The Winds of Autumn

侯逸凡 (Hóu Yìfán) – 张潇 (Zhāng Xiāo)

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

Richter–Veresov Attack D01

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nc3 d5 3. Bf4 g6 4. e3 Bg7 5. Nb5 Na6 6. Be2 0-0 7. h3 c6 8. Nc3 Nb8 9. Nf3 Nbd7 10. 0-0 b6 11. Nb1 Bb7 12. Nbd2 c5 13. c3 e6 14. a4 Ne4 15. a5 Bc6 16. Qc2 Nxd2 17. Qxd2

17. ... f6? This allows White to open up the position to her advantage. Instead, she ought to have sealed it with 17. ... Qe7! 18. b4 c4 followed by ... b6-b5.
18. c4! Kh8 19. Bd6 Re8 20. b4! cxb4 21. cxd5 Bxd5 22. Bxb4 e5 23. dxe5 Nxe5 24. Nxe5 Rxe5? Fatally weakening the back rank. She should have retaken with the Pawn.
25. Rfd1 Qe8 (25. ... Qg8 26. f4+−)
26. axb6 axb6 27. f4 Rxa1 28. Rxa1 Rf5

29. g4! Qe4 30. Ra8+ Bf8 31. Rxf8+ Kg7 32. Bf1 Qh1+ 33. Kf2 Qf3+ 34. Ke1 Qg3+ 35. Qf2 1–0.