Wednesday, September 27, 2023

青铜时代 (Bronze Age)

侯逸凡 (Hóu Yìfán) – Törmönkhiin Mönkhzul
19th Asian Games — Women’s Individual Rapid Chess; time control: 25 minutes plus 10 seconds per move; 杭州 (Hángzhōu), September 27, 2023
Richter–Veresov Attack D01

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nc3 d5 3. Bf4 g6 4. e3 Bg7 5. Nb5 Na6 6. Be2 0-0 7. h3 c6 8. Nc3 Nc7 9. Nf3 b6 10. 0-0 Bb7 11. a4 Ne6 12. Bh2 a5 13. Nb1 c5 14. c3 Ne4 15. Nbd2


15. ... N6g5 16. Nxg5 Nxg5 17. Qb3 Bc6 18. Rfd1 Re8 19. h4 Ne6 20. Nf3 c4 21. Qc2 b5 22. axb5 Bxb5 23. e4 dxe4 24. Qxe4 Qb6 25. Ne5 Rac8 26. Re1 Nf8


27. h5 f6 28. Nf3 Bd7 29. Qc2 Bf5 30. Qd2 g5


31. Ra4 g4 32. Nh4 Bd7 33. Rxc4 f5 34. Rxc8 Rxc8 35. Bf4 Bf6 36. g3 a4 37. Bd3 e6 38. Ng2 Bc6 39. Bg5 Bg7 40. Nf4 Bb7 41. Bf1 Re8 42. Kh2 h6 43. Bh4 e5 44. dxe5 Bxe5 45. Nd5 Qc5 46. Bg2 Nh7 47. Ne7+ Rxe7 48. Bxe7 Bxg2 49. Bxc5 1 : 0.

In spite of her grit, by the end 侯逸凡 (Hóu Yìfán) had to content herself with the bronze medal, behind Umida Omonova (silver) and 朱锦尔 (Zhū Jǐn’ěr) (gold). Photo: 新华社 (Xīnhuá News Agency).

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