肖依依 (Xiào Yīyī) – 侯逸凡 (Hóu Yìfán)
19th Chinese Chess League Division A Regular; Match 天津队 (Tiānjīn 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 3, 2025
French Defence C01
1. d4 e6 2. e4 d5 3. exd5 exd5 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Bd3 c5 6. Qe2+ Be7 7. dxc5 0-0
8. 0-0 Re8 9. Qe3 Nbd7 10. Nc3 Nxc5 11. Bb5 Bd7 12. Bxd7 Qxd7 13. Nd4 Nce4
14. Qf3 Ng4 15. Nce2 Bh4 16. g3 Bf6 17. Bf4 Ne5 18. Bxe5 Rxe5 19. Rad1 Rae8
20. Nf4 Ng5 21. Qg2 Re4 22. Nb3
22. ... Rxf4! An irresistible temptation. 侯逸凡 (Hóu Yìfán) sacrifices the Exchange for the sake of the initiative and the not-too-hidden goal of scoring her ninth victory in a row.
23. gxf4 Nh3+ 24. Kh1 Nxf4 25. Qf3 Qc7 26. Rfe1 Re6 27. c3 h6 28. Nd4 Bxd4 29. cxd4 Rf6 30. Rc1 Qd7 31. Qc3 Kh7 32. Qc2+ Ng6 33. Rg1 Qh3 34. Rg3 Qh4 35. Rd1 Rf4 36. Rdg1 Qf6 37. Qb3 Qxd4 38. Rd3 Qxf2 39. Qxd5 Qxb2 40. Rd2? Black’s bet worked. 40. Rf3! Rxf3 41. Qxf3 Qxa2 42. Rf1! would offer White good chances for a draw.
40. ... Qb4 41. Qg2 b5 42. Rf2 Qd4 43. Rxf4 Nxf4 44. Qf3 Qe5 45. Rf1 g5 46. h4 Kg6 47. Qc6+ Kh5 48. hxg5 hxg5 49. Qf3+ Kg6 50. Qc6+ Kg7 51. Qf3 a5 52. a3 b4 53. axb4 axb4 54. Rb1 Qc3 55. Qb7? A little better was to exchange Queens, but after 55. Qxc3 bxc3 56. Rb6 Ne2 57. Rc6 Ng3+ 58. Kg2 Ne4 59. Kf3 f5 Black should win anyway.
55. ... Qh3+ 56. Kg1 Qg3+ 57. Kh1 Nd3? A moment of eclipse. 57. ... Ne2! 58. Qg2 Qh4+ 59. Qh2 Qe4+ would have won at once.
58. Qg2 Qh4+ 59. Kg1 Qd4+ 60. Kh1 Nf2+ 61. Kh2 Qh4+ 62. Kg1 Nh3+ 63. Kf1 Qf4+ 64. Ke1 Nf2? This throws away the win. The right way was 64. ... Qe3+! 65. Qe2 Qg1+ 66. Qf1 Qg3+ 67. Kd2 (neither 67. Kd1 Nf2+ 68. Ke2 Ne4 nor 67. Ke2 Nf4+ 68. Kd1 Nd5 will save White) 67. ... Qc3+ 68. Kd1 Nf4 with an overwhelming attack.
65. Rb3 Ne4 66. Qb2+ Kg6 67. Qd4? A comedy of errors is unleashed as they both miss their only moves. Here White ought to have played 67. Rxb4 f5 68. Qd4 Qh4+ 69. Ke2 Qh2+ 70. Ke1 with a possible draw.
67. ... Qh4+ 68. Ke2 Qh2+ 69. Kd3 f5 70. Rxb4 Qd2+ 71. Kc4 Qc2+ 72. Kd5 Nf6+ 73. Kd6 g4 74. Rc4 Qe2 75. Rc6 Kg5 76. Kc5 Ne4+ 77. Kb4 Qe1+!? Much simpler was to exchange Queens (77. ... Qd2+).
78. Kc4 Kf4 79. Kd5 Qa5+ 80. Ke6 Qa2+ 81. Rc4 Qa6+ 82. Ke7 Qa3+ 83. Ke6 Qa6+ 84. Ke7 Qb7+? Once again, she throws away the win that can be achieved by advancing the g-Pawn (84. ... g3).
85. Ke6 Kg5 86. Qd8+ Kf4 87. Qd2+ Kf3 88. Qd3+ Kf4 89. Qf1+ Kg3 90. Qe1+ Kh3? The game takes a dramatic turn. Black had now to content herself with 90. ... Kf3 91. Rc3+!! Kg2 (91. ... Nxc3? 92. Qh1+ transposes to the game) 92. Rc2+ Kf3 93. Rc3+ leaving her opponent no more than a draw by perpetual check.
91. Qh1+ Kg3
23. gxf4 Nh3+ 24. Kh1 Nxf4 25. Qf3 Qc7 26. Rfe1 Re6 27. c3 h6 28. Nd4 Bxd4 29. cxd4 Rf6 30. Rc1 Qd7 31. Qc3 Kh7 32. Qc2+ Ng6 33. Rg1 Qh3 34. Rg3 Qh4 35. Rd1 Rf4 36. Rdg1 Qf6 37. Qb3 Qxd4 38. Rd3 Qxf2 39. Qxd5 Qxb2 40. Rd2? Black’s bet worked. 40. Rf3! Rxf3 41. Qxf3 Qxa2 42. Rf1! would offer White good chances for a draw.
