Old Days, New Days

The Hidden Music

Four-time Women’s World Chess Champion 侯逸凡 (Hóu Yìfán) was so kind to share, through her 新浪微博 (Sina Wēibó) microblogging account, one of her most memorable game of her career:

At the invitation of Mr. 叶瑄 (Yè Xuān) (@时空中的绘旅人), I’d like to share one of my most memorable games of my professional career 🐰. In this game I, with Black, proactively sacrificed my Queen, breaking conventions through a strategic sacrifice. I found the right rhythm amidst complex variations and ultimately won through coordinated piece play 🤗. Thank you for reading ❤️. Chess is like life. When faced with complex choices, resoluteness and courage to break through limitations will ultimately unleash extraordinary power. Also I welcome everyone interested in chess to explore this game and enjoy its charm and fun.

双喜 (Double Happiness)

They have the impudence to look a little like you — Edna, but they cannot succeed without a magician’s aid

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15 minutes of fame

A Matter of Time

Aleksandra Yuryevna Goryachkina – Bat-Erdene Mungunzul

13th Women’s World Rapid Chess Championship; time control: 15 minutes plus 10 seconds per move; Doha, December 28, 2025

Pirc Defence B07

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Be3 a6 5. Nf3 b5? Sounder is 5. ... Bg7 6. Qd2 0-0 7. Bh6 b5 8. Bd3 Nc6 9. Bxg7 Kxg7 as after 10. e5 dxe5 11. dxe5 Ng4 12. 0-0-0 b4 13. Rhe1 Rb8 14. Na4 Qd5 15. b3 Ncxe5 16. Nxe5 Nxe5 17. Bf1 Qxd2+ 18. Rxd2 Nc6 19. Rd5 White should regain the Pawn with a minimal advantage, Goryachkina – E. Pähtz, FIDE Women’s Grand Prix 2019–21, 2nd stage, Monte Carlo 2019.
6. e5 Ng4 7. Ng5 f6. No better is 7. ... Nxe3 8. fxe3 Bb7 9. e6 fxe6 10. Nxe6 Qc8 11. d5 c6 12. e4 Nd7 13. Be2 Ne5 14. 0-0 Qb8 15. dxc6 Bxc6 16. Nd5 Qa7+ 17. Kh1 Rc8 18. Qd2 h5 19. a4 Bh6 20. Qa5 bxa4 21. Bxa6 Nc4 22. Qc3 Qxa6 23. Nec7+ 1–0 Goryachkina – Lanchava, 43rd Women’s Chess Olympiad, Batumi 2028.
8. Qf3 c6 9. e6 Nh6 10. h4! Bg7. If 10. ... fxg5 then 11. hxg5 Nf5 12. d5! with crushing attack.

11. Bd3! fxg5 12. hxg5 Bxe6 13. gxh6 Bf6 14. Ne4 Bd5? 14. ... 0-0 15. Nxf6+ Rxf6 16. Qg3 Nd7 17. 0-0 leaves White with a great advantage, but was the lesser evil.
15. Nxf6+ exf6 16. Qg3 Kd7? The decision to castle “at hand” on the Queenside will prove to be literally disastrous. What follows is a massacre:
17. 0-0 Kc7 18. b3 Bf7 19. c4 Kb7 20. d5 c5 21. cxb5 Qb6 22. a4 Bxd5 23. Rfd1 Rd8 24. a5 Qc7 25. bxa6+ Ka7 26. b4 Nd7 27. b5 Bb3 28. Rdb1 1–0.

Goryachkina inscribed for the first time her name in the roll of honour of the Women’s World Rapid Championship. Photo: Lennart Ootes/FIDE.

You know, Edna, as an old saying goes, “It is best to play with equals”

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Called to Bless

Hymns, Pipes & Classics

And, after all, Edna, one may wonder whether wearing Birkenstocks is a further violation of the dress code policy

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Hours in a Swiss Class Room

Something funny, or not so funny, happened in the summer of 1977 in the 10th Biel Chess Festival, and in particular in the Master Open Tournament, where Roberto Cosulich of Italy, one of the best so far, made the headlines through his meditation practices, as reported by Bieler Tagblatt, No. 177, Monday, August 1, 1977, p. 4:

Since the Italian Cosulich apparently needed more than one head and two hands to play chess, he also put both his feet on the table. His opponent, Ledermann (Israel), protested, and the tournament director intimated the Italian to sit properly at the table, otherwise the game would be awarded to his adversary. Cosulich felt offended, signed his scoresheet with 0–1 for the Israeli, and left Biel.

