Tuesday, April 18, 2023

It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World

Meruert Kamalidenova – 侯逸凡 (Hóu Yìfán)
Rapid Women Teams Match “Kazakhstan vs. the World”; time control: 15 minutes plus 10 seconds per move; Astana, April 18, 2023
Sicilian Defence B43

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Nc3 b5 6. Bd3 Bb7 7. 0-0 Nc6 8. Nxc6 Bxc6 9. Re1 Ne7 10. f4 Ng6 11. Be3 Qc7 12. a4 b4 13. Nd5 Bxd5 14. exd5 Bd6 (14. ... Bc5 15. f5 Ne5)
15. f5 Bxh2+ 16. Kh1 Bg3 17. dxe6 dxe6 (17. ... Bxe1 18. Qf3!)
18. Qf3 Rd8 19. Bb6 Qxb6 20. Qxg3 Rd4 21. a5 Qc5 22. Be4 e5 (22. ... Ne7! 23. fxe6 0-0)
23. c3 Rc4 24. Rad1 bxc3 25. Rd5 Qc7 26. fxg6 hxg6+ 27. Kg1 Qa7+ 28. Qe3 Qxe3+ 29. Rxe3 cxb2 30. Rxe5+ Kd7 31. Rb3


31. ... Rh4?? (31. ... Kd6!∞)
32. Rd5+? Missing 32. Rd3+ Kc8 33. Re8+ Kc7 34. Re7+ Kc8 35. Bb7+ Kb8 36. Rd8+ with mate in two.
32. ... Kc7 33. Bd3 Rb4 34. Rc5+ Kd6 35. Rcc3 Rhd4


36. Kf2? After the correct 36. Kh2! Rxd3 37. Rxd3+ Kc5 38. Rd5+ Kc4 39. Rxb2! Rxb2 40. Rd6 White should draw.
36. ... Ke7? Now, after 36. ... Rxd3! 37. Rxd3 Kc5 38. Rd5+ Kc4−+ White cannot play 39. Rxb2 because 39. ... Rxb2+ is check!
37. Ke3? (37. Bb1 Kd6)
37. ... Rxb3? (37. ... Rxd3+ 38. Kxd3 b1=Q+ 39. Rxb1 Rxb1 40. Rc7+ Kf6 41. Rc6+ Kg5 42. Rxa6 Rg1)
38. Rxb3 Ra4 39. Rxb2 Rxa5 40. Rb7+ Kf8 41. Bc4 Re5+ 42. Kd4 Re7? (42. ... Rf5)
43. Rb8+ Re8 44. Rb6 (44. Rxe8+ Kxe8 45. Bxa6+−)
44. ... a5 45. Ra6 Rd8+ 46. Bd5 Rd7 47. Rxa5 Ke7 48. Ra6 Rc7 49. Ra2 Rd7 50. Rf2 Kf8 51. Ke5 Ra7 52. Kd6 Ra6+ 53. Bc6 Ra1 54. Rb2 Kg8 55. Rb8+ Kh7 56. Bd5 f6 57. Rb3 Kh6 58. Rh3+ Kg5 59. Rg3+ Kh6 60. Bf7 Ra6+ 61. Ke7 f5 62. Kf8 f4 63. Rh3+ Kg5 64. Kxg7 Ra7 65. Rc3 Ra6 66. Rc5+ Kh4 67. Bxg6 Re6 68. Rc2 Re3


69. Bf5? (69. Rc4 Kg3 70. Be4)
69. ... Kg3 70. Kg6 f3 71. gxf3 Kxf3 72. Kg5 Ra3 73. Rh2 Ra4 74. Rh3+ Kf2 75. Kf6 Rd4 76. Ke5 Rd2 77. Kf4 Rd4+ 78. Be4 Rd2 79. Rh4 Ke1 80. Rh1+ Kf2 81. Rh6 Ke1 82. Bf3 Kf2 83. Rh2+ Ke1 84. Rh1+ Kf2 85. Be4 Ke2 86. Rb1 Kf2 87. Ra1 Ke2 88. Ra4 Kf2 89. Ra3 Ke1 90. Kf3 Rf2+ 91. Kg3 Rb2 92. Rd3 Rd2 93. Rb3 Ra2 94. Rf3 Re2 95. Bd3 Re7 96. Bf5 Re2 97. Rd3 Rd2 98. Rb3 Ra2 99. Rf3 Re2 100. Bd3 Re7 101. Kf4 Kd2 102. Bf5 Re2 103. Rd3+ Ke1 104. Bg4 Rd2 105. Ra3 Kf2 106. Bf3 Rd4+ 107. Be4 Rd2 108. Rh3 Ke1 109. Ke3 Re2+ 110. Kd3 Rd2+ 111. Kc3 Rd8 112. Bd3 Rg8 113. Rf3 Rg1 114. Bc4 Kd1 115. Rf2 Ke1 116. Re2+ Kd1 117. Bd3 Rg3 118. Rf2 Rg1 119. Rd2+ Ke1 120. Re2+ Kd1 121. Re3 Rg2 122. Rf3 Rg1 123. Re3 Rg2 124. Re7 Rh2 125. Rf7 Rh1 126. Ra7 1 : 0. In a theoretically drawn position, 侯逸凡 (Hóu Yìfán) overstepped the time limit.
“A curious case of a top player not claiming the 50-move draw rule (9.3) [...]”, Serbian International Master Jovan Petronić noted. “There is much to be said about a rule which some chess organizers use, which is vastly superior to the official FIDE one: ‘Players shall have no right of claim in the case of a dispute if they do not keep a proper record of their games’”.

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