Saturday, January 10, 2026

Saved by the Bell

鹿妙夷 (Lù Miàoyí) – 侯逸凡 (Hóu Yìfán)
19th Chinese Chess League Division A Finals; Match 杭州银行队 (Hángzhōu Bank 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; 绍兴 (Shàoxīng), January 10, 2026
Spanish Game C62

1. e4 Nc6 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 Nf6 4. Nc3 e5 5. Bb5 exd4 6. Nxd4 Bd7 7. Bg5 Be7 8. Nf5 Bxf5 9. exf5 0-0 10. 0-0 Ne5 11. Re1 c6 12. Bf1 Re8 13. a4 Ned7 14. Qf3 d5 15. Bf4 Bb4 16. Rxe8+ Qxe8 17. Ne2 Bc5


18. Rd1 (⌓ 18. Nc1 Δ Nc1-d3)
18. ... Ne5 19. Qb3 Neg4 20. Bg3 Ne4 (20. ... Nh5 21. Nd4 Qe4)
21. Nd4 Qe7 22. Qf3 Nxg3 23. Qxg4 Bxd4 (23. ... Nxf1 24. Kxf1 Qe5)
24. Rxd4 Nxf1 25. Kxf1 Re8 26. g3 Qf6 27. a5 h5 28. Qf4 Re5 29. Rb4 Qe7 30. Kg2 f6 31. c3 c5 32. Rb5 Qc7 33. b4 Qd7 34. c4 cxb4 35. Rxb4 dxc4 36. Qxc4+ Kh7 37. Qb3 Rxf5 38. Qc2 Qc6+ 39. Qxc6 bxc6 40. Rc4 Rxa5 41. Rxc6 Kg6 42. Rc7 Ra6 43. h4 Kh6 44. Kf3 g5 45. hxg5+ fxg5 46. Kg2 Kg6 47. Rd7 Ra5 48. Rd6+ Kg7 49. Rd7+ Kf6 50. Rd6+ Ke7 51. Rh6 g4 52. f4 Kf7 53. Kf2 Kg7 54. Rc6 Ra2+ 55. Kg1 a5 56. Rc5 Kg6 57. Rg5+ Kh6 58. Rc5 a4 59. Ra5 a3 60. Ra6+ Kg7 61. Kf1 Kf7 62. Kg1 Ke7 63. Kf1 Kd7 64. Kg1 Kc7 65. f5 Kd7 66. f6 Ke8 67. Ra7 Kf8 68. Kf1 Ra1+ 69. Kf2 Ke8 70. Re7+ Kf8 71. Ra7 Ke8 ½–½.

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