Wednesday, August 20, 2025

The Sceptre of the Kings

[Event "7th Online Women's Speed Chess Championship Main Event"]
[Site "chess.com"]
[Date "2025.08.20"]
[Round "03-01"]
[White "侯逸凡 (Hóu Yìfán) CHN"]
[Black "Lagno, Ekaterina Aleksandrovna RUS"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C93"]
[TimeControl "300+1"]
[PlyCount "64"]

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O Be7 6.d3 d6 7.c3 O-O 8.Re1 b5 9.Bc2 Re8 10.h3 h6 11.d4 Bf8 12.Nbd2 Bb7 13.a3 Nb8 14.b4 Nbd7 15.Bb2 Nb6 16.dxe5 dxe5 17.c4 Nxc4 18.Nxc4 Qxd1 19.Raxd1 bxc4 20.Nxe5 c5 21.bxc5 Bxc5 22.Nxc4 Nxe4 23.Bd4 Bxd4 24.Rxd4 Nc3 25.Rxe8+ Rxe8 26.Kh2 Bc6 27.Nd6 Rd8 28.Bb3 Kf8 29.Rc4 Rxd6 30.Rxc3 Bd7 31.Rf3 Be6 32.Bxe6 Rxe6 1/2-1/2

[Event "7th Online Women's Speed Chess Championship Main Event"]
[Site "chess.com"]
[Date "2025.08.20"]
[Round "03-02"]
[White "Lagno, Ekaterina Aleksandrovna RUS"]
[Black "侯逸凡 (Hóu Yìfán) CHN"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B76"]
[TimeControl "300+1"]
[PlyCount "160"]

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 g6 6.Be3 Bg7 7.f3 Nc6 8.Qd2 O-O 9.O-O-O d5 10.exd5 Nxd5 11.Nxc6 bxc6 12.Bd4 Bxd4 13.Qxd4 Qb6 14.Na4 Qc7 15.a3 Rd8 16.Bc4 Bf5 17.Bb3 Nb6 18.Qe3 Nxa4 19.Bxa4 c5 20.h4 Rab8 21. Rxd8+ Rxd8 22.h5 Rd4 23.Bb5 Qb6 24.Be2 Qf6 25.g4 Be6 26.hxg6 hxg6 27.g5 Qf4 28.Qxf4 Rxf4 29.Kd2 Rd4+ 30.Ke3 Bf5 31.c4 Rd6 32.b4 Re6+ 33.Kf2 Ra6 34.bxc5 Rc6 35.Rc1 Rxc5 36.Ke3 e5 37.f4 exf4+ 38.Kxf4 f6 39.gxf6 Kf7 40. Bf3 Kxf6 41.Bd5 g5+ 42.Ke3 Ke5 43.Rh1 Rc8 44.Kf3 Rb8 45.Re1+ Kd6 46.Re3 g4+ 47.Kg3 Bd7 48.Kf4 Rf8+ 49.Kg3 Rh8 50.Kf4 Rh3 51.Re1 Rxa3 52.Rd1 Kc5 53.Bg2 Bc8 54.Bd5 Ra2 55.Rg1 Rf2+ 56.Kg3 Rf6 57.Ra1 Kb6 58.Rb1+ Kc7 59.Ra1 a6 60.c5 Rh6 61.Be4 Rh3+ 62.Kf4 Rc3 63.c6 Rc5 64.Rh1 a5 65.Rh7+ Kb6 66.Rh8 Ba6 67.Rb8+ Ka7 68.Rh8 a4 69.Kxg4 Kb6 70.Rh1 Bb5 71.Ra1 Bxc6 72.Bxc6 Rc4+ 73.Kf3 Kxc6 74.Ke3 Kb5 75.Kd3 Kb4 76.Rb1+ Kc5 77.Ra1 Rb4 78.Kc3 Rb3+ 79. Kc2 Kb4 80.Rh1 Rg3 1/2-1/2

[Event "7th Online Women's Speed Chess Championship Main Event"]
[Site "chess.com"]
[Date "2025.08.20"]
[Round "03-03"]
[White "侯逸凡 (Hóu Yìfán) CHN"]
[Black "Lagno, Ekaterina Aleksandrovna RUS"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C84"]
[TimeControl "300+1"]
[PlyCount "59"]

