Sunday Sunday

[Event "2nd FIDE World Blitz Team Championship KO Round of 16 | Game 2"]
[Site "London GBR"]
[Date "2025.06.15"]
[Round "2.5"]
[White "Bulmaga, Irina ROU"]
[Black "侯逸凡 (Hóu Yìfán) CHN"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B12"]
[WhiteTeam "Malcolm's Mates"]
[BlackTeam "WR Chess Team"]
[TimeControl "180+2"]
[PlyCount "110"]

1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 c5 4.dxc5 e6 5.a3 Nc6 6.Nf3 Bxc5 7.b4 Bb6 8.Bb2 f6 9.Bd3 fxe5 10.Nxe5 Nxe5 11.Bxe5 Qg5 12.Bg3 Nf6 13.Nd2 O-O 14.h4 Qh5 15.O-O Qxd1 16.Raxd1 a5 17.c4 axb4 18.axb4 Ra3 19.Nb1 Rb3 20.c5 Bd8 21.Bd6 Rf7 22.b5 Ng4 23.g3 e5 24.Be2 Bf5 25.Bxg4 Bxg4 26.Rxd5 Be2 27.Rxe5 Bxb5 28.Rfe1 Rbf3 29.Re8+ Bxe8 30.Rxe8+ Rf8 31.Bxf8 Rxf8 32.Re6 Bf6 33.Nd2 Bd4 34.Ne4 h6 35.Kg2 Rf5 36.c6 bxc6 37.Rxc6 Re5 38.f3 Ra5 39.g4 Ra2+ 40.Kf1 Kf7 41.h5 Be5 42.Rb6 Bd4 43.Rd6 Be5 44.Rd7+ Ke6 45.Rb7 Bd4 46.Rb5 Rc2 47.Ra5 Rb2 48.Ra6+ Ke5 49.Rg6 Kf4 50.g5 Kxf3 51.Ke1 Kxe4 52.gxh6 gxh6 53.Rxh6 Kd3 54.Kf1 Rf2+ 55.Ke1 Rg2 0-1

[Event "2nd FIDE World Blitz Team Championship KO Quarter-Finals | Game 2"]
[Site "London GBR"]
[Date "2025.06.15"]
[Round "5.5"]
[White "侯逸凡 (Hóu Yìfán) CHN"]
[Black "Dordzhieva-Wagner, Dinara Mergenovna GER"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B21"]
[WhiteTeam "WR Chess Team"]
[BlackTeam "Germany and Friends"]
[TimeControl "180+2"]
[PlyCount "195"]

1.e4 c5 2.d4 cxd4 3.Qxd4 Nc6 4.Qd3 Nf6 5.Nf3 d6 6.Nc3 g6 7.Be2 Bg7 8.O-O O-O 9.Nd5 Bd7 10.c3 Ng4 11.Bg5 Re8 12.Rad1 Nge5 13.Nxe5 Nxe5 14.Qe3 Bc6 15.f4 Nd7 16.Kh1 Bxd5 17.exd5 Qb6 18.Qd2 Nf6 19.Bh4 a6 20.Bf2 Qa5 21.b4 Qc7 22.Qd3 a5 23.a3 axb4 24.axb4 Ra3 25.Bd4 Nd7 26.Bxg7 Kxg7 27.Qd4+ f6 28.Bb5 Rea8 29.Rde1 Nf8 30.c4 Ra2 31.Qe4 Kf7 32.h3 Rb2 33.Rb1 Raa2 34.Rxb2 Rxb2 35.Qe1 Qb6 36.Qc3 Ra2 37.Kh2 h5 38.Qb3 Rd2 39.Qc3 Ra2 40.Qd3 h4 41.c5 dxc5 42.Bc4 Ra8 43.d6+ e6 44.bxc5 Qxc5 45.Rb1 Rd8 46.Rxb7+ Rd7 47.Rxd7+ Nxd7 48.Bb5 Nb6 49.d7 Nxd7 50.Qxd7+ Kf8 51.Be2 Qe3 52.Qd1 Qxf4+ 53.Kh1 Kg7 54.Qd7+ Kh6 55.Qxe6 Qc1+ 56.Kh2 Qf4+ 57.Kg1 Qc1+ 58.Bf1 Qc5+ 59.Kh1 Qf2 60.Qc4 Qg3 61.Qc1+ Kg7 62.Qd1 Qf2 63.Bd3 Qg3 64.Qe2 Qf4 65.Qe7+ Kh6 66.Qf8+ Kg5 67.Qc5+ Kh6 68.Qc2 Qg3 69.Qe2 Qf4 70.Be4 Qc1+ 71.Kh2 Qf4+ 72.Kg1 Qc1+ 73.Kf2 Qf4+ 74.Bf3 Qd6 75.Qe3+ Kg7 76.Qe4 Qd2+ 77.Kg1 Qc1+ 78.Kf2 Qd2+ 79.Be2 Qg5 80.Bd3 Qg3+ 81.Kg1 Qg5 82.Qe7+ Kh6 83.Qf8+ Kh7 84.Qf7+ Kh6 85.Qf8+ Kh7 86.Qe7+ Kh6 87.Qd6 Qc1+ 88.Kh2 Qg5 89.Qc7 Qd2 90.Be4 Qg5 91.Bf3 Qe3 92.Qc4 Qg5 93.Qg4 Qe5+ 94.Kg1 Qe1+ 95.Kh2 Qe5+ 96.Kg1 Qe1+ 97.Kh2 Qe5+ 98.Kg1 1/2-1/2

With much luck (and a little help of her opponent), Dordzhieva-Wagner managed to save the day against 侯逸凡 (Hóu Yìfán). Photo: Rafal Oleksiewicz/FIDE.

