侯逸凡 (Hóu Yìfán) – Alice Lee
8th Online Women’s Speed Chess Championship Main Event; Final match game 3; time control: 5 minutes plus 1 second per move; chess.com, August 7, 2026
Russian Defence C43
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. d4 Nxe4 4. Bd3 d5 5. Nxe5 Nd7 6. Nc3 Nxc3 7. bxc3 Nxe5 8. dxe5 Bc5 9. 0-0 0-0 10. Re1 c6?! This sounds a bit too passive.
11. Qh5 g6 12. Qh6 Re8 13. Bg5 Bf8 14. Qh4 Be7 15. Bf6! Bxf6 16. exf6 Re6 17. Rxe6 Bxe6 18. f4 Kh8 19. Re1 d4? The losing move, which allows 侯逸凡 (Hóu Yìfán) to unleash the dragon within. But Black’s situation was critical in any way; for example: 19. ... Qd6 20. Re5!→ with the deadly threat of Re5-h5.
11. Qh5 g6 12. Qh6 Re8 13. Bg5 Bf8 14. Qh4 Be7 15. Bf6! Bxf6 16. exf6 Re6 17. Rxe6 Bxe6 18. f4 Kh8 19. Re1 d4? The losing move, which allows 侯逸凡 (Hóu Yìfán) to unleash the dragon within. But Black’s situation was critical in any way; for example: 19. ... Qd6 20. Re5!→ with the deadly threat of Re5-h5.
20. Bxg6! fxg6 21. Rxe6 dxc3 22. h3 Qd1+ 23. Kh2 Qh5 24. Qe1 g5 25. Qxc3 Kg8 26. Re7 Qh4 27. Rg7+ Kh8 28. g3 Qh5 29. Re7 Kg8 30. f7+ Kf8 31. Qc5 Qf3 1–0. For mate follows in three moves by 32. Rxb7+ Kg7 33. f8=Q+ Kg6 34. Qxg5#.

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