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O Be7 6.d3 b5 7.Bb3 O-O 8.Nc3 d6 9.a3 h6 10.h3 Na5 11.Ba2 c5 12.b4 Nc6 13.Nd5 Be6 14.Bd2 Nd4 15.bxc5 dxc5 16.Nxd4 exd4 17.Nxf6+ Bxf6 18.Bxe6 fxe6 19.Qg4 e5 20.Bxh6 Qc8 21.Qg3 Qe6 22.Bd2 c4 23.f4 Rac8 24.Bb4 Rfe8 25.fxe5 Bxe5 26.Qg5 cxd3 27.cxd3 Rc2 28. Rf5 Bf6 29.Qg6 Be5 30.Rf8+ 1-0

[Event "7th Online Women's Speed Chess Championship Main Event"]
[Site "chess.com"]
[Date "2025.08.20"]
[Round "03-04"]
[White "Lagno, Ekaterina Aleksandrovna RUS"]
[Black "侯逸凡 (Hóu Yìfán) CHN"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B76"]
[TimeControl "300+1"]
[PlyCount "65"]

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 g6 6.Be3 Bg7 7.f3 Nc6 8.Qd2 O-O 9.O-O-O d5 10.exd5 Nxd5 11.Nxc6 bxc6 12.Bd4 Bxd4 13.Qxd4 Qb6 14.Na4 Qc7 15.Bc4 Rd8 16.Bb3 Bf5 17.g4 Be6 18.Nc5 Nf4 19.Nxe6 Nxe6 20.Qe3 Nf4 21. h4 h6 22.h5 g5 23.Qe4 Rxd1+ 24.Rxd1 Rd8 25.Bxf7+ Kg7 26.Rxd8 Qxd8 27.Bc4 Qd6 28.c3 Qc5 29.b4 Qd6 30.Kc2 e6 31.a4 Kf6 32.Qh7 Ke5 33.Qg7# 1-0


[Event "7th Online Women's Speed Chess Championship Main Event"]
[Site "chess.com"]
[Date "2025.08.20"]
[Round "03-05"]
[White "侯逸凡 (Hóu Yìfán) CHN"]
[Black "Lagno, Ekaterina Aleksandrovna RUS"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C84"]
[TimeControl "300+1"]
[PlyCount "117"]

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O Be7 6.d3 b5 7.Bb3 O-O 8.Nc3 d6 9.a3 Rb8 10.h3 h6 11.Bd2 Re8 12.Nd5 Bf8 13.a4 Nxd5 14.Bxd5 Ne7 15.Bb3 Ng6 16.axb5 axb5 17.Ra7 Be6 18.Bxe6 Rxe6 19.d4 c5 20.dxc5 dxc5 21.Be3 Qb6 22. Rd7 Qc6 23.Qd5 Ne7 24.Qxc6 Nxc6 25.c3 c4 26.Ra1 b4 27.Nd2 bxc3 28.bxc3 Rc8 29.Ra4 Nb8 30.Rb7 Na6 31.Ra7 Nc5 32.Rxc4 Rd8 33.Bxc5 Bxc5 34.Rxc5 Rxd2 35. Rc8+ Kh7 36.Rxf7 Rd1+ 37.Kh2 Re1 38.Rc4 Re2 39.Rf5 Rd6 40.Rc5 Rxe4 41. Rcxe5 Ra4 42.Re7 Rc4 43.Rff7 Rg6 44.Rf3 h5 45.Re5 h4 46.Rh5+ Kg8 47.Rd5 Rh6 48.Rd4 Rc5 49.c4 g5 50.Rd5 Rxc4 51.Rxg5+ Kh7 52.Rff5 Rc2 53.Rf7+ Kh8 54.Rd5 Kg8 55.Rf4 Kh7 56.Rdd4 Rb2 57.Rd7+ Kg8 58.Rg4+ Kh8 59.Rc4 1-0

[Event "7th Online Women's Speed Chess Championship Main Event"]
[Site "chess.com"]
[Date "2025.08.20"]
[Round "03-06"]
[White "Lagno, Ekaterina Aleksandrovna RUS"]
[Black "侯逸凡 (Hóu Yìfán) CHN"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B50"]
[TimeControl "300+1"]
[PlyCount "68"]

