La Tueuse

Marie Rachel Sebag – Anna Yurievna Ushenina
Women’s World Chess Championship; Krasnaya Polyana, March 20, 2015
Sicilian Defence B22

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. c3 Nf6 4. e5 Nd5 5. d4 cxd4 6. cxd4 d6 7. Bc4 dxe5 8. dxe5 Ndb4 9. Qb3 e6 10. 0-0 Na5 11. Bb5+ Bd7 12. Qa4 Bxb5 13. Qxb5+ Nac6 14. Nc3 a6 15. Qe2. Nothing special is happening! For 15. Qc4 Qd3 16. Qg4 Qf5 see Skripchenko – Cmilyte, Women’s World Chess Championship, Antakya 2010.

15. ... Qd3 ½ : ½. Black stands quite a bit better, as the White e-Pawn is a likely target. If 16. Rd1 then 16. ... Qxe2 17. Nxe2 Rd8 as in the game Krzyzanowski – Baklan, Wrocław 2010, whereas against 16. Qd1 Black can reply with 16. ... Rd8 as in the game Boruchovsky – A. Kovačević, 12th European Individual Championship, Aix-les-Bains 2011.

Marie Rachel Sebag vs. Anna Yurievna Ushenina
Photo: Boris Dolmatovsky

Breathless

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Notes by Alina l’Ami

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侯逸凡 (Hóu Yìfán) – Anna Ushenina

4th SportAccord World Mind Games; Women’s Blitz Event; 北京 (Beijīng), December 14, 2014

Sicilian Defence B23

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 a6 3. g3 b5 4. Bg2 Bb7 5. Nge2 e6 6. d4 cxd4 7. Nxd4 b4 8. Na4 Qa5 9. b3 Nc6 10. 0-0 Nf6 11. Re1 Nxd4 12. Qxd4 e5 13. Qd3 Be7 14. a3 Qb5 15. axb4 Qxd3 16. cxd3 Bxb4 17. Rd1 Rc8 18. Bg5 h6 19. Bxf6 gxf6 20. d4 Ke7 21. Nb6 Rc7 22. dxe5 fxe5 23. Nd5+ Bxd5 24. Rxd5 d6 25. Rxa6 Rc1+ 26. Bf1 Bc5 27. Ra2 Rb8 28. Rd3 Rb4 29. Kg2 Rxe4 30. Rf3 d5 31. Ra6 Ree1 32. Bb5 e4 33. Rf5 d4 34. Rc6 Bd6 35. Bc4 f6 36. Rd5 Be5 37. Rb5 Kd7 38. Ra6 Ra1 39. Rab6 Ra7 40. Rd5+ Ke7 41. f4 exf3+ 42. Kxf3 Re3+ 43. Kg4 Rd7 44. Rxd7+ Kxd7 45. Rb7+ Kc6 46. Rb5 Re1 47. Rd5 Rh1 48. Kh3 h5 49. Kg2 Re1 50. Rd8 Rc1 51. Kf3 Rh1 52. Kg2 Rc1 53. Rh8 Rc2+ 54. Kh3 Kc5 55. Rxh5 Kb4 56. Rh8 Kc3 57. Rd8 Rd2 58. Rd7 d3 59. Ba6 Rd1 60. Rxd3+ Rxd3 61. Bxd3 Kxd3 62. Kg4 Kc3 63. Kf5 Kxb3. After an intense game with mutual chances, Hóu Yìfán must have thought the game would quickly end in a draw:

64. h4 Bd6?! But this is already a step in the wrong direction after which Black’s position holds by a thread. 64. ... Bxg3 65. h5 Bd6 66. h6 Bf8 67. h7 Bg7 would secure the draw, just in time! 65. h5 Bf8? Mistakes don't came alone! But 65. ... Kc4! was indeed a tough move to find. 66. Kxf6. Now the Pawns easily decide: 66. ... Kc4 67. g4 Kd5 68. g5 Ke4 69. h6 Bd6 70. g6 Bf4 71. g7 Be5+ 72. Kf7 1 : 0. (Notes by Alina l’Ami).

