[Event "Avoine op 16th"]
[Site "Avoine"]
[Date "2001.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Houx, Yannis"]
[Black "Padioleau, Mathieu"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C50"]
[BlackElo "1750"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "2001.07.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2003"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 d6 4. d3 Bg4 5. Nc3 h6 6. Be3 Be7 7. h3 Bh5 8. g4
Bg6 9. Qd2 Qd7 10. O-O-O O-O-O 11. Rdg1 Nf6 12. Bb5 a6 13. Ba4 Ng8 14. Nd5 f6
15. Qc3 Bf8 16. Nd2 Be8 17. Nc4 Kb8 18. Na5 b5 19. Qxc6 Qxc6 20. Nxc6+ Bxc6 21.
Bb3 Ne7 22. Nxe7 Bxe7 23. f4 Rhf8 24. f5 d5 25. Bxd5 Bxd5 26. exd5 Rxd5 27. Rd1
Rfd8 28. Rh2 Bc5 29. Bxc5 Rxc5 30. Re2 Rd4 31. Re4 Rcd5 32. b3 c5 33. Rxd4 Rxd4
34. Rf1 Kc7 35. Rf3 Kc6 {(=)} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch U10 Girls"]
[Site "Chalkidiki"]
[Date "2003.10.23"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Bluebaum, Johanna"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C18"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[EventDate "2003.10.23"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2004"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 Ne7 7. Qg4 O-O 8. Bd3
c4 9. Be2 Nbc6 10. Nf3 f6 11. exf6 Rxf6 12. Bg5 Rf7 13. Qh5 h6 14. Bd2 Bd7 15.
O-O Qc7 16. Rfe1 Re8 17. Bf1 Nc8 18. Qg4 Rf6 19. Ne5 Nd6 20. f3 Nf5 21. Bf4 Qc8
22. Nxc6 Qxc6 23. Be5 Rf7 24. Qh5 Qa4 25. Rab1 b6 26. Re2 Qxa3 27. g4 Ne7 28.
Re3 Ba4 29. Rbe1 Nc6 30. Bg3 Nd8 31. f4 Bxc2 32. f5 Be4 33. Bxc4 dxc4 34. Rxe4
Qxc3 35. fxe6 Rfe7 36. d5 Qb4 37. Bh4 Qc5+ 38. Kh1 c3 39. Bxe7 Rxe7 40. Qe5 Nb7
41. Rc1 c2 42. Re2 Qd6 43. Qxd6 Nxd6 44. Rcxc2 g5 45. Rc6 Nb5 46. d6 Nxd6 47.
Rxd6 b5 48. Rd7 Kf8 49. Kg2 a5 50. Rd5 1-0

[Event "Wch U10 Girls"]
[Site "Chalkidiki"]
[Date "2003.10.24"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Le Bail, Arielle"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B80"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "2003.10.23"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2004"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. f3 e6 7. Be3 a6 8. Qd2
Be7 9. O-O-O Qc7 10. g4 b5 11. h4 Bb7 12. h5 Nd7 13. g5 Rc8 14. Bd3 Nxd4 15.
Bxd4 b4 16. Nb1 Ne5 17. Qe2 Bxg5+ 18. Be3 Nxd3+ 19. Qxd3 Bxe3+ 20. Nd2 Qc4 21.
Qxc4 Rxc4 22. Rde1 Bf4 23. Rhg1 O-O 24. Rg4 Bxd2+ 25. Kxd2 Rfc8 26. e5 Rxc2+
27. Kd3 Bxf3 28. Rd4 dxe5 29. Rxe5 Rxb2 30. Rc5 Re8 31. Rdc4 Be2+ 32. Kd4 Bxc4
33. Kxc4 Rc2+ 34. Kxb4 Rb8+ 35. Ka3 Rxc5 36. Ka4 Rc3 37. Ka5 Ra3# 0-1

[Event "Wch U10 Girls"]
[Site "Chalkidiki"]
[Date "2003.10.25"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Butuc, Maria"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B13"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "2003.10.23"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2004"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. Bd3 Nc6 5. c3 Qc7 6. h3 e6 7. Nf3 Bd6 8. O-O
Nge7 9. b3 Ng6 10. Na3 a6 11. c4 dxc4 12. bxc4 O-O 13. c5 Be7 14. Nc4 Rd8 15.
Be3 Nf4 16. Be4 Ng6 17. Qb3 Bf8 18. Rab1 Rb8 19. Rfd1 Na5 20. Nxa5 Qxa5 21.
Rdc1 Qc7 22. Qb6 Qxb6 23. Rxb6 f5 24. Bd3 e5 25. Bc4+ Kh8 26. Ng5 Rd7 27. c6
Rc7 28. Nf7+ Rxf7 29. Bxf7 exd4 30. Bxd4 Be7 31. Bxg6 hxg6 32. Be5 Ra8 33. cxb7
Bxb7 34. Rxb7 Bf6 35. Bxf6 gxf6 36. Rcc7 g5 37. Rh7+ Kg8 38. Rbg7+ Kf8 39. Rg6
Rb8 40. Rh8+ Kf7 41. Rxf6+ Kxf6 42. Rxb8 1-0

[Event "Wch U10 Girls"]
[Site "Chalkidiki"]
[Date "2003.10.26"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Lakshmi Sahithi, Pinnamaneni"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B92"]
[BlackElo "1929"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "2003.10.23"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2004"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be2 e5 7. Nb3 Be7 8. O-O
O-O 9. Be3 Be6 10. Nd5 Bxd5 11. exd5 Nbd7 12. Qd3 Rc8 13. c4 Re8 14. Rad1 e4
15. Qd4 Bf8 16. f4 exf3 17. Rxf3 Re4 18. Qd2 Ne5 19. Rg3 Nxc4 20. Bxc4 Rexc4
21. Qd3 g6 22. Bd4 Bg7 23. Re1 Nxd5 24. Bxg7 Nf4 25. Qf1 Kxg7 26. Rg4 Qb6+ 27.
Kh1 Nd3 28. Rxc4 Nf2+ 29. Kg1 Ng4+ 30. Rd4 Rc4 31. Qxc4 Ne5 32. Qb4 Qc6 33.
Qxd6 Qxd6 34. Rxd6 Nc4 35. Rd7 Nxb2 36. Ree7 1-0

[Event "Wch U10 Girls"]
[Site "Chalkidiki"]
[Date "2003.10.27"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Madanasri, Gundala"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A36"]
[PlyCount "92"]
[EventDate "2003.10.23"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2004"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. c4 Nc6 3. Nc3 g6 4. g3 Bg7 5. Bg2 e6 6. Nge2 Nge7 7. O-O O-O 8. d3
d6 9. Be3 Nd4 10. f4 Nec6 11. Rb1 Rb8 12. Bf2 a6 13. Nxd4 Nxd4 14. Ne2 b5 15.
Nxd4 cxd4 16. b3 Bd7 17. Qd2 Qb6 18. Rfd1 bxc4 19. dxc4 e5 20. fxe5 dxe5 21. b4
Be6 22. Rdc1 Rfc8 23. c5 Qb5 24. Qc2 Bh6 25. Bf1 Qc6 26. Rd1 a5 27. a3 Ra8 28.
Ra1 Bf8 29. Rdc1 Ra7 30. Be1 f5 31. Bc4 fxe4 32. b5 Qe8 33. b6 d3 34. Qb3 Bxc5+
35. Kg2 Bxc4 36. Qxc4+ Rf7 37. Bxa5 Qc6 38. Rf1 e3+ 39. Kh3 Qd7+ 40. g4 Kg7 41.
Rxf7+ Qxf7 42. Qxf7+ Kxf7 43. Rb1 d2 44. Kg2 Bxb6 45. Rf1+ Ke6 46. Bxb6 e2 0-1

[Event "Wch U10 Girls"]
[Site "Chalkidiki"]
[Date "2003.10.28"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Hejazipour, Mitra"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C90"]
[PlyCount "102"]
[EventDate "2003.10.23"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2004"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Na5 10. Bc2 c5 11. d3 Nc6 12. Nbd2 Re8 13. Nf1 Bf8 14. d4 Qc7 15. Bg5
Be7 16. dxc5 dxc5 17. Ne3 Be6 18. Nd5 Bxd5 19. exd5 Rad8 20. c4 Nd4 21. Nxd4
exd4 22. cxb5 axb5 23. Qd3 c4 24. Qxd4 Nxd5 25. Qh4 g6 26. Be4 Bxg5 27. Qxg5
Re5 28. Qh4 Rde8 29. f3 Qc5+ 30. Qf2 Qb4 31. a3 Qa5 32. Qh4 Kg7 33. Rad1 f5 34.
f4 Rxe4 35. Rxe4 Rxe4 36. Rxd5 Qa7+ 37. Kh2 Qc7 38. Rxb5 Rxf4 39. Qg3 Qc6 40.
Ra5 Re4 41. Ra7+ Kg8 42. Qb8+ Re8 43. Qc7 Qxc7+ 44. Rxc7 Rb8 45. Rxc4 Rxb2 46.
Rc7 Ra2 47. Ra7 f4 48. Kg1 h6 49. a4 Kh8 50. a5 Kg8 51. a6 Kh8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch U10 Girls"]
[Site "Chalkidiki"]
[Date "2003.10.29"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Kashlinskaya, Alina"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A46"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "2003.10.23"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2004"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. Bg5 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Bxf6 Qxf6 6. e4 cxd4 7. cxd4 d5 8.
exd5 exd5 9. Be2 Bd6 10. O-O O-O 11. Nc3 Be6 12. a3 a6 13. Bd3 Qh6 14. Ne2 Bg4
15. Ng3 Qf6 16. Re1 Bxf3 17. Qxf3 Qxf3 18. gxf3 Nxd4 19. Kg2 Ne6 20. Rad1 g6
21. h4 Rfe8 22. Bb1 h5 23. Ba2 Nf4+ 24. Kf1 Rxe1+ 25. Rxe1 Rc8 26. Bb3 Rc5 27.
Re8+ Kg7 28. Ne2 Nxe2 29. Kxe2 Rb5 30. Rd8 Rxb3 31. Rxd6 Rxb2+ 32. Ke3 Rb3+ 33.
Kf4 Rxa3 34. Rxd5 b5 35. Rd6 a5 36. Ke4 Ra4+ 37. Ke3 Rxh4 38. Rd5 Rb4 39. Kd3
h4 0-1

[Event "Wch U10 Girls"]
[Site "Chalkidiki"]
[Date "2003.10.30"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Szabo, Noemi"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B80"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "2003.10.23"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2004"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. f3 e6 7. Be3 a6 8. Qd2
Be7 9. O-O-O Qc7 10. g4 b5 11. h4 Bb7 12. g5 Nd7 13. h5 Rc8 14. Bh3 Nxd4 15.
Qxd4 Ne5 16. f4 Nc4 17. Rh2 b4 18. Nb1 Qc5 19. Bg1 Qxd4 20. Rxd4 h6 21. b3 Na5
22. gxh6 Rxh6 23. Rxb4 Rxh5 24. Bxe6 Rxh2 25. Bxc8 Rh1 26. Bxb7 Rxg1+ 27. Kb2
d5 28. Rb6 Nxb7 29. Rxb7 dxe4 30. Nc3 e3 31. Nd5 Bf6+ 32. Nxf6+ gxf6 33. Rb4 f5
34. Rb8+ Ke7 35. Rb7+ Kd6 0-1

[Event "Wch U10 Girls"]
[Site "Chalkidiki"]
[Date "2003.10.31"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Paikidze, Nazi"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B92"]
[PlyCount "113"]
[EventDate "2003.10.23"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2004"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be2 e5 7. Nb3 Be7 8. O-O
Be6 9. Be3 O-O 10. Nd5 Bxd5 11. exd5 Nbd7 12. Qd3 Nc5 13. Bxc5 dxc5 14. Rad1 e4
15. Qe3 Qc7 16. Nd2 Bd6 17. Nxe4 Bxh2+ 18. Kh1 Nxe4 19. Qxe4 Rfe8 20. Qf3 Be5
21. b3 Qe7 22. Bd3 Rad8 23. g3 Rd6 24. Kg2 g6 25. Rfe1 Qd7 26. Qe2 Re7 27. c4
b6 28. Qd2 Rf6 29. f4 Bd4 30. Rxe7 Qxe7 31. Re1 Qd7 32. Qe2 Kg7 33. Qe7 Qg4 34.
Be2 Qf5 35. d6 Re6 36. Bd3 Rxe7 37. dxe7 Qxd3 38. e8=Q Qc2+ 39. Qe2 Qf5 40. Qe4
Qg4 41. Qb7 h5 42. Qe7 Bf6 43. Qe2 Qd7 44. Rd1 Qc6+ 45. Rd5 Qc8 46. Rd6 Qc7 47.
Rd5 h4 48. Qe4 hxg3 49. Kxg3 Qc8 50. Rd6 Qc7 51. Rc6 Qd8 52. Qd5 Qe7 53. Rxb6
Qe1+ 54. Kg2 Qe2+ 55. Kg3 Qe1+ 56. Kg2 Qe2+ 57. Kg3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch U10 Girls"]
[Site "Chalkidiki"]
[Date "2003.11.01"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Danelia, Mariam"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B52"]
[PlyCount "121"]
[EventDate "2003.10.23"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2004"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Bd7 4. Bxd7+ Qxd7 5. O-O Nc6 6. c3 Nf6 7. Re1 e6 8.
d4 cxd4 9. cxd4 d5 10. e5 Ne4 11. Re2 Be7 12. Ne1 h6 13. f3 Ng5 14. Nc3 O-O 15.
f4 Nh7 16. Be3 Rac8 17. Nd3 Na5 18. f5 exf5 19. Nf4 Bg5 20. Nfxd5 Bxe3+ 21.
Nxe3 Nc4 22. Nxc4 Rxc4 23. d5 Ng5 24. Qd3 Rfc8 25. Rd1 b5 26. d6 Kh8 27. h4
Rxh4 28. Qxb5 Qxb5 29. Nxb5 a5 30. Na7 Rd8 31. Rc2 Ne6 32. d7 Rg8 33. Nc6 g5
34. d8=Q Nxd8 35. Nxd8 Rg7 36. Rc7 Kg8 37. Rdd7 Re4 38. Ne6 Rxe5 39. Nxg7 Kxg7
40. Rxf7+ Kg6 41. Rg7+ Kh5 42. Rc6 Re1+ 43. Kf2 Rb1 44. Rb7 Rd1 45. Rbb6 Rd2+
46. Kg3 f4+ 47. Kf3 Rd3+ 48. Ke2 Re3+ 49. Kf2 Rd3 50. Rxh6+ Kg4 51. Rhd6 Re3
52. Rb5 Kh5 53. Rxa5 Rg3 54. b4 Rc3 55. Rdd5 Rc2+ 56. Kg1 Rc1+ 57. Kh2 Rc2 58.
Rxg5+ Kh6 59. Rgf5 Rf2 60. Ra6+ Kg7 61. Rc5 1-0

[Event "Rochefort op 3rd"]
[Site "Rochefort"]
[Date "2004.02.23"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Houard, Yannick"]
[Black "Luneau, Gilles"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B41"]
[WhiteElo "1299"]
[BlackElo "1985"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "2004.02.21"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2005"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. a3 b5 6. Be2 Bb7 7. Nc3 Nf6 8. Qd3
Nc6 9. Bg5 Be7 10. Nxc6 Bxc6 11. O-O d5 12. exd5 Nxd5 13. Bxe7 Qxe7 14. Nxd5
Bxd5 15. Bf3 Rd8 16. Bxd5 Rxd5 17. Qxd5 exd5 18. Rfe1 Qe6 19. Rxe6+ fxe6 20. f3
Kd7 21. Kf2 Rc8 22. c3 e5 23. Rd1 Ke6 24. Ke3 Rc4 25. Rd2 g5 26. g3 g4 27. fxg4
Rxg4 28. b3 a5 29. Kf3 h5 30. Re2 Rg7 31. Ke3 Rc7 32. Kd3 Rf7 33. Ke3 Kd6 34.
Rf2 d4+ 35. cxd4 exd4+ 36. Ke2 Rxf2+ 37. Kxf2 Kd5 38. Ke2 Ke4 39. h3 a4 40.
bxa4 bxa4 41. g4 h4 42. Kd2 d3 43. g5 Kf5 44. Kxd3 Kxg5 45. Ke3 Kf5 46. Kf3
1/2-1/2

[Event "Rochefort op 3rd"]
[Site "Rochefort"]
[Date "2004.02.24"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Jimenez, Georges"]
[Black "Houard, Yannick"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "1930"]
[BlackElo "1299"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "2004.02.21"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2005"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. e3 e6 4. Bd3 Bd6 5. Nbd2 Nbd7 6. O-O c6 7. c4 b6 8. b3
Qc7 9. Bb2 Bb7 10. cxd5 exd5 11. Rc1 O-O 12. e4 dxe4 13. Nxe4 Nxe4 14. Bxe4 Bf4
15. Rc2 c5 16. Bxb7 Qxb7 17. Re2 Rad8 18. Rfe1 a6 19. Re4 Bb8 20. Qe2 Bd6 21.
Qc2 Rc8 22. Qd3 Rfd8 23. Rh4 Nf6 24. Qf5 Qd5 25. Qxd5 Nxd5 26. dxc5 Bxc5 27. a3
a5 28. Rhe4 h6 29. g3 Kf8 30. Kf1 Rd7 31. Ne5 Rdc7 32. Nc4 Rd7 33. Ne5 Rdc7 34.
Nc4 Rd7 35. Ne5 Rdc7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Rochefort op 3rd"]
[Site "Rochefort"]
[Date "2004.02.25"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Houard, Yannick"]
[Black "Giraud, Stephane"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C77"]
[WhiteElo "1299"]
[BlackElo "1920"]
[PlyCount "101"]
[EventDate "2004.02.21"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2005"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. Nc3 b5 6. Bb3 Be7 7. d3 d6 8. h3
Na5 9. Bg5 c6 10. Qd2 Nxb3 11. axb3 h6 12. Bh4 Nh5 13. Bxe7 Qxe7 14. Ne2 Bb7
15. Qe3 O-O 16. g4 Nf4 17. Nxf4 exf4 18. Qxf4 d5 19. O-O dxe4 20. dxe4 c5 21.
Rfe1 Qe6 22. Rad1 g5 23. Qc7 Qc6 24. Qxc6 Bxc6 25. Ne5 Be8 26. Nd7 Bxd7 27.
Rxd7 Rfe8 28. f3 Red8 29. Red1 Rxd7 30. Rxd7 Re8 31. Kf2 Kg7 32. Ke2 c4 33.
bxc4 bxc4 34. Kd2 Re6 35. Rd4 Rf6 36. Ke3 Rc6 37. Rd5 Rb6 38. Rc5 Rxb2 39. Rxc4
a5 40. Kd3 Ra2 41. Kd2 Ra1 42. Rc5 a4 43. Ra5 a3 44. c4 a2 45. Kc2 Rf1 46. Rxa2
Rxf3 47. c5 Kf8 48. Ra5 Ke7 49. Ra7+ Kd8 50. Ra6 Rxh3 51. Rf6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch U10"]
[Site "Heraklion"]
[Date "2004.11.04"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Khvan, Boris"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B71"]
[WhiteElo "2153"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2004.11.04"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2005"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. f4 Nc6 7. Nxc6 bxc6 8.
e5 Bg4 9. Be2 Bxe2 10. Qxe2 dxe5 11. fxe5 Nd5 12. e6 f5 13. Qe5 Nf6 14. Bf4 Bg7
15. Qc5 O-O 16. Qxc6 Rc8 17. Qf3 Qa5 18. O-O Qb6+ 19. Kh1 Qxb2 20. Be5 Ng4 21.
Bxg7 Kxg7 22. Nd5 Qe5 23. Nf4 Rc3 24. Qb7 Rc7 25. Qf3 Rfc8 26. Rae1 Qf6 27. Qg3
Rxc2 28. h3 R8c3 29. Rf3 Rxf3 30. Qxf3 Qh4 31. Rb1 Rf2 32. Qc3+ Qf6 33. Qc7 Qh4
34. Qc3+ Qf6 35. Qc7 Ne3 36. Re1 Qg5 37. g3 Nc4 38. h4 Qg4 39. Qxe7+ Kg8 40.
Qf7+ Kh8 41. Qf8# 1-0

[Event "Wch U10"]
[Site "Heraklion"]
[Date "2004.11.05"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Galymzhanov, Alymzhan"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B50"]
[BlackElo "2153"]
[PlyCount "112"]
[EventDate "2004.11.04"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2005"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d3 Nc6 4. Bf4 g6 5. Nc3 Bg7 6. Qd2 a6 7. Be2 b5 8. h3 e5
9. Be3 Nge7 10. Bh6 O-O 11. Bxg7 Kxg7 12. a4 b4 13. Nd5 Be6 14. Ne3 d5 15. exd5
Nxd5 16. Ng4 f6 17. Qh6+ Kg8 18. O-O Nf4 19. Bd1 Qd7 20. Qh4 Qg7 21. Qh6 Qxh6
22. Nxh6+ Kg7 23. Ng4 b3 24. cxb3 Nxd3 25. Bc2 Ncb4 26. Bxd3 Nxd3 27. Rfd1 e4
28. Ne1 Bxb3 29. Rd2 Rad8 30. Ra3 c4 31. Ne3 Nxe1 32. Rxd8 Rxd8 33. Ra1 Nd3 34.
Kf1 Nxb2 35. a5 c3 36. Rc1 c2 37. Nxc2 Rc8 38. Ke2 Rxc2+ 39. Rxc2 Bxc2 40. f3
exf3+ 41. Kxf3 Nc4 42. Ke2 Nxa5 43. Kd2 Be4 44. g3 Nc6 45. Kc1 a5 46. Kb2 g5
47. Kb3 f5 48. Kc4 f4 49. gxf4 gxf4 50. Kc5 f3 51. Kc4 f2 52. Kc3 f1=Q 53. Kb3
Qd3+ 54. Kb2 Qc2+ 55. Ka3 Nb4 56. h4 Qa2# 0-1

[Event "Wch U10"]
[Site "Heraklion"]
[Date "2004.11.06"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "De la Rosa Lara, Armando Antonio"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B92"]
[WhiteElo "2153"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "2004.11.04"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2005"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be2 e5 7. Nb3 Be7 8. Be3
Be6 9. Nd5 Bxd5 10. exd5 Nbd7 11. Qd3 e4 12. Qd4 Nc5 13. Nd2 b5 14. b4 Na4 15.
Nxe4 Nxe4 16. Qxe4 Nc3 17. Qd3 Nxe2 18. Qxe2 O-O 19. O-O Bf6 20. Rac1 Bc3 21.
a3 Re8 22. Rfd1 Rc8 23. Rd3 Qf6 24. Rcd1 Rc4 25. Qh5 Rh4 26. Qg5 Qxg5 27. Bxg5
Rhe4 28. f3 Rc4 29. Bf4 Be5 30. Bxe5 Rxe5 31. c3 Kf8 32. Kf2 Rh4 33. h3 Rhh5
34. f4 Rhf5 35. g3 g5 36. Kf3 gxf4 37. gxf4 Re7 38. a4 Ra7 39. Ra1 Rb7 40. axb5
axb5 41. Ra8+ Ke7 42. Kg4 Rf6 43. f5 h5+ 44. Kg5 1-0

[Event "Wch U10"]
[Site "Heraklion"]
[Date "2004.11.06"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Bortnyk, Mykola"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B22"]
[BlackElo "2153"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "2004.11.04"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2005"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nf3 e6 6. cxd4 b6 7. Nc3 Nxc3 8.
bxc3 Qc7 9. Bd2 d6 10. Bd3 Nd7 11. Bb5 a6 12. Bxd7+ Bxd7 13. O-O Be7 14. Re1
O-O 15. Qc2 Bc6 16. Ng5 Bxg5 17. Bxg5 dxe5 18. dxe5 Qb7 19. f4 h6 20. Bh4 b5
21. Re3 Qa7 22. Rae1 Qc5 23. Kh1 Qc4 24. Qf2 Rad8 25. Bxd8 Rxd8 26. Qh4 Rd2 27.
Rg3 Kh7 28. Qe7 Qxf4 29. Qc5 Bd5 30. a3 h5 31. Qb4 Qxb4 32. axb4 h4 33. Rg4 h3
34. Kg1 hxg2 35. Rg3 g6 36. Rge3 g5 37. R3e2 Rd3 38. Re3 Rxe3 39. Rxe3 Kg6 40.
Re1 Kf5 41. Kf2 Be4 42. Ra1 Bb7 43. Rd1 Bd5 44. Ra1 Bb7 45. Rd1 Bd5 46. Ra1 Bb7
47. Rd1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch U10"]
[Site "Heraklion"]
[Date "2004.11.07"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Narayanan, Srinath"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B85"]
[WhiteElo "2153"]
[BlackElo "2042"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "2004.11.04"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2005"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Be2 a6 7. O-O Be7 8. f4
O-O 9. Kh1 Nc6 10. Be3 Qc7 11. a4 Re8 12. Bd3 Nxd4 13. Bxd4 e5 14. Bg1 exf4 15.
Rxf4 Be6 16. Nd5 Bxd5 17. exd5 h6 18. Qf3 Qa5 19. Rf1 Bd8 20. Bd4 Re1 21. Qg3
Rxf1+ 22. Rxf1 Ne8 23. c4 Qd2 24. Qf3 Nf6 25. h4 Qb4 26. Qf5 Kf8 27. g4 Qd2 28.
Qf3 Qa5 29. g5 hxg5 30. hxg5 Qd2 31. gxf6 Qh6+ 32. Kg1 gxf6 33. Qg3 Be7 34. Be3
Qh8 35. Rf2 Qh5 36. Be2 Qh7 37. Rh2 Qb1+ 38. Bf1 Ke8 39. Rh8+ Bf8 40. Bh6 Kd7
41. Bxf8 Re8 42. Qxd6+ Kc8 43. Rg8 Qe1 44. Qc5+ Kd7 45. Qf2 Qe5 46. Bh3+ Kc7
47. Qc5+ 1-0

[Event "Wch U10"]
[Site "Heraklion"]
[Date "2004.11.08"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Zhao, Parker Bi Guang"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A46"]
[WhiteElo "1975"]
[BlackElo "2153"]
[PlyCount "128"]
[EventDate "2004.11.04"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2005"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 c5 3. c3 e6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e3 h6 6. Bh4 b6 7. Nbd2 Bb7 8. Bd3
d6 9. O-O Nbd7 10. e4 cxd4 11. cxd4 O-O 12. Re1 e5 13. dxe5 dxe5 14. Nb3 Nh5
15. Bb5 Bxh4 16. Qxd7 Qxd7 17. Bxd7 Bf6 18. g3 g6 19. Rac1 Ng7 20. Rc7 Rab8 21.
Nbd2 Bd8 22. Rcc1 f6 23. Bc6 Be7 24. Nb1 Rfd8 25. Bxb7 Rxb7 26. Nc3 Rd3 27. Kg2
Bb4 28. Red1 Rxd1 29. Nxd1 Kf7 30. Ne3 Bc5 31. Nd5 a5 32. a3 Ke6 33. b4 axb4
34. axb4 Bd6 35. Nd2 b5 36. Nb3 Ne8 37. Nc5+ Bxc5 38. Rxc5 Nd6 39. f3 f5 40.
Nc3 Ra7 41. Rc6 Rb7 42. Rc5 Ra7 43. Rc6 Rb7 44. Rc5 Ra7 45. Nxb5 Ra2+ 46. Kg1
Nf7 47. Rc6+ Ke7 48. Rc7+ Kf6 49. Rc6+ Ke7 50. Rc7+ Kf6 51. Nc3 Rb2 52. Nd5+
Kg7 53. Rb7 Rb1+ 54. Kf2 Rb2+ 55. Ke3 Rb3+ 56. Kd2 Rxf3 57. exf5 gxf5 58. b5 e4
59. Ke2 Rb3 60. b6 Kg6 61. Nf4+ Kf6 62. Nh5+ Ke6 63. Nf4+ Kf6 64. Nh5+ Ke6
1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch U10"]
[Site "Heraklion"]
[Date "2004.11.10"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Moussard, Jules"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B76"]
[WhiteElo "2153"]
[BlackElo "2008"]
[PlyCount "156"]
[EventDate "2004.11.04"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2005"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 O-O 8. Qd2
Nc6 9. g4 Bd7 10. O-O-O Rc8 11. Kb1 Ne5 12. h4 Qa5 13. h5 Nxf3 14. Nxf3 Rxc3
15. Qxc3 Qxc3 16. bxc3 Bxg4 17. Bg2 Nxe4 18. Rd3 Nxc3+ 19. Rxc3 Bxc3 20. hxg6
hxg6 21. Rh4 Bd7 22. Rc4 Ba5 23. Ng5 b5 24. Rh4 Bb6 25. Bd2 Bf2 26. Rh1 Bd4 27.
Re1 e6 28. c3 Bg7 29. Ne4 Bc6 30. Kc2 Bxe4+ 31. Bxe4 Rc8 32. Rb1 d5 33. Bd3 a6
34. Kb3 f5 35. a4 bxa4+ 36. Kxa4 Bxc3 37. Bxa6 Rc5 38. Rb8+ Kg7 39. Bg5 Rc7 40.
Re8 Bf6 41. Bf4 Re7 42. Rxe7+ Bxe7 43. Kb3 Kf6 44. Kc2 g5 45. Bc1 f4 46. Kd1 e5
47. Ke2 g4 48. Bc8 Kg5 49. Bb7 d4 50. Be4 Kh4 51. Kf2 Kh3 52. Kg1 Bb4 53. Kh1
Be1 54. Ba3 f3 55. Bd6 Bg3 56. Kg1 Bf4 57. Bf5 Kg3 58. Be4 Be3+ 59. Kf1 Kf4 60.
Bb7 g3 61. Bxe5+ Kxe5 62. Bxf3 d3 63. Ke1 Kd4 64. Bb7 Bf4 65. Kf1 Ke3 66. Kg2
d2 67. Bf3 Kd3 68. Bd1 Kc3 69. Kf3 Kb2 70. Ke2 Kc1 71. Ba4 Be5 72. Bb3 Bd4 73.
Kf3 Bf2 74. Ke2 Be1 75. Kf1 d1=Q 76. Bxd1 Kxd1 77. Kg2 Ke2 78. Kh1 Kf3 0-1

[Event "Wch U10"]
[Site "Heraklion"]
[Date "2004.11.10"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Shahinyan, David"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C02"]
[BlackElo "2153"]
[PlyCount "58"]
[EventDate "2004.11.04"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2005"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nf3 Qb6 6. Bd3 Bd7 7. O-O cxd4 8. cxd4
Nxd4 9. Nxd4 Qxd4 10. Nc3 Qb6 11. Kh1 Ne7 12. f4 g6 13. Re1 Bg7 14. Be3 Qd8 15.
g4 O-O 16. Bc5 Rc8 17. Bd6 f6 18. exf6 Bxf6 19. f5 d4 20. Ne4 Bc6 21. Bxe7 Qxe7
22. Kg1 Bd5 23. fxg6 hxg6 24. Ng3 Bg5 25. Nf1 Bh4 26. Ng3 Bxg3 27. hxg3 Qd6 28.
Be4 Qxg3+ 29. Kh1 Rf2 0-1

[Event "Wch U10"]
[Site "Heraklion"]
[Date "2004.11.11"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Khachykian, David"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A37"]
[BlackElo "2153"]
[PlyCount "114"]
[EventDate "2004.11.04"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2005"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 c5 2. g3 Nc6 3. Bg2 g6 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. O-O e6 6. Nc3 Nge7 7. d4 Nxd4 8.
Nxd4 cxd4 9. Nb5 Nf5 10. g4 a6 11. Qa4 Rb8 12. gxf5 axb5 13. Qa7 Be5 14. f4 Bc7
15. Qxd4 O-O 16. fxe6 dxe6 17. Qxd8 Rxd8 18. cxb5 Bb6+ 19. Kh1 Bc5 20. Rb1 Bd7
21. b4 Be7 22. a4 Ra8 23. Bxb7 Rxa4 24. Bc6 Bxc6+ 25. bxc6 Rxb4 26. Rxb4 Bxb4
27. Be3 Rc8 28. Rc1 Kf8 29. Kg2 Bd6 30. Kf3 Ke7 31. Bd4 Rb8 32. Ra1 Rc8 33. Ra6
Bc7 34. e4 Kd6 35. Kg4 h6 36. Bf6 Kc5 37. e5 Bb6 38. Ra3 Kc4 39. Rh3 h5+ 40.
Kg5 Rxc6 41. Kh6 Rc7 42. Kg7 Ra7 43. Rf3 Kd4 44. Rb3 Bc5 45. Rb8 Ke4 46. Bg5
Kf5 47. Rb5 f6+ 48. Kg8 fxg5 49. Rxc5 gxf4 50. Rb5 g5 51. Rb2 Kxe5 52. Re2+ Kf5
53. Kf8 f3 54. Rf2 g4 55. Rb2 e5 56. Ke8 e4 57. Rb5+ Kf4 0-1

[Event "Wch U10"]
[Site "Heraklion"]
[Date "2004.11.12"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Heung, Christopher"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2153"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[EventDate "2004.11.04"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2005"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. d3 Bg7 6. h3 e5 7. Be3 b6 8. Nbd2
Ne7 9. O-O O-O 10. a3 f5 11. exf5 gxf5 12. Bg5 Qe8 13. Bxe7 Qxe7 14. Re1 Ba6
15. Nxe5 Bxe5 16. Nf3 Qg7 17. Nxe5 f4 18. Qg4 Rf6 19. Re4 Bc8 20. Qxg7+ Kxg7
21. Rae1 Rb8 22. Nc4 Rb7 23. Re7+ Rxe7 24. Rxe7+ Rf7 25. Rxf7+ Kxf7 26. Nd6+
1-0

[Event "Wch U10"]
[Site "Heraklion"]
[Date "2004.11.13"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Robson, Ray"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B84"]
[BlackElo "2153"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "2004.11.04"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2005"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be2 e6 7. O-O Qc7 8. a4
b6 9. f4 Bb7 10. Bf3 Nbd7 11. Kh1 Be7 12. g4 Nc5 13. Qe2 h6 14. Bd2 g6 15. f5
e5 16. Nb3 g5 17. a5 b5 18. Nxc5 dxc5 19. Rfe1 O-O-O 20. Be3 h5 21. Bxg5 hxg4
22. Bxg4 Nxg4 23. Qxg4 f6 24. Be3 b4 25. Na4 Rdg8 26. Qf3 Rh4 27. Nb6+ Kb8 28.
Bg1 Rf4 29. Qd3 Rd8 30. Nd5 c4 31. Qd2 Rxd5 32. exd5 Qd7 33. Rad1 Rd4 34. Bxd4
Qxd5+ 35. Kg1 Qh1+ 36. Kf2 Qg2+ 37. Ke3 Qf3# 0-1

[Event "Asia-ch (Women)"]
[Site "Beirut"]
[Date "2004.12.04"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Zigangirova, Sofya"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B42"]
[WhiteElo "2153"]
[BlackElo "2330"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "2004.12.03"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "LBN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 103 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.01.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.01.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Bd3 Nf6 6. O-O d6 7. c4 Be7 8. Nc3
O-O 9. Be3 Qc7 10. Rc1 b6 11. f3 Bb7 12. b3 Nbd7 13. Qe2 Rac8 14. Rfd1 Qb8 15.
Bb1 Rfe8 16. Qf2 Bd8 17. Qg3 Nf8 18. Nde2 Bc7 19. Bd4 d5 20. Qh3 e5 21. Bf2 d4
22. Nd5 Nxd5 23. exd5 Rcd8 24. f4 f6 25. fxe5 fxe5 26. Ng3 Bc8 27. Qh5 Bd6 28.
Rf1 Be7 29. Rce1 Bb4 30. Re2 Qd6 31. Bxd4 g6 32. Qf3 Bc5 33. Qf7+ Kh8 34. Bxc5
Qxc5+ 35. Kh1 Qe7 36. Ref2 Qxf7 37. Rxf7 Kg8 38. Ne4 Bf5 39. R7xf5 gxf5 40.
Nf6+ Kg7 41. Nxe8+ Rxe8 42. Bxf5 Ng6 43. Bxg6 Kxg6 44. g3 b5 45. c5 1-0

[Event "Asia-ch (Women)"]
[Site "Beirut"]
[Date "2004.12.05"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Ovezova, Maisa"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A47"]
[WhiteElo "2170"]
[BlackElo "2153"]
[PlyCount "266"]
[EventDate "2004.12.03"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "LBN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 103 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.01.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.01.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. e3 c5 3. c3 e6 4. Bd3 b6 5. Nf3 Bb7 6. Nbd2 Be7 7. O-O O-O 8. e4
d6 9. Qc2 cxd4 10. Nxd4 Nbd7 11. Qb1 Rc8 12. Re1 Re8 13. Bc2 Bf8 14. f3 g6 15.
Nf1 e5 16. Nb3 d5 17. Ng3 Nc5 18. Kh1 dxe4 19. Nxc5 Bxc5 20. Nxe4 Bxe4 21. Bxe4
Nh5 22. Be3 Bxe3 23. Rxe3 Qd2 24. Rd3 Qf2 25. Rd1 f5 26. Qc2 Qh4 27. Bd5+ Kh8
28. c4 Rc7 29. b3 h6 30. Qb2 Kh7 31. Kg1 Nf6 32. Re1 Nxd5 33. cxd5 Qf4 34. d6
Rd7 35. Rad1 Re6 36. Rd5 Rdxd6 37. Rxd6 Rxd6 38. Qxe5 Qxe5 39. Rxe5 Rd7 40. Kf2
Kg7 41. Ke3 Kf7 42. g4 Kf6 43. Rb5 Re7+ 44. Kf2 Rc7 45. gxf5 gxf5 46. Kg3 Rc2
47. a4 Rc3 48. a5 Rc5 49. Rxc5 bxc5 50. Kf4 a6 51. Ke3 Ke5 52. f4+ Kd6 53. Kd3
Kd5 54. h3 Kd6 55. Kc3 Kc7 56. Kd3 Kd7 57. Kc3 Kd6 58. Kd3 Kd5 59. Kc3 Ke4 60.
Kc4 Kxf4 61. Kxc5 Kg3 62. b4 f4 63. b5 axb5 64. a6 f3 65. a7 f2 66. a8=Q f1=Q
67. Qg8+ Kxh3 68. Qe6+ Kg3 69. Qxh6 Qc4+ 70. Kb6 b4 71. Qe3+ Kg4 72. Qg1+ Kf5
73. Qf2+ Ke5 74. Qe1+ Kd5 75. Qh1+ Kd4 76. Qg1+ Kc3 77. Qc1+ Kb3 78. Qb1+ Ka3
79. Qa1+ Qa2 80. Qc1+ Qb2 81. Qc5 Qc3 82. Qe7 Qd4+ 83. Ka5 Qd5+ 84. Kb6 Qd2 85.
Kb5 Qd3+ 86. Ka5 Qf5+ 87. Kb6 Qd5 88. Qa7+ Kb3 89. Qh7 Qd4+ 90. Kb5 Qc4+ 91.
Kb6 Kc3 92. Qh3+ Kb2 93. Qg2+ Qc2 94. Qg7+ Ka2 95. Qa7+ Kb1 96. Kb5 b3 97. Qg1+
Qc1 98. Qg6+ Ka2 99. Qa6+ Qa3 100. Qe6 Qa7 101. Qd5 Qb8+ 102. Ka5 Qc7+ 103. Kb4
Qc2 104. Ka4 Qc3 105. Qf7 Qd4+ 106. Kb5 Kb2 107. Qg8 Kc2 108. Qg2+ Qd2 109.
Qc6+ Qc3 110. Qg2+ Kb1 111. Qg1+ Qc1 112. Qg6+ Qc2 113. Qg1+ Kb2 114. Kb4 Qc3+
115. Kb5 Kc2 116. Qf2+ Qd2 117. Qc5+ Kb2 118. Ka4 Qd7+ 119. Kb4 Qb7+ 120. Kc4
Qa6+ 121. Kd4 Qf6+ 122. Kd3 Qf3+ 123. Kd2 Qg2+ 124. Ke1 Qc2 125. Qa7 Kb1 126.
Qa5 b2 127. Qa3 Qc1+ 128. Ke2 Qc4+ 129. Kd1 Qd4+ 130. Ke1 Kc2 131. Qa2 Qe3+
132. Kf1 Qd3+ 133. Ke1 Kc1 0-1

[Event "Asia-ch (Women)"]
[Site "Beirut"]
[Date "2004.12.06"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Meenakshi, Subbaraman"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E32"]
[WhiteElo "2307"]
[BlackElo "2153"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "2004.12.03"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "LBN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 103 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.01.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.01.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 d6 7. Bg5 Nbd7 8.
e3 b6 9. f3 Bb7 10. Bd3 c5 11. Ne2 Rc8 12. O-O h6 13. Bh4 cxd4 14. exd4 b5 15.
b3 Ba6 16. Qb4 bxc4 17. Bxc4 Bxc4 18. bxc4 Qb6 19. Rfc1 Qa6 20. Bg3 e5 21. Qb5
Qb6 22. Bf2 e4 23. fxe4 Qxb5 24. cxb5 Nxe4 25. a4 Nb6 26. a5 Nc4 27. d5 Nxf2
28. Kxf2 Ne5 29. Rxc8 Rxc8 30. Nd4 Rc5 31. b6 axb6 32. a6 Nd3+ 33. Kf1 Rc8 34.
a7 Ra8 35. Nb5 Nb4 36. Nc7 Nc2 37. Nxa8 1-0

[Event "Asia-ch (Women)"]
[Site "Beirut"]
[Date "2004.12.07"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Vijayalakshmi, Subbaraman"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C96"]
[WhiteElo "2153"]
[BlackElo "2411"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "2004.12.03"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "LBN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 103 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.01.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.01.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. a4
Rb8 9. c3 O-O 10. h3 Na5 11. Bc2 c5 12. d4 Nd7 13. Nbd2 cxd4 14. cxd4 Nc6 15.
axb5 axb5 16. d5 Nb4 17. Bb1 Nc5 18. Nb3 Nba6 19. Be3 Qc7 20. Nxc5 dxc5 21. Bd3
Nb4 22. Bf1 Bd7 23. Qd2 Bd6 24. Rec1 Ra8 25. Kh1 Rxa1 26. Rxa1 f6 27. Qc3 Rc8
28. Nd2 Qb7 29. Nb3 Qc7 30. Ra5 f5 31. Bxb5 c4 32. Bxd7 Qxd7 33. Nc5 Bxc5 34.
Rxc5 Rxc5 35. Bxc5 Nd3 36. Qxc4 Nxb2 37. Qb3 Na4 38. Qb8+ Kf7 39. Qf8+ Kg6 40.
exf5+ Kh5 41. Be7 Qc7 42. Qf7+ Kh6 43. Bg5+ 1-0

[Event "Asia-ch (Women)"]
[Site "Beirut"]
[Date "2004.12.07"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Wang, Yu"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C88"]
[WhiteElo "2153"]
[BlackElo "2392"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "2004.12.03"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "LBN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 103 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.01.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.01.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. d3 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. Re1
d6 9. a4 b4 10. a5 Be6 11. Nbd2 Qc8 12. Bc4 h6 13. b3 Re8 14. Bb2 Bf8 15. h3 g6
16. d4 exd4 17. Nxd4 Nxd4 18. Bxd4 Bxc4 19. Bxf6 Bb5 20. f4 Bc6 21. c4 Bb7 22.
Bb2 c5 23. Qf3 Bg7 24. Bxg7 Kxg7 25. f5 gxf5 26. Qg3+ Kh7 27. Qxd6 fxe4 28. Rf1
f5 29. Qf6 Qe6 30. Qxf5+ Qxf5 31. Rxf5 e3 32. Rf7+ Kg8 33. Rxb7 exd2 34. Kf2
Re5 35. Rd1 Rf8+ 36. Kg3 Re3+ 37. Kh4 Rd8 0-1

[Event "Asia-ch (Women)"]
[Site "Beirut"]
[Date "2004.12.09"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Ju, Wenjun"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A37"]
[WhiteElo "2300"]
[BlackElo "2153"]
[PlyCount "121"]
[EventDate "2004.12.03"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "LBN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 103 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.01.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.01.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 g6 4. g3 Bg7 5. Bg2 e6 6. O-O d6 7. a3 Nge7 8. e4
O-O 9. d3 a6 10. Rb1 Rb8 11. Be3 b5 12. cxb5 axb5 13. Ne2 b4 14. d4 Ba6 15. Re1
bxa3 16. bxa3 Rxb1 17. Qxb1 Bxe2 18. Rxe2 cxd4 19. Bd2 Qa8 20. Qb3 Rb8 21. Bb4
Nxb4 22. axb4 Qb7 23. e5 dxe5 24. Nxd4 Qxb4 25. Qxb4 Rxb4 26. Nf3 f6 27. Rc2
Kf7 28. Rc7 e4 29. Nd2 f5 30. Nc4 Rb1+ 31. Bf1 Rd1 32. Kg2 Rd8 33. Nb6 Bd4 34.
Nd7 Rc8 35. Rxc8 Nxc8 36. Nb8 Ne7 37. Bb5 g5 38. Nc6 Nxc6 39. Bxc6 g4 40. Bd7
Ke7 41. Bc8 Kd6 42. Kf1 h5 43. Kg2 Bb6 44. Kf1 Bd8 45. Kg2 h4 46. h3 hxg3 47.
Kxg3 gxh3 48. Kxh3 Ke5 49. Kg2 Bb6 50. Bd7 Kf6 51. Kf1 f4 52. Bc6 Ke5 53. f3
exf3 54. Bxf3 Kd4 55. Ke2 e5 56. Bg2 e4 57. Bh1 Bd8 58. Bg2 Bh4 59. Bh1 Ke5 60.
Bg2 Kf5 61. Bh1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Asia-ch (Women)"]
[Site "Beirut"]
[Date "2004.12.09"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Karavade, Eesha"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B92"]
[WhiteElo "2153"]
[BlackElo "2307"]
[PlyCount "134"]
[EventDate "2004.12.03"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "LBN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 103 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.01.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.01.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be2 e5 7. Nb3 Be7 8. Bg5
Be6 9. Bxf6 Bxf6 10. Qd3 O-O 11. O-O-O Be7 12. Nd5 Bxd5 13. Qxd5 Qc7 14. Kb1
Nd7 15. h4 b5 16. g4 Rfb8 17. Nd2 Nc5 18. Nf1 Ne6 19. Ne3 Bf8 20. Qd2 b4 21.
Bc4 a5 22. Bd5 Ra6 23. Qe2 Rab6 24. Bb3 Qc6 25. g5 Qxe4 26. Bd5 Qg6 27. Qg4 h5
28. gxh6 Qxh6 29. h5 Re8 30. Rdg1 Qf4 31. h6 g6 32. Bxe6 Rxe6 33. Qxf4 exf4 34.
Nd5 Rb8 35. Nxf4 Rf6 36. h7+ Kh8 37. Nd3 Re8 38. Rg5 Ra8 39. f4 Be7 40. Re1 Ra7
41. Rg3 Kxh7 42. Rge3 Bf8 43. Re4 Bh6 44. Rd4 Rf5 45. Rxd6 Bxf4 46. Rd8 Bg5 47.
Rde8 Kg7 48. R8e2 Rd5 49. Rg2 Re7 50. Rh1 Re3 51. Rgh2 Rf3 52. Rh8 Rdf5 53.
R8h7+ Kf6 54. b3 Rf1+ 55. Kb2 Bd2 56. a3 Bc3+ 57. Ka2 g5 58. Nb2 Rxh1 59. Rxh1
Rf2 60. Rc1 Bxb2 61. Kxb2 g4 62. axb4 axb4 63. Rd1 g3 64. Rd3 g2 65. Rg3 Kf5
66. Rg7 Ke4 67. Rg8 Kf3 0-1

[Event "Asia-ch (Women)"]
[Site "Beirut"]
[Date "2004.12.10"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Zhang, Jilin"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C18"]
[WhiteElo "2287"]
[BlackElo "2153"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "2004.12.03"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "LBN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 103 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.01.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.01.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 Qa5 7. Bd2 Qa4 8. Qb1
c4 9. Nf3 Nc6 10. Be2 f5 11. exf6 Nxf6 12. O-O O-O 13. Ra2 Ne4 14. Qe1 Bd7 15.
Ng5 Nxd2 16. Qxd2 h6 17. Nh3 e5 18. dxe5 Bxh3 19. Qxd5+ Kh8 20. gxh3 Rad8 21.
Qe4 Qa5 22. e6 Qg5+ 23. Kh1 Rf4 24. Qe3 Rdf8 25. Rb2 b6 26. Rbb1 Qf6 27. Rbd1
Ne5 28. Rd5 Ng6 29. Rd4 Rf5 30. Rxc4 Re5 31. Re4 Qxe6 32. Bd3 Qc6 33. f3 Qxc3
34. Rg1 Rg5 35. Rxg5 hxg5 36. Qxg5 Qa1+ 37. Kg2 Rf6 38. Re8+ 1-0

[Event "Asia-ch (Women)"]
[Site "Beirut"]
[Date "2004.12.11"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Omrani, Hiba"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2153"]
[PlyCount "21"]
[EventDate "2004.12.03"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "LBN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 103 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.01.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.01.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. Re1 Nd6 6. Nxe5 Be7 7. Bd3 O-O 8.
Nc3 Nxe5 9. Rxe5 Bf6 10. Re3 Ne8 11. Bxh7+ 1-0

[Event "Nantes op 3rd"]
[Site "Nantes"]
[Date "2004.12.27"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Houard, Yannick"]
[Black "Brunelliere, Pierre"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B34"]
[WhiteElo "1920"]
[BlackElo "2348"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "2004.12.27"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2006"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.11.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.11.24"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Nc6 6. Be3 Nf6 7. f3 O-O 8.
Qd2 d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Nxd5 Qxd5 11. Nxc6 Qxc6 12. c3 Bf5 13. Rd1 Qe6 14. Be2
Qxa2 15. O-O Qb3 16. Bc5 Rfe8 17. f4 Bc2 18. Rc1 Be4 19. Rcd1 b6 20. Be3 e6 21.
Bf3 Bxf3 22. Rxf3 Bf6 23. Qe2 Red8 24. Rff1 h5 25. Bf2 Rac8 26. Rfe1 Kg7 27.
Be3 a5 28. Bc1 a4 29. Rxd8 Rxd8 30. Be3 Rd5 31. Ra1 b5 32. Rc1 b4 33. Qc2 Qxc2
34. Rxc2 Rd1+ 35. Kf2 b3 36. Re2 a3 37. bxa3 0-1

[Event "Nantes op 3rd"]
[Site "Nantes"]
[Date "2004.12.29"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Roussel, Jerome"]
[Black "Houard, Yannick"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C01"]
[WhiteElo "1650"]
[BlackElo "1920"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2004.12.27"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2006"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.11.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.11.24"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 exd5 4. c4 c6 5. Nc3 Nf6 6. Bg5 Be7 7. Nf3 O-O 8. Be2
Nbd7 9. O-O dxc4 10. Bxc4 Nb6 11. Bb3 Bg4 12. Bc2 Bh5 13. Qd3 Bg6 14. Qd1 Bxc2
15. Qxc2 h6 16. Bh4 Nfd5 17. Bxe7 Qxe7 18. Nxd5 Nxd5 19. Rfe1 Qd6 20. Qc5 Qxc5
21. dxc5 Rfe8 22. a3 Kf8 23. Ne5 Re7 24. Nd3 Rae8 25. Kf1 f6 26. Rxe7 Rxe7 27.
Re1 g6 28. Rxe7 Kxe7 29. Ke2 Ke6 30. Kf3 f5 31. Ke2 g5 32. g3 f4 33. gxf4 Nxf4+
34. Nxf4+ gxf4 35. Kd3 Ke5 36. h4 a5 37. b4 Kf5 38. f3 axb4 39. axb4 Ke5 40.
Kc4 Kf6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Rochefort op 4th"]
[Site "Rochefort"]
[Date "2005.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Marholev, Dimitar"]
[Black "Houard, Yannick"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C06"]
[WhiteElo "2381"]
[BlackElo "1920"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[EventDate "2005.02.16"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2006"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.11.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.11.24"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. Bd3 c5 6. c3 Nc6 7. Ne2 cxd4 8. cxd4
f6 9. exf6 Nxf6 10. Nf3 Bd6 11. O-O Bd7 12. Bf4 Qc7 13. Qd2 O-O 14. Bxd6 Qxd6
15. Bb5 Ng4 16. Ng3 e5 17. Nxe5 Ncxe5 18. dxe5 Nxe5 19. Ne4 Qe6 20. Ng5 Qd6 21.
Bxd7 Nxd7 22. Rfe1 Rae8 23. Ne4 Qe6 24. Nc3 Qf7 25. Qxd5 Qxd5 26. Nxd5 Nc5 27.
Rxe8 Rxe8 28. Ne3 Kf7 29. Rd1 Re7 30. Kf1 a6 31. Rd4 g6 32. Ke2 Ne6 33. Rd2
Nf4+ 34. Kf3 Ne6 35. h4 Kg7 36. g3 Nc5 37. Rd4 Rf7+ 38. Kg2 Re7 39. h5 Rf7 40.
hxg6 hxg6 41. f4 Ne6 42. Rd6 Nc7 43. Ng4 Re7 44. Ne5 Ne6 45. Kf3 Nf8 46. Rb6 g5
47. Nc4 gxf4 48. gxf4 Nd7 49. Rd6 Nf6 50. Na3 1-0

[Event "Jinan 3 Arrows Cup"]
[Site "Jinan"]
[Date "2005.04.14"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Zhu, Chen"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E32"]
[WhiteElo "2494"]
[BlackElo "2158"]
[PlyCount "109"]
[EventDate "2005.04.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "2"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 105 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.05.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.05.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 d6 7. Bg5 Nbd7 8.
e3 b6 9. f3 c5 10. Nh3 Ba6 11. O-O-O h6 12. Bh4 Rc8 13. Kb1 Qc7 14. Bg3 cxd4
15. Qxd4 Ne5 16. c5 Bxf1 17. Rhxf1 Qxc5 18. Qxc5 Rxc5 19. Rxd6 Nc4 20. Rd3 Rd5
21. Rfd1 Nxe3 22. Rxd5 Nfxd5 23. Rd2 Nf1 24. Re2 Nxg3 25. hxg3 Rc8 26. Nf2 Kf8
27. Nd3 Ke7 28. Re4 f6 29. Nf4 Nxf4 30. gxf4 Rc5 31. b4 Rd5 32. Kc2 Kd6 33. Rc4
Kd7 34. Re4 b5 35. Re1 Rd4 36. g3 Kd6 37. Kc3 Kd5 38. Rh1 Rc4+ 39. Kd3 a5 40.
bxa5 Ra4 41. Kc3 Rxa5 42. Kb4 Ra8 43. Kxb5 Rb8+ 44. Ka4 Kc4 45. Rc1+ Kd3 46.
Re1 Ra8+ 47. Kb4 Rb8+ 48. Ka4 Ra8+ 49. Kb3 Rb8+ 50. Ka2 Kc2 51. Re2+ Kc3 52.
Re3+ Kc2 53. Re2+ Kc3 54. Re3+ Kc2 55. Re2+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Jinan 3 Arrows Cup"]
[Site "Jinan"]
[Date "2005.04.14"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Yildiz Kadioglu, Betul Cemre"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2158"]
[BlackElo "2156"]
[PlyCount "0"]
[EventDate "2005.04.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "2"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 105 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.05.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.05.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

 1-0

[Event "Jinan 3 Arrows Cup"]
[Site "Jinan"]
[Date "2005.04.15"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Foudzi, Sitii Zulaikha"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C00"]
[WhiteElo "2158"]
[BlackElo "2158"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "2005.04.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "2"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 105 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.05.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.05.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d3 d5 3. Nd2 Nf6 4. Ngf3 b6 5. g3 dxe4 6. dxe4 Bc5 7. Bg2 Ba6 8. c4
Qd3 9. Qe2 Qxe2+ 10. Kxe2 Nc6 11. a3 O-O-O 12. b4 Nd4+ 13. Nxd4 Bxd4 14. Ra2
Ng4 15. h3 Ne5 16. Rc2 b5 17. c5 Nc4 18. Nb3 Bf6 19. f4 Bb7 20. Bf3 Rd7 21. Rd1
Rxd1 22. Kxd1 Rd8+ 23. Ke2 h6 24. Nd2 Nxd2 25. Bxd2 Rd4 26. c6 Ba6 27. e5 Be7
28. Be3 Rc4 29. Rd2 Rc3 30. Rd7 Bd8 31. Rxf7 Rxa3 32. Bg4 Ra2+ 33. Bd2 Rc2 34.
Bxe6+ Kb8 35. Rf8 1-0

[Event "Jinan 3 Arrows Cup"]
[Site "Jinan"]
[Date "2005.04.15"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Krush, Irina"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B60"]
[WhiteElo "2158"]
[BlackElo "2455"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[EventDate "2005.04.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "2"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 105 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.05.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.05.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bg5 Qb6 7. Nb3 e6 8.
Be2 Be7 9. O-O O-O 10. Qe1 a6 11. Rd1 Qc7 12. f4 b5 13. a3 b4 14. axb4 Nxb4 15.
Qf2 Bb7 16. Bf3 Rac8 17. Kh1 h6 18. Bh4 d5 19. e5 Ne4 20. Bxe4 Bxh4 21. Qxh4
dxe4 22. Nd4 Rfd8 23. Nce2 Qb6 24. c3 Nd3 25. f5 Nxe5 26. fxe6 fxe6 27. Qf4 Nf3
28. gxf3 exf3 29. Nxf3 Rxd1 30. Rxd1 Rf8 31. Qd4 Bxf3+ 0-1

[Event "Jinan 3 Arrows Cup"]
[Site "Jinan"]
[Date "2005.04.16"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Nebolsina, Vera"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A70"]
[WhiteElo "2302"]
[BlackElo "2158"]
[PlyCount "101"]
[EventDate "2005.04.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "2"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 105 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.05.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.05.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 c5 3. d5 e6 4. c4 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. Nc3 g6 7. e4 a6 8. a4 Bg4
9. Qb3 Bxf3 10. Qxb7 Bxg2 11. Bxg2 Nbd7 12. O-O Qb8 13. Qc6 Kd8 14. a5 Ne5 15.
Qa4 Bg7 16. Rd1 Qa7 17. h3 Rb8 18. Be3 Nh5 19. f4 Bh6 20. Ne2 Rxb2 21. Ra2 Qb8
22. Bd2 Rxd2 23. Rdxd2 Nxf4 24. Nxf4 Bxf4 25. Rdb2 Qa7 26. Rb6 Nd7 27. Qc6 Nb8
28. Qb7 Qxb7 29. Rxb7 Nd7 30. Rab2 c4 31. Rc2 Kc8 32. Rb4 Ne5 33. Bf1 Be3+ 34.
Kg2 Bc5 35. Ra4 Kb7 36. Bxc4 Ka7 37. Rb2 f5 38. Be2 f4 39. Rb3 Rc8 40. Ra2 Re8
41. Rab2 Re7 42. Rb8 Rf7 43. R8b3 Be3 44. Bf3 Nc4 45. Ra2 Bc5 46. Kf1 g5 47.
Ke2 Ne5 48. Rab2 Nc4 49. Ra2 Ne5 50. Rab2 Nc4 51. Ra2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Jinan 3 Arrows Cup"]
[Site "Jinan"]
[Date "2005.04.16"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Navabi, Shirin"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C43"]
[WhiteElo "2158"]
[BlackElo "2122"]
[PlyCount "101"]
[EventDate "2005.04.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "2"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 105 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.05.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.05.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. d4 Nxe4 4. Bd3 Nc6 5. Bxe4 d5 6. Bd3 e4 7. Be2 exf3 8.
Bxf3 Be7 9. O-O O-O 10. Be3 Bf6 11. Nc3 Be6 12. Ne2 Bf5 13. Nf4 Be4 14. Bg4 Re8
15. c3 Rb8 16. Qd2 Bg6 17. Rae1 Ne7 18. Nxg6 hxg6 19. Bf4 Kf8 20. Qe3 Nf5 21.
Qxe8+ Qxe8 22. Rxe8+ Rxe8 23. Bxc7 Rc8 24. Bf4 b5 25. Re1 b4 26. Bxf5 gxf5 27.
Bd6+ Kg8 28. Bxb4 Rb8 29. g3 g6 30. Ba3 a5 31. Kg2 Kg7 32. f4 g5 33. Kf3 g4+
34. Ke3 Rh8 35. Re2 Bd8 36. Bd6 f6 37. Kd3 Bb6 38. a4 Kf7 39. b4 Ra8 40. Re7+
Kg6 41. Rb7 axb4 42. Rxb6 bxc3 43. Rb4 c2 44. Kxc2 Rh8 45. Rb3 Rxh2+ 46. Kc3
Ra2 47. Kb4 Rd2 48. Bc5 Rc2 49. a5 Rc4+ 50. Kb5 Rc1 51. a6 1-0

[Event "Jinan 3 Arrows Cup"]
[Site "Jinan"]
[Date "2005.04.18"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Maslikova, Veronika"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "2176"]
[BlackElo "2158"]
[PlyCount "0"]
[EventDate "2005.04.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "2"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 105 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.05.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.05.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

 0-1

[Event "Jinan 3 Arrows Cup"]
[Site "Jinan"]
[Date "2005.04.18"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Zatonskih, Anna"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "2158"]
[BlackElo "2435"]
[PlyCount "0"]
[EventDate "2005.04.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "2"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 105 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.05.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.05.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

 0-1

[Event "Jinan 3 Arrows Cup"]
[Site "Jinan"]
[Date "2005.04.18"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Schneider, Veronika"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "2241"]
[BlackElo "2158"]
[PlyCount "0"]
[EventDate "2005.04.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "2"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 105 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.05.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.05.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

 0-1

[Event "Jinan 3 Arrows Cup"]
[Site "Jinan"]
[Date "2005.04.19"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Skripchenko, Almira"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B30"]
[WhiteElo "2453"]
[BlackElo "2158"]
[PlyCount "114"]
[EventDate "2005.04.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "2"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 105 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.05.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.05.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nd4 4. Bc4 a6 5. Nf3 e6 6. d3 b5 7. Bb3 Nxb3 8. axb3
Bb7 9. O-O d6 10. Ng5 h6 11. Nh3 Nf6 12. f4 Be7 13. Qe1 O-O 14. Qg3 Nh5 15. Qf3
Nf6 16. Nf2 Qc7 17. Qg3 Kh8 18. Qh3 Nh7 19. f5 exf5 20. Qxf5 Nf6 21. Qh3 Qd7
22. Qg3 Nh7 23. Nh3 b4 24. Nd5 Bxd5 25. exd5 Qb7 26. Qf3 Bf6 27. Rb1 Rae8 28.
Bd2 Re5 29. Bf4 Rf5 30. g4 Bd4+ 31. Kg2 Rf6 32. Qe4 Rg6 33. Bg3 Nf6 34. Rxf6
Rxf6 35. Nf4 Qd7 36. Nh5 Rg6 37. h3 f5 38. Qf3 Kh7 39. Rf1 Rg5 40. Bh4 fxg4 41.
Qe4+ g6 42. Rxf8 gxh3+ 43. Kf1 Rxh5 44. Bg3 h2 45. Bxh2 Rxh2 46. Qe6 Rh1+ 47.
Ke2 Qxe6+ 48. dxe6 Rh3 49. c3 bxc3 50. bxc3 Re3+ 51. Kd2 Bg7 52. Re8 Re5 53. d4
cxd4 54. cxd4 Re4 55. d5 Rd4+ 56. Kc2 Rxd5 57. e7 Re5 0-1

[Event "Jinan 3 Arrows Cup"]
[Site "Jinan"]
[Date "2005.04.19"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Andriasian, Siranush"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B92"]
[WhiteElo "2158"]
[BlackElo "2263"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "2005.04.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "2"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 105 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.05.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.05.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be2 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. Be3
Be7 9. Nd5 Nbd7 10. Qd3 Bxd5 11. exd5 Rc8 12. O-O O-O 13. c4 b6 14. f3 Nc5 15.
Qd2 Nfd7 16. f4 Bf6 17. fxe5 Bxe5 18. Nd4 Qh4 19. Nf3 Qe4 20. Rae1 Rce8 21. b4
Bc3 22. Qxc3 Na4 23. Qb3 Qxe3+ 24. Rf2 Qxb3 25. axb3 Nc3 26. Bd3 Rxe1+ 27. Nxe1
Ne5 28. Rc2 Nd1 29. Be2 Ne3 30. Ra2 Ra8 31. Nd3 Nxd3 32. Bxd3 g6 33. h3 a5 34.
Kf2 Nd1+ 35. Kf3 Nc3 36. Ra1 Rb8 37. bxa5 bxa5 38. Bc2 a4 39. bxa4 Rb4 40. Ke3
Rxc4 41. Kd3 Rc7 42. Bb3 f5 43. Rc1 Nb5 44. Rc6 1-0

[Event "Jinan Torch Cup"]
[Site "Jinan"]
[Date "2005.04.20"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Tian, Tian"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B13"]
[WhiteElo "2158"]
[BlackElo "2303"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "2005.04.20"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 106 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. c3 Nf6 5. Bd3 Nc6 6. Bf4 Bg4 7. Qb3 Qd7 8.
Nd2 e6 9. Ngf3 Bxf3 10. Nxf3 Bd6 11. Bxd6 Qxd6 12. O-O O-O 13. Rae1 a6 14. Ne5
Nd7 15. f4 b5 16. Re3 g6 17. a3 Ncxe5 18. fxe5 Qe7 19. Qd1 f5 20. exf6 Rxf6 21.
Rxf6 Nxf6 22. Qe1 Re8 23. Qg3 Nh5 24. Qe5 Qf6 25. g3 Qxe5 26. Rxe5 Kf7 27. Be2
Nf6 28. Bf3 Rb8 29. Kf2 a5 30. Ke1 b4 31. axb4 axb4 32. Kd2 bxc3+ 33. Kxc3 Rc8+
34. Kd3 Rb8 35. Kc3 Rc8+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Jinan Torch Cup"]
[Site "Jinan"]
[Date "2005.04.21"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Kuang, Yinghui"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B20"]
[WhiteElo "2282"]
[BlackElo "2158"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "2005.04.20"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 106 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. d3 Nc6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. f4 d6 6. Nf3 e6 7. O-O Nge7 8. c3 O-O
9. Be3 Rb8 10. d4 cxd4 11. cxd4 b6 12. Nc3 Ba6 13. Re1 Rc8 14. Bf2 d5 15. e5
Na5 16. Nd2 Qd7 17. Qf3 f6 18. exf6 Bxf6 19. Qg4 Nf5 20. Rxe6 Bb7 21. Ree1 Qg7
22. Nf3 Nxd4 23. Nxd4 Bxd4 24. Bxd4 Qxd4+ 25. Kh1 Qg7 26. Nxd5 Rce8 27. b4 Nc4
28. Qh4 Kh8 29. Rac1 Nd6 30. Rxe8 Rxe8 31. Qf6 Qxf6 32. Nxf6 Bxg2+ 33. Kxg2 Re6
34. Ng4 Re2+ 35. Kf3 Rxa2 36. Rd1 Ra3+ 37. Kg2 Ra2+ 38. Kf3 Ra3+ 39. Kg2
1/2-1/2

[Event "Jinan Torch Cup"]
[Site "Jinan"]
[Date "2005.04.22"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Xu, Yuanyuan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B13"]
[WhiteElo "2158"]
[BlackElo "2418"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "2005.04.20"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 106 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. Bd3 Nc6 5. c3 Nf6 6. Bg5 Bg4 7. Ne2 e6 8. Qc2
Bxe2 9. Qxe2 Bd6 10. Nd2 Qc7 11. Nf3 h6 12. Bh4 Nh5 13. Bg3 Nf4 14. Bxf4 Bxf4
15. O-O O-O 16. Rae1 Rab8 17. Kh1 Rfc8 18. Ne5 b5 19. Nxc6 Qxc6 20. Qg4 Qc7 21.
g3 Bd6 22. f4 Re8 23. f5 e5 24. dxe5 Rxe5 25. Rxe5 Bxe5 26. f6 g6 27. Bxg6 fxg6
28. Qxg6+ Kh8 29. Rf5 Bxf6 30. Qxh6+ Qh7 31. Qxf6+ 1-0

[Event "Jinan Torch Cup"]
[Site "Jinan"]
[Date "2005.04.23"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Nebolsina, Vera"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A75"]
[WhiteElo "2302"]
[BlackElo "2158"]
[PlyCount "92"]
[EventDate "2005.04.20"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 106 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 c5 3. d5 e6 4. c4 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. Nc3 g6 7. e4 a6 8. a4 Bg4
9. Be2 Bxf3 10. Bxf3 Bg7 11. Bf4 Qe7 12. O-O Nbd7 13. Re1 O-O 14. a5 Ne8 15.
Qd2 Rb8 16. Be2 Nc7 17. Bg5 Qe8 18. Bf1 b5 19. axb6 Rxb6 20. Na4 Rb4 21. Qc2
Nb6 22. Nc3 Qe5 23. Be3 Nc4 24. Bxc4 Rxc4 25. Qd2 Qe7 26. Bf4 Qd7 27. Qd3 Rb4
28. Qg3 Rd8 29. Re2 Nb5 30. Nxb5 Qxb5 31. Rae1 Rxb2 32. Rxb2 Qxb2 33. Bxd6 Qb4
34. Rd1 Qxe4 35. h3 Bd4 36. Qb3 Qf5 37. Rc1 Qxf2+ 38. Kh2 Qe3 39. Qxe3 Bxe3 40.
Bc7 Rxd5 41. Ra1 Rd7 42. Bb6 Rd6 43. Rxa6 Kg7 44. Ra3 Bf4+ 45. g3 Bxg3+ 46.
Kxg3 Rxb6 0-1

[Event "Jinan Torch Cup"]
[Site "Jinan"]
[Date "2005.04.24"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Sun, Yinan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B76"]
[WhiteElo "2158"]
[BlackElo "2171"]
[PlyCount "141"]
[EventDate "2005.04.20"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 106 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 O-O 8. Qd2
Nc6 9. g4 Nxd4 10. Bxd4 Be6 11. O-O-O Qa5 12. Kb1 Rfc8 13. a3 Rab8 14. Be2 b5
15. Nd5 Qxd2 16. Rxd2 Bxd5 17. exd5 b4 18. g5 Nxd5 19. Bxg7 Nc3+ 20. Bxc3 bxc3
21. Rdd1 Rxb2+ 22. Ka1 Rxc2 23. Rhe1 Rc5 24. Rc1 Rd2 25. Bf1 e6 26. Re3 d5 27.
h4 d4 28. Rd3 e5 29. Rxd2 cxd2 30. Rb1 Rc3 31. Be2 Rxa3+ 32. Kb2 Re3 33. Bd1
Rc3 34. Ra1 Rc7 35. Bb3 Kg7 36. Rd1 f5 37. Rxd2 h6 38. f4 hxg5 39. hxg5 exf4
40. Rxd4 Re7 41. Rxf4 Re2+ 42. Kc3 Re3+ 43. Kb4 a5+ 44. Ka4 Rg3 45. Rd4 Rxg5
46. Kxa5 f4+ 47. Kb4 Rf5 48. Bc2 Rf6 49. Kc3 Kh6 50. Kd2 Kg5 51. Ke2 Kh4 52.
Rd1 f3+ 53. Kf2 Kg4 54. Be4 Rf4 55. Rg1+ Kh4 56. Bxf3 Rf6 57. Rg2 Rb6 58. Rg4+
Kh3 59. Rg1 Kh4 60. Ke3 Re6+ 61. Kf4 Rf6+ 62. Ke4 Re6+ 63. Kd5 Rf6 64. Be4 g5
65. Ke5 Rf2 66. Bf5 Rb2 67. Rg4+ Kh5 68. Rg3 Rb5+ 69. Kf6 Rb6+ 70. Be6 g4 71.
Rg1 1-0

[Event "Jinan Torch Cup"]
[Site "Jinan"]
[Date "2005.04.25"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Yu, Ting"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B57"]
[WhiteElo "2228"]
[BlackElo "2158"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "2005.04.20"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 106 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bc4 Qb6 7. Nb3 e6 8. a4
Be7 9. a5 Qc7 10. O-O O-O 11. f4 d5 12. Bd3 dxe4 13. Nxe4 Nb4 14. Nxf6+ Bxf6
15. Be4 Qc4 16. Qf3 Bd7 17. Bd2 Bxb2 18. Rab1 Bf6 19. Bxb4 Qxb4 20. Bxb7 Rab8
21. Be4 Ba4 22. Kh1 g6 23. Rfd1 Rfc8 24. a6 Rc3 25. Qe2 Rbc8 26. h3 Bb5 27. Qe1
Bxa6 28. Nd4 Qc5 29. Nf3 Re3 30. Qb4 Qxb4 31. Rxb4 Bc3 32. Bb7 Rb8 33. Re4 Rxe4
34. Bxe4 Rb4 35. Bd3 Bb7 36. Be2 Bd5 37. Rd3 Bb2 38. Ne5 Rxf4 39. Nf3 a5 0-1

[Event "CHN-chT Torch Real Estate Cup"]
[Site "Wuxi"]
[Date "2005.05.08"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Xu, Yuhua"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B92"]
[WhiteElo "2158"]
[BlackElo "2478"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "2005.05.08"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 106 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be2 e5 7. Nb3 Be7 8. Be3
Be6 9. Nd5 Nbd7 10. Qd3 Bxd5 11. exd5 O-O 12. O-O Rc8 13. c4 a5 14. Nd2 Nc5 15.
Qf5 Nfd7 16. b3 g6 17. Qh3 Bg5 18. a3 f5 19. Rab1 Kh8 20. b4 axb4 21. axb4 Na4
22. Bd1 Ra8 23. Ra1 b5 24. cxb5 f4 25. Rxa4 Rxa4 26. Bxa4 fxe3 27. fxe3 Nf6 28.
Qf3 Bh6 29. Qh3 Bg5 30. Qg3 Bh6 31. Qh3 Bg5 32. Qg3 Bh6 33. Qh3 1/2-1/2

[Event "CHN-chT Torch Real Estate Cup"]
[Site "Wuxi"]
[Date "2005.05.11"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Peng, Zhaoqin"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A43"]
[WhiteElo "2392"]
[BlackElo "2158"]
[PlyCount "94"]
[EventDate "2005.05.08"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 106 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 c5 3. d5 e6 4. Nc3 d6 5. e4 Be7 6. Bb5+ Bd7 7. dxe6 fxe6 8. e5
dxe5 9. Nxe5 Bxb5 10. Qxd8+ Bxd8 11. Nxb5 O-O 12. a4 Na6 13. c3 Nd5 14. Ke2 Bf6
15. Nc4 Nb8 16. a5 Nc6 17. Be3 Be7 18. g3 Rad8 19. h4 a6 20. Nba3 Rf5 21. Nc2
h5 22. Rad1 Rdf8 23. Rhf1 Kh7 24. f4 Rd8 25. Bg1 Rff8 26. Bf2 Kg6 27. Kf3 e5
28. N2e3 Nxe3 29. Bxe3 Kf5 30. Rfe1 e4+ 31. Kg2 Rd3 32. Rxd3 exd3 33. Kf3 Rd8
34. Bd2 g6 35. Ne5 Nxa5 36. c4 Nb3 37. Bc3 Nd4+ 38. Bxd4 Rxd4 39. b3 Bf6 40.
Nf7 Bg7 41. Rd1 b5 42. Rd2 Rd7 43. Ng5 Bc3 44. Rd1 d2 45. Ke3 b4 46. Nf3 Re7+
47. Kf2 Re1 0-1

[Event "CHN-chT Torch Real Estate Cup"]
[Site "Wuxi"]
[Date "2005.05.12"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Wang, Pin"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B67"]
[WhiteElo "2393"]
[BlackElo "2158"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[EventDate "2005.05.08"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 106 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bg5 e6 7. Qd2 a6 8.
O-O-O Bd7 9. f4 b5 10. Bxf6 gxf6 11. Nxc6 Bxc6 12. Qe1 Ra7 13. Bd3 Qb6 14. Kb1
a5 15. Qh4 Be7 16. f5 b4 17. Ne2 e5 18. Bc4 Rc7 19. Bd5 Bxd5 20. Rxd5 a4 21.
Qg3 Kd7 22. Qd3 Rb8 23. Rd1 Rc6 24. g4 h6 25. h3 Rc7 26. Rc1 Rc6 27. Rd1 Rc7
28. Rc1 Rc6 1/2-1/2

[Event "CHN-chT Torch Real Estate Cup"]
[Site "Wuxi"]
[Date "2005.05.13"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Yang, Ning"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B17"]
[WhiteElo "2158"]
[BlackElo "2164"]
[PlyCount "135"]
[EventDate "2005.05.08"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 106 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nd7 5. Nf3 Ngf6 6. Nxf6+ Nxf6 7. Bc4 e6
8. O-O Be7 9. Ne5 O-O 10. Bf4 c5 11. dxc5 Qxd1 12. Raxd1 Bxc5 13. a3 a6 14. b4
Be7 15. Bb3 a5 16. c3 axb4 17. axb4 Ra3 18. Rb1 Ne4 19. Nc4 Ra8 20. Rfc1 g5 21.
Be3 Bf6 22. Bd4 Bxd4 23. cxd4 b5 24. Na5 Rd8 25. Nc6 Re8 26. Rb2 Bb7 27. Na5
Rac8 28. Rbc2 Rxc2 29. Bxc2 Nd6 30. Bd3 Rc8 31. Rc5 Bd5 32. Rxc8+ Nxc8 33. Bxb5
Nb6 34. f3 Kf8 35. Kf2 Ke7 36. Bd3 h6 37. Ke3 Ba8 38. Kd2 Bd5 39. b5 Kd6 40.
Kc3 f5 41. Nb3 h5 42. Nc5 h4 43. h3 Nc8 44. Kb4 Nb6 45. Na4 Kc7 46. Nc3 Bb7 47.
Ka5 Ba8 48. Na2 Bd5 49. Nb4 Kb7 50. Na6 Nc8 51. Nc5+ Ka7 52. Nd7 Kb7 53. Nf6
Ne7 54. Kb4 Kb6 55. Nd7+ Kc7 56. Ne5 Kb6 57. Nc4+ Kc7 58. Kc5 g4 59. b6+ Kd7
60. Ne5+ Kc8 61. hxg4 fxg4 62. Nxg4 Kb7 63. Ne5 Nc8 64. Nd7 Ne7 65. Nf6 h3 66.
gxh3 Bxf3 67. Be4+ Bxe4 68. Nxe4 1-0

[Event "CHN-chT Torch Real Estate Cup"]
[Site "Wuxi"]
[Date "2005.05.14"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Wang, Doudou"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E11"]
[WhiteElo "2143"]
[BlackElo "2158"]
[PlyCount "106"]
[EventDate "2005.05.08"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 106 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Bb4+ 4. Bd2 c5 5. Bxb4 cxb4 6. Qd3 d6 7. g3 O-O 8.
Bg2 Nc6 9. O-O e5 10. e4 Bg4 11. Nbd2 Nd7 12. dxe5 dxe5 13. h3 Bxf3 14. Nxf3
Nc5 15. Qe3 Ne6 16. Rfd1 Qc7 17. Rac1 b6 18. Bf1 Ncd4 19. h4 Rad8 20. b3 Nxf3+
21. Qxf3 Nd4 22. Qe3 Qc6 23. Bg2 Rd6 24. f4 Qc5 25. Kh2 Rfd8 26. Rf1 Nc6 27.
Qxc5 bxc5 28. Rf2 f6 29. Rcc2 Rd3 30. Bh3 Kf7 31. Rb2 Ke7 32. h5 g6 33. Bf1 Re3
34. hxg6 hxg6 35. Rbd2 Rxd2 36. Rxd2 Nd4 37. Kg2 exf4 38. gxf4 Rxe4 39. Kg3
Nf5+ 40. Kf3 Re6 41. Rd5 Ne3 42. Rxc5 Nxf1 43. Rc7+ Kd6 44. Rxa7 Nd2+ 45. Kf2
Kc5 46. Rb7 Ra6 47. Ke3 Rxa2 48. Rb5+ Kc6 49. Rxb4 Rb2 50. Ra4 Nf1+ 51. Ke4
Rxb3 52. Ra1 Ng3+ 53. Kd4 Nf5+ 0-1

[Event "Torch Cup"]
[Site "Xiapu"]
[Date "2005.06.21"]
[Round "14"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Sun, Xinyue"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B82"]
[WhiteElo "2158"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "2005.06.21"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "19"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 106 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f4 e6 7. Qf3 Qc7 8. g4
b5 9. g5 Nfd7 10. Bd3 Bb7 11. Be3 Nc6 12. O-O-O Nb4 13. Kb1 Rc8 14. Qh3 Nc5 15.
g6 Nbxd3 16. gxf7+ Qxf7 17. cxd3 b4 18. Nce2 g6 19. Nf3 Be7 20. Bd4 Rg8 21.
Rhf1 Rc6 22. Ka1 Kd8 23. Rc1 Bf6 24. e5 Be7 25. exd6 Bxd6 26. Ng5 Qf5 27. Qxf5
gxf5 28. Bxc5 Rxg5 29. Bxd6 Rg2 30. Rxc6 1-0

[Event "Torch Cup"]
[Site "Xiapu"]
[Date "2005.06.23"]
[Round "16"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Zhang, Xiaowen"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C18"]
[WhiteElo "2158"]
[BlackElo "2191"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "2005.06.21"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "19"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 106 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 Qa5 7. Bd2 Ne7 8. Qg4
Kf8 9. a4 Nbc6 10. Nf3 Qb6 11. dxc5 Qc7 12. Be2 Nxe5 13. Nxe5 Qxe5 14. O-O Bd7
15. Bb5 Nc6 16. Rae1 h5 17. Qf3 Qf6 18. Qg3 Qd8 19. Qd6+ Kg8 20. Bf4 a6 21. Bd3
Be8 22. Rb1 Qxd6 23. Bxd6 Nd8 24. a5 Bc6 25. f4 f6 26. Rfe1 Kf7 27. c4 h4 28.
h3 Rc8 29. Rbd1 Rh5 30. Be2 Rh6 31. f5 d4 32. Rxd4 exf5 33. Bd3 Ne6 34. Bxf5
Nxd4 35. Bxc8 Rg6 36. Bg4 Nf3+ 37. gxf3 f5 38. Re7+ Kg8 39. Re3 fxg4 40. hxg4
Rf6 41. f4 Bd7 42. f5 g6 43. Be5 Rc6 44. Rd3 Be8 45. Rd8 Kf7 46. Bd6 1-0

[Event "Torch Cup"]
[Site "Xiapu"]
[Date "2005.06.24"]
[Round "17"]
[White "Gu, Xiaobing"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B54"]
[WhiteElo "2331"]
[BlackElo "2158"]
[PlyCount "24"]
[EventDate "2005.06.21"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "19"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 106 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e6 6. e4 d6 7. Be3 Be7 8. Be2
O-O 9. O-O a6 10. Qd2 Bd7 11. f3 Rb8 12. a4 Kh8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Torch Cup"]
[Site "Xiapu"]
[Date "2005.06.25"]
[Round "18"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Wang, Xinyue"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C88"]
[WhiteElo "2158"]
[BlackElo "1978"]
[PlyCount "144"]
[EventDate "2005.06.21"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "19"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 106 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. a4
b4 9. a5 O-O 10. d3 Be6 11. Nbd2 Na7 12. d4 Bxb3 13. Nxb3 Nd7 14. Qe2 Nb5 15.
dxe5 dxe5 16. Be3 Bd6 17. Rad1 Qe7 18. Qc4 Kh8 19. Qc6 f6 20. Nfd2 Qe6 21. c4
bxc3 22. bxc3 Na3 23. Rc1 f5 24. exf5 Qxf5 25. Ne4 Nf6 26. Nbd2 Qd7 27. Qxd7
Nxd7 28. c4 Bb4 29. Red1 Nf6 30. Nxf6 gxf6 31. Ne4 f5 32. Bc5 Bxc5 33. Nxc5
Rfd8 34. Nd7 e4 35. Rc3 Rab8 36. Rxa3 Rxd7 37. Rf1 Rb4 38. f3 Rxc4 39. fxe4
fxe4 40. Rg3 Rd8 41. h3 Rcd4 42. Rf7 R4d7 43. Rf6 Rd1+ 44. Kh2 R1d6 45. Rf7
R6d7 46. Rf6 Re7 47. Re3 Rd3 48. Re2 Rd6 49. Rf4 Rd4 50. Rf6 Rd6 51. Rf4 Rde6
52. Re3 c5 53. Kg3 Kg7 54. Rf5 c4 55. Rc5 Re5 56. Rxc4 Rxa5 57. Rcxe4 Rg5+ 58.
Kh2 Rxe4 59. Rxe4 Kf6 60. g4 Re5 61. Rc4 a5 62. Kg2 h6 63. Kf3 h5 64. Kf4 hxg4
65. hxg4 Rb5 66. Rc6+ Kg7 67. Ra6 Kf7 68. g5 Rb1 69. Ra7+ Kg6 70. Ra6+ Kf7 71.
Rxa5 Rf1+ 72. Kg3 Kg6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Torch Cup"]
[Site "Xiapu"]
[Date "2005.06.26"]
[Round "19"]
[White "He, Jingyang"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B66"]
[BlackElo "2158"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[EventDate "2005.06.21"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "19"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 106 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bg5 e6 7. Qd2 a6 8. f4
h6 9. Nxc6 bxc6 10. Bh4 Nxe4 11. Nxe4 Qxh4+ 12. g3 Qd8 13. Bg2 d5 14. Nf2 Be7
15. O-O O-O 16. Kh1 Qb6 17. c3 a5 18. Rfe1 Ba6 19. Ng4 Rad8 20. Rad1 Bc5 21.
Ne5 Bf2 22. Ng4 Bxe1 23. Rxe1 c5 24. Qf2 d4 25. f5 exf5 26. Qxf5 Bc8 27. Qf4
Bxg4 28. Qxg4 Qxb2 29. Qf5 Qxc3 30. Rf1 d3 31. Bd5 Qf6 32. Qh3 Qe5 33. Bb3 c4
0-1

[Event "CHN-FRA m 2nd"]
[Site "Shenzhen"]
[Date "2005.06.28"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Vachier Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B63"]
[WhiteElo "2525"]
[BlackElo "2158"]
[PlyCount "123"]
[EventDate "2005.06.28"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "8"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 107 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.09.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.09.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bg5 e6 7. Qd2 Be7 8.
O-O-O Nxd4 9. Qxd4 O-O 10. f3 a6 11. g4 b5 12. h4 Qa5 13. Kb1 b4 14. Ne2 e5 15.
Qf2 Be6 16. Nc1 Qc7 17. Be3 a5 18. h5 a4 19. g5 Nd7 20. Bh3 a3 21. b3 Qc3 22.
Nd3 Nc5 23. Qd2 Qxd2 24. Rxd2 Nxd3 25. Rxd3 Rad8 26. Bb6 Rd7 27. Bxe6 fxe6 28.
Bc5 d5 29. Bxe7 Rxe7 30. exd5 exd5 31. Rxd5 Rxf3 32. Rb5 Rf4 33. g6 Re8 34. Re1
Rh4 35. Kc1 Rxh5 36. gxh7+ Kxh7 37. Rxb4 Re6 38. Ra4 Kg6 39. Rxa3 e4 40. Ra4
Rhe5 41. Kd2 e3+ 42. Kd3 Kf5 43. Rf1+ Kg5 44. Rd4 e2 45. Re1 Kf5 46. c4 Re3+
47. Kd2 g5 48. Rd3 R3e4 49. Rf3+ Kg4 50. Rf2 Rd6+ 51. Kc2 Rd8 52. Rfxe2 Rxe2+
53. Rxe2 Kf3 54. Re7 g4 55. Rf7+ Ke2 56. Rg7 Rd2+ 57. Kc3 Rd3+ 58. Kb4 g3 59.
c5 Kf2 60. c6 Rd1 61. c7 Rc1 62. Kb5 1-0

[Event "CHN-FRA m 2nd"]
[Site "Shenzhen"]
[Date "2005.06.29"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Fontaine, Robert"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2158"]
[BlackElo "2539"]
[PlyCount "134"]
[EventDate "2005.06.28"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "8"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 107 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.09.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.09.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. O-O Nd4 6. Nxd4 Bxd4 7. c3 Bb6 8.
d4 O-O 9. Bg5 h6 10. Bh4 d6 11. dxe5 dxe5 12. Nd2 c6 13. Be2 Qe7 14. Nc4 Bc7
15. Qc2 Be6 16. Ne3 Bb6 17. Nf5 Bxf5 18. exf5 Rad8 19. Rae1 Rd7 20. Bc4 Rfd8
21. Re2 Bc7 22. h3 Qd6 23. Rfe1 e4 24. g3 b5 25. Bb3 Bb6 26. Kg2 e3 27. fxe3
Qe5 28. Bxf6 gxf6 29. Rf2 Rd3 30. Qe2 Rxe3 31. Qg4+ Kf8 32. Rfe2 Rdd3 33. Rxe3
Rxe3 34. Rxe3 Qxe3 35. Qf4 Qg1+ 36. Kf3 Qf1+ 37. Kg4 Qe2+ 38. Kh4 Be3 39. Bd1
Qd2 40. Qf3 Bf2 41. Qg4 Qxb2 42. Qf4 Qxa2 43. Qxh6+ Ke7 44. Qf4 Bb6 45. Bf3 Qc4
46. Qxc4 bxc4 47. Be2 Ba5 48. Bxc4 Bxc3 49. Kg4 a5 50. h4 a4 51. Kf3 Kd6 52. h5
Bd2 53. Ke2 Bg5 54. Bxf7 Ke5 55. Kd3 Kxf5 56. Be8 a3 57. Kc2 c5 58. Kb3 Bc1 59.
Bd7+ Ke4 60. Be6 Kd4 61. Kc2 Be3 62. Kb3 c4+ 63. Kxa3 Kd3 64. Kb4 c3 65. Kb3
Bd2 66. Bf5+ Kd4 67. g4 Ke5 1/2-1/2

[Event "CHN-FRA m 2nd"]
[Site "Shenzhen"]
[Date "2005.06.30"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Le Roux, Jean Pierre"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A70"]
[WhiteElo "2466"]
[BlackElo "2158"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[EventDate "2005.06.28"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "8"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 107 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.09.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.09.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c5 4. d5 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. e4 g6 7. h3 Bg7 8. Bd3
O-O 9. O-O Re8 10. Nc3 c4 11. Bc2 Na6 12. Bf4 Nc5 13. Re1 b5 14. Nxb5 Nfxe4 15.
Bxe4 Nxe4 16. Qc2 Ba6 17. a4 f5 18. Qxc4 Bxb2 19. Rab1 Bg7 20. Nfd4 Qh4 21.
Rxe4 Rxe4 22. Qc6 Rae8 23. Ne6 Bxb5 24. axb5 R8xe6 25. dxe6 Qxf4 26. Qe8+ 1-0

[Event "CHN-FRA m 2nd"]
[Site "Shenzhen"]
[Date "2005.07.01"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Benmesbah, Natacha"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B76"]
[WhiteElo "2158"]
[BlackElo "2113"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "2005.06.28"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "8"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 107 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.09.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.09.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 O-O 8. Qd2
Nc6 9. g4 Nxd4 10. Bxd4 Be6 11. O-O-O Qa5 12. a3 Rfc8 13. h4 Rab8 14. Nd5 Qxd2+
15. Rxd2 Bxd5 16. exd5 a6 17. Be2 Nd7 18. f4 Nc5 19. Rh3 b5 20. Bxg7 Kxg7 21.
Rd4 Rc7 22. Kd2 Rbc8 23. Rc3 Na4 24. Rxc7 Rxc7 25. c4 Nc5 26. Kc2 Nd7 27. b4
bxc4 28. Rxc4 Ra7 29. Rc6 a5 30. b5 Nc5 31. Kc3 Rb7 32. Kd4 Kf6 33. Bc4 h5 34.
gxh5 gxh5 35. Be2 Kf5 36. Ke3 Na4 37. Bd1 Nc5 38. Be2 a4 39. b6 Nd7 40. Rc7
Rxb6 41. Rxd7 Rb3+ 42. Kd4 Kxf4 43. Rxe7 Rxa3 44. Rxf7+ Kg3 45. Bxh5 Kxh4 46.
Bd1 Ra1 47. Bc2 1-0

[Event "CHN-FRA m 2nd"]
[Site "Shenzhen"]
[Date "2005.07.02"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Vachier Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B42"]
[WhiteElo "2158"]
[BlackElo "2525"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "2005.06.28"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "8"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 107 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.09.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.09.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Bd3 Bc5 6. Nb3 Be7 7. c4 d6 8. Nc3
Nf6 9. O-O Nbd7 10. f4 b6 11. Bd2 Bb7 12. Qf3 O-O 13. Rae1 b5 14. cxb5 axb5 15.
a3 Nc5 16. Nxc5 dxc5 17. Rd1 b4 18. axb4 cxb4 19. Ne2 Ra2 20. Bc1 Qa8 21. Ng3
h5 22. Rde1 Rd8 23. Bc4 Ra5 24. f5 h4 25. Nh5 Rxf5 26. Nxf6+ Bxf6 27. Qg4 Rxf1+
28. Rxf1 Qa7+ 29. Kh1 Qd4 30. b3 Qxe4 31. Qh3 Qc2 32. Be3 Rd1 33. Rg1 Qb1 34.
Qg4 Rxg1+ 35. Bxg1 h3 0-1

[Event "CHN-FRA m 2nd"]
[Site "Shenzhen"]
[Date "2005.07.03"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Fontaine, Robert"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B52"]
[WhiteElo "2158"]
[BlackElo "2539"]
[PlyCount "126"]
[EventDate "2005.06.28"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "8"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 107 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.09.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.09.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Bd7 4. Bxd7+ Qxd7 5. O-O Nf6 6. e5 dxe5 7. Nxe5 Qc7
8. d4 cxd4 9. Bf4 Qd8 10. c3 d3 11. Qa4+ Nc6 12. Na3 Qc8 13. Rad1 e6 14. Rxd3
Be7 15. Bg5 Qc7 16. Bxf6 gxf6 17. Nxc6 Qxc6 18. Qxc6+ bxc6 19. Nc4 Rd8 20. Rfd1
Rd5 21. Ne3 Rxd3 22. Rxd3 Bc5 23. Nc4 Ke7 24. Kf1 e5 25. b4 Bb6 26. Rd6 Rc8 27.
g4 Bd8 28. Ke2 a5 29. Rd3 Ra8 30. a3 Bc7 31. Kf3 Ke6 32. Ke4 h5 33. h3 hxg4 34.
hxg4 Rh8 35. Ne3 Rh4 36. Kf3 Rh1 37. Rd1 Rxd1 38. Nxd1 f5 39. gxf5+ Kxf5 40.
Ne3+ Ke6 41. Ke4 axb4 42. cxb4 Bd6 43. Nf5 Bf8 44. f3 f6 45. Ne3 Be7 46. Kd3 f5
47. Kc4 Bg5 48. Nc2 Be7 49. a4 Kd7 50. a5 Kc7 51. Ne3 e4 52. fxe4 fxe4 53. Nc2
Bf6 54. Ne3 Be7 55. Nc2 Bf6 56. Kb3 Bg5 57. Nd4 Be7 58. Kc4 e3 59. Ne6+ Kb7 60.
Nf4 Ka6 61. Ne2 c5 62. bxc5 Bxc5 63. Kxc5 Kxa5 1/2-1/2

[Event "CHN-FRA m 2nd"]
[Site "Shenzhen"]
[Date "2005.07.04"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Le Roux, Jean Pierre"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B06"]
[WhiteElo "2158"]
[BlackElo "2466"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[EventDate "2005.06.28"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "8"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 107 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.09.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.09.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nc3 d6 4. Be3 a6 5. Nf3 b5 6. Bd3 Bb7 7. O-O Nd7 8. a4 b4
9. Ne2 Ngf6 10. Ng3 O-O 11. Qd2 c5 12. Bh6 Rc8 13. Bxg7 Kxg7 14. e5 dxe5 15.
dxe5 Bxf3 16. exf6+ Nxf6 17. Qg5 Bb7 18. Rad1 Qc7 19. Rfe1 e6 20. b3 Rfd8 21.
Qc1 Rd4 22. f3 Rcd8 23. Nf1 Nd5 24. Qg5 h6 25. Qg3 Qxg3 26. hxg3 Nc3 27. Ra1
Nd5 28. Re5 Kf6 29. Rae1 Rc8 30. Nd2 Nb6 31. R5e2 Rcd8 32. Re3 a5 33. Kf2 R8d6
34. g4 Kg7 35. g3 Rd8 36. Re5 Bd5 37. f4 Nd7 38. R5e2 Nf6 39. g5 hxg5 40. fxg5
Ng4+ 41. Kg1 Rh8 42. Ne4 Ne5 43. Nxc5 Rh1+ 0-1

[Event "CHN-FRA m 2nd"]
[Site "Shenzhen"]
[Date "2005.07.05"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Benmesbah, Natacha"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C01"]
[WhiteElo "2113"]
[BlackElo "2158"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[EventDate "2005.06.28"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "8"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 107 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.09.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.09.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. exd5 exd5 5. Bd3 Ne7 6. Qf3 Nbc6 7. Nge2 Be6 8.
Qg3 O-O 9. Bh6 Ng6 10. Bg5 Qd7 11. O-O-O Bd6 12. Qe3 Rae8 13. Qd2 Nb4 14. h4
Nxd3+ 15. Qxd3 Bf5 16. Qd2 f6 17. Be3 Ne7 18. Bf4 b5 19. f3 b4 20. Nb1 Qa4 21.
g4 Bd7 22. Bxd6 cxd6 23. a3 bxa3 24. Nxa3 Rb8 25. Nc3 Qb4 26. Rde1 Qxb2+ 27.
Kd1 Qxa3 28. Rxe7 Qa1+ 29. Qc1 Qxc3 30. Rxd7 Qxf3+ 31. Kd2 Qf4+ 32. Kd3 Qe4+
0-1

[Event "Agneaux St Lo op"]
[Site "Agneaux"]
[Date "2005.07.09"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Joseff, T."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C61"]
[WhiteElo "2158"]
[PlyCount "119"]
[EventDate "2005.07.08"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 107 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.09.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.09.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nd4 4. Nxd4 exd4 5. O-O c6 6. Bc4 d5 7. exd5 cxd5 8.
Re1+ Be7 9. Bb5+ Kf8 10. c3 Nf6 11. cxd4 Bg4 12. f3 Be6 13. Nc3 a6 14. Bf1 Rc8
15. d3 Qb6 16. Be3 Qxb2 17. Na4 Qc2 18. Qxc2 Rxc2 19. Rec1 Rxc1 20. Rxc1 Bd7
21. Nc5 Bc6 22. Nxa6 Nd7 23. g3 f6 24. Bh3 Kf7 25. Rxc6 bxc6 26. Bxd7 Ra8 27.
Nc5 Bxc5 28. dxc5 Ra3 29. Bxc6 Rxd3 30. Kf2 Ke6 31. Ba4 d4 32. Bb3+ Kd7 33. Bf4
g5 34. Ke2 Rc3 35. Bd6 Re3+ 36. Kf2 Rd3 37. f4 Rd2+ 38. Kf3 Rxh2 39. fxg5 fxg5
40. Ke4 h5 41. Kxd4 Rd2+ 42. Kc4 h4 43. gxh4 gxh4 44. Kc3 Rf2 45. Bd5 h3 46.
Be5 Rf1 47. c6+ Ke7 48. Kd2 Rf5 49. c7 Rxe5 50. c8=Q Rxd5+ 51. Kc2 Rd7 52. Qc3
Kd8 53. Qxh3 Kc7 54. Kb3 Rd6 55. Qg3 Kd7 56. a4 Rb6+ 57. Kc4 Kc6 58. a5 Ra6 59.
Qf3+ Kc7 60. Kb5 1-0

[Event "Agneaux St Lo op"]
[Site "Agneaux"]
[Date "2005.07.10"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Barbet, Loic"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B67"]
[WhiteElo "2027"]
[BlackElo "2158"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[EventDate "2005.07.08"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 107 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.09.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.09.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bg5 e6 7. Qd2 a6 8.
O-O-O Bd7 9. f3 b5 10. g4 Be7 11. h4 Qa5 12. Kb1 Ne5 13. Bxf6 gxf6 14. b3 Rc8
15. Nce2 Qxd2 16. Rxd2 h5 17. gxh5 Rxh5 18. Nf4 Rh8 19. Nd3 Bf8 20. f4 Bh6 21.
Rf2 Nxd3 22. Bxd3 Ke7 23. c4 bxc4 24. Bxc4 a5 25. Rh3 e5 26. Nf5+ Bxf5 27. exf5
Bxf4 28. h5 Rc5 0-1

[Event "Agneaux St Lo op"]
[Site "Agneaux"]
[Date "2005.07.11"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Shen, Yang"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C90"]
[WhiteElo "2158"]
[BlackElo "2322"]
[PlyCount "119"]
[EventDate "2005.07.08"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 107 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.09.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.09.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Be7 7. Re1 d6 8. a4
Bd7 9. c3 O-O 10. d3 h6 11. Nbd2 Re8 12. Nf1 Bf8 13. h3 Na5 14. Bc2 c5 15. Ng3
Rb8 16. axb5 axb5 17. d4 exd4 18. cxd4 Nc6 19. dxc5 dxc5 20. Bf4 Rb7 21. e5 Nh7
22. Qd3 g6 23. Qe3 h5 24. Rad1 Qc8 25. Bh6 Nd4 26. Be4 Nxf3+ 27. Qxf3 Rb6 28.
Bxf8 Nxf8 29. Bd5 Re7 30. Ne4 Qc7 31. Nf6+ Kg7 32. Qg3 h4 33. Qg5 Bf5 34. Qxh4
Rxe5 35. Ne8+ Rxe8 36. Rxe8 Rd6 37. Rde1 Qa5 38. Qe7 Ne6 39. Rxe6 Rxe6 40. Qf8+
Kf6 41. Qh8+ Kg5 42. h4+ Kg4 43. Bxe6 Qe1+ 44. Kh2 fxe6 45. Qf6 Kf4 46. Qg5+
Ke4 47. Kg3 Kd3 48. Rc8 c4 49. Qf6 b4 50. Qd8+ Ke2 51. Qd4 Bd3 52. Rc6 Kf1 53.
Rc5 b3 54. Rxc4 Bxc4 55. Qxc4+ Kg1 56. Qc5 Qd2 57. f3+ Kf1 58. Qc4+ Qe2 59.
Qxb3 e5 60. Qb4 0-1

[Event "Agneaux St Lo op"]
[Site "Agneaux"]
[Date "2005.07.12"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Entem, Alan"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B92"]
[WhiteElo "2127"]
[BlackElo "2158"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "2005.07.08"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 107 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.09.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.09.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. Be2
Be7 9. O-O O-O 10. Kh1 Nc6 11. f4 exf4 12. Bxf4 d5 13. exd5 Nxd5 14. Nxd5 Qxd5
15. Bf3 Qc4 16. Be2 Qd5 17. Bf3 Qxd1 18. Rfxd1 Rac8 19. c3 Rfd8 20. Be3 b5 21.
Rxd8+ Nxd8 22. Nd4 Bc5 23. Nxe6 Bxe3 24. Nxd8 Rxd8 25. Rd1 Rxd1+ 26. Bxd1 Kf8
27. a4 Bc1 28. axb5 axb5 29. b3 Bd2 30. Be2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Agneaux St Lo op"]
[Site "Agneaux"]
[Date "2005.07.14"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Marchadour, Emilie"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B92"]
[WhiteElo "2040"]
[BlackElo "2158"]
[PlyCount "58"]
[EventDate "2005.07.08"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 107 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.09.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.09.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. Nd5
Nxd5 9. exd5 Bf5 10. Be3 Be7 11. Be2 O-O 12. O-O Nd7 13. c4 Bg6 14. f4 exf4 15.
Bxf4 Qb6+ 16. Qd4 Qxd4+ 17. Nxd4 Bf6 18. Rfd1 Rfe8 19. Bf3 Ne5 20. Rac1 Nd3 21.
Ne2 Rxe2 22. Rxd3 Bxd3 23. Bxe2 Bxe2 24. Bxd6 Bxb2 25. Rc2 Bd4+ 26. Kh1 Re8 27.
h3 Bd3 28. Rc1 Bb2 29. Rd1 Bxc4 0-1

[Event "Agneaux St Lo op"]
[Site "Agneaux"]
[Date "2005.07.15"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Zhang, Joe"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2158"]
[BlackElo "2112"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "2005.07.08"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 107 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.09.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.09.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. d3 Bg7 6. h3 e5 7. Be3 b6 8. Nbd2
Ne7 9. O-O O-O 10. a3 Qc7 11. b4 cxb4 12. axb4 h6 13. Nc4 Be6 14. Ra3 Bxc4 15.
dxc4 Rad8 16. Qa1 Nc8 17. c5 Kh7 18. Qc3 f5 19. Qc4 Qf7 20. Qe2 Rfe8 21. Ra6 f4
22. Bd2 g5 23. Bc3 Qh5 24. Qc4 g4 25. hxg4 Qxg4 26. Nh2 Qg6 27. Qe2 Rg8 28. f3
Rd7 29. Ng4 Re7 30. Qf2 Qg5 31. Be1 h5 32. Qh4 Qxh4 33. Bxh4 Rd7 34. Nf6+ Bxf6
35. Bxf6 Re8 36. Bh4 Rd2 37. Rf2 Rd1+ 38. Kh2 Re6 39. c3 Rd3 40. Rc2 bxc5 41.
bxc5 Kg6 42. Rb2 Rd7 43. Rb8 Ne7 44. Ra8 Kf7 45. R6xa7 Rd2 46. Rh8 1-0

[Event "Agneaux St Lo op"]
[Site "Agneaux"]
[Date "2005.07.16"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Wen, Yang"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B65"]
[WhiteElo "2327"]
[BlackElo "2158"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[EventDate "2005.07.08"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 107 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.09.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.09.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Nf6 6. Bg5 e6 7. Qd2 Be7 8.
O-O-O Nxd4 9. Qxd4 O-O 10. f4 Qa5 11. Kb1 h6 12. h4 e5 13. Qd2 Nxe4 14. Nxe4
Qxd2 15. Rxd2 hxg5 16. fxg5 Rd8 17. Bc4 Be6 18. Bd5 Bxd5 19. Rxd5 f5 20. Nc3
Kf7 21. Rdd1 Rac8 22. Nd5 Ke6 23. Rhf1 g6 24. Rf3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Condom op 4th"]
[Site "Condom"]
[Date "2005.07.12"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Houard, Yannick"]
[Black "Beaurain, Jerome"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "1923"]
[BlackElo "2109"]
[PlyCount "36"]
[EventDate "2005.07.09"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 107 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.09.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.09.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 Bg7 11. c3 f5 12. exf5 Bxf5 13. Nc2 Ne7 14. Nce3
Be6 15. g3 Nxd5 16. Nxd5 O-O 17. Bg2 f5 18. O-O Rb8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch U12"]
[Site "Belfort"]
[Date "2005.07.19"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Dole, Anant"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C18"]
[WhiteElo "2158"]
[BlackElo "1599"]
[PlyCount "109"]
[EventDate "2005.07.19"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 107 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.09.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.09.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 Ne7 7. Qg4 O-O 8. Bd3
Nbc6 9. Qh5 Ng6 10. Nf3 c4 11. Be2 Qc7 12. O-O Bd7 13. Ng5 h6 14. Nh3 Qa5 15.
Bb2 Be8 16. f4 f5 17. exf6 Rxf6 18. Qg4 Nce7 19. Rae1 Nf5 20. Bd1 Bd7 21. Qh5
Nd6 22. g3 Nb5 23. Nf2 Kh7 24. Qf3 Nxa3 25. h4 Nb5 26. h5 Ne7 27. Ng4 Rg8 28.
Nxf6+ gxf6 29. Be2 Qa2 30. Rb1 Nd6 31. g4 Ne4 32. Qe3 Nf5 33. Qc1 Nfg3 34. Bf3
Qa5 35. Re1 Nxh5 36. Kh2 Nhg3 37. Rg1 Qc7 38. Rxg3 Nxg3 39. Kxg3 f5 40. Qe1
fxg4 41. Bg2 h5 42. Qe5 Qxe5 43. fxe5 Rf8 44. Ba3 Rf7 45. Rxb7 Kg6 46. Rxa7 Kf5
47. Ra8 Bc6 48. Rh8 Kg6 49. Bc1 Rh7 50. Rd8 Ba4 51. Rd6 Kf5 52. Bxd5 h4+ 53.
Kh2 g3+ 54. Kh3 Bd7 55. Bxc4 1-0

[Event "Wch U12"]
[Site "Belfort"]
[Date "2005.07.21"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Zsipi, Alex Mark"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B56"]
[WhiteElo "1886"]
[BlackElo "2158"]
[PlyCount "104"]
[EventDate "2005.07.19"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 107 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.09.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.09.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. f3
Be7 9. Qd2 d5 10. exd5 Nxd5 11. Nxd5 Qxd5 12. Qxd5 Bxd5 13. Bb5 O-O 14. c3 a6
15. Bxc6 bxc6 16. Nc5 Rfd8 17. O-O a5 18. b3 f6 19. c4 Bf7 20. Rad1 Bg6 21.
Rxd8+ Rxd8 22. Nb7 Rd3 23. Bc5 Bxc5+ 24. Nxc5 Rd2 25. Rf2 Rd4 26. Nb7 a4 27.
Na5 axb3 28. axb3 Rd6 29. c5 Rd1+ 30. Rf1 Rxf1+ 31. Kxf1 Bd3+ 32. Kf2 Bb5 33.
Nb7 Kf8 34. Nd6 Ba6 35. g3 Ke7 36. Ke3 g6 37. f4 Ke6 38. Ke4 f5+ 39. Ke3 Kd5
40. b4 e4 41. Nf7 Kc4 42. Ne5+ Kxb4 43. Nxc6+ Kxc5 44. Nd8 Bc4 45. Nb7+ Kd5 46.
Nd8 Kd6 47. Nb7+ Kc6 48. Na5+ Kd5 49. Nb7 Ba2 50. Nd8 Kd6 51. Nb7+ Kc6 52. Na5+
Kb6 0-1

[Event "Wch U12"]
[Site "Belfort"]
[Date "2005.07.22"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Dilanyan, Grigor"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B92"]
[WhiteElo "2158"]
[BlackElo "1599"]
[PlyCount "153"]
[EventDate "2005.07.19"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 107 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.09.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.09.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be2 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. f4
Qc7 9. g4 exf4 10. g5 Nfd7 11. Bxf4 Nc6 12. Qd2 Be7 13. O-O-O Nce5 14. Nd4 g6
15. h4 O-O-O 16. Nd5 Bxd5 17. exd5 Nb6 18. Rh3 Kb8 19. Rc3 Qd7 20. Rb3 Qc7 21.
Qa5 Nbd7 22. Bxe5 Qxa5 23. Nc6+ Ka8 24. Nxa5 Nxe5 25. Rxb7 Rd7 26. Rxd7 Nxd7
27. Bxa6 Nb8 28. Bb5 h6 29. Rf1 Rf8 30. Rf3 Ka7 31. Re3 Bd8 32. Nc4 hxg5 33.
Ra3+ Kb7 34. Nxd6+ Kb6 35. Rb3 gxh4 36. Bc6+ Kc5 37. Nb7+ Kd4 38. Rb4+ Ke5 39.
Nxd8 Rxd8 40. Rxh4 Nxc6 41. dxc6 f5 42. c7 Rc8 43. Rh7 f4 44. Kd2 g5 45. Ke2 g4
46. Rg7 f3+ 47. Kf2 Kf4 48. Rf7+ Ke4 49. Rd7 Kf4 50. Rd4+ Kf5 51. Rc4 Ke5 52.
b4 Kd5 53. Rxg4 Rxc7 54. c4+ Ke5 55. Kxf3 Ra7 56. Re4+ Kd6 57. Re2 Ra4 58. Rb2
Ke5 59. Ke3 Ra3+ 60. Kd2 Kd4 61. Rc2 Ra4 62. b5 Rb4 63. a3 Rb3 64. a4 Kc5 65.
a5 Ra3 66. a6 Rg3 67. Rc3 Rg2+ 68. Kc1 Rg1+ 69. Kb2 Rg2+ 70. Kb3 Rg1 71. Ka4
Rg7 72. Ka5 Rg2 73. Ra3 Rg7 74. b6 Kc6 75. a7 Kb7 76. c5 Ka8 77. Rf3 1-0

[Event "Wch U12"]
[Site "Belfort"]
[Date "2005.07.23"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Negi, Parimarjan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B42"]
[WhiteElo "2158"]
[BlackElo "2376"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "2005.07.19"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 107 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.09.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.09.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Bd3 Qc7 6. c4 Nc6 7. Nxc6 dxc6 8.
O-O e5 9. Nc3 Nf6 10. h3 Nd7 11. Kh1 Bc5 12. f4 Bd4 13. Ne2 c5 14. Nxd4 cxd4
15. fxe5 Nxe5 16. Be2 Qd6 17. Bf4 O-O 18. Rc1 Rd8 19. c5 Qe6 20. Qd2 Qe7 21.
Bd1 f6 22. Bxe5 fxe5 23. c6 bxc6 24. Rxc6 Bb7 25. Bb3+ Kh8 26. Re6 Qh4 27. Rxe5
Rf8 28. Bf7 Bxe4 29. Rf4 Qxh3+ 30. Kg1 Qd3 31. Qxd3 Bxd3 32. Rxd4 Bb5 33. Bc4
Bxc4 34. Rxc4 h6 35. Re7 Rf6 36. Rcc7 Rg6 37. b4 Rd8 38. Rcd7 Rc8 39. Rc7 Rb8
40. Rb7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch U12"]
[Site "Belfort"]
[Date "2005.07.24"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Zhao, Parker Bi Guang"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B50"]
[WhiteElo "2029"]
[BlackElo "2158"]
[PlyCount "54"]
[EventDate "2005.07.19"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 107 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.09.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.09.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. c3 Nf6 4. Be2 g6 5. O-O Bg7 6. Re1 O-O 7. Bf1 Nc6 8. d4
cxd4 9. cxd4 Bg4 10. Nc3 Bxf3 11. gxf3 e5 12. d5 Nd4 13. Be3 Nh5 14. Nb5 Qf6
15. Nxd4 exd4 16. Bd2 Qh4 17. Bg2 Be5 18. h3 Bf4 19. Kf1 Qg5 20. Bc1 Bxc1 21.
Rxc1 Nf4 22. Bh1 Qh4 23. Qxd4 Qxh3+ 24. Kg1 Rae8 25. e5 Qh4 26. Qd2 Qg5+ 27.
Kf1 Qh6 0-1

[Event "Wch U12"]
[Site "Belfort"]
[Date "2005.07.25"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Popilski, Gil"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B85"]
[WhiteElo "2158"]
[BlackElo "2120"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "2005.07.19"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 107 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.09.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.09.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be2 e6 7. O-O Be7 8. f4
O-O 9. Kh1 Qc7 10. a4 Nc6 11. Be3 Re8 12. Bd3 Bd7 13. Qe1 Nxd4 14. Bxd4 Bc6 15.
Qg3 Bd8 16. e5 dxe5 17. Bxe5 Qe7 18. f5 exf5 19. Rxf5 Qe6 20. Raf1 Kf8 21. b3
b5 22. axb5 axb5 23. Nxb5 Bd5 24. Bxf6 gxf6 25. Nd4 Qb6 26. Rxd5 Bc7 27. Qh4
Be5 28. Nf5 Kg8 29. Qg4+ 1-0

[Event "Wch U12"]
[Site "Belfort"]
[Date "2005.07.26"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Sjugirov, Sanan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B40"]
[WhiteElo "2158"]
[BlackElo "2358"]
[PlyCount "187"]
[EventDate "2005.07.19"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 107 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.09.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.09.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Bc5 5. Nb3 Bb6 6. Bd3 Ne7 7. O-O O-O 8.
c4 Nbc6 9. Nc3 f5 10. c5 Bc7 11. Nb5 b6 12. Bg5 h6 13. Bxe7 Nxe7 14. Nxc7 Qxc7
15. Rc1 f4 16. f3 Bb7 17. Bb5 Bc6 18. Bxc6 Nxc6 19. Kh1 Rfd8 20. Qd2 Qe5 21.
Rfd1 Rac8 22. Rc3 Qb8 23. Qd6 Qxd6 24. Rxd6 Kf7 25. g3 g5 26. Rd2 Ne5 27. Kg2
Ke7 28. Rdc2 Rf8 29. cxb6 Rxc3 30. Rxc3 axb6 31. Nd4 g4 32. gxf4 Rxf4 33. Kg3
gxf3 34. Kxf4 f2 35. Rc1 Nd3+ 36. Ke3 Nxc1 37. Kxf2 Nd3+ 38. Kf3 Nxb2 39. e5
Nd3 40. Ke4 Nb4 41. a3 Na6 42. Nb5 Nc5+ 43. Kd4 Nb3+ 44. Kc3 Na5 45. Kd4 Nb7
46. Nc7 Nd8 47. Nb5 Nf7 48. Na7 Kd8 49. Nb5 Kc8 50. h4 Kb7 51. a4 Ka6 52. Na3
Nh8 53. h5 Nf7 54. Nc4 Nd8 55. Ne3 Kb7 56. Nc4 Nc6+ 57. Ke4 Ne7 58. Nd6+ Kc6
59. Ne8 Nf5 60. Nf6 Kc7 61. Ng4 Ng3+ 62. Kd4 Nxh5 63. Nxh6 Ng3 64. Ng4 Nf5+ 65.
Kc4 Kc6 66. Nf6 Ne3+ 67. Kd4 Nd5 68. Ne4 Nb4 69. Nd2 Na6 70. Ne4 Kc7 71. Kc4
Kb7 72. Nd6+ Kc6 73. Ne4 Nb8 74. Nd6 Na6 75. Ne4 Kb7 76. Nd6+ Kc6 77. Ne4 Kc7
78. Kb5 Nb8 79. Nd6 Nc6 80. Nc4 Na7+ 81. Ka6 Nc8 82. a5 bxa5 83. Nxa5 Ne7 84.
Kb5 Nf5 85. Kc5 Kd8 86. Nc4 Ke7 87. Nb6 Nh4 88. Nc4 Nf3 89. Kb6 Kd8 90. Kb7 Nd4
91. Kb6 Ke7 92. Kc7 Nc6 93. Kc8 Nd8 94. Nb6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch U12"]
[Site "Belfort"]
[Date "2005.07.26"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Narayanan, Srinath"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B56"]
[WhiteElo "2084"]
[BlackElo "2158"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "2005.07.19"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 107 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.09.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.09.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. f3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. Nd5
Bxd5 9. exd5 Nb8 10. Be3 Nbd7 11. Qd2 Be7 12. g4 O-O 13. g5 Nh5 14. O-O-O a5
15. Kb1 a4 16. Nc1 a3 17. b3 f5 18. gxf6 Bxf6 19. Bd3 Nf4 20. Be4 Qc7 21. Nd3
Bg5 22. h4 Bh6 23. Nf2 Qa5 24. Ng4 Qxd2 25. Nxh6+ gxh6 26. Rxd2 Nf6 27. Bxf4
exf4 28. Rd4 Nd7 29. b4 Ne5 30. c3 Kh8 31. Rg1 Rg8 32. Rxg8+ Rxg8 33. Bf5 Rf8
34. Be4 Rg8 35. Bf5 Rf8 36. Be4 Ra8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch U12"]
[Site "Belfort"]
[Date "2005.07.27"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Ter Sahakyan, Samvel"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B45"]
[WhiteElo "2158"]
[BlackElo "2140"]
[PlyCount "106"]
[EventDate "2005.07.19"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 107 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.09.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.09.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Ndb5 Bc5 7. Nd6+ Ke7 8.
Nxc8+ Rxc8 9. Bd3 Re8 10. O-O Kf8 11. Bf4 d6 12. Qf3 Ne5 13. Qh3 Kg8 14. Rad1
Qe7 15. Kh1 Bb4 16. Nb5 a6 17. a3 Bc5 18. Nc3 Bxa3 19. bxa3 Rxc3 20. Bd2 Rc6
21. Bb4 Qc7 22. f4 Nxd3 23. cxd3 Rc2 24. Qe3 a5 25. Bd2 Qc5 26. Qe1 Qxa3 27.
Bxa5 Qa2 28. Ra1 Qb2 29. Rb1 Qa3 30. Rd1 Ng4 31. Bb4 Qb3 32. Rd2 Rxd2 33. Qxd2
d5 34. h3 Nf6 35. e5 Nd7 36. Rc1 Nb8 37. Bd6 Nc6 38. Ra1 h5 39. Ra2 Qb1+ 40.
Kh2 Nd4 41. Rb2 Qa1 42. Rxb7 h4 43. Qb2 Qxb2 44. Rxb2 Rc8 45. Kg1 Kh7 46. Kf2
Kg6 47. Be7 Nf5 48. Bb4 Rc1 49. Bd2 Ra1 50. Be1 Ra3 51. Ke2 Ng3+ 52. Bxg3 hxg3
53. Rb4 Kf5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch U12"]
[Site "Belfort"]
[Date "2005.07.28"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Iermito, Sebastian"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E11"]
[WhiteElo "2134"]
[BlackElo "2158"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "2005.07.19"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 107 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.09.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.09.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Bb4+ 4. Bd2 c5 5. Bxb4 cxb4 6. g3 O-O 7. Bg2 d6 8.
O-O Nc6 9. Qc2 e5 10. e3 exd4 11. Nxd4 Nxd4 12. exd4 d5 13. c5 Bg4 14. a3 bxa3
15. Rxa3 Qd7 16. Nc3 a6 17. Qa4 Qe6 18. Qb3 Rfd8 19. Raa1 Qc6 20. Rfe1 Be6 21.
Qa4 b5 22. Qa5 h6 23. Na2 Qc8 24. Nb4 Rd7 25. Ra3 Rda7 26. Re5 Qd7 27. Rc3 Bh3
28. Bxh3 Qxh3 29. f3 Nd7 30. Re1 Nf6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Beijing zt 3.3 (Women)"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2005.10.20"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Shen, Yang"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C03"]
[WhiteElo "2326"]
[BlackElo "2220"]
[PlyCount "155"]
[EventDate "2005.10.20"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "5"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2006"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.11.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.11.24"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 Be7 4. Bd3 c5 5. dxc5 Nf6 6. Qe2 O-O 7. Ngf3 a5 8. e5
Nfd7 9. h4 h6 10. Nb3 a4 11. Nbd4 Nxc5 12. Rh3 f5 13. h5 Ne4 14. a3 Nc6 15. Be3
Qa5+ 16. Kf1 Bd7 17. Qe1 Qxe1+ 18. Rxe1 Na5 19. Nh4 Bg5 20. Ng6 Bxe3 21. fxe3
Rfe8 22. Ke2 Nc4 23. Bxc4 dxc4 24. Rh4 c3 25. Rxe4 fxe4 26. bxc3 Rac8 27. Kd2
Bc6 28. Rb1 Bd5 29. Nb5 Rc5 30. Nd6 Rb8 31. Rb6 Kh7 32. g4 Bc6 33. Rb4 Be8 34.
Nf8+ Kg8 35. Nxe6 Rxe5 36. Nf4 Bd7 37. Nxe4 Bxg4 38. Ng3 Bd7 39. Rd4 Bc6 40. e4
Rbe8 41. Ke3 Rg5 42. Nge2 Re7 43. c4 Be8 44. Rd8 Kh7 45. Nd5 Ree5 46. Nef4 Bxh5
47. Rd7 Kg8 48. Rxb7 Bd1 49. Rb8+ Kh7 50. Rb7 Kg8 51. Rb8+ Kf7 52. Rb7+ Ke8 53.
Nc7+ Kd8 54. Nce6+ Kc8 55. Rc7+ Kb8 56. Rd7 Bxc2 57. Nxg5 hxg5 58. Nd3 Bxd3 59.
Kxd3 g6 60. Rd5 Re6 61. Rxg5 Ra6 62. Rc5 Kb7 63. Kd4 Ra8 64. Rg5 Ra6 65. Rd5
Kc7 66. Ke5 Ra8 67. Kf6 Rh8 68. e5 Rh3 69. e6 Rxa3 70. e7 Rf3+ 71. Kxg6 Re3 72.
Kf7 Rf3+ 73. Ke8 a3 74. Rd7+ Kc8 75. Ra7 Rc3 76. Kf7 Rf3+ 77. Ke6 Re3+ 78. Kd6
1-0

[Event "Beijing zt 3.3 (Women)"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2005.10.21"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Xu, Yuanyuan"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E32"]
[WhiteElo "2420"]
[BlackElo "2220"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "2005.10.20"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "5"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2006"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.11.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.11.24"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. e4 d5 6. e5 Ne4 7. a3 Bxc3+ 8. bxc3
c5 9. Bd3 cxd4 10. cxd4 Qa5+ 11. Kf1 f5 12. Ne2 Bd7 13. g3 Na6 14. Kg2 Nb4 15.
axb4 Qxa1 16. cxd5 Rac8 17. Qb3 Ba4 18. Qa3 Qxa3 19. Bxa3 Bc2 20. Bb5 Nc3 21.
Bd7 Nxe2 22. Bxe6+ Kh8 23. Bxc8 Rxc8 24. Bb2 Be4+ 25. f3 Bxd5 26. Kf2 Rc2 27.
Ba1 f4 28. gxf4 Nxf4+ 29. Kg3 g5 30. Kg4 Rg2+ 31. Kf5 Kg7 32. e6 Bxe6+ 33. Ke5
Bd5 34. h4 h6 35. Kf5 Ng6 36. Rc1 Kf7 37. Re1 Nxh4+ 0-1

[Event "Beijing zt 3.3 (Women)"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2005.10.22"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Qin, Kanying"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C90"]
[WhiteElo "2220"]
[BlackElo "2472"]
[PlyCount "140"]
[EventDate "2005.10.20"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "5"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2006"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.11.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.11.24"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. a4
Bg4 9. c3 O-O 10. h3 Bxf3 11. Qxf3 Na5 12. Bc2 b4 13. d4 c5 14. dxe5 dxe5 15.
Nd2 Nd7 16. Nf1 Nb6 17. Ne3 Re8 18. Nf5 Bf8 19. Be3 Re6 20. Red1 Qc7 21. b3 Rd8
22. Rxd8 Qxd8 23. Rd1 Qc7 24. Qe2 Nc8 25. Rd5 bxc3 26. Qe1 Nc6 27. Bxc5 Nb4 28.
Bxb4 Bxb4 29. Qd1 Nd6 30. Ne3 g6 31. Rd3 a5 32. Nd5 Qc5 33. Qg4 Kg7 34. Qh4 Ne8
35. Ne3 Rd6 36. Nd5 Nf6 37. Nxb4 axb4 38. Rxd6 Qxd6 39. Qg5 Nd7 40. Qe3 Nc5 41.
Kf1 Kf8 42. Qe2 Ke7 43. Qb5 Qa6 44. Qxa6 Nxa6 45. Ke2 Nc5 46. Ke3 Kd6 47. g3 f6
48. Ke2 Ne6 49. Kd3 Kc5 50. Bd1 Nd4 51. f4 h6 52. h4 Ne6 53. Ke3 Nd4 54. Kd3
Ne6 55. Ke3 g5 56. hxg5 hxg5 57. f5 Nd4 58. Kd3 g4 59. Bxg4 Nxb3 60. Bd1 Nd4
61. g4 Kc6 62. Bc2 b3 63. Bxb3 Nxb3 64. Kxc3 Nc5 65. Kb4 Nxe4 66. a5 Nd6 67. a6
Kb6 68. a7 Kxa7 69. Kc5 Ne4+ 70. Kd5 Ng5 0-1

[Event "Beijing zt 3.3 (Women)"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2005.10.22"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Ruan, Lufei"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B85"]
[WhiteElo "2345"]
[BlackElo "2220"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[EventDate "2005.10.20"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "5"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2006"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.11.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.11.24"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be2 e6 7. O-O Be7 8. f4
Qc7 9. a4 O-O 10. Kh1 Nc6 11. Be3 Re8 12. Bd3 Nb4 13. a5 Bd7 14. Qe1 Rac8 15.
Qg3 Nh5 16. Qf3 Nf6 17. Qg3 Nh5 18. Qf3 Nf6 19. Bg1 Bc6 20. Qe2 Nxd3 21. cxd3
Nd7 22. Nb3 Bf8 23. d4 Nf6 24. Rac1 Qd8 25. Qf3 b5 26. axb6 Qxb6 27. d5 Qxb3
28. dxc6 Rxc6 29. e5 Nd5 30. f5 Nb4 31. fxe6 Qxe6 32. Rce1 dxe5 33. Rxe5 Qd7
34. Rf5 f6 35. Qg3 Kh8 36. Qh4 Qf7 37. Ne4 Rc4 38. Ng5 Rxh4 0-1

[Event "Beijing zt 3.3 (Women)"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2005.10.23"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Wang, Yu"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C88"]
[WhiteElo "2220"]
[BlackElo "2109"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "2005.10.20"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "5"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2006"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.11.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.11.24"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. a4
b4 9. a5 O-O 10. d3 Be6 11. Nbd2 Qc8 12. Bc4 h6 13. Nf1 Re8 14. Ne3 Bf8 15. b3
Nd8 16. Bd2 Rb8 17. Nh4 c6 18. Bxe6 Qxe6 19. Nc4 Nd7 20. Qf3 g6 21. Qg3 Bg7 22.
f4 exf4 23. Bxf4 Ne5 24. Nxe5 dxe5 25. Be3 Rb5 26. Nf3 c5 27. Qf2 Qe7 28. Nd2
Nc6 29. Nc4 Kh7 30. Rf1 Rf8 31. Qd2 h5 32. Rf3 Kg8 33. Nb6 Rxa5 34. Rxa5 Nxa5
35. Nd5 Qd6 36. Qf2 Nb7 37. Nf6+ Kh8 38. g4 Ra8 39. gxh5 Qe6 40. Qh4 g5 41.
Qxg5 a5 42. Kh1 Ra6 43. Ng4 Kh7 44. Rg3 a4 45. h6 1-0

[Event "Beijing zt 3.3 (Women)"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2005.10.23"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Zhao, Xue"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A70"]
[WhiteElo "2478"]
[BlackElo "2220"]
[PlyCount "102"]
[EventDate "2005.10.20"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "5"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2006"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.11.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.11.24"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c5 4. d5 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. Nc3 g6 7. h3 Bg7 8. e4
O-O 9. Bd3 Nbd7 10. O-O Nh5 11. Bg5 Bf6 12. Be3 Re8 13. Re1 a6 14. a4 b6 15.
Qd2 Ra7 16. Rac1 Ne5 17. Be2 Nxf3+ 18. Bxf3 Ng7 19. Nb1 Bd7 20. b3 Rb7 21. Na3
b5 22. axb5 axb5 23. b4 c4 24. Nc2 Qc8 25. Nd4 Be5 26. Ra1 Rc7 27. Ra3 c3 28.
Qd3 f5 29. Rc1 f4 30. Raxc3 Rxc3 31. Rxc3 Qd8 32. Bc1 Qf6 33. Rc7 Bxd4 34. Rxd7
Rc8 35. Bd2 Rc4 36. Bd1 h5 37. Rb7 Qh4 38. Qf3 Be5 39. Bb3 Rc8 40. Rxb5 g5 41.
Bd1 Bd4 42. Be1 Qg3 43. Kf1 Qh2 44. Ke2 Qg1 45. Ra5 Nf5 46. exf5 Re8+ 47. Kd3
Qxe1 48. Ra3 Bxf2 49. Kc2 Qxb4 50. Qc3 Qe4+ 51. Qd3 Qxg2 0-1

[Event "Beijing zt 3.3 (Women)"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2005.10.24"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Huang, Qian"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C11"]
[WhiteElo "2220"]
[BlackElo "2398"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[EventDate "2005.10.20"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "5"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2006"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.11.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.11.24"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. f4 c5 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. Be3 a6 8. Qd2 b5
9. g3 cxd4 10. Nxd4 Nxd4 11. Bxd4 Bc5 12. Bg2 Bb7 13. O-O-O O-O 14. Rhf1 Bxd4
15. Qxd4 Qb6 16. Ne2 Rfe8 17. Qxb6 Nxb6 18. Nd4 Bc8 19. h4 Bd7 20. h5 f6 21. h6
fxe5 22. fxe5 Nc4 23. Rde1 Ra7 24. hxg7 Bc8 25. b3 Na5 26. Bh3 Rxg7 27. Rf6
Rxg3 28. Bxe6+ Bxe6 29. Nxe6 Rg6 30. Rxg6+ hxg6 31. Nc7 Re7 32. Nxd5 Re6 33.
Nc7 Re7 34. e6 Kg7 35. Nxa6 Nb7 36. Re5 Nd6 37. Rd5 Rxe6 38. Nc7 Re1+ 39. Kd2
Re7 40. Nxb5 Ne4+ 41. Kd3 g5 42. Nd6 Nf2+ 43. Kd4 Kg6 44. Re5 Rd7 45. Re6+ Kh5
46. Ke3 Ng4+ 47. Kf3 Nh6 48. Ne4 Rf7+ 49. Rf6 1-0

[Event "Beijing zt 3.3 (Women)"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2005.10.24"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Li, Ruofan"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E29"]
[WhiteElo "2398"]
[BlackElo "2220"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[EventDate "2005.10.20"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "5"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2006"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.11.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.11.24"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 c5 7. Bd3 Nc6 8.
Ne2 b6 9. e4 Ne8 10. O-O Ba6 11. f4 f5 12. d5 Na5 13. e5 Bxc4 14. Bxc4 Nxc4 15.
Qd3 Na5 16. d6 Qc8 17. Be3 g6 18. c4 Ng7 19. Rfb1 Qc6 20. Bd2 Qa4 21. Bxa5 Qxa5
22. Rb5 Qa6 23. a4 Qb7 24. a5 Qe4 25. Qxe4 fxe4 26. g4 h5 27. h3 Rab8 28. Kf2
g5 29. Ke3 Kh7 30. Kxe4 Kg6 31. axb6 axb6 32. Rg1 h4 33. Rbb1 Rf7 34. Rgf1 Ra8
35. Ra1 Raf8 36. Rf3 Rb8 37. fxg5 Rxf3 38. Kxf3 b5 39. cxb5 Rxb5 40. Ra7 Rb3+
41. Ke4 Rb4+ 42. Ke3 Rb3+ 43. Kf2 Kxg5 44. Rxd7 Nf5 45. gxf5 Kxf5 46. Rc7 Rxh3
47. Nd4+ Ke4 48. d7 Rh2+ 49. Kg1 1-0

[Event "Beijing zt 3.3 (Women)"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2005.10.25"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Gong, Qianyun"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C03"]
[WhiteElo "2220"]
[BlackElo "2374"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "2005.10.20"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "5"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2006"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.11.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.11.24"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 Be7 4. Bd3 c5 5. dxc5 Nf6 6. Ngf3 O-O 7. O-O Nc6 8.
exd5 exd5 9. Nb3 a5 10. a4 Bg4 11. Be2 Ne4 12. Be3 Bf6 13. c3 Re8 14. Nfd4 Bxe2
15. Nxe2 Qe7 16. Nf4 Be5 17. Qxd5 Bc7 18. Qf5 g6 19. Qh3 Rad8 20. g3 Ne5 21.
Qg2 Nc4 22. Rae1 f5 23. Bd4 Bxf4 24. gxf4 Qf7 25. Re2 Nf6 26. Rfe1 Nxb2 27.
Nxa5 Nd3 28. Rxe8+ Nxe8 29. Re3 Nxc5 30. Qg5 Rc8 31. Re7 h6 32. Rxf7 hxg5 33.
Re7 Kf8 34. Re5 Nxa4 35. Nxb7 Nxc3 36. Nc5 Na2 37. Ne6+ Ke7 38. fxg5 Kd6 39.
Nf4 Rc4 40. Rxe8 Rxd4 41. Nxg6 Rg4+ 42. Kf1 Ra4 43. Rf8 Nc3 44. Rf6+ Kd7 45.
Rxf5 Ne4 46. h4 Ke6 47. Re5+ 1-0

[Event "CHN-chT final-A 1st"]
[Site "China"]
[Date "2005.08.11"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Zhu, Chen"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E14"]
[WhiteElo "2494"]
[BlackElo "2158"]
[PlyCount "129"]
[EventDate "2005.11.??"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2017"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Bb4+ 4. Nbd2 O-O (4... b6) 5. a3 Bxd2+ (5... Be7 $142
6. e4 {[%csl Rd2]}) 6. Qxd2 b6 7. e3 Bb7 8. Be2 d6 9. b4 $1 {[%csl Rc5]} a5 (
9... Nbd7 10. Bb2 Ne4 11. Qc2 f5 12. O-O Rf6 13. d5 Rg6 14. Nd4 Nf8 15. f3 Qg5
16. g4 Qxe3+ 17. Kg2 Nf6 18. Qd3 Qh6 19. Bc1 Qh4 20. Bf4 fxg4 21. Bg3 Qh3+ 22.
Kg1 exd5 23. Nf5 Re8 24. Rae1 dxc4 25. Qxc4+ Bd5 26. Qd3 gxf3 27. Bxf3 Bxf3 28.
Qxf3 Rxe1 29. Rxe1 Rg5 30. Ne7+ Kh8 31. Qa8 Rxg3+ 32. hxg3 Qxg3+ 33. Kf1 Qf4+
34. Kg2 Ng4 35. Qf3 Qxf3+ 36. Kxf3 Ne5+ 37. Ke4 Nfd7 38. Rc1 c5 39. bxc5 {
Cheparinov,I (2681)-Moiseenko,A (2692) Berlin 2015 1-0}) 10. Bb2 axb4 11. axb4
Rxa1+ 12. Bxa1 Ne4 13. Qb2 {[%csl Rg7][%cal Gd4d5]} (13. Qc2 Nd7 14. O-O) 13...
Nd7 $146 (13... Qf6 14. O-O Nd7 15. Qc2 Qg6 16. Bd3 f5 17. Ne1 Ndf6 18. f3 Ng5
19. Kh1 Qh6 20. Qf2 Nf7 21. Bc3 g5 22. Nc2 {1/2-1/2 (22) Miles,A (2500)-Wilder,
M (2505) USA 1988}) 14. O-O f5 15. d5 e5 16. Nd2 Nef6 17. f4 $1 exf4 18. Rxf4 (
18. exf4 $5 {[%csl Ge5]}) 18... Qe7 19. Qd4 $16 {[%csl Ga1,Rb7,Rc7,Ge2]} Re8 (
19... Ne5 20. c5 bxc5 21. bxc5 Nxd5 22. Rf2 $44) 20. Nf1 {[%cal Gf1e3]} g6 {
[%csl Ga1]} 21. g4 $1 Ne5 22. gxf5 gxf5 23. Ng3 $40 {[%csl Rf5,Rf6]} Qg7 24.
Rxf5 Bc8 25. Rf2 Bg4 26. Kh1 $1 Rf8 27. Rg2 (27. Nf5) 27... Bh3 28. Rf2 (28.
Rg1 {[%cal Gg3f5]} Nfg4 $132 {[%cal Gg4f2]}) 28... Bg4 29. Nf5 Bxf5 30. Rxf5
Kh8 31. Qh4 $1 Nfd7 32. Rxf8+ Qxf8 33. Qf4 $1 Qg7 34. Qf5 Kg8 35. Bd4 {[%cal
Ge2h5]} Qg6 36. Qxg6+ hxg6 (36... Nxg6 37. Bg4 Nde5 38. Be6+ Kf8 39. c5 $36 {
[%csl Gd4,Ge6]}) 37. Kg2 Kf7 38. Kg3 Kf6 39. Kf4 g5+ 40. Kg3 Kf5 41. Bd1 $1 {
[%cal Gd1c2]} g4 (41... Nxc4 42. Bc2#) 42. Ba4 Nf6 43. Bc2+ Kg5 44. Bxe5 dxe5
45. Ba4 Kf5 46. Bc6 $1 {[%cal Gc4c5]} Kg5 47. Bb7 (47. c5 bxc5 48. bxc5) 47...
Kf5 48. Kh4 Ne8 49. c5 bxc5 50. bxc5 Nf6 51. Bc6 (51. e4+ $5 Nxe4 52. d6 cxd6
53. Bxe4+ Kxe4 54. cxd6) 51... e4 52. d6 cxd6 53. cxd6 Ke6 54. d7 Ke7 55. Kg5
Nh7+ 56. Kxg4 Nf8 57. Kf5 Ne6 58. Kxe4 Kd6 59. Ba4 Nc5+ 60. Kf5 Ke7 61. Bc6 Na6
62. h4 Nb4 63. Ba4 Nd5 64. e4 Nc3 65. Bc6 1-0

[Event "CHN-chT final-A 1st"]
[Site "China"]
[Date "2005.08.25"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Ju, Wenjun"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B67"]
[WhiteElo "2158"]
[BlackElo "2281"]
[PlyCount "134"]
[EventDate "2005.11.??"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2017"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bg5 e6 7. Qd2 a6 8.
O-O-O Bd7 (8... h6) 9. f4 b5 10. Bxf6 gxf6 11. Kb1 (11. Nxc6) (11. f5 {[%csl
Rf6]}) 11... Qb6 12. Nce2 (12. Nxc6 Bxc6 13. Qe1 (13. f5)) 12... Rc8 13. g3 b4
14. Bh3 (14. Bg2 Be7 15. Rhf1 O-O 16. g4 Nxd4 17. Nxd4 Rc7 18. Rf3 Rfc8 19. Rh3
Bf8 20. e5 Bg7 21. exd6 Qxd6 22. Be4 h6 23. Rd3 Qb6 24. Qe3 Be8 25. h4 Qc5 26.
Rc1 a5 27. Qg3 a4 28. f5 Qe5 29. Qxe5 fxe5 30. Nf3 Bc6 31. Re3 Bxe4 32. Rxe4
Rc4 33. Nd2 Rd4 34. Rxd4 exd4 35. Ne4 exf5 36. Nd6 Rc6 37. Nxf5 Re6 38. Rg1 Re2
39. Kc1 d3 40. cxd3 Bxb2+ 41. Kd1 Rf2 42. Re1 Bc3 43. Re8+ Kh7 {Nevednichy,V 
(2574)-Kozul,Z (2601) Bol 2013 0-1}) 14... Qc5 $146 (14... Nxd4 15. Nxd4 Qc5
16. Rhe1 Rc7 17. f5 e5 18. Nb3 Qb6 19. Bf1 Ke7 20. Qd5 Bh6 21. Na5 Qc5 22. Nc4
Qxd5 23. Rxd5 Bc6 24. Ra5 Bb7 25. Ra4 d5 26. exd5 Bxd5 27. Rxb4 Rd8 28. a3 a5
29. Ra4 Bxc4 30. Rxc4 Rxc4 31. Bxc4 Rd2 32. Re2 Rxe2 33. Bxe2 e4 34. c3 Kd6 35.
Kc2 Ke5 36. g4 Kf4 37. b4 Ke3 38. Bb5 Bf8 39. Kb3 Bd6 40. h3 axb4 41. axb4 h6
42. c4 Kd4 43. c5 Bg3 44. Bc4 {Wang,H (2722)-Brandenburg,D (2503) Sarajevo
2010 1-0}) 15. Rhe1 a5 16. Nxc6 Rxc6 (16... Bxc6 17. Nd4 Bd7 (17... Bb7)) 17.
Nd4 Rc7 18. Nb3 Qb6 19. Qd4 Qxd4 20. Rxd4 Ra7 (20... a4 21. Nd2 {[%csl Rb4]})
21. Nd2 Kd8 $5 22. Bf1 Bc6 23. Bc4 Kd7 (23... Kc7) 24. Rd1 Ke7 25. Nb3 Bg7 $1
26. Rxd6 Bxe4 27. R6d2 f5 $44 {[%csl Ge4,Gg7]} 28. Bb5 {[%cal Gd2d7]} Rc8 29.
Rd7+ Rxd7 30. Rxd7+ Kf6 31. Bd3 $1 (31. Nxa5 $2 Bxc2+) 31... Bxd3 32. cxd3 a4
33. Nd2 Bf8 34. Nc4 Be7 35. Kc2 h5 36. Kd2 h4 $1 37. Ke2 hxg3 (37... h3 $143 {
[%csl Rh2]} 38. Rb7) 38. hxg3 Rh8 39. Kf3 a3 40. bxa3 bxa3 41. Ne5 Re8 42. Nc6
Bc5 43. d4 Bf8 44. Ne5 Be7 45. Ke2 Kg7 46. Kd3 Kf8 47. Ra7 Rc8 48. Nc4 Rb8 49.
Nxa3 Bxa3 50. Rxa3 Rb2 51. Kc3 Rg2 $44 {[%csl Ra3,Gg2]} 52. Kc4 Ke7 53. Ra7+
Kd6 54. Ra6+ (54. a4) 54... Kd7 55. Ra3 Kd6 56. Ra6+ Kd7 57. Kc5 Rc2+ 58. Kb4
Rb2+ 59. Kc4 Rc2+ 60. Kd3 Rg2 61. d5 Rxg3+ 62. Kd4 Rf3 63. Ke5 Re3+ 64. Kf6 Re4
65. Kxf7 exd5 66. Kf6 Rxf4 67. Ke5 Re4+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "CHN-chT final-A 1st"]
[Site "China"]
[Date "2005.09.15"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Xu, Tong"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B99"]
[WhiteElo "2167"]
[BlackElo "2158"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[EventDate "2005.11.??"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2017"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 e6 7. f4 Be7 8. Qf3
Qc7 9. O-O-O h6 10. Bh4 Nbd7 11. Bd3 g5 12. fxg5 Ne5 13. Qe2 Nfg4 14. Nf3 hxg5
(14... Nxf3 15. gxf3 hxg5 16. Bg3 (16. fxg4 Rxh4 17. Rhf1 $32)) 15. Bg3 Bd7 16.
h3 Nxf3 17. hxg4 Nh4 (17... Rxh1 18. Rxh1 Nh4 19. Qf1 Qa5 20. Be1 Qc5 21. Bf2
Qa5 22. Bd4 e5 23. Be3 Rc8 24. Nd5 Bd8 25. a3 Be6 26. Bd2 Qa4 27. Nf6+ Bxf6 28.
Qxf6 Kd7 29. Bxg5 Ng6 30. Rh7 Kc6 31. Be3 Qa5 32. c3 Qa4 33. Rxf7 Bxf7 34. Qxf7
Rh8 35. Kd2 Nf8 36. Qe8+ {1-0 (36) Savchenko,B (2567)-Lu,S (2615) Olongapo
City 2015}) 18. e5 d5 19. Rdf1 (19. Bf2) 19... Bc6 20. Rh3 Rf8 21. Kb1 O-O-O
22. Bxh4 $146 (22. Ka1 Kb8 23. Nb1 d4 24. Rf2 Bd5 25. Nd2 Qc6 26. Be4 Bxe4 27.
Qxe4 Qxe4 28. Nxe4 d3 29. cxd3 Rxd3 30. a3 Rd4 31. Nf6 Rh8 32. Rc2 Ng6 33. Rh5
Rc8 34. Rf2 Rc1+ 35. Ka2 Bxf6 36. exf6+ Kc8 37. Rxg5 Rd3 38. Rxg6 Rxg3 39. Rg7
Rc7 40. g5 {1-0 (40) Dvirnyy,D (2522)-De Filomeno,S (2356) Torino 2012}) 22...
gxh4 23. Rhf3 Bg5 24. Nd1 Bh6 25. Qe1 Bg7 $132 26. Qxh4 Bxe5 27. g5 Kb8 28. Qf2
f5 29. gxf6 d4 $1 30. Rh3 Rxf6 $17 31. Qe2 Rxf1 32. Qxf1 Qg7 33. Qe2 Rf8 34.
Rh7 Qf6 35. a3 Bc7 36. Rh3 (36. Rh1) 36... e5 37. Rh1 Qf4 38. Re1 Rg8 39. Rf1
Qg4 40. Qf2 Qxg2 41. Qf7 Qg7 42. Qf5 Ka7 43. b4 $6 {[%csl Rb1]} Qg5 44. Qf7 Rg7
45. Qc4 Bb6 46. Rf5 Qd2 $19 47. Nb2 e4 48. Bf1 Rc7 49. Qb3 Bd7 50. Rf7 0-1

[Event "WchT 6th"]
[Site "Beersheba"]
[Date "2005.11.01"]
[Round "1.4"]
[White "Liang, Chong"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E11"]
[WhiteElo "2515"]
[BlackElo "2220"]
[PlyCount "109"]
[EventDate "2005.11.01"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 110"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.01.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.01.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "China"]
[BlackTeam "China (W)"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CHN"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CHN"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Bb4+ 4. Nbd2 O-O 5. Qc2 d5 6. a3 Be7 7. e4 c5 8. e5
Nfd7 9. Bd3 h6 10. O-O Nc6 11. Re1 dxc4 12. Bxc4 cxd4 13. Qe4 f5 14. Bxe6+ Kh8
15. Qb1 Nc5 16. Bc4 Be6 17. b4 Bxc4 18. Nxc4 Ne6 19. Qa2 Qd5 20. b5 Ncd8 21.
Nd6 Qxa2 22. Rxa2 a6 23. b6 Nc6 24. Nxb7 Rab8 25. Rc2 Ncd8 26. Nxd8 Bxd8 27.
Rd1 Bxb6 28. Rc6 Nd8 29. Rc4 Ne6 30. Rc6 Nd8 31. Rd6 Nf7 32. Rd7 Rbe8 33. Rb7
Bc5 34. Rc7 Rc8 35. Rd7 Rc6 36. h4 Re6 37. Bf4 Kg8 38. Rd5 Bb6 39. a4 Rc8 40.
h5 Rc4 41. a5 Bc5 42. g3 Rc2 43. Nxd4 Bxd4 44. R1xd4 Ng5 45. Kg2 Ne4 46. Be3
Kh7 47. Rb4 Re8 48. Rb7 Kh8 49. Ra7 Rec8 50. e6 R2c6 51. e7 Nd6 52. Bf4 Ne8 53.
Rxf5 Re6 54. Rf8+ Kh7 55. Rd7 1-0

[Event "WchT 6th"]
[Site "Beersheba"]
[Date "2005.11.02"]
[Round "2.4"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Arencibia Rodriguez, Walter"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B42"]
[WhiteElo "2220"]
[BlackElo "2510"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[EventDate "2005.11.01"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 110"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.01.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.01.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "China (W)"]
[BlackTeam "Cuba"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CHN"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CUB"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Bd3 Bc5 6. Nb3 Ba7 7. O-O Ne7 8. c4
d6 9. Nc3 O-O 10. Qe2 Nbc6 11. Be3 e5 12. Nd5 a5 13. a4 Bxe3 14. fxe3 Nxd5 15.
exd5 Nb4 16. Bf5 Qb6 17. Nc1 Bxf5 18. Rxf5 Rac8 19. b3 e4 20. Qd2 Na6 21. Ra3
Nc5 22. Ne2 Qb4 23. Qxb4 axb4 24. Ra2 Nxb3 25. Rb2 Na5 26. Rxb4 Rxc4 27. Rb6
Rxa4 28. Rxd6 Nc4 29. Rd7 Nxe3 30. Rg5 h6 31. Rg3 Ra1+ 32. Kf2 Nd1+ 33. Ke1 e3
0-1

[Event "WchT 6th"]
[Site "Beersheba"]
[Date "2005.11.07"]
[Round "6.4"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Novikov, Igor A"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B84"]
[WhiteElo "2220"]
[BlackElo "2580"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "126"]
[EventDate "2005.11.01"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 110"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.01.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.01.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "China (W)"]
[BlackTeam "US of America"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CHN"]
[BlackTeamCountry "USA"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be2 e6 7. O-O Be7 8. f4
Qc7 9. a4 O-O 10. Kh1 b6 11. Bf3 Bb7 12. e5 dxe5 13. fxe5 Nfd7 14. Bxb7 Qxb7
15. Bf4 Nc6 16. Qf3 Rfc8 17. Bg3 Nd8 18. Qh5 (18. Qe2 Nc6 (18... Nf8 19. Rad1
Rc7 20. Ne4 Rd7 21. c3 Ng6 22. Nf3 Rxd1 23. Rxd1 Qc6 {0-1 Klovans,J-Suba,M/
Mallorca 2004/ (38)}) 19. Qh5 Rf8 20. Qf3 {1/2-1/2 Jakovenko,D-Amonatov,F/
Sochi 2004/}) 18... Nf8 19. Rae1 {The position is somewhat unbalanced, since
white has to get some compensation for the exposed isolated pawn on e5.} (19.
Rad1 Rc4 20. Rd3 Rac8 21. Be1 (21. Nb3 Rb4 22. Rfd1 h6 23. Qe2 Qc6 {1/2-1/2
Slaby,J-Suba,M/Campillos 2005/ (52)}) 21... Bb4 22. Nde2 Ng6 23. Rh3 h6 24. Bd2
Bf8 25. Nf4 Nxf4 26. Bxf4 b5 27. axb5 axb5 28. Rg3 Kh7 {0-1 Tischbierek,
R-Hansen,S/Germany 2003/ (60)}) 19... Rc4 20. Nf3 (20. Nb3 Rac8 21. Nd2 Rb4 $13
) 20... Bb4 21. Nd2 Rd4 (21... Bxc3 22. Nxc4 Bxe1 23. Bxe1 Qc6 24. Nd6 $14) 22.
Nde4 Bxc3 $1 23. Nxc3 (23. Nf6+ gxf6 24. bxc3 Rd2 25. Rf3 Qd5 $19) 23... Rc8 {
Novikov has managed to slow down the attack white's attack and his heavy
pieces are active.} 24. Qe2 (24. Rf3 Ng6 25. Ref1 Rc5 $13) 24... Rdc4 (24...
Rb4 25. Ne4 Rxb2 26. Nd6 Rbxc2 27. Qxc2 Rxc2 28. Nxb7 Nxb7 29. Rc1 $14) 25. Qd3
(25. Rd1 b5 $132) 25... b5 26. axb5 axb5 27. Re2 (27. Rf2 Qc6 28. Re4 b4 29.
Rxc4 Qxc4 30. Qxc4 Rxc4 31. Nb5 Ng6 $15) 27... Qc6 28. Na2 (28. Ne4 Rxc2 29.
Nd6 Rxe2 30. Qxe2 Ra8 $11) 28... Rxc2 29. Rxc2 (29. Nb4 Rc1 $1 $17) 29... Qxc2
30. Qxb5 Rc7 $1 {[%mdl 2048] Excellent ambitious move, black would like to
transfer his rook to attacking location on b2.} (30... Qc7 31. Nc3 Rb8 32. Qe2
$11) 31. Qa5 Rb7 32. Rc1 (32. Qxd8 Rxb2 33. Qa8 Rxa2 $17) 32... Qxb2 33. Bh4 $2
(33. Qxd8 Qxa2 34. h3 Rb1 $17) 33... Rd7 $1 34. h3 (34. Bxd8 Qxc1+ 35. Nxc1
Rd1+ $19) 34... Qd4 {Hou Yifan has lost a pawn and Na2 is a very modest piece.}
(34... Nb7 $1 35. Qa7 Qxe5 $19) 35. Bxd8 (35. Bg3 Ng6 $17) 35... Rxd8 36. Nb4
Qf4 $1 37. Rg1 (37. Qxd8 $2 Qxc1+ 38. Kh2 Qf4+ 39. Kh1 Qxb4 $19) 37... Rc8 38.
Qb5 Qe4 39. Rf1 h6 40. Nd3 Rd8 41. Rf3 Ng6 42. Rg3 (42. Kh2 Nh4 43. Rg3 Nf5 44.
Rf3 Nd4 $19) 42... Nf4 $1 {The best moment to exchange the knights since the
vulnerability of the basic rank will cost white panw on e5.} 43. Nxf4 (43. Nf2
Qe1+ 44. Kh2 Ne2 $19) 43... Qxf4 44. Qb3 (44. Kh2 h5 $19) (44. Rf3 Rd1+ $19)
44... Qxe5 45. Rf3 Qd5 (45... Rd2 46. Rf1 f5 $19) 46. Qb6 Qd1+ 47. Kh2 Qd6+ 48.
Qxd6 Rxd6 $19 {The rest was strictly speaking unnecessary, black wins easily
with two spare connected passed pawns.} 49. Kg3 g5 50. Ra3 Kg7 51. Ra4 Kg6 52.
Kf3 h5 53. Ra8 Rd2 54. Rg8+ Kf5 55. Rh8 h4 56. Ra8 e5 57. Ra5 f6 58. Rb5 Rc2
59. Ra5 Rc3+ 60. Ke2 Kf4 61. Ra4+ Kg3 62. Rg4+ Kh2 63. Kf2 Rg3 0-1

[Event "Marseille Hiver op"]
[Site "Marseille"]
[Date "2005.12.27"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Houard, Yannick"]
[Black "Loi, Emmanuel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B27"]
[WhiteElo "1964"]
[BlackElo "1499"]
[PlyCount "23"]
[EventDate "2005.12.27"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 110 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.03.10"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.03.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 g6 3. d4 e6 4. Nc3 Nf6 5. e5 Nd5 6. Ne4 d6 7. c4 Nb4 8. Nf6+
Ke7 9. Bg5 Qa5 10. exd6+ Kxd6 11. dxc5+ Kc6 12. Ne5+ 1-0

[Event "Marseille Hiver op"]
[Site "Marseille"]
[Date "2005.12.27"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Petrossian, Armen"]
[Black "Houard, Yannick"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C11"]
[WhiteElo "2328"]
[BlackElo "1964"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "2005.12.27"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 110 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.03.10"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.03.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. f4 c5 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. Be3 Qb6 8. Bb5
a6 9. Bxc6 bxc6 10. Na4 Qa5+ 11. c3 cxd4 12. b4 Qc7 13. Nxd4 c5 14. bxc5 Nxc5
15. O-O Bd7 16. Nxc5 Bxc5 17. Qg4 g6 18. Rf3 Rb8 19. Kh1 Bxd4 20. Bxd4 Bb5 21.
Qh4 Qe7 22. Qf2 Rc8 23. a4 Bc4 24. g4 Qb7 25. f5 gxf5 26. gxf5 Rg8 27. Rg1
Rxg1+ 28. Qxg1 Qe7 29. fxe6 fxe6 30. Bc5 Rxc5 31. Qg8+ Kd7 32. Rf7 Bd3 33. Qf8
Be4+ 34. Kg1 Qxf7 35. Qxf7+ Kc6 36. Qxe6+ Kb7 37. Qf7+ Rc7 38. e6 Bg6 39. Qf8
Rc4 40. Qd6 Rg4+ 41. Kf2 Re4 42. Qxd5+ Kc7 43. Qd7+ Kb6 44. e7 1-0

[Event "Marseille Hiver op"]
[Site "Marseille"]
[Date "2005.12.28"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Leray, Jerome"]
[Black "Houard, Yannick"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C11"]
[WhiteElo "2256"]
[BlackElo "1964"]
[PlyCount "104"]
[EventDate "2005.12.27"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 110 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.03.10"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.03.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. f4 c5 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. Be3 Qb6 8. Na4
Qa5+ 9. c3 b6 10. Bd2 c4 11. b4 Qa6 12. Nb2 Be7 13. Be2 Nf8 14. Qc2 Bd7 15. h4
f5 16. h5 Qb7 17. Kf2 Nd8 18. a4 a6 19. Rag1 Nf7 20. Nd1 Qc6 21. g4 g6 22. gxf5
gxf5 23. Nb2 Nh6 24. Ng5 Qc7 25. Ke3 O-O-O 26. Be1 Rg8 27. Bf3 Bxg5 28. fxg5
Nf7 29. Kf4 Bc6 30. Qe2 Bb7 31. Bh4 Re8 32. Rg3 Nd7 33. g6 hxg6 34. Rxg6 Nh8
35. Rxg8 Rxg8 36. Rh3 Nf8 37. Qh2 Qh7 38. Rg3 Nhg6+ 39. hxg6 Nxg6+ 40. Rxg6
Rxg6 41. Bg3 Rh6 42. Qf2 Rg6 43. Ke3 Qg7 44. Bf4 Rg1 45. Nd1 Bc6 46. a5 bxa5
47. bxa5 Ba4 48. Kd2 Bxd1 49. Be3 Bxf3 50. Qxg1 Qxg1 51. Bxg1 Kc7 52. Ke3 Bg4
1/2-1/2

[Event "Marseille Hiver op"]
[Site "Marseille"]
[Date "2005.12.29"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Houard, Yannick"]
[Black "Brochet, Thierry"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B70"]
[WhiteElo "1964"]
[BlackElo "1763"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "2005.12.27"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 110 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.03.10"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.03.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Bc4 Nc6 7. Bb3 Bg7 8.
Nde2 O-O 9. O-O Na5 10. h3 Nxb3 11. axb3 Bd7 12. Be3 a6 13. Nd4 Rc8 14. Qd2 Bc6
15. Nxc6 Rxc6 16. Bh6 Qc7 17. Bxg7 Kxg7 18. Rfd1 Rc8 19. Qd4 Kg8 20. Rd3 Qb6
21. Qxb6 Rxb6 22. f4 Rb4 23. e5 Rxf4 24. exf6 Rxf6 25. Re1 Re6 26. Rxe6 fxe6
27. Kf2 Rf8+ 28. Rf3 Rf6 29. Rxf6 exf6 30. Ne4 f5 31. Nxd6 b6 32. Nc4 b5 33.
Na5 Kf7 34. Nc6 g5 35. b4 Kf6 36. Nb8 f4 37. Nxa6 e5 38. Nc7 h5 39. Nxb5 g4 40.
Nc3 Kf5 41. b5 e4 1-0

[Event "Marseille Hiver op"]
[Site "Marseille"]
[Date "2005.12.29"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Jean, Olivier"]
[Black "Houard, Yannick"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D64"]
[WhiteElo "2190"]
[BlackElo "1964"]
[PlyCount "100"]
[EventDate "2005.12.27"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 110 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.03.10"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.03.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 c6 3. d4 Nf6 4. Qc2 e6 5. Bg5 Nbd7 6. e3 Be7 7. Nc3 O-O 8. Rc1
a6 9. Bd3 h6 10. Bh4 dxc4 11. Bxc4 b5 12. Be2 Bb7 13. O-O Rc8 14. b4 Bxb4 15.
Ne4 Be7 16. Nc5 Nxc5 17. dxc5 Nd5 18. Bg3 Qa5 19. Be5 Bf6 20. Bxf6 Nxf6 21. Qb2
Rfd8 22. Rfd1 Rxd1+ 23. Bxd1 Rd8 24. Bb3 Qc7 25. h3 a5 26. a3 Ba6 27. Nd4 Qe5
28. Qa2 Bb7 29. Qd2 Qc7 30. Qe2 Qe7 31. Qf3 Nd5 32. Qe4 Qf6 33. Qc2 Qe5 34. Nf3
Qc7 35. e4 Nf4 36. e5 Qd7 37. Re1 Qd3 38. Qb2 Qg6 39. g3 Nxh3+ 40. Kf1 Ng5 41.
Bc2 Qh5 42. Nxg5 Qxg5 43. Re3 g6 44. Qc3 Qh5 45. Qxa5 Qh1+ 46. Ke2 Qd5 47. Kf1
Qh1+ 48. Ke2 Qd5 49. Kf1 Rd7 50. Qb6 Qc4+ 0-1

[Event "Marseille Hiver op"]
[Site "Marseille"]
[Date "2005.12.30"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Houard, Yannick"]
[Black "Silva, Raphael"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "1964"]
[BlackElo "1991"]
[PlyCount "41"]
[EventDate "2005.12.27"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 110 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.03.10"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.03.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Nd5 Be7 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. c3 O-O 12. Nc2 Bg5 13. a4 bxa4 14. Rxa4 a5
15. Bc4 Kh8 16. Nce3 Bxe3 17. Nxe3 Rb8 18. Ra2 Ne7 19. O-O f5 20. exf5 Nxf5 21.
Nxf5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Rochefort op 5th"]
[Site "Rochefort"]
[Date "2006.02.15"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Houard, Yannick"]
[Black "Lagarde, Maxime"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B35"]
[WhiteElo "1967"]
[BlackElo "2102"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "2006.02.15"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2007"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.11.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.11.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 g6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 Bg7 6. Be3 Nf6 7. Bc4 O-O 8.
Bb3 Qa5 9. O-O d6 10. f3 Bd7 11. Qd2 Rfc8 12. Kh1 Ne5 13. f4 Neg4 14. Bg1 Qh5
15. Rae1 Nxh2 16. Bxh2 Ng4 17. Nf3 Rxc3 18. bxc3 Rc8 19. Qd5 Qxd5 20. exd5 Bxc3
21. Rxe7 Bb5 22. Rb1 Ba6 23. Bg1 Kf8 24. Re4 Nf6 25. Re3 Ng4 26. Rxc3 Rxc3 27.
Bxa7 Nh6 28. Bb8 Nf5 29. Kg1 Ke7 30. Ba7 h5 31. Kf2 Nh6 32. Re1+ Kd7 33. Bd4
Rc8 34. Ng5 Ng4+ 35. Kg3 Nh6 36. Kf3 Nf5 37. Bb2 1-0

[Event "Rochefort op 5th"]
[Site "Rochefort"]
[Date "2006.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Prie, Eric"]
[Black "Houard, Yannick"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D00"]
[WhiteElo "2467"]
[BlackElo "1967"]
[PlyCount "151"]
[EventDate "2006.02.15"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2007"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.11.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.11.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. a3 c6 3. Nf3 Bf5 4. Bf4 Nf6 5. e3 e6 6. c4 Nbd7 7. Nc3 Be7 8. h3 h6
9. Bd3 Bxd3 10. Qxd3 a6 11. O-O O-O 12. e4 dxe4 13. Nxe4 Nxe4 14. Qxe4 Nf6 15.
Qe2 Bd6 16. Be5 Qe7 17. Rad1 Rac8 18. Rd3 Rfd8 19. Rfd1 Nd7 20. Bxd6 Qxd6 21.
b4 Qc7 22. Qd2 Nb6 23. Qc3 Nd7 24. Nd2 e5 25. Ne4 exd4 26. Rxd4 Nf8 27. Nd6 Ne6
28. R4d2 Ra8 29. c5 a5 30. Re1 axb4 31. axb4 b6 32. Rde2 Rxd6 33. cxd6 Qxd6 34.
Rd2 Qc7 35. Red1 c5 36. Qf3 Rf8 37. Rd7 Qe5 38. bxc5 bxc5 39. Qb3 Qg5 40. R7d5
Qg6 41. Qc4 Rb8 42. R1d3 Rb4 43. Qa6 Re4 44. Kh2 Qf6 45. Rf3 Rf4 46. Rxf4 Qxf4+
47. Kg1 Qc1+ 48. Qf1 Qf4 49. Rd3 Qe5 50. Ra3 Qe4 51. Qd3 Qe1+ 52. Kh2 Qe5+ 53.
Qg3 Qd5 54. Qb8+ Kh7 55. Ra7 Qf5 56. Kg1 Nf4 57. Qb7 Ne2+ 58. Kf1 Qd3 59. Ra1
Nd4+ 60. Kg1 Qc4 61. Qe4+ g6 62. Qe5 Qc3 63. Re1 Qd2 64. Qe7 Kg7 65. Re4 Qd3
66. Re3 Qd1+ 67. Kh2 Nf5 68. Qe5+ Kh7 69. Rc3 Qd2 70. Qxc5 Qf4+ 71. Kh1 Qe4 72.
Rf3 Qe1+ 73. Kh2 Qe6 74. Rd3 Kg7 75. Rd8 Qe4 76. Qc3+ 1-0

[Event "Rochefort op 5th"]
[Site "Rochefort"]
[Date "2006.02.15"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Fougerit, Valentin"]
[Black "Houard, Yannick"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C09"]
[WhiteElo "2169"]
[BlackElo "1967"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "2006.02.15"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2007"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.11.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.11.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 c5 4. exd5 exd5 5. Ngf3 Bd6 6. dxc5 Bxc5 7. Nb3 Bd6 8.
Bb5+ Nc6 9. O-O Nge7 10. Kh1 O-O 11. h3 h6 12. Bxc6 bxc6 13. Be3 Bf5 14. a3 Re8
15. Nc5 Qc8 16. Ng1 Bg6 17. c3 Nf5 18. Bd4 Qc7 19. b4 Nxd4 20. cxd4 Bxc5 21.
bxc5 Qf4 22. Qa4 Bd3 23. Rfd1 Bb5 24. Qc2 Re4 25. Qd2 Qf6 26. f3 Re7 27. a4 Bc4
28. Re1 Rae8 29. Rxe7 Qxe7 30. Rb1 Qe3 31. Qxe3 Rxe3 32. Rb8+ Kh7 33. Rc8 Ra3
34. Rxc6 Rxa4 35. f4 Bb5 36. Rc7 Rxd4 37. Rxa7 Rc4 38. Ra5 Rxc5 39. Ne2 Rc2
1/2-1/2

[Event "Rochefort op 5th"]
[Site "Rochefort"]
[Date "2006.02.15"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Houard, Yannick"]
[Black "Nanu, Ciprian Costica"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B13"]
[WhiteElo "1967"]
[BlackElo "2436"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "2006.02.15"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2007"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.11.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.11.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. Bd3 Nf6 5. c3 Nc6 6. Bf4 Bg4 7. Qb3 Qc8 8.
Nd2 e6 9. Ngf3 Be7 10. O-O O-O 11. Rae1 Bh5 12. Ne5 Bg6 13. Bxg6 hxg6 14. Bg5
Bd6 15. f4 Rb8 16. Qd1 Qc7 17. Re3 Nh7 18. Qg4 Nxg5 19. Qxg5 Ne7 20. Qg4 Nf5
21. Rh3 Be7 22. Qe2 b5 23. g4 Nd6 24. Nxg6 fxg6 25. Qxe6+ Rf7 26. Qxg6 Bd8 27.
Qh7+ Kf8 28. Re1 Re7 29. Qh8+ Kf7 30. Qh5+ Kf8 31. Qh8+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Rochefort op 5th"]
[Site "Rochefort"]
[Date "2006.02.15"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Sandu, Mihaela"]
[Black "Houard, Yannick"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C12"]
[WhiteElo "2157"]
[BlackElo "1967"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[EventDate "2006.02.15"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2007"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.11.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.11.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Bb4 5. e5 h6 6. Be3 Ne4 7. a3 Bxc3+ 8. bxc3
c5 9. Qg4 g6 10. Bd3 Nxc3 11. dxc5 Nc6 12. f4 Qe7 13. Nf3 Bd7 14. Qg3 O-O-O 15.
O-O d4 16. Nxd4 Nxd4 17. Bxd4 Bc6 18. Qf2 Nd5 19. a4 Nb4 20. Bb5 Qc7 21. c3 Nd5
22. Bc4 Ne7 23. a5 a6 24. Qe2 Nf5 25. Bf2 g5 26. fxg5 Rhg8 27. Be3 Nxe3 28.
Qxe3 Rxg5 29. g3 Rdg8 30. Rad1 h5 31. Rf4 Rxe5 32. Qf2 Rg7 33. Rfd4 Rg8 34. Rf4
Rg7 35. Rfd4 Rg8 36. Rd6 Reg5 37. Qf4 Qxa5 38. Qxf7 Qxc5+ 39. R1d4 e5 40. Rxc6+
Qxc6 41. Be6+ Kb8 42. Rc4 Qb6+ 43. Kg2 Rd8 44. Bd5 a5 45. Rc5 Rf5 46. Qe7 Rdf8
47. c4 Qb2+ 48. Kh3 1-0

[Event "World Women-ch k.o."]
[Site "Ekaterinburg"]
[Date "2006.03.11"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Kosintseva, Nadezhda"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B42"]
[WhiteElo "2269"]
[BlackElo "2480"]
[PlyCount "125"]
[EventDate "2006.03.11"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 111 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.05.09"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.05.09"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Bd3 Bc5 6. Nb3 Ba7 7. O-O Ne7 8. c4
d6 9. Nc3 Nbc6 10. Qe2 e5 11. Be3 O-O 12. Rfd1 Be6 13. Rac1 Ng6 14. Bxa7 Rxa7
15. Qe3 Qb8 16. Qb6 Rd8 17. Bf1 Nf8 18. Nd5 Nd7 19. Qc7 a5 20. Qxb8 Ncxb8 21.
Nc7 a4 22. Na1 Nc5 23. f3 Kf8 24. Nc2 Ke7 25. Rd2 Nc6 26. Nb5 Ra6 27. Rcd1 Na5
28. Ne3 Rc6 29. Nc3 Na6 30. Nxa4 Nxc4 31. Bxc4 Bxc4 32. Nf5+ Kf8 33. b3 Be6 34.
Nxd6 Rb8 35. Nb5 Nc5 36. Nac3 Rb6 37. Rd8+ Rxd8 38. Rxd8+ Ke7 39. Rg8 g6 40.
Nc7 Rd6 41. N3d5+ Bxd5 42. Nxd5+ Kd7 43. Rg7 Ke6 44. Rxh7 Rd8 45. g4 Nd3 46. h4
Rc8 47. h5 Rc1+ 48. Kg2 Rc2+ 49. Kg3 g5 50. Rh6+ Kd7 51. Rf6 Nf2 52. Rxf7+ Kd6
53. Ne3 Nh1+ 54. Kh3 Nf2+ 55. Kg2 Rxa2 56. Kf1 Nd3 57. h6 Nf4 58. h7 Ra1+ 59.
Kf2 Ra2+ 60. Kg1 Nh3+ 61. Kf1 Ra1+ 62. Kg2 Nf4+ 63. Rxf4 1-0

[Event "World Women-ch k.o."]
[Site "Ekaterinburg"]
[Date "2006.03.12"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Kosintseva, Nadezhda"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B66"]
[WhiteElo "2480"]
[BlackElo "2269"]
[PlyCount "182"]
[EventDate "2006.03.11"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 111 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.05.09"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.05.09"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bg5 e6 7. Qd2 Be7 8.
O-O-O Nxd4 9. Qxd4 a6 10. f4 b5 11. Be2 Bb7 12. Bf3 Rc8 13. Bxf6 gxf6 14. f5
Qc7 15. Kb1 Qc5 16. Qd3 Qc4 17. Qd2 h5 18. Rhe1 Kd7 19. Re3 Rc7 20. Ne2 Qc5 21.
Nf4 Rhc8 22. Bxh5 e5 23. Rc3 Qb6 24. Rxc7+ Qxc7 25. Nd5 Bxd5 26. exd5 Ke8 27.
Be2 Qc5 28. h4 Bf8 29. Rc1 Ke7 30. Bf1 Bg7 31. g3 Rh8 32. Qa5 Rc8 33. Bd3 Qxd5
34. a4 Bh6 35. Rd1 Qf3 36. Rf1 Qb7 37. g4 bxa4 38. Qxa6 Qxa6 39. Bxa6 Rg8 40.
Be2 Be3 41. Rd1 Rc8 42. h5 e4 43. Ba6 Ra8 44. Bb7 Rb8 45. Bxe4 Rb4 46. Bd5 Bd4
47. b3 axb3 48. cxb3 Be5 49. Bc4 Kf8 50. Rd5 Rb7 51. Ra5 Kg7 52. Kc2 Bd4 53.
Kd3 Ba7 54. b4 Re7 55. Ra6 Bf2 56. Rxd6 Re3+ 57. Kc2 Be1 58. b5 Rc3+ 59. Kd1
Rxc4 60. Kxe1 Rxg4 61. b6 Rf4 62. Kd2 Rxf5 63. Kc3 Rxh5 64. Kc4 Rh1 65. Rd3 Rh8
66. Kb5 f5 67. Kc6 Rc8+ 68. Kd7 Rc1 69. Rb3 Rd1+ 70. Kc7 Rc1+ 71. Kd6 Rd1+ 72.
Ke5 Rd8 73. Kxf5 Kf8 74. Kf6 Rb8 75. Ke5 Ke7 76. Kd5 Kd7 77. Kc5 Rh8 78. Rd3+
Kc8 79. Rf3 Rh7 80. Kc6 Rh1 81. Ra3 Rc1+ 82. Kb5 Rb1+ 83. Ka6 Kb8 84. Ra5 f6
85. Rc5 f5 86. Rxf5 Ra1+ 87. Kb5 Rb1+ 88. Kc6 Rc1+ 89. Rc5 Rxc5+ 90. Kxc5 Kb7
91. Kb5 Kb8 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Women-ch k.o."]
[Site "Ekaterinburg"]
[Date "2006.03.13"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Zhukova, Natalia"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C27"]
[WhiteElo "2269"]
[BlackElo "2432"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "2006.03.11"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 111 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.05.09"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.05.09"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Nf6 3. d3 Bc5 4. Nc3 c6 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 d6 7. Nge2 Nbd7 8. O-O
Nf8 9. d4 exd4 10. Nxd4 Ng6 11. Bg3 O-O 12. Kh1 Bb6 13. f3 Bc7 14. Bb3 a6 15.
Qd2 Nh5 16. Bf2 Bb8 17. Rad1 Qc7 18. Bg1 Nf6 19. Nf5 d5 20. Ng3 dxe4 21. fxe4
Ng4 22. Nce2 b5 23. Bc5 Ne7 24. Bxf7+ Kh7 25. h3 Nf6 26. Bb3 Re8 27. Qd3 Kh8
28. Nf4 Nfg8 29. Bxg8 Kxg8 30. Qb3+ Kh7 31. Qf7 Bd7 32. Bxe7 1-0

[Event "World Women-ch k.o."]
[Site "Ekaterinburg"]
[Date "2006.03.14"]
[Round "2.2"]
[White "Zhukova, Natalia"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E32"]
[WhiteElo "2432"]
[BlackElo "2269"]
[PlyCount "119"]
[EventDate "2006.03.11"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 111 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.05.09"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.05.09"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 e6 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. Bg5 d6 6. e3 Nbd7 7. Bd3 h6 8. Bh4
Bxc3+ 9. Qxc3 b6 10. Ne2 c5 11. O-O Ba6 12. Qa3 Bb7 13. f3 Qe7 14. e4 cxd4 15.
Nxd4 Ne5 16. Rad1 Rfd8 17. Rfe1 Ng6 18. Bf2 Nd7 19. Bf1 Nc5 20. Nb5 a6 21. Nc3
a5 22. Bg3 Ba6 23. b3 h5 24. h3 Qg5 25. Bh2 Ra7 26. Qb2 Rad7 27. Kh1 Bb7 28. b4
axb4 29. Qxb4 Qf6 30. Na4 Nxa4 31. Qxa4 d5 32. cxd5 exd5 33. e5 Qe6 34. Qd4 Rc7
35. Bg1 Rc6 36. Rb1 Ne7 37. Bd3 Ra8 38. Rb2 Ba6 39. Bb1 Bc4 40. Qh4 g6 41. g4
Ra3 42. Kg2 Bd3 43. Bxd3 Rxd3 44. Qf6 d4 45. Qxe6 fxe6 46. Re4 Rc4 47. Rxb6
Rc2+ 48. Kg3 g5 49. h4 Ng6 50. gxh5 gxh4+ 51. Rxh4 Nxh4 52. Kxh4 Rd1 53. Bxd4
Rxd4+ 54. Kg5 Rd7 55. Rxe6 Rg2+ 56. Kf5 Rf7+ 57. Ke4 Re2+ 58. Kd3 Rxa2 59. Re8+
Rf8 60. Kd4 0-1

[Event "World Women-ch k.o."]
[Site "Ekaterinburg"]
[Date "2006.03.15"]
[Round "3.1"]
[White "Khurtsidze, Nino"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2430"]
[BlackElo "2269"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "2006.03.11"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 111 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.05.09"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.05.09"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 c5 4. e3 d5 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bb5+ Bd7 7. Bxd7+ Nbxd7
8. dxc5 Nxc5 9. O-O Bd6 10. Bd2 O-O 11. Bc3 Nfe4 12. Bd4 Ne6 13. Nc3 N4g5 14.
Ne5 Re8 15. f4 Nxd4 16. exd4 Ne6 17. Nxd5 Bf8 18. Qb3 Nxd4 19. Qxb7 f6 20. Nd7
Ne6 21. b4 Kh8 22. Nxf8 Nxf8 23. Rfd1 Qc8 24. Qf7 Re2 25. Re1 Qe8 26. Qxe8
Raxe8 27. Kf1 Rxe1+ 28. Rxe1 Rd8 29. Nc7 Kg8 30. Re7 Rd4 31. g3 Rxb4 32. Ne8
Rb1+ 33. Kg2 Rb2+ 34. Kh3 Rxa2 35. Rxg7+ Kh8 36. Rf7 Kg8 37. Rg7+ Kh8 38. Rf7
Kg8 39. Rb7 Ra6 40. f5 h6 41. Kg4 Nh7 42. Kh5 Ra2 43. h4 Rg2 44. Kxh6 Kf8 45.
Nd6 Rd2 46. Nc8 Rc2 47. Rxh7 1-0

[Event "World Women-ch k.o."]
[Site "Ekaterinburg"]
[Date "2006.03.16"]
[Round "3.2"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Khurtsidze, Nino"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B11"]
[WhiteElo "2269"]
[BlackElo "2430"]
[PlyCount "110"]
[EventDate "2006.03.11"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 111 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.05.09"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.05.09"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. Nc3 d5 3. Nf3 Bg4 4. h3 Bxf3 5. Qxf3 e6 6. d3 Nf6 7. Bd2 Nbd7 8. g3
Qb6 9. O-O-O d4 10. Ne2 Bb4 11. Bxb4 Qxb4 12. g4 h6 13. h4 Qc5 14. Qg3 e5 15.
Kb1 O-O-O 16. Bg2 Qe7 17. Rdg1 Nc5 18. Nc1 Nfd7 19. f4 exf4 20. Qxf4 Ne6 21.
Qf5 g6 22. Qa5 Qc5 23. Qd2 Ne5 24. Nb3 Qd6 25. Rf1 Kb8 26. Bh3 g5 27. Rf6 Qe7
28. Rhf1 Nf4 29. R1xf4 gxf4 30. Qxf4 Ka8 31. h5 Rd6 32. Rf5 f6 33. a3 Nf7 34.
Nd2 Re6 35. Nf3 Qd6 36. Qc1 Rd8 37. Qe1 Ng5 38. Ng1 Re5 39. Rf1 Rb5 40. Ka1 Qe5
41. Qf2 Rd6 42. Bg2 c5 43. Ne2 Rdb6 44. Rb1 Qd6 45. Qf5 a6 46. Ka2 Ka7 47. Qd5
Qh2 48. Bf1 Nf3 49. a4 Ra5 50. Rd1 Rxa4+ 51. Kb1 Qe5 52. Bg2 Ng5 53. Nc1 Qh2
54. Bf1 Ra1+ 55. Kxa1 Qxc2 0-1

[Event "FRA-ch U20"]
[Site "Aix les Bains"]
[Date "2006.04.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Houard, Yannick"]
[Black "Perez, Flavio"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B09"]
[WhiteElo "2010"]
[BlackElo "2230"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "2006.04.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "8"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2007"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.11.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.11.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d6 2. e4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. f4 Nf6 5. Nf3 c5 6. Bb5+ Nc6 7. dxc5 Qa5 8. O-O
dxc5 9. Ne5 Bd7 10. Bxc6 Bxc6 11. Nxc6 bxc6 12. Qe2 O-O 13. e5 Nd5 14. Ne4 Rfd8
15. c4 Nc7 16. Be3 Ne6 17. Qf2 Nd4 18. Rfd1 f6 19. exf6 exf6 20. Bxd4 cxd4 21.
Rxd4 f5 22. Nd6 Bxd4 23. Qxd4 Rab8 24. b3 Qc7 25. c5 Qg7 26. Qc4+ Kf8 27. Re1
Rd7 28. Qb4 Rbd8 29. h3 Re7 30. Kh2 Rxe1 31. Qxe1 Qf6 32. Qa5 Rd7 33. Qa6 Rc7
34. Qa5 Re7 35. Qa6 Rc7 36. Qa5 Qe7 37. Qb4 Rd7 38. Qa4 Qe3 39. Qc4 Re7 40. a4
1/2-1/2

[Event "FRA-ch U20"]
[Site "Aix les Bains"]
[Date "2006.04.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Garro, Pierre"]
[Black "Houard, Yannick"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C09"]
[WhiteElo "2126"]
[BlackElo "2010"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[EventDate "2006.04.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "8"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2007"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.11.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.11.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 c5 4. exd5 exd5 5. Bb5+ Nc6 6. Ngf3 Bd6 7. dxc5 Bxc5
8. O-O Nge7 9. Nb3 Bd6 10. Nfd4 O-O 11. Kh1 a6 12. Be2 h6 13. Be3 Ne5 14. Nd2
Qc7 15. f4 Nc4 16. Nxc4 dxc4 17. Bf3 Nf5 18. Nxf5 Bxf5 19. Qd5 Bxc2 20. Qxb7
Rab8 21. Qxc7 Bxc7 22. Rfc1 Bd3 23. b3 Bd6 24. Rd1 1/2-1/2

[Event "FRA-ch U20"]
[Site "Aix les Bains"]
[Date "2006.04.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Houard, Yannick"]
[Black "Lacroix, Romain"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D36"]
[WhiteElo "2010"]
[BlackElo "2063"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "2006.04.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "8"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2007"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.11.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.11.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bg5 Be7 6. e3 O-O 7. Bd3 c6 8. Qc2
h6 9. Bh4 Be6 10. Nge2 Nbd7 11. a3 a6 12. O-O Re8 13. Rfc1 Nf8 14. Na4 N6d7 15.
Bg3 Bh4 16. b4 Bxg3 17. hxg3 b5 18. Nc5 Nb6 19. Nb7 Qb8 20. Qxc6 Nc4 21. Bxc4
dxc4 22. Nc5 Bg4 23. Nf4 Rc8 24. Qe4 Re8 25. Qc2 Qd6 26. Re1 g5 27. Ne2 Bxe2
28. Qxe2 Nd7 29. Qf3 Nxc5 30. dxc5 Qe6 31. Red1 Red8 32. Rd6 Qe7 33. Rad1 Kg7
34. Qd5 Rxd6 35. cxd6 Qd8 36. d7 Ra7 37. Qd4+ 1-0

[Event "FRA-ch U20"]
[Site "Aix les Bains"]
[Date "2006.04.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Pieroni, Guillaume"]
[Black "Houard, Yannick"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C01"]
[WhiteElo "2170"]
[BlackElo "2010"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "2006.04.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "8"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2007"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.11.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.11.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. exd5 exd5 5. Bg5 Be7 6. Nf3 Bg4 7. h3 Be6 8.
Bd3 Nc6 9. a3 a6 10. O-O h6 11. Bf4 O-O 12. Re1 Bd6 13. Qd2 Bxf4 14. Qxf4 Nh5
15. Qd2 Qf6 16. Bf1 Nf4 17. Ne5 Qg5 18. Kh2 Nxh3 19. Qxg5 Nxg5 20. Nxc6 bxc6
21. Na4 Bf5 22. Nc5 a5 23. Re7 Ra7 24. Bd3 Bxd3 25. cxd3 Ne6 26. Nxe6 fxe6 27.
f3 Rb7 28. b4 axb4 29. axb4 Rf6 30. Ra6 Rxb4 31. Rxc6 Rxd4 32. Rcxc7 Rg6 33.
Rc3 Rh4+ 34. Kg1 Ra4 35. Rc2 h5 36. Kf2 Ra8 37. Re2 Ra6 38. g3 Ra3 39. R7xe6
Rxe6 40. Rxe6 Rxd3 41. Re5 g6 42. Ke2 Rd4 43. Ke3 Rd1 44. Ke2 Rd4 45. Ke3 Rd1
46. Ke2 1/2-1/2

[Event "FRA-ch U20"]
[Site "Aix les Bains"]
[Date "2006.04.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Houard, Yannick"]
[Black "Jolly, Jean Francois"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B85"]
[WhiteElo "2010"]
[BlackElo "2211"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[EventDate "2006.04.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "8"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2007"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.11.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.11.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be2 e6 7. O-O Be7 8. f4
Qc7 9. a4 O-O 10. Be3 Nc6 11. Kh1 Rb8 12. Bd3 e5 13. Nf3 b6 14. Qe1 exf4 15.
Bxf4 Ne5 16. Nd4 Re8 17. Qe2 Ra8 18. Qe1 Bd8 19. Qd2 Qc5 20. Nb3 Qc7 21. Nd4
Ng6 22. Bg3 Nh5 23. Bf2 Nf6 24. Bg3 Nh5 25. Bf2 h6 26. Be3 Nf6 27. Nd5 Nxd5 28.
exd5 Ne5 29. b3 Ng4 30. Bg1 Bg5 31. Qd1 Be3 32. Be2 Nf6 33. Bxe3 Rxe3 34. c4
Qe7 35. Bf3 Bd7 36. Qd2 Re8 37. Qb4 Qe5 38. Rad1 Ng4 39. Bxg4 Bxg4 40. Nf3 Bxf3
41. Rxf3 Rxf3 42. gxf3 Qe2 43. Qd2 Qxf3+ 44. Kg1 Re2 0-1

[Event "FRA-ch U20"]
[Site "Aix les Bains"]
[Date "2006.04.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Houard, Yannick"]
[Black "Zharkov, Hleb"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A46"]
[WhiteElo "2010"]
[BlackElo "2214"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[EventDate "2006.04.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "8"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2007"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.11.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.11.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. Bg5 h6 4. Bxf6 Qxf6 5. e4 Nc6 6. c3 g6 7. e5 Qe7 8. Nbd2
Bg7 9. Bd3 d6 10. exd6 cxd6 11. O-O O-O 12. Re1 Qc7 13. h3 e5 14. Nb3 f5 15.
dxe5 dxe5 16. Bf1 Be6 17. Qe2 Bf7 18. Red1 Rad8 19. Rxd8 Rxd8 20. Rd1 Rxd1 21.
Qxd1 e4 22. Nfd4 Qd6 23. Be2 Nxd4 24. Nxd4 a6 25. a3 f4 26. Qd2 Be5 27. Kh1 Kg7
28. Bg4 h5 29. Be2 Qf6 30. Kg1 Bc7 31. Bf1 Qe5 32. Nc2 Bb6 33. Nd4 Bd5 34. Qe2
Bxd4 35. cxd4 Qxd4 36. Qc2 Bc6 37. Qe2 Kf6 38. Qc2 e3 39. fxe3 Qxe3+ 40. Kh2 f3
41. Qd1 fxg2 42. Qd8+ Kg7 43. Bxg2 Qf2 44. Qe7+ Kh6 0-1

[Event "CHN-chT 2nd"]
[Site "China"]
[Date "2006.04.04"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Xu, Yuhua"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B52"]
[WhiteElo "2517"]
[BlackElo "2298"]
[PlyCount "132"]
[EventDate "2006.04.04"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "18"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2017"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Zhejiang"]
[BlackTeam "Shandong"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CHN"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CHN"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Bd7 (3... Nd7) 4. Bxd7+ Qxd7 5. O-O Nf6 6. Qe2 Nc6
7. Rd1 e6 (7... g5 8. c3 g4 9. Nh4 Qe6 10. d3 c4 11. dxc4 Qxe4 12. Be3 Bh6 13.
Nd2 Qe5 14. Nf5 Bxe3 15. Nxe3 h5 16. Qd3 e6 17. Re1 Qg5 18. f4 gxf3 19. Nxf3
Ne5 20. Nxg5 Nxd3 21. Red1 Nxb2 22. Rf1 Rg8 23. h4 Nd7 24. Nxf7 b6 25. Rae1 Nc5
26. Nd5 Nxc4 27. Ng5 Ne5 28. Nc7+ Ke7 29. Nxa8 Rxa8 30. Re3 Ncd7 31. Rg3 Nf6
32. Nh3 Neg4 33. Nf4 Rg8 34. c4 a5 35. Rb3 e5 36. Nd5+ Nxd5 37. cxd5 {Vachier
Lagrave,M (2768)-Jobava,B (2713) Tromso 2014 1-0 (139)}) 8. b3 Be7 9. Bb2 O-O
10. c4 e5 11. Nc3 Nd4 12. Qd3 Qg4 $132 13. Nxd4 cxd4 14. f3 Qg6 15. Ne2 Rfe8
16. Ng3 Bf8 17. Rf1 d5 18. Rac1 a6 19. Qe2 dxe4 20. fxe4 Qg4 21. Rf3 Qe6 22.
Rcf1 Nd7 23. Bc1 g6 24. d3 f6 25. h4 Qg4 26. h5 Bg7 27. Qe1 Qh4 28. h6 Bf8 29.
R1f2 Qg4 30. Rf1 Qe6 31. Nh1 b5 32. Qh4 Be7 33. Ng3 bxc4 34. dxc4 Bf8 35. Bd2
a5 36. a4 Ra6 37. Kh2 Rb8 38. Nh1 Rab6 39. Qg3 Nc5 40. Qe1 Nxb3 41. Bxa5 Nxa5
42. Qxa5 Bxh6 43. Rxf6 Qxf6 44. Rxf6 Rxf6 45. g3 $2 (45. c5 Bf4+ 46. g3 Be3 47.
c6 Rc8 (47... Rxc6 48. Qd5+) 48. Qd5+) 45... 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

[Event "CHN-chT 2nd"]
[Site "China"]
[Date "2006.04.05"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Guo, Jun"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B45"]
[WhiteElo "2298"]
[BlackElo "2291"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "2006.04.04"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "18"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2017"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Shandong"]
[BlackTeam "Wuxi Huafang Construction Team"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CHN"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CHN"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 Nf6 6. Nxc6 $1 bxc6 7. e5 Nd5
8. Ne4 Qc7 9. f4 Qb6 10. c4 Bb4+ 11. Ke2 Ba6 12. Kf3 f5 13. Nf2 Ne7 14. Be3 Bc5
15. Bxc5 Qxc5 16. Qd6 $1 Qb6 17. b3 c5 18. Kg3 $5 {Une ligne secondaire mais
le K Blanc ne craint pas grand-chose dans cette variante 6.Nc6} (18. Rd1 Bb7+
19. Kg3 Qxd6 20. exd6 Ng8 21. Nd3 Rc8 22. Be2 Nh6 23. Bh5+ g6 24. Bf3 Bxf3 25.
gxf3 Nf7 26. h4 O-O 27. h5 Rfe8 28. Rh2 gxh5 29. Ne5 Nxe5 30. fxe5 h6 31. Kf4
Kh7 32. Rdh1 Rg8 33. Rxh5 Rg6 34. R5h2 Kg7 35. Rc2 a5 36. a3 Rb8 37. Rb2 Kf7
38. Ke3 Ke8 39. b4 axb4 40. axb4 cxb4 41. Rhb1 Kd8 42. Rxb4 Rxb4 43. Rxb4 Kc8
44. c5 Rg1 45. c6 dxc6 46. Rh4 Re1+ 47. Kf4 c5 {Fedorchuk,S (2633)-Petrov,M 
(2477) Tournefeuille 2009 1-0}) (18. Be2) 18... Bb7 19. Be2 Kf7 (19... Qxd6 20.
exd6 Ng8 21. Bf3 Bxf3 22. Kxf3) 20. Rhd1 Rhd8 21. Qd2 $5 $146 {[%cal Gd2e3,
Ge3b6,Gd1d6]} (21. Rd2 g6 22. Rad1 Ke8 23. h4 Qxd6 24. Rxd6 a5 25. h5 Bc6 26.
hxg6 hxg6 27. Nh3 a4 28. Ng5 axb3 29. axb3 Rab8 30. Rh1 Kf8 31. Rh8+ Ng8 32.
Bd1 Ra8 33. Bc2 Kg7 34. Rh7+ Kf8 35. Rd1 Ke8 36. Rg7 Kf8 37. Rf7+ Ke8 38. Rh1 {
1-0 (38) Grabics,M (2225)-Horvath,P (2420) Balatonbereny 1996}) 21... Rac8 (
21... Nc8 $5 {[%csl Gd6][%cal Ga7a5,Ga5a4]}) 22. Qe3 Nc6 23. Rd6 $36 {La
position Noire est très difficile à jouer} Qa5 24. Bf3 $1 {[%csl Rb7]} Rc7
25. Nd3 $40 Nb4 26. Bxb7 Nxd3 27. Bd5 $1 Nxf4 28. Kxf4 exd5 29. Rxd5 {Malgré
la simplification, les Noirs auront du mal à annuler cette finale de pièces
lourdes} Qb6 30. Rd6 (30. Rad1 {[%csl Gd5][%cal Ge5e6,Gd5d8]}) 30... Rc6 31.
Rad1 {[%cal Ge5e6]} Rxd6 32. Rxd6 Qc7 33. Rd5 (33. Qd3 {[%cal Gd3d5]}) 33...
Rc8 $6 34. Qd3 Ke7 $2 35. Rd6 g6 36. Qh3 $1 Rh8 37. Qh6 Kf7 38. Rf6+ Ke8 39.
Qg7 1-0

[Event "CHN-chT 2nd"]
[Site "China"]
[Date "2006.04.06"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Tan, Zhongyi"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E32"]
[WhiteElo "2276"]
[BlackElo "2298"]
[PlyCount "108"]
[EventDate "2006.04.04"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "18"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2017"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Chongqing"]
[BlackTeam "Shandong"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CHN"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CHN"]

1. d4 e6 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 d6 (6... b6 {
La grande ligne}) 7. Bg5 Nbd7 8. f3 (8. e3 b6 9. Ne2 Ba6 10. Rd1 h6 11. Bxf6
Nxf6 12. Ng3 c5 13. Be2 Qc7 14. O-O Rac8 15. Rc1 cxd4 16. Qxd4 Rfd8 17. Qd2 Qb8
18. Rfd1 d5 19. cxd5 Rxd5 20. Qe1 Rxc1 21. Rxc1 Bxe2 22. Qxe2 Qd8 23. h3 Rd3
24. Nh5 Nxh5 25. Qxh5 Rd2 26. Qe5 Rxf2 27. Kxf2 Qd2+ 28. Kf3 Qxc1 29. Qb8+ Kh7
30. Qxa7 Qf1+ 31. Kg3 Qe1+ 32. Kh2 Qxe3 33. Qxf7 b5 34. Qd7 Qf4+ 35. Kg1 Qc1+
36. Kh2 Qf4+ 37. Kg1 Qc4 {Nakamura,H (2799)-Jakovenko,D (2738) Khanty-Mansiysk
2015 1/2-1/2}) 8... d5 (8... b6) (8... e5) 9. e3 Re8 10. Bd3 c6 $5 {[%cal
Ge6e5]} (10... h6 11. Bh4 e5 12. Ne2 exd4 {Le,Q (2699)-Kunte,A (2493) Asian
Continental op 14th 2015 (4) 1-0}) 11. Ne2 h6 12. Bh4 e5 13. cxd5 Nxd5 14. Bxd8
Nxc3 15. bxc3 Rxd8 16. Kf2 b6 $146 (16... c5 17. Rac1 b6 18. Rhd1 Bb7 19. Bb5
cxd4 20. cxd4 exd4 21. Nxd4 Nc5 22. Nf5 Rxd1 23. Rxd1 Kf8 24. g4 a6 25. Bc4 b5
26. Be2 Re8 27. Rd6 Rc8 28. h4 Bc6 29. Nd4 Bd7 30. Rd5 Ke7 31. Nf5+ Bxf5 32.
gxf5 Na4 33. Rd3 Rc2 34. Ke1 Nc3 35. Bf1 a5 36. Rd2 Rxd2 37. Kxd2 Nb1+ 38. Kd3
Nxa3 39. Kd4 Nc2+ 40. Kd3 Ne1+ 41. Ke2 a4 {0-1 (41) Gurevich,M (2691)-Psakhis,
L (2575) Ohrid 2001}) 17. Rhd1 Bb7 18. e4 Kf8 19. Ke3 exd4+ (19... Ke7) 20.
cxd4 c5 21. d5 Ne5 $11 22. Nc3 (22. Bc2 f5 23. Nf4 $13 {[%cal Gf4e6]} (23. f4
$2 Ng4+)) 22... f5 23. Kf4 fxe4 24. fxe4 Ng6+ 25. Kg3 Ne5 26. Kf4 Ng6+ 27. Kg3
Ne5 {Une répétition de coups pour gagner du temps à la pendule} 28. Kf4 Nf7
(28... Nxd3+ 29. Rxd3 {[%cal Ge4e5]} Ke7 30. e5 $36 {[%csl Gd5,Ge5]}) 29. Be2
g5+ 30. Ke3 Kg7 31. Nb5 $1 {[%cal Gb5c7,Gc7a8,Gc7e6]} Rd7 32. Bg4 Re7 33. Bf5
Rae8 34. d6 $1 (34. Rac1 $6 a6 35. Nc3 Nd6 $15 {[%csl Gd6,Re4,Rf5][%cal Ge7e3]}
) 34... Bxe4 35. dxe7 Bxf5 36. Kf2 Rxe7 37. Re1 Ne5 38. Kg1 a6 39. Nd6 Bd3 40.
Nc8 Re6 41. Nxb6 Nf3+ 42. gxf3 Rxb6 43. Kf2 c4 44. Ke3 Rb2 45. h4 gxh4 46. Rh1
Re2+ 47. Kd4 Rf2 48. Rag1+ Kh7 49. Rh3 Bf5 50. Rxh4 Rxf3 51. Kxc4 Rxa3 52. Kd5
Rb3 53. Ke5 Bg6 54. Rc4 Rb5+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "CHN-chT 2nd"]
[Site "China"]
[Date "2006.04.25"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Zhang, Xiaowen"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C11"]
[WhiteElo "2298"]
[BlackElo "2155"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "2006.04.04"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "18"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2017"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Shandong"]
[BlackTeam "Heibei"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CHN"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CHN"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. f4 c5 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. Be3 a6 8. Qd2 b5
9. a3 Bb7 (9... Qa5 10. Be2 b4 11. Nd1 bxa3 12. Qxa5 Nxa5 13. dxc5 Nc4 14. b4
a5 15. Bxc4 dxc4 16. Rxa3 Rb8 17. Rxa5 Rxb4 18. c3 Rb3 19. Nd2 Bb7 20. Nxb3
cxb3 21. O-O Be7 22. Nb2 O-O 23. Rd1 Bc6 24. Rxd7 Bxd7 25. Ra7 Bc6 26. Rxe7 Ra8
27. Rc7 Be4 28. c6 g5 29. Ra7 {1-0 (29) Vallejo Pons,F (2706)-Ponkratov,P 
(2620) Moscow 2015}) 10. Qf2 Qa5 11. Rb1 b4 $146 (11... g5 12. fxg5 cxd4 13.
Nxd4 Ncxe5 14. Be2 Bg7 15. O-O O-O 16. Qg3 Nc4 17. Bxc4 dxc4 18. Rbd1 b4 19.
axb4 Qxb4 20. Nce2 Nc5 21. c3 Qa5 22. Qh3 Ne4 23. Nf4 e5 24. g6 hxg6 25. Nxg6 {
1/2-1/2 (25) Pietruske,S (2261)-Eberl,H (2321) ICCF email 2009}) 12. axb4 Qxb4
13. Bd3 cxd4 14. Nxd4 Nxd4 15. Bxd4 Bc5 16. Bxc5 Nxc5 17. O-O O-O 18. Ne2 a5
19. Nd4 Ba6 $2 (19... Nxd3 $8) 20. Bxh7+ Kxh7 21. Nc6 Qb7 22. Qh4+ Kg8 23. Ne7+
Qxe7 24. Qxe7 Bxf1 25. Qxc5 Rfc8 26. Qf2 Bc4 27. b3 Bb5 28. f5 exf5 29. Qxf5
Rc6 30. c4 Bxc4 31. bxc4 dxc4 32. Qd7 Re6 33. Rf1 Rxe5 34. Rxf7 Rg5 35. h4 Rg6
36. Qd5 Raa6 37. Rf6+ Kh7 38. Qh5+ 1-0

[Event "CHN-chT 2nd"]
[Site "China"]
[Date "2006.06.13"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Wang, Doudou"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2298"]
[BlackElo "2156"]
[PlyCount "0"]
[EventDate "2006.04.04"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "18"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Shandong"]
[BlackTeam "Heibei"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CHN"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CHN"]

 1-0

[Event "CHN-chT 2nd"]
[Site "China"]
[Date "2006.06.20"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Ju, Wenjun"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "2329"]
[BlackElo "2298"]
[PlyCount "0"]
[EventDate "2006.04.04"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "18"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Shanghai"]
[BlackTeam "Shandong"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CHN"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CHN"]

 0-1

[Event "CHN-chT 2nd"]
[Site "China"]
[Date "2006.08.25"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Wang, Pin"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2298"]
[BlackElo "2393"]
[PlyCount "0"]
[EventDate "2006.04.04"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "18"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Shandong"]
[BlackTeam "Shanghai"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CHN"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CHN"]

 1-0

[Event "CHN-chT 2nd"]
[Site "China"]
[Date "2006.08.22"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Gu, Xiaobing"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2371"]
[BlackElo "2298"]
[PlyCount "0"]
[EventDate "2006.04.04"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "18"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Jiangsu"]
[BlackTeam "Shandong"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CHN"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CHN"]

 1-0

[Event "CHN-chT 2nd"]
[Site "China"]
[Date "2006.09.19"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Gu, Xiaobing"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2298"]
[BlackElo "2371"]
[PlyCount "0"]
[EventDate "2006.04.04"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "18"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Shandong"]
[BlackTeam "Jiangsu"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CHN"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CHN"]

 1-0

[Event "CHN-chT 2nd"]
[Site "China"]
[Date "2006.09.26"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Li, Ruofan"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "2391"]
[BlackElo "2298"]
[PlyCount "0"]
[EventDate "2006.04.04"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "18"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Guangdongc"]
[BlackTeam "Shandong"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CHN"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CHN"]

 0-1

[Event "CHN-chT 2nd"]
[Site "China"]
[Date "2006.10.24"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Li, Ruofan"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A33"]
[WhiteElo "2391"]
[BlackElo "2298"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[EventDate "2006.04.04"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "18"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2017"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Guangdongc"]
[BlackTeam "Shandong"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CHN"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CHN"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. c4 Nf6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. g3 (6. Ndb5) (6. a3)
6... Bc5 7. Nb3 Be7 8. Bg2 O-O 9. O-O b6 $1 (9... d6 $143 10. Bf4 {[%csl Rd6]}
a6 11. Rc1 $14 Qc7 12. Nd5 exd5 13. cxd5 Bd7 14. dxc6 bxc6 15. Nd4 c5 16. b4
Qa7 17. Bxa8 Qxa8 18. Nf3 Bh3 19. Re1 Nd5 20. Bxd6 Bxd6 21. e4 Nxb4 22. Qxd6
Rd8 23. Qxc5 Nd3 24. Qh5 Qa7 25. Re3 Nxc1 26. Qxh3 Nxa2 27. e5 Nb4 28. e6 fxe6
29. Ng5 Rd1+ 30. Kg2 Qa8+ 31. Rf3 h6 32. Qxe6+ Kh8 33. Nf7+ Kh7 34. Qf5+ Kg8
35. Nxh6+ gxh6 36. Qg6+ Kh8 37. Qxh6+ Kg8 38. Qg6+ Kh8 39. Qh5+ {Adhiban,B 
(2674)-Bacrot,E (2697) Berlin 2015 1-0}) 10. Nd5 $1 {Reprenant l'idée d'une
vieille partie} Ba6 $146 (10... exd5 11. cxd5 {Gheorghiu,F (2545)-Taimanov,M 
(2500) Hoogovens Wijk aan Zee 1981 (7) 1/2}) 11. Nxe7+ Qxe7 12. Bf4 {[%csl Rd6]
} (12. Nd2 d5 13. Qa4 Bb7 14. b3 Rfd8 15. Ba3 Qd7 16. cxd5 Nxd5 17. Rfc1 e5 18.
e3 h6 19. Ne4 Ncb4 20. Bxb4 Qxa4 21. bxa4 Nxb4 22. Nf6+ gxf6 23. Bxb7 Rab8 24.
Rc7 Nd5 25. Bxd5 Rxd5 26. Rxa7 Ra5 27. Rxa5 bxa5 28. Rc1 Rb4 29. a3 Rxa4 30.
Rc3 f5 31. f4 f6 32. Kf2 Kg7 33. Ke2 Kg6 34. Kd3 h5 35. Ke2 h4 36. Kf3 hxg3 37.
hxg3 Kg7 38. Kg2 Kg6 39. Kh3 Re4 40. Kg2 Ra4 41. Kf3 Kg7 {Morozevich,A (2758)
-Leko,P (2744) Zug 2013 1/2-1/2}) 12... e5 13. Bg5 Bxc4 14. Nd2 Be6 15. f4 d5
16. fxe5 Nxe5 17. Bxf6 gxf6 18. Nb3 $44 {[%cal Gb3d4,Gd4e6,Gd4f5]} Rac8 19. Qd2
Rfd8 (19... Nc4) 20. Rf4 Ng6 21. Rf2 Rc4 22. Nd4 Ne5 23. e3 Ng4 24. Rf4 f5 (
24... Kh8) 25. Bf1 Rc7 26. Bd3 Nh6 27. Raf1 Re8 28. Rh4 Qg5 29. Nf3 Qg7 30. Rh5
Kh8 31. Nh4 (31. Ng5) 31... Rce7 32. Bxf5 {Regagne le P mais la finale de
pièces lourdes donne est probablement nulle} Nxf5 33. Nxf5 Bxf5 34. Rhxf5 Qh6
35. Qd4+ Kg8 36. R1f4 $1 {[%csl Rh6][%cal Gf4h4]} Rxe3 37. Rh4 (37. Rf2 Re1+
38. Kg2) 37... Re1+ 38. Kg2 R1e4 39. Qxd5 Qe6 40. Rg5+ Kf8 41. Rxe4 Qxe4+ 42.
Qxe4 Rxe4 43. Kf3 Re6 1/2-1/2

[Event "CHN-chT 2nd"]
[Site "China"]
[Date "2006.11.09"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Wang, Yu A"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2298"]
[BlackElo "2390"]
[PlyCount "0"]
[EventDate "2006.04.04"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "18"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Shandong"]
[BlackTeam "Beijing"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CHN"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CHN"]

 1-0

[Event "CHN-chT 2nd"]
[Site "China"]
[Date "2006.11.07"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Wang, Yu A"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2390"]
[BlackElo "2298"]
[PlyCount "0"]
[EventDate "2006.04.04"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "18"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Beijing"]
[BlackTeam "Shandong"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CHN"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CHN"]

 1-0

[Event "CHN-chT 2nd"]
[Site "China"]
[Date "2006.11.14"]
[Round "14"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Xu, Tong"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B36"]
[WhiteElo "2298"]
[BlackElo "2172"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "2006.04.04"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "18"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2017"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Shandong"]
[BlackTeam "Tianjing"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CHN"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CHN"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 g6 5. c4 Nf6 6. Nc3 Nxd4 7. Qxd4 d6 8.
Bg5 (8. Be3) 8... Bg7 9. Qd2 O-O 10. Rc1 (10. Bd3 a5 11. O-O a4 12. Rfe1 Bd7
13. Rab1 Re8 14. h3 Qa5 15. b4 axb3 16. axb3 Qb4 17. Qc2 Be6 18. Bd2 Qc5 19.
Be3 Qb4 20. Nb5 Rec8 21. f4 Bd7 22. Nc3 Bc6 23. Ne2 Nd7 24. Nd4 Nc5 25. Kh2 Ra3
26. Bg1 Rca8 27. Bf1 Ra2 28. Nxc6 bxc6 29. Qd1 Ne6 30. Qf3 Nd4 31. Qg3 Rc2 32.
e5 dxe5 33. fxe5 c5 34. Bxd4 cxd4 35. Ra1 Rxa1 36. Rxa1 Qb8 37. Re1 Rc3 38. Qf4
Rxb3 39. Qxd4 e6 {Carlsen,M (2837)-Topalov,V (2752) Astana 2012 1/2-1/2}) 10...
a5 (10... Be6 11. Be2 Qa5 12. b3 Rac8 13. f3 a6 14. Na4 Qxd2+ 15. Kxd2) 11. Bd3
a4 12. O-O Be6 13. f4 $146 (13. Qc2 Nd7 14. f4 {Portisch,L (2645)-Reshevsky,S 
(2565) Petropolis Interzonal 1973 (14) 1-0}) 13... Qb6+ 14. Kh1 Rfc8 15. f5
Bxc4 16. Bxc4 Rxc4 17. fxg6 hxg6 18. Nd5 (18. Bxf6 Bxf6 19. Nd5 Qxb2 20. Qxb2
Bxb2 21. Rb1 a3 22. Nxe7+) 18... Rxc1 19. Nxe7+ Kf8 $6 (19... Kh7 20. Qxc1 $11)
20. Qxc1 Qd4 (20... Kxe7 21. Qc3 d5 {[%cal Gb6f6]} 22. e5 $36) 21. Bxf6 Bxf6
22. Nd5 Bd8 23. Qf4 $36 Qg7 24. Qxd6+ Kg8 25. e5 Bg5 26. e6 (26. Nf6+) 26...
fxe6 27. Qxe6+ Kh8 28. Nf4 Rg8 29. Rf3 Bh6 30. Rh3 a3 31. Nxg6+ Kh7 32. Rg3 Rd8
$1 $13 {[%csl Rh1]} 33. Qe1 axb2 $4 (33... Qd7 $8) 34. Nf4 Bxf4 35. Qb1+ 1-0

[Event "CHN-chT 2nd"]
[Site "China"]
[Date "2006.11.23"]
[Round "15"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Ning, Chunhong"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2298"]
[BlackElo "2363"]
[PlyCount "0"]
[EventDate "2006.04.04"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "18"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Shandong"]
[BlackTeam "Tianjing"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CHN"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CHN"]

 1/2-1/2

[Event "Olympiad Women-37"]
[Site "Turin"]
[Date "2006.05.21"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Nur Shazwani, Zulkafli"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B59"]
[WhiteElo "2108"]
[BlackElo "2298"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "2006.05.21"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 112 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.07.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.07.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Malaysia (W)"]
[BlackTeam "China (W)"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "MAS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CHN"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Be2 e5 7. Nb3 Be7 8.
O-O O-O 9. Be3 Be6 10. Kh1 a5 11. a4 d5 12. exd5 Nxd5 13. Nxd5 Bxd5 14. f3 Rc8
15. c4 Be6 16. Nc5 Bf5 17. Qxd8 Nxd8 18. Ne4 Bxe4 19. fxe4 Ne6 20. Rad1 Bc5 21.
Bd2 Bb4 22. Be3 Bc5 23. Bd2 Bb6 24. Bc3 Bd4 25. Bxa5 Bxb2 26. Bb4 Rfd8 27. Rb1
Bd4 28. Rfc1 Be3 29. Rd1 Rxd1+ 30. Rxd1 Ng5 31. Bf3 h6 32. c5 Rc6 33. Rd5 Bd4
34. Bg4 g6 35. Bd7 Rf6 36. h3 Rf1+ 37. Kh2 Bg1+ 38. Kg3 Nxe4+ 39. Kh4 g5+ 0-1

[Event "Olympiad Women-37"]
[Site "Turin"]
[Date "2006.05.22"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Bellin, Jana"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B42"]
[WhiteElo "2298"]
[BlackElo "2170"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "2006.05.21"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 112 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.07.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.07.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "China (W)"]
[BlackTeam "England (W)"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CHN"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Bd3 Nf6 6. O-O Qc7 7. Qe2 d6 8. c4
g6 9. Nc3 Bg7 10. Rd1 O-O 11. Nf3 Nbd7 12. Bf4 Nh5 13. Bg5 Bxc3 14. bxc3 e5 15.
Qd2 Nc5 16. Bc2 f6 17. Be3 Rd8 18. Qe2 Be6 19. Nd2 Qf7 20. Rab1 Rab8 21. Rb6
Qc7 22. Rdb1 Nd7 23. R6b2 b6 24. g3 Ng7 25. f4 exf4 26. gxf4 f5 27. Bd4 Re8 28.
Qg2 Nc5 29. e5 Nd7 30. Ba4 dxe5 31. fxe5 Rec8 32. Bxd7 Qxd7 33. Rxb6 Rxb6 34.
Rxb6 Bf7 35. Rb7 Qd8 36. Bb6 Qd3 37. Rxf7 Rb8 38. Ra7 Ne6 39. Qd5 1-0

[Event "Olympiad Women-37"]
[Site "Turin"]
[Date "2006.05.23"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Milliet, Sophie"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C01"]
[WhiteElo "2330"]
[BlackElo "2298"]
[PlyCount "48"]
[EventDate "2006.05.21"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 112 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.07.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.07.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "France (W)"]
[BlackTeam "China (W)"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "FRA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CHN"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. exd5 exd5 5. Bd3 Nc6 6. Nge2 Nge7 7. O-O O-O 8.
Bf4 Bf5 9. Bxf5 Nxf5 10. Qd3 Bxc3 11. Qxc3 Qf6 12. Rad1 Rfe8 13. Ng3 Ncxd4 14.
Qxc7 b6 15. c3 Re7 16. Be5 Nxg3 17. fxg3 Ne2+ 18. Kh1 Qxe5 19. Qc6 Rd8 20. Rfe1
Qh5 21. h3 Nxg3+ 22. Kh2 Ne4 23. c4 Qe5+ 24. Kg1 d4 0-1

[Event "Olympiad Women-37"]
[Site "Turin"]
[Date "2006.05.24"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Ushenina, Anna"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B17"]
[WhiteElo "2298"]
[BlackElo "2397"]
[PlyCount "112"]
[EventDate "2006.05.21"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 112 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.07.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.07.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "China (W)"]
[BlackTeam "Ukraine (W)"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CHN"]
[BlackTeamCountry "UKR"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nd7 5. Ng5 Ngf6 6. Bd3 h6 7. Ne6 Qa5+ 8.
Bd2 Qb6 9. Nf3 fxe6 10. Bg6+ Kd8 11. O-O Qxb2 12. c4 Qa3 13. Bf4 Ne8 14. Ne5
Nd6 15. c5 Nxe5 16. dxe5 Qxc5 17. exd6 exd6 18. Rc1 Qd5 19. Qe2 e5 20. Bg3 Qe6
21. Qd3 d5 22. Rfe1 Bd6 23. Re3 Kc7 24. Rce1 e4 25. Bxe4 Bxg3 26. Rxg3 g5 27.
Rge3 Rf8 28. Bf3 Qd6 29. Re7+ Bd7 30. Bh5 Rad8 31. Qh7 Kb8 32. g3 Rh8 33. Qg7
Rhg8 34. Qh7 Rh8 35. Qg7 Rhg8 36. Qb2 Rgf8 37. Rh7 Bc8 38. Bg4 Qf6 39. Qxf6
Rxf6 40. Bxc8 Kxc8 41. Ree7 Rdf8 42. Rc7+ Kb8 43. Rxb7+ Kc8 44. Rxa7 Kb8 45.
Rab7+ Ka8 46. f4 gxf4 47. g4 f3 48. Ra7+ Kb8 49. Rhb7+ Kc8 50. Re7 f2+ 51. Kf1
Kb8 52. a4 Re8 53. Rab7+ Ka8 54. Ra7+ Kb8 55. Rab7+ Ka8 56. Ra7+ Kb8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Olympiad Women-37"]
[Site "Turin"]
[Date "2006.05.25"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Vajda, Szidonia"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C01"]
[WhiteElo "2403"]
[BlackElo "2298"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "2006.05.21"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 112 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.07.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.07.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Hungary (W)"]
[BlackTeam "China (W)"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "HUN"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CHN"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 exd5 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. c4 c6 6. Nc3 Be7 7. cxd5 Nxd5 8.
Bd3 O-O 9. h3 Be6 10. O-O Nd7 11. Re1 h6 12. a3 N7f6 13. Ne5 Re8 14. Bd2 Qb6
15. Na4 Qxd4 16. Bxh6 Qh4 17. Bd2 b5 18. Nc3 Bc5 19. Qf3 Nxc3 20. bxc3 Bd5 21.
Qf4 Qh5 22. Qg3 Rad8 23. Bg5 Rd6 24. Bxf6 Rxf6 25. Ng4 Rxe1+ 26. Rxe1 Rg6 27.
Re8+ Kh7 28. Bxg6+ Kxg6 29. Re5 f5 30. Ne3+ Kh7 31. Rxf5 Qe8 32. Qh4+ Kg8 33.
Rh5 Qg6 34. Qd8+ Kf7 35. Rf5+ Ke6 36. Rxd5 1-0

[Event "Olympiad Women-37"]
[Site "Turin"]
[Date "2006.05.27"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Majdan, Joanna"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B93"]
[WhiteElo "2298"]
[BlackElo "2297"]
[PlyCount "133"]
[EventDate "2006.05.21"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 112 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.07.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.07.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "China (W)"]
[BlackTeam "Poland (W)"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CHN"]
[BlackTeamCountry "POL"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f4 e5 7. Nf3 Nbd7 8. a4
Be7 9. Bd3 O-O 10. O-O Nc5 11. Kh1 d5 12. Nxe5 Ncxe4 13. Nxe4 dxe4 14. Bc4 Qxd1
15. Rxd1 Ng4 16. Nxg4 Bxg4 17. Re1 Rfd8 18. Be3 Rac8 19. Bb3 Bh4 20. g3 Be7 21.
Kg1 Kf8 22. Kf2 Rc6 23. Rac1 b5 24. axb5 axb5 25. Ra1 f5 26. Ra7 Bd1 27. Rb7 b4
28. Kg1 g6 29. Ba4 Ra6 30. Bb5 Rf6 31. Rc7 h6 32. c3 Bb3 33. Bd4 Re6 34. Ra1 e3
35. Re1 bxc3 36. bxc3 Rd5 37. Bd7 Rxd7 38. Rxd7 e2 39. Kf2 Bd1 40. Rc7 g5 41.
Bc5 Bxc5+ 42. Rxc5 Rf6 43. Rc7 g4 44. c4 Rd6 45. Rc5 Rd3 46. Rxf5+ Kg7 47. Re5
Rf3+ 48. Kg2 Rc3 49. c5 Kg6 50. h3 gxh3+ 51. Kxh3 Rc4 52. Kg2 h5 53. Rg5+ Kh6
54. Rh1 e1=Q 55. Rxe1 Rc2+ 56. Kf1 Bg4 57. Re8 Rc1+ 58. Kf2 Kh7 59. Re7+ Kh6
60. Reg7 Rc2+ 61. Ke3 Bf5 62. Rf7 Bg4 63. Rf8 Kh7 64. Rf7+ Kh6 65. Rc7 Rc3+ 66.
Kd4 Rxg3 67. Rcg7 1-0

[Event "Olympiad Women-37"]
[Site "Turin"]
[Date "2006.05.28"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Velcheva, Maria"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B58"]
[WhiteElo "2279"]
[BlackElo "2298"]
[PlyCount "220"]
[EventDate "2006.05.21"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 112 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.07.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.07.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Bulgaria (W)"]
[BlackTeam "China (W)"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "BUL"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CHN"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Be2 e5 7. Nf3 h6 8. O-O
Be7 9. Re1 O-O 10. h3 Be6 11. Bf1 Nb8 12. b3 a6 13. a4 Nbd7 14. Bb2 Rc8 15. Nd2
Qc7 16. Nc4 Qc6 17. Qf3 Rfe8 18. Ne3 Bf8 19. Ncd5 Bxd5 20. exd5 Qc7 21. a5 g6
22. Nc4 Rcd8 23. Rad1 Bg7 24. Qe3 Nh5 25. Ba3 Bf8 26. g3 f5 27. Bg2 Kh7 28. Bf3
Nhf6 29. Qd2 Nc5 30. Qe3 Ncd7 31. Qd2 Nc5 32. Qe3 Nce4 33. Bg2 Qf7 34. Qd3 Be7
35. Re2 h5 36. Kh2 h4 37. gxh4 Nh5 38. Bc1 Nc5 39. Qd2 Nf4 40. Ree1 Bxh4 41. b4
Ne4 42. Bxe4 fxe4 43. Rxe4 Qf5 44. Qe3 Bxf2 45. Qf3 Nxd5 46. Qxf5 gxf5 47. Re2
Nc3 48. Rxf2 Nxd1 49. Rxf5 Rc8 50. Nxd6 Rxc2+ 51. Kg3 Rg8+ 52. Bg5 Rg6 53. Ne4
Rcc6 54. Rxe5 Rce6 55. Rxe6 Rxe6 56. Nc5 Rg6 57. Kf4 Nf2 58. h4 Nh3+ 59. Kf5
Nxg5 60. hxg5 Rg7 61. Ne6 Rf7+ 62. Ke5 Kg6 63. Kd6 Rf5 64. Nc5 Rf4 65. Nxb7
Rxb4 66. Nc5 Rb5 67. Nxa6 Rxa5 68. Nc5 Kxg5 69. Kd5 Kf5 70. Kd4 Ra8 71. Kd5
Rd8+ 72. Kc4 Ke5 73. Nd3+ Ke4 74. Nc5+ Ke3 75. Kc3 Rd4 76. Nb3 Rh4 77. Nc5 Rg4
78. Nb3 Ke4 79. Kc4 Ke5+ 80. Kc5 Rg2 81. Kc4 Rc2+ 82. Kd3 Rh2 83. Kc4 Rh4+ 84.
Kc5 Rh8 85. Kc4 Rc8+ 86. Kd3 Kd5 87. Nd2 Ra8 88. Nb3 Ra4 89. Kc3 Rh4 90. Nd2
Rh3+ 91. Kc2 Kc5 92. Nb3+ Kb4 93. Nd2 Re3 94. Nb1 Rb3 95. Nd2 Rc3+ 96. Kd1 Rd3
97. Kc2 Rd4 98. Nb1 Rh4 99. Nd2 Rh3 100. Nb1 Rg3 101. Nd2 Rc3+ 102. Kd1 Rc8
103. Ke2 Kc3 104. Ke3 Re8+ 105. Ne4+ Kc4 106. Kf4 Kd4 107. Nd6 Re1 108. Nf5+
Kd5 109. Ne3+ Kd4 110. Nf5+ Kd5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Olympiad Women-37"]
[Site "Turin"]
[Date "2006.05.29"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Berzina, Ilze"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C96"]
[WhiteElo "2298"]
[BlackElo "2278"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "2006.05.21"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 112 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.07.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.07.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "China (W)"]
[BlackTeam "Latvia (W)"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CHN"]
[BlackTeamCountry "LAT"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Na5 10. Bc2 c5 11. d4 Nd7 12. Nbd2 exd4 13. cxd4 Nc6 14. d5 Nce5 15.
Nxe5 Nxe5 16. f4 Ng6 17. Nf3 Bh4 18. Nxh4 Qxh4 19. Rf1 f5 20. e5 dxe5 21. fxe5
Nxe5 22. Bf4 Qf6 23. Qe1 Nc4 24. Kh1 Bb7 25. Rd1 Rae8 26. Qg3 Nxb2 27. Rde1 Nc4
28. d6 Nb6 29. Re5 Rxe5 30. Bxe5 Qh6 31. Rxf5 Nd7 32. Bxg7 Qxg7 33. Rg5 Rf7 34.
Bf5 Kf8 35. Rxg7 Rxg7 36. Qf4 Bxg2+ 37. Kh2 Ke8 38. Qh6 1-0

[Event "Olympiad Women-37"]
[Site "Turin"]
[Date "2006.05.30"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Kovalevskaya, Ekaterina"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C99"]
[WhiteElo "2298"]
[BlackElo "2460"]
[PlyCount "133"]
[EventDate "2006.05.21"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 112 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.07.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.07.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "China (W)"]
[BlackTeam "Russia (W)"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CHN"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Na5 10. Bc2 c5 11. d4 Qc7 12. Nbd2 cxd4 13. cxd4 Nc6 14. a3 a5 15. d5
Nb8 16. Nf1 Bd7 17. Bd2 a4 18. Rc1 Qb7 19. Ng3 Rc8 20. Bg5 h6 21. Bd2 Nh7 22.
Nh2 Na6 23. Ng4 Bg5 24. Bxg5 hxg5 25. Nf5 Bxf5 26. exf5 Rc5 27. Be4 Rac8 28.
Rb1 Rc4 29. Bd3 Rd4 30. Qe2 Nc7 31. Be4 Ne8 32. Bd3 Nc7 33. Be4 Ne8 34. Bd3 Rb8
35. Ne3 Nhf6 36. Rbc1 Nc7 37. Nc2 Rxd5 38. Nb4 Rc5 39. Rcd1 Ncd5 40. Nxd5 Rxd5
41. Qe3 b4 42. Qxg5 bxa3 43. bxa3 Qb3 44. Be2 Qxa3 45. Rb1 Rc8 46. Ba6 Rf8 47.
Bc4 Nh7 48. Qe7 Rd4 49. Rec1 e4 50. Kh2 Rxc4 51. Rxc4 Nf6 52. Rbc1 Qa2 53. Rc8
Rxc8 54. Rxc8+ Kh7 55. Qf8 Kh6 56. Qh8+ Kg5 57. Qxg7+ Kxf5 58. Qg3 Qd5 59. Rc7
Ke6 60. Qg7 Qe5+ 61. Kh1 Qa1+ 62. Kh2 Qe5+ 63. g3 Qh5 64. g4 Qe5+ 65. Kg2 Qf4
66. Qxf7+ Ke5 67. Rc5+ 1-0

[Event "Olympiad Women-37"]
[Site "Turin"]
[Date "2006.05.31"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Andriasian, Siranush"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B57"]
[WhiteElo "2237"]
[BlackElo "2298"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "2006.05.21"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 112 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.07.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.07.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Armenia (W)"]
[BlackTeam "China (W)"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ARM"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CHN"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bc4 Qb6 7. Nb3 e6 8.
Bg5 a6 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Qh5 Qc7 11. O-O Be7 12. f4 Nd4 13. Bd3 Nxb3 14. axb3
Qc5+ 15. Qxc5 dxc5 16. e5 Bd7 17. Be4 O-O-O 18. Ra5 Kb8 19. Bf3 Bc8 20. Ne4 b6
21. Raa1 f5 22. Nc3 Rd2 23. Rf2 Rhd8 24. Rd1 Rxd1+ 25. Nxd1 c4 26. Rf1 cxb3 27.
cxb3 a5 28. Nc3 Rd2 29. Rb1 Ba6 30. Na4 Bd3 31. Rd1 Rxd1+ 32. Bxd1 b5 33. Nc3
Bc5+ 34. Kh1 Bd4 35. h3 Kb7 36. g4 b4 37. Na4 Be3 38. Bf3+ Kc7 39. g5 Bc2 40.
Bh5 Bxb3 41. Bxf7 Bxa4 42. h4 Bc6+ 0-1

[Event "Olympiad Women-37"]
[Site "Turin"]
[Date "2006.06.02"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Fakhiridou, Ekaterini"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B93"]
[WhiteElo "2298"]
[BlackElo "2292"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "2006.05.21"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 112 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.07.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.07.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "China (W)"]
[BlackTeam "Greece (W)"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CHN"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GRE"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f4 e5 7. Nf3 Nbd7 8. a4
Be7 9. Bd3 O-O 10. O-O exf4 11. Bxf4 Nc5 12. Kh1 Bg4 13. Be3 Rc8 14. Qd2 Bh5
15. Nd4 Bg6 16. Nf5 Bxf5 17. Rxf5 g6 18. Rf3 Ng4 19. Nd5 Nxe3 20. Qxe3 Bg5 21.
Qd4 Nd7 22. Raf1 Ne5 23. Rg3 f6 24. c3 Kg7 25. Bc2 Rc4 26. Qd1 h5 27. h4 Bxh4
28. Nf4 Bxg3 29. Ne6+ Kh7 30. Nxd8 Rxd8 31. Rxf6 Kg7 32. Rf1 d5 33. Qd2 Rd6 34.
Qg5 Ng4 35. Qe7+ Kh6 36. Rf7 1-0

[Event "Olympiad Women-37"]
[Site "Turin"]
[Date "2006.06.03"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Goletiani, Rusudan"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A33"]
[WhiteElo "2371"]
[BlackElo "2298"]
[PlyCount "118"]
[EventDate "2006.05.21"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 112 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.07.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.07.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "US of America (W)"]
[BlackTeam "China (W)"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "USA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CHN"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. c4 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e6 6. g3 Bc5 7. Nb3 Be7 8.
Bg2 O-O 9. O-O b6 10. Nd4 Bb7 11. b3 a6 12. Bb2 Qb8 13. e4 Rd8 14. Rc1 d6 15.
a4 Qa7 16. Re1 Rac8 17. Nc2 Ne5 18. Ne3 Qa8 19. Qd4 Ned7 20. Nf1 Bf8 21. Ra1
Ng4 22. Ne3 Nge5 23. f4 Nc5 24. fxe5 dxe5 25. Qxe5 Nd3 26. Qg5 Nxb2 27. Ng4 Rc7
28. Rf1 Kh8 29. Qh5 f6 30. Kh1 Bb4 31. Nd5 exd5 32. exd5 Re7 33. Qf5 Qc8 34.
Qf3 Nd3 35. Ne3 Ne5 36. Qh5 Ng6 37. Nf5 Re5 38. Qf3 Qd7 39. h4 Ree8 40. h5 Ne5
41. Qf4 Qf7 42. Qh4 Bc8 43. Rad1 Bxf5 44. Rxf5 Nd7 45. Rff1 Re3 46. Rb1 Rde8
47. Bh3 R8e4 48. Rf4 Rxf4 49. gxf4 Qe7 50. Be6 Nc5 51. f5 Nd3 52. Rf1 Qd6 53.
h6 Qg3 54. hxg7+ Kxg7 55. Qxg3+ Rxg3 56. Bc8 a5 57. Be6 Bc5 58. Kh2 Bd6 59. Kh1
h5 0-1

[Event "Olympiad Women-37"]
[Site "Turin"]
[Date "2006.06.04"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Sharevich, Anna"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B42"]
[WhiteElo "2298"]
[BlackElo "2281"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "2006.05.21"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 112 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.07.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.07.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "China (W)"]
[BlackTeam "Belarus (W)"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CHN"]
[BlackTeamCountry "BLR"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Bd3 Bc5 6. Nb3 Be7 7. c4 d6 8. Nc3
Nf6 9. O-O Qc7 10. f4 b6 11. Bd2 Bb7 12. Qf3 Nbd7 13. Rae1 O-O 14. Qh3 g6 15.
f5 exf5 16. exf5 Ne5 17. Bg5 Qd8 18. Be2 Ra7 19. Qh4 Bc8 20. Nd4 Rc7 21. Nf3 h6
22. Qxh6 Nfg4 23. Bxe7 Rxe7 24. Qf4 Bxf5 25. Nd4 Ree8 26. h3 Ne3 27. Qxe3 Nd3
28. Qg3 Nxe1 29. Nxf5 Nc2 30. Bd3 Nb4 31. Nh6+ Kh8 32. Nxf7+ Rxf7 33. Rxf7 g5
34. Qf3 Kg8 35. Qf5 1-0

[Event "CHN-ch (Women)"]
[Site "Wuxi"]
[Date "2006.06.25"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Wang, Pin"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B66"]
[WhiteElo "2393"]
[BlackElo "2298"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "2006.06.25"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "5"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 113 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bg5 e6 7. Qd2 a6 8.
O-O-O Nxd4 9. Qxd4 Be7 10. f4 b5 11. Bxf6 gxf6 12. Be2 O-O 13. Bf3 Rb8 14. Kb1
b4 15. Ne2 a5 16. g4 a4 17. g5 fxg5 18. h4 Qb6 19. hxg5 b3 20. cxb3 axb3 21. a3
Ba6 22. e5 d5 23. f5 Qxd4 24. Nxd4 Bc5 25. f6 Rb6 26. g6 Bxd4 27. Rxh7 Rc8 28.
Rg7+ Kf8 29. Rxf7+ Kg8 30. Rg7+ Kf8 31. Rh7 Kg8 32. f7+ Kf8 33. Rh8+ Kg7 34.
Rxc8 Bxc8 35. Rxd4 Ba6 36. Kc1 Rb8 37. Kd2 Kxg6 38. Rf4 Kg7 39. Bg4 Rc8 40.
Bxe6 Rc2+ 41. Ke3 Re2+ 42. Kd4 Kf8 43. Rg4 Ke7 44. Rg8 Re4+ 45. Kc5 Rc4+ 46.
Kb6 1-0

[Event "CHN-ch (Women)"]
[Site "Wuxi"]
[Date "2006.06.26"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Ju, Wenjun"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B92"]
[WhiteElo "2298"]
[BlackElo "2330"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "2006.06.25"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "5"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 113 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be2 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. f4
Be7 9. f5 Bd7 10. Bg5 Bc6 11. Bxf6 Bxf6 12. Bc4 O-O 13. Bd5 a5 14. Nd2 Qc7 15.
Nc4 Rd8 16. Qe2 Na6 17. h4 Nb4 18. Ne3 Qb6 19. O-O-O Rac8 20. a3 Nxd5 21. Ncxd5
Bxd5 22. Nxd5 Qc5 23. g4 Rd7 24. Rh3 Rc6 25. Kb1 Bd8 26. g5 Qa7 27. g6 h6 28.
f6 fxg6 29. Qg4 Rf7 30. Qe6 gxf6 31. Rg3 Kg7 32. Ne3 g5 33. hxg5 fxg5 34. Rh1
d5 35. Qxe5+ Bf6 36. Qe8 Bxb2 37. Rxg5+ Rg6 38. Nf5+ Kf6 39. Qd8+ Ke5 40. Qxd5+
1-0

[Event "CHN-ch (Women)"]
[Site "Wuxi"]
[Date "2006.06.27"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Li, Ruofan"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A33"]
[WhiteElo "2391"]
[BlackElo "2298"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "2006.06.25"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "5"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 113 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. c4 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e6 6. g3 Bc5 7. Nb3 Be7 8.
Bg2 O-O 9. O-O b6 10. Bf4 Ba6 11. Nb5 d5 12. Nc7 Bxc4 13. Nxa8 Qxa8 14. Re1 e5
15. Bg5 Rd8 16. Nd2 Ba6 17. Nf1 Nd4 18. a3 Ne6 19. Bd2 e4 20. Bb4 Bxb4 21. axb4
Bb5 22. Nd2 Qb8 23. e3 Nd7 24. f4 a5 25. Bf1 Bxf1 26. Rxf1 axb4 27. Qa4 Ndc5
28. Qxb4 h6 29. Nb3 Nxb3 30. Qxb3 d4 31. Qc4 b5 32. Qc6 dxe3 33. Qxe4 Nd4 34.
Qxe3 Nc2 35. Qa7 Nxa1 36. Qxb8 Rxb8 37. Rxa1 Rc8 38. Rf1 f5 39. Kg2 Kf7 1/2-1/2

[Event "CHN-ch (Women)"]
[Site "Wuxi"]
[Date "2006.06.28"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Huang, Qian"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E32"]
[WhiteElo "2391"]
[BlackElo "2298"]
[PlyCount "52"]
[EventDate "2006.06.25"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "5"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 113 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 e6 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 b5 7. cxb5 c6 8.
f3 cxb5 9. e4 Qb6 10. Be3 d5 11. e5 Nfd7 12. Nh3 Nc6 13. Qd3 f6 14. exf6 Nxf6
15. Qxb5 e5 16. Qxb6 axb6 17. dxe5 Nxe5 18. Nf2 Re8 19. Kd2 Bf5 20. Rc1 Nc4+
21. Bxc4 dxc4 22. Rxc4 Rad8+ 23. Rd4 Rxd4+ 24. Bxd4 Rd8 25. Kc3 Rc8+ 26. Kd2
Rd8 1/2-1/2

[Event "CHN-ch (Women)"]
[Site "Wuxi"]
[Date "2006.06.29"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Ruan, Lufei"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2298"]
[BlackElo "2370"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "2006.06.25"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "5"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 113 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. Bxc6 dxc6 7. dxe5 Nf5
8. Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. Nc3 Bd7 10. h3 Kc8 11. b3 b6 12. Bb2 a5 13. g4 Ne7 14. Ng5 Be8
15. f4 h5 16. Kg2 Kb7 17. Rad1 a4 18. Kg3 axb3 19. axb3 Ng6 20. Ra1 Rxa1 21.
Bxa1 Be7 22. Nce4 Nf8 23. f5 Nh7 24. Nxh7 Rxh7 25. g5 h4+ 26. Kh2 c5 27. f6
gxf6 28. gxf6 Bf8 29. Rg1 Bh6 30. Rg4 Be3 31. Rg7 Rh8 32. e6 Rf8 33. Be5 Kc8
34. Kg2 fxe6 35. Rxc7+ Kd8 36. Rb7 c4 37. bxc4 Bc5 38. Rb8+ Kd7 39. Ng5 Bd6 40.
Bxd6 Kxd6 41. Kh2 Kc7 42. Rxe8 Rxe8 43. f7 1-0

[Event "CHN-ch (Women)"]
[Site "Wuxi"]
[Date "2006.06.30"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Zhao, Xue"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A61"]
[WhiteElo "2423"]
[BlackElo "2298"]
[PlyCount "113"]
[EventDate "2006.06.25"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "5"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 113 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c5 4. d5 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. Nc3 g6 7. h3 a6 8. a4 Qe7
9. Bf4 Nbd7 10. Nd2 Ne5 11. Bxe5 Qxe5 12. Nc4 Qe7 13. g3 Rb8 14. Bg2 Bg7 15.
O-O O-O 16. Qb3 Bd7 17. Qb6 Ne8 18. Ra3 f5 19. e3 Qd8 20. Rb1 g5 21. Ne2 f4 22.
exf4 gxf4 23. Nxf4 Qxb6 24. Nxb6 Bf5 25. Re1 Bxb2 26. Rb3 Bd4 27. Be4 Bxe4 28.
Rxe4 Nf6 29. Re2 Rf7 30. Ne6 Nh5 31. Nxd4 cxd4 32. Rd3 Rbf8 33. Rxd4 Rc7 34.
Rc4 Rcf7 35. Rc8 Nf6 36. Rcc2 h5 37. Re6 Ne8 38. Rce2 Ng7 39. Rxd6 Nf5 40. Rd7
Rf6 41. Re6 Nxg3 42. Rxf6 Ne2+ 43. Kf1 Rxf6 44. Kxe2 Rxb6 45. Ke3 Rb3+ 46. Ke4
Rxh3 47. d6 Rh1 48. Rxb7 Rd1 49. Ke5 Kf8 50. Rh7 Re1+ 51. Kd5 Rd1+ 52. Kc6 Rc1+
53. Kb6 Rd1 54. d7 h4 55. Kc7 Rc1+ 56. Kd6 Rd1+ 57. Ke6 1-0

[Event "CHN-ch (Women)"]
[Site "Wuxi"]
[Date "2006.07.02"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Wang, Yu A"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B45"]
[WhiteElo "2298"]
[BlackElo "2390"]
[PlyCount "33"]
[EventDate "2006.06.25"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "5"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 113 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. a3 Bc5 7. Nxc6 dxc6 8.
Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. Bf4 e5 10. O-O-O+ Ke7 11. Bxe5 Ng4 12. Bxg7 Rg8 13. Bd4 Bxd4 14.
Rxd4 Nxf2 15. Rg1 Nh3 16. Rh1 Nf2 17. Rg1 1/2-1/2

[Event "CHN-ch (Women)"]
[Site "Wuxi"]
[Date "2006.07.03"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Gong, Qianyun"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B23"]
[WhiteElo "2355"]
[BlackElo "2298"]
[PlyCount "102"]
[EventDate "2006.06.25"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "5"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 113 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. f4 g6 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Bb5 Nd4 6. O-O a6 7. Bd3 d6 8. Nxd4
cxd4 9. Ne2 Nf6 10. Kh1 Nd7 11. Bc4 d5 12. exd5 Nb6 13. d3 Nxd5 14. a4 h5 15.
Qe1 h4 16. h3 Bf5 17. Bd2 e6 18. Qf2 Nb6 19. Bb3 a5 20. Ng1 Bf6 21. Nf3 Qd6 22.
Rfe1 Kf8 23. Ne5 Nd7 24. Nf3 Kg7 25. Bc4 b6 26. Re2 Rac8 27. b3 Nc5 28. Ne5
Rhd8 29. Rae1 Rc7 30. Qf3 Qf8 31. Bb5 Nb7 32. Bc1 Qc5 33. Nc4 Qd5 34. Qf2 Nd6
35. Nxd6 Rxd6 36. Ba3 Rd8 37. Kh2 Rcc8 38. Ba6 Ra8 39. Bc4 Qb7 40. Bb5 Rac8 41.
Rd1 Qc7 42. Rde1 g5 43. Bc1 g4 44. Qf1 Kh7 45. hxg4 Bxg4 46. Rf2 Rg8 47. Bc4
Rg6 48. Kh1 Bf5 49. Qe2 Rcg8 50. Bd2 h3 51. gxh3 Bh4 0-1

[Event "CHN-ch (Women)"]
[Site "Wuxi"]
[Date "2006.07.04"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Shen, Yang"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2298"]
[BlackElo "2411"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[EventDate "2006.06.25"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "5"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 113 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Bc5 6. c3 b5 7. Bc2 d5 8. d4
dxe4 9. dxc5 Qxd1 10. Bxd1 exf3 11. Bxf3 e4 12. Be2 Bg4 13. Bxg4 Nxg4 14. a4
O-O 15. axb5 axb5 16. Rxa8 Rxa8 17. Na3 b4 18. Nb5 Ra5 19. c4 Nge5 20. b3 Nd3
21. Be3 f5 22. g3 Ra2 23. Rb1 Nce5 24. Nxc7 Nf3+ 25. Kg2 Nd2 26. Bxd2 Rxd2 27.
Nd5 Rxf2+ 28. Kg1 Rd2 29. c6 Ne5 30. c7 Nf3+ 31. Kf1 Nxh2+ 32. Ke1 Nf3+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "CHN-ch (Women)"]
[Site "Wuxi"]
[Date "2006.07.05"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Kuang, Yinghui"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B51"]
[WhiteElo "2303"]
[BlackElo "2298"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "2006.06.25"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "5"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 113 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. Bb5 e5 5. d3 h6 6. h3 Nf6 7. Nd5 Nxd5 8. exd5
Qa5+ 9. c3 Qxb5 10. dxc6 Qxc6 11. O-O Be6 12. c4 Be7 13. Bd2 O-O 14. b4 Bf6 15.
b5 Qc7 16. Rb1 Rad8 17. Qe2 Rfe8 18. Nh2 Be7 19. Bc3 Bf5 20. Ng4 Bg5 21. Ne3
Bg6 22. Nd5 Qc8 23. Rfd1 e4 24. Qb2 f6 25. dxe4 Bxe4 26. Ra1 Qf5 27. a4 Kh8 28.
Qa2 Qg6 29. f4 Bh4 30. Qd2 Bc2 31. Rdc1 Bd3 32. Ne3 Qe4 33. Ng4 Bxc4 34. Kh2 h5
35. Nf2 Qg6 36. Re1 d5 0-1

[Event "CHN-ch (Women)"]
[Site "Wuxi"]
[Date "2006.07.06"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Gu, Xiaobing"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B93"]
[WhiteElo "2298"]
[BlackElo "2371"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "2006.06.25"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "5"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 113 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f4 e5 7. Nf3 Nbd7 8. a4
Be7 9. Bd3 O-O 10. O-O Nc5 11. Kh1 d5 12. Nxe5 dxe4 13. Be2 Ne6 14. Be3 Bc5 15.
Bxc5 Nxc5 16. Qe1 b6 17. b4 Ne6 18. Rd1 Qc7 19. Ng4 Nxg4 20. Nd5 Qxc2 21. Bxg4
Bb7 22. Ne3 Qb3 23. f5 Nc7 24. f6 g6 25. Rd7 Nd5 26. Nxd5 Bxd5 27. Qd2 Qd3 28.
Qxd3 exd3 29. Rxd5 Rfd8 30. Bd7 Ra7 31. Re1 h5 32. Re7 Rc7 33. h3 Rc4 34. Rxd3
Rxb4 35. Rf3 Rf8 36. Be8 Rd4 37. Rc3 Rd6 38. Bxf7+ Kh7 39. Rg3 1-0

[Event "Condom op 5th"]
[Site "Condom"]
[Date "2006.07.11"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Houard, Yannick"]
[Black "Rouede, Gilbert"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B85"]
[WhiteElo "2037"]
[BlackElo "1825"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[EventDate "2006.07.08"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 113 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be2 e6 7. O-O Be7 8. f4
Nc6 9. Kh1 Qc7 10. a4 Bd7 11. Be3 O-O 12. Nb3 Na5 13. e5 Ne8 14. Nxa5 Qxa5 15.
Bf3 d5 16. f5 Bc6 17. Bg4 exf5 18. Bxf5 g6 19. Bh3 Ng7 20. Bh6 Rad8 21. Qd4 Qb4
22. Ne2 Qc5 23. c3 b5 24. Rf6 bxa4 25. Qxc5 Bxc5 26. Rxc6 1-0

[Event "Condom op 5th"]
[Site "Condom"]
[Date "2006.07.12"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Doluhanova, Evgeniya"]
[Black "Houard, Yannick"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C05"]
[WhiteElo "2231"]
[BlackElo "2037"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "2006.07.08"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 113 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. f4 c5 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. Ne2 Qb6 8. c3
Be7 9. g3 f5 10. Bg2 Nf8 11. O-O Bd7 12. Kh1 h6 13. dxc5 Bxc5 14. b4 Be7 15.
Ned4 Nxd4 16. Nxd4 Bb5 17. Re1 h5 18. Be3 Qa6 19. a4 Bc4 20. Bf3 g6 21. a5 Bb5
22. Qd2 Kf7 23. Qg2 Bd3 24. b5 Bxb5 25. Bxd5 exd5 26. Qxd5+ Ne6 27. Qxb5 Qxb5
28. Nxb5 a6 29. Nd6+ Bxd6 30. exd6 Rhd8 31. Rad1 Rd7 32. c4 Rc8 33. c5 Nxc5 34.
Bxc5 Rxc5 35. Re5 Rc6 36. Red5 Ke6 37. Re5+ Kf7 38. Red5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Condom op 5th"]
[Site "Condom"]
[Date "2006.07.13"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Houard, Yannick"]
[Black "Vinsot, Robin Gael"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C60"]
[WhiteElo "2037"]
[BlackElo "2181"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[EventDate "2006.07.08"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 113 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 d6 5. c3 g6 6. O-O Bg7 7. Re1 Nge7 8. h3
O-O 9. d4 h6 10. Be3 Kh7 11. dxe5 Nxe5 12. Nxe5 Bxe5 13. Nd2 f5 14. Nf3 Bg7 15.
Bd4 fxe4 16. Bxg7 Kxg7 17. Rxe4 Nf5 18. Nd4 Nxd4 19. Qxd4+ Qf6 20. Qxf6+ Rxf6
21. Re7+ Rf7 22. Re8 d5 23. Rae1 b5 24. Bc2 Bb7 25. Rxa8 Bxa8 26. Re6 Rf6 27.
Re7+ Rf7 28. Re6 Rf6 1/2-1/2

[Event "North Urals Cup (Women) 4th"]
[Site "Krasnoturinsk"]
[Date "2006.07.23"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Lagno, Kateryna"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2488"]
[BlackElo "2449"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "2006.07.23"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 113 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bc5 7. a4 Rb8 8. axb5
axb5 9. Nxe5 Nxe5 10. d4 Bxd4 11. Qxd4 d6 12. f4 Nc6 13. Qc3 Ne7 14. e5 Ne4 15.
Qe1 Nc5 16. f5 Nxb3 17. cxb3 dxe5 18. Qxe5 f6 19. Qc5 Qd5 20. Qa7 Bb7 21. Qf2
O-O 22. Nc3 Qxb3 23. Qc5 Rfe8 24. Re1 Qc2 25. Re2 Qxf5 26. Qxb5 Qxb5 27. Nxb5
Nd5 28. Rxe8+ Rxe8 29. Kf2 Nb4 30. Ra3 Re5 31. Nd4 Rc5 32. Bd2 Rc4 33. Ne2 Be4
34. b3 Nc2 35. Ra5 Rc6 36. Nc3 f5 37. Ra4 Rb6 1/2-1/2

[Event "North Urals Cup (Women) 4th"]
[Site "Krasnoturinsk"]
[Date "2006.07.24"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Kosintseva, Tatiana"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2479"]
[BlackElo "2488"]
[PlyCount "102"]
[EventDate "2006.07.23"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 113 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. f4 c5 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. Be3 Be7 8. Qd2
O-O 9. O-O-O a6 10. dxc5 Nxc5 11. Qf2 Nd7 12. Nd4 Nxd4 13. Bxd4 b5 14. Bd3 b4
15. Ne2 Qc7 16. Kb1 a5 17. Ng3 Bc5 18. Bxc5 Qxc5 19. Qe2 a4 20. Ne4 Qc7 21.
Nf6+ Nxf6 22. exf6 g6 23. Qe5 Qxe5 24. fxe5 Ba6 25. h4 Bxd3 26. Rxd3 h6 27. Rf1
Ra5 28. Rd4 Rb8 29. Rf3 Rc5 30. a3 Rbc8 31. Rxb4 Rxc2 32. Rc3 R8xc3 33. bxc3
Rxc3 34. Rxa4 Re3 35. Ra8+ Kh7 36. Rf8 Rxe5 37. Rxf7+ Kg8 38. Rg7+ Kf8 39. Rxg6
Kf7 40. Rxh6 Re1+ 41. Kc2 Re2+ 42. Kb3 Rxg2 43. a4 Rg1 44. a5 Ra1 45. Kb4 e5
46. h5 e4 47. Rg6 e3 48. Rg2 d4 49. Kc4 Rxa5 50. Kxd4 Rxh5 51. Kxe3 Kxf6
1/2-1/2

[Event "North Urals Cup (Women) 4th"]
[Site "Krasnoturinsk"]
[Date "2006.07.25"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Kosintseva, Nadezhda"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C30"]
[WhiteElo "2488"]
[BlackElo "2472"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[EventDate "2006.07.23"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 113 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Nf6 3. d3 Nc6 4. Nc3 Bc5 5. f4 d6 6. Nf3 Bg4 7. Na4 O-O 8. Nxc5
dxc5 9. Be3 Qd6 10. Qd2 Bxf3 11. gxf3 Nh5 12. f5 Nd4 13. Qf2 b5 14. Bb3 Nf4 15.
O-O-O a5 16. c3 Nxb3+ 17. axb3 a4 18. Bxc5 Qxd3 19. Qc2 axb3 20. Rxd3 bxc2 21.
Bxf8 Nxd3+ 22. Kxc2 Nxb2 23. Bxg7 Kxg7 24. Kxb2 Rd8 25. Kc2 Kf6 26. Rg1 h6 27.
h4 Ra8 28. Kb2 Rd8 29. Kc2 Ra8 30. Kb3 Rd8 31. Kc2 Ra8 32. Kb2 Rd8 33. Kc2 Ra8
1/2-1/2

[Event "North Urals Cup (Women) 4th"]
[Site "Krasnoturinsk"]
[Date "2006.07.26"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Chiburdanidze, Maia"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A63"]
[WhiteElo "2504"]
[BlackElo "2488"]
[PlyCount "131"]
[EventDate "2006.07.23"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 113 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c5 4. d5 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. Nc3 g6 7. g3 Bg7 8. Bg2
O-O 9. O-O a6 10. a4 Nbd7 11. Bf4 Qe7 12. h3 h6 13. Qc1 g5 14. Bd2 Re8 15. h4
g4 16. Ne1 Qf8 17. Nc2 Ne5 18. a5 Rb8 19. Na4 Bf5 20. Ne3 Bg6 21. Nb6 h5 22.
Nec4 Nxc4 23. Qxc4 Ne4 24. Bf4 Rbd8 25. Qb3 Bd4 26. Nc4 Qe7 27. Rae1 Qd7 28.
Qb6 Bf6 29. Rd1 Qb5 30. Rc1 Bd4 31. Bxe4 Qxb6 32. axb6 Rxe4 33. e3 Bg7 34. Rfd1
Bf8 35. Bg5 Rd7 36. Bf6 Re8 37. b4 cxb4 38. Na5 Bg7 39. Bxg7 Kxg7 40. Rd4 Re4
41. Rcc4 Rxd4 42. Rxd4 Kf6 43. Rxb4 Ke5 44. Rd4 Be4 45. Nc4+ Kf5 46. Kf1 Rd8
47. Ke2 Bf3+ 48. Kd2 Kf6 49. Na5 Rb8 50. e4 Rc8 51. Rb4 Rb8 52. Ke3 Kg6 53. Rc4
f5 54. exf5+ Kxf5 55. Kd4 Kf6 56. Rc7 Re8 57. Nc4 Re1 58. Ne3 Rb1 59. Rxb7 Rb5
60. Rb8 Ke7 61. Nf5+ Kf6 62. b7 Rxd5+ 63. Kc3 Rc5+ 64. Kd4 Bxb7 65. Nxd6 Rd5+
66. Ke4 1/2-1/2

[Event "North Urals Cup (Women) 4th"]
[Site "Krasnoturinsk"]
[Date "2006.07.27"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Zhu, Chen"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C86"]
[WhiteElo "2488"]
[BlackElo "2476"]
[PlyCount "182"]
[EventDate "2006.07.23"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 113 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Qe2 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. Rd1 Na5 10. Bc2 c5 11. d4 Qc7 12. d5 c4 13. b4 Nb7 14. a4 Bd7 15. a5 Kh8
16. h3 Ng8 17. Nbd2 g6 18. Nf1 f5 19. exf5 Bxf5 20. Ng3 Bxc2 21. Qxc2 Nd8 22.
Be3 Nf7 23. Nd2 Nfh6 24. f3 Qb7 25. Ndf1 Bf6 26. Ra2 Qg7 27. Kh1 Rad8 28. Qf2
Rd7 29. Bxh6 Nxh6 30. Qb6 Ra8 31. Ne4 Be7 32. Rf2 Nf5 33. Re2 Qf8 34. Nfg3 Bd8
35. Qg1 Rf7 36. Qh2 Nh4 37. Nf1 Kg8 38. Nfd2 Rb8 39. Rf1 Be7 40. Qg1 Rb7 41.
Qf2 Nf5 42. g3 Ng7 43. Kg2 Nh5 44. Qe3 h6 45. Rff2 Kh7 46. Nf1 Ng7 47. Qd2 Bd8
48. Ne3 Bc7 49. Ng4 Nh5 50. Rf1 Bb8 51. Qc1 Rbd7 52. Qe1 Ba7 53. Qc1 Rd8 54. h4
Rdd7 55. Qd2 Rf5 56. Ne3 Bxe3 57. Qxe3 Rb7 58. Kh2 Rff7 59. Ref2 Rb8 60. Re2
Qd8 61. Qf2 Rbb7 62. Qg2 Rf8 63. Qh3 Ng7 64. Ref2 Rbf7 65. Qg4 Nf5 66. Re1 Qa8
67. Rd2 Qb8 68. Rf2 Qa7 69. Qh3 Qa8 70. g4 Ng7 71. g5 h5 72. Nxd6 Rf4 73. Ree2
Qxd5 74. Rd2 Qc6 75. Kg1 Rxf3 76. Rxf3 Rxf3 77. Qg2 e4 78. Rd4 Rxc3 79. Nxe4
Rc1+ 80. Kh2 Qc7+ 81. Qg3 Rc2+ 82. Kg1 Qxg3+ 83. Nxg3 Rb2 84. Rd8 Nf5 85. Rd7+
Kg8 86. Ne4 Kf8 87. Nf6 Ne7 88. Rd8+ Kf7 89. Rd7 c3 90. Nd5 Ke6 91. Rxe7+ Kxd5
0-1

[Event "North Urals Cup (Women) 4th"]
[Site "Krasnoturinsk"]
[Date "2006.07.29"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Mkrtchian, Lilit"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B66"]
[WhiteElo "2459"]
[BlackElo "2488"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "2006.07.23"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 113 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bg5 e6 7. Qd2 Be7 8.
O-O-O Nxd4 9. Qxd4 a6 10. f4 b5 11. Bxf6 gxf6 12. e5 d5 13. Kb1 Bb7 14. f5 fxe5
15. Qxe5 Bf6 16. Qg3 Qe7 17. fxe6 fxe6 18. Be2 O-O-O 19. Bg4 h5 20. Bh3 Rhg8
21. Qf4 Rgf8 22. Rhe1 Bxc3 23. Rxe6 Rxf4 24. Rxe7+ Kb8 25. bxc3 Rf2 26. Rd4
Rdf8 27. Rh4 Rd2 28. Rxh5 Rf1+ 29. Kb2 Rff2 30. Bf5 a5 31. Rh8+ Ka7 32. g4 Rde2
33. Rg7 b4 34. Rhh7 bxc3+ 35. Kxc3 Rf3+ 36. Kb2 1-0

[Event "North Urals Cup (Women) 4th"]
[Site "Krasnoturinsk"]
[Date "2006.07.30"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Matveeva, Svetlana"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C11"]
[WhiteElo "2488"]
[BlackElo "2454"]
[PlyCount "182"]
[EventDate "2006.07.23"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 113 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. f4 c5 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. Be3 Rb8 8. Qd2
Qa5 9. a3 b5 10. Ra2 Be7 11. dxc5 b4 12. axb4 Qxb4 13. Ne2 Nxc5 14. Ned4 Nxd4
15. Bxd4 a5 16. Bc3 Qe4+ 17. Be2 Ba6 18. Rxa5 O-O 19. Bd4 Nb3 20. cxb3 Bb4 21.
Bc3 Bxa5 22. Bxa5 Rxb3 23. Bc3 Rfb8 24. Rf1 R3b6 25. Rf2 h6 26. Kf1 Ra8 27. Nd4
Bc4 28. Rf3 Ra1+ 29. Kf2 Bxe2 30. Nxe2 Qb1 31. h3 Rba6 32. Kg3 Qe4 33. Qd3 Qxd3
34. Rxd3 Rb1 35. Nd4 Rf1 36. Bb4 Raa1 37. Bc5 Rab1 38. b4 Rfc1 39. Ra3 Rb2 40.
Rd3 Rg1 41. Nc2 Rf1 42. Ne3 Re1 43. Bd4 Rbb1 44. Kf2 Rec1 45. Bc5 Rb2+ 46. Kf3
Rbb1 47. Rd2 Kh7 48. g4 Rh1 49. Kg3 Rb3 50. Kg2 Rc1 51. Nd1 Rc4 52. Nb2 Rxf4
53. Nd3 Rc4 54. Kf2 Rb1 55. Kf3 Rc3 56. Ke2 Rh1 57. b5 Rh2+ 58. Bf2 Rxh3 59. b6
Rb3 60. Nc1 Rb1 61. Rd3 Rb2+ 62. Rd2 Rb1 63. Rc2 Rh2 64. Kd3 Rh3+ 65. Ke2 Ra3
66. Bd4 Ra4 67. Kd3 Rab4 68. Rc6 Kg6 69. Ne2 Rd1+ 70. Kc3 Rdb1 71. Kd3 Rd1+ 72.
Kc3 Rdb1 73. Kd3 Kg5 74. Nc3 R1b3 75. Bc5 Rc4 76. Be3+ Kxg4 77. Rxc4+ dxc4+ 78.
Kxc4 Rb2 79. Nb5 Rc2+ 80. Nc3 Rb2 81. Nb5 Rc2+ 82. Kd3 Rb2 83. Kc4 Rc2+ 84. Kb4
Rc8 85. Nd6 Rb8 86. Nxf7 h5 87. Ng5 Rxb6+ 88. Bxb6 Kxg5 89. Kc5 h4 90. Bd8+ Kf4
91. Bxh4 Kxe5 1/2-1/2

[Event "North Urals Cup (Women) 4th"]
[Site "Krasnoturinsk"]
[Date "2006.07.31"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Stefanova, Antoaneta"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A47"]
[WhiteElo "2520"]
[BlackElo "2488"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[EventDate "2006.07.23"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 113 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 e6 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Bg5 c5 4. e3 Be7 5. Nbd2 b6 6. c3 Bb7 7. Bd3 cxd4 8.
cxd4 Nc6 9. a3 Nd5 10. Ne4 d6 11. Rc1 O-O 12. O-O Rc8 13. Bb1 f5 14. Bxe7 Qxe7
15. Ng3 Na5 16. Qd3 Nf6 17. Nd2 Bc6 18. b4 Nb7 19. Qa6 Qd7 20. Bd3 Nd8 21. e4
fxe4 22. Ndxe4 Nf7 23. Nxf6+ gxf6 24. b5 Bd5 25. Nh5 Qd8 26. Rxc8 Qxc8 27.
Nxf6+ Kg7 28. Nxd5 exd5 29. Qxa7 Qc3 30. Bb1 Qxd4 31. Qd7 Qf4 32. Qc7 Kh8 33.
Qxb6 Re8 34. Qc6 Qe5 35. Ba2 Ng5 36. Qxd5 Qf4 37. b6 Qg4 38. Kh1 Ne4 39. Qd4+
Qg7 40. Qxg7+ Kxg7 41. b7 Nc5 42. Bd5 Kf6 43. f4 Kf5 44. g3 Na6 45. Rc1 Nc5 46.
Rb1 Rb8 47. Rb6 Ne4 48. Ra6 1-0

[Event "North Urals Cup (Women) 4th"]
[Site "Krasnoturinsk"]
[Date "2006.08.01"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Cmilyte, Viktorija"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2488"]
[BlackElo "2476"]
[PlyCount "118"]
[EventDate "2006.07.23"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 113 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. O-O Bg7 5. Re1 Nf6 6. e5 Nd5 7. Nc3 Nc7 8.
Bxc6 dxc6 9. Ne4 b6 10. Nf6+ Kf8 11. Ne4 h6 12. h3 Kg8 13. d3 Ne6 14. Ng3 Qc7
15. Qe2 Bd7 16. Qe4 Rd8 17. b3 Bc8 18. Bb2 Qd7 19. Rad1 Nd4 20. Bxd4 cxd4 21.
Qf4 Qd5 22. Ne2 c5 23. Qg3 g5 24. h4 f6 25. c3 fxe5 26. hxg5 Rd6 27. cxd4 cxd4
28. Rc1 Bd7 29. g6 Bf6 30. Rc7 h5 31. Nh4 Qe6 32. Rxa7 Kg7 33. f3 Bxh4 34. Qxh4
Qf6 35. Qxf6+ exf6 36. Ng3 Kxg6 37. Ne4 Rd5 38. Rb7 b5 39. Rc1 Bf5 40. Rc6 Rf8
41. Rbb6 Bxe4 42. fxe4 Rd7 43. Rxb5 Kg5 44. Kf2 h4 45. a4 Rh7 46. Rc1 Kg4 47.
Rb6 h3 48. gxh3+ Rxh3 49. Rg1+ Kf4 50. Ke2 Rh2+ 51. Kd1 Ke3 52. Rg3+ Kf4 53.
Rg6 Ke3 54. Rg3+ Kf2 55. Rg6 Ke3 56. Rg3+ Kf4 57. Rg1 Ke3 58. Rg3+ Kf4 59. Rg1
Ke3 1/2-1/2

[Event "CHN-RUS Summit (Women) 3rd"]
[Site "Ergun"]
[Date "2006.08.10"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Kosintseva, Tatiana"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2488"]
[BlackElo "2479"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "2006.08.10"]
[EventType "schev"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 113 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Bc5 6. d3 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3 h6
9. h3 O-O 10. Be3 Bxe3 11. fxe3 d5 12. exd5 Nxd5 13. Qe2 Be6 14. Nbd2 Re8 15.
Rae1 Nb6 16. Bxe6 Rxe6 17. Ne4 Qd5 18. Nh4 Ne7 19. Qg4 Nd7 20. Rf3 Rf8 21. Ref1
g6 22. R3f2 Qc6 23. Kh1 Qb6 24. Ng3 Nf6 25. Qf3 Nh7 26. d4 Rf6 27. Qe4 Rxf2 28.
Rxf2 Qe6 29. dxe5 Ng5 30. Qf4 Rd8 31. Nf3 Nxf3 32. Rxf3 g5 33. Qe4 Ng6 34. Rf6
Qd5 35. Rxg6+ fxg6 36. Qxg6+ Kh8 37. Qxh6+ Kg8 38. Qg6+ Kh8 39. Qf6+ Kh7 40.
Nf5 1-0

[Event "CHN-RUS Summit (Women) 3rd"]
[Site "Ergun"]
[Date "2006.08.11"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Tairova, Elena"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B52"]
[WhiteElo "2397"]
[BlackElo "2488"]
[PlyCount "110"]
[EventDate "2006.08.10"]
[EventType "schev"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 113 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Bd7 4. Bxd7+ Qxd7 5. O-O Nf6 6. Re1 Nc6 7. c3 e6 8.
d4 cxd4 9. cxd4 d5 10. e5 Ne4 11. Nbd2 Nxd2 12. Bxd2 Be7 13. Rc1 O-O 14. a3
Rac8 15. Rc3 b5 16. Rd3 b4 17. h4 bxa3 18. bxa3 f6 19. exf6 Bxf6 20. Bg5 Qf7
21. Qe2 Rce8 22. Ne5 Nxe5 23. dxe5 Bxg5 24. hxg5 Qg6 25. Rg3 Rc8 26. Qa6 Rc7
27. Rf1 Rcf7 28. Rc3 Qf5 29. f4 Qe4 30. Rc8 Qe3+ 31. Kh2 Qb6 32. Rxf8+ Rxf8 33.
Qxb6 axb6 34. g3 Rc8 35. Rb1 Rc6 36. Kh3 Kf7 37. Kg4 Kg6 38. Rb3 h6 39. gxh6
gxh6 40. Kf3 h5 41. g4 h4 42. Kg2 d4 43. Rb4 d3 44. Rd4 Rc3 45. a4 d2 46. Kh2
Rg3 47. f5+ exf5 48. gxf5+ Kxf5 49. Rxd2 Kxe5 50. Rb2 Rg6 51. a5 bxa5 52. Rb5+
Kf4 53. Rxa5 Kg4 54. Ra4+ Kh5 55. Ra5+ Rg5 1/2-1/2

[Event "CHN-RUS Summit (Women) 3rd"]
[Site "Ergun"]
[Date "2006.08.12"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Matveeva, Svetlana"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2454"]
[BlackElo "2488"]
[PlyCount "98"]
[EventDate "2006.08.10"]
[EventType "schev"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 113 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Ba6 5. Qa4 Bb7 6. Nc3 c5 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. Bg5
O-O 9. e3 Be7 10. Be2 d6 11. O-O Nbd7 12. Rfd1 a6 13. Rac1 Rc8 14. b4 h6 15.
Bh4 Qc7 16. Nd2 Qb8 17. Qb3 Rfd8 18. Nde4 Qa8 19. f3 Qb8 20. Qb1 d5 21. cxd5
exd5 22. Bg3 Qa8 23. Nd6 Bxd6 24. Bxd6 Re8 25. Qd3 Ne5 26. Qd4 Nc4 27. Bxc4
Rxc4 28. Qd2 Nh5 29. Ne2 Qd8 30. Bg3 Qg5 31. Bf2 Bc6 32. Rc3 Rxc3 33. Qxc3 Ba4
34. Rd4 Bd7 35. Qd2 Bh3 36. g4 Rd8 37. e4 Qg6 38. Rxd5 Rxd5 39. Qxd5 Bxg4 40.
fxg4 Qxg4+ 41. Ng3 Nf4 42. Qa8+ Kh7 43. e5 Qd1+ 44. Nf1 Nh3+ 45. Kg2 Nf4+ 46.
Kg1 Nh3+ 47. Kg2 Nf4+ 48. Kg1 Nh3+ 49. Kg2 Nf4+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "CHN-RUS Summit (Women) 3rd"]
[Site "Ergun"]
[Date "2006.08.13"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Kovalevskaya, Ekaterina"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2488"]
[BlackElo "2463"]
[PlyCount "127"]
[EventDate "2006.08.10"]
[EventType "schev"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 113 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. d3 Bg7 6. h3 Nh6 7. Nc3 f6 8. Be3
b6 9. Qd2 Nf7 10. O-O-O e5 11. h4 h5 12. Nh2 Be6 13. f4 Qd7 14. Nf3 O-O-O 15.
a3 Qd6 16. Kb1 Nh6 17. fxe5 fxe5 18. Bf2 Ng4 19. Bg3 Rhf8 20. Qe2 Qe7 21. Rdf1
c4 22. dxc4 Qc5 23. b3 Qxa3 24. Na2 Qc5 25. Nc1 Qe3 26. Re1 Qxe2 27. Rxe2 Rfe8
28. Nd3 Bg8 29. Kb2 c5 30. Be1 a5 31. Ka3 Kb7 32. Nb2 Be6 33. Na4 Bd7 34. Nc3
Bc6 35. Rf1 Bh6 36. Bg3 Rf8 37. Rfe1 Rde8 38. Rd1 Rf6 39. Nd5 Rf7 40. Rd3 Rd7
41. Re1 Bxd5 42. cxd5 Kc7 43. Ng5 Bxg5 44. hxg5 Rh8 45. Rf3 h4 46. Rh1 Rdh7 47.
Be1 Kd6 48. Ka4 Rc8 49. c4 Rch8 50. Kb5 Kd7 51. Rhf1 h3 52. gxh3 Rxh3 53. Kxb6
Kd6 54. Kb7 R3h7+ 55. Rf7 Rh3 56. R1f3 Rxf3 57. Rxf3 Rh7+ 58. Kb6 Rh2 59. Bxa5
Rf2 60. Rg3 Rf4 61. b4 cxb4 62. c5+ Ke7 63. d6+ Ke6 64. Kc6 1-0

[Event "CHN-RUS Summit (Women) 3rd"]
[Site "Ergun"]
[Date "2006.08.14"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Kosintseva, Nadezhda"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B67"]
[WhiteElo "2488"]
[BlackElo "2472"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[EventDate "2006.08.10"]
[EventType "schev"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 113 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bg5 e6 7. Qd2 a6 8.
O-O-O Bd7 9. f4 b5 10. Bxf6 gxf6 11. Kb1 Qb6 12. Nce2 h5 13. g3 Rc8 14. Bg2 Na5
15. b3 Bg7 16. c3 Nb7 17. Rhe1 a5 18. Nc1 O-O 19. f5 e5 20. Nc2 Qc7 21. Kb2 a4
22. Nb4 axb3 23. axb3 Bh6 24. Qc2 Nc5 25. Nd5 Qd8 26. Na2 Bc6 27. Nab4 Bxd5 28.
Nxd5 Nd7 29. Bf1 Nb6 30. Nb4 Qc7 31. Bxb5 Qc5 32. Ba6 Rb8 33. h4 Be3 34. Nd5
Nxd5 35. Rxd5 Qa7 36. Ra1 Qb6 37. Bc4 Rfc8 38. Qe2 Bh6 39. Rb5 Qc7 40. Raa5
Rxb5 41. Rxb5 Qa7 42. Bd5 Bc1+ 43. Kb1 Qg1 44. Qxh5 Bd2+ 45. Ka2 Qa7+ 46. Kb1
Qg1+ 47. Ka2 Qa7+ 48. Kb1 Qg1+ 49. Ka2 1/2-1/2

[Event "CHN-RUS Summit (Women) 3rd"]
[Site "Ergun"]
[Date "2006.08.16"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Kosintseva, Nadezhda"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2472"]
[BlackElo "2488"]
[PlyCount "131"]
[EventDate "2006.08.10"]
[EventType "schev"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 113 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nf3 Qc7 8. a4
Be7 9. a5 O-O 10. Be2 Nbd7 11. Nd2 b5 12. axb6 Nxb6 13. Bxb6 Qxb6 14. Nc4 Qc6
15. O-O Be6 16. Nd5 Bxd5 17. exd5 Qc5 18. Na5 Bd8 19. Nb3 Qc8 20. Ra4 Bb6 21.
Qd3 a5 22. Nd2 Nd7 23. Bg4 Nc5 24. Bxc8 Nxd3 25. cxd3 Rfxc8 26. Nc4 Bc5 27.
Rfa1 f5 28. Nxa5 Rcb8 29. R1a2 Bd4 30. b4 Rxa5 31. Rxa5 Rxb4 32. g3 Bc5 33. Kf1
Rd4 34. Ke2 Rxd5 35. Rb2 h6 36. h4 h5 37. Rb7 e4 38. dxe4 fxe4 39. Ra8+ Kh7 40.
Rf8 Rd3 41. Rff7 Bd4 42. Rf5 Ra3 43. Rb4 Ra2+ 44. Kf1 Rd2 45. Ra4 Kg6 46. Rd5
Rxf2+ 47. Ke1 Be3 48. Rxe4 Ba7 49. Rxd6+ Kh7 50. Rd7 Ra2 51. Ree7 Bf2+ 52. Kf1
Kh6 53. Re6+ Kh7 54. Re5 Kg6 55. Rg5+ Kh6 56. Rdxg7 Ra1+ 57. Kg2 Ra6 58. Rg8
Bd4 59. Rb8 Bf6 60. Rgb5 Ra2+ 61. Kf3 Kg6 62. R8b6 Ra3+ 63. Kg2 Ra2+ 64. Kh3
Rf2 65. Rc6 Kh6 66. Rcc5 1-0

[Event "CHN-RUS Summit (Women) 3rd"]
[Site "Ergun"]
[Date "2006.08.17"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Kovalevskaya, Ekaterina"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C11"]
[WhiteElo "2463"]
[BlackElo "2488"]
[PlyCount "184"]
[EventDate "2006.08.10"]
[EventType "schev"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 113 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. f4 c5 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. Be3 cxd4 8. Nxd4
Bc5 9. Qd2 O-O 10. O-O-O a6 11. h4 Nxd4 12. Bxd4 b5 13. Ne2 a5 14. f5 Bxd4 15.
Nxd4 Nxe5 16. Bxb5 exf5 17. Nc6 Qb6 18. Nxe5 Qxb5 19. Qxd5 Qa6 20. Qd6 Qb7 21.
Nd7 Bxd7 22. Qxd7 Qe4 23. Rhe1 Qf4+ 24. Kb1 Rab8 25. Qd4 Rb4 26. Qxf4 Rxf4 27.
Rc1 Rxh4 28. c4 Rh6 29. Re5 Ra8 30. Rxf5 Kf8 31. b3 Rb6 32. Kb2 g6 33. Rd5 h5
34. c5 Rc6 35. a3 Rb8 36. Kc3 Re6 37. Rcd1 Re2 38. R1d2 Re1 39. Rd1 Re2 40. c6
Re6 41. Rc5 Rc8 42. c7 Ke7 43. Kc4 Rd6 44. Rc1 Rb6 45. b4 axb4 46. axb4 Kd7 47.
b5 Rxc7 48. Rd1+ Rd6 49. Re1 Re6 50. Rd1+ Kc8 51. Rdd5 Re2 52. Kb4 Kb7 53.
Rxc7+ Kxc7 54. g3 Re3 55. Rc5+ Kb7 56. Rd5 Rxg3 57. Rd7+ Kb6 58. Rd6+ Kc7 59.
Rf6 Rg1 60. Rxf7+ Kd6 61. Rf2 h4 62. Rd2+ Ke5 63. b6 Rb1+ 64. Kc5 g5 65. Rd5+
Kf6 66. Rd6+ Kf5 67. Rd5+ Kg6 68. Kc6 h3 69. Rd6+ Kf5 70. Rd5+ Kg4 71. Rd4+ Kf3
72. Rd3+ Kg2 73. Rd2+ Kg3 74. Rd3+ Kh4 75. Rd2 g4 76. b7 g3 77. Rd4+ Kg5 78.
Rd5+ Kg4 79. Rb5 Rc1+ 80. Kb6 g2 81. Rb4+ Kf5 82. Rb5+ Ke6 83. b8=Q g1=Q+ 84.
Ka6 Ra1+ 85. Kb7 Qg2+ 86. Kb6 Qf2+ 87. Kb7 Qf3+ 88. Kb6 Qe3+ 89. Kb7 Qe4+ 90.
Kb6 Qd4+ 91. Kb7 Qd7+ 92. Kb6 Qxb5+ 0-1

[Event "CHN-RUS Summit (Women) 3rd"]
[Site "Ergun"]
[Date "2006.08.18"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Matveeva, Svetlana"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C10"]
[WhiteElo "2488"]
[BlackElo "2454"]
[PlyCount "131"]
[EventDate "2006.08.10"]
[EventType "schev"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 113 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 dxe4 5. Nxe4 Nbd7 6. Nf3 h6 7. Nxf6+ Nxf6
8. Bh4 a6 9. c3 c5 10. Ne5 Be7 11. dxc5 Qc7 12. Qa4+ Kf8 13. Nd3 Bd7 14. Qd4
Bb5 15. Bg3 Qc6 16. c4 Ba4 17. b3 Rd8 18. Qe3 Ng4 19. Qe2 Rd4 20. f3 Bxc5 21.
h3 Nf6 22. Be5 Qb6 23. Rd1 Bb4+ 24. Nxb4 Qxb4+ 25. Kf2 Rxd1 26. Qxd1 Qc5+ 27.
Bd4 Qd6 28. c5 Qd5 29. Be2 e5 30. Be3 Bc6 31. Qa1 Qe6 32. Re1 Nd5 33. Bc4 f6
34. b4 Ke7 35. Bd4 Kf7 36. Qb1 Rd8 37. Qh7 Kf8 38. f4 Qf7 39. fxe5 fxe5+ 40.
Kg1 exd4 41. Rf1 Qxf1+ 42. Bxf1 Nf6 43. Qh8+ Ng8 44. Bd3 Bd5 45. a4 Bf7 46. Qh7
Nf6 47. Qf5 Bb3 48. Qf3 Bd5 49. Qf4 Bb3 50. Qc7 Rd7 51. Qc8+ Ke7 52. b5 Bxa4
53. c6 bxc6 54. b6 Bb5 55. b7 Bxd3 56. b8=Q Bb5 57. Qe5+ Kf7 58. Qf5 c5 59.
Qcxc5 d3 60. Qce5 Re7 61. Qd5+ Kf8 62. Qc8+ Ne8 63. Qcc5 d2 64. Qxd2 Kf7 65.
Qdd5+ Re6 66. Qb6 1-0

[Event "CHN-RUS Summit (Women) 3rd"]
[Site "Ergun"]
[Date "2006.08.19"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Tairova, Elena"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B93"]
[WhiteElo "2488"]
[BlackElo "2397"]
[PlyCount "101"]
[EventDate "2006.08.10"]
[EventType "schev"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 113 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f4 e5 7. Nf3 Nbd7 8. a4
Be7 9. Bd3 O-O 10. O-O exf4 11. Bxf4 Qb6+ 12. Kh1 Qxb2 13. Nd5 Nxd5 14. exd5
Nc5 15. Qe2 Nxd3 16. Qxd3 Qb6 17. Rae1 Qd8 18. Qe4 Bf6 19. Qb4 a5 20. Qa3 Ra6
21. Nd2 Bg5 22. Qe3 Bxf4 23. Qxf4 Bd7 24. Re3 f5 25. Rfe1 Qf6 26. h3 h6 27. Rb1
Bc8 28. Qc4 Kh7 29. Rbe1 Rb6 30. Qc7 Qd8 31. Qc3 Qf6 32. Qxa5 Rb2 33. Qc7 f4
34. Re8 Rxe8 35. Rxe8 Bf5 36. Qb8 Bd7 37. Ne4 Rb1+ 38. Kh2 Qd4 39. Rh8+ Kg6 40.
Qxd6+ Kh5 41. Qxf4 Qg1+ 42. Kg3 Qe1+ 43. Nf2 Rb4 44. Qf7+ g6 45. Qf3+ Kg5 46.
Kh2 Qe5+ 47. g3 Qxh8 48. h4+ Rxh4+ 49. gxh4+ Kxh4 50. Qf4+ Kh5 51. Kg3 1-0

[Event "CHN-RUS Summit (Women) 3rd"]
[Site "Ergun"]
[Date "2006.08.20"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Kosintseva, Tatiana"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B56"]
[WhiteElo "2479"]
[BlackElo "2488"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[EventDate "2006.08.10"]
[EventType "schev"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 113 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nf3 Be7 8. Bc4
O-O 9. O-O Be6 10. Qe2 Nc6 11. Rfd1 Qc7 12. Bb3 Na5 13. Nd5 Nxd5 14. Bxd5 Rac8
15. c3 Nc4 16. Rac1 b5 17. b3 Nxe3 18. Qxe3 Qc5 19. Qe2 Qa3 20. Rc2 Rc5 21.
Bxe6 fxe6 22. Nd2 Rcc8 23. Nf1 Qc5 24. g3 Bd8 25. Qd3 Bc7 26. Kg2 Rcd8 27. Ne3
Qa7 28. c4 Bb6 29. cxb5 axb5 30. Qxb5 Bxe3 31. fxe3 Qxe3 32. Qe2 Qb6 33. Rdc1
h6 34. Rc7 Qd4 35. Qg4 Qf2+ 36. Kh3 Qf6 37. b4 Ra8 38. R1c2 Ra4 39. b5 d5 40.
b6 Rxe4 41. Qd1 Rd4 42. Qe2 Re4 43. Qd1 Rd4 44. Qe2 Qf5+ 45. Kg2 Rd3 46. Rc8
Rd4 47. b7 Re4 48. Rxf8+ 1-0

[Event "FRA-ch Accession"]
[Site "Besancon"]
[Date "2006.08.18"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Kozal, Alexis"]
[Black "Houard, Yannick"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D15"]
[WhiteElo "2169"]
[BlackElo "2037"]
[PlyCount "104"]
[EventDate "2006.08.15"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 113 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. e4 b5 6. e5 Nd5 7. a4 h6 8. Nd2
Nxc3 9. bxc3 Be6 10. Be2 Bd5 11. O-O e6 12. f4 Be7 13. Bf3 b4 14. Ne4 a5 15.
Qe2 Nd7 16. Bd2 Nb6 17. f5 Qd7 18. cxb4 axb4 19. a5 Nc8 20. f6 gxf6 21. Bxb4
Bxe4 22. Bxe4 f5 23. Bf3 Bxb4 24. Qxc4 Ne7 25. Qxb4 O-O 26. Rfc1 Rfd8 27. Ra4
Rab8 28. Qc4 Qa7 29. Kh1 Rb5 30. Qc3 Ra8 31. Rca1 Rab8 32. h3 Rb3 33. Qd2 Kg7
34. Rc4 Rd8 35. Qf2 Qa6 36. Rc5 Rb4 37. Rd1 Ra4 38. Qh4 Rd7 39. Qf6+ Kg8 40.
Bh5 Nd5 41. Qxh6 Ra3 42. Rb1 Rb7 43. Bxf7+ Kxf7 44. Qh7+ Ke8 45. Qxb7 Qe2 46.
Qxc6+ Kf7 47. Rb7+ Kg6 48. Qxe6+ Kg5 49. Rg7+ Kf4 50. Qxd5 Ra1+ 51. Kh2 Rh1+
52. Kxh1 Qe1+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "FRA-CHN m (Women)"]
[Site "Paris"]
[Date "2006.09.04"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Guichard, Pauline"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E11"]
[WhiteElo "2227"]
[BlackElo "2488"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "2006.09.04"]
[EventType "schev"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 114 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.11.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.11.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 e6 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nf3 Bb4+ 4. Bd2 c5 5. e3 O-O 6. Bd3 b6 7. a3 Bxd2+ 8.
Nbxd2 Bb7 9. O-O d6 10. b4 Nbd7 11. Qc2 Rc8 12. Rfd1 Qe7 13. Rac1 Rfe8 14. Ne4
Bxe4 15. Bxe4 cxb4 16. Bd3 bxa3 17. Qa4 e5 18. Bf5 e4 19. Nd2 Rc7 20. Qxa3 Nf8
21. Nb3 h5 22. c5 dxc5 23. dxc5 bxc5 24. Rxc5 Rxc5 25. Nxc5 g6 26. Bh3 N8h7 27.
Qa5 Ng5 28. Bd7 Rd8 29. Ba4 Rc8 30. Nb3 Ne6 31. Nd4 Nc5 32. Bb5 Ng4 33. h3 Ne5
34. Ra1 Ncd3 35. Qxa7 Rc1+ 36. Rxc1 Qxa7 0-1

[Event "FRA-CHN m (Women)"]
[Site "Paris"]
[Date "2006.09.05"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Choisy, Mathilde"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B85"]
[WhiteElo "2145"]
[BlackElo "2488"]
[PlyCount "58"]
[EventDate "2006.09.04"]
[EventType "schev"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 114 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.11.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.11.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be2 e6 7. O-O Be7 8. Be3
Qc7 9. f4 O-O 10. Kh1 Nc6 11. Qe1 Nxd4 12. Bxd4 b5 13. a3 Bb7 14. Qg3 Rad8 15.
Bd3 Rd7 16. Rae1 Re8 17. e5 dxe5 18. Bxe5 Qd8 19. f5 Bd6 20. fxe6 Rxe6 21. Bxd6
Rdxd6 22. Rxe6 Rxe6 23. h3 g6 24. Ne2 Nd5 25. Nd4 Re3 26. Qf2 Re7 27. Kg1 Ne3
28. Nf3 Nxf1 29. Kxf1 Be4 0-1

[Event "FRA-CHN m (Women)"]
[Site "Paris"]
[Date "2006.09.06"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Choisy, Mathilde"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B93"]
[WhiteElo "2488"]
[BlackElo "2145"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "2006.09.04"]
[EventType "schev"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 114 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.11.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.11.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f4 e5 7. Nf3 Nbd7 8. a4
Be7 9. Bd3 O-O 10. O-O Nc5 11. Kh1 d5 12. Nxe5 Ncxe4 13. Bxe4 dxe4 14. Qe2 Bf5
15. g4 Be6 16. f5 Bd5 17. Rd1 Bd6 18. Nxd5 Bxe5 19. Bg5 Qe8 20. Bxf6 gxf6 21.
Ra3 Rd8 22. Rh3 Rxd5 23. Rxd5 Qc6 24. c4 Qxa4 25. g5 Qa1+ 26. Rd1 Qxb2 27. Qh5
Re8 28. g6 fxg6 29. Qxh7+ Kf8 30. Qh8+ 1-0

[Event "FRA-CHN m (Women)"]
[Site "Paris"]
[Date "2006.09.07"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Guichard, Pauline"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2488"]
[BlackElo "2227"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "2006.09.04"]
[EventType "schev"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 114 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.11.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.11.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. d3 Bg7 6. h3 Nf6 7. Nc3 O-O 8.
Bf4 Re8 9. Qd2 e5 10. Bh6 Qd6 11. O-O Be6 12. b3 Rad8 13. Rae1 b5 14. Kh1 Qc7
15. Qe3 Nd7 16. Ne2 Qa5 17. Nh2 Qxa2 18. Bxg7 Kxg7 19. Ra1 Qxc2 20. Rfc1 Qxb3
21. Rcb1 Qc2 22. Nf3 f5 23. exf5 gxf5 24. Nxe5 Bd5 25. d4 Qe4 26. Qg5+ Kh8 27.
Nf4 Nxe5 28. dxe5 Qxe5 29. Rxa7 Ra8 30. Rd7 Bxg2+ 31. Nxg2 Rg8 32. Qh6 Rg7 33.
Rxg7 Qxg7 34. Qxc6 Qd4 35. Qxa8+ 1-0

[Event "FRA-CHN m (Women)"]
[Site "Paris"]
[Date "2006.09.08"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Leconte, Maria"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B70"]
[WhiteElo "2304"]
[BlackElo "2488"]
[PlyCount "98"]
[EventDate "2006.09.04"]
[EventType "schev"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 114 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.11.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.11.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. g3 g6 7. Nde2 Bd7 8.
Bg2 Qc8 9. h3 Bg7 10. b3 O-O 11. Bb2 a5 12. Nd5 Nxd5 13. Bxg7 Ne3 14. fxe3 Kxg7
15. Nf4 Nb4 16. c4 Qc5 17. Qd2 Qe5 18. O-O Bc6 19. Nd5 Bxd5 20. exd5 Qxg3 21.
Rf4 Na6 22. Raf1 Qg5 23. Qf2 Kh8 24. h4 Qh6 25. Re4 Rae8 26. Rxe7 f5 27. Rxe8
Rxe8 28. e4 Nc5 29. exf5 gxf5 30. Qxf5 Qxh4 31. Qf6+ Qxf6 32. Rxf6 Rd8 33. Rf7
Kg8 34. Re7 Rd7 35. Re8+ Kf7 36. Ra8 b6 37. Rb8 Rb7 38. Rd8 Ke7 39. Rh8 Kf6 40.
Kf2 Rg7 41. Rb8 Nd3+ 42. Kf1 Re7 43. Bf3 Re1+ 44. Kg2 Ra1 45. a4 Ke5 46. Rxb6
Nc5 47. Rb5 Kf4 48. Bh5 Ra2+ 49. Kh3 Ne4 0-1

[Event "FRA-CHN m (Women)"]
[Site "Paris"]
[Date "2006.09.09"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Leconte, Maria"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C18"]
[WhiteElo "2488"]
[BlackElo "2304"]
[PlyCount "100"]
[EventDate "2006.09.04"]
[EventType "schev"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 114 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.11.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.11.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 Ne7 7. Qg4 Qc7 8.
Qxg7 Rg8 9. Qxh7 cxd4 10. Ne2 Nbc6 11. f4 dxc3 12. Qd3 Bd7 13. Rb1 d4 14. Ng3
O-O-O 15. Ne4 Nxe5 16. Qxd4 Bc6 17. Qb4 a5 18. Qxc3 Bxe4 19. Qxc7+ Kxc7 20.
fxe5 Bxc2 21. Ra1 Rd1+ 22. Kf2 Nf5 23. g3 Be4 24. Rg1 Nd4 25. Bb2 Rd2+ 26. Ke3
Rxb2 27. Kxe4 Rg4+ 28. Kd3 Rxh2 29. Rc1+ Kb6 30. Rb1+ Kc7 31. Rc1+ Nc6 32. Be2
Rg5 33. Bf3 Rxe5 34. Rgf1 f5 35. g4 Rh3 36. g5 Rg3 37. Rc4 Kd6 38. Kd2 Rxg5 39.
Rb1 Rg3 40. Rc3 Rc5 41. Rd3+ Kc7 42. Rh1 Rg7 43. Rb1 b5 44. Be2 e5 45. Rc3 Rxc3
46. Kxc3 Rg3+ 47. Kd2 b4 48. axb4 axb4 49. Rf1 Nd4 50. Bc4 Kd6 0-1

[Event "Wch U20 Girls"]
[Site "Yerevan"]
[Date "2006.10.03"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Schoene, Maria"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B76"]
[WhiteElo "2481"]
[BlackElo "2155"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "2006.10.03"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "ARM"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 114 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.11.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.11.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 O-O 8. Qd2
Nc6 9. O-O-O Nxd4 10. Bxd4 Be6 11. Kb1 Qc7 12. g4 Rfc8 13. h4 Qa5 14. a3 Rab8
15. Be2 b5 16. Nd5 Qxd2 17. Rxd2 Bxd5 18. exd5 Rc7 19. g5 Nh5 20. Rg1 b4 21. a4
Bxd4 22. Rxd4 a5 23. Bd3 f5 24. gxf6 Nxf6 25. f4 Kh8 26. f5 gxf5 27. Bxf5 Rg8
28. Rg5 h6 29. Rxg8+ Kxg8 30. Ka2 Kg7 31. Kb3 Rc5 32. Be6 Ne8 33. Rf4 Nf6 34.
Rc4 Kg6 35. Rxc5 dxc5 36. Kc4 Kh5 37. Kb5 Kxh4 38. Kxa5 Kg3 39. Kb6 h5 40. a5
h4 41. a6 h3 42. Bxh3 Nxd5+ 43. Kb7 1-0

[Event "Wch U20 Girls"]
[Site "Yerevan"]
[Date "2006.10.04"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Pourkashiyan, Atousa"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B73"]
[WhiteElo "2330"]
[BlackElo "2481"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "2006.10.03"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "ARM"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 114 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.11.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.11.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Be2 g6 7. Be3 Bg7 8.
O-O O-O 9. Qd2 Bd7 10. Rad1 Rc8 11. f3 a6 12. Kh1 Qc7 13. g4 Nxd4 14. Bxd4 Bc6
15. Rg1 b5 16. Bd3 e5 17. Bf2 b4 18. Ne2 d5 19. Ng3 dxe4 20. fxe4 Nxg4 21. Bc5
Rfd8 22. Qe2 Bd7 23. Bxb4 Qb6 24. Be1 Qxb2 25. Nf1 h5 26. h3 Nf6 27. Qf3 Bc6
28. Nd2 Ba4 29. Bh4 Bxc2 30. Bxc2 Rxc2 31. Nf1 Rxd1 32. Qxd1 Nxe4 33. Qd5 Nf2+
34. Bxf2 Rxf2 35. Qa8+ Kh7 36. Qxa6 Qc2 37. Qb7 Qe2 0-1

[Event "Wch U20 Girls"]
[Site "Yerevan"]
[Date "2006.10.05"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Kadziolka, Beata"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B56"]
[WhiteElo "2481"]
[BlackElo "2346"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "2006.10.03"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "ARM"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 114 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.11.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.11.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Bd7 6. f4 Nc6 7. Nf3 g6 8. Bd3
Bg7 9. O-O O-O 10. Qe1 Rc8 11. Kh1 Nb4 12. Qh4 Nxd3 13. cxd3 Qa5 14. f5 b5 15.
Bh6 b4 16. Ne2 Rc2 17. Nf4 Rxb2 18. Ng5 Rxa2 19. Rab1 Qe5 20. fxg6 hxg6 21. d4
Qxd4 22. Ne2 Rxe2 23. Bxg7 Kxg7 24. Rxf6 Rh8 25. Rxf7+ Kg8 26. Qf4 Qe5 27. Rf8+
Kg7 28. Qf7+ Kh6 29. h4 Rxf8 30. Qh7# 1-0

[Event "Wch U20 Girls"]
[Site "Yerevan"]
[Date "2006.10.06"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Munguntuul, Batkhuyag"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B26"]
[WhiteElo "2261"]
[BlackElo "2481"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "2006.10.03"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "ARM"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 114 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.11.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.11.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. Nge2 d6 6. O-O e6 7. d3 Nge7 8. Be3
Nd4 9. Rb1 Nec6 10. a3 O-O 11. b4 b6 12. e5 d5 13. f4 Qe7 14. Bxd4 cxd4 15. Nb5
f6 16. Nbxd4 Nxd4 17. Nxd4 fxe5 18. fxe5 Rxf1+ 19. Qxf1 Bxe5 20. Nc6 Qd6 21.
Nxe5 Qxe5 22. Re1 Qd4+ 23. Qf2 Qxf2+ 24. Kxf2 Bd7 25. c4 Rf8+ 26. Ke3 dxc4 27.
dxc4 Rc8 28. Kd4 Kf7 29. c5 bxc5+ 30. bxc5 Bb5 31. Rxe6 a6 32. Rd6 Ke7 33. Kd5
Rf8 34. Re6+ Kd8 35. Be4 Rf2 36. c6 Rxh2 37. Kd6 Rd2+ 38. Bd5 Bxc6 39. Kxc6 Rd3
40. Rd6+ Ke7 41. Re6+ Kf8 42. Rf6+ Kg7 43. Rf3 Rd4 44. Kc5 Ra4 45. Bc6 Rg4 46.
Kb6 Rc4 47. Bb7 1-0

[Event "Wch U20 Girls"]
[Site "Yerevan"]
[Date "2006.10.07"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Shen, Yang"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2481"]
[BlackElo "2468"]
[PlyCount "101"]
[EventDate "2006.10.03"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "ARM"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 114 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.11.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.11.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Bc5 6. c3 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. d4
Bb6 9. a4 Bg4 10. axb5 axb5 11. Rxa8 Qxa8 12. h3 Bh5 13. Qd3 exd4 14. Nxd4 O-O
15. Nxc6 Qxc6 16. Bd5 Nxd5 17. exd5 Qe8 18. Be3 Bg6 19. Qd2 Bxe3 20. fxe3 Be4
21. Qd4 Qe5 22. Qxe5 dxe5 23. Rd1 Rd8 24. c4 Bxb1 25. Rxb1 bxc4 26. Ra1 Kf8 27.
e4 c6 28. dxc6 Rc8 29. Ra5 Rxc6 30. Rxe5 Rd6 31. Rc5 Rd4 32. e5 Ke7 33. Kf2
Rd2+ 34. Kf3 Rxb2 35. Rxc4 Ke6 36. Rg4 Rb3+ 37. Kf2 g6 38. Rh4 h5 39. Rf4 Rb7
40. Re4 Rb5 41. g3 Rxe5 42. Ra4 g5 43. Kf3 Rf5+ 44. Ke4 Rf1 45. Ra6+ Ke7 46.
Rh6 h4 47. gxh4 Rf4+ 48. Ke3 Rxh4 49. Rxh4 gxh4 50. Kf4 Kf6 51. Ke4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch U20 Girls"]
[Site "Yerevan"]
[Date "2006.10.08"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Harika, Dronavalli"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A36"]
[WhiteElo "2353"]
[BlackElo "2481"]
[PlyCount "192"]
[EventDate "2006.10.03"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "ARM"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 114 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.11.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.11.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. e3 d6 6. d3 e5 7. Rb1 Nge7 8. Nge2
O-O 9. O-O Rb8 10. a3 a6 11. b4 cxb4 12. axb4 b5 13. cxb5 axb5 14. d4 exd4 15.
Nxd4 Ne5 16. e4 h6 17. Nd5 Bg4 18. Qb3 Rc8 19. h3 Bd7 20. Rd1 Nc4 21. Bb2 Nxd5
22. exd5 Nxb2 23. Rxb2 Rc4 24. Rbd2 Qb6 25. Ne2 Rfc8 26. Qa3 Kh7 27. Ra2 Bf5
28. Qa7 Qxa7 29. Rxa7 Rxb4 30. Rxf7 Kg8 31. Rb7 Bc2 32. Rd2 g5 33. Bf3 Bf5 34.
Kg2 Rc2 35. Rxc2 Bxc2 36. g4 Rb1 37. Ng3 Bd3 38. Be4 Bxe4+ 39. Nxe4 Be5 40. Rb6
b4 41. Nxd6 b3 42. Nc4 Bd4 43. Rb8+ Kf7 44. Nd2 Rb2 45. Ne4 Rb1 46. Rb7+ Ke8
47. Nd2 Rb2 48. Nxb3 Rxf2+ 49. Kg3 Rf4 50. d6 Re4 51. Nxd4 Rxd4 52. Re7+ Kf8
53. Re6 Kf7 54. Rxh6 Kg7 55. Re6 Kf7 56. Re5 Rd3+ 57. Kf2 Kf6 58. Rf5+ Kg6 59.
Rc5 Rxd6 60. Ke3 Ra6 61. Rd5 Ra3+ 62. Rd3 Ra4 63. Rd6+ Kf7 64. Rd4 Ra3+ 65. Ke4
Ke6 66. Rb4 Ra6 67. Kd4 Rd6+ 68. Ke3 Ra6 69. Ke4 Kf6 70. Rb5 Ra4+ 71. Kd5 Ra3
72. Rb6+ Kf7 73. Ke4 Ra4+ 74. Kd5 Ra3 75. Rb5 Rxh3 76. Ke4 Kf6 77. Rb6+ Kg7 78.
Kf5 Ra3 79. Rb7+ Kh6 80. Rb6+ Kg7 81. Kxg5 Ra5+ 82. Kh4 Rc5 83. Re6 Ra5 84. Re4
Kg6 85. Rb4 Rc5 86. Rb6+ Kg7 87. Re6 Ra5 88. Kg3 Ra3+ 89. Kf4 Ra4+ 90. Kf5 Ra5+
91. Kf4 Ra4+ 92. Kg5 Ra5+ 93. Kh4 Kf7 94. Rb6 Kg7 95. g5 Ra1 96. Rb4 Rh1+
1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch U20 Girls"]
[Site "Yerevan"]
[Date "2006.10.09"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Hoang, Thi Bao Tram"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B17"]
[WhiteElo "2481"]
[BlackElo "2345"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[EventDate "2006.10.03"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "ARM"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 114 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.11.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.11.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nd7 5. Ng5 Ngf6 6. Bd3 e6 7. N1f3 Bd6 8.
Qe2 h6 9. Ne4 Nxe4 10. Qxe4 Qc7 11. O-O b6 12. Qg4 Kf8 13. b3 c5 14. dxc5 Nxc5
15. Bb2 e5 16. Bf5 Bxf5 17. Qxf5 Re8 18. Rad1 Kg8 19. Rfe1 f6 20. Nh4 Rd8 21.
f4 exf4 22. Ng6 Rh7 23. b4 Nb7 24. Re7 Qc4 25. Rd5 1-0

[Event "Wch U20 Girls"]
[Site "Yerevan"]
[Date "2006.10.11"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Melia, Salome"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B52"]
[WhiteElo "2395"]
[BlackElo "2481"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "2006.10.03"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "ARM"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 114 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.11.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.11.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Bd7 4. Bxd7+ Qxd7 5. O-O Nf6 6. Qe2 Nc6 7. c3 e6 8.
d4 cxd4 9. cxd4 d5 10. e5 Ng8 11. Nbd2 a5 12. Rd1 Nge7 13. Nf1 Ng6 14. Ng3 Be7
15. Nh5 O-O 16. Ng5 Rae8 17. Qg4 f5 18. Qh3 Bxg5 19. Bxg5 Rc8 20. Rac1 f4 21.
g4 Nxd4 22. Rxc8 Ne2+ 23. Kf1 Qxc8 24. Kxe2 Qc2+ 25. Ke1 f3 26. Qf1 Nxe5 27.
Be3 Qxb2 28. Ng3 Rc8 29. Qh3 Rc2 30. g5 Nd3+ 31. Kf1 Rxf2+ 32. Kg1 Rg2+ 33. Kh1
Qe5 34. Qh5 g6 35. Qxf3 Rxa2 36. Rf1 Qg7 37. Bd4 Ne1 38. Qc3 Qd7 39. Qxe1 Qc7
40. Qxe6+ 1-0

[Event "Wch U20 Girls"]
[Site "Yerevan"]
[Date "2006.10.12"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Gomes, Mary Ann"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2481"]
[BlackElo "2264"]
[PlyCount "119"]
[EventDate "2006.10.03"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "ARM"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 114 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.11.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.11.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. O-O Bg7 5. Re1 Nf6 6. e5 Nd5 7. Nc3 Nc7 8.
Bxc6 dxc6 9. Ne4 b6 10. Nf6+ Kf8 11. Ne4 Bg4 12. d3 Ne6 13. Ned2 Qd5 14. h3
Bxf3 15. Nxf3 Rd8 16. Be3 h6 17. Qe2 Kg8 18. Rad1 Bxe5 19. c4 Qd6 20. Bxc5 Bh2+
21. Nxh2 Qxc5 22. Nf3 Kg7 23. Qe4 Rd6 24. a3 Rhd8 25. g4 a5 26. Ne5 a4 27. h4
Nd4 28. Kg2 Rf6 29. Re3 Ne6 30. Kg3 Rd6 31. Nf3 Nd4 32. Ne5 Nc2 33. Re2 Nd4 34.
Ree1 Ne6 35. f3 Rf4 36. Qe3 Qxe3 37. Rxe3 Rfd4 38. Rde1 Nc5 39. g5 hxg5 40.
hxg5 Nxd3 41. Nxd3 Rxd3 42. Rxe7 Rd7 43. Re8 Rd8 44. R8e7 Rb3 45. R1e6 Kf8 46.
Re4 Kg7 47. Rf4 Rf8 48. Rf6 Rxb2 49. Rxc6 Rb3 50. Ra7 Rxa3 51. Rxb6 Ra1 52.
Rba6 Rc8 53. Rf6 Rf8 54. Rc6 a3 55. Rcc7 a2 56. Kf4 Kg8 57. c5 Rb8 58. Ra4 Kg7
59. Rca7 Rc1 60. Rxa2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch U20 Girls"]
[Site "Yerevan"]
[Date "2006.10.13"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Mikadze, Miranda"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C13"]
[WhiteElo "2229"]
[BlackElo "2481"]
[PlyCount "108"]
[EventDate "2006.10.03"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "ARM"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 114 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.11.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.11.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 dxe4 5. Nxe4 Be7 6. Bxf6 gxf6 7. Nf3 f5 8.
Ng3 c5 9. dxc5 Qa5+ 10. c3 Qxc5 11. Qd4 Qxd4 12. Nxd4 Bd7 13. Be2 Nc6 14. Nb5
O-O-O 15. O-O-O Rhf8 16. Rhe1 a6 17. Nd4 Nxd4 18. Rxd4 Bc6 19. Rxd8+ Bxd8 20.
Bf1 Rg8 21. Kd1 Bb6 22. f3 Bf2 23. Re5 Bg1 24. Ne2 Bxh2 25. Rc5 Kb8 26. Rc4 Be5
27. Rh4 Rg7 28. Kd2 Bf6 29. Rh5 h6 30. Ke1 Rh7 31. Nd4 Bd7 32. Bd3 Rh8 33. Kf2
Bg7 34. Ke3 Rg8 35. Bf1 Bf8 36. b4 Bg7 37. a3 Rc8 38. c4 Rd8 39. Nb3 b6 40. Nc1
Ba4 41. Nd3 Bb3 42. c5 b5 43. Be2 Bc4 44. f4 Bd5 45. g3 Be4 46. Ne5 Rd5 47. Kf2
Rd2 48. Rh3 Ra2 49. g4 fxg4 50. Nxg4 Bd4+ 51. Ke1 Bb2 52. Nxh6 Ra1+ 53. Kf2
Bd4+ 54. Kg3 Rg1+ 0-1

[Event "Wch U20 Girls"]
[Site "Yerevan"]
[Date "2006.10.14"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Sachdev, Tania"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B43"]
[WhiteElo "2481"]
[BlackElo "2383"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "2006.10.03"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "ARM"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 114 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.11.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.11.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Bd3 Nf6 6. O-O Qc7 7. Nc3 b5 8. Re1
d6 9. a4 b4 10. Na2 e5 11. Nf3 Nc6 12. Bg5 Be6 13. Bxf6 gxf6 14. c3 bxc3 15.
Nxc3 Bh6 16. a5 Qb7 17. Nh4 Qxb2 18. Nd5 Bxd5 19. exd5 Ne7 20. Qh5 Qd2 21. Qf3
Bg5 22. Nf5 Nxf5 23. Bxf5 Ke7 24. Rec1 Ra7 25. h4 Bxh4 26. Rc2 Qb4 27. Qe3 Rb7
28. Rac1 Qxa5 29. f4 Rg8 30. Qh3 Bg3 31. Qxh7 Qb6+ 32. Kh1 Qd8 33. Rc8 1-0

[Event "Wch U20 Girls"]
[Site "Yerevan"]
[Date "2006.10.15"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Karavade, Eesha"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B50"]
[WhiteElo "2321"]
[BlackElo "2481"]
[PlyCount "129"]
[EventDate "2006.10.03"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "ARM"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 114 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.11.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.11.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. e4 d6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 Nc6 5. c3 e6 6. Bb3 Be7 7. O-O O-O 8. Re1
e5 9. Nbd2 Be6 10. Nf1 Qd7 11. a3 b5 12. Bc2 h6 13. h3 Rfe8 14. Ng3 Rac8 15.
Re2 d5 16. exd5 Qxd5 17. Be3 Rcd8 18. Qe1 Qd7 19. Bd2 c4 20. d4 exd4 21. cxd4
Bd5 22. Ne5 Qb7 23. Nxc6 Bxc6 24. Nf5 Bf8 25. f3 Qd7 26. Rd1 Qd5 27. Re5 Qd7
28. Kh1 Re6 29. Qh4 Nd5 30. Rde1 Rde8 31. Qg3 Kh8 32. Bc1 f6 33. Rxe6 Rxe6 34.
Re4 Qe8 35. Bd2 Rxe4 36. fxe4 Ne7 37. Nh4 g5 38. Nf3 Ng6 39. Qg4 Bd7 40. Qg3
Qe6 41. Bc3 Kg8 42. Qb8 g4 43. d5 Qf7 44. hxg4 Bxg4 45. Qg3 Bxf3 46. gxf3 Bg7
47. f4 Nf8 48. Kg1 Qg6 49. Kf2 Kf7 50. Qh3 h5 51. Qe3 Qg4 52. Qg3 Qg6 53. Kf3
Bh6 54. Bd2 Qxg3+ 55. Kxg3 Ng6 56. Bd1 h4+ 57. Kg4 h3 58. Bf3 Ne5+ 59. fxe5
Bxd2 60. e6+ Ke7 61. Kxh3 Bc1 62. Bd1 Bxb2 63. a4 b4 64. Be2 c3 65. Bd1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch U20 Girls"]
[Site "Yerevan"]
[Date "2006.10.16"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Abrahamyan, Tatev"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2292"]
[BlackElo "2481"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[EventDate "2006.10.03"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "ARM"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 114 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.11.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.11.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nb3 Be7 8. f3
Be6 9. Qd2 O-O 10. O-O-O Nbd7 11. g4 b5 12. g5 b4 13. Ne2 Ne8 14. f4 a5 15. f5
a4 16. fxe6 axb3 17. exf7+ Rxf7 18. Kb1 bxc2+ 19. Kxc2 Nb6 20. Nc1 d5 21. exd5
Nd6 22. Kb1 Nbc4 23. Bxc4 Nxc4 24. Qe2 Nxe3 25. Qxe3 Bxg5 26. Qb3 Qd6 27. Rhe1
Rfa7 28. Re4 Bxc1 29. Rxc1 Rxa2 30. Rc6 Ra1+ 31. Kc2 Qf8 32. d6+ Kh8 33. Qd3
Qf2+ 34. Re2 b3+ 35. Kxb3 Rb8+ 36. Kc3 Rc1+ 37. Rc2 Rxc2+ 38. Qxc2 Qd4# 0-1

[Event "Corus-C"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2007.01.13"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Kosintseva, Nadezhda"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C11"]
[WhiteElo "2496"]
[BlackElo "2509"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "2007.01.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 116 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.03.07"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.03.07"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. f4 c5 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. Be3 cxd4 8. Nxd4
Bc5 9. Qd2 O-O 10. O-O-O a6 11. Kb1 Nxd4 12. Bxd4 b5 13. Qe3 Qc7 14. Bd3 Bxd4
15. Qxd4 Rb8 16. Ne2 b4 17. Qe3 Nc5 18. Ng3 Nxd3 19. Rxd3 a5 20. Nh5 Ba6 21.
Rd4 Rb6 22. Qg3 f5 23. exf6 g6 24. Qg5 Rc6 25. Rc1 Qf7 26. g4 h6 27. Qe5 gxh5
28. g5 hxg5 29. fxg5 Rfc8 30. Rd2 Qg6 31. Rf2 Kf7 32. Qd4 Bd3 33. Ka1 Qxg5 34.
Re1 Rxc2 35. Rxc2 Rxc2 36. Qa7+ Kxf6 37. Qd4+ e5 38. Qb6+ Kf5 39. Rb1 Qc1 0-1

[Event "Corus-C"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2007.01.14"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Krasenkow, Michal"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B08"]
[WhiteElo "2509"]
[BlackElo "2651"]
[PlyCount "92"]
[EventDate "2007.01.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 116 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.03.07"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.03.07"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nc3 c6 4. Nf3 d6 5. Be3 Nf6 6. Qd2 Bg4 7. h3 Bxf3 8. gxf3
Nbd7 9. f4 Qa5 10. Bg2 e5 11. fxe5 dxe5 12. dxe5 Nxe5 13. Qe2 Qb4 14. O-O Qxb2
15. Bd4 Nh5 16. Rab1 Qa3 17. Rxb7 O-O 18. Rb3 Qe7 19. Be3 f5 20. exf5 Rxf5 21.
Rfb1 Nf4 22. Rb8+ Rf8 23. Rxf8+ Qxf8 24. Bxf4 Qxf4 25. Nd5 Qf7 26. f4 Re8 27.
fxe5 cxd5 28. Rd1 d4 29. Rxd4 Bxe5 30. Re4 Qxa2 31. Qc4+ Qxc4 32. Rxc4 Rd8 33.
Be4 Bd4+ 34. Kg2 Bb6 35. Bd3 Kg7 36. Rc6 Rd5 37. Kf3 Rh5 38. Kg4 Kh6 39. Re6
Bd8 40. Rd6 Bc7 41. Rd7 Rc5 42. Be4 a5 43. Bd5 Rc3 44. Kh4 Bg3+ 45. Kg4 Be5 46.
Kh4 Rg3 0-1

[Event "Corus-C"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2007.01.15"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Van der Wiel, John"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B96"]
[WhiteElo "2511"]
[BlackElo "2509"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "2007.01.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 116 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.03.07"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.03.07"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 e6 7. f4 Qc7 8. Bxf6
gxf6 9. f5 Nc6 10. fxe6 fxe6 11. Be2 Nxd4 12. Qxd4 Qf7 13. Na4 Bd7 14. Nb6 Rd8
15. O-O Be7 16. Nxd7 Rxd7 17. Qc4 Rg8 18. Rf4 Rg5 19. Bg4 Re5 20. Qc8+ Bd8 21.
Raf1 Rc7 22. Qb8 Kd7 23. c4 Be7 24. Kh1 Qe8 25. Qa7 Qc8 26. Be2 b5 27. Qd4 bxc4
28. Rh4 f5 29. exf5 Rxe2 30. f6 Qg8 31. Rg4 Bxf6 32. Qf4 Qd8 33. Qf3 Re5 34.
Rf4 Be7 35. Rf7 Rcc5 36. Qb7+ Qc7 37. Qa8 Rf5 0-1

[Event "Corus-C"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2007.01.16"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Berg, Emanuel"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B01"]
[WhiteElo "2509"]
[BlackElo "2586"]
[PlyCount "92"]
[EventDate "2007.01.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 116 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.03.07"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.03.07"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qd6 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nf3 a6 6. g3 Bg4 7. Bg2 c6 8. O-O
e6 9. h3 Bxf3 10. Bxf3 Qc7 11. Ne2 Nbd7 12. c4 Bd6 13. Be3 O-O 14. Bg2 Rad8 15.
Qc2 Rfe8 16. Rfd1 Nf8 17. Rac1 Ng6 18. Nc3 Qb8 19. Qb1 Rc8 20. a4 h5 21. Ne2 h4
22. g4 Nf4 23. Nxf4 Bxf4 24. Qd3 a5 25. Qd2 Bxe3 26. Qxe3 e5 27. d5 cxd5 28.
cxd5 Qd6 29. Rxc8 Rxc8 30. Qg5 e4 31. Qxh4 e3 32. fxe3 Rc2 33. g5 Nd7 34. Qf4
Ne5 35. Be4 Rxb2 36. Rc1 Kf8 37. Bg2 Ke7 38. Rf1 Rb4 39. Qf5 g6 40. Qc2 Rc4 41.
Qb2 Rb4 42. Qc2 Nd7 43. Qf2 Ne5 44. Qc2 Nd7 45. Qf2 Ne5 46. Qc2 Nd7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Corus-C"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2007.01.18"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Bosboom, Manuel"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D40"]
[WhiteElo "2375"]
[BlackElo "2509"]
[PlyCount "196"]
[EventDate "2007.01.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 116 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.03.07"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.03.07"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. e3 Nf6 4. d4 cxd4 5. exd4 d5 6. Nc3 e6 7. a3 Be7 8. Bd3
O-O 9. Bg5 dxc4 10. Bxc4 Nd5 11. h4 b6 12. Qd3 Bb7 13. Rd1 Bf6 14. Ne4 Be7 15.
Bb3 Rc8 16. Bd2 Na5 17. Neg5 Nf6 18. Bxa5 bxa5 19. Ne5 Bd5 20. Bc2 h6 21. Bb1
a4 22. Kf1 Qb6 23. Kg1 Qb3 24. Qe2 Rb8 25. Rd2 g6 26. Rh3 Qb5 27. Bd3 Qb7 28.
Nxg6 fxg6 29. Nxe6 Rfc8 30. Rg3 Be4 31. d5 Bd6 32. Bxe4 Bxg3 33. fxg3 Qb6+ 34.
Kh2 Rc1 35. Rd4 Qxb2 36. Bf3 Qxe2 37. Bxe2 Rbb1 38. g4 Rb2 39. Bf3 Rc3 40. Rf4
Nd7 41. Kg3 Rxa3 42. Rc4 Rd2 43. Kf4 Nb6 44. Rc7 Nxd5+ 45. Bxd5 Rxd5 46. Rg7+
Kh8 47. Rf7 g5+ 48. Ke4 Rad3 49. hxg5 hxg5 50. Rxa7 a3 51. Ra8+ Kh7 52. Nxg5+
Kg7 53. Nf3 Rd8 54. Ra5 Rb3 55. Ra7+ Kg8 56. g5 Rc8 57. Kf5 Rc2 58. Ra8+ Kg7
59. Ra7+ Kf8 60. Ra8+ Ke7 61. Ra7+ Kd6 62. Nd4 Rf2+ 63. Ke4 Rb4 64. Ra6+ Ke7
65. Ra7+ Kf8 66. Rxa3 Rxg2 67. Kf3 Rg1 68. Nc6 Rb6 69. Ne5 Rb5 70. Kf4 Re1 71.
Ra8+ Ke7 72. Ra7+ Ke6 73. Ra6+ Kd5 74. Nd7 Rf1+ 75. Kg4 Rg1+ 76. Kf4 Rf1+ 77.
Kg4 Kd4 78. Rd6+ Kc4 79. Rc6+ Kd5 80. Ra6 Rb7 81. Nf6+ Ke5 82. Ra5+ Ke6 83. Kh5
Kf7 84. Ne4 Rb2 85. Ra7+ Ke6 86. Kg6 Rb5 87. Ra6+ Ke5 88. Nd6 Rb8 89. Nf7+ Kd5
90. Rf6 Rh1 91. Kg7 Rh5 92. g6 Re8 93. Rd6+ Ke4 94. Ra6 Rb8 95. Ra4+ Kf3 96.
Ra3+ Kf4 97. Ra4+ Kf3 98. Ra3+ Kf4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Corus-C"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2007.01.19"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Jonkman, Harmen"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C66"]
[WhiteElo "2509"]
[BlackElo "2425"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "2007.01.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 116 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.03.07"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.03.07"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 d6 5. O-O Bd7 6. c3 g6 7. Re1 Bg7 8. Nbd2
O-O 9. Ba4 Qe8 10. Bb3 h6 11. d4 Nh5 12. Nh4 Kh7 13. Nf5 exd4 14. Nxg7 Nxg7 15.
Nc4 dxc3 16. bxc3 Be6 17. Qd2 g5 18. f4 f6 19. Ne3 Bxb3 20. axb3 Qxe4 21. Nd5
Qf5 22. Nxc7 Rac8 23. Nd5 Rce8 24. Bb2 Rxe1+ 25. Rxe1 Re8 26. Rf1 g4 27. c4 Re6
28. Kh1 h5 29. Qf2 Ne7 30. Nc7 Re4 31. Nb5 Qc5 32. Qc2 f5 33. Qc3 Ne6 34. Qh8+
Kg6 35. Qf6+ Kh7 36. Qxe7+ Kg6 37. Qf6+ Kh7 38. Nxd6 Qf2 39. Qxf5+ 1-0

[Event "Corus-C"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2007.01.20"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Van Haastert, Edwin"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B67"]
[WhiteElo "2391"]
[BlackElo "2509"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventDate "2007.01.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 116 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.03.07"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.03.07"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 e6 7. f4 Qc7 8. Bxf6
gxf6 9. Qd2 Nc6 10. O-O-O Bd7 11. Bc4 O-O-O 12. Nxc6 Qxc6 13. Bb3 Kb8 14. Kb1
h5 15. Rhf1 Be7 16. f5 Rdg8 17. Qf2 Rg4 18. h3 Rg5 19. g3 Rhg8 20. Rd3 Bc8 21.
Rf3 Bd8 22. Qe3 Qc5 23. Ne2 exf5 24. Qxc5 dxc5 25. exf5 R8g7 26. h4 Rg4 27. Rf4
1/2-1/2

[Event "Corus-C"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2007.01.21"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Peng, Zhaoqin"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B47"]
[WhiteElo "2509"]
[BlackElo "2431"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "2007.01.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 116 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.03.07"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.03.07"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 Qc7 6. Be2 a6 7. O-O Nf6 8.
Kh1 Nxd4 9. Qxd4 Bc5 10. Qd3 b5 11. Bg5 Bb7 12. f4 h6 13. Bxf6 gxf6 14. Bh5 Rg8
15. a4 b4 16. Ne2 Qd6 17. Qf3 f5 18. Ng3 O-O-O 19. Qe2 Qe7 20. Bf3 Qh4 21. Qc4
d6 22. Ne2 fxe4 23. Bxe4 Qg4 24. Ng3 Bxe4 25. Qxe4 d5 26. Qd3 Kb7 27. c3 Bd6
28. Qe3 Rc8 29. cxb4 Rc4 30. a5 Rxb4 31. Ra4 Rb5 32. Rc1 Qg7 33. Rd4 h5 34. Rd2
h4 35. Nh5 Qh8 36. Rdc2 Qxh5 37. Rc6 d4 38. Qxd4 Qd5 39. Rb6+ Ka7 40. Rxd6+
Qxd4 41. Rxd4 Rxb2 42. Rd7+ Kb8 43. Rxf7 Rgxg2 44. Rf8+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Corus-C"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2007.01.23"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Nepomniachtchi, Ian"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A38"]
[WhiteElo "2587"]
[BlackElo "2509"]
[PlyCount "113"]
[EventDate "2007.01.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 116 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.03.07"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.03.07"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. g3 e5 5. Bg2 g6 6. d3 Bg7 7. Bg5 d6 8. O-O
O-O 9. Rb1 Be6 10. a3 a5 11. Ne1 Rb8 12. Nc2 Qd7 13. b4 b6 14. Bxf6 Bxf6 15.
Qd2 axb4 16. axb4 Ne7 17. Ne3 Bg7 18. Ned5 Bxd5 19. Nxd5 Nxd5 20. Bxd5 b5 21.
bxc5 dxc5 22. Qa5 bxc4 23. dxc4 Qe7 24. Rb5 Rxb5 25. cxb5 Qd8 26. Qa2 Bf6 27.
Qc4 Qd6 28. Ra1 Bd8 29. Ra7 Bc7 30. Qe4 Re8 31. Bc4 Re7 32. Qa8+ Kg7 33. Qc8
Bd8 34. Ra8 Rd7 35. Bd3 Qe7 36. Qc6 Rc7 37. Qd5 Rd7 38. Qf3 Bb6 39. Bc4 Rd4 40.
Qb3 Qd7 41. Ra1 Rd2 42. Rc1 Rd6 43. Kg2 Qb7+ 44. Kg1 Qd7 45. e3 Rd2 46. Qc3
Rd1+ 47. Rxd1 Qxd1+ 48. Kg2 Qd6 49. f4 Bc7 50. Kf2 Qf6 51. Qd2 exf4 52. gxf4 g5
53. Kf3 gxf4 54. exf4 Qf5 55. Qg2+ Qg6 56. Qb2+ Kg8 57. Qf2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Corus-C"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2007.01.24"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Willemze, Thomas"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B85"]
[WhiteElo "2393"]
[BlackElo "2509"]
[PlyCount "105"]
[EventDate "2007.01.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 116 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.03.07"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.03.07"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Be2 e6 7. Be3 Be7 8.
O-O O-O 9. Nb3 a6 10. a4 b6 11. f4 Bb7 12. Bf3 Qc7 13. Qd2 Rfe8 14. Qf2 Nd7 15.
Rfd1 Rab8 16. Rd2 Nc5 17. a5 Nxa5 18. Nxa5 bxa5 19. Bd4 Nd7 20. Ne2 e5 21. Bc3
a4 22. Kh1 Bc6 23. Ng3 exf4 24. Nh5 Ne5 25. Nxf4 Bg5 26. Nd5 Bxd5 27. Rxd5 Qc6
28. Ra5 Rb5 29. R5xa4 Ra8 30. Be2 Rb6 31. Bd4 Rbb8 32. Bxe5 dxe5 33. Bc4 Qc7
34. Bd5 Ra7 35. Rxa6 Rxa6 36. Rxa6 Bf6 37. Ra7 Qd8 38. b3 Kh8 39. Rxf7 Qd6 40.
h3 h6 41. c4 Rxb3 42. c5 Rb1+ 43. Kh2 Qd8 44. c6 Rc1 45. Qf5 Qd6 46. Qg6 Qc5
47. Rxf6 Qg1+ 48. Kg3 Rc3+ 49. Rf3 Rxf3+ 50. Kxf3 Qf1+ 51. Ke3 Qe1+ 52. Kd3
Qf1+ 53. Kc3 1-0

[Event "Corus-C"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2007.01.26"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Spoelman, Wouter"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C54"]
[WhiteElo "2509"]
[BlackElo "2414"]
[PlyCount "45"]
[EventDate "2007.01.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 116 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.03.07"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.03.07"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Nf6 3. d3 Nc6 4. Nf3 Bc5 5. c3 d6 6. O-O O-O 7. Bb3 a6 8. h3 h6
9. Re1 Ba7 10. Nbd2 Nh5 11. Nf1 Qf6 12. Be3 Nf4 13. d4 Ne7 14. Ng3 Neg6 15. Bc2
c6 16. Nf5 Re8 17. Nh2 h5 18. Kh1 d5 19. dxe5 Qg5 20. Ng3 h4 21. Nf3 Qh6 22.
Nf5 Qg5 23. Nxg5 1-0

[Event "Corus-C"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2007.01.27"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Brynell, Stellan"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2501"]
[BlackElo "2509"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "2007.01.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 116 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.03.07"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.03.07"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 b5 6. Bg2 bxc4 7. Ne5 Bb4+ 8. Bd2
cxb3 9. axb3 Bxd2+ 10. Qxd2 d5 11. O-O O-O 12. Nc3 Qd6 13. Rfc1 Nfd7 14. e4 c6
15. Nxc6 Qxc6 16. exd5 Qd6 17. Ne4 Qb6 18. Nc5 Nxc5 19. dxc5 Qb5 20. dxe6 Bb7
21. exf7+ Kh8 22. Ra5 Qxb3 23. Qd6 Nc6 24. Bxc6 Qxf7 25. Bxb7 Qxf2+ 26. Kh1
Rad8 27. Raa1 Rxd6 28. cxd6 Qb6 29. Bc6 Rc8 30. Bg2 Rd8 31. Rc6 Qd4 32. Rca6
Rd7 33. h4 Rxd6 34. Rxa7 h5 35. Ra8+ Kh7 36. R1a2 Qe3 37. R8a3 Qe5 38. Kh2 g5
39. Ra5 Qe6 40. hxg5 Kg6 41. Rf2 Qe3 42. Raf5 Rd2 43. Rf6+ Kg7 44. Rf7+ Kg6 45.
R7f6+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Corus-C"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2007.01.28"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Negi, Parimarjan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C28"]
[WhiteElo "2509"]
[BlackElo "2538"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[EventDate "2007.01.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 116 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.03.07"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.03.07"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Nf6 3. d3 Nc6 4. Nc3 Na5 5. Nge2 Bc5 6. O-O d6 7. h3 O-O 8. a4
Nxc4 9. dxc4 Be6 10. Qd3 Nd7 11. Ng3 Qh4 12. Nd5 Rac8 13. b4 c6 14. c3 a5 15.
Rb1 axb4 16. cxb4 Bd4 17. Ne3 g6 18. a5 Nf6 19. Bd2 d5 20. exd5 cxd5 21. c5 Ne4
22. Nxe4 dxe4 23. Qe2 f5 24. Nc2 Bd5 25. Ne3 Ba2 26. Ra1 Be6 27. Nc4 f4 28.
Nxe5 f3 29. Nxf3 Rxf3 30. Rae1 Rcf8 31. Be3 Be5 32. gxf3 exf3 0-1

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op-A"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2007.02.14"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Vitiugov, Nikita"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B42"]
[WhiteElo "2509"]
[BlackElo "2604"]
[PlyCount "101"]
[EventDate "2007.02.14"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 117"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.03.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.03.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Bd3 Bc5 6. Nb3 Be7 7. O-O d6 8. c4
Nf6 9. Nc3 Nbd7 10. f4 b6 11. Bd2 Bb7 12. Qf3 Qc7 13. Rae1 g6 14. Qh3 h5 15.
Nd1 b5 16. Ba5 Qb8 17. Bc3 b4 18. Bxb4 Bxe4 19. Bc3 Bxd3 20. Qxd3 h4 21. Nf2
Rh5 22. Nd4 Nc5 23. Qc2 Qb7 24. b4 h3 25. Nxh3 Nce4 26. Ng5 d5 27. c5 Kf8 28.
a3 Kg8 29. Ndf3 Nxc3 30. Qxc3 Nh7 31. Nxh7 Rxh7 32. Qd4 Rh5 33. h3 Bf8 34. Qd3
Bg7 35. Nd4 Rh4 36. Kh1 Qc7 37. Qe3 Bf6 38. Nb3 Kg7 39. Qd2 Qd7 40. Nd4 Rah8
41. Nf3 R4h5 42. Ne5 Qa4 43. Rf3 Rb8 44. Ng4 Bd8 45. Qd4+ Kf8 46. Rc1 Rc8 47.
Ne5 Qb5 48. c6 Rc7 49. Nd7+ Kg8 50. Qb6 d4 51. Nf6+ 1-0

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op-A"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2007.02.15"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Sutovsky, Emil"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B93"]
[WhiteElo "2509"]
[BlackElo "2629"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "2007.02.14"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 117"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.03.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.03.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f4 Nc6 7. Nf3 Bg4 8. Be3
g6 9. h3 Bxf3 10. Qxf3 Bg7 11. Bc4 O-O 12. O-O Nd7 13. Rad1 Na5 14. Bb3 Rc8 15.
e5 Nxb3 16. axb3 Rc6 17. exd6 exd6 18. Bd4 Bxd4+ 19. Rxd4 Nf6 20. Kh1 d5 21.
Rfd1 Qe7 22. Qf2 Rfc8 23. f5 Ne4 24. Qe3 Rxc3 25. bxc3 Rxc3 26. R1d3 Rxc2 27.
Rxd5 Re2 28. Qd4 Nf6 29. Rd8+ Kg7 30. fxg6 hxg6 31. Qd6 Qxd6 32. R3xd6 Ne4 33.
Rb6 Ng3+ 34. Kh2 Nf1+ 35. Kh1 Ne3 36. Rxb7 g5 37. Rdd7 Nxg2 38. Rxf7+ Kg6 39.
Rg7+ Kh6 40. Rge7 1-0

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op-A"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2007.02.16"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Jakovenko, Dmitrij"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B66"]
[WhiteElo "2691"]
[BlackElo "2509"]
[PlyCount "111"]
[EventDate "2007.02.14"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 117"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.03.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.03.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bg5 e6 7. Qd2 a6 8.
O-O-O Nxd4 9. Qxd4 Be7 10. f4 b5 11. Be2 Bb7 12. Bf3 Rc8 13. Bxf6 gxf6 14. Kb1
Rc5 15. Rhe1 Qc7 16. f5 O-O 17. Re3 Kh8 18. Qd2 Rg8 19. Ne2 Bf8 20. Rd3 Re5 21.
Ng3 Be7 22. Qh6 Qd8 23. Rxd6 Bxd6 24. Rxd6 Qf8 25. Qxf6+ Qg7 26. Qxg7+ Kxg7 27.
Kc1 Rc8 28. Rd7 Bc6 29. Ra7 Ra8 30. Rc7 Be8 31. Nh5+ Kf8 32. f6 b4 33. Nf4 Ra5
34. Kb1 Rb8 35. Nd3 e5 36. g4 h6 37. h4 Rab5 38. g5 hxg5 39. hxg5 R8b7 40. Rc4
a5 41. b3 R7b6 42. a4 bxa3 43. Ka2 Rb8 44. Kxa3 Bd7 45. Rc7 Be8 46. Bg4 R8b7
47. Rc4 Rb8 48. Bf5 Rd8 49. Rc7 Rdb8 50. Re7 R8b7 51. Rxb7 Rxb7 52. Nxe5 Rb8
53. c4 Rd8 54. c5 Rd1 55. c6 Rc1 56. Kb2 1-0

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op-A"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2007.02.17"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Korotylev, Alexey"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E32"]
[WhiteElo "2615"]
[BlackElo "2509"]
[Annotator "Reeh,O"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "2007.02.14"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 117"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.03.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.03.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Qb3 c5 6. a3 Bxc3+ 7. Qxc3 d6 8. e3
O-O 9. Be2 Nbd7 10. O-O Bb7 11. b4 Ne4 12. Qb3 Rb8 13. Bb2 d5 14. Rad1 Qe7 15.
Qa4 cxb4 16. cxd5 Bxd5 17. axb4 Rfc8 18. b5 (18. Qxa7 $4 {[%tqu "En","30
second to find what?","","","b8a8","Trapping the queen!",5,"De","30 Sekunden,
um was zu finden?","","","b8a8","Und die Dame ist gefangen!",5]} Ra8) 18... Rb7
19. Rc1 Rbc7 20. Rxc7 Rxc7 21. Ra1 h6 22. Bf1 Qd8 23. Qd1 Qc8 24. Rc1 Rxc1 25.
Qxc1 Qxc1 26. Bxc1 {In this endgame White is slightly better: he has the two
bishops, and since his pawn on b5 is blocking the two black pawns on the
queenside he is practically one pawn up on the other wing. In diesem Endspiel
steht Weiß etwas besser: Er hat das Läuferpaar, und da sein Bauer b5 die
beiden schwarzen Bauern am Damenflügel lahmlegt, hat er am anderen Flügel
praktisch einen Bauern mehr.} f5 27. Ba3 Kf7 28. Bb4 g5 29. Ne1 e5 30. f3 Nef6
31. dxe5 Nxe5 32. Bc3 Ke6 $6 ({Better was Besser war} 32... Nc4 33. Kf2 Nd6 {
threatening 34...Bc4. mit der Drohung 34...Lc4.}) 33. Nc2 Kd6 34. Bb4+ Kd7 35.
Nd4 f4 (35... Be6 36. Bf8) 36. exf4 gxf4 {Now Black's kingside pawns are weak.
Nun sind die schwarzen Königsflügelbauern weich.} 37. Bd2 Nh5 {Knight on the
edge... Springer am Rand...} 38. Ne2 Nd3 {[%tqu "En","How would you continue
with White?","The black knight on d3 restricts White's play, yet it is
unprotected. If White could take it, his bishops would dominate the board,
particularly in view of weak of Black's weak kingside.","Force the exchange of
the knight d3!","d2c3","The game continuation, which lets Black back into the
game.",0,"e2g3","Excellent!  After this both black knights are attacked, and
after the forced capture on g3 White takes on d3 with huge advantage.",15,"De",
"Wie würden Sie mit Weiß fortsetzen?","Der schwarze Springer auf d3 schränkt
das weiße Spiel ein, doch er ist ungedeckt. Wenn Weiß ihn beseitigen könnte,
würde sein Läuferpaar das Brett beherrschen, vor allem im Hinblick auf den
schwachen schwarzen Königsflügel.","Erzwingen Sie den Abtausch des Sd3!",
"d2c3","Die Partiefortsetzung, die Schwarz wieder in die Partie lässt.",0,
"e2g3","Ausgezeichnet!  Danach sind beide schwarzen Springer angegriffen, und
nach dem erzwungenen Schlagen auf g3 nimmt Weiß auf d3, mit riesigem Vorteil.",
15]} 39. Bc3 $2 ({With Mit} 39. Ng3 $1 fxg3 (39... Nxg3 40. Bxd3 Nh5 41. Bg6
$16) 40. Bxd3 {White could have forced a very welcome knight exchange, which
in the end would have won the h6 pawn. hätte Weiß einen sehr willkommenen
Springertausch forcieren können, nach dem letztlich der Bauer h6 fallen würde.}
) (39. Nc3 {would yield nothing because of wäre dagegen unergiebig wegen} Bc4)
39... Bc4 $4 {Now another knight move decides the day. Nun entscheidet ein
anderer Springerzug den Tag.} (39... Kd6 $1 {would have brought Black back
into the game. hätte Schwarz wieder ins Spiel gebracht.}) {[%tqu "En","With
his last move Black has attacked the pawn on b5. How should White continue?",
"The bishop on c4 is unprotected.","Find a move which forces the knight on d3
to leave the diagonal f1-c4.","e2c1","Very nice!  Black's knight on d3 is
attacked twice, so it has to leave the diagonal f1-c4 after which the bishop
on c4 falls.",10,"De","Mit seinem letzten Zug hat Schwarz den Bauern auf b5
angegriffen. Wie soll Weiß fortsetzen?","Der Läufer auf c4 ist ungedeckt.",
"Finden Sie einen Zug, der den schwarzen Springer auf d3 zwingt, die Diagonale
f1-c4 zu verlassen.","e2c1","Sehr schön!  Der schwarze Springer auf d3 ist
zweimal angegriffen und muss daher die Diagonale f1-c4 aufgeben, wonach der
Läufer auf c4 fällt.",10]} 40. Nc1 $1 {Clearing the short (and very crowded!)
diagonal f1-c4, after which White's bishop pair absolutely dominates the two
black knights. Räumt die kurze (und sehr volle!) Diagonale f1-c4, wonach das
weiße Läuferpaar das schwarze Springerpaar eindrucksvoll dominiert.} Nxc1 ({
The attempt to unpin the knight with Der Versuch der Entfesselung mit} 40...
Ne5 {(with the idea 41.Bxc4 Nxc4) simply fails to (mit der Idee 41.Bxc4 Nxc4)
scheitert einfach an} 41. Bxe5 {, since the Bf1 is protected. With the white
king on h1, for example, this would be a nice counter trick! , da der Bf1
gedeckt ist. Mit dem weißen König auf h1, beispielsweise, wäre dies ein
schöner Gegentrick!}) 41. Bxc4 {Now both black knights are trapped on the edge
of the board! Nun sind beide schwarzen Springer am Brettrand gefangen!} Kd6 {
Too late... Zu spät...} 42. Bd4 a5 43. bxa6 1-0

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op-A"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2007.02.18"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Riazantsev, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B19"]
[WhiteElo "2509"]
[BlackElo "2629"]
[PlyCount "100"]
[EventDate "2007.02.14"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 117"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.03.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.03.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bf5 5. Ng3 Bg6 6. h4 h6 7. Nf3 Nd7 8. h5
Bh7 9. Bd3 Bxd3 10. Qxd3 e6 11. Bd2 Ngf6 12. O-O-O Be7 13. Qe2 O-O 14. Kb1 Qb6
15. c4 Rfd8 16. Ne5 c5 17. Nxd7 Rxd7 18. dxc5 Bxc5 19. Bc3 Bd4 20. Bxd4 Rxd4
21. Rxd4 Qxd4 22. Rd1 Qc5 23. Ne4 Qf5 24. f3 Nxh5 25. g4 Nf4 26. Qd2 Qe5 27.
Qd7 Rf8 28. a3 Ng6 29. Rd3 f5 30. gxf5 exf5 31. Nd6 Qe1+ 32. Ka2 Ne5 33. Qe6+
Kh7 34. Qe7 Nxd3 35. Qxf8 Qe5 36. Qxf5+ Qxf5 37. Nxf5 Kg6 38. Nd6 h5 39. Nxb7
h4 40. Nd6 h3 41. Ne4 h2 42. Ng3 Kg5 43. b4 Kf4 44. Nh1 Kxf3 45. c5 Ne5 46. b5
Kg2 47. c6 Nf7 48. a4 Kxh1 49. c7 Nd6 50. a5 Kg1 0-1

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op-A"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2007.02.19"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Petrosian, Tigran L"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B20"]
[WhiteElo "2592"]
[BlackElo "2509"]
[PlyCount "119"]
[EventDate "2007.02.14"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 117"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.03.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.03.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. a3 Nc6 3. b4 cxb4 4. axb4 Nxb4 5. d4 d6 6. c4 a5 7. Bd2 Bd7 8. Qb3
Nf6 9. Bd3 e5 10. d5 Be7 11. Ne2 O-O 12. O-O Qb6 13. Be3 Qc7 14. Na3 Ng4 15.
Bd2 f5 16. h3 fxe4 17. Bxe4 Nf6 18. Bb1 Na6 19. Qe3 Nc5 20. g4 g6 21. Ra2 Rf7
22. f4 Raf8 23. Bc2 Ne8 24. Raa1 exf4 25. Nxf4 Bf6 26. Rae1 Be5 27. Nxg6 hxg6
28. Qh6 Rxf1+ 29. Rxf1 Rxf1+ 30. Kxf1 Ba4 31. Bxg6 Qg7 32. Qg5 Qf6+ 33. Qxf6
Nxf6 34. Bxa5 Nfe4 35. Bc7 Kg7 36. Bxe4 Nxe4 37. Ke2 Bb3 38. Ke3 Nf6 39. Kd3
Ne8 40. Bb8 Kf6 41. Nb5 Bd1 42. Nc3 Bf3 43. Ne4+ Ke7 44. c5 Kd7 45. g5 Bh5 46.
Ke3 Bf7 47. cxd6 Bxd5 48. h4 Ng7 49. Nc5+ Kd8 50. g6 Nf5+ 51. Kd3 Nxd6 52. Bxd6
Bxd6 53. Kd4 Bxc5+ 54. Kxc5 Be4 55. h5 Ke7 56. h6 Kf6 57. g7 Kf7 58. Kb6 Bc6
59. Kc5 Kg8 60. Kb6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op-A"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2007.02.20"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Azarov, Sergei Nikolaevich"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C88"]
[WhiteElo "2509"]
[BlackElo "2583"]
[PlyCount "136"]
[EventDate "2007.02.14"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 117"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.03.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.03.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. a4
Bb7 9. d3 d6 10. c3 Nd7 11. Bc2 Bf6 12. Na3 Ne7 13. Be3 c6 14. d4 Qc7 15. h3
Rad8 16. Qe2 Rfe8 17. axb5 axb5 18. d5 Rb8 19. Bd3 Nc8 20. dxc6 Bxc6 21. Nxb5
Qb7 22. c4 Bxe4 23. Bxe4 Qxe4 24. Ra6 Be7 25. Qd2 Qxc4 26. Nxd6 Nxd6 27. Rxd6
Bxd6 28. Qxd6 Qe6 29. Qxe6 Rxe6 30. Rd1 Nf8 31. Bc5 f6 32. b4 Ree8 33. Nh4 Red8
34. Ra1 Ne6 35. Nf5 Rd7 36. Bd6 Rbd8 37. Ra6 Nd4 38. Nxd4 exd4 39. Bc5 d3 40.
Ra1 d2 41. Rd1 Ra8 42. Be3 Ra2 43. b5 Rb2 44. b6 Kf7 45. g3 h5 46. h4 Ke6 47.
Kg2 Kf5 48. Kf3 Rd5 49. b7 Rxb7 50. Rxd2 Rxd2 51. Bxd2 Rb3+ 52. Be3 Ra3 53. Kg2
Ke4 54. Bc5 Rf3 55. Bf8 g6 56. Bh6 Rf5 57. Be3 Kd3 58. Kf1 Rb5 59. Bf4 Rb1+ 60.
Kg2 Ke2 61. Be3 Rb3 62. Bd4 Rf3 63. Bb6 f5 64. Bc5 f4 65. gxf4 Rxf4 66. Kg3
Rg4+ 67. Kh3 Kf3 68. Bb6 Rg2 0-1

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op-A"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2007.02.21"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Naiditsch, Arkadij"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B92"]
[WhiteElo "2663"]
[BlackElo "2509"]
[PlyCount "101"]
[EventDate "2007.02.14"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 117"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.03.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.03.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 d6 3. Nge2 Nf6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nb3 Be7 8.
Be2 Be6 9. O-O O-O 10. Qd2 Nbd7 11. a4 Rc8 12. a5 Qc7 13. Rfd1 Nc5 14. Nxc5
dxc5 15. f3 Rfd8 16. Qe1 Rxd1 17. Bxd1 c4 18. Na4 Nd7 19. Be2 h6 20. g3 Qc6 21.
Kg2 Qb5 22. Bd2 Qc6 23. Bb4 Bxb4 24. Qxb4 Nc5 25. Nb6 Rd8 26. Nxc4 Rd4 27. c3
Nd3 28. Nxe5 Rxb4 29. Nxc6 Rxb2 30. Nd4 Bc4 31. Kf1 Ne5 32. Re1 Ra2 33. f4 Nd3
34. Rd1 Nb2 35. Rd2 Ra1+ 36. Kf2 Bxe2 37. Rxb2 Bc4 38. Rb4 Ra2+ 39. Ke3 Bf1 40.
Rxb7 Rxa5 41. Rb1 Bc4 42. Nc6 Ra3 43. Kd4 Bb5 44. Ne7+ Kh7 45. c4 Ra4 46. Rc1
Bd7 47. Ke5 Ra2 48. c5 Rd2 49. Nd5 Rxh2 50. c6 f6+ 51. Kd6 1-0

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op-A"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2007.02.22"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Kotronias, Vasilios"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B57"]
[WhiteElo "2509"]
[BlackElo "2572"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "2007.02.14"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 117"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.03.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.03.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Bc4 Qb6 7. Nxc6 bxc6 8.
O-O g6 9. Qe1 Ng4 10. h3 Ne5 11. Na4 Qb7 12. Qc3 Rg8 13. Bb3 g5 14. f4 gxf4 15.
Bxf4 Bg7 16. Bxe5 Bxe5 17. Bxf7+ Kf8 18. Bxg8+ Kxg8 19. Qc4+ e6 20. Qe2 Qg7 21.
Rf3 Bd7 22. Raf1 c5 23. Nc3 Kh8 24. Kh1 Bc6 25. Qf2 Rg8 26. Rf7 Qh6 27. Rf8 Be8
28. Rxg8+ Kxg8 29. Nd1 Qg7 30. Qh4 h5 31. Qd8 Qd7 32. Qa8 Kh7 33. Ne3 Qe7 34.
Qb8 Bg3 35. Rf3 h4 36. Ng4 Kg7 37. Qb3 Bg6 38. Qe3 1-0

[Event "Zafra Ruy Lopez"]
[Site "Zafra"]
[Date "2007.03.17"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Sargissian, Gabriel"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2658"]
[BlackElo "2509"]
[PlyCount "111"]
[EventDate "2007.03.17"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 117"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.03.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.03.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 e6 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Nf3 b6 5. Bg5 Bb7 6. Nd2 c5 7. d5 h6 8. Bh4
Bxc3 9. bxc3 Qe7 10. Qc2 d6 11. e4 O-O 12. Bd3 Nbd7 13. O-O e5 14. f3 Rfb8 15.
Rfe1 Nf8 16. Bf2 Ng6 17. g3 Bc8 18. h4 Bd7 19. Nf1 Rb7 20. Ne3 Nh5 21. a4 a5
22. Kf1 Kf8 23. Qd1 Nf6 24. Kg2 Kg8 25. Rb1 Rab8 26. Rh1 h5 27. Be1 Qd8 28. Bd2
Kf8 29. Bc2 Ke8 30. Nf5 Bxf5 31. exf5 Ne7 32. g4 Qd7 33. g5 Nfg8 34. f4 Nxf5
35. Qxh5 Kd8 36. Rbf1 e4 37. Bxe4 Kc7 38. Re1 g6 39. Qh7 Rf8 40. h5 Nge7 41.
Bxf5 Nxf5 42. hxg6 fxg6 43. Qxd7+ Kxd7 44. Re6 Rg8 45. Kf3 Kc8 46. Kg4 Rf7 47.
Rf6 Rgg7 48. Rh6 Rxf6 49. Rh8+ Rf8 50. Rxf8+ Kd7 51. Rxf5 gxf5+ 52. Kxf5 Re7
53. g6 Ke8 54. Kf6 Kf8 55. f5 Re2 56. Bf4 1-0

[Event "Zafra Ruy Lopez"]
[Site "Zafra"]
[Date "2007.03.18"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Granda Zuniga, Julio E"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E37"]
[WhiteElo "2612"]
[BlackElo "2509"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "2007.03.17"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 117"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.03.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.03.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 e6 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 d5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 Ne4 7. Qc2 c5 8.
dxc5 Nc6 9. Nf3 Qa5+ 10. Nd2 Nd4 11. Qd1 Nxc5 12. b4 Qa4 13. Ra2 Qxd1+ 14. Kxd1
Na4 15. Bb2 Nxb2+ 16. Rxb2 dxc4 17. Nxc4 Ke7 18. e3 Nb5 19. Kc2 Bd7 20. Kb3 Bc6
21. a4 Nd6 22. Nxd6 Kxd6 23. f3 Bd5+ 24. Bc4 Bxc4+ 25. Kxc4 Ke7 26. Rd1 Rhc8+
27. Kb3 a5 28. Rd4 b6 29. Rc4 axb4 30. Rbc2 Rxc4 31. Rxc4 Rd8 32. Kc2 b3+ 33.
Kxb3 Rd3+ 34. Rc3 Rd2 35. Rc7+ Kf6 36. Rc2 Rd3+ 37. Rc3 Rd2 38. Rc2 Rd3+ 39.
Rc3 Rd2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Zafra Ruy Lopez"]
[Site "Zafra"]
[Date "2007.03.19"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Stefanova, Antoaneta"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2509"]
[BlackElo "2483"]
[PlyCount "110"]
[EventDate "2007.03.17"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 117"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.03.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.03.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Bc5 6. c3 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. d4
Ba7 9. h3 Bb7 10. Re1 O-O 11. Bg5 h6 12. Bh4 Re8 13. dxe5 Nxe5 14. Nxe5 Rxe5
15. Nd2 Re8 16. Bc2 Qe7 17. Kh1 Qe5 18. Nf3 Qh5 19. Bxf6 gxf6 20. Nd4 Qxd1 21.
Raxd1 d5 22. exd5 Rxe1+ 23. Rxe1 Bxd4 24. cxd4 Bxd5 25. Re7 c6 26. Bb3 Bxb3 27.
axb3 Rd8 28. Ra7 Rxd4 29. Rxa6 Rd1+ 30. Kh2 Rc1 31. Ra7 Rc2 32. Rc7 b4 33. Kg1
f5 34. g3 Kg7 35. Kg2 Kf6 36. Rb7 c5 37. Rb6+ Ke5 38. Rc6 h5 39. Rc8 Kd6 40.
Rd8+ Ke7 41. Rd3 Ke6 42. Re3+ Kd6 43. Rd3+ Kc6 44. Kf1 Rxb2 45. Ke1 Rc2 46. Rf3
Rc3 47. Rxf5 Rxb3 48. Rf3 Rc3 49. Rf5 Rb3 50. Kd2 c4 51. Rxf7 Rd3+ 52. Kc1 b3
53. Re7 c3 54. Re1 Rd2 55. f4 Ra2 0-1

[Event "Zafra Ruy Lopez"]
[Site "Zafra"]
[Date "2007.03.20"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Sokolov, Ivan"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E49"]
[WhiteElo "2652"]
[BlackElo "2509"]
[PlyCount "127"]
[EventDate "2007.03.17"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 117"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.03.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.03.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 e6 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 d5 6. a3 Bxc3+ 7. bxc3 c6 8. Nf3
b6 9. cxd5 cxd5 10. Qe2 Bb7 11. Bb2 Qc8 12. Rc1 Ba6 13. c4 dxc4 14. Bxc4 Bxc4
15. Rxc4 Qa6 16. O-O Nc6 17. Rfc1 Na5 18. R4c2 Qxe2 19. Rxe2 b5 20. Ne5 Ne4 21.
a4 a6 22. Ba3 Rfc8 23. Rcc2 Rxc2 24. Rxc2 f6 25. Bb4 fxe5 26. Bxa5 exd4 27.
exd4 bxa4 28. g3 Rb8 29. Ra2 Kf7 30. Kg2 Nf6 31. Rxa4 Nd5 32. Ra2 Rb3 33. Be1
Nb4 34. Ra4 Nd3 35. Bd2 Rb2 36. Be3 Ne1+ 37. Kf1 Nc2 38. Bd2 Na3 39. Bf4 Nc2
40. Rxa6 Rb1+ 41. Kg2 Ne1+ 42. Kh3 Nd3 43. Ra7+ Kg6 44. Be5 Nxf2+ 45. Kh4 Nd3
46. Rxg7+ Kh6 47. Rf7 Nxe5 48. dxe5 Rb6 49. g4 Kg6 50. Rf6+ Kg7 51. Kg5 Rb2 52.
h4 Rb6 53. h5 Ra6 54. h6+ Kg8 55. Kh5 Rb6 56. g5 Rb1 57. Rxe6 Rh1+ 58. Kg4 Rg1+
59. Kf5 Rf1+ 60. Ke4 Re1+ 61. Kd5 Rd1+ 62. Kc6 Rc1+ 63. Kd7 Rd1+ 64. Rd6 1-0

[Event "Zafra Ruy Lopez"]
[Site "Zafra"]
[Date "2007.03.21"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Sasikiran, Krishnan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C95"]
[WhiteElo "2509"]
[BlackElo "2700"]
[PlyCount "112"]
[EventDate "2007.03.17"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 117"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.03.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.03.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Nb8 10. d4 Nbd7 11. Nbd2 Bb7 12. Bc2 Re8 13. Nf1 Bf8 14. Ng3 g6 15.
b3 Rb8 16. d5 c6 17. c4 Qc7 18. Be3 Rec8 19. Rc1 a5 20. Qd2 bxc4 21. bxc4 Nc5
22. Bxc5 dxc5 23. Ba4 Nd7 24. dxc6 Bxc6 25. Bxc6 Qxc6 26. Ne2 Nb6 27. Qe3 Qa4
28. Nd2 Qd7 29. Rc2 Qe6 30. Qc3 Bh6 31. Qxa5 Ra8 32. Qc3 Ra4 33. Rb1 Rc6 34.
Rb5 Kg7 35. Qb3 Bxd2 36. Rxd2 Rxc4 37. Rc2 Rxc2 38. Qxc2 Nd7 39. Nc3 Qc4 40.
Rb1 Nf6 41. Qb3 Qd4 42. Rd1 Qb4 43. Rb1 h5 44. a3 Qa5 45. Qb5 Qa8 46. Qb7 Ra6
47. Qe7 Re6 48. Qxc5 Nxe4 49. Nxe4 Qxe4 50. Rb8 Kf6 51. Rb6 h4 52. Rxe6+ Kxe6
53. Qc8+ Kf6 54. Qd8+ Ke6 55. Qe8+ Kf6 56. Qd8+ Ke6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Zafra Ruy Lopez"]
[Site "Zafra"]
[Date "2007.03.22"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Ponomariov, Ruslan"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E06"]
[WhiteElo "2723"]
[BlackElo "2509"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "2007.03.17"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 117"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.03.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.03.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 Be7 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Qc2 dxc4 7. Qxc4 a6 8. Qc2
b5 9. Ne5 Ra7 10. O-O Bb7 11. Rd1 Bxg2 12. Kxg2 Qc8 13. a4 b4 14. Nd2 c5 15.
dxc5 Rc7 16. Nb3 Bxc5 17. Qd3 Nbd7 18. Bf4 Nd5 19. Nf3 Nxf4+ 20. gxf4 Nf6 21.
Rac1 Nd5 22. e3 Be7 23. Rxc7 Qxc7 24. Nbd4 Qb7 25. Rc1 Rc8 26. Rxc8+ Qxc8 27.
f5 Bf6 28. fxe6 fxe6 29. Qe4 Qe8 30. b3 Nc7 31. Nc6 Nd5 32. Nfd4 Bxd4 33. Nxd4
Nc3 34. Qg4 h5 35. Qg5 Qf7 36. f3 Nd5 37. e4 Nf4+ 38. Kg3 Qd7 39. Qxf4 Qxd4 40.
Kh4 g6 41. Kg5 Qg1+ 42. Kh6 Qa7 43. Qf6 1-0

[Event "Zafra Ruy Lopez"]
[Site "Zafra"]
[Date "2007.03.23"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Perez Candelario, Manuel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C99"]
[WhiteElo "2509"]
[BlackElo "2515"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "2007.03.17"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 117"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.03.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.03.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Na5 10. Bc2 c5 11. d4 Qc7 12. Nbd2 cxd4 13. cxd4 Bb7 14. d5 Rac8 15.
Bd3 Nd7 16. Nf1 f5 17. Ng3 f4 18. Nf5 Rxf5 19. exf5 Nf6 20. Ng5 Bxd5 21. Be4
Bxe4 22. Nxe4 Nxe4 23. Rxe4 Qb7 24. Re1 Rf8 25. Qd3 Rf6 26. b3 g6 27. Bd2 Nc6
28. fxg6 Rxg6 29. Qd5+ Kf8 30. Bxf4 Nd8 31. Qxb7 Nxb7 32. Be3 d5 33. Rac1 d4
34. Rc8+ Nd8 35. Bd2 Re6 36. f4 e4 37. f5 1-0

[Event "Zafra Ruy Lopez op 1st"]
[Site "Zafra"]
[Date "2007.03.24"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Granda Zuniga, Julio E"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2509"]
[BlackElo "2612"]
[PlyCount "167"]
[EventDate "2007.03.24"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 117 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.05.09"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.05.09"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. Bxc6 dxc6 7. dxe5 Nf5
8. Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. Nc3 Ne7 10. h3 h6 11. Bf4 Ng6 12. Bg3 Be6 13. Nd4 Bc5 14.
Nxe6+ fxe6 15. Ne4 Be7 16. f4 Ke8 17. Bh2 h5 18. f5 exf5 19. Rxf5 Rd8 20. e6
Rd5 21. Rf7 Rg8 22. Bxc7 Nf8 23. c4 Rd4 24. Re1 Nxe6 25. Rxe7+ Kxe7 26. Nc5
Rxc4 27. Rxe6+ Kf7 28. Re5 Re8 29. Nxb7 Rxe5 30. Bxe5 Rc2 31. Bc3 Rc1+ 32. Kf2
Rd1 33. Nc5 g6 34. a4 Ke7 35. Ke2 Rg1 36. Kf2 Ra1 37. a5 Kd6 38. Nb3 Ra4 39.
Bd4 Kd5 40. Bxa7 Rb4 41. Nc5 Rxb2+ 42. Kf3 Kc4 43. Bb6 Kb5 44. g4 Rb4 45. gxh5
gxh5 46. Ne6 Rb3+ 47. Kg2 Rb2+ 48. Kg3 Ka6 49. Kh4 Rh2 50. Nc7+ Kb7 51. Bg1 Rh1
52. Bb6 c5 53. Nd5 c4 54. Nc3 Ka6 55. Bc7 Rc1 56. Be5 Rf1 57. Bc7 Rf3 58. Nd5
Rf5 59. Nc3 Rf7 60. Bb6 Rf3 61. Bg1 Rf1 62. Nd5 Rf5 63. Nc3 Rf7 64. Bb6 Rf3 65.
Nd5 Kb7 66. Kxh5 Rf5+ 67. Kg4 Rxd5 68. h4 c3 69. Be3 Rd3 70. Bc1 Rd1 71. Be3
Re1 72. Kf3 c2 73. Bd2 Rd1 74. Bg5 Ka6 75. h5 Rd5 76. Bc1 Kxa5 77. h6 Rd1 78.
Bg5 Kb4 79. Ke4 Kb3 80. Ke5 Rg1 81. Bf4 Rf1 82. Bg5 Rg1 83. Bf4 Rg4 84. Bc1 0-1

[Event "Zafra Ruy Lopez op 1st"]
[Site "Zafra"]
[Date "2007.03.25"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Sasikiran, Krishnan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2509"]
[BlackElo "2700"]
[PlyCount "131"]
[EventDate "2007.03.24"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 117 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.05.09"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.05.09"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 d6 5. O-O g6 6. c3 Bg7 7. Nbd2 O-O 8. h3
a6 9. Ba4 b5 10. Bc2 Bb7 11. Re1 Nb8 12. a4 Nbd7 13. b4 Nb6 14. axb5 axb5 15.
Rxa8 Bxa8 16. Nf1 Nbd7 17. Bb3 c5 18. Ng3 Qc7 19. Bd2 d5 20. exd5 Nxd5 21. Ne4
c4 22. dxc4 bxc4 23. Ba4 N7b6 24. Bc2 Qc6 25. Qe2 Nf4 26. Bxf4 exf4 27. Qd2 Nd5
28. Nd4 Qc7 29. Nb5 Qe5 30. Ned6 Qg5 31. Be4 Nb6 32. Bxa8 Rxa8 33. Qe2 Rf8 34.
Qf3 Nd7 35. Qb7 Ne5 36. Nd4 Qd8 37. Qd5 Re8 38. Re4 Re7 39. Nc6 Nxc6 40. Qxc6
Bxc3 41. Qxc4 Bf6 42. Rxe7 Qxe7 43. Qc8+ Kg7 44. Ne8+ Kh6 45. Nxf6 Qxf6 46. b5
f3 47. Qf8+ Kh5 48. g4+ Kg5 49. Qc5+ Kh4 50. Qc7 Qa1+ 51. Kh2 Qb2 52. Qg3+ Kg5
53. Qxf3 Qxb5 54. Qxf7 Qe5+ 55. Kg2 h5 56. gxh5 gxh5 57. Qg8+ Kh6 58. Qf8+ Kh7
59. Qf7+ Kh6 60. Qf3 Kh7 61. Qb7+ Kh6 62. Qc6+ Kg7 63. Qf3 Qg5+ 64. Qg3 h4 65.
Qxg5+ Kh7 66. Qg3 1/2-1/2

[Event "CHN-chT 3rd"]
[Site "China"]
[Date "2007.04.24"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Dzagnidze, Nana"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A35"]
[WhiteElo "2429"]
[BlackElo "2513"]
[PlyCount "156"]
[EventDate "2007.04.??"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "18"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2017"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. c4 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nd4 $5 4. e3 Nxf3+ 5. Qxf3 d6 (5... g6) 6. d4 g6
$146 (6... Nf6 {Kramnik,V (2751)-Sokolov,I (2610) Hoogovens 5' blitz 1999 (11)
1-0}) 7. d5 Bg7 8. e4 Nf6 9. Bd3 O-O 10. O-O e6 11. Bg5 h6 12. Bh4 exd5 13.
exd5 g5 14. Bg3 Ng4 15. Bf5 Ne5 16. Bxe5 Bxe5 17. Ne4 $5 {[%csl Ge4]} Bxf5 (
17... Bxb2 $6 18. Rab1 Bg7 19. Bxc8 Rxc8 (19... Qxc8 20. Nxd6) 20. Rxb7) 18.
Qxf5 Qc8 19. Nf6+ Kg7 20. Nh5+ Kh8 21. Qc2 Qg4 22. Ng3 f5 $13 23. h3 Qf4 {
[%cal Gh6h4]} 24. Rae1 h5 $36 25. Re3 g4 26. Rfe1 gxh3 27. Qe2 Qg4 28. gxh3
Qxe2 29. Nxe2 Rf7 30. b3 (30. f4 Rg7+ 31. Kh1 Rag8) 30... f4 31. Rf3 a6 32. Nc1
Kg7 33. Nd3 Rf5 34. Re4 Raf8 35. a3 b5 36. b4 bxc4 37. Rxc4 Bd4 38. bxc5 dxc5
39. Nxc5 Bxc5 40. Rxc5 Re8 41. Kf1 Rd8 42. Rd3 Rd7 43. Ke2 f3+ 44. Rxf3 Rfxd5
45. Rxd5 Rxd5 46. Ke3 Kg6 47. Ke4 Rd2 48. Kf4 a5 49. Rg3+ Kf6 50. Rf3 Kg6 51.
Kg3 a4 52. Rc3 Rb2 53. Rc6+ Kf5 54. Rc5+ Kg6 55. Re5 Rb3+ 56. Re3 Kf5 57. Kf3
Rb1 58. Rd3 Rh1 59. Kg2 Ra1 60. Kg3 Ra2 61. Rf3+ Kg5 62. h4+ Kg6 63. Rc3 Rb2
64. Rc6+ Kf7 65. Rh6 Rb3+ 66. f3 Rxa3 67. Rxh5 Ra1 68. Ra5 a3 {[%cal Ga3a2,
Ga1g1]} 69. Kf4 $1 a2 {[%csl Ra1]} 70. Ra6 Rh1 71. Rxa2 Rxh4+ 72. Kg5 Rb4 73.
Ra7+ Kf8 74. Ra6 Kf7 $11 75. f4 Rb1 76. Ra7+ Kf8 77. Rc7 Rb6 78. f5 Ra6 1/2-1/2

[Event "CHN-chT 3rd"]
[Site "China"]
[Date "2007.04.25"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Wang, Doudou"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B23"]
[WhiteElo "2513"]
[BlackElo "2156"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "2007.04.??"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "18"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2017"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 (4... bxc6 $142 5. d3 Bg7 6. f4 d6
7. Nf3 Nf6) 5. d3 Bg7 6. Be3 b6 7. Qd2 e5 8. f4 Nf6 9. fxe5 Ng4 10. Nf3 (10.
Bg5) 10... Nxe5 11. O-O-O $32 O-O 12. Bh6 Qd6 13. h4 $36 Bxh6 14. Qxh6 Ng4 15.
Qd2 h5 {[%csl Rg5]} 16. Rhf1 Kg7 17. Ne2 $1 {[%cal Ge2f4,Gf4h5]} f6 18. Nf4 Ne5
19. Kb1 Bg4 20. c3 b5 21. d4 Nc4 22. Qc1 cxd4 23. cxd4 (23. Rxd4) 23... Qc7 24.
Nh2 $1 Rae8 (24... Bxd1 25. Rxd1 Rad8 26. g4 $13) 25. Nxg4 hxg4 26. b3 Nd6 27.
d5 $1 {[%csl Rc6,Gd5][%cal Gf4e6]} Nxe4 28. Ne6+ Rxe6 29. dxe6 Qe5 30. Rd7+ Kg8
31. Qh6 Nc3+ 32. Kc2 Qe4+ 33. Kxc3 b4+ 34. Kb2 Qe2+ 35. Rd2 Qe5+ 36. Kb1 Qe4+
37. Kc1 1-0

[Event "CHN-chT 3rd"]
[Site "China"]
[Date "2007.04.26"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Tian, Tian"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B23"]
[WhiteElo "2266"]
[BlackElo "2513"]
[PlyCount "138"]
[EventDate "2007.04.??"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "18"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2017"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 e6 3. Nge2 Nc6 4. h3 $6 (4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 a6 6. Be3 Nf6 7. a3
Be7 8. Qf3 O-O 9. O-O-O Qc7 10. Be2 b5 11. Qg3 Ne5 12. f4 Bxa3 13. Kb1 Bxb2 14.
fxe5 Nh5 15. Bxh5 Bxc3 16. Bh6 g6 17. Bxf8 Kxf8 18. Rd3 b4 19. Rf1 Qa5 20. Nb3
Qa3 21. Rxc3 bxc3 22. Qxc3 gxh5 23. Qf3 Qe7 24. Qxh5 Rb8 25. Qxh7 Ke8 26. Rf3
Bb7 27. Rg3 Kd8 28. Rg8+ Kc7 29. Rxb8 Kxb8 30. Qh8+ Kc7 31. Qf6 Qb4 32. Kb2
Bxe4 33. Qxf7 Bxg2 {Vallejo Pons,F (2684)-Andreikin,D (2720) Berlin 2015 0-1})
4... Nf6 5. g3 Be7 6. Bg2 a6 7. O-O O-O 8. a4 Rb8 9. b3 $146 (9. d4 cxd4 10.
Nxd4 d6 11. Be3 Qc7 12. Qd2 Bd7 13. Nxc6 bxc6 14. a5 c5 15. b3 Bc6 16. Rfe1 Qb7
17. Qd3 Rbd8 18. Bc1 d5 19. e5 Ne8 20. Na4 Nc7 21. Nb6 f5 22. h4 d4 23. Bxc6
Qxc6 24. Bd2 Nd5 25. Qxa6 f4 26. Qe2 fxg3 27. fxg3 Nxb6 28. axb6 d3 29. cxd3
Rf3 30. Bf4 Rfxd3 31. Red1 Rxb3 32. Ra7 Rxd1+ 33. Qxd1 Rb2 34. Qf1 c4 35. Be3
Qe8 36. b7 Bd8 37. Qxc4 Qg6 38. Bf4 Bb6+ {Roos,J (2405)-Koch,J (2480) France
1994 1/2-1/2}) 9... d5 10. exd5 exd5 11. d4 Bf5 12. Be3 Nb4 13. Rc1 Rc8 14.
dxc5 Bxc5 15. Nd4 Bg6 16. Nce2 Re8 17. c4 Nd3 18. Rc3 dxc4 19. bxc4 Bxd4 20.
Nxd4 Nc5 21. Rc1 Be4 22. Nf3 Qa5 23. Bxc5 Qxc5 24. Qb3 Bc6 25. Rcd1 Qa5 26. Rb1
Ne4 27. Qb6 Qxb6 28. Rxb6 Rcd8 29. a5 f6 30. Re1 Nd6 (30... Nc5 $15) 31. Rc1
Nf7 32. Nh4 Bxg2 33. Nxg2 Rd7 34. Ne3 Ne5 35. Rcb1 Rd2 36. R1b2 Rxb2 37. Rxb2
Re7 38. Nd5 Rd7 39. Nb6 Rd1+ 40. Kg2 Nc6 41. Ra2 Rc1 42. Kf3 Kf7 43. Ke2 Ke6
44. Kd2 Rb1 45. Na4 Kd6 46. c5+ Ke6 47. Nc3 Rb4 48. Ne2 Rb5 49. Nf4+ Kf7 50.
Nd3 Nxa5 51. Kc3 Nc6 52. Rb2 Rxb2 53. Nxb2 Ke6 54. Kc4 Kd7 55. f4 Ne7 56. Nd3
Kc6 57. Nb4+ Kc7 58. g4 b5+ (58... f5 $17) 59. cxb6+ Kxb6 60. Nd3 a5 61. h4 Kc6
62. h5 h6 63. Kb3 Kd5 $19 64. Nf2 Kd4 65. Nh3 Ke3 66. g5 Nd5 67. gxh6 gxh6 68.
Ng5 fxg5 69. fxg5 hxg5 0-1

[Event "CHN-chT 3rd"]
[Site "China"]
[Date "2007.07.16"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Xu, Tong"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C01"]
[WhiteElo "2172"]
[BlackElo "2513"]
[PlyCount "50"]
[EventDate "2007.04.??"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "18"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2017"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 exd5 4. Bd3 Bd6 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. h3 h6 7. c3 Qf6 8. Be3
Nge7 9. Qe2 O-O 10. O-O Re8 11. Nbd2 Nf5 $132 12. Rfe1 (12. Rae1) 12... Bd7 13.
Nf1 Nce7 14. Qd1 Ng6 15. Qb3 {[%cal Gb3b7,Gb3d5]} Nfh4 16. Nxh4 Nxh4 17. Qd1
Re7 18. Qh5 Rae8 $36 19. Nd2 {[%cal Gg1f1]} (19. Red1) (19. Re2 Bf4 (19... g6
20. Qxh6) 20. Rae1 g6 $19 {[%csl Rh5]}) 19... Bf4 20. Nf1 g6 21. Qe2 Qg5 {
[%cal Gd7h3,Gg5g2]} 22. g3 Bxe3 (22... Rxe3) 23. Nxe3 Rxe3 $1 24. fxe3 Qxg3+
25. Kh1 Rxe3 0-1

[Event "RUS-chT (Women)"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2007.05.01"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Shadrina, Tatiana"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C86"]
[WhiteElo "2513"]
[BlackElo "2378"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "2007.05.01"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 118 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.07.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.07.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Qe2 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3
Bb7 9. d4 d6 10. Rd1 Qc8 11. Nbd2 Re8 12. Ng5 Nd8 13. Ndf3 h6 14. dxe5 hxg5 15.
exf6 Bxf6 16. Nxg5 Bxg5 17. Bxg5 Rxe4 18. Be3 Ne6 19. Qh5 Re5 20. Qh4 Qe8 21.
Qg3 Qc6 22. Rf1 Re8 23. Bd1 Nc5 24. Bf3 Ne4 25. Qh4 Qc4 26. g3 R5e6 27. Bg2 Qe2
28. Rab1 Bd5 29. Rfe1 Qc2 30. Rec1 Qa4 31. Ra1 Qc4 32. Rd1 Bb7 33. Qg4 Rg6 34.
Qh4 Qe2 35. Rab1 Nxg3 36. hxg3 Bxg2 37. Re1 Qc2 38. Kxg2 f6 39. Qd4 Qf5 40.
Rbd1 Kf8 41. Bf4 Rxe1 42. Rxe1 1-0

[Event "RUS-chT (Women)"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2007.05.02"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Kirillova, Varvara"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B95"]
[WhiteElo "2251"]
[BlackElo "2513"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "2007.05.01"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 118 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.07.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.07.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 e6 7. Qd2 Nbd7 8.
O-O-O b5 9. f4 b4 10. Nb1 Bb7 11. Qxb4 Bxe4 12. Nc3 Rb8 13. Qa4 Qb6 14. Bxf6
Qxb2+ 15. Kd2 Rb4 16. Qxa6 gxf6 17. Qc8+ Ke7 18. Bb5 Rxb5 19. Ncxb5 Qb4+ 20.
Ke3 Qc5 21. Qxc5 Nxc5 22. Nb3 Bxc2 23. Rxd6 Nxb3 24. axb3 Bxb3 25. Rc1 f5 26.
Rc7+ Kf6 27. Rdd7 e5 28. fxe5+ Kxe5 29. Nd4 f4+ 30. Kd3 Bd5 31. Nc6+ Bxc6 32.
Rxc6 f6 33. Rc8 Ke6 34. Rb7 f5 35. Kc4 h5 36. Re8+ Kf6 37. Kd5 h4 38. h3 Rg8
39. Rbb8 Kf7 40. Rxf8+ Rxf8 41. Rxf8+ Kxf8 42. Ke5 Kg7 43. Kxf5 Kh6 44. Kxf4
1-0

[Event "RUS-chT (Women)"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2007.05.03"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Ushenina, Anna"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2513"]
[BlackElo "2475"]
[PlyCount "103"]
[EventDate "2007.05.01"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 118 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.07.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.07.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. d3 Bg7 6. h3 b6 7. Nc3 e5 8. Be3
Ne7 9. Qd2 h6 10. Nh2 Be6 11. Ne2 f5 12. exf5 Nxf5 13. Rd1 Bd5 14. O-O O-O 15.
Nc3 Qh4 16. b3 Kh7 17. Ng4 Rad8 18. Qc1 Bf3 19. Rde1 Bxg4 20. hxg4 Qxg4 21. Ne4
Nh4 22. Ng3 Rd7 23. Bd2 Nf5 24. Ne4 Nh4 25. Ng3 Nf5 26. Ne4 Rdf7 27. f3 Qh4 28.
Be3 Nd4 29. Bxd4 exd4 30. Qd2 Qh5 31. f4 Qg4 32. g3 Kg8 33. Qg2 g5 34. Nf2 Qd7
35. Nh3 gxf4 36. Nxf4 Qg4 37. Re4 h5 38. Rfe1 Qf5 39. Ne6 Rc8 40. g4 Qg6 41.
gxh5 Qxg2+ 42. Kxg2 Bh6 43. Rg4+ Kh7 44. Re5 Rf6 45. Kg3 Be3 46. Ng5+ Bxg5 47.
Rexg5 Rc7 48. Rf4 Re6 49. Re4 Rf6 50. Rf4 Re6 51. Re4 Rf6 52. Rf4 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-chT (Women)"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2007.05.04"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Cmilyte, Viktorija"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2462"]
[BlackElo "2513"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[EventDate "2007.05.01"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 118 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.07.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.07.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Nf3 b6 5. Bg5 Bb7 6. Nd2 c5 7. d5 h6 8. Bh4
Bxc3 9. bxc3 Qe7 10. Qc2 exd5 11. cxd5 Bxd5 12. O-O-O Be4 13. Nxe4 Qxe4 14.
Bxf6 Qxc2+ 15. Kxc2 gxf6 16. g3 Nc6 17. Bg2 Ke7 18. Rd3 Rhd8 19. Rhd1 Rac8 20.
f4 b5 21. Bh3 Rc7 22. Re3+ Kf8 23. Red3 Ke7 24. Re3+ Kf8 25. Red3 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-chT (Women)"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2007.05.06"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Munguntuul, Batkhuyag"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2513"]
[BlackElo "2261"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "2007.05.01"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 118 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.07.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.07.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. Bxc6 dxc6 7. dxe5 Nf5
8. Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. Nc3 Bd7 10. h3 Ne7 11. Rd1 Ke8 12. Bf4 h6 13. Rd2 Ng6 14. e6
Bxe6 15. Bxc7 Rc8 16. Bg3 Bb4 17. a3 Bxc3 18. bxc3 Rd8 19. Re2 Kd7 20. Nd4 Rhe8
21. Rd1 Ke7 22. Rd3 c5 23. Bd6+ Kd7 24. Nxe6 fxe6 25. Bxc5+ Kc6 26. Rxd8 Rxd8
27. Bxa7 e5 28. Re4 h5 29. Rc4+ Kb5 30. Rb4+ Ka6 31. Bc5 1-0

[Event "RUS-chT (Women)"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2007.05.07"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Ovod, Evgenija"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E58"]
[WhiteElo "2384"]
[BlackElo "2513"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "2007.05.01"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 118 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.07.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.07.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 d5 6. Nf3 c5 7. O-O Nc6 8. a3
Bxc3 9. bxc3 Qc7 10. Bb2 Na5 11. cxd5 exd5 12. Ne5 c4 13. Bc2 Ne4 14. f3 Nd6
15. h3 Re8 16. Qe1 f6 17. Ng4 Bf5 18. Rc1 Bxc2 19. Rxc2 Nf5 20. Bc1 Nb3 21.
Rff2 h5 22. Nh2 Nxc1 23. Qxc1 Rxe3 24. Nf1 Re7 25. g4 Nh4 26. gxh5 Rae8 27. f4
Re1 28. Qb2 Qd7 29. Kh2 R8e3 30. Nxe3 Rxe3 31. Rce2 Qxh3+ 32. Kg1 Rg3+ 33. Rg2
Nf3+ 34. Kf1 Qh1+ 35. Kf2 Qxg2+ 0-1

[Event "RUS-chT (Women)"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2007.05.08"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Grabuzova, Tatiana"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A01"]
[WhiteElo "2357"]
[BlackElo "2513"]
[PlyCount "103"]
[EventDate "2007.05.01"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 118 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.07.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.07.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. b3 e5 2. Bb2 Nc6 3. e3 Nf6 4. Bb5 Bd6 5. Ne2 O-O 6. Ng3 a6 7. Bxc6 dxc6 8.
O-O Bg4 9. f3 Be6 10. Nc3 Nd7 11. e4 Re8 12. Qe2 f6 13. Nd1 Bf7 14. Ne3 Nc5 15.
Nef5 Ne6 16. Nxd6 cxd6 17. Qf2 d5 18. d3 Qd7 19. Nf5 b5 20. Rae1 Kh8 21. d4 Nf4
22. dxe5 fxe5 23. Qg3 Bg6 24. Nh4 d4 25. Bc1 Qd6 26. Bxf4 exf4 27. Nxg6+ hxg6
28. Qg5 Qf6 29. Qxf6 gxf6 30. Rd1 c5 31. Rd3 b4 32. a3 bxa3 33. Ra1 f5 34. Rxa3
fxe4 35. fxe4 Rxe4 36. Ra5 Rc8 37. Rxa6 Kg7 38. Kf2 Rce8 39. Rd2 R8e5 40. Rc6
Rh5 41. h3 Rf5 42. b4 cxb4 43. Rc4 Rd5 44. Kf3 Re3+ 45. Kxf4 b3 46. cxb3 g5+
47. Kg4 d3 48. Rc6 Kf7 49. Rf2+ Kg7 50. Rc7+ Kg6 51. Rc6+ Kg7 52. Rc7+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-chT (Women)"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2007.05.09"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Stefanova, Antoaneta"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2513"]
[BlackElo "2492"]
[PlyCount "153"]
[EventDate "2007.05.01"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 118 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.07.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.07.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bc5 7. c3 d6 8. d4
Bb6 9. a4 Bb7 10. Bg5 h6 11. Bxf6 Qxf6 12. Bd5 exd4 13. cxd4 O-O 14. Nc3 b4 15.
Ne2 Rab8 16. Qd3 Rfe8 17. a5 Nxa5 18. Bxb7 Nxb7 19. Rxa6 Nd8 20. b3 Qg6 21. Ng3
d5 22. Ne5 dxe4 23. Qb5 Qe6 24. Nd7 Rb7 25. Nc5 c6 26. Qxb6 Rxb6 27. Nxe6 Rxa6
28. Nc7 Ra3 29. Nxe8 Rxb3 30. Nd6 e3 31. fxe3 Rxe3 32. Rb1 b3 33. Ngf5 Rd3 34.
Ne4 Ne6 35. Ne7+ Kh7 36. Nxc6 Nxd4 37. Nxd4 Rxd4 38. Nc5 Rc4 39. Nxb3 Rc2 40.
Nd4 Ra2 41. Rb7 Kg8 42. Nf3 Ra5 43. Kf2 Ra2+ 44. Kg3 Ra5 45. h4 g6 46. Rb4 Kg7
47. Kf4 Rc5 48. Ne5 Rc1 49. Rb7 Rf1+ 50. Ke4 Re1+ 51. Kd5 Rd1+ 52. Ke4 Re1+ 53.
Kf4 Rf1+ 54. Nf3 Ra1 55. g4 Ra4+ 56. Kg3 Ra5 57. Nd4 Rd5 58. Nf3 Ra5 59. Rd7
Rc5 60. Nd2 Rc3+ 61. Kf4 Rh3 62. Nf3 Rh1 63. Ne5 Rf1+ 64. Ke4 Kg8 65. Kd5 Rf4
66. Kd6 Rf6+ 67. Kc7 Rf4 68. Kd8 Kg7 69. Ke8 Kf6 70. Re7 h5 71. g5+ Kf5 72.
Rxf7+ Kxe5 73. Rxf4 Kxf4 74. Kf7 Kf5 75. Kg7 Kg4 76. Kxg6 Kxh4 77. Kf5 1-0

[Event "RUS-chT (Women)"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2007.05.10"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Zhao, Xue"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E32"]
[WhiteElo "2467"]
[BlackElo "2513"]
[PlyCount "133"]
[EventDate "2007.05.01"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 118 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.07.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.07.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Nf3 b6 5. Qc2 Bb7 6. a3 Bxc3+ 7. Qxc3 O-O 8.
e3 d6 9. Be2 Ne4 10. Qc2 Nd7 11. O-O f5 12. b4 Rf6 13. d5 c5 14. Bb2 Rg6 15.
Nd2 exd5 16. Nxe4 dxe4 17. f4 Qh4 18. Rf2 Re6 19. Rd1 Rd8 20. g3 Qe7 21. Rg2
Nf8 22. Rd2 Rg6 23. h4 Nd7 24. h5 Rh6 25. g4 fxg4 26. Rxg4 Nf6 27. Rg5 Rd7 28.
Bd1 Qf8 29. Qc3 Rc7 30. Rdg2 Bc6 31. Bg4 Bd7 32. Be2 Be8 33. Qe1 Re7 34. Qh4
Bd7 35. R5g3 Kh8 36. Qg5 Rf7 37. b5 Be6 38. Qh4 Bd7 39. Rg5 Re7 40. Qe1 Be8 41.
a4 Rf7 42. a5 Qe7 43. Bc3 bxa5 44. Qa1 Qd8 45. Bxa5 Qb8 46. Kf2 Qc8 47. Bc3 Qd8
48. Qh1 Qe7 49. Qh4 Qf8 50. Rg1 Bd7 51. R5g2 Be8 52. Qg5 Bd7 53. Ke1 Bh3 54.
Rg3 Bd7 55. Kd2 Be8 56. Kc2 Bd7 57. R1g2 Be8 58. f5 Bd7 59. Qf4 Be8 60. Rxg7
Rxg7 61. Qxh6 Rf7 62. Qxf8+ Rxf8 63. h6 Bd7 64. Rg7 Bxf5 65. Rxa7 Kg8 66. Rg7+
Kh8 67. Rg2 1-0

[Event "RUS-chT (Women)"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2007.05.11"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Galliamova, Alisa"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B82"]
[WhiteElo "2513"]
[BlackElo "2477"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "2007.05.01"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 118 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.07.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.07.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Be2 a6 7. O-O Qc7 8. a4
Be7 9. f4 O-O 10. Kh1 Nbd7 11. Bf3 Re8 12. g4 Nf8 13. g5 N6d7 14. Bg2 b6 15. f5
Bb7 16. Qg4 Ne5 17. Qh3 Qc4 18. Be3 Bd8 19. f6 Nfg6 20. Nce2 Qc7 21. Ng3 gxf6
22. gxf6 Nd7 23. Nh5 Kh8 24. Bh6 Qc4 25. Bg7+ Kg8 26. Qe3 Nde5 27. h3 Nh4 28.
Qh6 1-0

[Event "WchT (Women) 1st"]
[Site "Ekaterinburg"]
[Date "2007.05.20"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Le, Thanh Tu"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A60"]
[WhiteElo "2306"]
[BlackElo "2513"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "2007.05.20"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 118 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.07.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.07.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Vietnam"]
[BlackTeam "China"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "VIE"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CHN"]

1. d4 e6 2. c4 Nf6 3. g3 c5 4. d5 exd5 5. cxd5 b5 6. Bg2 d6 7. Nd2 Nbd7 8. a4
b4 9. Nh3 g6 10. O-O Ba6 11. b3 Bg7 12. Bb2 O-O 13. Rc1 Re8 14. Re1 Rb8 15. Ba1
Rb7 16. Nf4 Ne5 17. h4 Rbe7 18. e3 h6 19. Nc4 Nfg4 20. Nxe5 Nxe5 21. Bf1 Bxf1
22. Rxf1 Qd7 23. Bxe5 Rxe5 24. Qf3 Qf5 25. g4 Qe4 26. Qg3 g5 27. hxg5 hxg5 28.
Rc4 Qh7 29. Nh5 Rxd5 30. Qf3 Qd3 31. Kg2 Rde5 32. Nf6+ Bxf6 33. Qxf6 Qd5+ 34.
Kg3 R8e6 35. Qd8+ Kg7 36. Rcc1 Qc6 0-1

[Event "WchT (Women) 1st"]
[Site "Ekaterinburg"]
[Date "2007.05.21"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Kosintseva, Nadezhda"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A35"]
[WhiteElo "2475"]
[BlackElo "2513"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "2007.05.20"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 118 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.07.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.07.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Russia"]
[BlackTeam "China"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CHN"]

