Blown Away

雷挺婕 (Léi Tǐngjié) – 侯逸凡 (Hóu Yìfán)

15th National Games | Chess Finals; Knockout Women; Finals Game 1; time control: 25 minutes plus 10 seconds per move; 深圳 (Shēnzhèn), September 28, 2025

French Defence C02

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nf3 Bd7 6. Be2 Nge7 7. Na3 cxd4 8. cxd4 Nf5 9. Nc2 Be7 10. 0-0 0-0 11. Bd3 f6 12. Bxf5 exf5 13. Re1 Be8 14. Qd3 f4! 15. Bxf4 Bg6 16. Qd2 fxe5 17. Bxe5 Qb6 18. b3 Rac8 19. Rec1? (⌓ 19. Bg3)

19. ... Rxf3! 20. gxf3 Nxe5 21. dxe5 Bxc2 22. Qxd5+ (22. Rxc2 Qg6+−+)
22. ... Kf8 23. Re1 Rd8 24. Qc4 Qg6+ 25. Kh1 Qf5 26. Kg2 h5 27. Rac1 Rc8 28. Qd5 Rc6 29. Re3 Qg5+ 30. Kh1 Bxb3 31. Qxc6 bxc6 32. axb3 h4 33. Rg1 Qf5 34. Rg4 Bc5 35. Rc3 h3 0–1.

侯逸凡 (Hóu Yìfán) at her best. Photo: 梁子铭 (Liáng Zimíng).