GM Hou Yifan (2571) – GM Stefanova (2557) [C54]
09.03.2009, Women’s Grand Prix
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.c3 Nf6 5.d3 Bb6 6.Bb3 d6 7.Nbd2 Ne7 8.h3 Ng6 9.Nf1 h6 10.Ng3 0–0 11.0–0 Nh7 12.d4 c6 13.Be3 Ng5 14.Kh1 Qf6 15.Nh2 Re8 16.Ng4 Qd8 17.f4 exf4 18.Bxf4 d5 19.e5 Nxf4 20.Rxf4 c5 21.Qf1 cxd4 22.cxd4 Be6 23.Bc2 Rc8 24.Ne3 Qd7 25.Bd3 a6 26.Nh5 Rc6 27.Nf5 Bxf5 28.Bxf5 Qe7 29.h4 Nh7 30.Nxg7 Kxg7 31.Bxh7 Bxd4 32.Rxd4 Kxh7 33.Qf5+ Kh8 34.Rf1 Qxe5 35.Qxf7 Rce6 36.Rdf4 Qxb2 37.Qh5 Qg7 38.Qxd5 Re1 39.Rxe1 Rxe1+ 40.Kh2 Qc7 41.Qd4+ Kg8 42.g3 Re2+ 43.Kh3 Re7 44.Qd5+ Kh7 45.Qf5+ Kh8 46.Qf8+ Kh7 47.Qf5+ Kh8 48.Qg6 Qc8+ 49.Kg2 Re6 50.Qd3 Qc6+ 51.Kh2 Qe8 52.Qc3+ Kh7 53.Qc2+ Kh8 54.Qb2+ Kh7 55.Qxb7+ Kh8 56.Qb2+ Kh7 57.Qc2+ Kh8 58.Qc3+ Kh7 59.Qd3+ Kh8 60.Rf2 h5 61.Qf3 Kh7 62.Qf5+ Kh8 63.Kh3 Re1 64.Qf6+ Kh7 65.Qf5+ Kh8 66.Qd5 Re5 67.Rf8+ Qxf8 68.Qxe5+ Kg8 69.Qg5+ Kh7 70.Qxh5+ Kg7 71.Qe5+ Kh7 72.Kg4 Qg8+ 73.Kf5 Qxa2 74.Qe7+ Kh8 75.Qf6+ Kh7 76.Qg6+ Kh8 77.Qh6+ Kg8 78.Qe6+ White wins 1–0
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Is this a surprise?! No, not any more!
A brilliant tactic party!
Go Yifan!
Fantastic game!
I agree. There’ll be more ‘upsets’ from this young prodigy.
I agree. There’ll be more ‘upsets’ from this young prodigy.
She is the favorite rating wise against all active women except against Humpy and Judith. So how could she have upsets? 🙂