1. c4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nd4 4. e3 Nxf3+ 5. Qxf3 g6 6. Be2 Bg7 7. O-O d6 8.
Rd1 Nh6 9. d4 cxd4 10. exd4 Nf5 11. Qe4 O-O 12. Bf1 Bd7 13. Be3 Rb8 14. Rac1
Re8 15. d5 Nxe3 16. Qxe3 a6 17. b4 a5 18. a3 axb4 19. axb4 Ra8 20. Ne4 Ra4 21.
Qb3 Qb6 22. b5 Qa5 23. Qe3 Ra3 24. Rd3 Ra2 25. Nc3 Ra1 26. Rxa1 Qxa1 27. Ne2
Qa4 28. Qf4 Be5 29. Qh4 Bf6 30. Nc3 Qc2 31. Qg3 Bf5 32. Re3 Bd4 33. Ne2 Bxe3
34. Qxe3 Qxc4 35. Nc3 Qc5 36. Qxc5 dxc5 37. f3 Ra8 38. g4 Ra3 39. gxf5 Rxc3 40.
fxg6 hxg6 41. Kf2 Kg7 0-1

[Event "WchT (Women) 1st"]
[Site "Ekaterinburg"]
[Date "2007.05.22"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Rajlich, Iweta"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C18"]
[WhiteElo "2513"]
[BlackElo "2392"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "2007.05.20"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 118 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.07.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.07.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "China"]
[BlackTeam "Poland"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CHN"]
[BlackTeamCountry "POL"]

1. e4 e6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d4 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 Nc6 7. Qg4 g6 8. Nf3
Qa5 9. Bd2 c4 10. Be2 Bd7 11. h4 h6 12. O-O O-O-O 13. a4 Rf8 14. Rfb1 f5 15.
Qxg6 f4 16. Qg4 Nge7 17. Qh3 Rhg8 18. Ra2 Nf5 19. Rab2 Nd8 20. Bxf4 Be8 21. Nh2
Qxa4 22. h5 Qa3 23. Bc1 Qa5 24. Ng4 b6 25. Nf6 Nf7 26. Nxg8 Rxg8 27. Bg4 Rxg4
28. Qxg4 Qxc3 29. Be3 Nd8 30. Ra2 Nxe3 31. fxe3 Qxe3+ 32. Kh1 a5 33. Rxb6 Kc7
34. Rb1 a4 35. Qg7+ Nf7 36. Qf8 Qxd4 37. Qe7+ Bd7 38. Qxf7 Qxe5 39. Rxa4 Qf5
40. Ra7+ 1-0

[Event "WchT (Women) 1st"]
[Site "Ekaterinburg"]
[Date "2007.05.23"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Javakhishvili, Lela"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2425"]
[BlackElo "2513"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "2007.05.20"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 118 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.07.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.07.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Georgia"]
[BlackTeam "China"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GEO"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CHN"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb7 6. Bg2 Bb4+ 7. Bd2 a5 8. O-O
O-O 9. Bf4 a4 10. bxa4 Bc6 11. Qb3 Ba5 12. Na3 d6 13. Nb5 Nbd7 14. Bc1 e5 15.
e3 Re8 16. Ba3 exd4 17. exd4 Ne4 18. Qc2 Ndf6 19. Bb2 Bd7 20. d5 Qc8 21. Nfd4
Nc5 22. Rad1 Ng4 23. h3 Ne5 24. Kh2 Ng6 25. f4 f5 26. Ne6 Bxe6 27. dxe6 Nxe6
28. Qxf5 Rb8 29. Na7 Qd7 30. Nc6 Ra8 31. Qg4 Ngf8 32. f5 Nd8 33. Nxd8 Rexd8 34.
Bd5+ Kh8 35. f6 1-0

[Event "WchT (Women) 1st"]
[Site "Ekaterinburg"]
[Date "2007.05.24"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Ushenina, Anna"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B23"]
[WhiteElo "2513"]
[BlackElo "2449"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[EventDate "2007.05.20"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 118 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.07.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.07.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "China"]
[BlackTeam "Ukraine"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CHN"]
[BlackTeamCountry "UKR"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. Bxc6 bxc6 5. d3 Bg7 6. Be3 Rb8 7. Qc1 Qb6 8.
Nd1 d5 9. Ne2 dxe4 10. O-O Nf6 11. dxe4 Nxe4 12. Bh6 O-O 13. Bxg7 Kxg7 14. Qe3
Nf6 15. c4 Bf5 16. b3 Rbd8 17. Ndc3 Rd6 18. Na4 Qc7 19. Nxc5 Kg8 20. Ng3 Bc8
21. h3 Re8 22. Rfe1 Qa5 23. Re2 Red8 24. Rae1 Nd7 25. Nge4 Nxc5 26. Nxc5 Re8
27. Ne4 Re6 28. Qh6 f6 29. Qf4 Qe5 30. Qd2 Kg7 31. Ng5 Rd6 32. Rxe5 Rxd2 33.
Rxe7+ Rxe7 34. Rxe7+ Kf8 35. Rf7+ Kg8 36. Rxf6 Bd7 37. Ne6 Bxe6 38. Rxe6 Rxa2
39. Rxc6 Ra1+ 40. Kh2 Rb1 41. Ra6 Rxb3 42. Rxa7 Rc3 43. Rc7 Rd3 44. f3 Rc3 45.
Kg3 Rc2 46. h4 Rd2 47. c5 Rc2 48. c6 Rc4 49. Kf2 1-0

[Event "WchT (Women) 1st"]
[Site "Ekaterinburg"]
[Date "2007.05.26"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Mkrtchian, Lilit"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E48"]
[WhiteElo "2424"]
[BlackElo "2513"]
[PlyCount "117"]
[EventDate "2007.05.20"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 118 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.07.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.07.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Armenia"]
[BlackTeam "China"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ARM"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CHN"]

1. d4 e6 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 d5 6. Nge2 dxc4 7. Bxc4 e5 8.
O-O Nc6 9. a3 Bd6 10. Nb5 Be7 11. d5 Na5 12. Ba2 c6 13. Nbc3 c5 14. Qd3 a6 15.
Rd1 Bd6 16. Rb1 b5 17. b4 Nb7 18. Ng3 Qe7 19. e4 cxb4 20. axb4 h6 21. Bd2 Bxb4
22. Nxb5 Bxd2 23. d6 Qd8 24. Nc7 Ra7 25. Rxd2 Nxd6 26. Nd5 Nb5 27. Bc4 Nxd5 28.
Bxd5 Rd7 29. Nf5 Qf6 30. Qg3 Rfd8 31. Rbd1 Nc7 32. Ne3 Nxd5 33. Nxd5 Qe6 34. h3
Kh8 35. Rb1 Rd6 36. Rc2 Bd7 37. Rbc1 Ba4 38. Rc7 Bd7 39. Ra7 f5 40. f3 Rf8 41.
Rcc7 fxe4 42. fxe4 Rf7 43. Rcb7 Kh7 44. Kh2 Rc6 45. Qd3 Rd6 46. Qg3 Qe8 47. Qb3
Rg6 48. Rb8 Qe6 49. Raa8 Rg5 50. Rh8+ Kg6 51. Qa2 Rf6 52. Qd2 Rf3 53. Rxa6 Qxa6
54. Ne7+ Kf7 55. gxf3 Kxe7 56. h4 Rg6 57. Qb2 Qe6 58. Qb4+ Qd6 59. Qc3 0-1

[Event "WchT (Women) 1st"]
[Site "Ekaterinburg"]
[Date "2007.05.27"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Sikorova, Olga"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B27"]
[WhiteElo "2513"]
[BlackElo "2304"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "2007.05.20"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 118 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.07.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.07.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "China"]
[BlackTeam "Czech Republic"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CHN"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CZE"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 g6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Qxd4 Nf6 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. Qa4 Bg7 7. e5 Ng8 8.
Bf4 Nh6 9. Bd3 O-O 10. O-O Ng4 11. Rfe1 d6 12. exd6 e5 13. Bg3 Qxd6 14. Rad1
Qb8 15. Bb5 f6 16. Ne4 Nh6 17. Nd6 Qc7 18. c3 Bg4 19. Nxb7 Ne7 20. Qc4+ Qxc4
21. Bxc4+ Kh8 22. h3 Bxf3 23. gxf3 g5 24. f4 gxf4 25. Bxf4 Nhf5 26. Bc1 Rac8
27. Be6 Rc6 28. Nd8 1-0

[Event "WchT (Women) 1st"]
[Site "Ekaterinburg"]
[Date "2007.05.28"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Sabure, Tuduetso"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B08"]
[WhiteElo "2513"]
[BlackElo "2067"]
[PlyCount "45"]
[EventDate "2007.05.20"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 118 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.07.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.07.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "China"]
[BlackTeam "Botswana"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CHN"]
[BlackTeamCountry "BOT"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. Be3 Nf6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Qd2 Re8 7. Bd3 Nbd7 8.
Bh6 Nf8 9. e5 dxe5 10. dxe5 Nd5 11. Bxg7 Kxg7 12. O-O-O Be6 13. h4 Nb4 14. h5
Nxd3+ 15. cxd3 Bg4 16. hxg6 fxg6 17. Rh6 Bxf3 18. gxf3 e6 19. Rdh1 Re7 20. Ne4
Qd5 21. Qg5 Rf7 22. Nf6 Kh8 23. Nxd5 1-0

[Event "WchT (Women) 1st"]
[Site "Ekaterinburg"]
[Date "2007.05.29"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Kachiani Gersinska, Ketino"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B19"]
[WhiteElo "2513"]
[BlackElo "2375"]
[PlyCount "46"]
[EventDate "2007.05.20"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 118 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.07.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.07.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "China"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CHN"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bf5 5. Ng3 Bg6 6. h4 h6 7. Nf3 Nd7 8. h5
Bh7 9. Bd3 Bxd3 10. Qxd3 Ngf6 11. Bf4 Qa5+ 12. Bd2 Qc7 13. O-O-O e6 14. Ne4 Be7
15. Kb1 Rd8 16. Nxf6+ Nxf6 17. Qe2 c5 18. dxc5 Qxc5 19. Ne5 Rd4 20. Nd3 Qb5 21.
Bc3 Ra4 22. b3 O-O 23. Qe5 Qa5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Saint Affrique op 15th"]
[Site "Saint Affrique"]
[Date "2007.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Houard, Yannick"]
[Black "Collas, Silvia"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B06"]
[WhiteElo "2151"]
[BlackElo "2393"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "2007.07.21"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 119 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.09.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.09.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nc3 d6 4. Be3 Nd7 5. Qd2 a6 6. Nf3 h6 7. Bd3 e6 8. O-O b6
9. a4 Bb7 10. h3 Ne7 11. b4 Kf8 12. Rab1 Kg8 13. Nh2 Kh7 14. Ng4 Qf8 15. Ne2 f5
16. exf5 exf5 17. Nh2 Nd5 18. c4 Nxe3 19. fxe3 Nf6 20. Rxf5 Qe7 21. Rf4 h5 22.
d5 Rae8 23. Rf3 Bh6 24. Nf4 Ne4 25. Qc2 Bc8 26. Rbf1 Rhf8 27. a5 bxa5 28. bxa5
Rf5 29. Ne2 Rxf3 30. Rxf3 Kg8 31. Nf1 g5 32. Nd4 g4 33. hxg4 hxg4 34. Nf5 Bxf5
35. Rxf5 Nc5 36. Rh5 Bxe3+ 37. Kh1 Qf7 38. Bh7+ Kg7 39. Ng3 Bf4 40. Qd1 Bxg3
41. Qxg4+ Kf8 0-1

[Event "Saint Affrique op 15th"]
[Site "Saint Affrique"]
[Date "2007.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Baudon, Sebastien"]
[Black "Houard, Yannick"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A03"]
[WhiteElo "1982"]
[BlackElo "2151"]
[PlyCount "107"]
[EventDate "2007.07.21"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 119 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.09.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.09.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. f4 d5 2. Nf3 c6 3. b3 Nf6 4. Bb2 Bg4 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Be2 Bxf3 7. Bxf3 e6 8.
O-O Bd6 9. d4 Qe7 10. Nd2 Ba3 11. Qc1 Bxb2 12. Qxb2 O-O 13. Rae1 Qd6 14. g3
Rfd8 15. c4 a5 16. Rd1 Qc7 17. e4 dxe4 18. Nxe4 Nxe4 19. Bxe4 Nf6 20. Bf3 Rd7
21. Rf2 Rad8 22. Rfd2 h5 23. Qc3 Qb6 24. Kg2 Kf8 25. h3 Qc7 26. Qe3 h4 27. g4
g5 28. Qe5 Qxe5 29. fxe5 Ng8 30. Kf2 Ne7 31. Be4 b5 32. Ke3 bxc4 33. bxc4 Rb8
34. Rf2 Rc7 35. Rdf1 Nc8 36. Kd3 Kg7 37. d5 cxd5 38. cxd5 exd5 39. Bxd5 Nb6 40.
Rxf7+ Rxf7 41. Rxf7+ Kg6 42. Rf6+ Kg7 43. Be6 Na4 44. Ke4 Rb2 45. Kf5 Nc5 46.
Bd5 Rd2 47. Rd6 Rd3 48. e6 Kf8 49. Ke5 Ke7 50. Rc6 Nxe6 51. Rxe6+ Kd7 52. Rg6
Rxh3 53. Rg7+ Ke8 54. Rxg5 1-0

[Event "Saint Affrique op 15th"]
[Site "Saint Affrique"]
[Date "2007.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Houard, Yannick"]
[Black "De Biasi, Robert"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B70"]
[WhiteElo "2151"]
[BlackElo "1825"]
[PlyCount "94"]
[EventDate "2007.07.21"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 119 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.09.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.09.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be2 Bg7 7. O-O O-O 8.
Nb3 Nc6 9. Kh1 a6 10. a4 Qc7 11. Bg5 Be6 12. f4 Qd7 13. Nd5 Rad8 14. Bxf6 exf6
15. f5 Bxd5 16. Qxd5 Rfe8 17. Bc4 Re5 18. Qd3 Qe7 19. Bd5 Nb4 20. Qc4 Nxd5 21.
exd5 Re8 22. Nd4 Re4 23. c3 Bh6 24. Qb3 Bf4 25. Nf3 g5 26. Qd1 g4 27. Nd4 Be5
28. Nb3 Qf8 29. Qd2 Qg7 30. Rae1 Rxe1 31. Rxe1 h5 32. Re4 Qh7 33. Qf2 Kg7 34.
Qf1 Qh6 35. g3 Kh7 36. Qc1 Qg7 37. Qe3 Kh8 38. Kg2 Qh7 39. Qf2 Rg8 40. Re1 Rg5
41. Qc2 h4 42. Rh1 h3+ 43. Kg1 Rxf5 44. Qd1 Rf3 45. Nc1 Qe4 46. Qd2 Rf1+ 47.
Kxf1 Qxh1+ 0-1

[Event "North Urals Cup (Women) 5th"]
[Site "Krasnoturinsk"]
[Date "2007.07.22"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Muzychuk, Anna"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B43"]
[WhiteElo "2523"]
[BlackElo "2456"]
[PlyCount "150"]
[EventDate "2007.07.22"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 119 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.09.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.09.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Nc3 b5 6. Bd3 Bb7 7. O-O d6 8. Re1
Be7 9. a4 b4 10. Na2 Nf6 11. Bd2 a5 12. Bb5+ Nbd7 13. Nc6 Bxc6 14. Bxc6 Rc8 15.
Bb5 O-O 16. c3 bxc3 17. Bxc3 Nc5 18. Qf3 Qb6 19. Rad1 Rfd8 20. Qg3 h6 21. Nc1
Nh5 22. Qf3 Nf6 23. Nd3 Nxd3 24. Rxd3 d5 25. Bd4 Qc7 26. exd5 Rxd5 27. Rc3 Qd8
28. Rxc8 Qxc8 29. Qc3 Qd8 30. Bxf6 Bxf6 31. Qc1 Rd2 32. b3 Bb2 33. Qc6 Bd4 34.
Rf1 Qf6 35. Qa8+ Kh7 36. Qe4+ g6 37. Be2 Rb2 38. Bf3 Rxb3 39. Rd1 Rb4 40. Qc6
Rb2 41. Kh1 Rxf2 42. Qe4 Be5 43. Kg1 Rb2 44. Rf1 Rb4 45. Qe2 Qf4 46. g3 Qd4+
47. Kh1 Rb2 48. Qe1 Ra2 49. Bg2 Kg7 50. Qxa5 Rxa4 51. Qb5 Ra1 52. Rxa1 Qxa1+
53. Bf1 h5 54. Kg2 Qa8+ 55. Kh3 Qe4 56. Bd3 Qe3 57. Be2 Bd4 58. Qd3 Qe5 59. Bf3
Be3 60. Kg2 Bg5 61. Qe2 Qc5 62. Qe4 Bf6 63. Be2 Qb6 64. Bf3 Qd8 65. Be2 Qd2 66.
Qd3 Qe1 67. Qd1 Qb4 68. Qd3 Bd4 69. Qc4 Qb2 70. Kh3 Qa1 71. Qd3 Qg1 72. Qe4 e5
73. Qb7 Qe3 74. Bc4 Qf2 75. Qe7 Qf5+ 0-1

[Event "North Urals Cup (Women) 5th"]
[Site "Krasnoturinsk"]
[Date "2007.07.23"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Zhao, Xue"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2500"]
[BlackElo "2523"]
[PlyCount "117"]
[EventDate "2007.07.22"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 119 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.09.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.09.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 b5 6. cxb5 Bxb5 7. Bg2 d5 8. Nc3
Ba6 9. b4 Bd6 10. O-O O-O 11. Rb1 Nbd7 12. Qc2 Qe7 13. a3 Nb6 14. Re1 Bb7 15.
Ne5 Bxe5 16. dxe5 Nfd7 17. e4 d4 18. Nb5 Nxe5 19. Bb2 Nec4 20. Nxd4 Rfd8 21.
Nb3 Nxb2 22. Qxb2 Ba6 23. Rbc1 Bb5 24. Nd4 a6 25. e5 Nd5 26. Rc5 Rab8 27. Rec1
h6 28. h4 Be8 29. Qd2 Kh8 30. Rd1 Ba4 31. Rdc1 Be8 32. f4 a5 33. b5 Nb6 34. Qe3
Rdc8 35. Bf1 Nd5 36. Qe4 Rd8 37. Nf3 f5 38. exf6 Nxf6 39. Qe1 Qd6 40. R5c3 Bxb5
41. Bh3 Qb6+ 42. Kh2 Be8 43. Rxc7 Qb2+ 44. R1c2 Qxa3 45. Ne5 Rb2 46. Bxe6 Rxc2+
47. Rxc2 Qb4 48. Qxb4 axb4 49. Rb2 Rd6 50. Bc4 Rb6 51. g4 g5 52. hxg5 hxg5 53.
Kg3 gxf4+ 54. Kxf4 Kg7 55. g5 Nd7 56. Nd3 Bf7 57. Bxf7 Kxf7 58. Nxb4 Kg6 59.
Nd3 1/2-1/2

[Event "North Urals Cup (Women) 5th"]
[Site "Krasnoturinsk"]
[Date "2007.07.24"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Zhu, Chen"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B93"]
[WhiteElo "2523"]
[BlackElo "2522"]
[PlyCount "110"]
[EventDate "2007.07.22"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 119 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.09.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.09.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f4 e5 7. Nf3 Nbd7 8. a4
Be7 9. Bd3 O-O 10. O-O exf4 11. Bxf4 Qb6+ 12. Kh1 Qxb2 13. Nd5 Nxd5 14. exd5
Nc5 15. Qe2 Nxd3 16. Qxd3 Qb4 17. c4 Re8 18. Nd2 Bf6 19. Rac1 Bb2 20. Rce1 Bd7
21. Rb1 Qc3 22. Qxc3 Bxc3 23. Rxb7 Bxa4 24. Nb1 Bf6 25. Bxd6 Bc2 26. Nd2 Bd3
27. Rd1 Be2 28. Rdb1 Bc3 29. Bb4 Bxd2 30. Bxd2 Bxc4 31. d6 Bd5 32. R7b6 h6 33.
Ba5 Red8 34. Rd1 Be6 35. Kg1 Rd7 36. Rc1 Kh7 37. Rcc6 Rda7 38. Rc7 Rxc7 39.
dxc7 Rc8 40. Rxa6 Kg6 41. Kf2 Kf5 42. Rd6 Ra8 43. Bb6 Ra2+ 44. Ke3 Rc2 45. Kd3
Rc1 46. Rd8 Rc6 47. Rb8 h5 48. Ba5 Rc5 49. Bb6 Rc6 50. Rb7 Bc8 51. Rb8 Be6 52.
Kd4 Rc4+ 53. Ke3 Rc3+ 54. Kd4 Rc4+ 55. Kd3 Ke5 1/2-1/2

[Event "North Urals Cup (Women) 5th"]
[Site "Krasnoturinsk"]
[Date "2007.07.25"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Paehtz, Elisabeth"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C14"]
[WhiteElo "2457"]
[BlackElo "2523"]
[PlyCount "165"]
[EventDate "2007.07.22"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 119 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.09.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.09.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e5 Nfd7 6. h4 Nc6 7. Rh3 h6 8. Bxe7
Qxe7 9. Qd2 Nb6 10. Rg3 Rg8 11. Nf3 a6 12. Nd1 Qf8 13. a4 a5 14. Nc3 Bd7 15.
Nb5 O-O-O 16. b3 f6 17. O-O-O fxe5 18. dxe5 Kb8 19. Kb1 Nb4 20. Rg4 Be8 21. Bd3
Qe7 22. Bg6 Bxg6 23. Rxg6 c5 24. Qf4 Nd7 25. Qg4 Nf8 26. Rxh6 Qf7 27. Rh5 g6
28. Rg5 Nh7 29. Nd6 Qg7 30. Qxe6 Nxg5 31. Nxg5 Qc7 32. c3 Nc6 33. Qxd5 Ne7 34.
Qc4 Qc6 35. Ne6 Rd7 36. Nxc5 Rc7 37. Ne6 Qxc4 38. Nxc4 Rc6 39. Rd6 Re8 40. Nxa5
Rxc3 41. Kb2 Rcc8 42. Rb6 Nd5 43. Rxb7+ Ka8 44. Rb5 Nc3 45. Rc5 Nd1+ 46. Kc2
Rxc5+ 47. Nxc5 Rxe5 48. Kxd1 Rxc5 49. Nc4 Kb7 50. Ke2 Kc6 51. f4 Kd5 52. Kf3
Rc7 53. Kg4 Rb7 54. Ne5 Rxb3 55. Nxg6 Ke6 56. Ne5 Ra3 57. h5 Kf6 58. Nd7+ Kg7
59. Nb6 Kh6 60. Kh4 Rb3 61. a5 Rb5 62. g4 Rxa5 63. g5+ Kh7 64. Kg4 Ra1 65. Nd5
Rh1 66. Nf6+ Kh8 67. Nd7 Rd1 68. Ne5 Kh7 69. Kf5 Ra1 70. Nf7 Ra5+ 71. Ke6 Kg7
72. h6+ Kg6 73. Ne5+ Kh7 74. f5 Ra6+ 75. Ke7 Ra5 76. Kd6 Ra6+ 77. Nc6 Ra8 78.
Ne7 Ra1 79. Ke6 Re1+ 80. Kf7 Rg1 81. g6+ Kxh6 82. f6 Rg2 83. g7 1-0

[Event "North Urals Cup (Women) 5th"]
[Site "Krasnoturinsk"]
[Date "2007.07.26"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Ushenina, Anna"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B30"]
[WhiteElo "2523"]
[BlackElo "2502"]
[PlyCount "121"]
[EventDate "2007.07.22"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 119 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.09.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.09.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nd4 4. Bc4 e6 5. Nf3 Nf6 6. O-O a6 7. d3 b5 8. Bb3
Nxb3 9. axb3 Bb7 10. e5 Nd5 11. Ne4 Be7 12. Bg5 f6 13. exf6 Nxf6 14. Bxf6 gxf6
15. Re1 O-O 16. d4 cxd4 17. Nxd4 Kh8 18. Ng3 Rg8 19. f3 Qc7 20. Kh1 Rg6 21. Qd2
Rag8 22. Nde2 Bf8 23. Rad1 Bc6 24. Qf4 Qb7 25. Rf1 e5 26. Qf5 d5 27. c3 b4 28.
Qe6 bxc3 29. bxc3 a5 30. Nc1 R8g7 31. Nh5 Re7 32. Qf5 Bd7 33. Qd3 Bb5 34. c4
Bc6 35. Ne2 d4 36. Neg3 Re8 37. Ne4 Be7 38. Nhg3 Reg8 39. Rf2 Qd7 40. Nd2 Bb4
41. Ndf1 Qc8 42. Nf5 Bd7 43. N1g3 Qf8 44. f4 Bc6 45. fxe5 fxe5 46. Rdf1 Qa8 47.
Qe2 Re8 48. Nh4 Rg5 49. Rf5 Rxf5 50. Rxf5 e4 51. Qh5 Re6 52. Rf7 Qg8 53. Qf5
Be8 54. Qxe6 Bxf7 55. Qxe4 Bc3 56. Nhf5 Qe8 57. Ne7 d3 58. Qxd3 Bf6 59. Ngf5
Be6 60. Qd6 Bxe7 61. Qe5+ 1-0

[Event "North Urals Cup (Women) 5th"]
[Site "Krasnoturinsk"]
[Date "2007.07.28"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Stefanova, Antoaneta"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E46"]
[WhiteElo "2481"]
[BlackElo "2523"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "2007.07.22"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 119 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.09.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.09.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 e6 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Nge2 d5 6. cxd5 exd5 7. g3 Re8 8.
Bg2 a5 9. O-O Bf8 10. Kh1 Na6 11. f3 c5 12. a3 Bd7 13. g4 h6 14. h3 cxd4 15.
Nxd4 Nc5 16. b3 Rc8 17. Ra2 Qb6 18. Nce2 Bd6 19. Rg1 Bb8 20. Bf1 Ne6 21. Bb2
Nc5 22. Bc1 a4 23. b4 Nb3 24. Nxb3 axb3 25. Qxb3 d4 26. Rc2 Qd6 27. Ng3 Rxc2
28. Qxc2 dxe3 29. Be2 Bc6 30. b5 Bd5 31. Bb2 Ne4 32. Nf1 Nd2 33. Qc3 f6 34. Ng3
Nxf3 35. Bxf3 Bxf3+ 36. Kh2 Qd2+ 0-1

[Event "North Urals Cup (Women) 5th"]
[Site "Krasnoturinsk"]
[Date "2007.07.29"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Lagno, Kateryna"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B08"]
[WhiteElo "2523"]
[BlackElo "2450"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "2007.07.22"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 119 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.09.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.09.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Be3 c6 6. Qd2 Qa5 7. Bd3 Bg4 8. h3
Bxf3 9. gxf3 e5 10. O-O-O Nbd7 11. Kb1 O-O 12. dxe5 dxe5 13. Bh6 Nh5 14. Qg5
Qd8 15. Ne2 Bxh6 16. Qxh6 Qf6 17. Qe3 Rfd8 18. h4 Nf8 19. Ng3 Nf4 20. h5 N8e6
21. hxg6 hxg6 22. Rdg1 Kf8 23. Bc4 b6 24. Rh6 Ke7 25. Bxe6 Qxe6 26. Qa3+ Kf6
27. Nf5 a5 28. Qe3 c5 29. a3 Rd7 30. Rhh1 Rad8 31. Ng3 Rd2 32. Rc1 Qc4 33. Qe1
Qd4 34. Rh2 Nd3 35. c3 Rxb2+ 36. Ka1 Qc4 0-1

[Event "North Urals Cup (Women) 5th"]
[Site "Krasnoturinsk"]
[Date "2007.07.30"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Pogonina, Natalija"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C07"]
[WhiteElo "2429"]
[BlackElo "2523"]
[PlyCount "151"]
[EventDate "2007.07.22"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 119 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.09.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.09.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 c5 4. exd5 Qxd5 5. Ngf3 cxd4 6. Bc4 Qd6 7. O-O Nf6 8.
Nb3 Nc6 9. Nbxd4 Nxd4 10. Nxd4 a6 11. c3 Qc7 12. Bb3 Bd6 13. h3 Bf4 14. Qf3
Bxc1 15. Raxc1 O-O 16. Rcd1 Bd7 17. Rd2 Rad8 18. Rfd1 h6 19. Qe3 Rfe8 20. Nf3
Bc6 21. Qe5 Qc8 22. Rxd8 Rxd8 23. Rxd8+ Qxd8 24. Nd4 Bd5 25. c4 Be4 26. Kh2 b6
27. a3 Bb7 28. Bd1 Ne8 29. b4 Qc7 30. Qxc7 Nxc7 31. f4 Kf8 32. Kg3 Ke7 33. Bf3
Bxf3 34. Kxf3 Kd6 35. Ke4 f5+ 36. Kd3 Ne8 37. Nf3 Nf6 38. Kd4 Ne4 39. h4 a5 40.
Ne5 axb4 41. axb4 Ke7 42. c5 bxc5+ 43. bxc5 Nf6 44. Kc4 Nd5 45. g3 Kd8 46. Nc6+
Kd7 47. Nd4 g6 48. Kb5 Nc3+ 49. Ka5 Nd5 50. Ka6 Kc7 51. Nxe6+ Kc6 52. Ka5 Nf6
53. Kb4 Ne4 54. Kc4 Nxg3 55. Nd4+ Kc7 56. Kd5 Ne4 57. Ne6+ Kb7 58. c6+ Kb6 59.
c7 Kb7 60. Kd4 Kc8 61. Kd5 Kd7 62. Ke5 Kc8 63. Kd4 Kd7 64. Kd5 Nd6 65. Ke5 Ne4
66. Nf8+ Kxc7 67. Nxg6 Ng3 68. Ne7 h5 69. Nxf5 Ne2 70. Ng7 Ng1 71. Ke4 Kd7 72.
Nxh5 Ke7 73. Ng3 Kf6 74. Ke3 Nh3 75. Kf3 Kg6 76. Ne2 1-0

[Event "North Urals Cup (Women) 5th"]
[Site "Krasnoturinsk"]
[Date "2007.07.31"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Galliamova, Alisa"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B51"]
[WhiteElo "2523"]
[BlackElo "2468"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "2007.07.22"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 119 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.09.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.09.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 d6 4. O-O Bd7 5. Re1 Nf6 6. c3 a6 7. Bf1 Bg4 8. d4
cxd4 9. cxd4 d5 10. e5 Nd7 11. e6 fxe6 12. h3 Bxf3 13. Qxf3 Nxd4 14. Qd1 Nc6
15. Rxe6 Nf6 16. Nc3 Kf7 17. Re1 e6 18. Bg5 Bc5 19. Bxf6 Qxf6 20. Ne4 dxe4 21.
Qh5+ Qg6 22. Qxc5 Rhd8 23. Qb6 Rd7 24. Red1 Re7 25. Rd6 Kg8 26. Qc5 Rf7 27. Bc4
Rf6 28. Rf1 Raf8 29. Rd7 Nd8 30. Be2 Rf5 31. Qd4 Qf6 32. Bg4 Rb5 33. Rd1 e5 34.
Qc4+ Kh8 35. R1d2 Qb6 36. Qxe4 Rxb2 37. Qxe5 Rxd2 38. Qxg7# 1-0

[Event "George Marx Memorial 5th"]
[Site "Paks"]
[Date "2007.08.05"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C80"]
[WhiteElo "2523"]
[BlackElo "2610"]
[PlyCount "90"]
[EventDate "2007.08.05"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "HUN"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 120"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.10.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.10.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Nxe4 6. d4 b5 7. Bb3 d5 8. dxe5
Be6 9. Be3 Bc5 10. Bxc5 Nxc5 11. Nd4 Nxd4 12. Qxd4 Nb7 13. c3 c5 14. Qf4 Na5
15. Bc2 h6 16. Nd2 Qg5 17. Qxg5 hxg5 18. Nb3 Nxb3 19. axb3 Kd7 20. Rfd1 Kc7 21.
b4 cxb4 22. cxb4 Rh4 23. Bb3 Rxb4 24. Bxd5 Bxd5 25. Rxd5 Rxb2 26. Rc1+ Kb6 27.
Rd6+ Ka5 28. Rd7 b4 29. Ra1+ Kb6 30. h4 Ra7 31. Rd6+ Kb5 32. hxg5 a5 33. Rd5+
Kc4 34. Rdxa5 Rxa5 35. Rxa5 b3 36. Ra7 Re2 37. Rc7+ Kd5 38. Rb7 b2 39. Kh2 Rxf2
40. Kg3 Re2 41. g6 fxg6 42. Kf4 g5+ 43. Kf5 Rf2+ 44. Kg6 Rxg2 45. Rb5+ Ke6 0-1

[Event "George Marx Memorial 5th"]
[Site "Paks"]
[Date "2007.08.06"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Balogh, Csaba"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B83"]
[WhiteElo "2523"]
[BlackElo "2568"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "2007.08.05"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "HUN"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 120"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.10.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.10.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Be2 Nf6 7. O-O Be7 8.
Be3 Bd7 9. Nb3 a6 10. a4 Na5 11. Nd2 O-O 12. f4 Bc6 13. Qe1 d5 14. Rd1 Bb4 15.
exd5 Nxd5 16. Nxd5 Qxd5 17. Qf2 b5 18. Nb3 Qf5 19. Nd4 Qg6 20. c3 Be7 21. b4 e5
22. fxe5 Nb7 23. Nxc6 Qxc6 24. Qf3 Qc7 25. axb5 axb5 26. Bxb5 Ra3 27. Rd7 Qxe5
28. Bd4 Qxb5 29. Rxe7 Nd8 30. Bxg7 Kxg7 31. Qf6+ Kg8 32. Re5 1-0

[Event "George Marx Memorial 5th"]
[Site "Paks"]
[Date "2007.08.07"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Acs, Peter"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E59"]
[WhiteElo "2530"]
[BlackElo "2523"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[EventDate "2007.08.05"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "HUN"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 120"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.10.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.10.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Nf3 c5 5. e3 O-O 6. Bd3 d5 7. O-O Nc6 8. a3
Bxc3 9. bxc3 Qc7 10. h3 dxc4 11. Bxc4 e5 12. Ba2 Bf5 13. d5 Rad8 14. c4 e4 15.
Nh4 Bc8 16. Bb2 Qe7 17. f4 exf3 18. Qxf3 Ne5 19. Qg3 Rfe8 20. Nf5 Bxf5 21. Rxf5
Nfd7 22. Raf1 g6 23. e4 Qd6 24. R5f4 Re7 25. Bb3 Rf8 26. h4 f6 27. Ba1 Nb6 28.
h5 Nbd7 29. Ba4 Nb6 30. hxg6 hxg6 31. Bb3 Nbd7 32. Bd1 Rg7 33. Bg4 Nxg4 34.
Qxg4 Ne5 35. Qe6+ Qxe6 36. dxe6 Nc6 37. Rxf6 Re8 38. Rd1 Rge7 39. Rxg6+ Kh7 40.
Rg5 Rxe6 41. Rd3 R8e7 42. Rxc5 Rxe4 43. Bf6 R7e6 44. Rd7+ Kg6 45. Bb2 b6 46.
Rcd5 Re2 47. Bc3 Rc2 48. Rg7+ Kh6 49. Rg3 Rc1+ 50. Kh2 1-0

[Event "George Marx Memorial 5th"]
[Site "Paks"]
[Date "2007.08.08"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Berkes, Ferenc"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E58"]
[WhiteElo "2597"]
[BlackElo "2523"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[EventDate "2007.08.05"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "HUN"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 120"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.10.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.10.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 d5 6. Nf3 c5 7. O-O Nc6 8. a3
Bxc3 9. bxc3 Qc7 10. cxd5 exd5 11. a4 Re8 12. Ba3 c4 13. Bc2 Ne4 14. Bxe4 Rxe4
15. Nd2 Re8 16. e4 dxe4 17. Nxc4 Nb4 18. Ne3 Qxc3 19. Qc1 Qxc1 20. Rfxc1 a5 21.
Bxb4 axb4 22. Rcb1 Bd7 23. a5 Ra6 24. Rxb4 b5 25. Rb2 Rea8 26. Rba2 b4 27. h4
g6 28. Kh2 Kg7 29. Kg3 h6 30. Kf4 Rf6+ 31. Kg3 Rfa6 32. d5 g5 33. Rb2 f5 34.
Nc4 Bb5 35. Rxb4 Bxc4 36. Rxc4 Rxa5 37. Rd1 Ra1 38. Rc7+ Kf6 39. Rc6+ Kf7 40.
Rxa1 Rxa1 41. Rxh6 Ra3+ 42. Kh2 gxh4 43. Rxh4 Rd3 44. g4 Rxd5 1/2-1/2

[Event "George Marx Memorial 5th"]
[Site "Paks"]
[Date "2007.08.09"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Harikrishna, Pentala"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C88"]
[WhiteElo "2523"]
[BlackElo "2664"]
[PlyCount "100"]
[EventDate "2007.08.05"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "HUN"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 120"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.10.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.10.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. a4
b4 9. d3 d6 10. a5 Be6 11. Nbd2 Qc8 12. Nc4 Rb8 13. h3 h6 14. Be3 Nh7 15. d4
exd4 16. Nxd4 Nxd4 17. Bxd4 Rb5 18. f4 Bf6 19. f5 Bxc4 20. Bxc4 Bxd4+ 21. Qxd4
Re5 22. Qd3 Nf6 23. Bxa6 Qa8 24. Bb5 Rb8 25. Bc4 Rxa5 26. Rxa5 Qxa5 27. Qb3 Rf8
28. Kh1 Qc5 29. c3 bxc3 30. Qxc3 Re8 31. Bd3 Qxc3 32. bxc3 Re5 33. Re2 Kf8 34.
Kg1 Rc5 35. Rc2 d5 36. e5 Nd7 37. e6 Ne5 38. Bf1 d4 39. c4 fxe6 40. fxe6 Ke7
41. Rd2 Nc6 42. Rf2 Kxe6 43. Rf8 Rf5 44. Re8+ Kd6 45. Bd3 Re5 46. Rg8 Re7 47.
Kf2 Kc5 48. Ra8 Ne5 49. Ra5+ Kb4 50. Rb5+ Kc3 0-1

[Event "George Marx Memorial 5th"]
[Site "Paks"]
[Date "2007.08.11"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E05"]
[WhiteElo "2610"]
[BlackElo "2523"]
[PlyCount "136"]
[EventDate "2007.08.05"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "HUN"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 120"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.10.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.10.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 e6 3. Bg2 d5 4. O-O Be7 5. d4 O-O 6. c4 dxc4 7. Qc2 a6 8. Qxc4
b5 9. Qc2 Bb7 10. Bd2 Be4 11. Qc1 Bb7 12. Bf4 Bd6 13. Nbd2 Nbd7 14. Nb3 Bd5 15.
Rd1 Qe7 16. Ne5 Bxg2 17. Kxg2 Nd5 18. Nc6 Nxf4+ 19. Qxf4 Qe8 20. Qf3 f5 21.
Rac1 Nf6 22. Kh1 Kh8 23. Nba5 Qg6 24. Ne5 Bxe5 25. dxe5 Ng4 26. h3 Nxe5 27. Qe3
Qf6 28. Rxc7 h6 29. f4 Nf7 30. Rdd7 Rad8 31. Qc3 Rxd7 32. Rxd7 Qxc3 33. bxc3 e5
34. e3 exf4 35. exf4 g5 36. Nc6 gxf4 37. gxf4 Rc8 38. Na7 Rf8 39. Kg2 Kg7 40.
Nc6 Kf6 41. Ra7 Nd6 42. Rxa6 Ke6 43. Kf3 Rg8 44. Rb6 Rc8 45. Ke2 Ra8 46. Nd4+
Kd5 47. Nxb5 Rxa2+ 48. Kd3 Ne4 49. Nd4 Rd2+ 50. Ke3 Rh2 51. Rxh6 Nd6 52. Kf3
Rd2 53. Rf6 Rd3+ 54. Kg2 Rd2+ 55. Kf1 Ne4 56. Rxf5+ Kc4 57. Kg1 Nxc3 58. Nf3
Ra2 59. Rf8 Ne2+ 60. Kf2 Nd4+ 61. Kg3 Ra3 62. Rc8+ Kb5 63. Kg4 Rxf3 64. Rd8
Rxf4+ 65. Kxf4 Ne6+ 66. Ke5 Nxd8 67. Kf6 Kc6 68. h4 Kd7 1/2-1/2

[Event "George Marx Memorial 5th"]
[Site "Paks"]
[Date "2007.08.12"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Balogh, Csaba"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2568"]
[BlackElo "2523"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "2007.08.05"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "HUN"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 120"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.10.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.10.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Nc3 a6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Nf6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nf3 Be7 8. Bc4
O-O 9. O-O Nc6 10. Re1 b5 11. Bb3 Rb8 12. Bg5 Ng4 13. Bxe7 Nxe7 14. Qd2 Rb7 15.
a4 b4 16. Nd5 Be6 17. h3 Nf6 18. Nxf6+ gxf6 19. Rad1 Nc8 20. Qh6 Kh8 21. Nh4
Rg8 22. Re3 f5 23. Bxe6 fxe6 24. exf5 exf5 25. Rxe5 Rbg7 26. Rxf5 Qe7 27. Qf6
Qxf6 28. Rxf6 Rc7 29. Rd2 Kg7 30. Rf4 a5 31. Rf5 Nb6 32. Rxa5 Nc4 33. Rg5+ Kh8
34. Rxg8+ Kxg8 35. Rd4 Nxb2 36. Rxb4 Rxc2 37. Nf5 Nc4 38. a5 Nd2 39. h4 Ra2 40.
Nxd6 1-0

[Event "George Marx Memorial 5th"]
[Site "Paks"]
[Date "2007.08.13"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Acs, Peter"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B69"]
[WhiteElo "2523"]
[BlackElo "2530"]
[PlyCount "106"]
[EventDate "2007.08.05"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "HUN"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 120"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.10.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.10.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bg5 e6 7. Qd2 a6 8.
O-O-O Be7 9. f4 Bd7 10. Nf3 b5 11. Bxf6 gxf6 12. Kb1 Rc8 13. f5 h5 14. fxe6
fxe6 15. Ne2 Qa5 16. Qxa5 Nxa5 17. Nf4 Nc4 18. Be2 Ne3 19. Rd2 e5 20. Ng6 Rh6
21. Nfh4 f5 22. exf5 Nxf5 23. Nxf5 Bxf5 24. Nxe7 Kxe7 25. b3 h4 26. Rf1 Rf8 27.
Kb2 Rg6 28. Rf2 Be4 29. Rxf8 Kxf8 30. g3 hxg3 31. hxg3 Ke7 32. Bd3 Bxd3 33.
Rxd3 Ke6 34. c4 b4 35. a3 e4 36. Rd4 bxa3+ 37. Kxa3 Kf5 38. Kb2 Re6 39. Kc2 Kg4
40. Kd2 Kf3 41. Rd5 Rf6 42. Rh5 Kf2 43. g4 Rf3 44. Rh2+ Kg3 45. Re2 Kf4 46. Kc2
Rf1 47. Kd2 a5 48. Rh2 e3+ 49. Kd3 Rd1+ 50. Kc2 Ra1 51. Kb2 Rg1 52. Kc2 Kg3 53.
Re2 Kf3 0-1

[Event "George Marx Memorial 5th"]
[Site "Paks"]
[Date "2007.08.14"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Harikrishna, Pentala"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2664"]
[BlackElo "2523"]
[PlyCount "113"]
[EventDate "2007.08.05"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "HUN"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 120"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.10.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.10.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 e6 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Qc2 Bb7 6. Bg2 c5 7. d5 exd5 8. cxd5
Nxd5 9. O-O Be7 10. Rd1 Qc8 11. Nc3 Nxc3 12. bxc3 d5 13. Bg5 Nc6 14. Qa4 O-O
15. Rxd5 Bxg5 16. Nxg5 h6 17. Nh3 Ne7 18. Rd7 Bc6 19. Bxc6 Nxc6 20. Rd6 Qxh3
21. Qxc6 Qg4 22. Qb5 Rae8 23. Rd2 Re7 24. Rad1 Rfe8 25. e3 Qe4 26. Qe2 Qe5 27.
Rd3 Qe4 28. Rd5 Re6 29. R1d3 Qc4 30. Rd7 Qa4 31. Qd2 R6e7 32. Rxe7 Rxe7 33.
Rd8+ Kh7 34. f3 Qc6 35. Qd3+ g6 36. e4 h5 37. Qd2 Kg7 38. Rd6 Qb5 39. Kg2 Qc4
40. Rd8 Qe6 41. Rd5 Qf6 42. h4 Kh7 43. Rd6 Qe5 44. Kf2 Kg7 45. Rd5 Qe6 46. Kg2
Qf6 47. Qd3 Qc6 48. Rd8 Qa4 49. Qd2 Qc4 50. Kg1 Qe6 51. Rd6 Qe5 52. Kg2 Kh7 53.
Rd5 Qf6 54. Qg5 Qe6 55. Qf4 f5 56. Qd6 Qxd6 57. Rxd6 1/2-1/2

[Event "George Marx Memorial 5th"]
[Site "Paks"]
[Date "2007.08.15"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Berkes, Ferenc"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B17"]
[WhiteElo "2523"]
[BlackElo "2597"]
[PlyCount "52"]
[EventDate "2007.08.05"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "HUN"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 120"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.10.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.10.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nd7 5. Ng5 Ngf6 6. Bd3 e6 7. N1f3 Bd6 8.
Qe2 h6 9. Ne4 Nxe4 10. Qxe4 Qc7 11. O-O b6 12. Qg4 Kf8 13. b3 Bb7 14. Bb2 Nf6
15. Qh4 c5 16. dxc5 Qxc5 17. Bd4 Qa5 18. Bxf6 gxf6 19. Be4 Bxe4 20. Qxe4 Kg7
21. Rfd1 Rad8 22. Rd3 Bc7 23. Qg4+ Kh7 24. Qe4+ Kg7 25. Qg4+ Kh7 26. Qe4+ Kg7
1/2-1/2

[Event "FRA-ch Accession"]
[Site "Aix les Bains"]
[Date "2007.08.18"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Houard, Yannick"]
[Black "Letreguilly, Olivier"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2151"]
[BlackElo "2360"]
[PlyCount "46"]
[EventDate "2007.08.13"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 120 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.11.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.11.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nb5 d6 6. Bf4 e5 7. Be3 a6 8. N5c3
Nf6 9. Bg5 Be6 10. Bxf6 Qxf6 11. Nd5 Qd8 12. Nbc3 Rc8 13. a4 Be7 14. Bd3 O-O
15. O-O Bg5 16. Bc4 Kh8 17. Re1 Nd4 18. Bd3 Rc5 19. Ne3 Bxe3 20. Rxe3 Nc6 21.
Qh5 g6 22. Qh6 Ne7 23. Rd1 Ng8 0-1

[Event "FRA-ch Accession"]
[Site "Aix les Bains"]
[Date "2007.08.19"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Blanc, Sebastien"]
[Black "Houard, Yannick"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C11"]
[WhiteElo "2141"]
[BlackElo "2151"]
[PlyCount "29"]
[EventDate "2007.08.13"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 120 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.11.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.11.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. Nc3 d5 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. d4 c5 6. dxc5 Nxc5 7. Nd4 Nc6 8. f4
a6 9. Be3 Be7 10. Qd2 Bd7 11. O-O-O Qa5 12. Kb1 Nxd4 13. Bxd4 Na4 14. Nxa4 Qxd2
15. Rxd2 1/2-1/2

[Event "FRA-ch Accession"]
[Site "Aix les Bains"]
[Date "2007.08.21"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Sanchez, Nicolas"]
[Black "Houard, Yannick"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C01"]
[WhiteElo "2200"]
[BlackElo "2151"]
[PlyCount "16"]
[EventDate "2007.08.13"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 120 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.11.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.11.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 exd5 4. Bd3 Nf6 5. Ne2 Bd6 6. Bf4 O-O 7. O-O c6 8. c3
Bg4 1/2-1/2

[Event "FRA-ch Accession"]
[Site "Aix les Bains"]
[Date "2007.08.24"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Houard, Yannick"]
[Black "Veron, Cyprien"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C66"]
[WhiteElo "2151"]
[BlackElo "2121"]
[PlyCount "31"]
[EventDate "2007.08.13"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 120 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.11.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.11.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 d6 5. O-O g6 6. Re1 Bg7 7. d4 O-O 8. Bxc6
bxc6 9. dxe5 dxe5 10. Qxd8 Rxd8 11. Nc3 Ne8 12. b3 f6 13. Ba3 Bf8 14. Bxf8 Kxf8
15. h3 Ng7 16. Na4 1/2-1/2

[Event "UK-CHN"]
[Site "Liverpool"]
[Date "2007.09.04"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Howell, David"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2523"]
[BlackElo "2519"]
[PlyCount "43"]
[EventDate "2007.09.04"]
[EventType "schev"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 120"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.10.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.10.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. Bxc6 dxc6 7. dxe5 Nf5
8. Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. Nc3 Ne7 10. h3 Ng6 11. Bg5+ Ke8 12. Rad1 Bd7 13. Rd2 Be6 14.
Rfd1 Be7 15. Bxe7 Kxe7 16. Ne4 Rad8 17. Nd4 Rd5 18. Nc3 Rd7 19. Na4 Rd5 20. Nc3
Rdd8 21. Ne4 Rd5 22. Nc3 1/2-1/2

[Event "UK-CHN"]
[Site "Liverpool"]
[Date "2007.09.05"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Jones, Gawain C B"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C03"]
[WhiteElo "2526"]
[BlackElo "2523"]
[PlyCount "113"]
[EventDate "2007.09.04"]
[EventType "schev"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 120"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.10.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.10.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 Be7 4. Ngf3 Nf6 5. e5 Nfd7 6. Bd3 c5 7. c3 b6 8. Qe2
a5 9. O-O Ba6 10. c4 Nc6 11. cxd5 Bxd3 12. Qxd3 Nb4 13. Qe4 exd5 14. Qg4 O-O
15. Rd1 Kh8 16. Nf1 Nc2 17. Rb1 Nxd4 18. Nxd4 cxd4 19. Qxd4 Bc5 20. Qxd5 Nxe5
21. Be3 Qxd5 22. Rxd5 Bxe3 23. Nxe3 f6 24. f4 Ng6 25. g3 Rab8 26. Rc1 Kg8 27.
Rc7 Rfc8 28. Rdd7 Rxc7 29. Rxc7 Rd8 30. Rb7 Rd3 31. Nc4 Rd4 32. b3 Rd1+ 33. Kg2
Rc1 34. a4 Rc2+ 35. Kg1 Rc1+ 36. Kf2 Rc2+ 37. Kf3 Rc3+ 38. Ke4 Rxb3 39. Rxb6
Rc3 40. Kd4 Rc1 41. Nxa5 Rc2 42. Nc4 Rxh2 43. Rb2 Rh1 44. Ra2 Ne7 45. a5 Nc6+
46. Kc5 Nxa5 47. Rxa5 h5 48. Ne3 h4 49. gxh4 Rxh4 50. Nd5 Kf7 51. Kd6 Rh1 52.
Ra7+ Kg6 53. Ne7+ Kh5 54. f5 Re1 55. Ra2 Re5 56. Rh2+ Kg5 57. Rh7 1-0

[Event "UK-CHN"]
[Site "Liverpool"]
[Date "2007.09.06"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Pert, Nicholas"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C18"]
[WhiteElo "2523"]
[BlackElo "2536"]
[PlyCount "147"]
[EventDate "2007.09.04"]
[EventType "schev"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 120"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.10.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.10.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 Ne7 7. Qg4 cxd4 8.
cxd4 Qc7 9. Ra2 Nf5 10. Nf3 Nc6 11. Bd3 h5 12. Qf4 Ncxd4 13. O-O Nxf3+ 14. Qxf3
Qxe5 15. Bb2 d4 16. Raa1 Nh4 17. Qh3 Qf4 18. Rae1 Qg4 19. Qxg4 hxg4 20. Bxd4 f6
21. f3 Bd7 22. fxg4 O-O-O 23. Bxa7 Bc6 24. Rxe6 Bxg2 25. Rf2 Bd5 26. Re3 Rde8
27. Kf1 Kc7 28. Rfe2 Rxe3 29. Bxe3 g5 30. Bf2 Bg2+ 31. Kg1 Bc6 32. Bg3+ Kd7 33.
Kf2 Ra8 34. Re3 Ra4 35. h3 Rd4 36. Ke2 Ng2 37. Bf5+ Kd8 38. Re6 Nf4+ 39. Bxf4
Rxf4 40. Rxf6 Bf3+ 41. Kd2 Bg2 42. Rg6 Bxh3 43. Rxg5 Ra4 44. Rg7 Bg2 45. Rd7+
Ke8 46. Rd3 Kf7 47. g5 Rf4 48. g6+ Kf6 49. Rg3 Rxf5 50. Rxg2 Kg7 51. Kc3 Rf1
52. Kb4 Rb1+ 53. Kc5 b6+ 54. Kc6 b5 55. Kb6 Rb2 56. Kc5 Rb1 57. c4 bxc4 58.
Kxc4 Rc1+ 59. Kb5 Rb1+ 60. Ka5 Rb8 61. a4 Ra8+ 62. Kb5 Rb8+ 63. Kc6 Rc8+ 64.
Kb7 Re8 65. a5 Re7+ 66. Kc6 Re6+ 67. Kd7 Rf6 68. Rg5 Rf1 69. Kc6 Ra1 70. Kb6
Re1 71. a6 Re6+ 72. Kb7 Re7+ 73. Kc8 Re8+ 74. Kd7 1-0

[Event "UK-CHN"]
[Site "Liverpool"]
[Date "2007.09.07"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Short, Nigel D"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C60"]
[WhiteElo "2523"]
[BlackElo "2683"]
[PlyCount "140"]
[EventDate "2007.09.04"]
[EventType "schev"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 120"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.10.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.10.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nge7 4. O-O Ng6 5. c3 a6 6. Ba4 d5 7. exd5 Qxd5 8.
Bb3 Qd3 9. Bc2 Qd6 10. d4 exd4 11. cxd4 Bg4 12. Be3 Nh4 13. Nbd2 Nxf3+ 14. Nxf3
Qd5 15. Bb3 Qh5 16. Ba4 b5 17. Bc2 Bd6 18. h3 Bxf3 19. Qxf3 Qxf3 20. gxf3 Ne7
21. a4 Kd7 22. Bb3 f6 23. d5 Rhe8 24. Rfd1 Nf5 25. Rd3 Rab8 26. Bc2 g6 27. axb5
axb5 28. Rb3 Nxe3 29. fxe3 Bc5 30. Kf2 Re5 31. Ke2 Rxd5 32. Bd3 c6 33. Be4 Re5
34. Ra6 Bb6 35. Rc3 c5 36. b3 Rh5 37. Bd3 Kc6 38. Be4+ Kc7 39. Bd3 b4 40. Rc4
Re8 41. Rf4 f5 42. h4 Kb7 43. Ra1 Bd8 44. Rd1 Kb6 45. Rc4 Bf6 46. Bc2 Bd4 47.
Rdxd4 cxd4 48. Rxb4+ Kc7 49. Rc4+ Kd6 50. Rxd4+ Ke7 51. b4 Rd8 52. Rc4 Rd6 53.
b5 Rb6 54. Rb4 Kd6 55. Bd3 Kc5 56. Rf4 Rd6 57. Kd2 Kb6 58. Kc3 Rd5 59. Ra4 Rc5+
60. Kd2 Rc8 61. Ra6+ Kb7 62. Ra4 Ra8 63. Rd4 Ra2+ 64. Kc3 Rh2 65. Rd7+ Kc8 66.
Ra7 R5xh4 67. b6 Kb8 68. Ba6 Ra4 69. Rb7+ Ka8 70. Ra7+ Kb8 1/2-1/2

[Event "UK-CHN"]
[Site "Liverpool"]
[Date "2007.09.08"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Rowson, Jonathan"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2599"]
[BlackElo "2523"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "2007.09.04"]
[EventType "schev"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 120"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.10.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.10.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Nc3 O-O 8. e4
d5 9. cxd5 Bxf1 10. Kxf1 exd5 11. e5 Ne4 12. Kg2 Qd7 13. Qc2 Nxc3 14. Qxc3 c5
15. dxc5 bxc5 16. Bg5 d4 17. Qd3 Nc6 18. Bxe7 Nxe7 19. Rac1 Rac8 20. Rhe1 h6
21. Nd2 Qd5+ 22. Qf3 Rfd8 23. Rc4 Qe6 24. Ra4 Nc6 25. Qe4 Rc7 26. f4 f5 27.
exf6 Qxf6 28. Ra6 d3 29. Rd1 Qe7 30. Qxe7 Nxe7 31. Re6 Nd5 32. Nc4 Nc3 33. Rd2
Nb1 34. Rd1 Nc3 35. Rd2 Nb1 1/2-1/2

[Event "UK-CHN"]
[Site "Liverpool"]
[Date "2007.09.09"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Adams, Michael"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B84"]
[WhiteElo "2724"]
[BlackElo "2523"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "2007.09.04"]
[EventType "schev"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 120"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.10.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.10.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be2 e6 7. O-O Be7 8. a4
Qc7 9. a5 O-O 10. Be3 Nbd7 11. Nb3 b5 12. axb6 Nxb6 13. Qd4 Nbd7 14. Rfd1 Ne5
15. Qb6 Qxb6 16. Bxb6 Bb7 17. f3 Nc6 18. Ra4 h6 19. Kf1 Rfc8 20. Bf2 Rcb8 21.
Bg3 Rd8 22. Rda1 Rab8 23. Nd1 Bc8 24. Na5 Nxa5 25. Rxa5 e5 26. Bxa6 Be6 27. b3
Nh5 28. Ne3 Nxg3+ 29. hxg3 Bg5 30. Ke2 g6 31. Bd3 Bxe3 32. Kxe3 f5 33. Ra7 fxe4
34. Bxe4 Bf7 35. R1a6 Rb4 36. Rc7 Rd4 37. Raa7 Rf8 38. c3 Rd1 39. Ke2 1-0

[Event "EU-Cup (Women) 12th"]
[Site "Kemer"]
[Date "2007.10.03"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Khudaya, Aliaksandra"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E41"]
[WhiteElo "2088"]
[BlackElo "2502"]
[PlyCount "44"]
[EventDate "2007.10.03"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2013"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.11.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.11.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Minsk BGU (W)"]
[BlackTeam "Chelyabinsk (W)"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "BLR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 c5 6. Nf3 d6 7. O-O Nc6 8. Qc2
Bxc3 9. bxc3 e5 10. d5 Ne7 11. e4 Ng6 12. Rb1 b6 13. Ne1 h6 14. g3 Nh7 15. Ng2
Bh3 16. f3 Qd7 17. g4 Ng5 18. Rf2 Bxg2 19. Kxg2 f6 20. Kg3 h5 21. h4 Nxh4 22.
Kxh4 Nxf3+ 0-1

[Event "EU-Cup (Women) 12th"]
[Site "Kemer"]
[Date "2007.10.04"]
[Round "2.2"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Cmilyte, Viktorija"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C42"]
[WhiteElo "2502"]
[BlackElo "2464"]
[PlyCount "105"]
[EventDate "2007.10.03"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2013"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.11.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.11.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Chelyabinsk (W)"]
[BlackTeam "St Petersburg Finek (W)"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. d4 d5 6. Bd3 Bd6 7. O-O O-O 8. c4
c6 9. Re1 Bf5 10. Nc3 Nxc3 11. bxc3 Bxd3 12. Qxd3 dxc4 13. Qxc4 b5 14. Qd3 Nd7
15. Bg5 Qc7 16. Be7 Bxe7 17. Rxe7 Qd6 18. Rae1 Nf6 19. c4 bxc4 20. Qxc4 Nd5 21.
Rb7 Rfb8 22. Qb3 Rxb7 23. Qxb7 Nb6 24. Qxa8+ Nxa8 25. Re8+ Qf8 26. Rxf8+ Kxf8
27. Ne5 c5 28. dxc5 Nc7 29. Nc6 a6 30. Nb4 Ke7 31. Kf1 Kd7 32. Ke2 a5 33. Nd3
f6 34. Kd2 Kc6 35. Kc3 Kd5 36. Kb3 Kd4 37. Nb2 Kxc5 38. Ka4 Nd5 39. Kxa5 Nb4
40. Na4+ Kc4 41. Nb6+ Kc5 42. Nd7+ Kc4 43. a4 Nd3 44. Kb6 Nxf2 45. a5 Ne4 46.
Kc6 Nc3 47. a6 Nb5 48. Nb6+ Kb4 49. Nd5+ Ka5 50. Nc3 Na7+ 51. Kb7 Nc8 52. Kxc8
Kxa6 53. Kd7 1-0

[Event "EU-Cup (Women) 12th"]
[Site "Kemer"]
[Date "2007.10.05"]
[Round "3.2"]
[White "Danielian, Elina"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2458"]
[BlackElo "2502"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "2007.10.03"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2013"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.11.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.11.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Yerevan Mika (W)"]
[BlackTeam "Chelyabinsk (W)"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ARM"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 e6 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 b6 4. Nc3 Bb7 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 Be7 7. e3 Ne4 8. Bxe7
Qxe7 9. Rc1 Nxc3 10. Rxc3 d6 11. c5 O-O 12. cxd6 cxd6 13. Bb5 a6 14. Be2 Nd7
15. Rc7 Rab8 16. O-O Qd8 17. Rc1 Nf6 18. Nd2 Nd5 19. Bf3 f5 20. Nb1 Qd7 21.
Bxd5 Bxd5 22. Nc3 Qb7 23. f3 b5 24. Nxd5 Qxd5 25. Qb3 Qxb3 26. axb3 Rfc8 27.
Kf2 a5 28. Rc3 a4 29. Rfc1 Rxc3 30. bxc3 axb3 31. Rb1 Ra8 32. Rxb3 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-Cup (Women) 12th"]
[Site "Kemer"]
[Date "2007.10.06"]
[Round "4.2"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Zaiatz, Elena"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C95"]
[WhiteElo "2502"]
[BlackElo "2366"]
[PlyCount "146"]
[EventDate "2007.10.03"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2013"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.11.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.11.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Chelyabinsk (W)"]
[BlackTeam "Kazan Ladya (W)"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Nb8 10. d4 Nbd7 11. Nbd2 Bb7 12. Bc2 Re8 13. Nf1 Bf8 14. Ng3 g6 15.
b3 c6 16. Bg5 Bg7 17. Qd2 Qe7 18. a4 Qf8 19. Be3 Red8 20. Qe2 Qe7 21. b4 h6 22.
Nd2 Nf8 23. Nb3 Rac8 24. axb5 cxb5 25. Qd2 Qc7 26. Na5 Ba8 27. Ra3 exd4 28.
Bxd4 Ne6 29. Bb3 Nxd4 30. cxd4 Re8 31. f3 Kh7 32. Ra2 Qa7 33. Kh1 h5 34. Qg5
Qe7 35. Nf1 Bh6 36. Qh4 Nd5 37. Qxe7 Rxe7 38. Bxd5 Bxd5 39. Raa1 Ba8 40. d5 Bg7
41. Rab1 Rc3 42. Ng3 Rec7 43. Ne2 Rc2 44. Kg1 f5 45. Rec1 fxe4 46. fxe4 Rxc1+
47. Rxc1 Re7 48. Rc8 Bxd5 49. exd5 Rxe2 50. Kf1 Rd2 51. Rc6 Rxd5 52. Rxa6 Bc3
53. Nc6 Rf5+ 54. Ke2 h4 55. Rb6 Kh6 56. Kd3 Bf6 57. Ke2 Rg5 58. Kf1 Bc3 59. Rb7
Rd5 60. Ke2 Kg5 61. Ke3 Bd2+ 62. Ke4 Rf5 63. Nd4 Rf2 64. Rxb5+ Kf6 65. Nf3 Rxg2
66. Nxh4 Re2+ 67. Kd3 Rf2 68. Rb8 Bf4 69. Rf8+ Kg7 70. Nxg6 Kxg6 71. Ke4 Rb2
72. Rxf4 Rxb4+ 73. Kf3 Rxf4+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-Cup (Women) 12th"]
[Site "Kemer"]
[Date "2007.10.07"]
[Round "5.2"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Gvetadze, Sofio"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B83"]
[WhiteElo "2502"]
[BlackElo "2362"]
[PlyCount "139"]
[EventDate "2007.10.03"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2013"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.11.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.11.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Chelyabinsk (W)"]
[BlackTeam "Tbilisi Interplast (W)"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GEO"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Be2 Nf6 7. O-O Be7 8.
Be3 O-O 9. f4 e5 10. Nb3 exf4 11. Bxf4 Be6 12. Kh1 d5 13. e5 Nd7 14. Nxd5 Ndxe5
15. c4 Bg5 16. Nc5 Bxf4 17. Nxe6 fxe6 18. Nxf4 Rf6 19. Qb3 Qe7 20. Qe3 Raf8 21.
h3 R8f7 22. Kg1 Rf5 23. Nh5 Rxf1+ 24. Rxf1 Rxf1+ 25. Bxf1 Nd7 26. Nf4 Qc5 27.
Kf2 Kf7 28. Qxc5 Nxc5 29. Ke3 Ke7 30. g3 a5 31. Bg2 e5 32. Nd5+ Kd6 33. Nc3 Ne6
34. Bd5 Ned4 35. Ne4+ Ke7 36. Nc5 Nf5+ 37. Kf2 Nb4 38. Nxb7 Nd3+ 39. Kf3 Nxb2
40. Nxa5 Na4 41. Be4 Nd4+ 42. Ke3 Nc3 43. Nb3 Ne6 44. Bxh7 Nxa2 45. Bf5 Nc7 46.
Ke4 Kf6 47. Bg4 Na6 48. Bc8 N6b4 49. Nc5 Nc3+ 50. Ke3 Ke7 51. Bb7 Nb1 52. Nb3
Na3 53. c5 Nb5 54. Nd2 Ke6 55. Ne4 Nd4 56. Kd2 Nbc6 57. Kd3 Kd5 58. Ba8 Nf5 59.
g4 Nfd4 60. h4 g6 61. h5 gxh5 62. gxh5 Nf5 63. Bb7 Nh6 64. Ke3 Nf5+ 65. Kf3 Nh6
66. Ba8 Ng8 67. Bxc6+ Kxc6 68. Kg4 Kd5 69. Kf5 Ne7+ 70. Kf6 1-0

[Event "EU-Cup (Women) 12th"]
[Site "Kemer"]
[Date "2007.10.08"]
[Round "6.2"]
[White "Cramling, Pia"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E11"]
[WhiteElo "2531"]
[BlackElo "2502"]
[PlyCount "90"]
[EventDate "2007.10.03"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2013"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.11.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.11.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Monte Carlo (W)"]
[BlackTeam "Chelyabinsk (W)"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "MNC"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 Bb4+ 4. Nbd2 O-O 5. a3 Be7 6. e4 d5 7. e5 Nfd7 8. b4
a5 9. b5 c5 10. Bb2 cxd4 11. Bxd4 Nc5 12. Be2 Nbd7 13. O-O b6 14. cxd5 exd5 15.
Bb2 Bb7 16. Re1 Re8 17. Nf1 Ne6 18. Ne3 Ndc5 19. Nf5 Bf8 20. Bf1 Rc8 21. N3d4
g6 22. Nd6 Bxd6 23. exd6 Qxd6 24. g3 Ng7 25. Rxe8+ Rxe8 26. Bg2 Ne4 27. Rc1 f6
28. Qc2 Rc8 29. Qxc8+ Bxc8 30. Rxc8+ Kf7 31. Rc6 Qd8 32. h4 Nc5 33. Bh3 f5 34.
Nf3 Nge6 35. Bf1 Ke8 36. Nd4 Nf8 37. Bc1 Ne4 38. Be3 Kf7 39. Nf3 Nd7 40. Bf4
Qe7 41. Rc7 Kf8 42. Rc8+ Kf7 43. Rc7 Kf8 44. Rc8+ Kg7 45. Rc7 Kf8 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-Cup (Women) 12th"]
[Site "Kemer"]
[Date "2007.10.09"]
[Round "7.2"]
[White "Paehtz, Elisabeth"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2452"]
[BlackElo "2502"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "2007.10.03"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2013"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.11.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.11.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Saratov Economist (W)"]
[BlackTeam "Chelyabinsk (W)"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. Bc4 Nb6 5. Bb3 c4 6. Bc2 Nc6 7. Nf3 Qc7 8. Qe2
g5 9. h3 Bg7 10. O-O Nxe5 11. Nxg5 d5 12. a4 h6 13. Nf3 Nxf3+ 14. Qxf3 Be6 15.
Na3 a6 16. d4 cxd3 17. Bxd3 Nxa4 18. Re1 Nc5 19. Bf4 Qc6 20. Nb5 Nxd3 21. Qxd3
Kd7 22. Nc7 Rac8 23. c4 d4 24. Nxe6 fxe6 25. b3 Rhg8 26. Qe4 Rgf8 27. Rad1 Qxe4
28. Rxe4 Rc5 29. Be3 e5 30. Bd2 Rc6 31. Rde1 b5 32. f4 bxc4 33. bxc4 Rxc4 34.
fxe5 Ke6 35. Rg4 Rc2 36. Rxd4 Rb8 37. Rg4 Rxd2 38. Rxg7 Rbb2 39. Ra1 Kxe5 40.
Rxa6 e6 41. Rg6 Kf4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Asian Indoor Games 2nd"]
[Site "Macau"]
[Date "2007.10.28"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Mushin, Dhuha M"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A46"]
[WhiteElo "1835"]
[BlackElo "2502"]
[PlyCount "130"]
[EventDate "2007.10.28"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2008"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. Bg5 h6 4. Bf4 b6 5. Nbd2 Bb7 6. e3 d6 7. Bd3 g5 8. Bg3
g4 9. Nh4 Rg8 10. h3 Nh5 11. hxg4 Nxg3 12. fxg3 Qg5 13. Qe2 Qxg4 14. Qxg4 Rxg4
15. Kf2 Nd7 16. Raf1 O-O-O 17. Be2 Rg8 18. Bf3 Nf6 19. c4 Be7 20. Bxb7+ Kxb7
21. Nhf3 Rg7 22. Ne1 Rdg8 23. Rh3 c5 24. Nd3 Rg4 25. dxc5 bxc5 26. Nf4 Kc6 27.
Ne2 R4g7 28. Kf3 Ng4 29. Nf4 Ne5+ 30. Kf2 Bd8 31. b3 Ba5 32. Nf3 Ng4+ 33. Ke2
Nf6 34. Rxh6 Ne4 35. Nh5 Nxg3+ 36. Nxg3 Rxg3 37. Nh4 R3g7 38. Rf2 Bd8 39. Kf1
Bg5 40. Rh5 Bxe3 41. Rf3 Bd4 42. Rd3 Bf6 43. Rf3 Be7 44. a3 Rg4 45. g3 f5 46.
Rh7 Bxh4 47. gxh4 Rg1+ 48. Ke2 Rb1 49. Kf2 Rb2+ 50. Kf1 Rgg2 51. Rxa7 Rgc2 52.
Kg1 Rb1+ 53. Rf1 Rxb3 54. Rd1 Rg3+ 55. Kf1 Rf3+ 56. Kg1 Rxc4 57. Ra6+ Kb5 58.
Rdxd6 Rg4+ 59. Kh2 e5 60. h5 f4 61. Rg6 Rh4+ 62. Kg2 Rfh3 63. h6 e4 64. Rgb6+
Kc4 65. Rd6 Rh2+ 0-1

[Event "Asian Indoor Games 2nd"]
[Site "Macau"]
[Date "2007.10.28"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Ghader Pour, Shayesteh"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B93"]
[WhiteElo "2502"]
[BlackElo "2173"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "2007.10.28"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2008"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f4 e5 7. Nf3 Qc7 8. a4
Be7 9. Bd3 Nbd7 10. O-O O-O 11. Kh1 Nc5 12. Qe1 b6 13. fxe5 dxe5 14. Bg5 Be6
15. Nh4 Nh5 16. Be3 Nxd3 17. cxd3 Rad8 18. Rd1 Bc5 19. Nf3 Rd7 20. Bxc5 bxc5
21. Qe3 h6 22. Rd2 Rfd8 23. Ne2 Qd6 24. Rc1 Rc7 25. h3 Bd7 26. Rc4 Be6 27. Rc3
Bd7 28. b3 Be6 29. Rdc2 Rb8 30. Nd2 Nf4 31. Nxf4 exf4 32. Qf2 Rd8 33. b4 c4 34.
dxc4 Qxb4 35. Qxf4 Rdc8 36. Rg3 Qxa4 37. Qxh6 Qa1+ 38. Kh2 Qe5 39. Qe3 Bxc4 40.
Qc3 Re8 41. Qxe5 Rxe5 42. Rgc3 1-0

[Event "Asian Indoor Games 2nd"]
[Site "Macau"]
[Date "2007.10.29"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Dauletova, Gulmira"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B87"]
[WhiteElo "2210"]
[BlackElo "2502"]
[PlyCount "132"]
[EventDate "2007.10.28"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2008"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bc4 e6 7. Bb3 b5 8. O-O
Be7 9. Qf3 Qb6 10. Be3 Qb7 11. Rae1 O-O 12. a3 Nbd7 13. Qg3 Kh8 14. f4 Nc5 15.
e5 Nfe4 16. Nxe4 Nxe4 17. Qh3 dxe5 18. fxe5 Nc5 19. Ba2 Qc7 20. Qh5 Bb7 21.
Rxf7 Rxf7 22. Qxf7 Rf8 23. Qh5 Be4 24. b4 Nd7 25. Nxe6 Qxc2 26. Qg4 Rg8 27. Bb1
Qc3 28. Bd2 Qxd2 29. Qxe4 g6 30. Rf1 Rc8 31. Nd4 Rc1 32. Bd3 Nf8 33. e6 Kg8 34.
Nf3 Rxf1+ 35. Bxf1 Qd6 36. Qe5 Qxe5 37. Nxe5 Nxe6 38. Nc6 Bf6 39. Kf2 Nc7 40.
Kf3 Bb2 41. Ke4 Kf7 42. Kd3 Bxa3 43. Kd4 Bc1 44. Ke5 Ne6 45. g3 Be3 46. Bg2 Nc7
47. Kd6 Ne8+ 48. Ke5 Bg1 49. h3 Bh2 50. Bd5+ Kg7 51. Kf4 Nc7 52. Bb3 Kf6 53.
Kf3 Bg1 54. Ke4 Bf2 55. Kf3 Be1 56. g4 Ne6 57. h4 Bxh4 58. Bxe6 Kxe6 59. Nb8
Be7 60. Nxa6 Kd5 61. Kf4 Bd6+ 62. Kg5 Kc6 63. Kh6 Kb6 64. Nc5 Bxc5 65. bxc5+
Kxc5 66. Kxh7 b4 0-1

[Event "Asian Indoor Games 2nd"]
[Site "Macau"]
[Date "2007.10.29"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Harika, Dronavalli"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2502"]
[BlackElo "2480"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "2007.10.28"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2008"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. O-O Bg7 5. Re1 Nf6 6. e5 Nd5 7. Nc3 Nc7 8.
Bxc6 dxc6 9. Ne4 b6 10. Nf6+ Kf8 11. Ne4 Bg4 12. d3 Ne6 13. Ned2 Qd5 14. h3
Bxf3 15. Nxf3 Rd8 16. b3 h6 17. Bb2 Nd4 18. Bxd4 cxd4 19. e6 Bf6 20. exf7 Kxf7
21. Re4 Rd6 22. Qe2 Re6 23. Re1 Rxe4 24. dxe4 Qb5 25. e5 Qxe2 26. Rxe2 Bg7 27.
Nxd4 c5 28. e6+ Kf6 29. Nc6 Rc8 30. Nxa7 Ra8 31. Nb5 Rxa2 32. Nc7 Ra1+ 33. Kh2
Kf5 34. g4+ Kf4 35. Kg2 Rd1 36. c4 Rd3 37. Nd5+ Kg5 38. Nxe7 b5 39. f4+ 1-0

[Event "Asian Indoor Games 2nd"]
[Site "Macau"]
[Date "2007.10.30"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Le, Kieu Thien Kim"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A17"]
[WhiteElo "2292"]
[BlackElo "2502"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "2007.10.28"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2008"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. g3 O-O 5. Bg2 d5 6. a3 Be7 7. d4 dxc4 8. Ne5
Nc6 9. Nxc6 bxc6 10. O-O Nd5 11. Qa4 Nb6 12. Qxc6 Rb8 13. Qe4 Bb7 14. Qe3 Bxg2
15. Kxg2 Nd5 16. Qf3 Rb3 17. Rd1 Nxc3 18. bxc3 Qd5 19. e4 Qa5 20. Qe2 Qxc3 21.
Ra2 Rfb8 22. Rc2 Qd3 23. Qxd3 cxd3 24. Rxc7 Bxa3 25. Rxa7 Bxc1 26. Rxc1 h6 27.
Rd1 Rc8 28. Rd2 Rc4 29. Kf3 Rxd4 30. Ke3 Rbb4 31. f3 f5 32. exf5 exf5 33. Ra3
1/2-1/2

[Event "Asian Indoor Games 2nd"]
[Site "Macau"]
[Date "2007.10.30"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Lumongdong, Lisa Karlina"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2502"]
[BlackElo "2151"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "2007.10.28"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2008"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. O-O Bg7 5. Re1 Nf6 6. e5 Nd5 7. Nc3 Nc7 8.
Bxc6 dxc6 9. Ne4 Ne6 10. d3 O-O 11. Be3 b6 12. Qd2 Nd4 13. Nxd4 cxd4 14. Bh6 c5
15. h4 Bb7 16. h5 Qd5 17. Bxg7 Kxg7 18. Qf4 h6 19. f3 Rac8 20. b3 Qe6 21. Ng3
Bd5 22. Re2 Rc6 23. Rf1 a5 24. a4 Rg8 25. hxg6 fxg6 26. Qh4 g5 27. Qh2 Kh7 28.
Nh5 Qg6 29. Ref2 Qe8 30. f4 Bf7 31. Ng3 gxf4 32. Ne2 f3 33. Rxf3 Bd5 34. R3f2
Rc8 35. Nf4 Ba8 36. Qh4 Qf7 37. g3 Qg7 38. Nh5 Qg5 39. Rf7+ Kh8 40. R1f4 Qxe5
41. Rxe7 Qg5 42. Re6 Rge8 43. Qxg5 hxg5 44. Rh6+ Kg8 45. Rg6+ Kh7 46. Rff6 1-0

[Event "Champions Challenge 225th"]
[Site "Playchess.com INT"]
[Date "2007.11.17"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Plaskett, H James"]
[Black "Houard, Yannick"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D15"]
[WhiteElo "2488"]
[BlackElo "2122"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "2007.11.17"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2010"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 a6 5. Nc3 b5 6. b3 Bg4 7. Bb2 Nbd7 8. Be2 e6
9. O-O Bd6 10. Rc1 O-O 11. Nd2 Bf5 12. Bf3 Qe7 13. e4 dxe4 14. Ncxe4 Nxe4 15.
Nxe4 Ba3 16. Bxa3 Qxa3 17. Qd2 Rac8 18. c5 Bxe4 19. Bxe4 Nf6 20. Bf3 Rfd8 21.
Qc3 b4 22. Qa1 Nd5 23. Bxd5 Rxd5 24. Rfe1 Rcd8 25. Rc4 Qa5 26. g3 Qb5 27. Re4
a5 28. Qe1 Rb8 29. Qe3 Qb7 30. h4 Ra8 31. Rc2 a4 32. Re2 axb3 33. axb3 Ra1+ 34.
Kg2 Qa8 35. Rxe6 fxe6 36. Qxe6+ Kf8 37. Re4 g6 38. Rf4+ Rf5 39. Rxf5+ gxf5 40.
Qxf5+ Kg8 41. Qe6+ Kf8 42. Qf6+ Kg8 43. Qe6+ Kg7 44. Qe7+ Kg8 45. Qe6+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Champions Challenge 225th"]
[Site "Playchess.com INT"]
[Date "2007.11.17"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Houard, Yannick"]
[Black "Plaskett, H James"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B44"]
[WhiteElo "2122"]
[BlackElo "2480"]
[PlyCount "38"]
[EventDate "2007.11.17"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2010"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nb5 Bc5 6. Nd6+ Ke7 7. Nc4 Nf6 8.
Nc3 d5 9. exd5 exd5 10. Nd2 Ng4 11. Qf3 Bxf2+ 12. Kd1 Ne3+ 13. Ke2 Nd4+ 14.
Kxf2 Nxf3 15. Nxf3 Nxc2 16. Rb1 Bf5 17. Bb5 Qb6+ 18. Kg3 Rhd8 19. Bf4 d4 0-1

[Event "Champions Challenge 225th"]
[Site "Playchess.com INT"]
[Date "2007.11.17"]
[Round "1.3"]
[White "Plaskett, H James"]
[Black "Houard, Yannick"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C05"]
[WhiteElo "2488"]
[BlackElo "2122"]
[PlyCount "50"]
[EventDate "2007.11.17"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2010"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 Nf6 4. Bd3 c5 5. c3 dxe4 6. Nxe4 cxd4 7. cxd4 Be7 8.
Nf3 Nbd7 9. Nc3 O-O 10. O-O Nb6 11. Re1 Bd7 12. Ne5 Rc8 13. Re3 Bc6 14. Rg3
Nbd5 15. Bh6 Ne8 16. Bxg7 Nxg7 17. Qg4 Bf6 18. Qe4 Re8 19. Qxh7+ Kf8 20. Ne4
Nf4 21. Qh6 Bxe4 22. Qxf4 Bxd3 23. Rxd3 Bxe5 24. Qxe5 Qd5 25. Qf6 Qf5 0-1

[Event "Champions Challenge 225th"]
[Site "Playchess.com INT"]
[Date "2007.11.17"]
[Round "1.4"]
[White "Houard, Yannick"]
[Black "Plaskett, H James"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B85"]
[WhiteElo "2122"]
[BlackElo "2480"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "2007.11.17"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2010"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 Qc7 6. Be2 Nf6 7. O-O d6 8.
Kh1 Be7 9. f4 O-O 10. Be3 Re8 11. Bd3 a6 12. a4 Nxd4 13. Bxd4 e5 14. Bg1 exf4
15. Rxf4 Be6 16. Rf1 Nd7 17. Nd5 Bxd5 18. exd5 Bf6 19. c3 g6 20. Qf3 Re7 21.
Rae1 Rae8 22. Qf2 Bg7 23. h3 Ne5 24. Bc2 Qc4 25. Rd1 f5 26. Qd4 Qxd4 27. Bxd4
Nd7 28. Bg1 Re2 29. Bd3 Rxb2 30. Rb1 Bxc3 31. Rxb2 Bxb2 32. Rb1 Ba3 33. Rxb7
Nc5 34. Bxc5 Bxc5 35. Bxa6 Re1+ 36. Kh2 f4 37. h4 h5 38. Bd3 Bg1+ 39. Kh3 Re3+
0-1

[Event "Champions Challenge 227th"]
[Site "Playchess.com INT"]
[Date "2007.12.01"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Houard, Yannick"]
[Black "Simonian, Hrair"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B41"]
[WhiteElo "2122"]
[BlackElo "2420"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "2007.12.01"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2010"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. c4 Nf6 6. Nc3 Qc7 7. a3 b6 8. Be3
Bb7 9. f3 d6 10. Be2 Nbd7 11. O-O Be7 12. Rc1 Rc8 13. Kh1 Qb8 14. Qd2 Bd8 15.
Rfd1 Bc7 16. Bg1 h5 17. b4 h4 18. Bf1 h3 19. gxh3 Kf8 20. Rc2 d5 21. cxd5 exd5
22. Nxd5 Nxd5 23. exd5 Bxd5 24. Rdc1 Qb7 25. Bg2 g6 26. Bf2 Kg7 27. Qg5 Rh5 28.
Qe7 Bd8 29. Qd6 Rxc2 30. Rxc2 Ne5 31. Qxd8 Nxf3 32. Nxf3 Bxf3 33. Bd4+ Kh6 34.
Qf8+ Kg5 35. Be3+ Kf5 36. Rf2 Rxh3 37. Qd6 Qe4 38. Qd7+ 1-0

[Event "Corus-B"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2008.01.12"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Bacrot, Etienne"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C88"]
[WhiteElo "2527"]
[BlackElo "2700"]
[PlyCount "152"]
[EventDate "2008.01.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 122"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.01.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.01.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. a4
b4 9. d3 d6 10. Nbd2 Be6 11. Bxe6 fxe6 12. c3 bxc3 13. bxc3 Rb8 14. Qe2 Qe8 15.
d4 exd4 16. Nxd4 Nxd4 17. cxd4 Rb4 18. Nf3 Rxa4 19. Rxa4 Qxa4 20. e5 dxe5 21.
Qxe5 Qc4 22. Qxe6+ Qxe6 23. Rxe6 Bd6 24. Bd2 Ra8 25. Ba5 Rb8 26. Re1 Rb3 27.
Ra1 Kf7 28. Kf1 Ke6 29. Be1 Ra3 30. Rxa3 Bxa3 31. Ke2 Kd5 32. Kd3 Ne4 33. Ng1
c5 34. dxc5 Nxc5+ 35. Kc2 Kc4 36. Bc3 Ne6 37. Nf3 Bc5 38. Nd2+ Kd5 39. f3 Bd4
40. g3 Bg1 41. h4 Bd4 42. Kd3 Bxc3 43. Kxc3 Nd4 44. Kd3 a5 45. Nc4 Nc6 46. Kc3
Kc5 47. h5 a4 48. Nb2 a3 49. Nd3+ Kd5 50. Nf4+ Ke5 51. Kb3 Nd4+ 52. Kxa3 Nxf3
53. Kb4 Ng5 54. Kc4 Ke4 55. Ne2 Kf3 56. Nd4+ Kg4 57. Kd5 h6 58. Kc4 Kxh5 59.
Nf5 Kg6 60. Nh4+ Kh5 61. Nf5 Kg6 62. Nh4+ Kf6 63. Kd5 Nh3 64. Ke4 Kg5 65. Ng2
Nf2+ 66. Kf3 Ng4 67. Nf4 Kf5 68. Nd5 Ne5+ 69. Kf2 Ke4 70. Nc3+ Kd3 71. Nd5 Kd4
72. Nf4 Nd3+ 73. Kf3 Nxf4 74. Kxf4 g6 75. Kf3 g5 76. Kg4 Ke4 0-1

[Event "Corus-B"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2008.01.13"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Harikrishna, Pentala"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C00"]
[WhiteElo "2664"]
[BlackElo "2527"]
[PlyCount "109"]
[EventDate "2008.01.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 122"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.01.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.01.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 e6 3. Bg2 Be7 4. O-O O-O 5. d3 d5 6. Nbd2 c5 7. e4 Nc6 8. Re1
b5 9. e5 Nd7 10. Nf1 b4 11. h4 f6 12. exf6 Nxf6 13. c4 bxc3 14. bxc3 Bd6 15. c4
Kh8 16. Be3 Bd7 17. Rc1 Qa5 18. N1d2 Qa3 19. Qb3 Qa5 20. Qd1 Qa3 21. Nb3 d4 22.
Bg5 e5 23. Nfd2 Bg4 24. Bf3 Bxf3 25. Qxf3 e4 26. Qg2 e3 27. Qxc6 Rac8 28. Qxd6
exf2+ 29. Kg2 fxe1=N+ 30. Rxe1 Qxa2 31. Bxf6 Rxf6 32. Qxc5 Rff8 33. Qxd4 Rcd8
34. Qc3 Qa6 35. Nf3 h6 36. Re7 Rf6 37. Nbd2 Rdf8 38. Qe5 Qa3 39. Ne4 R6f7 40.
Rxf7 Rxf7 41. c5 Qa2+ 42. Nfd2 Kh7 43. d4 Qc2 44. Qe6 Rf8 45. Qb3 Qc1 46. Qb1
Qxb1 47. Nxb1 Rd8 48. Nd6 Kg6 49. d5 Rb8 50. c6 Rb2+ 51. Kh3 Rc2 52. Na3 Rc5
53. Ne4 Rc1 54. d6 Kf7 55. c7 1-0

[Event "Corus-B"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2008.01.14"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Short, Nigel D"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2527"]
[BlackElo "2645"]
[PlyCount "45"]
[EventDate "2008.01.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 122"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.01.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.01.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Be7 6. Qe2 Nd6 7. Bxc6 bxc6 8.
dxe5 Nb7 9. c4 O-O 10. Nc3 Re8 11. Rd1 Bf8 12. Bg5 f6 13. Bh4 g5 14. Bg3 d6 15.
Ne4 Bg4 16. exf6 Bh5 17. Qe3 Bh6 18. Ne5 Rxe5 19. Bxe5 Bxd1 20. Rxd1 Qe8 21.
Bc3 Nd8 22. f7+ Qxf7 23. Nf6+ 1-0

[Event "Corus-B"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2008.01.15"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Stellwagen, Daniel"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B85"]
[WhiteElo "2527"]
[BlackElo "2625"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[EventDate "2008.01.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 122"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.01.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.01.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 Qc7 6. Be2 a6 7. O-O Nf6 8.
Be3 Be7 9. f4 d6 10. a4 O-O 11. Kh1 Re8 12. Bf3 Rb8 13. Qd2 Bf8 14. Rad1 e5 15.
Nde2 b5 16. Ng3 b4 17. Nce2 d5 18. fxe5 Nxe5 19. Bf4 Bb7 20. exd5 Rbd8 21. Bxe5
Rxe5 22. Nf4 Nxd5 23. Nxd5 Bxd5 24. Qf4 Bd6 25. Nf5 Bxf3 26. Qxf3 Bf8 27. Rxd8
Qxd8 28. Nh6+ gxh6 29. Qxf7+ Kh8 30. Qxf8+ Qxf8 31. Rxf8+ Kg7 32. Rf1 Re2 33.
Rc1 b3 34. cxb3 Rxb2 35. h3 Rxb3 36. Rc6 a5 37. Rc5 Ra3 38. Rxa5 h5 39. Kg1 Ra2
40. Kh2 Ra3 41. Ra8 h4 42. a5 Ra1 43. a6 Kh6 44. g4 hxg3+ 45. Kxg3 Ra4 46. Kf3
Kh5 47. Ke3 Kh4 48. Rh8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Corus-B"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2008.01.17"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Spoelman, Wouter"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C18"]
[WhiteElo "2424"]
[BlackElo "2527"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "2008.01.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 122"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.01.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.01.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 Qa5 7. Bd2 Qa4 8. Qb1
c4 9. Ne2 Nc6 10. Ng3 Bd7 11. Be2 O-O-O 12. O-O f5 13. Nh5 g6 14. Nf6 Nxf6 15.
exf6 h6 16. h4 Rh7 17. Bf4 Rf8 18. Qc1 Rfh8 19. f3 Qa5 20. Qe3 Qd8 21. Be5 g5
22. f4 g4 23. a4 Na5 24. Rfb1 Bc6 25. g3 b6 26. Qc1 Kd7 27. Qa3 Ke8 28. f7+
Kxf7 29. Bxh8 Rxh8 30. Bf1 h5 31. Re1 Re8 32. Bg2 Qd7 33. Re3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Corus-B"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2008.01.18"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Movsesian, Sergei"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B43"]
[WhiteElo "2527"]
[BlackElo "2677"]
[PlyCount "132"]
[EventDate "2008.01.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 122"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.01.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.01.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 a6 3. Nc3 b5 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Bb7 6. Bd3 e6 7. O-O Bc5 8. Nb3
Be7 9. e5 Qc7 10. Re1 f5 11. Qe2 h5 12. Nd4 h4 13. h3 b4 14. Na4 Nc6 15. Nf3
Nh6 16. Be3 Nxe5 17. Nxe5 Qxe5 18. Nb6 Rb8 19. Rad1 Qc7 20. Bxa6 Bc6 21. Nd5
Bxd5 22. Rxd5 O-O 23. Bxh6 gxh6 24. Rdd1 Rf6 25. c3 bxc3 26. bxc3 Qc6 27. Qc4
Bc5 28. Rb1 Rxb1 29. Rxb1 Rg6 30. Qf1 Qf3 31. Kh1 Qf4 32. Rd1 d5 33. Be2 Bd6
34. Qg1 Qe5 35. Bh5 Rg7 36. Re1 Qf6 37. Qf1 Kh7 38. Bf3 e5 39. Bxd5 e4 40. c4
Qg5 41. Qg1 Qf4 42. Re2 Ra7 43. Rb2 Ra3 44. c5 Bxc5 45. Rb7+ Kg6 46. Bf7+ Kf6
47. Bb3 Bd6 48. Rf7+ Kg6 49. Rd7 Ra6 50. g4 hxg3 51. fxg3 Qf3+ 52. Qg2 Qe3 53.
Bf7+ Kf6 54. Bc4 Rb6 55. Qf1 Qf3+ 56. Qxf3 exf3 57. Bb3 Rc6 58. Kg1 Bxg3 59.
Rd3 Rc1+ 60. Rd1 Rc3 61. Bd5 Ke5 62. Bb7 Kf4 63. a4 Rc2 64. Rb1 Bf2+ 65. Kh1
Kg3 66. Rf1 Rc4 0-1

[Event "Corus-B"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2008.01.19"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Smeets, Jan"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C14"]
[WhiteElo "2573"]
[BlackElo "2527"]
[PlyCount "116"]
[EventDate "2008.01.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 122"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.01.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.01.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e5 Nfd7 6. h4 Nc6 7. Nf3 Nb6 8. Rh3
f6 9. Bf4 fxe5 10. Nxe5 O-O 11. Qd2 Nxe5 12. Bxe5 Nd7 13. Bf4 c5 14. dxc5 Nxc5
15. Be3 Bd7 16. O-O-O Rc8 17. g4 b5 18. Bxb5 Bxb5 19. Nxb5 Ne4 20. Qe1 Qd7 21.
Nd4 e5 22. Nf5 Rxf5 23. gxf5 Qxf5 24. Rh2 d4 25. f3 Nc3 26. Bxd4 Nxd1 27. Bxe5
Nf2 28. Rxf2 Bxh4 29. Bc3 Qf7 30. Kb1 Rf8 31. a4 a6 32. Bb4 Bxf2 33. Qxf2 Qxf3
34. Qc5 Rd8 35. b3 Qd5 36. Qc7 Re8 37. Bc3 Qf7 38. Qc6 Qg6 39. Qd5+ Kh8 40. Qd7
Rf8 41. b4 h5 42. b5 axb5 43. axb5 Rf2 44. Qc8+ Kh7 45. Bd4 Rd2 46. Qc3 Rd1+
47. Kb2 Qg5 48. Qc4 Qf4 49. c3 h4 50. Qd5 Qc1+ 51. Kb3 Qb1+ 52. Ka3 Qa1+ 53.
Kb4 Rb1+ 54. Kc5 Qa7+ 55. Kd6 Qb8+ 56. Ke7 Qc7+ 57. Ke6 Re1+ 58. Be5 Rxe5+ 0-1

[Event "Corus-B"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2008.01.20"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Nepomniachtchi, Ian"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C11"]
[WhiteElo "2527"]
[BlackElo "2600"]
[PlyCount "138"]
[EventDate "2008.01.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 122"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.01.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.01.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. f4 c5 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. Be3 cxd4 8. Nxd4
Bc5 9. Qd2 O-O 10. O-O-O a6 11. Nb3 Bb4 12. Bd3 b5 13. Rhf1 Na5 14. Bd4 Nxb3+
15. cxb3 Bc5 16. Ne2 Bxd4 17. Nxd4 Qb6 18. Kb1 Nc5 19. Rc1 Ne4 20. Bxe4 dxe4
21. Rc6 Qd8 22. Rd6 Qh4 23. g3 Qh3 24. Rc1 Bb7 25. a3 h6 26. Ka2 Rac8 27. Rxc8
Rxc8 28. Nc2 Qf1 29. Ne3 Qg1 30. Rd8+ Rxd8 31. Qxd8+ Kh7 32. Qd2 a5 33. f5 exf5
34. Nxf5 a4 35. bxa4 Bc8 36. Nd4 bxa4 37. b4 axb3+ 38. Kxb3 Ba6 39. Nc2 Qb6+
40. Nb4 e3 41. Qc2+ g6 42. Qe4 e2 43. e6 fxe6 44. Qe5 h5 45. Kc3 Bb5 46. Nc2
Ba4 47. Ne1 Qb3+ 48. Kd2 Qd1+ 49. Ke3 Qxe1 50. Qc7+ Kg8 51. Qb8+ Kf7 52. Qa7+
Kf8 53. Qc5+ Ke8 54. Qc8+ Kf7 55. Qc7+ Kf6 56. Qd8+ Kf5 57. Qd3+ Kg4 58. Qxg6+
Kh3 59. Qxh5+ Kg2 60. Qxe2+ Qxe2+ 61. Kxe2 Kxh2 62. Kf3 Kh3 63. Kf4 Bb3 64. Ke5
Kg4 65. a4 Kg5 66. a5 Kg6 67. a6 Kf7 68. a7 Bd5 69. g4 Ba8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Corus-B"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2008.01.22"]
[Round "9"]
[White "L'Ami, Erwin"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A17"]
[WhiteElo "2581"]
[BlackElo "2527"]
[PlyCount "109"]
[EventDate "2008.01.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 122"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.01.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.01.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 c5 5. a3 Ba5 6. g3 O-O 7. Bg2 Nc6 8. O-O
d6 9. d3 h6 10. Rb1 e5 11. Na2 Be6 12. b4 cxb4 13. axb4 Bc7 14. b5 Ne7 15. Nc3
Rc8 16. Ba3 Bb8 17. Rfc1 Qd7 18. b6 Nc6 19. Qb3 e4 20. Nxe4 Nxe4 21. dxe4 Na5
22. Qb5 axb6 23. Qxd7 Bxd7 24. Nd2 Be6 25. Rxb6 Ba7 26. Rxd6 Bc5 27. Bxc5 Rxc5
28. f4 b5 29. e5 Nxc4 30. Nxc4 Rxc4 31. Rcd1 Rc2 32. Kf2 b4 33. Be4 Rc5 34. Rb6
b3 35. Rd4 g5 36. Rdb4 gxf4 37. gxf4 Rfc8 38. Rb8 f5 39. Bd3 Rxb8 40. Rxb8+ Kf7
41. Rb7+ Kg8 42. Ke3 Kf8 43. Kd4 Rd5+ 44. Kc3 Rc5+ 45. Kb2 Rc6 46. Ra7 Bc4 47.
Bxf5 Bxe2 48. e6 Rb6 49. e7+ Kf7 50. Bd7 Kxe7 51. Bg4+ Kf6 52. Bxe2 Rb4 53.
Ra6+ Kf5 54. Rxh6 Rxf4 55. Kxb3 1-0

[Event "Corus-B"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2008.01.23"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Koneru, Humpy"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C87"]
[WhiteElo "2527"]
[BlackElo "2612"]
[PlyCount "107"]
[EventDate "2008.01.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 122"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.01.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.01.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 d6 7. c3 Bg4 8. d3
Nd7 9. Be3 h6 10. Nbd2 Bg5 11. h3 Bh5 12. d4 Bxe3 13. fxe3 O-O 14. Nf1 b5 15.
Bc2 Nb6 16. Ng3 Bg6 17. Nf5 Re8 18. b3 Bxf5 19. exf5 d5 20. e4 Qd6 21. f6 exd4
22. cxd4 Qxf6 23. e5 Qe7 24. Qd3 g6 25. e6 f5 26. Qd2 Qf6 27. Rac1 Rxe6 28.
Rxe6 Qxe6 29. Qxh6 Re8 30. Bxf5 gxf5 31. Rxc6 Qxh6 32. Rxh6 Re2 33. Rc6 a5 34.
Rxc7 Rxa2 35. Rb7 Nc8 36. Rb8 Rc2 37. Rxb5 Ne7 38. Rxa5 f4 39. Rc5 Rb2 40. Rc3
Nf5 41. Rd3 Rb1+ 42. Kf2 Ng3 43. Nd2 Rd1 44. Kf3 Ne4 45. Kxf4 Nxd2 46. Ke3 Nf1+
47. Ke2 Rb1 48. g4 Kg7 49. Kf2 Kg6 50. Kg2 Kg5 51. Rf3 Nd2 52. Rf5+ Kg6 53.
Rxd5 Rxb3 54. Rf5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Corus-B"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2008.01.25"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Sargissian, Gabriel"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2676"]
[BlackElo "2527"]
[PlyCount "98"]
[EventDate "2008.01.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 122"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.01.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.01.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 e6 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Qc2 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. e4 d5 8. cxd5
Bxf1 9. Kxf1 exd5 10. e5 Ne4 11. Nc3 Nxd2+ 12. Nxd2 Qd7 13. Kg2 Nc6 14. Qa4 O-O
15. Rac1 f6 16. f4 fxe5 17. dxe5 Bb4 18. Rhf1 Rac8 19. Ne2 Nxe5 20. Qxb4 Nd3
21. Qb3 Nxc1 22. Nxc1 Rce8 23. Nf3 Qf5 24. Rf2 c5 25. Qd3 Qe4 26. Rd2 d4 27.
Qxe4 Rxe4 28. Nd3 Re6 29. h4 Rc8 30. a4 a6 31. Nfe5 b5 32. a5 g6 33. Rc2 c4 34.
Nb4 Rf8 35. b3 d3 36. Rd2 Rc8 37. Rd1 Rd6 38. Kf3 d2 39. bxc4 bxc4 40. Nc2 c3
41. Ke2 Rd5 42. Ng4 Rxa5 43. Nge3 Rd8 44. Rb1 Ra2 45. Kd1 Rb2 46. Ra1 Rdb8 47.
Rxa6 Rb1+ 48. Ke2 Rc1 49. Rc6 Re8 0-1

[Event "Corus-B"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2008.01.26"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Cheparinov, Ivan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C89"]
[WhiteElo "2527"]
[BlackElo "2713"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "2008.01.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 122"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.01.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.01.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3
d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. Rxe5 c6 12. Re1 Bd6 13. g3 Bf5 14. d4 Qd7 15.
Be3 Rae8 16. Nd2 Bg4 17. Qc2 Bf5 18. Qd1 Bg4 19. Qc2 Re7 20. Bg5 Rxe1+ 21. Rxe1
h6 22. Be3 Re8 23. c4 Bf5 24. Qd1 Nb4 25. Nf1 Bg4 26. f3 Bf5 27. a3 bxc4 28.
Bxc4 Nc2 29. Re2 Nxe3 30. Nxe3 Bg6 31. Bd3 Bxd3 32. Qxd3 Bc5 33. Nc2 Rxe2 34.
Qxe2 Bxd4+ 35. Nxd4 Qxd4+ 36. Kg2 c5 37. b3 Kh7 38. a4 g6 39. Qc4 Qxc4 40. bxc4
g5 41. f4 gxf4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Corus-B"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2008.01.27"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Krasenkow, Michal"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A14"]
[WhiteElo "2636"]
[BlackElo "2527"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[EventDate "2008.01.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 122"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.01.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.01.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 Be7 5. O-O O-O 6. b3 b6 7. Bb2 Bb7 8. e3 c5
9. Nc3 dxc4 10. bxc4 Nc6 11. Qe2 a6 12. Rfd1 Qc7 13. d3 Rab8 14. Rac1 Rfd8 15.
Ba1 Na5 16. Na4 Bc6 17. Bxf6 Bxf6 18. Nc3 b5 19. cxb5 axb5 20. Nd2 Bxg2 21.
Kxg2 Be7 22. Nb3 h6 23. Ne4 Nxb3 24. axb3 Qb7 25. Kg1 Rd5 26. Nc3 Rd7 27. Ne4
Rd5 28. Nc3 Rd7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op-A1"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2008.02.14"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C07"]
[WhiteElo "2598"]
[BlackElo "2527"]
[PlyCount "118"]
[EventDate "2008.02.14"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 123"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.04.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.04.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 c5 4. Ngf3 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Nc6 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. Bd3 Qc7 8.
O-O Bd6 9. h3 Nf6 10. c4 d4 11. Nb3 e5 12. c5 Be7 13. f4 Be6 14. fxe5 Nd7 15.
Bf4 O-O 16. Rc1 Rad8 17. Qh5 g6 18. Qf3 Nxe5 19. Qg3 f6 20. Rf2 Rfe8 21. Nd2
Bf8 22. Kh1 Qb7 23. b3 Nxd3 24. Qxd3 Qb4 25. Bd6 Bxd6 26. cxd6 Rf8 27. Rxc6
Rxd6 28. Rxd6 Qxd6 29. Nf3 Rc8 30. Rf1 Rd8 31. Rd1 Qa3 32. Nxd4 Qxa2 33. Qf3
Rd6 34. e5 Bd5 35. exd6 Bxf3 36. Nxf3 Qxb3 37. Rd2 Qb1+ 38. Kh2 Qb8 39. g3 Kf7
40. d7 Qd8 41. Ne1 Ke7 42. Nc2 a5 43. Na3 a4 44. Nc4 h5 45. Rd4 Qc7 46. d8=Q+
Qxd8 47. Rxd8 Kxd8 48. Kg2 Kc7 49. Kf3 Kc6 50. Ke4 Kc5 51. Kd3 Kb4 52. Nd2 a3
53. Kc2 a2 54. Kb2 a1=B+ 55. Kxa1 Kc3 56. Ne4+ Kd4 57. Nxf6 Ke3 58. g4 hxg4 59.
hxg4 Kf4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op-A1"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2008.02.15"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Laznicka, Viktor"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2527"]
[BlackElo "2595"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2008.02.14"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 123"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.04.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.04.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. Bxc6 dxc6 7. dxe5 Nf5
8. Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. Nc3 Ne7 10. h3 Ng6 11. Bg5+ Ke8 12. Rad1 Be6 13. a3 h6 14. Be3
Be7 15. Nd4 Nxe5 16. Nxe6 fxe6 17. Bd4 Nc4 18. Bxg7 Rh7 19. Bd4 e5 20. Be3 Nxb2
21. Rb1 Bxa3 22. Ne4 Rf7 23. Bxh6 b5 24. f4 exf4 25. Bxf4 Nc4 26. g4 a5 27. g5
a4 28. Rbe1 Be7 29. h4 a3 30. g6 Rf5 31. Ng3 Rxf4 32. Rxf4 a2 33. Rfe4 a1=Q 34.
Rxe7+ Kd8 35. g7 Qd4+ 36. Kg2 Qd5+ 37. Kh3 Nd6 38. R1e6 Qxe6+ 39. Rxe6 Kd7 40.
Rg6 Rg8 41. h5 1-0

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op-A1"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2008.02.16"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Grachev, Boris V"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A17"]
[WhiteElo "2601"]
[BlackElo "2527"]
[PlyCount "105"]
[EventDate "2008.02.14"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 123"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.04.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.04.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. e3 d6 6. Be2 Bxc3 7. Qxc3 b6 8.
O-O Bb7 9. b4 Ne4 10. Qc2 f5 11. Bb2 Nd7 12. d3 Ng5 13. Qd1 a5 14. a3 axb4 15.
axb4 Rxa1 16. Bxa1 Nxf3+ 17. Bxf3 Bxf3 18. Qxf3 Qa8 19. Qg3 Nf6 20. c5 bxc5 21.
bxc5 Qa6 22. e4 e5 23. exf5 Nh5 24. Qg4 Nf4 25. g3 Nxd3 26. cxd6 cxd6 27. Qe4
h6 28. Rd1 Nc5 29. Qd5+ Kh7 30. Qxd6 Qxd6 31. Rxd6 Rxf5 32. Rd5 Ne6 33. f4 Rf7
34. Bxe5 g5 35. Rd6 Nc5 36. Kg2 Nd7 37. Bd4 gxf4 38. gxf4 Nf8 39. Kf3 Ng6 40.
Bf6 Ne7 41. Ke4 Nc8 42. Re6 Rb7 43. f5 h5 44. Kf4 Kg8 45. Be5 Ne7 46. Bd6 Nd5+
47. Kg5 Kf7 48. Rh6 Rb5 49. Rh7+ Ke8 50. f6 Ne7+ 51. Kf4 Nd5+ 52. Kf5 Nc7+ 53.
Ke4 1-0

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op-A1"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2008.02.17"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Riazantsev, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B14"]
[WhiteElo "2527"]
[BlackElo "2628"]
[PlyCount "100"]
[EventDate "2008.02.14"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 123"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.04.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.04.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. c4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e6 6. Nf3 Bb4 7. cxd5 Nxd5 8.
Bd2 Nc6 9. Bd3 Be7 10. O-O O-O 11. Nxd5 Qxd5 12. Bc3 Rd8 13. Re1 Bf6 14. Be4
Qd6 15. Ne5 Bxe5 16. dxe5 Qxd1 17. Raxd1 Bd7 18. Rd6 Be8 19. Red1 Rxd6 20. exd6
Bd7 21. f4 Nd8 22. Rd3 f5 23. Bf3 Bc6 24. Bd1 Bd5 25. Rg3 g6 26. h4 Nc6 27. h5
Kf7 28. hxg6+ hxg6 29. Rh3 Rd8 30. Rh7+ Kg8 31. Rxb7 Rxd6 32. Rg7+ Kf8 33. Rxg6
Bxa2 34. Bf3 Ke8 35. Rg7 Kd8 36. Kf2 Bd5 37. Be2 Rd7 38. Rg8+ Kc7 39. b4 Rd8
40. Rg3 Nb8 41. Bf6 Rd7 42. b5 Kb7 43. Be5 Rh7 44. Rh3 Rf7 45. Bh5 Re7 46. Be2
Nd7 47. Bd4 Nb6 48. Rh8 Nc4 49. Rh1 Rc7 50. Bxc4 Bxc4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op-A1"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2008.02.18"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Azarov, Sergei Nikolaevich"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B84"]
[WhiteElo "2594"]
[BlackElo "2527"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[EventDate "2008.02.14"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 123"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.04.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.04.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be2 e6 7. O-O Be7 8. f4
Qc7 9. Kh1 O-O 10. Qe1 b5 11. Bf3 Bb7 12. e5 Ne8 13. a3 Nd7 14. Qg3 Nb6 15.
Bxb7 Qxb7 16. b3 g6 17. f5 dxe5 18. fxg6 fxg6 19. Rxf8+ Bxf8 20. Qxe5 Nc7 21.
Bb2 Bg7 22. Qd6 Re8 23. Rf1 Nc8 24. Qd7 Re7 25. Qd8+ Re8 26. Qd7 Re7 27. Qd8+
Re8 28. Qd7 Re7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op-A1"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2008.02.19"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Iordachescu, Viorel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B19"]
[WhiteElo "2527"]
[BlackElo "2586"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "2008.02.14"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 123"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.04.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.04.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bf5 5. Ng3 Bg6 6. h4 h6 7. Nf3 Nd7 8. h5
Bh7 9. Bd3 Bxd3 10. Qxd3 e6 11. Bf4 Qa5+ 12. Bd2 Bb4 13. c3 Be7 14. c4 Qc7 15.
O-O-O Ngf6 16. Kb1 O-O 17. Rhe1 Rfd8 18. Qc2 a5 19. a3 a4 20. Ne2 Ng4 21. Nf4
Ndf6 22. Bc1 Ra5 23. Qe2 Bf8 24. Nh4 e5 25. dxe5 Rxe5 26. Qc2 Rxe1 27. Rxe1 Qa5
28. Re2 Nxh5 29. Nd3 Rd4 30. Nf3 Rd8 31. Nfe1 b5 32. c5 Ngf6 33. Ne5 Rd5 34.
N1d3 Nd7 35. Nxc6 Qc7 36. Ne7+ Bxe7 37. Rxe7 Qd8 38. Re1 Nhf6 39. c6 Nb6 40.
Nb4 Rd4 41. Be3 Rc4 42. Rd1 Qb8 43. Qf5 Na8 44. Bxh6 1-0

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op-A1"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2008.02.20"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Grigoriants, Sergey"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E05"]
[WhiteElo "2583"]
[BlackElo "2527"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "2008.02.14"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 123"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.04.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.04.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 e6 2. c4 Nf6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 Be7 5. Nf3 O-O 6. O-O dxc4 7. Qc2 a6 8. Qxc4
b5 9. Qc2 Bb7 10. Bd2 Be4 11. Qc1 Bb7 12. Rd1 Qc8 13. Ba5 c5 14. dxc5 Qxc5 15.
Qxc5 Bxc5 16. Nbd2 Nbd7 17. Nb3 Bb6 18. Ne5 Bxg2 19. Nxd7 Nxd7 20. Kxg2 Bxa5
21. Nxa5 Ne5 22. Rac1 Rfc8 23. h3 g5 24. f4 gxf4 25. gxf4 Nc4 26. Nxc4 bxc4 27.
Kf3 Rab8 28. Rc2 Rc5 29. b3 Rbc8 30. Ke4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op-A1"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2008.02.21"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Najer, Evgeniy"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B93"]
[WhiteElo "2527"]
[BlackElo "2634"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "2008.02.14"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 123"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.04.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.04.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f4 e5 7. Nf3 Nbd7 8. a4
Be7 9. Bd3 O-O 10. O-O Nc5 11. Kh1 d5 12. Nxe5 Ncxe4 13. Bxe4 dxe4 14. Qe2 Bf5
{[%mdl 4] Black is looking at the prospect of losing the e4-pawn and the next
few moves are important for generating counterplay.} (14... Bd6 15. Nxe4 Nxe4
16. Qxe4 Qe7 17. Re1 (17. Be3 f6 18. Rad1 Bc7 19. Qd5+ Be6 20. Bc5 Rfd8 21.
Bxe7 Rxd5 22. Rxd5 Bxd5 23. Nd3 Re8 {1-0 Solleveld,M (2458)-Hovmoller,K (2302)/
Copenhagen 2003 (78)}) 17... Re8 18. Qe3 Bf5 19. Qf2 Qc7 20. c3 f6 21. Nf3 Bxf4
22. Nd4 Bxc1 23. Raxc1 Be4 $15 {0-1 Solleveld,M (2426)-Dvoirys,S (2562)/Dieren
2000 (52)}) 15. g4 (15. Be3 h5 16. h3 Qc8 17. Bf2 Qe6 18. Bh4 Rac8 19. g4 hxg4
20. hxg4 Bh7 21. Bg3 Bd6 22. Rad1 Bxe5 23. fxe5 Qxg4 24. exf6 Qxg3 25. Rf2 Rxc3
26. bxc3 e3 $19 {0-1 Polgar,S (2415)-Loginov,V (2505)/Budapest 1993 (37)})
15... Bc8 (15... Be6 16. f5 Bd5 17. Rd1 Bd6 18. Nxd5 Bxe5 19. Bg5 Qe8 20. Bxf6
gxf6 21. Ra3 Rd8 22. Rh3 Rxd5 23. Rxd5 Qc6 24. c4 $18 {1-0 Hou,Y (2488)-Choisy,
M (2145)/Paris 2006 (30)}) 16. Rd1 Qe8 17. g5 Nd7 18. Nc4 f6 {The first
independent move, since the advance of the pawn to e3 may not be sufficient
for keeping parity.} (18... e3 19. Bxe3 (19. Nd5 $5 $16) 19... b5 20. axb5 Bb7+
21. Kg1 axb5 22. Na5 (22. Rxa8 Bxa8 23. Nxb5 Qc8 24. Nbd6 Qc6 25. Kf2 f6 26. g6
$16) 22... b4 23. Nd5 (23. Nxb7 Rxa1 24. Rxa1 bxc3 25. bxc3 Nc5 26. Nxc5 Bxc5
27. Re1 $14) 23... Bxd5 24. Rxd5 Bc5 25. Kf2 Qe4 26. Bxc5 (26. Rxc5 Nxc5 27.
Bxc5 Qxf4+ 28. Qf3 Qxh2+ 29. Qg2 Qxg2+ 30. Kxg2 Rfc8 31. Bxb4 Rxc2+ 32. Kf3
Rxb2 $15) 26... Qxd5 27. Bxf8 Nxf8 28. Nb3 Rxa1 29. Nxa1 Qd4+ 30. Qe3 Qxb2 $17
{0-1 Kengis,E (2475)-Loginov,V (2355)/Pavlodar 1987 (40)}) 19. Nd5 (19. Nxe4
fxg5 20. Nxg5 Nc5 $13) 19... fxg5 (19... Bd8 20. Nd6 Qe6 21. Ne3 g6 22. f5 gxf5
23. gxf6 Bxf6 24. Nexf5 $16) 20. fxg5 $1 (20. Nc7 $6 Qf7 21. Nxa8 gxf4 22. Nab6
(22. Nc7 e3 23. Nd5 Nf6 24. Ne5 Qe6 25. Nxe7+ Qxe7 26. Nf3 Ne4 27. Rd4 Bg4 $17)
22... Nxb6 23. Nxb6 Bf5 24. Bxf4 e3 25. Qxe3 Bc5 26. Qxc5 Be4+ 27. Kg1 Qxf4 28.
Rd3 Bxd3 29. cxd3 Qg4+ 30. Kh1 Qf3+ $11) 20... b5 $2 {The ultimate proof that
Najer was creating counterplay over the board. Home preparation would surely
have revealed the better move 20...Bc5! with fair chances.} (20... Bc5 $1 21.
Be3 Ne5 22. Nxe5 (22. Bxc5 Bg4 23. Qe1 Nxc4) 22... Bxe3 23. Nc4 Ba7 $13) 21.
axb5 (21. Nc7 Qf7 22. Nxa8 bxc4 23. Be3 Ne5 24. Rf1 Bf5 $13) 21... e3 (21...
Bb7 22. bxa6 e3 23. Bxe3 Rxa6 24. Rxa6 Bxa6 25. Qg4 $16) 22. Bxe3 (22. Qg2 Bb7
23. bxa6 (23. Nxe7+ $2 Qxe7 24. Qxb7 e2 25. Qd5+ Kh8 $17) 23... Rxa6 (23... e2
24. Qxe2 Bc5 25. Qxe8 Rfxe8 26. Be3 $16) 24. Rxa6 Bxa6 25. Ncxe3 Bd8 26. b3 $16
) 22... Bxg5 23. Nd6 Qe5 24. Qc4 {The Chinese women grandmaster is clearly in
the driving seat in this position, but her king on h1 is very vulnerable.} (24.
Nxc8 $1 Raxc8 25. bxa6 Nf6 (25... Rce8 26. Qc4 $18) 26. Nxf6+ gxf6 27. Re1 Qxb2
28. Bxg5 fxg5 29. Qe6+ Kh8 30. Qe5+ Qxe5 31. Rxe5 $18) 24... Kh8 25. Bxg5 (25.
Qc6 Bxe3 26. Nxe3 Rb8 27. Ra3 Qxb2 28. Qc3 Qxc3 29. Rxc3 $16) 25... axb5 26.
Qe4 (26. Bf4 $1 Rxa1 (26... bxc4 27. Bxe5 Rxa1 28. Rxa1 Nxe5 29. Ra8 $18) 27.
Rxa1 Qxb2 28. Qc3 Qxc3 29. Nxc3 Rxf4 30. Nxc8 $18) 26... Rxa1 27. Rxa1 Qxg5 (
27... Qxd6 28. Be7 Re8 29. Bxd6 Rxe4 30. Ra8 Re1+ 31. Kg2 Re8 32. Kg1 Nf6 33.
Nc7 Rg8 34. Nxb5 $16) 28. Rg1 $2 {The myriad of variations was not easy to
decipher and Hou is missing her last golden opportunity to keep a huge
advantage.} (28. Nb6 $1 Nf6 29. Qe7 Bb7+ 30. Nxb7 (30. Qxb7 Qf4 31. Rg1 g6 $11)
30... Re8 31. Qa3 Qg4 32. Qg3 Qe4+ 33. Qg2 Qe6 34. Na8 $16) 28... Qe5 29. Qxe5
Nxe5 30. Nxc8 (30. Re1 Nf3 31. Re7 Kg8 $11) 30... Rxc8 31. Re1 Nc6 {The
tempest is over and the peaceful position is drifting towards a draw.} 32. c3
Kg8 33. Ne7+ Nxe7 34. Rxe7 b4 35. cxb4 Rc2 36. b3 Rc3 37. Kg2 Rxb3 38. Rb7 h6
39. b5 Kh7 40. Rb6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op-A1"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2008.02.22"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Volkov, Sergey"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E20"]
[WhiteElo "2623"]
[BlackElo "2527"]
[PlyCount "121"]
[EventDate "2008.02.14"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 123"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.04.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.04.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. f3 d5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 c6 7. e4 dxe4 8.
fxe4 e5 9. Nf3 Qa5 10. Qd3 exd4 11. Bd2 dxc3 12. Bxc3 Qc5 13. Bb4 Qb6 14. e5
Ng4 15. c5 Qc7 16. Qd4 O-O 17. Bc4 Qd7 18. e6 Qxd4 19. exf7+ Kh8 20. Nxd4 Na6
21. Bxa6 bxa6 22. O-O Nf6 23. Nxc6 Rxf7 24. Ne5 Re7 25. Rfe1 Be6 26. c6 Ree8
27. c7 Bd5 28. Ba5 Kg8 29. Nd3 Ne4 30. Nf4 Bb7 31. Rab1 Nd6 32. Red1 Nc4 33.
Be1 Nb6 34. Bg3 Rac8 35. Rbc1 g6 36. Rd2 Be4 37. Ne2 Bd5 38. Rc5 Bb7 39. Rc3
Be4 40. Nd4 Bb7 41. Nb3 Na4 42. Rcd3 Nb6 43. Rd4 Bc6 44. Na5 Be4 45. a4 h5 46.
h4 Re7 47. Nb3 Rce8 48. a5 Nc8 49. Nc5 Bf5 50. Kh2 Re3 51. Nxa6 Ra3 52. Rd5
Ree3 53. Rxf5 gxf5 54. Rd8+ Kf7 55. Rxc8 Rac3 56. Rd8 Re8 57. Nb4 Rc4 58. a6
Rc1 59. Nd5 Rc6 60. Rxe8 Kxe8 61. Nb6 1-0

[Event "Istanbul Ataturk (Women)"]
[Site "Istanbul"]
[Date "2008.03.11"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Ushenina, Anna"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C07"]
[WhiteElo "2484"]
[BlackElo "2527"]
[PlyCount "120"]
[EventDate "2008.03.11"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 123 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.05.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.05.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 c5 4. exd5 Qxd5 5. dxc5 Bxc5 6. Ngf3 Nf6 7. Bc4 Qd8 8.
Qe2 O-O 9. O-O Nc6 10. Nb3 Be7 11. Bf4 Nh5 12. Bd2 Qc7 13. Rfe1 Bd7 14. Bd3 Nf6
15. c3 h6 16. Rad1 e5 17. Bc1 Rfe8 18. Qc2 Bf8 19. Nbd2 Be6 20. h3 Rac8 21. Qb1
g6 22. Ne4 Nxe4 23. Bxe4 Bg7 24. Bd5 Bf5 25. Be4 Bxe4 26. Qxe4 f5 27. Qd5+ Kh7
28. Qd6 e4 29. Qxc7 Rxc7 30. Re2 b5 31. Ne1 b4 32. Bf4 Rb7 33. cxb4 Rxb4 34. b3
g5 35. Bc1 Rd4 36. Red2 Rc8 37. Rxd4 Nxd4 38. Be3 Nc6 39. g3 a6 40. Rd5 Kg6 41.
Rd6+ Kf7 42. Kf1 Bf8 43. Rd7+ Ke6 44. Rb7 Nb4 45. Bd2 Nd5 46. a4 f4 47. gxf4
gxf4 48. Ra7 Rc6 49. Ng2 Bd6 50. Rh7 Rc2 51. Rxh6+ Kd7 52. Ke1 Rb2 53. Rh7+ Kc6
54. Kd1 Rb1+ 55. Kc2 Rf1 56. Rg7 Rxf2 57. Kd1 f3 58. Ne3 Rxd2+ 59. Kxd2 Bb4+
60. Kc1 Nxe3 0-1

[Event "Istanbul Ataturk (Women)"]
[Site "Istanbul"]
[Date "2008.03.12"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Yildiz Kadioglu, Betul Cemre"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C77"]
[WhiteElo "2527"]
[BlackElo "2207"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "2008.03.11"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 123 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.05.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.05.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. d3 d6 6. c3 g6 7. O-O Bg7 8. Re1
O-O 9. Nbd2 b5 10. Bc2 Ne7 11. d4 exd4 12. cxd4 c5 13. d5 Nd7 14. Nf1 Nb6 15.
Rb1 f5 16. Bg5 Bf6 17. Bh6 Bg7 18. Bxg7 Kxg7 19. b4 fxe4 20. Bxe4 Nf5 21. Qc1
Nc4 22. a4 Bd7 23. bxc5 dxc5 24. d6 Rb8 25. axb5 axb5 26. Bxf5 Rxf5 27. Re7+
Rf7 28. Rxf7+ Kxf7 29. Qh6 Qh8 30. Re1 Re8 31. Ng5+ Kg8 32. Rxe8+ Bxe8 33. Qh3
Qg7 34. Qe6+ Kf8 35. Qd5 Qe5 36. Nxh7+ Kg7 37. Qb7+ Bf7 38. d7 Qd6 39. Ng5 Ne5
40. d8=Q 1-0

[Event "Istanbul Ataturk (Women)"]
[Site "Istanbul"]
[Date "2008.03.13"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Cramling, Pia"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2524"]
[BlackElo "2527"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[EventDate "2008.03.11"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 123 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.05.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.05.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 b6 4. Nc3 Bb7 5. a3 d5 6. Bg5 Be7 7. Bxf6 Bxf6 8.
cxd5 exd5 9. g3 O-O 10. Bg2 c5 11. O-O Na6 12. e3 Nc7 13. Rc1 Qe7 14. Qd2 Rfd8
15. Rfe1 Rac8 16. h4 g6 17. Rcd1 Ne6 18. Qc1 Bg7 19. Qb1 Qf8 20. Qa2 Ba8 21.
Ng5 Nxg5 22. hxg5 Qe7 23. f4 cxd4 24. exd4 Bxd4+ 25. Kh1 Qc5 26. Na4 Qa5 27. b4
Qxa4 28. Rxd4 Rc2 29. Qb1 Rc3 30. Qb2 Rc2 31. b5 Rxb2 32. Rxa4 Rxb5 33. Rxa7
Ra5 34. Rxa5 bxa5 35. Kg1 Kg7 36. Re7 a4 37. Rc7 Rb8 38. Ra7 Bc6 39. Rc7 Rb1+
40. Kf2 Rb2+ 41. Kg1 Bb7 42. Bf3 Rb3 43. Kf2 Rb2+ 44. Kg1 Rb3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Istanbul Ataturk (Women)"]
[Site "Istanbul"]
[Date "2008.03.14"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Zhu, Chen"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2548"]
[BlackElo "2527"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[EventDate "2008.03.11"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 123 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.05.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.05.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Nc3 O-O 8. Rc1
d5 9. cxd5 Nxd5 10. Bg2 Bb7 11. O-O Nf6 12. Qc2 c5 13. dxc5 Bxc5 14. Rfd1 Nbd7
15. Bg5 Qe8 16. Nb5 Rc8 17. Qb1 h6 18. b4 Be4 19. Qb2 Bxf2+ 20. Kxf2 hxg5 21.
Nd6 Rxc1 22. Qxc1 Qe7 23. Qxg5 Bd5 24. e4 Qxd6 25. Qh4 Qc7 26. exd5 Qc2+ 27.
Rd2 Ne4+ 28. Ke2 Nxd2 29. Nxd2 exd5 30. Bxd5 Nf6 31. Qd4 Re8+ 32. Kf2 Ng4+ 33.
Kf3 Qf5+ 0-1

[Event "Istanbul Ataturk (Women)"]
[Site "Istanbul"]
[Date "2008.03.15"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Zhao, Xue"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2527"]
[BlackElo "2517"]
[PlyCount "92"]
[EventDate "2008.03.11"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 123 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.05.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.05.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Bb7 10. d4 Re8 11. a4 h6 12. Nbd2 exd4 13. cxd4 Nb4 14. Qe2 Bf8 15.
e5 dxe5 16. dxe5 Nd3 17. Rd1 c5 18. Qf1 Nh7 19. axb5 axb5 20. Rxa8 Bxa8 21. Nc4
Be4 22. Na3 Qb8 23. Rxd3 Bxd3 24. Bxf7+ Kxf7 25. Qxd3 Qd8 26. Qxh7 Qd1+ 27. Kh2
Qxc1 28. Nxb5 Qf4+ 29. Kg1 Qc1+ 30. Kh2 Qf4+ 31. Kg1 Rd8 32. Qc2 Kg8 33. Na3
Qf7 34. Nc4 Qd5 35. Nfd2 Be7 36. g3 Qe6 37. Kg2 Rd4 38. h4 Qd5+ 39. Kf1 Qe6 40.
Ne3 Bf8 41. Ndc4 Rd7 42. Qe4 Rd4 43. Qc2 Qc6 44. Ke2 Qe6 45. Kf1 Qc6 46. Ke2
Qe6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Istanbul Ataturk (Women)"]
[Site "Istanbul"]
[Date "2008.03.16"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Harika, Dronavalli"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A17"]
[WhiteElo "2455"]
[BlackElo "2527"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventDate "2008.03.11"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 123 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.05.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.05.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 e6 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. a3 Bxc3 6. Qxc3 b6 7. e3 Bb7 8.
Be2 d6 9. O-O Nbd7 10. b4 Ne4 11. Qc2 f5 12. Bb2 a5 13. Ne1 Qe7 14. f3 Nef6 15.
d4 axb4 16. axb4 Rxa1 17. Bxa1 b5 18. c5 Nd5 19. Qd2 Bc6 20. Nd3 Qg5 21. Nf4
Nxf4 22. exf4 Qe7 23. Re1 Nf6 24. d5 Nxd5 25. Bxb5 Bxb5 26. Qxd5 exd5 27. Rxe7
1/2-1/2

[Event "Istanbul Ataturk (Women)"]
[Site "Istanbul"]
[Date "2008.03.17"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Krush, Irina"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2527"]
[BlackElo "2473"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[EventDate "2008.03.11"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 123 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.05.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.05.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 f5 11. Bd3 Be6 12. c4 fxe4 13. Bxe4 Rc8 14. O-O Bg7
15. f4 Nd4 16. Qh5 b4 17. Nxb4 Qb6 18. Nd5 Qxb2 19. f5 Bxd5 20. Bxd5 O-O 21. f6
Bxf6 22. Be4 Rfd8 23. Qxh7+ Kf8 24. Qh6+ 1-0

[Event "Istanbul Ataturk (Women)"]
[Site "Istanbul"]
[Date "2008.03.18"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Atalik, Ekaterina"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A29"]
[WhiteElo "2408"]
[BlackElo "2527"]
[PlyCount "122"]
[EventDate "2008.03.11"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 123 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.05.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.05.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e5 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. g3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Bg2 Nb6 7. O-O Be7 8.
a3 O-O 9. d3 Be6 10. b4 f6 11. Be3 a5 12. b5 Nd4 13. Bxd4 exd4 14. Na4 Qd7 15.
Nxb6 cxb6 16. Qa4 Bc5 17. Nd2 Rad8 18. Rfc1 Rfe8 19. Nb3 Bf8 20. Bf3 Bf7 21.
Nd2 f5 22. Nc4 Re6 23. Qd1 Qxb5 24. Bxb7 Qd7 25. Bf3 a4 26. Qc2 Bc5 27. Nb2 Be8
28. Qc4 Bf8 29. Qa6 b5 30. Qa5 Qd6 31. Nd1 g6 32. Rc7 Qb6 33. Qxb6 Rxb6 34. e3
Rbd6 35. e4 Rc6 36. Rxc6 Bxc6 37. Bg2 Bd7 38. e5 Rc8 39. Bd5+ Kg7 40. f4 Rc5
41. Bb7 Kf7 42. h4 h6 43. Bf3 Ke6 44. g4 Be7 45. g5 hxg5 46. hxg5 Rc2 47. Nf2
Rc3 48. Kg2 Bxa3 49. Rh1 Be8 50. Rh8 Kd7 51. Bd5 Rc8 52. Nh1 Be7 53. Ng3 Rc5
54. Bg8 b4 55. Nxf5 gxf5 56. Bh7 Bxg5 57. Bxf5+ Ke7 58. Kg3 b3 59. fxg5 b2 60.
Rh7+ Kd8 61. Rb7 Rb5 0-1

[Event "Istanbul Ataturk (Women)"]
[Site "Istanbul"]
[Date "2008.03.20"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Javakhishvili, Lela"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B85"]
[WhiteElo "2527"]
[BlackElo "2470"]
[PlyCount "33"]
[EventDate "2008.03.11"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 123 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.05.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.05.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 Qc7 6. Be2 a6 7. O-O Nf6 8.
Be3 Be7 9. f4 d6 10. a4 O-O 11. Kh1 Re8 12. Bd3 Nb4 13. a5 Bd7 14. Qf3 Rac8 15.
Qg3 Nh5 16. Qf3 Nf6 17. Qg3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Merida Ruy Lopez GM"]
[Site "Merida"]
[Date "2008.04.05"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B42"]
[WhiteElo "2527"]
[BlackElo "2598"]
[PlyCount "214"]
[EventDate "2008.04.05"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 124"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.05.28"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.05.28"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Bd3 Bc5 6. Nb3 Be7 7. c4 d6 8. Nc3
Nf6 9. O-O Nbd7 10. f4 Qc7 11. Bd2 b6 12. Qe2 Bb7 13. Rae1 O-O 14. Nd4 g6 15.
Kh1 Rfe8 16. Nf3 Bf8 17. e5 Nh5 18. Be4 Ng7 19. Bxb7 Qxb7 20. Ne4 d5 21. cxd5
exd5 22. Nf2 f5 23. Bc3 Ne6 24. Nd3 Ndc5 25. Nd4 Nxd4 26. Bxd4 Ne6 27. Qf2 b5
28. h3 Rac8 29. b3 Be7 30. Rd1 Rc6 31. Rd2 Rec8 32. Rfd1 a5 33. Bb2 a4 34. Ne1
a3 35. Ba1 Rc1 36. Nd3 R1c6 37. Ne1 Bb4 38. Rxd5 Rc1 39. R5d3 Bxe1 40. Qxe1
Nxf4 41. Rf3 Rxd1 42. Qxd1 Qd5 43. Qf1 Qd2 44. Bc3 Rxc3 45. Rxc3 Qxc3 46. Qxf4
Kf7 47. Qf2 Qa1+ 48. Kh2 Qxe5+ 49. Kh1 Qe7 50. Qd4 b4 51. Qc4+ Kg7 52. Qd4+ Kf7
53. Qc4+ Kf6 54. Qh4+ Ke6 55. Qc4+ Ke5 56. Qe2+ Kf6 57. Qd2 Qe4 58. Qd8+ Kg7
59. Qc7+ Kh6 60. Kh2 f4 61. Qf7 Qe5 62. Qf8+ Kh5 63. Qxb4 f3+ 64. Kh1 Qg3 65.
Qb5+ Kh6 66. gxf3 Qxh3+ 67. Kg1 Qg3+ 68. Kf1 Qxf3+ 69. Ke1 Qc3+ 70. Kf2 Qb2+
71. Kg3 Qc3+ 72. Kg4 Qd4+ 73. Kf3 Qd1+ 74. Kg3 Qg1+ 75. Kf3 Qh1+ 76. Kg3 Qg1+
77. Kf3 Qd4 78. Qa4 Qc3+ 79. Kg4 Qc8+ 80. Kg3 Qc5 81. Qd7 Qe3+ 82. Kg4 Qe2+ 83.
Kg3 Qe5+ 84. Kf3 g5 85. Qf7 Qc3+ 86. Kg2 Qd2+ 87. Kf3 Qd3+ 88. Kf2 Qd4+ 89. Kf3
Qd1+ 90. Kf2 Qd6 91. Kf3 Qg6 92. Qf8+ Kh5 93. Qxa3 g4+ 94. Kg2 Qe4+ 95. Kg1
Qe1+ 96. Kg2 Qe2+ 97. Kg1 Qe3+ 98. Kg2 Qh3+ 99. Kg1 Qg3+ 100. Kh1 Qe1+ 101. Kg2
Qe4+ 102. Kg1 Kh4 103. Qa6 Qd4+ 104. Kf1 Qd1+ 105. Kf2 Qd2+ 106. Kf1 Kg3 107.
Qe2 Qc1+ 0-1

[Event "Merida Ruy Lopez GM"]
[Site "Merida"]
[Date "2008.04.06"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Sargissian, Gabriel"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2676"]
[BlackElo "2527"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "2008.04.05"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 124"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.05.28"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.05.28"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 e6 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Qc2 Bb7 6. Bg2 c5 7. d5 exd5 8. cxd5
Nxd5 9. O-O Be7 10. Rd1 Qc8 11. Qf5 Nf6 12. Nc3 Nc6 13. Bg5 d5 14. Qf4 d4 15.
Bxf6 Bxf6 16. Nd5 Bd8 17. e3 Ne7 18. Nxe7 Bxe7 19. exd4 O-O 20. dxc5 bxc5 21.
Rac1 Rb8 22. b3 Bxf3 23. Bxf3 Rb6 24. Rd5 g6 25. Kg2 Rd8 26. Rxd8+ Qxd8 27. Qa4
Qc7 28. Bd5 Kg7 29. Qe4 Qd6 30. a3 Bf6 31. Qf3 Qe7 32. Qe3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Merida Ruy Lopez GM"]
[Site "Merida"]
[Date "2008.04.07"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Adams, Michael"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2527"]
[BlackElo "2726"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "2008.04.05"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 124"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.05.28"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.05.28"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bc5 7. c3 d6 8. d4
Bb6 9. a4 Rb8 10. Na3 O-O 11. axb5 axb5 12. Nxb5 Bg4 13. d5 Ne7 14. Bc2 Qe8 15.
c4 Nxe4 16. Bxe4 f5 17. Bd3 e4 18. Be2 exf3 19. Bxf3 Ng6 20. b3 Nh4 21. Bxg4
fxg4 22. Bg5 Qh5 23. Bxh4 Qxh4 24. Ra2 Rf6 25. Qd3 Rbf8 26. Qg3 Qh6 27. Qd3 g3
28. hxg3 Qh5 29. Qe2 Rxf2 30. Qxh5 R2f5+ 31. Rff2 Rxh5 32. g4 Rh6 33. b4 Rxf2
34. Rxf2 Be3 35. Nc3 Rf6 36. Nd1 Bxf2+ 37. Nxf2 Rf4 0-1

[Event "Merida Ruy Lopez GM"]
[Site "Merida"]
[Date "2008.04.08"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Koneru, Humpy"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E06"]
[WhiteElo "2612"]
[BlackElo "2527"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "2008.04.05"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 124"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.05.28"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.05.28"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 e6 2. c4 Nf6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 Be7 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Qc2 c5 7. O-O cxd4 8. Nxd4
e5 9. Nf5 d4 10. Nxe7+ Qxe7 11. b4 Be6 12. Nd2 Na6 13. a3 Rac8 14. Qd3 Qd7 15.
Bb2 Bh3 16. e3 Bxg2 17. Kxg2 b5 18. c5 Nc7 19. exd4 Ne6 20. Rfe1 Ng5 21. f3
exd4 22. Re5 Ne6 23. Kg1 a5 24. f4 Rfd8 25. Nf3 Ng4 26. Re2 h6 27. f5 Ng5 28.
Nxg5 hxg5 29. Re4 Nh6 30. g4 axb4 31. axb4 f6 32. Rae1 Nf7 33. Qb3 Re8 34. Bxd4
Rxe4 35. Rxe4 Re8 36. Rxe8+ Qxe8 37. Qe6 Qd8 38. Qe4 Qc7 39. Qe8+ Kh7 40. Qxb5
Qf4 41. Qd3 Qxg4+ 42. Kh1 Qf4 43. b5 g4 44. h4 g3 45. Kg2 Qxh4 46. Bg1 Ng5 47.
Qxg3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Merida Ruy Lopez GM"]
[Site "Merida"]
[Date "2008.04.09"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Granda Zuniga, Julio E"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2527"]
[BlackElo "2588"]
[PlyCount "31"]
[EventDate "2008.04.05"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 124"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.05.28"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.05.28"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3
d6 9. h3 Nd7 10. d4 Bf6 11. a4 Bb7 12. axb5 axb5 13. Rxa8 Bxa8 14. Na3 Qb8 15.
d5 Ne7 16. Nxb5 1-0

[Event "Merida Ruy Lopez GM"]
[Site "Merida"]
[Date "2008.04.10"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Zhang, Pengxiang"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C80"]
[WhiteElo "2527"]
[BlackElo "2640"]
[PlyCount "112"]
[EventDate "2008.04.05"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 124"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.05.28"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.05.28"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Nxe4 6. d4 b5 7. Bb3 d5 8. dxe5
Be6 9. Nbd2 Nc5 10. c3 Nxb3 11. Nxb3 Be7 12. Nbd4 Qd7 13. Bg5 Bc5 14. Nxc6 Qxc6
15. Nd4 Qd7 16. Be3 Bb6 17. Nxe6 fxe6 18. Bxb6 cxb6 19. Qd4 Qc6 20. f4 g6 21.
Rad1 Rc8 22. Qf2 O-O 23. Rd4 Qb7 24. Rfd1 Rc7 25. R1d3 Rc4 26. a3 a5 27. h3 Qc7
28. Qe3 g5 29. Qg3 Rf5 30. Qg4 Qf7 31. fxg5 Rf1+ 32. Kh2 Qf5 33. Qg3 Qf2 34.
Qg4 Qg1+ 35. Kg3 Rf5 36. Kh4 Qe1+ 37. g3 Qxe5 38. Rd2 Qg7 39. Qh5 Qg6 40. Re2
Kf7 41. Kg4 e5 42. Rxc4 bxc4 43. h4 d4 44. cxd4 exd4 45. Qxg6+ hxg6 46. h5 d3
47. hxg6+ Kg8 48. Rd2 Re5 49. Kf3 a4 50. Rh2 b5 51. Rd2 Kg7 52. Kf2 Kxg6 53.
Kf3 Kxg5 54. g4 Kf6 55. Kf2 Re8 56. Kf3 Ke5 0-1

[Event "Merida Ruy Lopez GM"]
[Site "Merida"]
[Date "2008.04.11"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Perez Candelario, Manuel"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B96"]
[WhiteElo "2537"]
[BlackElo "2527"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "2008.04.05"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 124"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.05.28"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.05.28"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 e6 7. f4 Nbd7 8. Qf3
Qc7 9. O-O-O b5 10. Bd3 Bb7 11. Rhe1 Qb6 12. Nb3 b4 13. Nb1 a5 14. N1d2 Be7 15.
Nc4 Qc7 16. Qg3 a4 17. Nd4 Ba6 18. Bxf6 Nxf6 19. Nb5 Bxb5 20. Nxd6+ Bxd6 21.
Bxb5+ Kf8 22. e5 a3 23. exd6 axb2+ 24. Kb1 Qc5 25. Qg5 Rc8 26. Ba4 h6 27. Qxc5
Rxc5 28. Kxb2 g5 29. Re5 Rc8 30. f5 exf5 31. Rxf5 Kg7 32. Rdf1 Ne4 33. Rxf7+
Kg6 34. d7 Rcd8 35. Bc6 Nd2 36. R1f6+ Kh5 37. Kc1 Nc4 38. Bf3+ Kh4 39. Re6 1-0

[Event "Rhone op 4th"]
[Site "Rhone"]
[Date "2008.04.13"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Houard, Yannick"]
[Black "Benitah, Yohan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B92"]
[WhiteElo "2131"]
[BlackElo "2425"]
[PlyCount "54"]
[EventDate "2008.04.12"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 123 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.05.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.05.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be2 e5 7. Nb3 Be7 8. O-O
O-O 9. Kh1 Be6 10. f4 Qc7 11. f5 Bc4 12. Bg5 Nbd7 13. a4 Rac8 14. a5 Rfe8 15.
Bxc4 Qxc4 16. Ra4 Qc6 17. Bxf6 Nxf6 18. Qd3 Red8 19. Rd1 h6 20. Raa1 Rd7 21.
Rd2 Qc4 22. g3 Qxd3 23. Rxd3 d5 24. exd5 Bb4 25. Rad1 Bxc3 26. Rxc3 Rxc3 27.
bxc3 Rxd5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Rhone op 4th"]
[Site "Rhone"]
[Date "2008.04.14"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Houard, Yannick"]
[Black "Vocaturo, Daniele"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C80"]
[WhiteElo "2131"]
[BlackElo "2412"]
[PlyCount "98"]
[EventDate "2008.04.12"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 123 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.05.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.05.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Nxe4 6. d4 b5 7. Bb3 d5 8. dxe5
Be6 9. Nbd2 Nc5 10. c3 d4 11. Bxe6 Nxe6 12. cxd4 Ncxd4 13. a4 Rb8 14. axb5 axb5
15. Nb3 Nxb3 16. Qxb3 Be7 17. Rd1 Qc8 18. Be3 O-O 19. Qd5 c5 20. Qd7 Rb7 21.
Qxc8 Rxc8 22. Kf1 h5 23. h3 h4 24. Ke2 Kh7 25. Ra6 g5 26. g4 hxg3 27. fxg3 Kg6
28. h4 gxh4 29. gxh4 Rh8 30. Bg5 Kf5 31. Rf1 Bxg5 32. Nxg5+ Nf4+ 33. Ke3 Rxh4
34. Rxf4+ Rxf4 35. Rf6+ Kxg5 36. Rxf4 c4 37. Rf2 Rc7 38. Kd4 b4 39. Rc2 Kf5 40.
Rxc4 Rxc4+ 41. Kxc4 Kxe5 42. Kxb4 Kd4 43. Ka5 f5 44. b4 f4 45. b5 Kc5 46. b6
Kc6 47. Ka6 f3 48. b7 f2 49. b8=Q f1=Q+ 0-1

[Event "CHN-chT Torch Real Estate Cup"]
[Site "Jiangsu Wuxi"]
[Date "2008.05.19"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Li, Ruofan"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E06"]
[WhiteElo "2423"]
[BlackElo "2549"]
[PlyCount "98"]
[EventDate "2008.05.19"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "12"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2009"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.11.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.11.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 e6 2. c4 Nf6 3. g3 d5 4. Nf3 Be7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. Qc2 c5 7. dxc5 Qa5+ 8.
Nbd2 Qxc5 9. a3 b5 10. b4 Qc7 11. Nd4 bxc4 12. Nxc4 Ba6 13. Na5 Qxc2 14. Nxc2
Bd8 15. Nb3 Nbd7 16. a4 Rc8 17. Ne3 Bc4 18. Nd2 Be7 19. Ba3 Ba6 20. Nb3 Rc3 21.
b5 Bxa3 22. Rxa3 Bb7 23. Kd2 Rfc8 24. Rha1 Kf8 25. Na5 Rxa3 26. Rxa3 Ba8 27.
Nc2 Nb6 28. Nb4 Rc4 29. Nbc6 Bxc6 30. Nxc6 Ne8 31. Ra2 Rxa4 32. Rxa4 Nxa4 33.
Nxa7 Ke7 34. Kc2 Kd6 35. Kb3 Nb6 36. Kb4 Nc7 37. e3 e5 38. Nc6 Ne6 39. Bh3 Nc5
40. Bf1 Nb7 41. Na5 Nxa5 42. Kxa5 Kc5 43. Ka6 h6 44. h4 d4 45. exd4+ exd4 46.
Kb7 Nd5 47. Ka7 Nb6 48. Kb7 Na4 49. Ka6 Nb6 1/2-1/2

[Event "CHN-chT Torch Real Estate Cup"]
[Site "Jiangsu Wuxi"]
[Date "2008.05.20"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Zhu, Chen"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2549"]
[BlackElo "2521"]
[PlyCount "121"]
[EventDate "2008.05.19"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "12"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2009"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.11.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.11.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. a4 e5 7. Nf3 Qc7 8. Be3
Be7 9. a5 Be6 10. Be2 Nbd7 11. Ng5 Qc6 12. O-O O-O 13. Qb1 Bc4 14. Bxc4 Qxc4
15. Ra4 Qc6 16. Qa2 Rac8 17. Nf3 h6 18. Nh4 Rfe8 19. Nf5 Bf8 20. f3 Qc7 21. Bf2
Nh5 22. g3 Ndf6 23. Kg2 Qd7 24. Rd1 Rc6 25. Ne3 Nh7 26. h4 Re6 27. Ncd5 Rg6 28.
Kh2 N7f6 29. c3 Nxd5 30. Nxd5 Kh7 31. Qb1 Nf6 32. Rb4 Kh8 33. Qd3 h5 34. Be3
Nxd5 35. Qxd5 Re6 36. Rd3 Re8 37. Qb3 Rc7 38. Qd5 Qe6 39. Kg2 Kg8 40. c4 Qxd5
41. Rxd5 Rec8 42. b3 f6 43. Rb6 Kf7 44. Kf2 Rb8 45. Ke2 Be7 46. f4 Rc6 47. Rb4
Rc7 48. Ra4 g6 49. Ra1 Rg8 50. Rf1 Ke6 51. Bb6 Rcc8 52. Rfd1 Rgf8 53. Bf2 Rf7
54. Be1 exf4 55. gxf4 f5 56. e5 Rc6 57. Bb4 dxe5 58. Rxe5+ Kf6 59. Bc3 g5 60.
Rd7 Bd6 61. hxg5+ 1-0

[Event "CHN-chT Torch Real Estate Cup"]
[Site "Jiangsu Wuxi"]
[Date "2008.10.21"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Qin, Kanying"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B53"]
[WhiteElo "2465"]
[BlackElo "2549"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2008.05.19"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "12"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2009"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.11.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.11.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Qxd4 a6 5. c4 Nc6 6. Qe3 g6 7. h3 Bg7 8. Nc3
Nf6 9. Be2 O-O 10. O-O Rb8 11. Rb1 Be6 12. Rd1 Nd7 13. Ng5 a5 14. a3 Nc5 15. b4
axb4 16. axb4 Nd7 17. c5 dxc5 18. bxc5 Qc8 19. Nxe6 fxe6 20. Na4 Ra8 21. Bg4
Nd8 22. Nb6 Nxb6 23. Rxb6 Ra6 24. Ba3 Kh8 25. Qb3 Qc7 26. Rxa6 bxa6 27. Qb6 Qf4
28. c6 Nxc6 29. Qxc6 Qxf2+ 30. Kh1 Be5 31. Bc5 Qg3 32. Bg1 Rf2 33. Qe8+ Kg7 34.
Qxe7+ Kh6 35. Bf3 Rxf3 36. Rd7 Rf1 37. Qxh7+ Kg5 38. Qe7+ Bf6 39. Qc5+ Be5 40.
Qe7+ Bf6 41. Qc5+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "CHN-ch (Women)"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2008.05.29"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Ding, Yixin"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B81"]
[WhiteElo "2549"]
[BlackElo "2292"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "2008.05.29"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "5"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 124 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.07.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.07.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. h3 e6 7. g4 Nc6 8. Bg2
Be7 9. Be3 Nd7 10. O-O O-O 11. a4 Nde5 12. Qe2 Nxd4 13. Bxd4 Nc6 14. Be3 Bd7
15. f4 Rc8 16. Kh1 Qc7 17. g5 Rfe8 18. Qf2 f6 19. h4 Rf8 20. Qe2 Na5 21. f5 Nc4
22. Bh3 Nxe3 23. Qxe3 Qc5 24. Qg3 exf5 25. Bxf5 Bxf5 26. Rxf5 Qb4 27. Re1 Qxb2
28. Nd5 Bd8 29. gxf6 Rf7 30. fxg7 Qxg7 31. Qh3 Qh6 32. Rxf7 Kxf7 33. Rf1+ Ke8
34. Nf6+ Bxf6 35. Qe6+ Kd8 36. Qxd6+ Ke8 37. Qe6+ 1-0

[Event "CHN-ch (Women)"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2008.05.30"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Shen, Yang"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2439"]
[BlackElo "2549"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "2008.05.29"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "5"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 124 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.07.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.07.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Qa4 Bb7 6. Bg2 c5 7. dxc5 bxc5 8. O-O
Be7 9. Nc3 O-O 10. Rd1 d6 11. Bf4 a6 12. Rd2 Qc7 13. Rad1 Rd8 14. h3 Nc6 15. g4
Nd4 16. Nh4 Bxg2 17. Nxg2 h6 18. Be3 e5 19. Rc1 Qb7 20. g5 hxg5 21. Bxg5 Nh5
22. Bxe7 Qxe7 23. Qd1 e4 24. Nd5 Qe5 25. Rc3 f5 26. Nh4 Nf4 27. Nxf4 Qxf4 28.
e3 Qg5+ 29. Kf1 Nc6 30. Rxd6 Qxh4 31. Qd5+ Kh8 32. Qxc6 Qxh3+ 33. Ke2 Qh5+ 34.
Ke1 Qh1+ 35. Ke2 Qh5+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "CHN-ch (Women)"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2008.05.31"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Wang, Yu A"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B30"]
[WhiteElo "2549"]
[BlackElo "2387"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2008.05.29"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "5"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 124 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.07.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.07.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. Bb5 Nd4 5. O-O Nxb5 6. Nxb5 a6 7. Nc3 d6 8. d4
cxd4 9. Qxd4 Nf6 10. Bg5 Be7 11. Rad1 Qc7 12. e5 dxe5 13. Nxe5 O-O 14. Qf4 Nh5
15. Qh4 Bxg5 16. Qxg5 Nf6 17. Rfe1 b5 18. Qh4 Bb7 19. Rd3 Rfd8 20. Rg3 Ne8 21.
Ng4 Qc5 22. b4 Qf8 23. Qh5 Rd7 24. a4 Rc8 25. Rh3 Qxb4 26. Qxh7+ Kf8 27. Ne5
Rd4 28. Qh8+ Ke7 29. Qh5 Rxc3 30. Qxf7+ Kd8 31. Qxb7 Rc7 32. Qb8+ Ke7 33. Qxc7+
Nxc7 34. Nc6+ Kd6 35. Nxb4 Rxb4 36. axb5 axb5 37. Rd3+ Nd5 38. Rb3 Rc4 39. Rxb5
Rxc2 40. g3 g5 41. h3 1-0

[Event "CHN-ch (Women)"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2008.06.01"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Zhao, Xue"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E08"]
[WhiteElo "2523"]
[BlackElo "2549"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "2008.05.29"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "5"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 124 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.07.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.07.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 e6 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Bg2 c6 8. O-O
d5 9. Qc2 Nbd7 10. Rd1 O-O 11. Bf4 Rc8 12. Nc3 Nh5 13. Bc1 Nhf6 14. Bb2 dxc4
15. Ne5 Nxe5 16. dxe5 Nd5 17. bxc4 Bxc4 18. Nb1 b5 19. Na3 Qb6 20. Nxc4 bxc4
21. Rac1 c3 22. Bxc3 Ba3 23. Rb1 Qc5 24. Rb3 Bb4 25. Bxd5 cxd5 26. Rd3 d4 27.
Rxb4 Qxb4 28. Bxb4 Rxc2 29. Bxf8 Kxf8 30. Rxd4 Rxa2 31. Kf1 1/2-1/2

[Event "CHN-ch (Women)"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2008.06.02"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Gu, Xiaobing"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2549"]
[BlackElo "2225"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[EventDate "2008.05.29"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "5"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 124 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.07.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.07.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nde2 Be7 8.
Ng3 Be6 9. Be2 Nbd7 10. O-O O-O 11. a4 Rc8 12. Qd2 Nb6 13. a5 Nc4 14. Bxc4 Rxc4
15. b3 Rc8 16. Nd5 Bxd5 17. exd5 Ng4 18. Bb6 Qd7 19. f3 Nh6 20. Be3 Nf5 21.
Nxf5 Qxf5 22. c4 h6 23. Rac1 Bg5 24. b4 Bxe3+ 25. Qxe3 Qd7 26. Qb3 Rfe8 27.
Rfe1 Qd8 28. Qe3 Qd7 29. Qd2 Rcd8 30. h3 Re7 31. Qc2 Rc8 32. Red1 Qe8 33. c5 e4
34. Qe2 exf3 35. Qxf3 Re3 36. Qf4 Re4 37. Qxd6 Rd8 38. Qc7 Re2 39. Qf4 Re4 40.
Qd2 Re2 41. Qd4 Re4 42. Qc3 Qe7 43. d6 Qh4 44. b5 axb5 45. a6 Rc4 46. Qe3 Re4
47. Qf2 Qg5 48. axb7 Re6 49. c6 Rf6 50. c7 1-0

[Event "CHN-ch (Women)"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2008.06.03"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Xu, Tong"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B91"]
[WhiteElo "2188"]
[BlackElo "2549"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "2008.05.29"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "5"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 124 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.07.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.07.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. g3 e5 7. Nb3 Nbd7 8. a4
b6 9. Bg2 Bb7 10. O-O Be7 11. Re1 O-O 12. Nd2 Nc5 13. Nf1 b5 14. Bg5 b4 15.
Bxf6 bxc3 16. Bxe7 Qxe7 17. b4 Ne6 18. Ne3 Nd4 19. Qd3 Qc7 20. Ra3 Rac8 21. Rb1
g6 22. b5 Qc5 23. bxa6 Bxa6 24. Qxa6 Qxa3 25. Nd5 Ra8 26. Qd3 Qxa4 27. Nxc3
Qxc2 28. Qxc2 Nxc2 29. Bf1 Rfb8 30. Rc1 Nd4 31. Nd5 Ra7 32. g4 Kg7 33. Rc3 Rb1
34. Kg2 Raa1 0-1

[Event "CHN-ch (Women)"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2008.06.04"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Zhang, Xiaowen"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C12"]
[WhiteElo "2549"]
[BlackElo "2361"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[EventDate "2008.05.29"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "5"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 124 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.07.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.07.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Bb4 5. e5 h6 6. Be3 Ne4 7. Qg4 g5 8. a3 h5
9. Qd1 Nxc3 10. Qd2 Ba5 11. bxc3 c5 12. Bb5+ Bd7 13. Bxd7+ Qxd7 14. Ne2 Nc6 15.
dxc5 Nxe5 16. Bd4 f6 17. Bxe5 fxe5 18. Qxg5 e4 19. f3 exf3 20. Qg6+ Qf7 21.
Qxf7+ Kxf7 22. O-O Ke7 23. Rxf3 Rac8 24. Rb1 b6 25. Nd4 bxc5 26. Rb7+ Kd6 27.
Nb5+ Kc6 28. Rff7 Bc7 29. Rbxc7+ Kxb5 30. Rb7+ Kc4 31. Rb3 Rb8 32. Rf4+ d4 33.
cxd4 cxd4 34. Re3 Kd5 35. Re1 Rb2 36. Rf7 Rxc2 37. Rd7+ Kc4 38. Rxe6 Rd2 39.
Rc6+ Kb5 40. Rcd6 Kc5 41. Rg6 d3 42. Rc7+ Kd5 43. Rd7+ Kc4 44. Rc6+ Kb5 45. Rc3
Rg8 46. Rd5+ Kb6 47. Rd6+ Kb5 48. Rd5+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "CHN-ch (Women)"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2008.06.05"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Zhang, Jilin"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B40"]
[WhiteElo "2361"]
[BlackElo "2549"]
[PlyCount "106"]
[EventDate "2008.05.29"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "5"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 124 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.07.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.07.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Bd3 Nc6 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. c4 e5 8.
O-O Bc5 9. Nc3 d6 10. b3 O-O 11. Bb2 Bd4 12. Na4 Bxb2 13. Nxb2 Be6 14. Bc2 Qe7
15. Qe2 Nd7 16. Rad1 Rfd8 17. Qe3 f6 18. Rd2 Bf7 19. f4 exf4 20. Qxf4 Ne5 21.
Na4 Re8 22. h3 Rad8 23. Nc3 Qb7 24. Kh2 Qb4 25. Qg3 Bg6 26. Rdf2 Kh8 27. Nd1
Nf7 28. Rf4 Qb8 29. R1f2 Ng5 30. Nc3 Re5 31. Rd2 Ne6 32. Rf1 Rg5 33. Qf2 d5+
34. Kh1 d4 35. Ne2 c5 36. Nf4 Nxf4 37. Qxf4 Re5 38. g4 Qb7 39. Re1 h6 40. Kg1
Rde8 41. Rde2 f5 42. gxf5 Bxf5 43. Qxf5 Rxf5 44. exf5 Rxe2 45. Rxe2 Kg8 46. Be4
Qc7 47. Kg2 Qf4 48. Bd3 Kf7 49. Be4 Qg5+ 50. Kf3 Qh5+ 51. Kf2 Qxh3 52. Bd5+ Kf6
53. Be6 Qc3 0-1

[Event "CHN-ch (Women)"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2008.06.06"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Wang, Xiaohui"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B46"]
[WhiteElo "2549"]
[BlackElo "2211"]
[PlyCount "107"]
[EventDate "2008.05.29"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "5"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 124 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.07.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.07.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Nc3 Qc7 6. Bd3 Nc6 7. Nxc6 bxc6 8.
O-O d5 9. Re1 d4 10. Ne2 e5 11. c3 dxc3 12. Nxc3 Nf6 13. h3 Bb4 14. Qc2 h6 15.
a3 Bd6 16. Be3 O-O 17. Rac1 a5 18. Na4 Bd7 19. Nb6 Rab8 20. Nc4 Rfe8 21. Qa4
Be7 22. Bd2 Be6 23. Bxa5 Qa7 24. b4 Qd4 25. Qc2 Rb7 26. Bf1 Rc8 27. Nb6 Rxb6
28. Rcd1 Rxb4 29. Bxb4 Qa7 30. Bxe7 Qxe7 31. Qc3 Ra8 32. Qxe5 Rxa3 33. Rc1 Nd7
34. Qf4 c5 35. Bb5 Ra5 36. Bxd7 Qxd7 37. Qe5 Qd2 38. Red1 Qe2 39. Re1 Qd2 40.
Qc3 Qxc3 41. Rxc3 h5 42. f4 f6 43. Kf2 c4 44. Kf3 Kf8 45. Rb1 f5 46. exf5 Rxf5
47. Rb8+ Ke7 48. Re3 Rf6 49. g4 hxg4+ 50. hxg4 Kf7 51. Rb7+ Kf8 52. Re5 Kg8 53.
g5 Bc8 54. Re8+ 1-0

[Event "CHN-ch (Women)"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2008.06.07"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Tan, Zhongyi"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B92"]
[WhiteElo "2549"]
[BlackElo "2353"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "2008.05.29"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "5"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 124 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.07.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.07.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be2 e5 7. Nb3 Be7 8. O-O
O-O 9. Kh1 b6 10. f3 Bb7 11. Be3 Nbd7 12. a4 Rc8 13. Qd2 Qc7 14. Rfd1 Rfd8 15.
Qe1 d5 16. Nxd5 Nxd5 17. exd5 Qxc2 18. Nd2 Bxd5 19. Bxa6 Ra8 20. Bb5 Bb4 21.
Qh4 Bc5 22. Bxc5 Nxc5 23. Rac1 Qf5 24. Nc4 g5 25. Qh5 Bxc4 26. Bxc4 Rd4 27.
Rxd4 exd4 28. h4 Qf4 29. Rd1 Rxa4 30. b3 Ra7 31. hxg5 Qg3 32. b4 b5 33. g6 hxg6
34. Qxc5 Qh4+ 35. Kg1 Re7 36. Bf1 1-0

[Event "CHN-ch (Women)"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2008.06.08"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Ju, Wenjun"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E10"]
[WhiteElo "2374"]
[BlackElo "2549"]
[PlyCount "5"]
[EventDate "2008.05.29"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "5"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 124 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.07.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.07.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Budapest FS07 GM"]
[Site "Budapest"]
[Date "2008.07.05"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Nguyen, Huynh Minh Huy"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B93"]
[WhiteElo "2557"]
[BlackElo "2477"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[EventDate "2008.07.05"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "HUN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 125 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.09.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.09.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f4 e5 7. Nf3 Nbd7 8. a4
Be7 9. Bd3 O-O 10. O-O Nc5 11. Kh1 exf4 12. Bxf4 Bg4 13. Be3 Rc8 14. Qd2 Re8
15. Bd4 Bh5 16. Rae1 Bg6 17. b4 Ne6 18. Bxf6 Bxf6 19. Nd5 Bh4 20. Rd1 Bh5 21.
a5 Bf6 22. Qf2 Ng5 23. Nxg5 Bxg5 24. Rb1 Bg6 25. Qd4 h6 26. Rbe1 Re5 27. Nb6
Rc6 28. Bc4 Bh4 29. Re3 Qe8 30. c3 Bg5 31. Ree1 Bh4 32. Re3 Bg5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Budapest FS07 GM"]
[Site "Budapest"]
[Date "2008.07.06"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Duong, The Anh"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A00"]
[WhiteElo "2445"]
[BlackElo "2557"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[EventDate "2008.07.05"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "HUN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 125 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.09.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.09.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 e6 2. Nf3 c5 3. Nc3 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Bf4 d6 6. Bg3 Nf6 7. e3 Be7 8. Be2
Nc6 9. O-O O-O 10. Qd2 Qc7 11. Rad1 Rd8 12. a3 Bd7 13. Nb3 Ne5 14. Qd4 Rac8 15.
h3 b5 16. Bh4 Nc4 17. Bxc4 bxc4 18. Nc1 Qb7 19. N1e2 Bc6 20. e4 Nxe4 21. Nxe4
Bxh4 22. Nxd6 Rxd6 23. Qxh4 Rxd1 24. Rxd1 h6 25. Rd8+ Rxd8 26. Qxd8+ Kh7 27.
Qd4 Bxg2 28. Qxc4 Bxh3 29. Qd3+ Bf5 30. Qc3 Qe4 31. Nd4 Qg4+ 32. Kf1 Qd1+ 33.
Kg2 Bg6 34. b4 f6 35. f3 e5 36. Ne6 Bf5 37. Nc5 Qe2+ 38. Kg3 h5 0-1

[Event "Budapest FS07 GM"]
[Site "Budapest"]
[Date "2008.07.07"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Mas, Hafizulhelmi"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2557"]
[BlackElo "2386"]
[PlyCount "92"]
[EventDate "2008.07.05"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "HUN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 125 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.09.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.09.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. a4 Nc6 7. Be2 e5 8. Nxc6
bxc6 9. f4 a5 10. O-O Qb6+ 11. Kh1 Be7 12. Qe1 O-O 13. fxe5 dxe5 14. Qg3 Qc7
15. Bh6 Ne8 16. Bc4 Ba6 17. Bxa6 Rxa6 18. Nd1 Rb6 19. b3 Rb4 20. Nf2 f6 21. Bd2
Rb8 22. Nd3 Rf7 23. Bc3 Bf8 24. h3 c5 25. Qe1 c4 26. Bxa5 Qc6 27. Nb4 Bxb4 28.
Bxb4 Rfb7 29. c3 cxb3 30. Qd1 Qxe4 31. Qxb3+ Kh8 32. Rad1 Qc6 33. Qa2 Rd7 34.
a5 Nc7 35. Rxd7 Qxd7 36. Qe2 Rd8 37. Ra1 h6 38. a6 Ra8 39. a7 Ne6 40. Qg4 Qc6
41. Rd1 Ng5 42. Qd7 Qb6 43. Ra1 Ne4 44. Qd5 Rxa7 45. Rxa7 Ng3+ 46. Kh2 Nf1+
1/2-1/2

[Event "Budapest FS07 GM"]
[Site "Budapest"]
[Date "2008.07.08"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Varga, Zoltan"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B03"]
[WhiteElo "2494"]
[BlackElo "2557"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "2008.07.05"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "HUN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 125 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.09.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.09.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. c4 Nb6 4. d4 d6 5. exd6 exd6 6. Nc3 Be7 7. Bd3 Nc6 8.
Nge2 O-O 9. h3 Bf6 10. O-O Re8 11. b3 d5 12. c5 Nd7 13. Nxd5 Nxc5 14. Bc4 Be6
15. Nxf6+ Qxf6 16. Be3 Bxc4 17. bxc4 Ne4 18. Nf4 Rac8 19. Nd5 Qe6 20. Qa4 a6
21. Rac1 Nd6 22. Rfe1 Nf5 23. Qb3 b5 24. Qc3 Nce7 25. Nxe7+ Qxe7 26. cxb5 axb5
27. Bf4 Qd7 28. Rxe8+ Rxe8 29. Qxc7 Qxd4 30. Qc6 Rf8 31. g3 Qb2 32. Qc2 Qf6 33.
Qe4 g6 34. Kg2 Qa6 35. Rc2 h5 36. g4 Ng7 37. Bh6 Re8 38. Qc6 Qxc6+ 39. Rxc6
hxg4 40. hxg4 Ra8 41. Bxg7 Kxg7 42. Rb6 Rxa2 43. Rxb5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Budapest FS07 GM"]
[Site "Budapest"]
[Date "2008.07.09"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Berczes, David"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C13"]
[WhiteElo "2557"]
[BlackElo "2458"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "2008.07.05"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "HUN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 125 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.09.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.09.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 dxe4 5. Nxe4 Be7 6. Bxf6 gxf6 7. Nf3 a6 8.
Bd3 f5 9. Ng3 h5 10. h4 c5 11. dxc5 Qa5+ 12. c3 Qxc5 13. Qd2 Qc7 14. O-O-O Nc6
15. Rhe1 Bd7 16. Ng5 Ne5 17. Bxf5 O-O-O 18. Qe2 Bf6 19. Nxf7 Bb5 20. Nxd8 Bxe2
21. Nxe6 Qc4 22. Nxe2 Qxa2 23. Nc5+ Kb8 24. Be6 Qa5 25. b4 Qc7 26. f4 Be7 27.
fxe5 Bxc5 28. bxc5 Qxc5 29. Kc2 Qxe5 30. Nd4 Qg3 31. Bd5 Rc8 32. Bf3 Qxh4 33.
Rb1 Rc7 34. Re8+ Ka7 35. Bxb7 Qf2+ 36. Kd3 Qg3+ 37. Ke2 1-0

[Event "Budapest FS07 GM"]
[Site "Budapest"]
[Date "2008.07.10"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Rajlich, Iweta"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D05"]
[WhiteElo "2417"]
[BlackElo "2557"]
[PlyCount "103"]
[EventDate "2008.07.05"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "HUN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 125 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.09.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.09.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. e3 b6 4. Bd3 Bb7 5. O-O d5 6. b3 Bd6 7. Nbd2 O-O 8. Bb2
c5 9. Qe2 Nc6 10. a3 Rc8 11. Ne5 Ne7 12. f4 Ne4 13. Bxe4 dxe4 14. dxc5 Rxc5 15.
c4 f6 16. Ng4 Rc7 17. Rfd1 Nf5 18. Nf1 Qe7 19. Ng3 a5 20. Nf2 Nxg3 21. hxg3 Rd7
22. Bd4 Bc7 23. Qh5 Bc6 24. Bc3 Rxd1+ 25. Qxd1 Bd6 26. b4 Ra8 27. Bd4 Bc7 28.
b5 Bb7 29. Qh5 e5 30. fxe5 fxe5 31. Bb2 Qf7 32. Qg4 Rf8 33. Qe2 Qg6 34. Rd1 Bc8
35. a4 Bd6 36. Qd2 Bc5 37. Bxe5 Be6 38. Qc3 h6 39. Bd6 Bxd6 40. Rxd6 Qxg3 41.
Nxe4 Qg6 42. Qe5 Re8 43. Rxb6 Qg4 44. Rb8 Rxb8 45. Qxb8+ Kh7 46. Qe5 Bxc4 47.
b6 Ba6 48. Nc5 Qd1+ 49. Kh2 Bc8 50. b7 Bxb7 51. Nxb7 Qxa4 52. e4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Budapest FS07 GM"]
[Site "Budapest"]
[Date "2008.07.11"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Prohaszka, Peter"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C83"]
[WhiteElo "2557"]
[BlackElo "2509"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "2008.07.05"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "HUN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 125 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.09.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.09.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Nxe4 6. d4 b5 7. Bb3 d5 8. dxe5
Be6 9. Nbd2 Be7 10. c3 O-O 11. Bc2 f5 12. Nb3 Qd7 13. Nbd4 Nxd4 14. Nxd4 c5 15.
Nxe6 Qxe6 16. f3 Ng5 17. Bxg5 Bxg5 18. f4 Be7 19. a4 b4 20. Kh1 Rab8 21. h3 Kh8
22. Rc1 c4 23. Qd4 Rfc8 24. Rcd1 b3 25. Bb1 Rd8 26. g4 g6 27. gxf5 gxf5 28. Qf2
Rbc8 29. Qf3 Bc5 30. Qh5 Rf8 31. Rd2 Rc7 32. Rg2 Rg7 33. Rxg7 Kxg7 34. Rd1 Kh8
35. Kh2 a5 36. Kg2 Ba7 37. Kh2 Bb6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Budapest FS07 GM"]
[Site "Budapest"]
[Date "2008.07.12"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Toth, Ervin"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C18"]
[WhiteElo "2557"]
[BlackElo "2409"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "2008.07.05"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "HUN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 125 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.09.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.09.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 Ne7 7. h4 Nbc6 8. h5
h6 9. Nf3 Qa5 10. Bd2 Bd7 11. g3 c4 12. Bh3 O-O-O 13. O-O Rdf8 14. Qe2 f5 15.
exf6 Rxf6 16. a4 Rhf8 17. Bg4 Nf5 18. Rab1 Nd6 19. Ne5 Ne4 20. Nxd7 Kxd7 21.
Rxb7+ Kc8 22. Rxg7 Nxd4 23. cxd4 Qxd2 24. Qxd2 Nxd2 25. Re1 Rxf2 26. Bxe6+ Kb8
27. Bxd5 Rf1+ 28. Rxf1 Rxf1+ 29. Kg2 Rc1 30. Kf2 Rxc2 31. Ke3 Rb2 32. Rg6 Nf1+
33. Kf3 Nh2+ 34. Kf4 c3 35. Rxh6 Rf2+ 36. Ke4 Ng4 37. Rc6 c2 38. Kd3 Rh2 39.
Bf3 Rh3 40. Bxg4 1-0

[Event "Budapest FS07 GM"]
[Site "Budapest"]
[Date "2008.07.13"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Kjartansson, Gudmundur"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A70"]
[WhiteElo "2328"]
[BlackElo "2557"]
[PlyCount "125"]
[EventDate "2008.07.05"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "HUN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 125 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.09.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.09.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c5 4. d5 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. Nc3 g6 7. e4 a6 8. h3 b5
9. Bd3 Bg7 10. O-O Nbd7 11. Bf4 Qb6 12. a4 Nh5 13. Be3 b4 14. a5 Qd8 15. Na4
O-O 16. Nd2 Re8 17. Nc4 Ne5 18. Nab6 Nxc4 19. Nxc4 Qc7 20. Re1 Bb7 21. Qd2 Rad8
22. Rad1 Bc8 23. g4 Nf6 24. Bf4 h5 25. f3 Bf8 26. Qh2 Nh7 27. gxh5 g5 28. Bc1
Qe7 29. Kh1 Kh8 30. f4 Bh6 31. f5 Bg7 32. Rg1 Bf6 33. Rg4 Rg8 34. Rdg1 Bd4 35.
R1g2 f6 36. h4 Bd7 37. Qxd6 Qe8 38. Qh2 Bb5 39. hxg5 fxg5 40. b3 Bxc4 41. bxc4
Qa4 42. Qh3 Nf6 43. Bb2 Bxb2 44. Rxb2 Nxg4 45. Qxg4 Qa1+ 46. Rb1 Qe5 47. Kg2
Qc3 48. Qg3 Rge8 49. Re1 Re5 50. Kh2 Rg8 51. f6 g4 52. f7 Rxh5+ 53. Kg2 Rf8 54.
e5 Rxf7 55. e6 Qd2+ 56. Re2 Qd1 57. exf7 Qh1+ 58. Kf2 Rh2+ 59. Ke3 Qc1+ 60. Ke4
Qh1+ 61. Kf4 Qf1+ 62. Kxg4 Rxe2 63. Qb8+ 1-0

[Event "Budapest FS07 GM"]
[Site "Budapest"]
[Date "2008.07.14"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Ilincic, Zlatko"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C54"]
[WhiteElo "2557"]
[BlackElo "2519"]
[PlyCount "141"]
[EventDate "2008.07.05"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "HUN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 125 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.09.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.09.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Nc6 3. Nf3 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d3 d6 6. Bb3 a6 7. h3 Ba7 8. O-O
O-O 9. Nbd2 Ne7 10. Re1 Ng6 11. Nf1 c6 12. Ng3 d5 13. Bg5 h6 14. Bxf6 Qxf6 15.
exd5 cxd5 16. Bxd5 Rd8 17. Be4 Nf4 18. Qc2 g6 19. Ne2 Ne6 20. d4 exd4 21. Nexd4
Bxd4 22. cxd4 Nxd4 23. Nxd4 Rxd4 24. Bxg6 Bxh3 25. Be4 Rc8 26. Qb3 Be6 27. Qg3+
Qg7 28. Qxg7+ Kxg7 29. Bxb7 Rb8 30. Bxa6 Rxb2 31. a4 Rdd2 32. a5 Rxf2 33. Bb7
Bc8 34. Bf3 Ba6 35. Re7 Rfd2 36. Ra4 Rd6 37. Rf4 Rf6 38. Rxf6 Kxf6 39. Ra7 Bd3
40. Kh2 Ke6 41. Ra8 Ra2 42. Kg3 Bc4 43. Kf4 Ra4 44. Re8+ Kd6 45. Re4 f5 46. Bd1
fxe4 47. Bxa4 Kc5 48. Bc2 Kb5 49. Bxe4 Kxa5 50. Kf5 Kb4 51. Kg6 Kc5 52. Kxh6
Kd4 53. Bg6 Ke3 54. g4 Kf4 55. g5 Bd5 56. Bc2 Bf7 57. Bd3 Kg4 58. Bg6 Bc4 59.
Bh5+ Kf5 60. g6 Kf6 61. g7 Bg8 62. Be2 Kf5 63. Bd3+ Kf6 64. Bc2 Ke7 65. Kg6 Ke8
66. Kf6 Kd8 67. Bf5 Ke8 68. Bg6+ Kd8 69. Bf7 Bh7 70. Kg5 Ke7 71. Kh6 1-0

[Event "Budapest FS07 GM"]
[Site "Budapest"]
[Date "2008.07.15"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Fogarasi, Tibor"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B85"]
[WhiteElo "2429"]
[BlackElo "2557"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "2008.07.05"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "HUN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 125 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.09.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.09.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be2 e6 7. O-O Be7 8. a4
Nc6 9. Be3 O-O 10. f4 Qc7 11. Kh1 Bd7 12. Nb3 b6 13. Bf3 Bc8 14. Qe2 Bb7 15.
Rad1 Rac8 16. g4 Nd7 17. g5 Rfe8 18. Bg2 Nb4 19. Rd4 Nc6 20. Rd2 Na5 21. Nxa5
bxa5 22. Qf2 Bf8 23. Qh4 g6 24. Rf3 Bg7 25. Rh3 Nf8 26. f5 exf5 27. exf5 Bxg2+
28. Rxg2 Bxc3 29. bxc3 Qxc3 30. Bg1 Qc6 31. f6 Re2 32. Rhg3 Rxc2 33. h3 Rb8 34.
Kh2 Rbb2 35. Qg4 Ne6 0-1

[Event "Budapest FS07 GM"]
[Site "Budapest"]
[Date "2008.07.16"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Boros, Denes"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C41"]
[WhiteElo "2557"]
[BlackElo "2472"]
[PlyCount "40"]
[EventDate "2008.07.05"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "HUN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 125 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.09.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.09.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 e5 4. Nf3 Nbd7 5. Bc4 Be7 6. O-O O-O 7. Re1 c6 8. a4
a5 9. h3 Nb6 10. Ba2 Nfd7 11. Be3 exd4 12. Qxd4 Nc5 13. Rad1 Be6 14. Bxe6 fxe6
15. e5 d5 16. Qg4 Qe8 17. b3 Nbd7 18. Bxc5 Bxc5 19. Re2 Rf5 20. Na2 Qe7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Budapest FS07 GM"]
[Site "Budapest"]
[Date "2008.07.17"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Kislik, Erik Andrew"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C18"]
[WhiteElo "2302"]
[BlackElo "2557"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "2008.07.05"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "HUN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 125 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.09.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.09.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 Qa5 7. Bd2 Qa4 8. Rb1
c4 9. Qc1 Nc6 10. Nf3 b6 11. Be2 Bd7 12. O-O Nge7 13. Ne1 O-O-O 14. g3 f6 15.
f4 h5 16. Ng2 Nf5 17. Qb2 Be8 18. Rbe1 Bg6 19. Bf3 Rde8 20. Rf2 Rhf8 21. Ree2
Re7 22. Ne1 Nh6 23. Bc1 Ref7 24. Qa1 Ng4 25. Rf1 fxe5 26. dxe5 Nh6 27. Bb2 h4
28. Qd1 hxg3 29. hxg3 Nf5 30. Kf2 Qa5 31. Qd2 Qc5+ 32. Kg2 Rh8 33. g4 0-1

[Event "Saint Affrique op 16th"]
[Site "Saint Affrique"]
[Date "2008.07.21"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Milliet, Sophie"]
[Black "Houard, Yannick"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C11"]
[WhiteElo "2357"]
[BlackElo "2123"]
[PlyCount "108"]
[EventDate "2008.07.19"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 125 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.09.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.09.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. f4 c5 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. Be3 Qb6 8. Na4
Qa5+ 9. c3 c4 10. b4 Qc7 11. Be2 Be7 12. O-O f5 13. exf6 Nxf6 14. Ne5 O-O 15.
Qc2 b6 16. Nb2 Bd7 17. Bf3 Be8 18. Qe2 Rc8 19. g4 Nxe5 20. dxe5 Ne4 21. Bxe4
dxe4 22. Bd4 e3 23. Qxe3 Bc6 24. f5 Qd7 25. f6 Qd5 26. Qh3 gxf6 27. exf6 Bxf6
28. Rxf6 Rxf6 29. Bxf6 Qh1+ 30. Kf2 Qxa1 31. g5 Qxb2+ 32. Kg3 Qg2+ 33. Qxg2
Bxg2 34. Kxg2 Kf7 35. Kf3 Rc7 36. Ke4 Rd7 37. Bd4 Rd5 38. h4 Kg6 39. a4 Kh5 40.
Bf6 Rd3 41. b5 Rd5 42. Be7 Kg4 43. Bf6 Rd3 44. Be5 Kxh4 45. Bb8 Rd7 46. Ke5
Kxg5 47. Kxe6 Rb7 48. Bh2 h5 49. Kd5 h4 50. Kxc4 Rd7 51. Kb4 h3 52. a5 Rd2 53.
axb6 axb6 54. Bg1 Kf5 0-1

[Event "Saint Affrique op 16th"]
[Site "Saint Affrique"]
[Date "2008.07.21"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Houard, Yannick"]
[Black "Philippe, Christophe"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B44"]
[WhiteElo "2123"]
[BlackElo "2442"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "2008.07.19"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 125 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.09.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.09.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nb5 d6 6. Bf4 e5 7. Be3 a6 8. N5c3
Nf6 9. Bg5 Be7 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. Nd2 O-O 12. Nc4 b5 13. Qxd6 bxc4 14. Qxc6 Be6
15. Be2 Rb8 16. Rb1 Bg5 17. O-O Rb6 18. Qa4 Qb8 19. Nd5 Bxd5 20. exd5 c3 21. b3
Qd6 22. Rbd1 Bd2 23. Qa5 Rc8 24. Rxd2 Rc5 25. Qa4 cxd2 26. c4 Rc8 27. Rd1 e4
28. Qa5 f5 29. Rxd2 Kf7 30. g3 g6 31. Rd1 h5 32. Qd2 Rbb8 33. Qc3 Qf6 34. Qe3
Qd6 35. Qc3 Qf6 36. Qe3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Saint Affrique op 16th"]
[Site "Saint Affrique"]
[Date "2008.07.22"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Monroy, Charles"]
[Black "Houard, Yannick"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D11"]
[WhiteElo "2393"]
[BlackElo "2123"]
[PlyCount "44"]
[EventDate "2008.07.19"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 125 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.09.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.09.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 c6 4. e3 a6 5. b3 Bg4 6. Bd3 e6 7. Nbd2 Nbd7 8. O-O
Bd6 9. Bb2 Qb8 10. Qc2 O-O 11. h3 Bh5 12. Qc3 Rc8 13. Ne5 c5 14. f4 cxd4 15.
exd4 b5 16. c5 Nxc5 17. dxc5 Bxc5+ 18. Kh1 Ba3 19. Qd4 Bc5 20. Qc3 Ba3 21. Qd4
Bc5 22. Qc3 Ba3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Saint Affrique op 16th"]
[Site "Saint Affrique"]
[Date "2008.07.23"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Houard, Yannick"]
[Black "Goldsztejn, Gildas"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2123"]
[BlackElo "2374"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "2008.07.19"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 125 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.09.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.09.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bc5 7. a4 Rb8 8. c3
d6 9. d4 Bb6 10. axb5 axb5 11. h3 O-O 12. Re1 h6 13. Na3 Re8 14. Nxb5 exd4 15.
cxd4 Ba5 16. Nc3 Bxc3 17. bxc3 Nxe4 18. Bd5 Nxc3 19. Bxc6 Nxd1 20. Rxe8+ Qxe8
21. Bxe8 Bb7 22. Bd7 Nc3 23. Be3 g6 24. Ra3 Nd5 25. Bxh6 c5 26. dxc5 dxc5 27.
Rb3 c4 28. Rb5 Kh7 29. Bg5 f6 30. Be3 c3 31. Nd4 Nc7 32. Rb3 Rd8 33. Rxb7 Rxd7
34. Ne6 1-0

[Event "Saint Affrique op 16th"]
[Site "Saint Affrique"]
[Date "2008.07.24"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Degraeve, Jean Marc"]
[Black "Houard, Yannick"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C06"]
[WhiteElo "2523"]
[BlackElo "2123"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[EventDate "2008.07.19"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 125 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.09.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.09.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. Ngf3 c5 6. c3 Nc6 7. Bd3 Qb6 8. O-O
cxd4 9. cxd4 Nxd4 10. Nxd4 Qxd4 11. Nf3 Qb6 12. Qa4 Qb4 13. Qc2 h6 14. a3 Qb6
15. Qa4 Be7 16. Be3 Qd8 17. Rac1 O-O 18. Rfe1 f5 19. exf6 Nxf6 20. Ne5 Bd6 21.
Bd4 a6 22. Bb1 Bxe5 23. Bxe5 Bd7 24. Qb3 Bc6 25. Rc3 Rf7 26. Rg3 Nd7 27. Bd4
Qh4 28. Qd3 Nf8 29. Qc3 Qe7 30. Ree3 Rc8 31. Bxg7 Rxg7 32. Rxg7+ Qxg7 33. Rg3
Rc7 34. Qe5 Qxg3 35. hxg3 Rf7 36. Bd3 a5 37. f3 Be8 38. Qb8 Bc6 39. g4 Kg7 40.
b4 axb4 41. axb4 Nd7 42. Qd6 Nf8 43. b5 Be8 44. Qd8 Bd7 45. Qb8 Ng6 46. Bxg6
Kxg6 47. Qxb7 Rg7 48. b6 d4 49. Qc7 1-0

[Event "Wch U20"]
[Site "Gaziantep"]
[Date "2008.08.03"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Plenca, Julian"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C11"]
[WhiteElo "2295"]
[BlackElo "2557"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[EventDate "2008.08.03"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 125 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.09.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.09.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. f4 c5 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. Be3 Be7 8. Qd2
O-O 9. Be2 a6 10. O-O b5 11. a3 Qb6 12. Nd1 Bb7 13. c3 Na5 14. Qe1 f6 15. exf6
Nxf6 16. Bd3 Nb3 17. Rb1 Ng4 18. Kh1 Rae8 19. Bc2 cxd4 20. Bg1 Nc5 21. Bxd4 Qc7
22. h3 Nf6 23. Ne5 Nce4 24. Qe3 Nh5 25. Bxe4 dxe4 26. Kg1 Bh4 27. Nf2 Rxf4 28.
Nfg4 Bg5 29. Rxf4 Bxf4 30. Qe1 Ng3 31. Bf2 Nf5 32. Bd4 h5 0-1

[Event "Wch U20"]
[Site "Gaziantep"]
[Date "2008.08.04"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Georgescu, Tiberiu Marian"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B23"]
[WhiteElo "2557"]
[BlackElo "2442"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "2008.08.03"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 125 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.09.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.09.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nd4 4. Nf3 g6 5. Bc4 Bg7 6. Nxd4 cxd4 7. Qf3 Nh6 8.
Ne2 O-O 9. d3 d6 10. Qg3 Kh8 11. h4 f6 12. h5 g5 13. f4 Bg4 14. Nxd4 gxf4 15.
Bxf4 e5 16. Bxh6 Bxh6 17. Qxg4 Qa5+ 18. c3 exd4 19. O-O dxc3 20. bxc3 Qxc3 21.
Rab1 b6 22. Rb5 a6 23. Rbf5 b5 24. Bd5 Rae8 25. Qg3 Qd4+ 26. Kh1 Re5 27. Kh2
Bg5 28. Qxg5 fxg5 29. Rxf8+ Kg7 30. R1f6 1-0

[Event "Wch U20"]
[Site "Gaziantep"]
[Date "2008.08.04"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Brkic, Ante"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2530"]
[BlackElo "2557"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventDate "2008.08.03"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 125 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.09.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.09.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nf3 Be7 8. Bc4
O-O 9. O-O Nc6 10. Bg5 Be6 11. Bb3 Nd7 12. Bxe7 Qxe7 13. Nd5 Qd8 14. Qe2 Na5
15. Rad1 Rc8 16. Ne3 Nxb3 17. axb3 Qe7 18. Rd2 Nc5 19. Nd5 Bxd5 20. Rxd5 Ne6
21. g3 f5 22. exf5 Rxf5 23. Nd4 Nxd4 24. Rxd4 Rcf8 25. Qe4 R5f6 26. Rd2 h6 27.
Re1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch U20"]
[Site "Gaziantep"]
[Date "2008.08.05"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Arun Prasad, Subramanian"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B53"]
[WhiteElo "2557"]
[BlackElo "2492"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[EventDate "2008.08.03"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 125 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.09.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.09.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Qxd4 Nc6 5. Bb5 Bd7 6. Bxc6 Bxc6 7. Nc3 h6 8.
Be3 e5 9. Qc4 Nf6 10. O-O-O Qc8 11. Qd3 a6 12. Nh4 b5 13. f4 b4 14. fxe5 dxe5
15. Nd5 Bb5 16. Qd2 Qc6 17. Nf3 Nd7 18. Nxb4 Qc4 19. Nd5 Qxa2 20. Nc7+ Kd8 21.
Qc3 Qa1+ 22. Kd2 Qa4 23. Nd5 Rc8 24. Bb6+ Nxb6 25. Nxb6 1-0

[Event "Wch U20"]
[Site "Gaziantep"]
[Date "2008.08.06"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Lin, Chen"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B51"]
[WhiteElo "2417"]
[BlackElo "2557"]
[PlyCount "123"]
[EventDate "2008.08.03"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 125 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.09.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.09.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Nc6 4. Bxc6+ bxc6 5. O-O Bg4 6. h3 Bh5 7. Re1 e6 8.
d3 Nf6 9. Nbd2 Be7 10. Nf1 Nd7 11. Ng3 Bg6 12. b3 O-O 13. Bb2 e5 14. c3 Bf6 15.
d4 Re8 16. Qd2 d5 17. exd5 cxd5 18. dxe5 Nxe5 19. Nxe5 Bxe5 20. Rad1 Re6 21. f4
Bc7 22. f5 Rxe1+ 23. Qxe1 Qg5 24. fxg6 Bxg3 25. gxf7+ Kxf7 26. Bc1 Bxe1 27.
Bxg5 Bxc3 28. Rxd5 Bd4+ 29. Kf1 a5 30. Rd8 Ra6 31. Bd2 a4 32. b4 Bf6 33. Rc8
cxb4 34. Bxb4 a3 35. Ke2 Rb6 36. Rc4 Bb2 37. Kd3 Ke6 38. Bc5 Rb5 39. Ke4 Bf6
40. Bxa3 Re5+ 41. Kf3 Ra5 42. Re4+ Kd5 43. Re3 Bd4 44. Rb3 h5 45. Bb2 Rxa2 46.
Bxd4 Kxd4 47. Rb5 g6 48. h4 Ra6 49. Kf4 Re6 50. Kg5 Re2 51. Kxg6 Rxg2+ 52. Kxh5
Ke4 53. Kh6 Kf4 54. h5 Ra2 55. Rg5 Ra8 56. Rg7 Kf5 57. Kh7 Kf6 58. h6 Ra1 59.
Rg6+ Kf7 60. Rg4 Rh1 61. Rf4+ Ke7 62. Kg6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch U20"]
[Site "Gaziantep"]
[Date "2008.08.07"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Howell, David"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C96"]
[WhiteElo "2557"]
[BlackElo "2561"]
[PlyCount "121"]
[EventDate "2008.08.03"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 125 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.09.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.09.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Na5 10. Bc2 d5 11. d4 Nxe4 12. Nxe5 Bd6 13. Nd2 f5 14. Ndf3 Nc4 15.
a4 Bb7 16. axb5 axb5 17. Rxa8 Bxa8 18. Qe2 c5 19. Nd3 cxd4 20. Nxd4 Qb8 21. Qf3
Ne5 22. Nxe5 Bxe5 23. Nxf5 Kh8 24. Bxe4 dxe4 25. Qg4 b4 26. Bd2 Bb7 27. Ng3
Bxg3 28. fxg3 Qe5 29. Bf4 Qf6 30. Qd7 Bc6 31. Qc7 bxc3 32. Be5 Qf7 33. Qxf7
Rxf7 34. bxc3 h6 35. c4 Re7 36. Bd4 Rd7 37. Be5 Rd2 38. c5 Kg8 39. Bf4 Rc2 40.
Be3 Rc3 41. g4 Kf7 42. Kf2 Ke6 43. Re2 Ba4 44. Bd4 e3+ 45. Kg3 Rd3 46. Bxg7 Bd1
47. Re1 e2+ 48. Kf2 Rd5 49. Bxh6 Rxc5 50. Bf4 Kd5 51. h4 Ke4 52. g3 Rc3 53. h5
Rf3+ 54. Kg2 Rf1 55. Bd2 Kd3 56. Bb4 Ke3 57. g5 Rf2+ 58. Kh3 Rf1 59. Kg2 Rf2+
60. Kh3 Rf1 61. Kg2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch U20"]
[Site "Gaziantep"]
[Date "2008.08.08"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Laznicka, Viktor"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A38"]
[WhiteElo "2601"]
[BlackElo "2557"]
[PlyCount "106"]
[EventDate "2008.08.03"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 125 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.09.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.09.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. g3 Nc6 4. Bg2 d6 5. d4 cxd4 6. Nxd4 Bd7 7. Nc3 g6 8. O-O
Bg7 9. Nc2 O-O 10. b3 Qc8 11. Re1 Bh3 12. Bd2 Bxg2 13. Kxg2 a6 14. a4 Rd8 15.
e4 e6 16. Ne3 Nb4 17. Qf3 Qc6 18. Rec1 Qe8 19. Rd1 Nd7 20. Rab1 Ne5 21. Qe2
Nec6 22. Qf1 Nd4 23. Ne2 Nbc6 24. Nxd4 Nxd4 25. Ba5 Rd7 26. Qd3 Nc6 27. Bc3
Bxc3 28. Qxc3 f5 29. b4 Rc8 30. c5 d5 31. exd5 exd5 32. Nxd5 Rxd5 33. Qc4 Ne7
34. Rxd5 Qc6 35. Rbd1 b5 36. Qd4 Rd8 37. Qf6 Qxf6 38. Rxd8+ Kf7 39. R1d6 Qe5
40. axb5 axb5 41. R8d7 Qe4+ 42. Kg1 Qxb4 43. c6 Qe1+ 44. Kg2 b4 45. c7 Qc1 46.
Rb6 b3 47. f3 Qc2+ 48. Kh3 f4 49. g4 h5 50. Rb8 hxg4+ 51. fxg4 b2 52. Rxb2 Qc3+
53. Kh4 Qh8+ 0-1

[Event "Wch U20"]
[Site "Gaziantep"]
[Date "2008.08.10"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Nguyen, Ngoc Truong Son"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C10"]
[WhiteElo "2557"]
[BlackElo "2579"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "2008.08.03"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 125 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.09.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.09.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. exd5 exd5 6. Bb5 Be7 7. Ne5 Bd7 8.
Bxc6 Bxc6 9. Bg5 O-O 10. O-O h6 11. Bh4 Nd7 12. Bxe7 Qxe7 13. Re1 Nxe5 14. Rxe5
Qd6 15. Qd3 Rae8 16. Rae1 Rxe5 17. Rxe5 Re8 18. Rxe8+ Bxe8 19. Qg3 Qxg3 20.
hxg3 c6 21. Nd1 Bd7 22. Ne3 h5 23. c3 Kf8 24. f3 Ke7 25. Kf2 Be6 26. Ke2 Kd6
27. a3 b6 28. Kd2 f6 29. Ke2 g6 30. Kd2 Kd7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch U20"]
[Site "Gaziantep"]
[Date "2008.08.11"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Braun, Arik"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E32"]
[WhiteElo "2533"]
[BlackElo "2557"]
[PlyCount "105"]
[EventDate "2008.08.03"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 125 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.09.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.09.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 e6 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 d6 7. Bg5 Nbd7 8.
f3 b6 9. e4 c5 10. Nh3 h6 11. Be3 Ba6 12. Rd1 cxd4 13. Qxd4 Rc8 14. b3 Ne8 15.
Be2 Nc5 16. Qb2 Qe7 17. Nf4 Nf6 18. O-O Rfd8 19. b4 e5 20. Nd5 Nxd5 21. exd5
Nd7 22. Rc1 Rc7 23. Rc3 Rdc8 24. Rfc1 Bb7 25. Bd3 Nf6 26. Bf5 Re8 27. a4 Bc8
28. Bb1 Bb7 29. Qd2 Rd8 30. Bxh6 a5 31. bxa5 bxa5 32. Bxg7 Kxg7 33. Qg5+ Kf8
34. Qh6+ Ke8 35. Qh8+ Qf8 36. Qxf6 Qe7 37. Qh6 Qf8 38. Qe3 Rc5 39. f4 Qe7 40.
fxe5 dxe5 41. Re1 Kd7 42. Qxe5 Qxe5 43. Rxe5 Rb8 44. Rf5 Ke7 45. Re3+ Kf8 46.
Bd3 Bc8 47. Rf6 Rb4 48. Ref3 Rxa4 49. Rxf7+ Ke8 50. Bg6 Ra1+ 51. Kf2 Ra2+ 52.
Kg3 Kd8 53. Ra7 1-0

[Event "Wch U20"]
[Site "Gaziantep"]
[Date "2008.08.12"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Melkumyan, Hrant"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2557"]
[BlackElo "2507"]
[PlyCount "125"]
[EventDate "2008.08.03"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 125 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.09.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.09.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. Bxc6 dxc6 7. dxe5 Nf5
8. Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. Nc3 Ke8 10. h3 Be7 11. Rd1 h5 12. Bg5 h4 13. Rd2 Be6 14. Rad1
f6 15. exf6 gxf6 16. Re1 Kf7 17. Rde2 fxg5 18. Rxe6 Bf6 19. R6e2 Rae8 20. Ne4
Kg6 21. b3 Nd6 22. Nc5 Rxe2 23. Rxe2 Kf5 24. Kf1 Rh7 25. a4 b6 26. Nd3 c5 27.
Nde5 Re7 28. Ng4 Rxe2 29. Kxe2 Be7 30. c4 Ke6 31. Kd3 Nf7 32. Ne3 Bd6 33. Nf1
Kf5 34. Ke2 Nd8 35. Ne3+ Kf4 36. Nd5+ Kf5 37. Ne3+ Kf4 38. Nf1 Ne6 39. g3+ hxg3
40. fxg3+ Ke4 41. N1d2+ Kf5 42. Kf2 a6 43. g4+ Kf4 44. Ne1 Ke5 45. Ke3 Kf6 46.
Ne4+ Kg6 47. Nf3 Bf4+ 48. Kd3 Kf7 49. Nc3 c6 50. Ke4 Kf6 51. Nd1 Bc7 52. Nf2
Nf4 53. h4 gxh4 54. Nxh4 Ne2 55. Nf3 Nc1 56. Nd2 b5 57. axb5 axb5 58. Ke3 Ba5
59. Nfe4+ Kg6 60. cxb5 cxb5 61. Nxc5 Bxd2+ 62. Kxd2 Nxb3+ 63. Nxb3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch U20"]
[Site "Gaziantep"]
[Date "2008.08.13"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Mamedov, Rauf"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B23"]
[WhiteElo "2557"]
[BlackElo "2627"]
[PlyCount "102"]
[EventDate "2008.08.03"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 125 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.09.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.09.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 d6 3. f4 g6 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Bc4 Nc6 6. O-O e6 7. f5 gxf5 8. exf5
d5 9. fxe6 Bxe6 10. Bb5 Nge7 11. d4 cxd4 12. Nxd4 O-O 13. Be3 a6 14. Bxc6 Nxc6
15. Kh1 Kh8 16. h3 Bxh3 17. Nxc6 bxc6 18. Qh5 Be6 19. Ne2 Rb8 20. Rf4 Qe7 21.
Nd4 f5 22. Nxc6 Qe8 23. Qxe8 Rbxe8 24. Bd4 Bd7 25. Bxg7+ Kxg7 26. Nd4 Re4 27.
Raf1 Kf6 28. c3 Ke5 29. g3 a5 30. Nb3 Bb5 31. R1f2 a4 32. Nd4 Bd7 33. Kg2 Rc8
34. a3 Rf8 35. Nf3+ Kd6 36. Nd4 Ke5 37. Nc2 Rg8 38. R4f3 h5 39. Nd4 h4 40. Nxf5
Bxf5 41. Rxf5+ Kd6 42. Rd2 Rxg3+ 43. Kh2 Re5 44. Rf4 Rge3 45. Rxh4 Re2+ 46.
Rxe2 Rxe2+ 47. Kg3 Rxb2 48. Rxa4 Rb3 49. Kf2 Rxc3 50. Ke2 Rc4 51. Rxc4 Ke5
1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch U20"]
[Site "Gaziantep"]
[Date "2008.08.14"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Andreikin, Dmitry"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C00"]
[WhiteElo "2604"]
[BlackElo "2557"]
[PlyCount "188"]
[EventDate "2008.08.03"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 125 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.09.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.09.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 e6 3. Bg2 d5 4. O-O Be7 5. d3 c5 6. Nbd2 Nc6 7. e4 O-O 8. Re1
b5 9. e5 Nd7 10. Nf1 a5 11. h4 b4 12. N1h2 Ba6 13. Bg5 a4 14. Bh3 Rc8 15. Bf4
Qe8 16. Ng4 Bb5 17. Kg2 Kh8 18. Ng5 Rd8 19. Kh2 Ba6 20. Bg2 Bb5 21. Kg1 Kg8 22.
Bh3 Kh8 23. Nh2 Nb6 24. Bg2 Ba6 25. Nhf3 Bb5 26. Kh2 Kg8 27. Nh3 Nd7 28. Nfg5
Nb6 29. Nf3 Nd7 30. Bg5 Kh8 31. Qe2 Nb6 32. Nf4 Rc8 33. Bh3 Rd8 34. Bg4 Ba6 35.
Nh5 Nd7 36. Qe3 Bc8 37. Nf4 Ndxe5 38. Nxe5 Nxe5 39. Qxe5 f6 40. Qe2 fxg5 41.
Nxe6 Bxe6 42. Qxe6 Bf6 43. Qxe8 Rfxe8 44. Rxe8+ Rxe8 45. Rb1 gxh4 46. b3 a3 47.
Kg2 g6 48. Rd1 hxg3 49. fxg3 Re3 50. Bf3 d4 51. g4 Kg7 52. Rh1 Bg5 53. Kf2 Bf4
54. Rh3 h6 55. Rh1 Kf6 56. Rf1 Kg5 57. Rh1 Bd6 58. Kg2 Re7 59. Be4 Bf4 60. Kh3
Rh7 61. Rg1 Rh8 62. Bf3 Rf8 63. Kg2 Be3 64. Rh1 Rf6 65. Kg3 Bf4+ 66. Kh3 Bd6
67. Kg2 Re6 68. Be4 Kf4 69. Bf3 Re3 70. Rf1 Kg5 71. Rh1 Be7 72. Bd1 Bd6 73. Bf3
Bf4 74. Kf2 Bc7 75. Kg2 Kf4 76. Rf1 Bd8 77. Bd1+ Ke5 78. Bf3 Bh4 79. Bd1 Bg3
80. Bf3 Kf4 81. Bd1+ Kg5 82. Bf3 Be1 83. Bd1 Bh4 84. Bf3 Re1 85. Rxe1 Bxe1 86.
Kf1 Kf4 87. Be4 Bg3 88. Ke2 g5 89. Bf5 h5 90. Bc8 h4 91. Bd7 h3 92. Bc8 Bh4 93.
Bd7 Kg3 94. Bc8 Kg2 0-1

[Event "Wch U20"]
[Site "Gaziantep"]
[Date "2008.08.15"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Le, Quang Liem"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B78"]
[WhiteElo "2557"]
[BlackElo "2577"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "2008.08.03"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 125 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.09.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.09.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 O-O 8. Qd2
Nc6 9. Bc4 Bd7 10. O-O-O Rc8 11. Bb3 Ne5 12. Kb1 Nc4 13. Bxc4 Rxc4 14. g4 Qc7
15. Nb3 Be6 16. Bh6 Bxh6 17. Qxh6 Rxc3 18. bxc3 Rc8 19. Qe3 Nd7 20. h4 Ne5 21.
h5 Bxb3 22. cxb3 Qxc3 23. Qxc3 Rxc3 24. Rc1 Rc5 25. Rxc5 dxc5 26. Rd1 Kg7 27.
hxg6 Kxg6 28. Rd5 Nxf3 29. Rxc5 Nh2 30. Rc7 Nxg4 31. Rxb7 h5 32. Rxa7 h4 33.
Rxe7 h3 34. Rc7 Nf2 35. Rc1 Kg5 36. a4 Nxe4 37. a5 Nd6 38. a6 Nb5 39. Kc2 f5
40. Kd3 Kh4 41. Kc4 Na7 42. b4 h2 43. b5 Nc8 44. Kc5 1-0

[Event "Chambery op 14th"]
[Site "Chambery"]
[Date "2008.08.04"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Estremera Panos, Sergio"]
[Black "Houard, Yannick"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D11"]
[WhiteElo "2394"]
[BlackElo "2123"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "2008.08.04"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2009"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.11.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.11.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 c6 4. e3 a6 5. Nbd2 Bg4 6. Qb3 Ra7 7. Ne5 e6 8. h3
Bf5 9. g4 Bg6 10. h4 dxc4 11. Bxc4 Be4 12. Bxe6 fxe6 13. Qxe6+ Qe7 14. Qc8+ Qd8
15. Qxd8+ Kxd8 16. Nxe4 Nxe4 17. Nf7+ Ke8 18. Nxh8 Bb4+ 19. Ke2 Kf8 20. Kf3 Nd6
21. e4 Ra8 22. a3 Ba5 23. h5 Kg8 24. h6 Kxh8 25. hxg7+ Kxg7 26. Rh5 Bc7 27. Bf4
Nd7 28. Rah1 Nf8 29. Be5+ Kg8 30. Rg5+ {Diagramme #} 1-0

[Event "Chambery op 14th"]
[Site "Chambery"]
[Date "2008.08.05"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Houard, Yannick"]
[Black "Eydt, Yoann"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "1480"]
[BlackElo "1688"]
[PlyCount "58"]
[EventDate "2008.08.04"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2009"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.11.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.11.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. e3 Nf6 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Bd3 h6 7. O-O b6 8. Qc2
Bb7 9. Ne5 Nbd7 10. f4 c5 11. Ne2 Rc8 12. b3 b5 13. Bb2 bxc4 14. bxc4 dxc4 15.
Bxc4 Nb6 16. Qb3 Nxc4 17. Nxc4 Bd5 18. Rac1 Rb8 19. Qc2 Bxc4 20. Rfd1 Bxe2 21.
Qxe2 cxd4 22. Bxd4 Qa5 23. Rc2 Rfc8 24. h3 Nd5 25. Rxc8+ Rxc8 26. Qg4 Bf6 27.
Qf3 Bxd4 28. exd4 Qc3 29. Qe2 Qe3+ 0-1

[Event "World Women-ch k.o."]
[Site "Nalchik"]
[Date "2008.08.29"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Mona, Khaled"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C60"]
[WhiteElo "2557"]
[BlackElo "2007"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[EventDate "2008.08.29"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 126 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.11.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.11.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nge7 4. Nc3 g6 5. d4 exd4 6. Nd5 Bg7 7. Bg5 h6 8.
Bf6 Bxf6 9. Nxf6+ Kf8 10. O-O Nf5 11. Nd5 Ng7 12. Bc4 Ne6 13. Qd2 b6 14. c3 Na5
15. Be2 c6 16. Nf4 dxc3 17. Nxe6+ fxe6 18. Qxc3 Kg8 19. Rad1 Qe8 20. Ne5 h5 21.
b4 Nb7 22. Rd3 Kh7 23. Rh3 Nd8 24. Nxg6 Kxg6 25. Rg3+ 1-0

[Event "World Women-ch k.o."]
[Site "Nalchik"]
[Date "2008.08.30"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Mona, Khaled"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D05"]
[WhiteElo "2007"]
[BlackElo "2557"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[EventDate "2008.08.29"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 126 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.11.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.11.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. e3 b6 4. Bd3 Bb7 5. Nbd2 d5 6. Ne5 Bd6 7. f4 c5 8. c3
O-O 9. Qf3 Nc6 10. O-O Rc8 11. g4 Nd7 12. Qh3 g6 13. Qh6 f5 14. Rf3 Ndxe5 15.
fxe5 Be7 16. gxf5 Bg5 17. Qh3 exf5 18. Rg3 cxd4 19. exd4 Rc7 20. Nf3 Bxc1 21.
Rxc1 Bc8 22. Qh6 Qe7 23. Kf2 Qg7 24. Qd2 f4 25. Rgg1 Ne7 26. c4 Bb7 27. Rg4
dxc4 28. Bxc4+ Bd5 29. b3 Qf7 30. Qd3 b5 31. Bxd5 Nxd5 32. Rxc7 Qxc7 33. Ng5
Qc1 34. Qxb5 Qd2+ 35. Kf3 Qe3+ 36. Kg2 f3+ 37. Kf1 Qc1+ 38. Kf2 Qd2+ 39. Kg3
Qg2+ 40. Kh4 Qf2+ 41. Kh3 Nf4+ 42. Rxf4 Qg2+ 43. Kh4 Rxf4# 0-1

[Event "World Women-ch k.o."]
[Site "Nalchik"]
[Date "2008.09.01"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "Munguntuul, Batkhuyag"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B66"]
[WhiteElo "2261"]
[BlackElo "2557"]
[PlyCount "92"]
[EventDate "2008.08.29"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 126 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.11.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.11.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bg5 e6 7. Qd2 a6 8.
O-O-O Bd7 9. f3 Be7 10. g4 h6 11. Be3 b5 12. h4 Rc8 13. Bd3 Ne5 14. g5 Nxd3+
15. Qxd3 Nh5 16. Rdg1 g6 17. f4 b4 18. Nce2 e5 19. Nf3 Bb5 20. Qd2 Bc6 21. Qxb4
a5 22. Qc4 d5 23. Qb3 a4 24. Qd3 exf4 25. Nxf4 Nxf4 26. Bxf4 a3 27. b3 dxe4 28.
Qc3 O-O 29. gxh6 Bf6 30. Ne5 Bb7 31. Qe3 Qe7 32. Ng4 Rc3 33. Qb6 Rc6 34. Qe3
Rc3 35. Qe1 Rfc8 36. Rh2 Rxb3 37. axb3 a2 38. Qa5 a1=Q+ 39. Qxa1 Bxa1 40. h5
Kh7 41. hxg6+ fxg6 42. Rd2 e3 43. Bxe3 Qa3+ 44. Kd1 Bf3+ 45. Ke1 Bxg4 46. Rxg4
Bc3 0-1

[Event "World Women-ch k.o."]
[Site "Nalchik"]
[Date "2008.09.02"]
[Round "2.2"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Munguntuul, Batkhuyag"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B83"]
[WhiteElo "2557"]
[BlackElo "2261"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "2008.08.29"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 126 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.11.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.11.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Be2 Nf6 7. O-O Be7 8.
Be3 Bd7 9. Nb3 O-O 10. f4 a5 11. a4 Nb4 12. Nd4 e5 13. Ndb5 Bc6 14. Bd3 d5 15.
fxe5 Nxe4 16. Bxe4 dxe4 17. Qe2 Qc8 18. Rad1 Bd7 19. Nd6 Bxd6 20. Rxd6 Bg4 21.
Qf2 Qe8 22. Qg3 Bh5 23. h4 Qc8 24. Nxe4 Bg6 25. Nc3 Ra6 26. Qf3 Nxc2 27. Nd5
Qc4 28. h5 Rxd6 29. exd6 Be4 30. Ne7+ Kh8 31. Qf2 Qd3 32. Bc5 b6 33. Bxb6 Qxd6
34. Bc5 Qe5 35. Ng6+ hxg6 36. Bxf8 gxh5 37. Qxf7 Qd4+ 38. Rf2 Bh7 39. Bxg7+
Qxg7 40. Qe8+ Bg8 41. Qxh5+ Bh7 42. Rxc2 1-0

[Event "World Women-ch k.o."]
[Site "Nalchik"]
[Date "2008.09.04"]
[Round "3.1"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Sedina, Elena"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C10"]
[WhiteElo "2557"]
[BlackElo "2344"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "2008.08.29"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 126 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.11.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.11.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nd7 5. Nf3 Ngf6 6. Nxf6+ Nxf6 7. Bd3 c5
8. O-O cxd4 9. Nxd4 Be7 10. b3 O-O 11. Bb2 a6 12. Re1 Qc7 13. Qf3 Re8 14. Qh3
e5 15. Nf5 Bxf5 16. Qxf5 Bd6 17. g3 Rad8 18. Rad1 Qe7 19. Re2 g6 20. Qg5 Kg7
21. Qh4 h6 22. f4 Nd7 23. Qxe7 Rxe7 24. Be4 Nf8 25. Kg2 f6 26. fxe5 fxe5 27.
Red2 Red7 28. Rxd6 1-0

[Event "World Women-ch k.o."]
[Site "Nalchik"]
[Date "2008.09.04"]
[Round "3.2"]
[White "Sedina, Elena"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B53"]
[WhiteElo "2344"]
[BlackElo "2557"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "2008.08.29"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 126 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.11.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.11.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Qxd4 Nc6 5. Bb5 Nf6 6. Nc3 Bd7 7. Bxc6 bxc6 8.
e5 dxe5 9. Nxe5 e6 10. O-O Be7 11. Rd1 Qb6 12. Qc4 Rd8 13. Bg5 h6 14. Be3 Qc7
15. Nxd7 Rxd7 16. Rxd7 Qxd7 17. Rd1 Nd5 18. Bc5 Qb7 19. Nxd5 exd5 20. Qe2 Kd8
21. Bd4 Re8 22. Re1 f6 23. Qe3 Qc7 24. b4 f5 25. Bxg7 Rg8 26. Be5 Qb7 27. Qxh6
Qxb4 28. c3 Qg4 29. Bg3 Rg6 30. Qh8+ Kd7 31. Qb8 Qg5 32. Qc7+ Ke8 33. h4 Qf6
34. h5 Rg4 35. Bd6 Re4 36. Qxc6+ Kf8 37. Bxe7+ Qxe7 38. Rxe4 Qxe4 39. Qa8+ Ke7
40. Qxa7+ Kd6 41. Qd4 Qb1+ 42. Kh2 Ke6 43. h6 Qb7 44. Qg7 Qb8+ 45. g3 Qb2 46.
Kg2 1-0

[Event "World Women-ch k.o."]
[Site "Nalchik"]
[Date "2008.09.04"]
[Round "3.3"]
[White "Sedina, Elena"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B53"]
[WhiteElo "2344"]
[BlackElo "2557"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[EventDate "2008.08.29"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 126 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.11.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.11.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Qxd4 a6 5. c4 Nc6 6. Qd1 Bg4 7. Be3 g6 8. Nc3
Nf6 9. Nd5 Nxd5 10. cxd5 Ne5 11. Qb3 Bxf3 12. gxf3 Bg7 13. f4 Nd7 14. Bh3 O-O
15. Qxb7 Nf6 16. Bg2 Ng4 17. O-O e5 18. h3 Nxe3 19. fxe3 exf4 20. exf4 a5 21.
Rab1 Rb8 22. Qc6 Bxb2 23. Kh2 Qe7 24. Qc2 Bd4 25. Rxb8 Rxb8 26. Qa4 Bc3 27. Qc4
Bf6 28. Rc1 g5 29. e5 dxe5 30. f5 Kg7 31. Rd1 Qd6 32. Qc6 Be7 33. Rc1 e4+ 34.
Kh1 Qe5 35. f6+ Bxf6 36. d6 e3 37. d7 e2 38. Re1 Rb1 39. Qxf6+ Qxf6 40. Rxb1
Qd6 41. Re1 Qxd7 42. Kg1 Qd4+ 43. Kh2 Qd2 0-1

[Event "World Women-ch k.o."]
[Site "Nalchik"]
[Date "2008.09.04"]
[Round "3.4"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Sedina, Elena"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C15"]
[WhiteElo "2557"]
[BlackElo "2344"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "2008.08.29"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 126 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.11.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.11.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. a3 Bxc3+ 5. bxc3 dxe4 6. Qg4 Nf6 7. Qxg7 Rg8 8.
Qh6 c5 9. Ne2 Nc6 10. Qe3 Qa5 11. Qd2 Bd7 12. Bb2 O-O-O 13. O-O-O Qa4 14. c4
cxd4 15. Nxd4 e5 16. Nxc6 Bxc6 17. Qe1 Rxd1+ 18. Qxd1 Rd8 19. Qe1 Nd7 20. Be2
f5 21. Qb4 a5 22. Qd6 e3 23. f3 Nb6 24. Qxe5 Rd2 25. Bd3 Nd7 26. Qxe3 Rxg2 27.
Re1 Kb8 28. Qf4+ Ka7 29. Qd4+ Ka6 30. Re8 Nb6 31. c5+ Bb5 32. Qxa4 Bxd3 33.
cxb6 1-0

[Event "World Women-ch k.o."]
[Site "Nalchik"]
[Date "2008.09.07"]
[Round "4.1"]
[White "Mkrtchian, Lilit"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2436"]
[BlackElo "2557"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[EventDate "2008.08.29"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 126 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.11.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.11.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 e6 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. Bd2 Nf6 8. Rc1
c5 9. Bf4 a6 10. dxc5 Qxd1+ 11. Rxd1 Bxc5 12. Na4 Nbd7 13. Nxc5 Nxc5 14. Ne5
Nd5 15. Bd2 b5 16. f3 f6 17. Ng4 Nb3 18. e4 Nxd2 19. Rxd2 Nb6 20. Bd3 Ke7 21.
Ke2 Rac8 22. Ne3 Rhd8 23. Bc2 Rxd2+ 24. Kxd2 Rc7 25. b4 Rd7+ 26. Kc3 Rc7+ 27.
Kd2 Rd7+ 28. Kc3 Rc7+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Women-ch k.o."]
[Site "Nalchik"]
[Date "2008.09.07"]
[Round "4.2"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Mkrtchian, Lilit"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B13"]
[WhiteElo "2557"]
[BlackElo "2436"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "2008.08.29"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 126 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.11.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.11.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. Bd3 Nc6 5. c3 Nf6 6. Bf4 Bg4 7. Qb3 Qc8 8.
Nd2 e6 9. Ngf3 Be7 10. O-O Bh5 11. Ne5 Bg6 12. Nxg6 hxg6 13. h3 Nh5 14. Bh2 Bg5
15. f4 Be7 16. Nf3 Nf6 17. Rae1 Bd6 18. Ne5 Ne7 19. Qa4+ Kf8 20. Qc2 Bc7 21.
Rf3 Nf5 22. g4 Nd6 23. Bxg6 fxg6 24. Nxg6+ Kf7 25. Nxh8+ Qxh8 26. f5 Re8 27.
Bxd6 Bxd6 28. fxe6+ Rxe6 29. Rxe6 Kxe6 30. Qf5+ Ke7 31. g5 Ne8 32. Qc8 Qh5 33.
Re3+ Kf8 34. Qf5+ Qf7 35. Qh7 Bh2+ 36. Kg2 Nd6 37. Qh8+ Qg8 38. Qxg8+ 1-0

[Event "World Women-ch k.o."]
[Site "Nalchik"]
[Date "2008.09.10"]
[Round "5.1"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Koneru, Humpy"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C95"]
[WhiteElo "2557"]
[BlackElo "2622"]
[PlyCount "109"]
[EventDate "2008.08.29"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 126 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.11.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.11.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Nb8 10. d4 Nbd7 11. Nbd2 Bb7 12. Bc2 c5 13. d5 g6 14. Nf1 Nh5 15. Bh6
Re8 16. b3 Bf8 17. Be3 Nb6 18. a4 bxa4 19. bxa4 Nc4 20. a5 Bc8 21. N3d2 Nxa5
22. Ra3 Bd7 23. Qa1 Nb7 24. Rb1 Qc7 25. Rxa6 Rxa6 26. Qxa6 Nd8 27. Nc4 f5 28.
Qb6 Qxb6 29. Nxb6 f4 30. Nxd7 fxe3 31. Nxe3 Bh6 32. g4 Re7 33. Ba4 Nf4 34. Rb8
Kg7 35. Rxd8 Rf7 36. Nd1 Nxh3+ 37. Kg2 Nf4+ 38. Kf1 Bg5 39. Rb8 Nd3 40. Rb6 Rf4
41. Bb5 Nxf2 42. Nxf2 Bh4 43. Rxd6 Rxf2+ 44. Kg1 Rf4 45. Nxe5 Rxe4 46. Rd7+ Kg8
47. Nf3 Rxg4+ 48. Kf1 Bf6 49. Rc7 g5 50. Rxc5 Rf4 51. Kg2 g4 52. Nd4 h5 53.
Rc8+ Kf7 54. d6 h4 55. Be8+ 1-0

[Event "World Women-ch k.o."]
[Site "Nalchik"]
[Date "2008.09.11"]
[Round "5.2"]
[White "Koneru, Humpy"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B37"]
[WhiteElo "2622"]
[BlackElo "2557"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "2008.08.29"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 126 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.11.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.11.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 g6 6. Nc2 Bg7 7. e4 d6 8. Be2
O-O 9. O-O Be6 10. b3 a6 11. Rb1 Rb8 12. Bb2 Qa5 13. b4 Qd8 14. f4 b5 15. cxb5
axb5 16. Kh1 Qd7 17. Qd2 Rfd8 18. Ne3 d5 19. exd5 Nxd5 20. Nexd5 Bxd5 21. Bxb5
Qb7 22. Nxd5 Qxb5 23. Bxg7 Rxd5 24. Qc3 Rd3 25. Qa1 f6 26. a4 Qd5 27. Bh6 Rxb4
28. Rxb4 Nxb4 29. f5 g5 30. Qc1 Nc6 31. a5 Rd2 32. Rg1 Nxa5 33. Qc8+ Qd8 34.
Qe6+ Kh8 35. Qf7 Qg8 36. Qxe7 1-0

[Event "World Women-ch k.o."]
[Site "Nalchik"]
[Date "2008.09.12"]
[Round "5.3"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Koneru, Humpy"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C95"]
[WhiteElo "2557"]
[BlackElo "2622"]
[PlyCount "104"]
[EventDate "2008.08.29"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 126 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.11.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.11.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Nb8 10. d4 Nbd7 11. Nbd2 Bb7 12. Bc2 Re8 13. Nf1 Bf8 14. Ng3 g6 15.
b3 Bg7 16. d5 Rc8 17. Be3 c6 18. c4 Nb6 19. Rb1 Qc7 20. dxc6 Bxc6 21. Bxb6 Qxb6
22. Qxd6 Rcd8 23. Qb4 Bf8 24. Qc3 Bc5 25. Re2 b4 26. Qe1 Kg7 27. Rd1 Rxd1 28.
Qxd1 Rd8 29. Qc1 Nd7 30. Qg5 f6 31. Qg4 Kf7 32. Rd2 Nf8 33. Rxd8 Qxd8 34. Ne1
Ne6 35. Nd3 Be7 36. Qd1 Qd4 37. Nc1 Qb6 38. Nf1 Bc5 39. Nd3 Bd4 40. Qe1 a5 41.
Ng3 Kg7 42. Bd1 Bc3 43. Qe2 Qb7 44. Qg4 Qd7 45. Be2 Kf7 46. h4 h5 47. Qf3 Ke7
48. Qe3 Qd4 49. Qh6 Bxe4 50. Qh7+ Kd6 51. c5+ Nxc5 52. Nxc5 Kd5 1-0

[Event "World Women-ch k.o."]
[Site "Nalchik"]
[Date "2008.09.12"]
[Round "5.4"]
[White "Koneru, Humpy"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2622"]
[BlackElo "2557"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "2008.08.29"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 126 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.11.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.11.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 e6 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Nbd2 Bb4 6. Qc2 O-O 7. Bg2 d5 8. O-O
Nbd7 9. Ne5 Bb7 10. cxd5 Nxe5 11. dxe5 Nxd5 12. a3 Bxd2 13. Bxd2 c5 14. f4 Qc7
15. e4 Ne7 16. Bc3 Rad8 17. g4 Nc6 18. Qf2 Nd4 19. Rfe1 f6 20. exf6 Rxf6 21. f5
exf5 22. gxf5 Rff8 23. Bd2 Qf7 24. Bg5 Rd7 25. Re3 Qh5 26. Bf4 Rfd8 27. Rae1
Ba6 28. Kh1 Ne2 29. Bf3 Qf7 30. Bxe2 Rd2 31. Qh4 Bxe2 32. R3xe2 R2d3 33. Rg2
R8d7 34. Be5 Qb3 35. Qh6 Rh3 36. Rxg7+ Kf8 37. Qf6+ Ke8 38. Rg2 Rd1 39. Qc6+
Kf8 40. Bg7+ Ke7 41. Bf6+ Kf8 42. Qc8+ Kf7 43. Qg8+ 1-0

[Event "World Women-ch k.o."]
[Site "Nalchik"]
[Date "2008.09.12"]
[Round "5.5"]
[White "Koneru, Humpy"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2622"]
[BlackElo "2557"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[EventDate "2008.08.29"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 126 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.11.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.11.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 e6 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Nbd2 Bb4 6. Qc2 O-O 7. Bg2 d5 8. O-O
c5 9. dxc5 Bxc5 10. a3 Nbd7 11. Qa4 Bb7 12. b4 Be7 13. Bb2 a5 14. b5 Rc8 15.
Nd4 Nc5 16. Qd1 Nfe4 17. Nxe4 dxe4 18. Qc2 Bf6 19. Rad1 Qc7 20. f3 Nd7 21. fxe4
Ne5 22. Rc1 Nxc4 23. Ba1 Qc5 24. Rxf6 gxf6 25. Kh1 Nxa3 26. Qxc5 Rxc5 27. Rf1
Nxb5 28. Nb3 Rc2 29. Bxf6 Rfc8 30. Rf4 a4 31. Nd4 Nxd4 32. Bxd4 Rc1+ 33. Bf1 a3
0-1

[Event "World Women-ch k.o."]
[Site "Nalchik"]
[Date "2008.09.12"]
[Round "5.6"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Koneru, Humpy"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B06"]
[WhiteElo "2557"]
[BlackElo "2622"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2008.08.29"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 126 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.11.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.11.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nc3 d6 4. Be3 a6 5. f4 Nd7 6. Nf3 e6 7. Bd3 b5 8. e5 Ne7
9. Bf2 Nb6 10. Bh4 Qd7 11. a4 b4 12. Ne4 Nbd5 13. Qd2 Nf5 14. Bf2 f6 15. c4
bxc3 16. bxc3 fxe5 17. fxe5 O-O 18. O-O Bb7 19. a5 Bh6 20. Nfg5 Qe7 21. c4 dxe5
22. dxe5 Nb4 23. Bc5 Bxg5 24. Qxb4 Be3+ 25. Kh1 Qh4 26. Qxb7 Bxc5 27. Nf6+ Rxf6
28. Bxf5 Rff8 29. Bxe6+ Kh8 30. Qd5 Bf2 31. Qd3 Rad8 32. Qe2 Bg3 33. h3 Bf4 34.
Qg4 Qh6 35. Rae1 Rfe8 36. Qxf4 Qxf4 37. Rxf4 Rxe6 38. Rf7 c5 39. Rc7 Rd2 40.
Rb1 Re8 41. Rbb7 1-0

[Event "World Women-ch k.o."]
[Site "Nalchik"]
[Date "2008.09.14"]
[Round "6.1"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Kosteniuk, Alexandra"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C97"]
[WhiteElo "2557"]
[BlackElo "2510"]
[PlyCount "96"]
[EventDate "2008.08.29"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 126 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.11.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.11.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. a3
d6 9. c3 Bg4 10. d3 Na5 11. Bc2 c5 12. h3 Bd7 13. d4 Qc7 14. d5 c4 15. Nbd2 Nb7
16. Nf1 Nc5 17. g4 h5 18. N3h2 hxg4 19. hxg4 Qc8 20. f3 Nh7 21. Ng3 Bg5 22. Nf5
Qd8 23. Kg2 g6 24. Ng3 Kg7 25. Rh1 Rh8 26. Nhf1 Qf6 27. Be3 Bxe3 28. Nxe3 Ng5
29. Qe2 Rag8 30. Raf1 Qf4 31. Rxh8 Rxh8 32. Rh1 Rxh1 33. Nxh1 Nd3 34. Bxd3 cxd3
35. Qf2 d2 36. Ng3 Nxf3 37. Qxf3 Bxg4 38. Qf2 d1=Q 39. Nxd1 Bxd1 40. Qe1 Bf3+
41. Kg1 f5 42. exf5 gxf5 43. Qf2 Kg6 44. b3 e4 45. c4 bxc4 46. bxc4 Qg5 47. c5
f4 48. cxd6 fxg3 0-1

[Event "World Women-ch k.o."]
[Site "Nalchik"]
[Date "2008.09.15"]
[Round "6.2"]
[White "Kosteniuk, Alexandra"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C07"]
[WhiteElo "2510"]
[BlackElo "2557"]
[PlyCount "114"]
[EventDate "2008.08.29"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 126 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.11.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.11.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 c5 4. Ngf3 cxd4 5. exd5 Qxd5 6. Bc4 Qd6 7. Qe2 Nf6 8.
Nb3 Nc6 9. Bg5 Qb4+ 10. Bd2 Qb6 11. O-O-O Bd7 12. Bg5 h6 13. Bh4 Bc5 14. Kb1
O-O-O 15. Bg3 Nh5 16. Be5 f6 17. Nxc5 Qxc5 18. Bxd4 Nxd4 19. Rxd4 e5 20. Rd5
Qc7 21. g3 g5 22. Rhd1 Ng7 23. Nd2 Bc6 24. Rd3 Rxd3 25. Bxd3 f5 26. f3 Re8 27.
Re1 h5 28. Qe3 g4 29. fxg4 e4 30. Be2 hxg4 31. Qxa7 b6 32. Qa3 Rd8 33. Qb4 Ne6
34. Nc4 b5 35. Ne3 Nd4 36. c4 Qd6 37. Qxd6 Rxd6 38. cxb5 Nxe2 39. bxc6 Nd4 40.
Rf1 Kc7 41. Nxf5 Nxf5 42. Rxf5 Kxc6 43. Re5 Rd4 44. Kc1 Kd6 45. Re8 Kd7 46. Rf8
Ke6 47. Rf4 Ke5 48. Rxg4 Rd8 49. Rg5+ Kf6 50. Rc5 e3 51. Rc2 Kf5 52. a4 Ke4 53.
Rc4+ Kd3 54. Rc3+ Ke4 55. Rc4+ Kd3 56. Rc3+ Ke4 57. Rc4+ Kd3 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Women-ch k.o."]
[Site "Nalchik"]
[Date "2008.09.16"]
[Round "6.3"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Kosteniuk, Alexandra"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C88"]
[WhiteElo "2557"]
[BlackElo "2510"]
[PlyCount "143"]
[EventDate "2008.08.29"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 126 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.11.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.11.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. h3
Bb7 9. d3 d5 10. exd5 Nxd5 11. Nxe5 Nd4 12. Nd2 Re8 13. c3 Nxb3 14. Nxb3 c5 15.
Qh5 g6 16. Qf3 f6 17. Nxg6 hxg6 18. c4 Qd7 19. cxd5 Bxd5 20. Qg3 g5 21. Be3
Rac8 22. Qg4 Qxg4 23. hxg4 Bd6 24. Rec1 Kf7 25. Nd2 Be5 26. Rc2 Be6 27. Ne4 c4
28. dxc4 Rxc4 29. Rxc4 bxc4 30. Rd1 Rb8 31. b3 cxb3 32. axb3 Rxb3 33. Bd4 Bxg4
34. f3 Bxd4+ 35. Rxd4 Be6 36. Rd6 a5 37. Nc5 Rb1+ 38. Kf2 Bf5 39. Ra6 Rb5 40.
Ne4 Bxe4 41. fxe4 Rb2+ 42. Kf3 Ra2 43. Kg3 a4 44. Kf3 a3 45. Kg3 Ra1 46. Kh2 a2
47. Kg3 Ke7 48. Kh2 Kd7 49. Kg3 Kc7 50. Kh2 Kb7 51. Ra3 Kb6 52. Ra8 Kb5 53.
Rb8+ Kc4 54. Ra8 Kd4 55. Ra4+ Kd3 56. Kg3 Ke3 57. Kh2 Kf4 58. e5+ Kxe5 59. g4
Kd5 60. Kg2 Kc5 61. Ra8 Kb4 62. Ra6 Kc4 63. Ra3 Kd4 64. Ra6 Ke5 65. Ra4 Ke6 66.
Ra8 Ke5 67. Ra4 Re1 68. Rxa2 Kf4 69. Rf2+ Kxg4 70. Rxf6 Re2+ 71. Kg1 Kg3 72.
Rf1 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Women-ch k.o."]
[Site "Nalchik"]
[Date "2008.09.17"]
[Round "6.4"]
[White "Kosteniuk, Alexandra"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B85"]
[WhiteElo "2510"]
[BlackElo "2557"]
[PlyCount "111"]
[EventDate "2008.08.29"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 126 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.11.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.11.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Be3 Nf6 7. Be2 Be7 8.
O-O a6 9. a4 O-O 10. f4 Qc7 11. Kh1 Bd7 12. Nb3 b6 13. Qe1 Bc8 14. Qg3 Bb7 15.
f5 Kh8 16. Rad1 Rae8 17. fxe6 fxe6 18. Qh3 Bd8 19. Nd4 Nxd4 20. Rxd4 e5 21. Rc4
Qb8 22. Rd1 b5 23. axb5 axb5 24. Nxb5 Nxe4 25. Bd3 Nf6 26. Rh4 e4 27. Be2 Bc8
28. Qg3 Ba6 29. c4 Bxb5 30. cxb5 Bb6 31. Bf4 Qa7 32. Bxd6 Bf2 33. Qf4 Nd5 34.
Qc1 Rc8 35. Qd2 Rfd8 36. Rxh7+ Kxh7 37. Qxd5 Qe3 38. Bg4 Ra8 39. Qe6 Kh8 40.
Qe7 Qh6 41. h3 Qg6 42. Qe5 Bb6 43. Bh5 Qh6 44. Bg4 e3 45. Qe4 Qf6 46. Rd5 Ra1+
47. Kh2 Qxd6+ 48. Rxd6 Bc7 49. Qf5 Bxd6+ 50. g3 Kg8 51. Qd5+ Kf8 52. Qf5+ Ke7
53. Qe6+ Kf8 54. Qf5+ Kg8 55. Qd5+ Kf8 56. Qf5+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "WMSG Blitz 1st (Women)"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2008.10.04"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Zawadzka, Jolanta"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B04"]
[WhiteElo "2378"]
[BlackElo "2578"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "2008.10.04"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 126 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.11.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.11.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. d4 d6 4. Nf3 g6 5. c4 Nb6 6. Nc3 Bg7 7. Be3 Nc6 8. exd6
cxd6 9. Be2 Bg4 10. O-O O-O 11. h3 Bxf3 12. gxf3 e5 13. d5 Ne7 14. f4 Nf5 15.
Qd3 Qh4 16. Bxb6 axb6 17. Bg4 Nd4 18. Qg3 Qe7 19. Rae1 f5 20. Bd1 Kh8 21. fxe5
dxe5 22. a3 f4 23. Qd3 Qh4 24. Kh2 f3 25. Re4 Rf4 26. Rxf4 Qxf4+ 27. Kh1 Qh4
28. Kh2 Rf8 29. Ne4 Bh6 30. Ng3 Rf4 31. Re1 Bg7 32. b4 Rf8 33. Qe4 Qd8 34. c5
bxc5 35. bxc5 Rf4 36. Qb1 Qxd5 37. Qb6 Rf8 38. Ne4 Bh6 39. Qd6 Bf4+ 40. Kh1 Qf7
41. a4 Qf5 42. Kg1 Ne6 43. Bxf3 Qxh3 44. Bg2 0-1

[Event "WMSG Blitz 1st (Women)"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2008.10.04"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Dembo, Yelena"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2578"]
[BlackElo "2446"]
[PlyCount "0"]
[EventDate "2008.10.04"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2009"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.11.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.11.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

 1-0

[Event "WMSG Blitz 1st (Women)"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2008.10.04"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Harika, Dronavalli"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A38"]
[WhiteElo "2461"]
[BlackElo "2578"]
[PlyCount "92"]
[EventDate "2008.10.04"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 126 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.11.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.11.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. Nc3 d6 4. g3 Nc6 5. Bg2 g6 6. O-O Bg7 7. d4 cxd4 8. Nxd4
Bd7 9. Nc2 O-O 10. b3 Qc8 11. Re1 Bh3 12. Bh1 Ng4 13. Bb2 Qf5 14. f3 Qxc2 15.
Qxc2 Bd4+ 16. e3 Nxe3 17. Qf2 Nc2 18. Qxd4 N6xd4 19. Rad1 e5 20. Re4 Bf5 21.
Rd2 Bxe4 22. Nxe4 Nb4 23. f4 Nbc6 24. Nf6+ Kg7 25. fxe5 dxe5 26. Nd7 Rfd8 27.
Nxe5 f6 28. Nxc6 Nxc6 29. Bd5 Ne7 30. Kf2 Nxd5 31. cxd5 Rd7 32. Ba3 Rad8 33. d6
Kf7 34. Re2 Rc8 35. h4 Rc6 36. Kf3 a5 37. g4 b5 38. g5 fxg5 39. hxg5 b4 40. Bb2
Rcxd6 41. Rh2 Ke6 42. Re2+ Kf7 43. Rh2 Rd2 44. Rxh7+ Ke6 45. Rxd7 Kxd7 46. Bf6
Rxa2 0-1

[Event "WMSG Blitz 1st (Women)"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2008.10.04"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Ozturk, Kubra"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C88"]
[WhiteElo "2578"]
[BlackElo "2254"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "2008.10.04"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 126 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.11.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.11.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bb7 7. Re1 Be7 8. d3
O-O 9. a4 d6 10. Nbd2 Na5 11. Ba2 c5 12. c3 Nc6 13. Nf1 h6 14. Ng3 Re8 15. Nf5
Bf8 16. N3h4 d5 17. exd5 Nxd5 18. Qg4 Kh7 19. Nxh6 Nf6 20. Qf5+ g6 21. Qg5 Ng8
22. Nxf7 Qxg5 23. Nxg5+ Kg7 24. Ne6+ Rxe6 25. Bxe6 Be7 26. Nf3 Bf6 27. axb5
axb5 28. Rxa8 Bxa8 29. Be3 Nd8 30. Bxg8 Kxg8 31. Bxc5 Ne6 32. Bd6 Nf4 33. Nxe5
Nxg2 34. Ra1 Bd5 35. c4 bxc4 36. dxc4 Be4 37. f3 Bxe5 38. fxe4 Bxd6 39. Kxg2
Be5 40. Ra8+ Kf7 41. b4 Bd4 42. c5 Ke6 43. c6 Bb6 44. b5 Ke5 45. Rb8 1-0

[Event "WMSG Blitz 1st (Women)"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2008.10.04"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Houska, Jovanka"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2399"]
[BlackElo "2578"]
[PlyCount "90"]
[EventDate "2008.10.04"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 126 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.11.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.11.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Bg2 c6 8. O-O
O-O 9. Bc3 d5 10. Ne5 Nfd7 11. Nxd7 Nxd7 12. Nd2 f5 13. a4 Nf6 14. a5 Bd6 15.
Qc2 b5 16. c5 Bc7 17. b4 Qe7 18. Nf3 Bc8 19. Ne5 Bd7 20. e3 a6 21. f3 Be8 22.
Rae1 Bxe5 23. dxe5 Nd7 24. e4 fxe4 25. fxe4 Bg6 26. Qd2 Rac8 27. Bd4 h6 28. Bc3
Rcd8 29. Rxf8+ Rxf8 30. exd5 cxd5 31. c6 Nb8 32. Bd4 Rc8 33. Bc5 Qe8 34. Rf1
Qxc6 35. Bh3 Nd7 36. Bd6 Re8 37. Rc1 Qa8 38. Rc7 Qd8 39. Qc3 Nf8 40. Qc6 Qg5
41. Qb7 Qe3+ 42. Kf1 Bd3+ 43. Kg2 Qe2+ 44. Kg1 Qe1+ 45. Kg2 Be4# 0-1

[Event "WMSG Blitz 1st (Women)"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2008.10.04"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Kosteniuk, Alexandra"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C54"]
[WhiteElo "2578"]
[BlackElo "2525"]
[PlyCount "177"]
[EventDate "2008.10.04"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 126 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.11.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.11.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Nc6 3. Nf3 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d3 O-O 6. O-O a6 7. Bb3 d5 8. Nbd2
Re8 9. h3 h6 10. Re1 Be6 11. Bc2 dxe4 12. dxe4 Qe7 13. Qe2 Rad8 14. Nf1 Bb6 15.
Ng3 Qc5 16. Nh4 Ne7 17. Qf3 Nh7 18. Nhf5 Nxf5 19. Nxf5 Bxf5 20. Qxf5 Qe7 21.
Qf3 Rd6 22. Be3 Ng5 23. Qe2 Ne6 24. Bb3 Nf4 25. Bxf4 exf4 26. Rad1 Red8 27.
Rxd6 Rxd6 28. Rd1 Rxd1+ 29. Bxd1 Qc5 30. Bb3 g6 31. Qf3 g5 32. g3 Qe5 33. Qh5
Qf6 34. e5 Qg7 35. e6 fxe6 36. Qe8+ Qf8 37. Qg6+ Kh8 38. gxf4 gxf4 39. Qxe6 f3
40. Kf1 Kg7 41. Qg4+ Kh8 42. Qe6 Kg7 43. Bc2 Qd6 44. Qg4+ Kf8 45. Qxf3+ Ke7 46.
Qe4+ Qe6 47. Qh7+ Kd6 48. Qd3+ Qd5 49. Qg3+ Qe5 50. Qg6+ Qe6 51. Qd3+ Qd5 52.
Qg3+ Qe5 53. Qf3 Qd5 54. Qf6+ Qe6 55. Qf4+ Ke7 56. Qh4+ Qf6 57. Qe4+ Qe6 58.
Qh4+ Qf6 59. Qe4+ Qe6 60. Qf3 Qf6 61. Qe4+ Qe6 62. Qf3 Qf6 63. Qxf6+ Kxf6 64.
Be4 c6 65. Ke2 Ke5 66. f3 Kf4 67. h4 Kg3 68. h5 Kf4 69. Kd3 Bc5 70. Kc4 Be3 71.
Kd3 a5 72. a4 Bc5 73. Kc4 Be3 74. b4 Bb6 75. b5 cxb5+ 76. Kxb5 Bc7 77. Bxb7 Kg5
78. c4 Kxh5 79. c5 Kg5 80. Kc6 Bf4 81. Bc8 Be3 82. Kd6 Bf4+ 83. Kd7 h5 84. c6
h4 85. Kd8 Be3 86. c7 Bb6 87. Be6 Kf6 88. Bh3 Ke5 89. Kd7 1-0

[Event "WMSG Blitz 1st (Women)"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2008.10.04"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Ju, Wenjun"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A38"]
[WhiteElo "2397"]
[BlackElo "2578"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2008.10.04"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 126 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.11.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.11.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 c5 3. Bg2 Nc6 4. c4 d6 5. O-O g6 6. d4 cxd4 7. Nxd4 Bd7 8. Nc3
Bg7 9. Nc2 O-O 10. b3 Qc8 11. Bb2 Bh3 12. Rc1 Bxg2 13. Kxg2 Nd7 14. Ne3 Nc5 15.
Qd2 Rd8 16. Ncd5 Bxb2 17. Qxb2 Qd7 18. h3 f5 19. g4 Rf8 20. gxf5 gxf5 21. Kh2
e5 22. f4 Rae8 23. Rg1+ Kh8 24. Rcf1 Nd4 25. Rg2 Ne4 26. Nc2 Nxc2 27. Qxc2 Rg8
28. Rfg1 Rxg2+ 29. Rxg2 Qf7 30. Qd3 Rg8 31. Rxg8+ Kxg8 32. Qf3 Kf8 33. Ne3 Nd2
34. Qf2 Ne4 35. Qf3 Nd2 36. Qg3 Ne4 37. Qf3 Nd2 38. Qf2 Ne4 39. Qf3 Nd2 40. Qf2
Ne4 41. Qf3 1/2-1/2

[Event "WMSG Blitz 1st (Women)"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2008.10.04"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Zhao, Xue"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A31"]
[WhiteElo "2518"]
[BlackElo "2578"]
[PlyCount "48"]
[EventDate "2008.10.04"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 126 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.11.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.11.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 b6 5. f3 Bb7 6. e4 d6 7. Nc3 e6 8. Be3
a6 9. Be2 Nbd7 10. O-O Be7 11. Qd2 O-O 12. Kh1 Rc8 13. Rfc1 Qc7 14. Bf1 Qb8 15.
a4 Bd8 16. Nb3 Ne5 17. a5 bxa5 18. c5 d5 19. Bf4 dxe4 20. fxe4 Bc7 21. Nxa5
Nxe4 22. Qe3 Ng4 23. Bxc7 Qxc7 24. Qh3 Ngf2+ 0-1

[Event "WMSG Blitz 1st (Women)"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2008.10.04"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Li, Ruofan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B43"]
[WhiteElo "2578"]
[BlackElo "2426"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "2008.10.04"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 126 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.11.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.11.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. Nc3 a6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Qc7 6. Bd3 Bc5 7. Nb3 Be7 8.
O-O Nf6 9. f4 d6 10. Kh1 Nbd7 11. a4 b6 12. Bd2 Bb7 13. Qf3 O-O 14. Rae1 g6 15.
Qh3 e5 16. fxe5 Nxe5 17. Bg5 Nh5 18. Bh6 Rfe8 19. Nd4 Bf8 20. Bxf8 Rxf8 21. Nf5
f6 22. Nd4 Ng7 23. Qh4 Qf7 24. Rf2 Rae8 25. Ref1 Nd7 26. b3 Kh8 27. Bc4 Qe7 28.
Bd5 Nc5 29. Bxb7 Qxb7 30. Rxf6 Rxf6 31. Qxf6 Qb8 32. Qf3 Nge6 33. Nxe6 Nxe6 34.
Qf6+ Ng7 35. h3 Kg8 36. Qf7+ Kh8 37. Nd5 Qd8 38. Rf4 Nh5 39. Rf3 Rxe4 40. g4
Re1+ 41. Kg2 Re2+ 42. Kf1 Rxc2 43. gxh5 Rc1+ 44. Ke2 Rc2+ 45. Kd3 Qc8 46. Qf6+
1-0

[Event "WMSG Blitz 1st (Women)"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2008.10.04"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Xu, Yuhua"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C10"]
[WhiteElo "2578"]
[BlackElo "2477"]
[PlyCount "160"]
[EventDate "2008.10.04"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 126 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.11.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.11.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 dxe4 5. Nxe4 Nbd7 6. Nf3 h6 7. Nxf6+ Nxf6
8. Bh4 c5 9. Bd3 cxd4 10. Nxd4 a6 11. O-O Bc5 12. Nf3 O-O 13. Ne5 Bd4 14. Qe2
Bxb2 15. Rad1 Qe7 16. c4 Bc3 17. Ng4 Qc5 18. Nxf6+ Bxf6 19. Qe4 Qf5 20. Bxf6
Qxe4 21. Bxe4 gxf6 22. Rb1 Rb8 23. Rb6 Rd8 24. Rfb1 Rd4 25. Bf3 Rxc4 26. g3 Rc2
27. a4 Bd7 28. R1b4 Ra2 29. Bxb7 Ra1+ 30. Kg2 Rxb7 31. Rxb7 Bc6+ 32. Kh3 Bxb7
33. Rxb7 Rxa4 34. Ra7 f5 35. Kg2 Ra3 36. h4 h5 37. Kf1 Ra2 38. Kg2 Ra3 39. Kf1
Kg7 40. Ke2 Kf6 41. Kd2 e5 42. Ke2 f4 43. gxf4 exf4 44. Rb7 Ke6 45. Ra7 f6 46.
Rh7 Ra5 47. Kf3 Rb5 48. Kxf4 a5 49. Ra7 Rb4+ 50. Ke3 a4 51. f4 Kf5 52. Ra5+ Kg4
53. Ra6 f5 54. Ra7 Re4+ 55. Kf2 Rxf4+ 56. Kg2 Rb4 57. Rg7+ Kxh4 58. Rf7 Kg4 59.
Rg7+ Kf4 60. Rh7 Rb2+ 61. Kh3 a3 62. Ra7 a2 63. Ra4+ Kg5 64. Kg3 h4+ 65. Kh3
Rb3+ 66. Kg2 Rb2+ 67. Kh3 f4 68. Ra5+ Kf6 69. Kxh4 Rg2 70. Kh3 f3 71. Ra3 Ke5
72. Ra5+ Ke4 73. Ra4+ Ke3 74. Ra3+ Kd4 75. Ra4+ Kc5 76. Ra5+ Kb4 77. Ra8 Kb3
78. Rb8+ Kc2 79. Ra8 Kb1 80. Rb8+ Rb2 0-1

[Event "WMSG Blitz 1st (Women)"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2008.10.04"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Sachdev, Tania"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2425"]
[BlackElo "2578"]
[PlyCount "118"]
[EventDate "2008.10.04"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 126 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.11.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.11.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 e6 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Bg2 c6 8. Bc3
d5 9. Ne5 Nfd7 10. Nxd7 Nxd7 11. Nd2 O-O 12. O-O f5 13. Re1 Nf6 14. e3 Bd6 15.
Bb2 Rc8 16. Rc1 Qe7 17. Qc2 Ne4 18. f3 Nxd2 19. Qxd2 Bb4 20. Bc3 Ba3 21. Bb2
Bb4 22. Bc3 Ba3 23. Rb1 dxc4 24. Bf1 Bd6 25. bxc4 c5 26. d5 exd5 27. cxd5 Bxf1
28. Kxf1 Qd7 29. Kg2 Rce8 30. e4 fxe4 31. fxe4 Be5 32. Qb2 Qd6 33. Re2 h6 34.
Rbe1 Bxc3 35. Qxc3 Re5 36. Rf2 Rfe8 37. Rfe2 b5 38. Qb3 a6 39. a3 c4 40. Qb2
Qc5 41. Re3 a5 42. Qf2 b4 43. axb4 axb4 44. Rf1 Qe7 45. Qd2 c3 46. Qa2 Kh8 47.
Rfe1 Qc5 48. R1e2 Rb8 49. Qb3 Ra8 50. Rf3 Ra3 51. Qd1 Qd6 52. Qf1 Ra8 53. Qb1
Rb8 54. Qb3 Rbe8 55. Rfe3 Qc5 56. Qc2 Qc4 57. Qd1 b3 58. d6 c2 59. Qc1 b2 0-1

[Event "WMSG Blitz KO 1st (Women)"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2008.10.05"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Stefanova, Antoaneta"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A46"]
[WhiteElo "2548"]
[BlackElo "2578"]
[PlyCount "36"]
[EventDate "2008.10.04"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "2"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 126 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.11.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.11.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 e6 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Bg5 h6 4. Bh4 b6 5. e3 Bb7 6. Nbd2 d6 7. Bd3 g5 8. Bg3
g4 9. Nh4 Rg8 10. h3 Nh5 11. hxg4 Nxg3 12. fxg3 Qg5 13. Kf2 Nd7 14. Be4 Bxe4
15. Nxe4 O-O-O 16. Nd2 a5 17. a4 Be7 18. c3 Rg6 1-0

[Event "WMSG Blitz KO 1st (Women)"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2008.10.05"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Stefanova, Antoaneta"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2578"]
[BlackElo "2548"]
[PlyCount "147"]
[EventDate "2008.10.04"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "2"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 126 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.11.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.11.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bc5 7. Re1 d6 8. c3
Bb6 9. h3 O-O 10. d4 h6 11. Be3 Rb8 12. Nbd2 Re8 13. Bc2 exd4 14. cxd4 Nb4 15.
Bb1 c5 16. d5 c4 17. a3 Nd3 18. Bxd3 cxd3 19. Bxb6 Qxb6 20. Qb3 b4 21. Qxd3 a5
22. Nc4 Ba6 23. Nfd2 Qd8 24. Qd4 a4 25. Rac1 Nh5 26. Ne3 Qf6 27. Qxf6 Nxf6 28.
Nf5 bxa3 29. bxa3 Rb6 30. f3 Kh7 31. Nc4 Bxc4 32. Rxc4 Nxd5 33. Rxa4 g6 34. Nd4
Rb2 35. Ra7 Kg8 36. Re2 Rb1+ 37. Kf2 Nf4 38. Rd2 d5 39. exd5 Nxd5 40. Ne2 Ne3
41. Rc7 Rf1+ 42. Kg3 Nf5+ 43. Kf4 Rf2 44. Rcc2 Rxg2 45. Nc3 Rxd2 46. Rxd2 Rc8
47. Ne4 Ra8 48. Rd3 Ra4 49. Ke5 Kg7 50. Nc5 Ra5 51. Kd5 h5 52. a4 g5 53. Kc6
Ra8 54. Kb7 Ra5 55. Kb6 Ra8 56. a5 Re8 57. a6 Ne7 58. Kb7 Nc8 59. Ne4 g4 60.
hxg4 hxg4 61. fxg4 Rxe4 62. Kxc8 Rxg4 63. Ra3 Re4 64. a7 Re8+ 65. Kc7 Ra8 66.
Kb7 Re8 67. a8=Q Rxa8 68. Rxa8 Kf6 69. Kc6 Ke5 70. Re8+ Kf4 71. Kd5 f5 72. Kd4
Kf3 73. Rf8 f4 74. Ke5 1-0

[Event "WMSG Blitz KO 1st (Women)"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2008.10.05"]
[Round "1.3"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Stefanova, Antoaneta"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2578"]
[BlackElo "2548"]
[PlyCount "92"]
[EventDate "2008.10.04"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "2"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 126 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.11.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.11.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Bc5 6. c3 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. d4
Bb6 9. a4 Bg4 10. h3 Bh5 11. Bg5 Rb8 12. axb5 axb5 13. Nbd2 exd4 14. Bd5 Ne5
15. cxd4 Nxf3+ 16. Nxf3 Bxf3 17. Bc6+ Kf8 18. gxf3 h6 19. Be3 Nh5 20. f4 g6 21.
Qf3 b4 22. Kh1 Kg7 23. Rg1 Kh7 24. f5 Qf6 25. Bd5 Rhf8 26. Qg4 Ng7 27. fxg6+
fxg6 28. f4 Rbe8 29. Qg2 Ne6 30. e5 dxe5 31. dxe5 Qf7 32. Be4 Rg8 33. Bxb6 Nxf4
34. Qg4 Rxe5 35. Bc2 cxb6 36. Rad1 Qb7+ 37. Kh2 Re2+ 38. Kg3 Nh5+ 39. Qxh5 Rxc2
40. Qb5 Qc7+ 41. Kg4 Rc4+ 42. Kf3 Qf4+ 43. Ke2 Qe4+ 44. Kf2 Rf8+ 45. Kg3 Qf3+
46. Kh2 Rc2+ 0-1

[Event "WMSG Blitz KO 1st (Women)"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2008.10.05"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "Zhao, Xue"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A31"]
[WhiteElo "2518"]
[BlackElo "2578"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "2008.10.04"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "2"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 126 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.11.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.11.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 b6 5. f3 Bb7 6. e4 d6 7. Nc3 e6 8. Be3
a6 9. Be2 Nbd7 10. O-O Be7 11. Qd2 O-O 12. Rac1 Rc8 13. Kh1 Qc7 14. Rc2 Qb8 15.
Rb1 Rfe8 16. Bf1 Bd8 17. b4 Ne5 18. Na4 Ned7 19. c5 dxc5 20. bxc5 bxc5 21. Nb3
Bc6 22. Naxc5 Nxc5 23. Bxc5 Qa8 24. Rbc1 h6 25. Bd6 Bb6 26. Na5 Bxe4 27. Rxc8
Rxc8 28. Rxc8+ Qxc8 29. Nc4 Qd8 30. Qb4 Nd5 31. Qa4 Bg6 32. Qxa6 Bd4 33. Qb7
Qg5 34. Qb3 Qc1 35. Nd2 Qxd2 0-1

[Event "WMSG Blitz KO 1st (Women)"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2008.10.05"]
[Round "2.2"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Zhao, Xue"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C88"]
[WhiteElo "2578"]
[BlackElo "2518"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2008.10.04"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "2"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 126 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.11.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.11.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. a4
b4 9. d3 d6 10. Nbd2 Rb8 11. h3 Na5 12. Ba2 h6 13. Nc4 Bd7 14. c3 bxc3 15. bxc3
c5 16. Bd2 Nxc4 17. Bxc4 Qa5 18. d4 Qc7 19. Bxa6 cxd4 20. cxd4 exd4 21. Nxd4
Qa7 22. Nf5 Bxf5 23. exf5 Qxa6 24. Rxe7 Rfe8 25. Rxe8+ Rxe8 26. Qf3 d5 27. a5
Ne4 28. Be3 Nc3 29. Bb6 d4 30. Qc6 Rc8 31. Qd7 d3 32. f6 Ne4 33. Rd1 d2 34. f3
Rc1 35. Qe8+ Kh7 36. Qxe4+ g6 37. Qd5 Rxd1+ 38. Kh2 Kg8 39. Qd8+ Kh7 40. Qd5
Rh1+ 41. Kxh1 1-0

[Event "WMSG Rapid 1st (Women)"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2008.10.05"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Vasilevich, Tatjana"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D05"]
[WhiteElo "2368"]
[BlackElo "2578"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[EventDate "2008.10.05"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 126 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.11.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.11.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 e6 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. e3 b6 4. Bd3 Bb7 5. O-O d5 6. b3 Bd6 7. Bb2 O-O 8. Nbd2
c5 9. Ne5 Nc6 10. a3 Rc8 11. f4 Ne7 12. Qf3 b5 13. dxc5 Bxc5 14. Qh3 Ne4 15.
Rad1 Qc7 16. Nd7 Nf5 17. Nxe4 Bxe3+ 18. Kh1 f6 19. Nexf6+ gxf6 20. Nxf8 Rxf8
21. Bxf5 d4 22. Bxe6+ Kh8 23. Bxd4 Bxd4 24. Rxd4 Qxc2 25. Rd7 Be4 26. f5 1-0

[Event "WMSG Rapid 1st (Women)"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2008.10.05"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Swati, Ghate"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C95"]
[WhiteElo "2578"]
[BlackElo "2320"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "2008.10.05"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 126 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.11.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.11.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Nb8 10. d4 Nbd7 11. Nbd2 Bb7 12. Bc2 Re8 13. Nf1 Bf8 14. Ng3 g6 15.
b3 Bg7 16. d5 Qb8 17. Rb1 c6 18. c4 Qc7 19. Be3 a5 20. Nd2 Nb6 21. Bd3 Ba6 22.
cxb5 cxb5 23. Rc1 Qb8 24. Qe2 Nc8 25. Rc6 Rd8 26. Rec1 h5 27. R6c2 Ne7 28. a4
Ne8 29. axb5 Bc8 30. Nc4 Bd7 31. Nb6 Ra7 32. Nxd7 Raxd7 33. Qd2 h4 34. Nf1 f5
35. f3 Nf6 36. Qxa5 f4 37. Bb6 Rf8 38. Bc7 Qb7 39. Qa6 1-0

[Event "WMSG Rapid 1st (Women)"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2008.10.05"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Zawadzka, Jolanta"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B82"]
[WhiteElo "2378"]
[BlackElo "2578"]
[PlyCount "173"]
[EventDate "2008.10.05"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 126 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.11.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.11.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Be3 a6 7. f4 Nf6 8. Qf3
Qc7 9. O-O-O Be7 10. g4 Nd7 11. g5 b5 12. Bd3 Bb7 13. Qh3 Nc5 14. g6 Bf6 15.
Nxc6 Nxd3+ 16. Rxd3 Bxc6 17. gxf7+ Kxf7 18. Rhd1 Rhd8 19. f5 exf5 20. Qxh7 b4
21. Nd5 Bxd5 22. Rxd5 Rac8 23. R5d2 Qc4 24. Qxf5 Qxa2 25. Qd5+ Qxd5 26. Rxd5
Re8 27. Rxd6 Rxe4 28. Bd4 Re2 29. c3 bxc3 30. bxc3 Bxd4 31. R1xd4 Rxc3+ 32. Kd1
Ra2 33. Rd7+ Kf6 34. R7d6+ Ke5 35. R6d5+ Ke6 36. Rd6+ Kf5 37. R6d5+ Kg6 38.
Rd6+ Kh7 39. Rh4+ Kg8 40. Rd8+ Kf7 41. Rf4+ Ke6 42. Rg8 Rg2 43. Ra4 Rb3 44. Kc1
Kf7 45. Rd8 Rb6 46. h4 Rf6 47. Rd2 Rc6+ 48. Kd1 Rxd2+ 49. Kxd2 Re6 50. Kd3 Kf6
51. Ra5 Kg6 52. Kd4 Rb6 53. Ke3 Rf6 54. Ke4 Kh6 55. Ke3 g6 56. Ke4 Rb6 57. Kf3
Kg7 58. Kg4 Kf6 59. Kf4 Rb4+ 60. Kg3 Rb3+ 61. Kf4 Rb4+ 62. Kg3 Rb6 63. Kf4 Rc6
64. Kg4 Rd6 65. Kf4 Re6 66. Kg4 Rc6 67. Kf4 Ke7 68. h5 gxh5 69. Rxh5 Kd7 70.
Ke4 Kc7 71. Kd4 Kb6 72. Rh8 a5 73. Rb8+ Ka6 74. Rb3 a4 75. Rc3 Rb6 76. Ra3 Ka5
77. Kc3 Rb1 78. Kc2 Rh1 79. Rg3 Kb4 80. Kb2 a3+ 81. Ka2 Rh2+ 82. Ka1 Ka4 83.
Rg4+ Kb5 84. Rg5+ Kc4 85. Rg4+ Kb3 86. Rg3+ Kb4 87. Rg4+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "WMSG Rapid 1st (Women)"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2008.10.06"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Vasilevich, Irina"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C11"]
[WhiteElo "2578"]
[BlackElo "2354"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "2008.10.05"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 126 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.11.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.11.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. f4 c5 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. Be3 Be7 8. Qd2
O-O 9. Be2 a6 10. O-O b5 11. a3 Bb7 12. Bd3 g6 13. Kh1 Qc7 14. Qf2 cxd4 15.
Nxd4 Nxd4 16. Bxd4 Nc5 17. Rae1 Rac8 18. h3 Nxd3 19. cxd3 b4 20. axb4 Bxb4 21.
Qh4 a5 22. Re3 Bc5 23. Ne2 Ba6 24. Ref3 Qb6 25. Bxc5 Rxc5 26. Nc3 Qd8 27. Qf2
Rc6 28. Ra1 Qc7 29. Qd4 Rb8 30. f5 gxf5 31. Rg3+ Kf8 32. Qf4 Rxb2 33. Qh6+ Ke8
34. Rg8+ Kd7 35. Qf8 1-0

[Event "WMSG Rapid 1st (Women)"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2008.10.06"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Pogonina, Natalija"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B53"]
[WhiteElo "2578"]
[BlackElo "2474"]
[PlyCount "161"]
[EventDate "2008.10.05"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 126 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.11.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.11.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Qxd4 a6 5. c4 Nc6 6. Qe3 g6 7. h3 Bg7 8. Nc3
Nf6 9. Be2 O-O 10. O-O Nd7 11. b3 Nc5 12. Bb2 Be6 13. Rfd1 Qa5 14. Rab1 Rac8
15. Nd5 Bxb2 16. Rxb2 Qa3 17. Rbd2 f6 18. Ne1 Nd7 19. Nd3 Bf7 20. Bg4 e6 21.
N3f4 exd5 22. Bxd7 d4 23. Qe2 Rcd8 24. Bxc6 bxc6 25. Rxd4 Rfe8 26. Qd2 Kg7 27.
Qc2 Re5 28. Ne2 Rde8 29. Nc3 R5e6 30. Qd2 Qb4 31. Kh1 Qa5 32. f3 f5 33. exf5
gxf5 34. Rd3 Qe5 35. Qf2 Kh8 36. Qd4 c5 37. Qxe5+ dxe5 38. Na4 e4 39. fxe4 fxe4
40. Re3 Bg6 41. Rd7 Re5 42. Rc7 Rf8 43. Rxc5 Re6 44. Nc3 Rf2 45. Rd5 Rc2 46.
Kh2 Rf6 47. Nxe4 Re6 48. Rd4 Rxa2 49. Kg3 Ra5 50. Kf3 Rf5+ 51. Ke2 Rfe5 52. Kd3
a5 53. g4 Re7 54. h4 h6 55. Re2 Kg7 56. Re1 Bh7 57. Re3 Bg6 58. h5 Bh7 59. Re2
Kh8 60. Re1 Kg7 61. Re3 Kh8 62. Re1 Kg7 63. Re2 Kh8 64. Re3 Kg7 65. Re1 Kh8 66.
Re2 Kg7 67. Re3 Kh8 68. c5 Rxc5 69. Ke2 Rce5 70. Kf3 Rf7+ 71. Kg3 Kg7 72. Re2
Rb7 73. Kf4 Rxe4+ 74. Rexe4 Bxe4 75. Rxe4 Rxb3 76. Re7+ Kg8 77. Ra7 Rb5 78. Ra6
Kg7 79. Ra7+ Kg8 80. Ra6 Kg7 81. Ra7+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "WMSG Rapid 1st (Women)"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2008.10.06"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Kovanova, Baira"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B02"]
[WhiteElo "2379"]
[BlackElo "2578"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "2008.10.05"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 126 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.11.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.11.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 Nf6 2. Nc3 d5 3. exd5 Nxd5 4. Bc4 Nb6 5. Bb3 Nc6 6. Nf3 Bf5 7. a4 a5 8.
O-O e6 9. h3 Bd6 10. d4 O-O 11. Nb5 h6 12. c4 Be7 13. Bf4 Rc8 14. d5 Nb4 15.
Nfd4 Bd3 16. dxe6 Bxf1 17. Kxf1 c5 18. Nf5 fxe6 19. Nxe7+ Qxe7 20. Bd6 Qf6 21.
Bxf8 Rxf8 22. Qe2 Nd3 23. Kg1 Nf4 24. Qe4 Qxb2 25. Rb1 Qe2 26. Nc3 Qxe4 27.
Nxe4 Nd7 28. Rd1 Ne2+ 29. Kf1 Nd4 30. Ba2 b6 31. Bb1 Kf7 32. Bd3 Ke7 33. Nc3
Ne5 34. Nb5 Nxb5 35. axb5 Rd8 0-1

[Event "WMSG Rapid 1st (Women)"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2008.10.06"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Li, Ruofan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2578"]
[BlackElo "2426"]
[PlyCount "137"]
[EventDate "2008.10.05"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 126 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.11.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.11.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. Bxc6 dxc6 6. h3 O-O 7. O-O Re8 8.
Nbd2 Bd6 9. b3 c5 10. Bb2 Nd7 11. Nc4 f6 12. Nfd2 Nb8 13. f4 exf4 14. Nxd6 cxd6
15. Rxf4 Nc6 16. Qh5 Ne5 17. Raf1 Be6 18. Rh4 h6 19. Rhf4 Qe7 20. Qe2 Rad8 21.
Qf2 b6 22. Qg3 Kh7 23. Kh1 Rd7 24. R4f2 Qf7 25. Nc4 Qg6 26. Qh2 Bxc4 27. bxc4
a6 28. Rf5 b5 29. cxb5 axb5 30. a3 Rb8 31. Qf4 b4 32. axb4 Rxb4 33. Bc3 Rb8 34.
Qh4 Rdb7 35. Qe1 Qe8 36. Kh2 Re7 37. Qh4 c4 38. Rd1 cxd3 39. cxd3 Rc8 40. Bb4
Rd7 41. Rf2 Ng6 42. Qh5 Qe5+ 43. Qxe5 dxe5 44. g3 Nh8 45. Rfd2 Nf7 46. Kg2 Ng5
47. Ba3 Ra7 48. Bb2 Rb7 49. h4 Ne6 50. Kf2 Rcb8 51. Bc1 Rb3 52. Ra2 Rd8 53. Ke2
Nc5 54. Rad2 Ra8 55. Rc2 Ne6 56. Be3 Rd8 57. Rcd2 h5 58. Ra2 Kg6 59. Rc2 Rd7
60. Ra2 Rc3 61. Rb2 Kf7 62. Ra2 Rb3 63. Rc2 Ra3 64. Rb2 Rc3 65. Ra2 Rb3 66. Rc2
Ra3 67. Rb2 Rc3 68. Ra2 Rb3 69. Rc2 1/2-1/2

[Event "WMSG Rapid 1st (Women)"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2008.10.07"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Dembo, Yelena"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B70"]
[WhiteElo "2446"]
[BlackElo "2578"]
[PlyCount "152"]
[EventDate "2008.10.05"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 126 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.11.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.11.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be2 Bg7 7. O-O Nc6 8.
Nb3 O-O 9. Re1 a5 10. a4 Be6 11. Bf1 Rc8 12. Bg5 Nb4 13. Nd4 Bc4 14. Bxc4 Rxc4
15. Ndb5 Rc5 16. Be3 Rc8 17. Bd4 Nc6 18. Be3 Nd7 19. Rc1 Kh8 20. f3 Nb4 21. Bd4
Ne5 22. f4 Nd7 23. Bxg7+ Kxg7 24. Nd5 Nxd5 25. Qxd5 Qb6+ 26. Kf1 Nf6 27. Qd3
Rfd8 28. b3 d5 29. e5 Ne4 30. Qd4 Qxd4 31. Nxd4 e6 32. Re3 Rc5 33. Ke2 Rdc8 34.
Kf3 Kf8 35. g4 h6 36. Kg2 Rc3 37. Rce1 Ke7 38. Kf3 R3c5 39. Kg2 Kf8 40. Kf3 Nc3
41. f5 Ke7 42. Kg2 Ne4 43. Kf3 Rg8 44. f6+ Kd7 45. Kg2 h5 46. c4 hxg4 47. Rd1
Ng5 48. Nb5 Rh8 49. Red3 Nf3 50. cxd5 exd5 51. Rxd5+ Rxd5 52. Rxd5+ Ke6 53.
Nc7+ Kf5 54. e6+ Kxf6 55. exf7 Kxf7 56. Kg3 Nxh2 57. Rxa5 Rh3+ 58. Kg2 Nf3 59.
Nd5 Nh4+ 60. Kg1 Rxb3 61. Rb5 Rg3+ 62. Kf2 Rf3+ 63. Ke2 Ke6 64. Ne3 g3 65. Rxb7
Rf2+ 66. Kd3 g2 67. Rb1 Nf3 68. Rb6+ Kd7 69. Nxg2 Rxg2 70. a5 Ne5+ 71. Ke4 Nc6
72. a6 Ra2 73. Rb7+ Ke6 74. Rb6 Ra4+ 75. Ke3 Kd6 76. Kf2 Ke5 0-1

[Event "WMSG Rapid 1st (Women)"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2008.10.07"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Houska, Jovanka"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B19"]
[WhiteElo "2578"]
[BlackElo "2399"]
[PlyCount "100"]
[EventDate "2008.10.05"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 126 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.11.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.11.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bf5 5. Ng3 Bg6 6. h4 h6 7. Nf3 Nd7 8. h5
Bh7 9. Bd3 Bxd3 10. Qxd3 e6 11. Bf4 Qa5+ 12. Bd2 Bb4 13. c3 Be7 14. c4 Qc7 15.
O-O-O Ngf6 16. Kb1 O-O 17. Qe2 b5 18. c5 Rfd8 19. Nf1 Nf8 20. Ne3 Nd5 21. Bc1
a5 22. g4 Nh7 23. Rhe1 a4 24. Ne5 Bf6 25. Nxd5 Rxd5 26. Bf4 Qb7 27. Bg3 Rad8
28. Qe3 Bxe5 29. Bxe5 f6 30. Bd6 Nf8 31. f4 Qd7 32. Rg1 e5 33. fxe5 fxe5 34.
Bxe5 Nh7 35. Rdf1 Ng5 36. Rf5 Nf7 37. Rc1 Nxe5 38. dxe5 Rd3 39. Qe4 Rd4 40. Qf3
Rd3 41. Qe4 Rd4 42. Qc2 Rxg4 43. Rff1 Qe6 44. Rce1 Rg5 45. Qh2 Re8 46. Qf4 Rxh5
47. Rd1 Rxe5 48. Qg3 Re3 49. Qc7 Re2 50. Rg1 Qf6 0-1

[Event "WMSG Blitz Pair 1st"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2008.10.08"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Pourkashiyan, Atousa"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C54"]
[WhiteElo "2578"]
[BlackElo "2241"]
[PlyCount "101"]
[EventDate "2008.10.08"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 126 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.11.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.11.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Nf6 3. d3 Nc6 4. Nf3 Bc5 5. c3 d6 6. Bb3 a6 7. O-O O-O 8. Nbd2
Ba7 9. h3 h6 10. Re1 Re8 11. Nf1 Be6 12. Bc2 Qd7 13. Ng3 d5 14. Qe2 Rad8 15.
Nh4 Bxh3 16. Nhf5 Bg4 17. Qf1 b5 18. Be3 d4 19. Bd2 dxc3 20. bxc3 b4 21. cxb4
Nd4 22. Nxd4 Bxd4 23. Rac1 Be6 24. a4 Qe7 25. Ne2 Ba7 26. Ng3 Ng4 27. Be3 Bxe3
28. fxe3 Qh4 29. Qf3 Nh2 30. Qf2 Ng4 31. Qf3 Nh2 32. Qf2 Ng4 33. Qf3 Nh2 34.
Qh5 Qxg3 35. Qxh2 Qg5 36. Bb1 Rd7 37. Rc5 Rb8 38. Rxe5 Qf6 39. Rf1 Qe7 40. b5
axb5 41. axb5 Qb4 42. Qh5 Qd2 43. Qf3 Rb6 44. d4 Bc4 45. Rd1 Qb2 46. Re8+ Kh7
47. e5+ Rg6 48. Bxg6+ fxg6 49. Qf8 g5 50. Qf5+ g6 51. Qxd7+ 1-0

[Event "WMSG Blitz Pair 1st"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2008.10.08"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Ozturk, Kubra"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A32"]
[WhiteElo "2254"]
[BlackElo "2578"]
[PlyCount "211"]
[EventDate "2008.10.08"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 126 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.11.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.11.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 e6 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 c5 4. g3 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Nc6 6. Nc2 Be7 7. Bg2 b6 8. O-O
O-O 9. Nc3 Bb7 10. e4 d6 11. b3 a6 12. Bb2 Ne5 13. Ne3 Qc7 14. Qe2 Rac8 15.
Rac1 Ned7 16. Rfd1 Rfe8 17. h3 Qb8 18. f4 Qa8 19. Ng4 h6 20. Kh2 Qb8 21. Nxf6+
Nxf6 22. Re1 Nd7 23. Nd1 Bf8 24. Nf2 d5 25. cxd5 Rxc1 26. Rxc1 exd5 27. Qg4 Nc5
28. exd5 Bc8 29. Qf3 Bd6 30. Nd3 Bf5 31. Nxc5 bxc5 32. Qc3 f6 33. Re1 Qd8 34.
Rxe8+ Qxe8 35. Qf3 Qe1 36. Bc3 Qc1 37. Bf1 Qc2+ 38. Bg2 Qxa2 39. g4 Bd7 40. Be1
Qc2 41. Bg3 Qd2 42. f5 Bxg3+ 43. Qxg3 a5 44. Qd6 Be8 45. Qxc5 Qf4+ 46. Kg1 a4
47. bxa4 Qxa4 48. d6 Bd7 49. Qd5+ Kh7 50. Qd2 Qa1+ 51. Kh2 Qe5+ 52. Kh1 Qa1+
53. Kh2 Qe5+ 54. Kg1 Qa1+ 55. Kf2 Qa7+ 56. Qe3 Qa2+ 57. Kg3 Qa6 58. Qf4 Qd3+
59. Kh2 Qd1 60. Qg3 Qd4 61. Bf3 Qd2+ 62. Bg2 Bc6 63. h4 Bxg2 64. Qxg2 Qxd6+ 65.
Qg3 Qd2+ 66. Qg2 Qf4+ 67. Qg3 Qd4 68. Qf3 h5 69. Kg3 Qe5+ 70. Kh3 hxg4+ 71.
Qxg4 Qe3+ 72. Kg2 Qd2+ 73. Kh3 Qd3+ 74. Kg2 Kg8 75. h5 Kf8 76. Qg6 Qe4+ 77. Kg3
Qe3+ 78. Kg2 Qe2+ 79. Kg3 Qe4 80. Kh3 Qf3+ 81. Kh2 Qf1 82. Qg4 Qf2+ 83. Kh3
Qe3+ 84. Kg2 Qh6 85. Kf3 Qc1 86. Qb4+ Kg8 87. Qg4 Qd2 88. Qg6 Kf8 89. Ke4 Qe2+
90. Kd4 Qe5+ 91. Kd3 Qf4 92. Ke2 Qc4+ 93. Kf2 Qe4 94. Kg3 Qe7 95. Kf2 Qc5+ 96.
Kf3 Qd5+ 97. Kf2 Qd3 98. Kg2 Qd7 99. Kf3 Qd1+ 100. Kf2 Qh1 101. Qg4 Qh2+ 102.
Kf1 Qe5 103. Qb4+ Kg8 104. Qc4+ Kh8 105. Qg4 Qe3 106. Kg2 1/2-1/2

[Event "WMSG Blitz Pair 1st"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2008.10.08"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Cua, Sherily"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C10"]
[WhiteElo "2578"]
[BlackElo "2143"]
[PlyCount "193"]
[EventDate "2008.10.08"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 126 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.11.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.11.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

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. Re1 Bxf3 10. Qxf3 c6 11. b3 O-O 12. Bb2 Re8 13. c4 Qc7 14. Rad1 Rad8
15. h3 Nf8 16. Bb1 Rd7 17. Ne2 Ng6 18. Nc1 Bb4 19. Re3 Red8 20. Nd3 Be7 21.
Ree1 Nh4 22. Qf4 Qxf4 23. Nxf4 Ng6 24. Nd3 Bd6 25. g3 Ne7 26. Bc2 Nf5 27. Ne5
Bxe5 28. dxe5 Ne8 29. Kg2 Nd4 30. Be4 c5 31. Rd2 b6 32. Red1 Kf8 33. f4 g6 34.
Kf2 Ke7 35. g4 f5 36. exf6+ Nxf6 37. Bg2 Rd6 38. Bc3 Ng8 39. Be4 Nf6 40. Bb1
Ne8 41. Ke3 Nc6 42. Be4 Nb4 43. a3 Rxd2 44. Rxd2 Rxd2 45. Bxd2 Na6 46. Bc3 Nd6
47. Bd3 Nc7 48. h4 b5 49. Ba5 bxc4 50. bxc4 Nce8 51. Bd2 Nf6 52. Kf3 Nd7 53.
Be3 e5 54. Be2 e4+ 55. Kf2 Kf6 56. Ke1 Nb7 57. Kd2 Na5 58. Kc3 Nc6 59. Bd1 Ke6
60. Bc2 Nf6 61. g5 Ng4 62. Bxc5 e3 63. Kd3 Na5 64. Bb4 Nc6 65. Bc5 Kf5 66. Bxe3
Ke6 67. Bd2 Nf2+ 68. Ke3 Ng4+ 69. Kd3 Nf2+ 70. Kc3 Ng4 71. Be1 a6 72. Bd3 Ne3
73. Bf2 Nf5 74. Be4 Nd8 75. c5 Ne7 76. Kc4 Kd7 77. h5 Ne6 78. hxg6 hxg6 79. Be3
Kc7 80. Bd2 Kd7 81. Bd3 Kc7 82. Bc2 Kd7 83. Be3 Kc6 84. Be4+ Kd7 85. Bd3 Kc6
86. Bc2 Kd7 87. Be4 Kc7 88. Kb4 Nd8 89. Ka5 Ndc6+ 90. Kxa6 Nd8 91. Kb5 Ne6 92.
a4 Kb8 93. a5 Kc7 94. a6 Kb8 95. Kb6 Nc7 96. a7+ Kc8 97. a8=Q+ 1-0

[Event "WMSG Blitz Pair 1st"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2008.10.08"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Krush, Irina"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E37"]
[WhiteElo "2452"]
[BlackElo "2578"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "2008.10.08"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 126 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.11.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.11.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 e6 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 d5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 Ne4 7. Qc2 c5 8.
dxc5 Nc6 9. cxd5 exd5 10. Nf3 Qf6 11. e3 Bg4 12. Be2 O-O 13. Bd2 Rfe8 14. Bc3
Nxc3 15. bxc3 Qe7 16. O-O Qxc5 17. Rfb1 Rab8 18. Rb5 Qd6 19. Rd1 Qxa3 20. Rbxd5
Be6 21. Ng5 g6 22. Nxe6 Rxe6 23. Rd7 Re7 24. Rxe7 Qxe7 25. h3 Rc8 26. Qb2 Rc7
27. Qb5 Qf6 28. c4 Re7 29. c5 Kg7 30. Bf3 Rc7 31. Rd6 Qa1+ 32. Kh2 Qe5+ 33. Kg1
Ne7 34. Bxb7 Rxc5 35. Qd7 Rc1+ 36. Rd1 Rc7 37. Qd4 Qxd4 0-1

[Event "WMSG Blitz Pair 1st"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2008.10.08"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Peng, Zhaoqin"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B30"]
[WhiteElo "2578"]
[BlackElo "2455"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "2008.10.08"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 126 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.11.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.11.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 e6 4. Bb5 Nge7 5. O-O a6 6. Bxc6 Nxc6 7. d4 cxd4 8.
Nxd4 Qb6 9. Be3 Qxb2 10. Na4 Qa3 11. Nb6 Rb8 12. Bf4 e5 13. Nxc6 bxc6 14. Nc4
Qc5 15. Nxe5 Be7 16. Nxd7 Bxd7 17. Bxb8 O-O 18. Qxd7 Rxb8 19. Rad1 Bf8 20. Qd3
a5 21. h3 a4 22. Rb1 Re8 23. Rb7 Re6 24. Rb8 Rd6 25. Qe2 g6 26. Rd1 Kg7 27.
Rxd6 Bxd6 28. Rb1 Qa3 29. Rd1 Be5 30. Qc4 1-0

[Event "WMSG Blitz Pair 1st"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2008.10.08"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Paehtz, Elisabeth"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A01"]
[WhiteElo "2471"]
[BlackElo "2578"]
[PlyCount "108"]
[EventDate "2008.10.08"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 126 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.11.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.11.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. b3 e5 2. Bb2 Nc6 3. e3 Nf6 4. Bb5 Bd6 5. Na3 Na5 6. Be2 O-O 7. Nb5 Re8 8.
Nxd6 cxd6 9. Nf3 Nc6 10. O-O d5 11. c4 d6 12. cxd5 Nxd5 13. d3 h6 14. Rc1 Be6
15. Nd2 Nf6 16. Nc4 Qd7 17. Bf3 Bg4 18. Bxg4 Nxg4 19. Ba3 d5 20. Nd2 Nf6 21.
Qe2 Rad8 22. Bb2 Qe6 23. Rfd1 Nd7 24. a3 a5 25. Nb1 d4 26. Nd2 dxe3 27. Qxe3
Nf6 28. Nc4 Nd5 29. Qe1 Nf4 30. Qf1 Qg6 31. Bc3 Nxd3 32. Rb1 e4 33. Ne3 Nde5
34. b4 axb4 35. axb4 Nd3 36. b5 Nd4 37. Bxd4 Rxd4 38. Qe2 Red8 39. g3 Qf6 40.
Ng4 Qb6 41. Ne3 Ne5 42. Rxd4 Rxd4 43. Kg2 Qe6 44. Rc1 Nf3 45. Rc4 Rd2 46. Qf1
Ng5 47. Kg1 Nh3+ 48. Kg2 Rxf2+ 49. Qxf2 Nxf2 50. Kxf2 Qe5 51. Rc8+ Kh7 52. b6
Qb2+ 53. Rc2 Qxb6 54. Rc4 f5 0-1

[Event "WMSG Blitz Pair 1st"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2008.10.08"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Li, Ruofan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2578"]
[BlackElo "2426"]
[PlyCount "94"]
[EventDate "2008.10.08"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 126 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.11.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.11.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Bc5 5. c3 O-O 6. d4 Bb6 7. Bg5 h6 8. Bh4
d6 9. Qd3 a6 10. Bxc6 bxc6 11. Nbd2 Qe7 12. Rfe1 Bg4 13. h3 Bh5 14. Nc4 Bxf3
15. Qxf3 Qe6 16. Nxb6 cxb6 17. Rad1 Rad8 18. b3 b5 19. Qe3 Rfe8 20. f3 d5 21.
dxe5 Qxe5 22. Qc5 Qf4 23. Bxf6 Qxf6 24. exd5 Rxe1+ 25. Rxe1 Rxd5 26. Qe3 Rd8
27. Qc5 g6 28. Re2 Qd6 29. Qxd6 Rxd6 30. Kf2 Kg7 31. h4 Kf6 32. g3 h5 33. Ke3
Re6+ 34. Kf2 Rxe2+ 35. Kxe2 Ke5 36. Ke3 c5 37. a3 f6 38. c4 bxc4 39. bxc4 g5
40. f4+ Kf5 41. fxg5 fxg5 42. Kf3 gxh4 43. gxh4 Ke5 44. Ke3 Kf5 45. Kf3 Ke5 46.
Ke3 Kf5 47. Kf3 Ke5 1/2-1/2

[Event "WMSG Blitz Pair 1st"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2008.10.08"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Socko, Monika"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B03"]
[WhiteElo "2434"]
[BlackElo "2578"]
[PlyCount "132"]
[EventDate "2008.10.08"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 126 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.11.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.11.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. c4 Nb6 4. d4 d6 5. exd6 exd6 6. Nc3 Be7 7. Be3 Nc6 8.
Rc1 O-O 9. Bd3 Re8 10. Nge2 Bg4 11. Qd2 Bxe2 12. Bxe2 Bf6 13. O-O d5 14. c5 Nc4
15. Bxc4 dxc4 16. Rfd1 Qd7 17. Ne2 Rad8 18. Rxc4 Qf5 19. d5 Ne5 20. Rf4 Qg6 21.
Ng3 h6 22. d6 cxd6 23. cxd6 Bg5 24. Re4 Bxe3 25. Qxe3 f6 26. h3 Nd7 27. Rxe8+
Rxe8 28. Qb3+ Kh8 29. Qxb7 Qc2 30. Rf1 Ne5 31. Qxa7 Rd8 32. Qb6 Rd7 33. Nh5 Qf5
34. Ng3 Qd3 35. a4 Rxd6 36. Qb7 Rd7 37. Qe4 Qa6 38. Rc1 Rd8 39. Nh5 Qb6 40. Nf4
Qxb2 41. Rc7 Qb6 42. Qc2 Qd6 43. Rc8 Rxc8 44. Qxc8+ Kh7 45. Qc2+ Kg8 46. a5 Qa3
47. Qd2 Kh7 48. Nd5 Kh8 49. Ne3 Qa1+ 50. Kh2 Qa3 51. Qd5 Nd3 52. Qf5 Ne5 53.
Qc8+ Kh7 54. a6 Nd3 55. Qc2 Kh8 56. a7 Qxa7 57. Qxd3 Qc7+ 58. g3 Qc5 59. Qd5
Qc1 60. Kg2 Qe1 61. Nf5 Kh7 62. Qb7 Kg6 63. g4 Kg5 64. h4+ Kf4 65. Qf3+ Ke5 66.
Qe3+ Kd5 1-0

[Event "WMSG Blitz Pair 1st"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2008.10.08"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Sachdev, Tania"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2578"]
[BlackElo "2425"]
[PlyCount "38"]
[EventDate "2008.10.08"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 126 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.11.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.11.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Bc5 6. c3 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. d4
Bb6 9. a4 Bg4 10. h3 Bh5 11. Bg5 Ne7 12. Nbd2 exd4 13. cxd4 c6 14. axb5 axb5
15. Rxa8 Qxa8 16. Qc2 Bg6 17. Bxf6 gxf6 18. Qb1 O-O 19. Bc2 Qa7 1-0

[Event "WMSG Blitz Pair 1st"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2008.10.08"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Vasilevich, Tatjana"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D05"]
[WhiteElo "2368"]
[BlackElo "2578"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "2008.10.08"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 126 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.11.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.11.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 e6 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. e3 b6 4. Bd3 Bb7 5. O-O d5 6. b3 Bd6 7. Bb2 O-O 8. Nbd2
c5 9. a3 Nc6 10. Ne5 Rc8 11. f4 Ne7 12. Qf3 b5 13. dxc5 Bxc5 14. Qh3 Nf5 15.
Bxf5 exf5 16. Kh1 d4 17. Qxf5 dxe3 18. Ndf3 Be4 19. Qg5 h6 20. Qg3 Bxc2 21. Nd7
Qxd7 22. Bxf6 Bg6 23. Bb2 Rfd8 24. f5 Qxf5 25. Ne5 Qe6 26. Nxf7 Rd2 27. Nxh6+
gxh6 28. Rf6 Qxf6 29. Bxf6 Kh7 30. Re1 e2 31. Bc3 Rd1 32. Qe5 Bd4 33. Qe7+ Kg8
34. Qe6+ Kh7 35. Qxc8 Bxc3 36. Qxc3 Bd3 37. Kg1 1-0

[Event "WMSG Blitz Pair 1st"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2008.10.08"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Fierro Baquero, Martha Lorena"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B02"]
[WhiteElo "2361"]
[BlackElo "2578"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[EventDate "2008.10.08"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 126 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.11.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.11.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. Nc3 e6 4. Nxd5 exd5 5. d4 d6 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. Bb5 Be7 8.
Bf4 O-O 9. O-O Bg4 10. Be2 Re8 11. h3 Bh5 12. Re1 Qd7 13. c3 Rad8 14. Qb3 Bxf3
15. Bxf3 dxe5 16. dxe5 Na5 17. Qc2 Bf8 18. Rad1 c6 19. b3 b5 20. Rd2 Qc7 21.
Bg3 Qe7 22. Red1 Nb7 23. c4 bxc4 24. bxc4 Rc8 25. cxd5 cxd5 26. Qb3 Na5 27. Qb5
Rc5 28. Qe2 Nc4 29. Rxd5 Rxd5 30. Bxd5 Nxe5 31. Bxe5 Qxe5 32. Qxe5 Rxe5 33. Bb3
a5 34. Rd7 Rf5 35. Rd5 Rxd5 36. Bxd5 g6 37. f4 Kg7 38. Kf2 Bc5+ 39. Kf3 f5 40.
g4 Kf6 41. Bb3 h6 42. Bc4 Bd6 43. Bb3 Ke7 44. Bc4 Bc5 45. Bb3 Kd6 46. Bf7 fxg4+
47. hxg4 g5 48. fxg5 hxg5 49. Ke4 1/2-1/2

[Event "WMSG Rapid Pair 1st"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2008.10.09"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Le, Kieu Thien Kim"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B50"]
[WhiteElo "2291"]
[BlackElo "2578"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2008.10.09"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 126 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.11.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.11.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. c3 Nf6 4. h3 Nc6 5. Bd3 g6 6. Bc2 Bg7 7. O-O O-O 8. a3 e5
9. d4 cxd4 10. cxd4 exd4 11. Nxd4 Nxd4 12. Qxd4 Re8 13. Qc4 Be6 14. Qe2 d5 15.
e5 Ne4 16. Bf4 f6 17. Bxe4 dxe4 18. Nc3 f5 19. Rfd1 Qe7 20. Qe3 a6 21. Rd2 h6
22. Bxh6 Bxe5 23. Bf4 Bg7 24. Nd5 Qf7 25. Nc7 g5 26. Nxe6 gxf4 27. Nxf4 Rad8
28. Rad1 Rxd2 29. Rxd2 Rc8 30. Qg3 Rc6 31. Qg5 Qf6 32. Rd8+ Kh7 33. Qh5+ Bh6
34. Rd7+ Kg8 35. Nd5 Qe6 36. Ne7+ Kh7 37. Rxb7 Rc1+ 38. Kh2 Rc7 39. Rxc7 Qd6+
40. g3 Qxc7 41. Qg6+ 1-0

[Event "WMSG Rapid Pair 1st"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2008.10.09"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Cua, Sherily"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C10"]
[WhiteElo "2578"]
[BlackElo "2143"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[EventDate "2008.10.09"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 126 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.11.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.11.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

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 Qc7 13. Rad1 Rad8 14. Bc2
Rfe8 15. Ne2 Nf8 16. g3 Ng6 17. h4 Qa5 18. a3 Qh5 19. Qxh5 Nxh5 20. Be4 Nf6 21.
Bf3 Rd7 22. h5 Nf8 23. Nf4 Red8 24. Nd3 h6 25. Kg2 Rc7 26. Rfe1 Bd6 27. Be2
N6d7 28. f4 Rdc8 29. Bf3 c5 30. dxc5 Nxc5 31. Nxc5 Bxc5 32. Be5 Bxa3 33. Bxc7
Rxc7 34. Rd8 Bc5 35. Red1 a5 36. Rb8 b6 37. Rdd8 f5 38. Rbc8 Rxc8 39. Rxc8 Bd4
40. Bc6 Bc5 41. Be8 Kh7 42. Bf7 g5 43. hxg6+ Kg7 44. Rc6 Kf6 45. Bxe6 Nxe6 46.
g7 Kxg7 47. Rxe6 Bd4 48. Kh3 1-0

[Event "WMSG Rapid Pair 1st"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2008.10.09"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Houska, Jovanka"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A61"]
[WhiteElo "2399"]
[BlackElo "2578"]
[PlyCount "108"]
[EventDate "2008.10.09"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 126 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.11.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.11.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 e6 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 c5 4. d5 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. Nc3 g6 7. h3 a6 8. a4 Qe7
9. Bg5 Bg7 10. Qd2 h6 11. Bf4 Bf5 12. g4 Ne4 13. Nxe4 Bxe4 14. Bg2 Nd7 15. O-O
Nf6 16. Ne1 Rd8 17. Ra3 Nxd5 18. Bg3 Bxg2 19. Nxg2 Nc7 20. Rd3 d5 21. Re3 Ne6
22. Nf4 O-O 23. Rxe6 fxe6 24. Nxg6 Qf6 25. Nxf8 Rxf8 26. b3 Rc8 27. e4 Qd4 28.
Qxd4 Bxd4 29. exd5 exd5 30. Rd1 Kf7 31. Kg2 Rc6 32. Rd3 Ke6 33. f4 b5 34. axb5
axb5 35. Kf3 b4 36. h4 Ra6 37. h5 Ra1 38. Rd2 Rb1 39. Re2+ Kf7 40. g5 Rxb3+ 41.
Kg4 hxg5 42. fxg5 Re3 43. Ra2 c4 44. Ra6 b3 45. g6+ Kf8 46. h6 b2 47. Ra8+ Ke7
48. Bh4+ Kd7 49. Rb8 Rb3 50. Rxb3 cxb3 51. g7 b1=Q 52. g8=Q Qe4+ 53. Kg3 Qe3+
54. Kg4 Qe6+ 0-1

[Event "WMSG Rapid Pair 1st"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2008.10.10"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Fierro Baquero, Martha Lorena"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B36"]
[WhiteElo "2578"]
[BlackElo "2361"]
[PlyCount "198"]
[EventDate "2008.10.09"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 126 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.11.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.11.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 g6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. c4 Nf6 6. Nc3 Nxd4 7. Qxd4 d6 8.
Be2 Bg7 9. Bg5 O-O 10. Qd2 a5 11. O-O a4 12. Rac1 Qa5 13. Bh6 Be6 14. Bxg7 Kxg7
15. Qd4 Rfc8 16. Nb5 Qb4 17. Rfd1 Kg8 18. f3 Qc5 19. Rc3 Nd7 20. Qxc5 Nxc5 21.
Nd4 Bd7 22. Nc2 Kg7 23. Ne3 Be6 24. Rdc1 Rc6 25. Kf2 Rb6 26. R3c2 Na6 27. Rd2
Nb4 28. Ra1 Na6 29. Bd1 Nc5 30. Be2 Rc8 31. Rc1 Ra8 32. Rc3 Rb4 33. g4 h6 34.
h4 Ra6 35. Nd1 Rab6 36. Rcc2 Ra6 37. Nc3 Rbb6 38. Nb5 Rc6 39. g5 hxg5 40. hxg5
Ra8 41. Rd1 Rh8 42. Ke3 Rcc8 43. Rcc1 Rh5 44. Rg1 Rch8 45. Rce1 Rh2 46. Nc3
R8h7 47. Rc1 Rh8 48. Nd1 Bd7 49. Nc3 Be6 50. Rb1 Ra8 51. Nb5 Rxe2+ 52. Kxe2
Bxc4+ 53. Ke3 Bxb5 54. Rh1 Bc4 55. a3 e5 56. Rbd1 Rd8 57. Rd2 Ne6 58. Rg1 Nd4
59. Rh1 Ne6 60. Rg1 Bb3 61. Rd3 Nd4 62. Rh1 Ne6 63. Rg1 d5 64. exd5 Nf4 65. Rd2
Nxd5+ 66. Kf2 Rh8 67. Kg3 Rh5 68. Kf2 Nf4 69. Ke3 Ne6 70. Rd7 b5 71. Rg2 Nxg5
72. Rd6 Ne6 73. Rgd2 Nd4 74. Rd7 Rh3 75. Rf2 Be6 76. Rd8 Kf6 77. Ke4 Bf5+ 78.
Kd5 Rxf3 79. Rxf3 Nxf3 80. Rb8 Nd4 81. Rb6+ Be6+ 82. Ke4 g5 83. Rb8 Bc4 84. Rh8
Ne6 85. Rh6+ Kg7 86. Rh2 f6 87. Rd2 Nd4 88. Rh2 Kg6 89. Rh8 Bb3 90. Re8 Bc2+
91. Ke3 g4 92. Rg8+ Kf5 93. Rg7 Bb3 94. Rb7 Bc4 95. Rg7 Ne6 96. Rg8 Nf4 97. Rg7
Nd5+ 98. Kf2 Kf4 99. Rg6 f5 0-1

[Event "WMSG Rapid Pair 1st"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2008.10.10"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Vasilevich, Tatjana"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A33"]
[WhiteElo "2368"]
[BlackElo "2578"]
[PlyCount "108"]
[EventDate "2008.10.09"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 126 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.11.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.11.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 c5 4. Nf3 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Nc6 6. Bg2 Bc5 7. Nb3 Be7 8.
Nc3 O-O 9. O-O b6 10. Nb5 Ba6 11. Bf4 d5 12. Nc7 Bxc4 13. Nxa8 Qxa8 14. Nd2 Ba6
15. Re1 Rd8 16. Qa4 Bb7 17. Rad1 Nd7 18. Nf3 h6 19. Qc2 e5 20. Bc1 e4 21. Nd4
Nxd4 22. Rxd4 Bf6 23. Rdd1 d4 24. b3 Nc5 25. Qb1 Ne6 26. Bb2 Be7 27. a3 a5 28.
Bc1 Bf6 29. Bb2 Be7 30. Bc1 Bd5 31. b4 axb4 32. axb4 Rc8 33. Bh3 Rc4 34. Bd2
Ng5 35. Bf1 Ne6 36. Bh3 b5 37. Rc1 Qa7 38. Qb2 Bf6 39. Ra1 Qb7 40. Qa3 e3 41.
fxe3 dxe3 42. Qxe3 Bd4 43. Ra5 Bxe3+ 44. Bxe3 Rxb4 45. Ra7 Qc6 46. Rf1 Nd4 47.
Rf2 Rb1+ 48. Bf1 Nc2 49. Bf4 Be4 50. Rc7 Qg6 51. h4 b4 52. Kh2 Kh7 53. Be5 Ne3
54. Bh3 Rh1# 0-1

[Event "WMSG Rapid Pair 1st"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2008.10.10"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Pourkashiyan, Atousa"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B85"]
[WhiteElo "2241"]
[BlackElo "2578"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[EventDate "2008.10.09"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 126 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.11.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.11.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be2 e6 7. O-O Be7 8. Be3
Qc7 9. f4 O-O 10. Kh1 b5 11. a3 Bb7 12. Bd3 Nbd7 13. Qf3 Rfe8 14. Rae1 Nc5 15.
Bg1 Rac8 16. Qh3 Nfd7 17. Rf3 Bf8 18. Rg3 g6 19. Nf3 Bg7 20. Ng5 Nf6 21. e5
dxe5 22. fxe5 Nh5 23. Rg4 Nxd3 24. cxd3 Bxe5 25. Rh4 Bg7 26. Rxh5 gxh5 27. Qxh5
h6 28. Nge4 Bxe4 29. Rxe4 f5 30. Re1 Qf7 31. Qh4 e5 32. Rf1 Rc6 33. Ne4 Qd7 34.
Qh3 Rf8 35. Ng3 Rcf6 36. Nh5 Rg6 37. Nxg7 Kxg7 38. Bc5 Rf7 39. b4 Kh7 40. Qe3
Qd5 41. Rg1 f4 42. Qh3 f3 43. g3 f2+ 0-1

[Event "WMSG Rapid Pair 1st"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2008.10.10"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Dembo, Yelena"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B23"]
[WhiteElo "2578"]
[BlackElo "2446"]
[PlyCount "157"]
[EventDate "2008.10.09"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 126 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.11.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.11.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nd4 4. Nf3 Nxb5 5. Nxb5 a6 6. Nc3 d6 7. d4 cxd4 8.
Qxd4 Nf6 9. Bg5 e6 10. O-O Be7 11. Rad1 O-O 12. Bxf6 gxf6 13. a4 Kh8 14. Rd3
Rg8 15. Nd2 e5 16. Qe3 f5 17. f4 Qf8 18. Nd5 fxe4 19. Nxe4 f5 20. Nec3 Qg7 21.
Qd2 Bd8 22. Rg3 Qf7 23. Rxg8+ Qxg8 24. Qe3 Be6 25. Nb6 Bxb6 26. Qxb6 Bd5 27. g3
Bc6 28. fxe5 dxe5 29. Rxf5 Qg4 30. Qf2 Kg8 31. Rxe5 Rd8 32. Qe2 Qd4+ 33. Qe3
Qxe3+ 34. Rxe3 Rd2 35. Re2 Rd4 36. b3 Kf7 37. Kf2 Kf6 38. Ke3 Rd7 39. Ne4+ Kg6
40. Nc5 Rd5 41. Nd3 Rf5 42. Rf2 Rg5 43. Rf8 Kg7 44. Rf4 Rg6 45. Kd4 Rd6+ 46.
Ke5 Rd8 47. Rf2 Re8+ 48. Kd4 Rd8+ 49. Ke3 Re8+ 50. Kd2 Rd8 51. Re2 Kf6 52. c4
Bd7 53. Kc3 Bf5 54. Re3 Rc8 55. Nf4 Kf7 56. Nd5 Be6 57. Rf3+ Kg7 58. Nf4 Bf7
59. Re3 b5 60. axb5 axb5 61. Re4 bxc4 62. bxc4 Kf6 63. Nd3 Bg6 64. Rf4+ Ke6 65.
Nb4 Ke5 66. Rf2 Ke6 67. Kd4 Rb8 68. Nd5 Rb1 69. Kc5 Kd7 70. Nb6+ Ke6 71. Nd5
Kd7 72. Ra2 Rc1 73. Ra7+ Ke6 74. Nf4+ Kf5 75. Nxg6 hxg6 76. Ra2 Ke6 77. Rd2 Ke5
78. Re2+ Kf5 79. Kd5 1-0

[Event "WMSG Rapid Pair 1st"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2008.10.11"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Li, Ruofan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C76"]
[WhiteElo "2578"]
[BlackElo "2426"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "2008.10.09"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 126 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.11.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.11.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 d6 5. c3 Bd7 6. O-O g6 7. d4 Bg7 8. d5 Nb8
9. Bxd7+ Nxd7 10. Be3 Ne7 11. c4 h6 12. Nfd2 f5 13. f3 O-O 14. Nc3 Kh7 15. b4
a5 16. a3 b6 17. Nb3 fxe4 18. fxe4 Rxf1+ 19. Qxf1 Nf6 20. bxa5 bxa5 21. Qe2 a4
22. Nd2 c6 23. Rb1 Qa5 24. Nd1 Qc7 25. Kh1 Nd7 26. Qd3 Nc8 27. Nc3 Ncb6 28. h3
Bf8 29. Qf1 Kg8 30. Qf2 c5 31. Rf1 Bg7 32. Qf7+ Kh7 33. Rf6 g5 34. Qg6+ Kh8 35.
Rf7 Rg8 36. Bxg5 Nf8 37. Qh5 Qb8 38. Bxh6 Nh7 39. Qg6 1-0

[Event "WMSG Rapid Pair 1st"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2008.10.11"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Paehtz, Elisabeth"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C18"]
[WhiteElo "2471"]
[BlackElo "2578"]
[PlyCount "100"]
[EventDate "2008.10.09"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 126 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.11.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.11.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 Qc7 7. Nf3 b6 8. Bb5+
Bd7 9. Bd3 Ba4 10. O-O c4 11. Be2 Ne7 12. g3 Nbc6 13. h4 O-O-O 14. h5 h6 15.
Bf4 Qd7 16. Qc1 Rdf8 17. Ne1 Nf5 18. Bg4 g5 19. Bd2 f6 20. exf6 Rxf6 21. Nf3
Rhf8 22. Kg2 Kb7 23. Ra2 Qg7 24. Qe1 Qc7 25. Qe2 Nd6 26. Be1 Ne4 27. Nh2 Nd6
28. f3 Re8 29. Bf2 Nf5 30. Bxf5 Rxf5 31. Ng4 Qg7 32. Raa1 Rff8 33. Rae1 Qf7 34.
Nxh6 Qxh5 35. Ng4 Qg6 36. Rc1 Qf5 37. Ne3 Qf7 38. Ng4 Qf5 39. Rh1 e5 40. dxe5
Nxe5 41. Nxe5 Rxe5 42. Qd1 d4 43. g4 Qf7 44. Bxd4 Bc6 45. Rf1 Re7 46. Rf2 Qf4
47. Kf1 Bxf3 48. Qxf3+ Qxf3 49. Rxf3 Rxf3+ 50. Kg2 Rf4 0-1

[Event "WMSG Rapid Pair KO 1st"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2008.10.11"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Sukandar, Irine Kharisma"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C84"]
[WhiteElo "2578"]
[BlackElo "2303"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "2008.10.09"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "2"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 126 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.11.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.11.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. d3 b5 6. Bb3 Be7 7. a4 b4 8. O-O
O-O 9. Nbd2 d6 10. h3 Be6 11. Nc4 h6 12. a5 Rb8 13. Re1 Nd7 14. Be3 d5 15. exd5
Bxd5 16. Ba4 Bd6 17. c3 bxc3 18. bxc3 Qf6 19. Nxd6 Qxd6 20. Nd2 Qg6 21. Qg4 Qd6
22. Nc4 Bxc4 23. dxc4 Nf6 24. Qe2 Nxa5 25. Bc2 Nb7 26. Red1 Qe6 27. c5 a5 28.
Qf3 e4 29. Qg3 c6 30. Bd4 Kh8 31. Re1 Rfe8 32. Rab1 Qf5 33. Ba4 Nh5 34. Qg4 Qd5
35. Red1 Qg5 36. Qxg5 hxg5 37. Bxc6 Nxc5 1-0

[Event "WMSG Rapid Pair KO 1st"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2008.10.11"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Sukandar, Irine Kharisma"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B85"]
[WhiteElo "2303"]
[BlackElo "2578"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "2008.10.09"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "2"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 126 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.11.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.11.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Be2 Nf6 7. O-O Be7 8.
Be3 a6 9. Kh1 Qc7 10. f4 O-O 11. Qe1 Nxd4 12. Bxd4 b5 13. a3 Bb7 14. Qg3 Rad8
15. Bd3 Rd7 16. Rae1 Re8 17. Re2 Qd8 18. Qh3 h6 19. Nd1 Bf8 20. Qg3 e5 21. Be3
Bxe4 22. f5 Bxd3 23. cxd3 Kh8 24. Nf2 d5 25. Rfe1 e4 26. Bd4 Bd6 27. Qh4 Be5
28. Bxe5 Rxe5 29. Qf4 Re8 30. h3 Rde7 31. d4 Qb6 32. Qe3 Rc7 33. g4 Rec8 34. h4
Kg8 35. Rg1 Rc2 36. g5 Rxe2 37. Qxe2 hxg5 38. hxg5 Nd7 39. Qh5 Qxd4 40. Ng4 e3
41. Nh6+ gxh6 42. gxh6+ Kh8 0-1

[Event "WMSG Rapid Pair KO 1st"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2008.10.12"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "Le, Kieu Thien Kim"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D05"]
[WhiteElo "2291"]
[BlackElo "2578"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "2008.10.09"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "2"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 126 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.11.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.11.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. e3 b6 4. b3 Bb7 5. Bb2 d5 6. Nbd2 Bd6 7. Bd3 O-O 8. O-O
c5 9. Ne5 Nc6 10. a3 Rc8 11. f4 Ne7 12. Qf3 b5 13. dxc5 Bxc5 14. Kh1 Nf5 15.
Rae1 Rc7 16. Qh3 d4 17. exd4 Bxd4 18. Bxd4 Qxd4 19. Ndf3 Qxf4 20. g3 Qd4 21.
Re2 Ne3 22. Kg1 Qb6 23. Rff2 h6 24. Kh1 Qc5 25. Kg1 Nd1 26. b4 Nxf2 27. Rxf2
Qe3 28. Ng4 Nxg4 29. Qxg4 Bxf3 30. Qxf3 Qxf3 31. Rxf3 a6 32. Kf2 Rd8 33. Ke2
Kf8 34. Kd2 Ke7 35. Kc1 f5 36. Kb2 Rd6 37. h3 h5 38. g4 hxg4 39. hxg4 g6 40.
Rh3 Kf6 41. Rf3 Ke5 0-1

[Event "WMSG Rapid Pair KO 1st"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2008.10.12"]
[Round "2.2"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Le, Kieu Thien Kim"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B04"]
[WhiteElo "2578"]
[BlackElo "2291"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2008.10.09"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "2"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 126 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.11.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.11.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. d4 d6 4. c4 Nb6 5. exd6 cxd6 6. Nc3 g6 7. Be3 Bg7 8. Rc1
O-O 9. b3 Bf5 10. Be2 d5 11. c5 Nc8 12. Nf3 Nc6 13. O-O Bg4 14. b4 a6 15. Rb1
Bxf3 16. Bxf3 e6 17. a4 N8e7 18. b5 axb5 19. axb5 Na5 20. Be2 Nf5 21. Qd2 e5
22. Na4 exd4 23. Bg5 f6 24. Bf4 Nc4 25. Qb4 Ne5 26. Bxe5 fxe5 27. Nb6 Ra2 28.
Bc4 dxc4 29. Qxc4+ Kh8 30. Qxa2 Qg5 31. Qd5 Nh4 32. Kh1 Qe7 33. Rbe1 Nf5 34. c6
bxc6 35. bxc6 Qc7 36. Nd7 Rd8 37. Qe6 Qc8 38. Rb1 Qc7 39. Rb7 Qa5 40. c7 Rg8
41. Qxg8+ 1-0

[Event "WMSG Blitz Team 1st (Women)"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2008.10.13"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Tsiganova, Monika"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E14"]
[WhiteElo "2208"]
[BlackElo "2578"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "2008.10.13"]
[EventType "team (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 126 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.11.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.11.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 e6 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. e3 b6 4. Bd3 Bb7 5. O-O d5 6. b3 Bd6 7. Bb2 O-O 8. c4
Nbd7 9. Nbd2 Ne4 10. Qe2 f5 11. Rfd1 Qf6 12. Rac1 Kh8 13. a3 a5 14. cxd5 exd5
15. Bb5 c6 16. Ne5 Nxe5 17. dxe5 Bxe5 18. Bxe5 Qxe5 19. Nxe4 cxb5 20. Ng3 b4
21. a4 Rae8 22. Qb5 f4 23. exf4 Qxf4 24. Qxb6 Bc8 25. Qd4 Qf7 26. h3 h6 27. Rc2
Be6 28. Rdc1 Qg6 29. Rc7 Rf6 30. Qa7 Ref8 31. Re7 Rxf2 32. Qxf2 Rxf2 33. Kxf2
Qf6+ 34. Kg1 Qxe7 35. Ne2 Bf5 36. Kh1 Qxe2 37. Rc7 d4 38. Ra7 d3 39. Rxa5 Be4
40. Rb5 0-1

[Event "WMSG Blitz Team 1st (Women)"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2008.10.13"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Peng, Zhaoqin"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B30"]
[WhiteElo "2578"]
[BlackElo "2455"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[EventDate "2008.10.13"]
[EventType "team (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 126 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.11.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.11.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. Bb5 Nge7 5. O-O Nd4 6. Nxd4 cxd4 7. Ne2 a6 8.
Bd3 d5 9. e5 Nc6 10. f4 Bd7 11. b3 f6 12. Bb2 fxe5 13. fxe5 Qg5 14. Kh1 Bc5 15.
a3 Nxe5 16. Nxd4 Nxd3 17. cxd3 Bd6 18. Qe2 Qh6 19. Nf3 O-O 20. Be5 Be7 21. a4
Rf5 22. Nd4 Rxf1+ 23. Rxf1 Rf8 24. Rc1 Qg6 25. h3 Bf6 26. Nf3 Bc6 27. Bxf6 Qxf6
28. Re1 Re8 29. d4 Qf4 30. Qd3 h6 31. Qg6 Qf7 1-0

[Event "WMSG Blitz Team 1st (Women)"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2008.10.13"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Vasilevich, Tatjana"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D05"]
[WhiteElo "2368"]
[BlackElo "2578"]
[PlyCount "42"]
[EventDate "2008.10.13"]
[EventType "team (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 126 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.11.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.11.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. e3 b6 4. Bd3 Bb7 5. O-O d5 6. b3 Bd6 7. Bb2 O-O 8. Nbd2
c5 9. Qe2 Nc6 10. a3 Rc8 11. c4 Qe7 12. Rfd1 Rfd8 13. e4 dxe4 14. Nxe4 cxd4 15.
Nxd4 Nxd4 16. Bxd4 Bxh2+ 17. Kxh2 Rxd4 18. Nxf6+ Qxf6 19. Kg1 Rcd8 20. Bc2 Qg5
21. f3 Rd2 0-1

[Event "WMSG Blitz Team 1st (Women)"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2008.10.13"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Kosteniuk, Alexandra"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2578"]
[BlackElo "2525"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "2008.10.13"]
[EventType "team (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 126 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.11.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.11.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. a3
Bb7 9. d3 Re8 10. c3 h6 11. Nbd2 Bf8 12. Nf1 d5 13. exd5 Nxd5 14. Ng3 Qd7 15.
Bd2 Rad8 16. Bc2 Nf6 17. h3 Qd5 18. Qe2 Na5 19. b4 Nc6 20. Rad1 Ne7 21. Qxe5
Qc6 22. Qc5 Qd7 23. Ne5 Qc8 24. f4 Ned5 25. Qf2 c5 26. c4 cxb4 27. cxd5 Qxc2
28. axb4 Bxd5 29. Rc1 Qa2 30. Ra1 Qb2 31. Reb1 Qc2 32. Rc1 Qb2 33. Rab1 Qa2 34.
Ra1 Qb2 35. Rab1 Qa2 36. Ra1 1/2-1/2

[Event "WMSG Blitz Team 1st (Women)"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2008.10.13"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Sachdev, Tania"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E11"]
[WhiteElo "2425"]
[BlackElo "2578"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2008.10.13"]
[EventType "team (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 126 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.11.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.11.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 e6 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nf3 Bb4+ 4. Bd2 c5 5. Bxb4 cxb4 6. e3 O-O 7. Bd3 d6 8.
O-O Re8 9. Qc2 a5 10. Nbd2 Nc6 11. Ng5 h6 12. Nge4 Nxe4 13. Bxe4 Bd7 14. Nf3
Rc8 15. b3 e5 16. dxe5 dxe5 17. Rad1 Qe7 18. Qe2 Rcd8 19. Rd2 Bc8 20. Rfd1 Rxd2
21. Rxd2 f5 22. Bd5+ Kh7 23. Qd1 e4 24. Bxc6 bxc6 25. Nd4 Qf6 26. Ne2 Be6 27.
Rd6 c5 28. Nf4 Qe5 29. h3 Bf7 30. Rd7 Kg8 31. Ra7 Qf6 32. Qd7 Rd8 33. Qc7 Rd1+
34. Kh2 Rd2 35. Ra8+ Kh7 36. Rf8 Rxf2 37. Rxf7 Qg5 38. Qe5 Rxa2 39. Rxf5 Qd8
40. Qxe4 Kh8 41. Rf8+ 1-0

[Event "WMSG Blitz Team 1st (Women)"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2008.10.13"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Topel, Zehra"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B44"]
[WhiteElo "2214"]
[BlackElo "2578"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "2008.10.13"]
[EventType "team (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 126 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.11.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.11.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 e6 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nf3 c5 4. Nc3 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Nc6 6. e4 Bb4 7. Nxc6 bxc6 8.
e5 Ne4 9. Bd2 Nxd2 10. Qxd2 Qc7 11. Qe3 d6 12. exd6 Bxd6 13. Qg5 O-O 14. Bd3 f5
15. g3 e5 16. O-O Be6 17. Rfd1 Kh8 18. Be2 Rab8 19. b3 Bc5 20. Na4 Bd4 21. Rac1
f4 22. Bg4 h6 23. Qh4 Bxg4 24. Qxg4 fxg3 25. Rxd4 gxf2+ 26. Kf1 exd4 27. Qg2
Rbe8 28. Nc5 Qf4 29. Rd1 Qe3 30. Nd3 Qe2# 0-1

[Event "WMSG Blitz Team 1st (Women)"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2008.10.13"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Hoang, Thi Nhu Y"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A33"]
[WhiteElo "2127"]
[BlackElo "2578"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[EventDate "2008.10.13"]
[EventType "team (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 126 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.11.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.11.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 e6 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. g3 c5 4. Bg2 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Nc6 6. O-O Bc5 7. Nb3 Be7 8.
c4 O-O 9. Nc3 b6 10. Bg5 Ba6 11. Nb5 h6 12. Bf4 d5 13. cxd5 Nxd5 14. Bxd5 Bxb5
15. Bf3 Rc8 16. Rc1 Bf6 17. Rc2 Ba4 18. Rd2 Qe8 19. Bd6 Be7 20. Bxc6 Bxc6 21.
Be5 f6 22. Bc3 e5 23. f3 Qf7 24. e4 a5 25. Kg2 Qe6 26. Qe2 Kh8 27. Rfd1 f5 28.
Qd3 fxe4 29. fxe4 Qg6 30. Re1 Bg5 31. Rf2 Rxf2+ 32. Kxf2 Rd8 33. Qe2 Rf8+ 34.
Kg2 Qe6 35. Nc1 Be7 36. Nd3 Bf6 37. b3 Bb5 38. Qe3 Rc8 39. Nf2 Bg5 40. Qf3 Be7
41. Rd1 Rf8 42. Qh5 Bc5 43. Ng4 Be2 44. Nxe5 Bxd1 45. Qxh6+ gxh6 46. Nf3+ Kh7
47. g4 b5 48. Kh3 b4 49. Be1 0-1

[Event "WMSG Blitz Team 1st (Women)"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2008.10.13"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Berezina, Irina"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B08"]
[WhiteElo "2578"]
[BlackElo "2252"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[EventDate "2008.10.13"]
[EventType "team (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 126 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.11.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.11.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. Nf3 d6 5. Be3 Nd7 6. Qd2 Ngf6 7. Bh6 O-O 8. Bd3
e5 9. Bxg7 Kxg7 10. O-O Qc7 11. Rfe1 Re8 12. Ne2 Nf8 13. Ng3 Bg4 14. dxe5 dxe5
15. Nh4 Rad8 16. h3 Bc8 17. Rad1 Ne6 18. Qe3 a5 19. Nf3 Rd7 20. a3 Red8 21. Ne2
h6 22. Qc1 Nh5 23. g3 Nf6 24. b3 Nc5 25. Qe3 Ne6 26. a4 b6 27. Nd2 Nc5 28. Nc4
Nxb3 29. cxb3 b5 30. Nb2 Rd6 31. Rc1 bxa4 32. bxa4 Bxh3 1/2-1/2

[Event "WMSG Blitz Team 1st (Women)"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2008.10.13"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Reizniece Ozola, Dana"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2335"]
[BlackElo "2578"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "2008.10.13"]
[EventType "team (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 126 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.11.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.11.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 c5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 d6 6. O-O Nbd7 7. d4 cxd4 8.
Qxd4 g6 9. b3 Bg7 10. Bb2 O-O 11. Qd2 Rc8 12. Rac1 a6 13. Rfe1 Nc5 14. Nd4 Bxg2
15. Kxg2 d5 16. cxd5 Nxd5 17. e4 Nb4 18. Rcd1 Nbd3 19. Re3 Nxb2 20. Nc6 Qe8 21.
Nb4 a5 22. Nbd5 Nbd3 23. Rxd3 Nxd3 24. Qxd3 e6 25. Nxb6 Rxc3 26. Qd2 Qc6 27.
Nc4 Qxe4+ 28. Kg1 Rc2 29. Qxa5 Qe2 30. Rf1 Bd4 0-1

[Event "WMSG Blitz Team 1st (Women)"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2008.10.13"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Shahade, Jennifer"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B27"]
[WhiteElo "2578"]
[BlackElo "2322"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[EventDate "2008.10.13"]
[EventType "team (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 126 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.11.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.11.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 g6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Qxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Qa4 d6 7. e5 dxe5 8.
Nxe5 Bd7 9. Nxd7 Qxd7 10. Be2 Bg7 11. O-O Nd4 12. Qxd7+ Nxd7 13. Bd1 O-O 14.
Nd5 Nc6 15. c3 e6 16. Ne3 Rfd8 17. Bc2 Nde5 18. Rd1 Rxd1+ 19. Nxd1 Rd8 20. Bf4
Nd3 21. Be3 a6 22. Kf1 Nce5 23. Ke2 h6 24. f4 Ng4 25. Bxd3 1-0

[Event "WMSG Blitz Team KO 1st (Women)"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2008.10.14"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Topel, Zehra"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A70"]
[WhiteElo "2214"]
[BlackElo "2578"]
[PlyCount "123"]
[EventDate "2008.10.13"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "2"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 126 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.11.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.11.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 e6 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 c5 4. d5 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. Nc3 g6 7. e4 a6 8. a4 Bg4
9. Be2 Bxf3 10. Bxf3 Bg7 11. O-O Nbd7 12. Be2 O-O 13. Be3 Rb8 14. Qd2 Qe7 15.
f3 Ne8 16. Kh1 Nc7 17. Rab1 b5 18. b3 Rfe8 19. Nd1 bxa4 20. b4 cxb4 21. Rxb4 a3
22. Ra4 Rb3 23. Qc2 Rb7 24. Rxa3 Reb8 25. Nf2 Nxd5 26. exd5 Rb2 27. Qd3 Ne5 28.
Qxa6 h5 29. Ne4 Kh7 30. Bg5 f6 31. Bc1 Rc2 32. Bd3 Rc7 33. Qxd6 Qf7 34. Qe6 Qf8
35. d6 Rc6 36. f4 Nxd3 37. Rxd3 Rb1 38. Rdd1 Qa8 39. Qd5 Rb8 40. d7 Rd8 41. Be3
Qa6 42. Nc5 Qb5 43. Qd3 Rxc5 44. Bxc5 Qxc5 45. Rfe1 f5 46. Re8 Bf6 47. Qd5 Qc3
48. Qf7+ Kh6 49. Rg8 Rxg8 50. Qxg8 Qc2 51. Qd5 Bd8 52. Qd2 Qc6 53. Rc1 Qb6 54.
Qc2 Qb5 55. Qc6 Qb2 56. Re1 Qd2 57. Qe6 Qxf4 58. Qe3 Qxe3 59. Rxe3 Bb6 60. Rb3
Bc7 61. Rb7 Ba5 62. Rb8 1-0

[Event "WMSG Blitz Team KO 1st (Women)"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2008.10.14"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "Kosteniuk, Alexandra"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C15"]
[WhiteElo "2525"]
[BlackElo "2578"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "2008.10.13"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "2"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 126 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.11.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.11.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. a3 Bxc3+ 5. bxc3 dxe4 6. Qg4 Nf6 7. Qxg7 Rg8 8.
Qh6 c5 9. Ne2 Nc6 10. dxc5 e5 11. Ng3 Bg4 12. Be2 Bxe2 13. Kxe2 Rg6 14. Qd2 Qc8
15. h3 Qe6 16. Kf1 Qc4+ 17. Kg1 Qxc5 18. Qe3 Qc4 19. Kh2 O-O-O 20. Re1 Rdg8 21.
Qe2 Qxc3 22. Be3 h5 23. Rab1 h4 24. Nf5 Rxg2+ 25. Kh1 Qxa3 26. Qb5 Nd8 27. Qxe5
Nd7 28. Ne7+ Qxe7 29. Qxe7 Nc6 30. Qxe4 R2g6 31. Bf4 Nc5 32. Qd5 Ne6 33. Bh2
Rf6 34. Rg1 Rd8 35. Qg2 Rd2 36. Qg8+ Rd8 37. Qg2 Rd2 38. Rbf1 Ncd4 39. Qe4 Nf3
40. Rg8+ Nd8 41. Qc4+ Rc6 42. Qg4+ 1-0

[Event "WMSG Blitz Team KO 1st (Women)"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2008.10.14"]
[Round "2.2"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Kosteniuk, Alexandra"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C54"]
[WhiteElo "2578"]
[BlackElo "2525"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "2008.10.13"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "2"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 126 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.11.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.11.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Nc6 3. Nf3 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d3 a6 6. Bb3 Ba7 7. h3 O-O 8. O-O
d6 9. Nbd2 Kh8 10. Re1 Nh5 11. Nf1 f5 12. Ng5 Qe8 13. Bf7 Rxf7 14. Qxh5 g6 15.
Nxf7+ Qxf7 16. Qe2 f4 17. Nh2 g5 18. b4 Bd7 19. Bb2 Rg8 20. d4 h5 21. Red1 g4
22. hxg4 hxg4 23. g3 Qh5 24. Rd2 Rg7 25. gxf4 exf4 26. Qf1 g3 27. fxg3 fxg3 28.
Qf8+ Kh7 29. Kh1 Bh3 30. Qf3 Qh6 31. Re2 Ne5 32. Qf8 0-1

[Event "WMSG Rapid Team 1st (Women)"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2008.10.15"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Peng, Zhaoqin"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E46"]
[WhiteElo "2455"]
[BlackElo "2578"]
[PlyCount "102"]
[EventDate "2008.10.14"]
[EventType "team (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 126 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.11.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.11.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 e6 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Nge2 d5 6. a3 Be7 7. Nf4 Re8 8. cxd5
exd5 9. Bd3 a5 10. O-O Na6 11. Bd2 c6 12. Nh5 Nxh5 13. Qxh5 g6 14. Qd1 Nc7 15.
Qc2 Ne6 16. Ne2 Ng7 17. f3 Be6 18. e4 Rc8 19. b4 axb4 20. axb4 b6 21. Kh1 Qd7
22. Rfb1 Ra8 23. Bc3 Rec8 24. Qb2 f5 25. b5 cxb5 26. Bxb5 Qc7 27. e5 Bf7 28.
Rxa8 Rxa8 29. Rc1 Ba3 30. Qa2 Qd8 31. Bc6 Bxc1 32. Qxa8 Qxa8 33. Bxa8 Bg5 34.
Bb4 Ne8 35. Bc6 Ng7 36. f4 Bd8 37. Kg1 g5 38. fxg5 Bxg5 39. Kf2 Nh5 40. g3 Ng7
41. h4 Bh6 42. Be7 Bd2 43. Bd8 Ba5 44. Ke3 Ne6 45. Be7 Ng7 46. Nf4 Be1 47. Nxd5
Bxg3 48. Nxb6 f4+ 49. Ke2 Nf5 50. d5 Nxe7 51. Bb5 Nxd5 0-1

[Event "WMSG Rapid Team 1st (Women)"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2008.10.15"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Vasilevich, Tatjana"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B43"]
[WhiteElo "2578"]
[BlackElo "2368"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[EventDate "2008.10.14"]
[EventType "team (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 126 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.11.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.11.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 a6 3. Nc3 e6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Qc7 6. Bd3 Nc6 7. Nxc6 dxc6 8.
O-O e5 9. f4 Bc5+ 10. Kh1 Nf6 11. Qf3 Ng4 12. f5 h5 13. Bg5 f6 14. Bh4 Bd7 15.
Na4 Ba7 16. c4 Bd4 17. c5 O-O-O 18. Rac1 g6 19. fxg6 Rhg8 20. Nb6+ Kb8 21. h3
Ne3 22. Bxf6 Nxf1 23. Bxd8 Qxd8 24. Rxf1 Bxc5 25. Nxd7+ Qxd7 26. Qf7 Qxf7 27.
gxf7 Rd8 28. Be2 h4 29. Rd1 Rxd1+ 30. Bxd1 Kc7 31. g3 hxg3 32. Kg2 Kd7 33. Kxg3
Ke7 34. Bb3 Bd4 35. Kg4 Bxb2 36. Kf5 b5 37. h4 c5 38. h5 c4 39. Kg6 Bc1 40. Kg7
Bh6+ 41. Kxh6 Kxf7 42. Bd1 Kf6 43. Kh7 Kf7 44. Kh6 Kf6 45. Kh7 Kf7 46. h6 a5
47. a4 b4 48. Be2 c3 49. Bd1 1-0

[Event "WMSG Rapid Team 1st (Women)"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2008.10.15"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Kosteniuk, Alexandra"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B84"]
[WhiteElo "2525"]
[BlackElo "2578"]
[PlyCount "223"]
[EventDate "2008.10.14"]
[EventType "team (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 126 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.11.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.11.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e6 6. Be2 a6 7. O-O Be7 8. Be3
Qc7 9. a4 b6 10. f4 Bb7 11. Bf3 Nbd7 12. Qe2 O-O 13. Bf2 Rfe8 14. Nb3 Rac8 15.
g4 d5 16. e5 Ne4 17. Bd4 f6 18. Nxe4 dxe4 19. Bxe4 Bxe4 20. Qxe4 fxe5 21. fxe5
Qxc2 22. Qxc2 Rxc2 23. Bc3 Re2 24. Kh1 Nxe5 25. Rae1 Rxe1 26. Rxe1 Nxg4 27.
Rxe6 Kf7 28. Rxb6 Bf6 29. Bxf6 gxf6 30. h3 Nf2+ 31. Kg2 Nd3 32. Nd4 Re4 33. Nf5
Kg6 34. Nd6 Rxa4 35. Ne8 Nf4+ 36. Kf3 Nxh3 37. Rxf6+ Kg5 38. Rc6 h5 39. Rc5+
Kh4 40. Nd6 Ng5+ 41. Kg2 Rg4+ 42. Kf1 Rf4+ 43. Kg2 Kg4 44. Nc4 h4 45. Ne5+ Kh5
46. Rc8 Rf6 47. Rh8+ Rh6 48. Rf8 Rh7 49. Rf6 Re7 50. Rf5 Rb7 51. Nd3 Rd7 52.
Nf2 Rd2 53. b4 Rb2 54. Ra5 h3+ 55. Kg3 Rb3+ 56. Kh2 Kh4 57. Nxh3 Rb2+ 58. Kg1
Nxh3+ 59. Kf1 Kg3 60. Ra3+ Kg4 61. Rxa6 Rxb4 62. Ke2 Nf4+ 63. Kd2 Kf3 64. Ra8
Rd4+ 65. Kc3 Rd7 66. Re8 Ng6 67. Re6 Ne7 68. Kc4 Kf4 69. Re1 Nf5 70. Kc5 Ne3
71. Rh1 Ke5 72. Rh5+ Nf5 73. Kb5 Rc7 74. Kb4 Ke4 75. Rh1 Nd4 76. Rh4+ Kd3 77.
Rh3+ Kc2 78. Rh2+ Kd3 79. Rh3+ Kd2 80. Rh2+ Ne2 81. Kb5 Kd3 82. Rh3+ Ke4 83.
Rh4+ Nf4 84. Kb4 Ke5 85. Kb5 Rc1 86. Rh8 Kd4 87. Rh4 Rb1+ 88. Kc6 Ke5 89. Rh8
Rc1+ 90. Kb5 Ne6 91. Rh5+ Kd6 92. Rh6 Rc2 93. Kb4 Rc8 94. Kb5 Rg8 95. Kb4 Rg4+
96. Kc3 Kd5 97. Rh5+ Ng5 98. Kb3 Kc5 99. Kc3 Rg3+ 100. Kb2 Kd4 101. Rh8 Ne4
102. Rd8+ Kc4 103. Rc8+ Nc5 104. Kc2 Rg2+ 105. Kd1 Kd4 106. Rd8+ Ke3 107. Re8+
Ne4 108. Kc1 Rh2 109. Kb1 Kd3 110. Rd8+ Kc4 111. Rc8+ Nc5 112. Kc1 1/2-1/2

[Event "WMSG Rapid Team 1st (Women)"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2008.10.15"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Pourkashiyan, Atousa"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C42"]
[WhiteElo "2578"]
[BlackElo "2241"]
[PlyCount "113"]
[EventDate "2008.10.14"]
[EventType "team (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 126 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.11.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.11.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. d4 d5 6. Bd3 Be7 7. O-O Nc6 8. c4
Nb4 9. Be2 O-O 10. Nc3 Bf5 11. a3 Nxc3 12. bxc3 Nc6 13. Re1 Re8 14. Bf4 Rc8 15.
Qa4 Be4 16. h3 Bd6 17. Bg5 Be7 18. Be3 dxc4 19. Qxc4 Na5 20. Qa4 c5 21. dxc5
Bxc5 22. Rad1 Qb6 23. Bxc5 Qxc5 24. Bd3 Bc6 25. Qb4 Qxb4 26. cxb4 Bxf3 27. gxf3
Nc6 28. Rxe8+ Rxe8 29. Be4 Rd8 30. Rc1 a6 31. Bxc6 Rc8 32. Rd1 bxc6 33. Rd7 g6
34. Ra7 c5 35. bxc5 Rc6 36. Kf1 Kg7 37. Ke2 Rxc5 38. Rxa6 Rh5 39. a4 Rxh3 40.
Rb6 Rh1 41. a5 Ra1 42. a6 h5 43. f4 Ra3 44. Rc6 h4 45. Kf1 Ra4 46. f5 g5 47.
Kg2 Ra5 48. f6+ Kg6 49. Kh3 Ra3+ 50. Kg2 g4 51. Kg1 Ra2 52. Rb6 Ra1+ 53. Kg2
Ra2 54. Kg1 Ra1+ 55. Kg2 Ra2 56. Kg1 Ra1+ 57. Kg2 1/2-1/2

[Event "WMSG Rapid Team 1st (Women)"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2008.10.16"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Reizniece Ozola, Dana"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A37"]
[WhiteElo "2335"]
[BlackElo "2578"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "2008.10.14"]
[EventType "team (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 126 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.11.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.11.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. g3 c5 2. Bg2 Nc6 3. c4 g6 4. Nc3 Bg7 5. Nf3 d6 6. O-O e5 7. d3 Nge7 8. a3
O-O 9. Rb1 a5 10. Ne1 Be6 11. Nd5 Rb8 12. Bd2 b5 13. Nxe7+ Nxe7 14. cxb5 Rxb5
15. b4 axb4 16. axb4 c4 17. Qa4 Rb8 18. b5 d5 19. Nc2 Qd7 20. dxc4 dxc4 21.
Rfd1 Rfd8 22. Ne3 Qc8 23. Ba5 Rxd1+ 24. Rxd1 Qe8 25. Bc6 Nxc6 26. bxc6 Rc8 27.
Nxc4 Bxc4 28. Qxc4 Rxc6 29. Qb5 Bf6 30. Bc7 Kg7 31. h4 h5 32. Kh2 Qe6 33. Bd8
Bxd8 34. Rxd8 Qf6 35. Kg2 1/2-1/2

[Event "WMSG Rapid Team 1st (Women)"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2008.10.16"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Harika, Dronavalli"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B53"]
[WhiteElo "2578"]
[BlackElo "2461"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "2008.10.14"]
[EventType "team (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 126 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.11.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.11.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Qxd4 a6 5. c4 Nc6 6. Qe3 g6 7. h3 Bg7 8. Be2
Nf6 9. Nc3 O-O 10. O-O Be6 11. Rb1 Nd7 12. b3 Qb6 13. Qd2 Nd4 14. Bb2 Nxf3+ 15.
Bxf3 Ne5 16. Be2 Nc6 17. Rfd1 Rfe8 18. Bf1 Rac8 19. Kh1 Qa5 20. f4 b5 21. cxb5
axb5 22. Bxb5 Red8 23. Bf1 Qb4 24. Qe3 Re8 25. Nd5 Bxd5 26. exd5 Bxb2 27. Rxb2
Na5 28. Qd2 Qa3 29. Rc2 Nb7 30. Qc1 Qa8 31. Bb5 Rxc2 32. Qxc2 Rc8 33. Qe2 Rc7
34. a4 Qa5 35. Qd2 Rc3 36. Qe1 Kf8 37. Qh4 Rxb3 38. Re1 Kg7 39. Qxe7 Nc5 40. f5
Qc3 41. fxg6 hxg6 42. Rf1 1-0

[Event "WMSG Rapid Team KO 1st (Women)"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2008.10.17"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Hoang, Thi Bao Tram"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C01"]
[WhiteElo "2250"]
[BlackElo "2578"]
[PlyCount "126"]
[EventDate "2008.10.14"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "2"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 126 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.11.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.11.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 e6 2. e4 d5 3. exd5 exd5 4. Bd3 Bd6 5. Nc3 c6 6. Be3 Ne7 7. Qf3 O-O 8.
Nge2 Nd7 9. g4 b5 10. Nf4 b4 11. Nce2 Nf6 12. Rg1 a5 13. Nh5 Ne4 14. Neg3 Nxg3
15. Nxg3 Ba6 16. Bxa6 Rxa6 17. h4 f5 18. Nxf5 Nxf5 19. gxf5 Qf6 20. Rg5 a4 21.
h5 Ra7 22. Qh3 Re8 23. Kf1 Rae7 24. Qg2 Kh8 25. Rd1 Bc7 26. Rd3 Bf4 27. Rg3
Bxg3 28. Qxg3 Qxf5 29. h6 gxh6 30. Ke2 Rg7 31. Qh2 h5 32. Kd2 Qf3 33. Qf4 Qxf4
34. Bxf4 Kg8 35. Rh3 Re4 36. Be3 h4 37. Kd3 Reg4 38. Rh1 Rf7 39. Ke2 Kg7 40. c3
bxc3 41. bxc3 Kg6 42. Kd3 Kh5 43. Ke2 Rg2 44. Kf1 Rg6 45. Ke2 Rg2 46. Kf1 Rg4
47. Ke2 Rg6 48. Kf1 Kg4 49. Rg1+ Kf3 50. Rh1 Kg4 51. Rg1+ Kf3 52. Rh1 Rg4 53.
Rh3+ Ke4 54. Ke2 Kf5 55. Rh1 Kg6 56. Kf1 Kh5 57. Ke2 Rg8 58. Kd3 Rfg7 59. f3
Rg3 60. Ke2 Re8 61. Kf2 Rf8 62. f4 Kg4 63. Ke2 Re8 0-1

[Event "WMSG Rapid Team KO 1st (Women)"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2008.10.17"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Hoang, Thi Bao Tram"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C23"]
[WhiteElo "2578"]
[BlackElo "2250"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[EventDate "2008.10.14"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "2"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 126 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.11.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.11.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 d6 3. d3 Nc6 4. c3 a6 5. Bb3 Na5 6. Bc2 d5 7. Nd2 dxe4 8. Nxe4
Nf6 9. Ng3 Bg4 10. N1e2 Nc6 11. h3 Be6 12. O-O Bc5 13. Be3 Bxe3 14. fxe3 Nd5
15. Rf3 Qg5 16. e4 Nf4 17. d4 Ne7 18. Nxf4 exf4 19. Ne2 Ng6 20. Qc1 O-O 21.
Nxf4 Nh4 22. Rf2 Bd7 23. Nd5 Qh5 24. Qf4 c6 25. Bd1 1-0

[Event "WMSG Rapid Team KO 1st (Women)"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2008.10.17"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Vasilevich, Tatjana"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B41"]
[WhiteElo "2578"]
[BlackElo "2368"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "2008.10.14"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "2"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 126 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.11.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.11.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 a6 3. c4 Nc6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 e6 6. Nc3 Bb4 7. Nc2 Bxc3+ 8.
bxc3 Nf6 9. Bd3 d5 10. cxd5 exd5 11. exd5 Qxd5 12. O-O O-O 13. c4 Qa5 14. Bb2
Ne5 15. Be2 Be6 16. Ne3 Rfd8 17. Qb3 Ne4 18. Rfd1 Nc5 19. Qc2 Nc6 20. Bc3 Qa3
21. Bb2 Qa5 22. Nd5 Na4 23. Bf3 Bxd5 24. cxd5 Nb4 25. Qb3 Nxb2 26. Qxb2 Nxd5
27. Qe5 Qc7 28. Rxd5 1-0

[Event "WMSG Rapid Team KO 1st (Women)"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2008.10.17"]
[Round "2.2"]
[White "Vasilevich, Tatjana"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E05"]
[WhiteElo "2368"]
[BlackElo "2578"]
[PlyCount "130"]
[EventDate "2008.10.14"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "2"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 126 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.11.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.11.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 Be7 5. Nf3 O-O 6. O-O dxc4 7. Qc2 a6 8. a4
Bd7 9. Qxc4 Bc6 10. Bf4 a5 11. Nc3 Na6 12. Rae1 Bd6 13. Bg5 h6 14. Bxf6 Qxf6
15. e4 e5 16. Nb5 Rfe8 17. dxe5 Bxe5 18. Nbd4 Bd7 19. b3 Rad8 20. Rd1 Bg4 21.
h3 Rxd4 22. Rxd4 Bxf3 23. Rd5 c6 24. Rd7 Bxg2 25. Kxg2 Bc7 26. f4 Rd8 27. Rfd1
Re8 28. e5 Qe6 29. Qc3 Re7 30. Rxe7 Qxe7 31. Qd4 Nb4 32. Qd7 Qxd7 33. Rxd7 Nd5
34. Kf3 Kf8 35. f5 Bxe5 36. Rxb7 Bc3 37. g4 Bb4 38. h4 Be1 39. Ra7 Ke8 40. g5
hxg5 41. hxg5 Ne7 42. Kg4 Bc3 43. Ra8+ Kd7 44. Rf8 f6 45. g6 Bd2 46. Rf7 Bh6
47. Rf8 Nd5 48. Ra8 Bd2 49. Ra7+ Nc7 50. Rb7 Kc8 51. Rb6 Kd7 52. Rb8 Nd5 53.
Rb7+ Nc7 54. Rb8 Be3 55. Rh8 Nd5 56. Ra8 Bd2 57. Ra7+ Nc7 58. Rb7 Kd6 59. Rb8
Nd5 60. Rg8 Bh6 61. Ra8 Bd2 62. Rg8 Bh6 63. Ra8 Nc7 64. Rxa5 Be3 65. b4 Bb6 0-1

[Event "EU-Cup (Women) 13th"]
[Site "Kallithea"]
[Date "2008.10.20"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Koneru, Humpy"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B42"]
[WhiteElo "2578"]
[BlackElo "2618"]
[PlyCount "109"]
[EventDate "2008.10.17"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 126 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.11.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.11.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Vidnoe Spartak (W)"]
[BlackTeam "Monte Carlo (W)"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "MNC"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Bd3 Bc5 6. Nb3 Be7 7. c4 d6 8. Nc3
Nf6 9. O-O Nbd7 10. f4 b6 11. Bd2 Bb7 12. Qe2 O-O 13. Kh1 Re8 14. Nd4 Qc7 15.
Rae1 g6 16. Nf3 Rad8 17. Bb1 Bf8 18. e5 Nh5 19. Be4 Ng7 20. exd6 Bxd6 21. Bxb7
Qxb7 22. Ne4 Be7 23. Bc3 f5 24. Nf2 Bf6 25. Bxf6 Nxf6 26. Rd1 Ne4 27. Rde1 Nf6
28. b3 Ngh5 29. Qe3 Qc7 30. Ne5 Rd6 31. g3 Qb7+ 32. Qf3 Qxf3+ 33. Nxf3 Red8 34.
Kg2 a5 35. Re2 Nd7 36. a3 Nhf6 37. Ng5 Nc5 38. b4 axb4 39. axb4 Na6 40. Rb1 Rd2
41. Kf1 Rxe2 42. Kxe2 Rd4 43. Ra1 Nc7 44. Rc1 Rd8 45. Nf3 Ra8 46. Rc2 Kf8 47.
Ne5 b5 48. Nfd3 bxc4 49. Nxc4 Nb5 50. Rb2 Nd5 51. Kf2 Ke7 52. Nce5 Ra3 53. Rc2
Nbc3 54. Nc6+ Kf6 55. Nce5 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-Cup (Women) 13th"]
[Site "Kallithea"]
[Date "2008.10.21"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Hoang, Thanh Trang"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E05"]
[WhiteElo "2483"]
[BlackElo "2578"]
[PlyCount "145"]
[EventDate "2008.10.17"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 126 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.11.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.11.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Minsk EPAM Systems (W)"]
[BlackTeam "Vidnoe Spartak (W)"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "BLR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 e6 2. c4 Nf6 3. g3 d5 4. Nf3 Be7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O dxc4 7. Qc2 a6 8. Qxc4
b5 9. Qc2 Bb7 10. Bd2 Be4 11. Qc1 Bb7 12. Qc2 Be4 13. Qc1 Qc8 14. Nc3 Bb7 15.
Qc2 c5 16. dxc5 Bxc5 17. Rac1 Nbd7 18. Bf4 Qd8 19. Ne5 Bxg2 20. Kxg2 Qb6 21.
Nxd7 Nxd7 22. Ne4 Qb7 23. f3 Rac8 24. Qd3 Be7 25. Bd6 Nb6 26. Nc5 Qa7 27. Bxe7
Qxe7 28. Nxa6 Nc4 29. b3 Rfd8 30. Qc3 Nd6 31. Qb4 Ra8 32. Nc7 Rxa2 33. Nxb5
Rxe2+ 34. Kh1 Nf5 35. Qxe7 Nxe7 36. Rfd1 Rxd1+ 37. Rxd1 g5 38. Nd4 Rb2 39. Rc1
e5 40. Nc6 Nxc6 41. Rxc6 Rxb3 42. Kg2 Kg7 43. g4 Rb4 44. Kg3 h5 45. gxh5 Rh4
46. Rc8 f6 47. Rc7+ Kh6 48. Rc8 Rxh5 49. Rc4 Kg6 50. h3 Kf5 51. Ra4 Rh4 52. Ra5
Rb4 53. Rc5 Rb3 54. Rc4 Kg6 55. h4 f5 56. Kf2 Rb2+ 57. Ke1 gxh4 58. Rxh4 Kg5
59. Ra4 Rh2 60. Kf1 Rd2 61. Ke1 Rd4 62. Ra2 Kf4 63. Kf2 Rb4 64. Rc2 Ra4 65. Rb2
Rc4 66. Ra2 Rb4 67. Rc2 Rb8 68. Rc4+ e4 69. fxe4 fxe4 70. Rc3 Rh8 71. Ra3 Rh2+
72. Ke1 Rb2 73. Kf1 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-Cup (Women) 13th"]
[Site "Kallithea"]
[Date "2008.10.22"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Ushenina, Anna"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B14"]
[WhiteElo "2578"]
[BlackElo "2496"]
[PlyCount "144"]
[EventDate "2008.10.17"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 126 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.11.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.11.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Vidnoe Spartak (W)"]
[BlackTeam "Saratov Economist (W)"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. c4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Qb3 Bg7 7. cxd5 O-O 8.
Be2 Na6 9. Bf3 Qb6 10. Nge2 Qxb3 11. axb3 Nb4 12. O-O Rd8 13. Ra5 a6 14. Bf4
Bg4 15. d6 Bxf3 16. dxe7 Rd5 17. Nxd5 Bxd5 18. Rc5 Nc6 19. Bd6 Bxb3 20. Nc3 Re8
21. Re1 Nxd4 22. Rc7 b5 23. Ra7 Be6 24. Rxa6 Nf5 25. Ba3 Nxe7 26. Nxb5 Ned5 27.
Nd4 Nf4 28. Nxe6 Nxe6 29. g3 h5 30. Rb6 Ng4 31. Rd6 Rb8 32. Rd2 Ne5 33. Kg2 Nc4
34. Rc2 Nxa3 35. bxa3 Ra8 36. Re3 Bd4 37. Rd3 Bc5 38. Rcc3 Ra4 39. f4 Kg7 40.
Rb3 Bf8 41. Re3 Nd4 42. Rb2 Rxa3 43. Rxa3 Bxa3 44. Rb7 Nf5 45. Kf3 Bc5 46. h3
h4 47. g4 Nd4+ 48. Ke4 Ne6 49. Kf3 Bd6 50. f5 Ng5+ 51. Kg2 gxf5 52. Rb5 Bg3 53.
gxf5 Kf6 54. Ra5 Ne4 55. Kf3 Nf2 56. Kg2 Kg5 57. Rb5 f6 58. Rd5 Kf4 59. Ra5 Nd3
60. Rd5 Ne5 61. Ra5 Kxf5 62. Ra4 Kg5 63. Ra8 f5 64. Rg8+ Kf4 65. Ra8 Kg5 66.
Rg8+ Ng6 67. Kf3 Kf6 68. Ra8 Nf4 69. Rf8+ Ke6 70. Re8+ Kf7 71. Re5 Kf6 72. Ra5
Nxh3 0-1

[Event "EU-Cup (Women) 13th"]
[Site "Kallithea"]
[Date "2008.10.23"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Papadopoulou, Vera"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E20"]
[WhiteElo "2196"]
[BlackElo "2578"]
[PlyCount "120"]
[EventDate "2008.10.17"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 126 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.11.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.11.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Attikis Aspropirgos (W)"]
[BlackTeam "Vidnoe Spartak (W)"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GRE"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Nf3 c5 5. g3 Ne4 6. Qd3 Qa5 7. Qxe4 Bxc3+ 8.
Bd2 Bxd2+ 9. Nxd2 Nc6 10. dxc5 b6 11. Bg2 bxc5 12. Qd3 Bb7 13. O-O Nd8 14. Rfd1
Qc7 15. Bxb7 Nxb7 16. Ne4 Rd8 17. Nd6+ Nxd6 18. Qxd6 Qxd6 19. Rxd6 Rb8 20. b3
Ke7 21. Rad1 Rb7 22. e4 f6 23. Kg2 h5 24. h4 Ra8 25. Ra6 g6 26. f4 Rb6 27. Rxb6
axb6 28. a4 d6 29. Kf3 Rd8 30. Ke3 f5 31. Rd2 fxe4 32. Kxe4 Kd7 33. Rg2 Ke7 34.
Rd2 Rf8 35. Rb2 Kd7 36. Rd2 Kc6 37. Re2 d5+ 38. Kd3 Kd6 39. cxd5 exd5 40. Re5
Rf6 41. Rg5 Kc6 42. Re5 Kd6 43. Rg5 Re6 44. Kc2 d4 45. Kd3 Kc6 46. Kc4 Rd6 47.
Kd3 b5 48. axb5+ Kxb5 49. f5 gxf5 50. Rxf5 Re6 51. Rxh5 Re3+ 52. Kc2 Rc3+ 53.
Kd2 Rxb3 54. Rg5 Kc4 55. h5 Rb2+ 56. Kc1 Rh2 57. g4 d3 58. Rf5 Kb4 59. Rf1 c4
60. Rg1 c3 0-1

[Event "Cap d'Agde CCAS Gp-B"]
[Site "Cap d'Agde"]
[Date "2008.10.26"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E32"]
[WhiteElo "2786"]
[BlackElo "2578"]
[PlyCount "103"]
[EventDate "2008.10.26"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2009"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.11.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.11.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. a3 Bxc3 6. Qxc3 b6 7. e3 Bb7 8.
Be2 d6 9. b4 Ne4 10. Qc2 Nd7 11. Bb2 f5 12. O-O Qe7 13. d4 Rf6 14. d5 Rg6 15.
Nd4 Nf8 16. Rad1 Qh4 17. f4 Rh6 18. h3 Ng3 19. Bf3 Nxf1 20. Rxf1 Rg6 21. dxe6
Bxf3 22. Rxf3 Nxe6 23. Nxf5 Qd8 24. Qe4 Rb8 25. g4 Qd7 26. Qd5 Kh8 27. Kh2 Rf8
28. Rf2 c6 29. Qd3 Nc7 30. e4 d5 31. Be5 Qf7 32. cxd5 cxd5 33. Qc2 Ne8 34. exd5
Qxd5 35. Ne7 Qf7 36. Nxg6+ hxg6 37. g5 Qe6 38. Re2 Qf7 39. b5 Kh7 40. h4 Kh8
41. a4 Qd7 42. Qxg6 Qg4 43. Qd3 Rf7 44. Rg2 Qxh4+ 45. Qh3 Qxh3+ 46. Kxh3 Kg8
47. Rd2 g6 48. Rc2 Re7 49. Rc6 Kf7 50. Kg4 Ng7 51. Rf6+ Ke8 52. Rxg6 1-0

[Event "Cap d'Agde CCAS Gp-B"]
[Site "Cap d'Agde"]
[Date "2008.10.26"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2578"]
[BlackElo "2651"]
[PlyCount "123"]
[EventDate "2008.10.26"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2009"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.11.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.11.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Bb7 10. d4 Re8 11. a4 Qd7 12. Nbd2 Bf8 13. d5 Ne7 14. Nf1 h6 15. Ng3
c6 16. dxc6 Bxc6 17. axb5 axb5 18. Rxa8 Rxa8 19. Nh4 Ra1 20. Qe2 Qb7 21. Bc2 b4
22. c4 Nd7 23. Be3 Rxe1+ 24. Qxe1 Nc5 25. Bxc5 dxc5 26. Nhf5 Ng6 27. Ne3 Nf4
28. Nd5 Qa6 29. Bb3 Ne6 30. Ne2 Qa7 31. Qc1 Be7 32. Qd1 Bg5 33. g3 Bd8 34. h4
g6 35. Kg2 h5 36. Ng1 Kg7 37. Nf3 f6 38. Qc1 Be7 39. Qd1 Bf8 40. Qc1 Kf7 41.
Qd1 Bh6 42. Kh2 Kg7 43. Kg2 Be8 44. Kh2 Bc6 45. Kg2 Kf7 46. Kh2 Bg7 47. Kg2 Bd7
48. Nb6 Bc6 49. Nd5 Bf8 50. Kh2 Be7 51. Kg2 Bd8 52. Kh2 Bd7 53. Kg2 Kg7 54. Kh2
Nf8 55. Ne1 Kf7 56. Qc1 Kg7 57. Qd1 Bg4 58. Qc1 Bd7 59. Qd1 Qa6 60. Qc1 Ne6 61.
Nf3 Qa7 62. Qd1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Cap d'Agde CCAS Gp-B"]
[Site "Cap d'Agde"]
[Date "2008.10.26"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Koneru, Humpy"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2618"]
[BlackElo "2578"]
[PlyCount "98"]
[EventDate "2008.10.26"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2009"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.11.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.11.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 e6 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nf3 b6 4. Bf4 Bb7 5. e3 Be7 6. h3 O-O 7. Nc3 d5 8. Be2
Nbd7 9. O-O c5 10. Rc1 a6 11. cxd5 Nxd5 12. Nxd5 Bxd5 13. dxc5 Bxc5 14. Qc2 Nf6
15. Be5 Qe7 16. Ng5 g6 17. Bf3 Bxf3 18. Nxf3 Nd5 19. Qe2 Bd6 20. Bxd6 Qxd6 21.
Rfd1 Qe7 22. Ne5 b5 23. e4 Nf6 24. Qf3 Rac8 25. Rc6 Rxc6 26. Nxc6 Qb7 27. Rc1
Kg7 28. Qc3 Rc8 29. b4 e5 30. Qc5 Nd7 31. Qd5 Nb8 32. Qxe5+ f6 33. Qd5 Rxc6 34.
Rd1 Rc7 35. Qb3 Qxe4 36. Qg3 Qe5 37. Qf3 Nc6 38. g3 Nxb4 39. Qa3 Qc5 40. Kg2
Qc6+ 41. Kg1 Nd5 42. Qd3 Ne7 43. h4 h5 44. Qd8 Qb7 45. Re1 Nc6 46. Qd5 Ne5 47.
Rxe5 fxe5 48. Qxe5+ Kh7 49. Qf4 Rd7 0-1

[Event "Cap d'Agde CCAS Gp-B"]
[Site "Cap d'Agde"]
[Date "2008.10.27"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B30"]
[WhiteElo "2578"]
[BlackElo "2751"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[EventDate "2008.10.26"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2009"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.11.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.11.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 e6 4. O-O Nge7 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bxc6 Nxc6 7. d4 cxd4 8.
Nxd4 Be7 9. Nxc6 dxc6 10. e5 O-O 11. Ne4 Qd5 12. Bg5 f6 13. exf6 gxf6 14. Bh6
Qxe4 15. Re1 Qg6 16. Bxf8 Kxf8 17. f4 e5 18. fxe5 f5 19. c4 Be6 20. b3 Rd8 21.
Qc2 Bc5+ 22. Kh1 f4 23. Qe2 Bg4 24. Qf1 Qf5 25. h3 h5 26. a3 Rd2 27. e6 Ke7 28.
b4 Bd4 29. Rad1 Bxd1 30. Rxd1 Rxd1 31. Qxd1 Qe4 0-1

[Event "Cap d'Agde CCAS Gp-B"]
[Site "Cap d'Agde"]
[Date "2008.10.28"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E46"]
[WhiteElo "2704"]
[BlackElo "2578"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2008.10.26"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2009"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.11.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.11.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Nge2 d5 6. a3 Be7 7. cxd5 exd5 8. g3
a5 9. Bg2 Na6 10. O-O Re8 11. Nf4 c6 12. f3 Be6 13. e4 c5 14. e5 Nd7 15. Ncxd5
Bxd5 16. Nxd5 cxd4 17. f4 Bc5 18. b4 Ba7 19. Kh1 Nc7 20. Nxc7 Qxc7 21. Bb2 Rad8
22. Qf3 Nb6 23. Rac1 Nc4 24. bxa5 b5 25. axb6 Qxb6 26. Rxc4 Qxb2 27. Qd3 g6 28.
f5 Re7 29. e6 fxe6 30. fxg6 Qb8 31. gxh7+ Rxh7 32. Qg6+ Kh8 33. Be4 Rdd7 34.
Qf6+ Rhg7 35. Qh6+ Kg8 36. Qxe6+ Rgf7 37. Rxf7 Rxf7 38. Rc8+ Qxc8 39. Qxc8+ Kg7
40. Bd3 Re7 41. a4 1-0

[Event "Cap d'Agde CCAS Gp-B"]
[Site "Cap d'Agde"]
[Date "2008.10.28"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Feller, Sebastien"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C77"]
[WhiteElo "2578"]
[BlackElo "2526"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "2008.10.26"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2009"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.11.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.11.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 d6 5. c3 g6 6. O-O Bg7 7. Re1 O-O 8. Nbd2
a6 9. Ba4 b5 10. Bc2 Bb7 11. Nf1 Nb8 12. Ng3 Nbd7 13. d4 c5 14. d5 c4 15. h3
Qc7 16. Be3 Kh8 17. Nh2 Nc5 18. b4 cxb3 19. axb3 Bc8 20. Qe2 Ng8 21. Rac1 f5
22. exf5 Bxf5 23. Nf3 Ne7 24. Ng5 Nxd5 25. Nxf5 gxf5 26. b4 Nd7 27. Ne6 Qc6 28.
Nxf8 Rxf8 29. Bb3 f4 30. Bd2 N5b6 31. c4 bxc4 32. Bxc4 f3 33. gxf3 d5 34. Bd3
Qe6 35. Qf1 Rxf3 36. Re3 Rf8 37. Be2 e4 38. Bg4 Qg6 39. Rg3 Ne5 40. Rc7 Qd6 41.
Rb7 Nd3 42. Bf5 Rg8 43. Qe2 h6 44. Qh5 Nf4 45. Bxf4 Qxf4 46. Rbxg7 1-0

[Event "Cap d'Agde CCAS Gp-B"]
[Site "Cap d'Agde"]
[Date "2008.10.28"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Skripchenko, Almira"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B40"]
[WhiteElo "2455"]
[BlackElo "2578"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "2008.10.26"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2009"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.11.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.11.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d3 Nc6 4. c3 d5 5. Qe2 Nf6 6. g3 Be7 7. Bg2 O-O 8. O-O b5
9. e5 Nd7 10. h4 a5 11. Bf4 Ba6 12. Nbd2 Rc8 13. Rfd1 Qe8 14. Nf1 b4 15. N1h2
a4 16. c4 Nb6 17. b3 a3 18. Ng4 Kh8 19. Rac1 Bb7 20. Bg5 Rd8 21. Qe3 f6 22.
exf6 gxf6 23. Bh6 Rg8 24. Ngh2 e5 25. cxd5 Nxd5 26. Qe1 Qg6 27. Be3 Nf4 28.
Bxf4 exf4 29. Nf1 Bd6 30. d4 fxg3 31. fxg3 cxd4 32. Kh2 Rde8 33. Qf2 d3 34. Rd2
Re2 35. Rxe2 dxe2 36. Qxe2 Bxg3+ 37. Kh1 Ne5 38. Ne3 Nd3 39. Rg1 Nf2+ 0-1

[Event "Cap d'Agde CCAS Gp-B playoff"]
[Site "Cap d'Agde"]
[Date "2008.10.28"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E37"]
[WhiteElo "2651"]
[BlackElo "2578"]
[PlyCount "137"]
[EventDate "2008.10.28"]
[EventType "match (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2009"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.11.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.11.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 e6 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 d5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 Ne4 7. Qc2 c5 8.
dxc5 Nc6 9. cxd5 exd5 10. e3 Bf5 11. Bd3 Qg5 12. f3 Qh4+ 13. Kf1 Ng3+ 14. hxg3
Bxd3+ 15. Qxd3 Qxh1 16. b4 O-O 17. Bb2 Rad8 18. Kf2 Qh6 19. Ne2 Rfe8 20. Nf4
Qg5 21. Rh1 g6 22. Rd1 Qe7 23. b5 Ne5 24. Qd4 f6 25. Nxd5 Qf7 26. e4 Kg7 27. g4
Qd7 28. a4 a6 29. b6 Qe6 30. Kg1 Qf7 31. Rd2 h6 32. Bc3 Qe6 33. Rd1 Qf7 34. Qe3
Rd7 35. Qf4 Red8 36. Bxe5 fxe5 37. Qxe5+ Kh7 38. Nf6+ Qxf6 39. Qxf6 Rxd1+ 40.
Kh2 R1d7 41. c6 bxc6 42. Qxc6 Rd6 43. Qc5 R6d7 44. a5 Re8 45. g5 hxg5 46. Qxg5
Red8 47. Qf6 Re8 48. Qc6 Ree7 49. Qc8 Rb7 50. Kg3 Kg7 51. Kg4 Rf7 52. e5 Rbe7
53. f4 Rb7 54. g3 Rfe7 55. Qc6 Rbd7 56. Kg5 Kf8 57. Qf6+ Rf7 58. Qh8+ Ke7 59.
Qc8 Ke6 60. Qc6+ Ke7 61. e6 Rf5+ 62. Kg4 Rd6 63. Qc7+ Kxe6 64. b7 Rb5 65. b8=Q
Rxb8 66. Qxb8 Rc6 67. Qe8+ Kd5 68. Kg5 Rd6 69. Qxg6 1-0

[Event "Cap d'Agde CCAS Gp-B playoff"]
[Site "Cap d'Agde"]
[Date "2008.10.28"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C54"]
[WhiteElo "2578"]
[BlackElo "2651"]
[PlyCount "100"]
[EventDate "2008.10.28"]
[EventType "match (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2009"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.11.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.11.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Nc6 3. Nf3 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d3 a6 6. Bb3 d6 7. O-O Ba7 8. h3
O-O 9. Nbd2 Nh5 10. Re1 Qf6 11. Nf1 Nf4 12. Be3 Be6 13. d4 Bxb3 14. axb3 Rfe8
15. Ng3 g6 16. Kh1 Kg7 17. b4 h5 18. b5 axb5 19. d5 Bxe3 20. Rxa8 Rxa8 21. fxe3
Na5 22. exf4 exf4 23. Ne2 Nc4 24. Qc1 Ra2 25. Nxf4 Rxb2 26. Nd3 Ra2 27. Rf1 Qe7
28. Qf4 Ra8 29. Nd4 Ne5 30. Qg3 Kg8 31. Nf5 Qf8 32. Nd4 Qe7 33. Nxb5 h4 34. Qe3
Ra2 35. Nd4 Nc4 36. Qf4 Ne5 37. Nb4 Ra3 38. Nb5 Ra8 39. Nd4 Ra3 40. Qe3 Nc4 41.
Qd3 Ne5 42. Qd2 Nc4 43. Qe2 Ne5 44. Nb5 Ra8 45. Nd3 c6 46. dxc6 bxc6 47. Nd4
Ra3 48. Nxe5 Qxe5 49. Qf3 Ra7 50. Nxc6 Ra8 1-0

[Event "Cap d'Agde CCAS Gp-B playoff"]
[Site "Cap d'Agde"]
[Date "2008.10.28"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E32"]
[WhiteElo "2651"]
[BlackElo "2578"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "2008.10.28"]
[EventType "match (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2009"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.11.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.11.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 e6 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 d6 7. Nf3 Nbd7 8.
g3 b6 9. Bg2 Bb7 10. O-O c5 11. b4 Rc8 12. dxc5 bxc5 13. b5 d5 14. e3 Nb6 15.
cxd5 exd5 16. Rd1 Qe7 17. a4 Rfd8 18. a5 Nc4 19. Bb2 Nxb2 20. Qxb2 h6 21. Qe5
Qd7 22. Rab1 Re8 23. Qb2 Ne4 24. Nd2 Nd6 25. b6 a6 26. Nf3 Nb5 27. Rbc1 Qe6 28.
Ne1 c4 29. Nc2 c3 30. Qb3 Rc4 31. Nd4 Nxd4 32. Rxd4 Rxd4 33. exd4 Rc8 34. h4
Qe2 35. Bxd5 Qd2 36. Rf1 c2 37. Bxb7 c1=Q 38. Rxc1 Rxc1+ 39. Kg2 Qe1 40. Kh3
Qxf2 41. Bg2 Rc2 42. Qd5 Rb2 1-0

[Event "Cap d'Agde CCAS Gp-B playoff"]
[Site "Cap d'Agde"]
[Date "2008.10.28"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C54"]
[WhiteElo "2578"]
[BlackElo "2651"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "2008.10.28"]
[EventType "match (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2009"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.11.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.11.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Nc6 3. Nf3 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d3 a6 6. Bb3 d6 7. h3 Ba7 8. Nbd2
O-O 9. Nf1 d5 10. Qe2 h6 11. Ng3 Be6 12. Bc2 dxe4 13. dxe4 Re8 14. O-O Nh7 15.
Nh2 Qe7 16. Ng4 Nf6 17. Ne3 g6 18. Nd5 Nxd5 19. exd5 Bxd5 20. Bxh6 Qh4 21. Be3
Bc4 22. Bd3 Bxd3 23. Qxd3 Rad8 24. Qe2 Bxe3 25. Qxe3 Qf4 26. Qc5 Rd2 27. Rab1
e4 28. Rfe1 e3 29. Nh1 b6 30. fxe3 Rxg2+ 31. Kxg2 Qe4+ 32. Kh2 bxc5 33. Rbd1
Qc2+ 34. Kg1 Rxe3 35. Nf2 Rg3+ 36. Kf1 Rf3 0-1

[Event "Olympiad Women-38"]
[Site "Dresden"]
[Date "2008.11.13"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Golubenko, Valentina"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C18"]
[WhiteElo "2578"]
[BlackElo "2273"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "2008.11.13"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 128"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.01.28"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.01.28"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "China (W)"]
[BlackTeam "Croatia (W)"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CHN"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CRO"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 Ne7 7. h4 Qc7 8. Nf3
Nbc6 9. h5 h6 10. Bd3 Bd7 11. O-O O-O-O 12. a4 Nf5 13. Ba3 f6 14. Bxc5 fxe5 15.
dxe5 Qa5 16. Bd4 g6 17. hxg6 Rhg8 18. Bxf5 exf5 19. Nh4 Ne7 20. e6 Bxe6 21. Qe2
Rd6 22. Qe5 Rc6 23. g7 Qc7 24. Qf6 f4 25. Rfe1 Qd7 26. Nf3 Ra6 27. Ne5 Qc7 28.
Ng6 Nxg6 29. Rxe6 1-0

[Event "Olympiad Women-38"]
[Site "Dresden"]
[Date "2008.11.14"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Repkova, Eva"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B20"]
[WhiteElo "2400"]
[BlackElo "2578"]
[PlyCount "96"]
[EventDate "2008.11.13"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 128"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.01.28"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.01.28"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Slovakia (W)"]
[BlackTeam "China (W)"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "SVK"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CHN"]

1. e4 c5 2. b3 d6 3. Bb2 a6 4. f4 Nc6 5. Nf3 Nf6 6. Nc3 e6 7. e5 dxe5 8. fxe5
Nd7 9. Ne4 Ndxe5 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. Bxe5 Qd5 12. Nf6+ gxf6 13. Bxf6 Rg8 14. Qf3
Qxf3 15. gxf3 Be7 16. Bxe7 Kxe7 17. Kf2 Bd7 18. Bd3 f5 19. Rhg1 Rg6 20. f4 Kf6
21. Rg3 Rh6 22. h3 Rh4 23. Kf3 Bc6+ 24. Ke3 Rxf4 25. Kxf4 e5+ 26. Ke3 f4+ 27.
Kf2 fxg3+ 28. Kxg3 Rg8+ 29. Kh4 e4 30. Rf1+ Ke5 31. Re1 Kd4 32. Bc4 Rg7 33. Re2
b5 34. Be6 Rg1 35. Bf5 Rc1 36. Bxh7 Rxc2 37. Kg3 Kd3 38. Re3+ Kxd2 39. Bxe4
Bxe4 40. Rxe4 Rxa2 41. h4 Rb2 42. h5 Rxb3+ 43. Kg2 Rd3 44. h6 Rd8 45. h7 Rh8
46. Re7 c4 47. Rd7+ Kc2 48. Kf2 c3 0-1

[Event "Olympiad Women-38"]
[Site "Dresden"]
[Date "2008.11.15"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Peng, Zhaoqin"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C11"]
[WhiteElo "2578"]
[BlackElo "2455"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "2008.11.13"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 128"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.01.28"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.01.28"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "China (W)"]
[BlackTeam "Netherlands (W)"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CHN"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NED"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. f4 c5 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. Be3 Be7 8. Qd2
O-O 9. Be2 a6 10. O-O b5 11. a3 Qc7 12. Kh1 Bb7 13. Bd3 g6 14. dxc5 Nxc5 15.
Ne2 Ne4 16. Qe1 b4 17. axb4 Nxb4 18. Nfd4 a5 19. b3 Ba6 20. Bxe4 dxe4 21. c4
Rfd8 22. Qg3 Bf8 23. Nc3 Nc6 24. Nde2 Ne7 25. Nxe4 Nf5 26. Qf2 Rab8 27. Bd2 Qc6
28. N2g3 Nxg3+ 29. Nxg3 Rxb3 30. Bxa5 Rdb8 31. Rfe1 Rb2 32. Bd2 Bc5 33. Qe2 Rd8
34. Rad1 Bb7 35. Nf1 Kg7 36. Rb1 Rxb1 37. Rxb1 h5 38. Be1 Rd4 39. Bd2 Re4 40.
Qf3 Ba8 41. h3 Ba7 42. Ra1 Bd4 43. Rc1 Qa6 44. Qd3 Qc6 45. Qf3 Qa6 46. Qd3 Qc6
47. Qf3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Olympiad Women-38"]
[Site "Dresden"]
[Date "2008.11.16"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Danielian, Elina"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C14"]
[WhiteElo "2578"]
[BlackElo "2513"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[EventDate "2008.11.13"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 128"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.01.28"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.01.28"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "China (W)"]
[BlackTeam "Armenia (W)"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CHN"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ARM"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e5 Nfd7 6. h4 c5 7. Bxe7 Kxe7 8. f4
Nc6 9. dxc5 Nxc5 10. Qd2 d4 11. Nd1 Qd5 12. Nf2 Rd8 13. Nf3 b6 14. Bd3 f5 15.
exf6+ gxf6 16. Qe2 Nxd3+ 17. Qxd3 f5 18. O-O Rg8 19. c4 Qd6 20. Nh3 Bd7 21.
Rae1 Raf8 22. a3 h6 23. b4 Rg3 24. Rf2 Rfg8 25. Kf1 a6 26. Nhg1 b5 27. Ne2 bxc4
28. Nxg3 Rxg3 29. Qxc4 Qxf4 30. Ne5 Qxh4 31. Nxc6+ Bxc6 32. Qxe6+ Kd8 33. Qd6+
Bd7 34. Qb8+ Bc8 35. Qb6+ Kd7 36. Qe6+ Kd8 37. Qe8+ Kc7 38. Rc2+ Rc3 39. Rxc3+
dxc3 40. Qe7+ Qxe7 41. Rxe7+ Kb6 42. Re3 a5 43. bxa5+ Kxa5 44. Rxc3 Bd7 45. Kf2
Ka4 46. Ke3 Be6 47. Kf4 h5 48. g3 1-0

[Event "Olympiad Women-38"]
[Site "Dresden"]
[Date "2008.11.17"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Socko, Monika"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E59"]
[WhiteElo "2434"]
[BlackElo "2578"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "2008.11.13"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 128"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.01.28"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.01.28"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Poland (W)"]
[BlackTeam "China (W)"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "POL"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CHN"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 d5 6. Nf3 c5 7. O-O Nc6 8. a3
Bxc3 9. bxc3 Qc7 10. a4 dxc4 11. Bxc4 b6 12. Ba3 Bb7 13. Bd3 Rfd8 14. Qc2 e5
15. Ng5 h6 16. Ne4 Nxe4 17. Bxe4 Na5 18. dxc5 Bxe4 19. Qxe4 Nb3 20. cxb6 axb6
21. Rad1 Qxc3 22. Be7 Re8 23. Rd7 Rac8 24. Rfd1 Rc7 25. Qd5 Rxd7 26. Qxd7 Qc8
27. f3 Qxd7 28. Rxd7 Ra8 29. Rd8+ Rxd8 30. Bxd8 Nc5 31. Bxb6 Nxa4 32. Bc7 f6
33. e4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Olympiad Women-38"]
[Site "Dresden"]
[Date "2008.11.19"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Hoang, Thanh Trang"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E37"]
[WhiteElo "2483"]
[BlackElo "2578"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "2008.11.13"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 128"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.01.28"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.01.28"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Hungary (W)"]
[BlackTeam "China (W)"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "HUN"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CHN"]

1. d4 e6 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 d5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 Ne4 7. Qc2 c5 8.
dxc5 Nc6 9. e3 Qa5+ 10. Bd2 Qxc5 11. b4 Qe7 12. Nf3 Nxd2 13. Qxd2 dxc4 14. Bxc4
O-O 15. Bb5 Rd8 16. Qb2 Bd7 17. O-O a5 18. bxa5 Nxa5 19. h3 h6 20. Rfc1 Bxb5
21. Qxb5 Nc6 22. Rab1 Rd7 23. a4 Qd8 24. Qc4 Qa5 25. Ra1 Qa6 26. Qxa6 Rxa6 27.
Rc5 Kf8 28. Rb5 Ke7 29. Rab1 Rxa4 30. Rxb7 Ra7 31. Rxd7+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Olympiad Women-38"]
[Site "Dresden"]
[Date "2008.11.20"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Krush, Irina"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B83"]
[WhiteElo "2578"]
[BlackElo "2452"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "2008.11.13"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 128"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.01.28"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.01.28"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "China (W)"]
[BlackTeam "US of America (W)"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CHN"]
[BlackTeamCountry "USA"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Be2 Nf6 7. O-O Be7 8.
Be3 O-O 9. f4 e5 10. fxe5 dxe5 11. Nf5 Bxf5 12. Rxf5 Rc8 13. Bd3 Qd6 14. Kh1
Nb4 15. Bg5 Ne8 16. Be3 Nf6 17. Qe2 Nxd3 18. cxd3 a6 19. Rd1 Rfd8 20. h3 b5 21.
a3 Qe6 22. Rdf1 Qd6 23. Rd1 Qe6 24. Bd2 Rd6 25. Be1 Ne8 26. Rf3 Nc7 27. Nb1 Rc6
28. Nc3 a5 29. Qf1 b4 30. axb4 axb4 31. Ne2 Nb5 32. Bf2 Rc2 33. d4 Rxb2 34. d5
Qg6 35. Ng3 Nc3 36. Rc1 h5 37. Nf5 Bf8 38. Be1 Rb3 39. Bd2 Qb6 40. Ng3 Qg6 41.
Nf5 Kh7 42. Rg3 Qf6 43. Bg5 Qg6 44. Bh6 1-0

[Event "Olympiad Women-38"]
[Site "Dresden"]
[Date "2008.11.21"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Lagno, Kateryna"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B85"]
[WhiteElo "2488"]
[BlackElo "2578"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "2008.11.13"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 128"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.01.28"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.01.28"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Ukraine (W)"]
[BlackTeam "China (W)"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "UKR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CHN"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e6 6. Be2 a6 7. O-O Be7 8. a4
O-O 9. Be3 Nc6 10. f4 Qc7 11. Kh1 Bd7 12. Nb3 b6 13. Bd3 Nb4 14. Qd2 Bc6 15.
Nd4 Bd7 16. Be2 e5 17. Nf5 Bxf5 18. exf5 Rad8 19. Bf3 Rfe8 20. Qf2 Rb8 21. Rac1
e4 22. Nxe4 Nxe4 23. Bxe4 Bf6 24. Bd3 Bxb2 25. Rb1 Bc3 26. f6 Nxd3 27. cxd3
Bxf6 28. Bxb6 Qc3 29. Qf3 h6 30. Qd5 Qa3 31. Qc4 Rbc8 32. Qxa6 Ra8 33. Qb5 Qxa4
34. Qd5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Olympiad Women-38"]
[Site "Dresden"]
[Date "2008.11.22"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Maric, Alisa"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C10"]
[WhiteElo "2578"]
[BlackElo "2405"]
[PlyCount "101"]
[EventDate "2008.11.13"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 128"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.01.28"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.01.28"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "China (W)"]
[BlackTeam "Serbia (W)"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CHN"]
[BlackTeamCountry "YUG"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. e5 Ne4 6. Bd3 Bb4 7. Bd2 Nxd2 8.
Qxd2 f6 9. a3 Bxc3 10. Qxc3 Bd7 11. exf6 gxf6 12. O-O-O Qe7 13. Bb5 O-O-O 14.
Rhe1 Rde8 15. Re3 Nd8 16. Bf1 Qd6 17. g3 Re7 18. Bg2 Rhe8 19. Nh4 Nf7 20. f4
Nh6 21. Rde1 Kd8 22. Kb1 Ng4 23. R3e2 Bb5 24. Rd2 Qc6 25. Qf3 f5 26. Qd1 Nf6
27. Bf3 Kc8 28. Bh5 Ne4 29. Bxe8 Nxd2+ 30. Qxd2 Rxe8 31. Nf3 Qd6 32. Re3 Kb8
33. Ng5 Re7 34. Qd1 h6 35. Nf3 Be8 36. Nh4 Kc8 37. Qe1 Kd8 38. Nf3 Bh5 39. Ne5
Be8 40. Qf1 c5 41. dxc5 Qxc5 42. Rc3 Qd4 43. Nf3 Qb6 44. Qh3 h5 45. Qh4 Qd6 46.
Qf6 Qa6 47. Ne5 Qd6 48. Qf8 Qb6 49. Ng6 Rc7 50. Rxc7 Qxc7 51. Qf6+ 1-0

[Event "Olympiad Women-38"]
[Site "Dresden"]
[Date "2008.11.23"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Chiburdanidze, Maia"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B14"]
[WhiteElo "2578"]
[BlackElo "2489"]
[PlyCount "108"]
[EventDate "2008.11.13"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 128"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.01.28"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.01.28"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "China (W)"]
[BlackTeam "Georgia (W)"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CHN"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GEO"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. c4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e6 6. Nf3 Bb4 7. cxd5 Nxd5 8.
Qc2 Nc6 9. Bd3 h6 10. O-O Nf6 11. Be3 O-O 12. Rac1 Bd6 13. Qe2 b6 14. Rfd1 Bb7
15. Bb1 Qe7 16. a3 Rfd8 17. Nd2 Nb8 18. Nde4 Nbd7 19. Re1 Rac8 20. Rcd1 Nxe4
21. Nxe4 Bxh2+ 22. Kxh2 Bxe4 23. Bxe4 Qh4+ 24. Kg1 Qxe4 25. Qa6 Qa8 26. Bf4 Nf8
27. Bg3 Rd7 28. Qd3 Qd5 29. Re2 Ng6 30. Red2 Rcd8 31. Qc3 Ne7 32. Bf4 Nf5 33.
f3 Qb7 34. g4 Ne7 35. Bg3 Rd5 36. Bh4 Rc8 37. Qe3 Ng6 38. Bg3 Qd7 39. Kg2 Rd8
40. Be1 h5 41. gxh5 Rxh5 42. Bg3 Rd5 43. Be1 Ne7 44. Bf2 e5 45. Qe4 Nf5 46. Bh4
f6 47. Bf2 exd4 48. Rd3 Re8 49. Qf4 Re2 50. Kf1 Rxb2 51. Qb8+ Kf7 52. Rc1 Ne7
53. Qg3 Qb5 54. Rcd1 Rb1 0-1

[Event "Olympiad Women-38"]
[Site "Dresden"]
[Date "2008.11.25"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Cosma, Elena Luminita"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A46"]
[WhiteElo "2340"]
[BlackElo "2578"]
[PlyCount "112"]
[EventDate "2008.11.13"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 128"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.01.28"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.01.28"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Romania (W)"]
[BlackTeam "China (W)"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ROU"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CHN"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. g3 c5 4. Bg2 cxd4 5. O-O Nc6 6. Nxd4 Bc5 7. Nxc6 bxc6 8.
c4 O-O 9. Qc2 Be7 10. e4 e5 11. Nc3 d6 12. b3 Be6 13. Rd1 Nd7 14. Be3 Qc7 15.
Rac1 Rab8 16. Qd2 Qb7 17. h3 f6 18. Kh2 Kh8 19. Qe2 Bf7 20. Bf3 Nc5 21. Bxc5
dxc5 22. Qc2 g6 23. Bg4 Rbd8 24. h4 h5 25. Bh3 Qc7 26. Ne2 Kg7 27. Ng1 a5 28.
Rxd8 Rxd8 29. Rd1 Be8 30. Nf3 Bf8 31. Rxd8 Qxd8 32. Qd2 Qc7 33. Ne1 Kh7 34. Nc2
Bh6 35. Qd1 Kg7 36. Kg2 Kf7 37. Kf1 Ke7 38. Ke2 Bf7 39. Qd3 Qa7 40. Ne3 Qc7 41.
Nd1 Bf8 42. Nc3 Ke8 43. Na4 Be7 44. Qd2 Qa7 45. Kf1 Qc7 46. Kg1 Qa7 47. Kg2 Qc7
48. Kf1 Qa7 49. Ke2 Qc7 50. Kf1 Qa7 51. Ke1 Qc7 52. Kd1 Qa7 53. Kc2 Qc7 54. Kd1
Qa7 55. Ke2 Qc7 56. Kf1 Qa7 1/2-1/2

[Event "CHN-chT 4th"]
[Site "China"]
[Date "2008.03.27"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Wang, Yu A"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2381"]
[BlackElo "2578"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "2008.12.??"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "18"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2017"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 (6... e6) 7. Nf3
Be7 8. Bc4 O-O 9. O-O Nc6 10. Re1 (10. Bg5 Be6 11. Bb3 Nd7 12. Bxe7 Qxe7 13.
Nd5 Qd8 14. Qd2 Na5 15. Rad1 Rc8 16. h3 Nxb3 17. axb3 Bxd5 18. Qxd5 Rc6 19. c3
Nf6 20. Qd3 Qe7 21. Rfe1 Rd8 22. Qe3 b5 23. b4 g6 24. Rd3 Kg7 25. Red1 h6 26.
g3 Ra8 27. Ra1 Qe6 28. Kg2 Qb3 29. Qe2 Qc4 30. Re3 Qe6 31. Qd3 Rd8 32. Qe2 Qc8
33. Rd1 Rd7 34. Nh2 Qb7 35. Ng4 Nh7 36. Red3 Nf8 37. Qe3 g5 38. Qf3 Nh7 39.
Nxe5 {1-0 (39) Leko,P (2723)-Vachier Lagrave,M (2758) Beijing 2014}) 10... Be6
11. Nd5 Bxd5 12. exd5 b5 13. Bf1 Nb4 14. c4 bxc4 15. Bxc4 Qc8 16. b3 e4 $146 (
16... Qb7 17. Bg5 Nbxd5 18. Bxd5 Qxd5 19. Bxf6 Qxd1 20. Raxd1 gxf6 21. Nd4 d5
22. Nc6 Ba3 23. b4 Rfe8 24. Rxd5 Re6 {1/2-1/2 (24) Schunken,R (2062)-Zemlyanov,
S ICCF email 2008}) 17. Bd2 Nbxd5 18. Bxd5 Nxd5 19. Rxe4 Bf6 20. Rc1 Qd7 21. h3
Qb5 22. Rec4 Ne7 23. Bc3 Bxc3 24. R4xc3 (24. R1xc3) 24... Rad8 25. Nd4 Qg5 26.
Nc6 Nxc6 27. Rxc6 a5 $1 {[%cal Ga5a4]} 28. Qd4 Rfe8 29. Rd1 Qb5 30. Rxd6 Rxd6
31. Qxd6 a4 32. bxa4 Qxa4 33. Qd5 h6 34. Qb3 Qa5 35. g3 Re2 36. a3 Qf5 {
[%cal Gf5h3,Gf5f2]} 37. Qb6 Ra2 (37... Qxh3 $4 38. Qd8+ Kh7 39. Qd3+) 38. Qe3
Kh7 39. Kg2 1/2-1/2

[Event "CHN-chT 4th"]
[Site "China"]
[Date "2008.03.28"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Huang, Qian"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B93"]
[WhiteElo "2578"]
[BlackElo "2430"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "2008.12.??"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "18"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2017"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f4 e5 7. Nf3 Nbd7 8. a4
Be7 9. Bd3 O-O 10. O-O Nc5 11. Kh1 exf4 12. Bxf4 Bg4 13. Be3 Rc8 14. Qd2 Re8 (
14... Bh5 15. Nd4 Ng4 16. Nf5 Nxe3 17. Qxe3 Bg6 18. Nd5 Bg5 19. Qg3 Re8 20.
Rae1 Re5 21. Qf3 Nxa4 22. b3 Nc3 23. Nxc3 Rxc3 24. Qf2 b5 25. Qd4 Rc6 26. c4 b4
27. c5 Rexc5 28. Qxb4 Re5 29. Bc4 h5 30. Rd1 Rb6 31. Qc3 Qc7 32. Nxd6 Bf6 33.
Bxf7+ {1-0 (33) Polgar,J (2680)-Naiditsch,A (2689) Moscow 2009}) 15. Bd4 Bh5
16. Rae1 Bg6 17. b4 Ne6 18. Bxf6 Bxf6 19. Nd5 Bh4 20. Rd1 Bh5 21. a5 Bxf3 (
21... Bf6 22. Qf2 Ng5 23. Nxg5 Bxg5 24. Rb1 Bg6 25. Qd4 h6 26. Rbe1 Re5 27. Nb6
Rc6 28. Bc4 Bh4 29. Re3 Qe8 30. c3 Bg5 31. Ree1 Bh4 32. Re3 Bg5 {1/2-1/2 (32)
Hou,Y (2557)-Nguyen Huynh Minh,H (2477) Budapest 2008}) 22. Rxf3 Qg5 23. Ne3 (
23. Rdf1) 23... Qd8 24. Rdf1 Bf6 25. Rxf6 $1 {Tentant de profiter de l'avance
de développement} gxf6 26. Ng4 Kh8 27. Nxf6 (27. Qh6 Rg8 28. Nxf6 Rg7 29. e5
Ng5) 27... Rg8 28. e5 Rg5 29. Nxh7 dxe5 (29... Rxe5 $2 30. Qh6 {[%cal Gh7f6,
Gh6h8]}) 30. Qe1 Nf4 31. Nxg5 Qxg5 32. Be4 {[%csl Ge4][%cal Ge4g2,Ge4b7]} Rc7
33. g3 Ne6 34. Rf5 Qg7 35. Rh5+ Kg8 36. Rxe5 Qf6 37. Rf5 Qb2 38. Rf2 Rc4 39.
Bg6 $1 Ng5 40. Bxf7+ 1-0

