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侯逸凡 (Hóu Yìfán) – Sergey Alexandrovich Karjakin

5th Rapid “Tournament of Stars”; time control: 15 minutes plus 10 seconds per move; Moscow, June 26, 2025

Spanish Game C67

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. 0-0 Nxe4 5. Re1 Nd6 6. Nxe5 Be7 7. Bf1 Nxe5 8. Rxe5 0-0 9. d4 Bf6 10. Re1 Re8 11. c3 Rxe1 12. Qxe1 c6 13. Bf4 Ne8 14. Nd2 d5 15. Bd3 g6 16. Qe2 Ng7 17. Re1 Bf5 18. Bxf5 Nxf5 19. h3 Qd7 20. Nf3 Ng7 21. Be5 Re8 22. Qd2 Bd8 23. Bxg7 Kxg7

24. Kf1 (24. Rxe8 Qxe8 25. Qf4 Qe7 26. Qe5+ Qxe5 27. Nxe5 f6 28. Nd3 Be7 29. g4 Kf7 30. Kg2 Ke6 ½–½ Robson – Anand, 1st FIDE Grand Swiss Tournament, Santon 2019)
24. ... Rxe1+ 25. Nxe1 ½–½.

Two old friends meet again. Photos: Moscow Chess Federation.