[Event "2nd FIDE World Blitz Team Championship KO Semi-Finals | Game 1"]
[Site "London GBR"]
[Date "2025.06.15"]
[Round "6.5"]
[White "侯逸凡 (Hóu Yìfán) CHN"]
[Black "Deshmukh, Divya IND"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C11"]
[WhiteTeam "WR Chess Team"]
[BlackTeam "Hexamind Chess Team"]
[TimeControl "180+2"]
[PlyCount "125"]

1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.e5 Nfd7 5.f4 c5 6.Nf3 Nc6 7.Be3 a6 8.Qd2 b5 9.dxc5 Bxc5 10.Bd3 Qb6 11.Bf2 h6 12.O-O Bxf2+ 13.Qxf2 Qxf2+ 14.Kxf2 g5 15.g3 Nc5 16.Ne2 gxf4 17.gxf4 Nb4 18.Rfd1 Bb7 19.Ned4 Rc8 20.a3 Nc6 21.Rg1 Ke7 22.Nxc6+ Bxc6 23.Nd4 Bd7 24.Rg7 Rcg8 25.Rag1 Rxg7 26.Rxg7 Kf8 27.Rg3 Ke7 28.Ke3 Rb8 29.b4 Na4 30.Nb3 Rc8 31.Kd4 Kf8 32.Rh3 Kg7 33.Re3 Rc7 34.Re1 Bc8 35.Ke3 Bb7 36.Kd4 Bc8 37.Rc1 Kf8 38.c3 Kg7 39.Rc2 Kf8 40.Nc1 Nb6 41.Ne2 Nc4 42.Bxc4 dxc4 43.Ke3 Bb7 44.Nd4 Bd5 45.Rc1 Rc8 46.a4 bxa4 47.Ra1 Bc6 48.Nxc6 Rxc6 49.Rxa4 f6 50.Kd4 fxe5+ 51.fxe5 Kf7 52.Ra5 Kg6 53.Rc5 Rb6 54.Rxc4 Kf5 55.Rc8 Rb7 56.Rf8+ Kg4 57.Rf6 h5 58.Rxe6 h4 59.Rf6 Kh3 60.Rf2 Rd7+ 61.Ke4 Rc7 62.e6 Rxc3 63.Rf3+ 1-0

[Event "2nd FIDE World Blitz Team Championship KO Semi-Finals | Game 2"]
[Site "London GBR"]
[Date "2025.06.15"]
[Round "7.5"]
[White "Deshmukh, Divya IND"]
[Black "侯逸凡 (Hóu Yìfán) CHN"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B42"]
[WhiteTeam "Hexamind Chess Team"]
[BlackTeam "WR Chess Team"]
[TimeControl "180+2"]
[PlyCount "148"]

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 a6 5.Bd3 Nf6 6.O-O Qc7 7.c4 Nc6 8.Be3 Nxd4 9.Bxd4 Bc5 10.Bc3 d6 11.Nd2 e5 12.h3 O-O 13.Kh1 Qb6 14.f4 Bd4 15.c5 dxc5 16.Nc4 Qc7 17.Nxe5 Bxc3 18.bxc3 Re8 19.Qf3 Rxe5 20.fxe5 Qxe5 21.Bc4 Bd7 22.Bd5 Rb8 23.Rad1 Ba4 24.Rd2 h6 25.Rb2 b6 26.Rd2 Be8 27.Qf4 Qxf4 28.Rxf4 Nd7 29.Bxf7+ Bxf7 30.Rxd7 Bxa2 31.Ra7 a5 32.Rg4 Bf7 33.e5 Re8 34.Rb7 Rxe5 35.Rxb6 Re3 36.Rb8+ Kh7 37.Rb7 Kg8 38.c4 Rc3 39.Ra7 Rxc4 40.Rxc4 Bxc4 41.Rxa5 Be6 42.Rxc5 Kf7 43.Kg1 Kg8 44.Kf2 Bf7 45.Kf3 Be6 46.Kf4 Bf7 47.Kf5 Kh7 48.Rc7 Bd5 49.Rc2 Kg8 50.Ke5 Bf7 51.g4 Kh7 52.h4 Bg6 53.Rc7 Bd3 54.Rc3 Be2 55.Kf5 Bb5 56.Rc7 Bd3+ 57.Kf4 Be2 58.Ra7 Bd1 59.Ra1 Bc2 60.Rc1 Bb3 61.Rc3 Be6 62.g5 hxg5+ 63.Kxg5 Bd5 64.Rc7 Be4 65.Re7 Bd3 66.Rd7 Be4 67.Kf4 Bg6 68.Ke5 Kh6 69.Rd8 Kh5 70.Rh8+ Kg4 71.Rg8 Kxh4 72.Rxg7 Kh5 73.Kf6 Bd3 74.Rg3 Kh4 1-0