Thursday, June 26, 2025

2(二)

Valentina Evgenyevna Gunina – 侯逸凡 (Hóu Yìfán)
5th Rapid “Tournament of Stars”; time control: 15 minutes plus 10 seconds per move; Moscow, June 26, 2025
Queen’s Gambit Declined D37

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 h6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. c5 c6 7. b4 Qc7 8. Bb2 Be7 9. Bd3 b6 10. 0-0 a5 11. a3 Ba6


12. b5!? cxb5 13. c6? Gunina’s idea to turn her less than sound opening into a successful gambit is a pipe dream.
13. ... Qxc6 14. Rc1 Qb7 15. Nxb5 0-0 16. Rc7 Qb8 17. Qc2 Rc8 18. Rc1 Ne8 19. Rxc8 Qxc8 20. Qe2 Qd8


White is down a Pawn, with nothing in return for it. Gunina’s further insistence on searching what cannot be found only makes things easier for 侯逸凡 (Hóu Yìfán).
21. e4 dxe4 22. Bxe4 Bxb5 23. Qxb5 Nd6 24. Qd3 Nxe4 25. Qxe4 Rc8 26. Rxc8 Qxc8 27. d5 Bf6 28. dxe6 Bxb2 29. exd7 Qxd7 30. Qa8+ Kh7 31. Qe4+ f5 32. Qb1 Bxa3 33. Ne5 Qe6 34. f4 Bc5+ 35. Kf1 Bd4 36. Nf3 Bf6 37. Qb5 Kh8 38. Kf2 Kh7 39. h3 Kg6 40. Kg3 Kh7 41. h4 g6 42. Qa6 Bg7 43. Qa7 Qb3 44. h5 gxh5 45. Qd7 a4 46. Qxf5+ Kh8 47. Qc8+ Qg8 48. Qa6 a3 49. Kh2 a2 50. Ne5 Bxe5 51. fxe5 h4 52. Qf1 Qe6 53. Kg1 Kg7 54. Qa1 Kf7 55. Qc3 Kg6 56. Qd3+ Kg5 57. Qe3+ Kf5 58. Qc3 Qd5 59. Qc8+ Kxe5 60. Qc7+ Ke4 61. Qc2+ Kd4 62. Qb2+ Kc5 63. Kh2 Qd6+ 64. g3 Qxg3+ 65. Kh1 Qe1+ 66. Kh2 a1=Q 67. Qc2+ Qac3 0–1.

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