What Matters Most

“👑 When it mattered the most, the 𝑸𝒖𝒆𝒆𝒏 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒃𝒐𝒂𝒓𝒅 reigned supreme! 侯逸凡 (Hóu Yìfán)’s dominance on board 4 played a crucial part in powering the Alpine SG Pipers to a maiden Tech Mahindra Global Chess League title”. Caption and photocollage: SG Pipers.

Global Heritage

• Leonard Barden, “侯逸凡 (Hóu Yìfán), women’s world No 1, stars in rare appearance at Global Chess League”, The Guardian, December 26, 2025

侯逸凡 (Hóu Yìfán), the all-time No 2 woman grandmaster after the retired Judit Polgár and currently ranked women’s world No 1, showed that she retained her brilliant skills when she made a rare appearance in the Global Chess League for Alpine SG Pipers, who defeated the reigning league champions, Triveni Continental Kings, 8.5–3.5 in the 2025 final at Mumbai on Tuesday. The Global Chess League, now in its third season, is planned as the chess equivalent of cricket’s Indian Premier League. The final qualifying match, in which Alpine barely secured the six game points needed to edge their opponents, proved a triumph for 侯 (Hóu), who studied at Oxford and is semi-retired from chess in favour of a professorship at Peking University. She scored four wins in a row, including a 20-move miniature which took her team into the final. [Read more].

China’s 侯逸凡 (Hóu Yìfán) of Alpine SG Pipers scored four wins in a row to take her team to the final of the Global Chess League. Photo: Henry Nicholls/AFP/Getty Images.

Of course, Edna, of course. No one but you can be called a woman who wears the pants in the house

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Vividly Inspired

• Rutvick Mehta, “More to chess than chess: Being a top pro, the 侯逸凡 (Hóu Yìfán) way”, Hindustan Times, December 25, 2025

In a lengthy interview to Hindustan Times (December 25, 2025), four-time Women’s World Chess Champion 侯逸凡 (Hóu Yìfán) laid emphasis on her own “amateur” queen’s status in the hierarchical Caïssa’s realm, which gives her a unique edge in the chess world. “I know some other players just take chess as a profession, as a job. So for them, it’s all about, ‘I want to work hard, 13 hours per day’. But to me, that’s not the case”, she said. “But, to me, this is not the kind of lifestyle I enjoy the most. For me, chess is just one part. Yes, you focus (on tournaments). But when you travel, you see the culture, you talk with people. There are some other things that make life more colourful. And I feel like that has somehow shaped myself as a person. Like, more vivid”. [Read more].

侯逸凡 (Hóu Yìfán) was honoured by Tania Sachdev at the awards ceremony of Season 3 of Tech Mahindra Global Chess League (GCL) held at Royal Opera House in Mumbay (Bombay), India, Tuesday, December 23, 2025. Photo: Aditya Sur Roy/ChessBase India.

A Merry Christmas

Well, Edna, you know, not all doughnuts come out with a hole

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Cheesecakes and Tartlets

A close encounter of the third kind, between chess, on the one hand, and dance, on the other hand. Aurora, Emma, Letizia, Niccolò, and Riccardo, exchanged gifts and sweets in the dining room of the Associazione Culturale “Il Delta della Luna” yesterday evening.

Game Changer

Led her team to victory — 侯逸凡 (Hóu Yìfán). Photos: SG Pipers.

