At the awards ceremony of the “一带一路” (“One Belt One Road”) 6th China–Russia Junior Match of Friendship “国奥棋院杯” (“Guó Ào Qíyuàn Cup”), both 侯逸凡 (Hóu Yìfán) and Vladimir Vasilyevich Fedoseev were awarded with cups and Chinese clay vases. Finally, a farewell dinner party was held in honour of all participants. Photos: Ekaterina Murzina/Russian Chess Federation.
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In the afternoon of December 13, 2019 at the Blue Horizon Hotel in 济南 (Jǐnán), as a Happy Ending of their guest-starring appearances on the “一带一路” (“One Belt One Road”) 6th China–Russia Junior Match of Friendship “国奥棋院杯” (“Guó Ào Qíyuàn Cup”), 侯逸凡 (Hóu Yìfán) and Vladimir Vasilyevich Fedoseev finally gave a joint simultaneous exhibition against the “best youth” of both China and Russia. Photos: 山东智力运动网 (Shāndōng Intellectual Sports Network) via 中国国际象棋协会 (Chinese Chess Association).
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In the morning of Friday, December 13, 2019, Vladimir Vasilyevich Fedoseev easily won six of the eight blitz games of the second and last day of his friendship vis-à-vis with 侯逸凡 (Hóu Yìfán), thus also winning the overall match 8½ – 3½. Photo: Ekaterina Murzina/Chess Federation of Russia.
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[Event "6th China–Russia Junior Match of Friendship"]
[Site "济南 (Jǐnán) CHN"]
[Date "2019.12.13"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Fedoseev, Vladimir Vasilyevich"]
[Black "侯逸凡 (Hóu Yìfán)"]
[ECO "D41"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[TimeControl "3+2"]
[PlyCount "180"]
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 c5 5.cxd5 Nxd5 6.e4 Nxc3 7.bxc3 cxd4 8.cxd4 Bb4+ 9.Bd2 Bxd2+ 10.Qxd2 O-O 11.Bd3 Nc6 12.Bc2 Qe7 13.O-O Rd8 14.Rad1 b6 15.Rfe1 Bb7 16.d5 Na5 17.d6 Qf8 18.e5 Bxf3 19.Qd3 g6 20.Qxf3 Rac8 21.Bd3 Rc5 22.Rc1 Rdc8 23.Qe3 Qd8 24.Ba6 R8c6 25.f4 Kg7 26.a4 h6 27.Bb5 Rc8 28.d7 R8c7 29.Rxc5 Rxc5 30.Rd1 Rc7 31.h3 Nb7 32.Qg3 Nc5 33.f5 exf5 34.e6 Nxe6 35.Qe5+ Kh7 36.Qd6 Kg7 37.Qe5+ Kh7 38.Kh2 a6 39.Bxa6 Rxd7 40.Rc1 Rd5 41.Qg3 Qd6 42.Qxd6 Rxd6 43.Bb5 Kg7 44.Rc8 Rd2 45.Rc6 f4 46.Kg1 f3 47.gxf3 Nd4 48.Rxb6 Nxf3+ 49.Kf1 Ra2 50.Rb7 g5 51.Rxf7+ Kxf7 52.Bc4+ Kf6 53.Bxa2 Nd4 54.a5 Nc6 55.a6 Ke5 56.Kf2 h5 57.Kg3 Kf5 58.Bf7 h4+ 59.Bc4 Na7+ 60.Bd3+ Kf6+ 61.Kf3 Nc6 62.Be4 Na7 63.Kg4 Nb5 64.Bc6 Na7 65.Bd7 Ke7 66.Bf5 Kf6 67.Be4 Nb5 68.Kh5 Na7
