Underway

[Event "International Star Mixed Pair Chess Tournament"]
[Site "成都 (Chéngdū) CHN"]
[Date "2014.07.08"]
[Round "3"]
[White "侯逸凡 (Hóu Yìfán) & Nigel D. Short"]
[Black "许昱华 (Xǔ Yùhua) & 余少腾 (Yú Shǎoténg)"]
[ECO "C10"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[PlyCount "160"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bd7 5. Nf3 Bc6 6. Bd3 Nd7 7. O-O Ngf6 8. Ng3 Be7 9. b3 O-O 10. Bb2 Bxf3 11. Qxf3 c6 12. c4 Qa5 13. a3 Rfe8 14. Rfe1 Bf8 15. h4 Rad8 16. h5 Qg5 17. Rad1 Qg4 18. Qxg4 Nxg4 19. Be2 Ngf6 20. Nf1 g6 21. hxg6 hxg6 22. g3 Bg7 23. Bf3 Nb6 24. a4 Nc8 25. Ne3 Ne7 26. a5 a6 27. Re2 Rd7 28. Red2 Red8 29. Ba3 Nf5 30. Bc5 Bf8 31. Bb6 Re8 32. g4 Nd6 33. Rd3 Nc8 34. Kg2 Nxb6 35. axb6 Red8 36. Be2 Bg7 37. f4 Ne4 38. Nc2 c5 39. Bf3 f5 40. Bxe4 fxe4 41. Re3 Bxd4 42. Rxe4 Bc3 43. Rxd7 Rxd7 44. Ne3 Kf7 45. f5 gxf5 46. gxf5 exf5 47. Nxf5 Ba5 48. Ne3 Rd2+ 49. Kf3 Bxb6 50. Nd5 Bd8 51. Rf4+ Ke8 52. Ke4 Rd4+ 53. Ke5 Rxf4 54. Kxf4 Kd7 55. Ke4 Kc6 56. Kd3 Bg5 57. Nc3 b5 58. cxb5+ axb5 59. Ne4 Be7 60. Nc3 Bf6 61. Ne4 Be5 62. Nd2 Kd5 63. Nb1 Kc6 64. Nd2 Kb6 65. Ne4 Bg7 66. Ng5 Bf6 67. Ne4 Be5 68. Ng5 Ka5 69. Kc2 Kb4 70. Nf3 Bf6 71. Ne1 Ka3 72. Nd3 Bd4 73. Nc1 Be3 74. Nd3 Ka2 75. Nb2 Bg5 76. Nd3 Be3 77. Nb2 Ka3 78. Nd3 Bd4 79. Nc1 Bf6 80. Nd3 Bd4 1/2-1/2

[Event "International Star Mixed Pair Chess Tournament"]
[Site "成都 (Chéngdū) CHN"]
[Date "2014.07.08"]
[Round "4"]
[White "诸宸 (Zhū Chén) & Yasser Seirawan"]
[Black "侯逸凡 (Hóu Yìfán) & Nigel D. Short"]
[ECO "E34"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "70"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 d5 5. cxd5 Qxd5 6. Nf3 Qf5 7. Qb3 Nc6 8. e3 a5 9. a3 a4 10. Qd1 Bxc3+ 11. bxc3 e5 12. Be2 O-O 13. O-O Re8 14. Bb2 e4 15. Nh4 Qg5 16. g3 Bg4 17. c4 Na5 18. Bxg4 Qxg4 19. Qxg4 Nxg4 20. Rac1 Ra6 21. Rc2 Rc6 22. Rfc1 Nb3 23. Rd1 b5 24. c5 Rd8 25. Rf1 Re6 26. Ng2 c6 27. Nf4 Ree8 28. d5 cxd5 29. c6 d4 30. c7 Rc8 31. Bxd4 Nxd4 32. exd4 Re7 33. Nd5 Rd7 34. Rc5 h6 35. Rfc1 1-0

[Event "International Star Mixed Pair Chess Tournament"]
[Site "成都 (Chéngdū) CHN"]
[Date "2014.07.09"]
[Round "5"]
[White "侯逸凡 (Hóu Yìfán) & Nigel D. Short"]
[Black "Alisa Marić & 叶江川 (Yè Jiāngchuān)"]
[ECO "C00"]
[Result "1-0"]
[PlyCount "65"]

