championship, 兴化 (Xīnghuà) 2009 in an almost identical position (on the 18th move the Black Queen went to b6 instead of d8).
20. ... Rd2 21. Be4 Rd7 22. Bxb7 Rxb7 23. Ne4
20. ... Rd2 21. Be4 Rd7 22. Bxb7 Rxb7 23. Ne4
23. ... Ne8 24. Qf3 Qd5. Neither 24. ... f6 25. Nxf6+ nor 24. ... Bf8 25. Ng5 Qd7 26. Qe4 is of any help to Black.
25. Rd1 Qe6 26. Ng5 Bxg5 27. Qxb7 Rxc2 28. Bc3 Bh4 29. Rf4 Qd6 1 : 0. And Black resigned without waiting for 30. Qxf7+ followed by mate in two.
侯逸凡 (Hóu Yìfán) is at her best attacking the King. Photo: Maria Alekseevna Emelianova and Damir Kuzhumov for Satty Zhuldyz. |
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