Transcending Generations

朱锦尔 (Zhū Jǐn’ěr) – 侯逸凡 (Hóu Yìfán)

15th National Games | Chess Finals; Knockout Women; Semifinals Game 1; time control: 25 minutes plus 10 seconds per move; 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. 0-0 Na6 14. d5 cxd5 15. Nf4 d4 16. exd4 Qd6 17. Qd2 Bd7 18. Rad1 Rad8 19. a3 b5 20. h4 b4 21. axb4 Nxb4 22. d5 a5 23. g3 Bc8 24. Rfe1 Ba6 25. Ra1 Nd3 26. Nxd3 Bxd3 27. Qf4 Qb6 28. Rec1 Qxb2 29. d6 Qb6 30. Nd5 Qxd6 31. Qxd6 Rxd6 32. Rxa5 Rf7 33. h5

33. ... Be2! 34. Rc8+ Rf8 35. Ne7+ Kh7! Black here gives up a Rook but forces a draw by perpetual check.
36. Rxf8 Rd1+ 37. Kh2 Bf3 38. g4 f4 39. Rxf4 ½–½.