侯逸凡 (Hóu Yìfán) – Divya Deshmukh
7th Online Women’s Speed Chess Championship Main Event; Quarterfinal Armageddon tie-breaker; time control: 5 minutes for White, 3 minutes and 48 seconds plus draw odds for Black; chess.com, August 14, 2025
Richter–Veresov Attack D01
1. d4 d5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Bf4 c5 4. e3 cxd4 5. exd4 a6 6. Nf3 e6 7. Bd3 Bd6 8. Ne2 Nc6 9. c3 0-0 10. 0-0 Qc7 11. Qc1 Bxf4 12. Nxf4 e5 13. dxe5 Nxe5 14. Nxe5 Qxe5 15. Re1 Qd6 16. Ne2 Bg4 17. Nd4 Rfe8 18. Qg5 h6 19. Qh4 Bd7 20. f3 Re5 21. Rxe5 Qxe5 22. Re1 Qd6 23. Qg3 Qxg3 24. hxg3 Kf8 25. Kf2 Re8 26. Rd1 Ke7 27. Bf5 g6 28. Bxd7 Kxd7 29. g4 Kd6 30. Ne2 Kc6 31. Nf4 g5 32. Nd3⩲
32. ... Rd8? Nerves usually play the dominant role in an Armageddon, and here too. Deshmukh, who just needed a draw to make it to semifinals, commits a gross mistake which will cost Black a couple of Pawns. Correct was 32. ... Kd6! and if 33. Rh1 then 33. ... Rh8 leaving White with little possibility of making progress.
33. Ne5+ Kc7 34. Nxf7 Rf8. Thus a second Pawn falls, leaving Black in a hopeless ending. Nevertheless, after 34. ... Nxg4+ 35. Kg3! Ne3 36. Rd3 Re8 37. Nxh6 Black couldn’t avoid further material loss anyway.
35. Nxh6 a5 36. Nf5 a4 37. Ke3 a3 38. bxa3 Ra8 39. Nd4 Kd7 40. Nc2 Re8+ 41. Kd3 Kd6 42. Rb1 Kc7 43. Nd4 Nd7 44. Kd2 Ne5 45. Nc2 Nc4+ 46. Kd3 Ra8 47. Re1 Nxa3 48. Re7+ Kd6 49. Rxb7 Nxc2 50. Kxc2 Rxa2+ 51. Rb2 Ra1 52. Kd3 Rd1+ 53. Rd2 Rc1 54. Kd4 Ra1 55. Rb2 Rd1+ 56. Ke3 Ke5 57. Rc2 Re1+ 58. Kf2 Ra1 59. Re2+ Kf6 60. Ke3 Ke5 61. Kd3+ Kd6 62. Rc2 Rd1+ 63. Ke2 Ra1 64. c4! All is finally ready for the last scene. 侯逸凡 (Hóu Yìfán) will assert her material superiority with her superb technique.
64. ... dxc4 65. Rxc4 Ra2+ 66. Kf1 Ke5 67. Re4+ Kf6 68. Kg1 Ra1+ 69. Kh2 Ra8 70. Kg3 Ra2 71. Rb4 Rc2 72. Rb6+ Kf7 73. Kh3 Rd2 74. Rb5 Kg6 75. g3 Rf2 76. Rf5 Rf1 77. f4 gxf4 78. gxf4 Rh1+ 79. Kg2 Re1 80. Re5 Rd1 81. Re6+ Kf7 82. Re3 Rd2+ 83. Kg3 Rd1 84. Ra3 Kf6 85. Ra6+ Kf7 86. Kh4 Rd5 87. f5 Rd1 88. Kg5 Rd7 89. Rh6 Kg7 90. f6+ Kg8 91. Kg6 Rg7+! Hope dies last, for if now 92. fxg7?? is stalemate. But no, of course not.
92. Kf5 Rd7 93. g5 Ra7 94. Rh1 Ra5+ 95. Kg6 Ra7
33. Ne5+ Kc7 34. Nxf7 Rf8. Thus a second Pawn falls, leaving Black in a hopeless ending. Nevertheless, after 34. ... Nxg4+ 35. Kg3! Ne3 36. Rd3 Re8 37. Nxh6 Black couldn’t avoid further material loss anyway.
35. Nxh6 a5 36. Nf5 a4 37. Ke3 a3 38. bxa3 Ra8 39. Nd4 Kd7 40. Nc2 Re8+ 41. Kd3 Kd6 42. Rb1 Kc7 43. Nd4 Nd7 44. Kd2 Ne5 45. Nc2 Nc4+ 46. Kd3 Ra8 47. Re1 Nxa3 48. Re7+ Kd6 49. Rxb7 Nxc2 50. Kxc2 Rxa2+ 51. Rb2 Ra1 52. Kd3 Rd1+ 53. Rd2 Rc1 54. Kd4 Ra1 55. Rb2 Rd1+ 56. Ke3 Ke5 57. Rc2 Re1+ 58. Kf2 Ra1 59. Re2+ Kf6 60. Ke3 Ke5 61. Kd3+ Kd6 62. Rc2 Rd1+ 63. Ke2 Ra1 64. c4! All is finally ready for the last scene. 侯逸凡 (Hóu Yìfán) will assert her material superiority with her superb technique.
64. ... dxc4 65. Rxc4 Ra2+ 66. Kf1 Ke5 67. Re4+ Kf6 68. Kg1 Ra1+ 69. Kh2 Ra8 70. Kg3 Ra2 71. Rb4 Rc2 72. Rb6+ Kf7 73. Kh3 Rd2 74. Rb5 Kg6 75. g3 Rf2 76. Rf5 Rf1 77. f4 gxf4 78. gxf4 Rh1+ 79. Kg2 Re1 80. Re5 Rd1 81. Re6+ Kf7 82. Re3 Rd2+ 83. Kg3 Rd1 84. Ra3 Kf6 85. Ra6+ Kf7 86. Kh4 Rd5 87. f5 Rd1 88. Kg5 Rd7 89. Rh6 Kg7 90. f6+ Kg8 91. Kg6 Rg7+! Hope dies last, for if now 92. fxg7?? is stalemate. But no, of course not.
92. Kf5 Rd7 93. g5 Ra7 94. Rh1 Ra5+ 95. Kg6 Ra7
96. f7+! Simply and elegantly.
96. ... Rxf7 97. Rh8+ Kxh8 98. Kxf7 Kh7 99. g6+ Kh6 100. g7 Kh5 101. g8=Q 1–0.
96. ... Rxf7 97. Rh8+ Kxh8 98. Kxf7 Kh7 99. g6+ Kh6 100. g7 Kh5 101. g8=Q 1–0.
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