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.Nc3 a6 5.d4 b5 6.Bd5 Nxd5 7.exd5 Bb7 8.dxc5 dxc5 9.Be3 Nd7 10.Qe2 g6 11.Ne4 Bxd5 12.Nd6+ exd6 13.Bd4+ Qe7 14.Qxe7+ Kxe7 15.Bxh8 Bxf3 16.gxf3 f6 17.a4 b4 18.h4 Bh6 19.h5 g5 20.c3 b3 21.c4 Rxh8 22.Kd2 Ne5 23.Kc3 Rb8 24.Rh3 Rb4 25.Re1 Kd7 26.Re4 f5 27.Re2 Bg7 28. Kd2 Nxc4+ 29.Kc1 Rxa4 30.Kb1 h6 31.Rh1 Be5 32.Rd1 Kc6 33.Rd3 Rb4 34.Re1 Nxb2 0-1

[Event "7th Online Women's Speed Chess Championship Main Event"]
[Site "chess.com"]
[Date "2025.08.20"]
[Round "03-07"]
[White "侯逸凡 (Hóu Yìfán) CHN"]
[Black "Lagno, Ekaterina Aleksandrovna RUS"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C84"]
[TimeControl "300+1"]
[PlyCount "61"]

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O Be7 6.d3 b5 7.Bb3 O-O 8.Nc3 d6 9.a3 Rb8 10.h3 h6 11.Re1 Re8 12.Ne2 Bf8 13.Ng3 Na5 14.Ba2 c5 15.c3 Nc6 16. d4 cxd4 17.cxd4 exd4 18.Nxd4 Ne5 19.Bf4 Bb7 20.Ndf5 Qd7 21.Qd4 Rbd8 22. Rad1 Kh7 23.Qd2 Ng6 24.Bb1 Nxf4 25.Qxf4 g6 26.Nxd6 Bxd6 27.Qxf6 Qe7 28.Nh5 gxh5 29.e5+ Kg8 30.Qxh6 f6 31.Ba2+ 1-0

[Event "7th Online Women's Speed Chess Championship Main Event"]
[Site "chess.com"]
[Date "2025.08.20"]
[Round "03-08"]
[White "Lagno, Ekaterina Aleksandrovna RUS"]
[Black "侯逸凡 (Hóu Yìfán) CHN"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B87"]
[TimeControl "180+1"]
[PlyCount "69"]

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.Nc3 e6 5.d4 cxd4 6.Nxd4 a6 7.Bb3 b5 8.Bg5 Be7 9.Qf3 Qc7 10.O-O-O Nbd7 11.e5 Bb7 12.Qg3 dxe5 13.Bxe6 O-O-O 14.Bxd7+ Rxd7 15.Nf5 Bb4 16.Nxg7 Bxc3 17.Bxf6 Bd4 18.Ne6 fxe6 19.Bxh8 Be4 20.c3 b4 21. Rxd4 exd4 22.Qxc7+ Kxc7 23.Bxd4 bxc3 24.Bxc3 Bxg2 25.Re1 Bd5 26.b3 Rf7 27. Bd4 Kc6 28.Kd2 Rf3 29.Rg1 Rh3 30.Be5 Be4 31.Rg7 Kd5 32.Bg3 Rh5 33.Ra7 Bg6 34.Rxa6 e5 35.Ra5+ 1-0

[Event "7th Online Women's Speed Chess Championship Main Event"]
[Site "chess.com"]
[Date "2025.08.20"]
[Round "03-09"]
[White "侯逸凡 (Hóu Yìfán) CHN"]
[Black "Lagno, Ekaterina Aleksandrovna RUS"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C84"]
[TimeControl "180+1"]
[PlyCount "68"]

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O Be7 6.d3 b5 7.Bb3 O-O 8.Nc3 d6 9.a3 Rb8 10.h3 h6 11.Re1 Re8 12.Ne2 Bf8 13.Ng3 Be6 14.Bxe6 Rxe6 15.c3 d5 16.Qc2 Qd7 17.Be3 g6 18.Rad1 Rd8 19.d4 exd4 20.exd5 Nxd5 21.Bxd4 Rxe1+ 22. Rxe1 Nxd4 23.cxd4 Bg7 24.Qe4 Qd6 25.Qc2 Nf4 26.Ne4 Qd7 27.Nc5 Qc6 28.Qe4 Qxe4 29.Rxe4 Bxd4 30.Nxa6 Ne6 31.Nxd4 Nxd4 32.Nxc7 Kg7 33.Kf1 Rd7 34.Na6 Nb3 0-1