The Way to Win

侯逸凡 (Hóu Yìfán) – 朱锦尔 (Zhū Jǐn’ěr)

3rd Tech Mahindra Global Chess League; Final | Game 2; SG Alpine Pipers – Triveni Continental Kings; time control: 20 minutes plus 2 seconds per move after move 40; Mumbai, December 23, 2025

Spanish Game C77

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. d3 Bc5 6. Bxc6 dxc6 7. Be3 Bd6 8. h3 h6 9. Nc3 c5 10. a4 Be6 11. Nd2 Nd7 12. b3 c6 13. 0-0 g5 14. Ne2 h5 15. Ng3 g4 16. Nf5 Bxf5 17. exf5 gxh3 18. g3 Qc7 19. Bg5 Be7 20. Bxe7 Kxe7 21. Ne4 Rag8 22. Kh2 Qd8 23. Qe2 Nf6 24. Nxf6 Kxf6 25. Rae1 Qd5 26. Kxh3

26. ... Re8. A funny variation is 26. ... Rg4! 27. f3 Rhg8! 28. fxg4 hxg4+ 29. Kh4 (not 29. Kh2? because of 29. ... Rh8+ 30. Kg1 Qh1+ 31. Kf2 Qh2+ 32. Ke3 Qxg3+ 33. Ke4 Rh2 with irresistible attack) 29. ... Rh8+ 30. Kxg4 Rg8+ 31. Kh3 Rh8+ with a draw by perpetual check.
27. Qe4 h4?! 28. g4 Rd8

29. g5+!? Kxg5 30. f4+ Kf6. Clearly not 30. ... exf4?? on account of 31. Rg1+ Kh5 (31. ... Kf6 32. Qe7+ Kxf5 33. Qg5#) 32. Qxf4 with mate in a few moves.
31. Qxe5+. 31. fxe5+! Ke7 32. Rg1! was certainly more promising, but 侯逸凡 (Hóu Yìfán) does not need to push because her team is winning.
31. ... Qxe5 32. fxe5+ Ke7 33. Re4 Rdg8 34. Rf2 Rg3+ 35. Kh2 Rg5 36. a5 Rhh5 37. Ref4 h3 38. R4f3 Kd7 39. Rf4 Ke7 40. R4f3 Kd7 41. c3 Ke7 42. d4 cxd4 43. cxd4 Rh4 44. Rf4 Rgg4 45. Rxg4 Rxg4 46. Rd2 Rf4 47. Kxh3 Rxf5 48. Kg4 Rf1 49. d5 cxd5 50. Rxd5 Ke6 51. Rd6+ Kxe5 52. Rb6 f5+ 53. Kg3 f4+ 54. Kg2 Ra1 55. Rxb7 Rxa5 56. Kf3 Rb5 57. Re7+ Kf6 58. Ra7 Kf5 59. Rxa6 Rxb3+ 60. Kf2 Kg4 61. Rg6+ Kf5 62. Ra6 Rb2+ 63. Kf3 Rb3+ 64. Kf2 Rb2+ ½–½.

In the second game, 侯逸凡 (Hóu Yìfán) did the minimum indispensable to give her team the overall victory and the big first prize. Photos: Aditya Sur Roy/ChessBase India.

Halfway to the Mountain

朱锦尔 (Zhū Jǐn’ěr) – 侯逸凡 (Hóu Yìfán)

3rd Tech Mahindra Global Chess League; Final | Game 1; Triveni Continental Kings – SG Alpine Pipers; time control: 20 minutes plus 2 seconds per move after move 40; Mumbai, December 23, 2025

Bogo-Indian Defence E11

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Bb4+ 4. Bd2 c5 5. Bxb4 cxb4 6. g3 b6 7. Bg2 Bb7 8. 0-0 0-0 9. Qd3 d6 10. Nbd2 Qc7 11. Rfd1 Re8 12. Ne1 Bxg2 13. Nxg2 Nc6 14. Rac1 Rad8 15. Ne3 h6 16. Nf3 Ne7 17. a3 e5 18. Qb3 bxa3 19. Qxa3 a5 20. b4 axb4 21. Qxb4 Nc6 22. Qb2 Nxd4 23. Nxd4 exd4 24. Qxd4 Re4 25. Qd3 Re5 26. Rb1 Qc6 27. Qd4 Rc5 28. Qb2 Rb8 29. Qd4 Rd8 30. Rb2