12月14日，2014年北京世界智力精英运动会国际象棋超快棋赛热战中。摄影：王亮
侯逸凡 (Hóu Yìfán) vs. Anna Ushenina
北京 (Beijīng), December 14, 2014
Photos: 王亮 (Wáng Liàng)

荣誉勋章

北京 (Beijīng), December 12, 2014. 4th SportAccord World Mind Games; Women’s Rapid Event Medal Ceremony. From the left: 侯逸凡 (Hóu Yìfán) (Silver), Valentina Gunina (Gold) and Anna Ushenina (Bronze). Photo: sports.sina.com.cn.

Closing ceremony with the winners of two sections: Chess and Draughts
Photo: Alina l’Ami

再戰明天......
Photo: Alina l’Ami

• 智英会国象女子快棋赛 古尼娜蝉联冠军侯逸凡银牌, sports.sina.com.cn, December 12, 2014
• Alina l’Ami, Russian doublet, sportaccord2014.fide.com, December 12, 2014

第一

Anna Ushenina – 侯逸凡 (Hóu Yìfán)

4th SportAccord World Mind Games; Women’s Rapid Event; 北京 (Beijīng), December 11, 2014

Queen’s Indian Defence E14

1. d4 e6 2. Nf3 c5 3. e3 Nf6 4. Bd3 b6 5. 0-0 Be7 6. b3 Bb7 7. Bb2 0-0 8. c4 Nc6 9. Nbd2 cxd4 10. Nxd4 Nxd4 11. Bxd4 d5 12. Qe2 Qd6 13. Rfd1 Rfd8 14. Nf3 dxc4 15. Bxc4 Qa3 16. Ne5 h6 17. h3 Rac8 18. Qb2 Ne4 19. Qe2 Bh4 20. Rf1 Bf6 21. Nf3 Nc3 22. Qc2 Bxd4 23. Nxd4 Ba6 24. Bxa6 Qxa6 25. Qb2 Qd3 26. Kh1 e5 27. Nf3 f6 28. Rac1 Ne2 29. Rcd1 Qxd1 30. Rxd1 Rxd1+ 31. Kh2 Nc3

32. Qc2 Rdd8 33. Qg6 Nd5 34. Qg4 Ne7 35. Qe6+ Kf8 36. Nh4 Rc2 37. f4 exf4 38. exf4 Rdd2 39. f5 Re2 40. Qd7 Kf7 41. Qxa7 Rxa2 42. Qxb6 Re5 43. Qb7 Ree2 44. b4 Rab2 45. Kh1 Re1+ 46. Kh2 Ree2 47. Kh1 Rb1+ 48. Kh2 Rbb2 49. Kh1 Re1+ 50. Kh2 Ree2 51. Kh1 Re1+ ½ : ½.

Anna Ushenina vs. 侯逸凡 (Hóu Yìfán)
Photos: 谷笑冰 (Gǔ Xiàobīng)

三劍客

赵雪 (Zhào Xuě) – Humpy Koneru
Sharjah; August 31, 2014
Bogo-Indian Defence E11

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Bb4+ 4. Nbd2 b6 5. a3 Bxd2+ 6. Qxd2 0-0 7. e3 Bb7 8. Be2 Ne4 9. Qc2 f5 (9. ... Nbd7) 10. 0-0 d6 (10. ... Qe7) 11. b4 Rf6?! A compromising move! On 11. ... a5 12. Bb2 Nd7 13. d5 e5 14. Nd2 Nxd2 15. Qxd2 White holds a slight edge. Best is probably 11. ... Nd7!?, e.g. 12. Bb2 Qe8 13. d5 exd5 14. cxd5 Bxd5 15. Qxc7 (15. Rad1 c6 16. Nd4 Ne5 17. f3 Qg6 18. b5 Nc5∞) 15. ... Rc8 16. Qxa7 Ra8= (Ivanchuk’s analysis).

