Friday, November 21, 2025

The Pink Panther Strikes Again

侯逸凡 (Hóu Yìfán) – 叶诗雯 (Carissa Yip)
10th World Women’s Team Chess Championship; Playoff | Quarterfinals; Tie-break 1; China vs. United States; time control: 3 minutes plus 2 seconds per move; Linares, November 21, 2025
Spanish Game C79

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. 0-0 d6 6. c4 Nxe4 7. d4 Bd7 8. Re1 f5 9. dxe5 Nxe5? (9. ... dxe5 10. Nbd2)
10. Nbd2? (10. Nxe5 dxe5 11. Rxe4!)
10. ... Nc5? (10. ... Nd3!)
11. Nxe5 dxe5 12. Rxe5+ Be7 13. Bxd7+ Nxd7 14. Rxf5 Nf6 15. Qe2 0-0 16. Nf3 Qd7 17. Rf4 Bd6 18. Rd4 c5 19. Rd3 Rae8 20. Be3 Qc7 21. h3 h6 22. Re1 Re6 23. Qd1 Rfe8 24. b3 Ne4 25. Qc2 Qf7 26. Rd5 Bb8 27. Red1 b6 28. Rd7 Qf6 29. Rb7


29. ... Qg6? (29. ... Ng3!? Δ 30. Rdd7 Nf5)
30. Rdd7+− Kh8 31. Rxg7 Qxg7 32. Rxg7 Kxg7 33. Qb2+ Kh7 34. Qc2 Kg7 35. Bc1 Nf6 36. Bb2 Re2 37. Qc1 R8e6 38. g3 Bc7 39. Kg2 Bd8 40. Nh4 Kh7 41. Bxf6 Rxf6 42. Qb1+ Kg8 43. Nf5 Bc7 44. Qd3 Re5 45. g4 Rfe6 46. Qd7 1–0.

侯逸凡 (Hóu Yìfán) didn’t disappoint her admirers or the team in the tie-breaker. Photo: Raúl Martínez.

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