[Event "CHN-chT 4th"]
[Site "China"]
[Date "2008.04.22"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Ju, Wenjun"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E05"]
[WhiteElo "2360"]
[BlackElo "2578"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "2008.12.??"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "18"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2017"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 e6 2. c4 Nf6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 Be7 (4... dxc4 5. Nf3 c5 6. O-O Nc6 7. Qa4
Bd7 8. Qxc4 Rc8 9. dxc5 Qa5 10. Nfd2 Qxc5 11. Nc3 Qxc4 12. Nxc4 Be7 13. Bf4 $14
) 5. Nf3 O-O 6. O-O dxc4 7. Qc2 a6 8. a4 (8. Qxc4 b5 9. Qc2 Bb7) 8... Bd7 9.
Qxc4 Bc6 10. Bg5 a5 11. Nc3 Na6 12. Bxf6 Bxf6 13. e4 Nb4 14. Rfd1 b6 15. Rd2
Bb7 16. Qe2 Qe7 (16... Bg5 17. Nxg5 Qxg5 18. h4 Qe7 19. Re1 Rad8 20. Qd1 Rfe8
21. Bf1 Qd7 22. Bb5 Bc6 23. Bc4 h6 24. b3 Bb7 25. Bb5 Bc6 26. Bc4 Bb7 27. Bb5 {
1/2-1/2 (27) Davies,N (2494)-Turner,M (2516) Leeds 2011}) 17. Rad1 Rfd8 18. Qe3
Qe8 19. h4 h6 20. Qf4 Rac8 $6 {[%csl Rc8]} 21. g4 $36 {[%cal Gg4g5]} Be7 22. g5
hxg5 23. hxg5 f6 (23... c5 24. d5) 24. Qg4 {[%cal Gg5f6,Gg4e6]} fxg5 25. Qxe6+
Qf7 26. Bh3 $40 Ra8 27. Ne5 Qxe6 28. Bxe6+ Kf8 29. Kg2 Bc8 30. Ng6+ Ke8 31. d5
Bxe6 32. dxe6 Rxd2 33. Rh1 1-0

[Event "CHN-chT 4th"]
[Site "China"]
[Date "2008.04.24"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Wang, Xinyue"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B01"]
[WhiteElo "2578"]
[BlackElo "1966"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "2008.12.??"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "18"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2017"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qd6 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nf3 a6 6. g3 {[%cal Gc1f4,Gf4d6]}
Bg4 7. Be2 (7. Bg2 Nc6 8. O-O O-O-O 9. Be3 e5 10. dxe5 Nxe5 11. Qxd6 Nxf3+ 12.
Bxf3 Bxd6 13. Bg2 Be5 14. Rfe1 Rhe8 15. Rac1 Bf5 16. h3 h6 17. Na4 Be4 18. b3
Bxg2 19. Kxg2 Nd5 20. Nc5 Bc3 21. Re2 Nxe3+ 22. fxe3 Bd4 23. Nd3 Rxe3 24. Rxe3
Bxe3 25. Rf1 Rd7 26. a4 Bd4 27. h4 Kd8 28. g4 Ke7 29. Re1+ Kf8 30. Re4 a5 31.
Kf3 b6 32. h5 Bf6 33. Nf4 Be7 34. Rc4 Bd6 35. Nd3 Re7 36. Nf2 Ke8 {Jakovenko,D
(2736)-Gashimov,V (2758) Moscow 2009 0-1}) 7... e6 8. O-O c6 9. Re1 Be7 10. h3
(10. Bf4) 10... Bh5 11. Bf4 Qd8 12. g4 Bg6 13. Ne5 $14 Nd5 14. Nxd5 cxd5 15. c4
$1 {[%csl Re8][%cal Ge1e8]} O-O 16. cxd5 exd5 17. Qb3 $36 {[%csl Rb7,Rd5]} Nc6
$1 18. Qxb7 Nxe5 (18... Nxd4 19. Bg3 (19. Bc4 dxc4 20. Nxg6 {[%csl Re7]})) 19.
Bxe5 Bf6 20. Qxd5 (20. Qb4 {Probablement le coup qui a été réellement joué
dans la partie} Rc8 21. Rac1 Bxe5 22. dxe5 Rxc1 23. Rxc1 Qg5 24. Rd1 Re8 25.
Qd4) 20... Rc8 21. Rac1 Bxe5 22. dxe5 Rxc1 23. Rxc1 Qg5 24. Rd1 Re8 25. Qd4 Bc2
26. Rd2 Bb1 27. f4 $18 Qh4 28. Rd1 Bc2 29. Rc1 Rd8 30. Qe3 Bd1 31. e6 1-0

[Event "CHN-chT 4th"]
[Site "China"]
[Date "2008.12.02"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Ju, Wenjun"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2578"]
[BlackElo "2397"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "2008.12.??"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "18"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2017"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 (6... Ng4) 7. Nb3
Be7 8. Qd2 (8. f3 Be6 9. Qd2 h5 10. Nd5 Nxd5 11. exd5 Bf5 12. Be2 Nd7 13. O-O
O-O 14. Na5 Qc8 15. c4 Bd8 16. Rac1 Nc5 17. Nb3 Bb6 18. Nxc5 Bxc5 19. b4 Bxe3+
20. Qxe3 a5 21. b5 Qd8 22. c5 dxc5 23. Rxc5 Qd6 24. Rfc1 Rad8 25. a4 Rd7 26. h3
Rfd8 27. Bf1 Bg6 28. Kh1 Qf6 29. Bc4 Qd6 30. Bb3 Kh7 31. R5c3 f6 32. b6 Bf7 33.
Rc7 Kg8 34. Qc5 Bxd5 35. Rxd7 Rxd7 36. Qxd6 Rxd6 37. Rd1 Bxb3 {Svidler,P (2739)
-Khismatullin,D (2642) St Petersburg 2015 0-1}) 8... O-O 9. O-O-O a5 10. a4 Be6
11. f4 (11. f3 {La grande ligne} Nc6 (11... Na6)) 11... Qc8 12. Kb1 exf4 $146 (
12... Nc6 13. f5 Nxe4 14. Nxe4 Bxf5 15. Bd3 Nb4 16. Rhf1 Bg6 17. Bg5 Bxg5 18.
Qxg5 d5 19. Nc3 Bxd3 20. cxd3 d4 21. Qxe5 dxc3 22. bxc3 f6 23. Qc5 Qxc5 24.
Nxc5 Nd5 25. Rc1 Rac8 26. Ne4 f5 27. Nd6 Rxc3 28. Rxf5 Rxf5 29. Nxf5 Rxd3 30.
Rc5 Kf7 31. Rxa5 g6 32. Nd6+ Ke6 33. Ne4 Ke5 34. Nc5 Re3 35. Ra7 Kd4 36. Nxb7
Kc3 37. Ka2 Nb4+ 38. Ka3 Re1 {0-1 (38) Ashwin,J (2446)-Li,C (2582) Dubai 2008})
13. Bxf4 Nc6 14. Bb5 Rd8 15. Qe1 Na7 16. Bd3 Nc6 (16... Bxb3 $5 17. cxb3 Nc6 {
[%cal Gc6b4]}) 17. Bb5 Na7 18. Nd4 Nxb5 19. Ncxb5 Ne8 20. Nf5 Bf8 21. Nfxd6
Bxd6 22. Bxd6 Qc6 (22... Nxd6 23. Nxd6 Qc6 $132) 23. e5 Qxg2 24. Rd2 Qg4 25.
Rd4 Qf3 26. Rg1 Rac8 27. Rg3 Qf5 28. Rd2 Qf4 29. b3 Qh6 30. Rf2 b6 31. Kb2 Rd7
32. Qe4 Rdd8 33. Qb7 Qh5 34. Qxb6 $36 {[%csl Gc2]} Nxd6 35. exd6 Qe5+ 36. Rc3
Bd7 37. Qd4 Qxd4 38. Nxd4 Rxc3 39. Kxc3 Be8 40. Rf5 Rxd6 41. Rxa5 Rd8 42. Rc5
g6 43. a5 f5 44. b4 1-0

[Event "CHN-chT 4th"]
[Site "China"]
[Date "2008.12.03"]
[Round "14"]
[White "Pan, Qian"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B85"]
[WhiteElo "2167"]
[BlackElo "2578"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "2008.12.??"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "18"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2017"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e6 6. Be2 a6 7. O-O Qc7 8. f4
Be7 9. Kh1 O-O 10. a4 (10. Be3) (10. Qe1 {[%cal Ge1g3]}) 10... Rd8 (10... Nc6)
11. Bf3 Nc6 12. Be3 Ne5 13. fxe5 (13. Be2 Nc4 14. Bc1 e5 15. Nf5 Bxf5 16. exf5
d5 17. Bxc4 dxc4 18. Qf3 e4 19. Nxe4 Nxe4 20. Qxe4 Bf6 21. c3 Re8 22. Qc2 Qc6
23. Qf2 Re4 24. Bd2 Rae8 25. Rfe1 Rxe1+ 26. Bxe1 h5 27. h3 Qd5 28. Qf1 h4 29.
Bf2 Re4 30. Bg1 Qxf5 31. Bh2 Qh5 32. Re1 Rxe1 33. Qxe1 Qd5 34. Qe8+ Kh7 35. Qc8
Qc6 36. Qxc6 bxc6 37. Kg1 Kg6 38. Kf2 Kf5 39. Kf3 Be7 {1/2-1/2 (39) Abergel,T 
(2440)-Vazquez Igarza,R (2581) Erts 2015}) 13... dxe5 14. Nxe6 Bxe6 15. Qe1 h6
$146 (15... Bc4 16. Be2 Kh8 17. Qf2 Rd6 18. Rfd1 Rc6 19. Bf3 h6 20. Rac1 Rd6
21. Rxd6 Bxd6 22. Bb6 Qc6 23. Rd1 Rc8 24. Rd2 Bb4 25. Rd8+ Rxd8 26. Bxd8 Bxc3
27. bxc3 Qxa4 28. h3 Qc6 29. Qe3 Kh7 30. Kh2 g6 31. Be7 b6 32. Bf8 Ng8 33. h4
h5 34. Qg5 f6 35. Qg3 Qe8 36. Bd6 Nh6 37. Qf2 Qd8 38. Ba3 Kg7 39. Bc1 Qd6 40.
Be3 b5 41. Bc5 Qc7 42. Bb6 Qc8 43. Ba5 Ng4+ 44. Bxg4 Qxg4 45. Bd8 {Tarakanov,M
(2161)-Khismatullin,D (2285) Russia 2000 0-1}) 16. Qg3 {[%cal Ge3h6]} Kh8 (
16... Kf8 $5) 17. Be2 Rac8 18. Rf2 $6 Qa5 19. Bd3 $6 Qb4 20. Bd2 $2 {Les
Blancs ont perdu le fil de la partie depuis la fin de l'ouverture} Qxb2 21. Rb1
{Le sacrifice était meilleur avec une Rf1 et non pas f2} Qa3 22. Rxb7 Rxc3 $19
23. Bxc3 Qxc3 24. Rxe7 Nxe4 25. Qe3 Nxf2+ 26. Qxf2 e4 27. Bf1 Rd1 28. Qf4 Qf6
29. Re8+ Kh7 30. Qxe4+ g6 0-1

[Event "CHN-chT 4th"]
[Site "China"]
[Date "2008.12.04"]
[Round "15"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Ning, Chunhong"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B53"]
[WhiteElo "2578"]
[BlackElo "2354"]
[PlyCount "54"]
[EventDate "2008.12.??"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "18"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2017"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 d6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Qxd4 Bd7 6. Bxc6 Bxc6 7. Nc3 (7. c4
) 7... Nf6 8. Bg5 e6 9. O-O-O Be7 10. Qd3 O-O 11. Nd4 a6 (11... Qa5 12. h4 Rfc8
13. f4 Bd7 14. Nb3 Qb4 15. a3 Qc4 16. e5 Nd5 17. Nxd5 exd5 18. Bxe7 Qxf4+ 19.
Rd2 Bf5 20. Bg5 Qg4 21. Qxd5 Be4 22. Qd4 Bxc2 23. Qxg4 Bf5+ 24. Rc2 Rxc2+ 25.
Kd1 Bxg4+ 26. Kxc2 dxe5 27. Rc1 f6 28. Be3 b6 29. Kd2 Rd8+ 30. Ke1 h6 31. Nd2
Kf7 32. Kf2 Rc8 33. Nc4 Ke6 34. a4 g5 35. hxg5 hxg5 36. a5 bxa5 37. b3 a4 38.
b4 a6 39. Bc5 Rd8 40. Ra1 Bd1 41. Nb2 {Ma,Q (2613)-Wang,H (2734) China 2014 1/
2-1/2}) 12. h4 Qc7 13. f4 Rfe8 14. f5 $146 {[%csl Re6]} (14. Bxf6 Bxf6 15. Nxc6
Qxc6 16. Qxd6 Bxc3 17. Qxc6 Bxb2+ 18. Kxb2 bxc6 19. Kc3 e5 20. f5 Red8 21.
Rxd8+ Rxd8 22. Rh3 g6 23. fxg6 hxg6 24. Rd3 Rb8 25. Rd6 Rb6 26. Rd8+ Kg7 27.
Ra8 c5 28. Rc8 Rb4 29. Rxc5 Rxe4 30. Rc4 Re3+ 31. Kb4 Rg3 32. a4 f5 33. Rc7+
Kh6 34. c4 Rxg2 35. Re7 e4 36. c5 Kh5 37. Kc3 Rg3+ 38. Kb4 Rg1 39. Re5 Rc1 40.
Ka5 Rc4 41. Kxa6 Rxa4+ 42. Kb6 Rb4+ 43. Ka6 Kxh4 {Krogulski,G (2325)
-Dukaczewski,P (2225) Polanica Zdroj 1998 0-1}) 14... e5 15. Bxf6 Bxf6 16. Nde2
Rac8 17. Rd2 (17. Kb1) 17... Qa5 18. g4 b5 19. g5 $13 Be7 20. Nd5 $5 Qxa2 21.
Nxe7+ Kf8 (21... Rxe7 22. Nc3 Qa1+ 23. Nb1 Rd7) 22. Nc3 Qa1+ 23. Nb1 Kxe7 (
23... Rxe7 24. f6) 24. f6+ $4 (24. Qxd6# {C'est peut-être 23.  Re7 qui a
été joué car j'imagine mal la future championne du Monde rater un mat en 1!}
) 24... Kf8 {C'était donc bien Ke7 qui a été joué...} 25. h5 Qa4 26. Nc3
Qa1+ 27. Nb1 Qa4 1/2-1/2

[Event "CHN-chT 4th"]
[Site "China"]
[Date "2008.12.08"]
[Round "16"]
[White "Li, Ruofan"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B42"]
[WhiteElo "2426"]
[BlackElo "2578"]
[PlyCount "109"]
[EventDate "2008.12.??"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "18"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2017"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. c4 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 b6 5. e4 {Transposant d'une anglaise
vers une sicilienne} Bb7 6. Nc3 Nf6 7. Bd3 (7. f3 {La grande ligne}) 7... e6 8.
O-O a6 9. Qe2 Nbd7 10. Bd2 $5 {[%cal Ga1e1]} Be7 11. f4 O-O 12. Kh1 Qc7 13.
Rae1 Rad8 (13... Rfd8) (13... g6) 14. b3 (14. Nf3 {[%cal Ge4e5]}) 14... Rfe8
15. Nf3 g6 16. e5 $146 {Une nouveauté mais c'est la suite logique des Blancs
qui ont joué Bd2,Rae1 et Nf3 préparant cette poussée} (16. Bb1 Bf8 {Geenen,
M (2295)-Chuchelov,V (2530) BEL-chT 9596 1995 0-1}) 16... Nh5 17. Be4 $14 Ng7
18. Bxb7 Qxb7 19. exd6 (19. Ne4) 19... Bxd6 20. Ne4 Be7 21. Bc3 $1 {[%csl Gc3,
Rg8]} f5 22. Nf2 Bf6 23. Bxf6 Nxf6 24. Rd1 Ne4 25. Rxd8 (25. Nxe4) 25... Rxd8
26. Re1 Nc5 27. b4 Nd7 28. Rd1 Rc8 29. Kg1 Nf6 30. a3 b5 31. Qe5 (31. c5 Nd5)
31... Nd7 $6 {Un plan trop lent} 32. Qd4 Nb8 33. c5 $1 {Les Noirs ne peuvent
plus jouer Nd5} Nc6 34. Qd6 a5 (34... Rd8 35. Qxd8+ $1 Nxd8 36. Rxd8+ Kf7 37.
c6 $1 {[%csl Rf7][%cal Gf3e5] La pointe}) 35. Ne5 Nxe5 36. Qxe5 axb4 37. axb4
Qf7 38. Rd6 $40 h6 39. c6 Qc7 40. Nd3 {[%cal Gd3c5]} Qb6+ 41. Qc5 Qxc5+ 42.
bxc5 (42. Nxc5) 42... g5 43. g3 gxf4 44. gxf4 Kf8 45. Kf2 $18 {[%cal Gf2d4,
Gd4e5]} Rc7 46. Ke3 Ke7 47. Kd4 Ne8 48. Ke5 Ng7 49. Nb4 Ra7 50. Nc2 Rc7 51. Nd4
b4 52. Nb5 Rc8 53. Rd7+ Kf8 54. c7 Ne8 55. Rd8 1-0

[Event "CHN-chT 4th"]
[Site "China"]
[Date "2008.12.09"]
[Round "17"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Ding, Yixin"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2578"]
[BlackElo "2292"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "2008.12.??"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "18"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2017"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nb3 Be7 8. Qd2
O-O 9. O-O-O Be6 (9... a5 {[%cal Ga5a4]} 10. a4 Nc6 (10... Be6)) 10. f4 Qc7 (
10... exf4 11. Bxf4 Nh5 12. g3 Nc6 13. Kb1 Nxf4 14. gxf4 Rc8 15. Nd5 Bf6 16.
Nxf6+ Qxf6 17. Nc1 Rfd8 18. Rg1 Ne7 19. Ne2 d5 20. e5 Qh6 21. Ng3 Kh8 22. Bd3
Bg4 23. Rdf1 Bh3 24. Rf2 Re8 25. a3 Rc7 26. Qe2 g6 27. Qe3 Nc6 28. Qb6 Rec8 29.
f5 Nxe5 30. fxg6 fxg6 31. Bf5 Rc6 32. Qd4 gxf5 33. Nxf5 Qe6 34. Nh6 R6c7 35.
Rf7 Rc4 36. Rgg7 Bf5 37. Nxf5 Qxf7 38. Qxe5 Qxf5 39. Rxh7+ Kxh7 40. Qxf5+ {
Morozevich,A (2755)-Van Wely,L (2680) Kemer 2007 1/2-1/2}) 11. f5 $1 Bc4 12. g4
Nbd7 $146 (12... b5 13. g5 {Kasimdzhanov,R (2679)-Friese,H (2083) Mainz Ordix
op 15th rapid 2008 (1) 1-0}) (12... Nxg4 13. Rg1 $44 {Mekhitarian,K (2456)
-Noroozi,O (2222) World University-ch 10th 2008 (8) 1-0}) 13. g5 Nh5 14. Rg1
$36 {[%cal Gf5f6,Gg5g6]} Kh8 15. Be2 (15. g6 $5 hxg6 16. fxg6 $16) 15... Nf4
16. Bxc4 Qxc4 17. Bxf4 exf4 18. Qxf4 Rfc8 19. Nd4 (19. f6 $1) 19... b5 20. Kb1
Nb6 21. Rg3 b4 22. Nce2 Qc5 23. Rh3 Qe5 24. Qh4 (24. Rxh7+ $5 Kxh7 25. Qh4+ Kg8
26. Rd3 Bxg5 $1 27. Qxg5 Nd7 28. Rh3 Nf6 {[%cal Gg8f8]}) 24... h6 25. Qg4 Kh7
26. f6 (26. g6+ fxg6 27. Qxg6+ Kh8 28. Ne6 {[%cal Ge6g7]} Bf6 {[%cal Ge5b2]}
29. Rxh6+ $1 gxh6 30. Qxh6+ Kg8 31. Rg1+ Kf7 32. Qh7+ Bg7 33. Rxg7+) 26... Bf8
27. Nf5 $18 Nc4 28. Ned4 gxf6 29. Nxh6 1-0

[Event "CHN-chT 4th"]
[Site "China"]
[Date "2008.12.10"]
[Round "18"]
[White "Koneru, Humpy"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A17"]
[WhiteElo "2618"]
[BlackElo "2578"]
[PlyCount "126"]
[EventDate "2008.12.??"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "18"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2017"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 {C'était une des premières parties entre les deux adversaires} Nf6 2.
c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 {La défense Nimzo-anglaise} 4. Qc2 (4. g4 $5) 4... O-O 5. a3
(5. e3 {L'alternative} c5) 5... Bxc3 6. Qxc3 b6 7. g3 Bb7 8. Bg2 d5 (8... c5)
9. d4 $5 (9. cxd5 Nxd5 10. Qc2 c5 {[%csl Gd4]} 11. O-O Nc6 12. b3 e5 13. Bb2
Re8 $11 {Uhlmann,W (2535)-Kortschnoj,V (2665) Hastings 7576 1975 (7) 1/2}) 9...
dxc4 10. Qxc4 Bd5 11. Qd3 Be4 {L'idée de la variante dc4 qui rappelle un
thème de la Catalane} (11... Nbd7 12. O-O c5 13. Bg5 Qc7 14. Rac1 c4 15. Qc2
Qb7 16. Ne1 Bxg2 17. Nxg2 b5 18. f3 h6 19. Be3 Rfc8 20. Bf2 b4 21. axb4 Nd5 22.
Ra1 Nxb4 23. Qd2 a5 24. Ra3 Qb5 25. Rfa1 Nb6 26. Ne3 Rd8 27. Nd1 Nc6 28. e4
Rab8 29. Kg2 Qe5 30. Nc3 Nxd4 31. Rxa5 Qf6 32. Bxd4 Rxd4 33. Qe2 Rbd8 34. Rd1
Rd3 35. Raa1 Qg5 36. h4 Qc5 37. Qf2 Qb4 38. h5 Nc8 39. Re1 Ne7 40. Re2 Nc6 41.
Ra4 {Nikolic,P (2638)-Quesada Perez,Y (2604) Barcelona 2012 0-1}) 12. Qd1 (12.
Qc3 Nbd7) 12... Nc6 13. O-O Qd5 14. Be3 $146 (14. Bg5 Nd7 15. Rc1 Rac8 16. Be3
Rfd8 17. Bg5 f6 18. Be3 Nf8 19. Qa4 a5 20. Qc4 Qxc4 21. Rxc4 Bd5 22. Rc2 Be4
23. Rc4 Bd5 24. Rc2 Bxf3 25. Bxf3 Nxd4 26. Bxd4 Rxd4 27. e3 Rd7 28. Bc6 Rd6 29.
Bb7 Rcd8 30. Rxc7 Rd2 31. Rb1 R8d7 32. Rxd7 Rxd7 33. Ra1 {1/2-1/2 (33)
Cyborowski,L (2562)-Delchev,A (2624) Cappelle la Grande 2004}) 14... Rad8 15.
Qc1 $6 (15. Rc1 {Plus naturel}) 15... Rd7 16. b4 Nxd4 17. Bxd4 Bxf3 18. Bxf6
Bxg2 19. Rd1 Qxd1+ 20. Qxd1 Rxd1+ 21. Rxd1 gxf6 22. Kxg2 Rc8 $1 23. b5 (23. Rd7
c5 24. bxc5 (24. Rxa7 $2 c4)) 23... c6 24. bxc6 Rxc6 25. Rd7 a6 26. Ra7 (26.
Rb7 Kg7 $17) 26... a5 27. g4 Rc3 28. Rb7 Rb3 29. e3 Kg7 30. Kg3 Kg6 31. h4 h6
32. h5+ Kg7 33. Rb8 Rb5 34. f4 {Un coup affaiblissant} (34. Kf3) 34... Rb3 35.
Kf3 e5 36. f5 b5 37. Rb6 $44 {La position des R rend le gain des Noirs assez
difficile à réaliser} a4 38. Rb8 Rb1 39. Ke4 $1 Rb3 40. Kf3 Kh7 41. Rb6 Kg7
42. Rb8 Rb2 43. Ke4 Rb1 44. Kf3 Rb3 45. Ke4 Rxa3 46. Rxb5 Ra1 47. Kf3 (47. Ra5
a3 48. Ra6 a2 49. Ra7 (49. Ra8 Kh7 50. Ra7 Kg8 51. Ra8+ Kg7 52. Ra6 $22 Kf8 {
[%cal Gf8b4]}) 49... Kf8) 47... a3 48. Ra5 a2 49. Ke4 Rg1 $6 {Provoque une
simplification} (49... Kf8 50. Ra7 Ke8 51. Ra6 Ke7 52. Ra7+ Kd6 53. Ra6+ Kc5
54. Ra7 Kb4 55. Rb7+ Ka3 56. Ra7+ Kb2 57. Rb7+ Kc2 $19) 50. Rxa2 Rxg4+ 51. Kf3
$2 (51. Kd5 $8 Rg5 52. e4 Rxh5 53. Kd6 Rg5 54. Ke7 Rg4 55. Ra6 Rxe4 56. Rxf6 h5
57. Rxf7+) 51... Rg5 52. e4 Rxh5 53. Rg2+ Rg5 54. Ra2 h5 55. Rh2 Kh6 56. Ra2
Rg4 57. Ra4 Rf4+ 58. Ke3 h4 59. Ra8 Kg7 60. Ra1 h3 61. Rh1 Rh4 62. Kf3 Kh6 63.
Kg3 Kg5 0-1

[Event "Corus-B"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2009.01.17"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Kasimdzhanov, Rustam"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2571"]
[BlackElo "2687"]
[PlyCount "154"]
[EventDate "2009.01.17"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 129"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.03.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.03.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Re8 10. d4 Bb7 11. Ng5 Rf8 12. Nf3 Re8 13. Ng5 Rf8 14. Nf3 Re8 15. a4
h6 16. Nbd2 Bf8 17. Bc2 exd4 18. cxd4 Nb4 19. Bb1 c5 20. d5 Nd7 21. Ra3 c4 22.
Nd4 Qf6 23. N2f3 Nc5 24. axb5 axb5 25. Nxb5 Rxa3 26. Nxa3 Ba6 27. Re3 Rb8 28.
Rc3 Nbd3 29. Bxd3 cxd3 30. Be3 Nxe4 31. Rc6 Ra8 32. Qa4 d2 33. Nxd2 Nxd2 34.
Rxa6 Qxb2 35. Bxd2 Rxa6 36. Qxa6 Qxd2 37. Qc4 Qd1+ 38. Kh2 Qe1 39. Qd4 g6 40.
Nc4 Qe2 41. Nd2 Bg7 42. Qe3 Qd1 43. g3 Kh7 44. Qf4 Kg8 45. Qe3 h5 46. h4 Be5
47. Qg5 Kg7 48. Qe3 Bf6 49. Qf4 Be5 50. Qe3 Kf8 51. Qg5 Kg8 52. Ne4 Qd4 53. Qe3
Qxd5 54. Ng5 Kg7 55. Nf3 Bf6 56. Kg2 Qc6 57. Qd3 d5 58. Kf1 Kf8 59. Qa3+ Kg7
60. Qd3 Qc5 61. Ne1 Qc4 62. Ke2 Bd4 63. Qxc4 dxc4 64. Nf3 Ba7 65. Nd2 c3 66.
Ne4 c2 67. Kd2 f5 68. Nc3 Bxf2 69. Ne2 f4 70. gxf4 Kf6 71. Kxc2 Kf5 72. Kd3 Kg4
73. Ke4 Bxh4 74. Nd4 Bf2 75. Nf3 h4 76. Ne5+ Kg3 77. f5 h3 0-1

[Event "Corus-B"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2009.01.18"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Sasikiran, Krishnan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B17"]
[WhiteElo "2571"]
[BlackElo "2711"]
[PlyCount "135"]
[EventDate "2009.01.17"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 129"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.03.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.03.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nd7 5. Ng5 Ngf6 6. Bd3 e6 7. N1f3 Bd6 8.
Qe2 h6 9. Ne4 Nxe4 10. Qxe4 Qc7 11. O-O b6 12. Qg4 Kf8 13. b3 Bb7 14. Bb2 Nf6
15. Qh4 Nd5 16. Ne5 g5 17. Qg4 Nf4 18. Rfe1 Rg8 19. Qf3 Rd8 20. Be4 f5 21. Bxc6
Bxe5 22. Bxb7 g4 23. Qc6 Qxc6 24. Bxc6 Bxd4 25. Rad1 Ne2+ 26. Rxe2 Bxf2+ 27.
Kxf2 Rxd1 28. Rxe6 Rd2+ 29. Re2 Rxe2+ 30. Kxe2 Ke7 31. c4 Kd6 32. Bd5 Re8+ 33.
Kf2 f4 34. Bg7 h5 35. Bf7 Rd8 36. Bxh5 Ke7 37. Bc3 Rg8 38. h3 gxh3 39. gxh3 Rg3
40. Bb4+ Kf6 41. Bg4 Ke5 42. Bc8 a5 43. Ba3 a4 44. Bb2+ Ke4 45. Bb7+ Kd3 46.
Be5 axb3 47. axb3 Rxh3 48. Bxf4 Kd4 49. Bf3 Kc3 50. Bd5 Kd4 51. Bg3 b5 52. Kf3
bxc4 53. bxc4 Kc5 54. Kf4 Kb4 55. Be1+ Kc5 56. Bf2+ Kb4 57. Ke5 Rh5+ 58. Kd4
Ka5 59. Kc5 Rh6 60. Bg3 Ka6 61. Bd6 Rh8 62. Kc6 Rh7 63. c5 Ka7 64. Be6 Rg7 65.
Bd7 Rg6 66. Kc7 Rh6 67. Kd8 Ka6 68. c6 1-0

[Event "Corus-B"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2009.01.19"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Reinderman, Dimitri"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A20"]
[WhiteElo "2549"]
[BlackElo "2571"]
[PlyCount "111"]
[EventDate "2009.01.17"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 129"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.03.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.03.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. O-O Be7 7. d4 exd4 8.
Nxd4 Nxd4 9. Qxd4 Nf6 10. Qa4+ c6 11. Rd1 Bd7 12. Nc3 O-O 13. e4 Qb6 14. Qc2
Bg4 15. Re1 Be6 16. h3 Rad8 17. Be3 Qa6 18. f4 Nd7 19. e5 Bc5 20. Ne4 Bxe3+ 21.
Rxe3 Qb6 22. Qf2 f6 23. exf6 Nxf6 24. Ng5 Bd5 25. Bxd5+ Nxd5 26. Rb3 Qxf2+ 27.
Kxf2 Rd7 28. Ne6 Re8 29. Nc5 Rde7 30. Nxb7 Re2+ 31. Kf3 h5 32. Nd6 R8e3+ 33.
Rxe3 Rxe3+ 34. Kf2 h4 35. Rg1 hxg3+ 36. Rxg3 Re6 37. Nf5 g6 38. Nd4 Rf6 39. f5
c5 40. Nf3 Rxf5 41. Rxg6+ Kf7 42. Ra6 Nf4 43. Rxa7+ Ke6 44. h4 Nd3+ 45. Kg3
Nxb2 46. Kg4 Rf8 47. h5 c4 48. h6 c3 49. h7 Kd5 50. Ne1 Nc4 51. Kg5 Nd6 52. Kg6
Ne8 53. Rf7 Rh8 54. Rf3 Kd4 55. Nc2+ Kc4 56. Rh3 1-0

[Event "Corus-B"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2009.01.20"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Short, Nigel D"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B03"]
[WhiteElo "2571"]
[BlackElo "2663"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventDate "2009.01.17"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 129"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.03.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.03.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. d4 d6 4. c4 Nb6 5. exd6 exd6 6. Nc3 Nc6 7. Be3 Be7 8.
Bd3 O-O 9. Nge2 Nb4 10. b3 Nxd3+ 11. Qxd3 c6 12. d5 Re8 13. O-O Bf8 14. Rad1
Bg4 15. Rd2 Qc8 16. Ng3 cxd5 17. Nxd5 Nxd5 18. Qxd5 Bd7 19. Ne2 Bc6 20. Qg5 Re6
21. Nf4 Re5 22. Qg3 Qf5 23. h3 a6 24. Nd3 Re6 25. Nf4 Re5 26. Nd3 Re6 27. Nf4
1/2-1/2

[Event "Corus-B"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2009.01.22"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Volokitin, Andrei"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C18"]
[WhiteElo "2671"]
[BlackElo "2571"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[EventDate "2009.01.17"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 129"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.03.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.03.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 e6 2. e4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 Qc7 7. Qg4 Ne7 8.
Qxg7 Rg8 9. Qxh7 cxd4 10. Ne2 Nbc6 11. f4 Bd7 12. Qd3 dxc3 13. Nxc3 a6 14. Ne2
Nf5 15. h3 O-O-O 16. g4 Nh4 17. Bb2 Kb8 18. Nd4 Rc8 19. Rh2 Qa5+ 20. Kf2 Qa4
21. Ke3 Ne7 22. Qd2 Nc6 23. Nxc6+ Rxc6 24. Qb4 Rxc2 25. Qxa4 Bxa4 26. Rxc2 Bxc2
27. Rc1 Be4 28. Kf2 Ng6 29. Kg3 Ne7 30. a4 d4 31. Kf2 Rd8 32. Rd1 d3 33. Ba3
Nd5 34. Bd6+ Ka8 35. Bxd3 Bxd3 36. Rxd3 Rc8 37. f5 b5 38. axb5 axb5 39. Rxd5
exd5 40. e6 fxe6 41. f6 Rc2+ 42. Ke3 Rc3+ 43. Kf4 Rc2 44. Ke3 Rc3+ 45. Kd4 Rf3
46. g5 Kb7 47. Be5 b4 48. g6 b3 49. g7 1-0

[Event "Corus-B"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2009.01.23"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Mecking, Henrique"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C86"]
[WhiteElo "2571"]
[BlackElo "2567"]
[PlyCount "165"]
[EventDate "2009.01.17"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 129"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.03.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.03.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Qe2 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3
d6 9. Rd1 Na5 10. Bc2 c5 11. d4 Qc7 12. d5 Bd7 13. Nbd2 Nh5 14. Nf1 g6 15. b3
Ng7 16. Bh6 Rfb8 17. h3 Nb7 18. g4 a5 19. Bd3 Nd8 20. Ng3 f6 21. Be3 Nf7 22.
Kh2 b4 23. a4 Kh8 24. Rac1 bxc3 25. Rxc3 Qc8 26. Nd2 Ne8 27. Nc4 Nc7 28. Bd2
Ne8 29. Bc2 Bd8 30. Qf1 Be7 31. Re3 Qc7 32. Bc3 Bc8 33. Qe1 Bd8 34. Nf1 Kg8 35.
Rg3 Qa7 36. Nfe3 Qc7 37. Rb1 Rb4 38. Bxb4 axb4 39. Bd3 Qb8 40. Qe2 Ra7 41. Ra1
Nc7 42. Rgg1 Bd7 43. Qf1 Be8 44. h4 Be7 45. f4 Qd8 46. Rd1 Na8 47. Qf2 Nb6 48.
Nxb6 Qxb6 49. Nc4 Qd8 50. fxe5 fxe5 51. g5 h6 52. gxh6 Nxh6 53. Rdf1 Kh7 54.
Qg2 Bxh4 55. Ne3 Bf6 56. Bb5 Bf7 57. Rf3 Kg7 58. Rh3 Ng8 59. Nf5+ Kf8 60. Nh6
Nxh6 61. Rxh6 Bg7 62. Rh3 Bf6 63. Qg4 Bg7 64. Rf1 Kg8 65. Qg3 Bf6 66. Rg1 Bg7
67. Be2 Bf6 68. Qe3 Be8 69. Qh6 Bg7 70. Qe3 Bf6 71. Bg4 Rh7 72. Be6+ Kg7 73.
Rxh7+ Kxh7 74. Qh3+ Bh4 75. a5 Kg7 76. a6 Bf2 77. Rf1 Bd4 78. a7 Qa5 79. Qf3
Kh6 80. Qf8+ Kh5 81. Qh8+ Kg5 82. Qf6+ Kh6 83. Kg3 1-0

[Event "Corus-B"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2009.01.24"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Motylev, Alexander"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B20"]
[WhiteElo "2676"]
[BlackElo "2571"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "2009.01.17"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 129"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.03.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.03.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Ne2 d6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. O-O Nc6 6. c3 e5 7. a3 Nge7 8. b4 O-O
9. d3 Be6 10. Be3 b6 11. b5 Na5 12. c4 Qd7 13. Bd2 Nb7 14. Nbc3 f5 15. Nd5 Bxd5
16. exd5 a5 17. bxa6 Rxa6 18. Nc3 Kh8 19. f4 Ng8 20. Qb3 Na5 21. Qa2 Nf6 22.
Rae1 Re8 23. Nb5 Raa8 24. Bc3 Nh5 25. fxe5 dxe5 26. Bf3 f4 27. Kg2 Nb7 28. Qe2
Nd6 29. Nxd6 Qxd6 30. Bxh5 gxh5 31. Qxh5 Re7 32. gxf4 exf4 33. Rxe7 Qxe7 34.
Re1 Qd7 35. Bxg7+ Qxg7+ 36. Kf3 Qc3 37. Qe5+ Qxe5 38. Rxe5 Rxa3 39. Ke4 Kg7 40.
Rf5 Ra2 41. d6 Re2+ 42. Kd5 Rd2 43. Rxf4 Rxd3+ 44. Kc6 1-0

[Event "Corus-B"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2009.01.25"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Navara, David"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B85"]
[WhiteElo "2571"]
[BlackElo "2638"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "2009.01.17"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 129"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.03.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.03.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Be2 Be7 7. O-O Nc6 8.
Be3 O-O 9. Kh1 a6 10. f4 Qc7 11. Qe1 Nxd4 12. Bxd4 b5 13. a3 Bb7 14. Qg3 Bc6
15. Rae1 Qb7 16. Bd3 b4 17. Nd1 Bb5 18. axb4 Bxd3 19. cxd3 Qxb4 20. Bc3 Qb5 21.
Ne3 Rfe8 22. e5 dxe5 23. fxe5 Nd5 24. Ng4 Rf8 25. Nh6+ Kh8 26. Nxf7+ Kg8 27.
Qg4 Qd7 28. Nh6+ Kh8 29. Nf7+ Kg8 30. Nh6+ Kh8 31. Nf7+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Corus-B"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2009.01.27"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Efimenko, Zahar"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B85"]
[WhiteElo "2688"]
[BlackElo "2571"]
[PlyCount "109"]
[EventDate "2009.01.17"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 129"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.03.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.03.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e6 6. Be3 a6 7. Be2 Be7 8. O-O
Qc7 9. f4 O-O 10. a4 b6 11. Bf3 Bb7 12. f5 e5 13. Nde2 Rd8 14. Ng3 Nbd7 15. Rf2
Bc6 16. Nd5 Bxd5 17. exd5 b5 18. b3 Re8 19. Rd2 h6 20. h3 Nh7 21. Ne4 Ndf6 22.
Re2 Nxe4 23. Bxe4 Nf6 24. Qd3 Rec8 25. Bf2 Qa5 26. Kh2 Bd8 27. Be1 b4 28. Rc1
Nh5 29. g3 Nf6 30. Bg2 Bb6 31. c4 Bd4 32. Bd2 Qb6 33. Rf1 Re8 34. Be4 a5 35. g4
Kf8 36. Kg2 Ke7 37. Kf3 Kd7 38. Rg2 Rh8 39. Ke2 Rac8 40. h4 Qc5 41. Kd1 Qb6 42.
Kc2 Qc5 43. Kb1 Rce8 44. Qf3 Kd8 45. Bc1 Qc7 46. Rh1 Qc5 47. Qe2 Qc7 48. Re1
Bc3 49. Rd1 Bd4 50. Bc2 Nd7 51. g5 h5 52. Ka2 Nc5 53. Qf1 Qd7 54. Re2 Qc7 55.
Qg2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Corus-B"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2009.01.28"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B42"]
[WhiteElo "2571"]
[BlackElo "2646"]
[PlyCount "112"]
[EventDate "2009.01.17"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 129"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.03.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.03.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Bd3 Bc5 6. Nb3 Be7 7. c4 d6 8. Nc3
Nf6 9. O-O b6 10. f4 Nc6 11. Qf3 Bb7 12. Bd2 Nd7 13. Rae1 Bf6 14. Bb1 Nc5 15.
Kh1 Qc7 16. Qh3 Rd8 17. Nc1 Na5 18. b3 Nc6 19. N1e2 g6 20. Nd1 b5 21. cxb5 axb5
22. b4 Nd7 23. Ne3 Ne7 24. a3 Qb8 25. Ng4 Bg7 26. f5 h5 27. fxe6 hxg4 28. exd7+
Rxd7 29. Qxg4 Nc6 30. Ba2 Ne5 31. Qg3 Bxe4 32. Nc3 Bc6 33. Bf4 Re7 34. Bg5 Rc7
35. Bf4 Re7 36. Bd5 Qb7 37. Ne4 Qd7 38. Rd1 O-O 39. Bg5 Bxd5 40. Rxd5 Re6 41.
Nf6+ Bxf6 42. Bxf6 Qc6 43. Rdd1 Nd7 44. Bg5 Qc4 45. h3 Rfe8 46. Rf4 Qa2 47.
Rfd4 Nf6 48. Bxf6 Rxf6 49. Rxd6 Rxd6 50. Rxd6 Qa1+ 51. Kh2 Re1 52. Qf4 Rh1+ 53.
Kg3 Qe1+ 54. Qf2 Qe5+ 55. Qf4 Qe1+ 56. Qf2 Qe5+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Corus-B"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2009.01.30"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Werle, Jan"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2607"]
[BlackElo "2571"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "2009.01.17"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 129"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.03.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.03.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Bg2 c6 8. Bc3
d5 9. Ne5 Nfd7 10. Nxd7 Nxd7 11. Nd2 O-O 12. O-O f5 13. Rc1 Bd6 14. Bb2 Qe7 15.
Nf3 Rac8 16. Rc2 g5 17. Ne1 h5 18. Nd3 h4 19. e3 Nf6 20. f4 Qh7 21. Re1 g4 22.
Qc1 Rfd8 23. Rd1 Bb8 24. a4 Kg7 25. Kf2 hxg3+ 26. hxg3 Qh2 27. Rg1 Ne4+ 28. Kf1
Nxg3+ 29. Kf2 Kg6 30. a5 Rh8 31. Nb4 Ne4+ 32. Kf1 Ng3+ 33. Kf2 Ne4+ 34. Kf1
Ng3+ 35. Kf2 Ne4+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Corus-B"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2009.01.31"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Vallejo Pons, Francisco"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B30"]
[WhiteElo "2571"]
[BlackElo "2702"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "2009.01.17"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 129"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.03.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.03.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bb5 g6 5. e5 Ng4 6. Bxc6 dxc6 7. h3 Nh6 8. g4
Bg7 9. d3 f5 10. exf6 exf6 11. Qe2+ Kf7 12. Be3 Re8 13. O-O-O Kg8 14. d4 cxd4
15. Nxd4 Qc7 16. Rhe1 Nf7 17. Qc4 Qh2 18. Nce2 Qxh3 19. Nf4 Qxg4 20. Rg1 Qd7
21. Nde6 Qe7 22. Nxg7 Kxg7 23. Nh5+ Kh8 24. Bc5 Qe6 25. Rge1 Qxe1 26. Qxf7
Qxd1+ 27. Kxd1 Bg4+ 28. Kd2 Rad8+ 29. Kc3 Bxh5 30. Bd4 Rxd4 31. Qxe8+ 1-0

[Event "Corus-B"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2009.02.01"]
[Round "13"]
[White "L'Ami, Erwin"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2603"]
[BlackElo "2571"]
[PlyCount "106"]
[EventDate "2009.01.17"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 129"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.03.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.03.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 d5 6. Bg5 Be7 7. Bxf6 Bxf6 8.
cxd5 exd5 9. Qa4+ c6 10. g3 O-O 11. Bg2 Na6 12. O-O c5 13. Rfd1 Qe7 14. e3 Nc7
15. Rac1 Rfd8 16. dxc5 bxc5 17. Ne1 h6 18. Qa5 Rab8 19. Qxa7 d4 20. exd4 Bxg2
21. Kxg2 cxd4 22. Na4 Qe4+ 23. Kg1 Ne6 24. Nc5 Nxc5 25. Qxc5 d3 26. Qc6 Qe2 27.
Qf3 Qxf3 28. Nxf3 Rxb2 29. Rb1 Rxb1 30. Rxb1 d2 31. Rd1 Rd3 32. Kg2 Bc3 33. a4
g5 34. h3 f5 35. Nh2 Rd4 36. Nf3 Rd3 37. Nh2 h5 38. Nf1 f4 39. gxf4 gxf4 40. f3
Rd4 41. Kf2 Rxa4 42. Nxd2 Bxd2 43. Rxd2 Kf7 44. Rd5 Kg6 45. h4 Ra2+ 46. Kg1
Ra1+ 47. Kg2 Ra2+ 48. Kh3 Ra3 49. Rg5+ Kf6 50. Rxh5 Rxf3+ 51. Kg4 Rf1 52. Rf5+
Kg7 53. Rxf4 Rxf4+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Rochefort op 8th"]
[Site "Rochefort"]
[Date "2009.02.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Houard, Yannick"]
[Black "Sandu, Mihaela"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B73"]
[WhiteElo "2182"]
[BlackElo "2285"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "2009.02.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2010"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be2 Bg7 7. O-O Nc6 8.
Be3 O-O 9. Qd2 Ng4 10. Bxg4 Bxg4 11. f3 Bd7 12. Nxc6 bxc6 13. Kh1 Rb8 14. b3
Qa5 15. Bd4 Bxd4 16. Qxd4 Rb4 17. Qe3 Be6 18. Rad1 Re8 19. Rfe1 c5 20. e5 dxe5
21. Qxe5 Rb6 22. Na4 Rc6 23. Qg5 Qb4 24. Re4 c4 25. Qh6 Rd6 26. Rxd6 Qxd6 27.
h3 Qd1+ 28. Kh2 Qd6+ 29. Kh1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Rochefort op 8th"]
[Site "Rochefort"]
[Date "2009.02.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Nguyen, Chi Minh"]
[Black "Houard, Yannick"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D15"]
[WhiteElo "2429"]
[BlackElo "2182"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2009.02.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2010"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 a6 5. Nf3 b5 6. c5 g6 7. Bd2 Bg7 8. b4 Nfd7
9. a4 Bb7 10. Be2 O-O 11. O-O Re8 12. Ra2 Nf8 13. Qc2 Nbd7 14. Rfa1 Qc7 15.
axb5 axb5 16. Bxb5 Rxa2 17. Rxa2 cxb5 18. Nxb5 Qb8 19. c6 Bxc6 20. Qxc6 Rc8 21.
Qa6 Nb6 22. Na7 Rc7 23. b5 Nc4 24. Nc6 Qb7 25. Bb4 Bf6 26. g4 Ne6 27. Nd2 Nxd2
28. Bxd2 Ng5 29. Bb4 Ne4 30. f3 Ng5 31. Kg2 Ne6 32. Bc5 Kg7 33. Qxb7 Rxb7 34.
b6 Nc7 35. bxc7 Rxc7 36. Nb4 e6 37. Ra8 Be7 38. Bxe7 Rxe7 39. Nc6 Rc7 40. Ne5
h6 1-0

[Event "Istanbul FIDE GP (Women)"]
[Site "Istanbul"]
[Date "2009.03.07"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Chiburdanidze, Maia"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B19"]
[WhiteElo "2571"]
[BlackElo "2516"]
[PlyCount "96"]
[EventDate "2009.03.07"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 130"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.05.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.05.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d4 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bf5 5. Ng3 Bg6 6. h4 h6 7. Nf3 e6 8. Ne5
Bh7 9. Bd3 Bxd3 10. Qxd3 Nd7 11. f4 Nxe5 12. fxe5 c5 13. Be3 cxd4 14. O-O-O Ne7
15. Qb5+ Qd7 16. Qxd7+ Kxd7 17. Bxd4 Ke8 18. Kb1 Nc6 19. b3 Rd8 20. Bb2 Rxd1+
21. Rxd1 h5 22. Ne4 Be7 23. g3 Rh6 24. Rf1 Rg6 25. Rf4 Nb8 26. Rf3 Nd7 27. c4
f5 28. Nf2 f4 29. gxf4 Bxh4 30. Ne4 Rg1+ 31. Kc2 Rg2+ 32. Kb1 Be7 33. Nd6+ Bxd6
34. exd6 Rg1+ 35. Kc2 Rg2+ 36. Kb1 Rg1+ 37. Kc2 Rg2+ 38. Kb1 h4 39. b4 Nb6 40.
c5 Nc4 41. Bc1 Rg3 42. Rf1 h3 43. f5 exf5 44. Rd1 Rg4 45. Rh1 Rg3 46. Bf4 Rg4
47. Bc1 Rg3 48. Bf4 Rg4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Istanbul FIDE GP (Women)"]
[Site "Istanbul"]
[Date "2009.03.08"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Mamedjarova, Zeinab"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A70"]
[WhiteElo "2362"]
[BlackElo "2571"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[EventDate "2009.03.07"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 130"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.05.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.05.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c5 4. d5 d6 5. Nc3 exd5 6. cxd5 g6 7. e4 a6 8. h3 b5
9. Bd3 Bg7 10. O-O O-O 11. Re1 Nbd7 12. Bf4 Qb6 13. Rc1 c4 14. Bb1 Bb7 15. Qd2
Rfe8 16. Be3 Qd8 17. Bd4 Rc8 18. a3 Nc5 19. Bc2 Rc7 20. Re2 Rc8 21. Rd1 Qd7 22.
Qg5 Qe7 23. Rde1 h6 24. Qd2 Qf8 25. Nh2 Re7 26. f4 Rd8 27. Nf3 Qe8 28. Re3 Qd7
29. Qf2 Qe8 30. R3e2 Rc8 31. Qh4 Ncd7 32. Kh1 Qf8 33. Qf2 Rce8 34. Na2 Nh5 35.
Bxg7 Qxg7 36. Nh2 Qxb2 37. Bb1 Qf6 38. g3 Bxd5 39. Ng4 Qg7 40. Rd2 Bxe4+ 41.
Bxe4 Rxe4 42. Rxe4 Rxe4 43. Rxd6 Re2 0-1

[Event "Istanbul FIDE GP (Women)"]
[Site "Istanbul"]
[Date "2009.03.09"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Stefanova, Antoaneta"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C54"]
[WhiteElo "2571"]
[BlackElo "2557"]
[PlyCount "155"]
[EventDate "2009.03.07"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 130"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.05.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.05.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

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 O-O 11. O-O 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+ 1-0

[Event "Istanbul FIDE GP (Women)"]
[Site "Istanbul"]
[Date "2009.03.10"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Cramling, Pia"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2548"]
[BlackElo "2571"]
[PlyCount "146"]
[EventDate "2009.03.07"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 130"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.05.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.05.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. e3 g6 8. Bb5+
c6 9. Bd3 Bg7 10. Na4 Qc7 11. O-O O-O 12. e4 Nf4 13. Bc2 Nd7 14. Nc3 c5 15. Nb5
Qb8 16. Be3 cxd4 17. Nfxd4 Rd8 18. Qf3 Nh5 19. Rfd1 a6 20. Nc3 Qc7 21. Qe2 b5
22. Rac1 Rac8 23. Bb1 Qb8 24. Ba2 Nc5 25. Bb1 Nxe4 26. Ndxb5 Nef6 27. Nd4 Nf4
28. Bxf4 Qxf4 29. g3 Qh6 30. Nb3 Qh3 31. f3 Bh6 32. Rxd8+ Rxd8 33. Rd1 Rxd1+
34. Nxd1 Qh5 35. Kg2 Qd5 36. Bc2 Ng4 37. Na1 Qd6 38. Nb3 f5 39. Qd3 Qb6 40. Qd4
Qc7 41. Qc3 Qd6 42. Nc5 Bd5 43. Nd3 Qd8 44. Nb4 Bd2 45. Qc5 Bxb4 46. Qxb4 Ne5
47. Ne3 Bxf3+ 48. Kf1 Bc6 49. Qc3 Qd6 50. Bd1 Nd7 51. b4 f4 52. gxf4 Qxf4+ 53.
Ke1 Qh4+ 54. Kf1 Qe4 55. Ke1 Qh4+ 56. Kf1 Bb5+ 57. Kg1 Qg5+ 58. Kf2 Qf4+ 59.
Kg1 Qg5+ 60. Kf2 Qf4+ 61. Kg1 Ne5 62. Qc8+ Kg7 63. Qc7+ Bd7 64. Qc3 Kg8 65. Ng2
Qf6 66. Qc7 Bb5 67. Qb8+ Kg7 68. Qa7+ Nf7 69. Ne3 Qc3 70. Qc5 Qxa3 71. Bg4 Qa1+
72. Kf2 Qf6+ 73. Ke1 h5 0-1

[Event "Istanbul FIDE GP (Women)"]
[Site "Istanbul"]
[Date "2009.03.12"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Yildiz Kadioglu, Betul Cemre"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C88"]
[WhiteElo "2571"]
[BlackElo "2214"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "2009.03.07"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 130"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.05.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.05.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bb7 7. d3 Be7 8. a4
O-O 9. Re1 d6 10. Nbd2 h6 11. Nf1 Re8 12. Bd2 Bf8 13. Ng3 Nb8 14. Qb1 Qd7 15.
c4 bxc4 16. Bxc4 c5 17. b4 cxb4 18. Bxb4 Nc6 19. Bc3 Rac8 20. h3 Nd8 21. Qa2
Ne6 22. Rab1 Nc5 23. Ba1 Bc6 24. a5 Bb5 25. Bxb5 axb5 26. Qd2 Ra8 27. Bc3 Qb7
28. Qe2 Rec8 29. Bd2 Na6 30. d4 b4 31. dxe5 dxe5 32. Nxe5 Qc7 33. Ng4 Nxg4 34.
Qxg4 Kh7 35. e5 Qxa5 36. e6 Rd8 37. e7 Bxe7 38. Rxe7 Rxd2 39. Qe4+ 1-0

[Event "Istanbul FIDE GP (Women)"]
[Site "Istanbul"]
[Date "2009.03.13"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Fierro Baquero, Martha Lorena"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C04"]
[WhiteElo "2403"]
[BlackElo "2571"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[EventDate "2009.03.07"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 130"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.05.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.05.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 Nc6 4. Ngf3 Nf6 5. e5 Nd7 6. Be2 f6 7. exf6 Qxf6 8.
Nf1 Bd6 9. Ne3 O-O 10. O-O Qg6 11. c4 Nf6 12. c5 Be7 13. Bb5 Bd7 14. Bxc6 Bxc6
15. Ne5 Qe8 16. N3g4 b6 17. cxb6 axb6 18. Nxc6 Qxc6 19. Ne5 Qe8 20. Be3 c5 21.
Qb3 Rb8 22. Bf4 Ne4 23. Nd3 c4 24. Qd1 Rc8 25. f3 cxd3 26. fxe4 dxe4 27. Qg4
Qg6 28. Qxg6 hxg6 29. Rae1 Rxf4 30. Rxf4 e3 31. Rxe3 Bg5 0-1

[Event "Istanbul FIDE GP (Women)"]
[Site "Istanbul"]
[Date "2009.03.14"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Koneru, Humpy"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C97"]
[WhiteElo "2571"]
[BlackElo "2621"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[EventDate "2009.03.07"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 130"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.05.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.05.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
Na5 9. Bc2 c5 10. h3 Qc7 11. d4 Bd7 12. b3 O-O 13. d5 Nb7 14. Nbd2 g6 15. Nf1
Nh5 16. Bh6 Rfc8 17. Ng3 Ng7 18. Nd2 Qd8 19. Nf3 a5 20. a4 c4 21. b4 Ne8 22.
axb5 Bxb5 23. Be3 axb4 24. cxb4 Nc7 25. Ne2 Bd7 26. Rxa8 Rxa8 27. Nd2 Na6 28.
Qb1 Rb8 29. Nxc4 Nbc5 30. Bxc5 Nxc5 31. Nc3 Qc8 32. Na2 Na6 33. Qb3 Bb5 34. Na3
Bd7 35. Rb1 f5 36. Qc4 Qb7 37. b5 Nc5 38. exf5 Ra8 39. Qc3 Qa7 40. b6 Qxa3 41.
b7 Qxa2 42. b8=Q+ Rxb8 43. Rxb8+ Kg7 44. fxg6 hxg6 45. Bxg6 Qa7 46. Qf3 Qxb8
47. Qf7+ Kh6 48. Qh7+ Kg5 49. h4+ Kf4 50. Qh6+ 1-0

[Event "Istanbul FIDE GP (Women)"]
[Site "Istanbul"]
[Date "2009.03.15"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Zhao, Xue"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2571"]
[BlackElo "2508"]
[PlyCount "158"]
[EventDate "2009.03.07"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 130"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.05.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.05.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Bb7 10. d4 Re8 11. Nbd2 Bf8 12. a4 Na5 13. Bc2 b4 14. cxb4 Nc6 15.
Nb3 Nxb4 16. Na5 Qb8 17. dxe5 dxe5 18. Bg5 Nd7 19. Bb3 Nc5 20. Bd2 Nxb3 21.
Qxb3 c5 22. Ng5 Re7 23. Bxb4 cxb4 24. Rad1 Qe8 25. Qxb4 Rb8 26. Qc4 Rc8 27. Qb3
Ba8 28. Nc4 Rec7 29. Nb6 Rb8 30. a5 Rc5 31. Qg3 Bc6 32. b4 Rb5 33. Nd5 Bxd5 34.
exd5 Bxb4 35. Rxe5 Qd8 36. Ne4 Qxa5 37. Rg5 Bf8 38. d6 Rxg5 39. Nxg5 Qf5 40.
Kh2 h6 41. Nf3 Rd8 42. Kg1 Qe6 43. Ra1 Rxd6 44. Qf4 Qb3 45. Qc1 a5 46. Nd2 Qb5
47. Ne4 Re6 48. Nc3 Qe5 49. Na4 Bd6 50. g3 Qf5 51. Qf1 Bb4 52. Rc1 Rd6 53. Nb2
Bc5 54. Qe2 Qxf2+ 55. Qxf2 Bxf2+ 56. Kxf2 Rd2+ 57. Kf3 Rxb2 58. Rc8+ Kh7 59.
Ra8 Rb3+ 60. Kg2 Rb5 61. Ra6 h5 62. h4 Rf5 63. Kh3 g6 64. Ra7 Kg7 65. Ra6 Kf8
66. Ra7 Ke8 67. Kg2 Rc5 68. Kf3 Kd8 69. Kg2 Rf5 70. g4 hxg4 71. Kg3 Kc8 72.
Kxg4 Kb8 73. Re7 a4 74. h5 Rxh5 75. Rxf7 a3 76. Rf8+ Kb7 77. Rf7+ Kb6 78. Rf6+
Kb5 79. Rxg6 Rh1 0-1

[Event "Istanbul FIDE GP (Women)"]
[Site "Istanbul"]
[Date "2009.03.17"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Sebag, Marie"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B85"]
[WhiteElo "2529"]
[BlackElo "2571"]
[PlyCount "177"]
[EventDate "2009.03.07"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 130"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.05.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.05.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e6 6. Be2 a6 7. O-O Be7 8. a4
Nc6 9. Be3 Qc7 10. f4 O-O 11. Kh1 Bd7 12. Nb3 b6 13. Bf3 Bc8 14. g4 Bb7 15. g5
Nd7 16. Bg2 Rfe8 17. Rf3 g6 18. Rh3 Nb4 19. Qd2 Nc5 20. Qf2 f5 21. gxf6 Bxf6
22. a5 Bxc3 23. Nxc5 bxc5 24. bxc3 Nc6 25. Qh4 Rab8 26. Bf3 Qe7 27. Qh6 Qg7 28.
Qxg7+ Kxg7 29. Rg3 Ba8 30. Kg1 Ne7 31. Rd1 Red8 32. c4 Nc6 33. e5 dxe5 34. Rxd8
Rxd8 35. Bxc6 Bxc6 36. fxe5 Be4 37. Bxc5 Rc8 38. Be7 Rxc4 39. Bf6+ Kf7 40. Rg4
Ke8 41. c3 Kd7 42. Rf4 Kc6 43. Be7 Kd5 44. Bb4 Kxe5 45. Rf7 g5 46. Ra7 Rc6 47.
Kf2 h5 48. Rb7 Kf5 49. Rg7 Kf6 50. Rd7 Ke5 51. Rg7 Kf6 52. Rd7 Rc8 53. Rd6 Bc6
54. c4 Kf5 55. Bd2 Be4 56. Rxa6 Rxc4 57. Ra7 Bd5 58. h3 Kg6 59. Rd7 Rd4 60. Be3
Rh4 61. Rd8 Rxh3 62. Rg8+ Kf5 63. Rxg5+ Ke4 64. Bb6 Kf4 65. Rg7 Rh2+ 66. Kg1
Ra2 67. Bc7+ Ke3 68. Rg3+ Bf3 69. Bb6+ Ke2 70. Rg5 Ra1+ 71. Kh2 Rh1+ 72. Kg3
h4+ 73. Kf4 Bd5 74. Re5+ Kf1 75. a6 Rh2 76. Kg4 Rb2 77. Bc5 Rc2 78. Be3 Rc4+
79. Kh3 Ra4 80. a7 Bg2+ 81. Kh2 Ra2 82. Bb6 Bc6+ 83. Kh3 Ra4 84. Bc5 Bg2+ 85.
Kh2 Ra6 86. Be7 Ra2 87. Bxh4 Bd5+ 88. Kh3 Bg2+ 89. Kh2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Istanbul FIDE GP (Women)"]
[Site "Istanbul"]
[Date "2009.03.18"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Danielian, Elina"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B18"]
[WhiteElo "2571"]
[BlackElo "2496"]
[PlyCount "92"]
[EventDate "2009.03.07"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 130"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.05.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.05.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bf5 5. Nc5 Nd7 6. Nxb7 Qc7 7. Nc5 Nxc5 8.
dxc5 e6 9. Nf3 Bxc5 10. Bc4 Nf6 11. O-O h6 12. b3 O-O 13. Bb2 Rfd8 14. Qe2 Nd5
15. Nh4 Nf4 16. Qf3 Bh7 17. Rad1 e5 18. Qg3 Bxc2 19. Rc1 Bh7 20. Nf3 Bd4 21.
Nxd4 exd4 22. Rfd1 c5 23. Bf1 Qe5 24. Re1 Qf5 25. b4 cxb4 26. h4 Bg6 27. Rcd1
Qf6 28. Rd2 Rac8 29. Qb3 a5 30. g3 Ne6 31. Qd1 Rc3 32. Qa4 Rc5 33. a3 bxa3 34.
Bxa3 Re5 35. Be7 Qxe7 36. Rxe5 d3 37. Qxa5 Qf6 38. Rd5 Rxd5 39. Qxd5 Qc3 40. h5
Be4 41. Rxd3 Qxd3 42. Qxd3 Bxd3 43. Bxd3 Kf8 44. Kg2 Ke7 45. Kf3 Kf6 46. Kg4
Nc5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Istanbul FIDE GP (Women)"]
[Site "Istanbul"]
[Date "2009.03.19"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Shen, Yang"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E35"]
[WhiteElo "2448"]
[BlackElo "2571"]
[PlyCount "115"]
[EventDate "2009.03.07"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 130"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.05.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.05.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 d5 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 c5 7. dxc5 h6 8.
Bh4 g5 9. Bg3 Ne4 10. e3 Qa5 11. Nge2 Bf5 12. Be5 O-O 13. Nd4 Nxc3 14. Nxf5
Ne4+ 15. Kd1 Nc6 16. Bd4 Nxd4 17. Nxd4 Rac8 18. c6 Bc5 19. cxb7 Rc7 20. Nb3 Qb6
21. Rc1 Bd6 22. Qe2 Qxb7 23. f3 Nf6 24. Qb5 Rxc1+ 25. Kxc1 Qe7 26. Qd3 Re8 27.
Nd4 Qxe3+ 28. Qxe3 Rxe3 29. Bb5 Bf8 30. Kd2 Re7 31. Rc1 Ne8 32. Rc8 Nd6 33. Rb8
Kg7 34. b3 Rc7 35. Bc6 Be7 36. Bxd5 Rc5 37. Be4 Bf6 38. Ne2 Be5 39. Ra8 Ra5 40.
a4 Bxh2 41. Bd3 Be5 42. Ke3 h5 43. Bb1 h4 44. f4 Bf6 45. fxg5 Rxg5 46. Kf2 a5
47. Rb8 Rd5 48. b4 Nc4 49. bxa5 Rxa5 50. Rb4 Nb2 51. Bc2 Rc5 52. Be4 Nd1+ 53.
Kf3 Nc3 54. Nxc3 Rxc3+ 55. Kf2 Ra3 56. Rc4 Ra2+ 57. Kf3 Ra3+ 58. Kf2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Torch Real Estate Cup"]
[Site "Chengdu"]
[Date "2009.05.04"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Gu, Xiaobing"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C07"]
[WhiteElo "2336"]
[BlackElo "2590"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[EventDate "2009.05.04"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "12"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2010"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 c5 4. exd5 Qxd5 5. Ngf3 cxd4 6. Bc4 Qd6 7. O-O Nf6 8.
Nb3 Nc6 9. Nbxd4 Nxd4 10. Nxd4 a6 11. Re1 Qc7 12. Bb3 Bd6 13. h3 O-O 14. Bg5 b6
15. Bxf6 gxf6 16. Qf3 f5 17. Rad1 Bb7 18. Qh5 Kh8 19. Nf3 Rg8 20. Rd4 Bc5 21.
Red1 Bxd4 22. Rxd4 Rg7 23. Ng5 Rag8 24. h4 f6 25. Bxe6 fxg5 26. Bxg8 Rxg8 27.
hxg5 Qe7 28. Qd1 Qxg5 0-1

[Event "Asian Continental op 08th"]
[Site "Subic Bay"]
[Date "2009.05.13"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Wan, Yunguo"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B30"]
[WhiteElo "2590"]
[BlackElo "2434"]
[PlyCount "92"]
[EventDate "2009.05.13"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "PHI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 130 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.07.02"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.07.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bb5 Qc7 5. d3 g6 6. O-O Bg7 7. Re1 e5 8. Nd5
Nxd5 9. exd5 Ne7 10. c3 a6 11. Ba4 b5 12. Bc2 d6 13. d4 cxd4 14. cxd4 e4 15.
Bxe4 O-O 16. Bg5 f6 17. Rc1 Qd7 18. Bd2 Bb7 19. h4 Rac8 20. h5 Rxc1 21. Bxc1 g5
22. Qe2 Bxd5 23. Bxd5+ Nxd5 24. Qe4 Qf7 25. Bd2 h6 26. Qf5 Rd8 27. b3 Ne7 28.
Qe4 Bf8 29. Qb7 Nf5 30. Qxa6 Qd5 31. Rc1 g4 32. Nh2 Nxd4 33. Re1 Nf5 34. Be3
Nh4 35. f3 gxf3 36. Nxf3 Nxf3+ 37. gxf3 Ra8 38. Qb6 Rxa2 39. Bf2 Qxf3 40. Qd4
Rc2 41. Re8 Rc1+ 42. Be1 Qxh5 43. Qe4 Rc5 44. Bg3 Qd1+ 45. Be1 Rg5+ 46. Kf2
Qxb3 0-1

[Event "Asian Continental op 08th"]
[Site "Subic Bay"]
[Date "2009.05.14"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Garma, Edgardo"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B62"]
[WhiteElo "2421"]
[BlackElo "2590"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[EventDate "2009.05.13"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "PHI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 130 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.07.02"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.07.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Bg5 Nc6 7. f4 h6 8. Bh4
Qb6 9. Ndb5 a6 10. Bf2 Qa5 11. Nxd6+ Bxd6 12. Qxd6 Nxe4 13. Qd3 Nxf2 14. Kxf2
O-O 15. Qe3 e5 16. Bd3 exf4 17. Qxf4 Ne5 18. Rhd1 Qb6+ 19. Kf1 Nxd3 20. Rxd3
Qxb2 21. Re1 Qxc2 22. Ree3 Be6 23. Qe4 Rac8 24. Kg1 Bf5 25. Qxf5 Rxc3 26. Qd5
Qb1+ 27. Kf2 Rxd3 28. Rxd3 Re8 29. Rd1 Qb6+ 30. Kf1 g6 31. h3 h5 32. Rd4 Qf6+
33. Kg1 Re1+ 34. Kh2 Qf2 35. Re4 Rxe4 36. Qxe4 Qxa2 37. Qxb7 a5 38. Kg3 a4 39.
Kh4 Qf2+ 40. Kg5 Qf5+ 41. Kh4 Qf4+ 42. g4 g5+ 43. Kxh5 Qf6 44. Qe4 Kg7 0-1

[Event "Asian Continental op 08th"]
[Site "Subic Bay"]
[Date "2009.05.15"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Vidit, Santosh Gujrathi"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B66"]
[WhiteElo "2590"]
[BlackElo "2441"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "2009.05.13"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "PHI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 130 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.07.02"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.07.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bg5 e6 7. Qd2 Be7 8.
O-O-O Nxd4 9. Qxd4 a6 10. f4 b5 11. Be2 Bb7 12. Bf3 O-O 13. h4 Qc7 14. Bxf6
gxf6 15. f5 e5 16. Nd5 Bxd5 17. Qxd5 Rfc8 18. Rd2 Qc4 19. Be2 Qxd5 20. Rxd5 Rc7
21. a3 Rac8 22. c3 Rc5 23. Rhd1 Kf8 24. Kc2 R8c7 25. R1d3 Rc4 26. Bf3 Ke8 27.
b3 R4c6 28. Be2 Rc8 29. Rg3 Kf8 30. Rgd3 Ke8 31. b4 Kd7 32. Rg3 Bf8 33. a4 bxa4
34. Ra5 Kc7 35. Rxa6 Rxa6 36. Bxa6 Ra8 37. Bc4 Kb6 38. Rg8 a3 39. Kb1 Rc8 40.
Bxf7 Kb5 41. Ka2 Rxc3 42. Rxf8 1-0

[Event "Asian Continental op 08th"]
[Site "Subic Bay"]
[Date "2009.05.16"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Deepan Chakkravarthy, J."]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2482"]
[BlackElo "2590"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[EventDate "2009.05.13"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "PHI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 130 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.07.02"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.07.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. d4 Bb4 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 Nbd7 7. e3 c5 8.
Qc2 O-O 9. Bd3 Qa5 10. O-O c4 11. Bf5 Re8 12. Nd2 g6 13. Bh3 Kg7 14. Bh4 Nb6
15. Bxc8 Raxc8 16. Bxf6+ Kxf6 17. a3 Bxc3 18. bxc3 Na4 19. Rac1 Kg7 20. Rfe1
Rc6 21. e4 dxe4 22. Rxe4 Rxe4 23. Nxe4 Re6 24. h4 Re7 25. Ng3 Nb6 26. Qd2 h6
27. Qa2 h5 28. Qd2 Qxa3 29. Qg5 Kh7 30. Rd1 Qd6 31. d5 Re5 0-1

[Event "Asian Continental op 08th"]
[Site "Subic Bay"]
[Date "2009.05.17"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Bitoon, Richard"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B60"]
[WhiteElo "2590"]
[BlackElo "2479"]
[PlyCount "183"]
[EventDate "2009.05.13"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "PHI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 130 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.07.02"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.07.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bg5 e6 7. Qd2 Qb6 8.
Bxf6 gxf6 9. Nb3 a6 10. Be2 h5 11. f4 Bd7 12. O-O-O Na5 13. Nxa5 Qxa5 14. Kb1
O-O-O 15. Bf3 Kb8 16. Rhe1 Be7 17. a3 Rc8 18. Re3 Bc6 19. f5 Bf8 20. g3 Qe5 21.
Qe1 h4 22. Red3 hxg3 23. hxg3 Rg8 24. Bh5 Rg7 25. Qf2 Be7 26. Re1 Rh8 27. g4
Bd8 28. Red1 Bc7 29. Qd2 Rgh7 30. Re3 Rc8 31. Nd5 Bd8 32. Nb4 Bb6 33. Ree1 Rd8
34. Nd3 Qg3 35. Nf4 e5 36. Nd5 Bxd5 37. Qxd5 Rd7 38. Re2 Qf3 39. Red2 Ka7 40.
c3 Kb8 41. Qc4 Bc7 42. Ka2 Qe3 43. Rd3 Qf2 44. R1d2 Qg1 45. Rd5 Qe3 46. Re2 Qf3
47. Red2 Qe3 48. R5d3 Qg1 49. Qd5 Bb6 50. Qb3 Kc7 51. Rd5 Qe3 52. Qc4+ Kb8 53.
R5d3 Qe1 54. Qa4 Kc7 55. Rd5 Qe3 56. R2d3 Qe2 57. Qc4+ Kb8 58. Qa4 Kc7 59. Qb4
Bc5 60. Qa5+ Bb6 61. Qa4 Ba7 62. Rd2 Qf1 63. Qb4 Bc5 64. Qa5+ Bb6 65. Qa4 Ba7
66. Qb4 Bc5 67. Rxc5+ dxc5 68. Rxd7+ Kxd7 69. Qxb7+ Kd8 70. Qd5+ Ke8 71. Qc6+
Kf8 72. Qxc5+ Kg7 73. Qd5 Kh6 74. Bxf7 Kg5 75. Qc4 Qc1 76. a4 Rh2 77. Qb3 a5
78. Ka3 Kxg4 79. Bd5 Kf4 80. Ka2 Rh1 81. Ka3 Qa1+ 82. Qa2 Qd1 83. Qb3 Qd3 84.
Ka2 Rh2 85. Ka3 Qb1 86. Qa2 Qc1 87. Qb3 Qe3 88. Ka2 Qc5 89. Qa3 Qf2 90. Qb3 Qd2
91. Ka3 Rg2 92. Ka2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Asian Continental op 08th"]
[Site "Subic Bay"]
[Date "2009.05.18"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Yu, Shaoteng"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B04"]
[WhiteElo "2504"]
[BlackElo "2590"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "2009.05.13"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "PHI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 130 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.07.02"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.07.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. d4 d6 4. Nf3 dxe5 5. Nxe5 c6 6. Bd3 Nd7 7. Nf3 N7f6 8.
h3 Nb4 9. Bc4 Bf5 10. Na3 e6 11. c3 Nbd5 12. Nc2 Be7 13. O-O O-O 14. Ne3 Bg6
15. Ne5 c5 16. Nxg6 hxg6 17. dxc5 Bxc5 18. Nxd5 Nxd5 19. Bxd5 exd5 20. Bf4 d4
21. cxd4 Qxd4 22. Qxd4 Bxd4 23. Rad1 Rad8 24. Rd2 Bf6 25. Rfd1 Rxd2 26. Rxd2
Rd8 27. Rxd8+ Bxd8 28. Kf1 a6 29. Ke2 Kf8 30. Kd3 Bf6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Asian Continental op 08th"]
[Site "Subic Bay"]
[Date "2009.05.19"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Toufighi, Homayoon"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C10"]
[WhiteElo "2590"]
[BlackElo "2478"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "2009.05.13"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "PHI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 130 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.07.02"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.07.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. e5 Ne4 6. Bd3 Bb4 7. Bd2 Nxd2 8.
Qxd2 f6 9. a3 Bxc3 10. Qxc3 fxe5 11. dxe5 O-O 12. h4 Qe7 13. Qd2 Bd7 14. Qe3 b6
15. O-O-O h6 16. c4 Qf7 17. Bc2 Ne7 18. Qd3 g6 19. Kb1 Rad8 20. h5 g5 21. Nh2
Qg7 22. Ng4 Kh8 23. Nf6 Nc6 24. Nxd7 Rxd7 25. cxd5 Nxe5 26. Qb3 exd5 27. Rxd5
Rxd5 28. Qxd5 c6 29. Qe4 b5 30. Qe2 Rd8 31. Re1 Nc4 32. Qe8+ Rxe8 33. Rxe8+ Qg8
34. Rxg8+ Kxg8 35. Bb3 Kf7 36. Kc2 Ke6 37. Kc3 Kd5 38. Ba2 Kc5 39. b4+ Kd5 40.
a4 a6 41. Bb3 g4 42. Ba2 1-0

[Event "Asian Continental op 08th"]
[Site "Subic Bay"]
[Date "2009.05.20"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Dao, Thien Hai"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2546"]
[BlackElo "2590"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[EventDate "2009.05.13"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "PHI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 130 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.07.02"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.07.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 e6 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb4+ 5. Nbd2 Ba6 6. Qc2 O-O 7. Bg2 d5 8. O-O
c5 9. dxc5 Bxc5 10. b3 Nbd7 11. Bb2 Rc8 12. a4 Qe7 13. Nd4 Bb7 14. Rfd1 Ne5 15.
Rac1 Neg4 16. e3 dxc4 17. bxc4 Nxf2 18. Bxb7 Nxd1 19. Bxc8 Nxe3 20. Qd3 Nf5 21.
Bxe6 fxe6 22. N2b3 Qd7 23. Rd1 Rd8 24. Qe2 Qd6 25. Kg2 Nxd4 26. Rxd4 Bxd4 27.
Bxd4 Qc6+ 28. Kh3 Qe4 29. Qb2 Rf8 30. Qc3 Qg4+ 31. Kg2 Qe2+ 32. Kh3 Qf1+ 0-1

[Event "Asian Continental op 08th"]
[Site "Subic Bay"]
[Date "2009.05.21"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Sandipan, Chanda"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B85"]
[WhiteElo "2590"]
[BlackElo "2558"]
[PlyCount "140"]
[EventDate "2009.05.13"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "PHI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 130 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.07.02"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.07.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e6 7. Be2 Be7 8. a4
Nc6 9. O-O O-O 10. f4 Qc7 11. Kh1 Bd7 12. Nb3 b6 13. Bf3 Rfe8 14. g4 Bc8 15. g5
Nd7 16. Bg2 Bb7 17. Rf3 Bf8 18. Rh3 g6 19. Qe1 Nb4 20. Rc1 Bg7 21. Qh4 Nf8 22.
Qf2 Nd7 23. Rf1 Re7 24. f5 exf5 25. exf5 Bxg2+ 26. Qxg2 Rae8 27. Bd2 gxf5 28.
Rh4 a5 29. Nd4 Bxd4 30. Nb5 Qc6 31. Qxc6 Nxc6 32. Nxd4 Nxd4 33. Rxd4 Nc5 34.
Rxd6 Re2 35. Rd5 Ne4 36. Be1 f4 37. Bh4 Rxc2 38. Rxf4 Rxb2 39. Rd7 Nxg5 40. Rf2
Rb1+ 41. Kg2 Re4 42. Bxg5 Rg4+ 43. Kh3 Rxg5 44. Rfxf7 Rh5+ 45. Kg4 Rxh2 46.
Rg7+ Kh8 47. Rge7 Rg1+ 48. Kf3 Rg8 49. Rb7 Rf8+ 50. Ke3 Rh6 51. Ke2 Rc8 52. Ke3
Rh3+ 53. Kd2 Rg8 54. Ke2 Rg2+ 55. Kf1 Rhh2 56. Rxb6 Rf2+ 57. Kg1 Rfg2+ 58. Kf1
Rg8 59. Rbb7 Rc8 60. Kg1 Rh4 61. Kf2 Rf8+ 62. Ke2 Rg8 63. Ra7 Rh5 64. Ke3 Rc8
65. Ke2 Rf8 66. Ke3 Rb8 67. Kf3 Rf8+ 68. Ke3 Rh3+ 69. Kd4 Rd8+ 70. Ke4 Rh4+
1/2-1/2

[Event "Asian Continental op 08th"]
[Site "Subic Bay"]
[Date "2009.05.22"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "So, Wesley"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C11"]
[WhiteElo "2590"]
[BlackElo "2641"]
[PlyCount "100"]
[EventDate "2009.05.13"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "PHI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 130 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.07.02"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.07.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. f4 c5 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. Be3 a6 8. Qd2 b5
9. a3 Bb7 10. Bd3 Qb6 11. Qf2 cxd4 12. Nxd4 Bc5 13. Nce2 b4 14. axb4 Nxb4 15.
O-O O-O 16. Nc1 f6 17. exf6 Rxf6 18. c3 Nxd3 19. Nxd3 e5 20. Nxc5 Qxc5 21. Nf3
Qc7 22. fxe5 Nxe5 23. Bd4 Nxf3+ 24. gxf3 Re6 25. Kh1 Rae8 26. Rg1 g6 27. Raf1
Bc8 28. Qh4 Qe7 29. Qh6 Qf8 30. Qg5 Re2 31. Qxd5+ Be6 32. Qg5 Bh3 33. Qh4 Bf5
34. Rf2 Re1 35. Rxe1 Rxe1+ 36. Kg2 h5 37. Rd2 Qe7 38. Bf6 Qe6 39. Bd4 Re2+ 40.
Rxe2 Qxe2+ 41. Qf2 Qxf2+ 42. Kxf2 Kf7 43. Ke3 Ke6 44. c4 Kd6 45. b4 Kc6 46. Bc3
Be6 47. Kd4 Bf7 48. Bb2 Be6 49. Bc3 Bf7 50. Bb2 Be6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Asian Continental op 08th"]
[Site "Subic Bay"]
[Date "2009.05.23"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Negi, Parimarjan"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B85"]
[WhiteElo "2592"]
[BlackElo "2590"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventDate "2009.05.13"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "PHI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 130 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.07.02"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.07.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e6 6. Be2 a6 7. O-O Qc7 8. f4
Be7 9. Be3 O-O 10. g4 d5 11. e5 Ne4 12. Bd3 Nxc3 13. bxc3 Nc6 14. g5 Nxd4 15.
cxd4 g6 16. Rf3 Bd7 17. a4 b5 18. Rh3 bxa4 19. Rxh7 Bb5 20. Qg4 Kxh7 21. Qh5+
Kg8 22. Bxg6 fxg6 23. Qxg6+ Kh8 24. Qh6+ Kg8 25. Qg6+ Kh8 26. Qh6+ Kg8 27. Qg6+
1/2-1/2

[Event "CHN-ch"]
[Site "Xinghua Jiangsu"]
[Date "2009.05.26"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Zhou, Weiqi"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B19"]
[WhiteElo "2590"]
[BlackElo "2563"]
[PlyCount "113"]
[EventDate "2009.05.26"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 131"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.07.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.07.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bf5 5. Ng3 Bg6 6. h4 h6 7. Nf3 Nd7 8. h5
Bh7 9. Bd3 Bxd3 10. Qxd3 e6 11. Bd2 Ngf6 12. O-O-O Be7 13. Kb1 O-O 14. Ne4 Nxe4
15. Qxe4 Nf6 16. Qe2 Qd5 17. Ne5 Qe4 18. Qxe4 Nxe4 19. Be3 Rfd8 20. g4 c5 21.
f3 cxd4 22. Bxd4 Bc5 23. Bxc5 Nxc5 24. c3 f6 25. Ng6 e5 26. Kc2 Kf7 27. Nh4 Ne6
28. Rh2 Rxd1 29. Kxd1 Rc8 30. Rd2 Rc7 31. Nf5 b6 32. Ke2 Kf8 33. Ke3 Kf7 34.
Rd6 Nc5 35. Rd2 Ne6 36. c4 Nc5 37. b3 Nb7 38. Ke4 Ke6 39. Rd5 Nc5+ 40. Ke3 Nb7
41. Kd2 Kf7 42. Kc3 g6 43. hxg6+ Kxg6 44. Ng3 Rf7 45. b4 Kg5 46. Rd3 Kf4 47.
Nh5+ Kg5 48. Rd5 Kh4 49. c5 bxc5 50. bxc5 f5 51. Rxe5 fxg4 52. fxg4 Kxg4 53.
Kd4 Nd8 54. Kd5 Rd7+ 55. Kc4 Rf7 56. Kd5 Rd7+ 57. Kc4 1/2-1/2

[Event "CHN-ch"]
[Site "Xinghua Jiangsu"]
[Date "2009.05.27"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Li, Chao B"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B81"]
[WhiteElo "2643"]
[BlackElo "2590"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "2009.05.26"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 131"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.07.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.07.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e6 6. g4 h6 7. Bg2 Nc6 8. h3
Bd7 9. Be3 a6 10. Qe2 Qc7 11. f4 b5 12. a3 Be7 13. O-O Nxd4 14. Bxd4 e5 15. Bf2
Rc8 16. f5 a5 17. Rfd1 O-O 18. Rd2 b4 19. axb4 axb4 20. Nd1 Ra8 21. Rxa8 Rxa8
22. h4 Ra1 23. Kh2 d5 24. Bg3 Nxe4 25. Bxe4 dxe4 26. Qxe4 Bc6 27. Qxe5 Qxe5 28.
Bxe5 Bxh4 29. Kh3 Bg5 30. Rd4 Rc1 31. Rc4 Bd5 32. Rd4 Bf3 33. Nf2 h5 34. gxh5
Rxc2 35. Kg3 Bxh5 36. Ne4 Bh6 37. Rxb4 Kh7 38. Bc3 Re2 39. Rd4 Re3+ 40. Kh4 Bf3
41. Ng5+ Bxg5+ 42. Kxg5 Re4 1/2-1/2

[Event "CHN-ch"]
[Site "Xinghua Jiangsu"]
[Date "2009.05.28"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Wang, Hao"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B81"]
[WhiteElo "2590"]
[BlackElo "2696"]
[PlyCount "118"]
[EventDate "2009.05.26"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 131"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.07.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.07.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. h3 e6 7. g4 Be7 8. Bg2
Nfd7 9. Be3 Nc6 10. Qe2 Nxd4 11. Bxd4 O-O 12. O-O b5 13. e5 d5 14. a3 Qc7 15.
f4 Bc5 16. Qe3 Bxd4 17. Qxd4 Bb7 18. Rae1 Rac8 19. Rf2 Qb6 20. Qxb6 Nxb6 21.
Nd1 Na4 22. c3 Nc5 23. Rd2 Nb3 24. Rf2 a5 25. Ne3 b4 26. axb4 axb4 27. c4 Nc5
28. Rd1 dxc4 29. Nxc4 Bxg2 30. Kxg2 Ne4 31. Rc2 f5 32. exf6 Rxf6 33. Kf3 Ng5+
34. Kg3 Ne4+ 35. Kf3 Nc3 36. Rd4 Nb5 37. Rd3 e5 38. Ne3 Rxf4+ 39. Kg3 Rcf8 40.
Nd5 Nd4 41. Rcd2 Re4 42. Kg2 b3 43. Ne7+ Kf7 44. Nf5 Nxf5 45. gxf5 Rb4 46. Rd7+
Kf6 47. R2d6+ Kxf5 48. Rxg7 Rc4 49. Kf3 e4+ 50. Kg3 Ke5 51. Rd1 Rf3+ 52. Kg4
h5+ 53. Kxh5 e3 54. Rg5+ Rf5 55. h4 e2 56. Re1 Re4 57. Kg6 Rxg5+ 58. hxg5 Kf4
59. Kf6 Ke3 0-1

[Event "CHN-ch"]
[Site "Xinghua Jiangsu"]
[Date "2009.05.29"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Zhou, Jianchao"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2635"]
[BlackElo "2590"]
[PlyCount "120"]
[EventDate "2009.05.26"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 131"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.07.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.07.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. d4 Bb4 5. Bg5 Nbd7 6. Qb3 c5 7. cxd5 exd5 8.
a3 Qa5 9. Rc1 Bxc3+ 10. Qxc3 Qxc3+ 11. bxc3 Ne4 12. Bf4 Nb6 13. e3 O-O 14. Nd2
Nxd2 15. Kxd2 cxd4 16. cxd4 Bd7 17. Bd3 Rfc8 18. Rxc8+ Rxc8 19. Rb1 h5 20. Bd6
Bc6 21. Rc1 Nc4+ 22. Bxc4 dxc4 23. Rxc4 Rd8 24. Bc7 Rd7 25. Bb8 Bxg2 26. Rc8+
Kh7 27. Bxa7 Kg6 28. Ke2 Rd6 29. Bb8 Ra6 30. Rc3 Rc6 31. Rxc6+ Bxc6 32. f3 f5
33. h4 Kf7 34. Bf4 Ke6 35. Kf2 Kd5 36. Kg3 g6 37. Bg5 Bb5 38. Kf4 Bd3 39. a4
Bc2 40. a5 Bd3 41. Bd8 Be2 42. Bb6 Bd3 43. Kg5 Be2 44. Kf4 Bd3 45. Bc5 Bc2 46.
Bb4 Bd1 47. Be1 Be2 48. Bf2 Bd3 49. Kg5 Be2 50. f4 Bg4 51. Kxg6 Ke4 52. Kf6 Kd5
53. Bg3 Bh3 54. Bh2 Bg4 55. Kg5 Ke4 56. Bg1 Kd5 57. Kf6 Bh3 58. Bh2 Bg4 59. e4+
Kxe4 60. Bg1 Kd5 1/2-1/2

[Event "CHN-ch"]
[Site "Xinghua Jiangsu"]
[Date "2009.05.30"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Bu, Xiangzhi"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C42"]
[WhiteElo "2590"]
[BlackElo "2704"]
[PlyCount "133"]
[EventDate "2009.05.26"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 131"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.07.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.07.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. d4 d5 6. Bd3 Be7 7. O-O Nc6 8. c4
Nb4 9. Be2 O-O 10. Nc3 Bf5 11. a3 Nxc3 12. bxc3 Nc6 13. Re1 Re8 14. Bf4 dxc4
15. Bxc4 Bd6 16. Rxe8+ Qxe8 17. Bxd6 cxd6 18. Ng5 Bg6 19. h4 Qe7 20. Qg4 h6 21.
Nh3 Qe4 22. Qg3 Na5 23. Ba2 Qc2 24. h5 Be4 25. Qxd6 Qxc3 26. Rf1 Qd2 27. Bb1
Nc4 28. Qe7 Bc6 29. Bg6 fxg6 30. Qe6+ Kh8 31. Qxc4 g5 32. Qb4 Qe2 33. f3 Qe3+
34. Nf2 g4 35. d5 Bxd5 36. Qxg4 Qxa3 37. Qd4 Bf7 38. Qd7 Qb3 39. Rc1 Qd5 40.
Qc7 Re8 41. Rd1 Qxh5 42. Qxb7 a5 43. Ne4 Bg6 44. Rd5 Bxe4 45. fxe4 Qh4 46. Rc5
Kh7 47. Qd5 Qe1+ 48. Kh2 Qh4+ 49. Kg1 Rf8 50. Qd2 a4 51. Rc4 Qf6 52. Qd3 Qf2+
53. Kh2 Qh4+ 54. Kg1 Qf2+ 55. Kh2 a3 56. e5+ Rf5 57. Ra4 a2 58. Rxa2 Qh4+ 59.
Kg1 Qe1+ 60. Kh2 Qxe5+ 61. g3 Kg8 62. Ra8+ Kf7 63. Ra7+ Kf6 64. Ra6+ Kg5 65.
Qd2+ Kg4 66. Qd1+ Kg5 67. Qd2+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "CHN-ch"]
[Site "Xinghua Jiangsu"]
[Date "2009.06.01"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Ji, Dan"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B53"]
[WhiteElo "2342"]
[BlackElo "2590"]
[PlyCount "105"]
[EventDate "2009.05.26"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 131"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.07.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.07.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 Nf6 4. dxc5 Qa5+ 5. c3 Qxc5 6. Bd3 a6 7. Nbd2 Qc7 8.
O-O e6 9. c4 b6 10. b3 Bb7 11. Bb2 Nbd7 12. Re1 Rd8 13. Qe2 Be7 14. b4 O-O 15.
a3 Rfe8 16. Rac1 Qb8 17. Nb3 Qa8 18. Nfd2 Rc8 19. f3 Ne5 20. Bxe5 dxe5 21. c5
bxc5 22. Nxc5 Bxc5+ 23. bxc5 Nd7 24. Qf2 h6 25. Bf1 Rc6 26. Nb3 Rc7 27. Na5
Rec8 28. Nc4 Qb8 29. Nd6 Rd8 30. Red1 Rf8 31. Qe3 Rc6 32. Nc4 Rc7 33. Nb6 Nf6
34. a4 Rd8 35. Qc3 Rxd1 36. Rxd1 Rc6 37. Bb5 axb5 38. axb5 Rc7 39. Qxe5 Ne8 40.
Rd7 f6 41. Qxe6+ Kh7 42. Qf5+ Kh8 43. Qf4 g5 44. Qf5 Rxd7 45. Nxd7 Qa7 46. Qe6
Qa1+ 47. Kf2 Qd4+ 48. Kg3 Ng7 49. Qf7 Qd2 50. h3 Qf4+ 51. Kf2 Qd2+ 52. Kg1 Qc1+
53. Kf2 1/2-1/2

[Event "CHN-ch"]
[Site "Xinghua Jiangsu"]
[Date "2009.06.02"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Ding, Liren"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C11"]
[WhiteElo "2590"]
[BlackElo "2458"]
[PlyCount "132"]
[EventDate "2009.05.26"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 131"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.07.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.07.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. f4 c5 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. Be3 Be7 8. Qd2
O-O 9. Be2 a6 10. O-O b5 11. a3 Bb7 12. Nd1 cxd4 13. Nxd4 Qc7 14. Nf2 Rac8 15.
c3 Nc5 16. Qe1 Nxd4 17. cxd4 Ne4 18. Nd3 Qb6 19. b4 Rc3 20. Rf3 Rfc8 21. Nc5
Rxe3 22. Rxe3 Nxc5 23. dxc5 Rxc5 24. Kh1 Rc7 25. Rc1 Rd7 26. Qd2 g6 27. h3 d4
28. Rg3 Bh4 29. Rb3 Bd5 30. Rb2 d3 31. Bf3 Bc4 32. Kh2 Qd4 33. g3 Bd8 34. Re1
Bb6 35. Rbb1 Qf2+ 36. Qxf2 Bxf2 37. Red1 d2 38. Kg2 Be1 39. Ra1 Rd3 40. g4 Re3
41. a4 Bb3 42. axb5 Bxd1 43. Bxd1 axb5 44. Ra5 Bh4 45. Ra2 Rd3 46. Ra5 Rc3 47.
Ra2 Be1 48. Rc2 Rg3+ 49. Kf1 Rxh3 50. Ke2 Rh2+ 51. Kf3 h5 52. gxh5 gxh5 53. Rc5
h4 54. Rxb5 Rf2+ 55. Kg4 Rg2+ 56. Kh3 Rg3+ 57. Kh2 Bf2 58. Rb8+ Kg7 59. Rd8 Be3
60. f5 exf5 61. Rd7 Bf4 62. e6 Re3+ 63. Kg2 h3+ 64. Kf2 h2 65. Rxf7+ Kg8 66.
Kg2 Re1 0-1

[Event "CHN-ch"]
[Site "Xinghua Jiangsu"]
[Date "2009.06.03"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Liang, Chong"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2511"]
[BlackElo "2590"]
[PlyCount "0"]
[EventDate "2009.05.26"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 131"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.07.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.07.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

 1-0

[Event "CHN-ch"]
[Site "Xinghua Jiangsu"]
[Date "2009.06.04"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Zhang, Pengxiang"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B45"]
[WhiteElo "2590"]
[BlackElo "2638"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "2009.05.26"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 131"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.07.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.07.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 e6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Nf6 6. Be2 Bb4 7. O-O Bxc3 8.
bxc3 Nxe4 9. Qd3 d5 10. Ba3 f5 11. f3 Nxd4 12. Qxd4 Nf6 13. c4 Kf7 14. cxd5
exd5 15. g4 Re8 16. Bd3 fxg4 17. fxg4 Kg8 18. Rf4 Be6 19. Raf1 Qb6 20. Bc5 Qc7
21. Qf2 Rac8 22. Bxa7 Ne4 23. Qe3 Nc5 24. Bxc5 Qxc5 25. Qxc5 Rxc5 26. Rb1 Rc7
27. g5 Bf7 28. Rfb4 Ree7 29. Kf2 Bg6 30. R1b2 Kf7 31. Rf4+ Ke6 32. Ke3 Ke5 33.
h4 Rc3 34. Rb5 Bxd3 1/2-1/2

[Event "CHN-ch"]
[Site "Xinghua Jiangsu"]
[Date "2009.06.05"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Ni, Hua"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B53"]
[WhiteElo "2724"]
[BlackElo "2590"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "2009.05.26"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 131"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.07.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.07.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 Nf6 4. dxc5 Qa5+ 5. Nc3 Nxe4 6. cxd6 Nxc3 7. bxc3 exd6
8. Bd3 Be7 9. O-O Nc6 10. Re1 O-O 11. Rb1 Qc7 12. Be4 Bg4 13. Qd3 Kh8 14. Nd4
Nxd4 15. cxd4 f5 16. Rxb7 Qa5 17. Qd2 Qxd2 18. Bxd2 Bf6 19. Bd5 h6 20. c3 Rae8
21. f3 Bh5 22. Rxa7 Rxe1+ 23. Bxe1 Re8 24. Ra8 Bd8 25. Kf1 Kh7 26. Bc6 Rf8 27.
a4 Bf7 28. d5 f4 29. a5 Bg6 30. Ke2 1-0

[Event "CHN-ch"]
[Site "Xinghua Jiangsu"]
[Date "2009.06.06"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Li, Shilong"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B85"]
[WhiteElo "2590"]
[BlackElo "2557"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "2009.05.26"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 131"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.07.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.07.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 e6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 d6 6. Be2 Nf6 7. O-O Be7 8.
Be3 O-O 9. f4 Bd7 10. Nb3 a6 11. a4 b6 12. Bf3 Qc7 13. g4 h6 14. h4 Nh7 15. g5
hxg5 16. hxg5 Qd8 17. Qd2 e5 18. Nd5 exf4 19. Bxb6 Qb8 20. Bc7 Qa7+ 21. Bb6 Qb8
22. Bc7 Qe8 23. Nxe7+ Qxe7 24. Bxd6 Qxg5+ 25. Bg2 Bh3 26. Bxf8 Nxf8 27. Kh1 Rd8
28. Qf2 Bxg2+ 29. Qxg2 Qe5 30. Qf3 Rd6 31. Rf2 Rh6+ 32. Rh2 Rxh2+ 33. Kxh2 Qxb2
34. Qxf4 Qxc2+ 35. Nd2 Ne6 36. Qe3 Ne5 37. Kh1 Ng4 38. Qg3 Nf6 39. Qb8+ Nf8 40.
Qf4 Ne6 41. Qb8+ Nf8 42. Qf4 Ne6 43. Qb8+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Condom op-A"]
[Site "Condom"]
[Date "2009.07.11"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Houard, Yannick"]
[Black "Catala, Laurent"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C90"]
[WhiteElo "2200"]
[BlackElo "1885"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "2009.07.11"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 131 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.09.03"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.09.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 b5 5. Bb3 d6 6. c3 Be7 7. O-O Nf6 8. Re1
Bg4 9. d3 O-O 10. h3 Bd7 11. Nbd2 h6 12. Nf1 Nh7 13. d4 exd4 14. cxd4 Kh8 15.
Ng3 Ng5 16. Nxg5 Bxg5 17. Bd5 Rb8 18. Bxg5 Qxg5 19. Bxc6 Bxc6 20. Rc1 Rb6 21.
d5 Bd7 22. Rxc7 Qd8 23. Qc2 Rb8 24. Rc1 Rc8 25. b4 f5 26. Rxc8 Qxc8 27. Qxc8
Rxc8 28. Rxc8+ Bxc8 29. Nxf5 Bxf5 30. exf5 Kg8 31. f4 Kf7 32. Kf2 h5 33. g4 1-0

[Event "Condom op-A"]
[Site "Condom"]
[Date "2009.07.12"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Delay, Guillaume"]
[Black "Houard, Yannick"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B44"]
[WhiteElo "1994"]
[BlackElo "2200"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[EventDate "2009.07.11"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 131 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.09.03"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.09.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Be2 Qc7 6. Be3 a6 7. O-O Nf6 8.
Nd2 d5 9. Nxc6 bxc6 10. exd5 cxd5 11. c4 Bd6 12. h3 O-O 13. Nf3 dxc4 14. Bxc4
Qxc4 15. Qxd6 Bb7 16. Rfc1 Qe2 17. Ne5 Nd5 18. Re1 Qh5 19. Qd7 Qxe5 20. Qxb7
Rfb8 21. Qc6 Nxe3 22. Rxe3 Qxb2 23. Rc1 Qxa2 24. Rd3 h6 25. Rcd1 Qe2 26. Rd7 a5
27. Qd6 a4 28. Qf4 Qh5 29. Ra1 a3 30. Rxa3 Rb1+ 31. Kh2 Rxa3 32. Rd8+ Kh7 33.
Qd6 Raa1 0-1

[Event "Condom op-A"]
[Site "Condom"]
[Date "2009.07.15"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Ouerk, Yanis"]
[Black "Houard, Yannick"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C12"]
[WhiteElo "2050"]
[BlackElo "2200"]
[PlyCount "46"]
[EventDate "2009.07.11"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 131 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.09.03"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.09.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Bb4 5. e5 h6 6. Bc1 Ne4 7. Qg4 g6 8. Nge2
c5 9. a3 Ba5 10. b4 Nxc3 11. Nxc3 cxb4 12. Nb5 b3+ 13. Bd2 Bxd2+ 14. Kxd2 b2
15. Rb1 O-O 16. h4 Kg7 17. Rh3 a6 18. Nd6 f5 19. Qf4 Nc6 20. Rxb2 b5 21. Qe3
Bd7 22. Be2 Na5 23. Qc3 Rb8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Saint Affrique op 17th"]
[Site "Saint Affrique"]
[Date "2009.07.20"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Flear, Glenn C"]
[Black "Houard, Yannick"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D10"]
[WhiteElo "2490"]
[BlackElo "2200"]
[PlyCount "105"]
[EventDate "2009.07.18"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2010"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 a6 5. Qc2 b5 6. b3 Bg4 7. Nge2 Bh5 8. Nf4
Bg6 9. Nxg6 hxg6 10. g3 e6 11. Bg2 Nbd7 12. O-O Be7 13. e4 dxe4 14. Nxe4 Nxe4
15. Bxe4 Rc8 16. Rd1 O-O 17. a4 bxc4 18. Qxc4 Nf6 19. Bf3 a5 20. Bd2 Qb6 21. b4
Bxb4 22. Bxb4 Qxb4 23. Qxb4 axb4 24. Rdb1 Nd5 25. Bxd5 cxd5 26. Rxb4 Rc6 27. a5
Ra8 28. h4 Rca6 29. Rb5 Kf8 30. Ra3 R8a7 31. Kg2 Ke7 32. Kh3 Kd6 33. f4 Rc6 34.
Kg4 Kc7 35. Rab3 Kd6 36. Kg5 Kd7 37. g4 Kd6 38. Rb7 Rc7 39. R3b6+ Kd7 40. a6
Kd8 41. f5 gxf5 42. gxf5 exf5 43. Kxf5 Ke8 44. Rb8+ Kd7 45. Ke5 Rc6 46. Kxd5
Rcc7 47. h5 Ke7 48. R8b7 Kd7 49. Rxa7 Rxa7 50. Kc5 Kc8 51. d5 f5 52. Re6 f4 53.
Kb6 1-0

[Event "Saint Affrique op 17th"]
[Site "Saint Affrique"]
[Date "2009.07.22"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Houard, Yannick"]
[Black "Manouck, Thierry"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C41"]
[WhiteElo "2200"]
[BlackElo "2337"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[EventDate "2009.07.18"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2010"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 Nbd7 4. Nf3 e5 5. Bc4 Be7 6. O-O O-O 7. Re1 c6 8. a4
a5 9. Ba2 h6 10. h3 Re8 11. Be3 Qc7 12. Qd2 exd4 13. Bxd4 Ne5 14. Qe3 Bd8 15.
Rad1 Be6 16. Bxe6 Nxf3+ 17. Qxf3 Rxe6 18. Qd3 Nh5 19. Qf3 g6 20. Re2 Bg5 21. g3
Rae8 22. Kg2 R8e7 23. Qd3 Bf6 24. Rde1 g5 25. b3 Re8 26. Bxf6 Rxf6 27. Qc4 Qb6
28. Rd1 Qb4 29. Qxb4 axb4 30. Na2 Rfe6 31. Nxb4 Rxe4 32. Rxe4 Rxe4 33. c3 d5
34. Nd3 Nf6 35. Nc5 Re7 36. a5 Kf8 37. Kf1 Ne4 38. Nxe4 Rxe4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Villarrobledo op 24th"]
[Site "Villarrobledo"]
[Date "2009.07.25"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Naiditsch, Arkadij"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2584"]
[BlackElo "2697"]
[PlyCount "138"]
[EventDate "2009.07.25"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 131 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.09.03"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.09.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. Bxc6 dxc6 7. dxe5 Nf5
8. Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. Nc3 h6 10. h3 Ne7 11. Be3 Ke8 12. Rad1 Bd7 13. a3 Rd8 14. Rfe1
a6 15. Ne4 Bf5 16. Rxd8+ Kxd8 17. Bd2 Kc8 18. Nd4 Bh7 19. e6 f6 20. f4 f5 21.
Nc3 g6 22. Nf3 Bg7 23. Be3 Bxc3 24. bxc3 Re8 25. c4 b6 26. Bd4 c5 27. Bg7 h5
28. Ng5 Bg8 29. Kf2 Nc6 30. g4 hxg4 31. hxg4 Na5 32. gxf5 gxf5 33. e7 Nxc4 34.
Bf8 b5 35. Rh1 Nd6 36. Rh8 Bd5 37. Ke3 a5 38. Kd2 Kd7 39. Kc1 a4 40. Rh5 Ne4
41. Nf3 Be6 42. Rh6 b4 43. Ne5+ Kd6 44. Kb2 Kd5 45. Nd3 b3 46. cxb3 axb3 47.
Ne5 Rb8 48. Bg7 Nd6 49. Nd3 Bf7 50. Ne5 Be8 51. Rh3 c4 52. Re3 Ne4 53. Nf3 c5
54. Ng5 Nd6 55. Bc3 Nb5 56. Re5+ Kc6 57. Re6+ Kd7 58. Re2 Ra8 59. Nh7 Nxc3 60.
Kxc3 Ra6 61. Kxc4 Bf7+ 62. Kxc5 Re6 63. Rb2 Rc6+ 64. Kb4 Rc2 65. Rb1 Kxe7 66.
Ng5 Bd5 67. Re1+ Kd6 68. a4 b2 69. Ka3 Rc1 0-1

[Event "Villarrobledo op 24th"]
[Site "Villarrobledo"]
[Date "2009.07.26"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Bacrot, Etienne"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B35"]
[WhiteElo "2584"]
[BlackElo "2721"]
[PlyCount "140"]
[EventDate "2009.07.25"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 131 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.09.03"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.09.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 g6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Bg7 6. Be3 Nf6 7. Bc4 Qa5 8.
O-O O-O 9. Bb3 d6 10. h3 Bd7 11. Qd2 Nxd4 12. Bxd4 Nxe4 13. Qe3 Bxd4 14. Qxe4
Bxc3 15. bxc3 Qg5 16. h4 Qf6 17. Qxb7 Bf5 18. Rfe1 e6 19. Qb4 a5 20. Qxd6 a4
21. Bc4 Qxh4 22. Bf1 Rfd8 23. Qe5 Rd2 24. Re2 Rd5 25. Qe3 Rc8 26. Rd2 Rxd2 27.
Qxd2 Qf6 28. Bb5 a3 29. Rc1 Qxc3 30. Qxc3 Rxc3 31. Ba4 Be4 32. Bb3 Bd5 33. Bxd5
exd5 34. Kf1 Rc4 35. Ke2 Rb4 36. Kd3 Rb2 37. Kc3 Rxa2 38. Kb3 Rb2+ 39. Kxa3 Rb5
40. Rd1 Kf8 41. Ka4 Rb2 42. Rd2 Ke7 43. Ka3 Rb5 44. Ka4 Rc5 45. Kb3 h5 46. c3
Ke6 47. Kc2 Rc4 48. Kd3 h4 49. Re2+ Kd6 50. f3 Ra4 51. Rb2 Ke5 52. Ke3 Ra3 53.
Kd3 f5 54. Re2+ Kf4 55. Kd4 g5 56. Rc2 Ra5 57. Rb2 Kg3 58. Ke5 g4 59. fxg4 fxg4
60. Kd4 Ra3 61. Re2 Rb3 62. Ra2 Rb5 63. Re2 Ra5 64. Rb2 Kh2 65. Re2 g3 66. Ke3
Ra3 67. Rc2 h3 68. gxh3+ Kxh3 69. Rc1 g2 70. Kf2 Kh2 0-1

[Event "Zuerich Jubilee op"]
[Site "Zuerich"]
[Date "2009.08.09"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Csajka, Felix"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B82"]
[WhiteElo "2584"]
[BlackElo "2204"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2009.08.09"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 131 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.09.03"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.09.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 a6 3. Nf3 d6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Nf6 6. f4 e6 7. Qf3 Qb6 8. Nb3
Qc7 9. a4 b6 10. Bd3 Bb7 11. O-O Nc6 12. Bd2 Be7 13. Rae1 O-O 14. Qh3 g6 15. f5
exf5 16. exf5 Ne5 17. Bg5 Rae8 18. Bh6 Nfg4 19. Bxf8 Bxf8 20. Qg3 Bg7 21. Be4
Nf6 22. Bxb7 Qxb7 23. Qh4 Rf8 24. fxg6 fxg6 25. Ne4 Qe7 26. Nd4 h6 27. Nxf6+
Rxf6 28. Rxf6 Qxf6 29. Qxf6 Bxf6 30. b3 Kf7 31. h3 h5 32. Kf2 Bg5 33. Nf3 Bf6
34. Nxe5+ Bxe5 35. Kf3 Ke6 36. Ke4 d5+ 37. Kd3 a5 38. Rf1 Bf6 39. c4 Be5 40.
Rf8 g5 41. Re8+ 1-0

[Event "Zuerich Jubilee op"]
[Site "Zuerich"]
[Date "2009.08.10"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Beckhuis, Gernod"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A56"]
[WhiteElo "2327"]
[BlackElo "2584"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[EventDate "2009.08.09"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 131 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.09.03"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.09.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 e5 4. Nc3 d6 5. e4 Nbd7 6. g4 g6 7. Be2 h6 8. h4 a6 9.
a4 Bg7 10. h5 Nf8 11. Nh3 Qd7 12. hxg6 fxg6 13. f3 g5 14. Bd3 Ng6 15. Ne2 Qf7
16. Ng3 Nf4 17. Nf5 Bxf5 18. exf5 O-O-O 19. Be4 Nxh3 20. Rxh3 h5 21. Qe2 hxg4
22. Rxh8 Rxh8 23. fxg4 Rh4 24. Ra3 Rxg4 25. Bg2 Kb8 26. Bd2 Qd7 27. Bh3 Re4 28.
Re3 Rh4 29. Rg3 g4 30. Bxg4 Nxg4 31. Rxg4 Rh1+ 32. Kf2 Qxf5+ 33. Kg2 Qh5 0-1

[Event "Zuerich Jubilee op"]
[Site "Zuerich"]
[Date "2009.08.10"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Saptarshi, Roy Chowdhury"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C83"]
[WhiteElo "2584"]
[BlackElo "2413"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "2009.08.09"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 131 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.09.03"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.09.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Nxe4 6. d4 b5 7. Bb3 d5 8. dxe5
Be6 9. Nbd2 Nc5 10. c3 Be7 11. Bc2 d4 12. Nb3 d3 13. Nxc5 dxc2 14. Qxd8+ Rxd8
15. Nxe6 fxe6 16. Be3 Rd5 17. Rfc1 Nxe5 18. Nxe5 Rxe5 19. Rxc2 Kf7 20. g3 Rd8
21. a4 Red5 22. Kg2 Bc5 23. Bxc5 Rxc5 24. axb5 axb5 25. Re2 Rcd5 26. Ra7 R8d7
27. Rb7 c6 28. Rb6 R7d6 29. h4 Kf6 30. Re3 h5 31. b3 Rf5 32. Rb8 Kf7 33. Rb7+
Kf6 34. Rb8 Kf7 35. Rb7+ Kf6 36. Rb8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Zuerich Jubilee op"]
[Site "Zuerich"]
[Date "2009.08.11"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Agopov, Mikael"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E11"]
[WhiteElo "2442"]
[BlackElo "2584"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[EventDate "2009.08.09"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 131 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.09.03"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.09.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. d4 e6 3. c4 Bb4+ 4. Bd2 c5 5. Bxb4 cxb4 6. g3 O-O 7. Bg2 d6 8.
O-O Nc6 9. a3 Qb6 10. Qb3 e5 11. dxe5 dxe5 12. axb4 e4 13. c5 Qc7 14. Ng5 Qe5
15. f4 exf3 16. Nxf3 Qxe2 17. Re1 Qb5 18. Ra4 Nd8 19. Nd4 Qd7 20. b5 Qc7 21.
Qa3 a6 22. b6 Qb8 23. b4 Ne6 24. Nxe6 Bxe6 25. b5 Bd7 26. Nc3 Re8 27. Rf1 h5
28. bxa6 Qe5 29. c6 Qe3+ 30. Kh1 Bxc6 31. Bxc6 bxc6 32. b7 Qd3 33. Qa1 Ra7 34.
Qb1 Qd6 35. Rb4 Nd7 36. Qf5 Rf8 37. Rbb1 Nb8 38. Ne4 Qd4 39. Nc5 Qd6 40. Rfd1
Qc7 41. Nd7 Re8 42. Nxb8 Qxb8 43. Rd7 Rf8 44. Rf1 g6 45. Qf6 Qe8 46. Re7 Qd8
47. Rxf7 Qd5+ 48. Kg1 Qc5+ 49. Rf2 Qc1+ 50. Kg2 1-0

[Event "Zuerich Jubilee op"]
[Site "Zuerich"]
[Date "2009.08.12"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Vila Gazquez, Xavier"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B81"]
[WhiteElo "2457"]
[BlackElo "2584"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "2009.08.09"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 131 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.09.03"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.09.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. g4 h6 7. Bg2 Nc6 8. h3
Bd7 9. O-O a6 10. Nxc6 Bxc6 11. Be3 Be7 12. a4 Nd7 13. b4 b6 14. Ne2 O-O 15. c4
a5 16. b5 Bb7 17. f4 Rc8 18. Rc1 Rc7 19. Qd3 Qa8 20. Rc2 Rd8 21. Bf3 Nc5 22.
Bxc5 dxc5 23. Qe3 Rcd7 24. Nc1 e5 25. Bg2 exf4 26. Qxf4 Bg5 27. Qf5 Re7 28. Ne2
g6 29. Qf2 Bxe4 30. Bxe4 Qxe4 31. Ng3 Qd3 32. Kg2 Bh4 33. Rb2 Qxc4 34. Rd2 Rxd2
35. Qxd2 Kh7 36. Rf4 Qe6 37. Ne4 Rd7 38. Qc2 Rd4 39. Kf3 Kg7 40. Nc3 Rxf4+ 41.
Kxf4 Qc4+ 0-1

[Event "Zuerich Jubilee op"]
[Site "Zuerich"]
[Date "2009.08.13"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Gozzoli, Yannick"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C55"]
[WhiteElo "2584"]
[BlackElo "2498"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "2009.08.09"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 131 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.09.03"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.09.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 Be7 5. O-O O-O 6. Re1 d6 7. a4 h6 8. a5 a6
9. Nc3 Nb4 10. d4 Bg4 11. d5 c6 12. Bb3 b5 13. axb6 cxd5 14. h3 Bh5 15. b7 Rb8
16. Nxd5 Nbxd5 17. Bxd5 Nxd5 18. Qxd5 Qb6 19. Ra3 Qxb7 20. Qxb7 Rxb7 21. Rxa6
Rc8 22. c3 Bg6 23. Nd2 Rd7 24. Ra5 Bg5 25. Rb5 f5 26. exf5 Bxf5 27. Nf1 Bd3 28.
Rd5 Bc4 29. Rdd1 Bb3 30. Rd3 Bc4 31. Rg3 Bh4 32. Rg4 Bf6 33. Ne3 Be6 34. Rb4 h5
35. Nf1 d5 36. Bf4 exf4 37. Rxe6 d4 38. cxd4 Rc1 39. g3 fxg3 40. Kg2 gxf2 41.
Re4 Rd1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Zuerich Jubilee op"]
[Site "Zuerich"]
[Date "2009.08.14"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Bosiocic, Marin"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A60"]
[WhiteElo "2551"]
[BlackElo "2584"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "2009.08.09"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 131 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.09.03"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.09.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 c5 4. d5 exd5 5. cxd5 b5 6. e4 Nxe4 7. Qe2 Qe7 8. Bg2
f5 9. Be3 d6 10. Nd2 g6 11. Nh3 Nd7 12. Nxe4 fxe4 13. Bg5 Nf6 14. Qxb5+ Bd7 15.
Qb7 Rd8 16. Nf4 Bg7 17. O-O Qf7 18. Qxa7 O-O 19. Qa6 h6 20. Bxf6 Qxf6 21. Rae1
g5 22. Ne6 Bxe6 23. dxe6 Qxe6 24. Bxe4 Kh8 25. Bc2 Qf7 26. b3 Bd4 27. Re2 Rde8
28. Rxe8 Bxf2+ 29. Kg2 Qf3+ 30. Kh3 g4+ 31. Kh4 Qf6+ 32. Kxg4 Qg5+ 33. Kh3 Qh5+
34. Kg2 Qf3+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Zuerich Jubilee op"]
[Site "Zuerich"]
[Date "2009.08.15"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Reinaldo Castineira, Roi"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C24"]
[WhiteElo "2584"]
[BlackElo "2503"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "2009.08.09"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 131 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.09.03"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.09.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bc4 Be7 4. d3 Nf6 5. O-O O-O 6. c3 c6 7. Bb3 Nbd7 8. Re1
Re8 9. Nbd2 Bf8 10. d4 Qc7 11. h3 h6 12. Bc2 g6 13. Nf1 Bg7 14. Ng3 Nf8 15. Be3
Be6 16. Qd2 Kh7 17. Rad1 Rad8 18. Qc1 Bc8 19. Nd2 Ne6 20. Nf3 b6 21. b4 Nf8 22.
a4 N8d7 23. h4 Nf8 24. h5 Bg4 25. hxg6+ fxg6 26. dxe5 dxe5 27. Rxd8 Rxd8 28.
Nh2 Bc8 29. f4 exf4 30. Bxf4 Qe7 31. e5 Nd5 32. Bd2 Qh4 33. Ne4 Ne6 34. Nf3 Qe7
35. Nd6 Rxd6 36. exd6 Qxd6 37. Nh4 Ndf4 38. Bxf4 Nxf4 39. Re8 Be6 40. Qxf4 1-0

[Event "FRA-ch Accession"]
[Site "Nimes"]
[Date "2009.08.11"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Debray, Christopher"]
[Black "Houard, Yannick"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C11"]
[WhiteElo "2328"]
[BlackElo "2200"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "2009.08.11"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 132 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.11.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.11.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. Nce2 c5 6. f4 Nc6 7. Nf3 Qb6 8. c3
f6 9. a3 Be7 10. b4 cxd4 11. cxd4 O-O 12. Neg1 fxe5 13. fxe5 Ncxe5 14. dxe5
Nxe5 15. Ra2 Nxf3+ 16. Nxf3 a5 17. b5 e5 18. Nxe5 Bc5 19. Qxd5+ Kh8 20. Bc4
Bf2+ 21. Kf1 Bc5+ 22. Nf7+ Rxf7+ 23. Qxf7 Bg4 24. Bb2 Bd4 25. Qf4 Bxb2 26. Rxb2
Qc5 27. Rf2 Qxa3 28. Kg1 1-0

[Event "FRA-ch Accession"]
[Site "Nimes"]
[Date "2009.08.12"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Houard, Yannick"]
[Black "Ber, Yves"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B00"]
[WhiteElo "2200"]
[BlackElo "2040"]
[PlyCount "46"]
[EventDate "2009.08.11"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 132 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.11.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.11.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 b6 2. d4 Bb7 3. Bd3 g6 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. c3 d6 6. O-O Nd7 7. Qe2 e5 8. Ba6
Qc8 9. Bxb7 Qxb7 10. d5 Ne7 11. c4 a5 12. Nc3 f6 13. Be3 h5 14. Qc2 Bh6 15.
Bxh6 Rxh6 16. a3 g5 17. b4 Ng6 18. Rfc1 Ke7 19. Nd1 g4 20. Ne1 Nf4 21. Ne3 Kf7
22. Nf5 Rh7 23. Nh4 Qc8 1/2-1/2

[Event "FRA-ch Accession"]
[Site "Nimes"]
[Date "2009.08.13"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Rodier, David"]
[Black "Houard, Yannick"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D11"]
[WhiteElo "2145"]
[BlackElo "2200"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "2009.08.11"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 132 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.11.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.11.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 c6 4. e3 a6 5. Bd3 Bg4 6. Nbd2 Nbd7 7. h3 Bh5 8. Qc2
e6 9. b3 Bd6 10. Bb2 Qb8 11. g4 Bg6 12. Bxg6 hxg6 13. O-O-O Qc7 14. c5 Be7 15.
Kb1 O-O-O 16. Rc1 Rdf8 17. b4 Qb8 18. a4 Ne8 19. b5 axb5 20. axb5 Nc7 21. bxc6
bxc6 22. e4 Nb5 23. Qd3 Bd8 24. Nb3 f5 25. exd5 exd5 26. Ne5 Nxe5 27. dxe5 Qb7
28. Nd4 Nxd4 29. Qxd4 Re8 30. Rc3 Ba5 31. Ra3 Qb4 32. Qd3 Bc7 33. Ka1 Rxe5 34.
Ra8+ Kd7 35. Rxh8 1-0

[Event "Amsterdam NH Hotels 4th"]
[Site "Amsterdam"]
[Date "2009.08.20"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Svidler, Peter"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C11"]
[WhiteElo "2739"]
[BlackElo "2584"]
[PlyCount "127"]
[EventDate "2009.08.20"]
[EventType "schev"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 132"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.09.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.09.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. f4 c5 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. Be3 Be7 8. Qd2
O-O 9. Be2 a6 10. O-O b5 11. a3 Qb6 12. Nd1 a5 13. c3 Bb7 14. Bf2 f6 15. exf6
Nxf6 16. dxc5 Bxc5 17. Bxc5 Qxc5+ 18. Qe3 Qxe3+ 19. Nxe3 b4 20. axb4 axb4 21.
cxb4 Nxb4 22. Nd4 Kf7 23. Ng4 Rxa1 24. Rxa1 Ra8 25. Rxa8 Bxa8 26. Ne5+ Ke7 27.
Kf2 Bb7 28. Ke3 Ba6 29. Bf3 Bc8 30. Kd2 Na6 31. Kc3 Nc5 32. b4 Nce4+ 33. Kd3 g5
34. g3 gxf4 35. gxf4 Kd6 36. Nb5+ Ke7 37. Nd4 Kd6 38. Nb5+ Ke7 39. Kd4 Bb7 40.
Nc3 Nxc3 41. Kxc3 Kd6 42. Be2 Nd7 43. Nf7+ Ke7 44. Ng5 h6 45. Nf3 Kf6 46. Kd4
Kf5 47. Ne5 Bc8 48. Bb5 Nf6 49. Ke3 Ng4+ 50. Nxg4 Kxg4 51. Bc6 d4+ 52. Ke4 d3
53. Ke3 d2 54. Bf3+ Kh3 55. b5 Bb7 56. Bd1 Kxh2 57. Kxd2 Kg3 58. Ke3 Kh4 59.
Bf3 Bc8 60. b6 Kg3 61. b7 Bxb7 62. Bxb7 Kg4 63. Ke4 Kh5 64. Ke5 1-0

[Event "Amsterdam NH Hotels 4th"]
[Site "Amsterdam"]
[Date "2009.08.21"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Ljubojevic, Ljubomir"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B83"]
[WhiteElo "2584"]
[BlackElo "2553"]
[PlyCount "174"]
[EventDate "2009.08.20"]
[EventType "schev"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 132"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.09.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.09.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Be3 Nf6 7. Be2 Be7 8. f4
e5 9. Nb3 exf4 10. Bxf4 Be6 11. Qd2 d5 12. O-O-O dxe4 13. Qe3 Qc8 14. g4 O-O
15. g5 Ng4 16. Qg3 e3 17. Bxg4 Bxg4 18. Rdg1 e2 19. Rg2 Bh5 20. Nxe2 Re8 21.
Nc3 Qf5 22. Rf2 Rad8 23. Kb1 Qe6 24. Qe3 Qxe3 25. Bxe3 Bb4 26. Bd2 Ne5 27. a3
Bd6 28. h3 Nc4 29. Bf4 Bf8 30. Nd2 Bc5 31. Rfh2 Rd4 32. Nb3 Rxf4 33. Nxc5 Rf5
34. Nd3 Rxg5 35. Rf1 f6 36. b3 Re2 37. Nxe2 Nd2+ 38. Kb2 Nxf1 39. Rf2 Ne3 40.
Nc3 Kf7 41. Rd2 Bf3 42. Nf4 Re5 43. a4 a6 44. Rf2 Bc6 45. Nd3 Rh5 46. b4 Rxh3
47. Ne5+ Ke6 48. Nxc6 bxc6 49. a5 f5 50. Kb1 Ke5 51. Na4 f4 52. Nc5 f3 53. Nxa6
Kf4 54. Nc5 Rh1+ 55. Ka2 Nd5 56. Nd3+ Ke3 57. a6 Nc7 58. a7 g5 59. c4 Na8 60.
b5 cxb5 61. cxb5 Kxd3 62. Rxf3+ Kc4 63. Rf8 Rh2+ 64. Ka3 Rh3+ 65. Ka2 Nb6 66.
Rb8 Kb4 67. Rxb6 Ra3+ 68. Kb2 Rxa7 69. Rb8 Rg7 70. Kc2 g4 71. b6 Kb5 72. Kd2 g3
73. b7 Kb6 74. Rc8 Kxb7 75. Rc1 h5 76. Ke2 h4 77. Kf1 h3 78. Kg1 Rc7 79. Rb1+
Kc8 80. Rf1 Rc2 81. Ra1 Kc7 82. Kh1 Kc6 83. Kg1 Kc5 84. Kh1 Kc4 85. Kg1 Kb3 86.
Rb1+ Ka2 87. Re1 Kb2 0-1

[Event "Amsterdam NH Hotels 4th"]
[Site "Amsterdam"]
[Date "2009.08.22"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Van Wely, Loek"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2655"]
[BlackElo "2584"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[EventDate "2009.08.20"]
[EventType "schev"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 132"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.09.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.09.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 e6 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb4+ 5. Bd2 Bxd2+ 6. Qxd2 Ba6 7. b3 O-O 8.
Bg2 d5 9. O-O c6 10. Rc1 Nbd7 11. a4 h6 12. Na3 Bb7 13. cxd5 cxd5 14. b4 Rc8
15. e3 Qe7 16. Qb2 Rxc1+ 17. Rxc1 Rc8 18. Rxc8+ Bxc8 19. Nb5 a6 20. Nc3 Qd8 21.
Nd2 Qc7 22. Bf1 Nb8 23. Bd3 Nc6 24. b5 axb5 25. axb5 Na5 26. Na4 Ne8 27. Qc2
Qxc2 28. Bxc2 Bd7 29. Bd3 Nd6 30. Nxb6 Bxb5 31. Bxb5 Nxb5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Amsterdam NH Hotels 4th"]
[Site "Amsterdam"]
[Date "2009.08.23"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Beliavsky, Alexander G"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C41"]
[WhiteElo "2584"]
[BlackElo "2662"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "2009.08.20"]
[EventType "schev"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 132"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.09.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.09.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 e5 4. Nf3 Nbd7 5. Bc4 Be7 6. O-O O-O 7. Re1 c6 8. a4
a5 9. Ba2 h6 10. h3 Nh7 11. Be3 Ng5 12. Qe2 Nxf3+ 13. Qxf3 Bg5 14. Rad1 Qe7 15.
Ne2 g6 16. Ng3 Kg7 17. Qe2 Nf6 18. Qd2 Nh7 19. f4 exf4 20. Bxf4 Bd7 21. Rf1 h5
22. Rde1 Bxf4 23. Rxf4 Ng5 24. h4 Ne6 25. Nf5+ gxf5 26. exf5 d5 27. f6+ Qxf6
28. Rxf6 Kxf6 29. c4 dxc4 30. Bxc4 Rg8 31. Qf2+ Ke7 32. d5 cxd5 33. Qc5+ Kd8
34. Qxd5 Kc8 35. Bb5 Bxb5 36. axb5 Kc7 37. Rf1 Rg7 38. Rxf7+ Rxf7 39. b6+ 1-0

[Event "Amsterdam NH Hotels 4th"]
[Site "Amsterdam"]
[Date "2009.08.24"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Nielsen, Peter Heine"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E05"]
[WhiteElo "2680"]
[BlackElo "2584"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "2009.08.20"]
[EventType "schev"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 132"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.09.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.09.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. d4 Be7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O dxc4 7. Qc2 a6 8. Qxc4
b5 9. Qc2 Bb7 10. Bd2 Be4 11. Qc1 Bb7 12. Bf4 Bd6 13. Nbd2 Nd5 14. Be5 Nd7 15.
Nb3 a5 16. Nc5 Bxc5 17. dxc5 Ra6 18. Rd1 Qe7 19. e4 N5f6 20. Bxf6 Nxf6 21. Nd2
e5 22. a4 bxa4 23. Rxa4 Bc6 24. Ra1 Raa8 25. Qc2 a4 26. b4 axb3 27. Nxb3 Ba4
28. Ra3 Nd7 29. Rc1 Rfb8 30. Qc3 Bxb3 31. Rxa8 Rxa8 32. Qxb3 Rb8 33. Qa4 Nf8
34. Bh3 g6 35. c6 Rb2 36. Qa7 Qd6 37. Qc5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Amsterdam NH Hotels 4th"]
[Site "Amsterdam"]
[Date "2009.08.26"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Svidler, Peter"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B08"]
[WhiteElo "2584"]
[BlackElo "2739"]
[PlyCount "36"]
[EventDate "2009.08.20"]
[EventType "schev"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 132"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.09.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.09.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nc3 d6 4. Be3 c6 5. Qd2 Nd7 6. Nf3 Qa5 7. Bd3 Ngf6 8. Bh6
O-O 9. h4 Bxh6 10. Qxh6 Ng4 11. Qg5 Qxg5 12. hxg5 f6 13. gxf6 Ndxf6 14. Nd2 e5
15. Ne2 exd4 16. Nxd4 d5 17. exd5 Re8+ 18. Kf1 Nxd5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Amsterdam NH Hotels 4th"]
[Site "Amsterdam"]
[Date "2009.08.28"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Ljubojevic, Ljubomir"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2553"]
[BlackElo "2584"]
[PlyCount "124"]
[EventDate "2009.08.20"]
[EventType "schev"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 132"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.09.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.09.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Bg5 Nbd7 6. Qa4 c5 7. cxd5 exd5 8.
dxc5 Bxc3+ 9. bxc3 O-O 10. Qb4 h6 11. Bh4 Re8 12. Nd4 a5 13. Qb5 Qc7 14. Bg3
Qxc5 15. Qxc5 Nxc5 16. f3 Bd7 17. Kd2 b5 18. e3 b4 19. cxb4 axb4 20. Be2 Ra5
21. Rhb1 Rea8 22. Rb2 b3 23. Nxb3 Nxb3+ 24. Rxb3 Rxa2+ 25. Rxa2 Rxa2+ 26. Ke1
Bf5 27. Rb5 Ra3 28. Kf2 Ra2 29. Kf1 Ra3 30. Bf4 Ra1+ 31. Kf2 Ra2 32. Be5 Bd3
33. Rb2 Rxb2 34. Bxb2 Bxe2 35. Kxe2 Ne8 36. Be5 f6 37. Bb8 h5 38. g4 g6 39. Kd3
Kf7 40. Kd4 Ke6 41. h3 hxg4 42. fxg4 g5 43. Kc5 Ng7 44. Kc6 Ne8 45. Bg3 Ng7 46.
Bc7 Ne8 47. Bd8 Ng7 48. Bb6 Ne8 49. Bd4 Ng7 50. Bc5 Ne8 51. Bf8 Kf7 52. Bd6 Ke6
53. Bb8 Ng7 54. Bg3 Ne8 55. h4 gxh4 56. Bxh4 Ng7 57. Bg3 f5 58. g5 Nh5 59. Bc7
f4 60. exf4 d4 61. Kc5 d3 62. Ba5 Nxf4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Amsterdam NH Hotels 4th"]
[Site "Amsterdam"]
[Date "2009.08.29"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Van Wely, Loek"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B85"]
[WhiteElo "2584"]
[BlackElo "2655"]
[PlyCount "94"]
[EventDate "2009.08.20"]
[EventType "schev"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 132"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.09.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.09.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be2 e6 7. O-O Be7 8. f4
O-O 9. Kh1 Qc7 10. a4 Nc6 11. Be3 Re8 12. Bf3 Bf8 13. Qd2 Rb8 14. Qf2 e5 15.
fxe5 dxe5 16. Nb3 Be6 17. Bb6 Qc8 18. a5 Bxb3 19. cxb3 Nd4 20. Bxd4 exd4 21.
Qxd4 Qe6 22. Nd5 Nxd5 23. exd5 Qh6 24. g3 Bd6 25. Qf2 Qe3 26. Bg4 Qxf2 27. Rxf2
Re4 28. Ra4 Re3 29. Rf3 Re1+ 30. Kg2 Rb1 31. Rf2 g6 32. Re2 h5 33. Bf3 Kf8 34.
Rc4 Re8 35. Rxe8+ Kxe8 36. Rc2 Kd7 37. b4 Ra1 38. Rc3 Ra4 39. Rb3 Kc7 40. b5
Rxa5 41. bxa6 Rxa6 42. Rc3+ Kb8 43. Rb3 Ra4 44. Be2 Ra5 45. Rb5 Ra2 46. Rb3 Be5
47. Bc4 Rxb2+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Amsterdam NH Hotels 4th"]
[Site "Amsterdam"]
[Date "2009.08.30"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Beliavsky, Alexander G"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E05"]
[WhiteElo "2662"]
[BlackElo "2584"]
[PlyCount "105"]
[EventDate "2009.08.20"]
[EventType "schev"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 132"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.09.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.09.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 Be7 5. Nf3 O-O 6. O-O dxc4 7. Qc2 a6 8. a4
Bd7 9. Qxc4 Bc6 10. Bg5 Bd5 11. Qd3 Be4 12. Qe3 Bc6 13. a5 Nbd7 14. Nc3 h6 15.
Bxf6 Nxf6 16. Qd3 Bb4 17. Qc4 Qe7 18. Ne5 Bxg2 19. Kxg2 c5 20. dxc5 Bxc5 21.
Ne4 Nxe4 22. Qxe4 Rfd8 23. Rfd1 Rab8 24. Rd3 Bd6 25. Nf3 Bc7 26. Ne1 g6 27. b4
h5 28. Rad1 Rxd3 29. Nxd3 Bd6 30. Rc1 Rd8 31. Rc4 Qd7 32. Rd4 Qe7 33. h4 Qc7
34. Rc4 Qd7 35. Qf3 Rc8 36. Rxc8+ Qxc8 37. Qe4 Qc7 38. Kf3 Kf8 39. Qd4 Ke7 40.
e4 Qc6 41. Ke3 f6 42. f4 Kf7 43. e5 Be7 44. Qe4 Qc7 45. exf6 Bxf6 46. Nc5 Qc8
47. Qxb7+ Qxb7 48. Nxb7 Bc3 49. b5 e5 50. bxa6 Bd4+ 51. Ke4 Ke6 52. fxe5 Bf2
53. Nd6 1-0

[Event "Amsterdam NH Hotels 4th"]
[Site "Amsterdam"]
[Date "2009.08.31"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Nielsen, Peter Heine"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C54"]
[WhiteElo "2584"]
[BlackElo "2680"]
[PlyCount "100"]
[EventDate "2009.08.20"]
[EventType "schev"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 132"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.09.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.09.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d3 d6 6. Bb3 a6 7. h3 Ba7 8. O-O h6
9. Re1 g5 10. Nh2 Rg8 11. Be3 g4 12. Bxa7 gxh3 13. g3 Nxa7 14. Nd2 h5 15. Kh1
Qe7 16. Ba4+ c6 17. d4 h4 18. dxe5 dxe5 19. Nc4 hxg3 20. fxg3 Nb5 21. Bxb5 axb5
22. Nd6+ Kf8 23. Qd2 Rg6 24. Nf5 Bxf5 25. exf5 Rxg3 26. Qh6+ Ke8 27. Qh4 Rg8
28. Nf3 Ng4 29. Qg3 e4 30. Rxe4 Qxe4 31. Re1 Qxe1+ 32. Qxe1+ Kd7 33. Qd2+ Kc7
34. Ng5 Rad8 35. Qf4+ Kc8 36. Qxg4 f6 37. Qe2 Rxg5 38. Qe6+ Kc7 39. Qxf6 Rg2
40. Qe7+ Kc8 41. Qe1 Rdd2 42. Qe8+ Kc7 43. Qe5+ Kb6 44. Qe3+ Ka6 45. Qxh3 Rge2
46. Qf1 Rf2 47. Qg1 Rxf5 48. Qe1 Rff2 49. Kg1 Rg2+ 50. Kf1 Rh2 0-1

[Event "WchT (Women) 2nd"]
[Site "Ningbo"]
[Date "2009.09.03"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Ushenina, Anna"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B19"]
[WhiteElo "2585"]
[BlackElo "2448"]
[PlyCount "105"]
[EventDate "2009.09.02"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 132 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.11.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.11.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "China (W)"]
[BlackTeam "Ukraine (W)"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CHN"]
[BlackTeamCountry "UKR"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bf5 5. Ng3 Bg6 6. h4 h6 7. Nf3 Nd7 8. h5
Bh7 9. Bd3 Bxd3 10. Qxd3 e6 11. Bd2 Ngf6 12. O-O-O Be7 13. Rhe1 O-O 14. Qe2 Qc7
15. Ne5 Bd6 16. Kb1 Rad8 17. f4 c5 18. dxc5 Bxc5 19. c4 Qb6 20. Bc3 Bb4 21.
Nxd7 Nxd7 22. Ne4 Bxc3 23. Nxc3 Nf6 24. g4 Qc5 25. Rg1 Rxd1+ 26. Rxd1 a6 27.
Ne4 Nxe4 28. Qxe4 Rc8 29. a3 b5 30. cxb5 Qxb5 31. Rd4 a5 32. Ka2 Rb8 33. Qc2 e5
34. fxe5 Qxe5 35. Qc4 Qf6 36. Rd2 Qf3 37. Rd3 Qf6 38. Rb3 Rd8 39. Rb5 Rd4 40.
Qc8+ Rd8 41. Qc4 Rd4 42. Rb8+ Rd8 43. Rxd8+ Qxd8 44. Qb5 g6 45. hxg6 fxg6 46.
Qc4+ Kg7 47. Qc3+ Kh7 48. Qe5 a4 49. Qe4 Qd1 50. Qe7+ Kg8 51. Qe6+ Kg7 52. Qe7+
Kg8 53. Qe6+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "WchT (Women) 2nd"]
[Site "Ningbo"]
[Date "2009.09.04"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Harika, Dronavalli"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E14"]
[WhiteElo "2474"]
[BlackElo "2585"]
[PlyCount "106"]
[EventDate "2009.09.02"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 132 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.11.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.11.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "India (W)"]
[BlackTeam "China (W)"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "IND"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CHN"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 d5 4. e3 b6 5. b3 Bb7 6. Bd3 Bd6 7. O-O Nbd7 8. Bb2
O-O 9. Nc3 a6 10. cxd5 exd5 11. Rc1 Ne4 12. Ne2 Qe7 13. Qc2 Rac8 14. Ng3 f5 15.
Qe2 Ra8 16. Rc2 Rf6 17. Rfc1 c6 18. Nd2 Raf8 19. Ndf1 a5 20. f3 Rh6 21. Bc3 Qh4
22. Be1 Bxg3 23. Bxg3 Nxg3 24. hxg3 Qh5 25. Kf2 Qg5 26. Ke1 Re6 27. Kd2 c5 28.
Bb5 Qe7 29. Qd3 Rd6 30. Ke1 h6 31. Bxd7 Rxd7 32. dxc5 bxc5 33. Rxc5 d4 34. Kf2
Qf6 35. exd4 Rxd4 36. Qe3 f4 37. Qe5 fxg3+ 38. Kg1 a4 39. Nxg3 axb3 40. axb3
Rd2 41. Qxf6 Rxf6 42. R5c2 Rxc2 43. Rxc2 Bxf3 44. Rf2 Bc6 45. Rxf6 gxf6 46. Kf2
Kf7 47. Nf5 Bd5 48. b4 Ke6 49. g4 Ke5 50. Nxh6 Kf4 51. Nf5 Bc6 52. Ne3 Bb5 53.
Nd5+ Kxg4 1/2-1/2

[Event "WchT (Women) 2nd"]
[Site "Ningbo"]
[Date "2009.09.05"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Danielian, Elina"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B10"]
[WhiteElo "2585"]
[BlackElo "2489"]
[PlyCount "109"]
[EventDate "2009.09.02"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 132 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.11.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.11.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "China (W)"]
[BlackTeam "Armenia (W)"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CHN"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ARM"]

1. e4 c6 2. d3 d5 3. Nd2 e5 4. Ngf3 Bd6 5. d4 exd4 6. exd5 Nf6 7. dxc6 Nxc6 8.
Be2 O-O 9. O-O Re8 10. Nb3 Bg4 11. h3 Bh5 12. Nfxd4 Bxe2 13. Nxe2 Bh2+ 14. Kxh2
Qxd1 15. Rxd1 Rxe2 16. Rd2 Rae8 17. c3 Re1 18. Rd3 Ne5 19. Re3 Rf1 20. Bd2 Rxa1
21. Nxa1 Rd8 22. Re2 Nc4 23. Bg5 Rd1 24. Nc2 Nxb2 25. Ne3 Rb1 26. Nd5 h6 27.
Nxf6+ gxf6 28. Bxf6 Nd3 29. h4 h5 30. Rd2 Nf4 31. Kg3 Ne6 32. Rd5 Kh7 33. Bd4
Kg6 34. Bxa7 Rb2 35. Ra5 b6 36. Ra6 Rc2 37. Bxb6 Rxc3+ 38. Be3 Kf5 39. Ra5+ Kg6
40. Kf3 Nd4+ 41. Ke4 Ne6 42. g3 Rc2 43. a4 Ra2 44. Ra8 Nc7 45. Ra7 Ne6 46. a5
Ra4+ 47. Kd5 Ng7 48. Bb6 Nf5 49. Rd7 Nh6 50. Kc6 Ng4 51. Kb7 Ne5 52. Rd4 Nc4
53. a6 Na5+ 54. Bxa5 Rxa5 55. a7 1-0

[Event "WchT (Women) 2nd"]
[Site "Ningbo"]
[Date "2009.09.06"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Kosintseva, Tatiana"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B54"]
[WhiteElo "2536"]
[BlackElo "2585"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[EventDate "2009.09.02"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 132 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.11.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.11.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Russia (W)"]
[BlackTeam "China (W)"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CHN"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 d6 6. g4 Nge7 7. Be3 a6 8. Nb3
b5 9. a3 Ng6 10. Qe2 Nge5 11. Bg2 Bd7 12. Rd1 Be7 13. O-O g5 14. Nd4 Nxd4 15.
Bxd4 O-O 16. f4 gxf4 17. Rxf4 Bg5 18. Rff1 Qe7 19. Be3 Nc4 20. Bxg5 Qxg5 21. e5
d5 22. Rde1 Rac8 23. Rf3 Nxb2 24. h4 Qxh4 25. Rh3 Qg5 26. Bxd5 Rxc3 27. Rxc3
exd5 28. Qg2 Nc4 29. Qxd5 Qxg4+ 30. Qg2 Qxg2+ 31. Kxg2 Re8 32. Rg3+ Kf8 33. Rg5
Re6 0-1

[Event "WchT (Women) 2nd"]
[Site "Ningbo"]
[Date "2009.09.08"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Krush, Irina"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E35"]
[WhiteElo "2458"]
[BlackElo "2585"]
[PlyCount "117"]
[EventDate "2009.09.02"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 132 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.11.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.11.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "US of America (W)"]
[BlackTeam "China (W)"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "USA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CHN"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 d5 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 c5 7. dxc5 h6 8.
Bh4 g5 9. Bg3 Ne4 10. e3 Qa5 11. Nge2 Bf5 12. Bxb8 Rxb8 13. Nd4 Bd7 14. Bd3
Bxc3+ 15. bxc3 Qxc3+ 16. Qxc3 Nxc3 17. Rc1 Nxa2 18. Rb1 Ke7 19. Kd2 a5 20. Ra1
Nb4 21. Rxa5 Nc6 22. Ra2 Rhc8 23. Rb1 Nd8 24. Ra5 Ne6 25. Nxe6 fxe6 26. f4 Rc7
27. g3 Rbc8 28. Ra7 Rb8 29. Bb5 Bc8 30. Rc1 Bd7 31. Bxd7 Kxd7 32. Kd3 gxf4 33.
exf4 Rc6 34. Kd4 Ra6 35. Ra1 Rxa7 36. Rxa7 Kc6 37. Ra2 Re8 38. Rb2 h5 39. Rb6+
Kc7 40. Ke5 Rd8 41. Kd4 Re8 42. Rd6 Re7 43. Ke5 Re8 44. Kf6 b5 45. Kf7 Rd8 46.
Ke7 Rb8 47. Kxe6 b4 48. Rxd5 Kc6 49. Rd2 b3 50. Rb2 Kxc5 51. f5 Kd4 52. f6 Kc3
53. Rb1 Kc2 54. Rf1 Rb6+ 55. Ke7 Rb7+ 56. Kf8 b2 57. f7 b1=Q 58. Rxb1 Rxb1 59.
Kg8 1-0

[Event "WchT (Women) 2nd"]
[Site "Ningbo"]
[Date "2009.09.10"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Rajlich, Iweta"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2465"]
[BlackElo "2585"]
[PlyCount "132"]
[EventDate "2009.09.02"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 132 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.11.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.11.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Poland (W)"]
[BlackTeam "China (W)"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "POL"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CHN"]

1. d4 e6 2. c4 d5 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Nc3 Bb4 6. Bg5 Nbd7 7. e3 c5 8.
Be2 Qa5 9. O-O O-O 10. dxc5 Bxc3 11. bxc3 Qxc5 12. Qd4 Ne4 13. Rac1 b6 14. Bf4
Bb7 15. c4 Rac8 16. Qb2 Qa5 17. Rfd1 Ndf6 18. Ne5 h6 19. Ng4 Nxg4 20. Bxg4 Rxc4
21. Be5 Rb4 22. Qe2 Ba6 23. Qe1 Ra4 24. Qxa5 Rxa5 25. Bf3 Re8 26. Bd4 Ng5 27.
Bg4 Bc4 28. a4 Ne6 29. Bxe6 Rxe6 30. Ra1 Bb3 31. Rdc1 Rxa4 32. Rc8+ Kh7 33.
Rxa4 Bxa4 34. h4 Re7 35. Rb8 h5 36. Kh2 Bc6 37. Kg3 Kg6 38. Rc8 Bb7 39. Rd8 f6
40. f3 Bc6 41. Rc8 Bb7 42. Rb8 Rc7 43. Kf4 Bc8 44. g4 Rc1 45. Ra8 Rc7 46. Kg3
Bd7 47. gxh5+ Kxh5 48. Rh8+ Kg6 49. h5+ Kf7 50. h6 gxh6 51. Rxh6 Rc6 52. Rh7+
Ke8 53. Rh5 Re6 54. Rh8+ Ke7 55. Ra8 a5 56. Ra6 a4 57. Rxb6 Rxb6 58. Bxb6 Kd6
59. Bd4 Kc6 60. Bxf6 Kc5 61. Kf4 Kc4 62. Be7 Kd3 63. Bc5 Bc6 64. Ke5 d4 65.
exd4 Bxf3 66. d5 Bxd5 1/2-1/2

[Event "WchT (Women) 2nd"]
[Site "Ningbo"]
[Date "2009.09.11"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Hoang, Thi Bao Tram"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C54"]
[WhiteElo "2585"]
[BlackElo "2265"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[EventDate "2009.09.02"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 132 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.11.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.11.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "China (W)"]
[BlackTeam "Vietnam (W)"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CHN"]
[BlackTeamCountry "VIE"]

1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Nf6 3. d3 Nc6 4. Nf3 Bc5 5. c3 d6 6. Bb3 O-O 7. O-O a6 8. h3 h6
9. Re1 Ba7 10. Nbd2 Re8 11. Nf1 Be6 12. Bc2 d5 13. Bd2 dxe4 14. dxe4 Qd7 15.
N3h2 Rad8 16. Qf3 Qe7 17. b4 Bc4 18. a4 Qe6 19. Bc1 Nh7 20. Nd2 Rd6 21. Ra3 Ng5
22. Qg3 Red8 23. Nxc4 Qxc4 24. Ng4 Rg6 25. h4 Ne6 26. h5 Rxg4 27. Qxg4 Nxb4 28.
cxb4 Qxc2 29. Be3 Bxe3 30. Raxe3 Qxa4 31. Qf5 Qb5 32. Rc1 Rd7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Maotai Prince Cup Queens"]
[Site "Jinzhou"]
[Date "2009.09.17"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Huang, Qian"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2424"]
[BlackElo "2585"]
[PlyCount "115"]
[EventDate "2009.09.17"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 132 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.11.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.11.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 d5 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 c5 7. Nf3 Nbd7 8.
e3 Qa5 9. Bd3 O-O 10. O-O c4 11. Bf5 Re8 12. Nd2 g6 13. Bxd7 Nxd7 14. h4 f6 15.
Bh6 Bxc3 16. bxc3 Nb6 17. f3 Qa4 18. Qb1 Qa3 19. Qc2 Bd7 20. Rac1 Re6 21. Rfe1
Rae8 22. Bf4 Na4 23. e4 Qb2 24. Nf1 dxe4 25. d5 R6e7 26. Qxb2 Nxb2 27. Bd6 Nd3
28. Bxe7 Rxe7 29. Rb1 Nxe1 30. Rxe1 f5 31. fxe4 fxe4 32. Nd2 Re5 33. d6 Re6 34.
Nxc4 b5 35. Nd2 Rxd6 36. Nxe4 Re6 37. Re2 Bc6 38. Ng3 Kf7 39. Kf2 Rxe2+ 40.
Nxe2 Bd5 41. a3 Ke7 42. Nf4 Kd6 43. Ke3 Kc5 44. Kd3 Bc4+ 45. Kd2 Bf7 46. Nd3+
Kd5 47. Ke3 Be8 48. Nb2 Bd7 49. Kf4 h5 50. g3 Bf5 51. Ke3 Bc2 52. Kd2 Bb3 53.
Ke3 Ke5 54. Nd3+ Kf5 55. Nf2 Ke5 56. Nd3+ Kf5 57. Nf2 Ke5 58. Nd3+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Maotai Prince Cup Queens"]
[Site "Jinzhou"]
[Date "2009.09.18"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Ju, Wenjun"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B53"]
[WhiteElo "2585"]
[BlackElo "2443"]
[PlyCount "142"]
[EventDate "2009.09.17"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 132 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.11.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.11.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Qxd4 a6 5. c4 Nc6 6. Qe3 Bg4 7. Be2 Nf6 8. O-O
e6 9. b3 Be7 10. Bb2 O-O 11. Nc3 Qa5 12. Rfd1 Rfd8 13. h3 Bh5 14. Rac1 Qc5 15.
Qf4 Qa5 16. a3 Bxf3 17. Qxf3 Qg5 18. g3 h5 19. h4 Qg6 20. Bf1 Rac8 21. Bg2 Ng4
22. Qe2 Na5 23. Qc2 Bf6 24. Rd2 Be5 25. Rd3 b5 26. cxb5 axb5 27. f3 Ne3 28.
Rxe3 Qxg3 29. Rd1 Qxh4 30. Red3 Qh2+ 31. Kf1 h4 32. f4 Qxf4+ 33. Rf3 Qg5 34.
Bh3 Nc6 35. Qf2 Bg3 36. Qe3 Qxe3 37. Rxe3 Bf4 38. Re2 b4 39. axb4 Nxb4 40. Nb5
Nc2 41. Rd3 Rc5 42. Nc3 Nb4 43. Rf3 Be5 44. Na4 Rb5 45. Bc1 Nc6 46. Bb2 Bxb2
47. Rxb2 Rdb8 48. Rd3 Ne5 49. Rxd6 Rxb3 50. Rd8+ Rxd8 51. Rxb3 Rd4 52. Nc5 Rc4
53. Rb5 Rc1+ 54. Ke2 Ng6 55. Nd3 Rh1 56. Bg4 Rg1 57. Bf3 f6 58. Kf2 Rg3 59.
Rb8+ Kh7 60. Rb1 Kh6 61. Rb7 Rg5 62. Rb6 Ne5 63. Ne1 h3 64. Rb8 Kg6 65. Rh8
Nxf3 66. Nxf3 Rh5 67. Nh4+ Kg5 68. Nf3+ Kg6 69. Rxh5 Kxh5 70. Kg3 e5 71. Kxh3
g6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Maotai Prince Cup Queens"]
[Site "Jinzhou"]
[Date "2009.09.19"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Zhao, Xue"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2542"]
[BlackElo "2585"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "2009.09.17"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 132 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.11.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.11.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. d4 Bb4 5. Qa4+ Nc6 6. e3 O-O 7. a3 Bxc3+ 8.
bxc3 Ne4 9. Qc2 b6 10. cxd5 exd5 11. Bd3 Re8 12. O-O Na5 13. a4 c5 14. Nd2 Bf5
15. Nxe4 Bxe4 16. dxc5 Bxd3 17. Qxd3 Nb3 18. Ra3 Nxc5 19. Qe2 Rc8 20. Rd1 Ne4
21. Bb2 h6 22. a5 bxa5 23. Ra4 Qb6 24. Rxd5 Rb8 25. Ba1 Qc6 26. Raxa5 Re5 27.
c4 Rb1+ 28. Rd1 Qxc4 29. Rxb1 Qxe2 30. Bxe5 Qxf2+ 31. Kh1 Qxe3 32. h3 Nd2 33.
Rb8+ Kh7 34. Bc7 Qe1+ 35. Kh2 Nf1+ 0-1

[Event "Maotai Prince Cup Queens"]
[Site "Jinzhou"]
[Date "2009.09.20"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Tan, Zhongyi"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2585"]
[BlackElo "2435"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "2009.09.17"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 132 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.11.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.11.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Be3 c6 5. Qd2 b5 6. Bd3 Nbd7 7. Nf3 e5 8. dxe5
dxe5 9. h3 Bg7 10. Ne2 O-O 11. a4 Bb7 12. Ng3 a6 13. O-O Qe7 14. c4 b4 15. c5
a5 16. Qc2 Ne8 17. Rfd1 Nc7 18. Bc4 Kh8 19. Bb3 f5 20. exf5 Nd5 21. fxg6 Nxe3
22. fxe3 Nxc5 23. Nf5 Rxf5 24. Qxf5 Nxb3 25. Ng5 h6 26. Nf7+ Kg8 27. Rd7 Bc8
28. Rd8+ Qxd8 29. Nxh6+ Kh8 30. Nf7+ Kg8 31. Nh6+ Kh8 32. Qh5 Ra7 33. Ng4+ Bh6
34. Nxh6 Kg7 35. Nf7 Qd5 36. Qh6+ Kf6 37. g7+ Kxf7 38. Rf1+ Ke7 39. Qg5+ 1-0

[Event "Maotai Prince Cup Queens"]
[Site "Jinzhou"]
[Date "2009.09.22"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Ruan, Lufei"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C18"]
[WhiteElo "2486"]
[BlackElo "2585"]
[PlyCount "101"]
[EventDate "2009.09.17"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 132 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.11.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.11.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 Qa5 7. Bd2 Qa4 8. Qb1
c4 9. Nf3 Nc6 10. g3 Bd7 11. Bg2 O-O-O 12. O-O f6 13. Qb2 Nge7 14. Rab1 b6 15.
Rbe1 Rde8 16. Re2 h6 17. h4 f5 18. Ree1 Reg8 19. Rb1 Be8 20. Qc1 Bg6 21. Ne1
Bh5 22. Bf3 Bxf3 23. Nxf3 Kd7 24. Kg2 Rb8 25. Rh1 b5 26. Ng1 Qa5 27. Ne2 Rhc8
28. Nf4 Qd8 29. a4 bxa4 30. Qa3 Qc7 31. Nh5 Rg8 32. Qxa4 Ke8 33. Rxb8+ Qxb8 34.
Bc1 Kf7 35. Ba3 Qb7 36. Bd6 Nc8 37. Bc5 N8e7 38. Qa1 Qd7 39. Rb1 Rc8 40. Qa6
Rb8 41. Rxb8 Nxb8 42. Qa3 Nbc6 43. Qa6 Nb8 44. Qa3 Nbc6 45. Qa6 Qc8 46. Qa1 Qb7
47. Nf4 Qd7 48. Qa6 Qc8 49. Qa1 Qd7 50. Qa6 Qc8 51. Qa1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Maotai Prince Cup Queens"]
[Site "Jinzhou"]
[Date "2009.09.23"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Xu, Yuhua"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C10"]
[WhiteElo "2585"]
[BlackElo "2485"]
[PlyCount "123"]
[EventDate "2009.09.17"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 132 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.11.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.11.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 dxe4 5. Nxe4 Nbd7 6. Nf3 h6 7. Bh4 c5 8.
Nxf6+ Nxf6 9. Bd3 cxd4 10. Nxd4 Bc5 11. Nf3 O-O 12. Qe2 Be7 13. O-O Qc7 14.
Rad1 Rd8 15. Ne5 Bd7 16. Bg3 Qc5 17. a3 a5 18. Nxd7 Rxd7 19. Be5 Rad8 20. g3
Ng4 21. Bf4 Qh5 22. f3 Nf6 23. Kh1 Nd5 24. Qe4 Bf6 25. Bc1 Ne7 26. Qe1 Nc6 27.
Qf2 Bd4 28. Qe2 Be5 29. f4 Qxe2 30. Bxe2 Rxd1 31. Rxd1 Rxd1+ 32. Bxd1 Bf6 33.
Kg2 Kf8 34. c3 Ke7 35. Kf3 Kd6 36. Ke4 Bd8 37. Be3 b5 38. b4 f5+ 39. Kd3 e5 40.
Bc5+ Kd7 41. a4 exf4 42. axb5 Ne5+ 43. Kd4 fxg3 44. hxg3 Ng6 45. bxa5 Bxa5 46.
Bf3 Ne7 47. Kc4 Bc7 48. Bf2 g5 49. b6 Bb8 50. Kb5 g4 51. Bb7 f4 52. gxf4 Nf5
53. Bc6+ Ke6 54. c4 h5 55. Bd5+ Kd6 56. Be4 Ke6 57. c5 Bxf4 58. Bxf5+ Kxf5 59.
c6 Ke6 60. Ka6 g3 61. Bxg3 Bxg3 62. c7 1-0

[Event "Maotai Prince Cup Queens"]
[Site "Jinzhou"]
[Date "2009.09.24"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Shen, Yang"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A70"]
[WhiteElo "2453"]
[BlackElo "2585"]
[PlyCount "152"]
[EventDate "2009.09.17"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 132 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.11.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.11.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 e6 4. Nc3 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. Nf3 g6 7. e4 a6 8. Qe2
Be7 9. a4 Bg4 10. Bh6 Bf8 11. Bg5 Nbd7 12. h3 Bxf3 13. Qxf3 Bg7 14. Be2 O-O 15.
O-O Qe7 16. Qe3 Rfe8 17. Rfe1 Qf8 18. Bf4 Rab8 19. a5 Qe7 20. Ra4 Red8 21. Bg5
Qf8 22. Kh1 Re8 23. Ra2 Nxe4 24. Nxe4 f5 25. f3 Bd4 26. Qd3 fxe4 27. fxe4 Bf6
28. Be3 Qe7 29. Bf3 Bg5 30. Bg1 Ne5 31. Qd1 Rf8 32. Be2 Rf4 33. Ra4 Rbf8 34.
Bh2 R4f7 35. Ra3 Bf4 36. Bg1 h5 37. Rf1 Qg5 38. Rb3 Bd2 39. Rb6 Rd7 40. Rxf8+
Kxf8 41. Qb3 Qe7 42. Qa3 Kg7 43. Bh2 Qh4 44. Qg3 Qxg3 45. Bxg3 Kf6 46. Rb3 Bxa5
47. Bf4 Bd8 48. h4 Kg7 49. g3 Bf6 50. Kg2 Kf8 51. Kf1 Ke8 52. Ke1 Kd8 53. Kd1
Kc7 54. Ra3 Re7 55. Kc2 Nd7 56. Re3 Be5 57. Bg5 Rf7 58. g4 hxg4 59. Bxg4 Rf2+
60. Re2 Rxe2+ 61. Bxe2 Bf6 62. Bxf6 Nxf6 63. Kd3 Kd7 64. Ke3 Ke7 65. Kf4 b5 66.
Bf3 Nd7 67. h5 Ne5 68. b3 c4 69. Bd1 c3 70. Ke3 b4 71. Be2 a5 72. Bb5 Nf3 73.
Bd3 Ne1 74. Be2 Kf6 75. Bc4 Ke5 76. Bb5 Nc2+ 0-1

[Event "FRA-CHN"]
[Site "Villandry"]
[Date "2009.10.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Milliet, Sophie"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C24"]
[WhiteElo "2585"]
[BlackElo "2407"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "2009.10.??"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "2"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2010"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "China"]
[BlackTeam "France"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CHN"]
[BlackTeamCountry "FRA"]

1. e4 d6 2. Bc4 Nf6 3. d3 e5 4. c3 Be7 5. Bb3 O-O 6. Nf3 c6 7. O-O Na6 8. Re1
Nc5 9. Bc2 Bg4 10. h3 Bh5 11. Nbd2 Re8 12. Nf1 Nfd7 13. Ng3 Bg6 14. d4 Ne6 15.
Be3 exd4 16. Nxd4 Nxd4 17. Bxd4 Bf6 18. f4 Bxd4+ 19. cxd4 Qh4 20. Qf3 Nf6 21.
f5 Bh5 22. Qf2 Re7 23. e5 dxe5 24. dxe5 Nd7 25. Re4 Qg5 26. h4 Qh6 27. Nxh5
Qxh5 28. g4 Qh6 29. g5 Qh5 30. Bd1 1-0

[Event "FRA-CHN"]
[Site "Villandry"]
[Date "2009.10.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Vachier Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B42"]
[WhiteElo "2585"]
[BlackElo "2718"]
[PlyCount "151"]
[EventDate "2009.10.??"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "2"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2010"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "China"]
[BlackTeam "France"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CHN"]
[BlackTeamCountry "FRA"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Bd3 Bc5 6. Nb3 Be7 7. Qg4 g6 8. Qe2
d6 9. O-O Nc6 10. a4 Nf6 11. Bh6 Bf8 12. Bxf8 Kxf8 13. N1d2 Kg7 14. Nc4 e5 15.
c3 Bg4 16. Qe3 Qc7 17. Qb6 Rac8 18. Qxc7 Rxc7 19. Nbd2 Rd8 20. Ne3 Be6 21. Rad1
d5 22. exd5 Nxd5 23. Nxd5 Rxd5 24. Be2 Bf5 25. Bf3 Rd8 26. Ne4 Rxd1 27. Rxd1
Na5 28. Nd6 Bd7 29. Rd5 Nc6 30. g3 Kf8 31. Rd2 Ke7 32. Nc4 Be6 33. Nb6 f5 34.
Bd5 e4 35. Bxe6 Kxe6 36. Nd5 Rd7 37. Nf4+ Ke7 38. Rxd7+ Kxd7 39. Kf1 Kd6 40.
Ke2 Ne5 41. h4 b6 42. b3 Nd7 43. Kd2 Nc5 44. Kc2 Ke5 45. c4 Kd6 46. Kc3 a5 47.
Nd5 Nd3 48. f3 Nf2 49. fxe4 Nxe4+ 50. Kd4 Nxg3 51. Nxb6 Ne2+ 52. Kd3 Nf4+ 53.
Kd4 Ne2+ 54. Kd3 Nf4+ 55. Kd4 Ne6+ 56. Kd3 h6 57. Nc8+ Kd7 58. Nb6+ Kc7 59.
Nd5+ Kd6 60. b4 axb4 61. Nxb4 Nc5+ 62. Kd4 Nxa4 63. Nd3 g5 64. hxg5 hxg5 65.
c5+ Ke6 66. c6 Nb6 67. Nc5+ Kd6 68. c7 Nc8 69. Nd3 Ne7 70. Nc5 g4 71. Nd3 Nc6+
72. Ke3 Kxc7 73. Kf4 Nd4 74. Ne5 Kd6 75. Nxg4 fxg4 76. Kxg4 1/2-1/2

[Event "FRA-CHN"]
[Site "Villandry"]
[Date "2009.10.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Milliet, Sophie"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B85"]
[WhiteElo "2407"]
[BlackElo "2585"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2009.10.??"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "2"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2010"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "France"]
[BlackTeam "China"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "FRA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CHN"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Be2 a6 7. O-O Qc7 8. f4
Be7 9. Be3 O-O 10. g4 d5 11. e5 Ne4 12. g5 Nd7 13. Qe1 b5 14. Rf3 Rd8 15. Rh3
Nf8 16. Bd3 Bb7 17. Qh4 b4 18. Nce2 g6 19. Qh6 Bc5 20. Rf1 Rac8 21. Kh1 Qe7 22.
b3 Qc7 23. Bc1 Nc3 24. f5 exf5 25. Nxf5 d4+ 26. Kg1 Nxe2+ 27. Kf2 gxf5 28. Bxf5
Qxe5 29. Bxh7+ Nxh7 30. Qxh7+ Kf8 31. Qh6+ Qg7 32. Kxe2 Re8+ 33. Kd1 Qxh6 34.
Rxh6 Kg7 35. Rhf6 Re7 36. h4 Rh8 37. R6f4 Bg2 38. R1f2 Bh3 39. Bb2 Rd7 40. Rh2
Be6 41. Rhf2 0-1

[Event "FRA-CHN"]
[Site "Villandry"]
[Date "2009.10.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Vachier Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C07"]
[WhiteElo "2718"]
[BlackElo "2585"]
[PlyCount "133"]
[EventDate "2009.10.??"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "2"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2010"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "France"]
[BlackTeam "China"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "FRA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CHN"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 c5 4. Ngf3 cxd4 5. exd5 Qxd5 6. Bc4 Qd6 7. O-O Nf6 8.
Nb3 Nc6 9. Nbxd4 Nxd4 10. Nxd4 a6 11. Re1 Qc7 12. Qe2 Bd6 13. Bg5 O-O 14. h3
Bh2+ 15. Kh1 Bf4 16. Bxf4 Qxf4 17. Qe3 Qxe3 18. Rxe3 Bd7 19. Rd1 Rfc8 20. Bb3
Kf8 21. c3 Rc5 22. f4 g6 23. Kg1 Ke7 24. Nf3 Be8 25. Ne5 Rd8 26. Rxd8 Kxd8 27.
g4 Ke7 28. Kf2 Nd7 29. Nd3 Ra5 30. Nb4 Rc5 31. g5 Nb6 32. Nd3 Rc7 33. Re4 Bc6
34. Rb4 Nd5 35. Rd4 Nb6 36. Ne5 Rc8 37. h4 Nd7 38. Ng4 Rh8 39. Ke3 h5 40. Ne5
Rc8 41. a3 Rc7 42. Ba2 Nb6 43. c4 Be8 44. b4 Nc8 45. c5 b6 46. Rc4 bxc5 47.
Rxc5 Kd8 48. Bc4 Nd6 49. Rxc7 Kxc7 50. Bxa6 Nf5+ 51. Kf2 Nxh4 52. Bd3 Nf5 53.
b5 Ne7 54. a4 Nd5 55. a5 Nxf4 56. b6+ Kb7 57. Be4+ Nd5 58. Kg3 Ka6 59. Bd3+ Kb7
60. Nc4 Bc6 61. Nd6+ Kb8 62. Nxf7 Nb4 63. Bxg6 Be8 64. Ne5 Bb5 65. Be4 Na6 66.
Bd3 Bxd3 67. Nxd3 1-0

[Event "Asian Indoor Games 3rd Prelim"]
[Site "Ha Long City"]
[Date "2009.11.05"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Zhu, Chen"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E37"]
[WhiteElo "2463"]
[BlackElo "2588"]
[PlyCount "100"]
[EventDate "2009.11.05"]
[EventType "team (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "VIE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 133 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.01.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.01.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 d5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 Ne4 7. Qc2 c5 8.
dxc5 Nc6 9. cxd5 exd5 10. e3 Bf5 11. Bd3 O-O 12. Nf3 Qa5+ 13. Nd2 Nxd2 14. Bxd2
Bxd3 15. Qxd3 Qxc5 16. Bc3 Rad8 17. O-O d4 18. exd4 Nxd4 19. Rad1 Ne6 20. Qe4
Qc8 21. h3 h6 22. Rfe1 a6 23. Qg4 Rxd1 24. Rxd1 Rd8 25. Re1 Qd7 26. h4 Nd4 27.
Qxd7 Rxd7 28. Re8+ Kh7 29. a4 h5 30. g3 f6 31. Kg2 Nc6 32. Kf3 Kg6 33. Ke4 Ne7
34. Bb4 Nf5 35. Kf3 Rd3+ 36. Kf4 Rb3 37. Bc3 Nd6 38. Re2 Nc4 39. Ke4 Nb6 40. a5
Na4 41. Bd4 Rb5 42. Rc2 b6 43. axb6 Nxb6 44. Rc6 Na4 45. Rxa6 Nxb2 46. Rc6 Rb4
47. Rc2 Nc4 48. Kd5 Nb6+ 49. Bxb6 Rxb6 50. Ke4 Ra6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Asian Indoor Games 3rd Prelim"]
[Site "Ha Long City"]
[Date "2009.11.05"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Pourkashiyan, Atousa"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C42"]
[WhiteElo "2588"]
[BlackElo "2306"]
[PlyCount "115"]
[EventDate "2009.11.05"]
[EventType "team (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "VIE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 133 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.01.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.01.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. c4 Be7 6. d4 d5 7. Bd3 Nc6 8. Nc3
Nf6 9. h3 Nb4 10. Be2 dxc4 11. Bxc4 O-O 12. O-O c6 13. Bg5 Nbd5 14. Ne5 Be6 15.
Qb3 Nxc3 16. bxc3 Bxc4 17. Qxc4 Nd5 18. Bxe7 Qxe7 19. Rab1 Nf4 20. Kh2 Rad8 21.
Rfe1 Qc7 22. g3 Ng6 23. Nf3 Rd5 24. Kg2 Qd7 25. Qe2 h5 26. h4 Qg4 27. Qe4 Qxe4
28. Rxe4 Rb8 29. Re2 Kf8 30. Reb2 Rd7 31. a4 f6 32. Nd2 Ne7 33. Ne4 Nd5 34. Nc5
Re7 35. c4 Nb6 36. Rb4 Rd8 37. a5 Nc8 38. Rxb7 Rxd4 39. Rxe7 Kxe7 40. Rb8 Rxc4
41. Nd3 Nd6 42. Nf4 Ra4 43. Ng6+ Kf7 44. Nh8+ Ke6 45. Rg8 c5 46. Rxg7 c4 47.
Rc7 Rxa5 48. Ng6 Ra2 49. Nf4+ Ke5 50. Kf3 a5 51. Rc5+ Kd4 52. Rd5+ Kc3 53. Rxd6
a4 54. Ne2+ Kc2 55. Rc6 Ra3+ 56. Ke4 Kd2 57. Nd4 c3 58. g4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Asian Indoor Games 3rd Prelim"]
[Site "Ha Long City"]
[Date "2009.11.05"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Harika, Dronavalli"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B30"]
[WhiteElo "2588"]
[BlackElo "2467"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "2009.11.05"]
[EventType "team (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "VIE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 133 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.01.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.01.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. Nc3 g6 5. d3 Bg7 6. e5 Ng4 7. Bxc6 dxc6 8.
Bf4 O-O 9. h3 Nh6 10. g4 f6 11. Qe2 Nxg4 12. O-O-O fxe5 13. Bg3 Qe8 14. Nd2 Nh6
15. Bxe5 Qf7 16. Bxg7 Qxg7 17. Kb1 Nf5 18. Rdg1 Nd4 19. Qe3 Bf5 20. h4 Rad8 21.
Nce4 c4 22. Nxc4 Bxe4 23. dxe4 Rf3 24. Qe1 b5 25. Nd2 Qf6 26. Rg2 Rf4 27. h5 g5
28. h6 Kh8 29. Rhg1 Ne6 30. Qe3 c5 31. Nb3 Rf3 32. Qe1 c4 33. Nc1 a6 34. Qa5
Rd6 35. Qe1 Rd8 36. Qa5 Rd6 37. Qe1 Rd8 38. Qa5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Asian Indoor Games 3rd Prelim"]
[Site "Ha Long City"]
[Date "2009.11.05"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Muminova, Nafisa"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B40"]
[WhiteElo "2347"]
[BlackElo "2588"]
[PlyCount "46"]
[EventDate "2009.11.05"]
[EventType "team (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "VIE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 133 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.01.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.01.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Bd3 Nc6 6. Nb3 d5 7. exd5 Nxd5 8.
a3 b6 9. O-O Bb7 10. c4 Nf6 11. Qe2 Bd6 12. Nc3 Ne5 13. Rd1 Qe7 14. c5 bxc5 15.
Bb5+ Kf8 16. Be3 Neg4 17. Bg5 h6 18. Bh4 Bxh2+ 19. Kh1 g5 20. Bg3 Bxg3 21. fxg3
Kg7 22. Na5 Qc7 23. Nxb7 Qxg3 0-1

[Event "Asian Indoor Games 3rd Prelim"]
[Site "Ha Long City"]
[Date "2009.11.06"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Nakhbayeva, Guliskhan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2588"]
[BlackElo "2201"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[EventDate "2009.11.05"]
[EventType "team (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "VIE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 133 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.01.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.01.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. Qd2
Be7 9. O-O-O O-O 10. f4 Ng4 11. g3 Nxe3 12. Qxe3 Nc6 13. Kb1 Qc7 14. f5 Bxb3
15. cxb3 Nd4 16. Bd3 Rfc8 17. g4 Bf8 18. g5 b5 19. Rhg1 Qa7 20. Nd5 a5 21. Nf6+
Kh8 22. Nxh7 Nxf5 23. Qh3 Nh6 24. gxh6 g6 25. Ng5 a4 26. Qf3 1-0

[Event "Asian Indoor Games 3rd Prelim"]
[Site "Ha Long City"]
[Date "2009.11.06"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Alattar, Ghayda M"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B01"]
[WhiteElo "2588"]
[BlackElo "1875"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "2009.11.05"]
[EventType "team (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "VIE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 133 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.01.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.01.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qa5 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nf3 Bg4 6. Be2 Nbd7 7. h3 Bh5 8.
Bf4 e6 9. O-O c6 10. a3 Be7 11. b4 Qf5 12. Bh2 Bxf3 13. Bxf3 O-O 14. g4 Qg6 15.
Ne2 h5 16. Bg3 hxg4 17. hxg4 Qh7 18. Kg2 g5 19. c4 Ne4 20. Rh1 Qg6 21. d5 cxd5
22. cxd5 exd5 23. Qxd5 Ndf6 24. Be5 Rad8 25. Qxe4 Qxe4 26. Bxe4 Rd2 27. Bf3
Rfd8 28. Rh6 Kg7 29. Rah1 Rg8 30. Ng3 1-0

[Event "Asian Indoor Games 3rd fin"]
[Site "Ha Long City"]
[Date "2009.11.07"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Hoang, Thi Bao Tram"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C54"]
[WhiteElo "2588"]
[BlackElo "2286"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "2009.11.07"]
[EventType "team (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "2"]
[EventCountry "VIE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 133 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.01.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.01.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Nf6 3. d3 Nc6 4. Nf3 Bc5 5. c3 d6 6. Bb3 a6 7. h3 Ba7 8. Nbd2
O-O 9. Nf1 Ne7 10. Ng3 Ng6 11. O-O h6 12. d4 Re8 13. Re1 b5 14. Bc2 Bb7 15. a4
Qd7 16. Be3 exd4 17. Bxd4 Bxd4 18. cxd4 c5 19. d5 Qc7 20. Qd2 Rab8 21. Nh2 c4
22. Nf3 Bc8 23. axb5 axb5 24. Nd4 Bd7 25. Ndf5 b4 26. Qd4 Re5 27. Ra7 Qb6 28.
Qxb6 Rxb6 29. Ne3 Bb5 30. Rc7 Nf4 31. Rxc4 Bxc4 32. Nxc4 b3 33. Bd1 Nd3 34. Re3
Nxb2 35. Nxb6 Nxd1 36. Rxb3 Nxe4 37. Nc4 Re8 38. Nxe4 Rxe4 39. Nxd6 Re1+ 40.
Kh2 Nxf2 41. Rb8+ Kh7 42. Nxf7 Rd1 43. d6 Ne4 44. d7 1-0

[Event "Asian Indoor Games 3rd fin"]
[Site "Ha Long City"]
[Date "2009.11.07"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Le, Thanh Tu"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E11"]
[WhiteElo "2344"]
[BlackElo "2588"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[EventDate "2009.11.07"]
[EventType "team (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "2"]
[EventCountry "VIE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 133 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.01.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.01.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Nf3 Bb4+ 5. Bd2 Be7 6. Bg2 O-O 7. O-O c6 8. Qb3
b6 9. Nc3 Ba6 10. cxd5 cxd5 11. Bf4 Nc6 12. Rfc1 Rc8 13. Qa4 Bb7 14. Ne5 a6 15.
Qd1 Nxe5 16. Bxe5 h6 17. Rc2 Nd7 18. Bf4 b5 19. Rac1 Qa5 20. a3 Rc4 21. Nb1
Rfc8 22. Nd2 Rxc2 23. Rxc2 Qd8 24. Qc1 Rxc2 25. Qxc2 Nb6 26. Nf3 Nc4 27. Ne5
Qb6 28. Nxc4 bxc4 29. Qc3 Bf6 30. Be3 Qb5 31. f4 Qa4 32. Bf3 Bd8 33. Bd2 Bb6
34. e3 f6 35. Bg4 Kf7 36. Bh5+ g6 37. Bf3 Qc6 38. Qc1 Qc7 39. Bc3 Kg7 40. h4 h5
41. Kg2 Qd7 42. Kh2 Qc7 43. Kg2 Qd7 44. Kh2 Qc7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Asian Indoor Games 3rd sf"]
[Site "Ha Long City"]
[Date "2009.11.07"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Muminova, Nafisa"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C11"]
[WhiteElo "2588"]
[BlackElo "2347"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "2009.11.07"]
[EventType "team (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "2"]
[EventCountry "VIE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 133 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.01.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.01.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. f4 c5 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. Be3 Be7 8. Qd2
O-O 9. Be2 a6 10. O-O b5 11. a3 Qb6 12. Nd1 cxd4 13. Nxd4 Nc5 14. Nf2 Nxd4 15.
Bxd4 Qc6 16. Bd3 Bb7 17. Ng4 Rac8 18. f5 exf5 19. Bxf5 Ne4 20. Qe3 Bg5 21. Qh3
h6 22. c3 Rcd8 23. e6 Qc7 24. exf7+ Rxf7 25. Be6 Rdf8 26. Ne5 Bc8 27. Rxf7 Rxf7
28. Bxf7+ Kh7 29. Be6 Bxe6 30. Qxe6 1-0

[Event "Asian Indoor Games 3rd sf"]
[Site "Ha Long City"]
[Date "2009.11.07"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Muminova, Nafisa"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B42"]
[WhiteElo "2347"]
[BlackElo "2588"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "2009.11.07"]
[EventType "team (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "2"]
[EventCountry "VIE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 133 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.01.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.01.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 a6 3. c4 d6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Nf6 6. Nc3 b6 7. Bd3 e6 8. O-O
Bb7 9. Bg5 Nbd7 10. Qe2 Be7 11. Rad1 Qc7 12. Bb1 Rc8 13. b3 b5 14. cxb5 Qxc3
15. bxa6 Bc6 16. Nxc6 Qxc6 17. Rc1 Qa8 18. Rxc8+ Qxc8 19. Rc1 Qb8 20. Qc4 O-O
21. Qc7 Qb5 22. Bxf6 Bxf6 23. a7 Bd4 24. Rc4 Bb6 25. Qxd6 Bxa7 26. Bd3 Qa5 27.
Kf1 Qxa2 28. Rc2 Qa1+ 29. Ke2 Ne5 30. f4 Nxd3 31. Qxd3 h6 32. b4 Qg1 33. Qf3
Rd8 34. Rd2 Rxd2+ 35. Kxd2 Qd4+ 36. Ke2 Qxb4 37. Qd3 Qb2+ 38. Ke1 Qf2+ 39. Kd1
Qxf4 0-1

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2009.11.21"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Naiditsch, Arkadij"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2588"]
[BlackElo "2689"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2009.11.21"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 134"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.01.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.01.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. Bxc6 dxc6 6. h3 O-O 7. O-O Re8 8.
Nbd2 Nd7 9. Nc4 f6 10. Be3 Bf8 11. Nfd2 Nc5 12. f4 exf4 13. Bxf4 b5 14. Na5
Qd4+ 15. Kh1 Ne6 16. Ndb3 Qxb2 17. Bc1 Qe5 18. Nxc6 Qc3 19. Nca5 Qe5 20. Rf5
Qg3 21. Rf3 Qh4 22. Be3 c5 23. Nd2 Bd6 24. Qe1 Qxe1+ 25. Rxe1 Bd7 26. Rb1 Rac8
27. Rff1 a6 28. Nf3 Rc7 29. Kg1 Nf4 30. Kf2 c4 31. dxc4 Bc5 32. Bxc5 Rxc5 33.
Rfd1 Be6 34. cxb5 Rxc2+ 35. Rd2 Rxd2+ 36. Nxd2 axb5 37. Rxb5 Bxa2 38. Nc6 h6
39. Rb8 Rxb8 40. Nxb8 Nd3+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2009.11.22"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Naiditsch, Arkadij"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C07"]
[WhiteElo "2689"]
[BlackElo "2588"]
[PlyCount "145"]
[EventDate "2009.11.21"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 134"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.01.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.01.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 c5 4. exd5 Qxd5 5. dxc5 Bxc5 6. Ngf3 Nf6 7. Bc4 Qc6 8.
O-O Qc7 9. Qe2 Nc6 10. Ne4 Be7 11. Rd1 h6 12. Nxf6+ Bxf6 13. Qe4 Ne5 14. Bb5+
Bd7 15. Nxe5 Bxb5 16. Bf4 Bc6 17. Qe3 Qb6 18. Qa3 Bxe5 19. Bxe5 f6 20. Bd4 Qc7
21. Qe3 O-O 22. Qxe6+ Qf7 23. Qxf7+ Kxf7 24. f3 Rfe8 25. Kf2 a6 26. c4 Rad8 27.
Bb6 Rxd1 28. Rxd1 h5 29. b3 Re7 30. Bc5 Rd7 31. Bd6 Rd8 32. h4 Ke6 33. c5 Kf5
34. Rd4 Re8 35. a4 Kg6 36. Rb4 Kf7 37. Rd4 Kg6 38. Bf4 Kf7 39. Rb4 Kg6 40. Bc7
Kf7 41. Bh2 Ke6 42. Rd4 Kf7 43. Rd2 Kg6 44. Bf4 Kf7 45. Rd4 Kg6 46. Be3 Re5 47.
Rf4 Rf5 48. Rc4 Rd5 49. Ke2 Kf7 50. Bf4 Rd8 51. Rc3 Re8+ 52. Kd2 Rd8+ 53. Bd6
Re8 54. Rd3 Kg6 55. Rd4 Kf7 56. Rb4 Kg6 57. Rf4 Bd5 58. Rb4 Bc6 59. Rd4 Kf7 60.
Bc7 Re7 61. Bf4 Kg6 62. Rd3 Kf7 63. Bd6 Re8 64. g3 Kg6 65. Kc3 Re1 66. Kb4 Rf1
67. f4 Kf5 68. Bf8 g6 69. Ka5 Ke4 70. Rc3 Kd4 71. Rc4+ Kd5 72. Bg7 Rf3 73. Bxf6
1/2-1/2

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2009.11.23"]
[Round "1.3"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Naiditsch, Arkadij"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2588"]
[BlackElo "2689"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[EventDate "2009.11.21"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 134"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.01.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.01.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. Bxc6 dxc6 6. O-O Qd6 7. Be3 Bg4 8.
Nbd2 Nd7 9. h3 Bxf3 10. Qxf3 f6 11. Rad1 O-O-O 12. c3 Bxe3 13. Qxe3 Kb8 14. d4
exd4 15. cxd4 Rhe8 16. Rfe1 f5 17. e5 Qd5 18. Nb3 Nf8 19. Qg5 g6 20. Nc5 b6 21.
e6 Rd6 22. Na6+ Kb7 23. Nb4 Qb5 24. a3 Nxe6 25. Qh6 a5 26. Nc2 Qxb2 27. Ne3
Rxd4 28. Rb1 Qa2 29. Ra1 Qb3 30. Rab1 Qd3 31. Qxh7 Nf4 32. Qf7 Qe4 33. Qf6 Rd2
34. Qg5 Nd3 35. Nf1 Nxe1 36. Nxd2 Qc2 37. Ra1 Re2 38. Nf1 Nd3 39. Qxg6 Rxf2 40.
Qg3 f4 41. Qg6 f3 42. gxf3 Rxf3 43. Qg2 Qc5+ 44. Kh1 Nf2+ 0-1

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2009.11.23"]
[Round "1.4"]
[White "Naiditsch, Arkadij"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2689"]
[BlackElo "2588"]
[PlyCount "116"]
[EventDate "2009.11.21"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 134"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.01.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.01.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Be3 a6 7. f3 Be7 8. Qd2
Nc6 9. O-O-O O-O 10. g4 Nd7 11. h4 Nxd4 12. Bxd4 b5 13. g5 b4 14. Na4 Bb7 15.
g6 Bc6 16. gxf7+ Rxf7 17. Bc4 d5 18. exd5 exd5 19. Bb3 Qa5 20. Rhg1 Bf6 21. Rg5
Bxg5 22. Qxg5 h6 23. Qg6 Bxa4 24. Rg1 Nf6 25. Bxf6 Raa7 26. Bd4 Rae7 27. Kb1
Bxb3 28. axb3 Qb5 29. Qd6 a5 30. h5 Qd7 31. Qb6 Qf5 32. Qxa5 Rc7 33. Rc1 Qxh5
34. Qxb4 Qxf3 35. Qb6 Qe4 36. Bc5 Kh7 37. b4 Rb7 38. Qa6 Qc4 39. Qe6 Rf1 40. b3
Rxc1+ 41. Kxc1 Qf4+ 42. Kb1 Qe4 43. Qc6 Rf7 44. Qa6 Rf6 45. Qb5 h5 46. Kb2 h4
47. Qb8 h3 48. b5 Qg2 49. Bd6 Rf2 50. Qe8 Rxc2+ 51. Ka3 Ra2+ 52. Kb4 Qd2+ 53.
Kc5 Qc3+ 54. Kb6 Qa5+ 55. Kc6 Qa8+ 56. Qxa8 Rxa8 57. Kc5 d4 58. b6 d3 0-1

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2009.11.23"]
[Round "1.5"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Naiditsch, Arkadij"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C54"]
[WhiteElo "2588"]
[BlackElo "2689"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[EventDate "2009.11.21"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 134"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.01.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.01.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d3 O-O 6. Bb3 d5 7. Qe2 a5 8. a4
Be6 9. Bc2 h6 10. O-O d4 11. h3 Re8 12. Nbd2 dxc3 13. bxc3 Nh5 14. Nb3 Ng3 15.
Qd1 Bxb3 16. Bxb3 Nxf1 17. Qxf1 Qf6 18. Bb2 Rad8 19. Rd1 Bb6 20. Bd5 Ne7 21.
Bc4 Ng6 22. Nh2 h5 23. Nf3 Nf4 24. Kh2 g5 25. d4 Nxh3 26. Nxe5 Rxe5 27. dxe5
Qxe5+ 28. g3 Rxd1 29. Qxd1 g4 30. Qd8+ Kg7 31. Ba3 Bc5 32. f4 Bg1+ 0-1

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2009.11.23"]
[Round "1.6"]
[White "Naiditsch, Arkadij"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2689"]
[BlackElo "2588"]
[PlyCount "117"]
[EventDate "2009.11.21"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 134"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.01.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.01.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. c3 Nf6 4. e5 Nd5 5. d4 cxd4 6. cxd4 d6 7. Bd3 Nc6 8. O-O
Be7 9. exd6 Qxd6 10. Nc3 O-O 11. Ne4 Qd8 12. a3 Bd7 13. Qe2 Rc8 14. Rd1 Na5 15.
Be3 Ba4 16. Re1 Bb3 17. Bd2 Nc4 18. Bg5 Ncb6 19. Rac1 h6 20. Bd2 Nd7 21. Ne5
N7f6 22. Nc5 Bxc5 23. dxc5 Qe7 24. c6 Ba4 25. cxb7 Rxc1 26. Rxc1 Qxb7 27. b4
Rd8 28. b5 Ne7 29. Bb4 Ned5 30. Bd2 Rb8 31. Nc6 Rc8 32. Rb1 Bxb5 33. Nxa7 Qxa7
34. Rxb5 Qxa3 35. g3 Nc3 36. Bxc3 Qxc3 37. Be4 Rd8 38. Kg2 g6 39. Rb7 Rd2 40.
Qf3 Qd4 41. Bc6 h5 42. Be8 Kh8 43. Rxf7 Ng4 44. Rf8+ Kh7 45. Qf7+ Qg7 46. Qxg7+
Kxg7 47. Rf7+ Kh6 48. h3 Ne3+ 49. Kf3 Nd5 50. Bc6 Nc3 51. Kg2 Rd6 52. Bf3 Nb5
53. h4 Nd4 54. Be4 Nf5 55. Bxf5 exf5 56. f4 Ra6 57. Kf2 Rb6 58. Kg2 Ra6 59. Kf2
1/2-1/2

[Event "Khanty-Mansiysk Governor Cup-A 5th"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2009.11.24"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Shcherbin, Matvei"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B40"]
[WhiteElo "2571"]
[BlackElo "2262"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "2009.11.24"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2011"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.11.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.11.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Bc5 5. Nc3 Qb6 6. Na4 Qa5+ 7. c3 Bxd4 8.
Qxd4 Nf6 9. Nc5 Nc6 10. Qe3 O-O 11. Nb3 Qc7 12. Bd3 Ne5 13. Be2 Qc6 14. f4 Nc4
15. Qd3 d5 16. Nd4 Qb6 17. e5 Ne4 18. Qc2 Qc5 19. a4 Re8 20. Bd3 f5 21. b3 Nb6
22. Ba3 Qc7 23. Nb5 Qc6 24. Nxa7 Qxc3+ 25. Qxc3 Nxc3 26. Bc5 Rxa7 27. Bxb6 Ra8
28. Rc1 d4 29. Bxd4 Nd5 30. g3 Rf8 31. Bc4 Bd7 32. Bxd5 exd5 33. Kd2 Rfc8 34.
Rxc8+ Rxc8 35. Rc1 Bc6 36. b4 Ra8 37. a5 Kf7 38. Rc5 Ke6 39. Kc3 Rb8 40. a6 1-0

[Event "Khanty-Mansiysk Governor Cup-A 5th"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2009.11.25"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Musakaev, Emil"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C11"]
[WhiteElo "2333"]
[BlackElo "2571"]
[PlyCount "50"]
[EventDate "2009.11.24"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2011"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.11.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.11.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. Nce2 c5 6. c3 Nc6 7. f4 Be7 8. Nf3
O-O 9. Ng3 f6 10. Bd3 cxd4 11. cxd4 fxe5 12. dxe5 Bb4+ 13. Ke2 Be7 14. a3 Nc5
15. Bc2 a5 16. Be3 b6 17. h4 d4 18. Nxd4 Ba6+ 19. Kf2 Nxd4 20. Qxd4 Qxd4 21.
Bxd4 Rxf4+ 22. Ke3 Rg4 23. Rh3 Rd8 24. Rd1 Bb7 25. Rd2 Bxh4 0-1

[Event "Khanty-Mansiysk Governor Cup-A 5th"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2009.11.26"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Ehlvest, Jaan"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E25"]
[WhiteElo "2595"]
[BlackElo "2571"]
[PlyCount "39"]
[EventDate "2009.11.24"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2011"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.11.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.11.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 e6 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. f3 d5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 c5 7. cxd5 Nxd5 8.
dxc5 Qa5 9. e4 Nf6 10. Be3 O-O 11. Qb3 Nfd7 12. a4 Qc7 13. Qa3 b6 14. Nh3 Nxc5
15. Nf2 Nbd7 16. a5 Ba6 17. Bxc5 Nxc5 18. Bxa6 Nxa6 19. axb6 axb6 20. O-O
1/2-1/2

[Event "Khanty-Mansiysk Governor Cup-A 5th"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2009.11.27"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Khismatullin, Denis Rimovich"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C41"]
[WhiteElo "2571"]
[BlackElo "2601"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "2009.11.24"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2011"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.11.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.11.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 e5 4. Nf3 Nbd7 5. Bc4 Be7 6. O-O O-O 7. Re1 c6 8. a4
exd4 9. Nxd4 Ne5 10. Bf1 Re8 11. a5 Bd7 12. h3 Bf8 13. Bg5 h6 14. Bh4 Ng6 15.
Bg3 b5 16. axb6 axb6 17. Rxa8 Qxa8 18. Nf5 d5 19. Nh4 dxe4 20. Nxg6 fxg6 21.
Nxe4 Rxe4 22. Rxe4 Nxe4 23. Qxd7 Nxg3 24. fxg3 Bc5+ 25. Kh2 Qa1 26. Qd3 b5 27.
h4 h5 28. g4 Qe1 29. gxh5 Qxh4+ 30. Qh3 Qf4+ 31. g3 Qf2+ 32. Qg2 gxh5 33. Qxf2
Bxf2 34. b4 Kf7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Khanty-Mansiysk Governor Cup-A 5th"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2009.11.28"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Ghaem Maghami, Ehsan"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2604"]
[BlackElo "2571"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2009.11.24"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2011"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.11.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.11.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. d4 Bb4 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Qa4+ Nc6 7. Bg5 Qd6 8.
Bxf6 Qxf6 9. e3 O-O 10. Qb3 Be6 11. Bd3 a5 12. O-O Ne7 13. Nb5 c5 14. dxc5 Bxc5
15. Nc7 Rac8 16. Qxb7 Rb8 17. Qa6 Bb6 18. Nxe6 fxe6 19. Bc2 e5 20. Bb3 e4 21.
Nd2 Kh8 22. Rab1 Qe5 23. Qe2 Nf5 24. Rfd1 Rf6 25. Nf1 d4 26. exd4 Nxd4 27. Qc4
Nxb3 28. axb3 Bxf2+ 29. Kh1 e3 30. Qe2 h6 31. Rd3 Qe4 32. Nd2 Qf5 33. Nf3 Rxb3
34. Rd8+ Kh7 35. Rbd1 Rg6 36. R8d4 Qb5 37. Qc2 e2 38. Re1 Bxe1 39. Rd6 Qh5 40.
g4 Rxf3 0-1

[Event "Khanty-Mansiysk Governor Cup-A 5th"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2009.11.28"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Kurnosov, Igor"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B85"]
[WhiteElo "2571"]
[BlackElo "2602"]
[PlyCount "48"]
[EventDate "2009.11.24"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2011"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.11.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.11.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Be2 Be7 7. O-O Nc6 8.
Be3 O-O 9. f4 a6 10. Kh1 Qc7 11. a4 Bd7 12. Nb3 b6 13. Bf3 Nb4 14. g4 d5 15. e5
Ne4 16. Bd4 Rac8 17. Bg2 Nc5 18. a5 bxa5 19. Nxa5 Rfd8 20. Rf3 Nb7 21. Nb3 Nc5
22. Na5 Nb7 23. Nb3 Nc5 24. Na5 Nb7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Khanty-Mansiysk Governor Cup-A 5th"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2009.11.29"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Kabanov, Nikolai"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C00"]
[WhiteElo "2502"]
[BlackElo "2571"]
[PlyCount "102"]
[EventDate "2009.11.24"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2011"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.11.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.11.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d3 Nc6 4. g3 Nf6 5. Bg2 d5 6. Nbd2 Be7 7. O-O O-O 8. Re1
b5 9. exd5 exd5 10. a4 b4 11. d4 Bf5 12. dxc5 Bxc5 13. Nb3 Bb6 14. Nfd4 Nxd4
15. Nxd4 Be4 16. a5 Bc5 17. Be3 Rc8 18. Bh3 Nd7 19. f3 Bg6 20. c3 bxc3 21. bxc3
Rc7 22. Bf4 Rb7 23. Kh1 Nf6 24. Be5 Rb2 25. Qc1 Rf2 26. Qe3 Rb2 27. Qf4 Nh5 28.
Qc1 Rf2 29. Bg2 Qd7 30. Nb3 Bd6 31. Qe3 Rb2 32. Bxd6 Qxd6 33. Nd4 Nf6 34. Qe7
Qb8 35. Nc6 Qa8 36. Qc5 a6 37. Nb4 Rc8 38. Qe3 h6 39. Rac1 d4 40. Qxd4 Rd8 41.
Qf4 Rdd2 42. Rg1 Ne4 43. h4 Nf2+ 44. Kh2 Qc8 45. g4 h5 46. Kg3 hxg4 47. fxg4
Nxg4 48. Bh3 Rxb4 49. cxb4 Rd3+ 50. Qf3 Qb8+ 51. Kxg4 f5+ 0-1

[Event "Khanty-Mansiysk Governor Cup-A 5th"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2009.11.30"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Pridorozhni, Aleksei"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C79"]
[WhiteElo "2571"]
[BlackElo "2515"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[EventDate "2009.11.24"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2011"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.11.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.11.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 d6 5. c3 Bd7 6. d4 g6 7. O-O Bg7 8. Re1 b5
9. Bc2 Nf6 10. Nbd2 O-O 11. h3 Re8 12. Nf1 Nh5 13. Bg5 Qc8 14. a4 exd4 15. axb5
Ne5 16. Nxd4 axb5 17. Rxa8 Qxa8 18. Nf5 gxf5 19. Qxh5 Ng6 20. Ng3 f4 21. Ne2
Re5 22. Nd4 h6 23. Nf3 hxg5 24. Nxe5 Bxe5 25. Qxg5 Kg7 26. Bb3 Qh8 27. Bd1 c5
28. Bg4 Bf6 29. Qh5 Qxh5 30. Bxh5 Be6 31. Rd1 Be5 32. Kf1 b4 33. cxb4 cxb4 34.
Rd2 Nf8 35. Bd1 Nd7 36. Ke2 Nc5 37. Kf3 b3 38. Be2 Na4 0-1

[Event "Khanty-Mansiysk Governor Cup-A 5th"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2009.12.01"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Ponkratov, Pavel"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C18"]
[WhiteElo "2571"]
[BlackElo "2557"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[EventDate "2009.11.24"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2011"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.11.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.11.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 Qc7 7. Qg4 f6 8. Bb5+
Kf8 9. Nf3 Qa5 10. Rb1 a6 11. Bd3 c4 12. Be2 Qxc3+ 13. Kd1 Nc6 14. h4 f5 15.
Qf4 Nge7 16. h5 h6 17. Bb2 Qa5 18. g4 Ke8 19. g5 Kd7 20. gxh6 gxh6 21. Rg1 Kc7
22. a4 Bd7 23. Ba3 Rae8 24. Qc1 Kc8 25. Rg7 Kb8 26. Bc5 Qc3 27. Rg3 f4 28. Qxf4
Nf5 29. Rh3 Rhg8 30. Bf1 Qa5 31. Qc1 Rg4 32. Qb2 Bc8 33. Bb6 Qxa4 34. Nh2 Rxd4+
35. Bxd4 Ncxd4 36. Ng4 Rg8 37. Nxh6 Rg1 38. Kd2 Qa5+ 39. Qc3 Qc5 40. Nxf5 Nxf5
41. Qf3 d4 42. h6 Qa5+ 43. Ke2 d3+ 44. cxd3 Qa2+ 0-1

[Event "Khanty-Mansiysk Governor Cup-A 5th"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2009.12.02"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Mamedov, Rauf"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C07"]
[WhiteElo "2638"]
[BlackElo "2571"]
[PlyCount "35"]
[EventDate "2009.11.24"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2011"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.11.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.11.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 c5 4. Ngf3 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Nc6 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. Bd3 Bd6 8.
O-O Qc7 9. h3 Nf6 10. Qe2 O-O 11. b3 Be5 12. Rb1 a5 13. Nf3 dxe4 14. Bxe4 Bc3
15. Rd1 Ba6 16. Bd3 Bxd3 17. Rxd3 Nd5 18. Qe4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Marseille op 2nd "]
[Site "Marseille"]
[Date "2009.12.26"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Houard, Yannick"]
[Black "Lubrano, Bernard"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2167"]
[BlackElo "1604"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "2009.12.26"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 134 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.03.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.03.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O d6 5. d4 Bd7 6. Re1 Be7 7. d5 Nb8 8.
Bxd7+ Nbxd7 9. c4 Nc5 10. Nc3 a5 11. b3 O-O 12. Bb2 Re8 13. a3 Qd7 14. h3 Bf8
15. b4 axb4 16. axb4 Rxa1 17. Bxa1 Na6 18. Qb3 Nh5 19. Bb2 Nf4 20. Ne2 Nxe2+
21. Rxe2 c5 22. dxc6 bxc6 23. Bc3 Rb8 24. Qa4 Qc8 25. Ra2 Rb6 26. Rb2 Qb7 27.
Qa3 Nc7 28. Qa2 Ne6 29. Qb1 Nc7 30. Bd2 g6 31. Be3 Ra6 32. b5 cxb5 33. cxb5 Ra4
34. b6 Ne6 35. Qc2 Rxe4 36. Qxe4 Qxe4 37. b7 d5 38. b8=Q d4 39. Ng5 Nxg5 40.
Bxg5 Kg7 41. Qd8 Qe1+ 42. Kh2 Qc3 43. Rb8 Qc5 44. Qf6+ 1-0

[Event "Marseille op 2nd "]
[Site "Marseille"]
[Date "2009.12.26"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Flores, Adrian"]
[Black "Houard, Yannick"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D10"]
[WhiteElo "1808"]
[BlackElo "2167"]
[PlyCount "102"]
[EventDate "2009.12.26"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 134 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.03.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.03.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 c6 2. Nc3 d5 3. cxd5 cxd5 4. d4 Nf6 5. Bf4 Nc6 6. e3 a6 7. a3 Bf5 8. Nf3
e6 9. Qb3 Ra7 10. Ne5 Nxe5 11. Bxe5 Nd7 12. Bg3 Qb6 13. Qxb6 Nxb6 14. Rc1 Ra8
15. Bc7 Nd7 16. Be2 Rc8 17. Bf4 Nb6 18. O-O Kd7 19. f3 Bd6 20. Bxd6 Kxd6 21. e4
Bg6 22. b3 Rc7 23. Rc2 Rhc8 24. Rfc1 f6 25. Bd3 e5 26. dxe5+ Kxe5 27. Kf2 dxe4
28. Nxe4 Rxc2+ 29. Rxc2 Rxc2+ 30. Bxc2 Kd4 31. Ke2 Nd5 32. Kd2 Ne3 33. Bd3 Nxg2
34. Nf2 Bxd3 35. Nxd3 Nh4 36. Ne1 g5 37. Nc2+ Ke5 38. Ke3 Nf5+ 39. Kf2 Nd4 40.
Ne3 Nxb3 41. Nc4+ Ke6 42. Ne3 b5 43. Nc2 Nc5 44. Ke3 Kd5 45. Nb4+ Kc4 46. Kd2
Kb3 47. Nc2 Ne6 48. Kc1 a5 49. Kb1 f5 50. Kc1 Kc3 51. Kd1 Kd3 0-1

[Event "Marseille op 2nd "]
[Site "Marseille"]
[Date "2009.12.27"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Houard, Yannick"]
[Black "Marzolo, Cyril"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C03"]
[WhiteElo "2167"]
[BlackElo "2465"]
[PlyCount "112"]
[EventDate "2009.12.26"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 134 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.03.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.03.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 Be7 4. Bd3 c5 5. dxc5 Nf6 6. Qe2 Nc6 7. Ngf3 Nb4 8.
Nb3 Nxd3+ 9. cxd3 a5 10. Bg5 a4 11. Nbd2 h6 12. Bxf6 Bxf6 13. e5 Be7 14. Rc1
Qa5 15. Qe3 b6 16. c6 Bc5 17. d4 Be7 18. O-O Ba6 19. Rfe1 O-O 20. Rc2 Rfc8 21.
Rec1 Rc7 22. g4 Qb5 23. Kh1 Rac8 24. g5 hxg5 25. Nxg5 Qd3 26. Qf4 Qg6 27. Ndf3
Bd3 28. Rc3 Qf5 29. Qe3 Bb5 30. Rg1 Bxg5 31. Nxg5 Rxc6 32. Qg3 Rxc3 33. bxc3
Bd3 34. f3 Be2 35. Qf2 Qd3 36. Re1 Bd1 37. Re3 Qf5 38. Qg3 b5 39. a3 Rc4 40.
Re1 Qd3 41. Qf4 Rc7 42. Kg2 Bc2 43. Re3 Qd2+ 44. Kg3 Bf5 45. Nh3 Bxh3 46. Qh4
Qg2+ 47. Kf4 Qxh2+ 48. Kg5 Qg2+ 49. Kf4 g5+ 50. Qxg5+ Qxg5+ 51. Kxg5 Kg7 52. f4
Bf5 53. Rg3 Rc8 54. Re3 Rg8 55. Re2 Kf8+ 56. Kh6 Rg6+ 0-1

[Event "Marseille op 2nd "]
[Site "Marseille"]
[Date "2009.12.27"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Cassayre, Jerome"]
[Black "Houard, Yannick"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "1880"]
[BlackElo "2167"]
[PlyCount "29"]
[EventDate "2009.12.26"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 134 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.03.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.03.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. Nf3 e6 5. Bc4 Nb6 6. Bb3 d6 7. exd6 Bxd6 8. d4
Bd7 9. Be3 c4 10. Bc2 Bc6 11. Nbd2 Bd5 12. Bg5 Qc7 13. Be3 Qd8 14. Bg5 Qc7 15.
Be3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Marseille op 2nd "]
[Site "Marseille"]
[Date "2009.12.28"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Houard, Yannick"]
[Black "Larribere, Hadrien"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B44"]
[WhiteElo "2167"]
[BlackElo "1923"]
[PlyCount "209"]
[EventDate "2009.12.26"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 134 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.03.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.03.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nb5 d6 6. Bf4 e5 7. Be3 a6 8. N5c3
Nf6 9. Bg5 Be6 10. Nd2 Be7 11. Bxf6 Bxf6 12. Nc4 Nd4 13. Ne3 Bg5 14. Ncd5 Bxe3
15. Nxe3 b5 16. c3 Nc6 17. Be2 O-O 18. O-O Ne7 19. a4 Qb6 20. axb5 axb5 21. b4
Rxa1 22. Qxa1 Qc6 23. Qa5 Qxc3 24. Qxb5 Qc6 25. Qd3 Rb8 26. b5 Qc5 27. Qd2 Qb6
28. Ra1 Nc8 29. Qc3 Qc5 30. Qd2 Qb6 31. h3 g6 32. Ra6 Qb7 33. Qd3 Bd7 34. Nd5
Kg7 35. Ra5 Ra8 36. Qa3 Rb8 37. Qc3 Be6 38. Bc4 Nb6 39. Nxb6 Qxb6 40. Bxe6 fxe6
41. Ra6 Qxb5 42. Qc7+ Kh6 43. Ra7 Qb1+ 44. Kh2 Qxe4 45. Qxh7+ Kg5 46. Ra3 Qf4+
47. Rg3+ Kf6 48. Qxg6+ Ke7 49. Qg7+ Qf7 50. Qh6 Qf4 51. Qh7+ Kd8 52. Kh1 Qc1+
53. Kh2 Qf4 54. Qg8+ Kc7 55. Qxe6 Kc6 56. Qa2 Rb5 57. Qa6+ Kc5 58. Qa2 Rb4 59.
Qe2 Rd4 60. Qc2+ Rc4 61. Qa2 Rb4 62. Qa5+ Kc6 63. Qa6+ Kd5 64. Qa8+ Kc5 65.
Qc8+ Kd5 66. Qc2 Rc4 67. Qd3+ Rd4 68. Qb3+ Kc5 69. Kg1 Qc1+ 70. Kh2 Qf4 71.
Qc3+ Kd5 72. Qb3+ Kc5 73. Qe3 Kc4 74. Qb3+ Kc5 75. Qb2 Rb4 76. Qc3+ Kd5 77. Qa3
Kc5 78. Qe3+ Kd5 79. Qe2 Kc5 80. Qe1 Rc4 81. Qe2 Kd5 82. Qb2 Rb4 83. Qa2+ Kc5
84. Qc2+ Rc4 85. Qa2 Rb4 86. Qa1 Rc4 87. Qa5+ Kc6 88. Qa7 Kd5 89. Qb6 Rb4 90.
Qa5+ Kc6 91. Qa8+ Kc5 92. Qc8+ Kd5 93. Qe8 Kc5 94. Qe6 Rd4 95. Qg8 Rb4 96. Qh7
Rd4 97. Qb1 Rc4 98. Qb2 Rb4 99. Qe2 Rc4 100. Qe3+ Rd4 101. Kg1 Kd5 102. Qb3+
Kc6 103. Rf3 Qc1+ 104. Kh2 Rc4 105. Rf7 1-0

[Event "Marseille op 2nd "]
[Site "Marseille"]
[Date "2009.12.28"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Vincensini, Emmanuel"]
[Black "Houard, Yannick"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D19"]
[WhiteElo "1936"]
[BlackElo "2167"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "2009.12.26"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 134 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.03.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.03.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 Bf5 6. e3 e6 7. Bxc4 Bb4 8. O-O
O-O 9. Qe2 Bg6 10. Rd1 Nbd7 11. Ne5 Nxe5 12. dxe5 Nd7 13. f4 Qc7 14. Bd2 Rfd8
15. Be1 Nc5 16. Rd4 Rxd4 17. exd4 Nd7 18. Ne4 Bxe1 19. Rxe1 Qb6 20. Rd1 Bxe4
21. Qxe4 Qb4 22. b3 Nb6 23. Bd3 g6 24. Bc2 Rd8 25. f5 exf5 26. Qh4 Re8 27. Rd3
Rxe5 28. Qd8+ Kg7 29. h3 Re1+ 30. Kf2 Re4 31. Rd1 Re6 32. Qg5 Nd5 33. Qd2 Qe7
34. Bd3 Qh4+ 35. Kf1 Ne3+ 36. Kg1 Nxd1 0-1

[Event "Marseille op 2nd "]
[Site "Marseille"]
[Date "2009.12.29"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Houard, Yannick"]
[Black "Riff, Jean Noel"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B83"]
[WhiteElo "2167"]
[BlackElo "2500"]
[PlyCount "124"]
[EventDate "2009.12.26"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 134 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.03.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.03.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 Nf6 4. Nc3 cxd4 5. Nxd4 e6 6. Be2 Be7 7. O-O O-O 8.
Kh1 Nc6 9. Be3 Nxd4 10. Bxd4 b6 11. f4 Bb7 12. Bd3 Rc8 13. Qf3 g6 14. a4 Qc7
15. Nb5 Qb8 16. c4 Nd7 17. Nc3 Bf6 18. Bxf6 Nxf6 19. a5 Bc6 20. Qe2 Qb7 21. b4
Qb8 22. Qe3 Ng4 23. Qe2 f5 24. h3 Nf6 25. Qe3 bxa5 26. b5 Ba8 27. Rxa5 Qb6 28.
Qxb6 axb6 29. Ra6 fxe4 30. Be2 d5 31. Rxb6 d4 32. Rxe6 dxc3 33. Rc1 Kf7 34. Ra6
Rfe8 35. Rxc3 Nd5 36. Rc1 Nb4 37. Ra7+ Re7 38. Rca1 Bb7 39. Rd1 Nd3 40. Kh2
Rxc4 41. Bxd3 exd3 42. Rxd3 Rxf4 43. Rd2 Rb4 44. Rf2+ Kg7 45. Ra5 Re5 46. Rd2
Rexb5 47. Raa2 h5 48. Rac2 Kh6 49. Re2 Be4 50. Rcd2 Rc5 51. Rf2 Rbc4 52. Rf4
Rc2 53. Rxc2 Bxc2 54. h4 Bf5 55. g3 Rc2+ 56. Kg1 Kg7 57. Kf1 Kf6 58. Kg1 Ke5
59. Rf3 Rd2 60. Ra3 Ke4 61. Rb3 Rd3 62. Rb4+ Kf3 0-1

[Event "Marseille op 2nd "]
[Site "Marseille"]
[Date "2009.12.29"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Houard, Yannick"]
[Black "Vallette, Patrick"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C08"]
[WhiteElo "2167"]
[BlackElo "1862"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "2009.12.26"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 134 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.03.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.03.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 c5 4. exd5 exd5 5. Bb5+ Bd7 6. Qe2+ Qe7 7. Bxd7+ Nxd7
8. dxc5 Qxe2+ 9. Nxe2 Bxc5 10. Nb3 Bd6 11. Bf4 Bxf4 12. Nxf4 Ne7 13. O-O-O Nf6
14. Rhe1 Rd8 15. Rd3 g5 16. Ne2 O-O 17. Ng3 Rd7 18. Rf3 Ne4 19. Nxe4 dxe4 20.
Rxe4 Rfd8 21. Rd3 Nc6 22. Rxd7 Rxd7 23. Nc5 Rc7 24. c3 h6 25. Kc2 a5 26. Nd3
Kg7 27. Kd2 Rd7 28. Ke2 Rd5 29. Re8 Kf6 30. Rh8 Kg7 31. Rc8 Ne5 32. Nxe5 Rxe5+
33. Kd2 Rb5 34. b3 a4 35. c4 Rb6 36. Kc3 axb3 37. axb3 Rf6 38. f3 g4 39. fxg4
Rf2 40. Rd8 Rxg2 41. h3 Kg6 42. b4 Re2 43. c5 Re3+ 44. Rd3 Re7 45. Kc4 h5 46.
Rd6+ f6 47. gxh5+ 1-0

[Event "Marseille op 2nd "]
[Site "Marseille"]
[Date "2009.12.30"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Sanduleac, Vasile"]
[Black "Houard, Yannick"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A08"]
[WhiteElo "2470"]
[BlackElo "2167"]
[PlyCount "108"]
[EventDate "2009.12.26"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 134 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.03.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.03.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d3 d5 3. Nd2 c5 4. Ngf3 Nc6 5. g3 Bd6 6. Bg2 Nge7 7. O-O O-O 8. Qe2
Qc7 9. Re1 f6 10. c3 Bd7 11. Nb3 b6 12. d4 c4 13. e5 fxe5 14. dxe5 Bc5 15. Nxc5
bxc5 16. b3 Na5 17. Qc2 Be8 18. Ng5 Bg6 19. Qd1 Qd7 20. Ba3 Rac8 21. b4 Nb7 22.
Ne4 cxb4 23. Bxb4 Bxe4 24. Bxe4 Nc5 25. Bc2 Qc7 26. Qg4 Nf5 27. Rad1 a5 28. Ba3
g6 29. Qe2 Rf7 30. Bc1 Nd3 31. Bxd3 cxd3 32. Rxd3 Qc4 33. Bg5 h5 34. h3 Rb8 35.
Red1 a4 36. a3 Rb3 37. g4 hxg4 38. hxg4 Rb2 39. R1d2 Rb1+ 40. Kg2 Re1 41. Qxe1
Qxg4+ 42. Kf1 Rh7 43. f4 Rh1+ 44. Kf2 Rxe1 45. Kxe1 Qg1+ 46. Ke2 Ng3+ 47. Kf3
Ne4 48. c4 Nxd2+ 49. Rxd2 Qf1+ 50. Ke3 Qxc4 51. Rd3 Qe4+ 52. Kd2 d4 53. Rg3 Kf7
54. Rd3 Ke8 0-1

[Event "Moscow op-A"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2010.01.31"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Reutsky, Sergei"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C15"]
[WhiteElo "2590"]
[BlackElo "2401"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventDate "2010.01.30"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 134 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.03.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.03.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. a3 Bxc3+ 5. bxc3 dxe4 6. Qg4 Nf6 7. Qxg7 Rg8 8.
Qh6 Rg6 9. Qd2 Nc6 10. Ne2 Ne7 11. g3 Qd5 12. Rg1 e5 13. c4 Qd6 14. c5 Qd5 15.
Bb2 Ng4 16. Bg2 Nxh2 17. O-O-O Nf3 18. Bxf3 exf3 19. Nc3 Qc4 20. Qe3 Qe6 21. d5
Qf5 22. Nb5 Qd7 23. c6 bxc6 24. dxc6 Qxc6 25. Qxe5 f6 26. Qxc7 Kf7 27. Nd6+ 1-0

[Event "Moscow op-A"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2010.02.01"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Zhigalko, Sergei"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C02"]
[WhiteElo "2668"]
[BlackElo "2590"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "2010.01.30"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 134 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.03.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.03.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nf3 Qb6 6. a3 Nh6 7. b4 cxd4 8. cxd4
Nf5 9. Be3 f6 10. exf6 gxf6 11. Bd3 Nxe3 12. fxe3 Bh6 13. Qe2 O-O 14. Nc3 Ne7
15. O-O Bd7 16. Rae1 Rac8 17. Nd1 Ng6 18. Nh4 f5 19. Qh5 Kg7 20. Rf3 Qd8 21.
Rg3 Rf6 22. Nf3 Qf8 23. Rh3 Ne7 24. g4 Be8 25. Qh4 fxg4 26. Qxg4+ Kh8 27. Ne5
Nf5 28. Kh1 Rc7 29. Qe2 Rg7 30. Ng4 Rfg6 31. Ndf2 Rg8 32. Nxh6 Rxh6 33. Bxf5
Rxh3 34. Bxh3 Bb5 35. Qh5 Qxf2 36. Qe5+ Rg7 37. Qb8+ Rg8 38. Qe5+ Rg7 39. Qb8+
1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow op-A"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2010.02.02"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Bologan, Viktor"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2590"]
[BlackElo "2692"]
[PlyCount "108"]
[EventDate "2010.01.30"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 134 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.03.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.03.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. Bxc6 dxc6 7. dxe5 Nf5
8. Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. Nc3 h6 10. h3 Bd7 11. Rd1 Kc8 12. b3 b6 13. Bb2 Ne7 14. Ne2
Ng6 15. Ne1 c5 16. c4 h5 17. Nd3 a5 18. a4 Bf5 19. Ndf4 Nxf4 20. Nxf4 Kb7 21.
Rd2 g6 22. Re2 Bh6 23. Nd5 Rhd8 24. Bc1 Bxc1 25. Rxc1 c6 26. Nc3 Rd3 27. f3 h4
28. Ne4 Re8 29. Rce1 Kc7 30. Nd6 Re7 31. Nxf5 gxf5 32. Re3 Rd4 33. Kf2 b5 34.
Rc3 f4 35. cxb5 Kb6 36. bxc6 Kxc6 37. Rc4 Rb7 38. Rc3 Kd5 39. Rec1 Rc7 40. Rc4
Rd2+ 41. Kf1 Rd3 42. Rxf4 Rxb3 43. Rxh4 c4 44. Ke2 Rb4 45. Rd1+ Kc5 46. e6 Rb2+
47. Ke3 Rb3+ 48. Kd2 Kb4 49. exf7 Rxf7 50. Rc1 Rd7+ 51. Kc2 Rc3+ 52. Kb1 Rd2
53. Rg4 Rb3+ 54. Ka1 Ka3 0-1

[Event "Moscow op-A"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2010.02.03"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Kovalenko, Igor"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A56"]
[WhiteElo "2486"]
[BlackElo "2590"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[EventDate "2010.01.30"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 134 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.03.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.03.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 e5 4. Nc3 d6 5. e4 Be7 6. Nf3 Nbd7 7. a3 O-O 8. Bd3
Nh5 9. g3 g6 10. Bh6 Ng7 11. g4 Nf6 12. h3 Kh8 13. Qd2 a6 14. a4 Bd7 15. Kd1
Qc7 16. Kc2 Ng8 17. b3 f6 18. Rag1 Qc8 19. Be3 b5 20. cxb5 axb5 21. axb5 f5 22.
gxf5 gxf5 23. Bh6 Bf6 24. Ra1 Rf7 25. Rxa8 1-0

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op-A 9th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2010.02.09"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Efimenko, Zahar"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C07"]
[WhiteElo "2657"]
[BlackElo "2590"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[EventDate "2010.02.09"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 135"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.03.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.03.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 c5 4. Ngf3 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Nc6 6. Bb5 Bd7 7. Nxc6 Bxc6 8.
Bxc6+ bxc6 9. c4 dxe4 10. Nxe4 Qxd1+ 11. Kxd1 Nf6 12. Nxf6+ gxf6 13. Be3 Rg8
14. g3 c5 15. Kc2 Kd7 16. a3 Kc6 17. b4 cxb4 18. axb4 Bxb4 19. Ra6+ Kc7 20.
Rha1 Rgb8 21. Bf4+ e5 22. Be3 Rb7 23. g4 Kd7 24. Kd3 Rc8 25. Rxa7 Rxa7 26.
Rxa7+ Ke6 27. Ra6+ Ke7 28. f3 Bc5 29. Bh6 Rd8+ 30. Kc2 Rg8 31. Rc6 Bd4 32. Bc1
Ra8 33. Kd3 Ra1 34. Bd2 Rd1 35. h4 Rh1 36. Bb4+ Ke8 37. Rc8+ Kd7 38. Rf8 Rxh4
39. Rxf7+ Ke8 40. Rxf6 Rh1 41. Ke4 h5 42. g5 Rg1 43. g6 Bb2 44. c5 Ke7 45. Kf5
e4 46. c6+ Kd8 47. Ba5+ Ke7 48. Re6+ Kf8 49. Bb4+ 1-0

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op-A 9th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2010.02.10"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Amonatov, Farrukh"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B83"]
[WhiteElo "2590"]
[BlackElo "2634"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "2010.02.09"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 135"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.03.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.03.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Be2 Nf6 7. Be3 Be7 8.
Qd2 a6 9. f4 Qc7 10. g4 Nxd4 11. Bxd4 e5 12. Bf2 b5 13. fxe5 dxe5 14. g5 b4 15.
Nb5 axb5 16. gxf6 gxf6 17. Bxb5+ Bd7 18. Qd5 Rb8 19. Bxd7+ Qxd7 20. O-O-O Qxd5
21. Rxd5 Rg8 22. Rg1 Rxg1+ 23. Bxg1 Ra8 24. Kb1 Rc8 25. b3 Rc3 26. Rd3 Rxd3 27.
cxd3 Kd7 28. Kc2 Ke6 29. Kd2 f5 30. Ke2 h5 31. Bf2 fxe4 32. dxe4 f5 33. Kf3 f4
34. h3 Kd6 35. Be1 Kc5 36. Bf2+ Kb5 37. Be1 Bd8 38. Bf2 Bb6 39. Bh4 Bc5 40. Bf6
Bd6 41. Bh4 Kc5 42. Bf2+ Kb5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op-A 9th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2010.02.11"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Naiditsch, Arkadij"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C07"]
[WhiteElo "2687"]
[BlackElo "2590"]
[PlyCount "119"]
[EventDate "2010.02.09"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 135"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.03.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.03.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 c5 4. exd5 Qxd5 5. dxc5 Bxc5 6. Ngf3 Nf6 7. Bc4 Qc6 8.
Qe2 O-O 9. O-O Nbd7 10. Nb3 b6 11. Nfd4 Bxd4 12. Nxd4 Qc5 13. Rd1 Bb7 14. a4
Ne5 15. Bb3 Ng6 16. Be3 Qe5 17. f3 Rad8 18. Qe1 Qh5 19. Qg3 h6 20. Ne2 Nd5 21.
Bd2 Qf5 22. c4 Qd3 23. Nc1 Qd4+ 24. Qf2 Ndf4 25. Qxd4 Rxd4 26. Be3 Rxd1+ 27.
Bxd1 e5 28. Bc2 Nh4 29. Bxf4 exf4 30. a5 Rc8 31. Bd3 Rd8 32. Kf2 g5 33. axb6
axb6 34. Ra7 Rb8 35. Ne2 Kg7 36. b4 Bc6 37. Nd4 Be8 38. b5 Kf6 39. Nc6 Bxc6 40.
bxc6 Rc8 41. c7 Ke6 42. c5 bxc5 43. Ba6 Kd7 44. Bxc8+ Kxc8 45. g3 fxg3+ 46.
hxg3 Ng6 47. Ra8+ Kxc7 48. Ra7+ Kd6 49. Rxf7 Ne5 50. Rf6+ Kd5 51. Rxh6 c4 52.
Ke2 c3 53. Rf6 Kd4 54. Rd6+ Kc5 55. Rd8 Kc4 56. f4 gxf4 57. gxf4 Nf7 58. Rc8+
Kd4 59. Rc6 Ke4 60. Rc4+ 1-0

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op-A 9th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2010.02.12"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Novikov, Stanislav"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E05"]
[WhiteElo "2557"]
[BlackElo "2590"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "2010.02.09"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 135"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.03.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.03.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e6 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 d5 4. Nf3 Be7 5. O-O O-O 6. d4 dxc4 7. Qc2 a6 8. a4
Bd7 9. Qxc4 Bc6 10. Bg5 Bd5 11. Qd3 Be4 12. Qe3 Nbd7 13. Nc3 Bc6 14. Qd3 Bb4
15. a5 Bxf3 16. Qxf3 c6 17. e4 h6 18. Be3 Bxa5 19. e5 Nd5 20. Nxd5 cxd5 21. Qg4
Kh7 22. f4 Bb6 23. Rae1 f5 24. exf6 Qxf6 25. Bxd5 exd5 26. Qxd7 Bxd4 27. Qxb7
Bxb2 28. Qxd5 a5 29. Bc1 Bd4+ 30. Kg2 Rfe8 31. Ba3 Rad8 32. Qb5 Qg6 33. f5 Qf7
34. Rxe8 Rxe8 35. Bb2 Re5 36. Qd3 Qd5+ 37. Kh3 Bxb2 38. Qc2 Ba3 39. f6+ Qe4 40.
Qxe4+ Rxe4 41. Ra1 Bb4 42. f7 Re5 0-1

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op-A 9th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2010.02.13"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Javakhishvili, Lela"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B42"]
[WhiteElo "2590"]
[BlackElo "2493"]
[PlyCount "115"]
[EventDate "2010.02.09"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 135"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.03.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.03.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Bd3 Bc5 6. Nb3 Be7 7. Qg4 g6 8. Qe2
d6 9. a4 Nd7 10. O-O Ne5 11. Na3 Nf6 12. Bh6 Nfg4 13. Bg7 Rg8 14. Bxe5 Nxe5 15.
f4 Nxd3 16. Qxd3 Bd7 17. Nc4 Qc7 18. Rfd1 Rc8 19. Nxd6+ Bxd6 20. Qxd6 Qxd6 21.
Rxd6 Ke7 22. Rb6 Rxc2 23. Rxb7 Rgc8 24. Nd4 R8c7 25. Rxc7 Rxc7 26. Kf2 f6 27.
Re1 Rb7 28. Re2 Rb4 29. Ke3 e5 30. fxe5 fxe5 31. Nf3 Bg4 32. Rc2 Bxf3 33. gxf3
Kd6 34. Rd2+ Ke6 35. a5 Rb5 36. Kd3 Rxa5 37. Kc4 Ra2 38. Kc5 Kf6 39. h4 Ra5+
40. Kc4 Ra4+ 41. Kc5 Ra5+ 42. Kc6 Rb5 43. Rd6+ Kf7 44. Rd7+ Ke6 45. Rd6+ Kf7
46. Rd7+ Ke6 47. Rxh7 Rxb2 48. h5 Rc2+ 49. Kb6 gxh5 50. Rh6+ Kd7 51. Rh7+ Kd6
52. Rxh5 Rc3 53. Rh6+ Ke7 54. Kxa6 Rxf3 55. Kb5 Rf4 56. Kc4 Rxe4+ 57. Kd5 Re1
58. Re6+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op-A 9th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2010.02.14"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Salem, AR Saleh"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C24"]
[WhiteElo "2590"]
[BlackElo "2484"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2010.02.09"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 135"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.03.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.03.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Nf6 3. d3 c6 4. Qe2 d5 5. exd5 cxd5 6. Bb5+ Nc6 7. Qxe5+ Be7 8.
Nf3 O-O 9. Bxc6 bxc6 10. O-O Bd6 11. Qe2 Re8 12. Qd1 Rb8 13. b3 h6 14. Bb2 Nh5
15. Re1 Bg4 16. Nbd2 Nf4 17. Re3 Qd7 18. Qf1 f6 19. Rxe8+ Qxe8 20. h3 Bd7 21.
Kh1 c5 22. Ng1 Qh5 23. Re1 a5 24. Ndf3 d4 25. Bc1 Nd5 26. a4 Nb4 27. Re2 g5 28.
Nd2 Qg6 29. Nc4 Bc7 30. Ba3 Nd5 31. Bxc5 Nf4 32. Re7 Qf5 33. Bxd4 Kf8 34. Ne3
Kxe7 35. Nxf5+ Bxf5 36. Qe1+ Kf7 37. Qc3 Rc8 38. Nf3 Bd6 39. Qxa5 Be6 40. Qa7+
Kg6 41. Qa6 1-0

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op-A 9th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2010.02.15"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Andriasian, Zaven"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C00"]
[WhiteElo "2613"]
[BlackElo "2590"]
[PlyCount "171"]
[EventDate "2010.02.09"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 135"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.03.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.03.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d3 d5 3. Nd2 Nf6 4. Ngf3 b6 5. e5 Nfd7 6. d4 c5 7. c3 Be7 8. Bb5
Ba6 9. a4 cxd4 10. cxd4 Qc8 11. Qe2 Qb7 12. O-O Bxb5 13. axb5 a6 14. Ne1 axb5
15. Rxa8 Qxa8 16. Qg4 O-O 17. Ndf3 Kh8 18. Nd3 Nc6 19. Nf4 Qe8 20. Bd2 Na5 21.
Re1 Nc4 22. Bc1 b4 23. b3 Na5 24. Re3 Nc6 25. h4 f5 26. exf6 Nxf6 27. Qxe6 Qc8
28. Bd2 Qxe6 29. Rxe6 Rc8 30. Ne5 Nxe5 31. dxe5 Ne4 32. Rxe7 Nxd2 33. Nxd5 Nxb3
34. Nxb4 h5 35. Nd5 b5 36. Rb7 Nd4 37. Nf4 Re8 38. f3 Kg8 39. e6 Nxe6 40. Nxh5
Rc8 41. Rxb5 Rc4 42. g3 Nd4 43. Rb7 Nxf3+ 44. Kf2 Nxh4 45. Rxg7+ Kf8 46. gxh4
Rxh4 47. Rh7 Re4 48. Kf3 Re7 49. Rh6 Kf7 50. Kg4 Re5 51. Nf4 Ra5 52. Kf3 Re5
53. Ra6 Re1 54. Nd5 Re5 55. Rf6+ Ke8 56. Rd6 Re1 57. Kf4 Rf1+ 58. Ke5 Re1+ 59.
Kf5 Rf1+ 60. Nf4 Ke7 61. Rd3 Ke8 62. Ke5 Ke7 63. Nd5+ Kf7 64. Re3 Rf2 65. Nc3
Ke7 66. Ne4 Ra2 67. Nf6 Ra1 68. Rd3 Re1+ 69. Ne4 Ra1 70. Rd5 Rh1 71. Ng3 Re1+
72. Kf5 Re3 73. Ne4 Rf3+ 74. Ke5 Rh3 75. Ng5 Re3+ 76. Kf5 Re1 77. Nh3 Rf1+ 78.
Nf4 Ke8 79. Rd2 Ke7 80. Rd3 Ke8 81. Ke5 Ke7 82. Nd5+ Kf7 83. Re3 Rf2 84. Re4
Rf1 85. Ne3 Rf6 86. Ra4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op-A 9th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2010.02.16"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Tregubov, Pavel V"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B72"]
[WhiteElo "2590"]
[BlackElo "2628"]
[PlyCount "92"]
[EventDate "2010.02.09"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 135"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.03.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.03.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. Nf3 g6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Bg7 6. Be3 Nf6 7. Bc4 O-O 8.
Bb3 d6 9. h3 Bd7 10. O-O a6 11. f4 Qc7 12. Qf3 b5 13. a3 Rab8 14. Nxc6 Bxc6 15.
Nd5 Bxd5 16. exd5 Nd7 17. c3 a5 18. Qf2 Nc5 19. Bd1 Ne4 20. Qc2 Qc4 21. Bf3 Ng3
22. Rfe1 h5 23. Rac1 Nf5 24. Ba7 Qxf4 25. Re4 Qg5 26. Bxb8 Rxb8 27. Rce1 Be5
28. Rxe5 dxe5 29. Rxe5 b4 30. axb4 axb4 31. c4 Qf6 32. Re1 Qd4+ 33. Kh2 b3 34.
Qc1 Rc8 35. Qg5 Qxc4 36. d6 exd6 37. Bxh5 Qb4 38. Rf1 Qb5 39. Re1 Re8 40. Rc1
Qe5+ 41. Kg1 Qxb2 42. Bf3 Qd4+ 43. Kh1 b2 44. Rb1 Qf2 45. Kh2 Re1 46. Qd8+ Kg7
0-1

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op-A 9th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2010.02.17"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Zhou, Weiqi"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E32"]
[WhiteElo "2600"]
[BlackElo "2590"]
[PlyCount "7"]
[EventDate "2010.02.09"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 135"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.03.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.03.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Kuala Lumpur op 3rd"]
[Site "Kuala Lumpur"]
[Date "2010.04.07"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Zhou, Guijue"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B23"]
[WhiteElo "2208"]
[BlackElo "2570"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[EventDate "2010.04.07"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "MAS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 135 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.05.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.05.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 d6 3. Bb5+ Nd7 4. d3 g6 5. f4 Bg7 6. Nf3 Nh6 7. O-O a6 8. Bxd7+
Bxd7 9. h3 O-O 10. Be3 f5 11. e5 Nf7 12. exd6 exd6 13. d4 b6 14. Qd2 Bc6 15. d5
Bd7 16. Rae1 b5 17. Nd1 b4 18. c4 bxc3 19. Nxc3 Rb8 20. b3 Qb6 21. Rc1 Qb4 22.
Nb1 a5 23. Qxb4 axb4 24. Nbd2 Ra8 25. Rc2 Bb5 26. Nc4 Rfe8 27. Bc1 Bc3 28. Nfd2
Re2 29. Rd1 Bd4+ 30. Kh2 Ba6 31. Bb2 Bxc4 0-1

[Event "Kuala Lumpur op 3rd"]
[Site "Kuala Lumpur"]
[Date "2010.04.07"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Khairul, Anam"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C77"]
[WhiteElo "2570"]
[BlackElo "2335"]
[PlyCount "119"]
[EventDate "2010.04.07"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "MAS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 135 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.05.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.05.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. d3 b5 6. Bb3 Bc5 7. c3 d6 8. h3 Be6
9. Bc2 Bb6 10. O-O Ne7 11. d4 Ng6 12. Be3 O-O 13. a4 Re8 14. Nbd2 Bd7 15. Re1
Bc6 16. c4 bxc4 17. d5 Bxe3 18. fxe3 c3 19. dxc6 cxd2 20. Qxd2 Ne7 21. Qc3 a5
22. Ra3 Ra6 23. Bd3 Rb6 24. Qxa5 Rxb2 25. Qc3 Rb6 26. a5 Rxc6 27. Qa1 Qa8 28.
Bb5 Rb8 29. Bxc6 Nxc6 30. Nd2 Nb4 31. Rc1 c5 32. a6 Qa7 33. Qc3 h6 34. Rca1 Kf8
35. Qc4 Ne8 36. Qc1 Ke7 37. Qd1 Rb6 38. Nc4 Rc6 39. Na5 Rb6 40. Nc4 Rc6 41. Qd2
Nf6 42. Qe2 Nxe4 43. Na5 Rc7 44. Nc4 f6 45. Qg4 Ng5 46. e4 Nc2 47. Qd1 Nxa1 48.
Qxd6+ Kf7 49. Rxa1 Ne6 50. Kh2 Re7 51. Qd5 Kg6 52. Nd6 Nf4 53. Qd1 Qa8 54. Qg4+
Kh7 55. Qf5+ Kg8 56. Rb1 Re6 57. Nb5 g6 58. Qg4 h5 59. Qf3 Qxa6 60. Nc7 1-0

[Event "Kuala Lumpur op 3rd"]
[Site "Kuala Lumpur"]
[Date "2010.04.08"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Saptarshi, Roy Chowdhury"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D05"]
[WhiteElo "2570"]
[BlackElo "2419"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[EventDate "2010.04.07"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "MAS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 135 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.05.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.05.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. e3 b6 4. Bd3 Bb7 5. O-O d5 6. b3 Bd6 7. Bb2 O-O 8. Nbd2
c5 9. Ne5 Nc6 10. a3 Ne7 11. Qf3 Rc8 12. Qh3 Ng6 13. f4 cxd4 14. Nxg6 hxg6 15.
Bxd4 Bc5 16. Nf3 Bxd4 17. exd4 Ne4 18. Rad1 Rc3 19. Qg4 Qf6 20. Ne5 Rfc8 21.
Qe2 Qe7 22. Ra1 Qe8 23. Ra2 Qe7 24. Raa1 Qe8 25. Ra2 Qd8 26. Rf3 b5 27. Ra1 Qb6
28. Qe3 Nd6 29. g4 b4 30. Nd7 Qc6 31. Ne5 Qb6 32. Nd7 Qc7 33. Nc5 bxa3 34. Na4
Rc6 35. Rxa3 Ba6 36. Bxa6 Rxa6 37. Ra2 Ne4 38. c4 dxc4 39. Qxe4 cxb3 40. Rxb3
Rxa4 41. Rf2 Qc4 42. Rd3 Ra5 43. Rdd2 Ra1+ 44. Kg2 Qc1 0-1

[Event "Kuala Lumpur op 3rd"]
[Site "Kuala Lumpur"]
[Date "2010.04.09"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Nguyen, Anh Dung"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2570"]
[BlackElo "2464"]
[PlyCount "138"]
[EventDate "2010.04.07"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "MAS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 135 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.05.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.05.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Bb7 10. d4 Re8 11. Nbd2 Bf8 12. a4 h6 13. d5 Na5 14. Ba2 c6 15. b4
Nc4 16. Nxc4 bxc4 17. Bxc4 cxd5 18. exd5 e4 19. Nd4 Nxd5 20. Qb3 Re5 21. Bxd5
Bxd5 22. c4 Bb7 23. Bf4 Re8 24. Rac1 Rc8 25. Qg3 Qf6 26. Nb3 d5 27. cxd5 Bxd5
28. Rxc8 Rxc8 29. Nc5 Bxc5 30. bxc5 Rxc5 31. Rd1 Qc6 32. Kh2 Kh7 33. Be3 Qxa4
34. Bd4 f6 35. Bxc5 Qxd1 36. Bf8 g5 37. Qc7+ Kg6 38. Qg7+ Kf5 39. Qd7+ Ke5 40.
Qd6+ Kd4 41. Qxf6+ Kd3 42. Qxa6+ Bc4 43. Qd6+ Ke2 44. Qxd1+ Kxd1 45. Bxh6 Ke2
46. Kg1 g4 47. hxg4 Be6 48. Be3 Bxg4 49. Kh2 Kf1 50. Kg3 Bd1 51. Kh3 Ke2 52.
Kh4 Kd3 53. g4 Kc4 54. Kg5 Kd5 55. Kf5 Kd6 56. g5 Ke7 57. Kg6 Ke6 58. Kh7 Bg4
59. g6 Bf5 60. Kg7 Ke7 61. Bg5+ Ke6 62. Bd2 e3 63. Bxe3 Bc2 64. f4 Ke7 65. Bd4
Ke6 66. Bc5 Bd3 67. Kh6 Bc2 68. Bd4 Bd3 69. Kg5 Bc2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Kuala Lumpur op 3rd"]
[Site "Kuala Lumpur"]
[Date "2010.04.10"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Mchedlishvili, Mikheil"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2634"]
[BlackElo "2570"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[EventDate "2010.04.07"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "MAS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 135 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.05.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.05.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 e6 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 Nbd7 7. e3 c5 8.
Bd3 Qa5 9. O-O c4 10. Bf5 O-O 11. Qc2 Re8 12. Nd2 g6 13. Bh3 Kg7 14. Rfd1 h6
15. Bh4 g5 16. Bxd7 Bxd7 17. Bg3 Bxc3 18. Qxc3 Qxc3 19. bxc3 Ne4 20. Nxe4 Rxe4
21. Rab1 Bc6 22. Re1 Re6 23. f3 Rae8 24. Kf2 f6 25. Rb2 Kf7 26. h3 Kg6 27. Bh2
h5 28. h4 g4 29. fxg4 hxg4 30. Bf4 Rh8 31. Kg3 Kh5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Kuala Lumpur op 3rd"]
[Site "Kuala Lumpur"]
[Date "2010.04.11"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Dimakiling, Oliver"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B04"]
[WhiteElo "2570"]
[BlackElo "2441"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2010.04.07"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "MAS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 135 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.05.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.05.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. d4 d6 4. Nf3 dxe5 5. Nxe5 c6 6. Be2 Nd7 7. Nf3 g6 8. O-O
Bg7 9. c4 Nc7 10. Nc3 O-O 11. h3 a6 12. Bf4 Ne6 13. Be3 b5 14. Rc1 Bb7 15. a4
b4 16. Ne4 h6 17. Qb3 Kh7 18. d5 cxd5 19. cxd5 Nc7 20. Rfd1 a5 21. Bc4 Rc8 22.
Nd4 Qe8 23. Nc6 f5 24. Nc5 Nxc5 25. Bxc5 Nxd5 26. Nxa5 Rxc5 27. Nxb7 Rxc4 28.
Qxc4 e6 29. Nc5 Bxb2 30. Rc2 Bg7 31. Re1 Qa8 32. Nxe6 Re8 33. Rd2 Nf6 34. Qc7
Nh5 35. Rd7 Rxe6 36. Rxe6 Qxa4 37. Re1 b3 38. Qb7 b2 39. Rb1 Kh8 40. Rd8+ Kh7
41. Rxb2 1-0

[Event "Kuala Lumpur op 3rd"]
[Site "Kuala Lumpur"]
[Date "2010.04.11"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Dzhumaev, Marat"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B40"]
[WhiteElo "2570"]
[BlackElo "2525"]
[PlyCount "112"]
[EventDate "2010.04.07"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "MAS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 135 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.05.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.05.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Bd3 Nc6 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. O-O d5 8.
Nd2 Qc7 9. f4 Ba6 10. e5 Nd7 11. Nf3 Be7 12. b3 Bxd3 13. cxd3 O-O 14. Bb2 c5
15. Kh1 a5 16. Qe2 Qb6 17. Nd2 a4 18. f5 exf5 19. Rxf5 a3 20. Bc1 Qe6 21. Rh5
g6 22. Rh3 Qxe5 23. Qxe5 Nxe5 24. Nf1 Bf6 25. Rb1 Rfe8 26. Bd2 Ng4 27. Rf3 Bd4
28. h4 Re2 29. b4 Rb8 30. b5 Bb2 31. d4 c4 32. Bb4 Nf2+ 33. Kh2 Bxd4 34. Rxa3
Be5+ 35. Kg1 Nd3 36. Bd2 Bd4+ 37. Kh2 Re4 38. Kg3 Bf2+ 39. Kf3 Bxh4 40. g3 Be7
41. Ra7 Bc5 42. Ra6 Ne5+ 43. Kg2 Re2+ 44. Kh3 Nf3 45. Bb4 Ng1+ 46. Kh4 Re4+ 47.
g4 Bf2+ 48. Ng3 h5 49. Rxg1 Rxg4+ 50. Kh3 Bxg1 51. a4 Re8 52. Bd6 c3 53. Rc6
Rc4 54. Rxc4 dxc4 55. a5 c2 56. Bf4 Be3 0-1

[Event "Kuala Lumpur op 3rd"]
[Site "Kuala Lumpur"]
[Date "2010.04.12"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Megaranto, Susanto"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2570"]
[BlackElo "2527"]
[PlyCount "29"]
[EventDate "2010.04.07"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "MAS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 135 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.05.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.05.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Bb7 10. d4 Re8 11. Ng5 Rf8 12. Nf3 Re8 13. Ng5 Rf8 14. Nf3 Re8 15.
Ng5 1/2-1/2

[Event "CHN-chT 6th"]
[Site "China"]
[Date "2010.04.16"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Shen, Yang"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A56"]
[WhiteElo "2444"]
[BlackElo "2570"]
[PlyCount "106"]
[EventDate "2010.04.16"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "18"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 136 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.07.02"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.07.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 e5 4. Nc3 d6 5. e4 Be7 6. h3 Nbd7 7. Nf3 a6 8. Be3 Nf8
9. Qc2 Ng6 10. g3 Bd7 11. Qb3 O-O 12. Be2 h5 13. a4 Nh7 14. O-O-O h4 15. gxh4
Nxh4 16. Rdg1 Rb8 17. Kb1 Ng6 18. h4 Nf4 19. Bf1 Nf6 20. Bxf4 exf4 21. Bh3 b5
22. axb5 axb5 23. cxb5 Nh5 24. Bg4 Bxg4 25. Rxg4 Bf6 26. e5 dxe5 27. Ne4 g6 28.
d6 Kh8 29. Nxf6 Qxf6 30. Rg5 Qxd6 31. Nxe5 Qd4 32. Rhg1 Qe4+ 33. Kc1 Ra8 34.
Qc3 Ra1+ 35. Kd2 Rd8+ 36. Nd3+ Ng7 37. Rxa1 c4 38. Kc2 cxd3+ 39. Kb3 d2 40. Re5
Qg2 41. Rd1 Qxf2 42. h5 f6 43. Re7 Qb6 44. Qc6 Qd4 45. hxg6 Qd3+ 46. Ka2 f3 47.
b6 Qa6+ 48. Kb1 Qd3+ 49. Qc2 Qd6 50. Qe4 Kg8 51. Qc4+ Qd5 52. Qxd5+ Rxd5 53. b7
Rc5 1-0

[Event "CHN-chT 6th"]
[Site "China"]
[Date "2010.04.17"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Wang, Xiaohui"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B08"]
[WhiteElo "2570"]
[BlackElo "2238"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "2010.04.16"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "18"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 136 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.07.02"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.07.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. Be3 c6 5. Qd2 Nd7 6. Nf3 Qa5 7. Bd3 Ngf6 8. Bh6
O-O 9. O-O-O e5 10. Bxg7 Kxg7 11. g4 Nxg4 12. Rhg1 Ndf6 13. h3 exd4 14. Nxd4
Qb4 15. hxg4 Qxd4 16. f3 h6 17. Ne2 Qc5 18. g5 Nh7 19. gxh6+ Kh8 20. Nf4 g5 21.
Nh5 Qe5 22. f4 gxf4 23. Qg2 Rd8 24. Qg7+ Qxg7 25. hxg7+ Kg8 26. e5 f5 27. exf6
Be6 28. f7+ Bxf7 29. Bxh7+ Kxh7 30. Nf6+ Kh6 31. Rd2 Bg6 32. Rdg2 Kxg7 33.
Rxg6+ Kf7 34. Ne4 Ke7 35. Re1 d5 36. Nd6+ Kd7 37. Nxb7 Rg8 38. Nc5+ Kc7 39.
Ne6+ 1-0

[Event "CHN-chT 6th"]
[Site "China"]
[Date "2010.04.18"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Zhang, Chuyue"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2570"]
[PlyCount "0"]
[EventDate "2010.04.16"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "18"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 136 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.07.02"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.07.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

 1-0

[Event "CHN-chT 6th"]
[Site "China"]
[Date "2010.06.07"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Ning, Chunhong"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A46"]
[WhiteElo "2347"]
[BlackElo "2570"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "2010.04.16"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "18"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 136 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.07.02"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.07.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. Bg5 h6 4. Bh4 b6 5. e3 Bb7 6. Nbd2 d6 7. c3 Nbd7 8. h3
Be7 9. Qa4 a6 10. Bd3 O-O 11. O-O c5 12. Qc2 Rc8 13. Rfe1 Nd5 14. Bg3 cxd4 15.
exd4 Nb4 16. Bh7+ Kh8 17. Qb1 Nf6 18. Bg6 Nbd5 19. Bc2 Qd7 20. Qd1 Nh5 21. Bh2
Ndf4 22. Be4 Bxe4 23. Rxe4 g5 24. Nf1 Qb5 25. N3d2 Nf6 26. c4 Qxb2 27. Rb1 Qxa2
28. Re3 Qa5 29. Reb3 b5 30. cxb5 axb5 31. Rxb5 Qc3 32. Nf3 N6d5 33. R5b3 Qc6
34. Ne3 0-1

[Event "CHN-chT 6th"]
[Site "China"]
[Date "2010.06.08"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Zhang, Xiaowen"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C06"]
[WhiteElo "2570"]
[BlackElo "2437"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "2010.04.16"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "18"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 136 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.07.02"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.07.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. Bd3 c5 6. c3 Nc6 7. Ne2 cxd4 8. cxd4
f6 9. exf6 Nxf6 10. Nf3 Qc7 11. O-O Bd6 12. Bd2 O-O 13. Rc1 Ng4 14. Ng3 g6 15.
Bc3 Qe7 16. Qe2 Bd7 17. a3 Rae8 18. h3 Nh6 19. Ne5 Nxe5 20. dxe5 Bc5 21. Bd2
Nf5 22. Qg4 Rc8 23. Nh5 Kh8 24. Nf6 Qf7 25. Kh1 Bb6 26. Rce1 Bc6 27. Qb4 Bd8
28. Bg5 Be7 29. Qd2 Nd6 30. Nxh7 Kxh7 31. exd6 Bxd6 32. Qe2 e5 33. Qh5+ Kg8 34.
Bxg6 Qd7 35. f4 e4 36. f5 1-0

[Event "CHN-chT 6th"]
[Site "China"]
[Date "2010.06.09"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Pham, Le Thao Nguyen"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C29"]
[WhiteElo "2570"]
[BlackElo "2338"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2010.04.16"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "18"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 136 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.07.02"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.07.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e5 3. f4 d5 4. exd5 exf4 5. Bc4 Nbd7 6. d3 Nb6 7. Bxf4 Bg4 8.
Bb5+ Nbd7 9. Nf3 Bb4 10. Qe2+ Qe7 11. Bxd7+ Bxd7 12. Qxe7+ Kxe7 13. Bg5 Kd6 14.
O-O Bxc3 15. bxc3 Nxd5 16. c4 f6 17. Bd2 Nb6 18. Bf4+ Ke7 19. Bxc7 Bc6 20. Rfb1
Nc8 21. Nd4 Kd7 22. Bg3 Re8 23. a4 g6 24. Nxc6 Kxc6 25. d4 b6 26. a5 Re2 27.
axb6 Nxb6 28. d5+ Kc5 29. Rb5+ Kxc4 30. Rxb6 axb6 31. Rxa8 Kxd5 32. Rc8 h5 33.
c4+ Kd4 34. Bf2+ Kd3 35. Bxb6 Rb2 36. c5 g5 37. h3 f5 38. Rd8+ Ke4 39. c6 g4
40. hxg4 hxg4 41. Re8+ 1-0

[Event "CHN-chT 6th"]
[Site "China"]
[Date "2010.07.24"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Tan, Zhongyi"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2464"]
[BlackElo "2570"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "2010.04.16"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "18"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2011"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.11.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.11.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e6 2. Nc3 d5 3. cxd5 exd5 4. d4 Bb4 5. Nf3 Nf6 6. Bg5 h6 7. Bh4 c5 8. e3
c4 9. Qa4+ Nc6 10. Ne5 Qa5 11. Qxa5 Bxa5 12. f3 Nxe5 13. dxe5 Nd7 14. O-O-O
Bxc3 15. bxc3 Nxe5 16. Rxd5 f6 17. Bg3 Nd3+ 18. Bxd3 cxd3 19. Rxd3 Be6 20. Kb2
Ke7 21. Rhd1 Rhc8 22. Rd4 Rc4 23. Bd6+ Ke8 24. Rxc4 Bxc4 25. Bc5 Rc8 26. Bd4
Rc6 27. a3 Ra6 28. e4 Ra5 29. Re1 Kf7 30. f4 Bd3 31. Re3 Bc4 32. e5 Rb5+ 33.
Kc1 Ra5 34. f5 fxe5 35. Bxe5 h5 36. Kb2 Bf1 37. g3 Bh3 38. Bd6 Rb5+ 39. Kc1
1/2-1/2

[Event "CHN-chT 6th"]
[Site "China"]
[Date "2010.07.25"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Wang, Yu A"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2570"]
[BlackElo "2335"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "2010.04.16"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "18"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2011"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.11.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.11.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bc5 7. c3 d6 8. d3 h6
9. Be3 Bg4 10. Nbd2 Qd7 11. h3 Bxe3 12. fxe3 Be6 13. Bc2 d5 14. exd5 Nxd5 15.
Qe1 O-O 16. Ne4 Qe7 17. d4 Rae8 18. Nc5 Bc8 19. Qf2 Qd6 20. Rae1 Re7 21. Nh4
Rfe8 22. Bf5 exd4 23. exd4 Rxe1 24. Rxe1 Rxe1+ 25. Qxe1 Bxf5 26. Nxf5 Qf6 27.
Qe8+ Kh7 28. Qe4 g6 29. Qxd5 gxf5 30. Nd7 Qe7 31. Qxc6 Qe3+ 32. Kh2 Qf4+ 33. g3
1-0

[Event "CHN-chT 6th"]
[Site "China"]
[Date "2010.07.26"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Zhai, Mo"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B70"]
[WhiteElo "2110"]
[BlackElo "2570"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[EventDate "2010.04.16"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "18"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2011"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.11.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.11.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Be2 g6 7. Bg5 Bg7 8.
Nb3 a6 9. a4 Be6 10. O-O O-O 11. f3 Rc8 12. Kh1 Re8 13. Qd2 Na5 14. Nd4 Bd7 15.
Rfd1 Qb6 16. Rab1 Qc5 17. Na2 Qc7 18. Nb4 Qd8 19. Bf1 Nc4 20. Bxc4 Rxc4 21. e5
dxe5 22. Nb3 Qc8 23. Bxf6 exf6 24. Nd5 Bf5 25. Qa5 Qc6 26. Nb4 Qc7 27. Qxc7
Rxc7 28. Na5 b6 29. Nd5 Rxc2 30. Nxb6 Re2 31. Re1 Bxb1 32. Rxe2 f5 33. Nbc4 Bd3
34. Re3 e4 35. fxe4 fxe4 36. b4 Bd4 37. Nc6 Bxe3 38. Nxe3 f5 39. g3 Kf7 40. Kg2
Rc8 41. Ne5+ Ke6 42. Nxd3 exd3 43. Kf2 Rc2+ 0-1

[Event "CHN-chT 6th"]
[Site "China"]
[Date "2010.09.10"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Shen, Yang"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2570"]
[BlackElo "2444"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "2010.04.16"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "18"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2011"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.11.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.11.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d4 exd4 5. e5 Ne4 6. O-O Be7 7. Nxd4 a6 8.
Nxc6 bxc6 9. Bd3 Nc5 10. Qg4 g6 11. Bh6 d5 12. Qg3 Rb8 13. b3 Nxd3 14. cxd3 c5
15. Nc3 Bf5 16. Rac1 Qd7 17. Na4 Qb5 18. Rfd1 Be6 19. Bg7 Rg8 20. Bf6 Bf8 21.
h3 g5 22. h4 g4 23. d4 c4 24. Nc3 Qb4 25. bxc4 Qxc4 26. Bg5 Rg6 27. Ne4 Qxa2
28. h5 Rxg5 29. Nxg5 Bh6 30. Nxe6 fxe6 31. Rxc7 Qe2 32. Rf1 1-0

[Event "CHN-chT 6th"]
[Site "China"]
[Date "2010.09.11"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Ding, Yixin"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B34"]
[WhiteElo "2315"]
[BlackElo "2570"]
[PlyCount "98"]
[EventDate "2010.04.16"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "18"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2011"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.11.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.11.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 g6 5. Be3 Nf6 6. Nc3 Bg7 7. Be2 O-O 8.
O-O d5 9. exd5 Nb4 10. Nb3 Bf5 11. Nd4 Bc8 12. Nb3 Nbxd5 13. Nxd5 Nxd5 14. Bd4
e5 15. Bc5 Re8 16. Bb5 Bd7 17. Bxd7 Qxd7 18. c4 Nf6 19. Qxd7 Nxd7 20. Rad1 Nxc5
21. Nxc5 Rec8 22. Nxb7 Rxc4 23. Rd7 Rac8 24. Rfd1 Rd4 25. Kf1 Rxd1+ 26. Rxd1
Rc2 27. Rd8+ Bf8 28. Ra8 Rxb2 29. Rxa7 Bb4 30. f3 Bc3 31. Nd8 Bd4 32. Rxf7 Rf2+
33. Ke1 Rxa2 34. g4 Bc3+ 35. Kf1 Rd2 36. Rc7 Ba5 37. Rc5 Bxd8 38. Rxe5 Bc7 39.
Re4 Bxh2 40. f4 Kf7 41. Ra4 Bg3 42. Ra7+ Kf6 43. Ra6+ Kg7 44. Ra7+ Kh6 45. f5
Bh4 46. Rf7 Rd4 47. Kg2 Rxg4+ 48. Kh3 Ra4 49. fxg6 hxg6 0-1

[Event "CHN-chT 6th"]
[Site "China"]
[Date "2010.09.12"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Li, Xueyi"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E20"]
[WhiteElo "1957"]
[BlackElo "2570"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[EventDate "2010.04.16"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "18"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2011"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.11.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.11.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. f3 c5 5. d5 d6 6. e4 O-O 7. Bd3 Nbd7 8. Nge2
Ne5 9. O-O exd5 10. cxd5 a6 11. Bc2 Re8 12. Bg5 h6 13. Bh4 Ba5 14. a3 b5 15. b4
Bb6 16. Kh1 Nc4 17. Bf2 Bd7 18. Bb3 cxb4 19. axb4 Ne3 20. Bxe3 Bxe3 21. Qd3 Bb6
22. Nd4 Nh5 23. Nce2 Qf6 24. Bc2 Nf4 25. Nxf4 Qxd4 26. Qb3 Rec8 27. Ra2 Rc4 28.
Ne2 Qe3 29. Bd3 Rc7 30. Qb1 h5 31. f4 Rac8 32. Rxa6 Bg4 33. Ra2 h4 34. Re1 h3
35. Ng1 Qxf4 36. Rf1 Qe3 37. Raf2 Rc1 38. Qb3 Qxf2 0-1

[Event "CHN-chT 6th"]
[Site "China"]
[Date "2010.10.13"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Cai, Jiaying"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B74"]
[WhiteElo "2068"]
[BlackElo "2570"]
[PlyCount "124"]
[EventDate "2010.04.16"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "18"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2011"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.11.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.11.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Be2 g6 7. O-O Bg7 8.
Be3 O-O 9. Nb3 a5 10. a4 Be6 11. Nd4 Nxd4 12. Bxd4 Rc8 13. Rc1 h5 14. Kh1 Bd7
15. f4 Bc6 16. Bf3 Re8 17. Re1 e5 18. Be3 exf4 19. Bxf4 Qb6 20. Rb1 Rcd8 21.
Qd3 Nd7 22. Nd5 Bxd5 23. Qxd5 Be5 24. Be3 Qc7 25. c3 b6 26. Rf1 Nc5 27. Bg5 Rc8
28. Bd1 Bxh2 29. Bc2 Be5 30. Rf3 Ne6 31. Be3 Re7 32. Rbf1 Kg7 33. Bb3 f6 34.
Qb5 Nc5 35. Bd5 Rb8 36. Bd4 Nd7 37. Bc6 Rf7 38. Bd5 Rff8 39. b4 axb4 40. Qxb4
Nc5 41. Rb1 Qa7 42. Bc6 Qe7 43. Rbf1 Qe6 44. Bd5 Qe7 45. Bxc5 dxc5 46. Qb5 Rfd8
47. Qb3 Rd6 48. a5 Qa7 49. axb6 Rdxb6 50. Qd1 Rb2 51. Bc4 Qe7 52. Rd3 R2b7 53.
Qc2 f5 54. Rh3 f4 55. Rd1 Qg5 56. Qa4 Qg4 57. Bf1 Rb1 58. Qd7+ Qxd7 59. Rxd7+
Kf6 60. Kg1 Rc1 61. Rdd3 Rbb1 62. Rhf3 c4 0-1

[Event "CHN-chT 6th"]
[Site "China"]
[Date "2010.10.14"]
[Round "14"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Zhang, Xiaowen"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C07"]
[WhiteElo "2570"]
[BlackElo "2437"]
[PlyCount "107"]
[EventDate "2010.04.16"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "18"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2011"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.11.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.11.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 c5 4. exd5 Qxd5 5. Ngf3 cxd4 6. Bc4 Qd8 7. O-O a6 8.
Nb3 Nc6 9. Nbxd4 Nxd4 10. Nxd4 Bd6 11. Re1 Qc7 12. b3 Ne7 13. Qh5 Qc5 14. Qxc5
Bxc5 15. Be3 b6 16. c3 Bb7 17. Rad1 Rc8 18. Bf4 Bxd4 19. cxd4 b5 20. Bd3 Bd5
21. Bd6 Kd7 22. Bc5 h5 23. h4 f6 24. f3 Rce8 25. Ra1 Ra8 26. a4 Bxb3 27. axb5
axb5 28. Bxb5+ Nc6 29. Reb1 Bd5 30. Bd3 Rxa1 31. Rxa1 g5 32. hxg5 fxg5 33. Rb1
Kc7 34. Ba6 Rb8 35. Rxb8 Nxb8 36. Bd3 Nc6 37. Bg6 h4 38. Bf7 Kd7 39. Kh2 Ne7
40. Kh3 Nf5 41. Bh5 Ng3 42. Bg4 Ne2 43. Bb4 Nf4+ 44. Kh2 Bc4 45. Kg1 Ke8 46.
Kh2 Kf7 47. Bd2 Kf6 48. Ba5 Kg6 49. Bc7 Bd5 50. Be5 Ne2 51. Kh3 Ng1+ 52. Kh2
Ne2 53. Kh3 Ng1+ 54. Kh2 1/2-1/2

[Event "CHN-chT 6th"]
[Site "China"]
[Date "2010.10.15"]
[Round "15"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Le, Thanh Tu"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B19"]
[WhiteElo "2570"]
[BlackElo "2318"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[EventDate "2010.04.16"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "18"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2011"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.11.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.11.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bf5 5. Ng3 Bg6 6. h4 h6 7. Nf3 Nd7 8. h5
Bh7 9. Bd3 Bxd3 10. Qxd3 e6 11. Bd2 Ngf6 12. O-O-O Be7 13. Kb1 O-O 14. Ne4 c5
15. g4 Nxg4 16. Qe2 Qb6 17. Ne5 Ngxe5 18. dxe5 Nxe5 19. Rhg1 Kh8 20. Bc3 f6 21.
f4 Nc6 22. Rxg7 Rad8 23. Rdg1 Nd4 24. Bxd4 cxd4 25. Qg4 Ba3 26. Rh7+ 1-0

[Event "CHN-chT 6th"]
[Site "China"]
[Date "2010.11.02"]
[Round "16"]
[White "Huang, Qian"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E16"]
[WhiteElo "2439"]
[BlackElo "2570"]
[PlyCount "170"]
[EventDate "2010.04.16"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "18"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2011"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.11.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.11.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 e6 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb4+ 5. Bd2 c5 6. Bg2 Bb7 7. O-O O-O 8. Qb3
Qe7 9. Bg5 cxd4 10. Bxf6 gxf6 11. Nxd4 Bxg2 12. Kxg2 Nc6 13. Nxc6 dxc6 14. Qf3
Rac8 15. Nc3 f5 16. Rfd1 Rfd8 17. a3 Bd6 18. e4 fxe4 19. Nxe4 Be5 20. Rab1 c5
21. Re1 Bg7 22. Nc3 Rd4 23. b3 Qf6 24. Qxf6 Bxf6 25. Ne4 Bg7 26. g4 Rcd8 27. g5
h6 28. h4 Kh7 29. Kf3 hxg5 30. hxg5 Kg6 31. Kg4 Rd3 32. f3 R8d4 33. Kf4 Rd2 34.
a4 Bf8 35. Kg3 Bd6+ 36. Kh3 Rh2+ 37. Kg4 Be7 38. Kg3 Rh8 39. Rh1 Rxh1 40. Rxh1
Bxg5 41. Rh8 Rd8 42. Rxd8 Bxd8 43. Kf2 f5 44. Nc3 Kf6 45. Ke3 Ke5 46. Ne2 a6
47. f4+ Kd6 48. Kd3 Bf6 49. Ng3 Ke7 50. Ke3 Kf7 51. Ne2 e5 52. fxe5 Bxe5 53.
Nc1 Kf6 54. Nd3 Bd6 55. Kf3 Kg5 56. Nf2 Bc7 57. Nd1 Kf6 58. Nc3 Ke5 59. Nd5 Bd8
60. Ke3 a5 61. Kf3 Kd4 62. Kf4 Kd3 63. Kxf5 Kc2 64. Ke4 Kxb3 65. Kd3 Kxa4 66.
Kc2 Ka3 67. Kc3 Ka4 68. Kc2 Bh4 69. Kc3 Be1+ 70. Kc2 b5 71. cxb5 Kxb5 72. Nf4
Bf2 73. Ne2 Kc4 74. Nc3 Bd4 75. Ne4 a4 76. Nd6+ Kb4 77. Ne4 a3 78. Kb1 Kb3 79.
Nd2+ Kc3 80. Ne4+ Kd3 81. Ng5 c4 82. Nf3 Bc3 83. Ka2 Ke3 84. Ng5 Bb4 85. Nf7 c3
0-1

[Event "CHN-chT 6th"]
[Site "China"]
[Date "2010.11.03"]
[Round "17"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Zhao, Xue"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C95"]
[WhiteElo "2570"]
[BlackElo "2490"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "2010.04.16"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "18"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2011"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.11.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.11.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Nb8 10. d4 Nbd7 11. Nbd2 Bb7 12. Bc2 Re8 13. Nf1 Bf8 14. Ng3 g6 15.
b3 Bg7 16. d5 Rc8 17. Bd2 a5 18. a4 bxa4 19. Rxa4 c6 20. c4 Ra8 21. Qa1 cxd5
22. cxd5 Qc7 23. Rc1 Rec8 24. Rxa5 Nxd5 25. exd5 e4 26. Nd4 Rxa5 27. Bxa5 Bxd4
28. Bxc7 Bxa1 29. Rxa1 Rxc7 30. Bxe4 f5 31. Bxf5 gxf5 32. Nxf5 Nb6 33. Nxd6
Bxd5 34. Nf5 Be6 35. Ra6 Bxf5 1/2-1/2

[Event "CHN-chT 6th"]
[Site "China"]
[Date "2010.11.04"]
[Round "18"]
[White "Zhai, Mo"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B85"]
[WhiteElo "2110"]
[BlackElo "2570"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[EventDate "2010.04.16"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "18"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2011"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.11.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.11.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be2 e6 7. f4 Qc7 8. O-O
Be7 9. Kh1 O-O 10. a4 Nc6 11. Be3 Re8 12. Bf3 Bf8 13. g4 Nxd4 14. Bxd4 e5 15.
Bf2 exf4 16. Bh4 Be7 17. g5 Nd7 18. Bh5 Ne5 19. Nd5 Qd8 20. Rxf4 Bxg5 21. Bxg5
Qxg5 22. Qg1 Qxg1+ 23. Rxg1 Rf8 24. Rd1 Be6 25. b3 Bxd5 26. Rxd5 Rfd8 27. c4
Rac8 28. Rf2 g6 29. Bd1 Kf8 30. Rc2 Rc5 31. Be2 a5 32. Kg2 Ke7 33. Kg3 Rdc8 34.
Rcd2 Rxd5 35. Rxd5 Rc5 36. Kf4 Rxd5 37. cxd5 Kf6 38. h4 Nd7 39. Bf3 Nc5 40. Bd1
h6 41. Bc2 b6 42. Bd1 g5+ 43. hxg5+ hxg5+ 44. Ke3 Ke5 0-1

[Event "Nalchik FIDE GP (Women)"]
[Site "Nalchik"]
[Date "2010.04.26"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Kosintseva, Tatiana"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C18"]
[WhiteElo "2524"]
[BlackElo "2570"]
[Annotator "Mikhalchishin,A"]
[PlyCount "105"]
[EventDate "2010.04.26"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 136"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.05.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.05.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[BlackClock "0:19:00"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 Qc7 7. Qg4 Ne7 8.
Qxg7 Rg8 9. Qxh7 cxd4 10. Ne2 Nbc6 11. f4 dxc3 {A very complicated line - one
of the most complicated after the Botvinnik variation. In women's chess we
seldom see such openings tabiyas. They also require huge preparational work
and serious practical testing. Here White has many moves, the most popular is
13.Qd3.} (11... Bd7 12. Qd3 dxc3 13. Rb1 (13. Qxc3 O-O-O 14. Rb1 Nf5 15. Rg1 d4
16. Qd3 Na5 17. Rb4 Nc6 18. Rc4 Be8 19. g4 Nh4 20. Rg3 f6 21. exf6 Bg6 22. Rxc6
Qxc6 23. Nxd4 Qh1 24. f5 exf5 25. Bf4 Be8 26. Qc4+ Bc6 27. Qe6+ Bd7 28. Rc3+ {
1-0 Shirov,A (2732)-Ganguly,S (2637)/Edmonton CAN 2009}) 13... d4 14. Rg1 O-O-O
15. g4 Nd5 $5 (15... Be8 {— 61/292}) 16. Nxd4 $146 (16. Rg3) 16... Nxd4 (16...
Nxe5 $2 17. fxe5 Qxe5+ 18. Be2 Qxh2 19. Be3 $16) 17. Qxd4 Kb8 18. Rg3 (18. h4
$142 Bc6 19. Be2 f6 20. h5 $14) 18... Bc6 19. Qc5 (19. Qc4 $142 f6 20. exf6
Nxf6 21. g5 Nd5 22. Bg2 $14) 19... f6 $1 $11 20. exf6 Nxf6 21. Qe5 (21. Be3 b6
22. Bg2 Bxg2 23. Qxc7+ Kxc7 24. Rxg2 Nxg4 25. Rb3 Nxe3 26. Rxc3+ Kd6 27. Rxg8
Nxc2+ 28. Rxc2 Rxg8 $11) 21... Nxg4 22. Qxc7+ Kxc7 23. f5 exf5 24. Bf4+ Kc8 25.
Rxc3 Nf6 26. Rc4 Nd5 27. Rd1 Nxf4 28. Rxd8+ Kxd8 29. Rxf4 Be4 30. Bd3 {1/2
Dominguez Perez,L (2717)-Grischuk,A (2733)/Linares 105/84 2009/Inf 105/
[Dominguez Perez,L]}) 12. Nxc3 {A very interesting decision - this move was
not popular before.} ({In old games what was tried was the most logical plan
for White - to push his own h-pawn as far forwards as possible.} 12. h4 $146
Bd7 13. Rh3 O-O-O 14. Rxc3 $2 (14. Qd3 $142 $13) 14... Nf5 $44 {#EE} 15. Qh5 d4
16. Rd3 (16. Rh3 d3 $5 17. Rxd3 Ncd4 18. Nxd4 Nxd4 $44 19. Rxd4 $140 $2 Qc3+
$17) 16... Nce7 17. Bb2 Nd5 18. Rc1 (18. Bxd4 Nxf4 19. Nxf4 Nxd4 20. Rxd4 $140
$2 Qc3+ $17) 18... Bc6 19. g3 Rh8 20. Qg4 Qa5+ 21. Kf2 Nde3 22. Qh3 Qd5 $1 {
Ljubojevic,L-Beliavsky,A/Thessaloniki 1984, with a very strong initiative.}) (
12. Qd3 d4 13. h4 ({It seems very logical to take the pawn on d4} 13. Nxd4 Nxd4
14. Qxd4 Bd7 15. Rb1 Nf5 16. Qf2 Qc6 17. Rb4 Qd5 18. Rg1 Bc6 19. Rc4 O-O-O 20.
Bd3 Kb8 21. Rxc3 Qa2 22. Be3 Nxe3 23. Qxe3 Rxg2 24. Rxg2 Bxg2 25. Kf2 Bc6 26.
Be4 Bxe4 27. Qxe4 Qb1 28. Re3 Rc8 {Mamedyarov-Alekseev,EU Cup 2009. with
sufficient counterattack against the unsafe white king.}) 13... b6 (13... Bd7 {
seems to be weaker:} 14. h5 O-O-O 15. h6 Kb8 16. h7 Rh8 17. Rb1 Bc8 18. g4 b6
19. Bg2 Bb7 20. Kf2 {Salgado Lopez,I -Alekseev,E ,Novi Sad 2009 and the white
king is safe, plus the h7-pawn is doing its function.}) 14. Nxd4 Nxd4 15. Qxd4
Nf5 16. Bb5+ Bd7 17. Qxd7+ Qxd7 18. Bxd7+ Kxd7 19. Kf2 Rg4 20. Be3 Rag8 21.
Rag1 Nxh4 22. g3 Nf5 23. Rh3 Ke7 24. Kf3 Nxe3 25. Kxe3 Rd8 {Bologan,V-Kamsky,G/
Reggio Emilia 2010. With an equal rook ending.}) 12... Nxe5 $6 {It is a too
primitive reaction; a much more serious one was the active} (12... Nd4 13. Qd3
Nef5 14. Bb2 Ne3 $1 15. Rc1 $1 Ndf5 16. g3 Nxf1 17. Kxf1 Bd7 {is a position
for future excavations, but the first impression is that Black has serious
compensation for the pawn.}) 13. Nb5 Qb8 14. Be2 N5g6 (14... Nc4 {is looking
more active, but it would be dangerous to leave the king's flank without
defence.}) 15. O-O Bd7 16. Rb1 a6 17. Nd4 Qc7 18. Bd2 ({It was possible to
place the bishop differently} 18. Be3 b5 19. Bd3 {which was possible and
looked more active.}) 18... O-O-O ({People want to have a safe king, but some
French specialists would play actively} 18... b5) 19. Rb3 $5 {This move is
sooner or later necessary and some activation was possible.} (19. Bd3 Qc5 20.
Be3 Nc6 21. c3) 19... Nc6 20. Rc3 (20. c3 {is possible, but when you have
placed a rook on b3, then you can use it for a pin!}) 20... Rdf8 21. Be3 Qa5
22. Rd3 Qd8 (22... Qc7 {was slightly better.}) 23. Nxc6 Bxc6 24. Bc5 Nh4 $1 {
A powerfull counterattacking move, Black is close to equalising.} 25. Rg3 ({
The risky and weakening} 25. g4 Nf5 26. Bxf8 Qxf8 27. Qh3 d4 {would promise
the bishop on c6 a bright future.}) 25... Rh8 26. Qd3 Nf5 27. Bxf8 ({possible
was} 27. Rg5 Rfg8 28. Bd4 Rh6 {but the threat of ...f7-f6 is unpleasant.})
27... Nxg3 28. Qxg3 Qxf8 29. Qc3 Rg8 (29... Qh6 $1 {would be good try to fight
for the initiative.}) 30. Bf3 Qd6 (30... Qe7 {with the intention of coming to
h4 allowed Black to fight for an advantage.}) 31. Qb4 Kc7 $6 (31... Qxb4 32.
axb4 Kd7 33. Kf2 Bb5 34. Rc1 Rc8 35. c3 Ke7 {and Black would divide the tasks
- the king stops the h-pawn, the rook attacks the queenside.}) 32. h4 f6 {
Black decides for counterplay in the centre, but still preferable was} (32...
d4 33. Bxc6 Qxb4 34. axb4 Kxc6 {with a serious activation of Black's king.})
33. h5 e5 34. fxe5 Qxe5 $2 {A huge mistake, which is difficult to explain and
to understand. It is a typical mistake of Chinese players, who make decisions
based not on the basic chess rules, but on pure calculation.} ({It is clear
that Black's main task is to keep the strong position of the centre pawns, but
not to be nervous, because of White's connected h- and g-pawns (when they will
connect, who knows?)} 34... fxe5 35. Be2 Qxb4 36. axb4 Kd6 37. Kf2 ({The
immediate} 37. g4 {would be wrong:} Bb5 $1)) 35. Re1 $1 {Now the black king
comes under fire.} Qg3 36. Rf1 {Maybe it is just checking the opponent's
intentions to play for a draw or for a win.} (36. Re3 Kb8 37. Qd4 {would be a
more logical continuation.}) 36... Qe5 37. Qh4 Bb5 $6 {A risky attacking move.}
({Correct was} 37... Qe3+ 38. Kh1 Qg5 39. Qd4 Qe5 40. Rd1 Qxd4 41. Rxd4 Kd6 {
what would gave Black a chance to activate her king and to come very close to
equalisation.}) 38. Re1 Qf5 39. Kh1 Rg7 $6 (39... Kb8 {would be better.}) 40.
Qh2+ $1 {Now the black king starts to feel uncomfortable.} Kb6 41. Qd6+ Ka7 42.
Qc5+ b6 (42... Kb8 43. Qf8+ {Now it is clear, why it was necessary to control
the back rank.}) 43. Re7+ Rxe7 44. Qxe7+ Qd7 45. Qxd7+ Bxd7 46. Bxd5 {The
bishop ending is simply won for Kosintseva.} Bf5 47. c4 b5 48. cxb5 axb5 49.
Bg8 $1 {Supporting the promotion of her own pawn.} Kb6 50. h6 Ka5 51. h7 Bxh7
52. Bxh7 Ka4 53. Bd3 1-0

[Event "Nalchik FIDE GP (Women)"]
[Site "Nalchik"]
[Date "2010.04.27"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Cramling, Pia"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B83"]
[WhiteElo "2570"]
[BlackElo "2523"]
[PlyCount "50"]
[EventDate "2010.04.26"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 136"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.05.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.05.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Be3 Nf6 7. Be2 Be7 8.
Qd2 e5 9. Nb3 Nxe4 10. Nxe4 d5 11. Nc3 d4 12. Bxd4 exd4 13. Nb5 Bf6 14. Rd1 O-O
15. O-O Qb6 16. a4 a6 17. Nd6 Be6 18. Ne4 Be7 19. a5 Qc7 20. Nec5 Bxb3 21. Nxb3
Rad8 22. Bf3 Ne5 23. Be2 Nc6 24. Bf3 Ne5 25. Be2 Nc6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Nalchik FIDE GP (Women)"]
[Site "Nalchik"]
[Date "2010.04.28"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Mkrtchian, Lilit"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A74"]
[WhiteElo "2503"]
[BlackElo "2570"]
[PlyCount "138"]
[EventDate "2010.04.26"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 136"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.05.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.05.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 e6 4. Nc3 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. Nf3 g6 7. h3 a6 8. a4 Qe7
9. Bf4 Nbd7 10. Nd2 Ne5 11. e4 Bg7 12. Be2 O-O 13. O-O h6 14. Re1 Rb8 15. Bh2
g5 16. Nf1 Bd7 17. a5 Rfe8 18. Ne3 Qf8 19. Rb1 Qe7 20. b4 Qd8 21. Qb3 b5 22.
axb6 Rxb6 23. Qa3 cxb4 24. Rxb4 Rxb4 25. Qxb4 a5 26. Qxd6 Bf8 27. Qa6 Bb4 28.
Rc1 Ng6 29. f3 Ba3 30. Rb1 Bc5 31. Ncd1 Qe7 32. Kh1 a4 33. d6 Qf8 34. Bc4 a3
35. Ba2 Nf4 36. Nc4 Be6 37. e5 Nd7 38. Qa5 Bxc4 39. Bxc4 Rxe5 40. Nc3 Bxd6 41.
Qa6 Nf6 42. Nb5 Ne8 43. Ra1 Qe7 44. Nxd6 Nxd6 45. Bf1 Nf5 46. Rxa3 Re1 47. Ra1
Kg7 48. Qa5 Rxa1 49. Qxa1+ Qf6 50. Qxf6+ Kxf6 51. Bxf4 gxf4 52. Kg1 Ke5 53. Kf2
Kd4 54. Bb5 f6 55. Ba6 h5 56. Bb5 h4 57. Ba6 Kc3 58. Bb5 Kd2 59. Bd7 Ne3 60.
Ba4 Nc4 61. Bb5 Nb2 62. Be2 Na4 63. Bc4 Nc3 64. Bb3 Kd3 65. Be6 Nd1+ 66. Ke1
Ne3 67. Kf2 Nd1+ 68. Ke1 Nb2 69. Bd7 Kc3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Nalchik FIDE GP (Women)"]
[Site "Nalchik"]
[Date "2010.04.29"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Zhu, Chen"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E32"]
[WhiteElo "2476"]
[BlackElo "2570"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[EventDate "2010.04.26"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 136"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.05.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.05.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 e6 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 Qe8 7. b4 d6 8.
Bb2 b6 9. Qf3 d5 10. Rc1 c6 11. e3 a5 12. bxa5 bxa5 13. Qd1 Ba6 14. Nf3 Nbd7
15. Bd3 Nb6 16. Nd2 Rb8 17. Bc3 Qe7 18. Ra1 Nxc4 19. Nxc4 dxc4 20. Be2 Nd5 21.
Bxa5 Rb3 22. O-O Rxa3 23. Qc2 Ra8 24. e4 Nf4 25. Bf3 Rxf3 26. Bd2 0-1

[Event "Nalchik FIDE GP (Women)"]
[Site "Nalchik"]
[Date "2010.04.30"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Zhao, Xue"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C97"]
[WhiteElo "2570"]
[BlackElo "2490"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "2010.04.26"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 136"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.05.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.05.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Na5 10. Bc2 c5 11. d4 Qc7 12. d5 Bd7 13. b3 Nb7 14. Nbd2 g6 15. Nf1
Nh5 16. Bh6 Rfe8 17. Ng3 Nxg3 18. fxg3 a5 19. Nd2 Rec8 20. Qf3 a4 21. Rf1 Be8
22. bxa4 b4 23. Nc4 bxc3 24. Rab1 Ra6 25. Ne3 Na5 26. Ng4 Qd8 27. Qxc3 Rb8 28.
Rbe1 Ra7 29. Rf2 Bd7 30. Qf3 Be8 31. Ref1 Nc4 32. h4 Kh8 33. Qc3 Rb4 34. a3
Rbxa4 35. Bxa4 Rxa4 36. Qb3 f5 37. exf5 Na5 38. fxg6 hxg6 39. Rf8+ 1-0

[Event "Nalchik FIDE GP (Women)"]
[Site "Nalchik"]
[Date "2010.05.02"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Danielian, Elina"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2491"]
[BlackElo "2570"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[EventDate "2010.04.26"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 136"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.05.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.05.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. d4 Bb4 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Qa4+ Nc6 7. Bg5 h6 8.
Bxf6 Qxf6 9. e3 O-O 10. Be2 Be6 11. O-O a6 12. Rfc1 Bd6 13. Qd1 Rad8 14. Rab1
g5 15. a3 Qg7 16. b4 Ne7 17. Na4 f5 18. Nc5 Bc8 19. Nd2 f4 20. Bg4 Nf5 21. Nf1
b6 22. Na4 Rde8 23. Rc3 Kh8 24. Rbc1 Bd7 25. Be2 fxe3 26. fxe3 Qf6 27. Nb2 Nxe3
28. Nxe3 Qf2+ 29. Kh1 Rxe3 30. Rxe3 Qxe3 31. Qc2 Rf2 32. Nd1 Qf4 0-1

[Event "Nalchik FIDE GP (Women)"]
[Site "Nalchik"]
[Date "2010.05.03"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Munguntuul, Batkhuyag"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C97"]
[WhiteElo "2570"]
[BlackElo "2261"]
[PlyCount "119"]
[EventDate "2010.04.26"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 136"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.05.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.05.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Na5 10. Bc2 c5 11. d4 Nd7 12. d5 c4 13. b4 cxb3 14. axb3 Qc7 15. Be3
Nb7 16. Na3 Rb8 17. Qd2 Nb6 18. b4 Bd7 19. Bd3 Rfc8 20. Rec1 Nc4 21. Bxc4 bxc4
22. Qc2 Qd8 23. Nd2 Bb5 24. Nxb5 axb5 25. Ra6 h6 26. Rca1 Bg5 27. Nf1 Qd7 28.
Qd2 f6 29. Ra7 Rc7 30. R1a6 Nd8 31. Qa2 Rbb7 32. Ra8 Bxe3 33. Nxe3 Kh7 34. Nf5
Nf7 35. Qe2 g6 36. Ne3 Kg7 37. h4 h5 38. Qa2 Qe7 39. Qa5 Nh6 40. Rc6 Rd7 41.
Rcc8 f5 42. exf5 Qxh4 43. fxg6 Kxg6 44. Qa2 Qe4 45. Re8 Ng4 46. Re6+ Kg7 47.
Qd2 Qd3 48. Qe1 Nxe3 49. fxe3 Kh7 50. Ree8 Qe4 51. Qe2 Qg4 52. Qc2+ Kh6 53.
Re6+ Kg7 54. Ree8 Kh6 55. Rh8+ Kg5 56. Raf8 Rg7 57. Qf2 Qe4 58. Qf6+ Kg4 59.
Qe6+ Kg5 60. Qh6+ 1-0

[Event "Nalchik FIDE GP (Women)"]
[Site "Nalchik"]
[Date "2010.05.04"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Dzagnidze, Nana"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2479"]
[BlackElo "2570"]
[PlyCount "137"]
[EventDate "2010.04.26"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 136"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.05.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.05.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 e6 2. c4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Nf3 Nf6 6. Bg5 Nbd7 7. Qc2 c5 8.
dxc5 h6 9. Bd2 Bxc5 10. e3 O-O 11. Be2 a6 12. O-O b5 13. Rfd1 Bb7 14. Be1 Rc8
15. Qf5 Re8 16. Bd3 Bd6 17. Ne2 d4 18. exd4 Bd5 19. Qh3 Nf8 20. Ne5 Bxe5 21.
dxe5 Rxe5 22. Bc3 Rg5 23. Nf4 Ne6 24. Nxd5 Nxd5 25. Bf1 Qf8 26. Bd2 Rg6 27.
Rac1 Rxc1 28. Rxc1 Ndf4 29. Bxf4 Nxf4 30. Qc8 Re6 31. g3 Ng6 32. Bh3 Rd6 33.
Bf5 a5 34. h4 Rd8 35. Qc7 Ne7 36. Bh3 a4 37. a3 g6 38. Qb6 Rb8 39. Qf6 Nd5 40.
Qe5 Rd8 41. Rd1 Nc7 42. Bd7 Ne6 43. Rd5 Qe7 44. Bxb5 Rxd5 45. Qxd5 Qf6 46. Bc4
Kg7 47. Qc6 Qxb2 48. Bxe6 fxe6 49. Qxa4 Qb1+ 50. Kh2 Qb6 51. Qf4 Qc5 52. Qe3
Qc4 53. Qe5+ Kg8 54. Qf6 Qe4 55. a4 Qxa4 56. Qxg6+ Kf8 57. Qxh6+ Ke7 58. Qg5+
Ke8 59. h5 Qd4 60. Qf4 Qd5 61. g4 Qd8 62. g5 Qd1 63. h6 Qh5+ 64. Kg3 Qh1 65.
Qf3 Qc1 66. Kh4 Qc7 67. Kh5 Qd7 68. Qf6 Qd1+ 69. Kg6 1-0

[Event "Nalchik FIDE GP (Women)"]
[Site "Nalchik"]
[Date "2010.05.05"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Kovanova, Baira"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2570"]
[BlackElo "2385"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "2010.04.26"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 136"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.05.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.05.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Bb7 10. d4 Nd7 11. Nbd2 exd4 12. cxd4 Bf6 13. Nf1 Re8 14. N1h2 Na5
15. Bc2 h5 16. Rb1 Rc8 17. b3 g6 18. Bf4 Nf8 19. Nf1 Ne6 20. Be3 d5 21. e5 Bg7
22. Bc1 c5 23. dxc5 b4 24. Bd2 Nc6 25. Rc1 Qa5 26. Nh4 Nxe5 27. f4 Qxc5+ 28.
Be3 d4 29. Be4 Qb6 30. Rxc8 Rxc8 31. Bf2 Nxf4 32. Bxd4 Qf6 33. Bxe5 Qxh4 34.
Bxf4 Rd8 35. Qb1 Bd4+ 36. Kh1 Re8 37. Bg3 1-0

[Event "Nalchik FIDE GP (Women)"]
[Site "Nalchik"]
[Date "2010.05.06"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Koneru, Humpy"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E37"]
[WhiteElo "2622"]
[BlackElo "2570"]
[PlyCount "150"]
[EventDate "2010.04.26"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 136"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.05.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.05.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 e6 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 d5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 Ne4 7. Qc2 c5 8.
dxc5 Nc6 9. e3 Qa5+ 10. Bd2 Nxd2 11. Qxd2 dxc4 12. Bxc4 Qxc5 13. Rc1 Qe7 14.
Nf3 O-O 15. O-O Rd8 16. Bd3 e5 17. e4 Be6 18. Qe3 f6 19. Bb5 Nd4 20. Bc4 Nxf3+
21. Qxf3 Rac8 22. Bd5 Bf7 23. h4 Rxc1 24. Rxc1 h5 25. g3 b6 26. Rd1 g6 27.
Bxf7+ Kxf7 28. Qb3+ Kg7 29. Rd5 Rd7 30. Qd3 Rc7 31. Kg2 Qe6 32. Rd6 Qf7 33. b4
Re7 34. Rd5 Qe6 35. a4 Qc6 36. a5 bxa5 37. bxa5 f5 38. Qa3 Kf7 39. Qf3 Kg7 40.
exf5 gxf5 41. Kh2 Qg6 42. Qa3 Qf7 43. Qc5 Qf6 44. Rd6 Qf7 45. Qe3 f4 46. gxf4
Qxf4+ 47. Qxf4 exf4 48. Kg2 Re2 49. Kf3 Ra2 50. a6 Ra4 51. Kg2 Ra2 52. Rc6 Kh7
53. Kf1 Ra1+ 54. Ke2 Ra2+ 55. Kf3 Ra4 56. Rc7+ Kg6 57. Rxa7 Kf5 58. Rf7+ Kg6
59. Rxf4 Rxa6 60. Rb4 Ra1 61. Rb6+ Kf5 62. Rb5+ Kg6 63. Kg2 Ra4 64. Rg5+ Kh6
65. Kg3 Ra1 66. Re5 Rg1+ 67. Kf3 Rh1 68. Re6+ Kg7 69. Kg3 Rg1+ 70. Kh2 Rg4 71.
Kh3 Rf4 72. Re2 Kg6 73. Ra2 Kh6 74. Ra6+ Kg7 75. Ra5 Rxf2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Nalchik FIDE GP (Women)"]
[Site "Nalchik"]
[Date "2010.05.07"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Yildiz Kadioglu, Betul Cemre"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2570"]
[BlackElo "2244"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "2010.04.26"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 136"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.05.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.05.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bb7 7. Re1 Bc5 8. c3
d6 9. d4 Bb6 10. Be3 h6 11. h3 O-O 12. Nbd2 exd4 13. cxd4 Nb4 14. Qe2 c5 15. a3
Nc6 16. d5 Ne7 17. Bc2 Ne8 18. a4 Qd7 19. b4 f5 20. bxc5 dxc5 21. axb5 axb5 22.
Ne5 Qc7 23. Rxa8 Bxa8 24. Qxb5 Qxe5 25. Qxb6 fxe4 26. Bxc5 Qc3 27. Bxe7 Qxd2
28. Bb4 Qxc2 29. Qe6+ Kh8 30. Bxf8 1-0

[Event "All China Games 4th"]
[Site "Hefei"]
[Date "2010.05.17"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Lou, Yiping"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A46"]
[WhiteElo "2433"]
[BlackElo "2589"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[EventDate "2010.05.17"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 136 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.07.02"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.07.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 e6 3. Bg2 d5 4. O-O b5 5. d4 c5 6. b3 Bb7 7. c4 bxc4 8. bxc4
dxc4 9. Na3 cxd4 10. Nxc4 Bc5 11. Ba3 Be7 12. Rb1 Be4 13. Bxe7 Qxe7 14. Qa4+
Nbd7 15. Nxd4 Bxg2 16. Kxg2 O-O 17. Rfc1 Nb6 18. Nxb6 axb6 19. Qc6 Rxa2 20.
Qxb6 h6 21. Qc7 Qxc7 22. Rxc7 Rd2 23. Rc4 Ra8 24. Re1 Raa2 25. Kf1 Nd5 26. Nb3
Rdc2 27. Rxc2 Rxc2 28. Rc1 Rxc1+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "All China Games 4th"]
[Site "Hefei"]
[Date "2010.05.17"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Shen, Yang"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2589"]
[BlackElo "2452"]
[PlyCount "123"]
[EventDate "2010.05.17"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 136 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.07.02"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.07.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. Bxc6 dxc6 7. dxe5 Nf5
8. Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. Nc3 Bd7 10. h3 h6 11. Bf4 Kc8 12. Rad1 Be6 13. a3 Ne7 14. Bh2
c5 15. Rd2 b6 16. Ne2 g5 17. Ng3 Ng6 18. Nh5 c4 19. c3 g4 20. Nd4 gxh3 21. Nxe6
hxg2 22. Kxg2 fxe6 23. Rd4 b5 24. Rg4 Ne7 25. Nf4 h5 26. Rh4 Nf5 27. Rxh5 Rxh5
28. Nxh5 a5 29. Nf4 Ra6 30. Kf3 Bh6 31. Ne2 b4 32. Rg1 Rb6 33. Rg4 Rc6 34. Bf4
Bxf4 35. Nxf4 Kd7 36. Ke4 Ne7 37. Rg7 Ke8 38. Rh7 Rb6 39. axb4 axb4 40. Rh8+
Kd7 41. Rh1 bxc3 42. bxc3 c5 43. Rd1+ Ke8 44. Rd6 Rb2 45. Rxe6 Kd7 46. Rd6+ Ke8
47. f3 Rc2 48. Re6 Kf7 49. Rh6 Rc1 50. Rh7+ Ke8 51. Ne2 Rc2 52. Rh2 Rd2 53. f4
Nd5 54. Rh8+ Kf7 55. Rc8 Ne7 56. Rxc5 Rxe2+ 57. Kf3 Rc2 58. Rxc4 Ke6 59. Ke4
Re2+ 60. Kf3 Re1 61. Re4 Rc1 62. Rc4 1/2-1/2

[Event "All China Games 4th"]
[Site "Hefei"]
[Date "2010.05.18"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Du, Shan"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C00"]
[WhiteElo "2378"]
[BlackElo "2589"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[EventDate "2010.05.17"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 136 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.07.02"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.07.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d3 d5 3. Nd2 Nf6 4. g3 c5 5. Bg2 Nc6 6. Ne2 Be7 7. O-O O-O 8. h3 b5
9. f4 b4 10. g4 dxe4 11. dxe4 Ba6 12. Re1 Qb6 13. Ng3 Rad8 14. Kh2 c4 15. c3
Rd3 16. Qe2 bxc3 17. bxc3 Rxc3 18. Rb1 Qc7 19. Nf3 Rd8 20. g5 Ne8 21. e5 Nb4
22. Ne4 Rc2 23. Qf1 c3 24. Qg1 Nd3 25. Re3 Nxf4 26. Rxc3 Rxc3 27. Bxf4 Rc2 28.
Nd4 Rxg2+ 29. Kxg2 Bb7 30. Qe3 Bc5 31. Rd1 Qb6 32. Nxe6 Bxe3 33. Rxd8 Bxe4+ 0-1

[Event "All China Games 4th"]
[Site "Hefei"]
[Date "2010.05.18"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Lin, Chen"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B29"]
[WhiteElo "2589"]
[BlackElo "2448"]
[PlyCount "111"]
[EventDate "2010.05.17"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 136 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.07.02"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.07.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 d5 4. exd5 Nxd5 5. g3 Nc6 6. Bg2 Bg4 7. h3 Bh5 8.
O-O e6 9. Re1 Nxc3 10. bxc3 Be7 11. Rb1 Qd7 12. d4 cxd4 13. g4 Bg6 14. Bf4 d3
15. cxd3 O-O 16. Ne5 Nxe5 17. Rxb7 Qxd3 18. Bxe5 Bc5 19. Rd7 Qxd1 20. Rexd1
Rac8 21. Bb7 Rce8 22. c4 Bc2 23. R1d2 Ba4 24. R7d3 f6 25. Bd6 Rf7 26. Be4 Bxd6
27. Rxd6 Rc7 28. R2d4 e5 29. Rd2 h6 30. Ra6 Bd7 31. c5 Kf8 32. Rad6 Ke7 33. c6
Be6 34. Kh2 Rb8 35. R6d3 Rb4 36. f3 g6 37. a3 Rb3 38. Rxb3 Bxb3 39. Rb2 Bf7 40.
Rb7 Kd6 41. Rb8 f5 42. gxf5 gxf5 43. Bxf5 Rxc6 44. Rd8+ Kc5 45. Rd7 Rf6 46. Be4
a6 47. Kg3 Bc4 48. h4 Rd6 49. Rh7 Bd5 50. Bxd5 Kxd5 51. Kg4 Rf6 52. h5 Kd4 53.
Re7 a5 54. Rb7 Kc4 55. a4 Rf4+ 56. Kg3 1/2-1/2

[Event "All China Games 4th"]
[Site "Hefei"]
[Date "2010.05.18"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Lin, Weiguo"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E51"]
[WhiteElo "2440"]
[BlackElo "2589"]
[PlyCount "125"]
[EventDate "2010.05.17"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 136 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.07.02"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.07.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d4 Bb4 4. a3 Bxc3+ 5. bxc3 c6 6. e3 Nf6 7. Bd3 O-O 8. Nf3
b6 9. O-O Ba6 10. Nd2 Nbd7 11. a4 Re8 12. a5 Qc8 13. Qc2 e5 14. Rd1 c5 15. cxd5
cxd4 16. Bxa6 Qxa6 17. cxd4 exd4 18. Qc4 Qxc4 19. Nxc4 Nxd5 20. Rxd4 N5f6 21.
Ba3 bxa5 22. Nxa5 Ne5 23. h3 h5 24. Bd6 Rac8 25. Nb7 Rc2 26. Rb1 Nc4 27. Bc5
Ne4 28. Bxa7 Na3 29. Rb3 Rc1+ 30. Kh2 Nc2 31. Rxe4 Rxe4 32. Nd6 Ra4 33. Rb8+
Kh7 34. Rb7 h4 35. Nxf7 Raa1 36. g4 Rh1+ 37. Kg2 Rhg1+ 38. Kf3 Rgb1 39. Rc7 Rc1
40. Re7 Ra2 41. Kf4 Ra4+ 42. e4 Ra6 43. g5 Nb4 44. Be3 Rc8 45. Ne5 Ra4 46. g6+
Kg8 47. Kg5 Nc2 48. Ng4 Kf8 49. Rf7+ Kg8 50. Re7 Kf8 51. Rf7+ Kg8 52. Bf4 Nd4
53. Be5 Ne6+ 54. Kxh4 Rxe4 55. Re7 Rc6 56. f4 Kf8 57. Rf7+ Ke8 58. Bxg7 Nxf4
59. Nf6+ Rxf6 60. Rxf6 Ne6+ 61. Kg3 Nxg7 62. Rf7 Re7 63. Rxe7+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "All China Games 4th"]
[Site "Hefei"]
[Date "2010.05.18"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Xu, Yuhua"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C10"]
[WhiteElo "2589"]
[BlackElo "2484"]
[PlyCount "111"]
[EventDate "2010.05.17"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 136 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.07.02"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.07.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nd7 5. Nf3 Ngf6 6. Nxf6+ Nxf6 7. Bd3 c5
8. O-O cxd4 9. Nxd4 Bc5 10. Nf3 O-O 11. Qe2 h6 12. Bf4 b6 13. Rad1 Qe7 14. a3
a5 15. c3 Bb7 16. Ne5 Bd5 17. b4 axb4 18. axb4 Ra2 19. Bc2 Bd6 20. Rd2 Qc7 21.
Rc1 b5 22. Bg3 Rc8 23. h3 Ne4 24. Bxe4 Rxd2 25. Qxd2 Bxe4 26. Qd4 Bd5 27. Bf4
Qb7 28. Nd3 Rc4 29. Qe3 Bxf4 30. Nxf4 Qc6 31. f3 Qa8 32. Rd1 Rc8 33. Qd4 Rc4
34. Qe3 Rc8 35. Qe5 Qa7+ 36. Kh1 Bc4 37. Nh5 f6 38. Qg3 Kh7 39. Qf4 Qf7 40. Ng3
Bb3 41. Rd3 Qg6 42. Ne4 Bc2 43. Re3 Rc4 44. Re2 f5 45. Rxc2 fxe4 46. fxe4 Rxe4
47. Qf2 Qf5 48. Qxf5+ exf5 49. Rd2 Re3 50. Rd5 f4 51. Rxb5 Rxc3 52. Kg1 Rc2 53.
Rc5 Rb2 54. b5 g5 55. Rd5 Kg7 56. Rc5 1/2-1/2

[Event "All China Games 4th"]
[Site "Hefei"]
[Date "2010.05.19"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Ruan, Lufei"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B84"]
[WhiteElo "2474"]
[BlackElo "2589"]
[PlyCount "118"]
[EventDate "2010.05.17"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 136 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.07.02"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.07.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Be2 a6 7. O-O Qc7 8. a4
b6 9. f4 Bb7 10. Bf3 Nbd7 11. Kh1 Be7 12. Qe2 Rb8 13. Bd2 O-O 14. g4 Rfc8 15.
g5 Ne8 16. f5 e5 17. Nb3 b5 18. axb5 axb5 19. Ra7 Qd8 20. f6 Bf8 21. Bg4 Rc7
22. Nxb5 Rxc2 23. Qd3 Ndxf6 24. Bf3 Rcc8 25. Ba5 Qd7 26. gxf6 Nxf6 27. Bb6 Qe6
28. Bc7 Nxe4 29. Bxb8 Ng3+ 30. Kg1 Bxf3 31. Rxf3 e4 32. Qe3 exf3 33. Qxe6 fxe6
34. Bc7 Ne4 35. N3d4 f2+ 36. Kf1 Be7 37. Nc3 Bf6 38. Ndb5 Nxc3 39. bxc3 d5 40.
Rb7 h5 41. Rb8 Rxb8 42. Bxb8 Kf7 43. Kxf2 Kg6 44. Ke3 Kg5 45. Kd3 Kg4 46. Bd6
g5 47. Nc7 Kf5 48. Ne8 Bh8 49. Bg3 h4 50. Bc7 Kg4 51. Bd6 Kf5 52. Bc7 e5 53.
Nd6+ Ke6 54. Nb5 Bf6 55. Bb8 Kf5 56. Bd6 g4 57. Nc7 g3 58. h3 g2 59. Bc5 d4 0-1

[Event "All China Games 4th"]
[Site "Hefei"]
[Date "2010.05.19"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Ju, Wenjun"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2589"]
[BlackElo "2500"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "2010.05.17"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 136 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.07.02"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.07.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. a4 e5 7. Nf3 Be7 8. Bg5
Be6 9. Bxf6 Bxf6 10. Nd5 Nd7 11. Bc4 Rc8 12. b3 Bg5 13. O-O O-O 14. Nxg5 Qxg5
15. Ne3 Qe7 16. Re1 Nf6 17. Qd3 Rfd8 18. a5 g6 19. Bxe6 Qxe6 20. c4 Kg7 21. Ra4
Rc5 22. h3 Qc8 23. Ra2 Rc6 24. Rf1 b5 25. f4 bxc4 26. bxc4 exf4 27. Rxf4 Nd7
28. Raf2 Ne5 29. Qc3 Rf8 30. Kh2 Qd8 31. Rf1 Rc5 32. Qd4 Rc6 33. Rf6 Qxa5 34.
Rxd6 Qc5 35. Qxc5 Rxc5 36. Rxa6 Nxc4 37. Nxc4 Rxc4 1/2-1/2

[Event "All China Games 4th"]
[Site "Hefei"]
[Date "2010.05.19"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Wang, Zili"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B84"]
[WhiteElo "2492"]
[BlackElo "2589"]
[PlyCount "103"]
[EventDate "2010.05.17"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 136 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.07.02"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.07.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be2 e6 7. Be3 Qc7 8. a4
b6 9. f4 Bb7 10. Bf3 Nbd7 11. Qe2 Be7 12. O-O O-O 13. g4 Nc5 14. Qg2 d5 15.
exd5 Nxd5 16. Nxd5 Bxd5 17. Bxd5 exd5 18. Qxd5 Rfe8 19. Qc6 Qxc6 20. Nxc6 Bf6
21. Bd4 Rac8 22. Bxf6 Rxc6 23. Bh4 h5 24. gxh5 Re4 25. a5 bxa5 26. Rxa5 Ne6 27.
c3 Nxf4 28. Bg3 Ne6 29. Raf5 Re2 30. Rxf7 Rxb2 31. h6 gxh6 32. Ra7 Ng5 33. Rd1
Nf7 34. Rdd7 Rf6 35. c4 Rc2 36. Rdc7 h5 37. Ra8+ Kh7 38. Be5 Rc1+ 39. Kg2 Rc2+
40. Kg3 Rxc4 41. Rxc4 Nxe5 42. Rc7+ Kg6 43. Rca7 Rf3+ 44. Kg2 Rb3 45. Rxa6+ Kf5
46. Rf8+ Ke4 47. Ra4+ Kd3 48. Rf5 Ng4 49. Rxh5 Ne3+ 50. Kf3 Nc4 51. Kf4 Nb6 52.
Rh3+ 1-0

[Event "All China Games 4th"]
[Site "Hefei"]
[Date "2010.05.20"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Zhou, Weiqi"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B12"]
[WhiteElo "2589"]
[BlackElo "2585"]
[PlyCount "46"]
[EventDate "2010.05.17"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 136 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.07.02"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.07.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. Ne2 d5 3. e5 c5 4. d4 Nc6 5. c3 Bf5 6. dxc5 e6 7. b4 a5 8. Nd4 axb4
9. cxb4 Nge7 10. Bb5 Qc7 11. O-O Bg6 12. Nc3 Nf5 13. Nxf5 Bxf5 14. Ba4 Qxe5 15.
Bb2 Be7 16. Re1 Qf4 17. a3 O-O 18. Nxd5 exd5 19. Bxc6 Bxc5 20. bxc5 bxc6 21.
Re3 Rfe8 22. Qd4 Qxd4 23. Bxd4 Rxe3 1/2-1/2

[Event "All China Games 4th"]
[Site "Hefei"]
[Date "2010.05.20"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Ma, Qun"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2366"]
[BlackElo "2589"]
[PlyCount "118"]
[EventDate "2010.05.17"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 136 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.07.02"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.07.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. c3 Nf6 4. e5 Nd5 5. d4 cxd4 6. cxd4 d6 7. Bd3 Nc6 8. O-O
Be7 9. Qe2 Ndb4 10. Bc4 Na5 11. Bb5+ Bd7 12. Nc3 d5 13. a3 Bxb5 14. Qxb5+ Nbc6
15. Rb1 O-O 16. b3 a6 17. Qd3 Rc8 18. Ne2 h6 19. Nf4 Na7 20. Bd2 N5c6 21. b4
Qd7 22. Nh5 f5 23. exf6 Bxf6 24. Rfe1 Qf7 25. Nf4 Rfe8 26. a4 b5 27. h4 bxa4
28. Qxa6 Nxd4 29. Nxd4 Bxd4 30. Qxa4 Rf8 31. Be3 Rc4 32. Rf1 Nc6 33. Nh3 Nxb4
34. Qd1 Bxe3 35. fxe3 Qxf1+ 36. Qxf1 Rxf1+ 37. Kxf1 Rxh4 38. Ke2 Re4 39. Nf2
Rc4 40. Ra1 Nc6 41. Nd3 Rc2+ 42. Kf3 e5 43. Nf2 h5 44. Nh3 Kf7 45. Ra8 Rc3 46.
Kf2 Ne7 47. Ng5+ Kf6 48. Nf3 Rc2+ 49. Kg1 Rc8 50. Ra7 Nc6 51. Rb7 e4 52. Nd2
Ne7 53. Rb6+ Rc6 54. Rb5 Rc3 55. Kf2 Rd3 56. Nf1 Nf5 57. Rb6+ Kg5 58. Re6 g6
59. g3 Ra3 0-1

[Event "CHN-ch"]
[Site "Xinghua"]
[Date "2010.05.24"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Zhou, Jianchao"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2652"]
[BlackElo "2589"]
[PlyCount "109"]
[EventDate "2010.05.24"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 137"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.07.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.07.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. d4 Bb4 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 Nbd7 7. Qb3 c5 8.
a3 Bxc3+ 9. Qxc3 h6 10. Bxf6 Qxf6 11. e3 O-O 12. Be2 b6 13. O-O Bb7 14. Rfc1
Rac8 15. dxc5 Qxc3 16. Rxc3 Nxc5 17. Rac1 Ne6 18. Rxc8 Rxc8 19. Rxc8+ Bxc8 20.
Kf1 Kf8 21. Ke1 Ke7 22. Kd2 Kd6 23. b4 Bd7 24. Kc3 g5 25. Nd2 f5 26. g3 g4 27.
f4 Nc7 28. Bd3 Ne8 29. Nb3 Nf6 30. Nd4 Ne4+ 31. Bxe4 dxe4 32. b5 Kc5 33. a4 Bc8
34. Nb3+ Kd6 35. Kb4 Be6 36. Nd4 Bc8 37. a5 Bd7 38. axb6 axb6 39. Ne2 Be6 40.
Nc3 Bf7 41. Na4 Kc7 42. Kc3 Be8 43. Kc4 Bf7+ 44. Kd4 Bb3 45. Nxb6 Kxb6 46. Ke5
Kxb5 47. Kxf5 Kc4 48. Kxe4 Bc2+ 49. Ke5 Kd3 50. Kf5 Kxe3+ 51. Kxg4 Bg6 52. f5
Bf7 53. Kh4 Ke4 54. g4 Kf4 55. Kh3 1/2-1/2

[Event "CHN-ch"]
[Site "Xinghua"]
[Date "2010.05.25"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Bu, Xiangzhi"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C24"]
[WhiteElo "2589"]
[BlackElo "2681"]
[PlyCount "112"]
[EventDate "2010.05.24"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 137"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.07.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.07.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Nf6 3. d3 c6 4. Nf3 d5 5. Bb3 Bd6 6. Nc3 dxe4 7. Nxe4 Nxe4 8.
dxe4 O-O 9. Bg5 Qc7 10. Qd2 Bg4 11. O-O-O Be7 12. Bxe7 Qxe7 13. Qd6 Qxd6 14.
Rxd6 Bxf3 15. gxf3 Re8 16. Rg1 Kf8 17. Rg4 Ke7 18. Rd3 g6 19. Rh4 Rh8 20. f4
Nd7 21. fxe5 Nxe5 22. Rdh3 h5 23. f4 Nd7 24. c3 Rad8 25. Bc2 Nf6 26. Rg3 Ng4
27. h3 Nf6 28. e5 Nd7 29. Rg1 Rhg8 30. Re1 Nc5 31. f5 gxf5 32. Rxh5 f4 33. Rf5
Ne6 34. Bb3 Rg2 35. Bxe6 Kxe6 36. Rf6+ Ke7 37. Rxf4 Rdd2 38. Rb4 b5 39. a3 Ke6
40. Kb1 Rh2 41. a4 a5 42. Rb3 bxa4 43. Rb6 Kd7 44. c4 Rxh3 45. Kc1 Rd4 46. Rb7+
Ke6 47. Rf1 Rxc4+ 48. Kb1 Rb4 49. Rbxf7 Rh2 50. R7f6+ Kxe5 51. Rxc6 Rbxb2+ 52.
Kc1 a3 53. Rd1 Rb5 54. Rc2 a2 55. Re1+ Kd6 56. Rd1+ Rd5 0-1

[Event "CHN-ch"]
[Site "Xinghua"]
[Date "2010.05.26"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Zhou, Weiqi"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2585"]
[BlackElo "2589"]
[PlyCount "50"]
[EventDate "2010.05.24"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 137"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.07.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.07.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 e6 2. c4 d5 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 h6 7. Bxf6 Qxf6 8.
Qb3 c5 9. dxc5 Bxc3+ 10. bxc3 O-O 11. Nd4 Be6 12. Qxb7 Nd7 13. c6 Rab8 14. Qxa7
Ra8 15. Qc7 Ne5 16. e3 Rfc8 17. Qb6 Rcb8 18. Qc5 Rb2 19. f4 Rxg2 20. O-O-O
Rgxa2 21. Be2 Nc4 22. Bxc4 dxc4 23. Rhg1 Ra1+ 24. Kd2 R8a2+ 25. Nc2 Rxd1+ 0-1

[Event "CHN-ch"]
[Site "Xinghua"]
[Date "2010.05.27"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Wang, Hao"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B36"]
[WhiteElo "2589"]
[BlackElo "2722"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "2010.05.24"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 137"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.07.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.07.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 g6 5. c4 Nf6 6. Nc3 Nxd4 7. Qxd4 d6 8.
Be2 Bg7 9. Bg5 O-O 10. Qd2 a5 11. O-O a4 12. Rad1 Be6 13. f4 Qa5 14. f5 gxf5
15. exf5 Bxf5 16. Bxf6 exf6 17. Nxa4 Be6 18. Nc3 f5 19. Kh1 Be5 20. Bd3 Kh8 21.
Bxf5 Bxc3 22. Qxc3+ Qxc3 23. bxc3 Bxc4 24. Rf4 d5 25. Rh4 Rxa2 26. h3 Kg7 27.
Rxh7+ Kf6 28. Bd3 Rg8 29. Bxc4 dxc4 30. Rf1+ Ke5 31. Rfxf7 Rgxg2 32. Re7+ Kd5
33. Rd7+ Ke4 34. Rhe7+ Kf3 35. Rf7+ Ke4 36. Rfe7+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "CHN-ch"]
[Site "Xinghua"]
[Date "2010.05.28"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Ding, Liren"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2547"]
[BlackElo "2589"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "2010.05.24"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 137"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.07.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.07.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bxf6 Qxf6 7. Qa4+ Nc6 8.
e3 O-O 9. Be2 Bd7 10. Qb3 dxc4 11. Qxc4 Bd6 12. O-O e5 13. d5 Na5 14. Qd3 Qe7
15. e4 a6 16. Rac1 b5 17. a3 f5 18. Nd2 f4 19. b4 Nb7 20. Rc2 Rf6 21. Rfc1 g5
22. h3 Qf7 23. Bg4 Bxg4 24. hxg4 h5 25. Qh3 Rh6 26. gxh5 Rxh5 27. Qg4 Kg7 28.
Nf3 Kg6 29. g3 Rd8 30. Ne2 Rdh8 31. Rc6 Kf6 32. Qf5+ Kg7 33. Qxf7+ Kxf7 34.
Rxc7+ Bxc7 35. Rxc7+ Ke8 36. Rxb7 Rh1+ 37. Kg2 g4 38. gxf4 gxf3+ 39. Kxf3 R8h2
40. fxe5 Rf1 41. Ke3 Rfxf2 42. Nd4 Rf1 43. Nf5 Re1+ 44. Kd4 Kd8 45. e6 1-0

[Event "CHN-ch"]
[Site "Xinghua"]
[Date "2010.05.29"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Li, Shilong"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B83"]
[WhiteElo "2589"]
[BlackElo "2514"]
[PlyCount "108"]
[EventDate "2010.05.24"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 137"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.07.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.07.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Be2 Be7 7. O-O O-O 8.
Be3 Nc6 9. Kh1 Bd7 10. f4 Nxd4 11. Bxd4 Bc6 12. Bd3 Nd7 13. Qe2 a6 14. Rad1 Qa5
15. b4 Qc7 16. Nd5 exd5 17. exd5 Bf6 18. dxc6 bxc6 19. Bg1 Rfe8 20. Qf3 c5 21.
c3 h6 22. Bb1 Nf8 23. h3 Rab8 24. bxc5 dxc5 25. Rd5 Qc6 26. Bxc5 Rb5 27. Bxf8
Qxd5 28. Qxd5 Rxd5 29. Bb4 Rd2 30. c4 Rd4 31. a3 Red8 32. Bc2 Rxc4 33. Bb3 Re4
34. Kh2 Be7 35. Ba5 Rd7 36. Rc1 Rxf4 37. Rc8+ Kh7 38. Bc2+ g6 39. Bc3 Bf6 40.
Be1 Kg7 41. Bg3 Rfd4 42. Rc6 a5 43. a4 h5 44. Be1 R4d5 45. Bb3 Rd3 46. Bc2 R3d6
47. Rc4 Rd5 48. Kg1 Re7 49. Bf2 Rd2 50. Be4 Rd1+ 51. Kh2 Be5+ 52. Bg3 h4 53.
Bxe5+ Rxe5 54. Bf3 Rb1 0-1

[Event "CHN-ch"]
[Site "Xinghua"]
[Date "2010.05.31"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Ji, Dan"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B84"]
[WhiteElo "2379"]
[BlackElo "2589"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "2010.05.24"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 137"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.07.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.07.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Be2 a6 7. O-O Qc7 8. f4
Be7 9. Kh1 b5 10. Bf3 Bb7 11. e5 dxe5 12. fxe5 Nfd7 13. Bxb7 Qxb7 14. Qg4 Nc6
15. Nxc6 Qxc6 16. a4 b4 17. Ne4 h5 18. Qf4 O-O 19. Be3 Rad8 20. Rad1 Qxc2 21.
Rd2 Qc7 22. Nd6 Nxe5 23. Qxe5 Rxd6 24. Rxd6 Qxd6 25. Qxh5 Qd3 26. Qf3 Bf6 27.
Bc5 Qxf3 28. gxf3 Rc8 29. Bxb4 Bxb2 30. Rf2 Bd4 31. Ra2 Rc1+ 32. Kg2 Rg1+ 33.
Kh3 Ra1 34. Rd2 e5 35. a5 Ra4 0-1

[Event "CHN-ch"]
[Site "Xinghua"]
[Date "2010.06.01"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Ni, Hua"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B85"]
[WhiteElo "2667"]
[BlackElo "2589"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "2010.05.24"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 137"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.07.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.07.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Be3 Be7 7. Be2 Nc6 8.
O-O O-O 9. f4 a6 10. Kh1 Qc7 11. Qe1 Nxd4 12. Bxd4 b5 13. Qg3 Bb7 14. a3 Rad8
15. Rae1 Rd7 16. Bd3 Re8 17. Rf3 Bd8 18. Nd1 e5 19. Bc3 Qc8 20. Nf2 Nh5 21. Qg4
Nf6 22. Qg3 Nh5 23. Qg4 Nf6 24. Qf5 Rde7 25. Qxc8 Bxc8 26. Bb4 exf4 27. Bxd6
Re6 28. Bxf4 Bb7 29. Kg1 Nxe4 30. Nxe4 Bxe4 31. Bxe4 Rxe4 32. Rxe4 1/2-1/2

[Event "CHN-ch"]
[Site "Xinghua"]
[Date "2010.06.02"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Li, Chao B"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B92"]
[WhiteElo "2589"]
[BlackElo "2619"]
[PlyCount "115"]
[EventDate "2010.05.24"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 137"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.07.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.07.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 Ng4 7. Bc1 Nf6 8.
Be2 e5 9. Nb3 Be7 10. Be3 Be6 11. O-O O-O 12. Qd2 Nbd7 13. a4 Rc8 14. Rfd1 Nb6
15. Bg5 Bc4 16. Ra2 h6 17. Bxf6 Bxf6 18. a5 Bg5 19. Qe1 Bxe2 20. Qxe2 Nc4 21.
Nd5 f5 22. c3 Qe8 23. Nc1 Qd8 24. Nb3 Qe8 25. Na1 Qd8 26. exf5 Rxf5 27. Ra4
Nxa5 28. f4 exf4 29. Qe6+ Rf7 30. Rxa5 Qf8 31. Rf1 Re8 32. Qh3 f3 33. gxf3 Re5
34. c4 Re2 35. Nb3 Bf4 36. Nxf4 Rxf4 37. Rd5 Qf6 38. Nc1 Rc2 39. Nd3 Rfxc4 40.
Qf5 Qxf5 41. Rxf5 Rd2 42. Rd5 Rcc2 43. Rf2 Rxb2 44. Rxd6 Rxf2 45. Nxf2 a5 46.
Nd1 Re2 47. Rd3 b5 48. Nc3 Rb2 49. Rd5 b4 50. Na4 Ra2 51. Rxa5 Kh7 52. Ra6 h5
53. h3 g6 54. Kf1 Kh6 55. Ra5 h4 56. Kg1 g5 57. Ra6+ Kh5 58. Kf1 1/2-1/2

[Event "CHN-ch"]
[Site "Xinghua"]
[Date "2010.06.03"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Zhang, Ziyang"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2422"]
[BlackElo "2589"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "2010.05.24"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 137"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.07.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.07.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 e6 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Qb3 c5 6. cxd5 exd5 7. dxc5 Nc6 8.
Bg5 Be6 9. O-O-O Qe7 10. Bxf6 gxf6 11. Nxd5 Qxc5+ 12. Qc2 Bxd5 13. Qxc5 Bxc5
14. Rxd5 Bxf2 15. e4 Rg8 16. Kb1 Rd8 17. Bb5 Rxg2 18. Bxc6+ bxc6 19. Rxd8+ Kxd8
20. Rd1+ Kc7 21. Rd2 h5 22. Kc2 Kc8 23. Kd3 Kc7 24. h3 Kc8 25. Kc4 Kc7 26. b4
Kb6 27. Rc2 Kc7 28. Kb3 Kd7 29. Ka4 Kd6 30. a3 Kd7 31. Kb3 Kd6 32. a4 a6 33. a5
Kd7 34. Ka3 Kd6 35. Ka4 Kd7 36. Nd4 Rh2 37. Nxc6 Bg3 38. Rxh2 Bxh2 39. b5 Bc7
40. Nd4 1/2-1/2

[Event "CHN-ch"]
[Site "Xinghua"]
[Date "2010.06.04"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Lu, Shanglei"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C10"]
[WhiteElo "2589"]
[BlackElo "2349"]
[PlyCount "106"]
[EventDate "2010.05.24"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 137"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.07.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.07.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nd7 5. Nf3 Ngf6 6. Bg5 h6 7. Nxf6+ Nxf6
8. Be3 Nd5 9. Bd2 c5 10. Bb5+ Bd7 11. Qe2 a6 12. Bxd7+ Qxd7 13. c4 Nf6 14. d5
Bd6 15. O-O O-O 16. Bc3 exd5 17. Bxf6 gxf6 18. cxd5 Qf5 19. Rfe1 Rfe8 20. Qxe8+
Rxe8 21. Rxe8+ Kg7 22. Re2 Qxd5 23. Rd2 Qc6 24. Rad1 Bf4 25. Rd5 c4 26. R5d4
Be5 27. Nxe5 fxe5 28. Rd7 b5 29. a3 Qe4 30. g3 a5 31. Rc7 Qc2 32. Rdd7 Qxb2 33.
Rxf7+ Kg6 34. Rf3 Qb1+ 35. Kg2 Qe4 36. h4 b4 37. axb4 axb4 38. g4 b3 39. Kg3
Qxf3+ 40. Kxf3 b2 41. Rb7 c3 42. Kg2 c2 43. Rxb2 c1=Q 44. Rb3 Qf4 45. Rg3 Qf6
46. Rh3 Qd8 47. Kh2 Qd4 48. Kg2 Qe4+ 49. Kh2 Qxg4 50. Rg3 Kh5 51. Rxg4 Kxg4 52.
Kg2 h5 53. f3+ Kxh4 0-1

[Event "Danzhou 1st"]
[Site "Danzhou"]
[Date "2010.06.11"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Zhao, Jun"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B53"]
[WhiteElo "2589"]
[BlackElo "2574"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "2010.06.11"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 137"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.07.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.07.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Qxd4 a6 5. Be3 Nc6 6. Qd2 Nf6 7. Nc3 Bg4 8. h3
Bxf3 9. gxf3 g6 10. O-O-O Bg7 11. h4 Qa5 12. Kb1 O-O 13. Bh6 Rac8 14. Bxg7 Kxg7
15. h5 gxh5 16. Bh3 Rce8 17. Bf5 Rg8 18. a3 Ne5 19. f4 Ng6 20. Rdg1 Kh8 21. Rg5
Qd8 22. Nd5 Nxd5 23. exd5 h4 24. Qc3+ Rg7 25. Rxh4 Kg8 26. Rh2 Qb6 27. Be4 Qc5
28. Qd3 Rc8 29. f5 Ne5 30. Rxg7+ Kxg7 31. Qg3+ Kf8 32. Rxh7 Ke8 33. f6 exf6 34.
f4 1-0

[Event "Danzhou 1st"]
[Site "Danzhou"]
[Date "2010.06.12"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Li, Chao B"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B82"]
[WhiteElo "2619"]
[BlackElo "2589"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "2010.06.11"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 137"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.07.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.07.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e6 6. f4 Nc6 7. Be3 Be7 8. Qf3
e5 9. Nxc6 bxc6 10. f5 Rb8 11. O-O-O Qa5 12. Bc4 d5 13. exd5 Ba3 14. bxa3 Qxc3
15. Bxa7 Qb2+ 16. Kd2 cxd5 17. Bxb8 Qxb8 18. Bxd5 O-O 19. Kc1 Bd7 20. Rhe1 Qc7
21. Bb3 e4 22. Rxe4 Nxe4 23. Qxe4 Bc6 24. Qc4 Qb6 25. g4 h6 26. Rd6 Qe3+ 27.
Kb2 Bf3 28. Qd4 Qg5 29. Rg6 1-0

[Event "Danzhou 1st"]
[Site "Danzhou"]
[Date "2010.06.13"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Ni, Hua"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C54"]
[WhiteElo "2589"]
[BlackElo "2667"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[EventDate "2010.06.11"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 137"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.07.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.07.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. c3 O-O 6. Bb3 d5 7. Nbd2 Bg4 8. h3
Bh5 9. Qe2 Bg6 10. Nh4 Kh8 11. Bc2 Bb6 12. Ndf3 h6 13. g4 Nh7 14. Bd2 a5 15. a4
Bc5 16. Nf5 Ra6 17. O-O Rb6 18. Rab1 f6 19. Qe1 Ng5 20. N3h4 Bh7 21. Kh2 Ne6
22. Ng2 Ne7 23. Qe2 Ng6 24. Rfd1 Re8 25. Qf3 d4 26. h4 Bd6 27. Kh1 Ngf4 28.
Nxf4 exf4 29. Nxd4 f5 30. Qh3 fxe4 31. Nxe6 Rxe6 32. dxe4 Bxe4+ 33. Bxe4 Rxe4
34. Kg2 Qd7 35. Qf3 Rxa4 36. b3 Ra2 37. Bxf4 Qc6 38. Bxd6 Qxf3+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Danzhou 1st"]
[Site "Danzhou"]
[Date "2010.06.14"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Zhou, Jianchao"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2652"]
[BlackElo "2589"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "2010.06.11"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 137"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.07.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.07.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. d4 Bb4 5. Qa4+ Nc6 6. e3 O-O 7. Bd2 dxc4 8.
Bxc4 Bd6 9. O-O a6 10. Be2 Bd7 11. Qb3 b5 12. Qc2 e5 13. dxe5 Nxe5 14. Nxe5
Bxe5 15. f4 Bd6 16. Bf3 c6 17. Kh1 Qc7 18. Ne2 Nd5 19. Rac1 Rac8 20. Qd3 Nb4
21. Qb1 a5 22. e4 f6 23. Rfd1 Be6 24. a3 Ba2 25. Bxb4 Bxb1 26. Bxd6 Qf7 27.
Rxb1 Rfe8 28. e5 h6 29. Nd4 Qd7 30. h3 fxe5 31. fxe5 c5 32. Bg4 Qb7 33. Bxc8
Rxc8 34. Nb3 Qb6 35. Nxc5 Rxc5 36. Bxc5 Qxc5 37. e6 Kf8 38. Rbc1 Qg5 39. Rc7
Kg8 40. e7 1-0

[Event "Danzhou 1st"]
[Site "Danzhou"]
[Date "2010.06.15"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Zhou, Weiqi"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B19"]
[WhiteElo "2589"]
[BlackElo "2585"]
[PlyCount "103"]
[EventDate "2010.06.11"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 137"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.07.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.07.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bf5 5. Ng3 Bg6 6. h4 h6 7. Nf3 Nd7 8. h5
Bh7 9. Bd3 Bxd3 10. Qxd3 e6 11. Bd2 Ngf6 12. O-O-O Be7 13. Qe2 O-O 14. Nf1 Nb6
15. Kb1 Qd5 16. Ne3 Qe4 17. Rh4 Qh7 18. Bc1 Rad8 19. Ng4 Rd5 20. Nge5 Nbd7 21.
Rhh1 Nxe5 22. dxe5 Qe4 23. Rde1 Qxe2 24. Rxe2 Nh7 25. c4 Rd7 26. Kc2 Rfd8 27.
Be3 b6 28. Rd2 Rxd2+ 29. Nxd2 f6 30. exf6 Nxf6 31. f3 Kf7 32. g4 Bd6 33. Re1
Bg3 34. Re2 c5 35. b3 Rd7 36. Nb1 g5 37. hxg6+ Kxg6 38. Nc3 e5 39. Rd2 Rf7 40.
Kd1 e4 41. Nxe4 Nxe4 42. fxe4 Bf4 43. Ke2 Kg5 44. Kf3 Bxe3+ 45. Kxe3 Rf1 46.
Rh2 Re1+ 47. Kf3 Rf1+ 48. Ke3 Re1+ 49. Kd3 Rd1+ 50. Kc3 Rc1+ 51. Kd2 Ra1 52.
Ke3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Danzhou 1st"]
[Site "Danzhou"]
[Date "2010.06.17"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Ding, Liren"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2547"]
[BlackElo "2589"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "2010.06.11"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 137"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.07.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.07.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb4+ 5. Bd2 Bxd2+ 6. Qxd2 Ba6 7. b3 O-O 8.
Bg2 d5 9. O-O c6 10. Rc1 Nbd7 11. a4 h6 12. Na3 Bb7 13. b4 a5 14. cxd5 exd5 15.
b5 c5 16. Ne5 Re8 17. Nxd7 Nxd7 18. Nc4 Re6 19. Rab1 cxd4 20. Qxd4 dxc4 21.
Bxb7 Nc5 22. Bd5 Rd6 23. e4 Nb3 24. Qxc4 Nxc1 25. Rxc1 Ra7 26. Qc8 Rad7 27. Kf1
Qxc8 28. Rxc8+ Rd8 29. Rc4 Kf8 30. Ke2 Ke7 31. Ke3 f5 32. f3 fxe4 33. fxe4 Kd7
34. Bc6+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Danzhou 1st"]
[Site "Danzhou"]
[Date "2010.06.18"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Yu, Yangyi"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2589"]
[BlackElo "2585"]
[PlyCount "112"]
[EventDate "2010.06.11"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 137"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.07.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.07.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Nd5 Be7 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. c4 b4 12. Nc2 O-O 13. Be2 Bg5 14. O-O Be6
15. Qd3 Qb8 16. Rfd1 Ra7 17. Bf3 Bd8 18. b3 Rd7 19. Qe2 g6 20. Rd2 a5 21. Rad1
Kh8 22. h3 Bg5 23. Rd3 Qa7 24. Qf1 Qc5 25. Nde3 a4 26. Qe1 Ra8 27. Nd5 Rb7 28.
a3 axb3 29. axb4 Nxb4 30. Ncxb4 b2 31. Rb1 Bc1 32. Qc3 Ra4 33. Rxc1 bxc1=Q+ 34.
Qxc1 Raxb4 35. Nxb4 Rxb4 36. Qg5 Kg7 37. Qe7 Rb1+ 38. Kh2 Rb6 39. Bg4 Bxc4 40.
Rf3 Rb8 41. Rf6 Re8 42. Qxd6 Qd4 43. Qc6 Rd8 44. Rf3 Rd6 45. Qc7 h5 46. Bc8 Rf6
47. Rxf6 Kxf6 48. Bb7 Kg7 49. h4 Be6 50. Qc2 Qb4 51. Ba6 Qe1 52. Qe2 Qc1 53.
Bd3 Bg4 54. Qc2 Qf4+ 55. g3 Qf3 56. Bf1 Be6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Danzhou 1st"]
[Site "Danzhou"]
[Date "2010.06.19"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Wang, Hao"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C10"]
[WhiteElo "2722"]
[BlackElo "2589"]
[PlyCount "117"]
[EventDate "2010.06.11"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 137"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.07.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.07.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 dxe4 5. Nxe4 Nbd7 6. Nf3 h6 7. Nxf6+ Nxf6
8. Be3 Nd5 9. Bd2 c5 10. Bb5+ Bd7 11. Bxd7+ Qxd7 12. c4 Nb6 13. Rc1 Be7 14.
dxc5 Bxc5 15. b4 Be7 16. c5 Nd5 17. Ne5 Qc7 18. Qa4+ Kf8 19. Nd3 g6 20. b5 Kg7
21. O-O Bf6 22. g3 Rhc8 23. Qb3 a6 24. a4 axb5 25. axb5 Qe7 26. Rfe1 Qf8 27.
Re4 Ra7 28. b6 Ra6 29. Nb4 Nxb4 30. Qxb4 Rc6 31. Ree1 Qe7 32. h4 Ra2 33. Be3 g5
34. h5 Ra8 35. Red1 Rd8 36. Qe4 Rd7 37. Qf3 Rxd1+ 38. Rxd1 Qe8 39. Qe4 Be7 40.
g4 Qc8 41. Bd4+ Bf6 42. Be3 Be7 43. Qd4+ Kg8 44. Qe5 Bxc5 45. Qf6 Rd6 46. Rxd6
Bxd6 47. Qxh6 Be7 48. Bxg5 Bf8 49. Qf6 Qc2 50. Qd4 Bc5 51. Qd8+ Kh7 52. Qf6 Kg8
53. h6 Bf8 54. Kh2 Qe4 55. Bf4 Qc2 56. Be5 Qh7 57. g5 Bc5 58. Qd8+ Bf8 59. Bd6
1-0

[Event "Danzhou 1st"]
[Site "Danzhou"]
[Date "2010.06.20"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Bu, Xiangzhi"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B77"]
[WhiteElo "2589"]
[BlackElo "2681"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "2010.06.11"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 137"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.07.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.07.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 g6 3. d4 Bg7 4. Nc3 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Nc6 6. Be3 Nf6 7. Bc4 O-O 8.
Bb3 d6 9. f3 a5 10. Qd2 Bd7 11. a4 Rc8 12. O-O Nxd4 13. Bxd4 Bc6 14. Kh1 Nd7
15. Bxg7 Kxg7 16. Bc4 Qb6 17. Bb5 Qc5 18. Rfc1 Qb4 19. Rcb1 Bxb5 20. axb5 Nb6
21. Qe2 Rc5 22. h3 Rfc8 23. Qe1 h5 24. h4 Rc4 25. Qg1 R8c5 26. Qe3 d5 27. Na2
Qxb5 28. b3 d4 29. Qg1 Rxc2 30. b4 R5c4 31. bxa5 Qxa5 32. Nb4 Qxb4 33. Rxb4
Rxb4 34. Rb1 Rbc4 35. Kh2 Nd7 36. Rxb7 Ne5 37. Kg3 d3 38. Qa1 R4c3 39. Rxe7 d2
40. Rxe5 Rc1 41. Qxc3 Rxc3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Jermuk FIDE GP (Women)"]
[Site "Jermuk"]
[Date "2010.06.24"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Shen, Yang"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C48"]
[WhiteElo "2589"]
[BlackElo "2452"]
[PlyCount "96"]
[EventDate "2010.06.24"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ARM"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 137 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.09.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.09.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bb5 Nd4 5. Bc4 d6 6. Nxd4 exd4 7. Nd5 Nd7 8.
O-O c6 9. Nf4 g6 10. a3 Bg7 11. d3 O-O 12. Bd2 Kh8 13. Ba2 a5 14. Kh1 Nc5 15.
f3 Bd7 16. Qe1 a4 17. Qf2 Qb6 18. Bb4 Qc7 19. Ne2 Ne6 20. Bd2 Qb6 21. Rab1 f5
22. c3 fxe4 23. dxe4 Nc5 24. Qg1 Nb3 25. Bxb3 Qxb3 26. Nxd4 Qc4 27. Rfd1 Rae8
28. Be3 d5 29. Nc2 Be6 30. Bd4 dxe4 31. fxe4 Bxd4 32. Nxd4 Bg4 33. Re1 c5 34.
Nc2 b6 35. h3 Be2 36. Ne3 Qd3 37. Nd5 Qxe4 38. Rbd1 Qc2 39. Rb1 Qb3 40. Nc7 Re7
41. Qh2 Qf7 42. Qd6 Re3 43. Kh2 g5 44. Rg1 Qf2 45. Qh6 g4 46. hxg4 Rf6 47. Qg5
Re5 48. Rgf1 Bxf1 0-1

[Event "Jermuk FIDE GP (Women)"]
[Site "Jermuk"]
[Date "2010.06.25"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Xu, Yuhua"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B84"]
[WhiteElo "2484"]
[BlackElo "2589"]
[PlyCount "105"]
[EventDate "2010.06.24"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ARM"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 137 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.09.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.09.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Be3 a6 7. Be2 Qc7 8. Qd2
b5 9. a3 Bb7 10. f3 Nc6 11. g4 Ne5 12. g5 Nfd7 13. f4 Nc4 14. Bxc4 Qxc4 15. Nb3
a5 16. Qd3 Be7 17. a4 Qxd3 18. cxd3 bxa4 19. Rxa4 Bd8 20. Ke2 h6 21. g6 fxg6
22. Rha1 Bc6 23. R4a2 g5 24. Nd4 gxf4 25. Bxf4 e5 26. Nxc6 exf4 27. Nd5 O-O 28.
b4 f3+ 29. Kf1 Ne5 30. Nxd8 Raxd8 31. bxa5 Ra8 32. a6 Ra7 33. d4 Nc6 34. Ra4
Re8 35. Nc3 Rb8 36. Kf2 Rb2+ 37. Kxf3 Rb3 38. Rc1 Nb4 39. Kg4 Rxa6 40. Rxa6
Nxa6 41. Nd5 Rd3 42. Rc4 Kh7 43. Kf5 Rh3 44. Rc6 Nb8 45. Rc7 Rh5+ 46. Ke6 Rxh2
47. Kxd6 Rd2 48. Rc4 Ra2 49. e5 h5 50. Nb4 Rg2 51. e6 Rg6 52. d5 Rh6 53. Kc7
1-0

[Event "Jermuk FIDE GP (Women)"]
[Site "Jermuk"]
[Date "2010.06.26"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Mkrtchian, Lilit"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C06"]
[WhiteElo "2589"]
[BlackElo "2477"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "2010.06.24"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ARM"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 137 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.09.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.09.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 Be7 4. Ngf3 Nf6 5. e5 Nfd7 6. Bd3 c5 7. c3 Nc6 8. O-O
a5 9. a4 cxd4 10. cxd4 Nb4 11. Bb5 O-O 12. Nb1 Nb8 13. Nc3 Bd7 14. Re1 N8c6 15.
Bf4 Na7 16. Bf1 Rb8 17. Re3 b5 18. h4 Bxh4 19. Nxh4 Qxh4 20. Bg3 Qg5 21. axb5
Nxb5 22. Ne2 Ra8 23. Bh2 Qf5 24. Nf4 Qc2 25. Qg4 Nxd4 26. Nh5 Qg6 27. Qh3 Nf5
28. Rf3 Rfc8 29. Rf4 Nh6 30. Nf6+ gxf6 31. Rxf6 Qg7 32. Rxh6 Kh8 33. Bf4 Rg8
34. Bg5 1-0

[Event "Jermuk FIDE GP (Women)"]
[Site "Jermuk"]
[Date "2010.06.27"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Stefanova, Antoaneta"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B15"]
[WhiteElo "2589"]
[BlackElo "2560"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2010.06.24"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ARM"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 137 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.09.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.09.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. f3 g6 4. Nc3 Bg7 5. Be3 Qb6 6. Rb1 e5 7. Nge2 Ne7 8. Bf2
Qa5 9. dxe5 Bxe5 10. Bh4 dxe4 11. b4 Qc7 12. Nxe4 O-O 13. Bf6 Nd5 14. Bxe5 Qxe5
15. Qd4 Qxd4 16. Nxd4 Rd8 17. Kf2 b5 18. Ne2 a5 19. bxa5 Bf5 20. Rd1 Nd7 21.
N2g3 Bxe4 22. fxe4 Nc3 23. Rd3 b4 24. a3 c5 25. axb4 cxb4 26. Be2 Rxa5 27. Bg4
Ra7 28. Rd4 Kf8 29. Ne2 Ke7 30. Nxc3 bxc3 31. Rhd1 f5 32. exf5 Rf8 33. Re1+ Kd8
34. Re3 gxf5 35. Be2 Rc7 36. Bb5 Rf7 37. Red3 Kc8 38. Bxd7+ Rcxd7 39. Rxd7 Rxd7
40. Rxd7 Kxd7 41. Ke3 1-0

[Event "Jermuk FIDE GP (Women)"]
[Site "Jermuk"]
[Date "2010.06.28"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Danielian, Elina"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2473"]
[BlackElo "2589"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "2010.06.24"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ARM"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 137 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.09.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.09.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. e3 g6 8. Nxd5
exd5 9. Be2 Bg7 10. Bd2 Nd7 11. Rc1 O-O 12. Bb5 a6 13. Be2 c5 14. dxc5 Nxc5 15.
Bc3 Bxc3+ 16. Rxc3 Ne6 17. O-O Qf6 18. Qd2 Rac8 19. Rfc1 Rxc3 20. Rxc3 Rd8 21.
Nd4 Nxd4 22. Qxd4 Qxd4 23. exd4 Rc8 24. Rxc8+ Bxc8 25. Bf3 Be6 26. Kf1 g5 27.
Ke1 Kf8 28. Kd2 Ke7 29. Kc3 Kd6 30. Kd2 h6 31. Ke3 f6 32. Be2 a5 33. g3 Bd7 34.
f4 Ke7 35. Bd1 Kd6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Jermuk FIDE GP (Women)"]
[Site "Jermuk"]
[Date "2010.06.29"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Cramling, Pia"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B83"]
[WhiteElo "2589"]
[BlackElo "2536"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[EventDate "2010.06.24"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ARM"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 137 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.09.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.09.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 Qc7 6. Be2 Nf6 7. Be3 Be7 8.
f4 d6 9. Qd2 a6 10. O-O-O h5 11. Rhe1 Bd7 12. Kb1 b5 13. Bd3 Nxd4 14. Bxd4 b4
15. Ne2 e5 16. Be3 a5 17. Ng3 g6 18. fxe5 dxe5 19. Bg5 h4 20. Nf1 Bg4 21. Qf2
Ng8 22. Bxe7 Qxe7 23. Rd2 Nf6 24. Ne3 Be6 25. Rf1 Nh5 26. Bb5+ Kf8 27. Nd5 Qa7
28. Nb6 Kg7 29. Nxa8 Qxf2 30. Rfxf2 Rxa8 31. Bc6 Ra6 32. Rd6 Nf6 33. Rfd2 h3
34. gxh3 Bxh3 35. Bb7 Ra7 36. Bd5 Ng4 37. c4 bxc3 38. bxc3 Bf1 39. Kc1 Kh6 40.
Rd1 Bb5 41. Rg1 Nf2 42. Rf6 Nd3+ 43. Kd2 Nc5 44. Rxf7 Nxe4+ 45. Ke3 Rxf7 46.
Bxf7 Nxc3 47. Rxg6+ Kh7 48. Rg5 Bf1 49. Rxe5 a4 50. Kd2 1-0

[Event "Jermuk FIDE GP (Women)"]
[Site "Jermuk"]
[Date "2010.07.01"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Kovanova, Baira"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B70"]
[WhiteElo "2366"]
[BlackElo "2589"]
[PlyCount "102"]
[EventDate "2010.06.24"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ARM"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 137 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.09.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.09.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. g3 g6 7. Bg2 Bd7 8. O-O
Bg7 9. Nxc6 bxc6 10. Be3 Qc8 11. Qd2 Ng4 12. Bd4 e5 13. Be3 Qc7 14. Rad1 Nxe3
15. fxe3 Bh6 16. Kh1 Rd8 17. Na4 Bg4 18. Rde1 O-O 19. c4 Be6 20. b3 f5 21. Nc3
Kh8 22. Qb2 Bg7 23. Qc2 Rf7 24. Rf2 Rdf8 25. Ref1 Bh6 26. Qd3 Rd8 27. exf5 gxf5
28. e4 fxe4 29. Rxf7 Bxf7 30. Qxe4 Rc8 31. Qh4 Bg7 32. Ne4 Rf8 33. Ng5 Bg8 34.
Rxf8 Bxf8 35. Ne6 Qe7 36. Nxf8 Qxf8 37. Qe4 Qf2 38. h3 Qxg3 39. Qxc6 Qg6 40. c5
dxc5 41. Qxc5 Qg7 42. Qc6 Qg5 43. Qc5 Qg7 44. Qc6 Qe7 45. Qc3 Qd6 46. Qe3 a5
47. Qc3 Qd1+ 48. Kh2 Qd6 49. Kh1 Qd1+ 50. Kh2 Qd6 51. Kh1 Qd1+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Jermuk FIDE GP (Women)"]
[Site "Jermuk"]
[Date "2010.07.02"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Fierro Baquero, Martha Lorena"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B23"]
[WhiteElo "2589"]
[BlackElo "2363"]
[PlyCount "109"]
[EventDate "2010.06.24"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ARM"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 137 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.09.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.09.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nd4 4. Bc4 e6 5. Nge2 a6 6. Nxd4 cxd4 7. Ne2 Nf6 8.
d3 Bc5 9. Bg5 h6 10. Bh4 Qa5+ 11. c3 dxc3 12. bxc3 Be7 13. Bb3 d6 14. O-O Bd7
15. f3 Rc8 16. Kh1 O-O 17. f4 Rfe8 18. Rf3 Rc7 19. Qg1 Qh5 20. Bf2 a5 21. Rb1
Ng4 22. Bb6 Rc6 23. Bd4 Rcc8 24. Ng3 Qh4 25. a4 Bf6 26. Nf1 Bxd4 27. Qxd4 Qe7
28. Ng3 Rc5 29. h3 e5 30. fxe5 Nxe5 31. Nf5 Bxf5 32. Rxf5 Qc7 33. Bd5 b6 34. c4
Re7 35. Qe3 Nd7 36. Rbf1 Ne5 37. Qg3 Qd7 38. d4 Rxd5 39. cxd5 Nc4 40. Qc3 Qxa4
41. e5 Qb4 42. Qxb4 axb4 43. Rb1 dxe5 44. Rxb4 Ne3 45. Rxe5 Rxe5 46. dxe5 Nxd5
47. Rb5 Nf4 48. Kg1 g6 49. Kf2 h5 50. Kf3 Nd3 51. Ke3 Nc5 52. Rxb6 Nd7 53. Rb5
Kf8 54. Ke4 Ke7 55. Kd5 1-0

[Event "Jermuk FIDE GP (Women)"]
[Site "Jermuk"]
[Date "2010.07.03"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Kosintseva, Tatiana"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C11"]
[WhiteElo "2534"]
[BlackElo "2589"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[EventDate "2010.06.24"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ARM"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 137 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.09.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.09.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. f4 c5 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. Be3 Be7 8. Qd2
O-O 9. Be2 b6 10. Nd1 f5 11. c3 a5 12. O-O Ba6 13. Bxa6 Rxa6 14. c4 cxd4 15.
Nxd4 Nxd4 16. cxd5 Nb5 17. Qe2 Nc7 18. d6 b5 19. dxc7 Qxc7 20. Nc3 Qc4 21. Qxc4
bxc4 22. Rfd1 Nc5 23. Rd4 Nd3 24. Rxc4 Nxb2 25. Rc7 Bd8 26. Rb7 Nc4 27. Bc5 Bb6
28. Bxb6 Rxb6 29. Rc7 Ne3 30. Re1 Nd5 31. Nxd5 exd5 32. Rc5 a4 33. Rxd5 Rb2 34.
Rc1 Rxa2 35. Rd7 Rb8 36. h3 a3 37. Rcc7 Ra1+ 38. Kh2 a2 39. Rxg7+ Kh8 40. Rxh7+
Kg8 41. Rcg7+ Kf8 42. Ra7 Kg8 43. Rhg7+ Kh8 44. Rgf7 Rf1 45. Rxa2 Rxf4 46. Raa7
Re8 47. e6 Rh4 48. Rxf5 1-0

[Event "Jermuk FIDE GP (Women)"]
[Site "Jermuk"]
[Date "2010.07.04"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Chiburdanidze, Maia"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B10"]
[WhiteElo "2589"]
[BlackElo "2514"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "2010.06.24"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ARM"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 137 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.09.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.09.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. Ne2 d5 3. e5 d4 4. Nf4 e6 5. Qe2 Qc7 6. c3 c5 7. cxd4 Nc6 8. dxc5
Bxc5 9. Nd3 Nd4 10. Qd1 b5 11. Nc3 Bb7 12. b4 Bxb4 13. Bb2 Be7 14. Rc1 Qd7 15.
Qg4 Nf5 16. Ne4 Rd8 17. Qf4 Qd5 18. Nc3 Qc4 19. Qxc4 bxc4 20. Nf4 Bg5 21. Nce2
Ba6 22. Bc3 h5 23. g3 Bb7 24. Bg2 Bxg2 25. Nxg2 Ngh6 26. Bb4 Nd4 27. Nxd4 Rxd4
28. Ne3 Be7 29. Bxe7 Kxe7 30. Rxc4 Rhd8 31. Rxd4 Rxd4 32. Ke2 Ra4 33. Ra1 Ng4
34. Nxg4 hxg4 35. Rb1 a5 36. Rb7+ Ke8 37. Rb8+ Ke7 38. Rb7+ Ke8 39. Rb8+
1/2-1/2

[Event "Jermuk FIDE GP (Women)"]
[Site "Jermuk"]
[Date "2010.07.05"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Dzagnidze, Nana"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E05"]
[WhiteElo "2478"]
[BlackElo "2589"]
[PlyCount "26"]
[EventDate "2010.06.24"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ARM"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 137 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.09.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.09.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 e6 2. c4 d5 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. g3 Be7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O dxc4 7. Qc2 a6 8. Qxc4
b5 9. Qc2 Bb7 10. Bd2 Be4 11. Qc1 Bb7 12. Qc2 Be4 13. Qc1 Bb7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Condom op 10th"]
[Site "Condom"]
[Date "2010.07.11"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Zaninetti, Laurent"]
[Black "Houard, Yannick"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A11"]
[WhiteElo "1991"]
[BlackElo "2238"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[EventDate "2010.07.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2011"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.11.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.11.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 c6 3. g3 Nf6 4. Bg2 Bg4 5. Ne5 Be6 6. cxd5 Bxd5 7. Nf3 c5 8.
Nc3 Bc6 9. O-O e6 10. d3 Nbd7 11. e4 e5 12. Qe2 Be7 13. Nh4 g6 14. f4 O-O 15.
Nf3 Nh5 16. fxe5 Nxe5 17. Bh6 Nxf3+ 18. Bxf3 Ng7 19. Kg2 Bg5 20. Bxg7 Kxg7 21.
e5 Qd4 22. Bxc6 bxc6 23. h4 Bh6 24. Rf6 Rae8 25. Re1 Re6 26. g4 Kg8 27. Qe4 Bg7
28. Rxe6 fxe6 29. Rf1 Rxf1 30. Kxf1 Qxe5 31. Kg2 Qxe4+ 32. dxe4 Kf7 33. Kf3 Be5
34. Nd1 c4 35. Ne3 c3 36. bxc3 Bxc3 37. Nc4 h5 38. gxh5 gxh5 39. Kf4 Bf6 40.
Nd6+ Ke7 41. Nc8+ Kd7 42. e5 Bxh4 43. Nd6 Be7 44. Ne4 c5 0-1

[Event "Condom op 10th"]
[Site "Condom"]
[Date "2010.07.12"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Houard, Yannick"]
[Black "Hamdouchi, Hicham"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2238"]
[BlackElo "2600"]
[PlyCount "104"]
[EventDate "2010.07.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2011"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.11.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.11.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Qb6 5. Nb3 Nf6 6. Nc3 e6 7. Bd3 a6 8. f4
d6 9. Qf3 Qc7 10. O-O b5 11. a3 Bb7 12. Be3 Be7 13. Kh1 O-O 14. Rae1 b4 15.
axb4 Nxb4 16. Qg3 Rfe8 17. Bd4 g6 18. f5 e5 19. Be3 Rac8 20. Bg5 Nh5 21. Qh4
Bxg5 22. Qxg5 Qd8 23. Qh6 Nxd3 24. cxd3 Rc7 25. Nd2 Nf6 26. Qg5 Kg7 27. fxg6
hxg6 28. Nf3 Nh5 29. Qxd8 Rxd8 30. d4 exd4 31. Nxd4 Nf6 32. Nf3 Re8 33. e5 dxe5
34. Nxe5 Rce7 35. Nd3 Ne4 36. Kg1 Nxc3 37. bxc3 Rxe1 38. Rxe1 Rxe1+ 39. Nxe1
Kf6 40. Nd3 a5 41. Kf2 a4 42. Nb4 a3 43. Nc2 a2 44. g3 Kf5 45. Ke3 Kg4 46. c4
Kh3 47. Kf4 f5 48. Kg5 Kxh2 49. g4 fxg4 50. Kxg4 Kg2 51. Na1 Kf2 52. Nb3 Ke1
0-1

[Event "Condom op 10th"]
[Site "Condom"]
[Date "2010.07.14"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Houard, Yannick"]
[Black "Forestie, Pierre"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C64"]
[WhiteElo "2238"]
[BlackElo "2076"]
[PlyCount "121"]
[EventDate "2010.07.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2011"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.11.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.11.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Bc5 4. O-O Nd4 5. Nxd4 Bxd4 6. c3 Bb6 7. d4 c6 8.
Bc4 d6 9. Qd3 Qf6 10. Be3 Ne7 11. f4 exd4 12. Bxd4 Bxd4+ 13. cxd4 O-O 14. Nc3
d5 15. exd5 Bf5 16. Qd2 cxd5 17. Bb3 Rad8 18. Rae1 Rd7 19. Re5 Rfd8 20. Rfe1 h6
21. Ba4 Nc6 22. Bxc6 bxc6 23. Na4 Rb7 24. Nc5 Rb5 25. b3 Kh7 26. h3 h5 27. Kh2
a5 28. Qe2 g6 29. Qe3 Rb4 30. a3 Rb5 31. Re7 Be4 32. Re5 Bf5 33. Re8 Be4 34.
Rxd8 Qxd8 35. Re2 Qe7 36. Qf2 f5 37. Qe3 Qd6 38. Kg1 Kg7 39. Re1 Qe7 40. Kh2
Qd6 41. Kg1 Qe7 42. Qf2 Kh7 43. Rc1 Rb8 44. Qg3 Rc8 45. h4 Qf6 46. Rd1 Qd6 47.
Qg5 Rb8 48. Rc1 Rb6 49. Rc3 Rb8 50. Rg3 Rg8 51. Kh2 Rg7 52. b4 axb4 53. axb4
Ra7 54. Nb3 Ra2 55. Nc5 Ra7 56. Nb3 Ra2 57. Na5 Qe6 58. Nb7 Ra7 59. Na5 Qd6 60.
Nb3 Ra2 61. Na5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Condom op 10th"]
[Site "Condom"]
[Date "2010.07.15"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Lanteri, Nicolas"]
[Black "Houard, Yannick"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C30"]
[WhiteElo "1993"]
[BlackElo "2238"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2010.07.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2011"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.11.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.11.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. f4 Nd7 3. Nf3 e5 4. Bc4 Be7 5. O-O Ngf6 6. d3 O-O 7. Nc3 c6 8. a4
a5 9. Kh1 exf4 10. Bxf4 Nc5 11. Ba2 Be6 12. Nd4 Bxa2 13. Rxa2 Ne6 14. Nce2 d5
15. e5 Nh5 16. Nf5 Nhxf4 17. Nxf4 Nxf4 18. Rxf4 g6 19. Qg4 Bg5 20. Rf3 h5 21.
Qg3 Kh7 22. h4 Bh6 23. Nd6 Qe7 24. Rf6 Bg7 25. Qf4 Bxf6 26. exf6 Qd7 27. c4
dxc4 28. dxc4 Rad8 29. Ne4 Qg4 30. Qxg4 hxg4 31. b3 Rfe8 32. Ng5+ Kg8 33. Kh2
Rd3 34. Rc2 c5 35. Rb2 b6 36. Rc2 Re1 37. Rb2 Ree3 38. Rc2 Kf8 39. Nh7+ Ke8 40.
Ng5 Rd6 41. Rf2 0-1

[Event "Saint Affrique op 18th"]
[Site "Saint Affrique"]
[Date "2010.07.26"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Flear, Glenn C"]
[Black "Houard, Yannick"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D18"]
[WhiteElo "2510"]
[BlackElo "2238"]
[PlyCount "132"]
[EventDate "2010.07.24"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 137 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.09.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.09.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 Bf5 6. e3 e6 7. a5 Bb4 8. Qa4
Qe7 9. Bxc4 O-O 10. O-O Nbd7 11. Qb3 b5 12. axb6 axb6 13. Rxa8 Rxa8 14. Nh4 Bg6
15. f3 Nd5 16. Nxg6 hxg6 17. Ne2 b5 18. Bd3 N5f6 19. e4 e5 20. Be3 Rd8 21. Rc1
exd4 22. Nxd4 Bc5 23. Bf1 Bxd4 24. Bxd4 c5 25. Bf2 b4 26. Bb5 Rc8 27. Qe3 Qe5
28. b3 Qb2 29. h3 Ra8 30. Rd1 Ra1 31. Qe1 Rxd1 32. Qxd1 Nf8 33. Bxc5 Qe5 34.
Qd6 Qa1+ 35. Kh2 Ne6 36. Bc4 Nxc5 37. Qxc5 Nh5 38. Qe7 Qf6 39. Qxf6 Nxf6 40.
Kg3 Kf8 41. Kf4 Nd7 42. Ke3 Ke7 43. Kd4 f6 44. f4 Kd6 45. h4 g5 46. hxg5 fxg5
47. e5+ Ke7 48. fxg5 Nf8 49. Bg8 Kd7 50. Bf7 Ke7 51. e6 Nh7 52. g6 Nf6 53. Kc5
Ne4+ 54. Kxb4 Kd6 55. Ka5 Nc3 56. b4 Nd5 57. b5 Kc7 58. Ka6 Nb4+ 59. Ka7 Nd5
60. g3 Nb6 61. Ka6 Nc8 62. b6+ Kb8 63. Kb5 Kb7 64. Kc5 Nxb6 65. e7 Nd7+ 66. Kd6
Nf6 1-0

[Event "Ulaanbaatar FIDE GP (Women)"]
[Site "Ulaanbaatar"]
[Date "2010.07.30"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Kosintseva, Tatiana"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C95"]
[WhiteElo "2577"]
[BlackElo "2562"]
[PlyCount "174"]
[EventDate "2010.07.30"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "MGL"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 138"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.09.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.09.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Nb8 10. d4 Nbd7 11. Nbd2 Bb7 12. Bc2 Re8 13. a4 Bf8 14. Bd3 c6 15. b4
Nb6 16. a5 Nbd7 17. Bb2 g6 18. Qb3 Nh5 19. Bf1 Nf4 20. Rad1 Qc7 21. c4 exd4 22.
Bxd4 Ne5 23. Qc3 Ne6 24. cxb5 cxb5 25. Qxc7 Nxc7 26. Rc1 Ne6 27. Bb2 Nxf3+ 28.
Nxf3 d5 29. exd5 Bxd5 30. Ne5 Bxb4 31. Red1 Red8 32. Ng4 Be7 33. Nf6+ Bxf6 34.
Bxf6 Rd7 35. g3 Bc6 36. Rxd7 Bxd7 37. Bg2 Rc8 38. Rd1 Bc6 39. Rd6 Bxg2 40. Kxg2
Ra8 41. Kf3 Nc5 42. Bc3 Ne6 43. Bf6 Kf8 44. h4 Ke8 45. h5 gxh5 46. Ke3 Nc5 47.
Rd5 Rc8 48. Rxh5 Nb3 49. Rxh7 Rc6 50. Rh8+ Kd7 51. Bd8 Rc8 52. Bf6 Rxh8 53.
Bxh8 Nxa5 54. g4 Nc6 55. f4 a5 56. Ke4 b4 57. Kd5 Ne7+ 58. Ke4 a4 59. f5 a3 60.
Kd3 b3 61. Kc3 b2 62. Kc2 Kd6 63. Bg7 Nd5 64. Bf8+ Ke5 65. Bxa3 Ne3+ 66. Kb1
Nc4 67. Be7 Kf4 68. g5 Kxf5 69. Bf6 Ke4 70. Kc2 Kd5 71. Be7 Kc6 72. Bf6 Kc5 73.
Be7+ Kb5 74. Bf6 Kb4 75. Be7+ Ka4 76. Bf8 Kb5 77. Be7 Kc6 78. Bf6 Kd5 79. Be7
Ke4 80. Bf6 Kf4 81. Be7 Kg4 82. Kb1 Nd2+ 83. Kxb2 Ne4 84. Kc2 Nxg5 85. Kd3 f5
86. Ke2 Ne4 87. Ke3 Nc3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Ulaanbaatar FIDE GP (Women)"]
[Site "Ulaanbaatar"]
[Date "2010.07.31"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Zhao, Xue"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A32"]
[WhiteElo "2462"]
[BlackElo "2577"]
[PlyCount "54"]
[EventDate "2010.07.30"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "MGL"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 138"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.09.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.09.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 e6 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nf3 c5 4. Nc3 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Bb4 6. Bd2 Nc6 7. a3 Be7 8.
Bf4 d6 9. Nc2 O-O 10. e4 b6 11. Bg3 Bb7 12. Be2 Rc8 13. Ne3 a6 14. O-O Nb8 15.
Qc2 Nbd7 16. Rad1 Qc7 17. Rd4 Nc5 18. b4 e5 19. Ncd5 Nxd5 20. Nxd5 Bxd5 21.
Rxd5 Ne6 22. Qb2 Qb7 23. Qb1 Nd4 24. Bd3 Ne6 25. Be2 Nd4 26. Bd3 Ne6 27. Be2
Nd4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Ulaanbaatar FIDE GP (Women)"]
[Site "Ulaanbaatar"]
[Date "2010.08.01"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Xu, Yuhua"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C07"]
[WhiteElo "2577"]
[BlackElo "2488"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2010.07.30"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "MGL"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 138"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.09.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.09.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 c5 4. Ngf3 cxd4 5. exd5 Qxd5 6. Bc4 Qd6 7. O-O Nf6 8.
Nb3 Nc6 9. Nfxd4 Nxd4 10. Nxd4 a6 11. Re1 Bd7 12. Bg5 O-O-O 13. Re3 Bc6 14. Rd3
Be4 15. Rd2 Qc7 16. Nxe6 Rxd2 17. Qxd2 Qd6 18. Nxf8 Qxd2 19. Bxd2 Rxf8 20. f3
Bg6 21. c3 Rd8 22. Be3 Nd5 23. Bd4 Nf4 24. Re1 b5 25. Bf1 Nd3 26. Re2 Nc1 27.
Rd2 Nxa2 28. Be3 Rxd2 29. Bxd2 Kb7 30. Kf2 Kc6 31. Ke3 a5 32. b4 axb4 33. cxb4
f6 34. Kd4 Bf7 35. Bd3 h5 36. h4 g6 37. g3 g5 38. f4 g4 39. Be4+ Kd6 40. Bc2
Kc6 41. Bd3 1-0

[Event "Ulaanbaatar FIDE GP (Women)"]
[Site "Ulaanbaatar"]
[Date "2010.08.02"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Koneru, Humpy"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E10"]
[WhiteElo "2600"]
[BlackElo "2577"]
[PlyCount "207"]
[EventDate "2010.07.30"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "MGL"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 138"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.09.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.09.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 e6 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nf3 c5 4. d5 b5 5. dxe6 fxe6 6. cxb5 a6 7. bxa6 Bxa6 8.
g3 Nc6 9. Bg2 Be7 10. O-O O-O 11. Nc3 d5 12. Ng5 Qd7 13. Bh3 Nd4 14. b4 Rac8
15. bxc5 Bxc5 16. Be3 h6 17. Bxd4 hxg5 18. a4 Bxd4 19. Qxd4 Rc4 20. Qe5 g4 21.
Bg2 Re8 22. Rfb1 Qc6 23. Nb5 Nd7 24. Qe3 e5 25. Rc1 Bxb5 26. axb5 Rxc1+ 27.
Rxc1 Qxb5 28. Qg5 Nf6 29. Rc7 Qb1+ 30. Bf1 Qh7 31. f3 Qh6 32. h4 gxh3 33. Qxh6
gxh6 34. Bxh3 Kf8 35. Bf5 Re7 36. Rc6 Kg7 37. g4 e4 38. f4 d4 39. Rd6 d3 40.
exd3 exd3 41. Rxd3 Re2 42. Rd6 Rb2 43. g5 hxg5 44. fxg5 Ng8 45. Rd7+ Kf8 46. g6
Ne7 47. Bd3 Rb8 48. Kf2 Ke8 49. Ra7 Rb2+ 50. Kf1 Rb8 51. Bc4 Kf8 52. g7+ Kxg7
53. Rxe7+ Kf6 54. Re4 Rb2 55. Be2 Kf5 56. Ra4 Ke5 57. Kf2 Rb3 58. Bf3 Rb8 59.
Rg4 Rb1 60. Be4 Rb3 61. Ke2 Ra3 62. Bd3 Ra1 63. Kd2 Rh1 64. Kc3 Rc1+ 65. Kb4
Rd1 66. Bc4 Rd8 67. Rg5+ Kd4 68. Rg1 Rb8+ 69. Bb5 Rc8 70. Rd1+ Ke5 71. Bc4 Rh8
72. Rd3 Ke4 73. Kc3 Rh6 74. Bd5+ Ke5 75. Kc4 Rh4+ 76. Kc5 Ra4 77. Re3+ Kf4 78.
Re1 Kg3 79. Bc4 Kf2 80. Re8 Ra5+ 81. Kd4 Rf5 82. Bd5 Rf4+ 83. Kd3 Rf5 84. Re2+
Kg1 85. Be4 Rf2 86. Re1+ Rf1 87. Re3 Rf2 88. Rg3+ Kf1 89. Rh3 Ke1 90. Bf3 Rd2+
91. Ke3 Re2+ 92. Kf4 Rf2 93. Ke3 Re2+ 94. Kd3 Rd2+ 95. Kc3 Rf2 96. Rg3 Rh2 97.
Be4 Kf2 98. Rf3+ Ke2 99. Kd4 Rf2 100. Rb3 Kd2 101. Ra3 Ke1 102. Bf3 Rd2+ 103.
Ke3 Re2+ 104. Kf4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Ulaanbaatar FIDE GP (Women)"]
[Site "Ulaanbaatar"]
[Date "2010.08.04"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Sebag, Marie"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2577"]
[BlackElo "2519"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "2010.07.30"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "MGL"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 138"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.09.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.09.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. Qd2
Nbd7 9. f4 b5 10. O-O-O Be7 11. Kb1 O-O 12. f5 Bc4 13. Rg1 Qc7 14. g4 b4 15.
Bxc4 bxc3 16. Qxc3 Rfc8 17. Nd2 d5 18. exd5 Rab8 19. Qd3 e4 20. d6 Qc6 21. Qe2
Bxd6 22. Bb3 Be5 23. Nc4 Bc7 24. g5 Nd5 25. g6 Nxe3 26. Nxe3 Nc5 27. Qh5 Nxb3
28. Qxh7+ Kf8 29. Qh8+ Ke7 30. Qxg7 Rf8 31. Nd5+ Ke8 32. gxf7+ Rxf7 33. Qg8+
Rf8 34. Nxc7+ Qxc7 35. Qe6+ Qe7 36. Qc6+ 1-0

[Event "Ulaanbaatar FIDE GP (Women)"]
[Site "Ulaanbaatar"]
[Date "2010.08.05"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Yildiz Kadioglu, Betul Cemre"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B51"]
[WhiteElo "2235"]
[BlackElo "2577"]
[PlyCount "140"]
[EventDate "2010.07.30"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "MGL"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 138"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.09.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.09.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Nd7 4. d4 cxd4 5. Qxd4 a6 6. Bxd7+ Bxd7 7. Nc3 e5 8.
Qd3 h6 9. a4 Rc8 10. O-O Qc7 11. Rd1 Nf6 12. Nd2 Be7 13. Nf1 O-O 14. Ne3 Be6
15. Bd2 Rfd8 16. b3 Qc5 17. Be1 g6 18. Ra2 Kg7 19. Ncd5 Nxd5 20. Nxd5 Bg5 21.
Bb4 Qc6 22. Bd2 Bxd5 23. exd5 Qc5 24. c4 a5 25. Bc3 f5 26. g3 Bf6 27. Kg2 Re8
28. Re2 Re7 29. Rde1 Kh7 30. Qc2 Bg7 31. h4 Rf8 32. f3 b6 33. Rh1 Qc8 34. Bb2
Qd7 35. Rhe1 Ref7 36. Rh1 Qd8 37. Qd2 Re8 38. Bc3 h5 39. f4 exf4 40. Rxe8 Qxe8
41. Re1 Bxc3 42. Qxc3 Re7 43. Rxe7+ Qxe7 44. Kf1 fxg3 45. Qxg3 Qf6 46. Qf2 Qd8
47. Qd4 Kg8 48. Qf2 Kf7 49. Qd4 Qb8 50. Qe3 Qd8 51. Qf2 f4 52. Qd4 Qxh4 53.
Qxb6 Qh3+ 54. Ke2 Qe3+ 55. Qxe3 fxe3 56. Kxe3 h4 57. Kf4 g5+ 58. Kg4 Kf6 59.
Kh3 Kf5 60. Kg2 g4 61. Kh2 Ke4 62. Kg2 g3 63. b4 axb4 64. a5 b3 65. a6 b2 66.
a7 b1=Q 67. a8=Q Qb2+ 68. Kh3 Qh2+ 69. Kg4 g2 70. Qe8+ Kd4 0-1

[Event "Ulaanbaatar FIDE GP (Women)"]
[Site "Ulaanbaatar"]
[Date "2010.08.06"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Shen, Yang"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2577"]
[BlackElo "2435"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "2010.07.30"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "MGL"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 138"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.09.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.09.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. Bxc6 dxc6 7. dxe5 Nf5
8. Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. Nc3 Bd7 10. h3 h6 11. Bf4 a5 12. Rad1 Kc8 13. a3 b6 14. Bh2 g5
15. Rd2 c5 16. Nd5 Be6 17. a4 c4 18. Rfd1 Kb7 19. g4 Ne7 20. Nxe7 Bxe7 21. Nd4
Bc5 22. Nxe6 fxe6 23. Kg2 Rhf8 24. Bg3 Rf7 25. Rh1 b5 26. axb5 Kb6 27. c3 Kxb5
28. h4 a4 29. hxg5 hxg5 30. Rh6 Re7 31. Rg6 a3 32. bxa3 Bxa3 33. Rd1 Bb2 34.
Rb1 Ra2 35. Rxg5 Kc5 36. Bf4 Bxc3 37. Be3+ Kd5 38. Rd1+ Ke4 39. Rg8 Bxe5 40.
Re1 Rf7 41. Ba7+ Kf4 42. Be3+ Ke4 43. Ba7+ Kf4 44. Be3+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Ulaanbaatar FIDE GP (Women)"]
[Site "Ulaanbaatar"]
[Date "2010.08.07"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Zhu, Chen"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C70"]
[WhiteElo "2577"]
[BlackElo "2476"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[EventDate "2010.07.30"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "MGL"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 138"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.09.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.09.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nge7 4. c3 a6 5. Ba4 g6 6. d4 exd4 7. cxd4 b5 8. Bb3
Bg7 9. a4 b4 10. O-O Na5 11. Bc2 d6 12. Nbd2 O-O 13. Nb3 Nec6 14. h3 Nxb3 15.
Bxb3 Na5 16. Ba2 Bb7 17. Bg5 Qb8 18. Re1 Re8 19. Bd2 c5 20. Rc1 Qa7 21. dxc5
dxc5 22. Ng5 Rf8 23. Be3 Rac8 24. Bxf7+ Kh8 25. Rxc5 Rxc5 26. Ne6 Qb8 27. Nxf8
Qxf8 28. Bxc5 Qxc5 29. Qd8+ Bf8 30. Rd1 Kg7 31. Bd5 Bc8 32. Qe8 Be7 33. Qf7+
Kh6 34. Qf4+ Bg5 35. Qg3 Qc2 36. Qf3 Qc5 37. g3 Qe7 38. h4 Bf6 39. Qe3+ Kg7 40.
Qb6 Qd8 41. Qxb4 Nc6 42. Qc5 Bg4 43. Rc1 Ne7 44. Qc7 Qxc7 45. Rxc7 Kf8 46. b4
Be5 47. Ra7 Bc3 48. Rxa6 Nxd5 49. exd5 Bxb4 50. Rf6+ 1-0

[Event "Ulaanbaatar FIDE GP (Women)"]
[Site "Ulaanbaatar"]
[Date "2010.08.08"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Chiburdanidze, Maia"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2514"]
[BlackElo "2577"]
[PlyCount "34"]
[EventDate "2010.07.30"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "MGL"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 138"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.09.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.09.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Qa4+ Nc6 6. e3 O-O 7. Qc2 dxc4 8.
Bxc4 e5 9. Nxe5 Nxe5 10. dxe5 Ng4 11. Qb3 Bxc3+ 12. Qxc3 Qh4 13. g3 Qh3 14. Bf1
Qh5 15. Be2 Qh3 16. Bf1 Qh5 17. Be2 Qh3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Ulaanbaatar FIDE GP (Women)"]
[Site "Ulaanbaatar"]
[Date "2010.08.10"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Munguntuul, Batkhuyag"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B83"]
[WhiteElo "2577"]
[BlackElo "2261"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "2010.07.30"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "MGL"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 138"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.09.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.09.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Be3 Be7 7. f4 O-O 8. Be2
Nc6 9. Qd2 e5 10. Nb3 a5 11. a4 Be6 12. f5 Bxb3 13. cxb3 Nxe4 14. Nxe4 d5 15.
f6 Bb4 16. Nc3 d4 17. fxg7 Re8 18. Bc4 dxe3 19. Qxe3 Qd4 20. Qf3 Re7 21. Rf1
Qf4 22. Qh3 Qe4+ 23. Kf2 Bc5+ 24. Kg3 Qg6+ 25. Qg4 Kxg7 26. Ne4 Qxg4+ 27. Kxg4
Bd4 28. Rf6 Rg8 29. Raf1 Kh8+ 30. Kh3 Nd8 31. Bxf7 Nxf7 32. Rxf7 Rxf7 33. Rxf7
Rg7 34. Rf8+ Rg8 35. Rxg8+ Kxg8 36. Kg4 Kf7 37. Kf5 Ke7 38. g4 Kd7 39. Nf6+ Kc6
40. Nxh7 Kc5 41. g5 Bxb2 42. Nf6 Bc1 43. h4 Kb4 44. h5 1-0

[Event "Ulaanbaatar FIDE GP (Women)"]
[Site "Ulaanbaatar"]
[Date "2010.08.11"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Stefanova, Antoaneta"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A14"]
[WhiteElo "2560"]
[BlackElo "2577"]
[PlyCount "120"]
[EventDate "2010.07.30"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "MGL"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 138"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.09.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.09.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 Be7 5. O-O O-O 6. b3 b6 7. Bb2 c5 8. e3 Bb7
9. Nc3 Nc6 10. cxd5 Nxd5 11. Nxd5 Qxd5 12. d4 Na5 13. Nh4 Qd8 14. dxc5 Bxh4 15.
gxh4 Qxh4 16. Bxb7 Nxb7 17. c6 Nc5 18. Qd4 Qh6 19. Rad1 Rac8 20. b4 Na4 21. Ba1
e5 22. Qxe5 Qg6+ 23. Kh1 Qxc6+ 24. f3 f6 25. Qg3 Rf7 26. Rg1 Nc3 27. Rd2 Qc7
28. Qg2 Nb5 29. e4 Na3 30. Qg4 Nc4 31. Rd3 Ne5 32. Bxe5 fxe5 33. Rgd1 Rcf8 34.
Rd7 Qc6 35. Rxf7 Rxf7 36. Rd8+ Rf8 37. Rxf8+ Kxf8 38. Qf5+ Qf6 39. Qc8+ Kf7 40.
Kg2 Qg5+ 41. Kf1 Qh5 42. Qd7+ Kf6 43. Qd6+ Kf7 44. Qd7+ Kf6 45. Qd8+ Kf7 46.
Kg2 Qg6+ 47. Kf2 Qe6 48. a3 Qe7 49. Qd5+ Qe6 50. Qa8 Qd7 51. Kg3 Qe7 52. h4 Kg6
53. Qc8 Qf6 54. Qg4+ Kf7 55. Qd7+ Kg6 56. Qg4+ Kf7 57. Kf2 Qe6 58. Qh5+ Kg8 59.
Qg5 Kf7 60. Qd8 Qe7 1/2-1/2

[Event "FRA-ch Accession"]
[Site "Belfort"]
[Date "2010.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Houard, Yannick"]
[Black "Moussard, Jules"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B06"]
[WhiteElo "2238"]
[BlackElo "2372"]
[PlyCount "94"]
[EventDate "2010.08.09"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 138 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.10.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.10.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 g6 2. d4 d6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. Be3 a6 5. h4 Nf6 6. Be2 h5 7. Nh3 b5 8. Ng5 Ng4
9. Bf4 Nc6 10. f3 e5 11. dxe5 Ngxe5 12. Qd5 Qd7 13. O-O-O Bb7 14. Qd2 Rb8 15.
Nd5 Ne7 16. Nxe7 Qxe7 17. Nh3 Bc6 18. Kb1 Qf6 19. c3 a5 20. Bg5 Qe6 21. Nf4 Qd7
22. Nd5 Bxd5 23. Qxd5 a4 24. a3 Nc4 25. Bxc4 bxc4 26. Qxc4 Rb3 27. Ka2 O-O 28.
Be3 Rfb8 29. Rd2 Qc8 30. Bd4 Qb7 31. Rb1 Bh6 32. Rc2 c5 33. Bf6 Bc1 34. Qxa4 c4
35. Qxc4 Bxb2 36. Qa4 Rb6 37. Bd4 Rb3 38. c4 Qc6 39. Qxb3 Rxb3 40. Rbxb2 Rxb2+
41. Kxb2 Qa4 42. Bf2 Kf8 43. Be1 Qa7 44. Bb4 Qd4+ 45. Kb3 Qd3+ 46. Kb2 Qd4+ 47.
Kb3 Qd3+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "FRA-ch Accession"]
[Site "Belfort"]
[Date "2010.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Joie, Sebastien"]
[Black "Houard, Yannick"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D13"]
[WhiteElo "2142"]
[BlackElo "2238"]
[PlyCount "15"]
[EventDate "2010.08.09"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 138 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.10.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.10.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. cxd5 cxd5 4. Nc3 Nf6 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. Bf4 a6 7. Rc1 Bf5 8. e3
1/2-1/2

[Event "FRA-ch Accession"]
[Site "Belfort"]
[Date "2010.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Houard, Yannick"]
[Black "Forthofer, Robert"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C07"]
[WhiteElo "2238"]
[BlackElo "2303"]
[PlyCount "32"]
[EventDate "2010.08.09"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 138 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.10.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.10.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 c5 4. exd5 Qxd5 5. Ngf3 cxd4 6. Bc4 Qd6 7. Qe2 Nf6 8.
Nb3 Nc6 9. Bg5 Qc7 10. O-O-O Bd7 11. Nbxd4 Nxd4 12. Nxd4 O-O-O 13. Nb5 Bxb5 14.
Rxd8+ Qxd8 15. Bxb5 Qd5 16. Qc4+ Qxc4 1/2-1/2

[Event "FRA-ch Accession"]
[Site "Belfort"]
[Date "2010.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Demuth, Adrien"]
[Black "Houard, Yannick"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D23"]
[WhiteElo "2394"]
[BlackElo "2238"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "2010.08.09"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 138 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.10.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.10.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Qc2 dxc4 5. Qxc4 Bf5 6. Nc3 e6 7. g3 Nbd7 8.
Bg2 Be7 9. O-O O-O 10. Re1 Ne4 11. Bf4 Nxc3 12. bxc3 Be4 13. Qb3 c5 14. Ne5
Bxg2 15. Kxg2 Nxe5 16. Bxe5 Qd7 17. Rad1 cxd4 18. cxd4 b6 19. e4 Bd6 20. Bxd6
Qxd6 21. d5 exd5 22. exd5 Rac8 23. Qe3 Rfd8 24. Rd3 g6 25. Re2 Rc5 26. Red2 b5
27. Rd4 Kg7 28. R4d3 Kg8 29. h4 h5 30. Rd4 a6 31. Kh2 Rc4 32. Re4 Rxe4 33. Qxe4
a5 34. Qd3 Rb8 35. Rc2 Rd8 36. Rd2 Rb8 37. Rc2 Rd8 1/2-1/2

[Event "FRA-ch Accession"]
[Site "Belfort"]
[Date "2010.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Houard, Yannick"]
[Black "Sochacki, Wojtek"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B78"]
[WhiteElo "2238"]
[BlackElo "2268"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "2010.08.09"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 138 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.10.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.10.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 g6 5. Nc3 Bg7 6. Be3 Nf6 7. Bc4 O-O 8.
Bb3 d6 9. f3 Bd7 10. Qd2 Rc8 11. O-O-O Nxd4 12. Bxd4 a5 13. a3 b5 14. Nd5 Nxd5
15. exd5 Bxd4 16. Qxd4 Qc7 17. Rd2 b4 18. a4 Qd8 19. Re2 f6 20. Rhe1 Rf7 21.
Kd2 Qe8 22. Ra1 Qf8 23. Ke1 Rc5 24. Kf2 Bc8 25. Rae1 Qd8 26. Kg1 Qc7 27. g4 Qa7
28. Kg2 Rc7 29. Qxa7 Rxa7 30. Re4 Rc7 31. Rc4 Rxc4 32. Bxc4 Rg7 33. c3 bxc3 34.
bxc3 Kf7 35. Rb1 Rg8 36. Kf2 h5 1/2-1/2

[Event "FRA-ch Accession"]
[Site "Belfort"]
[Date "2010.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Song, Julien"]
[Black "Houard, Yannick"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D23"]
[WhiteElo "2347"]
[BlackElo "2238"]
[PlyCount "107"]
[EventDate "2010.08.09"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 138 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.10.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.10.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 c6 4. Qb3 dxc4 5. Qxc4 Bf5 6. g3 e6 7. Bg2 Nbd7 8.
O-O Be7 9. Nc3 O-O 10. Re1 Ne4 11. Qb3 Qb6 12. Nh4 Bxh4 13. gxh4 Qxb3 14. axb3
Nef6 15. e4 Bg6 16. Bf4 Nb6 17. Ra5 a6 18. Bd6 Rfe8 19. f4 Nc8 20. Bc7 Re7 21.
Bd8 Re8 22. Bxf6 gxf6 23. Bf3 h6 24. Kf2 Kh8 25. h5 Bh7 26. d5 cxd5 27. exd5 e5
28. fxe5 Rxe5 29. Nb5 Rb8 30. Na3 Rxe1 31. Kxe1 Nd6 32. Nc4 Rd8 33. Nxd6 Rxd6
34. Rc5 Bf5 35. Kd2 Kg7 36. Kc3 Kf8 37. Rc7 b6 38. Ra7 a5 39. Ra8+ Kg7 40. b4
axb4+ 41. Kxb4 Bd7 42. Kc4 Bh3 43. Kd4 Bf1 44. Rc8 Bb5 45. b3 Rd7 46. Bg4 Rb7
47. d6 f5 48. Bxf5 Kf6 49. Rc7 Rb8 50. Bg4 Ra8 51. Rb7 Ra3 52. Kc3 Ra6 53. d7
Ke7 54. Rb8 1-0

[Event "FRA-ch Accession"]
[Site "Belfort"]
[Date "2010.??.??"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Houard, Yannick"]
[Black "Briet, Antoine"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B78"]
[WhiteElo "2238"]
[BlackElo "2212"]
[PlyCount "58"]
[EventDate "2010.08.09"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 138 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.10.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.10.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 O-O 8. Qd2
Nc6 9. Bc4 Bd7 10. O-O-O Rc8 11. Bb3 Ne5 12. Kb1 Re8 13. Bh6 Bxh6 14. Qxh6 Rxc3
15. bxc3 a5 16. a4 b5 17. Nxb5 Bxb5 18. axb5 a4 19. Ba2 Qa5 20. Rd4 Rc8 21. Qd2
Qxb5+ 22. Rb4 Qa5 23. Ka1 Nc6 24. Rb7 Nd8 25. Rxe7 Kf8 26. e5 dxe5 27. Qd6
Qxc3+ 28. Kb1 Qxc2+ 29. Ka1 Qc3+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Olympiad Women-39"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2010.09.21"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Terao, Juliana Sayumi"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B43"]
[WhiteElo "2578"]
[BlackElo "2138"]
[PlyCount "45"]
[EventDate "2010.09.21"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 139"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.11.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.11.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "China (W)"]
[BlackTeam "Brazil (W)"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CHN"]
[BlackTeamCountry "BRA"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Nc3 Qc7 6. Qf3 d6 7. Be3 Nf6 8. Bd3
Nbd7 9. O-O b6 10. Rae1 Bb7 11. Qg3 g6 12. f4 Bg7 13. Kh1 O-O 14. f5 e5 15. Nf3
b5 16. a3 Rfe8 17. Ng5 Nc5 18. fxg6 fxg6 19. Bxc5 dxc5 20. Nd5 Nxd5 21. exd5
Bxd5 22. Nxh7 Re7 23. Qxg6 1-0

[Event "Olympiad Women-39"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2010.09.22"]
[Round "2.2"]
[White "Tjoelsen, Katrine"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2259"]
[BlackElo "2578"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "2010.09.21"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 139"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.11.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.11.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Norway (W)"]
[BlackTeam "China (W)"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NOR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CHN"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 Bb4+ 4. Nbd2 b6 5. g3 Ba6 6. Qc2 O-O 7. Bg2 d5 8. a3
Be7 9. O-O c5 10. Rd1 Nbd7 11. dxc5 Bxc5 12. Qa4 Qc8 13. b4 Be7 14. Nd4 Ne5 15.
cxd5 Nxd5 16. Bb2 Bb7 17. Rac1 Qb8 18. N2f3 Bf6 19. e4 Nxf3+ 20. Bxf3 Ne7 21.
Bg2 h6 22. Qb3 Rc8 23. f4 Rxc1 24. Rxc1 e5 25. Nb5 Nc6 26. Rd1 Be7 27. Rd7 Bc8
28. Rc7 Ba6 29. Rxc6 Bxb5 30. Bxe5 Qd8 31. Rc1 a5 32. Rd1 Qe8 33. Qb2 axb4 34.
Bxg7 bxa3 35. Qa1 Rd8 36. Bxh6 Rxd1+ 37. Qxd1 Qd7 38. Qc1 Qc6 39. f5 a2 0-1

[Event "Olympiad Women-39"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2010.09.23"]
[Round "3.4"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Reizniece Ozola, Dana"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2578"]
[BlackElo "2318"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "2010.09.21"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 139"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.11.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.11.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "China (W)"]
[BlackTeam "Latvia (W)"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CHN"]
[BlackTeamCountry "LAT"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 e5 4. Nge2 Nbd7 5. g3 g6 6. Bg2 Bg7 7. O-O O-O 8. h3
Re8 9. Be3 c6 10. a4 a5 11. f4 exd4 12. Bxd4 Nb6 13. g4 d5 14. e5 Nfd7 15. Ng3
f6 16. exf6 Nxf6 17. g5 Ne4 18. Ncxe4 dxe4 19. Bxg7 Qxd1 20. Raxd1 Kxg7 21.
Nxe4 Bf5 22. Nd6 Re2 23. Rde1 Rxe1 24. Nxf5+ gxf5 25. Rxe1 Rf8 26. Re7+ Rf7 27.
Rxf7+ Kxf7 28. b3 Nc8 29. Kf2 Ne7 30. Ke3 Ke6 31. h4 Kd6 32. h5 Ke6 33. Kd4 Kd6
34. c3 b5 35. axb5 cxb5 36. c4 bxc4 37. Kxc4 1-0