12. d5! Rg6. No better is 12. ... exd5 13. Bb2 Rg6 14. cxd5 Nd7 (else 14. ... Bxd5 15. Rfd1 Bb7 16. Ne5 Re6 17. f3 Nf6 18. Qxf5 with a powerful initiative) 15. Rac1 Rc8 16. Rfd1 with clear advantage to White, Ivanchuk – Moiseenko, Sochi 2005. 13. Nd4. White’s position is already imposing. 13. ... exd5 14. cxd5 Bxd5 15. f3 Ng5 16. Nxf5 Nd7 17. Bc4 Bxc4 18. Qxc4+ Nf7 19. f4 Qf6?? A palpable oversight. In any case, after 19. ... Nf6 20. Qc6 White holds the grip. 20. Qe4. The coup de grâce. White is threatening both Qe4xa8+ and Nf5-e7+. 20. ... Rd8. On 20. ... Qxa1 21. Qxa8+ Nf8 22. Ne7+ and mate next move. 21. Ne7+ Kf8 22. Nxg6+ hxg6 23. Ra2 Nh6 24. Qc6 1 : 0.

赵雪 (Zhào Xuě) vs. Humpy Koneru
Sharjah; August 31, 2014
Photo: Maria AlekseevnaEmelianova

Anna Ushenina – 侯逸凡 (Hóu Yìfán)
Sharjah; August 31, 2014
Nimzo-Indian Defence E35

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 d5 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 c5 7. dxc5 h6 8. Bh4 0-0 9. e3 Be6 10. Nf3 Nbd7 11. Be2 Rc8 12. a3. A brilliant “stereotype” is 12. 0-0 Rxc5 13. Nd4 Qc8 14. Ndb5 Bxc3 15. Nxc3 Ne4 16. Be7 Nxc3 17. bxc3 Rxc3 18. Qa4 Re8 19. Bb4 Rc2 20. Bd3 Rc7 21. Qxa7 Ne5 22. Bb5 Bh3 23. Qd4 Nf3+ 24. gxf3 Re4 25. Qxd5 Rxb4 26. Rfd1 Rxb5 27. Qxb5 Rc5 28. Rd8+ Qxd8 29. Qxc5 Qf6 0 : 1 Matlakov – Eljanov, Saint Petersburg 2013. The text is not much better. 12. ... Bxc3+ 13. Qxc3 g5 14. Bg3 Nxc5 15. 0-0 Nfe4 16. Qc2 Bd7 17. a4. A careless move, which compromises White’s Queenside. Possibly better is 17. Rac1 Qe7 and White’s game appears tenable. 17. ... Qb6. Threatening ... Nc5-b3. 18. Qd1. After 18. a5 Qb4 19. Nd4 Na4 Black’s game is much easier. We cannot share, however, Anna’s decision to sacrifice a Pawn against a superb endgame player such as 侯逸凡 (Hóu Yìfán). White fails to demonstrate any compensation for the Pawn and slowly but surely the Women’s World Champion convert her advantage into a win.18. ... Qxb2 19. Be5 Qb3 20. Bb5 Qxd1 21. Rfxd1 Bc6 22. Bb2 Nb3 23. Rab1 Rfd8 24. Rd3 Nbc5 25. Ra3 a6 26. Bxc6 bxc6 27. Bd4 Rb8 28. Rd1 Nd7 29. h3 f6 30. Nh2 Kf7 31. Nf1 Nd6 32. Nd2 c5 33. Bc3 Ne5 34. Bxe5 fxe5 35. Rc1 c4 36. e4 Rb2 37. Nf3 Nxe4 38. Nxe5+ Ke6 39. Nc6 Rc8 40. Nd4+ Ke5 41. Nf3+ Kd6 42. Re3 Nxf2 43. Ne5 Ne4 44. Nxc4+ Rxc4 45. Rxc4 Rb1+ 46. Kh2 dxc4 47. Rxe4 Kd5 48. Re8 c3 49. Rc8 Kd4 50. Rc6 Rb4 0 : 1.