[Event "7th Online Women's Speed Chess Championship Main Event"]
[Site "chess.com"]
[Date "2025.08.20"]
[Round "03-10"]
[White "Lagno, Ekaterina Aleksandrovna RUS"]
[Black "侯逸凡 (Hóu Yìfán) CHN"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B89"]
[TimeControl "180+1"]
[PlyCount "115"]

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.Nc3 e6 5.d4 cxd4 6.Nxd4 Nc6 7.Be3 a6 8.Nxc6 bxc6 9.Bb3 d5 10.Qf3 Bb4 11.exd5 cxd5 12.O-O O-O 13.Bd4 a5 14.a3 Be7 15. Rad1 Bb7 16.Rfe1 Qc7 17.Be5 Qb6 18.Qg3 Nh5 19.Qh3 g6 20.g4 Ng7 21.Bd4 Qd8 22.Ne4 a4 23.Ba2 Rc8 24.c3 f6 25.Ng3 Rf7 26.g5 Kh8 27.f4 Bc5 28.Bxc5 Rxc5 29.Ne4 Rb5 30.Nxf6 Rxf6 31.gxf6 Qxf6 32.Re2 Nf5 33.Rde1 Rb6 34.Bb1 Ba6 35. Rf2 Ng7 36.Qe3 Rb7 37.Qe5 Qxe5 38.fxe5 Nf5 39.Bxf5 gxf5 40.Rg2 Bd3 41.h4 Be4 42.Rf2 Kg7 43.Kh2 Kf7 44.Rg1 Rb8 45.h5 h6 46.Rg6 Rh8 47.Kh3 Bd3 48.Kh4 Be4 49.Rf1 Bd3 50.Rfg1 Rh7 51.Rf6+ Ke7 52.Rgg6 Kd7 53.Rxe6 f4 54.Rd6+ Kc7 55.Rgf6 Re7 56.Rxd5 Be4 57.Rc5+ Kd7 58.Rxf4 1-0


[Event "7th Online Women's Speed Chess Championship Main Event"]
[Site "chess.com"]
[Date "2025.08.20"]
[Round "03-11"]
[White "侯逸凡 (Hóu Yìfán) CHN"]
[Black "Lagno, Ekaterina Aleksandrovna RUS"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C84"]
[TimeControl "180+1"]
[PlyCount "103"]

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O Be7 6.d3 b5 7.Bb3 O-O 8.Nc3 d6 9.a3 Rb8 10.h3 h6 11.Nd5 Re8 12.Nxe7+ Nxe7 13.Re1 Ng6 14.c3 c5 15.Bc2 d5 16.exd5 Qxd5 17.d4 cxd4 18.cxd4 e4 19.Nh2 Be6 20.Be3 Rbd8 21.Nf1 Nh7 22. Ng3 f5 23.Ne2 Nf6 24.a4 Qd6 25.axb5 axb5 26.Qd2 Nd5 27.Bb3 Kh7 28.Bxd5 Bxd5 29.Nf4 Ne7 30.h4 Bf7 31.Ra7 Kg8 32.Rea1 Nc6 33.R7a6 Qd7 34.d5 Ne5 35. Ra7 Qd6 36.R1a6 Qf8 37.Qd4 Nc4 38.Ng6 Bxg6 39.Rxg6 Re7 40.Bxh6 Rdd7 41. Rxd7 Rxd7 42.Bf4 Qf7 43.h5 Kh7 44.d6 Na5 45.Qe5 Nc6 46.Qxb5 Nd4 47.Qa6 Ne6 48.Be5 f4 49.Qc4 e3 50.Rxe6 e2 51.Bc3 Rxd6 52.Qe4+ 1-0

[Event "7th Online Women's Speed Chess Championship Main Event"]
[Site "chess.com"]
[Date "2025.08.20"]
[Round "03-12]
[White "Lagno, Ekaterina Aleksandrovna RUS"]
[Black "侯逸凡 (Hóu Yìfán) CHN"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B89"]
[TimeControl "180+1"]
[PlyCount "134"]

