Blancmange

侯逸凡 (Hóu Yìfán) – 谭中怡 (Tán Zhōngyí)

19th Chinese Chess League Division A Finals; Match 深圳鹏城队 (Shēnzhèn Péngchéng Team)–重庆体育彩票队 (Chóngqìng Sports Lottery 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; 绍兴 (Shàoxīng), January 9, 2026

Spanish Game C84

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. 0-0 Be7 6. d3 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. a3 Na5 9. Ba2 c5 10. Nc3 Be6 11. Nh4 0-0 12. Nf5 Bxf5 13. exf5 d5 14. Bg5 c4 15. Qe1 Nc6? (15. ... Rc8 16. Bxf6 Bxf6 17. Nxd5 Qxd5 18. Qxa5 Qd4 19. Qb4 e4 20. dxc4 Qxb2 21. Qxb2 Bxb2 22. Rae1 Rfe8 23. cxb5 axb5 24. Re2 Rc5 25. Rd1 h5 26. Bd5 Kf8 27. Bxe4 Rxf5 28. Bxf5 Rxe2 29. Bd3 Re5 30. Rb1 Bxa3 31. Bxb5 ½–½ Ferreira – Suleymanli, 65th Spanish Team Chess Championship, Linares 2024)

16. Rd1 b4 17. axb4 cxd3 18. Bxf6 Bxf6 19. Bxd5

19. ... dxc2? (19. ... Qb6 20. Rxd3 Nxb4 21. Rg3)
20. Bxf7+ Rxf7 21. Rxd8+ Rxd8 22. Qe4 Nd4 23. Rc1 Bg5 24. Rxc2 Nxc2 25. Qxc2+− Rd4 26. Qb3 Kf8 27. Qe6 Re7 28. Qxa6 e4 29. h4 Bxh4 30. g3 Bg5 31. Nd5 Rd1+ 32. Kg2 Rd7 33. Qc8+ Rd8 34. Qc5+ Kf7 35. Nc7 Rc1 36. Qa7 Rd2 37. Ne6+ Be7 38. Ng5+ Ke8 39. Qa8+ Kd7 40. Nxe4 Rxb2 41. Qd5+ Ke8 42. Qg8+ Kd7 43. Nc5+ Rxc5 (43. ... Bxc5 44. Qxg7++−)
44. bxc5 Bf6 45. Qd5+ Kc7 46. c6 Kb6 47. Qd7 1–0.

侯逸凡 (Hóu Yìfán) showed a deeper knowledge of the Ruy López than her opponent. Photo detail: 新华社 (Xīnhuá News Agency).