Of Sugar and Honey

侯逸凡 (Hóu Yìfán) – 白雪 (Bái Xuě)

19th Chinese Chess League Division A Regular; Match 深圳鹏城队 (Shēnzhèn Péngchéng Team)–浙江绍兴越城队 (Zhèjiāng Shàoxīng Yuèchéng Team); time control: 90 minutes per 40 moves plus 30 minutes for the rest of the game plus 30 seconds per move starting on move 1; 北京 (Běijīng), October 5, 2025

Spanish Game C86

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. 0-0 Be7 6. Qe2 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3 0-0 9. Rd1 Na5 10. Bc2 c5 11. d4 Qc7 12. d5 Nc4 13. b3 Nb6 14. a4 Bd7 15. c4 b4 16. a5 Nc8 17. h3 h6 18. Nbd2 Nh7 19. Nf1 Bf6 20. Ng3 Ne7 21. Nh5 Ng6 22. Kh2 Qd8 23. g3 Be7 24. Ne1 Qc8 25. Ng2 Bg5 26. Bxg5 hxg5 27. Ne3 Ne7 28. f4?! f6? (28. ... g6! 29. f5 gxh5 30. Qxh5 f6)
29. f5 Kf7 30. Kg2 Rg8 31. Rh1 Ke8 32. h4 Kd8 33. Ng4 Kc7 34. Raf1 Qf8 35. Qe3 Kb7 36. hxg5 Nxg5

37. Nxe5?! Nxf5? (37. ... dxe5! 38. Qxc5 Nxd5!!)
38. exf5 dxe5 39. g4 Qd6 40. Ng3 Rh8 41. Be4 Rag8 42. Rh5 Rxh5 43. gxh5 Kb8 44. Bf3 Re8 45. Rh1 Qc7 46. Ne4 Nxe4 47. Qxe4 Qd6 48. Kf2 Kc7 49. Rg1 Re7

50. h6! gxh6 51. Rg6 h5 52. Rh6 Rg7 53. Bxh5 Kb7 54. Bg6 Qf8? (54. ... Qc7! 55. d6+ Bc6)
55. Qe3 Kc7 56. Qh3 Kd6 57. Qh4 e4 58. Qh2+ 1–0.

侯逸凡 (Hóu Yìfán) scored an incredible 10 wins in just 11 games, conceding one draw. Photo: LZMChess.