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.Nc3 Nc6 5.d4 cxd4 6.Nxd4 e6 7.Be3 a6 8.Nxc6 bxc6 9.Bb3 d5 10.Ba4 Bd7 11.e5 Ng8 12.Ne2 Ne7 13.c3 Nf5 14.Bf4 c5 15.Bc2 Nh4 16.O-O Be7 17.Bg3 Rb8 18.b3 Ng6 19.c4 d4 20.Qd3 Bc6 21.f4 Nh4 22.Bxh4 Bxh4 23.f5 Bg5 24.fxe6 Be3+ 25.Kh1 fxe6 26.Ng3 Qg5 27.Ne4 Qxe5 28.Rf3 Rf8 29.Rxf8+ Kxf8 30.Ng3 g6 31.Re1 Qg5 32.Ne4 Qh4 33.Rf1+ Kg7 34.Nxc5 Bxg2+ 35.Kxg2 Qg5+ 36.Kh1 Qxc5 37.Qe4 Rf8 38.Rxf8 Qxf8 39.Qg2 a5 40.Be4 Qa3 41. Qc2 Qb4 42.Qe2 Qc3 43.Kg2 Qc1 44.Bd3 Qg1+ 45.Kh3 Qg5 46.Qf3 h5 47.a3 Qc5 48.Qe4 Qf5+ 49.Qxf5 gxf5 50.b4 axb4 51.axb4 Bd2 52.b5 Bb4 53.b6 Bc5 54.b7 Bd6 55.c5 Bc7 56.Kh4 Kg6 57.Kh3 e5 58.Kg2 e4 59.Bc4 f4 60.Bd5 Kf5 61.h3 Ke5 62.Bc6 d3 63.Kf2 Kd4 64.Be8 e3+ 65.Ke1 f3 66.Bxh5 Bg3+ 67.Kd1 e2+ 0-1

[Event "7th Online Women's Speed Chess Championship Main Event"]
[Site "chess.com"]
[Date "2025.08.20"]
[Round "03-13"]
[White "侯逸凡 (Hóu Yìfán) CHN"]
[Black "Lagno, Ekaterina Aleksandrovna RUS"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C78"]
[TimeControl "180+1"]
[PlyCount "95"]

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O b5 6.Bb3 Bc5 7.d3 h6 8.c3 d6 9. Be3 Bxe3 10.fxe3 O-O 11.Nbd2 Be6 12.Qe1 d5 13.exd5 Nxd5 14.d4 exd4 15.exd4 Re8 16.Qf2 Nf6 17.Rae1 Bxb3 18.Nxb3 Qd5 19.Nh4 Rxe1 20.Rxe1 Re8 21.Rxe8+ Nxe8 22.Qf3 Qxf3 23.Nxf3 Nd6 24.Nc5 a5 25.Na6 Ne8 26.Kf2 Ne7 27.Ne5 f6 28. Nd3 Kf7 29.Ke3 Ke6 30.Nac5+ Kf5 31.Kf3 Nd6 32.g4+ Kg6 33.Ne6 Nd5 34.Ndf4+ Nxf4 35.Kxf4 Ne8 36.Ke4 h5 37.Nf4+ Kg5 38.gxh5 Nd6+ 39.Kf3 Nc4 40.Ne6+ Kxh5 41.b3 Nd6 42.Nxg7+ Kg6 43.Ne6 Ne8 44.Ke4 f5+ 45.Ke5 c6 46.h4 a4 47. bxa4 bxa4 48.a3 1-0

[Event "7th Online Women's Speed Chess Championship Main Event"]
[Site "chess.com"]
[Date "2025.08.20"]
[Round "03-14"]
[White "Lagno, Ekaterina Aleksandrovna RUS"]
[Black "侯逸凡 (Hóu Yìfán) CHN"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B89"]
[TimeControl "180+1"]
[PlyCount "84"]

