Wednesday, September 27, 2023

Halfway Up

Bibisara Erkhanovna Assaubayeva – 侯逸凡 (Hóu Yìfán)
19th Asian Games — Women’s Individual Rapid Chess; time control: 25 minutes plus 10 seconds per move; 杭州 (Hángzhōu), September 27, 2023
English Opening A13

1. c4 e6 2. g3 d5 3. Bg2 d4 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. 0-0 Bc5 6. d3 a5 7. Na3 Nge7 8. Nc2 e5 9. Rb1 0-0 10. b3 Rb8 11. Nd2 Ng6 12. a3 Be6 13. b4 axb4 14. axb4 Be7 15. b5 Na5 16. Nb4 f5 17. Nf3 c5 18. bxc6 bxc6 19. Ba3 Qd7 20. Qd2


20. ... e4 21. Ne1 c5 22. Nec2 cxb4 23. Bxb4 Bxb4 24. Rxb4 Rxb4 25. Qxb4 Nc6 26. Qc5 Nge5 27. dxe4


27. ... d3 28. exd3 Nxd3 29. Qa3 Nce5 30. exf5 Rxf5 31. Ne3


31. ... Nxc4 32. Nxc4 Bxc4 33. Bh3 Ne5 34. Bxf5 Qxf5 35. Qa8+ Kf7 36. Qb7+ Kg6 37. Rd1 Nf3+ 38. Kg2 Ne1+ 39. Kg1 Nf3+ 40. Kg2 Bd3 41. Qc6+ Kg5 42. Qc7 Be4 43. Qxg7+ Kh5 44. g4+ Qxg4+ 45. Qxg4+ Kxg4 46. Ra1 Nd2+ 47. f3+ Bxf3+ 48. Kf2 Ne4+ 49. Ke3 Bg2 50. Rg1 Kh3 51. Rxg2 Kxg2 52. Kxe4 h5 53. h4 Kg3 54. Ke3 ½ : ½.

侯逸凡 (Hóu Yìfán) dominated through the whole game, but eventually she let all her advantage slip away. Photo: 潮新闻 (Tide News).

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