居文君 (Jū Wénjūn) – Alina l’Ami
Sharjah; August 31, 2014
King’s Indian Defence E62

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 0-0 5. Nc3 d6 6. Nf3 c6 7. 0-0 Bf5 8. Ne1 Be6 9. b3 d5 10. cxd5 Nxd5 11. Nxd5 cxd5 12. e3 Nc6 13. Nd3 Bf5 14. Nf4 e5 15. dxe5 Bxe5 16. Ba3 Re8 17. Nxd5 Qa5 18. Bd6 Rad8 19. b4 Qa3 20. Bxe5 Rxe5 21. b5 Rexd5 22. Bxd5 Ne5 23. Qb3 Qxb3 24. Bxb3 Nf3+ 25. Kg2 Be4 26. Rfd1 Nd2+ 27. Kg1 Nf3+ 28. Kf1 Nxh2+ 29. Ke1 Bd3 30. f4 Rd7 31. Bc4 Bf5 32. Rxd7 Bxd7 33. Rd1 Bf5 34. Be2 Kf8 35. Rd8+ Ke7 36. Ra8 Kd7 37. Rxa7 Kc7 38. Ra8 Ng4 39. Bxg4 Bxg4 40. Kd2 Bd7 41. Rf8 Be6 42. a4 b6 43. Kc3 h5 44. Kb4 Bd5 45. a5 bxa5+ 46. Kxa5 Kb7 47. b6 1 : 0.

卡波尔瑙 (Edicola)

国际棋联大奖赛第七轮 侯逸凡 1-0 乌什尼娜

       国际棋联大奖赛结束第七轮，侯逸凡面对老对手-前棋后乌什尼娜，在西西里防御里走出最新的流行变化3.Bb5+ Bd7，面对这一改变，乌什尼娜很快应以3…Bd7，但白方接下来的4.c4，乌什尼娜思考了2分钟来确定出动王翼的马，4…Nf6之后，白方立即 5.Nc3，5…g6这步棋让黑方思考了4分半钟，尽管在2013年卡尔亚金和斯维德尔等顶尖选手都曾经走过类似的变化，但明显乌什尼娜赛前没有花太多时 间来准备。10步之后，局面几乎和流行的马罗茨变化一样，唯一不同的是白方象在b5而不是e2。

       黑方由于在8…Nc6及10…Nxd4上花费时间过多（超过40分钟），只剩下半个小时。侯逸凡充分利用了这一小小的"优势"，继续给黑方施加压力，不过随着双方兑掉后进入车马兵残局，白方似乎没有太大优势。

       关键时刻，白方利用黑方急于将位置不好的马投入战斗而走出缓着，果断出击。把马兑掉之后，双方进入车兵残局，不过此时白方多一兵，并且后翼形成通路联兵，黑方急于走成和棋局面，被侯逸凡把优势扩大，并成功把b兵冲至次底线，随后黑方尝试了长将失败后停钟认输，侯逸凡顺利取得1分，并在总积分榜上领先第二名扎格尼泽1分进入第八轮。本轮其他对局中，另一位中国棋手赵雪后手输给了斯洛文尼亚棋手安娜·穆兹丘克。俄罗斯棋手吉尔娅先手击败同胞科斯坚纽克，另一名俄罗斯棋手小科辛采娃先手弈和保加利亚棋手斯坦芳诺娃，蒙古棋手巴特其木格先手负于乌兹别克棋手穆米诺娃，格鲁吉亚棋手扎格尼泽先手弈和乌克兰棋手拉戈诺。

Smartchess

侯逸凡的挽歌

月光石 (Pietra di Luna)