[Event "Olympiad Women-39"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2010.09.24"]
[Round "4.5"]
[White "Bojkovic, Natasa"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2368"]
[BlackElo "2578"]
[PlyCount "204"]
[EventDate "2010.09.21"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 139"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.11.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.11.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Serbia (W)"]
[BlackTeam "China (W)"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "YUG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CHN"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. cxd4 d6 7. Bc4 e6 8. O-O
Be7 9. Qe2 O-O 10. Re1 Na5 11. Bxd5 exd5 12. Nc3 Be6 13. Bf4 a6 14. exd6 Bxd6
15. Bxd6 Qxd6 16. Ng5 Rae8 17. Qd3 g6 18. Nxe6 Rxe6 19. Rxe6 Qxe6 20. Qf3 Rd8
21. Rd1 h5 22. h3 Nc6 23. Qf4 Kg7 24. Qc7 Rd7 25. Qf4 Qf6 26. Qe3 Qf5 27. Qd2
Re7 28. Ne2 h4 29. Nc3 Re6 30. f3 Rd6 31. Qf2 Qf6 32. Na4 Rd7 33. Nc3 Rd8 34.
Qd2 Rd6 35. Qf2 b5 36. a3 Qf4 37. Ne2 Qg5 38. Nc1 Re6 39. Nd3 Ne7 40. Nc5 Rd6
41. b4 Nf5 42. Qd2 Qe3+ 43. Qxe3 Nxe3 44. Rd3 Nc4 45. Kf2 g5 46. g3 hxg3+ 47.
Kxg3 Rf6 48. a4 bxa4 49. Nxa4 Nd6 50. Nc3 Nf5+ 51. Kg4 Kg6 52. Nxd5 Rd6 53. Nc7
Rc6 54. Nd5 Rd6 55. Nc7 Rc6 56. Nd5 Rc4 57. f4 Nxd4 58. fxg5 Ne6+ 59. Kg3 Kxg5
60. Ra3 Rd4 61. Ne3 f5 62. Ra5 Ng7 63. Kf3 Rf4+ 64. Ke2 Rxb4 65. Nxf5 Nxf5 66.
Rxa6 Rb3 67. h4+ Kf4 68. h5 Rh3 69. h6 Ke4 70. Kd2 Kf4 71. Ra7 Rxh6 72. Kd3
Rd6+ 73. Kc4 Ke4 74. Rc7 Rd1 75. Kb3 Nd4+ 76. Kb2 Rd2+ 77. Kc1 Kd3 78. Rd7 Rh2
79. Rd8 Rc2+ 80. Kb1 Rc7 81. Kb2 Kc4 82. Rb8 Nb5 83. Kc2 Rd7 84. Rc8+ Kb4 85.
Rb8 Rd6 86. Rb7 Kc4 87. Rb8 Nd4+ 88. Kb2 Nc6 89. Rc8 Kd3 90. Kb3 Ne5 91. Kb4
Kd4 92. Rh8 Rb6+ 93. Ka3 Nc4+ 94. Ka4 Ne3 95. Ka5 Nd5 96. Rh5 Rb8 97. Ka4 Kc4
98. Rh4+ Kc5 99. Rh5 Rb1 100. Ka3 Rb8 101. Ka4 Rb1 102. Ka3 Rb8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Olympiad Women-39"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2010.09.25"]
[Round "5.2"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Kosintseva, Tatiana"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C95"]
[WhiteElo "2578"]
[BlackElo "2573"]
[Annotator "Kosintseva,T"]
[PlyCount "94"]
[EventDate "2010.09.21"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 139"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.11.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.11.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "China (W)"]
[BlackTeam "Russia (W)"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CHN"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

{The draw worked out so that in rounds 4, 5 and 6, we had to meet our main
rivals for the medals, Georgia, China and Ukraine respectively. If the match
with Georgia went quietly and well for us from the start, the China match
caused us all great anxiety. The tension and emotion was exceptional... I had
to play against Hou Yifan, already our fourth game this year, the three
previous meetings being in the Grand Prix and so the battle was always going
to be principled and interesting. Jumping ahead, I can say that the game was a
nervy one for both players, with mutual errors.} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6
4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3 O-O 9. h3 Nb8 {We have the
Breyer Variationh, which has been quite popular in recent times, and which I
quite often play.} 10. d4 Nbd7 11. c4 {An old continuation, rare;y seen in our
day. White's idea is immediately to create pressure in the centre, without
spending time on preparatory moves, at the same time forcing Black to change
the pawn structure.} c6 12. a3 {A multi-plan move: White prepares to develop
the knight to c3, and in advance frees the important square a2 for the bishop
on b3, should it become necessary.} ({The principled variation arises after} 
12. c5 Qc7 13. cxd6 Bxd6 14. Bg5 exd4 15. Bxf6 gxf6 16. Nxd4 Nc5 {with unclear
play.}) 12... Qc7 $2 {In this instance, routine development soon brings Black
problems, since he gradually runs out of natural developing moves, whilst
White, in view of his space advantage and ideally placed pieces (after Nc3,
Bg5, Rc1) has a simple and clear game.} ({Therefore a more logical answer to
White's plan was immediate action in the centre:} 12... bxc4 13. Bxc4 Nxe4 14.
dxe5 (14. Rxe4 d5 15. Re1 dxc4 16. Qe2 Re8 17. Nbd2 exd4 18. Nxd4 Bb7 19. Nxc4
Bf6 20. Qxe8+ Qxe8 21. Rxe8+ Rxe8 22. Be3 c5 23. Nf5 (23. Nb3 Bd5 24. Nba5 Ne5
{1/2-1/2 Huebner,R (2590)-Lengyel,L (2490)/Wijk aan Zee 1971}) 23... Bd5 24.
Ncd6 Rb8 25. Rd1 Be6 {1/2-1/2 Penrose,J-Unzicker,W/Luzern 1963}) 14... d5 15.
Ba2 Qb6 16. Qc2 Bc5 17. Be3 {with complicated play Jimenez Zerquera,E-Robatsch,
K/Havana 1964}) 13. Nc3 Bb7 14. Bg5 h6 15. Bh4 Rfe8 16. Ba2 {Preparing the
possibility of Qb3 with an unpleasant x-ray against the weakened pawn on f7,
as well as the advance b2-b4.} ({Also interesting was} 16. Rc1 $5 {underlining
the unfortunate position of the queen and preventing the exchanging plan exd4
Nxd4 bxc4 Bxc4 d5, for example.} Qd8 ({but} 16... Qb6 $2 {is bad because of}
17. c5) (16... Rac8 $5) 17. cxb5 axb5 18. Bxf6 Bxf6 19. d5 $36) 16... bxc4 $2 {
Seeing White's simple plan of increasing the pressure by Rc1, b4, Qb3, I did
not want to wait any longer, since it seemed to me that another couple of
quiet moves on my part would only worsen the situation, such as, for example,
after the natural 16...Rad8... Therefore I decided to adopt active measures in
the centre, but I miscalculated.} ({The central operation should have been
started by} 16... exd4 $5 17. Nxd4 (17. Qxd4 Ne5) 17... bxc4 18. Nf5 $5 (18.
Bxc4 d5 19. exd5 (19. Ba2 Nxe4 20. Bxe7 Rxe7 21. Nxe4 Rae8) 19... cxd5 20. Bb3
Bd6 21. Qf3 Rab8 $13) 18... Bf8 19. Bxc4 d5 (19... g6 20. Ne3) 20. Bg3 Qb6 21.
Ba2 {with an initiative for White.}) (16... Rad8 $6 17. Rc1 (17. Qb3 exd4 18.
Nxd4 Nc5 19. Qc2 bxc4 20. Bxc4 d5 21. exd5 cxd5 22. Ba2 Nce4 23. Nf5 $36) 17...
Qb6 18. Qb3 (18. b4 Qa7 19. d5) 18... exd4 (18... bxc4 19. Qxb6 Nxb6 20. dxe5
dxe5 21. Nxe5) 19. c5 dxc5 20. Qxf7+ Kh8 21. e5 (21. Ne2) 21... Ng8 22. Re4 Rf8
23. Qg6 Rxf3 24. Rg4 Bf8 25. Bxg8 Kxg8 26. gxf3 $16) 17. Bxc4 $6 {An
inaccuracy, which allows Black to preserve a more elastic pawn structure than
after 17.dxe5:} (17. dxe5 Nxe5 18. Nxe5 dxe5 19. Bxc4 {leads to a lasting
advantage for White, because of the better pawn structure.}) 17... d5 $2 {
Continuing with the mistaken calculation begun at move 16...} ({Black should
prefer} 17... exd4 18. Qxd4 (18. Nxd4 d5 {transposes to 16...exd4}) 18... c5
19. Qd2 Nb6 20. Ba2 Rad8 21. Bg3 Bf8 $14) 18. dxe5 Nxe4 (18... dxc4 19. exf6
Nxf6 20. Qe2 $16) (18... Nxe5 19. Nxe5 Qxe5 20. exd5 Qf4 21. Qa4 $16) 19. Nxe4
({Interesting play arises after} 19. Rxe4 $5 Bxh4 (19... dxe4 20. Bxf7+ Kxf7
21. e6+ Kg8 22. exd7 Red8 23. Bg3 Qxd7 24. Qb3+ Kh7 25. Ne5 Qc8 26. Qf7 $18)
20. Rxh4 dxc4 21. Qd6 Rac8 22. Rd1 Nxe5 23. Nxe5 Rxe5 24. Qxc7 Rxc7 25. Rxc4
$16 {with a difficult endgame for Black.}) 19... Bxh4 20. Nd6 $6 {It is very
tempting to grab the exchange, but it turns out that Black gets good
compensation. The alternative was the less obvious 20.Nh4 Ne5 21.Nf6, going
over to an attack on the king, where the resulting complications would favour
White.} (20. Nxh4 $5 Nxe5 21. Nf6+ $1 gxf6 22. Qh5 dxc4 (22... Nxc4 23. Qg4+
Kh8 (23... Kh7 24. Nf5 Rg8 25. Qh5 Rg6 26. Re7 $18) (23... Kf8 24. Nf5 Re5 25.
Qg7+ Ke8 26. f4 Re4 27. Rxe4+ dxe4 28. Rd1 $18) 24. Nf5 Rg8 25. Qh4 $1 Rg6 26.
Re7 Qd8 27. Nxh6 $18) 23. Nf5 Bc8 24. Rxe5 Bxf5 25. Rxf5 Re5 26. Qg4+ Kf8 27.
Rxf6 Rae8 28. Rf1 R8e6 29. Rxe6 Rxe6 30. Qxc4 $16) 20... Rxe5 {Black has to
surrender material, since after} (20... Re6 21. Nxh4 dxc4 22. f4 {quick
destruction follows.}) 21. Nxe5 Qxd6 $6 {A loss of time, allowing White to
achieve an optimal coordination of his pieces.} ({More accurate was} 21... Nxe5
22. Rxe5 (22. Nf5 Bf6 23. Bf1 c5) 22... Qxd6 {winning a valuable tempo for the
stabilisation of his pieces, for example} 23. Re2 c5 24. Bd3 Bf6 25. Rb1 Rc8
26. b3 g6 27. Qc2 Kg7 28. Rd1 (28. Rbe1 c4) 28... Bd4 $44) 22. Nxd7 Qxd7 23.
Be2 {White's idea is to put the bishop on f3, holding up the advance of the c-
and d-pawns.} ({More vigorous was} 23. Bd3 $5 {with a view to setting up the
unpleasant battery Bb1 and Qd3.} c5 24. Rc1 (24. b4 c4 25. Bxc4 Qf5 26. Qd4 Qf6
27. Qxf6 Bxf6) 24... Be7 25. h4 $1 (25. Bf5 Qc7) (25. Bb1 g6 26. h4 h5) 25...
Bd6 26. Bb1 {and Black faces a difficult defence.}) 23... Be7 {Calculating
that the set-up c5, Bf6-d4 does not work, because of the advance b2-b4, after
which the bishop would be hanging, I decided to put the bishop on f8, from
where it would support the pawn on c5. However, this plan is too slow.} (23...
c5 $5 24. Rc1 Qc6 25. b3 Bg5 26. Rc2 Rd8 27. Bf3) 24. Bg4 {An unnecessary move.
From this point on, White began to play quite quickly, follwoing the plan of
occupying the e-file and forcing exchanges.} ({Again, the most resolute
decision was} 24. Qb3 $5 a5 (24... c5 25. Qb6 Bd6 26. Rad1) 25. Qb6 Bd8 26. Bg4
Bxb6 27. Bxd7 $16) 24... Qc7 25. Re2 Bf8 26. Qe1 $6 {Continuing with the plan.}
(26. Qc2 $5 c5 27. Rd1 Rd8 28. Bf3) 26... Qd8 (26... c5 27. Re8 Rxe8 28. Qxe8
d4 29. Rc1 $14) 27. Rc1 a5 28. Rc3 $2 {This is a serious mistake, exacerbating
the consequences of the previous unnecessary moves. White blindly follows the
plan of taking over the e-file, without taking account of Black's counterplay.
It transpires that, instead of taking concrete decisions on her previous moves,
after which Black would have faced a difficult defence, White has been running
on the spot, allowing Black to obtain real compensation.} ({The cautious} 28.
Qd2 a4 (28... c5 29. Bf3) 29. Rce1 Ba6 30. Re3 {retained White's advantage.})
28... d4 29. Rb3 Ba6 30. Rd2 c5 31. Bf3 Ra7 32. Re3 Bb5 {Black has made clear
progress - she has advanced her pawns and restricted the mobility of the white
rooks, and at the same time greatly activated the bishop on b5.} 33. Re5 Qf6 ({
Better was} 33... Bd6 34. Re4 Qf6) 34. Bd5 $2 {White has still not sensed the
danger, although the position has changed sharply...} (34. Rxd4 cxd4 35. Rxb5
a4 36. Qd2 g6 $11) (34. b4 axb4 35. axb4 Bd6 $11) 34... Bd6 35. Re4 Qf5 36. Bb3
Bc6 37. Re8+ {Necessary, since the two black bishops and the queen are already
taking aim at the white king.} (37. Ree2 $2 Qf4 {loses}) 37... Bxe8 38. Qxe8+
Bf8 39. Re2 Qd7 $2 {The sharply changed situation, accompanied by serious
time-trouble, prevents Black reacting to the new circumstances, where it is
now Black who has the advantage.} ({After} 39... d3 40. Re5 Qf6 (40... Qf4 41.
g3) 41. Qb8 Re7 42. Rxe7 Qxe7 43. Qf4 Qd7 {White would face a long and
difficult defence.}) 40. Bc4 Qxe8 41. Rxe8 {In this case, Black's extra pawn
is balanced by White's active rook and also the presence of opposite-coloured
bishops. Therefore the game ends peacefully after a few more moves.} g6 (41...
a4 42. Rb8 g6 43. Kf1 Kg7 44. Ke2 Bd6 45. Rb6 $11) 42. a4 Kg7 43. Kf1 Bd6 44.
Ke2 Re7+ 45. Rxe7 Bxe7 46. g3 h5 47. f4 h4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Olympiad Women-39"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2010.09.27"]
[Round "6.4"]
[White "Kovanova, Baira"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B25"]
[WhiteElo "2370"]
[BlackElo "2578"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[EventDate "2010.09.21"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 139"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.11.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.11.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Russia (W) III"]
[BlackTeam "China (W)"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CHN"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 g6 4. g3 Bg7 5. Bg2 d6 6. d3 Nf6 7. h3 Rb8 8. Be3 b5
9. Qd2 b4 10. Ne2 Nd7 11. Qc1 O-O 12. O-O a5 13. g4 Ba6 14. Ng3 c4 15. d4 c3
16. Rd1 cxb2 17. Qxb2 e5 18. c3 Nb6 19. Qc1 bxc3 20. d5 Nb4 21. a3 Nd3 22. Qc2
Nb2 23. Rdc1 N6a4 24. Bf1 Bxf1 25. Kxf1 Qd7 26. Ne2 Rbc8 27. Kg2 f5 28. exf5
gxf5 29. Ng5 Qb5 30. gxf5 Qxd5+ 31. Ne4 Nd3 32. Qxa4 Nxc1 33. N2g3 Nb3 34. Rb1
Nd2 35. Rb5 Qc4 36. Qxc4+ Nxc4 37. Bc1 c2 38. Rb3 a4 39. Rd3 Na5 40. Nxd6 Rc6
41. f6 Rxf6 42. Ndf5 Bf8 43. Rd8 Kf7 0-1

[Event "Olympiad Women-39"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2010.09.28"]
[Round "7.2"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Dzagnidze, Nana"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2578"]
[BlackElo "2534"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[EventDate "2010.09.21"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 139"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.11.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.11.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "China (W)"]
[BlackTeam "Georgia (W)"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CHN"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GEO"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. a4 Nc6 7. f4 Bd7 8. Nf3
g6 9. Bd3 Bg7 10. O-O O-O 11. Qe1 Rc8 12. Kh1 Nb4 13. Qh4 b5 14. axb5 Bxb5 15.
Nxb5 axb5 16. Bd2 Nxd3 17. cxd3 Rc2 18. b4 e6 19. Rad1 Nd7 20. Qh3 d5 21. exd5
exd5 22. f5 Bf6 23. fxg6 hxg6 24. Be3 Re8 25. Bd4 Kg7 26. Bxf6+ Nxf6 27. Nd4
Rb2 28. Qg3 Qb6 29. Nf5+ Kg8 30. Nh6+ Kg7 31. Nf5+ Kg8 32. Nh6+ Kg7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Olympiad Women-39"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2010.09.29"]
[Round "8.5"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Sharevich, Anna"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B43"]
[WhiteElo "2578"]
[BlackElo "2283"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "2010.09.21"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 139"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.11.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.11.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "China (W)"]
[BlackTeam "Belarus (W)"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CHN"]
[BlackTeamCountry "BLR"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Be2 Nf6 6. Nc3 Qc7 7. O-O Bb4 8.
Qd3 Nc6 9. Bg5 h6 10. Bh4 Qd6 11. Rad1 Nxd4 12. Qxd4 Qxd4 13. Rxd4 Bxc3 14.
bxc3 e5 15. Rd3 Nxe4 16. Re3 d6 17. Rxe4 f5 18. Bh5+ Kd7 19. Re2 g5 20. f4 gxh4
21. fxe5 dxe5 22. Rxf5 Kc7 23. Rf7+ Kd6 24. Rf6+ Kc7 25. Rxe5 Bd7 26. Re7 Kd8
27. Ref7 Bc6 28. Bf3 Bxf3 29. Rxf3 b5 30. R3f6 Ke8 31. Rg7 h5 32. h3 Kd8 33. c4
bxc4 34. Rc6 a5 35. Rxc4 Ra6 36. Rxh4 Rhh6 37. Rf4 Rhf6 38. Rxf6 Rxf6 39. Rg5
Rc6 40. Rxh5 a4 41. Ra5 Rc4 42. Ra7 Kc8 43. a3 Kb8 44. Rf7 Rc3 45. Rf3 1-0

[Event "Olympiad Women-39"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2010.09.30"]
[Round "9.3"]
[White "Hoang, Thanh Trang"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A47"]
[WhiteElo "2482"]
[BlackElo "2578"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventDate "2010.09.21"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 139"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.11.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.11.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Hungary (W)"]
[BlackTeam "China (W)"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "HUN"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CHN"]

1. d4 e6 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Bf4 b6 4. e3 c5 5. c3 Be7 6. h3 O-O 7. Bd3 cxd4 8. cxd4
Ba6 9. O-O Bxd3 10. Qxd3 Nc6 11. a3 d5 12. Nbd2 Bd6 13. Rac1 Rc8 14. Bxd6 Qxd6
15. Rc3 Ne7 16. Rfc1 Qb8 17. Ne5 Rxc3 18. Rxc3 Rc8 19. Qc2 Rxc3 20. Qxc3 Qd6
21. b4 Nd7 22. b5 Nb8 23. a4 f6 24. Nd3 a6 25. bxa6 Nxa6 26. a5 bxa5 27. Qxa5
1/2-1/2

[Event "Olympiad Women-39"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2010.10.01"]
[Round "10.2"]
[White "Harika, Dronavalli"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E27"]
[WhiteElo "2515"]
[BlackElo "2578"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[EventDate "2010.09.21"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 139"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.11.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.11.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "India (W)"]
[BlackTeam "China (W)"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "IND"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CHN"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. a3 Bxc3+ 5. bxc3 d5 6. cxd5 exd5 7. e3 Bf5 8.
Ne2 O-O 9. f3 c5 10. g4 Be6 11. Bg2 Nc6 12. O-O cxd4 13. cxd4 Rc8 14. h3 Na5
15. Rb1 Re8 16. Nf4 h6 17. Re1 Rc4 18. Rb4 Rc7 19. Rb1 Rc4 20. Bf1 Rc8 21. Bg2
Rc4 22. Bf1 Rc8 23. Rb2 Qd6 24. Rg2 Qb6 25. h4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Olympiad Women-39"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2010.10.03"]
[Round "11.2"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Lagno, Kateryna"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2578"]
[BlackElo "2539"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[EventDate "2010.09.21"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 139"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.11.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.11.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "China (W)"]
[BlackTeam "Ukraine (W)"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CHN"]
[BlackTeamCountry "UKR"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bc5 7. c3 d6 8. a4
Rb8 9. d4 Bb6 10. axb5 axb5 11. Qd3 O-O 12. Bg5 exd4 13. cxd4 h6 14. Bh4 g5 15.
Bg3 Nh5 16. Nc3 Nxg3 17. fxg3 Ne5 18. Qd2 Nc4 19. Bxc4 bxc4 20. Nd5 c6 21. Nxb6
Qxb6 22. Rf2 f6 23. Re1 Bg4 24. h4 Bxf3 25. gxf3 Qb4 26. Qc1 Rbe8 27. hxg5 fxg5
28. Kg2 d5 29. Rfe2 Qd6 30. Qc3 Qg6 31. exd5 cxd5 32. Rxe8 Rxe8 33. Rxe8+ Qxe8
1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-Cup (Women) 15th"]
[Site "Plovdiv"]
[Date "2010.10.18"]
[Round "2.2"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Javakhishvili, Lela"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B85"]
[WhiteElo "2578"]
[BlackElo "2451"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[EventDate "2010.10.17"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "BUL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 138 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.10.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.10.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Monte Carlo (W)"]
[BlackTeam "Tbilisi Samaia (W)"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "MNC"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GEO"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Be2 Qc7 7. Be3 Nf6 8.
O-O Be7 9. f4 d6 10. Kh1 O-O 11. a4 Re8 12. Bf3 Bf8 13. Qd2 Nd7 14. Qf2 Rb8 15.
Rad1 Nb4 16. e5 dxe5 17. fxe5 Nxe5 18. Bf4 f6 19. Qg3 Bd7 20. Rde1 Qc4 21. Ne4
Kh8 22. Bxe5 fxe5 23. Ng5 exd4 24. Be4 Be7 25. Nf7+ Kg8 26. Bxh7+ 1-0

[Event "EU-Cup (Women) 15th"]
[Site "Plovdiv"]
[Date "2010.10.19"]
[Round "3.2"]
[White "Zimina, Olga"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C04"]
[WhiteElo "2334"]
[BlackElo "2578"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[EventDate "2010.10.17"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "BUL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 138 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.10.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.10.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Chieti Fischer (W)"]
[BlackTeam "Monte Carlo (W)"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ITA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "MNC"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 Nc6 4. Ngf3 Nf6 5. e5 Nd7 6. Bb5 a6 7. Bxc6 bxc6 8.
Nb3 c5 9. Bg5 Be7 10. Na5 Nb8 11. Bxe7 Qxe7 12. c4 O-O 13. O-O Rd8 14. Rc1 dxc4
15. Rxc4 cxd4 16. Nxd4 Rd5 17. Qf3 Nd7 18. Nac6 Qf8 19. Nf5 Kh8 20. Rh4 h6 21.
Nb4 Nxe5 22. Qe4 Ng6 23. Rh3 c6 24. Nxd5 cxd5 25. Qd4 e5 26. Qg4 Ne7 27. Rh5
Bxf5 28. Rxf5 Qc8 0-1

[Event "EU-Cup (Women) 15th"]
[Site "Plovdiv"]
[Date "2010.10.20"]
[Round "4.2"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Socko, Monika"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C18"]
[WhiteElo "2578"]
[BlackElo "2486"]
[PlyCount "109"]
[EventDate "2010.10.17"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "BUL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 138 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.10.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.10.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Monte Carlo (W)"]
[BlackTeam "St Petersburg CC (W)"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "MNC"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 Ne7 7. h4 Qa5 8. Bd2
Nbc6 9. Nf3 Qc7 10. h5 h6 11. Rh4 c4 12. Rf4 Bd7 13. Nh4 Nf5 14. Nxf5 exf5 15.
g3 Be6 16. Bh3 Qd7 17. Rh4 O-O-O 18. Kf1 Ne7 19. Qc1 Rdg8 20. Bg2 Kb8 21. a4
Ka8 22. Rh1 Rc8 23. Qa3 Rc6 24. Ke2 Rb6 25. Qa2 Rc8 26. Bc1 Ra6 27. Bf4 Rcc6
28. Rhb1 Rcb6 29. Rxb6 Rxb6 30. Qa3 Qd8 31. Bf3 Nc6 32. Qc5 Ra6 33. Bc1 Ra5 34.
Qa3 Qe7 35. Qb2 Qd7 36. Qb1 Ra6 37. Ra2 Ne7 38. Qb4 Rb6 39. Qc5 Rc6 40. Qa3 Ra6
41. Ra1 Qd8 42. Kd1 Nc8 43. Qb4 Rb6 44. Qa3 Ra6 45. Rb1 Rb6 46. Rb4 a5 47. Rxb6
Nxb6 48. Bd2 Nc8 49. Bc1 b6 50. Qa2 Ka7 51. Ke2 Qe8 52. Qa3 Qd8 53. Qa2 Qe8 54.
Qa3 Qd8 55. Qa2 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-Cup (Women) 15th"]
[Site "Plovdiv"]
[Date "2010.10.21"]
[Round "5.2"]
[White "Gaponenko, Inna"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B14"]
[WhiteElo "2469"]
[BlackElo "2578"]
[PlyCount "180"]
[EventDate "2010.10.17"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "BUL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 138 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.10.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.10.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Belgrade BAS (W)"]
[BlackTeam "Monte Carlo (W)"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "YUG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "MNC"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 g6 3. d4 cxd4 4. cxd4 d5 5. exd5 Nf6 6. Nc3 Bg7 7. Qb3 O-O 8.
Be2 Nbd7 9. Bf3 Nb6 10. Nge2 Bg4 11. Bxg4 Nxg4 12. a4 a5 13. Bf4 Nf6 14. d6
exd6 15. O-O Re8 16. Rfe1 Nh5 17. Be3 Rc8 18. Rad1 h6 19. Qb5 Ra8 20. d5 Nd7
21. Qxb7 Ne5 22. Nf4 Rb8 23. Qa6 Qg5 24. Nd3 Qh4 25. Nxe5 Bxe5 26. h3 Rxb2 27.
Ne2 Qxa4 28. Nd4 Nf4 29. Bxf4 Bxf4 30. Rxe8+ Qxe8 31. Qxa5 Qe4 32. Qd8+ Kh7 33.
Qf6 Rb7 34. g3 Bd2 35. Nf3 Ba5 36. Kg2 Qe2 37. Qd4 Bb6 38. Qd2 Qb5 39. Qf4 Bc5
40. Qf6 Qb2 41. Qxb2 Rxb2 42. Rd2 Rb1 43. g4 Kg7 44. h4 Kf6 45. Kg3 Rb3 46. Kg2
Rb4 47. Kg3 h5 48. gxh5 gxh5 49. Ng5 Bd4 50. Rd3 Be5+ 51. Kh3 Kg6 52. Nf3 Bf6
53. Ra3 Rb5 54. Rd3 Kf5 55. Kg3 Rb4 56. Ra3 Rb5 57. Rd3 Ke4 58. Re3+ Kxd5 59.
Ng5 Be5+ 60. f4 Bd4 61. Re7 f6 62. Nf3 Bc3 63. Rh7 Ke4 64. Re7+ Kd3 65. Rh7 Rf5
66. Re7 Bb4 67. Ng1 d5 68. Re6 d4 69. Kf3 Ra5 70. Rxf6 Be1 71. Re6 Bxh4 72. Re5
Ra1 73. Rxh5 Rf1+ 74. Kg2 Rxf4 75. Nf3 Bf6 76. Ra5 Ke4 77. Ra3 Rg4+ 78. Kf2 Rg8
79. Ra6 Rf8 80. Re6+ Kd5 81. Ra6 Kc4 82. Ke2 d3+ 83. Kd1 Bc3 84. Nd2+ Kd5 85.
Ra3 Kd4 86. Ra4+ Ke3 87. Nc4+ Kd4 88. Nb2+ Ke3 89. Nc4+ Kd4 90. Nb2+ Ke3
1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-Cup (Women) 15th"]
[Site "Plovdiv"]
[Date "2010.10.22"]
[Round "6.2"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Harika, Dronavalli"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2578"]
[BlackElo "2515"]
[PlyCount "105"]
[EventDate "2010.10.17"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "BUL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 138 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.10.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.10.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Monte Carlo (W)"]
[BlackTeam "Yerevan Mika (W)"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "MNC"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ARM"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. Qe2 Bd6 5. c3 O-O 6. O-O Re8 7. Ba4 Bf8 8. d3
d6 9. Re1 h6 10. Nbd2 Bd7 11. Bc2 Ne7 12. Nf1 Ng6 13. Ng3 c5 14. h3 d5 15. Qf1
dxe4 16. dxe4 Qc7 17. Nf5 c4 18. Nh2 Rad8 19. g3 Nh7 20. Ng4 Ne7 21. Qe2 Nxf5
22. exf5 e4 23. Bf4 Qc8 24. Bxe4 Bxf5 25. Bxf5 Rxe2 26. Bxc8 Rxe1+ 27. Rxe1
Rxc8 28. Rd1 h5 29. Ne3 g5 30. Bd6 Rd8 31. Bxf8 Rxd1+ 32. Nxd1 Nxf8 33. Ne3 b5
34. a4 a6 35. axb5 axb5 36. Nf5 Ne6 37. Nd6 Nc5 38. Nxb5 Na4 39. Kf1 Kg7 40.
Ke2 Kf6 41. Nd6 Nxb2 42. f3 h4 43. gxh4 gxh4 44. Ke3 Ke6 45. Ne4 Kf5 46. f4
Nd1+ 47. Kf3 Kg6 48. Nd6 Nxc3 49. Kg4 Nd1 50. Nxc4 Nf2+ 51. Kxh4 Kf5 52. Kg3
Nxh3 53. Kxh3 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-Cup (Women) 15th"]
[Site "Plovdiv"]
[Date "2010.10.23"]
[Round "7.2"]
[White "Pogonina, Natalija"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B84"]
[WhiteElo "2491"]
[BlackElo "2578"]
[PlyCount "96"]
[EventDate "2010.10.17"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "BUL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 138 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.10.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.10.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "AVS (W)"]
[BlackTeam "Monte Carlo (W)"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "MNC"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be2 e6 7. O-O Qc7 8. a4
b6 9. f4 Bb7 10. Bf3 Nbd7 11. Kh1 Be7 12. Qe1 Rd8 13. Qg3 O-O 14. f5 e5 15. Bh6
Ne8 16. Nb3 Kh8 17. Be3 Nef6 18. Qf2 Rfe8 19. Rad1 h6 20. Rd2 Bc6 21. g4 Qb7
22. Qg2 Nh7 23. Bf2 Ng5 24. h4 Nxf3 25. Qxf3 Nf6 26. Nd5 Bxd5 27. exd5 e4 28.
Qg2 Nh7 29. Re1 Bf6 30. Rxe4 Bxb2 31. g5 Qd7 32. Rde2 Re5 33. Rxe5 Bxe5 34. Qg4
b5 35. Nd4 bxa4 36. Nc6 Re8 37. gxh6 gxh6 38. Bd4 Nf6 39. Qf3 Bxd4 40. Nxd4
Rxe2 41. Nxe2 Qe8 42. Ng3 Qe5 43. Qa3 Qxd5+ 44. Kh2 Qd4 45. h5 Ng4+ 46. Kg2
Ne3+ 47. Kf3 Qg4+ 48. Kf2 Qf4+ 0-1

[Event "Sanya City m"]
[Site "Sanya City"]
[Date "2010.11.06"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C49"]
[WhiteElo "2591"]
[BlackElo "2619"]
[Annotator "Friedel,F"]
[PlyCount "131"]
[EventDate "2010.11.06"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 139"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.11.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.11.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. O-O O-O 6. d3 d6 7. Bg5 Bxc3 8.
bxc3 Qe7 9. Re1 a6 10. Bxc6 bxc6 11. d4 a5 12. Rb1 Qe6 13. a3 Nd7 14. Nh4 f6
15. Bc1 Nb6 16. Nf5 Nc4 17. Ne3 Ba6 18. f4 Nxe3 19. Bxe3 Qc4 20. Qd2 Rae8 21.
fxe5 fxe5 22. Bf2 h6 23. h3 Rf7 24. Bg3 Kh7 25. Kh2 Bb5 26. Rbd1 Re6 27. Ra1
Ba4 28. dxe5 dxe5 29. Rac1 Qc5 30. Qe3 Qxe3 31. Rxe3 Rd7 32. Rd3 Rdd6 33. Kg1
Bb5 34. Rdd1 Be2 35. Re1 Rd2 36. Bf2 Bb5 37. Be3 Rd7 38. Rcd1 Red6 39. Rxd6
cxd6 40. Bb6 a4 41. Be3 c5 42. Kf2 Rf7+ 43. Kg3 Rf6 44. Bd2 $2 {Putting the
bishop on a square where it can be attacked by the black rook on f2.} Kg8 $2 (
44... Bf1 $1 $19) 45. Re3 $2 Bc6 $2 (45... Bf1 $1 $19) 46. Re2 Rf1 $1 47. Be1
Kf7 48. c4 Ke6 49. Bd2 Ra1 50. Re3 Ra2 51. Kf3 Rxc2 52. Bc3 Bb7 53. g3 Ba6 54.
Be1 Bxc4 {Black has picked off two pawns, and has the powerful bishop pair.
The game is lost for White.} 55. Rc3 Be2+ 56. Ke3 Ra2 57. Bd2 Bf1 58. h4 Bh3
59. Bc1 Bf1 60. Bd2 Kd7 61. Bc1 Kc6 62. Kf3 Be2+ 63. Ke3 Bh5 64. Bd2 Bg4 65.
Kd3 Kb5 66. Ke3 0-1

[Event "Sanya City m"]
[Site "Sanya City"]
[Date "2010.11.07"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2619"]
[BlackElo "2591"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "2010.11.06"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 139"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.11.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.11.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 e6 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 d5 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 c5 7. Nf3 Nbd7 8.
dxc5 h6 9. Bd2 Bxc5 10. e3 O-O 11. Bd3 a6 12. O-O Bd6 13. Rfd1 Nc5 14. Be2 b5
15. Be1 Bb7 16. b4 Nce4 17. a4 Rc8 18. Qb2 bxa4 19. Rxa4 Qc7 20. Na2 Ng5 21. h4
Nxf3+ 22. Bxf3 Bh2+ 23. Kh1 Be5 24. Qe2 Ne4 25. Ra3 Qe7 26. g3 d4 27. Kg1 Nc3
28. Nxc3 Bxf3 29. Qxf3 dxc3 30. Qe4 c2 31. Rc1 f5 32. Qd5+ Kh7 33. Qb3 Qf7 34.
Qxf7 Rxf7 35. Ra2 Rfc7 36. h5 Rc6 37. f4 Bf6 38. Kf2 g6 39. hxg6+ Kxg6 40. Kf3
h5 41. Ke2 Kf7 42. Kd3 Rd8+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Sanya City m"]
[Site "Sanya City"]
[Date "2010.11.08"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2591"]
[BlackElo "2619"]
[PlyCount "20"]
[EventDate "2010.11.06"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 139"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.11.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.11.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. Bxc6 dxc6 7. dxe5 Nf5
8. Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. Nc3 h6 10. h3 Bd7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Sanya City m"]
[Site "Sanya City"]
[Date "2010.11.10"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E37"]
[WhiteElo "2619"]
[BlackElo "2591"]
[PlyCount "50"]
[EventDate "2010.11.06"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 139"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.11.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.11.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 d5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 Ne4 7. Qc2 c5 8.
dxc5 Nc6 9. e3 Qa5+ 10. Bd2 Nxd2 11. Qxd2 dxc4 12. Qxa5 Nxa5 13. Rc1 b5 14.
cxb6 Bb7 15. bxa7 Ke7 16. Ne2 Rxa7 17. Nc3 Rb8 18. Na2 Bd5 19. Nb4 Nc6 20.
Nxc6+ Bxc6 21. Rxc4 Ba4 22. Rb4 Rxb4 23. axb4 Bb5 24. f3 Ra1+ 25. Kf2 Rb1
1/2-1/2

[Event "Sanya City m rap"]
[Site "Sanya City"]
[Date "2010.11.11"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2619"]
[BlackElo "2591"]
[PlyCount "128"]
[EventDate "2010.11.06"]
[EventType "match (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2011"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.11.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.11.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 e6 2. c4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Qa4+ Nc6 7. Bg5 h6 8.
Bxf6 Qxf6 9. e3 O-O 10. Be2 Be6 11. O-O a6 12. Qc2 Bd6 13. a3 Rad8 14. Na4 Bc8
15. Nc5 g5 16. Rac1 Qg7 17. Qb3 Na5 18. Qc3 Nc6 19. Qb3 Na5 20. Qa4 g4 21. Ne1
Nc6 22. g3 Rfe8 23. Bd3 Ne7 24. Qb3 a5 25. Ng2 b6 26. Na4 Be6 27. Nc3 c6 28.
Ne2 Rb8 29. Qa4 Bd7 30. Nef4 Qg5 31. b4 Ra8 32. Qb3 a4 33. Qc2 Kg7 34. Qb2 b5
35. Nh4 Rac8 36. Rfe1 Nf5 37. Bxf5 Bxf5 38. Nxf5+ Qxf5 39. Ng2 Qd7 40. Rf1 Qf5
41. Qe2 Qg5 42. f3 h5 43. Rf2 Re6 44. Rcf1 Rc7 45. fxg4 Qxg4 46. Qd2 Rg6 47.
Nf4 Rg5 48. Rg2 Re7 49. h3 Qd7 50. h4 Bxf4 51. Rxf4 Rg4 52. Kf2 Qe6 53. Qd3 Rg6
54. Rg1 Kf8 55. Ke2 Ke8 56. Rf3 Qg4 57. Kf2 Re4 58. Rf4 Qe6 59. Qe2 Rg4 60. Qf3
Ke7 61. Re1 Qg6 62. Rc1 Re6 63. Re1 Re4 64. Rc1 Re6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Sanya City m rap"]
[Site "Sanya City"]
[Date "2010.11.11"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C93"]
[WhiteElo "2591"]
[BlackElo "2619"]
[PlyCount "113"]
[EventDate "2010.11.06"]
[EventType "match (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2011"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.11.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.11.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Bb7 10. d4 Re8 11. Nbd2 Bf8 12. a3 h6 13. d5 Nb8 14. Nh2 c6 15. dxc6
Nxc6 16. Ng4 Nxg4 17. hxg4 Na5 18. Bd5 Be7 19. b4 Nc6 20. Qf3 Rf8 21. Nf1 Qd7
22. Ng3 Nd8 23. Nf5 Ne6 24. Rd1 Bxd5 25. Rxd5 Rfd8 26. g3 Qe8 27. Be3 Rac8 28.
Rd3 Rc6 29. Rad1 Rdc8 30. Bd2 Qf8 31. Kg2 Rd8 32. Qe2 Bg5 33. Rh1 Rd7 34. Bxg5
Nxg5 35. f3 Qc8 36. Qd2 a5 37. Rd1 axb4 38. axb4 Qa8 39. Qe2 Qa3 40. Nxd6 Rxc3
41. Rxc3 Qxc3 42. Nxb5 Qc6 43. Rxd7 Qxd7 44. Nc3 Ne6 45. Nd5 Qa4 46. Qb2 Qd1
47. Ne3 Qd3 48. Kf2 Nd4 49. Qa2 g6 50. Qb2 Kg7 51. Qa2 Qc3 52. b5 Nxb5 53. Qd5
Nc7 54. Qd1 Ne6 55. Qc2 Qb4 56. Qc4 Qb2+ 57. Qe2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Asia rap (Women) 16th"]
[Site "Guangzhou"]
[Date "2010.11.13"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Mir Mahmoud, Afamia"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A75"]
[WhiteElo "2010"]
[BlackElo "2591"]
[PlyCount "98"]
[EventDate "2010.11.13"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2011"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.11.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.11.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 c5 4. d5 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. Nc3 g6 7. e4 a6 8. a4 Bg4
9. Be2 Bxf3 10. Bxf3 Bg7 11. O-O Nbd7 12. Bf4 Qe7 13. Re1 O-O 14. Qc2 Ne8 15.
Rad1 Nc7 16. Be2 Rab8 17. Qd2 b5 18. Bh6 Bxh6 19. Qxh6 bxa4 20. Nxa4 Rb4 21.
Nc3 Rxb2 22. f4 Qf6 23. Rd3 Re8 24. Bg4 Nb6 25. e5 Qg7 26. Qh4 Nc4 27. Ne4 g5
28. Nxg5 dxe5 29. Bf5 exf4 30. Rxe8+ Nxe8 31. Qxf4 Rb1+ 32. Kf2 Qb2+ 33. Kg3
Qb8 34. Qxb8 Rxb8 35. Bxh7+ Kg7 36. Be4 Ned6 37. Bf3 a5 38. Ne4 Nxe4+ 39. Bxe4
Nd6 40. Bf3 c4 41. Ra3 Rb5 42. Be2 Rb3+ 43. Rxb3 cxb3 44. Kf3 a4 45. Bd1 Nc4
46. Ke4 a3 47. Bxb3 Nd2+ 48. Kd3 Nxb3 49. Kc3 a2 0-1

[Event "Asia rap (Women) 16th"]
[Site "Guangzhou"]
[Date "2010.11.13"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Batchimeg, Tuvshintugs"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C95"]
[WhiteElo "2591"]
[BlackElo "2327"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "2010.11.13"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2011"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.11.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.11.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. Bb5 Ng8 6. Ba4 Nf6 7. O-O Be7 8.
Re1 b5 9. Bb3 d6 10. c3 O-O 11. h3 Nb8 12. d4 Nbd7 13. c4 b4 14. Nbd2 Bb7 15.
Bc2 Re8 16. Nf1 Bf8 17. Ng3 g6 18. Bg5 h6 19. Bd2 c5 20. dxe5 dxe5 21. h4 Nb6
22. Qe2 Bc8 23. Rad1 Qc7 24. Nh2 Be6 25. b3 h5 26. Nhf1 Bg4 27. f3 Be6 28. Ne3
Rad8 29. Qf2 Nc8 30. Ne2 Ne7 31. Nd5 Nfxd5 32. cxd5 Bc8 33. Be3 Bb7 34. Bd3 Nc8
35. Rc1 Qa5 36. Ng3 Be7 37. Nf1 Na7 38. Bxc5 Bxc5 39. Rxc5 Qb6 40. Rec1 Rc8 41.
Rc7 Qxf2+ 42. Kxf2 Rb8 43. Ne3 Kf8 44. R1c5 Nc8 45. Nc4 Rd8 46. Nxe5 Nd6 47.
Nd7+ 1-0

[Event "Asia rap (Women) 16th"]
[Site "Guangzhou"]
[Date "2010.11.14"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Sukandar, Irine Kharisma"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B67"]
[WhiteElo "2382"]
[BlackElo "2591"]
[PlyCount "50"]
[EventDate "2010.11.13"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2011"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.11.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.11.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bg5 e6 7. Qd2 a6 8.
O-O-O Bd7 9. f3 Be7 10. h4 b5 11. Nxc6 Bxc6 12. Ne2 h6 13. Be3 Bb7 14. Nd4 Nd7
15. g3 Rc8 16. Bh3 Bf6 17. Nb3 Ne5 18. Na5 Ba8 19. Bg2 Qc7 20. Kb1 b4 21. f4
Ng4 22. e5 Bxg2 23. exd6 Qd7 24. Rhe1 Bf3 25. Rc1 O-O 0-1

[Event "Asia rap (Women) 16th"]
[Site "Guangzhou"]
[Date "2010.11.14"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Pham, Le Thao Nguyen"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C48"]
[WhiteElo "2591"]
[BlackElo "2337"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2010.11.13"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2011"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.11.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.11.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. Bb5 Nd4 5. Bc4 Bc5 6. d3 d6 7. h3 h6 8. Nxd4
Bxd4 9. Ne2 Bb6 10. Ng3 c6 11. Qf3 Qe7 12. Bb3 Be6 13. Nf5 Bxf5 14. Qxf5 Nd7
15. c3 Rd8 16. Qg4 Qf6 17. f4 exf4 18. Qxf4 Qxf4 19. Bxf4 Nc5 20. Bc2 d5 21.
exd5 cxd5 22. Kd2 O-O 23. a3 d4 24. c4 Ne6 25. Bg3 Bc7 26. Bxc7 Nxc7 27. Rae1
Ne6 28. b4 b6 29. Re5 Ra8 30. Rb1 Nf4 31. Ba4 Rad8 32. Bc6 Rd6 33. Be4 Rfd8 34.
c5 bxc5 35. bxc5 Ra6 36. c6 Rc8 37. c7 Rb6 38. Rxb6 axb6 39. Bf5 Ne6 40. Rxe6
g6 41. Rxg6+ 1-0

[Event "Asia rap (Women) 16th"]
[Site "Guangzhou"]
[Date "2010.11.15"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Zhao, Xue"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2474"]
[BlackElo "2591"]
[PlyCount "92"]
[EventDate "2010.11.13"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2011"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.11.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.11.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bxf6 Qxf6 7. e3 O-O 8. Qb3
c5 9. a3 Bxc3+ 10. Qxc3 cxd4 11. Nxd4 dxc4 12. Bxc4 Bd7 13. O-O Rc8 14. Qb3 Nc6
15. Nxc6 Bxc6 16. Rfd1 Rc7 17. Bf1 Bd5 18. Qb4 Rc2 19. Rd2 a5 20. Qd4 Qxd4 21.
Rxd4 Rxb2 22. Rc1 Bc6 23. g3 Rb3 24. Bg2 Bxg2 25. Kxg2 Rxa3 26. Rb1 Rb8 27. Rb6
Rc3 28. Rd7 Rc6 29. Rb5 b6 30. Ra7 Rd8 31. Ra6 Rd2 32. Rb1 Rcc2 33. Rf1 Rb2 34.
g4 g6 35. h4 Kg7 36. Kg3 Rdc2 37. Ra7 Rd2 38. g5 hxg5 39. hxg5 Rd5 40. Kg4 Rbd2
41. e4 Rd7 42. Ra6 Rb2 43. f3 f5+ 44. gxf6+ Kxf6 45. Rc1 Rg2+ 46. Kh3 Rg5 0-1

[Event "Asia rap (Women) 16th"]
[Site "Guangzhou"]
[Date "2010.11.15"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Harika, Dronavalli"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2591"]
[BlackElo "2525"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "2010.11.13"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2011"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.11.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.11.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. Bxc6 dxc6 7. dxe5 Nf5
8. Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. Nc3 Ke8 10. h3 h5 11. Bf4 Be7 12. Rad1 Nh4 13. Nxh4 Bxh4 14.
Rfe1 Be6 15. Ne4 Rd8 16. Nc5 Ra8 17. Ne4 Rd8 18. Nc5 Rxd1 19. Rxd1 Bc8 20. e6
Bd8 21. Re1 Be7 22. exf7+ Kxf7 23. Ne4 Bd8 24. Ng5+ Bxg5 25. Bxg5 Re8 26. Rxe8
Kxe8 27. Bf4 Bf5 28. c3 Kd7 29. Kh2 c5 30. Kg3 Bb1 31. a3 c6 32. Bb8 a5 33. Kf4
Ke6 34. Kg5 g6 35. g4 hxg4 36. hxg4 a4 37. f4 Bd3 38. Ba7 c4 39. Bd4 b5 40. Bf2
Bc2 41. Be3 Bd3 42. Bd4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Asia rap (Women) 16th"]
[Site "Guangzhou"]
[Date "2010.11.15"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Zhu, Chen"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2477"]
[BlackElo "2591"]
[PlyCount "92"]
[EventDate "2010.11.13"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2011"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.11.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.11.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 e6 2. c4 d5 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Qa4+ Nc6 7. Ne5 a5 8.
Nxc6 bxc6 9. Bg5 Bd7 10. e3 O-O 11. Qc2 h6 12. Bxf6 Qxf6 13. Be2 c5 14. O-O Bf5
15. Bd3 Bxd3 16. Qxd3 c4 17. Qc2 Rfd8 18. Na4 Ra6 19. a3 Bf8 20. b3 cxb3 21.
Qxb3 Qg5 22. Qc3 Rg6 23. g3 Bd6 24. Nc5 h5 25. Nb7 h4 26. Nxd6 Rdxd6 27. Rab1
Rh6 28. Rb8+ Kh7 29. Qc2+ Rdg6 30. Qc3 Rd6 31. Qc2+ Rdg6 32. Re8 Qh5 33. Rb1
hxg3 34. fxg3 f5 35. Qf2 Rxg3+ 36. Qxg3 Qxe8 37. Kf2 Qh5 38. Rg1 Rg6 39. Qf4
Rxg1 40. Kxg1 Qg4+ 41. Kf2 Qxf4+ 42. exf4 Kg6 43. a4 Kf6 44. Kg3 Ke6 45. Kh4 c5
46. dxc5 d4 0-1

[Event "Asia rap (Women) 16th"]
[Site "Guangzhou"]
[Date "2010.11.16"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Hoang, Thi Bao Tram"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C42"]
[WhiteElo "2591"]
[BlackElo "2271"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "2010.11.13"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2011"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.11.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.11.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. Nc3 Nf6 6. d4 Be7 7. h3 O-O 8.
Bd3 Re8 9. O-O Nc6 10. a3 a6 11. Re1 d5 12. Ne2 Bf8 13. Ng3 Rxe1+ 14. Qxe1 Be6
15. c3 h6 16. Ne5 Na5 17. Bc2 Qd6 18. Qe2 Re8 19. Qd3 c5 20. Nh5 Ne4 21. Bf4 c4
22. Nxc4 Qd8 23. Nxa5 Bf5 24. Nxb7 Qb6 25. Nc5 Bg6 26. Qd1 Nxc5 27. dxc5 Qxb2
28. Bxg6 fxg6 29. Ng3 Bxc5 30. Qxd5+ Kh7 31. Rf1 Qxa3 32. Ne4 Bf8 33. Nf6+ gxf6
34. Qf7+ Bg7 35. Qxe8 Qxc3 36. Qe3 Qb4 37. Qd2 Qb7 38. Rc1 Qe4 39. Qe3 Qf5 40.
Rc7 g5 41. Bg3 Qg6 42. Bd6 Kg8 43. Qe6+ Kh8 44. Rc8+ 1-0

[Event "Asia rap (Women) 16th"]
[Site "Guangzhou"]
[Date "2010.11.16"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Sachdev, Tania"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E16"]
[WhiteElo "2385"]
[BlackElo "2591"]
[PlyCount "110"]
[EventDate "2010.11.13"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2011"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.11.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.11.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 e6 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb4+ 5. Bd2 c5 6. Bg2 Bb7 7. Bxb4 cxb4 8.
O-O O-O 9. a3 Qe7 10. Nbd2 bxa3 11. bxa3 d6 12. Qb3 Nc6 13. Rac1 Rac8 14. Qb2
Na5 15. Qb4 Rc7 16. Rc3 Rfc8 17. Rfc1 h6 18. e3 Qf8 19. Ne1 Bxg2 20. Kxg2 e5
21. Qb2 Qe8 22. R3c2 Qe6 23. dxe5 dxe5 24. Nd3 Nd7 25. Qb4 Qg6 26. Rc3 Nb7 27.
f3 Nbc5 28. Nf2 Nf6 29. Qb1 Qxb1 30. Rxb1 Nb7 31. Rb5 Nc5 32. Rb1 Nb7 33. Rb5
Nc5 34. Rc2 Kf8 35. Kf1 Ne8 36. Nfe4 Nxe4 37. fxe4 f6 38. Rb4 Nd6 39. a4 Nb7
40. Nb3 Ke7 41. Ke2 Nd6 42. Nd2 Rc6 43. Kd3 h5 44. Rc3 Nb7 45. Ke2 Nc5 46. Ra3
a5 47. Rb1 Rd8 48. Ra2 Rcd6 49. Nb3 Nxe4 50. Rc1 Rd3 51. Nd4 Nc3+ 52. Rxc3 Rxc3
53. Nc6+ Kd7 54. Rd2+ Kxc6 55. Rxd8 Rxc4 0-1

[Event "Asia-chT (Women) 16th"]
[Site "Guangzhou"]
[Date "2010.11.19"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Pourkashiyan, Atousa"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C54"]
[WhiteElo "2591"]
[BlackElo "2367"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "2010.11.18"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 139 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.01.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.01.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "China (W)"]
[BlackTeam "Iran (W)"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CHN"]
[BlackTeamCountry "IRI"]

1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Nf6 3. d3 Nc6 4. Nf3 Bc5 5. c3 a6 6. Bb3 h6 7. Nbd2 Ba7 8. h3
O-O 9. O-O d6 10. Re1 Re8 11. Nf1 Be6 12. Ng3 d5 13. Qe2 Qd7 14. Bc2 Rad8 15.
Nh2 Bc5 16. Qf3 Be7 17. Nh5 Nxh5 18. Qxh5 Bf8 19. Ng4 Qd6 20. Re3 Bxg4 21. hxg4
dxe4 22. dxe4 Qg6 23. Qh3 Be7 24. Rf3 Bg5 25. Bb3 Rd7 26. Bxg5 Qxg5 27. Rf5 Qg6
28. g5 hxg5 29. Qg4 Red8 30. Rxg5 Qf6 31. Rg6 Rd1+ 32. Rxd1 Rxd1+ 33. Kh2 Qf4+
34. Qxf4 exf4 35. Rxc6 Rd7 36. Rc5 g6 37. Rd5 1-0

[Event "Asia-chT (Women) 16th"]
[Site "Guangzhou"]
[Date "2010.11.20"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Harika, Dronavalli"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E05"]
[WhiteElo "2525"]
[BlackElo "2591"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "2010.11.18"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 139 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.01.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.01.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "India (W)"]
[BlackTeam "China (W)"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "IND"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CHN"]

1. c4 e6 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 d5 4. Nf3 Be7 5. d4 O-O 6. O-O dxc4 7. Qc2 a6 8. Qxc4
b5 9. Qc2 Bb7 10. Bd2 Be4 11. Qc1 Bb7 12. Qc2 Be4 13. Qc1 Bb7 14. Bf4 Nd5 15.
Nc3 Nxf4 16. Qxf4 Nd7 17. Rfd1 Bd6 18. Qe3 Nb6 19. Ne5 Bxg2 20. Kxg2 Qe7 21.
Nc6 Qe8 22. Qf3 f5 23. Rac1 Kh8 24. Na5 b4 25. Nb1 e5 26. dxe5 Qxe5 27. Nb7
Qxb2 28. Qc6 Rab8 29. Nxd6 cxd6 30. Rd2 Qe5 31. Qxd6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Asia-chT (Women) 16th"]
[Site "Guangzhou"]
[Date "2010.11.22"]
[Round "5.1"]
[White "Hoang, Thi Bao Tram"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D05"]
[WhiteElo "2271"]
[BlackElo "2591"]
[PlyCount "54"]
[EventDate "2010.11.18"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 139 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.01.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.01.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Vietnam (W)"]
[BlackTeam "China (W)"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "VIE"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CHN"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. e3 e6 4. Bd3 b6 5. b3 Bb7 6. Bb2 Bd6 7. Nbd2 c5 8. Ne5
O-O 9. O-O Nc6 10. a3 Rc8 11. Qe2 Ne7 12. f4 Ne4 13. g3 Nxd2 14. Qxd2 f6 15.
Qg2 Nf5 16. Ng4 Qe7 17. Rfe1 c4 18. bxc4 dxc4 19. Be4 Bxe4 20. Qxe4 c3 21. Bc1
Qf7 22. Nf2 g6 23. Nd3 Rc4 24. Rd1 e5 25. fxe5 fxe5 26. Nxe5 Bxe5 27. Rf1 Bg7
0-1

[Event "Asia-chT (Women) 16th"]
[Site "Guangzhou"]
[Date "2010.11.23"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Muminova, Nafisa"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C06"]
[WhiteElo "2591"]
[BlackElo "2360"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "2010.11.18"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 139 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.01.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.01.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "China (W)"]
[BlackTeam "Uzbekistan (W)"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CHN"]
[BlackTeamCountry "UZB"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. Bd3 c5 6. c3 Nc6 7. Ne2 cxd4 8. cxd4
f6 9. exf6 Nxf6 10. Nf3 Bd6 11. O-O Qc7 12. Bd2 O-O 13. Rc1 Bd7 14. Ng3 Qb6 15.
Bc3 Bf4 16. Ra1 g6 17. a3 Rae8 18. Ne5 Nxd4 19. Nxd7 Nxd7 20. Bxg6 hxg6 21.
Bxd4 Qd6 22. Bc3 b6 23. Qd3 e5 24. Rad1 d4 25. Bb4 Nc5 26. Ne4 Nxd3 27. Bxd6
Nxb2 28. Rb1 Nc4 29. Bxf8 Rxf8 30. Rb3 Kf7 31. g3 Bh6 32. Rb4 Na5 33. f4 Ke6
34. Re1 Rf5 35. Nf2 Nc6 36. Rb5 Kd6 37. Ng4 Bg7 38. fxe5+ Nxe5 39. Nxe5 Rxe5
40. Rexe5 Bxe5 41. Rb1 Kc6 42. Kf2 b5 43. Ke2 Bf6 44. Rf1 Be7 45. Rf7 Bxa3 46.
Rxa7 b4 47. Kd3 1-0

[Event "Asia-chT (Women) 16th"]
[Site "Guangzhou"]
[Date "2010.11.24"]
[Round "7.5"]
[White "Safa, Abu Ganiya"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A60"]
[BlackElo "2591"]
[PlyCount "52"]
[EventDate "2010.11.18"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 139 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.01.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.01.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Jordan (W)"]
[BlackTeam "China (W)"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "JOR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CHN"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 e6 4. Nc3 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. Bg5 Be7 7. e4 a6 8. Be2
b5 9. Qd2 b4 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. Nd1 O-O 12. Nf3 Qe7 13. Qf4 Re8 14. Nd2 Bg5 15.
Qg3 Bxd2+ 16. Kxd2 Qxe4 17. Bf3 Qd4+ 18. Kc1 Nd7 19. Ne3 Ne5 20. Be2 c4 21. Rd1
Qc5 22. Kb1 c3 23. b3 c2+ 24. Nxc2 Bf5 25. Bd3 Nxd3 26. Rxd3 Rac8 0-1

[Event "Asia-chT final (Women) 16th"]
[Site "Guangzhou"]
[Date "2010.11.25"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Hoang, Thi Bao Tram"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2271"]
[BlackElo "2591"]
[PlyCount "126"]
[EventDate "2010.11.25"]
[EventType "team-k.o."]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 139 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.01.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.01.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Vietnam (W)"]
[BlackTeam "China (W)"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "VIE"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CHN"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 h6 7. Bh4 c5 8. e3
c4 9. Qc2 Nc6 10. Be2 g5 11. Bg3 Ne4 12. O-O Bxc3 13. bxc3 Bf5 14. Qb2 Qb6 15.
Qa3 Qa5 16. Qxa5 Nxa5 17. Rfc1 Kd7 18. Bd1 a6 19. Bc2 f6 20. Nd2 Rae8 21. Nf1
Re6 22. Rab1 Bh7 23. Rb2 b5 24. Bd1 Rb6 25. h3 Nc6 26. a3 a5 27. f3 Nxg3 28.
Nxg3 b4 29. e4 b3 30. exd5 Ne7 31. Be2 Rc8 32. Ne4 Bxe4 33. fxe4 f5 34. Bf3
fxe4 35. Bg4+ Kc7 36. Bxc8 Kxc8 37. d6 Nd5 38. Kf1 Rxd6 39. Rf2 Rb6 40. Ke1 Nf4
41. Kd2 Re6 42. Re1 Kd7 43. g3 Nd5 44. Rf7+ Kc6 45. Rf8 e3+ 46. Kc1 Nxc3 47.
Ra8 Kb5 48. Rc8 Na4 49. d5 Re5 50. d6 Nc5 51. Kb2 e2 52. Kc3 Re3+ 53. Kd2 Rd3+
54. Kxe2 Rxd6 55. Rc1 b2 56. Rb1 c3 57. Rb8+ Kc4 58. Rf1 Ne4 59. Rff8 Nd2 60.
Rfc8+ Kd4 61. Kd1 b1=Q+ 62. Rxb1 Nxb1 63. Kc2 Nxa3+ 0-1

[Event "Asia-chT final (Women) 16th"]
[Site "Guangzhou"]
[Date "2010.11.26"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Muminova, Nafisa"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C11"]
[WhiteElo "2591"]
[BlackElo "2360"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "2010.11.25"]
[EventType "team-k.o."]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 139 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.01.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.01.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "China (W)"]
[BlackTeam "Uzbekistan (W)"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CHN"]
[BlackTeamCountry "UZB"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. f4 c5 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. Be3 Be7 8. Qd2
O-O 9. Be2 b6 10. Nd1 cxd4 11. Nxd4 Bb7 12. O-O Nc5 13. Nf2 f6 14. exf6 Bxf6
15. c3 e5 16. Nxc6 Bxc6 17. Ng4 Ne4 18. Qd3 exf4 19. Rxf4 Bg5 20. Rxf8+ Qxf8
21. Bd4 Qe7 22. Rf1 Rf8 23. Rxf8+ Kxf8 24. Ne5 Bb7 25. Qh3 Kg8 26. Bg4 Qd6 27.
Bc8 Nc5 28. b4 Be3+ 29. Bxe3 Qxe5 30. bxc5 Qxc3 31. Qe6+ 1-0

[Event "World Women-ch k.o."]
[Site "Antakya"]
[Date "2010.12.04"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Heredia Serrano, Carla"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B19"]
[WhiteElo "2591"]
[BlackElo "2087"]
[Annotator "CB"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "2010.12.04"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 139 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.01.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.01.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bf5 5. Ng3 Bg6 6. h4 h6 7. Nf3 Nd7 8. h5
Bh7 9. Bd3 Bxd3 10. Qxd3 e6 11. Bd2 Ngf6 12. O-O-O Be7 13. Ne4 Nxe4 14. Qxe4
Nf6 15. Qd3 b5 16. Ne5 Qd5 17. Kb1 O-O 18. g4 Nd7 19. Nf3 c5 20. g5 hxg5 21.
Rdg1 c4 22. Qe3 b4 {#} 23. Bxb4 $1 {That Hou Yifan overpowers her opponent is
not surprising, but she sets a good tone for the rest of the tournament by
showing how sharp her tactical eye is.} Bxb4 24. Rxg5 f5 (24... Qc6 25. Rhg1 g6
26. Rxg6+ $3 fxg6 27. Rxg6+ Kf7 28. Ng5+ Ke7 29. Rxe6+ $18) 25. h6 Rf7 26. hxg7
Rxg7 27. Rhg1 Bf8 28. Rxg7+ Bxg7 29. Qh6 Kf8 30. Rxg7 Ke8 31. Qh4 Qd6 32. Ng5
Qb4 33. Qh5+ Kd8 34. Nxe6+ Kc8 35. Qe8+ 1-0

[Event "World Women-ch k.o."]
[Site "Antakya"]
[Date "2010.12.05"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Heredia Serrano, Carla"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2087"]
[BlackElo "2591"]
[PlyCount "96"]
[EventDate "2010.12.04"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 139 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.01.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.01.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. g3 Nc6 7. Bg2 Bd7 8. O-O
Be7 9. a4 O-O 10. Nxc6 bxc6 11. b3 e5 12. Ba3 Be6 13. Qd2 Qc7 14. h3 Rad8 15.
Rad1 d5 16. Bxe7 Qxe7 17. exd5 cxd5 18. Rfe1 d4 19. Ne4 Nxe4 20. Rxe4 f6 21.
Re2 Rc8 22. Rde1 Rc3 23. Kh2 Rfc8 24. Be4 Qd7 25. g4 f5 26. gxf5 Bxf5 27. Bd3
e4 28. Bxe4 Qd6+ 29. Kg1 Qg6+ 30. Bg2 Bxh3 31. f4 Rg3 32. Rf1 Bxg2 33. Rxg2
Rxc2 34. Qxc2 Qxc2 35. Rxg3 d3 36. Re3 d2 37. Re8+ Kf7 38. Rd8 Qg6+ 39. Kh2
Qh5+ 40. Kg3 Qe2 41. Rg1 h5 42. Rd7+ Ke6 43. Rxg7 d1=Q 44. Rxd1 Qxd1 45. Kh4
Qh1+ 46. Kg5 Qg2+ 47. Kh6 Qxg7+ 48. Kxg7 Kf5 0-1

[Event "World Women-ch k.o."]
[Site "Antakya"]
[Date "2010.12.07"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "Nechaeva, Marina"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E32"]
[WhiteElo "2414"]
[BlackElo "2591"]
[PlyCount "110"]
[EventDate "2010.12.04"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 139 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.01.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.01.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 Qe8 7. f3 d5 8.
cxd5 Nxd5 9. Qc2 Qc6 10. Qb3 Qb6 11. Qxb6 axb6 12. Bd2 Nc6 13. e3 e5 14. dxe5
Nxe5 15. e4 Ne7 16. Bc3 N7c6 17. Kf2 Be6 18. Nh3 Bxh3 19. gxh3 f5 20. f4 fxe4
21. Ke3 Ng6 22. Bc4+ Kh8 23. Rad1 Nce7 24. Rd7 Nf5+ 25. Kxe4 Rae8+ 26. Kd3 Rd8
27. Rxd8 Rxd8+ 28. Ke2 Nxf4+ 29. Kf3 Nd5 30. Be5 c6 31. Rg1 Re8 32. Ke4 Nd6+
33. Kd4 Nf5+ 34. Ke4 Nd6+ 35. Kd4 Rxe5 36. Kxe5 Nxc4+ 37. Ke6 Kg8 38. b3 Nd2
39. Rg3 Ne4 40. Rg4 Nc5+ 41. Kd6 Nxb3 42. a4 Kf7 43. Rg3 Na5 44. Rf3+ Kg6 45.
Rg3+ Kh6 46. Rg4 g6 47. Ke6 Kg7 48. Kd6 Kf6 49. h4 Kf5 50. h3 Nb3 51. Rg5+ Kf6
52. Rg4 Nc5 53. a5 Ne3 54. Rf4+ Nf5+ 55. Kc7 bxa5 0-1

[Event "World Women-ch k.o."]
[Site "Antakya"]
[Date "2010.12.08"]
[Round "2.2"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Nechaeva, Marina"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B29"]
[WhiteElo "2591"]
[BlackElo "2414"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "2010.12.04"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 139 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.01.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.01.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Ng1 Ng8 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. e5 Nd5 6. Nc3 Nxc3 7. dxc3 h6 8.
Be3 e6 9. Nd2 d5 10. exd6 Qxd6 11. Qh5 Qd5 12. Qxd5 exd5 13. Nb3 b6 14. O-O-O
Be6 15. Bb5+ Ke7 16. Be2 Nd7 17. Bf3 Nf6 18. c4 Rd8 19. cxd5 Nxd5 20. Bd2 g6
21. c4 Nb4 22. Bxb4 cxb4 23. Nd4 Rc8 24. b3 Kf6 25. Nxe6 fxe6 26. Rd7 a5 27.
Rhd1 Bc5 28. Be4 h5 29. R7d3 h4 30. f4 Rc7 31. Kd2 Ra7 32. Bc6 Rc8 33. Bd7 Rd8
34. Ke2 g5 35. fxg5+ Kxg5 36. Bc6 Rxd3 37. Rxd3 e5 38. Rd7 Rxd7 39. Bxd7 Bg1
1/2-1/2

[Event "World Women-ch k.o."]
[Site "Antakya"]
[Date "2010.12.10"]
[Round "3.1"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Zhu, Chen"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C10"]
[WhiteElo "2591"]
[BlackElo "2477"]
[Annotator "Mikhalchishin,A"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "2010.12.04"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 140"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.01.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.01.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 dxe4 5. Nxe4 Nbd7 ({For some strange
reasons players have stopped using the sharp Morozevich line} 5... Be7 6. Bxf6
gxf6) 6. Nf3 h6 ({A modern continuation, which is replacing the classical} 6...
Be7) 7. Nxf6+ ({The bishop retreat on the same diagonal does not promise
anything special:} 7. Bh4 Be7 ({Even more interesting is the direct central
attack} 7... c5 8. c3 Qb6 9. dxc5 Bxc5 10. Nxc5 Qxc5 11. Qd4 b6 12. O-O-O Bb7
13. Qxc5 Nxc5 14. Ne5 g5 15. Bg3 Nce4 16. Bb5+ Kf8 17. Bc6 Bxc6 18. Nxc6 Nxg3
19. hxg3 Kg7 20. Rd6 Rhc8 {1/2 Jobava,B -Sturua,Z ,Dubai 2004}) 8. Nxf6+ Bxf6
9. Bxf6 Nxf6 10. Qe2 Qd5 11. Qe5 Bd7 12. Bd3 Qd6 13. O-O-O Bc6 14. Bb5 O-O 15.
Bxc6 Qxc6 16. Kb1 Rfd8 17. Rhe1 a5 18. Qe2 a4 19. a3 Rab8 20. Rd3 b5 21. Ne5
Qb6 22. c3 c5 23. Red1 cxd4 24. Rxd4 Rxd4 25. Rxd4 Qc7 26. f4 {with a slightly
more centralised position in Gashimov,V -Gurevich,M, Odessa 2010.}) (7. Bxf6
Nxf6 8. Bd3 Nxe4 (8... c5 9. Qe2 Qa5+ 10. c3 a6 11. dxc5 Nxe4 12. Qxe4 Qxc5 13.
O-O g6 14. Bc2 Bg7 15. Ba4+ Kf8 16. Rad1 Bf6 17. Rfe1 Kg7 18. Ne5 Ra7 19. Ng4
Be7 20. Bc2 f5 21. Qf3 b6 22. Ne5 Bf6 23. Nd3 {with a rather strong white
initiative in Cao,S-Barsov,A, Guangzhou 2010.}) 9. Bxe4 c5 10. c3 cxd4 11. Qa4+
Qd7 12. Qc4 Bd6 13. Qxd4 O-O 14. O-O-O Bf4+ 15. Kb1 Qxd4 16. Nxd4 a6 17. c4 Bg5
18. Rhe1 Be7 19. f4 Rd8 20. Nf3 a5 21. Ne5 a4 22. c5 Rxd1+ 23. Rxd1 f6 24. Nd7
Bxd7 25. Rxd7 Bxc5 26. Bxb7 Ra7 27. Bc8 e5 28. fxe5 fxe5 29. Rxa7 Bxa7 30. Kc2
e4 31. Bd7 a3 32. b4 Bd4 33. Kb3 Bb2 34. b5 Kf8 35. b6 Ke7 36. Bc6 e3 37. b7
Be5 38. Bf3 Bxh2 {1/2 Polgar,J (2715)-Bareev,E (2734)/Enghien les Bains FRA
2003/The Week in Chess 449}) 7... Nxf6 8. Be3 (8. Bh4 c5 (8... Be7 9. Bd3 c5
10. dxc5 Qa5+ 11. c3 Qxc5 12. Qe2 O-O 13. O-O Rd8 14. Rfe1 b6 15. Ne5 Bb7 16.
Rad1 Rd6 17. b4 Qc7 18. Bg3 Rdd8 19. Rc1 Bd6 20. a3 a5 21. Red1 Rac8 {with a
very promising black position, Fressinet,L-Degraeve,J, Val d'Isere 2004.}) 9.
Bb5+ Bd7 10. Bxd7+ Qxd7 11. Qe2 Be7 12. dxc5 O-O 13. O-O Bxc5 14. Ne5 Qd4 15.
Bxf6 gxf6 16. Nd3 Bd6 17. Qf3 b6 18. c3 Qh4 19. g3 Qg5 20. Rad1 f5 21. Ne1 Bc5
22. Nc2 {Almasi,Z-Meier,G, Paks 2009. White keeps some advantage after b2-b4
and placing the knight on d4.}) 8... Bd6 ({A completely different strategy
with the exchange of the bishop on e3 is also possible:} 8... Nd5 9. Bd3 (9.
Bd2 c5 10. Bb5+ Bd7 11. Bxd7+ (11. Qe2 a6 12. Bxd7+ Qxd7 13. c4 Nf6 14. d5 Bd6
15. O-O O-O 16. Bc3 exd5 17. Bxf6 gxf6 18. cxd5 Qf5 19. Rfe1 Rfe8 20. Qxe8+
Rxe8 21. Rxe8+ Kg7 22. Re2 Qxd5 23. Rd2 Qc6 24. Rad1 Bf4 25. Rd5 c4 {Hou
Yifan-Lu Shanglei, Xinghua 2010. gave Black a rather strong trump - the pawn
on c4.}) 11... Qxd7 12. c4 Nb6 13. Rc1 Be7 14. dxc5 Bxc5 15. b4 Be7 16. c5 Nd5
17. Ne5 Qc7 18. Qa4+ Kf8 19. Nd3 (19. f4 g6 20. O-O Kg7 21. Qb3 $146 Rhd8 22.
Rce1 Bf6 23. Ng4 Bd4+ 24. Kh1 h5 25. Ne5 b6 26. cxb6 Qxb6 27. b5 Bxe5 28. fxe5
a6 $15 29. a4 axb5 30. axb5 Rab8 31. Rb1 Qd4 32. Qb2 Qa4 33. h3 Rdc8 {Shirov,
A-Wang Hao, Moscow 2010. and the knight d5 makes Black's position very solid.})
19... Bg5 (19... g6 20. b5 Kg7 21. O-O Bf6 22. g3 Rhc8 23. Qb3 a6 24. a4 axb5
25. axb5 Qe7 26. Rfe1 Qf8 27. Re4 Ra7 28. b6 Ra6 29. Nb4 Nxb4 30. Qxb4 Rc6 31.
Ree1 Qe7 32. h4 Ra2 33. Be3 g5 34. h5 Ra8 35. Red1 Rd8 36. Qe4 {with clear
advantage, Wang Hao -Hou Yifan ,Danzhou 2010}) 20. Rc2 Rd8 21. O-O Ne7 22. Qa3
Nf5 {Petrosian,T-Ni Hua, Plovdiv 2010. Black will easily overcome some
development problems.}) {Possible is the direct exchange} 9... Nxe3 ({in some
other game in Antakya} 9... Bd6 {was tried:} 10. Qe2 Nxe3 11. Qxe3 Qe7 12. O-O
Bd7 13. Ne5 O-O-O 14. c4 c5 15. dxc5 Bxc5 16. Qe2 Be8 17. Rad1 g5 18. a3 a5 19.
b4 $1 axb4 20. axb4 Bxb4 21. c5 (21. Rb1 {was stronger.}) 21... Bxc5 22. Rb1 f6
$2 ({It was necessary to try to evacuate the king to the other side:} 22... Rd4
23. Be4 Qd6 24. Bxb7+ Kd8) 23. Qa2 Kb8 24. Be4 fxe5 25. Rxb7+ Qxb7 26. Bxb7
Kxb7 27. Rb1+ Kc6 28. Qa6+ Kd5 29. Rd1+ {1-0 Ruan Lufei -Zhang Xiaowen ,
Antakya 2010}) 10. fxe3 Bd6 11. e4 c5 (11... e5 12. dxe5 Bc5 13. Bb5+ c6 14.
Qxd8+ Kxd8 15. Bc4 Ke7 16. a4 Be6 17. Bxe6 Kxe6 18. Rd1 Rhd8 19. Ke2 Bb6 20.
Rd3 Rxd3 21. cxd3 Rd8 22. Rc1 Bd4 23. a5 a6 24. Rc4 Bxe5 25. Nxe5 Kxe5 26. Ke3
g6 27. Rb4 Rd7 {Naiditsch,A-Akobian,V, Moscow 2009. and Black is left with a
slightly worse rook endgame.}) 12. e5 Be7 13. Qe2 (13. c3 cxd4 14. Nxd4 Bc5 15.
Qg4 Bxd4 16. cxd4 Qa5+ 17. Ke2 Bd7 18. Rac1 Bc6 19. Rhf1 Qd5 20. b3 Rd8 21.
Qxg7 Qxg2+ 22. Qxg2 Bxg2 23. Bb5+ Kf8 24. Rf2 Rg8 25. Rc7 Rg7 26. Ke3 Kg8 27.
Be2 Bc6 28. Rf6 a5 29. Rxh6 f5 30. Rxg7+ Kxg7 31. Rxe6 f4+ 32. Kxf4 Rxd4+ 33.
Kg5 Rd2 34. Bg4 Rxa2 35. h3 Kf8 36. Rh6 Kg7 37. Rg6+ Kf8 38. Rf6+ Ke7 39. h4
Rg2 40. Re6+ Kf7 41. Rf6+ Ke7 42. h5 Bd7 43. Rf4 Bxg4 44. Rxg4 Rh2 45. h6 b5
46. Rh4 Rg2+ 47. Kh5 Kf7 48. Rf4+ {1-0 Acs,P (2538)-Baklan,V (2655)/Graz AUT
2010/The Week in Chess 793}) 13... Bd7 14. O-O-O Qc7 15. Bb5 O-O-O 16. Bxd7+
Rxd7 17. dxc5 Rxd1+ 18. Rxd1 Qxc5 19. Rd3 Kb8 20. Qe4 Rd8 21. Rxd8+ Bxd8 22.
Qh7 Qf8 23. Qe4 Bc7 24. c3 a6 25. Qd4 f6 26. exf6 gxf6 {Smeets,J-Caruana,F,
Novi Sad 2009. The endgame is level.}) (8... Ng4 9. Bd2 c5 10. Bc3 Bd7 11. Qe2
Qc7 12. O-O-O O-O-O 13. h3 Nf6 14. dxc5 Bxc5 15. Be5 Qa5 16. a3 Bc6 17. Nd2 Qa4
18. f3 Rd5 19. Nb3 Bb6 20. Rxd5 Bxd5 21. Qd3 Rd8 22. Qc3+ Qc6 23. Qxc6+ Bxc6
24. Bc4 Be3+ 25. Kb1 Nd7 {Black has no real problems.}) (8... a6 9. Bd3 (9. Ne5
) 9... b6 (9... b5) 10. Qe2 Bb7 11. O-O-O Qd5 $5 $146 (11... Qc8) 12. Kb1 (12.
c4 Qa5 13. Kb1 b5 $5 $132) 12... b5 (12... Bd6 13. c4 Qa5 14. d5 $36) 13. Ne5
Bd6 14. c4 (14. f4 $5) 14... bxc4 15. Bxc4 Qa5 16. Rhg1 {(/\ g4-g5)} Rb8 $5 17.
Ka1 Bxe5 $2 {Shirov,A-Gurevich,M ,Reykjavik 2003} ({But according to M.
Gurevich, Black could obtain serious counterplay after} 17... Bd5 $5 18. Bxd5 (
{a)} 18. g4 Qa4 $5 19. g5 $140 hxg5 20. Rxg5 Bxe5 21. Bxd5 Nxd5 22. Rxe5 (22.
dxe5 Nxe3 23. fxe3 Rxh2 $19) 22... Qb5 $17) 18... Nxd5 19. Nc6 Qb5 $15)) 9. Bd3
O-O (9... b6 10. Ne5 O-O ({The sharp game Svidler-M.Gurevich, Gibraltar 2009,
eventually won by White, continued} 10... Bb7 11. Bb5+ Kf8 12. Qe2 a6 13. Bd3
c5 14. O-O-O $146 b5 15. c4 Qc7 16. f4 Ke7 17. f5) 11. Qf3 Nd5 12. Bd2 $1 ({
Premature is} 12. g4 $6 Bb7 {Acs-Meier, Paks 2009}) ({After} 12. c4 {Black can
capture either on e3 or on e5}) 12... Qh4 ({Attacking the d4-pawn. After} 12...
Bb7 {White could have played} 13. O-O-O $5 (13. Qe4 f5 $8 14. Qe2 {hardly
promises him much})) 13. g4 $1 ({After} 13. Be4 Bb7 $13 {Black is threatening
14...f5}) 13... Bb7 14. O-O-O {Svidler,P -Timofeev,A ,Moscow 2009. with
attacking chances.}) 10. Qd2 (10. Qe2 b6 11. O-O-O Bb7 12. Kb1 Nd5 13. Bd2 Qf6
14. Ne5 Nf4 15. Bxf4 Qxf4 16. g3 Qf6 17. Rhe1 Bxe5 18. dxe5 Qf3 19. Qf1 Qg2 20.
Qxg2 Bxg2 21. Be4 Bxe4 22. Rxe4 Rad8 23. Red4 Rxd4 24. Rxd4 f6 25. exf6 Rxf6
26. Rd2 Kf8 27. Kc1 Ke7 {Baklan,V-Meier,G, Lublin 2010. Equalising slowly.})
10... Nd5 11. O-O-O b6 12. Kb1 ({An immediate attack in the centre with} 12. c4
{was not particularly promising:} Nxe3 13. fxe3 Bb7 14. Qc2 c5 15. Bh7+ Kh8 16.
Be4 Bxe4 17. Qxe4 Qc7 {and the white king can have some problems.}) 12... Qe7 {
It is necessary move in any case, and safer than to provoke White to sacrifice
the bishop on h6:} (12... Bb7 13. Bxh6 gxh6 14. Qxh6 f5 15. Qxe6+ $6 ({White
has to be to be satisfied with the perpetual} 15. Qg6+ Kh8 16. Qh6+ Kg8 17.
Qg6+) 15... Kg7 16. Rde1 Qf6 {and White's three pawns are not a sufficient
compensation for the sacrificed bishop.}) 13. Rhe1 (13. c4 {would be
strategically too risky:} Nxe3 14. fxe3 c5 15. Be4 Rb8 16. Rhf1 Ba6 {with a
developing initiative for Black, as White has no clear plan.}) 13... Bb7 ({
A bit slower but possible was} 13... Rd8 14. Ne5 Bb7 15. f4 c5 16. dxc5 bxc5
17. c3 Nxe3 18. Qxe3 Qc7) 14. Ne5 ({It was possible to regroup the pieces:} 14.
c3 Rad8 15. Qc2 c5 16. Bc1 a5 {but it did not promise White anything clear.})
14... Bxe5 ({It was possible to take the other bishop:} 14... Nb4 15. Bf4 c5
16. dxc5 Bxc5 17. a3 Nxd3 18. Nxd3 Rad8 19. Be3 Bd6 20. Bf4 Qh4 {with a very
comfortable position for Black.}) 15. dxe5 Nxe3 $6 ({It was much more logical
to play similarly to the previous variation} 15... Nb4 16. Bf1 Rad8 17. Qe2 Be4
18. Rc1 Bh7) 16. Qxe3 ({It would not be very realistic to try to transfer the
rook to the kingside:} 16. Rxe3 Rad8 17. Rg3 Kh8) 16... Rfd8 ({A more
agressive try was} 16... Qh4 {with the idea to attack the opponent's pawns.})
17. f4 ({Immediate exchanges could not promise anything serious for White} 17.
Be4 Rxd1+ 18. Rxd1 Bxe4 19. Qxe4 Rd8 20. Rxd8+ Qxd8 21. b3 Qd2 {and the queen
endgame is completely equal.}) 17... Rd7 ({The much more aggressive} 17... Qh4
{was preferable:} 18. g3 Qxh2 19. Rd2 Qh3 20. Bf1 Qh5 21. Be2 {with a constant
attack on the black queen.}) ({Or activation on the other side:} 17... c5 18.
Rd2 Rac8 19. b3 Bc6 20. Red1 b5) 18. Rd2 Rad8 19. Red1 Kf8 $6 {A very soft
move.} ({It was clear, that it is necessary to demonstrate activity:} 19... c5
20. g4 Bc6 21. g5 hxg5 22. fxg5 g6 23. h4 Kg7) 20. g3 ({In principle it was
possible to start some sort of pseudo-attack on the opponent's kingside:} 20.
g4) 20... Qc5 $6 {A very risky decision to move into an endgame with doubled
pawns.} ({Much more logical would be} 20... c5 {planning a6 and b5.}) 21. Qxc5+
bxc5 22. Kc1 Bf3 $2 {Why force the exchange - White will have to think about
it anyhow.} ({It was necessary to try to create even some slight counterplay:} 
22... Ke7 23. Bb5 Rd5 24. b3 g5) 23. Be2 Rxd2 24. Rxd2 Rxd2 25. Kxd2 Bd5 {
Of course, pawn endgames with the doubled pawns are always dangerous, as at
some moment it will come down to a shortage of pawn moves. With bishops it is
also very difficult to defend as some black pawns are placed on white squares
in addition to the doubled pawns.} 26. Kc3 Ke7 27. Bc4 Bc6 ({Another option
was to keep the bishop on d5, but soon it would be a problem to find useful
moves.} 27... f6 28. a3 g5 29. fxg5 fxg5 30. b3 Kf7 31. Bd3 Ke7 32. b4 cxb4+
33. axb4 Kf7 34. Kd4 {and the white king starts to penetrate Black's position.}
) 28. Bb3 Bb5 ({There is not much time just for waiting} 28... Bd5 29. Bxd5
exd5 30. f5 Kd7 31. g4 a5 32. Kb3 c4+ 33. Kc3 c5 34. b3 cxb3 35. Kxb3 Kc6 36.
Ka4 c4 37. Kxa5 Kc5 38. e6 fxe6 39. fxe6 Kd6 40. Kb5 Kxe6 41. Kc5 {winning, as
the a2-pawn will go like a rocket.}) 29. Bc4 Bc6 30. Kb3 Kd7 (30... Be4 31. Ka4
Bxc2+ 32. Kb5 Be4 33. Ka6 {would still be a very difficult defence for Black.})
31. Bd3 Bd5+ 32. Ka4 Kc6 ({Or} 32... c4 33. Be2 Kc6 34. Kb4 a5+ 35. Kc3 $1 (35.
Kxa5 c3 $13) 35... Kc5 36. h4 {and Black comes into zugzwang.}) {But now
things become even worse} 33. c4 Bf3 34. Ka5 Kb7 ({There is no way to stop
White's king coming to b5 and capturing the c5-pawn.} 34... f5 35. Bc2 Be2 36.
Ba4+ Kb7 37. Kb5 $18) 35. Kb5 g6 36. Kxc5 {After White wins the c5-pawn the
game is over.} h5 37. Bc2 Bc6 38. b4 a6 39. a3 1-0

[Event "World Women-ch k.o."]
[Site "Antakya"]
[Date "2010.12.11"]
[Round "3.2"]
[White "Zhu, Chen"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E37"]
[WhiteElo "2477"]
[BlackElo "2591"]
[Annotator "Mikhalchishin,A"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[EventDate "2010.12.04"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 140"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.01.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.01.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 d5 ({Hou Yifan has played the Nimzo
Indian constantly and has tried a few different options here} 4... O-O 5. a3
Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 Qe8 (6... d6 7. Nf3 Nbd7 8. g3 b6 9. Bg2 Bb7 10. O-O c5 11. b4
Rc8 12. dxc5 bxc5 13. b5 d5 14. e3 Nb6 15. cxd5 exd5 16. Rd1 Qe7 17. a4 Rfd8
18. a5 Nc4 19. Bb2 Nxb2 20. Qxb2 h6 21. Qe5 Qd7 22. Rab1 Re8 23. Qb2 Ne4 {
the position was equal, but she lost in Karpov,A -Hou Yifan ,Cap d'Agde 2008})
7. f3 d5 8. cxd5 Nxd5 9. Qc2 Qc6 10. Qb3 Qb6 11. Qxb6 axb6 12. Bd2 Nc6 13. e3
e5 14. dxe5 Nxe5 15. e4 Ne7 16. Bc3 N7c6 17. Kf2 Be6 18. Nh3 Bxh3 19. gxh3 f5 {
and two knights successfully fought against the bishop pair. Romanko,M -Hou
Yifan ,Antakya 2010}) 5. a3 (5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 c5 7. Nf3 (7. dxc5 h6 8. Bh4
g5 9. Bg3 Ne4 10. e3 Qa5 11. Nge2 Bf5 12. Bxb8 Rxb8 13. Nd4 Bd7 14. Bd3 Bxc3+
15. bxc3 Qxc3+ 16. Qxc3 Nxc3 17. Rc1 Nxa2 18. Rb1 Ke7 19. Kd2 a5 20. Ra1 Nb4
21. Rxa5 Nc6 22. Ra2 Rhc8 23. Rb1 Nd8 24. Ra5 Ne6 25. Nxe6 fxe6 {with an
approximately equal ending, but once more Hou Yifan could not hold it, Krush,I
-Hou Yifan, Ningbo 2009}) 7... Nbd7 8. dxc5 h6 9. Bd2 Bxc5 10. e3 O-O 11. Bd3
a6 12. O-O Bd6 13. Rfd1 Nc5 14. Be2 b5 15. Be1 Bb7 16. b4 Nce4 17. a4 Rc8 18.
Qb2 bxa4 19. Rxa4 Qc7 20. Na2 Ng5 {here she obtained very serious counterplay,
Karpov,A -Hou Yifan, Sanya City 2010}) 5... Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 Ne4 7. Qc2 c5 ({
Another sharp variation appeared just this year and looks very promising for
Black} 7... e5 8. cxd5 Bf5 9. Qa4+ Nd7 10. Nf3 O-O 11. dxe5 c6 12. Qd1 Re8 13.
dxc6 Ndc5 14. Be3 Qe7 15. Bxc5 Nxc5 16. Qd6 Nd3+ 17. Kd2 Nxf2 18. Qxe7 Rxe7 19.
Rg1 Ng4 20. h3 Rd8+ 21. Ke1 Ne3 22. Rc1 bxc6 23. Rxc6 Rb7 24. b4 Nc2+ 25. Kf2
Nxa3 26. e3 Rxb4 27. Nd4 Be4 28. Ra6 Nc2 29. Rxa7 Nxd4 30. exd4 Rbxd4 31. Be2
Bg6 32. Rga1 {1/2 Akobian,V -Halkias,S ,Bursa 2010}) 8. dxc5 Nc6 9. cxd5 ({
The natural developing move} 9. e3 {does not promise White anything special:}
Qa5+ 10. Bd2 Nxd2 11. Qxd2 dxc4 12. Qxa5 (12. Bxc4 Qxc5 13. Rc1 Qe7 14. Nf3 O-O
15. O-O Rd8 16. Bd3 e5 17. e4 Be6 18. Qe3 f6 19. Bb5 Nd4 20. Bc4 Nxf3+ 21. Qxf3
Rac8 22. Bd5 Bf7 23. h4 Rxc1 24. Rxc1 h5 25. g3 b6 26. Rd1 g6 {1/2 Koneru,H
-Hou Yifan, Nalchik 2010}) 12... Nxa5 13. Rc1 b5 14. cxb6 Bb7 15. bxa7 Ke7 16.
Ne2 Rxa7 17. Nc3 Rb8 18. Na2 Bd5 19. Nb4 Nc6 20. Nxc6+ Bxc6 21. Rxc4 Ba4 22.
Rb4 Rxb4 23. axb4 Bb5 24. f3 Ra1+ 25. Kf2 Rb1 {1/2 Karpov,A -Hou Yifan ,Sanya
City 2010}) 9... exd5 10. Nf3 ({Another developming move looks safer:} 10. e3
Bf5 ({It is possible to play the position with an isolated pawn - one simply
has to suffer a bit before reaching a draw:} 10... Qa5+ 11. Bd2 Nxd2 12. Qxd2
Qxc5 13. Rc1 Qb6 14. Nf3 O-O 15. Be2 Rd8 16. Nd4 Bd7 17. O-O Rac8 18. Nxc6 Bxc6
19. Rfd1 Ba4 20. Rxc8 Rxc8 21. Rc1 Rxc1+ 22. Qxc1 Qc6 23. Qd2 h6 24. Bf3 Bb3
25. g3 Qc4 26. h4 b6 27. Bg2 a5 28. f4 Kf8 29. Bf3 Ke7 30. Kf2 Kd6 31. Ke1 f6
32. Bd1 {1/2 Popov,V -Lysyj,I ,Stockholm 2010}) 11. Bd3 O-O (11... Qg5 12. f3
Qh4+ 13. Kf1 Ng3+ 14. hxg3 Bxd3+ 15. Qxd3 Qxh1 16. b4 O-O 17. Bb2 Rad8 18. Kf2
Qh6 19. Ne2 Rfe8 20. Nf4 Qg5 21. Rh1 g6 22. Rd1 Qe7 23. b5 Ne5 24. Qd4 {
White's position in the centre is extremely strong, Karpov,A -Hou Yifan, Cap
d'Agde 2008}) 12. Nf3 Qa5+ 13. Nd2 Nxd2 14. Bxd2 Bxd3 15. Qxd3 Qxc5 16. Bc3
Rad8 17. O-O d4 18. exd4 Nxd4 19. Rad1 Ne6 20. Qe4 Qc8 21. h3 h6 22. Rfe1 a6
23. Qg4 Rxd1 24. Rxd1 Rd8 25. Re1 Qd7 26. h4 Nd4 {with equality,1/2 Zhu Chen
-Hou Yifan, Ha Long City 2009}) 10... Qf6 ({The very aggressive direct attack
is not too promising:} 10... Bf5 11. b4 d4 (11... Ng3 12. Qb2 Nxh1 13. Qxg7 Rf8
14. g4 Be4 15. Bh6 Kd7 16. Bg2 $16) 12. g4 Bg6 13. Qc4 d3 14. Be3 Qf6 15. Rd1
O-O $6 $146 (15... O-O-O $5) 16. Rxd3 b5 17. Qc1 a5 18. bxa5 Nxc5 19. Rc3 Nd3+
20. exd3 (20. Rxd3 $5 Bxd3 21. g5) 20... Qxf3 21. Rg1 Ne5 22. d4 Nc4 23. Bg2
Qxg4 24. h3 $16 {Sasikiran,K -Carlsen,M ,Sarajevo 2006}) (10... Qa5+ {led to
slightly worse positions with an isolated pawn:} 11. Bd2 Nxd2 12. Qxd2 Qxc5 13.
e3 O-O 14. Be2 Bg4 15. O-O Rfd8 16. Rac1 Qb6 17. h3 Bxf3 18. Bxf3 d4 19. Bxc6
bxc6 20. exd4 Rxd4 21. Qc3 Rad8 {But Black is able to hold, Karpov-Leko,
Miskolc 2006}) 11. h4 $1 {An invention of Zhu Chen's famous second GM
Aleksandr Morozevich.} ({Black obtains sufficient initiative after} 11. e3 Bg4
12. Be2 O-O 13. Bd2 Rac8 14. O-O Ne5 $1 15. Nxe5 Bxe2 16. Nd7 Qa6 17. Nxf8 Bd3
18. Qd1 Bxf1 19. Qxf1 Qxf1+ 20. Rxf1 Nxd2 21. Rd1 Rxc5 22. Nd7 Rc2 23. b4 b6
24. Ne5 f6 25. Nf3 Nxf3+ {1/2 Lysyj,I -Sargissian,G ,Rijeka 2010}) 11... Bf5
12. Bg5 Qe6 (12... Nxg5 {would not be very logical:} 13. hxg5 Qxg5 14. Qb3 Qe7
15. Qxd5 Qf6 16. Qb3 O-O 17. e3) 13. Qc1 {This transpostion of white pieces
seems to be very interesting} h6 14. Be3 ({The immediate} 14. Bf4 {was better.}
) 14... Qf6 15. Bg5 Qe6 16. Bf4 d4 17. e3 O-O ({It was better was to try to
exploit her own trump - the strong central passed pawn} 17... Rd8 18. Bc4 Qg6
19. O-O d3 20. Nd2) 18. Bc4 (18. Bb5 dxe3 19. Bxe3 Rad8 20. O-O Qf6 {left
Black with long-lasting compensation, as the weakness of the kingside is real.}
) 18... Qf6 19. exd4 Nxd4 20. Nxd4 Qxd4 21. Be3 Qf6 22. O-O $1 {It is very
important not try to keep the pawn - White's best chance is to exploit the
power of the bishop pair.} Qxh4 ({It was necessary to continue playing with
the pawn down, but with some activity.} 22... Rad8) 23. Bd5 Qe7 24. Re1 $1 {
White does not just have an extra pawn, but things are very unpleasant for the
black pawn majority on the queenside.} Rad8 $2 ({White kept her advantage
after the best move} 24... Rfe8 25. Qc4 Rad8 26. Rad1 Nf6 27. Bf3) 25. Bxe4
Qxe4 ({Even worse was} 25... Bxe4 26. Bf4) 26. Bg5 {Now it is necessary to
sacrifice the queen} hxg5 27. Rxe4 Bxe4 28. Qxg5 Bc6 29. Re1 Rd5 30. Qc1 Rfd8
31. b4 a6 ({It was impossible to keep White's king out of the position} 31...
Rd2 32. Qb1 a6 33. Qf5) 32. Qf4 R5d7 33. Re3 Rd4 34. Qc7 R4d7 35. Qg3 Rd1+ 36.
Kh2 R8d5 37. Qb8+ Rd8 38. Qc7 R1d7 39. Qf4 Rd4 40. Qf5 Rh4+ ({Black could not
hold the position too long; White will soon achieve full coordination between
her queen and rook:} 40... R8d5 41. Re5 Rd8 42. Re7 Bd5 43. f3) 41. Rh3 g6 42.
Qc2 Rg4 43. f3 Rgd4 44. Qc3 R8d5 45. Kg3 Rg5+ 46. Kf2 Rgd5 47. Ke3 Bd7 48. Rh1
{Black resigned, as there is no defence against Qd4, transposing into an
easily winning endgame.} 1-0

[Event "World Women-ch k.o."]
[Site "Antakya"]
[Date "2010.12.12"]
[Round "3.3"]
[White "Zhu, Chen"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E32"]
[WhiteElo "2477"]
[BlackElo "2591"]
[PlyCount "128"]
[EventDate "2010.12.04"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 139 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.01.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.01.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. e4 d5 6. e5 Ne4 7. a3 Bxc3+ 8. bxc3
c5 9. Bd3 cxd4 10. cxd4 Qa5+ 11. Kf1 f6 12. cxd5 exd5 13. exf6 Nxf6 14. Nf3 Nc6
15. Bd2 Qd8 16. h3 Ne4 17. Bxe4 dxe4 18. Qxe4 Bf5 19. Qe3 Qd5 20. Re1 Rf6 21.
Bc3 Raf8 22. Kg1 Bg6 23. Ne5 Rxf2 24. Qxf2 Rxf2 25. Kxf2 Nxd4 26. Nxg6 Qa2+ 27.
Kg1 Ne2+ 28. Kh2 hxg6 29. Be5 Qd2 30. Rhf1 Qe3 31. Bb8 Qe8 32. Bg3 Qb5 33. Rf3
Nd4 34. Rc3 Nf5 35. Rd1 Qe2 36. Rdd3 Kh7 37. Rf3 a6 38. Rb3 b5 39. a4 Nd4 40.
Rfe3 Qf1 41. axb5 Nxb3 42. Rxb3 axb5 43. Rb4 Qf5 44. Rg4 Qe6 45. Kg1 Qe3+ 46.
Kh2 Qd2 47. Bf4 Qd3 48. Bg3 Qd1 49. Be5 Qd3 50. Bg3 Kg8 51. Be1 Kf7 52. Bb4 Ke6
53. Bf8 Kf5 54. Bb4 Ke5 55. Kh1 Kd5 56. Kh2 Qf5 57. Kh1 Qe5 58. Kg1 Qa1+ 59.
Kh2 Qf6 60. Kg1 Kc6 61. Kh2 Qf5 62. Kg1 Kd5 63. Kh2 Ke6 64. Kg1 Kd5 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Women-ch k.o."]
[Site "Antakya"]
[Date "2010.12.12"]
[Round "3.4"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Zhu, Chen"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C10"]
[WhiteElo "2591"]
[BlackElo "2477"]
[PlyCount "129"]
[EventDate "2010.12.04"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 139 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.01.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.01.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 dxe4 5. Nxe4 Nbd7 6. Nf3 h6 7. Nxf6+ Nxf6
8. Bh4 c5 9. Bc4 cxd4 10. O-O Be7 11. Qe2 O-O 12. Rad1 Qb6 13. Nxd4 Qxb2 14.
Nf5 exf5 15. Qxe7 Be6 16. Bxe6 fxe6 17. Qxe6+ Kh8 18. Qxf5 Qxa2 19. Rd6 Ng8 20.
Qe4 Qf7 21. f3 Qf4 22. Rd7 Qxe4 23. fxe4 Rxf1+ 24. Kxf1 Re8 25. Rxb7 Rxe4 26.
Bf2 Rc4 27. Rb2 a5 28. Ke2 Rg4 29. Kf3 Rc4 30. Be1 a4 31. Ke3 Rg4 32. g3 Ne7
33. Kd3 Nc6 34. Bc3 h5 35. Rb6 Rg6 36. Rb5 Rh6 37. Rg5 Rh7 38. h4 Kg8 39. Kc4
Nd8 40. Ra5 Ne6 41. Rxa4 g5 42. Ra8+ Kf7 43. Ra7+ Kg6 44. Rxh7 Kxh7 45. Kd5
gxh4 46. gxh4 Nf4+ 47. Ke4 Ng2 48. Bf6 Kg6 49. Bg5 Kf7 50. Kd5 Ke8 51. Ke6 Ne1
52. c3 Nf3 53. Kf6 Kd7 54. Kg6 Ke6 55. Kxh5 Kf5 56. Be7 Ne5 57. Kh6 Ng6 58. Bg5
Ne5 59. Kg7 Nf3 60. Bf6 Kg4 61. Kg6 Ne1 62. h5 Nd3 63. h6 Nf4+ 64. Kf7 Kf5 65.
h7 1-0

[Event "World Women-ch k.o."]
[Site "Antakya"]
[Date "2010.12.13"]
[Round "4.1"]
[White "Lagno, Kateryna"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2522"]
[BlackElo "2591"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "106"]
[EventDate "2010.12.04"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 140"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.01.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.01.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. Nf3 ({The line from the game can arise viay
different move orders; one of these is} 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nf3 e6 6. cxd4 d6 7. Bc4
Nc6) 4... Nc6 5. Bc4 ({Another way to reach the game position is} 5. d4 cxd4 6.
cxd4 d6 7. Bc4 {, if Black now plays} e6 {instead of the far more regular} (
7... Nb6)) 5... e6 {Hou makes a simple developing move instead of entering a
theoretical struggle after the more usual} (5... Nb6 6. Bb3 c4 7. Bc2 {Another
sharp line is the even more popular} Qc7 ({Here an interesting and possibly
promising option is the recently tried} 7... d6 8. exd6 Qxd6 9. O-O Bg4 10. Re1
({Possibly White should prefer} 10. Qe2 {, or flick in}) (10. h3 {first.})
10... O-O-O $5 11. b3 Qf6 12. Na3 Nd5 13. Bb2 (13. Qe2 Bxf3 14. Qxf3 Qxf3 15.
gxf3 cxb3 16. axb3 e6 17. b4 Kb8 18. Bb3 Bd6 19. Bxd5 exd5 20. Nb5 Bf4 21. d3
Bxc1 22. Raxc1 Rhe8 23. Kg2 a6 24. Rxe8 Rxe8 25. Nd6 Re6 26. Nf5 g6 27. Ng3 d4
28. cxd4 Nxb4 $17 {Tkachiev,V (2636)-Vachier Lagrave,M (2703)/EU-ch 5' Warsaw/
2010/}) 13... Bxf3 14. Qxf3 Qxf3 15. gxf3 cxb3 16. axb3 e6 17. Nc4 Kb8 18. Ba3
Rd7 19. Be4 Bxa3 20. Rxa3 Rhd8 21. Kf1 a6 22. Ne3 Nxe3+ 23. dxe3 Na7 24. Raa1
f5 25. Bc2 Rc7 26. c4 Nc6 27. Red1 Rcd7 28. Ke2 Kc7 29. Rxd7+ Rxd7 30. Rd1 Rxd1
31. Bxd1 Kd6 32. Kd2 e5 33. Kc3 a5 $17 {Parligras,M (2601)-Vachier Lagrave,M 
(2721)/Bundesliga 1011/2010/}) 8. Qe2 g5 $5 $13) 6. d4 cxd4 7. cxd4 d6 8. O-O
Be7 9. Qe2 O-O 10. Nc3 {White proceeds with his development and doesn't worry
about splitting his <<P. This direct continuation is the main option in an
important theoretical position, in which quite a few other moves have been
tried. Most of them have been proven harmless:} (10. Qe4 Ndb4 11. exd6 Qxd6 12.
Bf4 Qd8 13. Nc3 Na5 14. Be2 Bd7 15. Ne5 Bc6 16. Nxc6 Naxc6 17. Rad1 Nd5 18.
Nxd5 (18. Bc1 Bf6 19. Bf3 Nce7 20. Qe2 Rc8 21. Ne4 Nc6 22. Be3 Rc7 23. a3 Qe7
24. Nxf6+ Qxf6 25. Be4 Qh4 26. Bb1 Rd7 27. g3 Qh3 28. Be4 a6 29. Bc1 Rd6 30.
Rd3 Nf6 $11 {/=/+,Cherniaev,A (2509)-Georgiev,K (2654)/Coventry/2005/}) 18...
exd5 (18... Qxd5 $5) 19. Qf3 Bf6 (19... Re8 $142 $11) 20. Be5 Nxe5 21. dxe5
Bxe5 22. Rxd5 Qc7 {1/2,Ali Marandi,C (2149)-Gasanov,E (2482)/Istanbul/2010/}
23. Rfd1 Bxh2+ (23... Rad8 24. Rxd8 Rxd8 25. Rxd8+ Qxd8 26. Qxb7 g6 27. b3 Bd4
$44) 24. Kf1 Be5 25. Rd7 Qc2 $132) (10. Rd1 Na5 11. Bd3 Nb4 12. Nc3 (12. exd6
Qxd6 13. Be4 f5 14. Bd3 Nxd3 15. Qxd3 b6 16. Nc3 Bb7 17. Ne5 (17. Bg5 {
Pihajlic,A-Belamaric,T/Donji Milanovac/1979/} Bxg5 18. Nxg5 h6 19. Nf3 Rad8 $11
) 17... f4 18. Ne4 (18. Nb5 Qd5 19. Qh3 Rac8 20. Nc3 Qd6 21. Nb5 $11) 18... Qd5
19. f3 Rad8 20. b3 Rf5 $15 21. Nf2 $2 Rxe5 $1 22. dxe5 Qxe5 $19 {Rublevsky,S 
(2702)-Caruana,F (2649)/RUS-chT Dagomys/2009/}) 12... Nxd3 13. Rxd3 b6 $5 (
13... d5 14. Ne1 f5 15. exf6 Bxf6 16. Bf4 Bd7 17. Nf3 Qb6 18. Ne5 Be8 (18...
Bxe5 19. Bxe5 Nc6 20. Na4 Qd8 21. Nc5 $36) 19. Rad1 Qa6 20. b3 Nc6 21. Nxc6
Qxc6 22. Re3 Bg6 23. Nb5 a6 24. Nc7 e5 25. Nxa8 exf4 26. Re6 Bh5 {Rublevsky,S 
(2697)-Movsesian,S (2709)/RUS-chT Dagomys/2010/} 27. f3 Qd7 28. Nb6 $16) 14.
Rd1 d5 15. Ne1 Kh8 16. Qh5 f5 17. Nf3 Bd7 18. Bg5 Kg8 19. Ne2 Bxg5 20. Qxg5
Qxg5 21. Nxg5 h6 22. Nf3 Rfc8 23. Rac1 Bb5 24. Nc3 $11 {1/2,Rublevsky,S (2683)
-Movsesian,S (2723)/EU Cup Plovdiv/2010/}) (10. Re1 {However, Hou recently
avoided positions of the game type with} Na5 $5 (10... Bd7 11. Nc3 Nxc3 12.
bxc3 dxe5 13. dxe5 Qa5 $142 $5 (13... Qc7 14. Qe4 (14. Bd3 Rfd8 15. Bf4 Be8 16.
Rad1 Rd5 17. c4 Ra5 18. Bb1 Rd8 19. h4 Rxd1 20. Rxd1 g6 21. h5 Ra4 $132 {
Zhigalko,S (2592)-Dominguez Perez,L (2719)/Dresden olm/2008/}) 14... Rfd8 15.
Ng5 g6 16. Qh4 h5 17. Qf4 Rf8 18. Bb3 Rad8 19. Nf3 Rfe8 (19... Na5 20. Qh6 $1
$18 {[%cal Rc1g5,Rf3g5] /\Bg5, Ng5}) 20. Ng5 Rf8 21. Qg3 {[%cal Rg5e6] /\Ne6}
Kg7 22. Bf4 Bc8 23. h4 Qa5 24. Bc2 Rg8 25. Re3 Bd7 26. Ne4 Rh8 27. Nf6 $40 {
Zhigalko,S (2621)-Iotov,V (2603)/Enschede/2009/ This game shows the strength
of White's attacking setup, Black should seek more effective methods of <=>.})
14. Rb1 Rab8 15. Ng5 $5 (15. Rb5 Qa4 16. Bb3 Qg4 $2 (16... Qa6 $142 17. Bc2
Rfd8 $13) 17. h3 Qh5 18. Kh2 a6 19. g4 Qg6 20. Bc2 f5 21. Rb1 Nd8 22. Nd4 Bc5
23. gxf5 $18 {Sveshnikov,E (2557)-Van Elst,A (2283)/Cap d'Agde/2003/}) (15. Bd3
Rfd8 16. Ng5 g6 17. Bf4 Qxc3 18. Rec1 Qa5 19. Nxh7 Nb4 20. Nf6+ Bxf6 21. exf6
Nxd3 22. Qxd3 e5 23. Bd2 Bf5 24. Bxa5 Bxd3 25. Rxb7 Rxb7 26. Bxd8 Rb1 27. Rxb1
Bxb1 28. a3 e4 29. h4 Bd3 30. Kh2 Be2 31. Be7 a6 32. Kg3 Bf1 $11 {Sermek,D 
(2510)-Kozul,Z (2585)/Radenci/1998/}) 15... h6 16. Nf3 Rfd8 17. Bd3 Be8 18. Qe4
Rxd3 19. Qxd3 Qxa2 20. Be3 Rd8 21. Qe4 b6 22. c4 Qa6 23. Rec1 Rc8 24. h3 Qb7
$14 {/<=>,Acs,P (2544)-Vachier Lagrave,M (2681)/Paks/2008/}) 11. Bxd5 exd5 12.
Nc3 Be6 13. Bf4 a6 14. exd6 Bxd6 15. Bxd6 Qxd6 16. Ng5 Rae8 17. Qd3 g6 18. Nxe6
Rxe6 19. Rxe6 Qxe6 20. Qf3 Rd8 $11 {Bojkovic,N (2368)-Hou,Y (2578)/Khanty
Mansiysk olw/2010/}) (10. a3 Qb6 11. Rd1 (11. Qe4 Na5 12. Bd3 f5 13. exf6 Nxf6
14. Qh4 Nb3 15. Ra2 Nxc1 16. Rxc1 Bd7 17. Nc3 (17. Bxh7+ $2 Nxh7 18. Qxe7 Nf6 {
/\Rf7-+}) 17... Rac8 $132) 11... Na5 12. Bxd5 exd5 13. Nc3 Be6 14. Bg5 Bxg5 15.
Nxg5 dxe5 16. Qxe5 Qc6 $11 (16... Rad8 $11) (16... h6 $6 17. Nxe6 fxe6 18. b4
Nc4 19. Nxd5 $1 Nxe5 20. Nxb6 Nf3+ 21. gxf3 axb6 22. Re1 Rf6 23. Re5 Rd8 24.
Rd1 $14 {Abhishek,D (2286)-Prathamesh,S (2407)/Mumbai/2009/})) 10... Nxc3 11.
bxc3 dxe5 12. dxe5 Qa5 {[%csl Ra2,Rc3] The most popular method with the Q
actively targetting both White's ק. After the older moves White usually
develops his initiative similarly as in Zhigalko-Iotov above:} (12... b6 13.
Qe4 Bb7 (13... Qc7 14. Bd3 g6 15. Bh6 Rd8 16. Rad1 Bb7 17. Qf4 {is analogous.})
14. Bd3 g6 15. Bh6 Re8 (15... Na5 16. Qe3 Re8 17. Bb5 Bc6 18. Bxc6 Nxc6 19. h4
$5 {׻}) 16. Rad1 Qc7 17. Qf4 Rad8 18. Rfe1 $13 {/+/=}) (12... Qc7 13. Qe4 {
usually only transposes after} b6 {-12...b6}) 13. Bd2 b6 $2 {[%mdl 8192] Hou
wants to develop both her Q and B actively, but this strategically sound idea
should fail tactically.} ({The usual} 13... Rd8 $142 {is stronger:} 14. Rfe1 (
14. Bd3 Bd7 15. Rab1 Rab8 16. Qe4 g6 17. Rfe1 Be8 18. Bc4 Qa4 19. Qe2 Na5 20.
Bd3 Bc6 21. Nd4 Qxa2 22. f3 Qd5 23. Kh1 Be8 24. Bh6 Nc6 $17 {Vajda,L (2526)
-Almasi,Z (2646)/HUN-chT/2006/}) 14... Bd7 $5 (14... Qa4 15. Bb3 Qg4 $2 ({
The Q only becomes an object of attack on the >>.} 15... Qa6 $142 $5 16. Qxa6
bxa6 17. Rab1 Rb8 $14 {/<=>}) 16. Bc2 Bd7 17. Rad1 Qh5 18. h3 Rac8 19. Kh2 $1
f5 20. exf6 Bxf6 21. Bg5 $1 $16 {Pavasovic,D (2607)-Erdos,V (2581)/Rogaska
Slatina/2009/} {/\} Bxg5 22. Nxg5 Qxg5 23. Rxd7 $1) 15. Bb3 Be8 16. Qe4 Rd7 (
16... g6 17. h4 Qc7 18. Qg4 Bf8 19. Bg5 Rd3 20. h5 Ne7 21. hxg6 Nxg6 22. Bf6
Bg7 23. Ng5 Bxf6 24. exf6 Qf4 25. Bxe6 Qxg4 26. Bxg4 Rxc3 27. Rad1 $36 {
Rabiega,R (2531)-Chuchelov,V (2598)/Bundesliga 0910/2009/}) 17. Rac1 Rad8 (
17... Qd8 18. Bc2 g6 19. Bh6 Rc8 20. Qf4 Na5 21. Ng5 Rc4 22. Ne4 Rd5 23. h4
Bxh4 24. Re3 Rd2 25. Rh3 Bxf2+ 26. Kh2 Rxe4 27. Bxe4 Nc4 28. Bg5 Qb6 29. Bf6
Be3 30. Qh4 h5 31. Qxh5 $1 $18 {Vajda,L (2582)-Zagorskis,D (2509)/Dresden olm/
2008/}) 18. Bg5 (18. Bc2 g6 {[%cal Rd7d2,Ra5a2]}) 18... h6 19. Be3 Ba3 20. Rb1
Bf8 21. Rbc1 Ba3 $132 {Godena,M (2537)-Vocaturo,D (2500)/Reggio Emilia/2009/})
14. a4 $2 {Tempting, but lets Black off the hook. Engines quickly indicate the
refutation} (14. Bb5 Bb7 15. a3 $1 Rfd8 16. Be1 $1 {[%cal Rc3c4] /\c4+-} (16.
Nd4 Rac8 17. Nb3 Rxd2 18. Nxa5 Rxe2 19. Nxc6 Rxc6 20. Bxe2 {Krasilnikov,E 
(2130)-Sadykov,R (2408)/Cheliabinsk/2004/} Rc5 $14) 16... Bxa3 {and White has
more than one way to win material:} 17. c4 (17. Nd4 Rxd4 18. cxd4 Nb4 19. Bd2
a6 20. Rfb1 (20. Bc4 $5 $18) 20... Qxb5 21. Qxb5 axb5 22. Bxb4 Bxb4 23. Rxa8+
Bxa8 24. Rxb4 $18) (17. Qc4 Rd5 18. Bxc6 Rc5 19. Qb3 $18) 17... Nb4 18. Nd2 {
[%cal Rd2b3,Rd2b1]} (18. Qe3 Nc2 19. Bxa5 Nxe3 20. fxe3 Bc5 $16) 18... Rd3 19.
Nb1 a6 (19... Rb3 20. Nxa3 Rxa3 21. Rb1 $18) (19... Rad8 20. Nxa3 Rxa3 21. Rb1
Ra2 22. Qe3 Rd3 23. Qf4 $18 {[%cal Re1b4,Rb5e8]}) 20. Bxb4 Qxb4 21. Qxd3 Bb2
22. Ra4 $18 (22. Ra2 $18) (22. Qd7 $18)) 14... Qc5 15. Be3 Qa5 16. Bb5 (16. Bd2
Qc5 $11) (16. Rfb1 Nxe5 17. Rb5 Nxc4 18. Rxa5 Nxa5 $44) 16... Bb7 17. Qb2 $146
(17. Nd4 Nxd4 18. cxd4 Rfc8 19. Rab1 Qc3 (19... Bb4 $1 $11) 20. Rfc1 Qa3 21.
Ba6 Be4 $2 (21... Rxc1+ $142 22. Rxc1 Bd5 $132) 22. Bxc8 Bxb1 {Acs,P (2538)
-Kilgus,G (2384)/AUT-chT/2010/} 23. Qf3 (23. Qb5 $5 Be4 24. Qe8+ Bf8 25. d5
exd5 26. Rc7 Bg6 27. h3 $40) 23... Qxc1+ $8 24. Bxc1 Rxc8 25. Ba3 $16) 17... a6
18. Bxc6 (18. Be2 Nxe5 19. Bxb6 Qd5 20. Bd4 Ng6 $11) (18. Rfb1 $5 {also
doesn't seem to give an advantage, but is more promising than the text move:}
Bc5 (18... axb5 19. axb5 Ba3 20. Qb3 Ne7 21. Bc1 Bxf3 22. gxf3 (22. Rxa3 Bd5
$17) 22... Qa7 23. Bxa3 Rfc8 $44 {/+/=}) 19. Bd2 $5 (19. Bxc5 bxc5 20. Bd3 Rab8
$11) 19... axb5 20. axb5 Ba3 21. Qc2 Rfc8 $5 (21... Qa4 22. Qxa4 Rxa4 23. bxc6
Bxc6 24. Nd4 Bd5 25. Rxb6 $14) (21... Ne7 22. Bc1 Qa7 23. Ng5 Ng6 24. Bxa3 $14)
22. bxc6 Bxc6 23. c4 (23. Rb3 Qc5 24. Qd3 b5) 23... Qc5 24. Be3 Qe7 25. Rxb6
Bc5 26. Rxa8 Bxa8 $44) 18... Bxc6 19. Qxb6 (19. Bxb6 Rab8 20. Rfb1 Qd5 21. Qe2
Qe4 22. Qxa6 Ra8 $44 {/=}) 19... Qxb6 20. Bxb6 Rfc8 $44 {[%csl Gc6,Ge7][%mdl
4096] _|_^^ Black has survived with only a slight scare and has full
compensation for the P after the Q swap.} 21. Bd4 Rab8 22. Rfd1 h6 {Hou is in
no hurry. Actually from a practical viewpoint the position is easier to play
for Black, as she has long-term compansation and White has no obvious
consolidating plan.} 23. Nd2 Bd5 24. Rdb1 (24. Rab1 Bg5 25. Rxb8 Rxb8 $44)
24... Bg5 25. Nf1 Bc6 26. a5 Rxb1 27. Rxb1 Bb5 28. Ng3 {Here the N will remain
out of play.} (28. g3 $142 Bd8 29. Nd2 (29. Ne3 $5) 29... Bd3 (29... Bxa5 30.
Ra1 Bd8 31. c4 $14) 30. Ra1 Rb8 31. c4 $13 {/+/=}) 28... Bd8 29. Ra1 {
Psychologically a difficult moment. Lahno possibly still harboured some hopes
of converting the extra P, but the text move is very passive.} (29. Bb6 Be7 30.
Bd4 Bd8 $11 {with repetition would have been quite a logical conclusion of the
game.}) 29... Bd3 30. f3 (30. f4 Rb8 (30... g5 $44) 31. Rd1 Bc2 32. Rd2 Bg6 33.
Kf2 Rb5 34. Bb6 Bxb6+ 35. axb6 Rxb6 36. Ke3 $132) 30... Rb8 31. Rd1 Bc2 32. Rd2
Bg6 33. Bb6 {Now White chages her mind and decides to bail out by returning
the P.} ({More reliable was} 33. Ne2 $5 Bxa5 (33... Rb5 34. Bb6) 34. Ra2 Rb5 (
34... Bc7 35. Rxa6 Bd3 36. Ra2) 35. Kf2 Bc7 36. Rxa6 Bxe5 $11) 33... Bxb6+ 34.
axb6 Rxb6 {[%csl Ga6] Black has a strong B and outside o^, so White has to
tread carefully.} 35. Rd8+ {White's position gradually starts to deteriorate.}
(35. Ne2 $142) (35. Kf2 $142 $5 a5 36. Ne2) 35... Kh7 36. Kf2 (36. h4 a5 37.
Ra8 Rb5 38. f4 Bc2 39. Ra7 a4 $15) (36. Ra8 $15) (36. Rd7 $5 a5 (36... Rb1+ 37.
Kf2 Rb2+ 38. Ne2 a5 39. Ke3 $11) 37. Ra7 $132) 36... a5 $15 37. Ra8 (37. Rd2
Rb5 38. f4 Bb1 $15 {/-/+}) (37. c4 Rb2+ (37... a4 38. Ra8 Rb2+ 39. Ke3 (39. Kg1
Bc2 {-37...Rb2}) 39... Rxg2 40. Rxa4 Rxh2 41. Ne2 $15) 38. Kg1 a4 39. Ra8 Bc2 (
39... Rb4 40. c5 Rc4 41. Ra5 $11) 40. c5 Rb1+ $1 (40... Rb5 41. c6 Rc5 42. Ne2
Rxc6 43. Nd4 $11) (40... Bb3 41. Ne4 $132) 41. Kf2 Rb5 42. c6 Rc5 43. Ra6 (43.
Ne2 Rxc6 44. Nd4 Rc5 {retains the extra P - this is why Black should lure the
K to f2 on move 40.}) 43... Rxe5 $15) 37... Rb2+ 38. Ke3 $2 {White sacrifices
material, but his <=> will be too slow.} ({The passive} 38. Kg1 Rb5 39. f4 Bc2
40. Kf2 $15 {is still unpleasant, but definitely more resilient.}) 38... Rxg2
39. c4 (39. Rxa5 Rxh2 40. Ne2 (40. c4 Rc2 $17) 40... Rh4 41. Nd4 Rh1 42. c4 Rd1
$17) 39... Rc2 (39... Rxh2 $5 40. Ne2 Rh4 41. Nf4 Rh1 42. Rxa5 h5 $17) 40. Kd4
$6 (40. Rxa5 $142 Rxc4 41. Ra2 $17) 40... Rxh2 41. c5 (41. Rxa5 Rd2+ 42. Ke3
Rd3+ 43. Kf2 Rc3 44. c5 h5 $19) 41... Rd2+ 42. Kc4 Rc2+ 43. Kb5 h5 44. Rxa5 h4
45. Nh1 {[%csl Rh1]} ({Desperation, but after} 45. Ne4 Bxe4 46. fxe4 g5 $19 {
Black's Ps quickly decide the issue.}) 45... Bh5 $1 46. Ra3 Rh2 $19 {פh1 The
rest is agony.} 47. c6 Rxh1 48. Rc3 Rb1+ 49. Kc5 (49. Ka6 h3 50. c7 h2 51. c8=Q
h1=Q 52. Qc4 Bxf3 $19) 49... h3 50. Rc2 (50. c7 h2 $19) 50... Bxf3 51. c7 Bb7
52. Rc3 Rh1 53. Kb6 Bc8 0-1

[Event "World Women-ch k.o."]
[Site "Antakya"]
[Date "2010.12.14"]
[Round "4.2"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Lagno, Kateryna"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B06"]
[WhiteElo "2591"]
[BlackElo "2522"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[EventDate "2010.12.04"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 139 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.01.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.01.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. Be3 a6 5. Qd2 b5 6. a4 b4 7. Nd1 d5 8. exd5 Nf6
9. Bh6 Bxh6 10. Qxh6 Qxd5 11. Nf3 Bb7 12. Ne3 Qh5 13. Qxh5 Nxh5 14. Ne5 Nf4 15.
f3 a5 16. O-O-O e6 17. Bc4 c6 18. Rhe1 Nd5 19. Nxd5 cxd5 20. Bb5+ Ke7 21. c4
bxc3 22. bxc3 Rc8 23. Kd2 Nc6 24. Nd3 Nd8 25. Rb1 Rcb8 26. Rb3 Bc8 27. Reb1 Rb6
28. Nc5 Rab8 29. Bd3 Rxb3 30. Rxb3 Rxb3 31. Nxb3 Bd7 32. Nxa5 Bxa4 33. c4 dxc4
34. Bxc4 Nc6 35. Nxc6+ Bxc6 36. h4 Kf6 37. Ke3 h6 38. g3 g5 39. hxg5+ hxg5 40.
Bb3 Ke7 41. Bc4 Kd6 42. Bb3 Bd5 43. Bd1 f6 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Women-ch k.o."]
[Site "Antakya"]
[Date "2010.12.16"]
[Round "5.1"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Koneru, Humpy"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2591"]
[BlackElo "2600"]
[Annotator "Hou,Yifan"]
[PlyCount "155"]
[EventDate "2010.12.04"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 140"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.01.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.01.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{This time we played against each other in the semi-finals again! (the last
time was in 2008)} 1. e4 {Kritz} e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 {A little surprise,
because Humpy had never played the Berlin Defence before, maybe she had seen
that my results against the Berlin are not good.} 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. Bxc6
dxc6 7. dxe5 Nf5 8. Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. Nc3 Ke8 10. Ne2 {Kritz: 'Es ist verständlich,
dass Weiß die Hauptvarianten der Berliner Mauer nicht spielen will. Der
Partiezug bringt jedoch überhaupt keinen Vorteil.'} ({Some days ago, in the
Asian Games, I played} 10. h3 {with Harika, then} h5 11. Bf4 {, finally we
made a draw in a opposite-coloured bishop ending.}) 10... Be7 {Kritz: 'Mir
gefällt dieser Zug nicht. Die Alternativen 10...Be6 und 10...h5 finde ich
besser.'} ({In fact it is because several days ago I happened to see saw this
game, that I chose Ne2 during the game. The other game continued} 10... Ne7 11.
h3 Ng6 12. b3 h6 13. Bb2 c5 14. Rad1 Be6 15. Nc3 Be7 16. Nd5 Bd8 17. c4 a5 18.
a4 c6 19. Nc3 Be7 20. Ne4 Rd8 21. Rfe1 Rxd1 22. Rxd1 Nf4 23. Ba3 b6 24. Nd6+
Kf8 25. Kf1 g5 26. Bc1 Kg7 27. Bxf4 gxf4 28. Nd2 Bxd6 29. exd6 Rd8 30. Ne4 f5
31. Nc3 Kf6 32. Ke2 Bf7 33. d7 Bh5+ 34. f3 Ke6 35. Ke1 Bf7 36. Ne2 Ke5 37. Nc1
Be6 38. Nd3+ Kf6 39. Nxf4 Bxd7 40. Kf2 Ke7 41. Ng6+ Ke6 42. f4 Rb8 43. g4 Be8
44. Nh4 fxg4 45. hxg4 b5 46. Nf5 bxa4 47. bxa4 Rb4 48. Rd6+ Kf7 49. Rxh6 Rxa4
50. g5 Kg8 51. Nd6 Bf7 52. Nxf7 Kxf7 53. f5 Rxc4 54. Kf3 Rb4 55. Rh7+ Kg8 56.
g6 {1-0 Efimenko,Z (2683)-Malakhov,V (2725)/ Khanty-Mansiysk RUS 2010/The Week
in Chess 830}) (10... Be6 {Kritz} 11. Nf4 (11. b3 Bd5 12. Nd2 c5 13. c4 Bc6 $15
{Schwarz steht schon besser!}) 11... Bd5 12. Nxd5 (12. Nd2 Rd8 13. c4 Be6 14.
Nxe6 fxe6 $132 {Weiß ist nicht entwickelt. Dazu hat Schwarz schon die d-Linie
erobert und hat gute Chancen, Dank der Schwäche des Feldes d3 die Initiative
zu übernehmen.}) 12... cxd5 13. g4 Ne7 14. Bf4 c6 $11) (10... h5 $5 {Kritz Das
ist ein Zug, der immer nützlich ist. Man wartet ab, was Weiß macht, und
entscheidet sich später, wie man die beiden Läufer entwickelt.}) 11. b3 a5 {
Kritz: 'Richtige Entscheidung! Es ist immer zugunsten von Schwarz, die
Bauernstruktur am Damenflügel so festzulegen, dass die weißen Bauern alle auf
weißen Feldern stehen.'} 12. a4 Be6 {Kritz: 'Grundsätzlich eine falsche
Entscheidung. Man sollte nach Möglichkeit versuchen, den weißfeldrigen Läufer
zu behalten. '} ({Another line is} 12... b6 {putting the bishop on the a8-h1
diagonal,} 13. Bb2 Bb7 14. Nfd4 Nxd4 15. Nxd4 Rd8 16. Nf5 g6 $5 {is almost
equal.}) (12... c5 {Kritz} 13. c4 h5 14. Bb2 Be6 $132 {Schwarz hat das Maximum
erreicht. Demnächst spielt er Rd8-g5 und fängt an, auf Gewinn zu spielen. Das
ist auch keine Überraschung, weil der Zug 10.Ne2 verdächtig ist.}) 13. Bb2 ({
At first I saw} 13. g4 $6 Nh4 (13... Bd5 14. Ned4 Nxd4 15. Nxd4 h5 16. g5 Rd8 {
is really ok for Black}) 14. Nxh4 Bxh4 15. h3 h5 16. Nf4 hxg4 17. Nxe6 fxe6 18.
hxg4 Rd8 19. Kg2 Rd5 20. f4 g5 {breaks through White's pawn chain, with
equality.}) 13... h5 ({Maybe she wanted to prevent g4, but maybe this is a
waste of time, actually she should play} 13... Rd8 $5 {first,} 14. Rfd1 h5 15.
Rxd8+ (15. Nfd4 Nxd4 16. Nxd4 Bc8 {better than the game; she can keep the two
bishops}) 15... Kxd8 16. Rd1+ Kc8 17. Nf4 Bd7 {unclear.}) 14. Nfd4 Nxd4 15.
Nxd4 Rd8 {Kritz: 'Das entstehende Endspiel ist wohl Remis, doch man sollte so
passive Stellungen in so wichtigen Partien vermeiden.'} (15... Bd7 $5 {Kritz}
16. Rfe1 (16. f4 Bc5 17. f5 Rd8 18. Rad1 Bc8 19. Kh1 g6 $1 {und Schwarz ist
wieder auf der Überholspur!}) 16... c5 17. Nb5 Bxb5 18. axb5 Rh6 (18... Kd7 19.
e6+ fxe6 20. Bxg7 Rhg8 21. Bc3 b6 22. Rad1+ Bd6 23. Re5 Rh8 24. Re4 $14) 19. c4
Kd7 $132) 16. Nxe6 fxe6 17. Rad1 {Kritz: 'Weiß macht alles richtig. Seine
besten Chancen liegen im Läuferendspiel.'} Kf7 18. g3 Bb4 $5 {A very
interesting idea.} ({But the simple} 18... g5 {is ok} 19. Kg2 Kg6 20. h3 Rhf8
$11 {White cannot improve her pawns.}) 19. Kg2 Bd2 20. Kf3 (20. f4 Rd5 21. Kf3
Rhd8 22. h3 Kg6 23. Rf2 Bb4 {with a drawing position.}) 20... Rd5 21. Ke2 Rhd8
22. c4 (22. f4 Kg6 23. Rf3 Kf5 24. h3 Bb4 25. Rfd3 Ke4 26. Re3+ Kf5 27. Red3)
22... R5d7 23. Bc1 {Kritz: 'Wichtige Wahl. Normalerweise ist das Turmendspiel
Remis, doch das Problem ist, dass es zum Bauernendspiel kommen kann.'} Bc3 (
23... Bxc1 $1 {Kritz Das Endspiel war Remis!} 24. Rxd7+ (24. Rxc1 $2 Rd2+ 25.
Kf3 R8d3+ $19) 24... Rxd7 25. Rxc1 Kg6 $1 {Ohne Angst kann Schwarz ins
Bauernendspiel gehen - es ist nicht nur ausgeglichen, sondern sogar gewonnen!
Der aktive König ist mehr als Kompensation für die schlechtere Bauernstruktur.}
26. Rd1 $4 (26. h3 {Bessere Spielweise.} Kf5 27. f4 Ke4 $1 $15 {Weiß hat keine
Chance zu gewinnen, eher zu verlieren.} (27... h4 $2 28. Ke3 hxg3 29. Rg1 $16))
26... Rxd1 27. Kxd1 Kf5 28. f4 g6 29. Ke2 Kg4 30. Kf2 Kh3 31. Kf3 (31. Kg1 c5
32. Kh1 h4 33. gxh4 Kxh4 34. Kg2 Kg4 $19) 31... c5) 24. Rxd7+ Rxd7 25. f4 g6 $6
{This allows White to reach the bishop ending. Kritz: 'Ein sehr schlechter
Zug! So kann man das Endspiel nicht spielen, obwohl es immer noch remislich
ist.'} ({A more active move is} 25... Kg6 $1 {Kritz: 'Der König gehört ins
Zentrum! Das ist wohl eines der wichtigsten Gesetze im Endspiel.'} 26. Rf3 (26.
h3 Kf5 27. g4+ hxg4 28. Rg1 gxh3 29. Kf3 Rd3+ 30. Be3 Bxe5 31. fxe5 Kxe5 32.
Rxg7 Rxb3 $11) 26... Bb4 (26... Bd4 27. Rd3 c5 28. Be3 Kf5 29. Kf3) 27. Rd3
Rxd3 28. Kxd3 Kf5 29. Ke3 (29. h3 Be1 $1 {what I missed during the game}) 29...
Kg4 30. Kf2 h4 {is totally equal.}) 26. Rf3 Bb4 27. Rd3 Rxd3 28. Kxd3 $14 {
Kritz: 'In dieser Stellung muss Schwarz den richtigen Aufbau finden. Die
ersten beiden Züge, die er macht, führen zu einer Verluststellung...'} Be7 29.
Be3 c5 $2 {After this move, Black has a bad bishop on e7, maybe she was afraid
of c4-c5, for example: Kritz: 'Diese Stellung ist nun verloren. Weiß hat es
sehr gut gezeigt. Eine Remisstellung entsteht, wenn man den Läufer auf b4 hält
und die Bauern nicht bewegt.'} (29... b6 30. c5 $1 Bd8 (30... b5 31. b4) 31.
Kc4 Ke7 32. h3 (32. b4 axb4 33. Kxb4 Kd7 $11) 32... Kd7 33. g4 hxg4 34. hxg4
Kc8 35. Kd3 Kd7 36. Ke4 {because Black's bishop has no waiting move; it always
has to stay on d8 to protect the b6-pawn, so White has good winning chances.})
(29... Bb4 {Kritz} 30. Ke4 Ke7 {Man wartet ab, bis Weiß seinen Plan am
Königsflügel realisiert.} 31. h3 Kf7 32. g4 hxg4 33. hxg4 Ke7 34. f5 gxf5+ 35.
gxf5 exf5+ $1 36. Kxf5 Ke8 $11 {Nun kann Weiß machen, was immer er will, er
kommt an der schwarzen Blockade nicht vorbei. Jedes Mal wenn er e6 zieht,
folgt Bd6.}) 30. Ke4 b6 31. Kf3 Bf8 32. g4 Be7 33. Kg3 c6 34. Kh3 Bd8 35. Bf2
$1 {That's why I didn't play h3 before.} Bc7 36. Bh4 hxg4+ 37. Kxg4 Kg7 38.
Bf6+ Kf7 39. Bh4 Kg7 40. Bf6+ Kf7 41. Kg5 b5 42. Kh6 bxa4 43. bxa4 Bb6 44. Be7
$2 {This plan is good, but the moment is not correct.} ({More accurate is} 44.
h4 $1 Bc7 45. Be7 {and we return to this plan, but already with one very
important tempo more. It will win easily.} Bb6 (45... Kxe7 46. Kxg6 Kf8 47. h5
Bd8 48. h6 Kg8 49. h7+ Kh8 50. Kf7 Kxh7 51. Kxe6 Kg7 52. Kd7 Bh4 53. f5 Kf7 54.
Kxc6 Bg3 55. e6+ Ke7 56. Kxc5 Kf6 57. Kc6 {White wins}) 46. Bd6 Bd8 47. h5 gxh5
48. Kxh5 Ke8 49. Bxc5 Kf7 50. Ba7 $1 Ke8 (50... Be7 51. c5) 51. c5 Kf7 52. Bb6
Be7 53. Kg4 Bf8 54. f5 Be7 55. f6 Bf8 56. Kh5 $18) 44... Bc7 $2 {Both of us
were thinking that this is the only move, but actually she should take my
bishop:} (44... Kxe7 45. Kxg6 Bd8 46. h4 Kf8 47. h5 Bh4 48. h6 (48. f5 Bg3 49.
Kf6 exf5 50. Kxf5 Kf7 51. h6 Be1 52. h7 Kg7 53. Ke6 (53. e6 Bh4 $1) 53... Bg3
54. Kd6 Kxh7) 48... Kg8 49. h7+ Kh8 50. Kf7 Kxh7 51. Kxe6 Kg8 52. Kd7 Kf8 53.
e6 Bf6 54. Kxc6 Bd8 55. Kxc5 Ke7 56. Kd5 (56. f5 Kf6 57. Kb5 Kxf5) 56... Kf6
57. c5 Ke7 58. f5 Kf6 59. Ke4 (59. Kc6 Be7 $1 60. Kb6 Bd8+ 61. Kb7 Kxf5) 59...
Be7 60. c6 Bd8 61. Kd5 Bc7 62. Kc4 Ke7 63. Kb5 Kd6 64. Ka6 Kxc6 65. f6 Kd6 66.
Kb7 Kxe6 67. Kxc7 Kxf6 {with a drawn position, but it is really difficult to
see all the way to the end during the game!}) 45. Bxc5 Bd8 46. Bf2 Be7 47. c5
Bf8+ 48. Kg5 Be7+ 49. Kg4 Ke8 50. Be1 Bxc5 51. Bxa5 Be7 52. Kf3 $2 {Actually I
thought that here White should win very easily, so I played very quickly; a
better move is} (52. Bc3 c5 53. a5 Kd7 54. h4 Kc7 55. h5 gxh5+ 56. Kxh5 c4 57.
Kg6 Bh4 58. a6 Kb6 59. Kf7 $18) 52... Kd7 53. Ke4 c5 54. Kd3 Kc6 55. Kc4 Bh4
56. Bd2 Bf2 57. h3 Bg1 58. Bc1 {Now both of us had only 2 or 3 minutes left,
so this made the game complicated. Here I again missed a good chance.} (58. a5
$1 Bf2 59. Bc1 Be1 60. a6 Bf2 (60... Kb6 61. a7 Kxa7 62. Kxc5) 61. a7 Kb7 62.
Ba3 $18) 58... Bf2 59. Bd2 Bg1 60. Kd3 Bf2 61. Be3 Be1 (61... c4+ 62. Kd4 Bxe3+
63. Kxe3 Kc5 64. a5 Kb5 $1 65. Kd4 Kb4 66. a6 c3 67. Kd3 Kb3 68. a7 c2 69. a8=Q
c1=Q 70. Qb7+ {White wins.}) 62. Kc4 Bb4 63. Bf2 Kb6 64. Be3 Kc6 65. Bg1 Kb6
66. Bf2 Kc6 67. Bh4 Bd2 68. Bg5 {Now I knew that I will win this game, I
prepare the h4-f5 breakthrough, Black's bishop has to leave the c1-h6 diagonal.
} Be1 69. Be7 Bf2 (69... Bb4 70. Bd6 Kb6 71. Bf8 Kc6 72. Be7 $1 Kb6 73. a5+ $1
Kxa5 74. Bxc5 {The black king is far away from the kingside.}) 70. a5 Be3 71.
Bg5 Bf2 72. h4 Bg3 73. a6 Bf2 74. h5 $1 gxh5 75. f5 exf5 76. e6 Bg3 77. e7 Kd7
78. a7 1-0

[Event "World Women-ch k.o."]
[Site "Antakya"]
[Date "2010.12.17"]
[Round "5.2"]
[White "Koneru, Humpy"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B95"]
[WhiteElo "2600"]
[BlackElo "2591"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "2010.12.04"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 139 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.01.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.01.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 e6 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Bg5 c5 4. Nc3 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Be7 6. e4 d6 7. Qd2 a6 8.
O-O-O b5 9. Bd3 Bb7 10. Rhe1 b4 11. Nb1 Nbd7 12. Qxb4 Nc5 13. Nb3 Qc7 14. Nxc5
dxc5 15. Qd2 c4 16. Bxf6 Bxf6 17. Bxc4 O-O 18. Qe2 Rfc8 19. Nd2 Be5 20. g3 Rab8
21. Nb3 Bf6 22. e5 Bxe5 23. Qxe5 Qxc4 24. Rd2 Bd5 25. Kb1 a5 26. Nc1 Qb4 27. c3
Qxc3 28. Qxc3 Rxc3 29. Nb3 Rc4 30. Nxa5 Ra4 31. Nb3 Rba8 32. Nc1 Bxa2+ 33. Nxa2
Rxa2 34. Re3 g5 35. Rd7 Ra1+ 36. Kc2 Rc8+ 37. Kd2 Rcc1 38. Rb7 Rd1+ 39. Kc2
Rac1+ 40. Kb3 Rd2 41. f4 gxf4 42. gxf4 Rxh2 43. f5 exf5 44. Ree7 Rh6 45. Rxf7
1/2-1/2

[Event "World Women-ch k.o."]
[Site "Antakya"]
[Date "2010.12.20"]
[Round "6.1"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Ruan, Lufei"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B12"]
[WhiteElo "2591"]
[BlackElo "2480"]
[PlyCount "146"]
[EventDate "2010.12.04"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 139 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.01.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.01.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. f3 dxe4 4. fxe4 e5 5. Nf3 Bg4 6. Bc4 Nd7 7. c3 b5 8. Bd3
Ngf6 9. O-O Bd6 10. Bg5 O-O 11. Nbd2 h6 12. Bh4 Qc7 13. Qc2 Nh5 14. h3 Be6 15.
Rae1 Nf4 16. Bg3 Nxd3 17. Qxd3 Rad8 18. Bf2 a6 19. Nh4 Nb6 20. b3 Rfe8 21. Qf3
b4 22. Rc1 bxc3 23. Qxc3 exd4 24. Bxd4 c5 25. Bxg7 Bf4 26. Nhf3 Rxd2 27. Nxd2
Bxd2 28. Qxd2 Kxg7 29. Qc3+ Kh7 30. Qxc5 Qxc5+ 31. Rxc5 Ra8 32. Ra5 Nc8 33. Rc1
Nd6 34. e5 Nf5 35. Kf2 h5 36. Rc2 Nd4 37. Rd2 Nc6 38. Rc5 Ne7 39. b4 Kg6 40. a3
Kf5 41. Ke3 Rg8 42. Ra5 Rg3+ 43. Kf2 Rb3 44. Rxa6 Nd5 45. Ra5 Ne3 46. Rc5 Nc4
47. Rc2 Nxa3 48. R2c3 Rb2+ 49. Kg3 Nb1 50. Rf3+ Kg5 51. h4+ Kg6 52. Rc7 Kg7 53.
Rf6 Kg8 54. Rf4 Rb3+ 55. Kh2 Rb2 56. Rc5 Na3 57. Rc3 Nb5 58. Rg3+ Kf8 59. Rg5
Nc7 60. Rxh5 Nd5 61. Re4 Kg7 62. Rg5+ Kh7 63. Rc4 Rb3 64. Rg3 Rb2 65. Rg5 Rb3
66. Rd4 Nxb4 67. Rg3 Rb2 68. Rc3 Nd5 69. Rcd3 Ne7 70. Rd2 Rb5 71. Re2 Ng6 72.
Rde4 Bf5 73. e6 Bxe6 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Women-ch k.o."]
[Site "Antakya"]
[Date "2010.12.21"]
[Round "6.2"]
[White "Ruan, Lufei"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B83"]
[WhiteElo "2480"]
[BlackElo "2591"]
[Annotator "Postny,E"]
[PlyCount "118"]
[EventDate "2010.12.04"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 140"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.01.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.01.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Be2 Be7 7. O-O Nc6 8.
Be3 O-O 9. f4 {This is classical Scheveningen system. Nowadays, this setup has
lost some of its venom, as numerous satisfactory lines have been found for
Black. The second player has a wide choice of moves, such as 9...a6, 9...Bd7,
9...Qc7, and also the continuation that now follows.} e5 $5 {This move leads
to an immediate clash in the centre and a change in the structure.} 10. Nxc6 {
Besides this, White has alternative options.} (10. Nb3 exf4 11. Bxf4 Be6 12.
Qd2 d5 13. exd5 Nxd5 14. Nxd5 Qxd5 15. Qxd5 Bxd5 16. Rfd1 Rfd8 17. c3 Rac8 18.
Rd2 Be6 19. Rad1 Rxd2 20. Rxd2 f6 21. Bd6 Rd8 22. Bxe7 {1/2-1/2 Alekseev,E 
(2700)-Svidler,P (2735)/Astrakhan 2010/CBM 137}) (10. fxe5 dxe5 11. Nf5 Bxf5
12. Rxf5 Rc8 ({In the event of a queen swap} 12... Qxd1+ 13. Rxd1 g6 14. Rf2 {
White retains some slight pressure.}) 13. Bd3 Bb4 14. Bg5 Bxc3 15. bxc3 Qb6+
16. Rf2 Ne8 17. Rb1 Qc5 18. Rxb7 Nd6 19. Rb3 f5 $1 $132 {1/2-1/2 Jakovenko,D 
(2671)-Alekseev,E (2639)/Moscow 2006/CBM 116 (45)}) 10... bxc6 11. Kh1 ({
The endgame after} 11. fxe5 dxe5 12. Qxd8 Rxd8 {is equal.}) 11... exf4 12. Bxf4
Be6 13. Bf3 {This move prevents the advance d6-d5.} Qb8 (13... Qb6 14. b3 Rad8
{has appeared in practice as well. To my mind Black has all reasons to be
satisfied.}) 14. b3 Qb4 15. Qe1 $146 {A sensible novelty. The queen is going
to g3.} (15. Qd2 Rfd8 16. Rad1 Rac8 17. Qe3 d5 18. Be5 Qa5 19. exd5 Nxd5 20.
Nxd5 cxd5 $11 {0-1 Svidler,P (2727)-Movsesian,S (2732)/Nanjing 2008/CBM 128 
(47)}) 15... a5 16. Rd1 Rfe8 $6 {A somewhat abstract move. It was the right
time to transfer the knight to e5.} (16... Ng4 17. Ne2 Qxe1 18. Rdxe1 g5 $1 (
18... Ne5 19. Nd4 Bf6 20. Bxe5 dxe5 21. Nxe6 fxe6 $14) 19. Bd2 Ne5 $11) 17. e5
$1 dxe5 (17... Qxf4 $4 18. exf6 Bxf6 19. Bxc6 $18) 18. Bxe5 {[%csl Rc6]} Rac8 (
18... Rad8 19. Qg3 Rxd1 20. Rxd1 Rd8 21. Rxd8+ Bxd8 22. h3 $14 (22. Bxc6 $2 Ng4
$36)) 19. Qg3 g6 20. Na4 $6 (20. Bxf6 Bxf6 21. Ne4 Be7 22. Nd6 Bxd6 23. Qxd6 {
is just equality for White, he can still fight for more than that.}) (20. a3 $1
{A computer like move with the idea of distracting Black's queen. White's
queen gets access to the f4-square. The following spectacular lines confirm
that Black's task wouldn't be easy.} Qxa3 (20... Qb6 $2 21. Qf4 Nd7 {[%tqu
"En","Can you spot the winning continuation?","","","d1d7","",5]} 22. Rxd7 $1
Bxd7 {[%tqu "En","Complete the picture.","","","f4f7","",5]} 23. Qxf7+ $3 Kxf7
24. Bd5#) (20... Qb7 $1 21. Ne4 (21. Qf4 Nd7 22. Rxd7 {Now this doesn't work.}
Qxd7 23. Ne4 Bf5 24. Qh6 f6 25. Nxf6+ Bxf6 26. Bxf6 Re6 {Even here White has
compensation, but not more than that.}) 21... Nxe4 22. Bxe4 Bf8 $14) 21. Be2 $1
Nd5 (21... Nd7 $2 22. Rxd7 $1 Bxd7 23. Rxf7 $1 Kxf7 (23... Qc1+ 24. Rf1 $18 {
[%cal Ge2c4]}) 24. Qf4+ Bf5 25. Bc4+ Kf8 26. Qh6#) 22. Ne4 {threatening c2-c4
followed by Qg3-f4 with mate on the dark squares. Therefore, Black's next move
is practically forced.} f6 23. Nxf6+ Nxf6 24. Bxf6 Bxf6 25. Rxf6 $16) 20... Nd5
$2 (20... Ne4 21. Qf4 f5 22. c3 Qxa4 $1 {The point.} 23. bxa4 Bg5 24. Bxe4 Bxf4
25. Rxf4 fxe4 26. Rxe4 Bd5 $11) 21. Bxd5 $2 {The turning point. This exchange
spoils all of White's initiative.} (21. Bd4 $1 c5 (21... Qb8 22. Qf2 $16 {
[%cal Ga4c5]}) 22. Bxd5 cxd4 23. Bxe6 fxe6 24. Qe5 Rxc2 25. Qxe6+ Kh8 26. Qe5+
Kg8 27. Qd5+ Kh8 28. Rxd4 $16) 21... cxd5 22. Bc3 Qg4 $1 {The exchange of
queens favours Black. The Pd5 is of little significance.} 23. Qxg4 Bxg4 24.
Rxd5 Bb4 25. Bxb4 axb4 26. Rd2 (26. h3 Bf5 27. Rf2 Rxc2 28. Rxc2 Bxc2 29. Rd4 {
is the clearest path to equality, but the move in the text is not a mistake.
Yet.}) 26... Bf5 27. Kg1 Rxc2 28. Rxc2 Bxc2 29. Kf2 Bd3 30. Re1 $6 ({Again,
White should hunt the Pb4.} 30. Rd1 Bb5 31. Rd5 Bc6 32. Rd4 $11) 30... Rc8 31.
Ke3 Bb5 32. Rd1 $2 {This mistake is already decisive.} ({White could still
hold after} 32. Rb1 $1 {followed by 33.Rb2 covering the 2nd rank.}) 32... Re8+
33. Kf4 Re2 $19 34. g4 {Other moves would not save him either.} Bxa4 35. bxa4
Rxa2 36. Rd4 Rxa4 37. h4 {Two extra pawns are enough for a win, but it's not a
trivial matter whenever Black's rook is passive.} Kf8 38. Re4 f6 39. Rc4 Ke7
40. Rd4 Ke6 41. Ke4 Ke7 42. Kf4 h6 43. h5 gxh5 44. gxh5 Kf7 45. Re4 Kf8 {
There is no point of going backwards, but this move doesn't spoil anything.} ({
The winning path is} 45... f5 $1 {At the price of a pawn transferring the rook
to an ideal location.} 46. Kxf5 Ra5+ 47. Kf4 Rb5 48. Re2 b3 49. Rb2 Kf6 $19)
46. Kg4 (46. Rd4 Ke7 47. Ke4 f5+ $1 {realising the same idea as in the game.})
46... f5+ $2 {The correct idea but a wrong interpretation of it.} ({It was
necessary to repeat the position by} 46... Kf7 47. Kf4 {and now} f5 {
transposes to the above-mentioned 45...f5 variation.}) 47. Kxf5 Ra5+ 48. Kg6 $2
{Missing the chance. The king goes the wrong way.} (48. Ke6 $2 Rb5 49. Rf4+ Kg7
50. Rg4+ Kh7 $19) (48. Kf6 $1 Rb5 49. Re2 b3 (49... Rxh5 50. Ra2 $1 Ke8 51. Ke6
Kd8 52. Kd6 Kc8 53. Kc6 Kb8 54. Ra6 $1 $11) 50. Rb2 Rb6+ 51. Ke5 Ke7 52. Kd4
Kf6 53. Rg2 $1 {[%cal Gg2g6] The key move that yields White a study-like
escape.} Rb5 54. Kc3 b2 (54... Kf5 55. Kb2 $11) 55. Rxb2 Rxb2 56. Kxb2 Kg5 57.
Kc2 Kxh5 58. Kd2 Kg4 59. Ke2 Kg3 60. Kf1 $11) 48... Ra6+ 49. Kh7 (49. Kf5 Rb6
$19) 49... Rb6 50. Rf4+ Ke7 51. Rf1 b3 52. Kg7 b2 53. Rb1 Ke6 54. Kxh6 Kf5+ 55.
Kg7 Kg5 56. Kf7 Kxh5 57. Ke7 Kg4 58. Kd7 Kf3 59. Kc7 Rb3 0-1

[Event "World Women-ch k.o."]
[Site "Antakya"]
[Date "2010.12.22"]
[Round "6.3"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Ruan, Lufei"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B17"]
[WhiteElo "2591"]
[BlackElo "2480"]
[Annotator "Moradiabadi,E"]
[PlyCount "150"]
[EventDate "2010.12.04"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 139 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.01.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.01.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 {Again! Ruan was doing ok with Caro-Kann in the previous game and
though Hou was surely not surprised, there was no reason to avoid it.} 2. d4 d5
3. Nc3 {No more Vera! In the previous report, I mentioned Ivanchuk's
contribution to help popularize it, but forgot to mention that 3.f3 is called
the Vera Menchik line in honor of the first women's world champion, Vera
Menchik.} dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nd7 5. Ng5 Ngf6 6. Bd3 g6 {An odd choice! We all have
seen e6 and its long theoretical battles through the reigning world champion's
masterful play with white. It seems to me that Ruan is not eager for another
surprise by her well-prepared opponent.} 7. N1f3 Bg7 8. O-O O-O {#At this
point I did not expect to find many interesting games, however, to my surprise,
this position occured in the game Sokolov-Spraggett in their Candidates Match
in 1988, as well as the recent Adams-Short played in the London Classic.} 9.
Qe2 (9. Re1 h6 10. Ne4 Nxe4 11. Bxe4 c5 12. c3 cxd4 13. Nxd4 Nc5 14. Bc2 e5 15.
Nb3 Qc7 16. Nxc5 Qxc5 17. Be3 Qc7 18. Qd5 Be6 19. Qc5 Qxc5 20. Bxc5 Rfd8 21.
Red1 b6 22. Be3 f5 23. f3 Kf7 24. Bb3 h5 25. Kf1 Bf6 26. Ke2 Ke7 27. Bxe6 Kxe6
28. a4 Rxd1 29. Kxd1 Be7 30. Ke2 Bc5 31. Bg5 Be7 32. Be3 Bc5 33. Bg5 Be7 {
1/2-1/2 Sokolov,A (2595) -Spraggett,K (2580)/Saint John 1988/Candidates}) (9.
Ne5 Nxe5 10. dxe5 Nd5 11. e6 Bxe6 12. Nxe6 fxe6 13. c3 Qd6 14. Bc2 b5 15. a3 a5
16. h4 Rad8 17. Qg4 b4 18. axb4 axb4 19. cxb4 Rb8 {1/2-1/2 Adams,M (2723)
-Short,N (2680)/London 2010/CB49_2010 (50)}) 9... h6 10. Ne4 Nxe4 11. Qxe4 c5 {
Ruan is following the steps of Banikas as in the game Kotronias-Banikas (2005).
} 12. Bc4 $6 {There is nothing really wrong with this move, but one can see
that Hou is not playing the most energetic.} (12. d5 $5 Nf6 13. Qh4 Qxd5 14.
Bxh6 Qh5 15. Qxh5 Nxh5 16. Bxg7 {is what was played by Kotronias and he
managed obtain an advantage by this point. Nevertheless, Qh5 is inaccurate and
instead Bg4 would keep things unclear.}) 12... e6 13. Be3 Nf6 14. Qd3 Ng4 {
#It is a risky decision, but Ruan is one point behind, and has to be willing
to take chances.} 15. dxc5 $6 {Another non-energetic move.} (15. Bf4 $5 cxd4
16. h3 Nf6 17. Be5 {with a slight, long-lasting advantage for white}) 15... Qc7
16. Rad1 Nxe3 ({Engines dare to enter the line} 16... b6 17. Qd6 Qxd6 18. cxd6
Nxe3 19. fxe3 Bxb2 {however with the pawn on d6, only White can push for the
win.}) 17. Qxe3 b6 18. Nd2 $6 {I cannot understand this move!} (18. Rfe1 {
is more appealing}) 18... Qxc5 19. Qxc5 bxc5 20. c3 Bb7 21. Nb3 Rfc8 {after
all the simplifications the position is about equal. What comes after is one
of those dramatic stories in chess!} 22. Na5 Rc7 23. Nxb7 $2 {Not having
gained a slight edge for the second time with white, and this time left in an
"arid" position, Hou Yifan creates lightning, except that it strikes her own
hut!} Rxb7 {#Ruan Lufei destroys White's queenside in just a few masterful
moves.} 24. Rd2 Rab8 25. Bb3 $6 {White will lose a pawn anyway, however with
b3 and keeping her rooks on the d-file she could create a long lasting
fortress.} a5 (25... c4 {would have been my alternative}) 26. Rc1 a4 27. Bxa4
Rxb2 28. Rxb2 Rxb2 29. Bd1 Rxa2 30. g3 Ra3 $1 {Excellent! Now the bishop is
going to have a very nice outpost on d4.} 31. c4 Bd4 32. Kg2 Ra2 $6 {#An
inaccuracy. e5 could have sealed the game. Then e4 would have been unstoppable
and black's pawn avalanche would have decided it. With regard to the bishop on
d4, do you remember what Botvinnik said?} (32... e5) 33. Rc2 Ra1 34. Bf3 Kf8
35. h4 Ke7 36. Bc6 g5 $6 {Meaningful but premature at this stage as the
reduction in material is in white's favor. The plan of f5 followed by e5-e4
could make Hou's day gloomy.} 37. hxg5 hxg5 38. g4 $1 {The best defence! Now
Black is unable to create a pair of pawns on f4 and e4, and instead must go
for the less effective f/g pair.} Ra3 39. Be4 Kd6 40. Re2 Kc7 41. Bh7 e5 $2 {
Simply very ugly! Now White's light squared bishop will crawl between Black's
pawns, which can no longer produce a pair.} 42. Be4 Kb6 43. Rd2 Ka5 44. Bd5 f6
45. Kf1 Kb4 46. Ke2 $6 {Returning the favor.} (46. f3 {this move would have
avoid the next move's tactic}) 46... e4 $1 {#This creates more problems though
I am not sure if it is enough.} 47. Rc2 (47. Bxe4 Kxc4) 47... e3 48. fxe3 Rxe3+
49. Kd1 Rg3 50. Rg2 Rh3 51. Re2 {#Though Black managed a breakthrough it is
still hard to say whether it is a clear win or not.} Kc3 52. Rd2 Rh4 53. Rg2
Kd3 54. Rd2+ Ke3 55. Re2+ Kf4 56. Re4+ Kg3 57. Be6 Rh8 58. Kd2 Re8 59. Kd3 Rxe6
$2 {It seems Ruan Lufei is disappointed and goes for a direct " win if my
opponent fails to find the defense" however in this case Hou simply finds it.}
(59... Rd8 60. Ke2 Rb8 61. Bf5 Rb2+ (61... Rb4 $2 62. Rxd4 $1 cxd4 63. Kd3 Kf3
64. Kxd4 Kf4 65. Kd5 Rb2 66. c5 Rd2+ 67. Ke6 Re2+ 68. Kd6 Rd2+ 69. Ke6 {
would be a draw.}) 62. Kd3 Rb3+ 63. Kd2 Rc3 64. Be6 {and Black has not
improved much.}) 60. Rxe6 Kxg4 61. Re4+ Kf5 (61... Kf3 {#} 62. Rxd4 cxd4 63. c5
g4 64. c6 g3 65. c7 g2 66. c8=Q g1=Q 67. Qf5+) 62. Re1 g4 63. Rf1+ Ke5 64. Re1+
Kd6 (64... Kf4 65. Rf1+ Kg3 66. Ke2 {would have been a draw as well.}) 65. Ke4
Bf2 66. Rd1+ Ke6 67. Rd5 g3 68. Kf3 f5 69. Kg2 Kf6 70. Kf3 Kg5 71. Re5 Kg6 72.
Rd5 Kf6 73. Kg2 Ke6 74. Kf3 f4 75. Kg2 Be3 {Another breath-taking game by the
two ladies.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Women-ch k.o."]
[Site "Antakya"]
[Date "2010.12.23"]
[Round "6.4"]
[White "Ruan, Lufei"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B81"]
[WhiteElo "2480"]
[BlackElo "2591"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "2010.12.04"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 140"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.01.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.01.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. g4 h6 7. h4 ({Lately,
the more positional} 7. h3 {has gained some popularity.}) 7... Nc6 ({From the
perspective of the next comment,} 7... a6 {seems to make some sense, but this
delays setting up the pressure against the d4-knight, allowing} 8. Bg2 (8. Rg1
$6 {would justify Black's play after} h5 9. gxh5 Nxh5 10. Bg5 Qb6) 8... Nc6 9.
g5 {etc.}) 8. Rg1 d5 $5 ({The typical answer is} 8... h5 9. gxh5 Nxh5 10. Bg5 {
With the b5-square undefended, queen moves would be effectively answered with
Ndb5, which more or less forces Black to retreat with his knight:} Nf6 {
, allowing a later Rg3, with an active position for White.}) 9. exd5 Nxd5 10.
Nxd5 Qxd5 11. Bg2 Qe5+ 12. Be3 Qh2 $5 {A relatively unexplored move.} 13. f4 $5
$146 {An interesting move, cutting the retreat of the queen to c7.} (13. Kf1 {
is a serious concession.} Bd7 $13 {Aseev,K (2556)-Morawietz,D (2374)/Cappelle
la Grande 2003/CBM 092 ext (1-0, 41)}) (13. Nf3 Qc7 14. c3 e5 15. Nd2 Be6 16.
Qa4 Be7 17. O-O-O O-O 18. Kb1 (18. g5 Nd4 $5 {[%cal Gb7b5]} 19. Bxd4 exd4 20.
Qxd4 Rfd8 $44) 18... Bxh4 $13 {Pugh,J (2570)-Nickel,A (2602)/corr 2007 (1/2,
32)}) 13... Bd7 $6 (13... Nxd4 14. Qxd4 Qxh4+ 15. Bf2 Qd8 16. Qxd8+ Kxd8 17.
O-O-O+ Kc7 18. Rd4 $44) 14. Qd2 Nxd4 $6 (14... Qxh4+ 15. Bf2 Qd8 16. O-O-O $36)
15. O-O-O $1 Bc5 16. Bxd4 Bxd4 17. Qxd4 $18 O-O-O 18. Qc4+ Kb8 19. Qe4 Bc8 20.
h5 Ka8 21. a4 Rd5 22. Rdf1 Qh4 23. Qc4 Rd7 24. a5 Qd8 25. a6 Qa5 26. Kb1 Kb8
27. axb7 Bxb7 28. Bxb7 Rxb7 29. Qd4 Ka8 30. Rf3 Rhb8 31. b3 f6 32. Rd1 Qb4 33.
Qe3 Rb6 34. Rd4 Qe7 35. Qd3 R6b7 36. Re3 Re8 37. Rd6 e5 38. fxe5 fxe5 39. Re4
Qc7 40. Rd5 Qb8 41. Rc4 Rf8 42. Kb2 Qe8 43. Rdc5 Qe6 44. Qe4 Kb8 45. Rxe5 Qf6
46. Rc6 Qf7 47. Rf5 1-0

[Event "World Women-ch k.o."]
[Site "Antakya"]
[Date "2010.12.24"]
[Round "6.5"]
[White "Ruan, Lufei"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B70"]
[WhiteElo "2480"]
[BlackElo "2591"]
[PlyCount "124"]
[EventDate "2010.12.04"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 139 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.01.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.01.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 g6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Bg7 6. Nb3 d6 7. Be2 Nf6 8.
O-O O-O 9. Bg5 a6 10. f4 b5 11. Bf3 b4 12. Nd5 Nxd5 13. exd5 Na5 14. Nxa5 Qxa5
15. Rb1 Bf5 16. Qe2 Qc5+ 17. Kh1 Qxc2 18. Qxc2 Bxc2 19. Rbc1 Rfc8 20. Rf2 Be4
21. Re1 Bxf3 22. Rxf3 Ra7 23. g4 Bxb2 24. Bxe7 Bc3 25. Re2 Rd7 26. f5 a5 27. f6
a4 28. Rc2 a3 29. Rf4 Re8 30. Rc4 Rdxe7 31. fxe7 Rxe7 32. Kg2 Re5 33. Rc8+ Kg7
34. Rc7 Rxd5 35. Rf2 Bf6 36. Rb7 Rd4 37. h3 g5 38. Rb5 Be5 39. Rb7 Bf4 40. Re2
Kf6 41. Kf3 Rd3+ 42. Ke4 Rxh3 43. Rg2 Re3+ 44. Kd4 Rg3 45. Rxg3 Bxg3 46. Rxb4
Bf2+ 47. Kd5 Bc5 48. Rb3 Kg6 49. Rf3 f5 50. gxf5+ Kf6 51. Ke4 g4 52. Rd3 Kg5
53. Rd5 h6 54. f6+ Kxf6 55. Kf4 Ke6 56. Rh5 Bb4 57. Kxg4 Bd2 58. Rh3 Bc1 59.
Rh1 Bg5 60. Rh3 Bc1 61. Rh1 Bg5 62. Rh3 Kd5 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Women-ch k.o."]
[Site "Antakya"]
[Date "2010.12.24"]
[Round "6.6"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Ruan, Lufei"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B15"]
[WhiteElo "2591"]
[BlackElo "2480"]
[PlyCount "157"]
[EventDate "2010.12.04"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 139 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.01.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.01.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nf6 5. Nxf6+ exf6 6. c3 Bf5 7. Nf3 Bd6 8.
Be2 Nd7 9. O-O O-O 10. Be3 Qc7 11. h3 Bf4 12. Nh4 Be4 13. Bf3 Rfe8 14. Re1 Bg6
15. Qd2 Bxe3 16. Rxe3 Nb6 17. Rae1 Kf8 18. b3 Rxe3 19. Qxe3 Nd5 20. Qc1 Qd6 21.
g3 Re8 22. Rxe8+ Kxe8 23. c4 Nc7 24. Qe3+ Qe7 25. Qf4 Kd8 26. d5 c5 27. Kg2 Qe5
28. Qd2 b6 29. b4 Na6 30. a3 Be4 31. b5 Nc7 32. Qe3 Bxf3+ 33. Nxf3 Qxe3 34.
fxe3 Ne8 35. Nd2 Nd6 36. g4 Ke7 37. Kf3 Kd7 38. Ke2 h6 39. Kd3 Ke7 40. Ne4 Nb7
41. Ng3 g6 42. Ne4 Nd8 43. a4 Nb7 44. Kc3 Na5 45. Nd2 Kd6 46. Kd3 Ke7 47. Ne4
Nb7 48. h4 Na5 49. Ng3 Nb7 50. Ne2 Nd6 51. e4 Nb7 52. h5 g5 53. Ng1 Nd6 54. Nf3
Kd8 55. e5 fxe5 56. Nxe5 Kc7 57. Nc6 f5 58. gxf5 Nxf5 59. Nxa7 g4 60. Nc6 Ng7
61. Ne5 g3 62. Ke2 Nxh5 63. Kf3 Nf6 64. Kxg3 Ne4+ 65. Kf4 Nc3 66. Kf5 Kd6 67.
Nf7+ Kd7 68. Nxh6 Nxa4 69. Nf7 Nb2 70. Ne5+ Kd6 71. Ke4 Nd1 72. Ng4 Nc3+ 73.
Ke3 Na2 74. Kd2 Nb4 75. Ne3 Ke5 76. Nc2 Na2 77. Ne1 Kd6 78. Nd3 Kd7 79. Kc2 1-0

[Event "World Women-ch k.o."]
[Site "Antakya"]
[Date "2010.12.24"]
[Round "6.7"]
[White "Ruan, Lufei"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B36"]
[WhiteElo "2480"]
[BlackElo "2591"]
[PlyCount "92"]
[EventDate "2010.12.04"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 139 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.01.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.01.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 g6 5. c4 Nf6 6. Nc3 Nxd4 7. Qxd4 d6 8.
Bg5 Bg7 9. Qd2 O-O 10. Be2 a5 11. O-O a4 12. Rac1 Be6 13. Kh1 Qa5 14. f3 Rfc8
15. Nd5 Qxd2 16. Bxd2 Nxd5 17. exd5 Bd7 18. Bc3 Bxc3 19. Rxc3 e5 20. Kg1 Kf8
21. Kf2 Ke7 22. Ra1 Ra5 23. Ra3 Rca8 24. Rc1 b6 25. Ke1 R8a7 26. Rd3 Rc7 27. b4
axb3 28. axb3 Ra2 29. Rd2 Rca7 30. Bd3 R7a3 31. b4 Rxd2 32. Kxd2 Rb3 33. b5 Ra3
34. Rc2 f5 35. Rc3 Ra8 36. Kc1 Kf6 37. Kb2 g5 38. Rc1 h5 39. h3 Be8 40. g4 Bg6
41. Rf1 Ra7 42. Kb3 Ra8 43. Bc2 Ra7 44. Bd3 Ra8 45. Bc2 Ra7 46. Bd3 Ra8 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Women-ch k.o."]
[Site "Antakya"]
[Date "2010.12.24"]
[Round "6.8"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Ruan, Lufei"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C61"]
[WhiteElo "2591"]
[BlackElo "2480"]
[Annotator "Hou,Yifan"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "2010.12.04"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 140"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.01.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.01.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{The last game, a very important game! In this situation I only had to manage
to draw.} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nd4 4. Nxd4 exd4 5. O-O Bc5 6. Bc4 d6 7.
c3 Ne7 8. d3 $6 ({I'd like to choose a solid line, but this is not good,
better is} 8. cxd4 Bxd4 9. Qa4+ Nc6 10. Bb5 Bf6 11. Bxc6+ bxc6 12. Qxc6+ Bd7
13. Qc2 {During the game I thought that this position is unclear, Black has
the pair of bishops. But actually there's not enough compensation for Black.})
8... O-O 9. Bg5 (9. Nd2 Nc6 {with control of the d4-square, Black is OK.}) 9...
Kh8 10. Nd2 $6 (10. cxd4 Bxd4 11. Nc3 {prepares to attack the d4-square,
because Black's bishop on d4 is really strong.} c6 12. Qh5 f6 13. Be3 Bxe3 14.
fxe3 Qb6 15. Qe2 {is almost equal.}) 10... f6 11. Bh4 c6 12. Qe2 d5 13. Bb3
dxc3 {This clears the position, but maybe first she should maintain her
position,} (13... Re8 $1 14. Qh5 Ng6 15. Bg3 Ne5 {is unclear, but I like
Black's position.}) 14. bxc3 d4 15. cxd4 Bxd4 16. Rad1 Ng6 17. Bg3 Ne5 18. h3
a5 19. a4 Qe7 {Maybe a waste of time.} (19... b6 $5 {prepares Ba6 to attack
the weak d3-pawn.} 20. Bc4 $1 {Sometimes the knight can go to b3 to attack d4.}
(20. Kh1 Ba6) 20... Ba6 (20... Qe7 21. Nb3) 21. Bxa6 (21. Nb3 b5) 21... Rxa6
22. Bxe5 fxe5 23. Rb1 {Black has an advantage, her bishop is better than my
knight.}) 20. Kh1 c5 $6 {Now I'm preparing f2-f4, so maybe she wanted to keep
the d4-square, but this move gives White some strong squares, like d5 and b5.}
(20... Be6 21. Bxe6 Qxe6 22. f4 Nd7 23. Nf3) (20... Bc3 21. f4 Nd7 22. Nf3 Bb4
23. Qe3 {All these lines are fine for White.}) 21. f4 (21. Rb1 {waiting first,
controlling the b-file.} Bc3 22. Bd5 $1 Bb4 23. Nc4 {to exchange the strong
knight on e5} Nxc4 24. dxc4 f5 25. f3 Ra6 26. Rfd1 {White has a slight
advantage.}) 21... Nc6 22. Nf3 Be6 23. Bxe6 Qxe6 24. Rb1 Qd7 25. Rfd1 Rfc8 26.
Rb5 Nb4 (26... Re8 $5 27. Rdb1 Nb4 28. Be1 (28. Nxd4 Qxd4 29. Rxb7 Qxd3 30.
Qxd3 Nxd3 {Black is better, the c-pawn is strong.}) 28... Ra6 {equal.}) 27. Be1
{Missing the first good chance.} (27. Nxd4 $1 cxd4 28. e5 Qc6 29. Bf2 {White
is better.}) 27... b6 $6 {A mistake, she should go back.} (27... Nc6 {still
equal.}) 28. Nxd4 $2 {A huge blunder.} ({Of course I should play} 28. Rxb6 Rcb8
(28... c4 29. dxc4 {what I missed!!} ({I only saw} 29. Nxd4 Qxd4 30. Bf2 cxd3
31. Qf3 Qc4)) (28... Qxa4 29. Nxd4 cxd4 30. Bxb4 axb4 31. Rb1) 29. Rxb8+ Rxb8
30. Nxd4 cxd4 31. Ra1 Qc7 32. f5 {White is a pawn up and clearly has the
initiative.}) 28... Qxd4 29. Bf2 Qd6 30. e5 (30. d4 Qxf4 31. dxc5 bxc5 32. Bxc5
Nc6 33. Bd6 Ne5 34. Bxe5 fxe5 35. Qd3 h6 {totally equal.}) 30... fxe5 31. fxe5
Qe6 (31... Qg6 $1 32. e6 Re8 (32... Rc6 33. e7 Re8 34. d4 {White is better})
33. Rxb6 Nd5 {This is almost equal, but Black doesn't have any winning chances.
}) 32. d4 c4 {She wants to make the position complicated, here if} (32... cxd4
33. Bxd4 Nd5 34. Qa2) (32... Nd5 33. Qc4 $1 {both are easy for White.}) 33. d5
{Now White has two passed pawns, much stronger then Black's c-pawn; this is
already a winning position.} Qf5 34. d6 Nd3 35. Bxb6 Re8 ({If} 35... Qd7 36.
Qg4 $1 Qxg4 37. hxg4 {White wins.}) 36. Qg4 Qf7 37. d7 Re7 38. e6 Rxe6 39. Qxc4
Qxd7 40. Rxd3 {A last trap} (40. Qxd3 $4 Re1+ 41. Rxe1 Qxd3 42. Rxa5 Rf8 43.
Rae5 Kg8 44. a5 {although this is a drawn position.}) 40... Re1+ 41. Kh2 Qe7
42. Qc7 {Finally I won, and also won the tournament!} 1-0

[Event "CHN-ch"]
[Site "Xinghua Jiangsu"]
[Date "2011.03.30"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Xiu, Deshun"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B36"]
[WhiteElo "2508"]
[BlackElo "2602"]
[PlyCount "209"]
[EventDate "2011.03.30"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 142"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.05.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.05.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. c4 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 g6 5. e4 Nf6 6. Nc3 d6 7. Be2 Nxd4 8.
Qxd4 Bg7 9. Bg5 O-O 10. Qd2 a5 11. Rc1 a4 12. f3 Be6 13. Rc2 Qd7 14. O-O Rfc8
15. Rfc1 Qd8 16. Nb5 Nd7 17. Kh1 Nc5 18. Qe3 Qf8 19. Rd2 Bd7 20. Nc3 Ne6 21.
Nd5 Nxg5 22. Qxg5 Bh6 23. Qxe7 Bxd2 24. Rd1 Be6 25. Qxf8+ Kxf8 26. Rxd2 Bxd5
27. Rxd5 Rc6 28. Kg1 Rb6 29. Rd2 a3 30. bxa3 Rxa3 31. Bd1 Ke7 32. Bb3 Ra5 33.
Re2 Re5 34. f4 Rc5 35. Kf2 g5 36. f5 Kf6 37. Ke3 Ke5 38. Kd3 Ra6 39. Rf2 h6 40.
Ke3 Ra3 41. Rd2 Ra6 42. Kd3 Rac6 43. Ba4 Rc7 44. Bb5 Re7 45. Ke3 Rec7 46. Rb2
Kf6 47. Kd4 Re7 48. Ba4 Rec7 49. Rb4 Ke7 50. Bb5 Kd8 51. Ra4 Re7 52. Ra8+ Kc7
53. Ba4 Rce5 54. Bc2 Re8 55. Ra3 Rc5 56. Rh3 Rh8 57. Bd1 Ra5 58. a4 f6 59. Bc2
h5 60. Bd1 h4 61. Rc3 Rha8 62. Rc1 R8a6 63. Bb3 Rb6 64. Kc3 Re5 65. Bc2 Kc6 66.
Rd1 Kc5 67. Rd2 Rb4 68. Bb3 Rxb3+ 69. Kxb3 Rxe4 70. Rd5+ Kc6 71. Rd2 Rf4 72.
Kb4 Rxf5 73. a5 Rf4 74. h3 f5 75. Kc3 g4 76. hxg4 fxg4 77. Rd5 Rf2 78. Rh5 Rxg2
79. Rxh4 g3 80. Rg4 Rg1 81. Rg5 g2 82. Kb2 Kd7 83. Rg3 Ke6 84. Rg5 Kf6 85. Rg8
Ke5 86. Rg4 Kf5 87. Rg7 Ke4 88. Rg6 Ke3 89. Re6+ Kf4 90. Rg6 Ke4 91. Ka2 Rc1
92. Rxg2 Rxc4 93. Kb3 Rc5 94. Kb4 Kd5 95. Rg5+ Kd4 96. Rg4+ Kd3 97. Rg6 Rc6 98.
Kb5 Kc3 99. Rg7 Rc5+ 100. Kb6 Kb4 101. Rg4+ Kc3 102. Ra4 Kb3 103. Rd4 Rh5 104.
Rxd6 Kc4 105. Kxb7 1/2-1/2

[Event "CHN-ch"]
[Site "Xinghua Jiangsu"]
[Date "2011.03.31"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Wang, Yue"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C42"]
[WhiteElo "2602"]
[BlackElo "2734"]
[PlyCount "111"]
[EventDate "2011.03.30"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 142"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.05.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.05.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. d4 d5 6. Bd3 Be7 7. O-O Nc6 8. c4
Nb4 9. Be2 O-O 10. Nc3 Bf5 11. a3 Nxc3 12. bxc3 Nc6 13. Re1 Re8 14. Bf4 dxc4
15. Bxc4 Bd6 16. Rxe8+ Qxe8 17. Bxd6 cxd6 18. Ng5 Bg6 19. h4 Qe7 20. Qg4 h6 21.
Nh3 Qe4 22. Qg3 Rc8 23. Qxd6 Nxd4 24. Bd5 Nb5 25. Qd7 Qe8 26. Qxe8+ Rxe8 27. c4
Nd6 28. c5 Be4 29. Rd1 Bxd5 30. Rxd5 Ne4 31. Nf4 Nf6 32. Rd4 Re1+ 33. Kh2 Re4
34. Rd8+ Kh7 35. g3 g5 36. hxg5 hxg5 37. Nd5 Ng4+ 38. Kg2 Kg7 39. Nb4 Rc4 40.
Rd5 Kg6 41. c6 bxc6 42. Rd6+ f6 43. Rxc6 Rd4 44. Rc3 Rd2 45. Nd3 Ne3+ 46. Kg1
Nd1 47. Rb3 a5 48. Kf1 a4 49. Ke1 Ra2 50. Rb4 Nc3 51. Nc5 Re2+ 52. Kf1 Ra2 53.
Ke1 Rxa3 54. Kd2 Nd5 55. Rxa4 Rxa4 56. Nxa4 1/2-1/2

[Event "CHN-ch"]
[Site "Xinghua Jiangsu"]
[Date "2011.04.01"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Zhou, Jianchao"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E05"]
[WhiteElo "2660"]
[BlackElo "2602"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[EventDate "2011.03.30"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 142"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.05.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.05.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 e6 2. c4 Nf6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 Be7 5. Nf3 O-O 6. O-O dxc4 7. Ne5 Nc6 8.
Bxc6 bxc6 9. Nxc6 Qe8 10. Nxe7+ Qxe7 11. Qa4 e5 12. dxe5 Qxe5 13. Qxc4 Be6 14.
Qc2 Bf5 15. Qd2 Rfe8 16. Nc3 Ne4 17. Nxe4 Qxe4 18. Re1 Bg4 19. Qf4 Bxe2 20.
Qxe4 Rxe4 21. Bf4 c6 22. Rac1 Bf3 23. Rxe4 Bxe4 24. Rc3 f6 25. f3 Bd5 26. Ra3
Bc4 27. Kf2 a5 28. Ra4 Bb5 29. Rd4 a4 30. g4 Re8 31. Be3 Re5 32. f4 Rd5 33.
Rxd5 cxd5 34. b3 axb3 35. axb3 Kf7 36. Bc5 f5 37. g5 Ke6 38. Ke3 Kd7 39. Kd4
Kc6 40. h4 Be2 41. b4 g6 42. Ke5 Bh5 43. Kd4 Be2 1/2-1/2

[Event "CHN-ch"]
[Site "Xinghua Jiangsu"]
[Date "2011.04.02"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Zhang, Ziyang"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C86"]
[WhiteElo "2602"]
[BlackElo "2442"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2011.03.30"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 142"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.05.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.05.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. Qe2 d6 6. c3 Be7 7. O-O O-O 8. Rd1
b5 9. Bb3 d5 10. d3 Bb7 11. Nbd2 dxe4 12. dxe4 Bd6 13. Nf1 Ne7 14. Ng3 Qe8 15.
Nh4 Kh8 16. Bc2 Qc6 17. Bg5 Nfg8 18. Nhf5 f6 19. Be3 Rad8 20. a4 Bc5 21. h4
Bxe3 22. Nxe3 Ng6 23. h5 Nf4 24. Qf3 Rxd1+ 25. Qxd1 Ne7 26. axb5 axb5 27. Qg4
Bc8 28. Ngf5 Nxf5 29. Nxf5 Bxf5 30. Qxf5 b4 31. Ba4 Qa8 32. cxb4 g6 33. hxg6
hxg6 34. Qd7 Qxe4 35. Bc6 Ne2+ 36. Kf1 Qc4 37. b3 Ng3+ 38. Kg1 Ne2+ 39. Kf1
Ng3+ 40. Kg1 Ne2+ 41. Kf1 1/2-1/2

[Event "CHN-ch"]
[Site "Xinghua Jiangsu"]
[Date "2011.04.03"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Bu, Xiangzhi"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2677"]
[BlackElo "2602"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[EventDate "2011.03.30"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 142"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.05.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.05.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. d4 Bb4 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Qa4+ Nc6 7. Bg5 h6 8.
Bxf6 Qxf6 9. e3 O-O 10. Be2 a6 11. a3 Bxc3+ 12. bxc3 Be6 13. O-O Rfb8 14. Qb3
Na5 15. Qb4 b6 16. a4 Qd8 17. Rad1 c6 18. Ne5 Qc7 19. Qb1 b5 20. Qa2 Nc4 21.
Nd3 Bf5 22. Nc5 Nd6 23. Ra1 Ne4 24. axb5 Nxc3 25. Qd2 Nxe2+ 26. Qxe2 axb5 27.
Na6 Qa7 28. Nxb8 Qxa1 29. Nxc6 Qa3 30. Qd2 Bd3 31. Rc1 Bc4 32. h3 Ra6 33. Nb4
Rg6 34. Qc3 Qa7 35. Ra1 Qe7 36. Ra6 Rxa6 37. Nxa6 Qe4 38. Nb4 Qb1+ 39. Kh2 Qf1
40. Qd2 Qa1 41. f3 Qb1 42. Nc6 Kh7 43. Nb4 Kg8 44. Qc3 g6 45. Qd2 h5 46. h4 Kh7
47. Nc6 Kg7 48. Nb4 Kh7 49. Nc6 1/2-1/2

[Event "CHN-ch"]
[Site "Xinghua Jiangsu"]
[Date "2011.04.04"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Yu, Yangyi"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B30"]
[WhiteElo "2602"]
[BlackElo "2652"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "2011.03.30"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 142"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.05.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.05.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bb5 g6 5. h3 Bg7 6. e5 Ng8 7. Bxc6 dxc6 8. d3
Nh6 9. g4 O-O 10. Qe2 f6 11. Be3 Nf7 12. O-O-O fxe5 13. Nd2 b6 14. h4 h6 15.
Nde4 Be6 16. Rdg1 a5 17. Kb1 a4 18. a3 Ra7 19. Qd2 Kh8 20. f3 c4 21. Ng5 hxg5
22. Qh2 Kg8 23. hxg5 Nh8 24. Qh7+ Kf7 25. f4 cxd3 26. f5 dxc2+ 27. Kc1 Bc4 28.
Rh2 Rg8 29. f6 exf6 30. gxf6 Ke8 31. Rd2 Qxf6 32. Ne4 Qe6 33. Nd6+ Kf8 34. Nxc4
Nf7 35. Bxb6 Qxc4 1-0

[Event "CHN-ch"]
[Site "Xinghua Jiangsu"]
[Date "2011.04.06"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Zhao, Jun"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E51"]
[WhiteElo "2580"]
[BlackElo "2602"]
[PlyCount "100"]
[EventDate "2011.03.30"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 142"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.05.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.05.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d4 Bb4 4. e3 Nf6 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 c6 7. Nf3 O-O 8. a4
b6 9. cxd5 cxd5 10. Ba3 Re8 11. Bb5 Bd7 12. Bd3 Nc6 13. Bd6 Ne4 14. Bxe4 dxe4
15. Nd2 e5 16. d5 Bf5 17. g4 Bg6 18. Nc4 Ne7 19. Bxe5 f6 20. Bg3 Qxd5 21. Nd6
Red8 22. Qxd5+ Nxd5 23. c4 Nb4 24. O-O Rd7 25. a5 Rad8 26. axb6 axb6 27. Rfb1
Nc6 28. Rxb6 Rxd6 29. Bxd6 Rxd6 30. c5 Re6 31. Ra8+ Re8 32. Raa6 Ne5 33. Ra7
Rc8 34. Rbb7 Kf8 35. h3 Rxc5 36. Rb8+ Be8 37. Raa8 Nf3+ 38. Kg2 Re5 39. Kg3 Re7
40. Ra4 Kf7 41. Rc4 Ne1 42. Rd4 Bc6 43. Rb6 Re6 44. Rc4 Bd5 45. Rxe6 Kxe6 46.
Rc7 g5 47. Rxh7 Nf3 48. Ra7 Nh4 49. Ra6+ Ke5 50. Ra5 Ke6 1/2-1/2

[Event "CHN-ch"]
[Site "Xinghua Jiangsu"]
[Date "2011.04.07"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Ding, Liren"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C10"]
[WhiteElo "2602"]
[BlackElo "2637"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "2011.03.30"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 142"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.05.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.05.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 dxe4 5. Nxe4 Nbd7 6. Nf3 h6 7. Nxf6+ Nxf6
8. Bh4 c5 9. Bc4 a6 10. O-O Be7 11. Bb3 O-O 12. Qe2 cxd4 13. Rad1 Nd7 14. Bxe7
Qxe7 15. Rxd4 Nc5 16. Ne5 Bd7 17. Nxd7 Nxd7 18. c3 Rfd8 19. Rfd1 Nf6 20. Qd3
Rxd4 21. Qxd4 Rc8 22. f3 Qc7 23. Qd6 Qxd6 24. Rxd6 Kf8 25. Kf2 Ke7 26. Rd4 Ne8
27. h4 h5 28. Rc4 Rd8 29. Ke2 g6 30. Bc2 Rd7 1/2-1/2

[Event "CHN-ch"]
[Site "Xinghua Jiangsu"]
[Date "2011.04.08"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Ni, Hua"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E05"]
[WhiteElo "2646"]
[BlackElo "2602"]
[PlyCount "131"]
[EventDate "2011.03.30"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 142"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.05.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.05.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Nf3 Be7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O dxc4 7. Qc2 a6 8. a4
Bd7 9. Qxc4 Bc6 10. Bf4 a5 11. Nc3 Na6 12. Ne5 Bxg2 13. Kxg2 Nd5 14. Rad1 Nab4
15. Bd2 Nb6 16. Qb3 Qxd4 17. Bf4 Qc5 18. Ne4 Qc2 19. Qxc2 Nxc2 20. Nd7 Rfd8 21.
Nxb6 cxb6 22. Bc7 Rxd1 23. Rxd1 Kf8 24. Bxb6 Ke8 25. Bc7 Nb4 26. Nc3 Nc6 27.
Nb5 Bb4 28. f4 f6 29. g4 Ke7 30. Nd6 Bxd6 31. Bxd6+ Ke8 32. Bc5 Rd8 33. Rxd8+
Kxd8 34. Bb6+ Kd7 35. Kf3 g6 36. Ke4 f5+ 37. gxf5 gxf5+ 38. Kf3 Ke7 39. e4 Kf6
40. h3 Kg6 41. Bf2 Nb4 42. Ke3 Nc2+ 43. Kd3 Nb4+ 44. Kd4 Nc6+ 45. Ke3 Kf6 46.
Be1 Ke7 47. exf5 exf5 48. Kd3 Kd6 49. Kc4 b6 50. Bf2 Kc7 51. Kd5 Nb4+ 52. Ke6
Nd3 53. Bd4 Nxf4+ 54. Kxf5 Nxh3 55. Kg4 Kc6 56. Kxh3 b5 57. axb5+ Kxb5 58. Bf6
Kc4 59. Be7 Kd5 60. Kg4 Ke6 61. Bc5 a4 62. Kg5 Kf7 63. Kf5 h6 64. Bd6 Kg7 65.
Ke6 Kg6 66. Kd5 1-0

[Event "CHN-ch"]
[Site "Xinghua Jiangsu"]
[Date "2011.04.09"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Li, Shilong"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E20"]
[WhiteElo "2520"]
[BlackElo "2602"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[EventDate "2011.03.30"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 142"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.05.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.05.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Nf3 d5 5. g3 O-O 6. Bg2 dxc4 7. O-O Nc6 8. a3
Be7 9. e4 Na5 10. Bf4 Nb3 11. Rb1 c5 12. dxc5 Nxc5 13. Ne5 Bd7 14. Nxc4 Bc6 15.
e5 Nd5 16. Nxd5 exd5 17. Nd6 Bxd6 18. exd6 Ne4 19. Qb3 Qf6 20. Rbd1 Rad8 21.
Qb4 a6 22. Rd3 Nxd6 23. Bxd5 Bb5 24. Bxd6 Bxd3 25. Bxf8 Rxd5 26. Re1 h6 27. Be7
Qf3 28. Qf4 Qh5 29. Bb4 Kh7 30. Bc3 Bb5 31. g4 Rg5 32. f3 f5 33. Re5 Qh3 34.
Re1 fxg4 35. Qe4+ Kh8 36. Kf2 gxf3 37. Ke3 f2+ 38. Kxf2 Rf5+ 0-1

[Event "CHN-ch"]
[Site "Xinghua Jiangsu"]
[Date "2011.04.10"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Li, Chao B"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B92"]
[WhiteElo "2602"]
[BlackElo "2646"]
[PlyCount "107"]
[EventDate "2011.03.30"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 142"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.05.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.05.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be2 e5 7. Nb3 Be7 8. O-O
O-O 9. Be3 b6 10. a4 Bb7 11. f3 Nbd7 12. Qd2 Qc7 13. Rfd1 Rfd8 14. Bf1 h6 15.
Qf2 Bf8 16. Rd2 Bc6 17. Kh1 Rdb8 18. Be2 Nc5 19. Nxc5 bxc5 20. b3 Qa5 21. Rd3
Rb4 22. Rdd1 Rd4 23. Qe1 Rxd1 24. Rxd1 d5 25. exd5 Nxd5 26. Nxd5 Qxe1+ 27. Rxe1
Bxd5 28. Rd1 Be6 29. Kg1 f5 30. g3 c4 31. bxc4 Rc8 32. c5 Bxc5 33. Bxc5 Rxc5
34. Bxa6 Rxc2 35. Bb7 Rc5 36. Rd6 Kf7 37. Rc6 Rxc6 38. Bxc6 Ke7 39. Kf2 Kd6 40.
Be8 g5 41. f4 gxf4 42. gxf4 e4 43. Ke3 Bd7 44. Bg6 Kc5 45. Bf7 Kb4 46. Bd5 Kxa4
47. Bxe4 fxe4 48. Kxe4 Kb5 49. Ke5 Kc6 50. f5 Kc7 51. f6 Kd8 52. Kd6 Ke8 53.
f7+ Kxf7 54. Kxd7 1/2-1/2

[Event "CHN-chT"]
[Site "Ningbo"]
[Date "2011.04.12"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Ju, Wenjun"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B23"]
[WhiteElo "2602"]
[BlackElo "2519"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[EventDate "2011.04.12"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "18"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 141 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.05.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.05.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Shandong"]
[BlackTeam "Shanghai"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CHN"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CHN"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Qxd4 Nc6 5. Bb5 Bd7 6. Bxc6 Bxc6 7. Bg5 h6 8.
Be3 Nf6 9. f3 e5 10. Qd3 d5 11. exd5 Nxd5 12. Nxd5 Qxd5 13. Qxd5 Bxd5 14. Ne2
f5 15. Nc3 Bc6 16. O-O-O Kf7 17. f4 Bxg2 18. Rhg1 exf4 19. Bxf4 Bc6 20. Be3 g5
21. h4 f4 22. Bf2 Be7 23. Nd5 Bxd5 24. Rxd5 Rad8 25. Rf5+ Ke6 26. Rb5 b6 27. a4
Bf6 28. a5 Rd5 29. Rxd5 Kxd5 30. axb6 axb6 31. Bxb6 Rg8 32. hxg5 hxg5 33. Bc7
f3 34. Kd2 g4 35. Bg3 Bxb2 36. Kd3 Bd4 37. c4+ Kc5 38. Rh1 Rg5 39. Rb1 Bf6 40.
Rb5+ Kc6 41. Rxg5 Bxg5 42. Ke4 Be7 43. Kf5 Bd6 44. Kxg4 Bxg3 1/2-1/2

[Event "CHN-chT"]
[Site "Ningbo"]
[Date "2011.04.13"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Zhao, Xue"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C95"]
[WhiteElo "2602"]
[BlackElo "2495"]
[PlyCount "113"]
[EventDate "2011.04.12"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "18"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 141 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.05.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.05.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Shandong"]
[BlackTeam "Beijing"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CHN"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CHN"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Nb8 10. d4 Nbd7 11. Nbd2 Bb7 12. Bc2 Re8 13. Nf1 Bf8 14. Ng3 g6 15.
a4 c6 16. Bg5 h6 17. Bd2 Nb6 18. Bb3 c5 19. d5 Bc8 20. Be3 Bd7 21. a5 Na4 22.
Qd2 Qxa5 23. Bxh6 Qd8 24. Bxf8 Rxf8 25. Ng5 Qe7 26. f4 Nh7 27. Nxh7 Kxh7 28.
Rf1 Qh4 29. Kh2 Qh6 30. Rf2 f6 31. Raf1 Nb6 32. Qe1 Kg7 33. Kg1 a5 34. Rf3 b4
35. Qf2 exf4 36. Rxf4 Qg5 37. h4 Qe5 38. h5 g5 39. Nf5+ Kh7 40. Rf3 a4 41. Ba2
b3 42. Bb1 Nc4 43. Bd3 a3 44. Bxc4 a2 45. Ra1 Bxf5 46. Rxf5 Qxe4 47. Qf1 Qe3+
48. Kh1 Ra4 49. Rf3 Qd2 50. Bxb3 Rh4+ 51. Kg1 Qxb2 52. Bxa2 f5 53. Bb1 Kh6 54.
Bxf5 g4 55. Bxg4 Rxf3 56. Bxf3 Qxc3 57. Qc1+ 1-0

[Event "CHN-chT"]
[Site "Ningbo"]
[Date "2011.04.14"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Huang, Qian"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E32"]
[WhiteElo "2394"]
[BlackElo "2602"]
[PlyCount "110"]
[EventDate "2011.04.12"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "18"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 141 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.05.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.05.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Chongqing"]
[BlackTeam "Shandong"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CHN"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CHN"]

1. d4 e6 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 Qe8 7. Qc2 d6 8.
Bg5 Nfd7 9. e3 e5 10. d5 f5 11. g4 h6 12. Bh4 g5 13. gxf5 gxh4 14. e4 Rf7 15.
Nf3 Rg7 16. Nxh4 Qh5 17. Ng6 Nf8 18. h4 Qg4 19. h5 Nbd7 20. Qe2 Qxe2+ 21. Kxe2
Nf6 22. Ke3 Bd7 23. Bd3 a5 24. Rac1 b6 25. b3 Be8 26. a4 N8d7 27. Bc2 Nc5 28.
Rcd1 Bd7 29. Rdg1 Kf7 30. f3 Rag8 31. Rd1 Ke8 32. Rd2 Kd8 33. Rdd1 Be8 34. Rd2
Bf7 35. Rdh2 Rh7 36. Rg2 Ncd7 37. Bd1 Ne8 38. Rb2 Ng7 39. Rg2 Re8 40. f4 exf4+
41. Kxf4 Nf6 42. Bf3 Bxg6 43. hxg6 Rhh8 44. Rgh2 h5 45. Rh4 Re5 46. Kg5 Ke7 47.
R1h2 Rf8 48. Rf4 Rh8 49. Rfh4 Rf8 50. Rf4 c6 51. Kh6 Nfe8 52. Rfh4 Kf6 53. Kh7
Re7 54. Rg2 Nxf5+ 55. g7 Nxh4 0-1

[Event "CHN-chT"]
[Site "Ningbo"]
[Date "2011.05.26"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Guo, Qi"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B19"]
[WhiteElo "2602"]
[BlackElo "2331"]
[PlyCount "108"]
[EventDate "2011.04.12"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "18"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2012"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.11.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.11.24"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Shandong"]
[BlackTeam "Jiangsu"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CHN"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CHN"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bf5 5. Ng3 Bg6 6. h4 h6 7. Nf3 e6 8. Ne5
Bh7 9. Bd3 Nf6 10. Bxh7 Nxh7 11. Qd3 Nd7 12. f4 Be7 13. Bd2 Nxe5 14. fxe5 Bxh4
15. O-O-O Bg5 16. Ne4 Bxd2+ 17. Rxd2 O-O 18. Qg3 f5 19. Nc5 Ng5 20. Nxb7 Qd5
21. b3 f4 22. Qg4 f3 23. Nc5 fxg2 24. Qxg2 Rf4 25. Qxd5 exd5 26. c3 Raf8 27.
Rhd1 Ne4 28. Nxe4 Rxe4 29. c4 dxc4 30. bxc4 c5 31. dxc5 Rxe5 32. Rd5 Re4 33.
R1d4 Rxd4 34. Rxd4 Rc8 35. Rd5 g5 36. Kd2 Kg7 37. Ke3 Kf6 38. Rd6+ Kf5 39. Rxh6
Rxc5 40. Kd4 Rc8 41. Kd5 g4 42. c5 g3 43. Rh1 Kf4 44. c6 g2 45. Rc1 Kf3 46. Kd6
Rh8 47. c7 Rh6+ 48. Kd7 Rh7+ 49. Kc6 Rh1 50. Rc3+ Ke4 51. c8=Q Rh6+ 52. Kb5
g1=Q 53. Qe8+ Kf4 54. Qf8+ Ke4 1-0

[Event "CHN-chT"]
[Site "Ningbo"]
[Date "2011.05.27"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Gong, Qianyun"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B30"]
[WhiteElo "2232"]
[BlackElo "2602"]
[PlyCount "108"]
[EventDate "2011.04.12"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "18"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2012"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.11.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.11.24"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Qingdao"]
[BlackTeam "Shandong"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CHN"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CHN"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Na5 4. c3 a6 5. Be2 Nf6 6. e5 Nd5 7. d4 cxd4 8. Qxd4
e6 9. c4 Ne7 10. Nc3 Nac6 11. Qe4 Ng6 12. O-O Qc7 13. Bf4 f5 14. Qe3 Nxf4 15.
Qxf4 d6 16. Rfe1 Bd7 17. Nd5 exd5 18. e6 Bc8 19. cxd5 Be7 20. Qxf5 Bf8 21. Qf4
Be7 22. Qf5 Nd8 23. Rac1 Qb6 24. Rc2 Qa5 25. Bd3 g6 26. Qe4 O-O 27. Rec1 Bxe6
28. dxe6 Nc6 29. a3 Rf6 30. Bc4 Raf8 31. Bd5 Rf4 32. Qd3 Nd4 33. Nxd4 Qxd5 34.
Rd1 Qe5 35. Rc7 Rxf2 36. Rxe7 Qg5 37. Qh3 Qxe7 38. Re1 Rxb2 39. Nf3 Rb5 40. Qg4
Rbf5 41. h4 d5 42. Qd4 Re8 43. Ng5 Qf6 44. Qb6 Rf4 45. Qxb7 Qd4+ 46. Kh1 Rxh4+
47. Nh3 Qf2 48. Rb1 Qf6 49. Qxd5 Qxe6 50. Qd3 Re4 51. Rb7 Re3 52. Qd4 Rxh3+ 53.
gxh3 Qxh3+ 54. Kg1 Qg3+ 0-1

[Event "CHN-chT"]
[Site "Ningbo"]
[Date "2011.05.28"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Harika, Dronavalli"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C06"]
[WhiteElo "2602"]
[BlackElo "2524"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "2011.04.12"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "18"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2012"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.11.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.11.24"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Shandong"]
[BlackTeam "Sichuan"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CHN"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CHN"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. Bd3 c5 6. c3 Nc6 7. Ne2 cxd4 8. cxd4
f6 9. exf6 Nxf6 10. Nf3 Bd6 11. O-O Qc7 12. Bg5 O-O 13. Rc1 Bd7 14. Bh4 Nh5 15.
Bb1 g6 16. Qd3 Rae8 17. a3 Bc8 18. b4 a6 19. Bg5 Nf4 20. Nxf4 Bxf4 21. Rcd1 Qg7
22. Bxf4 Rxf4 23. g3 Rff8 24. Ng5 h6 25. Nf3 g5 26. Rfe1 Re7 27. Rd2 Bd7 28.
Bc2 Ref7 29. Bd1 Rf5 30. h3 Qf6 31. Nh2 Qg7 32. Bg4 R5f6 33. Bh5 Kh8 34. Ng4
Rf5 35. Ne3 R5f6 36. Ng4 Rf5 37. Ne3 R5f6 38. Ng4 1/2-1/2

[Event "CHN-chT"]
[Site "Ningbo"]
[Date "2011.07.10"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Wang, Doudou"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C82"]
[WhiteElo "2602"]
[BlackElo "2182"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[EventDate "2011.04.12"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "18"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2012"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.11.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.11.24"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Shandong"]
[BlackTeam "Hebei"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CHN"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CHN"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Nxe4 6. d4 b5 7. Bb3 d5 8. dxe5
Be6 9. Nbd2 Bc5 10. c3 O-O 11. Qe2 Bf5 12. Bd1 Bb6 13. Nb3 Re8 14. Be3 Bg4 15.
Bxb6 cxb6 16. Qe3 Bxf3 17. gxf3 Qg5+ 18. Kh1 Qxe3 19. Kg1 Qg5+ 20. Kh1 Qe3 21.
fxe3 Nc5 22. f4 Rad8 23. Bf3 g6 24. Rfd1 Ne4 25. Kg2 Ne7 26. Kf1 Nf5 27. Ke2 f6
28. Nd4 Nxd4+ 29. exd4 g5 30. Bxe4 dxe4 31. fxg5 fxe5 1-0

[Event "CHN-chT"]
[Site "Ningbo"]
[Date "2011.10.26"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Shen, Yang"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E16"]
[WhiteElo "2443"]
[BlackElo "2602"]
[PlyCount "132"]
[EventDate "2011.04.12"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "18"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2012"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.11.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.11.24"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Jiangsu"]
[BlackTeam "Shandong"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CHN"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CHN"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb4+ 5. Bd2 c5 6. Bxb4 cxb4 7. Bg2 Bb7 8.
O-O O-O 9. a3 Qe7 10. Qb3 Nc6 11. Nbd2 bxa3 12. Qxa3 Nb4 13. Rac1 Ne4 14. Nxe4
Bxe4 15. Ne5 Bxg2 16. Kxg2 a5 17. Nd3 Rfc8 18. Rfd1 Kf8 19. Nxb4 Qxb4 20. Qxb4+
axb4 21. Rd3 d5 22. Rb3 Ra4 23. c5 bxc5 24. dxc5 Ke7 25. Kf3 Kd7 26. e4 Kc6 27.
exd5+ exd5 28. Ke3 Re8+ 29. Kd3 Re6 30. f3 h5 31. Kd2 Rh6 32. Ke3 h4 33. Kf4
hxg3 34. Kxg3 Re6 35. Kf2 Re5 36. Rc2 g6 37. Kg3 Re1 38. Kf4 Re8 39. Kg5 Re5+
40. Kf4 Rh5 41. Kg3 Rg5+ 42. Kf4 Rh5 43. Kg3 Rh8 44. Re3 Ra7 45. h4 Rb8 46. Kf4
Rb5 47. Re8 Rc7 48. Ke3 Rxc5 49. Rxc5+ Kxc5 50. Kd3 Kd6 51. h5 gxh5 52. Rh8 Rc1
53. Rxh5 Rd1+ 54. Kc2 Rf1 55. Rf5 Ke6 56. Rf4 f5 57. Rxb4 Rxf3 58. Rb8 f4 59.
b4 Ra3 60. b5 Kd6 61. b6 Ra2+ 62. Kd3 Rb2 63. b7 Kc7 64. Rf8 Rb3+ 65. Kc2 Rxb7
66. Rxf4 Kd6 1/2-1/2

[Event "CHN-chT"]
[Site "Ningbo"]
[Date "2011.10.27"]
[Round "14"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Pham, Le Thao Nguyen"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C24"]
[WhiteElo "2602"]
[BlackElo "2349"]
[PlyCount "171"]
[EventDate "2011.04.12"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "18"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2012"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.11.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.11.24"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Shandong"]
[BlackTeam "Qingdao"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CHN"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CHN"]

1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Nf6 3. d3 Bc5 4. Nf3 d6 5. c3 O-O 6. Bb3 h6 7. Nbd2 Nc6 8. h3
d5 9. O-O Re8 10. Re1 Be6 11. Ba4 dxe4 12. dxe4 Bd7 13. Nf1 a6 14. Ng3 b5 15.
Bb3 Na5 16. Bc2 Bf8 17. Nh2 Qe7 18. Ng4 Nxg4 19. hxg4 Rad8 20. Qf3 g6 21. Nf1
Be6 22. b3 Nb7 23. g3 c6 24. Kg2 Nc5 25. b4 Nd7 26. Ne3 Bg7 27. Rh1 Nf6 28. Qe2
Rd6 29. a4 Red8 30. axb5 axb5 31. f3 Qb7 32. Qf2 Ra8 33. Bb2 Rxa1 34. Rxa1 Nd7
35. Rh1 Qa8 36. Ra1 Qb7 37. Nf1 Nb6 38. Bc1 Rd8 39. Nd2 Ra8 40. Rxa8+ Nxa8 41.
Nb3 Bc4 42. Na5 Qa6 43. Qc5 Nc7 44. Qxc6 Qxc6 45. Nxc6 Kf8 46. Be3 Ke8 47. Bb6
Na6 48. Na5 Be6 49. Kf2 Bf6 50. Bd3 Bd7 51. Be3 h5 52. gxh5 gxh5 53. Kf1 Be7
54. Bf2 Bg5 55. Ke2 Nc7 56. Nb3 Bc6 57. Be3 Bf6 58. Na1 Kd7 59. Nc2 Bb7 60. Bb6
Ba6 61. Na3 Ne6 62. Bf2 Kc6 63. Bc2 Be7 64. Bb3 Nd8 65. Bd5+ Kc7 66. Kd3 Bg5
67. Kc2 Bh6 68. Kb3 Bg5 69. c4 bxc4+ 70. Nxc4 f6 71. Ka4 Bc8 72. b5 Nb7 73. b6+
Kb8 74. Kb5 Bh3 75. Bxb7 Kxb7 76. Na5+ Kb8 77. Bc5 Bd7+ 78. Ka6 Bc8+ 79. b7
Bxb7+ 80. Nxb7 Kc7 81. Na5 h4 82. gxh4 Bxh4 83. Kb5 Kd7 84. Kc4 Ke6 85. Kd3 f5
86. Nc4 1-0

[Event "CHN Masters (Women) 1st"]
[Site "Jiangsu Wuxi"]
[Date "2011.04.16"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Zhang, Xiaowen"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C05"]
[WhiteElo "2602"]
[BlackElo "2344"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "2011.04.16"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "8"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 141 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.05.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.05.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. f4 c5 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. Ne2 Qb6 8. c3
Be7 9. g3 cxd4 10. cxd4 f6 11. a3 O-O 12. Bg2 Na5 13. O-O Qb3 14. Qe1 Nc4 15.
Nc3 Nb8 16. f5 fxe5 17. fxe6 Bxe6 18. Nxe5 Rxf1+ 19. Kxf1 Bf6 20. Ng4 Kf7 21.
Nxf6 gxf6 22. Bf3 Nd6 23. Qf2 Nc6 24. Kg1 Ne7 25. Bf4 Nc4 26. Bh5+ Ng6 27. Bg5
f5 28. Re1 Re8 29. Nxd5 Nxb2 30. Rxe6 Kxe6 31. Nc7+ Kd7 32. Nxe8 Kxe8 33. Qxf5
Nd3 34. Qc8+ Kf7 35. Qf5+ Ke8 36. Be2 Qb1+ 37. Bf1 1-0

[Event "CHN Masters (Women) 1st"]
[Site "Jiangsu Wuxi"]
[Date "2011.04.17"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Shen, Yang"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C26"]
[WhiteElo "2602"]
[BlackElo "2443"]
[PlyCount "113"]
[EventDate "2011.04.16"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "8"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 141 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.05.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.05.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. g3 Bc5 4. Bg2 Nc6 5. Nge2 a6 6. d3 d6 7. O-O Be6 8. Nd5
Ba7 9. Bg5 Bxd5 10. exd5 Ne7 11. Nc3 Nd7 12. Kh1 O-O 13. Qd2 h6 14. Be3 Qb8 15.
Rae1 Ng6 16. f4 Bxe3 17. Rxe3 Re8 18. Ne4 exf4 19. gxf4 f5 20. Bh3 Nh4 21. Qc3
Kf7 22. Rfe1 Qd8 23. Nxd6+ cxd6 24. Rxe8 Qxe8 25. Rxe8 Rxe8 26. Kg1 Re2 27. d4
Nf6 28. Qg3 g5 29. fxg5 hxg5 30. Kf1 Rd2 31. Qxg5 Rd1+ 32. Ke2 Re1+ 33. Kd3
Rd1+ 34. Ke2 Re1+ 35. Kd3 Rd1+ 36. Kc4 Rxd4+ 37. Kb3 Nf3 38. Qxf5 Nd2+ 39. Kc3
Rxd5 40. Qe6+ Kg6 41. Qxd5 Nxd5+ 42. Kxd2 b6 43. c4 Ne7 44. b4 Kf6 45. Kc3 Ke5
46. Bg2 a5 47. h4 Kf4 48. h5 Kg5 49. Bf3 Nf5 50. bxa5 bxa5 51. Kb2 Nd4 52. Bd1
Nc6 53. Kb3 Nb4 54. Be2 d5 55. c5 d4 56. a3 Nc6 57. Kc4 1-0

[Event "CHN Masters (Women) 1st"]
[Site "Jiangsu Wuxi"]
[Date "2011.04.18"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Huang, Qian"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E37"]
[WhiteElo "2394"]
[BlackElo "2602"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[EventDate "2011.04.16"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "8"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 141 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.05.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.05.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 e6 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 d5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 Ne4 7. Qc2 c5 8.
dxc5 Nc6 9. e3 Qa5+ 10. Bd2 Nxd2 11. Qxd2 dxc4 12. Bxc4 Qxc5 13. Rc1 Qe7 14.
Nf3 O-O 15. Bd3 Rd8 16. Qc2 h6 17. O-O Bd7 18. Qc5 Rac8 19. Qxe7 Nxe7 20. Be4
Bc6 21. Bxc6 Nxc6 22. Rfd1 Kf8 23. Kf1 Rxd1+ 24. Rxd1 Na5 25. b4 Nc4 26. Rd7
Rb8 27. Rc7 Nd6 28. Rd7 Nc4 29. Rc7 Nd6 30. Rd7 Nc4 31. Rc7 Nd6 32. Rd7 Nc4
1/2-1/2

[Event "CHN Masters (Women) 1st"]
[Site "Jiangsu Wuxi"]
[Date "2011.04.19"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Ju, Wenjun"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B92"]
[WhiteElo "2602"]
[BlackElo "2519"]
[PlyCount "125"]
[EventDate "2011.04.16"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "8"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 141 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.05.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.05.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be2 e5 7. Nb3 Be7 8. Bg5
Be6 9. Bxf6 Bxf6 10. Qd3 Nc6 11. O-O-O Qb6 12. Qxd6 Be7 13. Nd5 Bxd5 14. Qxd5
O-O 15. Qd2 Qxf2 16. Bc4 Qxd2+ 17. Nxd2 Rac8 18. Kb1 b5 19. Bd5 Rc7 20. Nf3
Rfc8 21. Rhf1 Bf6 22. c3 h5 23. Rf2 Na5 24. Nd2 Nb7 25. Nf1 Nd6 26. Ne3 a5 27.
a3 Rb8 28. Rd3 Bh4 29. Rf1 g6 30. g4 hxg4 31. Nxg4 Kg7 32. Nxe5 Re8 33. Nc6
Nxe4 34. Nxa5 f5 35. Nb3 Nc5 36. Nxc5 Rxc5 37. Bf3 Kf6 38. Kc2 g5 39. h3 Rce5
40. Bg4 f4 41. Rfd1 R8e7 42. Rd6+ Kg7 43. R1d5 Re3 44. Rd7 Rxd7 45. Rxd7+ Kf6
46. Rd6+ Ke7 47. Rd5 f3 48. Rd3 Rxd3 49. Kxd3 f2 50. Be2 Kd6 51. Ke4 Kc5 52.
Kf3 Kb6 53. Bf1 Ka5 54. b3 Kb6 55. b4 Kc6 56. Kg4 Kb6 57. c4 bxc4 58. Bxc4 f1=Q
59. Bxf1 Kc6 60. a4 Kc7 61. a5 Kb7 62. b5 Ka7 63. Bg2 1-0

[Event "CHN Masters (Women) 1st"]
[Site "Jiangsu Wuxi"]
[Date "2011.04.20"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Wang, Yu A"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B81"]
[WhiteElo "2398"]
[BlackElo "2602"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2011.04.16"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "8"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 141 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.05.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.05.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. g4 h6 7. h4 a6 8. Rg1 d5
9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Nxd5 Qxd5 11. Be3 Be7 12. h5 Nd7 13. Bg2 Qc4 14. Qe2 Ne5 15.
Qxc4 Nxc4 16. Bc1 Bf6 17. c3 Rb8 18. b3 Ne5 19. Be4 b5 20. f4 Nd7 21. Be3 Bb7
22. Bxb7 Rxb7 23. Ke2 Nb6 24. Rac1 Nd5 25. c4 bxc4 26. Rxc4 Kd7 27. Rgc1 g6 28.
hxg6 fxg6 29. Kf3 Rf8 30. Ne2 g5 31. Rd1 gxf4 32. Bxf4 Bg5 33. Kg3 Ke7 34.
Bxg5+ hxg5 35. Re4 Nf6 36. Re5 Rb5 37. Re3 Nd5 38. Re4 Nf6 39. Re3 Nd5 40. Re4
Nf6 1/2-1/2

[Event "CHN Masters (Women) 1st"]
[Site "Jiangsu Wuxi"]
[Date "2011.04.22"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Gu, Xiaobing"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B26"]
[WhiteElo "2602"]
[BlackElo "2369"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "2011.04.16"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "8"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 141 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.05.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.05.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Ne2 Nf6 3. Nbc3 d6 4. g3 g6 5. Bg2 Bg7 6. d3 Nc6 7. h3 Rb8 8. Be3
b5 9. Qd2 O-O 10. O-O b4 11. Nd1 e5 12. f4 Nd4 13. f5 Nh5 14. Bf2 gxf5 15. exf5
Nxe2+ 16. Qxe2 Nf6 17. g4 h6 18. Bh4 Bb7 19. Ne3 d5 20. g5 hxg5 21. Bxg5 Re8
22. Ng4 Qd6 23. Nxf6+ Bxf6 24. Bh6 e4 25. Qh5 Be5 26. Rf4 Bxf4 27. Qg4+ Qg6 28.
fxg6 Bxh6 29. gxf7+ Kxf7 30. Rf1+ Ke7 31. Qh4+ 1-0

[Event "CHN Masters (Women) 1st"]
[Site "Jiangsu Wuxi"]
[Date "2011.04.23"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Ding, Yixin"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B85"]
[WhiteElo "2376"]
[BlackElo "2602"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "2011.04.16"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "8"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 141 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.05.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.05.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be2 e6 7. O-O Be7 8. f4
Qc7 9. a4 O-O 10. Kh1 Nc6 11. Be3 Re8 12. Qe1 Nxd4 13. Bxd4 e5 14. fxe5 dxe5
15. Qg3 Bd8 16. Be3 Kh8 17. Bg5 Be6 18. Rf2 Qb6 19. Rd1 Qxb2 20. Rxd8 Raxd8 21.
Rxf6 Rc8 22. Nd1 Qxc2 23. Rf2 Qxe4 24. h4 f6 25. Be3 f5 26. Bd2 Qxa4 27. Bc3 f4
28. Qg5 Qd7 29. Bxe5 Bf5 30. Qxf4 Rc5 31. Bc3 Be6 32. Bg4 h5 33. Qh6+ Kg8 34.
Bxg7 1-0

[Event "CHN Masters (Women) 1st"]
[Site "Jiangsu Wuxi"]
[Date "2011.04.24"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Tan, Zhongyi"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C26"]
[WhiteElo "2602"]
[BlackElo "2428"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "2011.04.16"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "8"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 141 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.05.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.05.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. g3 Bb4 4. Bg2 O-O 5. Nge2 d6 6. h3 c6 7. d4 exd4 8. Qxd4
Bc5 9. Qd1 Re8 10. O-O Na6 11. g4 Be6 12. Bg5 Qe7 13. Qc1 h6 14. Bh4 Bc4 15.
Re1 d5 16. exd5 cxd5 17. Qd2 Qd6 18. Ng3 Qb6 19. b3 Bb4 20. a3 Ba5 21. b4 Nxb4
22. axb4 Bxb4 23. Reb1 a5 24. Na4 Qc6 25. c3 Be7 26. Nb6 Rad8 27. Nxc4 Qxc4 28.
Nf5 Bc5 29. Re1 1-0

[Event "CHN Masters (Women) 1st"]
[Site "Jiangsu Wuxi"]
[Date "2011.04.25"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Zhao, Xue"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E37"]
[WhiteElo "2495"]
[BlackElo "2602"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2011.04.16"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "8"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 141 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.05.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.05.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 e6 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 d5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 Ne4 7. Qc2 c5 8.
dxc5 Nc6 9. Nf3 Qa5+ 10. Bd2 Qxc5 11. e3 Nxd2 12. Qxd2 dxc4 13. Qc3 Qa5 14.
Bxc4 Qxc3+ 15. bxc3 Ke7 16. Ke2 b6 17. Bb5 Bb7 18. Bxc6 Bxc6 19. c4 Rac8 20.
Nd2 b5 21. cxb5 Bxb5+ 22. Kf3 Rhd8 23. Nb3 Rc3 24. Na5 Ba4 25. Rhc1 Bc2 26. Kg3
Rd5 27. Ra2 Rg5+ 28. Kf4 Rgc5 29. Rb2 g5+ 30. Kg3 Be4 31. Rxc3 Rxc3 32. a4 Bd5
33. h4 gxh4+ 34. Kh3 f5 35. Rb4 Rc5 36. Nb7 Rc4 37. Rxc4 Bxc4 38. Kxh4 Kd7 39.
a5 Kc7 40. Nc5 Kc6 0-1

[Event "Asia-ch"]
[Site "Mashhad"]
[Date "2011.05.02"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Yu, Ruiyuan"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B41"]
[WhiteElo "2431"]
[BlackElo "2612"]
[PlyCount "105"]
[EventDate "2011.05.02"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "IRI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 142"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.05.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.05.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. c4 Nf6 6. Nc3 Bb4 7. Qc2 Qc7 8. a3
Bc5 9. Nb3 Be7 10. Be2 b6 11. Be3 Bb7 12. Rc1 d6 13. O-O Nbd7 14. f3 O-O 15.
Rfd1 Rac8 16. Qd2 Qb8 17. Kh1 Rfd8 18. Bf1 Bf8 19. Nd4 Qa8 20. Qf2 d5 21. cxd5
exd5 22. exd5 Nxd5 23. Nxd5 Bxd5 24. Rxc8 Qxc8 25. Nf5 Nc5 26. Qh4 f6 27. Bxc5
bxc5 28. Qg4 Kh8 29. Ne3 Qa8 30. Nxd5 Rxd5 31. Rxd5 Qxd5 32. Qc8 Qd6 33. Qxa6
g6 34. a4 Qe5 35. Qe6 Qc7 36. Qe8 Kg7 37. Bc4 Bd6 38. g3 Kh6 39. Qe3+ Kg7 40.
Qe8 Kh6 41. b3 Qb8 42. Qe3+ Kg7 43. a5 Qa7 44. Qe6 Be5 45. a6 Kh6 46. Kg2 g5
47. Qe8 Bd6 48. Qd8 Be7 49. Qd3 Kg7 50. Qd5 Kh6 51. Qf5 Bd8 52. Bd3 Qe7 53.
Qh3+ 1-0

[Event "Asia-ch"]
[Site "Mashhad"]
[Date "2011.05.03"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Pourramezanali, Amirreza"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C18"]
[WhiteElo "2612"]
[BlackElo "2330"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[EventDate "2011.05.02"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "IRI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 142"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.05.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.05.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 Ne7 7. h4 Qc7 8. Bd2
b6 9. h5 h6 10. Qg4 Nf5 11. Bd3 O-O 12. Qh3 cxd4 13. g4 dxc3 14. Bf4 Nd4 15. g5
hxg5 16. h6 g6 17. h7+ Kh8 18. Bxg5 Qxe5+ 19. Qe3 f6 20. Bh6 Rd8 21. Nh3 Ba6
22. Nf4 Bxd3 23. cxd3 Kxh7 24. Rc1 Nd7 25. Rxc3 Rdc8 26. Ne2 Rxc3 27. Bf4+ Kg7
28. Bxe5 Nc2+ 29. Kd2 Nxe3 30. Bxc3 Nf5 31. Nf4 Re8 32. Rg1 d4 33. Bb2 g5 34.
Ne2 e5 35. f4 exf4 36. Nxf4 Ne5 37. Rg2 Nf3+ 38. Kc1 Re1+ 0-1

[Event "Asia-ch"]
[Site "Mashhad"]
[Date "2011.05.04"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Noroozi, Omid"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A35"]
[WhiteElo "2340"]
[BlackElo "2612"]
[PlyCount "117"]
[EventDate "2011.05.02"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "IRI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 142"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.05.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.05.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nd4 4. Ng1 Nc6 5. Nf3 g6 6. e3 Bg7 7. d4 d6 8. d5
Na5 9. Bd3 Nf6 10. O-O O-O 11. e4 e5 12. h3 b6 13. Bg5 Qe8 14. Qd2 Nh5 15. g4
Nf6 16. Nh4 Kh8 17. f4 exf4 18. Bxf4 Nb7 19. Qh2 Nd7 20. Nb5 Ne5 21. Be2 f6 22.
Nf3 Qe7 23. Rae1 Bd7 24. Nc3 Rae8 25. Qg3 Nd8 26. Nxe5 dxe5 27. Bd2 Nf7 28. h4
Nd6 29. Bd3 f5 30. exf5 gxf5 31. g5 e4 32. Bf4 Be5 33. Be2 Qg7 34. Nd1 Rg8 35.
Ne3 h6 36. Kh2 hxg5 37. hxg5 Qh7+ 38. Kg2 Bxf4 39. Qxf4 Qe7 40. Rh1+ Kg7 41.
Rh7+ Kxh7 42. Qh4+ Kg7 43. Qh6+ Kf7 44. Bh5+ Rg6 45. Bxg6+ Kg8 46. Bxe8 Nxe8
47. Rh1 Qe5 48. Qh7+ Kf8 49. Qh8+ Qxh8 50. Rxh8+ Kg7 51. Rh6 f4 52. Nd1 Bg4 53.
Nf2 Bf5 54. Nh3 f3+ 55. Kg3 Bxh3 56. Kxh3 e3 57. Kg3 f2 58. Kg2 Kf7 59. Re6 1-0

[Event "Asia-ch"]
[Site "Mashhad"]
[Date "2011.05.05"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Annageldyev, Orazly"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C54"]
[WhiteElo "2612"]
[BlackElo "2418"]
[PlyCount "100"]
[EventDate "2011.05.02"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "IRI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 142"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.05.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.05.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. c3 d6 6. Bb3 h6 7. h3 O-O 8. Nbd2
Re8 9. Nf1 d5 10. Qe2 a5 11. Ng3 a4 12. Bc2 b5 13. O-O b4 14. Rd1 bxc3 15. bxc3
d4 16. c4 Bf8 17. Rf1 g6 18. Nh2 Bg7 19. Qd1 a3 20. Ba4 Bd7 21. Bxa3 h5 22. Nf3
Nh7 23. h4 Bf6 24. Ne2 Bxh4 25. Nxh4 Qxh4 26. Bc1 f5 27. f4 fxe4 28. dxe4 Rxa4
29. Qxa4 d3 30. Qd1 Nf6 31. fxe5 dxe2 32. Qxe2 Ng4 33. Bf4 Ncxe5 34. Qe1 Qe7
35. Rd1 Bc6 36. Qg3 h4 37. Qc3 Nf7 38. Rde1 Qc5+ 39. Be3 Nxe3 40. Qxe3 Qxc4 41.
Rf6 Rxe4 42. Rc1 Qxa2 43. Qh3 Be8 44. Rxg6+ Kf8 45. Qc3 Qa7+ 46. Kh1 Qd4 47.
Qxc7 h3 48. gxh3 Re3 49. Qc5+ Qxc5 50. Rxc5 Rxh3+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Asia-ch"]
[Site "Mashhad"]
[Date "2011.05.06"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Yang, Ching Wei Austin"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A70"]
[WhiteElo "1717"]
[BlackElo "2612"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[EventDate "2011.05.02"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "IRI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 142"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.05.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.05.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 e6 4. Nc3 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. e4 g6 7. Nf3 a6 8. a4 Bg4
9. h3 Bxf3 10. Qxf3 Nbd7 11. Bf4 Qe7 12. Bd3 Bg7 13. O-O O-O 14. Qg3 Ne5 15.
Bxe5 dxe5 16. Be2 Ne8 17. Qd3 Nd6 18. a5 Rac8 19. Rfd1 Kh8 20. b3 f5 21. f3 Qh4
22. Ra4 Qe7 23. Raa1 Bh6 24. Kh2 c4 25. bxc4 Rxc4 26. Qxc4 Nxc4 27. Bxc4 Qb4
28. Na4 Qxc4 29. Nb6 Qc3 30. d6 fxe4 31. d7 Rd8 32. fxe4 Bf4+ 33. Kg1 Qe3+ 34.
Kh1 Qg3 35. Kg1 Qh2+ 36. Kf1 Be3 37. Ke2 Qxg2+ 38. Kxe3 Qxh3+ 0-1

[Event "Asia-ch"]
[Site "Mashhad"]
[Date "2011.05.07"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Sadeh, Shahin"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B06"]
[WhiteElo "2612"]
[BlackElo "2343"]
[PlyCount "101"]
[EventDate "2011.05.02"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "IRI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 142"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.05.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.05.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nc3 c6 4. h3 b5 5. Be3 b4 6. Nce2 d5 7. e5 h5 8. f4 Nh6
9. Bf2 a5 10. Nf3 Nf5 11. g3 Na6 12. Bg2 Nc7 13. Qd2 Ba6 14. Nc1 Ne6 15. Bf1
Bxf1 16. Rxf1 c5 17. dxc5 h4 18. Nxh4 Nxh4 19. gxh4 d4 20. Nb3 Qd5 21. O-O-O a4
22. Nxd4 Qxa2 23. Qxb4 Nxf4 24. Qa3 Qxa3 25. bxa3 Bxe5 26. Rde1 Bg7 27. Nb5 Rb8
28. Nd6+ Kf8 29. Bg3 Nh5 30. Rxf7+ Kg8 31. Rxg7+ Kxg7 32. Rxe7+ Kf6 33. Rf7+
Ke6 34. Bh2 Rbd8 35. Rf1 Rh7 36. c6 Kd5 37. c7 Rxc7 38. Nf7 Rdc8 39. Bxc7 Rxc7
40. Rd1+ Ke6 41. Ng5+ Ke5 42. Rd4 Kf5 43. Re4 Ra7 44. Rd4 Nf4 45. Kd2 Ra8 46.
c4 Rh8 47. c5 Rxh4 48. c6 Rh8 49. Nf7 Rf8 50. c7 Ne6 51. Rd8 1-0

[Event "Asia-ch"]
[Site "Mashhad"]
[Date "2011.05.08"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Wang, Cheng"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B52"]
[WhiteElo "2436"]
[BlackElo "2612"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "2011.05.02"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "IRI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 142"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.05.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.05.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Bd7 4. Bxd7+ Qxd7 5. O-O Nf6 6. Re1 Nc6 7. b3 g6 8.
Bb2 Bg7 9. c3 O-O 10. d4 cxd4 11. cxd4 d5 12. e5 Ne4 13. Nc3 f5 14. exf6 Nxc3
15. Bxc3 exf6 16. Qd3 Rae8 17. Rxe8 Rxe8 18. Re1 a6 19. Kf1 Kf7 20. Re3 Rxe3
21. fxe3 Bh6 22. Kf2 Qe6 23. Bd2 Qe4 24. Ke2 Bf8 25. Be1 Qg4 26. Kf1 Bd6 27. h3
Qe6 28. Ke2 Ne7 29. a4 Nf5 30. g4 Ne7 31. Kd1 h5 32. gxh5 Qxh3 33. hxg6+ Nxg6
34. Qe2 Qf5 35. Nd2 Bb4 36. e4 Qh3 37. exd5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Asia-ch"]
[Site "Mashhad"]
[Date "2011.05.09"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Shyam, Sundar M"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C06"]
[WhiteElo "2612"]
[BlackElo "2457"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "2011.05.02"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "IRI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 142"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.05.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.05.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. Bd3 c5 6. c3 Nc6 7. Ne2 cxd4 8. cxd4
f6 9. exf6 Nxf6 10. Nf3 Bd6 11. O-O O-O 12. Bf4 Bxf4 13. Nxf4 Ne4 14. Qc1 Qf6
15. Ne2 e5 16. dxe5 Nxe5 17. Nxe5 Qxe5 18. f3 Nf6 19. Qc3 Qe3+ 20. Kh1 Qb6 21.
Qd4 Qxd4 22. Nxd4 Bd7 23. Rac1 Rac8 24. g4 Kf7 25. Kg2 h6 26. h4 Ke7 27. Rxc8
Rxc8 28. g5 hxg5 29. hxg5 Nh5 30. f4 Kd6 31. f5 Ke5 32. Nf3+ Kd6 33. Nd4 Ke5
34. Nf3+ Kd6 35. Nh4 Re8 36. Kf3 d4 37. Kg4 g6 38. Nxg6 Ng7 39. Nh4 Re3 40. Rf3
Re1 41. Rg3 Rd1 42. g6 Ke7 43. Kg5 Kf8 44. f6 Ne6+ 45. Kh6 Kg8 46. g7 1-0

[Event "Asia-ch"]
[Site "Mashhad"]
[Date "2011.05.10"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Laylo, Darwin"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E05"]
[WhiteElo "2516"]
[BlackElo "2612"]
[PlyCount "29"]
[EventDate "2011.05.02"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "IRI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 142"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.05.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.05.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 Be7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O dxc4 7. Qc2 a6 8. a4
Bd7 9. Qxc4 Bc6 10. Bg5 Bd5 11. Qd3 Be4 12. Qc4 Bd5 13. Qd3 Be4 14. Qc4 Bd5 15.
Qd3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Danzhou 2nd"]
[Site "Danzhou"]
[Date "2011.05.15"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Zhou, Weiqi"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C06"]
[WhiteElo "2612"]
[BlackElo "2610"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "2011.05.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 143"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.07.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.07.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 a6 4. Ngf3 Nf6 5. Bd3 c5 6. e5 Nfd7 7. c3 Nc6 8. O-O
Be7 9. Re1 c4 10. Bc2 b5 11. Nf1 Bb7 12. h3 h6 13. N3h2 Qb6 14. Qh5 g6 15. Bxg6
fxg6 16. Qxg6+ Kd8 17. Qxe6 Na7 18. Qf7 Nf8 19. f4 Rh7 20. Qh5 Qg6 21. Qxg6
Nxg6 22. f5 Nh4 23. f6 Bf8 24. e6 Bd6 25. Ng4 Kc7 26. Nxh6 Rah8 27. Bg5 Nc8 28.
Bxh4 Rg8 29. Nf7 Rxh4 30. Nxd6 Kxd6 31. e7 Nxe7 32. Rxe7 Bc8 33. Rg7 Rf8 34. f7
Rf4 35. Ne3 R8xf7 36. Rxf7 Rxf7 37. Rf1 Rg7 38. Rf6+ 1-0

[Event "Danzhou 2nd"]
[Site "Danzhou"]
[Date "2011.05.16"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Yu, Yangyi"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E35"]
[WhiteElo "2646"]
[BlackElo "2612"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "2011.05.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 143"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.07.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.07.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 e6 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 d5 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 c5 7. dxc5 h6 8.
Bh4 g5 9. Bg3 Ne4 10. e3 Qa5 11. Nge2 Bf5 12. Be5 O-O 13. Nd4 Nxc3 14. Nxf5
Ne4+ 15. Kd1 Nc6 16. Bd6 Bxc5 17. Bxc5 Nxc5 18. h4 g4 19. f3 d4 20. e4 d3 21.
Qd2 Qa4+ 22. Ke1 Nxe4 23. Nxh6+ Kh7 24. Bxd3 Rad8 25. Nxg4 f5 26. Qh6+ Kg8 27.
Qg6+ Kh8 28. Qh6+ Kg8 29. Bxe4 fxe4 30. Qg6+ Kh8 31. Qh6+ Kg8 32. Nf6+ Rxf6 33.
Qxf6 exf3 34. gxf3 Re8+ 35. Kf2 Qc2+ 36. Kg3 Rf8 37. Qg5+ Kh8 38. Qh5+ Kg8 39.
Rhg1 1-0

[Event "Danzhou 2nd"]
[Site "Danzhou"]
[Date "2011.05.17"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Ni, Hua"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2612"]
[BlackElo "2661"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[EventDate "2011.05.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 143"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.07.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.07.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. Bxc6 dxc6 7. dxe5 Nf5
8. Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. Nc3 Ke8 10. h3 h5 11. Bg5 Be6 12. Rfd1 Be7 13. b3 f6 14. Bf4
Rc8 15. Ne2 Kf7 16. Ned4 Nxd4 17. Nxd4 g5 18. Be3 f5 19. f4 g4 20. hxg4 hxg4
21. Nxe6 Kxe6 22. Kf2 Rh2 23. Rh1 Rch8 24. Rxh2 Rxh2 25. Rd1 a5 26. a4 Rh8 27.
c4 b5 28. cxb5 cxb5 29. Rc1 bxa4 30. bxa4 Rb8 31. Rxc7 Rb2+ 32. Kg3 Rb3 33. Kf2
Rb2+ 34. Kg3 Bb4 35. Rc1 Kd5 36. Rd1+ Ke6 37. Rc1 Kd5 38. Rd1+ Ke6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Danzhou 2nd"]
[Site "Danzhou"]
[Date "2011.05.18"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Wang, Yue"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A14"]
[WhiteElo "2714"]
[BlackElo "2612"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[EventDate "2011.05.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 143"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.07.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.07.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 Be7 5. O-O O-O 6. b3 c5 7. Bb2 Nc6 8. e3 b6
9. Nc3 dxc4 10. bxc4 Bb7 11. Qe2 Qc7 12. Nb5 Qc8 13. Rfd1 a6 14. Nc3 Na5 15.
Rab1 Rb8 16. Ba1 Bc6 17. e4 Qc7 18. Re1 Nd7 19. e5 h6 20. h4 Rbd8 21. d3 Bxf3
22. Qxf3 Rc8 23. Qd1 Nc6 24. f4 Nd4 25. Ne4 Rcd8 26. Bxd4 cxd4 27. Re2 Nc5 28.
Nxc5 Bxc5 29. Be4 Rb8 30. Qa4 a5 31. h5 Be7 32. Kg2 Qc5 33. Rf2 Qc7 34. Qd1 Kh8
35. Qg4 Rbd8 36. f5 Qxe5 37. fxe6 Qxe6 38. Qxe6 fxe6 39. Rxf8+ Bxf8 40. Rxb6
Kg8 41. Rxe6 Bd6 42. Bg6 a4 43. Kf3 Kf8 44. g4 a3 45. Ke4 Be7 46. Ra6 Bb4 47.
Ra7 Be7 48. Rc7 Bf6 49. Rf7+ Kg8 50. Ra7 1-0

[Event "Danzhou 2nd"]
[Site "Danzhou"]
[Date "2011.05.19"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Zhou, Jianchao"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B53"]
[WhiteElo "2612"]
[BlackElo "2636"]
[PlyCount "108"]
[EventDate "2011.05.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 143"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.07.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.07.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Qxd4 Nc6 5. Bb5 Bd7 6. Bxc6 Bxc6 7. Nf3 e5 8.
Qd3 h6 9. Nd2 Nf6 10. Nc4 b5 11. Ne3 Qb6 12. Ncd5 Nxd5 13. Nxd5 Qb7 14. Be3
Bxd5 15. exd5 Be7 16. O-O-O Rc8 17. g4 Rc4 18. Rhg1 Bg5 19. Kb1 O-O 20. Rg2 Qd7
21. f3 Rfc8 22. h4 Bxh4 23. Rh1 Qe7 24. g5 e4 25. fxe4 Qxe4 26. Rgh2 Bg3 27.
Rh3 Be5 28. Qxe4 Rxe4 29. gxh6 g6 30. h7+ Kh8 31. Bxa7 Re2 32. c3 b4 33. Bd4
Bxd4 34. cxd4 Rce8 35. a4 bxa3 36. Rxa3 Rb8 37. b3 g5 38. Ra7 Rf2 39. Kc1 g4
40. Rg1 Re8 41. Kd1 f5 42. b4 Rb8 43. Ke1 Rh2 44. Ra4 Kxh7 45. Rf1 Kg6 46. Kd1
Rb2 47. Ra6 R8xb4 48. Rxd6+ Kg5 49. Re1 Rb1+ 50. Ke2 Rxe1+ 51. Kxe1 Rxd4 52.
Rd8 Kf4 53. d6 Kf3 54. Rf8 f4 0-1

[Event "Danzhou 2nd"]
[Site "Danzhou"]
[Date "2011.05.20"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Wang, Hao"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E56"]
[WhiteElo "2732"]
[BlackElo "2612"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "2011.05.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 143"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.07.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.07.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 d5 6. Nf3 c5 7. O-O Nc6 8. a3
Ba5 9. h3 Re8 10. cxd5 exd5 11. dxc5 Bxc3 12. bxc3 Qa5 13. Rb1 Qxc5 14. Rb5 Qe7
15. c4 a6 16. Rxd5 Nxd5 17. cxd5 Ne5 18. Nxe5 Qxe5 19. Qb3 b5 20. Bb2 Qd6 21.
Qc3 f6 22. Qc2 h6 23. Bh7+ Kh8 24. Bg6 Re7 25. Rc1 Bd7 26. e4 Be8 27. Bf5 Qd8
28. Qd1 Qd6 29. Qc2 Qd8 30. Rd1 Qd6 31. Bd4 Rc7 32. Qe2 Rd8 33. Qe3 Rc4 34. Be6
Bd7 35. e5 Rxd4 36. exd6 Rxd1+ 37. Kh2 Bxe6 38. Qxe6 Rc1 39. d7 1-0

[Event "Danzhou 2nd"]
[Site "Danzhou"]
[Date "2011.05.22"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Ding, Liren"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B42"]
[WhiteElo "2612"]
[BlackElo "2664"]
[PlyCount "92"]
[EventDate "2011.05.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 143"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.07.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.07.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Bd3 Bc5 6. Nb3 Ba7 7. Qe2 Nc6 8.
Nc3 b5 9. Be3 d6 10. f4 Nf6 11. O-O b4 12. Nd1 O-O 13. Bxa7 Rxa7 14. Kh1 e5 15.
Ne3 Re8 16. Rad1 exf4 17. Rxf4 Rae7 18. Rdf1 d5 19. Bxa6 Nxe4 20. Bxc8 Nd6 21.
Qa6 Nb8 22. Qa8 Qxc8 23. Qxd5 Qc7 24. Nf5 Nxf5 25. Rxf5 Nc6 26. h3 Ne5 27. Qc5
g6 28. R5f4 Qxc5 29. Nxc5 Rc8 30. Nd3 Nxd3 31. cxd3 Rb7 32. R1f2 Rc1+ 33. Kh2
Rd1 34. Rd4 Kg7 35. Rff4 b3 36. axb3 Rd2 37. b4 Rxb2 38. h4 f5 39. Kg3 Re7 40.
Kf3 h5 41. Rc4 Ree2 42. g3 Kh6 43. Rc7 Rf2+ 44. Ke3 Rfe2+ 45. Kf3 Rf2+ 46. Ke3
Rfe2+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Danzhou 2nd"]
[Site "Danzhou"]
[Date "2011.05.23"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Li, Chao B"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B67"]
[WhiteElo "2612"]
[BlackElo "2656"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "2011.05.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 143"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.07.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.07.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Ne2 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Bg5 e6 7. Qd2 a6 8.
O-O-O Bd7 9. f4 b5 10. Bxf6 gxf6 11. Kb1 b4 12. Nce2 Qb6 13. Qe1 h5 14. Nxc6
Bxc6 15. f5 e5 16. Qh4 Ke7 17. Ng3 Bh6 18. Nxh5 Bg5 19. Qg4 Qc5 20. h4 Be3 21.
Rh3 a5 22. Qf3 Bd4 23. Ng3 Rhc8 24. Rd2 Bc3 25. Rd1 Ba4 26. b3 Bxb3 27. cxb3 a4
28. Bc4 axb3 29. Bxb3 Rxa2 30. Bxa2 b3 31. Bxb3 Qa3 32. Kc2 Qb2+ 33. Kd3 Ba5
34. Bc4 Rxc4 35. Ne2 Qc2+ 36. Ke3 Bb6+ 0-1

[Event "Danzhou 2nd"]
[Site "Danzhou"]
[Date "2011.05.24"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Bu, Xiangzhi"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E05"]
[WhiteElo "2662"]
[BlackElo "2612"]
[PlyCount "115"]
[EventDate "2011.05.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 143"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.07.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.07.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 Be7 5. O-O O-O 6. d4 dxc4 7. Qc2 a6 8. a4
Bd7 9. Qxc4 Bc6 10. Bg5 Bd5 11. Qd3 Be4 12. Qe3 Nbd7 13. Nc3 Bc6 14. Qd3 Bb4
15. a5 Bxf3 16. Qxf3 c6 17. Ne4 h6 18. Bd2 Qe7 19. Bxb4 Qxb4 20. Qc3 Qe7 21.
Nd2 Rfe8 22. Rfd1 Rab8 23. e4 c5 24. d5 exd5 25. exd5 b5 26. axb6 Nxb6 27. Nb3
Red8 28. Qxc5 Nbxd5 29. Qxe7 Nxe7 30. Rxd8+ Rxd8 31. Rxa6 Rd1+ 32. Bf1 Nfd5 33.
Ra1 Rxa1 34. Nxa1 Nb4 35. Kg2 f5 36. Kf3 Kf7 37. Ke3 Nec6 38. Bb5 Ke6 39. Bxc6
Nxc6 40. Nc2 Kd5 41. Kf4 g6 42. h4 Ne5 43. b3 Nd3+ 44. Ke3 Nc5 45. Nd4 h5 46.
b4 Nd7 47. Nf3 Nf6 48. Kf4 Ng4 49. b5 Nxf2 50. b6 Nd3+ 51. Kg5 Kc6 52. Nd4+
Kxb6 53. Ne2 Ne5 54. Kf6 Ng4+ 55. Kxg6 Kc5 56. Kxf5 Kd6 57. Nf4 Ne3+ 58. Ke4
1-0

[Event "Shenzhen Celebrity 1st"]
[Site "Shenzhen"]
[Date "2011.06.12"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Ni, Hua"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E11"]
[WhiteElo "2661"]
[BlackElo "2612"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "2011.06.12"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 142 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.06.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.06.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Nf3 Bb4+ 5. Bd2 Bxd2+ 6. Nbxd2 c6 7. Bg2 Nbd7 8.
O-O b6 9. Qc2 Bb7 10. b4 a5 11. a3 Qe7 12. c5 bxc5 13. bxc5 O-O 14. e4 dxe4 15.
Nxe4 Nxe4 16. Qxe4 Nf6 17. Qc2 Nd5 18. Rfe1 Ba6 19. Ne5 Qc7 20. Be4 g6 21. h4
f6 22. Nc4 Bxc4 23. Qxc4 Rae8 24. Rab1 f5 25. Bg2 f4 26. Re5 Qf7 27. Rf1 Kg7
28. Qa6 f3 29. Bh3 Nc3 30. Kh2 Ne2 31. Rd1 Qc7 32. Qd3 Rf6 33. Bf1 Qf7 34. Rd2
Rd8 35. Bxe2 fxe2 36. Rexe2 e5 37. Qe3 exd4 38. Rxd4 Re8 39. Qxe8 Rxf2+ 40. Kh3
Qf5+ 41. Rg4 Rxe2 42. Qxe2 h5 43. Qe7+ Kg8 44. Qe8+ Kh7 45. Qxg6+ 1-0

[Event "Shenzhen Celebrity 1st"]
[Site "Shenzhen"]
[Date "2011.06.12"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Li, Chao B"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B67"]
[WhiteElo "2612"]
[BlackElo "2656"]
[PlyCount "121"]
[EventDate "2011.06.12"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 142 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.06.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.06.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Ne2 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Bg5 e6 7. Qd2 a6 8.
O-O-O Bd7 9. f4 b5 10. Bxf6 gxf6 11. Kb1 b4 12. Nce2 Qb6 13. g3 a5 14. Bg2 Rc8
15. Rhe1 Be7 16. Nxc6 Qxc6 17. f5 e5 18. g4 h5 19. h3 Qc5 20. Nc1 Qb6 21. Bf3
a4 22. gxh5 Bf8 23. Nd3 Rc4 24. Qf2 Rd4 25. Rg1 Bh6 26. Nc1 Ke7 27. Rd3 Rc8 28.
Rgd1 Qc7 29. Rxd4 exd4 30. Nd3 Be3 31. Qh2 Qc4 32. Qe2 Bb5 33. Nc1 Qc7 34. Qg2
b3 35. axb3 axb3 36. Nxb3 Qa7 37. e5 dxe5 38. Bd5 Kd6 39. Be4 Bc4 40. Qg7 Ke7
41. Qg2 Rc5 42. Bd3 Bd5 43. Be4 Bxb3 44. cxb3 Ra5 45. Kc2 Qc5+ 46. Kb1 Qa7 47.
Kc2 Ra2 48. Bd3 Qc5+ 49. Bc4 Qa5 50. Qb7+ Kd6 51. b4 Qa4+ 52. Bb3 Qa6 53. Qd5+
Kc7 54. Qxf7+ Kb8 55. Qf8+ Kc7 56. Qc5+ Kd8 57. Qd5+ Ke7 58. Qc5+ Kd8 59. b5
Qa5 60. Qd5+ Ke7 61. Bxa2 1-0

[Event "Shenzhen Celebrity 1st"]
[Site "Shenzhen"]
[Date "2011.06.12"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Wang, Yue"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E05"]
[WhiteElo "2714"]
[BlackElo "2612"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[EventDate "2011.06.12"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 142 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.06.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.06.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 Be7 5. O-O O-O 6. d4 dxc4 7. Qc2 a6 8. Nbd2
b5 9. Ng5 Ra7 10. a4 h6 11. Nge4 Nxe4 12. Nxe4 Nc6 13. Nf6+ Bxf6 14. Bxc6 Bxd4
15. Rd1 Qf6 16. Rxd4 e5 17. Rh4 Qxc6 18. axb5 Qe6 19. Qxc4 Qxc4 20. Rxc4 axb5
21. Rxa7 bxc4 22. Bd2 Rd8 23. Bc3 e4 24. f3 exf3 25. exf3 Be6 26. Rxc7 Rd7 27.
Rc6 Rd3 28. f4 Rf3 29. Rd6 Bh3 30. Rd1 f6 31. Bd4 Kf7 32. Bf2 c3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Shenzhen Celebrity 1st"]
[Site "Shenzhen"]
[Date "2011.06.13"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Zhou, Jianchao"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B20"]
[WhiteElo "2612"]
[BlackElo "2636"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "2011.06.12"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 142 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.06.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.06.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Ne2 d6 3. g3 Nf6 4. Bg2 e6 5. c3 d5 6. e5 Nfd7 7. d4 Nc6 8. O-O Be7
9. Be3 O-O 10. Nf4 Qb6 11. b3 Rd8 12. Qd3 Nf8 13. Nd2 cxd4 14. cxd4 Bd7 15. a3
a5 16. h4 Rac8 17. Rfc1 Nb8 18. a4 Na6 19. Qe2 Nb4 20. Qd1 Qa7 21. Bf1 Rc6 22.
Nd3 Rdc8 23. Nxb4 Bxb4 24. Nf3 Rxc1 25. Rxc1 Rxc1 26. Qxc1 Qb8 27. h5 Qc8 28.
Qxc8 Bxc8 29. h6 Be7 30. hxg7 Kxg7 31. Nh2 Ng6 32. Be2 f6 33. exf6+ Kxf6 34.
Ng4+ Kf7 35. f4 Bd7 36. Kg2 Bd6 37. Ne5+ Nxe5 38. fxe5 Bb4 39. Kf3 Be8 40. Bg5
Kg8 41. Bd3 Bg6 42. Bxg6 hxg6 43. Be3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Shenzhen Celebrity 1st"]
[Site "Shenzhen"]
[Date "2011.06.13"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Ding, Liren"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2664"]
[BlackElo "2612"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "2011.06.12"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 142 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.06.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.06.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 e6 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. Bd2 Nf6 8. Rc1
c5 9. e4 a6 10. e5 Nfd7 11. d5 exd5 12. Bg5 Be7 13. Bxe7 Qxe7 14. Nxd5 Qd8 15.
Bc4 b5 16. Ba2 c4 17. b3 Nxe5 18. Nxe5 Bxd5 19. bxc4 Qa5+ 20. Qd2 Qxd2+ 21.
Kxd2 bxc4 22. Nxc4 Bxc4 23. Rhe1+ Kd7 24. Rxc4 Nc6 25. Rg4 g6 26. Bxf7 Rab8 27.
Kc3 Rhf8 28. Be6+ Kd6 29. f3 Rb5 30. Bc4 Ra5 31. Re6+ Kc7 32. Rh4 h5 33. Rxg6
Rxa3+ 34. Kb2 Ra5 35. Bb3 Ne5 36. Rg7+ Kd6 37. Rd4+ Kc6 38. Ba4+ Kc5 39. Kc3
Rc8 40. Rb7 Rg8 41. f4 Rg4 42. Re7 Ng6 43. Rc7+ Kb6 44. Rc6+ Kb7 45. Rb4+ Rb5
46. Bxb5 axb5 47. Rf6 1-0

[Event "Shenzhen Celebrity 1st"]
[Site "Shenzhen"]
[Date "2011.06.14"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Yu, Yangyi"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E06"]
[WhiteElo "2646"]
[BlackElo "2612"]
[PlyCount "123"]
[EventDate "2011.06.12"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 142 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.06.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.06.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 e6 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 Be7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. Qc2 c5 7. O-O cxd4 8. Nxd4
e5 9. Nf5 d4 10. Nxe7+ Qxe7 11. Bg5 h6 12. Bxf6 Qxf6 13. Nd2 Nc6 14. a3 a5 15.
c5 Qe7 16. Ne4 Bf5 17. Qc4 Be6 18. Qb5 f5 19. Nd6 Rab8 20. b4 axb4 21. axb4 e4
22. Qa4 Ne5 23. f3 d3 24. exd3 exf3 25. Bxf3 Nxf3+ 26. Rxf3 Bd5 27. Qd1 f4 28.
gxf4 Qf6 29. Ne4 Qd4+ 30. Kg2 Rbe8 31. Kg3 Re6 32. f5 Qe5+ 33. Kf2 Qxh2+ 34.
Ke3 Re5 35. Qd2 Qh4 36. Rf4 Qh3+ 37. Kd4 Rexf5 38. Rxf5 Qxf5 39. Re1 Bf7 40.
Rg1 Rd8+ 41. Ke3 Qe5 42. Qc3 Qxc3 43. Nxc3 g5 44. d4 Kg7 45. Ke4 Re8+ 46. Kd3
Rd8 47. b5 Kf6 48. Ne4+ Ke7 49. Nd6 Rxd6 50. cxd6+ Kxd6 51. Rf1 Bg6+ 52. Kc4
Be4 53. Rf6+ Ke7 54. Rxh6 g4 55. d5 Bf3 56. d6+ Kd7 57. Kc5 Be4 58. Kd4 Bf3 59.
Ke5 g3 60. Rh7+ Kd8 61. d7 g2 62. Kd6 1-0

[Event "Shenzhen Celebrity 1st"]
[Site "Shenzhen"]
[Date "2011.06.14"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Bu, Xiangzhi"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B53"]
[WhiteElo "2612"]
[BlackElo "2662"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "2011.06.12"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 142 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.06.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.06.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 d6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Qxd4 Nf6 6. Nc3 e5 7. Qd3 Be7 8.
Bg5 O-O 9. Bxf6 Bxf6 10. Nd5 g6 11. c3 Bg7 12. O-O a6 13. Ba4 b5 14. Bc2 Be6
15. Rfd1 Qb8 16. Ne3 Qb7 17. Bb3 Rad8 18. Bd5 Bh6 19. h3 Qc7 20. a4 Bxe3 21.
Qxe3 Kg7 22. axb5 axb5 23. Ra6 Bd7 24. Qb6 Rc8 25. Qxc7 Rxc7 26. Bb3 b4 27.
Rxd6 bxc3 28. bxc3 Rfc8 29. Bd5 Be8 30. c4 Kf8 31. Bxc6 Bxc6 32. Nxe5 Bxe4 33.
f3 Bf5 34. Rac6 Be6 35. c5 Rxc6 36. Nxc6 Kg7 37. Kh2 Bc4 38. h4 Bb5 39. Na7
1/2-1/2

[Event "New Delhi AAI"]
[Site "New Delhi"]
[Date "2011.06.22"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Laznicka, Viktor"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B19"]
[WhiteElo "2612"]
[BlackElo "2681"]
[PlyCount "130"]
[EventDate "2011.06.22"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "IND"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 143"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.07.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.07.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bf5 5. Ng3 Bg6 6. h4 h6 7. Nf3 Nd7 8. h5
Bh7 9. Bd3 Bxd3 10. Qxd3 e6 11. Bf4 Qa5+ 12. Bd2 Bb4 13. c3 Be7 14. c4 Qc7 15.
O-O-O Ngf6 16. Rhe1 O-O 17. Nf5 Bd6 18. Nxd6 Qxd6 19. Qe2 b5 20. g4 bxc4 21. g5
hxg5 22. Rg1 c3 23. Bxc3 Nd5 24. Bd2 f6 25. h6 gxh6 26. Rde1 Rf7 27. Rh1 Rh7
28. Rh2 Kg7 29. Rg1 Rah8 30. Qe4 Nf8 31. Re1 Ng6 32. Qxe6 Qxe6 33. Rxe6 Rc8 34.
Rh1 Kf7 35. Re2 Re8 36. Kd1 Rxe2 37. Kxe2 g4 38. Nh2 f5 39. Rc1 Nge7 40. Rc5
Ke6 41. b4 h5 42. Ra5 Nc8 43. Rc5 Kd6 44. b5 Nce7 45. bxc6 Nxc6 46. Kd3 Re7 47.
Kc4 Nb6+ 48. Kd3 Nd5 49. Kc4 Nb6+ 50. Kd3 Rf7 51. Bf4+ Kd7 52. d5 Nb4+ 53. Kd4
N4xd5 54. Rxd5+ Nxd5 55. Kxd5 Re7 56. Be5 Re6 57. a3 Ra6 58. Bb2 Ra5+ 59. Kd4
Ke6 60. Nf1 Rb5 61. Bc3 Rb1 62. Nd2 h4 63. Ba5 Rc1 64. Nc4 h3 65. Bc7 Rc2 0-1

[Event "New Delhi AAI"]
[Site "New Delhi"]
[Date "2011.06.23"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Negi, Parimarjan"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B76"]
[WhiteElo "2622"]
[BlackElo "2612"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "2011.06.22"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "IND"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 143"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.07.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.07.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 g6 5. Nc3 Bg7 6. Be3 Nf6 7. Bc4 O-O 8.
Bb3 d6 9. f3 Bd7 10. h4 a5 11. a4 h5 12. Qd2 Rc8 13. O-O-O Ne5 14. Bg5 Rc5 15.
Kb1 Re8 16. Rhe1 Qc8 17. f4 Nc4 18. Qd3 Ng4 19. Re2 f6 20. e5 dxe5 21. fxe5
fxg5 22. e6 Bc6 23. Bxc4 Ne5 24. Rxe5 Rxe5 25. Qxg6 Rf8 26. Nxc6 bxc6 27. Bd3
Rf6 28. Qh7+ Kf8 29. hxg5 Rxg5 30. Ne4 Rgg6 31. Nc5 Rg5 32. Nd7+ 1-0

[Event "New Delhi AAI"]
[Site "New Delhi"]
[Date "2011.06.24"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2612"]
[BlackElo "2714"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "2011.06.22"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "IND"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 143"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.07.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.07.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bc5 7. c3 d6 8. d4
Bb6 9. a4 Rb8 10. axb5 axb5 11. Na3 O-O 12. Nxb5 Bg4 13. Re1 Bxf3 14. gxf3 Nh5
15. Kh1 Qf6 16. Rg1 Nf4 17. Bxf4 Qxf4 18. Ba4 Ra8 19. Na3 Nd8 20. Nc4 Ne6 21.
d5 Ng5 22. Rg4 Qf6 23. Nxb6 cxb6 24. Rg3 Qf4 25. Rg4 Nh3 26. Kg2 Qh6 27. Bd7
Nf4+ 28. Kh1 Nd3 29. Kg2 Rxa1 30. Qxa1 Qd2 31. Qf1 h5 32. Rg3 Ra8 33. Bb5 Nf4+
34. Kh1 Qxb2 35. Rg1 Qxc3 36. Be2 Ra2 37. Bd1 Qd4 0-1

[Event "New Delhi AAI"]
[Site "New Delhi"]
[Date "2011.06.25"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Sasikiran, Krishnan"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E05"]
[WhiteElo "2676"]
[BlackElo "2612"]
[PlyCount "131"]
[EventDate "2011.06.22"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "IND"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 143"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.07.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.07.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. g3 Be7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O dxc4 7. Qc2 a6 8. a4
Bd7 9. Qxc4 Bc6 10. Bf4 a5 11. Nc3 Na6 12. Rac1 h6 13. Rfe1 Bd6 14. Bd2 Bb4 15.
e3 Ne4 16. Red1 Bd5 17. Qe2 Nxd2 18. Nxd2 Bxg2 19. Kxg2 Qe7 20. Nc4 Rad8 21.
Na2 c6 22. b3 Rd5 23. e4 Rdd8 24. Nxb4 Qxb4 25. Rd3 Rd7 26. Qd2 Rfd8 27. Rd1
Nc5 28. Re3 Qxd2 29. Rxd2 Rxd4 30. Rxd4 Rxd4 31. Nxa5 Kf8 32. e5 Rd5 33. b4
Nxa4 34. Nxb7 Rb5 35. Nd8 Rxb4 36. Rf3 Nc5 37. Rxf7+ Ke8 38. Nxc6 Kxf7 39. Nxb4
g5 40. Kf3 Kg6 41. Nc6 h5 42. h3 Kf7 43. g4 hxg4+ 44. hxg4 Kg6 45. Ke3 Kf7 46.
Na5 Na6 47. Nc4 Nb4 48. Nd2 Kg6 49. Ke4 Kh6 50. Nf3 Nd5 51. Kd4 Kg6 52. Ne1 Kf7
53. Nf3 Kg6 54. Kc5 Nf4 55. Kd6 Nd3 56. Kxe6 Nxf2 57. Nh2 Nd3 58. Nf1 Nf4+ 59.
Ke7 Kg7 60. Ne3 Ng6+ 61. Kd6 Kf8 62. Nd5 Kf7 63. e6+ Kf8 64. Nf6 Ne7 65. Kd7
Ng6 66. Kd8 1-0

[Event "New Delhi AAI"]
[Site "New Delhi"]
[Date "2011.06.26"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "So, Wesley"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C26"]
[WhiteElo "2612"]
[BlackElo "2667"]
[PlyCount "104"]
[EventDate "2011.06.22"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "IND"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 143"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.07.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.07.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. g3 d5 4. exd5 Nxd5 5. Bg2 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bd6 7. Nf3 O-O 8.
O-O Bg4 9. h3 Bxf3 10. Qxf3 c6 11. d4 Nd7 12. Qd3 f5 13. dxe5 Nxe5 14. Qd4 Qc7
15. Bf4 Nf7 16. Bxd6 Qxd6 17. Rab1 Qxd4 18. cxd4 Nd6 19. c4 Rf7 20. c5 Ne4 21.
Rfe1 Nf6 22. Re5 Rd8 23. Rxf5 Rxd4 24. Rf3 Rfd7 25. Rfb3 Rd1+ 26. Rxd1 Rxd1+
27. Kh2 Rd7 28. g4 g5 29. Kg3 Re7 30. h4 h6 31. hxg5 hxg5 32. f4 gxf4+ 33. Kxf4
Rf7 34. Kg3 Kg7 35. Bf3 Kg6 36. Rb4 Kg5 37. a4 a5 38. Rb3 Re7 39. Rb2 Ne8 40.
Rh2 Nf6 41. Rb2 Ne8 42. Rh2 Ng7 43. Rh8 Re8 44. Rh2 Re5 45. Rb2 Kf6 46. Rh2 Re7
47. Rh8 Ne6 48. Ra8 Nd4 49. Kf2 Ke5 50. Kg3 Kf6 51. Kf2 Ke5 52. Kg3 Kf6 1/2-1/2

[Event "New Delhi AAI"]
[Site "New Delhi"]
[Date "2011.06.28"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Laznicka, Viktor"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E05"]
[WhiteElo "2681"]
[BlackElo "2612"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "2011.06.22"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "IND"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 143"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.07.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.07.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 e6 2. c4 Nf6 3. g3 d5 4. Nf3 Be7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O dxc4 7. Qc2 a6 8. Qxc4
b5 9. Qc2 Bb7 10. Bd2 Be4 11. Qc1 Bb7 12. Bf4 Nd5 13. Nc3 Nxf4 14. Qxf4 Nd7 15.
Rfd1 Bd6 16. Qe3 Nb6 17. Ne1 Bxg2 18. Kxg2 Qe7 19. Nd3 Nc4 20. Qf3 c5 21. dxc5
Bxc5 22. Nxc5 Qxc5 23. Ne4 Qe7 24. b3 Nb6 25. Rac1 Nd5 26. Nc5 Rac8 27. Nxa6
Rxc1 28. Rxc1 Qa3 29. Rc6 Ne7 30. Rc7 Nd5 31. Rc6 Ne7 32. Rc7 1/2-1/2

[Event "New Delhi AAI"]
[Site "New Delhi"]
[Date "2011.06.29"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Negi, Parimarjan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B84"]
[WhiteElo "2612"]
[BlackElo "2622"]
[PlyCount "123"]
[EventDate "2011.06.22"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "IND"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 143"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.07.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.07.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be2 e6 7. O-O Be7 8. f4
O-O 9. Qe1 Qc7 10. Kh1 b5 11. Bf3 Bb7 12. e5 Ne8 13. f5 Bxf3 14. Nxf3 b4 15. f6
bxc3 16. fxe7 Qxe7 17. Qxc3 dxe5 18. Nxe5 f6 19. Be3 Nd6 20. Bc5 Qc7 21. Qb4
Rd8 22. Bb6 Qb7 23. Rad1 fxe5 24. Qb3 Re8 25. Rxd6 Nc6 26. Rxe6 Kh8 27. Rxe8+
Rxe8 28. Bc5 Qxb3 29. axb3 Nd4 30. Rf2 Ne6 31. Be3 Rd8 32. Kg1 Kg8 33. b4 Rd1+
34. Rf1 Rd6 35. c3 g5 36. g3 h6 37. Kf2 Kf7 38. Kf3 Nd8 39. Ke4+ Ke6 40. Ra1
Rc6 41. g4 Nb7 42. Bc5 a5 43. b3 Rc8 44. c4 Nxc5+ 45. bxc5 Rxc5 46. Ra2 Kf6 47.
Kd3 Ke6 48. Kc3 Kf6 49. Rf2+ Ke6 50. Rf8 Ke7 51. Ra8 Kd7 52. Ra6 Ke7 53. Rxh6
Rc8 54. Ra6 Rh8 55. Kd3 Rxh2 56. Rxa5 Rh3+ 57. Ke4 Rxb3 58. Rxe5+ Kf6 59. Rf5+
Kg6 60. Rb5 Rc3 61. Rb6+ Kf7 62. Rc6 1-0

[Event "New Delhi AAI"]
[Site "New Delhi"]
[Date "2011.06.30"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2714"]
[BlackElo "2612"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "2011.06.22"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "IND"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 143"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.07.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.07.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e6 7. f3 b5 8. Qd2
b4 9. Nce2 e5 10. Nb3 Nc6 11. c4 Be6 12. Ng3 Qc7 13. Be2 Be7 14. O-O O-O 15.
Nc1 a5 16. b3 Nd7 17. Nd3 Nc5 18. Rab1 Rfb8 19. f4 Nxd3 20. Qxd3 exf4 21. Bxf4
Ne5 22. Qd2 Qc6 23. Nf5 Re8 24. Rbd1 Bxf5 25. exf5 Rad8 26. Qd5 Qa6 27. Qb5
Qxb5 28. cxb5 d5 29. Bxe5 Bc5+ 30. Bd4 Bxd4+ 31. Rxd4 Rxe2 32. Rc1 Kf8 33. b6
Rb8 34. Rc6 Rxa2 35. Rxd5 a4 36. bxa4 b3 37. Rb5 Re8 38. h4 Ree2 39. Kh2 Rxg2+
40. Kh3 Rh2+ 41. Kg3 Rhg2+ 42. Kf4 Rgf2+ 43. Ke5 g6 44. Kf6 Rac2 45. Rxc2 bxc2
46. b7 1-0

[Event "New Delhi AAI"]
[Site "New Delhi"]
[Date "2011.07.01"]
[Round "9"]
[White "So, Wesley"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E05"]
[WhiteElo "2667"]
[BlackElo "2612"]
[PlyCount "94"]
[EventDate "2011.06.22"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "IND"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 143"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.07.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.07.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 Be7 5. Nf3 O-O 6. O-O dxc4 7. Qc2 a6 8. a4
Bd7 9. Rd1 Bc6 10. Nc3 Bxf3 11. Bxf3 Nc6 12. Bxc6 bxc6 13. Bg5 a5 14. e3 Rb8
15. Qe2 h6 16. Bxf6 Bxf6 17. Qxc4 Rxb2 18. Qxc6 Qd6 19. Qf3 Qb4 20. Rac1 Be7
21. Qc6 Bd6 22. Rb1 Qb3 23. Rxb2 Qxb2 24. Nb5 Qb3 25. Ra1 Rb8 26. Nxc7 Qb2 27.
Rf1 Bxc7 28. Qxc7 Qb6 29. Qxb6 Rxb6 30. Ra1 Rb4 31. Kg2 h5 32. Kf3 Kf8 33. Ra2
Ke7 34. Kf4 f6 35. Ke4 Kd6 36. f4 f5+ 37. Kf3 g6 38. h3 Kd5 39. Ra1 Rc4 40. Ra3
Rb4 41. Ra1 Rc4 42. g4 h4 43. Ra2 Rb4 44. g5 Rc4 45. Ra1 Rb4 46. Ra2 Rc4 47.
Ra1 Rb4 1/2-1/2

[Event "New Delhi AAI"]
[Site "New Delhi"]
[Date "2011.07.02"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Sasikiran, Krishnan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C95"]
[WhiteElo "2612"]
[BlackElo "2676"]
[PlyCount "98"]
[EventDate "2011.06.22"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "IND"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 143"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.07.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.07.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Nb8 10. d4 Nbd7 11. Nbd2 Bb7 12. Bc2 Re8 13. Nf1 Bf8 14. Ng3 g6 15.
a4 Bg7 16. Bd3 c6 17. Bg5 Nf8 18. Qd2 Ne6 19. Be3 Nd7 20. b4 Qc7 21. Rec1 Red8
22. Bf1 Rac8 23. axb5 axb5 24. d5 cxd5 25. exd5 Nf4 26. c4 Nf6 27. Bxf4 exf4
28. Qxf4 bxc4 29. Bxc4 Qb6 30. Qd2 Rc7 31. Bb3 Rdc8 32. Rxc7 Qxc7 33. Ra7 Qc1+
34. Qxc1 Rxc1+ 35. Kh2 Bxd5 36. Bxd5 Nxd5 37. Ne4 Bf8 38. Ra5 Nc7 39. Nf6+ Kg7
40. Nd5 Nxd5 41. Rxd5 Rb1 42. Rb5 Rb2 43. Kg3 Kf6 44. Ng5 Be7 45. Nxh7+ Ke6 46.
Ng5+ Bxg5 47. Rxg5 Rxb4 48. h4 d5 49. h5 gxh5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Hangzhou (Women) 1st"]
[Site "Hangzhou"]
[Date "2011.07.14"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Dzagnidze, Nana"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C60"]
[WhiteElo "2575"]
[BlackElo "2537"]
[PlyCount "54"]
[EventDate "2011.07.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 144"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.09.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.09.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nge7 4. Nc3 g6 5. d4 exd4 6. Nd5 Bg7 7. Bg5 h6 8.
Bf6 Bxf6 9. Nxf6+ Kf8 10. O-O Kg7 11. Nd5 a6 12. Bxc6 Nxc6 13. Nxd4 Re8 14. Qd3
f6 15. f4 d6 16. Rae1 Nxd4 17. Qxd4 Be6 18. f5 Bxd5 19. exd5 Re5 20. Qb4 b5 21.
fxg6 Qd7 22. Qh4 Rf8 23. Rf3 Rxd5 24. Rh3 Rh8 25. Rf3 Rf8 26. Rh3 Rh8 27. Rf3
Rf8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Hangzhou (Women) 1st"]
[Site "Hangzhou"]
[Date "2011.07.15"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Sebag, Marie"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B53"]
[WhiteElo "2575"]
[BlackElo "2510"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "2011.07.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 144"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.09.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.09.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Qxd4 Nc6 5. Bb5 Bd7 6. Bxc6 Bxc6 7. Nc3 Nf6 8.
Bg5 e6 9. Qd3 Be7 10. Nd4 Qa5 11. Bd2 Qc7 12. O-O-O O-O 13. f4 Rab8 14. f5 Bd7
15. g4 Rfc8 16. g5 Ng4 17. Rhf1 Qc4 18. Qh3 Ne5 19. Nf3 b5 20. f6 Bf8 21. g6
fxg6 22. Nxe5 dxe5 23. f7+ Kh8 24. Rf3 h6 25. Bxh6 gxh6 26. Qg4 g5 27. Qh5 Kg7
28. Rh3 Kf6 29. Rxd7 b4 30. Qxh6+ Bxh6 31. Rxh6+ Kg7 32. f8=Q+ 1-0

[Event "Hangzhou (Women) 1st"]
[Site "Hangzhou"]
[Date "2011.07.16"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Harika, Dronavalli"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E08"]
[WhiteElo "2513"]
[BlackElo "2575"]
[PlyCount "48"]
[EventDate "2011.07.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 144"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.09.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.09.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 e6 2. c4 Nf6 3. g3 d5 4. Nf3 Bb4+ 5. Bd2 Be7 6. Bg2 O-O 7. O-O c6 8. Qc2
b6 9. Rd1 Nbd7 10. Bf4 Bb7 11. Nc3 dxc4 12. Nd2 Nd5 13. Nxc4 Nxf4 14. gxf4 Qc7
15. e3 Rad8 16. a3 c5 17. d5 exd5 18. Nxd5 Bxd5 19. Rxd5 b5 20. Ne5 Nxe5 21.
Rxe5 Bd6 22. Rd5 Be7 23. Re5 Bd6 24. Rd5 Be7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Hangzhou (Women) 1st"]
[Site "Hangzhou"]
[Date "2011.07.17"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Zhu, Chen"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C07"]
[WhiteElo "2575"]
[BlackElo "2485"]
[PlyCount "105"]
[EventDate "2011.07.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 144"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.09.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.09.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 c5 4. exd5 Qxd5 5. dxc5 Qxc5 6. Ngf3 Nf6 7. Bd3 Be7 8.
Qe2 Nbd7 9. O-O Qc7 10. c3 O-O 11. Ne4 b6 12. Bg5 Bb7 13. Bh4 Rfe8 14. Bg3 e5
15. Rad1 Rad8 16. Rfe1 g6 17. Nxf6+ Bxf6 18. Bb5 Re6 19. Nd2 a6 20. Bc4 Rd6 21.
Ne4 Bxe4 22. Qxe4 Nc5 23. Qf3 Rxd1 24. Rxd1 Rxd1+ 25. Qxd1 b5 26. Bd5 Kg7 27.
f3 Na4 28. Qb3 Nxb2 29. Bxf7 Na4 30. Be6 Nxc3 31. Kf1 a5 32. a3 Be7 33. Bg8 Bf6
34. Be6 a4 35. Qc2 Qc5 36. Be1 e4 37. Bxc3 Qxc3 38. Qxc3 Bxc3 39. fxe4 b4 40.
axb4 Bxb4 41. Ke2 Bd6 42. e5 Bxe5 43. h3 Kf6 44. Bg8 Bd6 45. Kd3 h6 46. Kc2 Ke5
47. Kb2 Kf4 48. Bf7 g5 49. Bd5 a3+ 50. Ka2 Ke5 51. Bf3 Kf4 52. Bd5 Ke5 53. Bf3
1/2-1/2

[Event "Hangzhou (Women) 1st"]
[Site "Hangzhou"]
[Date "2011.07.18"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Kosintseva, Tatiana"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B42"]
[WhiteElo "2557"]
[BlackElo "2575"]
[Annotator "Mikhalchishin,A"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "2011.07.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 144"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.09.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.09.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Bd3 Nf6 6. O-O e5 $5 {This was
invented many years ago by such an original opening inventor as GM Oleg
Romanishin. The ideas are not exactly Sicilian, but are a bit crossed with the
Spanish, and some positions are similar to the Boleslavsky Variation.} 7. Bg5
$1 {The most energetic tactical try to take advantage of the slightly strange
plan of her opponent. Other moves are much less dangerous for Black.} (7. Nf3
d6 (7... Nc6 8. Bg5 Be7 {It is possible to playsimply with the idea of tight
control over d5:} ({Black obtains more complicated play after the other bishop
development} 8... Bc5 9. Nc3 h6 10. Bxf6 Qxf6 11. Nd5 Qd8 12. c3 O-O (12... d6
13. b4 Ba7 14. a4 ({The natural} 14. Bc4 {would be stronger:} O-O 15. Qd3 Be6
16. Bb3 Rc8 17. Rfd1 Qd7 18. Nh4 Ne7 19. Rac1 Nxd5 20. Bxd5 g6 21. Rc2 Kh7 22.
h3 {1/2 Motylev,A (2677)-Pantsulaia,L (2595)/Aix-les-Bains 2011/CBM 142}) 14...
a5 15. Rb1 Be6 16. Bc4 axb4 17. cxb4 O-O 18. a5 Kh8 19. Nd2 Rc8 20. Kh1 Nd4 {
0-1 Berbatov,K (2398)-Georgiev,K (2645),Balaguer 2009. Black obtained nice
positions for his own pieces.}) 13. b4 Ba7 14. Nd2 d6 15. Nc4 Ne7 16. Nce3 Be6
17. Bc4 Rc8 18. Qd3 Bxe3 19. Nxe3 Qc7 20. Bxe6 fxe6 21. Rac1 b5 $6 (21... Rfd8
$142) 22. c4 {0-1 Guliyev,N (2560)-Cvitan,O (2543),Ajaccio 2007. White has a
very nice position, as the pawns on the queenside will become targets for the
white attack.}) 9. Nc3 d6 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. Nd5 O-O 12. c3 Be6 13. Bc4 Rc8 14.
Qd3 Na5 15. Bb3 Bg5 16. Rad1 Bh6 17. Qe2 Kh8 18. Bc2 Nc4 19. Bb3 Na5 20. Bc2
Nc4 21. Bb3 b5 22. a4 f5 23. exf5 Bxf5 24. axb5 axb5 25. Bc2 Bxc2 26. Qxc2 Qe8
27. Rfe1 {0-1 Kutuzovic,B (2425)-Romanishin,O (2570),Pula 1998 White
comfortably controls the centre.}) 8. Nc3 (8. c4 Be7 9. Nc3 h6 10. Ne1 O-O 11.
Nc2 Bg4 12. f3 Be6 13. Be3 Nbd7 14. Nb4 Rc8 15. Nbd5 Bxd5 16. exd5 Nh5 17. g3 {
1-0 Gongora,M-Garcia Martinez,S/Havana 1999}) 8... Be7 9. a4 (9. Bg5 Be6 10.
Bxf6 Bxf6 11. Be2 Nc6 12. Nd5 Rc8 13. c3 Ne7 14. Qa4+ Kf8 15. Nxf6 gxf6 16.
Rfd1 Rc6 17. c4 Ng6 18. g3 h5 19. h4 Rg8 20. Qa3 Nf4 21. Bf1 Qb6 22. Rxd6 Rxd6
23. c5 Qa7 24. cxd6 Rxg3+ 25. Kh1 Rg8 26. Qe3 Qxe3 27. fxe3 Nh3 28. Bxh3 Bxh3
29. Kh2 Be6 30. Rc1 Kg7 {Mamedov,N (2577)-Milov,V (2690),Baku 2008. With
approximately equal play.}) 9... b6 {'?!' Ribli.} (9... O-O 10. a5 Nc6 11. Nd5
$16) (9... Nc6 $5 10. Nd5 Nxd5 11. exd5 Nb4 12. Bc4 $14) 10. Nd2 O-O 11. Nc4
Bg4 (11... Nbd7 $5) 12. Qe1 Be6 13. Bg5 Nbd7 14. Bxf6 Nxf6 15. Ne3 {Ribli:
'><d5, a6'} Qc8 16. Qe2 Qb7 17. f3 Rfc8 18. Kh1 Rc5 19. Rad1 Qc8 20. f4 exf4
21. Rxf4 Qb7 22. Ncd5 a5 23. c3 Bd8 24. b4 {1-0 Fedorowicz,J (2505)-Dorfman,J 
(2565)/New York 1989. White obtained a strong initiative on the queenside.}) (
7. Nb3 d6 ({A very interesting try of a pawn sacrifice, which we will see in
practice probably much more is} 7... Nc6 8. Nc3 d6 9. Bg5 Be7 10. Qd2 O-O 11.
Rfd1 Be6 12. Be2 a5 $1 13. Bxf6 Bxf6 14. Qxd6 Qxd6 15. Rxd6 Be7 16. Rdd1 a4 17.
Nd2 Nd4 18. Nf3 Rfc8 19. Bd3 a3 20. Nd5 Bxd5 21. exd5 axb2 22. Rab1 e4 23. Nxd4
exd3 24. Rxb2 Ba3 25. Rdb1 Bxb2 26. Rxb2 Ra4 {0-1 Gharamian,T (2650)-Jobava,B 
(2707)/Aix-les-Bains 2011}) 8. Nc3 Be7 9. a4 {[%csl Yd5][%cal Ga4a5]} Be6 ({
Logical but risky} 9... b6 10. Bg5 Nbd7 11. Nd2 Nc5 12. Bxf6 Bxf6 13. Nc4 Bb7
14. Be2 O-O 15. Nxd6 {Herrera,I-Romanishin,O/Linares 1999. Black is in trouble.
}) 10. f4 Nc6 (10... exf4 11. Bxf4 Nc6 {is a solid option for Black.}) 11. f5
Bxb3 12. cxb3 Nd4 (12... Qb6+ 13. Kh1 Nd4 14. Bg5 Qxb3 15. Qd2 $44) 13. Bg5) ({
Even a more passive retreat is playable} 7. Ne2 Bc5 8. Bg5 d6 9. Nbc3 Nbd7 10.
Nd5 h6 11. Bxf6 Nxf6 12. Nec3 Be6 13. Bc4 Nh7 (13... Nxd5 14. Bxd5 O-O 15. Bxb7
Rb8 16. Bxa6 Qa5 17. Bd3 Rxb2 {with a strong initiative for the sacrificed
pawn.}) 14. Qd3 O-O 15. Rad1 Rc8 16. Ne2 Kh8 17. Ng3 Qg5 18. Kh1 h5 ({a
preventive move would be preferable} 18... g6) 19. Nf5 Bxf5 20. exf5 {Ipavec,
P-Romanishin,O,Bled 1999. With a slight advantage for White.}) 7... h6 ({After
} 7... exd4 $2 8. e5 Qa5 9. Bd2 $1 Qb6 10. exf6 Qxf6 (10... Qxb2 11. Re1+ Kd8
12. Ba5+ b6 13. Qc1 $1) 11. Re1+ Be7 12. Qh5 h6 13. Na3 d5 14. Qxd5 Nc6 15. Qe4
{Black would avoid material losses, but the white pieces would control
important squares.}) (7... d6 8. Nf5 Bxf5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. exf5 d5 11. c4 dxc4
12. Bxc4 (12. Be4 Qxd1 13. Rxd1 Nc6 14. Bxc6+ bxc6 15. Nd2 Bc5 16. Nxc4 Bd4 17.
Rd3 O-O 18. Rg3+ Kh8 19. Rd1 Rad8 20. Kf1 Rd5 21. Ra3 Bc5 22. Rad3 Rfd8 23. Ke2
e4 24. R3d2 Bb4 25. Rxd5 cxd5 26. f3 {1/2 Van den Doel,E (2568)-De Jong,M 
(2324),Vlissingen NED 2008. With a seriously better endgame, due to Black's
pawn weaknesses.}) 12... Qxd1 13. Rxd1 Nc6 14. Nc3 Be7 15. Bd5 Rb8 16. Bxc6+
bxc6 17. Na4 Rd8 18. Kf1 Rg8 19. h3 h5 20. Rac1 Rxd1+ 21. Rxd1 Rg5 22. Rc1 Rxf5
23. Rxc6 a5 24. Rc8+ Bd8 25. Nc5 Ke7 26. Rc6 Rf4 {1/2 Wells,P (2476)
-Romanishin,O (2567), Berlin 1999. White is still seriously better.}) ({
Nowadays Romanishin recommends} 7... d5 8. Nf3 dxe4 9. Bxe4 Qxd1 10. Rxd1 Nbd7
11. Bd3 Nd5 12. Bxa6 Rxa6 13. Rxd5 f6 14. Be3 Nb6 15. Rb5 Nc4 16. Nbd2 Nxe3 17.
fxe3 Rc6 18. c4 b6 {with good compensation for the pawn.}) 8. Bxf6 Qxf6 9. Nf5
d5 ({Black can try slow defensive play, which allows her to consolidate the
position:} 9... d6 10. Nc3 Be6 11. Be2 Nc6 12. Nd5 Qd8 13. c3 g6 14. Nfe3 Bg7)
10. Nc3 d4 ({Very dangerous control over the white squares would be possible
after} 10... Bxf5 11. exf5 d4 12. Nd5 Qd6 13. Be4 Nd7 14. Qf3 Nc5 15. Rfe1
O-O-O 16. c4) 11. Nd5 Qd8 12. Bc4 $1 $146 {It is always recommended to go
forward, but not back.} ({Stronger than} 12. Ng3 g6 13. f4 exf4 14. Nxf4 Nc6
15. Bc4 Ne5 {Vallejo-Kunte, Pattaya 2011.} 16. Bd5 Bg7 {and Black obtained
real control over the black squares.}) 12... Nc6 ({Clearly bad is the try to
get rid of the knight on f5:} 12... g6 13. Nxd4 $1 exd4 14. Qxd4 $18) ({
Romanishin himself recommends} 12... Be6) 13. f4 $1 {If White wants to take
advantage of the presence of such powerful knights d5 and f5, then it is
necessary to open the position.} Na5 $6 ({Slightly better has to be} 13... g6
14. fxe5 $1 (14. Ng3 exf4 {transposes to Vallejo-Kunte} 15. Nxf4) 14... gxf5
15. Nf6+ Ke7 16. exf5 {with a strong attack.} h5 17. Qe1 Bh6 {but Black is
still alive and kicking!}) 14. Qd3 Bxf5 15. exf5 Rc8 (15... Nxc4 16. Qxc4 Rc8
17. Qb3 {leads to the same.}) 16. Bb3 Nxb3 17. Qxb3 $16 {Black's development
is his main problem, plus the strong position of the knight d5.} Bc5 ({A
better practical chance could have been} 17... Rc5 18. c4 dxc3 19. Nxc3 Rc6 $5)
18. fxe5 O-O ({The more active} 18... Qg5 {did not help:} 19. f6 O-O 20. Kh1
Qxe5 21. Rae1) 19. Kh1 ({Even stronger was the immediate} 19. f6 $1 d3+ 20. Kh1
dxc2 21. Rac1 $1 $18) 19... Qd7 20. f6 $5 ({Another break was possible:} 20. e6
Qb5 (20... fxe6 21. fxe6 Qxe6 22. Ne7+) 21. e7 Rfe8 22. Qg3 Bxe7 23. Nxe7+ Rxe7
24. f6) 20... g5 21. Qf3 $1 $16 ({An alternative option was the centralisation
of the last rook:} 21. Rad1) (21. Rae1) 21... Kh7 ({After} 21... Qe6 22. Qh5
Kh7 {Black should lose anyway:} 23. Rf3 $1 (23. Ne7 Bxe7 24. fxe7 Qxe7 25. Rf6
Qxe5 26. Qxh6+ Kg8 27. Raf1 Rc6 28. Rxc6 bxc6 29. Qxc6 a5 {prolongs the fight})
23... Rh8 24. Ne7 Bxe7 25. fxe7 Kg8 26. Raf1 Rh7 27. Rf6 Qxe7 28. e6 fxe6 29.
Rg6+ Kh8 30. Rxh6 {and so on.}) 22. c4 ({As was mentioned before, White has to
bring the last major resource into the game with decisive effect:} 22. Rad1 $5
Rfe8 23. Ne3 $1 Rxe5 24. Ng4 Ree8 25. Qd3+ Kh8 26. Nxh6 $18) 22... dxc3 23.
Nxc3 Rfd8 $6 ({A more stubborn defence was} 23... Qe6) 24. Rad1 Qe6 25. Qxb7
$18 {An extra pawn and the better position - what more do grandmasters need in
chess?} Kg8 26. Qe4 Bf8 27. h3 Rb8 28. b3 Re8 29. Rd5 Rb4 30. Qd3 Rh4 31. Ne4
Rc8 32. Nd6 Rc3 33. Qxc3 Qxd5 34. Nf5 Re4 35. Qc8 Qb5 36. Ne7+ Kh7 37. Rg1 Bxe7
38. Qf5+ 1-0

[Event "Hangzhou (Women) 1st"]
[Site "Hangzhou"]
[Date "2011.07.20"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Ju, Wenjun"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B26"]
[WhiteElo "2575"]
[BlackElo "2515"]
[PlyCount "108"]
[EventDate "2011.07.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 144"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.09.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.09.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 d6 3. Nge2 e5 4. g3 g6 5. Bg2 Bg7 6. d3 Ne7 7. Be3 Nbc6 8. Qd2
Nd4 9. h3 Be6 10. f4 Qb6 11. Nd1 O-O 12. O-O d5 13. c3 Nxe2+ 14. Qxe2 d4 15.
Bf2 Qd6 16. Be1 f5 17. cxd4 cxd4 18. Nf2 Rae8 19. Bd2 exf4 20. Bxf4 Qd7 21. Kh2
h6 22. a3 g5 23. Bd2 Be5 24. Nh1 Qd6 25. Bb4 Qb8 26. Qh5 Kg7 27. exf5 Bxf5 28.
Be4 Bxe4 29. dxe4 Bd6 30. Bxd6 Qxd6 31. Nf2 Qg6 32. Qe2 Nc6 33. Kg2 a6 34. Rae1
Ne5 35. Rd1 Qb6 36. b4 Rc8 37. Ng4 d3 38. Qe1 Rc2+ 39. Rd2 Rxf1 40. Kxf1 Nxg4
41. hxg4 Qf6+ 42. Rf2 d2 43. Qd1 Qd4 44. Kg2 Qxe4+ 45. Kh3 Qe1 46. Rf1 Qxd1 47.
Rxd1 Kf6 48. Kg2 Ke5 49. Kf2 Kd4 50. Ke2 Kc3 51. a4 b5 52. axb5 axb5 53. Ra1
Rc1 54. Ra3+ Kxb4 0-1

[Event "Hangzhou (Women) 1st"]
[Site "Hangzhou"]
[Date "2011.07.21"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Zatonskih, Anna"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2522"]
[BlackElo "2575"]
[PlyCount "43"]
[EventDate "2011.07.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 144"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.09.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.09.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 Nbd7 7. Qb3 c5 8.
a3 Bxc3+ 9. Qxc3 h6 10. Bxf6 Qxf6 11. Qe3+ Qe7 12. Qxe7+ Kxe7 13. dxc5 Nxc5 14.
e3 Nb3 15. Rd1 Be6 16. Bd3 Rac8 17. Nd4 Nxd4 18. exd4 Kd6 19. Kd2 Bd7 20. Rc1
Rxc1 21. Rxc1 Rc8 22. Rxc8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Hangzhou (Women) 1st"]
[Site "Hangzhou"]
[Date "2011.07.22"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Zhao, Xue"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C54"]
[WhiteElo "2575"]
[BlackElo "2470"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[EventDate "2011.07.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 144"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.09.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.09.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d4 exd4 6. cxd4 Bb4+ 7. Bd2 Bxd2+
8. Nbxd2 d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Qb3 Nce7 11. O-O O-O 12. Rfe1 c6 13. Ne4 h6 14.
Ne5 Qb6 15. Nc5 Qxb3 16. Bxb3 Rd8 17. Rac1 Kf8 18. f3 Nf5 19. Rcd1 Nd6 20. Bxd5
cxd5 21. b3 b6 22. Ncd3 Bb7 23. Rc1 Rac8 24. Rxc8 Rxc8 25. Rc1 Rxc1+ 26. Nxc1
f6 27. Ned3 Nf5 28. Ne2 Ba6 29. Ndc1 g5 30. Kf2 h5 31. Nc3 Ne7 32. g3 Kf7 33.
N1e2 Ke6 34. Ke3 Nf5+ 35. Kf2 Kd6 36. h3 Ng7 37. g4 hxg4 38. hxg4 Ne6 39. Ke3
Kc6 40. Ng3 Ng7 41. Nh5 Ne8 42. f4 Bc8 43. f5 Bd7 44. Ng3 Kd6 45. Kd2 Nc7 46.
Nh5 Ne8 47. Ng3 Nc7 48. Nh5 Ne8 49. Ng3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Hangzhou (Women) 1st"]
[Site "Hangzhou"]
[Date "2011.07.23"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Kosintseva, Nadezhda"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C18"]
[WhiteElo "2560"]
[BlackElo "2575"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[EventDate "2011.07.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 144"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.09.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.09.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 Ne7 7. Qg4 Qc7 8.
Qxg7 Rg8 9. Qxh7 cxd4 10. Ne2 Nbc6 11. f4 dxc3 12. Nxc3 a6 13. Qd3 Bd7 14. Bd2
O-O-O 15. g3 Nf5 16. Bg2 Na5 17. Bh3 Bc6 18. Bxf5 exf5 19. Qxf5+ Kb8 20. Qd3 d4
21. Ne4 f5 22. Nf2 Bxh1 23. Nxh1 Rh8 24. h4 Nc4 25. Kf1 Qc6 26. Nf2 Rhg8 27. g4
fxg4 28. Re1 Nxd2+ 29. Qxd2 Qf3 30. Qd3 Qxf4 31. Qe4 Qh2 32. Qg2 g3 33. Ne4 Rg4
0-1

[Event "Saint Affrique op 19th"]
[Site "Saint Affrique"]
[Date "2011.07.25"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Milchev, Nikolay"]
[Black "Houard, Yannick"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D13"]
[WhiteElo "2389"]
[BlackElo "2221"]
[PlyCount "104"]
[EventDate "2011.07.23"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 143 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.08.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.08.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. cxd5 cxd5 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bf4 a6 7. Rc1 Bf5 8. e3
Rc8 9. Be2 e6 10. Ne5 Nxe5 11. Bxe5 Nd7 12. Bg3 Be7 13. Qb3 Qb6 14. Kd2 Qxb3
15. axb3 Bb4 16. f3 Nb8 17. Bxb8 Rxb8 18. Bd3 Bg6 19. Bxg6 hxg6 20. Kd3 Bxc3
21. bxc3 b5 22. Rc2 Kd7 23. h3 Rhc8 24. e4 Rc6 25. h4 a5 26. g3 a4 27. Ra1 Ra8
28. bxa4 bxa4 29. Ra3 Rc4 30. Rb2 Kc7 31. Rb5 Kc6 32. Rb1 Kc7 33. Ra2 a3 34.
Rb3 Rca4 35. Kc2 Kc6 36. Rb1 R4a5 37. Rb4 R5a6 38. Kb3 Kc7 39. c4 dxc4+ 40.
Rxc4+ Kd6 41. Rb4 R6a7 42. Rb5 Kc6 43. Rc5+ Kd6 44. Rb5 Kc6 45. Kc4 Ra4+ 46.
Rb4 R4a7 47. d5+ exd5+ 48. exd5+ Kd6 49. Rb6+ Kc7 50. Rb4 Kd6 51. Rb6+ Kc7 52.
Rb4 Kd6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Saint Affrique op 19th"]
[Site "Saint Affrique"]
[Date "2011.07.26"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Houard, Yannick"]
[Black "Gozzoli, Yannick"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C69"]
[WhiteElo "2221"]
[BlackElo "2532"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[EventDate "2011.07.23"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 143 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.08.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.08.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. O-O f6 6. d4 Bg4 7. c3 Qe7 8.
Nbd2 O-O-O 9. Qc2 Qe8 10. b3 Bd6 11. Bb2 Qh5 12. dxe5 fxe5 13. c4 c5 14. b4 Nf6
15. b5 a5 16. Qc3 b6 17. h3 Bd7 18. Qe3 h6 19. Rfe1 Rde8 20. Nf1 Qf7 21. Rac1
Nh5 22. Ng3 Nf4 23. Ne2 g5 24. Nxf4 gxf4 25. Qd3 Rhg8 26. Kf1 Qh5 27. Ke2 Rxg2
28. Rg1 Rxg1 29. Rxg1 Be6 30. Ke1 Qxh3 31. Rg6 Rd8 32. Nxe5 Qh1+ 33. Ke2 Bxe5
0-1

[Event "Rostov on Don FIDE GP (Women)"]
[Site "Rostov on Don"]
[Date "2011.08.02"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Koneru, Humpy"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E46"]
[WhiteElo "2614"]
[BlackElo "2575"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "2011.08.02"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 144"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.09.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.09.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 e6 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Nge2 d5 6. a3 Be7 7. cxd5 exd5 8.
Nf4 c6 9. Bd3 a5 10. O-O Na6 11. Bc2 Nc7 12. f3 c5 13. Na4 Na6 14. Nc3 Nc7 15.
Qe2 b5 16. dxc5 Bxc5 17. Rd1 Ba6 18. Qf2 Bb7 19. Bd2 Re8 20. Nce2 Ne6 21. Nd3
Bb6 22. Nd4 Rc8 23. Bc3 Ba6 24. Kh1 Rc4 25. Bb3 Rc7 26. Rac1 b4 27. Nxe6 Rxe6
28. Bxf6 Rxf6 29. Rxc7 Bxc7 30. axb4 axb4 31. f4 Bc4 32. Qc2 Bxb3 33. Qxb3 Rb6
34. Nc5 h6 35. Rxd5 Qh4 36. h3 Qe1+ 37. Kh2 Rg6 38. Qc2 Qxe3 39. Nd3 Bb6 40.
Nc5 Qxf4+ 41. Kh1 Qf1+ 0-1

[Event "Rostov on Don FIDE GP (Women)"]
[Site "Rostov on Don"]
[Date "2011.08.03"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Galliamova, Alisa"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B54"]
[WhiteElo "2575"]
[BlackElo "2492"]
[Annotator "Hou,Yifan"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "2011.08.02"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 144"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.09.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.09.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{This was the second time I was taking part in a FIDE Women's Grand-prix, also
this is the second game of this tournament. My opponent Alisa is from Russia.
We had met each other twice before. I had been victorious in both these games 
(both were played in 2007, Russian league and North Urals Cup).} 1. e4 c5 2.
Nf3 e6 $5 ({A little surprise for me! Usually Alisa plays} 2... Nc6 {, we used
this line when playing against each other in 2007 in North Urals Cup.}) 3. d4
cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Nc3 ({In this variation I played a lot of} 5. Bd3 {, so I
guessed she must have good home preparation in this line, so I decided to play
another main line.}) 5... d6 6. Be2 b5 7. a3 ({I used 10 minutes here to think,
then I decided to prevent ...b4 first. In my mind this position will return to
a normal Scheveningen form. Another game continued:} 7. Bf3 Bb7 8. e5 Bxf3 9.
Qxf3 d5 10. Qg3 Ne7 11. Bg5 h6 12. Bxe7 Qxe7 13. f4 g6 14. O-O-O Nd7 15. h4 h5
16. f5 gxf5 17. Nxf5 Qc5 18. Nxd5 exd5 19. e6 fxe6 20. Qg6+ Kd8 21. Nd4 Kc8 22.
Nxe6 Bh6+ 23. Kb1 Qc6 24. Qf5 Ra7 25. Rxd5 Re8 26. Nc5 Bf8 27. b4 Qf6 28. Qxh5
Rd8 29. Ne4 Qc6 30. a3 Rc7 31. Rc1 Kb8 32. Qd1 Rdc8 33. Nd6 Nb6 34. Rd3 Bxd6
35. Rxd6 Qb7 36. c3 Nc4 37. Rd4 Qxg2 {0-1 Nijboer,F (2578)-Caruana,F (2598)/
Wijk aan Zee NED 2008/The Week in Chess 690}) 7... Bb7 8. f4 Nf6 9. Bf3 d5 $6 (
{I felt very happy when I saw this move; the opening of the centre is
definitely better for White. Here just playing} 9... Qc7 10. O-O Nbd7 11. Kh1
Be7 {leads back to a modern Scheveningen form.}) 10. exd5 Nxd5 11. Nxd5 Bxd5
12. Be3 {When I took on d5 I just calculated to this position: now we can see
most of Black's pieces are on the back rank, and it is difficult for her to
come out quickly. But White's plan is clear: Qe2, 0-0-0 and an attack on
Black's king which is still in the centre.} Qd7 {After a long think, Alisa
found the best choice for this position.} ({If} 12... Be7 13. Nf5 ({The
seductive way:} 13. f5 O-O 14. fxe6 fxe6 15. O-O (15. Nxe6 Bh4+) 15... Bc5 $1 {
White is slightly better}) 13... O-O 14. Bxd5 exd5 15. Qf3 g6 16. Nxe7+ Qxe7
17. O-O-O Qe4 18. Rhf1 $5 (18. Rxd5 Qxf3 19. gxf3 Nc6 20. Rhd1) 18... Rc8 19.
Rd2 Re8 20. Qxe4 dxe4 21. Rd6 Rc8 22. f5 {White has a huge advantage.}) 13. Qe2
{The easy way.} ({But} 13. f5 $1 {is better:} Nc6 14. fxe6 fxe6 15. Nxc6 {
this move is what I missed} ({I only considered} 15. Bxd5 Qxd5 16. Nxc6 Qxg2 $1
) 15... Qxc6 16. Bxd5 Qxd5 17. Qxd5 exd5 18. O-O O-O-O 19. Bd4 Rd7 20. b4 {
White controls almost all the files and has a solid advantage, but maybe not
enough to win.}) 13... Nc6 $6 {After this move, Alisa does not have any more
chances to hold her position.} ({The best choice here is} 13... Be7 $5 14.
O-O-O O-O 15. Nf5 Re8 (15... Bf6 16. Bxd5 exd5 17. Qd3 g6 18. Nh6+ Kg7 19. f5 {
with a strong attack}) 16. Bd4 Bf8 17. Bxd5 exd5 18. Qh5 f6 19. Ne3 {which is
much better for White.}) 14. O-O-O {At this point I realised my position was
much better: her king is still in the centre, my rook on the d-file is aiming
towards her queen; now White just needs to push f5, and as soon as the centre
opens Black will resign!} Rc8 ({During the game I thought maybe Alisa could
manage to castle to the queenside, for example} 14... Nxd4 15. Bxd4 O-O-O 16.
Bxd5 exd5 17. Kb1) (14... Ne7 15. Rhe1 O-O-O 16. f5 e5 17. Nb3 Bxf3 18. Qxf3
Qc6 19. Qh5 {Both variations are winning for White.}) ({But Black also can not
move bishop on f8, if} 14... Be7 {then} 15. Nxc6 Qxc6 16. Bxd5 exd5 17. Bd4 {
with a strong attack.}) 15. f5 Nxd4 (15... Bxf3 16. Nxf3 $1 {is almost winning
for White.} (16. gxf3 Bd6)) 16. Bxd4 Bxf3 17. gxf3 Qc6 18. Rhe1 {My first idea,
all looks normal.} ({Here the computer found a stronger way:} 18. Rd3 $1 Qc4
19. Kb1 Rd8 20. Qe3 Qc6 21. Rhd1 {All the pieces are attacking the centre, and
White has no weakness, but Black's rook and bishop are on their starting
square, they have never moved!}) 18... Qc4 (18... b4 19. fxe6 fxe6 20. axb4
Bxb4 21. Qxe6+ Qxe6 22. Rxe6+ Kf7 23. Rxa6) (18... Be7 19. Bxg7 Rg8 20. Bc3
Bxa3 21. Kb1 $1 {Avoiding a trap!} ({During the game I thought of} 21. fxe6 $2
Qxc3 22. exf7+ Kxf7 23. Rd7+ Kf8 $1 {which I missed!! After this move the
position is better for Black!}) 21... b4 22. Be5 {winning for White.}) 19. fxe6
$6 {A misunderstanding, of course White should keep her queen on the board:} (
19. Qg2 $1 Bc5 (19... Rg8 20. fxe6 fxe6 21. Kb1 Be7 22. Re4 Rd8 23. Rd3) 20.
Bc3 {White is winning.}) 19... Qxe2 20. Rxe2 Ke7 ({Alisa should have played} 
20... Rc6 $1 21. e7 Bxe7 22. Rde1 Re6 23. Rxe6 fxe6 24. Rxe6 Rf8 25. Bxg7 Rxf3
26. Rxa6 {which is still winning for White.}) 21. exf7+ $6 {After a long
period of thought, I also did not find the best choice:} (21. Bf2 $1 fxe6 22.
Bh4+ Kf7 23. Rd7+ Kg8 24. Rxe6 {and contrary to the game, we find that Black
does not have enough time to push the h-pawn and then activate the h8-rook.}
Ra8 25. Bg5 h5 26. h4 $1 {Limiting the h8-rook, winning for White.}) ({The
combination here is unsuccessful:} 21. Bc5+ Rxc5 22. Rd7+ Kf6 (22... Ke8 23. e7
Rc8 24. exf8=N+ Kxf8 25. Ree7) 23. Rxf7+ Kg6 24. e7 Bxe7 25. Rexe7 Rg8 26. Ra7
{White gets a pawn up, but Black can still hold her position.}) 21... Kxf7 22.
Bb6 h5 {A dogged move, trying to create difficulties to me.} (22... Be7 23. Rd7
Rhe8 24. Ba5 Rc6 25. Bb4 Re6 26. Rxe6 Kxe6 27. Rxe7+ Rxe7 28. Bxe7 Kxe7 29. Kd2
{The pawn ending is winning for White.}) 23. Rd7+ Kg8 24. Bd4 h4 25. h3 Rh6 26.
Rg2 g6 $2 {The final mistake!} ({But there are no good suggestions, for example
} 26... Rcc6 27. Rd8 (27. Bxg7 Rhg6 28. Rxg6 Rxg6 29. Bxf8 Kxf8 30. Rh7 {
also wins}) 27... Rc7 28. Rg4 Rd6 29. Ra8 Rdc6 30. c3 Rc8 31. Rxc8 Rxc8 32. Rg6
{winning for White.}) 27. Be3 Rc6 28. Bxh6 Bxh6+ 29. Kd1 Bf4 30. Re2 Kf8 31.
Ree7 g5 32. c3 Rf6 33. Ke2 Bc1 34. Rh7 Kg8 35. Rdg7+ Kf8 36. Ra7 {I was really
delighted with my results in this tournament! Here I would like to express my
warm gratitude to FIDE and the Rostov region for holding such a top event!} 1-0

[Event "Rostov on Don FIDE GP (Women)"]
[Site "Rostov on Don"]
[Date "2011.08.04"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Kosteniuk, Alexandra"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2497"]
[BlackElo "2575"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "2011.08.02"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 144"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.09.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.09.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 h6 7. Bh4 c5 8. e3
c4 9. Nd2 g5 10. Bg3 Bf5 11. Be2 Nc6 12. h4 Rg8 13. hxg5 hxg5 14. Rc1 Qe7 15.
O-O Bxc3 16. Rxc3 b5 17. a4 a6 18. Qa1 b4 19. Rcc1 Ne4 20. Nxe4 Bxe4 21. a5 g4
22. Qa4 Qe6 23. Rfd1 Rc8 24. Bf4 Qf5 25. Kf1 Qh5 26. Ke1 Bxg2 27. Bd6 Bf3 28.
Bxf3 gxf3 29. Bxb4 Qh4 30. b3 Rg2 31. Rc2 Rg1+ 32. Kd2 Qxf2+ 33. Kc1 Qxe3+ 34.
Bd2 Rxd1+ 35. Kxd1 Qe2+ 0-1

[Event "Rostov on Don FIDE GP (Women)"]
[Site "Rostov on Don"]
[Date "2011.08.05"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Muzychuk, Anna"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C89"]
[WhiteElo "2575"]
[BlackElo "2538"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "2011.08.02"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 144"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.09.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.09.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3
d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. Rxe5 c6 12. d4 Bd6 13. Re1 Qh4 14. g3 Qh3 15.
Qe2 Bg4 16. Qf1 Qh5 17. Nd2 Rae8 18. f3 Bh3 19. Qf2 f5 20. Rxe8 Rxe8 21. Nf1 f4
22. Bxf4 Bxf4 23. gxf4 Qg6+ 24. Ng3 h5 25. Re1 h4 26. Rxe8+ Qxe8 27. Qe2 Qf7
28. Nf1 Qg6+ 29. Kf2 Kf8 30. Bxd5 cxd5 31. Ne3 Qd6 32. Ng2 Bxg2 33. Kxg2 Qxf4
34. Qe5 Qd2+ 35. Kh3 Qxb2 36. Qd6+ Ke8 37. Qxa6 Ke7 38. Qb7+ Kd6 39. Qb6+ Kd7
40. Qb7+ Kd6 41. Qxg7 Qxa2 42. Qe5+ Kc6 43. Qe8+ Kb6 44. Qb8+ Kc6 45. Qc8+ Kd6
46. Qc5+ Ke6 47. Qxb5 1-0

[Event "Rostov on Don FIDE GP (Women)"]
[Site "Rostov on Don"]
[Date "2011.08.07"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Kosintseva, Nadezhda"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B97"]
[WhiteElo "2560"]
[BlackElo "2575"]
[PlyCount "112"]
[EventDate "2011.08.02"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 144"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.09.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.09.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 e6 7. f4 Qb6 8. Qd2
Qxb2 9. Rb1 Qa3 10. e5 h6 11. Bh4 dxe5 12. fxe5 Nd5 13. Nxd5 exd5 14. e6 Bxe6
15. Nxe6 fxe6 16. Be2 Be7 17. Bh5+ Kd8 18. Bxe7+ Qxe7 19. O-O Nd7 20. Rf7 Qc5+
21. Kh1 Rf8 22. Rxg7 Rc8 23. h3 Rc6 24. Qxh6 Kc8 25. Bg4 Qxc2 26. Re1 Qc3 27.
Rxe6 Rxe6 28. Bxe6 Rf1+ 29. Kh2 Qe5+ 30. Rg3 Qe1 31. Qh8+ Kc7 32. Qc3+ Qxc3 33.
Rxc3+ Kd6 34. Bxd7 Kxd7 35. h4 Ke6 36. h5 Kf6 37. Rc7 Kg5 38. Rxb7 Kxh5 39. Rb6
d4 40. Rxa6 d3 41. Rd6 Ra1 42. Kg3 Rxa2 43. Rd5+ Kg6 44. Rxd3 Ra6 45. Rd4 Rb6
46. Kf4 Ra6 47. Kg3 Rb6 48. Rg4+ Kh6 49. Kh4 Ra6 50. Rg8 Kh7 51. Rg5 Kh6 52. g4
Rb6 53. Rc5 Kg6 54. Rg5+ Kh6 55. Rh5+ Kg6 56. Rg5+ Kh6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Rostov on Don FIDE GP (Women)"]
[Site "Rostov on Don"]
[Date "2011.08.08"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Danielian, Elina"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B12"]
[WhiteElo "2575"]
[BlackElo "2521"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "2011.08.02"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 144"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.09.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.09.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. f3 dxe4 4. fxe4 e5 5. Nf3 Bg4 6. c3 Nd7 7. Bd3 Bd6 8. O-O
Ngf6 9. h3 Bh5 10. Nbd2 O-O 11. Nc4 Qc7 12. Qc2 Bg6 13. Bg5 Rfe8 14. Bxf6 gxf6
15. Nh4 Kh8 16. Kh1 Rg8 17. Ne3 Rae8 18. Ng4 exd4 19. cxd4 c5 20. Nxg6+ fxg6
21. Bb5 Rgf8 22. dxc5 Be7 23. b4 a6 24. Ba4 b5 25. Bb3 Ne5 26. Ne3 Nc6 27. Nd5
Qe5 28. a4 Bd8 29. axb5 axb5 30. Qd3 Qxe4 31. Qxb5 Nd4 32. Qc4 Re5 33. Rae1
Qxe1 34. Rxe1 Rxe1+ 35. Kh2 Re4 36. Qd3 f5 37. Qc3 Bh4 38. Bc2 Be1 39. Qa1 Rh4
40. Qxe1 1-0

[Event "Rostov on Don FIDE GP (Women)"]
[Site "Rostov on Don"]
[Date "2011.08.09"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Kovalevskaya, Ekaterina"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C14"]
[WhiteElo "2427"]
[BlackElo "2575"]
[PlyCount "132"]
[EventDate "2011.08.02"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 144"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.09.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.09.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e5 Nfd7 6. Bxe7 Qxe7 7. f4 a6 8. Nf3
c5 9. dxc5 Nc6 10. Bd3 Nxc5 11. O-O Bd7 12. Ne2 f5 13. exf6 gxf6 14. Ned4 Nxd4
15. Nxd4 O-O-O 16. Qe1 Rhe8 17. Qe3 Qd6 18. Rae1 e5 19. fxe5 fxe5 20. Nf5 Qc7
21. b4 Nxd3 22. cxd3 Kb8 23. Rc1 Bc6 24. d4 exd4 25. Qxd4 Re4 26. Qf2 d4 27.
Ng3 Re7 28. Rcd1 d3 29. Rd2 Ka8 30. Qc5 Re5 31. Qf2 Bb5 32. Qf4 Qc3 33. h3 Bc6
34. Kh2 Red5 35. Rff2 h5 36. Qh4 Re8 37. Qf4 Bb5 38. Qh4 Qc7 39. Qf4 Qxf4 40.
Rxf4 Re2 41. Nf1 Rde5 42. Kg1 Ka7 43. Rf2 R2e4 44. a3 Re1 45. a4 Bxa4 46. Rxd3
R5e4 47. Kh2 Rxb4 48. Ng3 Re5 49. Nf5 a5 50. Nd6 Bc6 51. Nf7 Rd5 52. Re3 a4 53.
Ne5 Bb5 54. g4 hxg4 55. hxg4 Rb3 56. Rxb3 axb3 57. Nf3 Bd3 58. Ne1 Bg6 59. Rb2
Rd1 60. Ng2 Rb1 61. Rxb1 Bxb1 62. Ne3 Bc2 63. Nc4 Ka6 64. Kg3 Kb5 65. Nb2 Kb4
66. Kf4 b5 0-1

[Event "Rostov on Don FIDE GP (Women)"]
[Site "Rostov on Don"]
[Date "2011.08.10"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Kosintseva, Tatiana"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2575"]
[BlackElo "2557"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[EventDate "2011.08.02"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 144"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.09.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.09.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bc5 7. c3 d6 8. a4
Rb8 9. d4 Bb6 10. axb5 axb5 11. Qd3 O-O 12. Bg5 exd4 13. cxd4 h6 14. Bh4 g5 15.
e5 gxh4 16. Qg6+ Kh8 17. Qxh6+ Nh7 18. Bc2 f5 19. exf6 Rf7 20. Ng5 Qxf6 21.
Nxf7+ Qxf7 22. Bxh7 Qxh7 23. Qf8+ Qg8 24. Qh6+ Qh7 25. Qf8+ Qg8 26. Qh6+
1/2-1/2

[Event "Rostov on Don FIDE GP (Women)"]
[Site "Rostov on Don"]
[Date "2011.08.12"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Lagno, Kateryna"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E49"]
[WhiteElo "2536"]
[BlackElo "2575"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2011.08.02"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 144"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.09.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.09.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d4 Bb4 4. e3 Nf6 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 O-O 7. cxd5 exd5 8.
Bd3 b6 9. Ne2 c5 10. O-O Ba6 11. f3 Bxd3 12. Qxd3 Re8 13. Ng3 Nc6 14. Bb2 c4
15. Qd2 h5 16. Rae1 Re6 17. Qc2 h4 18. Nf5 g6 19. Nxh4 Ng4 20. fxg4 Qxh4 21. e4
Rae8 22. e5 Qxg4 23. Re3 f5 24. Rg3 Qe4 25. Qc1 Qh4 26. Rxf5 Qxg3 27. hxg3 gxf5
28. Qg5+ Kf7 29. Qxf5+ Ke7 30. Qf3 Rg8 31. Bc1 Nd8 32. Bf4 Reg6 33. Qxd5 Ne6
34. Qe4 a5 35. d5 Nxf4 36. gxf4 b5 37. d6+ Kd7 38. Qb7+ Ke6 39. Qe7+ Kd5 40. d7
Rxg2+ 41. Kh1 1-0

[Event "Rostov on Don FIDE GP (Women)"]
[Site "Rostov on Don"]
[Date "2011.08.13"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Ruan, Lufei"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B83"]
[WhiteElo "2479"]
[BlackElo "2575"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[EventDate "2011.08.02"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 144"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.09.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.09.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Be2 Nf6 7. O-O Be7 8.
Be3 O-O 9. Kh1 e5 10. Nb3 Be6 11. Bf3 a5 12. Nd5 Bxd5 13. exd5 Nb4 14. c3 Na6
15. Qd3 Nd7 16. g4 Bg5 17. Nd2 g6 18. Rg1 Kh8 19. Qe2 a4 20. Ne4 Bxe3 21. fxe3
Qe7 22. Ng3 Rac8 23. Rac1 Rc7 24. Qd2 Qg5 25. Ne4 Qe7 26. Ng3 h6 27. Be2 Nac5
28. e4 Qg5 29. Rcd1 Nf6 30. Bf3 Qxd2 31. Rxd2 a3 32. b3 Na6 33. c4 Rb8 34. Kg2
b5 35. Be2 Nc5 36. Kf3 b4 37. Bd1 Nh7 38. h4 Kg7 39. Ke3 Rf8 40. Rf2 Rb7 41.
Rgf1 Rc7 42. Rg1 Rb7 43. Rgf1 Rc7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Rostov on Don FIDE GP (Women)"]
[Site "Rostov on Don"]
[Date "2011.08.14"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Stefanova, Antoaneta"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B19"]
[WhiteElo "2575"]
[BlackElo "2524"]
[PlyCount "96"]
[EventDate "2011.08.02"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 144"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.09.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.09.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bf5 5. Ng3 Bg6 6. h4 h6 7. Nf3 Nd7 8. h5
Bh7 9. Bd3 Bxd3 10. Qxd3 e6 11. Bd2 Ngf6 12. O-O-O Be7 13. Ne4 Qc7 14. Nxf6+
Bxf6 15. g3 Be7 16. Kb1 O-O-O 17. c4 Nf6 18. Qe2 c5 19. Bc3 cxd4 20. Bxd4 Bc5
21. Bxc5 Qxc5 22. Ne5 Nd7 23. Nxd7 Qf5+ 24. Ka1 Rxd7 25. Rxd7 Kxd7 26. Qd2+ Kc8
27. Rd1 Qxh5 28. Qd7+ Kb8 29. Qd6+ Kc8 30. a3 a6 31. c5 Qf3 32. c6 Qxc6 33. Qf4
e5 34. Qe3 Qb5 35. Rc1+ Kb8 36. Rc5 Qf1+ 37. Rc1 Qb5 38. Rc5 Qe8 39. Rxe5 Qc6
40. Qf4 Qc7 41. Qe4 Rc8 42. Re7 f5 43. Rxc7 fxe4 44. Rxg7 Rf8 45. Re7 Rxf2 46.
Rxe4 h5 47. Rh4 Rf3 48. Rxh5 Rxg3 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2011.08.28"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Movsesian, Sergei"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B66"]
[WhiteElo "2700"]
[BlackElo "2575"]
[PlyCount "121"]
[EventDate "2011.08.28"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 145"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.11.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bg5 e6 7. Qd2 a6 8.
O-O-O Be7 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. f4 Bd7 11. Kb1 b5 12. Nxc6 Bxc6 13. Bd3 b4 14. Ne2
Qb6 15. f5 e5 16. Ng3 h5 17. Qe2 h4 18. Nh5 Qc5 19. g4 hxg3 20. hxg3 Kd7 21. g4
Kc7 22. Rh3 Rhg8 23. Ng3 Rh8 24. Nh5 Rhg8 25. Rdh1 a5 26. Bc4 a4 27. Bxf7 a3
28. Rd1 axb2 29. Bxg8 Rxg8 30. Rb3 Bb5 31. Qf3 Bc4 32. Rxb2 Qa5 33. Ng3 Ra8 34.
Kc1 Qc5 35. Nf1 Ra3 36. Qg2 Bxa2 37. Nd2 Bg8 38. Qg1 Ra1+ 39. Nb1 d5 40. exd5
Qxg1 41. Rxg1 Bxd5 42. Rg3 e4 43. c4 Bd6 44. Rgb3 Bf7 45. Re2 e3 46. Rbxe3 Kc6
47. Kb2 Ra8 48. Nd2 Rg8 49. Re4 Be5+ 50. Kb3 Bd6 51. Nf3 Ra8 52. Ra2 Rh8 53.
Ra7 Rh3 54. Re3 Rh7 55. Ra6+ Kc5 56. Nd2 Bf4 57. Rd3 Bxd2 58. Ra5+ Kb6 59. Rb5+
Kc6 60. Rxd2 Rh4 61. Kxb4 1-0

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2011.08.29"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Movsesian, Sergei"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B49"]
[WhiteElo "2575"]
[BlackElo "2700"]
[PlyCount "96"]
[EventDate "2011.08.28"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 145"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.11.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 Qc7 6. Be2 a6 7. Be3 b5 8. f4
Bb7 9. Bf3 Na5 10. O-O Nc4 11. Bc1 Ne7 12. Kh1 Ng6 13. e5 Be7 14. Bxb7 Qxb7 15.
Qe2 O-O 16. b3 Na5 17. f5 Nc6 18. fxg6 Nxd4 19. gxh7+ Kh8 20. Qd3 Nc6 21. Bf4
Rac8 22. Rad1 Rc7 23. Rf3 Rfc8 24. Qd2 Nd8 25. Rg3 Bf8 26. Bg5 Nc6 27. Bf6 Ne7
28. Bxe7 Bxe7 29. Rf1 Rf8 30. Qd4 f5 31. Ne2 g5 32. Nf4 gxf4 33. Qxf4 Qe4 34.
Qxe4 fxe4 35. Rxf8+ Bxf8 36. Rg8+ Kxh7 37. Rxf8 Rxc2 38. Kg1 Rxa2 39. h4 e3 40.
Kf1 a5 41. Rf7+ Kg6 42. Rxd7 Rf2+ 43. Ke1 Rxg2 44. Rd3 Rg3 45. Rd6 Kf5 46. Ra6
Kxe5 47. Rxa5 Ke4 48. Ra6 Kf3 0-1

[Event "Shenzhen FIDE GP (Women)"]
[Site "Shenzhen"]
[Date "2011.09.07"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Kovalevskaya, Ekaterina"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C50"]
[WhiteElo "2578"]
[BlackElo "2421"]
[PlyCount "135"]
[EventDate "2011.09.07"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 145"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.11.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. O-O Nf6 5. d3 O-O 6. a3 a6 7. h3 d6 8. Nc3 h6
9. Be3 Bxe3 10. fxe3 Be6 11. Nd5 Bxd5 12. exd5 Ne7 13. e4 Ng6 14. Bb3 Nd7 15.
c3 Nh4 16. Qe1 Nxf3+ 17. Rxf3 g6 18. Qf2 Kg7 19. Rf1 Qe7 20. Bd1 h5 21. h4 Rad8
22. b4 f6 23. Rg3 Rh8 24. Qf5 Rh6 25. Bxh5 Nf8 26. Qf3 Kf7 27. Bg4 Rxh4 28. Rh3
Rxh3 29. Qxh3 Kg7 30. Kf2 Nh7 31. Rh1 Kh8 32. Ke2 b6 33. Be6 Qg7 34. Qh4 Rf8
35. Rh3 f5 36. exf5 gxf5 37. Rg3 Qf6 38. Qh5 e4 39. Rh3 Qg7 40. g3 Qg4+ 41. Ke1
Qxh5 42. Rxh5 Kg7 43. Bxf5 Nf6 44. Rg5+ Kh8 45. dxe4 Re8 46. Rg6 Nxd5 47. Kd2
Re5 48. Re6 Rxe6 49. Bxe6 Ne7 50. Bc4 b5 51. Bb3 Kg7 52. a4 Kf6 53. a5 Ke5 54.
Ke3 c6 55. c4 c5 56. cxb5 axb5 57. a6 Nc8 58. Bd5 Na7 59. g4 Nc8 60. g5 Na7 61.
bxc5 dxc5 62. g6 Kf6 63. Bf7 b4 64. Kd3 b3 65. Bxb3 Kxg6 66. Kc4 Kf6 67. Kxc5
Ke5 68. Bd5 1-0

[Event "Shenzhen FIDE GP (Women)"]
[Site "Shenzhen"]
[Date "2011.09.08"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Munguntuul, Batkhuyag"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B54"]
[WhiteElo "2465"]
[BlackElo "2578"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[EventDate "2011.09.07"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 145"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.11.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Be2 b5 7. O-O Bb7 8. Re1
Nf6 9. Bf3 Nbd7 10. g3 Be7 11. a4 b4 12. Na2 a5 13. c3 Nc5 14. Bg5 bxc3 15.
Nxc3 h6 16. Bxf6 Bxf6 17. e5 dxe5 18. Bxb7 Nxb7 19. Nf3 O-O 20. Nxe5 Qxd1 21.
Raxd1 Rfd8 22. Nd7 Be7 23. Rd3 Ra6 24. Nb5 Rc6 25. Re2 f6 26. Red2 Kf7 27. Na7
Rd6 28. Rxd6 Bxd6 29. Nb6 Bc5 30. Rxd8 Nxd8 31. Nac8 Ke8 32. b4 axb4 33. a5 b3
34. Na4 Nc6 35. a6 Kd8 36. a7 Nxa7 37. Nxa7 Bxa7 38. Nc3 Bd4 39. Nb1 Kd7 40.
Kf1 Kc6 41. Ke2 Kd5 42. Nd2 b2 43. f3 Bc3 44. Nb1 Kc4 0-1

[Event "Shenzhen FIDE GP (Women)"]
[Site "Shenzhen"]
[Date "2011.09.09"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Yildiz Kadioglu, Betul Cemre"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C55"]
[WhiteElo "2578"]
[BlackElo "2308"]
[Annotator "Mikhalchishin,A"]
[PlyCount "179"]
[EventDate "2011.09.07"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 145"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.11.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{The first and most important problem is how to play against the World
Champion with Black? It is an important part of chess psychology as in womens
chess it is more important than knowledge of long lines. The preparation was
to play with Black very aggressively, not taking a step back! The motto was
RUSSIANS AND TURKS NEVER RETREAT! Geoffrey Borg, chief of FIDE Grand Prix gave
good advice, explaining, that Hou Yifan plays technical positions like a
computer! So, there is no other way of playing her, than to try be better
prepared in the opening and to conduct a very active strategy at every moment.
Betul, you have nothing to lose, every result is good; it's a great honour to
play the World Champion and every positive result will be a huge boost for you.
} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 {Hou Yifan is by far the best female specialist
in the Spanish, but as she is was preparing for the the match for the World
Championship against Humpy Koneru, I recommended her to change it immediately!
and to be very careful not to show her preparation. So, she has chosen the so
called GIUOCO PIANO in recent competitions, where opening knowledge is not
that important. Events are slowly developing and there is no danger of meeting
any surprise opening preparation.} Nf6 4. d3 Be7 5. Bb3 O-O 6. O-O d6 7. c3 Na5
8. Bc2 c5 9. Nbd2 Nc6 10. Re1 ({Somebody offered a change of direction here:} 
10. a3 $5 {preparing b2-b4, which in my opinion is worth trying.}) 10... Re8 {
Aleksander Beliavsky's favourite plan.} ({It is more common to protect the
e5-pawn differently, preparing for a central break. Betul has great practice
in similar structures, which she defended well including some moments against
such top players as Aleksandra Kosteniuk and Tatiana Kosintseva.} 10... Qc7)
11. Nf1 h6 12. h3 Bf8 {Now after the pre-prepared setup is completed, Black is
ready to counter in the centre with ...d6-d5.} 13. N3h2 $6 {To be honest -
this is a strange way to handle the classical Spanish position, but this move
has been used by such experts of these lines as GMs Yudasin and Nevednichy! To
move the knight from the centre is wrong, up to the moment, when the centre is
closed or defined, like in classic games of Fischer, who introduced this
knight manoeuvre to modern practice.} (13. Ng3 Be6 (13... g6 14. d4 cxd4 15.
cxd4 exd4 16. Nxd4 Nxd4 17. Qxd4 Bg7 18. Qd1 Be6 19. Be3 a6 20. Qd2 Rc8 21. f4
h5 22. f5 gxf5 23. exf5 Bd5 24. Bd4 h4 25. Nh1 Be4 {and Black is slightly
better, Nevednichy,V (2544)-Ivanovic,B (2439)/Petrovac 2004}) 14. d4 cxd4 15.
cxd4 exd4 16. Nxd4 Nxd4 17. Qxd4 Nd7 18. Bf4 Rc8 19. Bb3 Nc5 20. Bd5 Qh4 21.
Bd2 Be7 22. Bxe6 fxe6 23. Bc3 Bf6 24. Qe3 Bxc3 25. Qxc3 Qf6 26. Qd2 Red8 27.
Rac1 a5 28. b3 b6 29. Rc4 Rc7 30. Rd4 Rcd7 31. b4 axb4 32. Qxb4 Ra8 {and Black
has some more weaknesses but can hold, Kobalia,M (2639)-Atalik,S (2568)/
Istanbul 2003}) (13. d4 exd4 14. cxd4 cxd4 ({A very interesting option is to
counter White's central break with} 14... d5 15. e5 Ne4 16. dxc5 Nxc5 17. Ng3 (
17. a3 a5 18. Ng3 d4 19. Ne4 Nxe5 20. Nxd4 Bxh3 21. Be3 Bg4 22. f3 Bh5 23. Bf2
Bg6 24. Rc1 Rc8 25. Nxc5 Bxc5 26. Ba4 Bxd4 27. Qxd4 Rxc1 28. Rxc1 Qg5 {with
sufficient counterplay, Sermek,D (2490)-Stevic,H (2300)/Makarska 1995}) 17...
b6 18. Bd2 a5 19. Bc3 g6 20. Nd4 Nxd4 21. Bxd4 Rb8 22. Qf3 Ne6 23. Rad1 Nxd4
24. Rxd4 Qc7 25. Bb3 Rxe5 26. Rxe5 Qxe5 27. Rxd5 Qe1+ 28. Kh2 Be6 {The
position is equal, Caposciutti,M (2315)-Arlandi,E (2440)/Forli 1993}) 15. Nxd4
Bd7 (15... Nxd4 16. Qxd4 Bd7 17. Bf4 Bc6 18. Ng3 d5 19. e5 Ne4 20. Nxe4 dxe4
21. Qxd8 Raxd8 22. Bxe4 Bxe4 23. Rxe4 g5 24. Be3 f5 25. Rd4 {with a better
endgame, Michiels,B (2459)-Denny,K (2316)/Khanty-Mansiysk 2010}) 16. Ng3 d5 17.
Nxc6 (17. Bf4 $142 Bb4 18. Re2 Nxe4 19. Nxe4 dxe4 20. Bxe4 Qf6 $11) 17... Bxc6
18. e5 Ne4 19. Bf4 $6 (19. Nxe4 {is slightly better:} dxe4 20. Bf4 g5 21. Bg3
Qxd1 22. Raxd1 Bg7 23. Bxe4 Bxe4 24. Rxe4 f5 $1 25. Re2 f4 26. Bh2 Rxe5 (26...
Rad8 27. Rxd8 Rxd8) 27. Rxe5 Bxe5 $15 {Nevednichy,V (2535)-Bruzon,L (2625)/
Benasque 2004}) 19... Qh4 20. Qf3 Ng5 21. Bxg5 Qxg5 22. Qd3 g6 23. f4 Qxf4 24.
Nh5 Bc5+ 25. Kh1 gxh5 $2 (25... Qg5 26. Nf6+ Kg7 27. Nxe8+ Rxe8 {promised
Black the retention of a serious initiative}) 26. Rf1 Bf2 27. Rxf2 Qxf2 28.
Qh7+ Kf8 29. Qxh6+ Kg8 30. Qh7+ Kf8 31. Qh6+ Kg8 32. Bh7+ {White has a
perpetual and can continue his attack, Jonkman,H (2417)-Ris,R (2300)/Hoogeveen
2004}) (13. Ne3 Be6 14. Nh2 d5 15. Nhg4 d4 16. Nf5 b5 17. Qf3 Nxg4 18. hxg4 Qa5
19. Bd2 dxc3 20. bxc3 Nd4 21. Qd1 Nxc2 22. Qxc2 Qa4 23. Qxa4 bxa4 24. Red1 Red8
25. Be1 Rd7 26. Rd2 Rad8 27. Rad1 g6 28. Ne3 Be7 {Black has serious pressure
on d3,which allows him to hope for a win, Souleidis,G (2433)-Van den Doel,E 
(2571)/Koelln 2006}) 13... d5 ({It is possible to continue the improvement of
the pieces} 13... g6 14. Ne3 Be6 15. Qf3 Bg7 16. Nd5 Bxd5 17. exd5 Ne7 18. Bxh6
Bxh6 19. Qxf6 Nxd5 20. Qf3 Nf4 21. Bb3 d5 22. Ng4 Bg7 23. Rad1 Qd6 24. h4 Rad8
25. g3 Ne6 26. Ne3 Nc7 27. h5 b5 28. hxg6 fxg6 29. a4 a6 30. axb5 axb5 {
with a very comfortable black play, Nepomniachtchi,I (2613)-Cebalo,M (2533)/
Biel 2007}) 14. exd5 {Generally in such situations it is better not to reduce
the pressure in the centre. So, all other moves look more logical.} (14. Qf3 d4
15. Bb3 $146 (15. Ng3 {is weaker:} g6 16. Bb3 Be6 17. Bxe6 Rxe6 18. c4 Rb8 19.
Bd2 b5 20. cxb5 Rxb5 21. b3 a5 22. h4 h5 $15 {Yudasin,L (2605)-Nikolic,P (2625)
/Tilburg 1993}) 15... Na5 16. Ba4 Bd7 17. Bxd7 Nxd7 $11 18. c4 $6 a6 19. Ng3 b5
20. b3 g6 21. Bd2 Nc6 22. Ng4 Qh4 $15 {0-1 Nevednichy,V (2563)-Beliavsky,A 
(2638)/Jugoslavija 2001}) (14. Ng4 d4 15. Bb3 Be6 16. Bxe6 Rxe6 17. c4 Nxg4 18.
hxg4 Rg6 19. g3 a6 20. Nh2 Be7 21. f4 b5 22. b3 bxc4 23. bxc4 Rb8 24. f5 Rd6
25. Nf3 Qa5 26. a4 Bf6 27. Bd2 Qd8 28. Rb1 Nb4 {and Black controls the game,
Vratonjic,S (2447)-Popov,S (2477)/Mataruska Banja 2007}) 14... Nxd5 15. Qf3 Be6
({The aggressive approach with} 15... f5 {was a bit risky:} 16. Ng3 g6 17. h4
$1 h5 18. Bg5 Be7 19. Bxe7 Rxe7 20. Qd1 $1 Be6 21. Nf3 {and the weakness on g5
is very unpleasant.}) 16. Ng4 Qc7 (16... f6 {might be more solid:} 17. Bb3 Kh8)
17. Ng3 Rad8 (17... Nf4 {was too risky:} 18. Bxf4 (18. Nxe5 Nxh3+ 19. gxh3 Nxe5
) 18... exf4 19. Nh5 Bd6 20. d4 cxd4 21. Qd3) 18. Bd2 Nde7 ({Now} 18... Nf4 {
was possible:} 19. Bxf4 exf4 20. Nh5 Bd6 21. Bb3 Kh8) 19. Nh5 Ng6 20. Qg3 Kh8 (
{It was possible to protect the f6-square more directly:} 20... Be7) 21. Rad1 (
{It was more logical to double on the e-file:} 21. Re2) 21... Bf5 ({The
possible, but risky pawn capture} 21... Bxa2 {was too complicated to calculate:
} 22. b3 Na5 23. c4 Nxb3 24. Bc3 Nd4 25. Bxd4 cxd4 26. Ra1 Qa5) 22. Qf3 Nh4 ({
It was better to return} 22... Be6) 23. Qg3 Ng6 24. Bc1 c4 25. Rd2 ({And now} 
25. Qf3 {was wrong:} Nh4 26. Qg3 cxd3) 25... cxd3 ({Now Black has a huge
advantage after} 25... Nf4 $1) 26. Bxd3 Bxd3 27. Rxd3 Rxd3 ({There were two
options which still kept Black's advantage:} 27... Nf4) (27... Qa5) 28. Qxd3
Rd8 29. Qe4 Qd7 30. Ne3 {Now the position is equal. But control over the
central file still gives Black some chances to play for an advantage.} Qe6 31.
b3 Nge7 32. Ng3 Nd5 33. Qc2 $2 ({White did not like to suffer without the
d-file after} 33. Nxd5 Qxd5) 33... Nxe3 $2 {An automatic exchange, but some
slight tactics would win a pawn:} (33... Nxc3 $1) 34. Bxe3 Qd5 35. Qf5 Qd7 ({
A clear advantage for Black followed} 35... g6 36. Qf6+ Kg8 37. Qh4 Qd3 38.
Bxh6 Qxc3) 36. Qh5 Kg8 37. Qf3 (37. Nf5 {was dangerous:} Kh7) 37... Qe6 38. Qe4
Qd5 39. Qg4 Qd7 40. Nf5 Kh7 41. Bc1 Qe6 (41... Qd3 {was very unpleasant}) 42.
Ne3 ({There was another slightly more technical retreat} 42. Ng3 {as White
would keep the option to come to the central square e4.}) 42... Qxg4 43. hxg4
Rd3 44. Bb2 Bc5 ({It was possible to try to bring the king closer to the
centre. The endgame is always slightly better for Black.} 44... Kg6) 45. Rd1
Rxd1+ 46. Nxd1 Kg6 (46... e4 {was very strong:} 47. c4 Kg6 48. Kf1 Nb4) 47. Kh2
f5 ({Once more} 47... e4) 48. Kg3 h5 49. gxf5+ Kxf5 50. b4 Bb6 ({Another
retreat was} 50... Be7) 51. Bc1 g5 ({A very good idea was to try to penetrate
the white position with the king:} 51... Ke4 52. Nb2 h4+ 53. Kxh4 Bxf2+) 52. a4
a6 (52... e4 {was still very good}) 53. a5 Ba7 (53... Bc7 {was better}) 54. f3
Ne7 55. Bd2 Nd5 (55... Kf6 {with the idea to place the knight on f5.}) 56. c4
Nf4 (56... Nf6 {was very good}) 57. c5 Bb8 (57... Nd3 {was still good:} 58.
Ne3+ Kf6 59. Nd5+ Ke6) 58. Kf2 Nd5 59. Ne3+ Nxe3 60. Kxe3 Bc7 ({In this bishop
ending it was still possible to try to win:} 60... g4 61. fxg4+ hxg4 62. Be1
Bc7 63. Bh4 e4) 61. Kd3 g4 62. fxg4+ Kxg4 ({There is practically no difference
after} 62... hxg4 {with equal play.}) 63. Be1 Kf5 64. Kc4 Ke4 $2 ({The wrong
direction, it was safer to be closer to her own pawns:} 64... Ke6) 65. c6 b6
66. axb6 Bxb6 67. b5 $2 {It is always dangerous to exchange such pawns, but
White desperately wanted to come with her king.} ({White could try to exploit
the winning chances which have suddenly appeared in a different way:} 67. Bf2
Bc7 68. Bg3 Bd8 ({Same is} 68... Bd6 {is the same:} 69. Bh2 h4 70. Bg1) 69. Kc5
Bc7 70. Bh2 h4 71. Bg1 Kf5 72. Bf2 {and the h4-pawn is in trouble.}) 67...
axb5+ 68. Kxb5 Bc7 69. Ba5 ({Tempting was either} 69. Ka6 Kd5 70. Kb7 Bd6 71.
c7 ({The oObvious deflection would be met by a sacrifice} 71. Bb4 Bb8 $1 {
transposing into a similar ending to that in the game.}) 71... Bxc7 72. Kxc7 e4
73. Bh4 e3 74. Kd7 Ke4 (74... e2 {lost:} 75. Bg3 Kd4 76. Ke6 Ke4 77. Kf6) 75.
Ke6 Kf4 76. Be1 Kg4 {and it's the same draw as in the game.}) 69... Bd6 70. Kb6
$6 ({The chances for a win were slim even after the correct king retreat} 70.
Kc4 Bb8 71. Bb6 Bd6 72. Kc3 ({Or} 72. Ba7 Kf4 73. Kd5 Bc7 74. Ke6 e4) 72... Kf4
{immediately trying to attack the pawn on g2.}) 70... Kd5 71. Bb4 Bb8 72. c7 ({
Or} 72. Kb7 e4) 72... Bxc7+ 73. Kxc7 e4 74. Kd7 Ke5 75. Be1 e3 76. Ke7 Kf4 77.
Kf6 Kg4 78. g3 ({Black threated to exchange White's last pawn:} 78. Ke5 h4 79.
Ke4 h3) 78... Kf3 79. Kg5 Ke2 $1 {Black has to control the g3-pawn and the f2-
and f1-squares.} 80. Bb4 Kf3 81. Kh4 Kg2 82. Be1 Kf1 83. Bc3 Kg2 84. Bb4 e2 85.
Bc3 Kf2 86. Bd2 Kg2 87. Be1 Kf1 88. Bd2 Kg2 89. Be1 Kf1 90. Bd2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Shenzhen FIDE GP (Women)"]
[Site "Shenzhen"]
[Date "2011.09.10"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Zhao, Xue"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E05"]
[WhiteElo "2497"]
[BlackElo "2578"]
[PlyCount "29"]
[EventDate "2011.09.07"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 145"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.11.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 e6 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 Be7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O dxc4 7. Qc2 a6 8. Qxc4
b5 9. Qc2 Bb7 10. Bd2 Be4 11. Qc1 Bb7 12. Qc2 Be4 13. Qc1 Bb7 14. Qc2 Be4 15.
Qc1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Shenzhen FIDE GP (Women)"]
[Site "Shenzhen"]
[Date "2011.09.12"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Zhu, Chen"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C11"]
[WhiteElo "2578"]
[BlackElo "2490"]
[PlyCount "100"]
[EventDate "2011.09.07"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 145"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.11.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. f4 c5 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. Be3 cxd4 8. Nxd4
Bc5 9. Qd2 Nxd4 10. Bxd4 Bxd4 11. Qxd4 Qb6 12. Nb5 Qxd4 13. Nxd4 Ke7 14. Bd3
Nc5 15. Kd2 Bd7 16. c3 Rag8 17. g4 h5 18. h3 f6 19. Bc2 fxe5 20. fxe5 Be8 21.
Ke3 Nd7 22. Nf3 Nf8 23. Rag1 hxg4 24. Rxg4 Nd7 25. h4 g5 26. Rhg1 Bh5 27. Rxg5
Rxg5 28. hxg5 Bxf3 29. Kxf3 Rf8+ 30. Kg3 Nxe5 31. Rg2 Rf3+ 32. Kh4 Kf7 33. Re2
Nc4 34. Kg4 Rf1 35. b3 Rg1+ 36. Kf4 e5+ 37. Kf5 Rf1+ 38. Kg4 Rg1+ 39. Kh4 Rh1+
40. Kg3 Na3 41. Bf5 Rg1+ 42. Kh4 Rh1+ 43. Bh3 Nb5 44. Rxe5 Nxc3 45. Kg3 d4 46.
Bf5 Rg1+ 47. Kf4 Rf1+ 48. Kg4 Rg1+ 49. Kf4 Rf1+ 50. Kg4 Rg1+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Shenzhen FIDE GP (Women)"]
[Site "Shenzhen"]
[Date "2011.09.13"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Muzychuk, Anna"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C77"]
[WhiteElo "2578"]
[BlackElo "2545"]
[PlyCount "98"]
[EventDate "2011.09.07"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 145"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.11.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. d3 d6 6. c3 b5 7. Bc2 g6 8. Nbd2
Bg7 9. Nf1 h6 10. Ng3 O-O 11. O-O d5 12. h3 dxe4 13. dxe4 Qxd1 14. Rxd1 Bb7 15.
Be3 Rfd8 16. Nd2 Bf8 17. f3 Nd7 18. a4 Bc5 19. Ngf1 Kg7 20. Nb3 Be7 21. Bd3 b4
22. Bf2 bxc3 23. bxc3 Nf8 24. Ne3 Ne6 25. Nd5 Bd6 26. g3 Bc8 27. h4 Nb8 28. Bc4
Nd7 29. Nb4 Ndc5 30. Nxc5 Nxc5 31. Bd5 Bb7 32. Kg2 Bxd5 33. Rxd5 Nd7 34. Nc6
Re8 35. Rb1 Re6 36. c4 Bf8 37. Rxd7 Rxc6 38. c5 Bxc5 39. Rc1 Rd6 40. Rxc7 Bxf2
41. Kxf2 Rb8 42. R1c2 Rb3 43. R7c3 Rxc3 44. Rxc3 Rd2+ 45. Ke3 Ra2 46. Rc5 Ra3+
47. Kf2 Ra2+ 48. Ke3 Ra3+ 49. Kf2 Ra2+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Shenzhen FIDE GP (Women)"]
[Site "Shenzhen"]
[Date "2011.09.14"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Tan, Zhongyi"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E05"]
[WhiteElo "2429"]
[BlackElo "2578"]
[PlyCount "58"]
[EventDate "2011.09.07"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 145"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.11.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 e6 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 Be7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O dxc4 7. Qc2 a6 8. Qxc4
b5 9. Qc2 Bb7 10. Bd2 Be4 11. Qc1 Bb7 12. Qc2 Bd6 13. Nc3 Nbd7 14. Rad1 c5 15.
Bg5 Qb6 16. e4 cxd4 17. Nxd4 h6 18. Be3 Bc5 19. h3 Rfd8 20. Nce2 Rac8 21. Qb1
b4 22. Rd2 a5 23. Rfd1 Ne5 24. b3 Rd7 25. Kh1 Ba6 26. Qa1 Rcd8 27. f4 Bxe2 28.
fxe5 Bxd1 29. exf6 Bh5 0-1

[Event "Shenzhen FIDE GP (Women)"]
[Site "Shenzhen"]
[Date "2011.09.15"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Cmilyte, Viktorija"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B76"]
[WhiteElo "2578"]
[BlackElo "2525"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "2011.09.07"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 145"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.11.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 O-O 8. Qd2
Nc6 9. g4 Be6 10. O-O-O Nxd4 11. Bxd4 Qa5 12. a3 b5 13. g5 Nd7 14. Nxb5 Qxd2+
15. Rxd2 Rfc8 16. Nxa7 Bxd4 17. Nxc8 Be3 18. Nxe7+ Kf8 19. Nd5 Bxd5 20. exd5
Ne5 21. Be2 Ra4 22. c3 Bxg5 23. Kc2 Bxd2 24. Kxd2 Ke7 25. Ra1 Rh4 26. a4 Kd7
27. a5 Kc7 28. a6 Kb8 29. a7+ Ka8 30. b4 Rxh2 31. Ke3 f5 32. Bb5 f4+ 33. Kxf4
g5+ 34. Kg3 Rb2 35. Ra3 h5 36. Bc6+ Nxc6 37. dxc6 h4+ 38. Kh3 Rf2 39. b5 Rxf3+
40. Kg4 1-0

[Event "Shenzhen FIDE GP (Women)"]
[Site "Shenzhen"]
[Date "2011.09.17"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Ruan, Lufei"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B48"]
[WhiteElo "2477"]
[BlackElo "2578"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2011.09.07"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 145"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.11.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be2 e6 7. O-O Be7 8. f4
O-O 9. Kh1 Nc6 10. Be3 Bd7 11. Nb3 b5 12. Bf3 Qc7 13. a3 Rad8 14. g4 h6 15. Bg2
d5 16. e5 Nh7 17. Nd4 f6 18. exf6 Bxf6 19. f5 Nxd4 20. Bxd4 Kh8 21. Qd3 Bxd4
22. Qxd4 exf5 23. gxf5 Bxf5 24. Nxd5 Qxc2 25. Rac1 Qe2 26. Rc7 Qg4 27. Qxg4
Bxg4 28. Nf4 Rf6 29. h3 Bd1 30. Kg1 Bb3 31. Be4 Nf8 32. Nh5 Rxf1+ 33. Kxf1 Rd7
34. Rc8 Kg8 35. Ra8 Bc4+ 36. Kf2 Rd2+ 37. Ke3 Rxb2 38. Nf4 Kf7 39. Rxa6 Ne6 40.
Nd5 Re2+ 0-1

[Event "Shenzhen FIDE GP (Women)"]
[Site "Shenzhen"]
[Date "2011.09.18"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Ju, Wenjun"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B93"]
[WhiteElo "2578"]
[BlackElo "2536"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "2011.09.07"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 145"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.11.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f4 e5 7. Nf3 Nbd7 8. a4
Be7 9. Bc4 O-O 10. O-O Qb6+ 11. Kh1 exf4 12. a5 Qc5 13. Bb3 Ne5 14. Bxf4 Ng6
15. Bg3 Bg4 16. Qd2 Rae8 17. h3 Bd7 18. Qd4 Bc6 19. Qd3 Nh5 20. Bf2 Qb4 21. Nd4
Nhf4 22. Qf3 Bf6 23. Nxc6 bxc6 24. Bb6 Bxc3 25. Ra4 Qb5 26. bxc3 c5 27. Raa1
Re7 28. Qe3 Nh5 29. Bd5 Nf6 30. Rxf6 gxf6 31. Qf3 Re5 32. Qxf6 Qd7 33. Rd1 Rh5
34. Rd3 Re5 35. Rg3 Qe7 36. Rxg6+ hxg6 37. Qxg6+ Kh8 38. Qh6+ Kg8 39. Qg6+ Kh8
40. Qh6+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Shenzhen FIDE GP (Women)"]
[Site "Shenzhen"]
[Date "2011.09.19"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Danielian, Elina"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E05"]
[WhiteElo "2517"]
[BlackElo "2578"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2011.09.07"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 145"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.11.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 Be7 5. O-O O-O 6. d4 dxc4 7. Qc2 a6 8. a4
Bd7 9. Ne5 Bc6 10. Nxc6 Nxc6 11. e3 Na5 12. Nd2 c5 13. dxc5 Qc7 14. b4 cxb3 15.
Nxb3 Nxb3 16. Qxb3 Rab8 17. Ba3 Nd7 18. Rfc1 Nxc5 19. Bxc5 Bxc5 20. Bxb7 Qe7
21. Rab1 a5 22. Qc4 Bxe3 23. Qc7 Qxc7 24. Rxc7 Bd2 25. Rd7 Rfd8 26. Rxd8+ Rxd8
27. Rd1 g5 28. Bg2 Rd4 29. Kf1 Bc3 30. Rxd4 Bxd4 31. Ke2 Kg7 32. Bc6 g4 33. Bg2
Kf6 34. h3 gxh3 35. Bxh3 Ke5 36. f4+ Ke4 37. Bg2+ Kf5 38. Bh3+ Ke4 39. Bg2+ Kf5
40. Bh3+ Ke4 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-Cup (Women) 16th"]
[Site "Rogaska Slatina"]
[Date "2011.09.26"]
[Round "2.4"]
[White "Yildiz Kadioglu, Betul Cemre"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B27"]
[WhiteElo "2308"]
[BlackElo "2578"]
[PlyCount "58"]
[EventDate "2011.09.25"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "SLO"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 144 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.10.28"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.10.28"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Anatolia (W)"]
[BlackTeam "Monte Carlo (W)"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "TUR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "MNC"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 g6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Bd3 Bg7 6. c4 Nc6 7. Ne2 Ne5 8.
Nbc3 d6 9. O-O O-O 10. b3 Bd7 11. Kh1 a6 12. Nd4 b5 13. cxb5 Nxd3 14. Qxd3 axb5
15. Bb2 b4 16. Nd5 Nxd5 17. exd5 Ra5 18. Qe4 Re8 19. a3 bxa3 20. Rxa3 Rxa3 21.
Bxa3 f5 22. Qe3 Qa5 23. Bb2 Qxd5 24. Rc1 e5 25. Nf3 Be6 26. Nd2 Qb7 27. Ra1 Rc8
28. Qd3 Bd5 29. f3 e4 0-1

[Event "EU-Cup (Women) 16th"]
[Site "Rogaska Slatina"]
[Date "2011.09.27"]
[Round "3.5"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Fierro Baquero, Martha Lorena"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B01"]
[WhiteElo "2578"]
[BlackElo "2378"]
[PlyCount "103"]
[EventDate "2011.09.25"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "SLO"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 144 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.10.28"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.10.28"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Monte Carlo (W)"]
[BlackTeam "Chieti Fischer (W)"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "MNC"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ITA"]

1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qa5 4. d4 c6 5. Nf3 Nf6 6. Bc4 Bf5 7. Bd2 e6 8.
Nd5 Qd8 9. Nxf6+ gxf6 10. Bb3 Nd7 11. Qe2 Qc7 12. Nh4 Bg6 13. O-O-O O-O-O 14.
g3 Kb8 15. Ng2 e5 16. Be3 exd4 17. Bxd4 Bc5 18. Rhe1 Bxd4 19. Rxd4 Nc5 20. Red1
Rxd4 21. Rxd4 Rd8 22. Qe3 Rxd4 23. Qxd4 Qe7 24. Ne3 Kc7 25. f4 Nxb3+ 26. axb3
Qe4 27. Qxe4 Bxe4 28. Ng4 Kd6 29. Nxf6 Bf5 30. g4 Ke6 31. g5 Bg6 32. Kd2 h6 33.
h4 h5 34. b4 b6 35. c3 Kf5 36. Ke3 Ke6 37. Kf3 Bc2 38. Ke2 Kf5 39. Ke3 Bd1 40.
Ng8 Ke6 41. Nf6 Kf5 42. Nd7 Bb3 43. Ne5 Bd5 44. c4 Be6 45. b3 c5 46. bxc5 bxc5
47. Nd3 Kg4 48. Nxc5 Bc8 49. Ne4 Kxh4 50. Nd6 Be6 51. f5 Bd7 52. Kf4 1-0

[Event "EU-Cup (Women) 16th"]
[Site "Rogaska Slatina"]
[Date "2011.09.28"]
[Round "4.2"]
[White "Stefanova, Antoaneta"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2528"]
[BlackElo "2578"]
[PlyCount "117"]
[EventDate "2011.09.25"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "SLO"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 144 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.10.28"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.10.28"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "AVS (W)"]
[BlackTeam "Monte Carlo (W)"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "MNC"]

1. d4 e6 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 h6 7. Bxf6 Qxf6 8.
Qb3 c5 9. e3 O-O 10. a3 Bxc3+ 11. Qxc3 Nd7 12. Be2 b6 13. O-O Bb7 14. b3 Rac8
15. Rfc1 Rc7 16. dxc5 Qxc3 17. Rxc3 Rxc5 18. Rcc1 Rfc8 19. Rcb1 Nf8 20. b4 Rc3
21. Nd4 a6 22. Nf5 Rd8 23. Rc1 Rxc1+ 24. Rxc1 Ne6 25. h4 h5 26. Nd4 Nxd4 27.
exd4 g6 28. Rc7 Bc8 29. a4 Bd7 30. a5 b5 31. f3 Be8 32. g4 Rd6 33. gxh5 gxh5
34. Rc8 Kf8 35. Kf2 Ke7 36. Ra8 Rc6 37. Ke3 Bd7 38. Kf4 Kf6 39. Bd3 Bc8 40. Rb8
Be6 41. Rb6 Rc3 42. Ke3 Rb3 43. Rxa6 Rxb4 44. Rb6 Ra4 45. Rxb5 Ra3 46. Kd2 Ra2+
47. Kc3 Ra3+ 48. Kc2 Ra4 49. Rc5 Rxd4 50. a6 Ra4 51. Kb3 Ra1 52. Kb4 Ke5 53.
Ra5 Rxa5 54. Kxa5 Bc8 55. a7 Bb7 56. Kb6 Ba8 57. Kc7 d4 58. Be4 d3 59. Bxd3 1-0

[Event "EU-Cup (Women) 16th"]
[Site "Rogaska Slatina"]
[Date "2011.09.29"]
[Round "5.4"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Dimitrijevic, Aleksandra"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B84"]
[WhiteElo "2578"]
[BlackElo "2287"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "2011.09.25"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "SLO"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 144 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.10.28"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.10.28"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Monte Carlo (W)"]
[BlackTeam "Maribor (W)"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "MNC"]
[BlackTeamCountry "SLO"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. Nc3 a6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 d6 6. Be3 Nf6 7. Be2 Be7 8. f4
Qc7 9. Bf3 Nfd7 10. O-O Nc6 11. a4 O-O 12. Nb3 b6 13. g4 Bb7 14. g5 Rfe8 15.
Bg2 Nb4 16. Rf3 Rac8 17. Rh3 Nf8 18. Qd2 d5 19. e5 Bc5 20. Nd4 Nc6 21. Nce2 Qe7
22. c3 Na5 23. Bf2 Nc4 24. Qc1 Qd8 25. Bf1 Ng6 26. Ng3 Nxb2 27. f5 exf5 28.
Qxb2 f4 29. Ngf5 Rxe5 30. Nh4 Rxg5+ 31. Kh1 Qe8 32. Nhf3 h6 33. Re1 Qxa4 34.
Nxg5 hxg5 35. Qe2 Qd7 36. Qh5 g4 37. Qh7+ 1-0

[Event "EU-Cup (Women) 16th"]
[Site "Rogaska Slatina"]
[Date "2011.09.30"]
[Round "6.3"]
[White "Bojkovic, Natasa"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B53"]
[WhiteElo "2378"]
[BlackElo "2578"]
[PlyCount "139"]
[EventDate "2011.09.25"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "SLO"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 144 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.10.28"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.10.28"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "BAS (W)"]
[BlackTeam "Monte Carlo (W)"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "YEM"]
[BlackTeamCountry "MNC"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Qxd4 Nc6 5. Bb5 Bd7 6. Qd3 g6 7. O-O Bg7 8. c4
Nf6 9. Nc3 O-O 10. h3 a6 11. Bxc6 Bxc6 12. Be3 Rb8 13. Nd4 Nd7 14. Rfd1 Nc5 15.
Qc2 Bd7 16. Rac1 Rc8 17. Qe2 Qe8 18. Nb3 Na4 19. Nxa4 Bxa4 20. Bd4 f6 21. Rd3
Bd7 22. Rdd1 Be6 23. Nd2 b5 24. c5 dxc5 25. Rxc5 Qd7 26. Nb3 Bc4 27. Qc2 Qe6
28. Rxc8 Rxc8 29. Be3 Bxb3 30. Qxb3 Qxb3 31. axb3 Kf7 32. Rd7 f5 33. exf5 gxf5
34. Bg5 Bf6 35. Bxf6 Rc1+ 36. Kh2 Kxf6 37. Ra7 Rc6 38. f4 h6 39. Kg3 Rd6 40.
Kh4 e5 41. fxe5+ Kxe5 42. Re7+ Kd4 43. Rf7 Ke4 44. Re7+ Kd3 45. Rf7 Rd5 46. Ra7
Rd6 47. Rf7 Ke4 48. Re7+ Kf4 49. Rf7 Ke5 50. Re7+ Kf6 51. Ra7 Re6 52. Kh5 Re2
53. Rxa6+ Ke5 54. g3 Rxb2 55. Rxh6 Rxb3 56. Rb6 Ke4 57. h4 Rxg3 58. Rxb5 f4 59.
Rb4+ Ke3 60. Rb3+ Kf2 61. Rb2+ Kg1 62. Kh6 f3 63. h5 f2 64. Rb1+ Kg2 65. Kh7
Kh3 66. Rf1 Rg2 67. h6 Kh4 68. Kh8 Kg5 69. Kg7 Kh5+ 70. Kf6 1-0

[Event "EU-Cup (Women) 16th"]
[Site "Rogaska Slatina"]
[Date "2011.10.01"]
[Round "7.1"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Dzagnidze, Nana"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B93"]
[WhiteElo "2578"]
[BlackElo "2525"]
[Annotator "Mikhalchishin,A"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "2011.09.25"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "SLO"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 144 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.10.28"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.10.28"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Monte Carlo (W)"]
[BlackTeam "Timisoara (W)"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "MNC"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ROU"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f4 {Hou Yifan likes
this old fashioned (but not bad!) move and she has played it a lot, but I am
sure, that she'll play something new against Koneru.} e5 ({One of the top men
did not fully equalise in the following game,} 6... Nc6 7. Nf3 Bg4 8. Be3 g6 9.
h3 Bxf3 10. Qxf3 Bg7 11. Bc4 O-O 12. O-O Nd7 13. Rad1 Na5 14. Bb3 Rc8 15. e5
Nxb3 16. axb3 Rc6 17. exd6 exd6 18. Bd4 Bxd4+ 19. Rxd4 Nf6 20. Kh1 d5 21. Rfd1
Qe7 22. Qf2 Rfc8 23. f5 Ne4 24. Qe3 Rxc3 $2 25. bxc3 Rxc3 26. R1d3 Rxc2 27.
Rxd5 Re2 28. Qd4 $1 Nf6 29. Rd8+ Kg7 30. fxg6 hxg6 31. Qd6 {1-0 Hou Yifan 
(2509)-Sutovsky,E (2629)/Moscow 2007}) 7. Nf3 Nbd7 8. a4 Be7 9. Bc4 {She has
started to play this just recently, before she preferred another development:}
(9. Bd3 O-O 10. O-O Nc5 ({It is possible to be principled and to accept the
pawn sacrifice} 10... exf4 11. Bxf4 Qb6+ 12. Kh1 Qxb2 13. Nd5 Nxd5 14. exd5 Nc5
15. Qe2 (15. Bxh7+ Kxh7 16. Qe2 Bf6 17. Bxd6 Bf5 18. Bxc5 Rfe8 19. Qf2 Qxc2 20.
Bd4 $11) 15... Nxd3 16. Qxd3 Qb4 (16... Qb6 17. Rae1 Qd8 18. Qe4 Bf6 19. Qb4 a5
20. Qa3 Ra6 21. Nd2 Bg5 22. Qe3 Bxf4 23. Qxf4 Bd7 24. Re3 f5 25. Rfe1 Qf6 26.
h3 h6 27. Rb1 Bc8 28. Qc4 Kh7 {1-0 Hou Yifan (2488)-Tairova,E (2397)/Ergun
2006. With an unclear position.}) 17. c4 Re8 18. Nd2 Bf6 19. Rac1 Bb2 20. Rce1
Bd7 21. Rb1 Qc3 22. Qxc3 Bxc3 23. Rxb7 Bxa4 24. Nb1 Bf6 25. Bxd6 Bc2 26. Nd2
Bd3 27. Rd1 Be2 28. Rdb1 Bc3 29. Bb4 Bxd2 30. Bxd2 Bxc4 31. d6 {1/2 Hou Yifan 
(2523)-Zhu Chen (2522)/Krasnoturinsk 2007. White has compensation for the pawn,
but no more than that, despite the d6-pawn looking dangerous.}) 11. Kh1 exf4 ({
There is a very interesting pawn counterstrike:} 11... d5 12. Nxe5 Ncxe4 (12...
dxe4 13. Be2 Ne6 14. Be3 Bc5 15. Bxc5 Nxc5 16. Qe1 b6 17. b4 Ne6 18. Rd1 Qc7
19. Ng4 Nxg4 20. Nd5 Qxc2 21. Bxg4 Bb7 {With an unclear position in 1-0 Hou
Yifan (2298)-Gu Xiaobing (2371)/Wuxi 2006.}) 13. Bxe4 (13. Nxe4 dxe4 14. Bc4
Qxd1 15. Rxd1 Ng4 16. Nxg4 Bxg4 17. Re1 Rfd8 18. Be3 Rac8 19. Bb3 Bh4 20. g3
Be7 21. Kg1 Kf8 22. Kf2 Rc6 23. Rac1 b5 24. axb5 axb5 25. Ra1 f5 (25... Be6 $1)
26. Ra7 Bd1 {1-0 Hou Yifan (2298)-Majdan,J (2297)/Turin 2006. Black had
counterplay in the endgame.}) 13... dxe4 14. Qe2 Bf5 15. g4 Bc8 16. Rd1 Qe8 17.
g5 Nd7 18. Nc4 f6 19. Nd5 fxg5 20. fxg5 b5 $2 (20... Bc5) 21. axb5 e3 22. Bxe3
Bxg5 23. Nd6 {1/2 Hou Yifan (2527)-Najer,E (2634)/Moscow 2008. She got a
completely winning position, but did not manage to win.}) 12. Bxf4 Bg4 13. Be3
Rc8 14. Qd2 Re8 (14... Bh5 15. Nd4 Bg6 16. Nf5 Bxf5 17. Rxf5 g6 18. Rf3 Ng4 19.
Nd5 Nxe3 20. Qxe3 Bg5 21. Qd4 Nd7 22. Raf1 Ne5 23. Rg3 f6 24. c3 Kg7 25. Bc2
Rc4 26. Qd1 h5 27. h4 $1 Bxh4 28. Nf4 Bxg3 29. Ne6+ $18 {1-0 Hou Yifan (2298)
-Fakhiridou,E (2292)/Turin 2006}) 15. Bd4 Bh5 16. Rae1 Bg6 17. b4 Ne6 18. Bxf6
Bxf6 19. Nd5 Bh4 (19... Nd4 {is stronger}) 20. Rd1 Bh5 21. a5 Bf6 22. Qf2 Ng5
23. Nxg5 Bxg5 24. Rb1 Bg6 25. Qd4 {1/2 Hou Yifan (2557)-Nguyen Huynh Minh Huy 
(2477)/Budapest 2008. White remains perfectly placed, but there are no serious
threats.}) 9... O-O ({A fashionable move in the 80s was} 9... Qa5 10. Bd2 exf4
11. Nd5 Qd8 (11... Qc5 $11) 12. Bxf4 Nxd5 13. Bxd5 Nf6 14. a5 O-O 15. O-O Qc7
16. Qd3 Nxd5 17. exd5 Bg4 18. c4 Bh5 19. b4 Bg6 20. Qb3 Rac8 21. Rac1 b6 $6 (
21... Qd7) 22. axb6 Qxb6+ 23. Be3 Qb7 24. Nd4 Rfe8 25. Nc6 {1/2 Mikhalchishin,
A-Georgadze,T Lviv 1982. With solid advantage for White because of his
powerful c6-knight.}) 10. O-O b6 (10... Qb6+ 11. Kh1 exf4 12. a5 Qc5 13. Bb3
Ne5 14. Bxf4 Ng6 15. Bg3 Bg4 16. Qd2 (16. Qd3 Rac8 17. h3 Bd7 18. Rfd1 {
is better}) 16... Rae8 17. h3 Bd7 18. Qd4 Bc6 19. Qd3 Nh5 20. Bf2 Qb4 21. Nd4 {
1/2 Hou Yifan (2578)-Ju Wenjun (2536)/Shenzhen 2011. She obtained an advantage,
but did not manage to convert it into a full point.}) 11. Kh1 Bb7 12. Qe2 h6 $6
{A provocative move, which weakens the position of Black's own king.} ({
More logical is the development of counterplay in the c-file:} 12... Qc7 13.
fxe5 dxe5 14. Bg5 h6 (14... Rfc8 $142) 15. Bxf6 Nxf6 16. Nh4 Nxe4 17. Ng6 Nxc3
18. bxc3 Bxg2+ $2 (18... Rac8 {led to very unclear play:} 19. Ba2 e4) 19. Qxg2
Qxc4 20. Nxe7+ {1-0 Mamedyarov,S (2717)-Meyer,J (2093)/Mainz 2009}) 13. Nh4 $1
Nxe4 ({A very tense position would arise after} 13... Re8 14. Nf5 Bf8 15. Be3
exf4 16. Rxf4 g6 17. Ng3 Bg7 18. Raf1 Ne5) 14. Nf5 $5 {White dreams are all
about an attack.} ({It was also possible to play a positional move with huge
compensation for the sacrificed pawn:} 14. Nxe4 Bxe4 15. Qxe4 Bxh4 16. fxe5
Nxe5 17. Bd5 Rc8 18. Be3) 14... Nef6 15. fxe5 ({Hou did not sacrifice a pawn
so as to try to win it back by attacking d6, as recommended by different
computer programmes.} 15. Rd1) (15. Qd3) 15... Nxe5 16. Bf4 Qc7 17. Bb3 Rae8
18. Qd2 $5 ({Generally speaking it was useful to bring the last undeveloped
piece to the centre:} 18. Rae1 {but then Black would attack her opponent's
most important piece - the f5-knight:} Bc8) 18... Nh7 ({Now attacking the
knight would not be successful:} 18... Bc8 19. Nxh6+ (19. Nxh6+ gxh6 20. Bxe5
dxe5) 19... gxh6 20. Bxe5 dxe5 21. Qxh6 Qd6 22. Rad1) ({Or} 18... Ne4 19. Nxe4
Bxe4 20. Bxh6 Bxf5 21. Rxf5 {with unpleasant threats.}) 19. Bxh6 $6 {
Continuing the same nervous and aggressive play. It was more logical to
complete her development by} (19. Rad1) 19... gxh6 20. Qxh6 Bf6 21. Rf4 Bc8 $4
({Black was winning here if she had brought her rook to the g-file:} 21... Kh8
22. Rh4 Bxg2+ $1 23. Kxg2 (23. Kg1 Nf3+ 24. Kxg2 Nxh4+ 25. Nxh4 Bxc3 26. bxc3
Rg8+)) 22. Ne4 Qd8 (22... Bxf5 {led to an immediate loss:} 23. Nxf6+ Nxf6 24.
Rxf5) 23. Nexd6 ({Another possible way was} 23. Nfxd6 Ng4 24. Rxg4+ Bxg4 25.
Nxf7 Rxf7 26. Bxf7+ Kxf7 27. Qxh7+ Kf8 28. Rf1) 23... Bxf5 24. Nxf5 Re6 25. Rh4
$1 {With two rook moves Hou destroys Black's defence.} Ng5 26. Rh5 Qd2 27. Ne7+
Rxe7 28. Qxf6 Nh7 29. Qf5 1-0

[Event "World Women-ch"]
[Site "Tirana"]
[Date "2011.11.14"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Koneru, Humpy"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E05"]
[WhiteElo "2600"]
[BlackElo "2578"]
[Annotator "Ramirez Alvarez,A"]
[PlyCount "159"]
[EventDate "2011.11.14"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ALB"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 146"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.01.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.01.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 Be7 5. Nf3 O-O 6. O-O dxc4 7. Qc2 a6 8. Qxc4
b5 9. Qc2 Bb7 10. Bd2 Be4 11. Qc1 Bb7 12. a4 {This move has rarely been played
before, but the more I analyze it the more I like it. White is trying to
encourage Black into pushing the b-pawn forward, which will restrict her dark
square bishop and create a weakness in c4. The more common move and the one
recommended by theory nowadays is 12. Bf4. Seeing that Humpy only spent 30
seconds in playing a4, it is safe to assume that she is well inside her
preparation.} b4 {A natural response, but the weakness on c4 will be a problem
later. Interestingly enough, this is every engine's top choice - a fact that
can be verified easily by using Fritz 13's "Let's Check" feature.} 13. Bf4 Nd5
{This unnatural but typical dance with the bishop is done to try to trade off
the dark squared bishop. This will greatly reduce Black's chances to push c5,
which is the thematic break in the position. So much for not moving the same
piece twice in the opening!} 14. Bg5 Nd7 (14... Bxg5 15. Qxg5 $1 {Keeps a
slight edge for white, as she will be able to swing the f1 rook to c1 and
pressure down that file.}) (14... f6 {is a weakness no one wants to commit to,
but it might be the best move.}) 15. Bxe7 Qxe7 16. Ne5 $1 {Humpy shows a very
strong understanding of the position. Her compensation for the doubled e-pawns
will be in strong pressure along the c-file and an uncomfortable pin with the
g2-bishop on its b7 counterpart.} Nxe5 17. dxe5 a5 18. Nd2 Ba6 19. Nc4 (19. Nb3
$1 {Humpy plays a very natural move. However I think that this really strong
move would have given her an advantage. I do have to admit I hadn't considered
it until I turned on the "Let's Check" option on Fritz 13. A fellow analyst's
Fritz 13 and someone else's Rybka 4.1 had found this powerful move, and it
intrigued me that the evaluation was so high despite the loss of a pawn.
Further analysis proves that the pawn is more than compensated!} Bxe2 20. Re1
Bh5 (20... Bd3 $2 21. Rd1 Bg6 22. Nd4 $16) 21. Nd4 $44 {The out of place
bishop on h5, combined with the central pressure, control of c6, weak a5 pawn,
and overall lack of plan for Black gives White an incredible amount of
compensation, if not an outright advantage!}) 19... Qc5 20. Ne3 Qe7 (20... Qxc1
$2 21. Rfxc1 {and the N on d5 is pinned, giving White a huge edge.}) 21. Rd1
Rad8 22. Nxd5 exd5 23. Qc6 Bxe2 24. Rxd5 Rxd5 25. Qxd5 {White stlil holds some
pressure, as her strong Q is hitting a lot of weaknesses. However, the
simplification of the Ns definitely favors Black.} c5 26. Re1 (26. Qd6 Qxd6 27.
exd6 Rd8 28. Re1 Bc4 {Followed by Be6 is not that scary.}) 26... Bg4 27. Rc1
Rc8 (27... Rd8 {was a tad more accurate, but it is clear that Black is very
near equality either way.}) 28. Qc4 h5 29. Bd5 Qd7 30. Re1 Rd8 31. e6 {These
simplifications are forced, as otherwise Black would have gotten too active.} (
31. Bg2 $2 Qd2 {and it's obvious the pendulum swung the other way.}) 31... fxe6
(31... Qxd5 $4 32. e7 $18 {is the pretty trick that allows White to play e6.})
32. Bxe6+ Bxe6 33. Rxe6 Qf7 34. h4 Rf8 35. Qe2 Qf3 {Black sacrifices a pawn to
reach a relatively safe rook endgame. Although white will have the only
chances to win, they are quite slim. Yifan shows how to easily draw this rook
endgame.} 36. Qxf3 Rxf3 37. Re5 (37. Rc6 {Was more accurate but after} Rb3 38.
Rxc5 g6 (38... Rxb2 $2 39. Rxh5) 39. Rc2 {the game is probably drawn, as
White's rook is too passive.}) 37... c4 38. Rxa5 Rb3 39. Rc5 Rxb2 40. Rxc4 Kf7
41. Kg2 b3 42. Rb4 g6 43. Kf3 Ra2 44. Rxb3 Rxa4 {This exchange had to happen
sooner or later, and this game is a theoretical draw. Black already has her
pawns in the ideal situation, which eases her task.} 45. Re3 Kf6 46. Re4 Ra3+
47. Kf4 Ra2 48. f3 Ra5 49. Rc4 Rf5+ 50. Ke3 Re5+ 51. Re4 Ra5 52. Rf4+ Kg7 53.
Rc4 Ra6 54. Rc5 Kf6 55. Rd5 Ra3+ 56. Ke4 Ra6 57. Rd4 Re6+ 58. Kf4 Ra6 59. Rb4
Rc6 60. g4 {Making no progress whatsoever with pure rook moves, Humpy tries to
trade some pawns. However every pawn trade simplifies the defender's task.}
hxg4 61. Kxg4 {Interestingly, this rook endgame should be drawn even without
the pawn on g6. With it, defending this endgame is elementary.} Rc5 62. Rb6+
Kg7 63. Re6 Kf7 64. Re4 Ra5 65. f4 Ra1 66. Re3 Kf6 67. Rb3 Rg1+ 68. Rg3 Ra1 69.
Rg2 Rb1 70. Rh2 Rg1+ 71. Kf3 Kf5 72. h5 gxh5 73. Rxh5+ Kf6 74. Ra5 Rf1+ 75. Ke3
Re1+ 76. Kf2 Rb1 77. Kg3 Rg1+ 78. Kf3 Rf1+ 79. Kg4 Rg1+ 80. Kf3 {And the game
was finally drawn. An interesting opening that could have been more for Humpy,
and an extremely boring endgame in which you cannot blame her for not trying.}
1/2-1/2

[Event "World Women-ch"]
[Site "Tirana"]
[Date "2011.11.15"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Koneru, Humpy"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C42"]
[WhiteElo "2578"]
[BlackElo "2600"]
[Annotator "Ramirez Alvarez,A"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "2011.11.14"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ALB"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 146"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.01.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.01.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. Nc3 Nxc3 6. dxc3 Be7 7. Be3 O-O
8. Qd2 Qe8 $5 {Humpy for a second game in a row manages to surprise the
Chinese prodigy. This strange looking move is an interesting alternative to
the more usual Nd7 and Nc6. Humpy herself had tried Nd7 previously and
suffered a defeat to Zhu Chen.} 9. O-O-O {After another eighteen minute think,
Yifan chooses what is the most logical move. She removes herself from the pin
and castles queenside, already indicating the typical kingside aggression that
characterizes this Nc3 system.} (9. Bd3 {Might be worth considering, as the
queen sortie to a4 lacks strength in this particular instance.}) 9... Qa4 10.
Kb1 (10. Qd5 {is the Let's Check suggestion, which means it is the move
recommended by the combined power of many computers, but it hardly seems like
a move any human would consider over the board.} Nd7 11. Bd3 Nf6 {and Black is
fine anyways.}) 10... Nc6 11. h4 Be6 12. b3 Qa5 13. Nd4 {It's possible that
Yifan already did not like her position. The psychological power of this
strange queen maneouvre might have gotten to her. She decides to simplify to a
position that must surely be very equal, preparing to strike another day.} (13.
h5 Bf6 {was quite unpleasant, however}) (13. Bd3 Bf6 14. Ng5 h6 (14... Qxc3 15.
Qxc3 Bxc3 16. Bxh7+ Kh8 17. Be4 $16) (14... Bxc3 $2 15. Bxh7+ Kh8 16. Qe2 $18)
15. Ne4 {was a world of interesting. White might be forced to sacrifice on h6
to create something though, and it is unclear how good that sacrifice would be.
}) 13... Nxd4 14. cxd4 Qxd2 15. Rxd2 d5 {The symmetrical pawn structure surely
makes this position equal, but equal does not mean drawn.} 16. h5 h6 17. Bd3 a5
18. a4 Bb4 19. Rdd1 Bc3 20. Rh4 c6 21. Bc1 Bd7 22. Bb2 Bb4 23. Ka2 Rfe8 24.
Rhh1 b5 25. c3 Bf8 26. axb5 $6 {Although it's impossible to say this hands the
advantage to the opponent, it's hard to recommend such an exchange. The king
will become somewhat uncomfortable in the next few moves, Ba3 would've
retained the balance in a simpler way.} cxb5 27. Rde1 Bd6 28. Ba3 Rxe1 29. Rxe1
b4 30. Bb2 a4 31. bxa4 (31. cxb4 $2 {would already be fatal...} axb3+ 32. Kxb3
Ba4+ 33. Kc3 Rc8+ {and white must give up a lot of material.}) 31... Bxa4 32.
Kb1 {White's king is a little exposed, but with precise play White should
still be ok.} bxc3 33. Bxc3 Rb8+ 34. Ka2 Ra8 35. Kb2 Kf8 36. Ra1 Rb8+ 37. Kc1
Bf4+ 38. Bd2 Rc8+ 39. Kb2 Rb8+ 40. Kc1 Rc8+ 41. Kb2 Rb8+ 42. Kc1 Rc8+ {Black
has nothing better than to repeat moves. She could exchange bishops, the
opposite colored nature of them almost guarantees the draw. Another hard
fought game by these two players.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Women-ch"]
[Site "Tirana"]
[Date "2011.11.17"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Koneru, Humpy"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2600"]
[BlackElo "2578"]
[Annotator "Mikhalchishin,A"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "2011.11.14"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ALB"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 146"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.01.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.01.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{A very interesting repetition of chess history - in Bonn 2008 the match
Kramnik-Anand was decided in the Meran Defence, in which Anand won two games
with Black. Here another opening played this historic role - the Ragozin
Defence. It is easy to be the general after the fight, but it is clear, that
Koneru would have better chances in the Queen's Indian or Nimzo-Indian. But
the main point is different - both Kramnik and Koneru were well prepared in
the openings, but their practical preparation was very low - and their
trainers were guilty in both cases.} 1. d4 e6 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5.
cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 h6 ({Another way of unpinning looks less convincing -} 6...
Qd6 7. Nd2 $1 $14) 7. Bh4 ({It was possible to choose a less risky possibility:
} 7. Bxf6 Qxf6 8. Qb3 c5 9. a3 (9. e3 O-O 10. a3 Bxc3+ 11. Qxc3 Nd7 12. Be2 b6
13. O-O Bb7 14. b3 Rac8 15. Rfc1 Rc7 16. dxc5 Qxc3 17. Rxc3 Rxc5 18. Rcc1 Rfc8
19. Rcb1 Nf8 20. b4 Rc3 21. Nd4 a6 22. Nf5 Rd8 23. Rc1 Rxc1+ 24. Rxc1 Ne6 25.
h4 h5 26. Nd4 Nxd4 27. exd4 g6 28. Rc7 {and the World Champion herself was
suffering in this endgame in Stefanova,A (2528)-Hou,Y (2578)/Rogaska Slatina
SLO 2011. Strange - why did Koneru not like to try her chances here? It is
clear, that Hou plays these positions unconvincingly.}) 9... Bxc3+ 10. Qxc3 b6
11. e3 O-O 12. dxc5 Qxc3+ 13. bxc3 bxc5 14. O-O-O Be6 15. c4 dxc4 16. Ne5 c3
17. Kc2 Rc8 18. Rd6 Kf8 19. Be2 a6 20. Rhd1 Ra7 21. Bf3 Rac7 22. Ng6+ Ke8 23.
Nf4 Bd7 24. Kxc3 Ba4 25. Rb1 {with a clearly better endgame for White in
Kasimdzhanov,R (2681)-Vitiugov,N (2709)/Moscow RUS 2011.}) 7... c5 8. e3 (8.
dxc5 O-O 9. Rc1 g5 10. Bg3 Ne4 11. e3 Qa5 12. Be5 $146 Qxa2 13. Bd3 Qxb2 14.
Bxe4 dxe4 15. Rc2 Qb3 16. Nd2 Qe6 17. Bd6 Rd8 18. O-O $13 {happened in the
game Ponomariov-Kramnik, Nice rapid 2010.}) 8... c4 ({I remember with great
satisfaction my old beautiful win} 8... Nc6 9. Bb5 $1 (9. Rc1 $6 g5 10. Bg3 Qa5
11. Nd2 cxd4 12. exd4 O-O $15) 9... g5 $6 (9... Qa5) 10. Bg3 Ne4 11. O-O $1
Bxc3 12. bxc3 O-O (12... Nxc3 13. Bxc6+ bxc6 14. Qc2 Ne4 15. dxc5 $14) 13. Bxc6
bxc6 14. dxc5 $1 $14 Nxc5 $2 (14... Ba6) 15. Nd4 Ba6 (15... Qf6 16. f4 $16) 16.
Nxc6 $1 $16 (16. Qh5 $2 Bxf1 17. Qxh6 Ne4) 16... Qd7 17. Nb4 $1 Bxf1 18. Nxd5
Qe6 (18... Be2 19. Qd4 $36) 19. Kxf1 Rad8 20. c4 Ne4 21. Qd4 Rc8 $2 (21... f5
22. f3 $16) 22. Qxe4 {1-0 Mikhalchishin,A-Dolmatov,S/USSR 1978}) 9. Be2 ({
A move frequently played here is} 9. Nd2 g5 10. Bg3 Bf5 11. Be5 Bxc3 12. bxc3
Nbd7 13. Bd6 Qb6 14. Bg3 Qb2 15. Qc1 Qxc1+ 16. Rxc1 b5 17. f3 O-O 18. Kf2 Rfe8
19. a4 a6 20. Be2 Re6 21. Rhe1 Nb6 {with complicated play, Radjabov,T (2740)
-Eljanov,P (2751)/Astrakhan RUS 2010.}) 9... g5 10. Bg3 Ne4 11. Rc1 Qa5 12. Ne5
(12. O-O Bxc3 13. bxc3 Bf5 ({After} 13... Nxc3 {Onischchuk had problems in a
few games} 14. Rxc3 Qxc3 15. Ne5 O-O (15... Nc6 16. Bh5 O-O 17. Qf3 Nxe5 18.
Bxe5 Qd3 19. Qf6 Qh7 20. f4 $1 g4 21. f5 c3 22. Bg6 fxg6 23. Qxf8+ Kxf8 24.
fxg6+ Kg8 25. Rf8+ Kxf8 26. gxh7 $18) 16. Bh5 Be6 $1 {with very sharp play,})
14. Ne5 O-O 15. Bg4 Bh7 16. Bh3 Nc6 $13 {Moiseenko-Aleksandrov, Kramatorsk
2001.}) 12... Bxc3+ 13. bxc3 Nc6 14. O-O O-O ({It is very dangerous to take
the pawn} 14... Nxc3 15. Rxc3 Qxc3 16. Bh5 O-O 17. Qf3 (17. Bxf7+ Rxf7 18. Nxf7
Kxf7 19. Qf3+ Kg7 20. Qxd5 Qd3 21. Be5+ Nxe5 22. Qxe5+ Kg8 23. Qe8+ Kg7 24.
Qe7+ Kg8 25. Qe8+ Kg7 26. Qe7+ Kg8 27. Qe8+ {1/2 Nielsen,P (2670)-Palac,M 
(2586)/Aix-les-Bains FRA 2011}) 17... Nd8 $6 {Topalov,V (2775)-Aronian,L (2808)
/Monaco MNC 2011 . White has a dangerous initiative.} 18. Qf6) 15. Bf3 Nxg3 16.
fxg3 {Typical try to exploit the f-file.} Nxe5 ({Black is not worse after} 
16... f5 17. Qd2 Nxe5 18. dxe5 Be6) 17. dxe5 Be6 18. Bh5 $6 {This is wrong.
The correct ideas were centralisation and doubling in the f-file.} (18. Qd4
Rac8 19. Rf2) 18... Qxa2 19. Rf6 Qb2 $5 ({A draw was expected after} 19... Kg7
20. Qf3 Qa5 21. Rf1 Qc7 22. e4 dxe4 23. Qxe4 Qc6 24. Rg6+ fxg6 25. Qxg6+ $11)
20. Rxh6 Bf5 21. Rf6 $2 ({It was necessary to attack the central pawn
immediately:} 21. Bf3 Bg6 ({Now} 21... Bd3 {was wrong:} 22. Rh5) 22. h4 Kg7 23.
hxg5 Rae8 24. Bxd5 Rxe5 25. Bxc4 Rxg5 26. Rh4 Rxg3 27. Bd5 {and play is
unclear.}) 21... Be4 (21... Bd3 {was simpler:} 22. Rf2 Qa3 {and the queen gets
to a strong position on e7.}) 22. Bf3 $2 ({Koneru does nottake advantage of
the last chance to double on the f-file.} 22. Rf2 Qa3 23. Qd2 Rae8 24. Rcf1 Re7
25. e6 f5 26. Bf7+) 22... Bd3 23. Qe1 ({Black has a fantastic position after} 
23. Bxd5 Rad8 24. Bf3 Rde8) 23... Rae8 24. Bxd5 Rxe5 25. e4 Kg7 (25... Rd8 {
was very strong, or the capture on e4, but Hou plays very solidly. Black's
advantage is indisputable - the pawn on a7 is ready to start its celebration
march forward.}) 26. Rf2 Qb6 27. Qd2 Rd8 28. Qb2 {How it was possible to avoid
the swap of queens?} f5 $1 ({Black could avoid the exchange now by playing} 
28... Qe3) 29. Qxb6 axb6 30. Bxb7 fxe4 {Suddenly the central pawn takes the
main role.} 31. Rb2 ({There was the slightly better} 31. Ra2 e3 32. Bf3) 31...
Re7 32. Bc6 Rd6 33. Ba4 (33. Rxb6 {does not work:} Rc7) 33... e3 34. Re1 e2 35.
Bc2 Rf7 36. Bxd3 cxd3 37. Rd2 Rdf6 0-1