69.Bf3 Kf5 70.Bg4+ Kf6 71.Bd7 Ke7 72.Kxg5 Kxd7 73.Kxh4 Ke6 74.Kg5 Kf7 75.h4 Kg7 76.h5 Kh7 77.h6 Kh8 78.Kg6 Kg8 79.Kf6 Kh7 80.Kg5 Kh8 81.Kf5 Kh7 82.Ke5 Kxh6 83.Kd6 Kg7 84.Kc7 Kf7 85.Kb7 Nb5 86.Kb6 Nd6 87.Kc6 Nc8 88.Kc7 Na7 89.Kb7 Nb5 90.a7 Nxa7 1/2-1/2
[Event "6th China–Russia Junior Match of Friendship"]
[Site "济南 (Jǐnán) CHN"]
[Date "2019.12.13"]
[Round "6"]
[White "侯逸凡 (Hóu Yìfán)"]
[Black "Fedoseev, Vladimir Vasilyevich"]
[ECO "A09"]
[Result "0-1"]
[TimeControl "3+2"]
[PlyCount "68"]
1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 c5 3.c4 d4 4.e3 Nc6 5.exd4 cxd4 6.d3 e5 7.Bg2 Nf6 8.O-O Nd7 9.b3 Be7 10.Re1 O-O 11.Na3 Bb4 12.Re2 Re8 13.Nc2 Bf8 14.Rb1 a5 15.Na3 Nc5 16.Nb5 Bf5 17.Ne1 e4 18.dxe4 Nxe4 19.Bf4 Nc3 20.Nxc3 dxc3 21.Qxd8 Raxd8 22.Rxe8 Rxe8 23.Rd1 c2 24.Ra1 Bb4 25.Bxc6 bxc6 26.Ng2 Bc3 27.Rc1 Bb2 28.Re1 Rxe1+ 29.Nxe1 c1=Q 30.Bxc1 Bxc1 31.Nf3 Bb2 32.Nd2 Bc3 33.Nf1 Bb1 34.a3 Ba2 0-1
[Event "6th China–Russia Junior Match of Friendship"]
[Site "济南 (Jǐnán) CHN"]
[Date "2019.12.13"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Fedoseev, Vladimir Vasilyevich"]
[Black "侯逸凡 (Hóu Yìfán)"]
[ECO "E12"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[TimeControl "3+2"]
[PlyCount "114"]
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.a3 Bb7 5.Bf4 Be7 6.Nc3 Nh5 7.Bd2 Nf6 8.g3 c5 9.dxc5 bxc5 10.Bg2 O-O 11.O-O d6 12.b4 Nbd7 13.Qb3 a6 14.Rfd1 Qc7 15.Bf4 h6 16.b5 a5 17.a4 Nb6 18.Ne1 Bxg2 19.Nxg2 Rfd8 20.e4 Qb7 21.f3 d5 22.cxd5 exd5 23.exd5 Nfxd5 24.Nxd5 Nxd5 25.Rac1 Bf6 26.Bd2 Bd4+ 27.Kh1 Nb6 28.Rf1 c4 29.Qc2 Bc5 30.Be3 Bxe3 31.Nxe3 Rd3 32.Nxc4 Rxf3 33.Rxf3 Qxf3+ 34.Qg2 Qxg2+ 35.Kxg2 Rc8 36.Nxb6 Rxc1 37.Kf3 Kf8 38.Ke4 Ke7 39.Kd5 Ra1 40.Kc6 Kd8 41.Kb7 Ra2 42.Ka6 Rxh2 43.Kxa5 Kc7 44.Nd5+ Kb7 45.Kb4 Rb2+ 46.Kc5 Ra2 47.Kb4 Rb2+ 48.Kc5 Ra2 49.Kb4 g5 50.a5 h5 51.a6+ Ka7 52.Kc5 h4 53.gxh4 gxh4 54.Nb4 Rxa6 55.bxa6 h3 56.Nd3 h2 57.Nf2 Kxa6 1/2-1/2
[Event "6th China–Russia Junior Match of Friendship"]
[Site "济南 (Jǐnán) CHN"]
[Date "2019.12.13"]
[Round "8"]
[White "侯逸凡 (Hóu Yìfán)"]
[Black "Fedoseev, Vladimir Vasilyevich"]
[ECO "A21"]
[Result "0-1"]
[TimeControl "3+2"]