侯逸凡 (Hóu Yìfán) – Anna Ušenina

Rodi, 22 ottobre 2013

Siciliana B33

1. e4 c5 2. Cf3 Cc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Cxd4 Cf6 5. Cc3 e5 6. Cdb5 d6 7. Ag5 a6 8. Ca3 b5 9. Cd5 Ae7 10. Axf6 Axf6 11. c4 b4 12. Cc2 0-0 13. g3 a5 14. Ag2 Ag5 15. 0-0 Ae6 16. Dd3 Axd5. Dopo 16. ... Ce7 17. Cce3 Axe3 18. Cxe3 Dc7 19. Tad1 Tfd8 20. b3 Cc6 21. Cc2 a4 22. Td2 axb3 23. axb3 Db6 24. h4 Ta2 25. Tb1 h6 26. Rh2 Dc5 27. Ah3 Tda8 28. Rg2 Ce7 29. Axe6 fxe6 30. Tbd1 Tf8 31. Ce3 Ta6 32. h5 Rh8 33. Cg4 Cg8 34. De3 il Nero è nei guai, Nepomniashchi – Timofeev, Irkutsk 2010. 17. cxd5 Cb8 18. a3 (18. h4 Ah6!) 18. ... Ca6 19. axb4 Cxb4 20. Cxb4 axb4 21. h4 Ah6. Il Nero confida negli Alfieri di colore contrario, ma... come pontificò Siegbert Tarrasch: “Prima del finale, gli Dèi hanno messo il mediogioco”. 22. Dc4. 22. Ah3 Db6 23. Ad7 b3 24. Ac6 Ta2 25. Txa2 bxa2 26. Da3 Tb8 27. Dxa2 ½ : ½ Anand – Gelfand, Mosca 2012, 5ª del match. 22. ... Txa1? Se 22. ... Db6 allora 23. Dc6! (Shipov), ma è interessantissimo il sacrificio di Pedone 22. ... b3!? 23. Dxb3 Ad2! onde trasferire l’Alfiere sulla diagonale a7-g1. 23. Txa1 Db8 24. Ah3 g6 25. Ta6 Td8 26. Rg2 Ad2 27. Dc6 b3 28. Tb6 Da7 29. Tb7 Dd4? Addio alle armi. Più pervicace era 29. ... Dc5 30. Dxc5 dxc5 31. Txb3±. 30. Ae6!! Elegante e disgregante! 30. ... Dxe4+. L’Alfiere è tabù: 30. ... fxe6 31. Dc7+-. 31. Rh2 Tf8 32. Txf7! Mamma mia! 32. ... Txf7 33. De8+ Rg7 34. Dxf7+ Rh6 (34. ... Rh8 35. Df6 matto) 35. Df8+ Rh5 36. De7. Oppure 36. g4+! Rxh4 37. De7+! g5 38. Af5+-. 36. ... Rh6 37. Df8+ Rh5 38. Ah3 Dc2 39. Ag4+! Rxg4 40. f3+ Rh5 41. Rh3 1 : 0. Una chiusa elegante: 41. ... g5 (oppure 41. ... Df5+ 42. g4+ e matto alla prossima) 42. g4+ Rg6 43. h5 matto.

侯逸凡 (Hóu Yìfán) vs. Anna Ušenina
Foto: Chessdom.com

Dronavalli Harika vs. 侯逸凡 (Hóu​ Yì​fán)
Rodi, 21 ottobre 2013
Foto: Chessdom.com

新浪微博 (Sina Weibo)

《天才少女侯逸凡》已经售罄,成火种志愿者标准装备-微刊（2013/9/24）｛新浪棋牌｝

Blowin’ in the Wind

泰州 (Tàizhōu), 20 settembre 2013
侯逸凡 (Hóu​ Yì​fán)
sports.sina.com.cn

• Bobby Ang, Hóu​ Yì​fán is back, BusinessWorld online, 26 settembre 2013
• Raakesh Natraj, In Polgar’s footsteps, The Indian Express, 4 ottobre 2013
• Carlos García Hernández, Bestform, neues deutschland, 5 ottobre 2013

Midnight Sun (极昼)

泰州 (Tàizhōu), 23 settembre 2013
侯逸凡 (Hóu Yìfán) in the sky with diamonds
Foto: games.sports.cn

Not so easy

“wasn’t so easy, but it also was not so difficult”.
侯逸凡 (Hóu Yìfán), The New York Times

• Shī Shàozōng, 19岁侯逸凡3夺世界冠军 下个目标超越小波尔加, chinanews.com, 22 settembre 2013
• Liú Xùhuī, 侯逸凡直言更看重等级分 对手称不想在中国比赛, sports.sohu.com, 21 settembre 2013
• Dylan Loeb McClain, Late on Her Schoolwork? Well, She’s a Titan of Chess, The New York Times, 20 settembre 2013

侯逸凡 (Hóu Yìfán)
Foto: The New York Times

满月 (Plenilunio)

