French Bistro

Stavroula Tsolakidou – 侯逸凡 (Hóu Yìfán)

3rd FIDE World Rapid Team Championship; time control: 15 minutes plus 10 seconds per move; London, June 12, 2025

French Defence C02

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. c3 d5 4. e5 Nc6 5. d4 Bd7 6. Be2 Nge7 7. Na3 Ng6 8. Nc2 f6 9. exf6 Qxf6 10. Bg5 Qf7

11. 0-0 Bd6 12. dxc5 Bxc5 13. c4 0-0 14. Qd2 Nf4 15. Bxf4 Qxf4 16. Rad1 Qxd2 17. Rxd2 Rae8 18. cxd5 exd5 19. Rxd5 Rxe2 20. Rxc5 Bg4 21. Re1 (21. Ne1 Rd2 22. f3 Bf5=)
21. ... Bxf3 22. gxf3 Rd2 23. Kg2 Rf6 24. Re4 Rg6+ 25. Rg4 Re6 26. Re4 Rg6+ 27. Rg4 Re6 ½–½.