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.Nc3 Nc6 5.d4 cxd4 6.Nxd4 e6 7.Be3 a6 8.Nxc6 bxc6 9.Bb3 d5 10.Ba4 Bd7 11.e5 Ng8 12.Ne2 Ne7 13.c3 Nf5 14.Bf4 g5 15.Bd2 Bg7 16.Nd4 Bxe5 17.Nxf5 exf5 18.O-O Bf6 19.Re1+ Kf8 20.Qh5 Kg7 21.Bc2 h6 22.Re2 Qc8 23.Qf3 f4 24.Qd3 Bg4 25.Ree1 Bh5 26.Qf1 Bg6 27.Bxg6 Kxg6 28.g3 Qf5 29.gxf4 gxf4 30.f3 Kh7 31.Kh1 Rab8 32.b3 Rhg8 33.Re2 a5 34.Rae1 Rg6 35.Re8 Rxe8 36.Rxe8 Qc2 37.Bxf4 Bxc3 38.Bg3 Qf5 39.Qe2 Bf6 40.Ra8 h5 41. Rxa5 h4 42.Be1 Bd4 0-1


[Event "7th Online Women's Speed Chess Championship Main Event"]
[Site "chess.com"]
[Date "2025.08.20"]
[Round "03-15"]
[White "侯逸凡 (Hóu Yìfán) CHN"]
[Black "Lagno, Ekaterina Aleksandrovna RUS"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C78"]
[TimeControl "60+1"]
[PlyCount "143"]

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O b5 6.Bb3 Bc5 7.d3 h6 8.c3 d6 9. Be3 Bxe3 10.fxe3 O-O 11.Nbd2 Na5 12.Bc2 c5 13.Qe1 Nc6 14.h3 Be6 15.Nh4 Nh7 16.Nf5 Bxf5 17.Rxf5 g6 18.Rf1 Kg7 19.Bb3 Ne7 20.a4 f6 21.Qg3 Qd7 22.Nf3 Ng5 23.Nh2 c4 24.dxc4 Nxe4 25.Qe1 Nc5 26.Qd1 bxc4 27.Bxc4 d5 28.Be2 a5 29. Bb5 Qe6 30.Qe2 Ne4 31.Bd3 Nc5 32.Bb5 Nf5 33.Qe1 Nd6 34.Nf3 Nxb5 35.axb5 Rfb8 36.Qe2 Nb3 37.Rad1 Rb6 38.Nh4 f5 39.Qd3 Rd8 40.c4 Nc5 41.cxd5 Nxd3 42.dxe6 Rxe6 43.Nf3 Red6 44.Rd2 Nb4 45.Rxd6 Rxd6 46.Nxe5 Rd5 47.Nc4 Rxb5 48.Rd1 Nc6 49.Rd7+ Kf8 50.Rd6 Ne7 51.Ra6 Rb4 52.Nxa5 Rxb2 53.Nc6 Nxc6 54. Rxc6 Kf7 55.Rc3 Re2 56.Kf1 Ra2 57.Rc4 Kf6 58.e4 f4 59.Rc6+ Ke5 60.Rxg6 Kxe4 61.Re6+ Kd3 62.Rd6+ Ke3 63.Re6+ Kd3 64.Rxh6 f3 65.gxf3 Ke3 66.Re6+ Kxf3 67.Rf6+ Kg3 68.Rg6+ Kxh3 69.Rh6+ Kg4 70.Rg6+ Kf5 71.Rg2 Rxg2 72.Kxg2 1/2-1/2

[Event "7th Online Women's Speed Chess Championship Main Event"]
[Site "chess.com"]
[Date "2025.08.20"]
[Round "03-16"]
[White "Lagno, Ekaterina Aleksandrovna RUS"]
[Black "侯逸凡 (Hóu Yìfán) CHN"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B86"]
[TimeControl "60+1"]
[PlyCount "88"]