侯逸凡 (Hóu​ Yì​fán) vs. Anna Ušenina
泰州 (Tàizhōu), 15 settembre 2013

She Who Lived in the Whale

侯逸凡 (Hóu Yìfán) – Anna Yuriyivna Ushenina

泰州 (Tàizhōu), 17 settembre 2013

Siciliana B90

1. e4 c5 2. Cf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Cxd4 Cf6 5. Cc3 a6 6. Ae3 e6 7. g4 h6 8. h4. Nella 4ª del match (15 settembre) Yì​fán ha preferito 8. Df3. 8. ... Cc6 9. Cxc6 bxc6 10. Df3 h5 11. gxh5 Cxh5 12. 0-0-0 Tb8 13. Ac4 Il precedente era 13. Ac5 Dc7 14. Aa3 g6 15. Dd3 c5 16. Ae2 Cf4 17. Df3 Ah6 18. Rb1 Da5 19. Ra1 Ag7 20. Dxf4 Dxa3 21. Tb1 Dxc3 22. bxc3 Axc3+ 23. Tb2 Axb2+ 24. Rb1 Ae5+ 25. Rc1 Axf4+ 26. Rd1 Tb1 matto, Grivich – Kosmol, ICCF e-mail 2001. 13. ... Df6 14. Dg2 Cf4 15. Dg5 e5 16. Dxf6 gxf6 17. Axf4 exf4. Commenta Tania Sachdev: “Tre isole compresi Pedoni tripli (Jonathan Rowson l’ha definito un treno senza locomotiva)! Il Nero non ha chiaramente la struttura pedonale più bella. Tuttavia, la coppia degli Alfieri, le colonne aperte e il debole Pedone bianco ‘h’ possono compensarla, se il Nero crea celermente controgioco. Era dunque cruciale per la Ušenina giocare attivamente per neutralizzare lo svantaggio strutturale. E... ben le riesce!”. 18. Ce2 Tb4 19. Ad3 f5!? 20. exf5. Dopo 20. c3 Txe4 21. Axe4 fxe4 22. Tde1 d5 23. f3 Ad6 i due Alfieri e la preponderanza centrale di Pedoni compensano ad abundantiam la Qualità. 20. ... f3 21. Cc3. Ancora la Sachdev: “Anche il suggerimento del computer 21. Cg1 conduce ad una posizione agevole per il Nero: 21. ... Ah6+ 22. Rb1 Ag7 23. b3 Tbxh4 24. Txh4 Txh4 25. Cxf3 Tf4 – benché sostenibile, l’Alfiere nero camposcuro non renderà facile la vita al Bianco”. 21. ... Ah6+?! Più proficuo e naturale 21. ... Tbxh4! 22. Txh4 Txh4 23. Te1+ Rd8 24. Ce4 d5 25. Cd2 Th3 26. c3 Ac5 27. Tf1 Re7 con una duratura iniziativa del Nero. 22. Rb1 d5 23. a3 Tf4 24. Tde1+ Rd8 25. Cd1 a5. L’alternativa 25. ... Axf5 26. Axa6 Tg4 27. Teg1 Txg1 28. Txg1 Af4 29. Th1 Ag5 è comunque equilibrata. 26. Ce3 Tg8 27. h5 Ad7 28. Teg1. “Il Bianco procede per una serie di scambi che producono un perfetto equilibrio. Una scelta pratica di Yìfán”. (Sachdev). 28. ... Txg1+ 29. Txg1 Th4 30. Cg4 Txh5 31. Ce5 f6 32. Cxd7 Rxd7 33. Tg3 Th2 34. Txf3 Ag5 35. Ra2 Ah4 36. Rb3 Axf2 37. Ra4 Ab6 38. b4 axb4 39. axb4 Rd6 40. Tg3 Th1 41. c3 Af2 42. Tf3 Th2 43. Rb3 Re5 44. Ac2 Rd6 45. Ad3 Rd7 46. Ac2 Tg2 47. Td3 Tg4 48. b5 Tf4 49. bxc6+ Rxc6 50. Td1 Tf3 51. Ad3 Ag3 52. Rc2 Rc5 53. Tf1 Te3 54. Ta1 Ae5 55. Ta5+ Rc6 56. Ta6+ Rc5 57. Ta5+ Rc6 58. Ta6+ Rc5 59. Ta5+ Rc6 60. Ta6+ Rc5 61. Ta5+ ½ : ½.