30. ... b5! 31. cxb5 Rxb5 32. Rxb5 Qxb5 33. Rd2 Qb1+ 34. Rd1 Qb5 35. Rd2 Qb1+ 36. Kg2 Qb7+ 37. f3 Qb5 38. Kf2 Qd7 39. Kg2 Qb5 40. Nc4 d5 41. Ne3 Re8 42. Kf2 Re6 43. Rb2 Qd7 44. Nf5 Kh7 45. h4 g6 46. Ne3 h5 47. Rb8 Qd6 48. Rb7 Kg7 49. Ra7 Qe5 50. Qxe5 Rxe5 51. Ra4 Re6 52. Rd4 Rd6 53. Ng2 Kf8 54. Nf4 Ke7 55. Rd2 Rd7 56. Rd4 Rd6 57. Kg2 Rd7 58. Kh3 Kd6 59. g4 hxg4+ 60. fxg4 Ke5 61. Ra4 Ne4 62. Nd3+ Kf6 63. Ra6+ Rd6 64. Rxd6+ Nxd6 65. Kg3 Ne4+ 66. Kf3 Nc3 67. Nf4 Ke5 68. h5 gxh5 69. gxh5 Kf6 70. h6 d4 71. Kg4 Ne4 72. Kh5 Ng3+ 73. Kg4 Ne4 74. Kh5 Ng3+ 75. Kg4 Ne4 76. Kh5 Ke5 ½–½.

侯逸凡 (Hóu Yìfán) easily held her own in the first game of the Final. Photos: Aditya Sur Roy/ChessBase India.

Oh, Edna, apparently they ate your slice of that heavenly mousse by mistake

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Pedro’s Chocolate Mousse

“🎊 𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗺𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗰𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗯𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀! A lovely team dinner at O Pedro was organised today to celebrate our qualification into the final. 💪🏻”. Caption and photos: Alpine SG Pipers.

Cometh the hour, cometh the queen

“𝘾𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙩𝙝 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙝𝙤𝙪𝙧, 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙩𝙝 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙦𝙪𝙚𝙚𝙣. 侯逸凡 (Hóu Yìfán) rises to the occasion once again and punches our ticket to the final! 💥”. Caption and photocollage: Alpine SG Pipers.

G+

侯逸凡 (Hóu Yìfán) – Ekaterina Aleksandrovna Lagno

3rd Tech Mahindra Global Chess League; Round-Robin; SG Alpine Pipers – PBG Alaskan Knights; time control: 20 minutes plus 2 seconds per move after move 40; Mumbai, December 22, 2025

Giuoco Piano C50

1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Nf6 3. d3 Bc5 4. Nc3 0-0 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. a3 a6 7. h3 h6? Mistakes always cost dear, and in open games even dearer. Correct was 7. ... d6 8. Bg5 h6 with a playable position.

8. g4! Nh7 9. Rg1! Likewise, after 9. g5 hxg5 10. Rg1→ Droin – Davtyan, 59th World Junior Chess Championship, Cala Gonone 2022.
9. ... Nd4 10. g5 Nxf3+ 11. Qxf3 hxg5 12. h4 d5 13. Bxg5 Nxg5 14. hxg5 dxc4 15. Qh5 Bxf2+!? Desperation, for if 15. ... f6 then 16. g6 Re8 17. Nd5 with mating attack.
16. Kxf2 Qd4+ 17. Kg2 Qd7. Black hopes for a little relief by exchanging Queens.

18. Nd5! But no! If now 18. ... Qg4+ 19. Qxg4 Bxg4 then 20. Ne7+ Kh7 21. Rh1+ followed by mate.
18. ... Rd8 19. Kh2 Qd6 20. g6 1–0.

侯逸凡 (Hóu Yìfán) was the catalyst for today’s victory, dragging her team to the Final. Photo: ChessBase India.

Hey, Edna, beware tomorrow morning’s breakfast buffet!

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Backstage at a Play

Four-time Women’s World Chess Champion 侯逸凡 (Hóu Yìfán) is interviewed by Tushar Damor for ChessBase India. Photos: Aditya Sur Roy/ChessBase India.