[PlyCount "102"]
1.c4 e5 2.g3 g6 3.Bg2 Bg7 4.Nc3 Ne7 5.Nf3 O-O 6.O-O d6 7.d4 Nbc6 8.d5 Nb8 9.Rb1 h6 10.b4 f5 11.c5 Nd7 12.cxd6 cxd6 13.a4 Nf6 14.b5 Bd7 15.Ba3 Be8 16.Nd2 Rc8 17.Qb3 Bf7 18.Nc4 Ne8 19.Rbc1 e4 20.Rfd1 b6 21.Qb4 Rc5 22.Qb3 Rc7 23.a5 Rd7 24.axb6 axb6 25.Na4 Nxd5 26.Rxd5 Bxd5 27.Naxb6 Bxc4 28.Qxc4+ Rdf7 29.Nd5 Nf6 30.Nf4 Qa8 31.Bxd6 Rd8 32.Bc7 Rd7 33.b6 Kh7 34.Qb3 Qb7 35.Ne6 Ng4 36.Nc5 Rxc7 37.bxc7 Qxc7 38.h3 Ne5 39.Qb1 Qa7 40.Ne6 Re7 41.Nf4 e3 42.fxe3 Qxe3+ 43.Kh2 Rd7 44.Rf1 Rd2 45.Qc1 g5 46.Qb1 gxf4 47.Qxf5+ Kg8 48.Qc8+ Kh7 49.gxf4 Qxe2 50.Qb7 Qxf1 51.fxe5 Rxg2+ 0-1
[Event "6th China–Russia Junior Match of Friendship"]
[Site "济南 (Jǐnán) CHN"]
[Date "2019.12.13"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Fedoseev, Vladimir Vasilyevich"]
[Black "侯逸凡 (Hóu Yìfán)"]
[ECO "E12"]
[Result "1-0"]
[TimeControl "3+2"]
[PlyCount "103"]
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.a3 Bb7 5.Bf4 Be7 6.Nc3 Nh5 7.Bc1 d5 8.cxd5 exd5 9.g3 O-O 10.Bg2 Nd7 11.O-O a6 12.Ne5 Nhf6 13.Bf4 Bd6 14.Qa4 b5 15.Qc2 Nb6 16.Nd3 Bxf4 17.Nxf4 Qd6 18.Nd3 Bc8 19.Nc5 Bg4 20.e3 Bh5 21.Ne2 Bg6 22.Qc3 Ne4 23.Qb4 Nf6 24.Nf4 Bf5 25.Rfc1 Rfb8 26.b3 Ra7 27.h4 h6 28.Ncd3 Bxd3 29.Nxd3 Qxb4 30.Nxb4 Re8 31.Rc6 Re7 32.Rxf6 gxf6 33.Nc6 Nc8 34.Bh3 Re6 35.Bxe6 fxe6 36.Nxa7 Nxa7 37.Rc1 c6 38.f3 Kf7 39.e4 Ke7 40.Kf2 Kd6 41.Ke3 Nc8 42.g4 Ne7 43.a4 b4 44.Rc5 Kc7 45.h5 Ng8 46.e5 fxe5 47.dxe5 Kb6 48.Kd4 Ne7 49.a5+ Kc7 50.Rc2 Kd7 51.f4 Ke8 52.Kc5 1-0
[Event "6th China–Russia Junior Match of Friendship"]
[Site "济南 (Jǐnán) CHN"]
[Date "2019.12.13"]
[Round "10"]
[White "侯逸凡 (Hóu Yìfán)"]
[Black "Fedoseev, Vladimir Vasilyevich"]
[ECO "B17"]
[Result "0-1"]
[TimeControl "3+2"]
[PlyCount "98"]
1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Nd7 5.Ng5 Ngf6 6.Bd3 g6 7.N1f3 Bg7 8.Qe2 O-O 9.h4 h6 10.Ne4 Nxe4 11.Qxe4 Nf6 12.Qe2 Bg4 13.c3 e5 14.dxe5 Nd7 15.Bf4 Nxe5 16.Bxe5 Bxe5 17.O-O-O Bf4+ 18.Kb1 Qf6 19.h5 Rfe8 20.Qc2 Bxh5 21.Rxh5 gxh5 22.Nd4 Rad8 23.Nf5 Re5 24.Nd4 c5 25.Ne2 Ree8 26.Rh1 h4 27.a3 c4 28.Bh7+ Kg7 29.Nd4 Be5 30.Nf3 b5 31.Rxh4 Bc7 32.Be4 Bb6 33.Rg4+ Kf8 34.Bh7 Re6 35.Ka2 Ke7 36.Bf5 Red6 37.Qe2+ Kf8 38.Bh7 Re6 39.Qc2 h5 40.Rh4 Rd5 41.Be4 Rc5 42.Rh3 Rd6 43.Nd4 Re5 44.Rf3 Qg5 45.Nf5 Rd2 46.Qb1 Rxf2 47.Rxf2 Bxf2 48.Nd6 Qd2 49.Qf1 Qxd6 0-1