[Event "World Women-ch"]
[Site "Tirana"]
[Date "2011.11.18"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Koneru, Humpy"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C83"]
[WhiteElo "2578"]
[BlackElo "2600"]
[Annotator "Mikhalchishin,A"]
[PlyCount "115"]
[EventDate "2011.11.14"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ALB"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 146"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.01.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.01.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Nxe4 6. d4 b5 7. Bb3 d5 8. dxe5
Be6 9. Nbd2 Nc5 10. c3 Be7 11. Bc2 d4 12. Nb3 {This position has become
popular among the fans of the Open Spanish recently. White can move into a
slightly better ending, which happened in the game, but without any real
winning chances. It's possible to concludes that Koneru had no real problems
with Black in the match.} (12. cxd4 Nxd4 13. Nxd4 Qxd4 14. Nf3 Qxd1 15. Rxd1
O-O 16. Nd4 ({Black was able to hold the draw easily after} 16. Ng5 h6 17. Bh7+
Kh8 18. Nxe6 Nxe6 19. Be4 Rad8 20. Be3 Bg5 21. Bxg5 hxg5 22. Kf1 g6 {1/2
Efimenko,Z (2703)-Caruana,F (2712)/Poikovsky RUS 2011}) 16... Rfd8 17. b4 Na4
18. Nc6 Rxd1+ 19. Bxd1 Bf8 20. Bf3 Re8 21. a3 Nb6 22. g3 h6 23. h4 g6 24. Bg2
Bg7 25. f4 f6 26. Bb2 fxe5 27. Bxe5 Nc4 28. Bxg7 Kxg7 29. a4 bxa4 30. Rxa4 Bg4
31. Ra2 Re3 {and here Koneru had to suffer a bit, Hou Yifan (2578)-Koneru,H 
(2600)/Tirana 2011.}) 12... d3 13. Nxc5 ({The bishop retreat led to sharper
positions:} 13. Bb1 Nxb3 14. axb3 Bf5 15. b4 O-O 16. Re1 Qd5 (16... Bg6 {
is very tempting:} 17. h3 a5 18. bxa5 Rxa5 19. Rxa5 Nxa5 20. e6 fxe6 21. Rxe6
c5 22. Qe1 Bf6 23. Bf4 c4 24. Bd6 Bf7 {with good counterplay, Shirov,A (2722)
-L'Ami,E (2628)/Wijk aan Zee NED 2011}) (16... Qd7 17. h3 Bg6 18. Ba2 Kh8 19.
Bf4 a5 20. bxa5 Rxa5 21. b4 Ra4 22. Bb3 Rxa1 23. Qxa1 Nd8 24. Qa7 Ne6 25. Bd2
Rd8 $11 {Shirov,A (2723)-Caruana,F (2675)/Wijk aan Zee NED 2010}) 17. h3 Rfd8
18. g4 Be6 19. Re3 h5 20. Qxd3 Qxd3 21. Bxd3 hxg4 22. hxg4 Bd5 23. Bc2 Bxf3 24.
Rxf3 Nxe5 25. Rh3 g6 26. g5 Re8 27. Bf4 Bf8 28. Re3 Bd6 29. Bb3 Nc4 30. Bxc4
Bxf4 31. Rf3 Bh2+ 32. Kxh2 bxc4 33. Rf4 Re5 34. Rxc4 Rxg5 {Karjakin,S (2723)
-Mamedyarov,S (2719)/Khanty-Mansiysk RUS 2009. White has just a slightly
better endgame.}) 13... dxc2 14. Qxd8+ Rxd8 15. Nxe6 fxe6 16. Be3 Rd5 17. c4 {
The next critical situation. White has tried another idea here:} (17. Rfc1 Nxe5
18. Nxe5 Rxe5 19. Rxc2 (19. Bd4 Rg5 20. Rxc2 Kf7 21. Be3 $146 (21. a4) 21...
Rg4 22. b3 Rd8 23. g3 e5 24. Kg2 Rg6 25. c4 Rc6 26. Rac1 b4 27. c5 Rf6 28. Rc4
a5 29. Re4 Rd5 30. a3 bxa3 31. Ra4 Rd3 32. Rxa3 a4 33. Rxa4 Rxb3 34. h4 $14 {
Adams,M (2724)-Smeets,J (2538)/London 2007}) 19... O-O 20. g3 Bc5 21. Bxc5 Rxc5
22. Rd2 Rd5 23. Rxd5 exd5 24. a4 Rd8 25. axb5 axb5 26. Kf1 d4 27. Rd1 d3 28. b4
Rd5 29. Ke1 Re5+ 30. Kd2 Re2+ 31. Kxd3 Rxf2 $11 {Grigoryan,A (2580)-Petrosian,
T (2604)/Yerevan ARM 2011}) 17... bxc4 18. Rac1 Nb4 ({Worse is} 18... Nxe5 19.
Nxe5 Rxe5 20. Rxc2 Rb5 21. Rxc4 Rxb2 22. Rxc7 Kf7 23. g4 Re8 24. Rd1 Kg6 25. a4
Rb4 26. Rd4 a5 27. Rxb4 Bxb4 28. Kg2 Rd8 29. h4 {Svidler,P (2693)-Kaidanov,G 
(2629)/Moscow RUS 2003. Black has to try to hold a difficult endgame.}) 19. a3
Nd3 20. Rxc2 Kd7 21. Bd4 (21. Bc1 {was simpler.}) 21... Rb8 22. Bc3 c5 $6 ({
A more principled move was to improve the position of the bishop:} 22... Bc5)
23. Nd2 Nxe5 24. f4 ({It was possible to get a strong knight versus a bishop:} 
24. Bxe5 Rxe5 25. Nxc4 Rd5 26. g3) 24... Ng4 25. Nxc4 Bf6 {Nothing can be done
- this bishop has to be traded for anything Black can get!} 26. Re1 Bd4+ 27.
Bxd4 Rxd4 ({The pawn capture} 27... cxd4 {was worse:} 28. b4 Rbb5 29. Rce2) 28.
h3 Nf6 29. Ne5+ Kd6 30. Nf7+ Kd7 31. Ne5+ Kd6 32. Nf7+ ({Opening the position
was a bit better:} 32. b4 cxb4 33. Rc6+ Kd5 34. Rxa6 Rc8 35. Ra5+ Kd6 36. axb4
Rxb4 37. Ra6+) 32... Kd7 33. Rxc5 Rxb2 34. Ne5+ Ke8 (34... Kd6 {was bad:} 35.
Rc6+ Kd5 36. Rxa6 Rdd2 37. Ra5+) 35. Nf3 ({The adventure on the 7th rank was
more dangerous:} 35. Rc7 g6 36. Nc4 Kd8 37. Rc6) 35... Re4 $1 {Correct defence.
} 36. Rxe4 Nxe4 37. Re5 Nc3 38. Rxe6+ Kf8 39. Rxa6 Ne2+ 40. Kh2 Nxf4 41. Kg3
Nxg2 42. Re6 h6 43. Ne5 Ra2 44. a4 g5 {Now it is clear that it is not possible
to catch the knight - the draw is inevitable.} 45. Rxh6 Ne1 46. Rf6+ Kg7 47.
Rg6+ Kh7 48. Rxg5 Rxa4 49. h4 Ra3+ 50. Kg4 Ng2 51. h5 Ne3+ 52. Kf4 Nd5+ 53. Kf5
Ra5 54. Rg1 Ra2 55. Ng4 Ra5 56. Ke4 Nc3+ 57. Kd3 Nd5 58. Ke4 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Women-ch"]
[Site "Tirana"]
[Date "2011.11.20"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Koneru, Humpy"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C83"]
[WhiteElo "2578"]
[BlackElo "2600"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "2011.11.14"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ALB"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 146"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.01.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.01.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Nxe4 6. d4 b5 7. Bb3 d5 8. dxe5
Be6 9. Nbd2 Nc5 10. c3 Be7 11. Bc2 d4 12. cxd4 Nxd4 13. Nxd4 Qxd4 14. Nf3 Qxd1
15. Rxd1 O-O 16. Nd4 Rfd8 17. b4 Na4 18. Nc6 Rxd1+ 19. Bxd1 Bf8 20. Bf3 Re8 21.
a3 Nb6 22. g3 h6 23. h4 g6 24. Bg2 Bg7 25. f4 f6 26. Bb2 fxe5 27. Bxe5 Nc4 28.
Bxg7 Kxg7 29. a4 bxa4 30. Rxa4 Bg4 31. Ra2 Re3 32. Kf2 Rc3 33. Ne5 Nxe5 34.
fxe5 Rc4 35. Rxa6 Rxb4 36. Rc6 Rb2+ 37. Kg1 Rb1+ 38. Kh2 Rb2 39. Rxc7+ Kg8 40.
Kg1 Rb1+ 41. Kh2 Rb2 42. Kg1 Rb1+ 43. Kh2 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Women-ch"]
[Site "Tirana"]
[Date "2011.11.21"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Koneru, Humpy"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2600"]
[BlackElo "2578"]
[Annotator "Mikhalchishin,A"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[EventDate "2011.11.14"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ALB"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 146"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.01.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.01.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 e6 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Qa4+ Nc6 6. e3 O-O 7. Bd2 {Koneru
decided to switch to a more positional way. But she was not able to get any
real advantage and in the 8th game she tried another way.} (7. Qc2 dxc4 8. Bxc4
e5 9. a3 Bd6 10. d5 Ne7 11. O-O a6 12. b4 Bd7 13. Bb2 Ng6 14. Ng5 Qe7 15. Nge4
Nxe4 16. Nxe4 Bf5 17. Bd3 Bxe4 18. Bxe4 Qg5 {8th game Koneru,H (2600)-Hou
Yifan (2578)/Tirana ALB 2011. Black threats ...f7-f5 and it seems, that White
has no advantage.}) 7... dxc4 ({The more direct} 7... a6 {is possible:} 8. a3
Be7 9. Qc2 dxc4 10. Bxc4 Bd6 11. O-O (11. Ne4) 11... e5 12. d5 Ne7 13. h3 Bf5
14. e4 Bd7 15. Rfd1 Ng6 16. Bf1 Nh5 17. Bg5 Qc8 18. Be3 f5 $146 (18... Nhf4)
19. Rac1 f4 20. Bd2 {Karpov,A (2668)-Vescovi,G (2592)/Guarulhos (m/2-rapid)
2006. White got better chances.}) 8. Bxc4 Bd6 9. Qc2 a6 10. a3 e5 {It is
necessary to start counterplay urgently.} (10... h6 {was weaker:} 11. h3 e5 12.
d5 Ne7 13. Ba2 Bf5 14. e4 Bd7 15. Nh4 c6 16. dxc6 Nxc6 17. O-O Nd4 18. Qd1 Kh8
19. Nf3 Bc6 20. Re1 Qb6 21. b4 Rad8 22. Be3 Bb8 23. Rc1 Rd7 24. Na4 {
Damljanovic,B (2583)-Cabrilo,G (2487)/Petrovac 2004. The white knight on c5
will be stronger than its black counterpart on d4.}) 11. dxe5 ({Black had no
problems after closing off the centre} 11. d5 Ne7 12. e4 c6 13. dxc6 Nxc6 14.
Bg5 h6 15. Bh4 Bg4 16. Nd2 Nd4 17. Qd3 b5 {Miladinovic,I (2553)-Gyimesi,Z 
(2584)/Rogaska Slatina SLO 2009}) 11... Nxe5 12. Nxe5 Bxe5 13. f4 $5 {It is
necessary to go forward.} ({Nothing promised} 13. Bd3 Qe7 14. Ne4 Nxe4 15. Bxe4
g6 16. Bb4 Bd6 17. Bxd6 Qxd6) 13... Bxc3 $6 {This decision is a bit too
primitive.} ({It was possible to retreat with the bishop, as White's centre is
not as dangerous as it looks.} 13... Bd6 14. Bd3 Re8 15. O-O Bc5 16. Rae1 h6
17. Bc1 Qe7 18. Kh1 b5 19. e4 Bb7) 14. Bxc3 Qe7 ({It was more risky to try to
capture the pawn with the rook:} 14... Re8 15. O-O Rxe3 16. Rae1 Rxe1 17. Rxe1
{and it will be not easy to defend.}) 15. O-O ({Here Koneru could protect the
pawn with better play:} 15. Bd4 Ng4 16. Qc3) 15... Qxe3+ 16. Kh1 Qb6 17. f5 {
After this typical move White has full compensation for the pawn, but to get
more is difficult.} Bd7 18. Bb4 Rfe8 19. Rad1 Qc6 ({The pin looked to be very
dangerous for Black:} 19... a5 20. Bxf7+ Kxf7 21. Qc4+ Be6 22. fxe6+ Rxe6 23.
Bc3 Qc6 24. Qa2) 20. Qb3 ({Here it was necessary to take on f7 - I can't see a
direct win, but Hou Yifan would have had to suffer seriously in that case:} 20.
Bxf7+ Kxf7 21. Qb3+ Be6 22. fxe6+ Rxe6 23. Rc1 Qb6 24. Rc5 Rae8 25. Qc4 c6 26.
Re5) 20... Kh8 21. Rc1 $6 ({It was possible to keep some advantage with the
bishop pair:} 21. Bc3 Re7 22. Bxf7 Rf8 23. Bc4) 21... Qb6 ({It was better to
double rooks:} 21... Re5) 22. Bxf7 Re5 23. Bc3 ({If you play for all or
nothing, why swap queens?} 23. Qg3) 23... Qxb3 24. Bxb3 Re3 25. Bc4 (25. Rcd1 {
was a bit stronger:} Bc6 26. Rfe1 Rxe1+ 27. Rxe1 Ne4 28. Bd4) 25... Rae8 ({
It was better to establish control over the black squares with} 25... c5) 26.
Bd4 R3e7 27. Ba2 Re2 28. Bf7 ({After the pawn capture the opponent's pieces
would become more active.} 28. Rxc7 Bc6 29. Rg1 Rd8) 28... R8e7 29. Bc4 R2e4
30. Bc5 $6 ({The power of the bishop pair also lies in the possibility of
exchanging either one of them at a useful moment:} 30. Bxf6 $1 gxf6 31. Bd5 Re2
32. Bxb7 Bb5 33. b4 {and Black had to fight for a draw.}) 30... Re8 31. Bf7
R8e5 32. Ba2 $2 ({It was necessary to retreat} 32. Bg1) 32... Bc6 33. Rg1 Re2
34. Bd4 Rxf5 35. Bc4 Rd2 36. Bc3 $2 ({It was possible to fight on after} 36.
Be6) 36... Ne4 37. Rge1 Ng3+ 38. hxg3 Rh5+ 0-1

[Event "World Women-ch"]
[Site "Tirana"]
[Date "2011.11.23"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Koneru, Humpy"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2578"]
[BlackElo "2600"]
[Annotator "Ramirez Alvarez,A"]
[PlyCount "193"]
[EventDate "2011.11.14"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ALB"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 146"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.01.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.01.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Qd7 {In one of the tabiyas of chess: Humpy decides to try something
different. This move isn't bad, it's just quite strange. It's not new either,
but I don't see any recent GM examples with it. It has the potential to
transpose to a rare but somewhat tried line if she plays Bb7 soon, but she
postpones it for a few moves. Black might just be trying to get out of theory
quickly to try to complicate the issue, as a win for Black seems necessary in
this match situation.} 10. d4 Re8 11. Nbd2 Bf8 12. a3 {I actually quite like
this decision. White protects her bishop on the a2-g8 diagonal now that it
can't be challenged by a bishop on e6. Further, she safeguards herself on the
queenside and keeps her options open.} (12. a4 {was also good.}) 12... Bb7 {
[%eval 43,0]} 13. d5 {[%eval 24,0]} (13. Ba2 {by transposition would have been
Karjakin-Sokolov, 2010}) 13... Ne7 {[%eval 5,0]} 14. Nf1 {[%eval 2,0]} Ng6 {
[%eval 7,0]} 15. N3h2 {[%eval 15,0] This kind of knight dance is typical for
the close structure of the Ruy Lopez. Trading Ns on g4 can prove to be
unfavorable for Black, as the opening of the h-file should not be
underestimated.} c6 {[%eval 16,0]} 16. Bg5 {[%eval 18,0]} Be7 {[%eval 19,0]}
17. dxc6 {[%eval 19,0]} Bxc6 {[%eval 16,0]} 18. Ng3 {[%eval 14,0]} Nf4 {
[%eval 17,0]} 19. Bxf6 $1 {[%eval 17,0]} Bxf6 {[%eval 16,0]} 20. Nh5 {[%eval
17,0] The pair of bishops hold no power, and especially the bishop on f6
cannot help the defense of key squares like f5 and h5.} Qe7 {[%eval 22,0]} 21.
Qf3 {[%eval 30,0]} Bg5 {[%eval 37,0]} 22. Rad1 {[%eval 24,0]} Ne6 {[%eval 10,0]
} 23. Ng4 {[%eval 6,0]} Rf8 {[%eval 6,0]} 24. Ne3 {[%eval 13,0]} Bxe3 {[%eval
12,0] Almost forced - Black has to regain some light-square control.} 25. Qxe3
{[%eval 11,0]} (25. Rxe3 {was also interesting, but allows 25... f5!? Yifan
will have none of that.}) 25... Rad8 {[%eval 19,0]} 26. Ng3 {[%eval 28,0]} g6 {
[%eval 26,0]} 27. Rd2 {[%eval 25,0]} h5 {[%eval 40,0]} 28. Qh6 {[%eval 44,0]
Black has simply not found the counterplay she was hoping for when she went
for this odd line of the Ruy Lopez. Hou holds a slight but undisputed
advantage and Black can't do much more than watch. If White wants to trade
pieces, Black will have little choice.} Nf4 {[%eval 32,0]} 29. Ne2 {[%eval 27,
0]} Qf6 $6 {[%eval 54,0]} (29... Ne6 30. Ng3 {would have forced Black into
giving White a stable advantage or repeating moves, something I'm sure Yifan
would have been quite happy with.}) 30. Nxf4 {[%eval 91,0]} exf4 {[%eval 110,0]
} 31. Rd3 $1 {[%eval 120,0] The pawn on f4 is too difficult to defend. Black
gets some slight piece activity but nowhere near a pawn's worth.} Rfe8 {
[%eval 107,0]} 32. Rf3 {[%eval 89,0]} Rd7 {[%eval 88,0]} 33. Rxf4 {[%eval 93,0]
} Qg7 {[%eval 111,0]} 34. Qg5 {[%eval 125,0]} Re5 {[%eval 112,0]} 35. Qg3 {
[%eval 102, 0]} Rde7 {[%eval 93,0]} 36. Rd1 {[%eval 102,0]} g5 {[%eval 125,0]
Not match desperation, simply positional desperation. There was little else to
do in this position.} 37. Rf5 {[%eval 116,0]} Bxe4 {[%eval 105,0]} 38. Rxe5 {
[%eval 104,0]} Qxe5 {[%eval 126,0]} 39. Rxd6 {[%eval 130,0]} Qxg3 {[%eval 116,
0]} 40. fxg3 {[%eval 108,0] This endgame is far from hopeless. Actually Black
has many defensive resources: g2 is weak, she has a fair amount of activity
and overall things are not all that bad, despite the pawn deficit. However,
winning this endgame is an impossible fantasy, and in a situation where you
desperately need a win there isn't anything harder psychologically than to
grovel for a draw.} Bb7 $2 $18 {[%eval 156,0]} (40... a5 {was a better try} 41.
Rb6 $6 a4 42. Ba2 Bd3 {is ok for Black.}) 41. Kf2 $6 $16 {[%eval 160,0]} Kg7 $2
$18 {[%eval 171,0]} 42. Bd1 {[%eval 246,0]} h4 $2 $16 {[%eval 186,0]} 43. gxh4
{[%eval 198,0]} gxh4 {[%eval 199,0]} 44. Rd4 {[%eval 191,0]} Be4 {[%eval 258,0]
} 45. Bf3 {[%eval 284,0]} Bxf3 {[%eval 289,0]} 46. Kxf3 {[%eval 195,0]} Re1 {
[%eval 141,0]} 47. Rxh4 $6 $18 {[%eval 213,0] Now it's two pawns...} Rb1 $2 $16
{[%eval 204,0]} 48. Rb4 {[%eval 146,0]} Kf6 $2 $18 {[%eval 229,0]} 49. Ke3 {
[%eval 287,0]} Ke5 $2 $16 {[%eval 204,0]} 50. Re4+ {[%eval 184,0]} Kd5 $2 $18 {
[%eval 289,0]} 51. Rd4+ {[%eval 243,0]} Ke5 {[%eval 138,0]} 52. Rd2 {[%eval
129,0]} f5 {[%eval 195,0]} 53. Kd3 {[%eval 256,0]} Kf4 {[%eval 192,0]} 54. Rf2+
{[%eval 205,0]} Kg3 $6 $18 {[%eval 205,0]} 55. Rxf5 {[%eval 160,0]} Rxb2 {
[%eval 162,0]} 56. Rg5+ {[%eval 242,0]} Kh4 {[%eval 271,0]} 57. Rg6 $2 $18 {
[%eval 280,0]} a5 {[%eval 347,0]} 58. Rg4+ $2 $16 {[%eval 226,0]} Kh5 {[%eval
252,0]} 59. Re4 {[%eval 343,0]} (59. a4 bxa4 60. Rxa4 Rxg2 61. Rxa5+ Kg6 62.
Re5 {is a win even without the h3 pawn.}) 59... Kg6 {[%eval 329,0]} 60. Re2 $2
$16 {[%eval 243,0]} Rb3 $2 $18 {[%eval 198,0]} 61. Ra2 {[%eval 292,0]} b4 {
[%eval 299,0]} 62. axb4 {[%eval 292,0]} axb4 {[%eval 396,0]} 63. Rc2 {[%eval
403,0]} Ra3 {[%eval 265,0]} 64. Kd4 $6 $16 {[%eval 171,0]} bxc3 {[%eval 130,0]}
65. Rxc3 {[%eval 224,0] This endgame is hopeless for Black. White just has to
rearrange her pieces in such a way that they support the pawns. Black can't
prevent this.} Ra2 {[%eval 360,0]} 66. Rg3+ {[%eval 334,0]} Kh5 {[%eval 278,0]}
67. Ke3 {[%eval 348,0]} Ra3+ $2 $16 {[%eval 257,0]} 68. Kf2 {[%eval 216,0]}
Ra2+ {[%eval 227,0]} 69. Kg1 {[%eval 160,0]} Ra1+ $2 $18 {[%eval 292,0]} 70.
Kh2 $1 {[%eval 279,0]} Ra2 {[%eval 171,0]} 71. Rd3 {[%eval 189,0]} Ra5 $4 $18 {
[%eval 329,0]} 72. Rd4 {[%eval 410,0]} Rb5 $2 $18 {[%eval 4648,0]} 73. h4 {
[%eval 4720,0]} Rb3 $2 $18 {[%eval 382,0]} 74. g3 {[%eval 270,0]} Rb1 {[%eval
264,0]} 75. Kh3 $2 $18 {[%eval 392,0]} Rh1+ {[%eval 501,0]} 76. Kg2 {[%eval
373,0]} Ra1 $2 $18 {[%eval 404,0]} 77. Rd5+ {[%eval 423,0]} Kh6 {[%eval 452,0]}
78. Kh3 {[%eval 552,0]} Ra3 {[%eval 622,0] All White has to do is rinse and
repeat, push the h-pawn, prepare to push the g-pawn. Nothing Black can do
about it.} 79. Re5 {[%eval 497,0]} Ra4 $2 $18 {[%eval 436,0]} 80. Re3 {[%eval
443,0]} Ra6 $2 $18 {[%eval 701,0]} 81. g4 {[%eval 805,0]} Ra1 {[%eval 254,0]}
82. Re6+ {[%eval 167,0]} Kg7 {[%eval 5576,0]} 83. h5 {[%eval 5719,0]} Rh1+ {
[%eval 470,0]} 84. Kg3 $2 $18 {[%eval 474,0]} Rf1 85. Kh4 Rf7 86. Kg5 Kh7 {
[%eval 1033,0]} 87. h6 {[%eval 1027,0]} Ra7 {[%eval 961,0]} 88. Kh5 {[%eval
996,0]} Rb7 89. g5 Rb5 {[%eval 1143,0]} 90. Re7+ {[%eval 1208,0]} Kg8 {[%eval
603,0]} 91. Kg6 {[%eval 626,0]} Rb6+ {[%eval 1324,0]} 92. Kf5 {[%eval 732,0]}
Rb5+ {[%eval 21,0]} 93. Kf6 {[%eval 10,0]} Rb6+ {[%eval 10,0]} 94. Re6 {
[%eval 9,0]} Rb8 {[%eval 8,0]} 95. g6 {[%eval 9,0]} Kh8 {[%eval 9,0]} 96. Re5 {
[%eval 7,0]} Ra8 {[%eval 7,0]} 97. Kg5 {It's possible that Humpy didn't have
to play the last 40 moves or so, but it's very difficult to admit defeat as it
is almost certain that Yifan will be able to hold at least one draw in the
next three games, giving her the Championship. Another clean effort by the
Chinese player who played good, logical chess.} 1-0

[Event "World Women-ch"]
[Site "Tirana"]
[Date "2011.11.24"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Koneru, Humpy"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2600"]
[BlackElo "2578"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "2011.11.14"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ALB"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 146"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.01.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.01.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 e6 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Qa4+ Nc6 6. e3 O-O 7. Qc2 dxc4 8.
Bxc4 e5 9. a3 Bd6 10. d5 Ne7 11. O-O a6 12. b4 Bd7 13. Bb2 Ng6 14. Ng5 Qe7 15.
Nge4 Nxe4 16. Nxe4 Bf5 17. Bd3 Bxe4 18. Bxe4 Qg5 19. Bxg6 hxg6 20. e4 Rac8 21.
Qc3 Qh4 22. f4 f6 23. Qg3 Qxg3 24. hxg3 Rfe8 25. fxe5 Bxe5 26. Bxe5 Rxe5 27.
Rfe1 Kf7 28. Rac1 Ke7 29. Rc4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord rap (Women)"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2011.12.09"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Cmilyte, Viktorija"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B30"]
[WhiteElo "2578"]
[BlackElo "2503"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[EventDate "2011.12.09"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 145 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.01.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.01.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bb5 Qc7 5. O-O Nd4 6. Re1 a6 7. Bc4 e6 8. e5
Ng4 9. Nxd4 cxd4 10. Qxg4 Qxc4 11. d3 h5 12. Qg5 Qb4 13. a3 Qe7 14. Ne2 Qxg5
15. Bxg5 Bc5 16. b4 Ba7 17. Bc1 d6 18. exd6 Kd7 19. Bb2 e5 20. c3 dxc3 21. Nxc3
Bd4 22. Na4 Bxb2 23. Nxb2 b5 24. Rxe5 Kxd6 25. d4 f6 26. Rc5 Bb7 27. f3 h4 28.
Kf2 Rae8 29. a4 bxa4 30. Nc4+ Kd7 31. Rxa4 Re7 32. h3 Rhe8 33. Ra2 Re6 34. d5
Re1 35. d6 Kd8 36. d7 R8e6 37. Na5 Bxf3 38. gxf3 Kxd7 39. Rd2+ Ke8 40. Nb7 Kf8
41. Rc8+ Re8 42. Rxe8+ Rxe8 43. Rd8 Rxd8 44. Nxd8 Ke7 45. Nb7 Kd7 46. Nc5+ Kc6
47. Nxa6 Kb5 48. Nc7+ Kxb4 49. Ne8 1-0

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord rap (Women)"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2011.12.09"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Cramling, Pia"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2495"]
[BlackElo "2578"]
[PlyCount "94"]
[EventDate "2011.12.09"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 145 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.01.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.01.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bxf6 Qxf6 7. Qb3 c5 8.
cxd5 exd5 9. a3 Bxc3+ 10. Qxc3 Nd7 11. e3 O-O 12. dxc5 Qxc3+ 13. bxc3 Nxc5 14.
Nd4 Bd7 15. c4 dxc4 16. Bxc4 Rac8 17. O-O b6 18. Rfc1 Rc7 19. Bb5 Bxb5 20. Nxb5
Rd7 21. Nd4 Rfd8 22. Rab1 g6 23. g3 Kg7 24. Rc4 Rd5 25. a4 R8d7 26. Rb5 R5d6
27. a5 Ne6 28. axb6 axb6 29. Kg2 Kf6 30. Rcb4 Rb7 31. Nxe6 Kxe6 32. h4 h5 33.
Re4+ Kd7 34. Rc4 Rc7 35. Rf4 Kc6 36. Rb2 Rcd7 37. Rc4+ Kb7 38. Rcb4 Rf6 39. Ra2
Rd5 40. Rba4 Kc6 41. Ra7 Rdd6 42. Rc2+ Kb5 43. Rb2+ Kc6 44. Rc2+ Kb5 45. Rb2+
Kc6 46. Rc2+ Kb5 47. Rb2+ Kc6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord rap (Women)"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2011.12.10"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Muzychuk, Anna"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B30"]
[WhiteElo "2578"]
[BlackElo "2562"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "2011.12.09"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 145 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.01.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.01.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bb5 Qc7 5. O-O Nd4 6. Re1 a6 7. Bc4 e6 8. e5
b5 9. Be2 b4 10. exf6 bxc3 11. fxg7 Bxg7 12. dxc3 Nxe2+ 13. Qxe2 Rb8 14. Qe4 d6
15. Qg4 Kf8 16. Rb1 h6 17. Qh5 Qe7 18. Be3 Bb7 19. Rbd1 Kg8 20. Nh4 Bf6 21. Nf3
Kg7 22. Bf4 e5 23. Bg3 Bxf3 24. Qxf3 Rxb2 25. Qg4+ Kf8 26. Qc8+ Kg7 27. Qxa6
Rd8 28. f4 Rxc2 29. Qa4 Rxc3 30. fxe5 dxe5 31. Qg4+ Kh7 32. Qf5+ Kg7 33. Qg4+
Kh7 34. Qf5+ Kg7 35. Qg4+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord rap (Women)"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2011.12.10"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Dzagnidze, Nana"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E31"]
[WhiteElo "2516"]
[BlackElo "2578"]
[PlyCount "115"]
[EventDate "2011.12.09"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 145 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.01.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.01.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 e6 2. c4 Nf6 3. Bg5 h6 4. Bh4 Bb4+ 5. Nc3 c5 6. d5 d6 7. Qc2 exd5 8. cxd5
Nbd7 9. Nf3 O-O 10. Nd2 Qe7 11. Rd1 Nb6 12. e3 Bg4 13. Bxf6 Bxd1 14. Bxe7 Bxc2
15. Bxf8 Rxf8 16. Bc4 Nxc4 17. Nxc4 Be4 18. Nxd6 Bxd5 19. O-O Bxc3 20. bxc3 Rd8
21. e4 Rxd6 22. Rd1 Kf8 23. exd5 Ra6 24. Kf1 Ke7 25. Rd2 Ra3 26. c4 Rc3 27.
Re2+ Kd6 28. Re4 Rc1+ 29. Ke2 Rc2+ 30. Ke3 Rxa2 31. Re8 Rc2 32. Rd8+ Ke7 33.
Rb8 Rc3+ 34. Kd2 Rxc4 35. Rxb7+ Kf6 36. Rxa7 Rd4+ 37. Ke3 Rxd5 38. Rc7 h5 39.
h4 g6 40. g3 Re5+ 41. Kf4 Rf5+ 42. Ke3 Ke6 43. f4 Kd6 44. Ra7 Kd5 45. Kd3 Rf6
46. Rc7 Ra6 47. Rxf7 c4+ 48. Ke2 Re6+ 49. Kd2 Ke4 50. Kc3 Rc6 51. Rf8 Kf3 52.
f5 Kxg3 53. Rg8 Kxh4 54. Rxg6 Rc5 55. f6 Kh3 56. f7 Rf5 57. Rg5 Rxf7 58. Rxh5+
1/2-1/2

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord rap (Women)"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2011.12.11"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Ju, Wenjun"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B93"]
[WhiteElo "2578"]
[BlackElo "2543"]
[PlyCount "145"]
[EventDate "2011.12.09"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 145 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.01.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.01.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f4 g6 7. Nf3 Bg7 8. e5
Nfd7 9. exd6 O-O 10. Be2 Re8 11. O-O Qb6+ 12. Kh1 Qxd6 13. Be3 Nc6 14. Qe1 Nf6
15. Rd1 Qc7 16. Ng5 Bf5 17. Bc4 e6 18. Bb3 Na5 19. Bd4 Nxb3 20. cxb3 h6 21. Nf3
Rad8 22. Qh4 Ng4 23. h3 Bxd4 24. hxg4 Bxc3 25. gxf5 Rxd1 26. Rxd1 Bg7 27. fxg6
fxg6 28. Ne5 Bxe5 29. fxe5 Kg7 30. Qf6+ Kh7 31. Rf1 Qg7 32. Qf4 Kg8 33. Qg4 h5
34. Qg5 Rf8 35. Rxf8+ Kxf8 36. Qd8+ Kf7 37. Qd7+ Kg8 38. Qc8+ Qf8 39. Qxe6+ Qf7
40. Qc8+ Kg7 41. Qc3 Qf1+ 42. Kh2 Qf4+ 43. Kg1 Qe4 44. e6+ Kh6 45. Qf6 Qe1+ 46.
Kh2 h4 47. Qf4+ Kg7 48. Qd4+ Kh6 49. Qd6 Kg7 50. Qc7+ Kh6 51. e7 Kh5 52. Qd6 g5
53. Qc7 Qe3 54. b4 Qe1 55. a4 Qe3 56. b5 axb5 57. axb5 g4 58. e8=Q+ Qxe8 59.
Qh7+ Kg5 60. Qg7+ Qg6 61. Qe5+ Qf5 62. Qg7+ Kf4 63. Qh6+ Qg5 64. Qf8+ Ke3 65.
Qe8+ Kd2 66. Qd7+ Kc2 67. Qxb7 Qe5+ 68. Kg1 Qe3+ 69. Kh2 Qf4+ 70. Kg1 Qe3+ 71.
Kh2 Qf4+ 72. Kg1 Qe3+ 73. Kh2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord rap (Women)"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2011.12.11"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Lagno, Kateryna"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E48"]
[WhiteElo "2549"]
[BlackElo "2578"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "2011.12.09"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 145 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.01.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.01.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 d5 6. Nge2 dxc4 7. Bxc4 e5 8. a3
Bd6 9. O-O Nc6 10. d5 Ne7 11. e4 h6 12. b4 Bd7 13. b5 Ng6 14. Ng3 Nf4 15. Re1
Ng4 16. h3 Nf6 17. Bf1 Nh7 18. Nf5 Qc8 19. Qc2 Re8 20. g3 Ng5 21. Re3 Nfxh3+
22. Kh2 Bc5 23. Bxh3 Bxe3 24. Bxe3 Nxh3 25. Kxh3 g6 26. g4 gxf5 27. exf5 f6 28.
Ne4 Kf7 29. d6 c6 30. Qb3+ Kg7 31. Bxh6+ Kxh6 32. Qf7 Bxf5 33. Qxf6+ Bg6 34.
Kg3 1-0

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord rap (Women)"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2011.12.11"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Paehtz, Elisabeth"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C10"]
[WhiteElo "2578"]
[BlackElo "2457"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "2011.12.09"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 145 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.01.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.01.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 h6 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Bd3 Bb4 6. e5 Nfd7 7. a3 Be7 8. Ne2
c5 9. c3 Nc6 10. O-O a5 11. Nf4 Qb6 12. Bc2 cxd4 13. cxd4 g5 14. Ne2 g4 15. Ne1
h5 16. Be3 Nf8 17. Nd3 Ng6 18. Rb1 Bd7 19. b4 axb4 20. axb4 Na7 21. Nc5 Bb5 22.
Ra1 Nh4 23. Re1 Rc8 24. Nc3 Nc6 25. Nxb5 Qxb5 26. Bd3 Qb6 27. Rb1 Kd8 28. Qd2
Rg8 29. Rec1 Ra8 30. b5 Na5 31. Na4 Qa7 32. b6 Qb8 33. Rc7 Nc6 34. Nc5 Bxc5 35.
dxc5 Ng6 36. Bg5+ Ke8 37. Bxg6 Rxg6 38. Qf4 Rg7 39. Qf6 Rh7 40. Rxc6 1-0

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord blitz (Women)"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2011.12.12"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Muzychuk, Anna"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B01"]
[WhiteElo "2578"]
[BlackElo "2562"]
[PlyCount "29"]
[EventDate "2011.12.12"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 145 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.01.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.01.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Nf6 3. d4 Nxd5 4. c4 Nb6 5. Nf3 g6 6. Nc3 Bg7 7. c5 Nd5 8. Qb3
c6 9. Bc4 O-O 10. O-O Nxc3 11. bxc3 b5 12. Re1 Bg4 13. Bd3 Be6 14. Ne5 Bd5 15.
Qc2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord blitz (Women)"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2011.12.13"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Cramling, Pia"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E16"]
[WhiteElo "2495"]
[BlackElo "2578"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "2011.12.12"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 145 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.01.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.01.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 b6 4. g3 Bb4+ 5. Bd2 c5 6. Bg2 Bb7 7. O-O O-O 8. dxc5
Bxc5 9. Nc3 Be7 10. Bf4 a6 11. Rc1 d6 12. Qd2 Ne8 13. Rfd1 Nd7 14. b3 Rc8 15.
h3 h6 16. Ne1 Bxg2 17. Nxg2 Rc6 18. Ne1 Qc8 19. Nf3 Qb7 20. Qd3 Nef6 21. Nd4
Rcc8 22. Qf3 Qc7 23. Be3 Ne5 24. Qg2 Rfd8 25. f4 Ned7 26. Bf2 Bf8 27. e4 Re8
28. Nf3 Nc5 29. Nd4 e5 30. fxe5 dxe5 0-1

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord blitz (Women)"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2011.12.13"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Zatonskih, Anna"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C11"]
[WhiteElo "2578"]
[BlackElo "2506"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "2011.12.12"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 145 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.01.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.01.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. f4 c5 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. Be3 Qb6 8. a3
cxd4 9. Nxd4 Bc5 10. Ncb5 a6 11. Nxc6 bxc6 12. Bxc5 Nxc5 13. Nd6+ Ke7 14. Qh5
Rf8 15. Be2 Qxb2 16. O-O Qd4+ 17. Kh1 Ne4 18. Nxe4 Qxe4 19. Bd3 Qd4 20. Qg5+
Ke8 21. Qxg7 Bd7 22. Rab1 Qc5 23. Bxh7 Kd8 24. Rb7 Kc8 25. Rfb1 Be8 26. Bd3
Qxa3 27. R7b4 a5 28. Qxf8 axb4 29. Qxe8+ Kc7 30. Qe7+ Kc8 31. h3 Ra7 32. Qf8+
Kc7 33. Qxf7+ Kd8 34. Qf8+ Kd7 35. Qd6+ Kc8 36. Qxe6+ Kb7 37. Qe7+ Kb6 38.
Rxb4+ Ka5 39. Qc5# 1-0

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord blitz (Women)"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2011.12.13"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Lagno, Kateryna"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2549"]
[BlackElo "2578"]
[PlyCount "176"]
[EventDate "2011.12.12"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 145 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.01.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.01.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. Bc4 e6 6. d4 cxd4 7. cxd4 d6 8. Qe2
Be7 9. O-O O-O 10. Bd2 Bd7 11. Nc3 Nxc3 12. Bxc3 d5 13. Bd3 f6 14. exf6 Bxf6
15. b4 a6 16. a4 Qb6 17. b5 axb5 18. axb5 Rxa1 19. Rxa1 Ne7 20. Bb4 Rc8 21. Bc5
Qd8 22. b6 Rxc5 23. dxc5 Bxa1 24. Ng5 Ng6 25. Qh5 h6 26. Nxe6 Bxe6 27. Qxg6 Bf6
28. Qh7+ Kf7 29. Qg6+ Ke7 30. Qg3 Qd7 31. Qb8 Qc8 32. Qa7 Bd4 33. Ba6 Qxc5 34.
Qxb7+ Kf6 35. g3 Qxb6 36. Qa8 Bxf2+ 37. Kg2 Bc5 38. Be2 Qd6 39. Bf3 d4 40. Qa1
Qe5 41. Qa8 Qd6 42. Qa1 Bd5 43. Qf1 Bxf3+ 44. Qxf3+ Ke7 45. Qe4+ Kd7 46. Qb7+
Ke6 47. Qe4+ Qe5 48. Qc6+ Bd6 49. Qc8+ Ke7 50. Qb7+ Kf6 51. Qf3+ Qf5 52. Qc6
Qe5 53. Qf3+ Ke6 54. Qg4+ Ke7 55. Qh4+ Kd7 56. Qg4+ Kc7 57. Qf3 Kb6 58. Qb3+
Kc5 59. Qc2+ Kd5 60. Qb3+ Kc6 61. Qa4+ Kc7 62. Qa7+ Kd8 63. Qa8+ Ke7 64. Qb7+
Kf6 65. Qf3+ Ke6 66. Qd3 Qd5+ 67. Kg1 Qe5 68. Kg2 Kf7 69. Qb3+ Kg6 70. Qd3+ Kf6
71. Qf3+ Ke6 72. Qg4+ Kf7 73. Qf3+ Qf6 74. Qd5+ Ke7 75. Qb7+ Ke6 76. Qe4+ Be5
77. Qc6+ Kf5 78. Qf3+ Kg6 79. Qe4+ Qf5 80. Qc6+ Kh7 81. Qd5 g6 82. h3 h5 83.
Qb7+ Bg7 84. Qb4 Qe4+ 85. Kf2 Qe3+ 86. Kg2 d3 87. g4 Qe2+ 88. Kh1 d2 0-1

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord blitz (Women)"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2011.12.13"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Dzagnidze, Nana"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B49"]
[WhiteElo "2578"]
[BlackElo "2516"]
[PlyCount "197"]
[EventDate "2011.12.12"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 145 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.01.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.01.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 Qc7 6. Be2 Nf6 7. O-O a6 8.
Be3 Bb4 9. Na4 Be7 10. Nxc6 bxc6 11. Nb6 Rb8 12. Nxc8 Qxc8 13. Bd4 c5 14. Be5
Rb6 15. Qd3 O-O 16. b3 d6 17. Bb2 Nd7 18. Rad1 Bf6 19. Bc1 Rd8 20. f4 Rc6 21.
Qg3 Nf8 22. Bc4 d5 23. exd5 Rcd6 24. Qf3 Bd4+ 25. Kh1 exd5 26. Bd3 Ng6 27. Qg3
Rf6 28. c3 c4 29. bxc4 dxc4 30. Bc2 Bb6 31. f5 Rxd1 32. Rxd1 Nf8 33. Bg5 Rc6
34. f6 g6 35. Qh4 h5 36. h3 Re6 37. Be4 Qe8 38. Bd5 Re5 39. Bf4 Rf5 40. Qg3 Ne6
41. Bxe6 Qxe6 42. Bc7 Bxc7 43. Qxc7 Qxf6 44. Qxc4 Rf4 45. Qd3 Qc6 46. Qe3 Re4
47. Qf3 Qe6 48. Rf1 Kg7 49. Qf2 Rc4 50. Qf3 Re4 51. Qf2 Re2 52. Qd4+ Kh7 53.
Rf6 Re1+ 54. Kh2 Qe7 55. Qf2 Kg7 56. Rxf7+ Qxf7 57. Qxe1 Qf4+ 58. Qg3 Qc4 59.
Qe5+ Kh7 60. Qe7+ Kh6 61. Qe3+ Kh7 62. Qd2 Qc7+ 63. Kg1 Qc5+ 64. Qd4 Qa3 65.
Qd2 Qc5+ 66. Kf1 Qc4+ 67. Ke1 Qe4+ 68. Kd1 Qb1+ 69. Ke2 Qe4+ 70. Kf2 Qf5+ 71.
Kg1 Qc5+ 72. Kh1 Qc4 73. Kh2 Qc7+ 74. Kg1 Qc5+ 75. Qd4 Qa3 76. Qd7+ Kh6 77.
Qd2+ Kh7 78. Kh2 Qa4 79. Qe2 Qf4+ 80. g3 Qc1 81. c4 Qc3 82. Kg2 a5 83. Qe7+ Kh8
84. Qf8+ Kh7 85. Qe7+ Kh8 86. c5 Qc2+ 87. Kf3 Qd3+ 88. Qe3 Qd5+ 89. Kf2 Qxa2+
90. Kf3 Qd5+ 91. Kf2 Qf5+ 92. Kg2 Qd5+ 93. Kf2 Qf5+ 94. Kg2 Qc2+ 95. Kg1 a4 96.
Qe8+ Kh7 97. Qf7+ Kh8 98. Qf8+ Kh7 99. Qf7+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord blitz (Women)"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2011.12.13"]
[Round "14"]
[White "Danielian, Elina"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A04"]
[WhiteElo "2497"]
[BlackElo "2578"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "2011.12.12"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 145 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.01.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.01.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. O-O Nc6 5. c3 e5 6. e4 Nge7 7. d3 O-O 8. Be3
d6 9. Na3 h6 10. Qd2 Kh7 11. d4 cxd4 12. cxd4 Bg4 13. Nc2 Rc8 14. Rac1 b6 15.
h3 Bd7 16. Rfd1 Rc7 17. Na3 exd4 18. Nxd4 Ne5 19. f4 Rxc1 20. Qxc1 N5c6 21.
Ndb5 d5 22. exd5 Nb4 23. Nxa7 Qa8 24. Qc7 Ba4 25. d6 Ned5 26. b3 Qe8 27. Bf2
Nxc7 28. dxc7 Bd7 29. Re1 Be6 30. c8=Q Bxc8 31. Rxe8 Rxe8 32. Nxc8 Rxc8 33. Nc4
Nxa2 34. Bxb6 Nb4 35. Bf2 Nd3 36. Be3 Nc5 37. Bxc5 Rxc5 38. Kf2 Rb5 39. Nd2 Bc3
40. Ne4 Bd4+ 41. Ke2 Rxb3 42. Bf3 Re3+ 0-1

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord blindfold (Women)"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2011.12.14"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Cmilyte, Viktorija"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2503"]
[BlackElo "2578"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[EventDate "2011.12.14"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 145 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.01.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.01.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 h6 7. Bxf6 Qxf6 8.
Qb3 Qb6 9. a3 Ba5 10. Qc2 Bf5 11. Qd2 Qe6 12. b4 Bb6 13. e3 c6 14. Bd3 Nd7 15.
O-O Be4 16. Ne1 O-O 17. f3 Bg6 18. f4 Bxd3 19. Nxd3 Rfe8 20. Rae1 Qd6 21. Ne5
f6 22. Ng6 a5 23. Rb1 axb4 24. axb4 Qe6 25. Rf3 Qf5 26. Rg3 Nf8 27. Nh4 Qh5 28.
Qf2 Ra3 29. Ne2 Ra2 30. Re1 Bxd4 31. Nf5 Ne6 32. Nexd4 Nxd4 33. Nxg7 Ne2+ 34.
Rxe2 Qxe2 35. Nxe8+ Kf7 36. Nd6+ Kf8 37. Qxe2 Rxe2 38. Nxb7 Rb2 39. Na5 Rc2 40.
Rg6 Kf7 41. Rxh6 Ke6 42. g4 Kf7 43. Rh7+ Kg6 44. Rc7 Re2 45. Nxc6 Re1+ 46. Kf2
Rh1 47. Kg2 Rb1 48. h4 1-0

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord blindfold (Women)"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2011.12.14"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Paehtz, Elisabeth"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B29"]
[WhiteElo "2578"]
[BlackElo "2457"]
[PlyCount "109"]
[EventDate "2011.12.14"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 145 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.01.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.01.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 d5 4. exd5 Nxd5 5. Bb5+ Bd7 6. Qe2 Nb4 7. Bxd7+ Qxd7
8. d3 N8c6 9. a3 Nd5 10. Ne4 e6 11. c4 Nf6 12. Nxf6+ gxf6 13. Be3 Be7 14. O-O
O-O 15. Rad1 Kh8 16. d4 cxd4 17. Nxd4 Qc7 18. Nb5 Qe5 19. Rd7 a6 20. Nc3 Rab8
21. Qf3 Rfd8 22. Rfd1 Rxd7 23. Rxd7 f5 24. g3 Qf6 25. Qe2 Kg8 26. Bb6 Bf8 27.
Kg2 Bg7 28. Rd1 f4 29. Bc7 f3+ 30. Qxf3 Qxf3+ 31. Kxf3 Rc8 32. Rd7 Be5 33. Bd6
Bxd6 34. Rxd6 Ne5+ 35. Kf4 Nxc4 36. Rd7 b5 37. Ne4 Nxb2 38. Nd6 Rf8 39. Ra7 Nc4
40. Rxa6 Nxd6 41. Rxd6 Ra8 42. Rd3 Kg7 43. Ke5 Rc8 44. Rb3 Rc2 45. f4 Rxh2 46.
Kd6 Rc2 47. Rxb5 Rc3 48. a4 Ra3 49. a5 Kf6 50. Kc7 Rxg3 51. a6 Ra3 52. Kb7 Kg6
53. Rg5+ Kh6 54. a7 Rb3+ 55. Ka6 1-0

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord blindfold (Women)"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2011.12.15"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Cramling, Pia"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2495"]
[BlackElo "2578"]
[PlyCount "132"]
[EventDate "2011.12.14"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 145 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.01.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.01.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bxf6 Qxf6 7. Qb3 c5 8.
cxd5 exd5 9. e3 O-O 10. dxc5 Bxc3+ 11. Qxc3 Qxc3+ 12. bxc3 Be6 13. Bb5 Rc8 14.
Nd4 Rxc5 15. Kd2 a6 16. Be2 Nd7 17. Rhb1 Rc7 18. a4 Kf8 19. a5 Rac8 20. Ra3 Nc5
21. Bd3 Bd7 22. Rb4 g6 23. Bc2 Ke7 24. Rb6 h5 25. h4 Be8 26. Rb4 Bd7 27. Rb6
Rd8 28. Ra1 Be8 29. Rab1 Rd6 30. Rxd6 Kxd6 31. Rb6+ Ke7 32. Rb4 Bd7 33. Ne2 Bb5
34. Nf4 Rd7 35. f3 Kd6 36. Ke1 Kc6 37. Kd2 Rd8 38. Rb1 b6 39. axb6 Kxb6 40. Ne2
Kc7 41. Nd4 Bc4 42. g4 Rh8 43. g5 Ra8 44. f4 Re8 45. Ra1 Rb8 46. Rb1 Rb6 47.
Rxb6 Kxb6 48. f5 Ne4+ 49. Kc1 Bb5 50. fxg6 fxg6 51. Ne6 Be8 52. Nf4 Kc5 53. Kb2
a5 54. c4 Kxc4 55. Bb3+ Kc5 56. Bxd5 Nd6 57. e4 Kd4 58. Ba2 Nxe4 59. Bb1 Ke5
60. Nd3+ Kf5 61. Nc5 Bc6 62. Nb3 Kg4 63. Nxa5 Bd5 64. Nb3 Bxb3 65. Kxb3 Nd2+
66. Kc3 Nxb1+ 0-1

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord blindfold (Women)"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2011.12.15"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Stefanova, Antoaneta"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B19"]
[WhiteElo "2578"]
[BlackElo "2531"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "2011.12.14"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 145 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.01.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.01.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bf5 5. Ng3 Bg6 6. h4 h6 7. Nf3 Nd7 8. h5
Bh7 9. Bd3 Bxd3 10. Qxd3 e6 11. Bf4 Qa5+ 12. Bd2 Bb4 13. c3 Be7 14. c4 Qc7 15.
O-O-O Ngf6 16. Rhe1 b5 17. cxb5 cxb5+ 18. Kb1 Qb7 19. Nh4 Nd5 20. Nhf5 exf5 21.
Nxf5 Kd8 22. Qf3 Re8 23. Ba5+ N7b6 24. Bxb6+ axb6 25. Re5 Nc3+ 26. Qxc3 f6 27.
Rxb5 Rxa2 28. Qb3 Ra5 29. Rxa5 Qe4+ 30. Ka1 bxa5 31. Nxg7 Rf8 32. Ne6+ 1-0

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord blindfold (Women)"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2011.12.14"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Dzagnidze, Nana"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E51"]
[WhiteElo "2516"]
[BlackElo "2578"]
[PlyCount "136"]
[EventDate "2011.12.14"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 145 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.01.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.01.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 e6 2. c4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. a3 Bxc3+ 5. bxc3 Nf6 6. e3 O-O 7. Bd3 c6 8. Nf3
b6 9. O-O Ba6 10. Qe2 Nbd7 11. Rd1 Rc8 12. a4 c5 13. Ba3 Re8 14. Ne5 cxd4 15.
cxd4 Qc7 16. cxd5 Bxd3 17. Nxd3 exd5 18. Rdc1 Qb7 19. a5 Rxc1+ 20. Bxc1 Qa6 21.
Bb2 bxa5 22. Nf4 Qd6 23. Qc2 Qb6 24. Bc1 Qxd4 25. Bb2 Qb4 26. Bd4 a6 27. f3 h6
28. Rb1 Qd6 29. Ra1 Ne5 30. Rxa5 Nc4 31. Ra1 Nxe3 32. Bxe3 Rxe3 33. Nd3 Qb6 34.
Qc5 Qe6 35. Qd4 Qe8 36. h3 Re6 37. Ra5 Rc6 38. Ra1 Rc4 39. Qb6 Qe2 40. Nf2 Rc2
41. Rf1 Rb2 42. Qc5 Qc2 43. Qxc2 Rxc2 44. Ra1 Rc6 45. Nd3 Rb6 46. Nc5 Kf8 47.
Nxa6 Rb5 48. Re1 g5 49. Re5 Nh5 50. Nc7 Rc5 51. Na6 Rc1+ 52. Kh2 Nf4 53. Nb4 d4
54. g3 d3 55. gxf4 d2 56. Rd5 d1=Q 57. Rxd1 Rxd1 58. fxg5 hxg5 59. Kg3 Kg7 60.
Nc2 Rd3 61. Ne1 Rc3 62. Ng2 f5 63. h4 g4 64. Ne1 Kg6 65. Kf4 Kh5 66. fxg4+ fxg4
67. Ng2 Rf3+ 68. Ke4 Rf2 0-1

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord blindfold (Women)"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2011.12.16"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Ju, Wenjun"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B93"]
[WhiteElo "2578"]
[BlackElo "2543"]
[PlyCount "111"]
[EventDate "2011.12.14"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 145 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.01.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.01.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f4 e5 7. Nf3 Nbd7 8. a4
Be7 9. Bc4 exf4 10. Bxf4 Qb6 11. Bb3 O-O 12. a5 Qc5 13. Qe2 Ne5 14. Be3 Nxf3+
15. Qxf3 Qe5 16. O-O Be6 17. Bd5 Nxd5 18. exd5 Bg4 19. Qf2 Qh5 20. Bd4 Rae8 21.
Ra4 Qg6 22. Rb4 Bc8 23. Nd1 Bd8 24. Rb3 h5 25. h3 h4 26. Rf3 Bd7 27. c4 f5 28.
Ne3 Re4 29. Rf4 Rxf4 30. Qxf4 Bg5 31. Qf3 f4 32. Nd1 Re8 33. Nc3 Bd8 34. Ne2
Qe4 35. Qxf4 Qxf4 36. Nxf4 Bxa5 37. Nh5 Re7 38. Rf4 g5 39. Rf1 Be8 40. Nf6+ Kf7
41. Ne4+ Kg8 42. Nxd6 Bg6 43. Rf6 Kh7 44. Re6 Rc7 45. b3 Bd2 46. Ne8 Bxe8 47.
Rxe8 Kg6 48. Re6+ Kf5 49. Kf2 g4 50. Re5+ Kf4 51. Re2 Rf7 52. Rxd2 Ke4+ 53. Ke1
gxh3 54. gxh3 b5 55. d6 bxc4 56. bxc4 1-0

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord blindfold (Women)"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2011.12.16"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Kosteniuk, Alexandra"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2439"]
[BlackElo "2578"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "2011.12.14"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 145 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.01.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.01.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 h6 7. Bh4 c5 8. e3
g5 9. Bg3 Ne4 10. Bb5+ Bd7 11. Bxd7+ Nxd7 12. Rc1 O-O 13. O-O Bxc3 14. bxc3 Rc8
15. Nd2 Nxd2 16. Qxd2 Nb6 17. Qe2 Qd7 18. dxc5 Nc4 19. f4 Qe6 20. fxg5 hxg5 21.
Qh5 Qg6 22. Qxg6+ fxg6 23. Rxf8+ Kxf8 24. Rb1 b6 25. cxb6 axb6 26. Rb5 Nxe3 27.
Be5 Ra8 28. Bd4 Nf5 29. Bxb6 Rxa2 30. Rxd5 Rc2 31. Rd3 g4 32. Bd8 Rc1+ 33. Kf2
Rc2+ 34. Kg1 Rc1+ 35. Kf2 Rc2+ 36. Kg1 Rc1+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "WchT (Women) 3rd"]
[Site "Mardin"]
[Date "2011.12.20"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Danielian, Elina"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E25"]
[WhiteElo "2497"]
[BlackElo "2578"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[EventDate "2011.12.18"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 145 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.01.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.01.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Armenia (W)"]
[BlackTeam "China (W)"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ARM"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CHN"]

1. d4 e6 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. f3 d5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 c5 7. cxd5 Nxd5 8.
dxc5 f5 9. Nh3 Qa5 10. e3 Nc6 11. Qd2 Qxc5 12. c4 Nb6 13. Qc3 e5 14. Rb1 Be6
15. Bd3 Rd8 16. Nf2 O-O 17. O-O a6 18. a4 Nd5 19. Qa3 Ndb4 20. a5 Nxd3 21. Nxd3
Qxa3 22. Bxa3 Rxd3 23. Bxf8 Kxf8 24. Rxb7 Nxa5 25. Rc7 Bxc4 26. e4 Bb5 27. exf5
Nc4 28. Re1 Rd7 29. Rc5 Kf7 30. Re4 Nb2 31. Rcxe5 Nd3 32. Re6 Rc7 33. g4 Nc5
34. Kf2 Nxe6 35. fxe6+ Ke7 36. f4 Rc4 37. Rxc4 Bxc4 38. f5 Bxe6 0-1

[Event "WchT (Women) 3rd"]
[Site "Mardin"]
[Date "2011.12.21"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Pham, Le Thao Nguyen"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C42"]
[WhiteElo "2578"]
[BlackElo "2341"]
[PlyCount "141"]
[EventDate "2011.12.18"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 145 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.01.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.01.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "China (W)"]
[BlackTeam "Vietnam (W)"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CHN"]
[BlackTeamCountry "VIE"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. Nc3 Nf6 6. d4 Be7 7. h3 Bf5 8.
Bd3 Bg6 9. Nh4 Nc6 10. Nxg6 hxg6 11. d5 Ne5 12. Be2 a6 13. Be3 c5 14. dxc6 bxc6
15. O-O d5 16. Na4 O-O 17. b3 Ne4 18. c4 dxc4 19. Qc2 Nd6 20. bxc4 Nf5 21. Bb6
Qc8 22. Rad1 Re8 23. Ba5 Qe6 24. Rfe1 Bf8 25. Bc3 f6 26. c5 Kh8 27. Bg4 Qf7 28.
Bxf5 gxf5 29. Qxf5 Qxa2 30. Nb6 Rad8 31. Rxd8 Rxd8 32. Bxe5 fxe5 33. Rxe5 Kg8
34. Re3 Qf7 35. Qc2 Rd4 36. Re5 a5 37. Re1 Rb4 38. Rd1 Qb3 39. Qe2 Qf7 40. Nd7
Be7 41. Ne5 Qe6 42. Qh5 Re4 43. Nf3 Qf7 44. Qxf7+ Kxf7 45. Rd7 Ke8 46. Rc7 a4
47. Rxc6 a3 48. Ra6 Bxc5 49. Kf1 Rb4 50. Ne5 Rb1+ 51. Ke2 Rb2+ 52. Kd3 Rxf2 53.
Kc4 Rc2+ 54. Kd5 a2 55. g4 Be3 56. Ra8+ Ke7 57. Nc6+ Kf6 58. Nb4 Rd2+ 59. Kc6
Kg5 60. Nxa2 Rh2 61. Ra5+ Kh4 62. Rh5+ Kg3 63. Nb4 Rxh3 64. Kd5 Kxg4 65. Rxh3
Kxh3 66. Ke4 Bd2 67. Nd3 g5 68. Kf3 g4+ 69. Ke2 g3 70. Kxd2 g2 71. Nf4+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "WchT (Women) 3rd"]
[Site "Mardin"]
[Date "2011.12.22"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Kosintseva, Nadezhda"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B70"]
[WhiteElo "2546"]
[BlackElo "2578"]
[PlyCount "92"]
[EventDate "2011.12.18"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 145 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.01.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.01.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Russia (W)"]
[BlackTeam "China (W)"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CHN"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 g6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Bg7 6. Nb3 Nf6 7. Be2 d6 8.
O-O O-O 9. Re1 b6 10. Bg5 h6 11. Bh4 Bb7 12. f4 e5 13. fxe5 Nxe5 14. Bf1 a6 15.
Qd2 b5 16. Rad1 Nc4 17. Bxc4 bxc4 18. e5 dxe5 19. Qxd8 Raxd8 20. Rxd8 Rxd8 21.
Na5 Ba8 22. Nxc4 Rd4 23. Bxf6 Bxf6 24. b3 e4 25. Ne2 Rd8 26. Kf2 Kg7 27. g3 Be7
28. Nc3 f5 29. Ke2 Kf6 30. Rd1 Kg7 31. Kf2 Kf6 32. Ke2 Rxd1 33. Nxd1 g5 34.
Nde3 Ke6 35. Ng2 Bd8 36. Ke3 Bd5 37. Nd2 Ke5 38. c4 Bf7 39. c5 f4+ 40. gxf4+
gxf4+ 41. Kf2 e3+ 42. Nxe3 fxe3+ 43. Kxe3 Bg5+ 44. Kd3 Bxd2 45. Kxd2 Kd5 46. b4
Kc4 0-1

[Event "WchT (Women) 3rd"]
[Site "Mardin"]
[Date "2011.12.24"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Dembo, Yelena"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B51"]
[WhiteElo "2578"]
[BlackElo "2468"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "2011.12.18"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 145 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.01.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.01.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "China (W)"]
[BlackTeam "Greece (W)"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CHN"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GRE"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Nc6 4. O-O Bd7 5. Re1 Nf6 6. c3 a6 7. Bxc6 Bxc6 8.
d4 cxd4 9. cxd4 Bxe4 10. Nc3 Bxf3 11. Qxf3 e6 12. Qxb7 Qc8 13. Qf3 Be7 14. d5
e5 15. Bg5 Qd7 16. Bxf6 Bxf6 17. Ne4 Be7 18. Rac1 O-O 19. Rc6 f5 20. Nd2 e4 21.
Qe2 Qa7 22. Nc4 Qd4 23. Qd2 Qf6 24. Qc3 Qf7 25. Rc7 Rad8 26. Na5 Qe8 27. Nc6
Rd7 28. Rxd7 Qxd7 29. Qa3 Bf6 30. Qxa6 Bxb2 31. a4 Bc3 32. Rb1 Qf7 33. Qc4 Bf6
34. a5 Qg6 35. a6 f4 36. a7 f3 37. g3 e3 38. Rb8 Bd8 39. a8=Q e2 40. Qa1 1-0

[Event "WchT (Women) 3rd"]
[Site "Mardin"]
[Date "2011.12.25"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Dzagnidze, Nana"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E46"]
[WhiteElo "2516"]
[BlackElo "2578"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "2011.12.18"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 145 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.01.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.01.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Georgia (W)"]
[BlackTeam "China (W)"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GEO"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CHN"]

1. d4 e6 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Nge2 d5 6. a3 Be7 7. cxd5 exd5 8. g3
c6 9. Bg2 Na6 10. O-O Nc7 11. Qc2 Re8 12. Bd2 Bf8 13. b4 a6 14. f3 Nb5 15. Qd3
Be6 16. Nf4 Qd7 17. Nxe6 Qxe6 18. Na4 Rad8 19. Nc5 Qc8 20. a4 Nd6 21. Rae1 b6
22. Nxa6 Nc4 23. b5 cxb5 24. axb5 Qd7 25. Rf2 Rc8 26. Qb3 g6 27. Bf1 Bh6 28.
Kg2 Re6 29. Bc1 Qe8 30. Rfe2 Nd6 31. Rc2 Rxc2+ 32. Qxc2 Nf5 33. Nc7 Qc8 34. Bd3
Re7 35. Qc6 Rxc7 36. Qxf6 Bg7 37. Qxb6 Rxc1 38. Bxf5 gxf5 39. Rxc1 Qxc1 40.
Qd8+ Bf8 41. Qg5+ Bg7 42. Qd8+ Bf8 43. Qg5+ Bg7 44. Qd8+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "WchT (Women) 3rd"]
[Site "Mardin"]
[Date "2011.12.26"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Muzychuk, Mariya"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E05"]
[WhiteElo "2460"]
[BlackElo "2578"]
[PlyCount "40"]
[EventDate "2011.12.18"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 145 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.01.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.01.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Ukraine (W)"]
[BlackTeam "China (W)"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "UKR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CHN"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. g3 Be7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O dxc4 7. Qc2 a6 8. Qxc4
b5 9. Qc2 Bb7 10. Bd2 Be4 11. Qc1 Bb7 12. Bf4 Nd5 13. Nc3 Nxf4 14. Qxf4 Nd7 15.
Rfd1 Bd6 16. Qh4 Be7 17. Qf4 Bd6 18. Qh4 Be7 19. Qf4 Bd6 20. Qh4 Be7 1/2-1/2

[Event "WchT (Women) 3rd"]
[Site "Mardin"]
[Date "2011.12.27"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Koneru, Humpy"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C42"]
[WhiteElo "2578"]
[BlackElo "2600"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[EventDate "2011.12.18"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 145 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.01.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.01.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "China (W)"]
[BlackTeam "India (W)"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CHN"]
[BlackTeamCountry "IND"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. Nc3 Nxc3 6. dxc3 Be7 7. Be3 Nc6
8. Qd2 Ne5 9. O-O-O Nxf3 10. gxf3 Be6 11. Rg1 g6 12. Bd4 Rg8 13. c4 c5 14. Bc3
Qc7 15. Qh6 O-O-O 16. Qxh7 Kb8 17. Bd3 d5 18. cxd5 Bxd5 19. Rde1 Bf6 20. Bxf6
Qf4+ 21. Re3 Qxf6 22. Qh3 Bxa2 23. Qg3+ Ka8 24. Qc7 Bd5 25. Qxc5 Bxf3 26. Qe7
Qxe7 27. Rxe7 Bd5 28. Rge1 Rh8 29. c4 Bc6 30. Be4 Bxe4 31. R1xe4 f5 32. R4e6
Rc8 33. Rxg6 Rxc4+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Gibraltar Masters 10th"]
[Site "Caleta"]
[Date "2012.01.24"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Schiendorfer, Emanuel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B53"]
[WhiteElo "2605"]
[BlackElo "2354"]
[PlyCount "129"]
[EventDate "2012.01.24"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "GGB"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 147"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.03.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.03.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Qxd4 Nc6 5. Bb5 Bd7 6. Bxc6 Bxc6 7. Nc3 Nf6 8.
Bg5 e6 9. O-O-O Be7 10. Qd3 O-O 11. Nd4 Rc8 12. f4 Re8 13. h4 Ng4 14. Qe2 h5
15. e5 d5 16. Rd3 Qa5 17. Bxe7 Rxe7 18. Kb1 Be8 19. Qd2 Qb6 20. Re1 Rec7 21. f5
Rc4 22. f6 g6 23. Nd1 Kh7 24. c3 Qc7 25. Nf3 Bb5 26. Ne3 Nxe3 27. Rdxe3 Rg4 28.
Qf2 Qa5 29. Rd1 Bc4 30. b3 Qb6 31. Nd4 a5 32. Rg3 Be2 33. Rd2 Rxg3 34. Qxg3 Bg4
35. a4 Qc5 36. Kb2 Qf8 37. Qd3 Qh6 38. Rf2 Rc5 39. g3 Bf5 40. Qf3 Bg4 41. Qd3
Qf8 42. Nb5 Rc6 43. Nd6 Rxd6 44. exd6 Qxd6 45. Rd2 Qe5 46. Qd4 Qe1 47. Qf2 Qxf2
48. Rxf2 g5 49. hxg5 Kg6 50. b4 Bd1 51. bxa5 Bxa4 52. Ka3 Bb5 53. Kb4 Ba6 54.
Kc5 Kxg5 55. Kd6 Bb5 56. Rf4 Ba6 57. Ke5 Bb5 58. Rb4 Ba6 59. Rb6 Kg6 60. Rd6
Bb5 61. Rd8 Kh7 62. Rf8 Kg6 63. Rg8+ Kh6 64. Rb8 Ba6 65. Rf8 1-0

[Event "Gibraltar Masters 10th"]
[Site "Caleta"]
[Date "2012.01.25"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Hunt, Adam"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B81"]
[WhiteElo "2462"]
[BlackElo "2605"]
[Annotator "Let's Check"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[EventDate "2012.01.24"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "GGB"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 147"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.03.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.03.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e6 6. g4 Nc6 7. g5 Nd7 8. Be3
Be7 9. h4 a6 10. Qe2 Qc7 11. Bh3 Nc5 12. O-O-O Nxd4 13. Bxd4 O-O 14. Rdg1 b5
15. Bf5 (15. a3 Rb8 16. h5 $11) 15... exf5 16. Nd5 Qb7 17. Qh5 $2 (17. Nf6+
Bxf6 18. gxf6 $14) 17... Ne6 $19 18. Nf6+ Bxf6 19. gxf6 g6 $2 (19... Qxe4 20.
Be3 f4 $19) 20. f3 $11 Kh8 $2 (20... fxe4 21. Qh6 Qd5 $11) 21. Qh6 $18 Rg8 22.
h5 $4 (22. Rg5 Bd7 23. h5 $18) 22... g5 $19 23. Be3 f4 24. Bxf4 Nxf4 25. Rxg5
Rxg5 26. Qxg5 Ne6 27. Qg2 Bd7 28. Rg1 Qb6 0-1

[Event "Gibraltar Masters 10th"]
[Site "Caleta"]
[Date "2012.01.26"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Almasi, Zoltan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2605"]
[BlackElo "2717"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "2012.01.24"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "GGB"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 147"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.03.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.03.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. Bxc6 dxc6 7. dxe5 Nf5
8. Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. Nc3 Bd7 10. h3 h6 11. b3 c5 12. Nd5 g5 13. Bb2 Be6 14. Rad1
Kc8 15. c4 b6 16. Nd2 Bg7 17. Ne4 Kb7 18. Rd2 a5 19. f4 a4 20. g4 Nd4 21. b4 a3
22. Ba1 Ra4 23. bxc5 Rxc4 24. Nxc7 Kxc7 25. cxb6+ Kc6 26. Bxd4 Rd8 27. Rfd1 Bf8
28. f5 Bc8 29. Bf2 Rxd2 30. Nxd2 Rc3 31. Ne4 Rc2 32. Rd8 Bb7 33. Rxf8 Rxa2 34.
e6 1-0

[Event "Gibraltar Masters 10th"]
[Site "Caleta"]
[Date "2012.01.27"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Adams, Michael"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C89"]
[WhiteElo "2605"]
[BlackElo "2724"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[EventDate "2012.01.24"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "GGB"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 147"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.03.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.03.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3
d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. Rxe5 c6 12. d4 Bd6 13. Re1 Qh4 14. g3 Qh3 15.
Qe2 Bg4 16. Qf1 Qh5 17. Nd2 Rae8 18. f3 Rxe1 19. Qxe1 Bxf3 20. Nxf3 Qxf3 21.
Bd2 Qg4 22. Qd1 Qd7 23. Qf3 Re8 24. Re1 Rxe1+ 25. Bxe1 Bf8 26. a4 Nb6 27. axb5
axb5 28. Bf2 g6 29. Qe4 Nd5 30. Kg2 h5 31. Bd1 Nf6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Gibraltar Masters 10th"]
[Site "Caleta"]
[Date "2012.01.28"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Sasikiran, Krishnan"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E05"]
[WhiteElo "2700"]
[BlackElo "2605"]
[PlyCount "117"]
[EventDate "2012.01.24"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "GGB"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 147"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.03.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.03.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 e6 2. c4 Nf6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 Be7 5. Nf3 O-O 6. O-O dxc4 7. Qc2 a6 8. Qxc4
b5 9. Qc2 Bb7 10. Bd2 Be4 11. Qc1 Bb7 12. a3 h6 13. Rd1 Qc8 14. b4 Nbd7 15. Nc3
Ne4 16. Qc2 Nxc3 17. Qxc3 Bd6 18. Rac1 Nb6 19. Ne1 Nc4 20. Rb1 Rd8 21. e4 e5
22. Be3 Re8 23. Nc2 Nxe3 24. Qxe3 exd4 25. Nxd4 Qg4 26. h3 Qg6 27. Nf5 Qe6 28.
Nxd6 cxd6 29. Qf4 Rad8 30. Re1 Qa2 31. Ra1 Qb2 32. Qc1 Qf6 33. Qc7 Bxe4 34.
Bxe4 Rxe4 35. Qxd8+ Qxd8 36. Rxe4 Qc8 37. h4 Qc3 38. Rd1 Qxa3 39. Rxd6 Kh7 40.
Rdd4 Qc1+ 41. Kg2 Qc6 42. Kh2 h5 43. Re5 g6 44. Rf4 Qd7 45. Re3 Kg7 46. Ref3
Qd5 47. Rf6 Qa2 48. Kg2 Kg8 49. Rxf7 Qxf7 50. Rxf7 Kxf7 51. Kf3 Ke6 52. Ke4 Kd6
53. f3 Kc6 54. g4 Kc7 55. gxh5 gxh5 56. f4 Kd6 57. f5 Kd7 58. Ke5 Ke7 59. f6+
1-0

[Event "Gibraltar Masters 10th"]
[Site "Caleta"]
[Date "2012.01.29"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Muzychuk, Mariya"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B53"]
[WhiteElo "2483"]
[BlackElo "2605"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "2012.01.24"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "GGB"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 147"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.03.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.03.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Qxd4 Nc6 5. Bb5 Bd7 6. Bxc6 Bxc6 7. Nc3 e5 8.
Qd3 h6 9. Nd2 Nf6 10. Nc4 b5 11. Ne3 Qb6 12. Ncd5 Nxd5 13. Nxd5 Qb7 14. Be3
Bxd5 15. exd5 Be7 16. O-O-O Rc8 17. f4 O-O 18. f5 Rc4 19. b3 e4 20. Qe2 Rc7 21.
Kb1 Rfc8 22. Rhf1 Qa6 23. Rf2 Qa5 24. Bd4 Rxc2 25. Qxc2 Rxc2 26. Rxc2 b4 27.
Be3 Qb5 28. Rc4 Bf6 29. Bf4 Qb6 30. Rd2 Bc3 31. Re2 Qg1+ 32. Kc2 Qa1 33. Rexe4
Qxa2+ 34. Kd3 Qxb3 35. Ke2 Qc2+ 36. Kf3 Qd1+ 37. Kf2 Qxd5 38. g4 Kh7 39. Ke2 b3
0-1

[Event "Gibraltar Masters 10th"]
[Site "Caleta"]
[Date "2012.01.30"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Polgar, Judit"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B46"]
[WhiteElo "2605"]
[BlackElo "2710"]
[Annotator "Hou,Yifan"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "2012.01.24"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "GGB"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 147"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.03.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.03.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{I missed Gibraltar several times, finally I came for the 10th anniversary.
This year's festival attracted many strong players, particularly my opponent
in this round :) Ich hatte Gibraltar mehrere Male verpasst; schließlich
schaffte ich es, zum 10. Jubiläum zu kommen. In diesem Jahr zog das Festival
viele starke Spieler an, allen voran meine Gegnerin in dieser Runde :)} 1. e4
c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be2 Nge7 $5 {Dieser Zug ist
nicht Mainstream, was mich eine Zeitlang überraschte. Die Idee ist, auf d4 zu
nehmen und diesen anderen Springer nach c6 zu spielen.} ({Usually she plays
the main line such as the following: Gewöhnlich wendet sie das Hauptabspiel an,
z.B. wie folgt:} 6... Qc7 7. O-O Nf6) 7. Bf4 {Dies sieht normal aus. Ich will
das d6-Feld kontrollieren, welches nach ...Nge7 gerade ein bisschen schwach
geworden ist.} ({Another choice here is Eine andere Möglichkeit hier ist} 7.
Be3 Nxd4 8. Qxd4 b5 (8... Nc6 9. Qb6 $5) 9. O-O Nc6 10. Qd2 Be7) 7... Ng6 8.
Nxc6 {I was confused about this position - should I exchange her knight then
head into an ending which is not clear for me, or retain more pieces so as to
make the position complicated? After thinking for a long time, I decided to
choose the simple way. Bei dieser Stellung war ich verwirrt - sollte ich ihren
Sprigner tauschen und dann ein Endspiel anstreben, welches mir nicht klar war,
oder mehr Figuren behalten, um die Stellung komplizierter zu machen? Nach
langem Nachdenken beschloss ich, den einfachen Weg zu wählen.} (8. Bg3 Be7 9.
h4 {Interesting sacrifice! Interessantes Opfer!} (9. O-O O-O 10. Qd2 d6 11.
Rad1 Qc7) 9... Bxh4 (9... Nxh4 $5 {Keeping the dark-squared bishop does not
allow White to take control of a series of dark squares. Den schwarzfeldrigen
Läufer zu behalten, erlaubt Weiß nicht, eine Reihe dunkler Felder unter
Kontrolle zu nehmen.}) 10. Nxc6 bxc6 11. Bxh4 Nxh4 12. Qd4 (12. g3 Ng6 13. Qd6
Qe7 14. O-O-O Qxd6 15. Rxd6 Ke7) 12... O-O 13. e5 Ng6 14. Bd3 f5 {A
comfortable position for Black. Svidler,Peter - Volokitin,Andrei 2002 Eine
bequeme Stellung für Schwarz. Svidler,Peter - Volokitin,Andrei 2002}) 8... bxc6
9. Bd6 Bxd6 10. Qxd6 Qe7 11. O-O-O Qxd6 12. Rxd6 Ke7 13. Rhd1 $5 Nf4 14. Bf3
Rb8 ({At one point I was a little bit worried about An einer Stelle war ich
ein wenig besorgt wegen} 14... Nd5 15. exd5 Kxd6 16. dxc6+ Kc7 17. cxd7 Bb7 $1
{This I had missed when playing 9.Bd6 Dies hatte ich übersehen, als ich 9.Bd6
spielte.} 18. Bxb7 Kxb7 19. Ne4 Rhd8 (19... Kc6 $2 20. Nd6 $1 Rhf8 21. Ne8 Rd8
22. Rd6+ Kc5 23. a3) 20. Nc5+ Kc6 21. b4 a5 22. a3 axb4 23. axb4 Rab8 ({
Calculating until here, I thought this would totally comfortable for White, e.
g. Bis hierher rechnend, dachte ich, dass die Stellung total bequem für Weiß
ist, zum Beispiel} 23... Ra1+ 24. Kd2 Rxd1+ 25. Kxd1 Ra8 26. c4) 24. c3 Rb5 $1
25. Kc2 Rxc5 26. bxc5 Kxc5 {This is the easiest way for Black to get an equal
position: Just by waiting there. Dies ist der simpelste Weg für Schwarz, eine
gleiche Stellung zu erreichen: Einfach, indem er dort wartet.}) 15. R6d2 g5 $5
{An interesting move, pushing first before the knight goes back to g6. Black
wants to control the dark squares. Ein interessanter Zug, bevor der Springer
nach g6 zurückgeht, wird der Bauer vorstoßen. Schwarz will die dunklen Felder
kontrollieren.} (15... e5 {This looks normal and has been played a few times
before. The idea of this is to bring the knight back to the e6-square which is
a more active place than g6; in the meantime it can also stop White's idea of
e5. Dies sieht normal aus und wurde auch einige Mal zuvor gespielt. Die Idee
ist, den Springer auf das e6-Feld zurückzuführen, wo er aktiver steht als auf
g6; gleichzeitig wird auch die weiße Idee e5 unterbunden.} 16. Nb1 $5 {Pointed
out from the engine Von der Engine vorgeschlagen.} Ne6 17. Na3 f6 18. c3 {
The position is easy to play for White. Die Stellung ist für Weiß leicht zu
spielen.}) (15... d5 $6 16. g3 Ng6 17. Be2) 16. Na4 {[%cal Gc2c4] Planning c4,
that's why Judit played ...d5 immediately. Mit dem Plan c4, daher spielte
Judit sofort ...d5.} d5 17. g3 Ng6 18. Re1 Kf6 19. Bh5 ({During the game I was
confused between this move and b3. Actually the latter looks more natural, say
Während der Partie schwankte ich zwischem diesem Zug und b3. Tatsächlich wirkt
Letzteres natürlicher, z.B.} 19. b3 h5 20. Be2 h4 21. Nc5 a5 22. c4 {The
light-squared bishop is in a terrible place and it's not easy for her to get
it out. Der weißfeldrige Läufer steht auf einem schrecklichen Feld, und es
fällt ihr nicht leicht, ihn zu befreien.}) 19... Rb4 $1 {I missed this when I
played 19.Bh5! Dies hatte ich bei 19.Bh5 übersehen!} 20. Nc3 ({A solid choice
to keep a balanced position. If Eine solide Wahl, um eine ausgeglichene
Stellung zu bewahren. Nach} 20. Nc5 Rc4 21. Nd3 Rxe4 22. Rxe4 dxe4 23. Nc5 Ke5
$1 24. b4 f5 25. Be2 Ne7 26. Bxa6 e3 $1 27. fxe3 Bxa6 28. Nxa6 Nd5 {the king
on e5, the active knight and the central pawns offer enough compensation for
Black. bieten der König auf e5, der aktive Springer und die Zentralbauern
Schwarz genügend Kompensation.}) 20... d4 $2 {A dubious contination, I guess
maybe Judit missed my next move. Eine zweifelhafte Fortsetzung; ich schätze,
Judit hatte womöglich meinen nächsten Zug übersehen.} ({In view of the threat
to take on d5, Black should choose Angesichts der Drohung, auf d5 zu nehmen,
sollte Schwarz} 20... a5 $5 21. b3 Rf8 22. Kb2 {wählen}) (20... Rb7 21. f4 $5 {
During the game I calculated like this: Während der Partie rechnete ich
folgendermaßen:} gxf4 22. gxf4 Nxf4 23. Rf2 Kg5 $1 24. Rg1+ Kxh5 25. Rxf4 {
I thought this position is absolutely hazardous for Black so I stopped here,
but as I check the engine right now, it tells me this is totally equal! In
spite of this, I feel I still prefer to play White. Diese Stellung hielt ich
für superriskant für Schwarz, daher stoppte ich an dieser Stelle; aber als ich
jetzt gerade die Engine checke, sagt sie mir, dies ist absolut ausgeglichen!
Trotz all dem glaube ich, ich würde lieber mit Weiß spielen.}) 21. e5+ $1 Nxe5
22. Ne4+ Ke7 23. Nxg5 h6 $2 {A huge mistake leading to a lost position. Ein
Riesenfehler, der zu einer Verluststellung führt.} (23... f6 $8 24. f4 (24. Ne4
Rd8) (24. a3 Rb5) 24... fxg5 (24... Nc4 $6 25. Rxd4 fxg5 26. Be2 $1 (26. b3 c5
$1 27. Rxc4 Rxc4 28. bxc4 gxf4 29. gxf4 Rf8 $11)) 25. Rxe5 (25. fxe5 Rf8) 25...
gxf4 26. gxf4 d3 $1 27. Rxd3 Rxf4 {What a comfortable position for White:
Black has four isolated pawns with a bishop on its starting square, though I
do not have a clear plan to exploit this. Welch eine bequeme Stellung für Weiß:
Schwarz hat vier isolierte Bauern mit dem Läufer noch auf seinem Ausgangsfeld,
obwohl ich keinen klaren Plan habe, um dies ausnutzen.}) 24. Nxe6 $1 Bxe6 (
24... Kxe6 25. f4 f6 26. fxe5 fxe5 27. b3 $1 {[%cal Ga2a3] An intelligent
move! Ein intelligenter Zug!} (27. a3 Ra4 28. b3 Rxa3 29. Kb2 Ra5 30. Rxd4)
27... Kd6 28. c3 Rb5 29. cxd4 $18) 25. Rxe5 Rd8 26. f4 $6 ({I didn't seize the
immediate winning chance: Ich ergriff nicht die sofortige Gewinnchance:} 26.
Be2 $1 Rb6 27. b3 {Control of the 5th rank is really important! Die Kontrolle
der 5. Reihe ist wirklich wichtig!}) (26. Bf3 Rb5 $1) 26... Rb5 27. Rde2 Kf6
28. Bf3 c5 $6 ({A better choice here is Eine bessere Wahl ist hier} 28... Bc4
29. R2e4 $16) 29. a4 Rb4 30. Rxc5 Rxa4 31. b3 Rb4 32. Be4 $1 Bg4 33. Re1 Rd6
34. Bd3 {Hier steht Weiß definitiv auf Gewinn; d4 und a6 sind zwei schwache
Bauern, einer von ihnen wird in Zukunft verloren gehen.} Bd7 35. Ree5 Be6 36.
Kd2 Rbb6 37. Ra5 Rbc6 38. Ra4 Rb6 39. Re4 Bf5 40. Rexd4 Re6 41. Bc4 Rec6 42.
Ra5 Bc8 43. Bd3 Be6 44. Rd8 Bc8 45. Rad5 Be6 46. Rh5 Kg7 47. f5 {Thanks for
your attention :) Danke für Ihre Aufmerksamkeit :)} 1-0

[Event "Gibraltar Masters 10th"]
[Site "Caleta"]
[Date "2012.01.31"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Le, Quang Liem"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B85"]
[WhiteElo "2605"]
[BlackElo "2714"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "2012.01.24"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "GGB"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 147"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.03.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.03.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f4 e6 {Black goes for
the Scheveningen.} ({The Najdorf move} 6... e5 {also has a good reputation,
but Le Quang possibly felt it's more difficult to retain sufficient tension in
the position after} 7. Nf3 Qc7 (7... Nbd7 8. a4 Be7 {is more usual, as the
active developing move} 9. Bc4 {is well met by} Qa5 $5 10. Qe2 O-O 11. O-O exf4
12. Bxf4 Ne5 13. Nd5 Nxd5 14. Bxd5 Be6 15. Bxe6 Nxf3+ 16. Qxf3 fxe6 17. Qb3
Qc5+ 18. Kh1 Qc8 19. Rad1 b5 20. axb5 axb5 21. Qxb5 Rb8 22. Qd3 Rxb2 23. Bxd6
Bxd6 24. Qxd6 Rxf1+ 25. Rxf1 Rxc2 26. h3 $11 {1/2,Leko,P (2694)-Kasparov,G 
(2812)/Sarajevo/1999/}) 8. a4 Nbd7 9. Bd3 Be7 10. O-O exf4 11. Kh1 (11. Bxf4
Ne5 $132 {and sooner or later White should move his king away anyway.}) 11...
Ne5 12. Bxf4 Be6 13. Nd4 O-O 14. Qd2 ({More usual is} 14. Qe1 Rfe8 15. Bg5 {
, but after} Nfg4 {Black has reasonable counterplay.}) 14... Rac8 15. a5 Rfe8
16. Bg5 ({The following exchanges suit Black.} 16. Na4 $142 $5 Nfd7 $11) 16...
Nfg4 17. h3 Bxg5 18. Qxg5 Qc5 $5 19. Nxe6 fxe6 20. hxg4 Nxd3 21. Qxc5 Nxc5 22.
Rad1 Rc6 23. Rd4 b5 24. axb6 Rb8 25. Ne2 $2 (25. b3 $132) 25... Rcxb6 26. b3 e5
27. Rc4 Rb4 28. Rxb4 Rxb4 $17 {[%csl Re4] Ponomariov,R (2723)-Naiditsch,A 
(2712)/EU-chT Porto Carras/2011/}) 7. Be2 {The World Champion goes for the
main line of the solid Classical Scheveningen.} ({Sharper, but also more
committal is} 7. Qf3 Qb6 8. Nb3 ({or} 8. a3 $5 $13 {, when White more often
than not strives for queenside castling and a double-edged fight.})) 7... Qc7
8. O-O Be7 9. Kh1 O-O 10. a4 Nc6 11. Be3 Re8 12. Bf3 Na5 $5 {This position was
extensively tested already on the highest level in Kasparov's matches for the
highest title agiainst Karpov (1985) and Anand (1995). Le Quang's choice is
only about No.4 in terms of popularity, but it seems to be a plausible attempt
to achieve an imbalanced position. With Black Kasparov has avoided this move
and tried all the more usual continuations} (12... Rb8) (12... Bd7 {and once
even}) (12... Bf8) 13. Bf2 {A slow approach, which shouldn't threaten Black's
setup.} ({Similar, but somewhat more popular is} 13. Bg1 e5 (13... Bf8 14. Qe1
(14. Nde2 Nd7 15. Qe1 b6 16. Rd1 Bb7 17. Qf2 Rac8 18. b3 Nc6 19. Rd2 Nb4 20.
Rfd1 d5 $5 $132 {Tiviakov,S (2628)-Sax,G (2511)/Chalkidiki/2002/}) 14... Rb8 (
14... e5 $5 15. Nde2 b6 16. Rd1 Bb7 17. Qh4 Be7 18. Qg3 Nc4 19. b3 Na3 20. Rc1
b5 21. Be3 bxa4 22. fxe5 dxe5 23. Bh6 g6 24. bxa4 Rad8 25. Bg5 Nc4 $15 {
Soereghy,J (2262)-Goze,T (2300)/corr/2006/}) 15. h3 $1 (15. Rd1 e5 16. Nde2 b5
$5 17. axb5 axb5 18. b4 Nc6 19. Nd5 Nxd5 20. exd5 e4 21. Bh5 Ne7 22. Nc3 Bf5
23. Be2 Bd7 24. Nxe4 Nxd5 25. Rxd5 Rxe4 26. Qd2 Bc6 27. Rd4 Ree8 28. f5 Be4 $13
29. Bd3 d5 $13 {/<=>,Dervishi,E (2535)-Kempinski,R (2553)/EU-ch Istanbul/2003/}
) 15... Nd7 16. Bh2 Nc6 17. Rd1 Nxd4 18. Rxd4 b5 19. axb5 axb5 20. e5 f5 21.
exd6 Bxd6 22. Nd5 Qa7 23. Rd1 b4 24. Bg1 Qa5 {Kasparov,G (2775)-Topalov,V 
(2700)/Dos Hermanas/1996/} 25. Rf2 $1 $36 {Kasparov}) 14. Nde2 Bd7 15. f5 b5
16. b4 Nc4 17. g4 {Galkin,A (2540)-Purtov,A (2455)/Tomsk/1997/} h6 $13) ({
The most aggressive idea is} 13. g4 {, but here both over-the-board and postal
players have shown Black can hold his own after} Nd7 14. Bg2 Bf8 15. Qe1 (15.
g5 b6 16. Rf3 (16. Qe1 Bb7 17. Rd1 g6 18. Nde2 Bg7 19. Qh4 Nc4 20. Bc1 Qc5 21.
Rd3 b5 22. Rh3 Nf8 23. Nd1 Nb6 24. c3 Nbd7 25. Ne3 f5 $1 $15 {Polzin,R (2517)
-Kempinski,R (2608)/Bundesliga/2005/}) 16... Bb7 17. Rh3 g6 18. Qg4 Bg7 19. Bg1
f5 20. exf5 gxf5 21. Qe2 Nf8 22. Rf1 Rac8 23. Rd3 Bxg2+ 24. Qxg2 Ng6 $13 {
/=/+,Fedorchuk,S (2645)-Kempinski,R (2596)/Bundesliga/2008/}) 15... b6 16. Rd1
Bb7 17. Qh4 Nc6 18. Nde2 (18. g5 Nxd4 19. Bxd4 e5 20. Be3 exf4 21. Qxf4 Ne5 22.
Bd4 Bc6 23. b3 b5 24. a5 b4 25. Bb6 Qd7 26. Nd5 Ng6 27. Qf2 Re5 28. Bd4 Rxg5
29. Nxb4 Bb7 $132 {Kostakiev,D (2498)-Romanov,S (2535)/corr/2000/}) 18... Nb4
19. Rd2 d5 $5 (19... Qd8 $143 20. g5 f6 21. Nd4 fxg5 22. fxg5 Nc6 23. Rdf2 Rc8
24. Nce2 Nc5 25. Nxc6 Bxc6 26. Nd4 Bd7 27. e5 dxe5 28. Nf3 Bc6 29. Nxe5 Bxg2+
30. Rxg2 $36 {Anand,V (2735)-Topalov,V (2750)/Dortmund/1996/}) 20. e5 Bc5 21.
Nd4 Nc6 22. Rf3 Bxd4 23. Bxd4 Nxd4 24. Rxd4 b5 25. Rh3 Nf8 26. Qf2 Rec8 27.
Rhd3 Qb6 28. Rd2 b4 29. Na2 a5 30. c3 bxc3 31. Nxc3 Nd7 32. Bf3 Ba6 $15 {
0-1 Lagerborg,K (2402)-Romanov,S (2535)/ICCF email 2000/Corr 2002 (75)}) (13.
Qe1 Nc4 14. Bc1 e5 $5 ({Black can even consider the more restrained} 14... Nd7
15. g4 b6 16. b3 Na5 17. g5 Bb7 18. Nde2 Bf8 19. Bg2 f5 $5 20. gxf6 Nxf6 21.
Bb2 Nc6 22. Rd1 Rad8 23. Rd2 d5 24. e5 Ng4 25. Qg3 Nh6 $36 {Cernousek,L (2436)
-Ftacnik,L (2544)/Rakovnik/2008/}) 15. Nde2 Qc5 16. Qg3 Bd7 17. fxe5 (17. b3
Ne3 18. Bxe3 Qxe3 19. fxe5 dxe5 20. Rad1 {Dalvi,P (2382)-Popov,A/corr/2001/}
Bd8 21. Nd5 Nxd5 22. Rxd5 Be6 $15 {[%csl Gd8,Ge6] Ftacnik}) 17... Nxe5 18. Nf4
Nxf3 19. Qxf3 Bc6 20. Nfd5 Bxd5 21. exd5 b5 22. Be3 Qb4 $132 {Glek,I (2635)
-Sutovsky,E (2545)/Haifa/1996/}) (13. Qd3 Nc4 (13... e5 14. Nde2 Be6 15. b3
Rac8 $5 16. f5 Bd7 17. Rfc1 Nc6 18. Nd5 Nxd5 19. Qxd5 g6 $132 {Ftacnik}) 14.
Bc1 e5 15. Nde2 (15. Nf5 Bxf5 16. exf5 exf4 17. Bd5 Ne3 18. Bxe3 fxe3 19. Qxe3
Rab8 20. Qd3 Bf8 21. Rae1 Re5 22. Rxe5 dxe5 $11 {Panchenko,A (2460)
-Wojtkiewicz,A (2580)/Katowice/1993/}) 15... exf4 16. Nxf4 Ne5 17. Qd4 Be6 18.
Be2 Rac8 19. Qe3 Qc6 (19... Bc4 20. Bxc4 Qxc4 21. Bd2 Neg4 22. Qf3 Ne5 23. Qe3
Qc5 $132 {1/2,Grinwis,J (1870)-Sveinsson,J (1966)/corr/2004/}) 20. Nxe6 fxe6
21. Qh3 Bd8 22. Bd3 Rc7 23. Bf4 Qc5 24. Qe3 Qxe3 25. Bxe3 Rc6 $11 {/=/+,Karpov,
A (2720)-Martinovic,S (2460)/Amsterdam/1985/}) (13. Nde2 Nd7 (13... Bd7 14. b3
e5 15. Qe1 Rac8 16. Qf2 Bd8 17. Rad1 b5 18. fxe5 dxe5 19. Bg5 Bc6 20. axb5 axb5
21. Ng3 Kh8 $2 (21... b4 $142 $13) 22. Nf5 Ng8 23. Be3 $16 {Azarov,S (2625)
-Ftacnik,L (2532)/EU-ch Ohrid/2009/}) 14. b3 b6 15. Bc1 (15. e5 Bb7 16. exd6
Bxd6 17. Bxb7 Nxb7 18. Qe1 Bc5 19. Bxc5 Nbxc5 20. Ng3 {Narciso Dublan,M (2511)
-Bruzon Batista,L (2226)/Ayamonte/2006/} Nf6 $15) 15... Bb7 16. Bb2 Nc6 17. Qd2
Rad8 18. Rad1 Nf6 19. Qe1 Bf8 20. Qh4 Ne7 21. Rd3 b5 22. axb5 axb5 23. Rfd1 Qb6
24. Qg5 d5 25. exd5 Nfxd5 26. Nxd5 Bxd5 27. Bxd5 Rxd5 28. Rxd5 Nxd5 $15 {
Kim,A (2443)-Brandenburg,D (2340)/Heraklio/2004/}) 13... Nd7 (13... Nc4 $143
14. b3 Ne3 15. Bxe3 Qxc3 16. Bg1 d5 $2 (16... Bd7 $142) (16... e5 $5) 17. Ne2
Qc7 18. e5 Ne4 19. c4 $36 Rd8 20. cxd5 exd5 21. a5 Qd7 22. Bb6 Re8 23. Ng3 f5
24. Nxf5 $1 $18 {Andriasian,Z (2616)-Brandenburg,D (2538)/Shenzhen/2011/}) (
13... Bf8 14. Qe1 Nd7 15. Rd1 Rb8 16. e5 dxe5 17. fxe5 Nc4 18. Bg3 Bb4 19. Bh5
g6 20. Qf2 Rf8 21. Ne4 $1 Be7 (21... gxh5 22. Qe2 $40) 22. Nf6+ Kh8 23. Bxg6
fxg6 24. Nxe6 Qb6 25. Qxb6 Ncxb6 26. Nxf8 Nxf8 27. e6 Ra8 28. Be5 Nc4 29. Bc3 {
1-0,Sethuraman,S (2547)-Maksimenko,A (2540)/Legnica/2010/}) (13... e5 14. Nde2
exf4 15. Nxf4 Be6 16. Bd4 Nc4 $132 17. Ncd5 Bxd5 18. Nxd5 $2 (18. Bxf6 Be6 $11)
18... Nxd5 19. exd5 Bg5 20. b3 Ne3 21. Bxe3 Rxe3 22. Be2 Rae8 23. Bd3 g6 $17 {
Benjamin,J (2591)-Kempinski,R (2528)/ICC 5'/2000/}) 14. Qe1 (14. Bg3 Bf6 15.
Re1 Rb8 16. Qd3 Nc5 17. Qd1 Nd7 18. Qd3 Nc6 19. Nb3 b6 20. Rad1 Be7 21. Qc4 Nc5
22. f5 Ne5 23. Bxe5 dxe5 24. fxe6 Nxe6 25. Be2 Qb7 26. Nd5 Bg5 27. a5 b5 28.
Qc3 Nf4 29. Nc5 Qc6 30. Bf3 b4 31. Nxb4 Qb5 32. Nbd3 Nxd3 33. Nxd3 Be6 $44 34.
Nc5 Qxb2 35. Qxb2 Rxb2 36. Nxe6 Rxe6 37. Rb1 $11 {1/2-1/2 Ponomariov,R (2764)
-Le Quang,L (2715)/Dortmund 2011/CBM 144 (49)}) (14. Qe2 b6 15. e5 Bb7 16. Bxb7
Qxb7 (16... Nxb7 17. Bg3 $14 (17. f5 dxe5 18. fxe6 fxe6 19. Nxe6 Qc6 $132)) 17.
Bg3 Bf8 18. Rad1 Rac8 19. Rd3 Nc5 20. Rdf3 Nc6 21. Bf2 Qc7 (21... Nb4 $5 $13 {
[%cal Yb4d5]}) 22. Nxc6 Qxc6 23. Bxc5 bxc5 24. Ne4 $40 Kh8 $2 (24... d5 25.
Nf6+ gxf6 26. Rg3+ Kh8 27. Qh5 $18) (24... Be7 $5 25. Rg3 $36) 25. Ng5 Qb7 26.
Nxh7 $18 {Zozulia,A (2376)-Grandelius,N (2491)/Palau/2009/}) 14... b6 15. e5
Bb7 16. Bg3 $146 (16. Bxb7 Nxb7 (16... Qxb7 $5 $11) 17. Bg3 (17. f5 dxe5 18.
fxe6 fxe6 19. Nxe6 Qc4 20. Qe4 Qxe4 21. Nxe4 Rac8 22. c3 Nd6 $11) 17... dxe5
18. fxe5 Bb4 19. Qf2 {1/2,Adams,M (2729)-Kempinski,R (2596)/EU Cup Kemer/2007/}
Rf8 (19... Ndc5 $2 20. Nd5 $1 exd5 21. e6 $18) 20. Ne4 $14 {/\} Nxe5 $6 21. Qe2
$1 $16 {[%cal Re2h5]}) 16... dxe5 {It seems to me Black shouldn't hurry with
opening the f-file.} (16... Bxf3 $142 17. Rxf3 Nc4 18. b3 (18. exd6 Qxd6 $5 19.
f5 Qxd4 20. Rd1 Qc5 21. Rxd7 exf5 22. Qf1 Nd6 $1 {/\} 23. Rd3 Ne4 24. Nd5 Bf8
25. Nc7 Qc6 26. Nxe8 Rxe8 $36 {[%cal Re4g3,Rc6h6,Rc6c2]}) 18... dxe5 19. f5 (
19. fxe5 Ncxe5 20. Re3 Bb4 $15) 19... Bc5 $1 20. fxe6 fxe6 21. Rd1 Qb7 22. Nxe6
Rxe6 23. bxc4 e4 $15) 17. fxe5 (17. Bxb7 Qxb7 $5 (17... exd4 18. Bxa8 dxc3 19.
b4 $13) 18. fxe5 Bb4 19. Qf2 Nc5 $1 $15 {[%cal Rb4c3,Rc5e4]}) 17... Rac8 (17...
Bxf3 18. Rxf3 Nc4 19. Nd5 $5 Qc5 $1 (19... exd5 $2 20. e6 $18) 20. Nxe7+ Rxe7
21. Nb3 Qd5 22. Rd1 Qb7 23. Rd4 b5 $13) (17... Bb4 18. Qf2 (18. Ncb5 axb5 19.
Qxb4 bxa4 $11) 18... Rf8 19. Ne4 {is dangerous for Black, the knight is aiming
for f6 (d6) and taking the central pawn is fraught with danger:} Nxe5 20. Bf4 {
[%cal Rf2g3]} Bxe4 21. Bxe4 Rae8 (21... Rac8 22. Qh4 g6 23. Bd3 $1 {[%csl Ra6]}
(23. Qf6 Nd7 $1) 23... Bd6 24. Bxa6 $18 {[%cal Rd4b5]}) 22. Qh4 h6 (22... f5
23. Nxe6 Rxe6 24. Bd5 Qd7 25. Bxe6+ Qxe6 26. Bxe5 $16 {[%cal Rh4b4]}) (22... g6
23. Qf6 $18) 23. Bxh6 $1 (23. Qg3 $6 Bd6 24. Bxh6 f5 $13) 23... f5 (23... gxh6
$2 24. Qg3+ Kh8 25. Rf6 Bd2 26. Nf3 $18) 24. Nxe6 Rxe6 25. Bd5 Qd6 26. Bxe6+
Qxe6 27. Bxg7 Kxg7 28. Qxb4 $16) 18. Rd1 $5 (18. Bxb7 Qxb7 19. Qf2 Rf8 20. Qe2
{[%cal Yc3e4]} Rfd8 21. Qf2 (21. Ne4 $6 Nc5 $36) 21... Rf8 $11) (18. Qf2 Rf8
19. Ne4 Nxe5 {is unconvincing in comparison with the previous note:} 20. Rae1 (
20. Bf4 Nd3 $1 $19) 20... Bxe4 21. Bxe4 Bd6 $15) 18... Bb4 {[%mdl 64]
Initiates a complex tactical sequence.} (18... Bxf3 19. Rxf3 {[%csl Rf7][%cal
Rc3e4,Gf2f7,Gf1f7] seems pleasant for White.}) 19. Qf2 {Hou accepts the
challenge.} (19. Ncb5 Bxe1 20. Nxc7 Rxc7 21. Rfxe1 Bxf3 22. gxf3 Nb8 $11 {
is rather boring.}) 19... Rf8 20. Ne4 $1 Nxe5 21. Bf4 (21. Qe2 $5 {[%cal Re4g5]
} h6 $5 (21... Be7 22. Nc3 (22. c3 $5 $44) 22... Bxf3 23. Nxf3 f6 24. Nxe5 fxe5
25. Rxf8+ Rxf8 26. Bxe5 $14) 22. c3 Be7 {and White probably doesn't have
anything immediate:} 23. Nf2 Bd6 24. Bxb7 Nxb7 25. Ne4 (25. Qxa6 Nc4 26. Nb5
Qc6 27. Na7 Ra8 28. Nxc6 Rxa6 $11) 25... Nc4 26. Nxd6 Ncxd6 (26... Nbxd6 $2 27.
b3) 27. Qxa6 (27. Be5 $5 Rfd8 28. Rf4 $44) 27... Nc5 28. Qe2 Qe7 $14 {/=})
21... Bxe4 22. Bxe4 Bd6 (22... Bc5 23. Qe2 $1 Bxd4 24. Rxd4 f6 25. Rfd1 $36 (
25. Qxa6 $14)) 23. Nf3 {Now Black staves off the immediate danger and it will
be White, who has to to play accurately to create sufficient counterchances.
More promising continuations were:} (23. Qh4 g6 (23... h6 $2 24. Bxh6 Ng6 25.
Qg4 $40) 24. b3 $5 (24. Qg3 Nec4 25. Bxg6 fxg6 (25... hxg6 26. Nxe6 fxe6 27.
Qxg6+ Qg7 $8 28. Qxe6+ Qf7 (28... Kh7 $2 29. Rd3 $18) 29. Qg4+ Qg7 $11) 26.
Nxe6 Qf7 27. Qh3 $1 Qd7 28. Nxf8 Qxh3 29. gxh3 Bxf8 30. b3 Na3 31. Bd6 $11)
24... Rfe8 $13) (23. Qe2 Nac4 24. b3 Ng6 $5 25. Bc1 Nce5 26. Qxa6 Bc5 $13) (23.
b3 $5 Rcd8 24. Qe2 $44) 23... f5 24. Bxe5 $1 {[] White hardly wanted to give
up the dangerous pin, but she has no choice and the text is the only move to
stay in the game.} (24. Nd4 fxe4 25. Nxe6 Qc6 26. Nxf8 (26. Qg3 Ng6 $1 27. Nxf8
(27. Bxd6 Rxf1+ 28. Rxf1 Qc4 $19) 27... Bxf8 $19) 26... Rxf8 27. Qd4 Nac4 28.
b3 Ng4 $1 29. Bxd6 Rxf1+ 30. Rxf1 Nxd6 $17) (24. Ng5 fxe4 25. Nxe6 {-24.Nd4})
24... Bxe5 25. Bd3 Bxb2 $5 (25... Bf6 26. Bxa6 Rcd8 27. Qe2 Qe7 28. b4 Nc6 29.
Bc4 $11) 26. Rb1 Bc3 27. Ng5 (27. Rxb6 e5 28. Ng5 $5 {/\} (28. Bxa6 Rcd8 29.
Rb5 Rf6 30. Rc5 Qb6 31. Rxc3 Qxf2 32. Rxf2 Rxa6 $15) 28... Bd4 29. Qh4 h6 30.
Rxh6 gxh6 31. Qxh6 e4 (31... Qg7 $2 32. Qe6+ Kh8 33. Rxf5 $16) 32. Bxe4 fxe4
33. Qg6+ Qg7 34. Qe6+ Kh8 35. Qh3+ $11) 27... Qe7 28. Qe3 {[%csl Ra5,Ra6,Rb6,
Re6] Although currently White is 2 pawns down, she can hold the balance -
Black's pawns are weak and his pieces rather uncoordinated.} Nc4 29. Bxc4 Rxc4
30. Rxb6 Bd4 31. Qd3 $1 (31. Qb3 Rc3 $1 32. Qxe6+ Qxe6 33. Rxe6 a5 $15) 31...
Rxa4 (31... Bxb6 32. Qxc4 Re8 (32... Qxg5 33. Qxe6+ Rf7 34. Qxb6 $11) 33. Rxf5
$11) 32. Rxe6 Qa3 {Black must tread carefully to avoid all the tactical traps.}
(32... Qb4 $2 33. c3 $1 Bxc3 (33... Qxc3 34. Qxf5 $3 Rxf5 35. Re8+ $18) 34. Re8
$1 $18) (32... Qxg5 $2 33. Qb3 $18) (32... Qd7 33. Rb6 $1 (33. Rxa6 $11) 33...
Qd5 $5 34. Ne6 (34. c3 Qd8 35. Rxa6 Rxa6 36. Qxa6 Qxg5 $11) 34... Re8 35. Nc7
Qc4 36. Nxe8 Qxd3 37. Nf6+ Kf7 38. Rb7+ Kxf6 39. cxd3 Ke6 $44 {/=}) 33. Qe2
$132 {[%cal Re6e8]} h6 (33... Bf6 34. Re8 $1 (34. Rxf6 gxf6 35. Qe6+ Kh8 36.
Nf7+ (36. Qxf5 Qe7) 36... Kg7 37. Nd6 Rf4 38. Rg1 Kg6 (38... Qc5 39. Qe7+ Kg8
40. Qe6+ Kh8 41. Qe7 $11) 39. Qe7 Rd4 $8 40. Qxf8 Qxd6 $15) 34... Bxg5 35. Qe6+
Kh8 36. Qf7 Be7 37. Rxf8+ (37. Qxe7 Qxe7 38. Rxe7 $15) 37... Bxf8 38. Rxf5 (38.
Qxf5 h6 39. Qxf8+ Qxf8 40. Rxf8+ Kh7 41. Kg1 $11) 38... h6 39. Qxf8+ Kh7 (39...
Qxf8 40. Rxf8+ {-37.Qxf5}) 40. Qxa3 Rxa3 41. Kg1 $11) 34. Rxh6 $1 gxh6 35. Qe6+
Kg7 $8 36. Qd7+ Kg6 $8 37. Ne6 {[%csl Ra4][%cal Re6f8]} Bc5 $2 {[%mdl 8192] A
major tactical error, possibly in time trouble.} (37... Ra5 $2 38. Nf4+ Kf6 (
38... Kg5 39. Qxd4 Rf7 40. h4+ Kxh4 41. Qb6 $18) 39. Qxd4+ Re5 40. Nd3 Qe7 41.
g4 $1 $18) (37... Rf7 $8 38. Nf4+ (38. Qe8 $2 Bf6 39. Qg8+ Bg7 40. Nxg7 Rf8 $19
) 38... Kg7 (38... Kf6 $2 39. Nh5+ Kg6 (39... Ke5 40. Re1+ Be3 41. Qxf7 $18 {->
}) 40. Qe6+ Rf6 41. Nxf6 $18) 39. Nh5+ (39. Ne6+ Kf6 40. Qc6 $44) 39... Kg8 $8
(39... Kg6 $2 40. Qe6+) 40. Qe8+ Rf8 (40... Qf8 41. Qxa4 $14 {[%cal Ra4a6,
Ra4d4]}) 41. Qg6+ Kh8 42. Qxh6+ Kg8 43. Qg6+ $11 {In the game Black sure
manages to avoid a draw, but only at the highest possible cost.}) 38. Qg7+ $18
{Traps Black's king in a mating net.} Kh5 39. Nxf8 Bxf8 (39... Rg4 40. Rxf5+
Rg5 41. Qf7+ Kh4 42. Rf4+ Rg4 43. Ng6+ Kh5 44. Ne5+ $18) 40. Qf7+ (40. Rxf5+
Kh4 41. g3+ Kh3 42. Rh5+ $18) (40. Qf7+ Kh4 (40... Kg4 41. Qg6+ Kh4 42. g3+)
41. Qf6+ Kg4 42. Qg6+ Kh4 43. g3+ $18) 1-0

[Event "Gibraltar Masters 10th"]
[Site "Caleta"]
[Date "2012.02.01"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B97"]
[WhiteElo "2710"]
[BlackElo "2605"]
[Annotator "Let's Check"]
[PlyCount "106"]
[EventDate "2012.01.24"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "GGB"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 147"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.03.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.03.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 e6 7. f4 Qb6 8. Qd2
Qxb2 9. Rb1 Qa3 10. e5 h6 11. Bh4 dxe5 12. fxe5 Nd5 13. Nxd5 exd5 14. e6 Bxe6
15. Nxe6 fxe6 16. Be2 Be7 17. Bh5+ Kd8 18. Bxe7+ Qxe7 19. O-O Nd7 20. Rxb7 Qc5+
21. Kh1 Rb8 22. Rxb8+ Nxb8 23. Qe2 Qb5 24. Qxb5 axb5 25. Rf7 Nc6 26. Rxg7 Rf8
27. Kg1 Nb4 28. Rb7 Nxc2 29. Rxb5 Ke7 30. a4 Ra8 31. Rb2 Ne3 32. Kf2 Nc4 33.
Rb7+ Kd6 34. Bd1 e5 35. Rh7 Nb2 36. Rxh6+ Kc5 37. Bc2 Nxa4 38. h4 Nc3 39. Bf5
Ra2+ 40. Kf1 $2 (40. Kg3 Ne2+ 41. Kg4) 40... Ra1+ $2 (40... e4 41. g3 e3) 41.
Kf2 $19 Ra2+ 42. Kf1 $2 (42. Kg3 Ne2+ 43. Kg4) 42... Nd1 43. g4 Ne3+ 44. Ke1
Kd4 45. Bc8 Ng2+ 46. Kd1 e4 47. h5 e3 48. Ba6 Nf4 49. Rb6 Nd3 50. Bxd3 Kxd3 51.
Rb3+ Ke4 52. h6 d4 53. h7 Rh2 0-1

[Event "Gibraltar Masters 10th"]
[Site "Caleta"]
[Date "2012.02.02"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2605"]
[BlackElo "2747"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "2012.01.24"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "GGB"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 147"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.03.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.03.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 c6 4. Nf3 Bg4 5. Be2 e6 6. O-O Be7 7. h3 Bh5 8. e5
dxe5 9. Nxe5 Bxe2 10. Nxe2 Nbd7 11. c4 Nxe5 12. dxe5 Nd7 13. Bf4 Qa5 14. a3
Nxe5 15. b4 Qc7 16. Qd4 f6 17. Rad1 a5 18. Qe4 Kf7 19. Bg3 axb4 20. axb4 Bxb4
21. Nd4 Bc5 22. f4 Bxd4+ 23. Rxd4 Nd7 24. Qxe6+ Kxe6 25. f5+ Ke7 26. Bxc7 Rhe8
27. Rb1 Ra7 28. Rbd1 Nf8 29. Rb1 Kf7 30. c5 Re7 31. Bd6 Rd7 32. Rdb4 h5 33. Rh4
Nh7 34. Rxh5 Kg8 35. Rh4 Ra8 36. Rb6 Ng5 37. Rhb4 Ra7 38. Bb8 Ra1+ 39. Kh2 Rd5
40. Rxb7 Rxf5 41. Bd6 Ra2 42. Rg4 Rf3 43. h4 Rh3+ 44. Kg1 Ra1+ 45. Kf2 Ra2+ 46.
Kg1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Gibraltar Masters playoff 10th"]
[Site "Caleta"]
[Date "2012.02.02"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Short, Nigel D"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C11"]
[WhiteElo "2605"]
[BlackElo "2677"]
[PlyCount "90"]
[EventDate "2012.01.24"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "2"]
[EventCountry "GGB"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 146 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.02.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.02.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. f4 c5 6. Nf3 Qb6 7. Ne2 cxd4 8.
Nexd4 Nc6 9. c3 Nxd4 10. Nxd4 Bc5 11. Rb1 Bxd4 12. cxd4 Nb8 13. b4 Nc6 14. Be3
Bd7 15. Be2 Ne7 16. a4 a6 17. O-O Rc8 18. Bf2 O-O 19. Qb3 Qc7 20. Qh3 Bxa4 21.
Bd3 h6 22. Bh4 Bb5 23. Bxb5 axb5 24. Rf3 Nf5 25. Bf2 Qc2 26. Rf1 Rc4 27. Rd3 h5
28. Rfd1 g6 29. Be1 Qe2 30. R3d2 Qe4 31. Bf2 Qxf4 32. Qa3 Rfc8 33. g3 Qg4 34.
Qd3 Rc1 35. Qf1 Rxd1 36. Rxd1 Rc4 37. h3 Qf3 38. Rd3 Qe4 39. Qd1 Rc1 40. Qxc1
Qxd3 41. Qc8+ Kg7 42. Qd8 Nxd4 43. Qf6+ Kg8 44. Qd8+ Kg7 45. Qf6+ Kg8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Gibraltar Masters playoff 10th"]
[Site "Caleta"]
[Date "2012.02.02"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Short, Nigel D"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B23"]
[WhiteElo "2677"]
[BlackElo "2605"]
[Annotator "CB"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "2012.01.24"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "2"]
[EventCountry "GGB"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 146 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.02.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.02.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 d6 3. f4 g6 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Bb5+ Nc6 6. Bxc6+ bxc6 7. d3 Nf6 8.
O-O O-O 9. Kh1 Rb8 10. Qe1 Nd7 11. b3 e5 12. f5 gxf5 13. Nh4 f4 14. g3 Bf6 15.
Nf5 Nb6 16. gxf4 Bxf5 17. fxe5 $2 Bxe5 $2 (17... Bh4 {would have given Hou
good winning chances. After} 18. Qe2 Bg6 {she is simply a piece up.}) 18. Rxf5
Kh8 19. Bf4 Nd7 20. Qd2 Qh4 21. Rf1 Rbe8 22. Ne2 Rg8 23. Rxf7 Qh3 24. Ng1 Qg4
25. Nf3 Qh3 26. Qf2 Bxf4 27. Rxf4 Rg6 28. Nh4 Rg5 29. Nf5 Reg8 30. Nxd6 Ne5 31.
Nf7+ Nxf7 32. Rxf7 R5g6 33. Rf8 Qh5 34. Rxg8+ Rxg8 35. Qf6+ Rg7 36. Rg1 1-0

[Event "Reykjavik op"]
[Site "Reykjavik"]
[Date "2012.03.06"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Thorsteinsdottir, Gudlaug"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B43"]
[WhiteElo "2639"]
[BlackElo "2085"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[EventDate "2012.03.06"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ISL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 147 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.04.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.04.24"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 e6 3. Nf3 a6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Qc7 6. Bd3 Nc6 7. Nxc6 dxc6 8.
f4 e5 9. Qf3 Nf6 10. f5 Bc5 11. a4 a5 12. Qg3 Rg8 13. Qh4 Bd7 14. Bc4 Qb6 15.
Bb3 O-O-O 16. Bxf7 Rgf8 17. Bb3 Bd4 18. Bd2 Be3 19. O-O-O Bxd2+ 20. Rxd2 Qb4
21. Rf1 c5 22. Bd5 Bxa4 23. Qg3 Nxd5 24. Nxd5 Qb5 25. Rfd1 1-0

[Event "Reykjavik op"]
[Site "Reykjavik"]
[Date "2012.03.07"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Lagerman, Robert"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B23"]
[WhiteElo "2315"]
[BlackElo "2639"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "2012.03.06"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ISL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 147 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.04.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.04.24"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. f4 g6 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Bb5 Nd4 6. Bc4 d6 7. O-O a6 8. d3
Nf6 9. Nxd4 cxd4 10. Nd5 Nxd5 11. Bxd5 e6 12. Bb3 O-O 13. Qf3 f5 14. Bd2 Kh8
15. Rae1 fxe4 16. Qxe4 d5 17. Qe2 a5 18. a4 Bd7 19. Kh1 Rc8 20. Qg4 Rc5 21. Qg3
Qb8 22. Ra1 Qd6 23. Qe1 Qc7 24. Rf2 b6 25. Re2 Qd6 26. Rc1 Rcc8 27. Qg3 Bh6 28.
Rf2 Rf5 29. Rf3 Rcf8 30. Rcf1 Qb8 31. c4 dxc4 32. Bxc4 e5 33. Qh4 Rh5 34. Qe7
Bc6 35. R3f2 exf4 36. Bxf4 Bxf4 0-1

[Event "Reykjavik op"]
[Site "Reykjavik"]
[Date "2012.03.08"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Trella, Thomas"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C10"]
[WhiteElo "2639"]
[BlackElo "2410"]
[PlyCount "111"]
[EventDate "2012.03.06"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ISL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 147 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.04.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.04.24"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. e5 Ne4 6. Bd3 Bb4 7. Bd2 Nxd2 8.
Qxd2 Bd7 9. a3 Ba5 10. O-O f6 11. exf6 Qxf6 12. Bb5 O-O 13. Bxc6 Bxc6 14. Rfe1
Bb6 15. Re3 Qh6 16. Rd1 Be8 17. Re5 Qxd2 18. Rxd2 Rf6 19. Ne2 h6 20. c3 Bg6 21.
Re3 Raf8 22. Ne5 Rxf2 23. Nf3 R2xf3 24. gxf3 Rf6 25. Kg2 Kf7 26. Nc1 c5 27. Nd3
cxd4 28. Ne5+ Ke7 29. cxd4 Be8 30. Kg3 g5 31. Ng4 Rg6 32. Re1 Kd6 33. Rc1 Bc6
34. b4 h5 35. Ne5 Rf6 36. Nxc6 bxc6 37. a4 Rf4 38. Rdc2 Bxd4 39. Rxc6+ Ke7 40.
Re1 e5 41. Rc7+ Kd8 42. Rec1 e4 43. Rc8+ Kd7 44. R1c7+ Kd6 45. Rc6+ Kd7 46.
R8c7+ Kd8 47. Rc8+ Kd7 48. R6c7+ Kd6 49. fxe4 dxe4 50. Rc6+ Kd7 51. R6c7+ Kd6
52. Rc2 Rg4+ 53. Kh3 Rh4+ 54. Kg2 Rg4+ 55. Kf1 Rg1+ 56. Ke2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Reykjavik op"]
[Site "Reykjavik"]
[Date "2012.03.09"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Hunt, Adam"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B57"]
[WhiteElo "2454"]
[BlackElo "2639"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[EventDate "2012.03.06"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ISL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 147 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.04.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.04.24"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bc4 Bd7 7. Bb3 g6 8. f3
Nxd4 9. Qxd4 Bg7 10. Be3 O-O 11. Qd2 b5 12. a4 b4 13. Ne2 a5 14. O-O Qc7 15.
Rfd1 Rac8 16. Nd4 Rfd8 17. Qf2 Qb7 18. Ne2 Qa8 19. Bb6 Rf8 20. Be3 Bc6 21. Nd4
Bb7 22. Qh4 Ba6 23. Rd2 Bc4 24. Rad1 Rfe8 25. Bh6 Bxh6 26. Qxh6 Rc5 27. Qe3 Nd7
28. Bxc4 Rxc4 29. Nb5 Qb8 30. b3 Rc5 31. f4 Qc8 32. Qe2 Nf6 33. h3 Qe6 34. Re1
Nh5 35. Qf2 Rec8 36. Na7 Rf8 37. Nb5 Qc8 38. e5 dxe5 39. Na7 Qc7 40. Nb5 Qc6
41. Na7 Qc7 42. Nb5 Qc6 43. Na7 Qc7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Reykjavik op"]
[Site "Reykjavik"]
[Date "2012.03.10"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Bartholomew, John"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C91"]
[WhiteElo "2639"]
[BlackElo "2440"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[EventDate "2012.03.06"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ISL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 147 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.04.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.04.24"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. d4 Bg4 10. d5 Na5 11. Bc2 c6 12. h3 Bc8 13. dxc6 Qc7 14. Nbd2 Qxc6 15.
Nf1 Nc4 16. Ng3 Re8 17. a4 Be6 18. Ng5 Bd7 19. b3 Na5 20. Bd2 Qc7 21. axb5 axb5
22. Qe2 h6 23. Nf3 Be6 24. Rab1 Rab8 25. Nh4 Nh7 26. Nhf5 Bg5 27. h4 Bxd2 28.
Qxd2 Nf6 29. Re3 d5 30. Rf3 Nxe4 31. Nxe4 dxe4 32. Bxe4 Bxf5 33. Bxf5 Qd8 34.
Qa2 e4 35. Re3 Qd5 36. Bg4 Nc6 37. Rd1 Qe5 38. Bd7 Red8 39. Qe2 Qc7 40. Bf5
Rxd1+ 41. Qxd1 Rd8 42. Qe2 g6 43. Bxe4 h5 44. Bf3 Na5 45. Qxb5 Kh7 46. g3 Rb8
47. Qg5 Rxb3 48. Re7 Rb1+ 49. Kh2 1-0

[Event "Reykjavik op"]
[Site "Reykjavik"]
[Date "2012.03.11"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Kristjansson, Stefan"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C01"]
[WhiteElo "2500"]
[BlackElo "2639"]
[PlyCount "114"]
[EventDate "2012.03.06"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ISL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 147 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.04.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.04.24"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 exd5 4. Nc3 c6 5. Bd3 Bd6 6. Nge2 Ne7 7. Bg5 Qb6 8.
Na4 Qa5+ 9. c3 Nd7 10. b4 Qc7 11. Nc5 b6 12. Nxd7 Bxd7 13. Bh4 Nf5 14. Bxf5
Bxf5 15. Bg3 a5 16. a3 O-O 17. O-O Ra7 18. Re1 Rfa8 19. Bxd6 Qxd6 20. Ng3 Bg6
21. Rc1 axb4 22. axb4 h6 23. Qf3 Ra2 24. h4 Qd8 25. h5 Bh7 26. Re2 Rxe2 27.
Qxe2 Qe8 28. Qxe8+ Rxe8 29. Ra1 Bd3 30. Nf1 Be2 31. Ng3 Bd3 32. Nf1 Kh7 33. Ne3
Be2 34. Ra7 Bxh5 35. b5 cxb5 36. Nxd5 Re6 37. Rb7 Rd6 38. Nxb6 Bg4 39. f3 Be6
40. Kf2 Kg6 41. Ke3 Kf6 42. g4 g6 43. Ke4 Ba2 44. d5 h5 45. g5+ Kxg5 46. Ke5
Rf6 47. Ra7 Rxb6 48. Rxa2 f6+ 49. Kd4 h4 50. Rb2 h3 51. c4 h2 52. Rxh2 bxc4 53.
Kxc4 Kf4 54. Kc5 Rb8 55. d6 Kxf3 56. Rh6 f5 57. Rxg6 f4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Reykjavik op"]
[Site "Reykjavik"]
[Date "2012.03.11"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Stefansson, Hannes"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C26"]
[WhiteElo "2639"]
[BlackElo "2531"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "2012.03.06"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ISL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 147 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.04.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.04.24"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. g3 d5 4. exd5 Nxd5 5. Bg2 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bd6 7. Nf3 O-O 8.
O-O Nd7 9. d4 c6 10. Re1 exd4 11. cxd4 Nb6 12. Qd3 h6 13. c4 Bb4 14. Bd2 Bxd2
15. Nxd2 Qf6 16. a4 Bf5 17. Qc3 Rad8 18. a5 Nc8 19. Nb3 b6 20. Re5 c5 21. Rae1
cxd4 22. Nxd4 Bd7 23. c5 bxc5 24. Qxc5 g6 25. h4 h5 26. Ne2 Rfe8 27. Nf4 Rxe5
28. Rxe5 Qd6 29. Qc3 Ne7 30. Nd5 Be6 31. Nf6+ Kf8 32. Nh7+ Kg8 33. Nf6+ Kf8 34.
Rc5 Nf5 35. Nh7+ Kg8 36. Nf6+ Kf8 37. Nd5 Kg8 38. Rc6 Qb8 39. Nf6+ Kf8 40. Rxe6
1-0

[Event "Reykjavik op"]
[Site "Reykjavik"]
[Date "2012.03.12"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Baklan, Vladimir"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2612"]
[BlackElo "2639"]
[PlyCount "114"]
[EventDate "2012.03.06"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ISL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 147 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.04.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.04.24"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. Bc4 e6 6. O-O d6 7. d4 cxd4 8. cxd4
Be7 9. Qe2 O-O 10. Rd1 Na5 11. b3 Bd7 12. Bxd5 exd5 13. Nc3 Be6 14. Ba3 a6 15.
h3 Re8 16. Qd3 Nc6 17. Re1 h6 18. Rac1 Rc8 19. exd6 Bxd6 20. Bxd6 Qxd6 21. Ne5
Ne7 22. Qd2 Nf5 23. Ne2 Rxc1 24. Rxc1 f6 25. Nf3 Bf7 26. Re1 h5 27. Nc3 Rc8 28.
Na4 b5 29. Qd3 Qf4 30. Nc5 Nxd4 31. Nxd4 Rxc5 32. g3 Qc7 33. Qd2 Qc8 34. Kh2
Bg6 35. Re7 Rc7 36. Nf5 Qd8 37. Rxc7 Qxc7 38. Qxd5+ Kh7 39. Ne3 Qa5 40. a4 Qe1
41. Qf3 b4 42. g4 h4 43. Nf5 Bf7 44. Nxh4 Qe5+ 45. Kg1 Qd5 46. Qe2 Qxb3 47.
Qe4+ g6 48. Qe7 Kg7 49. g5 fxg5 50. Qe5+ Kh7 51. Qxg5 Qd1+ 52. Kh2 Qd6+ 53. Kg1
b3 54. Qc1 Qf6 55. Qc7 b2 56. Qb7 Kh6 57. Nf3 Ba2 0-1

[Event "Reykjavik op"]
[Site "Reykjavik"]
[Date "2012.03.13"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2639"]
[BlackElo "2767"]
[Annotator "Schulz,Andre"]
[PlyCount "94"]
[EventDate "2012.03.06"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ISL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 147 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.04.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.04.24"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bc5 7. c3 d6 8. d4
Bb6 9. h3 O-O 10. Be3 h6 11. Nbd2 Re8 12. Re1 {Soweit keine Überrschung für
die Weltmeisterin. Caruana spielt die Variante aber mit verschiedenen
Fortsetzungen.} Bd7 (12... Bb7 13. Bc2 Nb8 14. dxe5 dxe5 15. Bxb6 cxb6 16. c4
b4 17. Nf1 Nbd7 18. Qd2 Nc5 19. Qxb4 Nfxe4 20. Rad1 Qc7 21. Ne3 a5 22. Qa3 Rad8
23. Rxd8 Qxd8 24. Rd1 Qc7 {1/2-1/2 (24) Svidler,P (2739)-Caruana,F (2711)
Khanty-Mansiysk 2011}) 13. Qb1 (13. Bc2 Qb8 14. a3 a5 15. Bd3 Qa7 16. Bxb5 exd4
17. cxd4 Nxd4 18. Bxd7 Nxd7 19. Nxd4 Bxd4 20. Rc1 Bxe3 21. Rxe3 a4 22. Nf3 Rab8
23. Rc2 Nc5 24. Nd4 Qb7 25. Nf5 g6 26. Nxh6+ Kg7 27. Ng4 Nb3 28. Rc4 Re6 29.
Rxa4 c5 30. Rc4 Nd4 31. b4 Rxe4 32. bxc5 dxc5 33. Rxc5 Rf4 34. Rd3 Rd8 35. Qa1
Kh7 36. Nf6+ Kg7 37. Ng4 Kh7 38. Qf1 Ne2+ 39. Qxe2 Qb1+ 40. Kh2 Qxd3 41. Qe7
Qd6 42. Qh4+ Kg7 43. Rc6 Qxc6 44. Qxd8 Qc5 45. Qd2 Qd4 46. Qc1 Rf5 47. Kg1 Rc5
48. Qh6+ Kg8 49. Qe3 Qxe3 50. Nxe3 Rc3 51. h4 Rxa3 52. g3 Kg7 53. Kg2 Kf6 54.
Nd5+ Ke5 55. Nf4 Kf5 56. Nh3 Ra2 57. Kf3 f6 58. Nf4 Ra3+ 59. Kg2 g5 60. hxg5
fxg5 61. Nd5 Ke5 62. Ne3 Ke4 63. Ng4 Ra2 64. Nf6+ Kf5 {1/2-1/2 (64) Navara,D 
(2712)-Caruana,F (2736) Wijk aan Zee 2012}) 13... Na5 14. Bc2 c5 15. d5 c4 16.
b4 cxb3 17. axb3 Bxe3 18. Rxe3 Nb7 19. b4 Nh5 {Die Stellung befindet sich im
Gleichgewicht. Dem weißen Spiel am Damenflügel begegnet Schwarz zunächst
mit Gegenspiel am Königsflügel.} 20. Bd3 Nf4 21. Bf1 Rf8 22. c4 bxc4 23. Bxc4
a5 24. bxa5 Nxa5 {Besonders Caruana wurde allmählich die Zeit knapp...} 25.
Qb4 Nxc4 {Der menschliche "Normalzug"} ({Der Rechner votiert für} 25... Nc6
26. Rxa8 Nxb4 27. Rxd8 Rxd8 {usw.}) ({oder noch besser:} 25... Nxg2 $5 {
mit der Idee} 26. Kxg2 (26. Rea3 Bxh3 27. Rxa5 Rxa5 28. Rxa5 Nf4 {mit
unklarere Situation.}) 26... Nxc4 27. Rxa8 (27. Nxc4 Rxa1 28. Qxd6 Bxh3+ 29.
Kxh3 Qc8+ 30. Kg3 Rh1 $19) 27... Nxe3+ {Schach!} 28. fxe3 Qxa8 $19) 26. Rxa8
Qxa8 27. Nxc4 {Nun hat Schwarz Probleme mit dem schwachen d6.} Qa1+ 28. Re1 ({
Aber nicht} 28. Kh2 $2 Qf1 29. Ne1 Qxf2 $19) 28... Qa2 29. Nfd2 Rc8 ({Nach} 
29... Nd3 $2 30. Qb1 Qxb1 31. Rxb1 {ist der Bauer d6 und das Endspiel nicht
mehr zu retten.}) 30. Re3 (30. Rb1 $5 Rxc4 $1 31. Nxc4 Nd3 32. Qb6 Qxc4 33.
Qd8+ Kh7 34. Qxd7 $11) 30... Qc2 31. Kh2 Nd3 ({Richtig ist} 31... Qd1 32. Qb3
Qa1 33. Qb7 (33. Nxd6 $2 Rc1 34. Kg3 Rg1 $19) 33... Rxc4 34. Qxd7 (34. Nxc4 $2
Qf1 35. Rg3 Ne2 $19) 34... Rc1 35. Rb3 Rh1+ (35... Rg1 $2 36. Rb8+ Kh7 37. Qf5+
Ng6 38. Qxf7 $18) 36. Kg3 Rxh3+ $1 37. gxh3 Qg1+ 38. Kf3 Qd1+ 39. Kg3 (39. Ke3
Qe2#) 39... Qg1+ $11 {Dauerschach.}) 32. Qb7 $18 {Bei beiderseitig zunehmend
knapper Bedenkzeit ist die Partie messerscharf geworden. Die Engines sehen
Weiß jetzt entscheiden im Vorteil.} Nc5 33. Qb6 Nd3 34. Nxd6 ({Verwickelt,
aber gut ist} 34. Qxd6 Bb5 (34... Bxh3 $5 35. Rxh3 Nxf2 36. Rg3 Qc1 37. Rxg7+
$1 Kxg7 38. Qxe5+ Kg8 39. Qg3+ Kf8 40. Qxf2 Rxc4 41. Nxc4 Qxc4 42. Qf4 $18) 35.
Rg3 Bxc4 36. Qf6 g6 37. Rxg6+ $1 fxg6 38. Qe6+ Kf8 39. Qxc8+ Kg7 40. Nxc4 Qxf2
41. Qg4 $18) 34... Rf8 35. N6c4 Nxf2 36. Qb1 (36. Qb3 $5 Qxb3 37. Rxb3 $18)
36... Qxb1 37. Nxb1 Bb5 38. Nba3 Ba6 39. Nxe5 Re8 40. d6 $1 Bb7 (40... Rxe5 41.
d7 $18) 41. Nxf7 $2 {Der erste Zug nach der Zeitkontrolle. Diese Idee führt
nicht zum Gewinn.} ({Der Rechner sieht hier:} 41. Nd7 $5 Nxe4 (41... Rxe4 42.
Nc5 Rxe3 43. d7) 42. Nc5 Nxd6 43. Rxe8+ Nxe8 44. Nxb7 $16 {Ist es gewonnen?}) (
{"Normal" war} 41. Nac4 Nxe4 42. d7 Rd8 43. Na5 Bd5 44. Rd3 Nf6 45. Rxd5 Nxd5
46. Nac6 Rxd7 47. Nxd7 $16 {Und am Ende bleibt Weiß hier vielleicht auch auch
mit König und Springer gegen König über.}) 41... Kxf7 42. Rf3+ Ke6 43. Nb5
Rb8 44. Rxf2 Bxe4 45. Re2 Rxb5 46. Rxe4+ Kxd6 47. Kg3 Kd5 1/2-1/2

[Event "CHN-ch"]
[Site "Xinghua"]
[Date "2012.03.27"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Wang, Chen"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B27"]
[WhiteElo "2490"]
[BlackElo "2639"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "2012.03.27"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 148"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.05.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.05.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 g6 3. c3 Bg7 4. d4 cxd4 5. cxd4 d5 6. e5 Nh6 7. Nc3 O-O 8. Be2
Nc6 9. O-O Bg4 10. h3 Bxf3 11. Bxf3 Nf5 12. Bxd5 Nfxd4 13. f4 Qa5 14. Be3 Nf5
15. Bf2 Rad8 16. Qf3 Nfd4 17. Qe4 e6 18. Bxc6 Nxc6 19. a3 g5 20. b4 Qc7 21. Nb5
Qb8 22. Bc5 gxf4 23. Bxf8 Rxf8 24. Qxf4 Bxe5 25. Qg4+ Kh8 26. Rac1 f6 27. Qh5
Qd8 28. Rfd1 Qe7 29. Rd3 Bb8 30. Rcd1 Ne5 31. R3d2 Rg8 32. Nd6 Qg7 33. Qe2 Bc7
34. Kh1 Qg3 35. Ne4 Qg6 36. Rf1 Rf8 37. Nc5 Qg3 38. Qf2 Qg8 39. Nd7 Rf7 40.
Nxe5 Bxe5 41. Rfd1 Qg5 42. Qf3 b6 43. Rd7 Kg7 44. Qb7 1-0

[Event "CHN-ch"]
[Site "Xinghua"]
[Date "2012.03.28"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Ding, Liren"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C11"]
[WhiteElo "2639"]
[BlackElo "2660"]
[PlyCount "111"]
[EventDate "2012.03.27"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 148"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.05.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.05.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. f4 c5 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. Be3 a6 8. Qd2 b5
9. a3 Qa5 10. Ra2 Qb6 11. g3 cxd4 12. Nxd4 Bc5 13. Nce2 a5 14. c3 a4 15. Bh3
Na5 16. Bf2 Nc4 17. Qc2 f6 18. Bxe6 fxe5 19. fxe5 Ndxe5 20. Bxc8 Rxc8 21. Qf5
Rb8 22. Nf4 g6 23. Qe6+ Qxe6 24. Ndxe6 Bxf2+ 25. Kxf2 Kf7 26. h3 Rhe8 27. Nc7
g5 28. Nxe8 Rxe8 29. Rd1 gxf4 30. gxf4 Nd7 31. Rxd5 Nf6 32. Rxb5 Re3 33. b3
Ne4+ 34. Kg2 Ncd2 35. Rb7+ Kg8 36. Rxd2 Nxd2 37. bxa4 Rxc3 38. f5 Ne4 39. a5
Rg3+ 40. Kh2 Rxa3 41. Ra7 Ra2+ 42. Kg1 Ng5 43. f6 Nxh3+ 44. Kh1 Nf2+ 45. Kg1
Ne4 46. Rg7+ Kf8 47. Rxh7 Rxa5 48. Rh4 Nxf6 49. Kg2 Kf7 50. Rd4 Ke6 51. Kf3
Ra3+ 52. Ke2 Nd5 53. Rh4 Ke5 54. Rh8 Ke4 55. Re8+ Kd4 56. Rd8 1/2-1/2

[Event "CHN-ch"]
[Site "Xinghua"]
[Date "2012.03.29"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Liu, Qingnan"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B23"]
[WhiteElo "2461"]
[BlackElo "2639"]
[PlyCount "117"]
[EventDate "2012.03.27"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 148"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.05.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.05.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nd4 4. Bc4 e6 5. Nge2 Nf6 6. O-O a6 7. d3 b5 8. Bb3
Nxb3 9. axb3 Bb7 10. Bg5 d6 11. f4 Be7 12. Ng3 h6 13. Bxf6 Bxf6 14. f5 Bd4+ 15.
Kh1 Qg5 16. Nge2 Be5 17. fxe6 fxe6 18. Ng1 Qg6 19. Nxb5 d5 20. Nc3 Bxc3 21.
bxc3 dxe4 22. dxe4 Qxe4 23. Rf2 Qd5 24. Rd2 Qg5 25. Rf2 Rf8 26. Rxf8+ Kxf8 27.
Qd6+ Kg8 28. Qxe6+ Kh7 29. Nf3 Qh5 30. Qe2 Re8 31. Qf2 Qf5 32. Rf1 Re6 33. Kg1
Bxf3 34. gxf3 Qg5+ 35. Kh1 Re3 36. c4 Qe5 37. Qg3 Qf5 38. Rf2 Re1+ 39. Kg2 Re6
40. Qh4 Qe5 41. Qe4+ Qxe4 42. fxe4 Rxe4 43. Kf3 Re6 44. Rd2 Kg6 45. Rd8 Kf5 46.
Rc8 Ke5 47. Rxc5+ Kd4 48. Rd5+ Kc3 49. Rd3+ Kxc2 50. Re3 Rb6 51. Ke4 a5 52. c5
Rb8 53. Kd5 Rd8+ 54. Kc4 Rd2 55. h3 Kb2 56. Kb5 Rc2 57. c6 g5 58. Kb6 Ka3 59.
c7 1-0

[Event "CHN-ch"]
[Site "Xinghua"]
[Date "2012.03.30"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Zhou, Jianchao"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B93"]
[WhiteElo "2639"]
[BlackElo "2625"]
[PlyCount "116"]
[EventDate "2012.03.27"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 148"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.05.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.05.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f4 e5 7. Nf3 Nbd7 8. a4
Qc7 9. Bd3 Be7 10. O-O O-O 11. Kh1 Nc5 12. Qe1 Re8 13. Nh4 exf4 14. Bxf4 Be6
15. Bg3 Qb6 16. Rb1 Qb4 17. Bf4 d5 18. Bd2 dxe4 19. Nxe4 Qxa4 20. Nxc5 Bxc5 21.
Rxf6 Bc4 22. Qg3 Bxd3 23. cxd3 Qc2 24. Rbf1 Qxd2 25. Nf5 g6 26. Rxf7 Bf8 27.
Nh4 Bg7 28. Rxb7 Rf8 29. Nf3 Qxd3 30. Re1 Rae8 31. Rxe8 Rxe8 32. h3 Qd1+ 33.
Kh2 Bf8 34. Rb6 Rd8 35. Rb8 Qd6 36. Rxd8 Qxd8 37. Kh1 Qd1+ 38. Qe1 Qxe1+ 39.
Nxe1 Kf7 40. Kg1 Ke6 41. Kf2 Kd5 42. Ke2 Kc4 43. Kd1 Kb3 44. Nd3 a5 45. Kc1
Bh6+ 46. Kb1 Kc4 47. Kc2 Kd4 48. Nf2 a4 49. Nd1 Bf8 50. Nc3 Ke3 51. Nxa4 Kf2
52. g4 Kg3 53. Nc3 h6 54. Ne2+ Kxh3 55. Nf4+ Kxg4 56. Nxg6 Bd6 57. Kd3 Kg5 58.
Ke4 Kxg6 1/2-1/2

[Event "CHN-ch"]
[Site "Xinghua"]
[Date "2012.03.31"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Zhao, Jun"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E05"]
[WhiteElo "2583"]
[BlackElo "2639"]
[PlyCount "123"]
[EventDate "2012.03.27"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 148"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.05.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.05.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 e6 3. Bg2 Be7 4. O-O d5 5. c4 O-O 6. d4 dxc4 7. Ne5 Nc6 8.
Nxc6 bxc6 9. Na3 Bxa3 10. bxa3 Ba6 11. Qd2 Rb8 12. Qa5 Qc8 13. a4 Rd8 14. Qc5
Nd5 15. e4 Nc3 16. Be3 Nxa4 17. Qh5 c3 18. Rfc1 Bd3 19. h4 Qa6 20. Qg4 Be2 21.
Qf4 Qa5 22. Re1 Bd3 23. Rac1 h6 24. g4 c2 25. Bd2 Qb5 26. d5 Qc4 27. dxe6 Qxe6
28. g5 h5 29. Qxc7 Qxa2 30. g6 fxg6 31. Bg5 Re8 32. Qxc6 Rbc8 33. Qxg6 Nc3 34.
Bh3 Qf7 35. Qxf7+ Kxf7 36. Bxc8 Rxc8 37. Ra1 Nxe4 38. Rxa7+ Kg6 39. Bc1 Nc3 40.
Rae7 Rc4 41. R7e3 Rg4+ 42. Kh2 Rxh4+ 43. Kg3 Rd4 44. f3 Nd1 45. Re6+ Kh7 46.
R1e5 h4+ 47. Kh2 Nc3 48. Rh5+ Kg8 49. Rc5 Ne2 50. Be3 Rd7 51. Re8+ Kh7 52. Kh3
Bg6 53. Ree5 Rd1 54. Kxh4 Rh1+ 55. Kg4 c1=Q 56. Bxc1 Nxc1 57. Re7 Nd3 58. Rcc7
Rg1+ 59. Kh4 Bf5 60. Rf7 Be6 61. Rfe7 Ne5 62. Kh5 0-1

[Event "CHN-ch"]
[Site "Xinghua"]
[Date "2012.04.02"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Yu, Yangyi"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B92"]
[WhiteElo "2639"]
[BlackElo "2615"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[EventDate "2012.03.27"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 148"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.05.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.05.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be2 e5 7. Nb3 Be7 8. Be3
Nc6 9. O-O O-O 10. Qd2 a5 11. a4 Nb4 12. Rad1 Be6 13. f4 Qc7 14. Bf3 Bc4 15.
Rfe1 b6 16. Kh1 Rab8 17. Qf2 Rfe8 18. Nc1 Bf8 19. Nd3 h6 20. h3 Qc6 21. Re2 b5
22. axb5 Bxb5 23. Qg3 Nxd3 24. cxd3 Kh8 25. Red2 Ba6 26. d4 Rxb2 27. Rxb2 Qxc3
28. Qf2 Bd3 29. dxe5 dxe5 30. Qd2 Qa3 31. Ra2 Qb3 32. fxe5 Bxe4 33. Rb2 Qe6 34.
Qf2 Bxf3 35. Qxf3 Nd7 36. Qd5 Qxd5 37. Rxd5 Nxe5 38. Bf2 a4 39. Re2 f6 40. Ra2
Ra8 41. Bd4 Kh7 42. Bxe5 fxe5 43. Rxe5 a3 44. Kg1 Rb8 45. Kf2 Rb3 46. Ke2 Rg3
47. Kf2 Rb3 48. Ke2 Rg3 49. Kf2 1/2-1/2

[Event "CHN-ch"]
[Site "Xinghua"]
[Date "2012.04.03"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Bu, Xiangzhi"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A18"]
[WhiteElo "2668"]
[BlackElo "2639"]
[PlyCount "130"]
[EventDate "2012.03.27"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 148"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.05.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.05.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e6 3. e4 d5 4. e5 d4 5. exf6 dxc3 6. bxc3 Qxf6 7. Nf3 e5 8. d4
exd4 9. Bg5 Qe6+ 10. Be2 Be7 11. cxd4 Bxg5 12. Nxg5 Qf6 13. Qd2 O-O 14. O-O Nc6
15. d5 Nd4 16. Ne4 Nxe2+ 17. Qxe2 Qe5 18. Rfe1 b6 19. Qd2 Bd7 20. f4 Qe7 21.
Rad1 Ba4 22. Rc1 Bd7 23. Qf2 Rfe8 24. f5 Qe5 25. f6 Qf5 26. Qg3 Qg4 27. h3 Qxg3
28. Nxg3 gxf6 29. Nh5 Rxe1+ 30. Rxe1 Ba4 31. Kf2 Kf8 32. Nxf6 Kg7 33. Ne4 Bc2
34. Nd2 Kf8 35. Nf3 Rd8 36. Nd4 Ba4 37. Re3 Be8 38. Rf3 Ke7 39. Nf5+ Kf8 40.
Ke3 Bd7 41. Kd4 Re8 42. Nh6 Re7 43. g4 Be8 44. Re3 Rxe3 45. Kxe3 Bd7 46. Kf4 f6
47. h4 Kg7 48. Nf5+ Bxf5 49. Kxf5 Kf7 50. a4 Ke7 51. g5 fxg5 52. Kxg5 Kf7 53.
Kh6 Kg8 54. h5 Kh8 55. a5 Kg8 56. axb6 axb6 57. Kg5 Kg7 58. Kf5 Kf7 59. Ke5 Ke7
60. h6 Kd7 61. Kf6 Kd6 62. Kg7 Ke7 63. Kg8 Ke8 64. Kxh7 Kf7 65. Kh8 Kf8 1/2-1/2

[Event "CHN-ch"]
[Site "Xinghua"]
[Date "2012.04.04"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Ni, Hua"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2639"]
[BlackElo "2637"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2012.03.27"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 148"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.05.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.05.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. Bxc6 dxc6 7. dxe5 Nf5
8. Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. Nc3 Ke8 10. h3 h5 11. Bg5 Be6 12. b3 Be7 13. Rad1 h4 14. Rd3
Rd8 15. Rxd8+ Kxd8 16. Rd1+ Ke8 17. Kf1 f6 18. Bf4 Bd8 19. exf6 gxf6 20. Ne2
Kf7 21. Ned4 Nxd4 22. Nxd4 Bd5 23. Re1 b5 24. Rc1 a6 25. c4 bxc4 26. bxc4 Be4
27. f3 c5 28. Nb3 Bd3+ 29. Kf2 c6 30. Rc3 Bf5 31. Bd6 Bb6 32. Bxc5 Bc7 33. Re3
Bg3+ 34. Ke2 Be6 35. Nd2 Bf4 36. Re4 Bxd2 37. Kxd2 Rg8 38. Bf2 Rxg2 39. Ke3 Rh2
40. Rxh4 Rxh3 41. Rxh3 1/2-1/2

[Event "CHN-ch"]
[Site "Xinghua"]
[Date "2012.04.05"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Wang, Yue"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2702"]
[BlackElo "2639"]
[PlyCount "146"]
[EventDate "2012.03.27"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 148"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.05.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.05.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bxf6 Qxf6 7. e3 O-O 8. Be2
dxc4 9. O-O c5 10. Ne4 Qe7 11. a3 cxd4 12. Qxd4 Ba5 13. Qxc4 Bb6 14. Qb4 Re8
15. Qxe7 Rxe7 16. Ne5 Bd7 17. Rac1 Nc6 18. Nc4 Bc7 19. Rfd1 Na5 20. Nxa5 Bxa5
21. Nd6 Bc6 22. Bf3 Bxf3 23. gxf3 Rd7 24. Ne4 Rxd1+ 25. Rxd1 Rd8 26. Rb1 Bb6
27. Kf1 Kf8 28. Ke2 Rd5 29. Rc1 Ke7 30. b4 Rd7 31. Rg1 g6 32. a4 a5 33. b5 Rc7
34. Kd3 Rd7+ 35. Kc2 Rc7+ 36. Kb3 Rd7 37. Kc2 Rc7+ 38. Kd3 Rd7+ 39. Ke2 Rc7 40.
Rd1 Rc4 41. Nd6 Rc7 42. f4 Ba7 43. Kf3 Bb8 44. Rd4 Ba7 45. Rd3 Bc5 46. Nc4 Bb4
47. Ne5 Bc5 48. h3 Bb6 49. Rd1 g5 50. h4 gxf4 51. Kxf4 h5 52. Kf3 Ke8 53. Rg1
Kf8 54. Rd1 Ke8 55. Rd3 Rc2 56. Rd1 Bc7 57. Nd3 Rc4 58. Rg1 Rxa4 59. Rg8+ Ke7
60. Ra8 Rc4 61. Ra7 Kd7 62. Rxb7 Kc8 63. Ra7 Kb8 64. b6 Bxb6 65. Rxf7 a4 66.
Ne5 Rc7 67. Rf4 a3 68. Ra4 Bc5 69. Ke4 Bd6 70. Nc4 Ra7 71. Rxa7 Kxa7 72. Nxa3
Bxa3 73. Ke5 Be7 1/2-1/2

[Event "CHN-ch"]
[Site "Xinghua"]
[Date "2012.04.06"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Lu, Shanglei"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2514"]
[BlackElo "2639"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "2012.03.27"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 148"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.05.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.05.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. d4 e6 3. c4 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Bg5 Nbd7 6. cxd5 exd5 7. e3 c5 8.
Bb5 O-O 9. Bxd7 Bxd7 10. O-O Bxc3 11. bxc3 Rc8 12. Qb1 b6 13. Ne5 Rc7 14. f3
Be6 15. a4 cxd4 16. cxd4 Qc8 17. a5 bxa5 18. Rxa5 Nd7 19. Bf4 Nxe5 20. Bxe5 Rb7
21. Qc1 Qd7 22. Qa3 f6 23. Bd6 Re8 24. Bc5 Bf7 25. Rxa7 Rxa7 26. Qxa7 Qxa7 27.
Bxa7 Rxe3 28. Bc5 h5 29. Kf2 Re6 30. Re1 Rxe1 1/2-1/2

[Event "CHN-ch"]
[Site "Xinghua"]
[Date "2012.04.07"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Li, Shilong"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C95"]
[WhiteElo "2639"]
[BlackElo "2549"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[EventDate "2012.03.27"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 148"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.05.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.05.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Nb8 10. d4 Nbd7 11. Nbd2 Bb7 12. Bc2 Re8 13. Nf1 Bf8 14. Ng3 g6 15.
a4 Bg7 16. Bd3 c6 17. Be3 Qe7 18. Qd2 Qf8 19. b4 Rec8 20. Rec1 Qd8 21. Qe2 Qe7
22. Ra2 Rc7 23. axb5 axb5 24. Rxa8+ Bxa8 25. Ra1 Bb7 26. Ra7 Ne8 27. Qa2 h6 28.
Nd2 Nb6 29. dxe5 Na4 30. c4 Qxe5 31. cxb5 cxb5 32. Nf3 Qe7 33. Nd4 Nc3 34. Qb3
Nxe4 35. Nxb5 Nxg3 36. Nxc7 Qxc7 37. fxg3 d5 38. Ba6 Qxg3 39. Rxb7 Nd6 40. Re7
d4 41. Kh1 Qe1+ 42. Kh2 dxe3 43. Qxe3 Qxb4 44. Bd3 h5 45. Rd7 Qc3 46. Rd8+ Kh7
47. Rxd6 Qe5+ 48. Qxe5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bangkok op 12th"]
[Site "Bangkok"]
[Date "2012.04.14"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Ghane Gardeh, Shojaat"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E32"]
[WhiteElo "2339"]
[BlackElo "2639"]
[PlyCount "54"]
[EventDate "2012.04.13"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "THA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 148 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.06.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.06.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 Qe8 7. Nf3 b6 8.
e3 Bb7 9. Be2 d6 10. O-O Nbd7 11. b3 Ne4 12. Qc2 f5 13. Ne1 Rf6 14. f3 Ng5 15.
e4 f4 16. Nd3 e5 17. d5 Qh5 18. Nf2 Rg6 19. Qd3 Nf6 20. Rd1 Bc8 21. Ra2 Rh6 22.
h3 Bxh3 23. gxh3 Nxh3+ 24. Nxh3 Qxh3 25. Bf1 Qh1+ 26. Kf2 Rh2+ 27. Ke1 Rxa2 0-1

[Event "Bangkok op 12th"]
[Site "Bangkok"]
[Date "2012.04.15"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Nguyen, Duc Hoa"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B76"]
[WhiteElo "2639"]
[BlackElo "2453"]
[PlyCount "118"]
[EventDate "2012.04.13"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "THA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 148 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.06.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.06.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 Nc6 8. Qd2
O-O 9. g4 Be6 10. Nxe6 fxe6 11. O-O-O Ne5 12. Be2 Qa5 13. Kb1 Rac8 14. Nb5 Qxd2
15. Rxd2 Nc4 16. Bxc4 Rxc4 17. b3 Rb4 18. Nd4 Nd7 19. a3 Bxd4 20. Bxd4 Rb5 21.
Rf1 Ra5 22. Kb2 Ra6 23. h4 e5 24. Be3 Nf6 25. Rdf2 Rc6 26. Rg1 Kf7 27. c4 Ke6
28. Rh2 a6 29. a4 Rcc8 30. Rg3 Rg8 31. Bg5 Nd7 32. h5 h6 33. Be3 g5 34. a5 Nf8
35. Rd2 Kd7 36. Kc2 Ne6 37. Kd1 Rgf8 38. Ke2 Rf7 39. Bb6 Rcf8 40. Kf2 Rc8 41.
Ke3 Rcf8 42. Rh3 Rf6 43. b4 Rc8 44. Rc2 Rf7 45. Rg3 Rf6 46. Rc3 Nf4 47. Kd2 Ne6
48. Rg1 Nd4 49. Rf1 Rcf8 50. Bxd4 exd4 51. Rb3 e5 52. Ke2 Rc8 53. Rc1 Ke6 54.
Rc2 Rf7 55. Rc1 Rfc7 56. Kd3 Rf7 57. Ke2 Rfc7 58. Kd3 Rf7 59. Ke2 Rfc7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bangkok op 12th"]
[Site "Bangkok"]
[Date "2012.04.15"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Wan, Yunguo"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B88"]
[WhiteElo "2441"]
[BlackElo "2639"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "2012.04.13"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "THA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 148 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.06.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.06.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Bc4 Nf6 7. Bb3 a6 8. Be3
Qc7 9. f4 Na5 10. g4 Nc4 11. Bxc4 Qxc4 12. Qf3 Nd7 13. O-O-O b5 14. e5 Rb8 15.
Qc6 Qxc6 16. Nxc6 Ra8 17. Rhf1 dxe5 18. Nxe5 Nxe5 19. fxe5 Bb7 20. Rf4 Be7 21.
Ne4 Bxe4 22. Rxe4 Rd8 23. Rxd8+ Kxd8 24. g5 Kd7 25. c4 Rb8 26. Rf4 Ke8 27. h4
bxc4 28. Rxc4 Rb5 29. Bd4 h6 30. gxh6 gxh6 31. Bc3 h5 32. Kd2 Kf8 33. Ra4 Rb6
34. Rc4 Kg7 35. a4 Kg6 36. Ke3 Kf5 37. Rf4+ Kg6 38. Rd4 Kf5 39. Rf4+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bangkok op 12th"]
[Site "Bangkok"]
[Date "2012.04.16"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Voigt, Martin"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B18"]
[WhiteElo "2639"]
[BlackElo "2364"]
[PlyCount "117"]
[EventDate "2012.04.13"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "THA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 148 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.06.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.06.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bf5 5. Ng3 Bg6 6. Nh3 e6 7. Nf4 Bd6 8. c3
Nf6 9. h4 Qc7 10. Qf3 Nbd7 11. h5 Bc2 12. h6 gxh6 13. Bd3 Bxd3 14. Nxd3 Bxg3
15. fxg3 Rg8 16. Bf4 Qa5 17. O-O Qh5 18. Bc7 Qxf3 19. Rxf3 Ne4 20. Re1 f5 21.
c4 Ndf6 22. Be5 Ng4 23. d5 O-O-O 24. dxc6 Rxd3 25. cxb7+ Kxb7 26. Rxd3 Nxe5 27.
Rb3+ Kc6 28. Ra3 Kb6 29. c5+ Kb7 30. b4 a6 31. Rb3 h5 32. a4 Nc6 33. Rd1 Kc7
34. b5 axb5 35. axb5 Ne5 36. Rc1 Nxg3 37. Ra1 Ne2+ 38. Kf1 Nd4 39. Rb4 Rg4 40.
g3 Nc2 41. Rxg4 hxg4 42. Ra7+ Kb8 43. Rxh7 Nd4 44. Re7 Kc8 45. b6 Nec6 46. Rc7+
Kb8 47. Kf2 e5 48. Ke3 Nb4 49. Rf7 Nd5+ 50. Kd3 Nb4+ 51. Kc4 Nbc6 52. Kd5 e4
53. Rf8+ Kb7 54. Rf7+ Ka6 55. b7 Ka7 56. Rc7 e3 57. Rxc6 Nc2 58. Rb6 Kb8 59. c6
1-0

[Event "Bangkok op 12th"]
[Site "Bangkok"]
[Date "2012.04.17"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Short, Nigel D"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E14"]
[WhiteElo "2697"]
[BlackElo "2639"]
[Annotator "CB"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "2012.04.13"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "THA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 148 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.06.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.06.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 b6 4. e3 Bb7 5. Bd3 d5 6. O-O Bd6 7. b3 O-O 8. Bb2
Nbd7 9. Nc3 a6 10. Qc2 dxc4 11. bxc4 Bxf3 12. gxf3 c5 13. d5 exd5 14. cxd5 b5
15. Be2 c4 16. Ne4 Nxe4 17. fxe4 Qe7 18. f4 f6 19. Rad1 Rac8 20. Bd4 Nc5 21.
Bxc5 {Sacrificing a pawn.} Bxc5 22. Bg4 Bxe3+ 23. Kh1 {[#]Until this point the
18-year-old Chinese GM is doing fine, and she surely had thoughts of victory.
But now things go astray.} f5 $2 ({Black probably considered} 23... Rcd8 24.
Be6+ Kh8 25. Rf3 Bc5 26. Rh3 {(as proposed by Fritz) too dangerous.}) 24. Bxf5
{Did Hou plan and then abandon an exchange sacrifice?} Rcd8 25. e5 Kh8 (25...
g6 26. Bxg6 Rxf4 27. Rxf4 Bxf4 28. e6 Qf6 (28... hxg6 29. Qxg6+ Qg7 (29... Kh8
30. Rg1 {and mate in six}) 30. e7 {wins quickly for White.}) 29. Bxh7+ {
is winning for White (Fritz).}) 26. Qe4 Qc5 $2 27. Bxh7 c3 {This pawn is not
going anywhere - Black is basically lost.} 28. Bg6 c2 29. Qg2 {Very nice.} Bxf4
({If} 29... cxd1=Q 30. Qh3+ {leads to a quick mate.}) 30. Bxc2 {and Black has
nothing left to show.} Qe7 31. d6 Qe6 32. Rde1 (32. d7 {would have been
quicker.}) 32... g5 33. Rf3 g4 34. Rf2 Qh6 35. Qxg4 Bxe5 36. Rxe5 Rxf2 37. Rh5
Rxd6 38. Rxh6+ Rxh6 39. Qc8+ Kg7 40. Qc7+ Rf7 41. Qg3+ Kf8 42. h4 Rhf6 43. Bb3
Rf1+ 44. Kg2 R7f6 45. h5 {Quite a traumatic defeat for the brightest talent in
women's chess.} 1-0

[Event "CHN-chT"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2012.04.28"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Wang, Hao"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2733"]
[BlackElo "2639"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "2012.04.28"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "22"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2014"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.11.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.11.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Chengdu Bank"]
[BlackTeam "Jiangsu"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CHN"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CHN"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Bg5 Nbd7 6. cxd5 exd5 7. e3 c5 8.
dxc5 Qa5 9. Rc1 Bxc3+ 10. bxc3 O-O 11. Nd4 Re8 12. Bd3 Ne4 13. Bf4 Ndxc5 14.
Bb1 Ne6 15. Be5 N6c5 16. Bf4 Ne6 17. Nxe6 Bxe6 18. O-O Rac8 19. Qh5 Rc5 20. f3
d4 21. Qh4 Rh5 22. Qe1 Nxc3 23. exd4 Nxb1 24. Rxb1 Rb5 25. Qxa5 Rxa5 26. Rxb7
Rxa2 27. Re1 Ra4 28. Re4 f5 29. Re1 Rxd4 30. Rxg7+ Kxg7 31. Be5+ Kf7 32. Bxd4
a5 33. Ra1 Ra8 34. Rb1 Rd8 35. Rb7+ Rd7 36. Rxd7+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "CHN-chT"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2012.04.29"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Zhou, Jianchao"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C54"]
[WhiteElo "2639"]
[BlackElo "2625"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[EventDate "2012.04.28"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "22"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 148 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.06.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.06.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Jiangsu"]
[BlackTeam "Shanghai"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CHN"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CHN"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. O-O d6 5. c3 Nf6 6. d3 O-O 7. Bb3 Bb6 8. h3
Ne7 9. Nbd2 Ng6 10. Nc4 c6 11. Nxb6 axb6 12. Re1 b5 13. a4 h6 14. Be3 bxa4 15.
Rxa4 Rxa4 16. Bxa4 d5 17. Bc2 Re8 18. Qb1 Be6 19. d4 exd4 20. Bxd4 Nxe4 21.
Bxe4 dxe4 22. Qxe4 Bd7 23. Qb1 Rxe1+ 24. Qxe1 Be6 25. Qe4 Bd5 26. Qg4 Bxf3 27.
Qxf3 Nf8 28. Qg4 Ne6 29. Be3 Kh7 30. Qf5+ Kg8 31. Qg4 Kh7 1/2-1/2

[Event "CHN-chT"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2012.04.30"]
[Round "3.5"]
[White "Zeng, Chongsheng"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B40"]
[WhiteElo "2435"]
[BlackElo "2639"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "2012.04.28"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "22"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2014"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.11.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.11.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Guangdong"]
[BlackTeam "Jiangsu"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CHN"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CHN"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. g3 Nc6 4. Bg2 Nf6 5. Qe2 d5 6. exd5 Nxd5 7. O-O g6 8. c3
Bg7 9. Na3 O-O 10. Nc4 b6 11. a4 Qc7 12. d3 Bb7 13. h4 h5 14. Ng5 Rfe8 15. Ne4
Rad8 16. a5 e5 17. axb6 axb6 18. Qc2 Nce7 19. Qb3 Bc6 20. Ra6 Ra8 21. Rxa8 Rxa8
22. Ncd6 Nc8 23. Ne8 Bxe8 24. Qxd5 Ra7 25. Bg5 Bc6 26. Nf6+ Bxf6 27. Qxc6 Qxc6
28. Bxc6 Bxg5 29. hxg5 Kg7 30. Rb1 f6 1/2-1/2

[Event "CHN-chT"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2012.05.01"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Wang, Li"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B36"]
[WhiteElo "2400"]
[BlackElo "2639"]
[PlyCount "90"]
[EventDate "2012.04.28"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "22"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 148 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.06.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.06.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Wuxi"]
[BlackTeam "Jiangsu"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CHN"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CHN"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. Nf3 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 g6 6. e4 d6 7. Be2 Nxd4 8.
Qxd4 Bg7 9. Be3 O-O 10. Qd2 a5 11. Rc1 a4 12. f3 Be6 13. O-O Nd7 14. Rc2 Nc5
15. Nd5 b6 16. Rd1 Bd7 17. Kh1 Be5 18. Bf1 e6 19. Nc3 Qh4 20. Bg1 f5 21. exf5
Rxf5 22. Qe1 Qh6 23. Ne4 Bc6 24. Ng3 Rf7 25. Re2 Qg7 26. Red2 Qf8 27. Bd4 Bf4
28. Be3 Rd8 29. Bxf4 Rxf4 30. Qe3 e5 31. b4 axb3 32. axb3 e4 33. b4 exf3 34.
bxc5 Re8 35. Qd3 dxc5 36. Qd6 Qxd6 37. Rxd6 fxg2+ 38. Bxg2 Bxg2+ 39. Kxg2 Rxc4
40. Rxb6 Rc2+ 41. Kh3 Re7 42. Rc6 Rf7 43. Rd5 Rff2 44. Rcxc5 Rxh2+ 45. Kg4 Rxc5
1/2-1/2

[Event "CHN-chT"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2012.06.27"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Bu, Xiangzhi"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C26"]
[WhiteElo "2639"]
[BlackElo "2668"]
[PlyCount "54"]
[EventDate "2012.04.28"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "22"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2013"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.11.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.11.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Jiangsu"]
[BlackTeam "Shandong"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CHN"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CHN"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. g3 d5 4. exd5 Nxd5 5. Bg2 Ne7 6. Nge2 Nbc6 7. d3 g6 8.
h4 h6 9. Be3 Bg7 10. Qd2 Bg4 11. f3 Be6 12. f4 Qd7 13. O-O-O Bg4 14. fxe5 Nxe5
15. Bf4 O-O-O 16. Bxe5 Bxe5 17. Qe3 Bxc3 18. Nxc3 Bxd1 19. Qxa7 c6 20. Na4 Qd6
21. Rxd1 Qxg3 22. Nc5 Qb8 23. Qa4 Nd5 24. Qg4+ f5 25. Qxg6 Qe5 26. d4 Nf4 27.
dxe5 Ne2+ 0-1

[Event "CHN-chT"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2012.06.28"]
[Round "6.5"]
[White "Nguyen, Ngoc Truong Son"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E35"]
[WhiteElo "2656"]
[BlackElo "2639"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "2012.04.28"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "22"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2014"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.11.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.11.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Qingdao"]
[BlackTeam "Jiangsu"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CHN"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CHN"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 d5 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 c5 7. dxc5 h6 8.
Bh4 g5 9. Bg3 Ne4 10. e3 Qa5 11. Rc1 Qxa2 12. Bb5+ Bd7 13. Bxd7+ Nxd7 14. Nge2
Nxc3 15. Nxc3 Qc4 16. Bd6 Nxc5 17. Bxc5 Qxc5 18. O-O Bxc3 19. Qf5 O-O 20. Rxc3
Qd6 21. Rd1 Rad8 22. Rcd3 Qe6 23. g4 Rfe8 24. Rxd5 Qxf5 25. gxf5 Rxd5 26. Rxd5
Re4 27. Rb5 b6 28. Kg2 Kg7 29. Kf3 Rh4 30. Kg3 Re4 31. Kf3 1/2-1/2

[Event "CHN-chT"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2012.06.29"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Wan, Yunguo"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B23"]
[WhiteElo "2639"]
[BlackElo "2441"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "2012.04.28"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "22"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2013"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.11.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.11.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Jiangsu"]
[BlackTeam "Hebei"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CHN"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CHN"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. d3 Bg7 6. Be3 b6 7. Qd2 Nf6 8.
Bh6 Bxh6 9. Qxh6 Ng4 10. Qd2 e5 11. h3 Nf6 12. f4 exf4 13. Qxf4 Be6 14. Nf3 Nd7
15. O-O-O O-O 16. d4 cxd4 17. Nxd4 Rc8 18. e5 Qe7 19. Ne4 f5 20. exf6 Nxf6 21.
Nd6 Ng4 22. Nxc8 Bxc8 23. Nxc6 Qc5 24. Rd8 Rxd8 25. Nxd8 Bf5 26. Qd2 Ne5 27.
Re1 Bxc2 28. Ne6 Qc4 29. Qd8+ Kf7 30. Qf8+ 1-0

[Event "Porto Vecchio m (Women)"]
[Site "Porto Vecchio"]
[Date "2012.05.21"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Cmilyte, Viktorija"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B30"]
[WhiteElo "2623"]
[BlackElo "2508"]
[PlyCount "145"]
[EventDate "2012.05.21"]
[EventType "match (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "2"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 148 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.06.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.06.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 e6 4. O-O Nge7 5. c3 a6 6. Ba4 b5 7. Bc2 Bb7 8. Qe2
Ng6 9. d4 cxd4 10. cxd4 Rc8 11. Nc3 b4 12. Na4 Nh4 13. Be3 Nxf3+ 14. gxf3 Qh4
15. Rfd1 Bd6 16. e5 Nxe5 17. dxe5 Bxe5 18. Kf1 Qh3+ 19. Ke1 Bxf3 20. Qd3 d5 21.
Nb6 Rc7 22. Ba4+ Ke7 23. Rdc1 Rxc1+ 24. Rxc1 Qg4 25. Bc5+ Kd8 26. Be3 Ke7 27.
Qxa6 Bxb2 28. Rc7+ Kf6 29. Nd7+ Kg6 30. Bc2+ Kh5 31. Kd2 Qg1 32. Bb3 Bc3+ 33.
Rxc3 bxc3+ 34. Kxc3 Qa1+ 35. Kb4 Qe1+ 36. Kc5 Qc3+ 37. Kd6 Rc8 38. Nc5 Rd8+ 39.
Kc7 Re8 40. Qb5 Qe5+ 41. Kd7 Rb8 42. Qc6 Qf6 43. Qc7 Ra8 44. Qb6 g5 45. Qc7 Kh6
46. Kc6 Re8 47. Nd7 d4+ 48. Kb6 Qg7 49. Bd2 e5 50. Qd6+ Qg6 51. Qxg6+ Kxg6 52.
a4 e4 53. a5 e3 54. fxe3 dxe3 55. Be1 e2 56. a6 f5 57. a7 f4 58. Nb8 g4 59. Ba4
Re6+ 60. Bc6 Bxc6 61. Nxc6 Re8 62. Nb8 Re6+ 63. Kc5 Re5+ 64. Kd4 g3 65. hxg3
fxg3 66. a8=Q Rf5 67. Qe4 Kf6 68. Nd7+ Kg6 69. Qxe2 Kg7 70. Qg4+ Kf7 71. Qxf5+
Kg7 72. Qf6+ Kg8 73. Qf8# 1-0

[Event "Porto Vecchio m (Women)"]
[Site "Porto Vecchio"]
[Date "2012.05.22"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Cmilyte, Viktorija"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2508"]
[BlackElo "2623"]
[PlyCount "122"]
[EventDate "2012.05.21"]
[EventType "match (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "2"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 148 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.06.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.06.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 e6 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. Qc2 Nxc3 8.
bxc3 Nd7 9. e4 c5 10. Bd3 Qc7 11. O-O cxd4 12. cxd4 Qxc2 13. Bxc2 Rc8 14. Ba4
Bd6 15. d5 Rc4 16. Bb3 Rc3 17. Ba2 exd5 18. exd5 O-O 19. Bb2 Rc2 20. Bd4 Rd8
21. Bb3 Rcc8 22. Rfd1 Nc5 23. Ba2 Kf8 24. Ne5 Ne4 25. Nc6 Bxc6 26. dxc6 Bc5 27.
Bxc5+ Nxc5 28. Bd5 Rd6 29. Bf3 Ke7 30. Re1+ Ne6 31. a4 Kd8 32. a5 b5 33. Re5
Nd4 34. Be4 a6 35. Bxh7 g6 36. h4 Nxc6 37. Rg5 Rc7 38. Bg8 Ke7 39. h5 Kf8 40.
Bxf7 Kxf7 41. hxg6+ Rxg6 42. Rc5 Ke8 43. f4 Rcg7 44. Ra2 Nb4 45. Re2+ Re7 46.
Rd2 Rc6 47. Rh5 Kf8 48. Kh2 Rc2 49. Rd8+ Kg7 50. Rg5+ Kf7 51. Rd6 Rc6 52. Rd2
Rh6+ 53. Kg3 Rg6 54. Kg4 Rxg5+ 55. Kxg5 Nc6 56. Rd6 Re6 57. Rd7+ Re7 58. Rd6
Re6 59. Rd7+ Re7 60. Rd6 Re6 61. Rd7+ Re7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Danzhou 3rd"]
[Site "Danzhou"]
[Date "2012.05.29"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Bu, Xiangzhi"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E05"]
[WhiteElo "2656"]
[BlackElo "2623"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "2012.05.29"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 149"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.07.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.07.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e6 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 d5 4. Nf3 Be7 5. O-O O-O 6. d4 dxc4 7. Qc2 a6 8. a4
Bd7 9. Rd1 Bc6 10. Nc3 Bxf3 11. Bxf3 Nc6 12. Bxc6 bxc6 13. Bg5 Rb8 14. Rac1 a5
15. Bxf6 Bxf6 16. e3 h6 17. Rd2 Qe7 18. Qd1 c5 19. dxc5 Bxc3 20. Rxc3 Qxc5 21.
Rdc2 Rb4 22. b3 Qd6 23. Rd2 Qb6 24. Rxc4 Rxb3 25. Rdc2 Rb1 26. Rc1 Rxc1 27.
Qxc1 Rc8 28. Rc5 c6 29. h4 Qb4 30. Rxc6 Rxc6 31. Qxc6 g6 32. Kg2 h5 33. Qe8+
Kg7 34. Qc6 Kg8 35. Qe8+ Kg7 36. Qc6 Kg8 37. Qe8+ Kg7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Danzhou 3rd"]
[Site "Danzhou"]
[Date "2012.05.30"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Wang, Yue"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E05"]
[WhiteElo "2690"]
[BlackElo "2623"]
[Annotator "Let's Check Training"]
[PlyCount "140"]
[EventDate "2012.05.29"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 149"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.07.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.07.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e6 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 Be7 5. O-O O-O 6. d4 dxc4 7. Qc2 a6 8. a4
Bd7 9. Qxc4 Bc6 10. Bf4 Bd6 11. Bg5 Nbd7 12. Nc3 h6 13. Bxf6 Nxf6 14. a5 Bxf3
15. Bxf3 c6 16. Rfd1 Qe7 17. Bg2 Rfe8 18. Qb3 Rab8 19. e3 h5 20. h4 g6 21. Nb1
e5 22. d5 e4 23. Nc3 Be5 24. Ra4 Bxc3 25. d6 Qe6 26. Qxc3 Nd5 27. Qb3 f5 28.
Bf1 Red8 29. Rad4 b5 30. axb6 Rxb6 31. Qa2 Rxd6 32. Bxa6 c5 33. Bc8 Qxc8 34.
Rxd5 Qe6 35. Qa8+ Kg7 36. Rxd6 Rxd6 37. Ra1 Rd7 38. Ra6 Qc4 $2 (38... Qf7 39.
Kg2 c4 $11) 39. Kg2 $2 (39. Rxg6+ $3 Kxg6 40. Qc6+ $18) 39... Qe2 $2 (39... Qf7
40. Qb8 Rb7 $14) {[%tqu "En","","","","a6g6","",10]} 40. Rxg6+ $3 $18 Kxg6 41.
Qc6+ Kg7 42. Qxd7+ Kf6 43. Qd6+ Kf7 44. Qxc5 Ke6 45. Qc6+ Ke5 46. Qe8+ Kf6 47.
Qd8+ Ke6 48. b4 Qf3+ 49. Kg1 Qe2 50. Qc8+ Kf6 51. Qc6+ Ke5 52. Qc1 Kd5 53. Qf1
Qf3 54. Qb5+ Ke6 55. Qb6+ Kd5 56. Qd4+ Kc6 57. Qc5+ Kb7 58. b5 Qd1+ 59. Kh2 Qf3
60. Qc6+ Kb8 61. Qc2 Kb7 62. Kg1 Kb6 63. Qc6+ Ka5 64. Qa6+ Kb4 65. b6 Qd1+ 66.
Qf1 Qb3 67. b7 Kc3 68. Qc1+ Kd3 69. Qc7 Qb1+ 70. Kh2 Qb2 1-0

[Event "Danzhou 3rd"]
[Site "Danzhou"]
[Date "2012.05.31"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Zhao, Jun"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B15"]
[WhiteElo "2623"]
[BlackElo "2577"]
[PlyCount "106"]
[EventDate "2012.05.29"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 149"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.07.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.07.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nc3 c6 4. h3 d5 5. Nf3 Nf6 6. Bd3 dxe4 7. Nxe4 Nxe4 8.
Bxe4 O-O 9. O-O Nd7 10. Bg5 Qb6 11. Re1 Nf6 12. Bd3 Qxb2 13. Rxe7 Qa3 14. Re3
Nd5 15. Re1 Be6 16. c4 Nc7 17. Bf4 Rac8 18. Re3 Qe7 19. a4 Qd7 20. Rb1 b5 21.
axb5 cxb5 22. c5 a6 23. Bd6 Nd5 24. Bxf8 Nxe3 25. fxe3 Kxf8 26. Qd2 f5 27. Re1
Bd5 28. Qb4 Bxf3 29. gxf3 f4 30. c6+ Qe7 31. Qxe7+ Kxe7 32. d5 fxe3 33. Rxe3+
Kd6 34. Kf1 Bd4 35. Re2 Kxd5 36. Ra2 Kxc6 37. Rxa6+ Bb6 38. Ra2 b4 39. h4 Kd5
40. Rb2 Bc5 41. h5 Kd4 42. Be4 gxh5 43. Rh2 h6 44. Rxh5 Bf8 45. Ke2 b3 46. Rd5+
Kc4 47. Rd2 Rb8 48. f4 b2 49. Bb1 Bg7 50. Ba2+ Kc3 51. Rd3+ Kc2 52. Rd2+ Kc3
53. Rd3+ Kc2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Danzhou 3rd"]
[Site "Danzhou"]
[Date "2012.06.01"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Zhou, Jianchao"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2609"]
[BlackElo "2623"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "2012.05.29"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 149"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.07.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.07.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. d4 Bb4 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 Nbd7 7. e3 c5 8.
dxc5 Qa5 9. Rc1 Bxc3+ 10. bxc3 O-O 11. Nd4 Re8 12. Bxf6 Nxf6 13. Bb5 Bd7 14.
Bxd7 Nxd7 15. c6 bxc6 16. Nxc6 Qxa2 17. Nb4 Qc4 18. Qxd5 Qc8 19. Qc6 a5 20.
Qxc8 Rexc8 21. Nd3 Nb6 22. Kd2 Nc4+ 23. Kc2 Nd6 24. f3 Ra7 25. e4 Rac7 26. Kd2
f5 27. e5 Nc4+ 28. Ke2 Nb6 29. Rhe1 Kf7 30. h4 Nd5 31. g3 a4 32. Kd2 a3 33. e6+
Ke7 34. Nb4 Nxb4 35. cxb4 Rd8+ 36. Ke3 Rxc1 37. Rxc1 Kxe6 38. Ra1 Rb8 39. Rxa3
Rxb4 40. Ra6+ Kf7 41. Ra7+ Kf6 42. Ra6+ Kf7 43. Ra7+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Danzhou 3rd"]
[Site "Danzhou"]
[Date "2012.06.02"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Yu, Yangyi"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B72"]
[WhiteElo "2623"]
[BlackElo "2626"]
[PlyCount "100"]
[EventDate "2012.05.29"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 149"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.07.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.07.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 g6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Bg7 6. Be3 Nf6 7. Bc4 O-O 8.
Bb3 a5 9. O-O d6 10. h3 Bd7 11. a4 Nxd4 12. Bxd4 Bc6 13. Qd3 Nd7 14. Bxg7 Kxg7
15. Qd4+ Kg8 16. Rad1 Qb6 17. Nd5 Bxd5 18. exd5 Qxd4 19. Rxd4 Nc5 20. Re1 Nxb3
21. cxb3 Rfe8 22. b4 Kf8 23. Rc4 axb4 24. Rxb4 b5 25. axb5 Reb8 26. Rc1 Ke8 27.
b6 Ra5 28. Rc7 Rxd5 29. b7 Rc5 30. Rxc5 dxc5 31. Rb5 c4 32. Rb4 Kd7 33. Kf1 Kd6
34. Rxc4 Rxb7 35. b4 Kd5 36. Rc5+ Kd4 37. Ke2 e5 38. g4 h6 39. Rc6 Rxb4 40. Rf6
Rb7 41. h4 e4 42. g5 h5 43. Rd6+ Ke5 44. Rf6 Rb2+ 45. Kf1 Rb3 46. Rxf7 Rf3 47.
Rg7 e3 48. Rxg6 Rxf2+ 49. Ke1 Rh2 50. Rg8 Rxh4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Danzhou 3rd"]
[Site "Danzhou"]
[Date "2012.06.04"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Ding, Liren"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2679"]
[BlackElo "2623"]
[Annotator "Let's Check"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[EventDate "2012.05.29"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 149"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.07.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.07.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. d4 Bb4 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 Nbd7 7. e3 c5 8.
Be2 Qa5 9. O-O Bxc3 10. bxc3 c4 11. Qc2 Ne4 12. Rac1 Nb6 13. Bf4 O-O 14. Ne5
Re8 15. f3 Nd6 16. e4 Be6 17. Ng4 Nb5 18. Ne3 Rad8 19. Bg3 Qa3 20. Qd2 f6 21.
e5 fxe5 22. Bxe5 Nd7 23. f4 Nxe5 24. fxe5 Rf8 25. Rxf8+ Rxf8 26. Bf3 Nc7 27.
Rb1 b5 28. Qb2 Qxb2 29. Rxb2 a5 30. a4 Rb8 $6 (30... bxa4 31. Ra2 Nb5 $11) 31.
axb5 $16 Rxb5 32. Ra2 $1 Kf8 33. Kf2 Ke7 34. Ke1 Na8 $2 (34... g6 35. Bd1 Na8
$16) 35. Nxc4 $1 $18 dxc4 36. Bxa8 Kd7 37. Be4 g6 38. Kd2 Bf5 39. Bxf5+ gxf5
40. Kc2 Kc6 41. Rb2 Rd5 42. Rb8 a4 43. Ra8 Rb5 44. Rxa4 Kd5 45. Ra6 Rb7 46.
Rd6+ Ke4 47. e6 Rg7 48. g3 f4 49. Rd7 Rg8 50. e7 1-0

[Event "Danzhou 3rd"]
[Site "Danzhou"]
[Date "2012.06.05"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Wen, Yang"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C79"]
[WhiteElo "2623"]
[BlackElo "2550"]
[Annotator "Let's Check"]
[PlyCount "141"]
[EventDate "2012.05.29"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 149"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.07.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.07.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O d6 6. Re1 Bd7 7. c3 g6 8. d4 b5
9. Bb3 Bg7 10. h3 O-O 11. Nbd2 h6 12. Nf1 Re8 13. Ng3 Rb8 14. Be3 Na5 15. dxe5
dxe5 16. Qc1 h5 17. Bh6 Qe7 18. Bxg7 Kxg7 19. Qg5 Kh7 20. Rad1 Nxb3 21. axb3
Rb6 22. b4 Rd6 23. Qe3 Bc6 24. Rd2 Rxd2 25. Nxd2 Qe6 26. Nf3 Qd6 27. Re2 Qe7
28. Rd2 Nd7 29. Rd1 Nf8 30. Ra1 Ra8 31. Ne1 Ne6 32. Nd3 f6 33. Ne2 Qd6 34. f3
Be8 35. Rd1 Rd8 36. Kf1 Qe7 37. Ke1 Kg7 38. Nec1 Bf7 39. Rd2 a5 $6 (39... Rd6
40. Nb3 Qd8 $11) 40. bxa5 $16 Ra8 41. b4 c5 42. Nxc5 Nxc5 43. Qxc5 Qxc5 44.
bxc5 Rxa5 45. c6 Ra1 46. Rd1 Ra3 $2 (46... Be6 47. Nd3 Ra7 $16) 47. Ne2 $2 (47.
c4 bxc4 48. c7 $18) 47... Be6 $14 48. Rb1 Ra6 49. Rxb5 Rxc6 50. Rb7+ Kh6 51. h4
g5 52. hxg5+ Kxg5 53. Rb2 h4 54. Kf2 Bc4 55. Ng1 Be6 56. Rc2 Bb3 57. Rc1 Bc4
58. Nh3+ Kg6 59. Kg1 Be6 60. Nf2 Kg5 61. Nd3 Rd6 62. Nf2 Rc6 63. Nd3 Rd6 64.
Nb4 Rd2 65. Rc2 Rd1+ 66. Kf2 Bc4 67. Ke3 Re1+ 68. Kd2 Rg1 69. Ke3 Re1+ 70. Kd2
Rg1 71. Ke3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Danzhou 3rd"]
[Site "Danzhou"]
[Date "2012.06.06"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Ni, Hua"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B82"]
[WhiteElo "2673"]
[BlackElo "2623"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "2012.05.29"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 149"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.07.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.07.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Be3 Be7 7. f4 O-O 8. Qf3
e5 9. Nf5 Bxf5 10. exf5 Nbd7 11. O-O-O Rc8 12. Bb5 Rxc3 13. bxc3 d5 14. Rxd5
Ba3+ 15. Kb1 Qa5 16. fxe5 Nxe5 17. Rxe5 Qxc3 18. Bc1 Qxe5 19. Bxa3 Ne4 20. Bb4
Qxb5 21. Qxe4 Re8 22. Qd4 a5 23. a4 Qxb4+ 24. Qxb4 axb4 25. Rd1 g6 26. f6 h5
27. Kb2 Re6 28. Rd8+ Kh7 29. Rd7 b6 30. Rxf7+ Kh6 31. Rf8 Kh7 32. h4 Rc6 33.
Kb3 Rc3+ 34. Kxb4 Rxc2 35. Rb8 Rf2 36. Rxb6 Rxg2 37. a5 g5 38. f7 Kg7 39. Rf6
Kf8 40. hxg5 Rxg5 41. a6 Rg1 42. a7 Ra1 43. Rh6 1-0

[Event "Danzhou 3rd"]
[Site "Danzhou"]
[Date "2012.06.07"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Zhou, Weiqi"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B19"]
[WhiteElo "2623"]
[BlackElo "2624"]
[PlyCount "115"]
[EventDate "2012.05.29"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 149"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.07.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.07.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bf5 5. Ng3 Bg6 6. h4 h6 7. Nf3 Nd7 8. h5
Bh7 9. Bd3 Bxd3 10. Qxd3 e6 11. Bf4 Qa5+ 12. Bd2 Bb4 13. c3 Be7 14. c4 Qc7 15.
O-O-O Ngf6 16. Rhe1 O-O 17. Nf5 Bd6 18. Nxd6 Qxd6 19. g4 b5 20. g5 bxc4 21. Qc2
hxg5 22. Nxg5 c3 23. Bxc3 Qf4+ 24. Bd2 Qf5 25. Qxf5 exf5 26. Re7 Nb6 27. h6
gxh6 28. Nf3 Nbd5 29. Re5 f4 30. Rf5 Ne4 31. Bxf4 Kh7 32. Re1 Rae8 33. Be3 f6
34. Rh5 Ng5 35. Nxg5+ fxg5 36. Reh1 Nxe3 37. Rxh6+ Kg7 38. fxe3 Rxe3 39. Rh7+
Kg6 40. R7h6+ Kg7 41. Rh7+ Kg6 42. R1h6+ Kf5 43. Rxc6 g4 44. Rxa7 Rg8 45. Kd2
Rh3 46. Rf7+ Ke4 47. Re6+ Kxd4 48. Rd7+ Kc5 49. Re5+ Kc6 50. Rdd5 g3 51. Rg5
Rf8 52. Rdf5 Rd8+ 53. Kc2 Rh2+ 54. Kc3 Rdd2 55. Rf6+ Kd7 56. Rg7+ Ke8 57. Ra6
Rc2+ 58. Kd4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Kazan FIDE GP (Women) 4th"]
[Site "Kazan"]
[Date "2012.06.10"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Koneru, Humpy"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E56"]
[WhiteElo "2589"]
[BlackElo "2623"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "2012.06.09"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 149"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.07.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.07.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 e6 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 d5 6. Nf3 c5 7. O-O Nc6 8. cxd5
exd5 9. dxc5 Bxc5 10. h3 a6 11. b3 Re8 12. Bb2 Ne4 13. Ne2 Bd6 14. Rc1 Bf5 15.
Bb1 Qd7 16. Nf4 Bxf4 17. exf4 Rad8 18. Nh4 Nd6 19. Nxf5 Nxf5 20. Qg4 Nce7 21.
Rfe1 d4 22. Rcd1 g6 23. Re5 f6 24. Re4 Nc6 25. Qf3 Nh4 26. Qg3 Nf5 27. Qf3 Nh4
28. Qe2 Nf5 29. Qf3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Kazan FIDE GP (Women) 4th"]
[Site "Kazan"]
[Date "2012.06.11"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Yildiz Kadioglu, Betul Cemre"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2623"]
[BlackElo "2333"]
[Annotator "Mikhalchishin,A"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "2012.06.09"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 149"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.07.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.07.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Bc5 {This is Malaniuk's move
order!} 6. c3 ({When Hou was still inexperienced she played this line simply
and successfully:} 6. d3 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3 h6 9. h3 O-O 10. Be3 Bxe3 11. fxe3
d5 12. exd5 Nxd5 13. Qe2 Be6 14. Nbd2 Re8 15. Rae1 Nb6 16. Bxe6 Rxe6 17. Ne4
Qd5 18. Nh4 Ne7 19. Qg4 Nd7 20. Rf3 Rf8 21. Ref1 g6 22. R3f2 Qc6 23. Kh1 Qb6
24. Ng3 Nf6 25. Qf3 Nh7 26. d4 Rf6 27. Qe4 Rxf2 28. Rxf2 Qe6 29. dxe5 Ng5 30.
Qf4 Rd8 31. Nf3 Nxf3 32. Rxf3 g5 33. Qe4 Ng6 34. Rf6 Qd5 35. Rxg6+ fxg6 36.
Qxg6+ Kh8 37. Qxh6+ Kg8 38. Qg6+ Kh8 39. Qf6+ Kh7 40. Nf5 {1-0 Hou,Y (2488)
-Kosintseva,T (2479)/Ergun 2006/}) ({Black has to be ready for the old
classical line, which has not appeared in practice for a few years:} 6. Nxe5
Nxe5 7. d4 Nxe4 8. Qe2 Be7 9. Qxe4 Ng6 10. f4 O-O 11. f5 d5 12. Qd3 Nh4 13. g3
c5 14. gxh4 b5) 6... b5 7. Bc2 ({her memories of another move were not rosy
here:} 7. Bb3 d6 8. d4 Bb6 9. a4 Bg4 10. h3 Bh5 11. Bg5 Rb8 (11... Ne7 12. Nbd2
exd4 13. cxd4 c6 14. axb5 axb5 15. Rxa8 Qxa8 16. Qc2 Bg6 17. Bxf6 gxf6 18. Qb1
O-O 19. Bc2 Qa7 {1-0 Hou,Y (2578)-Tania,S (2425)/Beijing 2008/CBM 126 Extra})
12. axb5 axb5 13. Nbd2 exd4 14. Bd5 Ne5 15. cxd4 Nxf3+ 16. Nxf3 Bxf3 17. Bc6+
Kf8 18. gxf3 h6 19. Be3 Nh5 20. f4 g6 21. Qf3 b4 22. Kh1 Kg7 23. Rg1 Kh7 24. f5
Qf6 25. Bd5 Rhf8 26. Qg4 Ng7 27. fxg6+ fxg6 28. f4 Rbe8 29. Qg2 Ne6 30. e5 dxe5
31. dxe5 Qf7 32. Be4 Rg8 33. Bxb6 Nxf4 34. Qg4 Rxe5 35. Bc2 cxb6 36. Rad1 Qb7+
37. Kh2 Re2+ 38. Kg3 Nh5+ 39. Qxh5 Rxc2 40. Qb5 Qc7+ 41. Kg4 Rc4+ 42. Kf3 Qf4+
43. Ke2 Qe4+ 44. Kf2 Rf8+ 45. Kg3 Qf3+ 46. Kh2 Rc2+ {0-1 Hou,Y (2578)
-Stefanova,A (2548)/Beijing 2008/CBM 126 Extra}) 7... d5 8. exd5 ({The main
move here has been tried by Hou Yifan too:} 8. d4 dxe4 9. dxc5 (9. Nxe5 Nxe5
10. dxe5 Qxd1 11. Rxd1 Ng4 12. Bxe4 Nxf2 13. Bc6+ Ke7 14. Rd5 Bb6 15. Bxa8 Nd3+
16. Kf1 Nxc1 17. Na3 Be6 18. Rxc1 Rxa8 19. Rd3 Bf5 {The position with the
forced exchange sacrifice guarantees Black a very comfortable endgame.} 20.
Rdd1 Be3 $5 $146 (20... Bg4) 21. Ra1 Bf4 22. g3 Bxe5 23. Rd2 Rd8 24. Ke1 h5 25.
Nc2 Bxc2 26. Rxc2 h4 $44 {Zhang,Z (2636)-Onischuk,A (2627)/Beijing 79/(314)
2000}) (9. dxe5 exf3 10. Qxd8+ Nxd8 11. exf6 gxf6 12. Re1+ Be7 13. g3 Bb7 14.
Nd2 Ne6 15. Bd1 O-O-O 16. Bxf3 Bxf3 17. Nxf3 Rd5 18. Be3 Rhd8 19. Kf1 Kb7 20.
Rac1 Bc5 21. Bxc5 Nxc5 22. Rc2 Ne6 23. Rce2 a5 24. Rc2 {1/2 Hracek,Z (2593)
-Onischuk,A (2650)/Turin ITA 2006/The Week in Chess 604}) 9... Qxd1 10. Bxd1
exf3 11. Bxf3 e4 12. Be2 Bg4 {We have to say, that the endgames here are very
comfortable for Black.} 13. Bxg4 Nxg4 14. a4 O-O 15. axb5 axb5 16. Rxa8 Rxa8
17. Na3 b4 18. Nb5 Ra5 19. c4 Nge5 20. b3 Nd3 21. Be3 f5 22. g3 Ra2 23. Rb1
Nce5 24. Nxc7 Nf3+ 25. Kg2 Nd2 26. Bxd2 Rxd2 27. Nd5 Rxf2+ 28. Kg1 Rd2 29. c6
Ne5 30. c7 Nf3+ 31. Kf1 Nxh2+ 32. Ke1 Nf3+ {1/2 Hou,Y (2298)-Shen,Y (2411)/
Wuxi 2006}) 8... Qxd5 9. d4 ({The following flank activity now looks a bit
unusual} 9. a4 b4 10. d4 exd4 11. Bb3 Qh5 $1 $146 (11... Qd8) 12. cxd4 Be7 (
12... Bd6 $5) 13. Ne5 Qxd1 (13... Nxe5 14. Qxh5 Nxh5 15. dxe5 f6 16. Bd5 (16.
Bd1 g6 17. Re1) 16... Rb8 17. Bf3 g6 18. Bxh5 gxh5 19. Bf4 $13) 14. Rxd1 Nxe5
15. dxe5 Ng4 $13 {Dominguez,L (2661)-Onischuk,A (2652)/Poikovsky 2005} (15...
Ng4 16. Bd5 Rb8 17. Bf4 g5 18. Bg3 h5 19. h3 h4 $13)) 9... exd4 10. Bg5 $6 {
Wrong novelty, but there are no prizes for normal moves here:} (10. Re1+ Be7
11. cxd4 ({Better was} 11. Bb3 {was better:} Qd8 12. Nxd4 Nxd4 13. Qxd4 O-O 14.
Qxd8 Bxd8 15. Bf4 Bb7 16. Nd2 Nd5 {Zelcic,R (2545)-Saric,I (2575)/Zadar 2009;
with equal play.}) 11... Bg4 12. Nc3 Qh5 13. d5 Bxf3 14. Qxf3 Qxf3 15. gxf3 Nd4
16. Bd1 b4 17. Be3 Nf5 18. Ba4+ Kf8 19. Bc6 Rd8 {Fernandez,D (2299)-Malaniuk,V
(2582)/Parramatta 2010; with better play.}) 10... Bg4 $6 ({A clear advantage
promised here} 10... Be6 {promised a clear advantage here:} 11. a4 b4 12. Qe2
dxc3 13. Bxf6 gxf6 14. bxc3 Rd8 15. Be4 Qd6 16. Qxa6 Nd4) 11. Bxf6 $6 (11. Re1+
{promised some advantage:} Kf8 12. Bxf6 gxf6 13. Be4 Qd6 14. Qc1 f5 15. cxd4
fxe4 16. dxc5 Qg6 17. Nh4 Qf6) 11... Bxf3 12. Re1+ Kf8 $2 ({It was correct for
the king to stay in the centre, despite the fact that it will be necessary to
start a long jorney:} 12... Kd7 $1 13. Qxf3 Qxf3 14. gxf3 gxf6 15. Bf5+ Kd6 16.
Nd2 dxc3 17. Ne4+ Ke5 18. Ng3+ Kf4 19. Re4+ Kg5 20. Rg4+ Kh6 21. Be4 Ne7 22.
Bxa8 cxb2 $11) 13. Bb3 Qe4 $3 (13... Qd6 {was very bad:} 14. Qxf3 gxf6 (14...
Qxf6 15. Qxf6 gxf6 16. Bd5 $18) 15. Qh5 $18) 14. Bxg7+ $2 ({The World Champion
was so shocked with Betul's last move, that she did not worry about having a
slightly better endgame:} 14. Rxe4 Bxd1 15. Bxd4 Nxd4 16. Bxd1 Ne6 17. Nd2)
14... Kxg7 15. gxf3 $2 ({Now the better choice was a slightly worse endgame:} 
15. Rxe4 Bxd1 16. Bxd1 Rhe8 17. Nd2 f5 18. Rxe8 Rxe8) 15... Qf5 16. Nd2 dxc3
17. bxc3 Rad8 ({It was better to create a safe haven on h8 for the king} 17...
Rhd8) 18. Kh1 Qf4 {There were two other ways to win here:} (18... Bxf2 19. Re2
Bb6) (18... Bd6 19. Qe2 Bxh2 20. Kxh2 Qf4+ 21. Kg2 Rxd2) 19. Re4 {White's
chance is just to try to bluff here.} Qxd2 20. Qg1+ Kf8 21. Qg4 Qd6 $4 {
It happened! The winning line isn't easy:} (21... Bxf2 $1 22. Bxf7 Qxc3 $1 (
22... Ne5 23. Rxe5 Qxc3 24. Rae1 $1 Bxe1 25. Qf5 $11) 23. Rg1 $1 Qf6 $1 24. Rf4
Ne5 $1 $19) 22. Qh5 $6 ({Now the correct winning attack was} 22. Qf5 Rd7 23.
Re6) 22... Rd7 23. Rae1 $2 (23. Rd1 {was still promising:} Qxd1+ 24. Bxd1 Rxd1+
25. Kg2 Rg8+ 26. Kh3 Rd6 27. Qxc5) 23... Bxf2 24. Rd1 $2 ({White had to fight
for a draw with} 24. Re8+ Kg7 25. Rxh8 Qg6 26. Qxg6+ hxg6 27. Ree8 a5 28. Rhg8+
) 24... Qg6 25. Qxg6 Rxd1+ 26. Bxd1 hxg6 27. Bb3 Bc5 28. Kg2 Bd6 29. h3 Rh5 30.
a4 Re5 31. Rh4 Re2+ 32. Kf1 Re3 33. axb5 axb5 34. Bd5 Ne7 0-1

[Event "Kazan FIDE GP (Women) 4th"]
[Site "Kazan"]
[Date "2012.06.12"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Kosintseva, Tatiana"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B81"]
[WhiteElo "2532"]
[BlackElo "2623"]
[PlyCount "146"]
[EventDate "2012.06.09"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 149"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.07.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.07.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e6 6. g4 h6 7. Be3 a6 8. Bg2
Nc6 9. h3 Bd7 10. f4 Qc7 11. Qe2 Na5 12. Rd1 Nc4 13. Bc1 Rc8 14. b3 Qa5 15. Rd3
Ne5 16. Rg3 Ng6 17. Qe3 e5 18. Nde2 Be7 19. Bd2 Qc5 20. Qxc5 Rxc5 21. f5 Nh4
22. Rf1 Nxg2+ 23. Rxg2 Bc6 24. Ng3 b5 25. Kd1 b4 26. Na4 Bxa4 27. bxa4 Rc4 28.
Re2 Kd7 29. Rf3 Rhc8 30. Be1 R8c5 31. Rb3 a5 32. Rd3 Rc6 33. Bf2 Bd8 34. Kc1
Ke7 35. Kb2 Nd7 36. a3 Bb6 37. axb4 Rxb4+ 38. Rb3 Rxa4 39. f6+ Kxf6 40. Nf5 g6
41. Bh4+ g5 42. Bf2 Ke6 43. Ng7+ Ke7 44. Nf5+ Ke8 45. Rd3 Bc7 46. Rf3 Nf6 47.
Nd4 exd4 48. Rxf6 Rb4+ 49. Ka2 Rcb6 50. Ka3 R6b5 51. Rf5 Bb6 52. Rxb5 Rxb5 53.
Rd2 Rb4 54. Rd3 Bc5 55. Ka2 a4 56. Be1 Rc4 57. Kb2 Ke7 58. Ba5 Ke6 59. Rf3 Ke7
60. Rd3 Bb4 61. Bb6 Bc3+ 62. Ka3 Rc6 63. Ba7 Ke6 64. Rf3 Ra6 65. Bb8 Bb2+ 66.
Ka2 a3 67. Rb3 Rc6 68. Kb1 f6 69. Rb7 d3 70. cxd3 Rc1+ 71. Ka2 Ra1+ 72. Kb3 Bd4
73. Rb4 Rb1+ 0-1

[Event "Kazan FIDE GP (Women) 4th"]
[Site "Kazan"]
[Date "2012.06.13"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Cmilyte, Viktorija"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B23"]
[WhiteElo "2623"]
[BlackElo "2508"]
[PlyCount "102"]
[EventDate "2012.06.09"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 149"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.07.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.07.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Qxd4 Nc6 5. Bb5 Bd7 6. Bxc6 Bxc6 7. Qd3 Nf6 8.
Bg5 Qa5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nf3 Rg8 11. Rg1 Bh6 12. Nd4 Bd7 13. g3 Rc8 14. Rf1 Bh3
15. Rh1 Qb4 16. Nb3 f5 17. exf5 Qc4 18. Qxc4 Rxc4 19. f6 Rg6 20. f4 e5 21. Nd2
Rxc3 22. bxc3 exf4 23. Ke2 Rxf6 24. Rae1 Kd7 25. Ne4 Rg6 26. Rhg1 Bg4+ 27. Kf1
Be6 28. gxf4 Bxf4 29. Rxg6 hxg6 30. Kg2 Kc6 31. a3 Be5 32. Re3 Bd5 33. Kf2 Bxh2
34. Ng3 f5 35. Rd3 Kc5 36. Rd1 Bxg3+ 37. Kxg3 g5 38. Kf2 Be4 39. Rg1 g4 40. Ke3
Bxc2 41. Rg2 Be4 42. Rd2 Kc4 43. Rxd6 g3 44. Rd4+ Kxc3 45. Rb4 Bc6 46. Rb1 Kc2
47. Rb4 a5 48. Rc4+ Kb3 49. Rc5 g2 50. Kf2 a4 51. Rxf5 Kxa3 0-1

[Event "Kazan FIDE GP (Women) 4th"]
[Site "Kazan"]
[Date "2012.06.15"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Kosintseva, Nadezhda"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2528"]
[BlackElo "2623"]
[PlyCount "96"]
[EventDate "2012.06.09"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 149"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.07.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.07.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. d4 cxd4 6. cxd4 d6 7. Bc4 e6 8. O-O
Be7 9. Bd2 O-O 10. Nc3 Nb6 11. Bb3 Na5 12. exd6 Bxd6 13. Bc2 Be7 14. Qe2 Nac4
15. Bf4 Bd7 16. Be4 Bc6 17. Bxc6 bxc6 18. Rac1 Rc8 19. Rfd1 Nd5 20. Qxc4 Nxf4
21. Ne5 Qc7 22. g3 Ng6 23. Nxg6 hxg6 24. d5 exd5 25. Nxd5 Qe5 26. Qf4 Qe6 27.
Nxe7+ Qxe7 28. Qd6 Qb7 29. b3 Rfe8 30. Re1 Red8 31. Re7 Qa6 32. Qf4 Rf8 33. a4
Rce8 34. Rce1 Rxe7 35. Rxe7 Qd3 36. Qc4 Qf3 37. Re3 Qd1+ 38. Kg2 Qd5+ 39. Qxd5
cxd5 40. Re7 Rb8 41. Rxa7 Rxb3 42. Rd7 Ra3 43. Rxd5 Rxa4 44. h4 Kf8 45. Rb5 Ke7
46. Rb7+ Ke6 47. Rb6+ Ke7 48. Rb7+ Ke6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Kazan FIDE GP (Women) 4th"]
[Site "Kazan"]
[Date "2012.06.16"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Stefanova, Antoaneta"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C54"]
[WhiteElo "2623"]
[BlackElo "2518"]
[PlyCount "107"]
[EventDate "2012.06.09"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 149"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.07.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.07.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Nf6 3. d3 Nc6 4. Nf3 Bc5 5. Bb3 d6 6. c3 Bb6 7. a4 a6 8. Nbd2
Ba7 9. h3 Ne7 10. Nf1 Ng6 11. Ng3 h6 12. d4 O-O 13. O-O Nh7 14. Be3 Qf6 15. Qd2
Nh4 16. Nxh4 Qxh4 17. dxe5 dxe5 18. Bxa7 Rxa7 19. Qe3 b6 20. f4 exf4 21. Rxf4
Qg5 22. e5 c5 23. Raf1 Be6 24. Bc2 Re8 25. h4 Qe7 26. Nh5 Kh8 27. Nxg7 Kxg7 28.
Rf6 Nxf6 29. exf6+ Qxf6 30. Qg3+ Qg6 31. Bxg6 fxg6 32. Qe5+ Kg8 33. Qf6 Kh7 34.
Qe5 Rae7 35. Qd6 Bf5 36. Qxb6 c4 37. Qxa6 Bd3 38. Rf3 h5 39. Rxd3 cxd3 40. Qxd3
Re1+ 41. Kf2 R1e4 42. Kf3 R4e5 43. b4 Rf5+ 44. Kg3 Rfe5 45. Kf2 Rf5+ 46. Kg1
Re1+ 47. Kh2 Rfe5 48. a5 R5e4 49. Qd7+ Re7 50. Qd8 g5 51. hxg5 Kg6 52. a6 Kf5
53. a7 Rxa7 54. Qf6+ 1-0

[Event "Kazan FIDE GP (Women) 4th"]
[Site "Kazan"]
[Date "2012.06.17"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Lagno, Kateryna"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B36"]
[WhiteElo "2546"]
[BlackElo "2623"]
[PlyCount "111"]
[EventDate "2012.06.09"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 149"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.07.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.07.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 g6 5. e4 Nf6 6. Nc3 d6 7. Be2 Nxd4 8.
Qxd4 Bg7 9. Bg5 O-O 10. Qe3 Be6 11. O-O Qa5 12. Rac1 a6 13. b3 Rac8 14. f4 Qc5
15. Qxc5 Rxc5 16. a4 Re8 17. Rfd1 Kf8 18. Bh4 Nd7 19. g4 f5 20. gxf5 gxf5 21.
Bh5 Bf7 22. Bxf7 Kxf7 23. e5 Rc6 24. Ne2 Rc7 25. exd6 exd6 26. Ng3 Bf8 27. Nxf5
Nc5 28. Nxd6+ Bxd6 29. Rxd6 Nxb3 30. Rcd1 Nc5 31. Kh1 Re6 32. R6d5 Nxa4 33. f5
Re4 34. Rd7+ Rxd7 35. Rxd7+ Ke8 36. Rxh7 Nc5 37. f6 Ne6 38. Bg3 Ng5 39. Rxb7
Rxc4 40. Bd6 Rc1+ 41. Kg2 Rc2+ 42. Kf1 Rc6 43. h4 Nf7 44. Be7 Ne5 45. h5 Nd7
46. h6 Nxf6 47. Ba3 Nd7 48. h7 Rh6 49. Ra7 Rxh7 50. Rxa6 Rh3 51. Kg2 Rd3 52.
Bd6 Kf7 53. Bg3 Ke8 54. Re6+ Kf7 55. Rd6 Rxd6 56. Bxd6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Kazan FIDE GP (Women) 4th"]
[Site "Kazan"]
[Date "2012.06.18"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Kosteniuk, Alexandra"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C26"]
[WhiteElo "2623"]
[BlackElo "2457"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "2012.06.09"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 149"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.07.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.07.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. g3 Bb4 4. Bg2 c6 5. d4 d6 6. Nge2 O-O 7. h3 Nbd7 8. O-O
Re8 9. Be3 Ba5 10. a4 a6 11. g4 Nf8 12. Ng3 Ng6 13. f4 exf4 14. Bxf4 Nxf4 15.
Rxf4 Nd7 16. Qd3 Qb6 17. Rb1 Ne5 18. Qd1 Ng6 19. Rf2 Qd8 20. Nce2 Bc7 21. Qd2
d5 22. e5 Be6 23. Rbf1 c5 24. c3 cxd4 25. cxd4 Rf8 26. Nh5 Qh4 27. Neg3 f6 28.
Nxg7 Kxg7 29. Nh5+ Kh8 30. Qh6 Rg8 31. Rxf6 Rae8 32. Rf7 Bxf7 33. Rxf7 Nf8 34.
Rxc7 Rg6 35. Rxh7+ Nxh7 36. Qxg6 Rg8 37. Qf7 Qg5 38. Qxd5 Nf8 39. Kh2 Qd2 40.
Qd6 Nh7 41. e6 Qe3 42. d5 b5 43. axb5 axb5 44. Qf4 Qxf4+ 45. Nxf4 Kg7 46. Nh5+
Kh6 47. d6 1-0

[Event "Kazan FIDE GP (Women) 4th"]
[Site "Kazan"]
[Date "2012.06.20"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Galliamova, Alisa"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A70"]
[WhiteElo "2484"]
[BlackElo "2623"]
[PlyCount "96"]
[EventDate "2012.06.09"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 149"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.07.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.07.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 e6 4. Nc3 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. e4 g6 7. h3 Bg7 8. Nf3
O-O 9. Bd3 a6 10. a4 Nbd7 11. O-O Nh5 12. Bg5 Bf6 13. Be3 Re8 14. Nd2 Bd4 15.
Bxd4 cxd4 16. Ne2 Ne5 17. Ra3 Qb6 18. Qb3 Qxb3 19. Rxb3 Bd7 20. Ra1 b5 21. a5
Nf6 22. Nxd4 Nxd3 23. Rxd3 Nxe4 24. Nxe4 Rxe4 25. Rc1 Rc8 26. Rxc8+ Bxc8 27.
Re3 Rxd4 28. Re8+ Kg7 29. Rxc8 Kf6 30. Rc6 Ke5 31. Rxa6 Rb4 32. Rb6 Kxd5 33. a6
Rxb2 34. a7 Rb1+ 35. Kh2 Ra1 36. Rxb5+ Kc6 37. Rb2 Rxa7 38. g4 d5 39. Kg3 Re7
40. Kf4 d4 41. Kg5 Kc5 42. f4 d3 43. f5 Rd7 44. Rb1 d2 45. Rd1 Kc4 46. f6 Kd3
47. Kh6 Ke2 48. Rxd2+ Kxd2 0-1

[Event "Kazan FIDE GP (Women) 4th"]
[Site "Kazan"]
[Date "2012.06.21"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Muzychuk, Anna"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B81"]
[WhiteElo "2598"]
[BlackElo "2623"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "2012.06.09"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 149"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.07.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.07.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e6 7. g4 e5 8. Nf5
h5 9. g5 Nxe4 10. Nxg7+ Bxg7 11. Nxe4 d5 12. Ng3 d4 13. Bd2 Nc6 14. Bd3 Bg4 15.
f3 Be6 16. Qe2 h4 17. Ne4 Qe7 18. a3 Rg8 19. O-O-O O-O-O 20. f4 exf4 21. Bxf4
Be5 22. Qf2 Qc7 23. Bxe5 Nxe5 24. Qxh4 Bg4 25. Rd2 Rh8 26. Qf2 Bf3 27. Re1
Nxd3+ 28. Rxd3 Rxh2 29. Nd6+ Qxd6 30. Qxf3 Kb8 31. Red1 Qe5 32. Qf6 Qxf6 33.
gxf6 Rf2 34. Rxd4 Rxd4 35. Rxd4 Rxf6 36. Rd7 Ka7 37. Kd2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Kazan FIDE GP (Women) 4th"]
[Site "Kazan"]
[Date "2012.06.22"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Danielian, Elina"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B19"]
[WhiteElo "2623"]
[BlackElo "2484"]
[PlyCount "101"]
[EventDate "2012.06.09"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 149"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.07.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.07.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bf5 5. Ng3 Bg6 6. h4 h6 7. Nf3 Nd7 8. h5
Bh7 9. Bd3 Bxd3 10. Qxd3 e6 11. Bd2 Ngf6 12. O-O-O Qc7 13. Ne4 O-O-O 14. g3 Nc5
15. Nxc5 Bxc5 16. c4 Qe7 17. a3 Bb6 18. Bc3 Ng4 19. Qe2 Rhe8 20. Kb1 Bc7 21.
Ka2 f5 22. Nh4 Nf6 23. Ng6 Qf7 24. b3 Ne4 25. Bb2 Rd7 26. Rhe1 Red8 27. g4 Ng5
28. f4 Ne4 29. gxf5 exf5 30. Ne5 Bxe5 31. fxe5 Qe6 32. Qe3 Kb8 33. Rf1 b5 34.
Rc1 Rb7 35. d5 cxd5 36. cxd5 Qxd5 37. Rxf5 Ng5 38. Rc5 Qd7 39. e6 Qxe6 40. Rfe5
Qf7 41. Rxb5 Rxb5 42. Rxb5+ Ka8 43. a4 Qd7 44. Re5 Qh3 45. Qc5 Qc8 46. Qa5 Rd7
47. Rc5 Qb7 48. Qc3 Rd8 49. Rc7 Ne4 50. Qc2 Qd5 51. Rc8+ 1-0

[Event "Jermuk FIDE GP (Women)"]
[Site "Jermuk"]
[Date "2012.07.17"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Munguntuul, Batkhuyag"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C54"]
[WhiteElo "2617"]
[BlackElo "2447"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "2012.07.16"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ARM"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 150"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. d3 Nf6 5. Bb3 a6 6. c3 Ba7 7. h3 O-O 8. O-O
d5 9. Nbd2 Re8 10. exd5 Nxd5 11. Ne4 f6 12. Re1 Be6 13. d4 exd4 14. c4 Nb6 15.
c5 Nc4 16. Bf4 Kh8 17. Rc1 N4e5 18. Bxe5 Bxb3 19. Qxb3 Nxe5 20. Nxe5 Rxe5 21.
Qxb7 Qb8 22. Qxb8+ Rxb8 23. f4 Re7 24. Nf2 Rxe1+ 25. Rxe1 Bxc5 26. Nd3 Bb6 27.
Kf2 Kg8 28. Kf3 Kf7 29. g4 Rd8 30. b3 Rd6 31. f5 Rc6 32. Rc1 Rd6 33. Re1 Rc6
34. Rc1 Rd6 35. Re1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Jermuk FIDE GP (Women)"]
[Site "Jermuk"]
[Date "2012.07.18"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Mkrtchian, Lilit"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2450"]
[BlackElo "2617"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "2012.07.16"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ARM"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 150"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 e6 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 d5 6. Nf3 c5 7. O-O Nc6 8. cxd5
exd5 9. dxc5 Bxc5 10. h3 Qe7 11. b3 Rd8 12. Bb2 Ne4 13. Ne2 Nb4 14. Bb1 Bf5 15.
Ned4 Bg6 16. a3 Nc6 17. b4 Bb6 18. Ba2 a5 19. b5 Nxd4 20. Nxd4 Bc5 21. Bb3 Rac8
22. Qe2 Bd6 23. Rfc1 Rxc1+ 24. Rxc1 Bxa3 25. Bxa3 Qxa3 26. Rc7 h6 27. Qa2 Qb4
28. Bxd5 Qe1+ 29. Kh2 Nd2 30. Bxf7+ Kh8 31. Bxg6 Nf1+ 32. Kg1 Nxe3+ 33. Kh2
Nf1+ 34. Kg1 Nd2+ 35. Kh2 Qe5+ 36. g3 Qxc7 37. Ne6 Qb6 38. Nxd8 Qxf2+ 39. Kh1
Qf1+ 0-1

[Event "Jermuk FIDE GP (Women)"]
[Site "Jermuk"]
[Date "2012.07.19"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Ju, Wenjun"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2617"]
[BlackElo "2518"]
[Annotator "CB"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "2012.07.16"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ARM"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 150"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{The Women's World Champion was unable to create problems for her opponent in
the clash between compatriots. Black maintained at least her share of the
initiative, reacting well to White's ideas. In an attempt to stir up
complications, Yifan sacrificed a pawn, but again Black responded admirably.
At one point Black might have attempted to gain an advantage...} 1. e4 c5 2.
Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. h3 e5 7. Nde2 h5 8. Bg5 Be6 9. Bxf6
Qxf6 10. Nd5 Qd8 11. Nec3 g6 12. Bc4 Bh6 13. O-O O-O 14. a4 Nc6 15. Qd3 Rc8 16.
Ba2 Kh8 17. Rad1 Qa5 18. Ne2 Bxd5 19. Qxd5 Qxa4 20. Bb3 Qb4 21. Qxd6 Qxe4 22.
Nc3 Qf5 23. Qd7 Na5 ({After} 23... Nd4 24. Qxb7 Rb8 25. Qxa6 Nxb3 26. cxb3 Rxb3
{it is clear that Black has a preferable position.}) 24. Ba2 Kg7 25. Rfe1 Qxd7
26. Rxd7 Rcd8 27. Rxd8 Rxd8 28. Rxe5 Nc6 29. Rd5 Bc1 30. Na4 Rxd5 31. Bxd5 b5
32. Bxc6 bxa4 33. Bxa4 Bxb2 34. Kf1 Kf6 35. Ke2 Bd4 36. h4 Ke7 37. g3 a5 38.
Bb3 Bc5 39. Ba4 Bd4 40. Bb3 Bc5 41. Ba4 Bd4 42. Bb3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Jermuk FIDE GP (Women)"]
[Site "Jermuk"]
[Date "2012.07.20"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Koneru, Humpy"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2598"]
[BlackElo "2617"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "2012.07.16"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ARM"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 150"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Bg5 Nbd7 6. e3 c5 7. cxd5 exd5 8.
Be2 Qa5 9. O-O Bxc3 10. bxc3 c4 11. Qc2 Ne4 12. Rfc1 Nxg5 13. Nxg5 h6 14. Nf3
O-O 15. Nd2 Nb6 16. f3 Bd7 17. e4 Rae8 18. Rab1 Qa3 19. Rb4 Re7 20. Re1 Ba4 21.
Qb2 Qxb2 22. Rxb2 Bc6 23. Bd1 dxe4 24. fxe4 Nd5 25. Rc2 f5 26. Be2 Ne3 27.
Bxc4+ Nxc4 28. Nxc4 Bxe4 29. Nd6 Rf6 30. Nxe4 fxe4 31. Rce2 Rc6 32. Rxe4 Rxe4
33. Rxe4 Rxc3 34. Re7 Ra3 35. Rxb7 Rxa2 36. d5 Rd2 37. Rxa7 Rxd5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Jermuk FIDE GP (Women)"]
[Site "Jermuk"]
[Date "2012.07.21"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Khurtsidze, Nino"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B85"]
[WhiteElo "2617"]
[BlackElo "2456"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "2012.07.16"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ARM"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 150"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Be2 Nf6 6. Nc3 d6 7. O-O Be7 8. f4
Qc7 9. Kh1 Nc6 10. Be3 O-O 11. Qe1 Bd7 12. Qg3 d5 13. e5 Ne4 14. Nxe4 dxe4 15.
Nxc6 Bxc6 16. f5 Kh8 17. Bg4 exf5 18. Bxf5 Rad8 19. Rae1 Bd5 20. c3 Bxa2 21.
Bd4 Be6 22. Bxe4 b5 23. Qe3 Rd7 24. h3 b4 25. Ra1 bxc3 26. bxc3 a5 27. Bb6 Qxe5
28. Rxa5 Qd6 29. Bd4 f6 30. Rh5 Bg8 31. Bf5 Rc7 32. Qe4 h6 33. Be3 Bf7 34. Qh4
Bxh5 35. Qxh5 Kg8 36. Bxh6 Rc5 37. Qg6 1-0

[Event "Jermuk FIDE GP (Women)"]
[Site "Jermuk"]
[Date "2012.07.22"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Danielian, Elina"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E35"]
[WhiteElo "2480"]
[BlackElo "2617"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[EventDate "2012.07.16"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ARM"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 150"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 e6 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 d5 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 c5 7. Nf3 h6 8. Bh4
cxd4 9. Nxd4 Nc6 10. Nxc6 bxc6 11. a3 Ba5 12. e3 O-O 13. Be2 Bxc3+ 14. Qxc3 Ne4
15. Bxd8 Nxc3 16. Bc7 Nxe2 17. Kxe2 Re8 18. Rhc1 d4 19. Rxc6 Bb7 20. Rc5 Re6
21. Be5 dxe3 22. fxe3 Bxg2 23. Rg1 Rg6 24. Kf2 Be4 25. Rxg6 Bxg6 26. b4 a6 27.
Bd4 f6 28. Ke2 Be4 29. Rc7 Bf5 30. Rc5 Bd7 31. Rc7 Bf5 32. Rc5 Bd7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Jermuk FIDE GP (Women)"]
[Site "Jermuk"]
[Date "2012.07.24"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Zhao, Xue"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2617"]
[BlackElo "2556"]
[Annotator "CB"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "2012.07.16"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ARM"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 150"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{The world champion embarked on a creative approach in the middle game, and
established a slight advantage. However, at the critical moment, White slipped
and Black was able to salvage a half-point thanks to perpetual check.} 1. e4 e5
2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. Bxc6 dxc6 7. dxe5 Nf5 8. Qxd8+
Kxd8 9. Nc3 Ke8 10. h3 h5 11. Rd1 Be7 12. Ne4 Be6 13. Nfg5 Rh6 14. g4 hxg4 15.
hxg4 Bxg5 16. Nxg5 Nh4 17. f3 Bd5 18. Kf2 Ng6 19. Kg3 Kf8 20. b3 Nxe5 21. c4 f6
22. cxd5 fxg5 23. Bxg5 Rd6 24. Bf4 Re8 25. Rh1 $2 ({White's advantage could
have been sizeable after the following alternative} 25. Rac1 Re7 26. Bxe5 Rxe5
27. dxc6 Rxd1 28. Rxd1 bxc6 29. Rd7) 25... Re7 26. dxc6 Rxc6 27. Rad1 Ng6 28.
Bg5 Re5 29. Rd8+ Kf7 30. f4 Rc3+ 31. Kf2 Rc2+ 32. Kf3 Rc3+ 33. Kf2 Rc2+ 34. Kf3
Rc3+ 35. Kf2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Jermuk FIDE GP (Women)"]
[Site "Jermuk"]
[Date "2012.07.25"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Ruan, Lufei"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2617"]
[BlackElo "2483"]
[Annotator "CB"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "2012.07.16"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ARM"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 150"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{In this game the women's world champion didn't get too much out of the
opening, though it was probably a bit easier to play with White. However, in
the middle game, White deployed active measures and forced Black to commit a
mistake.} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. d3 b5 6. Bb3 Bc5 7. c3 d6
8. O-O h6 9. Be3 O-O 10. Nbd2 Re8 11. h3 Rb8 12. d4 Bb6 13. Bc2 Bd7 14. Re1 Qc8
15. a3 Na5 16. b4 exd4 17. Bxd4 Bxd4 18. cxd4 Nc4 19. Nxc4 bxc4 20. Nd2 Bb5 21.
Qf3 Qe6 22. Rab1 d5 23. e5 Nh7 24. Nf1 Ng5 25. Qc3 f5 26. h4 Ne4 27. Qh3 Bd7
28. Rbc1 Qf7 29. Qe3 Nf6 ({necessary was} 29... a5 30. bxa5 Ra8 {with hopes
for counterplay.}) 30. Qf3 Ng4 31. Qf4 h5 32. Ng3 {after which White was able
to realize her advantage and earn the victory.} Rf8 33. f3 Nh6 34. Qg5 Be8 35.
e6 Qg6 36. Re5 c6 37. Ne2 Kh7 38. Nf4 Qxg5 39. hxg5 Ng8 40. e7 1-0

[Event "Jermuk FIDE GP (Women)"]
[Site "Jermuk"]
[Date "2012.07.26"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Kovalevskaya, Ekaterina"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2417"]
[BlackElo "2617"]
[Annotator "CB"]
[PlyCount "168"]
[EventDate "2012.07.16"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ARM"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 150"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{In this game spectators saw a back and forth affair. Out of the opening the
Chinese player chose an active approach, but White countered accurately and
was able to enter the middle game with a better position. At this point,
however, the roles reversed and it was White who began to lose the thread and
play in an unsure manner.} 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 b6 3. Bg2 Bb7 4. O-O e6 5. c4 c5 6.
Nc3 Be7 7. Re1 d6 8. e4 a6 9. d4 cxd4 10. Nxd4 Qc7 11. b3 O-O 12. Bb2 Nbd7 13.
Qe2 Rfe8 14. Rad1 Bf8 15. h3 Rad8 16. Kh2 Qb8 17. Nc2 g6 18. f4 Bg7 19. Ne3 h5
20. Nf1 Nc5 21. b4 Ncd7 22. Nd2 h4 23. g4 g5 24. e5 dxe5 25. Bxb7 Qxb7 26. fxg5
Nh7 27. Nce4 Ndf8 28. Nf3 Ng6 29. Qe3 (29. c5 bxc5 30. bxc5 Nf4 31. Qc2 {
and White's advantage is indisputable.}) 29... Qc6 30. c5 bxc5 31. bxc5 Rd5 32.
Nd6 Rb8 33. Ba3 Qa4 34. Rxd5 exd5 35. Kh1 e4 36. c6 Qxc6 37. Nd4 Qa4 38. N6f5
Bxd4 39. Nxd4 Nxg5 40. Nf5 Ne6 41. Rf1 Rb7 42. Rc1 Qd7 43. Bd6 Ng7 44. Nh6+ Kh7
45. Bc5 f5 46. Qg5 Ne6 47. Qf6 Nxc5 48. gxf5 Qg7 49. fxg6+ Qxg6 50. Qxg6+ Kxg6
51. Rxc5 Kxh6 52. Rxd5 Rb5 53. Rd4 (53. Rd6+ Kg5 54. Rxa6 {could have been a
bit better.}) 53... Re5 {The world champion needed no further invitation, and
bore down to bring home the full point in the rook-pawn endgame, and in doing
so, took the lead with two rounds to go.} 54. Kg2 Kg5 55. Kf2 Kf4 56. Rd6 a5
57. Rf6+ Rf5 58. Rg6 Rg5 59. Rf6+ Ke5 60. Rh6 Kd4 61. Rd6+ Rd5 62. Rb6 Rc5 63.
Rd6+ Ke5 64. Rd8 Rc2+ 65. Ke3 Rc3+ 66. Ke2 Ra3 67. Re8+ Kf4 68. Rf8+ Kg3 69.
Re8 Rxa2+ 70. Ke3 Ra4 71. Rg8+ Kxh3 72. Kf4 Kh2 73. Rc8 Kg2 74. Rc2+ Kf1 75.
Rh2 Kg1 76. Rb2 h3 77. Rb1+ Kf2 78. Rb2+ Kf1 79. Rh2 Ra3 80. Kxe4 Kg1 81. Rb2
h2 82. Rb1+ Kg2 83. Rb2+ Kg3 84. Rb1 Ra2 0-1

[Event "Jermuk FIDE GP (Women)"]
[Site "Jermuk"]
[Date "2012.07.27"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Kosintseva, Nadezhda"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C91"]
[WhiteElo "2617"]
[BlackElo "2516"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[EventDate "2012.07.16"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ARM"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 150"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. d4
d6 9. c3 Bg4 10. d5 Na5 11. Bc2 c6 12. h3 Bc8 13. dxc6 Qc7 14. Nbd2 Qxc6 15.
Nf1 Be6 16. Ng5 Bd7 17. Ng3 Rfc8 18. a3 Nc4 19. a4 Na5 20. Re2 Bf8 21. Nf3 Be6
22. Ng5 Bd7 23. Nf3 Be6 24. Ng5 Bd7 25. Nf3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Jermuk FIDE GP (Women)"]
[Site "Jermuk"]
[Date "2012.07.28"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Lagno, Kateryna"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E05"]
[WhiteElo "2537"]
[BlackElo "2617"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[EventDate "2012.07.16"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ARM"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 150"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 Be7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O dxc4 7. Ne5 Nc6 8.
Bxc6 bxc6 9. Nxc6 Qe8 10. Nxe7+ Qxe7 11. Qa4 e5 12. dxe5 Qxe5 13. Nc3 Qe6 14.
Qa5 Ne4 15. Qd5 Nxc3 16. Qxe6 Bxe6 17. bxc3 Rab8 18. Rd1 f6 19. f3 h5 20. Kf2
a6 21. Bf4 Rb2 22. Bxc7 Re8 23. Ke1 Re7 24. Bd6 Rd7 25. Ba3 Rc2 26. Bb4 Rxd1+
27. Kxd1 Bf5 28. a4 Rb2 29. Ke1 Bb1 30. Kf2 Kf7 31. Ke3 Bc2 32. a5 Bb3 33. h4
Ke6 34. g4 g6 35. Rg1 Ba4 36. gxh5 gxh5 37. Rg7 Bd1 38. Kf4 Bxe2 39. Ra7 Ra2
40. Rxa6+ Kf7 41. Bc5 Ra1 42. Bd4 Rh1 43. Rxf6+ Ke7 44. a6 Ra1 45. Rg6 Rf1 46.
Rg3 Ra1 47. a7 Kf8 48. Rg5 1-0

[Event "Olympiad Women-40"]
[Site "Istanbul"]
[Date "2012.08.30"]
[Round "3.1"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Lagno, Kateryna"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B47"]
[WhiteElo "2599"]
[BlackElo "2542"]
[PlyCount "115"]
[EventDate "2012.08.28"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 150 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.10.19"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.10.19"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "China (W)"]
[BlackTeam "Ukraine (W)"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CHN"]
[BlackTeamCountry "UKR"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 Qc7 6. g3 a6 7. Bg2 Nf6 8. O-O
Nxd4 9. Qxd4 Bc5 10. Qd3 d6 11. Na4 O-O 12. Nxc5 dxc5 13. Rd1 e5 14. Be3 Ng4
15. Bd2 Be6 16. Qe2 Nf6 17. a4 Rad8 18. f3 Nd7 19. Be3 Nb8 20. Qe1 a5 21. f4 f6
22. f5 Bf7 23. g4 b6 24. Qh4 Rxd1+ 25. Rxd1 Rd8 26. Re1 h6 27. Qf2 Kf8 28. h4
Ke7 29. g5 hxg5 30. hxg5 Rh8 31. Rd1 Rd8 32. Rc1 Nc6 33. c3 Rd6 34. Qh4 Qd8 35.
Qh7 Rd1+ 36. Kh2 Rxc1 37. Bxc1 Qd1 38. Qxg7 Qxc1 39. Qxf6+ Kf8 40. Qh8+ Ke7 41.
Qf6+ Kf8 42. Qh8+ Ke7 43. f6+ Kd7 44. Bh3+ Be6 45. Qg7+ Kd6 46. Qf8+ Kc7 47.
Bxe6 Qf4+ 48. Kh3 Qf3+ 49. Kh4 Qh1+ 50. Kg4 Qxe4+ 51. Kh5 Qh7+ 52. Qh6 Qe4 53.
Qg7+ Kb8 54. Qf8+ Ka7 55. Qf7+ Kb8 56. Qe8+ Ka7 57. Qd7+ Kb8 58. Bd5 1-0

[Event "Olympiad Women-40"]
[Site "Istanbul"]
[Date "2012.08.31"]
[Round "4.1"]
[White "Paehtz, Elisabeth"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2483"]
[BlackElo "2599"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "2012.08.28"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 150 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.10.19"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.10.19"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany (W)"]
[BlackTeam "China (W)"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CHN"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. d4 cxd4 6. cxd4 d6 7. Bc4 e6 8. O-O
Be7 9. Qe2 O-O 10. Rd1 Na5 11. b3 Bd7 12. Ba3 Bc6 13. Bxd5 Bxd5 14. Nc3 Bxf3
15. Qxf3 d5 16. Bxe7 Qxe7 17. Nb5 Qb4 18. Qd3 a6 19. Nd6 Nc6 20. Rac1 f6 21.
Qh3 Nxd4 22. Rc7 fxe5 23. Rxg7+ Kxg7 24. Qg3+ Kf6 25. Qh4+ Kg6 26. Qg4+ Kf6 27.
Qh4+ Kg6 28. Qg4+ Kf6 29. Qh4+ Kg6 30. Qg4+ Kf6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Olympiad Women-40"]
[Site "Istanbul"]
[Date "2012.09.01"]
[Round "5.1"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Harika, Dronavalli"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C47"]
[WhiteElo "2599"]
[BlackElo "2503"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "2012.08.28"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 150 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.10.19"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.10.19"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "China (W)"]
[BlackTeam "India (W)"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CHN"]
[BlackTeamCountry "IND"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. d4 exd4 5. Nxd4 Bb4 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. Bd3 d5 8.
exd5 Qe7+ 9. Qe2 Qxe2+ 10. Kxe2 Nxd5 11. Nxd5 cxd5 12. Bf4 c6 13. c3 Be7 14.
Rhe1 Be6 15. Rac1 Kd7 16. c4 Bd6 17. Bxd6 dxc4 18. Bxc4 Bxc4+ 19. Rxc4 Rhe8+
20. Kd2 Rxe1 21. Kxe1 Kxd6 22. Rd4+ Ke6 23. Kd2 Rb8 24. Kc3 Rb5 25. Rb4 Re5 26.
Kd3 Rd5+ 27. Rd4 Rb5 28. b3 h5 29. h4 f6 30. g3 g5 31. Re4+ Kd6 32. Ke3 Ra5 33.
a4 Rc5 34. Rd4+ Ke6 35. Re4+ Kd6 36. Rd4+ Ke6 37. Re4+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Olympiad Women-40"]
[Site "Istanbul"]
[Date "2012.09.03"]
[Round "6.1"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Kosintseva, Tatiana"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C89"]
[WhiteElo "2599"]
[BlackElo "2530"]
[Annotator "Mikhalchishin,A"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "2012.08.28"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 151"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.11.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.11.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "China (W)"]
[BlackTeam "Russia (W)"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CHN"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3
d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. Rxe5 c6 12. d4 Bd6 13. Re1 Qh4 14. g3 Qh3 15.
Bxd5 $5 {A very old move, which was considered as not very promising for White.
And the results in MegaBase are simply disastrous for him.} cxd5 16. Qf3 Bf5 (
16... Be6 $2 17. Be3 (17. Bf4 {leads to a simple advantage:} Bg4 18. Qg2 Bxf4
19. Qxh3 Bxh3 20. gxf4 Rab8 21. Re3 Be6 22. a3) 17... Rad8 18. Nd2 Bg4 19. Qxd5
$1 Bxg3 20. Qg2 Bb8 21. f3 Qxg2+ 22. Kxg2 Bc8 23. Ne4 f5 24. Nc5 {1-0 Barczay,
L-Ghitescu,T/Debrecen 1968; with a big advantage in the endgame.}) 17. Qxd5 ({
Other options are less principled:} 17. Qg2 Qh5 18. Qxd5 Rad8 (18... Rfe8 $5 {N
} 19. Bd2 Rxe1+ 20. Bxe1 Qd1 21. Qxa8+ Bf8 22. Qg2 Bd3 $1 23. h3 Qxe1+ 24. Kh2
h5 25. h4 Qc1 {1/2 Dochev,D (2495)-Topalov,V (2520)/Bulgaria (ch) 1992; with
sufficient compensation for the material.})) (17. Nd2 Rae8 18. Re3 Rxe3 19.
Qxe3 Bd7 20. Nf3 Qh5 {with a strong position.}) (17. Qg2 {does not seem so
logical:} Qg4 18. Qf1 Qf3 19. Nd2 Qh5 20. Nb3 Rfe8 21. Be3 Bh3 22. Qe2 Bg4 23.
Qd3 f5 24. f4 Re7 {with sufficient pressure for the pawn.}) 17... Rad8 ({
Here there is another principled option, which will be tried after this game:} 
17... Rae8 18. Bd2 Bd3 {it is possible to try other options as there are 18...
Qg4; 18...Bf4; 18...Re6} (18... Qg4 19. Qxd6 (19. f3 $2 Qg6 20. Na3 Bxg3 $1 21.
hxg3 Qxg3+ 22. Kh1 Qh3+ 23. Kg1 Re6 24. Rxe6 Qg3+ 25. Kh1 fxe6 26. Qc6 Qh4+ 27.
Kg1 Bh3 {0-1 Svensson,B (2360)-Ilincic,Z (2445)/Balatonbereny 1988; with a
strong attack.}) 19... Rxe1+ 20. Bxe1 Qd1 21. Qe7 Be6 22. Na3 Qxa1 23. Kf1 Bh3+
24. Ke2 Qxb2+ {0-1 Szekely,M-Adorjan,A/Hungary 1968/MCD}) 19. Na3 Bxa3 20. bxa3
Bc4 21. Qf3 $14 {Chandler,M (2595)-Nikolic,P (2600)/Leningrad 1987. But
opposite-coloured bishops will allow Black to keep the balance easily.}) 18.
Qg2 ({Possible, but clearly not so logical was} 18. Qc6) 18... Qh5 19. f3 ({
It was weaker to allowing Black to activate his pieces after} 19. Be3 Bh3 20.
Qh1 f5 $1) 19... Bh3 ({Much weaker is} 19... Rfe8 20. Be3 Qh6 21. Qf2 Qg6 22.
Nd2 {and Black has no compensation for the pawn.}) 20. Qf2 f5 21. Nd2 ({
The typical} 21. a4 {was possible, but with two extra pawns it is necessary to
complete development first.}) 21... g5 22. a4 ({Another way was} 22. c4 Rfe8
23. Rxe8+ Rxe8 24. c5 Bf8 25. b4 Qf7 26. Nb3 Qc4 27. Be3 Bg7 28. Re1 Qxb4 29.
d5) 22... f4 ({Or} 22... Rfe8 23. axb5 axb5 24. Rxe8+ Rxe8 25. b3 Qg6 26. Bb2 {
preparing Re1.}) 23. g4 Qg6 24. axb5 axb5 25. Ne4 {After the knight has
reached this strategically important place, the result of the game is obvious.}
h5 26. b3 (26. Qe2 {was very strong:} hxg4 27. Qxb5 gxf3 28. Qxg5) 26... Bc7 (
26... hxg4 {does not help:} 27. fxg4 Qe6 28. Nxg5 Qxg4+ 29. Kh1 Qxg5 30. Rg1
Bg4 31. h3 Qd5+ 32. Qg2) 27. Ba3 ({A simpler way is} 27. gxh5) 27... Rf7 28.
gxh5 Qf5 29. Bc5 $1 Kh7 ({Or} 29... g4 30. Qh4 gxf3 31. Ra6 Rg7+ 32. Rg6 Rxg6+
33. hxg6 Qxg6+ 34. Qg5) 30. Ra6 Rg8 31. Be7 $1 g4 32. Qh4 ({Another option is} 
32. Ng5+ Rxg5 33. Bxg5 Qxg5 34. Qc2+) 32... gxf3+ 33. Rg6 (33. Ng5+ Rxg5+ 34.
Qxg5 Rg7 35. Rh6+ Kg8 36. Rg6) 33... Rxg6+ 34. hxg6+ Kxg6 35. Qg5+ $1 {A
technical decision. The exchange of queens allows Black to reduce material,
but it is sufficient for White to win.} Qxg5+ 36. Nxg5 Rxe7 37. Rxe7 Bd8 38.
Nxh3 Bxe7 39. Kf2 Kf5 40. Kxf3 Bd6 41. Nf2 Be7 42. Nd3 Bg5 43. c4 1-0

[Event "Olympiad Women-40"]
[Site "Istanbul"]
[Date "2012.09.04"]
[Round "7.1"]
[White "Dzagnidze, Nana"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E05"]
[WhiteElo "2547"]
[BlackElo "2599"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "2012.08.28"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 150 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.10.19"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.10.19"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Georgia (W)"]
[BlackTeam "China (W)"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GEO"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CHN"]

1. d4 e6 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 Be7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O dxc4 7. Ne5 Nc6 8.
Bxc6 bxc6 9. Nxc6 Qe8 10. Nxe7+ Qxe7 11. Qa4 e5 12. dxe5 Qxe5 13. Nc3 Ne4 14.
Qxc4 Nxc3 15. bxc3 Be6 16. Qa6 Qxc3 17. Be3 Qe5 18. Rfd1 c5 19. Qa5 Rfc8 20.
Rac1 h6 21. Rxc5 Rxc5 22. Qxc5 Qxc5 23. Bxc5 Bxa2 24. Ra1 Bc4 25. Rxa7 Rxa7 26.
Bxa7 Bxe2 27. Kg2 g6 28. f3 h5 29. Kf2 Bc4 30. Bd4 Be6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Olympiad Women-40"]
[Site "Istanbul"]
[Date "2012.09.05"]
[Round "8.1"]
[White "Socko, Monika"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2467"]
[BlackElo "2599"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2012.08.28"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 150 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.10.19"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.10.19"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Poland (W)"]
[BlackTeam "China (W)"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "POL"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CHN"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb4+ 5. Bd2 Bxd2+ 6. Qxd2 Ba6 7. b3 d5 8.
Bg2 c6 9. O-O O-O 10. Nc3 dxc4 11. bxc4 Bxc4 12. Ne5 Ba6 13. Nxc6 Nxc6 14. Bxc6
Rc8 15. Bf3 e5 16. d5 Qd6 17. Rfc1 Rc4 18. a4 e4 19. Bg2 Rfc8 20. Bh3 R8c7 21.
e3 R4c5 22. Bg2 Qe5 23. d6 Rd7 24. Nb5 Bxb5 25. axb5 Rxd6 26. Qe1 Rxc1 27. Qxc1
g6 28. Rxa7 Qxb5 29. Bf1 Qf5 30. h3 Kg7 31. Qc7 Rd7 32. Qb8 Rd1 33. Ra8 Nd7 34.
Qh8+ Kh6 35. Ra1 Rd2 36. f4 exf3 37. Ra4 g5 38. Rc4 Rd1 39. Rc6+ f6 40. Kf2
Rxf1+ 0-1

[Event "Olympiad Women-40"]
[Site "Istanbul"]
[Date "2012.09.06"]
[Round "9.1"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Skripchenko, Almira"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B30"]
[WhiteElo "2599"]
[BlackElo "2442"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "2012.08.28"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 150 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.10.19"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.10.19"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "China (W)"]
[BlackTeam "France (W)"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CHN"]
[BlackTeamCountry "FRA"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 e6 4. Nc3 Nge7 5. O-O a6 6. Bxc6 Nxc6 7. d4 cxd4 8.
Nxd4 Qc7 9. Re1 d6 10. Nxc6 bxc6 11. Qg4 h5 12. Qe2 h4 13. h3 e5 14. f4 exf4
15. Bxf4 Be7 16. Kh1 O-O 17. Rad1 a5 18. b3 Be6 19. Nd5 Bxd5 20. exd5 Rfe8 21.
dxc6 Qxc6 22. Qd3 a4 23. Re4 axb3 24. axb3 Bf6 25. Rxe8+ Rxe8 26. Bxd6 Re4 27.
Bc5 Be5 28. Bf2 Bc7 29. c4 Qe6 30. Qd5 Qg6 31. Qd7 Bg3 32. Qd2 Qe6 33. Bg1 Re2
34. Qd3 Rb2 35. Qf3 Bc7 36. Ra1 Qe5 37. Ra8+ Kh7 38. Qd3+ f5 39. Qf3 g6 40. Qd3
Kh6 41. Rc8 Kh5 42. Rxc7 Qxc7 43. Qd1+ 1-0

[Event "Olympiad Women-40"]
[Site "Istanbul"]
[Date "2012.09.07"]
[Round "10.1"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Nakhbayeva, Guliskhan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C14"]
[WhiteElo "2599"]
[BlackElo "2291"]
[PlyCount "113"]
[EventDate "2012.08.28"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 150 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.10.19"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.10.19"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "China (W)"]
[BlackTeam "Kazakhstan (W)"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CHN"]
[BlackTeamCountry "KAZ"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e5 Nfd7 6. h4 h6 7. Bxe7 Qxe7 8. f4
a6 9. Nf3 c5 10. Qd2 Nc6 11. dxc5 O-O 12. O-O-O f6 13. exf6 Qxf6 14. g3 Nxc5
15. Bh3 Ne4 16. Qe1 Nxc3 17. Qxc3 Qxc3 18. bxc3 b5 19. Rde1 Re8 20. Re3 Bd7 21.
Rhe1 Kf7 22. Bg4 Kf6 23. Bh5 Rf8 24. Rd1 Be8 25. Bg4 Bf7 26. Bh3 Rfe8 27. g4
Bg6 28. Rde1 Kf7 29. h5 Bh7 30. g5 Be4 31. Nd2 Bf5 32. Bxf5 exf5 33. g6+ Kf8
34. Nb3 Rxe3 35. Rxe3 Re8 36. Rxe8+ Kxe8 37. Nc5 Ke7 38. Nxa6 Kd6 39. Kd2 Ne7
40. Ke3 Ng8 41. Kd4 Nf6 42. Nb4 Nxh5 43. Nxd5 Ng3 44. c4 h5 45. cxb5 h4 46. b6
Kc6 47. Nb4+ Kxb6 48. Nd3 h3 49. Nf2 h2 50. Ke3 Kb5 51. Kf3 Nh5 52. a3 Kc4 53.
Nh1 Kc3 54. Ke3 Kc4 55. Kf3 Kc3 56. Ke3 Kc4 57. Kf3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Olympiad Women-40"]
[Site "Istanbul"]
[Date "2012.09.09"]
[Round "11.1"]
[White "Stefanova, Antoaneta"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2502"]
[BlackElo "2599"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[EventDate "2012.08.28"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 150 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.10.19"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.10.19"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Bulgaria (W)"]
[BlackTeam "China (W)"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "BUL"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CHN"]

1. d4 e6 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bxf6 Qxf6 7. cxd5 exd5 8.
Qb3 Qb6 9. e3 c6 10. Bd3 Bd6 11. Qc2 Be6 12. O-O Nd7 13. Rab1 a5 14. a3 O-O 15.
b4 axb4 16. axb4 Ra3 17. Na4 Qc7 18. Nc5 Bg4 19. Bh7+ Kh8 20. Bf5 Bxf3 21. Nxd7
Be4 22. Bxe4 Qxd7 23. Bf5 Qe7 24. b5 c5 25. dxc5 Bxc5 26. Rfd1 Rd8 27. Rd2 Bb4
28. Rd4 Bc5 29. Rd2 Bb4 30. Rd4 Bc5 31. Rd2 Bb4 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-Cup (Women) 17th"]
[Site "Eilat"]
[Date "2012.10.11"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Kosteniuk, Alexandra"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B10"]
[WhiteElo "2605"]
[BlackElo "2490"]
[PlyCount "118"]
[EventDate "2012.10.11"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 150 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.10.19"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.10.19"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Monte Carlo (W)"]
[BlackTeam "SHSM Nashe Nasledie (W)"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "MNC"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 c6 2. d3 d5 3. Nd2 e5 4. Ngf3 Bd6 5. d4 exd4 6. exd5 Nf6 7. dxc6 Nxc6 8.
Be2 O-O 9. Nb3 Re8 10. O-O Bg4 11. h3 Bxf3 12. Bxf3 Be5 13. Nc5 Rc8 14. Nd3 Bb8
15. Bg5 h6 16. Bh4 g5 17. Bg3 Bxg3 18. fxg3 Qd6 19. Rf2 Kg7 20. Qd2 Qxg3 21.
Raf1 Re7 22. c3 Ne5 23. cxd4 Nc4 24. Qb4 Rcc7 25. Rc1 Ne3 26. Rxc7 Rxc7 27. Qd2
Nf5 28. Ne5 Nd6 29. Rf1 Qh4 30. Qd3 Qg3 31. Qd2 Nf5 32. Qd3 Nd6 33. Qd2 Nf5 34.
Qd3 Qf4 35. Bxb7 Qxd4+ 36. Qxd4 Nxd4 37. Ba6 Rc2 38. Rf2 Rc1+ 39. Rf1 Rc2 40.
Rf2 Rc1+ 41. Kh2 h5 42. Rd2 Nf5 43. Rf2 Nd6 44. Bd3 h4 45. Rf1 Rc7 46. g3 Re7
47. Nf3 Re3 48. Ba6 hxg3+ 49. Kxg3 Nf5+ 50. Kh2 g4 51. hxg4 Nxg4+ 52. Kh3 Ne5
53. Bb7 Nd6 54. Ba8 f5 55. Kg3 Nd3 56. Kh4 Kf6 57. b3 Re8 58. Rd1 Rxa8 59. Rxd3
Ne4 0-1

[Event "EU-Cup (Women) 17th"]
[Site "Eilat"]
[Date "2012.10.12"]
[Round "2.4"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Stefanova, Antoaneta"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2605"]
[BlackElo "2493"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "2012.10.11"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 150 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.10.19"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.10.19"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Monte Carlo (W)"]
[BlackTeam "AVS (W)"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "MNC"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. Bxc6 dxc6 7. dxe5 Nf5
8. Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. Nc3 Bd7 10. Rd1 Kc8 11. Ng5 Be8 12. Nge4 b6 13. f3 Kb7 14. Kf2
c5 15. Nd5 Rd8 16. Bg5 Rd7 17. c4 h6 18. Bd2 Nd4 19. Bc3 Ne6 20. Rd2 Rd8 21.
Rad1 a5 22. h4 h5 23. Ng5 Nxg5 24. hxg5 Bc6 25. Nf4 Rxd2+ 26. Rxd2 Be7 27. g6
fxg6 28. Nxg6 Re8 29. Re2 a4 30. f4 Bd7 31. e6 Bxe6 32. Rxe6 Bh4+ 33. Nxh4 Rxe6
34. Bxg7 Re4 35. Ng6 Rxc4 36. f5 a3 37. bxa3 Rc2+ 38. Kg3 Rxa2 39. f6 Rxa3+ 40.
Kh4 c4 41. f7 Ra8 42. Kxh5 c5 43. Kg4 b5 44. f8=Q Rxf8 45. Bxf8 Kc6 46. Kf3 1-0

[Event "EU-Cup (Women) 17th"]
[Site "Eilat"]
[Date "2012.10.13"]
[Round "3.2"]
[White "Danielian, Elina"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2476"]
[BlackElo "2605"]
[PlyCount "178"]
[EventDate "2012.10.11"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 150 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.10.19"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.10.19"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Mika (W)"]
[BlackTeam "Monte Carlo (W)"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ARM"]
[BlackTeamCountry "MNC"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. Nc3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 e6 6. O-O Be7 7. b3 O-O 8. Bb2
d6 9. d4 cxd4 10. Nxd4 Bxg2 11. Kxg2 Qd7 12. e3 Nc6 13. Nxc6 Qxc6+ 14. Qf3 Rfc8
15. Rfd1 a6 16. Rd2 Rab8 17. Rc1 Kf8 18. Ba3 Qxf3+ 19. Kxf3 Rc6 20. Ne2 Rbc8
21. Rcd1 d5 22. Bxe7+ Kxe7 23. cxd5 Nxd5 24. Nf4 Nc3 25. Rd7+ Ke8 26. R1d2 e5
27. Nh3 Rh6 28. Ng5 Rf6+ 29. Kg2 h6 30. Nh3 Ne4 31. Rd1 g5 32. R7d5 Re6 33. g4
Nf6 34. Rd6 Ke7 35. R6d2 Nxg4 36. Rd7+ Kf8 37. R1d6 Rc6 38. Rxe6 Rxe6 39. Ng1
Nf6 40. Ra7 a5 41. Ne2 Kg7 42. Ng3 Kg6 43. e4 h5 44. f3 Rc6 45. Rb7 g4 46. fxg4
hxg4 47. a3 Nh7 48. h4 gxh3+ 49. Kxh3 Ng5+ 50. Kg2 f6 51. b4 a4 52. b5 Rc2+ 53.
Kf1 Rc3 54. Kg2 Rxa3 55. Rxb6 Rb3 56. Ra6 Rb4 57. Nf5 Rb2+ 58. Kg1 Nxe4 59.
Ne7+ Kf7 60. Nf5 Rxb5 61. Rxa4 Ke6 62. Ne3 Rb1+ 63. Kg2 Rb2+ 64. Kg1 Nc5 65.
Ra8 Re2 66. Ng2 Ne4 67. Kf1 Ng3+ 68. Kg1 f5 69. Ra6+ Kd5 70. Ra5+ Kd4 71. Ra3
Ne4 72. Nh4 Nd6 73. Kf1 Rb2 74. Ra6 Kd5 75. Ra5+ Ke6 76. Nf3 Rb5 77. Ra6 Kd5
78. Ra4 e4 79. Nd4 Rb1+ 80. Kf2 f4 81. Ne2 Ke5 82. Ra5+ Rb5 83. Ra2 f3 84. Nc3
Rc5 85. Nd1 Nf5 86. Rb2 Kf4 87. Ra2 e3+ 88. Ke1 Rc1 89. Ra4+ Ke5 0-1

[Event "EU-Cup (Women) 17th"]
[Site "Eilat"]
[Date "2012.10.15"]
[Round "5.3"]
[White "Bodnaruk, Anastasia"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2425"]
[BlackElo "2605"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "2012.10.11"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 150 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.10.19"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.10.19"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Chigorin Club (W)"]
[BlackTeam "Monte Carlo (W)"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "MNC"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. Nc3 a6 4. g3 Nc6 5. Bg2 d6 6. d4 cxd4 7. Nxd4 Bd7 8. O-O
Nf6 9. h3 Be7 10. Be3 O-O 11. Nde2 b5 12. a3 Rb8 13. g4 a5 14. Ng3 b4 15. axb4
axb4 16. Nce2 d5 17. g5 Nxe4 18. Nxe4 dxe4 19. Ng3 Ne5 20. Bf4 Rb5 21. Nxe4 Ng6
22. Bg3 Rd5 23. Qc1 Bb5 24. Rd1 Rxd1+ 25. Qxd1 Bxg5 26. Qh5 h6 27. h4 Nxh4 28.
Bxh4 Bxh4 29. Qxb5 f5 30. Nc5 Bxf2+ 31. Kxf2 Qd4+ 32. Kf1 Qf4+ 33. Kg1 Qd4+ 34.
Kf1 Qf4+ 35. Ke2 Qe5+ 36. Kf3 Qd5+ 37. Kf2 Qd4+ 38. Ke1 Qe5+ 39. Kf2 Qd4+
1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-Cup (Women) 17th"]
[Site "Eilat"]
[Date "2012.10.16"]
[Round "6.2"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Efroimski, Marsel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B19"]
[WhiteElo "2605"]
[BlackElo "2162"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "2012.10.11"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 150 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.10.19"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.10.19"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Monte Carlo (W)"]
[BlackTeam "Rishon Le Zion (W)"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "MNC"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ISR"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bf5 5. Ng3 Bg6 6. h4 h6 7. Nf3 Nd7 8. h5
Bh7 9. Bd3 Bxd3 10. Qxd3 e6 11. Bd2 Ngf6 12. O-O-O Be7 13. Kb1 O-O 14. Ne4 Nxe4
15. Qxe4 Nf6 16. Qe2 Qd5 17. Be3 a5 18. Ne5 a4 19. f3 Qa5 20. c4 Qa6 21. g4 a3
22. b3 b5 23. g5 hxg5 24. Qc2 bxc4 25. h6 cxb3 26. axb3 g6 27. Nxg6 Bb4 28. h7+
Kg7 29. Nxf8 a2+ 30. Ka1 Rxf8 31. Bxg5 Nd5 32. Bh6+ Kh8 33. Rdg1 1-0

[Event "EU-Cup (Women) 17th"]
[Site "Eilat"]
[Date "2012.10.17"]
[Round "7.1"]
[White "Kovanova, Baira"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A37"]
[WhiteElo "2408"]
[BlackElo "2605"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "2012.10.11"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 150 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.10.19"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.10.19"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Ugra (W)"]
[BlackTeam "Monte Carlo (W)"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "MNC"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. c4 Nc6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. O-O d6 6. Nc3 Nh6 7. b3 O-O 8. Bb2
Bd7 9. d3 Rb8 10. Qd2 Nf5 11. e3 a6 12. Ne2 e5 13. d4 cxd4 14. exd4 e4 15. Ne1
Re8 16. Nc2 b5 17. Bc3 bxc4 18. bxc4 Bh6 19. Ne3 a5 20. Nf4 Nh4 21. Bh1 Bxf4
22. gxf4 Qf6 23. Nd5 Qf5 24. Qe3 Nb4 25. Bxb4 axb4 26. Bxe4 Rxe4 27. Qxe4 Qh3
28. Nf6+ Kg7 29. Nxd7 Re8 30. Ne5 dxe5 0-1

[Event "Hoogeveen Unive Crown 16th"]
[Site "Hoogeveen"]
[Date "2012.10.21"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Tiviakov, Sergei"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C10"]
[WhiteElo "2623"]
[BlackElo "2656"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2012.10.21"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 151"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.11.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.11.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nd7 5. Nf3 Ngf6 6. Nxf6+ Nxf6 7. Be3 Bd6
8. Bd3 b6 9. Ne5 O-O 10. Qf3 Nd5 11. Bd2 Bb7 12. c4 Bxe5 13. dxe5 Ne7 14. Qg3
Ng6 15. O-O-O Qd4 16. Rhe1 Qh4 17. f3 Qxg3 18. hxg3 Rfd8 19. Bg5 Re8 20. Bxg6
fxg6 21. Rd7 Rac8 22. Red1 Bc6 23. Rd8 b5 24. Rxc8 Rxc8 25. Rd8+ Rxd8 26. Bxd8
bxc4 27. Kd2 Kf7 28. Bxc7 g5 29. Kc3 g4 30. fxg4 Bd5 31. a3 Ke8 32. Kb4 Kd7 33.
Bb8 a6 34. Kc5 c3 35. bxc3 Bxg2 36. Bd6 Bf3 37. g5 g6 38. c4 Be2 39. a4 Bf1 40.
a5 Be2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Hoogeveen Unive Crown 16th"]
[Site "Hoogeveen"]
[Date "2012.10.22"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Giri, Anish"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B93"]
[WhiteElo "2623"]
[BlackElo "2693"]
[Annotator "Safarli,E"]
[PlyCount "115"]
[EventDate "2012.10.21"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 151"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.11.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.11.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f4 {I think that by
selecting this variation, White simply wished to play without much preparation
- he just wanted to create problems for Black over the board. Let's see what
happens...} e5 7. Nf3 Nbd7 8. a4 Qc7 {Black doesn't allow White to develop his
bishop on c4.} ({The main line is} 8... Be7 9. Bc4 ({or} 9. Bd3 O-O 10. O-O
exf4 (10... Nc5)) 9... O-O 10. O-O exf4 11. Bxf4 Qb6+) 9. Bd3 Be7 10. O-O O-O
11. Kh1 Nc5 (11... b6 {This was another setup for Black which is also
interesting}) 12. Qe2 Bd7 13. fxe5 dxe5 14. Bg5 Be6 15. Nh4 Nxd3 16. cxd3 Ne8
$1 {After this typical manoeuvre Black doesn't have any problems.} 17. Bxe7
Qxe7 18. Nf3 ({Black is also okay after} 18. Nf5 Bxf5 19. Rxf5 (19. exf5 Nf6)
19... Nc7) 18... f6 (18... Qd6 $5) 19. d4 Rc8 20. Rac1 ({Of course} 20. d5 {
here would be a mistake because after} Bg4 {even though White has a well
protected passed pawn, Black's position is still much better, taking into
account the strong knight on d6 and White's weaknesses on the queenside.} 21.
h3 Bxf3 22. Rxf3 Nd6 $15) 20... exd4 21. Nd5 Qd6 22. Rxc8 Bxc8 23. Qc4 Be6 24.
Nxd4 Rf7 25. h3 $6 (25. Re1 $5) (25. Rd1 $5) 25... Bxd5 {Anish was playing too
fast.} ({I think after} 25... Qe5 $1 $15 {Black would have a slightly better
position without any risk.}) 26. exd5 Nc7 27. Nf5 $1 Qxd5 28. Qg4 h5 $2 {
Another mistake.} ({Black should have played} 28... Rd7 $1 29. Nxg7 Rxg7 30.
Qc8+ Kf7 31. Qxc7+ Kg6 32. Qf4 Qe5 $11 {with equality.}) 29. Qxh5 Rd7 30. Re1
$1 Kf8 $1 (30... Qf7 31. Qg4) 31. Qh8+ Qg8 32. Qh4 a5 33. Qg4 (33. Re3 Qd5 $1)
(33. b4 Qd5 $1) 33... Qf7 ({Now} 33... Qd5 $2 {is wrong because of} 34. Nxg7 $1
Rxg7 35. Qc8+ Kf7 36. Qxc7+ Kg6 37. Qc2+ f5 38. b3 $16) 34. Nh4 (34. Qf3 $1 {
was also possible and probably even better. White's attack might be strong here
} b6 35. Qa3+ Kg8 36. Qe3 Qh5 (36... Nd5 $2 37. Qg3 $1 {and White is almost
winning in this spectacular line} Qh5 38. Qb8+ Kh7 39. Re4 $1 $18 Qxf5 40. Rh4+
Kg6 41. Qe8+ Rf7 (41... Kg5 42. Qh5#) 42. Rg4+ $1 $18) 37. Ne7+ Kf8 38. Nc8 (
38. Qxb6 $2 Qe8 $1) 38... b5 39. axb5 Qxb5 40. Nd6 Qb8 $8 41. Qe4 $40) 34... g5
$6 {Black did not necessarily have to weaken his pawns on the queenside} ({
Better was} 34... Qd5 $1 {and it seems after} 35. Ng6+ Kf7 {Black has nothing
to worry about}) 35. Nf5 Qd5 36. Rf1 Qd3 37. Ng3 Ne8 38. Rf3 $6 ({After} 38.
Kh2 $16 {Black was supposed to defend in an unpleasant position.}) 38... Qd1+
39. Kh2 Rd3 $1 {Nice trick, after which the position gets simplified and most
probably the game is going to end in a draw.} 40. Qxg5 Rxf3 41. Qc5+ Qd6 $5 (
41... Kg8 {is possible as well} 42. gxf3 Qxf3 43. h4 Qb3 $11) 42. Qxd6+ Nxd6
43. gxf3 Nc4 44. Ne4 Nxb2 45. Nc5 Kf7 46. Nxb7 Nxa4 47. Nxa5 Kg6 48. Kg3 Nc3
49. Nb3 Ne2+ 50. Kg4 f5+ 51. Kh4 Kh6 52. Nd2 Nd4 53. Kg3 Kg5 54. Nf1 f4+ 55.
Kg2 Kh4 56. Nd2 Nc2 57. Nc4 Ne1+ 58. Kf2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Hoogeveen Unive Crown 16th"]
[Site "Hoogeveen"]
[Date "2012.10.23"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B81"]
[WhiteElo "2775"]
[BlackElo "2623"]
[Annotator "Safarli,E"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[EventDate "2012.10.21"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 151"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.11.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.11.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e6 6. g4 h6 7. Rg1 (7. h4 Nc6
8. Rg1 h5 9. gxh5 Nxh5 10. Bg5 Nf6 {is the main line. Hundreds of games have
been played here and most are extremely important.}) 7... e5 $6 {This move
weakens Black's position and probably she does not have sufficient counterplay.
} (7... Nc6 {is I think the best for Black.} 8. Be3 {Probably this was
Hikaru's plan during his preparation.} (8. h4 h5 {transposes to the main lines}
)) 8. Bb5+ Nbd7 (8... Bd7 $6 {is dubious because after} 9. Bxd7+ Qxd7 (9...
Nbxd7 10. Nf5 Nc5 11. Qf3 {and I don't like Black's position here.}) 10. Nf5 g6
(10... h5 $2 {now it doesn't work because after} 11. Bg5 {White is almost
winning.}) 11. Ne3 $14 {White is just much better.}) 9. Nf5 a6 10. Bxd7+ Qxd7
11. g5 (11. Qf3 $5 {was also possible.}) 11... Nxe4 12. Nxg7+ $1 Bxg7 13. Nxe4
Qc6 14. Qd3 $1 {I liked this quiet move. First I was looking at 14.Nxd6+, but
it seems that Black is okay there, compared to the game.} (14. Nxd6+ Ke7 15.
Nxc8+ Raxc8 16. c3 Rcd8 17. Qg4 hxg5 18. Bxg5+ Bf6 19. h4 Bxg5 20. Qxg5+ Qf6 {
with a good chances to save the game.}) 14... Ke7 15. gxh6 Bxh6 16. Bxh6 Rxh6
17. Qe3 $1 Rh5 $8 18. Rd1 $1 ({A little lapse in caution after} 18. O-O-O Bf5
19. Nc3 Rah8 20. Rd2 Kf8 {could take Black to an okay position.}) 18... Bf5 19.
Ng3 Bxc2 $2 (19... Rah8 $1 {was the last chance for Hou Yifan} 20. h3 $1 {
This seems very strong and it's the first line of my engine. I doubt that
White wanted to play it.} (20. Nxh5 $6 Rxh5 $132 {Here Black has enough
compensation.}) 20... Bxh3 21. Nxh5 Rxh5 22. Kd2 $1 Bf5 23. Qc3 Qb6 24. Kc1 Rh2
25. Rgf1 {White is better here, but anyway it's not so easy.}) 20. Nxh5 Bxd1
21. Kxd1 Qd5+ 22. Ke2 Qxa2 23. Qg5+ Kd7 24. Qf5+ ({White could have won the
game by force after} 24. Rc1 $1 Qxb2+ 25. Kf1 $18) 24... Ke7 25. Qc2 Qa5 26.
Ng3 Qb5+ 27. Kf3 Qc6+ 28. Qe4 Rh8 29. Nf5+ Kd7 30. h4 {White has an
overwhelming advantage. In a few moves Black is obliged to confess to being
defeated.} Qb5 31. Rd1 Qxb2 32. Nxd6 Kc7 33. Nc4 Qb5 34. Nxe5 f6 35. Rc1+ Kb8
36. Rb1 f5 37. Qxf5 Qd5+ 38. Qe4 Rf8+ 39. Ke3 Qc5+ 40. Qd4 Qxd4+ 41. Kxd4 Rf4+
42. Ke3 Rxh4 43. f4 Kc7 44. f5 Kd6 45. Ng6 Rh7 46. Rd1+ Kc7 47. Kf4 b5 48. f6
Rf7 49. Ke5 1-0

[Event "Hoogeveen Unive Crown 16th"]
[Site "Hoogeveen"]
[Date "2012.10.25"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Tiviakov, Sergei"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B52"]
[WhiteElo "2656"]
[BlackElo "2623"]
[Annotator "Safarli,E"]
[PlyCount "139"]
[EventDate "2012.10.21"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 151"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.11.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.11.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Bd7 4. Bxd7+ Qxd7 5. c4 Nf6 6. Nc3 g6 7. d4 cxd4 8.
Nxd4 Bg7 9. h3 {Three days previously Sergey played 9.f3 against Nakamura} Qc7
10. Qe2 $5 ({White mostly plays this way:} 10. b3 Qa5 11. Bd2 Nxe4 12. Nxe4 Qe5
13. Qb1 f5 14. Bc3 Qxe4+ 15. Qxe4 fxe4 {The position gets less complex and it
seems to me that Black equalises without many problems.} 16. Nb5 Bxc3+ 17. Nxc3
Nd7 18. Nxe4 Rc8 19. Kd2 Nc5 20. Rhe1 Nxe4+ 21. Rxe4 Rf8 22. f3 Kd7 23. a4 a5
24. Rae1 Rf7 25. Ke3 {1/2-1/2 Spasov,V (2594)-Mamedov,N (2587) Konya TUR 2011})
10... Nc6 11. Nc2 O-O 12. O-O a6 13. Bd2 {Sergey is just trying to develop his
pieces. The position is of course about equal.} e6 14. Rac1 Rfe8 15. Be3 Ne5
16. Na3 (16. b3 b5 $1) 16... Rac8 17. b3 Qa5 18. Nab1 d5 $1 (18... b5 $6 {
is dubious because after} 19. cxb5 axb5 20. Qxb5 Qxb5 21. Nxb5 Nxe4 22. f3 $1
Ng3 23. Nxd6 Ne2+ 24. Kh1 Rxc1 25. Rxc1 Nxc1 26. Nxe8 Nxa2 27. Nxg7 Kxg7 28.
Bd4 f6 29. Bxe5 fxe5 30. Kg1 $16 {White can get a winning endgame in a more or
less forced line.}) 19. f4 (19. cxd5 exd5 20. exd5 Nxd5 21. Nxd5 Qxd5 22. Rxc8
Rxc8 23. Rd1 Qe6 24. Na3 {would be just equal.}) 19... Nc6 20. e5 Nh5 21. Qf2
$6 {Although this move led White to victory, in my opinion a better move would
be 21.g4, with a draw as a probable outcome. The move that White chose to play
could provoke huge problems for him. However, Black did not cash in on that
opportunity.} (21. g4 Ng3 (21... d4 22. gxh5 dxe3 23. Ne4 $13) 22. Qf2 Nxf1 23.
Bb6 Qb4 24. Bc5 Qa5 25. Bb6 $11) 21... d4 $1 22. Bxd4 Nxd4 23. Qxd4 g5 $1 (
23... Ng3 $5 {was also interesting, but 23...g5! is much stronger} 24. Rf3 Bf8
25. Kh2 Nf5) 24. fxg5 Bxe5 25. Qf2 Bf4 $2 {Black has played very reasonably
and strongly, but unfortunately now Hou Yifan misses an opportunity to take
the initiative.} (25... Ng3 $1 26. Rfd1 (26. Qxf7+ Kh8 27. Rf2 Qc5 28. g6 hxg6
29. Qxg6 Qe3 $1 30. Qc2 Rcd8) 26... Red8 {and probably White is in big trouble
here.}) 26. Ne4 $1 $16 Bxc1 27. Rxc1 {White chose a more positional way.} (27.
Qxf7+ Kh8 28. Rxc1 Ng7 29. Nbd2 $16) 27... Qe5 28. Re1 Kh8 29. Nbd2 Red8 30.
Nf3 $16 {White had a very nice position, and I didn't have any doubts that
Sergey would gain victory in this round.} Qf4 31. g3 Qc7 32. Qb2+ Ng7 33. Ne5
Qb6+ 34. Kg2 Rc7 35. c5 Qb4 36. Qf2 Rd5 37. Nd6 Nf5 38. Nexf7+ Rxf7 39. Nxf7+
Kg7 40. Nd6 Nxd6 41. Qf6+ Kg8 42. Qxe6+ $1 Kg7 (42... Nf7 43. Rf1 $1 Rd2+ 44.
Kh1 $18) 43. cxd6 {This also wins, but 43.Qf6 would mate Black in nine moves.}
({For example:} 43. Qf6+ Kg8 44. Qd8+ Kg7 (44... Kf7 45. Re7+ Kg6 46. Qg8+) 45.
Re7+ Nf7 46. Qxd5) 43... Qxd6 44. Qxd6 Rxd6 45. Re7+ Kg8 46. Rxb7 Rd2+ 47. Kf3
Rxa2 48. Kg4 Rd2 49. h4 a5 50. Kh5 Rd6 51. Ra7 Rb6 52. Kg4 Rb4+ 53. Kh3 Rb5 54.
Kh2 Kh8 55. Kg2 Kg8 56. Kh3 Kh8 57. Kg4 Rb4+ 58. Kf5 Rxb3 59. h5 Rf3+ 60. Kg4
Rf8 61. Rxa5 Rb8 62. h6 Kg8 63. Kh5 Kf7 64. Rf5+ Ke6 65. Rf4 Rb3 66. Rf6+ Ke7
67. Ra6 Kf7 68. Ra7+ Kg8 69. Ra8+ Kf7 70. Rh8 1-0

[Event "Hoogeveen Unive Crown 16th"]
[Site "Hoogeveen"]
[Date "2012.10.26"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B56"]
[WhiteElo "2623"]
[BlackElo "2775"]
[Annotator "Safarli,E"]
[PlyCount "141"]
[EventDate "2012.10.21"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 151"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.11.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.11.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Qxd4 e5 {Black chose to play 4...e5, but I
don't really like it - because it weakens Black's position.} ({The most normal
and main line is:} 4... Nc6 5. Bb5 Bd7 6. Bxc6 Bxc6 7. Nc3 Nf6 8. Bg5 e6 9.
O-O-O {etc.}) 5. Qd1 Nf6 6. Nc3 (6. Bd3 $5 {was another setup, where White had
a solid and slightly better position} Be7 7. O-O O-O 8. c4 {etc.}) 6... h6 7.
Bc4 Be6 8. Bb3 (8. Bxe6 {would be possible as well, but it seems that after}
fxe6 9. Nh4 Rg8 (9... Kf7 $2 10. f4 $1 exf4 11. e5 $1 Nfd7 12. Qh5+ Kg8 13.
Bxf4 $16) 10. Ng6 Nc6 11. O-O Kf7 12. Nxf8 Rxf8 {Black has a reasonable
position with equal chances.}) 8... Be7 9. O-O O-O 10. Be3 Nc6 11. Qe2 Na5 12.
Rfd1 Qc7 13. Nd5 Nxd5 14. Bxd5 Nc4 15. c3 Rac8 16. Rac1 a6 ({I think} 16... Qa5
$1 {would be strong, with equality.}) 17. b3 Nxe3 18. Qxe3 $14 Bd7 19. Rc2 Kh7
20. Nd2 g6 $6 (20... b5 {was better}) 21. Qa7 $1 Rb8 22. Nc4 $1 f5 ({It's
funny that even after} 22... Bd8 {White can play} 23. Nb6 $1) 23. Qb6 {White
decided to simplify the position.} ({Perhaps Black would find it harder to
defend with a queen on the board after:} 23. Nb6) 23... Rfc8 24. Qxc7 Rxc7 25.
Nb6 Bc6 26. f3 Bg5 27. Nc4 (27. Kf2 {I think it would be better. In this case
White saves the knight. This would have made it harder for Black to defend})
27... b5 $1 28. Bxc6 (28. Nxd6 {leads to a draw after} Rd8 29. c4 $1 Be3+ (
29... Rxd6 $2 30. cxb5 axb5 31. Bg8+ $1 Kxg8 32. Rxd6 $18) 30. Kh1 b4 31. c5
Bxd5 32. Rxd5 Bxc5 33. Rcxc5 Rxc5 34. Rxc5 Rxd6 $11) 28... bxc4 29. Bd5 cxb3
30. axb3 {The position is also good for White. Anyway, Black still has to work
for a draw.} Rb6 31. Kf2 a5 32. Ra1 Rc5 33. Ke2 Kg7 34. Kd3 Rb8 35. Ra4 Bd8 36.
b4 axb4 37. cxb4 Rxc2 38. Kxc2 Bb6 39. Kb3 Kf6 40. Kc4 Ke7 {So, after the
first time control White has some chances to win. However I thought Hikaru
would hold the position without too much difficulty.} 41. h3 Kd7 42. Bf7 fxe4
43. fxe4 Ke7 44. Bd5 Kd7 45. Ra3 Rf8 46. Ra6 Kc7 47. Ra2 g5 48. Rc2 Rf2 49.
Rxf2 Bxf2 50. g4 Be1 51. Be6 d5+ {This is interesting, but I think unnecessary.
} 52. exd5 e4 53. Kd4 Bxb4 54. Kxe4 Kd6 55. Kf5 Ba5 56. Kg6 Bd8 57. Kxh6 Ke5
58. Kg6 Be7 59. Kf7 Bb4 60. Ke8 Kd6 61. Bg8 Bd2 62. Kf8 Ba5 63. Kg7 Ke5 64. Kg6
Bd8 65. Kg7 Be7 66. Kf7 Bb4 67. Kg6 Be7 68. Be6 Bd8 69. Kf7 Kd6 70. Ke8 Ba5 71.
Kf7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Hoogeveen Unive Crown 16th"]
[Site "Hoogeveen"]
[Date "2012.10.27"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Giri, Anish"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E05"]
[WhiteElo "2693"]
[BlackElo "2623"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "2012.10.21"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 151"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.11.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.11.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 Be7 5. Nf3 O-O 6. O-O dxc4 7. Qa4 a6 8. Qxc4
b5 9. Qc2 Bb7 10. Bd2 Be4 11. Qc1 Bb7 12. Bf4 Nd5 13. Nc3 Nxf4 14. Qxf4 Nd7 15.
Rfd1 Bd6 16. Qe3 Nb6 17. a4 bxa4 18. Nxa4 Nxa4 19. Rxa4 Rb8 20. b3 Bd5 21. Nd2
Bb4 22. Bxd5 Bxd2 23. Qf3 Qxd5 24. Qxd5 exd5 25. Rxd2 Rb6 26. Rda2 Ra8 27. Ra5
c6 28. g4 g5 29. Kg2 Kg7 30. h4 gxh4 31. Kh3 Rxb3+ 32. Kxh4 Rb6 33. Kg5 h6+ 34.
Kf5 Re8 35. e3 Re6 36. Kf4 Rb1 37. Ra1 Rb2 38. Kg3 Rg6 39. Rh1 Rb6 40. Kf4 Rf6+
41. Kg3 Rg6 42. Kf4 Rf6+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Women-ch k.o."]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2012.11.11"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Ranasinghe, Sachini D"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C11"]
[WhiteElo "2606"]
[BlackElo "1821"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[EventDate "2012.11.11"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 152"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.01.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.01.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. f4 c5 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. Be3 a6 8. Qd2 b5
9. a3 g5 10. fxg5 cxd4 11. Nxd4 Ncxe5 12. Bd3 Bg7 13. O-O Bb7 14. Nce2 Qe7 15.
Ng3 Nxd3 16. cxd3 Rg8 17. Ngf5 Qf8 18. Nxg7+ Qxg7 19. Rac1 Qe5 20. Qf2 Qg7 21.
Rc7 Bc8 22. Rfc1 Kd8 23. Qc2 Ke7 24. Qc5+ 1-0

[Event "World Women-ch k.o."]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2012.11.12"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Ranasinghe, Sachini D"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B34"]
[WhiteElo "1821"]
[BlackElo "2606"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "2012.11.11"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 152"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.01.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.01.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Nc6 6. Be3 Nf6 7. Nd2 O-O 8.
Be2 Qc7 9. f4 d6 10. O-O Bd7 11. Qe1 a6 12. Qh4 b5 13. Rac1 Rac8 14. Nxc6 Bxc6
15. Bf3 Qb7 16. Rce1 Nxe4 17. Nxe4 Bxe4 18. Bxe4 Qxe4 19. Bc1 Bf6 20. Qh6 Qf5
21. Rf3 Bg7 22. Qh4 e6 23. g4 Qf6 24. g5 Qd8 25. Qg4 b4 26. Bd2 d5 27. Kg2 bxc3
28. Bxc3 d4 29. Bb4 Rc2+ 30. Rf2 Rxf2+ 31. Kxf2 Re8 32. Qf3 Qb6 33. Ba3 d3+ 34.
Kg3 Rd8 35. Rd1 Qb5 36. Be7 Rd5 37. a4 Qd7 38. Ba3 h6 39. h4 hxg5 40. hxg5 e5
41. Kg2 exf4 42. Qxf4 Qd8 0-1

[Event "World Women-ch k.o."]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2012.11.14"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "Socko, Monika"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2445"]
[BlackElo "2606"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "2012.11.11"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 152"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.01.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.01.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Ba6 5. Qb3 Be7 6. Nc3 c5 7. d5 exd5 8. cxd5
O-O 9. e4 Bxf1 10. Kxf1 d6 11. h3 Nbd7 12. Be3 a6 13. Kg1 b5 14. Qc2 Re8 15.
Ne2 Bf8 16. Ng3 g6 17. Kh2 Bg7 18. Rhe1 Rc8 19. Rad1 c4 20. Kh1 Nc5 21. Bxc5
Rxc5 22. Re2 h5 23. b4 Rc8 24. e5 dxe5 25. Nxe5 h4 26. Nc6 Qd7 27. Nf1 Nxd5 28.
Red2 Qxc6 29. Rxd5 Qf6 30. Ne3 Qb2 31. a4 Qxc2 32. Nxc2 bxa4 33. Ra5 Re2 34.
Ne3 c3 35. Rc5 Rb8 36. Rc4 a3 37. Kg1 a2 38. Ra1 c2 39. Kf1 Rxe3 0-1

[Event "World Women-ch k.o."]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2012.11.15"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Socko, Monika"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B53"]
[WhiteElo "2606"]
[BlackElo "2445"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[EventDate "2012.11.11"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 152"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.01.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.01.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Qxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bb5 Nd7 7. Qd2 g6 8. b3
Bg7 9. Bb2 O-O 10. Na4 Nf6 11. Bxc6 bxc6 12. e5 Ne4 13. Qb4 d5 14. Nd2 Bf5 15.
Nxe4 Bxe4 16. O-O Bxc2 17. Rfc1 Be4 18. f3 Bf5 19. Rxc6 Qd7 20. Rac1 Bh6 21.
Rc7 Be3+ 22. Kh1 Qd8 23. R1c6 Bd7 24. Rc2 d4 25. R2c4 Be6 26. R4c6 Bd5 27. Rc5
d3 28. Bd4 Rb8 29. Qxb8 Qxb8 30. Bxe3 Qa8 31. Kg1 Bxf3 32. Rc3 Qe4 33. Bd2 Qd4+
0-1

[Event "World Women-ch k.o."]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2012.11.16"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Socko, Monika"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B30"]
[WhiteElo "2606"]
[BlackElo "2445"]
[PlyCount "94"]
[EventDate "2012.11.11"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 152"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.01.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.01.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. Bb5 e6 4. Nf3 Nge7 5. O-O a6 6. Bxc6 Nxc6 7. d4 cxd4 8.
Nxd4 Qc7 9. Re1 Nxd4 10. Qxd4 Qc5 11. Qd3 Qc7 12. Bg5 f6 13. Bh4 Bd6 14. Bg3
Bxg3 15. hxg3 O-O 16. Rad1 b5 17. a4 b4 18. Nd5 Qc5 19. Ne3 a5 20. Rd2 Rd8 21.
Red1 Bb7 22. Qd4 Rac8 23. Qxc5 Rxc5 24. f3 Bc6 25. b3 Kf7 26. Rd4 Ke7 27. Rc4
Rxc4 28. Nxc4 d5 29. Nxa5 Ba8 30. exd5 Rxd5 31. Rxd5 exd5 32. c3 bxc3 33. b4 d4
34. Kf2 Bd5 35. Ke2 c2 36. Kd2 d3 37. b5 Kd6 38. b6 h5 39. Kc1 g5 40. Kd2 h4
41. g4 Kd7 42. Kc1 Bxf3 43. Nb3 Bxg2 44. a5 Kc6 45. Nd4+ Kc5 46. Nb3+ Kb5 47.
Kd2 h3 0-1

[Event "World Women-ch k.o."]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2012.11.16"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "Socko, Monika"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A61"]
[WhiteElo "2445"]
[BlackElo "2606"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "2012.11.11"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 152"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.01.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.01.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 e6 4. Nc3 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. Nf3 g6 7. h3 a6 8. a4 Qe7
9. Bf4 Nbd7 10. e3 Bg7 11. Be2 O-O 12. O-O Rb8 13. Nd2 Ne8 14. Nc4 b6 15. Qd2
f5 16. Rfe1 Ne5 17. Bxe5 Bxe5 18. Nxe5 dxe5 19. e4 f4 20. d6 Nxd6 21. Rad1 Rd8
22. Qc2 Kg7 23. Kh2 Qh4 24. Bf1 Be6 25. Nd5 Nf7 26. g3 fxg3+ 27. fxg3 Qh5 28.
Qc3 Ng5 29. Nf4 Qh6 30. Qxe5+ Kg8 31. Qc7 Rdc8 32. Qd6 Bb3 33. Rd3 c4 34. Rxb3
cxb3 35. Qd5+ Nf7 36. Bc4 Qg7 37. Re2 Rd8 38. Qe6 Re8 39. Qd7 Rbd8 40. Qb7 Rb8
41. Qa7 Qf6 42. Nd5 Qf3 43. Nf4 1-0

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord rap (Women)"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2012.12.14"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Zatonskih, Anna"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A61"]
[WhiteElo "2489"]
[BlackElo "2606"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[EventDate "2012.12.14"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2014"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.11.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.11.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c5 4. d5 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. Nc3 g6 7. Bf4 a6 8. a4
Bg7 9. h3 O-O 10. e3 Ne8 11. Be2 Nd7 12. O-O Rb8 13. Nd2 Qe7 14. Qc2 b6 15.
Rab1 Nc7 16. Rfd1 Ne5 17. b4 Bf5 18. e4 Bd7 19. bxc5 bxc5 20. Bg3 g5 21. Nc4
Nxc4 22. Bxc4 Be5 23. Bxe5 Qxe5 24. Ne2 a5 25. Rxb8 Rxb8 26. Rb1 Rb4 27. Rxb4
cxb4 28. Bb3 Na6 29. Ng3 Nc5 30. Qc4 Qc3 31. Qxc3 bxc3 32. Ne2 Nxb3 0-1

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord rap (Women)"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2012.12.14"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Muzychuk, Anna"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C88"]
[WhiteElo "2606"]
[BlackElo "2586"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "2012.12.14"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2014"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.11.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.11.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. d4
Nxd4 9. Nxd4 exd4 10. e5 Ne8 11. c3 dxc3 12. Nxc3 d6 13. Qf3 Rb8 14. Bf4 dxe5
15. Bxe5 Bd6 16. Rad1 Qg5 17. Bxd6 Nxd6 18. Rxd6 Bb7 19. Rd5 Bxd5 20. Bxd5 Rbd8
21. Bb3 c5 22. a3 c4 23. Bc2 Rfe8 24. Rb1 a5 25. h4 Qd2 26. Be4 b4 27. axb4
axb4 28. Ne2 g6 29. g4 Re7 30. Ng3 Qd4 31. Kg2 Rd6 32. g5 Rde6 33. Bd5 Re5 34.
Rd1 Qxh4 35. Qf6 Rxd5 36. Rxd5 Re8 37. Rd4 1-0

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord rap (Women)"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2012.12.14"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Lagno, Kateryna"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B66"]
[WhiteElo "2553"]
[BlackElo "2606"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2012.12.14"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2014"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.11.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.11.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bg5 e6 7. Qd2 a6 8.
O-O-O Be7 9. Nxc6 bxc6 10. Bf4 d5 11. Qe3 O-O 12. Be2 a5 13. Qg3 Ba6 14. Bf3
Nd7 15. h4 Bf6 16. e5 Be7 17. Bh6 g6 18. Bxf8 Bxf8 19. h5 Bg7 20. hxg6 hxg6 21.
Be2 Bxe2 22. Nxe2 Nxe5 23. c3 a4 24. a3 Nc4 25. Rh4 Qb6 26. Rxc4 dxc4 27. Qf4
Rb8 28. Rd2 Bf8 29. Nd4 Rb7 30. Qe4 Rd7 31. Re2 c5 32. Nc2 Qd6 33. Ne3 Bh6 34.
Qa8+ Rd8 35. Qxa4 Qh2 36. Kb1 Qg1+ 37. Ka2 Bxe3 38. fxe3 Qf1 39. Qc2 Rd1 40. b3
Rc1 0-1

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord rap (Women)"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2012.12.14"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Koneru, Humpy"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C83"]
[WhiteElo "2606"]
[BlackElo "2610"]
[PlyCount "98"]
[EventDate "2012.12.14"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2014"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.11.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.11.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Nxe4 6. d4 b5 7. Bb3 d5 8. dxe5
Be6 9. Nbd2 Be7 10. c3 Nc5 11. Bc2 d4 12. cxd4 Nxd4 13. Nxd4 Qxd4 14. Nf3 Qxd1
15. Rxd1 O-O 16. Be3 Rfd8 17. Rdc1 h6 18. Nd4 Bd5 19. f4 Ne6 20. Nxe6 fxe6 21.
Bg6 Rac8 22. Bc5 Kf8 23. Bxe7+ Kxe7 24. Rc5 Bc4 25. b3 Bd3 26. Bxd3 Rxd3 27.
Rac1 Kd7 28. Rc6 Rd4 29. g3 g5 30. f5 exf5 31. Rxh6 Re8 32. Rh7+ Ke6 33. Rhxc7
Kxe5 34. R7c5+ Kf6 35. Rc6+ Re6 36. Rxe6+ Kxe6 37. Rc6+ Kd5 38. Rxa6 Rd1+ 39.
Kf2 Rd2+ 40. Kf3 Rxh2 41. Ra5 Kc6 42. a4 g4+ 43. Ke3 bxa4 44. bxa4 Rg2 45. Kf4
Rf2+ 46. Kg5 Rg2 47. Kf4 Rf2+ 48. Kg5 Rg2 49. Kf4 Rf2+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord rap (Women)"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2012.12.15"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Stefanova, Antoaneta"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E14"]
[WhiteElo "2491"]
[BlackElo "2606"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "2012.12.14"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2014"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.11.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.11.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 e6 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. e3 b6 4. Bd3 Bb7 5. O-O d5 6. b3 Bd6 7. c4 O-O 8. Bb2
Nbd7 9. Nc3 a6 10. Rc1 Qe7 11. Na4 dxc4 12. bxc4 c5 13. Ne5 Rfd8 14. Qe2 Rab8
15. f4 cxd4 16. exd4 Ba3 17. Nxd7 Rxd7 18. Nxb6 Bxb2 19. Qxb2 Bc6 20. c5 Qd8
21. Rfd1 Nd5 22. Be4 Ne7 23. Bxc6 Nxc6 24. Rc4 Qc7 25. Qf2 Rdd8 26. f5 Qe7 27.
fxe6 fxe6 28. Rcc1 h6 29. Qe3 Qf6 30. d5 exd5 31. Nxd5 Qf7 32. Nc3 Re8 33. Qf2
Qxf2+ 34. Kxf2 Rb2+ 35. Kg1 Re5 36. Rd5 Rxd5 37. Nxd5 Rxa2 38. Rb1 Rc2 39. Rb6
Rxc5 40. Rxc6 Rxd5 41. Rxa6 Rd2 42. h3 Kh7 43. Kh2 Kg8 44. Kg1 Kh7 45. Kh2 Kg8
46. Kg1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord rap (Women)"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2012.12.15"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Paehtz, Elisabeth"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C28"]
[WhiteElo "2606"]
[BlackElo "2482"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[EventDate "2012.12.14"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2014"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.11.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.11.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Nf6 3. d3 Nc6 4. a3 Bc5 5. Nc3 a6 6. h3 d6 7. f4 Be6 8. Bxe6
fxe6 9. fxe5 dxe5 10. Nf3 Qd6 11. Bg5 O-O 12. Qd2 Nd4 13. Nxd4 Qxd4 14. O-O-O
b5 15. Ne2 Qd6 16. Rhf1 Nd7 17. Bh4 Qb6 18. Kb1 a5 19. Rxf8+ Rxf8 20. d4 exd4
21. Nxd4 Ne5 22. Nb3 Nc4 23. Qd7 Ne5 24. Qd2 Nc4 25. Qg5 Be3 26. Qh5 a4 27. Nc1
b4 28. Qe2 bxa3 29. b3 a2+ 30. Ka1 Bd4+ 31. Kxa2 axb3+ 32. cxb3 Qa5+ 33. Kb1
Qa1+ 0-1

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord rap (Women)"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2012.12.15"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Cramling, Pia"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2516"]
[BlackElo "2606"]
[PlyCount "176"]
[EventDate "2012.12.14"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2014"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.11.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.11.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 c5 4. e3 g6 5. Nc3 Bg7 6. Be2 O-O 7. O-O b6 8. b3 Bb7
9. Bb2 Qe7 10. Qc2 d6 11. Rad1 a6 12. Rfe1 Nbd7 13. Nd2 cxd4 14. exd4 Rac8 15.
Qb1 Nb8 16. Bf3 Bxf3 17. Nxf3 Qb7 18. d5 e5 19. a4 Nbd7 20. Nd2 Ne8 21. Nde4 h6
22. f3 f5 23. Nf2 Nc5 24. Ba1 Nf6 25. Rc1 Kh7 26. Nd3 Nxd3 27. Qxd3 Nd7 28. Qe2
Qc7 29. Kh1 h5 30. Na2 Bh6 31. Rc3 a5 32. Bb2 Rce8 33. Bc1 Bg7 34. Re3 Nc5 35.
Qc2 e4 36. fxe4 fxe4 37. R3e2 Nd3 38. Be3 Nxe1 39. Rxe1 Rf5 40. Kg1 Rxd5 41.
Nc3 Rf5 42. Nb5 Qd8 43. Qd2 Be5 44. Nd4 Rf7 45. Nc6 Qf6 46. Nxe5 dxe5 47. Qd5
Ref8 48. h3 Rd8 49. Qxe4 Qd6 50. Kh2 Rdd7 51. Kg1 Qb4 52. Rb1 Qd6 53. Re1 Rf5
54. Rb1 Rdf7 55. Re1 Qf6 56. Kh2 Qd6 57. Kg1 Rc7 58. Kh2 Qc6 59. Qxc6 Rxc6 60.
Rd1 Rff6 61. Rd7+ Kg8 62. Bh6 Rf7 63. Rd8+ Kh7 64. Be3 Kg7 65. Rd5 Re7 66. Bg5
Ree6 67. Rd7+ Kf8 68. Rd8+ Re8 69. Rd7 e4 70. Bh6+ Kg8 71. Be3 Ree6 72. Rd8+
Kf7 73. Rd7+ Ke8 74. Ra7 Red6 75. c5 bxc5 76. Rxa5 Rd3 77. Bxc5 Re6 78. Ra8+
Kd7 79. Ra7+ Kc8 80. a5 e3 81. a6 e2 82. Ra8+ Kc7 83. a7 e1=Q 84. Rc8+ Kxc8 85.
a8=Q+ Kc7 86. Qa7+ Kc6 87. Qa6+ Kxc5 88. Qc4+ Kb6 0-1

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord blizt (Women)"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2012.12.16"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Kosteniuk, Alexandra"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B85"]
[WhiteElo "2501"]
[BlackElo "2606"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[EventDate "2012.12.16"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2014"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.11.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.11.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e6 6. Be2 Nc6 7. Be3 Be7 8.
O-O O-O 9. f4 a6 10. a4 Bd7 11. Nb3 b6 12. Bf3 Qc7 13. g4 Bc8 14. g5 Nd7 15.
Bg2 Bb7 16. Qh5 Rfe8 17. Rf3 g6 18. Qh6 Bf8 19. Qh4 Bg7 20. Rh3 Nf8 21. f5 Bxc3
22. f6 h5 23. Bf3 Bxf6 24. gxf6 Ne5 25. Bxh5 Nh7 26. Be2 1-0

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord blizt (Women)"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2012.12.16"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Khotenashvili, Bela"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B19"]
[WhiteElo "2606"]
[BlackElo "2504"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2012.12.16"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2014"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.11.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.11.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bf5 5. Ng3 Bg6 6. h4 h6 7. Nf3 Nd7 8. h5
Bh7 9. Bd3 Bxd3 10. Qxd3 e6 11. Bd2 Qc7 12. O-O-O Ngf6 13. Ne4 Nxe4 14. Qxe4
Nf6 15. Qe2 O-O-O 16. g3 Bd6 17. Kb1 Rd7 18. c4 c5 19. Bc3 cxd4 20. Nxd4 a6 21.
Nb3 Qc6 22. Rhe1 Rhd8 23. Nd4 Qc5 24. g4 Bf4 25. b4 Qc7 26. f3 Kb8 27. Bb2 e5
28. Nf5 Rxd1+ 29. Rxd1 Rxd1+ 30. Qxd1 Qxc4 31. Nxg7 Nd5 32. Nf5 Nxb4 33. Qd6+
Ka7 34. Bd4+ exd4 35. Qxd4+ Qxd4 36. Nxd4 Nd3 37. Kc2 Ne5 38. Kc3 Kb6 39. Kb4
Nc6+ 40. Nxc6 Kxc6 0-1

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord blizt (Women)"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2012.12.16"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Zatonskih, Anna"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B20"]
[WhiteElo "2489"]
[BlackElo "2606"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[EventDate "2012.12.16"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2014"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.11.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.11.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. d3 Nc6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. f4 d6 6. Nf3 Nf6 7. O-O O-O 8. h3 Rb8
9. a4 a6 10. g4 b5 11. axb5 axb5 12. c3 Nd7 13. Be3 b4 14. d4 cxd4 15. cxd4 Qb6
16. Bf2 Qd8 17. Nbd2 e5 18. d5 Na5 19. f5 Ba6 20. Re1 Bb5 21. Nb3 Nb7 22. Qd2
Bc4 23. Qxb4 Bxb3 24. Qxb3 Nbc5 25. Qc3 Qb6 26. Rab1 Qb4 27. Nd2 Bh6 28. Nc4
Qxc3 29. bxc3 Nd3 30. Red1 Rxb1 31. Rxb1 Rc8 32. Bf1 Rxc4 33. Bxd3 Rxc3 34. Be2
Rxh3 35. Rb7 Nf8 36. Rb6 Be3 37. Kg2 Bxb6 38. Bxb6 Rb3 1-0

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord blizt (Women)"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2012.12.16"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Zhao, Xue"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A14"]
[WhiteElo "2565"]
[BlackElo "2606"]
[PlyCount "168"]
[EventDate "2012.12.16"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2014"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.11.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.11.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. c4 Nf6 3. g3 b6 4. Bg2 Bb7 5. O-O e6 6. b3 Be7 7. Bb2 O-O 8. d3 d5
9. cxd5 Nxd5 10. Nbd2 Nc6 11. a3 Bf6 12. Qc2 Rc8 13. Ne4 Be7 14. Qd2 h6 15.
Rac1 Na5 16. Qc2 Nc6 17. Qb1 f5 18. Ned2 Bf6 19. Nc4 Nd4 20. e4 Nxf3+ 21. Bxf3
fxe4 22. Bxe4 Qe7 23. Ne5 Qc7 24. Qa1 Ne7 25. b4 Bxe4 26. dxe4 Qb7 27. Qa2 Qxe4
28. Qxe6+ Kh7 29. bxc5 Rxc5 30. Rce1 Qf5 31. Qxf5+ Nxf5 32. Nd7 Bxb2 33. Nxf8+
Kg8 34. Ne6 Rc2 35. Rd1 Bxa3 36. Rd7 a5 37. Rfd1 Ne7 38. Rb7 Kf7 39. Nd8+ Ke8
40. Ne6 Kf7 41. Nd8+ Ke8 42. Rxb6 Bc5 43. Rb8 Bxf2+ 44. Kh1 Nc8 45. Ne6 Kf7 46.
Nf4 Ne7 47. Rf1 Bc5 48. Nd3+ Ke6 49. Nxc5+ Rxc5 50. Rb7 Nf5 51. Re1+ Kf6 52.
Ra7 Nd4 53. Rf1+ Kg6 54. Rd1 Nf5 55. Ra6+ Kh7 56. Ra1 Ne3 57. R6xa5 Rc2 58.
R5a2 Rc4 59. Re2 Nf5 60. Rf1 Nd6 61. Re7 Rd4 62. Rd7 h5 63. Re1 Nf5 64. Rxd4
Nxd4 65. Re5 g6 66. Kg2 Kg7 67. Ra5 Kf6 68. Kf2 Nf5 69. Kf3 Nd4+ 70. Ke4 Nf5
71. Kf4 Nd4 72. Ra6+ Kg7 73. Ke4 Nf5 74. Ke5 Ne3 75. Kf4 Nf1 76. Kg5 Nxh2 77.
Rxg6+ Kf7 78. Kxh5 Nf3 79. Ra6 Ne5 80. Kg5 Nf3+ 81. Kf4 Nd4 82. Ke4 Ne6 83. Ke5
Nc5 84. Kf5 Nxa6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord blizt (Women)"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2012.12.16"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Zhu, Chen"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A00"]
[WhiteElo "2606"]
[BlackElo "2491"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[EventDate "2012.12.16"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2014"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.11.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.11.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. g3 d5 2. Bg2 c6 3. d3 Bg4 4. Nd2 Nd7 5. h3 Bh5 6. f4 f6 7. Ngf3 e5 8. e3 Bc5
9. Qe2 Ne7 10. g4 Bg6 11. f5 Bf7 12. b3 Qa5 13. Bb2 Ba3 14. Bxa3 Qxa3 15. O-O
h5 16. Qf2 hxg4 17. hxg4 O-O-O 18. c3 Kb8 19. Rfd1 g6 20. fxg6 Nxg6 21. Nf1 Be6
22. N1h2 Rh7 23. Qg3 Ka8 24. Kf2 Rdh8 25. Nf1 Qb2+ 26. N1d2 Qxc3 27. Ne1 Nc5
28. Rac1 Nxd3+ 29. Nxd3 Qxd3 30. Bf1 Rh2+ 31. Ke1 Rh1 32. Kf2 R8h2+ 0-1

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord blizt (Women)"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2012.12.16"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Danielian, Elina"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2476"]
[BlackElo "2606"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "2012.12.16"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2014"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.11.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.11.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 e6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Bc5 6. Nb3 Be7 7. e4 a6 8. Be2
d6 9. O-O Nf6 10. Be3 O-O 11. Rc1 b6 12. f4 Bb7 13. Bf3 Rc8 14. Qe2 Nb8 15.
Rfd1 Qc7 16. Nd2 Nbd7 17. b4 Qb8 18. a3 Bd8 19. Bf2 Bc7 20. g3 Kh8 21. Nb3 Rfd8
22. Re1 Qa8 23. g4 Nf8 24. g5 N6d7 25. Bg2 f6 26. Qg4 Re8 27. Bh4 f5 28. Qh3
Ng6 29. Bg3 fxe4 30. Nxe4 d5 31. cxd5 Bxd5 32. Nbd2 Bxf4 33. Nd6 Rxc1 34. Rxc1
Bxd2 35. Bxd5 Qxd5 36. Nxe8 Bxc1 37. Bf2 0-1

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord blizt (Women)"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2012.12.16"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Cmilyte, Viktorija"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B77"]
[WhiteElo "2606"]
[BlackElo "2524"]
[PlyCount "58"]
[EventDate "2012.12.16"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2014"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.11.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.11.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Nc6 6. Be3 d6 7. Bc4 Nf6 8. f3
O-O 9. Qd2 Nxd4 10. Bxd4 Be6 11. Bb3 Rc8 12. O-O-O Qa5 13. Kb1 Rfd8 14. Rhe1 b5
15. Nd5 Qxd2 16. Rxd2 Bxd5 17. exd5 Rd7 18. a4 a6 19. c3 Rb7 20. axb5 axb5 21.
Kc2 b4 22. Ba4 bxc3 23. Bxc3 Nxd5 24. Rxd5 Rxb2+ 25. Kd1 Rxc3 26. Rxe7 Bh6 27.
Ke1 Rxg2 28. Re2 Rc1+ 29. Rd1 Rg1+ 0-1

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord blizt (Women)"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2012.12.16"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Muzychuk, Anna"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A03"]
[WhiteElo "2586"]
[BlackElo "2606"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "2012.12.16"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2014"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.11.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.11.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. f4 d5 2. Nf3 c5 3. g3 Nc6 4. Bg2 g6 5. O-O Bg7 6. d3 d4 7. c3 Nf6 8. e4 dxe3
9. Bxe3 Qd6 10. Na3 e6 11. Nc4 Qe7 12. Nfe5 Bd7 13. Nxc6 Bxc6 14. Bxc6+ bxc6
15. Qa4 Rc8 16. Qa5 Nd7 17. Qxa7 Rb8 18. Qc7 O-O 19. Qxc6 h5 20. a4 h4 21. a5
hxg3 22. hxg3 Rfc8 23. Qd6 Qe8 24. a6 Bf8 25. a7 Bxd6 26. Nxd6 Qd8 27. Nxc8
Rxc8 28. Ra6 Ra8 29. Rfa1 Qc7 30. Kf2 Qb7 31. R6a2 Kf8 32. d4 Nf6 33. dxc5 Ng4+
34. Ke2 Qe4 0-1

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord blizt (Women)"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2012.12.17"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Socko, Monika"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C01"]
[WhiteElo "2606"]
[BlackElo "2445"]
[PlyCount "102"]
[EventDate "2012.12.16"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2014"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.11.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.11.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 Be7 4. c3 c5 5. dxc5 Nf6 6. exd5 exd5 7. Ngf3 O-O 8.
Bd3 Bxc5 9. O-O Nc6 10. Nb3 Bd6 11. h3 h6 12. Re1 a5 13. a4 Bd7 14. Be3 Re8 15.
Nbd4 Ne5 16. Nxe5 Bxe5 17. Nf3 Bc7 18. Bd4 Re6 19. Qc2 Ne4 20. Bxe4 dxe4 21.
Rxe4 Rxe4 22. Qxe4 Bc6 23. Qg4 Qf8 24. Nh4 f6 25. Nf5 Kh7 26. Re1 Re8 27. Rxe8
Bxe8 28. Ne3 Qd6 29. g3 Bg6 30. h4 h5 31. Qf3 b6 32. Qd5 Qe7 33. Nf5 Qe1+ 34.
Kh2 Qb1 35. Bxf6 Bxf5 36. Qf7 Bxg3+ 37. Kxg3 Qd3+ 38. Kf4 Qe4+ 39. Kg3 Qg4+ 40.
Kh2 Be4 41. Qxg7+ Qxg7 42. Bxg7 Kxg7 43. b4 Bc2 44. bxa5 bxa5 45. Kg3 Bxa4 46.
Kf4 Bb3 47. Ke3 a4 48. Kd2 a3 49. Kc1 Kf6 50. f3 Kf5 51. Kb1 Ke5 0-1

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord blizt (Women)"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2012.12.17"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Koneru, Humpy"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A61"]
[WhiteElo "2610"]
[BlackElo "2606"]
[PlyCount "98"]
[EventDate "2012.12.16"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2014"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.11.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.11.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 e6 4. Nc3 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. Nf3 g6 7. Bf4 a6 8. a4
Bg7 9. e3 O-O 10. h3 Ne8 11. Be2 Nd7 12. O-O Rb8 13. Re1 Qe7 14. e4 Ne5 15.
Nxe5 Bxe5 16. Qd2 Bd7 17. a5 Nc7 18. Bxe5 Qxe5 19. Rad1 g5 20. Bg4 Rbd8 21.
Bxd7 Rxd7 22. Re3 Kh8 23. Rf3 h6 24. Rf5 Qg7 25. Re1 Re7 26. e5 Rfe8 27. Re3
Rxe5 28. Rfxe5 Rxe5 29. Rxe5 Qxe5 30. g3 Ne8 31. Qd3 Nf6 32. Qf3 Kg7 33. Kg2 h5
34. Qd3 g4 35. hxg4 hxg4 36. Qc4 Qd4 37. Qb3 Nd7 38. Qxb7 Ne5 39. Qe7 Qd3 40.
Qg5+ Qg6 41. Qxg6+ Kxg6 42. Ne4 Nc4 43. b3 Nxa5 44. Nxd6 Nxb3 45. Nb7 Kf5 46.
Kf1 a5 47. Ke2 a4 48. Kd3 a3 49. d6 Ke5 0-1

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord blizt (Women)"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2012.12.17"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Paehtz, Elisabeth"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C47"]
[WhiteElo "2606"]
[BlackElo "2482"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "2012.12.16"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2014"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.11.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.11.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. d4 exd4 5. Nxd4 Bb4 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. Bd3 O-O
8. O-O d5 9. exd5 cxd5 10. h3 c6 11. Qf3 Be7 12. Bf4 Be6 13. Rfe1 Re8 14. Ne2
Qb6 15. b3 Bf8 16. Rad1 c5 17. c3 a5 18. Bg5 Nd7 19. Nf4 Qd6 20. Bh4 h6 21. Bb1
Ne5 22. Qe3 Nc6 23. Qd3 g6 24. Nxg6 fxg6 25. Qxg6+ Bg7 26. Bf6 Qf8 27. Bxg7
Qxg7 28. Rxe6 Ne7 29. Qh5 Rf8 30. Rxh6 Rae8 31. Bh7+ Kh8 32. Bg6+ Kg8 33. Bh7+
Kh8 34. Bf5+ Kg8 35. Be6+ Rf7 36. Bxf7+ Qxf7 37. Rh8+ 1-0

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord blizt (Women)"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2012.12.17"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Harika, Dronavalli"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2512"]
[BlackElo "2606"]
[PlyCount "240"]
[EventDate "2012.12.16"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2014"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.11.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.11.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 c5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 e6 6. O-O Be7 7. d4 cxd4 8. Qxd4
d6 9. Bg5 a6 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. Qf4 Be7 12. Rfd1 O-O 13. Ne4 Bxe4 14. Qxe4 Ra7
15. Nd4 Rc7 16. Rd2 Bg5 17. e3 Rxc4 18. Nxe6 Rxe4 19. Nxd8 Rxe3 20. Rxd6 Re2
21. Rad1 Rxb2 22. h4 Be7 23. R6d3 Rxa2 24. Bd5 Rc2 25. Nxf7 Rxf7 26. Rf3 Bf6
27. g4 Rc3 28. Rxc3 Bxc3 29. Rc1 Kf8 30. Bxf7 Bd4 31. Bd5 Bc5 32. Kg2 Nd7 33.
f4 a5 34. g5 Ke7 35. h5 Kd6 36. Rd1 Kc7 37. Bc4 Nb8 38. Bb5 Nc6 39. Bxc6 Kxc6
40. f5 Be7 41. g6 hxg6 42. fxg6 Bg5 43. Kf3 b5 44. Rg1 Bh6 45. Ke4 Kc5 46. Kd3
b4 47. Rf1 a4 48. Rf5+ Kb6 49. Kc4 b3 50. Kb4 b2 51. Rb5+ Kc6 52. Kxa4 Bc1 53.
h6 Bxh6 54. Rxb2 Kd6 55. Rb6+ Ke5 56. Kb3 Kf5 57. Kc4 Bg5 58. Kd5 Bf6 59. Rb1
Kxg6 60. Ke6 Kh5 61. Rh1+ Kg4 62. Rg1+ Kf3 63. Kf5 Ke3 64. Rg6 Kd4 65. Ke6 Kc5
66. Kf7 Kc4 67. Ke6 Kc5 68. Rg4 Bd4 69. Kf5 Bf6 70. Ke4 Kd6 71. Kf5 Kc5 72. Rg2
Kd6 73. Rd2+ Kc5 74. Ke4 Kc6 75. Rd5 Kc7 76. Kf5 Kb7 77. Ke6 Kc6 78. Rf5 Kb7
79. Rc5 Kb6 80. Rc2 Kb7 81. Kd7 Be5 82. Rc6 g5 83. Rg6 Bf4 84. Rf6 Be5 85. Rf5
Bb8 86. Rxg5 Ka8 87. Rb5 Ba7 88. Kc6 Bf2 89. Rb3 Bd4 90. Rb1 Be3 91. Rb4 Bf2
92. Kc7 Bg3+ 93. Kc8 Bf2 94. Rb5 Ba7 95. Rb3 Bd4 96. Kc7 Be5+ 97. Kc6 Bd4 98.
Rb4 Be3 99. Re4 Ba7 100. Re8+ Bb8 101. Kb5 Kb7 102. Re7+ Ka8 103. Ka6 Bd6 104.
Rd7 Bb8 105. Rd3 Bc7 106. Rb3 Bd6 107. Rb1 Bc7 108. Ra1 Kb8 109. Rc1 Be5 110.
Rc2 Ka8 111. Rc5 Bd6 112. Rd5 Bf4 113. Kb6 Be3+ 114. Kc6 Ba7 115. Rb5 Be3 116.
Ra5+ Ba7 117. Ra2 Kb8 118. Rb2+ Ka8 119. Ra2 Kb8 120. Rxa7 Kxa7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord blizt (Women)"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2012.12.17"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Cramling, Pia"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B40"]
[WhiteElo "2606"]
[BlackElo "2516"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[EventDate "2012.12.16"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2014"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.11.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.11.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 a6 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 Qc7 5. Be2 b6 6. d4 cxd4 7. Nxd4 Bb7 8. Be3
Nf6 9. f3 d6 10. O-O Be7 11. a4 Nc6 12. Rc1 Ne5 13. b3 O-O 14. Kh1 Rac8 15. Qe1
Rfe8 16. Qf2 Qb8 17. Rfd1 g6 18. h3 Ned7 19. Nc2 d5 20. exd5 exd5 21. Nxd5 Nxd5
22. cxd5 Bd6 23. Nd4 Rxc1 24. Bxc1 Bc5 25. Bc4 Nf6 26. b4 Bxb4 27. Qb2 Bc5 28.
Nc6 Qd6 29. Qb3 Nh5 30. f4 Bf2 31. Bb2 Ng3+ 32. Kh2 Qxf4 33. Be5 Rxe5 0-1

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord blizt (Women)"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2012.12.17"]
[Round "14"]
[White "Lagno, Kateryna"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C02"]
[WhiteElo "2553"]
[BlackElo "2606"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "2012.12.16"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2014"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.11.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.11.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nf3 Qb6 6. a3 Nh6 7. b4 cxd4 8. Bxh6
gxh6 9. cxd4 Bg7 10. Nc3 a5 11. b5 Ne7 12. Na4 Qd8 13. Bd3 O-O 14. O-O b6 15.
Rc1 Bd7 16. Qc2 Rc8 17. Qb1 Ng6 18. Rxc8 Bxc8 19. Rc1 Bd7 20. g3 Qb8 21. h4 h5
22. Ng5 h6 23. Nh3 Ne7 24. Nf4 f6 25. Nxh5 fxe5 26. Nxg7 Kxg7 27. Qb2 e4 28.
Bf1 Nf5 29. Bh3 Nd6 30. Nc3 Qd8 31. a4 Qe7 32. Ne2 Nc4 33. Qc3 Rf3 34. Qc2 Qa3
35. Bg2 Rd3 36. Nf4 Rd2 37. Qb1 Rb2 38. Qa1 Ra2 39. Qb1 Nd2 40. Qxa2 Qxa2 41.
Rc7 Qa1+ 42. Kh2 Nf3+ 43. Kh3 Nxd4 44. Rxd7+ Kf6 45. Rh7 0-1

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord blizt (Women)"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2012.12.17"]
[Round "15"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Stefanova, Antoaneta"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C47"]
[WhiteElo "2606"]
[BlackElo "2491"]
[PlyCount "110"]
[EventDate "2012.12.16"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2014"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.11.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.11.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. d4 exd4 5. Nxd4 Bb4 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. Bd3 d5 8.
exd5 Qe7+ 9. Qe2 Qxe2+ 10. Kxe2 Nxd5 11. Nxd5 cxd5 12. Bf4 c6 13. c4 Be6 14.
Rac1 O-O 15. Rhd1 a5 16. cxd5 Bxd5 17. a3 Be7 18. f3 Bf6 19. Rd2 Rfe8+ 20. Kf1
g5 21. Bg3 Red8 22. Be2 Kg7 23. Kf2 h5 24. Rc5 Ra7 25. h3 h4 26. Bh2 Rdd7 27.
f4 Rdb7 28. fxg5 Bxg5 29. Rd1 Bf6 30. Rd2 Rxb2 31. Rcc2 Rxc2 32. Rxc2 Bd4+ 33.
Kf1 Rb7 34. Bf4 Rb3 35. Bc4 Rb1+ 36. Ke2 Rb2 37. Bxd5 Rxc2+ 38. Kd3 Rf2 39.
Kxd4 Rxf4+ 40. Ke5 Ra4 41. Bxc6 Rxa3 42. Kd4 Kf6 43. Kc4 Ke5 44. Be8 f5 45. Bh5
Ra2 46. Bf3 a4 47. Kb4 a3 48. Kb3 Ra1 49. Kc2 Kf4 50. Kb3 Kg3 51. Bd5 Rd1 52.
Bc6 Rd3+ 53. Ka2 f4 54. Be4 Rd2+ 55. Kxa3 Rxg2 0-1

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord blindfold (Women)"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2012.12.18"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Zatonskih, Anna"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C10"]
[WhiteElo "2606"]
[BlackElo "2489"]
[PlyCount "133"]
[EventDate "2012.12.18"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2014"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.11.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.11.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nd7 5. Nf3 Ngf6 6. Nxf6+ Nxf6 7. Bd3 Be7
8. O-O O-O 9. b3 b6 10. Bb2 Bb7 11. c4 c5 12. dxc5 Bxc5 13. Qe2 Qe7 14. Ng5 h6
15. Bxf6 gxf6 16. Ne4 Bxe4 17. Bxe4 Rad8 18. Rae1 Qd6 19. Qg4+ Kh8 20. Qh4 Kg7
21. Bc2 f5 22. b4 Bxb4 23. Re3 Qe7 24. Qg3+ Qg5 25. Qe5+ Kh7 26. Qc7 Bc5 27. h4
Qf6 28. Rf3 a5 29. h5 Rg8 30. Qb7 Kh8 31. Qc7 Qg7 32. g3 Rd2 33. Bb3 Bd4 34.
Qf4 Rb2 35. Qc1 Bc5 36. Kg2 Bd4 37. Kg1 e5 38. Rd3 f4 39. Rxd4 fxg3 40. Rg4
gxf2+ 41. Kh1 Qf6 42. Rxg8+ Kxg8 43. Qxb2 Qf3+ 44. Kh2 Qxh5+ 45. Kg2 Qg4+ 46.
Kxf2 Qf4+ 47. Ke1 Qe3+ 48. Qe2 Qc1+ 49. Kf2 Qf4+ 50. Kg1 Qg5+ 51. Qg2 Kg7 52.
Qxg5+ hxg5 53. c5 bxc5 54. Rxf7+ Kg6 55. Rc7 Kf5 56. Rxc5 Kf4 57. Rxa5 e4 58.
Ra4 Ke5 59. Bc2 Kf4 60. Rxe4+ Kg3 61. a4 g4 62. a5 Kh4 63. a6 Kh3 64. a7 g3 65.
a8=Q g2 66. Qc8+ Kg3 67. Qg4# 1-0

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord blindfold (Women)"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2012.12.18"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Cramling, Pia"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2516"]
[BlackElo "2606"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "2012.12.18"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2014"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.11.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.11.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Bg5 Nbd7 6. cxd5 exd5 7. e3 c5 8.
Qc2 Qa5 9. Bd3 c4 10. Bf5 O-O 11. O-O Re8 12. Nd2 g6 13. Bxd7 Nxd7 14. e4 Bxc3
15. Qxc3 Qxc3 16. bxc3 f6 17. Bf4 Nb6 18. f3 Bd7 19. Rab1 Bc6 20. Rfe1 Na4 21.
Re3 g5 22. Bd6 Re6 23. Bb4 a5 24. Bc5 Rae8 25. Bb6 Ra8 26. g4 Kf7 27. Kf2 Ra6
28. Bc7 b5 29. a3 Ra7 30. Bg3 Rb7 31. exd5 Bxd5 32. Ne4 Kg6 33. h3 Rbe7 34.
Rxb5 Bxe4 35. fxe4 Rxe4 36. Rxe4 Rxe4 37. Rxa5 Nxc3 38. Kf3 Rxd4 39. Rc5 Rd3+
40. Kg2 Rxg3+ 41. Kh2 Na4 42. Rxc4 Rxa3 0-1

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord blindfold (Women)"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2012.12.18"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Koneru, Humpy"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C26"]
[WhiteElo "2606"]
[BlackElo "2610"]
[PlyCount "105"]
[EventDate "2012.12.18"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2014"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.11.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.11.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. g3 d5 4. exd5 Nxd5 5. Bg2 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bd6 7. Nf3 O-O 8.
O-O Nc6 9. d4 Bg4 10. h3 Bh5 11. g4 Bg6 12. dxe5 Nxe5 13. Nxe5 Bxe5 14. Ba3
Bxc3 15. Rb1 Qxd1 16. Rbxd1 Rfd8 17. Bxb7 Rxd1 18. Rxd1 Rb8 19. Rd7 Be5 20. Bd5
h5 21. Kg2 hxg4 22. hxg4 Rb1 23. Re7 Bf4 24. Kf3 Bh2 25. Bb3 a5 26. Bc5 Rd1 27.
Ke2 Rd8 28. a4 Bf4 29. Kf3 Bh2 30. Ke3 Rd1 31. f4 Re1+ 32. Kf3 Rxe7 33. Bxe7
Bg1 34. f5 Bh7 35. Ke4 g6 36. f6 g5+ 37. Kd5 Bg6 38. Bd8 Bh2 39. Kc6 Be4+ 40.
Kd7 Bf3 41. Bxc7 Bxg4+ 42. Kd8 Bxc7+ 43. Kxc7 Bf3 44. Kd6 Kf8 45. Ke5 Bg4 46.
Bc4 Ke8 47. Bb5+ Kd8 48. Kd6 Bf3 49. c4 g4 50. c5 g3 51. c6 g2 52. c7+ Kc8 53.
Bd7+ 1-0

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord blindfold (Women)"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2012.12.18"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Cmilyte, Viktorija"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2524"]
[BlackElo "2606"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[EventDate "2012.12.18"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2014"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.11.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.11.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. d4 Bb4 5. Qa4+ Nc6 6. Bg5 h6 7. Bxf6 Qxf6 8.
e3 O-O 9. Rc1 Rd8 10. Be2 Bd7 11. Qc2 dxc4 12. Bxc4 e5 13. dxe5 Nxe5 14. Nxe5
Qxe5 15. Bxf7+ Kh8 16. Bg6 Bc6 17. O-O Rd6 18. Rfd1 Rf6 19. Be4 Bxc3 20. Bxc6
Bxb2 21. Bxb7 Bxc1 22. Bxa8 Ba3 23. Rd8+ Rf8 24. Rxf8+ Bxf8 25. g3 c5 26. Qc4
Qb8 27. Be4 Qe5 28. Bc2 Be7 29. Qa6 Qc7 30. Qg6 Kg8 31. Bb3+ c4 32. Qe6+ Kf8
33. Bxc4 Bf6 34. Bb5 Qb8 35. Bd3 Qb6 36. Qd5 Qd8 37. Qc5+ Be7 38. Qf5+ Bf6 39.
Bc4 Qc7 40. Qe6 a5 41. a4 Be5 42. Kg2 Qb7+ 43. Bd5 Qc7 44. f4 Bf6 45. Kf3 Bb2
46. Kg4 Bc3 47. e4 g5 48. e5 Qg7 49. Qc8+ Ke7 50. Qc7+ 1-0

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord blindfold (Women)"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2012.12.19"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Lagno, Kateryna"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C15"]
[WhiteElo "2606"]
[BlackElo "2553"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[EventDate "2012.12.18"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2014"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.11.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.11.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. a3 Bxc3+ 5. bxc3 dxe4 6. Qg4 Nf6 7. Qxg7 Rg8 8.
Qh6 Nbd7 9. Ne2 c5 10. a4 Qc7 11. Qf4 e5 12. dxe5 Qxe5 13. a5 Nd5 14. Qxe5+
Nxe5 15. Nf4 Nxf4 16. Bxf4 Ng6 17. Be3 Be6 18. O-O-O b6 19. Bb5+ Ke7 20. Bc6
Rac8 21. Bxe4 bxa5 22. Rhe1 Rgd8 23. Rxd8 Kxd8 24. h4 f5 25. Bb7 Rb8 26. Bf3
Ba2 27. Kd2 Rb1 28. Rxb1 Bxb1 29. Bd5 Kd7 30. h5 Ne7 31. Bc4 Nc8 32. Kc1 Nb6
33. Bg8 f4 1-0

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord blindfold (Women)"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2012.12.19"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Zhao, Xue"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A14"]
[WhiteElo "2565"]
[BlackElo "2606"]
[PlyCount "104"]
[EventDate "2012.12.18"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2014"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.11.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.11.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e6 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 Be7 5. O-O O-O 6. b3 c5 7. cxd5 Nxd5 8. Bb2
Nc6 9. Nc3 Nxc3 10. Bxc3 Qc7 11. Qc2 f6 12. Rac1 e5 13. Nh4 f5 14. Nf3 Be6 15.
d3 Rad8 16. b4 cxb4 17. Bxe5 Qa5 18. Bb2 Qxa2 19. Ra1 Qb3 20. Qd2 Bf7 21. Ne5
Bd5 22. Nxc6 Bxc6 23. Bxc6 bxc6 24. Rxa7 Rf7 25. Qe3 Bf8 26. Rxf7 Qxf7 27. Be5
Re8 28. Qd4 c5 29. Qb2 Qd5 30. Bf4 Ra8 31. Ra1 Rxa1+ 32. Qxa1 h6 33. Be5 c4 34.
dxc4 Qxc4 35. Qb2 b3 36. h4 h5 37. Bc3 Qd5 38. Qc1 Qe4 39. Qb2 Qc2 40. Qxc2
bxc2 41. Bb2 Bb4 42. Bc1 Kf7 43. Kf1 Ke6 44. e3 Kd5 45. Ke2 Kc4 46. f3 Bd6 47.
f4 Bb4 48. e4 fxe4 49. Ke3 Kd5 50. Ke2 g6 51. Bb2 Bc3 52. Ba3 Ke6 0-1

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord blindfold (Women)"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2012.12.19"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Harika, Dronavalli"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C63"]
[WhiteElo "2606"]
[BlackElo "2512"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "2012.12.18"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2014"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.11.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.11.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 f5 4. d3 fxe4 5. dxe4 Nf6 6. Qd3 Bc5 7. O-O Nd4 8.
Nxd4 Bxd4 9. Nd2 a6 10. Ba4 b5 11. Bb3 Bb7 12. a4 c5 13. axb5 axb5 14. Rxa8
Qxa8 15. Qxb5 Nxe4 16. Nxe4 Bxe4 17. c3 Bxg2 18. cxd4 Bxf1 19. Qxf1 cxd4 20.
Qb5 Qa1 21. Qxe5+ Kd8 22. Qg5+ Kc8 23. Qc5+ Kd8 24. Kg2 h6 25. Bf4 Qa8+ 26. Bd5
Qa6 27. Qc7+ Ke7 28. Qe5+ Kd8 29. Qb8+ Qc8 30. Bc7+ Ke7 31. Qb4+ 1-0

[Event "Marseille op 5th"]
[Site "Marseille"]
[Date "2012.12.26"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Houard, Yannick"]
[Black "Jullien, Patrick"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C68"]
[WhiteElo "2246"]
[BlackElo "1643"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "2012.12.26"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2014"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.11.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.11.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. O-O Bg4 6. h3 h5 7. d3 Qf6 8.
Nbd2 Ne7 9. Re1 Ng6 10. d4 O-O-O 11. hxg4 hxg4 12. Nh2 Kb8 13. Qxg4 Nf4 14.
Ndf3 Bb4 15. Bxf4 exf4 16. c3 Be7 17. e5 Qh6 18. b4 g6 19. Re4 g5 20. a4 b5 21.
axb5 axb5 22. Re2 Qh5 23. Rea2 Qxg4 24. Nxg4 Kc8 25. e6 f6 26. Ra8+ Kb7 27.
R8a7+ Kb8 28. Nfe5 1-0

[Event "Marseille op 5th"]
[Site "Marseille"]
[Date "2012.12.26"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Axisa, Gerard"]
[Black "Houard, Yannick"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D13"]
[WhiteElo "1868"]
[BlackElo "2246"]
[PlyCount "138"]
[EventDate "2012.12.26"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2014"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.11.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.11.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. cxd5 cxd5 4. Nc3 Nf6 5. e3 Nc6 6. Bb5 e6 7. Nf3 Bd6 8. O-O
O-O 9. a3 Bd7 10. Bd2 Rc8 11. Rc1 a6 12. Bd3 Na5 13. b4 Nc4 14. Bxc4 Rxc4 15.
Ne5 Rc8 16. Nxd7 Qxd7 17. f3 Rc4 18. Na4 Rxc1 19. Bxc1 Qc7 20. g3 Rc8 21. Nc5
b6 22. Nd3 h5 23. Qe2 Qc4 24. Bb2 Qb5 25. Rc1 Rxc1+ 26. Nxc1 Qa4 27. Qd3 a5 28.
bxa5 Qxa5 29. Qc3 Qxc3 30. Bxc3 Bxa3 31. Nd3 Nd7 32. Kf1 Kf8 33. Ke2 Ke7 34. e4
dxe4 35. fxe4 g6 36. e5 Nb8 37. Nf4 Nd7 38. Kd3 Bc1 39. Ne2 Bh6 40. Kc4 f6 41.
Nf4 Kf7 42. Kb5 Bxf4 43. gxf4 g5 44. fxg5 fxg5 45. Kc6 Nf8 46. Kxb6 Ng6 47. Bd2
g4 48. Kc7 Ne7 49. Kd6 h4 50. Be1 g3 51. h3 Nf5+ 52. Kc5 Ne3 53. Bd2 Nc2 54.
Bf4 Ne1 55. Kc4 Nf3 56. d5 g2 57. Be3 g1=Q 58. Bxg1 Nxg1 59. d6 Ke8 60. Kd3
Nxh3 61. Ke3 Ng5 62. Kf4 h3 63. Kg3 Kd7 64. Kh2 Nf7 65. Kxh3 Nxe5 66. Kg3 Kxd6
67. Kf4 Nf7 68. Ke4 e5 69. Ke3 Kd5 0-1

[Event "Marseille op 5th"]
[Site "Marseille"]
[Date "2012.12.27"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Houard, Yannick"]
[Black "Salvador, Roland"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B14"]
[WhiteElo "2246"]
[BlackElo "2471"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "2012.12.26"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2014"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.11.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.11.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. c4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e6 6. Nf3 Be7 7. cxd5 exd5 8.
Bb5+ Nc6 9. Ne5 Qb6 10. O-O O-O 11. Bxc6 bxc6 12. Na4 Qb5 13. Bg5 h6 14. Bxf6
Bxf6 15. Re1 Re8 16. f4 Bxe5 17. Rxe5 Bg4 18. Qb3 Qa5 19. h3 Be2 20. Nc3 Ba6
21. Qa4 Qb6 22. b3 Bb5 23. Nxb5 cxb5 24. Qb4 Rxe5 25. fxe5 Rc8 26. Rf1 Rc2 27.
Rf4 Qg6 28. Rf2 Rc1+ 29. Kh2 Qb1 30. Qd2 Rh1+ 31. Kg3 Qg6+ 32. Kf3 h5 33. Qc2
Qe6 34. Kg3 b4 35. Qe2 Qh6 36. Kh4 Qb6 37. Rf4 g6 38. Qf3 Qd8+ 39. Rf6 Kg7 40.
Kg3 Qc7 41. Qxd5 Qc3+ 42. Qf3 h4+ 43. Kxh4 Qxd4+ 44. Rf4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Marseille op 5th"]
[Site "Marseille"]
[Date "2012.12.26"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Mullon, Jean Baptiste"]
[Black "Houard, Yannick"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D23"]
[WhiteElo "2404"]
[BlackElo "2246"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[EventDate "2012.12.26"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2014"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.11.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.11.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Qc2 dxc4 5. Qxc4 Bf5 6. g3 e6 7. Bg2 Nbd7 8.
O-O Be7 9. e3 O-O 10. Qe2 Ne4 11. Rd1 Rc8 12. Ne1 Re8 13. Nd3 Qb6 14. g4 Bg6
15. Nf4 Nd6 16. Nc3 c5 17. d5 e5 18. Nxg6 hxg6 19. e4 a6 20. Rd3 Qd8 21. Rh3
Bg5 22. Be3 Bxe3 23. Qxe3 g5 24. Ne2 Nf8 25. Rh5 f6 26. Qh3 Ng6 27. Bf3 Kf7 28.
Rh7 Rh8 29. Rxh8 Qxh8 30. Qxh8 Nxh8 31. a4 b6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Marseille op 5th"]
[Site "Marseille"]
[Date "2012.12.27"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Houard, Yannick"]
[Black "Riff, Jean Noel"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B83"]
[WhiteElo "2246"]
[BlackElo "2480"]
[PlyCount "128"]
[EventDate "2012.12.26"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2014"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.11.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.11.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 Nf6 4. Nc3 cxd4 5. Nxd4 e6 6. Be2 Be7 7. O-O O-O 8. f4
Nc6 9. Be3 e5 10. Nb3 exf4 11. Rxf4 Nd7 12. Rf1 Nde5 13. Qd2 Be6 14. Nd4 Nxd4
15. Qxd4 Bf6 16. Qd2 Ng6 17. Bd4 Be5 18. Rad1 Qc7 19. Bxe5 dxe5 20. Qd6 Qa5 21.
a3 Rfd8 22. Qb4 Qc7 23. Rxd8+ Rxd8 24. Rd1 Rxd1+ 25. Bxd1 Qd7 26. Bf3 Qd2 27.
Ne2 Qxc2 28. Qxb7 Qc5+ 29. Kh1 h6 30. Qb8+ Kh7 31. h3 Bc4 32. Ng1 Bf1 33. Qd8
Qf2 34. Qd7 Qxb2 35. a4 Qf2 36. Qf5 Bc4 37. Be2 Qc5 38. Bh5 Bb3 39. Bxg6+ fxg6
40. Qd7 Bc2 41. Qd5 Qxd5 42. exd5 Bxa4 43. Nf3 e4 44. Ne5 Kg8 45. d6 Kf8 46.
Kg1 Bb5 47. Kf2 a5 48. Ke3 a4 49. Kd4 a3 50. Kc3 e3 51. Kb3 Bf1 52. h4 Bxg2 53.
Nxg6+ Ke8 54. Nf4 Be4 55. Kxa3 Kd7 56. Kb3 Kxd6 57. Kc3 Ke5 58. Ne2 g5 59. hxg5
hxg5 60. Nd4 g4 61. Ne2 Bg6 62. Kb2 Ke4 63. Kc1 Kf3 64. Kd1 Kf2 0-1

[Event "Tata Steel-A 75th"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2013.01.12"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C11"]
[WhiteElo "2780"]
[BlackElo "2603"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[EventDate "2013.01.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 153"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.03.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.03.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. f4 c5 6. Nf3 Be7 {This is an
obvious slowing down of the traditional plan of putting pressure on d4 and e5.
Black's idea will be revealed on the next move.} 7. Be3 b6 $5 {An idea used by
Morozevich in a couple of occasions, although without success. Black intends
to exchange the light-squared bishops with ...Ba6 and then block the queenside
with ...c4 and maybe the kingside with ...f5. This plan has been used by great
players from the past (such as Botvinnik and Kortschnoj), but in the 3.Nd2 Nf6
4.e5 Nfd7 lines, where White's dynamism in the centre is neglectable. With the
knight on c3 and without having defined the plans for the c-pawn, White can
react energetically, which will actually happen in the game.} 8. Be2 {Quite
subtle. In the 3.Nd2 lines White usually delays the bishop's development
hoping to play Bf1xa6 without loss of time. With the knight on c3, he can make
use of the bishops tension in another way, provoking Black to play ...Bxe2,
when Nxe2 would regroup with the knight preparing for both c2-c4 and f4-f5 (...
exf5, Nf4).} (8. Qd2 g6 $5 (8... Ba6 {Timmermans,I (2177)-Hvenekilde,J (2296)/
Copenhagen 2002/CBM 089 ext (1/2, 12)} 9. f5 Bxf1 10. Rxf1 $36 Nc6 $2 11. fxe6
fxe6 12. Ng5 Bxg5 13. Bxg5 Qb8 14. Nb5 $18) 9. Be2 Ba6 10. O-O Bxe2 11. Qxe2 ({
Actually, I find} 11. Nxe2 {more dangerous. I am not sure whether the extra
tempo ...g7-g6 does make a big difference after} Nc6 12. c4) 11... Nc6 12. Rad1
a6 13. Kh1 h5 $13 {Sznapik,A (2485)-Hvenekilde,J (2285)/Copenhagen 1990/EXT
2000 (1-0, 48). Black has stabilized both wings and can look in the future
with optimism.}) (8. Bd3 Ba6 9. O-O Bxd3 10. cxd3 {An interesting
anti-blocking concept. On the queenside, Black cannot find a proper way of
releasing the tension.} Nc6 11. Kh1 O-O 12. Qd2 Rc8 ({He could block the
kingside with} 12... f5 $5 {though}) 13. Rac1 a6 14. Ne2 Qc7 ({Now is a bit
late for} 14... f5 {, since after} 15. exf6 $1 {the c5-pawn needs defence,
forcing Black to play the unnatural} Rxf6 16. Bf2 $14) 15. f5 exf5 16. Nf4 Qd8
17. e6 $36 {Bologan,V (2681)-Morozevich,A (2748)/Beijing 2012/ (1-0, 59)}) (8.
Ne2 Nc6 9. c3 O-O $6 {Castling right under the attack. Instead, Black should
have found a way to stabilize the kingside and then proceed with the queenside
plan, possibly crowned by caslting long.} (9... h5 $6 {[%cal Gg7g6]} 10. f5
exf5 11. Nf4 $44) (9... g6 $5 {[%cal Gh7h5]} 10. g4 $6 h5 11. f5 $2 hxg4 12.
fxe6 gxf3 13. exd7+ Bxd7 14. Ng3 cxd4 15. cxd4 Rh4 $17) 10. Ng3 c4 11. Ng5 h6
12. h4 b5 (12... hxg5 13. hxg5 g6 14. Nh5 $1 $40) 13. Qc2 Bxg5 (13... hxg5 14.
hxg5 g6 15. Rh6 {/\Rxg6+; /\Be2, Kd2, Rah1} Kg7 16. Nh5+ $1) 14. hxg5 $18 {
Shirov,A (2736)-Morozevich,A (2732)/Monaco 2004/CBM 099 ext (1-0, 40)}) (8. f5
{has never been tried, but deserves some attention. Still, Black seems to be
doing fine.} Nc6 9. fxe6 fxe6 10. Bb5 (10. Ng5 Bxg5 11. Qh5+ g6 12. Qxg5 Qxg5
13. Bxg5 Nxd4) 10... Ndb8 11. O-O (11. Ng5 cxd4) 11... O-O 12. Ne2 a6 13. Bxc6
Nxc6 14. c3 a5) 8... Ba6 9. O-O (9. g4 h5) (9. f5 $5) 9... Bxe2 $6 {This helps
White to clear the path for the c-pawn.} (9... g6 {[%cal Gh7h5] is a worthy
aternative.} 10. g4 h5 11. f5 (11. h3 hxg4 12. hxg4 Bxe2 13. Nxe2 Nc6 14. c4
dxc4 15. d5 exd5 16. Qxd5 Qc8 {[%csl Gg4][%cal Gd7f8]}) 11... hxg4 (11... Bxe2
12. Qxe2 hxg4 13. fxe6 fxe6 14. Nb5 $1 gxf3 15. Qxf3 Rf8 16. Qg4 $40) 12. fxe6
fxe6 13. Bxa6 Nxa6 14. Qd3 Rg8 15. Qxa6 gxf3 16. Rxf3 Qc8 17. Qe2 {Black has
solved some important strategic problems and is in no immediate tactical
danger, but in the long run his king will have difficulties finding an
absolutely safe residence.}) 10. Nxe2 Nc6 $146 {Black finally puts pressure on
d4 and e5, discouraging f4-f5. However, her development is delayed and White
can immediately start his attack.} (10... c4 11. g4 b5 12. c3 Nb6 13. f5 $36 {
Hellmann,N-Waldmann,H (2395)/Germany 1992/EXT 97-B (1-0, 57)}) 11. c4 $1 {
In some other lines based on ...b6 and ...Ba6, Black's knights are on c7 and
c6, making this pawn break ineffective. Here, Black cannot maintain stability
in the centre.} (11. g4 h5) 11... dxc4 (11... cxd4 12. cxd5) 12. d5 $1 exd5 13.
Qxd5 Nb4 (13... Qc7 14. Qxc4 O-O 15. Nc3 Rad8 16. Nd5 Qb7 17. Rad1 Rfe8 18. Rd2
$16) 14. Qxc4 b5 15. Qe4 (15. Qxb5 Nc2) 15... Qc8 16. Nc3 Qc6 {Otherwise, the
whole previous sequene would only be equivalent with losing time.} (16... a6
17. a3 Nc6 18. Nd5 $16) 17. Qxc6 Nxc6 18. Nxb5 Rb8 19. Nc7+ Kd8 20. Nd5 Rxb2 {
Black has managed to keep the material balance even, but her coordination is
poor and White's space advantage qquite threatening.} 21. Rfd1 {White
initiates a long plan of regrouping, but risks losing part of his advantage.} (
21. Rfb1 {is more energetical, exchanging Black's ony active piece.} Rxb1+ 22.
Rxb1 {/\Rb7} Kc8 $6 23. Nxe7+ Nxe7 24. Ng5 $18) 21... Re8 22. Rac1 Rxa2 23. Nd2
g5 (23... Ra4 $5 {would control several important squares along the fourth
rank, preventing Ne4 and preparing ...Nd4.}) 24. Ne4 gxf4 25. Bxc5 Bxc5+ 26.
Nxc5 {White's advantage is overwhelming now.} Rg8 27. g3 fxg3 28. h3 $1 Ndxe5
29. Nb4+ Ke8 30. Nxa2 Nf3+ 31. Kg2 Nh4+ 32. Kf1 Nf3 33. Ne4 g2+ 34. Kf2 g1=Q+
35. Rxg1 Rxg1 36. Rxc6 {Black probably had some hopes of reaching a R + N vs R
ending, but the h3-pawn is impossible to get rid of.} Ra1 37. Nf6+ Ke7 38. Nc3
Ne5 39. Ncd5+ Kd8 40. Rc3 Ra2+ 41. Kg3 Rd2 42. Kf4 Ng6+ 43. Kg5 Ne7 44. Nxe7
Kxe7 45. Re3+ Kd8 46. Ra3 Rg2+ 47. Ng4 h6+ 48. Kh4 f5 49. Nxh6 1-0

[Event "Tata Steel-A 75th"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2013.01.13"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Van Wely, Loek"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B77"]
[WhiteElo "2679"]
[BlackElo "2603"]
[PlyCount "122"]
[EventDate "2013.01.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 153"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.03.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.03.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Nc6 6. Be3 Nf6 7. Bc4 O-O 8.
Bb3 d6 9. f3 Bd7 10. Qd2 Nxd4 11. Bxd4 b5 12. a4 bxa4 13. Bxa4 Bxa4 14. Rxa4
Qb8 15. O-O Rc8 16. b3 Qb7 17. Rfa1 a6 18. Qd3 Rc6 19. Nd1 Nd7 20. Bxg7 Kxg7
21. Qd4+ Nf6 22. Ne3 Qb5 23. Ra5 Qb7 24. g4 h6 25. h4 e5 26. Qd2 Qa7 27. Kg2
Rac8 28. Qe2 Ra8 29. R1a2 Qd4 30. R2a4 Qb6 31. Ra1 Qa7 32. Rd1 Qc7 33. Raa1 Qa7
34. Rd2 Rd8 35. Rad1 Qe7 36. Qf2 Kh7 37. Rd3 Qe6 38. R1d2 Qe7 39. Qe1 Qe6 40.
Qd1 Qe7 41. Kg3 Qc7 42. c4 Qa7 43. Rh2 Rg8 44. Qc1 a5 45. Ra2 Ra6 46. Qd2 Rb8
47. Ra1 Nd7 48. Re1 Nc5 49. Rxd6 Rxd6 50. Qxd6 Rxb3 51. Ng2 Rb2 52. Ne3 Rb3 53.
Ng2 a4 54. h5 Nd3 55. hxg6+ fxg6 56. Re3 a3 57. c5 Nxc5 58. Rxb3 Nxb3 59. Nh4
Qg1+ 60. Kh3 Qh1+ 61. Kg3 Qg1+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tata Steel-A 75th"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2013.01.14"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "L'Ami, Erwin"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B19"]
[WhiteElo "2603"]
[BlackElo "2627"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "2013.01.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 153"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.03.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.03.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bf5 5. Ng3 Bg6 6. h4 h6 7. Nf3 Nd7 8. h5
Bh7 9. Bd3 Bxd3 10. Qxd3 e6 11. Bd2 Ngf6 12. O-O-O Be7 13. Kb1 O-O 14. Ne4 Nxe4
15. Qxe4 Nf6 16. Qe2 Qd5 17. Ne5 Qe4 18. Qxe4 Nxe4 19. Be3 Rfd8 20. Rhe1 c5 21.
c3 Rac8 22. dxc5 Bxc5 23. Bxc5 Nxc5 24. Kc2 Kf8 25. b4 Na4 26. c4 Nb6 27. Rxd8+
Rxd8 28. Kc3 Ke7 29. g4 Nd7 30. Nd3 Rg8 31. f3 g6 32. hxg6 fxg6 33. Nf4 Nf8 34.
c5 Rg7 35. Nd5+ Kd8 36. Nf4 Rf7 37. Nxe6+ Nxe6 38. Rxe6 Rxf3+ 39. Kc2 Rf4 40.
Rxg6 Rxb4 41. Kc3 Ra4 42. Rxh6 Rxg4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tata Steel-A 75th"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2013.01.15"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Wang, Hao"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E58"]
[WhiteElo "2752"]
[BlackElo "2603"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "2013.01.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 153"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.03.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.03.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 d5 6. Nf3 c5 7. O-O Nc6 8. a3
Bxc3 9. bxc3 Qc7 10. Bb2 Re8 11. Qe2 dxc4 12. Bxc4 e5 13. h3 a6 14. Rad1 b5 15.
Ba2 e4 16. Nd2 Be6 17. d5 Nxd5 18. c4 bxc4 19. Nxe4 c3 20. Nxc3 Nxc3 21. Bxc3
Bxa2 22. Qxa2 h6 23. Qe2 Re6 24. Rd2 Ne7 25. Rfd1 Qc6 26. Qc4 Re8 27. Rd7 Re4
28. Qb3 Re6 29. Qb7 Qa4 30. Bb2 Qc2 31. Rc1 Qg6 32. Qc7 Nf5 33. Kh2 Rb6 34. Ba1
Rc6 35. Qf4 Qe6 36. Rcd1 c4 37. Bc3 Qg6 38. e4 Ne7 39. f3 Qh5 40. a4 Qc5 41.
Rb7 Qa3 42. Bb4 Qxa4 43. Rxe7 Rxe7 44. Rd8+ Kh7 45. Bxe7 c3 46. Qxf7 1-0

[Event "Tata Steel-A 75th"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2013.01.17"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B77"]
[WhiteElo "2603"]
[BlackElo "2769"]
[PlyCount "96"]
[EventDate "2013.01.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 153"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.03.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.03.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 g6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Bg7 6. Be3 Nf6 7. Bc4 O-O 8.
Bb3 a6 9. f3 d6 10. Qd2 Na5 11. Bh6 Bxh6 12. Qxh6 e5 13. Nde2 b5 14. Qd2 b4 15.
Na4 Nxb3 16. axb3 a5 17. O-O-O Ra6 18. h4 Be6 19. h5 Qe7 20. g4 Nd7 21. f4 Bxg4
22. f5 gxf5 23. exf5 Kh8 24. Qd3 Rc6 25. Rd2 Nf6 26. Ng3 e4 27. Qe3 Qe5 28. Rf1
Bf3 29. Ne2 Ng4 30. Qd4 Rfc8 31. c4 Bxe2 32. Qxe5+ Nxe5 33. Rxe2 d5 34. Kb1
dxc4 35. Rxe4 f6 36. bxc4 Rxc4 37. Re2 Rh4 38. Nb6 Rd8 39. Rc2 b3 40. Rc3 Rb4
41. Rc8 Rxc8 42. Nxc8 Kg7 43. Rg1+ Rg4 44. Re1 Rg2 45. Nd6 Kh6 46. Rd1 a4 47.
Kc1 Rc2+ 48. Kb1 Nc4 0-1

[Event "Tata Steel-A 75th"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2013.01.18"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Giri, Anish"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B70"]
[WhiteElo "2720"]
[BlackElo "2603"]
[PlyCount "170"]
[EventDate "2013.01.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 153"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.03.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.03.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. g3 Nc6 7. Nde2 Bd7 8.
Bg2 Qc8 9. h3 Bg7 10. a4 O-O 11. Bg5 Re8 12. Qd2 Ne5 13. b3 Rb8 14. Ra2 Nc6 15.
Nd5 a5 16. c3 b5 17. axb5 Rxb5 18. Qd1 Qb8 19. Ra3 Nxd5 20. exd5 Ne5 21. O-O a4
22. Nd4 Rxb3 23. Nxb3 Nc4 24. Nc5 dxc5 25. Ra1 Qe5 26. Bf4 Qxc3 27. Qe2 Na5 28.
Rac1 Qb4 29. Bd2 Qb6 30. Bc3 Nb3 31. Qb2 a3 32. Qxa3 Nxc1 33. Rxc1 Bxc3 34.
Qxc3 Rc8 35. Qe3 Qd6 36. Re1 Re8 37. Rc1 Rc8 38. Re1 e6 39. dxe6 Bxe6 40. Bf1
c4 41. Qc3 Qf8 42. Rxe6 fxe6 43. Bxc4 Rc6 44. Qd4 Qc8 45. Be2 Rc1+ 46. Kg2 Rc2
47. Qe4 Qc6 48. Qxc6 Rxc6 49. f4 Kg7 50. h4 Rc2 51. Kf3 Rc3+ 52. Kf2 Kf6 53.
Bg4 Rc5 54. Bh3 Rc2+ 55. Ke3 Ke7 56. Bg4 Kd6 57. Bf3 Rc3+ 58. Kf2 Rc5 59. Be4
Ra5 60. Bb7 Kc5 61. Ke3 Ra3+ 62. Kf2 Kd4 63. Bc6 Ra7 64. Ke2 Rc7 65. Ba8 h6 66.
Kf2 g5 67. fxg5 hxg5 68. Kf3 gxh4 69. gxh4 Ke5 70. h5 Rh7 71. Kg4 Rg7+ 72. Kh4
Kf5 73. h6 Rg8 74. Bf3 e5 75. Bd5 Rd8 76. h7 Rh8 77. Bg8 e4 78. Kg3 Ke5 79. Kf2
Kd4 80. Ke2 e3 81. Ke1 Kd3 82. Be6 e2 83. Bg4 Ke3 84. Bxe2 Rxh7 85. Kf1 Rf7+
0-1

[Event "Tata Steel-A 75th"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2013.01.19"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B42"]
[WhiteElo "2603"]
[BlackElo "2781"]
[PlyCount "90"]
[EventDate "2013.01.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 153"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.03.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.03.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Bd3 Bc5 6. Nb3 Be7 7. Qg4 g6 8. Qe2
d6 9. Na3 Nc6 10. Be3 Rb8 11. O-O Nf6 12. Bh6 e5 13. Bg7 Rg8 14. Bxf6 Bxf6 15.
Nc4 Bg5 16. Ne3 Ne7 17. a4 Bd7 18. Rfd1 Qc7 19. Nd2 Kf8 20. a5 Kg7 21. Ndc4 Bc6
22. Nb6 Rgf8 23. Ra3 Rbd8 24. c4 Bxe3 25. Qxe3 Bd7 26. Nd5 Nxd5 27. exd5 Rb8
28. Qb6 Qxb6 29. axb6 Rfe8 30. f3 f5 31. b4 e4 32. fxe4 fxe4 33. Be2 h5 34. Kf2
Bg4 35. h3 e3+ 36. Ke1 Bxe2 37. Kxe2 Re4 38. Rxe3 Rxc4 39. Re7+ Kh6 40. Re6
Rxb4 41. Rxd6 Re8+ 42. Kd3 Ree4 43. Rf1 Rbd4+ 44. Kc3 Rc4+ 45. Kd3 Rcd4+
1/2-1/2

[Event "Tata Steel-A 75th"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2013.01.20"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Aronian, Levon"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A18"]
[WhiteElo "2802"]
[BlackElo "2603"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "2013.01.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 153"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.03.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.03.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e6 3. e4 d5 4. e5 d4 5. exf6 dxc3 6. bxc3 Qxf6 7. Nf3 e5 8.
Bd3 Bg4 9. Be4 Nd7 10. Bxb7 Rb8 11. Bd5 c6 12. Be4 Nc5 13. Qe2 Nxe4 14. Qxe4
Bxf3 15. Qxf3 Qxf3 16. gxf3 Bd6 17. Kd1 Kd7 18. Kc2 f5 19. d3 Rhf8 20. Rg1 g6
21. Bh6 Rf7 22. Rad1 Ke6 23. Bc1 Rb6 24. f4 Ra6 25. fxe5 Rxa2+ 26. Kb1 Rxf2 27.
exd6 Rb7+ 28. Ka1 Kxd6 29. Rd2 Rf3 30. Re1 Rd7 31. Kb1 g5 32. Kc2 f4 33. Ba3+
Kc7 34. d4 g4 35. d5 cxd5 36. cxd5 h5 37. Be7 g3 38. Re5 Re3 39. d6+ Kc6 40.
Rxh5 1-0

[Event "Tata Steel-A 75th"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2013.01.22"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C44"]
[WhiteElo "2603"]
[BlackElo "2861"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "132"]
[EventDate "2013.01.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 153"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.03.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.03.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. c3 {Is this a psychologyc joke? Did Hou Yifan hope to
make Carlsen feel uncomfortable by using his own weapon against him? A double
edged experiment...} Nf6 4. d4 exd4 5. e5 Nd5 {With a bit of imagination, we
can notice some similarities with the Alapin Sicilian.} (5... Ne4 6. Qe2 f5 7.
exf6 d5 $13 {De Mondragon,J-Palciauskas,V/USA 1972/Corr Nr. 1 (0-1, 25)}) 6.
Bc4 (6. cxd4 Bb4+ {Kanmazalp,O (2379)-Atalik,S (2608)/Golden Sands 2012/CBM
149/[Atalik,S] (0-1, 41)}) 6... Nb6 7. Bb3 d5 (7... d6 {looks quite allright,
too:} 8. O-O (8. Ng5 Nxe5 9. cxd4 h6) 8... Be7 (8... dxe5 9. Ng5) 9. exd6 Qxd6
10. Nxd4 Nxd4 11. cxd4 Be6 12. Bxe6 Qxe6 13. Re1 {Strategically, Black is
doing great, and the pressure along the e-file allows White only to avoid
getting the worse of it.} Qd7 14. Qe2 Nd5 15. Nc3 Nxc3 16. bxc3 O-O $1 17. Rb1
(17. Qxe7 $2 Rae8 $19) 17... b6 18. Bf4 Bd6 {1/2 Sermek,D (2495)-Mikhalchishin,
A (2520)/Portoroz 1993/CBM 037}) 8. cxd4 Bg4 {An interesting position and I
would say no less consistent than those arising from more popular openings.
White has the centre, Black intends to undermine it. Just playing in according
to the basic rules. Maybe the Ponziani should be tried more often?} 9. Be3 (9.
Nc3 Be7 10. h3 Bh5 (10... Bxf3 11. gxf3 Qd7 12. f4 g6) 11. Be3 Qd7 {Emma,
J-Pilnik,H/Buenos Aires 1972/EXT 99 (0-1, 43)}) 9... f6 $146 ({It is hard to
say whether this pawn break should be played with or without the intermedioate
check on b4:} 9... Bb4+ 10. Nc3 f6 11. h3 Bh5 12. g4 Bg6 13. O-O Qd7 $13 {
Barrenechea Bahamonde,G (2261)-Maiorov,N (2574)/Paleochora 2012/ (0-1, 39).
Carlsen probably thought that the bishop on f8 is more active than the knight
on b1. This way, the developing moves from the previous game should favour
White abstratly speaking.}) 10. O-O Qd7 11. h3 Bh5 12. e6 $5 {A bit too
optimistic, I assume.} ({White should have kept developing:} 12. Re1 O-O-O 13.
Nc3 Kb8 14. Rc1 {with chances to retain some pressure.}) 12... Qd6 $1 (12...
Qxe6 13. Ng5 fxg5 (13... Bxd1 14. Nxe6 Bxb3 15. Nxc7+ Kd7 16. Nxa8 $16) 14.
Qxh5+ g6 15. Qxg5 $36) 13. Nc3 O-O-O 14. a4 a5 15. Nb5 Qxe6 16. Bf4 Rd7 17. Re1
Qf7 18. Rc1 Bb4 19. Re3 g5 20. Bh2 Nc4 21. Bxc4 dxc4 $15 {Black has stabilized,
ha san extra pawn, and even if he loses it somehow, his position is better
strategically.} 22. Qc2 (22. g4 Bg6 23. Nd2 Bd3 $15) 22... Bxf3 {I would thin
twice before making his concession. Apparently, Carlsen was confident in his
ability to maintain the advantage during the process of simplifications.} ({
I would prefer} 22... Bg6 23. Qxc4 Qxc4 24. Rxc4 Bf7 25. Rc2 Rhd8 $17 {[%cal
Gh7h5]}) 23. Rxf3 Nxd4 24. Nxd4 Rxd4 25. Be5 {Could he have missed this, as a
result of premature relaxing? Sounds almost like a blasphemie, but 2800+ are
human, too.} Rd2 26. Qf5+ Qd7 27. Qxf6 Re8 28. Bg3 Rd4 29. Rf1 g4 30. hxg4 Rxg4
31. Rf4 h5 32. Rxg4 hxg4 33. Rc1 c3 34. bxc3 Bc5 {Despite having given away
the bishops pair and the extra pawn, Black maintains the better chances
because of his safer king.} 35. Qg5 b6 36. c4 Re4 37. Qg6 Re2 38. Kf1 Qd2 39.
Qxg4+ Kb8 40. Qxe2 Qxc1+ 41. Qe1 Qxc4+ 42. Qe2 Qxa4 43. Be5 Bd4 44. Bxd4 Qxd4
45. g4 Qd5 46. Qe8+ (46. f4 Qh1+ 47. Kf2 Qh2+ 48. Kf3 Qxe2+ 49. Kxe2 Kc8 {
Three connected pawns can put the enemy king in zugzwang, while two pwns
cannot do the same.} 50. Kd3 Kd7 51. Kc4 c5 52. Kb5 Ke7 53. Ka4 c4 54. Ka3 b5
55. Kb2 a4 {and so on.}) 46... Kb7 47. Qa4 b5 48. Qxa5 Qd1+ 49. Qe1 Qxg4 50.
Qe5 Qc4+ 51. Kg2 Qc6+ 52. Kf1 b4 53. f4 b3 54. f5 Ka6 55. Qa1+ Kb6 56. Qh8 Qc1+
57. Kg2 Qc2+ 58. Kh1 b2 59. Qb8+ Ka5 60. Qa7+ Kb4 61. Qb7+ Ka3 62. Qf3+ Qb3 63.
Qa8+ Qa4 64. Qf3+ Ka2 65. Qd5+ Ka1 66. Qe5 c5 0-1

[Event "Tata Steel-A 75th"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2013.01.23"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Harikrishna, Pentala"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B81"]
[WhiteElo "2698"]
[BlackElo "2603"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "110"]
[EventDate "2013.01.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 153"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.03.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.03.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e6 6. g4 h6 7. h4 e5 {The
openings are handled very differently these days. Black is trying to lure the
opponent into the enticing check on b5 with the hope f speeding up the
development of his pieces and possibly weakening the light squares. It is
remarkable, that 8.Bb5+ might not be the best move.} 8. Nf5 (8. Bb5+ Bd7 (8...
Nbd7 9. Nf5 a6 10. Bxd7+ (10. Be2 Nc5 11. Bf3 g6 12. Ng3 Be6 13. Be3 Rc8 14. a4
Be7 15. h5 gxh5 16. Nxh5 Rg8 17. Bxh6 Nxh5 18. gxh5 {1-0 (72) Kostenko,P (2482)
-Dzhumabayev,R (2287) Astana 2012} Qb6 19. Qc1 $14) 10... Qxd7 {Practice is
proving, that White can not get very far without the light squared bishop.} 11.
f3 (11. Qf3 h5 12. gxh5 Nxh5 13. Nd5 Qc6 14. Be3 Be6 15. O-O-O Rc8 16. c3 Bxd5
17. Rxd5 Nf6 18. Rxd6 Bxd6 19. Nxg7+ Ke7 20. Bg5 Bc7 $17 {0-1 (56) Gallagher,J
(2499)-Le Quang,L (2705) Caleta 2013}) 11... b5 12. a3 (12. Ne3 Be7 13. Qd3 Qd8
14. a3 Nd7 15. h5 Nc5 16. Qe2 Bh4+ 17. Kf1 Bg5 18. Nf5 {1-0 (37) Dvoirys,S 
(2485)-Meister,J (2200) Barnaul 1984} O-O 19. Bxg5 Qxg5 20. Rd1 Na4 21. Nxa4
Bxf5 22. gxf5 bxa4 $11) 12... Bb7 13. g5 hxg5 14. Bxg5 Nh5 15. Nd5 f6 16. Nb6
Qd8 17. Be3 g6 18. Nxa8 Bxa8 19. Nd4 exd4 20. Qxd4 Be7 $11 {0-1 (48) Antal,G 
(2545)-Doros,R (2278) Aix-les-Bains 2011}) 9. Bxd7+ Qxd7 {Exchanging the
bishops is more risky for the Black player, even though he might be able to
hold equality due to the ideas of timely d6-d5 counterblow.} 10. Nf5 Nc6 11.
Rg1 (11. f3 O-O-O 12. Ne3 d5 (12... Ne7 13. Rh2 d5 14. Ncxd5 Nexd5 15. Nxd5
Nxd5 16. exd5 Bc5 17. c4 e4 18. Kd2 Qd6 $15 {0-1 (39) Canda,D (2340)-Armas,J 
(2385) Sagua la Grande 1989}) 13. Ncxd5 Nxd5 14. Nxd5 Nb4 15. c4 Bc5 16. Qe2 g6
17. a3 Nc6 18. Be3 $14 {1-0 (51) Biolek,R (2415)-Cernin,R Prerov 1995}) 11...
O-O-O 12. Ne3 d5 13. exd5 Nb4 {1/2 (13) Hjartarson,J (2505)-Adorjan,A (2535)
Esbjerg 1985}) 8... Nc6 9. Bg2 g6 10. Ne3 Be6 {Hou is very well informed about
the intricacies of the system, so she avoids the confrontation after the more
passive 10...Be7.} (10... Be7 11. Ncd5 (11. g5 hxg5 12. hxg5 Rxh1+ 13. Bxh1 Nh7
14. Nc4 Be6 15. Nd5 Bxg5 16. Bxg5 Qxg5 17. Nc7+ Kf8 18. Nxe6+ (18. Nxa8 Bxc4
19. b3 Ba6 20. Nc7 Nd4 21. Nxa6 bxa6 22. Rb1 Qg1+ 23. Kd2 Qxf2+ 24. Kc1 Nf6 $11
) 18... fxe6 $11 {1-0 (37) Koller,J (2245)-Zude,E (2395) Germany 2009} 19.
Qxd6+ Kg7 20. Rd1 (20. Qd7+ Kh8 21. Qxb7 Rf8 $17) 20... Rf8 21. Qd7+ Rf7 22.
Qd3 Nb4 $17) 11... Be6 12. c3 Qd7 13. Nxf6+ Bxf6 14. Nd5 Bg7 15. g5 hxg5 (15...
h5 16. Be3 O-O 17. Qd3 $14) 16. Bxg5 Bxd5 17. Qxd5 Ne7 18. Qd2 Qc6 19. O-O-O
$14 {1-0 (44) Santos Latasa,J (2309)-Doros,R (2338) Albena 2011}) 11. Ncd5 $1 {
Both players are rising to the challenge of demonstrating possibly the most
precise way of handling the position. The defender can handle the g-pawn
advance 11.g5 with well known counterplay against the g5-pawn.} (11. g5 hxg5
12. hxg5 Rxh1+ 13. Bxh1 Nd7 14. Ned5 Be7 15. Be3 (15. Nxe7 Kxe7 16. Be3 Qh8 17.
Bg2 Nd4 $11) 15... Bxg5 16. Bxg5 Qxg5 17. Nc7+ Ke7 18. Nxa8 Qg1+ 19. Kd2 (19.
Ke2 Bc4+ 20. Kd2 Qg5+ 21. Ke1 Qg1+ $11) 19... Qg5+ 20. Ke1 $11) 11... Bxd5 {
It is very difficult to fully evaluate this decision. White enjoys some
advantage when Black continues normal development. Black transfroms the pawn
structure, but it comes at the cost of the light squared bishop.} (11... Bg7
12. h5 O-O 13. c3 $14) 12. exd5 (12. Nxd5 Nxd5 13. exd5 (13. Qxd5 $2 Nd4 $15)
13... Ne7 14. h5 $14) 12... Ne7 13. Qe2 (13. h5 gxh5 14. gxh5 Rg8 $11) 13...
Bg7 14. Qb5+ {White is eager to exchange queens in the hope that he will
benefit from his advantage of having the bishop pair without his opponent
having any counterplay. The modest 14.Bd2 was also quite challengeing for
Black.} (14. Bd2 Rc8 15. h5 O-O 16. O-O-O $14) 14... Qd7 15. Qxd7+ (15. a4 O-O
16. Bd2 Qc7 17. h5 $14) 15... Nxd7 16. Bd2 {Harikrishna began sleeping on his
laurels and in two moves will lose all his advantage.} (16. Nc4 $1 Nc8 17. a4
h5 18. g5 Ndb6 19. Na3 Ne7 20. a5 Nbxd5 21. a6 bxa6 22. c4 Nc7 23. Bxa8 Nxa8
24. Nc2 $14) 16... Rc8 17. Bb4 $6 (17. h5 O-O 18. b3 $14) 17... Nc5 18. O-O-O (
18. h5 Bf6 $11) (18. Nc4 Kd7 19. Ne3 e4 20. Rb1 Bd4 $11) 18... O-O 19. h5 Bf6
$1 {Probably this move came as a slight shock for White. Hou will improve the
bishop to the active square g5 and get enough counterplay in all lines.} 20.
Kb1 (20. hxg6 fxg6 21. Rxh6 $2 Bg5 $17) 20... Kg7 (20... Bg5 21. Nc4 Rfd8 22.
hxg6 fxg6 23. Nxe5 dxe5 24. d6 Na6 25. Ba5 b6 26. dxe7 Rxd1+ 27. Rxd1 bxa5 28.
Bb7 Re8 29. Bxa6 Rxe7 $11) 21. Nf1 {The relocation of the knight to g3 lends a
very academic feeling to the whole manoeuvre. White has run out of ideas how
to improve his position that used to be so promising.} (21. Nc4 Rfd8 22. Na5
Rd7 $11) 21... Bg5 22. Ng3 (22. Bxc5 Rxc5 23. Ng3 f5 24. hxg6 fxg4 25. Ne4 Rxd5
26. Rxd5 Nxd5 27. Nxg5 Nf4 28. Nh7 Rb8 29. Be4 d5 30. Bf5 Nxg6 $11) 22... b6 {
Black is playing very carefully as if not to provoke the dangerous tiger. More
enterprising solutions were at hand, but the chosen strategy is sound enough.}
(22... f5 23. Bf3 (23. hxg6 fxg4 24. Rdf1 Kxg6 $11) 23... Rc7 24. hxg6 fxg4 25.
Bxg4 Rxf2 26. Bxc5 Rxc5 27. Ne4 Rcxc2 28. Nxf2 Rxf2 $11) 23. Bxc5 bxc5 (23...
Rxc5 24. Ne4 Rxd5 25. Nxg5 (25. Nxd6 Rxd1+ 26. Rxd1 f5 27. gxf5 Nxf5 $11) (25.
Rxd5 Nxd5 26. Nxg5 Nf4 27. Ne4 Nxg2 28. Nxd6 Nf4 $11) 25... Rxd1+ 26. Rxd1 hxg5
27. Rxd6 gxh5 28. gxh5 g4 $11) 24. Ne4 Rcd8 25. hxg6 {Harikrishna was geting
tired of watching for the possibility of f7-f5 at any given moment. The
downside of the exchange is the activation of the rook on f8.} (25. Rd3 f5 26.
Nxg5 hxg5 27. Ra3 Ra8 28. Ra6 fxg4 29. Rxd6 Rxf2 30. Re6 (30. Rd7 Kf6 $15)
30... Kf7 31. Be4 gxh5 32. Rxe5 Rh8 $11) 25... fxg6 26. Rh3 (26. Rd3 Ng8 27.
Ra3 Rd7 28. Ra6 (28. Nxg5 hxg5 29. Rah3 Nf6 30. Be4 Rb7 31. f3 $11) 28... Rf4
29. Nxd6 Rxf2 30. Be4 Nf6 $11) 26... Rf4 27. Ra3 {White is hoping to get at
least an even position with an attack against the a7-pawn, since the passive
strategy might have already been painful for him.} (27. f3 Ng8 28. Bf1 Nf6 29.
Bd3 a5 $15) 27... Rxg4 28. Bf3 Rf4 29. Rxa7 {White is gradually sliding
towards an endgame which is very risky for him.} (29. Rg1 Bf6 30. c4 h5 $15)
29... Rxf3 30. Nxg5 hxg5 31. Rxe7+ Kf6 32. Re6+ {[%mdl 4096] White feels
obliged to defend the f2-pawn, otherwise the black passed pawn on the g-file
would be very dangerous for him.} (32. Rb7 Rxf2 33. a4 g4 34. Rg1 Kg5 35. a5
Ra8 36. Rb6 Rxa5 37. Rxd6 c4 $17) 32... Kf5 33. Rd2 g4 34. c3 $2 {The position
was already difficult for White and there was no way he could afford a second
rate solution. The modest move of the c-pawn should have lost by force.} (34.
a4 $1 c4 35. Re2 (35. a5 c3 36. bxc3 Rxc3 $15) 35... Rh3 36. Kc1 c3 37. bxc3
Rxc3 $15) 34... Kg5 {The lady world champion has missed the best move in 34...
Rh8!, but she deserves credit for finding an alternative solution in
exploiting the f-file.} (34... Rh8 $1 35. Rxd6 (35. Re7 Kg5 36. Rd1 Rxf2 37.
Rg1 Rhf8 $19) 35... Rh2 36. Kc2 (36. a4 Rfxf2 37. Rxf2+ Rxf2 38. Rd8 g3 39. Ka2
Kg5 $19) 36... Rfxf2 37. Rxf2+ Rxf2+ 38. Kd1 g3 39. Ke1 Rf4 $19) 35. Re2 (35.
a4 Rdf8 36. Rxd6 Rxf2 37. Rd3 (37. Rxf2 Rxf2 38. Re6 g3 39. Rxe5+ Kf4 40. Re6
g5 41. Ka2 g2 $19) 37... Rb8 $19) 35... Rdf8 (35... c4 36. Kc1 Rd3 37. Kc2 Rxd5
$17) 36. Rxd6 Rxf2 $2 {The approach of the cursed 40th move has influenced too
many games in the history of chess. Black could have forced the way to victory
by defending the e5-pawn first.} (36... R8f5 $1 37. Ra6 (37. Rd8 Rxf2 38. Rxf2
Rxf2 39. d6 g3 $19) (37. a4 Rxf2 38. Re3 Kf4 39. Re1 g5 $19) (37. Re6 Rxf2 38.
Rxf2 Rxf2 39. Rxe5+ Kf4 40. Re6 g3 41. Rxg6 g2 $19) 37... Rxf2 38. Re3 R2f3 39.
Re2 g3 40. a4 Rf2 $19) 37. Rxe5+ R8f5 (37... Kf4 38. Ree6 g3 39. Rxg6 g2 40. a4
Rf1+ 41. Ka2 g1=Q 42. Rxg1 Rxg1 $17) 38. Re3 (38. Ree6 Rf6 39. Re5+ R2f5 $17)
38... R5f3 39. Re5+ Rf5 40. Re3 R2f3 {It would be too much to expect the less
standard continuation 40...Rf1+ on the last move before the control. Black
will get her position with excellent chances.} (40... Rf1+ 41. Kc2 c4 $5 42.
Rde6 Rxd5 43. b4 Rf2+ 44. Re2 g3 45. R6e3 Kg4 46. a4 g2 47. Rxf2 g1=Q $19) 41.
Ree6 Rf6 42. Re5+ R3f5 43. Rxf6 (43. Rxf5+ Kxf5 44. Rd7 g3 $19) 43... Rxe5 (
43... Kxf6 44. Re1 Rxd5 45. Kc2 c4 46. b4 $11) 44. Rf1 Rxd5 {The result of the
previous phase of the game could have satisfied Hariskrishna, if his position
did not remain so very precarious.} 45. Kc2 (45. b4 cxb4 46. cxb4 Rd4 $1 47. a3
(47. b5 Rb4+ 48. Kc2 Rxb5 49. a4 Rc5+ 50. Kd2 g3 $19) 47... g3 48. Kc2 Kg4 49.
b5 g2 50. Rg1 Kf3 51. Kc3 Rf4 52. b6 Rf6 $19) 45... Rf5 {Home analysis proves
that Black could have won with the immediate advance of the g-pawn. The line
is long and it would require very good play from the stronger side.} (45... g3
46. b4 cxb4 47. cxb4 Kg4 48. Rg1 Kh3 49. a4 Rd4 50. Kc3 Rf4 51. a5 (51. b5 Rxa4
52. Rh1+ Kg4 53. Rg1 Ra3+ 54. Kc4 Ra2 55. b6 Rb2 56. Kc5 g2 $19) 51... g2 52.
a6 Rf3+ 53. Kc4 (53. Kb2 Rf6 54. b5 Rb6 $19) 53... Rf1 54. Rxg2 Kxg2 55. b5 Ra1
56. Kc5 g5 57. Kb6 g4 58. Ka7 g3 59. b6 Kf1 60. b7 g2 61. b8=Q g1=Q+ 62. Qb6
Qg5 $19) 46. Rg1 c4 47. Kd2 {White's position is beyond hope, but it was more
sensible to try for counterplay with the pawn advance 47.b4.} (47. b4 cxb3+ 48.
axb3 (48. Kxb3 Kf4 49. c4 g3 50. a4 Kf3 51. c5 Kf2 52. Rd1 g2 $19) 48... Kh4
49. c4 g3 50. Kd3 (50. b4 Kh3 51. Rh1+ Kg2 52. Rh6 Rf6 53. c5 Kf3 54. Rh1 g2
55. Re1 Kg3 56. Re5 Rf4 $19) 50... Kh3 51. Rh1+ Kg2 52. Rh6 Rf6 53. Ke4 Kf2 54.
Ke5 Rc6 55. Kd5 g2 56. Kxc6 g1=Q $19) 47... Rf2+ $1 (47... Kf4 48. b4 cxb3 49.
axb3 Kf3 50. c4 g3 51. Rf1+ Kg2 52. Rxf5 gxf5 53. c5 f4 54. c6 f3 55. c7 f2 56.
c8=Q f1=Q $17) 48. Ke3 Rxb2 {The fight is over and White's attempt at
resisting will prove to be futile.} 49. Ra1 (49. a3 Rh2 50. a4 (50. Rb1 g3 51.
a4 Kg4 52. Rb4 g2 53. Kf2 Kh3 $19) 50... Ra2 51. Rb1 Rxa4 52. Rb5+ Kh4 $19)
49... g3 50. Kf3 g2 51. Kg3 (51. Rg1 Rxa2 52. Kg3 Kf5 53. Kf3 g5 54. Kg3 Ke4
55. Rd1 g4 56. Kxg4 Rd2 57. Re1+ Kd3 $19) (51. a4 Kh4 52. a5 Ra2 53. Rxa2 g1=Q
$19) 51... Rxa2 52. Rb1 Kf5 {It is enough for the black king to get closer to
the c3-pawn. The rest of the game is a painful finish for White.} 53. Kh2 (53.
Kf3 Rc2 54. Rb5+ Kf6 55. Rb1 g5 $19) 53... Ke4 54. Rd1 Kf3 55. Rd6 Ra5 $1 {
The rook endgame has proven to be very dangerous for White.} (55... Ra5 $1 56.
Rf6+ Rf5 $19) 0-1

[Event "Tata Steel-A 75th"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2013.01.25"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B94"]
[WhiteElo "2603"]
[BlackElo "2772"]
[PlyCount "104"]
[EventDate "2013.01.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 153"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.03.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.03.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 Nbd7 7. Qe2 h6 8.
Bh4 g6 9. f4 e5 10. fxe5 dxe5 11. O-O-O Be7 12. Nf3 Qc7 13. Qc4 Qb8 14. Nd5 b5
15. Qc6 Nxd5 16. Rxd5 Qb7 17. Qc3 f6 18. Bf2 Nb6 19. Rd1 Na4 20. Qb3 Qc6 21.
Qd5 Qxd5 22. exd5 Bc5 23. Bg3 Nb6 24. Bd3 Bf5 25. Bxf5 gxf5 26. Rhf1 O-O-O 27.
Bf2 Bxf2 28. Rxf2 Rxd5 29. g3 Rxd1+ 30. Kxd1 Nd5 31. Nh4 f4 32. Rd2 Ne3+ 33.
Ke2 Nc4 34. Rd1 fxg3 35. b3 Rd8 36. Rxd8+ Kxd8 37. hxg3 Nd6 38. Kd3 b4 39. c4
bxc3 40. Kxc3 Kd7 41. Kd3 Ke6 42. b4 Nf5 43. Nxf5 Kxf5 44. a4 Ke6 45. g4 Kd5
46. Kc3 Ke4 47. Kc2 Kd4 48. Kb3 e4 49. b5 axb5 50. axb5 e3 51. Kc2 Ke4 52. Kd1
Kd5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tata Steel-A 75th"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2013.01.26"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Sokolov, Ivan"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2663"]
[BlackElo "2603"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "104"]
[EventDate "2013.01.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 153"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.03.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.03.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 e6 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 {A risky continuation.
} (6. Bxf6 {is normal}) 6... dxc4 7. a3 (7. e4 {, like in the Vienna Variation
(without ...h7-h6 Bg5-h4), is impossible due to} g5) (7. Qa4+ {and}) (7. e3 {
are quite comfortable for Black as well.}) {The text move has recently been
gaining popularity in the position without ...h7-h6 Bg5-h4. However, GM Ivan
Sokolov's attempt to play it here doesn't succeed.} 7... Bxc3+ 8. bxc3 c5 $146
{A simple reply apparently solving Black's problems.} (8... b5 9. a4 (9. e4 $5
g5 10. Nxg5 hxg5 11. Bxg5 Rg8 12. h4 Bb7 (12... c5 $5 {[%cal Yd8a5]}) 13. e5
Nbd7 14. exf6 c5 15. Rh3 cxd4 16. Qxd4 Qa5 17. Re3 $14 {1-0 Quinteros,M (2525)
-Pachman,L (2410)/Baden-Baden 1985/MCL (36)}) 9... c6 10. Bxf6 Qxf6 11. Ne5 a6
(11... Nd7 12. Nxc6 Nc5 $1 {[%cal Rc5e4]} 13. Qb1 $1 Nb3 14. Ra2 $14) 12. g3
Bb7 13. Bg2 Qe7 14. O-O O-O 15. f4 Re8 16. Qb1 $44 {0-1 (69) Macieja,B (2614)
-Hammer,J (2630) Achaea GRE 2012}) (8... c6 9. Nd2 (9. Qc2 b5 10. e4 Nbd7 11.
e5 g5 12. Nxg5 hxg5 13. Bxg5 Bb7 14. exf6 c5 15. Rd1 Qc7 16. h4 O-O-O $13 {
1/2 Van Wely,L (2650)-Drozdovskij,Y (2627)/Ourense 2009/EXT 2010 (57)}) 9...
Qa5 (9... b5 10. e4 $44) 10. Bxf6 gxf6 11. Qc1 b5 12. a4 Qc7 13. g3 Bb7 14. Bg2
Nd7 {1/2 Borovikov,V (2385)-Aleksandrov,A (2530)/Vejen 1993/EXT 1999 (29)} 15.
O-O $44) 9. Bxf6 {White follows the game Van Wely - Thavandiran, in which ...
h6 Bh4 were not included.} Qxf6 10. e3 Nc6 (10... O-O 11. Bxc4 b6 {[%cal Yc8b7]
may be a bit more accurate. The knight can go to c6 or d7.}) 11. Bxc4 O-O 12.
Bb5 (12. O-O {, still following Van Wely, hardly promises more after} b6) 12...
Bd7 (12... e5 $5 13. Bxc6 Qxc6 $11) 13. O-O Rfd8 $11 14. a4 Qe7 (14... Rac8 {
is simpler. Black plays a bit inconsequently but still keeps good chances.})
15. Qb1 Rab8 16. Qe4 cxd4 17. exd4 Qf6 18. Bd3 g6 19. Rfe1 Ne7 20. c4 (20. Ne5
{may be more accurate.}) 20... Nf5 21. d5 exd5 22. cxd5 Re8 23. Ne5 $2 {
[%mdl 8192]} ({After} 23. Qb4 Nd6 {it is Black who has a small advantage due
to his strong blockading knight but the text move leads to material losses.})
23... Qd6 24. f4 f6 25. Kh1 h5 $1 {Of course, the e5-knight will hardly run
away so Black needn't hurry about taking it.} 26. Qe2 Rbd8 27. Bc4 Re7 28. Qb2
Rde8 29. Nf3 {OK, it has run away but at what price!} Rxe1+ 30. Nxe1 Qxf4 $19
31. Bd3 Qe3 32. h3 Ng3+ 33. Kh2 Qf4 34. Kg1 h4 35. Qf2 Qxf2+ (35... Qe5 {
was probably even stronger as White's king is almost in a mating net.}) 36.
Kxf2 Ne4+ 37. Kg1 {It was better to get rid of Black's blockading knight. Of
course, Black should still gradually win after, say,} (37. Bxe4 $142 Rxe4 38.
Rb1 b6 39. a5 b5 40. Rc1 b4 41. d6 (41. Rc7 Bb5 42. d6 Kf8 $19) 41... Kf8 42.
Nd3 Bf5) 37... g5 $1 38. a5 Nd6 39. Nf3 Rc8 40. a6 b6 41. Re1 Kf7 42. Rf1 Ke7
43. Re1+ Kd8 44. Bh7 Rc4 45. Bg8 Ra4 46. Be6 Rxa6 47. Nh2 b5 48. Ng4 Ne8 49.
Nh6 Bxe6 50. dxe6 Ng7 51. e7+ Ke8 52. Ng8 f5 (52... f5 53. Rc1 Kf7 54. Rc8 Ne8
$19) 0-1

[Event "Tata Steel-A 75th"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2013.01.27"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Leko, Peter"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C89"]
[WhiteElo "2603"]
[BlackElo "2735"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "2013.01.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 153"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.03.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.03.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3
d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. Rxe5 c6 12. d4 Bd6 13. Re1 Qh4 14. g3 Qh3 15.
Qe2 Bg4 16. Qf1 Qh5 17. Nd2 Rae8 18. f3 Bh3 19. Qf2 Rxe1+ 20. Qxe1 Bf4 21. Bxd5
Bxd2 22. Bxd2 Qxd5 23. Qe4 Qd7 24. Re1 Be6 25. a3 Re8 26. g4 f6 27. h3 Bf7 28.
Qf4 Rxe1+ 29. Bxe1 h6 30. Qe4 Bd5 31. Qe3 Qe6 32. Kf2 Qxe3+ 33. Kxe3 Kf7 34. h4
g6 35. Bg3 h5 36. gxh5 gxh5 37. Bd6 1/2-1/2

[Event "CHN-ch"]
[Site "Xinghua"]
[Date "2013.04.16"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Li, Chao B"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E35"]
[WhiteElo "2686"]
[BlackElo "2617"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2013.04.16"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 154"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.05.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.05.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 d5 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 c5 7. dxc5 h6 8.
Bh4 g5 9. Bg3 Ne4 10. e3 Qa5 11. Rc1 Qxa2 12. Bb5+ Bd7 13. Bxd7+ Nxd7 14. Nge2
Nxc3 15. Nxc3 Qc4 16. Bd6 Nxc5 17. Bxc5 Qxc5 18. O-O Bxc3 19. Qa4+ Qc6 20. Qa3
Qa6 21. Qxa6 bxa6 22. Rxc3 O-O 23. Rc6 Kg7 24. Rd1 Rfc8 25. Rxa6 Rab8 26. g4
Rxb2 27. Rxd5 Rcc2 28. Rf5 Ra2 29. Rd6 Rc7 30. Rdd5 a6 31. Kg2 Rc6 32. Rd7 Rf6
33. e4 Rxf5 34. gxf5 Kf6 35. Rd6+ Ke5 36. Rxh6 Kxe4 37. Rf6 Ra5 38. Kg3 Rxf5
39. f3+ Ke5 40. Rxa6 Rf4 1/2-1/2

[Event "CHN-ch"]
[Site "Xinghua"]
[Date "2013.04.17"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Yu, Yangyi"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B60"]
[WhiteElo "2617"]
[BlackElo "2675"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "2013.04.16"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 154"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.05.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.05.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bg5 Qb6 7. Nb3 e6 8.
Bd3 Be7 9. O-O O-O 10. Qd2 a6 11. Rae1 Qc7 12. Re3 b5 13. Rg3 Ne5 14. f4 Nxd3
15. cxd3 Nh5 16. Rh3 Nf6 17. Qe2 e5 18. Rg3 Kh8 19. fxe5 dxe5 20. Rxf6 Bxf6 21.
Nd5 Qd8 22. Bxf6 gxf6 23. Qh5 Rg8 24. Qxf7 Qf8 25. Rxg8+ Qxg8 26. Qxf6+ Qg7 27.
Qd8+ Qg8 28. Qe7 Bg4 29. Nf6 Qg6 30. Qxe5 Bd1 31. Nh5+ 1-0

[Event "CHN-ch"]
[Site "Xinghua"]
[Date "2013.04.18"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Xiu, Deshun"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A70"]
[WhiteElo "2534"]
[BlackElo "2617"]
[PlyCount "129"]
[EventDate "2013.04.16"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 154"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.05.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.05.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 e6 4. Nc3 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. e4 g6 7. h3 Bg7 8. Nf3
O-O 9. Bd3 a6 10. a4 Nbd7 11. O-O Nh5 12. Bg5 Bf6 13. Be3 Re8 14. Re1 Rb8 15.
Qc2 Ne5 16. Be2 Nxf3+ 17. Bxf3 Ng7 18. a5 Be5 19. Bd2 f5 20. Na4 fxe4 21. Bxe4
Bf5 22. Bxf5 Nxf5 23. Nb6 Qh4 24. Bc3 Nd4 25. Bxd4 Bxd4 26. Rad1 Rf8 27. Rd2
Rf5 28. Nd7 Rd8 29. Re4 Bxf2+ 30. Rxf2 Qxf2+ 31. Qxf2 Rxf2 32. Kxf2 Rxd7 33.
Re6 Kf8 34. Kg3 Kg8 35. Kf2 Kf8 36. Kg3 c4 37. h4 Rc7 38. Rxd6 Rc5 39. Rb6 Rxa5
40. Rxb7 h5 41. d6 Rd5 42. Rb6 a5 43. Kf4 Kf7 44. Ke4 Rd2 45. Ke5 Re2+ 46. Kd5
Rd2+ 47. Kc6 Ke6 48. Kc7 a4 49. Rc6 Rd4 50. g3 Kf7 51. Ra6 c3 52. bxc3 Rc4+ 53.
Kd8 Rxc3 54. Rxa4 Rxg3 55. d7 Rd3 56. Re4 Rd1 57. Re8 Rc1 58. Re7+ Kf8 59. Re2
Kf7 60. Rf2+ Kg7 61. Rf4 g5 62. hxg5 Kg6 63. Rd4 Ra1 64. Rd5 Kf7 65. Kc7 1-0

[Event "CHN-ch"]
[Site "Xinghua"]
[Date "2013.04.19"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Zhao, Jun"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C54"]
[WhiteElo "2617"]
[BlackElo "2589"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "2013.04.16"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 154"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.05.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.05.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d4 exd4 6. e5 d5 7. Be2 Ne4 8. cxd4
Nxd4 9. Nxd4 Nxf2 10. Kxf2 Qh4+ 11. g3 Bxd4+ 12. Be3 Bxe3+ 13. Kxe3 Qh6+ 14.
Kf3 O-O 15. Qd4 Be6 16. Qf4 Qh3 17. Qh4 Qxh4 18. gxh4 f6 19. exf6 Rxf6+ 20. Ke3
Re8 21. Nc3 Bg4+ 22. Kd3 Bxe2+ 23. Nxe2 Rf3+ 24. Kd2 Rf2 25. Rae1 d4 26. Kd1
Re3 27. h3 c5 28. b3 Kf7 29. Nc1 Kf6 30. Rxe3 dxe3 31. Ne2 Ke5 32. Rg1 Rf7 33.
Rg5+ Ke4 34. Rg4+ Ke5 35. Nc3 Rf3 36. Rxg7 Rxh3 37. Rxh7 Rh2 38. Rxb7 Rxh4 39.
Ke2 1-0