侯逸凡 (Hóu Yìfán)
Foto: Anastasiya Valeryevna Karlovich

长生不老

侯逸凡 (Hóu​ Yì​fán) – Anna Ušenina
泰州 (Tàizhōu), 15 settembre 2013
Siciliana B81

1. e4 c5 2. Cf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Cxd4 Cf6 5. Cc3 a6 6. Ae3 e6 7. g4 h6 8. Df3 Dc7 9. h4 h5!?N 10. g5 Cg4 11. Ah3 Cd7 12. g6 Cde5 13. gxf7+ Dxf7 14. Dxf7+ Rxf7. Commenta il Grande Maestro Tatev Abrahamyan: “Sarebbe stata più precisa 14. ... Cxf7 scoraggiando Ae3-g5 e consentendo al Nero di trasferire l’Alfiere camposcuro in f6, da dove attaccherà più obiettivi: 15. Re2 Ae7 e non è così facile per il Bianco trarre vantaggio dai Pedoni deboli del Nero, dal momento che anche h4 è una debolezza vincolante”. 15. Ag5 Ad7 16. f3 Cf6 17. 0-0-0 Ch7 18. Af4 Cf6 19. Ag3 b5 20. a3? Ancora Abrahamyan: “Strana decisione. L’idea del Bianco è di giocare 20. Cce2 comunque, dunque perché sprecare tempo con a2-a3? In tal caso non avrebbe senso 20. ... Cc4 a causa della semplice 21. b3 Cb6 22. e5”. 20. ... Cc4 21. f4 Cg4 22. Cf3 Ta7 23. Td3 Ae7 24. Cg5+ Re8 25. Te1 Tf8 26. Cd1 Tb7 27. Te2. Commenta la redazione di chess-news.ru: “L’ultima chance era 27. b3! Cxa3 28. Ce3. Il Bianco ha un notevole compenso per il Pedone; per esempio: 28. ... Cxe3 29. Texe3 Tc7 30.c3”. 27. ... g6 28. Ch7 Tf7 29. Cg5 Tf8 30. Ch7 Tf7 31. Cg5 Tf8 ½ : ½.

侯逸凡 (Hóu​ Yì​fán)
Foto: Anastasiya Karlovich

The Front Page

侯逸凡 (Hóu​ Yì​fán)
Foto: Anastasiya Karlovich

• Dylan Loeb McClain, 国际锦标赛侯逸凡初战力胜棋后, The New York Times, 2013年09月12日 (Chinese)
• Dylan Loeb McClain, Women’s Chess Challenger Moves to Retake Title, The New York Times, September 11, 2013 (English)

檢討 (Jiǎntǎo)

泰州 (Tàizhōu), 2013年9月12日
Anna Ušenina e 侯逸凡 (Hóu​ Yì​fán) rivisitano la seconda partita

签证

侯逸凡 (Hóu​ Yì​fán)
Foto: Anastasiya Karlovich

黑色

泰州 (Tàizhōu), 10 settembre 2013
Pedone nero per 侯逸凡 (Hóu Yìfán)!
Foto: Anastasiya Valeryevna Karlovich

歐拉恆等式

Martedì prossimo a 泰州 (Tàizhōu) comincia il match – di dieci partite – per il titolo di Campionessa del Mondo di scacchi. Una regina, l’ucraina Anna Ušenina, contro una dea, la cinese 侯逸凡 (Hóu​ Yì​fán).

Per ulteriori informazioni e dettagli cfr. 世界“棋后”十番棋大战 侯逸凡家乡挑战乌什尼娜, sports.sohu.com, 8 settembre 2013, nonché il sito espressamente dedicato dalla cosiddetta Fédération Internationale des Échecs: http://taizhou2013.fide.com/en/main-page.

侯逸凡 (Hóu​ Yì​fán)