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Bibisara Erkhanovna Assaubayeva – 侯逸凡 (Hóu Yìfán)

5th Rapid “Tournament of Stars”; time control: 15 minutes plus 10 seconds per move; Moscow, June 27, 2025

Sicilian Defence B42

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Bd3 Nf6 6. 0-0 Qc7 7. Qe2 d6 8. f4 Nc6 9. Be3 Be7 10. Nc3 0-0 11. Kh1 Nxd4 12. Bxd4 e5 13. Be3 b5 14. fxe5 dxe5 15. Bg5 b4 16. Nd1 Bg4 17. Qe1 Bxd1 18. Rxd1 Nh5 19. Bd2 a5 20. Qe2 Nf4 21. Bxf4 exf4

22. e5! Bg5? 23. Qh5 h6 (23. ... Bh6 24. Rxf4!)
24. h4 g6 25. Qg4 Qxe5 26. hxg5 hxg5 27. Rde1 Qc5 28. g3 fxg3 29. Qxg3 Rae8 30. Rxe8 Rxe8 31. Qf2 Qxf2 32. Rxf2 Kg7 33. Kg2 f5 34. Re2 Ra8 35. Re6 Ra7

36. Kf3? (36. Ra6+−)
36. ... Rc7 37. Ra6 Rc5 38. b3? (38. Rb6)
38. ... Kh6 39. Bc4 Kh5 40. Bf7 Rc3+ 41. Kf2 Rxc2+ 42. Kf3 Rc3+ 43. Kf2 Rc2+ 44. Kf3 Rc3+ 45. Kf2 ½–½.