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.d4 cxd4 5.Nxd4 a6 6.Bc4 e6 7.Bb3 Nc6 8.Nxc6 bxc6 9.O-O d5 10.Ba4 Bd7 11.e5 Ng8 12.Ne2 Bc5 13.Ng3 h5 14.c4 h4 15.Nh5 g6 16.Nf4 Ne7 17.Bc2 Nf5 18.Qg4 Qe7 19.cxd5 cxd5 20.Nd3 Bb6 21.Bg5 Qf8 22.Bf6 Rh7 23.Ba4 Nd4 24.Bxd7+ Kxd7 25.a4 Rc8 26.a5 Ba7 27.Ra4 Nc6 28.Nb4 h3 29. g3 Qc5 30.Nxc6 Rxc6 31.Rf4 Rh5 32.Bh4 Rf5 33.Rxf5 exf5 34.Qxh3 Qxa5 35.Bf6 Rc2 36.Qg2 Rxf2 37.Rxf2 Qe1+ 38.Qf1 Bxf2+ 39.Kg2 Qxf1+ 40.Kxf1 Bc5 41.b3 Ke6 42.Ke2 Bd4 43.Kd3 Bxe5 44.Bd8 Bd6 0-1

[Event "7th Online Women's Speed Chess Championship Main Event"]
[Site "chess.com"]
[Date "2025.08.20"]
[Round "03-17"]
[White "侯逸凡 (Hóu Yìfán) CHN"]
[Black "Lagno, Ekaterina Aleksandrovna RUS"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C78"]
[TimeControl "60+1"]
[PlyCount "101"]

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O b5 6.Bb3 Bc5 7.d3 h6 8.c3 d6 9. Be3 Ba7 10.h3 O-O 11.Nbd2 Na5 12.Bc2 c5 13.d4 cxd4 14.cxd4 Nc6 15.Nb3 exd4 16.Nbxd4 Nxd4 17.Bxd4 Re8 18.Re1 Bb7 19.Bxa7 Rxa7 20.Qd4 Qa8 21.Nd2 Bc6 22.Qxd6 Rd7 23.Qf4 Rde7 24.Re3 Nh5 25.Qh4 Nf6 26.Rae1 Qb8 27.Rg3 Kh8 28. Rge3 Qe5 29.Rc3 Bb7 30.Nf3 Qe6 31.e5 Nd5 32.Rc5 Qb6 33.b4 a5 34.Bb3 Nxb4 35.Rcc1 Nd5 36.Ng5 a4 37.Bc2 Kg8 38.Qe4 g6 39.Nf3 Nf6 40.Qh4 Nh5 41.Qg4 Ng7 42.Nd4 Bc8 43.Qf4 Ne6 44.Nxe6 Bxe6 45.Qxh6 b4 46.Bxa4 Qa5 47.Bxe8 Rxe8 48.Qd2 Bxa2 49.Ra1 Qd5 50.Qxb4 Bc4 51.Rac1 1-0

[Event "7th Online Women's Speed Chess Championship Main Event"]
[Site "chess.com"]
[Date "2025.08.20"]
[Round "03-18"]
[White "Lagno, Ekaterina Aleksandrovna RUS"]
[Black "侯逸凡 (Hóu Yìfán) CHN"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B52"]
[TimeControl "60+1"]
[PlyCount "69"]

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Bb5+ Bd7 4.Bxd7+ Qxd7 5.d4 cxd4 6.Qxd4 Nc6 7.Qd3 g6 8. O-O Bg7 9.Nc3 Nf6 10.Nd5 O-O 11.Bg5 Nxd5 12.exd5 Ne5 13.Nxe5 Bxe5 14.Rae1 Rfe8 15.c3 Bf6 16.h4 Bxg5 17.hxg5 e6 18.dxe6 Rxe6 19.Rxe6 Qxe6 20.Rd1 Re8 21.a4 Qg4 22.Qd5 Qxa4 23.Qxd6 Qb5 24.Qf6 Qc6 25.Qxc6 bxc6 26.Ra1 Re2 27.b4 Rc2 28.Rxa7 Rxc3 29.Rc7 Rb3 30.g3 Rxb4 31.Rxc6 Rb5 32.f4 Rb2 33.Rd6 Kg7 34.Rc6 h6 35.gxh6+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "7th Online Women's Speed Chess Championship Main Event"]
[Site "chess.com"]
[Date "2025.08.20"]
[Round "03-19"]
[White "侯逸凡 (Hóu Yìfán) CHN"]
[Black "Lagno, Ekaterina Aleksandrovna RUS"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D01"]
[TimeControl "60+1"]
[PlyCount "30"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.Nc3 d5 3.Bf4 c5 4.e3 Bg4 5.Be2 Bxe2 6.Ngxe2 e6 7.O-O Nc6 8.Ng3 cxd4 9.exd4 Bd6 10.Nce2 h5 11.Re1 h4 12.Nf1 h3 13.g3 Ne4 14.c3 Qf6 15.Bxd6 Qxf2+ 0-1