[Event "6th China–Russia Junior Match of Friendship"]
[Site "济南 (Jǐnán) CHN"]
[Date "2019.12.13"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Fedoseev, Vladimir Vasilyevich"]
[Black "侯逸凡 (Hóu Yìfán)"]
[ECO "E12"]
[Result "1-0"]
[TimeControl "3+2"]
[PlyCount "79"]
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.a3 Bb7 5.Bf4 d6 6.Nc3 g6 7.Qc2 Bxf3 8.exf3 Bg7 9.Be2 O-O 10.Rd1 Nc6 11.O-O Ne7 12.d5 e5 13.Bc1 Nh5 14.g3 f5 15.b4 Nf6 16.Rfe1 h6 17.f4 Kh7 18.f3 Nd7 19.fxe5 dxe5 20.Be3 Nf6 21.Bf2 Qd7 22.c5 bxc5 23.bxc5 Rad8 24.Bc4 e4 25.c6
Qc8 26.Bc5 Rfe8 27.Qb3 Neg8 28.Nb5 exf3 29.Qxf3 Ne4 30.Bxa7 Ngf6 31.Bd4 Qa8 32.Nxc7 Qa4 33.Qb3 Qxb3 34.Bxb3 Re7 35.Ne6 Rb8 36.c7 Rc8 37.Nxg7 Rxg7 38.d6 Nxd6 39.Bxf6 Rgxc7 40. Rxd6 1-0
[Event "6th China–Russia Junior Match of Friendship"]
[Site "济南 (Jǐnán) CHN"]
[Date "2019.12.13"]
[Round "12"]
[White "侯逸凡 (Hóu Yìfán)"]
[Black "Fedoseev, Vladimir Vasilyevich"]
[ECO "B12"]
[Result "0-1"]
[TimeControl "3+2"]
[PlyCount "82"]
1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 Bf5 4.Nf3 e6 5.Be2 h6 6.Nbd2 Ne7 7.Nb3 a5 8.a4 Nd7 9.Bd2 Bh7 10.O-O Ng6 11.Qe1 b6 12.c4 Be7 13.Rc1 dxc4 14.Bxc4 Rc8 15.Ba6 Rc7 16.Nxa5 Qa8 17.Rxc6 Rxc6 18.Bb7 Qa7 19.Bxc6 bxa5 20.d5 O-O 21.d6 Bd8 22.Qe2 Bb6 23.Qb5 Rd8 24.Bxd7 Rxd7
25.Qc6 Nf8 26.Qc8 Rd8 27.Qc6 Nd7 28.h3 Bd3 29.Rc1 Ba6 30.Qc2 Bxf2+ 31.Kh2 Bb6 32.Bc3 Rc8 33.Qd2 Be3 34.Bd4 Qxd4 35.Rxc8+ Bxc8 36.Qxd4 Bxd4 37.Nxd4 Nxe5 38.Nb3 Nc4 39.Kg3 Kf8 40.Kf4 Ke8 41.Ke4 Nxd6+ 0-1
In the fourth rapid game, Fedoseev finally snatched a consolation win, so as he can still hope for a comeback tomorrow. In the meantime, in the backstage, an atmosphere of friendship and lightness surrounds the scene. Photo: 山东智力运动网 (Shāndōng Intellectual Sports Network).
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In the second rapid game, 侯逸凡 (Hóu Yìfán) finally succeeded in getting a draw after a resolute defence. Photo: Ekaterina Murzina/Russian Chess Federation.
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In the third rapid game, 侯逸凡 (Hóu Yìfán) first gave a display of daring opening play, and then a masterly display of endgame technique. Photo: 山东智力运动网 (Shāndōng Intellectual Sports Network) via 中国国际象棋协会 (Chinese Chess Association).