[Event "CHN-ch"]
[Site "Xinghua"]
[Date "2013.04.20"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Wei, Yi"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B84"]
[WhiteElo "2530"]
[BlackElo "2617"]
[PlyCount "125"]
[EventDate "2013.04.16"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 154"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.05.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.05.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e6 7. Be2 Qc7 8. g4
b5 9. g5 Nfd7 10. f4 Nc6 11. a3 Rb8 12. h4 Nc5 13. b4 Nd7 14. Kf2 g6 15. Bxb5
axb5 16. Ndxb5 Rxb5 17. Nxb5 Qb8 18. Qd3 Be7 19. Qc3 Qxb5 20. Qxh8+ Bf8 21. Qc3
e5 22. a4 Qb7 23. b5 Ne7 24. a5 exf4 25. Bd4 Qxb5 26. Qd3 Qc6 27. a6 Nc5 28.
Bxc5 Qxc5+ 29. Kg2 Nc6 30. Rhb1 Bg7 31. Ra2 Be5 32. c3 Be6 33. Rb8+ Ke7 34. Rb5
f3+ 35. Kh1 Qc4 36. Qxc4 Bxc4 37. a7 Nxa7 38. Rxa7+ Kf8 39. Rb8+ Kg7 40. Raa8
h6 41. Kg1 hxg5 42. hxg5 Bxc3 43. Kf2 Be2 44. Ke3 Be5 45. Rh8 f6 46. Rag8+ Kf7
47. Rf8+ Ke7 48. Re8+ Kd7 49. Rxe5 dxe5 50. gxf6 Ke6 51. Rf8 g5 52. f7 g4 53.
Kf2 Ke7 54. Re8+ Kxf7 55. Rxe5 Bc4 56. Rf5+ Ke7 57. Ke3 Be6 58. Rf4 Bd7 59. Kd4
Bb5 60. Ke3 Bd7 61. Kf2 Be6 62. Kg3 Kd6 63. Rxf3 1/2-1/2

[Event "CHN-ch"]
[Site "Xinghua"]
[Date "2013.04.22"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Ma, Qun"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B36"]
[WhiteElo "2617"]
[BlackElo "2559"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "2013.04.16"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 154"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.05.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.05.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 g6 5. c4 Nf6 6. Nc3 Nxd4 7. Qxd4 d6 8.
Be2 Bg7 9. Bg5 O-O 10. Qe3 Qb6 11. Qd2 a5 12. Rc1 a4 13. f3 Be6 14. Be3 Qd8 15.
O-O Qa5 16. Rc2 Rfc8 17. b3 axb3 18. axb3 Nd7 19. Rb1 Qb4 20. Kf1 Bxc3 21. Rxc3
b5 22. Qe1 bxc4 23. bxc4 Qa4 24. Rbc1 Rc7 25. f4 Rac8 26. Ra1 Qb4 27. Rb1 Qa4
28. Ra1 Qb4 29. Rb1 Qa4 30. Ra1 1/2-1/2

[Event "CHN-ch"]
[Site "Xinghua"]
[Date "2013.04.23"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Wang, Yue"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D32"]
[WhiteElo "2706"]
[BlackElo "2617"]
[Annotator "Ramirez Alvarez,A"]
[PlyCount "163"]
[EventDate "2013.04.16"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 154"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.05.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.05.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{Wang Yue shows Karpovian patience and technique as he plays one of his
marathon games in this tournament, this time against the star of Chinese chess.
} 1. c4 e6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d4 Bb4 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bf4 Nf6 6. e3 O-O 7. Bd3 c5 8.
Nge2 cxd4 9. Nxd4 Nc6 10. O-O Nxd4 11. exd4 {White has a small but pleasant
edge. His piece placement guarantees him-long term pressure despite the
symmetrical structure. Black has the chance to exchange on c3 to change the
pawn structure, but this gives White the pair of bishops.} Bxc3 12. bxc3 Bg4
13. Qb3 Qd7 14. Rfe1 Rac8 15. Bb5 Qd8 16. Bf1 b6 17. f3 Be6 18. Ba6 Rc6 19. Bb5
Rc8 20. Qa3 Bd7 21. Bf1 a5 22. Rab1 {White has succeeded in provoking a5,
which is a long-term weakness. White's dark-squared bishop will be able to
rain terror on thos queenside pawns... once all the other pieces disappear.}
Re8 23. Be5 Bf5 24. Rbc1 Nd7 25. Bf4 Rc6 26. Qb3 Rxe1 27. Rxe1 Nf8 28. Qa3 Re6
29. Rxe6 Bxe6 30. Qd6 $1 {The exchange of queens will leave Black passive and
without counterplay, but she has no choice as the d6 queen is dominant. Hou
Yifan avoids it for a few moves, but at the end Wang Yue forces the trade.} Nd7
31. Bb5 h5 32. Bd2 Qc8 33. Kf2 Kh8 34. h4 Kg8 35. Bf4 Qd8 36. g3 Qc8 37. Qc7
Qxc7 38. Bxc7 f6 39. c4 $1 {A clever break. This gives White a passed pawn and
a winning position.} dxc4 40. d5 Bf5 (40... Bxd5 $2 41. Bxd7 $18) 41. Bxc4 Kf7
42. Ke3 Ne5 43. Be2 Bb1 44. a3 Nd7 45. Kd4 Ke7 46. Bc4 Bf5 47. d6+ Ke8 48. f4
Bg4 49. Bd5 Kf8 50. Be4 Kf7 51. Bc2 Kf8 52. Bd3 Kf7 53. Bf1 Bf3 {These bishop
manoeuvres are reminiscent of Karpov, who always took his time even in
completely winning positions.} 54. Bc4+ Kf8 55. Bb5 Bg4 56. Bf1 Bf3 57. Bb5 Bg4
58. Bc6 Kf7 59. Be4 Ke8 60. Bg2 Kf7 61. Kd5 Bd1 62. Kc6 {The king penetrates,
and with decisive effect.} Ba4+ 63. Kb7 Ke6 64. Bf3 g6 65. Bg2 Bc2 66. Bc6 Bf5
67. Kc8 Nc5 68. Kd8 Be4 69. Bxe4 Nxe4 {Black has gotten rid of one bishop, but
the other one has the b6 and a5 pawns under attack. Black also has to deal
with the d-pawn.} 70. d7 Nc5 71. Bxb6 Nxd7 72. Bxa5 Nc5 {Unfortunately,
knights are particularly useless at stopping rook pawns, so the game is over.}
73. Bb4 Ne4 74. a4 Kd5 75. Be1 g5 76. a5 gxf4 77. gxf4 Nc5 78. Kc7 Ke4 79. Bf2
Na6+ 80. Kb7 Nb4 81. Bc5 Nd3 82. Bd6 {An incredible show of patience and
fighting will.} 1-0

[Event "CHN-ch"]
[Site "Xinghua"]
[Date "2013.04.24"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Zhou, Jianchao"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2617"]
[BlackElo "2607"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "2013.04.16"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 154"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.05.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.05.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. Bxc6 dxc6 6. Nbd2 Nd7 7. Nc4 Qe7 8.
O-O O-O 9. Bd2 Rd8 10. Rb1 f6 11. b4 Bd6 12. Nh4 Nf8 13. Nf5 Qf7 14. a4 Ne6 15.
b5 cxb5 16. Ncxd6 cxd6 17. axb5 d5 18. exd5 Nc7 19. Qg4 Bxf5 20. Qxf5 Qxd5 21.
Rb4 Qd7 22. Qxd7 Rxd7 23. f4 Nd5 24. Rb3 Nxf4 25. Bxf4 exf4 26. Rxf4 Re8 27. h3
Re2 28. Rf2 Re1+ 29. Kh2 Kf7 30. Kg3 h5 31. Rd2 g5 32. Kf2 Re6 33. d4 h4 34. c4
Re4 35. Rbd3 b6 36. c5 Rf4+ 37. Kg1 bxc5 38. dxc5 Rxd3 39. Rxd3 Rf5 40. Rd7+
Ke8 41. Rc7 Kd8 42. Rc6 Kd7 43. Rd6+ Kc7 44. Rc6+ Kd7 45. g3 hxg3 46. Kg2 Rd5
47. Rxf6 1/2-1/2

[Event "CHN-ch"]
[Site "Xinghua"]
[Date "2013.04.25"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Li, Shilong"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E52"]
[WhiteElo "2558"]
[BlackElo "2617"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2013.04.16"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 154"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.05.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.05.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 d5 6. Nf3 b6 7. a3 Bxc3+ 8. bxc3
Ba6 9. cxd5 Qxd5 10. Bxa6 Nxa6 11. Qe2 Nb8 12. O-O Nbd7 13. Re1 Qe4 14. Ng5 Qc6
15. c4 h6 16. Nf3 Qe4 17. Bb2 Rfc8 18. Rad1 c5 19. d5 exd5 20. cxd5 Nxd5 21.
Nd2 Qe6 22. e4 Nf4 23. Qe3 Ne5 24. Bxe5 Qxe5 25. Nc4 Qg5 26. Qf3 Ne6 27. Rd7
Qf4 28. Qh5 g6 29. Qd5 Rd8 30. g3 Qg5 31. Ne5 Rxd7 32. Nxd7 Rd8 33. Qd6 c4 34.
e5 Kg7 35. h4 Qf5 36. Qe7 c3 37. Rf1 c2 38. Nf6 Qxe5 39. Ne8+ Rxe8 40. Qxe8 Qc3
0-1

[Event "CHN-ch"]
[Site "Xinghua"]
[Date "2013.04.26"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Bu, Xiangzhi"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B94"]
[WhiteElo "2617"]
[BlackElo "2662"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "2013.04.16"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 154"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.05.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.05.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 Nbd7 7. Qe2 Qa5 8.
f4 h6 9. Bh4 e5 10. Nb3 Qc7 11. g3 Be7 12. O-O-O b5 13. Qd2 Bb7 14. Bh3 Nb6 15.
Na5 Rd8 16. Bxf6 Bxf6 17. Nxb7 Qxb7 18. Nd5 Nxd5 19. Qxd5 Qxd5 20. Rxd5 exf4
21. gxf4 g5 22. Rhd1 Ke7 23. e5 dxe5 24. fxe5 Rxd5 25. Rxd5 Bg7 26. Rd7+ Kf8
27. e6 fxe6 28. Bxe6 Be5 29. h3 h5 30. Ra7 Rh6 31. Rxa6 Ke7 32. Bc8 Rxa6 33.
Bxa6 b4 34. Be2 g4 35. hxg4 hxg4 36. Bxg4 Kd6 37. c3 1/2-1/2

[Event "CHN-ch"]
[Site "Xinghua"]
[Date "2013.04.27"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Zhou, Weiqi"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C00"]
[WhiteElo "2590"]
[BlackElo "2617"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[EventDate "2013.04.16"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 154"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.05.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.05.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 d5 3. Bg2 e6 4. O-O Be7 5. d3 O-O 6. Nbd2 c5 7. e4 Nc6 8. Re1
b5 9. e5 Nd7 10. Nf1 a5 11. h4 b4 12. N1h2 Ba6 13. Ng4 Rc8 14. h5 a4 15. h6 g6
16. a3 Bb5 17. Bf4 Nd4 18. Qd2 Nxf3+ 19. Bxf3 g5 20. Be3 d4 21. Bxd4 cxd4 22.
axb4 Nb6 23. Rac1 Kh8 24. Red1 Nd5 25. c4 dxc3 26. bxc3 Bc6 27. b5 Ba8 28. c4
f5 29. exf6 Nxf6 30. Ne5 Bxf3 31. Nxf3 Ng4 32. Qe2 Nxf2 33. Qxf2 g4 34. Qb2+
Bf6 35. Ne5 a3 36. Qc3 Qb6+ 37. Kg2 Qb7+ 38. Kh2 Qb8 39. Re1 Rc5 40. d4 Bxe5
41. dxe5 a2 42. Rf1 Kg8 43. Qd4 Rc7 44. b6 Re7 45. c5 Rd8 46. Qxg4+ Kh8 47. Qg5
Rde8 48. Qf6+ Kg8 49. Rc4 1-0

[Event "Geneve FIDE GP (Women)"]
[Site "Geneve"]
[Date "2013.05.03"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Kosintseva, Tatiana"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B97"]
[WhiteElo "2517"]
[BlackElo "2617"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "2013.05.03"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 154 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.06.25"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.06.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 e6 7. f4 Qb6 8. Qd2
Qxb2 9. Rb1 Qa3 10. e5 h6 11. Bh4 dxe5 12. fxe5 Nd5 13. Nxd5 exd5 14. e6 Bxe6
15. Nxe6 fxe6 16. Bd3 Be7 17. Bg6+ Kd8 18. Bxe7+ Qxe7 19. O-O Nd7 20. Rf7 Qc5+
21. Kh1 Rf8 22. Rxg7 Rf6 23. Bd3 Kc7 24. c4 d4 25. Qe2 Raf8 26. Qe4 b6 27. Qh7
Rd8 28. a4 Qe5 29. h3 Qc5 30. Ra1 Kd6 31. Rb1 Kc7 32. Kg1 Qe5 33. Kh1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Geneve FIDE GP (Women)"]
[Site "Geneve"]
[Date "2013.05.04"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Khotenashvili, Bela"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B11"]
[WhiteElo "2617"]
[BlackElo "2505"]
[Annotator "Mikhalchishin,A"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2013.05.03"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 155"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.07.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.07.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteClock "0:30:45"]
[BlackClock "0:32:03"]

1. e4 c6 2. Nc3 d5 3. Nf3 {This is the favourite variation of young Tal and
Fischer!} Bg4 4. h3 Bxf3 ({The retreat} 4... Bh5 {is wrong:} 5. exd5 cxd5 6.
Bb5+ Nc6 7. g4 Bg6 8. Ne5) 5. Qxf3 ({Tal tried to surprise Botvinnik here with
the unusual and illogical} 5. gxf3 $6) 5... e6 6. d4 $5 ({Here Fischer played
the King's Indian way} 6. d3) 6... Nf6 7. Bd3 ({Simple development was
possible:} 7. Bg5 dxe4 8. Nxe4 Nbd7) 7... Qb6 $5 {Very sharp, usual
development would be} (7... dxe4 8. Nxe4 Nxe4 9. Qxe4 Nd7 10. O-O Nf6 11. Qe3
Bd6 12. Bd2 O-O 13. c4) 8. O-O Qxd4 (8... Be7 {was not much fun:} 9. e5 Nfd7
10. Qg4) 9. Be3 ({It was possible to start central action immediately} 9. exd5
Nxd5 $6 (9... cxd5) 10. Rd1 Qf6 11. Qg3 Nd7 12. Nxd5 cxd5 13. Bg5 Qxb2 $2 (
13... Bd6 14. Bxf6 Bxg3 15. Bxg7 Rg8 16. Bc3 Be5 17. Bxe5 Nxe5 18. Bxh7 Rg7 19.
Bd3 $16) 14. Rab1 Qa3 15. Rxb7 Bd6 16. Bf4 Bxf4 17. Qxf4 a6 $8 18. Rdb1 Rd8 (
18... Qxa2 19. Qd6) 19. Rxd7 $1 Rxd7 20. Rb8+ Rd8 21. Rxd8+ Kxd8 22. Qb8+ Ke7
23. Qxh8 {Balashov,Y (2490)-Smagin,S (2545)/Russia (ch) 1995; with a winning
position.}) 9... Qb4 10. exd5 cxd5 ({Here there are two other possible captures
} 10... exd5 11. Rfe1 Be7 12. Bf4 Kf8 $8 13. Qg3 Nbd7 (13... Nh5 $5 14. Qg4 Na6
$1 15. Qxh5 Qxf4 16. Bxa6 bxa6 17. Qe2 $16) 14. Rxe7 $3 Kxe7 15. Bc7 $2 (15.
Re1+ Kd8 16. Bd6 $1 $16 {Lechtynsky,J}) 15... Ne8 $1 16. a3 Qxb2 17. Re1+ Kf8
18. Bd6+ Kg8 {Balashov,Y (2555)-Lechtynsky,J (2470)/Trnava 1988; and Black
defended.}) (10... Nxd5 11. Nxd5 cxd5 12. c4 $1 $16) 11. Nb5 Na6 12. c4 $1 ({
Another way was} 12. Bf4 Be7 13. a3 Qc5 14. b4 Qb6 15. c4 dxc4 16. Bxc4 O-O 17.
Rfd1) 12... Be7 $6 ({It was necessary to try to eliminate the dangerous bishop:
} 12... Bc5 13. a3 Qb3 14. Qe2 Bxe3 15. Qxe3 {and Black did not equalise fully
yet.}) 13. a3 Qa5 ({Another retreat} 13... Qb3 {was dangerous:} 14. Rad1 O-O
15. cxd5 Nxd5 16. Qe4 Nf6 17. Qxb7) 14. Bxa7 {White prefers to return the pawn,
but more chances are promised by a continuation of her development.} (14. b4
Qd8 15. Rfd1 O-O 16. Rac1) 14... O-O 15. b4 Qd8 16. Bd4 ({The direct} 16. Rfd1
{was better, and Hou was unnecessarily afraid of} b6 17. Qe3) 16... Nb8 {
The only chance is to return this knight to the centre.} 17. Rad1 Nc6 18. Bb2
Qb8 ({Black faces huge problems after} 18... Qb6 19. c5 Qd8 20. Rfe1) 19. Bxf6
{The correct decision to win the pawn.} Bxf6 20. cxd5 Ne5 21. Qe4 Nxd3 22. Rxd3
exd5 23. Rxd5 Re8 24. Qd3 Qf4 ({Slightly better was An attempt at controlling
the centre was slightly better:} 24... g6 25. Rd1 Be5) 25. Nd6 {Now the black
pieces are in total disorder.} Reb8 26. g3 ({Including the last piece in the
action was very strong:} 26. Re1 b6 27. Re3) 26... Qh6 27. Kg2 Qg6 28. Qf3 ({
White decided to keep queens on the board, but the endgame was easily won too:
} 28. Rd1 Qxd3 29. R1xd3) 28... Bb2 29. Nc4 Bf6 30. Rd7 b6 {Another pawn
sacrifice does not help.} ({A counterattack can't be successful either:} 30...
h6 31. Rfd1 Qc2 32. Ne3 Qa2 33. Nf5 Rxa3 34. Nxh6+ Kh7 35. Qf5+ Kxh6 36. g4)
31. Nxb6 Ra6 32. Nd5 ({An even better move was} 32. Rb7) 32... h5 33. Nf4 (33.
Rc1 {was very good:}) 33... Qf5 34. Rd5 Be5 35. Re1 f6 36. Qb3 Kh7 37. Nd3 Rba8
38. Nxe5 Rxa3 39. Nc6 $1 {The final, simple tactics.} Qxf2+ 40. Kxf2 Rxb3 41.
Ra5 1-0

[Event "Geneve FIDE GP (Women)"]
[Site "Geneve"]
[Date "2013.05.05"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Batchimeg, Tuvshintugs"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E14"]
[WhiteElo "2298"]
[BlackElo "2617"]
[Annotator "Mikhalchishin,A"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "2013.05.03"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 155"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.07.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.07.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteClock "0:41:23"]
[BlackClock "0:30:34"]

{The biggest sensation of the tournament - the last seeded player beats the
best one! But just afew days previously Hou Yifan had finished successfully
the very strong Chinese mens Championship before Geneva. We can remember, that
in a similar situation last year in Kazan she played very unconvincigly at the
start. But later showed her real strength.} 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. e3 b6 4. Bd3
Bb7 5. O-O d5 ({Theory prefers} 5... c5 6. c4 Be7 7. Nc3 cxd4 8. exd4 d5 9.
cxd5 Nxd5 {with a very sharp middlegame. But many players in modern times hate
to play with or against an isolated pawn.}) 6. c4 Bd6 7. b3 ({Another way is} 
7. Nc3 O-O 8. Qe2 Ne4 9. Rd1) 7... O-O 8. Bb2 Nbd7 9. Nc3 a6 10. Rc1 ({White
cannot prepare the e3-e4 break immediately:} 10. Qc2 dxc4 11. bxc4 Bxf3 12.
gxf3 c5 {with serious counterplay.}) ({But there is a classical plan in the
centre as follows:} 10. Qe2 Ne4 11. Rac1 ({There is also another very logical
rook setup:} 11. Rad1 Qe7 12. Bb1 Nxc3 13. Bxc3 Nf6 14. Ne5 $14 dxc4 15. Nxc4
Be4 16. Bxe4 Nxe4 17. Bb2 b5 18. Ne5 c5 $5 19. Qc2 $1 f5 20. dxc5 Nxc5 {
Keres,P-Furman,S/Tallinn 1971; with a small positional advantage.}) 11... Qe7 (
11... f5) 12. Rfd1 (12. Na4 $5 f5 13. Ne5 Bxe5 14. dxe5 dxc4 15. Rxc4 $1 $14 (
15. bxc4 Qb4 $1)) 12... f5 (12... c5 $5 13. cxd5 exd5 14. dxc5 Nxc3 $1 15. Bxc3
bxc5 $132) 13. Na4 $1 f4 $6 $146 (13... Rf6 $5 14. c5 bxc5 15. dxc5 Nexc5 $1
16. Nxc5 Bxc5 17. Bxf6 Nxf6 18. Qc2 Bb6 $44) 14. Rc2 $1 Rf7 $6 15. exf4 Bxf4
16. Bc1 $1 $16 {Kacheishvili,G (2593)-Sokolov,A (2584)/Plovdiv 2003. White
exchanges the most dangerous black piece and is prepared for the opening of
the c-file.}) 10... Qe7 11. cxd5 exd5 12. Ne2 $1 {This knight transfer allows
White to limit the opponent's attacking possibilities on the king's flank.} Ne4
13. Ng3 f5 14. Qc2 ({More logical would be the immediate} 14. Qe2) 14... Rf7
15. Qe2 $1 {The Mongolian player admits her small mistake.} g5 $6 {A very
sharp and direct way of attack.} 16. Rc2 g4 17. Bxe4 $5 fxe4 $6 ({Here the
Mongolian player said at the press conference, that another capture would be
much better:} 17... dxe4 18. Nd2 b5 19. a4 Nb6) 18. Ne5 $1 Bxe5 19. dxe5 Nxe5
20. Bxe5 Qxe5 21. Qxg4+ Rg7 $2 ({It was clearly better to concentrate on
pressure on the f-file with} 21... Kh8 22. b4 Raf8) 22. Qf5 $1 {White is
speculating on an exchange of queens or forcing her opponent's queen to leave
its strong position.} Qd6 23. Rd1 ({A very interesting try was to close the
f-file with} 23. f4 exf3 $2 24. Qxf3 {with very unpleasant threats.}) 23... Rf8
24. Qh5 Qe6 25. b4 $1 {The Mongolian player stops ...c5.} c6 26. Ne2 $1 {
It is impressive how the Mongolian, living now in Oakland, California,
transfers her knight to f4, it will be very strong there.} Qe7 27. Nf4 Qf6 28.
Qe2 ({A more direct way was} 28. a4 {trying to play a5, destroying the black
pawn structure.}) 28... Rg5 ({After} 28... Qg5 29. g3 {White's knight on f4 is
very strong. Black has many holes in the position and it is not clear how to
defend and repair her position.}) 29. h4 Re5 30. g3 Qd6 31. a3 ({A very strong
idea was to stop ...c5 after} 31. Qc4 $1 Rc8 32. Qc3 c5 33. bxc5 bxc5 34. Rb2
Ba8 35. Rb6 $1) {Sooner or later Black will try to open a route for her bishop.
} 31... c5 32. bxc5 bxc5 33. Rb2 $1 Ba8 34. Rdb1 d4 35. Rb6 Qd7 36. Qc4+ Kh8
37. Rb8 {Now Black has no defence, as her pieces on the 8th rank are very
badly placed.} Rd8 38. Ne6 $1 {Nice, but a simple solution was possible too:} (
38. Qxa6) 38... Bd5 39. Nxd8 $1 Re8 ({Or} 39... Bxc4 40. Ne6+ {with mate.}) 40.
Qxc5 d3 41. Qd4+ Kg8 42. R1b7 1-0

[Event "Geneve FIDE GP (Women)"]
[Site "Geneve"]
[Date "2013.05.06"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Cmilyte, Viktorija"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B52"]
[WhiteElo "2617"]
[BlackElo "2522"]
[Annotator "Mikhalchishin,A"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "2013.05.03"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 155"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.07.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.07.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteClock "0:03:09"]
[BlackClock "0:01:04"]

{Hou Yifan lost in the 3rd round against the outsider from Mongolia, got a
strong reprimand from her mother, who accompanies her to most tournaments and
was ready to strike back. But she has not played so convincingly against
Viktoria in the past. We remember the fantastic win of Viktoria in the
Sicilian last year in Kazan. Viktoria uses the same approach, playing the
World Champion as I taught my pupil Betul Yildiz last year. It is simple. Hou
Yifan is a fantastic, fine technical player, and the only way to play
successfully against her is to challenge her from the start. It means to
attack as soon as possible. Hmm, but it is tremendousely difficult. You have
to show her, that you aren't afraid of her.} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ {
Usually the former World Champion plays main lines, but sometimes she returns
to her junior weapons.} Bd7 4. Bxd7+ Qxd7 5. O-O ({A very modern way here is
to transfer to a Maroczy structure:} 5. c4 Nc6 6. d4 cxd4 7. Nxd4 g6 8. Nc3 Bg7
9. Be3) 5... Nc6 ({The Chinese champion had one interesting game here:} 5...
Nf6 6. e5 dxe5 7. Nxe5 Qc7 8. d4 cxd4 9. Bf4 Qd8 10. c3 d3 11. Qa4+ Nc6 12. Na3
Qc8 13. Rad1 e6 14. Rxd3 Be7 15. Bg5 Qc7 16. Bxf6 gxf6 17. Nxc6 Qxc6 18. Qxc6+
bxc6 19. Nc4 {Hou,Y (2158)-Fontaine,R (2539)/Shenzhen 2005; and obtained a
sweet endgame here.}) 6. Qe2 Nf6 7. Rd1 g5 $5 {Typical modern attitude -
attack on the flank in the opening. But still, I would prefer more timid
developing moves.} (7... Rc8) (7... g6) (7... e5) 8. c3 ({There are two
possible direct approaches to refute Black's counterattack immediately:} 8. e5
g4 9. Ne1 dxe5 10. c3 O-O-O 11. Na3 h5 12. d3 Nd5 13. Nc4 Bg7 14. Be3 Nf4 15.
Qc2 Qd5 16. Qa4 h4 17. Nxe5 Bxe5 18. Bxf4 f5 19. Nc2 Bxf4 20. Qxf4 Qd7 {
Pridorozhni,A (2485)-Nevostrujev,V (2510)/Tomsk 2003; with a very good
position.}) (8. d4 $2 {seems to be very risky:} g4 9. Ne5 dxe5 10. dxe5 Nd4 11.
Rxd4 cxd4 12. exf6 exf6 13. Bf4 Bg7 14. Nd2 O-O 15. Qd3 Rac8 16. Nf1 Qa4 17.
Rc1 Qxa2 18. Ng3 Qxb2 19. Nf5 Rc3 {Yandemirov,V (2380)-Amonatov,F (2590)/
Moscow 2011; and White's attack is completely stopped.}) (8. Nxg5 $2 Nd4) 8...
g4 9. Ne1 ({Another retreat seems to be much more dangerous for Black:} 9. Nh4
Qe6 10. d3 (10. Re1 d5 11. d3 dxe4 12. dxe4 O-O-O 13. Na3 Qxe4 14. Qxe4 Nxe4
15. Bf4 Nd6 16. Bxd6 Rxd6 17. Nc4 Rd7 18. Re4 h5 19. g3 e6 {Bojkovic,N (2390)
-Korbut,E (2430)/Zlatibor 2006. White has no real compensation for the pawn.})
10... O-O-O 11. Bf4 d5 12. Nd2 Nh5 13. Bg3 Nxg3 14. hxg3 h5 15. Nb3 b6 16. d4
c4 17. Nd2 Bh6 18. Nxc4 Kb8 19. a4 dxc4 20. d5 Qc8 21. dxc6 Qxc6 22. Nf5 {
Delchev,A (2629)-Morozevich,A (2762)/Porto Carras 2011; where the white knight
is very well placed.}) 9... Qe6 10. d3 h5 ({The central counterstrike} 10... d5
{is possible:} 11. Bg5 (11. Be3 d4 12. cxd4 cxd4 13. Bg5 $11) 11... O-O-O 12.
Nd2 Rg8 13. Bxf6 exf6 {'!'} 14. Nc2 f5 15. Re1 (15. Qe3 dxe4 16. dxe4 f4 $1 17.
Qe2 (17. Qxf4 $2 Bh6) 17... Ne5 18. f3 h5 19. Kh1 g3 20. Nf1 Rxd1 21. Rxd1 Be7
22. Rd5 gxh2 23. Qd2 Qf6 {Collutiis,D (2451)-Vocaturo,D (2480)/Palau 2009;
with advantage.}) 15... dxe4 16. dxe4 f4 17. Rad1 Ne5 18. f3 Qxa2 19. Ra1 Qxb2
{Fressinet,L (2675)-Edouard,R (2565)/Paris 2009. White just has chances of
some tricks here.}) ({More risky is} 10... c4 11. d4 (11. Nd2 cxd3 12. Qxd3 a6
13. Nc2 Ne5 14. Qe2 h5 15. Nd4 Qc8 16. Nf1 Bh6 17. Bxh6 Rxh6 18. Nf5 Rg6 19.
Rxd6 Qc4 20. Qxc4 Nxc4 21. Rd4 {Sarana Hungeling,O (2231)-Huppertz,A (1842)/
Germany 2008. The white pieces are much better placed.}) 11... d5 12. e5 Nd7
13. b3 Na5 14. Nd2 Nb6 15. Nc2 Bh6 16. bxc4 Nbxc4 17. Nxc4 Nxc4 18. Bxh6 Qxh6
19. Qxg4 {Brochet,P (2389)-Bernard,C (2364)/France 2008. The black king will
not be safe in the centre.}) 11. Bg5 Rg8 12. Bh4 Bh6 ({The immediate} 12...
O-O-O {was possible}) 13. Nd2 O-O-O 14. Nf1 Nd5 $5 ({A risky but interesting
knight transfer. For me a logical idea was to exchange the bishop which is
blocking Black's pawns on the kingside:} 14... Bg5 15. Bxg5 Rxg5) 15. Qc2 Nf4
16. d4 ({Black would have fantastic play after} 16. Ne3 Ng6 17. Nf5 Nxh4 18.
Nxh4 Bg5 19. Nf5 Kb8 20. Qe2 d5) 16... d5 (16... cxd4 {was very good:} 17. cxd4
d5 18. b4 Qxe4) 17. exd5 Rxd5 18. Ne3 Nh3+ $3 ({The simple retreat} 18... Rdd8
{was completely logical:} 19. dxc5 Ng6 {but Cmilyte saw a fantastic attacking
possibility.}) 19. gxh3 gxh3+ 20. Kf1 Bxe3 21. fxe3 Qg4 $2 ({Black would keep
a very strong attack after the correct} 21... Qxe3 22. Bf2 Qf4 23. Qh7 Rg6 24.
Rd3 Rf5 25. Rf3 Qxh2 26. Rxf5 Qh1+ 27. Ke2 Qe4+) ({Another way of attack was
not so convincing, but still playable:} 21... Rf5+ 22. Ke2 Rg1 23. d5 Rxd5 24.
Rxd5 Qxd5 25. Qd3 Qe6) 22. e4 $1 {The only way to refute the opponent's attack.
} Qf4+ ({Black could still create a lot of problems after} 22... Rd6 $1 23. e5
Nxe5 24. dxe5 Qg1+ 25. Ke2 Qxh2+ 26. Kf3 Qxe5 27. Qe4 h2) 23. Bf2 Rdg5 $2 ({
Here still better was} 23... Rd6) 24. Qd3 $1 f5 ({After} 24... Qxh2 {a very
strong reply was} 25. Nf3 $1) 25. Qxh3 cxd4 (25... Rg1+ {promised nothing:} 26.
Ke2 Qxe4+ 27. Qe3 R1g4 28. Qxe4 Rxe4+ 29. Kf1) 26. cxd4 Rg1+ 27. Ke2 Qxe4+ 28.
Qe3 Qg4+ 29. Nf3 Rg2 30. Rg1 $1 {After this exchange it becomes clear that
Black|s attack is over.} f4 31. Qe4 Qh3 32. Rxg2 Rxg2 33. d5 Nb8 34. Rc1+ Kd8
35. Qe5 1-0

[Event "Geneve FIDE GP (Women)"]
[Site "Geneve"]
[Date "2013.05.08"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Muzychuk, Anna"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B52"]
[WhiteElo "2585"]
[BlackElo "2617"]
[Annotator "Mikhalchishin,A"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "2013.05.03"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 155"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.07.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.07.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteClock "0:03:28"]
[BlackClock "0:00:35"]

{A very important game between the 1st and 2nd seeded players in the
tournament. Mucychuk said, that she had not won against Hou Yifan for a long
time - her last win was in Krasnoturjinsk in 2007! So, the game was very much
a key one and Anna decided not to play main lines, but to choose a side line,
which has promised White good results recently. Even World Champion Anand has
lost twice here.} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Bd7 {The World Champion plays
this line regularly, she has just once played a sharper move} (3... Nd7) 4.
Bxd7+ Qxd7 5. c4 Nf6 6. Nc3 g6 7. d4 cxd4 8. Nxd4 Bg7 9. f3 O-O 10. Be3 Nc6 11.
O-O a6 $5 {(Kasparov) The logical plan is to try to control the black squares.}
(11... Qd8) 12. a4 e6 13. Nxc6 $1 {A very logical novelty. In the past the
following have been tested:} (13. Rc1 Ne5 14. Qe2 Rfc8 $1 15. b3 d5 $1 16. cxd5
(16. f4 Neg4 17. e5 Nxe3 18. exf6 (18. Qxe3 Ng4 19. Qe2 dxc4 $1 20. Rfd1 cxb3
21. Nxb3 Qe7 22. Qxg4 Qa3 $15) 18... Nxf1 19. fxg7 dxc4 20. Rd1 cxb3 $13) 16...
exd5 17. f4 $1 Rxc3 $5 18. Rxc3 Nxe4 19. Rc2 Ng4 $1 (19... Nc6 20. Nxc6 bxc6
21. Qd3 $14) 20. Rfc1 h5 $1 (20... Nxe3 21. Qxe3 Re8 22. Qd3 Qd8 23. Nf3 $14)
21. Rc7 Qd6 $5 {Sadvakasov,D (2585)-Kasparov,G (2835)/Astana 2001; with big
complications.}) (13. Nde2 Qc7 14. Rb1 Nd7 15. Qd2 Nc5 16. b3 Rac8 17. Rfd1 Na5
18. Qa2 Ncxb3 19. Rxb3 Nxb3 20. Qxb3 Qxc4 21. Qxc4 Rxc4 22. Rd3 $1 {Zagrebelny,
S (2526)-Shipov,S (2593)/Russia 2004; with a slight advantage.}) 13... bxc6 (
13... Qxc6 {would be clearly worse:} 14. Rc1 Qxc4 $2 15. Nd5 Qa2 16. Ra1 Qxb2
17. Bd4 Nxd5 18. Bxb2 Bxb2 19. exd5) 14. a5 ({It is necessary to keep the
d6-pawn weak:} 14. c5 d5 15. e5 Ne8 16. f4 Rb8 {with very serious counterplay.}
) ({Muzychuk considered here} 14. b4 {but decided that} Ng4 {is very unpleasant
}) 14... Qc7 ({It would be safer to go to the other side with} 14... Qe7) 15.
Bb6 ({Sharper and probably equally good was} 15. Na4 d5 16. Bb6 Qf4 17. g3 Qg5
18. f4 Qh6) ({Anna said that she did not like to allow her opponent to build a
strong structure by} 15. Qd2 c5) 15... Qb8 ({Still it was not too late to go
the other way by} 15... Qe7) 16. Na4 ({Very unclear developments would follow
the rook transfer} 16. Ra3 Nd7 17. Rb3 Nxb6 18. Qd3 Qd8 19. Rxb6 Qg5) 16... Nd7
17. Be3 {Anna said, that she had to return with her bishop as c6-c5 threatened
to cut it off.} c5 18. Qd2 Qc7 ({Black has a problem with the d6-pawn and it
could be solved in a slightly unusual way:} 18... Rc8 19. Rfd1 Rc6) 19. Rfd1
Ne5 20. Nb6 Rad8 21. Ra3 {A typical rook transfer to increase the attacking
power.} Nc6 ({An aggressive approach could lead to many weaknesses:} 21... f5
22. Bg5 Rde8 23. exf5 (23. Qxd6 $2 Qxd6 24. Rxd6 Nf7) 23... Rxf5 24. Bh4 Bf8
25. Bg3) 22. Rd3 Rfe8 23. Bg5 ({There was a positional trap:} 23. Rxd6 Bd4 24.
Rxd8 Rxd8 25. Bxd4 Rxd4 26. Qe1 Qd6 {and, a pawn down, Black creates huge
pressure on the open file.}) 23... Rb8 ({White keeps a serious advantage after
} 23... f6 24. Bf4 Nd4 25. b4) 24. Rxd6 Nd4 ({Another way did not work either} 
24... Bd4+ 25. Rxd4 Nxd4 26. Bf6 Qd6 27. Qh6 Qf8 28. Qxf8+ Rxf8 29. b4 Rfe8 30.
Bxd4 cxd4 31. Rxd4 {White would have total control over the most important
files for the sacrificed exchange.}) 25. Rd7 Qc6 26. Ra7 Rxb6 {After the game
Hou Yifan said, that she has not seen any other way, as activity does not help.
} (26... f5 27. b4 fxe4 28. bxc5 Qxc5 29. Rxg7+) 27. axb6 Qxb6 28. Rd7 Qb3 29.
Kh1 ({There was possibly a sharper way to cash in on the material advantage:} 
29. Qd3 Qxb2 30. Rb1 Qa2 31. Rbb7) 29... Qxc4 30. Qf4 Rf8 ({A slightly better
try was} 30... e5 31. Qc1 Qb5 32. Ra7 Rb8 33. Qa1) 31. Rb7 Qa4 32. Re1 Nc2 $2 {
A bad move, but the World Champion said that she had not seen anything which
would allow her to continue serious resistance.} 33. Rc1 Nb4 34. Qd2 Nc6 35.
Qd7 h6 36. Be7 Ra8 37. Bxc5 Kh7 38. Bg1 1-0

[Event "Geneve FIDE GP (Women)"]
[Site "Geneve"]
[Date "2013.05.09"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Girya, Olga"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B11"]
[WhiteElo "2617"]
[BlackElo "2463"]
[PlyCount "140"]
[EventDate "2013.05.03"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 154 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.06.25"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.06.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. Nc3 d5 3. Nf3 Bg4 4. d4 Nf6 5. Bd3 e6 6. h3 Bh5 7. a3 dxe4 8. Nxe4
Nbd7 9. g4 Nxe4 10. Bxe4 Bg6 11. Qe2 Qb6 12. c4 Bxe4 13. Qxe4 a5 14. Bf4 Be7
15. O-O O-O 16. g5 a4 17. h4 Rfe8 18. h5 c5 19. h6 cxd4 20. hxg7 e5 21. Nxe5
Nxe5 22. Bxe5 Bxg5 23. Rad1 Ra5 24. Qxd4 Qg6 25. Bg3 Rae5 26. Qd3 Re4 27. Qf3
Rxc4 28. Rfe1 Rce4 29. Rxe4 Qxe4 30. Qxe4 Rxe4 31. Rd7 Re7 32. Rd4 Bf6 33. Rxa4
Bxb2 34. Bd6 Rd7 35. Bf8 Bxg7 36. Bxg7 Kxg7 37. Kg2 Kf6 38. Rh4 Kg6 39. a4 f6
40. Rb4 Kf5 41. Rb5+ Ke4 42. a5 Rg7+ 43. Kf1 f5 44. Rb4+ Kf3 45. Rb3+ Kf4 46.
Rb4+ Kg5 47. Kg2 Rc7 48. Kg3 h6 49. Rb5 Rc3+ 50. Kg2 Rc7 51. Kg3 Rc3+ 52. Kg2
Ra3 53. Rxb7 Rxa5 54. Rg7+ Kf6 55. Rh7 Kg6 56. Rb7 h5 57. Rb8 Ra4 58. Rg8+ Kf6
59. Rf8+ Ke5 60. Re8+ Kf4 61. Rh8 Kg4 62. Rg8+ Kh4 63. Rf8 Rg4+ 64. Kf3 Kg5 65.
Rg8+ Kf6 66. Rxg4 hxg4+ 67. Kf4 Kg6 68. f3 Kh5 69. fxg4+ fxg4 70. Kg3 Kg5
1/2-1/2

[Event "Geneve FIDE GP (Women)"]
[Site "Geneve"]
[Date "2013.05.10"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Lagno, Kateryna"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B81"]
[WhiteElo "2548"]
[BlackElo "2617"]
[Annotator "Mikhalchishin,A"]
[PlyCount "110"]
[EventDate "2013.05.03"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 155"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.07.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.07.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteClock "0:02:59"]
[BlackClock "0:13:13"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e6 6. g4 h6 7. Rg1 e5 $5 {
A completely personal way of the World Champion, which is a rare example.
Women generally follow men's opening theory, but the Chinese GM is one of the
brightest young stars.} ({A very risky way here is} 7... g5 8. h4 gxh4 9. g5
hxg5 10. Bxg5 Be7 11. Qe2 a6 12. O-O-O Nbd7 13. f4 Nh5 14. Qf3 Ng3 15. Bxe7
Qxe7 16. Bh3 Nb6 17. Nde2 Nxe2+ 18. Nxe2 Qc7 19. Rg7 {Hausner,I (2407)-Ftacnik,
L (2570)/Slovakia SVK 2011; with next f4-f5, starting an unpleasant attack.})
8. Bb5+ ({The next test has to be} 8. Nf5 Nc6 9. h4) 8... Bd7 $1 ({A few
months ago in her first game with this line the World Champion chose another
move:} 8... Nbd7 9. Nf5 a6 10. Bxd7+ Qxd7 11. g5 Nxe4 12. Nxg7+ Bxg7 13. Nxe4
Qc6 14. Qd3 Ke7 15. gxh6 Bxh6 16. Bxh6 Rxh6 17. Qe3 Rh5 18. Rd1 Bf5 19. Ng3 {
Nakamura,H (2775)-Hou,Y (2623)/Hoogeveen 2012; and she got into trouble.}) 9.
Bxd7+ ({White can come into trouble the after the active} 9. Nf5 Bxb5 10. Nxb5
Qa5+ 11. Nc3 Nxe4) 9... Nbxd7 10. Nf5 Nc5 ({A very risky way was} 10... Qb6 11.
a4 Qb4 12. Qd3 g6 13. Ne3 Rc8 14. f3 Qd4) 11. Qf3 ({Activity did not work:} 11.
Be3 Nfxe4 12. Nxe4 Nxe4 13. Qd5 Nf6 14. Qxb7 Rb8 15. Qxa7 g6) 11... Ne6 ({
White would get better chances after} 11... g6 12. Nxh6 Bxh6 13. Bxh6 Rxh6 14.
g5 Rxh2 15. gxf6 Qd7 16. O-O-O O-O-O 17. Rh1) 12. Nd5 Nxd5 13. exd5 Nc5 14. g5
$2 {After such a pseudo-active move White got in trouble. The correct way was
to complete development, avoiding weaknesses.} (14. Bd2 g6 15. Ng3 Bg7 16.
O-O-O O-O 17. Be3 $1) 14... hxg5 15. Bxg5 Qd7 ({Not bad was} 15... Qb6) 16.
O-O-O Qa4 ({Black had to try exchanging the queens, then all the white
weaknesses would be exposed:} 16... g6 17. Ne3 Qh3) 17. Be3 $1 Rc8 18. Kb1 ({
White had to try an endgame in a good version:} 18. Nxg7+ Bxg7 19. Qf5 Qd7 20.
Qxd7+ Nxd7 21. Rxg7 Rxh2 22. Rg8+ Nf8 23. Rdg1 {with slightly better chances.})
18... g6 19. Ng3 Rh4 $6 ({The simple} 19... Rxh2 {was very good}) 20. Rge1 Rb4
$2 {Trying to attack at any price, but the positional solution was much more
logical} (20... Bh6) 21. c3 Rb6 22. Qe2 Ra6 23. a3 Qb3 24. Qg4 ({It was better
to eliminate the dangerous knight:} 24. Bxc5 Rxc5 25. Ne4 Rc7 26. Nd2) 24...
Nd7 25. Qb4 {White's idea is to exchange queens and to leave the rook on a6
out of the game.} Qc4 26. Ne4 ({A very logical idea was to get rid of a weak
pawn:} 26. h4 f5 27. h5) 26... Be7 27. f3 ({Logical was} 27. f4) 27... f5 28.
Qxc4 Rxc4 29. Nd2 Rh4 {Now another rook has come to the same square!} 30. Re2
Nb6 31. Bxb6 axb6 $1 {Lagno claimed after the game, that she had overlooked
this move, allowing the black rook to return to the game.} 32. Kc2 Kf7 33. Nf1
Rh3 34. Rd3 Ra4 $1 {Finally the rook returns to the hunting fields!} 35. Rg2
Rf4 36. Nd2 Rfh4 37. Nf1 Bf8 38. Rg3 Bh6 39. Rxh3 Rxh3 40. c4 {This is a try
to activate her own rook.} Ke7 {The simplest way is to defend the weaknesses
with the king.} 41. Rb3 Kd7 42. c5 $5 ({White try to muddy the waters as} 42.
Rxb6 {was simply losing:} Rxf3 43. Rxb7+ Kc8 44. Rh7 Bf4 45. Ng3 Rf2+ 46. Kb1
e4) 42... dxc5 43. Rxb6 Rxf3 44. Rxg6 Rf2+ 45. Kc3 Bc1 $1 46. Ng3 b5 47. Rg7+
Kd6 48. Rf7 Bxb2+ 49. Kb3 Kxd5 50. Rxf5 Rxh2 51. Nf1 Re2 52. a4 c4+ 53. Kb4 c3
54. Rf8 c2 55. Rd8+ Ke6 0-1

[Event "Geneve FIDE GP (Women)"]
[Site "Geneve"]
[Date "2013.05.11"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Ushenina, Anna"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B51"]
[WhiteElo "2617"]
[BlackElo "2491"]
[Annotator "Mikhalchishin,A"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2013.05.03"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 155"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.07.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.07.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteClock "0:32:05"]
[BlackClock "0:31:13"]

{It was the game of the tournament for both players - in September they will
play a match for the World Championship title in the home city of Hou Yifan.
So, this game was a real warming up for them or, maybe, game 0! Moment zero.
Now they really understand the power of the opponent. I would not overestimate
or underestimate the result. Of course, it can have different impact on the
players and it is not clear what is better. Of course, it always good to win,
but... Let us wait and enjoy their fantastic struggle!} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3.
Bb5+ Nd7 4. d4 Ngf6 5. O-O cxd4 6. Qxd4 g6 ({The classical way is} 6... e5 7.
Qd3 h6 8. Nc3 Be7 9. Be3 O-O) 7. e5 dxe5 8. Qxe5 ({Another capture is possible,
but does not promise too much:} 8. Nxe5 Bg7 9. Rd1 O-O 10. Nxd7 (10. Nc3 Qb6
11. Nxd7 Nxd7 12. Qb4 a6 13. Be3 Bxc3 14. Bxb6 Bxb4 15. Bxd7 Bd6 16. Bxc8 Raxc8
17. c3 {1/2-1/2 Rublevsky,S-Yermolinsky,A/Hyderabad 2002}) 10... Nxd7 11. Qa4
Nb6 $1 12. Rxd8 Rxd8 13. Qf4 Rd1+ 14. Bf1 Nd5 15. Qf3 Rxc1 16. Qxd5 Bxb2) 8...
Bg7 9. Re1 e6 ({A new idea here is} 9... a6 10. Bxd7+ Bxd7 11. Bh6 Bxh6 12.
Qxf6 O-O 13. Qxe7 Bc6 14. Qxd8 Rfxd8 15. Ne5 Be4 16. Na3 Bf5 17. c3 b5 18. Nc6
Rd2 19. Ne7+ Kg7 20. Nxf5+ gxf5 21. Rab1 Rad8 22. Kf1 Kf6 23. Re2 Rd1+ 24. Rxd1
Rxd1+ 25. Re1 Rd2 26. Re2 Rd1+ 27. Re1 Rd2 28. Re2 Rd1+ {1/2 Velicka,P (2469)
-Rausis,I (2512)/Czech Republic CZE 2013}) 10. Qd6 a6 11. Bf1 Bf8 (11... Qe7 {
is not the best idea:} 12. Qxe7+ Kxe7 13. Nbd2 b6 14. b3 {Black does not have
weak pawns but falls behind in development.} Kf8 15. Nc4 Kg8 (15... Nd5 16.
Ba3+ Kg8 17. Rad1 Bc3 $5) 16. Ba3 Bb7 17. Nfe5 Nxe5 18. Nxe5 Ne4 (18... Rd8 19.
Rad1 Rxd1 20. Rxd1 Nd5 21. Bb2 $36 {[%csl Rg8]}) 19. Bb2 Rc8 20. Rad1 $1 (20.
c4 $5) 20... Bf6 21. Rd7 Nc5 $8 22. Rd6 b5 $8 23. Bd4 {with advantage in
Rublevsky,S (2686)-Ye Jiangchuan (2681)/Moscow 2004.}) ({Ushenina believed
that a more proper move here is} 11... Qb6 {but could not remember her old
analysis.}) 12. Qd3 (12. Qf4 {deserves serious attention}) 12... Bg7 13. c4 O-O
14. Nc3 b6 ({A better try was to develop differently in the centre:} 14... Qc7
15. g3 e5 16. Bg5 h6 17. Be3 Re8 18. Qc2 Nc5) 15. Bf4 Bb7 16. Rad1 Qc8 17. h3
Rd8 18. Na4 $2 {Looks tempting, but it is a serious mistake - decentralisation.
} ({White could keep a slight advantage after} 18. a3 Nh5 19. Bh2 Bh6 20. Ne5
Nxe5 21. Qxd8+ Qxd8 22. Rxd8+ Rxd8 23. Bxe5 Bf4 24. Bxf4 Nxf4 25. g3 Nh5 26.
Na4 Rd6 27. c5 bxc5 28. Nxc5 Bc8) 18... b5 $1 {An unexpected counterstrike.} ({
White was ready for a long line:} 18... Bc6 19. Nxb6 Nxb6 20. Qxd8+ Qxd8 21.
Rxd8+ Rxd8 22. Bc7 Rc8 23. Bxb6 Bxf3 24. gxf3 Nd7 25. Be3 Bxb2 26. Rb1 Ba3 {
but it is not clear what will happen after the blockade on c5.}) 19. cxb5 ({
White could hold better after} 19. Nc3 bxc4 20. Qxc4 Bxf3 21. Qxc8 Rdxc8 22.
gxf3) 19... axb5 20. Rc1 Nc5 21. Qxb5 {Ushenina honestly admitted that she
overlooked this move, but eventually Black obtains a very strong initiative
here.} ({White would get a worse ending after} 21. Rxc5 Rxd3 22. Rxc8+ Rxc8 23.
Bxd3 bxa4 24. Ne5 Nd5) 21... Rxa4 22. Rxc5 Qa8 23. Bc7 Rc8 24. Ne5 ({White
would get a slightly worse position after the best move} 24. Bd6 Rxc5 25. Bxc5
Bxf3 26. gxf3 Ra5 27. Qc4 Nd7) 24... Rxa2 25. Nc4 Nd5 $1 {Now White's pieces
started to be vulnerable.} 26. Bg3 ({It was necessary to try} 26. Be5) 26...
Bc6 27. Qb3 Bd4 $1 {A very strong move - now the white rook is in trouble.} 28.
Nd6 Rxb2 (28... Bxc5 {was very strong:} 29. Nxc8 Bd4 30. Rb1 Kg7 31. Qc4 Bf6
32. Nd6 Rxb2) 29. Qc4 Bxc5 30. Qxc5 Rcb8 {Now Rb1 is a threat and it becomes
clear, that White is in serious trouble.} 31. Ne4 Rb1 32. Re2 Rxf1+ $1 33. Kh2
(33. Kxf1 {lost immediately:} Rb1+ 34. Re1 Qa6+) 33... Rbb1 {Black has won a
rook and White has just a few cheap threats.} 34. Be5 Rh1+ 35. Kg3 Rhe1 36. Ra2
{This brave sacrifice cannot help.} Qxa2 37. Qxc6 Qa3+ 38. f3 Rxe4 $1 39. Bd6
Qxd6+ 40. Qxd6 Reb4 0-1

[Event "Geneve FIDE GP (Women)"]
[Site "Geneve"]
[Date "2013.05.13"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Ju, Wenjun"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E05"]
[WhiteElo "2544"]
[BlackElo "2617"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "2013.05.03"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 154 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.06.25"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.06.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 e6 2. c4 Nf6 3. g3 d5 4. Nf3 Be7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O dxc4 7. Ne5 Nc6 8.
Bxc6 bxc6 9. Nxc6 Qe8 10. Nxe7+ Qxe7 11. Qc2 c5 12. Qxc4 cxd4 13. Qxd4 e5 14.
Qh4 h6 15. Nc3 Bb7 16. Be3 Qe6 17. f3 Rfc8 18. Qb4 Bc6 19. Rad1 Nd5 20. Nxd5
Bxd5 21. b3 a5 22. Qd2 Rd8 23. Bf2 e4 24. Qe3 exf3 25. exf3 a4 26. Rd3 axb3 27.
axb3 Rdb8 28. Rb1 Ra3 29. Qxe6 Bxe6 30. g4 Raxb3 31. Rdxb3 Rxb3 32. Rxb3 Bxb3
33. Kg2 g6 34. Be3 h5 35. gxh5 gxh5 36. Bd4 Bd5 37. Be3 Bb3 38. Bd4 Bd5 39. Be3
Bb3 40. Bd4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Geneve FIDE GP (Women)"]
[Site "Geneve"]
[Date "2013.05.14"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Kosteniuk, Alexandra"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2491"]
[BlackElo "2617"]
[PlyCount "190"]
[EventDate "2013.05.03"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 154 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.06.25"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.06.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. d4 Nc6 6. Be2 cxd4 7. cxd4 e6 8.
Nc3 Qd6 9. O-O Be7 10. Nb5 Qd8 11. Bf4 Nd5 12. Bg3 O-O 13. Bc4 a6 14. Nc3 Bf6
15. Ne4 Be7 16. Nc3 Nf6 17. Bb3 Na5 18. Bc2 b5 19. Ne5 Bb7 20. Ne2 Rc8 21. Rc1
Nc4 22. b3 Nb6 23. Nd3 Ba3 24. Nc5 Ba8 25. Ra1 Bxc5 26. dxc5 Rxc5 27. Qb1 Nbd5
28. Be5 h6 29. Qb2 Ng4 30. Bg3 Qd7 31. Rac1 Rfc8 32. Bb1 Qb7 33. Rxc5 Rxc5 34.
Qd4 Rc8 35. Qxg4 Ne3 36. Qf3 Qxf3 37. gxf3 Nxf1 38. Kxf1 Bxf3 39. Bf4 e5 40.
Bd2 h5 41. Nc3 Rd8 42. Be1 Rd4 43. Bf5 b4 44. Nb1 g6 45. Bc8 a5 46. Nd2 Bc6 47.
Ba6 Rd8 48. Be2 f6 49. Nc4 Ra8 50. Bd2 Kg7 51. Ke1 Be4 52. Nb6 Rd8 53. Nc4 Ra8
54. Nb6 Ra7 55. Be3 Bb1 56. Kd2 Rc7 57. Nc4 Bxa2 58. Nxa5 Rc3 59. Bc4 h4 60.
Ke1 Bb1 61. Bd2 Rh3 62. Kf1 Rxh2 63. Kg1 Rh3 64. Bf1 Rc3 65. Bxc3 bxc3 66. b4
Bc2 67. b5 Ba4 68. b6 c2 69. b7 c1=Q 70. b8=Q Qg5+ 71. Kh1 Qd2 72. Qa7+ Kh6 73.
Qc5 Bc2 74. Qf8+ Kg5 75. Qc5 Be4+ 76. Kg1 Kh6 77. Qf8+ Kg5 78. Qc5 Qf4 79. Nc4
Qf3 80. Qe3+ Qxe3 81. Nxe3 f5 82. Bc4 Kf4 83. Nd5+ Bxd5 84. Bxd5 e4 85. Kg2 g5
86. Be6 Ke5 87. Bc8 Kf4 88. Be6 Ke5 89. Bc8 f4 90. f3 Kd4 91. fxe4 Kxe4 92. Bg4
Ke3 93. Bh5 Kd4 94. Bg4 Ke4 95. Kf2 Ke5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Geneve FIDE GP (Women)"]
[Site "Geneve"]
[Date "2013.05.15"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Dzagnidze, Nana"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B84"]
[WhiteElo "2617"]
[BlackElo "2545"]
[PlyCount "115"]
[EventDate "2013.05.03"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 154 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.06.25"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.06.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Ne2 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Nc3 Qc7 6. Be2 Nf6 7. O-O Be7 8. f4
d6 9. Kh1 Nbd7 10. Bf3 O-O 11. a4 Nb6 12. Qe1 e5 13. Nf5 Bxf5 14. exf5 Rfe8 15.
g4 e4 16. Nxe4 Qxc2 17. Qc3 Rac8 18. Qxc2 Rxc2 19. Nc3 d5 20. Bd1 Rxc3 21. bxc3
Bc5 22. Ba3 Bxa3 23. Rxa3 Nc4 24. Ra2 Ne4 25. Re2 Kf8 26. Rf3 Ke7 27. Bc2 Kd6
28. Bxe4 dxe4 29. Rh3 e3 30. Rxh7 Kd5 31. Kg2 Ke4 32. Rxg7 Kd3 33. Re1 Kd2 34.
Ra1 Nd6 35. f6 e2 36. Rg5 Nc4 37. Rd5+ Kxc3 38. Kf2 Ne3 39. Rd7 Nxg4+ 40. Ke1
Kb2 41. Rxb7+ Kxa1 42. Rxf7 Re4 43. Re7 Rxf4 44. f7 Nh6 45. Kxe2 Nxf7 46. a5
Nd8 47. Ra7 Rf6 48. h4 Nc6 49. Rg7 Nxa5 50. h5 Nc6 51. Rg6 Rxg6 52. hxg6 Ne7
53. g7 a5 54. Kd3 Kb2 55. Kd4 a4 56. Ke5 a3 57. Kf6 Ng8+ 58. Ke5 0-1

[Event "Prague Cez Trophy m"]
[Site "Prague"]
[Date "2013.06.11"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Navara, David"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B85"]
[WhiteElo "2595"]
[BlackElo "2707"]
[PlyCount "130"]
[EventDate "2013.06.11"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "CZE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 155"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.07.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.07.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be2 e6 7. O-O Be7 8. f4
Qc7 9. Kh1 O-O 10. a4 Nc6 11. Be3 Re8 12. Bf3 Rb8 13. Qd2 Bd7 14. Nb3 b6 15.
Bf2 Bc8 16. Bg3 Nd7 17. Rae1 Na5 18. e5 Nxb3 19. cxb3 dxe5 20. fxe5 Bb7 21. Ne4
Bxe4 22. Bxe4 a5 23. Qf4 Rf8 24. Rf3 b5 25. Bh4 Nc5 26. Rg3 g6 27. Bxe7 Qxe7
28. axb5 Rxb5 29. Bc2 Rb4 30. Qh6 Rh4 31. Qd2 Qd8 32. Qc3 Na6 33. Rd3 Qb8 34.
Rd6 Rc8 35. Qxa5 Kg7 36. Rb6 Qc7 37. Qxa6 Qxc2 38. Qf1 Qf5 39. Qxf5 gxf5 40. h3
Rc2 41. Rb7 Rh6 42. Rd1 Rg6 43. g4 fxg4 44. Rf1 gxh3 45. Rfxf7+ Kh6 46. Rxh7+
Kg5 47. Rxh3 Kf4 48. Rb4+ Kxe5 49. Re3+ Kd6 50. Rd3+ Ke7 51. Re4 Rxb2 52. Rde3
Rc2 53. Re2 Rc5 54. b4 Rh5+ 55. Rh2 Rhg5 56. Rhe2 Kd6 57. Rd2+ Kc6 58. Ree2 Kb5
59. Re4 e5 60. Rd5+ Kc6 61. Rc5+ Kd6 62. Rh4 Rg1+ 63. Kh2 R1g2+ 64. Kh1 Rb2 65.
Ra5 Rb1+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Prague Cez Trophy m"]
[Site "Prague"]
[Date "2013.06.12"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Navara, David"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2707"]
[BlackElo "2595"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2013.06.11"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "CZE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 155"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.07.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.07.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bf4 c6 6. e3 Ne7 7. Qb3 Bd6 8.
Bxd6 Qxd6 9. Bd3 b6 10. Nf3 Ba6 11. Bxa6 Nxa6 12. O-O O-O 13. Rac1 Nc7 14. Rfe1
Ne6 15. Qa4 Rac8 16. b4 Rc7 17. Rc2 Rfc8 18. Rec1 h6 19. Ne5 Nf5 20. Nd3 Ng5
21. Qb3 Ne6 22. Qb1 Qd8 23. a4 Qg5 24. Ne2 Nd6 25. Ne5 c5 26. Nf3 Qd8 27. dxc5
bxc5 28. b5 Nc4 29. Qa1 Rd7 30. Ne5 Nxe5 31. Qxe5 d4 32. exd4 Nxd4 33. Nxd4
Rxd4 34. h3 Rxa4 35. Rxc5 Rxc5 36. Rxc5 Rd4 37. Kh2 Rd7 38. Qf4 Qf8 39. Rc6 Qe7
40. Rc8+ Rd8 41. Qc7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Prague Cez Trophy m"]
[Site "Prague"]
[Date "2013.06.13"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Navara, David"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B84"]
[WhiteElo "2595"]
[BlackElo "2707"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "2013.06.11"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "CZE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 155"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.07.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.07.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e6 7. Be2 Qc7 8. g4
d5 9. exd5 Bb4 10. Qd3 Nxd5 11. Bd2 Nxc3 12. Bxc3 Bxc3+ 13. Qxc3 Qxc3+ 14. bxc3
Nd7 15. O-O-O Nc5 16. Bf3 Bd7 17. Nb3 Rc8 18. Nxc5 Rxc5 19. Bxb7 Bb5 20. Rd6
Ke7 21. Rhd1 h5 22. a4 Bxa4 23. Rxa6 Bb5 24. Ra5 hxg4 25. c4 Rxc4 26. Rxb5 Rxh2
27. Ba6 Ra4 28. Rb7+ Kf6 29. Rdd7 Rxa6 30. Rxf7+ Ke5 31. Rb5+ Kd6 32. Rg5 Ra1+
33. Kb2 Rf1 34. Rgxg7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Prague Cez Trophy m"]
[Site "Prague"]
[Date "2013.06.14"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Navara, David"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B84"]
[WhiteElo "2707"]
[BlackElo "2595"]
[Annotator "CB"]
[PlyCount "102"]
[EventDate "2013.06.11"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "CZE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 155"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.07.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.07.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e6 6. Be3 a6 7. Be2 Qc7 8. a4
b6 9. f4 Bb7 10. Bf3 Nbd7 11. Qe2 e5 12. O-O-O (12. Nf5 g6 13. fxe5 Nxe5 14.
Bg5 Qd8 15. Ne3 Bg7 16. O-O h6 17. Bh4 O-O 18. Ncd5 g5 19. Nxf6+ Qxf6 20. Bg4
Qd8 21. Bg3 Nxg4 22. Qxg4 Qe7 23. Nf5 Qxe4 24. Qxe4 Bxe4 25. Nxg7 Kxg7 26. Bxd6
Rfe8 27. c3 f5 28. a5 Re6 29. Bc7 b5 30. Rad1 Kg6 31. Rd6 Rxd6 32. Bxd6 h5 33.
Rd1 Rd8 34. Rd4 h4 35. Kf2 h3 36. g4 f4 37. Be7 Rxd4 38. cxd4 Bd5 39. b4 Bb3
40. Ke2 Be6 41. Kf3 Bd5+ {1/2-1/2 (41) Topalov,V (2740)-Ivanchuk,V (2740)
Linares 1998}) 12... Rc8 13. Rhe1 h5 ({Im Falle von} 13... exd4 14. Bxd4 Be7
15. e5 Bxf3 16. Qxf3 dxe5 17. fxe5 {gewinnt Weiß die Figur zurück.} O-O 18.
exf6 Bxf6 $11) (13... Be7 $2 14. Nf5 $18) (13... g6 14. g4) 14. fxe5 dxe5 15.
Nd5 Qc4 16. b3 Qxe2 17. Nxf6+ Nxf6 18. Nxe2 Ba3+ 19. Kb1 Nxe4 20. Bxb6 Bb4 21.
Rg1 $11 g5 22. Kb2 g4 23. Bxe4 Bxe4 24. c3 Rh6 25. a5 Rd6 26. Rxd6 (26. cxb4
Rxd1 27. Rxd1 Rc2+ 28. Ka3 Rxe2 29. b5 axb5 30. Rd8+ Ke7 31. Rh8 $11) 26...
Bxd6 27. c4 (27. Ng3 $5 Bg6 28. Rf1) 27... Ke7 28. Kc3 Ke6 29. b4 f5 30. c5 Be7
31. Re1 h4 (31... Bxg2 $2 32. Nf4+) 32. g3 hxg3 (32... Bf6 $5 33. Nc1 hxg3 34.
hxg3 Bc6 {sieht recht stark für Schwarz aus.}) 33. hxg3 Kf6 $6 (33... Bg5 $5 {
mit der Idee} 34. Kc4 Bd2 35. Ra1 Bd5+ 36. Kd3 Bxb4) 34. Kc4 {Weiß kommt nun
zu b5 und kann einen Freibauern bilden.} Bb7 35. b5 axb5+ 36. Kxb5 Bc6+ 37. Kc4
Rh8 $6 {Danach erhält Weiß gutes Spiel dank seiner Freibauern.} (37... Bb7
38. Kb5 Bc6+ $11) 38. a6 Rh2 39. a7 (39. Bc7 $5 {greift e5 an und verhindert
f5-f4. Weiß hat dann einigen Druck.}) 39... Kf7 40. Nc1 (40. Bc7 Bf6 41. Nc3
f4 42. gxf4 exf4 43. Bxf4 Bxc3 44. Kxc3 Ra2 $11) 40... Rc2+ 41. Kb4 Bf6 42. Nb3
e4 43. Na5 Ba8 44. c6 Bc3+ 45. Kb3 Bxe1 46. Kxc2 Ke7 47. Nc4 Bxc6 48. Ne3 Ke6
49. Bc7 Bb4 50. Bb8 Bc5 51. Kd2 Bxe3+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Prague Cez Trophy playoff"]
[Site "Prague"]
[Date "2013.06.14"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Navara, David"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B53"]
[WhiteElo "2595"]
[BlackElo "2707"]
[PlyCount "39"]
[EventDate "2013.06.14"]
[EventType "match (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "CZE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 155 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.08.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.08.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Qxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bb5 Nd7 7. Bxc6 bxc6 8.
e5 Qb6 9. exd6 Qxd4 10. Nxd4 exd6 11. Nxc6 Bb7 12. Na5 Bxg2 13. Rg1 Bh3 14. Bf4
Ne5 15. O-O-O f6 16. Nb5 Kd7 17. Bxe5 fxe5 18. Nxd6 Bxd6 19. Nc4 Ke7 20. Rxd6
1-0

[Event "Prague Cez Trophy playoff"]
[Site "Prague"]
[Date "2013.06.14"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Navara, David"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B76"]
[WhiteElo "2707"]
[BlackElo "2595"]
[PlyCount "37"]
[EventDate "2013.06.14"]
[EventType "match (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "CZE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 155 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.08.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.08.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 Nc6 8. Qd2
O-O 9. O-O-O d5 10. Qe1 Be6 11. h4 Qa5 12. Nb3 Qd8 13. h5 Rc8 14. hxg6 fxg6 15.
exd5 Nxd5 16. Qh4 Rf7 17. Qxh7+ Kf8 18. Bh6 Ncb4 19. Qh8# 1-0

[Event "Prague Cez Trophy playoff"]
[Site "Prague"]
[Date "2013.06.14"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Navara, David"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C17"]
[WhiteElo "2707"]
[BlackElo "2595"]
[PlyCount "42"]
[EventDate "2013.06.14"]
[EventType "match (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "CZE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 155 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.08.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.08.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. Bd2 Ne7 6. a3 Bxc3 7. Bxc3 cxd4 8.
Bxd4 O-O 9. f4 b6 10. Nf3 Ba6 11. Bd3 Bxd3 12. cxd3 Nbc6 13. O-O Qd7 14. Bf2
Rac8 15. Qa4 Nxe5 16. Qxd7 Nxd7 17. Rac1 Rxc1 18. Rxc1 Rc8 19. Rxc8+ Nxc8 20.
Nd4 Nc5 21. f5 e5 0-1

[Event "Incheon op (Women) 4th"]
[Site "Incheon"]
[Date "2013.06.30"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Bayarmaa, Bayarjargal"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B40"]
[WhiteElo "2595"]
[BlackElo "2055"]
[PlyCount "111"]
[EventDate "2013.06.30"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "KOR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 155 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.08.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.08.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 a6 6. e5 Ng8 7. Bd3 d6 8. exd6
Bxd6 9. Ne4 Nf6 10. Nxd6+ Qxd6 11. O-O O-O 12. Re1 Rd8 13. Nf3 h6 14. Ne5 Nc6
15. Bf4 Nd5 16. Qh5 Qf8 17. Bg3 Nxe5 18. Qxe5 Nb4 19. Be4 f5 20. a3 Nd5 21. Bd3
Qf6 22. f3 Bd7 23. c4 Qxe5 24. Bxe5 Ne7 25. Rad1 Ba4 26. Rd2 Rac8 27. Bc3 Kf7
28. Ba5 Rd7 29. b3 Bc6 30. a4 g5 31. Kf2 Ng6 32. g3 Re8 33. Re3 Kf6 34. Bc2
Rxd2+ 35. Bxd2 e5 36. b4 Rc8 37. Bc3 Bd7 38. c5 a5 39. f4 axb4 40. fxe5+ Ke7
41. Bxb4 Bc6 42. Re1 Ke6 43. Rd1 Nxe5 44. Rd6+ Ke7 45. Bxf5 Re8 46. Rxh6 Kf7
47. Bd2 Kg7 48. Rh5 Bf3 49. Rxg5+ Kf6 50. Bc2 Bc6 51. h4 Ke6 52. Bf4 Nf3 53.
Rg6+ Kd5 54. Kxf3 Kxc5+ 55. Kf2 Ra8 56. h5 1-0

[Event "Incheon op (Women) 4th"]
[Site "Incheon"]
[Date "2013.07.01"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Bhakti, Kulkarni"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E46"]
[WhiteElo "2246"]
[BlackElo "2595"]
[PlyCount "96"]
[EventDate "2013.06.30"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "KOR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 155 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.08.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.08.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Nge2 d5 6. a3 Be7 7. cxd5 exd5 8. g3
c6 9. Bg2 Na6 10. O-O Nc7 11. Nf4 Re8 12. f3 c5 13. Qc2 Ne6 14. Nfe2 Bd7 15.
Rd1 Rc8 16. Bd2 a5 17. Be1 b5 18. Qd2 b4 19. axb4 axb4 20. Na2 Bb5 21. Bf2 h6
22. dxc5 Bxc5 23. Nac1 Bc4 24. b3 Bb5 25. Nd3 Bd6 26. Rdc1 Rxc1+ 27. Rxc1 Qa5
28. Ndf4 Nxf4 29. gxf4 Bxe2 30. Qxe2 Bxf4 31. Qd2 Be5 32. Bh3 Bc3 33. Qc2 Qa8
34. Rd1 g6 35. Qb1 Kg7 36. Qc2 Re7 37. Bg2 Ra7 38. e4 Ra2 39. Qd3 dxe4 40. fxe4
Qa3 41. Rb1 Qa5 42. Bh4 Ng4 43. Qf3 Qa7+ 44. Kh1 Nf2+ 45. Bxf2 Rxf2 46. Qg3 Qa2
47. Rg1 Rb2 48. e5 Qxb3 0-1

[Event "Incheon op (Women) 4th"]
[Site "Incheon"]
[Date "2013.07.01"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Sukandar, Irine Kharisma"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B23"]
[WhiteElo "2595"]
[BlackElo "2364"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "2013.06.30"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "KOR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 155 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.08.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.08.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nd4 4. Nf3 Nxb5 5. Nxb5 a6 6. Nc3 b5 7. d4 e6 8. Be3
Bb7 9. dxc5 Rc8 10. O-O Nf6 11. e5 Ng4 12. b4 Nxe3 13. fxe3 Be7 14. Qd4 f5 15.
e4 O-O 16. exf5 Rxf5 17. Nd2 Rxf1+ 18. Rxf1 Qe8 19. Nde4 Bc6 20. Nf6+ gxf6 21.
exf6 Bxf6 22. Rxf6 Qh5 23. h4 Rf8 24. Rxf8+ Kxf8 25. Nd1 Qg6 26. Ne3 Ke7 27.
Qe5 Qf6 28. Qxf6+ Kxf6 29. Kf2 Ke5 30. g3 Be4 31. c3 Bc6 32. Ke2 Ke4 33. a3 Ke5
34. c4 bxc4 35. Nxc4+ Kd4 36. Nd6 Kc3 37. g4 e5 38. g5 Bd5 39. h5 Kb3 40. h6
Kxa3 41. g6 Bg8 42. Ne4 1-0

[Event "Incheon op (Women) 4th"]
[Site "Incheon"]
[Date "2013.07.02"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Pham, Le Thao Nguyen"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A05"]
[WhiteElo "2397"]
[BlackElo "2595"]
[PlyCount "118"]
[EventDate "2013.06.30"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "KOR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 155 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.08.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.08.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. g3 Nc6 3. Bg2 g6 4. O-O Bg7 5. d3 d6 6. Nbd2 Nf6 7. e4 O-O 8. Re1
Nd7 9. a4 Rb8 10. Nc4 b6 11. Be3 Ba6 12. Nfd2 Bb7 13. Qc1 Nf6 14. Nf3 Nb4 15.
Bf4 Rc8 16. e5 dxe5 17. Bxe5 Nc6 18. Bc3 Rc7 19. Bd2 Qa8 20. Be3 Nd4 21. Bxd4
cxd4 22. Nh4 Rfc8 23. Bxb7 Qxb7 24. Qf4 Nd5 25. Qe4 a6 26. Nf3 Nb4 27. Qxb7
Rxb7 28. Re2 b5 29. axb5 axb5 30. Na3 e6 31. Kg2 h5 32. h3 Rc5 33. Nd2 e5 34.
Ne4 Rc6 35. Rd1 Nd5 36. h4 Bf8 37. Nb1 Ra7 38. c3 Ra2 39. cxd4 exd4 40. Kf3 Nb6
41. b3 Ra8 42. Nbd2 Nd5 43. Ree1 Bb4 44. Ra1 Rxa1 45. Rxa1 f5 46. Ra8+ Kg7 47.
Rd8 fxe4+ 48. Nxe4 Nb6 49. Rxd4 Be7 50. Kf4 Kf7 51. f3 Rc2 52. g4 hxg4 53. fxg4
Bxh4 54. Rd6 Nc8 55. Rd7+ Be7 56. Rb7 b4 57. Ke5 Ra2 58. d4 Re2 59. Rd7 Nd6 0-1

[Event "Incheon op (Women) 4th"]
[Site "Incheon"]
[Date "2013.07.02"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Zhao, Xue"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E35"]
[WhiteElo "2565"]
[BlackElo "2595"]
[PlyCount "43"]
[EventDate "2013.06.30"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "KOR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 155 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.08.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.08.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 d5 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 c5 7. dxc5 h6 8.
Bh4 g5 9. Bg3 Ne4 10. e3 Qa5 11. Rc1 Qxa2 12. Bb5+ Bd7 13. Bxd7+ Nxd7 14. Nge2
Nxc3 15. Nxc3 Qc4 16. Bd6 Nxc5 17. Bxc5 Qxc5 18. O-O Bxc3 19. Qa4+ Qc6 20. Qa3
Qa6 21. Qxa6 bxa6 22. Rxc3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Incheon op (Women) 4th"]
[Site "Incheon"]
[Date "2013.07.03"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Muminova, Nafisa"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C77"]
[WhiteElo "2595"]
[BlackElo "2321"]
[PlyCount "45"]
[EventDate "2013.06.30"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "KOR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 155 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.08.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.08.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. d3 b5 6. Bb3 Bc5 7. c3 O-O 8. O-O
h6 9. Be3 Ba7 10. a4 bxa4 11. Bxa4 Re8 12. Nbd2 Bb7 13. Nc4 d6 14. Na5 Nxa5 15.
Bxe8 Bxe3 16. fxe3 Nc4 17. Qb3 Qxe8 18. Qxc4 Qe7 19. Nh4 d5 20. exd5 Bxd5 21.
Nf5 Qd7 22. Qh4 Be6 23. Nxg7 1-0

[Event "Incheon op (Women) 4th"]
[Site "Incheon"]
[Date "2013.07.03"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Frayna, Janelle Mae"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A34"]
[WhiteElo "2095"]
[BlackElo "2595"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[EventDate "2013.06.30"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "KOR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 155 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.08.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.08.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 b6 2. Nc3 c5 3. e4 Bb7 4. g3 e6 5. Bg2 Nf6 6. Nge2 a6 7. O-O d6 8. d4
cxd4 9. Nxd4 Qc7 10. Qe2 Be7 11. Be3 O-O 12. Rac1 Nbd7 13. f4 Rfe8 14. Kh1 Bf8
15. Nb3 Rac8 16. Nd2 h5 17. h3 g6 18. g4 hxg4 19. hxg4 Bg7 20. Bf3 g5 21. fxg5
Nh7 22. g6 fxg6 23. g5 Ne5 24. Nd1 Qe7 25. Rg1 d5 26. Nf2 Nxf3 27. Nxf3 dxe4
28. Nh4 Rc5 29. Nh3 Nf8 30. Nf4 Be5 31. Rcf1 Rc7 32. Rg4 Qg7 33. b3 Rd7 34.
Nhg2 Bc7 35. Nh4 Red8 36. Kg1 Be5 37. Nhxg6 Nxg6 38. Nxe6 Qe7 39. Nxd8 Qxd8 40.
Qf2 Rh7 41. Qf5 Qe8 42. Qf2 Bh2+ 43. Kg2 Bc8 0-1

[Event "Shenzhen Celebrity 3rd"]
[Site "Shenzhen"]
[Date "2013.07.30"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Wei, Yi"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B53"]
[WhiteElo "2600"]
[BlackElo "2557"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "2013.07.30"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 155 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.08.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.08.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Qxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bc4 Nc6 7. Qd3 g6 8. Bg5
Bg7 9. Bb3 Nd7 10. Qe3 h6 11. Bh4 Nc5 12. Rd1 O-O 13. h3 Kh7 14. Bg3 Qa5 15.
O-O f5 16. exf5 gxf5 17. Nd2 Bd4 18. Qe2 Bxc3 19. bxc3 Qxc3 20. Bf4 Qf6 21. Nc4
Be6 22. Be3 Ne4 23. Rde1 d5 24. Nd2 Rg8 25. Kh1 Qg6 26. Rg1 Raf8 27. Bf4 Bf7
28. f3 Nf6 29. g4 Re8 30. Be5 Nd7 31. Bh2 e5 32. c3 f4 33. c4 Nd4 34. Qf2 Nc5
35. Qf1 Nd3 36. Rd1 e4 37. fxe4 dxe4 38. Bxf4 e3 39. Qg2 Nxf4 0-1

[Event "Shenzhen Celebrity 3rd"]
[Site "Shenzhen"]
[Date "2013.07.30"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Wang, Yue"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2600"]
[BlackElo "2705"]
[PlyCount "122"]
[EventDate "2013.07.30"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 155 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.08.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.08.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 Qc7 6. g3 a6 7. Bg2 d6 8. O-O
Bd7 9. Nxc6 Bxc6 10. a4 Nf6 11. a5 Be7 12. Be3 O-O 13. Bb6 Qc8 14. Re1 Nd7 15.
Bd4 Qc7 16. Na4 Bxa4 17. Rxa4 Bf6 18. c3 Bxd4 19. Qxd4 Rac8 20. h3 Ne5 21. Rea1
Rfd8 22. Qe3 Qc5 23. Re1 Kf8 24. Qe2 Nc6 25. Kh2 g6 26. Qd2 h5 27. b4 Qb5 28.
Ra2 Qe5 29. f4 Qf6 30. Qe3 Kg7 31. Rf2 d5 32. exd5 exd5 33. Qd2 d4 34. c4 d3
35. Bd5 Ne7 36. Qxd3 Nxd5 37. cxd5 Rc3 38. Qe4 Rdc8 39. Qe5 Rd3 40. Ree2 Rcc3
41. Rd2 Re3 42. Qxf6+ Kxf6 43. d6 Rcd3 44. Rxd3 Rxd3 45. Rc2 Rxd6 46. Rc7 b5
47. axb6 Rxb6 48. Ra7 Ke6 49. Kg2 f5 50. g4 hxg4 51. hxg4 Kd5 52. Kf3 Kc4 53.
gxf5 gxf5 54. Rf7 Kxb4 55. Rxf5 a5 56. Rf8 a4 57. Ra8 a3 58. Kg4 Kb3 59. Kg5 a2
60. f5 Kb2 61. f6 Rxf6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Shenzhen Celebrity 3rd"]
[Site "Shenzhen"]
[Date "2013.07.30"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Zhou, Jianchao"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2572"]
[BlackElo "2600"]
[PlyCount "129"]
[EventDate "2013.07.30"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 155 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.08.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.08.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. g3 b6 4. Bg2 Bb7 5. O-O c5 6. Nc3 Be7 7. Re1 O-O 8. e4
d6 9. d4 cxd4 10. Nxd4 Qc8 11. Be3 a6 12. Rc1 Re8 13. b3 Bf8 14. h3 Nbd7 15. f4
Nc5 16. Qc2 h5 17. Kh2 e5 18. fxe5 dxe5 19. Nde2 a5 20. Rf1 Nfd7 21. Nb5 Bc6
22. Nec3 Qb7 23. Rcd1 Rad8 24. Nd5 Ne6 25. Qf2 f6 26. Bf3 g6 27. h4 Bxd5 28.
cxd5 Nc7 29. Nxc7 Qxc7 30. g4 hxg4 31. Bxg4 Bc5 32. Be6+ Kh7 33. Bxd7 Bxe3 34.
Qxe3 Qxd7 35. Rxf6 Qg4 36. Rg1 Qxh4+ 37. Qh3 Qxh3+ 38. Kxh3 Rg8 39. Rxb6 Rc8
40. Re6 Rc2 41. Rg2 Rgc8 42. Rexg6 Rxa2 43. Rg7+ Kh6 44. Rxa2 Kxg7 45. Rxa5 Rf8
46. d6 Kf6 47. d7 Ke7 48. Rd5 Kd8 49. Kg3 Rf1 50. b4 Re1 51. Kf3 Rf1+ 52. Kg3
Re1 53. Rxe5 Kxd7 54. b5 Kd6 55. Rd5+ Ke6 56. Kf4 Rb1 57. Rh5 Rf1+ 58. Ke3 Rd1
59. b6 Rb1 60. Kd4 Kd7 61. Kc5 Kc8 62. Kc6 Rc1+ 63. Rc5 Rh1 64. e5 Rh6+ 65. e6
1-0

[Event "Shenzhen Celebrity 3rd"]
[Site "Shenzhen"]
[Date "2013.07.31"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Li, Chao B"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B75"]
[WhiteElo "2600"]
[BlackElo "2686"]
[PlyCount "106"]
[EventDate "2013.07.30"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 155 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.08.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.08.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 g6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Bg7 6. Be3 Nf6 7. Bc4 d6 8. f3
Qb6 9. Nf5 Qxb2 10. Nxg7+ Kf8 11. Nd5 Nxd5 12. Bxd5 Kxg7 13. O-O Qc3 14. Qc1 h5
15. Rd1 f6 16. Rb1 Nd8 17. f4 Qc7 18. Qb2 e6 19. Bb3 Nf7 20. Rd2 Qe7 21. Rbd1
Rd8 22. e5 fxe5 23. fxe5 d5 24. Rf1 Nh6 25. Bxh6+ Kxh6 26. Rdf2 Kg7 27. Qc1 Bd7
28. Rf6 Be8 29. Qg5 Rd7 30. c4 d4 31. Bd1 Qa3 32. R6f3 Qe7 33. Rf6 Qa3 34. Kh1
Qe3 35. R6f4 Kh7 36. Bf3 Rc8 37. g4 Rxc4 38. gxh5 Rc1 39. hxg6+ Kg8 40. Rxc1
Qxc1+ 41. Kg2 Qc2+ 42. Kh1 Qb1+ 43. Kg2 Qxg6 44. Rg4 Qxg5 45. Rxg5+ Kf8 46. Kf2
Rh7 47. Kg3 b5 48. h4 b4 49. Bg4 d3 50. Bxe6 d2 51. Rg8+ Ke7 52. Bb3 Bf7 53.
Ra8 Bxb3 0-1

[Event "Shenzhen Celebrity 3rd"]
[Site "Shenzhen"]
[Date "2013.07.31"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Ni, Hua"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B40"]
[WhiteElo "2661"]
[BlackElo "2600"]
[PlyCount "190"]
[EventDate "2013.07.30"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 155 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.08.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.08.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. g3 Nc6 4. Bg2 Nf6 5. Qe2 d5 6. exd5 Nxd5 7. O-O g6 8. Nc3
Bg7 9. Qb5 Ndb4 10. Ne1 Qb6 11. a3 Qxb5 12. Nxb5 Na6 13. c3 Ke7 14. d3 Bd7 15.
Bg5+ f6 16. Be3 Rhc8 17. b4 Nd8 18. c4 Bc6 19. Rb1 Bxg2 20. Kxg2 b6 21. Nc2 Nb8
22. Rfd1 Nd7 23. Nc3 Nf7 24. Na4 Nd6 25. Bf4 g5 26. Bxd6+ Kxd6 27. d4 cxb4 28.
c5+ Ke7 29. axb4 f5 30. Ne3 f4 31. gxf4 gxf4 32. Nc4 b5 33. Nd6 bxa4 34. Nxc8+
Rxc8 35. Ra1 a6 36. Rxa4 Nb8 37. d5 exd5 38. Rxd5 Ke6 39. Rd6+ Kf5 40. Kf3 Be5
41. Rh6 Nc6 42. Rh5+ Kg6 43. Kg4 Bc3 44. Rxa6 Bxb4 45. Rd5 Kf7 46. Kxf4 Ne7 47.
Rh5 Kg7 48. Ra7 Kg6 49. Rg5+ Kf6 50. Ra6+ Kf7 51. Rh5 Kg7 52. Ra7 Kg6 53. Re5
Bxc5 54. Rxc5 Rxc5 55. Rxe7 Rh5 56. Kg3 Rg5+ 57. Kf3 Rh5 58. Kg2 Rg5+ 59. Kh1
Rf5 60. Re2 Ra5 61. Re3 Ra2 62. Kg2 Rb2 63. Kg3 Ra2 64. Re6+ Kf7 65. Rh6 Kg7
66. Re6 Kf7 67. Rd6 Kg7 68. h4 Ra1 69. Kg4 Rg1+ 70. Kf5 Rh1 71. Rd4 Rh2 72. f3
Kh6 73. Kg4 Rg2+ 74. Kh3 Rg1 75. Kh2 Rg6 76. Rd5 Kg7 77. Kh3 Ra6 78. Kg4 Ra1
79. Rd7+ Kh6 80. Rd6+ Kg7 81. Rd7+ Kh6 82. Rd6+ Kg7 83. f4 Rg1+ 84. Kf5 Rh1 85.
Kg5 Rg1+ 86. Kf5 Rh1 87. Rd7+ Kh6 88. Kf6 Rxh4 89. f5 Rh1 90. Rd2 Kh5 91. Rg2
Ra1 92. Kg7 Ra7+ 93. Kg8 Ra8+ 94. Kxh7 Rf8 95. Rf2 Kg5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Shenzhen Celebrity 3rd"]
[Site "Shenzhen"]
[Date "2013.08.01"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Yu, Yangyi"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2600"]
[BlackElo "2657"]
[PlyCount "104"]
[EventDate "2013.07.30"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 155 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.08.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.08.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. a4 g6 7. Be2 Bg7 8. Be3
Nbd7 9. O-O O-O 10. a5 Qc7 11. Nd5 Qd8 12. f3 e5 13. Nb3 Nxd5 14. Qxd5 Nf6 15.
Qd2 d5 16. exd5 Nxd5 17. Bc5 Re8 18. Rfd1 Be6 19. Bc4 Nf4 20. Bxe6 Nxe6 21.
Qxd8 Raxd8 22. Bb6 Rxd1+ 23. Rxd1 e4 24. c3 exf3 25. gxf3 Bf6 26. Kf1 Kg7 27.
Nd2 Ng5 28. Kf2 h5 29. Nc4 h4 30. f4 Nh3+ 31. Kf3 g5 32. Nd6 Re6 33. f5 Re7 34.
Ne4 g4+ 35. Kxg4 Rxe4+ 36. Kxh3 Re2 37. Rg1+ Kh6 38. Rg2 Rxg2 39. Kxg2 Kg5 40.
Kf3 Kxf5 41. h3 Be7 42. Bf2 Ke5 43. Bd4+ Kf5 44. Bf2 Bd8 45. c4 Ke5 46. b3 f5
47. Be1 Bg5 48. Bc3+ Ke6 49. Be1 Bd8 50. Kf4 Bc7+ 51. Kf3 Bd8 52. Kf4 Bc7+
1/2-1/2

[Event "Shenzhen Celebrity 3rd"]
[Site "Shenzhen"]
[Date "2013.08.01"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Xiu, Deshun"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A46"]
[WhiteElo "2556"]
[BlackElo "2600"]
[PlyCount "115"]
[EventDate "2013.07.30"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 155 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.08.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.08.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. d4 e6 3. g3 b5 4. Bg2 Bb7 5. O-O d5 6. a4 b4 7. a5 Be7 8. c3 Na6
9. Qa4+ Qd7 10. Qb3 O-O 11. cxb4 Bxb4 12. Ne5 Qc8 13. Be3 Bd6 14. Nc3 c6 15.
Rfc1 Nd7 16. Nd3 Nc7 17. Na4 Rb8 18. Qc2 Na6 19. Bf4 Bxf4 20. gxf4 Ba8 21. Qc3
Nc7 22. e3 f6 23. Kh1 Nb5 24. Qc2 Qc7 25. Bh3 Rbe8 26. Rg1 Nd6 27. Nac5 Nxc5
28. Nxc5 Qf7 29. Rg3 Ne4 30. Nxe4 dxe4 31. Rag1 g6 32. Bg2 e5 33. Bxe4 f5 34.
Bg2 exf4 35. exf4 Re7 36. Re3 Rfe8 37. Rge1 Qf6 38. Qc5 Rxe3 39. Rxe3 Rxe3 40.
fxe3 Qh4 41. Qc4+ Kg7 42. Qc3 Kh6 43. Qd2 Bb7 44. b4 Qe7 45. Qc3 Qd7 46. h3 Qe7
47. Kh2 a6 48. Qd2 Qe6 49. Qc3 Qe7 50. Kg1 Qe6 51. Bf3 Qe7 52. Kg2 Qe6 53. Kg3
g5 54. Qc5 gxf4+ 55. Kxf4 Kg6 56. Qe5 Qf7 57. h4 h5 58. Bxh5+ 1-0

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Tromsoe"]
[Date "2013.08.11"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2696"]
[BlackElo "2609"]
[PlyCount "166"]
[EventDate "2013.08.11"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 156"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.09.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.09.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Qb3 c5 6. dxc5 Nc6 7. Bg5 dxc4 8.
Qxc4 Qa5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Rc1 Qxc5 11. Qb3 Qb6 12. e3 Bd7 13. a3 Ba5 14. Qc2
Rc8 15. Be2 Bxc3+ 16. bxc3 Qc5 17. Qb2 Qb6 18. Qa1 Na5 19. Nd2 Nb3 20. Nxb3
Qxb3 21. c4 Rg8 22. Qxf6 Qxa3 23. O-O Qe7 24. Qd4 Qc5 25. Ra1 a5 26. Rfb1 Qxd4
27. exd4 a4 28. g3 Bc6 29. d5 exd5 30. cxd5 Bxd5 31. Rxa4 Kf8 32. Bd3 h6 33.
Be4 Bc6 34. Rc4 Rg4 35. f4 Rg8 36. Rbc1 Kg7 37. Bxc6 Rxc6 38. Rxc6 bxc6 39.
Rxc6 Ra8 40. Rc2 Ra3 41. Kg2 Kg6 42. Kh3 Ra5 43. Kh4 Rb5 44. g4 Kg7 45. f5 Rb3
46. Rg2 Ra3 47. Rg3 Ra2 48. h3 Ra6 49. Rb3 Rc6 50. Kh5 Ra6 51. h4 Rf6 52. Rb5
Ra6 53. Rb7 Rf6 54. Rc7 Kh7 55. Rc5 Ra6 56. Rd5 Kg7 57. Rd7 Rf6 58. Rb7 Kh7 59.
Ra7 Kg7 60. Rd7 Kh7 61. Rd5 Ra6 62. g5 hxg5 63. hxg5 Ra1 64. Rd7 Kg8 65. f6
Rh1+ 66. Kg4 Rg1+ 67. Kf5 Rf1+ 68. Ke5 Rg1 69. Kd6 Rxg5 70. Rd8+ Kh7 71. Ke7
Ra5 72. Kxf7 Ra7+ 73. Ke6 Ra6+ 74. Rd6 Ra8 75. Ke7 Ra7+ 76. Rd7 Ra8 77. Kf7 Ra1
78. Re7 Ra8 79. Re6 Rb8 80. Re1 Rb7+ 81. Re7 Rb8 82. Ra7 Rb1 83. Ke6+ Kg6
1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Tromsoe"]
[Date "2013.08.12"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B32"]
[WhiteElo "2609"]
[BlackElo "2696"]
[PlyCount "38"]
[EventDate "2013.08.11"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 156"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.09.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.09.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e5 5. Nb5 d6 6. N1c3 a6 7. Na3 Be6 8.
Nc4 b5 9. Ne3 Nf6 10. Ned5 Be7 11. Be3 O-O 12. Be2 b4 13. Nxf6+ Bxf6 14. Nd5
Bg5 15. O-O Bxe3 16. Nxe3 Qb6 17. c3 bxc3 18. bxc3 Qc5 19. Qd2 Ne7 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Tromsoe"]
[Date "2013.08.13"]
[Round "1.3"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B77"]
[WhiteElo "2609"]
[BlackElo "2696"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "2013.08.11"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 156"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.09.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.09.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. Nge2 g6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Bg7 6. Be3 Nf6 7. Bc4 O-O 8.
Bb3 d6 9. f3 Bd7 10. Qd2 Nxd4 11. Bxd4 b5 12. a4 bxa4 13. Bxa4 a5 14. O-O Qc7
15. Rfd1 Rfb8 16. Bxd7 Qxd7 17. b3 Rb4 18. Ne2 Qb7 19. Kh1 Nd7 20. Bxg7 Kxg7
21. Nf4 Nf6 22. Nd3 Rb5 23. Ra4 Rc8 24. Rda1 Qc7 25. Ne1 d5 26. Rxa5 Rxa5 27.
Qxa5 dxe4 28. Qxc7 Rxc7 29. Kg1 exf3 30. gxf3 Nd5 31. c4 Nb4 32. Kf2 e5 33. Ke3
Kf6 34. Ra4 Rb7 35. Kd2 Kf5 36. Kc3 Nc6 37. b4 e4 38. fxe4+ Kxe4 39. Nd3 Ke3
40. Ra8 Re7 41. b5 Nd4 42. Nc5 Re5 43. Rc8 Nf5 44. b6 1-0

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Tromsoe"]
[Date "2013.08.13"]
[Round "1.4"]
[White "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2696"]
[BlackElo "2609"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "2013.08.11"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 156"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.09.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.09.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Qa4+ Nc6 6. e3 O-O 7. Qc2 dxc4 8.
Bxc4 e5 9. dxe5 Ng4 10. O-O Ngxe5 11. Nxe5 Nxe5 12. Be2 Bg4 13. f3 Bd7 14. a3
Bd6 15. f4 Nc6 16. b4 a6 17. Bb2 Re8 18. Rf3 Re6 19. Bd3 Rh6 20. Rg3 Bf8 21.
Nd5 Qh4 22. Qc3 Qxh2+ 23. Kf2 f6 24. Nxf6+ Rxf6 25. Rh1 Qxg3+ 26. Kxg3 h6 27.
Qc4+ Be6 28. Qc2 1-0

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Tromsoe"]
[Date "2013.08.13"]
[Round "1.5"]
[White "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2696"]
[BlackElo "2609"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "2013.08.11"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 156"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.09.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.09.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Qa4+ Nc6 6. e3 O-O 7. Qc2 dxc4 8.
Bxc4 Bd6 9. O-O e5 10. dxe5 Nxe5 11. Nxe5 Bxe5 12. h3 c6 13. a4 a5 14. b3 Re8
15. Bb2 Be6 16. Rfd1 Qb6 17. Bxe6 Rxe6 18. Rd3 Rae8 19. Rad1 h6 20. Ne2 Nd5 21.
Bxe5 Rxe5 22. Qd2 Re4 23. Nc3 Nxc3 24. Qxc3 Qb4 25. Qc2 g6 26. Rd4 Rxd4 27.
Rxd4 Qb6 28. Qd3 Qc5 29. g4 h5 30. Kg2 Kg7 31. Rd7 hxg4 32. hxg4 Qb4 33. Kf3
Re6 34. Qc4 Rf6+ 35. Ke2 Qa3 36. Qc3 g5 37. f4 Qa2+ 38. Rd2 Qb1 39. Rd6 Qg6 40.
f5 Qh6 41. Qe5 b5 42. Rxc6 1-0

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Tromsoe"]
[Date "2013.08.13"]
[Round "1.6"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B23"]
[WhiteElo "2609"]
[BlackElo "2696"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "2013.08.11"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 156"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.09.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.09.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nd4 4. Nf3 g6 5. Bc4 Bg7 6. Nxd4 cxd4 7. Qf3 Nh6 8.
Ne2 O-O 9. h3 e6 10. d3 f5 11. Qg3 fxe4 12. dxe4 d5 13. exd5 exd5 14. Bd3 Nf5
15. Qh2 Qe7 16. Bd2 Nd6 17. Bb4 Be5 18. g3 a5 19. Bc5 Qc7 20. Bxd4 Bxd4 21.
Nxd4 Qb6 22. Ne2 Qb4+ 23. c3 Qxb2 24. O-O Ne4 25. Qg2 Rxf2 26. Rxf2 Qxa1+ 27.
Rf1 Qxa2 28. c4 Qd2 29. Qf3 Bxh3 30. Bxe4 dxe4 31. Qf7+ Kh8 32. Qf6+ Kg8 33.
Qf7+ Kh8 34. Rf2 e3 35. Qf6+ Kg8 36. Rf3 0-1

[Event "World Women-ch"]
[Site "Taizhou"]
[Date "2013.09.11"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Ushenina, Anna"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E39"]
[WhiteElo "2500"]
[BlackElo "2609"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "2013.09.11"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 157"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.11.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.11.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. Nf3 c5 6. dxc5 Na6 7. g3 Nxc5 8.
Bg2 b6 9. O-O Bb7 10. Nb5 Be4 11. Qd1 Nb7 12. a3 Be7 13. Bf4 d6 14. Rc1 h6 15.
b4 a6 16. Nc3 Bc6 17. Qb3 Rc8 18. Rfd1 Qe8 19. Qb1 e5 20. Bd2 b5 21. cxb5 axb5
22. e4 Ra8 23. Nh4 Rxa3 24. Nf5 Bd7 25. Be3 Be6 26. Nxe7+ Qxe7 27. Nd5 Nxd5 28.
exd5 Bg4 29. Rd2 f5 30. Rdc2 f4 31. Rc7 Qf6 32. Bb6 Nd8 33. Qb2 Rd3 34. Qc2 Bf5
35. Qa2 Nf7 36. Bf1 Ng5 37. Ra7 fxg3 38. hxg3 Nf3+ 39. Kh1 Qg6 40. Bxd3 Qh5+
41. Kg2 Bh3+ 0-1

[Event "World Women-ch"]
[Site "Taizhou"]
[Date "2013.09.12"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Ushenina, Anna"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2609"]
[BlackElo "2500"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[EventDate "2013.09.11"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 157"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.11.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.11.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Nd5 Be7 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. c3 Bg5 12. Nc2 Ne7 13. Ncb4 O-O 14. Be2 a5
15. Nxe7+ Qxe7 16. Nd5 Qb7 17. Qd3 b4 18. h4 Bd8 19. g3 Be6 20. Rd1 bxc3 21.
bxc3 Bb6 22. Nxb6 Qxb6 23. Qxd6 Qxd6 24. Rxd6 Bxa2 25. Kd2 Rfb8 26. Ra1 Rb2+
27. Ke3 Rc8 28. c4 Kf8 29. Rd2 Rxd2 30. Kxd2 Bxc4 31. Rxa5 Bxe2 32. Kxe2 Rc2+
33. Ke3 f6 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Women-ch"]
[Site "Taizhou"]
[Date "2013.09.14"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Ushenina, Anna"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E32"]
[WhiteElo "2500"]
[BlackElo "2609"]
[Annotator "Mikhalchishin,A"]
[PlyCount "48"]
[EventDate "2013.09.11"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 157"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.11.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.11.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. e4 {A very aggressive line, which
was recovered from obscurity 10 years ago. I remember especially the great
efforts of Aleksandr Beliavsky, who did a lot of important analysis here.} ({
A more classical way is} 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 {which would be much more
appropriate for Ushenina's style. Her trainers are completely unexperienced in
women's chess, so their decision to recommend her to play this line was
suicidical in my opinion.}) 5... d5 ({A wrong idea here is} 5... c5 6. e5 cxd4
7. a3 Ng4 8. axb4 dxc3 9. Qe2 cxb2 10. Bxb2 f5 11. h3 Nh6 12. g3 d5 13. Bg2
dxc4 14. Qxc4 Nc6 15. b5 Ne7 16. Ne2 Nd5 17. O-O {with serious pressure,
Ushenina,A (2496)-Olafsson,F (2440)/Marianske Lazne 2008}) ({There is a very
passive setup after} 5... d6 6. a3 Bxc3+ 7. bxc3 e5 8. Bd3 c5 9. d5 (9. Ne2 Nc6
10. d5 Ne7 (10... Na5 11. O-O b6 12. f4 Ba6 13. fxe5 dxe5 14. Bg5 Bxc4 15. Ng3
$40) 11. O-O (11. f3) 11... Ng6 $132) 9... Nbd7 10. Ne2 Nh5 $146 (10... h6) (
10... Re8) 11. O-O Qh4 12. g3 Qe7 13. f3 (13. g4 $6 Nhf6 14. Ng3 Nxg4 15. Nf5
Qf6 16. h4 Kh8 17. Be2 Qg6 18. Kh1 $44) 13... g6 14. Bh6 Ng7 15. Rae1 (15. g4
$5 f6 16. Ng3 Rf7 17. Qd2 b6 18. Kh1 Nf8 19. Rg1 $14) 15... f6 16. f4 {with a
huge space advantage, Beliavsky,A (2646)-Miroshnichenko,E (2667)/Oesterreich
2009.}) 6. e5 Ne4 7. Bd3 (7. a3 {is premature:} Bxc3+ 8. bxc3 c5 9. Bd3 cxd4
10. cxd4 Qa5+ 11. Kf1 f6 (11... f5 12. Ne2 Bd7 13. g3 Na6 14. Kg2 Nb4 15. axb4
Qxa1 {with very unclear play, Xu Yuanyuan (2420)-Hou,Y (2220)/Beijing 2005})
12. cxd5 exd5 13. exf6 Nxf6 14. Nf3 Nc6 15. Bd2 Qd8 16. h3 Ne4 17. Bxe4 dxe4
18. Qxe4 Bf5 19. Qe3 Qd5 20. Re1 Rf6 21. Bc3 Raf8 {White still has development
problems, Zhu Chen (2477)-Hou,Y (2591)/Antakya 2010.}) 7... c5 8. Nf3 (8. Nge2
Nc6 9. cxd5 ({Still playable is} 9. O-O $1 cxd4 10. Nxe4 $146 (10. cxd5) 10...
dxe4 11. Bxe4 Nxe5 12. Bxh7+ Kh8 13. Bd3 Bc5 14. Nf4 Bd6 15. Qe2 Nxd3 16. Nxd3
Bd7 17. b3 (17. Bf4 Bxf4 18. Nxf4 Qg5 19. Nd3 Bc6 20. f4 Qf5 21. Rad1 Rad8 22.
Ne5 $14) 17... Bc6 18. Bb2 Qf6 19. f4 Rad8 20. Rad1 Kg8 21. Qf2 {Black did not
fully equalise, Beliavsky,A (2646)-Nemeth,M (2472)/Magyarorszag 2009}) 9...
exd5 10. O-O cxd4 11. Nxd5 Qxd5 (11... Nxf2 $5 12. Bxh7+ Kh8 13. Nxb4 Nxb4 14.
Qc5 (14. Qb3 Nh3+ $1 15. gxh3 d3 16. Bxd3 Nxd3 17. Rd1 Bf5 18. Be3 Be4 $44)
14... Nfd3 15. Bxd3 Nxd3 16. Qxd4 Qxd4+ 17. Nxd4 Nxe5 $11) 12. Bxe4 Qxe5 13.
Bxh7+ (13. a3 Ba5 14. Bxh7+ Kh8 15. Bd3 Bg4 16. Bf4 (16. f3) 16... Qf6 17. f3
Be6 18. Qc5 $14) 13... Kh8 14. Bf4 Qf6 (14... Qh5 $2 15. Be4 Be6 16. Bxc6 bxc6
17. Nxd4 Bd5 18. Bg3 f5 19. f3 $16) 15. Be4 Bg4 (15... Re8 $5) 16. f3 (16. Bg3)
16... Bh5 $146 (16... Bd7) (16... Be6) 17. Qc4 (17. Rad1 $5 $14) 17... Rfe8 18.
Bg3 (18. Bxc6 bxc6 19. Nxd4 Ba5 20. Bg3 Bb6 21. Bf2 $14) 18... Bg6 19. Nf4 $2 (
19. Bxg6 fxg6 20. Rad1 Rad8 21. Bf2 d3 $140 22. Rxd3 Rxd3 23. Qxd3 Qxb2 24. Nf4
$16) 19... Bxe4 20. fxe4 Rxe4 {ans the position is extremely unbalanced,
Sanikidze,T (2522)-Beliavsky,A (2646)/Budva 2009.}) 8... cxd4 9. Nxd4 Nd7 10.
Bf4 Ndc5 {The most solid positional way - White tried to create a strong
centre, but the black knights control the most important strategic points.} ({
This new idea was introduced recently by the greatest modern opening inventor.
} 10... Qb6 11. Nb3 Qc7 12. O-O Nxe5 13. Bxe4 dxe4 14. Qxe4 Bxc3 15. bxc3 f6
16. Rfe1 Qxc4 17. Bxe5 Qxe4 18. Rxe4 fxe5 19. Rxe5 {This endgame is not as
unpleasant as it looks at first for Black and ended in a draw in Anand-Kramnik,
Moscow 2013.}) 11. O-O Bxc3 ({Clearly weaker is} 11... Nxd3 12. Qxd3 Nxc3 13.
bxc3 Be7 14. Rfd1 Qa5 15. cxd5 exd5 16. Nb3 Qa4 17. Qg3 Qe4 18. Bg5 Bxg5 19.
Qxg5 Re8 20. Re1 Qg6 21. Qd2 Be6 22. Re3 Rac8 23. Nd4 Bd7 24. f4 b5 25. Rae1
Qb6 26. f5 {White threatens a terrible attack, Gordon,S (2524)-Beliavsky,A 
(2646)/Gibraltar 2009.}) 12. bxc3 Bd7 ({Another real option here is a bit safer
} 12... Nxd3 13. Qxd3 b6 14. cxd5 exd5 (14... Qxd5 15. Rfd1 Nc5 16. Qg3 Qe4 17.
Nb3 Bb7 18. f3 Qf5 19. Bh6 Qg6 20. Qxg6 hxg6 21. Nxc5 bxc5 22. Be3 Rfc8 23.
Rab1 Bd5 24. Rd2 Rc7 25. Rb5 Rac8 26. Ra5 {Ushenina,A (2448)-Kosintseva,N 
(2493)/Ohrid 2009; with pressure in an opposite-coloured bishop ending.}) 15.
Rad1 Qd7 {gave Black an easy play in Holt-Onischuk, US Championship 2013.}) 13.
Be2 Na4 ({This was another big critical point, where there are completely
different ways to proceed:} 13... Qa5 14. cxd5 (14. Rac1 Na4 15. cxd5 exd5 16.
f3 Nec5 17. Nb3 Qc7 18. Bg3 Qc6 19. Bf2 Rac8 20. Bd4 Qg6 21. Qd2 b6 22. Rfe1
Rfd8 23. Bf1 Bf5 24. Red1 {White keeps pressure with the bishop pair,
Lenderman,A (2601)-D'Costa,L (2416)/Philadelphia 2013.}) 14... Qxc3 15. Qxc3
Nxc3 16. d6 Nxe2+ 17. Nxe2 Rfc8 18. Rfd1 Na4 19. Rac1 Rxc1 20. Rxc1 Rc8 21.
Rxc8+ Bxc8 22. Be3 b6 23. Bd4 {Black still has to fight for a draw in this
endgame, Fridman,D (2630)-Efimenko,Z (2680)/Dresden 2008.}) (13... Ba4 14. Qc1
h6 15. f3 Ng5 16. Qa3 Rc8 17. Rab1 dxc4 18. Rb4 Qd7 19. Rxc4 b6 20. Rb1 Nh7 21.
Rbb4 Bc6 22. Nxc6 Rxc6 23. Rd4 Qe7 24. Rb1 Rc7 25. Rbd1 Rfc8 26. c4 {White
kept controlling the important central file, Shishkov,A (2382)-Ehlvest,J (2596)
/Vaksali 2012.}) 14. cxd5 exd5 15. c4 Rc8 {Strangely Ushenina sank into
thought here, despite the fact that this position had been seen in tournament
practice before. It means that her knowledge here was very small. And
preparation for a match and for this specific game was not on the level of a
World Championship match.} 16. Qb3 ({Before, other serious options were tried
here:} 16. Rab1 $6 Nb6 17. f3 Nc5 18. Nb5 (18. cxd5 $142 Nxd5 19. Qd2) 18...
Bxb5 19. cxb5 (19. Rxb5 $142) 19... d4 20. Bd3 Ne6 21. Qd2 Nc4 22. Bxc4 Rxc4
23. Bg3 Qd5 24. f4 Rfc8 25. Rf2 Nc5 {0-1 Sarkar,J (2385)-Gelashvili,T (2611)/
Philadelphia 2011}) (16. Rfe1 b5 (16... Qh4 $142 17. g3 Qe7) 17. f3 Nec3 18.
Bd3 ({Much better was} 18. cxb5 Nxe2+ 19. Qxe2 Rc4 20. Qd2) 18... Rxc4 19. e6
fxe6 20. Be5 Qh4 21. Bxc4 dxc4 $2 (21... bxc4 $142) 22. Nxb5 Bxb5 23. Bxc3 {
with a winning position, Holt,C (2499)-Lenderman,A (2581)/Richardson 2012.})
16... dxc4 $5 $146 {For the first time it is Hou Yifan who uncorks an idea
that is good and new.} ({Previously Alekseev had proven that immediately
placing the knight on c3 also gave equality:} 16... Nac3 17. cxd5 Ba4 18. Qxb7
Rc7 (18... Nxd5 19. Be3 Rc7 20. Qa6 Nec3 21. e6 Qe8 22. Bg4 fxe6 23. Bxe6+ Kh8
24. Rfe1 Qg6 25. Qa5 Nb6 26. Rac1 Bc6 27. Bh3 Ncd5 28. Ne6 {1-0 Gavilan Diaz,M
(2255)-Granda Zuniga,J (2636)/Roquetas de Mar 2013/Mega2013 Update 02}) 19. Qa6
Qxd5 20. Be3 Qxe5 {Gundavaa,B-Alekseev, E Kazan 2013; and only Black can be
better, although the game was eventually drawn.}) 17. Bxc4 $2 {A clear mistake.
} ({It was necessary to enter the complications} 17. Qxb7 Nac5 (17... Nec3 18.
Bf3 Rc7 19. Qb4 Bg4 20. Bxg4 Qxd4 21. g3 {is slightly better for White}) 18.
Qb2 (18. Qxa7 $2 {is too greedy, the queen runs out of squares} Ra8 $1 $19)
18... c3 19. Qc1 Ne6 20. Nxe6 Bxe6 21. Qc2 Qd4 {leads to a very good position
for Black, just if there is no problem with the knight on e4.}) 17... Nac3 $1 {
Very strong coordination of black pieces starts here.} 18. a4 $2 ({The first
move to calculate was} 18. Bxf7+ Rxf7 19. e6 {"I need to check this line with
my computer to have a final conclusion," said the World Champion (Now former!).
} Bxe6 20. Nxe6 Qf6 {we obtain a position, where the black pieces are placed
very dangerously. At the same time White's knight and bishop are in danger.
But the move in the game loses on the spot.}) 18... Bxa4 $1 19. Rxa4 Nxa4 20.
Nf5 ({After} 20. Qxa4 Nc3 $1 {two white pieces are hanging, and one of them
will fall:} 21. Qb4 (21. Qxa7 Rxc4 22. Be3 Rxd4 23. Bxd4 Qxd4 24. Qxd4 Ne2+)
21... Qxd4 22. Bxf7+ Rxf7 23. Qxd4 Ne2+ {the same tactics decides.}) 20... Nac3
{White simply doesn't have enough compensation for the material she has lost.}
21. e6 $6 {Ushenina's last gamble, as normal moves promised just suffering for
a few more moves.} (21. Re1 b5) 21... Rxc4 $1 {Simple and powerful - at
certain moments in this match Hou played like a machine.} 22. Qxc4 b5 23. Qb3 (
{Nothing is changed by} 23. e7 bxc4 24. exd8=Q Ne2+ 25. Kh1 Rxd8 {and the pawn
is unstoppable.}) 23... Qd3 {Improving the queen and creating simple threats.}
24. exf7+ Rxf7 {The impression is, that in such kind of positions Ushenina is
300 Elo points weaker than Hou!} 0-1

[Event "World Women-ch"]
[Site "Taizhou"]
[Date "2013.09.15"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Ushenina, Anna"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B81"]
[WhiteElo "2609"]
[BlackElo "2500"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[EventDate "2013.09.11"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 157"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.11.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.11.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e6 7. g4 h6 8. Qf3
Qc7 9. h4 h5 10. g5 Ng4 11. Bh3 Nd7 12. g6 Nde5 13. gxf7+ Qxf7 14. Qxf7+ Kxf7
15. Bg5 Bd7 16. f3 Nf6 17. O-O-O Nh7 18. Bf4 Nf6 19. Bg3 b5 20. a3 Nc4 21. f4
Ng4 22. Nf3 Ra7 23. Rd3 Be7 24. Ng5+ Ke8 25. Re1 Rf8 26. Nd1 Rb7 27. Re2 g6 28.
Nh7 Rf7 29. Ng5 Rf8 30. Nh7 Rf7 31. Ng5 Rf8 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Women-ch"]
[Site "Taizhou"]
[Date "2013.09.17"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Ushenina, Anna"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B81"]
[WhiteElo "2609"]
[BlackElo "2500"]
[PlyCount "121"]
[EventDate "2013.09.11"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 157"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.11.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.11.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e6 7. g4 h6 8. h4
Nc6 9. Nxc6 bxc6 10. Qf3 h5 11. gxh5 Nxh5 12. O-O-O Rb8 13. Bc4 Qf6 14. Qg2 Nf4
15. Qg5 e5 16. Qxf6 gxf6 17. Bxf4 exf4 18. Ne2 Rb4 19. Bd3 f5 20. exf5 f3 21.
Nc3 Bh6+ 22. Kb1 d5 23. a3 Rf4 24. Rde1+ Kd8 25. Nd1 a5 26. Ne3 Rg8 27. h5 Bd7
28. Reg1 Rxg1+ 29. Rxg1 Rh4 30. Ng4 Rxh5 31. Ne5 f6 32. Nxd7 Kxd7 33. Rg3 Rh2
34. Rxf3 Bg5 35. Ka2 Bh4 36. Kb3 Bxf2 37. Ka4 Bb6 38. b4 axb4 39. axb4 Kd6 40.
Rg3 Rh1 41. c3 Bf2 42. Rf3 Rh2 43. Kb3 Ke5 44. Bc2 Kd6 45. Bd3 Kd7 46. Bc2 Rg2
47. Rd3 Rg4 48. b5 Rf4 49. bxc6+ Kxc6 50. Rd1 Rf3 51. Bd3 Bg3 52. Kc2 Kc5 53.
Rf1 Re3 54. Ra1 Be5 55. Ra5+ Kc6 56. Ra6+ Kc5 57. Ra5+ Kc6 58. Ra6+ Kc5 59.
Ra5+ Kc6 60. Ra6+ Kc5 61. Ra5+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Women-ch"]
[Site "Taizhou"]
[Date "2013.09.18"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Ushenina, Anna"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E17"]
[WhiteElo "2500"]
[BlackElo "2609"]
[Annotator "Mikhalchishin,A"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "2013.09.11"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 157"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.11.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.11.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 {Ushenina avoids the Nimzo-Indian, where she has
lost two games - a logical decision, but probably too late.} b6 4. g3 Bb7 {
Hou has a fantastic feel for the match! She decided to play a new system,
expecting serious preparation of Ushenina in her successful pet lines.} (4...
Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Bg2 c6 8. Bc3 d5 9. Ne5 Nfd7 10. Nxd7 Nxd7 11. Nd2
O-O 12. O-O f5 13. Rc1 Bd6 14. Bb2 Qe7 15. Nf3 Rac8 16. Rc2 g5 17. Ne1 h5 18.
Nd3 h4 19. e3 Nf6 20. f4 Qh7 21. Re1 g4 22. Qc1 Rfd8 23. Rd1 Bb8 24. a4 Kg7 25.
Kf2 hxg3+ 26. hxg3 Qh2 27. Rg1 Ne4+ 28. Kf1 Nxg3+ 29. Kf2 Kg6 30. a5 Rh8 31.
Nb4 Ne4+ 32. Kf1 Ng3+ 33. Kf2 Ne4+ 34. Kf1 Ng3+ 35. Kf2 Ne4+ {1/2 Werle,J 
(2607)-Hou,Y (2571)/Wijk aan Zee 2009}) (4... Bb4+ 5. Bd2 c5 6. Bg2 Bb7 7. O-O
O-O 8. dxc5 Bxc5 9. Nc3 Be7 10. Bf4 a6 11. Rc1 d6 12. Qd2 Ne8 13. Rfd1 Nd7 14.
b3 Rc8 15. h3 h6 16. Ne1 Bxg2 17. Nxg2 Rc6 18. Ne1 Qc8 19. Nf3 Qb7 20. Qd3 Nef6
21. Nd4 Rcc8 22. Qf3 Qc7 23. Be3 Ne5 24. Qg2 Rfd8 25. f4 Ned7 26. Bf2 Bf8 27.
e4 Re8 28. Nf3 Nc5 29. Nd4 e5 30. fxe5 dxe5 {0-1 Cramling,P (2495)-Hou,Y (2578)
/Beijing 2011/}) 5. Bg2 Be7 6. Nc3 ({Ushenina has had no really serious
practice here, but her perfomance in an old game is quite convincing:} 6. O-O
O-O 7. Re1 Na6 8. Nc3 Ne4 9. Bf4 f5 10. h4 Bf6 11. Nxe4 Bxe4 12. Qa4 Qc8 13.
Bg5 Bxg5 14. Nxg5 Bxg2 15. Kxg2 c5 16. Rad1 Qb7+ 17. Kg1 Rac8 18. e3 Nb8 19.
Rd2 a6 20. d5 e5 21. f4 Rce8 22. Qd1 h6 23. Nf3 d6 24. fxe5 dxe5 25. e4 Qf7 26.
Rg2 Nd7 27. Qe2 Qg6 28. Nd2 Rf6 29. h5 Qg4 30. exf5 Qd4+ 31. Kh1 Rxf5 32. Nb3 {
1-0 Ushenina,A (2496)-Pokorna,R (2376)/Dresden 2008}) 6... O-O ({The top
specialists play} 6... Ne4 {here or concentrate on d7-d5, which leads to
hanging pawn structures.}) 7. Qc2 c5 ({A hanging pawn structure is possible
here too, but modern players are usually afraid to chose it:} 7... d5) 8. d5
exd5 9. Nh4 ({In the 1974 match against Karpov, Korchnoi twice played} 9. Ng5 {
One of those games went} Nc6 ({Nowadays Black usually responds with} 9... h6 {
for example:} 10. Nh3 (10. Nxd5 Bxd5 11. cxd5 hxg5 $1 (11... d6) 12. d6 Nc6 13.
dxe7 Qxe7 14. Bxg5 (14. Bxc6 dxc6 15. Bxg5 $11) 14... d5 $1 15. e3 (15. Rd1
Rad8 $5 {/\ Nd4-e6=} (15... Nd4 $5 16. Qd2 Rad8 17. e3 Ne6 18. Bxf6 Qxf6 $11))
15... Qe6 {/\ Ne4} 16. Bxf6 Qxf6 17. O-O Rad8 $5 18. Rfd1 Rd6 19. Rd2 Rfd8 20.
Rad1 Qe5 $11 {Balashov,Y (2545)-Tiviakov,S (2595)/Sankt_Peterburg (zt) 1993})
10... Na6 11. cxd5 d6 12. O-O Nc7 13. e4 Nd7 14. f4 b5 $13 {Naumkin-Korotylev,
Moscow 2012.}) (9... g6 10. Qd1 $1 (10. O-O Nc6 $13) 10... d6 11. cxd5 Na6 12.
O-O Nd7 13. Nf3 Nc7 14. a3 $6 Bf6 15. e4 b5 16. Bf4 Nb6 17. Re1 a5 18. Qc2 (18.
e5 dxe5 19. Nxe5 Nbxd5 20. Nxf7 Rxf7 21. Bxc7 Nxc7 $11) 18... Bg7 (18... b4 19.
axb4 cxb4 (19... axb4 20. Rxa8 Bxa8 21. Nb1 $14) 20. Ne2 $14) 19. Rad1 b4 20.
Nb1 Ba6 21. h4 Re8 22. Bg5 {and Black has to fight for equal play, Kortschnoj,
V-Karpov,A/Moscow (m/5) 1974.}) 10. Nxd5 g6 11. Qd2 Nxd5 12. Bxd5 Rb8 $4 13.
Nxh7 $1 Re8 14. Qh6 Ne5 15. Ng5 Bxg5 16. Bxg5 Qxg5 17. Qxg5 Bxd5 18. O-O Bxc4
19. f4 {1-0.}) ({A sharper option here is} 9. cxd5 {as} Nxd5 {can be met with}
({Here is one high-profile encounter:} 9... Bxd5 10. Nxd5 Nxd5 11. Nh4 Nb4 12.
Qd2 N8c6 13. Nf5 Nd4 14. Nxd4 cxd4 15. Bxa8 Qxa8 16. O-O Qe4 $44 {
Aronian-Carlsen, Morelia/Linares 2008.}) 10. Qe4 $1) 9... Nc6 {This is
probably the safest move.} ({A very sharp try is} 9... b5 10. cxd5 b4 11. Nf5
d6 12. Nd1 Re8 13. Nxe7+ Qxe7 14. Ne3 g6 (14... Na6) 15. b3 Na6 16. Bb2 Nc7 17.
Rd1 Nb5 18. Nc4 Ne4 $2 (18... Rad8) 19. Bxe4 Qxe4 20. Qxe4 Rxe4 21. f3 Ree8 22.
Bf6 $16 {Riazantsev-Pelletier, Biel 2010.}) 10. cxd5 Nd4 11. Qd1 ({It was
possible to think about the more active} 11. Qd3 {for example:} Qc8 12. Be3 Ba6
13. Qd2 Re8 14. O-O Bd6 15. Rfe1 {with slightly better play.}) 11... Ne8 $5 {
Sometimes Black plays this plan in the Benoni, but a more natural and sharper
one seems to be} (11... b5 12. e3 b4 13. Na4 Nb5 14. Nf5 d6 15. O-O Re8 16. e4
Bf8 17. f3 c4 18. Rf2 Rc8 19. Bf1 Ba6 20. Ne3 c3 21. b3 g6 22. Bd3 Nc7 23. Nc2
{Piasetski,L (2301)-Maiorov,N (2528)/Metz 2011 (45). The white knight
threatens to exploit the weaknesses of the blockaded squares.}) 12. Nf3 ({
Black obtains very comfortable play after} 12. e3 Bxh4 13. exd4 Qe7+ 14. Ne2
Bf6 15. O-O Nd6) 12... Nxf3+ 13. Bxf3 ({Another capture promised a worse
ending:} 13. exf3 Ba6 14. Bf1 Qc8 15. Bxa6 Qxa6 16. Qe2 Qxe2+ 17. Kxe2 Bf6 18.
Bf4 g5 19. Be3 Nd6) 13... d6 (13... Bd6 $5 {was possible:} 14. O-O Be5) ({
But maybe} 13... f5 {is even better:} 14. O-O Nd6 15. a4 a6 16. Qc2 b5 17. axb5
axb5 18. Bf4 Rxa1 19. Rxa1 Qb6 20. h4 c4 21. b4 Ra8 22. Rxa8+ Bxa8 23. Be3 Qa6
{with an unclear fight, Zakhartsov,V (2608)-Terrieux,K (2422)/Aix-les-Bains
2011.}) 14. O-O Nc7 ({More in Benoni style fashion would be to place the
bishop on the long diagonal immediately:} 14... Bf6 15. Bf4 Nc7) 15. a4 a6 {
This is a typical classical Benoni structure with one piece exchanged, which
is usually Black's idea, as she has a problem with space for her pieces.} 16.
Rb1 $146 {White is getting ready to meet 16...b5 with 17.axb5 axb5 18.b4!,
which is typical for Benoni positions.} ({Other options were} 16. Qb3 Qd7 17.
e4 b5 18. Re1 Bf6 19. Bf4 Rab8 20. Rad1 Rfd8 21. e5 dxe5 22. Bxe5 Bxe5 23. Rxe5
$14 {Ilincic - Hoang Thanh Trang, Budapest 2004}) ({Or to try to provoke some
blockade on the queen's flank:} 16. Qd3 b5 17. e4 Qd7 18. Re1 Bf6 19. Nd1)
16... Bf6 $5 ({After} 16... b5 17. axb5 axb5 18. b4 c4 19. Be3 Bf6 20. Bd4 Qe7
21. Qd2 Ra3 22. e4 Rfa8 23. Rfe1 Bc8 24. Bg2 {computer engines do not
understand the position and evaluate it as better for Black. But the truth is
completely the opposite - in the blockaded central position Black has
absolutely no counterplay.}) 17. Bd2 $6 ({It would be better to press against
the opponent's centre:} 17. Qb3 Rb8 18. Bf4 b5 19. Rbd1) 17... b5 18. axb5 Nxb5
$1 ({Hou Yifan did not like the blocked position, as we explained before:} 
18... axb5 19. b4 c4 20. e4 Be5 21. Qc1) 19. Bg2 Bc8 $1 {I like this move -
the new World Champion tries to find an active position for her bishop.} 20.
Ne4 Re8 $1 {One more brave and deep decision not to try to keep the bishop
pair, which is a weakness of many modern players.} 21. Nxf6+ ({Maybe it was
better not to take the bishop, but play} 21. Qa4) 21... Qxf6 22. e4 a5 23. Ra1
Bd7 ({Of course not} 23... Qxb2 $4 24. Rb1 $18) 24. Ra2 ({In the line} 24. Rxa5
Rxa5 25. Bxa5 Qxb2 26. Qa1 Qxa1 27. Rxa1 f5 $1 {the game would come to a draw.
But Ushenina is forced to play because of her match situation.}) 24... a4 $1 {
Now White regretted her decision not to have eliminated this pawn.} 25. Re1 h6
26. Be3 ({Probably the best solution was to wait, but who can do it in such a
situation?} 26. Qe2 Nd4 27. Qd1) 26... a3 $5 {With this manoeuvre Black
creates a passed pawn, which plays its role later in the game.} 27. Qd2 ({
It was better to go to the crazy line} 27. Bc1 c4 28. bxa3 Nc3 29. Bb2 Nxd1 30.
Bxf6 Ba4 31. Bd4 c3) 27... axb2 28. Rxb2 Nc3 ({It was very logical to fight
for control over the d4-square with} 28... Ra4 $5) 29. f3 ({After} 29. Bf4 $5
Nxd5 30. Bxd6 Qxd6 31. Rc1 Qe5 32. exd5 Bf5 33. h3 {the position would be
still equal.}) 29... Ra3 ({Once more} 29... Ba4 $5 {was good, with the idea ...
Nd1.}) 30. Bf2 $1 {The best defensive move.} Nb5 31. Reb1 ({It was necessary
to threaten the break in the centre} 31. f4 $1 Ra4 (31... c4 32. Rb4 $1) 32.
Qc2 Nd4 33. Qb1) 31... c4 $5 32. Rxb5 Bxb5 33. Bd4 $4 {In time trouble
Ushenina missed Black's reply.} ({White could not be satisfied with} 33. Rxb5
$2 Ra1+ 34. Bf1 Qxf3 $19) ({But after} 33. Qb4 {White would hold easily} Ra2
34. Qxb5 Rxe4 35. Rf1 Ree2 36. Qxc4 Qb2 37. Qc8+ Kh7 38. Qf5+ Kg8 $11) 33... c3
$1 {Now the position is simply lost!} 34. Qf2 ({The endgame arising after} 34.
Qxc3 Rxc3 35. Bxf6 gxf6 36. Rxb5 Rc1+ 37. Bf1 f5 $1 {should be won for Black
without big efforts.}) 34... Qg5 $1 {For the last moves Hou Yifan played
really like a computer!} 35. f4 ({The alternative -} 35. Rxb5 {does not help}
Qc1+ $5 36. Bf1 (36. Qf1 Qxf1+ 37. Bxf1 c2 38. Bb2 Ra1 $19 {[%cal Ga1b1]})
36... Qd1 $1 37. Bxc3 Rxc3 $19) 35... Qg4 $19 36. Re1 ({Or} 36. h3 Qe2 37. Qxe2
Bxe2 38. Rc1 Bd3 39. e5 c2 40. exd6 Rb3) 36... Rea8 37. h3 Qc8 38. e5 Ra1 39.
exd6 c2 40. Bxa1 0-1

[Event "World Women-ch"]
[Site "Taizhou"]
[Date "2013.09.20"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Ushenina, Anna"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B84"]
[WhiteElo "2609"]
[BlackElo "2500"]
[Annotator "CB"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "2013.09.11"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 157"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.11.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.11.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 Nbd7 ({Die
üblichen Reaktionen sind} 6... e6) ({oder} 6... e5) 7. Be2 e6 8. g4 ({Nach} 8.
O-O b5 9. a3 Bb7 {hat Schwarz ausgezeichntete Ergebnisse erzielt.}) 8... h6 9.
f4 g5 (9... b5 10. g5 hxg5 11. fxg5 Rh3 12. Bf4 b4 13. Nd5 exd5 14. gxf6 Nxf6
15. Nc6 Qb6 16. exd5 Ne4 17. Qd4 Qxd4 18. Nxd4 g5 19. Bc1 Bg7 20. Nc6 Ng3 21.
Rg1 Nxe2 22. Rxg5 Nd4 23. Rxg7 Nxc2+ 24. Kd1 Nxa1 25. Rg8+ Kd7 26. Rf8 Rd3+ 27.
Bd2 Rxd5 28. Nxb4 Rf5 29. Bc3 a5 30. Nd3 a4 {0-1 (30) Byrne,R (2600)-Browne,W 
(2550) Oberlin 1975}) 10. f5 Ne5 11. h3 b5 12. a3 Qe7 13. fxe6 fxe6 14. Nf3
Nfd7 {N} (14... Bb7 15. Nxe5 dxe5 16. Bd3 Qc7 17. h4 Bc5 18. Qe2 Bxe3 19. Qxe3
Nxg4 20. Qg3 h5 21. O-O-O O-O-O 22. hxg5 Qg7 23. Qh4 Rdg8 24. Be2 Qxg5+ 25.
Qxg5 Rxg5 26. Rh4 Nf6 27. Rf1 Rh6 28. b4 Rg2 29. Bf3 Rg3 30. a4 Bc6 31. axb5
axb5 32. Ne2 Rg5 33. Kd2 Rh7 34. Rg1 Rxg1 35. Nxg1 Kd8 36. Ke3 Be8 37. Be2 Ra7
38. Nf3 Ng4+ 39. Kd2 Ke7 40. Ne1 Nf6 41. Nd3 Kd6 42. Nc5 Ra1 43. Rh3 Rb1 44. c3
Rg1 45. Nb7+ Ke7 46. Nc5 Rg2 47. Ke1 Rg5 48. Kf2 Bc6 49. Rg3 Rxg3 50. Kxg3 Be8
51. Kh4 Bc6 52. Bf3 Kd6 53. Kg5 Ke7 54. Kh4 Kd6 55. Kg5 Ke7 56. Kh4 Kd6 {
1/2-1/2 (56) Ponomariov,R (2742)-Topalov,V (2793) Thessaloniki 2013}) 15. Qd2
Nxf3+ 16. Bxf3 Ne5 $6 ({Besser} 16... Bg7 17. O-O-O Be5 $11) 17. Be2 Bg7 18.
O-O-O Nf7 {Nun steht Schwarz viel unbequemer als in der Variante mit 16...Lg7.}
19. Bd4 Be5 20. Bxe5 dxe5 21. h4 gxh4 22. Qe1 Ra7 (22... Bb7 $5 23. Rxh4 Rd8)
23. Rxh4 Rd7 24. Rh5 Rg8 25. Kb1 Qc5 26. Rh3 {Schwarz hat einige
Bauernschwächen zu verwalten und der König steht in der Mitte auch nicht
wirklich gut. Der letzte weiße Zug droht Springerabzug gefolgt von Tc3.} Qb6
27. Qh4 ({In Betracht kam} 27. Rxd7 $5 Bxd7 28. Rf3 Ng5 29. Rf6 $16) 27...
Rxd1+ 28. Nxd1 Bb7 29. Rc3 Qd8 ({Möglich war vielleicht} 29... Bxe4 30. Rc8+
Nd8 31. Qxh6 Kd7 32. Rc3 Bg6) 30. Qf2 Qd4 $2 ({Schwarz verpasst} 30... Ng5 {
z.B.:} 31. Rd3 Qc7 32. Qf6 Bxe4 33. Rc3 Qg7 {und falls} 34. Rc8+ {dann einfach}
Kd7) 31. Qf6 {Nun droht Tc7.} Qd6 ({Besser} 31... Qd7 $5 32. Nf2 Kf8 33. Rf3
Ke8 $16) 32. Nf2 {Schwarz kollabiert nun in wenigen Zügen.} Kf8 33. Rf3 Rg7 (
33... Ke8 {wie nach Dd7, geht nun nicht}) 34. Qxh6 Kg8 35. Qf6 Bc6 36. Rd3 Qc5
37. g5 Nxg5 38. Ng4 Nf7 (38... Qe7 39. Rd8+ Be8 40. Ra8 $18) 39. Qxe6 Qg1+ 40.
Rd1 1-0

[Event "EU-Cup (Women) 18th"]
[Site "Rhodes"]
[Date "2013.10.20"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Bojkovic, Natasa"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B43"]
[WhiteElo "2621"]
[BlackElo "2414"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[EventDate "2013.10.20"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2014"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.11.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.11.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Monte Carlo (W)"]
[BlackTeam "Belgrade BAS (W)"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "MNC"]
[BlackTeamCountry "SRB"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Be2 Nf6 6. Nc3 Qc7 7. O-O Bb4 8.
Qd3 Nc6 9. Bg5 Bxc3 10. bxc3 Qe5 11. Bxf6 Qxf6 12. f4 d5 13. Bf3 Nxd4 14. cxd4
dxe4 15. Bxe4 g6 16. Rab1 Qe7 17. c4 O-O 18. c5 Rd8 19. Qe3 a5 20. Bf3 Rd7 21.
Rfc1 Ra6 22. Be2 Ra8 23. Rb6 Qd8 24. Rd1 a4 25. h3 a3 26. Rb4 Qc7 27. Rdb1 Qd8
28. Bf3 Ra7 29. R1b3 h5 30. Qe5 Ra6 31. Bxb7 f6 1-0

[Event "EU-Cup (Women) 18th"]
[Site "Rhodes"]
[Date "2013.10.21"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "Harika, Dronavalli"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2475"]
[BlackElo "2621"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "2013.10.20"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2014"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.11.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.11.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Mika (W)"]
[BlackTeam "Monte Carlo (W)"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ARM"]
[BlackTeamCountry "MNC"]

1. c4 e6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d4 Bb4 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bxf6 Qxf6 7. Qa4+ Nc6 8.
e3 O-O 9. Be2 Bd7 10. Qc2 dxc4 11. O-O Bd6 12. Bxc4 e5 13. Nd5 Qd8 14. dxe5
Nxe5 15. Nxe5 Bxe5 16. Rad1 c6 17. Nf4 Qc7 18. Ng6 Rfe8 19. Nxe5 Rxe5 20. Rd4
c5 21. Rd2 Bc6 22. Rfd1 b5 23. Bd5 Rxd5 24. Rxd5 Bxd5 25. Rxd5 Rd8 26. e4 Rxd5
27. exd5 Qe5 28. Qd2 Kf8 29. d6 Ke8 30. d7+ Kd8 31. Qa5+ Kxd7 32. Qxb5+ Kc7 33.
Qa5+ Kb7 34. Qb5+ Kc7 35. Qa5+ Kb7 36. Qb5+ Kc7 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-Cup (Women) 18th"]
[Site "Rhodes"]
[Date "2013.10.22"]
[Round "3.1"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Ushenina, Anna"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2621"]
[BlackElo "2497"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2013.10.20"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2014"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.11.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.11.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Monte Carlo (W)"]
[BlackTeam "Ugra (W)"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "MNC"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Nd5 Be7 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. c4 b4 12. Nc2 O-O 13. g3 a5 14. Bg2 Bg5 15.
O-O Be6 16. Qd3 Bxd5 17. cxd5 Nb8 18. a3 Na6 19. axb4 Nxb4 20. Nxb4 axb4 21. h4
Bh6 22. Qc4 Rxa1 23. Rxa1 Qb8 24. Bh3 g6 25. Ra6 Rd8 26. Kg2 Bd2 27. Qc6 b3 28.
Rb6 Qa7 29. Rb7 Qd4 30. Be6 Qxe4+ 31. Kh2 Rf8 32. Rxf7 Rxf7 33. Qe8+ Kg7 34.
Qxf7+ Kh6 35. Qf8+ Kh5 36. Qe7 Kh6 37. Qf8+ Kh5 38. Bh3 Qc2 39. Bg4+ Kxg4 40.
f3+ Kh5 41. Kh3 1-0

[Event "EU-Cup (Women) 18th"]
[Site "Rhodes"]
[Date "2013.10.23"]
[Round "4.1"]
[White "Kosteniuk, Alexandra"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B82"]
[WhiteElo "2495"]
[BlackElo "2621"]
[Annotator "Ramirez Alvarez,A"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "2013.10.20"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2014"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.11.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.11.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Nashe Nasledie (W)"]
[BlackTeam "Monte Carlo (W)"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "MNC"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Be3 Nf6 {Hou Yifan
loves this Scheveningen systems that do not come from the Najdorf move order.
Of course, that exposes her to quick Keres attacks.} 7. f4 Be7 8. Qf3 Qc7 9.
O-O-O a6 10. h3 $6 {The point of this move is a mystery to me, there is no
reason to 'prepare' g4.} (10. g4 Nd7 11. g5 b5 {has been seen before. Hou
Yifan even had this position with Black back in 2008 against Zawadska.}) 10...
Rb8 11. g4 b5 12. g5 Nd7 {Rb8 is clearly more useful than h3, but that's not
the end of the world.} 13. Nxc6 Qxc6 14. Bg2 Bb7 15. Bd4 $6 {It's not clear
what Kosteniuk was hoping to achieve with her setup. There are some variation
in which the bishop on d4 proves to be very useful, but they don't come to
light in the game at all.} O-O 16. Rhe1 Rfc8 17. Rd2 Qc7 $1 {A subtle idea.
The queen relocate to a5 where it is more powerful, at the same time the
bishop on b7 puts direct pressure on e4.} 18. Kb1 Qa5 19. Qe3 b4 20. Ne2 e5 {
A typical Sicilian break, utilizing the fact that the bishop on d4 is not
feeling comfortable.} 21. fxe5 Nxe5 (21... dxe5 $2 22. Ba7 {fails tactically
as now the rook on b8 and the knight on d7 are under attack.}) 22. b3 Ng6 $1 {
Very brave. Normally Black doesn't want to go pawn hunting on the kingside as
that simply opens up files for the enemy rooks, but Hou Yifan has this under
control.} 23. h4 Nxh4 {g5 is also defenseless, and White can't really use the
open files.} 24. Bh1 Bxg5 25. Qg1 Ng6 (25... Bxd2 26. Qxg7# {is not something
the World Champion will fall for.}) 26. Rd3 Rxc2 $1 {When ahead, get more
ahead. A phrase from a strategical mastermind in another game, describing what
to do with an advantage.} 27. Kxc2 Qxa2+ 28. Bb2 Bf6 {Black will regain some
of her material and she will be left with a winning position. The game is now
over.} 29. Kd2 Qxb2+ 30. Ke3 h6 31. Red1 Bg5+ 32. Kf2 Nf4 33. Re3 Bc6 34. Rb1
Qf6 35. Ke1 Nxe2 36. Rxe2 Qc3+ 37. Kf2 Bb5 {This game basically represents how
the tournament went. On paper it seemed like it would be interesting, maybe,
but at the end the rating difference was just too much.} 0-1

[Event "EU-Cup (Women) 18th"]
[Site "Rhodes"]
[Date "2013.10.24"]
[Round "5.1"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Lagno, Kateryna"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C07"]
[WhiteElo "2621"]
[BlackElo "2534"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2013.10.20"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2014"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.11.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.11.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Monte Carlo (W)"]
[BlackTeam "Iasi (W)"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "MNC"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ROU"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 c5 4. exd5 Qxd5 5. dxc5 Qxc5 6. Ne4 Qc7 7. Nf3 Nd7 8.
Bd3 Ngf6 9. Nxf6+ Nxf6 10. O-O Be7 11. b3 O-O 12. Bb2 Nd7 13. c4 Bf6 14. Qc2
Bxb2 15. Qxb2 b6 16. Be4 Bb7 17. Bxb7 Qxb7 18. Rad1 Nf6 19. Rd4 Rfd8 20. Rfd1
Qe7 21. Ne5 Rxd4 22. Qxd4 Rc8 23. h3 h6 24. Qd6 Qxd6 25. Rxd6 Kf8 26. Kf1 Ke7
27. Rd4 Rc7 28. Ke2 Nd7 29. Nd3 Nb8 30. Nb4 a5 31. Nc2 Nc6 32. Rd2 Rd7 33.
Rxd7+ Kxd7 34. a3 Kd6 35. Kd3 e5 36. Ne3 Ne7 37. g4 g6 38. b4 axb4 39. axb4 f5
40. f3 h5 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-Cup (Women) 18th"]
[Site "Rhodes"]
[Date "2013.10.25"]
[Round "6.1"]
[White "Cornette, Deimante"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B51"]
[WhiteElo "2364"]
[BlackElo "2621"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[EventDate "2013.10.20"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2014"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.11.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.11.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Vilnius (W)"]
[BlackTeam "Monte Carlo (W)"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "LTU"]
[BlackTeamCountry "MNC"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Nc6 4. O-O Bd7 5. c4 Nf6 6. Nc3 g6 7. Bxc6 Bxc6 8.
d4 cxd4 9. Nxd4 Bg7 10. Nxc6 bxc6 11. Qa4 Qc8 12. Nd5 Nd7 13. Ne3 O-O 14. Rb1
a5 15. Qc2 Nc5 16. Bd2 f5 17. exf5 gxf5 18. f3 e5 19. b3 Qe6 20. a3 f4 21. Nd1
a4 22. b4 Nb3 23. Rxb3 axb3 24. Qxb3 e4 25. fxe4 Qxe4 26. Bc3 Ra7 27. b5 f3 28.
c5+ d5 29. b6 Raf7 30. b7 Bxc3 31. Qxc3 Rxb7 32. gxf3 Qe2 0-1

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord rap (Women)"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2013.12.12"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Zhao, Xue"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A36"]
[WhiteElo "2568"]
[BlackElo "2629"]
[PlyCount "143"]
[EventDate "2013.12.12"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 157 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.12.19"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.12.19"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 c5 2. g3 Nc6 3. Bg2 g6 4. e3 Bg7 5. Ne2 e5 6. Nbc3 Nge7 7. a3 O-O 8. O-O
d6 9. b4 Be6 10. d3 Qd7 11. Ne4 cxb4 12. axb4 Nxb4 13. Ba3 a5 14. Qd2 Nec6 15.
N2c3 Qe7 16. Nd5 Qd8 17. Nxb4 axb4 18. Bxb4 Rxa1 19. Rxa1 Nxb4 20. Qxb4 d5 21.
Nc5 e4 22. d4 b6 23. Nxe6 fxe6 24. Bh3 Kh8 25. Ra2 Rf6 26. Ra6 dxc4 27. Qxb6
Qxb6 28. Rxb6 e5 29. Rb4 exd4 30. exd4 c3 31. Rc4 Rf8 32. d5 Rd8 33. d6 Kg8 34.
d7 Kf7 35. Rxe4 Rb8 36. Rc4 Bf6 37. Kg2 Rd8 38. Rc6 Be5 39. Kf3 Bd4 40. Rc4 Bf6
41. Ke4 Ke7 42. Kd5 h5 43. Re4+ Kf7 44. Kd6 Ra8 45. Rc4 Ra2 46. Be6+ Kg7 47.
Rc7 Kh6 48. Rxc3 Rd2+ 49. Bd5 Rxf2 50. Rc8 Rxh2 51. Rf8 Bg5 52. Rh8+ Kg7 53.
Rg8+ Kh7 54. Rf8 Rd2 55. Rf3 Rd1 56. Re3 Kh6 57. Re5 Bd8 58. Re8 Bg5 59. d8=Q
Bxd8 60. Rxd8 Rd3 61. Ke6 Kg5 62. Rg8 Rxg3 63. Be4 Kf4 64. Bxg6 h4 65. Kf6 h3
66. Rh8 Rxg6+ 67. Kxg6 Kg3 68. Kf5 h2 69. Rg8+ Kf3 70. Rh8 Kg2 71. Rg8+ Kf3 72.
Rh8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord rap (Women)"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2013.12.12"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Cmilyte, Viktorija"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B76"]
[WhiteElo "2629"]
[BlackElo "2514"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[EventDate "2013.12.12"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 157 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.12.19"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.12.19"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 Nf6 4. Nc3 cxd4 5. Nxd4 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 O-O 8. Qd2
Nc6 9. O-O-O d5 10. exd5 Nxd5 11. Nxc6 bxc6 12. Bd4 Bxd4 13. Qxd4 Qb6 14. Na4
Qc7 15. Bc4 Rd8 16. Bb3 Be6 17. Nc5 Nf4 18. Nxe6 Nxe6 19. Qe3 Nf4 20. g3 Nd5
21. Qe4 e6 22. a3 Rd7 23. Rd3 Rad8 24. Rhd1 Nb6 25. Rxd7 Rxd7 26. Rxd7 Qxd7 27.
Qe5 Qe7 28. c3 Nd5 29. Kb1 Qb7 30. Ka2 Qb5 31. Qd6 Qb6 32. c4 c5 33. Qe5 Ne7
34. Ba4 Nf5 35. Qc3 a5 36. Qb3 Qc7 37. Qb5 Nd4 38. Qe8+ Kg7 39. Qa8 h5 40. Qe4
Qd6 41. Qa8 Qc7 42. Qe4 Qd6 43. Qa8 Qc7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord rap (Women)"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2013.12.12"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Ju, Wenjun"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2514"]
[BlackElo "2629"]
[PlyCount "106"]
[EventDate "2013.12.12"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 157 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.12.19"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.12.19"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 e6 2. c4 Nf6 3. g3 d5 4. Nf3 dxc4 5. Bg2 Nc6 6. Qa4 Bb4+ 7. Bd2 Nd5 8.
Bxb4 Ndxb4 9. O-O a6 10. Ne5 Bd7 11. Nxc6 Nxc6 12. Qxc4 O-O 13. Nc3 Qe7 14.
Rfd1 Rfd8 15. Rac1 Be8 16. e3 Na5 17. Qe2 Rac8 18. Ne4 Bb5 19. Qc2 b6 20. Nc3
Bc6 21. Bxc6 Nxc6 22. Qe2 Nb8 23. Ne4 h6 24. f4 c6 25. Nf2 a5 26. Nd3 Nd7 27.
Rc2 Qd6 28. Rdc1 c5 29. b3 Rc7 30. Nb2 Rdc8 31. dxc5 Rxc5 32. Rxc5 Rxc5 33. Nc4
Qc7 34. a4 Nf6 35. Rd1 Rd5 36. Rc1 Qc5 37. Qc2 Qb4 38. Kg2 Nd7 39. Qc3 Qc5 40.
Rc2 Nf6 41. Ne5 Qe7 42. Qc8+ Kh7 43. Qb8 Rd8 44. Qxb6 Nd5 45. Qc5 Qb7 46. Kh3
Qxb3 47. Nxf7 Rd7 48. Ne5 Rc7 49. Qxc7 Nxc7 50. Rxc7 Qxa4 51. Ra7 Qb5 52. Nf3
Qf1+ 53. Kg4 h5+ 0-1

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord rap (Women)"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2013.12.12"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Koneru, Humpy"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C90"]
[WhiteElo "2629"]
[BlackElo "2607"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "2013.12.12"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 157 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.12.19"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.12.19"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. d3 b5 6. Bb3 Be7 7. O-O d6 8. c3
O-O 9. Re1 Na5 10. Bc2 c5 11. Nbd2 Nc6 12. Nf1 Nd7 13. Ne3 Nb6 14. h3 Be6 15.
a3 Qc7 16. Bb3 c4 17. Bc2 Bf6 18. d4 Ne7 19. Ng4 Bxg4 20. hxg4 Ng6 21. Be3 Nd7
22. g3 Bd8 23. Kg2 Qb7 24. Rh1 Re8 25. g5 Bb6 26. Nh4 d5 27. Nf5 Re6 28. Qg4
Ndf8 29. Rh5 exd4 30. cxd4 dxe4 31. Rah1 Rae8 32. Qh3 f6 33. Rxh7 1-0

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord rap (Women)"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2013.12.13"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Gunina, Valentina"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B19"]
[WhiteElo "2629"]
[BlackElo "2509"]
[PlyCount "101"]
[EventDate "2013.12.12"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 157 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.12.19"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.12.19"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bf5 5. Ng3 Bg6 6. h4 h6 7. Nf3 Nd7 8. h5
Bh7 9. Bd3 Bxd3 10. Qxd3 e6 11. Bd2 Ngf6 12. O-O-O Be7 13. Kb1 O-O 14. Ne4 Nxe4
15. Qxe4 Nf6 16. Qe2 Qd5 17. Ne5 Rfd8 18. Rhe1 c5 19. c4 Qd6 20. g4 Nd7 21. Ba5
b6 22. Qf3 Bf6 23. Bc3 cxd4 24. Rxd4 Nxe5 25. Qxa8 Qxd4 26. Bxd4 Rxa8 27. Bxe5
Bxe5 28. Rxe5 Rc8 29. Re4 Kf8 30. Kc2 Ke7 31. Kc3 g6 32. hxg6 fxg6 33. Kd4 h5
34. gxh5 gxh5 35. Rh4 Rc5 36. b4 Rf5 37. f4 a5 38. a3 axb4 39. axb4 Rf8 40. Ke5
Rh8 41. Ke4 Kf6 42. c5 bxc5 43. bxc5 Ke7 44. Kf3 Kd7 45. Ke4 Kc6 46. Ke5 Rh6
47. f5 exf5 48. Kxf5 Kxc5 49. Kg5 Rh8 50. Rxh5 Rxh5+ 51. Kxh5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord rap (Women)"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2013.12.13"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Kosintseva, Tatiana"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B67"]
[WhiteElo "2496"]
[BlackElo "2629"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "2013.12.12"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 157 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.12.19"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.12.19"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bg5 e6 7. Qd2 a6 8.
O-O-O Bd7 9. f3 Be7 10. g4 b5 11. Be3 Qa5 12. Nb3 Qc7 13. g5 Nh5 14. f4 b4 15.
Na4 Rb8 16. Be2 g6 17. Bxh5 gxh5 18. Kb1 e5 19. f5 Nd8 20. Nb6 Rxb6 21. Bxb6
Qxb6 22. Qe2 Bxg5 23. Qxh5 h6 24. Rhg1 Bf6 25. Nd2 Bb5 26. Qf3 a5 27. Rg2 a4
28. Nf1 Bxf1 29. Qxf1 Ke7 30. Qd3 Nb7 31. Qd5 Nc5 32. Qc4 Rc8 33. Rgd2 Rg8 34.
Re1 Rg4 35. Qd5 Nxe4 36. Rde2 Nc3+ 0-1

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord rap (Women)"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2013.12.13"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Lagno, Kateryna"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B67"]
[WhiteElo "2543"]
[BlackElo "2629"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "2013.12.12"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 157 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.12.19"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.12.19"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bg5 e6 7. Qd2 a6 8.
O-O-O Bd7 9. f3 Be7 10. Be3 b5 11. g4 Nxd4 12. Bxd4 b4 13. Ne2 e5 14. Be3 Qa5
15. g5 Nh5 16. Kb1 Be6 17. b3 Rd8 18. Ng3 Nf4 19. Qf2 Rb8 20. h4 O-O 21. Bxf4
exf4 22. Nh5 Qe5 23. Qd2 h6 24. Nxf4 hxg5 25. hxg5 Bxg5 26. Qh2 Bh6 27. Nxe6
Qxh2 28. Rxh2 fxe6 29. Rh3 Rb6 30. Bc4 Rf6 31. a3 bxa3 32. Ka2 Bf4 33. Kxa3 Be5
34. b4 Bc3 35. Rb1 Rc6 36. Bb3 Rb6 37. Bc4 Rc6 38. Bb3 Rb6 39. Bc4 Rc6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord blitz (Women)"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2013.12.14"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Zhao, Xue"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A50"]
[WhiteElo "2568"]
[BlackElo "2629"]
[PlyCount "103"]
[EventDate "2013.12.14"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "30"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 157 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.12.19"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.12.19"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 b6 2. Nc3 Bb7 3. d4 Nf6 4. d5 e6 5. a3 Bd6 6. g3 O-O 7. Bg2 exd5 8. cxd5
Re8 9. Nh3 c5 10. O-O Bf8 11. e4 d6 12. f4 b5 13. Nf2 Qb6 14. Be3 a5 15. b4
axb4 16. axb4 Rxa1 17. Qxa1 Na6 18. bxc5 Nxc5 19. Rb1 b4 20. Qb2 b3 21. Na4
Nxa4 22. Bxb6 Nxb2 23. Rxb2 Nxd5 24. Bd4 Rc8 25. Bf3 Ne7 26. Rxb3 Bc6 27. Rc3
Bd7 28. Rxc8 Bxc8 29. Kg2 f6 30. Be2 Be6 31. Kf3 Kf7 32. Bb5 g6 33. Ke3 Bg7 34.
Nd3 h5 35. Ba6 Nc6 36. Bc3 Bf8 37. Bb5 Ne7 38. Nb4 d5 39. exd5 Bxd5 40. Nxd5
Nxd5+ 41. Kd4 Nxc3 42. Kxc3 Bc5 43. h3 Bf2 44. g4 hxg4 45. hxg4 Bg3 46. f5 g5
47. Kd4 Ke7 48. Kd5 Be5 49. Bd3 Bf4 50. Be4 Be5 51. Bd3 Bf4 52. Be4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord blitz (Women)"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2013.12.14"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Kosintseva, Tatiana"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C90"]
[WhiteElo "2629"]
[BlackElo "2496"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "2013.12.14"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "30"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 157 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.12.19"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.12.19"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. d3 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. Nbd2 Na5 10. Bc2 c5 11. Re1 Nc6 12. Nf1 h6 13. h3 Be6 14. Ng3 Re8 15.
Bb3 Bf8 16. d4 Bxb3 17. axb3 cxd4 18. cxd4 exd4 19. Nxd4 Nxd4 20. Qxd4 Nd7 21.
Nf5 Qf6 22. Qd5 Nc5 23. b4 Na4 24. Rb1 Rac8 25. Be3 Qe6 26. Bd4 g6 27. Ne3 Bg7
28. Bxg7 Kxg7 29. f3 Qe5 30. Red1 Qf4 31. Qd3 Nb6 32. Qd4+ Kh7 33. Qxb6 Qg3 34.
Qd4 Rc6 35. Qd2 Qe5 36. Ng4 Qg7 37. Qf4 1-0

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord blitz (Women)"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2013.12.14"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Sebag, Marie"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B53"]
[WhiteElo "2501"]
[BlackElo "2629"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "2013.12.14"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "30"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 157 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.12.19"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.12.19"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Qxd4 a6 5. h3 Nc6 6. Qe3 g6 7. c4 Bg7 8. Nc3
Nf6 9. Be2 O-O 10. O-O Nd7 11. Rb1 Nc5 12. b3 f5 13. exf5 Bxf5 14. Ra1 e5 15.
Bb2 e4 16. Nh2 Nd4 17. Rad1 Nxe2+ 18. Qxe2 Nd3 19. Ba1 Nf4 20. Qe3 Qg5 21. Qg3
Qh6 22. Ng4 Bxg4 23. Qxg4 Rae8 24. Rxd6 Re5 25. Rd7 Rg5 26. Rxg7+ Kh8 27. Nxe4
Nxh3+ 28. Qxh3 1-0

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord blitz (Women)"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2013.12.14"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Dzagnidze, Nana"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B42"]
[WhiteElo "2629"]
[BlackElo "2557"]
[PlyCount "117"]
[EventDate "2013.12.14"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "30"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 157 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.12.19"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.12.19"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Bd3 Nf6 6. O-O Qc7 7. Qe2 d6 8. c4
g6 9. Nc3 Bg7 10. Nf3 O-O 11. h3 Nc6 12. Rd1 Nd7 13. Bf4 Nde5 14. Rac1 Bd7 15.
b3 Rac8 16. Bb1 Nxf3+ 17. Qxf3 Nd4 18. Qd3 Bc6 19. Be3 e5 20. Bxd4 exd4 21. Ne2
Rce8 22. f3 f5 23. exf5 Re3 24. Qd2 Bxf3 25. gxf3 Rxf3 26. Nxd4 Rxh3 27. Qg2
Rh5 28. Ne6 Qe7 29. Rf1 Be5 30. Rf3 Rf6 31. Rh3 Rxh3 32. Qxh3 gxf5 33. Bxf5 Qf7
34. Rf1 Kh8 35. Kh1 b5 36. Ng5 Qb7+ 37. Be4 Rxf1+ 38. Qxf1 Qe7 39. Qf5 Bf6 40.
Qxh7+ Qxh7+ 41. Nxh7 Be7 42. Kg2 bxc4 43. bxc4 Kg7 44. Kf3 Kf7 45. Kf4 Ke6 46.
Ng5+ Kd7 47. Nf3 Bf6 48. Kf5 Bc3 49. Bd5 Bg7 50. Ng5 Be5 51. Nf7 Bd4 52. Ng5
Bc3 53. Ne4 Bd4 54. Kg6 Be5 55. Kf7 Bb2 56. Nf6+ Kc7 57. Ke6 Kb6 58. Ne4 Ka5
59. Kxd6 1-0

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord blitz (Women)"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2013.12.14"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Koneru, Humpy"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E61"]
[WhiteElo "2607"]
[BlackElo "2629"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "2013.12.14"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "30"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 157 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.12.19"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.12.19"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 e6 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 c5 4. e3 b6 5. Nc3 Bb7 6. Be2 d6 7. O-O g6 8. b3 Bg7
9. Bb2 O-O 10. Rc1 a6 11. Qc2 Qc7 12. Rfd1 Nbd7 13. h3 Rfe8 14. a3 Rac8 15. Qb1
Qb8 16. Qa1 cxd4 17. Nxd4 Nc5 18. b4 Ncd7 19. Qa2 Qa8 20. Bf1 d5 21. cxd5 Nxd5
22. Nxd5 Bxd5 23. Qa1 Qb7 24. Ne2 e5 25. Nc3 Be6 26. Be2 f5 27. Rd2 b5 28. Nd1
Rxc1 29. Qxc1 Nb6 30. Ba1 Nc4 31. Rc2 Bd5 32. Bf1 Rd8 33. a4 h6 34. axb5 axb5
35. Nc3 Be6 36. Nxb5 Qxb5 37. Bxc4 Bxc4 38. Rxc4 Qa4 39. Rc8 Rxc8 40. Qxc8+ Kh7
41. Qc3 Bf8 42. Qc7+ Kg8 43. Qc4+ Kh8 44. Bxe5+ Bg7 45. Qc8+ Kh7 46. Qc7 1-0

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord blitz (Women)"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2013.12.14"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Lagno, Kateryna"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B75"]
[WhiteElo "2543"]
[BlackElo "2629"]
[PlyCount "50"]
[EventDate "2013.12.14"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "30"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 157 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.12.19"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.12.19"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 a6 8. Qd2
Nbd7 9. O-O-O b5 10. Kb1 Bb7 11. g4 Rc8 12. h4 Ne5 13. h5 Nxf3 14. Nxf3 Nxe4
15. Nxe4 Bxe4 16. Be2 Rxc2 17. Qxc2 Bxc2+ 18. Kxc2 Qc8+ 19. Kb1 Qxg4 20. Rh4
Qf5+ 21. Ka1 Qc2 22. Nd4 Bxd4 23. Bxd4 Qxe2 24. Rc1 O-O 25. hxg6 fxg6 0-1

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord blitz (Women)"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2013.12.14"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Cmilyte, Viktorija"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B70"]
[WhiteElo "2629"]
[BlackElo "2514"]
[PlyCount "117"]
[EventDate "2013.12.14"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "30"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 157 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.12.19"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.12.19"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 Nf6 4. Nc3 cxd4 5. Nxd4 g6 6. Be2 Bg7 7. O-O O-O 8.
Re1 Nc6 9. Nb3 b6 10. Bg5 h6 11. Bh4 Bb7 12. Bf1 Rc8 13. Nd5 e6 14. Nxf6+ Bxf6
15. Bxf6 Qxf6 16. c3 Rfd8 17. Qd2 Kg7 18. Qe3 Ne5 19. Rad1 Nc4 20. Bxc4 Rxc4
21. e5 dxe5 22. Rxd8 Qxd8 23. Qxe5+ Qf6 24. f3 Qxe5 25. Rxe5 Bd5 26. Nd4 Rc8
27. a3 Kf6 28. Re2 e5 29. Nc2 Bb3 30. Ne3 h5 31. Rd2 Ke7 32. Kf2 Rc5 33. h4 Rc8
34. g3 Rc7 35. Ng2 Rd7 36. Rxd7+ Kxd7 37. Ke3 Ke6 38. Ne1 Bc4 39. Nc2 a5 40.
Kd2 f5 41. Ne3 Ba6 42. f4 e4 43. c4 Bb7 44. b4 Kd6 45. Kc3 axb4+ 46. axb4 Bc6
47. Kd4 Ba8 48. Nd1 Bc6 49. Nc3 Ke6 50. b5 Be8 51. Na4 Kd6 52. Nxb6 e3 53. Kxe3
Kc5 54. Nd5 Kxc4 55. b6 Bc6 56. Ne7 Be4 57. Nxg6 Kc5 58. Ne5 Kxb6 59. Nd7+ 1-0

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord blitz (Women)"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2013.12.14"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Muzychuk, Anna"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A31"]
[WhiteElo "2566"]
[BlackElo "2629"]
[PlyCount "121"]
[EventDate "2013.12.14"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "30"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 157 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.12.19"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.12.19"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 b6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Bb7 6. Nc3 d6 7. Be2 a6 8. O-O
Nf6 9. f3 Nbd7 10. Be3 Be7 11. a4 Rb8 12. a5 bxa5 13. Nb3 Ba8 14. Qc2 O-O 15.
Nxa5 Qc7 16. Rfc1 Rfc8 17. Qd2 Nc5 18. b4 Ncd7 19. Na4 Qd8 20. Ba7 Nh5 21. Bxb8
Rxb8 22. c5 dxc5 23. Nxc5 Nhf6 24. Kh1 Rb6 25. Rd1 Rd6 26. Qc3 Nxc5 27. bxc5
Rxd1+ 28. Rxd1 Qc7 29. c6 h5 30. Bxa6 Bd8 31. Bb7 Bxb7 32. Nxb7 Be7 33. Qc4 Kh7
34. Qb5 h4 35. Na5 h3 36. g3 e5 37. Nc4 Qa7 38. Qb2 Qc5 39. Nxe5 Qe3 40. Qd2
Qc5 41. Nxf7 Qxc6 42. Ng5+ Kg6 43. Nxh3 Kf7 44. Nf4 Qc4 45. Kg2 Bb4 46. Qe2 Qc6
47. h4 Be7 48. Nd5 Nd7 49. Nxe7 Kxe7 50. Qd2 Nf6 51. e5 Ne8 52. Qg5+ Kf8 53.
Rd2 Qe6 54. Re2 Qd5 55. Qf4+ Kg8 56. h5 Nc7 57. h6 Ne6 58. Qg4 Kh7 59. hxg7
Nxg7 60. e6 Ne8 61. Qe4+ 1-0

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord blitz (Women)"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2013.12.14"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Kosteniuk, Alexandra"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B89"]
[WhiteElo "2629"]
[BlackElo "2527"]
[PlyCount "107"]
[EventDate "2013.12.14"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "30"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 157 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.12.19"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.12.19"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 d6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Nf6 6. Bc4 e6 7. Be3 a6 8. Qe2
Qc7 9. O-O-O Na5 10. Bd3 b5 11. g4 Be7 12. g5 Nd7 13. f4 b4 14. Nb1 Nc5 15. Nd2
e5 16. Nf5 O-O 17. Nxe7+ Qxe7 18. f5 Nxd3+ 19. Qxd3 Bb7 20. h4 Rfc8 21. Bb6 Nc6
22. Nc4 Nd4 23. Bxd4 exd4 24. Rhe1 d5 25. Nb6 dxe4 26. Nxc8 Rxc8 27. Qxd4 a5
28. Qd7 Qc5 29. Qd8+ Qf8 30. Qxf8+ Kxf8 31. Rd7 Bc6 32. Ra7 Bb5 33. Kd2 Rd8+
34. Ke3 a4 35. Rb7 Rd5 36. Kxe4 Bc6 37. Rb8+ Ke7 38. Kf4+ Kd6 39. Rxb4 Rd2 40.
Rc4 Rf2+ 41. Ke3 Rxf5 42. Rd1+ Kc7 43. Rf4 Re5+ 44. Kd2 Re7 45. Rdf1 Rd7+ 46.
Kc3 Bb5 47. R1f2 f6 48. gxf6 gxf6 49. Rxf6 Rd5 50. Rf7+ Kb6 51. R2f6+ Bc6 52.
b4 Rh5 53. Re7 Kb5 54. Ree6 1-0

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord blitz (Women)"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2013.12.14"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Ushenina, Anna"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A17"]
[WhiteElo "2501"]
[BlackElo "2629"]
[PlyCount "90"]
[EventDate "2013.12.14"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "30"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 157 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.12.19"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.12.19"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 b6 3. g3 Bb7 4. Bg2 c5 5. O-O e6 6. Nc3 Be7 7. Re1 d6 8. e4 a6
9. d3 O-O 10. a3 Nc6 11. Rb1 Nd7 12. b4 Nde5 13. Bf4 Rb8 14. Re2 Bf6 15. Rc2
Nxf3+ 16. Bxf3 Nd4 17. Rcc1 Nxf3+ 18. Qxf3 Be5 19. Rb3 f5 20. Bxe5 dxe5 21. Qe2
Bc6 22. Rcb1 Qd6 23. b5 axb5 24. Nxb5 Qd7 25. Nc3 Qc7 26. Qb2 Rbd8 27. Qe2 Rb8
28. Qb2 Rbd8 29. Qe2 Ra8 30. a4 Ra6 31. Qb2 Rb8 32. a5 Rxa5 33. Rxb6 Rd8 34.
Qc2 Raa8 35. R6b3 Qf7 36. Qe2 Rd4 37. Rb6 Qe8 38. Qc2 Rad8 39. Rd1 fxe4 40.
dxe4 Bxe4 41. Qc1 Bf3 42. Re1 e4 43. Qf4 Qh5 44. Rxe6 Qh3 45. Qxf3 exf3 0-1

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord blitz (Women)"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2013.12.15"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Stefanova, Antoaneta"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C54"]
[WhiteElo "2629"]
[BlackElo "2486"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "2013.12.14"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "30"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 157 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.12.19"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.12.19"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d3 O-O 6. Bb3 d5 7. Qe2 Re8 8. Bg5
dxe4 9. dxe4 Be6 10. Nbd2 h6 11. Bh4 Bxb3 12. axb3 Be7 13. O-O Nh5 14. Bxe7
Qxe7 15. g3 Qe6 16. b4 Qh3 17. Rfd1 Nf6 18. b5 Nb8 19. b4 Nbd7 20. Nh4 Nf8 21.
f3 Qe6 22. Nf5 Ng6 23. Nc4 a6 24. b6 Qc6 25. bxc7 Qxc7 26. Ncd6 Red8 27. Qe3
Ne7 28. Nxe7+ Qxe7 29. Qb6 Rab8 30. Nf5 Qf8 31. Nxh6+ Kh7 32. Nf5 Rdc8 33. Qe3
Rc6 34. Rd3 Rbc8 35. Rad1 Kg8 36. R1d2 b5 37. Kg2 g6 38. Nd6 R8c7 39. Qg5 Nh7
40. Qxe5 Qh6 41. Ne8 Rc8 42. Rd8 Nf8 43. Nf6+ Rxf6 44. Qxf6 Rxd8 45. Rxd8 Qc1
46. Qd6 1-0

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord blitz (Women)"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2013.12.15"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Cramling, Pia"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E14"]
[WhiteElo "2525"]
[BlackElo "2629"]
[PlyCount "166"]
[EventDate "2013.12.14"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "30"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 157 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.12.19"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.12.19"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 c5 4. e3 b6 5. Nc3 Bb7 6. Bd3 d6 7. O-O Nbd7 8. b3 a6
9. Bb2 g6 10. d5 exd5 11. Nxd5 Bxd5 12. cxd5 Bg7 13. e4 O-O 14. h3 b5 15. Re1
Rb8 16. Bc2 Re8 17. a4 Nh5 18. Bxg7 Kxg7 19. axb5 axb5 20. Ra7 Ne5 21. Nxe5
Rxe5 22. Bd3 Qe8 23. Qa1 Kg8 24. Qa6 Nf4 25. Bf1 Qd8 26. Bxb5 Qg5 27. g3 Nxh3+
28. Kg2 Nf4+ 29. Kg1 Rd8 30. Qb7 Rf8 31. Bf1 Nxd5 32. Qb5 Nf6 33. Qd3 Qg4 34.
Bg2 Re6 35. Ra6 d5 36. Rxe6 Qxe6 37. e5 d4 38. Qb5 Nd7 39. f4 Rb8 40. Qc6 Qxc6
41. Bxc6 Nf8 42. Bd5 Ne6 43. Bc4 Ra8 44. Re2 Ra1+ 45. Kg2 h5 46. Kf3 Kf8 47.
Rd2 Ke7 48. Ke4 Rg1 49. Kf3 Re1 50. Re2 Rc1 51. Rd2 Rh1 52. Kg2 Rc1 53. Kf3 Nd8
54. Ra2 Rc3+ 55. Kf2 Ne6 56. Ra7+ Kf8 57. Ra8+ Ke7 58. Ra7+ Ke8 59. Ra8+ Nd8
60. Rc8 Rc2+ 61. Kf3 Rc3+ 62. Kf2 d3 63. Ke3 d2+ 64. Kxd2 Rxg3 65. Rxc5 h4 66.
Bd5 h3 67. Rc3 Rxc3 68. Kxc3 Ne6 69. f5 Nf4 70. Bh1 gxf5 71. Kd2 Kd7 72. Ke3
Ng6 73. Kf3 f4 74. Kg4 h2 75. Kh3 Nxe5 76. Kxh2 Ke6 77. Kg2 Kf5 78. Kf2 Kg4 79.
Bd5 f3 80. b4 Kf4 81. b5 Ng4+ 82. Kf1 Ne3+ 83. Kf2 Nxd5 0-1

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord blitz (Women)"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2013.12.15"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Ju, Wenjun"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2629"]
[BlackElo "2514"]
[PlyCount "127"]
[EventDate "2013.12.14"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "30"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 157 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.12.19"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.12.19"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 Ng4 7. Bg5 h6 8. Bh4
g5 9. Bg3 Bg7 10. h3 Nf6 11. Qf3 Qb6 12. O-O-O Nc6 13. Nxc6 Qxc6 14. Be2 Qc5
15. Rhe1 Be6 16. e5 dxe5 17. Bd3 Nd7 18. Bf5 Bxf5 19. Qxf5 Qc6 20. Ne4 Rc8 21.
c3 e6 22. Qf3 O-O 23. Nxg5 Nc5 24. Qxc6 Rxc6 25. Ne4 Nxe4 26. Rxe4 f5 27. Rb4
Rf7 28. f3 Kh7 29. Re1 Rc5 30. Rb6 e4 31. Rxe6 f4 32. Bh4 e3 33. g3 Re5 34.
Rxe5 Bxe5 35. gxf4 Bxf4 36. Kc2 Rd7 37. Re2 Kg6 38. Be1 Kf5 39. c4 Bg5 40. h4
Bf4 41. Ba5 Rd4 42. b3 Rd6 43. Bb4 Rc6 44. Bc3 Rd6 45. Bb4 Rc6 46. Kd3 Rc7 47.
Ba5 Rd7+ 48. Kc2 Rd6 49. Bc7 Rg6 50. Ba5 Rg3 51. c5 Rxf3 52. Kd3 Rf1 53. Re1
Rf2 54. Re2 Rf1 55. Re1 Rf2 56. Re2 Rf1 57. Re1 Rf2 58. Re2 Rf1 59. Re1 Rf2 60.
Re2 Rf1 61. Re1 Rf2 62. Re2 Rf1 63. Re1 Rf2 64. Re2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord blitz (Women)"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2013.12.15"]
[Round "14"]
[White "Paehtz, Elisabeth"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A02"]
[WhiteElo "2452"]
[BlackElo "2629"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[EventDate "2013.12.14"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "30"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 157 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.12.19"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.12.19"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. b3 b6 2. Bb2 Bb7 3. e3 Nf6 4. f4 g6 5. Bxf6 exf6 6. Nf3 f5 7. Nc3 Bg7 8. d4
d6 9. Bc4 Nd7 10. Qe2 Qe7 11. Nd5 Qd8 12. Nc3 a6 13. a4 O-O 14. O-O h6 15. Rae1
Nf6 16. Qd2 Qe7 17. d5 c5 18. dxc6 Bxc6 19. Nd4 Bb7 20. h3 Rfe8 21. Kh2 Rac8
22. Nf3 d5 23. Nxd5 Nxd5 24. Bxd5 Bc3 25. Qd3 Bxd5 26. Qxd5 Bxe1 27. Rxe1 Rxc2
28. Ne5 Rc5 29. Qd3 Qb7 30. h4 Qe7 31. Kh3 Rxe5 32. fxe5 Qxe5 33. g3 a5 34. Kg2
Rc8 35. Re2 Kg7 36. Kf3 Rc3 37. Qd8 Rxb3 38. h5 g5 39. Kf2 Qe4 40. Qd6 g4 41.
Qf4 Rb4 42. Qd6 Qf3+ 43. Ke1 Rb1+ 0-1

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord blitz (Women)"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2013.12.15"]
[Round "15"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Gunina, Valentina"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B19"]
[WhiteElo "2629"]
[BlackElo "2509"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "2013.12.14"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "30"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 157 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.12.19"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.12.19"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bf5 5. Ng3 Bg6 6. h4 h6 7. Nf3 Nd7 8. h5
Bh7 9. Bd3 Bxd3 10. Qxd3 e6 11. Bd2 Ngf6 12. O-O-O Be7 13. Kb1 O-O 14. Ne4 Nxe4
15. Qxe4 Nf6 16. Qe2 Qd5 17. Ne5 Rfd8 18. Rhe1 c5 19. c4 Qd6 20. g4 cxd4 21. g5
hxg5 22. Bxg5 Nd7 23. Nxf7 Kxf7 24. Rxd4 Qb6 25. Bxe7 Kxe7 26. Qg4 Rg8 27. Rde4
e5 28. Rxe5+ Nxe5 29. Rxe5+ Kd8 30. Rd5+ Kc7 31. Qf4+ Kc8 32. Qf7 Rd8 33. Qf5+
Kb8 34. Qe5+ Kc8 35. Rc5+ Qxc5 36. Qxc5+ Kd7 37. Qd4+ Kc6 38. Qxg7 Rd1+ 39. Kc2
Rad8 40. Qg6+ Kc7 41. Qg3+ Kb6 42. Qe3+ Ka6 43. h6 R1d4 44. Kc3 Rh4 45. Qg5
Rh3+ 46. Kc2 Rd6 47. Qb5# 1-0

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord blitz (Women)"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2013.12.15"]
[Round "16"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Zhao, Xue"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2629"]
[BlackElo "2568"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "2013.12.14"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "30"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 157 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.12.19"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.12.19"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. Bxc6 dxc6 7. dxe5 Nf5
8. Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. Nc3 Bd7 10. Rd1 Kc8 11. h3 h6 12. b3 b6 13. Bb2 Ne7 14. Ne2
Ng6 15. Rd2 c5 16. c4 Bc6 17. Ne1 Kb7 18. f4 Re8 19. Rad1 h5 20. Rd8 h4 21.
Rxe8 Bxe8 22. Nf3 Bc6 23. Ng5 Be8 24. f5 Be7 25. Ne4 Bc6 26. fxg6 Bxe4 27. gxf7
Kc6 28. e6 Rh6 29. Nf4 g5 30. Nd5 Bxd5 31. cxd5+ Kd6 32. Bg7 1-0

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord blitz (Women)"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2013.12.15"]
[Round "17"]
[White "Kosintseva, Tatiana"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B76"]
[WhiteElo "2496"]
[BlackElo "2629"]
[PlyCount "119"]
[EventDate "2013.12.14"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "30"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 157 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.12.19"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.12.19"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 g6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 Bg7 6. Be3 Nf6 7. Bc4 O-O 8.
Bb3 d6 9. f3 Bd7 10. h4 Nxd4 11. Bxd4 b5 12. h5 a5 13. Nd5 e6 14. h6 Bh8 15.
Bb6 Qe8 16. Nc7 Qe7 17. Nxa8 Rxa8 18. c3 a4 19. Bc2 Nh5 20. Bd4 e5 21. Be3 Bf6
22. Qd2 Bh4+ 23. Bf2 Bg5 24. Qd5 Rd8 25. g3 Bxh6 26. Rd1 Be8 27. c4 bxc4 28.
Qxc4 Qg5 29. Rg1 Rb8 30. b4 axb3 31. Bxb3 Qd8 32. Qc3 Rc8 33. Qb4 Rb8 34. Qxd6
Qa5+ 35. Kf1 Bb5+ 36. Kg2 Rf8 37. Bc5 Be2 38. Rde1 Bb5 39. Rh1 Bg7 40. Qd5 Nf6
41. Qd1 Rd8 42. Bd5 Nxd5 43. exd5 Qxa2+ 44. Kh3 Rxd5 45. Qc1 Bd7+ 46. g4 Rd3
47. Re3 Qd5 48. Rxd3 Qxd3 49. Qe3 Qd5 50. Rc1 h5 51. Kg3 hxg4 52. fxg4 Qe6 53.
Qe4 Bh6 54. Rc3 Bf4+ 55. Kf2 Qxg4 56. Qa8+ Kh7 57. Qh1+ Kg7 58. Be7 Qe6 59. Bc5
Qa2+ 60. Kg1 0-1

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord blitz (Women)"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2013.12.15"]
[Round "18"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Sebag, Marie"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2629"]
[BlackElo "2501"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "2013.12.14"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "30"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 157 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.12.19"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.12.19"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 Nf6 4. Nc3 cxd4 5. Nxd4 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. f3
Be7 9. Qd2 O-O 10. O-O-O a5 11. a4 Nc6 12. g4 Nb4 13. g5 Nh5 14. Bb5 Qc7 15.
Kb1 Rac8 16. Qf2 Nf4 17. h4 d5 18. Bxf4 exf4 19. exd5 Bf5 20. Rd2 Bd6 21. Nd4
Bc5 22. d6 Qb6 23. d7 Nxc2 24. Nxf5 Bxf2 25. dxc8=Q Rxc8 26. Ne7+ Kf8 27. Nxc8
Na3+ 28. bxa3 Qc7 29. Rxf2 Qxc3 30. Rc1 Qb3+ 31. Rb2 Qxf3 32. Nd6 g6 33. Bc4
Qe3 34. Rxb7 1-0

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord blitz (Women)"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2013.12.15"]
[Round "19"]
[White "Dzagnidze, Nana"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2557"]
[BlackElo "2629"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[EventDate "2013.12.14"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "30"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 157 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.12.19"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.12.19"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 c5 2. Nc3 b6 3. Nf3 Bb7 4. d3 g6 5. g3 Bg7 6. Bg2 Nf6 7. O-O O-O 8. e4 d6
9. Be3 Nc6 10. h3 Nd7 11. Qd2 Nde5 12. Ne1 Nd4 13. f4 Nec6 14. f5 Ne5 15. Nc2
gxf5 16. Bxd4 cxd4 17. Nxd4 fxe4 18. Nf5 e3 19. Qxe3 Bxg2 20. Kxg2 e6 21. Nxg7
Kxg7 22. b3 Qe7 23. d4 Ng6 24. Rae1 Rae8 25. Kh2 f5 26. Rf2 Rf7 27. Qd3 Qd7 28.
Ref1 Ref8 29. Ne2 Qe7 30. Nf4 Nxf4 31. Rxf4 Qg5 32. Qe2 Rf6 33. R4f3 R8f7 34.
Re3 Rg6 35. h4 Qf6 36. Qd3 Rg4 37. Qe2 Rg6 38. Qd3 Rg4 39. Qe2 Rg6 40. Qd3 e5
41. dxe5 dxe5 42. Qd5 f4 43. Ref3 Rxg3 0-1

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord blitz (Women)"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2013.12.15"]
[Round "20"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Koneru, Humpy"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C54"]
[WhiteElo "2629"]
[BlackElo "2607"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2013.12.14"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "30"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 157 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.12.19"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.12.19"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d3 O-O 6. Bb3 d5 7. Qe2 Re8 8. Bg5
dxe4 9. dxe4 Be6 10. Nbd2 h6 11. Bh4 Bxb3 12. axb3 Be7 13. O-O Nh5 14. Bxe7
Qxe7 15. g3 Nf6 16. b4 a6 17. Nb3 Nd7 18. Rfd1 Qe6 19. Rd5 Ne7 20. Nc5 Nxc5 21.
Rxe5 Qg6 22. Rxc5 Nc6 23. Re1 Rad8 24. Nh4 Qf6 25. b5 axb5 26. Qxb5 Ne5 27.
Rxc7 g5 28. f4 Nd3 29. Re3 gxh4 30. Rxd3 Kg7 31. Rxd8 Rxd8 32. Qe5 Qxe5 33.
fxe5 Rd1+ 34. Kg2 Rd2+ 35. Kh3 hxg3 36. hxg3 Rxb2 37. e6 Kf8 38. exf7 b5 39.
Kg4 Rf2 40. e5 Re2 41. Kf5 1-0

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord blitz (Women)"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2013.12.16"]
[Round "21"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Lagno, Kateryna"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C79"]
[WhiteElo "2629"]
[BlackElo "2543"]
[PlyCount "102"]
[EventDate "2013.12.14"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "30"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 157 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.12.19"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.12.19"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 d6 5. c3 Bd7 6. d4 g6 7. O-O Bg7 8. Re1 b5
9. Bb3 Nf6 10. Bg5 h6 11. Bh4 O-O 12. dxe5 Nxe5 13. Nbd2 Qe7 14. Qe2 c5 15.
Nxe5 dxe5 16. Bd5 Rad8 17. Bxf6 Bxf6 18. c4 Bg5 19. Nf1 h5 20. Ne3 Bxe3 21.
Qxe3 bxc4 22. Bxc4 Be6 23. Bxa6 Ra8 24. Qe2 Rfb8 25. b3 Rb4 26. h3 Qa7 27. Bd3
Rd4 28. Rec1 Rad8 29. Rc3 Qa3 30. Bc4 Rd2 31. Qe3 Qb2 32. Rf1 Bxc4 33. Rxc4
Qxa2 34. Rxc5 R2d3 35. Qg5 Qxb3 36. Qxe5 Rd2 37. Qf4 Qe6 38. Rc7 Re2 39. Qf3
Rdd2 40. e5 Rxe5 41. Qc3 Rd8 42. Rc1 Re8 43. Rc8 Rxc8 44. Qxc8+ Qxc8 45. Rxc8+
Kg7 46. h4 Re4 47. g3 Rd4 48. Kg2 Rd2 49. Kf3 Ra2 50. Kg2 Rb2 51. Kf3 Ra2
1/2-1/2

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord blitz (Women)"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2013.12.16"]
[Round "22"]
[White "Cmilyte, Viktorija"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2514"]
[BlackElo "2629"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[EventDate "2013.12.14"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "30"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 157 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.12.19"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.12.19"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 e6 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 g6 6. g3 Bg7 7. Bg2 O-O 8. O-O c5
9. dxc5 bxc5 10. Bf4 d5 11. cxd5 Nxd5 12. Nxd5 Bxd5 13. Qc2 Qb6 14. Be5 f6 15.
Bc3 Nc6 16. e3 Rad8 17. Nd2 Bxg2 18. Kxg2 Rd5 19. Nc4 Qb7 20. Kg1 Rfd8 21. Rfd1
Qd7 22. Rd2 Rxd2 23. Qxd2 Qd5 24. Qe2 e5 25. f3 h5 26. e4 Nd4 27. Bxd4 Qxd4+
28. Kg2 Bh6 29. Re1 Kg7 30. Qc2 h4 31. Kh3 hxg3 32. hxg3 Bg5 33. Kg2 Qd7 34.
Rh1 Qd4 35. Re1 Qd7 36. Rh1 Qe6 37. b3 Qd7 38. Qc3 Qd4 39. Qa5 Rd7 40. Qb5 Qd3
41. Qxc5 Qc2+ 42. Qf2 Qxb3 43. Qe2 Rc7 44. Nd6 Rc2 0-1

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord blitz (Women)"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2013.12.16"]
[Round "23"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Muzychuk, Anna"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B01"]
[WhiteElo "2629"]
[BlackElo "2566"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "2013.12.14"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "30"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 157 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.12.19"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.12.19"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Nf6 3. d4 Bg4 4. Nf3 Qxd5 5. Be2 Nc6 6. c4 Qh5 7. Be3 O-O-O 8.
O-O e5 9. d5 e4 10. Qa4 exf3 11. dxc6 fxe2 12. Re1 Bd6 13. h3 Bxh3 14. cxb7+
Kxb7 15. Qxa7+ Kc8 16. gxh3 Qg6+ 17. Kh1 Qe4+ 18. Kg1 Ng4 19. Qa6+ Kd7 20. Qb5+
c6 21. Qb7+ Ke6 22. Bf4 Qxf4 23. Rxe2+ Kf6 24. Qxc6 Ne5 25. Qg2 Nf3+ 26. Kf1
Rhe8 27. Nc3 Rxe2 28. Nxe2 Nd2+ 29. Kg1 Qf3 30. Ng3 Qxg2+ 31. Kxg2 Bxg3 32.
Kxg3 Nxc4 33. b3 Nd6 34. a4 Rb8 35. Rb1 Ne4+ 36. Kf4 Nc5 37. a5 Rb5 38. b4 Na6
39. Rd1 Rxb4+ 40. Ke3 Ke6 41. Rc1 Kd5 42. Rc8 Rb7 43. Ra8 Nc7 44. Rd8+ Ke5 45.
Rd7 0-1

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord blitz (Women)"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2013.12.16"]
[Round "24"]
[White "Kosteniuk, Alexandra"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2527"]
[BlackElo "2629"]
[PlyCount "148"]
[EventDate "2013.12.14"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "30"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 157 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.12.19"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.12.19"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 g6 3. d4 cxd4 4. cxd4 Bg7 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. d5 Nb8 7. Be3 d6 8. f4
Nf6 9. Nf3 O-O 10. Be2 Nbd7 11. O-O Nc5 12. Bxc5 dxc5 13. e5 Ne8 14. Ne4 Nc7
15. d6 exd6 16. Nxd6 b6 17. Bc4 Be6 18. Bxe6 fxe6 19. Nd2 Nd5 20. Qg4 Qe7 21.
Rae1 Rad8 22. N2e4 Rf5 23. g3 Rff8 24. Ng5 Nc7 25. Qh3 h6 26. Nge4 Nd5 27. Qg4
Kh7 28. h4 Rf5 29. Qe2 Rff8 30. a3 a5 31. Qb5 Qd7 32. Qe2 Qe7 33. Qg4 Rf5 34.
Nd2 Rff8 35. Nf3 Rg8 36. Rf2 Bh8 37. Rh2 Nc7 38. Kf2 Rxd6 39. exd6 Qxd6 40. Re2
Bd4+ 41. Kg2 Qd5 42. h5 gxh5 43. Qxh5 Qxh5 44. Rxh5 Nd5 45. Kh3 Nf6 46. Rh4 Kg6
47. Rxe6 Kf5 48. Rxb6 Bf2 49. Rxf6+ Kxf6 50. Rxh6+ Kf5 51. Rh5+ Ke4 52. Ng5+
Kd3 53. Rh6 Kc2 54. Rb6 c4 55. Rb5 Bd4 56. a4 Bxb2 57. Rxa5 c3 58. Rc5 Kb1 59.
Ne4 c2 60. Nd2+ Kc1 61. Nb3+ Kd1 62. Rd5+ Ke1 63. Rc5 Rh8+ 64. Kg2 Kd1 65. Rd5+
Ke1 66. Rc5 Kd1 67. Rd5+ Ke1 68. Rc5 Kd1 69. a5 Rb8 70. Rd5+ Ke1 71. Rc5 Kd1
72. Rd5+ Ke1 73. Rc5 Kd1 74. Rd5+ Ke1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord blitz (Women)"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2013.12.16"]
[Round "25"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Ushenina, Anna"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2629"]
[BlackElo "2501"]
[PlyCount "118"]
[EventDate "2013.12.14"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "30"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 157 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.12.19"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.12.19"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. a3 Qc7 7. Bg5 Nbd7 8.
Be2 e6 9. O-O Be7 10. Kh1 b5 11. f4 Bb7 12. Bf3 Rc8 13. Qe1 Ba8 14. Bh4 O-O 15.
Bg3 Nb6 16. e5 Nfd5 17. Ne4 dxe5 18. fxe5 Nc4 19. Nf6+ Nxf6 20. exf6 Bd6 21.
fxg7 Kxg7 22. Bxa8 Bxg3 23. hxg3 Rxa8 24. Qe4 Qe5 25. Qg4+ Kh8 26. Rf4 Rg8 27.
Qh3 Rg7 28. Raf1 Rag8 29. Nf3 Qxb2 30. Rh4 Nd6 31. Ng5 Qxc2 32. Nf3 Nf5 33. g4
Nxh4 34. Nxh4 Qe4 35. g5 Rxg5 36. Rxf7 R5g7 37. Rf1 Qg4 38. Qh2 Rg5 39. g3 Qe4+
40. Nf3 Qd5 41. Qb2+ R5g7 42. Kg2 Rf8 43. Rf2 Kg8 44. Qc3 Rgf7 45. Qe3 Rxf3 46.
Rxf3 Qxf3+ 47. Qxf3 Rxf3 48. Kxf3 a5 49. Ke4 Kf7 50. Kd4 b4 51. axb4 axb4 52.
Kc4 Kf6 53. Kxb4 Ke5 54. Kc3 Ke4 55. Kc4 e5 56. g4 h6 57. Kc3 Kf4 58. Kd3 e4+
59. Ke2 Kxg4 0-1

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord blitz (Women)"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2013.12.16"]
[Round "26"]
[White "Stefanova, Antoaneta"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E14"]
[WhiteElo "2486"]
[BlackElo "2629"]
[PlyCount "92"]
[EventDate "2013.12.14"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "30"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 157 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.12.19"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.12.19"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 e6 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. e3 b6 4. Bd3 Bb7 5. O-O d5 6. c4 Bd6 7. Nc3 a6 8. b3 O-O
9. Bb2 Nbd7 10. Qe2 Ne4 11. Nd2 Nxd2 12. Qxd2 dxc4 13. bxc4 c5 14. d5 exd5 15.
Nxd5 Bxd5 16. cxd5 b5 17. f4 c4 18. Bc2 Rc8 19. Bd4 Bc5 20. Rad1 Qb6 21. e4 f6
22. Kh1 Bxd4 23. Qxd4 Qxd4 24. Rxd4 Rfe8 25. h3 Nc5 26. d6 Rcd8 27. Rfd1 Kf7
28. a4 Ke6 29. axb5 axb5 30. Rd5 Nb7 31. e5 fxe5 32. fxe5 b4 33. Rb5 b3 34. Be4
Nxd6 35. exd6 Rxd6 36. Bd5+ Kd7 37. Rf1 Rxd5 38. Rxd5+ Kc6 39. Rg5 Re3 40. Rf4
c3 41. Rc4+ Kd6 42. Rb5 b2 43. Kh2 Ke6 44. Rc6+ Kd7 45. Rc4 Kd6 46. Rc8 Re1
1/2-1/2

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord blitz (Women)"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2013.12.16"]
[Round "27"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Cramling, Pia"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B28"]
[WhiteElo "2629"]
[BlackElo "2525"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[EventDate "2013.12.14"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "30"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 157 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.12.19"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.12.19"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 a6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. c3 d5 6. exd5 Qxd5 7. d4 Nf6 8. O-O
cxd4 9. cxd4 O-O 10. Nc3 Qh5 11. Ne5 Qxd1 12. Rxd1 Nbd7 13. Na4 Ra7 14. Be3 Re8
15. Rac1 Ra8 16. Rc7 Nxe5 17. dxe5 Ng4 18. Bc5 Bxe5 19. Rxe7 Be6 20. Bxb7 Rad8
21. Rxe8+ Rxe8 22. b3 a5 23. h3 Nf6 24. Kg2 Bf5 25. Bb6 Rb8 26. Rd8+ Rxd8 27.
Bxd8 Bb1 28. a3 Bc2 29. Nc5 Bc3 30. Bc6 Kg7 31. g4 h6 32. Ba4 Bd4 33. Be7 Nd5
1-0

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord blitz (Women)"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2013.12.16"]
[Round "28"]
[White "Ju, Wenjun"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E17"]
[WhiteElo "2514"]
[BlackElo "2629"]
[PlyCount "119"]
[EventDate "2013.12.14"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "30"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 157 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.12.19"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.12.19"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 e6 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. g3 b6 4. Bg2 Bb7 5. O-O Be7 6. c4 O-O 7. b3 c5 8. e3
cxd4 9. exd4 d5 10. Bb2 dxc4 11. bxc4 Nc6 12. Qe2 Qc7 13. Nbd2 Rad8 14. Rac1
Rfe8 15. Rfd1 h6 16. Nf1 Qb8 17. Ne3 Ba6 18. Qc2 Bb7 19. Re1 Bb4 20. Red1 Bd6
21. d5 Ne5 22. Nxe5 Bxe5 23. Bxe5 Qxe5 24. dxe6 Bxg2 25. exf7+ Kxf7 26. Kxg2
Qe6 27. Qe2 Rd7 28. Rxd7+ Qxd7 29. Rd1 Qa4 30. Rd4 Re7 31. Qf3 Qa3 32. Rd8 Qc3
33. Qf4 Qe5 34. Qf3 Qe4 35. Qxe4 Rxe4 36. Kf3 Re5 37. Rd2 Ra5 38. g4 Ke6 39. h3
g6 40. Re2 Ra3 41. Kf4 Kd6 42. h4 h5 43. Kg5 Nxg4 44. Nxg4 hxg4 45. Kxg6 Rf3
46. h5 g3 47. fxg3 Rxg3+ 48. Kh7 Kc5 49. Rc2 a5 50. h6 a4 51. Kh8 Rg4 52. h7
Rg3 53. Rb2 Rg6 54. a3 Kxc4 55. Rb4+ Kc3 56. Rxa4 Kb3 57. Ra7 b5 58. Rg7 Rh6
59. Rg3+ Ka4 60. Kg7 1-0

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord blitz (Women)"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2013.12.16"]
[Round "29"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Paehtz, Elisabeth"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B06"]
[WhiteElo "2629"]
[BlackElo "2452"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "2013.12.14"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "30"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 157 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.12.19"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.12.19"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nc3 d6 4. Be3 a6 5. f4 b5 6. Nf3 Bb7 7. Bd3 b4 8. Ne2 Nd7
9. Qd2 a5 10. Ng3 Ngf6 11. c4 e6 12. h3 h5 13. e5 Ng8 14. Ne4 d5 15. Neg5 dxc4
16. Bxc4 Nb6 17. Bb5+ Kf8 18. O-O Ne7 19. Bf2 Nbd5 20. Bh4 c6 21. Bd3 Qb6 22.
Rac1 Nf5 23. Bf2 Kg8 24. Ne4 Ba6 25. Bxa6 Rxa6 26. Rc2 Bf8 27. Rfc1 Qb5 28. Nc5
Ra8 29. Nd7 Bh6 30. Ng5 Ra6 31. Nc5 Ra8 32. Nce4 Ra6 33. Rc5 Qb7 34. Qc2 Nfe7
35. Nf6+ Kg7 36. Nxd5 Nxd5 37. Qe4 Bxg5 38. fxg5 Rc8 39. Rf1 Qe7 40. Bh4 Nb6
41. Rxc6 Rca8 42. Rxb6 Rxb6 1-0

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord blitz (Women)"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2013.12.16"]
[Round "30"]
[White "Gunina, Valentina"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E32"]
[WhiteElo "2509"]
[BlackElo "2629"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "2013.12.14"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "30"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 157 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.12.19"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.12.19"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 e6 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. Nf3 d5 6. cxd5 exd5 7. Bg5 h6 8.
Bh4 c5 9. dxc5 Be6 10. e3 Bxc5 11. Be2 Nc6 12. O-O Be7 13. Rfd1 Qa5 14. a3 Rfd8
15. b4 Qc7 16. Bg3 Qd7 17. e4 Rac8 18. Bb5 a6 19. Ne5 Nxb4 20. Bxd7 Nxc2 21.
Bxc8 Rxc8 22. exd5 Nxa1 23. dxe6 fxe6 24. Ne2 Nb3 25. Rb1 Nc5 26. Ng6 Kf7 27.
Ne5+ Ke8 28. f3 Nfd7 29. Ng6 Kf7 30. Nxe7 Kxe7 31. Nd4 b5 32. Rd1 Nb6 33. Be5
Kf7 34. Bd6 Nc4 35. Bg3 Rd8 36. Bf2 e5 0-1

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord Basque (Women)"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2013.12.17"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Stefanova, Antoaneta"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E05"]
[WhiteElo "2486"]
[BlackElo "2629"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "2013.12.17"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 158 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.02.28"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.02.28"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Nf3 dxc4 5. Bg2 a6 6. O-O Nc6 7. Nc3 Be7 8. e4
O-O 9. Qe2 b5 10. Rd1 Rb8 11. Bf4 Bb7 12. a4 b4 13. Nb1 Na5 14. Ne5 Nb3 15. Ra2
Nxd4 16. Qxc4 c5 17. Nd2 a5 18. Nb3 Qb6 19. Nxd4 cxd4 20. Qd3 Ba6 21. Nc4 Qc5
22. b3 e5 23. Bd2 Bxc4 24. bxc4 Nd7 25. f4 Qc7 26. Kh1 Nc5 27. Qb1 f6 28. f5
Qc6 29. g4 Nxa4 30. Qa1 Nc3 31. Rxa5 Nxd1 32. Qxd1 Qxc4 33. Bf1 d3 34. Rd5
Qxe4+ 35. Bg2 Qe2 36. Qb3 Kh8 37. Rxd3 Rfd8 0-1

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord Basque (Women)"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2013.12.17"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Stefanova, Antoaneta"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C54"]
[WhiteElo "2629"]
[BlackElo "2486"]
[Annotator "Ramirez Alvarez,A"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "2013.12.17"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 158 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.02.28"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.02.28"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. O-O Nf6 5. d3 O-O 6. h3 d6 7. c3 Bb6 8. Bb3
h6 9. Nbd2 Ne7 10. Re1 c6 11. d4 Ng6 12. Nf1 Be6 13. Bc2 Re8 14. Ng3 Qd7 15.
Be3 Rad8 16. a4 Bc7 17. a5 a6 18. Qc1 d5 {By this point in the other game
Stefanov had misplayed the Catalan and found herself basically down a pawn.
Hou Yifan smelled blood in this game too.} 19. Bxh6 $3 {An excellent sacrifice.
} exd4 (19... gxh6 20. Qxh6 {threatening the simple Nh5 with unstoppable mate.}
Qe7 21. dxe5 $1 Nh7 (21... Bxe5 22. Nxe5 Nxe5 23. Qg5+ Ng6 24. Nf5 Bxf5 25.
exf5 {regains the piece and keeps an extra pawn for White.}) 22. Nf5 Qf8 23.
Qh5 {and White has a strong initiative while retaining three pawns for a piece.
}) 20. e5 $1 {A great follow up. Black is lost.} Ne4 (20... gxh6 21. Qxh6 {
comes with simply too many threats.}) 21. Nh5 (21. Bxg7 Kxg7 22. Nh5+ {was
more accurate as Black cannot go to g8 or h7 because of an eventual fork on f6
after destroying the knight on e4.}) 21... Bxh3 $1 {Fighting back! Stefanova
is not out of it just yet, but Hou Yifan recovers and proceeds precisely.} 22.
Bxe4 Qg4 (22... Bxg2 23. Kxg2 dxe4 24. Rxe4 Bxe5 25. Qg5 $1 {And White has the
upper hand in every way.}) 23. Ng3 {With this neutralizing retreat White
covers all the threats and emerges up material.} Nxe5 24. Nxe5 Rxe5 25. gxh3
Qxh3 26. Bf4 dxe4 27. cxd4 Rxd4 28. Bxe5 Bxe5 29. Ra3 {Black has some threats
here and there, and might even get another pawn, but a rook is a rook.} Bd6 30.
Rb3 Qg4 31. Qe3 c5 32. Qe2 Qh4 33. Rd1 f5 34. Rxd4 cxd4 35. Qc4+ Kh7 36. Qxd4 {
A great start for the winner of the blitz.} 1-0

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord Basque (Women)"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2013.12.17"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Kosteniuk, Alexandra"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B89"]
[WhiteElo "2629"]
[BlackElo "2527"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventDate "2013.12.17"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 158 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.02.28"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.02.28"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 d6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Nf6 6. Bc4 e6 7. Be3 a6 8. Qe2
Qc7 9. O-O-O Na5 10. Bd3 b5 11. a3 Be7 12. g4 Rb8 13. g5 Nd7 14. f4 Nb6 15. Nf5
exf5 16. exf5 Bb7 17. Bxb6 Qxb6 18. f6 O-O 19. Qh5 h6 20. fxg7 Bxg5 21. gxf8=Q+
Kxf8 22. fxg5 Qe3+ 23. Kb1 Bxh1 24. Qxh6+ Ke7 25. Qf6+ Kd7 26. Qxf7+ Kc6 27.
Rxh1 1-0

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord Basque (Women)"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2013.12.17"]
[Round "2.2"]
[White "Kosteniuk, Alexandra"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C04"]
[WhiteElo "2527"]
[BlackElo "2629"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "2013.12.17"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 158 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.02.28"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.02.28"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 Nc6 4. Ngf3 Nf6 5. e5 Nd7 6. Be2 f6 7. exf6 Qxf6 8.
Nf1 Bd6 9. Ne3 O-O 10. O-O Qg6 11. Bd3 Qh5 12. h3 Nf6 13. Re1 Bd7 14. c3 Kh8
15. Nf1 Rae8 16. Ng3 Qf7 17. Ng5 Qg8 18. f4 h6 19. Nf3 Re7 20. Ne5 Be8 21. b4
g5 22. fxg5 hxg5 23. b5 Nxe5 24. dxe5 Bc5+ 25. Kh2 Nh7 26. a4 Bg6 27. Be2 Ref7
28. Bg4 Rf2 29. Re2 Rxe2 30. Nxe2 Qg7 31. Nd4 Qxe5+ 32. Kg1 Bd3 33. Ba3 Qe3+
34. Kh2 Bxa3 35. Rxa3 Rf1 36. Qxf1 Bxf1 37. Ra2 Nf8 38. Nf3 Bc4 39. Rd2 Qxc3
40. Rf2 Qe3 41. Kg1 Ng6 0-1

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord Basque (Women)"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2013.12.17"]
[Round "3.1"]
[White "Zhao, Xue"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A14"]
[WhiteElo "2568"]
[BlackElo "2629"]
[PlyCount "155"]
[EventDate "2013.12.17"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 158 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.02.28"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.02.28"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. g3 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. Bg2 Bb7 5. O-O c5 6. b3 Be7 7. Bb2 O-O 8. e3 d5
9. Nc3 dxc4 10. bxc4 Nc6 11. Qe2 a6 12. Rad1 Qc7 13. Ne1 Rad8 14. f4 Rd7 15. g4
Rfd8 16. g5 Ne8 17. a3 Nd6 18. Nf3 Bf8 19. Ba1 Na5 20. Ne5 Bxg2 21. Qxg2 Ndxc4
22. Nxd7 Qxd7 23. Ne4 Qa4 24. Qf3 Nxa3 25. h4 Nb3 26. Bf6 Rd3 27. Kh1 Nc4 28.
Bc3 Nd6 29. Nf2 Rd5 30. e4 Rd4 31. Bxd4 Nxd4 32. Qd3 Qc6 33. Rc1 N6b5 34. Ng4
a5 35. h5 a4 36. Rc4 Qa8 37. Re1 a3 38. Rcc1 Bd6 39. Qg3 a2 40. h6 Qa3 41. Qxa3
Nxa3 42. e5 Bf8 43. hxg7 Kxg7 44. Ra1 Nac2 45. Rec1 Nxa1 46. Rxa1 Ne2 47. Rxa2
Nxf4 48. Ra8 Nh3 49. Nf6 Nxg5 50. Nd7 Nf3 51. Nxf8 Nxe5 52. Rd8 Kf6 53. Nxh7+
Kf5 54. Kg2 b5 55. Kf2 b4 56. Ke2 b3 57. Rg8 Nc6 58. Kd3 Ne5+ 59. Kc3 c4 60.
Ng5 f6 61. Nh3 Ke4 62. Nf2+ Kf3 63. Nd1 Ke2 64. Nb2 Nf3 65. Nxc4 e5 66. Rf8 b2
67. Kxb2 Kd3 68. Kb3 f5 69. Rd8+ Nd4+ 70. Kb4 Ke4 71. d3+ Kxd3 72. Nxe5+ Ke4
73. Re8 Kd5 74. Nd3 Ne6 75. Kc3 f4 76. Kd2 Kd6 77. Ke2 Kd7 78. Ra8 1-0

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord Basque (Women)"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2013.12.17"]
[Round "3.2"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Zhao, Xue"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C50"]
[WhiteElo "2629"]
[BlackElo "2568"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "2013.12.17"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 158 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.02.28"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.02.28"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. O-O Nf6 5. d3 O-O 6. h3 Re8 7. c3 a6 8. Bb3
Bf8 9. Ng5 Re7 10. f4 d6 11. Nf3 Be6 12. Bc2 Re8 13. d4 exd4 14. cxd4 d5 15. e5
Ne4 16. Nc3 f5 17. exf6 Nxf6 18. Ne5 Nb4 19. Ba4 b5 20. Bb3 c5 21. a3 c4 22.
axb4 cxb3 23. f5 Bc8 24. Qxb3 Bb7 25. Bf4 Qb6 26. Rad1 Rac8 27. Kh1 Qd8 28. Nd3
Rc4 29. Be5 Ne4 30. Nxe4 dxe4 31. f6 Re6 32. Nc5 Rb6 33. Qg3 Rxf6 34. Bxf6 Qc8
35. Nxb7 Qxb7 36. d5 1-0

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord Basque (Women)"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2013.12.18"]
[Round "4.1"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Ju, Wenjun"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2629"]
[BlackElo "2514"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "2013.12.17"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 158 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.02.28"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.02.28"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 Ng4 7. Bc1 Nf6 8. f3
e5 9. Nb3 Be6 10. Be3 h5 11. Qd2 Nbd7 12. O-O-O Qc7 13. h3 h4 14. Kb1 b5 15.
Nd5 Bxd5 16. exd5 Nb6 17. Bg5 Nbxd5 18. Bd3 Rc8 19. Rc1 Nb6 20. f4 Be7 21. Rhf1
e4 22. Bxf6 Bxf6 23. Bxe4 Bxb2 24. Bf5 O-O 25. Bxc8 Rxc8 26. Rcd1 Na4 27. Rf3
Bf6 28. a3 Qc4 29. Na5 Qc7 30. Nb3 Nb2 31. Rc1 Nc4 32. Qd3 Nxa3+ 33. Ka2 Nc4
34. c3 Re8 35. g4 hxg3 36. Rxg3 d5 37. Nd2 Qxf4 38. Rg2 Nxd2 39. Rxd2 Bg5 40.
Rcd1 Qa4+ 41. Kb1 Bxd2 42. Qxd2 Qb3+ 0-1

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord Basque (Women)"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2013.12.18"]
[Round "4.2"]
[White "Ju, Wenjun"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2514"]
[BlackElo "2629"]
[PlyCount "134"]
[EventDate "2013.12.17"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 158 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.02.28"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.02.28"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Nf3 dxc4 5. Bg2 a6 6. O-O Nc6 7. Nbd2 Nxd4 8.
Nxc4 Nxf3+ 9. Bxf3 Be7 10. Qc2 O-O 11. Rd1 Qe8 12. Bf4 Nd5 13. Bxc7 Qc6 14. Be5
b5 15. Bxd5 exd5 16. Ne3 Qxc2 17. Nxc2 f6 18. Bd4 Be6 19. Ne3 Rac8 20. Rac1 Kf7
21. f4 g6 22. Kf2 h5 23. a3 b4 24. axb4 Bxb4 25. Rc2 Rxc2 26. Nxc2 Be7 27. Ra1
Rc8 28. Ne3 Rc6 29. Ra4 Bd6 30. Nd1 Bd7 31. Ra1 Rc4 32. Ke3 Rc6 33. Nc3 Be6 34.
Kd3 Bf5+ 35. Ke3 Be6 36. Kd3 Bb4 37. e3 Bf5+ 38. Kd2 Ke6 39. Ke2 Be4 40. Kd2
Kf5 41. Ke2 Kg4 42. Kf2 Kh3 43. Kg1 h4 44. gxh4 Kxh4 45. Kf2 Kh3 46. Kg1 Kg4
47. Kf2 Kf5 48. Kg3 a5 49. Kf2 Rc8 50. Kg3 Rc4 51. Kf2 Ke6 52. Kg3 Bf5 53. Kf2
Rc8 54. Kg3 g5 55. Ra2 Rg8 56. fxg5 fxg5 57. Ra1 Rg6 58. Kg2 Rh6 59. Ra2 Bh3+
60. Kg1 Rh4 61. Ne2 Kf5 62. Ng3+ Kg4 63. Bc3 Kf3 64. Bd4 Rh6 65. b3 Be1 66. Nf1
Rc6 67. Ra1 Bf2+ 0-1

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord Basque (Women)"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2013.12.18"]
[Round "5.1"]
[White "Gunina, Valentina"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E16"]
[WhiteElo "2509"]
[BlackElo "2629"]
[PlyCount "118"]
[EventDate "2013.12.17"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 158 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.02.28"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.02.28"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 e6 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb4+ 5. Bd2 c5 6. Bxb4 cxb4 7. Bg2 Bb7 8.
Qd3 O-O 9. Nbd2 d6 10. O-O Nc6 11. d5 Ne7 12. dxe6 fxe6 13. Ng5 Bxg2 14. Kxg2
Qd7 15. Nde4 Nf5 16. Rad1 Rad8 17. Nxf6+ gxf6 18. Nf3 Qf7 19. Qb3 a5 20. a3
bxa3 21. bxa3 e5 22. e4 Ng7 23. Rd5 f5 24. Qxb6 fxe4 25. Nxe5 Qf6 26. Nc6 Rde8
27. Nd4 e3 28. Rxd6 Qf7 29. f4 Qxc4 30. Qb3 Qxb3 31. Nxb3 Nf5 32. Rd3 a4 33.
Nc1 Rb8 34. Ne2 Rfc8 35. Kf3 Rc2 36. Rd5 Rbb2 37. Re1 Ne7 38. Rd4 Nf5 39. Rxa4
Kf7 40. Re4 Ra2 41. Re5 Kg6 42. Rxf5 Kxf5 43. Nd4+ Kf6 44. Nxc2 Rxc2 45. Re2
Rc3 46. Rxe3 Rc2 47. h3 Rc1 48. g4 Rf1+ 49. Ke4 Rc1 50. Rb3 Rc4+ 51. Kf3 Rc1
52. g5+ Kf5 53. Rb5+ Kg6 54. Rb6+ Kg7 55. Ra6 Rf1+ 56. Kg4 Rb1 57. a4 Ra1 58.
Kf5 Ra3 59. Ra7+ Kg8 1-0

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord Basque (Women)"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2013.12.18"]
[Round "5.2"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Gunina, Valentina"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B19"]
[WhiteElo "2629"]
[BlackElo "2509"]
[PlyCount "141"]
[EventDate "2013.12.17"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 158 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.02.28"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.02.28"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bf5 5. Ng3 Bg6 6. h4 h6 7. Nf3 Nd7 8. h5
Bh7 9. Bd3 Bxd3 10. Qxd3 e6 11. Bd2 Ngf6 12. O-O-O Be7 13. Kb1 O-O 14. Ne4 Nxe4
15. Qxe4 Nf6 16. Qe2 Qd5 17. Ne5 Qe4 18. Qxe4 Nxe4 19. Be1 Rfd8 20. f3 Nf6 21.
Bf2 Rac8 22. g4 Nd7 23. Nd3 Nb6 24. c3 Bd6 25. Be3 f6 26. Rhe1 Kf7 27. Kc2 Nd5
28. Bc1 b5 29. Re4 a5 30. Rde1 Re8 31. a3 a4 32. Bd2 Re7 33. R4e2 Rce8 34. f4
Rg8 35. g5 g6 36. gxf6 Kxf6 37. Rh1 Rh7 38. Rg2 Rhg7 39. Ne5 gxh5 40. Rxg7 Rxg7
41. Rxh5 Rg2 42. Rxh6+ Kf5 43. Kd3 Rg3+ 44. Kc2 Rg2 45. Kd1 Rg1+ 46. Ke2 Rg2+
47. Ke1 c5 48. Nf3 Ke4 49. Nh4 Rxd2 50. Rxe6+ Kd3 51. Rxd6 Re2+ 52. Kf1 Ne3+
53. Kg1 c4 54. f5 Rxb2 55. f6 Rb1+ 56. Kh2 Rf1 57. Kg3 Kxc3 58. Re6 Nd5 59. Nf3
Nxf6 60. Rxf6 b4 61. axb4 a3 62. Ra6 Kxb4 63. Nd2 Rd1 64. Rb6+ Kc3 65. Nb1+
Kxd4 66. Rd6+ Kc5 67. Rxd1 Kb4 68. Nxa3 Kxa3 69. Kf3 Kb2 70. Ke2 Kc2 71. Rd8
1-0

[Event "Florence m"]
[Site "Florence"]
[Date "2014.02.08"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "De Filomeno, Simone"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2629"]
[BlackElo "2430"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "2014.02.08"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "2"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2015"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.11.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.11.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be2 g6 7. O-O Bg7 8. a4
O-O 9. Be3 Nc6 10. Qd2 Bd7 11. Rfd1 Ne5 12. f3 Rc8 13. a5 Nc4 14. Bxc4 Rxc4 15.
Nde2 Rc8 16. b3 Bc6 17. Bb6 Qe8 18. Bd4 Nd7 19. Nd5 Bxd4+ 20. Nxd4 Bxd5 21.
exd5 Nf6 22. c4 Qd7 23. Re1 Rce8 24. Qg5 Nh5 25. Rad1 e5 26. dxe6 fxe6 27. Ne2
Qc7 28. Qd2 Qc5+ 29. Kf1 Rd8 30. Nd4 Nf4 31. Nxe6 Nxe6 32. Rxe6 d5 33. Re5 1-0

[Event "Florence m"]
[Site "Florence"]
[Date "2014.02.09"]
[Round "2"]
[White "De Filomeno, Simone"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E17"]
[WhiteElo "2430"]
[BlackElo "2629"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "2014.02.08"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "2"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2015"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.11.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.11.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Be7 6. O-O O-O 7. d5 exd5 8. Nh4
c6 9. cxd5 Nxd5 10. Nf5 Nc7 11. Nc3 d5 12. e4 Bf6 13. Bf4 Bc8 14. Rc1 Bxc3 15.
bxc3 Bxf5 16. exf5 Nba6 17. c4 Qf6 18. cxd5 Nxd5 19. Rxc6 Qxc6 20. Bxd5 Qf6 21.
Bxa8 Rxa8 22. Qf3 Rf8 23. Qa3 Nc5 24. Qxa7 Nd3 25. Be3 Qxf5 26. Qxb6 Ne5 27.
Qb7 h5 28. h4 Re8 29. Kg2 Qc2 30. Qd5 Ng4 31. Bd4 Qd2 32. Qc6 Rd8 33. Bb6 Rd6
34. Qc8+ Kh7 35. Qf5+ Kg8 36. Qc8+ Kh7 37. Qf5+ Kg8 38. Qc8+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "CHN-ch"]
[Site "Xinghua"]
[Date "2014.03.11"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Wen, Yang"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A36"]
[WhiteElo "2591"]
[BlackElo "2629"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "2014.03.11"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 160"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.05.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.05.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 c5 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. e3 Nc6 5. Ne2 e5 6. Nbc3 Nge7 7. a3 d6 8. Rb1
a5 9. d3 O-O 10. O-O Rb8 11. Nb5 Be6 12. Nec3 d5 13. Qb3 dxc4 14. dxc4 Qd3 15.
Bd5 Nxd5 16. cxd5 Bh3 17. Qd1 Bxf1 18. Qxf1 e4 19. Qxd3 exd3 20. f4 f5 21. Bd2
Ne7 22. d6 Nc8 23. e4 Bxc3 24. Bxc3 fxe4 25. Bxa5 b6 26. Bc3 Rd8 27. Bf6 Rd7
28. Be5 Ra8 29. Nc7 Ra4 30. Nd5 Kf7 31. Kf2 Rc4 32. Nc3 Nxd6 33. b3 Rxc3 34.
Bxc3 Ke6 35. Ke3 Kd5 36. g4 Nb5 37. Bh8 Nxa3 0-1

[Event "CHN-ch"]
[Site "Xinghua"]
[Date "2014.03.12"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Xiu, Deshun"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B36"]
[WhiteElo "2571"]
[BlackElo "2629"]
[PlyCount "103"]
[EventDate "2014.03.11"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 160"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.05.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.05.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 c5 2. Nf3 g6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. e4 Nf6 6. Nc3 Nxd4 7. Qxd4 d6 8.
f3 Bg7 9. Be3 O-O 10. Qd2 a5 11. Na4 Nd7 12. Rd1 b6 13. Bh6 Nc5 14. Nc3 Be6 15.
h4 Bxh6 16. Qxh6 f6 17. Be2 Qe8 18. b3 Qf7 19. Rd4 Rac8 20. O-O f5 21. exf5
Qxf5 22. Qd2 Nd7 23. Re1 Rce8 24. Bd3 Qc5 25. Qe3 Ne5 26. Na4 Rxf3 27. Qe4 Qb4
28. gxf3 Bf5 29. Qd5+ e6 30. Rxe5 exd5 31. Rxe8+ Kf7 32. Re2 Bxd3 33. Rxd3 dxc4
34. Rde3 cxb3 35. axb3 b5 36. Nc3 Qxh4 37. Ne4 Kg7 38. Rd3 Qf4 39. Kg2 h5 40.
Rxd6 h4 41. Rf6 Qc1 42. Re6 h3+ 43. Kh2 Qf4+ 44. Ng3 Qxf3 45. R6e3 Qg4 46. Re7+
Kf6 47. Rb7 Qb4 48. Rb6+ Kg7 49. Ree6 Qg4 50. Re7+ Kh6 51. Re5 b4 52. Nf5+ 1-0

[Event "CHN-ch"]
[Site "Xinghua"]
[Date "2014.03.13"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Zhao, Jun"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C01"]
[WhiteElo "2629"]
[BlackElo "2608"]
[PlyCount "120"]
[EventDate "2014.03.11"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 160"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.05.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.05.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. exd5 exd5 5. Bd3 c6 6. h3 Nf6 7. Bg5 O-O 8. Qf3
Bxc3+ 9. bxc3 Qe8+ 10. Ne2 Ne4 11. Bc1 f5 12. O-O Qf7 13. h4 Nd7 14. Qf4 Ndf6
15. f3 Nh5 16. Qh2 Nef6 17. a4 b6 18. a5 b5 19. Ba3 Re8 20. Bd6 Be6 21. Rae1
Qd7 22. Nc1 Bf7 23. Be5 Bg6 24. Nb3 Re7 25. Nc5 Qe8 26. Kf2 Qf7 27. Kg1 Rae8
28. Rd1 f4 29. Bxf4 Nxf4 30. Qxf4 Nh5 31. Qxf7+ Kxf7 32. Rf2 Nf4 33. Bf1 Re1
34. Rxe1 Rxe1 35. Nd7 Ke7 36. Ne5 Kd6 37. Kh2 Bxc2 38. Nf7+ Ke7 39. Ne5 Kd6 40.
Nf7+ Kc7 41. g3 Nd3 42. Rxc2 Rxf1 43. Ng5 Rf2+ 44. Rxf2 Nxf2 45. Nxh7 Nd1 46.
Ng5 Kd7 47. f4 Nxc3 48. f5 b4 49. Ne6 Ne4 50. Nf4 b3 51. Nd3 Ke7 52. Kg2 Nd6
53. g4 Nc4 54. Kf3 Nxa5 55. g5 Nc4 56. h5 b2 57. Nxb2 Nxb2 58. Kg4 Nc4 59. f6+
gxf6 60. g6 Nd6 0-1

[Event "CHN-ch"]
[Site "Xinghua"]
[Date "2014.03.14"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Zhou, Jianchao"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2565"]
[BlackElo "2629"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "2014.03.11"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 160"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.05.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.05.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. d4 Bb4 5. Bg5 Nbd7 6. e3 c5 7. cxd5 exd5 8.
dxc5 Qa5 9. Rc1 Bxc3+ 10. bxc3 O-O 11. Nd4 Qxc5 12. Bf4 Nb6 13. Nb5 Bg4 14. Qd4
Rfc8 15. Be5 Bd7 16. Qxc5 Rxc5 17. Nd4 Re8 18. Nb3 Rc6 19. Bd4 Nc4 20. Bxf6
Rxf6 21. Bxc4 dxc4 22. Nd4 Bf5 23. Nxf5 Rxf5 24. Ke2 Ra5 25. Rc2 Rd8 26. Rb1 b6
27. Rb4 Rc5 28. a4 f5 29. Rd2 Rxd2+ 30. Kxd2 Kf7 31. e4 fxe4 32. Ke3 Ke6 33.
Kxe4 Re5+ 34. Kf4 Rf5+ 35. Ke3 Re5+ 36. Kf4 Rf5+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "CHN-ch"]
[Site "Xinghua"]
[Date "2014.03.15"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Ding, Liren"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C45"]
[WhiteElo "2629"]
[BlackElo "2717"]
[PlyCount "123"]
[EventDate "2014.03.11"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 160"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.05.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.05.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Bc5 5. Nb3 Bb6 6. Nc3 Nf6 7. Qf3 d6 8.
Bg5 h6 9. Bxf6 Qxf6 10. Qxf6 gxf6 11. Nd5 f5 12. a4 Kd8 13. a5 Bd4 14. Nxd4
Nxd4 15. O-O-O Nc6 16. exf5 Bxf5 17. a6 bxa6 18. Bxa6 Rb8 19. Bc4 Ne5 20. Be2
Be4 21. f3 Bxd5 22. Rxd5 Re8 23. g3 Nd7 24. Re1 Re6 25. b3 Nc5 26. Rf5 Ke7 27.
Kd2 c6 28. Rf4 d5 29. Bf1 a5 30. Ra1 Nb7 31. Ba6 Nc5 32. Bf1 Rb4 33. Rxb4 axb4
34. Ra7+ Kf8 35. Rc7 Rf6 36. Be2 Kg7 37. Rc8 Nd7 38. Rd8 Nb6 39. f4 c5 40. Bf3
d4 41. Bd5 h5 42. Be4 h4 43. Ke2 hxg3 44. hxg3 Re6 45. Kf3 Re7 46. g4 Rc7 47.
g5 Nc8 48. Bd3 f6 49. g6 f5 50. Bxf5 Ne7 51. Rd7 Rxd7 52. Bxd7 Nxg6 53. Ke4 Kf6
54. Bf5 c4 55. Bxg6 d3 56. Ke3 Kxg6 57. bxc4 dxc2 58. Kd2 Kf5 59. Kxc2 Kxf4 60.
Kb3 Ke5 61. Kxb4 Kd6 62. Kb5 1-0

[Event "CHN-ch"]
[Site "Xinghua"]
[Date "2014.03.17"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Liu, Qingnan"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B89"]
[WhiteElo "2501"]
[BlackElo "2629"]
[PlyCount "106"]
[EventDate "2014.03.11"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 160"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.05.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.05.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Bc4 e6 7. Be3 a6 8. Bb3
Qc7 9. Qe2 b5 10. O-O-O Na5 11. Bg5 Be7 12. f4 Nxb3+ 13. axb3 b4 14. Na4 h6 15.
Bh4 Bb7 16. f5 Nxe4 17. Bxe7 Qxe7 18. fxe6 O-O 19. Nb6 Rad8 20. Qg4 fxe6 21.
Qxe6+ Qxe6 22. Nxe6 Nf2 23. Nxd8 Rxd8 24. Rhg1 Nxd1 25. Kxd1 Rf8 26. Nc4 Be4
27. Nd2 Bc6 28. Ke1 Re8+ 29. Kd1 Rf8 30. Ke1 Re8+ 31. Kf2 Rf8+ 32. Kg3 Rf5 33.
Nc4 d5 34. Ne3 Re5 35. Kf2 d4 36. Nc4 Rh5 37. Nd2 Rxh2 38. Nf3 Bxf3 39. Kxf3
Rh5 40. Ke4 Rh4+ 41. Kf3 g5 42. Ra1 Rf4+ 43. Ke2 Re4+ 44. Kf2 Re6 45. Rd1 Rc6
46. Rd2 Kf7 47. Kf3 Rf6+ 48. Ke2 Rf4 49. g3 Re4+ 50. Kf3 Re3+ 51. Kf2 Re4 52.
Kf3 Re3+ 53. Kf2 Re4 1/2-1/2

[Event "CHN-ch"]
[Site "Xinghua"]
[Date "2014.03.18"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Wei, Yi"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B92"]
[WhiteElo "2629"]
[BlackElo "2625"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "2014.03.11"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 160"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.05.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.05.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be2 e5 7. Nb3 Be7 8. Bg5
Be6 9. Bxf6 Bxf6 10. Qd3 Nc6 11. O-O-O Qb6 12. Nd5 Bxd5 13. exd5 Nd4 14. Nxd4
Qxd4 15. Qxd4 exd4 16. Bd3 O-O-O 17. f4 h5 18. a4 Rde8 19. b4 Re3 20. Kb2 Kb8
21. a5 Ka7 22. Ra1 h4 23. Kb3 g6 24. Rhe1 Rc8 25. Reb1 Rc3+ 26. Ka4 Bd8 27. Rb3
Rxb3 28. Kxb3 Bf6 29. Kc4 Kb8 30. b5 axb5+ 31. Kxb5 Re7 32. Ka4 Rc7 33. Re1 g5
34. g3 hxg3 35. hxg3 gxf4 36. gxf4 Rc5 37. Re8+ Rc8 38. Re2 Rc5 39. Rg2 Rc8 40.
Rg1 Ka7 41. Rh1 Rh8 42. Rb1 Rc8 43. Rb6 Be7 44. f5 Rc5 45. f6 Rxa5+ 46. Kxa5
1/2-1/2

[Event "CHN-ch"]
[Site "Xinghua"]
[Date "2014.03.19"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Lin, Chen"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C00"]
[WhiteElo "2475"]
[BlackElo "2629"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[EventDate "2014.03.11"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 160"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.05.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.05.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. g3 Nc6 4. Bg2 Nf6 5. Qe2 e5 6. d3 Be7 7. O-O d6 8. c3 O-O
9. a4 Re8 10. Na3 h6 11. Nc4 Bf8 12. Re1 Be6 13. Bd2 Rc8 14. Ne3 Na5 15. c4 g6
16. Nd5 Nxd5 17. cxd5 Bd7 18. Qd1 c4 19. Bf1 Nb3 20. Ra3 Nxd2 21. Qxd2 cxd3 22.
Bxd3 h5 23. h4 a6 24. a5 Qf6 25. Be2 Bg4 26. Rc1 Qe7 27. Rac3 Qd7 28. Kg2 Be7
29. Ng1 Rxc3 30. Qxc3 Rc8 31. Qxc8+ Qxc8 32. Rxc8+ Bxc8 33. Nf3 Kf8 34. Nd2 Bd7
35. Nc4 Bb5 36. Kf1 Ke8 37. Nb6 g5 38. Bxb5+ axb5 39. Nc8 gxh4 40. Nxe7 Kxe7
41. gxh4 Kd7 42. Ke2 Kc7 43. Kd3 Kb8 44. b4 Kc7 1/2-1/2

[Event "CHN-ch"]
[Site "Xinghua"]
[Date "2014.03.20"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Yu, Yangyi"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B11"]
[WhiteElo "2629"]
[BlackElo "2664"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "2014.03.11"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 160"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.05.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.05.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. Nc3 d5 3. Nf3 Bg4 4. h3 Bxf3 5. Qxf3 e6 6. d4 Nf6 7. Bd3 dxe4 8.
Nxe4 Nxe4 9. Qxe4 Nd7 10. Bf4 Nf6 11. Qe5 Qd5 12. Qc7 Qd7 13. Qxd7+ Kxd7 14. c4
Bd6 15. Be3 Rhd8 16. g4 Ke8 17. Ke2 e5 18. Rad1 h6 19. Kf3 Kf8 20. Bc2 exd4 21.
Bxd4 Nd7 22. Rhe1 Bb4 23. Re4 Nc5 24. Re3 Ne6 25. Red3 Nxd4+ 26. Rxd4 Ke7 27.
Re4+ Kf8 28. Red4 Ke7 29. Rxd8 Rxd8 30. Rxd8 Kxd8 31. Ke4 1/2-1/2

[Event "CHN-ch"]
[Site "Xinghua"]
[Date "2014.03.21"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Zeng, Chongsheng"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A01"]
[WhiteElo "2520"]
[BlackElo "2629"]
[PlyCount "161"]
[EventDate "2014.03.11"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 160"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.05.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.05.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. b3 e5 2. Bb2 Nc6 3. e3 Nf6 4. Bb5 Bd6 5. Bxc6 dxc6 6. d3 O-O 7. Nd2 Re8 8.
Ne2 Nd7 9. O-O Nf8 10. e4 f6 11. f4 exf4 12. Nxf4 Be5 13. Bxe5 Rxe5 14. Nf3 Re8
15. Kh1 Qd6 16. Qd2 Bg4 17. Rae1 Rad8 18. h3 Bxf3 19. Rxf3 Qa3 20. Qc3 a5 21.
Ref1 Re5 22. R3f2 Qb4 23. Qb2 Ng6 24. Ne2 c5 25. a3 Qb6 26. Qc3 Ne7 27. Qc4+
Qe6 28. Nf4 Qf7 29. g4 Rd6 30. Qb5 b6 31. Qc4 Rd4 32. Qxf7+ Kxf7 33. Ng2 Nc6
34. Nh4 Rd6 35. Nf5 Rde6 36. Kg2 Nd4 37. Ne3 h5 38. a4 Re8 39. c3 Ne6 40. Rf5
Rxf5 41. gxf5 Nf8 42. Nd5 Rd8 43. Rf3 Nd7 44. Kf1 c6 45. Nf4 Ne5 46. Re3 g5 47.
fxg6+ Nxg6 48. Nxg6 Kxg6 49. Rg3+ Kf7 50. Ke2 Rb8 51. Ke3 Rb7 52. Kf4 Re7 53.
h4 Re8 54. d4 cxd4 55. cxd4 Rd8 56. Rc3 Rxd4 57. Rxc6 b5 58. Kf5 bxa4 59. Rxf6+
Kg7 60. Rg6+ Kh7 61. bxa4 Rxa4 62. Ra6 Kg7 63. Ra7+ Kh6 64. Ra8 Ra1 65. Rh8+
Kg7 66. Rxh5 a4 67. Ke6 a3 68. Ra5 a2 69. e5 Kg6 70. Ra8 Kh5 71. Ra4 Kh6 72.
Ra8 Kh5 73. Rh8+ Kg4 74. Rg8+ Kh3 75. Ra8 Kxh4 76. Rh8+ Kg3 77. Rg8+ Kf3 78.
Ra8 Ke4 79. Ra4+ Kd3 80. Kd6 Kc3 81. e6 1/2-1/2

[Event "CHN-ch"]
[Site "Xinghua"]
[Date "2014.03.22"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Ma, Qun"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B17"]
[WhiteElo "2629"]
[BlackElo "2606"]
[PlyCount "102"]
[EventDate "2014.03.11"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 160"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.05.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.05.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nd7 5. Ng5 Ngf6 6. Bd3 e6 7. N1f3 Bd6 8.
Qe2 h6 9. Ne4 Nxe4 10. Qxe4 Qc7 11. O-O b6 12. Qg4 Kf8 13. b3 Bb7 14. Bb2 Nf6
15. Qh3 Nd5 16. g3 c5 17. dxc5 Bxc5 18. Rae1 Nf6 19. Ne5 Rd8 20. Qh4 Be7 21.
Qf4 Bd6 22. Qh4 Be7 23. Qa4 Ba8 24. Re2 Bc5 25. Bb5 h5 26. Bc6 h4 27. Bxa8 Rxa8
28. g4 h3 29. Rd1 Qb7 30. Qc6 Qxc6 31. Nxc6 Rh4 32. Rd3 Nxg4 33. b4 Bxf2+ 34.
Rxf2 Nxf2 35. Kxf2 a6 36. Ne5 Kg8 37. c4 Rc8 38. Bd4 Re4 39. c5 bxc5 40. bxc5
f6 41. Nc4 Rg4 42. Nd6 Rc6 43. Kf3 Rg2 44. Rb3 Rxh2 45. Rb6 Rxa2 46. Rb1 a5 47.
Kg3 h2 48. Nb5 e5 49. Na7 Rc7 50. Nb5 Rb7 51. c6 Rxb5 0-1

[Event "Khanty-Mansiysk FIDE GP (Women)"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2014.04.09"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Kosintseva, Tatiana"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A13"]
[WhiteElo "2618"]
[BlackElo "2496"]
[Annotator "Havasi,G"]
[PlyCount "111"]
[EventDate "2014.04.09"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 160"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.05.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.05.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 {The Reti Opening is very popular these
days. White has a strong bishop and sometimes can play for some pressure on
the queenside.} dxc4 (4... Be7 {is more popular. The main line is} 5. O-O O-O
6. b3 c5 7. Bb2 d4 8. e3 Nc6 9. exd4 cxd4 10. Re1 {with very difficult play,
because this is a Benoni where White has played Bb2. On the other hand, she
has an extra tempo compared to the Benoni and Black can't employ the Nd7, e5
plan.}) 5. Qa4+ (5. O-O {is the other main line.}) 5... Nbd7 (5... c6 6. Qxc4
b5 7. Qc2 Bb7 {is the other possibility for Black. If Be7, c5 and 0-0, Nc6,
Qb6 were played, White should be afraid of Black's strong centre.}) 6. Qxc4 a6
(6... c5 $5 {tournament practice has shown that Black's chances are very good
in this line. Here is an example to show Black's plan.} 7. Qb3 Rb8 8. a4 b6 9.
d3 Bd6 10. Na3 a6 11. O-O Bb7 12. Nc4 Bc7 13. Bd2 O-O 14. Qa3 b5 15. axb5 axb5
16. Na5 Ba8 17. b4 Ne5 18. Nxe5 Bxe5 19. Rac1 c4 20. Rfd1 cxd3 21. Be3 Nd5 $132
{Khairullin-Aleksandrov, Loo 2014}) 7. Qb3 {White tries to put some pressure
on the queenside, so White goes out of the way of b5. If Black can easily play
b5 and Bb7, her problems will be solved.} (7. Qc2 {is another line.}) 7... c5 (
{Anand tried} 7... Rb8 8. O-O b5 9. a4 Bb7 10. axb5 axb5 11. d3 Be7 12. Bf4 Nd5
13. Bd2 O-O 14. Rc1 c5 15. Ba5 Qe8 16. Nbd2 N5f6 17. Rab1 Bd5 18. Qd1 Ra8 19.
b4 $1 {This is the most important. White attacks the c5-pawn and plans e4 and
Nb3.} Ra6 20. e4 Bc6 21. Nb3 cxb4 22. Qd2 $36 {Aronian-Anand, Zurich 2014.
Maybe Black could have played something else, but White's position is more
comfortable, because he has more space and the vulnerability of Black's
queenside pawns.}) 8. d3 (8. a4 {and}) (8. O-O {are other lines.}) 8... Be7 9.
Nc3 O-O (9... Ra7 $5 {This is a very interesting move. The reason for this
move is that White hasn't played a4 and Black tries to exploit this fact. If
we compare this 9...Ra7 to 10...Ra7, we can see an important difference: White
can't paralyse Black with a5.} 10. O-O O-O 11. a4 b6 12. Bf4 Bb7 $13 {
Carlstedt-Kislik, Budapest 2011}) 10. a4 $1 {White wants to play a5 in order
to weaken the queenside structure.} (10. O-O Ra7 {is possible again. Black
wants to play b6, Bb7.}) 10... Nb6 $146 {This is the first new move in the
game. Black plans Nbd5. This is logical, but Black won't defend the e5-square
and White will be able to put big pressure on Black with her c3N, aP and Bg2.
However Black plans a P sacrifice. 10...Qc7, 10...Bd6 and 10...Ra7 have been
played so far.} (10... Qc7 11. a5 $1 b5 12. axb6 Nxb6 13. Bf4 Bd6 14. Bxd6 Qxd6
15. Nd2 Rb8 16. Qa3 Qc7 17. O-O c4 18. Rfc1 $16 {Rotstein-Gaponenko, Ischia
2010}) (10... Bd6 11. O-O Rb8 12. a5 b5 13. axb6 Qxb6 14. Qxb6 Nxb6 15. Nd2
Nbd5 16. Nc4 Be7 17. Bd2 Bb7 18. Rfc1 h6 19. Na4 Nd7 20. Kf1 Nb4 21. Bf4 $16 {
Schmidt-Wernert, Germany 1999}) (10... Ra7 11. a5 $1 {This is the the
difference, a5 is paralysing Black and it isn't a weakness at all. White
simply plays Nd2-c4 increasing the pressure on Black's queenside.} Bd6 12. Nd2
Ng4 13. Nc4 Bc7 14. O-O Nge5 15. Nxe5 Bxe5 16. Be3 $36 {A.Petrosian-Razuvaev,
Baku 1977}) 11. O-O $1 (11. a5 $5 {is also possible.If} Nbd5 12. Ne5 $1 $14 {
White's plan is Nc4 and Bd2 with a very comfortable position, because Black
can't move.}) 11... Nbd5 12. Ne5 $1 {White brings his knight into the game and
opens the diagonal of the Dragon bishop.} (12. Rd1 Bd7 {isn't so clear.}) 12...
Qc7 13. Nc4 $1 Bd7 $1 {This is the only playable move.} (13... Rd8 14. a5 $1
$16 {and Black is completely paralysed.}) 14. Nxd5 $1 (14. e4 $5 {This move is
also possible. However 14.Nxd5 is better.} Nb4 15. Bf4 $1 Qd8 16. e5 Nfd5 17.
Nxd5 exd5 18. Nd6 Bxd6 19. exd6 Qb6 $1 20. Bxd5 Nxd5 21. Qxd5 Bc6 22. Qe5 Rfe8
23. Qc3 Re2 $44 {and Black has some serious compensation.}) 14... Nxd5 15. Bxd5
exd5 16. Nb6 Rae8 $6 (16... Rad8 $6 17. Nxd5 Be6 18. Bf4 $14) (16... d4 $1 {
I don't understand Black's move. Re8 simply gives up all of her chances. The
computer suggests this sacrifice with 16...d4 and I must agree with it on this
move, because Black had no chances in the game, but this move could have
retained some.} 17. Nxa8 (17. Nd5 Qd8 18. Qxb7 Bd6 19. Nb6 Rb8 20. Qxd7 Rxb6
$44) 17... Rxa8 $44 {Black's plan is Bc6, Qd7, Bd6, Re8, h5 and she can hope
for some compensation. Black might be worse, but this position is a very hard
task for White.}) 17. Bf4 (17. Nxd5 {is similar.}) 17... Qc6 18. Qxd5 (18. Nxd5
{was also possible.}) 18... Qxb6 19. Qxd7 Bf6 20. Bd6 Rd8 21. Bc7 $1 Rxd7 22.
Bxb6 Re8 23. Rfe1 Bxb2 24. Rab1 $6 (24. Ra2 $1 Bd4 25. Rb1 $14 {/\ Kg2 and Rc2}
) 24... Ba3 $1 25. Rb3 Bb4 $1 26. Rc1 {Black has played the best moves in the
last few moves, but she makes a mistake.} h6 $6 (26... a5 $3 {At first sight,
this is a bit strange, but Black wants to trap White's bishop. The following
line is forced.} 27. Rc4 (27. Bxc5 Rc7 28. Be3 Rxc1+ 29. Bxc1 Rxe2 30. Ba3 Bxa3
31. Rxa3 Rb2 $13 {This is equal, but Black might have some chances.}) 27... Rc8
28. d4 Rxd4 29. Rxd4 cxd4 30. Bxd4 f6 $11 {with an equal endgame.}) 27. e4 $6 (
27. Kf1 $1 $14 {/\ a5 and the difference is that the pawn is defended on e2!})
27... a5 $2 {It's late for this move. Of course Black hopes for penetration on
the c-file, but this simply loses a pawn and White's passed pawns will be more
dangerous.} (27... f5 $1 {would have equalised. This move attacks the weakness
on e4. At first sight, e4 doesn't seem to be a weakness. The one which can be
attacked is a weakness. The most important variation of the move is} 28. f3 (
28. exf5 Re5 $1 {27...Re5 wouldn't have worked because of f4, but if White
plays 29.f4 here, Black can play 29...Rxf5.}) 28... fxe4 29. fxe4 Bd2 $1 30.
Rc2 Be3+ 31. Kg2 Re5 {and Black holds the position.}) 28. Bxc5 Rc8 29. Be3 Rdc7
30. Rxc7 Rxc7 31. d4 Rc2 32. d5 Kf8 (32... Ra2 33. Rd3 $18) 33. Rb1 Ra2 {
Logical, but this move almost loses.} (33... Rc4 34. f3 Rc3 35. Bd2 Bc5+ 36.
Kh1 Rxf3 37. Bxa5 Re3 38. Bc7 $16) 34. Rc1 (34. e5 Rxa4 35. Rc1 {- 34.Rc1})
34... Rxa4 (34... Bd6 35. Rc4 $16) 35. e5 Ra3 36. Rc8+ Ke7 37. Rc7+ Ke8 38.
Rxb7 (38. d6 $18 {is even simpler.}) 38... Rd3 39. Rb8+ Kd7 40. Rb7+ Ke8 41. d6
$18 {White simply wins, because the passed pawns can't be stopped.} f6 42. Rxg7
fxe5 43. Re7+ Kf8 44. Bxh6+ Kg8 45. Rg7+ Kh8 46. Ra7 Rxd6 47. Bg7+ Kg8 48. Bxe5
Rd5 49. Bc7 Bc3 50. Kg2 Be1 51. h4 Rd2 52. Bb6 Ra2 53. h5 Bd2 54. g4 a4 55. Bd4
a3 56. g5 1-0

[Event "Khanty-Mansiysk FIDE GP (Women)"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2014.04.10"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Batchimeg, Tuvshintugs"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E30"]
[WhiteElo "2340"]
[BlackElo "2618"]
[Annotator "ChessBase Website"]
[PlyCount "44"]
[EventDate "2014.04.09"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 160"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.05.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.05.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[TimeControl "40/5400+30:1800+30"]
[WhiteClock "1:30:00"]
[BlackClock "1:30:00"]

1. d4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 2. c4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} e6 {[%emt 0:
00:00]} 3. Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Bb4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 4. Bg5 {[%emt 0:00:14]} c5
{[%emt 0:02:20]} 5. d5 {[%emt 0:00:11]} Bxc3+ {[%emt 0:00:47]} 6. bxc3 {
[%emt 0:00:06]} d6 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 7. e3 {[%emt 0:00:19]} Qe7 {[%emt 0:00:20]}
8. Bd3 {[%emt 0:06:06]} ({Pertinent:} 8. Nf3 Nbd7 9. Be2 Nb6 10. dxe6 Bxe6 11.
Nd2 O-O-O 12. O-O d5 13. Qb3 h6 14. Bxf6 gxf6 15. a4 Rhg8 16. Rfb1 dxc4 17. Qc2
Bd5 18. g3 Bc6 19. a5 Nd7 20. Nxc4 Ne5 21. Qf5+ Qe6 22. Qxe6+ {1/2-1/2 (22)
Babula,V (2572)-Efimenko,Z (2706) Khanty-Mansiysk 2011}) 8... Nbd7 {[%emt 0:00:
09]} 9. Nf3 {[%emt 0:02:02]} h6 {[%emt 0:02:15]} 10. Bh4 {[%emt 0:05:16]} Nb6 {
[%emt 0:04:18]} 11. dxe6 $6 $146 {[%emt 0:14:48] Tuvshintugs' opening was less
than successful and she found herself positionally worse after only a few
moves. Black's superior pawn structure and more active pieces were far more
important than White's bishop. White's best chance would have been to trade
into a double rook endgame down a pawn and with the worse structure, but
instead she blundered a mating attack and lost immediately.} (11. O-O $142 g5 {
Dolmatov,S (2515)-Geller,E (2500) Moscow-A 1987 1-0}) 11... Bxe6 {[%emt 0:01:
05]} 12. Nd2 {[%emt 0:00:13]} O-O-O {[%emt 0:08:02]} 13. a4 {[%emt 0:22:14]} d5
{[%emt 0:04:34]} 14. Qe2 {[%emt 0:05:12]} g5 {[%emt 0:12:57]} 15. Bg3 {[%emt 0:
00:55]} dxc4 {[%emt 0:01:14]} 16. Nxc4 {[%emt 0:03:53]} Nxc4 {[%emt 0:00:22]}
17. Bxc4 {[%emt 0:00:17]} Bxc4 {[%emt 0:18:35]} 18. Qxc4 {[%emt 0:00:09]} Ne4 {
[%emt 0:00:17]} 19. h3 {[%emt 0:24:31]} Nxg3 {[%emt 0:07:54]} 20. Qg4+ {
[%emt 0:00:13]} Qd7 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 21. fxg3 {[%emt 0:08:35]} Rhe8 {[%emt 0:
01:48]} 22. Ke2 {[%emt 0:00:45]} f5 {[%emt 0:00:50]} 0-1

[Event "Khanty-Mansiysk FIDE GP (Women)"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2014.04.11"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Dzagnidze, Nana"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B41"]
[WhiteElo "2618"]
[BlackElo "2550"]
[Annotator "Havasi,G"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[EventDate "2014.04.09"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 160"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.05.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.05.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. c4 Nf6 6. Nc3 Qc7 {Black doesn't
want to play Bb4. She wants to play the Hedgehog.} (6... Bb4 {is another main
line.}) 7. Be2 {This move is the another possibility instead of 7.a3. White is
going to play Qd3 and f4. On the other hand, the most challenging move should
be 7...Bb4, exploiting the absence of a3.} (7. a3 {is the other main line in
order to avoid ...Bb4.}) 7... b6 {Black is ready to employ the Hedgehog.} (7...
Bb4 {is the other fighting option for Black.}) 8. O-O Bb7 9. Qd3 $5 {However,
White plays a slightly rare line. 9.Qd3 is an interesting move. White doesn't
play the usual plans against the Hedgehog. White is going to play f4 and she
will try to attack on the kingside.} (9. f3 d6 10. Be3 Be7 {is one of the main
positions of the Hedgehog.}) 9... Nc6 (9... d6 $5) (9... Be7 {is the
''traditional'' Hedgehog move.} 10. Be3 d6 11. b4 $1 Nbd7 12. f4 $1 O-O 13.
Rac1 Rac8 $5 {is my recommendation over 13...Rad8 and Black has a good
position.} (13... Rad8 14. Nd5 $1 exd5 15. cxd5 Nc5 16. bxc5 bxc5 17. Nb3 Rfe8
18. Bd2 $1 $16 {Khalifman-Akopian, Minsk 2014})) 10. Nxc6 $1 {White has to
take the knight on c6, because she can't improve the position with the knights.
} dxc6 $146 {This is a novelty. This move seems to be better than Bxc6,
because she will be able to improve the structure with c5.} (10... Bxc6 11. Be3
Bb4 12. f3 O-O 13. a3 Bc5 14. b4 Bxe3+ 15. Qxe3 {When the dark-squared bishops
have been exchanged, White's position should be better. Black's bishop on e7
is slightly passive, but a very useful piece which defends Black's most
important pawn.} d6 16. Rac1 Rfb8 17. Rfd1 Be8 18. Rd2 Rd8 19. Rcd1 $14 {
Konnyu-Bromberger, Austria 2009}) 11. f4 $1 {Hou Yifan's move is the most
logical. She hopes for a promising attack on the kingside.} (11. Be3 $5 {
seems to be good also, but} Rd8 12. Qc2 Nd7 $1 {and Black isn't worse, because
she has avoided c5.}) 11... Bc5+ (11... Nd7 12. Qg3 $36) (11... Rd8 12. Qg3
Bc5+ 13. Be3 $36 (13. Kh1 O-O 14. e5 {transposes to 11...Bc5})) 12. Kh1 O-O 13.
e5 Rad8 (13... Nd7 14. Ne4 $14 {The plan is Bf3, Be3 and improving the
position with Rad1 and Qc2 in order to go out of the d-file.}) 14. Qh3 {
This is a very good move. White is going to play Bd3, Ne4 and the pieces are
attacking the king.} (14. Qg3 {is also possible and if} Nd7 15. Ne4 Be7 16. Be3
c5 17. Bf3 $14 {and White must be slightly better.}) 14... Nd7 15. Ne4 Be7 16.
Bd3 $1 g6 $2 (16... h6 $1 17. Bc2 $1 {This move avoids ...Nc5.} (17. f5 $143 $2
Nxe5 $17) (17. b3 Nc5 $1 {Black exchanges a piece and escapes in a draw.} 18.
Nxc5 Bxc5 19. f5 Qxe5 20. f6 $1 Rxd3 $1 21. Qxd3 Qxa1 22. Bxh6 $1 Qd4 23. Qg3
g6 24. Bg7 g5 $11) 17... c5 (17... Nc5 $2 18. Nf6+ $3 $18) 18. Be3 $14 {
This is slightly better, but it's far from losing.} (18. a4 $5 {The plan is
Ra3-g3 with a very dangerous attack.})) 17. b3 $1 {I could give 2 !s, because
practically Black hasn't got any defence. White plans Bb2 and his attack is
winning.} c5 18. Bb2 $36 {White's position is very dangerous. He has an active
bishop pair and f5 is in the air.} Bxe4 19. Bxe4 b5 $2 {This move allows a
nice finishing combination.} (19... f5 {was the only defence. However, White
simply wins a pawn after} 20. exf6 $16) 20. f5 $3 exf5 21. Rxf5 $1 Qb6 $4 (
21... f6 22. Raf1 $3 {This is the only move which gives a winning advantage:}
gxf5 23. Bxf5 Rf7 24. e6 Rg7 25. exd7 $18) 22. Qh6 $1 gxf5 23. e6 Nf6 24. Qg5+
{A nice victory by the World Champion.} 1-0

[Event "Khanty-Mansiysk FIDE GP (Women)"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2014.04.12"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Lagno, Kateryna"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A62"]
[WhiteElo "2543"]
[BlackElo "2618"]
[Annotator "ChessBase Website"]
[PlyCount "48"]
[EventDate "2014.04.09"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 160"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.05.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.05.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[TimeControl "40/5400+30:1800+30"]
[WhiteClock "1:30:00"]
[BlackClock "1:30:00"]

1. d4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 2. c4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} e6 {[%emt 0:
00:00]} 3. g3 {[%emt 0:00:11]} c5 {[%emt 0:01:31]} 4. d5 {[%emt 0:00:36]
Lagno's attempt to enter the Catalan turned into a Fianchetto Benoni, and not
one that favored White at all. Hou Yifan quickly sacrificed an exchange for
excellent compensation, and she might even have had the better practical
chances. However she protected her lead and repeated moves, leaving her half a
point ahead of Muzychuk.} exd5 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 5. cxd5 {[%emt 0:00:05]} d6 {
[%emt 0:00:04]} 6. Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:34]} g6 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 7. Bg2 {[%emt 0:00:
12]} Bg7 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 8. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:11]} O-O {[%emt 0:00:06]} 9. O-O {
[%emt 0:00:03]} Re8 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 10. Bf4 {[%emt 0:00:25]} Ne4 {[%emt 0:10:
20]} 11. Nxe4 {[%emt 0:01:48]} Rxe4 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 12. Nd2 {[%emt 0:00:33]}
Rxf4 {[%emt 0:00:28]} 13. gxf4 {[%emt 0:00:12]} Bxb2 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 14. Rb1 {
[%emt 0:00:31]} Bg7 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 15. e4 {[%emt 0:00:59]} Na6 {[%emt 0:04:
28]} (15... Nd7 16. Qf3 b5 17. Rfe1 Ba6 18. Qa3 Bc8 19. Rxb5 Bh6 20. Qg3 Ba6
21. Rb3 Qf6 22. e5 Qxf4 23. Ne4 Nxe5 24. Ra3 Bb5 25. Nxd6 Bd3 26. Qxf4 Bxf4 27.
Nb7 c4 28. d6 Rc8 29. Rxe5 Bxe5 30. d7 Rb8 31. Rxd3 cxd3 32. d8=Q+ Rxd8 33.
Nxd8 d2 34. Bf3 Bd4 35. Nc6 Bc5 36. Kf1 Kg7 37. Na5 Kf6 38. Nb3 Bd6 39. h3 Ke5
40. Ke2 Bb4 41. Nxd2 Kd4 42. Bc6 Ke5 43. Nf3+ Kf4 44. Bd5 f5 45. Bg8 {Eljanov,
P (2723)-Sjugirov,S (2653) Yerevan 2014 1-0}) 16. Nc4 {[%emt 0:29:32]} Rb8 {
[%emt 0:02:38]} 17. a4 {[%emt 0:09:45]} Nb4 {[%emt 0:12:15]} 18. Qf3 $146 {
[%emt 0:08:13]} (18. Re1 b6 19. e5 dxe5 20. Nxe5 Bf5 21. Rxb4 Bxe5 22. fxe5
cxb4 23. Qd4 a5 24. Qe3 Rc8 25. e6 fxe6 26. dxe6 Qd6 27. e7 Re8 28. h4 Kg7 29.
Bf3 h5 30. Kg2 Bc2 31. Qg5 b3 32. Qe3 Qf6 33. Qe2 Qxh4 34. Bc6 Rxe7 35. Qxe7+
Qxe7 36. Rxe7+ Kf6 37. Rb7 b2 38. Rxb6 b1=Q 39. Rxb1 Bxb1 40. f4 Bf5 41. Kg3 g5
42. fxg5+ Kxg5 43. Kf3 h4 44. Bb5 Be6 45. Bc6 Bc8 46. Bb5 Bb7+ 47. Kf2 Kf4 {
Cori Tello,J (2487)-Lupulescu,C (2614) Istanbul 2012 0-1}) 18... b6 {[%emt 0:
20:54]} 19. Rbc1 {[%emt 0:15:44]} Ba6 {[%emt 0:04:13]} 20. Rfe1 {[%emt 0:01:16]
} Na2 {[%emt 0:13:24]} 21. Rc2 {[%emt 0:00:06]} Nb4 {[%emt 0:00:22]} 22. Rcc1 {
[%emt 0:00:04]} Na2 {[%emt 0:02:04]} 23. Rc2 {[%emt 0:00:06]} Nb4 {[%emt 0:00:
05]} 24. Rcc1 {[%emt 0:00:23]} Na2 {[%emt 0:00:10]} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Khanty-Mansiysk FIDE GP (Women)"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2014.04.14"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Muminova, Nafisa"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2618"]
[BlackElo "2321"]
[Annotator "ChessBase Website"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "2014.04.09"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 160"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.05.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.05.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[TimeControl "40/5400+30:1800+30"]
[WhiteClock "1:30:00"]
[BlackClock "1:30:00"]

1. c4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} e6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 2. g3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} d5 {[%emt 0:
00:03]} 3. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:19]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:12]} 4. Bg2 {[%emt 0:00:05]} a6
{[%emt 0:00:11]} 5. d4 {[%emt 0:00:46]} dxc4 {[%emt 0:00:13]} 6. O-O {[%emt 0:
00:04]} Nc6 {[%emt 0:00:21]} 7. Nbd2 {[%emt 0:00:25]} (7. e3 Rb8 8. Qe2 b5 9.
b3 cxb3 10. axb3 Be7 11. Bb2 O-O 12. Rc1 Nb4 13. Ne5 Bb7 14. Bxb7 Rxb7 15. Nc6
Nxc6 16. Rxc6 Qd5 17. Qc2 Ne4 18. h4 g5 19. f3 Nxg3 20. e4 Qd7 21. Raxa6 gxh4
22. Qd2 Bf6 23. d5 Bxb2 24. Qxb2 exd5 25. Qf6 Qd8 26. Qh6 dxe4 27. Rg6+ fxg6
28. Rxg6+ hxg6 29. Qxg6+ Kh8 {1/2-1/2 (29) Cheparinov,I (2678)-Ponomariov,R 
(2743) Khanty-Mansiysk 2013}) 7... Nxd4 {[%emt 0:04:46]} 8. Nxc4 {[%emt 0:00:
08]} Bc5 {[%emt 0:10:49]} 9. Nfe5 $146 {[%emt 0:03:00]} (9. Bf4 Nxf3+ 10. Bxf3
Nd5 11. Be5 f6 12. e4 fxe5 13. exd5 O-O 14. Nxe5 Qf6 15. Nd3 Qxf3 16. Qxf3 Rxf3
17. Nxc5 exd5 18. Rfe1 b6 19. Ne6 Bxe6 20. Rxe6 Rf6 21. Re7 Rf7 22. Re6 Rd8 23.
Rc1 Kf8 24. Kf1 Rdd7 25. Ke2 Rfe7 26. Rxe7 Kxe7 27. Rc6 Kd8 28. f4 Re7+ 29. Kd2
Kd7 30. Rc1 Kd6 31. Rf1 Re4 32. Kd3 c5 33. a3 b5 34. Kd2 c4 35. Rf3 d4 36. Kd1
Kd5 37. Kd2 a5 38. Rf1 d3 {Wyss,J (2270)-Ismagambetov,A (2492) Zuerich 2010 0-1
}) 9... O-O {[%emt 0:03:52]} 10. Be3 {[%emt 0:00:52]} Ba7 {[%emt 0:02:28]} 11.
Rc1 $44 {[%emt 0:02:00] The World Champion used an interesting pawn sacrifice
in the Catalan for serious compensation. Muminova was never able to really
push White's pieces back, despite the fact that her position lacked any real
weaknesses. Eventually it was these problems she had with her pieces that cost
her the game as her rook, bishop and queen were completely tied down and
useless. A very clean game by Hou Yifan.} c5 {[%emt 0:05:52]} 12. Bd2 {[%emt 0:
00:25]} Nd5 {[%emt 0:03:21]} 13. e3 {[%emt 0:02:30]} Nb5 {[%emt 0:06:11]} 14.
Qe2 {[%emt 0:06:53]} Nd6 {[%emt 0:22:19]} 15. Rfd1 {[%emt 0:00:59]} Nxc4 {
[%emt 0:00:55]} 16. Nxc4 {[%emt 0:00:11]} b5 {[%emt 0:06:37]} 17. Ba5 {[%emt 0:
10:19]} Qe7 {[%emt 0:00:40]} 18. e4 {[%emt 0:02:01]} Nb4 {[%emt 0:10:11]} 19.
Bxb4 {[%emt 0:07:40]} cxb4 {[%emt 0:02:00]} 20. Ne5 {[%emt 0:05:24]} Qg5 {
[%emt 0:00:17]} 21. Nc6 {[%emt 0:04:24]} e5 {[%emt 0:01:12]} 22. h4 {[%emt 0:
07:41]} Qf6 {[%emt 0:00:09]} 23. b3 {[%emt 0:06:37]} a5 {[%emt 0:08:48]} 24.
Rc2 {[%emt 0:05:32]} Bb7 {[%emt 0:03:31]} 25. Nxa7 {[%emt 0:03:51]} Rxa7 {
[%emt 0:00:08]} 26. Rc7 {[%emt 0:00:50]} Qb6 {[%emt 0:04:12]} 27. Rdd7 {
[%emt 0:00:57]} a4 {[%emt 0:00:54]} 28. Kh2 {[%emt 0:04:59]} h6 {[%emt 0:00:37]
} 29. Qe3 {[%emt 0:05:42]} Qa6 {[%emt 0:00:40]} 30. Qc5 {[%emt 0:01:37]} axb3 {
[%emt 0:01:23]} 31. Qxf8+ {[%emt 0:00:19]} 1-0

[Event "Khanty-Mansiysk FIDE GP (Women)"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2014.04.15"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Stefanova, Antoaneta"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A50"]
[WhiteElo "2489"]
[BlackElo "2618"]
[Annotator "ChessBase Website"]
[PlyCount "119"]
[EventDate "2014.04.09"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 160"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.05.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.05.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[TimeControl "40/5400+30:1800+30"]
[WhiteClock "1:30:00"]
[BlackClock "1:30:00"]

1. d4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} e6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 2. c4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} b6 {[%emt 0:
00:00]} 3. a3 {[%emt 0:04:27]} Bb7 {[%emt 0:01:40]} 4. Nc3 {[%emt 0:02:49]} Nf6
{[%emt 0:00:48]} 5. d5 {[%emt 0:01:31]} Bd6 {[%emt 0:03:19]} 6. Nf3 {[%emt 0:
05:43]} O-O {[%emt 0:01:06]} 7. g3 {[%emt 0:03:01]} c6 {[%emt 0:10:09]} (7...
Ba6 8. dxe6 dxe6 9. Nb5 Bb7 10. Bg2 a6 11. Nxd6 cxd6 12. Bg5 Nc6 13. O-O Rc8
14. b4 h6 15. Bh4 Qe7 16. Qd2 Rfd8 17. Qe3 Rb8 18. Bxf6 Qxf6 19. Rad1 Ne7 20.
Rd2 Ng6 21. Rfd1 Bxf3 22. exf3 Ne5 23. Rd4 b5 24. cxb5 axb5 25. Rxd6 Rxd6 26.
Rxd6 Nc4 27. Qa7 Qa1+ 28. Bf1 Rc8 29. Rd3 Ne5 30. Re3 Rc1 31. Qb8+ Kh7 32. Qxb5
Nc4 33. Re1 Rxe1 34. Qxc4 Qxa3 35. Kg2 Qc1 36. Qd3+ f5 37. b5 {Gupta,A (2630)
-Kotsur,P (2557) Dubai 2014 1-0}) 8. Bg2 {[%emt 0:02:55]} cxd5 {[%emt 0:04:51]}
9. cxd5 {[%emt 0:02:20]} exd5 {[%emt 0:01:18]} 10. Nh4 {[%emt 0:04:55]} Be5 {
[%emt 0:08:42]} 11. Nxd5 {[%emt 0:01:20]} Nxd5 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 12. Bxd5 {
[%emt 0:00:05]} Bxd5 {[%emt 0:00:28]} 13. Qxd5 {[%emt 0:00:07]} Nc6 {[%emt 0:
00:05]} 14. Nf3 {[%emt 0:13:58]} Bf6 {[%emt 0:02:28]} 15. O-O $146 {[%emt 0:10:
20]} (15. Bg5 Re8 16. Rd1 Qe7 17. Rd2 h6 18. Bxf6 Qxf6 19. O-O Re6 20. Kg2 Rae8
21. e3 R8e7 22. Rfd1 g5 23. h3 Re4 24. b4 a6 25. Rc1 b5 26. Rc5 Kg7 27. Qd3 Rc4
28. Qd5 Rxc5 29. Qxc5 Qe6 30. Nd4 Nxd4 31. Qxd4+ f6 32. Rc2 Kf7 33. Rc5 Qe4+
34. Qxe4 Rxe4 35. Kf3 Re6 36. Rd5 Ke7 37. Kg4 Rc6 38. Rd3 Rc2 39. f4 Rg2 40. h4
gxh4 41. Kxh4 f5 42. Kh3 Rg1 43. Kh2 Re1 44. Kg2 Ke6 {Neunhoeffer,H (2284)
-Gellendin,I Germany 2008 1/2-1/2}) 15... Re8 {[%emt 0:00:13]} 16. Re1 {
[%emt 0:07:22]} Rc8 {[%emt 0:13:21]} 17. Bg5 {[%emt 0:07:04]} Bxg5 {[%emt 0:01:
24]} 18. Nxg5 {[%emt 0:01:09]} Qf6 {[%emt 0:11:52][%csl Rf6,Rf7] Probably the
worst position Hou Yifan has had all tournament, she found herself in a
slightly uncomfortable endgame as her isolated pawn was a minor weakness.
However it wasn't easy to exploit and the game ended in a drawn king endgame.}
19. Ne4 {[%emt 0:04:08]} Qe6 {[%emt 0:00:21]} 20. Qxe6 {[%emt 0:03:03]} Rxe6 {
[%emt 0:03:30]} 21. Nc3 {[%emt 0:01:15]} g6 {[%emt 0:00:56]} 22. Red1 {[%emt 0:
08:27]} Ne5 {[%emt 0:01:28]} 23. Rab1 {[%emt 0:01:04]} a6 {[%emt 0:06:04]} 24.
Kg2 {[%emt 0:03:42]} Kf8 {[%emt 0:05:20]} 25. e3 {[%emt 0:01:45]} Nc4 {[%emt 0:
02:10]} 26. Ne2 {[%emt 0:01:23]} Rd6 {[%emt 0:03:28]} 27. Nd4 {[%emt 0:01:31]}
Rc5 {[%emt 0:00:18]} 28. a4 {[%emt 0:02:03]} Ne5 {[%emt 0:00:46]} 29. b4 {
[%emt 0:02:22]} Rc4 {[%emt 0:00:55]} 30. Rdc1 {[%emt 0:00:56]} Rxc1 {[%emt 0:
00:09]} 31. Rxc1 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Nc6 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 32. Rc4 {[%emt 0:01:52]}
Nxd4 {[%emt 0:00:59]} 33. Rxd4 {[%emt 0:00:14]} Rxd4 {[%emt 0:01:24]} 34. exd4
{[%emt 0:00:01]} Ke7 {[%emt 0:00:16]} 35. Kf3 {[%emt 0:00:17]} Ke6 {[%emt 0:00:
56]} 36. Ke4 {[%emt 0:01:45]} f5+ {[%emt 0:01:50]} 37. Kd3 {[%emt 0:01:50]} g5
{[%emt 0:14:11]} 38. h3 {[%emt 0:01:10]} h5 {[%emt 0:00:11]} 39. Kc4 {[%emt 0:
00:22]} g4 {[%emt 0:00:35]} 40. hxg4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} hxg4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 41.
a5 {[%emt 0:09:39]} bxa5 {[%emt 0:05:31]} 42. bxa5 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Kd6 {
[%emt 0:02:05]} 43. d5 {[%emt 0:17:26]} Ke5 {[%emt 0:03:53]} 44. Kc5 {[%emt 0:
00:04]} Ke4 {[%emt 0:01:07]} 45. Kd6 {[%emt 0:00:15]} Kd4 {[%emt 0:01:27]} 46.
Kxd7 {[%emt 0:00:08]} Kxd5 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 47. Ke7 {[%emt 0:00:06]} f4 {
[%emt 0:04:35]} 48. Kf6 {[%emt 0:02:52]} fxg3 {[%emt 0:00:27]} 49. fxg3 {
[%emt 0:00:01]} Kc5 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 50. Kf5 {[%emt 0:00:07]} Kb5 {[%emt 0:00:
03]} 51. Kxg4 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Kxa5 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 52. Kf5 {[%emt 0:01:42]}
Kb4 {[%emt 0:00:13]} 53. g4 {[%emt 0:01:12]} a5 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 54. g5 {
[%emt 0:00:05]} a4 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 55. g6 {[%emt 0:00:03]} a3 {[%emt 0:00:03]}
56. g7 {[%emt 0:00:03]} a2 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 57. g8=Q {[%emt 0:00:04]} a1=Q {
[%emt 0:00:07]} 58. Qb8+ {[%emt 0:00:04]} Ka3 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 59. Qa7+ {
[%emt 0:00:05]} Kb2 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 60. Qxa1+ {[%emt 0:00:03]} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Khanty-Mansiysk FIDE GP (Women)"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2014.04.16"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Ushenina, Anna"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B52"]
[WhiteElo "2618"]
[BlackElo "2501"]
[Annotator "ChessBase Website"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[EventDate "2014.04.09"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 160"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.05.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.05.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[TimeControl "40/5400+30:1800+30"]
[WhiteClock "1:30:00"]
[BlackClock "1:30:00"]

1. e4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} c5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 2. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} d6 {[%emt 0:
00:04]} 3. Bb5+ {[%emt 0:00:14]} Bd7 {[%emt 0:00:11]} 4. c4 {[%emt 0:01:22]}
Nf6 {[%emt 0:02:15]} 5. Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:10]} g6 {[%emt 0:04:30]} 6. d4 {
[%emt 0:11:29]} cxd4 {[%emt 0:00:39]} 7. Nxd4 {[%emt 0:00:09]} Bg7 {[%emt 0:03:
23]} 8. Be3 {[%emt 0:00:26]} (8. O-O O-O 9. Bxd7 Qxd7 10. b3 Nc6 11. Bb2 a6 12.
Nxc6 Qxc6 13. Nd5 Nxd5 14. exd5 Qc5 15. Bxg7 Kxg7 16. Re1 e5 17. dxe6 fxe6 18.
Qd2 Rf6 19. Rad1 Raf8 20. Re2 e5 21. a4 R8f7 22. h3 Qb6 23. Qc2 Qb4 24. f3 b5
25. cxb5 axb5 26. Re4 Qa5 27. Rd5 Qb6+ 28. Kh2 bxa4 29. bxa4 Rc7 30. Qd2 Rc6
31. a5 Qc7 32. Re2 Rf4 33. Rexe5 dxe5 34. Rd7+ Rf7 35. Rxc7 Rcxc7 36. Qd6 Rfe7
37. a6 Rcd7 {Adams,M (2752)-Areshchenko,A (2720) Warsaw 2013 1/2-1/2}) 8... Nc6
{[%emt 0:17:13]} 9. f3 {[%emt 0:05:43]} O-O {[%emt 0:01:04]} 10. O-O {[%emt 0:
01:29]} Nxd4 {[%emt 0:23:02]} 11. Bxd4 {[%emt 0:00:11]} Bxb5 $146 {[%emt 0:02:
31]} (11... Be6 12. Nd5 {Munoz Pantoja,M (2457)-Kovchan,A (2577) Sitges op
39th 2013 (8) 1/2}) 12. cxb5 {[%emt 0:07:02]} Qa5 {[%emt 0:09:05]} 13. Qd3 {
[%emt 0:03:25]} Qb4 {[%emt 0:06:37]} 14. Rfd1 {[%emt 0:10:29]} Rfc8 {[%emt 0:
02:36]} 15. a3 {[%emt 0:10:39]} Qb3 {[%emt 0:01:52]} 16. Qe2 {[%emt 0:00:24]}
e6 {[%emt 0:02:01]} 17. Rd3 {[%emt 0:02:13]} Qc4 {[%emt 0:00:36]} 18. Rad1 {
[%emt 0:01:11]} Ne8 {[%emt 0:01:15]} 19. Qd2 $14 {[%emt 0:07:27][%csl Ra8]}
Bxd4+ {[%emt 0:02:55] The rematch between the World Champion and the ex-World
Champion culminated and yet another victory for Hou Yifan. Their previous
encounter, in the European Club Cup, also favored the Chinese. This time Hou
Yifan stayed away from the main theoretical routes, but Ushenina got an
acceptable position. At some point though she miscalculated the transition to
the endgame and her opponent accurately calculated the consequences of the
rook endgame, which ended with Hou Yifan simply queening her pawns.} 20. Rxd4 {
[%emt 0:00:01]} Qc5 {[%emt 0:00:12]} 21. Kh1 {[%emt 0:00:33]} Rc7 {[%emt 0:01:
00]} 22. h3 {[%emt 0:02:36]} Rac8 {[%emt 0:01:31]} 23. Qh6 {[%emt 0:01:49]} Qe5
{[%emt 0:01:33]} 24. Qh4 {[%emt 0:02:26]} Kg7 {[%emt 0:05:19]} 25. f4 {[%emt 0:
01:51]} Qf6 {[%emt 0:00:47]} 26. Qg3 {[%emt 0:00:47]} Rc4 {[%emt 0:01:05]} 27.
R4d3 {[%emt 0:01:52]} Qe7 {[%emt 0:01:07]} 28. Qe3 {[%emt 0:00:39]} b6 {
[%emt 0:01:52]} 29. a4 {[%emt 0:06:57]} Qc7 {[%emt 0:02:47]} 30. e5 {[%emt 0:
03:13]} dxe5 {[%emt 0:01:42]} 31. Rd7 {[%emt 0:01:15]} Qc5 {[%emt 0:00:13]} 32.
Qxc5 {[%emt 0:03:18]} R8xc5 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 33. Rxa7 {[%emt 0:00:41]} Nf6 {
[%emt 0:00:32]} 34. Rd6 {[%emt 0:02:25]} Ne4 {[%emt 0:02:01]} 35. Rxb6 {
[%emt 0:06:53]} Nxc3 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 36. bxc3 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Rxf4 {[%emt 0:
00:24]} 37. Rxe6 {[%emt 0:01:40]} Rxc3 {[%emt 0:00:35]} 38. Rxe5 {[%emt 0:00:
16]} Rf1+ {[%emt 0:02:07]} 39. Kh2 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Rc2 {[%emt 0:00:27]} 40. b6
{[%emt 0:00:00]} Rff2 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 41. Rg5 {[%emt 0:01:07]} Kh6 {[%emt 0:
08:09]} 42. h4 {[%emt 0:04:41]} f6 {[%emt 0:00:58]} 43. b7 {[%emt 0:01:51]} Rb2
{[%emt 0:02:12]} 44. Rb5 {[%emt 0:01:38]} Rxg2+ {[%emt 0:00:29]} 45. Kh3 {
[%emt 0:00:05]} Rh2+ {[%emt 0:02:01]} 46. Kg3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Rbg2+ {[%emt 0:
08:33]} 47. Kf3 {[%emt 0:00:12]} Rf2+ {[%emt 0:01:19]} 48. Ke4 1-0

[Event "Khanty-Mansiysk FIDE GP (Women)"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2014.04.17"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Zhao, Xue"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A17"]
[WhiteElo "2552"]
[BlackElo "2618"]
[Annotator "ChessBase Website"]
[PlyCount "101"]
[EventDate "2014.04.09"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 160"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.05.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.05.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[TimeControl "40/5400+30:1800+30"]
[WhiteClock "1:30:00"]
[BlackClock "1:30:00"]

1. c4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} b6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 2. Nc3 {[%emt 0:02:53]} e6 {[%emt 0:
00:00]} 3. e4 {[%emt 0:04:14]} Bb7 {[%emt 0:00:09]} 4. Nf3 {[%emt 0:01:52]} Nf6
{[%emt 0:01:30]} 5. e5 {[%emt 0:01:40]} Ne4 {[%emt 0:00:15]} 6. Nxe4 {[%emt 0:
05:30]} (6. Bd3 Nxc3 7. dxc3 Be7 8. Qe2 d6 9. Bf4 Nd7 10. O-O-O Bxf3 11. Qxf3
Bg5 12. exd6 cxd6 13. Bxg5 Qxg5+ 14. Kb1 Ke7 15. h4 Qc5 16. Be2 Rhd8 17. Rd4
Rac8 18. Rhd1 Nf6 19. g4 h6 20. a3 Rc7 21. Qe3 Ne8 22. f4 Rcd7 23. g5 g6 24. b4
Qc6 25. h5 gxh5 26. f5 Rc8 27. fxe6 fxe6 28. Rf1 Qg2 29. gxh6 Nf6 30. Rg1 Qh2
31. Rg7+ Kd8 32. Qxe6 Kc7 33. Qxf6 Re8 34. Rxd7+ Kxd7 35. Bd1 Re3 {Potkin,V 
(2647)-Riazantsev,A (2708) Khanty-Mansiysk 2013 1-0}) 6... Bxe4 {[%emt 0:00:07]
} 7. Be2 {[%emt 0:00:08]} d6 {[%emt 0:06:39]} 8. O-O {[%emt 0:03:30]} Nd7 {
[%emt 0:04:58]} 9. d3 {[%emt 0:04:43]} Bb7 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 10. Bf4 {[%emt 0:
05:25]} dxe5 {[%emt 0:09:01]} 11. Nxe5 {[%emt 0:00:13]} Bd6 {[%emt 0:16:13]}
12. d4 {[%emt 0:08:37]} Qf6 {[%emt 0:04:40]} 13. Bf3 {[%emt 0:03:31]} c6 {
[%emt 0:02:01]} 14. Bg3 {[%emt 0:22:32]} Nxe5 {[%emt 0:03:18]} 15. dxe5 {
[%emt 0:00:12]} Bxe5 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 16. Qa4 $44 {[%emt 0:00:04][%csl Rc6]
Hou Yifan employed the same system she used against Stefanova earlier, except
now Zhao Xue's pawn was not on d4 just yet. This gave both players interesting
possibilities, and Zhao Xue sacrificed a pawn for a small initiative. This was
never full compensation for the pawn, but it was enough to hold equality on
most lines and eventually the game turned into a drawish endgame.} O-O {
[%emt 0:00:45]} 17. Rad1 {[%emt 0:03:59]} Bd4 {[%emt 0:02:56]} 18. Bxc6 {
[%emt 0:05:09]} Bxc6 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 19. Qxc6 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Bxb2 {[%emt 0:
01:20]} 20. Rd7 {[%emt 0:00:59]} h6 {[%emt 0:06:46]} 21. Bd6 {[%emt 0:08:18]}
Rfe8 {[%emt 0:02:51]} 22. Rxa7 {[%emt 0:01:16]} Rxa7 {[%emt 0:02:31]} 23. Qxe8+
{[%emt 0:00:07]} Kh7 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 24. Qb8 {[%emt 0:02:16]} Ra4 {[%emt 0:06:
01]} 25. Qxb6 {[%emt 0:02:57]} Rxc4 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 26. Bc5 {[%emt 0:04:31]}
Be5 {[%emt 0:09:00]} 27. Be3 {[%emt 0:02:18]} Qf5 {[%emt 0:00:33]} 28. h3 {
[%emt 0:01:55]} Qd3 {[%emt 0:06:45]} 29. Qb1 {[%emt 0:00:49]} Qg6 {[%emt 0:08:
48]} 30. Rc1 {[%emt 0:01:05]} Re4 {[%emt 0:01:06]} 31. Qd3 {[%emt 0:01:46]} h5
{[%emt 0:01:53]} 32. Kf1 {[%emt 0:00:57]} Ra4 {[%emt 0:01:20]} 33. Qb3 {
[%emt 0:00:36]} Qe4 {[%emt 0:00:33]} 34. Qc2 {[%emt 0:00:37]} Qxc2 {[%emt 0:00:
49]} 35. Rxc2 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Kg6 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 36. Ke2 {[%emt 0:00:49]}
Kf5 {[%emt 0:00:11]} 37. Kd3 {[%emt 0:00:16]} g5 {[%emt 0:00:30]} 38. Bc5 {
[%emt 0:00:51]} g4 {[%emt 0:03:25]} 39. hxg4+ {[%emt 0:00:07]} hxg4 {[%emt 0:
01:06]} 40. g3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Ra8 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 41. a3 {[%emt 0:06:13]}
Bc7 {[%emt 0:03:20]} 42. Rc4 {[%emt 0:04:42]} e5 {[%emt 0:01:01]} 43. a4 {
[%emt 0:00:12]} Ba5 {[%emt 0:00:41]} 44. Be3 {[%emt 0:00:38]} f6 {[%emt 0:00:
26]} 45. Kc2 {[%emt 0:03:11]} Be1 {[%emt 0:00:51]} 46. Bb6 {[%emt 0:03:33]} Ra6
{[%emt 0:03:15]} 47. Be3 {[%emt 0:00:07]} Ra8 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 48. Kd1 {
[%emt 0:02:06]} Ba5 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 49. Kc2 {[%emt 0:00:08]} Be1 {[%emt 0:00:
06]} 50. Kd1 {[%emt 0:00:11]} Ba5 {[%emt 0:00:09]} 51. Kc2 {[%emt 0:00:04]}
1/2-1/2

[Event "Khanty-Mansiysk FIDE GP (Women)"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2014.04.19"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Girya, Olga"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B85"]
[WhiteElo "2618"]
[BlackElo "2450"]
[Annotator "ChessBase Website"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "2014.04.09"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 160"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.05.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.05.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[TimeControl "40/5400+30:1800+30"]
[WhiteClock "1:30:00"]
[BlackClock "1:30:00"]

1. e4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} c5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 2. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} e6 {[%emt 0:
00:00]} 3. Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Nc6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 4. d4 {[%emt 0:00:00]}
cxd4 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 5. Nxd4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Qc7 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 6. Be3 {
[%emt 0:00:23]} a6 {[%emt 0:00:12]} 7. Be2 {[%emt 0:00:06]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:54]
} 8. O-O {[%emt 0:00:08]} Be7 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 9. f4 {[%emt 0:00:09]} d6 {
[%emt 0:00:03]} 10. Kh1 {[%emt 0:00:07]} O-O {[%emt 0:00:28]} 11. Qe1 {[%emt 0:
00:12]} Nxd4 {[%emt 0:00:52]} 12. Bxd4 {[%emt 0:00:07]} b5 {[%emt 0:00:11]} 13.
Qg3 {[%emt 0:00:34]} Bb7 {[%emt 0:04:25]} 14. a3 {[%emt 0:00:29]} Bc6 {[%emt 0:
01:04]} 15. Rae1 {[%emt 0:00:21]} Qb7 {[%emt 0:00:22]} 16. Bd3 {[%emt 0:00:06]}
b4 {[%emt 0:01:42]} 17. Nd1 {[%emt 0:00:06]} bxa3 {[%emt 0:08:06]} (17... g6
18. Nf2 Nh5 19. Qe3 a5 20. Ng4 f6 21. Bc4 Ng7 22. f5 gxf5 23. Rxf5 Kh8 24. Rf3
e5 25. Qh6 exd4 26. Rh3 Bxe4 27. Bd3 Bxd3 28. cxd3 Nh5 29. Qxh5 Bd8 30. Re8
Rxe8 31. Qxe8+ Kg7 32. Rg3 f5 33. Ne5+ Bg5 34. Rxg5+ Kf6 35. Qh5 dxe5 36. Qh6+
{1-0 (36) Guliyev,N (2559)-Schlosser,P (2602) Germany 2014}) 18. bxa3 {[%emt 0:
00:07]} Rac8 {[%emt 0:03:02]} 19. Nf2 {[%emt 0:08:16]} Nh5 {[%emt 0:01:01]} 20.
Qg4 $146 {[%emt 0:22:48]} (20. Qf3 g6 21. Ng4 f6 22. Qe2 Bb5 23. c4 Bc6 24. c5
Bb5 25. cxd6 Bxd6 26. e5 Bxd3 27. Qxd3 fxe5 28. fxe5 Rxf1+ 29. Rxf1 Bf8 30.
Nf6+ Nxf6 31. exf6 Kf7 32. Rb1 Qc6 33. h3 Rc7 34. Be5 {1/2-1/2 (34) Parligras,
M (2601)-Movsesian,S (2723) Germany 2010}) 20... g6 {[%emt 0:04:33]} 21. Qh3 {
[%emt 0:16:22]} Bd7 {[%emt 0:29:53]} 22. Ng4 {[%emt 0:15:34]} e5 {[%emt 0:07:
57]} 23. fxe5 {[%emt 0:01:07]} Bxg4 {[%emt 0:00:45]} 24. Qxg4 {[%emt 0:00:07]}
dxe5 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 25. Bxe5 {[%emt 0:00:07]} Bxa3 {[%emt 0:00:57]} 26. Re3 {
[%emt 0:12:57]} Rc6 {[%emt 0:04:59]} 27. Rh3 {[%emt 0:04:57]} Qc8 {[%emt 0:04:
07]} 28. Qf3 {[%emt 0:03:04]} Re6 {[%emt 0:12:14]} 29. Rxh5 $1 {[%emt 0:09:13]
Clearly the most important result of the round. Hou Yifan started a dangerous
attack on the kingside that had to be met with precision by Black. The
machines give some crazy defensive lines, but Girya did not find them and the
World Champion's bishops ravaged the board. This cost the Russian suitor her
queen and it was simple technique from Hou Yifan that was required to take a
two point commanding lead with only two rounds to go.} gxh5 {[%emt 0:00:27]}
30. Bf6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Rxf6 {[%emt 0:00:57]} 31. Qxf6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Qe6 {
[%emt 0:00:24]} 32. Qg5+ {[%emt 0:02:12]} Qg6 {[%emt 0:02:54]} 33. Qd5 {
[%emt 0:00:13]} Re8 {[%emt 0:04:52]} 34. e5 {[%emt 0:03:18]} Qg7 {[%emt 0:00:
52]} 35. Qb3 {[%emt 0:00:24]} Bf8 {[%emt 0:04:02]} 36. Rxf7 {[%emt 0:00:31]}
Qxf7 {[%emt 0:00:12]} 37. Bc4 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Qxc4 {[%emt 0:00:22]} 38. Qxc4+
{[%emt 0:00:01]} Kg7 {[%emt 0:00:09]} 39. Qd5 {[%emt 0:00:42]} Be7 {[%emt 0:01:
21]} 40. Qd7 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Kf8 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 41. Qf5+ {[%emt 0:00:57]}
Kg7 {[%emt 0:00:11]} 42. Qxh5 {[%emt 0:03:01]} Rb8 {[%emt 0:02:07]} 43. g3 {
[%emt 0:02:19]} Rb5 {[%emt 0:00:14]} 44. Qg4+ {[%emt 0:00:13]} Kf8 {[%emt 0:00:
15]} 45. Qf4+ {[%emt 0:01:30]} Kg7 {[%emt 0:00:40]} 46. e6 {[%emt 0:00:41]} 1-0

[Event "Khanty-Mansiysk FIDE GP (Women)"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2014.04.20"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Muzychuk, Anna"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B52"]
[WhiteElo "2560"]
[BlackElo "2618"]
[Annotator "ChessBase Website"]
[PlyCount "54"]
[EventDate "2014.04.09"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 160"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.05.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.05.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[TimeControl "40/5400+30:1800+30"]
[WhiteClock "1:30:00"]
[BlackClock "1:30:00"]

1. e4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} c5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 2. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} d6 {[%emt 0:
00:00]} 3. Bb5+ {[%emt 0:00:00]} Bd7 {[%emt 0:00:23]} 4. Bxd7+ {[%emt 0:00:00]}
Qxd7 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 5. c4 {[%emt 0:00:34]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:01:03]} 6. Nc3 {
[%emt 0:00:10]} g6 {[%emt 0:00:10]} 7. O-O {[%emt 0:01:24]} Bg7 {[%emt 0:01:38]
} 8. d4 {[%emt 0:00:37]} cxd4 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 9. Nxd4 {[%emt 0:00:04]} O-O {
[%emt 0:00:27]} 10. f3 {[%emt 0:02:44]} (10. b3 Nc6 11. Bb2 a6 12. Nd5 Nxd5 13.
exd5 Nxd4 14. Bxd4 Bxd4 15. Qxd4 b5 16. Rfe1 Rfc8 17. h4 bxc4 18. bxc4 h5 19.
Re4 Rc7 20. Rae1 Rac8 21. Qb6 a5 22. Qxa5 Rxc4 23. Rxe7 Qf5 24. Qd2 Qf4 25.
Qxf4 Rxf4 26. g3 Rf5 27. a4 Rxd5 28. Re8+ Rxe8 29. Rxe8+ Kg7 30. Ra8 Rd3 31. a5
{1/2-1/2 (31) Karjakin,S (2766)-Mamedyarov,S (2757) Khanty-Mansiysk 2014})
10... Rc8 {[%emt 0:04:19]} 11. b3 {[%emt 0:02:24]} d5 {[%emt 0:00:16]} 12. exd5
{[%emt 0:00:26]} Nxd5 {[%emt 0:00:11]} 13. Nxd5 {[%emt 0:00:15]} e6 {[%emt 0:
00:10]} 14. Bh6 {[%emt 0:02:30]} exd5 {[%emt 0:00:30]} 15. Bxg7 {[%emt 0:00:05]
} Kxg7 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 16. Nb5 {[%emt 0:03:34]} dxc4 {[%emt 0:04:41]} 17. Nd6
{[%emt 0:01:18]} Rd8 {[%emt 0:01:09]} 18. Nxb7 {[%emt 0:03:55]} Qxd1 {[%emt 0:
02:13]} 19. Rfxd1 {[%emt 0:00:07]} Rxd1+ {[%emt 0:00:06]} 20. Rxd1 {[%emt 0:00:
05]} cxb3 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 21. axb3 {[%emt 0:00:06]} Nc6 {[%emt 0:00:17]} 22.
Rd7 {[%emt 0:04:36]} a5 {[%emt 0:01:31]} 23. Rd6 $146 {[%emt 0:02:53]} (23. Nd6
Ne5 24. Re7 Kf6 25. Rb7 a4 26. Ne4+ Kg7 27. bxa4 Rxa4 28. Kf2 Ra2+ 29. Kg3 {
1/2-1/2 (31) Edouard,R (2686)-Vachier Lagrave,M (2711) Al Ain 2012}) 23... Rc8
{[%emt 0:01:47]} 24. Rd7 {[%emt 0:01:49] “After two losses and a terrible
blunder, I thought the aggressive approach today might bring even further
disappointments. So a draw against the tournament leader is far from being
bothersome, it is good to run away from the unfortunate series I had and try
again tomorrow”- Anna said during the press conference.} Ra8 {[%emt 0:01:48]}
25. Rd6 {[%emt 0:02:07]} Rc8 {[%emt 0:00:14]} 26. Rd7 {[%emt 0:00:06]} Ra8 {
[%emt 0:00:11]} 27. Rd6 {[%emt 0:00:14]} Rc8 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Khanty-Mansiysk FIDE GP (Women)"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2014.04.21"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Kosteniuk, Alexandra"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A46"]
[WhiteElo "2618"]
[BlackElo "2527"]
[Annotator "ChessBase Website"]
[PlyCount "105"]
[EventDate "2014.04.09"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 160"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.05.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.05.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[TimeControl "40/5400+30:1800+30"]
[WhiteClock "1:30:00"]
[BlackClock "1:30:00"]

1. g3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} d5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 2. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Nf6 {
[%emt 0:00:44]} 3. Bg2 {[%emt 0:00:05]} e6 {[%emt 0:00:21]} 4. d4 {[%emt 0:03:
46]} b5 {[%emt 0:02:06]} 5. a4 {[%emt 0:00:43]} (5. c3 a5 6. O-O Nbd7 7. Bf4
Be7 8. Qc2 c5 9. Nbd2 Bb7 10. Ne5 O-O 11. a4 bxa4 12. Qxa4 Nxe5 13. dxe5 Nd7
14. h4 Qc7 15. e4 Nb6 16. Qc2 Rfd8 17. Rfc1 h6 18. Be3 Qd7 19. exd5 Nxd5 20.
Nc4 a4 21. Re1 Qb5 22. Na3 Qa6 23. Rad1 Rab8 24. c4 Nxe3 25. Rxd8+ Rxd8 26.
Rxe3 Bxg2 27. Kxg2 Qb7+ 28. Kg1 Qb4 29. Rc3 Qb8 30. Re3 Qb4 31. Rc3 Rd7 32. Nb5
Qa5 33. Qe2 Qd8 34. Ra3 Rd2 {Kamsky,G (2732)-Topalov,V (2770) Wijk aan Zee
2012 1-0 (71)}) 5... b4 {[%emt 0:03:43]} 6. a5 {[%emt 0:01:25]} c5 {[%emt 0:03:
51]} 7. c4 {[%emt 0:04:54]} bxc3 {[%emt 0:11:34]} 8. Nxc3 {[%emt 0:00:15]} Nc6
{[%emt 0:04:17]} 9. O-O {[%emt 0:04:30]} Ba6 {[%emt 0:13:04]} 10. Bg5 {[%emt 0:
19:52] Not a short draw by any means. Hou Yifan didn't show any more of her
preparation and started the game with 1.g3. This led to an interesting endgame
in which White had a potential passed pawn on the queenside but Black was
quite active. After some further simplifications the game reached a drawn rook
endgame.} Rc8 {[%emt 0:03:16]} 11. Qa4 {[%emt 0:17:03]} Qd7 {[%emt 0:02:56]}
12. dxc5 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Bxc5 {[%emt 0:00:42]} 13. Rfc1 {[%emt 0:08:16]} Nb4 {
[%emt 0:04:56]} 14. Ne5 {[%emt 0:07:47]} Qxa4 {[%emt 0:00:22]} 15. Nxa4 {
[%emt 0:00:02]} Bd6 {[%emt 0:01:24]} 16. Rxc8+ {[%emt 0:00:07]} Bxc8 {[%emt 0:
00:03]} 17. Rc1 {[%emt 0:00:06]} Ke7 {[%emt 0:06:02]} 18. Bd2 {[%emt 0:06:04]}
Bxe5 {[%emt 0:04:33]} 19. Bxb4+ {[%emt 0:00:05]} Bd6 {[%emt 0:00:46]} 20. Bxd6+
{[%emt 0:09:45]} Kxd6 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 21. Nc5 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Nd7 {[%emt 0:
02:10]} 22. Nb3 {[%emt 0:00:18]} Ne5 {[%emt 0:02:39]} 23. Nd4 {[%emt 0:01:24]}
Bd7 {[%emt 0:00:24]} 24. f4 {[%emt 0:05:46]} Nc4 {[%emt 0:01:16]} 25. b3 {
[%emt 0:02:39]} Ne3 {[%emt 0:04:08]} 26. Bh3 {[%emt 0:02:39]} h5 {[%emt 0:02:
06]} 27. Rc3 {[%emt 0:00:12]} Ng4 {[%emt 0:00:11]} 28. Bg2 {[%emt 0:00:15]} Rb8
{[%emt 0:02:08]} 29. h3 {[%emt 0:00:21]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:02:07]} 30. e3 {[%emt 0:
00:08]} Ne8 {[%emt 0:00:56]} 31. Kf2 {[%emt 0:00:42]} f6 {[%emt 0:00:32]} 32.
Nc2 {[%emt 0:00:51]} Nc7 {[%emt 0:02:50]} 33. e4 {[%emt 0:00:11]} Nb5 {[%emt 0:
04:05]} 34. Rd3 {[%emt 0:00:29]} Rc8 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 35. Rd2 {[%emt 0:00:50]}
Nc3 {[%emt 0:07:49]} 36. Ne3 {[%emt 0:01:40]} Nb1 {[%emt 0:02:49]} 37. Rd1 {
[%emt 0:00:21]} Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 38. Rd2 {[%emt 0:00:17]} Nb1 {[%emt 0:00:
05]} 39. Rb2 {[%emt 0:03:13]} Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:36]} 40. exd5 {[%emt 0:00:00]}
Nxd5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 41. Rd2 {[%emt 0:05:04]} Bc6 {[%emt 0:08:06]} 42. f5 {
[%emt 0:01:26]} Ke7 {[%emt 0:03:47]} 43. Bxd5 {[%emt 0:06:16]} Bxd5 {[%emt 0:
00:07]} 44. Nxd5+ {[%emt 0:00:04]} exd5 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 45. Rxd5 {[%emt 0:00:
58]} Rb8 {[%emt 0:00:11]} 46. Rd3 {[%emt 0:01:39]} Rb5 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 47.
Re3+ {[%emt 0:00:03]} Kd7 {[%emt 0:00:13]} 48. g4 {[%emt 0:00:05]} hxg4 {
[%emt 0:01:17]} 49. hxg4 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Rxa5 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 50. Kg3 {
[%emt 0:00:05]} Ra1 {[%emt 0:01:12]} 51. Rd3+ {[%emt 0:00:21]} Ke7 {[%emt 0:00:
05]} 52. Re3+ {[%emt 0:00:04]} Kd7 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 53. Rd3+ {[%emt 0:00:05]}
1/2-1/2

[Event "Leon 27th"]
[Site "Leon"]
[Date "2014.06.06"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Vallejo Pons, Francisco"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2629"]
[BlackElo "2698"]
[PlyCount "101"]
[EventDate "2014.06.06"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "2"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 161"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.07.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.07.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. Qe2 Bc5 5. c3 O-O 6. O-O Re8 7. d3 h6 8. h3
d6 9. Rd1 Bd7 10. Nbd2 Ne7 11. Bxd7 Qxd7 12. b4 Bb6 13. Nc4 c6 14. Nxb6 axb6
15. a4 b5 16. a5 b6 17. c4 bxa5 18. bxa5 c5 19. cxb5 Qxb5 20. Bd2 Reb8 21. Nh4
Nc6 22. Nf5 Nd4 23. Nxd4 cxd4 24. f4 Nd7 25. Qg4 Kh8 26. Kh2 exf4 27. Rab1 Ne5
28. Qxf4 Qxd3 29. Bb4 Qe3 30. Qxe3 dxe3 31. Bxd6 Rxb1 32. Rxb1 Nd3 33. Rb8+
Rxb8 34. Bxb8 e2 35. Bg3 Nc5 36. e5 Kg8 37. Kg1 Kf8 38. Kf2 Ne4+ 39. Kxe2 Ke7
40. a6 Nc3+ 41. Kd3 Nd5 42. a7 Nb6 43. Kd4 Kd7 44. Kc5 Na8 45. Kb5 h5 46. h4 g6
47. e6+ Kxe6 48. Kc6 f6 49. Kb7 Kd7 50. Kxa8 Kc8 51. Bf4 1-0

[Event "Leon 27th"]
[Site "Leon"]
[Date "2014.06.06"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Vallejo Pons, Francisco"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B36"]
[WhiteElo "2698"]
[BlackElo "2629"]
[PlyCount "115"]
[EventDate "2014.06.06"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "2"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 161"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.07.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.07.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. c4 g6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. e4 d6 7. Be2 Nxd4 8.
Qxd4 Bg7 9. Be3 O-O 10. Qd2 a5 11. f3 a4 12. Rc1 Qa5 13. Nb5 Bd7 14. Qxa5 Rxa5
15. Kf2 Rc8 16. Rhd1 Bc6 17. Bb6 Ra6 18. c5 dxc5 19. Na7 Rxa7 20. Bxa7 Nd7 21.
Bxc5 Bxb2 22. Rc2 Nxc5 23. Rxb2 Kg7 24. Rb4 a3 25. Rc1 Ne6 26. Rc3 Rd8 27. Ke3
f5 28. g3 fxe4 29. fxe4 Kf6 30. Ba6 Ra8 31. Bxb7 Bxb7 32. Rxb7 Ra5 33. Rb6 Ke5
34. Rb4 Kf6 35. Rbb3 Rh5 36. Rc2 Ra5 37. h4 Ke5 38. Rd2 Kf6 39. Rb6 Ra4 40.
Rf2+ Ke5 41. Rb5+ Kd6 42. Rd5+ Kc6 43. Rc2+ Kb6 44. Rc3 Nc7 45. Rdd3 Nb5 46.
Rb3 Kc6 47. Rd5 Nd6 48. Rd4 Nc4+ 49. Kd3 Ne5+ 50. Kc3 Ra8 51. Rd5 Nd7 52. Rb4
Nb6 53. Rd3 Rf8 54. Kb3 Ra8 55. Rc3+ Kb7 56. Rc5 Rf8 57. Kxa3 Rf3+ 58. Rb3 1-0

[Event "Leon 27th"]
[Site "Leon"]
[Date "2014.06.06"]
[Round "1.3"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Vallejo Pons, Francisco"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2629"]
[BlackElo "2698"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "2014.06.06"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "2"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 161"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.07.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.07.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. Bxc6 dxc6 7. dxe5 Nf5
8. Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. Nc3 Bd7 10. Rd1 Kc8 11. h3 h6 12. b3 b6 13. Bb2 Ne7 14. Ne2
Ng6 15. Ng3 Nf4 16. Nd4 c5 17. Nde2 Ne6 18. f4 g6 19. c4 Bc6 20. Nf1 h5 21. Ne3
Bh6 22. Nd5 Kb7 23. Bc1 Rad8 24. Be3 Bf8 25. Kf2 Ng7 26. Ng3 Nf5 27. Ne4 Rd7
28. Rd3 Be7 29. Rad1 h4 30. Ke2 a5 31. a4 Kc8 32. Bf2 Bd8 33. R3d2 Be7 34. Rd3
Bd8 35. R1d2 Be7 36. Rd1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Leon 27th"]
[Site "Leon"]
[Date "2014.06.06"]
[Round "1.4"]
[White "Vallejo Pons, Francisco"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2698"]
[BlackElo "2629"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[EventDate "2014.06.06"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "2"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 161"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.07.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.07.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 e6 2. c4 b6 3. g3 Bb7 4. Bg2 c5 5. O-O Nf6 6. Nc3 Be7 7. Re1 d6 8. e4
Qc8 9. d4 cxd4 10. Nxd4 a6 11. Nd5 exd5 12. exd5 Ra7 13. Bf4 Kf8 14. Qd3 Nh5
15. Qe2 Bxd5 16. Qxh5 Bxg2 17. Kxg2 h6 18. Qd5 Kg8 19. Nf5 Nc6 20. Re3 Kh7 21.
Nxh6 Rf8 22. Nxf7 Nb4 23. Qe4+ g6 24. Nxd6 Qd7 25. Rd1 Bf6 26. h4 1-0

[Event "Lopota FIDE GP (Women)"]
[Site "Lopota"]
[Date "2014.06.19"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Muminova, Nafisa"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2629"]
[BlackElo "2332"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "2014.06.19"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GEO"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 161 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.08.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.08.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. Bxc6 dxc6 6. Nbd2 Qe7 7. O-O Bg4 8.
Nc4 O-O-O 9. Qe2 Nd7 10. Be3 f6 11. a3 Nf8 12. b4 Bd4 13. Bxd4 exd4 14. Rfb1
Ng6 15. h3 Nf4 16. Qd2 Nxh3+ 17. gxh3 Bxh3 18. a4 Qf7 19. Qf4 g5 20. Qh2 Be6
21. Nfd2 f5 22. b5 c5 23. b6 axb6 24. a5 f4 25. axb6 cxb6 26. Nd6+ Rxd6 27.
Ra8+ Kc7 28. Rxh8 Rd7 29. Qh6 Qe7 30. Nc4 1-0

[Event "Lopota FIDE GP (Women)"]
[Site "Lopota"]
[Date "2014.06.20"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Khotenashvili, Bela"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E53"]
[WhiteElo "2518"]
[BlackElo "2629"]
[Annotator "CB"]
[PlyCount "110"]
[EventDate "2014.06.19"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GEO"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 161 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.08.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.08.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 d5 6. Nf3 c5 7. O-O {Sehr
klassisch. Das ist die alte Hauptvariante im Rubinstein-System der
Nimzoindischen Verteidigung.} b6 (7... Nc6 {wäre hier der Hauptzug gewesen.}
8. a3 Bxc3 9. bxc3) 8. cxd5 exd5 9. Ne5 Ba6 ({Häufiger sah man bisher} 9...
Bb7 {z.B.:} 10. Bd2 Nc6 11. a3 Bxc3 12. Bxc3 Re8 13. Nxc6 Bxc6 14. Rc1 c4 15.
Bb1 b5 16. Re1 Ne4 17. f3 Nxc3 18. Rxc3 Qb6 19. Qc2 g6 20. Qf2 Rad8 21. f4 f5
22. Qh4 Bd7 23. Kh1 Kg7 24. Rf1 Qf6 25. Qf2 a5 26. Rcc1 b4 27. axb4 axb4 28.
Qd2 Qe7 29. Rf3 Ra8 30. h3 Ra6 31. Qf2 Re6 32. Re1 Ra6 33. Rg1 Ra1 34. Kh2 Rea8
35. Rg3 Qf6 36. Rf3 Qb6 37. Qh4 Qf6 38. Qf2 R8a7 39. h4 h5 40. Kh3 Rc7 41. Rc1
Ba4 42. Rg3 c3 43. Rg5 Qa6 44. Kh2 Bb5 45. bxc3 bxc3 46. Qc2 Bd3 47. Qb3 Rxb1
48. Qxd5 Kh7 49. Rxc3 Rg7 50. Kg3 Be4 51. Qc4 Qa1 {0-1 (51) Gligoric,S (2565)
-Spassky,B (2630) Bugojno 1978}) 10. Bxa6 Nxa6 11. Qa4 Nb8 ({In einem
Vorgänger geschah} 11... cxd4 12. Ne2 Qe8 13. Qxa6 Qxe5 14. Nxd4 Bd6 15. Nf3
Qh5 16. h3 Ne4 17. b3 f5 18. Qd3 f4 19. exf4 Nc5 20. Qd1 Bxf4 21. Nd4 Rf6 22.
Bxf4 Rxf4 23. Ne2 Rf7 {1-0 (23) Zakharchenko,A (2258)-Krivolapov,K (2352)
Nyiregyhaza 2005}) 12. dxc5 (12. Ne2 $5 {mit der Idee a3 war ganz gut.}) 12...
bxc5 13. Rd1 Qd6 {Nach dem Tausch auf c5 hat der Se5 keine Stütze mehr und
wird befragt.} 14. Nf3 Bxc3 {Entledigt sich des Läufers und verschafft Weiß
einen Einzelbauern.} ({Nach} 14... Nbd7 {wäre} 15. Nxd5 Nxd5 16. a3 {möglich:
} N7b6 17. Qc2 Ba5 18. e4 $14) 15. bxc3 Nbd7 16. Ba3 (16. c4 $5) 16... Qe6 17.
Rac1 Rfd8 (17... Nb6 $5 18. Qf4 Rac8 {und der La3 steht unbequem.}) 18. h3 Ne4
19. c4 {Nötig, um das weiße Spiel zu befreien, aber durch den Tausch des
weißen c-Bauern gegen den schwarzen d-Bauern wird der schwarze c-Bauer frei
und spielt später noch eine große Rolle.} Nb6 20. cxd5 Rxd5 21. Qc2 Rad8 22.
Rxd5 Rxd5 23. Bb2 h6 24. a4 Nd7 25. Qb3 a6 26. Qc2 Nf8 27. Ba1 Ng6 28. Qb2 f6 {
Dieser Angriff war nicht schwer abzuwehren. Weiß hat hier keine Idee und der
schwarzfeldrige Läufer wird zunehmend von den schwarzen Steinen dominiert.}
29. Qc2 Kh7 30. Rb1 h5 31. Rb7 Qc6 32. Rb1 Qe6 33. Rb7 Kh6 34. Rb1 Qf5 {
Da Weiß sich passiv verhält, konnte Schwarz einen kleinen Trick aufbauen.}
35. Rc1 $2 {Übersieht...} ({Nötig war} 35. Rf1) 35... Rd2 $1 36. Nxd2 ({Nach
} 36. Qc4 {folgt} Nh4 $1) 36... Qxf2+ {Im Moment hat Schwarz einen Turm
weniger, aber die Partie ist gelaufen.} 37. Kh1 Ng3+ 38. Kh2 Nh4 {Dieser Zug
ist die eigentlich Pointe. Ohne den Sh4 hätte Schwarz nichts erreicht.} 39.
Rg1 Ne2 ({Hübsch, aber kompliziert war} 39... Nf1+ 40. Kh1 Nf5 41. Rxf1 Ng3+
42. Kh2 Nxf1+ 43. Kh1 Nxe3 44. Qe4 Qxd2 {droht Dd1, Sf1 und Abzug nach d2 mit
Damengewinn.} 45. Kh2 Nf1+ 46. Kg1 Ng3 47. Qb1 Ne2+ 48. Kh2 c4 {und der
c-Bauer entscheidet.}) 40. Qd1 Nxg1 41. Qxg1 Qxd2 42. Qf1 {Es drohte Sf3} Qxe3
43. Bb2 Qe4 44. Qf2 Kh7 45. Bc3 c4 {Und auch hier ist der c-Bauer der
entscheidende Trumpf.} 46. a5 Nf5 47. Bd2 Qd3 48. g4 Nd4 49. Be3 Nc2 50. Bf4 c3
51. Qc5 Qe2+ 52. Kg1 Qe1+ 53. Kh2 Qe4 54. Qxh5+ Kg8 55. Kg1 Nd4 0-1

[Event "Lopota FIDE GP (Women)"]
[Site "Lopota"]
[Date "2014.06.21"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Koneru, Humpy"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A00"]
[WhiteElo "2629"]
[BlackElo "2613"]
[Annotator "CB"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[EventDate "2014.06.19"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GEO"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 161 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.08.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.08.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. g3 {Yifan seems to keep this somewhat excentric opening as a potentially
lethal weapon for Grand Prix events (she first used it in Khanty Mansyisk
against Alexandra Kosteniuk). Here the players soon end up in Pirc territory.}
Nf6 2. Bg2 g6 3. e4 e5 4. Ne2 Bg7 5. Nbc3 c6 6. d4 d6 7. h3 b5 8. Be3 Bb7 9.
dxe5 dxe5 10. Qxd8+ Kxd8 11. a4 a6 12. Nc1 Nbd7 13. Nd3 Kc7 14. O-O Ne8 15. h4
Nd6 16. Bh3 Rad8 17. axb5 axb5 18. Bxd7 Rxd7 19. Nc5 Rdd8 20. Nxb7 Nxb7 21. Ra6
Ra8 22. Bb6+ Kd7 23. Rfa1 Rxa6 24. Rxa6 Rb8 25. Ra7 Bf6 26. Na2 Be7 27. Nc1 Bd6
28. Nd3 f5 29. b4 ({The biggest chance, mentioned by Humpy during the
conference, was} 29. f4 $1 {should be winning:} exf4 (29... fxe4 30. Nxe5+ Bxe5
31. fxe5 {is very tricky as Black is completely tied up.} e3 (31... Ke6 32. Bc7
) 32. Bxe3 {will secure White the full point.}) 30. e5 $1 {and e.g.} Be7 31.
gxf4 $18) 29... Ke6 30. f3 fxe4 31. fxe4 h5 32. Kg2 Nd8 33. Nc5+ Bxc5 34. bxc5
Kf6 35. c3 Ne6 36. Kf3 Rf8 37. Ke3 Rf7 38. Ra8 Rf8 39. Ra7 Rf7 40. Ra6 Rf8 41.
Ra2 Ke7 42. Ra7+ Kf6 43. Rd7 Ra8 44. Rd6 Ra3 45. Kd2 Ra2+ 46. Ke3 Ra3 47. Kd2
Ra2+ 48. Ke3 Ra3 49. Kd2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Lopota FIDE GP (Women)"]
[Site "Lopota"]
[Date "2014.06.22"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Zhao, Xue"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A34"]
[WhiteElo "2538"]
[BlackElo "2629"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "2014.06.19"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GEO"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 161 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.08.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.08.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 c5 2. Nf3 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. a3 Nc6 5. Rb1 d6 6. b4 b6 7. e3 Bxc3 8. dxc3
Bf5 9. Ra1 Nf6 10. Be2 Qd7 11. O-O h6 12. Bd2 e5 13. Be1 e4 14. Nd2 Ne5 15. f3
exf3 16. Bxf3 Rd8 17. Bh4 g5 18. Bg3 O-O 19. Bd5 Rde8 20. e4 Nxd5 21. cxd5 Bg6
22. Rf6 Qe7 23. Bxe5 Qxe5 24. Qf3 cxb4 25. axb4 Rc8 26. Rf1 Qxc3 27. Qxc3 Rxc3
28. Rxd6 Rd3 29. Rf2 Rc8 30. e5 Rc1+ 31. Nf1 Re1 32. e6 Rxe6 33. Rxe6 fxe6 34.
dxe6 Rd1 35. Rf6 Kg7 36. Rf3 Rb1 37. Ra3 a6 38. e7 Kf7 39. Re3 Ke8 40. Kf2 Rxb4
41. Ng3 Rf4+ 42. Ke1 Rf7 0-1

[Event "Lopota FIDE GP (Women)"]
[Site "Lopota"]
[Date "2014.06.24"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Stefanova, Antoaneta"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A35"]
[WhiteElo "2629"]
[BlackElo "2488"]
[Annotator "Schulz,Andre"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[EventDate "2014.06.19"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GEO"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 161 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.08.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.08.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 {Bisher spielte Hou gegen Stefanova ausschließlich 1.e4 und gewann fast
alle Partien.} g6 2. Nc3 c5 3. e3 ({Üblicher ist z.B.} 3. g3 Nc6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5.
Nf3 Nf6) 3... Bg7 4. d4 d6 (4... cxd4 5. exd4 Nf6 6. d5 O-O 7. Nf3 d6 8. Be2
Bg4 9. O-O Nbd7 10. Be3 Rc8 11. Nd2 Bxe2 12. Qxe2 a6 13. Rfe1 Re8 14. Rac1 e6
15. dxe6 Rxe6 16. Qd1 Ne5 17. Bg5 Nxc4 18. Rxe6 fxe6 19. Qe2 Ne5 20. Nde4 Nf7
21. Re1 d5 22. Nxf6+ Bxf6 23. Bxf6 Qxf6 24. h3 Rc6 25. Nd1 Kg7 26. Ne3 h5 27.
Nf1 Ng5 28. Ng3 Rc4 29. Qd2 Qf4 30. Qe2 h4 31. Nf1 Re4 32. Qd1 Rxe1 33. Qxe1
Ne4 34. Ne3 Qf6 35. Qe2 b5 36. Ng4 Qd4 37. Qc2 Qc4 38. Qd1 Nf6 39. Ne5 Qe4 40.
Nf3 e5 41. Qc1 Qc4 42. Qg5 Qxa2 43. Nxe5 Qb1+ 44. Kh2 Qf5 45. Qe3 Qe6 46. Qa7+
Kh6 47. Qe3+ Kh7 48. Qa7+ Kh6 49. f4 Qf5 50. Nf7+ Kh5 51. Qb8 Nh7 52. Ng5 Kh6
53. Nf3 Qf6 54. Kg1 d4 55. Ne5 Kh5 56. Qc7 Nf8 57. Ng4 Qe6 58. Qc5+ Qf5 59. Qe7
d3 60. Nf6+ Kh6 61. Qxf8# {1-0 (61) Aronian,L (2803)-Le Quang,L (2703) Beijing
2013}) 5. h3 {Ein sehr ungebräuclicher Zug an dieser Stelle.} Nc6 6. Nf3 (6.
d5 Bxc3+ $5 7. bxc3 Ne5) 6... e6 7. Be2 (7. d5 exd5 8. cxd5 Ne5 9. e4 Nxf3+ 10.
Qxf3 a6 11. a4 Nf6 12. Bg5 h6 13. Bh4 Qe7 14. Bd3 g5 15. Bg3 Nd7 16. Qh5 Ne5
17. Bc2 Ng6 18. a5 Bd7 19. Ra3 Rb8 20. Rb3 Nf4 21. Qf3 Be5 22. Rb6 Rg8 23. Nd1
Nxd5 24. Bxe5 Qxe5 25. Bb3 g4 26. hxg4 Bxg4 27. Bxd5 Bxf3 28. gxf3 Rg6 29. Ne3
Kf8 30. Ke2 h5 31. Nf5 Re8 32. Kf1 Rg5 {0-1 (32) Prusikin,M (2541)-Caruana,F 
(2682) Switzerland 2012}) 7... Nge7 8. O-O cxd4 9. exd4 Nf5 10. Bg5 Qb6 {
Das schwarze Spiel wirkt etwas artifiziell.} 11. d5 Ncd4 12. Nxd4 Nxd4 13. dxe6
Bxe6 ({Auf} 13... Nxe6 {folgt} 14. c5 {und Schwarz bekommt Probleme:} Qxc5 (
14... dxc5 15. Nd5 Qa5 16. Bb5+ $18) (14... Nxc5 15. Nd5 $18) 15. Ne4 $16) 14.
Be3 Nxe2+ 15. Qxe2 Qc6 16. Nd5 Bxd5 (16... b5 $5) 17. cxd5 Qxd5 $2 ({Besser war
} 17... Qa6 {Nach} 18. Qxa6 (18. Qe1 O-O) 18... bxa6 {ist der weiße Vorteil
gering.}) 18. Bf4+ Kf8 19. Rfd1 Qf5 20. Bxd6+ Kg8 21. Rac1 h5 22. Rc7 b5 23.
Rd3 Rc8 $2 (23... Kh7 $2 24. Rf3 Qb1+ 25. Kh2 f5 26. Rxg7+ Kxg7 27. Qe7+ Kg8
28. Qe6+ Kg7 29. Be5+ Kf8 30. Rc3 Z0 {gefolgt von} 31. Bd6+ Kg7 32. Rc7+ Kh6
33. Bf4#) ({Besser war} 23... Qf6 24. Qe4 Kh7 25. Qb7 Rab8 {mit überlegener
weißer Stellung.}) 24. g4 hxg4 25. hxg4 {und die Dame kann die Deckung des
Tc8 nicht aufrecht erhalten.} 1-0

[Event "Lopota FIDE GP (Women)"]
[Site "Lopota"]
[Date "2014.06.25"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Ju, Wenjun"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B20"]
[WhiteElo "2629"]
[BlackElo "2532"]
[Annotator "CB"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[EventDate "2014.06.19"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GEO"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 161 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.08.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.08.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Ne2 {A way of avoiding the Sveshnikov and a couple of other
annoying lines.} Nf6 $5 {One of the many ways of reacting against White's play.
} 3. Nbc3 d5 4. exd5 Nxd5 5. g3 Nxc3 6. Nxc3 Bd7 7. d4 {New and sharp. Is it
possible that Hou Yifan had analyzed this position before hand?} cxd4 8. Qxd4
Nc6 (8... Bc6 9. Qxd8+ Kxd8 10. Rg1 $14) 9. Qe4 f5 $5 {This sharpens the game
up. The complications that come from this move are not easy to evaluate over
the board.} 10. Qc4 $1 (10. Qe3 Nb4 11. Qe2 Bc6 12. f3 e5 {gives Black some
counterplay.}) 10... Ne5 $6 11. Qd5 $1 Bc6 (11... Nc6 12. Bg2 {is definitely
not what Black had intended.}) 12. Qxe5 Bxh1 13. Be2 $5 (13. Nb5 $1 {This
direct approach was best.} Rc8 14. Nxa7 Rxc2 15. Qxf5 $1 Rc7 16. Bf4 $1 {
Black's rook is suprisingly trapped!} e5 17. Bb5+ $1 Bc6 18. Nxc6 bxc6 19. Qe6+
Qe7 20. Bxc6+ {is winning but this is a nearly impossible variation to
calculate.}) (13. Bf4 {was the stronger human move.} Qd6 $8 (13... Bc6 14. Nb5
Rc8 15. Rd1 $18) 14. Qxf5 Qf6 15. Qh5+ $1 g6 16. Bb5+ Bc6 17. Qe2 $16 {Black's
position again seems difficult to hold; she doesn't have time for Bg7 because
of Nd5.}) 13... Qd6 $1 14. Qxd6 exd6 15. f3 $1 {This was Hou Yifan's idea. She
retains the advantage as Black's bishop is trapped on h1.} d5 16. Be3 $1 d4 $1
17. Bxd4 O-O-O 18. Bxa7 Bg2 19. Kf2 Bh3 {Black's double pawn sacrifice serves
as a decoy for the dark squared bishop allowing her to bring her own trapped
bishop to the game.} 20. Bd3 f4 21. g4 $1 {The bishop is still in danger!} g6
22. Ne2 h5 23. Nxf4 hxg4 24. Nxg6 Rg8 25. Nf4 Rd6 {The smoke has basically
cleared and White's advantage is beyond doubt. Her powerful bishops and pawns
will be hard to play against.} 26. Be3 Be7 27. Bf5+ Kd8 28. Nxh3 gxh3 29. Bxh3
Bh4+ 30. Ke2 Bf6 31. c3 Rh8 32. Bf4 Rb6 33. Rd1+ Ke7 34. Rd7+ Ke8 35. Bg4 Rxb2+
{Black recovers one of her pawns but she is still down material and her king
is not very happy.} 36. Kd3 Rg8 37. Rc7 Rh8 38. a4 Rb6 39. Bd7+ Kd8 40. Bb5 Rh3
41. Rd7+ Kc8 42. Ke4 Rh4 43. Rf7 Kd8 44. Kf5 Be7 $1 {Keeping Black's hopes
alive.} 45. Be5 (45. Rxe7 $2 Rxf4+ 46. Kxf4 Kxe7 {leads nowhere.}) 45... Rh5+
46. Ke4 Rg6 47. f4 $1 {With the f5 threat looming it is hard to suggest
something for Black. She blunders in desperation.} Rxh2 $2 48. f5 Re2+ {
Dropping a full rook but the game was already over.} 49. Bxe2 1-0

[Event "Lopota FIDE GP (Women)"]
[Site "Lopota"]
[Date "2014.06.26"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Dzagnidze, Nana"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E16"]
[WhiteElo "2541"]
[BlackElo "2629"]
[Annotator "CB"]
[PlyCount "120"]
[EventDate "2014.06.19"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GEO"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 161 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.08.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.08.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{The game of the day, at as far as results go. Hou Yifan equalized without
problems in a rare version of the Bogo-Indian. Dzagnidze's response seemed
very mild at best and despite having the pair of bishops she had no advantage
in the resulting closed position. Dzagnidze's plan starting with 17.g4?! was
misguided and some simplifications really put a spotlight on how weak her
structure was and how much better the Chinese player's knight was compared to
her own. Although technique in this game wasn't accurate in every move, Hou
Yifan did play well enough to keep her slight advantage, turn it into real
practical problems and in time pressure take an important victory.} 1. d4 e6 2.
c4 Nf6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb4+ 5. Bd2 a5 6. Bg2 Bb7 7. O-O O-O 8. Nc3 d6 9. b3
Nbd7 10. a3 Bxc3 11. Bxc3 Be4 12. Qc1 Qb8 13. a4 Qb7 14. Qf4 Rfe8 15. Rfd1 h6
16. Rac1 Re7 17. g4 $6 (17. Bh3 $1 $11 {A typical idea of the position is to
remove the bishop from the h1-a8 diagonal to free the knight.}) 17... e5 18.
dxe5 Nxe5 19. Bxe5 dxe5 20. Qg3 Rae8 21. Rc3 Bc6 22. Nh4 g6 23. Rcd3 Bxg2 24.
Nxg2 Kg7 25. Ne3 Qe4 26. Qg2 c6 27. Rd6 Re6 28. h3 Qxg2+ 29. Kxg2 Ne4 30. Rd7
Nc5 31. Rc7 R8e7 32. Rc8 Rd7 33. Rb8 Rxd1 34. Nxd1 Nxb3 35. Rxb6 Nc5 36. Nc3
Rd6 37. e3 f5 38. gxf5 gxf5 39. Kf3 Kf6 40. Ke2 Ke7 41. h4 Kd7 42. Rb8 Rd3 43.
Nd1 Ra3 44. Rh8 Ra2+ 45. Kf1 Nd3 46. Rxh6 Rd2 47. Rh7+ Kd6 48. h5 e4 49. Nc3
Rxf2+ 50. Kg1 Rf3 (50... Rc2 51. h6 (51. Rh6+ Kc5 52. Rf6 Rxc3 53. Rxf5+ Kxc4
54. h6 Rb3 $19) 51... Ne5 $19) 51. Nd1 Rg3+ 52. Kf1 Ne5 53. Kf2 Rg5 54. h6 Ng4+
55. Ke2 Rh5 56. Ra7 Rxh6 57. Rxa5 Rh2+ 58. Kf1 Ne5 59. Ke1 Nf3+ 60. Kf1 Rh1+
0-1

[Event "Lopota FIDE GP (Women)"]
[Site "Lopota"]
[Date "2014.06.27"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Harika, Dronavalli"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C00"]
[WhiteElo "2629"]
[BlackElo "2503"]
[Annotator "CB"]
[PlyCount "105"]
[EventDate "2014.06.19"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GEO"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 161 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.08.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.08.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. Qe2 c5 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. g3 d6 5. Bg2 g6 6. O-O Bg7 7. c3 e5 8. a4 Nge7
9. Na3 O-O 10. Nc4 h6 11. d3 Be6 12. Bd2 Re8 13. h3 b6 14. Rfe1 Qd7 15. b4 cxb4
16. cxb4 d5 17. exd5 Bxd5 18. Nfxe5 $2 (18. b5 Nd4 19. Nxd4 exd4 20. Qg4 $14)
18... Nxe5 19. Nxe5 Qb7 {All of White's pieces are hanging and her position
hangs by a thread.} 20. f4 Nf5 $2 (20... Rad8 $1 21. Qf2 Nc6 $15) 21. Qf2 Nd4
22. Rac1 Rad8 23. Bc3 Qa8 24. b5 $2 {A very strange move.} (24. Bxd4 Bxg2 25.
Kh2 $1 $16 {Black has compensation for the pawn, but it is not clear that it
is enough.}) 24... Nb3 $2 (24... Bxg2 25. Qxg2 (25. Bxd4 Bxh3 $15) 25... Bxe5
$17) 25. Rc2 Nc5 26. Bb4 $2 (26. d4 $14) 26... Bxe5 $2 (26... Rxe5 $1 27. fxe5
(27. Rxe5 Nxd3 28. Bxd5 Rxd5 29. Qf3 Bxe5 30. fxe5 Nxb4) 27... Nxd3 28. Qd2
Bxg2 29. Qxg2 Qxg2+ 30. Kxg2 Nxb4 $19) 27. Bxc5 Bxg2 28. Rxe5 Rxe5 29. fxe5
Bxh3 30. Bd6 Qd5 31. Qe3 Re8 32. Re2 Bg4 33. Qe4 Qxe4 34. Rxe4 Bf5 35. Rc4 Bxd3
36. Rc7 Ra8 37. Kf2 Bf5 38. Ke3 Be6 39. Kd4 g5 40. Rb7 h5 41. Rb8+ {securing
the draw in an opposite colored bishop endgame.} Rxb8 42. Bxb8 h4 43. gxh4 gxh4
44. Ke3 Bb3 45. Bxa7 Bxa4 46. Bxb6 Bxb5 47. Kf4 Bd7 48. Bd8 h3 49. Kg3 Be6 50.
Bf6 Bf5 51. Bd8 Be6 52. Bf6 Bf5 53. Bd8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Lopota FIDE GP (Women)"]
[Site "Lopota"]
[Date "2014.06.29"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Muzychuk, Anna"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B40"]
[WhiteElo "2561"]
[BlackElo "2629"]
[Annotator "CB"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[EventDate "2014.06.19"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GEO"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 161 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.08.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.08.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{A complete blowout. Muzychuk's dubious opening gave her opponent relatively
easy equality. In an interesting position Muzychuk played 15.Qg5? completely
underestimating the advance 17...a4! which left her pawn structure shattered
and basically in a lost position. Black was winning by move 20.} 1. e4 c5 2.
Nf3 e6 3. c4 Nc6 4. Be2 Nge7 5. d4 Nxd4 6. Nxd4 cxd4 7. Qxd4 Nc6 8. Qd2 Bc5 9.
O-O O-O 10. Nc3 d6 11. a3 a5 12. b3 e5 13. Nb5 Qh4 14. Bf3 Be6 15. Qg5 $2 Qxg5
16. Bxg5 h6 17. Bd2 a4 $1 18. Bd1 (18. b4 Bxc4 19. bxc5 Bxb5 20. Rfb1 Bd3 $17)
18... Nd4 19. Nc7 axb3 20. Nxa8 Rxa8 21. Bc3 Bxc4 22. a4 b5 23. axb5 Rxa1 24.
Bxa1 Nxb5 (24... Bxf1 25. Kxf1 $13) 25. Re1 Bd4 26. Bxd4 exd4 27. e5 dxe5 28.
Rxe5 b2 0-1

[Event "Lopota FIDE GP (Women)"]
[Site "Lopota"]
[Date "2014.06.30"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Kosteniuk, Alexandra"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A13"]
[WhiteElo "2629"]
[BlackElo "2532"]
[Annotator "CB"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[EventDate "2014.06.19"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GEO"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 161 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.08.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.08.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{A strange opening resulted in a strange queenless middlegame. Kosteniuk
sacrificed a pawn to shatter Hou Yifan's structure but it is unclear if she
received full compensation. The players repeated moves, but had Hou Yifan
wanted to continue the game it is possible she had a slight and safe advantage
with the move 21.Nd5!} 1. c4 e6 2. g3 d5 3. Bg2 dxc4 4. Qa4+ Nd7 5. Qxc4 a6 6.
Qb3 Nc5 7. Qc2 e5 8. Nc3 Ne7 9. Nf3 Nc6 10. O-O Be7 11. a3 Be6 12. b4 Nb3 13.
Rb1 Nbd4 14. Nxd4 exd4 15. Na4 d3 16. Qxd3 Qxd3 17. exd3 O-O-O 18. Bb2 Nd4 19.
Rfe1 b6 20. Nc3 Nc2 21. Rec1 (21. Nd5 $1 Nxe1 (21... Bd6 22. Nxb6+ cxb6 23.
Rec1 Bb3 24. Bxg7 $18) 22. Nxe7+ Kd7 23. Rxe1 Kxe7 24. Bxg7 Rhg8 25. Bc3 $14 {
Only White can be better in this position.}) 21... Nd4 22. Re1 Nc2 23. Rec1 Nd4
24. Re1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Lopota FIDE GP (Women)"]
[Site "Lopota"]
[Date "2014.07.01"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Danielian, Elina"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E10"]
[WhiteElo "2460"]
[BlackElo "2629"]
[Annotator "CB"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "2014.06.19"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GEO"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 161 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.08.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.08.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{The World Champion played an atrocious opening, but it was ok because it
seemed that Danielian was satisfied with just playing for a draw. Eventually
this was the result.} 1. d4 e6 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. e3 c5 4. c4 g6 $6 {World Champion
or not, playing both e6 and g6 before move five cannot be recommended.} 5. Nc3
Bg7 6. dxc5 Na6 7. Qc2 (7. e4 $1 Nxc5 8. Qd4 $1 Na6 (8... d6 9. e5 $18 {
already loses.}) 9. Be3 {and Black's position is far from enviable.}) 7... Nxc5
8. b4 Na6 {Another strange decision. The knight here will suffer.} (8... Nce4
9. Nxe4 Nxe4 10. Bb2 Bxb2 11. Qxb2 Qf6 {is only slightly worse.}) 9. a3 O-O 10.
Bb2 b6 11. Be2 Bb7 12. O-O d6 13. Rfd1 Qe7 {The hedgehog structure has a key
difference that the knight on a6 is too out of place.} 14. Qb3 Rfd8 15. a4 Rab8
16. h3 {a move that contributes almost nothing to White's position.} h5 {
A move that is worse than contributing nothing to the position. The holes left
on g5 and the potential weakness of f7 makes passing a better move than
playing h5.} (16... Nc7 $11) 17. Nb5 $6 {allowing Black to breakthrough
without consequences.} (17. Nd4 $14 d5 $2 18. cxd5 Nxd5 19. Bxa6 $16) 17... d5
18. Be5 Ra8 19. Rab1 dxc4 20. Rxd8+ Rxd8 21. Qxc4 Nb8 (21... Nd5 $11) 22. Qc7
Qxc7 23. Bxc7 Rc8 24. Be5 Nc6 25. Nd6 Nxe5 26. Nxe5 Rc7 27. Nxb7 Rxb7 28. Rc1
Nd5 29. Rc8+ Kh7 30. Nc6 Ne7 31. Nxe7 Rxe7 {The draw is now obvious.} 32. Bb5
Be5 33. Bc6 Rc7 34. Rxc7 Bxc7 35. g4 hxg4 36. hxg4 g5 37. Kg2 Kg7 38. Kf3 Bd6
39. b5 Bb4 40. Ke4 Be1 41. Kf3 Bb4 42. Ke4 Be1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Biel Suri Memorial"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "2014.07.14"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Giri, Anish"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B51"]
[WhiteElo "2629"]
[BlackElo "2750"]
[Annotator "CB"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "2014.07.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 162"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.09.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.09.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Nd7 4. d4 cxd4 5. Qxd4 a6 6. Be2 {A very strange
move; Hou Yifan continues employing the unusual openings that have brought her
success in the women events.} Ngf6 7. O-O e5 8. Qe3 d5 $6 {This move is
somewhat strange. Opening the position doesn't make sense as long as Black is
underdeveloped.} 9. exd5 Bc5 $2 {Giri goes for some kind of bold sacrifice.
However where exactly his compensation is is very unclear.} (9... Nxd5 10. Qd2
N5f6 11. Nc3 $14) 10. Qd2 O-O 11. c4 e4 (11... Ne4 12. Qc2 Ndf6 13. Nc3 Nxc3
14. Qxc3 $16) 12. Nd4 Ne5 (12... Qb6 13. Nb3 Bd6 14. Nc3 $16 {This is simply a
pawn up for White.}) 13. b4 {White takes advantage of her position to grab as
much space as possible. She does not fall into passive play as there are no
threats to take care of yet.} Ba7 14. Nc3 Bg4 15. c5 $1 {A very powerful move.
White is using her extra material to shut down Black's bishop on a7 and with
that preventing any kind of counterplay. The threat of installing a powerful
passed pawn on d6 is very real.} a5 16. a3 Nxd5 $6 {Not a good move, but
Black's position was already bad.} 17. Nxe4 Bb8 18. f3 $1 {Very precise. The
Light-squared bishop does not have a good retreat.} Nf4 $2 {Some kind of
attempt to muddy the waters, but Hou Yifan has everything under control.} 19.
Nd6 $1 {This well calculated move nets a piece.} (19. Qxf4 Nxf3+ 20. Nxf3 Bxf4
21. Bxf4 axb4 {turns the tables. White cannot recapture on b4 and the three
pieces dont have the necessary coordination yet.}) 19... Bxd6 20. cxd6 Nxe2+
21. Qxe2 {This is the point. Now both e5 and g4 are hanging.} Qxd6 22. Nb5 {
And now it is the Queen and the Bishop.} Qf6 23. fxg4 $1 (23. Bb2 Bd7 24. Bxe5
Qb6+ 25. Nd4 Rfe8 {probably wins somehow but it is not as clear.}) 23... Nf3+
24. Qxf3 Qxa1 25. Be3 (25. Bf4 {with the idea of Bd6 was also game over.})
25... Qf6 26. Qxf6 gxf6 27. Nc7 Rac8 28. Nd5 {White is up a significant amount
of material and Black has nothing to show for it. An amazing demolition of a
2750 player.} 1-0

[Event "Biel Suri Memorial"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "2014.07.15"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Wojtaszek, Radoslaw"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2733"]
[BlackElo "2629"]
[Annotator "CB"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2014.07.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 162"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.09.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.09.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{Hou Yifan keeps showing that her unusual openings are not as bad as one would
suspcet. She drew relatively effortlessly against Radoslaw Wojtaszek; the
Polish player could claim a small edge throughout the game without it being
anything special. The game fizzled out to a draw when too many pieces were
traded.} 1. d4 e6 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 Qd6 $5 {
This move has never really been seen in tournament chess, except in the game
Grischuk-Yu Yangyi from the recent World Rapid Championship. It's possible
that it is some kind of Chinese special preparation in the Ragozin?} 7. Nd2 Bf5
8. e3 (8. Nb5 Qb6 9. Bxf6 gxf6 {is perhaps a little more dangerous although it
was the Chinese player that won in the aforementioned game that followed
exactly like this.}) 8... Nbd7 9. Bf4 Qb6 10. Be2 c5 11. dxc5 Nxc5 12. Be5 O-O
13. O-O Rad8 14. Bd4 Bxc3 15. bxc3 Qc6 16. Qc1 Nfe4 17. Nxe4 Nxe4 18. f3 Nd6
19. Qa3 a6 20. Qc5 Rc8 21. Qxc6 Rxc6 22. a4 h5 23. Ra2 Re8 24. Kf2 Re7 25. Rb2
Nc4 26. Bxc4 Rxc4 27. Ra1 f6 28. h4 Bg6 29. Rb4 Rec7 30. Rxc4 Rxc4 31. a5 Be8
32. Ra2 Ra4 33. Rxa4 Bxa4 34. g4 hxg4 35. fxg4 Kf7 36. g5 fxg5 37. hxg5 Kg6 38.
Kg3 Kxg5 39. Bxg7 Kf5 40. Kf3 Bd1+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Biel Suri Memorial"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "2014.07.16"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Vachier Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B51"]
[WhiteElo "2629"]
[BlackElo "2766"]
[Annotator "Sagar Shah"]
[PlyCount "126"]
[EventDate "2014.07.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 162"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.09.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.09.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Nd7 {The Nd7 move is considered as more combative
and ambitious and is usually employed by players who are playing for a win.} (
3... Bd7 {is a much more quiet way to play.} 4. Bxd7+ Qxd7 5. c4 {In such
positions White risks very little.}) (3... Nc6 {transposes to the Rossolimo
lines.}) 4. O-O (4. d4 {is the other main move in this position.}) 4... a6 (
4... Ngf6 5. d4 $5 {This is quite a dangerous pawn sacrifice.} (5. Re1 a6 6.
Bf1) 5... Nxe4 (5... cxd4 6. Qxd4 e5 {is another topical line.}) 6. Re1 Nef6 7.
dxc5 dxc5 8. Ng5 $44 {with some excellent compensation.}) 5. Bd3 $5 {This line
has become extremely popular after Magnus Carlsen used it against Peter
Svidler in Norway Chess Challenge 2013. Earlier everyone used to take on d7.
But now they play their bishop to d3 and follow it up with c3, Bc2 and d4, in
the spirit of the Ruy Lopez.} Ngf6 (5... Ne5 {This was Svidler's reply} 6. Nxe5
dxe5 7. a4 $14 {White retained an edge.}) 6. c3 b5 7. Bc2 (7. a4 {can be met
with} Bb7 8. axb5 axb5 9. Rxa8 Qxa8 10. Bxb5 Bxe4 $11 {with a fine position
for Black.}) 7... Bb7 8. Re1 {White's setup closely resembles that of the Ruy
Lopez as he prepares to play d4 in the position.} e6 9. d4 Be7 10. Nbd2 (10. e5
{can be safely met with} Nd5 $11) 10... Qc7 11. Nf1 O-O {Black has a
harmonious setup and stands completely fine.} 12. Ng3 {One of the advantages
that Black has here over the normal Ruy Lopez setup is that his pawn is on e6
instead of e5 which means that the f5-square is not weak and the knight on g3
doesn't really have a good square to go to.} Rfe8 13. h3 (13. e5 $2 {is
impossible due to} dxe5 14. dxe5 Bxf3 15. Qxf3 Nxe5 $15) 13... Rac8 {
Threatening cxd4.} 14. Bd3 Bf8 15. Bd2 (15. a4 {would be a typical idea when
Black could maintain the tension with} Bc6 16. Qe2 bxa4 17. Bxa6 Rb8 $11) 15...
g6 16. Qe2 Bg7 17. a4 {Finally White decides to do something concrete.} e5 $6 (
17... c4 18. Bc2 Bc6 {seems like another way to play.}) 18. d5 $6 (18. axb5 c4
19. Bxc4 $1 (19. Bc2 axb5 $11) 19... Qxc4 20. Qxc4 Rxc4 21. bxa6 Ba8 22. b4 $44
{gives White excellent compensation and maybe Hou Yifan shold have gone for
this variation.}) 18... c4 19. Bc2 Nc5 {The black N gets a good outpost on c5.}
20. Nh2 Rb8 {Trying to put latent pressure on the b2-point.} (20... Nxa4 21.
Bxa4 bxa4 22. Rxa4 {[%csl Ra6,Rc4] Black will unnecessarily have two
weaknesses to worry about.}) 21. Ra3 {Before opening the a-file White decides
to double the rooks.} Bc8 {Because of the pressure on b2, White has to release
the tension.} 22. axb5 axb5 23. Ng4 $6 {The bishop on c8 did not have much to
do and Hou Yifan should not have allowed it to be exchanged for her knight.} (
23. Rea1 {seemed much better.} h5 {trying to prevent ...Ng4} 24. Nf3 $14 {
[%cal Gf3g5]}) 23... Bxg4 $1 24. hxg4 Ra8 25. Rea1 Rxa3 26. Rxa3 Qb7 27. g5
Nfd7 28. Qd1 Ra8 29. Qa1 Rxa3 30. Qxa3 $11 {White has the bishop pair and her
queen is much more active on the open a-file. However, Black has a strong
knight on c5 and his knights seem to have more scope than the white bishops.
Besides the Ng3 is not so well placed. White could try to activate his
light-squared bishop via g4. Similarly Black can activate his passive bishop
on g7 from f8-e7-d8-b6. The plusses and minuses sort of nullify each other and
the position should be quite equal. A draw would be the logical result from
this point onwards. But MVL tries his best to keep the game going.} Bf8 31. Be3
Be7 32. Nf1 Bd8 33. Nd2 Bb6 {Black has improved his bishop. White would like
to do the same with her c2-bishop but if she plays Bd1 then the black knight
can enter on d3 and the other knight can come to c5. So White is a little
restricted.} 34. Nb1 Bc7 35. Nd2 Bb6 36. Nb1 Bc7 37. Nd2 Kg7 $1 {Black has no
objective reason to try for more in this position. However, the exclamation
mark is for his fighting spirit and in the end it is rewarded.} 38. g3 Bb6 39.
Nb1 Nd3 $5 {Finally MVL decides to take some concrete action. But the position
still remains drawish.} 40. Bxb6 Qxb6 41. Bxd3 cxd3 {Once again the position
is imbalanced. Now Black has a menacing pawn on d3 which can be either a
weakness or a strength. At the same time, the g5-pawn is also a weakness. The
margin for error now is pretty low because one mistake and either side could
lose a pawn.} 42. Nd2 $2 {The start of all of White problems.} (42. Kg2 $11 {
It would have been better to keep the knight on b1 as on d2 it comes under
attack when Black captures the g5-pawn.} Qd8 $2 43. Qxd6 $18) 42... Qd8 $1 {
MVL notices the little change in the position and takes full advantage of it.}
43. c4 $1 {Hou Yifan finds the most accurate defence.} (43. Qxd6 Qxg5 44. Nf3 (
44. Qxd7 $2 Qxd2 45. Qd6 Qe1+ $19) 44... Qc1+ 45. Kg2 Nf6 46. Qxe5 d2 47. Nxd2
Qxd2 $17 {The objective evaluation of the position is unclear. However, White
must play very accurately to make a draw from here.}) 43... Qxg5 (43... bxc4
44. Nxc4 d2 45. Nxd2 Qxg5 46. Qxd6 Qxd2 47. Qxd7 Qe1+ 48. Kg2 Qxe4+ 49. Kg1 $11
) 44. Qxd3 b4 $1 (44... Nc5 45. Qc3 {Prevents Black from playing b5-b4. So ...
Nc5 is not the most accurate move.}) 45. Nb3 {Things have settled down a bit.
The d3 and g5 pawns have been exchanged. However, Black now has the plan to
attack the white king with h5-h4 making use of his extra pawn. White's extra
pawn on the queenside is not so useful.} h5 46. Kg2 (46. Qd2 $5 Qg4 (46... Qxd2
47. Nxd2 Nc5 $15 {should also give the right to Black to press in the endgame
thanks to his superior knight.}) 47. Qxb4 Nf6 48. Qxd6 Qd1+ 49. Kg2 Qxb3 $17)
46... h4 {Black's advantage keeps growing while White imperceptibly slips into
a worse position.} 47. Kh3 $2 (47. Qf3 f5 48. exf5 gxf5 $15 {Black is more
active and definitely better but it is not so easy to break through.}) 47...
hxg3 48. fxg3 {Black now has a number of tempting alternatives but MVL does
not choose the best.} (48. Qxg3 Qh5+ 49. Kg2 Qe2 $1 {The black queen
penetrates and the white pawns fall like ripe apples.} 50. Qe3 Qxc4 $19) 48...
Qd8 $6 (48... Qh5+ $1 {was the best} 49. Kg2 Nf6 $1 {The knight is coming to
g4 and the combination of the black queen + knight will prove deadly.} 50. c5 (
50. Qf3 Ng4 $19) 50... Ng4 51. c6 Qh2+ 52. Kf3 Qh1+ $1 {The crucial check.} (
52... Qf2+ 53. Kxg4 $18) 53. Ke2 (53. Kxg4 Qh5#) 53... Qg2+ 54. Ke1 Qf2+ 55.
Kd1 Ne3+ 56. Kc1 Qe1+ {is a neat finish.}) (48... f5 $5 {was also strong.} 49.
Nd2 (49. exf5 gxf5 {The strong passed e-pawn gives Black a winning position.})
49... Nc5 $19) 49. Kg2 Qa8 50. Qc2 Qa7 {Practically it is very difficult for
White to defend because she has so many weaknesses.} 51. Qd2 Nf6 52. Qe2 (52.
Qxb4 Qe3 $1 $19) 52... Qa2 53. Nc1 Qb1 54. Nd3 b3 $1 55. Nf2 (55. c5 dxc5 56.
d6 Qc2 $19) 55... Qc1 56. Kf3 (56. g4 Nd7 57. Kf3 (57. Nd3 Qxc4) 57... Nc5 $19
{[%cal Gc5a4] White is holding all her weaknesses currently but sooner or
later the position will fall apart.}) 56... Nh7 $1 {The knight decisively
enters the game.} 57. Kg2 Ng5 {White is in zugzwang.} 58. g4 (58. Qg4 Qxb2 59.
Qxg5 Qe2 60. Qc1 b2 61. Qb1 Qd2 $19) (58. Ng4 Qc2 $19) (58. Kh2 Qc2 59. Qxc2
bxc2 60. Nd3 Nf3+ 61. Kh3 (61. Kg2 Ne1+ $19) 61... Nd2 62. c5 dxc5 $19) 58...
Kf6 $6 {MVL gives White the whiff of a chance because now the king on f6 is a
little exposed.} (58... f6 $1 {Black continues to make waiting moves asking
White to come up with a move.} 59. Nd1 (59. Kg3 Qg1+ $19) 59... Qc2 $19) 59.
Qd3 $2 (59. Nh3 $1 {was the best defence.} Nxh3 (59... Qc2 $2 60. Qf2+ $1 {
That's the key move.} Qxf2+ 61. Nxf2 $11) 60. Kxh3 Qc2 61. Qf3+ Kg7 62. g5 $1
Qxc4 63. Qf6+ Kg8 64. Qd8+ Kh7 65. Qf6 Qc7 (65... Qd3+ 66. Kh2 Qe2+ 67. Kg3
Qe3+ 68. Kh2 Qe2+ $11 {Black has no winning chance over here.}) 66. Qf3 Qb7 67.
Kg3 Kg8 68. Qf6 Qc7 69. Kh3 Qb6 70. Qf3 Qb5 71. Kg2 Qc4 72. Kh3 Qc2 73. Qg2 Qc1
$19 {Black will slowly win this position but he has to be careful not to allow
a perpetual check.}) 59... Qxb2 60. c5 dxc5 61. d6 Qd4 $1 {Accurately
calculated.} 62. d7 Qxd3 63. Nxd3 Ke7 {Beautiful endgame play by MVL who
tricked the women's world champion from an equal endgame by taking advantage
of the small inaccuracies made by his opponent.} 0-1

[Event "Biel Suri Memorial"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "2014.07.17"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Harikrishna, Pentala"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B19"]
[WhiteElo "2629"]
[BlackElo "2726"]
[Annotator "Sumets,A"]
[PlyCount "137"]
[EventDate "2014.07.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 162"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.09.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.09.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bf5 5. Ng3 Bg6 6. h4 h6 7. Nf3 Nd7 8. h5
Bh7 9. Bd3 Bxd3 10. Qxd3 e6 11. Bd2 Ngf6 12. O-O-O Be7 13. Rde1 {A bit
artificial move. White's itention is to face 0-0 with Ne4 and g4. Then Black
can't take on g4 and play f5 because White will take on e6.} (13. Rhe1 O-O (
13... c5 14. Qe2 O-O 15. Nf5 cxd4 16. N3xd4 Bc5 17. Nxh6+ gxh6 18. Bxh6 Re8 19.
g4 Nd5 20. g5 Qa5 (20... Qb6 $1 {see the game Gashimov,V - Jakovenko, D 2008})
21. g6 Qxa2 $6 22. Nb3 $6 (22. gxf7+ $1 Kxf7 23. Qe4 Qa1+ 24. Kd2 Qa5+ 25. c3
Nf8 26. Qf3+ Nf6 27. Rg1 $18) 22... Ba3 23. Rxd5 Qxb2+ 24. Kd1 $40 {Fontaine,R
(2546) -Landa,K (2627) France 2009 1-0 (29)}) 14. Qe2 Re8 (14... a5 15. Ne5 Bb4
16. c3 Bd6 17. f4 Qc7 18. Ne4 Nxe4 19. Qxe4 f5 20. Qf3 Nf6 21. Ng6 Rfe8 22. c4
Qf7 23. Rh1 a4 $11 {Tischbierek,R (2433)-Peralta,F (2626) Wunsiedel 2013 0-1 
(60)}) (14... Qc7 15. Ne5 Bd6 16. Kb1 Rad8 17. f4 c5 18. dxc5 Bxc5 19. c4 Qb6
20. Bc3 Bb4 21. Nxd7 Nxd7 22. Ne4 Bxc3 23. Nxc3 Nf6 24. g4 Qc5 $11 {Hou,Y 
(2585)-Ushenina,A (2448) Ningbo 2009 1/2 (53)-1/2 (53)}) 15. Ne5 Qb6 16. f4
Rad8 17. f5 Bd6 18. Qf3 Qc7 (18... Qxd4 $5 19. Bf4 (19. Bxh6 Nxe5 $19) (19.
Nxd7 Rxd7 20. Bxh6 Qc4 21. Kb1 Bxg3 22. Qxg3 Nxh5 $17) 19... Qc5 20. Nxf7 Bxf4+
21. Qxf4 Kxf7 22. Ne4 Qa5 23. Nd6+ Kg8 24. Nxe8 Rxe8 25. Rxe6 Rf8 $15) 19. Nxd7
Qxd7 20. fxe6 Rxe6 21. Nf5 Bf8 $11 {Fedorchuk,S (2655)-Lopez Martinez,J (2555)
Zuerich 2009 1/2 (30)-1/2 (30)}) 13... Qc7 {Black prepares long castle.} ({
Also playable is} 13... O-O 14. Ne4 Nxe4 (14... Ng4 15. Qe2 c5 16. dxc5 Rc8 17.
Nd6 Bxd6 18. cxd6 Qb6 19. Rh4 Ndf6 20. d7 (20. Bf4 $1 Qxf2 21. Qxf2 Nxf2 22.
Ne5 $16) 20... Rc7 21. Bc3 Qxf2 (21... Rd8 $5 22. Nd4 Rcxd7 23. f3 Rxd4 24.
Bxd4 Rxd4 25. fxg4 Re4 $44) 22. Qxf2 Nxf2 23. Ne5 $14 {Motylev, A (2669)-Ruck,
R (2570) Legnica 2013 1/2 (67)}) (14... Rc8 $6 {[%emt 0:00:13] this line shows
strength of Rde1} 15. Nxf6+ Nxf6 16. g4 Nxg4 (16... Nh7 $142 $1 17. Rhg1 {
with some presure}) 17. Rhg1 f5 18. Rxe6 $16) 15. Qxe4 Nf6 16. Qd3 Kh8 {
prepares ...Ng4} 17. g4 Nxg4 18. Rhg1 Nf6 19. Ne5 $44 Qe8 20. f4 Nd7 $6 (20...
Rd8 $5 21. Qg3 Rg8 22. f5 exf5 23. Qb3 Rd5 24. Qxb7 Ne4 $13) 21. f5 Nxe5 22.
dxe5 Rd8 23. Qg3 Rg8 24. f6 $16 {Gao Rui (2529)-Fossan,P (2257) Helsingor DEN
2014 1-0 (44)}) 14. Ne4 (14. Kb1 O-O-O) 14... O-O-O 15. g3 $146 (15. Nxf6 Bxf6
16. Qa3 Kb8 17. g3 Ka8 18. Bf4 Qc8 19. Be3 (19. Ne5 $5 Bxe5 20. dxe5 Nb6 21.
Be3 Qc7 22. f4 Nc8 23. g4 $14) 19... Nb6 20. Ne5 Qc7 21. c4 c5 $2 22. dxc5 Bxe5
23. Qxa7+ $1 Kxa7 24. cxb6+ Qxb6 25. Bxb6+ Kxb6 26. Rxe5 $16 {Popov,I (2652)
-Lalith,B (2570) Hyderabad IND 2013 1-0 (47)}) 15... Nc5 {A typical maneuver.
Usually In cramped positions we need to trade pieces.} (15... c5 16. Bf4 Qb6 (
16... Qc6 17. Nxf6 Nxf6 18. Ne5 Qe8 19. c3) 17. dxc5 Nxc5 18. Qc4 Nfxe4 19.
Rxe4 Qc6 20. Re3 $14) 16. Nxc5 Bxc5 17. Rh4 Bd6 18. Qe2 Kb8 19. Ne5 {Due to
his space advantage White has some presure.} Ka8 {In such kind positions it is
not easy to indicate some clear plan for both sides. Black needs to be very
careful and think twice before playing Be5.} 20. a3 Rhf8 (20... Bxe5 21. dxe5
Nd5 22. c4 Ne7 23. Bc3 c5 24. Rf4 $14 {with unpleasant pressure.}) 21. Qf3 Be7
22. Rf4 Qb6 23. Rd1 Qc7 {Black can't improve his position so he has to wait.} (
23... Rxd4 $4 24. Rxd4 Qxd4 25. Nxc6 Qc5 (25... bxc6 26. Qxc6+ Kb8 27. Bf4+ $18
) 26. Nxe7 Qxe7 27. Bb4 $18) 24. Nd3 Nh7 $5 {It provokes an exchange sacrifice.
He could play 24..... a6 or 24..... Kb8 with very solid position.} 25. Rxf7 Ng5
26. Qf4 e5 $8 27. Rxe7 Qxe7 28. Qxe5 Qf7 {It seems to me that this position is
in White's favour.} 29. Bxg5 Rd5 (29... hxg5 30. Qxg5 Rxd4 31. Re1 Rd5 32. Qe7
$14 {Black needs to play precisely to avoid problems.}) 30. Qe7 Rxg5 31. Qxf7 (
31. Re1 $142 {Black has nothing better than} a6 {that gives White an extra
tempo.} 32. Qxf7 Rxf7 33. Nf4 Rgf5 34. Re8+ Ka7 35. Kd2 Rf8 36. Re5 $14) 31...
Rxf7 32. Re1 {Now Black doesn't need to play a6} Kb8 33. Re5 Kc7 $11 {The
position seems to be equal.} 34. Kd2 Kd6 35. c4 Re7 36. c5+ ({After the rook
exchange only Black could play for a win.} 36. Rxg5 hxg5 37. f3 (37. g4 {
seems to be more reliable} Re4 38. f3 Rxd4 39. Kc3 c5 40. Nxc5 Rf4 41. Ne4+ Ke5
42. Nxg5 Rf6 43. c5 Kf4 44. Ne4 Re6 45. Kd3 $13 {The most likely result is a
draw.}) 37... g4 38. fxg4 Re4 $15) 36... Kd7 37. b4 Ke8 38. Rxe7+ (38. Rxg5
hxg5 39. Ne5 Re6 40. f3 Rf6 41. Ke3 Ke7 42. Ke4 Ke6 $11) 38... Kxe7 39. Nf4 Kd7
40. Ke3 Rf5 41. g4 Rf8 42. Ng6 Ra8 43. Ne5+ Ke6 44. Nc4 b5 45. Ne5 Kd5 46. f4
a5 47. Nd7 axb4 48. Nb6+ Ke6 49. axb4 (49. Nxa8 $4 bxa3 $19) 49... Ra1 50. d5+
(50. f5+ Ke7 51. d5 cxd5) 50... cxd5 51. f5+ Ke7 52. Nxd5+ Kd7 53. Nf4 Re1+ 54.
Kf3 Rf1+ 55. Ke3 Re1+ 56. Kd4 (56. Kf3 $11) 56... Rg1 57. Kd5 Rd1+ 58. Ke5 Re1+
59. Kd4 Rg1 60. Ne6 Rxg4+ 61. Kd5 Rxb4 62. c6+ Ke7 63. Nxg7 Rc4 64. Ne6 Rxc6
$11 (64... Rc1 65. c7 Kd7 66. f6 Rf1 67. Ke5 b4 68. Nf4 $8 Rc1 69. Ne6 Rf1 $8
70. Nf4 $11) 65. Kxc6 Kf6 66. Nd4 b4 67. Kd5 b3 68. Nxb3 Kxf5 69. Nd4+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Biel Suri Memorial"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "2014.07.18"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Motylev, Alexander"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B48"]
[WhiteElo "2698"]
[BlackElo "2629"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2014.07.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 162"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.09.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.09.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 Qc7 6. Be3 a6 7. Qd2 Nf6 8.
O-O-O Be7 9. f3 b5 10. g4 Nxd4 11. Bxd4 Bb7 12. g5 Nh5 13. Be5 Qxe5 14. Qxd7+
Kf8 15. Qxb7 Bxg5+ 16. Kb1 Qb8 17. Rd7 Qxb7 18. Rxb7 Bf6 19. a4 Bxc3 20. bxc3
bxa4 21. Bc4 g6 22. Rd1 Rc8 23. Ba2 Rg8 24. Rd6 g5 25. Rxa6 Rg6 26. Raa7 Rf6
27. e5 Rxf3 28. Bxe6 Rf1+ 29. Ka2 fxe6 30. Rxh7 Kg8 31. Rxh5 Rf5 32. Rxa4 Rxc3
33. Rg4 Rxc2+ 34. Kb3 Re2 35. Rgxg5+ Rxg5 36. Rxg5+ Kh7 37. h4 Re4 38. h5 Kh6
39. Rg6+ Kxh5 40. Rxe6 Kg5 41. Re8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Biel Suri Memorial"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "2014.07.19"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Giri, Anish"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B85"]
[WhiteElo "2750"]
[BlackElo "2629"]
[Annotator "CB"]
[PlyCount "138"]
[EventDate "2014.07.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 162"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.09.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.09.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 Qc7 6. Be2 a6 7. O-O Nf6 8.
Be3 Be7 9. f4 d6 10. Qe1 O-O 11. Kh1 Nxd4 12. Bxd4 b5 13. Qg3 Bb7 14. a3 Rad8
15. Rae1 Rd7 16. Bd3 Re8 17. a4 {Unusual in a common position.} b4 18. Na2 Qa5
19. Nc1 Qh5 {with the eventual plan of exchanging queens, but it doesn't
manage to fully equalize.} 20. Nb3 Qg6 21. Qh3 (21. Qxg6 hxg6 22. Na5 {
immediately was also dangerous.}) 21... Qg4 22. Qxg4 Nxg4 23. Na5 Ra8 {
something has obviously gone wrong with Black's position. She is on the verge
of losing the pair of bishops and a6 will be weak. Ra8 is already a move that
Black would rather not play.} 24. Be2 Nf6 25. Bf3 Ne8 26. c3 bxc3 27. bxc3 Bd8
28. Nxb7 Rxb7 29. e5 d5 30. c4 (30. Rb1 Rab8 31. Rxb7 Rxb7 32. Be2 Nc7 $14)
30... Rb4 $1 31. Rc1 Rxa4 32. g3 $1 g5 $1 {Very resourceful play from both
sides! White tries to push his c-pawn or create pressure on d5, Black hurries
with her counterplay.} 33. Bg1 $1 Nc7 34. Bb6 Ne8 35. Be3 (35. Bxd8 Rxd8 36.
cxd5 exd5 37. fxg5 $16 {would have been a real problem for Black.}) 35... Nc7
36. fxg5 Rb8 37. Ba7 Rb7 38. Be3 Rb8 39. Ba7 Rb7 40. Bc5 Bxg5 41. Rc2 Rb3 42.
cxd5 (42. Bh5 {this move was more dangerous.}) 42... Nxd5 43. Bh5 f5 44. exf6
Bxf6 45. Bd6 Rc3 46. Rb2 Rc8 47. Rb7 Rd8 48. Bc5 Rc4 49. Bg1 Rf8 50. Be2 Rc6
51. Bd3 Rc7 (51... Rf7 $1 $11) 52. Bxa6 Rxb7 53. Bxb7 {Black is only
marginally worse now as most 2v1 endgames are drawn.} Kg7 54. Bc6 Rf7 55. Re1
Re7 56. Re4 Kf7 57. Rc4 Be5 58. Rh4 Kg7 59. Rh5 Bf6 60. Bxd5 exd5 61. Rxd5 {
White wins a pawn, but its irrelevant.} Re2 62. h4 Kg6 63. Rd6 Kf5 64. g4+ Ke5
65. Rd7 Bxh4 66. Rxh7 Bg5 67. Rf7 Ke6 68. Rg7 Bf6 69. Rg8 Kf7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Biel Suri Memorial"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "2014.07.21"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Wojtaszek, Radoslaw"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A09"]
[WhiteElo "2629"]
[BlackElo "2733"]
[Annotator "CB"]
[PlyCount "105"]
[EventDate "2014.07.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 162"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.09.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.09.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 c5 3. c4 d4 4. e3 {Hou Yifan plays the Benoni as black, and
now she has an extra tempo; but that doesn't mean she has any kind of
advantage.} Nc6 5. exd4 cxd4 6. Bg2 e5 7. O-O Nf6 8. d3 Nd7 {A solid approach,
which makes sense consdering the tempo deficit.} 9. Na3 Be7 10. Nc2 O-O 11. Rb1
a5 12. b3 Rb8 {Somewhere around here Black must have gone wrong as White's
a3-b4 pawn push was obvious and effective.} 13. Re1 Re8 (13... f6 14. a3 Nb6
$13) 14. a3 Qc7 15. b4 axb4 16. axb4 b5 17. Nfxd4 $5 {Hou Yifan plays a strong
idea! This tactically works and puts Black in trouble.} exd4 18. Bf4 Nce5 19.
Nxd4 {Black is very tied up.} bxc4 (19... g5 20. Bxe5 Nxe5 21. Nxb5 Rxb5 22.
cxb5 {gives Black good hope of stopping the pawns, but White is better.}) 20.
Nc6 $1 c3 21. Qa4 (21. d4 $18) 21... Rb6 22. Bxe5 Nxe5 23. Rxe5 Be6 24. Rbe1
Bf6 25. R5e3 Rf8 26. b5 Qd6 27. d4 c2 28. Be4 Bd5 29. Qxc2 $2 (29. Bxd5 $1 Qxd5
30. Re8 {is surprisingly hard to deal with. The backrank is too weak.}) 29...
Bxe4 30. Rxe4 Rxb5 31. Re8 g6 32. Qc4 Qd5 33. Rxf8+ Kxf8 34. Rc1 Qxc4 35. Rxc4
{The endgame is closer to a draw than a White win.} h5 36. Kg2 Rb3 37. Nb4 Kg7
38. Nc2 h4 39. Kf1 Rb1+ 40. Kg2 Rd1 41. Kf3 Rd2 42. h3 Rd3+ 43. Kg4 Rd2 44. Kf3
Rd3+ 45. Kg2 hxg3 46. fxg3 Kg8 47. h4 Kg7 48. Kh3 Be7 49. Ne1 Rb3 50. Rc6 Bf6
51. Rd6 Re3 52. Nc2 Rd3 53. Kg4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Biel Suri Memorial"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "2014.07.22"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Vachier Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2766"]
[BlackElo "2629"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2014.07.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 162"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.09.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.09.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. d4 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bxf6 Qxf6 7. e3 O-O 8. Rc1
dxc4 9. Bxc4 c5 10. O-O cxd4 11. exd4 Rd8 12. Qe2 Nc6 13. Ne4 Qe7 14. Rfd1 Ba5
15. Nc3 Bd7 16. Bd3 Be8 17. Qe4 f5 18. Qe3 Bh5 19. Ne2 Bxf3 20. Qxf3 Nxd4 21.
Nxd4 Rxd4 22. Bxf5 Rxd1+ 23. Qxd1 Rf8 24. Be4 Bb6 25. Bf3 Qf6 26. Qe2 Bd4 27.
b3 Kh8 28. h3 b6 29. Rc6 Be5 30. Qe4 Qf5 31. Kf1 Rd8 32. h4 Kg8 33. Qxf5 exf5
34. Bh5 Bf6 35. Rc7 Bxh4 36. Rxa7 Kh7 37. Ra6 Rd6 38. a4 Be7 39. Be2 Kg6 40. a5
bxa5 41. Rxa5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Biel Suri Memorial"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "2014.07.23"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Motylev, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B18"]
[WhiteElo "2629"]
[BlackElo "2698"]
[Annotator "Sumets,A"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[EventDate "2014.07.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 162"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.09.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.09.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bf5 5. Ng3 Bg6 6. N1e2 Nf6 {The most
reliable line. Black gives his opponent the bishop pair.} (6... e6 7. Nf4 Bd6 (
7... Qc7 8. c3 Nf6 9. h4 Bd6 10. Qf3 Nbd7 11. h5 Bc2 12. h6 gxh6 $5 (12... g6
13. Bd3 Bxd3 14. Nxd3 Qa5 $13) 13. Bd3 Bxd3 14. Nxd3 Rg8 15. Nh5 Ng4 16. Bd2
O-O-O 17. Qxf7 (17. O-O-O $5) 17... c5 $6 (17... Rdf8 18. Qxh7 Qd8 19. Qe4 e5
$13) 18. Qxh7 Qc6 19. f3 Nh2 20. O-O-O Rxg2 21. dxc5 $6 (21. Bf4 c4 (21... Qa4
$2 22. Ne1 $18) 22. Bxd6 Qxd6 $8 23. Nhf4 Rg5 24. Qxh6 Nxf3 25. Ne5 $16) 21...
Nxf3 (21... Nxc5 22. Nxc5 Qxc5 23. Qxh6 Nxf3 24. Qxe6+ Kb8 $44) 22. cxd6 Rxd2
23. Qxh6 Qxd6 24. Rxd2 Nxd2 25. Nhf4 $16 {Socko,B (2622)-Berkes,F (2665)
Budapest HUN 2014 1/2-1/2 (55)}) (7... Qh4 8. Be3 Nd7 9. Qd2 Be7 10. Be2 Ngf6
11. Nxg6 hxg6 12. Bg5 Qh7 13. O-O-O Bd6 14. Bf3 O-O-O 15. h4 $14 {Brunello,S 
(2593)-Erenburg,S (2615) Helsingor 2013 1-0 (52)}) 8. Ngh5 Bxh5 9. Nxh5 g6 10.
Ng3 Nf6 11. c3 Nbd7 12. Bc4 Qc7 13. Qf3 O-O 14. Bg5 Kg7 15. O-O h6 16. Be3 c5
17. Bb3 cxd4 18. cxd4 $5 (18. Bxd4 Bc5 19. Bxc5 Nxc5 20. Bc2 Rfd8 $11) 18...
Rac8 19. Rad1 h5 20. h3 Nb6 21. Ne4 Nxe4 22. Qxe4 Qd7 $11 {Andriasian,Z (2600)
-Navara,D (2700) Yerevan ARM 2014 0-1 (62)}) 7. Nf4 (7. c3 $5 e6 8. Nf4 Bd6 9.
h4 Bxf4 $6 (9... Qc7 {Leads to the line, which we saw in the above mentioned
game B, Sochko - F, Berkes.}) 10. Bxf4 h6 11. h5 Bh7 12. Qb3 Qe7 13. Be2 O-O
14. O-O Nd5 15. Bd2 $14 {with a comfortable edge for White. Fedorchuk,S (2603)
-Sumets,A (2545) Warsaw 2008 (48)}) 7... e5 8. Nxg6 hxg6 9. dxe5 Qa5+ 10. Bd2
Qxe5+ 11. Qe2 Nbd7 12. O-O-O ({Much more popular is} 12. Qxe5+ Nxe5 13. f4 (13.
Bc3 Ned7 14. O-O-O Bc5 15. Bd4 Rh4 $1 16. Bxc5 Nxc5 17. Be2 Kf8 18. h3 Re8 19.
Bf3 Nh7 20. Rhe1 Rxe1 21. Rxe1 Ng5 22. Re3 f5 23. Ne2 Kf7 $15 {with a slightly
better position for Black; Pavlidis,A (2479)- Nisipeanu,L (2686) Pardubice CZE
2014 1/2-1/2 (59)}) 13... Ned7 14. O-O-O Bd6 (14... Bc5 {Seems to be more
precise move than 14....Bd6} 15. Re1+ Kf8 16. Bd3 Bf2 17. Ref1 Bc5 18. Re1 (18.
Ne4 Nxe4 19. Bxe4 f5 20. Bd3 Nf6 21. h3 Re8 22. Re1 Kf7 23. Bc4+ Nd5 $11) 18...
Bf2 19. Ref1 Bc5 20. Re1 Bf2 {1/2-1/2 (20) Cornette,M (2533) -Bacrot,E (2720)
Nimes FRA 2014}) 15. Bc4 Rh4 $6 {an useless move.} (15... Nb6 16. Bb3 Nbd5 17.
f5 O-O-O 18. fxg6 fxg6 19. Rde1 Bf4 $11) 16. Ne2 Bc5 17. g3 Rh8 18. Nc3 Nb6 19.
Rde1+ Kf8 20. Bd3 Re8 21. Rxe8+ Kxe8 22. f5 $6 gxf5 23. Bxf5 Bf2 $11 {Djukic,N
(2545)-Sumets,A (2620) Skopje 2013 1/2 (33)}) 12... O-O-O 13. Qxe5 ({White has
nothing after} 13. Qc4 Nd5 $1 14. Bd3 $6 (14. Re1 Qc7 15. h4 (15. Ne4 $5 Rxh2
16. Rxh2 Qxh2 17. Ng5 $11) 15... Bc5 16. Ne4 Bb6 17. f4 $2 (17. Re2 Nf4 18.
Nd6+ Qxd6 19. Qxf4 Qxf4 20. Bxf4 Rde8 21. f3 Bc7 $11) 17... Rhe8 18. g3 f5 19.
Nc3 N7f6 $6 (19... Be3 $1 20. Bxe3 Nxe3 21. Qe2 Qb6 $17) 20. Rxe8 Rxe8 21. Nxd5
cxd5 22. Qxc7+ Kxc7 $11 {Vedder,H (2367)-Dreev,A (2679) Rhodes 2013 1/2-1/2 
(70)}) 14... Nc5 (14... f5 $5 15. Kb1 Bc5 {with better chances}) 15. Be2 Be7
16. Rde1 Qc7 17. Bf3 Rh4 18. Qe2 Bf6 19. Ne4 {1/2-1/2 (19) Hracek,Z (2605)
-Schlosser,P (2550) Germany 1998  Probably the draw agreement was a bit
premature. After} Nxe4 20. Bxe4 Nf4 $1 {White is in trouble} 21. Qf3 (21. Qe3
Bg5 $17) 21... Bxb2+ 22. Kxb2 Rxd2 23. g3 Qb6+ 24. Kc1 Rxf2 25. Qd1 Rh8 $1 26.
gxf4 Rd8 $40) 13... Nxe5 14. h3 {Preventing ...Ng4.} Bc5 15. f4 Ned7 16. Bc4
Bf2 17. Nf1 $146 ({Leads to a draw} 17. Be1 Be3+ 18. Bd2 $8 Bf2) 17... Rhf8 18.
Bb4 Bc5 19. Bxc5 Nxc5 $11 20. Ng3 b5 21. Rxd8+ Kxd8 22. Be2 Kc7 {The position
is roughly equal. Black's nights are well-placed, that compensates double
pawns.} 23. Rd1 $6 {An useless move.} Nd5 24. Rf1 f5 $1 $15 {Now Black is
slightly better.} 25. Bf3 Nxf4 26. Bxc6 Nfd3+ {Now the game is equal. The
d-pawn controls the center and can be a passed pawn in the future.} (26... Kxc6
$1 27. Rxf4 Re8 28. Kd2 Na4 29. b3 Rd8+ 30. Kc1 Nc3 $15 {Probably Black's
advantage is not enough to win but he could try his chances.}) 27. cxd3 Kxc6
28. Kc2 Re8 29. Kd2 Rd8 30. Rf3 $11 Nb7 $6 {A strange maneuver, the knight is
well placed on c5.} (30... Kd6 31. Ne2 Ke7 32. Kc3 Ne6 $11) 31. Ne2 Nd6 $2 {
A blunder. Black loses a pawn.} 32. Nf4 Nc4+ (32... g5 33. Ne6 Rd7 34. Nd4+ Kd5
35. Nxf5 $16 {It would be very difficult for Black to save the game.}) 33. Kc2
(33. Kc3 $142 Ne5 34. Re3 Kd6 35. Rg3 $16) 33... Ne5 34. Re3 $1 $16 (34. Rg3
Rd6 35. Re3 g5 $1 36. Rxe5 gxf4 37. Rxf5 Rg6 38. Rxf4 Rxg2+ 39. Kc3 a5 {
With good chances to draw.}) 34... Kd6 35. Rg3 Rf8 $2 {Black loses 2 pawns.} (
35... Rc8+ 36. Kd2 a5 37. Nxg6 $6 Nc6 38. Nf4 Ke5 39. Ke3 Rc7 $16 {With one
pawn down Black has small chances to a draw.}) 36. d4 $1 $18 Rc8+ 37. Kd1 Nd7
38. Rxg6+ Nf6 39. Rxg7 Rc4 40. Ne2 Ra4 41. a3 b4 42. axb4 Rxb4 43. Kc2 Nd5 44.
g3 (44. h4 $1 Ne3+ 45. Kd3 Nd5 46. h5 Rxb2 47. h6 $18) 44... Ne3+ 45. Kd3 Nd1
46. b3 $1 Nf2+ (46... Rxb3+ 47. Kc2 $18) 47. Kc3 a5 48. Ra7 Nd1+ 49. Kd2 Nf2
50. Kc2 1-0

[Event "Biel Suri Memorial"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "2014.07.24"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Harikrishna, Pentala"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B88"]
[WhiteElo "2726"]
[BlackElo "2629"]
[Annotator "CB"]
[PlyCount "145"]
[EventDate "2014.07.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 162"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.09.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.09.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bc4 e6 7. O-O Nc6 8.
Nxc6 {Unusual but it has been played.} bxc6 9. Qe2 d5 10. Bb3 Be7 11. Ba4 Bd7
12. e5 Ng8 13. Qg4 g6 14. Ne2 h5 15. Qf3 Nh6 16. Bxh6 Rxh6 {Although
unorthodox, the placement on the rook on h6 is not devastating to Black's
position. The closed nature of the game and the pair of bishop's potential
power compensates.} 17. c4 Kf8 18. Nd4 Rc8 19. Rac1 c5 20. Bxd7 Qxd7 21. Ne2 d4
22. b4 h4 $5 {Bringing the rook in through the 5th rank.} 23. bxc5 Rh5 24. Rfd1
Rxe5 $6 (24... Bxc5 {was important to keep d4 under protection.} 25. Nf4 Rf5
$11) 25. Nxd4 Qe8 (25... Bxc5 26. Qf6 $1 $16 {may have been what Hou Yifan
missed.}) 26. Qf4 Rcxc5 (26... Rexc5 27. Nxe6+ $16) 27. Nb3 Rf5 (27... Bg5 28.
Qd4 Bf6 29. Nxc5 Re1+ 30. Rxe1 Bxd4 $14) 28. Qh6+ Kg8 29. Nxc5 Bxc5 $2 (29...
Bg5 30. Qxg5 Rxg5 31. Ne4 {and the rook on g5 cannot defend f6 and itself,
because of the fork on d6.} Qe7 $1 (31... Rf5 32. Nd6 $18) 32. Nxg5 Qxg5 33. c5
$1 h3 34. g3 Qg4 35. Kf1 $1 Qf3 $1 {Black's counterplay seems just enough to
draw.}) 30. Rc2 Be7 31. Qe3 Qc6 32. Kh1 Kh7 33. Rd4 Kg7 34. Qe4 Qb6 35. Rd1 Bf6
36. Qe3 {The conversion isn't quick, but Harikrishna proves that it does come
eventually.} Qc6 37. c5 Kh7 38. h3 Be7 39. Rd4 Kg8 40. Rdc4 a5 41. Qc3 Rd5 42.
Qf3 Qd7 43. Rc1 Rf5 44. c6 Rxf3 45. cxd7 Rd3 46. Rc7 Bd8 47. Rb7 Kf8 48. Kg1
Ke7 {White will lose d7 but the endgame is winning.} 49. Kf1 Rd2 50. Rc8 g5 51.
Ke1 Rd5 52. Ke2 f5 53. Ke3 Rd1 54. Ke2 Rd4 55. Rbb8 Rxd7 56. Rc3 Rd4 57. Rd3
Re4+ 58. Kd2 Rf4 59. f3 Bc7 60. Rb7 Rc4 61. Rc3 Rxc3 62. Kxc3 Kd6 63. Kc4 Kc6
64. Ra7 Bb6 65. Ra8 Bc7 66. Ra7 Kb6 67. Ra8 Kc6 68. a4 Kd7 69. Ra6 Bd8 70. Kb5
Bc7 71. Kc5 Bd8 72. Ra7+ Bc7 73. Rb7 1-0

[Event "Olympiad Women-41"]
[Site "Tromsoe"]
[Date "2014.08.04"]
[Round "3.1"]
[White "Krush, Irina"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2474"]
[BlackElo "2661"]
[PlyCount "182"]
[EventDate "2014.08.02"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 162"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.09.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.09.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "US of America (W)"]
[BlackTeam "China (W)"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "USA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CHN"]

1. d4 e6 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 d5 6. Bg5 Be7 7. Qa4+ Bc6 8. Qc2
dxc4 9. e3 b5 10. a4 b4 11. Bxf6 gxf6 12. Nb1 Bxf3 13. gxf3 c5 14. dxc5 Nd7 15.
c6 Ne5 16. Bxc4 Qa5 17. Ke2 Rc8 18. Nd2 O-O 19. b3 Rxc6 20. f4 Nxc4 21. Rag1+
Kh8 22. Nxc4 Qh5+ 23. f3 Rcc8 24. Rg3 Rg8 25. Qb1 Rcd8 26. Kf2 Rg6 27. Kg2 Rdg8
28. Qe1 Rh6 29. Rxg8+ Kxg8 30. Kf2 Rg6 31. Qf1 Kh8 32. Ke2 Rg8 33. Qf2 Qf5 34.
Rc1 Rd8 35. Ke1 Bc5 36. Qe2 Rd3 37. e4 Qxf4 38. Qxd3 Qxc1+ 39. Qd1 Qg5 40. Qe2
Bd4 41. Kd1 Qg1+ 42. Kc2 Qa1 43. Qd2 Bc3 44. Qd6 Qa2+ 45. Kc1 Qg2 46. Qb8+ Kg7
47. Qxa7 Qh1+ 48. Kc2 Qxh2+ 49. Kd3 Qh1 50. Ne3 Qb1+ 51. Kc4 Qb2 52. Qd7 h5 53.
a5 Qa2 54. Kb5 h4 55. a6 h3 56. Qd1 Be5 57. Ng4 h2 58. Kb6 Qg2 59. Nxh2 Bxh2
60. a7 Qg1+ 61. Qxg1+ Bxg1+ 62. Kb7 Bxa7 63. Kxa7 Kg6 64. Kb6 Kg5 65. Kc5 Kf4
66. Kxb4 Kxf3 67. Kc5 Kxe4 68. b4 f5 69. b5 f4 70. b6 f3 71. b7 f2 72. b8=Q
f1=Q 73. Qb7+ Ke3 74. Kd6 Qf6 75. Qb3+ Kf4 76. Qc4+ Kg5 77. Kd7 Qe5 78. Ke7 f5
79. Qc1+ f4 80. Qg1+ Kf5 81. Qb1+ Qe4 82. Qb5+ Kg4 83. Qf1 f3 84. Qg1+ Kf5 85.
Kf7 Qb7+ 86. Kf8 e5 87. Qg3 Qc8+ 88. Kg7 Qd7+ 89. Kh6 Qd2+ 90. Kh7 Qg2 91. Qh4
Qg6+ 0-1

[Event "Olympiad Women-41"]
[Site "Tromsoe"]
[Date "2014.08.05"]
[Round "4.1"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Mamedjarova, Zeinab"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A95"]
[WhiteElo "2661"]
[BlackElo "2229"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[EventDate "2014.08.02"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 162"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.09.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.09.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "China (W)"]
[BlackTeam "Azerbaijan (W)"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CHN"]
[BlackTeamCountry "AZE"]

1. c4 f5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. g3 e6 4. Bg2 d5 5. d4 c6 6. Nf3 Be7 7. O-O O-O 8. b3 Ne4
9. Bb2 b6 10. Ne5 Bb7 11. Nxe4 fxe4 12. Bh3 Rf6 13. f3 Rh6 14. Bg4 Nd7 15. Nxd7
Qxd7 16. fxe4 dxe4 17. Qc2 e3 18. Qe4 Rg6 19. Rad1 Rd8 20. Bh5 Rh6 21. Bf3 Bg5
22. Qe5 Qe7 23. Ba3 Qf6 24. Qc7 Qg6 25. Bh5 1-0

[Event "Olympiad Women-41"]
[Site "Tromsoe"]
[Date "2014.08.06"]
[Round "5.1"]
[White "Sukandar, Irine Kharisma"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B28"]
[WhiteElo "2396"]
[BlackElo "2661"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[EventDate "2014.08.02"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 162"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.09.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.09.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Indonesia (W)"]
[BlackTeam "China (W)"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "INA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CHN"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 a6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Nb3 Bb4 7. Bd3 Bxc3+ 8.
bxc3 O-O 9. O-O d6 10. Bg5 Nbd7 11. Qd2 h6 12. Be3 Ng4 13. Rfd1 Ndf6 14. c4 Be6
15. c5 d5 16. exd5 Nxd5 17. Be4 Ndxe3 18. fxe3 Qe7 19. Bf3 Rad8 20. Qc3 Qh4 21.
Bxg4 Qxg4 22. Rd6 Rxd6 23. cxd6 Rc8 24. Qd2 b6 25. Qd3 Bf5 26. h3 Qg6 27. d7
Rd8 28. Qxa6 Bxh3 29. Qe2 Rxd7 30. e4 Bg4 31. Qe3 Qc6 32. c3 Be6 0-1

[Event "Olympiad Women-41"]
[Site "Tromsoe"]
[Date "2014.08.08"]
[Round "6.1"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Hoang, Thanh Trang"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C14"]
[WhiteElo "2661"]
[BlackElo "2485"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "2014.08.02"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 162"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.09.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.09.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "China (W)"]
[BlackTeam "Hungary (W)"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CHN"]
[BlackTeamCountry "HUN"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e5 Nfd7 6. h4 c5 7. Bxe7 Kxe7 8. Nf3
Qb6 9. Qd2 Nc6 10. O-O-O cxd4 11. Nb5 h6 12. Qf4 a6 13. Nbxd4 Nc5 14. g4 Ne4
15. Qe3 Qa5 16. a3 Bd7 17. Bd3 Nc5 18. g5 Nxd4 19. Nxd4 hxg5 20. Qxg5+ Kf8 21.
Rhg1 Nxd3+ 22. Rxd3 Rh7 23. Rf3 Ke8 24. Qf4 g6 25. h5 Qc5 26. hxg6 fxg6 27.
Rxg6 Bc8 28. Rg8+ Kd7 29. Nxe6 Qa5 30. b4 Rh1+ 31. Kb2 Qb6 32. Qf7+ 1-0

[Event "Olympiad Women-41"]
[Site "Tromsoe"]
[Date "2014.08.09"]
[Round "7.1"]
[White "Lagno, Kateryna"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2540"]
[BlackElo "2661"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "2014.08.02"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 162"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.09.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.09.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Russia (W)"]
[BlackTeam "China (W)"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CHN"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 Nbd7 7. Qc2 c5 8.
g3 h6 9. Bf4 O-O 10. Bg2 b6 11. O-O Bb7 12. Nb5 Bc6 13. Nc7 Rc8 14. a3 Ba5 15.
b4 Ne4 16. dxc5 bxc5 17. bxa5 Rxc7 18. Bxc7 Qxc7 19. Nd2 f5 20. Rac1 Kh8 21. f3
Nxd2 22. Qxd2 f4 23. gxf4 Rxf4 24. e3 Ra4 25. f4 Qxa5 26. Rfd1 Nb6 27. Qb2 Rxa3
28. f5 Ra2 29. Qe5 Qb4 30. e4 Nc4 31. Qc3 Qb7 32. exd5 Rxg2+ 33. Kxg2 Bxd5+ 34.
Kg1 Bf7 35. f6 Qe4 36. fxg7+ Kh7 37. g8=Q+ Kxg8 38. Rd8+ Kh7 39. Rh8+ Kg6 40.
Qg3+ 1-0

[Event "Olympiad Women-41"]
[Site "Tromsoe"]
[Date "2014.08.10"]
[Round "8.1"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Socko, Monika"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B49"]
[WhiteElo "2661"]
[BlackElo "2470"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "2014.08.02"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 162"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.09.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.09.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "China (W)"]
[BlackTeam "Poland (W)"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CHN"]
[BlackTeamCountry "POL"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be2 Qc7 7. Be3 Nf6 8.
O-O Bb4 9. Na4 O-O 10. c4 Be7 11. c5 Nxe4 12. Bf3 Nf6 13. Rc1 g6 14. Bh6 Re8
15. Qd2 Nxd4 16. Qxd4 e5 17. Qd2 d5 18. cxd6 Qxd6 19. Qxd6 Bxd6 20. Nb6 Rb8 21.
Rfd1 Bf8 22. Bg5 Kg7 23. Bxf6+ Kxf6 24. Nd5+ Kf5 25. Nc7 Be6 26. Nxe8 Rxe8 27.
Bxb7 Rb8 28. Bxa6 Rxb2 29. a4 Bb3 30. Rd8 Bb4 31. Rb8 Bd2 32. Ra1 Bc3 33. Ra3
Bd5 34. Rxb2 Bxb2 35. Rd3 Bd4 36. a5 Ke6 37. g4 Kd6 38. g5 Be6 39. Bb7 Kc7 40.
Be4 Bc4 41. Rh3 Kd6 42. Rxh7 Bc3 43. a6 1-0

