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宋宇新 (Sòng Yǔxīn) – 侯逸凡 (Hóu Yìfán)

15th National Games | Chess Finals; Round-Robin Women; time control: 25 minutes plus 10 seconds per move; 深圳 (Shēnzhèn), September 23, 2025

French Defence C02

1. e4 c5 2. c3 e6 3. d4 d5 4. e5 Nc6 5. Nf3 Qb6 6. Bd3 cxd4 7. 0-0 Bd7 8. Nbd2 Nge7 9. Re1 h6 10. Nb3 dxc3 11. bxc3 Na5 12. Nbd4 a6 13. Ba3 Nec6 14. Rb1 Qc7 15. Bxf8 Rxf8 16. Qe2 f5 17. exf6 Rxf6 18. Nxc6 Nxc6 19. c4 dxc4 20. Bxc4 Kf8 21. Qe4 Rd8 22. Bd3 Be8 23. Qh7 Bh5? (23. ... Qf7! 24. Be4 Qg8 25. Qxg8+ Kxg8 26. Rxb7 Nd4=)
24. Qh8+ Kf7

25. Ng5+! hxg5 26. Qxh5+ Kf8 27. Bg6 Ne7 28. Qh8+? Better at once 28. Rec1! Qd7 29. Rd1 Qxd1+ 30. Rxd1 Rxd1+ 31. Qxd1 Nxg6 32. Qd8+ Kf7 33. Qd7+ Ne7 34. Qxb7 with the White Queen dominating the board.
28. ... Ng8 29. Bh7 Kf7 30. Rec1 Qd7 31. Bxg8+ Rxg8 32. Qh5+ g6 33. Qxg5 Rf5 34. Qh6 b5 35. Rb3 Rc8 36. Re1 Qd4 37. Qh7+ Qg7 38. Qh4 Qf6 39. Qh7+ Qg7 40. Qh4 Qf6 41. Qe4 Qe5 ½–½.