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After the first four rapid games, 侯逸凡 (Hóu Yìfán) is leading 2½ – 1½. Photo: Ekaterina Murzina/Russian Chess Federation.
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On Thursday, December 12, 2019 General Secretary of the 中国国际象棋协会 (Chinese Chess Association), Mrs. 田红卫 (Tián Hóngwèi), and Deputy Director of the 山东 (Shāndōng) Chess and Card Sports Management Centre, Mr. 王卫 (Wáng Wèi), made “their” first move out of four-time Women’s World Chess Champion 侯逸凡 (Hóu Yìfán)’s and Russian Grandmaster Vladimir Vasilyevich Fedoseev’s minds (without guessing it), in fact opening the “一带一路” (“One Belt One Road”) 6th China–Russia Junior Match of Friendship “国奥棋院杯” (“Guó Ào Qíyuàn Cup”) in 济南 (Jǐnán), 山东省 (Shāndōng province), China. Photos: 山东智力运动网 (Shāndōng Intellectual Sports Network) via 中国国际象棋协会 (Chinese Chess Association).
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Four-time Women’s World Chess Champion and Rhodes Scholar 侯逸凡 (Hóu Yìfán) (pictured above) will challenge Russian Grandmaster Vladimir Vasilyevich Fedoseev to a 12-game rapid and blitz match to be held in the framework of the “一带一路” (“One Belt One Road”) 6th China–Russia Junior Match of Friendship “国奥棋院杯” (“Guó Ào Qíyuàn Cup”) which will take place in 济南 (Jǐnán), 山东省 (Shāndōng province), China from December 11–15, 2019 marking the 70th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between People’s Republic of China and Russia. Time control is 15 minutes plus 10 seconds additional time per move starting from move 1 for the first four games, and 3 minutes plus 2 seconds additional time per move starting from move 1 for the following eight games.
Photo: 山东智力运动网 (Shāndōng Intellectual Sports Network).
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Silvia performing in the Associazione Culturale “Il Delta della Luna”’s end-of-year show on Saturday, June 15, 2019. Photo: Stefano Marmino.
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Four-time Women’s World Chess Champion and Rhodes Scholar 侯逸凡 (Hóu Yìfán) will challenge Russian Grandmaster Vladimir Vasilyevich Fedoseev to a 12-game rapid and blitz match to be held in the framework of the “一带一路” (“One Belt One Road”) 6th China–Russia Junior Match of Friendship “国奥棋院杯” (“Guó Ào Qíyuàn Cup”) which will take place in 济南 (Jǐnán), 山东省 (Shāndōng province), China from December 11–15, 2019 marking the 70th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between People’s Republic of China and Russia. Time control is 15 minutes plus 10 seconds additional time per move starting from move 1 for the first four games, and 3 minutes plus 2 seconds additional time per move starting from move 1 for the following eight games. The summit, co-organised by the Chess and Card Sports Management Centre of General Administration of Sport of the People’s Republic of China, the Chinese Chess Association, the Russian Chess Federation, the Timchenko Foundation, and the 山东 (Shāndōng) Chess and Card Sports Management Centre, will be staged at the Blue Horizon Hotel.
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Red noses have appeared on Banksy’s homeless reindeer mural in Birmingham, England. The elusive artist unveiled the artwork dubbed God Bless Birmingham in a video showing a man settling down to sleep on a bench, which appears to be pulled by two reindeer.
Photo: Christopher Furlong/Getty Images.
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A new Banksy art installation has been unveiled in Birmingham, England in the run up to Christmas, featuring a homeless Santa Claus. Credit: Banksy.
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Needless to say, if your Christmas tree is still bare of baubles, you can take a look at Mado Flynn’s handcrafted sparkling ornaments at https://madoflynn.blogspot.com/.
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Today, at Associazione Culturale “Il Delta della Luna”, the Saturday chess960 rendez-vous was made more than usually interesting by a visit from two dancers, Caterina and Claudia, who seized the dance room to do their ballet rehearsals. Unsurprisingly, there was no conflict between sneakers and pointe shoes, and in the end Caterina and Claudia sat next to Giuditta — so far the only female chess star of the club — at the chess table, even if only in passing.
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