侯逸凡 (Hóu Yìfán) – Ekaterina Aleksandrovna Lagno
1st Tech Mahindra Global Chess League; Ganges Grandmasters – Triveni Continental Kings; time control: 15 minutes plus 10 seconds per move; Dubai, June 26, 2023
Giuoco Piano C50
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. d3 Nf6 5. 0-0 a6 6. a4 d6 7. c3 Ba7 8. Re1 h6 9. b4. 侯逸凡 (Hóu Yìfán) is desirous to exorcise a bad memory: 9. Nbd2 g5 10. d4 g4 11. Nh4 exd4 12. Nf5 Bxf5 13. exf5+ Ne5 14. cxd4 Bxd4 15. Ne4 Ba7 16. Bf4 Qe7 17. Nxf6+ Qxf6 18. Qd5 0-0-0 19. Bxa6 c6 20. Rac1 Kb8 21. Qb3 Rd7 22. Bd3 Re8 23. Bxe5 (23. a5!) 23. ... Rxe5 24. Rxe5 Qxe5 25. Qd1 Qd4 26. Qe2 Kc7 27. a5 Bc5 28. Re1 Bb4 29. Rd1 Qe5 (and here White exceeded the time limit) 0 : 1 侯逸凡 (Hóu Yìfán) – Lagno, 4th Online Women’s Speed Chess Championship Main Event, chess.com, September 2, 2022, Final match game 11 (time control: 3 minutes plus 1 second per move).
9. ... g5 10. Be3 g4. Much less convincing would be 10. ... Nh5 because of 11. b5 Na5 12. Bxa7 Nxc4 13. dxc4 Rxa7 14. Nxe5 dxe5 15. Qxh5 leaving Black with little or nothing for the Pawn, Lazov – Sonis, 22nd European Team Chess Championship, Batumi 2019.
11. Nfd2 h5 12. Bxa7 Rxa7 13. Nf1 Ne7 14. Qb3 Rh7. One cannot but note the Black Rooks on a7 and h7, and conclude that Lagno must have overestimated her chances of mounting an attack on the Kingside.
15. Nbd2 Kf8 16. b5 Ra8 17. bxa6 bxa6 18. Rab1 h4 19. Qd1 Ng6
9. ... g5 10. Be3 g4. Much less convincing would be 10. ... Nh5 because of 11. b5 Na5 12. Bxa7 Nxc4 13. dxc4 Rxa7 14. Nxe5 dxe5 15. Qxh5 leaving Black with little or nothing for the Pawn, Lazov – Sonis, 22nd European Team Chess Championship, Batumi 2019.
11. Nfd2 h5 12. Bxa7 Rxa7 13. Nf1 Ne7 14. Qb3 Rh7. One cannot but note the Black Rooks on a7 and h7, and conclude that Lagno must have overestimated her chances of mounting an attack on the Kingside.
15. Nbd2 Kf8 16. b5 Ra8 17. bxa6 bxa6 18. Rab1 h4 19. Qd1 Ng6
20. Ne3 (20. g3)
20. ... c6?! (⌓ 20. ... Nf4 21. d4 Rg7)
21. d4 d5?! This is a little too ambitious, as she simply loses a Pawn without adequate compensation. Black was still in time for 21. ... Nf4 though now after 22. Bf1 White gets the better of it.
22. exd5 cxd5 23. dxe5 Nxe5 24. Nxd5 Nxc4. Alas for Black after 24. ... Nxd5 25. Rxe5 Nxc3?? 26. Qc2+− White wins material.
25. Nxf6 Qxf6 26. Nxc4 Be6 27. Ne5 Rd8 28. Qe2
20. ... c6?! (⌓ 20. ... Nf4 21. d4 Rg7)
21. d4 d5?! This is a little too ambitious, as she simply loses a Pawn without adequate compensation. Black was still in time for 21. ... Nf4 though now after 22. Bf1 White gets the better of it.
22. exd5 cxd5 23. dxe5 Nxe5 24. Nxd5 Nxc4. Alas for Black after 24. ... Nxd5 25. Rxe5 Nxc3?? 26. Qc2+− White wins material.
25. Nxf6 Qxf6 26. Nxc4 Be6 27. Ne5 Rd8 28. Qe2
28. ... g3? The wrong idea: Black sacrifices another Pawn for nonexistent returns. Instead after 28. ... h3! 29. Qxa6 (29. g3 Rh5 30. Nxg4 Qxc3) 29. ... hxg2 all is not yet clear.
29. fxg3 hxg3 30. hxg3 Qg5 31. Qe3
29. fxg3 hxg3 30. hxg3 Qg5 31. Qe3
31. ... Qh5 32. Nf3 Qg4 33. Qc5+ Kg8 34. Qg5+ Qxg5 35. Nxg5 Rg7 36. Nxe6 fxe6 37. Rxe6 Rxg3 38. Kh2 Rg4 39. Rxa6 Rd2 40. Rb8+ 1 : 0.
Today was a triumphal day for Ganges Grandmasters in general and for 侯逸凡 (Hóu Yìfán) in particular, who made a display of her strength against Lagno. Photo: Aditya Sur Roy/ChessBase India. |
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