1. e4 e6 2. Qe2 c5 3. f4 Nc6 4. Nf3 g6 5. g3 Bg7 6. Bg2 Nge7 7. d3 d6 8. O-O O-O 9. a4 a6 10. Qf2 Rb8 11. Kh1 b5 12. Nc3 b4 13. Ne2 f5 14. Rb1 h6 15. b3 Bb7 16. Bb2 Bxb2 17. Rxb2 e5 18. Rbb1 fxe4 19. dxe4 Qc7 20. Qe3 Kh7 21. fxe5 Nxe5 22. Nf4 Rf6 23. Nxe5 dxe5 24. Nd3 Rbf8 25. Rxf6 Rxf6 26. Qxc5 Rc6 27. Qf2 Ng8 28. Nxb4 Rc3 29. Rf1 Kh8 30. Qf8 Re3 31. h4 Qc3 32. Nd3 Qxc2 33. Rf7 1-0

Yasser Seirawan & 诸宸 (Zhū Chén)

• Alejandro Tadeo Ramírez Alvarez, Coincidence in Chéngdū: Part Two, Chess News, 9 luglio 2014

四川大熊貓棲息地

Nigel David Short & 侯逸凡 (Hóu Yìfán)

Artur Jussupow & Majja Čiburdanidze

叶江川 (Yè Jiāngchuān) & Alisa Marić

余少腾 (Yú Shǎoténg) & 许昱华 (Xǔ Yùhua)

谢军 (Xiè Jūn) & 刘适兰 (Liú Shìlán)

Yasser Seirawan & 诸宸 (Zhū Chén)

Photos: games.sports.cn

Time and Chance

许昱华 (Xǔ Yùhuá) – 侯逸凡 (Hóu Yìfán)

2nd “火炬地产杯” (“Torch Real Estate Cup” Chinese Chess League; 北京 (Běijīng), April 4, 2006

Sicilian Defence B52

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Bd7 4. Bxd7+ Qxd7 5. 0-0 Nf6 6. Qe2 Nc6 7. Rd1 e6 8. b3 Be7 9. Bb2 0-0 10. c4. 10. c3 Rac8 11. Na3 b6 12. d4 cxd4 13. cxd4 d5 is fine for Black, Galego – David, Zonal Tournament, Linares 1995. 10. ... e5! 11. Nc3 Nd4 12. Qd3 Qg4 13. Nxd4 cxd4 14. f3 Qg6 15. Ne2 Rfe8 16. Ng3 Bf8 17. Rf1

17. ... d5! 18. Rac1. Of course, 18. cxd5? Nxd5 is very much in Black’s favour. 18. ... a6 19. Qe2 dxe4 20. fxe4 Qg4 21. Rf3 Qe6 22. Rcf1 Nd7 23. Bc1. 23. Rxf7 Nf6 forces White to give up the Exchange for an uncertain compensation. 23. ... g6. More accurate seems 23. ... f6 followed by ... g7-g6. 24. d3. White could win the Queen and a Pawn for two Rooks by 24. Rxf7, but it wouldn’t be an easy game for her anyway. 24. ... f6 25. h4 Qg4?! (25. ... h5∞) 26. h5!→ Bg7 27. Qe1 Qh4? The Queen stands badly here. 27. ... Qe6 was better and quite good.

28. h6! Bf8 (28. ... Bxh6? 29. Nf5!+−) 29. R1f2? White misses 29. Qa5 (Δ Qa5-d5+) 29. ... b5 30. Qc7 breaking through with powerful effect. 29. ... Qg4 30. Rf1 Qe6 31. Nh1 b5 32. Qh4 Be7 33. Ng3 (33. g4) 33. ... bxc4 34. dxc4 (34. bxc4) 34. ... Bf8 35. Bd2? White ought to continue with Ng3-h1-f2-d3. Now Black easily shatters her opponent’s Queenside. 35. ... a5! 36. a4 Ra6 37. Kh2 Rb8 38. Nh1 Rab6 39. Qg3 Nc5 40. Qe1

40. ... Nxb3? (40. ... Be7!−+) 41. Bxa5? 41. Rxf6! Qxc4 42. Rxb6 Rxb6 43. Bg5! gave White enough for the Pawn. 41. ... Nxa5 42. Qxa5 Bxh6 43. Rxf6 Qxf6 44. Rxf6 Rxf6−+ 45. g3 Rb2+ 46. Kh3 Rf1 47. Qd5+ Kh8 48. Qxe5+ Bg7 49. Qe8+ Bf8 50. Qe5+ Bg7 51. Qe8+ Rf8 52. Qd7 h5 53. Qd5 Rf1 54. e5 Rbb1 55. e6 Rxh1+ 56. Kg2 Rhg1+ 57. Kh3 Rge1 58. a5 Re2 59. a6 Rbb2 60. Qh1 Ra2 61. g4 Ra3+ 62. Kh4 Bf6+ 63. g5 Be7 64. c5 Rxa6 65. c6 Bd6 66. e7 Ra8 0 : 1.