Outside, Inside

Bibisara Erkhanovna Assaubayeva – 侯逸凡 (Hóu Yìfán)

3rd Tech Mahindra Global Chess League; Round-Robin; Fyers American Gambits – SG Alpine Pipers; time control: 20 minutes plus 2 seconds per move after move 40; Mumbai, December 21, 2025

Sicilian Defence B67

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bg5 Bd7 7. Qd2 a6 8. 0-0-0 e6 9. f3 Be7 10. Kb1 b5 11. Nxc6 Bxc6 12. Bxf6 Bxf6 13. Qxd6 Qxd6 14. Rxd6 Rc8 15. Rd1 Ke7 16. Bd3 Bxc3! 侯逸凡 (Hóu Yìfán) has her say on the theory of this opening line in which Black sacrifices a Pawn for dynamic counterplay.
17. bxc3 Bd7 18. Kb2 Rc5 19. a4 Rb8 20. axb5 Bxb5

21. Bxb5?? An enormous blunder, which loses by force. White should return the Pawn by 21. Kc1! Rxc3 22. Kd2 Rbc8 leaving Black with a very comfortable ending but no apparent way to win it.
21. ... Rcxb5+ 22. Kc1 Rb1+ 23. Kd2 Rd8+ 24. Ke2 Rdxd1 25. Rxd1 Rxd1 26. Kxd1

White is a Pawn up, but Black’s outside passed a-Pawn wins easily.
26. ... Kd6 27. Kd2 Kc5 28. Kd3 e5 29. h4. If 29. c4 then 29. ... Kb4 as in the game.
29. ... h5 30. g4 g6 31. g5 a5 32. c4 Kb4 33. c5 (33. c3+ Kc5−+)
33. ... Kxc5 34. Kc3 a4 35. Kb2 Kb4 0–1.

In her game against Assaubayeva, 侯逸凡 (Hóu Yìfán) showed in exemplary fashion what an outside passed Pawn can mean in an endgame. Photos: Aditya Sur Roy/ChessBase India.

The Time Machine

Humpy Koneru – 侯逸凡 (Hóu Yìfán)

3rd Tech Mahindra Global Chess League; Round-Robin; upGrad Mumba Masters – SG Alpine Pipers; time control: 20 minutes plus 2 seconds per move after move 40; Mumbai, December 21, 2025

Queen’s Indian Defence E12

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Ba6 5. Qc2 Bb7 6. Nc3 c5 7. e4 cxd4 8. Nxd4 Nc6 9. Nxc6 Bxc6 10. Be2 Bd6 11. f4 Bc5! Trickier than 11. ... e5 12. f5 Bc5 13. Bg5 Bd4 14. Bd3 Rc8 15. Ne2 Bf2+ 16. Kf1 Bc5 17. Ng3 Ng4 18. Bxd8 Ne3+ 19. Ke2 Nxc2 20. Bxc2 Kxd8 21. a4 a5 22. b3 f6 23. Rad1 Ke7 24. h4 g6 25. fxg6 hxg6 26. h5 Rh6 27. hxg6 Rxg6 28. Nf5+ Kd8 29. g3 Kc7 30. Rh4 Rcg8 31. Rdh1 Rg5 32. Rh8 R8g6 33. R8h6 Rxg3 34. Nxg3 Rxg3 35. R1h2 Rc3 36. Kd1 Rf3 37. Ke2 Re3+ 38. Kd1 Rf3 39. Ke2 Re3+ 40. Kd1 Rf3 ½–½ 居文君 (Jū Wénjūn) – Krush, 1st IMSA Elite Mind Games, Women’s Basque Tournament, 淮安 (Huái’ān) 2016 (time control: 20 minutes plus 10 seconds per move).