[Event "Olympiad Women-41"]
[Site "Tromsoe"]
[Date "2014.08.11"]
[Round "9.1"]
[White "Sebag, Marie"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B53"]
[WhiteElo "2480"]
[BlackElo "2661"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[EventDate "2014.08.02"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 162"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.09.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.09.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "France (W)"]
[BlackTeam "China (W)"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "FRA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CHN"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 Nf6 4. dxc5 Nxe4 5. cxd6 Nc6 6. dxe7 Qxd1+ 7. Kxd1
Nxf2+ 8. Ke1 Nxh1 9. exf8=Q+ Rxf8 10. Bd3 Bg4 11. Be3 O-O-O 12. Nc3 f5 13. Kf1
Rfe8 14. Bg5 Rd7 15. Kg1 Bxf3 16. gxf3 Ne5 17. Kxh1 Nxd3 18. cxd3 Rxd3 19. Rf1
Kd7 20. Kg2 b5 21. a3 a5 22. Kf2 h6 23. Bc1 b4 24. axb4 axb4 25. Rd1 Rxd1 26.
Nxd1 Kc6 27. Bd2 Kb5 28. Ne3 Ra8 29. b3 Ra2 30. Nc4 Kc5 31. Ke3 Ra1 32. Kf4 Rb1
33. Be3+ Kd5 34. Nd2 Re1 35. Nc4 Ke6 36. h4 Rb1 37. Nd2 Rb2 38. h5 Rc2 39. Nc4
Rh2 40. Bd4 Rh4+ 41. Ke3 Rxh5 42. Bxg7 Rh1 43. Bf8 h5 44. Kf2 h4 45. Kg2 Rd1
46. Bxb4 Rd3 47. Nd2 Rd4 48. Bc3 Rd3 49. Bb4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Olympiad Women-41"]
[Site "Tromsoe"]
[Date "2014.08.12"]
[Round "10.1"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Vega Gutierrez, Sabrina Neide"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2661"]
[BlackElo "2395"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[EventDate "2014.08.02"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 162"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.09.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.09.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "China (W)"]
[BlackTeam "Spain (W)"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CHN"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ESP"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. d3 g6 6. h3 Bg7 7. Nc3 O-O 8.
Be3 b6 9. Qd2 e5 10. Bh6 Qe7 11. O-O Ne8 12. a3 Nc7 13. Bxg7 Kxg7 14. Ne2 f6
15. Nh2 Ne6 16. f4 exf4 17. Nxf4 Nxf4 18. Rxf4 Be6 19. Raf1 Rad8 20. Qc3 Bc8
21. R1f2 Qd6 22. Rxf6 Rxf6 23. e5 Rxf2 24. exd6+ Rf6 25. Qe5 Rdxd6 26. Qe7+ Kg8
27. Qxa7 c4 28. Qb8 cxd3 29. cxd3 Rd8 30. Nf3 h6 31. Qc7 Rdf8 32. Ne5 c5 33.
Nc6 Bf5 34. Qxb6 Kh8 35. Qb7 Bxd3 36. Ne5 c4 37. Qd5 Rf1+ 38. Kh2 R1f2 39. Nxd3
cxd3 40. Qxd3 Kh7 41. b4 Ra2 42. b5 Rff2 43. Qd7+ Kh8 44. Qd5 Rfd2 45. Qc6 Kh7
46. b6 Rac2 47. Qb7+ Kh8 48. a4 Ra2 49. a5 1-0

[Event "Olympiad Women-41"]
[Site "Tromsoe"]
[Date "2014.08.14"]
[Round "11.1"]
[White "Muzychuk, Anna"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C14"]
[WhiteElo "2555"]
[BlackElo "2661"]
[PlyCount "103"]
[EventDate "2014.08.02"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 162"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.09.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.09.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Ukraine (W)"]
[BlackTeam "China (W)"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "UKR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CHN"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e5 Nfd7 6. Bxe7 Qxe7 7. f4 a6 8. Qg4
g6 9. Nf3 c5 10. dxc5 Nc6 11. h4 h5 12. Qg5 Nxc5 13. O-O-O b5 14. Bd3 b4 15.
Ne2 a5 16. Ned4 Nxd4 17. Nxd4 Ba6 18. Kb1 Qa7 19. Qf6 Rg8 20. Bb5+ Bxb5 21.
Nxb5 Qe7 22. Rxd5 Qxf6 23. Nc7+ Kf8 24. exf6 exd5 25. Nxa8 Ne4 26. Nc7 Nxf6 27.
Re1 Kg7 28. Re5 Rd8 29. Kc1 Rd7 30. Ne8+ Nxe8 31. Rxe8 Kf6 32. Re5 Re7 33. Rxd5
Re2 34. Rg5 a4 35. a3 Re1+ 36. Kd2 bxa3 37. bxa3 Rf1 38. g3 Ra1 39. Kc3 Rxa3+
40. Kb4 Rf3 41. Kxa4 Rc3 42. Kb4 Rxc2 43. Kb3 Rf2 44. Kc3 Kg7 45. Kd3 f5 46.
Ke3 Ra2 47. Kf3 Kf6 48. Ke3 Ra4 49. Kf3 Rb4 50. Kf2 Re4 51. Kf3 Re6 52. Kg2
1/2-1/2

[Event "Sharjah FIDE GP (Women)"]
[Site "Sharjah"]
[Date "2014.08.25"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Muminova, Nafisa"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2315"]
[BlackElo "2661"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "2014.08.25"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "UAE"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 162"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.09.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.09.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. O-O Bg7 5. c3 Nf6 6. Re1 O-O 7. h3 Qb6 8. Ba4
Rd8 9. d3 d5 10. e5 Nd7 11. d4 Nf8 12. Na3 cxd4 13. cxd4 Bf5 14. Be3 Ne6 15.
Qd2 Be4 16. Rad1 Bxf3 17. gxf3 Rac8 18. f4 Kh8 19. Bb5 Bh6 20. Be2 Ng7 21. Nb5
Nf5 22. Nc3 e6 23. Bg4 Nh4 24. Kh1 Rg8 25. Rc1 Bf8 26. Red1 Qd8 27. Qe2 Rg7 28.
Na4 h5 29. Bf3 Nf5 30. Bg2 Qh4 31. Qd2 Be7 32. Nc5 g5 33. Nxb7 gxf4 34. Bxf4
Rcg8 35. Bg3 Rxg3 36. fxg3 Nxg3+ 37. Kg1 Bg5 38. Qf2 Bxc1 39. Rxc1 Nxd4 40. Re1
Ngf5 41. Nd6 Nf3+ 42. Qxf3 Qxe1+ 0-1

[Event "Sharjah FIDE GP (Women)"]
[Site "Sharjah"]
[Date "2014.08.26"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Zhao, Xue"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E37"]
[WhiteElo "2508"]
[BlackElo "2661"]
[Annotator "CB"]
[PlyCount "44"]
[EventDate "2014.08.25"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "UAE"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 162"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.09.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.09.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{Not a very exiciting game. Zhao Xue was ok with repeating a drawish line and
the World Champion took the opportunity to go back to her room with an easy
half a point with black.} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 d5 5. a3 Bxc3+
6. Qxc3 Ne4 7. Qc2 c5 8. dxc5 Nc6 9. e3 Qa5+ 10. Bd2 Nxd2 11. Qxd2 dxc4 12.
Qxa5 Nxa5 13. Rc1 b5 14. cxb6 Bb7 15. bxa7 Rxa7 $6 (15... Ke7 $1 {is the
theoretically accurate move.}) 16. Ne2 (16. Bxc4 Bxg2 17. Bf1 {must be what
both player missed, although it is not clear how big White's advantage is even
in that endgame.} Bxh1 18. Rc8+ Ke7 19. Rxh8 Rc7 $1 $14) 16... Ke7 17. Nc3 Rb8
18. f3 Bc6 19. Nd1 Ba4 20. Nc3 Bc6 21. Nd1 Ba4 22. Nc3 Bc6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Sharjah FIDE GP (Women)"]
[Site "Sharjah"]
[Date "2014.08.27"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Harika, Dronavalli"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C05"]
[WhiteElo "2661"]
[BlackElo "2521"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "2014.08.25"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "UAE"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 162"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.09.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.09.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. f4 c5 6. c3 Nc6 7. Ndf3 cxd4 8. cxd4
a5 9. a3 a4 10. Bd3 Nb6 11. Ne2 Be7 12. h4 Bd7 13. h5 Nc4 14. Nc3 b5 15. f5
exf5 16. h6 g6 17. Nxd5 Be6 18. Nxe7 Nxe7 19. Bxc4 bxc4 20. Bg5 Qa5+ 21. Qd2
Qxd2+ 22. Nxd2 Nc6 23. Rc1 Na5 24. Rc2 Bd5 25. Kf2 Kd7 26. Rh4 Rhc8 27. g4 Nb3
28. Nf1 Be4 29. Rc3 Rab8 30. gxf5 gxf5 31. Be3 Na5 32. Bc1 Nb3 33. Be3 Na5 34.
Bc1 Nb3 35. Be3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Sharjah FIDE GP (Women)"]
[Site "Sharjah"]
[Date "2014.08.28"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Koneru, Humpy"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2598"]
[BlackElo "2661"]
[Annotator "CB"]
[PlyCount "112"]
[EventDate "2014.08.25"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "UAE"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 162"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.09.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.09.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{A nearly perfect game from the World Champion. Black somehow obtained the
slightest of edges in the opening thanks to her piece activity, and Black was
only a minor bit better in the endgame; but somehow this was enough for Hou
Yifan to play like a machine and take a full important point with Black
against the number two seed.} 1. d4 e6 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Nf3 d5 5. Qb3 c5
6. dxc5 Na6 {As usual the World Champion chooses a playable but rare variation.
} 7. Bd2 {maybe not the best reaction.} O-O 8. cxd5 Nxd5 9. Nxd5 Bxd2+ 10. Nxd2
Nxc5 11. Qc4 Qxd5 12. Qxd5 exd5 13. Rc1 b6 14. e3 Bf5 15. b4 Nd3+ 16. Bxd3 Bxd3
17. Nb3 Bc4 18. Kd2 a5 19. bxa5 bxa5 20. Rc2 Rfb8 21. Rhc1 h5 22. Nc5 Rb5 23.
Nd3 Re8 24. h4 g6 25. Nf4 Kg7 26. f3 Rb4 27. e4 Ra4 28. Nxd5 Bxd5 29. exd5 Rd4+
30. Kc3 Rxd5 {Black is a little better in this endgame because her rooks are
better placed, but somehow it feels like it should be a draw nonetheless.} 31.
Kc4 Red8 32. g3 Rd4+ 33. Kb3 Rb8+ 34. Ka3 Re8 35. Kb2 Rd3 36. Rc3 Re2+ 37. Kb3
a4+ 38. Ka3 Rxc3+ 39. Rxc3 Rg2 40. Rd3 (40. f4 Kf6 $15) 40... Rxg3 41. Kxa4 Rh3
42. Kb3 Rxh4 43. a4 Rf4 44. a5 h4 45. a6 Rf6 46. a7 Ra6 47. Rd4 Rxa7 48. Rxh4
Rc7 49. Rf4 Rc1 50. Kb2 Rc5 51. Ra4 Kf6 52. Ra7 g5 53. Rb7 Kg6 54. Ra7 f6 55.
Ra6 Kf5 56. Ra4 Re5 0-1

[Event "Sharjah FIDE GP (Women)"]
[Site "Sharjah"]
[Date "2014.08.30"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Kosintseva, Tatiana"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A13"]
[WhiteElo "2661"]
[BlackElo "2494"]
[PlyCount "153"]
[EventDate "2014.08.25"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "UAE"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 162"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.09.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.09.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 dxc4 5. Qa4+ Nbd7 6. Qxc4 c5 7. Qb3 Rb8 8.
d3 Bd6 9. Nc3 a6 10. Nd2 O-O 11. O-O b6 12. Nde4 Nxe4 13. Nxe4 Be7 14. Bf4 e5
15. Be3 Bb7 16. f4 Bxe4 17. Bxe4 Nf6 18. Bf3 exf4 19. gxf4 Qd7 20. Kh1 Ng4 21.
Bg1 Rfd8 22. Rad1 Bf6 23. d4 cxd4 24. e4 Nh6 25. Rd3 Qe6 26. Qd1 Qxa2 27. Rf2
Rbc8 28. Rg2 Qc4 29. Rgd2 Qc1 30. Qe2 Be7 31. f5 f6 32. Rd1 Qc2 33. R3d2 Qc4
34. Qxc4+ Rxc4 35. Be2 Rb4 36. Bxa6 Bc5 37. b3 Kf8 38. Bc4 Ke7 39. Rg2 Kf8 40.
Bf2 Nf7 41. Bg3 Ng5 42. Bd5 Bd6 43. Bxd6+ Rxd6 44. Ra2 Rd7 45. Ra8+ Ke7 46. Kg2
Nf7 47. Rg8 Ne5 48. Rxg7+ Kd6 49. Rg8 d3 50. Kf2 Ra7 51. Rd2 Kc5 52. Ke3 Rb5
53. Rc8+ Kb4 54. Rxd3 Nxd3 55. Kxd3 Ra1 56. Rc6 Rd1+ 57. Ke3 Rbxd5 58. exd5 b5
59. Rxf6 Rxd5 60. Ke4 Rd2 61. Rh6 Kxb3 62. f6 Re2+ 63. Kd5 Rf2 64. Ke6 Re2+ 65.
Kd7 Rf2 66. Ke7 Re2+ 67. Kf8 Kc4 68. f7 b4 69. Rf6 b3 70. Kg8 b2 71. Rf1 Rg2+
72. Kh8 b1=Q 73. Rxb1 Rf2 74. Kg8 Rg2+ 75. Kf8 Kd5 76. Re1 Ra2 77. Ke7 1-0

[Event "Sharjah FIDE GP (Women)"]
[Site "Sharjah"]
[Date "2014.08.31"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Ushenina, Anna"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E35"]
[WhiteElo "2487"]
[BlackElo "2661"]
[PlyCount "100"]
[EventDate "2014.08.25"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "UAE"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 162"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.09.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.09.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 d5 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 c5 7. dxc5 h6 8.
Bh4 O-O 9. e3 Be6 10. Nf3 Nbd7 11. Be2 Rc8 12. a3 Bxc3+ 13. Qxc3 g5 14. Bg3
Nxc5 15. O-O Nfe4 16. Qc2 Bd7 17. a4 Qb6 18. Qd1 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

[Event "Sharjah FIDE GP (Women)"]
[Site "Sharjah"]
[Date "2014.09.01"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Zhu, Chen"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2661"]
[BlackElo "2461"]
[PlyCount "135"]
[EventDate "2014.08.25"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "UAE"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 162"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.09.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.09.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. Bxc6 dxc6 6. Nbd2 Be6 7. Nb3 Bd6 8.
Na5 Rb8 9. Bd2 c5 10. Qe2 Qe7 11. a3 h6 12. O-O Nd7 13. Rfb1 Qf6 14. b4 Bg4 15.
Be3 O-O 16. h3 Bxf3 17. Qxf3 Qxf3 18. gxf3 cxb4 19. axb4 a6 20. c4 b6 21. Nc6
Ra8 22. Rc1 Rfe8 23. c5 Bf8 24. Kf1 g6 25. f4 bxc5 26. bxc5 exf4 27. Bd4 Bg7
28. Bxg7 Kxg7 29. Nb4 a5 30. Nd5 Ra7 31. Nxf4 Ne5 32. Ke2 Rd8 33. Rc3 g5 34.
Nd5 f5 35. f3 Rb8 36. Ra2 Nc6 37. Rc4 Rb1 38. exf5 Rh1 39. Ke3 Re1+ 40. Kf2 Rh1
41. Ke3 Re1+ 42. Kd2 Rf1 43. Ke2 Rh1 44. Ra3 Rb7 45. Ke3 Re1+ 46. Kd2 Rbb1 47.
Nc3 Rbc1 48. Re4 Rh1 49. Rb3 Nb4 50. Rbxb4 axb4 51. Rxb4 Rcf1 52. Rb7 Rxf3 53.
Rxc7+ Kf8 54. Ne4 Rh2+ 55. Kc3 Rhxh3 56. Rd7 Rh1 57. Kd4 Rd1 58. Ke5 Rfxd3 59.
Nd6 Rc3 60. Kf6 Rxd6+ 61. Rxd6 Ke8 62. c6 g4 63. Kg7 Rc5 64. f6 Rg5+ 65. Kxh6
Rc5 66. Kg6 g3 67. f7+ Ke7 68. Rd7+ 1-0

[Event "Sharjah FIDE GP (Women)"]
[Site "Sharjah"]
[Date "2014.09.02"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Ju, Wenjun"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E05"]
[WhiteElo "2559"]
[BlackElo "2661"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "2014.08.25"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "UAE"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 162"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.09.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.09.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Nf3 Be7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O dxc4 7. Qc2 a6 8. a4
Bd7 9. Qxc4 Bc6 10. Bg5 Bd5 11. Qc2 Be4 12. Qd1 h6 13. Bxf6 Bxf6 14. Nc3 Bxf3
15. Bxf3 c6 16. Qb3 Qc7 17. Rfd1 a5 18. Rac1 Bg5 19. e3 Qe7 20. Ne4 Na6 21.
Nxg5 hxg5 22. e4 Nb4 23. d5 exd5 24. exd5 cxd5 25. Bxd5 Rac8 26. Bg2 Rxc1 27.
Rxc1 Rd8 28. Rd1 b6 29. h3 Rxd1+ 30. Qxd1 Qf6 31. Qd2 g6 32. b3 Kg7 33. Bb7 Qe5
34. Kg2 Qf6 35. Kg1 Qe5 36. Kg2 Qf6 37. Kg1 Qe5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Sharjah FIDE GP (Women)"]
[Site "Sharjah"]
[Date "2014.09.04"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Danielian, Elina"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2661"]
[BlackElo "2490"]
[PlyCount "113"]
[EventDate "2014.08.25"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "UAE"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 162"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.09.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.09.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 c6 4. O-O Bg4 5. d4 e6 6. Nbd2 Nbd7 7. Re1 Be7 8. e4
dxe4 9. Nxe4 Nxe4 10. Rxe4 Bf5 11. Re1 O-O 12. c3 a5 13. Qb3 Qb6 14. Ne5 Qxb3
15. axb3 Nxe5 16. Rxe5 Bd8 17. Bf4 g5 18. Bd2 h6 19. h4 Kg7 20. hxg5 hxg5 21.
Ree1 Bf6 22. Ra2 Bc2 23. Rea1 Bxb3 24. Rxa5 Rxa5 25. Rxa5 Bd5 26. Bxd5 exd5 27.
Ra7 Rb8 28. Kf1 Bd8 29. Ke2 f6 30. Kd3 Bb6 31. Ra3 Kf7 32. c4 dxc4+ 33. Kxc4
Rd8 34. Be3 Rd7 35. Rd3 Ba7 36. d5 b5+ 37. Kb4 Bxe3 38. fxe3 cxd5 39. b3 Ke6
40. Kxb5 f5 41. b4 Ke5 42. Kc6 Rd8 43. Kc7 Rh8 44. b5 Ke4 45. Rb3 f4 46. exf4
gxf4 47. Rb4+ d4 48. gxf4 Rf8 49. b6 Rxf4 50. Kd6 Rf8 51. b7 Ke3 52. Kd5 d3 53.
Re4+ Kf3 54. Rd4 Ke2 55. Re4+ Kf3 56. Rd4 Ke2 57. Re4+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Sharjah FIDE GP (Women)"]
[Site "Sharjah"]
[Date "2014.09.05"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Batchimeg, Tuvshintugs"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D40"]
[WhiteElo "2346"]
[BlackElo "2661"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "2014.08.25"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "UAE"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 162"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.09.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.09.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. e3 c5 4. Bd3 Be7 5. O-O O-O 6. c4 d5 7. Nc3 Nc6 8. dxc5
Bxc5 9. a3 a5 10. b3 Qe7 11. Bb2 Rd8 12. Qc2 h6 13. cxd5 exd5 14. Nb5 Ne4 15.
Nfd4 Nxd4 16. Bxd4 Bxd4 17. Nxd4 Bg4 18. Bxe4 dxe4 19. Rfc1 Rac8 20. Qb2 Qg5
21. Rxc8 Rxc8 22. Rc1 Re8 23. Kh1 Qf6 24. Rc5 Re5 25. b4 Rxc5 26. bxc5 Qa6 27.
h3 Bd7 28. Kg1 Kf8 29. Qc2 Qg6 30. Kf1 Ke8 31. Qb1 Qa6+ 32. Ke1 Bc6 33. Nf5 a4
34. Qb4 Qd3 35. Nd4 Qa6 36. Nf5 Qd3 37. Nd4 Qa6 38. Nf5 Qd3 39. Nd4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Sharjah FIDE GP (Women)"]
[Site "Sharjah"]
[Date "2014.09.06"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "L'Ami, Alina"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C26"]
[WhiteElo "2661"]
[BlackElo "2446"]
[Annotator "CB"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[EventDate "2014.08.25"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "UAE"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 162"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.09.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.09.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{A strange opening led to a open game in which l'Ami was too eager to take
control of squares and her weakening move d5 led to severe problems. A
beautiful exchange sacrifice uncorked the power of White's pieces and Black's
position fell apart like a house of cards.} 1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. g3 Nc6 4.
Bg2 Bc5 5. Nge2 O-O 6. O-O a6 7. h3 d6 8. Kh2 Ne8 9. d3 f5 10. f4 fxe4 11. Nxe4
Bb6 12. N2c3 d5 13. Ng5 Nf6 14. fxe5 Nxe5 15. d4 Ng6 16. Rxf6 $1 Rxf6 17. Qh5
$1 (17. Bxd5+ Kh8 18. Qh5 h6 19. Nge4 {was also possible.}) 17... c6 18. Qxh7+
Kf8 19. Nf3 (19. Bd2 $1 {Was better}) 19... Bc7 20. Ne2 Qe8 21. Bg5 Rf5 22. Re1
Qf7 23. Bd2 Rxf3 {A blunder in a difficult position.} (23... Qf6 $1 $16) 24.
Bb4+ $1 Ne7 25. Qh8+ 1-0

[Event "EU-Cup (Women) 19th"]
[Site "Bilbao"]
[Date "2014.09.15"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "Gunina, Valentina"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E11"]
[WhiteElo "2540"]
[BlackElo "2663"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "2014.09.14"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 162 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "SHSM (W)"]
[BlackTeam "Monte Carlo (W)"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "MNC"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Bb4+ 4. Bd2 a5 5. g3 d6 6. Bg2 Nbd7 7. O-O e5 8. Nc3
c6 9. dxe5 dxe5 10. Qc2 O-O 11. Rad1 Re8 12. a3 Bf8 13. h3 Qc7 14. Nh4 Nc5 15.
Bg5 Nfd7 16. Ne4 a4 17. Kh2 Ne6 18. Be3 Ndc5 19. Nxc5 Bxc5 20. Nf5 g6 21. Bxc5
Nxc5 22. Nd6 Rd8 23. Qc3 f6 24. Qe3 Nb3 25. Ne4 Kg7 26. Nxf6 Kxf6 27. Rxd8 Qxd8
28. f4 Qe7 29. fxe5+ Kg7 30. Rf6 Ra5 31. Bd5 cxd5 32. Qg5 Qe8 33. Rd6 Ra6 34.
Qf6+ Kg8 35. Rxa6 bxa6 36. cxd5 Nc5 37. Qd6 Qf8 38. Qc7 Qf2+ 39. Kh1 Qf1+ 40.
Kh2 Qxh3+ 41. Kg1 Qxg3+ 42. Kh1 Bf5 0-1

[Event "EU-Cup (Women) 19th"]
[Site "Bilbao"]
[Date "2014.09.20"]
[Round "7.2"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Efroimski, Marsel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A29"]
[WhiteElo "2663"]
[BlackElo "2331"]
[PlyCount "41"]
[EventDate "2014.09.14"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 162 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Monte Carlo (W)"]
[BlackTeam "Rishon Le Zion (W)"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "MNC"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ISR"]

1. c4 e5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Nc3 Nb6 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. Rb1 a5 8. d3
Be7 9. O-O Be6 10. Be3 O-O 11. Rc1 Nd5 12. Nxd5 Bxd5 13. Qa4 Rb8 14. Qb5 Re8
15. Nxe5 Bxa2 16. Nxc6 bxc6 17. Qxa5 Rxb2 18. Bxc6 Bb4 19. Qa7 Rf8 20. Bf3 Bd5
21. Qd4 1-0

[Event "Corsica Masters KO 18th"]
[Site "Bastia"]
[Date "2014.10.19"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Dimitrov, Radoslav"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B10"]
[WhiteElo "2673"]
[BlackElo "2445"]
[PlyCount "103"]
[EventDate "2014.10.19"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2015"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.11.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.11.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. c4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. cxd5 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nxd5 6. Nf3 Nxc3 7. bxc3 e6
8. d4 Qc7 9. Bd2 Nd7 10. Bd3 Bd6 11. O-O O-O 12. Qe2 Nf6 13. Ne5 Bxe5 14. dxe5
Nd7 15. Rae1 Nc5 16. Bb1 b6 17. Qh5 g6 18. Qh4 Ba6 19. c4 Nd7 20. Re4 f5 21.
exf6 Nxf6 22. Rf4 Nh5 23. Rg4 Nf6 24. Rf4 Nh5 25. Re4 Nf6 26. Bf4 Qc5 27. Be3
Qc6 28. Rd4 e5 29. Rdd1 Qxc4 30. Qg3 Qg4 31. Rfe1 Qxg3 32. hxg3 Ng4 33. Bg5
Rxf2 34. Be4 Raf8 35. Bf3 R2xf3 36. gxf3 Rxf3 37. Rd8+ Kf7 38. Bh4 h6 39. Rd7+
Ke6 40. Rxa7 Bc4 41. Re7+ Kf5 42. Rc1 b5 43. Re8 g5 44. Rf8+ Ke4 45. Re1+ Re3
46. Rxe3+ Nxe3 47. Rf6 gxh4 48. gxh4 Nf5 49. a3 Nxh4 50. Rxh6 Nf5 51. Rf6 Nd4
52. Kf2 0-1

[Event "Corsica Masters KO 18th"]
[Site "Bastia"]
[Date "2014.10.19"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Dimitrov, Radoslav"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A10"]
[WhiteElo "2445"]
[BlackElo "2673"]
[PlyCount "50"]
[EventDate "2014.10.19"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2015"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.11.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.11.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 b6 2. Nc3 Bb7 3. Nf3 e6 4. g3 f5 5. Bg2 Nf6 6. O-O Bb4 7. Na4 O-O 8. d3
a5 9. a3 Be7 10. Bd2 Na6 11. Rb1 Bc6 12. Nh4 Ng4 13. Bxc6 dxc6 14. Nf3 c5 15.
Bc3 Qe8 16. h3 Nf6 17. e3 Rd8 18. b3 Nb8 19. Ne5 Nc6 20. Qf3 Nxe5 21. Bxe5 Rxd3
22. Qb7 Ne4 23. Qxc7 Ng5 24. Rbd1 Nf3+ 25. Kg2 Qa8 0-1

[Event "Corsica Masters KO 18th"]
[Site "Bastia"]
[Date "2014.10.19"]
[Round "1.3"]
[White "Dimitrov, Radoslav"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B23"]
[WhiteElo "2445"]
[BlackElo "2673"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "2014.10.19"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2015"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.11.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.11.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. f4 g6 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Bb5 Nd4 6. O-O a6 7. Bd3 d6 8. Nxd4
cxd4 9. Ne2 Nf6 10. c3 dxc3 11. bxc3 O-O 12. Bc2 b5 13. Rb1 Qc7 14. d3 Bd7 15.
Kh1 Rac8 16. Bd2 e5 17. a4 Rfe8 18. axb5 axb5 19. Bb3 Bc6 20. fxe5 dxe5 21. Bg5
Qd6 22. Qd2 Rc7 23. Rf3 Rf8 24. Rbf1 Ne8 25. h4 h5 26. Ng3 Rd7 27. Qf2 Qc7 28.
Kh2 Nd6 29. Be3 Kh7 30. Bc5 f6 31. Be6 Re7 32. Bd5 Bxd5 33. exd5 f5 34. c4 bxc4
35. dxc4 e4 36. Rf4 Be5 37. Bb4 Rb8 38. Ba3 Ra8 39. Bb4 Rb8 40. Ba3 Qxc4 41.
Kh1 Rb3 42. Bxd6 Bxd6 0-1

[Event "Corsica Masters KO 18th"]
[Site "Bastia"]
[Date "2014.10.19"]
[Round "1.4"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Dimitrov, Radoslav"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B10"]
[WhiteElo "2673"]
[BlackElo "2445"]
[PlyCount "43"]
[EventDate "2014.10.19"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2015"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.11.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.11.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. c4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. cxd5 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nxd5 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. Bb5 e6 8.
O-O Be7 9. d4 O-O 10. Re1 Nxc3 11. bxc3 Qc7 12. Qe2 Bf6 13. Bd3 b6 14. Bg5 Bxg5
15. Nxg5 h6 16. Qe4 g6 17. Nxf7 Qxf7 18. Qxc6 Bd7 19. Qe4 Qxf2+ 20. Kh1 Qf6 21.
Re3 Rac8 22. Rg3 1-0

[Event "Corsica Masters KO 18th"]
[Site "Bastia"]
[Date "2014.10.20"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Kravtsiv, Martyn"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E07"]
[WhiteElo "2673"]
[BlackElo "2563"]
[PlyCount "126"]
[EventDate "2014.10.19"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2015"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.11.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.11.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e6 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 d5 4. Nf3 Be7 5. d4 O-O 6. Nc3 c6 7. O-O Nbd7 8. b3
b6 9. Qd3 Bb7 10. Rd1 Rc8 11. Bb2 dxc4 12. bxc4 c5 13. d5 exd5 14. cxd5 Re8 15.
e4 c4 16. Qc2 Bb4 17. Rd4 Bc5 18. Rd2 Bb4 19. Rd4 Bc5 20. Rdd1 Ng4 21. Nd4 Nge5
22. Na4 Bf8 23. f4 Nd3 24. e5 N7c5 25. Nc3 b5 26. d6 Bxg2 27. Qxg2 b4 28. Nd5
c3 29. Bc1 a5 30. Qf3 Nxc1 31. Raxc1 Qd7 32. Nb6 Qa7 33. Nxc8 Rxc8 34. Kg2 Qd7
35. Qd5 a4 36. f5 Na6 37. e6 fxe6 38. Nxe6 Kh8 39. Ng5 h6 40. Nf7+ Kh7 41. Ne5
Qxf5 42. d7 Rd8 43. Rf1 Qg5 44. Qe4+ Kg8 45. Qd5+ Kh7 46. Qd3+ Kg8 47. Nf7 Nc5
48. Qc4 Qd2+ 49. Rf2 Qd3 50. Nxh6+ Kh7 51. Qg8+ Kxh6 52. Qh8+ Kg6 53. Rxf8 Qd2+
54. Kh3 Qxd7+ 55. Kg2 Qd2+ 56. Kh3 Rxf8 57. Qxf8 Qxc1 58. Qxc5 Qf1+ 59. Kg4
Qe2+ 60. Kf4 Qd2+ 61. Kg4 Qd7+ 62. Kh4 Qf5 63. Qc6+ Qf6+ 0-1

[Event "Corsica Masters KO 18th"]
[Site "Bastia"]
[Date "2014.10.20"]
[Round "2.2"]
[White "Kravtsiv, Martyn"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B84"]
[WhiteElo "2563"]
[BlackElo "2673"]
[PlyCount "108"]
[EventDate "2014.10.19"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2015"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.11.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.11.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Be2 Nf6 6. Nc3 Qc7 7. O-O d6 8. f4
Be7 9. Kh1 O-O 10. Be3 b5 11. e5 dxe5 12. fxe5 Nfd7 13. Bd3 Bb7 14. Nxe6 fxe6
15. Qh5 Rf5 16. Bxf5 exf5 17. Qe8+ Nf8 18. Rxf5 Nc6 19. Qf7+ Kh8 20. Nd5 Qd8
21. e6 Ng6 22. Bb6 Qg8 23. Raf1 Bc8 24. Bd4 Bxe6 25. Bxg7+ Qxg7 26. Qxe6 Nd4
27. Qe4 Nxf5 28. Nxe7 Re8 29. Qxf5 Qxe7 30. Qd3 Qe5 31. b3 Rg8 32. Qd2 Nh4 33.
Re1 Qf6 34. Rg1 Rxg2 35. Qd5 Rxg1+ 36. Kxg1 Qg6+ 37. Kh1 Nf5 38. Qe5+ Kg8 39.
a4 bxa4 40. bxa4 Qc6+ 41. Kg1 Qg6+ 42. Kf2 Ng7 43. Qb8+ Kf7 44. Qb7+ Kf8 45.
Qa8+ Ne8 46. Ke3 Qh6+ 47. Kd3 Qh3+ 48. Kd4 Qd7+ 49. Kc3 Qxa4 50. Qf3+ Kg7 51.
Qg3+ Kf7 52. Qf3+ Nf6 53. Qb7+ Kg6 54. Kb2 Qb5+ 0-1

[Event "Corsica Masters KO 18th"]
[Site "Bastia"]
[Date "2014.10.20"]
[Round "2.3"]
[White "Kravtsiv, Martyn"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B29"]
[WhiteElo "2563"]
[BlackElo "2673"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[EventDate "2014.10.19"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2015"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.11.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.11.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. g3 Nf6 4. e5 Nd5 5. Nc3 Nxc3 6. dxc3 d5 7. exd6 Bxd6 8.
Bg2 O-O 9. O-O h6 10. Nd2 Be7 11. Nc4 Nd7 12. Bf4 Nf6 13. Bd6 Bxd6 14. Qxd6
Qxd6 15. Nxd6 Rb8 16. Rfd1 Rd8 17. c4 Kf8 18. Rd3 Ke7 19. Rad1 Rd7 20. b3 b6
21. f4 a6 22. h3 Rc7 23. g4 g5 24. fxg5 hxg5 25. Kf2 Bd7 26. Kg3 Bc6 27. Re3
Bxg2 28. Kxg2 Kf8 29. Rf1 Rd8 30. Rxf6 Rxd6 31. Kf3 Kg7 0-1

[Event "Corsica Masters KO 18th"]
[Site "Bastia"]
[Date "2014.10.20"]
[Round "2.4"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Kravtsiv, Martyn"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E02"]
[WhiteElo "2673"]
[BlackElo "2563"]
[PlyCount "109"]
[EventDate "2014.10.19"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2015"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.11.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.11.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e6 2. g3 d5 3. Bg2 Nf6 4. Nf3 Be7 5. d4 O-O 6. Nc3 c6 7. O-O Nbd7 8. Qd3
dxc4 9. Qxc4 Nb6 10. Qb3 c5 11. Rd1 c4 12. Qc2 Nfd5 13. e4 Nb4 14. Qe2 Bd7 15.
Be3 Rc8 16. a3 Nc6 17. d5 exd5 18. Bxb6 axb6 19. Rxd5 Qe8 20. Rad1 Be6 21. R5d2
Bc5 22. Ng5 h6 23. Nxe6 fxe6 24. Qxc4 Ne5 25. Qb3 Ng4 26. Rf1 Nxf2 27. Rfxf2
Rxf2 28. Rxf2 Qf7 29. Nd1 Rd8 30. Bf3 Rd2 31. Kg2 Bxf2 32. Nxf2 Qf6 33. Qe3
Rxb2 34. e5 Qf5 35. Bxb7 Qc2 36. Be4 Qc5 37. Qxc5 bxc5 38. a4 c4 39. Kf3 Ra2
40. Ke3 Rxa4 41. Kd4 Ra2 42. Ng4 h5 43. Ne3 Rxh2 44. Kxc4 Rh3 45. Nf1 h4 46.
Bg2 Rxg3 47. Nxg3 hxg3 48. Kd4 Kf7 49. Ke4 g5 50. Kf3 Kg6 51. Kg4 Kh6 52. Kxg3
Kg6 53. Kg4 Kh6 54. Be4 Kg7 55. Kxg5 1-0

[Event "Corsica Masters KO 18th"]
[Site "Bastia"]
[Date "2014.10.20"]
[Round "3.1"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Ruck, Robert"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B10"]
[WhiteElo "2673"]
[BlackElo "2568"]
[PlyCount "111"]
[EventDate "2014.10.19"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2015"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.11.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.11.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d3 e5 3. Nf3 d6 4. g3 Nf6 5. Bg2 g6 6. O-O Bg7 7. Re1 O-O 8. d4
Nbd7 9. c4 Re8 10. Nc3 a6 11. h3 Bf8 12. b3 b5 13. c5 Bb7 14. cxd6 Bxd6 15. Bb2
c5 16. d5 Nb6 17. Nd2 Rc8 18. a3 c4 19. b4 Rc7 20. Rf1 Nh5 21. Kh2 Bc8 22. Qe2
Rce7 23. Qe3 Qc7 24. Rac1 Bd7 25. Ne2 f6 26. Kh1 Na4 27. Ba1 Qb6 28. Qf3 Rf8
29. Nc3 Nxc3 30. Bxc3 Qa7 31. Qe2 Qb6 32. Kh2 Qa7 33. Ra1 Rc8 34. Rfc1 Qb6 35.
a4 Rf8 36. axb5 axb5 37. Rf1 Bc8 38. Qe3 Qxe3 39. fxe3 Ng7 40. Ra5 Bd7 41. Ra6
Ne8 42. Rfa1 Bb8 43. Rb6 Nd6 44. Raa6 Nf7 45. Rxf6 Kg7 46. Rf1 Bd6 47. Rxf7+
Rfxf7 48. Rxd6 Rf2 49. Nf3 Rc2 50. Bxe5+ Kf8 51. Bf6 Rxe4 52. Rxd7 Rxe3 53. Ng5
Ree2 54. Ne6+ Kg8 55. Rd8+ Kf7 56. Rf8# 1-0

[Event "Corsica Masters KO 18th"]
[Site "Bastia"]
[Date "2014.10.20"]
[Round "3.2"]
[White "Ruck, Robert"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2568"]
[BlackElo "2673"]
[PlyCount "153"]
[EventDate "2014.10.19"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2015"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.11.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.11.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. d4 Bb4 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bxf6 Qxf6 7. e3 O-O 8. Rc1
dxc4 9. Bxc4 c5 10. O-O cxd4 11. Ne4 Qe7 12. exd4 Rd8 13. Qe2 Nc6 14. Rfd1 Ba5
15. Bb5 Bd7 16. Nc5 Be8 17. d5 Rxd5 18. Rxd5 exd5 19. Qxe7 Nxe7 20. Nxb7 Bb6
21. Nd6 Bxb5 22. Nxb5 Nf5 23. Kf1 h5 24. Rd1 Rd8 25. Nc3 Ne7 26. Ne5 Ba5 27.
Na4 Rc8 28. Nd3 Rc4 29. Nac5 Bb6 30. Nb3 f6 31. Nd2 Rc2 32. Nf3 g6 33. Nfe1 Rc4
34. b3 Re4 35. Nc2 Kf7 36. g3 g5 37. Ndb4 Re5 38. Ne1 Ba5 39. Nbd3 Re6 40. Nc2
Bb6 41. Ndb4 Re5 42. Nd3 Re6 43. Ncb4 Ba5 44. Rc1 Bb6 45. Nc5 Rd6 46. Na4 Ke6
47. Ke2 Kd7 48. Nxb6+ axb6 49. Kd3 Re6 50. Nc2 Nc6 51. Rd1 Ne5+ 52. Kc3 Rc6+
53. Kb2 Rc5 54. b4 Rc8 55. Rxd5+ Ke6 56. Rb5 Nc4+ 57. Kb3 Nd2+ 58. Kb2 Nc4+ 59.
Ka1 Rd8 60. a4 Rd2 61. Ne3 Nxe3 62. fxe3 Rxh2 63. Rxb6+ Kd7 64. a5 h4 65. gxh4
Rxh4 66. a6 Kc7 67. Rb7+ Kc8 68. b5 Rb4 69. Ka2 g4 70. Ka3 Rb1 71. Ka4 f5 72.
Rg7 Kb8 73. Ka5 Rb3 74. b6 Ra3+ 75. Kb5 Rb3+ 76. Kc5 Rc3+ 77. Kd4 1-0

[Event "Corsica Masters KO 18th"]
[Site "Bastia"]
[Date "2014.10.20"]
[Round "3.3"]
[White "Ruck, Robert"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B36"]
[WhiteElo "2568"]
[BlackElo "2673"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "2014.10.19"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2015"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.11.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.11.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. c4 g6 3. e4 Nc6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Nf6 6. Nc3 d6 7. Be2 Nxd4 8.
Qxd4 Bg7 9. Be3 O-O 10. Qd2 a5 11. O-O a4 12. Bd4 Be6 13. Rad1 Qa5 14. Nd5 Bxd5
15. Qxa5 Rxa5 16. exd5 Nd7 17. Bxg7 Kxg7 18. Rfe1 Nc5 19. Bd3 Re8 20. Re3 Ra6
21. Bc2 Rb6 22. b3 axb3 23. axb3 Rb4 24. Kf1 h5 25. Ke2 Ra8 26. Kd2 Kf8 27. Kc3
Rb6 28. Rde1 Ra3 29. Kb2 Ra4 30. Kc3 Ra3 31. Kb2 Ra4 32. Kc3 Rab4 33. Rxe7 Kg7
34. Rb1 1-0

[Event "Corsica Masters KO 18th"]
[Site "Bastia"]
[Date "2014.10.20"]
[Round "3.4"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Ruck, Robert"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B12"]
[WhiteElo "2673"]
[BlackElo "2568"]
[PlyCount "101"]
[EventDate "2014.10.19"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2015"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.11.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.11.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. f3 Qb6 4. Nc3 dxe4 5. fxe4 e5 6. Nf3 exd4 7. Nxd4 Nd7 8.
Be2 Ne5 9. Bf4 Ng6 10. Be3 Qxb2 11. Na4 Qb4+ 12. c3 Qa5 13. O-O Nf6 14. Rb1 Be7
15. Nf5 O-O 16. Nxe7+ Nxe7 17. Bc5 Qc7 18. Bd6 Qd8 19. Nc5 b6 20. e5 Nfd5 21.
Ne4 Ne3 22. Qd3 Nxf1 23. Rxf1 Ng6 24. Qg3 Be6 25. Ng5 Bd5 26. c4 h6 27. cxd5
Qxg5 28. dxc6 Qxg3 29. hxg3 Rfe8 30. Ba6 Nxe5 31. c7 f6 32. Rd1 Nf7 33. Bf4 Ne5
34. Bb7 Re7 35. Bxa8 Rxc7 36. Bd5+ Kf8 37. Bb3 Rc5 38. Rd8+ Ke7 39. Rd1 a5 40.
Be3 Rc6 41. Ba4 Rc4 42. Bb3 Rc6 43. Rd5 Rc3 44. Bxb6 Ng4 45. Rd1 Rxg3 46. Bc7
Rc3 47. Bxa5 Rc6 48. Bb4+ Ke8 49. Ba4 Ne5 50. Bxc6+ Nxc6 51. Bc3 1-0

[Event "Corsica Masters KO 18th"]
[Site "Bastia"]
[Date "2014.10.20"]
[Round "3.5"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Ruck, Robert"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A28"]
[WhiteElo "2673"]
[BlackElo "2568"]
[PlyCount "105"]
[EventDate "2014.10.19"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2015"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.11.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.11.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. e3 Bb4 5. Qc2 Bxc3 6. bxc3 O-O 7. d4 d6 8.
Be2 Bg4 9. h3 Bh5 10. g4 Bg6 11. Qb3 Be4 12. Rg1 Re8 13. Bb2 Na5 14. Qa4 c5 15.
d5 b6 16. Nd2 Bg6 17. h4 h6 18. Qd1 Ne4 19. h5 Bh7 20. Nf3 Ng5 21. Nh2 Qf6 22.
Rg3 Ne4 23. Rg2 Ng5 24. Nf1 Be4 25. Rg3 Bh1 26. f3 e4 27. f4 Nf3+ 28. Kf2 Ne5
29. Nd2 Nf3 30. Nb3 Ne5 31. Nxa5 bxa5 32. Qxh1 Nd3+ 33. Bxd3 exd3 34. Rd1 Rab8
35. Ba1 Rb7 36. Rxd3 Reb8 37. Rd1 Qe7 38. g5 hxg5 39. Rxg5 Kh7 40. Rg3 Qf6 41.
Qe4+ Kh8 42. Rdg1 Re7 43. Qg2 Rg8 44. Rg5 Qh6 45. Bb2 Qh7 46. Rg6 fxg6 47. hxg6
Qh4+ 48. Ke2 Qh5+ 49. Kd2 Rf8 50. Rh1 Rf5 51. Rxh5+ Rxh5 52. Kd3 a4 53. Qg4 1-0

[Event "Corsica Masters KO 18th"]
[Site "Bastia"]
[Date "2014.10.22"]
[Round "4.1"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Fedorchuk, Sergey A"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C25"]
[WhiteElo "2673"]
[BlackElo "2673"]
[PlyCount "105"]
[EventDate "2014.10.19"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2015"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.11.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.11.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Nc6 3. d3 Bc5 4. Nc3 d6 5. Na4 Na5 6. Bb3 Nxb3 7. axb3 Ne7 8.
Nf3 Ng6 9. h3 a6 10. Nxc5 dxc5 11. Be3 Qe7 12. O-O O-O 13. Nd2 Be6 14. Kh2 b6
15. Nc4 a5 16. Qd2 Qd7 17. f4 exf4 18. Bxf4 Nxf4 19. Rxf4 a4 20. Raf1 axb3 21.
cxb3 Qd4 22. R4f3 Ra2 23. Qf4 Qd7 24. Rg3 f6 25. Rf2 Kh8 26. Qh4 Qd4 27. Qf4
Ra1 28. Qxc7 Rg8 29. Qf4 b5 30. Nd6 Bxb3 31. Nxb5 Qd7 32. Nd6 Be6 33. e5 fxe5
34. Qxe5 Ra7 35. Ne4 c4 36. Nc5 Qd5 37. Rg5 Qxe5+ 38. Rxe5 Bf7 39. dxc4 Bxc4
40. b3 Bf7 41. Ref5 Bg6 42. Rf8 h6 43. b4 Ra1 44. Rxg8+ Kxg8 45. Rb2 Rc1 46.
Nd7 Be8 47. Ne5 Bb5 48. Kg3 Re1 49. Nf3 Re4 50. Nd2 Re2 51. Kf3 g5 52. Nc4 Re5
53. Nxe5 1-0

[Event "Corsica Masters KO 18th"]
[Site "Bastia"]
[Date "2014.10.22"]
[Round "4.2"]
[White "Fedorchuk, Sergey A"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B72"]
[WhiteElo "2673"]
[BlackElo "2673"]
[Annotator "Ramirez Alvarez,A"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[EventDate "2014.10.19"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2015"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.11.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.11.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 $5 {Hou Yifan is well versed in her Sicilians, but it is
not so common for her to start the game like this.} 3. Nc3 {An anti-Sveshnikov
move, but I doubt the World Champion was planning to play that with the Black
pieces.} g6 {The accelerated Dragon becomes more feasible for top-GMs to play
once the Maroczy has been avoided.} 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Bg7 6. Be3 Nf6 7. Be2 {
An old but relatively quiet line, Black is not supposed to have too many
problems in this variation.} (7. Bc4 O-O 8. Bb3 {is still the most
theoretically challenging line. Black has a few options at her disposal.}) 7...
O-O 8. f4 (8. O-O d5 {is already known to be equal.}) 8... d6 9. Nb3 {This
line has fallen out of popularity for a long time now. Black has more than one
continuation that promises good play.} a6 (9... Be6 10. g4 d5 11. f5 Bc8 12.
exd5 Nb4 13. Bf3 {is a famous and old game between Fischer-Reshevsky, 1961.}) (
9... a5 $1 {is more assertive.}) (9... e5 $5) 10. g4 {White's attack on the
kingside in these kinds of situations is usually somewhat slow. It is more
visually impactful than dangerous.} b5 11. g5 Nd7 12. Qd2 Nb6 {Black quickly
transfers the knight to the queenside, hoping to put pressure there quickly.}
13. O-O-O Na4 $1 {This is the point. Now c3 is under attack and Black already
has concrete threats.} 14. Nd4 Bb7 $6 (14... Nxc3 $1 15. Qxc3 Nxd4 16. Bxd4 e5
$1 $17 {would have been a perfect way to continue the game. White's structure
is falling apart.}) 15. Nd5 Nxd4 16. Bxd4 e5 17. fxe5 Bxd5 $1 {An important
strategical decision. White's knight on d5 is far more useful for White than
the bishop as Black is embarking on a dark-square attack.} 18. exd5 dxe5 19.
Be3 Qd6 $6 {Letting Fedorchuk slightly off the hook.} (19... e4 $1 20. Bd4 (20.
c3 b4 {is not a position that White can survive.}) 20... Qxd5 $17 {is a clean
pawn.}) 20. Kb1 Rac8 {Black still keeps some initiative. Notice that White has
not had time to develop anything on the other flank.} 21. h4 $2 e4 $6 {Missing
a brilliant finish.} (21... Rc3 $3 {This unusual move wins on the spot. The
point is that b4 is now clear for the queen, making the attack on the
queenside far more dangerous. The rook is clearly taboo.} 22. Ka1 (22. bxc3 Qa3
{with unstoppable mate following up.}) 22... e4 23. Rb1 Ra3 $1) 22. Bd4 Qxd5
23. Qe3 Bxd4 24. Rxd4 Qc5 25. c3 Rfd8 26. Rhd1 Rxd4 27. Rxd4 Re8 {At the end
of the day White has survived the attack. He is down a pawn but can regain it
in the next move; though he would still be a little worse.} 28. h5 $2 (28. Bf3
$1 Qf5 29. Bxe4 Qf1+ 30. Qc1 Qf2 $15) 28... Qe5 29. h6 Nc5 $2 {Already with
both players in time pressure both players miss an important resource here.}
30. Bg4 $2 (30. c4 $1 {White has the strong threat of Rd5, and its
surprisingly difficult to stop!}) 30... Kf8 31. a3 Ne6 32. Bxe6 Qxe6 33. a4 Qf5
{Black is now up a pawn. It is difficult to convert, but it helps when all you
need is a draw.} 34. a5 Qf3 $1 35. Qxf3 exf3 36. Rf4 Re1+ 37. Kc2 Re2+ 38. Kb3
f2 39. Ka3 (39. Rf6 $8 $11) 39... f5 $1 {A nice move! This clears the path for
Black's king as the pawn cannot be taken.} 40. b3 (40. gxf6 g5 $19) 40... Ke7
41. Rf3 Ke6 42. Kb4 Kd5 43. Rf4 Re4+ (43... Re4+ 44. c4+ bxc4 45. Rxf2 cxb3+
46. Kxb3 f4 {is very hopeless.}) 0-1

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord rap (Women)"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2014.12.11"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Ushenina, Anna"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E14"]
[WhiteElo "2494"]
[BlackElo "2673"]
[PlyCount "102"]
[EventDate "2014.12.11"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 163 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.12.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.12.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 e6 2. Nf3 c5 3. e3 Nf6 4. Bd3 b6 5. O-O Be7 6. b3 Bb7 7. Bb2 O-O 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+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord rap (Women)"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2014.12.11"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Zhao, Xue"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C44"]
[WhiteElo "2673"]
[BlackElo "2514"]
[PlyCount "175"]
[EventDate "2014.12.11"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 163 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.12.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.12.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. Qe2 d6 5. c3 Bd7 6. d4 a6 7. Ba4 b5 8. Bb3
Be7 9. O-O O-O 10. Rd1 Qc8 11. Nbd2 Re8 12. Nf1 exd4 13. cxd4 Bf8 14. Ng3 Na5
15. Bc2 c5 16. dxc5 Qxc5 17. Bg5 Ng4 18. Rac1 Nc4 19. Bd3 Nge5 20. Bxc4 Nxf3+
21. Qxf3 bxc4 22. Be3 Qe5 23. Bd4 Qe6 24. Qc3 Rac8 25. Qa5 Rc6 26. h3 Qg6 27.
Rc3 Rb8 28. Re3 Rb5 29. Qd8 Qe6 30. Nf5 f6 31. Qa8 Qe8 32. Qxe8 Bxe8 33. Bc3
Rb7 34. Re2 Bd7 35. Ne3 Be6 36. f4 Rc8 37. Kf2 Be7 38. Kf3 Rb5 39. Nc2 Rb7 40.
Nb4 Ra7 41. Nd5 Bxd5 42. Rxd5 Rb7 43. Ra5 Rc6 44. Rd2 Kf7 45. Ra4 Ke6 46. Rd4
Rbc7 47. f5+ Kd7 48. g4 Ke8 49. Ke2 Rc8 50. Kd1 Bd8 51. Kc2 Bb6 52. Rd5 Bf2 53.
Bd4 Bg3 54. Rda5 Ra8 55. Rd5 Kf7 56. Ra3 Bh4 57. Bg1 Re8 58. Rd4 Be1 59. Ra4 c3
60. b3 h5 61. gxh5 Rh8 62. Rd3 Rxh5 63. Re3 Bd2 64. Rg3 Rh4 65. Be3 Rh5 66.
Bxd2 cxd2+ 67. Kxd2 d5 68. exd5 Rd6 69. Rd4 Rxf5 70. Kc3 Rfxd5 71. Rxd5 Rxd5
72. Kc4 Re5 73. b4 g5 74. a4 Kg6 75. b5 axb5+ 76. axb5 f5 77. b6 f4 78. Rb3 Re8
79. b7 Rb8 80. Kd4 g4 81. hxg4 Kg5 82. Ke4 Kxg4 83. Rb1 Kg3 84. Rg1+ Kf2 85.
Rg7 f3 86. Rf7 Ke2 87. Kd5 f2 88. Kc6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord rap (Women)"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2014.12.11"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Cramling, Pia"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A17"]
[WhiteElo "2518"]
[BlackElo "2673"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "2014.12.11"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 163 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.12.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.12.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 e6 2. c4 b6 3. g3 Bb7 4. Bg2 f5 5. O-O Nf6 6. b3 Be7 7. Bb2 O-O 8. Qc2
a5 9. Nc3 Na6 10. a3 Qe8 11. d3 Qh5 12. Ne5 Ng4 13. Nxg4 Bxg2 14. Nh6+ Qxh6 15.
Kxg2 f4 16. d4 Rf5 17. g4 Rf7 18. f3 Qh4 19. Qd2 Rd8 20. Qe1 Qh6 21. Rd1 d5 22.
Bc1 Qg6 23. e4 fxe3 24. Qe2 Nb8 25. a4 Bg5 26. Nb5 h5 27. gxh5 Qh6 28. Rd3 c6
29. Na3 Na6 30. Nc2 e5 31. Bxe3 exd4 32. Bxd4 c5 33. Bf2 d4 34. Re1 Re7 35. Qf1
Rde8 36. Rdd1 Qxh5 37. Qd3 Bf4 38. Bg3 Nb4 39. Nxb4 Bxg3 40. hxg3 Rxe1 41. Rxe1
Rxe1 0-1

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord rap (Women)"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2014.12.11"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Stefanova, Antoaneta"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B10"]
[WhiteElo "2673"]
[BlackElo "2517"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "2014.12.11"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 163 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.12.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.12.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 c6 2. e4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. cxd5 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nxd5 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. Bb5 Qd6 8.
O-O Bg4 9. h3 Bh5 10. d4 e6 11. g4 Bg6 12. Ne5 Be7 13. Qa4 O-O 14. Nxd5 exd5
15. Bxc6 bxc6 16. Qxc6 Rac8 17. Qxd6 Bxd6 18. Nxg6 fxg6 19. Rd1 Rc2 20. Rd2 Rc4
21. Re2 Rxd4 22. Be3 Rd3 23. Bxa7 Rxh3 24. Re6 Bf4 25. a4 Rh4 26. a5 Rxg4+ 27.
Kf1 Bh2 28. Ke2 Rb4 29. Ra2 Kf7 30. Re3 Rc8 31. b3 d4 32. Rd3 Be5 33. a6 Ke6
34. Ra5 Kd6 35. f4 Bf6 36. Bc5+ Rxc5 37. Rxc5 Rb8 38. Ra5 Kc6 39. b4 Kb6 40.
Rda3 Ka7 41. Rc5 Bd8 42. Rd5 Bf6 43. b5 Kb6 44. a7 Ra8 45. Ra6+ Kb7 46. Rd7+
Kc8 47. Rf7 1-0

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord rap (Women)"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2014.12.12"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Dzagnidze, Nana"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A40"]
[WhiteElo "2570"]
[BlackElo "2673"]
[PlyCount "150"]
[EventDate "2014.12.11"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 163 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.12.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.12.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 e6 2. c4 b6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e4 Bb7 5. Bd3 f5 6. Qh5+ g6 7. Qe2 Nf6 8. Bg5
fxe4 9. Bc2 h6 10. Bxf6 Qxf6 11. Bxe4 Nc6 12. Nf3 O-O-O 13. O-O Nxd4 14. Nxd4
Qxd4 15. Rad1 Qf6 16. Bxb7+ Kxb7 17. Ne4 Qf5 18. a3 Be7 19. b4 h5 20. Rd3 d5
21. cxd5 exd5 22. Ng3 Qf7 23. Rfd1 h4 24. Nf1 Rh5 25. h3 Bf6 26. Ne3 d4 27. Ng4
Bg7 28. Rc1 Qd5 29. a4 a6 30. a5 Rhh8 31. axb6 cxb6 32. Ra1 Rhe8 33. Qd1 Re6
34. Qa4 Qb5 35. Qb3 Rde8 36. Rdd1 R8e7 37. Qf3+ Qc6 38. Qd3 Qb5 39. Qf3+ Qc6
40. Qd3 b5 41. Rac1 Qe4 42. Qd2 Rc6 43. Qg5 Rxc1 44. Rxc1 Rc7 45. Rxc7+ Kxc7
46. Qc5+ Kb7 47. Qd6 Qc6 48. Qe7+ Qc7 49. Qe4+ Ka7 50. Qxg6 Bf8 51. Qf6 Bxb4
52. Qxd4+ Bc5 53. Qd5 Qd6 54. Qe4 Kb6 55. Ne3 Qd4 56. Qe6+ Qd6 57. Nd5+ Ka5 58.
Qe4 Qf8 59. Qxh4 b4 60. Nf6 Qe7 61. Qh5 Kb5 62. Qf5 Qe1+ 63. Kh2 Qxf2 64. Qd3+
Ka5 65. Ne4 Qg1+ 66. Kg3 Qe3+ 67. Qxe3 Bxe3 68. Kf3 Bh6 69. Ke2 b3 70. Kd3 Kb4
71. g4 a5 72. g5 Bg7 73. h4 a4 74. h5 a3 75. h6 Bxh6 0-1

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord rap (Women)"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2014.12.12"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Gunina, Valentina"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B10"]
[WhiteElo "2673"]
[BlackElo "2522"]
[PlyCount "98"]
[EventDate "2014.12.11"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 163 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.12.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.12.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d3 d5 3. Nd2 e5 4. Ngf3 Bd6 5. d4 exd4 6. exd5 Nf6 7. dxc6 Nxc6 8.
Be2 O-O 9. O-O Bg4 10. Nb3 Re8 11. h3 Bxf3 12. Bxf3 Be5 13. a3 Qc7 14. Kh1 Rad8
15. Qd3 Ne7 16. Bd2 Ng6 17. Rae1 b6 18. Re2 h6 19. Rfe1 Re7 20. g3 a5 21. Bg2
a4 22. Nc1 Bd6 23. Rxe7 Bxe7 24. f4 h5 25. Ne2 h4 26. g4 Nd5 27. Qxd4 Bc5 28.
Qc4 Bf2 29. Qxc7 Nxc7 30. Rf1 Rxd2 31. Rxf2 Rxc2 32. Kg1 Rxb2 33. Nc3 Rb3 34.
Nxa4 b5 35. Nb6 Rxa3 36. Rc2 Nxf4 37. Rxc7 Ra1+ 38. Bf1 Nxh3+ 39. Kh2 Ng5 40.
Bd3 g6 41. Nd5 Nf3+ 42. Kh3 Rg1 43. Nf6+ Kf8 44. Ne4 f5 45. gxf5 gxf5 46. Be2
fxe4 47. Bxf3 exf3 48. Rc3 Ke7 49. Re3+ Kd6 0-1

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord rap (Women)"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2014.12.12"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Kosintseva, Tatiana"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2483"]
[BlackElo "2673"]
[PlyCount "102"]
[EventDate "2014.12.11"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 163 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.12.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.12.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. Bxc6 bxc6 5. O-O Bg7 6. c3 Nf6 7. Re1 O-O 8.
d4 d5 9. e5 Ne4 10. Be3 cxd4 11. cxd4 f6 12. exf6 exf6 13. Nbd2 g5 14. Rc1 Bd7
15. Qc2 Re8 16. Nb3 Rc8 17. Nfd2 f5 18. f3 Nd6 19. Bf2 f4 20. Nc5 Bf5 21. Qa4
Qb6 22. b3 Nb5 23. h3 h6 24. Nf1 Kf7 25. Nh2 h5 26. Nf1 Bf6 27. Nd2 Bg6 28. Nd7
Qb7 29. Nxf6 Kxf6 30. Qb4 Qd7 31. a4 Nd6 32. Re5 Nf7 33. Rxe8 Rxe8 34. Qc3 Re6
35. b4 Qe8 36. Nb3 Bf5 37. Nc5 Re7 38. Na6 Nd8 39. Qc5 Bd3 40. Qd6+ Kg7 41. Nb8
Nf7 42. Qxc6 Qxb8 43. Qxd5 Qxb4 44. h4 g4 45. g3 Qd2 46. Ra1 fxg3 47. Bxg3 Qe3+
48. Kh2 Qxf3 49. Qxf3 gxf3 50. Bf2 Nh6 51. Kg3 Ng4 0-1

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord blitz (Women)"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2014.12.13"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Stefanova, Antoaneta"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E14"]
[WhiteElo "2517"]
[BlackElo "2673"]
[PlyCount "113"]
[EventDate "2014.12.13"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "30"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 163 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.12.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.12.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 e6 2. Nf3 c5 3. e3 b6 4. Bd3 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. c4 Bb7 7. Nc3 O-O 8. d5
exd5 9. cxd5 a6 10. a4 Nxd5 11. Nxd5 Bxd5 12. Bxh7+ Kxh7 13. Qxd5 Nc6 14. Rd1
Qc7 15. e4 Rad8 16. Bg5 Kg8 17. Bxe7 Nxe7 18. Qh5 Qc6 19. Ng5 Qh6 20. Qxh6 gxh6
21. Nf3 d6 22. Rd2 f5 23. Re1 Kf7 24. h4 Rg8 25. exf5 Nxf5 26. Rd5 Kf6 27. Kh2
Rg4 28. b3 Nxh4 29. Nxh4 Rxh4+ 30. Kg1 Rb4 31. Re3 Rf4 32. Rh3 Kg7 33. Rg3+ Kf7
34. Rh3 Rf6 35. Rg3 Re8 36. Rgd3 Ree6 37. Kh2 Ke7 38. f3 Kd7 39. Rh5 Kc6 40. g4
b5 41. axb5+ axb5 42. g5 Rf5 43. Rxh6 Rxh6+ 44. gxh6 Rh5+ 45. Kg3 Rxh6 46. f4
c4 47. bxc4 bxc4 48. Rd1 Kc5 49. f5 d5 50. Kf4 c3 51. Ke5 Rd6 52. f6 d4 53. f7
Rd8 54. Rxd4 Rf8 55. Rd7 Kc6 56. Rd3 Rxf7 57. Rxc3+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord blitz (Women)"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2014.12.13"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Dzagnidze, Nana"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C06"]
[WhiteElo "2673"]
[BlackElo "2570"]
[PlyCount "107"]
[EventDate "2014.12.13"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "30"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 163 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.12.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.12.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. Bd3 c5 6. c3 b6 7. Ndf3 Ba6 8. Bxa6
Nxa6 9. Ne2 Be7 10. O-O b5 11. Nf4 g6 12. Re1 b4 13. c4 Nb6 14. cxd5 exd5 15.
e6 f6 16. Qc2 Qd6 17. a3 c4 18. axb4 Nxb4 19. Qe2 a5 20. Nh4 Rg8 21. g3 Nc6 22.
Be3 O-O-O 23. Nf3 Kb7 24. Bd2 Ra8 25. Bc3 g5 26. Nh5 h6 27. g4 Qc7 28. Ng3 Qf4
29. h3 Qc7 30. Nf5 Rh8 31. Kg2 h5 32. Qd2 hxg4 33. hxg4 Rh7 34. Rh1 Rah8 35.
Rxh7 Rxh7 36. Bxa5 Nxa5 37. Qxa5 Qf4 38. Qa6+ Kc6 39. Ne3 Bd6 40. Qxb6+ Kxb6
41. Nxd5+ Kc6 42. Nxf4 Bxf4 43. Ra5 Rb7 44. d5+ Kd6 45. Nd4 Rxb2 46. Nf5+ Kc7
47. Ra7+ Kb6 48. e7 Re2 49. Ra8 c3 50. Rc8 Bc7 51. e8=Q Rxe8 52. Rxe8 c2 53.
Re1 Bf4 54. Ne3 1-0

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord blitz (Women)"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2014.12.13"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Paehtz, Elisabeth"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B23"]
[WhiteElo "2485"]
[BlackElo "2673"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[EventDate "2014.12.13"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "30"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 163 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.12.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.12.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 g6 3. f4 Bg7 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. Bb5 Nd4 6. Bd3 d6 7. Nxd4 cxd4 8.
Ne2 Nf6 9. O-O O-O 10. c3 dxc3 11. Nxc3 d5 12. e5 Ne4 13. Qe2 Nc5 14. b3 f6 15.
Bc2 fxe5 16. fxe5 Rxf1+ 17. Kxf1 Qf8+ 18. Kg1 Qf4 19. Ba3 Bg4 20. Qf2 Qxf2+ 21.
Kxf2 b6 22. d4 Ne6 23. Nxd5 Nxd4 24. Be4 Rf8+ 25. Kg1 Bxe5 26. Nxe7+ Kg7 27.
Re1 Ne2+ 28. Kh1 Bc3 29. Rb1 Re8 30. Bc6 Rd8 31. Nd5 Be5 32. Ne3 Be6 33. Bf3
Nd4 34. Be4 Nb5 35. Bb4 a5 36. Be1 Nc3 37. Bxc3 Bxc3 38. Nc4 b5 39. Na3 b4 40.
Nc4 Bxc4 41. bxc4 Rd2 42. c5 Rxa2 43. c6 Be5 44. Rc1 Rd2 45. g3 Bc7 46. Bf3 Kf6
47. Re1 b3 48. Bg4 b2 49. Bf3 Rc2 50. Bd1 0-1

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord blitz (Women)"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2014.12.13"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Muzychuk, Anna"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B01"]
[WhiteElo "2673"]
[BlackElo "2545"]
[PlyCount "116"]
[EventDate "2014.12.13"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "30"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 163 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.12.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.12.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Nf6 3. d4 Nxd5 4. c4 Nb6 5. Nc3 e5 6. dxe5 Qxd1+ 7. Nxd1 Nc6
8. f4 Be6 9. Ne3 Bc5 10. Nf3 O-O-O 11. Ng5 Nb4 12. a3 Nd3+ 13. Bxd3 Rxd3 14.
Nxe6 fxe6 15. Ke2 Rhd8 16. Rd1 Rxd1 17. Nxd1 Nxc4 18. b3 Na5 19. Rb1 Nc6 20. b4
Bg1 21. Be3 Bxh2 22. Kf2 g5 23. g3 gxf4 24. Bxf4 Rd3 25. Kg2 Bxg3 26. Bxg3 Rxa3
27. Nf2 a5 28. bxa5 Rxa5 29. Rh1 Rd5 30. Ng4 Rd7 31. Nf6 Rd2+ 32. Kf3 Rd3+ 33.
Kg4 b5 34. Rxh7 b4 35. Ne8 Rd7 36. Rxd7 Kxd7 37. Nf6+ Kc8 38. Ne4 b3 39. Nd2 b2
40. Kf4 Nd4 41. Ke3 Nf5+ 42. Kf2 Nxg3 43. Kxg3 Kd7 44. Kf3 Kc6 45. Ke4 Kc5 46.
Nb1 Kc4 47. Ke3 c5 48. Kd2 Kd5 49. Kc2 Kxe5 50. Kxb2 Kd4 51. Kc2 e5 52. Nd2 e4
53. Nb3+ Kd5 54. Kc3 e3 55. Nc1 Ke4 56. Kc4 Kf3 57. Kxc5 e2 58. Nxe2 Kxe2
1/2-1/2

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord blitz (Women)"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2014.12.13"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Ushenina, Anna"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D05"]
[WhiteElo "2494"]
[BlackElo "2673"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "2014.12.13"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "30"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 163 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.12.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.12.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 e6 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. e3 c5 4. Bd3 d5 5. c3 Nc6 6. O-O Bd6 7. Nbd2 O-O 8. dxc5
Bxc5 9. b4 Bd6 10. Bb2 e5 11. e4 dxe4 12. Nxe4 Nxe4 13. Bxe4 Be6 14. a3 Rc8 15.
Rc1 b5 16. Re1 Ne7 17. Ng5 Bf5 18. Qd3 h6 19. Bxf5 Nxf5 20. Ne4 Rc4 21. Nxd6
Nxd6 22. Rxe5 Qf6 23. Rxb5 Qf4 24. Rd5 Rc6 25. Qd4 Qxd4 26. cxd4 Rxc1+ 27. Bxc1
Rc8 28. Be3 Ne4 29. Ra5 Rc7 30. d5 Nd6 31. g3 Nc4 32. Rc5 Rxc5 33. bxc5 Kf8 34.
c6 Ke7 35. Bxa7 Kd6 36. a4 Kxd5 37. c7 Nd6 38. Bb6 Nc8 39. a5 f5 1-0

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord blitz (Women)"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2014.12.13"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Kosintseva, Tatiana"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C95"]
[WhiteElo "2673"]
[BlackElo "2483"]
[PlyCount "211"]
[EventDate "2014.12.13"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "30"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 163 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.12.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.12.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Nb8 10. d4 Nbd7 11. Nbd2 Bb7 12. Bc2 Re8 13. Nf1 Bf8 14. Ng3 g6 15.
a4 c6 16. Bg5 Bg7 17. Qd2 Qe7 18. b3 Rac8 19. axb5 cxb5 20. d5 Rc7 21. Be3 Rec8
22. Ne2 Nc5 23. Ng3 Ncd7 24. Ne2 Nc5 25. Bxc5 Rxc5 26. Bd3 Qf8 27. b4 R5c7 28.
Ra3 Nd7 29. Qc2 Nb6 30. Nd2 f5 31. exf5 Nxd5 32. fxg6 Kh8 33. Qb3 Nf4 34. Nxf4
Qxf4 35. Ne4 Bxe4 36. Bxe4 hxg6 37. Bxg6 Bf6 38. Qe6 Rf8 39. Rf1 Rg7 40. Qf5
Qxf5 41. Bxf5 Bg5 42. Be4 Rc7 43. Rxa6 Rxc3 44. Rxd6 Rc4 45. Bd3 Rxb4 46. Rd5
Bf6 47. Rxb5 Rd4 48. Be2 e4 49. Rh5+ Kg7 50. Rf5 Rd2 51. Bg4 Rb8 52. Rc1 Rb7
53. Re1 Rb4 54. Rf4 Rdd4 55. Bf5 Rb2 56. Rfxe4 Rdd2 57. Rf1 Bc3 58. Rf4 Be5 59.
Rf3 Re2 60. g3 Bd4 61. Kg2 Red2 62. h4 Kh6 63. g4 Bb6 64. Be6 Kg7 65. g5 Rd4
66. Kh3 Rbb4 67. Rf7+ Kh8 68. Rf8+ Kg7 69. Rg8+ Kh7 70. g6+ Kh6 71. Bf5 Rxh4+
72. Kg2 Bd4 73. Kg3 Be5+ 74. Kg2 Rh2+ 75. Kg1 Rbh4 76. Re8 Bd4 77. Be4 R2h3 78.
Bg2 Ra3 79. Re4 Rxe4 80. Bxe4 Ra2 81. Kg2 Kg7 82. Kg3 Ra3+ 83. f3 Bf6 84. Rh1
Be5+ 85. Kg4 Kf6 86. Rh7 Ra1 87. Rf7+ Ke6 88. Bf5+ Kd6 89. Rd7+ Kc6 90. Rd3
Rg1+ 91. Kh5 Bf6 92. f4 Rh1+ 93. Bh3 Rg1 94. Kh6 Kc5 95. Kh7 Kc4 96. Rf3 Kd4
97. Bf5 Rh1+ 98. Kg8 Kd5 99. Rd3+ Kc4 100. Rf3 Rg1 101. Kf7 Bd4 102. Be6+ Kc5
103. f5 Ra1 104. f6 Kd6 105. g7 Ra7+ 106. Kg6 1-0

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord blitz (Women)"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2014.12.13"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Kosteniuk, Alexandra"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B37"]
[WhiteElo "2541"]
[BlackElo "2673"]
[PlyCount "98"]
[EventDate "2014.12.13"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "30"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 163 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.12.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.12.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 g6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. c4 Nf6 6. Nc3 d6 7. Nc2 Bg7 8. Be2
O-O 9. O-O Be6 10. Rb1 a5 11. b3 a4 12. b4 Rc8 13. f4 Qb6+ 14. Be3 Qd8 15. Qd3
Nb8 16. Na3 Bd7 17. h3 b6 18. Rfd1 Bc6 19. Bf3 Nfd7 20. Nd5 Bb7 21. Nb5 Nc6 22.
Bg4 Nce5 23. fxe5 Nxe5 24. Qe2 Rxc4 25. Bxb6 Qe8 26. Nbc7 Qb8 27. Nxe7+ Kh8 28.
Ncd5 Ba6 29. b5 Bb7 30. Bf2 Re8 31. Nc6 Bxc6 32. bxc6 Qa8 33. Nc7 Qxc6 34. Nxe8
Qxe8 35. Rxd6 h5 36. Bf3 Qc8 37. Rbd1 Kh7 38. Bxh5 Rc2 39. R6d2 Rxd2 40. Rxd2
gxh5 41. Qxh5+ Kg8 42. Qd1 Bf6 43. Rd6 Be7 44. Rd5 Qe6 45. Qd4 Ng6 46. Rb5 Qxa2
47. Rb8+ Kh7 48. Qd1 Qc4 49. Bd4 Nf4 1-0

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord blitz (Women)"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2014.12.13"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Harika, Dronavalli"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E67"]
[WhiteElo "2673"]
[BlackElo "2505"]
[PlyCount "195"]
[EventDate "2014.12.13"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "30"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 163 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.12.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.12.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. b3 d6 2. Bb2 Nd7 3. c4 Ngf6 4. g3 g6 5. Bg2 Bg7 6. Nf3 O-O 7. d4 e5 8. O-O
Re8 9. Nc3 e4 10. Nd2 e3 11. Nde4 Nxe4 12. Nxe4 f5 13. Nc3 c6 14. Qd3 exf2+ 15.
Rxf2 Nf6 16. Re1 Bd7 17. e3 Qe7 18. e4 fxe4 19. Nxe4 Bf5 20. Rfe2 Nxe4 21. Bxe4
Bxe4 22. Rxe4 Qd7 23. Qe2 Rxe4 24. Qxe4 Rf8 25. Ba3 d5 26. cxd5 cxd5 27. Qe3
Rc8 28. Bb4 b6 29. a4 h5 30. Qd3 Qf5 31. Qxf5 gxf5 32. Rd1 Rc2 33. Bd6 Kf7 34.
Rd3 a6 35. Bf4 b5 36. axb5 axb5 37. Bd2 Bf6 38. Kf1 Rb2 39. Ke1 Rb1+ 40. Kf2
Rh1 41. h4 Rb1 42. Bf4 Rb2+ 43. Kf3 Rb1 44. Bd6 Ke6 45. Bc5 Rf1+ 46. Ke2 Rb1
47. Re3+ Kf7 48. Rf3 Ke6 49. Kd2 Bd8 50. Re3+ Kf6 51. Kc2 Rg1 52. Bd6 Rg2+ 53.
Kd3 Ba5 54. b4 Bb6 55. Be5+ Kf7 56. Rf3 Ke6 57. Rf1 Rb2 58. Rc1 Kd7 59. Kc3 Re2
60. Ra1 Re3+ 61. Kc2 Rf3 62. Ra6 Kc6 63. Ra8 Rf2+ 64. Kd3 Rf3+ 65. Kd2 Rf2+ 66.
Ke3 Rb2 67. Rh8 Rxb4 68. Rh6+ Kb7 69. Rxh5 Rb1 70. Rxf5 b4 71. Kd3 b3 72. Rf7+
Kc6 73. Rf6+ Kb7 74. h5 Ba5 75. h6 Rd1+ 76. Ke2 Rh1 77. Rf3 b2 78. Rb3+ Kc6 79.
Kf3 b1=Q 80. Rxb1 Rxb1 81. h7 Rh1 82. h8=Q Rxh8 83. Bxh8 Kd7 84. Kg4 Ke6 85.
Kg5 Bd2+ 86. Kg6 Be3 87. g4 Bf4 88. g5 Be3 89. Be5 Bd2 90. Bf6 Be3 91. Be5 Bd2
92. Kh5 Bc1 93. g6 Bd2 94. Kg4 Bh6 95. Kf3 Bc1 96. Ke2 Bh6 97. Kd3 Bf8 98. g7
1-0

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord blitz (Women)"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2014.12.13"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Khotenashvili, Bela"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A47"]
[WhiteElo "2504"]
[BlackElo "2673"]
[PlyCount "100"]
[EventDate "2014.12.13"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "30"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 163 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.12.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.12.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 e6 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Bf4 b6 4. Nbd2 Bb7 5. e3 Be7 6. c3 Nh5 7. Bg3 h6 8. Bd3
d6 9. Be4 d5 10. Bd3 Nxg3 11. hxg3 a6 12. Qe2 c5 13. e4 cxd4 14. Nxd4 dxe4 15.
Bxe4 Qc8 16. f4 Nd7 17. N2f3 Nc5 18. Bxb7 Qxb7 19. O-O-O Qe4 20. Rhe1 Qxe2 21.
Rxe2 g6 22. Ne5 Rc8 23. g4 b5 24. Kb1 h5 25. f5 hxg4 26. fxe6 fxe6 27. Nxg6 Rg8
28. Nxe7 Kxe7 29. Nf5+ Kf6 30. Nd6 Rc6 31. Rf1+ Ke7 32. Nf5+ Ke8 33. Nd4 Rd6
34. Re5 Rd5 35. Rxd5 exd5 36. Rf5 Nd3 37. g3 Rf8 38. Rxd5 Rf2 39. b4 Rb2+ 40.
Ka1 Rg2 41. a4 bxa4 42. Ra5 Rxg3 43. Rxa4 Rg1+ 44. Ka2 g3 45. Rxa6 g2 46. Rg6
Nf4 47. Rg4 Rf1 48. Ne2 Rf2 49. Kb3 Rxe2 50. b5 Re1 0-1

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord blitz (Women)"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2014.12.13"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Gunina, Valentina"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B10"]
[WhiteElo "2673"]
[BlackElo "2522"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "2014.12.13"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "30"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 163 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.12.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.12.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. c4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. cxd5 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nxd5 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. Bb5 e6 8.
O-O Nc7 9. Bxc6+ bxc6 10. Qa4 Bd7 11. Ne5 Bd6 12. d4 O-O 13. Ne4 Be7 14. Be3
Nd5 15. Rac1 Be8 16. Nxc6 Qb6 17. Nxe7+ Nxe7 18. Qa3 Nd5 19. Rc5 f5 20. Nc3 f4
21. Nxd5 exd5 22. Bd2 f3 23. gxf3 Bh5 24. f4 Qe6 25. Qe3 Qf7 26. Qg3 Rfe8 27.
Re1 Rxe1+ 28. Bxe1 Re8 29. Bd2 h6 30. f5 Qxf5 31. Rc7 Bg6 32. Be3 Qb1+ 33. Kg2
Qe4+ 34. Qf3 Qe6 35. Qf4 Kh7 36. Qxh6+ 1-0

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord blitz (Women)"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2014.12.14"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Cramling, Pia"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D05"]
[WhiteElo "2518"]
[BlackElo "2673"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "2014.12.13"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "30"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 163 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.12.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.12.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 e6 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. e3 c5 4. Bd3 d5 5. c3 Nc6 6. O-O Bd6 7. Nbd2 O-O 8. dxc5
Bxc5 9. Qe2 Be7 10. e4 dxe4 11. Nxe4 Nxe4 12. Bxe4 Qc7 13. Bg5 f6 14. Be3 Bd7
15. Rad1 f5 16. Bc2 e5 17. Bg5 Rae8 18. Rfe1 Kh8 19. Qc4 h6 20. Bxe7 Rxe7 21.
Nxe5 Rxe5 22. Rxe5 Qxe5 23. Rxd7 Qe1+ 24. Qf1 Qe6 25. Rxb7 Qxa2 26. g3 Qe6 27.
Qd1 Rd8 28. Qf3 Rf8 29. Rc7 Ne5 30. Qb7 Ng4 31. Kg2 Qe2 32. Qxa7 Qxc2 33. h3
Qe4+ 34. Kg1 Ra8 0-1

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord blitz (Women)"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2014.12.13"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Ju, Wenjun"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B23"]
[WhiteElo "2673"]
[BlackElo "2568"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "2014.12.13"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "30"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 163 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.12.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.12.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 d6 3. f4 g6 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Bb5+ Bd7 6. Bc4 Nc6 7. O-O Be6 8. d3
Bxc4 9. dxc4 Nf6 10. Kh1 O-O 11. Qd3 a6 12. f5 Qd7 13. a3 e6 14. Bg5 Ng4 15. h3
Nge5 16. Nxe5 Nxe5 17. Qe2 exf5 18. exf5 gxf5 19. Nd5 f6 20. Bd2 Rae8 21. b3
Ng6 22. Qf2 f4 23. Bxf4 f5 24. Rad1 Re6 25. Qf3 Kh8 26. Nb6 Qe7 27. Nd5 Qd7 28.
Bd2 Qf7 29. Bc3 Be5 30. Qd3 Nh4 31. Nf4 Rf6 32. Qg3 Ng6 33. Nxg6+ Qxg6 34. Bxe5
dxe5 35. Qxe5 b6 36. Rd7 a5 37. a4 Rg8 38. Rf2 Rgf8 39. Rd6 Qg5 40. Rxb6 Qg7
41. Rxf6 Rxf6 42. Rxf5 Rxf5 43. Qxf5 Qd4 44. Qf8# 1-0

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord blitz (Women)"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2014.12.14"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Muzychuk, Mariya"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C01"]
[WhiteElo "2529"]
[BlackElo "2673"]
[PlyCount "103"]
[EventDate "2014.12.13"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "30"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 163 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.12.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.12.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 exd5 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. h3 Be7 6. c4 O-O 7. Be2 dxc4 8.
Bxc4 Nbd7 9. O-O Nb6 10. Bb3 Nbd5 11. Nc3 h6 12. Re1 Be6 13. Bd2 c6 14. Ne5 Re8
15. Qf3 Qb6 16. Rad1 Rad8 17. Qg3 Nh5 18. Qf3 Nhf6 19. Qg3 Kh8 20. Ng6+ Kh7 21.
Nxe7 Rxe7 22. Na4 Qc7 23. Qd3+ Kg8 24. Nc5 Bc8 25. Qf3 Rde8 26. Rxe7 Rxe7 27.
Bc2 Qb6 28. Bc3 Qd8 29. Ne4 Nxe4 30. Bxe4 Be6 31. Bc2 Nf6 32. d5 Nxd5 33. Qe4
f5 34. Qd4 Qe8 35. Qxa7 Nxc3 36. bxc3 Bd5 37. Bb3 Re1+ 38. Rxe1 Qxe1+ 39. Kh2
Qe5+ 40. Kg1 Bxb3 41. axb3 Qxc3 42. Qxb7 Qe1+ 43. Kh2 Qxf2 44. Qxc6 Qf4+ 45. g3
Qd2+ 46. Qg2 Qc3 47. Qd5+ Kh8 48. Qxf5 Qb2+ 49. Kg1 Qxb3 50. Qf8+ Kh7 51. Qf5+
Kh8 52. Qf8+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord blitz (Women)"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2014.12.14"]
[Round "14"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Koneru, Humpy"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C26"]
[WhiteElo "2673"]
[BlackElo "2581"]
[PlyCount "143"]
[EventDate "2014.12.13"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "30"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 163 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.12.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.12.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. g3 d5 4. exd5 Nxd5 5. Bg2 Nb6 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. O-O Be7 8.
Re1 f6 9. a4 a5 10. d4 exd4 11. Nb5 O-O 12. Nfxd4 Nxd4 13. Nxd4 Bc5 14. Be3 Nc4
15. c3 Nxe3 16. Rxe3 Bxd4 17. cxd4 c6 18. Qb3+ Kh8 19. Rd1 Ra6 20. h3 Rb6 21.
Qc3 Qd6 22. b3 Qb4 23. Qc2 Ra6 24. Rc3 Bd7 25. Rc4 Qd6 26. d5 cxd5 27. Rxd5 Qe6
28. Rh4 f5 29. Rd1 Bc6 30. Qc5 Re8 31. Bf1 Raa8 32. Bc4 Qf6 33. Rhd4 h6 34. Rd6
Qc3 35. Qxf5 Rf8 36. Qd3 Qxd3 37. R6xd3 Rae8 38. Kf1 Rf6 39. R1d2 Ref8 40. Re3
h5 41. h4 Kh7 42. Ke1 Kh6 43. Re5 g6 44. Rxa5 Re8+ 45. Re2 Rd8 46. Rae5 Rfd6
47. Kf1 Rd1+ 48. Re1 R1d2 49. R5e3 Rf8 50. Be2 Rb2 51. f3 Re8 52. Rd3 Rf8 53.
Bd1 Rb1 54. Re2 Re8 55. Rf2 Re3 56. Rdd2 Re1+ 57. Kg2 Re3 58. Rf1 Rb2 59. Bc2
Rc3 60. Rff2 Rb1 61. Bd1 Rcc1 62. Rf1 Be8 63. Kf2 Bf7 64. Ke2 Rc2 65. Rxc2 Rb2
66. Kd3 Ra2 67. Kc3 Bd5 68. f4 Be6 69. Re1 Bg4 70. Re5 Ra1 71. Rg5 Rc1 72.
Rxg6+ 1-0

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord blitz (Women)"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2014.12.13"]
[Round "15"]
[White "Zhao, Xue"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A38"]
[WhiteElo "2514"]
[BlackElo "2673"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "2014.12.13"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "30"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 163 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.12.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.12.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 c5 3. Bg2 Nc6 4. O-O g6 5. c4 Bg7 6. Nc3 O-O 7. d3 d6 8. a3
Rb8 9. Ne1 Bd7 10. Rb1 Qc8 11. b4 Bh3 12. Bd2 Bxg2 13. Nxg2 b6 14. Nf4 e6 15.
Ng2 Rd8 16. Bg5 h6 17. Bf4 Kh7 18. b5 Ne7 19. e4 Nh5 20. Bd2 d5 21. exd5 exd5
22. Re1 Rb7 23. Qc1 Rbd7 24. Re2 dxc4 25. dxc4 Nf5 26. Nd5 Nd4 27. Re3 Nf6 28.
Ngf4 Nxd5 29. Nxd5 Qb7 30. Qf1 Rxd5 31. cxd5 Qxd5 32. Qg2 Qa2 33. Rd1 Qc2 34.
Qf1 Nb3 35. Re2 Nxd2 0-1

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord blitz (Women)"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2014.12.14"]
[Round "16"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Stefanova, Antoaneta"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C70"]
[WhiteElo "2673"]
[BlackElo "2517"]
[PlyCount "118"]
[EventDate "2014.12.13"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "30"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 163 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.12.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.12.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nge7 5. Nc3 Ng6 6. d4 exd4 7. Nxd4 Nxd4 8.
Qxd4 b5 9. Bb3 Bb7 10. Qd3 Bd6 11. a4 b4 12. Nd5 O-O 13. O-O a5 14. Re1 Qh4 15.
g3 Qh5 16. f4 Kh8 17. Be3 Rae8 18. Bf2 Qg4 19. Qe2 Qh3 20. Qf1 Qg4 21. h3 Qh5
22. c4 bxc3 23. bxc3 c6 24. Bd1 Qh6 25. Ne3 Ne7 26. Ng4 Qh5 27. Nf6 Qg6 28.
Nxe8 Rxe8 29. Qg2 c5 30. Bf3 f6 31. Rad1 Nc8 32. e5 Bxf3 33. Qxf3 fxe5 34. fxe5
Rf8 35. Qg2 Be7 36. Rxd7 Qe6 37. Rd2 Nb6 38. Rde2 Nxa4 39. Re3 Nb6 40. Rf3 Rd8
41. Ra1 a4 42. Rf4 h6 43. Qe4 Nd5 44. Rf3 Nb6 45. Qf5 Qd5 46. e6 Qc4 47. Qf7
Nd5 48. Rf1 a3 49. Ra1 a2 50. Kg2 Qb3 51. Qf5 Qb2 52. c4 Qxa1 53. cxd5 Qf6 54.
Qd3 a1=Q 55. Rxf6 Qxf6 56. Qe4 Qg5 57. d6 Rxd6 58. Qa8+ Rd8 59. Qa4 Qd5+ 0-1

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord blitz (Women)"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2014.12.14"]
[Round "17"]
[White "Dzagnidze, Nana"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A61"]
[WhiteElo "2570"]
[BlackElo "2673"]
[PlyCount "90"]
[EventDate "2014.12.13"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "30"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 163 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.12.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.12.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 e6 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 c5 4. d5 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. Nc3 g6 7. h3 a6 8. a4 Qe7
9. Bf4 Nbd7 10. e3 Bg7 11. Be2 O-O 12. O-O Rb8 13. Qc2 Ne8 14. Rfd1 Ne5 15.
Bxe5 Bxe5 16. Nxe5 Qxe5 17. a5 b5 18. axb6 Rxb6 19. Ra4 Nc7 20. Rf4 Bf5 21. Qd2
Rfb8 22. Na4 Rb4 23. Rxb4 cxb4 24. Qd4 Qxd4 25. Rxd4 Bd7 26. b3 Bxa4 27. bxa4
b3 28. Bd3 a5 29. Kf1 b2 30. Bb1 Na6 31. Ke1 Rc8 32. Rd2 Rc1+ 33. Rd1 Nc5 34.
Ke2 Nxa4 35. Kd2 Rc5 36. e4 Nc3 37. Re1 a4 38. Kc2 a3 39. Kb3 Nxb1 40. Rxb1 Rc1
41. Ka2 Kg7 42. f4 Kf6 43. g3 h5 44. g4 hxg4 45. hxg4 g5 0-1

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord blitz (Women)"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2014.12.13"]
[Round "18"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Paehtz, Elisabeth"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B01"]
[WhiteElo "2673"]
[BlackElo "2485"]
[PlyCount "109"]
[EventDate "2014.12.13"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "30"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 163 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.12.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.12.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qd6 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nf3 g6 6. Nb5 Qb6 7. c4 c6 8. Nc3
Bg7 9. Be2 O-O 10. O-O Rd8 11. h3 Na6 12. c5 Qc7 13. Bxa6 bxa6 14. Re1 Nd5 15.
Qe2 Bf6 16. Ne4 Bg7 17. Bd2 Bf5 18. Ng3 Bd7 19. Bg5 Re8 20. Qxa6 Rab8 21. Qe2
Rb4 22. a3 Rb5 23. Ne4 Qb8 24. Bc1 Rb3 25. Nfd2 Rb7 26. Nf3 Rb3 27. Ned2 Rb7
28. Nc4 Be6 29. Na5 Rc7 30. Ne5 Qc8 31. Bd2 Bf5 32. Rac1 Rd8 33. b4 Nf6 34. Be3
Nd5 35. Qf3 Bxe5 36. dxe5 Nxe3 37. Rxe3 Be6 38. Rd1 Rxd1+ 39. Qxd1 Bd5 40. Qg4
Qa6 41. Qf4 Rd7 42. h4 Be6 43. Qf3 Rd5 44. h5 Qb5 45. h6 Kf8 46. Qf4 Ke8 47.
Nb3 Rd1+ 48. Kh2 Qf1 49. Kg3 Qh1 50. Nd4 Bd5 51. Nf3 Rf1 52. e6 fxe6 53. Qb8+
Kf7 54. Ng5+ Kf6 55. Qf4# 1-0

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord blitz (Women)"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2014.12.13"]
[Round "19"]
[White "Muzychuk, Anna"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A03"]
[WhiteElo "2545"]
[BlackElo "2673"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[EventDate "2014.12.13"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "30"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 163 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.12.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.12.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. f4 d5 2. Nf3 c6 3. g3 Nf6 4. Bg2 g6 5. O-O Bg7 6. d3 O-O 7. Qe1 d4 8. Na3
Nd5 9. Nc4 b5 10. Na3 Nd7 11. Bd2 Nc5 12. c3 dxc3 13. bxc3 Qa5 14. Nb1 Na4 15.
Ne5 Qb6+ 16. Kh1 Ne3 17. Bxe3 Qxe3 18. Nxc6 Bb7 19. Nb4 Bxg2+ 20. Kxg2 Rac8 21.
Rf3 Qe6 22. d4 a5 23. Nd3 b4 24. Ne5 f6 25. Qd1 fxe5 26. dxe5 Nxc3 27. Nxc3
bxc3 28. Rc1 g5 29. Qa4 gxf4 30. gxf4 c2 31. Rxc2 Qg6+ 0-1

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord blitz (Women)"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2014.12.14"]
[Round "20"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Ushenina, Anna"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B43"]
[WhiteElo "2673"]
[BlackElo "2494"]
[PlyCount "143"]
[EventDate "2014.12.13"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "30"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 163 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.12.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.12.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

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. O-O 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 64. h4 Bd6 65. h5 Bf8
66. Kxf6 Kc4 67. g4 Kd5 68. g5 Ke4 69. h6 Bd6 70. g6 Bf4 71. g7 Be5+ 72. Kf7
1-0

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord blitz (Women)"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2014.12.15"]
[Round "21"]
[White "Kosintseva, Tatiana"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B36"]
[WhiteElo "2483"]
[BlackElo "2673"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "2014.12.13"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "30"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 163 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.12.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.12.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 g6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. c4 Nf6 6. Nc3 d6 7. Be2 Nxd4 8.
Qxd4 Bg7 9. Bg5 O-O 10. Qd2 a5 11. O-O a4 12. Rac1 Be6 13. f4 Qa5 14. Rfd1 Rfc8
15. Bxf6 Bxf6 16. Nd5 Bxd5 17. exd5 Qb6+ 18. Kh1 Bxb2 19. Rb1 a3 20. f5 Qf2 21.
Rf1 Qh4 22. fxg6 hxg6 23. Rf3 Qh8 24. Rbf1 Rf8 25. Bd3 Be5 26. Rh3 Qg7 27. Qg5
Ra4 28. Qxe7 Rb4 29. Rhf3 Rb2 30. Bb1 Qh6 31. Rh3 Qd2 32. Rg1 Qf4 33. Qh4 Qxh4
34. Rxh4 Re8 35. Rh3 Bd4 36. Rf1 Ree2 37. Rg3 Bc5 38. h4 Bd4 39. h5 Be5 40. Rg4
g5 41. Rxg5+ Kf8 42. h6 Ke7 43. h7 Rb4 44. Rxe5+ Rxe5 45. h8=Q 1-0

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord blitz (Women)"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2014.12.15"]
[Round "22"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Kosteniuk, Alexandra"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C24"]
[WhiteElo "2673"]
[BlackElo "2541"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[EventDate "2014.12.13"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "30"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 163 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.12.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.12.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Nf6 3. d3 c6 4. Nf3 d5 5. Bb3 Bd6 6. Nc3 Be6 7. exd5 cxd5 8.
Bg5 Bb4 9. O-O Bxc3 10. bxc3 Nc6 11. Re1 Qd6 12. Nxe5 Nxe5 13. Bf4 Nfd7 14. d4
O-O 15. dxe5 Qc6 16. Re3 a5 17. a4 Nc5 18. h4 Rac8 19. h5 Ne4 20. h6 g6 21. Qd4
Nxc3 22. Bg5 Ne4 23. Bh4 Qc5 24. Qd1 Qc7 25. Qd4 Qc5 26. Qd3 Qc7 27. Rae1 Nc5
28. Qd4 Ne4 29. f3 Nc3 30. Qf4 f5 31. Qd4 Qc5 32. Qxc5 Rxc5 33. Be7 Rc6 34.
Bxf8 Kxf8 35. Rd3 Rc5 36. Kf2 Ke7 37. Ke3 b6 38. Kd4 Nxa4 39. Ra1 Nb2 40. Rc3
Nc4 41. Bxc4 dxc4 42. f4 Bd5 43. Rb1 Bxg2 44. Rxb6 Rd5+ 45. Kxc4 Rd7 46. Kb5
Rd5+ 47. Rc5 Rd4 48. Rc7+ Kd8 49. Rxh7 Bf1+ 50. Kxa5 1-0

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord blitz (Women)"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2014.12.15"]
[Round "23"]
[White "Harika, Dronavalli"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A37"]
[WhiteElo "2505"]
[BlackElo "2673"]
[PlyCount "113"]
[EventDate "2014.12.13"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "30"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 163 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.12.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.12.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. g3 Nc6 3. Bg2 g6 4. O-O Bg7 5. c4 e6 6. Nc3 d6 7. d3 Nge7 8. Bg5
h6 9. Bd2 O-O 10. a3 b6 11. Rb1 Bb7 12. b4 Qd7 13. Ne4 f5 14. Nc3 Kh7 15. e3 g5
16. Ne1 Ne5 17. f4 Bxg2 18. Kxg2 gxf4 19. exf4 N5c6 20. Nf3 Ng6 21. b5 Nd4 22.
Nxd4 cxd4 23. Na2 e5 24. Qf3 Rae8 25. Rbe1 Qe6 26. Qd5 Qxd5+ 27. cxd5 e4 28.
Nb4 e3 29. Bc1 Ne7 30. Bb2 Rc8 31. Nc6 Nxd5 32. Kf3 a6 33. a4 axb5 34. axb5 Ra8
35. Bxd4 Bxd4 36. Nxd4 Ra3 37. Ra1 Rxd3 38. Rfd1 Rc3 39. Ra7+ Kg6 40. Ne2 Rc5
41. Rd7 Rf6 42. h3 Rxb5 43. g4 fxg4+ 44. hxg4 Rf7 45. Rxd6+ Nf6 46. R1d3 Kg7
47. Rxe3 Nd5 48. Rd3 Nf6 49. Nc3 Rb3 50. Ne4 Rxd3+ 51. Rxd3 Nxe4 52. Kxe4 b5
53. Rb3 Rb7 54. g5 hxg5 55. fxg5 Kg6 56. Kd5 Kxg5 57. Kc6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord blitz (Women)"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2014.12.15"]
[Round "24"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Khotenashvili, Bela"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A01"]
[WhiteElo "2673"]
[BlackElo "2504"]
[PlyCount "107"]
[EventDate "2014.12.13"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "30"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 163 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.12.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.12.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. b3 e5 2. Bb2 Nc6 3. e3 Nf6 4. Bb5 Bd6 5. Bxc6 dxc6 6. d3 Bg4 7. Ne2 Qe7 8.
Nd2 Ba3 9. Bxa3 Qxa3 10. h3 Be6 11. e4 O-O-O 12. Qc1 Qc5 13. Qb2 Nh5 14. Nf3 f6
15. g4 Nf4 16. Nxf4 exf4 17. d4 Qa5+ 18. c3 h5 19. g5 f5 20. O-O-O fxe4 21. Ne5
Rhe8 22. h4 c5 23. Rhe1 Bf5 24. Nc4 Qb5 25. Qd2 cxd4 26. cxd4 f3 27. Kb2 g6 28.
Qc3 Kb8 29. Ne3 Rd7 30. d5 Red8 31. Rd4 c6 32. Rb4 Qa6 33. dxc6 Rc7 34. Rxb7+
Rxb7 35. cxb7 Qd6 36. Rc1 Qd2+ 37. Rc2 Qxc3+ 38. Kxc3 Be6 39. Rd2 Rxd2 40. Kxd2
Kxb7 41. Kc3 Kc6 42. Kd4 Kd6 43. Kxe4 Bc8 44. Kxf3 Ke5 45. Nc4+ Kd4 46. Kf4 Be6
47. Ne5 Bf5 48. Nc6+ Kc3 49. Nxa7 Kb2 50. b4 Kxa2 51. b5 Be6 52. b6 Bd5 53. Nb5
Kb3 54. Nd6 1-0

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord blitz (Women)"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2014.12.15"]
[Round "25"]
[White "Gunina, Valentina"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E14"]
[WhiteElo "2522"]
[BlackElo "2673"]
[PlyCount "113"]
[EventDate "2014.12.13"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "30"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 163 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.12.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.12.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 e6 2. c4 b6 3. Nf3 Bb7 4. e3 Nf6 5. Be2 d5 6. O-O Bd6 7. b3 O-O 8. Bb2
Nbd7 9. Nbd2 Ne4 10. Rc1 Qe7 11. Bd3 Nxd2 12. Nxd2 dxc4 13. Nxc4 Qg5 14. e4 Bf4
15. Rc2 c5 16. g3 cxd4 17. h4 Qg6 18. e5 Qh6 19. gxf4 Qxh4 20. f3 Qxf4 21. Bc1
Qh4 22. Rh2 Qg3+ 23. Rg2 Qh4 24. Bg5 Qh5 25. Qd2 Bxf3 26. Rh2 Qg4+ 27. Kf2 Be4
28. Bxe4 Qxe4 29. Qf4 Qxf4+ 30. Bxf4 f6 31. exf6 Rxf6 32. Ke2 e5 33. Bg3 Rxf1
34. Kxf1 Re8 35. Rh4 Kf7 36. Nd6+ Ke7 37. Nxe8 Kxe8 38. Rxh7 Kf7 39. Rh8 e4 40.
Ra8 Ke6 41. Rxa7 g5 42. Rc7 e3 43. Rc6+ Kf5 44. Ke2 Nc5 45. Rxb6 Ke4 46. Rf6
d3+ 47. Kd1 d2 48. Ke2 Kd4 49. Rd6+ Ke4 50. Rd8 Ne6 51. Re8 Kf5 52. b4 Nf4+ 53.
Kd1 Ng2 54. b5 Kg4 55. b6 Kxg3 56. b7 Nf4 57. Rxe3+ 1-0

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord blitz (Women)"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2014.12.15"]
[Round "26"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Cramling, Pia"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B23"]
[WhiteElo "2673"]
[BlackElo "2518"]
[PlyCount "37"]
[EventDate "2014.12.13"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "30"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 163 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.12.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.12.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nd4 4. Bc4 g6 5. Nf3 Bg7 6. Nxd4 cxd4 7. Qf3 e6 8.
Nb5 d6 9. Qa3 Ke7 10. c3 dxc3 11. dxc3 a6 12. Nd4 e5 13. Nc2 Be6 14. Qb3 Qc7
15. Bd5 Bxd5 16. Qxd5 Qc6 17. Qd3 h6 18. Nb4 Qe8 19. Nd5+ 1-0

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord blitz (Women)"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2014.12.15"]
[Round "27"]
[White "Ju, Wenjun"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B20"]
[WhiteElo "2568"]
[BlackElo "2673"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[EventDate "2014.12.13"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "30"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 163 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.12.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.12.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. b3 g6 3. Bb2 Nf6 4. Bxf6 exf6 5. Nc3 Bg7 6. Bc4 d6 7. Nge2 O-O 8.
Ng3 Nc6 9. O-O h5 10. h3 h4 11. Nge2 f5 12. d3 f4 13. Nd5 f3 14. Nef4 fxg2 15.
Kxg2 Ne5 16. Rg1 Qd7 17. Kh1 b5 18. d4 bxc4 19. dxe5 dxe5 20. Rg4 exf4 21. bxc4
Qe8 22. Rxf4 g5 23. Qh5 f6 24. Qxe8 Rxe8 25. Nxf6+ Bxf6 26. Rxf6 Kg7 27. Rc6
Re5 28. Rd1 Bxh3 29. Rdd6 Rf8 30. Rg6+ Kf7 31. Rh6 Ke8 32. Kg1 Rxe4 33. Rxc5
Re1+ 34. Kh2 Bd7 35. Kg2 h3+ 36. Kg3 Rg1+ 37. Kh2 Rg2+ 38. Kh1 Rfxf2 39. Rh8+
Ke7 40. Re5+ Kd6 41. Rd5+ Kc6 42. Rh6+ Kc7 43. Rc5+ Kb7 0-1

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord blitz (Women)"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2014.12.15"]
[Round "28"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Muzychuk, Mariya"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B43"]
[WhiteElo "2673"]
[BlackElo "2529"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[EventDate "2014.12.13"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "30"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 163 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.12.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.12.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 e6 3. Nge2 a6 4. g3 b5 5. Bg2 Bb7 6. d4 cxd4 7. Nxd4 Nf6 8. O-O
b4 9. Na4 Bxe4 10. Bxe4 Nxe4 11. Re1 d5 12. Qh5 g6 13. Qe5 Rg8 14. Nxe6 Bd6 15.
Qxd5 fxe6 16. Qxe6+ Kf8 17. Bh6+ Rg7 18. Bxg7+ Kxg7 19. Qxe4 Nd7 20. Rad1 Nf6
21. Qb7+ Kh6 22. Rxd6 Qxd6 23. Qxa8 Ng4 24. Qf3 1-0

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord blitz (Women)"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2014.12.15"]
[Round "29"]
[White "Koneru, Humpy"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A84"]
[WhiteElo "2581"]
[BlackElo "2673"]
[PlyCount "104"]
[EventDate "2014.12.13"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "30"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 163 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.12.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.12.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 e6 2. Nf3 f5 3. g3 b6 4. Bg2 Bb7 5. O-O Nf6 6. c4 Be7 7. Nc3 O-O 8. b3 a5
9. Bb2 Na6 10. a3 Qe8 11. e3 Rb8 12. Nd2 Bxg2 13. Kxg2 c5 14. Qe2 Nc7 15. Rad1
d6 16. Nf3 Kh8 17. a4 Na6 18. e4 fxe4 19. Nxe4 cxd4 20. Bxd4 Nc5 21. Bxf6 Bxf6
22. Nxd6 Qc6 23. Qe3 Be7 24. Nb5 Bg5 25. Nbd4 Bxe3 26. Nxc6 Rbc8 27. fxe3 Rxc6
28. Ne5 Rcc8 29. Rxf8+ Rxf8 30. Rd6 Rb8 31. Rc6 h6 32. Kf3 Rb7 33. Ke2 Nxb3 34.
Rxe6 Nc5 35. Re8+ Kh7 36. h4 g6 37. Rd8 Nxa4 38. Rd6 Nc5 39. Nd3 Ne4 40. Rc6
Nxg3+ 41. Kf3 Nf5 42. h5 gxh5 43. Kf4 Ne7 44. Re6 Ng6+ 45. Kf5 Rf7+ 46. Ke4 Re7
47. Kd5 Rxe6 48. Kxe6 h4 49. Kf5 h3 50. Nf2 h2 51. Kg4 a4 52. Kh3 a3 0-1

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord blitz (Women)"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2014.12.15"]
[Round "30"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Zhao, Xue"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B02"]
[WhiteElo "2673"]
[BlackElo "2514"]
[PlyCount "52"]
[EventDate "2014.12.13"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "30"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 163 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.12.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.12.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 Nf6 2. Nc3 d5 3. e5 d4 4. exf6 dxc3 5. fxg7 cxd2+ 6. Qxd2 Qxd2+ 7. Bxd2
Bxg7 8. O-O-O Nc6 9. Nf3 Bd7 10. Bc4 e6 11. Rhe1 O-O-O 12. Bf4 a6 13. a3 h6 14.
g3 Kb8 15. Rd2 Bc8 16. Rxd8 Rxd8 17. Ne5 Nxe5 18. Bxe5 f6 19. Bc3 Re8 20. f4 c6
21. Be2 Kc7 22. Bh5 Rd8 23. Bg4 Re8 24. Bh5 Rd8 25. Bg4 Re8 26. Bh5 Rd8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord Basque (Women)"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2014.12.16"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Muzychuk, Anna"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B24"]
[WhiteElo "2673"]
[BlackElo "2545"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "2014.12.16"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 163 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.12.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.12.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Ne2 Nc6 3. Nbc3 e6 4. g3 d5 5. exd5 exd5 6. Bg2 Nf6 7. d4 Bg4 8.
Be3 cxd4 9. Bxd4 Be7 10. O-O O-O 11. h3 Bxe2 12. Nxe2 Nxd4 13. Qxd4 Rc8 14. c3
Bc5 15. Qd3 Qb6 16. Rab1 Rfe8 17. Nf4 Rcd8 18. Nxd5 Nxd5 19. Bxd5 Re5 20. c4
Rde8 21. b4 Be3 22. c5 Qc7 23. fxe3 Rxe3 24. Qf5 Rxg3+ 25. Kh1 Kh8 26. Rbe1 Rd8
27. Be4 Rg6 28. Qxf7 Qc8 29. Qf5 Qb8 30. Qf4 1-0

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord Basque (Women)"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2014.12.16"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Muzychuk, Anna"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B40"]
[WhiteElo "2545"]
[BlackElo "2673"]
[PlyCount "117"]
[EventDate "2014.12.16"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 163 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.12.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.12.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 Nc6 4. Be2 Nge7 5. O-O b6 6. Nc3 Bb7 7. d4 Nxd4 8.
Nxd4 cxd4 9. Nb5 Nc6 10. Nxd4 Bc5 11. Nxc6 Bxc6 12. Qd3 Qh4 13. Bf3 O-O 14. Be3
Qf6 15. b3 Qe5 16. Bxc5 bxc5 17. Rad1 Rfd8 18. g3 a5 19. Bg2 Qc7 20. Qe3 d6 21.
Rd3 a4 22. Rfd1 axb3 23. axb3 Rd7 24. e5 Bxg2 25. Kxg2 Rad8 26. Qe4 d5 27. cxd5
exd5 28. Qf4 h6 29. h4 Qc6 30. Qf3 Qe6 31. Qe3 c4 32. bxc4 dxc4 33. Rd6 Rxd6
34. exd6 Rxd6 35. Qxe6 Rxe6 36. Rd8+ Kh7 37. Rc8 Re4 38. Kf3 f5 39. h5 Rg4 40.
Rc5 Rg5 41. Rxc4 Rxh5 42. Rc5 Rg5 43. Kf4 Rg4+ 44. Kf3 Kg6 45. Rc7 Ra4 46. Rb7
Kf6 47. Rc7 h5 48. Rb7 Ra3+ 49. Kg2 Ra2 50. Rc7 g6 51. Rb7 Kg5 52. Rb6 f4 53.
gxf4+ Kf5 54. Kg3 Ra3+ 55. f3 h4+ 56. Kxh4 Rxf3 57. Rb5+ Kxf4 58. Rb4+ Kf5 59.
Rb5+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord Basque (Women)"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2014.12.16"]
[Round "2.5"]
[White "Stefanova, Antoaneta"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D05"]
[WhiteElo "2517"]
[BlackElo "2673"]
[PlyCount "50"]
[EventDate "2014.12.16"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 163 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.12.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.12.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 e6 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. e3 b6 4. Bd3 Bb7 5. O-O d5 6. b3 Bd6 7. Ne5 O-O 8. Nd2
c5 9. Bb2 Nc6 10. f4 Rc8 11. a3 Ne7 12. Qf3 b5 13. dxc5 Bxc5 14. Qh3 Nf5 15.
Kh1 Ne4 16. Nxe4 dxe4 17. Bxb5 Nxe3 18. Nd7 Nxf1 19. Qg4 f6 20. Qxe6+ Kh8 21.
Nxf8 Bxf8 22. Rxf1 Rxc2 23. Bc4 Bc5 24. b4 Bb6 25. Rb1 Rxb2 0-1

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord Basque (Women)"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2014.12.16"]
[Round "2.6"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Stefanova, Antoaneta"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C54"]
[WhiteElo "2673"]
[BlackElo "2517"]
[PlyCount "145"]
[EventDate "2014.12.16"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 163 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.12.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.12.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. O-O Nf6 5. d3 O-O 6. Bb3 d6 7. c3 h6 8. h3 a6
9. Re1 Re8 10. Nbd2 Be6 11. Nf1 d5 12. Qe2 Qd7 13. Bc2 b5 14. Nh4 Rad8 15. Qf3
Nh7 16. Qg3 Kh8 17. Ne3 d4 18. Nef5 g5 19. cxd4 Bxd4 20. Bb3 Rg8 21. Nf3 Bxf5
22. exf5 Qxf5 23. Nxd4 Rxd4 24. Be3 Rd6 25. Rac1 Rc8 26. Rc5 f6 27. Bd5 Rxd5
28. Rxd5 Nb4 29. Rc5 Nxd3 30. Rec1 Nxc1 31. Rxc1 Nf8 32. Rc6 a5 33. Qg4 Qxg4
34. hxg4 Nd7 35. Bd2 a4 36. Ba5 Kg7 37. a3 Kf7 38. Bxc7 Nf8 39. Rc3 Ne6 40.
Bxe5 Rd8 41. Rf3 Rd1+ 42. Kh2 Nf4 43. Bxf4 gxf4 44. Rxf4 Rd2 45. Rb4 Rxf2 46.
Rxb5 Kg6 47. Kg3 Rc2 48. Kf3 Rd2 49. Rb4 Kg5 50. g3 Rd3+ 51. Kf2 Rd2+ 52. Ke3
Rg2 53. Kf3 Rd2 54. Rb5+ Kg6 55. Ke4 Rg2 56. Kf4 Rf2+ 57. Ke3 Rg2 58. Rb4 Kg5
59. Kf3 Rd2 60. Rxa4 Rxb2 61. Ra5+ Kg6 62. a4 Rb3+ 63. Ke4 Rxg3 64. Kf4 Rb3 65.
Rb5 Ra3 66. Rb4 Ra1 67. Ke4 Kg5 68. Kd5 f5 69. gxf5 Kxf5 70. Kc6 h5 71. Kb6 Kg5
72. a5 h4 73. Rxh4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord Basque (Women)"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2014.12.16"]
[Round "3.3"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Kosintseva, Tatiana"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C55"]
[WhiteElo "2673"]
[BlackElo "2483"]
[PlyCount "109"]
[EventDate "2014.12.16"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 163 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.12.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.12.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 Be7 5. O-O O-O 6. Bb3 d6 7. c3 Na5 8. Bc2
c5 9. Re1 Nc6 10. h3 h6 11. Nbd2 Re8 12. Nf1 Bf8 13. Ng3 b5 14. d4 cxd4 15.
cxd4 Nxd4 16. Nxd4 exd4 17. Qxd4 Be6 18. Be3 Rc8 19. Qd2 Nd7 20. Rac1 a6 21. b3
Qf6 22. f4 Nc5 23. Bd4 Qh4 24. Kh2 Bd7 25. Bf2 Qd8 26. Bb1 a5 27. Rcd1 a4 28.
b4 Na6 29. a3 Be6 30. Nf5 Bb3 31. Rc1 Rxc1 32. Rxc1 g6 33. Nd4 Bc4 34. Bd3 d5
35. e5 Nc7 36. Re1 Qd7 37. f5 Bg7 38. Bg3 Bxd3 39. Qxd3 gxf5 40. Nxf5 Ne6 41.
Nd6 d4 42. Nxe8 Qxe8 43. Rc1 Qd7 44. Qe4 Qd8 45. Qb7 Qg5 46. Rf1 Qg6 47. Qxb5
Ng5 48. Qd5 Qd3 49. Rf4 Ne6 50. Qa8+ Bf8 51. Rg4+ Kh8 52. Bh4 Qf5 53. Bf6+ Kh7
54. Qb7 Qh5 55. Qe4+ 1-0

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord Basque (Women)"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2014.12.16"]
[Round "3.4"]
[White "Kosintseva, Tatiana"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B81"]
[WhiteElo "2483"]
[BlackElo "2673"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[EventDate "2014.12.16"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 163 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.12.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.12.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Be3 a6 7. g4 h6 8. Bg2
Nc6 9. h3 Bd7 10. Qe2 Rc8 11. f4 Qa5 12. Qf2 Nxd4 13. Bxd4 e5 14. Bb6 Qb4 15.
O-O-O Rxc3 16. bxc3 Qa3+ 17. Kd2 Be7 18. f5 O-O 19. Rb1 Rc8 20. Rb3 Qxa2 21.
Rhb1 Qa4 22. Qe2 Bb5 23. Rxb5 axb5 24. Rb4 Qa1 25. Rb3 Nd7 26. Qxb5 Bg5+ 27.
Ke2 Nxb6 28. Qxb6 Qc1 29. c4 Qxc2+ 30. Kf1 Qxc4+ 31. Kg1 Qc1+ 32. Bf1 Rc2 33.
Rf3 Qd2 0-1

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord Basque (Women)"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2014.12.17"]
[Round "4.1"]
[White "Zhao, Xue"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A40"]
[WhiteElo "2514"]
[BlackElo "2673"]
[PlyCount "162"]
[EventDate "2014.12.16"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 163 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.12.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.12.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 e6 2. c4 b6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 Bb7 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 f5 7. b3 Nf6 8. Bb2
O-O 9. Nh3 Ne4 10. Qc2 Ng5 11. Nf4 c5 12. d5 Qc7 13. Qc3 Rf7 14. Qe3 exd5 15.
Qe8+ Rf8 16. Qe7 Nf7 17. Ne6 Qd6 18. Qxf8+ Qxf8 19. Nxf8 Kxf8 20. e3 dxc4 21.
Bxc4 d5 22. Be2 Nc6 23. O-O-O Rd8 24. h4 Rd6 25. Rd2 Ne7 26. Bf3 Rd7 27. Rhd1
Nd6 28. Rc2 Kf7 29. g4 g6 30. Rg1 Rd8 31. Be5 Ne4 32. Rd1 Re8 33. Bf4 Bc8 34.
gxf5 Bxf5 35. Kb2 Ke6 36. Rg1 h5 37. Re2 Ng8 38. Bg2 c4 39. bxc4 dxc4 40. f3
Nc5 41. e4 Kf7 42. Be3 Na4+ 43. Kc2 Be6 44. Bf1 Ne7 45. Rd2 Nc6 46. Bf4 Nc5 47.
Rd6 Rc8 48. Be3 Ne5 49. Rg3 Ned3 50. Bh3 Bxh3 51. Rxh3 Rc7 52. Rg3 Ne6 53. Kc3
Ke7 54. Rd5 Kf7 55. Rg1 Nef4 56. Bxf4 Nxf4 57. Rd2 Nd3 58. Rg5 a6 59. Rdg2 Rc6
60. f4 Nxf4 61. Rf2 Rf6 62. Kxc4 b5+ 63. Kb3 Ne6 64. Rxf6+ Kxf6 65. Rd5 g5 66.
hxg5+ Nxg5 67. Rd6+ Kg7 68. e5 h4 69. Rf6 h3 70. Rf4 a5 71. Rh4 Kg6 72. Kb2 Kf5
73. Rh5 Kg4 74. Rh6 Kg3 75. Rg6 Kf4 76. e6 Nxe6 77. Rxe6 h2 78. Rh6 Kg3 79. Kc3
b4+ 80. axb4 axb4+ 81. Kxb4 Kg2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord Basque (Women)"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2014.12.17"]
[Round "4.2"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Zhao, Xue"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2673"]
[BlackElo "2514"]
[PlyCount "103"]
[EventDate "2014.12.16"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 163 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.12.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.12.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. Bxc6 bxc6 6. Nxe5 O-O 7. O-O d5 8.
d4 Bb6 9. Nxc6 Qd6 10. exd5 Nxd5 11. Ne5 Bb7 12. Na3 Nf6 13. Be3 Rad8 14. Nf3
Ng4 15. Re1 Bxf3 16. Qxf3 Qxh2+ 17. Kf1 Qh4 18. Qh3 Qxh3 19. gxh3 Nf6 20. c3 c6
21. Nc4 Bc7 22. Bg5 Rd7 23. Bxf6 gxf6 24. Re3 Rd5 25. Re7 Bb8 26. Ke2 c5 27.
Rg1+ Kh8 28. Ne3 Rh5 29. dxc5 Rxc5 30. c4 Rh5 31. Ng4 Rxh3 32. Nxf6 Rh6 33. Nd5
Re6+ 34. Kd3 h5 35. Rh1 Rh6 36. Ne3 Rh7 37. Re4 Rg8 38. b4 Rd8+ 39. Kc2 Kg7 40.
c5 Kf6 41. b5 Bc7 42. a4 Rd7 43. c6 Rd8 44. Nc4 Rd5 45. Ne3 Rg5 46. Rd1 Kg6 47.
Nd5 Ba5 48. Rc4 h4 49. b6 axb6 50. c7 b5 51. c8=Q bxc4 52. Qc6+ 1-0

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord Basque (Women)"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2014.12.17"]
[Round "5.1"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Koneru, Humpy"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C24"]
[WhiteElo "2673"]
[BlackElo "2581"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[EventDate "2014.12.16"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 163 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.12.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.12.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Nf6 3. d3 c6 4. Nf3 d5 5. Bb3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Bxd2+ 7. Qxd2 Qd6 8.
Qg5 Nbd7 9. exd5 cxd5 10. Nh4 g6 11. O-O h6 12. Qd2 Kf8 13. d4 e4 14. Nc3 Kg7
15. f3 Re8 16. Rae1 e3 17. Qd3 Nb8 18. f4 b6 19. Nb5 Qe7 20. Rf3 Ng4 21. g3 Nc6
22. f5 g5 23. f6+ Nxf6 24. Rfxe3 Qd8 25. Rxe8 Nxe8 26. Nf3 Ba6 27. a4 Nf6 28.
Ne5 Rc8 29. c3 Ne7 30. Rf1 Bxb5 31. axb5 Qd6 32. Bc2 Rf8 33. Qf3 Qe6 34. Ra1
Ra8 35. Re1 Qd6 36. Re2 a6 37. bxa6 Rxa6 38. Rf2 Ra8 39. Ng4 Neg8 40. Ne3 Kh8
41. Nf5 Qd7 42. Nxh6 Qh3 43. Nxf7+ Kg7 44. Nxg5 Ra1+ 45. Rf1 Rxf1+ 46. Qxf1 Qg4
47. Qf5 Qxf5 48. Bxf5 Ne7 49. Bd3 Nc6 50. Kg2 1-0

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord Basque (Women)"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2014.12.17"]
[Round "5.2"]
[White "Koneru, Humpy"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E16"]
[WhiteElo "2581"]
[BlackElo "2673"]
[PlyCount "110"]
[EventDate "2014.12.16"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 163 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.12.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.12.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 a5 7. O-O O-O 8. b3
h6 9. a3 Bxd2 10. Nbxd2 c5 11. Qc2 Nc6 12. Qb2 Qe7 13. Rfd1 d5 14. cxd5 exd5
15. e3 Rfd8 16. Rac1 Rac8 17. Nb1 Ne4 18. dxc5 bxc5 19. Nc3 Qf6 20. Qc2 Nxc3
21. Qxc3 d4 22. Qxc5 Ne7 23. Qe5 Rxc1 24. Rxc1 Qxe5 25. Nxe5 Bxg2 26. Kxg2 dxe3
27. fxe3 Rd2+ 28. Kf3 Rxh2 29. Rc7 Ng6 30. Rc8+ Kh7 31. Nxf7 Rb2 32. Rb8 a4 33.
b4 Rb3 34. b5 Rxa3 35. b6 Rb3 36. Nd6 Ne5+ 37. Ke4 Nd7 38. Ra8 Nxb6 39. Ra7 a3
40. Nf5 Rb4+ 41. Ke5 Ra4 42. Rxg7+ Kh8 43. Rb7 a2 44. Rb8+ Kh7 45. Rb7+ Kg8 46.
Rb8+ Kf7 47. Rb7+ Ke8 48. Nd6+ Kf8 49. Rb8+ Kg7 50. Nf5+ Kf7 51. Rb7+ Ke8 52.
Nd6+ Kf8 53. Rb8+ Ke7 54. Nf5+ Kd7 55. Rxb6 a1=Q+ 0-1

[Event "Tata Steel-A 77th"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2015.01.10"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Vachier Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C14"]
[WhiteElo "2757"]
[BlackElo "2673"]
[Annotator "Pavlovic,M"]
[PlyCount "115"]
[EventDate "2015.01.10"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 165"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.03.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.03.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e5 Nfd7 6. h4 {The Alekhine Chatard
Attack is always a very popular line.} h6 {One of many possible ideas for
Black here.} 7. Bxe7 {Not the only move for White. I will give alternatives
with new ideas seen recently.} (7. Be3 c5 8. Qg4 g6 9. Nf3 (9. h5 g5 10. f4
cxd4 11. Bxd4 Nc6 12. Nf3 Nxd4 13. Nxd4 a6 14. O-O-O Qc7 15. Re1 Nc5 16. Kb1
Bd7 17. Nf3 O-O-O 18. fxg5 hxg5 19. Qd4 Kb8 $13 {1/2-1/2 (28) Hunt,A (2428)
-Gleizerov,E (2552) Bratto 2014}) 9... cxd4 10. Bxd4 Nc6 11. O-O-O a6 12. Bd3
Nxd4 13. Qxd4 Nc5 14. h5 (14. Ne2 b5 15. Kb1 Bb7 16. Qg4 Qc7 17. Nf4 O-O-O 18.
Be2 Ne4 19. Nd3 Kb8 20. c3 Qb6 21. Qf4 $13 {0-1 (60) Georgiadis,N (2328)
-Ulibin,M (2538) Vienna 2011}) 14... g5 15. Nh2 b5 16. Ng4 Bb7 17. Kb1 Qc7 18.
Rh3 Nd7 19. b4 $6 Qb6 20. Bf1 Rc8 $15 {0-1 (42) Baghdasaryan,V (2414)
-Gleizerov,E (2567) Riga 2013}) 7... Qxe7 8. Nb5 $5 {A rare, but not unknown
motif in the French.} (8. Qg4 O-O $5 9. f4 c5 10. O-O-O Nc6 11. Nf3 a6 12. dxc5
(12. Rh3 cxd4 13. Nxd4 Nxd4 14. Rxd4 f6 15. exf6 Nxf6 16. Qd1 b5 17. Re3 Qc5
18. Qd2 Rb8 19. Bd3 b4 20. Ne2 Bd7 $13) 12... f6 13. exf6 Nxf6 14. Qg6 Qxc5 15.
Re1 Bd7 16. Ne5 Be8 17. Qd3 Nxe5 18. fxe5 Ng4 $19 {0-1 (23) Sukandar,I (2349)
-Ni Hua (2637) Ho Chi Minh City 2012}) 8... Nb6 9. c3 a6 10. Na3 c5 11. Nf3 Nc6
12. Bd3 {White keeps a knight on a3 for a while controlling the c4-square.
What is interesting is that this knight will stay here for a while in the game.
} cxd4 13. cxd4 O-O ({Black could go for an endgame with} 13... Qb4+ 14. Qd2
Bd7 15. Nc2 Qxd2+ 16. Kxd2 Rc8 17. b3 {but it is possible that White can keep
some initiative, for instance.} O-O 18. h5 f6 19. Raf1 Be8 (19... fxe5 20. Nxe5
Nxe5 21. dxe5 Bb5 22. Bxb5 axb5 23. f4 Nd7 24. Nd4 Nc5 25. Rc1 $1 $14) 20. exf6
Rxf6 21. Ne5 Rf8 22. f4 Nd7 23. g4 $36) ({Or an entirely different approach:} 
13... Bd7 14. O-O O-O-O 15. Qd2 Kb8 16. Nc2 f5 {with complicated play.}) 14.
O-O f6 15. exf6 Qxf6 16. Rc1 e5 17. dxe5 Nxe5 18. Nxe5 Qxe5 19. Qb3 Qd6 20. Qc2
Bd7 21. Qc7 {The best chance for White.} Qf6 {The alternative might be better,
after all as we will see Black exchanged queens under less favourable
circumstances:} (21... Qxc7 22. Rxc7 Bc6 23. Re1 Rae8 24. Ree7 Rxe7 25. Rxe7
Na4 26. Nc2 $1 Nxb2 27. Bg6 Rf6 28. h5 Kf8 29. Rc7 Nc4 30. Nd4 $36 {Despite
beeing a pawn down White keeps some intiative but chances for draw are high
for Black.}) 22. Qxb7 Rfb8 23. Qc7 Qxb2 24. Qd6 $1 Qf6 25. Qxf6 gxf6 26. Rc5
$14 {An unpleasant endgame for Black.} Rc8 27. Ra5 Rc3 28. Rb1 Na4 29. Bb5 Bf5
30. Rb3 Rc1+ 31. Kh2 Nc3 32. Bc6 Rd8 33. Rc5 Nxa2 34. Rxd5 Rf8 35. Rd6 $16 {
The white pressure in the endgame increased.} Nc3 36. Nc4 $1 {Finally moved
with great effect! Who says that a piece on the edge of the board is a bad
piece!?} Nb5 37. Bxb5 axb5 38. Ne3 Rc5 39. Nd5 Kh8 40. Nxf6 {Reaching three
against one on the kingside is a serious advantage for White.} Re5 41. f3 Re6
42. Ne4 Rb8 43. Rb4 Rxd6 44. Nxd6 Bd7 45. Kg3 Kg7 46. Kf4 Kf6 47. g4 Ra8 48.
Rb3 Rb8 49. Ne4+ Ke7 50. Nc5 Bc6 51. Na6 Rf8+ 52. Kg3 Bd5 53. Re3+ Kd6 54. Rd3
$18 Rd8 55. Nb4 Kc5 56. Rxd5+ Rxd5 57. Nxd5 Kxd5 58. Kf2 1-0

[Event "Tata Steel-A 77th"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2015.01.11"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Ding, Liren"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B13"]
[WhiteElo "2673"]
[BlackElo "2732"]
[Annotator "Mokal,P"]
[PlyCount "116"]
[EventDate "2015.01.10"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 165"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.03.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.03.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. c4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bg5 Be6 7. Nge2 {
A very rare move. Popular moves in this position are 7.a3, 7.Be2, 7.Bxf6 and 7.
Nf3.} dxc4 8. Nf4 Nxd4 9. Nxe6 Nxe6 10. Bxc4 Qxd1+ {Clearly the safer approach.
Black is not bothered about winning a piece as the risks are very high.} ({
The first recorded game of this sideline played way back in 1966 saw a very
interesting classical battle} 10... Nxg5 11. Qa4+ Nd7 12. O-O-O a6 13. Rxd7 $1
Qxd7 14. Bb5 axb5 15. Qxa8+ Qd8 16. Qxb7 e5 $6 ({Subsequently Black improved
with} 16... f6 $142 17. Rd1 Qa5 18. f4 Ne6 19. f5 Nd8 (19... Nc7 20. Qc6+ Kf7
21. Rd7 $36) 20. Qd7+ Kf7 21. Qd5+ e6 22. Qxd8 (22. Qd7+ $5) 22... Qxd8 23.
Rxd8 b4 24. Nb5 exf5 $11 {1/2-1/2 Mortensen,E (2420)-Fette,M (2320)/Malmo 1987/
EXT 2002 (46)}) 17. Qxb5+ $2 (17. Rd1 $142 $1 Bd6 (17... Qa5 18. Qd7#) 18.
Qxb5+ Qd7 (18... Ke7 19. f4 $1 $16) 19. Rxd6 Qxb5 20. Nxb5 $16) 17... Qd7 18.
Qxe5+ Ne6 19. Rd1 Qb7 20. f4 Be7 21. f5 O-O 22. fxe6 Qxg2 23. exf7+ Rxf7 24.
Qe6 Qf3 $2 (24... Qxh2 $1 25. Rf1 $4 Qh6+ $1 $18) 25. Ne4 h6 26. Rd7 Qh1+ 27.
Rd1 Qf3 28. Nd6 Bg5+ $4 (28... Bxd6 $1 $11) 29. Kc2 Qc6+ 30. Kb1 {1-0
Velimirovic,D-Ciric,D 1966}) 11. Rxd1 a6 ({In the game Braeuning-Fraas,
Dresden 2001 White failed to gain anything significant after} 11... Nd8 $5 12.
Ke2 (12. Nb5 $5 Rc8 13. Bb3 a6 14. Na7 Rb8 (14... Rc7 15. Bf4 Rd7 16. O-O e6
17. Rxd7 Nxd7 18. Ba4) 15. O-O) 12... a6 13. Rd2 e6 14. Bxf6 gxf6 $13 15. Rhd1
Bb4 16. Rd7 Bxc3 17. bxc3 Rc8 18. Bb3 Rg8 19. c4 Rg5 $15 {0-1 Braeuning,R 
(2319)-Fraas,H (2165)/Dresden 2001/EXT 2004 (45)}) 12. Bxe6 fxe6 13. O-O {
In return for the pawn, White has better development and Black's shattered
pawn structure as compensation. But Black is solid and White cannot really
make any inroads, so this compensation should be enough only for equality.
White would like to get in Re1 and Na4-Nc5. Getting the N to e5 would
definitely be on White's wish list, but unfortunately right now it is too far
away from that square.} h6 14. Bc1 {Avoiding the loss of tempo that would
happen after 14.Bf4 g5 and also not blocking the e-file with Be3.} (14. Bf4 g5
15. Be5 Bg7 16. Ne2 Kf7 17. Nd4 Rhd8 18. Rde1 a5 (18... Rd5 $5 $15) 19. f4 $13
{0-1 Charbonneau,P (2235)-Drozdov,I (2440)/Montreal 1998/EXT 1999 (49)}) (14.
Be3 g6 (14... g5 15. Bd4 Bg7 16. Rfe1 Kf7 $11) 15. Na4 Bg7 16. Nb6 Rb8 17. Bf4
Rd8 18. Rxd8+ Kxd8 19. Be5 Ke8 20. Rd1 Kf7 21. f3 Nd5 {1/2-1/2 Quinn,M (2381)
-Cherniaev,A (2454)/Port Erin 2000/CBM 078 ext}) 14... g5 ({After} 14... g6 {
White could continue the same way as in the game} 15. Rfe1 Kf7 16. Na4 Rc8 17.
b4 Nd5 18. Bb2 Bg7 19. Bxg7 Kxg7 20. a3 b6 21. Rxe6 $11) 15. f4 g4 (15... gxf4
{is not bad, although it gives an extra option to the White Rs. They could
manoeuvre on the ranks. Lets have a look at some possible variations} 16. Rxf4
Rc8 (16... Rg8 17. Rc4 $5 $44) 17. Rb4 b5 18. a4 Nd5 19. Re4 bxa4 20. Rxe6 Nxc3
21. bxc3 a5 22. Rde1 {[%csl Rc3][%cal Gb2h8]} Rg8 23. R6e4 Rxc3 24. Rxa4 Rc2
25. g3 $11 {[%csl Ra5]}) 16. Na4 Rc8 17. b4 {[%csl Gc5][%cal Gb2b4,Gc3a4,Ga4c5,
Gc1b2,Gb2h8] This is the optimum arrangement of pieces White had in mind with
the move 14.Bc1.} Kf7 18. Nc5 ({White could have simplified matters with} 18.
Rfe1 Rc6 (18... Nd5 19. Bb2 (19. a3 Bg7 20. Nc5 Bc3 21. Re2 b6 22. Nxe6 Bxb4 $1
23. axb4 $2 Nc3 $19) 19... Rg8 20. f5 $1 {[%csl Rd5]} Rg5 (20... Nxb4 21. fxe6+
Kg6 22. Re4 Nxa2 23. Nb6 Rc2 24. Rxg4+ Kh7 25. Rxg8 Kxg8 26. Rd8 Rxb2 27. Nd7
Kg7 28. Rxf8 Kg6 29. Ne5+ $36 {It is Black who has to worry here.}) 21. fxe6+
Kg6 22. a3 $11) (18... Bg7 19. Nc5 Nd5 20. Nxe6 Bc3 21. Bd2 Bxd2 22. Rxd2 Nxb4
23. Rd7 Rhe8 (23... b5 24. Nd4 Rhe8 25. Nf5 $11) 24. Rxb7 $11) 19. Nc5 Rb6 20.
a3 $11 {[%cal Gc1e3]}) 18... b6 19. Nd3 {[%csl Ge5] If not c5 then e5.} (19.
Nxa6 $6 Bg7 {[%csl Gc3][%cal Gf6d5,Gd5c3,Gc3e2,Gc3a2,Gc3b5] The white N will
struggle to come back into play and Black has a clear plan of ...Nd5-Nc3.} 20.
f5 {[%csl Rd5] Fighting for the key square.} (20. b5 Nd5 21. f5 Nc3 22. Rde1
exf5 23. Rxf5+ Kg6 $15 {[%csl Ra2,Rb5,Gc3,Re2]}) 20... exf5 21. Rxf5 Kg6 22.
Rf4 Rhd8 $15 {Black pieces are placed much better.}) 19... Nd7 20. Be3 ({
The bishop exchange does not promise anything special for White} 20. Bb2 Bg7
21. Bxg7 Kxg7 22. Rfe1 Kf7 {and Black is doing fine.}) ({White could have
looked for a draw with} 20. Nf2 Nf6 21. Nd3 {although Black could think about
continuing with} Nd5 22. Ne5+ Ke8 23. a3 Rg8 {Black keeps some chances of an
edge.}) 20... b5 21. Ne5+ $6 {[%csl Re3,Gf8] A questionable decision. White
jumps into an endgame with dark squared Bs but in the ensuing pawn structure,
Black will have better control of the light squares, a good B and a more
active K compared to White. An endgame with only two results possible is
always welcome for Black at such a high level of play.} (21. Nf2 $142 $5 Nf6
22. Nd3 Nd5 23. Ne5+ Ke8 24. Bc5 Rg8 (24... h5 25. f5 $14) 25. Rde1 Bg7 26. f5
exf5 27. Rxf5 $11) 21... Nxe5 22. fxe5+ Kg6 23. Rd7 ({White could have put up
more resistance with} 23. Bc5 {for example} h5 (23... Bg7 24. Bxe7 Rhe8 (24...
Bxe5 25. Rfe1 Rhe8 (25... Kf5 26. Rf1+ Kg6 27. Rfe1 $11) 26. Rxe5 Rxe7 27. Rd6
Rc1+ 28. Kf2 Rc2+ 29. Re2 Rf7+ 30. Ke1 Rxe2+ 31. Kxe2 Kf5 32. Rxa6 $11) 25. Bf6
Bf8 26. a3 Rc3 27. Bd8 Be7 28. Bxe7 Rxe7 29. Rf6+ Kg7 30. Rd6 Rxa3 31. Rfxe6
Rxe6 32. Rxe6 h5 33. Kf2 $11) (23... Rc7 24. h3 $5 gxh3 25. Rd3 $1 $132 {
[%cal Gd3g3]}) 24. Rd7 Bg7 25. Rxe7 Rhe8 26. Rb7 Bxe5 27. Rb6 Ra8 28. Re1 Kf5
29. Rf1+ Kg5 30. Re1 Bb2 31. Rbxe6 Rxe6 32. Rxe6 $11) 23... Bg7 24. Rxe7 Rhe8
$1 25. Ra7 (25. Rxe8 Rxe8 26. Rc1 Kf5 (26... Bxe5 27. Rc6) 27. Rc6 Ra8 {
[%csl Re5]} 28. Bd4 Rd8 29. Bc3 Rd1+ 30. Kf2 Rc1 31. Rc5 Rc2+ 32. Ke3 Rxa2 $19)
25... Rc6 $17 {[%csl Re5] From here onwards Black displays flawless technique.}
26. Rc1 Rec8 27. Rxc6 Rxc6 28. Bd4 h5 29. a3 Bh6 30. Bc5 Bf4 31. h3 gxh3 32.
gxh3 Bxe5 33. Rd7 Bb2 34. Rd3 e5 35. Kf2 e4 36. Rb3 Bc1 37. Rc3 Bb2 38. Rb3 Bc1
39. Rc3 Bg5 40. Ke2 Kf5 41. a4 Be7 42. axb5 axb5 43. Ke3 Bxc5+ 44. bxc5 (44.
Rxc5+ Rxc5 45. bxc5 Ke5 $19) 44... Ke5 45. Rc1 Kd5 46. Rd1+ Kxc5 47. Kxe4 Re6+
{Cutting off the king.} 48. Kf4 b4 49. Rc1+ Kb5 50. Rb1 Rg6 51. Re1 b3 52. Re5+
Kb4 53. Re8 b2 54. Rb8+ Kc3 55. Rc8+ Kb3 56. Rb8+ Kc2 57. Rc8+ Kb1 58. Rh8 Rb6
0-1

[Event "Tata Steel-A 77th"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2015.01.12"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Saric, Ivan"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B27"]
[WhiteElo "2666"]
[BlackElo "2673"]
[Annotator "CB"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "2015.01.10"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 165"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.03.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.03.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 g6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Qxd4 Nf6 5. e5 Nc6 6. Qa4 Nd5 7. Qe4 Nb6 8.
Nc3 Bg7 9. Bf4 d5 10. exd6 Bf5 11. Qe2 O-O 12. O-O-O exd6 13. Rxd6 Qc8 14. Qb5
Re8 15. h4 h5 16. a4 $2 {A weird decision.} Bxc3 $1 17. bxc3 Re4 $1 {Obviously
strong, White's position is collapsing.} 18. Be3 Qf8 $2 {Almos inexplicable.} (
18... Rxa4 $1 19. Nd4 Ne5 $3 {Is winning. We will leave the variatinos for the
reader to figure out. This is, however, not the only way to win for Black,
simply the most exact and prettiest. 18...Ra1+ followed by 19...Ra5 is good
enough as well.}) 19. Bc5 Qh6+ 20. Be3 Qf8 21. Bc5 Qh6+ 22. Be3 Rxe3 23. fxe3
Qxe3+ 24. Rd2 a6 25. Qb3 Na5 26. Qb4 Nc6 27. Qa3 Na5 28. Qb4 Nc6 29. Qa3 Na5
30. Qb4 Nc6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tata Steel-A 77th"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2015.01.13"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Giri, Anish"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C55"]
[WhiteElo "2673"]
[BlackElo "2784"]
[PlyCount "40"]
[EventDate "2015.01.10"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 165"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.03.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.03.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 Be7 5. O-O O-O 6. Re1 d6 7. a4 Kh8 8. h3
Ng8 9. d4 f5 10. dxe5 fxe4 11. Rxe4 Bf5 12. Re1 dxe5 13. Qxd8 Raxd8 14. Nc3 Nb4
15. Rxe5 Nxc2 16. Ra2 Bd6 17. Re2 Nb4 18. Ra1 Nc2 19. Ra2 Nb4 20. Ra1 Nc2
1/2-1/2

[Event "Tata Steel-A 77th"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2015.01.15"]
[Round "5"]
[White "So, Wesley"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2762"]
[BlackElo "2673"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "132"]
[EventDate "2015.01.10"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 165"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.03.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.03.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bxf6 Qxf6 7. e3 O-O 8. Rc1
dxc4 9. Bxc4 c5 10. O-O cxd4 11. Nxd4 Bd7 12. Ne4 Qe7 13. Qh5 {This variation
in the modern 4...Bb4 defence is well known, but the method of gaining
advantage for White remains well hidden. What is known is the latest trend to
try for more than the minumum with an aggressive queen move.} (13. Bd3 $5 Nc6
14. Nb3 Rfd8 (14... Na5 15. Rc7 Nxb3 16. Rxb7 Rab8 17. Rxb8 Rxb8 18. Qxb3 $14)
15. a3 Ba5 16. Nd6 Be8 17. Nxe8 Qxe8 18. Nxa5 Nxa5 19. Qe2 Rac8 20. b4 Nc6 21.
Be4 $11 {1/2 (86) Gupta,A (2638)-Parligras,M (2574) Abu Dhabi 2014}) (13. a3
Ba5 14. Qh5 Bb6 15. Rfd1 (15. Nb5 Bc6 16. Nbc3 Nd7 17. Bb5 Bxe4 18. Nxe4 Rfd8
19. Rfd1 Nf6 20. Qh4 Rxd1+ 21. Rxd1 Rd8 {1/2 (21) Le Roux,J (2551)-Cornette,M 
(2552) Belfort 2012}) 15... Rd8 (15... Nc6 16. Nf3 {1/2 (16) Solak,D (2564)
-Delchev,A (2637) Vrsac 2006}) 16. Nd6 Be8 17. Nxe8 Rxe8 18. Qf3 Rd8 19. Bb5 a6
20. Ba4 a5 21. Nf5 exf5 22. Rxd8+ Qxd8 23. Qxb7 Na6 24. Rd1 Qb8 $17 {1/2 (57)
Grachev,B (2610)-Dizdar,G (2548) Plovdiv 2008}) (13. Qb3 Bc6 14. Nxc6 Nxc6 15.
Bb5 Ne5 16. a3 Ba5 17. Be2 Rfd8 18. Qb5 Rd5 19. Rc5 Rad8 20. Qxa5 b6 21. Rxd5
bxa5 22. Rxe5 $16 {0-1 (39) Ivanov,S (2570)-Greenfeld,A (2530) Beersheba 1998})
13... Nc6 14. Nb3 Be8 $146 {[%mdl 4] The women's world champion plays
extremely well and thus needs to study openings at a high level. Her move is a
novelty and an attempt to slightly improve on the play of Anand from Bilbao.} (
14... f5 15. a3 (15. Nec5 Be8 16. Qf3 Bxc5 17. Nxc5 Bf7 18. Bb5 Rac8 19. Nd3
Rfd8 20. Rfd1 Be8 $11) 15... fxe4 (15... Ne5 16. Be2 (16. axb4 Nxc4 17. Rxc4
Bb5 18. Ned2 Bxc4 19. Nxc4 Qxb4 20. Ncd2 a5 $15) 16... Be8 17. Qh3 Bc6 (17...
fxe4 18. axb4 Bc6 19. Nd4 Bd5 20. Qg3 Qf6 $11) 18. axb4 Bxe4 $11 {1/2 (42)
Ramirez,A (2591)-Cornette,M (2545) Cappelle la Grande 2012}) 16. axb4 Nxb4 17.
Nc5 (17. Qc5 Rfe8 18. Qxe7 Rxe7 19. Nc5 Bc6 20. Nxe6 Kh7 21. Rfd1 Rc8) (17. Qg6
Nd3 18. Bxd3 exd3 19. Qxd3 Rac8 20. Rxc8 Rxc8 $11) 17... Nd3 18. Nxd3 (18. Nxd7
Qxd7 19. Qg4 Rae8 20. Rc2 Nb4 21. Rd1 Qf7 22. Rcd2 Qf5 23. Qxf5 Rxf5 24. Rd4 b5
25. Be2 Nd3 $11) 18... exd3 19. Bxd3 (19. Rcd1 Bc6 20. Rxd3 Rad8 21. Qg6 Rxd3
22. Bxd3 Rd8 23. Qh7+ Kf8 $11) 19... Bc6 20. Rc4 Rf6 (20... Qf6 $5 21. Rf4 Qxb2
22. Rd4 (22. Rg4 Rad8 23. Qxh6 Rxd3 24. Qxe6+ Rf7 25. Qc8+ Rf8 $11) 22... Rad8
23. Qg6 Rxd4 24. Qxe6+ Kh8 25. exd4 Qxd4 26. Qg6 Kg8 $11) 21. Be4 (21. Rd1 $5
Rd8 22. Bc2 Rxd1+ 23. Qxd1 $11) 21... Bxe4 22. Rxe4 Rd8 23. Qe2 Rf5 24. h3 Rfd5
25. Qg4 R8d6 26. Rc1 {1-0 (46) Aronian,L (2804)-Anand,V (2785) Bilbao 2014}) (
14... Rfd8 $5 15. a3 Bd6 16. Nxd6 Qxd6 17. Rfd1 Qe5 18. Qe2 Ne7 $11) 15. a3 f5
16. Qe2 (16. Qh3 Na5 17. Nd4 Nxc4 18. Rxc4 Ba5 19. Nc5 Rc8 20. Rfc1 Bb6 21. b4
$11) 16... Bxa3 {It seems logical to presume, that the bishop move was
discovered in the preparation of the whole line. Fortunately for White the
position will remain playable for him, but objectively close to equality even
after an immediate 16...fxe4.} (16... fxe4 17. axb4 Nxb4 18. Nc5 Bf7 19. Nxe4
Rfd8 $11) 17. bxa3 fxe4 18. Nc5 (18. Qg4 Rf6 19. Nc5 Kh8 (19... Bf7 20. Bb5 Rc8
21. Qxe4 Bg6 22. Qa4 Be8 23. Rfd1 $14) 20. Bb3 Rd8 $11) 18... Ne5 $5 {In my
humble opinion only this move represents the key idea of the whole line
introduced by the novelty 14...Be8. Hou is prepearing the move of the knight
to f3 with serious counterplay against the white kingside.} 19. Ba2 (19. Bxe6+
Kh8 20. Bd5 Nf3+ $1 21. gxf3 Qg5+ 22. Kh1 Qxd5 23. fxe4 (23. Nxe4 $2 Bh5 24.
Rc5 Bxf3+ 25. Qxf3 Qxc5 $19) 23... Bh5 24. exd5 Bxe2 25. Ne6 Rf6 26. f4 Bxf1
27. Rxf1 Re8 $11) 19... Nf3+ 20. Kh1 (20. gxf3 $2 Qg5+ 21. Kh1 exf3 $19) 20...
Qh4 {Interesting and good play usually means, that some of the attractive
options remain behind the curtains. Black could consider a more conservative
approach with 20...Ng5!?} (20... Ng5 $5 21. Qc4 Bc6 22. Nxe6 Nxe6 23. Qxe6+
Qxe6 24. Bxe6+ Kh7 $11) 21. gxf3 (21. h3 Kh8 22. Qb2 (22. Nxe6 Bd7 23. Qb2 Bxe6
24. Bxe6 Qe7 $11) 22... Ng5 23. Nxe6 Nxe6 24. Bxe6 Bc6 $11) 21... Bh5 22. Bxe6+
Kh8 23. Bg4 $1 {So is a man of the moment! Not only has he decided to live in
the USA, but also to become one of the best players in the world. His feeling
for positions is simply outstanding, even though in this game he had to live
with some danger.} exf3 24. Qb2 Bxg4 25. Rg1 Rf7 26. Qd4 {Both players have
displayed an enviable level of masterful play. Even the computer finds only
two moments, when the chosen moves could have been marginally improved upon. A
safer way to full equality seems to be promised by the move 26.Rc4!?} (26. Rc4
$5 h5 27. Rb4 Rc8 28. Nd3 (28. Rxb7 $2 Rxb7 29. Nxb7 Qe7 $17) 28... Qf6 29.
Qxf6 gxf6 30. Nf4 Rc5 $11) 26... h5 27. Nd3 Rd8 (27... Rd7 28. Qe4 Rxd3 29.
Qxd3 Qxf2 30. Rc7 Qb2 31. Rf7 Qe5 32. Qd4 Qxd4 33. exd4 Kg8 34. Rf4 $11) 28.
Qe4 Qe7 {Once again the engine grumbles a bit about the immediate queen
exchange and suggests improving the black king first.} (28... Kg8 $5 29. Rg3
Qe7 30. Qxe7 Rxe7 31. Nf4 Rd2 32. h3 Bf5 33. Kg1 h4 34. Rg5 Be4 $15) 29. Qxe7
Rxe7 30. Nf4 Kh7 31. Rc5 (31. h3 Bf5 32. Nxh5 Rd2 33. Rc5 Bg6 34. Rcg5 Bxh5 35.
Rxh5+ Kg8 36. Rf1 Ra2 37. Rb5 Rxa3 38. Rfb1 b6 39. Kh2 $15) 31... g6 32. h3 Bf5
33. Nxh5 $1 {The new "American"star has a very sharp eye and the tactical
shots represent the minimal level of his skills.} Bxh3 34. Kh2 Bf5 (34... Bc8
35. Nf4 Bf5 36. Kg3 Rd2 $11) 35. Nf6+ Kh6 36. e4 Rf8 (36... Rf7 37. Ng4+ Bxg4
38. Rxg4 Rd1 $11) 37. e5 b6 38. Rd5 Kg7 39. Kg3 Be6 (39... Rh8 40. Kxf3 Rc7 41.
Rd6 $11) 40. Rh1 $1 Bg8 {The firs lady of chess even has to be careful, since
White has managed to create a superhero on f6.} 41. Kf4 Rc8 42. Rd4 (42. Nxg8
Kxg8 43. Kxf3 Rf7+ 44. Ke3 Rc3+ 45. Ke4 Rc4+ 46. Rd4 Rxd4+ 47. Kxd4 Rxf2 48. e6
$11) 42... b5 43. Re1 a5 {Black is not prepared just to watch how White is
skillfully improving his position. The counterplay with the queenside pawn
majority will certainly tie down some forces of her dangerous opponent.} (43...
Bf7 44. Kxf3 Rc5 45. Rde4 g5 46. Kg4 Kg6 $11) 44. Kxf3 Rc3+ 45. Kf4 (45. Ke4
Bb3 $11) 45... Rxa3 46. Nxg8 Kxg8 47. e6 Ra4 {Computers can be confident and
suggest the equalising line that seems pretty dangerous when people are
playing over the board. Hou is exchanging rooks and making sure that the
danger of losing will be very small.} (47... Kf8 48. Ke5 Rf3 49. Rh1 Rf5+ 50.
Kd6 Ra7 51. Rh8+ Kg7 52. Rdh4 Ra6+ 53. Ke7 Ra7+ $11) 48. Rxa4 bxa4 49. Ke5 Kg7
50. Kd6 Kf8 51. Rc1 {White might have been a bit tired after all the commotion,
he might have missed the more unpleasant line for Black after 51.Rh1!} (51. Rh1
$1 Ra7 52. Rh8+ Kg7 53. Rd8 Ra6+ 54. Ke5 a3 55. Rd7+ Kg8 56. Kf6 a2 57. Rd8+
Kh7 58. Rd1 Kg8 59. Ra1 a4 60. Rxa2 a3 61. f4 Kf8 62. Rc2 Kg8 $11) 51... Re8
52. Ke5 a3 53. Kf6 a2 $1 (53... Rb8 54. Rc5 $1 Ra8 55. Rc2 $14) 54. Ra1 Rb8 55.
f4 (55. Rxa2 Rb5 56. Kxg6 Ke7 57. Re2 a4 58. f4 Rb8 $11) 55... Rb4 (55... Rb2
$1 56. Rh1 Kg8 57. Ra1 Kf8 $11) 56. f5 gxf5 (56... Rb2 57. Rh1 Rh2 58. Rd1 Rd2
$11) 57. Rxa2 Rh4 $1 {Not a bad example of truly fighting chess. Tje world
champion finds the best defence and the game will finally come to a fully
justified draw.} 58. Rd2 (58. Rxa5 Rh6+ 59. Ke5 Rh1 $11) 58... Rh6+ 59. Ke5 Rh1
60. Kd6 Ke8 61. Rg2 Rd1+ 62. Ke5 Rh1 63. Rg6 Ke7 64. Rg7+ Ke8 65. Kf6 Rh6+ 66.
Ke5 Rh1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tata Steel-A 77th"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2015.01.16"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Wojtaszek, Radoslaw"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B70"]
[WhiteElo "2673"]
[BlackElo "2744"]
[Annotator "Mokal,P"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "2015.01.10"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 165"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.03.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.03.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Ne2 Nf6 3. Nbc3 d6 4. g3 Nc6 5. Bg2 g6 6. d4 cxd4 7. Nxd4 Nxd4 8.
Qxd4 Bg7 9. e5 {This is a surprise weapon that was used thrice in 2014 by
Vladimir Onischuk. Although one of them is a blitz game (from the World Blitz
Championship) his 100% score in the three games is very likely to have
prompted research into this variation.} Nd7 ({The game from the World Blitz
Championship went} 9... dxe5 10. Qxd8+ Kxd8 11. Be3 Ng4 $6 (11... Kc7 $5 12.
Bc5 (12. Nb5+ Kb8 13. O-O-O Bd7 14. Nc3 Kc7 $15) 12... Bf8 (12... Bd7 13. Bxe7
Bc6 14. Bxc6 bxc6 15. O-O-O Rhe8 16. Bd6+ Kb7 17. Rhe1 $14) 13. Nb5+ Kb8 14.
O-O-O $36) 12. Bc5 (12. O-O-O+ $142 Kc7 13. Nd5+ Kb8 14. Bc5 $16) 12... Bd7 13.
h3 Nf6 14. O-O-O Kc8 15. Bxe7 Re8 16. Bxf6 Bxf6 17. Bxb7+ Kxb7 18. Rxd7+ Kc6
19. Rxf7 Rf8 20. Rxf8 Rxf8 21. Ne4 Be7 22. Rd1 g5 23. c4 h5 24. Rd5 h4 25. Rxe5
Bd8 26. b4 Rf3 27. a4 a6 28. Re6+ Kc7 29. Rxa6 {1-0 Onischuk,V (2594)-Nielsen,
P (2654)/Dubai 2014/CBM 160 Extra}) ({An untested alternative is} 9... Ng4 $5
10. f4 dxe5 (10... Nh6 11. O-O Nf5 12. Qf2 (12. Qe4 O-O $132) 12... dxe5 13.
Rd1 $44) 11. Qxd8+ Kxd8 12. h3 Nf6 13. fxe5 Nd7 14. e6 fxe6 15. Bd2 $14 {
[%csl Rd8,Re6,Re7][%cal Ge1c1]}) 10. Qa4 O-O (10... dxe5 11. Be3 $36 {
preparing either Rd1 or 0-0-0.}) (10... Bxe5 11. Bh6 $44 {[%csl Re8]}) 11. exd6
Nb6 $146 {A novelty, but a move that cannot be too hard to find. With this
move Black readies himself for an easy endgame where the defects in pawn
structure will be compensated for by active pieces and counter-attacking
chances.} ({Previously against Onischuk, Black had accepted a weak pawn
structure with Qs on the board.} 11... exd6 12. O-O Nb6 13. Qb4 a5 14. Qf4 Be5
15. Qf3 Bf5 16. Bf4 Re8 17. Bxe5 Rxe5 18. Qxb7 $14 {White has a pleasant edge.}
Rb8 19. Qa7 Bxc2 20. Rac1 Bf5 21. Rfd1 Rc8 22. Re1 Rcc5 23. Rxe5 Rxe5 24. h3 h5
25. Rd1 Rc5 26. h4 d5 27. a4 Be6 28. Ne4 Qc7 29. Nf6+ Kf8 30. Qa6 Rc1 31. Rxc1
Qxc1+ 32. Kh2 Qxb2 33. Qxa5 Qxf2 34. Qa7 Qxf6 35. Qxb6 Kg7 36. a5 Bc8 37. Qxf6+
Kxf6 38. Bxd5 g5 39. Kg2 gxh4 40. gxh4 Kf5 41. Kg3 Kg6 42. Kf4 f6 43. Be4+ Kg7
44. Bf5 Ba6 45. Ke3 Kf7 46. Kd4 Bb7 47. Be4 Bc8 48. Bf3 Kg6 49. Be2 Kh6 50. Bb5
Bb7 51. Be8 Ba6 52. Kc5 Bc8 53. Kd6 {1-0 Onischuk,V (2594)-Tolnai,T (2469)/
Zalakaros 2014/CBM 160 Extra}) (11... Nc5 12. Qa3 $1 exd6 13. O-O Bf5 14. Bf4
$14 {[%csl Rd6]} Bxc2 $6 15. Rac1 Bf5 16. Rcd1 Bd3 17. Rfe1 Qb6 18. Nd5 Qxb2
19. Qxb2 Bxb2 20. Bxd6 Rfd8 21. Bxc5 Bc2 22. Be7 Bxd1 23. Bxd8 Rxd8 24. Rxd1 {
1-0 Onischuk,V (2593)-Miroshnichenko,E (2602)/Kocaeli 2014/CBM 162 Extra}) 12.
Qf4 Qxd6 13. Qxd6 exd6 14. O-O Nc4 ({Another good try for equality is} 14...
Bf5 $5 {Sample variations are} 15. Bxb7 (15. Re1 Rfe8 (15... Nc4 16. Bxb7 Rab8
17. Re7 Rfe8 18. Rxe8+ Rxe8 19. Bf4 Nxb2 20. Bc6 Rb8 $15) 16. Bf4 Bxc3 (16...
Nc4 17. Bxb7 Rab8 18. Bd5 Nxb2 19. Nb5 $1 $14) 17. bxc3 d5 $11 {[%csl Rc2]} 18.
a4 Be4 19. a5 Nc4 20. Bxe4 dxe4 21. Ra4 Rac8 22. Rb1 b6 23. axb6 axb6 $11)
15... Rab8 16. Ba6 Bxc2 $11) 15. Nd5 {White's best bet for an advantage.} Bxb2
16. Bxb2 Nxb2 17. Rfb1 {I wonder if this is psychological. In the second round
Hou Yifan had made a pawn sacrifice which could have been recovered
comfortably for equality. While trying to maintain the pressure instead of
taking back the pawn, she messed up and lost the game. On this day she does
not take the risk and recovers the pawn immediately.} ({White could have kept
pressing a bit with} 17. Rfe1 Nc4 (17... Bf5 18. Ne7+ Kg7 19. Nxf5+ gxf5 20.
Rab1 $16) (17... Be6 18. Rab1 Na4 19. Rxb7 $16 {[%csl Ra7,Rg8][%cal Gg2a8]})
18. Re7 (18. Re4 Ne5 19. Rb1 $14) 18... Rb8 (18... Kg7 19. Nc7 Rb8 20. Ne8+ {
transposes}) 19. Nf6+ Kg7 20. Ne8+ Kg8 21. Rae1 $14 {[%cal Gg2d5]}) 17... Na4
18. Nc7 (18. Ne7+ Kg7 19. Nxc8 Raxc8 20. Rxb7 a5 21. Ra7 (21. Rc1 Nc3 $15)
21... Rxc2 22. Rxa5 Nc3 $11) 18... Rb8 19. Na6 Ra8 20. Bxb7 Bxb7 (20... Nc3 21.
Rb4 Bxb7 22. Rxb7 Rfe8 $11) 21. Rxb7 Rfc8 22. Re1 Nc5 (22... Rxc2 23. Ree7 Rf8
24. Rxa7 Nc3 (24... Rxa2 25. Nb4 Ra1+ 26. Kg2 $16 {[%csl Ra4]}) 25. Nb4 Rb2 26.
Nd3 (26. a3 Nd1 $132) 26... Rxa2 27. Rxa2 Nxa2 28. Rd7 $11) 23. Nxc5 Rxc5 24.
Ree7 Rf5 25. Rbc7 (25. Rxa7 Rxa7 26. Rxa7 Rc5 27. a4 Rxc2 $11 {is an easy draw.
}) 25... a5 26. Kg2 Rb8 27. a3 Rbb5 28. f4 h5 29. Kf3 Kg7 30. Ke3 Rb1 31. Kf3
Rf1+ 32. Kg2 Rd1 33. Kf3 Rf1+ 34. Kg2 Rd1 35. Kf3 Rf1+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tata Steel-A 77th"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2015.01.17"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B32"]
[WhiteElo "2862"]
[BlackElo "2673"]
[PlyCount "107"]
[EventDate "2015.01.10"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 165"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.03.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.03.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e5 5. Nb5 d6 6. c4 Be7 7. N1c3 a6 8. Na3
Be6 9. Nc2 Bg5 10. Be2 Bxc1 11. Rxc1 Nf6 12. O-O O-O 13. Qd2 Qb6 14. Rfd1 Rfd8
15. b3 h6 16. h3 Qa7 17. Bf3 Ne7 18. Ne3 Nc6 19. Bg4 Nd4 20. Bxe6 fxe6 21. Nc2
Nxc2 22. Rxc2 Rd7 23. Qe2 Rad8 24. Rd3 Qc5 25. Na4 Qc6 26. Re3 b6 27. Nb2 Rf7
28. Rd2 Nd7 29. Nd3 a5 30. Nb2 Nc5 31. Nd1 Rdf8 32. Qe1 Rd8 33. Nc3 Rfd7 34.
Qd1 Na6 35. Qh5 Nc7 36. Rg3 Kh8 37. Rdd3 Re7 38. Rg6 Qe8 39. Rdg3 Rdd7 40. Nd1
Rf7 41. Qe2 Rf4 42. Qe3 b5 43. Nb2 Rdf7 44. c5 Qc6 45. Nd3 b4 46. Qe2 Rh4 47.
R6g4 Rxg4 48. Qxg4 Kg8 49. Qh5 Nb5 50. Rg4 Nc3 51. Qxh6 Nxe4 52. Qxe6 Nxf2 53.
Nxe5 Nxh3+ 54. Kh2 1-0

[Event "Tata Steel-A 77th"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2015.01.18"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Aronian, Levon"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C54"]
[WhiteElo "2673"]
[BlackElo "2797"]
[Annotator "CB"]
[PlyCount "109"]
[EventDate "2015.01.10"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 165"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.03.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.03.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d4 {Actually not the most common m
ove, but one that has been seen since the good old 1800s.} exd4 6. cxd4 Bb4+ 7.
Bd2 Nxe4 8. Bxb4 Nxb4 9. Bxf7+ Kxf7 10. Qb3+ d5 11. Ne5+ Ke6 {This idea of
moving the king forward is very popular. The point is that since Black can
force the trade of queens it only makes sense to put the king in the most
active square possible.} (11... Kg8 $6 12. Qxb4 {was seen a game played by
Greco in 1620!}) 12. Qxb4 Qf8 13. Qxf8 Rxf8 14. f3 (14. Nc3 {was Harikrishna's
choice against Aronian last year. That game also ended in a draw.}) 14... Ng5
15. Nc3 c6 16. h4 Nf7 17. Nd3 Kd6 18. Kf2 Nd8 19. g3 Ne6 20. Ne2 a5 21. Ndf4
Ra6 22. Rad1 Rb6 23. Rd2 Rb4 24. Re1 Nxf4 25. Nxf4 Rc4 26. a3 Bf5 27. Re3 b6
28. Rb3 b5 29. Re3 b4 30. Ne2 h5 31. Ke1 g6 32. b3 Rc2 33. Rxc2 Bxc2 34. a4 Bf5
35. Nf4 Rc8 36. Kd2 c5 37. Re5 cxd4 38. Rxd5+ Ke7 39. g4 hxg4 40. fxg4 Bxg4 41.
Nxg6+ Kf6 42. Rxd4 Be6 43. Rd6 Kf7 44. Ne5+ Ke7 45. Rd3 Kf6 46. Nf3 Bg8 47. Ng5
Kf5 48. Nf3 Kf6 49. h5 Rc5 50. h6 Rh5 51. Rd6+ Ke7 52. Ra6 Bxb3 53. h7 Bxa4 54.
Rxa5 Rxh7 55. Rxa4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tata Steel-A 77th"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2015.01.20"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2820"]
[BlackElo "2673"]
[PlyCount "98"]
[EventDate "2015.01.10"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 165"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.03.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.03.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. h3 e5 7. Nde2 h5 8. g3
Be7 9. Bg2 b5 10. Nd5 Nbd7 11. Nxe7 Qxe7 12. Bg5 Bb7 13. Nc3 Qe6 14. a3 O-O 15.
O-O Rfc8 16. Re1 Rab8 17. Re2 Nb6 18. Qe1 Nc4 19. Bc1 Nb6 20. b3 Nbd7 21. h4 d5
22. exd5 Nxd5 23. Ne4 N5f6 24. Nxf6+ Qxf6 25. Bg5 Qf5 26. Bxb7 Rxb7 27. Qa5
Rbc7 28. Qxa6 Rxc2 29. Be3 Nf6 30. Qxb5 Ng4 31. Rf1 Rxe2 32. Qxe2 Rc2 33. Qd1
Rb2 34. Bc5 e4 35. Bd4 Ra2 36. a4 Kh7 37. b4 Ra3 38. a5 Rf3 39. Qb1 Rd3 40. Qb2
Qd5 41. Bc5 Ne5 42. Be3 Nf3+ 43. Kg2 f5 44. Rc1 f4 45. Rc7 Nxh4+ 46. gxh4 f3+
47. Kg3 Qd6+ 48. Bf4 Qg6+ 49. Bg5 Qd6+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tata Steel-A 77th"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2015.01.21"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Van Wely, Loek"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2667"]
[BlackElo "2673"]
[Annotator "Schulz,Andre"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[EventDate "2015.01.10"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 165"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.03.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.03.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. Bxc6 bxc6 5. O-O Bg7 6. Re1 Nf6 7. e5 Nd5 8.
c4 Nc7 9. d4 cxd4 10. Qxd4 O-O 11. Qh4 f6 12. Nc3 Ne6 13. Ne4 fxe5 14. Nfg5
Nxg5 15. Bxg5 Qb6 16. c5 (16. Rad1 Qxb2 17. g3 d5 18. cxd5 cxd5 19. Rxd5 Bf5 (
19... Qb7 20. Rd2 Re8 21. Bh6 Qc6 22. Rd8 Rxd8 23. Bxg7 Bf5 24. Bxe5 Bxe4 25.
Qh6 Kf7 26. Qf4+ Bf5 27. g4 Qc2 28. gxf5 Qxf5 29. Qh6 Rd1 30. Qxh7+ Ke6 31.
Rxd1 Qg4+ 32. Bg3 Qxd1+ 33. Kg2 Qd5+ 34. Kg1 Qh5 35. Qg7 Rd8 36. h3 Rd1+ 37.
Kh2 Qd5 38. Qxg6+ Kd7 39. Qg4+ Kd8 {0-1 (39) Sebag,M (2490)-Muzychuk,A (2560)
Germany 2014}) 20. Rd2 Qb7 21. Bxe7 Rf7 22. Ba3 Bxe4 23. Qxe4 Qxe4 24. Rxe4 Re8
25. Bc5 Rb7 26. Ra4 Bh6 27. Re2 Rb5 28. Bxa7 Ra8 29. Ree4 Bd2 30. Kg2 Kf7 31.
Rec4 Rb7 32. Bc5 Rxa4 33. Rxa4 Ke6 34. Ra6+ Kd5 35. Rd6+ Kxc5 36. Rxd2 e4 37.
Rc2+ Kd4 38. a4 Ra7 39. Ra2 e3 40. fxe3+ Kxe3 41. a5 Ra6 42. Kh3 Ke4 43. Kg4 h6
44. h4 h5+ 45. Kg5 Kf3 46. Ra3+ Ke4 47. Rb3 Rxa5+ 48. Kxg6 Ra8 49. Kxh5 Rg8 50.
Ra3 {1-0 (50) Zhigalko,S (2664)-Guseinov,G (2616) Baku 2013}) 16... Qxb2 17.
Rad1 d5 18. cxd6 exd6 19. Rxd6 {Die Position ist minimal anders als in der
Variante nach 16.Tad1.} Bf5 20. Nf6+ Bxf6 21. Bxf6 Rab8 $2 {Verliert sofort.} (
{Nach} 21... Rae8 {steht Weiß besser, aber es ist noch nichts entschieden.})
22. Qc4+ Rf7 23. Red1 {Gegen Td8 ist nicht mehr zu erfinden.} Qb1 {Noch ein
kleiner Witz...} 24. h3 {Und Ende.} 1-0

[Event "Tata Steel-A 77th"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2015.01.23"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Jobava, Baadur"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B15"]
[WhiteElo "2673"]
[BlackElo "2727"]
[Annotator "Gormally,D"]
[PlyCount "90"]
[EventDate "2015.01.10"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 165"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.03.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.03.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nf6 5. Nxf6+ exf6 6. c3 Qd5 {As usual
Jobava tries to get out of well known theoretical paths as quickly as possible.
The idea behind this queen sally seems to me to be a prophylatic one. Black
wants to interfere with White's normal setup of Bd3, Qc2 and Ne2, which would
not now be possible as the pawn on g2 would be en prise. Jobava had a terrible
result at Wijk Aan Zee, but good, bad or indifferent his games are always
watchable. He is known as an entertainer in chess, but I wonder if he is
trying to play up to this reputation a little bit too much and his results are
suffering as a result. The problem is: when you play the very best players in
the world, if you avoid the main-lines then you are often just playing dubious
openings.} (6... Bd6 {is much more normal. The main attraction of this opening
is that Black's position is very solid and easy to play. He puts the rook on
the e-file, the knight on d7 and the queen on c7. You can play all these moves
with your eyes closed.} 7. Bd3 O-O 8. Ne2 Nd7 9. Qc2 h6 10. O-O Re8 11. Be3 Nf8
12. Rfe1 Bg4 13. h3 Bh5 14. Nf4 Bxf4 15. Bxf4 Bg6 {was a typical continuation
in Swiercz,D (2654)-Zvjaginsev,V (2659) Tromso 2013. Black's position is
rather passive but remains difficult to break down.}) 7. Nf3 (7. Ne2 $1 {
looks very logical. If he puts the queen on d5, why not attack it as quickly
as possible?} Bd6 8. Nf4 Qe4+ 9. Qe2 Qxe2+ 10. Bxe2 O-O 11. Be3 Re8 12. Kd2 {
with a slight but enduring edge in Aagaard,J (2411)-Motwani,P (2552) Hamilton
2004.}) (7. Qf3 Qxf3 {this seems rather forced;} (7... Bd6 $6 8. Qxd5 cxd5 9.
Bd3 {and the isolated d-pawn will become a target for White in the endgame}) 8.
Nxf3 Nd7 9. Bc4 b5 10. Bb3 Nb6 11. O-O {1/2-1/2 (11) Gurevich,V (2481)-Ivanov,
M (2367) Germany 2012. Of course there is no reason to agree a draw here.
Karsten Müller or Magnus would just be getting going!}) 7... Bd6 8. Be2 (8. Bd3
O-O 9. O-O Bg4 $1 {is awkward.} 10. Qc2 $2 Bxf3 11. Bxh7+ Kh8 12. gxf3 g6 13.
Bxg6 Rg8 $19) 8... O-O 9. O-O Bc7 10. h3 Bf5 $1 {But now the bishop finds an
excellent diagonal, so Black should be fine.} 11. Re1 ({The immediate} 11. c4
$6 {was possible but this gives Black the opportunity to create useful
counterplay.} Qd7 $5 {This would be similar to another game of Jobava's
against Karajakin where he sacrificed on h3 and scored a stunning victory.} (
11... Qd6 {is also not bad, with a threat of ...Be4xf3 and Qh2 mate}) (11...
Qe4 12. Be3 Qc2 13. Qxc2 Bxc2 14. Rac1 {however looks rather good for White,
who is starting to build up quite a lead in development.})) 11... Nd7 12. Nh4 (
12. Qb3 Nb6 $1 13. c4 (13. Qxd5 Nxd5 {and the knight is heading for f4}) 13...
Qd7 14. Bf1 Rfe8 15. Be3 Re7 {and I don't see any problems for Black.}) 12...
Be4 {This is somewhat forced as if White were to take on f5 he would be
clearly better, but now the game is rather double-edged.  That's because for
the time being the bishop is well-placed here but it's not anchored in the
centre, so Black has to be careful. He cannot ever play ...f5 for example, as
the reply f3 would win a piece.} 13. g3 Rfe8 14. c4 Qa5 15. Bd2 Qb6 16. Bc3
Rad8 17. Bg4 Nf8 18. Re3 c5 $6 {Jobava is trying to provoke the pawn into
advancing to d5, which in turn will gain him a useful square for his pieces on
e5. This is typical of his double-edged style, always seeking to disrupt the
balance of the position and gain counter-chances for himself, but I think in
this case it was unwarranted. Especially as from White's point of view this
move must have come as something of a relief - the pawn seems cumbersome on d4
and difficult to defend.} ({Black had a much stronger possibility in} 18... g6
$1 {But this demands very precise calculation - in many lines Black stands on
the precipice.} 19. Qe1 $5 {is also rather testing.} (19. f3 $2 {is bad for
many reasons, not least of which is simply} Bc2 $1 20. Qd2 Rxe3 21. Qxe3 Bxg3
$19) (19. Qe2 $1 {would have course been the first line he looked at and
perhaps the reason he rejected this continuation. White gains rather strong
threats;} f5 20. Bf3 Qa6 $1 (20... Bxf3 21. Nxf3 Rxe3 22. Qxe3 Ne6 23. Qh6 $1 {
and Black is in big trouble as ...Bd6 now drops a piece to the simple c5}) (
20... Rxd4 $5 {might be the best practical try, trying to wrest the initiative.
} 21. Bxd4 Qxd4 22. Rd1 Qe5 23. Bxe4 fxe4 24. Nf3 Qe7 $13 {and there is still
everything to play for.}) 21. b3 Bxf3 22. Nxf3 Rxe3 23. Qxe3 Ne6 24. Qh6 Ba5
25. Bb2 Bb4 26. Ng5 $1 (26. d5 Bf8 27. Qh4 cxd5 {and White is running out of
ideas}) 26... Nxg5 27. Qxg5 Re8 (27... Qa5 28. d5 cxd5 29. cxd5 Rxd5 30. Qf6 {
with a big attack.}) 28. Qf6 Re6 29. Qd8+ Bf8 {which is unpleasant but perhaps
defensible.}) 19... f5 20. Bf3 (20. c5 Qa6 21. Be2 b5 22. a4 Qb7 {is rather
unclear}) 20... Rxd4 $1 {but now this is really working} 21. Bxd4 Qxd4 {
with excellent compensation for a small material investment.}) 19. d5 Bg6 20.
Qe2 Rxe3 21. Qxe3 $16 Bd6 22. f4 Qc7 23. a4 $6 (23. Kg2 {with the threat of f5,
trapping the bishop was certainly possible.} Bc2 $1 24. Rc1 $1 (24. b3 Ng6 $1)
24... Ba4 25. Nf5 {looks highly unpleasant for Black.}) (23. Qe2 $1 {was very
strong, as this would have prevented the later "escape" of the bishop via c2.
Black is virtually move bound.}) 23... Qb8 24. Re1 Bc2 25. Bd1 Bxd1 26. Rxd1
Qc8 27. Kg2 Re8 28. Qd3 Ng6 $1 {Now Black doesn't stand too badly, as the
white king is fairly exposed.} 29. Nxg6 (29. Nf5 $5 Bxf4 30. d6 Qc6+ (30... Qd7
$4 31. Ne7+ $1) 31. Kh2 {was one possible line where the d-pawn looks
extremely strong, but of course this was quite a committal line.}) 29... fxg6
30. b3 Kf7 31. Re1 h5 32. Rxe8 Qxe8 33. Bd2 b6 34. a5 bxa5 35. Qe3 Qd7 36. Bxa5
Qf5 37. Be1 h4 38. g4 Qc2+ 39. Kf1 Kg8 $2 {Presumably Jobava thought that
there might be a perpetual if White grabs the bishop, but he was wrong.} (39...
Kf8 $1 40. Bxh4 a5 41. Bf2 a4 42. Qe6 {was the correct way to play. But here
Black really can sacrifice the bishop-} axb3 43. Qc8+ (43. Qxd6+ $4 Kg8 {
When the b-pawn can't be stopped}) 43... Ke7 44. Qe6+ Kf8 $11) 40. Qe6+ Kh7 41.
Qxd6 Qxb3 (41... Qd3+ 42. Kg2 $1 Qe4+ 43. Kf2 Qh1 44. Qxc5 Qh2+ 45. Ke3 Qxh3+
46. Kd2 Qxg4 47. Qf2 {and White will have no problem stopping the pawns.}) 42.
Kg2 Qxc4 43. Qe6 a5 44. f5 gxf5 45. Qxf5+ g6 1-0

[Event "Tata Steel-A 77th"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2015.01.24"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E06"]
[WhiteElo "2734"]
[BlackElo "2673"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "2015.01.10"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 165"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.03.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.03.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 Be7 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Nc3 dxc4 7. Ne5 c5 8. dxc5
Qxd1+ 9. Nxd1 Bxc5 10. Nxc4 Rd8 11. Be3 Bb4+ 12. Nc3 Nc6 13. Rc1 Nd5 14. Bd2
Bxc3 15. Bxc3 Nxc3 16. Rxc3 Bd7 17. f4 Kf8 18. Kf2 Ke7 19. Rhc1 f6 20. a3 Rab8
21. Nd2 Nd4 22. Nb3 Nxb3 23. Rxb3 Rdc8 24. Rxc8 Bxc8 25. g4 h6 26. h4 b6 27.
Rc3 Kd6 28. Rd3+ Kc7 29. g5 hxg5 30. hxg5 Bb7 31. Bxb7 Rxb7 32. e4 fxg5 33.
fxg5 Kc6 34. Ke3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tata Steel-A 77th"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2015.01.25"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C54"]
[WhiteElo "2673"]
[BlackElo "2715"]
[Annotator "Havasi,G"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "2015.01.10"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 165"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.03.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.03.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Nf6 3. d3 Bc5 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. O-O d6 6. c3 a6 {This move is very
typical: to move the B back to a7, preventing d4.} (6... O-O {is the main line.
}) 7. Bb3 (7. b4 Ba7 $13) 7... Ba7 8. Re1 (8. Nbd2 O-O 9. h3 h6 (9... Ne7 10.
Re1 Ng6 11. d4 (11. Nf1 h6 12. d4 Re8 $13 {1/2 (35) Alekseev,E (2698)-Matlakov,
M (2700) St Petersburg RUS 2013}) 11... Re8 12. Bc2 Bd7 13. Nf1 d5 14. Nxe5
Nxe4 15. Nxg6 hxg6 $11 {1/2 (22) Andriasian,Z (2610)-Michalik,P (2577)
Groningen NED 2013}) 10. Re1 Re8 11. Nf1 Be6 12. Bc2 d5 $132 {1/2 (36) Gelfand,
B (2720)-Kramnik,V (2788) Moscow 2008}) 8... O-O 9. h3 Be6 (9... Ne7 {is a
usual move to move the N to g6} 10. Nbd2 Ng6 11. Nf1 Re8 $11) (9... h6 {
is also a typical move.}) 10. Nbd2 (10. Bc2 {is the most usual move to avoid
the exchange of Bs} h6 11. Nbd2 Re8 $13) 10... Bxb3 (10... h6 {is also good,
which keeps the tension.}) 11. axb3 (11. Qxb3 {was also played} Qd7 12. Nf1 h6
13. Ng3 Rfe8 $13 {1/2 (41) Pruijssers,R (2529)-Michalik,P (2584) Eppingen GER
2014}) 11... d5 12. Qe2 (12. exd5 Qxd5 13. Ne4 Qe6 14. Nxf6+ Qxf6 $11 {1/2 (49)
Galdunts,S (2506)-Aronian,L (2648) France 2004}) 12... Qd7 13. Nf1 d4 $146 {
This is a good move, Black tries to complicate the position.} (13... h6 {
was played in a previous game, it's also good} 14. Ng3 Rad8 $11 {1/2 (44) Van
Weersel,A (2186)-Ferguson,M (2379) England 2011}) 14. b4 (14. Ng3 Ne8 $1 $13 {
/\ Nd6}) 14... Rad8 (14... Ne8 {followed by Nd6 is also good} 15. c4 Nd6 16.
Bd2 f6 $13) 15. Rd1 Ne8 $1 16. Ng3 (16. c4 Nd6 17. Bd2 f6 $13) 16... f6 17. Qe1
{White prepares for c4.} Kh8 (17... Nd6 18. c4 Rfe8 $13) 18. c4 Bb8 {Black
moves the B away from the a-file and wants to improve his position.} (18... Nd6
{is also good immediately}) 19. h4 $1 {White's best, but the position is equal.
} Nd6 (19... Ne7 {is also good followed by c6, Bc7}) 20. h5 Rde8 21. c5 (21.
Bd2 $1 {is a better try, as White has a very slight, but lasting advantage
after Nh4} Nd8 22. Qe2) 21... Nc8 22. Nh4 N8e7 23. Bd2 Qg4 24. Nhf5 (24. Nf3 {
is better} h6 25. Qe2 f5 26. exf5 Nxf5 27. Qe4 Qxe4 28. Nxe4 $14 {White has a
slight advantage, but it won't be enough to win the game.}) 24... Nxf5 25. exf5
Ne7 26. Qe4 Qxe4 27. Nxe4 c6 (27... Nxf5 {leads to draw} 28. c6 Nd6 29. Nc5 Ba7
$1 30. Nxb7 Nxb7 31. Rxa6 Bb6 32. cxb7 $11) 28. g4 Nd5 29. Kf1 h6 30. Ke2 Kg8
1/2-1/2

[Event "Gibraltar Masters 13th"]
[Site "Caleta"]
[Date "2015.01.27"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Cordes, Hans Joerg"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C11"]
[WhiteElo "2673"]
[BlackElo "2262"]
[Annotator "Schulz,Andre"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "2015.01.27"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "GGB"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 165"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.03.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.03.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 (4. Bg5 dxe4 5. Nxe4 Be7 6. Bxf6 gxf6 7. Nf3
f5 8. Nc3 a6 9. g3 b5 10. Bg2 Bb7 11. O-O c5 12. dxc5 Qxd1 13. Rfxd1 Bxc5 14.
Ne5 Bxg2 15. Kxg2 Ke7 16. Ne2 Rc8 17. Rd2 Ra7 18. Rad1 a5 19. Nf4 a4 20. a3 Nc6
21. Nxc6+ Rxc6 22. c3 Rd6 23. Rxd6 Bxd6 24. Ne2 e5 25. f4 f6 26. Re1 Kf7 27.
Kf3 Bc5 28. Rd1 Ke6 29. Rd8 Rd7 30. Rxd7 e4+ 31. Kg2 Kxd7 32. g4 fxg4 33. Ng3
Be3 {0-1 (33) Haubt,G (2239)-Cordes,H (2267) Germany 2014}) 4... Nfd7 5. f4 c5
6. Nf3 Nc6 7. Be3 Be7 {Der neueste Trend in der klassischen Variante. Schwarz
entwickelt isch einfach weiter und hält die Spannung im Zentrum aufrecht.} ({
Andere Varianten:} 7... a6) (7... cxd4) (7... Qb6) 8. Qd2 O-O (8... a6 {
hat Cordes auch schon probiert:} 9. dxc5 Nxc5 10. Be2 b5 11. a3 Bb7 12. O-O Ne4
13. Nxe4 dxe4 14. Nd4 Qc7 15. Nb3 O-O 16. Nc5 Rfd8 17. Qc3 Bxc5 18. Bxc5 Ne7
19. b4 Nf5 20. a4 bxa4 21. Rxa4 Qc6 22. Ra3 Rd5 23. g4 Nh4 24. Be3 Qd7 25. Qa1
Rd8 26. Kf2 Rd2 27. Bxd2 Qxd2 28. Qc1 e3+ 29. Rxe3 Qd5 30. Rg3 Qd4+ 31. Qe3
Qxb4 32. Rgg1 h5 33. Kg3 g5 34. f5 {1-0 (34) Poetsch,H (2426)-Cordes,H (2289)
Korbach 2013}) 9. Be2 {Weiß kann hier nicht wie sonst in vielen Varianten
üblich lang rochieren, weil sie nach 9...c4 im Angriff am Damenflügel im Nu
unter die Räder käme.} b6 ({Vor drei Jahren erst war auch Viktor Kortschnoj
noch im Caleta-Hotel aktiv:} 9... a6 10. O-O b5 11. a3 Qc7 12. Rad1 Bb7 13. Kh1
Rac8 14. dxc5 Nxc5 15. Nd4 Ne4 16. Nxe4 dxe4 17. c3 Bc5 18. Nxc6 Qxc6 19. Bxc5
Qxc5 20. Qd4 Bd5 21. Qxc5 Rxc5 22. Rd4 f6 23. exf6 gxf6 24. Kg1 Bc6 25. Rfd1
Kf7 26. Rd8 a5 27. Rxf8+ Kxf8 28. Kf2 Ke7 29. Ke3 f5 30. Kd4 Rd5+ 31. Ke3 Rc5
32. Kd4 {1/2-1/2 (32) Karim,I (2405)-Kortschnoj,V (2558) Caleta 2012}) 10. O-O
f5 (10... Bb7 11. Rad1 Rc8 12. Kh1 f6 13. dxc5 Nxc5 14. exf6 Bxf6 15. Nd4 Nxd4
16. Bxd4 Bxd4 17. Qxd4 Qf6 18. Kg1 Qg6 19. Bd3 Qf6 20. Be2 Qg6 21. Bd3 Qf6 22.
Be2 {1/2-1/2 (22) Giri,A (2734)-Morozevich,A (2736) Beijing 2013}) (10... f6
11. exf6) 11. exf6 Nxf6 12. Kh1 Ne4 {Diagramm [#] Bisher selten gespielt.} ({
Hier wurden schon eine Reihe von Zügen ausprobiert.} 12... Bb7) (12... Qc7) ({
oder} 12... Bd6) 13. Qe1 Bb7 {Ein neuer Zug.} (13... Bf6 14. Rd1 cxd4 15. Nxd4
Nxd4 16. Bxd4 Bxd4 17. Rxd4 Qf6 18. Qd1 Nd6 19. Rxd5 exd5 20. Qxd5+ Be6 21.
Qxd6 Rad8 22. Qc6 Bf5 23. Bc4+ Kh8 24. Qxf6 Rxf6 25. Bb3 Rfd6 26. Kg1 Rd2 27.
Nb1 Rd1 28. Na3 Be4 29. Nc4 Rxf1+ 30. Kxf1 Rd1+ 31. Kf2 Rc1 32. Ne3 g6 33. h3
Rb1 34. Nc4 Rc1 35. Ne3 b5 36. a4 a6 37. axb5 axb5 38. c3 Kg7 39. Ke2 Rb1 40.
Nd1 Bxg2 41. h4 Bh3 42. Bc2 Ra1 43. Ne3 Ra2 44. b4 Kh6 45. Ke1 Kh5 46. Bd3 Bd7
47. Nd5 Kxh4 48. Nf6 Bf5 49. Bxb5 h5 50. Bc6 Kg3 51. b5 Kxf4 52. b6 Ke5 53. b7
Rb2 54. Nd5 Kd6 55. Nb4 Kc7 56. Bf3 Rxb4 57. cxb4 h4 58. Kf2 g5 59. Bd5 g4 60.
Bc6 Bc2 61. Kg2 Bd3 62. b5 g3 63. Kh3 Bf1+ 64. Kxh4 g2 65. Bxg2 Bxg2 {1/2-1/2 
(65) Klein,F (2297)-Poetsch,H (2402) Bad Homburg 2010}) 14. dxc5 Nxc3 (14...
Bxc5 $5 15. Nxe4 dxe4 16. Bxc5 bxc5 17. Ng5 Nd4 18. Rd1 Qe7 (18... Nxc2 $2 19.
Qh4 $18) 19. Bc4 Bd5 $11) 15. Qxc3 bxc5 16. Bxc5 Rxf4 17. Nd4 Rxf1+ 18. Rxf1
Bxc5 19. Qxc5 Nxd4 20. Qxd4 Qd6 21. Bg4 e5 $11 {Das Spiel steht völlig gleich.
Aber Schwarz schafft es in der Folge nicht, au seinen Zentrumsbauern Kapital
zu schlagen, während Weiß mit ihren Damenflügelbauern vorgeht.} 22. Qf2 Qe7
23. c3 Bc6 24. h3 Rd8 25. Re1 Re8 26. Bd1 g6 27. a4 Rf8 (27... a5 28. Qb6 $14)
28. Qe3 Kg7 ({Computer says:} 28... a5 29. Qb6 Qh4 30. Rg1 Bd7 31. Qe3 Qf4 $11)
29. b4 (29. Qxe5+ $2 Qxe5 30. Rxe5 Rf1+ $19) 29... Re8 30. b5 Ba8 31. a5 $14
Qd7 32. Qc5 d4 {Droht nun Matt, beginnend mit Dxh3.} 33. Bg4 ({Genauer war} 33.
Kg1) 33... Qf7 34. Kg1 (34. cxd4 $2 h5 35. Bd1 Qf2 {mit schwarzem Gegenspiel:}
36. Qc7+ Kh8 37. Re2 Qf1+ 38. Kh2 Qf4+ 39. Kh1 $11) 34... Qf4 35. cxd4 h5 {
Der kritische Punkt. Schwarz droht immer Dd2 mit Angriff auf g2 und den Te1.
Weiß hat nun keine Zeit mehr, den Läufer wegzuziehen.} (35... Qd2 $2 36. Re2
Qxa5 37. Bd7 $18) 36. Qxa7+ (36. Bd1 $4 Qd2 37. Rf1 Qxg2#) 36... Kh6 37. dxe5
hxg4 38. Qe3 Kg5 $4 {Stellt die schöne Partie ein.} 39. h4+ (39. h4+ Kf5 40.
Qd3+ (40. Rf1 $18) 40... Ke6 41. Qd6+ Kf7 42. e6+ $18) 1-0

[Event "Gibraltar Masters 13th"]
[Site "Caleta"]
[Date "2015.01.28"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Das, Arghyadip"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B83"]
[WhiteElo "2476"]
[BlackElo "2673"]
[PlyCount "134"]
[EventDate "2015.01.27"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "GGB"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 165"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.03.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.03.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e6 6. Be2 Be7 7. O-O Nc6 8.
Be3 O-O 9. a4 Bd7 10. f4 Nxd4 11. Qxd4 Bc6 12. Bf3 Nd7 13. Qd2 b6 14. b4 a6 15.
Ne2 Bb7 16. c4 a5 17. b5 Rc8 18. Rac1 Rc7 19. Nd4 Qc8 20. Rfd1 Rd8 21. Qc2 g6
22. Nb3 Qa8 23. Qf2 Rdc8 24. Nd2 Nc5 25. Bxc5 Rxc5 26. Qe3 Bf8 27. Kh1 d5 28.
exd5 exd5 29. Nb3 Rxc4 30. Qxb6 Bb4 31. Rxc4 Rxc4 32. Qf6 Qc8 33. h3 Qc7 34. b6
Qd7 35. Nd4 Bf8 36. Nb5 Rxa4 37. Nc7 Bg7 38. Qg5 h6 39. Qg3 Rd4 40. Re1 Rb4 41.
f5 Qxf5 42. Ne8 Bc3 43. Qb8 Kh7 44. Nd6 Qd7 45. Rc1 Rxb6 46. Nxf7 Qe7 47. Qf4
Bg7 48. Rc7 Qe1+ 49. Kh2 Qb4 50. Qg3 Rc6 51. Rd7 Bc8 52. Rxd5 Be6 53. Nd8 Bxd5
54. Nxc6 Qc5 55. Bxd5 Qxd5 56. Qxg6+ Kxg6 57. Ne7+ Kf6 58. Nxd5+ Ke5 59. Nb6
Ke4 60. Kg3 Bd4 61. Na4 Kd3 62. Kf3 Kc2 63. Ke4 Bf2 64. Kf3 Ba7 65. g4 Kb3 66.
h4 Kxa4 67. Ke4 Bf2 0-1

[Event "Gibraltar Masters 13th"]
[Site "Caleta"]
[Date "2015.01.29"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Al Sayed, Mohammed"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B91"]
[WhiteElo "2673"]
[BlackElo "2516"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "2015.01.27"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "GGB"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 165"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.03.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.03.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. g3 e5 7. Nb3 Be7 8. Bg2
O-O 9. O-O b5 10. a4 b4 11. Nd5 Nxd5 12. Qxd5 Ra7 13. Be3 Be6 14. Qd3 Rb7 15.
f4 Qc8 16. Na5 Rc7 17. f5 Bc4 18. Nxc4 Rxc4 19. Rfc1 d5 20. exd5 e4 21. Qb3 Bc5
22. f6 gxf6 23. Kh1 Bxe3 24. Qxe3 Re8 25. Re1 Kg7 26. Rad1 Rxc2 27. Rf1 Qg4 28.
Rde1 Nd7 29. Rf4 Qh5 30. h3 Kh8 31. Rxe4 Rxe4 32. Qxe4 Qe5 33. Qxb4 Qxg3 34.
Rg1 Qc7 35. Qe7 Kg7 1-0

[Event "Gibraltar Masters 13th"]
[Site "Caleta"]
[Date "2015.01.30"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Lalith, Babu MR"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B19"]
[WhiteElo "2673"]
[BlackElo "2537"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "2015.01.27"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "GGB"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 165"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.03.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.03.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bf5 5. Ng3 Bg6 6. h4 h6 7. Nf3 Nd7 8. h5
Bh7 9. Bd3 Bxd3 10. Qxd3 e6 11. Bd2 Ngf6 12. O-O-O Be7 13. Kb1 O-O 14. Ne4 Nxe4
15. Qxe4 Nf6 16. Qe2 Qd5 17. Be3 Rad8 18. Ne5 Nd7 19. Nd3 Qb5 20. f4 c5 21. g4
Nb6 22. dxc5 Na4 23. c4 Qxc4 24. Qc2 Qxc2+ 25. Kxc2 Nxc5 26. Nxc5 Bxc5 27. Bxc5
Rc8 28. b4 b6 29. Rd7 a6 30. a4 bxc5 31. b5 axb5 32. axb5 Rb8 33. Rb1 f5 34.
gxf5 Rxf5 35. Kc3 Rxf4 36. Rg1 Rxb5 37. Rgxg7+ Kf8 38. Rh7 Kg8 39. Rxh6 Rbb4
40. Rg6+ Kh8 41. Rh6+ Kg8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Gibraltar Masters 13th"]
[Site "Caleta"]
[Date "2015.01.31"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Oparin, Grigoriy"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E46"]
[WhiteElo "2551"]
[BlackElo "2673"]
[PlyCount "111"]
[EventDate "2015.01.27"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "GGB"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 165"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.03.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.03.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Nge2 d5 6. a3 Be7 7. cxd5 exd5 8. g3
Nbd7 9. Bg2 Nb6 10. O-O a5 11. b3 Re8 12. Qd3 Bf8 13. Bd2 g6 14. f3 c5 15. dxc5
Bxc5 16. Nd4 Nbd7 17. Na4 b6 18. Nxc5 bxc5 19. Nb5 Ba6 20. a4 Qb6 21. Rfc1 Ne5
22. Qc3 Bxb5 23. axb5 Qxb5 24. Re1 a4 25. bxa4 Rxa4 26. Rxa4 Qxa4 27. g4 h6 28.
h3 Qc4 29. f4 Nd3 30. Qxc4 dxc4 31. Rb1 Kf8 32. Bc6 Re6 33. Rb8+ Ke7 34. Bb5
Rd6 35. Bc3 g5 36. Rb7+ Nd7 37. fxg5 hxg5 38. Bxc4 f6 39. Kg2 N3e5 40. Bxe5
fxe5 41. Kf3 Rb6 42. Ra7 Rb4 43. Bd3 Kd6 44. Bf5 e4+ 45. Kg3 Ne5 46. Ra6+ Nc6
47. h4 gxh4+ 48. Kxh4 Kd5 49. g5 Ne7 50. Be6+ Ke5 51. Bg4 Nf5+ 52. Bxf5 Kxf5
53. Rc6 Rb3 54. Rxc5+ Kg6 55. Rc6+ Kg7 56. Rc7+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Gibraltar Masters 13th"]
[Site "Caleta"]
[Date "2015.02.01"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Mareco, Sandro"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2673"]
[BlackElo "2583"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "2015.01.27"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "GGB"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 165"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.03.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.03.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. Qd2
Be7 9. O-O-O Nbd7 10. f4 b5 11. f5 Bc4 12. Kb1 Rb8 13. g4 Nxg4 14. Rg1 Nxe3 15.
Qxe3 Bxf1 16. Rdxf1 Bf6 17. Rd1 Nb6 18. Qd3 Ke7 19. a3 Re8 20. Nc1 Qd7 21. N1a2
a5 22. Qxb5 Qxb5 23. Nxb5 Rec8 24. Nac3 Na4 25. Rd3 Nxc3+ 26. Nxc3 Kd7 27. b3
Rc6 28. Kb2 Rbc8 29. Rg2 h6 30. Nd5 Bg5 31. a4 Ke8 32. c3 Kf8 33. b4 axb4 34.
cxb4 Rc4 35. Re2 Rd4 36. Rxd4 exd4 37. Rc2 Ra8 38. a5 d3 39. Rc3 d2 40. Kc2 g6
41. f6 h5 42. a6 1-0

[Event "Gibraltar Masters 13th"]
[Site "Caleta"]
[Date "2015.02.02"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Yu, Yangyi"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B82"]
[WhiteElo "2724"]
[BlackElo "2673"]
[Annotator "CB"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "2015.01.27"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "GGB"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 165"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.03.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.03.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e6 6. Be3 Nc6 7. f4 Be7 8. Qf3
Qc7 9. O-O-O a6 10. g4 Nd7 11. g5 b5 12. Bd3 Nc5 13. Kb1 Bb7 14. h4 Rc8 15. h5
Nxd4 16. Bxd4 b4 17. Ne2 e5 {It's always difficult to describe exactly what is
happening in a Sicilian. Black's last move is strategically desirable, but it
is risky as it opens the f-file for the White queen.} 18. Bxc5 (18. fxe5 dxe5
19. g6 exd4 (19... hxg6 20. hxg6 Rxh1 21. gxf7+ Kd7 22. Qxh1 exd4 23. Nxd4 $13
{is not pretty either, but maybe still unclear after} Qe5) 20. Qxf7+ Kd7 21.
Nxd4 {is not for us mortals to analyze, but it does look bad for Black.}) 18...
Qxc5 19. g6 $1 hxg6 20. hxg6 Rxh1 21. Rxh1 Bf6 $1 {Very tenacious from Hou
Yifan. This is probably the best way to try to hold this difficult position.}
22. Qg4 Ke7 23. gxf7 Rf8 24. f5 a5 $1 {It's amazing how Black's slow
counterattack is actually sufficient in this position. White is not only
unable to prevent the push a4-a3, but he is also unable to create real threats
on the kingside.} 25. Ng3 a4 26. Nh5 a3 27. Qg1 {Yu Yangyi exchanges queens
before things actually go wrong.} Rxf7 (27... Qxg1+ 28. Rxg1 d5 {was probably
more exact, and actually Gave Black some winning chances.}) 28. Qxc5 dxc5 29.
bxa3 bxa3 30. c4 Kd8 (30... Rf8 {to bring the rook around was far more natural.
}) 31. Kc2 Bc6 32. Nxf6 gxf6 33. Kb3 Rg7 {Black will lose the a-pawn for sure,
but her counterplay compensates it fully.} 34. Rh3 Rg4 35. Re3 Kc7 36. Kxa3 Kb6
37. Kb3 Ka5 38. a3 Rh4 39. Kb2 {White is completely tied down to e4, so the
came is clearly a draw.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Gibraltar Masters 13th"]
[Site "Caleta"]
[Date "2015.02.03"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Svidler, Peter"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A18"]
[WhiteElo "2739"]
[BlackElo "2673"]
[PlyCount "105"]
[EventDate "2015.01.27"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "GGB"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 165"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.03.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.03.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e6 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. e4 d5 4. cxd5 exd5 5. e5 Ne4 6. d4 Bb4 7. Qa4+ Nc6 8.
Bb5 O-O 9. Nge2 Bd7 10. O-O Bxc3 11. bxc3 a6 12. Bxc6 Bxc6 13. Qc2 Bb5 14. Re1
c5 15. f3 cxd4 16. Nxd4 Nc5 17. Ba3 b6 18. Qd2 Re8 19. Bxc5 bxc5 20. Nf5 Re6
21. h4 h6 22. a4 Bc4 23. Rab1 Rb8 24. Rxb8 Qxb8 25. Nd6 Qb3 26. f4 Qa2 27. Qxa2
Bxa2 28. Re2 Bb3 29. Rb2 c4 30. Rd2 g5 31. hxg5 hxg5 32. g3 f6 33. Rxd5 gxf4
34. gxf4 fxe5 35. fxe5 Bxa4 36. Kf2 Rh6 37. Ke3 Kf8 38. Nf5 Rh1 39. Rd6 Bc2 40.
Rf6+ Ke8 41. Nd6+ Ke7 42. Kd4 Rd1+ 43. Kxc4 a5 44. Nc8+ Ke8 45. Kc5 a4 46. e6
Bb3 47. e7 Bf7 48. c4 a3 49. Nd6+ Kd7 50. Rxf7 Rxd6 51. e8=Q+ Kxe8 52. Ra7 Rh6
53. Rxa3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Gibraltar Masters 13th"]
[Site "Caleta"]
[Date "2015.02.04"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Rapport, Richard"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B06"]
[WhiteElo "2673"]
[BlackElo "2716"]
[Annotator "Hou,Yifan"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2015.01.27"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "GGB"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 165"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.03.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.03.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{This was my second time in Gibraltar after a fantastic performance in 2012.
Although we always hope to do better than in previous events, considering my
not very good play in Wijk aan Zee I didn't really have high expectations here.
I just wanted to enjoy some interesting positions. In round nine I was facing
a strong and talented player from Hungary and this was the first game between
us. Let's have a look now:)} 1. e4 g6 2. Nc3 Bg7 3. d4 a6 4. f4 $5 {Another
setup. In earlier rounds Richard played same structure with Spanish GM Vazquez
and was fortunate to win. So this time I decided to choose a more aggressive
line which allows White more space.} d5 $5 ({To fix the centre and look
forward for a long battle. Another option here is} 4... b5 5. Nf3 Bb7 6. Bd3 d6
{leading to the main line and probably it's not what my opponent preferred.})
5. e5 h5 {Preventing g4 and sometimes planning to move the knight via h6 to f5
followed by h4. An ideal plan for Black!} 6. Nf3 Bg4 {A well-known plan to
exchange the "bad" bishop. According to the pawn structure, if Black keeps the
light-squared bishop on the board it might be the "French" one.} (6... Nh6 {
is also possible. Because here White has to play} 7. Be3 {(before Black's
knight goes to f5, in that case d4&h4 square will be out of control.)} (7. h3
Nf5 $1)) 7. h3 Bxf3 8. Qxf3 e6 9. g3 $1 {Slowly developing my position.
Without allowing Black to push h4 White's position will be more flexible,
which gives White more possibilities to enhance the advantage on the kingside.}
Ne7 10. Be3 Nbc6 11. g4 ({I thought about this for a long time: this move
seems like a bit premature, but meanwhile it might save some time. Because now
Black threatens ...Nf5, if} 11. Bf2 Qd7 12. a3 {intending to create some
attacks after Black castles long but it's too slow:} O-O-O 13. b4 f6 $1 {
Breaking the centre, suddenly the position turns in favour of Black.}) 11...
Qd7 12. O-O-O O-O-O 13. Bd3 ({A natural move played by hand. Here it's worth
paying attention to} 13. Na4 {The unavoidable Nc5 will bring White a promising
position since Black cannot open the centre with f6, then the g7-bishop is
unactive.}) 13... hxg4 14. hxg4 f6 15. exf6 ({Although it's better to keep the
pawn structure which can block the dark-squared bishop, that is really
difficult. Now Black wants to break the pawn chain with ...g5, the other
option which came to my mind was} 15. Rxh8 Rxh8 16. Na4 {Now I found this plan,
but already a bit late} Nxd4 (16... fxe5 17. Nc5 e4 18. Qf1 Qd6 19. Bxa6 Nd8 $1
{not pleasant for White}) 17. Nb6+ $1 (17. Bxd4 Qxa4 18. exf6 Qxd4) 17... cxb6
18. Bxd4 fxe5 19. Bxe5 Bxe5 20. fxe5 {The weakness on the dark squares and the
doubled b-pawn offer White some compensation in a double-edged position.})
15... Bxf6 16. Qf2 Qd6 17. a3 {Preventing ...Nb4.} Kb8 18. Kb1 Rdf8 19. Ne2 Na5
20. Bd2 Nac6 21. Bc1 $6 ({Starting from this point somehow I became puzzled
with my position, could not find a clear plan to develop the pieces. Later on
I realised that the knight on e2 is out of work, it should be moved to a more
active place. Then there are two option: f3/b3. Before doing that we should
first defend the d4-pawn:} 21. Rxh8 Rxh8 22. Qe3 Rh2 23. Bc3 $1 {[%cal Ge2c1,
Gc1b3,Gb3c5]}) 21... Bg7 22. Qe3 Na5 23. Rhe1 Nac6 $1 ({A wise choice, it
cannot move to c4 immediately:} 23... Nc4 24. Bxc4 dxc4 25. Qe4 {the pair of
rooks on the d- and e-files give White some pressure} (25. Nc3 Nd5 26. Nxd5
exd5 27. Qe6 Qxe6 28. Rxe6 Rf6 $11)) 24. Rh1 ({Still I didn't find the right
plan which is to activate the e2-knight! It's the key point in this game.} 24.
c3 $1 Bh6 (24... Rh4 25. Ng1 {[%csl Re6]}) 25. Bc2 {The h6-bishop covers the
open file of the rook. White is obviously much better but it's still not easy
to win the game.}) 24... Na5 25. Bd2 $2 ({The last mistake, letting all his
advantages slip away.} 25. Rxh8 Rxh8 26. Qf3 {keeps the structure with a pair
of bishop and will definitely favour White.}) 25... Nc4 $1 {Seizing the right
time to move there! I guess my opponent must have been waiting this chance for
the whole game, it seems like the only promising way to level the position.}
26. Bxc4 dxc4 ({Precise move order. If} 26... Rxh1 27. Rxh1 dxc4 28. Rh7 $1 Nd5
29. Qe4 Nf6 (29... c3 30. Bxc3 Nxc3+ 31. bxc3 {makes no sense}) 30. Qxg6 $1
Nxh7 31. Qxg7 $18) 27. Rxh8 Rxh8 28. Re1 {A calm choice.} ({Actually my first
intention was to play} 28. Bb4 Nd5 29. Qe4 Nxb4 30. axb4 Qxb4 31. c3 $1 (31.
Qxg6 {A few moves earlier I had calculated until now, but before making up my
mind on move 28 I surprisely found a brilliant idea for Black:} c3 $1 32. Nxc3
Bxd4 $17) 31... Qb3 32. Re1 {The computer shows equality but as a human I
prefer Black.}) 28... Qc6 29. Bc1 {A passive move again!} (29. f5 $5 {can
still create some difficulties for Black:} gxf5 30. Qg5 Bh6 31. Qf6 Bxd2 32.
Qxh8+ Ka7 $44) 29... Rh4 30. f5 $6 ({Unfortunately I picked the same idea at
the wrong moment:( The accurate one is} 30. Qg3 Rh1 31. Rxh1 Qxh1 32. Qe3 Qc6
33. f5 gxf5 34. Qg5 {with a series of only moves following it will lead to a
drawish ending.}) 30... Rxg4 31. fxe6 Re4 $6 ({A confident move made by
Richard. I guess he might have missed my next move or didn't pay enough
attention to it. Otherwise the simple} 31... Nd5 {will bring some winning
chances for Black} 32. Qf2 Re4 {Losing the only hope on e6 White will be
suffering for rest of the game.}) 32. Qf3 $1 Rxe6 ({Now both of us wre in time
trouble but still my opponent made the right choice. If} 32... Qxe6 33. Nf4
Rxf4 34. Qh1 $1 {Probably this is the move Richard missed?} Qf6 35. Bxf4 Qxf4
36. Rxe7 Qxd4 37. Qc1 $1 {The only move to keep some hopes} (37. c3 Qd3+ 38.
Ka2 Bxc3 $1 39. Re8+ $1 {( avoid a3 check to capture the rook)} Ka7 40. bxc3
Qc2+ $11)) 33. Qf7 Nd5 $2 ({A blunder resulting from strong pressure. Frankly
speaking it's not easy to find the continuations over the board:} 33... Bf6 34.
d5 $1 Nxd5 35. Nd4 Rxe1 $1 36. Nxc6+ bxc6 37. Qxg6 {A weird position. White
can use perpetual to save the c1-bishop. With accurate defence the game will
end in a draw.}) 34. Qxg7 $18 Ka7 ({If} 34... Qe8 {immediately, White will
exploit its position on the 8th rank to play} 35. Rh1 $1) 35. Qf8 $1 {Although
a piece up White still needs to play carefully.} ({If} 35. Bd2 Qe8) 35... c3
36. Qc5+ {Avoiding the last trap.} ({If} 36. Qf3 $2 cxb2 37. Bxb2 Re3 $44)
36... Qxc5 37. dxc5 c6 38. Bg5 $1 {With the clear plan Bh4.} (38. Ka2 {makes
the position more complicated:} a5 39. Kb3 a4+ $1 40. Kc4 (40. Kxa4 $2 cxb2 41.
Bxb2 g5 $11) 40... cxb2 41. Bxb2 Nf4 42. Nxf4 Rxe1 43. Nxg6 {A technically
winning position but you may need many moves to achieve the win. Compared to
the previous position it's not at all necessary.}) 38... Re5 39. Bh4 cxb2 40.
Kxb2 Re4 {A piece down, first time limit past, with hopeless position Black
resigned.} 1-0

[Event "Gibraltar Masters 13th"]
[Site "Caleta"]
[Date "2015.02.05"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Howell, David"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C48"]
[WhiteElo "2673"]
[BlackElo "2670"]
[Annotator "Schulz,Andre"]
[PlyCount "92"]
[EventDate "2015.01.27"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "GGB"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 165"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.03.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.03.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. Nc3 Bc5 5. O-O O-O 6. d3 Re8 7. Bg5 h6 8.
Bxf6 Qxf6 9. Nd5 Qd8 10. c3 a6 11. Ba4 Ba7 12. h3 Ne7 13. d4 Nxd5 14. exd5 exd4
15. Nxd4 b5 16. Bc2 Qf6 17. Qd3 g6 18. a4 c5 19. dxc6 dxc6 20. axb5 cxb5 21.
Rae1 Rxe1 22. Rxe1 Bb7 23. Bb3 Rd8 24. Qg3 Bxd4 25. cxd4 Kg7 (25... Bd5 $5 $15)
26. Rd1 Rd7 27. Qc3 h5 28. Ba2 Qc6 29. Qxc6 Bxc6 30. b4 Kf6 31. d5 Bb7 32. f4
Ke7 33. d6+ Kf6 34. g4 hxg4 35. hxg4 g5 (35... Bf3 36. g5+ Kg7 37. Rd2 Bc6 38.
Kf2 Rd8 39. Ke3 Kf8 40. f5 gxf5 41. Kf4 $18) 36. fxg5+ Kg6 (36... Kxg5 37. Bxf7
Rd8 38. Be6 $18) 37. Bb1+ (37. Bd5 Bxd5 38. Rxd5 a5 39. bxa5 b4 40. Kf2 b3 41.
Kg3 b2 42. Rb5 Rxd6 43. Rxb2 Rd3+ 44. Kf4 (44. Kh4 Ra3 45. Rb6+ Kg7 46. a6 Ra5
47. Rf6 $18) 44... Rd4+ 45. Kf3 Kxg5 46. Ra2 f5 47. gxf5 Kxf5 48. a6 Rd8 49. a7
Ra8 $11) 37... Kxg5 38. Bf5 Rd8 39. d7 Bf3 40. Rd4 Kf6 41. Rd3 Bb7 42. Kf2 Ke7
43. Re3+ Kd6 44. Re8 Kc7 45. g5 $2 (45. Ke3 Bc6 46. Re7 f6 47. Kd4 Kd6 48. Re6+
Kxd7 49. Kc5 Bb7 50. Rxf6+ Kc7 51. Rf7+ Kb8 52. Rd7 Rh8 53. Rd6 $18) 45... Bc6
46. Re7 Rg8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Hawaii GM Blitz"]
[Site "Honolulu"]
[Date "2015.03.20"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Kojima, Shinya"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B36"]
[WhiteElo "2403"]
[BlackElo "2686"]
[Annotator "CB"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "2015.03.20"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 165 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.04.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.04.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. c4 g6 3. e4 Nc6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Nf6 6. Nc3 d6 7. Be2 Nxd4 8.
Qxd4 Bg7 9. Bg5 O-O 10. Qd2 a5 11. Rc1 a4 12. O-O Be6 13. Rfd1 Qa5 14. f3 Rfc8
15. Nb5 Qd8 16. Bf1 Qf8 17. Be3 Nd7 18. Nd4 Nc5 19. Qf2 Bd7 20. Kh1 h6 21. Rb1
f5 22. exf5 gxf5 23. Ne2 Ne6 24. Nf4 Nxf4 25. Bxf4 Qf6 26. Bd2 Qf7 27. Be3 f4
28. Bd4 Bf5 29. Rbc1 Rc6 30. Bxg7 Qxg7 31. Rd4 a3 32. b3 e5 33. Rd5 Rf8 34.
Rcd1 e4 35. fxe4 Bxe4 36. Rxd6 Rxd6 37. Rxd6 f3 38. g3 Qb2 39. Rd2 $4 {
Completely missing the opponent's reply} (39. Kg1 $14 {White's extra pawn
gives him the better chances, though Black has plenty of resources, no doubt.})
39... Qxd2 {oops!} (39... Qxd2 40. Qxd2 f2+ 41. Bg2 f1=Q#) 0-1

[Event "Hawaii GM Blitz"]
[Site "Honolulu"]
[Date "2015.03.20"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Shankland, Samuel L"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A12"]
[WhiteElo "2686"]
[BlackElo "2661"]
[PlyCount "131"]
[EventDate "2015.03.20"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 165 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.04.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.04.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. b3 d5 2. Bb2 Bf5 3. Nf3 e6 4. e3 Nf6 5. Be2 h6 6. c4 c6 7. Nc3 Bd6 8. cxd5
exd5 9. d3 O-O 10. O-O Re8 11. Qc2 Nbd7 12. Rad1 Qe7 13. Rfe1 Rad8 14. h3 Ne5
15. Nd2 Bh7 16. e4 dxe4 17. Ncxe4 Bb4 18. Nxf6+ Qxf6 19. a3 Ba5 20. b4 Bb6 21.
Nf3 Nxf3+ 22. Bxf3 Rxe1+ 23. Rxe1 Bd4 24. Bxd4 Qxd4 25. Be4 Bxe4 26. dxe4 Qd2
27. Re2 Qxc2 28. Rxc2 a6 29. Rc3 f6 30. g3 Kf7 31. Kg2 Ke6 32. Kf3 g5 33. h4
gxh4 34. gxh4 h5 35. Ke3 Rd1 36. Rc5 Ra1 37. Ra5 Ra2 38. f3 Rb2 39. Kf4 Rb3 40.
Rxh5 Rxa3 41. Rh7 b5 42. h5 Rb3 43. h6 Rxb4 44. Rc7 Rb1 45. Rxc6+ Ke7 46. Rxa6
Rh1 47. h7 Kf7 48. Rb6 Rxh7 49. Rxb5 Kg6 50. Kg4 Rh1 51. Rb2 Rg1+ 52. Kf4 Ra1
53. Rg2+ Kf7 54. Rd2 Ra5 55. Rd5 Ra3 56. Rh5 Kg6 57. Rh3 Ra5 58. Rg3+ Kf7 59.
Rg1 Ra3 60. Kg4 Ke6 61. Re1 Ra4 62. f4 Ra5 63. Rb1 Ra4 64. Rb6+ Kf7 65. Kf5
Ra5+ 66. e5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Hawaii GM Blitz"]
[Site "Honolulu"]
[Date "2015.03.20"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Gareyev, Timur"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E47"]
[WhiteElo "2604"]
[BlackElo "2686"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "2015.03.20"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 165 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.04.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.04.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 c5 6. d5 d6 7. Nge2 exd5 8. cxd5
Nbd7 9. O-O Re8 10. e4 Rb8 11. a4 a6 12. Ng3 Qc7 13. Bf4 Ne5 14. Rc1 Bd7 15.
Be2 b5 16. axb5 axb5 17. Bg5 Neg4 18. f3 h6 19. fxg4 hxg5 20. Rxf6 gxf6 21. Nh5
Qd8 22. Qf1 f5 23. h4 f4 24. Bxb5 Bxc3 25. bxc3 Bxb5 26. Qf3 Re5 27. Rb1 Ba4
28. Rxb8 Qxb8 29. hxg5 Qb1+ 30. Kh2 Qc1 31. Nxf4 Rxg5 32. Nh5 Rg6 33. e5 Qg5
34. Qf5 Qh4+ 35. Kg1 0-1

[Event "Hawaii GM Blitz"]
[Site "Honolulu"]
[Date "2015.03.22"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Kojima, Shinya"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B10"]
[WhiteElo "2686"]
[BlackElo "2403"]
[Annotator "CB"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[EventDate "2015.03.20"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 165 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.04.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.04.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. c4 d5 3. exd5 Nf6 4. Nc3 cxd5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Nf3 Nxc3 7. bxc3 g6
8. d4 Bg7 9. Bd3 O-O 10. O-O Nc6 11. Re1 Qc7 12. a4 b6 13. Ba3 Re8 14. d5 Ne5
15. Bb5 Rd8 16. Qe2 Nxf3+ $2 {Not good.} (16... Bg4 $1 {Would have put a
serious question on White's plans. Black is now ready to take with the bishop
on f3, shattering the pawn structure and retaining his defense in the center.})
17. Qxf3 Qxc3 18. Bxe7 $1 {Well calculated. Black has threats, but White is
faster.} Qxf3 19. gxf3 Bxa1 20. Bxd8 {Material is even but the passed d-pawn
is a real problem.} Bd7 $1 {A nice resource to keep afloat, this prevents Re8+.
} 21. Be7 Bc3 $2 {The losing move.} (21... Bxb5 22. axb5 Bg7 $1 23. d6 Bf8 $1 {
Was the only way to continue. Here Black is under some pressure still but he
should have enough resources to draw.}) 22. Rc1 Bxb5 23. axb5 Be5 24. d6 {
The pawn will simply queen on d8 now.} 1-0

[Event "Hawaii GM Blitz"]
[Site "Honolulu"]
[Date "2015.03.22"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Shankland, Samuel L"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2661"]
[BlackElo "2686"]
[Annotator "CB"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "2015.03.20"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 165 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.04.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.04.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. f3
Be7 9. Qd2 O-O 10. O-O-O Nbd7 11. g4 b5 12. g5 b4 13. gxf6 bxc3 14. Qxc3 Nxf6
15. Na5 Qd7 16. Qc6 Rfc8 17. Qxd7 Nxd7 18. b3 f5 19. Bc4 Bxc4 20. Nxc4 Rc6 21.
exf5 Rf8 22. f4 Rxf5 23. fxe5 Nxe5 24. Nxe5 Rxe5 25. Rhe1 Bh4 26. Re2 d5 27.
Kd2 Rce6 28. Kd3 $2 {White had to be very careful of the pins... and skeweres!}
(28. c3 Rxe3 29. Rxe3 Bg5 30. Rde1 Rh6 31. R1e2 Rh3 $1 {and Black wins a pawn,
but the endgame is far from clear.}) 28... d4 29. Bf2 (29. Kxd4 Rxe3 30. Rxe3
Rd6+ $1 {must be the trick that Shankland missed. The skewer wins a piece.} (
30... Bf2 {leads to nothing for Black, as White defends with the beautiful} 31.
Rde1 {and Black is lost.})) 29... Rxe2 30. Bxh4 Rxh2 31. Be1 Rh3+ 32. Kd2 h5 {
The material difference is too big.} 33. Bf2 Rh2 34. Rf1 Rf6 35. Ke2 g5 0-1

[Event "Hawaii GM Blitz"]
[Site "Honolulu"]
[Date "2015.03.22"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Gareyev, Timur"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B06"]
[WhiteElo "2686"]
[BlackElo "2604"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "2015.03.20"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 165 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.04.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.04.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nc3 d6 4. Nf3 a6 5. Be3 Nd7 6. Qd2 h6 7. a4 b6 8. Bd3 e6
9. O-O Bb7 10. h3 Ne7 11. Nh2 Nf6 12. Ng4 Nxg4 13. hxg4 h5 14. g5 c5 15. d5
exd5 16. Nxd5 Bxd5 17. exd5 O-O 18. c4 Qd7 19. Bf4 a5 20. Ra3 Rfe8 21. Re1 Nf5
22. Rxe8+ Rxe8 23. Bxf5 Qxf5 24. Bxd6 Qb1+ 25. Kh2 Bd4 26. Rf3 Re4 27. Rf4 Re1
28. Kg3 Rd1 29. Qe2 Re1 30. Qf3 Rf1 31. Qe2 Re1 32. Qf3 Rf1 33. Qe2 Re1 34. Qf3
1/2-1/2

[Event "Hawaii GM Rapid"]
[Site "Honolulu"]
[Date "2015.03.20"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Kojima, Shinya"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B10"]
[WhiteElo "2686"]
[BlackElo "2403"]
[Annotator "Ramirez Alvarez,A"]
[PlyCount "117"]
[EventDate "2015.03.20"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 165 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.04.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.04.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d3 d5 3. Nd2 e5 4. Ngf3 Bd6 5. d4 exd4 6. exd5 Nf6 7. dxc6 Nxc6 8.
Be2 O-O 9. O-O {Perhaps not trying to show any real preparation, Hou Yifan
uses a variation that seems rather passive against Kojima's Caro-Kann. Hou
Yifan hopes to outplayer her lower rated opponent... but the contrary happened!
} Qc7 10. Nb3 Bf5 11. h3 Rfd8 12. Bg5 Rac8 13. Bxf6 gxf6 14. Nh4 Bg6 15. Bg4
Rb8 16. Bf5 Kh8 17. a3 a5 18. Kh1 Bf8 19. Nc1 Qf4 20. g3 Qg5 21. Qf3 Ne5 22.
Qe4 Nc4 23. Bxg6 hxg6 24. Nf3 Qh5 25. Nd3 Qxh3+ 26. Kg1 Bh6 27. Rfe1 Kg7 28.
Rad1 {It is clear that everything has go wrong for White. She is down a pawn,
her king is unsafe, and she has no obvious plan of fixing her position.
However, it is always important to finish off your opponents when you can,
sometimes they simply come back from the dead if you let them.} Be3 {right
idea, wrong execution.} (28... Ne3 $1 29. fxe3 Qxg3+ 30. Kf1 dxe3 $1 {the
threat is Rxd3 followed by Qf2 mate.} 31. Re2 Re8 $1 32. Qd5 Rbd8 33. Qxb7 Re7
$1 {The queen runs out of squares from which she can defend the f3 knight.} 34.
Qxe7 Qxf3+ 35. Ke1 (35. Kg1 Rd4 $19) 35... Qh1#) 29. Qh4 $1 Qxh4 $6 30. Nxh4
Bg5 31. Nf3 Rd7 32. Re4 Rbd8 33. a4 {Black's conversion of his extra pawn is
far from trivial. Kojima was also falling low on time now, and starts to make
further mistakes.} f5 34. Re2 Bf6 35. Kg2 Nb6 36. Ra1 $5 {The start of a cool
rook lift.} Rc7 37. Nfe1 Nd5 38. Ra3 Rdd7 39. Rb3 Re7 40. Rxe7 Rxe7 41. Rb5 Nb4
42. Rxa5 Nxd3 43. Nxd3 {White recovered her pawn and is now slightly better.
The World Women's Champion (for a couple more weeks) does not forgive.} Rc7 44.
Rc5 Re7 45. Kf3 Bg5 46. Rc4 Bf6 47. b4 g5 48. a5 g4+ 49. Kg2 Re2 50. Kf1 Re7
51. Rc5 Kg6 52. Nf4+ Kg5 53. Nd5 Re5 54. Nxf6 Kxf6 55. Rxe5 Kxe5 56. b5 Kd5 57.
Ke2 Kc5 58. a6 bxa6 59. bxa6 1-0

[Event "Hawaii GM Rapid"]
[Site "Honolulu"]
[Date "2015.03.20"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Shankland, Samuel L"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2661"]
[BlackElo "2686"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "2015.03.20"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 165 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.04.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.04.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bf4 c5 7. g3 Ne4 8. Rc1
Qa5 9. Bg2 Nc6 10. O-O Bxc3 11. bxc3 c4 12. Qc2 O-O 13. Nd2 Nxd2 14. Bxd2 Re8
15. e4 dxe4 16. Bxe4 Qh5 17. Rb1 Bh3 18. Rfe1 Rab8 19. Bf4 Rbd8 20. Bh1 Bf5 21.
Rxe8+ Rxe8 22. Qd1 Bg4 23. Qd2 Bf3 24. Re1 Re6 25. Bxf3 Qxf3 26. d5 Rxe1+ 27.
Qxe1 g5 28. dxc6 gxf4 29. c7 Qc6 30. Qe7 1-0

[Event "Hawaii GM Rapid"]
[Site "Honolulu"]
[Date "2015.03.20"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Gareyev, Timur"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C10"]
[WhiteElo "2686"]
[BlackElo "2604"]
[PlyCount "98"]
[EventDate "2015.03.20"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 165 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.04.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.04.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

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. c4 Bxf3 10. Qxf3 c5 11. Be3 O-O 12. Rfd1 cxd4 13. Bxd4 Qc7 14. Rac1
Rad8 15. Bb1 a5 16. h3 Bc5 17. Bc3 Bb4 18. b3 Bxc3 19. Qxc3 Nc5 20. a3 Rxd1+
21. Rxd1 Rd8 22. Rc1 Qf4 23. b4 Nb3 24. Re1 a4 25. Ne2 Qc7 26. Bc2 Nd2 27. c5
Nfe4 28. Qe3 f5 29. Bxe4 fxe4 30. Ng3 Rd3 31. Qe2 Qf4 32. Rd1 Rd5 33. Kh1 h6
34. Re1 Rd3 35. b5 Rxa3 36. c6 bxc6 37. bxc6 Rc3 38. Rd1 e3 39. fxe3 Qxg3 40.
Qxd2 Rxc6 41. Qd3 Qc7 42. Qe4 a3 43. Qa4 Rc1 44. Qa8+ Kf7 45. Qf3+ Ke7 46. Rxc1
Qxc1+ 47. Kh2 Qc7+ 48. Kg1 a2 49. Qd1 Qc3 0-1

[Event "Hawaii GM Rapid"]
[Site "Honolulu"]
[Date "2015.03.22"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Kojima, Shinya"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A84"]
[WhiteElo "2403"]
[BlackElo "2686"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "2015.03.20"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 165 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.04.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.04.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 e6 2. c4 f5 3. d4 Nf6 4. g3 b6 5. Bg2 Bb7 6. O-O Bd6 7. b3 O-O 8. Bb2 a5
9. Nc3 Na6 10. a3 Qe8 11. e3 Rb8 12. Qe2 h6 13. Rfd1 Be7 14. Ne5 Bxg2 15. Kxg2
d6 16. Nd3 c5 17. Nf4 Nc7 18. d5 e5 19. Ne6 Nxe6 20. dxe6 Qc8 21. Nd5 Qxe6 22.
Nxf6+ Bxf6 23. a4 e4 24. Rd5 Bxb2 25. Qxb2 g5 26. Qd2 Rbd8 27. Rd1 Rf6 28. Kh1
Kf8 29. Qe2 Ke7 30. Qh5 Rg8 31. Rg1 g4 32. h3 Rg5 33. Qh4 Qf7 34. hxg4 Rxg4 35.
Qh3 Rg5 36. g4 Rfg6 37. Rxf5 Qxf5 38. gxf5 Rxg1+ 39. Kh2 R6g2+ 0-1

[Event "Hawaii GM Rapid"]
[Site "Honolulu"]
[Date "2015.03.22"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Shankland, Samuel L"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B19"]
[WhiteElo "2686"]
[BlackElo "2661"]
[Annotator "CB"]
[PlyCount "116"]
[EventDate "2015.03.20"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 165 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.04.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.04.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bf5 5. Ng3 Bg6 6. h4 h6 7. Nf3 Nd7 8. h5
Bh7 9. Bd3 Bxd3 10. Qxd3 e6 11. Bd2 Ngf6 12. O-O-O Be7 13. Kb1 Rc8 14. Ne4 c5
15. g4 c4 16. Qe2 Nxe4 17. Qxe4 Qb6 18. c3 Nf6 19. Qe2 Nd5 20. Ka1 Qa5 21. Ne5
{A battle position: Black will try to break through on the queenside, but if
he doesn't his position will simply collapse. He cannot escape to the kingside
as he will get mated, and he doesn't feel safe in the center with Nxf7 threats
looming.} b5 22. Rh3 $1 {I like this move - securing the third rank stalls
Black's attack.} f6 $5 (22... b4 23. cxb4 Bxb4 24. Ra3 $1 Qb5 25. Bxb4 Qxb4 26.
Ng6 $1 {With a strong initiative.}) 23. Ng6 Rc6 {The rook on h8 is taboo. This
move threatens Ra6 and defends e6.} 24. Qe4 $1 {A beautiful resource. This
move stuffs the queen on b1, passively, but it stops Black's attack.} (24. Nxh8
Ra6 25. a3 Bxa3 {and White will not survive.}) (24. Bc1 Ra6 25. a3 {was
another way of playing.}) 24... Ra6 25. Qb1 Rg8 26. f4 Bd6 27. f5 exf5 28. gxf5
Kd7 29. b4 $2 {Too hasty. The idea is sound but it doesn't work in this
position.} Qa3 (29... cxb3 $1 30. Qxb3 Qa4 $17) 30. Bc1 Qb3 (30... Qxc3+ $5 31.
Rxc3 Nxc3 32. Qb2 Rxa2+ 33. Qxa2 Nxa2 34. Kxa2 Bxb4 {would have been a crazy
endgame.}) 31. Qxb3 cxb3 32. a3 Re8 {With Black controlling the e-file it
seems that he should have enough for his sacrificed pawn (the one he will lose
on b3). However after much maneuvering Black ended up losing the thread of the
game.} 33. Kb2 Nb6 $2 {The knight was simply stronger on d5 than it ever will
be on c4.} 34. Kxb3 Nc4 35. Rhh1 Bg3 36. Rhf1 Kc6 37. Rf3 Bd6 38. d5+ Kd7 39.
Rf2 Re4 40. Ra2 Nb6 41. Rg2 Nc4 42. Nh8 $5 Bf8 43. Rf1 Nb6 44. Ng6 Bd6 45. Nf4
Re7 46. Ne6 {Now it is clear that Black is lost.} Nxd5 47. Rd1 Rxe6 (47... Nc7
48. Nc5+) 48. fxe6+ Kxe6 49. Rxg7 Rc6 50. Rd3 Be5 51. Bd2 a6 52. Rg6 Rc4 53.
Rxh6 Rh4 54. Rh8 Nb6 55. h6 Nc4 56. Ra8 Kf5 57. Rd7 Rh2 58. h7 Ke4 1-0

[Event "Hawaii GM Rapid"]
[Site "Honolulu"]
[Date "2015.03.22"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Gareyev, Timur"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E48"]
[WhiteElo "2604"]
[BlackElo "2686"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[EventDate "2015.03.20"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 165 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.04.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.04.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 b6 6. Nge2 d5 7. cxd5 exd5 8.
O-O Bb7 9. a3 Bd6 10. Nb5 Be7 11. Ng3 Re8 12. Bd2 a6 13. Nc3 Nbd7 14. b4 g6 15.
Rb1 Rb8 16. Nce2 Nf8 17. Nf4 Bd6 18. Bc3 Ne4 19. Ba1 Ne6 20. Nxe6 Rxe6 21. Nxe4
dxe4 22. Bc4 Re8 23. d5 Be5 24. Qg4 b5 25. Bb3 Bxa1 26. Rxa1 Bxd5 27. Rfd1 c6
28. Rac1 Qc8 29. Qxc8 Rbxc8 30. Bxd5 cxd5 31. Rc5 Rxc5 32. bxc5 Rd8 33. f3 f5
34. fxe4 fxe4 35. Rd4 Kf7 36. a4 Ke6 37. axb5 axb5 38. Rb4 Rb8 0-1

[Event "Nakhchivan op"]
[Site "Nakhchivan"]
[Date "2015.05.02"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Aghayev, Nijat"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C25"]
[WhiteElo "2686"]
[BlackElo "2393"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "2015.05.02"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 166 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.06.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.06.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. g3 Bc5 4. Bg2 a5 5. Nge2 d6 6. Nb5 Nf6 7. c3 Na7 8. Nxa7
Bxa7 9. d4 O-O 10. O-O c6 11. h3 Re8 12. Bg5 h6 13. Bxf6 Qxf6 14. Kh2 Qg6 15.
f4 exd4 16. f5 Qf6 17. cxd4 b5 18. Qd3 b4 19. Rac1 Bb7 20. Rfd1 Bb6 21. Nf4 Ba6
22. Qd2 Rac8 23. h4 g6 24. d5 c5 25. fxg6 fxg6 26. Ne6 Kh7 27. Rc2 Re7 28. Qe3
Rb8 29. Rf2 Qe5 30. Nf8+ Kg7 31. Ne6+ Kh7 32. Rf4 Rbb7 33. h5 Rg7 34. hxg6+
Rxg6 35. Nf8+ Kg7 36. Nxg6 Kxg6 37. Rf5 Qe8 38. Qf4 Qe7 39. e5 dxe5 40. Rxe5
1-0

[Event "Nakhchivan op"]
[Site "Nakhchivan"]
[Date "2015.05.03"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Rasulov, Vugar Ural Oglu"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B38"]
[WhiteElo "2508"]
[BlackElo "2686"]
[PlyCount "102"]
[EventDate "2015.05.02"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 166 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.06.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.06.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 g6 5. c4 Nf6 6. Nc3 d6 7. Be2 Bg7 8. Be3
O-O 9. O-O Nxd4 10. Bxd4 Bd7 11. Qd2 Bc6 12. f3 a5 13. b3 Nd7 14. Be3 Nc5 15.
Rab1 Qb6 16. Rfc1 Qb4 17. Rc2 Rfc8 18. Qc1 Qb6 19. Qd2 h5 20. Bf1 Qd8 21. Ne2
a4 22. b4 Nxe4 23. fxe4 Bxe4 24. Rbc1 Bxc2 25. Rxc2 d5 26. Nd4 dxc4 27. Bxc4
Bxd4 28. Bxd4 e5 29. Bc5 Qxd2 30. Rxd2 b6 31. Rd7 bxc5 32. b5 Rd8 33. Rxf7 Kh8
34. b6 Rab8 35. b7 e4 36. Rc7 Rf8 37. h4 e3 38. Be2 Rbe8 39. a3 Kg8 40. Bc4+
Kh8 41. Be2 c4 42. Bxc4 e2 43. Bxe2 Rxe2 44. Rc8 Ree8 45. b8=Q Rxc8 46. Qe5+
Kh7 47. Qe7+ Kh6 48. Qe3+ Kh7 49. Qa7+ Kh6 50. Qxa4 Ra8 51. Qb4 Rf7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Nakhchivan op"]
[Site "Nakhchivan"]
[Date "2015.05.04"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Mammadov, Zaur Fazahir Oglu"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A14"]
[WhiteElo "2686"]
[BlackElo "2470"]
[PlyCount "114"]
[EventDate "2015.05.02"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 166 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.06.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.06.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e6 2. Nf3 d5 3. g3 Nf6 4. Bg2 Be7 5. b3 O-O 6. O-O c5 7. Bb2 Nc6 8. e3 b6
9. Nc3 dxc4 10. bxc4 Bb7 11. Qe2 Qc8 12. Rfd1 Rd8 13. Rac1 Bf8 14. Ba1 Qd7 15.
d3 Qe7 16. h3 Rd7 17. g4 h6 18. Ne1 g6 19. f4 Bg7 20. Nf3 Ne8 21. Kh1 Rad8 22.
Rd2 Kh7 23. Rcd1 Qf8 24. Ne4 Bxa1 25. Rxa1 Qg7 26. Rad1 Nd6 27. g5 hxg5 28.
Nfxg5+ Kg8 29. Qf2 Nf5 30. Nf3 e5 31. Nh2 exf4 32. Qxf4 Ne5 33. Ng4 Nxg4 34.
hxg4 Bxe4 35. Bxe4 Nd6 36. Bd5 Nb5 37. Bc6 Nc3 38. Bxd7 Nxd1 39. Bc6 Qa1 40.
Kh2 Qc3 41. Rg2 Kg7 42. Re2 Qxd3 43. Bf3 Qd6 44. Kg3 g5 45. Qxd6 Rxd6 46. Re1
Nc3 47. a3 Rd3 48. Bc6 Rd1 49. Rxd1 Nxd1 50. Kf3 Nc3 51. e4 Kf6 52. Ke3 Ke5 53.
Bd5 f6 54. Kd3 Nd1 55. Ke2 Nb2 56. Ke3 a5 57. Bf7 Nd1+ 0-1

[Event "Nakhchivan op"]
[Site "Nakhchivan"]
[Date "2015.05.05"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Rzayev, Bahruz Iqbal Oglu"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A10"]
[WhiteElo "2400"]
[BlackElo "2686"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "2015.05.02"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 166 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.06.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.06.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 e6 2. c4 b6 3. g3 Bb7 4. Bg2 f5 5. O-O Nf6 6. Nc3 Bb4 7. Qc2 O-O 8. a3
Bxc3 9. Qxc3 d6 10. d4 Nbd7 11. Bg5 Qe8 12. Bxf6 Nxf6 13. Nd2 Bxg2 14. Kxg2 c5
15. Rae1 Qg6 16. f3 f4 17. Qd3 cxd4 18. Qxd4 fxg3 19. hxg3 Nh5 20. Qg4 Qxg4 21.
fxg4 Nf6 22. Kh3 h6 23. Rf3 Rac8 24. Rd3 Rfd8 25. e4 Kf8 26. b3 g5 27. a4 Ke7
28. Nb1 Nd7 29. Nc3 Ne5 30. Rdd1 Rf8 31. Rf1 a6 32. Ne2 Rxf1 33. Rxf1 Rf8 34.
Rxf8 Kxf8 35. Nd4 Kf7 36. Nc2 Ke7 37. Ne3 Nd3 38. Kg2 Nc5 39. b4 Nxe4 40. Nd1
a5 41. b5 Kf6 0-1

[Event "Nakhchivan op"]
[Site "Nakhchivan"]
[Date "2015.05.06"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Mammadov, Ayaz Arzu"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C70"]
[WhiteElo "2686"]
[BlackElo "2407"]
[PlyCount "106"]
[EventDate "2015.05.02"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 166 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.06.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.06.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nge7 5. c3 g6 6. d4 exd4 7. cxd4 b5 8. Bb3
Bg7 9. a4 Na5 10. axb5 Nxb3 11. Qxb3 Rb8 12. Nc3 O-O 13. O-O axb5 14. h3 d6 15.
Bg5 h6 16. Bxe7 Qxe7 17. Nd5 Qd8 18. Rfc1 Bb7 19. Nxc7 Qe7 20. Na6 Ra8 21. Qxb5
Bxe4 22. Qe2 Qb7 23. b4 Bc6 24. Ra5 Qb6 25. Nd2 Bb7 26. Nc4 Qxd4 27. Rd1 Qc3
28. Ra3 Qf6 29. Nxd6 Bxa6 30. Rxa6 Rxa6 31. Qxa6 Rd8 32. Kh2 Bf8 33. Ne4 Qxa6
34. Rxd8 Kg7 35. Nc5 Bxc5 36. bxc5 Qc6 37. Rd3 Qxc5 38. Re3 Qd6+ 39. g3 Qd5 40.
h4 Kf6 41. Kg1 Kf5 42. Kh2 f6 43. Ra3 Qc6 44. Rb3 Qc5 45. Rf3+ Ke5 46. Kg1 Qc1+
47. Kh2 Qf1 48. h5 gxh5 49. Rf4 f5 50. Rf3 Kf6 51. Rf4 Kg5 52. f3 Qf2+ 53. Kh3
Qg1 0-1

[Event "Nakhchivan op"]
[Site "Nakhchivan"]
[Date "2015.05.07"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Koksal, Ege"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A50"]
[WhiteElo "2339"]
[BlackElo "2686"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "2015.05.02"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 166 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.06.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.06.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 b6 3. g3 Bb7 4. Bg2 g6 5. O-O Bg7 6. c4 O-O 7. Nc3 Ne4 8. Qc2
Nxc3 9. Qxc3 Be4 10. Rd1 d5 11. Bf4 c5 12. Be5 f6 13. Bxb8 Rxb8 14. cxd5 f5 15.
Ne5 Qxd5 16. Bxe4 fxe4 17. Qb3 Qxb3 18. axb3 Rb7 19. Nc6 Rc7 20. Nxa7 cxd4 21.
Nb5 Rc2 22. Nxd4 Bxd4 23. Rxd4 Rxe2 24. Rf1 Rc8 25. Rc4 Rd8 26. Rc7 e3 27. fxe3
Rdd2 28. Rf3 Rg2+ 29. Kf1 Rxh2 30. Kg1 Rdg2+ 31. Kf1 Rxb2 32. Kg1 Rhg2+ 33. Kf1
Rgd2 34. Kg1 Rd1+ 35. Rf1 Rxf1+ 36. Kxf1 Kf7 37. Rc3 h5 38. Ke1 e6 39. Kd1 Kf6
0-1

[Event "Nakhchivan op"]
[Site "Nakhchivan"]
[Date "2015.05.08"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Sanal, Vahap"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E14"]
[WhiteElo "2686"]
[BlackElo "2487"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "2015.05.02"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 166 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.06.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.06.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. Nc3 Bb7 5. e3 Be7 6. Bd3 d5 7. cxd5 Nxd5 8. O-O
O-O 9. Nxd5 Bxd5 10. Qc2 h6 11. e4 Bb7 12. Rd1 Nd7 13. Bf4 c5 14. d5 exd5 15.
exd5 Bf6 16. Rd2 Re8 17. Rad1 Rc8 18. Bb5 Ra8 19. Qa4 a6 20. Bxd7 b5 21. Bxb5
axb5 22. Qxb5 Ba6 23. Qxc5 Be2 24. Ra1 Rc8 25. Qa3 Rc4 26. Be3 Bxf3 27. gxf3
Be5 28. f4 Bxf4 29. Bxf4 Rxf4 30. Kh1 Qg5 31. Rad1 Qh5 32. Rg1 Rg4 33. Rg3 Qg5
34. Rd1 h5 35. Qf3 Qe5 36. b3 Rf4 37. Qg2 Qb2 38. Rg1 Rg4 39. Rxg4 hxg4 40.
Qxg4 g6 41. Qf3 Qxa2 42. d6 Qd2 43. Rd1 Re1+ 44. Rxe1 Qxe1+ 45. Kg2 Qd2 46. Qc6
Qg5+ 47. Kf1 1-0

[Event "Nakhchivan op"]
[Site "Nakhchivan"]
[Date "2015.05.09"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Tabatabaei, Mohammad Amin"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E41"]
[WhiteElo "2448"]
[BlackElo "2686"]
[PlyCount "134"]
[EventDate "2015.05.02"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 166 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.06.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.06.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 c5 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. O-O Bxc3 8.
bxc3 d6 9. e4 e5 10. d5 Ne7 11. Ne1 Ne8 12. g4 Ng6 13. Ng2 Nh4 14. Ne3 h5 15.
f3 Nf6 16. Nf5 Nh7 17. Be3 Ng5 18. Kh1 Nh3 19. gxh5 Nxf5 20. exf5 Qh4 21. h6
gxh6 22. Qd2 Kh8 23. Bxh6 Rg8 24. Be3 Bd7 25. f4 e4 26. Bxe4 Rae8 27. Bc2 Qg4
28. Bd1 Qxf5 29. Bf3 Qh7 30. Rae1 Rg7 31. f5 Qxf5 32. Bg2 Qh7 33. Bh6 Rgg8 34.
Re3 Rxe3 35. Bxe3 Bf5 36. Bf3 Bd3 37. Re1 Qf5 38. Bd4+ Kh7 39. Qxd3 Qxd3 40.
Be4+ Kh6 41. Bxd3 cxd4 42. Rf1 dxc3 43. Bf5 Ng5 44. h4 Nh7 45. Bxh7 Kxh7 46.
Rxf7+ Kg6 47. Rf3 c2 48. Rc3 Rh8 49. Kg2 Rxh4 50. Rxc2 b6 51. a4 Kf5 52. a5
bxa5 53. c5 Ke5 54. Kg3 Rb4 55. c6 Rb8 56. Ra2 Kxd5 57. Rxa5+ Kxc6 58. Rxa7 Rf8
59. Ra1 d5 60. Rc1+ Kb5 61. Rb1+ Kc4 62. Rc1+ Kb3 63. Rd1 Rd8 64. Kf2 Kc2 65.
Rd4 Kc3 66. Ra4 Re8 67. Ra3+ Kb4 0-1

[Event "Nakhchivan op"]
[Site "Nakhchivan"]
[Date "2015.05.10"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C88"]
[WhiteElo "2686"]
[BlackElo "2613"]
[PlyCount "44"]
[EventDate "2015.05.02"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 166 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.06.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.06.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. d3
d6 9. a4 b4 10. a5 Rb8 11. Nbd2 Be6 12. h3 h6 13. Bc4 Qc8 14. Nf1 Rd8 15. Ne3
Bf8 16. c3 d5 17. exd5 Nxd5 18. Nxd5 Bxd5 19. Bxd5 Rxd5 20. c4 Rd6 21. Nxe5
Nxe5 22. Rxe5 Qd7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Dortmund SuperGM 43rd"]
[Site "Dortmund"]
[Date "2015.06.27"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Meier, Georg"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E05"]
[WhiteElo "2654"]
[BlackElo "2676"]
[Annotator "Ramirez Alvarez,A"]
[PlyCount "117"]
[EventDate "2015.06.27"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 167"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.07.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.07.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 Be7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O dxc4 7. Qc2 a6 8. a4
Bd7 9. Qxc4 Bc6 10. Bg5 Bd5 11. Qc2 Be4 12. Qd1 c5 13. dxc5 Bxc5 14. Nbd2 Bc6
15. Ne5 Bxg2 16. Kxg2 Nbd7 17. Rc1 Nxe5 18. Rxc5 Ned7 19. Bxf6 Nxf6 20. Qc2 Rc8
21. Rxc8 Qxc8 22. Rc1 Qd7 23. Nf3 Rd8 24. Qb3 h6 25. Rc4 Qe7 26. e4 e5 27. Qc3
Re8 28. a5 Qe6 29. Rb4 Rc8 30. Qxe5 Qxe5 31. Nxe5 Rc5 32. f4 Rxa5 33. Kf3 b5
34. Rd4 g5 35. Rd6 Kg7 36. Nd3 Ra4 37. e5 Ne4 38. Rd7 gxf4 39. gxf4 Kg6 40. Ke3
f5 41. Rb7 Ra1 42. Rb6+ Kg7 43. b4 h5 44. Rb7+ Kg6 45. Rb6+ Kg7 46. h4 Ra3 47.
Rb7+ Kg6 48. Kd4 Ng3 49. Rd7 Ne2+ {Black is clearly in problems. White has a
protected passed pawn on e5 and his king is very active.} 50. Ke3 $2 {
Inexplicably going backwards. Much stronger was} (50. Kc5 {trying to take all
of Black's pawns on the queenside. The plan is simply Kb6 and Nc5.}) 50... Nc1
51. Kd2 Nxd3 52. Rxd3 Ra2+ 53. Ke3 Rb2 54. Rd6+ Kg7 55. Rxa6 $2 (55. Rf6 Rb3+
56. Kd2 Rxb4 57. Rxf5 {still gives White great winning chances because his
pawns are faster. If it is completely winning remains to be analyzed.}) 55...
Rb3+ 56. Ke2 Rxb4 {Now this is simply a draw. White must keep defending his f4
pawn.} 57. Ke3 Rb3+ 58. Ke2 Rb4 59. Ke3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Dortmund SuperGM 43rd"]
[Site "Dortmund"]
[Date "2015.06.28"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2676"]
[BlackElo "2783"]
[Annotator "Ramirez Alvarez,A"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[EventDate "2015.06.27"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 167"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.07.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.07.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. Qe2 Bc5 5. c3 O-O 6. d3 h6 7. Nbd2 d6 8. O-O
Ne7 9. d4 a6 10. dxc5 axb5 11. cxd6 Qxd6 12. Qxb5 Ng6 13. Re1 b6 {Yifan's
opening was a little suspicious. She is up a pawn right now, but her
develoment is lacking. Black has at least enough compensation for the pawn,
but probably it is even sufficient for a small advantage.} 14. Nc4 Qe6 15. Ne3
Nxe4 $1 {A very strong move!} 16. Qd5 (16. Nd5 Nd6 17. Qd3 e4 $17) 16... Nc5 $1
{This is the beautiful point, otherwise White is even better.} (16... Qxd5 17.
Nxd5 $14) 17. b4 (17. Qxa8 Bb7 18. Qa3 Bxf3 $1 {The lines are complicated
still, but Black's attack is too strong. Taking the bishop loses to:} (18...
Ra8 19. Qb4 Ra4 20. Qb5 Ba6 21. Qxa4 Nxa4 {is also quite strong.}) 19. gxf3 Nh4
20. Kh1 Nd3 {and White cannot hope to keep her position together.}) 17... Bb7
18. Qxe6 Nxe6 19. Nf5 Rfd8 20. a4 Rd3 21. Be3 Rxc3 {Black is up a pawn with
the better position. The rest is easy.} 22. a5 Rb3 23. axb6 cxb6 24. Rxa8+ Bxa8
25. Bxb6 Bxf3 26. gxf3 Ng5 27. Kh1 Nxf3 28. Re4 Nf4 0-1

[Event "Dortmund SuperGM 43rd"]
[Site "Dortmund"]
[Date "2015.06.30"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Nisipeanu, Liviu Dieter"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E16"]
[WhiteElo "2654"]
[BlackElo "2676"]
[Annotator "Ramirez Alvarez,A"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "2015.06.27"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 167"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.07.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.07.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 b6 4. g3 Bb4+ 5. Bd2 a5 6. Bg2 Bb7 7. O-O O-O 8. Bf4
Be7 9. Nc3 Na6 10. d5 Bb4 11. Nb5 $6 {White's sacrifice does not yield good
results. Yifan seizes over the initiative with a good follow up:} exd5 12. Nh4
c6 $1 13. Nd6 Bxd6 14. Bxd6 Re8 {Despite the weaknesses on the dark squares,
it will soon become clear that Black's pieces enter the fray very quickly.} 15.
cxd5 Ne4 16. dxc6 (16. Bxe4 Rxe4 17. f3 Re8 {is close to equal, but Nisipeanu
had to already be thinking about that.}) 16... dxc6 17. Bf4 Qf6 {g5 is a
threat.} 18. Be3 c5 {Black is doing quite well despite the pair of bishops.
Her pieces are simply better placed.} 19. Qd7 Bc6 20. Qg4 Nb4 21. Rad1 (21. a3
Nc2 22. Rad1 g6 $1 {and b2 is still weak, while f5 is taken away from the
white knight.}) 21... Qe6 $2 (21... Qxb2 $1 {The time to be brave and take the
pawn was now. Nisipeanu's initiative on the kingside simply does not
compensate.}) 22. Nf5 g6 23. Nh6+ Kg7 24. Qh4 {White has sufficient
counterplay now.} Nc2 25. Ng4 Nxe3 26. fxe3 $1 {Otherwise Black is better
again. The inclusion of the rook on the f-file is more important than the
structure.} (26. Nxe3 h5 {with a little more pleasant position for Black.})
26... h5 27. Bxe4 Qxe4 {White is getting mated, but he has a perpetual just on
time.} (27... Bxe4 28. Nf6 {doesn't help Black much.}) 28. Qf6+ Kg8 29. Qxf7+
Kh8 30. Qf6+ Kg8 31. Qf7+ Kh8 32. Qf6+ Kg8 33. Qf7+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Dortmund SuperGM 43rd"]
[Site "Dortmund"]
[Date "2015.07.01"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "So, Wesley"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B19"]
[WhiteElo "2676"]
[BlackElo "2778"]
[Annotator "Meyer,CD"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2015.06.27"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 167"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.07.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.07.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bf5 5. Ng3 Bg6 6. h4 h6 7. Nf3 Nd7 8. h5
Bh7 9. Bd3 Bxd3 10. Qxd3 e6 11. Bd2 Ngf6 12. O-O-O Be7 13. Kb1 Qb6 14. Ne4 Rd8
15. c4 O-O 16. Qe2 {Die Dame tritt aus dem verdeckten Visavis des Turms d8, da
der befreiende Hebel ...c6-c5 in der Luft liegt.} ({Der gelegentlich
anzutreffende Vorstoß} 16. g4 $6 {erscheint übermütig zu sein, z.B.} Nxg4 $1
17. Qe2 f5 $1 18. Ng3 c5 19. d5 (19. Rhe1 cxd4 20. Qxe6+ Qxe6 21. Rxe6 Nxf2 22.
Rf1 Ne4 23. Nxe4 fxe4 24. Rxe4 Bf6 $17) 19... exd5 $1 20. Qxe7 Nxf2 21. cxd5 (
21. Bf4 Nxh1 22. Rxh1 dxc4 $17) 21... f4 22. Qe6+ Qxe6 23. dxe6 fxg3 $1 24. e7
g2 25. Rhg1 Nxd1 26. exd8=Q Rxd8 27. Rxg2 Kh7 28. Kc2 Rf8 $17) 16... c5 (16...
Nxe4 17. Qxe4 c5) 17. Bc3 cxd4 ({Guten Ausgleich erhält der solide
Caro-Kann-Verteidiger nach} 17... Nxe4 18. Qxe4 Nf6 19. Qe2 Rfe8 $13 {/=}) 18.
Bxd4 Qc6 (18... Qc7) 19. Nxf6+ Bxf6 20. g4 Bxd4 21. Nxd4 Qc5 22. Nf3 Nf6 (22...
Rfe8 $142 $13 {/=}) 23. Ne5 Rd4 $6 {Ungeduldig strebt Wesley So Vereinfachung
an, indes überlässt er dabei der Gegnerin die d-Linie.} ({Den Vorzug verdiente
} 23... Qb6 {und z.B.} 24. f3 Rxd1+ 25. Rxd1 Rd8) 24. Rxd4 Qxd4 25. Rd1 $14 Qf4
({Alternativen: I} 25... Qe4+ $2 26. Qxe4 Nxe4 27. Rd7 $16 {, z.B.} f6 28. Ng6
Rb8 29. f3 Nc5 30. Rc7 Nd3 31. Re7 a6 (31... e5 $2 32. Rc7 $1 Ne1 33. Nh4 Rd8
34. a3 $18) 32. Rxe6 b5 33. cxb5 Rxb5 34. Kc2 $1 Nb4+ 35. Kb3 Rb7 36. a3 Kf7
37. Rd6 Nd3+ 38. Kc3 Nxb2 39. Rxa6 $18) ({II} 25... Qb6 26. Qe3 $5 (26. Qd2 Ne4
27. Qe3 Qxe3 (27... Rd8 28. Rxd8+ Qxd8 29. Kc2 f5 30. f3 Qd6 31. gxf5 exf5 32.
Qf4 Nf6 33. Qxf5 $14) 28. fxe3 $14) 26... Qxe3 27. fxe3 {, siehe Anmerkung zu
26.Qe3}) 26. Re1 $2 {Weiß gibt die einzig offene Turmlinie auf und verlässt
sich dabei auf eine taktische Riposte. Allerdings hat die Chose ein Loch, das
auch ihr Gegner nicht entdeckt ...} ({Oder: I} 26. f3 $5 $14 {führt mit
Zugumstellung zur Partie}) ({II} 26. Qe3 $5 {Dieser von mir, auch vor Ort
favorisierte, hier prinzipiell wünschenswerte Damentausch kommt trotz
Verschlechterung der Bauernstruktur in Betracht. Die Bauernmajorität am
Damenflügel sowie die Figurenaktiva der Anziehenden sind Garanten für eine
anhaltende Initiative. Dazu ein paar Ansätze:} Qxe3 (26... Qh2 $2 27. a3) 27.
fxe3 Rc8 28. b4 Kf8 29. Kb2 Ke7 $142 (29... b6 $6 30. Kb3 Ke8 31. Rd4 Rc7 32.
b5 $1 g6 $5 (32... Nd7 $2 {Verliert durch Abwicklung in ein Bauernendspiel.}
33. Nxd7 $1 Rxd7 34. Rxd7 Kxd7 35. Kc3 $1 (35. Kb4 $4 g5 $1 36. Kc3 f5 $19)
35... Kd6 36. e4 Kc5 (36... Ke5 37. c5 $1 bxc5 38. a4 $18) 37. a3 Kd6 (37... e5
38. Kd3 Kd6 39. Kc2 Kc5 40. Kc3 Kd6 41. Kb4 Ke6) 38. Kd4 e5+ 39. Kc3 Kc5 (39...
Ke6 40. c5 bxc5 41. a4 Kd6 42. Kc4 $18) 40. Kd3 Kd6 41. Kc2 Kc5 (41... Ke6 42.
c5) 42. Kc3 g5 43. Kd3 Kd6 44. Kc2 Kc7 45. Kc3 Kd7 46. Kb4 Kd6 47. a4 {Plan c5
etc. +-}) 33. a4 $1 (33. hxg6 fxg6 34. a4 (34. Nxg6 Rc5 $1 $132 35. Rf4 Nd7)
34... h5 35. gxh5 gxh5 36. a5 bxa5 37. Ka4 Rc5 $1 $132 {+/=}) 33... gxh5 34.
gxh5 Nd7 (34... Nxh5 35. Nc6 $16) 35. Nxd7 Rxd7 36. Kb4 $1 Rc7 (36... Rxd4 $2
37. exd4 f5 38. c5 $18) 37. a5 $16) 30. Kb3 Rc7 31. c5 $14) 26... Qd4 $2 (26...
Rd8 $1 {war der gegebene Weg zum Ausgleich:} 27. Qe3 {ist jetzt freilich zu
dünn:} (27. Nxf7 $6 {wurde sicherlich von beiden Akteuren angedacht, aber
unpräzise bzw. kaum berechnet - von Wesley So vielleicht getreu dem bekannten
und oft praktiziertem Motto: Traue deinem Gegner und spare dadurch an
Bedenkzeit. Auf den Springereinschlag kann folgen:} Rd7 $1 {Das ist die
ernüchternde Finesse, die nicht nur den Akteuren , sondern auch so manchem
Kiebitz verborgen blieb.} (27... Kxf7 $4 28. Qxe6+ Kf8 29. Qe7+ Kg8 30. Qxd8+
$18) (27... Rd2 $2 28. Qxe6 Kh7 $8 {!} (28... Qd4 $4 29. Ng5+ Kh8 30. Qe8+ Ng8
31. Qxg8+ Kxg8 32. Re8#) 29. Qe3 Qxe3 30. Rxe3 Rxf2 31. Re7 $16) 28. Ne5 (28.
Ne5) 28... Rd2 29. Qe3 Qxf2 30. Qxf2 Rxf2 $13 {/=}) 27... Qxe3 28. Rxe3 Rd4 29.
f3 Nd7 30. Nxd7 Rxd7 31. Kc2 Kf8 $14 {/=}) 27. Rd1 Qf4 {Die wiederholte
Stellung, in der die Anziehende nun versucht, mit ganz ruhigen Mitteln ihren
Gegner einzuschnüren, doch dabei einen raffinierten Konterschlag übersieht.}
28. f3 a6 29. a3 Ra8 $6 {Einer jener mysteriösen Turmzüge. Vermutlich fand So
momentan keine brauchbare Idee.} 30. Rd6 {Das allerdings bringt So auf eine
Idee ...} ({Nur mit großer Sorgfalt und Geduld ist das weiße Stellungsplus -
wenn überhaupt - zu verwerten. Hierzu eine Anregung:} 30. Rd3 $142 Rc8 31. Ka2
Kf8 32. Rd6 Kg8 (32... Ke7 $4 33. Ng6+) (32... Re8 33. c5 $5) 33. c5 Nd5 (33...
Rxc5 $4 34. Rd8+ Kh7 35. Qd3+ Ne4 36. Nd7 $18) (33... Rb8 34. Nc4 $14) 34. Qe4
Qd2 (34... Qxe4 $2 35. fxe4 Nf6 36. b4 Nxe4 37. Rd7 $16) 35. Qd3 Qf4 (35...
Qxd3 $6 36. Nxd3 Rc7 37. Rd8+ Kh7 38. b4) (35... Qa5 $6 {provoziert
hochtaktische Komplikationen:} 36. Qd4 $1 Rxc5 (36... Qxc5 $4 37. Rd8+ Kh7 38.
Qxc5 Rxc5 39. Nd7 $1 $18) (36... Nf6 37. f4 $1 $16 (37. b4)) 37. Nxf7 $3 (37.
b4 $4 Nxb4+ 38. Qxb4 Qxb4 39. axb4 Rxe5 $19) 37... Qc7 $5 (37... Kxf7 $2 38.
Rd7+ Ke8 (38... Ne7 39. Qd6 $18) 39. Qxg7 Nb4+ 40. Kb3 $18) 38. Qe4 $1 Nc3+ 39.
bxc3 Kxf7 40. Qxe6+ Kf8 41. Kb2 Qa5 42. Rd3 $16) 36. Qe2 Qa4 37. Qe4 $14) 30...
Re8 $5 31. Ka2 $2 {Frau Hou tappt in die Falle.} (31. Rb6 $14) (31. Rd3 $14)
31... Nxg4 $1 {Ein Scheinopfer als gekonnte Riposte.} 32. fxg4 f6 {Und
aufgrund der Fesselung gewinnt Schwarz das geopferte Material bei etwa
gleichen Chancen zurück.} 33. Rd7 fxe5 34. Rxb7 Qd4 $6 {Ein relativ rasch
ausgeführter, indes ungenauer Zug.} (34... Rc8 $142 $1 $13 {/=}) 35. g5 $6 {
Bei nahender Zeitkontrolle revanchiert sich die Chinesin und forciert mittels
zweier Bauernopfer und Offenlegung der schwarzen Königsstellung ein Remis
durch feindliches Dauerschach.} ({Einige Probleme hätte dagegen noch die
kaltblütige Fortsetzung} 35. Qc2 $1 {- zumal bei der beiderseits knappen
Restbedenkzeit - aufgeworfen. Man sehe:} e4 $5 (35... Rc8 $5 36. g5 Kf8 $1 {
und allem Anschein nach vermag Schwarz sich zu behaupten:} (36... hxg5 $2 37.
h6 e4 (37... Qxc4+ 38. Qxc4 Rxc4 39. Rxg7+ Kh8 40. Rxg5 $16) 38. Rxg7+ Kh8 39.
Rxg5 Qxc4+ 40. Qxc4 Rxc4 41. Re5 Rc6 42. Rxe4 Kh7 43. Rh4 $16) (36... Qxc4+ $4
37. Qxc4 Rxc4 38. g6 $1) 37. gxh6 (37. g6 Rxc4 38. Qg2 Qd5 $8 {!} 39. Rf7+ Ke8
$8 40. Qxd5 exd5 41. Rxg7 Rg4 $1 42. Ra7 (42. Rh7 e4 $11) (42. Kb3 Rg3+ 43. Kb4
(43. Kc2 e4 $11) 43... e4 $11) 42... e4 43. Rxa6 d4 44. Kb3 Ke7 $11) 37... gxh6
38. Rb4 a5 39. Rb5 e4 40. Rxa5 Qxc4+ 41. Qxc4 Rxc4 $13 {/=}) (35... Qxg4 $2 36.
c5 Qd4 37. c6 Qd5+ 38. Kb1 Rf8 (38... Qh1+ 39. Qc1 Qxc1+ 40. Kxc1 Rc8 41. Rb6
$16) 39. Qc1 Qd3+ 40. Ka2 Qd5+ (40... Rf1 $2 41. Qc5 Qb1+ 42. Kb3 $18) 41. Ka1
Rc8 42. Qg1 g5 43. Qf1 Rf8 44. Qxa6 $16) 36. Qa4 $1 Rc8 37. Rb4 (37. Qxa6 Qxc4+
38. Qxc4 Rxc4 39. Re7 (39. Rb3 Kf7) 39... Rc6 40. Rd7 Rc4 41. Kb3 e3 $13 {/=})
37... Qd6 38. Rb3 e5 39. Rc3 Kh8 40. Qc2 Qd4 41. Qc1 e3 $5 42. Qxe3 Rxc4 43.
Qxd4 Rxd4 $13 {/=}) 35... hxg5 $8 36. h6 gxh6 ({Schwarz hat keine Wahl. Falls} 
36... Rc8 $4 {, so folgt} 37. Rxg7+ Kh8 38. Rxg5 $18) 37. Qh5 Qxc4+ 38. Ka1 $8
({Bloß nicht: I} 38. Kb1 $4 Qe4+ 39. Ka1 (39. Ka2 Rf8 $1 (39... Qxb7 $1 40.
Qxe8+ Kg7 $19) 40. Rb3 (40. Rd7 Qc4+ 41. Ka1 Rf1+ 42. Rd1 Kg7 $19) 40... Kg7
$19) 39... Rf8 $1 40. Rd7 Rf1+ 41. Rd1 Rxd1+ 42. Qxd1 Qd5 $19) ({II} 38. b3 $4
Qc2+ 39. Ka1 Rf8 $19) 38... Qc1+ $11 39. Ka2 Qc4+ 40. Ka1 Qc1+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Dortmund SuperGM 43rd"]
[Site "Dortmund"]
[Date "2015.07.03"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Naiditsch, Arkadij"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E48"]
[WhiteElo "2722"]
[BlackElo "2676"]
[PlyCount "127"]
[EventDate "2015.06.27"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 167"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.07.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.07.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 d5 6. cxd5 exd5 7. Nge2 Bd6 8.
O-O Re8 9. Bd2 a5 10. Rc1 b6 11. Ng3 Ba6 12. Bxa6 Nxa6 13. Qa4 Nb4 14. Nf5 Bf8
15. a3 c5 16. Ng3 g6 17. Nce2 Na6 18. dxc5 Nxc5 19. Qd1 h5 20. Nd4 h4 21. Nge2
h3 22. g3 Nfe4 23. Be1 a4 24. Nf4 Qd7 25. Bb4 Rac8 26. Nde2 Rcd8 27. Nc3 Qf5
28. Nb5 Ng5 29. Nd4 Qd7 30. Rc2 Nge4 31. Re1 Bg7 32. Ree2 Rc8 33. f3 Ng5 34.
Kf2 Kh7 35. Qf1 Nb3 36. Rxc8 Rxc8 37. Bc3 Rc4 38. Nxb3 Bxc3 39. Nd2 Bxd2 40.
Rxd2 Qc6 41. Nxh3 Ne6 42. Nf4 Nxf4 43. gxf4 Rc1 44. Qg2 Qc4 45. Kg3 Kg7 46. f5
Re1 47. Qf2 Rf1 48. Qe2 Qc1 49. Rc2 Rg1+ 50. Kf4 g5+ 51. Ke5 Re1 52. f6+ Kh6
53. Rxc1 Rxe2 54. Rc3 Rxb2 55. Kxd5 Kg6 56. Rc6 Rb3 57. Ke4 b5 58. Rb6 Rxa3 59.
Rxb5 Kxf6 60. Rb6+ Kg7 61. Ra6 Ra2 62. Kf5 Ra3 63. Kxg5 Rxe3 64. Rxa4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Dortmund SuperGM 43rd"]
[Site "Dortmund"]
[Date "2015.07.04"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E40"]
[WhiteElo "2805"]
[BlackElo "2676"]
[Annotator "Sagar Shah"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "2015.06.27"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 167"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.07.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.07.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d4 Bb4 4. a3 {Caruana is in an attacking mood today as
he goes for the a3 variation in the Nimzo. One cannot really say that this is
a Nimzo because the knight is still not on f6 and the pawn is on d5. But after
a few moves it transposes into the Nimzo-Indian.} Bxc3+ 5. bxc3 Nf6 6. e3 c6 $5
{This line is not played very often. Just around 70 games in the database. But
it is one of the favourite lines of Yu Yangyi, and was also played by Hou
Yifan against Lin in 2010 and Dzagnidze in 2011. The main idea for Black is to
0-0 and then follow it up with b6-Bb7 or Ba6.} (6... O-O {is the main line and
readers will recall the famous Botvinnik-Capablanca game that was played in
AVRO 1938.} 7. cxd5 exd5 8. Bd3 c5 9. Ne2 b6 10. O-O Ba6 {with a complex and
interesting battle.}) 7. a4 $5 {A wise move by Caruana. Not only can he
develop his bishop to a3 but a move like ...b6 can be met with a5 putting
pressure on the black queenside.} (7. Bd3 {was nicely countered by Yu Yangyi
against Aleksandrov with the move} e5 $1 8. dxe5 dxc4 9. Bxc4 Qxd1+ 10. Kxd1
Ng4 11. Ke1 Nxe5 12. Be2 Bf5 $11 {when Black had already equalised comfortably.
0-1 (91) Aleksandrov,A (2554)-Yu,Y (2675) Dubai 2014}) (7. Nf3 O-O 8. Bd3 b6 9.
O-O Ba6 $11 {0-1 (68) Dzagnidze,N (2516)-Hou,Y (2578) Beijing 2011}) 7... O-O
8. Nf3 b6 9. cxd5 exd5 {This is a much better recapture than taking with the
c-pawn because later Black can break with c6-c5.} (9... cxd5 {looks natural
but after} 10. Ba3 Re8 11. Bb5 Bd7 12. Bd3 Nc6 13. O-O $14 {White is just
better.}) 10. Bd3 (10. a5 Ba6 11. Bxa6 Nxa6 12. Ba3 Re8 13. O-O b5 $11) 10...
Ba6 $1 {Exchanging the strong d3-bishop is always a good idea for Black.} 11.
O-O c5 12. Ne5 (12. Bb5 Bxb5 13. axb5 {would retain some pressure for White.})
12... Re8 (12... Bxd3 13. Qxd3 Qc7 $11 {followed by Nc6 would have allowed
Black to equalize with ease.}) 13. a5 $1 Bxd3 14. Nxd3 $6 (14. Qxd3 {was the
most natural but after} c4 15. Qf5 Nbd7 $11 {Black has about equal chances.})
14... Nc6 $6 {An odd move by Hou Yifan. She could have comfortably developed
her knight to d7 but instead chooses this square in order to clarify the
situation with regards to the a5-pawn.} (14... Nbd7 $11 {was very comfortable
for Black.}) (14... c4 15. axb6 $5 Qxb6 (15... cxd3 16. b7 $18) 16. Nc5 a5 {
followed by Nbd7 should be around equal.}) 15. axb6 axb6 16. Rxa8 Qxa8 17. dxc5
bxc5 18. Nxc5 {Black has some compensation because the c1-bishop doesn't have
a good square to go to, but Hou Yifan has to play very accurately now to keep
her compensation alive.} Ne5 $6 (18... Ne4 $5 19. Nxe4 (19. Qxd5 $6 Re5 $1 20.
Qxe4 Rxe4 21. Nxe4 Qa5 $15) (19. Nd3 Nxc3 20. Qc2 Ne4 21. Bb2 $14 {White
should be better over here.}) 19... dxe4 20. c4 Ne5 21. Qd4 Qc6 22. c5 (22. Bb2
Qxc4 23. Rc1 Qxd4 24. Bxd4 Nd3 $11) 22... Nd3 23. Ba3 h5 {White is slightly
better but the knight is well placed and Black should have decent chances to
hold. In any case this would have been the best way for Black to play.}) 19.
Nd3 $1 {A strong move in order to relocate the knight to f4 and put pressure
on the d5 pawn.} Nc4 (19... Nxd3 20. Qxd3 Qc6 21. Ba3 Rc8 22. Bb4 $16) 20. Nf4
(20. Nb4 {was also possible.}) 20... h6 21. Qd4 {Centralizing the queen. Look
how little by little Caruana tries to improve his position to the fullest.} Re4
22. Qc5 Re5 23. f3 $1 {Taking away the crucial e4 square from the rook so that
the queen cannot be disturbed on d4.} Qa2 24. Qd4 {This is a clear case of
reaching maximum activity and seeing no real way to improve your already well
placed pieces. Black has her pieces well stationed but what next?} Qa4 25. h4
$1 {The logical plan now is to expand on the kingside. The f3-pawn does a
wonderful job of limiting the black pieces.} Qb5 26. g4 $1 {Hou Yifan would be
under tremendous pressure here. She is a pawn down and unable to improve her
position, while Caruana is slowly but steadily taking over.} Nd7 27. Nd3 Re6
28. Kg2 Ndb6 $6 {The knight has wandered away a little too far away from his
king to b6. Caruana now tries to attack the kingside and the weakest point i.e
g7.} (28... Nde5 {was the best and after} 29. Nb4 Rd6 30. h5 (30. Rd1 Rf6 $1)
30... Qd7 {Black is holding the position.}) 29. Nf4 Re5 30. Nh5 {The knight is
so menacingly placed on h5 that Black will have to give up her rook for it.
Threats include moves like f4 but maybe stronger is Nxg7 followed by f4.} Qb1 (
30... Qc6 31. f4 (31. Nxg7 $2 Qg6 $1 $17 {The knight is trapped on g7.} (31...
Kxg7 32. f4 $18)) 31... Rxh5 32. gxh5 Nd7 $44 {followed by Nf6. And the
arising position is quite funny. Black is a pawn and exchange down but has
pretty decent chances to hold the position thanks to his light squared control.
}) 31. e4 $1 {Hawk eyed Caruana does not let the opportunity slip by. He
forces a black pawn to the e4-square so that later he can play f4 and there
would be no Qe4+.} (31. f4 $6 Qe4+ 32. Kf2 Qxd4 33. cxd4 Re6 $14 {gives Black
some hopes to defend the inferior endgame.}) 31... dxe4 32. f4 $1 Rxh5 {
Black is forced to give up an exchange but she doesn't have enough
compensation for it. The rest is really a matter of technique for Caruana as
he quickly wraps up the game.} 33. gxh5 {The pawns look weak and clumsy but
they do not matter any more. The g7 point is too weak and with a rook quickly
coming on the open g-file, it will all be over pretty soon.} Qc2+ 34. Kh1 Qe2
35. Rg1 Qf3+ 36. Rg2 g6 (36... Qf1+ 37. Kh2 $18) 37. hxg6 Qf1+ 38. Kh2 Qxc1 {
The bishop on c1 never moved in the game. He died on the initial square but
after making sure that his side is winning the game.} 39. Qf6 {One could say
that Hou Yifan's play was not up to the mark in this game but what I found
amazing was Caruana playing extremely accurate chess. His manouevres of
Nc5-d3-f4, and expansion on kingside with h4 followed by g4 and the central
break e4 coupled with f4 were supremely high level concepts.} 1-0

[Event "Dortmund SuperGM 43rd"]
[Site "Dortmund"]
[Date "2015.07.05"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Nepomniachtchi, Ian"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B92"]
[WhiteElo "2676"]
[BlackElo "2720"]
[PlyCount "125"]
[EventDate "2015.06.27"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 167"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.07.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.07.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be2 e5 7. Nb3 Be7 8. O-O
O-O 9. Qd3 Be6 10. Nd5 Bxd5 11. exd5 Nbd7 12. Bd2 a5 13. a4 Qc7 14. Rfd1 Rfc8
15. Rac1 g6 16. h3 Bf8 17. Qf3 Bg7 18. Bb5 Nc5 19. Nxc5 Qxc5 20. Bg5 Nh5 21. c3
f5 22. g4 fxg4 23. hxg4 Nf4 24. Bxf4 exf4 25. Re1 Be5 26. Rcd1 Rd8 27. Qd3 Qc8
28. f3 Qc5+ 29. Kg2 Rac8 30. Rxe5 dxe5 31. d6 Kg7 32. d7 Rc7 33. Qe4 Qe7 34.
Rd5 Rc5 35. Rxc5 Qxc5 36. Qxb7 Qd6 37. Qe4 Kf8 38. Qe1 Qe7 39. b4 axb4 40. cxb4
h5 41. gxh5 Qg5+ 42. Kf1 gxh5 43. Qe4 Ke7 44. Qh7+ Kd6 45. Qc2 Ke7 46. Qc5+ Kf6
47. Qd6+ Kg7 48. Bc4 Qf6 49. Be6 e4 50. fxe4 f3 51. Qg3+ Kh8 52. Bf5 Qc3 53.
Kf2 Qd4+ 54. Kxf3 Rg8 55. Qe1 Qd3+ 56. Kf4 Qd6+ 57. Kf3 Qd3+ 58. Kf2 Qd4+ 59.
Qe3 Qb2+ 60. Kf1 Qb1+ 61. Kf2 Qb2+ 62. Kf1 Qb1+ 63. Kf2 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Baku"]
[Date "2015.09.11"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Leitao, Rafael Duailibe"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E46"]
[WhiteElo "2632"]
[BlackElo "2671"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventDate "2015.09.11"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 169"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.11.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.11.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Nge2 d5 6. a3 Be7 7. cxd5 exd5 8.
Nf4 c6 9. Bd3 a5 10. O-O Na6 11. f3 Nc7 12. Bc2 c5 13. Na4 Na6 14. dxc5 Nxc5
15. Nc3 Be6 16. Nb5 Bd7 17. Nd4 Ne6 18. Nfe2 Re8 19. Bd2 Bc5 20. Re1 Qb6 21.
Bc3 Nc7 22. b4 axb4 23. axb4 Rxa1 24. Qxa1 Bxb4 25. Rb1 Bxc3 26. Qxc3 Qd6 27.
Rxb7 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Baku"]
[Date "2015.09.12"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Leitao, Rafael Duailibe"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B12"]
[WhiteElo "2671"]
[BlackElo "2632"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[EventDate "2015.09.11"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 169"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.11.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.11.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Nf3 e6 5. Be2 Nd7 6. O-O h6 7. Nbd2 Ne7 8. Nb3
Bh7 9. a4 Ng6 10. a5 Be7 11. Be3 O-O 12. Ne1 c5 13. c3 b6 14. f4 c4 15. Nd2
bxa5 16. b3 cxb3 17. Nxb3 Qc7 18. Nd3 Rfc8 19. Bd2 a4 20. Rxa4 Nb6 21. Ra6 Nc4
22. Bc1 Nf8 23. Nb4 Qb7 24. Na5 Nxa5 25. Rxa5 Rxc3 26. Rb5 Qc8 27. Bd2 Rc7 28.
Bg4 Qe8 29. Be2 a5 30. Na2 a4 31. Nc3 Qc8 32. Qa1 a3 33. Rc1 Nd7 34. Kf2 Rc6
35. Rb3 Nb6 36. Nb5 Rxc1 37. Bxc1 a2 38. Ba3 Bxa3 39. Nxa3 Nc4 40. Qxa2 Nxa3
41. Rxa3 Rb8 42. Qd2 Be4 43. Bf3 Bxf3 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Baku"]
[Date "2015.09.13"]
[Round "1.3"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Leitao, Rafael Duailibe"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B12"]
[WhiteElo "2671"]
[BlackElo "2632"]
[PlyCount "119"]
[EventDate "2015.09.11"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 169"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.11.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.11.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Nf3 e6 5. Be2 Nd7 6. O-O h6 7. Nbd2 Ne7 8. Nb3
Nc8 9. a4 Be7 10. a5 a6 11. Be3 Na7 12. Ne1 c5 13. f4 c4 14. Nd2 Nc6 15. b3 c3
16. Nb1 Bb4 17. Bd3 g6 18. Bxf5 gxf5 19. Qd3 Rc8 20. Nxc3 Ncxe5 21. fxe5 Bxc3
22. Ra2 Bxa5 23. Nf3 Bc3 24. Kh1 Qe7 25. Ng1 Qh4 26. Bf4 Qd8 27. Ne2 Qc7 28.
Qe3 h5 29. Qg3 Nf8 30. Bg5 Ng6 31. Bf6 Rg8 32. Qf3 Bb4 33. Qxh5 Be7 34. Bxe7
Qxe7 35. g3 Rh8 36. Qf3 Kf8 37. Qe3 Kg7 38. c3 Rh6 39. Nc1 Rch8 40. Raf2 Rh5
41. Nd3 Qg5 42. Qxg5 Rxg5 43. Kg1 Rc8 44. Rc2 Rg4 45. Rff2 b6 46. Kg2 a5 47.
Kf3 Rg5 48. h4 Rh5 49. c4 dxc4 50. bxc4 Rhh8 51. Ke3 Rhd8 52. Nb2 Ne7 53. Na4
Rc6 54. Rc3 Rd7 55. Rb2 f4+ 56. Ke4 Nf5 57. d5 Rcc7 58. Kxf4 Nd4 59. Nxb6 Rd8
60. Ke4 1-0

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Baku"]
[Date "2015.09.13"]
[Round "1.4"]
[White "Leitao, Rafael Duailibe"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E46"]
[WhiteElo "2632"]
[BlackElo "2671"]
[Annotator "Ramirez Alvarez,A"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[EventDate "2015.09.11"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 169"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.11.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.11.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Nge2 d5 6. a3 Be7 7. cxd5 exd5 8.
Nf4 c6 9. Bd3 Na6 10. O-O Nc7 11. f3 b6 12. Bd2 c5 13. Be1 Bb7 14. Qd2 c4 15.
Bc2 b5 16. e4 a5 17. e5 Nd7 18. Nce2 {After winning the first game, Hou Yifan
has to hold on the second to advance. However, her next move is risky to say
the very least.} f6 19. e6 Nb6 20. Bf5 $1 {Leitao's hold in the position is
very real. Qc2 is a huge threat. The commentators thought Yifan was done for,
but never count out anyone in this tournament!} g6 {A practical chance...} 21.
Nxg6 $6 (21. Bxg6 $1 hxg6 22. Nxg6 Kg7 23. Nef4 $1 $16 {and it's hard to find
moves for Black, even though there isn't anything immediate. A possible follow
up is Qe3 and Bd2, with strong threats.}) 21... hxg6 22. Qh6 gxf5 23. Qg6+ {
A double piece sacrifice, but Leitao needs to win. Can he bring over his
pieces?} Kh8 24. f4 {It seems that Rf3 is unstoppable and lethal, but the
Chinese does not give up.} Qe8 $1 25. Qh6+ Kg8 26. Rf3 Nxe6 $1 {Somehow the
knight comes to g5 to defend!} 27. Rg3+ Ng5 28. fxg5 fxg5 29. Bd2 Qc6 30. Qh5
g4 {Out of nowhere White's attack is starting to evaporate. Black only needs a
draw so she allows several perpetuals, though with careful play Black might
even be winning.} 31. Rf1 Qe8 32. Qh6 Rf6 33. Rxg4+ fxg4 34. Rxf6 Bxf6 35. Qxf6
Qxe2 36. Qg6+ Kh8 37. Qh6+ Kg8 38. Qg6+ Kh8 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Baku"]
[Date "2015.09.14"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2671"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "2015.09.11"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 169"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.11.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.11.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. Bxc6 dxc6 7. dxe5 Nf5
8. Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. h3 Ke8 10. Nc3 Be6 11. Rd1 h6 12. b3 Rd8 13. Bb2 Bb4 14. Ne2
Bd5 15. Nfd4 Be4 16. c4 Nxd4 17. Nxd4 Ke7 18. f3 Bg6 19. Kf2 a5 20. g4 Rd7 21.
f4 Rhd8 22. f5 Bc5 23. Ke3 Bh7 24. Bc3 f6 25. exf6+ Kxf6 26. Rd2 g6 27. Rf1
gxf5 28. gxf5 Kf7 29. Rf4 Re8+ 30. Kf3 Re1 31. Re4 Rc1 32. Bxa5 Bxd4 33. Rexd4
Rxd4 34. Rxd4 Bxf5 35. Bxc7 Bxh3 36. Rh4 Rc3+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Baku"]
[Date "2015.09.15"]
[Round "2.2"]
[White "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E06"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2671"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "2015.09.11"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 169"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.11.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.11.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 Be7 5. O-O O-O 6. a3 Nbd7 7. c4 c6 8. Nbd2
b6 9. e4 Nxe4 10. Nxe4 dxe4 11. Ne5 Qc7 12. Bxe4 Nxe5 13. dxe5 Ba6 14. Re1 Rfd8
15. Qc2 h6 16. Be3 Kh8 17. c5 bxc5 18. Bxc5 Bd3 19. Bxd3 Bxc5 20. Qxc5 Rxd3 21.
Rac1 Rb8 22. Re2 Rd5 23. Qc3 a5 24. h4 c5 25. b4 axb4 26. axb4 Rxb4 27. Qxb4
Rd1+ 28. Qe1 Rxe1+ 29. Rexe1 Qc6 30. Red1 Qc7 31. Rd6 c4 32. Rd4 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Baku"]
[Date "2015.09.16"]
[Round "2.3"]
[White "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E54"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2671"]
[PlyCount "149"]
[EventDate "2015.09.11"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 169"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.11.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.11.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 d5 6. Nf3 c5 7. O-O dxc4 8. Bxc4
cxd4 9. exd4 b6 10. Bg5 Bb7 11. Qe2 h6 12. d5 Bxc3 13. dxe6 fxe6 14. bxc3 Bd5
15. Bxf6 Qxf6 16. Nd4 Rc8 17. Bxd5 exd5 18. Qb5 Qf7 19. Rfe1 Nd7 20. Nc6 a6 21.
Qxd5 Qxd5 22. Ne7+ Kf8 23. Nxd5 Rc5 24. Rad1 Re8 25. Kf1 Rxe1+ 26. Kxe1 Kf7 27.
Ke2 g5 28. Ne3 Ke6 29. c4 Ne5 30. Rb1 b5 31. cxb5 axb5 32. g3 h5 33. h3 Nf7 34.
Rb4 Nd6 35. h4 g4 36. Kd2 Rc7 37. Nd1 Nc4+ 38. Ke2 Nd6 39. Kd3 Rf7 40. Kd4 Rf3
41. Rb3 Rf5 42. Re3+ Kf6 43. Ra3 Ke6 44. Re3+ Kf6 45. Re2 Rf3 46. Kc5 Nf5 47.
Rd2 Nxg3 48. fxg3 Rxg3 49. Rd6+ Kg7 50. Rd7+ Kg6 51. Rd6+ Kg7 52. Rd5 Kg6 53.
Rg5+ Kh6 54. Re5 Rg2 55. a3 Ra2 56. Kb4 Rh2 57. Ne3 Rb2+ 58. Kc3 Rf2 59. Rg5
Rf3 60. Kd4 Rh3 61. Nf5+ Kh7 62. Ke5 Rxa3 63. Rxh5+ Kg6 64. Rg5+ Kh7 65. Rg7+
Kh8 66. Rxg4 Ra5 67. Kf6 Ra6+ 68. Kg5 Ra4 69. Rg1 Rb4 70. Rd1 Rb2 71. Rd8+ Kh7
72. Rd7+ Kg8 73. Nh6+ Kh8 74. h5 Rg2+ 75. Ng4 1-0

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Baku"]
[Date "2015.09.16"]
[Round "2.4"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C54"]
[WhiteElo "2671"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[PlyCount "130"]
[EventDate "2015.09.11"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 169"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.11.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.11.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Nc6 3. d3 Nf6 4. Nf3 Bc5 5. c3 d6 6. Bb3 O-O 7. h3 a6 8. Nbd2
Be6 9. Nf1 Bxb3 10. axb3 d5 11. Qe2 Qd7 12. Ng3 a5 13. Bg5 dxe4 14. dxe4 Qe6
15. Qb5 Bb6 16. O-O Nd7 17. Rad1 f6 18. Be3 Bxe3 19. fxe3 Nb6 20. Ra1 Rfd8 21.
Ra3 Rd7 22. Qe2 Rad8 23. Nf5 g6 24. Nh6+ Kg7 25. Ng4 Rd6 26. Nf2 Nd7 27. Qb5 b6
28. b4 Na7 29. Qe2 Nc6 30. b5 Ne7 31. b4 axb4 32. cxb4 c5 33. bxc6 Rxc6 34. Ra7
Rdc8 35. Rd1 R8c7 36. Qa6 Rxa7 37. Qxa7 Rd6 38. Rc1 Rc6 39. Ra1 Rd6 40. Qb7 Qc4
41. Ra7 Qc1+ 42. Kh2 Qc8 43. g4 Qxb7 44. Rxb7 h6 45. Ne1 Kf7 46. Kg2 Ke6 47.
Kf3 Rc6 48. Ra7 Kd6 49. Ned3 Rc7 50. Ra2 Rc4 51. h4 h5 52. gxh5 gxh5 53. Nh1 f5
54. Ndf2 Nf6 55. Ng3 Ke6 56. b5 fxe4+ 57. Nfxe4 Nxe4 58. Nxe4 Nf5 59. Ng5+ Kf6
60. Ne4+ Ke6 61. Rh2 Ke7 62. Rh3 Rb4 63. Nc3 Ke6 64. Rh1 Rxh4 65. Rxh4 Nxh4+
1/2-1/2

[Event "Monte Carlo FIDE GP (Women)"]
[Site "Monte Carlo"]
[Date "2015.10.03"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Cramling, Pia"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A47"]
[WhiteElo "2513"]
[BlackElo "2671"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2015.10.03"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "MNC"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 169"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.11.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.11.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. g3 b6 4. Bg2 Bb7 5. O-O g6 6. b3 Bg7 7. Bb2 O-O 8. Nbd2
c5 9. e3 d6 10. Qe2 Nc6 11. Rfd1 Qe7 12. c4 a5 13. a4 h6 14. Rac1 Rab8 15. Nb1
e5 16. d5 Nb4 17. e4 Nh7 18. Rf1 Rbe8 19. Na3 Bc8 20. Rce1 Ng5 21. Nc2 f5 22.
Nxg5 hxg5 23. Nxb4 axb4 24. h3 g4 25. hxg4 fxg4 26. Bc1 Bf6 27. Qd2 Rf7 28. f3
Rh7 29. fxg4 Bxg4 30. Bf3 Bd7 31. Bg2 Rh8 32. Rf2 Rf8 33. Bf1 Rh5 34. Qc2 Rf7
35. Rh2 Rxh2 36. Qxh2 Bg5 37. Be3 Rf3 38. Bf2 Rxb3 39. Bh3 Rf3 40. Qg2 Rc3 0-1

[Event "Monte Carlo FIDE GP (Women)"]
[Site "Monte Carlo"]
[Date "2015.10.04"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Koneru, Humpy"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E07"]
[WhiteElo "2671"]
[BlackElo "2578"]
[PlyCount "150"]
[EventDate "2015.10.03"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "MNC"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 169"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.11.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.11.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. d4 Be7 5. g3 O-O 6. Bg2 c6 7. O-O b6 8. b3
Nbd7 9. Qd3 Ba6 10. e4 dxc4 11. bxc4 e5 12. dxe5 Ng4 13. Bf4 g5 14. Nxg5 Ngxe5
15. Qd2 Nxc4 16. Qc1 Nde5 17. Rd1 Nd3 18. Rxd3 Qxd3 19. Bf1 Qd8 20. h4 Qe8 21.
Qd1 Bxg5 22. Bxg5 Qe6 23. Qa4 Bb5 24. Nxb5 cxb5 25. Qxb5 Rac8 26. Re1 Rc5 27.
Qb1 Ne5 28. Bg2 Rfc8 29. Qd1 Rc2 30. a4 Qa2 31. Rf1 Qe6 32. h5 h6 33. Bf4 Kh7
34. Qd4 Nc6 35. Qa1 Ra2 36. Qd1 Rd8 37. Qb1 Nd4 38. Bc7 Rc8 39. e5+ Kg7 40. Bd6
Rcc2 41. Qb4 Qg4 42. e6 Ne2+ 43. Kh2 Qxb4 44. Bxb4 fxe6 45. Rd1 Nd4 46. Rxd4
Rxf2 47. Rd7+ Kf6 48. Rxa7 Rxg2+ 49. Kh3 Rh2+ 50. Kg4 Ke5 51. Ra6 Kd5 52. Bf8
Kc6 53. Ra7 Rac2 54. Re7 Rc4+ 55. Kf3 Rxh5 56. Rxe6+ Kd7 57. Rd6+ Kc7 58. Rf6
Rxa4 59. Bxh6 b5 60. Bf4+ Kb7 61. Ke3 Rd5 62. g4 b4 63. Rf7+ Kc6 64. g5 b3 65.
Rc7+ Kb6 66. Rc1 Rf5 67. Bc7+ Kb7 68. Bd8 Re5+ 69. Kf3 Rb5 70. Bf6 Ra6 71. Kg4
Rc6 72. Rf1 Kc7 73. Kh5 b2 74. Bxb2 Rxb2 75. Rf7+ Kd8 0-1

[Event "Monte Carlo FIDE GP (Women)"]
[Site "Monte Carlo"]
[Date "2015.10.05"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Pogonina, Natalija"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B43"]
[WhiteElo "2445"]
[BlackElo "2671"]
[Annotator "Schulz,Andre"]
[PlyCount "164"]
[EventDate "2015.10.03"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "MNC"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 169"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.11.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.11.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Be2 Nf6 6. Nc3 Qc7 7. O-O Bb4 8.
Bg5 (8. Qd3) 8... Nc6 9. Nxc6 bxc6 10. Qd4 Bd6 11. f4 e5 12. Qd2 exf4 13. Bxf4
Bxf4 14. Rxf4 d6 15. Rd1 {[#] Sieht seltsam aus, aber der Königszug ist immer
noch Theorie.} Ke7 16. Rf3 ({In der Stammpartie entschied der große
Nezhmetdinov die Partie so:} 16. Rf2 h6 17. Qd4 Be6 18. e5 dxe5 19. Qc5+ Ke8
20. Rxf6 gxf6 {1-0 (20) Nezhmetdinov,R-Sergievsky,V Saratov 1966} (20... gxf6
21. Ne4)) 16... Be6 17. Rg3 {[#]} Rhg8 {Schwarz hat hier eine etwas schwierige
Stellung zu verwalten, befreit sich aber in der Folga nach und nach.} 18. Kh1
h6 19. Qd4 c5 20. Qd2 Rab8 21. b3 Rb4 22. Rd3 Rb6 23. Bf3 Nd7 24. a4 c4 25.
bxc4 Ne5 26. a5 Rc6 27. Nd5+ Bxd5 28. Rxd5 Nxc4 29. Qd4 Ne5 30. Be2 Rb8 31. h3
f6 32. Bf1 h5 33. Kg1 Rb7 34. Kh1 Qb8 35. Be2 Rb2 36. Bd3 h4 37. Qe3 Rb1 38.
Qg1 Rxd1 39. Qxd1 Qb2 40. Kh2 g6 41. Qg1 Nxd3 42. Qa7+ Ke6 43. Qa8 Kd7 44. Qa7+
Kc8 45. Rxd3 Qe5+ 46. Kh1 Qxa5 {Schwarz hat einen Bauern gewonnen. Angesichts
der Schwerfiguren, die auf dem Brett sind, und der unsicheren schwarzen
Königstellung wird dieser kaum zu verwerten sein. Yifan Hou versucht es
trotzdem.} 47. Rb3 Rc7 48. Qa8+ Kd7 49. Qf8 Qa1+ 50. Kh2 Qe5+ 51. Kh1 Qe7 52.
Qa8 Rxc2 53. Rb7+ Rc7 54. Rxc7+ Kxc7 55. Qa7+ Kd8 56. Qxa6 Qc7 57. Qa3 Ke7 58.
Qe3 Qa5 59. Qd4 Ke6 60. Qe3 Ke5 61. Qf2 ({Der Maschinenvorschlag ist hier} 61.
g3 {mit besseren Remischancen als in der Partie.}) 61... Qc3 62. Qa7 Qe1+ 63.
Kh2 {[#]} Qxe4 {Nun wird der Gewinn sehr real.} 64. Qe7+ Kf5 65. Qd7+ Qe6 66.
Qh7 Kg5 67. Qc7 Qe5+ 68. Kh1 Qe1+ 69. Kh2 d5 70. Qd7 Qe4 71. Qc6 Qe5+ 72. Kh1
d4 73. Qc1+ Kh5 74. Qd1+ Kh6 75. Qc1+ Qe3 76. Qf1 Kg7 77. Qa1 d3 78. Qc3 Qe4
79. Kg1 g5 80. Kh1 Qd5 81. Qd2 Qd4 82. Qd1 d2 0-1

[Event "Monte Carlo FIDE GP (Women)"]
[Site "Monte Carlo"]
[Date "2015.10.06"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Muzychuk, Anna"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E16"]
[WhiteElo "2549"]
[BlackElo "2671"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "2015.10.03"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "MNC"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 169"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.11.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.11.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 Bb4+ 4. Bd2 a5 5. Bg2 O-O 6. Nf3 b6 7. O-O Bb7 8. Bg5
Be7 9. Nc3 h6 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. e4 d6 12. e5 dxe5 13. dxe5 Be7 14. Qe2 Qc8 15.
Rfd1 a4 16. Nd4 Bxg2 17. Kxg2 Qb7+ 18. Qe4 Qxe4+ 19. Nxe4 Rd8 20. f4 Kf8 21. h4
c6 22. Kf3 Ra7 23. Ke2 Rad7 24. Nf3 Na6 25. Rxd7 Rxd7 26. Rd1 Rxd1 27. Kxd1 a3
28. bxa3 Bxa3 29. Nd4 Nb4 30. Nc2 Nxc2 31. Kxc2 h5 32. Kb3 Bc1 33. a4 Ke7 34.
c5 Be3 35. cxb6 Bxb6 36. Kb4 Be3 37. a5 f5 38. Nd6 Kd7 39. Nb7 Ba7 40. a6 Ke7
41. Nc5 Bb6 42. Na4 Ba7 43. Ka5 Kd7 44. Kb4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Monte Carlo FIDE GP (Women)"]
[Site "Monte Carlo"]
[Date "2015.10.08"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Skripchenko, Almira"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A15"]
[WhiteElo "2671"]
[BlackElo "2441"]
[PlyCount "147"]
[EventDate "2015.10.03"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "MNC"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 169"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.11.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.11.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. g3 g6 3. b3 Bg7 4. Bb2 d6 5. Bg2 e5 6. e3 Nc6 7. Ne2 O-O 8. Nbc3
Re8 9. d3 Be6 10. a3 Qd7 11. h3 a5 12. Rc1 Rab8 13. Qd2 h6 14. Nd5 Nh7 15. d4
f5 16. Ndc3 Bf7 17. dxe5 Nxe5 18. O-O Nf6 19. Rfd1 Ne4 20. Qc2 g5 21. f4 Nxc3
22. Nxc3 Ng6 23. Rd3 b6 24. Nd5 Bxb2 25. Qxb2 Bxd5 26. cxd5 Qf7 27. Bf3 Re7 28.
Qd4 Kh7 29. Rdc3 Rg8 30. Kf2 Qg7 31. Qxg7+ Rgxg7 32. Be2 Rgf7 33. Bd3 Kg7 34.
b4 axb4 35. axb4 Nf8 36. Rc4 Nh7 37. Kf3 Nf6 38. Rd4 g4+ 39. hxg4 Nxg4 40. e4
fxe4+ 41. Bxe4 h5 42. Rh1 Kh6 43. Kg2 Ne3+ 44. Kf3 Ng4 45. Rh4 Rg7 46. Rc4 Rg8
47. Rc1 Nf6 48. Bf5 Kg7 49. Ra1 Rge8 50. Be6 c6 51. Ra6 cxd5 52. f5 Rc7 53.
Rxb6 Rc3+ 54. Kf4 Ra8 55. Rxd6 Ra1 56. Ke5 Rd3 57. Rc6 Re1+ 58. Kd6 Rxg3 59. b5
Rb1 60. b6 Kh6 61. Kc7 Kg5 62. Rh2 Rgb3 63. Rg2+ Kf4 64. Bc8 Ne4 65. f6 Ke5 66.
Re6+ Kd4 67. f7 Rf3 68. Re7 Rc1+ 69. Kd7 Nc5+ 70. Ke8 Ne4 71. b7 Nd6+ 72. Kd7
Nxb7 73. Bxb7 Rcf1 74. Ke8 1-0

[Event "Monte Carlo FIDE GP (Women)"]
[Site "Monte Carlo"]
[Date "2015.10.09"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Stefanova, Antoaneta"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B25"]
[WhiteElo "2500"]
[BlackElo "2671"]
[PlyCount "128"]
[EventDate "2015.10.03"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "MNC"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 169"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.11.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.11.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. O-O Nc6 5. e4 e5 6. Nc3 Nge7 7. d3 d6 8. a3
O-O 9. Nh4 Be6 10. Be3 h6 11. f4 exf4 12. gxf4 f5 13. Qe1 Nd4 14. Rc1 Kh7 15.
Kh1 Qd7 16. Qg3 Rg8 17. Nf3 Nxf3 18. Qxf3 Rae8 19. Rce1 b6 20. Bf2 Rgf8 21. Qg3
b5 22. Rg1 a5 23. Bf3 Rg8 24. Qg2 b4 25. Nd1 Ref8 26. Be3 Bh8 27. Bc1 Bf6 28.
Qf2 Bd4 29. Be3 fxe4 30. Bxe4 Bf6 31. axb4 axb4 32. c3 Nf5 33. cxb4 Bh4 34. Qd2
Bxe1 35. Rxe1 cxb4 36. Qxb4 Rb8 37. Qd2 Rge8 38. Bf2 Qb5 39. Kg1 d5 40. Bf3 d4
41. Re5 Qb4 42. Qe2 Bf7 43. Bg4 Rxe5 44. fxe5 Bb3 45. Qe4 Qd2 46. Bxf5 Qg5+ 47.
Bg3 gxf5 48. Qxd4 Rd8 49. Qa7+ Kh8 50. Nf2 Qc1+ 51. Kg2 Bd5+ 52. Kh3 Qg5 53. e6
Qh5+ 54. Bh4 Qf3+ 55. Bg3 Qh5+ 56. Bh4 Bc6 57. d4 Qf3+ 58. Bg3 Qh5+ 59. Bh4 Rg8
60. d5 Qf3+ 61. Bg3 Bxd5 62. Qf7 Rg7 63. Qe8+ Kh7 64. e7 Bc6 0-1

[Event "Monte Carlo FIDE GP (Women)"]
[Site "Monte Carlo"]
[Date "2015.10.10"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Dzagnidze, Nana"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C15"]
[WhiteElo "2671"]
[BlackElo "2573"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[EventDate "2015.10.03"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "MNC"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 169"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.11.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.11.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qd3 dxe4 5. Qxe4 Nf6 6. Qh4 c5 7. dxc5 Bxc3+ 8.
bxc3 Qa5 9. Qb4 Qc7 10. Nf3 O-O 11. Bf4 Qd8 12. Rd1 Nd5 13. Qa3 Bd7 14. Bd6 Re8
15. c4 Ne7 16. Bxb8 Rxb8 17. Ne5 Qc7 18. Nxd7 Rbd8 19. Qxa7 Rxd7 20. Rxd7 Qxd7
21. Be2 Nc6 22. Qa3 e5 23. O-O e4 24. Rd1 Qe7 25. Qe3 Qe5 26. c3 Ra8 27. Rd5
Qe6 28. Qd2 h6 29. h3 Qf6 30. Rd7 Rd8 31. Rxd8+ Nxd8 32. Bg4 Nc6 33. Bc8 Na5
34. Qd4 Qg5 35. Qxe4 g6 36. Qd4 h5 37. Bxb7 Nxb7 38. c6 Qe7 39. cxb7 Qxb7 40.
a4 Qb1+ 41. Kh2 Qb8+ 42. g3 Qc7 43. h4 Qc6 44. a5 Qa4 45. Qd5 Qc2 46. Kg2 Qa2
47. Qa8+ Kg7 48. a6 Qxc4 49. Qb7 1-0

[Event "Monte Carlo FIDE GP (Women)"]
[Site "Monte Carlo"]
[Date "2015.10.11"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Khademalsharieh, Sarasadat"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A40"]
[WhiteElo "2397"]
[BlackElo "2671"]
[Annotator "Schulz,Andre"]
[PlyCount "112"]
[EventDate "2015.10.03"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "MNC"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 169"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.11.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.11.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 g6 2. c4 Bg7 3. Nf3 c5 4. d5 d6 5. Nc3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 f5 {[#] Schwarz
verfolgt ein interessantes strategisches Konzept, vermutlich inspiriert durch
die Partie Karjakin-Eljanov, die kürzlich beim Worldcup gespielt wurde.} 7. h4
(7. g3 Nf6 8. Bg2 Qa5 9. Qb3 Nbd7 10. Nd2 Nb6 11. O-O Bd7 12. Re1 Qa4 13. Bf1
Ne4 14. e3 O-O-O {1/2-1/2 (69) Karjakin,S (2762)-Eljanov,P (2717) Baku 2015})
7... Nf6 8. Bh6 Qa5 9. Qc2 Nbd7 10. e3 Rg8 11. Be2 Nb6 12. Nd2 Bd7 13. f3 Qa4
14. Qb3 O-O-O 15. Kf2 e6 16. dxe6 Bxe6 17. Qb5 Qc2 18. Rhd1 Qxc3 19. Rac1 Qa3
20. Qb1 Na4 21. Qc2 Rd7 22. Nb1 Qb4 23. Rd3 Nb6 24. Rb3 Qa4 {[#] Die
Weltranglistenerste steht mit dem Rücken zur Wand.} 25. Qb2 ({Stärker war
sofort} 25. Nc3 {z.B.:} Qc6 (25... Qa5 26. Nb5 a6 27. Ra3 Qb4 28. Rb1 {mit
Damenfang.}) 26. Nb5 Kb8 27. Qc3 Nh5 28. Nxa7 Kxa7 29. Qa5+ Kb8 30. Rxb6 $18)
25... Rf7 26. Nc3 Qc6 27. Nb5 Kb8 {[#]} 28. Nxd6 Ne4+ $1 {Ein schöner
Gegenschlag, der Schwarz wieder ins Spiel bringt.} 29. fxe4 (29. Nxe4 fxe4 30.
f4 Nc8 $13) 29... Qxd6 30. Bf4 ({Mit} 30. exf5 {bewahrt sich Weiß noch etwas
Vorteil.}) 30... fxe4 31. g3 (31. Kg1 Rxf4 32. exf4 Qxf4 {mit unklarer
Situation.}) 31... Ka8 32. Kg2 Qc6 {[#]} 33. Rxb6 $2 {Weiß möchte auf Matt
spielen, doch das lässt sich abwehren.} (33. Rb5 Rc8 34. Qc3 $15) 33... Qxb6
34. Qxb6 axb6 35. Rc3 {Matt in 1.} Rxf4 36. exf4 Rd8 {Schwarz hat die d-Linie
und einen Mehrbauern und steht besser, aber nicht unbedingt auf Gewinn. Den
technischen Teil meistert Hou souverän.} 37. Rc2 h5 38. Kf2 Ka7 39. Ke3 Rd4
40. Rc3 Bf7 41. Ra3+ Kb8 42. Rc3 Kc7 43. Rc2 Be6 44. Rc3 Kd6 45. Rc2 b5 46.
cxb5 Ra4 47. Rd2+ Bd5 48. f5 gxf5 49. Bxh5 Ke5 50. Rc2 Ra3+ 51. Kf2 b6 52. Be2
Bxa2 53. h5 Bd5 54. Rc1 e3+ 55. Ke1 Ra7 56. Bc4 Bf3 0-1

[Event "Monte Carlo FIDE GP (Women)"]
[Site "Monte Carlo"]
[Date "2015.10.13"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Zhukova, Natalia"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2671"]
[BlackElo "2482"]
[Annotator "Schulz,Andre"]
[PlyCount "105"]
[EventDate "2015.10.03"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "MNC"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 169"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.11.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.11.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Re8 10. d4 Bb7 11. Nbd2 Bf8 12. d5 Nb8 13. Nf1 Nbd7 14. N3h2 Nc5 15.
Bc2 c6 16. b4 Ncd7 17. dxc6 Bxc6 18. Bg5 Qc7 19. Bxf6 Nxf6 20. Ng4 Nxg4 21.
hxg4 Be7 22. Bb3 Bg5 23. Qf3 Qb7 24. Rad1 Red8 25. Rd3 a5 26. Ng3 g6 27. Red1
a4 28. Bd5 Rac8 29. Ne2 Kg7 30. g3 Qd7 31. Kg2 h6 32. Bxc6 Qxc6 33. a3 Qc4 34.
Rd5 Qb3 35. Qd3 Rb8 36. Ra1 Qb2 37. Qd1 Rdc8 38. Kf1 Rc4 39. f3 Rb6 40. Qb1
Qxb1+ 41. Rxb1 Kf8 42. Kf2 Ke7 43. f4 Bf6 44. Ke3 exf4+ 45. gxf4 {[#] Schwarz
nimmt den schwachen Bauern c3 ins Visier, aber Weiß hat einen Gegentrick
vorbereitet.} Bxc3 46. Kd3 Bf6 47. Rxb5 {Das war der Trick, Weiß gewinnt den
Bauern zurück.} Rbc6 $2 {Eine Fehlentscheidung. Jetzt ist der Turm an die
Deckung des Kollegen auf c4 gebunden. Der weiße Freibauer auf der b-Linie
nimmt nun rasch Fahrt auf und Schwarz kann nicht reagieren.} (47... Rxb5 48.
Kxc4 Rb8 49. Rd1 $14) 48. Ra5 Rc2 49. b5 Rc8 50. Ra7+ ({Noch schneller war} 50.
b6 Ra2 51. b7 Rxa3+ 52. Kd2 Ra2+ 53. Kd1 Rcc2 (53... Rb8 54. Ra8 $18) 54. Rd5
$18) 50... Ke6 51. b6 Ra2 52. f5+ Ke5 53. Ra5+ (53. Ra5+ Rc5 {Sonst wäre es
Matt.} 54. Rxc5+ dxc5 55. b7 $18) 1-0

[Event "Monte Carlo FIDE GP (Women)"]
[Site "Monte Carlo"]
[Date "2015.10.14"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Muzychuk, Mariya"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B51"]
[WhiteElo "2528"]
[BlackElo "2671"]
[Annotator "RR"]
[PlyCount "58"]
[EventDate "2015.10.03"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "MNC"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 169"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.11.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.11.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteClock "0:01:59"]
[BlackClock "0:20:11"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Nd7 4. O-O a6 5. Bd3 {Dieser Zug ist eigentlich mit
der Idee c3, Bc2 und d4 verknüpft.} Ngf6 6. c4 g6 7. Nc3 Bg7 8. Re1 {Das passt
alles nicht zusammen und gibt Schwarz bereits das bequemere Spiel.} Ng4 $1 9.
Bf1 Nge5 10. d3 O-O 11. Be3 Nxf3+ 12. Qxf3 Ne5 13. Qd1 Nc6 ({Deutlich stärker
ist hier} 13... Ng4 $1 14. Bf4 Bd4 15. Bg3 f5 {, aber die Chinesin wollte wohl
die Ereignisse nicht so frühzeitig forcieren.}) 14. Qd2 Rb8 15. Ne2 e5 {
Damit wird d3-d4 unterbunden, aber Schwarz bleibt am Drücker, dafür sorgen die
beiden Hebel b7-b5 sowie f7-f5.} 16. Nc3 Be6 17. Nd5 b5 18. b3 f5 19. g3 $4 {
Stattdessen ging z.B. 19.f3,} ({aber es gab sogar eine gute Chance, das Spiel
auszugleichen:} 19. exf5 $1 gxf5 20. Rac1 {und es scheitert} f4 $2 {an} 21.
Bxf4 $1 {und nach anderen Zügen spielt Weiß jedoch selbst 21.f4!}) 19... f4 $1
20. gxf4 exf4 21. Nxf4 {Vielleicht hatte Muzychuk nur den Bauerngewinn gesehen,
die Bedrohung des Ra1 spielt ja momentan keine Rolle. Aber der entscheidende
Faktor ist nun der geschwächte weiße Königsflügel und insbesondere das Feld f3.
} Bg4 $1 22. Bg2 Ne5 $1 23. h3 ({Oder} 23. f3 Nxf3+ 24. Bxf3 Bxf3 25. Qf2 Qg5+
{und nach dem Damentausch kann sich Schwarz auf a1 bedienen.}) 23... Nf3+ 24.
Bxf3 Bxf3 {Weiß ist nun völlig hilflos.} 25. Ne6 Qh4 26. Ng5 h6 27. Nxf3 Rxf3 {
Weiß hat es geschafft, den Läufer zu beseitigen, aber dafür erscheint ein
anderes Monster auf f3.} 28. d4 Rxh3 29. Kf1 Qg4 0-1

[Event "Monte Carlo FIDE GP (Women)"]
[Site "Monte Carlo"]
[Date "2015.10.15"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Kosteniuk, Alexandra"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C26"]
[WhiteElo "2671"]
[BlackElo "2530"]
[Annotator "Schulz,Andre"]
[PlyCount "130"]
[EventDate "2015.10.03"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "MNC"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 169"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.11.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.11.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. g3 Nc6 4. Bg2 Bc5 5. Nge2 d6 6. h3 Be6 7. Na4 a6 8. Nxc5
dxc5 9. d3 Qd6 10. Be3 Nd7 11. O-O f6 12. c3 O-O-O 13. Qc2 f5 14. Rad1 Nf6 15.
f4 fxe4 16. dxe4 Qe7 17. f5 Bf7 18. g4 h6 19. Nc1 Na5 20. b3 b6 21. Bf3 Kb8 22.
Rxd8+ Rxd8 {[#]} 23. h4 {Die Partie begann mit 1. e4 e5, nahm aber bald den
Charakter der Königsindischen Verteidigung mit vertauschten Farben an. Wie
dort üblich, geht Weß am Königsflügel vor, aber Schwarz hat lang rochiert
und so ist der Angriff hier viel ungefährlicher als bei vergleichbaren
Positionen, in denen auch Schwarz kurz rochiert hat.} Nh7 24. Qh2 c4 25. b4 Nb7
26. Kg2 $2 {[#] Weiß agiert zu sorglos. Der Bauer e4 wird unter Beschuss
geraten und nach dem Königszug ist ein Deckungszug wie Dg2 nicht mehr
möglich.} Nd6 27. g5 Be8 28. Qg3 Bc6 29. Qg4 hxg5 30. Bxg5 {[#]} ({Auf} 30.
hxg5 {folgt} Nf7 {z.B.:} 31. g6 Nf6 32. Bg5 Rd2+ 33. Kg1 Nxg5 34. Qxg5 Rc2 $19)
30... Nxg5 $6 ({Nach} 30... Nf6 $1 {gewinnt Weiß auch den e-Bauern, aber die
Damen bleiben auf dem Brett, was angesichts der schwachen weißen Königs
günstiger für Schwarz ist.} 31. Ne2 Qf7 32. Bxf6 gxf6 33. Kh3 Rg8 34. Qh5 Qf8
$19 {mit der Drohung Le8 und Damenfang.}) 31. Qxg5 Qxg5+ 32. hxg5 Bxe4 33. Re1
Bxf5 34. Rxe5 g6 {Schwarz hat einiges an Vorteil eingebüßt. Der Mehrbauer am
Damenflügel ist nicht einfach zu verwerten.} 35. Re7 Bd3 36. Bc6 Nb5 37. Bxb5
axb5 38. Re5 Kb7 39. Kf2 {[#] Eine witzige Bauernstruktur am Damenflügel.
Schwarz hat sich eine Art hochgestellte "Badewanne" gebaut.} Kc6 40. Ke3 {[#]}
Rh8 $6 (40... Bf5 {Mit den beiden Leichtfiguren auf dem Brett behielt Schwarz
mehr Chancen auf den Sieg.}) 41. Nxd3 Rh3+ 42. Kd2 Rxd3+ 43. Kc2 Kd6 44. Rxb5
Rg3 45. a4 Rg2+ 46. Kb1 Re2 47. Kc1 Kc6 48. Kb1 Re3 49. Kc2 Re1 50. Kb2 Re8 51.
Ka2 Kd6 52. Kb2 Re1 53. Kc2 Re2+ 54. Kc1 Ra2 55. a5 Kc6 56. Re5 bxa5 57. Rc5+
Kb6 58. Rxc4 a4 59. Rc5 Rg2 60. Kb1 a3 61. Ra5 Rb2+ 62. Ka1 Rg2 63. Kb1 c6 64.
Rc5 Rb2+ 65. Ka1 Rg2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Corsica Masters KO 19th"]
[Site "Bastia"]
[Date "2015.10.18"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Onischuk, Vladimir"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B08"]
[WhiteElo "2671"]
[BlackElo "2612"]
[PlyCount "116"]
[EventDate "2015.10.18"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 168 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.10.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.10.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Be3 c6 5. Qd2 Nbd7 6. Nf3 e5 7. Bd3 Bg7 8. h3
O-O 9. O-O Re8 10. Rfd1 Qe7 11. a4 exd4 12. Bxd4 Nc5 13. Re1 Ne6 14. Be3 Nd7
15. Rad1 Ne5 16. Be2 Nxf3+ 17. Bxf3 Be5 18. g3 Qf6 19. Bg2 g5 20. Rf1 Nf4 21.
gxf4 gxf4 22. Bd4 f3 23. Qe3 fxg2 24. Kxg2 Qf4 25. Qxf4 Bxf4 26. Ne2 Bh6 27.
Ng3 Kf8 28. f4 Be6 29. b3 f5 30. exf5 Bd5+ 31. Kh2 Kf7 32. Rf2 a6 33. Bb6 Bf8
34. a5 Be4 35. c4 c5 36. Bc7 Bc6 37. Bxd6 Rad8 38. Rfd2 Bxd6 39. Rxd6 Rxd6 40.
Rxd6 Re3 41. Rh6 Rxb3 42. Nh5 Kg8 43. Rd6 Rc3 44. Nf6+ Kg7 45. Nh5+ Kf7 46. Rh6
Kg8 47. f6 Rxc4 48. Kg3 Rd4 49. Kh4 Rd7 50. Kg5 c4 51. f7+ Rxf7 52. Rd6 Kf8 53.
Rd4 Bb5 54. f5 Rd7 55. Rxd7 Bxd7 56. Nf6 Bc6 57. Ng4 c3 58. Nf2 Bb5 0-1

[Event "Corsica Masters KO 19th"]
[Site "Bastia"]
[Date "2015.10.18"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Onischuk, Vladimir"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B43"]
[WhiteElo "2612"]
[BlackElo "2671"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "2015.10.18"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 168 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.10.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.10.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 a6 3. Nc3 e6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Qc7 6. Be2 b5 7. O-O Bb7 8. Bf3
d6 9. Re1 Nd7 10. g3 Ngf6 11. Bg2 Be7 12. a3 O-O 13. g4 Nb6 14. g5 Nfd7 15. f4
Rfe8 16. f5 Bf8 17. fxe6 fxe6 18. Bh3 Nc5 19. g6 hxg6 20. Qg4 Nc4 21. Nf3 Be7
22. Qxg6 Bf6 23. Ng5 Ne5 24. Qh7+ Kf8 25. Rf1 Ke7 26. Rxf6 Kxf6 27. Be3 Ke7 28.
b4 Ncd7 29. Nxe6 Nf3+ 30. Kh1 Qxc3 31. Bd4 Qxa1+ 32. Bxa1 Nfe5 33. Nxg7 Rf8 34.
Bxe5 Nxe5 35. Nf5+ Kd8 36. Qe7+ 1-0

[Event "Saint Louis Showdown Basque 2"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Date "2015.11.12"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Negi, Parimarjan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2683"]
[BlackElo "2664"]
[Annotator "Ramirez Alvarez,A"]
[PlyCount "92"]
[EventDate "2015.11.12"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 169 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.12.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.12.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e6 2. g3 d5 3. Bg2 Nf6 4. Nf3 a6 {One of the more ambitious set ups
against the Catalan. Black will take on c4 and keep the pawn in these
variations.} 5. d4 dxc4 6. O-O Nc6 7. Nbd2 b5 $5 {A typical idea in these
positions, sacrificing the exchange but keeping the strong pawn majority on
the queenside.} 8. Ne5 Nxe5 9. Bxa8 Qxd4 10. a4 Qa7 11. Bg2 Bb7 $1 {A nice
move. Black can ignore the a4 threat and continue his development.} 12. axb5
Bxg2 13. Qa4 $5 {Changing the character of the game!} (13. Kxg2 Qb7+ 14. Nf3
axb5 {looks a bit more pleasant for Black.}) 13... Qa8 14. Qxa6 Qxa6 15. bxa6
Ba8 {Unfortunately for Yifan it is unlikely that this sacrifice works. Black's
pieces coordinate too well and the a-pawn isn't goin anywhere.} 16. Ra4 Bd6 17.
Nxc4 Nxc4 18. Rxc4 Kd7 19. f3 Bd5 (19... Bc6 $1) 20. Ra4 Bc6 21. Ra5 Bb4 22.
Rd1+ Ke7 23. Ra1 Ra8 24. Kf1 Bb5 25. a7 Bc5 26. Bf4 Nd5 27. Ra5 c6 28. Bd2 Rxa7
{Black collects the pawn, and the rest is just suffering.} 29. Rxa7+ Bxa7 30.
Ke1 Bc5 31. Ra1 Ne3 32. Rc1 Bb6 33. Bb4+ Kd7 34. b3 e5 35. Bc5 Bxc5 36. Rxc5
Kd6 37. Rc1 f5 38. Kd2 f4 39. gxf4 exf4 40. Rg1 g6 41. Rg5 Nf5 42. Rg4 Ke5 43.
h4 Nd4 44. Rg5+ Kf6 45. b4 Nxe2 46. Ke1 Nc3 0-1

[Event "Saint Louis Showdown Basque 2"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Date "2015.11.12"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Negi, Parimarjan"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B35"]
[WhiteElo "2664"]
[BlackElo "2683"]
[Annotator "Ramirez Alvarez,A"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "2015.11.12"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 169 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.12.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.12.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 g6 5. Nc3 Bg7 6. Be3 Nf6 7. Bc4 O-O 8.
Bb3 Re8 $5 {Taking a page from Vitiugov's book, who used it against Leko last
year, who in turn probably got it from a bizarre experiment by Zvjaginsev. The
move is strange, but it does preper e6 and d5 and it might not be so bad.} 9.
h4 $5 Qa5 (9... e6 $5 10. h5 d5 $5 {would be crazy.}) 10. h5 $5 {Going for it}
Nxe4 (10... Nxh5 11. Nf5 $5 {is one of several tempting possibilities.}) 11.
hxg6 hxg6 12. Qf3 d5 $5 (12... Nf6 13. O-O-O {looks too optimistic. White has
too much initiative on the h-file.}) 13. Bxd5 Nf6 {the tempo is rather
important!} 14. Bb3 (14. Nxc6 bxc6 15. Bxc6 Rb8 16. Bxe8 Rxb2 {is just crazy.
Negi didn't feel like getting into this probably.}) 14... Bg4 (14... Nxd4 15.
Bxd4 e5 16. Be3 e4 $13) 15. Qg3 Rad8 16. Nxc6 bxc6 17. Rh4 Bh5 18. Ra4 $1 {
Taking advantage of that weak a7 pawn.} Qf5 19. f3 e6 20. Qf2 Nd5 $6 (20... g5
21. g4 Bxg4 22. fxg4 Nxg4 {is a weird position.}) 21. Nxd5 exd5 22. O-O-O {
White's position is superior now. Black's bishop on h5 is in serious danger.}
d4 23. Bd2 g5 24. g4 $1 {Very nicely timed!} Bxg4 25. Rxa7 {It's amazing how
this rook, originally attacking the kingside from h1, is now attacking the
kingside from a7!} Rf8 26. Rg1 Qxf3 27. Qxf3 Bxf3 28. Bxg5 {there are too many
threats agains the kingside.} Rde8 29. Bf6 Re1+ 30. Rxe1 Bxf6 31. Rf1 Bg5+ 32.
Kb1 Bd5 33. Bxd5 cxd5 34. a4 Be3 35. Rd7 f5 36. a5 1-0

[Event "Saint Louis Showdown Rapid 2"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Date "2015.11.14"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Negi, Parimarjan"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A31"]
[WhiteElo "2664"]
[BlackElo "2683"]
[Annotator "Ramirez Alvarez,A"]
[PlyCount "124"]
[EventDate "2015.11.14"]
[EventType "match (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 169 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.12.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.12.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 a6 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 Qc7 5. Be2 b6 6. d4 cxd4 7. Nxd4 Bb7 8. O-O
Nf6 9. f3 d6 10. Be3 Be7 11. Qd2 O-O 12. Rac1 Nbd7 13. Rfd1 Rac8 14. b4 Qb8 15.
a3 Rfe8 16. Nb3 Bc6 17. Kh1 h6 18. Bf1 Ne5 19. Qf2 Bd7 20. Nb1 $6 (20. Bxb6
Nxc4 21. Bxc4 Rxc4 22. Na5 $13) 20... Ba4 21. N1d2 b5 $1 {Black has some
initiative now.} 22. c5 $6 (22. cxb5 $15) 22... dxc5 23. Bxc5 Bxc5 24. Rxc5
Nfd7 25. Rxc8 Rxc8 26. Qd4 Nb6 27. Rc1 Rd8 28. Qc3 Qd6 29. Qc5 Bxb3 30. Nxb3
Nbc4 31. Qxd6 Rxd6 {Black's knight on c4 gives her an advantage. White should
play passive with Ra1, but such a move is not always easy to play.} 32. a4 bxa4
33. Nc5 Nb2 34. Ra1 a3 35. Bxa6 (35. Rxa3 Rd1 36. Kg1 Nbc4 {followed by Nd2,
is winning for Black.}) 35... a2 36. Kg1 Rd1+ 37. Rxd1 Nxd1 38. Nb3 Kf8 39. Kf1
Ne3+ 40. Ke2 Nc2 $2 (40... Nxg2 {was cleanest, simply ripping apart the
kingside.}) 41. Kd2 Nxb4 42. Be2 (42. Bb5 $1) 42... Nec6 43. Kc3 Ke7 (43... Nc2
$1 {was a cute trick:} 44. Kxc2 Nd4+ 45. Kb2 (45. Nxd4 a1=Q) 45... Nxb3 46.
Kxa2 Nc1+ 47. Kb2 Nxe2) 44. Bb5 Kd6 45. Kb2 g5 46. g3 Ne5 47. Be2 Ned3+ 48. Kc3
$6 (48. Bxd3 Nxd3+ 49. Kc3 Ne1 {is also hopeless though.}) 48... Nc1 $1 49. Na1
Nxe2+ 50. Kxb4 Nd4 51. f4 gxf4 52. gxf4 Ne2 53. f5 e5 54. Ka3 Nc3 55. Nc2 Ke7 {
White's king is too far from the action. The rest is easy.} 56. Kb2 Nxe4 57.
Ne3 Kf6 58. Ng4+ Kxf5 59. Nxh6+ Ke6 60. Kxa2 f5 61. Kb2 Kf6 62. Kc2 Nd6 0-1

[Event "Saint Louis Showdown Rapid 2"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Date "2015.11.14"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Negi, Parimarjan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B81"]
[WhiteElo "2683"]
[BlackElo "2664"]
[Annotator "Ramirez Alvarez,A"]
[PlyCount "52"]
[EventDate "2015.11.14"]
[EventType "match (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 169 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.12.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.12.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e6 7. g4 {Hou Yifan
is one of the people in chess that still believes in this system for Black.
Interesting that she is playing it with white now against Negi!} e5 8. Nf5 h5
9. g5 Nxe4 10. Nxg7+ Bxg7 11. Nxe4 d5 12. Ng3 e4 13. c3 Nc6 14. Nxh5 Be5 {
White is up a pawn, but the position is extremely complex. Both sides have
strange development and Black's pawn center cannot be underestimated.} 15. f4
exf3 16. Qxf3 d4 $1 17. O-O-O Be6 18. Nf6+ Kf8 19. cxd4 (19. Bd2 $13) 19... Rc8
$1 {What a beautiful move!} 20. Kb1 (20. dxe5 Nxe5+ 21. Bc4 Nxf3 22. Rxd8+ Rxd8
$17) 20... Bxa2+ $3 21. Ka1 (21. Kxa2 Qa5+ 22. Kb1 (22. Kb3 Qb4+ 23. Ka2 Qa4+ {
dose not help}) 22... Nb4 23. Nd7+ Kg8 {and White is defenseless against the
threat of Qa2 mate.} 24. Nc5 Rxc5 25. dxc5 Qa2+ 26. Kc1 Qxb2#) 21... Nb4 (21...
Bb3 $1 {was cleaner but the move in the game is also good.}) 22. Bd2 (22. Qxb7
$1 Rb8 23. Nd7+ Kg8 24. Nxb8 Qa5 $19) 22... Qxd4 {nothing else works.} 23. Nd7+
$2 {Making things easy for Negi.} (23. Bxb4+ Qxb4 24. Nd7+ Kg8 $1 25. Nxe5 Bb3
$1 {and Black's attack wins.}) (23. Bc3 Rxc3 $1 {is mate in every line.}) 23...
Kg8 {Now Black is simply crushing in every variation.} 24. Nxe5 Nc2+ 25. Kxa2
Qa4+ 26. Qa3 Nxa3 0-1

[Event "Saint Louis Showdown Rapid 2"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Date "2015.11.14"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Negi, Parimarjan"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B81"]
[WhiteElo "2664"]
[BlackElo "2683"]
[Annotator "Ramirez Alvarez,A"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "2015.11.14"]
[EventType "match (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 169 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.12.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.12.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. g4 h6 {The Keres
attack! A rare guest in top level chess simply because Black players consider
it to be too dangerous. Hou Yifan, however, has never cared - she has always
played it with confidence.} 7. h4 e5 8. Nf5 Be6 9. Bg2 g6 10. Ne3 Nc6 11. Ncd5
Bxd5 12. Nxd5 Nxd5 13. exd5 Ne7 14. Be3 Bg7 15. Qd2 Qd7 16. O-O-O Qxg4 $5 {
Giong for a risky pawn grab, but Parimarjan Negi replies with power and
precision.} 17. f4 $1 O-O 18. h5 Nf5 19. Bh3 Qxh5 20. Bg2 Qg4 21. Bh3 Qh5 22.
Bg2 Nh4 $6 {Too ambitious, it's possible that Hou Yifan should have gone for
the draw.} 23. f5 g5 24. Rdg1 Kh8 25. Be4 {It's very clear that despite
Black's two extra pawns, Black is suffering. Her pieces on the kingside are
weak and about to be trapped. She also has no counterplay.} Bf6 26. Bf2 Rg8 27.
Kb1 (27. Rg4 Qxg4 28. Rxh4 {is a very crazy computer line!}) 27... Rg7 28. Qe1
(28. Bd3 $1 {Harassing the queen would have been difficult to parry}) 28... a6
29. Qb4 Qe2 30. Qxd6 $1 Qxe4 31. Rxh4 (31. Bxh4 {was such a better practical
decision...} gxh4 32. Qxf6 Rag8 33. Qxh6+ Rh7 34. Rxg8+ Kxg8 35. Rg1+) 31...
gxh4 32. Qxf6 Rag8 33. Qxh6+ Rh7 34. Qf6+ Rhg7 {Now Negi has to find a unique
win, but he fails to do so} 35. Qh6+ (35. Be3 $1 Qxe3 36. Qxh4+ Rh7 37. Qf6+
Rhg7 38. Rh1+ $18) 35... Rh7 36. Qf6+ Rhg7 37. d6 Kh7 38. Re1 Qf4 (38... Rg1 $1
39. Qxf7+ R8g7 40. Qh5+ $11) 39. Rh1 $4 {A massive blunder!} (39. Qxh4+ $1 $16)
39... Rg1+ {Oops. Back rank!} 0-1

[Event "Saint Louis Showdown Rapid 2"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Date "2015.11.14"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Negi, Parimarjan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B53"]
[WhiteElo "2683"]
[BlackElo "2664"]
[Annotator "Ramirez Alvarez,A"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "2015.11.14"]
[EventType "match (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 169 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.12.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.12.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Qxd4 Nc6 5. Bb5 Bd7 6. Bxc6 Bxc6 7. Nf3 e6 8.
Bg5 Nf6 9. O-O-O Be7 10. Qd3 Qb6 $5 {An interesting alternative to the usual
10...Qa5. Qxf2 is sometimes an idea, after all.} 11. Rhf1 {Awkward, but at
least f2 is defended.} Rc8 12. Nd4 O-O 13. f4 Rfd8 (13... Rfe8 14. g4 h6 15.
Bxf6 Bxf6 {was maybe a bit better, with e5 type ideas.}) 14. g4 $1 Be8 15. Bxf6
Bxf6 16. g5 Bxd4 (16... Be7 {made a lot more sense to me, keeping the black
bishops.}) 17. Qxd4 Qxd4 18. Rxd4 Kf8 19. f5 e5 20. Rd3 Bc6 21. Rh3 Kg8 22. Rd1
b5 23. Nd5 Bxd5 24. Rxd5 Rc4 25. Re3 b4 26. b3 {Black has a weakness, White
doesn't. This is difficult position for Negi.} Rc6 27. Rb5 Rb6 28. Rxb6 axb6
29. Rd3 d5 30. Rxd5 $1 {Well calculated by Hou Yifan.} Rxd5 31. exd5 Kf8 32. f6
gxf6 33. gxf6 Ke8 34. c3 bxc3 35. Kc2 Kd7 36. Kxc3 b5 37. a4 bxa4 38. bxa4 {
Too many passed pawns!} Kd6 39. Kc4 1-0

[Event "Saint Louis Showdown Blitz 2"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Date "2015.11.15"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Negi, Parimarjan"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B35"]
[WhiteElo "2664"]
[BlackElo "2683"]
[PlyCount "136"]
[EventDate "2015.11.15"]
[EventType "match (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "8"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 169 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.12.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.12.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 g6 5. Nc3 Bg7 6. Be3 Nf6 7. Bc4 O-O 8.
Bb3 d5 9. exd5 Na5 10. O-O Nxb3 11. Nxb3 b6 12. Qd2 Bb7 13. Rad1 Qc7 14. Bf4
Qc4 15. Rfe1 Rfd8 16. Qd4 Qxd4 17. Nxd4 Nxd5 18. Nxd5 Rxd5 19. Nb3 Bxb2 20.
Rxd5 Bxd5 21. Rxe7 a5 22. Be5 Kf8 23. Bd6 Kg7 24. Be5+ Bxe5 25. Rxe5 Be6 26. a3
Rc8 27. Nd4 Rc3 28. h4 Rxa3 29. Nxe6+ fxe6 30. Rxe6 b5 31. Rb6 b4 32. Rb5 Ra2
33. g4 Kf6 34. Kg2 Ke6 35. h5 gxh5 36. gxh5 Kd6 37. Rb7 Rxc2 38. Rxh7 b3 39. h6
a4 40. Rb7 Rc8 41. Rb4 Rh8 42. Rxa4 b2 43. Rb4 Ke5 44. Rb5+ Kf4 45. Rxb2 Rxh6
46. Rb4+ Kf5 47. Kg3 Rg6+ 48. Kf3 Rc6 49. Rb5+ Kf6 50. Rb4 Rc2 51. Ke3 Rc3+ 52.
Kf4 Ra3 53. Rb6+ Kf7 54. Kg4 Ra5 55. f4 Rc5 56. Rh6 Kg7 57. Re6 Kf7 58. Ra6 Kg7
59. Ra7+ Kf6 60. Ra6+ Kf7 61. Kf3 Rb5 62. Ke4 Rb4+ 63. Kf5 Rb5+ 64. Kg4 Rc5 65.
f5 Rc1 66. Ra7+ Kf6 67. Ra6+ Kf7 68. Kg5 Rg1+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Saint Louis Showdown Blitz 2"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Date "2015.11.15"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Negi, Parimarjan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B53"]
[WhiteElo "2683"]
[BlackElo "2664"]
[PlyCount "123"]
[EventDate "2015.11.15"]
[EventType "match (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "8"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 169 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.12.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.12.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Qxd4 Nc6 5. Bb5 Bd7 6. Qd3 Nf6 7. c4 e6 8. Nc3
Be7 9. O-O O-O 10. h3 a6 11. Bxc6 Bxc6 12. Be3 Nd7 13. Nd4 Ne5 14. Qe2 Bd7 15.
Rac1 Rc8 16. b3 Qa5 17. Qd2 Rfe8 18. Rfd1 Qc7 19. Qe2 Qb8 20. a4 Bf8 21. a5 Nc6
22. Nxc6 bxc6 23. Na4 Rcd8 24. Nb6 Bc8 25. Bf4 Bb7 26. e5 c5 27. Qe3 Bc6 28.
exd6 e5 29. d7 Re6 30. Bg3 Qb7 31. f3 Bxd7 32. Bh4 f6 33. Rd5 Rd6 34. Rcd1 Be6
35. Rxd6 Rxd6 36. Rxd6 Bxd6 37. Qd2 Qc6 38. Bf2 Kf7 39. Nd5 Bxd5 40. cxd5 Qb5
41. Qc2 Qxa5 42. Qxh7 Qa1+ 43. Kh2 Qb2 44. Qh5+ Ke7 45. Qf5 e4+ 46. f4 Qxf2 47.
Qe6+ Kf8 48. Qxd6+ Kg8 49. Qe6+ Kf8 50. Qxe4 Qd4 51. Qxd4 cxd4 52. Kg3 Ke7 53.
Kf3 f5 54. g4 Kd6 55. gxf5 Kxd5 56. h4 d3 57. Ke3 d2 58. Kxd2 Ke4 59. f6 gxf6
60. h5 Kf5 61. b4 Ke6 62. Ke3 1-0

[Event "Saint Louis Showdown Blitz 2"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Date "2015.11.15"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Negi, Parimarjan"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B32"]
[WhiteElo "2664"]
[BlackElo "2683"]
[PlyCount "128"]
[EventDate "2015.11.15"]
[EventType "match (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "8"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 169 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.12.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.12.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e5 5. Nb5 d6 6. N1c3 a6 7. Na3 Be7 8.
Be3 Nf6 9. Nc4 b5 10. Nb6 Rb8 11. Nxc8 Qxc8 12. Be2 O-O 13. O-O b4 14. Nd5 Nxe4
15. a4 Bd8 16. a5 f5 17. Bb6 Kh8 18. Qd3 Nc5 19. Qc4 Bxb6 20. axb6 a5 21. Rfd1
Qb7 22. c3 b3 23. Bf1 e4 24. Nf4 Ne5 25. Qb5 Qxb6 26. Qxb6 Rxb6 27. Rxa5 g5 28.
Nd5 Rb7 29. Nb4 Rf6 30. Ra8+ Kg7 31. Rd8 Nf7 32. Re8 Re6 33. Rc8 Ne5 34. Rd8
Ned3 35. Nxd3 Nxd3 36. Bxd3 exd3 37. g4 fxg4 38. Rxd3 Re2 39. R3xd6 Rxb2 40.
R8d7+ Rxd7 41. Rxd7+ Kg6 42. Rb7 h5 43. Kg2 Kf5 44. Rb5+ Kf4 45. Rb4+ Ke5 46.
Rb5+ Ke4 47. Rxg5 Rc2 48. Rxh5 b2 49. Rb5 Kd3 50. Kg3 Kxc3 51. Kxg4 Rxf2 52. h4
Rd2 53. Rxb2 Rxb2 54. h5 Kd4 55. Kf5 Rb6 56. Kg5 Ke5 57. h6 Rb1 58. Kg6 Ke6 59.
Kg7 Rg1+ 60. Kf8 Rf1+ 61. Kg7 Ke7 62. h7 Rg1+ 63. Kh8 Rh1 64. Kg7 Rg1+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Saint Louis Showdown Blitz 2"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Date "2015.11.15"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Negi, Parimarjan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B53"]
[WhiteElo "2683"]
[BlackElo "2664"]
[PlyCount "102"]
[EventDate "2015.11.15"]
[EventType "match (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "8"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 169 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.12.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.12.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Qxd4 Nc6 5. Bb5 Bd7 6. Qd3 Nf6 7. c4 e6 8. Nc3
Be7 9. O-O O-O 10. Rd1 a6 11. Bxc6 Bxc6 12. Nd4 Bd7 13. b3 Rc8 14. Bb2 Qc7 15.
a4 b6 16. Ba3 Rfe8 17. Nde2 d5 18. Bxe7 Rxe7 19. cxd5 exd5 20. exd5 Qd6 21. Ng3
h5 22. h3 h4 23. Nge4 Nxe4 24. Nxe4 Qg6 25. Re1 Rce8 26. f3 f5 27. d6 fxe4 28.
Qc4+ Rf7 29. Rxe4 Rxe4 30. Qxe4 Qxe4 31. fxe4 Rf6 32. e5 Re6 33. Re1 Kf7 34.
Re4 g5 35. Kf2 Kg6 36. Ke3 Kf5 37. Kd4 Bc6 38. Re2 Re8 39. Rf2+ Ke6 40. Rf6+
Kd7 41. Rf7+ Ke6 42. Rf6+ Kd7 43. Rf7+ Kd8 44. Rg7 Bxg2 45. Rxg5 Bxh3 46. Rh5
Rg8 47. Rxh4 Rg4+ 48. Rxg4 Bxg4 49. b4 Kd7 50. a5 b5 51. Kc5 Kd8 1-0

[Event "Saint Louis Showdown Blitz 2"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Date "2015.11.15"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Negi, Parimarjan"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B74"]
[WhiteElo "2664"]
[BlackElo "2683"]
[PlyCount "110"]
[EventDate "2015.11.15"]
[EventType "match (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "8"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 169 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.12.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.12.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 g6 5. Nc3 Bg7 6. Be3 Nf6 7. Be2 O-O 8.
Nb3 d6 9. f4 a6 10. O-O b5 11. Bf3 Bb7 12. Qe1 b4 13. Nd5 Nd7 14. Nxb4 Bxb2 15.
Rb1 Bg7 16. Nd3 Rb8 17. c4 a5 18. a4 Ba6 19. Nd2 Rxb1 20. Qxb1 Nd4 21. Rc1 Qb8
22. Kh1 Nxf3 23. gxf3 Qc7 24. Nb3 f5 25. c5 fxe4 26. fxe4 Qc6 27. Nf2 Nxc5 28.
Nxc5 dxc5 29. Rxc5 Qxa4 30. Qb6 Be2 31. Qxa5 Qb3 32. Qd2 Bf3+ 33. Kg1 Bxe4 34.
Nxe4 Qb1+ 35. Kf2 Qxe4 36. Qd5+ Qxd5 37. Rxd5 Rf5 38. Rxf5 gxf5 39. Kf3 Kf7 40.
Bd2 Ke6 41. h3 Kd5 42. Bb4 Bf6 43. Ba3 e6 44. Bb4 Kd4 45. Bd6 Kd3 46. Bc7 Kd4
47. Bb8 e5 48. fxe5 Bxe5 49. Ba7+ Kd5 50. Be3 Ke6 51. Bc1 Kf6 52. Bd2 Kg6 53.
Bc1 Kh5 54. Bd2 Kh4 55. Kg2 Kh5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Saint Louis Showdown Blitz 2"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Date "2015.11.15"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Negi, Parimarjan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B47"]
[WhiteElo "2683"]
[BlackElo "2664"]
[PlyCount "111"]
[EventDate "2015.11.15"]
[EventType "match (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "8"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 169 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.12.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.12.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 Qc7 6. g3 a6 7. Bg2 Nf6 8. O-O
h5 9. Bg5 h4 10. Nxc6 bxc6 11. Bxh4 Bc5 12. Bg5 Rb8 13. Rb1 d6 14. Qf3 Nd7 15.
Qe2 Ne5 16. h3 a5 17. Be3 Qa7 18. Bxc5 Qxc5 19. Na4 Qb5 20. Qxb5 cxb5 21. Nc3
b4 22. Ne2 Ba6 23. Rfe1 Rc8 24. Nd4 Ke7 25. a3 bxa3 26. bxa3 Nc4 27. a4 Kd7 28.
Red1 Rb8 29. Rb3 Rb4 30. Rxb4 axb4 31. Bf1 Ra8 32. Nb3 Kc7 33. Rd4 Na3 34. Bxa6
Rxa6 35. Rxb4 Nxc2 36. Rc4+ Rc6 37. Rxc6+ Kxc6 38. Kf1 d5 39. exd5+ Kxd5 40.
Ke2 Kc4 41. Nd2+ Kb4 42. Ne4 Nd4+ 43. Kd3 Nc6 44. Ng5 Nd8 45. Kd4 Kxa4 46. Kc5
f6 47. Ne4 Nf7 48. Nd6 Ng5 49. h4 Nh3 50. f4 Nf2 51. Kd4 Kb4 52. Ne8 Nh1 53.
Nxg7 Nxg3 54. h5 Nxh5 55. Nxh5 e5+ 56. fxe5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Saint Louis Showdown Blitz 2"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Date "2015.11.15"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Negi, Parimarjan"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2664"]
[BlackElo "2683"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "2015.11.15"]
[EventType "match (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "8"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 169 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.12.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.12.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. O-O Bg7 5. Bxc6 dxc6 6. Nc3 e5 7. d3 Ne7 8. a4
a5 9. Be3 b6 10. Nd2 O-O 11. Kh1 f5 12. exf5 gxf5 13. f4 Nd5 14. Nxd5 cxd5 15.
fxe5 Bxe5 16. d4 Bg7 17. c3 Ba6 18. Rf3 Qd6 19. Nb3 c4 20. Bf4 Qd7 21. Nd2 Rae8
22. Rg3 Re6 23. Nf3 Rg6 24. Qd2 Re8 25. Be5 Rxg3 26. hxg3 Qf7 27. Rf1 Bc8 28.
Qf4 Bd7 29. Kg1 Bxa4 30. Bxg7 Kxg7 31. Ne5 Qe6 32. Qg5+ Kh8 33. Rxf5 h6 34. Qf4
Rg8 35. Rf6 1-0

[Event "Saint Louis Showdown Blitz 2"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Date "2015.11.15"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Negi, Parimarjan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B19"]
[WhiteElo "2683"]
[BlackElo "2664"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "2015.11.15"]
[EventType "match (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "8"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 169 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.12.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.12.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bf5 5. Ng3 Bg6 6. h4 h6 7. Nf3 Nd7 8. h5
Bh7 9. Bd3 Bxd3 10. Qxd3 e6 11. Bd2 Ngf6 12. O-O-O Be7 13. Kb1 O-O 14. Ne4 Nxe4
15. Qxe4 Nf6 16. Qe2 Qd5 17. Ne5 Qe4 18. Qxe4 Nxe4 19. Be3 Rfd8 20. g4 c5 21.
f3 cxd4 22. Bxd4 Bc5 23. Bxc5 Nxc5 24. c4 f6 25. Ng6 Kf7 26. Kc2 e5 27. Rxd8
Rxd8 28. Rd1 Rxd1 29. Kxd1 e4 30. fxe4 Nxe4 31. Ke2 f5 32. Ke3 Nd6 33. c5 Nc4+
34. Kd4 Nxb2 35. gxf5 Na4 36. Nf4 Kf6 37. Ne6 Kxf5 38. Nxg7+ Kf6 39. Ne8+ Ke7
40. Ng7 Kf6 41. Ne8+ Ke7 42. Ng7 Kf6 43. Ne8+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Qatar Masters op"]
[Site "Doha"]
[Date "2015.12.20"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Firat, Burak"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B41"]
[WhiteElo "2446"]
[BlackElo "2683"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "2015.12.20"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "QAT"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 170"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.01.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.01.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 a6 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 Qc7 5. d4 cxd4 6. Nxd4 Nf6 7. Be2 b6 8. O-O
Bb7 9. Qc2 Be7 10. Be3 d6 11. f4 O-O 12. a4 Nc6 13. Nxc6 Qxc6 14. b4 a5 15.
bxa5 Rxa5 16. Bf3 Nd7 17. Nb5 e5 18. f5 Rc8 19. Rfc1 h6 20. Qd1 Nc5 21. Nc3 Qc7
22. Rab1 Qd8 23. Rc2 Bc6 24. Rcb2 Nxa4 25. Nxa4 Rxa4 26. Rxb6 Rxc4 27. f6 Bxf6
28. Bg4 Bxe4 29. Bxc8 Bxb1 30. Ba6 Bg5 0-1

[Event "Qatar Masters op"]
[Site "Doha"]
[Date "2015.12.21"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Harika, Dronavalli"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A15"]
[WhiteElo "2683"]
[BlackElo "2513"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[EventDate "2015.12.20"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "QAT"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 170"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.01.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.01.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. g3 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Bg2 g6 4. c4 Bg7 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. h4 Nc6 7. Nc3 Bf5 8.
Qb3 Nb6 9. d3 a5 10. a4 h6 11. Bd2 Nb4 12. O-O O-O 13. Rfc1 Rc8 14. Qd1 c5 15.
b3 Nd7 16. Rab1 b6 17. Nb5 Na2 18. Rc2 Nb4 19. Rcc1 Na2 20. Rc4 Be6 21. Rc2 Nb4
22. Rcc1 Na2 23. Rc2 Nb4 24. Rcc1 Na2 25. Rc2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Qatar Masters op"]
[Site "Doha"]
[Date "2015.12.22"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Gagare, Shardul"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A40"]
[WhiteElo "2470"]
[BlackElo "2683"]
[Annotator "Sagar Shah/CB Website"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "2015.12.20"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "QAT"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 170"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.01.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.01.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 e6 2. c4 b6 3. Nf3 Bb7 4. g3 Bb4+ 5. Bd2 Bxf3 6. exf3 Bxd2+ 7. Qxd2 d5 8.
Nc3 c6 9. cxd5 cxd5 10. Bb5+ Kf8 11. O-O Ne7 12. Ne2 a6 13. Bd3 Nbc6 14. Rac1
Qd6 15. Rc3 h5 16. h4 g6 17. Rfc1 Kg7 18. a3 Rhc8 19. Kg2 a5 20. Qg5 Rh8 21.
Bb5 Rac8 22. Ba6 Rb8 23. Bb5 f6 {The reason why I would like to show you this
game is because simply unbelievable things start happening from this point
onwards, right until the end of the game.} 24. Qf4 $5 {A bold decision
accepting the tripled pawns.} (24. Qe3 $16 {[%cal Ge2f4] was objectively
stronger and would have retained the advantage for White but this is nowhere
near as creative as what was played in the game.}) 24... Qxf4 25. gxf4 $5 {
[%csl Gf2,Gf3,Gf4] The tripled pawns look hideous, but the c-file is beckoning
the white rooks.} Nd8 26. Rc7 Kf8 27. Rd7 Rh7 (27... Nf5 28. Rcc7 Nxh4+ 29. Kh3
Nf5 30. Bd3 Ke8 31. Bxf5 gxf5 32. Rg7 $16 {is a horrible position for Black.
None of his pieces are playing and the white rooks wreak havoc on the seventh
rank.}) 28. f5 $1 Rf7 $1 {A great defensive move found by the world female
number one.} (28... exf5 29. Nf4 $18) (28... gxf5 29. Nf4 $18) 29. fxg6 Nxg6
30. Rcc7 Nxh4+ 31. Kh3 Nxf3 32. Kg3 Ng5 {Black is two pawns up, but wait, dear
folks, this is just the beginning.} 33. Nf4 {The knight comes in, threatening
to take back one pawn with Nxh5.} h4+ 34. Kxh4 Nf3+ 35. Kh5 {The king now
joins the attack.} Nxd4 {Another important pawn bites the dust and the b5
bishop is hanging.} 36. Kg6 {But who cares!} Rxd7 37. Rxd7 Nxb5 {Black is not
only two pawns up but now has an extra piece as well.} 38. Kxf6 $1 {Ng6
followed by Re7 or Rg7 is a deadly threat. And imagine having absolutely no
time as we are nearing the 40th move.} Nc6 39. Nxe6+ Ke8 (39... Kg8 40. Rg7+
Kh8 41. Ng5 Nd8 (41... Rf8+ 42. Nf7+ Rxf7+ 43. Rxf7 $14) 42. Rh7+ Kg8 43. Rg7+
$11) 40. Rxd5 {The knight on b5 surprisingly lacks good squares to go to!} Rb7
$6 ({It was time to take a draw and go back home!} 40... Nba7 41. Nc7+ Kf8 42.
Ne6+ Ke8 43. Nc7+ Kf8 44. Ne6+ Kg8 45. Rg5+ Kh8 46. Rh5+ Kg8 47. Rg5+ $11 {
[%csl Ge6,Gf6,Gg5] The black king alone cannot escape the trio of white king,
rook and knight.}) 41. Rxb5 Rf7+ 42. Kg5 Rxf2 43. Rxb6 {White is the one who
can press now, as he is a pawn up. But this is very drawish.} Ne5 44. b3 Kd7
45. Nc5+ Kc7 46. Re6 Nc6 47. Re3 {The players agreed to a draw. I think it was
a piece of brilliant attack and defence by both sides, especially from the
player with White.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Qatar Masters op"]
[Site "Doha"]
[Date "2015.12.23"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Esen, Baris"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B81"]
[WhiteElo "2683"]
[BlackElo "2562"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "2015.12.20"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "QAT"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 170"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.01.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.01.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. h3 e6 7. g4 Nfd7 8. g5
b5 9. a3 Bb7 10. Be3 Nc6 11. h4 Be7 12. Qd2 O-O 13. O-O-O Rc8 14. Kb1 Nde5 15.
Nxc6 Nxc6 16. h5 b4 17. axb4 Nxb4 18. h6 gxh6 19. Rxh6 Qa5 20. Bd3 Rc7 21. Rdh1
Rfc8 22. Bb6 Qxb6 23. Rxh7 Nxd3 24. Qxd3 Rxc3 25. Rh8+ Kg7 26. R8h7+ Kg8 27.
Rh8+ Kg7 28. R1h7+ Kg6 29. Qd1 Bxe4 30. Qh5+ Kf5 31. g6+ Bg5 32. Rxf7+ Ke5 33.
Qxg5+ Bf5 34. f4+ Ke4 35. Qg2+ Kxf4 36. Rh4+ Ke5 37. Qh2+ Kd5 38. Qd2+ Bd3 39.
Qg2+ Ke5 40. Qg3+ Kd5 41. Qf3+ Kc5 42. cxd3 Qb5 43. Qe3+ Kc6 44. Qe4+ 1-0

[Event "Qatar Masters op"]
[Site "Doha"]
[Date "2015.12.24"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Sjugirov, Sanan"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B44"]
[WhiteElo "2646"]
[BlackElo "2683"]
[PlyCount "113"]
[EventDate "2015.12.20"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "QAT"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 170"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.01.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.01.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. c4 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e6 6. e4 Bb4 7. Nxc6 bxc6 8.
Bd3 e5 9. O-O Bc5 10. Qe2 d6 11. Be3 Bxe3 12. Qxe3 Qb6 13. Qd2 O-O 14. Be2 Rd8
15. b3 Be6 16. Bf3 h6 17. Rad1 a5 18. Rfe1 Qb4 19. Re3 Ne8 20. Rd3 Rdb8 21. Rc1
Ra7 22. h3 Rd7 23. Qe3 Nc7 24. c5 Qxc5 25. Qxc5 dxc5 26. Rxd7 Bxd7 27. Na4 Ne6
28. Be2 Kf8 29. Nxc5 Ke7 30. Na4 f6 31. Kf1 Kd6 32. Bg4 Nd4 33. Bxd7 Kxd7 34.
f3 h5 35. h4 Kc7 36. Kf2 Rd8 37. Ke3 Ne6 38. g3 g6 39. Nb2 Kb6 40. Nd3 Kc7 41.
f4 exf4+ 42. gxf4 Re8 43. Rg1 Ng7 44. Kf3 Ne6 45. e5 Rd8 46. Ke3 f5 47. Nf2 Nf8
48. Rd1 Rxd1 49. Nxd1 c5 50. Nb2 Kc6 51. a4 Kb6 52. Nc4+ Ka6 53. Nd6 Kb6 54.
Nf7 Ne6 55. Nh8 Nf8 56. Kd3 Kc7 57. Kc3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Qatar Masters op"]
[Site "Doha"]
[Date "2015.12.26"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Vignesh, NR."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C76"]
[WhiteElo "2683"]
[BlackElo "2422"]
[PlyCount "135"]
[EventDate "2015.12.20"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "QAT"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 170"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.01.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.01.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 d6 5. c3 Bd7 6. d4 g6 7. O-O Bg7 8. h3 Nf6
9. Re1 O-O 10. Bc2 h6 11. Nbd2 Re8 12. Nf1 Nh5 13. a3 Nf4 14. Ng3 Qf6 15. Bxf4
exf4 16. Ne2 Rad8 17. Nc1 g5 18. Nd3 h5 19. Nh2 Qh6 20. Qf3 f5 21. h4 g4 22.
Qxf4 fxe4 23. Rxe4 Rxe4 24. Qxe4 Re8 25. Qf4 Re2 26. Bb3+ Kh8 27. Qf7 Ne7 28.
Nf1 Bf5 29. Ng3 Bg6 30. Qc4 Bxd3 31. Qxd3 Rxb2 32. Bc2 Bf6 33. Re1 Bxh4 34. Kh2
Bf6 35. Re6 Rxc2 36. Qxc2 h4 37. Ne4 Be5+ 38. dxe5 Qxe6 39. exd6 cxd6 40. Qd3
Qe5+ 41. g3 Nf5 42. Qc4 b5 43. Qc6 Kg7 44. Qd7+ Kg6 45. Qc6 Kg7 46. Qd7+ Kg6
47. Qc6 Ne7 48. Qxd6+ Qxd6 49. Nxd6 hxg3+ 50. fxg3 Nd5 51. c4 bxc4 52. Nxc4 Kf5
53. Kg2 Ke4 54. Nd6+ Ke5 55. Nf7+ Kd4 56. Nh6 Nf6 57. Kf2 Ne4+ 58. Kg2 Nf6 59.
Kf2 Kd3 60. a4 a5 61. Nf5 Ne4+ 62. Kg2 Kc3 63. Ne3 Nf6 64. Kf2 Kb3 65. Ke2 Kxa4
66. Nc4 Kb4 67. Nxa5 Kxa5 68. Ke3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Qatar Masters op"]
[Site "Doha"]
[Date "2015.12.27"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Lin, Chen"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B51"]
[WhiteElo "2532"]
[BlackElo "2683"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "2015.12.20"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "QAT"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 170"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.01.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.01.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Nd7 4. d4 cxd4 5. Qxd4 a6 6. Bxd7+ Bxd7 7. O-O Rc8
8. c4 e5 9. Qd3 b5 10. Na3 Qb6 11. Be3 Qb7 12. cxb5 axb5 13. Rfe1 h6 14. Bd2
Nf6 15. Bb4 Qb8 16. Rad1 d5 17. Bxf8 Kxf8 18. exd5 e4 19. Rxe4 Bf5 20. Re8+
Nxe8 21. Qxf5 Nd6 22. Qf4 Kg8 23. Ne5 Qc7 24. Nc6 Kh7 25. Qb4 Ra8 26. g3 Ra4
27. Qc5 Rha8 28. Re1 Qd7 29. Re7 Ne4 30. Rxd7 Nxc5 31. Rxf7 b4 32. Nc4 Rxa2 33.
Kg2 b3 34. d6 R8a4 35. N6e5 Ra1 36. Rc7 Ne6 37. Re7 Nc5 38. d7 Rd1 39. Ne3 Rad4
40. Nxd1 Rxd1 41. Re8 Nxd7 42. Rd8 Rd2 43. Nxd7 Rxb2 44. Nc5 1-0

[Event "Qatar Masters op"]
[Site "Doha"]
[Date "2015.12.28"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Lu, Shanglei"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C54"]
[WhiteElo "2683"]
[BlackElo "2618"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[EventDate "2015.12.20"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "QAT"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 170"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.01.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.01.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. d3 Nf6 5. Nbd2 d6 6. c3 O-O 7. h3 Bb6 8. Bb3
Ne7 9. Nf1 Ng6 10. Ng3 h6 11. O-O Re8 12. Re1 Be6 13. a4 a5 14. d4 Bxb3 15.
Qxb3 d5 16. exd5 exd4 17. Rxe8+ Qxe8 18. Bd2 dxc3 19. Bxc3 Ne4 20. Nxe4 Qxe4
21. Re1 Qf4 22. Bd2 Qd6 23. Qb5 Kh7 24. b4 axb4 25. Bxb4 c5 26. dxc6 Qxc6 27.
Qxc6 bxc6 28. a5 Bc7 29. Kf1 Nf4 30. Ra1 Ra6 31. Bd2 Kg6 32. Nd4 c5 33. Nb5 Be5
34. Ra4 Ne6 35. Ke2 Kf6 36. Kd3 Ke7 37. g3 Kd7 38. f4 Kc6 39. Kc4 Bf6 40. Ra3
Nd8 41. Nc3 Nb7 42. Ne4 Bd8 43. f5 Nxa5+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Qatar Masters op"]
[Site "Doha"]
[Date "2015.12.29"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Li, Di"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A50"]
[WhiteElo "2389"]
[BlackElo "2683"]
[PlyCount "106"]
[EventDate "2015.12.20"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "QAT"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 170"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.01.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.01.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 b6 3. Nf3 Bb7 4. g3 g6 5. Bg2 Bg7 6. O-O O-O 7. d5 Qe8 8. Nc3
e5 9. e4 d6 10. h3 a5 11. Be3 Na6 12. b3 Nh5 13. Nh4 Bc8 14. Nb5 Bd7 15. Bf3
Nf6 16. g4 h6 17. Nc3 Qe7 18. Ng2 Nh7 19. h4 Nc5 20. Qd2 f5 21. gxf5 gxf5 22.
Bxc5 bxc5 23. exf5 Bxf5 24. Be4 Bg4 25. Rae1 Nf6 26. f3 Bh3 27. Kh2 Bd7 28. Bg6
Kh8 29. Ne4 Ng8 30. Ng3 Bf6 31. Re4 Bg7 32. Re2 a4 33. Bb1 h5 34. Qd3 Bh6 35.
Nxh5 Bf5 36. Qd1 axb3 37. Qxb3 Rab8 38. Qxb8 Rxb8 39. Bxf5 Qf7 40. Bg4 Rb4 41.
Re4 Rb2 42. a4 Qe8 43. a5 Qa4 44. Be6 Ne7 45. Rg4 Qxa5 46. Nf6 Qa2 47. Kh3 Rf2
48. Rxf2 Qxf2 49. f4 exf4 50. h5 Qf3+ 51. Kh2 Qe2 52. Kh3 Qd3+ 53. Kh4 Qf1 0-1

[Event "Tata Steel-A 78th"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2016.01.16"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A20"]
[WhiteElo "2673"]
[BlackElo "2769"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2016.01.16"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 171"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.03.14"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.03.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 g6 3. c4 dxc4 4. Na3 Bg7 5. Nxc4 Nc6 6. Bg2 e5 7. d3 Nge7 8.
O-O O-O 9. Bd2 Nd5 10. Rc1 Re8 11. h3 Nd4 12. e3 Nxf3+ 13. Qxf3 c6 14. Na5 Qd6
15. Qe2 Rb8 16. Nc4 Qe7 17. e4 Nb6 18. Be3 Be6 19. b3 Nxc4 20. dxc4 a5 21. c5
f5 22. Kh2 Rf8 23. exf5 gxf5 24. Bd2 Ra8 25. Bc3 Qxc5 26. f4 Qd6 27. Bxe5 Bxe5
28. fxe5 Qe7 29. Rf4 Kh8 30. Rcf1 Rg8 31. h4 Rg6 32. Bh3 Rag8 33. R1f3 Qg7 34.
Qe3 Rh6 35. Qd3 Qxe5 36. Bxf5 Bd5 37. Be4 Rd6 38. Rf2 Bxe4 39. Qxe4 Qxe4 40.
Rxe4 Rgd8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tata Steel-A 78th"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2016.01.17"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "So, Wesley"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C54"]
[WhiteElo "2673"]
[BlackElo "2773"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "107"]
[EventDate "2016.01.16"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 171"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.03.14"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.03.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 ({Curiously, the game will soon transpose to the
following Giuoco Pianissimo line:} 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d3 a6 6. O-O d6 7.
Bb3 Ba7 8. Nbd2 O-O 9. h3 Ne7 10. Re1 Ng6 11. d4 Re8 12. Bc2) 3... Nf6 4. d3
Bc5 5. c3 O-O 6. O-O d6 7. h3 Ne7 {This has become a main trend lately.} 8. Re1
{White plays in Pianissimo style, refriaining from the early occupation of the
centre.} (8. d4 Bb6 9. Re1 (9. Nbd2 c6 10. Ba4 Ng6 {Kosintseva,T (2496)-Zhao,X
(2552) Khanty-Mansiysk 2014 CBM 160 [ChessBase Website] (1/2-1/2, 75)}) (9. Bd3
d5 {Carlsen,M (2863)-Kramnik,V (2783) Shamkir 2015 CBM 166 [Pavlovic,M] (1-0,
49)}) 9... d5 10. Nxe5 Nxe4 11. Nd2 {Svidler,P (2769)-Karjakin,S (2767)
Stavanger 2013 CBM 155 [Szabo,Kr] (1-0, 57)}) 8... a6 9. Ba4 Ba7 10. d4 {
Of course, it would not make sense delaying this advance forever.} Ng6 11. Bc2
Re8 12. Nbd2 c5 $5 $146 {Transposing to some sort of Chigorin Ruy Lopez
structure, with a different layout of the minor pieces. The queen's knight
surely stands better on g6 than on a5, but things are not entirely clear with
the dark-squared bishop. It can either have a killing force on the g1-a7
diagonal or remain completely out of play, depending on the circumstances.} (
12... Bd7 13. Nf1 d5 14. Nxe5 Nxe4 15. Nxd7 (15. Nxg6 hxg6 16. Nd2 $11 {
1/2-1/2 (22) Andriasian,Z (2610)-Michalik,P (2577) Groningen 2013}) 15... Qxd7
{1/2-1/2 Rublevsky,S (2684)-Georgiev,K (2654) Valjevo 2011. Due to his bishop
pair, White could have tried fighting for a long term advantage.} 16. Be3 c6
17. f3 Nd6 18. b3 Nf5 19. Bf2 Rxe1 20. Qxe1 Re8 21. Qd2 Bb8 22. Re1) (12... b5
13. Nf1 Bb7 14. Ng3 h6 {transposes to another Italian setup, with an early
defining of the queen's bishop. For instance:} 15. a4 Bb6 16. Bd2 c5 17. d5 Rb8
18. Qc1 Bc8 19. Nh2 c4 20. axb5 axb5 21. Nhf1 Bd7 {Atabayev,Y (2428)-Grischuk,
A (2771) Baku 2015 (1/2-1/2, 46)}) (12... Nh5 13. Nxe5 $2 (13. Nf1 $14 {
[%cal Gc1e3,Gd1d2]}) 13... Rxe5 14. Nc4 (14. dxe5 Qh4) 14... Rg5 15. Bxg5 Qxg5
$19 {Shyam,S (2485)-Maze,S (2582) Sitges 2015 (0-1, 38)}) 13. d5 {Karpov,A 
(2705)-Unzicker,W (2535) Milan 1975 (4) 1-0 As usual in these structures,
White has the choice between three possibilites in principle: maintaining the
tension, exchanging on e5 or blocking the centre. With the bishop on the c8-h3
diagonal still, Hou Yifan's choice is not the most principled. If we compare
with Atabayev-Grischuk above, Black will have two extra tempi! But it is also
worth mentioning that Anatoly Karpov had a similar inclination towards
blocking the centre even when this would not cause Black immediate problems
with one of his queenside minor pieces. See for instance} (13. Nf1 $2 {leaves
White hanging after} cxd4 14. cxd4 exd4 15. Nxd4 d5 {[%csl Gd4]}) ({The
strongest move is} 13. dxe5 $1 {Fischer,R-Unzicker,W Zuerich 1959 (8) 1-0 in
the spirit of the young Fischer (later he learned how to maintain the tension).
Compare with} dxe5 14. Nc4 {[%csl Gd5,Gd6]} Qc7 (14... Qxd1 15. Rxd1 b5 16. Nd6
Rd8 17. Be3 Ne8 18. Nxc8 Rxd1+ 19. Rxd1 Rxc8 20. a4 $16 {[%csl Ra7,Gc2]}) 15.
Qd6 Bb8 16. Qxc7 Bxc7 17. Ne3 b5 18. a4 $36 {[%csl Gd5,Gf5][%cal Ga1a8]}) 13...
b5 14. b3 {Taking measures against the bishop's activation with ...c5-c4, but
as we will see this will be a temporary solution only.} Bd7 15. Nf1 Qc7 16. Ne3
$5 {Karpov,A (2645)-Gligoric,S (2595) Leningrad Interzonal 1973 (13) 1-0 The
knight is keeping an eye on both wings. This is not a typical regrouping in
the blocked Spanish, but I remember another example from Karpov's collection:}
({White cannot take advantage of the relative vulnerability of the f6-knight:} 
16. Bg5 Nh5 17. Nxe5 $2 Rxe5 18. Qxh5 h6 $19) ({The standard regrouping is} 16.
Ng3 {but here it does not look too effective.} h6 17. c4 (17. Be3 c4 18. b4 a5
19. a3 Bxe3 20. Rxe3 Ra6 $36) 17... Bb6 {[%cal Gb6a5] White has to either
exchange the dark-squared bishops, depriving herself of an important kingside
attacking piece, or else alow the enemy bishop's infiltration to c3-d4.}) 16...
Bb6 17. a4 Nf4 18. Nh2 {[%cal Gh2g4]} c4 $1 {Black needs to make use of his
slight advance in development (a direct consequence of having saved on the
regrouping ...Bb7-c8-d7) to get some queenside play before White's kingside
attack becomes too strong.} 19. bxc4 (19. b4 a5 $36) 19... Ba5 $1 (19... bxc4
20. Nf3 {[%cal Gf3d2] would force Black to exchange on e3 in order to save the
c4-pawn.}) 20. Bd2 bxc4 {This capture is safe now that the d2-square is not
available anymore.} 21. Nhg4 Nxg4 22. hxg4 Rab8 23. Ra3 $5 {A confusing (at
least for the opponent) prophylactic move. White does not achieve much by
starting active kingside operations:} (23. g3 Nd3 24. Rf1 Nc5 25. Kg2 (25. Nxc4
$2 Nxe4 $1) 25... Nb3 $132) (23. Qf3 Rb2 (23... Nd3 24. Reb1 Nc5 $6 25. Nxc4 {
and now} Nxe4 $2 {does not work any more due to} 26. Qxe4) 24. g3 {[%csl Rh7]
[%cal Gg1g2,Ge1h1,Gg4g5,Gf3h5]} Nd3 25. Reb1 Reb8 26. Rxb2 Rxb2 27. g5 {
White seems on her way to starting the attack along the h-file, but Black can
cross her intentions with the following possible variation resulting in a draw.
} Bb6 28. Nxc4 Qxc4 29. Bxd3 Qc8 30. Be3 Bg4 31. Bxa6 Qd7 32. Bb5 Rxb5 33. axb5
Bxf3 34. Ra8+ Qd8 (34... Bd8 35. Bb6 Kf8 36. Rxd8+ Ke7 $11) 35. Rxd8+ Bxd8 36.
b6 Bxe4 37. b7 Bc7 38. Ba7 Bxd5 39. b8=Q+ Bxb8 40. Bxb8 $11) ({The last move
acted as some sort of magnet in So's planning, but objectively} 23. Ra2 {
might have been a bit more accurate.}) 23... Qc5 $6 {So doesn't find the right
plan, wasting a tempo for nothing.} (23... Bb6 $1 24. Ra2 (24. Qf3 Bxe3 25.
Bxe3 Rb2 $36) 24... Qc8 25. g3 (25. g5 $2 Bd8) (25. Nf5 g6 {White does not
have any way to justify a knight sacrifice on f5 while after} 26. Nh6+ Kg7 27.
g5 Bd8 {the g5-pawn is doomed.}) 25... Nd3 26. Rf1 Bxe3 27. Bxe3 Bxg4) 24. Ra2
Rb7 {This slow plan will soon lead to troubles.} ({The same plan as above is
by one move too slow now:} 24... Bb6 25. Qf3 Qc8 26. Nf5 {Moreover, after the
uninspired ...Qc5, Black does not have ...Nd3-c5 any more.}) 25. g3 Nd3 26. Rf1
Reb8 27. Qe2 Rb2 28. Rxb2 Nxb2 29. Rb1 ({White could have started a promising
kingside attack already:} 29. g5 g6 (29... Nxa4 30. Qh5 Nxc3 31. Kg2 $18) 30.
Kg2 Nxa4 31. Bxa4 Bxa4 32. Ng4 (32. Ra1 Bd7 33. Qxc4) 32... Bd8 33. Ra1 (33.
Nf6+ Bxf6 34. gxf6 Bc2) 33... Bb5 34. Nf6+ Bxf6 35. gxf6 Qc8 36. Qe3 Qd8 37.
Qg5 $40 {Polgar,J (2728)-Sokolov,I (2685) Corus Wijk aan Zee 2005 (12) 1-0
Without generalising, I cannot help remarking that in this game Hou Yifan
clearly missed the killer instinct of Judit Polgar. See for example:}) 29...
Bc7 (29... g6 $2 30. Nd1 $18) 30. Ra1 (30. g5 $1 Nxa4 31. Ra1 Nb6 32. Qh5 $40)
30... g6 31. Kg2 {But now, combining the plans on the opposite wings will
result in a loss of a tempo, making Black's position bearable.} (31. Bc1 $5 {
[%csl Gb2]} Qa7 (31... Bd8 $2 32. Rb1) (31... Qa5 32. Qd2 Bb6 33. Nf5 $1 gxf5
34. Qg5+ Kf8 35. Qf6 $18 {[%csl Gd6][%cal Gc1h6,Gc1b2]}) 32. Ra2 Nd3 33. Ba3
$16) 31... Bd8 32. Bc1 {Even now this is strong.} Qc8 33. Ra2 Nd3 34. Ba3 (34.
Bxd3 cxd3 35. Qxd3 Bg5 36. f3 Rb3 37. Bd2 Bxe3 38. Qxe3 Qc4 $36) 34... Bb6 (
34... Be7 $5 $14 {[%csl Gd6]}) 35. Nxc4 Ne1+ $1 (35... Qxc4 36. Bxd3 Qxc3 37.
Bxd6 $18) 36. Qxe1 Qxc4 37. Rb2 Qc7 (37... Bc7 {is a more accurate way of
getting the same kind of fortress as in the game.} 38. Rxb8+ Bxb8 39. Qb1 Bc7
$14) 38. Bd1 (38. g5 $1 {would have prevented Black from setting up his
fortress later.}) 38... Rc8 39. Qe2 a5 40. Qa6 (40. Qf3 $5 {would have still
offered some chances to keep Black under pressure on both wings.}) 40... Rb8
41. Qd3 f6 42. Qc2 Ba7 43. Rxb8+ Qxb8 44. Qb3 Qc7 45. Be2 g5 $11 {Black has
managed to block the position completely, making White's extra pawn irrelevant.
} 46. Kf1 Kf7 47. f3 Ke7 48. Bd3 Qb6 49. Qxb6 Bxb6 50. Bb5 Bc8 51. Ke2 Bc5 52.
Bc1 Kd8 53. Bd2 Kc7 54. Be1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tata Steel-A 78th"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2016.01.18"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Ding, Liren"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2766"]
[BlackElo "2673"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "2016.01.16"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 171"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.03.14"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.03.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 h6 7. Bh4 Nbd7 8.
e3 g5 9. Bg3 Ne4 10. Qb3 c5 11. Rc1 Qa5 12. Nd2 Nxg3 13. hxg3 cxd4 14. exd4 Nf6
15. Bd3 Be6 16. a3 Bxc3 17. Rxc3 Rc8 18. Rxc8+ Bxc8 19. Qb4 Qxb4 20. axb4 Ke7
21. Nb1 Bd7 22. Nc3 a6 23. f3 Kd6 24. Kf2 Ng8 25. Ra1 Ne7 26. Ra5 Rc8 27. g4
Rc6 28. b5 axb5 29. Rxb5 Rxc3 30. bxc3 Bxb5 31. Bxb5 f5 32. gxf5 Nxf5 33. Bd3
Ke6 34. g4 Ng7 35. Ke3 h5 36. gxh5 Nxh5 37. c4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tata Steel-A 78th"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2016.01.19"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Navara, David"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B12"]
[WhiteElo "2673"]
[BlackElo "2730"]
[Annotator "Sumets,A"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "2016.01.16"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 171"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.03.14"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.03.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Nf3 e6 5. Be2 Nd7 6. O-O Bg6 7. Nbd2 Nh6 8. Nb3
Nf5 9. Bd2 Be7 10. g4 {The main line, Black has to choose between 10...Nh6 and
10...Nh4.} (10. c4 dxc4 11. Na5 Qc7 12. Nxc4 Bh5 (12... Nb6 13. Ba5 O-O 14. Qb3
Bd8 15. h3 $14) 13. Ba5 b6 14. Bc3 O-O 15. h3 b5 $6 16. Ba5 Nb6 17. Ncd2 Bg6
18. Nb3 Qd7 19. g4 $14 {Oleksienko,M (2543)-Rapport,R (2401) 1/2 (57) Budapest
2009}) (10. a4 O-O (10... a6 11. Ne1 (11. g4 Nh6 12. h3) 11... c5 12. Nxc5 Nxd4
13. Nxd7 Nxe2+ 14. Qxe2 Qxd7 15. Nd3 Rc8 16. Rfc1 Rc4 $17 {0-1 (37) Kosteniuk,
A (2541)-Mamedyarov,S (2757) Sochi RUS 2014}) 11. a5 (11. g4 Nh4 12. Nxh4 Bxh4
13. f4 f6 14. exf6 Bxf6 15. g5 Be7 16. Bg4 Bf5 17. Qe2 Kh8 $11) 11... c5 (11...
Qc7 12. g4 Nh6 13. h3 Kh8 (13... c5 14. dxc5 Nxc5 15. Nbd4 a6 16. c4 dxc4 17.
Rc1 Nd3 $6 18. Bxh6 Nxc1 19. Bxc1 $16) 14. Ne1 Ng8 15. f4 f6 16. Bd3 Bxd3 17.
cxd3 fxe5 18. dxe5 Nxe5 19. fxe5 Qxe5 20. Ng2 Qg3 21. Bf4 Qxh3 22. d4 (22. Qe2
$1 $14) 22... Nh6 23. Qf3 Qxf3 24. Rxf3 Nxg4 $13 {Bulmaga,I (2371)-Bergez,L 
(2420) Barbera del Valles 2012 1-0 (62)}) 12. c3 c4 (12... a6 13. g4 Nh6 ({
This seems to be a little dangerous} 13... Nh4 $6 14. Nxh4 Bxh4 15. f4 c4 (
15... f6 $6 16. exf6 Qxf6 (16... Bxf6 $5 17. Nxc5 Nxc5 18. dxc5 e5 19. Be3 {
and Black doesn't have much compensation}) 17. Be3 c4 18. Nd2 $16) 16. f5 (16.
Nc1 $6 f6 17. Bf3 fxe5 18. dxe5 Qc7 $11) 16... cxb3 17. fxg6 hxg6 18. Qxb3 Rb8
19. Kh1 $14) 14. h3 c4 15. Nc1 Kh8 16. Nh2 f6 17. exf6 Bxf6 18. f4 Be7 19. b3
Bd6 20. bxc4 Qc7 21. cxd5 (21. g5 Ng8 22. cxd5 exd5 23. Nd3 Bxd3 24. Bxd3 Bxf4
25. Bxf4 Rxf4 26. Qe1 $13) 21... exd5 22. Nd3 (22. g5 Ng8 23. Nd3) 22... Bxd3
23. Bxd3 Bxf4 24. Bxf4 Rxf4 25. g5 Rxf1+ 26. Nxf1 Nf7 27. Qh5 $6 (27. Qd2 $11)
27... g6 28. Bxg6 Nxg5 $40 {Grekh, A (2396)-Mozharov,M (2540) Pardubice 2014
0-1 (53)}) 13. Nc1 b5 14. b4 {White wants to close the queenside and then to
launch an attack.} cxb3 {Sabino doesn't want to play a passive position.} 15.
Nxb3 a6 16. Ne1 Rc8 (16... f6 $5 17. Nd3 fxe5 18. dxe5 Rc8 $132) 17. Nd3 Nh4 ({
now 17.... f6 is a little dangerous due to} 17... f6 18. exf6 Bxf6 19. Nb4 Ra8
20. Re1 $14) 18. Nf4 Bg5 19. Nxg6 fxg6 $6 {a dubious decision, the e6-pawn is
a weakness now} (19... hxg6 20. g3 Nf5 21. Re1 Bxd2 22. Qxd2 Rc6 {with an
equal position}) 20. f4 Be7 21. Bd3 $16 Rf7 (21... Qe8 22. g3 Nf5 23. g4 Nh4
24. Be1 Bd8 25. Qd2 $16) 22. g3 Nf5 23. g4 Nh4 {On h4 Black's knight has no
squares to escape to but the other option is even more dangerous.} (23... Nh6
24. f5 gxf5 25. Bxh6 gxh6 26. gxf5 exf5 27. Bxf5 $16) 24. Be1 Nf8 (24... Qf8
25. Qd2 $16) 25. Ra2 Qe8 26. Rc2 Bd8 27. Bxh4 Bxh4 28. g5 h5 $2 (28... h6 $8
29. Qg4 hxg5 30. fxg5 Rxf1+ 31. Bxf1 Be1 32. Nc5 $16) 29. Kg2 $18 Qd8 30. Qc1 {
Nepomniachtchi,I (2730)-Brunello,S (2568) Bergamo 2014 1-0 (30)}) 10... Nh4 (
10... Nh6 $5 {This move is coming into fashion. Despite the fact that Black
has good statistics here, I think that this line is a little bit suspicious.}
11. Bxh6 $2 {A strange move. White's dark-squared bishop is important, the
opponent can undouble his pawns after ...h5.} (11. Ne1 O-O (11... c5 12. dxc5
Nxc5 13. Nxc5 (13. Bb5+ $1 Kf8 14. Be3 Qc7 15. c3 a6 16. Be2 $14) 13... Bxc5
14. Bb5+ Kf8 15. Ng2 (15. Be2 Ng8 16. Nd3 Bb6 17. Nf4 Ne7 18. c4 $13) 15... Ng8
16. Nf4 Ne7 17. Qf3 Kg8 18. Bd3 Bd4 $15 {Bartel,M (2641)-Navara,D (2751)1/2 
(65) Poland POL 2015}) 12. Ng2 (12. f4 $5 Be4 $8 13. Nd3 Rc8 14. Be3 (14. Nf2
$5 Bg6 15. Bd3 $14) 14... f6 15. Nf2 Bg6 16. c4 $14) 12... c5 13. c3 c4 14. Nc1
f6 15. exf6 Bxf6 16. f4 Qb6 17. a4 Be7 18. b3 cxb3 19. Nxb3 Be4 $15 {Motylev,A
(2649)-Navara,D (2734) 0-1 (69) Berlin GER 2015}) (11. h3 Ng8 {this looks more
substantial than 11...0-0} (11... O-O 12. Be3 Rc8 (12... Kh8 13. Ne1 f6 14.
exf6 Bxf6 15. f4 Be7 16. Nd3 Bd6 17. Ne5 $14 {Berkes,F (2663)-Lauber,A (2517)
1-0 (56) Germany 2010}) 13. c3 c5 14. Nxc5 Nxc5 15. dxc5 Bxc5 16. Bxc5 Rxc5 17.
Nd4 $14 {Paravyan,D (2478)-Alekseev, E (2651) 1/2 (47) Kaliningrad RUS 2015})
12. Ne1 {Now ...h5 is connected with a pawn sacrifice. It should be said that
after the possible Bd3 Bxd3 White doesn't need to damage his pawn structure.} (
12. Bd3 $6 Bxd3 13. cxd3 h5 {Now Black is OK and he can try to fight for an
advantage.} 14. Kg2 Nh6 15. Rh1 Nf8 16. Na5 Qb6 17. Qb3 Qxb3 (17... O-O-O $5
18. Qxb6 axb6 19. Nb3 Ng6 $15) 18. Nxb3 $11 {Kamsky,G (2665)-Jacobson,A (2293)
1/2 (41)New York USA 2015}) 12... h5 13. gxh5 Be4 14. Bd3 Bxd3 15. Nxd3 Nh6 16.
Bxh6 Rxh6 17. Kh2 Qc7 18. Qg4 g6 19. hxg6 Rxg6 20. Qe2 (20. Qf4 $1 Rg5 (20...
O-O-O $2 21. Qxf7 $18) (20... Rf6 $5 {It is nice but I'm afraid it doesn't
work.} 21. exf6 Bd6 22. Ne5 Nxe5 23. Kh1 Ng6 24. Qe3 O-O-O 25. Rg1 $16) 21. Rg1
Rf5 22. Rg8+ Nf8 23. Qg3 O-O-O 24. Rg1 $14) 20... O-O-O 21. f4 $6 (21. Rg1 Rh6
22. Rg3 Rdh8 23. Rag1 $14) 21... Rh8 22. Rg1 Rgh6 23. Rg3 Nf8 $44 {Sevian,S 
(2553)-Kamsky,G (2670) 1/2 (36)Rockville USA 2015}) 11... gxh6 12. Qd2 h5 13.
gxh5 Bxh5 14. Kh1 Bxf3+ $6 (14... Qc7 15. Rg1 O-O-O $40) 15. Bxf3 Bg5 16. Qa5
$11 {Gharamian,T (2611)-Lauber,A (2517) 1/2 (30)Germany 2010}) 11. Nxh4 Bxh4
12. f4 f5 {This is the main continuation. Other moves are dangerous for Black
as well.} (12... h6 13. f5 Bh7 14. Bd3 O-O {This position is difficult for
Black. White has many options to get an advantage.} 15. Qe2 (15. Qf3 $5 c5 $6 (
15... a5 $5 16. a4 Bg5 17. Bxg5 Qxg5 18. Qg3 $14) 16. Nxc5 Nxc5 17. dxc5 f6 18.
fxe6 ({White could have got a huge advantage after} 18. Bf4 $1 exf5 19. gxf5
fxe5 20. Bxe5 $16) 18... fxe5 19. Qxf8+ Qxf8 20. Rxf8+ Rxf8 21. Bxh7+ Kxh7 $11
{Zhigalko,S (2689)-Jobava,B (2713) 1/2 (37) Martuni 2011}) (15. f6 $1 Bxd3 16.
cxd3 gxf6 17. Bxh6 Bg5 18. Bxg5 fxg5 19. Qd2 $40) 15... Qe7 16. Be1 Bxe1 17.
Raxe1 Qg5 18. Kh1 Rae8 19. Nd2 f6 20. fxe6 $6 Bxd3 21. Qxd3 Rxe6 $11 {
Frolyanov,D (2556)-Matlakov,M (2673)1/2 (77) Khanty-Mansiysk 2012}) ({Black
couldn't have solved his problems after} 12... f6 13. f5 Bf7 14. g5 $5 (14. Bd3
$5) 14... exf5 15. Bd3 Bxg5 16. Bxg5 fxg5 17. Bxf5 Bg6 18. Qg4 $6 $13 {
Rublevsky,S (2652)-Jobava,B (2601) 1/2 (36) Khanty-Mansiysk 2005} (18. Bxg6+ $1
hxg6 19. Qd3 Nf8 20. Rf2 Rh4 21. Raf1 $16)) (12... Be4 $6 13. Be3 $1 Qe7 {
Maybe Black should have tried 13...h6; of course Black couldn't have got an
equal game.} (13... h6 14. Nd2 Bh7 15. c4 O-O 16. Rc1 $14) 14. Nd2 f5 15. Nxe4
fxe4 16. g5 (16. c4 $1 $16) 16... O-O-O 17. Bg4 h6 18. g6 Rdf8 19. Bh3 Nb6 20.
b3 h5 21. Qe2 Kb8 22. Qg2 Qd7 $2 23. f5 exf5 24. Rf4 Qd8 $4 25. Rxh4 {1-0 (25)
Wang Hao (2710)-Lan,Z (2147) Taizhou CHN 2014}) 13. c4 (13. exf6 Qxf6 (13...
Bxf6 14. g5 Be7 15. Bg4 Bf5 (15... Nf8 $6 16. Qe2 Qd7 $2 17. Rae1 $2 {It was
an excellent tournament for Maxim, but what would have happened if Niklas had
played 17.f5!?} (17. f5 $1 exf5 18. Nc5 Qd8 19. Bxf5 Bxf5 20. Rxf5 b6 21. Nd3
$18) 17... O-O-O 18. Bxe6 $2 (18. c4 $40) 18... Nxe6 19. Qxe6 Be4 $44 {
Huschenbeth,N (2521)-Turov,M (2630) 0-1 (53) Haarlem 2011}) 16. Re1 O-O 17.
Rxe6 Bxe6 18. Bxe6+ $40 Kh8 19. Qh5 (19. Qg4 Nb6 20. Rf1 Nc4 21. Bc1 Nd6 $2 (
21... g6 22. h4 Qc7 23. Kg2 $44) 22. Nc5 g6 23. Nd7 Rf5 (23... Re8 24. f5 gxf5
25. Qg3 $18) 24. Ne5 Qe8 25. b3 $16 {Caruana,F (2721)-Fernandez Romero,E (2453)
1-0 (46) Caleta 2011}) 19... g6 20. Qh6 Bd6 21. f5 gxf5 22. Re1 $2 (22. g6 $1
Qe7 23. Re1 Nf6 24. Bxf5 Ne4 (24... Qg7 25. Re6 Ng8 26. Qh3 $16) 25. Bxe4 dxe4
26. d5 Kg8 27. Rxe4 Qg7 28. Re6 Qxh6 29. Bxh6 $14) 22... Qc7 23. Re3 Nb6 $15 {
Efimenko,Z (2683)-Parligras,M (2601) 0-1 (54)Germany 2011}) 14. g5 Qf7 15. Na5
Nb6 ({It is too dangerous for Black to play} 15... O-O-O 16. c4 $1 {I haven't
found a forced win for White but I'm sure that it is impossible for Black to
remember all the computer lines.} (16. Nxc6 bxc6 17. Ba6+ Kb8 18. Qg4 Nf6 19.
Qxh4 Ne4 20. Ba5 Rde8 21. Rf3 Ka8 22. Rb3 Rb8 $44) 16... Bf5 17. Rc1 Nb6 18. c5
Nc4 19. Bxc4 $1 (19. Nxc4 dxc4 20. Rxc4 h6 21. Qa4 Kb8 22. Rb4 Be4 $44) 19...
dxc4 20. Nxc4 Bh3 21. Rf3 Bg4 22. Ne5 (22. Qa4 $1 Bxf3 (22... Kb8 $4 23. Ne5
Qf5 24. Nxc6+ $18) 23. Qxa7 Qh5 24. h3 $1 (24. Ne5 Bf2+ 25. Kxf2 Qxh2+ 26. Kxf3
Qxd2 27. Rc3 $11) 24... Bd1 25. Qa8+ Kd7 26. Qxb7+ Ke8 27. Ne5 $1 Kf8 28. g6
Qf5 29. Rxd1 hxg6 30. Nxc6 Kg8 31. Nxd8 Bxd8 $11 32. Qb8 Kf7 33. Qb7+ Kg8 $11)
22... Qf5 23. Qa4 Rxd4 $8 (23... Bxf3 24. Qxa7 $18) 24. Qxa7 (24. Qxd4 $6 Bxf3
25. Qd7+ Kb8 26. Qxg7 Rd8 27. Ba5 Rc8 28. Qf6 Qh3 29. Rc2 Bd5 $40) 24... Rxd2
25. Qa8+ Kc7 26. Qa5+ Kb8 $4 (26... Kc8 $11) 27. Nxc6+ {1-0 (27) Sjugirov,S 
(2635)-Dreev,A (2679) Rhodes 2013} Kc8 (27... bxc6 28. Rb3+ Kc8 29. Qa8+ Kd7
30. Rb7#) 28. Ne7+) 16. Bd3 Bh5 ({White has a comfortable advantage after} 
16... Bf5 17. Bxf5 $6 (17. Nxb7 $1 Qxb7 18. Qh5+ Qf7 19. Qxh4 $16) 17... exf5
18. Be1 (18. Nxb7 Qxb7 19. Qh5+ g6 20. Qxh4 Nc4 21. Rae1+ Kd7 $44) 18... Bxe1
19. Qxe1+ Kd8 20. Qe5 Nc8 $2 (20... Qd7 $1 21. Rae1 Rc8 22. Rf3 Rc7 {Black has
good chances to equalise.}) 21. Rae1 $16 {Bartel,M (2611)-Solak,D (2598) 1/2 
(48) Kavala 2011}) 17. Nxb7 Nc8 18. Be2 Bxe2 19. Qxe2 Qxb7 20. Qh5+ Qf7 21.
Qxh4 Nd6 22. Bb4 (22. Qh3 Qf5 (22... a5 $5) 23. Qxf5 exf5 24. Rf3 Kd7 25. Re1
Ne4 26. Bb4 a5 27. Bc5 h6 $44 {Wei Yi (2675)-Gunina,V (2538) 1-0 (64) Wijk aan
Zee NED 2015}) 22... Ne4 23. c4 a5 24. Ba3 Qf5 25. cxd5 cxd5 26. Rac1 Kd7 $1
27. Qh5 Rhc8 28. Qe2 Ke8 $11 {Khalifman,A (2614)-Sjugirov,S (2654) 1/2 (40)
Legnica 2013}) (13. Bd3 Be7 14. Be3 O-O 15. Kh1 Qe8 16. h3 fxg4 17. hxg4 Bxd3
18. Qxd3 h5 $11 {Grischuk,A (2783)-Wang,H (2735) 1/2 (34)Beijing 2013}) 13...
a5 $6 (13... Be7 14. cxd5 cxd5 15. Rc1 O-O 16. Bd3 a5 17. a4 fxg4 $2 (17... Nb8
18. Qe2 Nc6 19. g5 Qb6 20. Bb5 Rfc8 $11) 18. Bxg6 hxg6 19. Qxg4 $16 {Mortensen,
E (2450) -Rasmussen,K (2466) 0-1 (41) Denmark 2008}) 14. a4 {I think that 13...
a5 14.a4 is in White's favour.} O-O 15. g5 $1 h6 (15... dxc4 $6 16. Bxc4 Bf7
17. Qf3 {The opponnent's dark-squared bishop is stuck on h4 and Black will
have to pay a high price to free it.} Nb6 18. Be2 h6 19. gxh6 g6 20. Bxa5 $16)
16. gxh6 gxh6 17. Kh1 {White has many options and I'm not sure that Huo Yifan
has chosen the best one.} (17. Bh5 Bh7 (17... Qe8 18. Bxg6 Qxg6+ 19. Kh1 Kh7
20. Nxa5 $16) 18. c5 b6 $6 (18... Kh8 19. Kh1 Rg8 20. Qf3 $16) 19. Kh1 Kh8 20.
Rc1 Be7 21. cxb6 Qxb6 22. Bxa5 Rxa5 23. Nxa5 Qxa5 24. Rxc6 Bg8 25. Rg1 $18)
17... Kh7 18. cxd5 cxd5 19. Rc1 b6 (19... Rg8 $1 20. Rc3 Be8 21. Rh3 Be7 $14 {
Black has chances to survive.}) 20. Rc6 Rc8 $6 {The following exchange
sacrifice is very dangerous to Black, David should have played 20...Bf7.} (
20... Bf7 21. Qc2 (21. Rc3 $5 Rc8 22. Rh3 Be7 23. Be3 Rg8 24. Nd2 $40) 21...
Rc8 22. Bb5 Nb8 $14 {and Black has good chances to make a draw.}) 21. Rxe6 Bf7
22. Rd6 Be7 $8 {White's rook is trapped but Black will pay a high price for
the exchange.} 23. Bd3 $16 Bxd6 24. Bxf5+ Kh8 25. Qg4 $1 Rc7 ({Black should
have tried} 25... h5 $5 26. Qh3 Nf6 $1 {but it means that White can regain the
exchange, so Black should have admitted his mistake 20...Rc8. The subsequent
position is very complicated and the following computer lines are very
difficult to calculate.} 27. Bxc8 $1 ({It seems to me that Black is more or
less OK after} 27. exd6 $6 Rc6 28. d7 Qe7 29. Re1 Ne4 30. Bxe4 dxe4 31. d5 Rd6
32. Nd4 Qxd7 33. Ne6 Rxe6 34. Bc3+ Kh7 35. Qf5+ Bg6 36. Qxe6 (36. Qxf8 Re8 37.
Qf6 e3 38. Rxe3 Qxd5+ 39. Kg1 Qd1+ 40. Kf2 Qc2+ $11) 36... Qxe6 37. dxe6 Rxf4
$11) 27... Qxc8 28. f5 Qc2 (28... Be7 29. exf6 Bxf6 30. Qe3 $16) (28... Ne4 $5
29. exd6 Bg6 $1 30. Qe3 Bh7 31. Qh6 Rf6 32. Qxh5 Rxf5 33. Rxf5 Qxf5 34. Qxf5
Bxf5 35. Be1 Nxd6 {with good chances to make a draw}) 29. exd6 Qe4+ 30. Qf3 $16
) 26. Qh3 h5 27. exd6 Ra7 {In comparison with the line 25...h5 26.Qh3 Nf6
Black has lost a tempo.} 28. Be6 Nf6 ({Black can't solve his problems by
playing} 28... Qe8 29. Re1 Nf6 30. f5 Ne4 31. Rxe4 $1 dxe4 32. d5 e3 (32... Kh7
33. Qe3 $18) 33. Bxe3 Kh7 34. Qf3 Qxa4 35. Bd4 $18) 29. f5 Qxd6 30. Bf4 Qd8 (
30... Qe7 {the last chance was} 31. Be5 Kh7 32. Nd2 $1 ({White doesn't get
much after} 32. Rg1 Rg8 33. Rxg8 Kxg8 34. Qg3+ Kh7 35. Qg5 Ne8) 32... Rg8 33.
Nf3 Ng4 34. Bf4 $16) 31. Be5 Bg8 (31... Kh7 32. Nd2 Rg8 33. Nf3 {and if} Ng4 {
then} 34. Bxf7 $18) 32. Qxh5+ $18 {White's dark-squared bishop is stronger
than Black's rook. Black hasn't any reasonable moves.} Rh7 33. Qg5 Qe7 34. Nc1
$1 {White's knight is out of play, so it goes on g6 and the game is over.} Qg7
35. Qxg7+ Rxg7 36. Nd3 Rg4 37. Nf4 Kh7 38. h3 Rg3 39. Ng6 Rxh3+ 40. Kg2 1-0