[Event "7th Online Women's Speed Chess Championship Main Event"]
[Site "chess.com"]
[Date "2025.08.20"]
[Round "03-20"]
[White "Lagno, Ekaterina Aleksandrovna RUS"]
[Black "侯逸凡 (Hóu Yìfán) CHN"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B52"]
[TimeControl "60+1"]
[PlyCount "148"]

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Bb5+ Bd7 4.Bxd7+ Qxd7 5.O-O Nf6 6.Re1 Nc6 7.c3 e6 8.d4 cxd4 9.cxd4 d5 10.e5 Ne4 11.Re3 Be7 12.Ne1 f6 13.f3 Ng5 14.exf6 Bxf6 15. Nc2 O-O 16.Nc3 Nf7 17.Re2 Nd6 18.Qd3 Nf5 19.Be3 Nxe3 20.Rxe3 Rae8 21.Rae1 Bh4 22.g3 Bf6 23.f4 g6 24.Nb1 g5 25.fxg5 Bxg5 26.R3e2 Rf6 27.Nd2 Bxd2 28. Qxd2 Ref8 29.Nb4 Nxb4 30.Qxb4 Qf7 31.Qc3 Rf1+ 32.Kg2 Rf2+ 33.Rxf2 Qxf2+ 34.Kh1 Qf5 35.Qe3 Rf6 36.Rc1 Kg7 37.Rc7+ Kg6 38.Rc1 Rf7 39.Kg2 Qg5 40. Qxe6+ Rf6 41.Qg8+ Kh6 42.Qxg5+ Kxg5 43.Rc7 Rb6 44.b3 Kg6 45.Kf3 a5 46.Rc5 a4 47.bxa4 Rb4 48.Rxd5 Rxa4 49.Ke4 Rxa2 50.h4 Re2+ 51.Kf3 Rd2 52.Ke3 Rg2 53.Rg5+ Kf6 54.Kf3 Rd2 55.Ke4 Rd1 56.Kd5 b5 57.Kc5 b4 58.Rg8 b3 59.Rb8 Rd3 60.d5 Rxg3 61.d6 Rc3+ 62.Kd4 Rc1 63.Rxb3 Ke6 64.Rb7 Rd1+ 65.Ke3 Rxd6 66. Rxh7 Kf5 67.Rh5+ Kg6 68.Rg5+ Kh6 69.Kf4 Ra6 70.Kg3 Ra3+ 71.Kh2 Ra2+ 72.Rg2 Rxg2+ 73.Kxg2 Kh5 74.Kg1 Kxh4 1/2-1/2

[Event "7th Online Women's Speed Chess Championship Main Event"]
[Site "chess.com"]
[Date "2025.08.20"]
[Round "03-21"]
[White "侯逸凡 (Hóu Yìfán) CHN"]
[Black "Lagno, Ekaterina Aleksandrovna RUS"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E60"]
[TimeControl "60+1"]
[PlyCount "70"]

1.c4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.b3 Bg7 4.Bb2 d6 5.d4 O-O 6.g3 b6 7.Bg2 Bb7 8.O-O Nbd7 9.Nc3 Ne4 10.Qd3 Nxc3 11.Bxc3 e5 12.dxe5 dxe5 13.Rfd1 e4 14.Qxd7 Bxc3 15. Qh3 Qf6 16.Rac1 exf3 17.exf3 Bxf3 18.g4 Bxg2 19.Qxg2 Bd4 20.g5 Qg7 21.Re1 c5 22.Re7 h6 23.gxh6 Qxh6 24.Rce1 Qf4 25.R1e4 Qc1+ 26.Re1 Qf4 27.R1e4 Qf5 28.h4 a5 29.Qg3 a4 30.b4 Rad8 31.bxc5 Bxc5 32.R7e5 Qf6 33.Re2 Rd1+ 34.Kg2 Qc6+ 35.R5e4 f5 0-1

Nothing but an irresistible 侯逸凡 (Hóu Yìfán) issue. Screenshot from the live stream.

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