12. Bd2 (12. Qd3 d5!)
12. ... Ng4 13. Bxg4? Giving Black the initiative. 13. g3 should now be played, on which there would follow 13. ... Bf2+ 14. Kf1 Ne3+ 15. Bxe3 Bxe3 16. Qd3 Bc5 17. Bf3 0-0 with comfortable equality for Black.
13. ... Qh4+ 14. g3 Qxg4 15. Qd3 f5 16. Rf1 0-0 17. Be3 fxe4 18. Nxe4? (18. Qe2 Qf5∓)
18. ... Bxe3 19. Qxe3

19. ... e5! 20. Nd6 exf4 21. Rxf4 Rxf4 22. Qxf4 Qe6+? The right and winning move was 22. ... Qh5! followed by ... Ra8-f8.
23. Kd2 Rf8 24. Qd4? But White does not seize her chance: after 24. Re1! Qg6 25. Qe5 there is no evident way for Black to make use of her open files.
24. ... Qh6+ 25. Kc2 Qg6+ 26. Kd2 Rf6 27. Nc8 Qh6+ 28. Kc2 Ba4+ 29. b3 Qxh2+ 30. Kc3 Qxg3+ 0–1.

侯逸凡 (Hóu Yìfán) sought and found high inspiration from her past. Photos: Aditya Sur Roy/ChessBase India.

Well, Edna, it can be plainly seen that all their efforts to take your crown off your head were vain

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Eternal Reign

A Queen’s Revenge

Polina Sergeevna Shuvalova – 侯逸凡 (Hóu Yìfán)

3rd Tech Mahindra Global Chess League; Round-Robin; Ganges Grandmasters – SG Alpine Pipers; time control: 20 minutes plus 2 seconds per move after move 40; Mumbai, December 20, 2025

Sicilian Defence B51

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Nd7 4. 0-0 a6 5. Be2 Ngf6 6. d3 e6 7. a4 b6 8. c4 Bb7 9. Nc3 Be7 10. Re1 0-0 11. Bf1 Ne5 12. Nxe5 dxe5 13. a5 b5 14. cxb5 axb5 15. Nxb5 Rxa5 16. Na3 Nd7 17. Be3 Qc7 18. Qc2 Rfa8 19. Rac1 Qd8 20. Qc3 Qb8 21. h3 h6 22. Qd2 Kh7 23. Rc3 Bc6 24. Rec1 Ra4 25. Rc4 Rxc4 26. dxc4 f5 27. exf5 exf5 28. f3 Nf6 29. Nb5 e4 30. f4 Qb7 31. Qf2 Rc8 32. Kh2 Bxb5 33. cxb5 Nd5 34. Bc4 Nxe3 35. Qxe3 Bd6 36. Rd1 Qb8 37. g3 Rf8? Black should not have left the d-file in her opponent’s hands. Therefore, better was 37. ... Rd8! 38. h4 Be7 with a playable position.
38. h4 Qc7 39. h5 Be7 40. Rd5 Qc8 41. Qd2 Bf6 42. b6 Qb8 43. Rxf5 Qxb6 44. b3 Re8 45. Rd5 Kh8 46. Rd6 Qc7 47. Rd7 e3 48. Qd3 Qc6 49. Rd6 Qc7 50. Rd7 Qc8

51. Qd1?? White overlooks here an easy winning move: 51. Qf5! and due to the threat of Bc4-d3, Black is in Zugzwang, as both 51. ... e2 and 51. ... Re4 would be met by 52. Bd3 with mating attack. To add insult to injury, White’s error is so serious that loses decisive material and the game.
51. ... e2! 52. Bxe2 Rxe2+ 53. Qxe2 Qxd7 54. Qe4 Bd4 55. Qa8+ Kh7 56. Qe4+ Kg8 57. Qa8+ Kf7 58. Qe4 Qe6 59. Qb7+ Qe7 60. Qd5+ Qe6 61. Qb7+ Kf6 62. Kg2 Qe2+ 63. Kh3 Qxh5+ 64. Kg2 Qe2+ 65. Kh3 Qe6+ 66. Kg2 Kf5 67. Qf3 Kg6 68. Qd3+ Qf5 69. Qa6+ Kh7 70. Qb7 h5 71. Qe7 Qc2+ 72. Kh3 Qf5+ 73. Kh2 Bf6 74. Qe2 h4 75. gxh4 Qxf4+ 76. Kg2 Qxh4 77. Qc2+ Kh6 78. Qc1+ Qg5+ 0–1.

侯逸凡 (Hóu Yìfán) scored a fortunate win for her team, fired by a spirit of revanche. Photos: Aditya Sur Roy/ChessBase India.

Yes, to be sure, Edna. You gave them a pretty scare

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