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侯逸凡 (Hóu Yìfán) – Daaevik Wadhawan
100th Paris City Chess Championship; time control: 1 hour and 30 minutes plus 30 seconds per move at the finish; Paris, July 18, 2025
Caro-Kann Defence B10

1. e4 c6 2. d3 d5 3. Nd2 e5 4. Ngf3 Bd6 5. g3 Nf6 6. Bg2 0-0 7. 0-0 Re8 8. Re1 Nbd7 9. b3 a5 10. a3 dxe4 11. dxe4 Nc5 12. Bb2 b5 13. h3 Qc7 14. Nh4 Bf8 15. Nf5 Be6 16. Qe2 Nfd7 17. h4 g6 18. Ne3 h5 19. Qf1 Bh6 20. Bc3 Rad8 21. a4 b4 22. Bb2 Nb6 23. Rad1 Bc8 24. f3 Ba6 25. Qf2 Ne6 26. Bf1 Bxf1 27. Ndxf1 Nd4 28. Rd3 Rd7 29. Kg2 Red8 30. Red1 Rd6 31. c4 Nd7


32. Bxd4? (32. f4 f6 33. Bxd4 exd4 34. Rxd6 Nc5 35. Rxd6 Rxd6 36. Qf3 Nxb3 37. Nf5 gxf5 38. Qxb3 Rxd1 39. Qxd1 Qe7=)
32. ... exd4 33. Rxd4 Nc5 34. Rxd6 Rxd6 35. Qc2 Rxd1 36. Qxd1 Qe5 37. Qc2 Qd4! 38. Kf2 Qd7 39. Ke2 Qd4 40. Nd1 Qg1 41. Nf2 Bg7 42. Qd1 Ne6 43. Qd3 Bd4 44. Nd1 Nc5 45. Qd2 Nxb3 46. Qe1 Qg2+ 47. Nf2 Bc5 48. f4 Nd4+ 49. Kd3 Nf3 50. Qe2 Ng1 51. Ne3 Qxg3 52. Qd2 Nf3 53. Qe2 Qxf4 54. Ned1 Qd6+ 0–1.

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