The Magic Ten and Beyond

赵雪 (Zhào Xuě) – 侯逸凡 (Hóu Yìfán)

19th Chinese Chess League Division A Regular; Match 山东外国语队 (Shāndōng Foreign Languages Team)–深圳鹏城队 (Shēnzhèn Péngchéng 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 4, 2025

Queen’s Gambit Declined D63

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 d5 3. e3 e6 4. c4 Be7 5. Nc3 h6 6. Bh4 0-0 7. Nf3 Nbd7 8. Rc1 c5 9. dxc5 dxc4 10. c6 bxc6 11. Bxc4 Nb6 12. Bd3 Nfd5 13. Bxe7 Qxe7 14. a3 e5 15. Be2 e4 16. Nd2 Nxc3 17. Rxc3 Qg5 18. g3 Rd8 19. Qc2 Nd5 20. Rc5 Bf5 21. Nb3 Bh3 22. Na5 Bg2 23. Rg1 Bf3 24. h4 Qf6 25. Nxc6 Rdc8 26. Nd4 Ne7 27. Bxf3 exf3 28. Kd2 Qb6 29. Rc1 Rxc5 30. Qxc5 Qxb2+ 31. Rc2 Qb7 32. Qc7 Qe4 33. Qf4 Qd5 34. Qxf3 Qa5+ 35. Ke2 Qa6+ 36. Kd2 Rd8 37. Qe4 Qxa3 38. Ke2 Nd5 39. Kf3 Nf6 40. Qf5 Qe7 41. Kg2 Re8 42. Rb2 Qc7 43. Qb5 h5 44. Qc6 Rc8 45. Qxc7 Rxc7 46. Kf3 Ng4 47. Kf4 f6 48. Ke4 Kf7 49. Ra2 a6 50. Kd5 a5 51. e4 Ne5 52. Nb5 Rd7+ 53. Kc5 Nd3+ 54. Kb6 Rd8 55. Rd2 a4 56. Kc7 Ke7 57. Nc3 Rd7+ 58. Kb6 Ne5 59. Nd5+ Kf7 60. Kc5 a3 61. Ra2 Ra7

62. Nc3?? It takes just one blunder to turn a comedy into a drama! 62. Kd4 Ra4+ 63. Kc3 would get White closer to a draw.
62. ... Rc7+ 63. Kb4 Nd3+ 0–1.