The Armageddon Incantation

朱锦尔 (Zhū Jǐn’ěr) – 侯逸凡 (Hóu Yìfán)

15th National Games | Chess Finals; Knockout Women; Semifinals Tiebreaks (Armageddon); time control: 4 minutes for White, 5 minutes for Black, plus 2 seconds per move after move 60; 深圳 (Shēnzhèn), September 27, 2025

Queen’s Gambit Declined D35

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bg5 c6 6. e3 h6 7. Bh4 Be7 8. Bd3 Ne4 9. Bxe7 Qxe7 10. Bxe4 dxe4 11. Nge2 0-0 12. Qc2 f5 13. Nf4 Kh7 14. h4 Re8 15. Nce2 Nd7 16. Rc1 Nf6 17. Qc4 Be6 18. Nxe6 Qxe6 19. Qxe6 Rxe6 20. Nf4 Rd6 21. h5 Nd5 22. Ng6 Nb4 23. Ke2 Re8 24. Rc5 Rd5 25. Rxd5 Nxd5 26. a3 Kg8 27. Rh4 Kf7

28. g4 fxg4 29. Ne5+ Kg8 30. Rxg4 Nf6 31. Rh4 c5 32. Ng6 cxd4 33. exd4 Kf 34. Nf4 Rc8 35. Kd2 Rd8 36. Ke3 Rc8 37. Kd2 Rd8 38. Ne2 Rd5 39. Rf4 Rxh5 40. Nc3 Ke6 41. Nxe4 Nxe4+ 42. Rxe4+ Kd6 43. Rg4 g5 44. Kc3 Rh3+ 45. Kc4 Rf3 46. Rg2 Rf5 47. Rh2 Rf6 48. Rh3 a6 49. a4 b6 50. b4 Kc6 51. b5+ axb5+ 52. axb5+ Kd6 53. f3 Re6 54. Rh1 Rf6 55. Rh2 Re6 56. Ra2 Rf6 57. Ra6 Kc7 58. Ra7+ Kb8 59. Rh7 Rxf3 60. Rxh6 Kc7 61. Rc6+ Kb7 62. Kd5 Rf5+ 63. Kc4 Rf1 64. Rg6 Rf5 65. Rg7+ Kc8 66. d5 Rf4+ 67. Kc3 g4 68. Kd3 Rb4 69. Ke3 Kd8 70. Kd3 g3 71. Kc3 Rxb5 72. Rxg3 0–1.