40. ... Qb4 41. Qg2 b5 42. Rf2 Qd4 43. Rxf4 Nxf4 44. Qf3 Qe5 45. Rf1 g5 46. h4 Kg6 47. Qc6+ Kh5 48. hxg5 hxg5 49. Qf3+ Kg6 50. Qc6+ Kg7 51. Qf3 a5 52. a3 b4 53. axb4 axb4 54. Rb1 Qc3 55. Qb7? A little better was to exchange Queens, but after 55. Qxc3 bxc3 56. Rb6 Ne2 57. Rc6 Ng3+ 58. Kg2 Ne4 59. Kf3 f5 Black should win anyway.
55. ... Qh3+ 56. Kg1 Qg3+ 57. Kh1 Nd3? A moment of eclipse. 57. ... Ne2! 58. Qg2 Qh4+ 59. Qh2 Qe4+ would have won at once.
58. Qg2 Qh4+ 59. Kg1 Qd4+ 60. Kh1 Nf2+ 61. Kh2 Qh4+ 62. Kg1 Nh3+ 63. Kf1 Qf4+ 64. Ke1 Nf2? This throws away the win. The right way was 64. ... Qe3+! 65. Qe2 Qg1+ 66. Qf1 Qg3+ 67. Kd2 (neither 67. Kd1 Nf2+ 68. Ke2 Ne4 nor 67. Ke2 Nf4+ 68. Kd1 Nd5 will save White) 67. ... Qc3+ 68. Kd1 Nf4 with an overwhelming attack.
65. Rb3 Ne4 66. Qb2+ Kg6 67. Qd4? A comedy of errors is unleashed as they both miss their only moves. Here White ought to have played 67. Rxb4 f5 68. Qd4 Qh4+ 69. Ke2 Qh2+ 70. Ke1 with a possible draw.
67. ... Qh4+ 68. Ke2 Qh2+ 69. Kd3 f5 70. Rxb4 Qd2+ 71. Kc4 Qc2+ 72. Kd5 Nf6+ 73. Kd6 g4 74. Rc4 Qe2 75. Rc6 Kg5 76. Kc5 Ne4+ 77. Kb4 Qe1+!? Much simpler was to exchange Queens (77. ... Qd2+).
78. Kc4 Kf4 79. Kd5 Qa5+ 80. Ke6 Qa2+ 81. Rc4 Qa6+ 82. Ke7 Qa3+ 83. Ke6 Qa6+ 84. Ke7 Qb7+? Once again, she throws away the win that can be achieved by advancing the g-Pawn (84. ... g3).
85. Ke6 Kg5 86. Qd8+ Kf4 87. Qd2+ Kf3 88. Qd3+ Kf4 89. Qf1+ Kg3 90. Qe1+ Kh3? The game takes a dramatic turn. Black had now to content herself with 90. ... Kf3 91. Rc3+!! Kg2 (91. ... Nxc3? 92. Qh1+ transposes to the game) 92. Rc2+ Kf3 93. Rc3+ leaving her opponent no more than a draw by perpetual check.
91. Qh1+ Kg3
92. Rc3+ Nxc3. Both 92. ... Kf4 92. Qc1+ and 92. ... Kf2 93. Qh2+ end in checkmate.
93. Qxb7 f4 94. Qb3 f3 95. Qxc3 Kg2 96. Kf5 f2 97. Qd2 Kf3 98. Qd1+!? Not a true mistake, but the most exact move was 98. Qd5+! Ke2 (if 98. ... Kg3 then 99. Qh1+−) 99. Qe4+ Kd2 100. Qf4+ Ke1 101. Qe3+ Kf1 102. Kxg4 Kg2 103. Qe2 Kg1 104. Kg3 f1=N+ 105. Kh3 with mate in two moves.
98. ... Kg2
93. Qxb7 f4 94. Qb3 f3 95. Qxc3 Kg2 96. Kf5 f2 97. Qd2 Kf3 98. Qd1+!? Not a true mistake, but the most exact move was 98. Qd5+! Ke2 (if 98. ... Kg3 then 99. Qh1+−) 99. Qe4+ Kd2 100. Qf4+ Ke1 101. Qe3+ Kf1 102. Kxg4 Kg2 103. Qe2 Kg1 104. Kg3 f1=N+ 105. Kh3 with mate in two moves.
98. ... Kg2
99. Qxg4+?? But White falls deep into a basic “book” draw. The winning line was 99. Qd2! Kf3 (or 99. ... Kg1 100. Kxg4! f1=Q 101. Kg3! with mate in three moves) 100. Qd5+! transposing to the variation above.
99. ... Kh2 100. Qf4+ Kg1 101. Qd4 Kh1 102. Qd1+ Kg2 103. Qc2 Kh1 104. Qc6+ Kg1 105. Qb6 Kh1 106. Qb7+ Kg1 107. Qg7+ Kh1 108. Qb7+ Kg1 109. Qb6 Kh1 110. Qxf2 ½–½. Draw by stalemate.
99. ... Kh2 100. Qf4+ Kg1 101. Qd4 Kh1 102. Qd1+ Kg2 103. Qc2 Kh1 104. Qc6+ Kg1 105. Qb6 Kh1 106. Qb7+ Kg1 107. Qg7+ Kh1 108. Qb7+ Kg1 109. Qb6 Kh1 110. Qxf2 ½–½. Draw by stalemate.
Today’s hard-fought draw stopped almost unbroken string of 侯逸凡 (Hóu Yìfán)’s victories. Photo: 中国体育报 (China Sports Daily). |
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