[Event "Tata Steel-A 78th"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2016.01.21"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C42"]
[WhiteElo "2787"]
[BlackElo "2673"]
[PlyCount "158"]
[EventDate "2016.01.16"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 171"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.03.14"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.03.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. Nc3 Nxc3 6. dxc3 Be7 7. Be3 Nc6
8. Qd2 Be6 9. O-O-O Qd7 10. h4 h6 11. a3 Rg8 12. Nd4 Nxd4 13. Qxd4 c5 14. Qf4
d5 15. Qg3 O-O-O 16. Be2 g5 17. hxg5 hxg5 18. Rh7 Qa4 19. Kb1 Rd7 20. Bc1 Bd6
21. Qd3 Bf4 22. Be3 Bxe3 23. Qxe3 Qe4 24. Qxe4 dxe4 25. Kc1 Rxd1+ 26. Kxd1 Kd7
27. Kd2 Kd6 28. Bh5 Ke7 29. Ke3 Kf6 30. Be2 Kg6 31. Rh1 f5 32. g3 Rd8 33. a4
Kf6 34. a5 Ke5 35. Rh5 Rg8 36. f4+ exf3 37. Bxf3 Rg7 38. Rh8 Re7 39. Ra8 a6 40.
Rd8 f4+ 41. gxf4+ gxf4+ 42. Kf2 Rc7 43. Rb8 Bc8 44. c4 Kd6 45. c3 Ke5 46. Bd5
Kf6 47. Kf3 Kf5 48. b3 Ke5 49. b4 cxb4 50. cxb4 Kf5 51. Ke2 Ke5 52. Kd3 Bf5+
53. Kd2 Kd4 54. Rf8 Ke5 55. Kc3 Re7 56. Rh8 Be4 57. Rh5+ Kd6 58. Kd4 Bxd5 59.
Rxd5+ Kc6 60. Rc5+ Kd6 61. Rf5 Rh7 62. Rf6+ Kc7 63. Rxf4 Rh5 64. Rf7+ Kc6 65.
Rf6+ Kc7 66. Re6 Rg5 67. Re5 Rg6 68. b5 axb5 69. cxb5 Rg1 70. Re7+ Kb8 71. b6
Rd1+ 72. Kc5 Rc1+ 73. Kd6 Rd1+ 74. Ke6 Re1+ 75. Kd7 Rxe7+ 76. Kxe7 Ka8 77. Kd7
Kb8 78. Kd8 Ka8 79. a6 Kb8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tata Steel-A 78th"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2016.01.22"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Wei, Yi"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D90"]
[WhiteElo "2673"]
[BlackElo "2706"]
[PlyCount "132"]
[EventDate "2016.01.16"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 171"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.03.14"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.03.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Qb3 Nb6 6. d4 Bg7 7. Bf4 Be6 8.
Qa3 O-O 9. e3 N8d7 10. Rd1 c6 11. Ne4 Bd5 12. Bd3 f5 13. Nc5 Nxc5 14. Qxc5 Bxa2
15. h4 Bb3 16. Ra1 Nd5 17. Be5 a5 18. h5 Nb4 19. Bb1 Bd5 20. Bxg7 Kxg7 21. Ne5
Qd6 22. Qc3 Be4 23. Bxe4 fxe4 24. Rh4 Nd5 25. Qd2 Qb4 26. Qxb4 axb4 27. Rxa8
Rxa8 28. hxg6 hxg6 29. Rxe4 Nf6 30. Rh4 Ra1+ 31. Ke2 Rc1 32. Kd2 Rg1 33. g3 g5
34. Rh2 c5 35. Nf3 Ra1 36. dxc5 Ne4+ 37. Kc2 Ra5 38. Nd4 Nxc5 39. g4 Ne4 40.
Nf5+ Kf6 41. f3 Nc5 42. Rh6+ Ke5 43. Nxe7 Ra1 44. Ng6+ Kd5 45. Rh5 b3+ 46. Kc3
Kc6 47. Rxg5 Kb5 48. Rxc5+ Kxc5 49. Ne5 Rc1+ 50. Kxb3 Kd5 51. Nd3 Rf1 52. Nb4+
Ke5 53. f4+ Ke4 54. Nc2 Rg1 55. g5 Kd3 56. Nd4 Kxe3 57. Ne6 Ke4 58. Kc4 Rg2 59.
b4 Kf5 60. Kd5 Rd2+ 61. Nd4+ Kxf4 62. Kc4 Rg2 63. Ne6+ Ke5 64. Nc5 Rxg5 65.
Nxb7 Rg4+ 66. Kb3 Rxb4+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tata Steel-A 78th"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2016.01.23"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E51"]
[WhiteElo "2747"]
[BlackElo "2673"]
[Annotator "Roiz,M"]
[PlyCount "109"]
[EventDate "2016.01.16"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 171"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.03.14"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.03.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 e6 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Nf3 d5 5. Qa4+ Nc6 6. e3 O-O 7. Qc2 Bd6 8. h3
{Shakhriyar chooses a very rare prophylactic move.} ({The most common
alternative is} 8. c5 Be7 9. Bb5 Nb8 (9... Bd7 10. a3 a6 11. Bd3 a5 12. Rb1 b6
13. b4 axb4 14. axb4 bxc5 15. bxc5 Rb8 16. Bb5 Na5 17. Be2 Rxb1 18. Nxb1 $14 {
Ivanchuk,V (2753)-Alekseev,E (2692)/Riga 2014}) 10. a3 b6 11. b4 a5 12. Rb1 c6
13. Bd3 axb4 14. axb4 Nbd7 15. O-O Qc7 16. Ne2 Ba6 $11 {Bacrot,E (2711)
-Aronian,L (2777)/Baden Baden GER 2015}) 8... dxc4 {Hou Yifan doesn't see a
reason for deviating from the usual plan.} ({Another principled continuation
was} 8... Nb4 $5 9. Qd1 c5 10. dxc5 Bxc5 11. a3 Nc6 12. b4 Bd6 13. cxd5 exd5
14. Bb2 {, but in this type of position h2-h3 turns out to be quite useful.
Still, Black's position seems perfectly playable here.}) 9. Bxc4 e5 10. O-O a6
{This logical move is a novelty. It definitely makes sense to secure the
dark-squared bishop. In addition, Black may consider the somewhat aggressive
way of development - b7-b5, followed by fianchetto.} (10... Bd7 11. d5 (11. Rd1
Qc8 12. dxe5 Nxe5 13. Nxe5 Bxe5 14. e4 Bxh3 15. gxh3 Qxh3 16. f3 Qxf3 $132 {
Swiercz,D (2614)-Moiseenko,A (2698)/Hockenheim GER 2014}) 11... Ne7 12. Rd1 (
12. e4 $5) 12... h6 13. b3 a6 14. a4 Ng6 15. Bb2 $14 {Bu Xiangzhi (2710)-Yu
Yangyi (2734)/Shenzhen CHN 2015}) 11. a3 ({The above-mentioned idea works well
after} 11. Rd1 exd4 12. exd4 b5 $1 13. Be2 (13. Bb3 Na5 $11) 13... Nb4 14. Qb1
Bb7 {with excellent play for Black.}) 11... Bd7 12. Rd1 h6 {Black reasonably
makes another waiting move and doesn't release the tension.} ({However,} 12...
exd4 $5 13. exd4 Qc8 14. Bg5 Bf5 15. Qc1 Ne4 {looks perfectly playable too.})
13. b4 ({The ambitious} 13. d5 Ne7 14. e4 Ng6 {allows White to seize a lot of
space, but offers Black rich counterplay on the k-side.}) 13... Qe7 $6 {
The first step in the wrong direction - Black's setup loses harmony now, since
the e7-spot isn't vacant for the knight.} ({The natural} 13... exd4 {was much
better:} 14. exd4 (14. Nxd4 {is also quite harmless:} Nxd4 15. Rxd4 Be5 16. Rd1
Qe7 $11) 14... Ne7 15. Ne5 Be6 16. Bxe6 fxe6 $11) 14. d5 ({Another way of
maintaining the pressure was} 14. Bb2 exd4 15. exd4 Rae8 16. Re1 Qd8 17. Nd5
Nxd5 18. Bxd5 $14) 14... Na7 15. e4 Nc8 $1 {The best choice from a practical
point of view. This move is connected with some q-side activity.} ({After} 
15... Nb5 16. Ne2 $1 c6 17. dxc6 Bxc6 18. Ng3 $14 {Black would be doomed to a
passive defence.}) 16. Be3 a5 17. b5 {The closed character of position
definitely suits Black here.} ({Possibly, more promising was} 17. Bd3 axb4 18.
axb4 Rxa1 (18... Nb6 19. Bc5 $14) 19. Rxa1 Bxb4 20. Rb1 Re8 21. Rb3 $1 (21.
Nxe5 Bxc3 22. Nxd7 Qxd7 23. Qxc3 Nxe4 24. Bxe4 Rxe4 25. Rxb7 Qxd5 26. Qxc7 Rc4
$11) 21... Bxc3 22. Qxc3 Nd6 23. Nd2 $14 {with more than a sufficient
compensation for a pawn.}) 17... Re8 {This move seems pointless - there is no
danger for the Pe5. At the same time, the rook cannot support the thematic
f7-f5 advance any longer.} ({More to the point was} 17... Nh5 $1 18. Re1 f5 19.
Bd3 f4 20. Bd2 Nb6 $132 {getting some activity on the opposite side of the
board.}) 18. a4 Bb4 19. Bd3 Nb6 (19... Nh5 20. Nd2 Nf4 21. Ne2 Nxd3 22. Qxd3
$14) 20. Nd2 Bc5 $6 {This decision seems dubious - the exchange of the
dark-squared bishops would offer White full control over the c5-spot.} (20...
Nh5 21. Ne2 Rac8 $14) 21. Bxc5 Qxc5 22. Nb3 Qd6 23. Be2 {It definitely makes
sense to restrict the activity of Black's pieces.} ({However, a more energetic
move would be} 23. Ne2 $1 c6 24. dxc6 bxc6 25. Nc5 cxb5 26. Nxd7 Qxd7 27. Bxb5
$16) 23... Rec8 24. Rab1 Qe7 25. Qc1 {White is not in a hurry - the queen is
coming to c5.} (25. Qd2 Ne8 26. Rdc1 Nd6 27. Nc5 $14) 25... Ne8 26. Qe3 Nd6 27.
Rbc1 Qg5 $6 {Liquidating into an endgame definitely suits White here - now
Black lacks any active ideas.} (27... Ndc4 28. Qc5 Nd6 29. Nd2 $14) 28. Qxg5
hxg5 29. Nc5 Kf8 {Black is doomed to passive defence now. Still, it's not easy
for White to make progress on the queenside.} 30. Nb1 $1 {GM Mamedyarov finds
an effective way of regrouping the pieces.} Ke7 31. Nd2 g6 32. Rc3 Be8 33. Rb1
Rab8 34. Ndb3 $2 {A serious inaccuracy - Black gets an excellent chance to
release the tension!} ({The correct way was} 34. Nc4 Nbxc4 35. Bxc4 {intending
to exert strong pressure along the c-file. Now if} b6 36. Na6 Nxe4 {, then} 37.
Re3 Nc5 38. Nxb8 Rxb8 39. Rxe5+ Kd6 40. Rxg5 Nxa4 41. Rg3 $16 {with excellent
winning chances.}) 34... c6 $1 {That's the point! Black manages to get rid of
a main weakness.} 35. bxc6 bxc6 36. dxc6 ({After} 36. Ba6 Rc7 37. dxc6 Bxc6 38.
Rbc1 Be8 39. Nxa5 Ra8 40. Nab7 Rxa6 41. Nxa6 Rxb7 42. Rc7+ Rxc7 43. Rxc7+ Kd8
44. a5 Na4 $11 {Black should be able to neutralise the a-passer.}) 36... Bxc6 (
{Another possibility was} 36... Rxc6 37. Nxa5 Rcc8 38. Rb4 Nxa4 39. Rxa4 Bxa4
40. Nxa4 Nxe4 $11) 37. Nxa5 Nxa4 $4 {A terrible blunder. Luckily for
Shakhriyar, he gets another chance to get the full point.} ({The patient} 37...
Be8 $11 {would solve all the problems.}) 38. Rxb8 Nxc3 39. Bg4 $1 {This
tactical resource was underestimated by Hou Yifan. Now Black cannot avoid loss
of material.} f5 {The only way to save a piece.} (39... Rxb8 40. Nxc6+ Ke8 41.
Nxb8 $18) 40. exf5 gxf5 41. Rxc8 Nxc8 42. Nxc6+ Kd6 43. Bxf5 Kxc6 44. Ne6 $18 {
Despite the limited material balance, the resulting endgame is hopeless for
Black.} Nd6 45. Bg4 Nde4 46. f3 Ne2+ 47. Kf1 N2g3+ 48. Ke1 Nc5 49. Nxg5 {
Finally White collects another pawn. The rest was quite easy.} Nd3+ 50. Kd2 Nf4
51. Ke3 Nh1 52. Ke4 Kd6 53. Nf7+ Ke7 54. Nxe5 Nxg2 55. Kf5 1-0

[Event "Tata Steel-A 78th"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2016.01.24"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Van Wely, Loek"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B81"]
[WhiteElo "2673"]
[BlackElo "2640"]
[Annotator "Szabo,Kr"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[EventDate "2016.01.16"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 171"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.03.14"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.03.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e6 7. g4 h6 8. Qf3 (
8. Bg2 {is more popular.}) 8... Nbd7 9. Qg2 (9. Qh3) ({and} 9. Rg1 {are more
common continuations.}) 9... g5 $146 {The first novelty, but later it will be
a transposition.} (9... Ne5 {was played in two games,} 10. Be2 g5 11. h4 Rg8
12. hxg5 hxg5 13. O-O-O b5 {and the position is transposing to the text move.})
10. O-O-O Ne5 11. Be2 b5 12. h4 Rg8 13. hxg5 hxg5 14. Nf3 $146 {The real new
move in the game.} (14. f4 $6 {was too risky,} Nfxg4 $1 (14... gxf4 $6 15. Bxf4
Qc7 {(B.Savchenko-Cheparinov, Internet 2005)} 16. g5 $1 b4 17. Nb1 Bb7 18. Nd2
Rc8 19. Kb1 $36 {with a nice initiative for White.}) 15. Bxg4 gxf4 16. Bxf4
Rxg4 $132 {with a very complicated middlegame.}) (14. a3 Bb7 15. f3 Rc8 16. Qg3
{(Novikov-Oleksienko, Rodatychi 2006)} (16. Bd2 $5) 16... Rxc3 $1 {A typical
exchange sacrifice in the Sicilian!} 17. bxc3 Qc7 18. Kb2 d5 $1 $36 {with a
great inititive for Black.}) 14... Nexg4 15. Bd4 Bb7 16. Ne1 $6 {Too passive.}
(16. a3 $5) 16... b4 17. Bxg4 bxc3 18. Bxc3 Rc8 {The human reaction.} ({
The greedy engine suggests} 18... Bxe4 19. Bf3 d5 {and probably Black is also
fine.}) 19. Bxf6 Qxf6 20. Nd3 Qd4 (20... Bg7 $5 {was also good to create the Q
and B battery and White's K has become uncomfortable.}) 21. f3 Bg7 22. Kb1 Ke7
{Black connects his Rs and his K is safe on e7.} 23. Qd2 Bf6 24. Rh6 ({In the
event of} 24. c3 Qb6 25. Ka1 a5 $132 {and Black's position is more tempting.})
24... Qb6 25. a3 a5 (25... Bc3 $5 26. Qh2 $13) 26. Qh2 $2 {A mistake. White
misses her only counter-chance!} ({White should have played} 26. e5 $1 dxe5 27.
Nc5 $1 {This is the point!} Qxc5 28. Qd7+ Kf8 29. Rxf6 Qe7 30. Qxe6 Qxe6 31.
Bxe6 Rc7 $11 {with a drawish endgame.}) 26... Bg7 $2 {Error in reply!} (26...
Rh8 $1 {was the correct reply,} 27. Rxh8 Rxh8 28. Qd2 Ba6 $17 {and Black has a
huge initiative.}) 27. Rh5 $2 {Another mistake!} ({The brilliant} 27. Bxe6 $3 {
was the best chance,} fxe6 28. Rg6 $1 $132 {with strong pressure on the
kingside for the piece.}) 27... Ba6 $1 28. Qd2 Bc3 29. Qc1 Bd4 $19 {Black has
a decisive attack, which White can't defend against. Black K is safe on e7 and
his pieces are very powerful.} 30. Qd2 Bxd3 31. cxd3 Rc3 32. Rh2 Rxa3 33. Qc1
Rb8 34. Rc2 Rb3 (34... Qb3 $1 $19 {was stronger, but the text move is also
good.}) 35. Rdd2 Be3 36. Qd1 Bxd2 37. Qxd2 Qg1+ 38. Qc1 Qxc1+ 39. Kxc1 R8b7 40.
d4 a4 41. Bh5 R3b4 42. d5 exd5 43. exd5 Rd4 {What a great struggle!} 0-1

[Event "Tata Steel-A 78th"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2016.01.26"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Tomashevsky, Evgeny"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E54"]
[WhiteElo "2728"]
[BlackElo "2673"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "2016.01.16"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 171"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.03.14"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.03.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 d5 6. Nf3 c5 7. O-O cxd4 8. exd4
dxc4 9. Bxc4 b6 10. Bg5 Bb7 11. Qe2 Bxc3 12. bxc3 Nbd7 13. Nd2 Qc7 14. Rac1 Nd5
15. f3 e5 16. Rfe1 Rae8 17. Bxd5 Bxd5 18. c4 Bb7 19. d5 f5 20. Be3 Rc8 21. a4
a5 22. Qd3 Rf6 23. Qa3 Ba6 24. Bf2 Rh6 25. h3 Rg6 26. Qe7 h5 27. h4 Qd8 28.
Qxd8+ Rxd8 29. Kh2 Kf7 30. Rc3 Re8 31. Bg3 Nc5 32. Rxe5 Rxe5 33. Bxe5 Nxa4 34.
Ra3 Nc5 35. Bd4 Nd7 36. Kg1 Rh6 37. Kf2 Rh8 38. Re3 Rc8 39. d6 Re8 40. Rxe8
Kxe8 41. Bxg7 Kf7 42. Bb2 f4 43. Ke2 b5 44. cxb5 Bxb5+ 45. Kd1 Ke6 46. Ne4 Nb6
47. Bc1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tata Steel-A 78th"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2016.01.27"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Eljanov, Pavel"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C54"]
[WhiteElo "2673"]
[BlackElo "2760"]
[Annotator "Szabo,Kr"]
[PlyCount "136"]
[EventDate "2016.01.16"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 171"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.03.14"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.03.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d3 O-O 6. O-O d6 ({2 months
previously Eljanov played} 6... d5 7. exd5 Nxd5 8. Nbd2 Bg4 9. h3 Bh5 10. Ne4
Be7 11. Ng3 Bg6 12. Re1 Bf6 13. Ne4 Nb6 14. Bb5 Re8 15. a4 a6 16. Bxc6 bxc6 17.
a5 Nd5 18. Qa4 $14 {Areshchenko-Eljanov, Emsdetten 2015, and White was
slightly better.}) 7. Nbd2 (7. Bb3 {is the other main move, but usually these
transpose.}) 7... a6 8. Bb3 Be6 {A natural move.} (8... Ba7 {is a far more
popular line.}) 9. Bc2 {The most ambitious reaction. White doesn't want to
exchange the B; she hopes it will be more useful in the future.} h6 10. h3 Re8
11. Re1 d5 12. exd5 Bxd5 13. b4 Ba7 14. a4 b5 15. Bb2 Qb8 $146 {This is the
new move in the game.} (15... Qd6 16. Ne4 Qe6 17. Nfd2 Rad8 18. Qe2 Nh7 19.
axb5 axb5 20. Ng3 Ng5 $13 {Bok-Abasov, Wijk aan Zee 2016, with an unclear
middlegame.}) 16. Nf1 Qb6 17. Ne3 Rad8 18. a5 (18. axb5 {was the alternative,}
axb5 19. Nd2 {with a balanced middlegame.}) 18... Qb7 19. Nxd5 Nxd5 20. Nh4 Re6
21. d4 Rf6 22. Qh5 Qc8 23. Be4 $2 {A mistake, which allows Black's subsequent
attack.} (23. Nf5 {was better} exd4 24. cxd4 Ncxb4 25. Be4 {with some
compensation for the P.}) 23... Nf4 $1 24. Qf3 Ng6 $6 ({Probably the greedy} 
24... exd4 $1 {worked, for example} 25. Bxc6 dxc3 26. Qxc3 (26. Bxc3 Nxh3+ 27.
Qxh3 Bxf2+ $19) 26... Nd3 $1 $19 {and Black wins.}) 25. Qg3 (25. Nf5 $5) 25...
Nxh4 26. Qxh4 exd4 27. Bf3 d3 (27... Qf5 $5 {was also possible.}) 28. Rad1 Qf5
$6 {A tempting and ambitious move, but not the best.} ({The engine suggests} 
28... g5 $5 29. Qg4 (29. Qe4 $2 Re6 $19) {and only now} 29... Qf5 {, because}
30. c4 $2 {could have been met by} Qxg4 31. hxg4 Rxf3 $1 {This is the point!}
32. gxf3 bxc4 $19 {and suddenly Black is winning.}) 29. c4 $1 g5 30. Qe4 Bd4 $6
{A dubious move.} (30... Qxe4 {was important,} 31. Rxe4 Nd4 $132 {with a
double-edged fight.}) 31. Bxd4 $6 (31. Qxf5 $1 {was more accurate} Rxf5 32.
cxb5 Bxb2 33. Bxc6 {and White's chances are slightly better.}) 31... Nxd4 32.
Rxd3 Ne2+ 33. Rxe2 Rxd3 34. Qe8+ $2 {A blunder, which misses the chance to
equalise.} (34. Qxf5 $1 {was the right reply,} Rxf5 35. cxb5 Rxb5 36. Re8+ Kg7
37. Be2 $11 {with a drawish R ending.}) 34... Kg7 35. Be4 $6 {This only helps
Black.} ({Nevertheless} 35. cxb5 Rd1+ 36. Re1 Rxe1+ 37. Qxe1 Qxb5 $19 {is also
winning for Black.}) 35... Rd1+ 36. Kh2 Qf4+ 37. g3 Qd6 38. cxb5 Rd2 {This is
not a bad move, but} (38... Qd4 $1 $19 {was much stronger and White has to
resign.}) 39. Bg2 Rxf2 40. Rxf2 Rxf2 41. Qe3 Rf6 $6 {This looks a safe move,
but it isn't the strongest.} (41... Ra2 $1 $19 {was more accurate to keep up
the pin on the g2-B.}) 42. bxa6 Qxa6 43. Qc5 ({Probably} 43. Qc3 $142 {was
tougher.}) 43... Qd6 44. Qc3 Kg8 45. b5 Rf2 $1 46. Qe1 Ra2 47. a6 Qd5 48. Qf1
Qd4 49. Qg1 Qxg1+ 50. Kxg1 Kf8 $19 {Black is a clear exchange up, the a6-P
looks dangerous, but the R controls it, so this endgame is winning for Black.}
51. Bd5 Ra3 52. Kf2 Ke7 53. g4 f6 54. Ke2 Kd6 55. Be4 Kc5 56. Bd3 Kd4 57. Bf5
Rxh3 58. Bd7 Ra3 59. Bc6 Kc5 60. Bd7 Kb6 61. Kf2 c5 62. bxc6 Rxa6 63. Kf3 Ra4
64. Ke3 Kc7 65. Kf3 Kd6 66. Ke3 Ra5 67. Ke4 Re5+ 68. Kf3 Re7 {...followed by ..
.Rxd7, so White resigned.} 0-1

[Event "Tata Steel-A 78th"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2016.01.29"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C42"]
[WhiteElo "2844"]
[BlackElo "2673"]
[PlyCount "107"]
[EventDate "2016.01.16"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 171"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.03.14"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.03.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. Nc3 Nxc3 6. dxc3 Be7 7. Be3 Nc6
8. Qd2 Be6 9. O-O-O Qd7 10. b3 Bf6 11. h3 O-O-O 12. g4 h6 13. Bg2 Kb8 14. Rhe1
Rhe8 15. Kb2 a6 16. Re2 Qe7 17. Rde1 Qf8 18. Nd4 Nxd4 19. Bxd4 Bxd4 20. Qxd4
Bd7 21. f4 Rxe2 22. Rxe2 Re8 23. Rxe8+ Bxe8 24. Qb4 c6 25. Bf1 Kc8 26. g5 Qe7
27. gxh6 gxh6 28. Qd4 f6 29. Qa7 Bd7 30. a4 Qd8 31. Qg1 Qe7 32. Qg6 Qe1 33. Bd3
Qh4 34. Bf5 Bxf5 35. Qxf5+ Kb8 36. c4 Kc7 37. Qa5+ Kc8 38. Qd2 Kd7 39. c5 d5
40. Qe3 Qh5 41. Qg3 Qf7 42. Qg4+ f5 43. Qg3 Qf6+ 44. Qc3 Qxc3+ 45. Kxc3 h5 46.
Kb4 Kc8 47. Ka5 Kc7 48. h4 Kb8 49. Kb6 Kc8 50. b4 Kb8 51. b5 cxb5 52. axb5 axb5
53. Kxb5 Kc7 54. c3 1-0

[Event "Tata Steel-A 78th"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2016.01.30"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Adams, Michael"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2673"]
[BlackElo "2744"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "2016.01.16"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 171"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.03.14"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.03.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. Bxc6 dxc6 7. dxe5 Nf5
8. Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. h3 Ke8 10. Nc3 h5 11. Rd1 Be7 12. Ne2 Nh4 13. Nxh4 Bxh4 14.
Bf4 Be7 15. a4 g5 16. Be3 a5 17. f3 g4 18. Kh2 Bd7 19. Rd2 Rd8 20. Rad1 gxf3
21. gxf3 h4 22. Rg1 c5 23. Nc3 Bc6 24. Rxd8+ Kxd8 25. f4 Kd7 26. Rg7 Ke6 27.
Nb5 Bxb5 28. axb5 c4 29. Kg2 a4 30. Bd4 Rd8 31. Bc3 Bc5 32. f5+ Kxf5 33. Rxf7+
Ke4 34. Rg7 Rf8 35. Rxc7 Rf2+ 36. Kh1 Rf1+ 37. Kg2 Rf2+ 38. Kh1 Be3 39. e6 Rf1+
40. Kg2 Rf2+ 41. Kh1 Rf1+ 42. Kg2 Rf2+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tata Steel-A 78th"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2016.01.31"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Giri, Anish"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2798"]
[BlackElo "2673"]
[PlyCount "190"]
[EventDate "2016.01.16"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 171"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.03.14"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.03.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. Bf4 d5 4. e3 c5 5. c3 Nc6 6. Nbd2 Bd6 7. Ne5 Qc7 8. Ndf3
O-O 9. Bd3 b6 10. Nxc6 Qxc6 11. Ne5 Qc7 12. Qf3 Ne4 13. Nc4 Bxf4 14. Qxf4 Qxf4
15. exf4 Ba6 16. Bxe4 dxe4 17. Nd2 cxd4 18. Nxe4 f5 19. Ng5 dxc3 20. O-O-O Bc4
21. b3 Bd5 22. Rhe1 Rfe8 23. Re3 Rac8 24. Rdd3 Bxg2 25. Rd7 Red8 26. Rxd8+ Rxd8
27. Nxe6 Rd6 28. Ng5 Bc6 29. Rxc3 h6 30. Nh3 Bb5 31. Re3 Bf1 32. Ng1 Rd4 33.
Re1 Bg2 34. Ne2 Re4 35. Kd2 Bf3 36. Ng3 Rxf4 37. Re8+ Kf7 38. Ke3 g5 39. Rh8
Kg7 40. Rc8 Bg4 41. Rc7+ Kf6 42. h3 Rf3+ 43. Kd4 Bxh3 44. Rc6+ Ke7 45. Rxh6 Bg4
46. Rg6 Rxf2 47. Rxg5 Kf7 48. b4 Rf3 49. Ne2 Rh3 50. Nc3 Rh8 51. Nd5 Re8 52. a3
Re4+ 53. Kd3 Be2+ 54. Kd2 Rd4+ 55. Kxe2 Rxd5 56. Rh5 Kg6 57. Rh8 Rd7 58. a4 Kf6
59. a5 Ke5 60. Rc8 bxa5 61. bxa5 Rd5 62. a6 Ra5 63. Rc6 Kd5 64. Rf6 Ke4 65.
Re6+ Kf4 66. Kd3 Ra4 67. Rg6 Kf3 68. Kc3 f4 69. Kb3 Ra1 70. Kb4 Ke3 71. Kb5 f3
72. Re6+ Kd4 73. Rf6 Rb1+ 74. Ka4 Rf1 75. Kb3 Ke3 76. Re6+ Kd2 77. Rd6+ Ke3 78.
Re6+ Kd4 79. Rf6 Ke4 80. Rf7 Ra1 81. Re7+ Kd4 82. Rf7 Ke3 83. Re7+ Kd2 84. Rd7+
Ke1 85. Re7+ Kf1 86. Rxa7 f2 87. Kc4 Ke2 88. Re7+ Kd2 89. Rf7 f1=Q+ 90. Rxf1
Rxf1 91. Kb5 Kc3 92. a7 Rf8 93. Kc6 Kb4 94. Kb7 Rf7+ 95. Kb6 Rxa7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Punta Arenas m"]
[Site "Punta Arenas"]
[Date "2016.02.05"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Henriquez Villagra, Cristobal"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C54"]
[WhiteElo "2505"]
[BlackElo "2673"]
[PlyCount "120"]
[EventDate "2016.02.05"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "CHI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 170 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.02.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.02.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d3 a6 6. Bb3 d6 7. h3 h6 8. Nbd2
Be6 9. Bxe6 fxe6 10. Qe2 O-O 11. Nb3 Ba7 12. O-O Nh5 13. d4 Qf6 14. Be3 Nf4 15.
Bxf4 Qxf4 16. Rad1 Qf6 17. Rd3 Rf7 18. a3 Raf8 19. Kh1 g5 20. d5 exd5 21. exd5
Ne7 22. Nbd2 Qg6 23. Ne4 Rf4 24. Re1 c6 25. c4 cxd5 26. cxd5 Nf5 27. Kh2 g4 28.
hxg4 Rxg4 29. g3 Bxf2 30. Qxf2 Nxg3 31. Qxg3 Rxg3 32. Nh4 Rxd3 33. Nxg6 Rff3
34. Ne7+ Kf8 35. Nc8 Rde3 36. Rxe3 Rxe3 37. Ncxd6 b6 38. Nc3 b5 39. Kg2 h5 40.
Nde4 Rd3 41. Kh2 Kf7 42. Kg2 Kg6 43. d6 Kf5 44. Kh2 Rd4 45. Kh3 Ke6 46. Nc5+
Kxd6 47. Nxa6 Kc6 48. Nb4+ Kc5 49. Na6+ Kb6 50. Nb4 Rd2 51. Nbd5+ Kc6 52. Nb4+
Kb6 53. Nbd5+ Kb7 54. Nb4 Rxb2 55. Nxb5 Kb6 56. Nd6 Rb3+ 57. Kh4 Kc5 58. Ne4+
Kd4 59. Nf6 Kc4 60. Nc6 Rxa3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Punta Arenas m"]
[Site "Punta Arenas"]
[Date "2016.02.08"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Henriquez Villagra, Cristobal"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2673"]
[BlackElo "2505"]
[Annotator "Sequera Paolini,J"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[EventDate "2016.02.05"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "CHI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 170 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.02.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.02.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{Segunda partida del match bicontinental entre la mejor ajedrecista del
planeta y el joven estrella chileno que eliminó a Gelfand en la Copa Mundial
en Baku} 1. c4 c5 2. Nf3 Nf6 {A partir de este momento en esta simétrica
posición comienza la TENSA PROVOCACION a ver quien se lanza primero en el
centro. Las blancas por jugar primero parecieran tener la primera opción pero
al estar su respectivo peón "e" intacto las negras también pueden atreverse
a golpear con muy poco riesgo. Todo es cuestión del estado de ánimo del día
de cada jugador: quién quiere ocupar el centro y quien se queda lanzándole
granadas luego} 3. Nc3 {primera negación} ({Es perfectamente posible} 3. d4 {
como lo demuestra por ejemplo la siguiente célebre partida} cxd4 4. Nxd4 b6 ({
Otro ejemplo pero reciente protagonizado por el MÁS GRANDE de los últimos
años, veamos} 4... Nc6 5. Nc3 g6 6. g3 d6 7. Bg2 Bd7 8. Nxc6 Bxc6 9. e4 Bg7
10. O-O O-O 11. Be3 a5 12. Qe2 Nd7 13. Rfd1 a4 14. Rac1 Qa5 15. Nd5 Bxd5 16.
Rxd5 Qa6 17. h4 {Diagrama [#] 1-0 (48) Carlsen,M (2881)-Iturrizaga Bonelli,E 
(2653) Dubai 2014}) 5. Nc3 Bb7 6. Bg5 Ne4 7. Nxe4 Bxe4 8. f3 Bb7 9. e4 f6 10.
Be3 Nc6 11. Nb5 {Diagrama [#] Alexander Alekhine RUS - Friedrich Saemisch GER,
Baden Baden, Alemania 1925 ...1-0 Mis HONORES al gran ALEKHINE}) 3... e6 ({
Las negras también pueden. Por ejemplo} 3... d5 {Diagrama [#]} 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5.
g3 ({o también el siguiente ejemplo con las negras del OGRO DE BAKU (no se
podía quedar afuera) donde la partida viajó a una Def. Grunfeld} 5. d4 Nxc3
6. bxc3 g6 7. e4 Bg7 8. Be3 Qa5 9. Qd2 Bg4 10. Rc1 Bxf3 11. gxf3 e6 12. d5 exd5
13. exd5 Nd7 14. c4 Qb6 15. Bh3 f5 16. O-O Qd6 17. Bf4 Be5 18. Rfe1 O-O-O 19.
Bxe5 Nxe5 20. Qc3 Rhe8 21. Re3 Qf6 22. f4 Nd7 23. Bg2 Qxc3 24. Rcxc3 Nf6 25.
Bf3 Rxe3 26. fxe3 Rd6 27. Ra3 Kb8 28. Rb3 Ra6 29. a3 Ne8 30. e4 fxe4 31. Bxe4
Nd6 32. Bd3 Ra4 33. Rc3 Kc7 34. Kf2 b5 35. cxb5 Kb6 36. Ke3 c4 37. Bc2 Nxb5 38.
Bxa4 Nxc3 39. Be8 Kc5 40. d6 Nd5+ 41. Ke4 Nf6+ {Diagrama [#]} 42. Ke3 Kxd6 43.
Bf7 Kc5 44. h4 Ng4+ 45. Kd2 Kd4 46. h5 gxh5 47. Bxh5 Nf6 {0-1 (47) Yermolinsky,
A (2597)-Kasparov,G (2812) Wijk aan Zee 1999}) 5... g6 6. Bg2 Bg7 7. O-O Nc6 8.
Qb3 Nxc3 9. dxc3 O-O 10. Rd1 Qc7 {Diagrama [#] nada menos que Richard Reti CZE
- Akiba Rubinstein POL en el mismo Baden Baden, Alemania 1925}) 4. d4 {Final
de la intriga y comienzo de la lucha central} (4. g3 {también es por supuesto
posible}) 4... cxd4 ({Entre otras cosas las negras también pueden pasar a una
tarrasch mediante} 4... d5) 5. Nxd4 a6 ({La principal opción es} 5... Bb4 {
Diagrama [#] y seguimos con ejemplos de los GRANDES GENIOS de nuestro deporte}
6. Nc2 (6. g3 Ne4 7. Qd3 Qa5 8. Nb3 (8. Bd2 Nxd2 9. Qxd2 Nc6 {con chances
mutuos}) 8... Qf5 9. Qe3 Nxc3 10. bxc3 Be7 11. Bg2 {derivando en una posición
llena de vida}) 6... Bxc3+ 7. bxc3 Qa5 8. Qd3 Nc6 9. Ba3 b6 ({Hoy en día lo
más preciso quizás es} 9... d5 {Diagrama [#]} 10. Bd6 Bd7 $15) 10. Bd6 Ba6
11. e4 b5 {El juego típíco, sagaz, irreverente del GRAN BOBBY} 12. Be2 ({
El blanco tiene} 12. c5 Qa4 13. f3 b4 {con complicaciones}) 12... bxc4 13. Qe3
Qb6 14. f3 O-O-O 15. O-O Qxe3+ 16. Nxe3 Ne8 17. Bg3 d5 18. exd5 exd5 19. Rfd1
Ne7 20. Rd2 Nc7 21. Rad1 Bb7 22. Be5 f6 23. Bd4 Nc6 24. Bc5 Rhe8 25. Kf2 Ne6
26. Ba3 Nf4 27. Bf1 Ne5 28. Nf5 Kc7 29. Nxg7 Rg8 30. g3 Nh3+ 31. Bxh3 Rxg7 32.
Bf1 Ba6 33. Bc5 Nd3+ 34. Bxd3 cxd3 35. Bxa7 Re7 36. Rxd3 Bxd3 37. Rxd3 Ra8 38.
Be3 Rxa2+ 39. Bd2 Kc6 40. g4 f5 41. gxf5 Rf7 42. Kg3 Rxf5 43. Kg4 Rf7 44. h4
Ra1 45. Be3 Rf1 46. Bd4 Kb5 47. Be3 Rg7+ 48. Kh5 Rd7 49. Bd4 Kc4 50. Re3 Rf7
51. Kh6 Rh1 52. h5 Rf5 53. Kxh7 Rhxh5+ 54. Kg6 Rhg5+ 55. Kh6 Rg2 56. Be5 Rf2
57. f4 R2xf4 58. Bxf4 Rxf4 59. Kg5 Rf1 60. Kg4 Rc1 61. Kf4 Rxc3 62. Re8 d4 63.
Rc8+ Kd3 64. Ra8 Rc7 65. Ra3+ Kc2 66. Ke4 d3 67. Ra2+ Kb3 68. Rd2 Kc4 69. Rh2
Re7+ 70. Kf3 Kc3 71. Rh8 d2 72. Rc8+ Kd3 73. Rd8+ Kc2 74. Rc8+ Kd1 75. Kf2 Rf7+
{0-1 (75) Ivkov,B-Fischer,R Vinkovci 1968}) 6. g3 ({Frontal es} 6. e4 Qc7 7. a3
b6 8. Be3 Bb7 9. f3 d6 10. Be2 {Típico esquema Maroczy}) 6... Qc7 7. Bg2 Be7 (
{En la siguiente partida las negras pagaron caro la osadía de} 7... Qxc4 8.
O-O Nc6 9. Nb3 d5 ({Acá la clave puede ser sacar la dama de peligros así} 
9... Qg4 10. Bf4 d5 {y aunque las blancas tienen comodidade para jugar es una
posición jugable}) 10. Bf4 Qb4 11. Re1 Be7 12. e4 dxe4 13. Bc7 $1 e3 14. Rxe3
O-O 15. h3 Na7 16. Rc1 Nb5 17. a3 Nxc3 18. Rcxc3 Qa4 19. Qc1 Qd7 20. Be5 Nd5
21. Red3 Nxc3 22. Qxc3 Qb5 23. Bxg7 Qxd3 24. Qxd3 Kxg7 25. Nc5 Rd8 26. Qe3 Rb8
27. Qe5+ Kh6 28. Qxb8 Bxc5 29. Qc7 Rd1+ 30. Kh2 Bxf2 31. Qf4+ {1-0 (31)
Kasparov,G (2838)-Kramnik,V (2802) Moscow 2001}) 8. O-O O-O 9. e4 d6 (9... Qxc4
$2 10. e5 $16 {etcétera}) 10. Be3 Nbd7 ({Luce más cómodo ir a simplificar
un par de caballos} 10... Nc6 {Veamos la siguiente partida} 11. Rc1 Nxd4 12.
Bxd4 Rb8 13. Qe2 Nd7 14. f4 b6 15. b3 Bb7 16. f5 Bf6 17. Bxf6 Nxf6 18. fxe6
fxe6 19. Bh3 Rbe8 20. Qe3 Ba8 21. Rcd1 d5 22. e5 d4 23. Qxd4 Qc6 24. Nd5 Nxd5
25. Rxf8+ Rxf8 26. cxd5 Qxd5 27. Qxd5 Bxd5 28. Bg2 Rd8 29. Bxd5 Rxd5 30. Rxd5
exd5 31. Kf2 Kf7 32. Ke3 Ke6 33. Kd4 a5 34. h3 g5 35. h4 g4 36. h5 b5 37. b4
axb4 38. h6 b3 39. axb3 b4 40. Kc5 Kxe5 41. Kxb4 d4 42. Ka3 Ke4 43. b4 d3 44.
Kb2 Ke3 {0-1 (44) Nielsen,P (2640)-Wojtaszek,R (2630) Athens 2006}) 11. Rc1 Ne5
{[%emt 0:00:10] Diagrama [#] Esta casilla es temporal para este caballo y
terminará iendo a la casilla que despreció en la jugada Diagrama [#] Esta
casilla es temporal para este caballo y terminará iendo a la casilla que
despreció en la jugada} 12. b3 Bd7 13. h3 Qa5 14. Qd2 {Se amenaza ahora 15.Cd5
} Rfc8 15. f4 {Las blancas juegan a placer} ({También era posible} 15. Nd5
Qxd2 16. Nxe7+ Kf8 17. Bxd2 Kxe7 18. f4 Nc6 19. Nc2 b5 20. Ne3 {Con el plan de
Tcd1, Aa1, Aa3 o Ab2 con excelente juego blanco}) 15... Nc6 16. Qf2 Bd8 ({Si} 
16... Nxd4 17. Bxd4 Bc6 18. Bf3 $16) 17. Rfd1 Ne8 18. Nf3 {se amenaza con
fuerza 19. e5} Nb8 19. e5 d5 ({contra la defensiva jugada} 19... Qc7 {Diagrama
[#] Sigue con mucha energía} 20. f5 $1 dxe5 21. Nxe5 $1 Qxe5 (21... Nf6 22.
Bf4 Nh5 23. Nxd7 {Ganando}) 22. Bxb7 {Ventaja decisiva}) 20. Nd2 {todos contra
"d5"} Qb4 21. a3 {desviando la dama de la visión sobre "c3" para poder tomar
en "d5" con peón} Qxa3 22. cxd5 exd5 23. Ra1 Qf8 24. Nxd5 {Se amenaza 25.Cc4}
Be6 (24... Bc6 $4 25. Bc5 $18) 25. Nc4 {Diagrama [#] Las negras detuvieron el
sufrimiento. Buena victoria de la china Hou Yifan} 1-0

[Event "Punta Arenas m"]
[Site "Punta Arenas"]
[Date "2016.02.09"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Henriquez Villagra, Cristobal"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D40"]
[WhiteElo "2505"]
[BlackElo "2673"]
[Annotator "Sequera Paolini,J"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[EventDate "2016.02.05"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "CHI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 170 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.02.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.02.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{ZARPAZO LOCAL!! Tercera partida del Match. Henriquez se desvía del peón rey
efectuado en la primera} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c5 4. e3 ({Rehuye el
sistema benoni que iniciaría con} 4. d5) 4... a6 {evadiendo la línea} (4...
d5 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bb5+) 5. Nc3 d5 6. dxc5 {Diagrama [#]} ({Lo más jugado es
de la siguiente manera} 6. cxd5 exd5 7. Be2 Nc6 8. O-O Bd6 9. dxc5 Bxc5 10. b3
O-O 11. Bb2 Ba7 $11) 6... Bxc5 7. a3 O-O 8. b4 Bd6 (8... Ba7 9. Bb2 Nc6 10. Qc2
Bd7 11. Rd1 Rc8 12. Qb3 dxc4 13. Bxc4 Qe7 14. O-O Rfd8 {también es posible})
9. Bb2 Nc6 10. Qc2 Qe7 11. Rd1 Rd8 {reagrupación mutua} 12. cxd5 {Diagrama [#]
Definitivamente las blancas jugarán contra el peón aislado} exd5 13. Be2 Be6
14. O-O Rac8 15. Qb1 b5 16. Qa1 Qf8 (16... Bb8 17. Rfe1 ({Si} 17. Nb1 Bf5 $5 {
Sin temor a} 18. Bxf6 Qxf6 19. Qxf6 gxf6 {A cambio de su peor estructura de
peones las negras tienen su piezas mejor dispuestas y pareja de alfiles}) 17...
Ng4 $11) 17. Nb1 Nd7 {[%cal Gd7b6,Gb6c4]} (17... Ne4 18. Nbd2 Bg4 {Sin
problemas}) 18. Nd4 Nb6 19. Nd2 Nc4 $6 {Diagrama [#]} ({Era necesario} 19...
Nxd4 20. Bxd4 Nc4 21. Nb3 Bf5 {[%cal Gf5c2]} 22. Nc5 $14) 20. Nxe6 {Luego de
los cambios y ulterior presión sobre "e6" y el resto del centro negro las
blancas obtienen ventaja} fxe6 21. Nxc4 bxc4 22. Bg4 Qf7 ({Si} 22... Re8 23. f4
$16) 23. Bxg7 $1 {Diagrama [#]} e5 24. Bxc8 Rxc8 25. Bh6 Qg6 26. Rxd5 Ne7 {
Diagrama [#]} 27. Rd2 $2 ({Era muy fuerte} 27. Qd1 Nxd5 28. Qxd5+ Kh8 29. Bg5
c3 30. Bh4 c2 31. Rc1 Kg7 32. Bg3 $18) 27... Qxh6 28. Qd1 Rc6 29. Qg4+ (29. e4
{con idea de Tc2}) 29... Qg6 30. Qxg6+ hxg6 31. Rc1 Nc8 32. e4 Nb6 33. Rdc2 Be7
34. Kf1 Kf7 35. g3 g5 36. h3 Rh6 37. Kg2 $11 {Diagrama [#]} Rd6 $2 {Un mal
detalle que permite la próxima jugada blanca} (37... Rc6 $11) 38. a4 Nxa4 39.
Rxc4 Nb2 40. Rc6 Rd2 $2 ({era mejor} 40... Rxc6 41. Rxc6 Bxb4 42. Rxa6 Bc5 43.
Ra2 Bd4 {Con chances de tablas}) 41. Rxa6 Nd3 42. Rc7 Nxf2 43. Kf3 Nd1 44. g4
Kf8 45. Ra8+ Bd8 46. b5 Ke8 47. b6 Rf2+ 48. Kg3 Rb2 49. b7 1-0

[Event "Punta Arenas m"]
[Site "Punta Arenas"]
[Date "2016.02.10"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Henriquez Villagra, Cristobal"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B13"]
[WhiteElo "2673"]
[BlackElo "2505"]
[Annotator "Sequera Paolini,J"]
[PlyCount "144"]
[EventDate "2016.02.05"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "CHI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 170 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.02.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.02.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{Finalmente la China GM Hou Yifan, número 1 del mundo entre las damas, ha
impuesto su favoritismo en el match trás vencer en esta partida, la cual ha
sido de mucha lucha. Veamos} 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. c3 {Sólida
pero ambiciosa línea contra la defensa Carokann} Qc7 {evitando la sálida del
alfil blanco de casillas negras a "f4"} 5. Bd3 Nc6 {Insistiendo en la idea} 6.
Ne2 Bg4 {definitivamente no permite} 7. Na3 a6 8. Nc2 e6 9. Qd2 Nf6 10. Ng3 {
la pareja de alfiles negra desaparece} Bh5 ({Era mejor} 10... Bd6 11. h3 ({
es posible que las negras se hayan preocupado por la jugada} 11. Qg5 {pero
luego de} h6 {no es posible} 12. Qxg7 $4 {por} Ke7 $19) 11... Bh5 12. Nxh5 Nxh5
{llegando a algo parecido a la partida pero con el alfil ya en "d6"}) 11. Nxh5
Nxh5 12. g3 Nf6 13. Qe2 Bd6 14. Bd2 h6 15. f4 Ne7 {Las negras comienzan a
tejer una estructura bien sólida en el flanco de rey con caballos y peones}
16. O-O-O g6 17. Rhf1 {preparando g4} h5 18. Ne1 {Las blancas apuestan casi
todo al maravilloso control de "e5"} Nf5 19. Nf3 O-O-O $6 {Diagrama [#] El rey
negro busca refugio donde tiene pocas piezas} ({Era mejor iniciar con} 19... b5
{y llevar el rey a "g7". El alfil blanco de casillas negras se encuentra
totalmente bloqueado y no podrá colaborar}) 20. Kb1 Kb8 21. Rc1 {Las blancas
ahora mezclarán la fuerza del control de "e5" con maniobras en la columna "c"}
Qb6 22. Ne5 Rhf8 23. Be1 Bc7 24. Rf3 Nd6 25. c4 $3 {Diagrama [#] gran jugada
que necesita de un claro análisis y mucho criterio de evaluación} dxc4 26.
Bxc4 Nxc4 {[%emt 0:00:25] Diagrama [#] momento clave que debió ser calculado
con precisión en el momento que las blancas efectuaron su jugada Diagrama [#]
momento clave que debió ser calculado con precisión en el momento que las
blancas efectuaron su jugada} ({Por ejemplo si} 26... Qxd4 27. Rb3 {Diagrama 
[#] Esta simple jugada pone al desnudo todos los problemas del rey negro.
Súbitamente todas las piezas blancas operan en bárbara armonía} Qe4+ (27...
Ka8 28. Bxa6 $18) (27... Kc8 28. Bxa6 $18) 28. Qxe4 Nfxe4 29. Bxa6 $18 {
dándose el lujo de no dar el jaque en "c6" todavía}) (26... Nf5 27. Bf2 Nxd4
28. Bxd4 Qxd4 (28... Rxd4 29. Rb3 Re4 (29... Qd6 30. Bxa6 {con gran fuerza})
30. Qxe4 Nxe4 31. Rxb6 $18) 29. Rd3 Qe4 ({La belleza obliga a mencionar la
línea} 29... Qa7 30. Rxd8+ Bxd8 31. Bxe6 $3 {Diagrama [#] Brillante, Excelso,
Genial, Preciso, Hermoso} fxe6 32. Nxg6 Rf7 33. Qxe6 Rd7 34. Qe5+ Rc7 35. Qd6
$3 {Diagrama [#] Otra vez gran precisión} Nd7 (35... Kc8 36. Ne7+ Kb8 37.
Qxd8+ {y mate}) 36. Ne5 $1 $18) 30. Qxe4 Nxe4 31. Nd7+ $16) 27. Rb3 $1 Qxb3 {
A partir de aquí empieza la FEROZ resistencia de Henríquez que casi consigue
empatar, veamos:} ({La opción} 27... Qd6 {es simplementa contestada con} 28.
Rxc4 {con total ventaja china}) 28. axb3 Nxe5 29. Rxc7 ({Era mejor la natural} 
29. dxe5 Nd5 30. b4 {con mejores perspectivas de hacer valer la dama en el
tablero}) 29... Nd5 30. Rc5 Nd7 $6 (30... Nc6 {Era más sólido}) 31. Rc4 $2 ({
Las blancas dejan pasar} 31. Rxd5 $3 {Diagrama [#]} exd5 32. Qe7 {y las
casillas negras se vuelven agua}) 31... Rc8 32. Qf3 N5b6 33. Rc3 Nf6 34. Bd2
Nbd5 35. Rc4 Rfd8 36. Qe2 Nd7 {Las negras crean una roca defensiva} 37. h3 b5
38. Rxc8+ Rxc8 39. Qf3 Rh8 40. Qf1 Kb7 41. Qe1 Nb8 42. Qe5 Rd8 {Muy meritorio
el esfuerzo del joven chileno, ha creado una posición bien difícil de batir}
43. f5 {Las blancas echan el resto!} exf5 $1 (43... gxf5 $2 44. Qg7 Rd7 45. Qh8
{y el tema del peón "h" libre decide}) 44. Bg5 Nc6 45. Qg7 Rd7 46. Qh8 Nc7 47.
Bf6 Nd5 48. Bg5 Kc7 $2 {incomprensible invento cuando ya no se ve ninguna
forma de prosperar con blancas contra la natural} (48... Nc7 $11) 49. Qe8 {
Ahora salen a relucir dificultades hasta de mover alguna pieza} f6 {obligado,
las negras comienzan a crear debilidades en su propio ejército} 50. Bd2 g5 51.
Qxh5 Nxd4 52. Ba5+ ({Lo más correcto era} 52. Qd1 $1 Nc6 53. Qf1 {explotando
las debilidades}) 52... Kd6 53. Qe8 Nc6 $2 ({Con la jugada} 53... Nxb3 $1 {
Diagrama [#] las negras mantienen todo defendido pero al mismo tiempo crean
contrajuego que impide que las blancas se acuerden de su peón h libre} 54.
Qf8+ Ke6 55. Be1 Rc7 $11) 54. Qf8+ Ke6 55. Bd2 Nde7 $2 (55... Rd8 56. Qc5 Ne5 {
preparándose para avanzar el peón "f"}) 56. Bc3 Nd5 57. Qc8 {Diagrama [#]
empieza la recolección} Kd6 58. Qxa6 Rh7 59. Qxb5 Rxh3 60. b4 Nce7 61. Qc5+
Ke6 62. b5 {el peón b decide} Rh8 63. Bd4 f4 64. gxf4 gxf4 65. b6 Rb8 66. Qb5
f3 67. Bf2 Nc8 68. Qc6+ Nd6 69. Bc5 Rd8 70. b7 f2 71. Bxf2 Nb4 72. Qb6 Kd5 1-0

[Event "World Women-ch"]
[Site "Lvov"]
[Date "2016.03.02"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Muzychuk, Mariya"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C54"]
[WhiteElo "2554"]
[BlackElo "2673"]
[Annotator "Schulz,Andre"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "2016.03.02"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "UKR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 172"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.05.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.05.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 {Überraschung! Sonst spielt Yifan Hou meist nur Sizilianisch oder
Französisch.} 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. O-O ({In der Vergangenheit hat die
Weltmeisterin ganz ordentlich mit dem Evand-Gambit gepunktet, verzichtet hier
aber auf ihre Hauptwaffe.} 4. b4) 4... Nf6 5. d3 O-O (5... d6 6. h3 Be6 7. Bb3
h6 8. c3 Bb6 9. Ba4 Bd7 10. Nbd2 a6 11. Re1 O-O 12. Nf1 Re8 13. Ng3 Qe7 14. Be3
Bxe3 15. fxe3 d5 16. exd5 Nxd5 17. Bb3 Nf6 18. Nh4 Be6 19. Ngf5 Qd7 20. Rf1 Kh7
21. Qf3 Ng8 22. Ng3 Nf6 23. Nhf5 Ng8 24. Bxe6 Rxe6 25. d4 exd4 26. exd4 Rd8 27.
Rad1 Rg6 28. d5 Nce7 29. Qd3 Nxf5 30. Nxf5 Kh8 31. c4 Re8 32. d6 cxd6 33. Nxd6
Qc6 34. Rd2 Re7 {1/2-1/2 (34) Muzychuk,M (2268)-Balbashova,V (2127) Simferopol
2004}) 6. c3 (6. Nc3 d6 7. Bg5 h6 8. Bxf6 Qxf6 9. Nd5 Qg6 10. Kh1 Kh8 11. Nxc7
Rb8 12. Nd5 f5 13. exf5 Bxf5 14. Nd2 Be6 15. Qe2 Bxd5 16. Bxd5 Nd4 17. Qd1 b5
18. Be4 Qf6 19. Nf3 Nxf3 20. Bxf3 Qe6 21. Qe2 Rf6 22. Bg4 Qf7 23. Bf3 g5 24. c3
g4 25. Bxg4 Bxf2 26. Rad1 Re8 27. Bh5 Qf8 28. Bxe8 a6 29. Bh5 a5 30. b4 a4 31.
c4 bxc4 32. dxc4 a3 33. c5 dxc5 34. bxc5 Qxc5 35. Rd8+ Kh7 36. Qe4+ Kg7 37.
Qb7+ Rf7 38. Qxf7# {1-0 (38) Muzychuk,M-Kornejuk,M Nikolaev 1999}) 6... d6 7.
h3 (7. a4 a6 8. Re1 Bg4 9. h3 Bh5 10. Nbd2 Re8 11. Nf1 Bb6 12. Ng3 Bg6 13. Bg5
h6 14. Bh4 Nb8 15. d4 Nbd7 16. Qb3 Qc8 17. dxe5 dxe5 18. Nf5 Nc5 19. Qa3 Nfxe4
20. Rxe4 Qxf5 21. Re2 e4 22. Nd4 Qh5 23. Bg3 Nd3 24. Re3 Rad8 25. Qb3 Qg5 26.
Rd1 Nc5 27. Qc2 h5 28. h4 Qf6 29. b4 Nd3 30. Qb3 Bxd4 31. cxd4 Rxd4 32. Bxd3
Red8 33. Bc2 Rxd1+ 34. Bxd1 Qa1 35. Re1 Rd3 36. Qc2 e3 37. Qe2 Rd2 38. Qxe3
Rxd1 39. Qe8+ Kh7 40. Rxd1 Qxd1+ 41. Kh2 Qxa4 42. Qxa4 {1-0 (42) Muzychuk,M 
(2529)-Stefanova,A (2517) Beijing 2014}) 7... h6 8. Re1 a6 9. a4 ({Häufiger
geschieht} 9. Bb3) 9... Ba7 10. Nbd2 Re8 11. Nf1 Be6 12. Bxe6 Rxe6 (12... fxe6
13. Be3 Qd7 14. Bxa7 Rxa7 15. d4 exd4 16. Nxd4 Raa8 17. Nxc6 Qxc6 18. e5 Nd7
19. exd6 cxd6 20. Ng3 Nf6 21. a5 Rad8 22. Qa4 Qxa4 23. Rxa4 Rd7 24. f4 g6 25.
Rd4 Kf7 26. Red1 Ke7 27. Ne4 Nxe4 28. Rxe4 Kf6 29. Red4 Ke7 30. c4 Rc8 31. b4
Rc6 32. Re1 Kf7 33. c5 Ke7 34. Red1 d5 35. g4 Rc8 36. Kf2 Rf8 37. Kg3 Kf6 38.
h4 h5 39. Re1 hxg4 40. Kxg4 Rh8 41. Rd3 Rdh7 42. Rh1 Rh5 43. Kg3 R8h7 44. Re3
Kf7 45. Rc3 Kf6 46. Re3 {1/2-1/2 (46) Seils,J (2327)-Kramer,J (2323) Germany
2015}) 13. Be3 (13. Ng3 d5 14. Qe2 Qd7 15. a5 Rd8 16. Nf5 dxe4 17. dxe4 Qd3 18.
Qxd3 Rxd3 19. Nd2 Re8 20. Nc4 Red8 21. Kf1 Rd1 22. f3 Rxe1+ 23. Kxe1 Nd7 24. b4
Nf8 25. Be3 Bxe3 26. Nfxe3 Ne6 27. Nd5 f6 28. Nce3 Kf7 29. Rd1 {1/2-1/2 (29)
Viela,A (2183)-Pires,G (2132) Matosinhos 2012}) 13... Bxe3 14. Nxe3 d5 15. Qc2
Qd7 16. Rad1 Rd8 17. Nf5 Qe8 18. b4 b5 19. axb5 axb5 20. Nd2 Ne7 21. Nxe7+ Qxe7
22. Nb3 dxe4 23. dxe4 Red6 24. Nc5 Rxd1 25. Rxd1 Rxd1+ 26. Qxd1 Qd6 27. Qe2 c6
28. g3 Nd7 29. Nxd7 Qxd7 {[#] Das war's.} 30. Kg2 Qd6 31. Qe3 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Women-ch"]
[Site "Lvov"]
[Date "2016.03.03"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Muzychuk, Mariya"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C83"]
[WhiteElo "2673"]
[BlackElo "2554"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "2016.03.02"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "UKR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 172"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.05.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.05.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Nxe4 6. d4 b5 7. Bb3 d5 8. dxe5
Be6 9. Be3 Be7 10. c3 O-O 11. Nbd2 Qd7 12. Bc2 Nxd2 13. Qxd2 Bg4 14. Bf4 Bxf3
15. gxf3 Rad8 16. Rfd1 Qe6 17. Qe3 Rd7 18. Bg3 g6 19. a4 Nd8 20. axb5 axb5 21.
f4 f6 22. exf6 Qxf6 23. Qe2 c6 24. Qg4 Rb7 25. f5 Bd6 26. Ra6 Rg7 27. fxg6 Bc5
28. Kg2 hxg6 29. Rxd5 Bxf2 30. Bb3 Ne6 31. Rd6 Bc5 32. Qxe6+ 1-0

[Event "World Women-ch"]
[Site "Lvov"]
[Date "2016.03.05"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Muzychuk, Mariya"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E08"]
[WhiteElo "2554"]
[BlackElo "2673"]
[Annotator "Besenthal,K"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "2016.03.02"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "UKR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 172"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.05.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.05.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 Bb4+ 5. Bd2 Be7 {Diagramm [#] Eine
Modevariante - es gibt in letzter Zeit kaum ein Turnier der Weltspitze, wo
einem diese Stellung nicht begegnet.} 6. Nf3 O-O 7. O-O Nbd7 ({Muzychuk spielt
die Variante nicht zum ersten Mal:} 7... c6 8. Qc2 b6 9. Bf4 Bb7 10. Rd1 Na6
11. a3 Rc8 12. Nc3 Qe8 13. Ne5 Nd7 14. b3 Nxe5 15. Bxe5 f6 16. Bf4 g5 17. Bc1
f5 18. Qd3 Nb8 19. Bb2 Nd7 20. cxd5 cxd5 21. f3 Qf7 22. Rf1 e5 23. dxe5 Nc5 24.
Qd1 d4 25. Nb5 Qxb3 26. Qxb3+ Nxb3 27. Rad1 Rc2 28. Bxd4 Ba6 29. f4 Nd2 30. Rf2
Bxb5 31. e3 gxf4 32. gxf4 Rfc8 33. Bd5+ Kf8 34. Rfxd2 Rxd2 35. Rxd2 Rc1+ 36.
Kg2 Bh4 37. e4 Bf1+ 38. Kf3 Be1 39. Rb2 Rd1 40. Be3 Bh3 41. Rb3 Bh4 42. Rc3
Bg4+ 43. Kg2 Re1 44. exf5 Re2+ 45. Kf1 Re1+ 46. Kg2 Re2+ 47. Kf1 Re1+ {1/2-1/2
(47) Muzychuk,M (2464)-Khukhashvili,S (2422) Khanty Mansiysk 2010}) 8. Qc2 c6
9. Rd1 b6 10. Bf4 Ba6 {Diagramm [#] Alles schon hundertfach gespielt...} 11.
cxd5 {Muzychuk wählt eine ganz zahme Variante; es entsteht eine Struktur wie
in der Slawischen Abtauschvariante.} cxd5 12. Ne5 Rc8 13. Nc6 {Die Partien,
die sich zu dieser Stellung in der Datenbank finden, weisen eine extrem hohe
Remisquote aus.} Bb5 14. Nxe7+ Qxe7 15. Nc3 Nh5 16. Be3 Nhf6 17. a4 {Diagramm 
[#] Immerhin ein Versuch aktiv zu werden. Es gibt aber kaum
Hebelmöglichkeiten in der Stellung; etwas wie f2-f3 nebst e2-e4 verspricht
auch nicht viel: Schwarz könnte das weiße Bauernzentrum wirksam blockieren
und eine wirkliche Aktivierung des weißen Läuferpaars käme nicht zustande.}
({In einer Partie aus dem Jahr 2014 lässt sich besichtigen, wie der weitere
Verlauf auch hätte aussehen können:} 17. Qd2 Ba6 18. Bf4 Nh5 19. Bg5 Nhf6 20.
Bf4 Nh5 21. Bg5 Nhf6 {1/2-1/2 (21) Wen,Y (2581)-Yu,Y (2667) China 2014}) 17...
Bc4 18. a5 bxa5 {Geradlinig gespielt: Dass sich der weiße Bauer auf a6
einnisten könnte, lässt Hou Yifan nicht zu.} 19. Rxa5 Qb4 {Aktive
Verteidigung! Es gibt keinen Grund für die Annahme, dass der Ba7 schwächer
sein könnte als jener auf b2. Nach dem Verschwinden dieser beiden Bauern
gingen den weißen Läufern dann auch die potentiellen Angriffsziele aus.} 20.
Rda1 Rb8 21. Rxa7 Qxb2 22. Qxb2 Rxb2 23. Bf3 h6 24. h4 Rc8 25. Bf4 Rc2 26. R7a3
h5 27. Kg2 Kh7 28. Rc1 Rxc1 29. Bxc1 {Diagramm [#] Beide Spielerinnen machen
unverdrossen ihre Arbeit und versuchen ihre Figuren besser zu stellen, doch es
mündet alles in Abtauschoperationen ein.} e5 {Schwarz fasst sich ein Herz und
setzt den letzten noch verbliebenen Hebel an.} 30. dxe5 Nxe5 31. Be3 Nxf3 32.
Kxf3 Ne4 33. Nxe4 dxe4+ 34. Kxe4 Bxe2 35. Ra5 f6 36. Rc5 Rxc5 {Jetzt macht
eine Fortsetzung der Partie wirklich keinen Sinn mehr.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Women-ch"]
[Site "Lvov"]
[Date "2016.03.06"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Muzychuk, Mariya"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C83"]
[WhiteElo "2673"]
[BlackElo "2554"]
[Annotator "Besenthal,K"]
[PlyCount "42"]
[EventDate "2016.03.02"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "UKR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 172"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.05.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.05.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Nxe4 6. d4 b5 7. Bb3 d5 8. dxe5
Be6 9. c3 ({In der 2. Partie spielte Hou an dieser Stelle} 9. Be3) 9... Be7 {
Diagramm [#]} 10. Bc2 {Ein selten gespielter Zug an dieser Stelle.} (10. Nbd2
Nc5 11. Bc2 d4 {wurde jüngst recht häufig auf höchstem Niveau gespielt -
mit hoher Remisquote.}) 10... Bg4 11. h3 Bh5 12. g4 Bg6 13. Nd4 {Diagramm [#]}
({Einer der Allergrößten spielte bereits vor Jahrzehnten so:} 13. Bb3 Na5 14.
Bxd5 c6 15. Bxe4 Bxe4 16. Qxd8+ Rxd8 17. Nbd2 Bd5 18. Re1 h5 19. Ne4 hxg4 20.
hxg4 Nc4 21. Kg2 Be6 22. b3 Nb6 23. Be3 Nd5 24. Kg3 f6 25. Bc5 f5 26. Nd6+ Bxd6
27. exd6 Kd7 28. Ne5+ Kc8 29. Nxc6 f4+ 30. Kg2 Ne3+ 31. Kg1 Bd5 32. Ne7+ Kd7
33. fxe3 Rh1+ 34. Kf2 Rh2+ 35. Kf1 Bf3 36. Ng6 Be4 37. Ne5+ {1-0 (37) Fischer,
R-Olafsson,F Havana 1966}) 13... Nxd4 ({Auf} 13... Qd7 {spielte ein anderer
Amerikaner unlängst wie folgt:} 14. f4 Nxd4 15. cxd4 f5 16. Be3 O-O 17. Nc3 c6
18. Bxe4 dxe4 19. d5 b4 20. dxc6 Qxd1 21. Nxd1 Rfd8 22. Rc1 Rd3 23. Bc5 Bd8 24.
e6 Rc8 25. e7 Ba5 26. gxf5 Be8 27. Nf2 Rd5 28. Nxe4 Bxc6 29. Bxb4 Bxb4 30. Rxc6
Re8 31. f6 Rd4 32. Re6 {1-0 (32) Caruana,F (2787)-Wei,Y (2706) Wijk aan Zee
2016}) 14. cxd4 h5 15. f3 Ng3 16. Rf2 hxg4 17. Bxg6 Rxh3 18. Qc2 {Diagramm [#]
Eine phantastische Stellung, doch man darf wohl davon ausgehen, dass beide
Spielerinnen sich bereits in der häuslichen Analyse damit befasst hatten.} Bc5
$3 {Dieses weitere Figurenopfer macht der schwarzen Dame den Weg nach h4 frei,
was für die Nachziehende die Partie rettet.} (18... fxg6 19. Qxg6+ Kf8 20.
fxg4+ Kg8 21. Kg2 Rh7 22. Nc3 Ne4 23. Nxe4 dxe4 24. Qxe4 {wäre für Schwarz
verloren.}) 19. Qxc5 $1 {Bringt die weiße Dame in eine starke Position, was
verhindert, dass gar der schwarze Angriff noch durchschlägt.} (19. Be3 Rh1+
20. Kg2 Qh4 {und Schwarz gewinnt.}) 19... Rh1+ 20. Kg2 Rh2+ (20... Qh4 21. Qc6+
Ke7 22. Qxc7+ Ke8 23. Qxf7+ {mit Gewinn für Weiß.}) 21. Kg1 (21. Kxh2 $4 Qh4+
22. Kg2 Qh3+ 23. Kg1 Qh1#) (21. Kxg3 $2 Qh4+ 22. Kf4 gxf3+ 23. Ke3 Qxf2+ 24.
Kd3 Qf1+ $19) 21... Rh1+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Women-ch"]
[Site "Lvov"]
[Date "2016.03.08"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Muzychuk, Mariya"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A11"]
[WhiteElo "2673"]
[BlackElo "2554"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[EventDate "2016.03.02"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "UKR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 172"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.05.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.05.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 c6 2. Nf3 d5 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. Qa4 dxc4 6. Qxc4 e5 7. d3 Ne7 8. O-O
Na6 9. Bd2 O-O 10. Qc1 Nf5 11. Na3 Nd4 12. Re1 Bg4 13. Nxd4 exd4 14. Bh6 Re8
15. Bxg7 Kxg7 16. Qd2 Qd7 17. Nc4 f6 18. h4 Re7 19. e4 dxe3 20. Nxe3 Be6 21. d4
Rae8 22. b3 Nc7 23. Qb4 Nd5 24. Nxd5 Bxd5 25. Rxe7+ Qxe7 26. Qxe7+ Rxe7 27.
Bxd5 cxd5 28. Rc1 Kf7 29. Kf1 Ke6 30. Ke2 Kd6+ 31. Kd3 Rc7 32. Re1 Re7 33. Rc1
Rc7 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Women-ch"]
[Site "Lvov"]
[Date "2016.03.09"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Muzychuk, Mariya"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C54"]
[WhiteElo "2554"]
[BlackElo "2673"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[EventDate "2016.03.02"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "UKR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 172"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.05.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.05.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. O-O Nf6 5. d3 d6 6. c3 O-O 7. Bg5 h6 8. Bh4
g5 9. Bg3 g4 10. Nh4 Nh5 11. a4 a6 12. Na3 Qg5 13. Nc2 Ba7 14. Ne3 Ne7 15. d4
Qg7 16. dxe5 dxe5 17. Nef5 Bxf5 18. exf5 Bc5 19. Re1 Nxg3 20. hxg3 Kh8 21. Qe2
Bd6 22. Qe4 Rab8 23. Be2 h5 24. Rad1 Ng8 25. Kh2 Qg5 26. Bc4 Nf6 27. Qe3 Qxe3
28. Rxe3 e4 29. Re2 Rbd8 30. Bb3 Rd7 31. f3 Re8 32. Rde1 Rde7 33. Bc2 exf3 34.
Rxe7 Rxe7 35. Rxe7 f2 36. Rxf7 f1=Q 37. Ng6+ Kg8 38. Rxf6 Bc5 0-1

[Event "World Women-ch"]
[Site "Lvov"]
[Date "2016.03.11"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Muzychuk, Mariya"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C83"]
[WhiteElo "2673"]
[BlackElo "2554"]
[Annotator "Besenthal,K"]
[PlyCount "161"]
[EventDate "2016.03.02"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "UKR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 172"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.05.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.05.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Nxe4 6. d4 b5 7. Bb3 d5 8. dxe5
Be6 9. Nbd2 Be7 10. c3 Nc5 11. Bc2 d4 {Diagramm [#]} 12. cxd4 (12. Nb3 d3 {
ist in letzter Zeit die beliebtere Variante.}) 12... Nxd4 13. Nxd4 Qxd4 14. Nf3
Qxd1 15. Rxd1 O-O 16. Be3 Rfd8 17. Rdc1 h6 18. Nd4 Bd5 19. Bd1 {Diagramm [#]
Hou Yifan lässt den schwarzen Springer in ihre Stellung eindringen und in der
Tat ergibt sich dadurch auch kein Vorteil für die Nachziehende.} Nd3 20. Rxc7
Bf8 21. e6 fxe6 22. Bg4 Re8 23. b3 Bd6 24. Rc2 Ne5 25. Be2 Be4 26. Rd2 Bb4 27.
Rdd1 Bd5 28. Rac1 Rac8 29. h4 Ba3 30. Rc2 Rxc2 31. Nxc2 Be7 32. h5 Rc8 33. Nd4
Kf7 34. f3 Bf6 35. Kf2 Rc3 36. f4 Nd7 37. Bd3 Ke7 38. Bb1 {Diagramm [#]} Bh4+
$5 {Dieses Schach führt zu nichts.} 39. Ke2 Bf6 40. g4 (40. Nf5+ $1 Kf8 41.
Bd2 Rc8 42. Bb4+ Kg8 43. Ne3 Bc6 44. Rd6 {hätte die Stellung der weißen
Figuren deutlich verbessert.}) 40... Bxd4 41. Bxd4 Rh3 42. Rc1 Bf3+ 43. Kf2
Bxg4 44. Bxg7 Rxh5 45. Kg3 Bf5 46. Bxf5 Rxf5 47. Bxh6 Rc5 48. Rf1 Nf6 49. Bg5
Kf7 50. Bxf6 Kxf6 51. b4 $2 {Diagramm [#] Dazu gab es keine Veranlassung.} Rc4
52. Rf3 Kf5 53. Ra3 Rxf4 54. Rxa6 Rxb4 {Nun muss Hou sich gegen den Mehrbauern
verteidigen, aber auch das schafft sie.} 55. Rb6 Ke5 56. Kf3 Kd5 57. Ke3 e5 58.
Kd2 Rb2+ 59. Kc1 Rb4 60. a3 Kc5 61. Re6 Re4 62. Kc2 Kd4 63. Rd6+ Kc4 64. Rc6+
Kd5 65. Rb6 Rc4+ 66. Kd2 Kc5 67. Rb8 Ra4 68. Rc8+ Kd4 69. Rb8 Ra5 70. Rd8+ Kc4
71. Re8 Kd5 72. Rd8+ Ke4 73. Rb8 Rxa3 74. Rxb5 Kf4 75. Rb8 Kf3 76. Rf8+ Ke4 77.
Rb8 Ra2+ 78. Ke1 Kf4 79. Rb3 e4 80. Rc3 e3 81. Rc8 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Women-ch"]
[Site "Lvov"]
[Date "2016.03.12"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Muzychuk, Mariya"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A46"]
[WhiteElo "2554"]
[BlackElo "2673"]
[Annotator "CB"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[EventDate "2016.03.02"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "UKR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 172"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.05.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.05.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 b5 5. O-O Bb7 6. a4 b4 7. c4 a5 8. Bg5 Nbd7
9. Nbd2 Be7 10. Rc1 h6 11. Bxf6 Bxf6 {Diagramm [#]} 12. Qc2 (12. cxd5 $1 Bxd5 (
12... exd5 13. Qc2) 13. e4 {kam in Frage.}) 12... c6 $1 13. e4 O-O 14. e5 Be7
15. c5 {Diagramm [#] Die weißen Möglichkeiten für ein Spiel auf Gewinn
haben sich reduziert.} g5 $1 {Ein interessanter Plan. Hou Yifan spielt
konsequent so, dass weiße Bauernvorstöße am Königsflügel unwirksam
bleiben müssen.} 16. h3 Kg7 17. Rfe1 Rh8 18. Bf1 Qg8 19. Re3 Kf8 20. Ne1 h5
21. Ng2 Ke8 22. Kh2 Nf8 23. Bd3 Ba6 24. f4 {Der letzte Versuch...} Bxd3 25.
Qxd3 Qh7 26. Rf1 (26. Qe2 {hätte an der Bewertung der Stellung nichts
geändert, aber Damentausch ist natürlich nie schön, wenn man unbedingt
gewinnen muss.}) 26... Qxd3 27. Rxd3 gxf4 28. Nxf4 Ng6 29. Nb3 Bg5 30. Nxg6
fxg6 31. Rdf3 Ra7 {Diagramm [#] Die schwarze Stellung ist absolut
verteidigungsfähig.} 32. Kg2 Rg8 33. Kf2 Rf8 34. Kg2 Rxf3 35. Rxf3 Bd8 36. Nc1
g5 37. Nd3 Rg7 38. g4 h4 39. Nc1 Rg8 40. Nb3 Rg7 41. Kf2 Rf7 42. Rxf7 Kxf7 43.
Kf3 Ke8 44. Kf2 Kf7 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Women-ch"]
[Site "Lvov"]
[Date "2016.03.14"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Muzychuk, Mariya"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B59"]
[WhiteElo "2673"]
[BlackElo "2554"]
[Annotator "CB"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "2016.03.02"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "UKR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 172"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.05.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.05.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Be2 e5 7. Nb3 Be7 8.
O-O O-O 9. Be3 Be6 (9... a5) 10. f3 ({Alternativen sind} 10. f4) ({und} 10. Bf3
) 10... Na5 ({Zu Vereinfachungen führt} 10... d5 11. exd5 Nxd5 12. Nxd5 Bxd5
13. c3) 11. Nxa5 Qxa5 12. Qd2 Rfc8 13. Rfd1 {Es droht unter Umständen Sd5.}
Kf8 (13... Kh8 14. Nb5 Qxd2 15. Rxd2 d5 16. Nxa7 Bc5 17. Bxc5 Rxc5 18. b4 Rc7
19. Nb5 Rc6 20. exd5 Nxd5 21. Rad1 Ne7 22. Na7 Rc3 23. Rd8+ Rxd8 24. Rxd8+ Ng8
25. Bd3 g6 26. Nb5 Rc6 27. Nd6 Bxa2 28. b5 Rc7 29. Ne8 Re7 30. Nf6 Kg7 31. Nxg8
Rc7 32. g4 b6 33. g5 {1-0 (33) Harff,W (2232)-De Gleria,F (2402) Duisburg 2006}
) 14. a4 a6 15. Nd5 {Da Yifan Hou zum Titelgewinn nur ein Remis braucht, hat
sie gegen Vereinfachungen nichts einzuwenden.} Qxd2 16. Rxd2 Nxd5 17. exd5 Bd7
18. a5 Bb5 19. Kf1 f5 20. c3 g5 21. Rc2 h5 22. c4 g4 23. b4 f4 24. Bf2 Bd7 25.
c5 $14 {Weiß hat etwas mehr Raum. Das weiße Spiel am Damenflügel und das
schwarze Spiel am Königsflügel halten sich ungefähr die Waage. Aber Schwarz
muss ja gewinnen, um im Match zu bleiben.} Bf5 26. Rc4 Kf7 27. Rd1 Rg8 28. g3
fxg3 29. hxg3 Rac8 30. fxg4 hxg4 {[#]} 31. Kg2 {Die Lage am Königsflügel hat
sich inzwischen beruhigt, während Weiß am Damenflügel mit dem drohenden
Vorstoß c5-c6 oder der Öffnung der c-Linie noch Giftpfeile im Köcher hat.}
Bd7 32. Rh1 Rg7 33. cxd6 Bxd6 34. Rxc8 Bxc8 35. Bc5 Bxc5 (35... Ke7 {hilft
nicht:} 36. Kf2 Rf7+ 37. Ke3 Bf5 38. Rh6 $18) 36. bxc5 Bf5 37. Kf2 Rg8 38. Ke3
Rd8 39. Rf1 Kg6 40. Rd1 (40. d6 Bd7 41. Bd3+ Kg7 42. Be4 $18) 40... Kg5 {[#]}
41. d6 Rh8 42. d7 Rd8 43. c6 bxc6 44. Bxa6 c5 45. Bb7 c4 46. a6 1-0

[Event "Norway Chess Qualifier"]
[Site "Fagernes"]
[Date "2016.03.23"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Tari, Aryan"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2553"]
[BlackElo "2667"]
[PlyCount "107"]
[EventDate "2016.03.23"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 172"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.05.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.05.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 Nbd7 7. Be2 dxc4 8.
O-O c5 9. dxc5 Nxc5 10. Bxc4 Qxd1 11. Rfxd1 b6 12. Bd6 Bxd6 13. Rxd6 Bb7 14.
Rad1 Bxf3 15. gxf3 Nb7 16. R6d2 Rfd8 17. Kf1 Kf8 18. Ke2 Ke7 19. Nb5 Rdc8 20.
Bd3 a6 21. Be4 Nxe4 22. fxe4 axb5 23. Rd7+ Kf6 24. Rxb7 Rxa2 25. Rd2 Rc4 26.
e5+ Kg6 27. Rdd7 Rxb2+ 28. Kf1 Rb1+ 29. Kg2 Rg4+ 30. Kf3 Rg5 31. Rxf7 Rf5+ 32.
Rxf5 Kxf5 33. Rxg7 Kxe5 34. Rb7 b4 35. Rxb6 Kd5 36. e4+ Ke5 37. Ke3 Rb3+ 38.
Kd2 h5 39. h4 Kxe4 40. Rxe6+ Kf5 41. Rc6 Rf3 42. Rc4 Rf4 43. Rc5+ Kg4 44. Ke3
Rf3+ 45. Ke2 Rf5 46. Rc4+ Rf4 47. f3+ Kg3 48. Rc5 Rxh4 49. Rb5 Kg2 50. Rg5+ Kh1
51. Kf2 b3 52. Rg1+ Kh2 53. Rg2+ Kh3 54. Rg3+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Norway Chess Qualifier"]
[Site "Fagernes"]
[Date "2016.03.24"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Grandelius, Nils"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C97"]
[WhiteElo "2667"]
[BlackElo "2646"]
[PlyCount "105"]
[EventDate "2016.03.23"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 172"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.05.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.05.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Na5 10. Bc2 c5 11. d4 Qc7 12. d5 Bd7 13. b3 Nb7 14. c4 b4 15. Nbd2 g6
16. Nf1 Nh5 17. Bh6 Ng7 18. g4 f6 19. a3 a5 20. Ng3 Rab8 21. Ra2 Nd8 22. Bd2
Nf7 23. Qa1 Qc8 24. axb4 axb4 25. Ra7 Bd8 26. Qa6 Bb6 27. Qxc8 Bxc8 28. Ra2 Bb7
29. g5 Ra8 30. Rea1 Rxa2 31. Rxa2 Ra8 32. Rxa8+ Bxa8 33. gxf6 Ne8 34. Ng5 Bd8
35. f4 Bxf6 36. Nxf7 Kxf7 37. Bd1 Bb7 38. Ne2 Bc8 39. Kg2 exf4 40. Bxf4 Be5 41.
Bxe5 dxe5 42. Nc1 Ke7 43. Nd3 Kd6 44. Bg4 Bxg4 45. hxg4 Nf6 46. Kf3 g5 47. Nf2
Nd7 48. Nh3 h6 49. Ng1 Ke7 50. Ne2 Kf6 51. Ng3 Kg6 52. Nf5 Kh7 53. Ke3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Norway Chess Qualifier"]
[Site "Fagernes"]
[Date "2016.03.25"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Hammer, Jon Ludvig"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A77"]
[WhiteElo "2701"]
[BlackElo "2667"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "2016.03.23"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 172"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.05.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.05.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c5 4. d5 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. Nc3 g6 7. Nd2 Bg7 8. e4
O-O 9. Be2 Re8 10. O-O Nbd7 11. h3 a6 12. a4 Rb8 13. a5 b5 14. axb6 Nxb6 15.
Bd3 g5 16. f4 gxf4 17. Rxf4 Nbd7 18. Nc4 Ne5 19. Nxe5 Rxe5 20. Rf3 Nd7 21. Rg3
Nf8 22. Bxa6 Ng6 23. Bxc8 Qxc8 24. Ra7 Rb7 25. Rxb7 Qxb7 26. Rf3 Re8 27. Rf1
Ne5 28. Qh5 Ng6 29. Qf5 Re5 30. Qf3 h6 31. Ne2 Qd7 32. Ng3 Nh4 33. Qd3 Qb7 34.
Qe2 Qd7 35. Bf4 Re8 36. Qh5 Ng6 37. Bxh6 Bxb2 38. Bg5 Bd4+ 39. Kh1 Qb5 40. Rxf7
Kxf7 41. Qh7+ Bg7 42. Nf5 Qf1+ 43. Kh2 1-0

[Event "Norway Chess Qualifier"]
[Site "Fagernes"]
[Date "2016.03.26"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Tari, Aryan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A34"]
[WhiteElo "2667"]
[BlackElo "2553"]
[PlyCount "120"]
[EventDate "2016.03.23"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 172"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.05.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.05.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nb4 6. Bc4 Nd3+ 7. Ke2 Nf4+ 8.
Kf1 Nd3 9. Qe2 Nxc1 10. Rxc1 e6 11. h4 a6 12. e5 Nc6 13. Bd3 Bd7 14. Rh3 Rc8
15. Re1 b5 16. Ng5 Nd4 17. Qg4 h6 18. Qh5 hxg5 19. Qxh8 Bc6 20. Bb1 Kd7 21. Qh5
g6 22. Qxg5 Qxg5 23. hxg5 Be7 24. Rh7 Rf8 25. Ne2 Nxe2 26. Rxe2 Bd5 27. f4 Bc4
28. d3 Bd5 29. Re3 a5 30. Reh3 a4 31. Rg7 Ke8 32. Rhh7 Bd8 33. d4 cxd4 34. Rxf7
Bc4+ 35. Ke1 d3 36. Rxf8+ Kxf8 37. Kd1 Bb6 38. Rh3 b4 39. a3 Bd4 40. Bxd3 Bd5
41. Kc2 bxa3 42. bxa3 Bxg2 43. Rh8+ Kg7 44. Rh6 Bd5 45. Rxg6+ Kf7 46. Rh6 Be3
47. Rh4 Bc5 48. Kb2 Bd4+ 49. Kb1 Bc5 50. Bc2 Bxa3 51. Bxa4 Bc5 52. Bc2 Be3 53.
Bd3 Kg8 54. Kc2 Bf2 55. Rh6 Be3 56. Rf6 Bc5 57. Kd2 Bb4+ 58. Ke2 Bf8 59. Rxf8+
Kxf8 60. Ke3 Bc4 1-0

[Event "Norway Chess Qualifier"]
[Site "Fagernes"]
[Date "2016.03.26"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Grandelius, Nils"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D41"]
[WhiteElo "2646"]
[BlackElo "2667"]
[PlyCount "103"]
[EventDate "2016.03.23"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 172"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.05.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.05.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. g3 d5 5. d4 e6 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. Bg2 cxd4 8.
Nxd4 Nxc3 9. bxc3 Nxd4 10. Qxd4 Qxd4 11. cxd4 Bd6 12. e4 Rb8 13. e5 Be7 14. Be3
b6 15. Rc1 Kd8 16. f4 Bb7 17. Bxb7 Rxb7 18. Ke2 Kd7 19. Kd3 Rc8 20. Rxc8 Kxc8
21. Rc1+ Kd8 22. g4 Rd7 23. f5 Rd5 24. fxe6 fxe6 25. Rf1 Ke8 26. Rc1 h6 27.
Rc8+ Bd8 28. Bd2 Kd7 29. Ra8 a5 30. a4 Kc6 31. Rc8+ Kb7 32. Rc1 b5 33. axb5
Rxb5 34. Rf1 Kc6 35. Rf7 Rb7 36. Rf8 Rd7 37. Ke4 a4 38. Bb4 Be7 39. Bxe7 Rxe7
40. Ra8 Kb5 41. d5 exd5+ 42. Kxd5 Rd7+ 43. Ke6 Rd2 44. Kf7 Rxh2 45. e6 Re2 46.
e7 g6 47. e8=Q+ Rxe8 48. Rxe8 h5 49. g5 h4 50. Kxg6 h3 51. Re1 a3 52. Kf5 1-0

[Event "Norway Chess Qualifier"]
[Site "Fagernes"]
[Date "2016.03.26"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Hammer, Jon Ludvig"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C26"]
[WhiteElo "2667"]
[BlackElo "2701"]
[PlyCount "101"]
[EventDate "2016.03.23"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 172"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.05.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.05.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. g3 d5 4. exd5 Nxd5 5. Bg2 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bc5 7. Ne2 O-O 8.
O-O Nc6 9. d3 Re8 10. Be3 Qd6 11. Rb1 Bb6 12. Qd2 Be6 13. c4 Rad8 14. Qc1 Nd4
15. Nxd4 exd4 16. Bf4 Qd7 17. Qa3 c5 18. Rfe1 Bh3 19. Bxh3 Qxh3 20. Qa4 Re6 21.
Bd2 Kf8 22. Rxe6 Qxe6 23. Ba5 Rd6 24. Qa3 Qc8 25. Bxb6 Rxb6 26. Rb5 Rxb5 27.
cxb5 a6 28. bxa6 bxa6 29. Qa5 g5 30. Qb6 Kg7 31. a4 h5 32. a5 h4 33. Qd6 Qf5
34. Qc6 h3 35. Kf1 g4 36. f4 Kh7 37. Qd6 Kg7 38. Qc6 Kh7 39. Ke2 Qe6+ 40. Qxe6
fxe6 41. Kd2 Kg6 42. c3 Kf5 43. cxd4 cxd4 44. Kc2 e5 45. fxe5 Kxe5 46. Kb3 Kd5
47. Kb4 Kd6 48. Kc4 Kc6 49. Kxd4 Kb5 50. Kd5 Kxa5 51. Kc5 1-0

[Event "Gashimov Memorial 3rd"]
[Site "Shamkir"]
[Date "2016.05.26"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A46"]
[WhiteElo "2726"]
[BlackElo "2663"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[EventDate "2016.05.26"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 173"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.07.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.07.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. g3 c5 4. Bg2 cxd4 5. O-O d5 6. Bf4 Nc6 7. Nxd4 Bc5 8.
Nb3 Be7 9. c4 dxc4 10. Qxd8+ Nxd8 11. Na5 Nd5 12. Nxc4 Nxf4 13. gxf4 Bd7 14.
Nc3 Rc8 15. Ne5 Bb4 16. Ne4 Bb5 17. a3 Be7 18. Nc3 Bc6 19. Nxc6 Nxc6 20. Rfd1
Rg8 21. Rac1 g5 22. fxg5 Rxg5 23. Kf1 Rc5 24. Ne4 Rxc1 25. Rxc1 f5 26. Nd2 Kd7
27. e3 Bf6 28. b4 b6 29. Rd1 Ke7 30. Rc1 Kd7 31. Rd1 Ke7 32. Rc1 Kd7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Gashimov Memorial 3rd"]
[Site "Shamkir"]
[Date "2016.05.27"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Safarli, Eltaj"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C19"]
[WhiteElo "2663"]
[BlackElo "2664"]
[Annotator "Sadorra,J"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "2016.05.26"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 173"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.07.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.07.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 Ne7 7. h4 Qc7 $5 {
I first examined this variation in the game Tomzcak-Bartel in CBM 172.} ({
Another popular move here is} 7... Qa5 {which I also examined in detail in the
aforementioned game.}) 8. Nf3 ({or} 8. h5 h6 9. Nf3) 8... Bd7 9. h5 h6 10. Rh4
$5 {Not new, but the main idea behind it is to quickly pressure Black's
kingside pawns before Black can conveniently defend it, say after castling
queenside.} (10. Bd2 Nbc6 11. Bd3 (11. Rh4 O-O-O) 11... c4 {transposes to the
annotated game Tomzcak-Bartel.}) 10... Nbc6 11. Rg4 ({Another popular way for
White to continue is} 11. Bd3 c4 12. Be2 O-O-O 13. Kf1 Qa5 $1 (13... Rdf8 14.
Kg1 f6 15. Bf4 Qd8 (15... g5 $1 16. exf6 gxf4 17. fxe7 Rf7 18. Qd2 Rg8 19. Re1
Qd6 $11) 16. Bh2 f5 17. Qd2 Rfg8 18. Bf4 Qa5 19. Rh3 Nd8 20. Nh4 Be8 21. Qc1
Qa4 22. Qb2 Ndc6 23. Rb1 b6 24. Kh2 Nb8 25. Qb4 Qxb4 26. cxb4 $14 {1-0 (87)
Popilski,G (2519)-Das,S (2444) Pardubice CZE 2015}) 14. Qe1 (14. Rh3 Qa4 15.
Kg1 Kb8 16. Bf4 a6 $11) 14... f6 15. Rg4 fxe5 16. dxe5 Rhg8 17. Bd1 Rdf8 18.
Nd4 {0-1 (47) Vidarsson,J (2340)-Rozentalis,E (2605) Reykjavik 1996} Qc7 $1 19.
Nb5 (19. Bf4 Nxd4 20. cxd4 Be8 $17) 19... Qxe5 20. Nxa7+ Kc7 $1 (20... Kb8 21.
Nxc6+ Nxc6 22. Bf4 $1 $16) 21. Nb5+ (21. Qxe5+ Nxe5 22. Bf4 Rxf4 23. Rxf4 Ra8)
21... Kb8 (21... Kd8 $5) 22. Qd2 Be8 $15) 11... Nf5 (11... g5 $5 {seems too
weakening but Black can create enough counterplay to back it up} 12. hxg6 fxg6
13. Rh4 (13. a4 O-O-O (13... cxd4 $1 $146 14. cxd4 Nb4 $36 15. Bd3 (15. c4 dxc4
) 15... Qc3+ 16. Bd2 Nxd3+ 17. cxd3 Qxd3 {with an extra pawn for nothing.}) 14.
Ba3 {1/2-1/2 (40) Hagen,A (2430)-Ivanov,S (2559) Stockholm SWE 2015}) 13... Qa5
$1 14. Bd2 O-O-O 15. c4 $6 (15. dxc5 Qxc5 16. Rb4 $5 {with a complex game.})
15... Qc7 16. Rxh6 (16. c3 g5 $1) 16... Nxd4 17. Nxd4 cxd4 18. Qe2 dxc4 19.
Qxc4 Nc6 20. Rxg6 Qxe5+ 21. Qe2 Qc5 22. Rg5 e5 23. Qe4 Rh1 24. g3 Rdh8 25. Rb1
Qc4 26. Qd3 Qxd3 27. cxd3 Rxf1+ 28. Kxf1 Rh1+ 29. Kg2 Rxb1 30. Rg8+ Kc7 {
0-1 (30) Stopa,J (2451)-Sevillano,E (2522) Concord 2011}) 12. Bd3 $146 Nce7 ({
Here, the engine is first suggesting to brave the storm by castling kingside 
(?!?). But I believe it's a terrible choice as it's Black who has to be more
careful while White can leisurely build up his kingside pressure. Only a
computer will play like this because it can consistently calculate lines
accurately and find resources.} 12... O-O $2 13. Bd2 ({maybe even the direct} 
13. Qd2 $5) 13... Kh8 14. Qc1 $36) ({a better move though is} 12... cxd4 $1 {
avoiding White's idea in the main game} 13. Bxf5 {this may be Safarli's main
concern, or for anyone facing this idea otb the first time:} (13. cxd4 Ncxd4
14. Nxd4 Nxd4 15. Kf1 (15. Bf4 Rc8 16. Rc1 Nf5 $11 17. Bxf5 $6 exf5 18. Rxg7
Qc4 $36) 15... Nf5 16. Bf4 (16. Bxf5 exf5 17. Rd4 Be6 18. Bf4 Rc8 $15) 16...
Rc8 17. Rc1 (17. Rb1 b6) 17... Qc3 {Black is solid and has enough counterplay
on the queenside.}) 13... exf5 14. Rxg7 {the best defence is also the most
attractive positional idea:} Nd8 $1 {[%csl Ge6][%cal Ge6d4,Ge6g7,Ge6f4,Gd8e6]
bringing it to the nice blockading square e6} (14... dxc3 $2 15. Qxd5 Nd8 (
15... Be6 $4 16. Qxe6+) 16. Nd4 $16) 15. Rg3 (15. cxd4 Ne6 16. Rg3 f4 17. Rh3
Ba4 $36) 15... Ne6 $6 (15... Qxc3+ 16. Bd2 Qc4 17. Rb1 Bb5 18. Rxb5 Qxb5 19.
Nxd4 Qc4 20. Be3 (20. Bf4 Ne6) 20... f4 $1 21. Bxf4 Nc6 22. c3 $44 {White has
compensation but not more} Rc8 23. Qg4 Nxd4 24. cxd4 Qc2 $1 25. Qg7 Qh7 $11)
16. Nxd4 $14 {with f4 next.}) 13. dxc5 $1 Qxc5 $146 (13... O-O 14. Rb1 b6 15.
cxb6 axb6 16. Kf1 $1 (16. c4 {1-0 (27) Shirazi,K (2419)-Rabhi,C (2076) Sautron
2005}) 16... Qxc3 17. Rgb4 {threatening g4} Nc6 18. Rxb6 Rfc8 19. g4 Nfe7 20.
Rb7 Be8 21. Bxh6 $3 {a bolt from the blue} gxh6 22. R1b3 Qc5 23. Qd2 Kg7 24. g5
{with a winning attack. Another case showing the dangers of castling kingside
in this h4 variation.}) 14. Rb4 {Double attack: capture on b7 and threatening
to trap the f5-knight.} (14. Rb1 $142 $1 b6 15. Rgb4 f6 16. g4 fxe5 $1 17. gxf5
O-O 18. fxe6 Bxe6 19. Qe2 e4 20. Nd4 Bc8 (20... Bd7 21. Bb5) 21. Bb5 Qxc3+ 22.
Bd2 Qh3 {with a complex game in which White has better chances.}) 14... a5 $5 {
Ignoring the threat on b7 to gain the initiative.} (14... Qxc3+ $4 15. Bd2 Qc7
16. g4 a5 17. Rb3 $18) 15. Rxb7 Bc6 16. Rb3 $5 {The Women's World Champion
lures the bishop to a4 first before retreating all the way to b1. It's
difficult to judge if is a good idea as there are other factors involved. In
the end, it's the concrete lines in an complex position like this that will
prove whether an idea is correct or not.} (16. Rbb1 d4 (16... Qxc3+ 17. Kf1 $16
{and g4 next}) 17. c4 {[%cal Ge7c6,Gf5e7] White is still better but the black
bishop looks more active on c6. But then again, it's also bad to have it here
due to the concrete threat of g2-g4!} O-O 18. g4 (18. Bf4 $5 $16) 18... Bxf3
19. Qxf3 Qxe5+ 20. Qe4 Nh4 21. Ke2 $16) 16... Ba4 17. Rbb1 Qxc3+ 18. Bd2 ({
After} 18. Kf1 {Black can effectively avoid the N-trap with} Nc6 $1 19. g4 (19.
Bd2 Qxd3+ $1) 19... Nfd4 $132 20. Bb2 Qc5) 18... Qc5 $1 {Keeping more pieces
allows Black to create counterplay against White's queenside pawns.} (18...
Qxd3 $2 19. cxd3 {allowing White to fix his pawns} Bxd1 20. Kxd1 Nc6 21. Rb6
$16 {[%csl Ra5][%cal Ga1c1,Gc1c6,Gb6c6] and White will dominate on the
queenside.}) 19. Qe2 ({A better try could be to prevent ...Nd4:} 19. Kf1 Nc6 (
19... Nd4 20. Be3 Nec6 21. Nxd4 Nxd4 22. Kg1 $1 $18 (22. Bxd4 $2 Qxd4 23. Bb5+
Bxb5+ $17)) 20. g4 Nfe7 $13 {with a complex game ahead.}) (19. g4 Nd4 $36)
19... O-O (19... Nc6 $5 20. c3 O-O 21. g4 Nfe7 22. g5 hxg5 $1 23. Nxg5 Nf5 {
and Black can hold White's attack.}) 20. g4 (20. c3 Nc6 21. g4 Nfe7 {
transposes to the previous note.}) 20... Nd4 21. Nxd4 Qxd4 22. c3 Qc5 23. g5 (
23. Kf1 Rfb8 $132) 23... hxg5 24. Qg4 $1 (24. Bxg5 $2 {can be refuted by a
nice idea:} Qxc3+ 25. Kf1 (25. Bd2 Qd4) 25... Nc6 26. Re1 Bb5 $1 27. Bxb5 Qh3+
28. Kg1 Nd4 $19) 24... Bc6 25. Rc1 (25. h6 $142 {I'm sure White saw this
possibility, but wanted more out of the position.} gxh6 26. Bxg5 hxg5 27. Qxg5+
Ng6 28. Bxg6 fxg6 29. Qxg6+ Kh8 30. Qh6+ $11 {a logical end to a double-edged
game.}) 25... Nf5 $1 26. Bxg5 (26. Qxg5 f6) 26... Bb5 $1 27. Bxf5 (27. c4 Bxc4
28. Bf6 (28. h6 Qd4 $1 (28... g6 $4 29. h7+ $1) 29. Qxd4 Nxd4 30. Bxc4 Nf3+ 31.
Ke2 Nxg5 32. Rg1 g6 33. Bxd5 exd5 34. Rxg5 $11) 28... Qd4 $1 29. Bxf5 Qxg4 30.
Bxg4 gxf6 31. exf6 Kh7 {and Black comes out on top in this ending.}) 27... exf5
28. Qd4 $11 {After some tense moments for both sides the game reaches an equal
ending.} (28. Qxf5 Qc4 $19) 28... Qc4 29. Qxc4 Bxc4 30. Be7 Rfb8 31. Rab1 Bd3
32. Rxb8+ Rxb8 33. Kd2 Be4 34. Ke3 Rb2 35. Bc5 Rb5 36. Bd6 Rb2 37. Bc5 Rb5 38.
Bd6 Rb2 39. Bc5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Gashimov Memorial 3rd"]
[Site "Shamkir"]
[Date "2016.05.28"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C83"]
[WhiteElo "2804"]
[BlackElo "2663"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "2016.05.26"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 173"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.07.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.07.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Nxe4 {Lately the Open Ruy
Lopez has experienced a significant surge in popularity. In Shamkir Caruana
played it with both colours, Hou Yifan faced it in the World Championship
match against M.Muzychuk earlier this year and subsequently took it up herself
with Black. Other top GMs as Giri and DIng Liren have added it to their
repertoires as well.} (5... Be7 {is still the most popular alternative,
leading to the Closed Ruy Lopez.}) 6. d4 b5 7. Bb3 d5 8. dxe5 Be6 9. Nbd2 (9.
Be3 {is one of the tricky sidelines:} {Black mostly continues his development
with} Be7 ({After} 9... Nc5 {White can fight for an advantage with} 10. Nc3 $5
(10. c3 Be7 {transposes to 9...Be7}) 10... Nxb3 11. cxb3 Be7 12. Rc1 Qd7 13. h3
(13. Bg5 O-O 14. Bxe7 Nxe7 15. Qd4 Rad8 16. Qa7 (16. h3 $5 $14) 16... Nc6 17.
Qxa6 Bg4 18. Nd1 Nb8 19. Qb7 Bxf3 20. gxf3 {Shirov,A (2689)-Simacek,P (2454)
Czech Republic 2016} Qe6 $1 $44) 13... O-O 14. Ne2 {[%cal Ye2d4,Ye3c5]} f6 15.
exf6 Rxf6 16. Ned4 Nxd4 17. Bxd4 Rf5 18. Ne5 Qc8 19. Nc6 Bd6 20. Bc5 Qd7 21.
Bxd6 cxd6 22. Nd4 $16 {Ponomariov,R (2677)-Kortschnoj,V (2639) Donetsk 2001})
10. c3 {and now:} {The most natural reaction is} O-O (10... Qd7 11. Nbd2 Nxd2
12. Qxd2 Na5 13. Bg5 c5 14. Bxe7 Qxe7 15. Bxd5 $5 ({More principled than} 15.
Ng5 Nxb3 16. axb3 O-O 17. f4 g6 18. h3 Rfd8 19. Qf2 h6 20. Nf3 Bf5 21. b4 cxb4
22. cxb4 Rdc8 23. Nd4 Be4 24. Rac1 Rc4 $132 {Sokolov,A (2555)-Jussupow,A (2600)
Montpellier ct 1985}) 15... Rd8 16. c4 Nxc4 17. Bc6+ Kf8 ({Black goes for
complications. However,} 17... Bd7 18. Bxd7+ Qxd7 19. Qc1 Qc6 $13 {seems to be
playable as well.}) 18. Qc3 b4 19. Qc1 h6 20. a3 bxa3 21. bxa3 g5 22. Rb1 Qc7
23. Be4 Qa5 24. Rb7 Rg8 $1 (24... Qxa3 25. Nxg5 $1 hxg5 26. Qxg5 $40) {led to
a murky position, the sacrifice} 25. Rb3 Nd6 26. exd6 Bxb3 27. Qb2 Be6 28. Rd1
$44 {Giri,A (2798)-Caruana,F (2787) Wijk aan Zee 2016 gave White only
sufficient compensation at best.}) ({After} 10... Nc5 11. Bc2 Nd7 {However,
White has another enterprising sacrifice} 12. Nd4 $5 (12. Re1 Ndxe5 13. Nxe5
Nxe5 14. Bd4 Ng6 15. Bxg7 Rg8 16. Bxg6 Rxg7 17. Rxe6 (17. Bh5 Kf8 18. Nd2 c5
19. a4 {Aakash,G (2343)-Deepan Chakkravarthy,J (2462) Jalgaon 2013} b4 $1 {/\}
20. cxb4 c4 $15) 17... hxg6 18. Re2 Kf8 19. Nd2 Rh7 20. Nf3 Bf6 21. Qd3 Kg7 22.
a4 c6 23. h3 Rh8 24. Ne5 Qd6 25. Ng4 Rhe8 26. axb5 axb5 27. Rxa8 Rxa8 28. g3
Kg8 $11 {Dominguez Perez,L (2757)-Nakamura,H (2772) Elancourt 2013}) (12. Bf4
g5 {is also a gambit after} 13. Be3 (13. Bg3 h5 14. h3 g4 $36) 13... Ndxe5 14.
Nxe5 Nxe5 15. Bd4 Bf6 $6 $146 (15... f6 $142 $1 $13 {[%csl Ge5]}) 16. a4 $1 (
16. f4 $36) 16... b4 17. cxb4 Nc6 18. Bc5 Be7 19. Re1 Rb8 20. Qh5 Kd7 21. Nc3
Bxc5 22. bxc5 Qf6 23. Rad1 Nb4 {Motylev,A (2658)-Khairullin,I (2662) Chita 2015
} 24. Bb3 {/\} c6 25. Ne4 $1 Qxb2 26. Qf3 $40 {[%cal Rf3g3,Re4g5]}) 12... Ndxe5
13. Nxe6 (13. f4 Nc4 14. Nxc6 Nxe3 15. Nxd8 Nxd1 16. Nxe6 Ne3 17. Nxc7+ Kd7 18.
Nxa8 Nxc2 19. Nd2 Bc5+ 20. Kh1 Nxa1 21. Rxa1 Rxa8 $11 {Tal,M (2565)-Timman,J 
(2640) Montpellier 1985}) 13... fxe6 14. Nd2 $32 Bf6 (14... O-O 15. f4 Ng6 16.
Nb3 Bd6 17. Qh5 Nce7 18. Nc5 Bxc5 19. Bxc5 Rf7 20. Rae1 Qd7 21. g4 $16 {
Swiercz,D (2540)-De Jong,J (2437) Wijk aan Zee 2011}) ({Black should possibly
try the as yet untested} 14... g6 $5) 15. f4 Nf7 16. Qg4 Qc8 17. Bc5 h5 18. Qh3
Be7 19. Nb3 Bd6 20. Rae1 Rh6 21. Be3 Rf6 22. Nd4 Ncd8 23. Qxh5 $16 {Van
Foreest,J (2548)-Timman,J (2562) Hoogeveen 2015}) 11. Nbd2 Qd7 (11... Bg4 12.
Nxe4 dxe4 13. Qd5 Qxd5 14. Bxd5 exf3 15. Bxc6 fxg2 16. Rfe1 $146 (16. Kxg2 Rad8
17. a4 b4 18. cxb4 Bxb4 19. Rfc1 {is more usual, although even here} Bd2 {
should hold the balance.}) 16... Rad8 17. a4 b4 18. cxb4 Bxb4 19. Rec1 Bd2 20.
Bxd2 Rxd2 21. b4 f6 22. e6 (22. a5 $5 {[%cal Rb4b5]}) 22... Bxe6 23. Bb7 {
Caruana,F (2804)-Giri,A (2782) Paris rpd 2016} Rd4 $11) 12. Bc2 (12. Re1 Nxd2 (
12... Rad8 13. Bc2 Bf5 $5 $13 {also deserves attention}) 13. Qxd2 (13. Bxd2
Rad8 14. Nd4 Nxd4 15. cxd4 c5 16. dxc5 Bxc5 17. Rc1 Rc8 18. h3 d4 19. Qf3 d3
20. Red1 Bd4 21. Rxc8 Rxc8 22. Bxe6 Qxe6 23. b3 Qxe5 24. Qxd3 Qf6 $11 {Adams,M
(2742)-Muzychuk,M (2528) Baku 2015}) 13... Na5 14. Bg5 c5 15. Bc2 Nc4 16. Qd3
g6 17. b3 Na3 18. Bd1 a5 19. Rc1 Rfe8 20. Qd2 b4 $6 {Opening the position is
risky.} (20... a4 $142 $5 $132 {Ftacnik}) 21. Bxe7 Qxe7 22. cxb4 axb4 23. Qh6
Bf5 24. Be2 Qf8 25. Qxf8+ Kxf8 26. Rxc5 Nc2 27. Rc1 Rxa2 28. Bd1 Rea8 29. Bxc2
Rxc2 30. R5xc2 Bxc2 31. Nd4 {Jakovenko,D (2691)-Sutovsky,E (2629) Poikovsky
2007/ For more details see the notes to this game in CBM 117 by Ftacnik.})
12... Nxd2 (12... f5 {is the older move, but it gradually went out of fashion:}
13. exf6 Nxf6 14. Bg5 Bd6 15. a4 $5 b4 16. a5 bxc3 17. bxc3 Qf7 18. Re1 h6 19.
Bh4 Ng4 20. Bg3 Bxg3 21. hxg3 Bf5 22. Ba4 $1 Nxa5 {Polgar,J (2710)-Koneru,H 
(2589) Caleta 2012} 23. Nd4 $1 {/\} Bh7 24. Qxg4 Qxf2+ 25. Kh2 Qxd2 26. Re7 Qg5
27. Qxg5 hxg5 28. Bd7 $40) 13. Qxd2 Bg4 (13... Na5 14. Nd4 c5 15. Qd3 g6 16.
Nxe6 fxe6 17. Bh6 Rf7 18. Qg3 Kh8 19. h4 Rg8 20. Rad1 Nc6 21. Rfe1 Bd8 22. Qh3
g5 23. hxg5 Bxg5 24. Rd3 Bxh6 25. Qxh6 c4 26. Rh3 d4 27. Bg6 Rfg7 28. Be4 {
[%cal Rh6f6]} Rf7 $14 {/<=>, Giri,A (2791)-Pruijssers,R (2507) Amsterdam 2015})
(13... Rad8 14. a4 Bf5 $5 15. Rfd1 b4 16. Bxf5 Qxf5 17. Qd3 Qxd3 18. Rxd3 f6
19. e6 Ne5 20. Nxe5 fxe5 21. cxb4 d4 22. Bd2 e4 23. Rg3 Rd6 24. Rg4 Rxe6 25.
Re1 Rb8 $11 {Horvath,J (2520)-Karsa,L (2380) Kecskemet 1985}) 14. Bf4 (14. Qd3
g6 15. Bh6 Rfe8 {is more common, but White got nothing after} 16. Rfe1 Bf5 17.
Qd2 Bxc2 18. Qxc2 Nd8 $1 19. Rad1 Ne6 20. h4 c5 21. h5 Rad8 22. a4 bxa4 23. Ra1
Rb8 24. Bc1 Rb6 25. Rd1 Rd8 26. Rxa4 gxh5 $5 27. Ra5 Ng7 28. Bg5 Rg6 $36 {
Kokarev,D (2638)-Short,N (2664) Kolkata 2015}) 14... Bxf3 15. gxf3 Rad8 $146 (
15... Nd8 16. Rad1 c6 17. Kh1 f5 {is rather passive, although Black got
counterplay after} 18. Rg1 Ne6 19. Be3 Rae8 20. f4 Bc5 21. Rg3 (21. b4 $14)
21... Re7 22. b4 Ba7 23. a4 Kh8 24. axb5 axb5 25. Ra1 d4 $1 $132 {Nyman,
S-Lilloni,L corr Italy 1972}) (15... Bh4 $5 $13 {[%cal Yc6e7,Ye7g6,Yf7f6]
deserves attention, preventing Bg3.}) 16. Rfd1 $5 (16. Rad1 {is more natural,
but White envisages a different future for the Ra1. The idea pays off after
Black's slow reaction.}) 16... Qe6 17. Qe3 (17. Qe2 f6 $5 18. Qd3 Qh3 $13)
17... Rd7 $6 (17... Bh4 $5) (17... Na5 $142 $1 18. b3 c5 19. a4 (19. Bg3 Nc6
20. f4 (20. a4 $6 b4 $15) 20... f5 $13 {/=/+}) 19... c4 $132 ({Komodo
recommends} 19... b4 $5)) 18. Bg3 g6 $6 (18... f5 19. exf6 $5 Qxf6 (19... Qxe3
20. fxe3 Bxf6 21. e4 $36) 20. Bb3 $14 (20. a4 $5)) (18... Na5 19. f4 f5 20.
exf6 Qxe3 21. fxe3 Bxf6 22. e4 Nc4 $14 {/<=>}) 19. a4 (19. f4 $5 f5 20. b4 $36
{[%csl Rd5][%cal Rc2b3] Mikhalchisin}) 19... Nd8 $6 {Black should have kept
the a-file closed.} (19... b4 $142 20. f4 $14 (20. a5 $5)) 20. axb5 axb5 21. f4
{[%cal Rf4f5]} f6 $8 22. exf6 Qxf6 (22... Qxe3 23. fxe3 Bc5 (23... Bxf6 24. e4
$16) 24. Kg2 Bxe3 25. Re1 Bb6 26. Re7 $16 (26. Bh4 $5 {[%csl Gc2,Gh4]})) 23.
Qe2 $1 c6 24. Qg4 Rb7 25. f5 $36 {[%csl Gc2,Gg3] Hou,Y (2673)-Muzychuk,M (2554)
WchW Lvov 2016}) ({After} 9. c3 {Black has also lately turned to the solid} Be7
(9... Bc5 10. Nbd2 O-O 11. Bc2 Nxf2 12. Rxf2 f6 {is not refuted, but Black had
to defend with care after} 13. exf6 Bxf2+ 14. Kxf2 Qxf6 15. Nf1 Ne5 16. Kg1
Nxf3+ 17. Qxf3 Qxf3 18. gxf3 Rxf3 19. Bg5 Bh3 20. Nd2 Rf7 21. Re1 Raf8 22. Be3
Re7 23. Bf2 Rxe1+ 24. Bxe1 Re8 25. Kf2 Bg4 26. Bd3 g5 27. Nb3 Kf7 28. Nc5 Bc8
$11 {Areshchenko,A (2677)-Zubarev,A (2548) Lvov 2015}) 10. Bc2 {is less tested,
White wants to limit his opponent's options.} (10. Nbd2 {gives Black a choice:}
O-O (10... Nc5 11. Bc2 d4 {transposes to 9.Nbd2}) 11. Bc2 f5 12. Nb3 Qd7 13.
Nbd4 Nxd4 14. Nxd4 c5 15. Nxe6 Qxe6 16. f3 Ng5 17. a4 Rad8 18. Bxg5 (18. axb5
axb5 19. Ra7 Rd7 20. Rxd7 Qxd7 21. Be3 Ne6 $5 22. f4 g6 23. g3 Rd8 24. Bf2 d4
25. cxd4 Nxd4 26. Bxd4 Qxd4+ 27. Qxd4 Rxd4 28. Rd1 c4 $1 $11 {Gashimov,V (2730)
-Sutovsky,E (2660) Poikovsky 2009}) 18... Bxg5 19. f4 Be7 20. axb5 axb5 21. Kh1
d4 $5 (21... Qb6 22. Qd3 c4 23. Qh3 g6 24. g4 d4 25. gxf5 {Karjakin,S (2779)
-Hou,Y (2663) Shamkir 2016} d3 $1 $15) 22. cxd4 c4 23. b3 (23. Qd2 Rd7 24. Qa5
Qc6 25. Rad1 Rd5 $44 {has been tested in email games, Black held the balance.})
23... Bc5 24. bxc4 Rxd4 25. Qb1 bxc4 26. Ra5 Qc6 (26... Qb6 $6 {costs Black an
important tempo after} 27. Rb5 Qc6 28. Bd1 $14 {Sebag,M (2501)-Muzychuk,A 
(2566) Beijing rpd 2013}) 27. Bd1 (27. Bxf5 g6 28. Bxg6 hxg6 29. Rxc5 $11 {
is the safe choice}) 27... Qc7 28. Qb5 (28. Rb5 $142 $5) 28... Bb6 29. Ra6 Rb8
30. Bf3 c3 31. Rc1 Kh8 32. Ra8 $2 (32. g3 $132) 32... Rxa8 33. Bxa8 Rd8 34. Bf3
Be3 $19 {Sebag,M (2496)-Muzychuk,M (2542) EU-chT Reykjavik 2015}) {After} 10...
Bg4 $5 (10... O-O 11. Qe2 (11. Nbd2 {leads to the previous line}) 11... Qd7 $5
{is playable for Black, according to Marin.}) 11. h3 Bh5 (11... Bxf3 12. gxf3
Nc5 13. f4 Qd7 14. Qf3 Rd8 15. Rd1 f5 16. Be3 Qe6 17. Nd2 O-O 18. Nb3 Na4 19.
Rab1 Rd7 20. Kh1 g6 21. Bd3 Bh4 22. Bf1 $1 Rdd8 23. Bg2 $36 {Polgar,J (2540)
-Huebner,R (2620) Munich 1991}) 12. g4 Bg6 {the theory is still developing:}
13. Nd4 (13. Bb3 Nc5 $5 14. Qxd5 (14. Bxd5 Qd7 $32) 14... Na5 $44) 13... Nxd4 (
13... Qd7 14. f4 Nxd4 15. cxd4 f5 16. Be3 O-O $6 (16... h5 $5) 17. Nc3 c6 18.
Bxe4 $1 dxe4 19. d5 b4 20. dxc6 Qxd1 (20... Qxc6 21. Qd5+ $16) 21. Nxd1 Rfd8
22. Rc1 Rd3 23. Bc5 Bd8 24. e6 $16 {Caruana,F (2787)-Wei,Y (2706) Wijk aan Zee
2016 For more details see the notes in CBM 171 by Marin.}) 14. cxd4 h5 $5 15.
f3 Ng3 16. Rf2 hxg4 (16... Bxc2 17. Qxc2 c5 18. Bf4 h4 $13 {is the engine's
choice. Black goes for a more forcing continuation.}) 17. Bxg6 Rxh3 $1 18. Qc2
Bc5 19. Qxc5 Rh1+ 20. Kg2 Rh2+ $1 21. Kg1 Rh1+ {½, Hou,Y (2673)-Muzychuk,M 
(2554) WchW Lvov 2016}) (9. Qe2 Be7 10. Rd1 O-O 11. c4 bxc4 12. Bxc4 Bc5 13.
Be3 Bxe3 14. Qxe3 Qb8 15. Bb3 Na5 16. Nd4 {was tried by Fabiano a few rounds
later, but Black was well prepared and the game continued quickly with} (16.
Nbd2 Qa7 {has long been known as drawish:} 17. Qxa7 Rxa7 18. Nxe4 Nxb3 19. axb3
dxe4 20. Nd4 Rb7 21. Rxa6 Bxb3 22. Nxb3 Rxb3 23. Rc6 Rb5 $11 {Lu,S (2619)-Wei,
Y (2700) Xinghua 2016}) 16... c5 17. Nxe6 fxe6 18. f3 c4 19. fxe4 cxb3 20. exd5
bxa2 $1 21. Rxa2 Nc4 22. Qd4 Qb3 23. Nc3 Rac8 24. Rb1 Ne3 25. Qxe3 Rxc3 26.
Qxc3 Qxa2 27. Rd1 exd5 28. Qd4 {Caruana,F (2804)-Giri,A (2790) Shamkir 2016} {
Now the simplest was} Qc4 $5 29. Qxd5+ Qxd5 30. Rxd5 Rb8 $11) 9... Nc5 10. c3
Be7 {Also in this subvariation Black continues with his development.} ({
Currently out of fashion is the former main line} 10... d4 11. Bxe6 ({Zaitsev's
} 11. Ng5 {seems to be a forced draw - one of the possible lines is} Qxg5 12.
Qf3 O-O-O 13. Bxe6+ fxe6 14. Qxc6 Qxe5 15. b4 Qd5 16. Qxd5 exd5 17. bxc5 dxc3
18. Nb3 d4 19. Ba3 g6 20. Bb4 Bg7 21. a4 d3 22. axb5 d2 23. c6 Kb8 24. Rxa6 $1
d1=Q 25. Bc5 Qxb3 26. Ba7+ Kc8 27. Bd4 Qxb5 28. Ra8+ Qb8 29. Rxb8+ Kxb8 30.
Rb1+ Kc8 31. Ra1 $11) 11... Nxe6 12. cxd4 Ncxd4 {and now after both} 13. Ne4 ({
and} 13. a4 {Black still hasn't completely resolved his problems. Both moves
were introduced into practice back in 1981 by Karpov in the World Championship
match against Korchnoi.})) 11. Bc2 d4 12. Nb3 ({The main alternative is} 12.
cxd4 Nxd4 13. Nxd4 Qxd4 14. Nf3 Qxd1 15. Rxd1 O-O {and although the endgame is
quite pleasant for White, getting a more tangible pull is difficult:} 16. Be3 (
16. Nd4 Rfd8 17. Be3 (17. b4 Na4 18. Nc6 Rxd1+ 19. Bxd1 Bf8 20. Bf3 Re8 21. a3
Nb6 22. g3 h6 23. h4 g6 24. Bg2 Bg7 25. f4 f6 26. Bb2 fxe5 27. Bxe5 Nc4 28.
Bxg7 Kxg7 29. a4 bxa4 30. Rxa4 Bg4 $132 {Hou,Y (2578)-Koneru,H (2600) WchW
Tirana 2011}) 17... Bd5 18. Rac1 Ne6 19. Nf5 Bf8 20. a3 b4 21. axb4 Bxb4 22.
Nd4 a5 23. f4 g6 24. f5 Nxd4 25. Bxd4 Bf3 $5 26. gxf3 Rxd4 $11 {Vachier
Lagrave,M (2785)-Sethuraman,S (2639) Gibraltar 2016}) 16... Rfd8 17. Rdc1 h6
18. Nd4 Bd5 19. f4 (19. Bd1 $5 $146 Nd3 20. Rxc7 Bf8 21. e6 fxe6 22. Bg4 Re8
23. b3 Bd6 24. Rc2 Ne5 25. Be2 Be4 26. Rd2 Bb4 27. Rdd1 Bd5 28. Rac1 Rac8 {
Hou,Y (2673)-Muzychuk,M (2554) Lvov WchW 2016}) 19... Ne6 20. Nxe6 fxe6 21. Bg6
Rac8 22. Bc5 Kf8 23. Kf2 (23. Bxe7+ Kxe7 24. Rc5 Bc4 25. b3 Bd3 26. Bxd3 Rxd3
27. Rac1 Kd7 28. Rc6 Rd4 29. g3 g5 $11 {Hou,Y (2606)-Koneru,H (2610) Beijing
rpd 2012}) 23... Bb7 24. Bxe7+ Kxe7 25. Rc2 c5 26. Ke3 c4 27. a4 Bd5 28. axb5
axb5 29. g4 {So,W (2775)-Ding,L (2778) Shanghai m 2016} Ra8 $11) 12... d3 13.
Bb1 {White goes for a complex struggle.} (13. Nxc5 dxc2 14. Qxd8+ Rxd8 15. Nxe6
fxe6 16. Be3 (16. Bf4 $6 Rf8 17. Bg3 g5 18. h3 Rxf3 $1 19. gxf3 b4 $15 {
[%csl Gc2]}) {leads to a simplified position, in which White's edge is minimal.
Even such a technician as Carlsen didn't manage to retain it after} 16... Rd5
17. Rfc1 (17. c4 bxc4 18. Rfc1 Nb4 19. a3 Nd3 20. Rxc2 Kd7 $1 21. Nd2 Nxb2 $1
22. Nxc4 Nxc4 23. Rxc4 Rb8 24. Rac1 c5 $11 {Harikrishna,P (2753)-Ding,L (2766)
Huaian blitz 2016}) 17... Nxe5 18. Nxe5 Rxe5 19. Bd4 (19. Rxc2 Rd5 (19... O-O
20. a4 bxa4 21. Rxa4 Bc5 22. Re2 Rd8 23. Kf1 Rd1+ 24. Re1 Rxe1+ 25. Kxe1 Bxe3
26. fxe3 a5 27. Kd2 Rb5 28. Kc2 Rc5 29. Kb3 Rb5+ 30. Ka3 Rc5 $11 {Bologan,V 
(2695)-Giri,A (2730) Germany 2013}) 20. c4 Rd7 21. cxb5 axb5 22. a4 bxa4 23.
Kf1 Kf7 24. Rxa4 Rb8 25. Rac4 c5 26. Bxc5 Bxc5 27. Rxc5 Rd1+ 28. Ke2 Rb1 $11 {
Karjakin,S (2779)-Caruana,F (2804) Shamkir 2016 This game was played in the
last round.}) 19... Rg5 20. Rxc2 Kf7 21. Be3 Re5 (21... Rh5 22. a4 Rd8 23. axb5
axb5 24. g3 Bc5 25. Bxc5 Rxc5 26. Re2 Ke7 27. Kg2 Rcd5 28. Ra7 R8d7 29. h4 h6
30. Kf3 Rf5+ 31. Kg2 Rfd5 $11 {½, Adams,M (2744)-So,W (2773) Wijk aan Zee 2016
}) 22. c4 b4 23. Rd1 Rd8 24. Rxd8 Bxd8 25. Kf1 (25. Rd2 Bf6 (25... Ke8 26. g3
Bg5 27. Bxg5 Rxg5 28. Kf1 Ra5 29. b3 Ra3 30. Ke2 c5 31. Kd1 a5 $11 {Xiong,J 
(2618)-So,W (2773) Saint Louis 2016}) 26. Kf1 Ke7 27. b3 Bg5 28. Bd4 Rf5 29.
Rc2 Bf6 30. Be3 Be5 $11 {Bacrot,E (2697)-Sethuraman,S (2639) Caleta 2016})
25... Bg5 26. Bd4 Ra5 27. b3 Bf6 28. Be3 Bg5 29. f4 Be7 30. g4 h5 31. h3 g6 32.
Ke2 hxg4 33. hxg4 e5 $11 {Carlsen,M (2844)-Ding,L (2766) Wijk aan Zee 2016})
13... Nxb3 14. axb3 Bf5 15. Re1 (15. Bf4 O-O 16. Ne1 {is a quick attempt to
liquidate the Pd3, but it's amply met with} Qd5 17. Bxd3 Bxd3 18. Qxd3 (18.
Nxd3 Rfd8 $15) 18... Qxb3 19. Qf3 $6 (19. Nf3 $5 $11) 19... Qe6 20. Nd3 Rfd8
21. Rad1 Rd7 22. Rde1 Rad8 23. Nc1 Na5 24. Ne2 Nb3 25. Qg3 c5 $36 {[%cal Gd8d1]
Sengupta,D (2567)-Wei,Y (2706) Tsaghkadzor 2015}) (15. Be3 O-O 16. Nd4 Nxd4 17.
cxd4 c5 18. Bxd3 cxd4 19. Bxf5 (19. Bxd4 Qxd4 20. Bxf5 Qxb2 21. Qd5 Rfd8 22.
Bd7 Ra7 23. e6 Kh8 24. Qf3 fxe6 25. Bxb5 Bc5 $11 {Voiculescu,C (2502)-Grill,H 
(2474) email 2013}) 19... dxe3 20. fxe3 Bc5 $2 (20... Qb6 $11) (20... Bg5 $5)
21. Bxh7+ Kxh7 22. Qc2+ $16 {Tomashevsky,E (2728)-Ding,L (2766) Huaian blitz
2016}) 15... O-O 16. Be3 (16. b4 Qd7 17. h3 (17. Bg5 Bxg5 $142 $1 (17... Rfd8
18. Bxe7 Qxe7 19. Re3 a5 $1 20. bxa5 Rxa5 21. Rxa5 Nxa5 22. Nd4 Bg6 23. e6 (23.
Ba2 Qe8 $5 24. e6 Nc4 25. exf7+ Qxf7 26. Nxb5 Kh8 $11) 23... Nc4 (23... c5 $5)
24. Rxd3 Re8 $6 (24... Rd6 $142 {/\} 25. exf7+ Kf8 26. Rh3 Bxb1 27. Qxb1 c5 {
and White already must bail out with} 28. Rxh7 cxd4 29. Rh8+ Kxf7 30. Qf5+ $11)
25. Rf3 c5 26. Bxg6 fxg6 27. Rf7 Qd6 28. Rd7 $6 (28. Qf3 $1 $16 {[%cal Re6e7]})
28... Qe5 29. Nxb5 Nxb2 30. Rd8 Qxe6 $11 {Safarli,E (2660)-Nakamura,H (2772)
Tromsoe WCup 2013}) 18. Nxg5 h6 $11) 17... Rfd8 18. g4 (18. Bf4 a5 $5 19. bxa5
Rxa5 20. Rxa5 Nxa5 21. Nd4 g5 $1 22. b4 Nc4 23. Bc1 d2 24. Bxf5 dxe1=Q+ 25.
Qxe1 Qd5 26. e6 Qe5 27. exf7+ Kxf7 28. Be4 Re8 29. Nf3 Qe6 30. Nd4 $11 {
1/2-1/2 (32) Svidler,P (2745)-Mamedyarov,S (2743) Reykjavik 2015}) 18... Bg6
$142 $1 (18... Be6 $6 19. Bf4 h5 20. Re3 $1 Bxg4 21. Qxd3 (21. Rxd3 $5 $36)
21... Qxd3 22. Bxd3 Be6 {Caruana,F (2808)-Mamedyarov,S (2736) Baku 2015} 23.
Ng5 $1 $16) 19. Ba2 (19. Bf4 a5 20. bxa5 Rxa5 21. Ba2 Rf8 22. b4 Ra4 23. Qd2 $6
(23. e6 Qd8 $11) 23... Nd8 $1 24. Bg5 c5 25. Bxe7 Qxe7 26. bxc5 Qxc5 $15 {
Caruana,F (2805)-Giri,A (2773) Stavanger 2015}) 19... Qc8 20. Bg5 (20. e6 f6
21. Nh4 a5 22. bxa5 Rxa5 23. b4 Ra6 24. Bf4 Qa8 25. Qd2 Qa7 {Shirov,A (2689)
-Mamedyarov,S (2743) Reykjavik 2015} 26. Be3 $13) 20... a5 21. bxa5 Bxg5 22.
Nxg5 Nxa5 23. Nxf7 (23. Bxf7+ Bxf7 24. Nxf7 Kxf7 25. e6+ Kg8 26. e7 Re8 27.
Qxd3 Nb7 28. Rxa8 Qxa8 29. Qxb5 Nd6 $11 {Robson,N (2668)-Hartl,H (2477) email
2010}) 23... Bxf7 24. e6 Nc4 25. exf7+ Kxf7 26. Qf3+ Kg8 27. Red1 Kh8 28. Rxd3
Rf8 29. Qe2 Qb7 $44 {½, Chukanov,I (2396)-Boldysh,K (2402) email 2014}) 16...
Qd5 17. Bd4 Rfd8 {Black has recently had good results with the text move.} ({
The alternative} 17... d2 18. Re2 $1 (18. Qxd2 Bxb1 19. Raxb1 Qxb3 20. Qf4 (20.
e6 $6 fxe6 21. Re4 Rad8 22. Qe2 Bf6 23. Rxe6 Nxd4 24. Nxd4 Bxd4 25. cxd4 Rxd4
26. Re7 Qd5 $15 {Brkic,A (2521)-Iordachescu,V (2584) Plovdiv 2008}) 20... Qe6
$5 $11) 18... Bxb1 19. Rxb1 Nxd4 20. Nxd4 Bg5 21. g3 (21. h4 Bf4 22. g3 Bxe5
23. Rxd2 Bf6 24. Qc2 Rfe8 25. Rbd1 g6 26. b4 Rad8 27. Nb3 Qf3 $11 {Bacrot,E 
(2697)-Aguera Naredo,J (2375) Skopje 2015}) 21... c5 22. Nf5 Qd3 23. Nd6 Qg6
24. h4 (24. Ra1 Bf4 (24... Rfd8 $142 $1 $13) 25. Qb1 Bxe5 $4 (25... Qe6 $132)
26. Qxg6 fxg6 27. Rxe5 Rad8 28. Rd5 Rf6 29. Rxa6 {1-0, Van den Doel,E (2565)
-Geirnaert,S (2449) Netherlands 2015}) 24... Bxh4 25. Rxd2 Be7 26. Rd5 f6 27.
e6 f5 28. Qd3 Qxe6 29. Nxf5 Rad8 30. Qe3 Qxe3 31. Nxe3 $11 {/+/=, Caruana,F 
(2767)-L'Ami,E (2611) Reykjavik 2012 leads to an endgame, which is more
comfortable for White. He went on to win this game, and a couple of others as
well.}) 18. h4 $5 $146 {[%mdl 8] A novelty, but not so unexpected, as it's
suggested by most engines. Before dealing with the Pd3 White gets some 'luft',
which can enhance his chances in following tactical complications.} (18. Re3
Nxd4 19. Nxd4 (19. cxd4 c5 20. Bxd3 cxd4 21. Re2 Qe6 22. Rd2 (22. h3 Rac8 (
22... Rd5 23. Ne1 $1 a5 24. Bxf5 Qxf5 25. Nd3 h5 26. Rc2 f6 27. exf6 Bxf6 28.
Qe2 $14 {Topalov,V (2745)-Piket,J (2630) Antwerp 1997}) 23. Ne1 Rc6 24. Qb1 (
24. Bxf5 Qxf5 25. Nd3 h5 $11) 24... Bxd3 25. Qxd3 h6 26. f4 Qc8 $132 27. Nf3 $4
Rc1+ 28. Re1 Qc2 $19 {[%csl Gd4] Svidler,P (2735)-Motylev,A (2651) Moscow 2004
For details see the notes to this game in CBM 104 by Postny.}) 22... Bxd3 23.
Rxd3 Bc5 24. Qd2 Rd5 25. h3 h6 26. Qf4 Re8 27. Qd2 Ba7 28. Rd1 Bb8 29. Re1 Bxe5
30. Nxe5 Rxe5 31. Rxe5 Qxe5 32. Rxd4 Qe1+ $11 {[%csl Rb2,Rb3] /=/+, Wei,Y 
(2706)-So,W (2773) Wijk aan Zee 2016 The endgame is already comfortable for
Black, who tried to win it till move 70.}) 19... Bg6 20. b4 (20. e6 Bg5 21.
exf7+ Qxf7 $132) 20... c5 (20... a5 $5 21. Rxd3 Bxd3 22. Qxd3 g6 23. Qe4 c5 24.
Qxd5 Rxd5 25. Be4 cxd4 26. Bxd5 Rd8 $11) 21. bxc5 Bxc5 22. Ba2 (22. e6 Bxd4 23.
exf7+ Kf8 $5 (23... Qxf7 $11 {/\} 24. Ba2 $2 Bxe3 25. Bxf7+ Bxf7 26. fxe3 d2
$19) 24. cxd4 Qxd4 25. Qd2 Ra7 $13) 22... Qb7 23. e6 (23. Qg4 $5 {Karapats,
A-Stushkin,I corr 2002} Rac8 24. e6 Bxd4 25. cxd4 Rc2 $13) 23... Bxd4 24. cxd4
Rxd4 25. exf7+ Bxf7 26. Bxf7+ Qxf7 27. Rxd3 Rxd3 28. Qxd3 Re8 29. h3 Qe6 $11 {
Kosteniuk,A (2501)-Koneru,H (2610) Beijing rpd 2012}) (18. Bxd3 Bxd3 19. Qxd3
Qxb3 20. e6 fxe6 21. Qe4 Qc4 22. Qxe6+ (22. Rad1 e5 23. Nxe5 Nxe5 24. Qxe5 Bf6
25. Qh5 Qf7 $11) 22... Qxe6 23. Rxe6 Bd6 24. Re4 a5 25. Rg4 Rd7 $11 {1/2-1/2 
(33) Abdumalik,Z (2379)-Koneru,H (2581) Chengdu 2015}) 18... Bg6 $6 {Hou's
reaction already isn't ideal, if only because 2 moves later this bishop will
move again and thus Black loses a tempo. Subsequent practice will probably
test other alternatives:} (18... d2 19. Bxf5 $5 (19. Qxd2 Bxb1 20. Raxb1 Qxb3
21. e6 fxe6 22. Qf4 Bd6 23. Qg4 e5 $14 {/=}) 19... dxe1=Q+ 20. Qxe1 a5 $5 $13)
(18... Bc5 {doesn't seem to fully solve the opening problems after} 19. Bxc5 (
19. Bxd3 Bxd3 20. Qxd3 Bxd4 21. cxd4 Nxd4 $11) 19... Qxc5 20. b4 Qc4 (20... Qe7
21. Re3 h6 22. e6 $5 (22. Bxd3 Rxd3 23. Rxd3 Bxd3 24. Qxd3 Nxe5 25. Qe4 Nxf3+
26. gxf3 $14) 22... Bxe6 23. Bxd3 $14) 21. e6 $1 (21. Ba2 Qg4 $13) 21... Bxe6 (
21... fxe6 22. Ba2 Qg4 23. Ng5 $36) 22. Ng5 Bd5 23. g3 (23. Qh5 h6 24. Ba2 Qxa2
25. Rxa2 Bxa2 $44) 23... h6 24. Bxd3 Qb3 25. Qxb3 Bxb3 26. Be4 $14 {[%csl Ra6]
/|^}) (18... Nxd4 19. Nxd4 Be4 $5 (19... Bg6 $6 20. h5 {is one of the ideas
behind 17.h4:} d2 21. hxg6 $1 dxe1=Q+ 22. Qxe1 c5 23. Be4 $16) 20. b4 (20. Qg4
c5 (20... Bg6 $5 {/\} 21. h5 d2 $11) 21. Rxe4 cxd4 $11) 20... c5 {A more
testing move is} 21. Ba2 $5 (21. bxc5 Bxc5 22. Qg4 (22. Bxd3 Bxd3 23. Qxd3 Bxd4
24. cxd4 Qxd4 $11) (22. Ba2 $6 Qxe5 23. Qg4 Re8 24. Nf3 Bxf3 25. Bxf7+ Kxf7 26.
Qxf3+ Qf6 27. Qh5+ g6 28. Qxc5 Rxe1+ 29. Rxe1 Rd8 30. Qc7+ Kg8 31. Re6 Qxh4 32.
Qe5 $1 $132) 22... Bxd4 23. Rxe4 Bxe5 24. Ba2 (24. Bxd3 Bxc3) 24... Qd6 $5 (
24... Qc5 25. Bxf7+ Kxf7 26. Qf5+ Kg8 27. Rxe5 Qf8 $11) 25. Qh5 Bh2+ 26. Kh1 g6
27. Qf3 Be5 $11) 21... c4 22. Qg4 Bg6 $8 23. h5 d2 $8 24. Red1 Bd3 25. h6 $1 (
25. Qf4 a5 $5 26. bxa5 Rxa5 27. e6 Rf8 $11) 25... g6 (25... Bg6 26. f4 $5 $14)
26. Qf4 {/\} a5 27. bxa5 Rxa5 28. e6 $36 {[%cal Rf4c7]}) (18... a5 $5 19. h5 $5
(19. Re3 a4 20. bxa4 Na5 $5 21. e6 f6 $13) (19. Bxd3 Bxd3 20. Qxd3 Qxb3 21. e6
fxe6 (21... Bf6 22. exf7+ Qxf7 23. Qxb5 $16) 22. Qe4 Qc4 23. h5 Nxd4 (23... e5
24. Bxe5 Qxe4 25. Rxe4 Bd6 26. Bxd6 Rxd6 $11) 24. Nxd4 Bf6 25. Qxe6+ Qxe6 26.
Nxe6 Rd7 27. g4 a4 $132) 19... Nxd4 20. Nxd4 (20. cxd4 Bb4 21. Re3 c5 $11)
20... d2 21. Bxf5 dxe1=Q+ 22. Qxe1 Ra6 23. Be4 $44) (18... h6 $143 19. Re3 $1 (
19. Bxd3 Bxd3 20. Qxd3 Qxb3 (20... Bc5 $5 $132) 21. e6 Bf6 $1 $11) 19... Nxd4
20. Nxd4 Bg6 21. b4 c5 22. bxc5 Bxc5 23. Ba2 Qb7 24. h5 Bxd4 (24... Bh7 25. e6
$16) 25. cxd4 Bf5 26. d5 $36) 19. b4 $1 d2 (19... Nxd4 20. Nxd4 d2 $5 (20...
Bxb4 21. Ba2 Qb7 22. h5 Be4 23. Qg4 $1 Rxd4 24. h6 Bf8 (24... g6 25. cxb4 d2
26. Qf4 $1 dxe1=Q+ 27. Rxe1 {[%cal Re5e6,Rf4f6]} Bf5 28. Qxd4 $18) 25. hxg7
Bxg7 26. cxd4 $18) (20... Bxh4 21. Bxd3 {[%csl Gd4]} Bxd3 22. Qxd3 $16) 21.
Qxd2 Bxb1 22. Raxb1 Bxb4 23. Qg5 $14) 20. Qxd2 Bxb1 21. Raxb1 Bxb4 (21... Nxd4
22. Qxd4 $16) 22. Qf4 Be7 ({The engine prefers} 22... Nxd4 23. Nxd4 Bc5 24. e6
fxe6 25. Nxe6 Rd7 (25... Rf8 26. Nxf8 Rxf8 27. Qe4 Bxf2+ 28. Kh1 Qd8 29. Red1
Qxh4+ 30. Qxh4 Bxh4 31. Ra1 $14) 26. Re5 (26. Nxc7 Bxf2+ $1 27. Kxf2 Qc5+ $11)
(26. Re2) 26... Qa2 27. Rbe1 Bd6 28. Qf3 Re8 29. R5e2 $14) 23. e6 $1 fxe6 24.
Qg4 Nxd4 (24... e5 $142 $5 25. Bxe5 Nxe5 26. Rxe5 Qf7 27. Rbe1 Bf6 $14) (24...
g6 25. Be5 $1 Bd6 (25... Nxe5 26. Nxe5 $40) 26. Rbd1 Qc4 27. Qxc4 bxc4 28. Bxd6
cxd6 29. Rxe6 $16) (24... Bf8 25. Be5 $1 (25. Rxe6 Re8 $14) 25... Nxe5 26. Nxe5
$36) 25. Nxd4 Bf6 26. Nxe6 Rd7 27. Re3 $40 {[%csl Ge6][%mdl 128]} (27. h5 $5
$16) 27... h5 $2 {The powerful and unassailable Ne6 gives White serious
attacking chances and a further weakening of the kingside is more than the
defence can stand.} (27... Qc4 28. Re4 Qd5 (28... Qa2 29. Rbe1 Qxb2 $2 30. Ng5
$18) 29. h5 $16) (27... Qa2 28. Rbe1 $16) (27... Re7 28. Rbe1 $14) (27... g6 $5
{[%cal Yd5f5,Yf5h5] was probably the most resilient try. Although it also
softens the kingside, it resolves back-rank problems and enables the Qd5 to
take part in the defence.} 28. Rbe1 (28. Qg3 Qh5 29. Nf4 Qf5 $14 (29... Qxh4
30. Qf3 Rb8 31. g3 Qg5 32. Qc6 $36)) 28... Re8 29. g3 $14 {/+/-}) 28. Qg6 Rf7 (
28... Bxh4 29. Rbe1 {[%cal Ge1e8]} Re7 30. g3 Bf6 31. Nxc7 $1 Rxe3 32. Rxe3
Qd1+ 33. Kh2 Rf8 (33... Rc8 34. Ne8 $18) 34. Ne6 Bd4 35. Nxf8 Bxe3 36. Nh7 Qf3
37. fxe3 $18) (28... Re7 29. Rbe1 {[%cal Re6g7,Re6c7]} Rb8 30. g3 $5 (30. Nxg7
Qf7 $16) (30. Nxc7 Rxe3 31. Nxd5 Rxe1+ 32. Kh2 $16) 30... Rb6 31. Nxc7 $18) 29.
Rbe1 Rc8 30. Nf4 $18 Qd7 31. Qxh5 Re7 32. Nd5 Rf7 (32... Rxe3 33. Nxf6+ gxf6
34. Rxe3 $18) 33. Rd1 {White already has a pleasant choice.} (33. Nxf6+ Rxf6 (
33... gxf6 34. Qg6+ Kh8 35. Rd3 $18) 34. Re7 Qd2 35. Qg4 $1 Qxf2+ 36. Kh1 $18 {
[%cal Rg4c8,Rg4g7]}) 33... Qc6 34. Nf4 Rd7 (34... Re7 35. Rxe7 Bxe7 36. Ng6 Bf6
(36... Qe6 37. Qf5 $1 $18) 37. Qh8+ Kf7 38. Qxc8 $18) 35. Re8+ 1-0

[Event "Gashimov Memorial 3rd"]
[Site "Shamkir"]
[Date "2016.05.29"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B91"]
[WhiteElo "2663"]
[BlackElo "2748"]
[Annotator "Baldauf,M"]
[PlyCount "111"]
[EventDate "2016.05.26"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 173"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.07.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.07.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. g3 e5 7. Nde2 Be7 8. Bg2
Nbd7 9. a4 {sobald der Sb8 sich für das Feld d7 entschieden hat, kann Weiß mit
a4 das Feld b4 vernachlässigen} b6 10. h3 O-O 11. O-O (11. g4 $5 Bb7 12. Ng3 {
verhindert das schwarze Gegenspiel} b5 $6 (12... Nc5 $142 13. g5 Ne8 14. h4 $13
) 13. axb5 axb5 14. Rxa8 Qxa8 15. Nf5) 11... Bb7 12. g4 b5 $5 {Diagramm [#]} (
12... Nc5 13. Ng3 g6 $13) 13. Ng3 (13. axb5 axb5 14. Rxa8 Bxa8 15. b4 d5 $1 $13
) 13... b4 14. Nd5 Nxd5 15. exd5 {Mamedyarov kann mit dem Verlauf der
Eröffnung zufrieden sein. Hou Yifan hat Schwächen auf d5 und c2, dies wird
durch die Kontrolle der weißen Felder f5 und e4 kompensiert.} Rc8 $6 (15... a5
{um das Feld b6 zu sichern und die potentiellen Schwächen auf a6 und b4 zu
einer Kette zu verbinden.}) 16. a5 $1 {[%csl Gb4][%cal Gc1d2]} Rc5 17. Nf5 Re8
18. Nxe7+ Rxe7 19. Bg5 f6 20. Bd2 Rb5 21. Re1 Qc8 {Diagramm [#]} (21... Bxd5 $2
22. Bf1 Rb8 $2 23. Bxb4 $18 {[%cal Gd1d5]}) 22. c3 {ein sicherer Ansatz - Hou
Yifan opfert zeitweilig einen Bauern, aktiviert dafür jedoch all ihre Figuren
und kann Druck auf den weißen Feldern erzeugen} (22. Re4 $5 {wäre ebenfalls
interessant gewesen} Rxd5 (22... Bxd5 $5 23. Rxb4 Bxg2 24. Rxb5 Ba8 25. Rb3 Re8
$44 {obwohl der weiße König nach f3 einigermaßen sicher steht}) 23. Rxb4 e4 $1
24. Ra3 (24. Bxe4 $2 Rxe4 25. Rxe4 Rxd2 26. Qxd2 Bxe4) 24... Nc5 $13) 22...
bxc3 23. bxc3 Bxd5 24. Bxd5+ Rxd5 25. Qb3 Qc6 26. Be3 {nun hat Hou Yifan auf
jeden Fall genug Kompensation um Ausgleich reklamieren zu können, vermutlich
jedoch nicht mehr} Nc5 27. Bxc5 dxc5 28. Qc4 {Diagramm [#]} Kf8 29. Qe4 g6 30.
Rad1 Rd6 31. Rxd6 Qxd6 32. Rb1 Kg7 33. Rb6 Qd2 34. Rb7 (34. Qf3 $5 Rf7 35. Rxa6
e4 36. Qe3 Qd5 $14) 34... Qd6 35. Rxe7+ Qxe7 36. Qc6 Qa7 (36... e4 37. Qxa6 Qd7
38. Kg2 h5 39. gxh5 gxh5 40. Qe2 $14) 37. Qb6 Qa8 38. Qxc5 (38. Qc7+ $1 Kh6 39.
Qd6 {[%csl Gf6]} Qf3 40. Qxa6 e4 $1 (40... Qd1+ 41. Kg2 Qd5+ 42. Kg3 $18) (
40... Qxh3 41. Qxf6 Qxg4+ 42. Kh2 Qh5+ 43. Kg3 $1) 41. Qe6 Qd1+ 42. Kh2 Qf3 43.
Qa2 e3 {und Schwarz kämpft ums Überleben}) 38... Qb7 39. c4 Qd7 40. Kg2 Qb7+
41. Kg1 Qd7 42. Kh2 Qb7 {jetzt hat Mamedyarov genug Gegenspiel} 43. Qd6 Qf3 44.
Qd7+ Kf8 45. Kg1 Qxh3 46. c5 f5 $1 47. Qd6+ Kf7 48. Qd5+ Kf6 49. c6 Qxg4+ 50.
Kf1 Qh3+ 51. Ke2 Qc3 52. Qd8+ Ke6 53. c7 Qc2+ 54. Kf1 Qc4+ 55. Kg2 Qg4+ 56. Kf1
1/2-1/2

[Event "Gashimov Memorial 3rd"]
[Site "Shamkir"]
[Date "2016.05.30"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C83"]
[WhiteElo "2779"]
[BlackElo "2663"]
[Annotator "Pavlovic,M"]
[PlyCount "105"]
[EventDate "2016.05.26"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 173"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.07.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.07.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Nxe4 6. d4 b5 7. Bb3 d5 8. dxe5
Be6 {The Open Spanish became very popular when Korchnoi (who sadly passed away
recently) used it in his famous match in Baguio 1978 against Karpov. For a
while it was slightly abandoned at least in high level events, but now the
actual line has started to become very popular.} 9. Nbd2 Be7 (9... Nc5 10. c3
d4 {this is another topical line that has been extensively analysed for many
decades and was introduced on the highest level in the above mentioned match.})
10. c3 O-O 11. Bc2 f5 {This was considered the main line and again recently
become one of the main topics.} 12. Nb3 Qd7 13. Nbd4 Nxd4 14. Nxd4 c5 15. Nxe6
Qxe6 16. f3 Ng5 17. a4 Rad8 18. axb5 axb5 19. Bxg5 Bxg5 20. f4 Be7 21. Kh1 Qb6
22. Qd3 $146 {Opposite coloured bishops are known to make easier winning the
type of positions when the stronger side has the initiative. This line is a
kind of proof for that. Although close to a draw we will see that Black's play
is not easy. The last move is actually a new idea for White.} (22. g4 d4 23.
Bxf5 dxc3 24. Qb3+ c4 25. Qxc3 Rd4 {I must say that this position is rather
complex and little explored.} 26. Qe3 Qb7+ 27. Qf3 Qxf3+ 28. Rxf3 Bb4 29. Be6+
Kh8 30. Kg2 g6 31. Kg3 Rd2 32. Rf2 Rxf2 33. Kxf2 Bd2 34. f5 c3 35. bxc3 Bxc3
36. Rb1 Bxe5 $11 {1/2-1/2 (37) Garcia Rodriguez,I-Ferre Perez,A corr. 2013})
22... c4 (22... d4 23. c4 $1 {That would be the idea:} bxc4 24. Qxc4+ Kh8 25.
b3 $14) 23. Qh3 g6 (23... Qe6 24. Rfd1 g6 25. Qe3 Rd7 26. Qd4 Rc8 27. b4 $1 Bd8
28. g4 fxg4 29. f5 gxf5 30. Rf1 Bb6 31. Qf4 $40) 24. g4 d4 ({The alternative
is also possible:} 24... fxg4 25. Qxg4 d4 26. Be4 (26. f5 d3 27. Bd1 Qe3 28. f6
Qxe5 29. fxe7 Rxf1+ 30. Kg2 Qxe7 31. Kxf1 Rf8+ 32. Kg2 Qe1 $44) 26... Kh8 27.
f5 (27. Rg1 dxc3 28. bxc3 Bc5 29. Rg3 Rf7 {doesn't look so clear to me.}) 27...
gxf5 28. Rxf5 Rxf5 29. Qxf5 Qh6 30. cxd4 Rxd4 {Although it looks dangerous for
Black it is possible to hold, but objectively for humans this is a tough
position to handle in tournament chess.}) 25. gxf5 Qc6+ {This move transposes
the game into an endgame, but although, as we will see, a draw is very much
within Black's reach, getting it requires a lot of precise moves.} ({Another
logical idea is} 25... d3 26. Bd1 (26. fxg6 Qc6+ 27. Rf3 hxg6 28. Bd1 Rxf4 $17)
26... Rxf5 27. Bg4 Rff8 28. f5 gxf5 29. Bxf5 Qb7+ 30. Rf3 Rxf5 $1 31. Qg2+ Rg5
32. Rf8+ Rxf8 33. Qxb7 Rxe5 {Black has good compensation, the pawn on d3 is a
serious asset.}) 26. Qg2 Qxg2+ 27. Kxg2 d3 28. Bd1 Rxf5 29. Bg4 Rff8 30. Ra5 h5
{Creating a possible target on g6.} (30... Kh8 31. Rxb5 h5 32. Bd1 Rb8 33. Ba4
Ra8 $1 34. b3 d2 35. Rd5 Rfb8 36. Rxd2 cxb3 37. Rd4 b2 38. Rb1 Ra5 39. Kf3 g5 {
again we have a holdable endgame for Black.}) 31. Bd1 (31. Be6+ Kh8 32. f5 d2
33. Rd1 Bg5 (33... gxf5 34. Rxb5 $16) 34. Rxb5 Rb8 35. Rxb8 Rxb8 36. h4 Bh6 37.
fxg6 Kg7 38. Bxc4 Rxb2 39. Bd3 Ra2 40. e6 Ra5 41. Bc2 Re5 {it seems that Black
is close to draw.}) 31... b4 {I think that the alternative was a better choice:
} (31... Rb8 {just standing still...} 32. Ra6 Kg7 33. Ra7 Rbe8 34. Rb7 Kh6 35.
Rxb5 Rb8 36. Ba4 Ra8 37. b3 d2 {again the same motif} 38. Rd5 Rfb8 39. Rxd2
cxb3 40. Bd7 Ra2 41. Rxa2 bxa2 42. Ra1 Rb2+ 43. Kf3 Rxh2 44. Be6 Rc2 45. Rxa2
Rxc3+ {should lead to a draw again.}) 32. Ra6 $1 bxc3 33. bxc3 Kh7 $6 (33...
Kg7 34. Ra7 Kf7 35. Bf3 $36) 34. Ra7 $16 Rf7 35. Rc7 Rd5 36. Rxc4 {Black
didn't manage to defend in a good way and now White is much better.} Bf8 37.
Rc8 Rc5 38. Rd8 Bh6 39. Rxd3 Rxf4 40. Rd7+ Kh8 41. Rxf4 Bxf4 42. e6 $18 Bg5 43.
e7 Bxe7 44. Rxe7 Rxc3 45. Bf3 Rc8 46. Kg3 Rg8 47. Kh4 Rg7 48. Re8+ Kh7 49. Kg5
Ra7 50. Bd5 Kg7 51. Re6 Kh7 52. Be4 Ra5+ 53. Kf6 1-0

[Event "Gashimov Memorial 3rd"]
[Site "Shamkir"]
[Date "2016.06.01"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Harikrishna, Pentala"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C42"]
[WhiteElo "2663"]
[BlackElo "2763"]
[Annotator "Ramirez Alvarez,A"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "2016.05.26"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 173"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.07.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.07.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. d4 d5 6. Bd3 Be7 7. O-O Nc6 8.
Nc3 Bf5 9. Re1 Nxc3 10. bxc3 Bxd3 11. Qxd3 O-O 12. Re2 Qd6 13. Rb1 b6 14. Bd2
Bf6 15. Rbe1 Na5 16. Qf5 g6 17. Qh3 Qc6 18. Bg5 Nc4 19. Bxf6 Qxf6 20. Ne5 Nxe5
21. Rxe5 Qc6 22. R1e3 $6 (22. Qe3 $14 {followed by h4-h5 still laves Black
with some problems to solve.}) 22... Rae8 $11 23. Qh6 Rxe5 24. dxe5 Qb5 25. g4
{White goes for the all out attack, but Black is just in time for a perpetual.}
Qb1+ 26. Kg2 Qxc2 27. Rh3 Qe4+ 28. Kf1 Qb1+ 29. Kg2 Qe4+ 30. Kf1 Qb1+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Gashimov Memorial 3rd"]
[Site "Shamkir"]
[Date "2016.06.02"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Eljanov, Pavel"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2765"]
[BlackElo "2663"]
[Annotator "Roiz,M"]
[PlyCount "119"]
[EventDate "2016.05.26"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 173"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.07.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.07.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. Bf4 e6 4. e3 c5 5. c3 Nc6 6. Nbd2 Bd6 7. Bg3 O-O 8. Bb5
{The London System has gained some popularity, mainly due to efforts of GM
Gata Kamsky, as it is a basic part of his repertoire. As well, it has been
successfully employed by Carlsen, Kramnik and others.} a5 $146 {A novelty.
This move looks somewhat awkward, but the main idea behind it is exchanging
the light-squared bishops by means of b6 and Ba6.} ({There are some recent
practical tests of this position on the highest level:} 8... Ne7 9. dxc5 Bxc5
10. Bd3 b6 11. O-O Bb7 12. Qc2 Ng6 13. Rad1 Nh5 {Kramnik,V - Nakamura,H /
Zurich SUI 2016}) (8... a6 9. Bxc6 bxc6 10. Qa4 Rb8 11. Qa3 Bxg3 12. hxg3 Qb6
13. O-O Nd7 14. Rfb1 cxd4 15. cxd4 c5 16. Nb3 c4 $11 {Andreikin,D - Sethuraman,
S / Stockholm SWE 2016}) 9. a4 Ne7 {A continuation of the same strategy -
Black has to remove the knight from c6 before she plays b7-b6.} 10. Qe2 $1 {
Delaying castling keeps more tension - the exchange on g3 would open up the
h-file.} Nf5 ({Also,} 10... b6 {runs into} 11. e4 $1 dxe4 12. Nxe4 Nxe4 13.
Qxe4 Ra7 14. O-O-O Bb7 15. Qc2 $14 {and the pressure along the d-file is
getting serious.}) 11. Bd3 ({I guess,} 11. Bxd6 {was rejected by Pavel in view
of:} Nxd6 $1 {with a temporary pawn sac:} 12. dxc5 ({Nor does} 12. Bd3 b6 13.
Ne5 Bb7 $11 {promise anything.}) 12... Nxb5 13. axb5 (13. Qxb5 Qc7 14. O-O Bd7
15. Qb6 Qxb6 16. cxb6 Ra6 $11) 13... Bd7 14. O-O Qe8 $132) ({However,} 11. Be5
$1 {was stronger,} {and if} b6 (11... Bxe5 12. dxe5) 12. Bxf6 $1 {, then} Qxf6
13. e4 dxe4 14. Nxe4 Qe7 15. Rd1 $14 {intending to meet} cxd4 $140 {with} 16.
g4 $1 Nh6 17. Nxd6 Qxd6 18. Rxd4 Qe7 19. Ne5 $36 {and the poor placement of
the Nh6 causes Black serious problems.}) 11... Be7 ({Now there was nothing
wrong with} 11... b6 {, and then} 12. e4 {leads only to simplifications:} dxe4
13. Nxe4 Nxe4 14. Qxe4 Rb8 15. O-O-O Bb7 16. Qe2 Nxg3 17. hxg3 h6 18. Be4 Qc7
$11) 12. Be5 (12. Ne5 Qb6 13. Rb1 Nd7 14. Ndf3 f6 15. Nxd7 Bxd7 $11) 12... b6
13. Bxf6 $1 {An interesting concept: since the position is closed, White
doesn't mind exchanging the bishop in order to advance the k-side pawns.} ({
The tempting} 13. e4 {turns out to be rather toothless:} dxe4 14. Nxe4 cxd4 15.
Nxd4 Nxd4 16. Bxd4 Nd5 $11) 13... Bxf6 14. g4 $1 (14. e4 dxe4 15. Nxe4 cxd4 16.
Nxf6+ Qxf6 17. Nxd4 Bb7 $11) 14... Nd6 $6 ({It was better to simplify matters:
} 14... Nh4 15. Nxh4 Bxh4 16. Rg1 Be7 17. Nf3 Bd6 18. h4 {looks promising for
White, though the play is double-edged.}) 15. h4 {White feels free to keep the
king in the centre for a while.} Be7 16. g5 ({It was well worth considering} 
16. Ne5 Bb7 17. g5 Nf5 18. O-O-O f6 19. Ng4 $36 {with some initiative.}) 16...
Bb7 17. Ne5 Qe8 18. Rg1 f5 $1 {An excellent decision. It would be very
difficult to make any progress without 19.gxf6, but accepting the challenge
yields Black definite counterplay along the f-file.} 19. gxf6 Bxf6 20. Qg4 Ba6
{Finally Black manages to activate the light-squared bisop. We can say, that 8.
..a5 is justified now!} 21. Bc2 Ra7 (21... cxd4 22. exd4 Nf5 23. O-O-O b5 24.
Nb3 bxa4 25. Nc5 Bxe5 26. dxe5 Ra7 $132) 22. Ndf3 Bxe5 $6 ({The correct way
was:} 22... cxd4 23. exd4 Nf5 24. Kd2 b5 $132 {with excellent counterplay.})
23. dxe5 (23. Nxe5 Nc4 (23... cxd4 24. Qxd4 $1 Qh5 25. Ng4 $40) 24. Nxc4 Bxc4
25. Qg5 $14) 23... Nf5 24. Ng5 $1 h6 {It's hard to do with an annoying knight
for a long time, but this weakening move is a serious concession.} 25. Nh3 d4
$2 {Hou Yifan chooses the wrong moment for drastic measures.} ({Instead, the
cool-blooded} 25... b5 $1 26. Nf4 bxa4 27. Rxa4 (27. Bxa4 Qf7 28. O-O-O d4 $132
) {and only then} 27... d4 $1 $132 {would have kept the position tense and
double-edged.}) 26. e4 d3 27. Bb3 c4 28. Bd1 $18 {It turns out, that the
knight falls, while White's king is still very safe.} Qb8 29. exf5 Qxe5+ 30.
Kd2 Rxf5 31. f4 $6 {This impulsive advance makes White's task much tougher.} (
31. Qg3 $1 {, liquidating into a winning endgame was much stronger.}) 31... Qf6
({After} 31... Qb8 32. Qg6 Kh8 33. Bh5 Re7 34. Rae1 Rf6 35. Qe4 b5 36. Qc6 {
White should be able to convert the material advantage into a full point.}) 32.
Bf3 ({Again,} 32. Qg6 {seems simpler.}) 32... Bb7 33. Bxb7 Rxb7 34. Qf3 Rf7 (
34... Qf7 35. Rg3 b5 36. Rag1 $18) 35. h5 $6 {One more serious inaccuracy.} (
35. Rae1 $1 e5 36. Qa8+ Rf8 37. Qd5+ $18) 35... Qh4 $6 {Returning the favour.}
({It looks like in the event of} 35... Qd8 $1 36. Rg6 Qd5 37. Qg4 b5 $1 {
White would have to find many precise moves in order to fight for a win:} 38.
Re1 Re7 39. Rxh6 bxa4 40. Nf2 Qb5 41. Nd1 a3 42. bxa3 Qa4 43. Rexe6 Ref7 44.
Rd6 Qc2+ 45. Ke1 Qe2+ 46. Qxe2 dxe2 47. Ne3 gxh6 48. Nxf5 Rxf5 49. Rxh6 Rxf4
50. Kxe2 {, and the resulting rook endgame seems winning.}) 36. Rg4 Qxh5 37.
Rag1 {White has managed to mobilize all the forces.} Rd5 38. Nf2 Qf5 39. Ne4 ({
A much more effective try was} 39. Qg2 Rdd7 40. Nd1 Qd5 41. Ne3 Qxg2+ 42. R1xg2
$18 {and Black's position collapses.}) 39... Rdd7 40. Qe3 b5 41. Nc5 $1 {
Luckily for Pavel, White is just in time to neutralise Black's counterplay.}
Rde7 42. Qe5 bxa4 (42... Qxe5 43. fxe5 Rf2+ 44. Kc1 h5 45. Rd4 bxa4 46. Nxa4
Rc2+ 47. Kb1 Rb7 48. Rxc4 Re2 49. Rd4 Rxe5 50. Rh1 $18) 43. Ke3 $1 Kh7 ({
The most stubborn attempt was} 43... g5 $1 44. Ne4 Qxe5 45. fxe5 Rf5 46. Nf6+
Kg7 47. Rxc4 Rxe5+ 48. Ne4 Rb7 49. Rg2 Kg6 50. Rxa4 h5 51. Rd4 g4 {, and the
kingside passers leave Black some drawing chances.}) 44. Rh4 $1 Qxe5+ 45. fxe5
Rf5 46. Rxc4 Rxe5+ 47. Ne4 g5 {Now it's too late!} 48. Rxa4 Kg6 49. Kxd3 Rf7
50. Nd2 h5 51. Re4 Rxe4 (51... Rd5+ 52. Ke3 Kf6 53. c4 Rf5 54. Nb3 $18) 52.
Nxe4 g4 53. c4 {Now the c-pawn easily decides the game.} Rf3+ 54. Kd4 Kf5 55.
Ng3+ $1 {The last precise move.} Rxg3 (55... Kg5 56. c5 h4 57. Ne4+ Kf4 58. c6
e5+ 59. Kc4 Kxe4 60. c7 Rf8 61. Re1+ $18) 56. Rxg3 h4 57. Rg1 g3 58. Ke3 Kg4
59. Rd1 e5 60. c5 1-0

[Event "Gashimov Memorial 3rd"]
[Site "Shamkir"]
[Date "2016.06.03"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Giri, Anish"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2790"]
[BlackElo "2663"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "206"]
[EventDate "2016.05.26"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 173"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.07.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.07.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bxf6 Qxf6 7. Qb3 {This
old reply to the Ragozin Defence has recently gained popularity.} c5 8. cxd5
exd5 9. a3 Bxc3+ (9... cxd4 10. axb4 dxc3 11. Qxc3 Qxc3+ 12. bxc3 Be6 13. e3
Ke7 14. Nd4 Nd7 15. Kd2 a6 16. Bd3 Rac8 17. Ra5 Rc7 18. Rb1 $14 {1/2 (32)
Bacrot,E (2714)-Moiseenko,A (2699) Biel 2013}) 10. Qxc3 Nd7 (10... c4 11. b3
Be6 12. bxc4 dxc4 13. e4 $14) (10... b6 11. e3 O-O 12. dxc5 Qxc3+ 13. bxc3 bxc5
14. O-O-O Be6 15. c4 dxc4 16. Ne5 c3 17. Kc2 Rc8 18. Rd6 Kf8 19. Be2 a6 20.
Rhd1 $16 {1/2 (45) Kasimdzhanov,R (2681)-Vitiugov,N (2709) Moscow 2011}) 11. g3
{Fianchetto is the most ambitious way of developing White's bishop in this
structure; however, Black has enough counterplay in any case.} (11. Qe3+ Qe7
12. Qxe7+ Kxe7 13. dxc5 Nxc5 {is not too promising for White as he can't
establish firm control of the d4-square due to his poor development. A recent
example:} 14. Rc1 Kd6 15. Nd4 Bd7 16. f3 Rac8 17. Kd2 Ne6 18. Rxc8 Rxc8 19.
Nxe6 fxe6 20. e3 e5 $11 {1/2 (30) Nakamura,H (2764)-Radjabov,T (2726) Tashkent
2014}) (11. e3 {is the most popular continuation but recently Black has been
doing well in this line, e.g.} O-O 12. Be2 b6 13. O-O Bb7 14. Rac1 c4 15. Nd2
b5 16. Bf3 Qe7 17. Qa5 Bc6 18. b3 Qd6 19. bxc4 bxc4 20. Nb1 Rab8 21. Nc3 Rb3
22. Nxd5 Rxa3 23. Qc7 Qxc7 24. Nxc7 Bxf3 25. gxf3 Nb6 26. Nb5 Rb3 27. Nxa7 c3
$44 {1/2 (61) Shirov,A (2691)-Giri,A (2768) Hoogeveen 2014}) 11... O-O 12. Bg2
Re8 (12... b6 $5 13. O-O Bb7 (13... Ba6 14. Rfe1 Rac8 15. Bh3 Rc7 16. Rac1 Rd8
17. Qe3 c4 18. Bg2 b5 19. Qc3 Qb6 $132 {0-1 (48) Garcia Ilundain,D (2500)
-Mitkov,N (2475) Pula 1997}) 14. Rac1 Rfd8 15. Rfd1 Qe6 16. e3 c4 17. b3 b5 18.
a4 a6 19. Nd2 {1/2 (19) Herraiz Hidalgo,H (2415)-Kolev,A (2582) Mallorca 2000})
13. e3 (13. O-O {is possible but White's compensation for the pawn will only
be enough to maintain the balance:} Rxe2 14. Rae1 (14. Rfe1 Re6 15. Bh3 cxd4
16. Nxd4 Re4 17. Rxe4 dxe4 18. Bf5 Qe5 19. Re1 Nc5 20. Bxc8 Rxc8 21. b4 Rd8 22.
Nb5 Qxc3 23. Nxc3 Rd3 $11 {0-1 (54) Ulko,J (2325)-Gorelov,S (2485) Moscow 1996}
) 14... Re6 15. Bh3 Re4 16. Nd2 Rxe1 17. Rxe1 Qd8 18. dxc5 Nxc5 19. Bg2 Na4 20.
Qb4 Nb6 21. Nb3 $44 {1/2 (78) Vaganian,R (2662)-Aleksandrov,A (2645) Moscow
2002}) 13... b6 14. O-O Bb7 15. Rfc1 (15. Rfd1 Rac8 16. Ne1 Nf8 17. Qb3 cxd4
18. exd4 Ne6 19. Nf3 Rc4 20. Qe3 Rc2 21. Rd2 Rec8 22. h4 Qf5 $11 {1-0 (33)
Browne,W (2484)-Baginskaite,C (2360) Seattle 2003}) 15... a5 {Black agrees to
obtain an isolated central pawn and exchange queens. Not the best idea as this
pawn has more dynamic possibilities in the middlegame, and now it will just
restrict Black's b7-bishop.} (15... c4 {is not enough for equality either:} 16.
b3 (16. Nd2 Bc6 17. b3 b5 18. a4 a6 19. bxc4 bxc4 20. Qa5 Qd6 21. Nb1 Nf6 22.
Nc3 Rab8 23. Rcb1 Ba8 24. Bf3 g6 25. Rxb8 Rxb8 26. Rb1 Rxb1+ 27. Nxb1 Kg7 28.
Nc3 Qa3 29. Kg2 Bb7 30. h4 h5 {1/2 (30) Sakaev,K (2619)-Lastin,A (2643) Moscow
2009}) 16... b5 17. Nd2 Rab8 18. a4 a6 19. axb5 axb5 20. Qb4 Qb6 21. Ra5 Bc6
22. Rca1 Ra8 23. Nb1 Rxa5 24. Rxa5 cxb3 25. Ra3 b2 26. Rb3 Ra8 27. Rxb2 $14 {
1/2 (46) Renman,N (2405)-Wiedenkeller,M (2385) Karlskrona 1983}) (15... Qe7 {
, avoiding the queen exchange, looks more appropriate:} 16. dxc5 bxc5 17. b4 c4
{This passed pawn gives Black counterplay, e.g.} 18. Rd1 Nf6 19. Qd4 a5 20. b5
a4 21. Nd2 Rad8 22. Nb1 Ne4 23. Nc3 Nxc3 (23... Nc5 $2 24. Nxd5 Bxd5 25. Bxd5
Nb3 26. Qxc4 Nxa1 27. Rxa1 $16 {Komljenovic,D (2409)-Peralta,F (2612)
Navalmoral 2012}) 24. Qxc3 d4 $1 25. exd4 Bxg2 26. Kxg2 Qb7+ $11) 16. dxc5 Qxc3
17. Rxc3 Nxc5 (17... bxc5 {loses a pawn after} 18. Bh3) 18. Rac1 Kf8 19. Nd4
Rad8 20. Bf1 Re7 21. Bb5 $14 {White starts torturing his opponent; however,
the Women's World Champion defends well.} g6 {[%mdl 256]} 22. b4 axb4 23. axb4
Ne4 24. Rc7 Nd6 25. Rxe7 Kxe7 26. Rc7+ Kf8 27. Bd3 Rb8 28. g4 Ke8 29. Bb5+ Kf8
30. Bd7 Bc8 31. h3 Bxd7 32. Rxd7 Ne4 33. Nc6 Ra8 {Black gives up the f7-pawn
but activates her rook.} 34. Ne5 Ra1+ 35. Kg2 Ra2 36. Rxf7+ Kg8 37. h4 Rb2 38.
Rf4 Kg7 39. Nc6 b5 40. Nd8 (40. h5 $1 g5 41. Rf5 {was more promising although
after} Nc3 {Black's defences remained solid.}) 40... Rxb4 41. Ne6+ Kg8 42. Rf8+
(42. Nc7 g5 43. Nxd5 (43. hxg5 hxg5 44. Rf5 Rb2 45. Nxd5 Kg7) 43... gxf4 44.
Nxb4 fxe3 45. fxe3 h5 $1 {- this endgame is hardly winning for White.}) 42...
Kh7 43. Rf7+ Kh8 44. Rf8+ Kh7 45. Rf7+ Kh8 46. f3 Rb2+ 47. Kh3 Re2 $5 {An
interesting concept. Black sacrifices a piece but it will be difficult for
White to keep his pawns.} 48. Rf8+ Kh7 49. Rf7+ Kh8 50. Rf8+ Kh7 51. fxe4 Rxe3+
52. Kh2 Rxe4 53. Rf7+ Kh8 54. Rf8+ Kh7 55. Rf7+ Kh8 56. Nc7 Kg8 57. Rd7 Rxg4
58. Kh3 Rc4 59. Nxd5 Kf8 60. Nf6 Rc6 61. Ng4 Rb6 62. Nxh6 b4 {[%csl Gb4]} 63.
Rf7+ Ke8 64. Rf2 b3 65. Rb2 Ke7 {White can't make progress without giving up
his last pawn.} 66. Ng4 Ke6 67. Re2+ Kf7 68. Rb2 Ke6 69. Kg3 Rb5 70. Nf2 Kf6
71. Ne4+ Kg7 72. Ng5 Kh6 73. Nf3 Rb4 74. Kf2 Kh5 75. Ke3 Rb8 76. Ke4 Rb4+ 77.
Kd5 Kg4 78. Ne5+ Kh5 (78... Kxh4 {was quite possible, of course.}) 79. Nf3 Kg4
80. Kc5 Rb8 81. Ne5+ Kh5 82. Nc6 Rb7 83. Na5 Rb8 84. Nc6 Rb7 85. Ne5 Rb8 86.
Kc4 Rc8+ 87. Kd4 Rb8 88. Kc3 Rb5 89. Nf3 Rb8 90. Nd4 Kxh4 91. Nxb3 g5 92. Rh2+
Kg3 93. Rh7 g4 94. Nd2 Rg8 95. Kd3 Kg2 96. Nc4 Rf8 97. Nd2 g3 98. Rg7 Ra8 99.
Ke3 Ra3+ 100. Kf4 Kg1 101. Nc4 g2 102. Nxa3 Kf2 103. Rxg2+ Kxg2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Gashimov Memorial 3rd"]
[Site "Shamkir"]
[Date "2016.06.04"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Mamedov, Rauf"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A11"]
[WhiteElo "2663"]
[BlackElo "2655"]
[Annotator "Pavlovic,M"]
[PlyCount "104"]
[EventDate "2016.05.26"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 173"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.07.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.07.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 c6 3. g3 g6 4. Qa4 {A mixture of everything!} d4 {We have a
Reversed Benoni Reti English Grünfeld... in other words a picturesque
position!} 5. e3 {A new idea.} ({A few examples of the other way of handling
this position:} 5. b4 Bg7 6. d3 e5 7. Nbd2 Ne7 8. Bg2 O-O 9. Ba3 Nd7 10. O-O h6
({or:} 10... Qc7 11. Rfb1 h6 12. Nb3 Re8 13. Nfd2 a6 14. c5 Nf6 15. Nc4 Ned5
16. Bb2 Bg4 17. Re1 Rad8 18. Rac1 Bf8 19. Nbd2 h5 20. a3 h4 {1/2-1/2 (74)
Harikrishna,P (2705)-Inarkiev,E (2688) Havana 2013 with a highly complicated
position}) 11. Rab1 f5 12. b5 c5 13. Nb3 Qc7 14. e3 dxe3 15. fxe3 e4 $5 16.
dxe4 fxe4 17. Nfd2 Rxf1+ 18. Rxf1 b6 19. Nxe4 Bb7 $44 {0-1 (40) Le Roux,J 
(2572)-Landa,K (2626) Hockenheim 2015}) 5... dxe3 6. dxe3 (6. fxe3 Bg7 7. d4
Nf6 8. Bg2 O-O 9. O-O c5 10. Nc3 Nfd7 $5 {with an interesting type of game.})
6... Na6 7. Nc3 Nc5 8. Qc2 Bg7 9. h3 Nf6 10. e4 O-O 11. Be3 Qa5 {Black is
indeed fast here with his development.} 12. Bd2 Qb6 13. Rd1 Rd8 14. Be2 Be6 15.
Kf1 h6 $5 {Having a little trick in mind...} (15... Nfxe4 16. Nxe4 Bf5 17. Nfg5
Nxe4 18. Nxe4 Qxb2 19. Qxb2 Bxb2 20. f3 $16) 16. g4 (16. Kg2 Nfxe4 $1 17. Nxe4
Bf5 $19) 16... Qc7 {Obviously Black is already better here; White simply has
problems in developing in a normal way and not only that, his structure is
compromised.} 17. b4 Ncd7 18. g5 hxg5 19. Nxg5 Nf8 20. Kg2 N6h7 21. h4 a5 22.
a3 axb4 23. axb4 Nxg5 24. hxg5 Qe5 {The idea is ...Rxd2.} 25. Rc1 b5 $17 26.
Be3 (26. cxb5 cxb5 27. f4 Qd6 28. Rhd1 Qxb4 29. Nxb5 Qa4 30. Qxa4 Rxa4 $17)
26... Bxc4 27. Bxc4 bxc4 28. Ne2 c3 29. Nxc3 Qe6 (29... Ne6 $1 30. Rhd1 Rxd1
31. Nxd1 Rb8 $17) 30. Rh3 Ra3 31. Nb1 Rb3 32. Nd2 Rc3 33. Qd1 Rcd3 34. Rc2 Nh7
(34... Bd4 $1 35. Qe2 Bxe3 36. Rxe3 Rxe3 37. Qxe3 (37. fxe3 Nh7 $19) 37... Qg4+
38. Qg3 Qd1 $19) 35. Qh1 Nxg5 36. Bxg5 Qg4+ 37. Rg3 Rxg3+ 38. fxg3 Qxg5 $19 39.
Nf3 Qb5 40. Qe1 Qa4 41. Rd2 Rb8 42. e5 Bh6 43. Rd4 Qc2+ 44. Qf2 Qb3 45. Qe1 Be3
46. Rh4 Ra8 47. Kh3 Qd3 48. Rg4 e6 49. Ng5 Bxg5 50. Rxg5 Qf3 51. Rg4 Kg7 52.
Rh4 g5 0-1

[Event "Eurasia Blitz Chess Cup"]
[Site "Almaty"]
[Date "2016.06.18"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Berend, Elvira S"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C25"]
[WhiteElo "2663"]
[BlackElo "2372"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "2016.06.18"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "22"]
[EventCountry "KAZ"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 173 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.08.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.08.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. g3 Bc5 4. Bg2 d6 5. Nge2 h5 6. h3 h4 7. g4 Nge7 8. d3
Ng6 9. Na4 Bb4+ 10. c3 Ba5 11. b4 Bb6 12. a3 Bd7 13. d4 Qf6 14. Be3 Nce7 15.
Nxb6 axb6 16. g5 Qe6 17. d5 Nxd5 18. Qxd5 Qe7 19. O-O Bc6 20. Qd2 O-O 21. c4
Rfd8 22. Nc3 Be8 23. Nd5 Qd7 24. Kh2 Rdc8 25. Bf3 Qd8 26. Bh5 Bd7 27. f4 exf4
28. Bxf4 Qe8 29. Bxg6 fxg6 30. Qd3 Qe6 31. Rae1 Ra4 32. e5 1-0

[Event "Eurasia Blitz Chess Cup"]
[Site "Almaty"]
[Date "2016.06.18"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Ismagambetov, Anuar"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2542"]
[BlackElo "2663"]
[PlyCount "108"]
[EventDate "2016.06.18"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "22"]
[EventCountry "KAZ"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 173 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.08.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.08.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Be3 Nf6 7. f3 Be7 8. Qd2
a6 9. g4 O-O 10. O-O-O Nxd4 11. Bxd4 b5 12. h4 b4 13. Na4 e5 14. Be3 Be6 15. b3
a5 16. h5 Nd7 17. g5 Rc8 18. Kb1 f5 19. gxf6 Nxf6 20. Bh3 Bxh3 21. Rxh3 Qd7 22.
Rh2 Qe6 23. Rg1 Kh8 24. Rd1 Rf7 25. Bb6 Ra8 26. Bc7 Ne8 27. Bb6 Rxf3 28. Qe2
Rf7 29. Qb5 Nf6 30. Bxa5 Nxe4 31. Bxb4 Rc8 32. Nb6 Rb8 33. Qd5 Qxd5 34. Nxd5
Rxb4 35. Nxb4 Nc3+ 36. Kb2 Nxd1+ 37. Kc1 Rf1 38. Kd2 Rg1 39. Nd5 Bg5+ 40. Kd3
Nb2+ 41. Kc3 Nd1+ 42. Kd3 Rg4 43. c3 Rg3+ 44. Kc4 e4 45. a4 e3 46. a5 Nf2 47.
Nxe3 Bxe3 48. b4 Rg4+ 49. Kb5 Ne4 50. Kc6 Nxc3 51. a6 Rxb4 52. Rh3 Rc4+ 53. Kd7
Ba7 54. Rf3 h6 0-1

[Event "Eurasia Blitz Chess Cup"]
[Site "Almaty"]
[Date "2016.06.18"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Nepomniachtchi, Ian"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B52"]
[WhiteElo "2663"]
[BlackElo "2719"]
[PlyCount "120"]
[EventDate "2016.06.18"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "22"]
[EventCountry "KAZ"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 173 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.08.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.08.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Bd7 4. c4 g6 5. d4 cxd4 6. Nxd4 Bg7 7. Nc3 Nc6 8.
Be3 Nf6 9. h3 O-O 10. O-O Rc8 11. Rc1 a6 12. Bxc6 Bxc6 13. Qd3 Nd7 14. b3 e6
15. Rfd1 Qe7 16. Qe2 Nc5 17. Qc2 f5 18. exf5 gxf5 19. Nxc6 Rxc6 20. Bd4 Bh6 21.
Rb1 Nd7 22. Re1 Qf7 23. Qe2 e5 24. Be3 f4 25. Bc1 f3 26. Qxf3 Qxf3 27. gxf3
Bxc1 28. Rbxc1 Rxf3 29. Nd5 Kf7 30. Kg2 Rf5 31. Rcd1 a5 32. Re3 Nf6 33. Nc3 h5
34. Nb5 Ne8 35. Rd5 Rf6 36. Nc3 Nc7 37. Rxa5 Ne6 38. Ra7 Nf4+ 39. Kf1 Rc7 40.
Rg3 h4 41. Re3 Rg6 42. Ra8 Ke6 43. Re8+ Kd7 44. Rh8 Kc6 45. Nd5 Nxd5 46. cxd5+
Kxd5 47. Rd3+ Ke4 48. Re3+ Kd5 49. Rxh4 Rc2 50. Rd3+ Ke6 51. a4 Rf6 52. f3 Rg6
53. Rg4 Rh6 54. h4 Rh2 55. Re3 R6xh4 56. Rxh4 Rxh4 57. Ke2 d5 58. Kd3 d4 59.
Re2 Kd5 60. Rg2 Rh3 1-0

[Event "Eurasia Blitz Chess Cup"]
[Site "Almaty"]
[Date "2016.06.18"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Ghaem Maghami, Ehsan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B00"]
[WhiteElo "2663"]
[BlackElo "2551"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[EventDate "2016.06.18"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "22"]
[EventCountry "KAZ"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 173 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.08.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.08.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 b6 2. d4 Bb7 3. Bd3 e6 4. Nc3 Nf6 5. a3 c5 6. Nf3 cxd4 7. Nxd4 Nc6 8.
Nxc6 Bxc6 9. Bf4 d6 10. Qe2 Be7 11. O-O-O Nd7 12. Bb5 Qc7 13. Qc4 Rc8 14. Ba6
O-O 15. Bxc8 Rxc8 16. Kb1 Nf6 17. Rhe1 Ng4 18. Qe2 Ne5 19. Bg3 b5 20. Bxe5 dxe5
21. Nxb5 Qb8 22. c4 a6 23. Nc3 Bxa3 24. Rd3 Bc5 25. Red1 h6 26. f3 Qb6 27. Qc2
Rb8 28. R1d2 Be3 29. Re2 Bd4 30. Red2 Be3 31. Re2 Bd4 32. Nd1 a5 33. Nc3 Qb4
34. Na2 Qb6 35. Nc1 a4 36. Ka2 Qb4 37. Ra3 Ba7 38. Nd3 Qd6 39. c5 Qc7 40. Qc3
f6 41. Rc2 Bb5 42. Nb4 Rc8 43. Qe1 Qa5 44. c6 Bxc6 45. Qc1 Qxb4 46. Rxc6 Rb8
47. Rc8+ Kh7 48. Rxb8 Bxb8 49. Qc2 Ba7 50. Qxa4 1-0

[Event "Eurasia Blitz Chess Cup"]
[Site "Almaty"]
[Date "2016.06.18"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Ghaem Maghami, Ehsan"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2551"]
[BlackElo "2663"]
[PlyCount "112"]
[EventDate "2016.06.18"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "22"]
[EventCountry "KAZ"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 173 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.08.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.08.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. c3 d5 4. exd5 Qxd5 5. d4 Nf6 6. Be3 Nc6 7. a3 Be7 8. dxc5
Qxd1+ 9. Kxd1 e5 10. b4 Bg4 11. Kc2 O-O-O 12. Nbd2 Bf5+ 13. Kb2 Ng4 14. Re1
Nxe3 15. fxe3 g5 16. e4 Be6 17. h3 h5 18. Bc4 g4 19. Bxe6+ fxe6 20. hxg4 hxg4
21. Rxh8 Rxh8 22. Ng1 Rh2 23. Re2 Rh1 24. Re1 Bh4 25. Rd1 Bf2 26. Rf1 g3 27.
Ngf3 Rh5 28. Nc4 Kc7 29. a4 a5 30. b5 Ne7 31. Ncxe5 Bxc5 32. Nd3 Be3 33. Kc2
Ng6 34. Kd1 Bc5 35. Ke2 Be7 36. Rd1 Bf6 37. Rf1 Be7 38. Nd4 Kd7 39. Rf7 Rh2 40.
Kf3 Nh4+ 41. Kxg3 Rxg2+ 42. Kh3 Rd2 43. Ne5+ Ke8 44. Rxe7+ Kxe7 45. Kxh4 Ra2
46. Kg5 Rxa4 47. Ng6+ Kd6 48. e5+ Kd5 49. Kf6 Rxd4 50. Ne7+ Kc4 51. cxd4 a4 52.
d5 exd5 53. Nxd5 Kxd5 54. e6 a3 55. e7 a2 56. e8=Q a1=Q+ 1-0

[Event "Eurasia Blitz Chess Cup"]
[Site "Almaty"]
[Date "2016.06.18"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Mamedov, Rauf"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B23"]
[WhiteElo "2663"]
[BlackElo "2655"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[EventDate "2016.06.18"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "22"]
[EventCountry "KAZ"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 173 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.08.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.08.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nd4 4. Nf3 a6 5. Bc4 b5 6. Bd5 Rb8 7. Nxd4 cxd4 8.
Ne2 Nf6 9. Nxd4 e6 10. Bb3 Nxe4 11. Qe2 Bb7 12. d3 Bb4+ 13. Kf1 Nf6 14. Bf4 Rc8
15. Nf5 O-O 16. Bd6 exf5 17. Bxb4 Re8 18. Qd2 Nd5 19. Bd6 Qf6 20. Bf4 Qxb2 21.
Rd1 a5 22. c4 Qxd2 23. Bxd2 bxc4 24. dxc4 Nb4 25. Bxb4 axb4 26. Rxd7 Ba6 27.
Rd4 Re4 28. Rxe4 fxe4 29. Ke2 Bxc4+ 30. Bxc4 Rxc4 31. Rd1 f5 32. Rd7 Rc2+ 33.
Ke3 Rxa2 34. Rb7 Rb2 35. h3 h5 36. Rb5 g6 37. Rb7 b3 38. h4 Kf8 39. g3 Rb1 40.
Kf4 b2 41. Kg5 f4 42. Kxf4 e3 43. Kf3 exf2 44. Kxf2 Rh1 0-1

[Event "Eurasia Blitz Chess Cup"]
[Site "Almaty"]
[Date "2016.06.18"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Mamedov, Rauf"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B51"]
[WhiteElo "2655"]
[BlackElo "2663"]
[PlyCount "103"]
[EventDate "2016.06.18"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "22"]
[EventCountry "KAZ"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 173 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.08.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.08.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Nd7 4. O-O a6 5. Bd3 Ngf6 6. Re1 e6 7. c3 Be7 8. Bc2
b5 9. d4 Bb7 10. e5 dxe5 11. dxe5 Nd5 12. Nbd2 c4 13. Ne4 Qc7 14. Bg5 f6 15.
Nd6+ Bxd6 16. exd6 Qxd6 17. Nd4 O-O-O 18. Rxe6 Qc7 19. Bh4 Ne5 20. Bg3 Rd7 21.
Bf5 Kb8 22. Qe2 Re7 23. Be4 Rhe8 24. Rxe7 Rxe7 25. Qd2 Nb6 26. Bc2 Ka8 27. a4
Nxa4 28. Bxa4 bxa4 29. Qc2 Qd7 30. Qxh7 Qd5 31. f3 Nc6 32. Qh8+ Qd8 33. Qxd8+
Nxd8 34. Rxa4 Ne6 35. Rxc4 Nxd4 36. Rxd4 Ka7 37. Bd6 Re6 38. Bc5+ Kb8 39. Rd8+
Kc7 40. Rg8 g5 41. Bd4 Bd5 42. h3 Kd7 43. Rg7+ Kd6 44. Kf2 Bc4 45. Be3 Re8 46.
b4 Rc8 47. Rg6 Ke6 48. Bd4 Rf8 49. Rh6 Kf5 50. g4+ Ke6 51. Kg3 Ke7 52. Bc5+ 1-0

[Event "Eurasia Blitz Chess Cup"]
[Site "Almaty"]
[Date "2016.06.18"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Marin, Mihail"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A14"]
[WhiteElo "2576"]
[BlackElo "2663"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "2016.06.18"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "22"]
[EventCountry "KAZ"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 173 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.08.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.08.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 d5 3. Bg2 e6 4. O-O Be7 5. c4 d4 6. d3 c5 7. e3 Nc6 8. Na3 e5
9. Re1 O-O 10. exd4 exd4 11. Bf4 Bf5 12. Ne5 Nxe5 13. Bxe5 Qd7 14. Qb3 Rad8 15.
Nb5 b6 16. Nc7 h5 17. a4 Ng4 18. Bf4 Bd6 19. Bxd6 Qxd6 20. Nd5 Be6 21. a5 Bxd5
22. Bxd5 Qf6 23. Qc2 h4 24. Qe2 Qg6 25. axb6 axb6 26. Ra7 Nf6 27. Bg2 Rfe8 28.
Re7 Rxe7 29. Qxe7 Re8 30. Qxe8+ Nxe8 31. Rxe8+ Kh7 32. Re4 hxg3 33. hxg3 Qg5
34. Re2 Qc1+ 35. Bf1 g5 36. Re7 Kg6 37. Re2 f6 38. Kg2 Qd1 39. Re6 Qb3 40. Be2
0-1

[Event "Eurasia Blitz Chess Cup"]
[Site "Almaty"]
[Date "2016.06.18"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Marin, Mihail"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B08"]
[WhiteElo "2663"]
[BlackElo "2576"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "2016.06.18"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "22"]
[EventCountry "KAZ"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 173 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.08.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.08.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Be3 Bg7 5. Qd2 O-O 6. Nf3 c6 7. h3 Qc7 8. Bd3
Nbd7 9. O-O e5 10. a4 Re8 11. dxe5 Nxe5 12. Be2 Ned7 13. Bc4 Ne5 14. Nxe5 dxe5
15. Rfd1 Be6 16. Bxe6 Rxe6 17. a5 Bf8 18. Ra4 Rd6 19. Qe2 Rxd1+ 20. Qxd1 Nd7
21. Qe2 Nc5 22. Ra1 Ne6 23. Qc4 Kg7 24. g3 h5 25. h4 Qd6 26. Rd1 Qc7 27. b4 b5
28. axb6 axb6 29. b5 Rc8 30. Rb1 cxb5 31. Qxc7 Rxc7 32. Nxb5 Rxc2 33. Bxb6 Bc5
34. Bxc5 Nxc5 35. Nd6 Rd2 36. Rb5 Rxd6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Eurasia Blitz Chess Cup"]
[Site "Almaty"]
[Date "2016.06.18"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Shoker, Samy"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B06"]
[WhiteElo "2663"]
[BlackElo "2489"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "2016.06.18"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "22"]
[EventCountry "KAZ"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 173 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.08.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.08.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nc3 d6 4. Be3 a6 5. f4 b5 6. Nf3 b4 7. Ne2 Bb7 8. Ng3 Nf6
9. Bd3 h5 10. e5 Nd5 11. Bd2 c5 12. e6 f5 13. Nh4 Qc8 14. Qe2 Nc6 15. c3 bxc3
16. bxc3 cxd4 17. Nxg6 dxc3 18. Nxf5 cxd2+ 19. Kf2 Bd4+ 20. Nxd4 Nxd4 21. Qxd2
Rg8 22. Rhe1 Qc3 23. Qxc3 Nxc3 24. Nh4 Rc8 25. g3 Kd8 26. f5 Rf8 27. Ng6 Rf6
28. Nh4 Bd5 29. Ke3 Nc6 30. Ng6 Bxe6 31. fxe6 Rxe6+ 32. Kd2 Rxe1 33. Rxe1 Nxa2
34. Nf4 Nab4 35. Ne6+ Kd7 36. Bf5 Ra8 37. Nf4+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Eurasia Blitz Chess Cup"]
[Site "Almaty"]
[Date "2016.06.18"]
[Round "14"]
[White "Shoker, Samy"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A05"]
[WhiteElo "2489"]
[BlackElo "2663"]
[PlyCount "54"]
[EventDate "2016.06.18"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "22"]
[EventCountry "KAZ"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 173 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.08.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.08.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 b5 3. Bg2 Bb7 4. Na3 a6 5. c4 b4 6. Nc2 c5 7. O-O e6 8. d4 Qc8
9. b3 d6 10. Bb2 Nbd7 11. Ne3 Be4 12. d5 e5 13. Nh4 Bxg2 14. Nexg2 g6 15. f4
Bg7 16. fxe5 Ng4 17. Rxf7 Kxf7 18. e6+ Kg8 19. Bxg7 Kxg7 20. exd7 Qxd7 21. Nf4
Rae8 22. Qd2 Rhf8 23. Nf3 Rf6 24. Qb2 Kg8 25. Rf1 Rxf4 26. gxf4 Ne3 27. Qf6
Qg4+ 0-1

[Event "Eurasia Blitz Chess Cup"]
[Site "Almaty"]
[Date "2016.06.19"]
[Round "15"]
[White "Fressinet, Laurent"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A14"]
[WhiteElo "2687"]
[BlackElo "2663"]
[PlyCount "129"]
[EventDate "2016.06.18"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "22"]
[EventCountry "KAZ"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 173 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.08.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.08.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 d5 3. Bg2 e6 4. O-O Be7 5. c4 d4 6. b4 O-O 7. Bb2 c5 8. d3 a5
9. bxc5 Bxc5 10. Ba3 Na6 11. Bxc5 Nxc5 12. Nbd2 a4 13. Qb1 Qd6 14. Qb4 Ra6 15.
Rab1 h6 16. Ne1 Bd7 17. Nc2 Bc6 18. Nf3 e5 19. Na3 Re8 20. Nb5 Qe7 21. Rfd1 Rb6
22. Qa5 Ra6 23. Qc7 Nfd7 24. Qd6 Qd8 25. Nc7 Bxf3 26. Nxa6 Nxa6 27. Bxf3 Re6
28. Qd5 Nac5 29. Bg4 Re7 30. Bxd7 Nxd7 31. Rxb7 Qc8 32. Rdb1 Kh7 33. c5 Nf6 34.
Qf3 e4 35. dxe4 Rxb7 36. Rxb7 Qxb7 37. Qf5+ Kg8 38. e5 Ne4 39. e6 fxe6 40.
Qxe6+ Kh7 41. c6 Qb1+ 42. Kg2 Nd2 43. Kh3 Qf1+ 44. Kh4 Qxf2 45. c7 Qxh2+ 46.
Qh3 g5+ 47. Kg4 Qxe2+ 48. Kf5 Qc4 49. Kf6 Ne4+ 50. Ke5 Qxc7+ 51. Kxe4 Qd6 52.
Kd3 Kg6 53. Qc8 Qd5 54. Qa6+ Kh5 55. Qxa4 Qf3+ 56. Kc4 Qc3+ 57. Kd5 d3 58. Qd1+
Kg6 59. a4 Qc2 60. Qe1 d2 61. Qe6+ Kh5 62. Qh3+ Kg6 63. Qe6+ Kg7 64. Qe7+ Kg6
65. Qe6+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Eurasia Blitz Chess Cup"]
[Site "Almaty"]
[Date "2016.06.19"]
[Round "16"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Fressinet, Laurent"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C54"]
[WhiteElo "2663"]
[BlackElo "2687"]
[PlyCount "105"]
[EventDate "2016.06.18"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "22"]
[EventCountry "KAZ"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 173 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.08.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.08.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Nf6 3. d3 Bc5 4. Nf3 d6 5. c3 Nc6 6. O-O a6 7. Bb3 h6 8. Nbd2
O-O 9. h3 Be6 10. Re1 Re8 11. Bc2 d5 12. exd5 Bxd5 13. b4 Bf8 14. Bb2 Qd7 15.
Nf1 Rad8 16. Ng3 g6 17. a4 b5 18. Nd2 Bg7 19. Nde4 Nxe4 20. Nxe4 Bxe4 21. dxe4
Qd2 22. Qb1 h5 23. Rd1 Qf4 24. Bc1 Qh4 25. Be3 Ne7 26. Qc1 Bf6 27. Rxd8 Rxd8
28. Kh2 Bg7 29. axb5 axb5 30. Ra7 Rd7 31. Ra8+ Kh7 32. Qf1 Qf6 33. Qxb5 c6 34.
Qe2 Qe6 35. Ra3 Bh6 36. Bb3 Qf6 37. Bxh6 Kxh6 38. Qe3+ Kg7 39. Ra2 Nc8 40. Ra6
Rd6 41. Ra8 Ne7 42. Ra7 h4 43. Qf3 Qxf3 44. gxf3 Kf6 45. f4 exf4 46. e5+ Kxe5
47. Rxe7+ Kf6 48. Rxf7+ Kg5 49. Rc7 f3 50. Bc4 Rd2 51. Kg1 Rd1+ 52. Bf1 Rd6 53.
Rf7 1-0

[Event "Eurasia Blitz Chess Cup"]
[Site "Almaty"]
[Date "2016.06.19"]
[Round "17"]
[White "Megaranto, Susanto"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A46"]
[WhiteElo "2535"]
[BlackElo "2663"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "2016.06.18"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "22"]
[EventCountry "KAZ"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 173 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.08.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.08.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. Bg5 h6 4. Bh4 b6 5. e3 Be7 6. Bd3 Bb7 7. O-O c5 8. c3
Nc6 9. Nbd2 O-O 10. a4 d6 11. Re1 Rc8 12. Qe2 cxd4 13. exd4 Nh5 14. Bg3 Nxg3
15. hxg3 Re8 16. Qe4 g6 17. Qg4 h5 18. Qf4 e5 19. dxe5 dxe5 20. Qe3 Bc5 21. Qe2
f5 22. Nb3 Bf8 23. Bc4+ Kh7 24. Bf7 Re7 25. Bxg6+ Kxg6 26. Nh4+ Kg5 27. f4+
exf4 28. gxf4+ Kf6 29. Qxh5 Rxe1+ 30. Rxe1 Ne7 31. Nd4 Be4 32. Rxe4 fxe4 33. g4
Nc6 34. Qg6+ Ke7 35. Qe6# 1-0

[Event "Eurasia Blitz Chess Cup"]
[Site "Almaty"]
[Date "2016.06.19"]
[Round "18"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Megaranto, Susanto"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B01"]
[WhiteElo "2663"]
[BlackElo "2535"]
[PlyCount "128"]
[EventDate "2016.06.18"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "22"]
[EventCountry "KAZ"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 173 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.08.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.08.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qd6 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nf3 a6 6. g3 Bg4 7. Bg2 c6 8. O-O
e6 9. h3 Bxf3 10. Bxf3 Be7 11. b3 O-O 12. Bb2 Nbd7 13. Ne2 Rad8 14. Re1 Rfe8
15. Nf4 Qc7 16. Qe2 Bf8 17. Nd3 g6 18. c4 Bg7 19. Rad1 h5 20. h4 Nh7 21. Kg2
Nhf6 22. Nf4 Nb6 23. Bc3 Nc8 24. Nd3 Ne7 25. Qb2 Nd7 26. Be4 Nc8 27. Ne5 Nxe5
28. dxe5 Rxd1 29. Rxd1 Rd8 30. Re1 Ne7 31. f3 c5 32. Qf2 b6 33. Qc2 a5 34. f4
Nc6 35. Rd1 Nd4 36. Qf2 Nf5 37. Rxd8+ Qxd8 38. Bxf5 gxf5 39. Qf3 a4 40. bxa4
Qd7 41. a5 bxa5 42. Bxa5 Qa4 43. Bd2 Qxa2 44. Qe2 Qc2 45. Kf2 Bf8 46. Be3 Qe4
47. Qxh5 Qxc4 48. Qg5+ Kh7 49. Qh5+ Kg8 50. Qg5+ Kh7 51. Qd8 Qc2+ 52. Qd2 Qxd2+
53. Bxd2 Kg6 54. Kf3 Kh5 55. Bc3 c4 56. Kf2 Kg4 57. Kg2 Bc5 58. Kh2 Bf2 59. Kg2
Bxg3 60. h5 Bxf4 61. Bd4 Kxh5 62. Kf3 Bg5 63. Kg3 Kg6 64. Kf3 f6 0-1

[Event "Eurasia Blitz Chess Cup"]
[Site "Almaty"]
[Date "2016.06.19"]
[Round "19"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Anton Guijarro, David"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B08"]
[WhiteElo "2663"]
[BlackElo "2627"]
[PlyCount "131"]
[EventDate "2016.06.18"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "22"]
[EventCountry "KAZ"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 173 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.08.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.08.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nc3 c6 4. Nf3 d6 5. h3 Nf6 6. Be3 O-O 7. Qd2 Nbd7 8. Bd3
e5 9. O-O Qe7 10. Rfe1 b5 11. dxe5 dxe5 12. a4 b4 13. Ne2 a5 14. Ng3 Nc5 15.
Qe2 Rd8 16. Bc4 h6 17. Bxf7+ Kxf7 18. Qc4+ Ne6 19. Nxe5+ Kg8 20. Nxg6 Qf7 21.
Ne5 Qe8 22. Nf5 Kh7 23. Bb6 Ba6 24. Qb3 Nc5 25. Bxc5 Qxe5 26. Bb6 Rd7 27. Qf3
Re8 28. Nxg7 Kxg7 29. Rad1 Rxd1 30. Qxd1 Bc8 31. Bd4 Qe6 32. Qf3 Rf8 33. Qg3+
Kh7 34. Qc7+ Rf7 35. Qxa5 Nd7 36. Qxb4 c5 37. Bxc5 Ne5 38. Qc3 Bb7 39. Bd4 Ng6
40. f3 Nf4 41. Be3 Ng6 42. Qd2 Rd7 43. Qf2 Rf7 44. a5 Qc4 45. b3 Qb5 46. Qd2
Qc6 47. c4 Ne5 48. Qd5 Qf6 49. Qd4 Rg7 50. Rf1 Qg6 51. Qd2 Qh5 52. Kh2 Bc8 53.
Qf2 Qf7 54. Bd4 Qc7 55. Kh1 Rf7 56. Bxe5 Qxe5 57. b4 Qc3 58. Qc5 Qd3 59. Rg1
Bxh3 60. gxh3 Qxf3+ 61. Kh2 Qf4+ 62. Rg3 Qd2+ 63. Rg2 Qf4+ 64. Kh1 Qxe4 65. Qg1
Qf3 66. Qb1+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Eurasia Blitz Chess Cup"]
[Site "Almaty"]
[Date "2016.06.19"]
[Round "20"]
[White "Anton Guijarro, David"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B28"]
[WhiteElo "2627"]
[BlackElo "2663"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "2016.06.18"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "22"]
[EventCountry "KAZ"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 173 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.08.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.08.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 a6 3. c3 e6 4. d4 d5 5. e5 Bd7 6. Be3 Qb6 7. Nbd2 cxd4 8. Bxd4
Qc7 9. Bd3 Bb5 10. Bxb5+ axb5 11. Qe2 Qd7 12. O-O Nh6 13. Nb3 Nf5 14. g4 Ne7
15. Bc5 h5 16. g5 Na6 17. Nfd4 Ng6 18. Bxf8 Kxf8 19. f4 Nc7 20. f5 exf5 21.
Rxf5 Re8 22. Raf1 Kg8 23. Rxf7 Qxf7 24. Rxf7 Kxf7 25. e6+ Nxe6 26. Qxb5 Ngf4
27. Nxe6 Rxe6 28. Qxb7+ Kg6 29. Nd4 Re4 30. Qc6+ Kxg5 31. a4 Rh6 32. Qd7 Rg6
33. Nf3+ Kh6+ 34. Kf1 Rf6 35. Qd8 Ng6 36. Kf2 Nh4 37. Qxd5 Rxf3+ 0-1

[Event "Eurasia Blitz Chess Cup"]
[Site "Almaty"]
[Date "2016.06.19"]
[Round "21"]
[White "Potkin, Vladimir"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A31"]
[WhiteElo "2597"]
[BlackElo "2663"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "2016.06.18"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "22"]
[EventCountry "KAZ"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 173 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.08.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.08.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e6 2. Nc3 b6 3. e4 Bb7 4. Nf3 c5 5. d4 cxd4 6. Nxd4 d6 7. Be2 Nf6 8. f3
Be7 9. O-O a6 10. Be3 O-O 11. Qd2 Qc7 12. Rac1 Nbd7 13. Rfd1 Rac8 14. Kh1 Rfe8
15. Bf1 Qb8 16. Bf2 Bd8 17. Bg1 Kh8 18. b4 Bc7 19. Rb1 Rg8 20. Nb3 Rcd8 21. a4
Ne5 22. a5 bxa5 23. Nxa5 Ba8 24. Qa2 Qc8 25. b5 Bxa5 26. Qxa5 axb5 27. Nxb5 d5
28. exd5 exd5 29. c5 Rgf8 30. Nd6 Qd7 31. Bb5 Bc6 32. Bd4 Ra8 33. Qe1 Ng6 34.
Bxc6 Qxc6 35. Rb6 Qd7 36. Qc3 Kg8 37. Bxf6 gxf6 38. Qxf6 Qa4 39. Rbb1 Qh4 40.
Qxh4 Nxh4 41. c6 Rad8 42. Rxd5 Nf5 43. Nxf5 1-0

[Event "Eurasia Blitz Chess Cup"]
[Site "Almaty"]
[Date "2016.06.19"]
[Round "22"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Potkin, Vladimir"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B49"]
[WhiteElo "2663"]
[BlackElo "2597"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "2016.06.18"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "22"]
[EventCountry "KAZ"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 173 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.08.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.08.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 Qc7 6. Be3 a6 7. Be2 b5 8.
Nxc6 Qxc6 9. a3 Bb7 10. Qd2 Rc8 11. O-O Nf6 12. Bf3 Qc7 13. Bf4 e5 14. Bg5 Be7
15. Bxf6 Bxf6 16. Rfd1 Rd8 17. Qe2 O-O 18. Nd5 Qc4 19. c3 Bc6 20. Qc2 Bg5 21.
g3 g6 22. h4 Bh6 23. Be2 Qc5 24. b4 Qa7 25. a4 Qb7 26. axb5 axb5 27. Qb3 Kg7
28. Bf3 f5 29. exf5 gxf5 30. Bg2 f4 31. Be4 fxg3 32. fxg3 Be3+ 33. Kh1 Bf2 34.
Rd3 Kh8 35. Qc2 Rf7 36. Qe2 Rg8 37. Rf1 Rgf8 38. Qh5 Rg7 39. Qe2 Rgf7 40. Kg2
Ba7 41. Rxf7 Rxf7 42. Qh5 d6 43. Kh2 Qd7 44. Rf3 Qe6 45. Qxf7 1-0

[Event "Danzhou 7th"]
[Site "Danzhou"]
[Date "2016.07.08"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Wang, Yue"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2730"]
[BlackElo "2653"]
[PlyCount "115"]
[EventDate "2016.07.08"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 174"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.09.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.09.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Qa4+ Nc6 6. e3 O-O 7. Qc2 Bd6 8. c5
Be7 9. a3 a5 10. Bb5 Nb8 11. O-O b6 12. c6 Ba6 13. Bd2 Ne8 14. a4 Nd6 15. Ne5
Qe8 16. Rac1 Ra7 17. Rfe1 f6 18. Nd3 Bc8 19. Qb3 Nxc6 20. Bxc6 Qxc6 21. Nb5 Qa8
22. Nxa7 Qxa7 23. Qc2 Bd8 24. b4 Nc4 25. bxa5 bxa5 26. Nb2 Ba6 27. Nxc4 Bxc4
28. Rb1 c5 29. Qb2 Qd7 30. dxc5 Qxa4 31. Ra1 Qc6 32. Bxa5 Be7 33. Qb6 Rc8 34.
Bb4 Qxb6 35. cxb6 Bxb4 36. b7 Rf8 37. Ra8 Bd6 38. Rea1 Kf7 39. Rc8 Re8 40. Rxe8
Kxe8 41. Ra8+ Ke7 42. Rg8 g5 43. Rg7+ Kd8 44. Rg8+ Ke7 45. f3 h5 46. g3 e5 47.
b8=Q Bxb8 48. Rxb8 d4 49. exd4 exd4 50. Kf2 Bf7 51. Rb4 d3 52. Re4+ Kf8 53. Rd4
Bg6 54. Rd7 Bf5 55. Ra7 g4 56. f4 Kg8 57. Ke3 Bh7 58. Ra5 1-0

[Event "Danzhou 7th"]
[Site "Danzhou"]
[Date "2016.07.09"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Bu, Xiangzhi"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2653"]
[BlackElo "2723"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[EventDate "2016.07.08"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 174"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.09.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.09.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Bb7 10. d4 Re8 11. Nbd2 exd4 12. cxd4 Nd7 13. Nf1 Na5 14. Bc2 Bf6 15.
Rb1 c5 16. d5 Nc4 17. b3 Nce5 18. N3h2 Ng6 19. Ng3 Bc3 20. Bd2 Bxd2 21. Qxd2 a5
22. Ng4 Nf6 23. f4 Bc8 24. Nxf6+ Qxf6 25. Rf1 b4 26. Rbe1 Qh4 27. Kh2 Bd7 28.
Bd1 Qf6 29. Rf3 Bb5 30. Qf2 Rac8 31. Nh5 Qd4 32. Qg3 Rxe4 33. Rxe4 Qxe4 34. f5
Qxd5 35. Bc2 Qe5 36. fxg6 hxg6 37. Nf4 g5 38. Nd3 Qxg3+ 39. Kxg3 f6 40. Kf2 Kf7
41. Re3 d5 42. Nc1 Rd8 43. Re1 g6 44. Rd1 f5 45. Nd3 Re8 46. Re1 Rd8 47. Rd1
Re8 48. Re1 Rd8 49. Rd1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Danzhou 7th"]
[Site "Danzhou"]
[Date "2016.07.10"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Leko, Peter"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2712"]
[BlackElo "2653"]
[PlyCount "149"]
[EventDate "2016.07.08"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 174"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.09.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.09.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 h6 7. Bh4 c5 8. e3
c4 9. Be2 Nc6 10. O-O g5 11. Bg3 O-O 12. Ne5 Bxc3 13. bxc3 Ne4 14. Bf3 Nxg3 15.
hxg3 Bf5 16. Bg4 Be4 17. f4 Nxe5 18. dxe5 f6 19. Qd4 fxe5 20. fxe5 Qb6 21. Bf3
Qg6 22. Rad1 Rae8 23. Qxa7 Bxf3 24. Rxf3 Rxf3 25. gxf3 Qc2 26. Qd4 Rxe5 27. Rd2
Qc1+ 28. Kf2 Rf5 29. g4 Rf7 30. Kg2 Qe1 31. a4 Qa1 32. Qe5 Qe1 33. Qd4 Qa1 34.
Rf2 Qc1 35. Re2 Qa3 36. Qe5 Qc5 37. Kf2 Qc6 38. Qd4 Rd7 39. a5 Qc7 40. Kg2 Qxa5
41. e4 Qd8 42. Rd2 Qf8 43. exd5 Qf4 44. Qf2 Qe5 45. Qc5 Kg7 46. Qxc4 Rc7 47.
Qa2 Rxc3 48. Qb2 Qf6 49. Qxb7+ Qf7 50. Qxf7+ Kxf7 51. d6 Rc8 52. d7 Rd8 53. Rd6
Ke7 54. Rxh6 Rxd7 55. Rh7+ Ke6 56. Rxd7 Kxd7 57. Kf2 Kd6 58. Ke2 Ke6 59. Kd2
Kd6 60. Kc3 Ke5 61. Kd3 Kd5 62. Ke2 Ke6 63. Kd2 Kd6 64. Ke3 Ke5 65. f4+ gxf4+
66. Kf3 Ke6 67. Kxf4 Kf6 68. g5+ Kg6 69. Kg4 Kg7 70. Kf5 Kf7 71. g6+ Kg7 72.
Kg5 Kg8 73. Kf6 Kf8 74. g7+ Kg8 75. Kg6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Danzhou 7th"]
[Site "Danzhou"]
[Date "2016.07.11"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B30"]
[WhiteElo "2653"]
[BlackElo "2728"]
[PlyCount "35"]
[EventDate "2016.07.08"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 174"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.09.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.09.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 e6 4. O-O Nge7 5. d4 cxd4 6. Nxd4 Ng6 7. Be3 Qc7 8.
Be2 Nxd4 9. Bxd4 Bd6 10. g3 O-O 11. c4 b6 12. Nc3 Be7 13. Rc1 Bb7 14. Bf3 Qxc4
15. Nd5 Qxa2 16. Ra1 Qc4 17. Rc1 Qa2 18. Ra1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Danzhou 7th"]
[Site "Danzhou"]
[Date "2016.07.12"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Nepomniachtchi, Ian"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2725"]
[BlackElo "2653"]
[Annotator "Schulz,Andre"]
[PlyCount "137"]
[EventDate "2016.07.08"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 174"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.09.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.09.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb4+ 5. Bd2 Bxd2+ 6. Qxd2 Ba6 7. Qc2 c5 8.
Bg2 Nc6 9. dxc5 bxc5 10. O-O O-O 11. Rd1 Qe7 12. Qa4 Bb7 13. Nc3 d6 14. Rd2
Rfd8 15. Rad1 a6 16. Ng5 Nd4 17. Bxb7 Qxb7 18. e3 Nf5 19. Qc2 Rac8 {[#]} 20.
Nd5 {Spicing up the position and giving Black problems to solve.} exd5 21. Qxf5
h6 ({After} 21... dxc4 22. Rxd6 Rxd6 23. Rxd6 {White threatens 24.Rxf6 and
Black is in trouble.}) 22. Nf3 dxc4 23. Rxd6 {[#]} Qc7 $2 ({Correct was} 23...
Rxd6 24. Rxd6 Re8 {with the simple threat of ...Qxb2.} 25. Rd2 $11 {with a
roughly equal position.}) 24. Rxd8+ Rxd8 25. Rxd8+ Qxd8 26. Qxc5 {White won a
pawn.} Qd1+ 27. Kg2 Qc2 28. Qc8+ Kh7 29. h3 a5 30. Nd4 Qe4+ (30... Qxb2 31.
Qxc4 {doesn't make life easier for Black.}) 31. Kh2 Qd3 32. Qc7 Qf1 33. Qf4 Qb1
{By attacking the queenside pawns Black forces a liquidation to a knight
ending.} 34. Qf5+ Qxf5 35. Nxf5 Ne4 36. Kg2 c3 37. bxc3 Nxc3 38. a3 Nb5 39. a4
Nc3 40. Nd4 Nxa4 41. Nb3 h5 42. Nxa5 {[#] Black managed to exchange the
queenside pawns which improves her drawing chances. But Black still has to
fight and in "Fundamental Chess Endgames" Karsten Müller claims that knight
endings with four against three pawns on one wing are almost always won for
the side with the extra-pawn.} g6 43. Nc4 Kg7 44. Kf3 Nc5 45. e4 Ne6 46. Ke3
Kf6 47. f4 Nc7 48. Ne5 Nb5 49. Kd3 Ke6 50. Nf3 Ke7 ({Exchanging knights loses
immediately:} 50... f6 $4 51. Nd4+) 51. Nd4 Nc7 52. Ke3 Na6 53. f5 gxf5 (53...
Kf6 54. Kf4 g5+ 55. Ke3 Nb4 56. h4 g4 57. Nb5 (57. Ne2 $2 {yields nothing} Ke5
58. Nf4 Nc2+) 57... Ke5 58. Na3 Kf6 59. Nc4 {and the advance of the e-pawn
secures White the win.}) 54. Nxf5+ Kf6 55. Kf4 Nc5 56. e5+ Kg6 57. Ne7+ ({
A shorter way to win was} 57. Nh4+ Kg7 58. Kf5 Ne6 59. Nf3 $18) 57... Kg7 58.
Kf5 Nd3 (58... Ne6 $5 {may have been more stubborn.}) 59. Nd5 Nc5 60. h4 Kh6
61. Nf6 Ne6 62. Ne8 Nc5 63. Nd6 Kg7 64. Ne8+ Kh6 65. Nd6 Kg7 66. Kg5 Nd7 67.
Nc4 f6+ 68. exf6+ Nxf6 69. Nd6 1-0

[Event "Danzhou 7th"]
[Site "Danzhou"]
[Date "2016.07.13"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Ding, Liren"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B04"]
[WhiteElo "2653"]
[BlackElo "2778"]
[PlyCount "123"]
[EventDate "2016.07.08"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 174"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.09.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.09.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. d4 d6 4. Nf3 g6 5. Bc4 Nb6 6. Bb3 Bg7 7. a4 dxe5 8. a5
N6d7 9. dxe5 Nxe5 10. Qxd8+ Kxd8 11. Nxe5 Bxe5 12. Bxf7 e6 13. Bg5+ Kd7 14. Ra3
Rf8 15. Rf3 Nc6 16. Bxe6+ Ke8 17. Bxc8 Rxc8 18. Re3 Kd7 19. c3 Rf5 20. Bh4 Rh5
21. Re4 Re8 22. Kd2 Nxa5 23. Kc2 Bd6 24. Rxe8 Kxe8 25. Re1+ Re5 26. Rxe5+ Bxe5
27. Nd2 Kd7 28. Kd3 b5 29. Ke4 Bg7 30. f4 Nb7 31. Bf2 a5 32. g4 a4 33. Bd4 Nd6+
34. Kd3 Bf8 35. c4 b4 36. Bc5 Bg7 37. Bxb4 Bxb2 38. Nb1 Bc1 39. Nc3 a3 40. Na2
Bxf4 41. h3 Nf7 42. Bxa3 Ng5 43. h4 Nf7 44. Bb2 Be5 45. Bd4 Bxd4 46. Kxd4 Nh6
47. g5 Nf5+ 48. Ke5 Nxh4 49. Nc3 Nf3+ 50. Kf6 Nd2 51. c5 Nf3 52. Ne4 Kc6 53.
Kg7 Nh4 54. Nf6 Kxc5 55. Nxh7 Kd4 56. Nf8 c5 57. Nxg6 Nf3 58. Kf6 Nxg5 59. Kxg5
c4 60. Nf4 c3 61. Ne2+ Kd3 62. Nxc3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Danzhou 7th"]
[Site "Danzhou"]
[Date "2016.07.15"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Wang, Hao"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E05"]
[WhiteElo "2734"]
[BlackElo "2653"]
[Annotator "Sadorra,J"]
[PlyCount "52"]
[EventDate "2016.07.08"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 174"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.09.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.09.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Nf3 Be7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O dxc4 7. Ne5 $5 {
This move is becoming a more popular choice among Catalan practicioners as
Black is recently finding ways to equalize in the mainline 7.Qc2.} Nc6 8. Bxc6
bxc6 9. Nxc6 Qe8 10. Nxe7+ Qxe7 11. Qc2 $1 {This move came into the limelight
after Kramnik used it against Carlsen in the 2013 World Candidates
Championship.} c5 (11... e5 12. Rd1 $1 {the point, which won't be possible if
White had played 11.Qa4.} exd4 13. Rxd4 {with good chances to obtain an edge.
As of writing/annotating, the most recent game here goes:} Be6 14. Nc3 h6 15.
Be3 a6 16. Rad1 Rfd8 17. f3 Rxd4 18. Bxd4 Rd8 19. e4 $16 {1-0 (38) Levin,F 
(2511)-Naumkin,I (2431) Llucmajor ESP 2016}) 12. Qxc4 cxd4 13. Qxd4 e5 14. Qh4
Rb8 ({The most recent attempt here is} 14... Qb7 $5 $146 15. Nc3 Be6 16. Bg5
Ng4 $1 17. h3 Qxb2 $11 {0-1 (41) So,W (2770)-Kramnik,V (2812) Leuven BEL 2016.
Black has fully equalized and even won in the end.}) 15. b3 Qe6 16. Na3 $146 {
I have a hunch that this novelty was created otb, but if it was prepared, I
doubt it'll be repeated as it doesn't give Black any problems equalizing.} ({
Other moves tried here are} 16. Bg5 Nd5 17. e4 Nb4 18. Be7 Re8 19. Bxb4 Rxb4
20. Nc3 Bb7 $44 {1/2-1/2 (54) Lubbe,N (2490)-Antonsen,M (2469) Kolding DEN
2016, and Black's activity and White's slightly weakened king give Black
enough compensation for the pawn.}) (16. Qc4 Qd7 (16... Qxc4 17. bxc4 Ba6 18.
Na3 Rb4 (18... Rfc8 19. Be3 $14) 19. Rd1 $14) 17. Na3 Bb7 18. f3 Rfc8 19. Qd3
Qe6 $44 {1/2-1/2 (41) Tomashevsky,E (2747)-Jakovenko,D (2759) Chita RUS 2015})
16... Rd8 ({Even the natural} 16... Ba6 {works:} 17. Bb2 (17. Nc4 $2 Rfc8) (17.
Re1 h6 18. Bb2 Rfd8 $11) 17... Rfd8 (17... Bxe2 $2 18. Rfe1) 18. Rfe1 Rd2 19.
Bc3 Rxe2 20. Rxe2 Bxe2 21. Re1 Ba6 22. Rxe5 (22. Bxe5 Ng4 23. Bc3 Qf5 $36)
22... Qc6 23. Re3 Bb7 24. f3 Nd5 25. Rd3 Re8 $44) 17. Qc4 (17. Nc4 Ba6 18. Be3
Rd7 19. Rfd1 Nd5 (19... Rbd8 20. Rxd7 Rxd7 21. Rc1 h6 22. f3 e4 $1 $44 (22...
Nd5 23. Bf2)) 20. Bd2 Rc8 21. Rac1 h6 22. Be1 e4 $44) (17. Bb2 Ba6 $1 $44 {
transposes to note from move 16} (17... Rd2 $2 18. Rfd1)) (17. Be3 Ba6 18. Nc4
Rd7 {transposes to note from move 17.}) 17... Qh3 {Black clearly has enough
compensation for the pawn, as in Tomashevsky-Jakovenko game from move 16. It
is easier to play Black from a practical point of view as White always have to
watch out for threats at his weak kingside.} 18. f3 $8 Bb7 $6 (18... e4 $1 19.
Bg5 (19. fxe4 $2 Ba6 $1 (19... Ng4 $4 20. Qxf7+ Kh8 21. Qf8+) 20. Qxa6 Ng4 $19)
19... Be6 20. Qc2 Qf5 $1 21. Bxf6 Qxf6 22. Qxe4 Re8 23. Qc2 (23. Qd3 Rbd8 24.
Qc2 Qd4+ 25. Kg2 Rc8 $11) 23... Rbc8 24. Nc4 Bxc4 25. bxc4 Qd4+ 26. Kg2 Rxc4
$11) 19. Qc2 $2 ({I'm not sure why White didn't play the natural} 19. Bg5 {
maybe he was concerned of the tactical ideas after} Nd5 (19... Rbc8 20. Qh4 $1)
20. e4 $1 {I'm sure Wang Hao saw this possibility but he must have missed or
misassessed something in the line:} (20. Bxd8 $4 Ne3 $19) 20... Nf4 {this
seems to be more concerning} (20... Rdc8 21. Qe2 Nc3 22. Qe1 Ba6 23. Rf2 {
[%csl Rc3]} Nb5 (23... Rc7 24. Nc4 $1 Bxc4 25. Qxc3 $18) 24. Nxb5 Bxb5 25. Rd1
$16 {and White can make his extra pawn count in the end, but there are still
technical difficulties, of course.}) 21. Qc2 $1 {this cold-blooded defense can
be easily missed} (21. Bxf4 exf4 22. gxf4 Rd2) (21. gxf4 Rd2 22. Rf2 Rxf2 23.
Kxf2 Qxh2+ 24. Ke3 Rc8 $13 {and it's hard to assess this type of position
during play}) 21... Rbc8 22. Nc4 {All Black's pieces are active but there's no
way to breakthrough, and White eliminates the f4-knight he will trade Rs on
the d-file.} f6 23. Bxf6 gxf6 $1 24. gxf4 exf4 25. Rad1 $16) 19... e4 $1 {
A timely break, opening up lines of attack while the rest of White's army on
the queenside are still sleeping.} 20. Nc4 (20. f4 e3 $19) (20. Bg5 Ng4 $1 21.
fxg4 e3 22. Rf3 Bxf3 23. exf3 Rd2 $19) 20... Rbc8 {[%cal Gc8c2,Gf6g4,Gb7g2,
Gh3g2,Gd8d2] Bringing the last piece to the party!} (20... Ng4 {doesn't work
yet} 21. fxg4 e3 22. Nxe3) 21. Rf2 {Preventing the ...Ng4-threat} (21. Bg5 Ng4
$1 22. fxg4 e3 23. Rf3 Bxf3 24. exf3 Rd2 $1) 21... Qh5 (21... h5 $5 22. Bg5 (
22. Bf4 h4 23. Raf1 Nh5 $40) 22... h4 $1 23. Bxh4 (23. g4) (23. gxh4 exf3 24.
exf3 Bxf3 $40) (23. Bxf6 e3 24. Rg2 Rd2 $17) 23... e3 $1 24. Rg2 Rd2 $19) 22.
Be3 $2 {This is the only blunder of the game, and it usually only takes one to
lose to a World Champion.} ({The best defense was} 22. Bb2 $1 e3 (22... exf3
23. exf3 Bxf3 24. Bxf6 gxf6 25. Raf1 Qc5 {[%cal Gh2h4,Gg1h2] it's still easier
to play Black but White has good chances to hold.}) 23. Rg2 Rd2 (23... Ng4 $6
24. Rd1 $1 $13 {another cold-blooded move that keeps White in the game} (24.
fxg4 Qh3 $19) (24. h4 $5)) 24. Qc3 Rxe2 25. Rf1 $1 Rxg2+ 26. Kxg2 Bd5 $44 {
White is still under pressure, but there's no forcing win for Black in sight.})
22... exf3 23. exf3 Bxf3 24. Bg5 (24. Raf1 Be4 25. Qc1 (25. Qb2 Bd3 26. Re1 Ng4
$19) 25... Bd3 26. Re1 Ng4 27. Rg2 Ne5 {and White will suffer huge material
loss.}) 24... Be4 25. Qc1 Ng4 26. Re2 (26. Rb2 Rd3 {[%cal Gd3g3,Gh5h1,Gh2g3]}
27. Qf4 Re8 $19 {and something will eventually give.}) 26... Bf3 {With more
Black pieces invading and material losses coming, White resigned. An
impressive dynamic play from the reigning Women's World Champion!} 0-1

[Event "Danzhou 7th"]
[Site "Danzhou"]
[Date "2016.07.16"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Yu, Yangyi"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B92"]
[WhiteElo "2653"]
[BlackElo "2734"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "2016.07.08"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 174"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.09.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.09.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be2 e5 7. Nb3 Be7 8. O-O
O-O 9. Be3 Be6 10. Qd2 Nbd7 11. a4 Rc8 12. a5 Qc7 13. Rfd1 Rfd8 14. Qe1 Qc6 15.
Bf3 h6 16. Nc1 Qc7 17. h3 Re8 18. Nb3 Qb8 19. Rac1 Bd8 20. Ra1 Rc4 21. Nd2 Rc6
22. Nf1 Qc8 23. Rd2 b5 24. axb6 Nxb6 25. Rd3 Nc4 26. Bc1 Ba5 27. Qd1 Nxb2 28.
Bxb2 Bxc3 29. Rxc3 Rxc3 30. Bxc3 Qxc3 31. Rxa6 Rc8 32. Rxd6 Qxc2 33. Rd8+ Kh7
34. Rxc8 Qxc8 35. Ne3 Qc5 36. h4 g6 37. g3 Kg7 38. Bg2 Qb4 39. Qa1 Qc5 40. Qd1
Qb4 41. Qa1 Qc5 42. Qd1 Qb4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Danzhou 7th"]
[Site "Danzhou"]
[Date "2016.07.17"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Harikrishna, Pentala"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2755"]
[BlackElo "2653"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "2016.07.08"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 174"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.09.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.09.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Nf3 d5 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 h6 7. Bh4 c5 8.
dxc5 Nbd7 9. e3 Qa5 10. Qd4 O-O 11. a3 Bxc3+ 12. Qxc3 Qxc3+ 13. bxc3 Ne4 14.
Nd4 g5 15. Bg3 Ndxc5 16. f3 Nxg3 17. hxg3 Kg7 18. g4 Be6 19. Kd2 Rac8 20. Be2
Bd7 21. Rab1 Rc7 22. Rhc1 Rfc8 23. Bd1 b6 24. Bb3 Nxb3+ 25. Rxb3 Rc5 26. Rb4
Ra5 27. Ra1 Rac5 28. Rc1 Ra5 29. Ra1 Rac5 30. Rc1 Ra5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Hancheng Silk Road rapid 1st"]
[Site "Hancheng"]
[Date "2016.07.19"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Ushenina, Anna"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A29"]
[WhiteElo "2653"]
[BlackElo "2458"]
[PlyCount "127"]
[EventDate "2016.07.19"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 173 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.08.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.08.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. g3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Bg2 Nb6 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. Rb1 Be7 8.
b4 f6 9. b5 Nd4 10. d3 Nxf3+ 11. Bxf3 O-O 12. a4 a5 13. O-O Kh8 14. Be3 f5 15.
Qc2 Rb8 16. Rfc1 Ba3 17. Rd1 Bd6 18. Na2 Qe7 19. Rdc1 Be6 20. Nc3 Qf7 21. Bd2
Ba3 22. Re1 Bb4 23. Bg2 h6 24. Kh1 Rfd8 25. Rec1 Ba3 26. Rd1 Bb4 27. Rdc1 Ba3
28. Rf1 Bb4 29. Qc1 Qe7 30. Kg1 Qf7 31. Ra1 Nd7 32. Nb1 Nc5 33. Bxb4 Nb3 34.
Qb2 axb4 35. Ra2 Nd4 36. Ra1 Nb3 37. Ra2 Nd2 38. Nxd2 Bxa2 39. Qxb4 Bd5 40. e4
Be6 41. Nf3 Qf6 42. Qc3 Ra8 43. a5 fxe4 44. dxe4 c6 45. bxc6 bxc6 46. Nxe5 Bc4
47. Rc1 Bb5 48. h4 Ra6 49. h5 Rda8 50. Ng6+ Kg8 51. e5 Qg5 52. Qb3+ Kh7 53. f4
Qxh5 54. Be4 Rxa5 55. Qf7 Ra1 56. Nh4+ Kh8 57. Qxh5 Rxc1+ 58. Kh2 Ra2+ 59. Ng2
Bc4 60. Qg6 Bg8 61. e6 Raa1 62. Nh4 Ra2+ 63. Kh3 Re1 64. e7 1-0

[Event "Hancheng Silk Road rapid 1st"]
[Site "Hancheng"]
[Date "2016.07.19"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Koneru, Humpy"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C05"]
[WhiteElo "2653"]
[BlackElo "2575"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[EventDate "2016.07.19"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 173 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.08.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.08.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. f4 c5 6. Nce2 Nc6 7. c3 Qb6 8. Nf3
Be7 9. g3 O-O 10. Bh3 cxd4 11. cxd4 f6 12. Rf1 Bb4+ 13. Bd2 Kh8 14. Bxb4 Qxb4+
15. Qd2 Nb6 16. b3 Bd7 17. Qxb4 Nxb4 18. Kd2 a5 19. a3 Nc6 20. a4 Rac8 21. Rac1
f5 22. g4 g6 23. gxf5 gxf5 24. Rg1 Nb4 25. Nc3 Rg8 26. Rg3 Na8 27. Ng5 Rcf8 28.
Rcg1 h6 29. Bf1 hxg5 30. Rh3+ Kg7 31. Rxg5+ Kf7 32. Rh7+ Ke8 33. Nb5 Kd8 34.
Nd6 Kc7 35. h4 Rh8 36. Rgg7 Rxh7 37. Rxh7 Nc6 38. h5 Rg8 39. h6 Rg1 40. Bb5 Rh1
41. Nf7 Nxd4 42. Bxd7 Kxd7 43. Rg7 Nxb3+ 44. Kc2 Nc5 45. h7 Rh2+ 46. Kd1 Rh1+
47. Ke2 Rh2+ 48. Kf3 Nb6 49. Nh6+ 1-0

[Event "Hancheng Silk Road rapid 1st"]
[Site "Hancheng"]
[Date "2016.07.19"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Stefanova, Antoaneta"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A46"]
[WhiteElo "2512"]
[BlackElo "2653"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "2016.07.19"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 173 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.08.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.08.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 e6 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Bg5 h6 4. Bh4 b6 5. Nbd2 Bb7 6. e3 Be7 7. Bd3 g5 8. Bg3
g4 9. Nh4 Rg8 10. h3 Nh5 11. hxg4 Nxg3 12. fxg3 Bd6 13. Nf1 Nc6 14. Be2 Qg5 15.
Qd2 f5 16. gxf5 Bxg3+ 17. Nxg3 Qxg3+ 18. Kd1 O-O-O 19. Bf3 Qg5 20. fxe6 dxe6
21. Kc1 Kb8 22. c3 e5 23. d5 e4 24. Bxe4 Rge8 25. Nf3 Qg8 26. Rh4 Na5 27. Nd4
Bxd5 28. Bxd5 Rxd5 29. b4 Nc4 30. Qe2 Rxe3 31. Qxc4 Qxg2 32. Rh1 Qxh1+ 33. Kb2
Qg2+ 34. Kb3 Rd6 35. Rd1 Kb7 36. b5 Qd5 37. Rg1 Qxd4 0-1

[Event "Hancheng Silk Road rapid 1st"]
[Site "Hancheng"]
[Date "2016.07.20"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Muzychuk, Mariya"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C24"]
[WhiteElo "2653"]
[BlackElo "2545"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventDate "2016.07.19"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 173 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.08.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.08.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Nf6 3. d3 c6 4. Nf3 d5 5. Bb3 Bd6 6. exd5 cxd5 7. O-O O-O 8.
Bg5 e4 9. dxe4 dxe4 10. Nfd2 Bf5 11. Nc3 Be5 12. Nc4 Bxc3 13. bxc3 Nbd7 14. Ne3
Bg6 15. Nd5 Rc8 16. Qd4 Qe8 17. Bxf6 Nxf6 18. Nxf6+ gxf6 19. Qxf6 Qd8 20. Qd4
Qa5 21. Rae1 Rxc3 22. Re3 Rcc8 23. Rg3 Rfe8 24. Qd7 Kh8 25. Bxf7 Red8 26. Qe7
Rc6 27. Be6 1-0

[Event "Hancheng Silk Road rapid 1st"]
[Site "Hancheng"]
[Date "2016.07.20"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Gunina, Valentina"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2520"]
[BlackElo "2653"]
[PlyCount "127"]
[EventDate "2016.07.19"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 173 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.08.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.08.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 e6 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bxf6 Qxf6 7. e3 O-O 8. Rc1
dxc4 9. Bxc4 c5 10. O-O cxd4 11. Ne4 Qe7 12. a3 Ba5 13. Qxd4 Bd7 14. Qe5 Bc6
15. Ng3 Bxf3 16. Qxa5 Bc6 17. Bd3 Rd8 18. Rfd1 Nd7 19. Be4 Bxe4 20. Nxe4 Nf6
21. Nxf6+ Qxf6 22. Rxd8+ Rxd8 23. h3 a6 24. Qb4 b5 25. Kf1 Qf5 26. Kg1 Qe5 27.
Qe7 Qd6 28. Qxd6 Rxd6 29. Rc8+ Kh7 30. Rc2 Rd1+ 31. Kh2 Rb1 32. Kg3 Kg6 33. Kf4
Kf6 34. Ke4 h5 35. Kd4 Rd1+ 36. Kc5 Rd5+ 37. Kb6 Rd6+ 38. Kb7 h4 39. b4 g5 40.
f3 Kf5 41. Rc5+ e5 42. Rc2 f6 43. Ra2 e4 44. a4 bxa4 45. Rxa4 exf3 46. gxf3 Rd3
47. Ra5+ Kg6 48. Kxa6 Rxe3 49. b5 Kf5 50. Ra4 Rxf3 51. b6 Re3 52. b7 Re8 53.
Rc4 Rb8 54. Ka7 Re8 55. b8=Q Rxb8 56. Kxb8 Ke5 57. Kc7 f5 58. Kd7 f4 59. Rc5+
Ke4 60. Ke6 g4 61. hxg4 h3 62. g5 h2 63. Rc1 Kf3 64. g6 1-0

[Event "Hancheng Silk Road blitz 1st"]
[Site "Hancheng"]
[Date "2016.07.21"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Muzychuk, Mariya"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A10"]
[WhiteElo "2653"]
[BlackElo "2545"]
[PlyCount "137"]
[EventDate "2016.07.21"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 173 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.08.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.08.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. b3 f5 2. Bb2 Nf6 3. c4 d6 4. d4 g6 5. g3 Bg7 6. Bg2 e6 7. Nf3 O-O 8. O-O Qe7
9. Nc3 c6 10. a4 Rd8 11. Qc2 a5 12. e4 fxe4 13. Nxe4 Na6 14. Rae1 Nb4 15. Qd1
Bd7 16. Nfg5 Nxe4 17. Nxe4 Re8 18. h4 c5 19. Re2 Rad8 20. dxc5 dxc5 21. Bxg7
Qxg7 22. Nd6 Rf8 23. Nxb7 Rc8 24. Qd6 Bc6 25. Nxc5 Bxg2 26. Kxg2 Rc6 27. Qe5
Qf7 28. f3 Qe7 29. Ne4 Rf5 30. Qc3 Nd5 31. Qd4 Nb4 32. Rd2 Rf8 33. Qd7 Qxd7 34.
Rxd7 Nc2 35. Rf2 Ne3+ 36. Kh3 Rb6 37. Nc5 Rc6 38. Ne4 Rb6 39. Rd3 Nf5 40. g4
Ne7 41. g5 Nc6 42. Nf6+ Kf7 43. Rd7+ Ne7 44. Rd3 Rc8 45. Rfd2 Rc7 46. Ne4 Nf5
47. Rd7+ Rxd7 48. Rxd7+ Kf8 49. Rd3 Ke7 50. Nf6 h6 51. Rd7+ Kf8 52. gxh6 Nxh6
53. Rd3 Rb7 54. Nd7+ Ke7 55. Ne5 Kf6 56. Ng4+ Nxg4 57. Kxg4 e5 58. Rd6+ Ke7 59.
Rd5 Ke6 60. Rb5 Rd7 61. Rxa5 Rd4+ 62. Kg3 Rd3 63. Rb5 e4 64. Kf2 Rxf3+ 65. Ke2
Rh3 66. a5 Rxh4 67. Ke3 Kd6 68. a6 Kc6 69. a7 1-0

[Event "Hancheng Silk Road blitz 1st"]
[Site "Hancheng"]
[Date "2016.07.21"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Stefanova, Antoaneta"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D05"]
[WhiteElo "2512"]
[BlackElo "2653"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "2016.07.21"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 173 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.08.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.08.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 e6 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. e3 c5 4. Bd3 Be7 5. b3 Nc6 6. Bb2 d5 7. a3 O-O 8. Nbd2
b6 9. O-O Bb7 10. Qe2 a6 11. c4 cxd4 12. exd4 Re8 13. Rfd1 Bf8 14. Rac1 g6 15.
Nf1 Nh5 16. g3 Bg7 17. Ne3 Nf6 18. Ne5 dxc4 19. bxc4 Nxd4 20. Bxd4 Qxd4 21.
Nxf7 Qc5 22. Bxg6 hxg6 23. Nd6 Qc6 24. Nxb7 Qxb7 25. Qd3 Qe4 26. Qxe4 Nxe4 27.
Rd7 Rad8 28. Rcd1 Rxd7 29. Rxd7 Nc5 30. Rd6 Rb8 31. h4 Bf8 32. Rd1 Ne4 33. Ng4
Rb7 34. Kg2 Bxa3 35. Rd8+ Kg7 36. Re8 Nf6 37. Nxf6 Kxf6 38. g4 Be7 39. g5+ Kg7
40. Ra8 a5 41. Kf3 Rc7 42. Rb8 Bc5 0-1

[Event "Hancheng Silk Road blitz 1st"]
[Site "Hancheng"]
[Date "2016.07.21"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Ushenina, Anna"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A01"]
[WhiteElo "2653"]
[BlackElo "2458"]
[PlyCount "44"]
[EventDate "2016.07.21"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 173 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.08.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.08.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. b3 e5 2. Bb2 Nc6 3. e3 Bd6 4. c4 Nf6 5. Nc3 O-O 6. d3 Re8 7. g3 Bf8 8. Bg2
d6 9. Nge2 Bg4 10. h3 Be6 11. Nd5 g6 12. O-O Bg7 13. Kh2 Qd7 14. Nec3 Nd8 15.
Nxf6+ Bxf6 16. f4 Bg7 17. Qd2 f5 18. Rae1 c6 19. e4 Nf7 20. Nd1 Rad8 21. Ne3
fxe4 22. dxe4 exf4 0-1

[Event "Hancheng Silk Road blitz 1st"]
[Site "Hancheng"]
[Date "2016.07.21"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Koneru, Humpy"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A84"]
[WhiteElo "2575"]
[BlackElo "2653"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "2016.07.21"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 173 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.08.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.08.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 e6 2. c4 b6 3. Nf3 Bb7 4. g3 f5 5. Bg2 Nf6 6. O-O Be7 7. Nc3 O-O 8. b3
Bb4 9. Bb2 Bxc3 10. Bxc3 Qe7 11. Qc2 Be4 12. Qb2 d6 13. Nd2 Bxg2 14. Kxg2 Nbd7
15. Rae1 Qf7 16. e3 Ne4 17. Qc2 Nxc3 18. Qxc3 e5 19. dxe5 dxe5 20. Rd1 e4 21.
f3 Qe6 22. fxe4 fxe4 23. Rxf8+ Rxf8 24. Rf1 Nf6 25. h3 Rd8 26. Rf2 Rd3 27. Qc1
Rxe3 28. c5 b5 29. Nf1 Rd3 30. Qf4 e3 31. Re2 Nd5 32. Qh4 h6 33. Qh5 0-1

[Event "Hancheng Silk Road blitz 1st"]
[Site "Hancheng"]
[Date "2016.07.21"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Gunina, Valentina"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A15"]
[WhiteElo "2653"]
[BlackElo "2520"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "2016.07.21"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 173 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.08.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.08.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. b3 e5 2. Bb2 Nc6 3. e3 d6 4. c4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Nf3 Bg7 7. d4 exd4 8. Nxd4
O-O 9. Be2 Bd7 10. O-O Re8 11. h3 a6 12. Bf3 Rb8 13. Nxc6 bxc6 14. Qd2 Qc8 15.
Rad1 h5 16. Ne2 c5 17. Nf4 Bf5 18. Bc3 Nh7 19. Bxg7 Kxg7 20. Qc3+ f6 21. h4 Qd7
22. Rd5 Re5 23. Rfd1 Rbe8 24. Qa5 Rxd5 25. Nxd5 Be4 26. Nxc7 Re5 27. Bxe4 Rxe4
28. Qxc5 Rxh4 29. Qxd6 Qg4 30. Qd7+ Kh6 31. Qxg4 Rxg4 32. f3 Rg5 33. Rd5 a5 34.
Ne6 Rxd5 35. cxd5 f5 36. d6 Nf6 37. Nc5 1-0

[Event "Hancheng Silk Road blitz 1st"]
[Site "Hancheng"]
[Date "2016.07.21"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Muzychuk, Mariya"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A31"]
[WhiteElo "2545"]
[BlackElo "2653"]
[PlyCount "108"]
[EventDate "2016.07.21"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 173 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.08.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.08.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 a6 3. c4 e6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Nf6 6. Nc3 Qc7 7. a3 b6 8. Be2
Bb7 9. f3 d6 10. O-O Be7 11. Be3 O-O 12. Rc1 Nbd7 13. b4 Rac8 14. Qd2 Qb8 15.
Rfd1 Rfe8 16. Nb3 h6 17. Bf1 Ba8 18. Qf2 Kh8 19. g4 Ne5 20. Nd2 Bd8 21. h3 Bb7
22. f4 Ng6 23. Bg2 Bc6 24. Bf3 b5 25. h4 e5 26. f5 Nf4 27. Bxf4 exf4 28. g5 Nh7
29. gxh6 gxh6 30. Kh2 Bf6 31. Rg1 Qb7 32. Nb3 Qe7 33. Nd4 Ba8 34. cxb5 Qa7 35.
Nce2 Rxc1 36. Rxc1 axb5 37. Bh5 Bxe4 38. Rf1 Bd3 39. Ne6 Qxf2+ 40. Rxf2 Bxf5
41. N6xf4 Bxh4 42. Rf3 Re7 43. Nd4 Be4 44. Rc3 Bf6 45. Rc8+ Kg7 46. Nd5 Be5+
47. Kh3 Bxd5 48. Nf5+ Kf6 49. Nxe7 Kxe7 50. Rc7+ Kf6 51. Ra7 Ng5+ 52. Kg4 Be6+
53. Kh4 Bd4 54. Bg4 Bxa7 0-1

[Event "Hancheng Silk Road blitz 1st"]
[Site "Hancheng"]
[Date "2016.07.21"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Stefanova, Antoaneta"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2653"]
[BlackElo "2512"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "2016.07.21"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 173 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.08.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.08.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. b3 Nf6 2. Bb2 g6 3. c4 c5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. g3 b6 6. Bg2 Bb7 7. O-O O-O 8. Nc3
d6 9. e3 Ne4 10. d4 Nd7 11. Qc2 f5 12. Rad1 Rb8 13. d5 Ndf6 14. Nxe4 Nxe4 15.
Bxg7 Kxg7 16. Ne1 Nf6 17. Nd3 g5 18. f4 g4 19. Nf2 Qe8 20. Qxf5 Bc8 21. Qc2 b5
22. e4 bxc4 23. bxc4 Rb4 24. Nd3 Rb6 25. Rb1 Qg6 26. Rxb6 axb6 27. Re1 h5 28.
e5 dxe5 29. fxe5 Nh7 30. Qe2 Bf5 31. Nf4 Qh6 32. Rf1 Ng5 33. e6 h4 34. d6 hxg3
35. hxg3 1-0

[Event "Hancheng Silk Road blitz 1st"]
[Site "Hancheng"]
[Date "2016.07.21"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Ushenina, Anna"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A40"]
[WhiteElo "2458"]
[BlackElo "2653"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "2016.07.21"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 173 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.08.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.08.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 e6 2. c4 b6 3. e4 Bb7 4. Bd3 Nc6 5. Ne2 Nb4 6. Nbc3 Nxd3+ 7. Qxd3 d6 8.
O-O Nf6 9. d5 e5 10. Bg5 Be7 11. f4 exf4 12. Bxf4 Nd7 13. Nd4 Bf6 14. Nf5 Ne5
15. Qe2 O-O 16. Kh1 Kh8 17. Rae1 Ba6 18. Ne3 g6 19. Bh6 Bg7 20. Bxg7+ Kxg7 21.
b3 Bc8 22. Nb5 Bd7 23. Nd4 Qe7 24. Rf4 Rae8 25. h3 Qg5 26. Ref1 h5 27. a4 a5
28. Nd1 c5 29. dxc6 Nxc6 30. Nb5 Qe5 31. Qf2 Re7 32. Qxb6 g5 33. R4f2 Qxe4 34.
Ndc3 Qg6 35. Nd5 Re6 36. Nf6 Ne5 37. Nxd7 Nxd7 38. Qxa5 Nc5 39. Qc3+ Kh7 40.
Nd4 Ne4 41. Nxe6 fxe6 42. Rxf8 Nxc3 43. R1f7+ Kh6 44. Rh8+ 1-0

[Event "Hancheng Silk Road blitz 1st"]
[Site "Hancheng"]
[Date "2016.07.21"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Koneru, Humpy"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B42"]
[WhiteElo "2653"]
[BlackElo "2575"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "2016.07.21"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 173 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.08.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.08.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Bd3 Qc7 6. O-O Nf6 7. c4 Bc5 8. Be3
b6 9. Nc3 Nc6 10. Be2 Bb7 11. f3 Nxd4 12. Bxd4 O-O 13. Kh1 Bxd4 14. Qxd4 d5 15.
cxd5 exd5 16. e5 Nd7 17. f4 Rad8 18. b4 Rfe8 19. Rac1 Qb8 20. Bf3 a5 21. a3
axb4 22. axb4 Nf8 23. Qxb6 Ne6 24. Ne2 Rc8 25. h3 h6 26. h4 Rxc1 27. Rxc1 Rc8
28. Rd1 Rc6 29. Qe3 Rc2 30. f5 d4 31. Qd3 Bxf3 32. gxf3 Rxe2 33. Qxe2 Nf4 34.
Qe4 Nh5 1-0

[Event "Hancheng Silk Road blitz 1st"]
[Site "Hancheng"]
[Date "2016.07.21"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Gunina, Valentina"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A84"]
[WhiteElo "2520"]
[BlackElo "2653"]
[PlyCount "54"]
[EventDate "2016.07.21"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 173 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.08.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.08.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 e6 2. c4 b6 3. Nf3 Bb7 4. g3 f5 5. Bg2 Nf6 6. O-O Be7 7. b3 O-O 8. Bb2
Qe8 9. Nbd2 Bb4 10. a3 Bxd2 11. Qxd2 Be4 12. Rac1 d6 13. c5 Nc6 14. b4 b5 15.
cxd6 cxd6 16. Ng5 Bxg2 17. Kxg2 h6 18. Nf3 Rc8 19. Qd3 a6 20. Rc2 Ne7 21. Rfc1
Qd7 22. Nd2 Ned5 23. Kg1 Nb6 24. f3 Rxc2 25. Rxc2 Rc8 26. e3 Rxc2 27. Qxc2 e5
1-0

[Event "Shijiazhuang op 2nd"]
[Site "Shijiazhuang"]
[Date "2016.08.09"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Hou, Yifan B"]
[Black "Li, Bo"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D79"]
[WhiteElo "1646"]
[BlackElo "2358"]
[PlyCount "128"]
[EventDate "2016.08.09"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 173 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.08.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.08.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. g3 O-O 5. Bg2 c6 6. O-O d5 7. cxd5 cxd5 8. Nc3
Nc6 9. Ne5 Bf5 10. Bg5 Nxe5 11. dxe5 Ne4 12. Nxe4 Bxe4 13. Bxe4 dxe4 14. Qb3
Qd4 15. e6 Qxb2 16. Qxb2 Bxb2 17. Rab1 Bf6 18. Bh6 Rfb8 19. Bf4 Rc8 20. exf7+
Kxf7 21. Rxb7 Rc2 22. a3 Rxe2 23. Rb4 a5 24. Rc4 a4 25. Rd1 Ra2 26. Bc1 Ra1 27.
Rf1 Rb8 28. Bf4 Rxf1+ 29. Kxf1 Ra8 30. Rxe4 Ra6 31. Rb4 Ke6 32. Ke2 Kd5 33. Be3
Bc3 34. Rb7 Bf6 35. Kd3 h5 36. Rb5+ Ke6 37. Kc4 Kf7 38. Kb4 Ra8 39. Rb7 h4 40.
Bc5 h3 41. Ra7 Rb8+ 42. Kxa4 Rb1 43. g4 Ke6 44. Be3 Be5 45. Ra6+ Kf7 46. f4 Bd6
47. Rb6 Ra1 48. Rb3 Ra2 49. Bg1 Rg2 50. Rg3 Rxg3 51. hxg3 e5 52. Bh2 exf4 53.
gxf4 g5 54. Kb3 Bxf4 55. Bg1 Ke6 56. Kc4 h2 57. Bxh2 Bxh2 58. Kd4 Bd6 59. a4
Bc7 60. Ke4 Bb6 61. Kf3 Ke5 62. Kg3 Ke4 63. Kg2 Kf4 64. Kh3 Ba5 0-1

[Event "Shijiazhuang op 2nd"]
[Site "Shijiazhuang"]
[Date "2016.08.10"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Sima, Chengtai"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan B"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B25"]
[BlackElo "1646"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "2016.08.09"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 173 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.08.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.08.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d3 g6 4. Nc3 Bg7 5. g3 d6 6. Bg2 Rb8 7. a3 b5 8. O-O e6
9. Re1 Nge7 10. Rb1 O-O 11. Bf4 b4 12. axb4 Rxb4 13. e5 d5 14. b3 Nf5 15. Na2
Rb8 16. g4 Nfd4 17. Nxd4 Nxd4 18. c3 Nb5 19. Qc1 Bb7 20. c4 Nc7 21. Bg5 f6 22.
Bh4 g5 23. Bg3 Kh8 24. Rb2 Rc8 25. h3 Qd7 26. Qd2 Ne8 27. Nc1 h6 28. Qe2 d4 29.
Bxb7 Qxb7 30. Qe4 Qxe4 31. Rxe4 Rc6 32. Ra2 Rf7 33. Kg2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Shijiazhuang op 2nd"]
[Site "Shijiazhuang"]
[Date "2016.08.11"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Hou, Yifan B"]
[Black "Zhao, Shengxin"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "1646"]
[BlackElo "1996"]
[PlyCount "126"]
[EventDate "2016.08.09"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 173 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.08.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.08.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. g3 c5 4. c3 e6 5. Bg2 Nc6 6. O-O Bd6 7. Nbd2 O-O 8. dxc5
Bxc5 9. b4 Bd6 10. Bb2 e5 11. Nb3 e4 12. Nfd4 Ne5 13. Nd2 e3 14. fxe3 Nfg4 15.
Nc2 Qg5 16. Nf3 Qh6 17. h3 Nxe3 18. Nxe3 Qxe3+ 19. Kh2 Nc4 20. Qc2 Qe4 21. Rfc1
Nxb2 22. Qxb2 Qg6 23. Kh1 Qxg3 24. Rg1 Bf5 25. Bf1 Qf4 26. c4 f6 27. c5 Bc7 28.
Qd2 Qxd2 29. Nxd2 Be5 30. Rd1 a5 31. Bg2 Be6 32. b5 Bd4 33. Rgf1 Bxc5 34. Nb3
Bb6 35. Bxd5 Bxd5+ 36. Rxd5 Rad8 37. Rdf5 Rfe8 38. Re1 a4 39. Nc1 Ba5 40. Ref1
Bd2 41. R5f2 Bxc1 42. Rxc1 Rd5 43. Rc4 Rxb5 44. Rxa4 Rb2 45. Ra7 Rexe2 46. Rxe2
Rxe2 47. a4 Rb2 48. a5 h5 49. Ra8+ Kh7 50. Rb8 Ra2 51. Rxb7 Rxa5 52. Kg2 Kh6
53. Kg3 g5 54. Rb8 Ra3+ 55. Kg2 Kg6 56. Rg8+ Kf5 57. Rh8 Ra2+ 58. Kf3 h4 59.
Rb8 Rh2 60. Rb5+ Kg6 61. Kg4 Rg2+ 62. Kf3 Rg3+ 63. Kf2 Rxh3 0-1

[Event "Shijiazhuang op 2nd"]
[Site "Shijiazhuang"]
[Date "2016.08.12"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Wang, Yahui"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan B"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B33"]
[BlackElo "1646"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "2016.08.09"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 173 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.08.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.08.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. Bg5 h6 8.
Bh4 Bb4 9. a3 Bxc3+ 10. bxc3 Qa5 11. Bd3 Qxc3+ 12. Ke2 Nh5 13. Bg3 O-O 14. Re1
d5 15. Kf1 Nxg3+ 16. hxg3 d4 17. Qh5 Qa5 18. f4 Re8 19. Red1 Ba6 20. g4 c5 21.
f5 c4 22. Be2 f6 23. Qh3 Red8 24. g5 fxg5 25. f6 Qb6 26. fxg7 Kxg7 27. Rab1 Qc6
28. Bf3 c3+ 29. Kg1 d3 30. Rdc1 dxc2 31. Rxc2 Bd3 32. Rxc3 Qd7 33. Rbc1 Qxh3
34. gxh3 g4 35. Rc7+ Kg6 36. R1c6+ Kg5 37. Rg7+ Kf4 38. Kf2 g3+ 39. Rxg3 Bxe4
40. Rg4+ 1-0

[Event "Shijiazhuang op 2nd"]
[Site "Shijiazhuang"]
[Date "2016.08.13"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Hou, Yifan B"]
[Black "Wang, Bingfei"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A90"]
[WhiteElo "1646"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "2016.08.09"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 173 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.08.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.08.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 f5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 e6 5. c4 c6 6. O-O Bd6 7. Nc3 O-O 8. Qc2
Ne4 9. c5 Bc7 10. Rb1 Nd7 11. b4 Ndf6 12. e3 Nxc3 13. Qxc3 Ne4 14. Qc2 Bd7 15.
a4 a6 16. Ba3 Qe7 17. Nd2 Nxd2 18. Qxd2 e5 19. dxe5 Bxe5 20. Bb2 Rfe8 21. Bxe5
Qxe5 22. b5 axb5 23. axb5 Red8 24. h4 Kh8 25. bxc6 Bxc6 26. Rb4 h6 27. Rd4 Rd7
28. Rd1 Rad8 29. Qa2 Qe7 30. Qa5 Kh7 31. Qc3 Qe5 32. Qb3 Qe7 33. Qc2 g6 34. h5
Kg7 35. hxg6 Kxg6 36. Bh3 Qg5 1-0

[Event "Shijiazhuang op 2nd"]
[Site "Shijiazhuang"]
[Date "2016.08.14"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Mi, Gufeng"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan B"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A90"]
[WhiteElo "1505"]
[BlackElo "1646"]
[PlyCount "106"]
[EventDate "2016.08.09"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 173 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.08.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.08.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 f5 2. d4 Nf6 3. g3 e6 4. Bg2 d5 5. O-O c6 6. c4 Bd6 7. cxd5 exd5 8. Nc3
O-O 9. Bg5 h6 10. Bxf6 Qxf6 11. e3 Nd7 12. a3 Nb6 13. a4 a5 14. Ne2 Be6 15. Nc1
Nd7 16. Nd3 Bf7 17. Qd2 Bh5 18. b4 axb4 19. Nxb4 Nb6 20. Nd3 Nc4 21. Qc3 Bxf3
22. Bxf3 Qe7 23. Bg2 Ra7 24. Nb2 Bb4 25. Qc1 Nd2 26. Rd1 Nb3 27. Qc2 Nxa1 28.
Rxa1 Bd6 29. Bh3 Qg5 30. Qb3 Qe7 31. Qb6 Ra6 32. Qb3 g6 33. Bf1 Ra5 34. Nd3
Rfa8 35. Be2 b5 36. Rc1 bxa4 37. Qb6 R5a6 38. Qb1 Rb8 39. Qa1 Qe8 40. Ne5 Rab6
41. Kg2 a3 42. Qc3 a2 43. Bd3 Rb3 44. Qa1 Bxe5 45. dxe5 Rxd3 46. Qxa2 Rdb3 47.
Qa6 R3b6 48. Qa2 Qxe5 49. h4 Qb2 50. Qxb2 Rxb2 51. Rxc6 R8b6 52. Rc8+ Kg7 53.
Rd8 Rd2 0-1

[Event "Shijiazhuang op 2nd"]
[Site "Shijiazhuang"]
[Date "2016.08.15"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Hou, Yifan B"]
[Black "Ha, Yihan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E11"]
[WhiteElo "1646"]
[BlackElo "1459"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[EventDate "2016.08.09"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 173 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.08.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.08.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 Bb4+ 4. Bd2 Bxd2+ 5. Nbxd2 d6 6. e3 Qe7 7. Be2 e5 8.
dxe5 dxe5 9. O-O O-O 10. Qc2 Bg4 11. Ne4 Nbd7 12. Nxf6+ Nxf6 13. Rfd1 Rad8 14.
h3 Bh5 15. Nh4 Bxe2 16. Qxe2 Qe6 17. Nf3 Rfe8 18. b3 h6 19. Rac1 Nd7 20. c5 Nb8
21. Qb5 Qc6 22. Qc4 Rxd1+ 23. Rxd1 Nd7 24. Qd5 Qxd5 25. Rxd5 Re7 26. b4 f6 27.
h4 Nf8 28. Rd8 Kf7 29. Kf1 Ne6 30. Rd2 Re8 31. Rd7+ Re7 32. Rd2 Re8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Shijiazhuang op 2nd"]
[Site "Shijiazhuang"]
[Date "2016.08.16"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Li, Yanzhe"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan B"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B44"]
[BlackElo "1646"]
[PlyCount "96"]
[EventDate "2016.08.09"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 173 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.08.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.08.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nb5 d6 6. Bf4 e5 7. Be3 a6 8. N5c3
Nf6 9. Bc4 b5 10. Bb3 Be7 11. O-O O-O 12. a4 b4 13. Nd5 Rb8 14. f3 Nxd5 15.
Bxd5 Bb7 16. Qd3 Qc8 17. Nd2 Nd4 18. Bxb7 Rxb7 19. Nc4 b3 20. Bxd4 exd4 21.
cxb3 Qc5 22. Rac1 Rfb8 23. Nd2 Qb6 24. Rc4 Bf6 25. Rfc1 g6 26. f4 Qa5 27. Rc6
Rb4 28. e5 Bd8 29. Rxd6 Be7 30. Rd7 R4b7 31. Rxb7 Rxb7 32. Rc8+ Kg7 33. Nf3 Rd7
34. f5 f6 35. fxg6 hxg6 36. Qc4 Rd5 37. exf6+ Kxf6 38. Rc6+ Kg7 39. Qe2 Bf6 40.
Qe6 Qd8 41. Rc8 Rd6 42. Qh3 Qd7 43. Qh8+ Kf7 44. Qf8+ Ke6 45. Re8+ Kf5 46. Re5+
Kg4 47. h3+ Kg3 48. Re4 Rc6 1-0

[Event "Shijiazhuang op 2nd"]
[Site "Shijiazhuang"]
[Date "2016.08.17"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Hou, Yifan B"]
[Black "Bai, Changlin"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D11"]
[WhiteElo "1646"]
[BlackElo "1532"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "2016.08.09"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 173 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.08.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.08.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. g3 c6 4. Bg2 Bf5 5. O-O h6 6. c4 e6 7. Nc3 Bd6 8. Nd2
Be7 9. Qb3 Qb6 10. e4 dxe4 11. Ndxe4 O-O 12. Bf4 Qxb3 13. axb3 Nbd7 14. Bd6
Nxe4 15. Nxe4 Bxe4 16. Bxe7 Bxg2 17. Kxg2 Rfe8 18. Bd6 a6 19. Rfe1 Rad8 20. Kf3
Nf8 21. c5 Ng6 22. h4 Ne7 23. Bxe7 Rxe7 24. Ra4 Red7 25. Ke4 Rd5 26. f4 f6 27.
Rb4 R8d7 28. Rc4 Kf7 29. Rg1 Re7 30. Rf1 Ke8 31. Kd3 e5 32. fxe5 Rexe5 33. Rcc1
Rd7 34. Rce1 Rxe1 35. Rxe1+ Re7 36. Rxe7+ Kxe7 37. g4 g6 38. Ke4 Ke6 39. b4 f5+
40. gxf5+ gxf5+ 41. Kf4 Kf6 42. h5 Ke6 43. Kf3 Kf7 44. Ke3 Ke6 45. Kf3 Ke7 46.
Ke3 Kf6 47. Kf4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Olympiad Women-42"]
[Site "Baku"]
[Date "2016.09.04"]
[Round "3.1"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Pham, Le Thao Nguyen"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2658"]
[BlackElo "2338"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "2016.09.02"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 174 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.10.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.10.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "China (W)"]
[BlackTeam "Vietnam (W)"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CHN"]
[BlackTeamCountry "VIE"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. c3 d6 6. O-O Bd7 7. Ba4 a6 8. h3
Ba7 9. Re1 O-O 10. Bc2 Ne7 11. d4 Ng6 12. Nbd2 Re8 13. Nf1 Nh5 14. Be3 Nhf4 15.
Ng3 Qc8 16. Nf5 f6 17. c4 Ne6 18. b4 exd4 19. N3xd4 Nxd4 20. Nxd4 Kh8 21. Rc1
Ne5 22. Bb1 c5 23. Nf5 Bxf5 24. exf5 cxb4 25. Bxa7 Rxa7 26. Qxd6 a5 27. Be4 Ra6
28. Qd5 Nc6 29. Qb5 Re5 30. Bd5 h6 31. Rxe5 fxe5 32. Rd1 Qc7 33. Be6 Qb6 34.
Rd7 Kh7 35. f6 1-0

[Event "Olympiad Women-42"]
[Site "Baku"]
[Date "2016.09.05"]
[Round "4.7"]
[White "Reizniece Ozola, Dana"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A14"]
[WhiteElo "2243"]
[BlackElo "2658"]
[PlyCount "101"]
[EventDate "2016.09.02"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 174 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.10.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.10.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Latvia (W)"]
[BlackTeam "China (W)"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "LAT"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CHN"]

1. c4 e6 2. Nf3 d5 3. g3 Nf6 4. Bg2 Be7 5. O-O O-O 6. b3 c5 7. e3 Nc6 8. d3 b6
9. Nc3 Ba6 10. Bb2 Rc8 11. Qe2 Qd7 12. Rad1 Rfd8 13. Nb5 Qe8 14. e4 d4 15. e5
Nd7 16. Bc1 Bb7 17. Bg5 Ndxe5 18. Nxe5 Bxg5 19. f4 Bf6 20. Nxa7 Nxa7 21. Bxb7
Rc7 22. Bg2 Nc8 23. a4 Nd6 24. g4 g6 25. Rde1 Bg7 26. h4 Kh8 27. Bh3 f6 28. Nf3
Re7 29. Qg2 Nf7 30. Re2 Qd7 31. Rfe1 Rde8 32. g5 f5 33. h5 gxh5 34. Nh4 Qc7 35.
Qf3 Kg8 36. g6 Nh6 37. Qxh5 Qxf4 38. gxh7+ Kxh7 39. Bxf5+ exf5 40. Rxe7 Qg3+
41. Ng2 Rxe7 42. Rxe7 f4 43. Qe5 Qg4 44. Qxf4 Qd1+ 45. Ne1 Qh5 46. Nf3 Nf5 47.
Rb7 Qg6+ 48. Qg5 Qe6 49. Qh5+ Kg8 50. Rb8+ Bf8 51. Qg4+ 1-0

[Event "Olympiad Women-42"]
[Site "Baku"]
[Date "2016.09.06"]
[Round "5.1"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Zimina, Olga"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C66"]
[WhiteElo "2658"]
[BlackElo "2389"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[EventDate "2016.09.02"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 174 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.10.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.10.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "China (W)"]
[BlackTeam "Italy (W)"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CHN"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ITA"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 d6 5. O-O Bd7 6. Re1 g6 7. d4 Qe7 8. Nc3
Nb8 9. Bg5 c6 10. dxe5 dxe5 11. Nd5 cxd5 12. exd5 Bxb5 13. Nxe5 h6 14. Bxf6
Qxf6 15. Ng4+ Qe7 16. Qd4 Be2 17. Qxh8 Nd7 18. Qc3 f5 19. Rxe2 Qxe2 20. Re1
Qxe1+ 21. Qxe1+ Kd8 22. Ne5 Nxe5 23. Qxe5 Rc8 24. c3 1-0

[Event "Olympiad Women-42"]
[Site "Baku"]
[Date "2016.09.09"]
[Round "7.1"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Muzychuk, Anna"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2658"]
[BlackElo "2550"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "2016.09.02"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 174 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.10.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.10.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "China (W)"]
[BlackTeam "Ukraine (W)"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CHN"]
[BlackTeamCountry "UKR"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Nd5 Be7 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. c3 Bg5 12. Nc2 Rb8 13. a3 a5 14. Bd3 Ne7
15. Nxe7 Qxe7 16. Qe2 Qb7 17. O-O O-O 18. b4 Qc7 19. bxa5 Qxa5 20. Nb4 Bd7 21.
c4 Rfc8 22. g3 bxc4 23. Bxc4 Bb5 24. Bxb5 Qxb5 25. Qxb5 Rxb5 26. Rfd1 g6 27. h4
Bh6 28. Kf1 Rc4 29. Rxd6 Rc1+ 30. Rd1 Rc4 31. Rd8+ Bf8 32. Nd5 Kg7 33. a4 Ra5
34. Rb1 Rcxa4 35. Rb7 Ra7 36. Rbb8 Bc5 37. Rbc8 Bd4 38. Rg8+ Kh6 39. Nf6 Ra2
40. Ng4+ Kh5 41. Nf6+ Kh6 42. Ng4+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Olympiad Women-42"]
[Site "Baku"]
[Date "2016.09.10"]
[Round "8.1"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Mamedjarova, Zeinab"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A14"]
[WhiteElo "2658"]
[BlackElo "2295"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "2016.09.02"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 174 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.10.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.10.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "China (W)"]
[BlackTeam "Azerbaijan (W)"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CHN"]
[BlackTeamCountry "AZE"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 b6 3. Bg2 Bb7 4. O-O e6 5. d3 d5 6. Nbd2 Be7 7. c4 O-O 8. Qc2
c5 9. b3 Nc6 10. Bb2 Qc7 11. cxd5 Nxd5 12. a3 Rac8 13. Rac1 Rfd8 14. Rfd1 Qb8
15. Qb1 Nd4 16. Nxd4 cxd4 17. Rxc8 Bxc8 18. Bxd4 Bxa3 19. Bxg7 Kxg7 20. Qa1+
Kg8 21. Qxa3 Nc3 22. Re1 Bb7 23. Nf3 Qc7 24. Qb4 a5 25. Qg4+ Kh8 26. Ng5 Bxg2
27. Qh4 Kg7 28. Qxh7+ Kf6 29. Qh4 Kg7 30. Kxg2 Rd5 31. e4 Rc5 32. d4 Rc6 33.
Re3 Nb5 34. Rf3 f5 35. Qh7+ Kf8 36. Nxe6+ Rxe6 37. Rxf5+ Ke8 38. Qg8+ Kd7 39.
Rxb5 1-0

[Event "Olympiad Women-42"]
[Site "Baku"]
[Date "2016.09.11"]
[Round "9.1"]
[White "Krush, Irina"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E37"]
[WhiteElo "2444"]
[BlackElo "2658"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "2016.09.02"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 174 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.10.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.10.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "US of America (W)"]
[BlackTeam "China (W)"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "USA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CHN"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 d5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 Ne4 7. Qc2 c5 8.
dxc5 Nc6 9. Nf3 Qa5+ 10. Bd2 Qxc5 11. e3 Nxd2 12. Nxd2 dxc4 13. Bxc4 O-O 14. b4
Qe7 15. Bd3 h6 16. Qc3 Qf6 17. Qxf6 gxf6 18. O-O-O f5 19. Be2 e5 20. Nc4 Be6
21. Nd6 Rab8 22. Rd2 Rfd8 23. Kb2 Kf8 24. Rhd1 Ke7 25. Nc4 Rxd2+ 26. Rxd2 Rc8
27. Rc2 f6 28. Na5 Nxa5 29. Rxc8 Bxc8 30. bxa5 Kd6 31. Kc3 Kc5 32. f4 exf4 33.
exf4 Be6 34. g3 Bd5 35. Bd3 Be6 36. Be2 Bd5 37. Bd3 Be6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Olympiad Women-42"]
[Site "Baku"]
[Date "2016.09.12"]
[Round "10.1"]
[White "Socko, Monika"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E16"]
[WhiteElo "2437"]
[BlackElo "2658"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2016.09.02"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 174 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.10.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.10.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Poland (W)"]
[BlackTeam "China (W)"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "POL"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CHN"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Bb4+ 4. Bd2 a5 5. Bxb4 axb4 6. g3 b6 7. Bg2 Bb7 8.
O-O O-O 9. Nbd2 c5 10. Re1 d6 11. e4 Nc6 12. d5 exd5 13. cxd5 Ne7 14. Nc4 Ng6
15. a4 bxa3 16. Rxa3 b5 17. Rxa8 Bxa8 18. Na3 Re8 19. Nxb5 Rxe4 20. Rxe4 Nxe4
21. Qa4 Bxd5 22. Nh4 Nxh4 23. Bxe4 Qe8 24. gxh4 Bxe4 25. Qa5 Qd7 26. h3 h6 27.
Nc3 Bf3 28. Kh2 Qe7 29. Qa6 Qe5+ 30. Kg1 Qe6 31. Kh2 Qg6 32. Qf1 Qf6 33. Kg3
Bc6 34. Qe2 d5 35. Qg4 d4 36. Nb1 Qe5+ 37. Qf4 Qe1 38. Qf5 Qg1+ 39. Kf4 Qxf2+
40. Ke5 f6+ 0-1

[Event "Olympiad Women-42"]
[Site "Baku"]
[Date "2016.09.13"]
[Round "11.1"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Kosteniuk, Alexandra"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C77"]
[WhiteElo "2658"]
[BlackElo "2538"]
[PlyCount "129"]
[EventDate "2016.09.02"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 174 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.10.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.10.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "China (W)"]
[BlackTeam "Russia (W)"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CHN"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. d3 Bc5 6. Bxc6 dxc6 7. Nbd2 Be6 8.
Nb3 Bxb3 9. axb3 Qd6 10. Qe2 O-O-O 11. Be3 Bxe3 12. Qxe3 Qb4+ 13. Nd2 Nd7 14.
O-O Nb6 15. Rfd1 f6 16. Nf1 Kb8 17. Qg3 g6 18. Ne3 Rhf8 19. h3 Rde8 20. Qg4 Rf7
21. Re1 Qf8 22. Re2 f5 23. exf5 gxf5 24. Qf3 e4 25. dxe4 fxe4 26. Qh5 Qg7 27.
Ra5 Ref8 28. Qe5 Qg6 29. Ra1 Rg8 30. Rd1 Nd5 31. Red2 b6 32. c4 Nxe3 33. Rd8+
Rxd8 34. Rxd8+ Kb7 35. fxe3 Rg7 36. Rd2 Qh6 37. Rf2 Rg5 38. Qe7 Rg7 39. Qe5 Rg5
40. Qf4 Qg6 41. Kh2 a5 42. Rd2 h6 43. g4 Qg7 44. Kg3 Re5 45. Rd8 Re7 46. Qf5
Ka7 47. Rd2 Rf7 48. Qxe4 Qf6 49. Kh2 Qh4 50. Qxc6 Qe1 51. Qd5 Re7 52. c5 Qxe3
53. cxb6+ cxb6 54. Qd6 Rf7 55. Qd5 Qf4+ 56. Kg2 h5 57. Qd4 Qf1+ 58. Kh2 h4 59.
Rg2 Qe1 60. g5 Rf1 61. Qd7+ Kb8 62. Qd8+ Ka7 63. Qc7+ Ka6 64. Qc8+ Ka7 65. Qc7+
1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-CHN Friendship rapid"]
[Site "Petropavlovsk Kamchatsky"]
[Date "2016.09.17"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Inarkiev, Ernesto"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A20"]
[WhiteElo "2658"]
[BlackElo "2732"]
[PlyCount "136"]
[EventDate "2016.09.17"]
[EventType "match (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 174 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.10.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.10.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 h6 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Qb3 a5 6. a3 Bxc3 7. Qxc3 Qe7 8. Nf3
d6 9. b3 O-O 10. Bb2 c5 11. d3 Nc6 12. e3 Nd4 13. Nd2 Bg4 14. Qc1 Nc6 15. h3
Be6 16. O-O d5 17. f4 d4 18. fxe5 Nxe5 19. Qc2 Nc6 20. Rae1 Rad8 21. Kh2 Nh7
22. Rf4 dxe3 23. Rxe3 Nd4 24. Bxd4 Rxd4 25. Rxd4 cxd4 26. Re1 b6 27. Qb2 Rd8
28. Nf3 Qd6 29. Ne5 Nf6 30. b4 axb4 31. Qxb4 Qc7 32. Qb5 Rd6 33. a4 Nd7 34.
Nxd7 Bxd7 35. Qe5 Bxa4 36. Re4 Qd7 37. Rg4 f6 38. Bd5+ Kh8 39. Qxd4 Bc6 40.
Bxc6 Qxc6 41. Qe3 Re6 42. Re4 Rxe4 43. Qxe4 Qxe4 44. dxe4 Kg8 45. Kg2 Kf7 46.
Kf3 Ke6 47. Ke2 Ke5 48. Ke3 h5 49. Kd3 Ke6 50. Ke3 Ke5 51. Kd3 g6 52. Ke3 Ke6
53. Kd3 Kd6 54. Kd4 Ke6 55. Kd3 Ke5 56. Ke3 Ke6 57. Kd3 Kd6 58. Kd4 Ke6 59. Kd3
Kd7 60. Kc3 Kc6 61. Kb4 Kd6 62. Kb5 Kc7 63. c5 bxc5 64. Kxc5 Kd7 65. Kd5 Ke7
66. e5 Kf7 67. Kd6 fxe5 68. Kxe5 Ke7 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-CHN Friendship rapid"]
[Site "Petropavlovsk Kamchatsky"]
[Date "2016.09.17"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Inarkiev, Ernesto"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E16"]
[WhiteElo "2732"]
[BlackElo "2658"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "2016.09.17"]
[EventType "match (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 174 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.10.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.10.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb4+ 5. Bd2 a5 6. Bg2 Bb7 7. O-O O-O 8. Bf4
Be7 9. Nc3 Na6 10. Rc1 Ne4 11. d5 Nxc3 12. Rxc3 Nc5 13. Rc2 d6 14. Be3 Bf6 15.
Nd4 Bxd4 16. Bxd4 e5 17. Bxc5 bxc5 18. e4 Bc8 19. f4 Qf6 20. Qd3 Bd7 21. Rcf2
a4 22. f5 Qh6 23. h4 g6 24. Bh3 f6 25. Rh2 g5 26. Qe3 Rab8 27. Rff2 Rb4 28. Bf1
Kg7 29. Qf3 Be8 30. Rh3 Kh8 31. Rfh2 g4 32. Qc3 gxh3 33. Bxh3 Rg8 34. Kf2 Bh5
35. Bf1 Qg7 36. Bh3 Rxb2+ 37. Qxb2 Qxg3+ 0-1

[Event "RUS-CHN Friendship rapid"]
[Site "Petropavlovsk Kamchatsky"]
[Date "2016.09.17"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Inarkiev, Ernesto"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A11"]
[WhiteElo "2658"]
[BlackElo "2732"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "2016.09.17"]
[EventType "match (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 174 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.10.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.10.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 d5 3. Bg2 g6 4. c4 c6 5. b3 Bg7 6. Bb2 O-O 7. O-O b6 8. d3 Bb7
9. Nbd2 c5 10. cxd5 Nxd5 11. Bxg7 Kxg7 12. Qc2 Nc6 13. Qb2+ f6 14. d4 cxd4 15.
Nxd4 Nxd4 16. Qxd4 e5 17. Qb2 Qe7 18. Rfd1 Rad8 19. Nc4 b5 20. Na5 Ba8 21. a3
e4 22. e3 b4 23. Nc4 Kh6 24. Rd4 f5 25. h3 Rf7 26. axb4 Nxb4 27. Rxa7 Qxa7 28.
Rxd8 Rd7 29. Rxd7 Qxd7 30. Qf6 Qc8 31. Nd6 1-0

[Event "RUS-CHN Friendship rapid"]
[Site "Petropavlovsk Kamchatsky"]
[Date "2016.09.17"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Inarkiev, Ernesto"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2732"]
[BlackElo "2658"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "2016.09.17"]
[EventType "match (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 174 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.10.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.10.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb4+ 5. Bd2 Bxd2+ 6. Qxd2 Ba6 7. b3 O-O 8.
Bg2 d5 9. O-O c6 10. Rc1 Nbd7 11. a4 Rc8 12. Na3 Bb7 13. b4 c5 14. cxd5 Bxd5
15. dxc5 bxc5 16. b5 c4 17. Qb4 Bxf3 18. Bxf3 Ne5 19. Bg2 Nd5 20. Qd2 h6 21.
Qd4 Qf6 22. Kh1 c3 23. Bxd5 exd5 24. Rxc3 Rxc3 25. Qxc3 Qf5 26. Qd4 Re8 27. Kg2
Ng4 28. h3 Nf6 29. Ra2 Ne4 30. Nc2 Ng5 31. g4 Qd7 32. Ne3 Ne6 33. Qe5 d4 34.
Nf5 Nf4+ 35. Qxf4 Qd5+ 36. Kg3 Qxa2 37. Qxd4 Qa3+ 38. e3 Qf8 39. e4 Rd8 40.
Qxa7 Qa3+ 41. Kg2 Qb4 42. Qe7 Qxe7 43. Nxe7+ Kf8 44. Nc6 Rc8 45. a5 Ke8 46. b6
1-0

[Event "RUS-CHN Friendship blitz"]
[Site "Petropavlovsk Kamchatsky"]
[Date "2016.09.18"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Inarkiev, Ernesto"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C28"]
[WhiteElo "2658"]
[BlackElo "2732"]
[PlyCount "112"]
[EventDate "2016.09.18"]
[EventType "match (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 174 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.10.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.10.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Nf6 3. d3 Nc6 4. Nc3 Na5 5. Qf3 Bb4 6. Nge2 d6 7. Bg5 h6 8. Bd2
Bg4 9. Qe3 Qd7 10. a3 Bc5 11. Qg3 Nh5 12. Qh4 g5 13. Bxg5 hxg5 14. Qxg5 Nxc4
15. dxc4 Bxe2 16. Nxe2 Qe7 17. Qg4 Nf6 18. Qf3 Rh4 19. O-O-O Rxe4 20. Nc3 Rf4
21. Qxb7 Qd8 22. Qc6+ Kf8 23. f3 Rxc4 24. Qb5 Rxc3 25. bxc3 Be3+ 26. Rd2 Rb8
27. Qd3 Bxd2+ 28. Qxd2 Qd7 29. Qh6+ Ke7 30. Re1 Qa4 31. Kd2 Rb2 32. Rc1 Qxa3
33. g4 Qa4 34. Qe3 Qf4 35. Qxf4 exf4 36. Ra1 Rb7 37. h4 Nd5 38. h5 Kf6 39. Kd3
Ne3 40. Ra4 Kg5 41. Ra5+ d5 42. Ra6 f6 43. Re6 c5 44. Re8 Rb1 45. Rg8+ Kh6 46.
Rg6+ Kh7 47. Rxf6 Ng2 48. g5 Rh1 49. h6 Rh5 50. Rf7+ Kh8 51. Rg7 Nh4 52. Ke2 a5
53. Ra7 Rxg5 54. Rxa5 c4 55. Ra7 Nf5 56. Rd7 Nxh6 0-1

[Event "RUS-CHN Friendship blitz"]
[Site "Petropavlovsk Kamchatsky"]
[Date "2016.09.18"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Inarkiev, Ernesto"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A50"]
[WhiteElo "2732"]
[BlackElo "2658"]
[PlyCount "140"]
[EventDate "2016.09.18"]
[EventType "match (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 174 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.10.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.10.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 e6 2. g3 b6 3. Bg2 Bb7 4. O-O Nf6 5. c4 g6 6. d4 Bg7 7. Nc3 O-O 8. d5
exd5 9. cxd5 Re8 10. Nd4 c5 11. dxc6 dxc6 12. Bf4 Nh5 13. Be3 Qd7 14. Nb3 Qe7
15. Qd2 Nd7 16. Bg5 Nhf6 17. Rad1 Rad8 18. Qf4 Qe5 19. Nd4 Rc8 20. Ndb5 cxb5
21. Bxb7 Rc5 22. Qxe5 Nxe5 23. Be3 Rc7 24. Ba6 b4 25. Nb5 Rce7 26. Nd6 Rf8 27.
Bd4 Nc6 28. Be3 Ne5 29. Bc1 h6 30. h3 Ned7 31. Kg2 Nc5 32. Bc4 Nfd7 33. e4 Ne5
34. Be2 Nc6 35. Be3 Nxe4 36. Nxe4 Rxe4 37. Bf3 Re6 38. Bd5 Rf6 39. Bf4 Ne7 40.
Bc4 Nf5 41. Rd7 Rc6 42. Bd5 Rc2 43. Rxa7 Rxb2 44. g4 Nd4 45. Bd6 Rd8 46. Bxf7+
Kh7 47. Bf4 Nb5 48. Bc4 Nxa7 49. Re1 Nc6 50. Re6 Nd4 51. Re7 Rc2 52. Be5 Rxc4
53. Rxg7+ Kh8 54. Rc7+ Kg8 55. Rxc4 Ne6 56. Rxb4 Rd5 57. f4 b5 58. Kf3 Kf7 59.
Ke4 Rc5 60. h4 Rc2 61. Rxb5 Rxa2 62. Rb7+ Ke8 63. Kd5 Nf8 64. Rb8+ Kf7 65. Rb7+
Ke8 66. Bd4 Ra5+ 67. Ke4 Ne6 68. Bf6 Nc5+ 69. Kf3 Nxb7 70. Bg7 h5 0-1

[Event "RUS-CHN Friendship blitz"]
[Site "Petropavlovsk Kamchatsky"]
[Date "2016.09.18"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Inarkiev, Ernesto"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D32"]
[WhiteElo "2658"]
[BlackElo "2732"]
[PlyCount "104"]
[EventDate "2016.09.18"]
[EventType "match (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 174 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.10.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.10.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 c5 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 e6 6. e3 Bb4 7. Qb3 Bc5 8.
Nf3 O-O 9. Be2 d5 10. cxd5 exd5 11. O-O a6 12. Rd1 Be6 13. Qc2 Nb4 14. Qd2 Ne4
15. Nxe4 dxe4 16. Nd4 Qe7 17. Nxe6 Qxe6 18. b3 Be7 19. Bc4 Qg4 20. h3 Qh5 21.
Bb2 Rfd8 22. Qe2 Qg6 23. a3 Nd3 24. Bd4 Nc5 25. b4 Ne6 26. Be5 Bf6 27. Bxf6
Qxf6 28. Rac1 g6 29. Bd5 Rab8 30. Bxe4 Kg7 31. Rxd8 Nxd8 32. Bd5 Qe5 33. Rd1
Rc8 34. Qf3 Rc7 35. g3 Nc6 36. Bb3 a5 37. bxa5 Nxa5 38. Bd5 Nc6 39. h4 h5 40.
Kg2 Qe7 41. a4 Nb4 42. Be4 Qe8 43. Rd4 Nc6 44. Bxc6 Rxc6 45. Rb4 Ra6 46. Qf4
Qc6+ 47. Kh2 Ra5 48. Qd4+ Kh7 49. Rb6 Qf3 50. Rf6 Rf5 51. Rxf5 Qxf5 52. Qf4 Qd7
1-0

[Event "RUS-CHN Friendship blitz"]
[Site "Petropavlovsk Kamchatsky"]
[Date "2016.09.18"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Inarkiev, Ernesto"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A05"]
[WhiteElo "2732"]
[BlackElo "2658"]
[PlyCount "125"]
[EventDate "2016.09.18"]
[EventType "match (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 174 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.10.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.10.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. g3 Nc6 3. Bg2 g6 4. O-O Bg7 5. e4 d6 6. d3 Nf6 7. Re1 O-O 8. c3
Rb8 9. h3 e5 10. d4 exd4 11. cxd4 cxd4 12. Nxd4 Qb6 13. Nb3 Be6 14. Nc3 a6 15.
Qxd6 Bxb3 16. Be3 Qb4 17. Bc5 Qc4 18. axb3 Qxb3 19. Qd1 Qxd1 20. Raxd1 Rfe8 21.
Bd6 Rbc8 22. e5 Nh5 23. Nd5 Nxe5 24. g4 Nc4 25. gxh5 Nxd6 26. Ne7+ Rxe7 27.
Rxe7 Bf8 28. Rd7 Nf5 29. Bxb7 Rc2 30. Bd5 Nh6 31. hxg6 hxg6 32. b3 Bc5 33. Rf1
a5 34. Kg2 Kg7 35. Be4 Rc3 36. Rd3 Rc2 37. Rf3 Rb2 38. Rc1 Bd4 39. Rc2 Rxc2 40.
Bxc2 f5 41. Rd3 Bc5 42. Rd5 Bb4 43. Bd3 Kf6 44. Rb5 Nf7 45. f4 Bd2 46. Rb6+ Kg7
47. Kg3 Be1+ 48. Kf3 Bb4 49. Bc4 Nd6 50. Bd5 Kf6 51. Rc6 Ke7 52. Ra6 Kf6 53.
Ke3 Bc5+ 54. Kd3 Bb4 55. Kd4 Ke7 56. Ra7+ Kf6 57. Ra6 Ke7 58. Bc4 Kf6 59. Kd5
Ke7 60. Bd3 Kd7 61. Ra7+ Kd8 62. Rg7 Ne8 63. Rxg6 1-0

[Event "RUS-CHN Friendship blitz"]
[Site "Petropavlovsk Kamchatsky"]
[Date "2016.09.18"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Inarkiev, Ernesto"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A01"]
[WhiteElo "2658"]
[BlackElo "2732"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[EventDate "2016.09.18"]
[EventType "match (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 174 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.10.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.10.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. b3 e5 2. Bb2 d6 3. c4 g6 4. Nc3 Bg7 5. g3 Nf6 6. Bg2 O-O 7. e3 c6 8. d4 exd4
9. Qxd4 Bf5 10. Qd2 Nbd7 11. Nge2 Ne5 12. O-O Bh3 13. Rad1 Bxg2 14. Kxg2 Qa5
15. Qxd6 Rfd8 16. Qa3 Qc7 17. Rxd8+ Rxd8 18. Qxa7 Nd3 19. Ba3 Ng4 20. h3 Nge5
21. c5 Qd7 22. Qa4 Qe8 23. Qe4 f5 24. Qh4 Ra8 25. Bc1 Qf7 26. Qd4 Bf6 27. f4
Nxc1 28. fxe5 Nxe2 1-0

[Event "RUS-CHN Friendship blitz"]
[Site "Petropavlovsk Kamchatsky"]
[Date "2016.09.18"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Inarkiev, Ernesto"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E60"]
[WhiteElo "2732"]
[BlackElo "2658"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "2016.09.18"]
[EventType "match (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 174 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.10.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.10.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. g3 Nc6 3. b3 g6 4. Bb2 Nf6 5. c4 Bg7 6. Bg2 O-O 7. O-O d6 8. d4
cxd4 9. Nxd4 Bd7 10. e3 Qc8 11. Re1 Bh3 12. Bh1 Qd7 13. Nc3 Rac8 14. Qd2 h5 15.
Rac1 h4 16. Nf3 hxg3 17. hxg3 e5 18. Ng5 Bg4 19. Nge4 Nxe4 20. Nxe4 Rfd8 21.
Ba3 Qe6 22. Nxd6 e4 23. Qd5 Bf8 24. Qxe6 Bxe6 25. c5 Bxd6 26. cxd6 f5 27. f3
exf3 28. Bxf3 Kf7 29. Red1 Rd7 30. Rc5 Rh8 31. Bxc6 bxc6 32. Rxc6 Rh3 33. Kg2
Rh5 34. Rc7 Rh8 35. Bc5 a6 36. Rd2 Rb8 37. b4 Rb7 38. Rxb7 Rxb7 39. Kf3 Bd7 40.
Rh2 Ke6 41. Rh6 Kf6 42. Kf4 Rb8 43. Bd4+ Ke6 44. Rxg6+ 1-0

[Event "RUS-CHN Friendship blitz"]
[Site "Petropavlovsk Kamchatsky"]
[Date "2016.09.18"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Inarkiev, Ernesto"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A20"]
[WhiteElo "2658"]
[BlackElo "2732"]
[PlyCount "161"]
[EventDate "2016.09.18"]
[EventType "match (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 174 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.10.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.10.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 h6 4. d3 Bb4+ 5. Bd2 Bxd2+ 6. Qxd2 O-O 7. Nc3 Re8 8.
Nf3 c6 9. O-O d5 10. cxd5 cxd5 11. d4 e4 12. Ne5 Nbd7 13. f4 exf3 14. Nxf3 Nb8
15. Ne5 Nc6 16. Qf4 Be6 17. Nxc6 bxc6 18. Na4 Ne4 19. Rac1 Rc8 20. b3 Rc7 21.
Bxe4 dxe4 22. e3 Bh3 23. Rf2 Re6 24. Nc5 Rf6 25. Qh4 Qc8 26. Rxf6 gxf6 27. Nxe4
Bf5 28. Nxf6+ Kg7 29. Nh5+ Kf8 30. Qf4 Qe6 31. Rf1 Bd3 32. Rf2 Re7 33. Nf6 Kg7
34. Nh5+ Kf8 35. Nf6 Kg7 36. e4 Bxe4 37. Nh5+ Kf8 38. Nf6 Kg7 39. Nh5+ Kf8 40.
Qb8+ Re8 41. Qb4+ Qe7 42. Qxe7+ Rxe7 43. Nf4 Rd7 44. Rd2 c5 45. d5 Ke7 46. Kf2
Kd6 47. Ke3 Re7 48. Kf2 Re5 49. Re2 Bb1 50. Rb2 Be4 51. Re2 Bb1 52. Rd2 Be4 53.
h4 Bb1 54. g4 Be4 55. Kg3 Bb1 56. Kf3 Be4+ 57. Kf2 Bb1 58. a3 a5 59. Rb2 Be4
60. Rd2 Bb1 61. Kf3 Be4+ 62. Kf2 Bb1 63. Ne2 Bh7 64. Nc3 h5 65. g5 Rf5+ 66. Ke3
Re5+ 67. Kf4 Rf5+ 68. Kg3 Rf1 69. Nb5+ Kd7 70. Rf2 Rxf2 71. Kxf2 Bc2 72. Ke3
Bxb3 73. Ke4 Bc4 74. Nc3 Kd6 75. a4 Bb3 76. Nb5+ Kd7 77. Nc3 Kd6 78. Nb5+ Kd7
79. Nc3 Kd6 80. Nb5+ Kd7 81. Nc3 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-CHN Friendship blitz"]
[Site "Petropavlovsk Kamchatsky"]
[Date "2016.09.18"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Inarkiev, Ernesto"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A33"]
[WhiteElo "2732"]
[BlackElo "2658"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2016.09.18"]
[EventType "match (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 174 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.10.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.10.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. c4 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e6 6. a3 Bc5 7. Nb3 Be7 8. e4
O-O 9. Be2 b6 10. O-O Bb7 11. f4 d6 12. Be3 a6 13. Qd3 Qc7 14. Rac1 Nb8 15. Nd4
Nbd7 16. b4 Rfd8 17. Qb1 Rac8 18. f5 e5 19. Nb3 Qb8 20. Kh1 Re8 21. Nd5 Bxd5
22. cxd5 Qb7 23. Qd3 Nb8 24. Nd2 b5 25. Nb3 Rxc1 26. Rxc1 Bd8 27. Qc2 Bb6 28.
Na5 Qa7 29. Bxb6 Qxb6 30. Qd3 h6 31. Bf3 Kh7 32. Rc2 Re7 33. Qc3 Ne8 34. Qc8
Nf6 35. h3 Re8 36. Qc3 Re7 37. Kh2 Re8 38. g3 Re7 39. Bg2 Ne8 40. Qc8 Nf6 41.
Qf8 1-0

[Event "RUS-CHN Friendship blitz"]
[Site "Petropavlovsk Kamchatsky"]
[Date "2016.09.18"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Inarkiev, Ernesto"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A22"]
[WhiteElo "2658"]
[BlackElo "2732"]
[PlyCount "135"]
[EventDate "2016.09.18"]
[EventType "match (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 174 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.10.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.10.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 h6 4. d3 c6 5. Nf3 Be7 6. O-O d6 7. Nc3 O-O 8. Qc2
Re8 9. d4 Bf8 10. e4 Na6 11. h3 exd4 12. Nxd4 g6 13. Be3 Qe7 14. Rfe1 Bg7 15.
Rad1 Bd7 16. a3 Nc5 17. Bf4 Rad8 18. b4 Na6 19. Qd2 Kh7 20. Nc2 Qe6 21. Ne3 Bc8
22. Bxd6 Rg8 23. e5 Ne8 24. c5 f6 25. exf6 Qxf6 26. Ne4 Qf7 27. Ng4 Nac7 28.
Qe2 Nb5 29. Bf4 Nd4 30. Qe3 Nc2 31. Qc1 Nxe1 32. Rxd8 Nxg2 33. Kxg2 Bxg4 34.
hxg4 Qe7 35. Rxe8 Rxe8 36. Nd6 Rf8 37. g5 hxg5 38. Bxg5 Qe6 39. Qd1 b5 40. Bf4
Kg8 41. Qd3 Kh7 42. Qf3 Qd7 43. Qe4 Rf6 44. Bg5 Re6 45. Qh4+ Kg8 46. Be3 Bf8
47. Bf4 Qe7 48. Qg4 Qd7 49. Qh4 Qe7 50. Qg4 Qd7 51. Qg5 Be7 52. Qh6 Bf8 53. Qh1
Be7 54. Qd1 Bf8 55. Qb3 Kh7 56. Qf3 Rf6 57. Ne4 Rf5 58. g4 Rf7 59. Ng5+ Kg8 60.
Nxf7 Qxf7 61. Be5 Qe6 62. Qf6 Qxg4+ 63. Kf1 Qd1+ 64. Kg2 Qg4+ 65. Kh2 Qh5+ 66.
Kg3 a5 67. Qe6+ Kh7 68. Qf7+ 1-0

[Event "RUS-CHN Friendship blitz"]
[Site "Petropavlovsk Kamchatsky"]
[Date "2016.09.18"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Inarkiev, Ernesto"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B27"]
[WhiteElo "2732"]
[BlackElo "2658"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[EventDate "2016.09.18"]
[EventType "match (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 174 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.10.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.10.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 b6 2. e4 Bb7 3. Nc3 c5 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 a6 6. Bd3 e6 7. f4 Qc7 8. Qf3
Ne7 9. Bd2 Nbc6 10. Nb3 d5 11. a3 dxe4 12. Nxe4 Nf5 13. Bc3 Be7 14. g4 Nh4 15.
Qg3 Qxf4 16. Rf1 Qxg3+ 17. hxg3 Ng6 18. Bxg7 Rg8 19. Nf6+ Bxf6 20. Bxf6 Nge5
21. Bxh7 Rxg4 22. O-O-O Rxg3 23. Be4 Nd7 24. Bh4 Rg4 25. Rxf7 Rxe4 26. Rdxd7
Bc8 27. Rc7 Rxh4 28. Rg7 Kf8 29. Rcf7+ Ke8 30. Rc7 Kf8 31. Rcf7+ Ke8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Douglas IoM op"]
[Site "Douglas"]
[Date "2016.10.01"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Jackson, James P"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C95"]
[WhiteElo "2649"]
[BlackElo "2311"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "2016.10.01"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "IOM"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2017"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Nb8 10. d4 Nbd7 11. Nbd2 Bb7 12. Bc2 Re8 13. Nf1 Bf8 14. Ng3 g6 15.
a4 c5 16. d5 c4 17. Bg5 Nc5 18. Qd2 Be7 19. Bh6 Nfd7 20. Nh2 bxa4 21. Ra2 a5
22. Rf1 Bc8 23. Kh1 Rb8 24. Be3 Qc7 25. Ng4 Nb6 26. Nh6+ Kg7 27. f4 Kxh6 28.
fxe5+ Kg7 29. Qf2 Bf8 30. e6 fxe6 31. Nh5+ gxh5 32. Bh6+ Kxh6 33. Qf6# 1-0

[Event "Douglas IoM op"]
[Site "Douglas"]
[Date "2016.10.02"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Praggnanandhaa, Rameshbabu"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B85"]
[WhiteElo "2442"]
[BlackElo "2649"]
[PlyCount "114"]
[EventDate "2016.10.01"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "IOM"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2017"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Be2 Be7 7. O-O a6 8. f4
Qc7 9. Kh1 O-O 10. a4 Nc6 11. Be3 Nxd4 12. Qxd4 Bd7 13. e5 Ne8 14. Qb4 Bc6 15.
Bb6 dxe5 16. Qa5 Qc8 17. fxe5 g6 18. Bd3 Bd8 19. Ne4 Bxb6 20. Qxb6 Qd8 21. Qe3
Bxe4 22. Qxe4 Qc7 23. a5 Rd8 24. b4 Ng7 25. g4 Qe7 26. Rae1 Rd7 27. Rf6 Rfd8
28. Ref1 Rd4 29. Qe3 Rxb4 30. Rxf7 Qxf7 31. Rxf7 Kxf7 32. Qc5 Rbd4 33. Qb6 R8d7
34. h3 R4d5 35. Kg2 Kg8 36. Kf3 Rxe5 37. h4 g5 38. h5 Ne8 39. Bxa6 bxa6 40.
Qxa6 Kf7 41. Qb6 Re1 42. Qb5 Nf6 43. a6 Ra1 44. Qxg5 Rxa6 45. Qh6 Ke8 46. Ke2
Rf7 47. Qg5 Rd6 48. c4 Rd4 49. Qb5+ Nd7 50. g5 Rf5 51. Qa6 Ke7 52. Qa3+ Rc5 53.
g6 hxg6 54. hxg6 Rdxc4 55. g7 Rg4 56. Qa1 Re5+ 57. Kf3 Rxg7 0-1

[Event "Douglas IoM op"]
[Site "Douglas"]
[Date "2016.10.03"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Rodshtein, Maxim"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A09"]
[WhiteElo "2649"]
[BlackElo "2687"]
[PlyCount "104"]
[EventDate "2016.10.01"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "IOM"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2017"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 d4 3. b4 Bg4 4. Qb3 Bxf3 5. Qxf3 c6 6. Na3 e5 7. Rb1 Nf6 8. g4
a5 9. b5 Bc5 10. bxc6 bxc6 11. Bg2 O-O 12. O-O e4 13. Qh3 h6 14. d3 exd3 15.
exd3 Qd7 16. Nc2 Nxg4 17. Qg3 Bd6 18. Bf4 Bxf4 19. Qxf4 Rd8 20. Rb6 Nf6 21.
Rfb1 Qg4 22. Qxg4 Nxg4 23. Nxd4 Ne5 24. Be4 g5 25. Nf5 Kf8 26. Rb7 Na6 27. d4
Nxc4 28. Bxc6 Nd6 29. Nxd6 Rxd6 30. d5 Rad8 31. a3 Nc5 32. Ra7 Ne4 33. Rbb7 Rf6
34. Rb2 Nd6 35. a4 Rf4 36. Kg2 Nc4 37. Re2 Rd6 38. Rb7 Rdf6 39. Rb5 Rg4+ 40.
Kf1 Rd4 41. Kg2 Kg7 42. Rb3 Rff4 43. h3 h5 44. Rf3 Rxf3 45. Kxf3 Kf6 46. Re8
Rd3+ 47. Kg2 Nb6 48. Rd8 Ke7 49. Re8+ Kd6 50. Rf8 Ke7 51. Re8+ Kf6 52. Rd8 Ke7
1/2-1/2

[Event "Douglas IoM op"]
[Site "Douglas"]
[Date "2016.10.04"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Adams, Michael"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B91"]
[WhiteElo "2745"]
[BlackElo "2649"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "2016.10.01"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "IOM"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2017"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. g3 e5 7. Nde2 Be7 8. Bg2
O-O 9. O-O b5 10. Nd5 Nxd5 11. Qxd5 Ra7 12. Be3 Rb7 13. Qd3 Be6 14. b3 b4 15.
a3 a5 16. axb4 axb4 17. Ra4 Nd7 18. Qd2 Qb8 19. Rfa1 h6 20. Nc1 Nc5 21. Ra5 Rc8
22. h4 Kh7 23. Kh2 Kg8 24. Nd3 Nxd3 25. Qxd3 Bd8 26. Ba7 Qc7 27. R5a2 Qc6 28.
Be3 Bb6 29. Ra6 Qc7 30. R1a2 h5 31. Bf1 g6 32. Qd2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Douglas IoM op"]
[Site "Douglas"]
[Date "2016.10.05"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Hemant, Sharma"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B23"]
[WhiteElo "2649"]
[BlackElo "2371"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "2016.10.01"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "IOM"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2017"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. d3 Bg7 6. Be3 b6 7. Qd2 e5 8. h3
Qd6 9. f4 Nf6 10. Nf3 exf4 11. Bxf4 Qe7 12. O-O O-O 13. Bg5 Qc7 14. Nh2 Ne8 15.
Bh6 Be6 16. Rae1 Rd8 17. e5 c4 18. Ne4 Bxh6 19. Qxh6 Qxe5 20. Nf6+ Qxf6 21.
Rxf6 Nxf6 22. dxc4 Rfe8 23. Nf3 Bf5 24. Rxe8+ Rxe8 25. Qf4 Nh5 26. Qc7 Bxc2 27.
Ne5 Rf8 28. Nd7 1-0

[Event "Douglas IoM op"]
[Site "Douglas"]
[Date "2016.10.06"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C54"]
[WhiteElo "2649"]
[BlackElo "2813"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "2016.10.01"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "IOM"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2017"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. O-O Nf6 5. d3 d6 6. c3 a5 7. Re1 h6 8. a4 O-O
9. h3 Be6 10. Na3 Bxa3 11. Bxe6 Bxb2 12. Bxf7+ Rxf7 13. Bxb2 Qd7 14. c4 Raf8
15. Nh4 Kh7 16. f4 exf4 17. d4 Re8 18. Qb1 Kg8 19. Nf3 Rfe7 20. d5 Ne5 21. Bxe5
Rxe5 22. Nxe5 Rxe5 23. Qxb7 f3 24. Qb3 fxg2 25. Qf3 Qe8 26. Ra2 Nxe4 27. Rae2
Ng5 28. Qg4 Rxe2 29. Rxe2 Qxe2 30. Qxe2 Nxh3+ 31. Kh2 g1=Q+ 32. Kxh3 Kh7 33.
Qd2 h5 34. Qxa5 Qh1+ 35. Kg3 h4+ 36. Kf4 Qh2+ 37. Kf5 Qe5+ 38. Kg4 Qg3+ 39. Kf5
h3 0-1

[Event "Douglas IoM op"]
[Site "Douglas"]
[Date "2016.10.07"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Harika, Dronavalli"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A34"]
[WhiteElo "2528"]
[BlackElo "2649"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "2016.10.01"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "IOM"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2017"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 b6 2. Nc3 Bb7 3. e4 c5 4. Nge2 Nf6 5. d3 d6 6. g3 g6 7. Bg2 Bg7 8. O-O
Nc6 9. h3 O-O 10. Be3 Rc8 11. Qd2 Re8 12. b3 Nd7 13. Rac1 a6 14. f4 Nd4 15. g4
e6 16. Ng3 Rc7 17. g5 b5 18. Rce1 b4 19. Nce2 Nxe2+ 20. Rxe2 Nb8 21. d4 cxd4
22. Bxd4 Bxd4+ 23. Qxd4 e5 24. Qd2 exf4 25. Qxf4 Nc6 26. Rd2 Ne5 27. Rfd1 Rd7
28. h4 Qe7 29. Nh1 Kg7 30. Rf1 Red8 31. Qf6+ Qxf6 32. gxf6+ Kf8 33. Rfd1 Rc7
34. Nf2 Ke8 35. Kh2 Rc6 36. Kg3 Kd7 37. Nd3 Ke6 38. Nxe5 Kxe5 39. Rd5+ Kxf6 40.
e5+ Ke6 41. c5 f5 42. exd6 Rd7 43. Re1+ Kf6 44. Rde5 Rc8 45. Re6+ 1-0

[Event "Douglas IoM op"]
[Site "Douglas"]
[Date "2016.10.08"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Paehtz, Elisabeth"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2459"]
[BlackElo "2649"]
[PlyCount "182"]
[EventDate "2016.10.01"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "IOM"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2017"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 a6 3. c3 e6 4. d4 d5 5. exd5 exd5 6. Bg5 Qb6 7. Qb3 Qe6+ 8. Be2
Be7 9. dxc5 Bxc5 10. Nbd2 h6 11. Bf4 Ne7 12. Qd1 Nbc6 13. Nb3 Bb6 14. O-O Qf6
15. Qd2 O-O 16. Nbd4 Bg4 17. Be3 Bc7 18. Nxc6 bxc6 19. Bc5 Rfb8 20. Nd4 Bd7 21.
g3 a5 22. Rfe1 Ng6 23. b3 Bh3 24. Bf1 Bxf1 25. Kxf1 Ne5 26. Kg2 Re8 27. a4 Qg6
28. Re3 Nd7 29. Ba3 Re4 30. Qc2 f5 31. Rae1 Rae8 32. R3e2 f4 33. f3 Rxe2+ 34.
Rxe2 Rxe2+ 35. Qxe2 fxg3 36. Qe6+ Qxe6 37. Nxe6 Be5 38. Nd8 c5 39. Nc6 Bxc3 40.
Ne7+ Kf7 41. Nxd5 Bb4 42. Bb2 gxh2 43. Kxh2 g5 44. Ne3 Ke6 45. Nc4 Kf5 46. Kg2
Nb8 47. Be5 Nc6 48. Bc7 h5 49. Kg3 Ke6 50. Kf2 Kd5 51. Ke3 h4 52. Nb6+ Ke6 53.
Nc4 h3 54. Kf2 Kd5 55. Kg3 Kd4 56. Nd6 Kc3 57. Ne4+ Kxb3 58. Nxg5 c4 59. Ne4 c3
60. Nxc3 Bxc3 61. Kxh3 Kxa4 62. Kh4 Kb3 63. Bxa5 Nxa5 64. f4 Nc4 65. f5 Nd6 66.
f6 Bxf6+ 67. Kg4 Kc4 68. Kf4 Kd3 69. Kf3 Be5 70. Kf2 Ne4+ 71. Kf3 Ng3 72. Kf2
Ke4 73. Kg2 Ke3 74. Kg1 Kf3 75. Kh2 Bd4 76. Kh3 Bg1 77. Kh4 Ne4 78. Kh5 Kf4 79.
Kg6 Ng5 80. Kg7 Bc5 81. Kg6 Bd4 82. Kh5 Kf5 83. Kh6 Be5 84. Kh5 Bg3 85. Kh6 Ne6
86. Kh5 Ng7+ 87. Kh6 Kf6 88. Kh7 Bf4 89. Kg8 Kg6 90. Kf8 Bd6+ 91. Kg8 Nf5 0-1

[Event "Douglas IoM op"]
[Site "Douglas"]
[Date "2016.10.09"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Brunello, Sabino"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B11"]
[WhiteElo "2649"]
[BlackElo "2566"]
[PlyCount "136"]
[EventDate "2016.10.01"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "IOM"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2017"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. Nc3 d5 3. Nf3 Bg4 4. h3 Bxf3 5. Qxf3 e6 6. d4 dxe4 7. Qxe4 Nf6 8.
Qd3 Nbd7 9. Bd2 Bd6 10. O-O-O Qc7 11. g3 O-O-O 12. Bg2 Kb8 13. Rhe1 Nb6 14. Ne4
Nxe4 15. Rxe4 e5 16. dxe5 Bxe5 17. Qb3 f6 18. a4 Nc8 19. f4 Bd4 20. a5 a6 21.
Re6 Ka8 22. Rde1 Ba7 23. Bb4 Rd4 24. Kb1 Rhd8 25. Bf3 R4d7 26. Bg4 c5 27. Bc3
c4 28. Qb4 Bf2 29. Rf1 Bxg3 30. Re4 Nd6 31. Re3 f5 32. Be2 Bh4 33. Bd4 Qc6 34.
Bb6 Rc8 35. Re5 Ne4 36. Bf3 Rd5 37. Rxe4 fxe4 38. Bxe4 Bf6 39. Bxd5 Qxd5 40.
Be3 c3 41. Qb6 Kb8 42. Qa7+ Kc7 43. Qb6+ Kb8 44. Qa7+ Kc7 45. Qb6+ Kd7 46. b3
Ke7 47. Kc1 Rd8 48. Qc5+ Qxc5 49. Bxc5+ Ke6 50. Bb6 Rd7 51. Rd1 Rxd1+ 52. Kxd1
Kf5 53. Bc7 Ke4 54. Ke2 Bd4 55. Bd6 g6 56. b4 h5 57. Bc7 Bg7 58. Bd6 Bd4 59.
Bc7 Be3 60. Be5 Bd2 61. h4 Bxf4 62. Bxc3 g5 63. hxg5 Bxg5 64. Bg7 Be7 65. Bc3
Kd5 66. Kd3 h4 67. Bd4 h3 68. c4+ Ke6 0-1

[Event "Hoogeveen m1"]
[Site "Hoogeveen"]
[Date "2016.10.16"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Short, Nigel D"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A05"]
[WhiteElo "2670"]
[BlackElo "2649"]
[PlyCount "114"]
[EventDate "2016.10.16"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 175"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.11.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.11.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 d5 3. Bg2 b5 4. O-O Bb7 5. d3 e6 6. c4 a6 7. cxd5 Nxd5 8. a4
Be7 9. Nc3 O-O 10. axb5 Nxc3 11. bxc3 axb5 12. Rxa8 Bxa8 13. Qb3 Bc6 14. Be3
Nd7 15. Ra1 Qc8 16. Ra7 Qb8 17. Qa2 b4 18. cxb4 Bxb4 19. Nd4 Bxg2 20. Kxg2 Bc5
21. Nc6 Qb6 22. Ne7+ Kh8 23. Bxc5 Qxc5 24. Qa3 Qb6 25. Qa5 Qxa5 26. Rxa5 g6 27.
Ra7 Re8 28. Nc6 Rc8 29. f4 Kg7 30. Kf3 Kf8 31. g4 Ke8 32. g5 Nb6 33. e4 Kd7 34.
Ne5+ Ke7 35. Ke3 f6 36. gxf6+ Kxf6 37. h4 Ke7 38. Ra2 Nd7 39. Nc6+ Kd6 40. Rc2
Nc5 41. Ne5 Nd7 42. Rc6+ Ke7 43. Kd4 Nf6 44. Rc5 Ne8 45. Ra5 Nf6 46. Ra7 Nh5
47. Ke3 Nf6 48. Nc6+ Kd7 49. Ra6 Rf8 50. Ne5+ Ke7 51. Rc6 Rc8 52. Nc4 Kd7 53.
Ra6 Rf8 54. Ne5+ Ke7 55. Ra7 Rc8 56. Nc4 Ne8 57. Ne5 Nf6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Hoogeveen m1"]
[Site "Hoogeveen"]
[Date "2016.10.17"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Short, Nigel D"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C11"]
[WhiteElo "2649"]
[BlackElo "2670"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "2016.10.16"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 175"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.11.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.11.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. f4 c5 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. Be3 a6 8. Qd2 b5
9. dxc5 Bxc5 10. Bd3 Qb6 11. Bf2 Bxf2+ 12. Qxf2 Qxf2+ 13. Kxf2 Ke7 14. a3 Nb6
15. Rhe1 Bd7 16. Ne2 Rag8 17. h4 h5 18. Ned4 Nxd4 19. Nxd4 Na4 20. b3 Nc5 21.
Ke3 Rb8 22. Re2 f5 23. Kd2 Rhc8 24. Re3 Rc7 25. c3 g6 26. Bc2 Be8 27. Kc1 Bd7
28. Kb2 Be8 29. Rc1 Kf7 30. Rg3 Ke7 31. Rd1 Rbc8 32. Ne2 Nd7 33. Rc1 Nb6 34.
Nd4 Nd7 35. Re3 Nb6 36. Bd3 Rb8 37. Be2 Rc5 38. Kc2 Rc7 39. Ra1 Kf7 40. Kd2 Ke7
41. Kc2 Kf7 42. Kd2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Hoogeveen m1"]
[Site "Hoogeveen"]
[Date "2016.10.18"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Short, Nigel D"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E05"]
[WhiteElo "2670"]
[BlackElo "2649"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[EventDate "2016.10.16"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 175"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.11.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.11.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. g3 Be7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O dxc4 7. Qc2 a6 8. Qxc4
b5 9. Qc2 Bb7 10. Bf4 Nc6 11. Nc3 Nb4 12. Qc1 Qc8 13. a3 Nbd5 14. Nxd5 Nxd5 15.
Bg5 f6 16. Bd2 c5 17. Ba5 f5 18. dxc5 Qxc5 19. Qxc5 Bxc5 20. Ng5 Rfe8 21. Rad1
Ba7 22. Nxe6 Rxe6 23. Rxd5 Rxe2 24. Bc3 Bc6 25. Rxf5 Bxg2 26. Kxg2 Rf8 27.
Rxf8+ Kxf8 28. Kf3 Rc2 29. Ke4 Re2+ 30. Kd5 Kf7 31. Kc6 Re6+ 32. Kb7 Bc5 33.
Rd1 g5 34. Rd5 Be7 35. f4 gxf4 36. gxf4 Rh6 37. f5 Rxh2 38. Kxa6 Rc2 39. Rd7
Ke8 40. Rd2 Rxd2 41. Bxd2 h5 42. Kxb5 h4 43. Kc6 Bf6 44. b4 Be5 45. Be3 h3 46.
Bg1 Kf7 47. a4 Kf6 48. a5 Kxf5 49. a6 Bd4 50. Bh2 1-0

[Event "Hoogeveen m1"]
[Site "Hoogeveen"]
[Date "2016.10.20"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Short, Nigel D"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C02"]
[WhiteElo "2649"]
[BlackElo "2670"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "2016.10.16"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 175"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.11.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.11.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 {Hou Yifan was trailing by a point and decided to try
something new. However, she had never played the Advance French previously,
while Short has extensive experience with this opening since his junior years.}
({Earlier in the match the World Champion hasn't been too impressive with her
usual} 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. f4 c5 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. Be3 a6 8. Qd2 b5 ({For} 
8... Be7 9. a3 $5 {see Kramnik-Meier, Baku olm 2016.} (9. g3 O-O 10. Bh3 {
Hou,Y (2649)-Korobov,A (2687) Bastia 2016} {This game was played after the
Hoogeveen match, here} b5 $132 {promises Black typical counterplay.})) 9. dxc5
Bxc5 10. Bd3 Qb6 11. Bf2 Bxf2+ 12. Qxf2 Qxf2+ 13. Kxf2 Ke7 14. a3 Nb6 15. Rhe1
Bd7 16. Ne2 Rag8 17. h4 h5 18. Ned4 Nxd4 19. Nxd4 Na4 20. b3 Nc5 21. Ke3 Rb8
22. Re2 f5 23. Kd2 Rhc8 24. Re3 Rc7 25. c3 g6 26. Bc2 Be8 27. Kc1 Bd7 $11 {
Hou,Y (2649)-Short,N (2670) Hoogeveen 2016}) 3... c5 4. c3 Bd7 5. Nf3 Qb6 6.
Bd3 {The 3.e5 experts prefer other moves.} ({Movsesian usually plays} 6. Be2
cxd4 (6... Bb5 7. c4 Bxc4 8. Bxc4 dxc4 9. d5 exd5 10. Qxd5 Ne7 11. Qxc4 Qb4+
12. Nbd2 $1 $14) ({However, Short would have possibly tranposed into the main
line with} 6... Nc6) 7. cxd4 Bb5 8. O-O Bxe2 9. Qxe2 Ne7 (9... Qa6 10. Qd1 Nc6
11. Be3 Nge7 12. Nc3 Nf5 13. g4 $1 Nxe3 14. fxe3 Be7 15. Ne2 h5 16. g5 g6 17.
Rf2 h4 18. Nf4 Bd8 19. Nd3 b6 20. Qe2 Ne7 21. e4 Rc8 22. a3 Qb7 23. Nd2 Rc2 24.
Qf3 Rh7 25. exd5 Nxd5 26. Ne4 $36 {Rozentalis,E (2570)-Schmidt,W (2434)
Zakopane 2000}) 10. Nc3 Nec6 11. Be3 Nd7 12. Ne1 Be7 13. Nd3 Qa6 14. Qd1 O-O-O
15. a3 Kb8 16. b4 Qb6 17. Rb1 Ka8 18. Qd2 (18. Qg4 $1 $14) 18... Ndxe5 19. Nxe5
Nxe5 20. dxe5 d4 21. Na4 Qb5 22. Bxd4 Qxa4 $11 {Movsesian,S (2659)-Berkes,F 
(2578) Budapest 2003/ For more details see the notes in CBM 095 by Movsesian.})
({Sveshnikov's favourite is} 6. a3 Bb5 (6... a5 $5) 7. b4 cxd4 8. Bxb5+ Qxb5 9.
cxd4 Nd7 10. Nc3 Qc6 11. Na4 a5 12. Bd2 axb4 13. axb4 Qa6 14. b5 Qxb5 15. Nc3
Rxa1 16. Nxb5 Rxd1+ 17. Kxd1 $44 Nb8 18. Ke2 Kd7 19. Rb1 Nc6 20. Na7 $1 $36 {
Sveshnikov,E (2557)-Grosar,A (2451) Celje 2003}) 6... cxd4 7. Nxd4 $5 {An
interesting choice, White wants some imbalance.} ({More usual is} 7. cxd4 Bb5 (
{Black still has} 7... Nc6 {This leads to positions from the main line with 4..
.Nc6.}) 8. O-O Bxd3 9. Qxd3 Nc6 10. Nc3 (10. Na3 Nge7 11. Bd2 Nf5 12. Nc2 h5
13. a3 Be7 14. b4 Rc8 15. Rad1 a6 16. Bc1 Qb5 17. Qd2 a5 18. Ne3 g6 19. bxa5
Nxa5 20. Qa2 Nh4 21. Nxh4 Bxh4 22. Bd2 Nc6 $15 {Caruso,A (2256)-Rozentalis,E 
(2588) Cento 2011}) 10... Nge7 11. Be3 Ng6 (11... Nf5 12. Nxd5 $1) 12. h4 h5
13. g3 Qd8 14. a3 Qd7 15. b4 Nge7 16. Rac1 Nc8 17. Ne2 Be7 18. Bd2 a6 19. Nf4
g6 20. Ng2 N8a7 21. Bg5 $1 $14 {Perez Mitjans,O (2445)-Ramos Aldoradin,J (2126)
Madrid 2010}) 7... Nc6 {The most natural reaction.} (7... Bc5 8. O-O $5 (8. Qg4
Ne7 9. Qxg7 Rg8 10. Qf6 Rxg2 11. Bxh7 Ng8 $1 $36) 8... Bxd4 9. cxd4 Qxd4 10.
Nc3 a6 11. Re1 Bc6 12. Ne2 Qg4 (12... Qxe5 $2 13. Ng3 Qc7 14. Qg4 g6 15. Qd4 f6
16. Rxe6+ Kf7 17. Bf4 $40 {Areshchenko,A (2714)-Rustemov,A (2538) Germany 2014
See the notes to this game in CBM 159 by CD Meyer.}) 13. h3 Qh5 14. Bf4 Bb5 15.
Qb3 (15. Qc1 $1 Nc6 16. Ng3 Qh4 17. Be4 $1 h6 18. Bxd5 $36 {Moradiabadi}) 15...
Ne7 16. Bxb5+ axb5 17. Qxb5+ Nbc6 18. Qxb7 O-O 19. Qb3 Rab8 20. Qc3 Rfc8 21.
Qd2 h6 22. Rac1 Qh4 23. b3 Nf5 24. g4 Nfe7 25. Kg2 $14 {Grischuk,A (2746)
-Morozevich,A (2694) Khanty-Mansiysk 2011 See the notes to this game in CBM
145 by Moradiabadi.}) 8. Nxc6 {White is of course unwilling to lose time.} (8.
Nf3 $6 f6 9. Qe2 (9. exf6 Nxf6 $15) 9... fxe5 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. Qxe5 Nf6 12.
O-O Bd6 13. Qe2 O-O 14. c4 e5 $1 $36 15. cxd5 $2 e4 $1 16. Bxe4 (16. Bc4 Ng4
$19 {[%csl Rf2,Rh2]}) 16... Rae8 17. Nc3 Nxe4 18. Nxe4 Qd4 19. Qe3 Rxe4 20.
Qxd4 Rxd4 21. Be3 Ra4 {0-1, Rindlisbacher,L (2334)-Del Rio de Angelis,S (2491)
Oslo 2012}) 8... bxc6 {Strengthens the centre.} (8... Bxc6 $6 9. Qe2 {makes
less sense:} a5 10. O-O Bc5 11. Nd2 a4 12. Nf3 h6 13. Bf4 Qa7 14. Rfd1 Ne7 15.
Bc2 Qa6 16. Qe1 Bb5 17. Be3 Bxe3 18. Qxe3 Be2 19. Rd4 Bc4 20. Rg4 g5 21. h4 Nf5
22. Qd2 Nxh4 23. Nxh4 gxh4 24. Rxh4 $16 {Hracek,Z (2594)-Drazic,S (2430)
Sibenik 2016}) 9. O-O (9. Nd2 Ne7 10. Nf3 c5 11. Qe2 Rb8 ({Black falls behind
in development -} 11... Nc6 $142 12. O-O Be7 $13) 12. b3 Nc6 13. O-O Qc7 14.
Bf4 g6 15. Bg3 Bg7 16. c4 d4 17. Rae1 a5 18. Nd2 a4 19. h4 axb3 20. axb3 Ne7
21. h5 Bc6 22. Bf4 O-O 23. Qg4 Nf5 24. Bxf5 exf5 25. Qg3 $36 {Edouard,R (2652)
-Vaisser,A (2556) Pau 2012}) 9... Ne7 (9... f5 $6 {closes the b1-h7 diagonal,
but weakens e6 and loses the option to undermine the centre with f6. All in
all it seems strategically dubious:} 10. Nd2 (10. c4 Ne7 11. Nc3 Ng6 12. Be3 d4
13. Na4 Qa5 14. Bd2 Qxe5 15. Re1 Qf6 16. c5 Be7 17. Qb3 Bc8 18. f4 Bd8 19. Bc4
Kf7 20. Re2 Re8 21. Rae1 $44 {Shabalov,A (2592)-Akobian,V (2547) Stratton
Mountain 2003}) 10... Ne7 11. Nf3 c5 12. Re1 a5 13. Rb1 h6 14. b3 (14. h4 $5)
14... g5 15. a3 Bg7 16. b4 c4 17. Bc2 Qc7 $6 (17... axb4 18. axb4 $14) 18. b5
$1 O-O 19. a4 Ng6 20. Ba3 Rf7 21. Bd6 Qb7 22. Nd4 $16 {Shabalov,A (2575)
-Akobian,V (2533) Denver 2003}) ({Black develops his kingside first, but maybe
he can afford even} 9... c5 10. c4 d4 (10... dxc4 $6 11. Be4 Rd8 12. Nd2 Qa6
13. b3 Bb5 14. a4 c3 15. axb5 $1 Qxa1 16. Bc6+ Ke7 17. Qc2 Qa5 18. Nc4 Qc7 19.
Qxc3 f6 20. Bf4 Kf7 21. g3 f5 22. Ra1 $18 {Yu,Y (2688)-Zatonskih,A (2491)
Caleta 2013}) 11. Nd2 Ne7 12. Qe2 Ng6 13. h4 Bc6 14. g3 h5 15. a3 Qc7 16. Nf3
Qb7 17. Ng5 Be7 18. Bf4 Nxf4 19. gxf4 Bxg5 20. fxg5 Bf3 21. Qc2 O-O 22. Rfe1 a5
$15 {Bauduin,E (2270)-Sanchis,A (2252) France 2003}) 10. Qe2 (10. Nd2 {Black
can deploy his N as Nigel with} c5 $5 (10... Ng6 11. Nf3 {leads to a complex
fight, Black can't underestimate White's kingside attacking chances.} Be7 12.
Re1 (12. Qe2 c5 13. c4 dxc4 14. Be4 Bc6 15. Qxc4 O-O 16. Bxc6 Qxc6 17. b3 Rfd8
18. Re1 Rd5 19. Ba3 Rad8 20. Rac1 h6 21. h4 h5 22. Bb2 Qb7 23. Kf1 R8d7 24. Rc2
Rd3 $11 {Potkin,V (2522)-Lastin,A (2632) Istanbul 2003}) 12... a5 $5 (12... O-O
13. Ng5 Bxg5 14. Bxg5 h6 15. Bc1 f5 16. exf6 Rxf6 17. Qc2 Be8 18. Be3 Qb8 19.
Qb3 Bd7 20. Qxb8+ Rxb8 21. Bxa7 Rxb2 22. a4 $16 {Ehlvest,J (2600)-Milov,V 
(2592) Santo Domingo 2003}) (12... c5 13. Rb1 Bb5 14. Bc2 a5 15. Ng5 Rd8 16. b3
Rd7 17. Qf3 Bd8 18. Qh3 Nf8 {Ehlvest,J (2602)-Ibragimov,I (2587) Las Vegas 2003
} 19. c4 $1 $16) 13. Qe2 h6 14. g3 Bc5 15. Rb1 Qa7 16. Qc2 (16. h4 $5) 16...
O-O 17. Be3 Ne7 18. Qd2 Bxe3 19. Qxe3 Qxe3 20. Rxe3 c5 21. b3 Bc6 22. Nd2 Rfd8
23. Ree1 Rab8 24. a3 Bb5 25. Bxb5 Rxb5 $15 {Kadric,D (2171)-Golubovic,B (2392)
Rijeka 2010}) 11. Qe2 Nc6 12. Nf3 Be7 $13 {It's possibly a better choice, we
have already mentioned this position in the note to Edouard-Vaisser above.})
10... a5 (10... Ng6 11. Kh1 Be7 12. f4 O-O 13. Nd2 f5 (13... c5 14. Nf3 Rab8
$132 {[%cal Yd7b5]}) 14. exf6 Rxf6 (14... Bxf6 $5 $13) 15. Nf3 Bd6 16. Be3 c5
17. g3 Qb7 $2 (17... a5 $142) 18. b4 $1 cxb4 19. Bd4 e5 20. fxe5 Re8 21. Ng5
Nxe5 22. Rxf6 gxf6 23. Qh5 Bc6 24. Nxh7 Nxd3 25. Qg6+ Qg7 26. Nxf6+ {1-0,
Timman,J (2596)-De Jong,M (2319) Amsterdam 2004}) 11. Nd2 c5 12. c4 (12. Nf3 $5
) 12... Nc6 13. f4 $6 {This limits the Bc1. Even now piece play with} (13. Nf3
$13 {seems preferable.}) 13... g6 14. Kh1 Be7 (14... Bg7 $5 $15 {takes the
sting out of White's 16-th move.}) 15. b3 O-O 16. f5 $5 {[%mdl 64] Black has
finished his development and is solid on the kingside with active perspectives
on the opposite flank. This violent tactical try is a good chance to get
counterplay.} (16. cxd5 exd5 17. Qf3 (17. f5 Nd4 18. Qg4 Kh8 $17) 17... a4 $36
{/\} 18. Qxd5 Be6) (16. Nf3 Nb4 17. f5 exf5 18. cxd5 Nxd5 $5 (18... Nxd3 19.
Qxd3 Bb5 20. Qd1 Bxf1 21. Qxf1 $15 {/~~}) 19. Bc4 Be6 $15 {/-/+}) 16... exf5 (
16... Nd4 17. Qf2 Nxf5 18. Bxf5 gxf5 19. Nf3 d4 $5 (19... Kh8 20. Bg5 $44) 20.
Bh6 Kh8 21. Ng5 (21. Bxf8 Rxf8 $17) 21... Be8 $1 22. Qh4 (22. Qf3 Qc6 23. Bxf8
Qxf3 24. gxf3 Bxf8 25. Nh3 Bc6 26. Nf4 $13 {/=}) 22... Rg8 23. Nxf7+ Bxf7 24.
Qxe7 Rg6 $11) (16... gxf5 $6 17. cxd5 exd5 (17... Nd4 18. Nc4 $1 $36) {is a
typical computer idea, which a human GM would hardly consider. After} 18. Bb2
Nb4 19. Bxf5 Bxf5 20. Rxf5 Qe6 21. Raf1 $36 {White simply has too much
kingside play.}) 17. cxd5 Nxe5 18. Nf3 $2 {[%mdl 8192] This is however a
serious mistake with irreparable consquences.} (18. Qxe5 $2 Bf6 19. Nc4 Qd8 $17
) ({The best was} 18. Nc4 $142 $1 Nxc4 19. Qxe7 Qd6 20. Qxd6 Nxd6 21. Bf4 Ne4
22. Rac1 $13 {White should have enough compensation for the pawn to hold the
balance.}) (18. Bb2 Nxd3 19. Nc4 Qb7 20. Qxd3 a4 21. Rfe1 Bd8 $13 {/=/+}) 18...
Nxd3 19. Qxe7 (19. Qxd3 Bb5 $19) 19... Bb5 {[%csl Gd3] Black has an extra pawn
and his powerful Nd3 will deal with White's remaining attacking ambitions.} 20.
Qh4 (20. Bg5 f6 (20... Rfd8 $5 21. a4 Rd7 22. Qf6 Rd6 $5 23. Qc3 Ba6 $19) 21.
Bh6 Rf7 22. Qe6 Qxe6 23. dxe6 Re7 $19) 20... f6 $5 21. Bd2 (21. Nd2 Rfe8 (21...
Qd6 22. Nc4) 22. Nc4 Qa6 $19 {[%cal Ye8e4]}) 21... Rad8 22. Bc3 Rxd5 $19 {
Black has both a material and a positional advantage - the game is decided.}
23. Qh6 Qc7 (23... f4 $1 {[%cal Rd5h5] wins immediately, the only way to save
the Q is} 24. g4 (24. Qh3 Rh5 25. Qg4 f5 $19) 24... fxg3 $19) 24. a4 Ba6 25.
Qe3 Qd7 $1 {[%mdl 128] White has saved her Q, but Short throws all his pieces
into the attack, ignoring trifles as the Pa5.} 26. Bxa5 Re8 27. Qg1 (27. Qh6 f4
$19) 27... Re2 $40 28. Bc3 Rd6 29. h3 Rc2 30. Ba5 Bb7 31. Qh2 f4 {[%cal Gb7h1,
Gc2h2,Gd7h3] Fantastic coordination!} 32. Qg1 Ne5 33. Ne1 (33. Nxe5 Qxh3+ 34.
Qh2 Bxg2+ 35. Kg1 Qe3+) 33... Rxg2 {Black is already spoiled for choice.} (
33... Bxg2+ 34. Nxg2 Rd3 $19) (33... Rd3 $19) 34. Nxg2 Qxh3+ 35. Qh2 Bxg2+ 36.
Kg1 Bxf1 (36... Bxf1 37. Qxh3 (37. Rxf1 Nf3+ 38. Rxf3 Rd1+ {forces mate}) 37...
Bxh3 $19) 0-1

[Event "Hoogeveen m1"]
[Site "Hoogeveen"]
[Date "2016.10.21"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Short, Nigel D"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A35"]
[WhiteElo "2670"]
[BlackElo "2649"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[EventDate "2016.10.16"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 175"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.11.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.11.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 e5 4. e3 f5 5. d4 e4 6. d5 exf3 7. dxc6 dxc6 8.
Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. gxf3 Nf6 10. b3 g6 11. Bb2 Bg7 12. Ne2 Ke7 13. Nf4 a5 14. Nd3 b6
15. Bg2 Bd7 16. a4 Rhd8 17. h4 Be8 18. Ke2 Ra7 19. Ne5 Ke6 20. Rad1 Raa8 21.
Nd3 Nh5 22. Bxg7 Nxg7 23. f4 Nh5 24. Ne5 Rxd1 25. Rxd1 Rc8 26. Bf3 Nf6 27. Kf1
Ke7 28. Kg2 Ke6 29. Kg3 Ke7 30. Re1 Rd8 31. e4 fxe4 32. Bxe4 Nxe4+ 33. Rxe4 Kf6
34. Re3 Rd1 35. Ng4+ Kf7 36. Ne5+ Kg7 37. f3 Bd7 38. Nxd7 Rxd7 39. h5 Kf7 40.
hxg6+ hxg6 41. Kg4 Kf6 42. Re8 Rd1 43. Rf8+ Ke6 44. Rb8 Rg1+ 45. Kh3 Kf5 46.
Rf8+ Ke6 47. Rb8 Kf5 48. Rf8+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Hoogeveen m1"]
[Site "Hoogeveen"]
[Date "2016.10.22"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Short, Nigel D"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C99"]
[WhiteElo "2649"]
[BlackElo "2670"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "2016.10.16"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 175"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.11.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.11.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Na5 10. Bc2 c5 11. d4 Qc7 12. Nbd2 cxd4 13. cxd4 Bd7 14. Nf1 Rac8 15.
Re2 Rfe8 16. Ng3 Bd8 17. b3 Nc6 18. Bb2 Qa7 19. d5 Nb4 20. Bb1 a5 21. a3 Na6
22. b4 Qb7 23. Qd2 axb4 24. axb4 Nc7 25. Nh4 g6 26. Ra3 Na8 27. Rf3 Nb6 28. Qh6
Kh8 29. Rxf6 Bxf6 30. Nh5 gxh5 31. Qxf6+ Kg8 32. Re3 Bg4 33. Qg5+ Kh8 34. hxg4
Qe7 35. Qxh5 Na4 36. Rh3 Qf6 37. Rf3 Qg7 38. Rxf7 Qg8 39. Qf5 1-0

[Event "Wch U12"]
[Site "Batumi"]
[Date "2016.10.19"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Coca, Cristi Iulian"]
[Black "Hou, Yijie"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C53"]
[WhiteElo "1874"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "2016.10.19"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GEO"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2018"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.10.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.10.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 d6 5. d4 exd4 6. cxd4 Bb6 7. h3 Bd7 8. Nc3
Nge7 9. O-O O-O 10. Bg5 h6 11. Bh4 Qe8 12. Re1 Ng6 13. Bg3 Na5 14. Bd3 Nc6 15.
Bc2 Qd8 16. e5 dxe5 17. dxe5 Be6 18. Qb1 Nce7 19. Be4 Rb8 20. Rd1 Qc8 21. Ne2
Rd8 22. Nf4 Rxd1+ 23. Qxd1 Bf5 24. Qe2 Bxe4 25. Qxe4 Nf5 26. Bh2 Nd4 27. Re1
Nxf3+ 28. Qxf3 Qf5 29. Qe2 Ba5 30. Qe4 Qxe4 31. Rxe4 Rd8 32. g4 Rd1+ 33. Kg2
Rd2 34. Re2 Rxe2 35. Nxe2 1-0

[Event "Wch U12"]
[Site "Batumi"]
[Date "2016.10.20"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Hou, Yijie"]
[Black "Keller, Rostislav"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B90"]
[BlackElo "1666"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[EventDate "2016.10.19"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GEO"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2018"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.10.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.10.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nf3 Be7 8. h3
Be6 9. Bd3 Nc6 10. Ng5 d5 11. Nxe6 fxe6 12. exd5 exd5 13. Bg5 O-O 14. Bxf6 Bxf6
15. Qh5 e4 16. Be2 Nb4 17. Bd1 e3 18. O-O Bd4 19. a3 exf2+ 20. Kh1 Nc6 21. Bf3
Kh8 22. Bxd5 g6 23. Qg4 Bxc3 24. Bxc6 Bxb2 25. Bxb7 Bxa1 26. Bxa8 Qxa8 27. Qe2
Bd4 28. Qd3 Qa7 29. c3 Bg7 30. Qd6 Qe3 31. c4 Qe1 0-1

[Event "Wch U12"]
[Site "Batumi"]
[Date "2016.10.21"]
[Round "3"]
[White "An, Jaehyeok"]
[Black "Hou, Yijie"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C53"]
[WhiteElo "1496"]
[PlyCount "43"]
[EventDate "2016.10.19"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GEO"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2018"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.10.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.10.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 d6 5. d4 exd4 6. cxd4 Bb6 7. Nc3 Bg4 8. h3
Bh5 9. Be3 Qf6 10. Nd5 Qd8 11. Nxb6 axb6 12. O-O Nf6 13. Bb5 O-O 14. Bxc6 bxc6
15. Bg5 Ra5 16. Bh4 Re8 17. Re1 Re6 18. d5 cxd5 19. exd5 Rxe1+ 20. Qxe1 Bxf3
21. Bxf6 Qxf6 22. Qe8# 1-0

[Event "Wch U12"]
[Site "Batumi"]
[Date "2016.10.22"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Dvalishvili, Akaki"]
[Black "Hou, Yijie"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C50"]
[WhiteElo "1307"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[EventDate "2016.10.19"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GEO"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2018"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.10.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.10.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Bc4 Be7 5. c3 Bf6 6. cxd4 d6 7. h3 Nge7 8.
Nc3 O-O 9. O-O Ng6 10. Be3 Bd7 11. Qd2 h6 12. Rad1 Qe8 13. Nh2 a6 14. a3 Rd8
15. Rfe1 b5 16. Ba2 Qe7 17. Nd5 Qe6 18. Ng4 Kh8 19. Bxh6 Bxd4 20. Nb4 Bxf2+ 21.
Kxf2 Qe8 22. Bxg7+ Kxg7 23. Qh6+ Kg8 24. Nf6# 1-0

[Event "Wch U12"]
[Site "Batumi"]
[Date "2016.10.23"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Hou, Yijie"]
[Black "Svanidze, Guram"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B12"]
[BlackElo "1312"]
[PlyCount "50"]
[EventDate "2016.10.19"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GEO"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2018"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.10.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.10.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Nf3 e6 5. Be2 Nd7 6. Nc3 Bb4 7. Bd2 Ne7 8. a3
Ba5 9. Nh4 Bg6 10. Be3 Bxc3+ 11. bxc3 Nc8 12. Nf3 Qa5 13. Qd2 Qa4 14. Bd1 Ncb6
15. Nh4 Nc4 16. Qc1 Qa5 17. Bd2 Ndb6 18. Nxg6 hxg6 19. Be2 Nxd2 20. Qxd2 Na4
21. Rb1 Qxc3 22. Qxc3 Nxc3 23. Rxb7 O-O 24. Kd2 Nxe2 25. Kxe2 Rfb8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch U12"]
[Site "Batumi"]
[Date "2016.10.26"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Hou, Yijie"]
[Black "Zuev, Aleksandr1"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B83"]
[BlackElo "1641"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "2016.10.19"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GEO"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2018"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.10.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.10.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Be3 e6 7. Be2 Be7 8.
O-O O-O 9. Bf3 Ne5 10. Be2 a6 11. Nf3 Nc6 12. a3 Bd7 13. Bd3 Rc8 14. Na4 Ng4
15. Qe2 Bf6 16. Rab1 Nxe3 17. Qxe3 Ne5 18. Nxe5 Bxa4 19. Nc4 Bb5 20. Nd2 Bxd3
21. cxd3 b5 22. Nf3 Qd7 23. Qd2 Rc6 24. h3 Rfc8 25. Ne1 Qc7 26. Qd1 Rc1 27.
Rxc1 Qxc1 28. Qxc1 Rxc1 29. b4 Bb2 30. Nf3 Rxf1+ 31. Kxf1 Bxa3 32. Nd4 Bxb4 33.
Nc6 Bc5 34. Na5 Kf8 35. f3 Ke8 36. Ke2 Kd7 37. Kd2 Bb4+ 0-1

[Event "Wch U12"]
[Site "Batumi"]
[Date "2016.10.27"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Burjanadze, Zurab"]
[Black "Hou, Yijie"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C54"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2016.10.19"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GEO"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2018"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.10.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.10.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 Be7 5. c3 Nf6 6. d3 h6 7. O-O O-O 8. Be3
d6 9. h3 Bd7 10. Nh2 a6 11. f4 Qe8 12. f5 Nh7 13. Qd2 Bg5 14. Bxg5 Nxg5 15. f6
Ne6 16. Bxe6 Qxe6 17. fxg7 Kxg7 18. Ng4 Qg6 19. Rf6 Qg5 20. Qxg5+ hxg5 21. Rf2
Bxg4 22. hxg4 f6 23. Nd2 b5 24. Nf1 Ne7 25. Ng3 Kg6 26. Nh5 Rf7 27. a4 c6 28.
axb5 cxb5 29. Rfa2 Nc8 30. Rxa6 Rxa6 31. Rxa6 Rc7 32. Ra3 Rd7 33. Kf2 d5 34.
Ra6 Nd6 35. exd5 f5 36. Ng3 Kf7 37. gxf5 Ne8 38. c4 bxc4 39. dxc4 Rb7 40. b5
Nc7 41. Rc6 1-0

[Event "Wch U12"]
[Site "Batumi"]
[Date "2016.10.28"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Hou, Yijie"]
[Black "Yun, Dohyeon A"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B49"]
[BlackElo "1372"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "2016.10.19"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GEO"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2018"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.10.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.10.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 Qc7 6. Be3 a6 7. Be2 Nf6 8.
O-O Bb4 9. Bd3 O-O 10. Qd2 Ng4 11. Nf3 Nxe3 12. Qxe3 b5 13. Ne2 Bb7 14. Ng3 d5
15. Nh5 dxe4 16. Qxe4 g6 17. Nf6+ Kg7 18. Qh4 Be7 19. Qxh7+ Kxf6 20. g4 Bd6 21.
g5+ Ke7 22. Bxg6 Ne5 23. Nxe5 Bxe5 24. Rae1 Bxh2+ 25. Qxh2 Qxh2+ 26. Kxh2 fxg6
27. Re3 Rh8+ 28. Kg3 Rad8 29. f4 Rd2 30. Rc3 Rg2# 0-1

[Event "Wch U12"]
[Site "Batumi"]
[Date "2016.10.29"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Zekenov, Meirzhan"]
[Black "Hou, Yijie"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C66"]
[PlyCount "22"]
[EventDate "2016.10.19"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GEO"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2018"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.10.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.10.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bb5 d6 5. d4 exd4 6. Nxd4 Bd7 7. O-O Be7 8.
f4 a6 9. Bc4 b5 10. Bb3 Na5 11. Qf3 Nb7 1-0

[Event "Wch U12"]
[Site "Batumi"]
[Date "2016.10.30"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Bakuradze, Irakli"]
[Black "Hou, Yijie"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A00"]
[PlyCount "46"]
[EventDate "2016.10.19"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GEO"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2018"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.10.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.10.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. a3 e5 2. b4 Nf6 3. Bb2 d6 4. Nc3 Be6 5. e4 Be7 6. Nf3 h6 7. d4 exd4 8. Nxd4
O-O 9. Nxe6 fxe6 10. Bc4 Qd7 11. O-O Kh8 12. f4 e5 13. f5 Qc6 14. Qe2 Qb6+ 15.
Kh1 Nc6 16. Nd5 Nxd5 17. Bxd5 Bf6 18. Rad1 Ne7 19. Ba2 Qc6 20. g4 Rad8 21. Rg1
d5 22. g5 Bxg5 23. Bxe5 dxe4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Corsica Masters KO 20th"]
[Site "Bastia"]
[Date "2016.10.27"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Azarov, Sergei Nikolaevich"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C54"]
[WhiteElo "2649"]
[BlackElo "2577"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[EventDate "2016.10.27"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2018"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.10.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.10.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. O-O d6 5. c3 Nf6 6. d3 a6 7. a4 Ba7 8. Re1 h6
9. Nbd2 O-O 10. h3 Be6 11. b4 d5 12. exd5 Nxd5 13. Ne4 Re8 14. Bd2 Nf6 15. Qb3
Nxe4 16. dxe4 Qf6 17. Kh2 Rad8 18. Bd5 Bxd5 19. exd5 e4 20. dxc6 exf3 21. Rxe8+
Rxe8 22. Be3 Bxe3 23. fxe3 Qe5+ 24. Kh1 fxg2+ 25. Kxg2 Qg5+ 26. Kh2 Rxe3 27.
Qc2 Qe5+ 28. Kg1 Re2 29. Qxe2 Qxe2 30. cxb7 Qe3+ 31. Kh2 Qf2+ 0-1

[Event "Corsica Masters KO 20th"]
[Site "Bastia"]
[Date "2016.10.27"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Azarov, Sergei Nikolaevich"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B84"]
[WhiteElo "2577"]
[BlackElo "2649"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "2016.10.27"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2018"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.10.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.10.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Be2 Nf6 6. Nc3 Qc7 7. O-O d6 8. f4
Nbd7 9. a4 b6 10. Bf3 Bb7 11. Kh1 Be7 12. f5 e5 13. Nb3 Rc8 14. Bg5 Qb8 15. Qe2
O-O 16. Rad1 Rfe8 17. Nc1 h6 18. Bh4 d5 19. exd5 e4 20. Nxe4 Nxe4 21. Qxe4 Bf6
22. Qg4 Ne5 23. Qg3 Bxh4 24. Qxh4 Nxf3 25. Rxf3 Rxc2 26. Qd4 Qe5 27. Rfd3 Qxf5
28. h3 Re5 29. Rf3 Qg5 30. Qg1 Rxd5 31. Nd3 Rf5 32. Ne1 Bxf3 33. Nxf3 Rxf3 34.
gxf3 Qe5 35. Re1 Qf4 36. Rf1 Rxb2 37. Rf2 Rxf2 38. Qxf2 b5 39. axb5 axb5 40.
Kg2 b4 41. Qb6 Qd2+ 42. Kg3 Qc3 43. h4 b3 44. h5 b2 45. Qb5 0-1

[Event "Corsica Masters KO 20th"]
[Site "Bastia"]
[Date "2016.10.27"]
[Round "1.3"]
[White "Azarov, Sergei Nikolaevich"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B28"]
[WhiteElo "2577"]
[BlackElo "2649"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "2016.10.27"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2018"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.10.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.10.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 a6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Nde2 b5 7. Ng3 Bb7 8.
Bg5 Bc5 9. Qf3 Nc6 10. Bxf6 Qxf6 11. Qxf6 gxf6 12. Nd5 O-O-O 13. c3 Ne7 14.
Nxe7+ Bxe7 15. a4 Bc6 16. axb5 axb5 17. Bd3 Kc7 18. Ke2 Rhg8 19. b4 Ra8 20. Nf5
Bd6 21. g3 Rgb8 22. Bc2 Bf8 23. f3 d5 24. exd5 Bxd5 25. Ne3 Ba2 26. Be4 Ra4 27.
Bxh7 Rba8 28. Rad1 Ra3 29. Be4 R8a6 30. Bd5 Rxc3 31. Rc1 Bxb4 32. Ra1 Rxe3+ 33.
Kxe3 Ra3+ 34. Ke4 0-1

[Event "Corsica Masters KO 20th"]
[Site "Bastia"]
[Date "2016.10.27"]
[Round "1.4"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Azarov, Sergei Nikolaevich"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C47"]
[WhiteElo "2649"]
[BlackElo "2577"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "2016.10.27"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2018"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.10.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.10.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. d4 Bb4 5. dxe5 Nxe4 6. a3 Bxc3+ 7. bxc3 d5 8.
c4 d4 9. Bd3 Bf5 10. O-O Bg6 11. Bb2 Qd7 12. Nxd4 Nxd4 13. Bxe4 Bxe4 14. Qxd4
Qxd4 15. Bxd4 O-O-O 16. c3 Bd3 17. Rfe1 Bxc4 18. e6 fxe6 19. Bxg7 Rhg8 20. Be5
Rd2 21. Rad1 Ra2 22. Ra1 Rxa1 23. Rxa1 Rd8 24. Re1 Rd2 25. h4 Ra2 26. Re3 Rxa3
27. Rg3 Ra1+ 28. Kh2 Re1 29. Rg8+ Kd7 30. Rg7+ Kc6 31. Rxc7+ Kd5 32. Bd4 b5 33.
Rd7+ Ke4 34. Bxa7 Ra1 35. Rxh7 Bd5 36. Be3 Kd3 37. Rc7 Ra4 38. Kg3 Re4 39. h5
Bc4 40. h6 Re5 41. Rc5 Bd5 42. Rxb5 Rf5 43. Rb8 Rf6 44. h7 Rg6+ 45. Kh4 1-0

[Event "Corsica Masters KO 20th"]
[Site "Bastia"]
[Date "2016.10.28"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "Korobov, Anton"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E59"]
[WhiteElo "2687"]
[BlackElo "2649"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "2016.10.27"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2018"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.10.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.10.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 d5 6. Nf3 c5 7. O-O Nc6 8. a3
Bxc3 9. bxc3 Qc7 10. Bb2 dxc4 11. Bxc4 e5 12. h3 Bf5 13. Qe2 Rad8 14. Bb5 e4
15. Nd2 Bg6 16. Nb3 Bh5 17. g4 Bg6 18. Nxc5 h5 19. f4 exf3 20. Qxf3 hxg4 21.
hxg4 Rd5 22. Qf4 Qe7 23. c4 Rdd8 24. Rae1 Ne4 25. Nxe4 Bxe4 26. d5 a6 27. dxc6
Rd2 28. Bf6 Rg2+ 29. Kh1 gxf6 30. Rf3 Rf2 0-1

[Event "Corsica Masters KO 20th"]
[Site "Bastia"]
[Date "2016.10.28"]
[Round "2.2"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Korobov, Anton"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2649"]
[BlackElo "2687"]
[PlyCount "115"]
[EventDate "2016.10.27"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2018"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.10.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.10.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. Bxc6 bxc6 5. O-O Bg7 6. Re1 Nh6 7. c3 O-O 8.
h3 f5 9. e5 Nf7 10. d3 Rb8 11. Na3 Ba6 12. c4 d6 13. Qa4 Bc8 14. exd6 exd6 15.
Rb1 g5 16. Nh2 Ne5 17. Qd1 g4 18. f4 Ng6 19. Nc2 Qh4 20. Nf1 gxh3 21. g3 Qg4
22. Kh2 Bd4 23. Nfe3 Qxd1 24. Nxd1 Bd7 25. Be3 Bg7 26. Kxh3 Rfe8 27. Nc3 Kf7
28. Bd2 Rh8 29. Ne3 h5 30. Rf1 h4 31. g4 fxg4+ 32. Nxg4 Bf5 33. Ne4 Ke6 34.
Rbe1 Kd7 35. Bc3 Rhg8 36. Bxg7 Rxg7 37. Nef6+ Kc8 38. Re8+ Kb7 39. Rxb8+ Kxb8
40. Rf3 a5 41. Ne8 Rg8 42. Nef6 Rf8 43. Nh5 Bc8 44. b3 a4 45. bxa4 Ka7 46. Ng7
Ne5 47. fxe5 Rxf3+ 48. Kxh4 Rf7 49. Nh5 Bxg4 50. Kxg4 dxe5 51. Ng3 Rf4+ 52. Kg5
Rf3 53. Ne4 Rxd3 54. Kf5 Rd4 55. Nxc5 Rxc4 56. Ne4 Rxa4 57. Kxe5 Rxa2 58. Kd4
0-1

[Event "Corsica Masters KO 20th"]
[Site "Bastia"]
[Date "2016.10.28"]
[Round "2.3"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Korobov, Anton"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C11"]
[WhiteElo "2649"]
[BlackElo "2687"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[EventDate "2016.10.27"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2018"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.10.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.10.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. f4 c5 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. Be3 Be7 8. Qd2
a6 9. g3 O-O 10. Bh3 f5 11. exf6 Nxf6 12. dxc5 Kh8 13. O-O-O Qa5 14. Kb1 Bxc5
15. Bxc5 Qxc5 16. Rhe1 Re8 17. g4 Rf8 18. Ng5 Qd6 19. f5 exf5 20. gxf5 d4 21.
Nf3 Bd7 22. Nxd4 Nxd4 23. Qxd4 Qxh2 24. Rh1 Qc7 25. a3 Rad8 26. Qh4 Bc6 27.
Rhg1 Rxd1+ 28. Rxd1 Qh2 29. Rd3 Re8 30. Qg5 h6 31. Qg6 Re1+ 32. Ka2 Be8 33. Qg3
Bf7+ 0-1

[Event "Corsica Masters KO 20th"]
[Site "Bastia"]
[Date "2016.10.28"]
[Round "2.4"]
[White "Korobov, Anton"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A40"]
[WhiteElo "2687"]
[BlackElo "2649"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "2016.10.27"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2018"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.10.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.10.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 e6 2. Nf3 b6 3. Bf4 Bb7 4. e3 f5 5. c4 Nf6 6. a3 d6 7. Nc3 Nbd7 8. Be2 g6
9. Ng5 Qe7 10. Bf3 c6 11. Nb5 cxb5 12. Bxb7 Rb8 13. Bc6 h6 14. Nf3 bxc4 15. Qa4
Bg7 16. Qb4 Ne4 17. Rc1 a5 18. Qb5 Rd8 19. Rxc4 O-O 20. O-O g5 21. Bg3 h5 22.
Bxe4 fxe4 23. Qxg5 Rf6 24. Nd2 d5 25. Rc7 Qe8 26. Rfc1 Qf7 27. Be5 Kh7 28. Bxf6
Bxf6 29. Qf4 Qe7 30. R1c6 Bh4 31. g3 Bg5 32. Qd6 Qg7 33. Qxe6 h4 34. Qf5+ Kh8
35. Rc8 hxg3 36. hxg3 Rf8 37. Rxf8+ Nxf8 38. Rc8 Be7 39. Qh5+ 1-0

[Event "EU-Cup (Women) 21st"]
[Site "Novi Sad"]
[Date "2016.11.07"]
[Round "2.2"]
[White "Kashlinskaya, Alina"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A61"]
[WhiteElo "2450"]
[BlackElo "2635"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[EventDate "2016.11.06"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "SRB"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 175 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.12.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.12.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Moscow SHSM Legacy (W)"]
[BlackTeam "Monte Carlo (W)"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "MNC"]

1. d4 e6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 exd5 4. cxd5 d6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Nf3 Bg7 7. Bf4 Nf6 8. h3
O-O 9. e3 Na6 10. Be2 Nc7 11. a4 a6 12. O-O Rb8 13. e4 Re8 14. e5 Nh5 15. Bg5
f6 16. exd6 Qxd6 17. Bh4 f5 18. Nd2 Nf4 19. Bf3 b5 20. axb5 axb5 21. Bg3 Bd7
22. Kh1 Be5 23. Re1 c4 24. Rxe5 Qxe5 25. Ne2 g5 26. Bh5 Re7 27. Nxc4 Qxd5 28.
Nxf4 gxf4 29. Bh4 Re4 30. Nd6 Qxd1+ 31. Rxd1 Ra4 32. Rc1 Rb6 33. Be7 Rc6 34.
Rd1 Be6 35. Bf6 Bb3 36. Rd3 Ra1+ 37. Kh2 Rcc1 38. g3 Rh1+ 39. Kg2 Rhg1+ 40. Kh2
Bd5 41. Rxd5 Nxd5 42. Bd4 Ne3 43. Bf3 fxg3+ 44. fxg3 Rgf1 0-1

[Event "EU-Cup (Women) 21st"]
[Site "Novi Sad"]
[Date "2016.11.08"]
[Round "3.1"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Dzagnidze, Nana"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2635"]
[BlackElo "2507"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[EventDate "2016.11.06"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "SRB"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 175 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.12.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.12.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Monte Carlo (W)"]
[BlackTeam "Batumi Nona (W)"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "MNC"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GEO"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Nd7 10. d4 Bf6 11. a4 Bb7 12. Na3 exd4 13. cxd4 Nb6 14. d5 Ne5 15.
axb5 Nxf3+ 16. Qxf3 axb5 17. Rb1 Qd7 18. Nc2 c6 19. dxc6 Qxc6 20. Nb4 Qc5 21.
Nd3 Qc7 22. Bf4 Rfe8 23. Re2 Nc4 24. Rbe1 Re6 25. Bg3 Be5 26. Bh4 Rae8 27. Nf4
Bxf4 28. Qxf4 h6 29. Bg3 Qb6 30. Qf5 Rf6 31. Qh5 Rg6 32. Kh2 Rge6 33. Bc2 Bc6
34. f4 Qd4 35. e5 dxe5 36. f5 Rf6 37. b3 Na3 38. Be4 Qd7 39. Bxc6 Rxc6 40. Rxe5
Rxe5 41. Bxe5 Rc5 42. Qf3 f6 43. Rd1 Qc6 44. Rd8+ Kh7 45. Qh5 fxe5 46. Qf7 h5
47. Qg8+ Kh6 48. h4 1-0

[Event "EU-Cup (Women) 21st"]
[Site "Novi Sad"]
[Date "2016.11.09"]
[Round "4.1"]
[White "Ushenina, Anna"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E19"]
[WhiteElo "2453"]
[BlackElo "2635"]
[PlyCount "124"]
[EventDate "2016.11.06"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "SRB"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 175 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.12.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.12.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Ugra (W)"]
[BlackTeam "Monte Carlo (W)"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "MNC"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Qa4 Bb7 6. Bg2 Be7 7. O-O O-O 8. Nc3
Ne4 9. Qc2 Nxc3 10. Qxc3 c5 11. Bf4 d6 12. Rfd1 Qc7 13. dxc5 bxc5 14. Qd2 Rd8
15. Bg5 f6 16. Be3 Nc6 17. Bh3 Bc8 18. Bg2 Rb8 19. Qc3 Bb7 20. Rd2 h6 21. g4
Ne5 22. Nxe5 fxe5 23. Qc2 Bxg2 24. Kxg2 d5 25. f3 e4 26. cxd5 exd5 27. fxe4 Rb4
28. exd5 Rxg4+ 29. Kh1 Qe5 30. Bg1 Bd6 31. e3 Rf8 32. Rad1 Qh5 33. Rf2 Rxf2 34.
Qxf2 Rg6 35. Rd2 Qg4 36. Qf1 Qe4+ 37. Rg2 h5 38. Qe2 Rg4 39. b3 Qxd5 40. Qd2
Qe4 41. Qc2 Qc6 42. Qe2 Kf7 43. e4 Qxe4 44. Qxe4 Rxe4 45. Rc2 Re5 46. Rc4 Re1
47. Ra4 Ke6 48. Kg2 g5 49. h3 Rc1 50. Rxa7 Rc2+ 51. Kf1 Rc3 52. Ra5 h4 53. a4
Rf3+ 54. Kg2 Rg3+ 55. Kf1 Rxh3 56. Bxc5 Bf4 57. b4 g4 58. Ra6+ Kf5 59. Bf2 Rf3
60. Ke2 h3 61. Ra8 h2 62. Rh8 Rh3 0-1

[Event "EU-Cup (Women) 21st"]
[Site "Novi Sad"]
[Date "2016.11.10"]
[Round "5.1"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Galliamova, Alisa"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B48"]
[WhiteElo "2635"]
[BlackElo "2434"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "2016.11.06"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "SRB"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 175 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.12.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.12.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Monte Carlo (W)"]
[BlackTeam "Kazan Ladya (W)"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "MNC"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 Qc7 6. Be3 a6 7. Qf3 Bd6 8.
O-O-O Be5 9. g3 b5 10. Qe2 Bb7 11. Bg2 Nge7 12. f4 Bxd4 13. Bxd4 Nxd4 14. Rxd4
Nc6 15. Rd2 d6 16. Rhd1 b4 17. Na4 Rd8 18. Qe3 O-O 19. Qb6 Qe7 20. b3 e5 21.
fxe5 Qxe5 22. Kb1 Ba8 23. Qxa6 Rd7 24. Qc4 Rb8 25. Qf1 Qe7 26. e5 Qxe5 27. Qf4
Qa5 28. Rd5 Qc7 29. Rxd6 Rxd6 30. Qxd6 Qxd6 31. Rxd6 Ne5 32. Bxa8 Rxa8 33. Rb6
h5 34. Rxb4 Nf3 35. Nb6 Re8 36. h3 g5 37. a4 h4 38. gxh4 Nxh4 39. a5 f5 40. a6
Kg7 41. a7 f4 42. Re4 Rxe4 43. a8=Q Re1+ 44. Kb2 Ng6 45. Nd7 Re3 46. Qd5 1-0

[Event "EU-Cup (Women) 21st"]
[Site "Novi Sad"]
[Date "2016.11.11"]
[Round "6.1"]
[White "Bodnaruk, Anastasia"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2470"]
[BlackElo "2635"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "2016.11.06"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "SRB"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 175 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.12.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.12.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "St Petersburg Chigorin (W)"]
[BlackTeam "Monte Carlo (W)"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "MNC"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e6 6. Be3 a6 7. a4 b6 8. g3
Bb7 9. Bg2 Nbd7 10. O-O Qc7 11. Qe2 Be7 12. f4 O-O 13. f5 e5 14. Nb3 Rac8 15.
Nd2 h6 16. g4 d5 17. exd5 Bb4 18. g5 hxg5 19. Nde4 Qc4 20. Qf3 Nxe4 21. Nxe4
Bxd5 22. Bxg5 Qxe4 23. Qxe4 Bxe4 24. Bxe4 Rc4 25. Bg2 Rxc2 26. b3 Bc5+ 27. Kh1
Bd4 28. Rad1 Rfc8 29. Be3 Bxe3 30. Rxd7 Rb2 31. Be4 Bd4 32. Rd1 f6 33. Bd3 Rc3
34. b4 Kh7 35. b5 a5 36. Rd8 Ra3 37. Bf1 Raa2 38. R8xd4 exd4 39. Rxd4 Ra1 40.
Kg1 Rb4 41. Rd2 Rf4 0-1

[Event "EU-Cup (Women) 21st"]
[Site "Novi Sad"]
[Date "2016.11.12"]
[Round "7.1"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Mammadzada, Gunay Vuqar Qizi"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B53"]
[WhiteElo "2635"]
[BlackElo "2371"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "2016.11.06"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "SRB"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 175 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.12.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.12.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Monte Carlo (W)"]
[BlackTeam "Odlar Yurdu (W)"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "MNC"]
[BlackTeamCountry "AZE"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Qxd4 a6 5. Be3 Nc6 6. Qd2 Nf6 7. O-O-O e6 8.
Nf3 Be7 9. Bf4 Ng4 10. h3 Nge5 11. Nxe5 Nxe5 12. Be3 b5 13. f4 Nc6 14. h4 Qa5
15. Kb1 Bb7 16. Qf2 Qc7 17. g4 O-O 18. g5 b4 19. Na4 Na5 20. Bb6 Qc6 21. b3 Bd8
22. Rh2 Rb8 23. Qd4 Ba8 24. Bxd8 Rfxd8 25. Rhd2 Rdc8 26. Qxd6 Qxd6 27. Rxd6
Bxe4 28. R1d2 Nb7 29. R6d4 Bd5 30. Bxa6 Rc6 31. Bb5 Rc7 32. Nb6 Bc6 33. Bxc6
Rxc6 34. Nd7 Ra8 35. Rxb4 Rc7 36. a4 Nc5 37. Nb6 1-0

[Event "Medias Kings m rapid 10th"]
[Site "Medias"]
[Date "2016.11.28"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2810"]
[BlackElo "2635"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "2016.11.28"]
[EventType "match (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "8"]
[EventCountry "ROU"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 175 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.12.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.12.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bf4 e6 3. e3 c5 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. Nbd2 d5 6. c3 Bd6 7. Bg3 O-O 8. Bd3
b6 9. Qe2 Bb7 10. Rd1 Ne7 11. O-O Qc7 12. Bxd6 Qxd6 13. Ne5 Rad8 14. Qf3 Ng6
15. Bxg6 hxg6 16. Qh3 Ba6 17. Rfe1 Nh7 18. f4 Bb5 19. Ndf3 Qe7 20. Qg3 Be8 21.
Rf1 Qf6 22. Ng5 Qe7 23. Rf3 f6 24. Nxh7 fxe5 25. Ng5 Rf5 26. Qh4 Bf7 27. g4
Qxg5 28. Qxg5 Rxg5 29. fxg5 cxd4 30. cxd4 Rc8 31. Rdf1 Rc7 32. h4 exd4 33. exd4
e5 34. dxe5 Be6 35. Rf8+ Kh7 36. Re8 Bf7 37. Rd8 1-0

[Event "Medias Kings m rapid 10th"]
[Site "Medias"]
[Date "2016.11.28"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C07"]
[WhiteElo "2635"]
[BlackElo "2810"]
[PlyCount "126"]
[EventDate "2016.11.28"]
[EventType "match (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "8"]
[EventCountry "ROU"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 175 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.12.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.12.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 c5 4. exd5 Qxd5 5. dxc5 Nf6 6. Ngf3 Qxc5 7. Bd3 Nbd7
8. Qe2 Qc7 9. Nb3 Be7 10. O-O O-O 11. a4 b6 12. Re1 Bb7 13. a5 bxa5 14. Nfd4
Nc5 15. Nxa5 Nxd3 16. Qxd3 Bb4 17. Bd2 Be4 18. Qe2 Bd6 19. Nb5 Bxh2+ 20. Kh1
Qb8 21. Bg5 Be5 22. Ra4 a6 23. Na3 Bxb2 24. Bxf6 Bxg2+ 25. Kxg2 Bxf6 26. Qe4
Qc7 27. Nc6 Rfc8 28. Rc4 Qd6 29. Re3 Qd5 30. Qxd5 exd5 31. Ne7+ Bxe7 32. Rxc8+
Rxc8 33. Rxe7 g6 34. Re3 Kg7 35. Rd3 Rc5 36. c3 a5 37. Kf3 h5 38. Ke3 h4 39.
Kf4 f6 40. Kg4 g5 41. f4 Kg6 42. fxg5 fxg5 43. Re3 a4 44. Rd3 Kf6 45. Rf3+ Kg6
46. Rd3 Kh6 47. Re3 Rc6 48. Rd3 Rf6 49. Rd4 Rf1 50. Nc2 Rg1+ 51. Kh3 Rg3+ 52.
Kh2 Rxc3 53. Rd2 a3 54. Nd4 Kg6 55. Ra2 g4 56. Nb5 Rc5 57. Nxa3 Ra5 58. Ra1 d4
59. Rg1 g3+ 60. Kh3 Rxa3 61. Kxh4 Kf5 62. Kh3 Ke4 63. Re1+ Re3 0-1

[Event "Medias Kings m rapid 10th"]
[Site "Medias"]
[Date "2016.11.28"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A45"]
[WhiteElo "2810"]
[BlackElo "2635"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "2016.11.28"]
[EventType "match (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "8"]
[EventCountry "ROU"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 175 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.12.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.12.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bf4 c5 3. d5 e6 4. Nc3 d6 5. e4 a6 6. dxe6 Bxe6 7. e5 dxe5 8.
Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. Bxe5 Nbd7 10. O-O-O Kc8 11. Bg3 Be7 12. Be2 Rd8 13. Nh3 Bxh3 14.
gxh3 b5 15. Rhe1 Bf8 16. a4 c4 17. Bf3 Ra7 18. axb5 axb5 19. Kb1 Ra5 20. Bc6
Bb4 21. Nxb5 Bxe1 22. Nd6+ Kc7 23. Nxf7+ Kxc6 24. Nxd8+ Kb5 25. Rxe1 Nc5 26.
Re5 Nfd7 27. Rg5 g6 28. Nb7 Ra6 29. Nd6+ Kb4 30. f3 Rc6 31. Be1+ Ka4 32. b3+
Nxb3 33. cxb3+ Kxb3 34. Rb5+ Ka3 35. Kc2 1-0

[Event "Medias Kings m rapid 10th"]
[Site "Medias"]
[Date "2016.11.28"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C15"]
[WhiteElo "2635"]
[BlackElo "2810"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[EventDate "2016.11.28"]
[EventType "match (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "8"]
[EventCountry "ROU"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 175 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.12.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.12.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qd3 Ne7 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 O-O 7. Nf3 b6 8.
Qe3 Ba6 9. Bd3 c5 10. dxc5 Bxd3 11. cxd3 Qc7 12. Rb1 bxc5 13. O-O Nd7 14. Qg5
dxe4 15. dxe4 Ng6 16. h4 Nf6 17. Re1 h6 18. Qd2 Rad8 19. Qe2 Ng4 20. h5 Nf4 21.
Bxf4 Qxf4 22. g3 Qf6 23. e5 Qf5 24. Nh4 Qg5 25. Rb2 Rd5 26. Nf3 Qxh5 27. Kg2
Rfd8 28. Rh1 Qg6 29. Nh4 Qg5 30. f4 Qh5 31. Nf3 Qf5 32. Nh4 Qg6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Medias Kings m rapid 10th"]
[Site "Medias"]
[Date "2016.11.29"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D05"]
[WhiteElo "2810"]
[BlackElo "2635"]
[PlyCount "129"]
[EventDate "2016.11.28"]
[EventType "match (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "8"]
[EventCountry "ROU"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 175 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.12.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.12.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. e3 e6 4. Bd3 b6 5. O-O Bb7 6. Nbd2 Bd6 7. Qe2 c5 8. dxc5
Bxc5 9. e4 Nc6 10. c3 dxe4 11. Nxe4 Be7 12. Bf4 Nd5 13. Bg3 O-O 14. Rad1 Qc8
15. Nd6 Bxd6 16. Bxd6 Rd8 17. Bg3 h6 18. Bb1 Nf6 19. Rxd8+ Qxd8 20. Rd1 Qe8 21.
Nd4 Nxd4 22. Rxd4 Rd8 23. Qd1 Rd5 24. c4 Rxd4 25. Qxd4 Nd7 26. Qd6 Qc8 27. Qc7
Qxc7 28. Bxc7 Kf8 29. b4 Ke7 30. f3 Ba6 31. Bd3 Kf6 32. Kf2 e5 33. a4 Ke6 34.
Ke3 f5 35. a5 Bb7 36. Bc2 bxa5 37. Bxa5 a6 38. Bc7 Bc6 39. g4 g6 40. gxf5+ gxf5
41. f4 e4 42. h3 Nf6 43. Bd8 Ne8 44. Kd4 Ng7 45. Bb3 Nh5 46. Bc7 Nf6 47. Be5
Bb7 48. Ba4 Nd7 49. Bg7 h5 50. Bh6 Nf6 51. Bg5 Nh7 52. Bd8 Nf6 53. Bd1 h4 54.
Be2 e3 55. Kxe3 Bg2 56. Bxf6 Kxf6 57. c5 Bxh3 58. Bxa6 Ke7 59. Bd3 Ke6 60. b5
Kd5 61. b6 Kc6 62. Be2 Kb7 63. Bf3+ Kc8 64. Kf2 Kd7 65. c6+ 1-0

[Event "Medias Kings m rapid 10th"]
[Site "Medias"]
[Date "2016.11.29"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C16"]
[WhiteElo "2635"]
[BlackElo "2810"]
[PlyCount "135"]
[EventDate "2016.11.28"]
[EventType "match (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "8"]
[EventCountry "ROU"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 175 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.12.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.12.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 Ne7 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 b6 7. Qg4 Ng6 8. h4
h5 9. Qg3 Ba6 10. Bxa6 Nxa6 11. Ne2 Qd7 12. a4 c5 13. O-O Rc8 14. Qd3 Nb8 15.
Bg5 Nc6 16. Ng3 Nge7 17. Rfd1 cxd4 18. cxd4 Nf5 19. Nxf5 exf5 20. Qg3 g6 21.
Rab1 O-O 22. Rb5 Nd8 23. Qf3 Ne6 24. Bf6 Rxc2 25. Qxd5 Qc8 26. Qb3 Rc1 27. Kh2
Rc3 28. Qb4 Rc4 29. Qd2 Kh7 30. d5 Nc5 31. d6 Qd7 32. Qd5 Rxa4 33. Rxc5 bxc5
34. Be7 Kg8 35. Bxf8 Rxh4+ 36. Kg1 Kxf8 37. Qxc5 Kg7 38. Qc3 Kh7 39. e6 fxe6
40. Qf6 Qa4 41. Rc1 Rc4 42. Qe7+ Kh6 43. Rxc4 Qxc4 44. Qc7 Qf4 45. Qc5 Qa4 46.
Qe3+ Kg7 47. Qxe6 Qd1+ 48. Kh2 Qd4 49. Qe7+ Kg8 50. Qd8+ Kf7 51. Qd7+ Kg8 52.
Qc8+ Kf7 53. Qd7+ Kg8 54. Qe6+ Kg7 55. Qe7+ Kg8 56. Qc7 Qxf2 57. Qc4+ Kf8 58.
Qc8+ Kg7 59. Qc3+ Kf7 60. Qc7+ Ke6 61. Qe7+ Kd5 62. d7 Qf4+ 63. g3 Qf2+ 64. Kh3
Qf1+ 65. Kh4 g5+ 66. Kxg5 Qc1+ 67. Kg6 Qc6+ 68. Kf7 1-0

[Event "Medias Kings m rapid 10th"]
[Site "Medias"]
[Date "2016.11.29"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A70"]
[WhiteElo "2810"]
[BlackElo "2635"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "2016.11.28"]
[EventType "match (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "8"]
[EventCountry "ROU"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 175 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.12.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.12.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. e3 b6 4. Bd3 Bb7 5. O-O c5 6. c4 g6 7. d5 exd5 8. cxd5
Bg7 9. e4 d6 10. Nc3 O-O 11. h3 Ba6 12. Bf4 Bxd3 13. Qxd3 a6 14. Rad1 Ne8 15.
e5 Ra7 16. Rfe1 b5 17. Ne4 dxe5 18. Nxe5 Bxe5 19. Bxe5 Nd7 20. Bf4 Ng7 21. Bd6
Re8 22. Bxc5 Nxc5 23. Nxc5 Rxe1+ 24. Rxe1 Nf5 25. Ne4 Rc7 26. d6 Rc4 27. d7 Kg7
28. Nd6 Nxd6 29. Qxd6 Rc7 30. Rd1 Rb7 31. Qe5+ Kh6 32. Qe8 Rb8 33. Qxf7 1-0

[Event "Medias Kings m rapid 10th"]
[Site "Medias"]
[Date "2016.11.29"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C17"]
[WhiteElo "2635"]
[BlackElo "2810"]
[PlyCount "96"]
[EventDate "2016.11.28"]
[EventType "match (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "8"]
[EventCountry "ROU"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 175 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.12.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.12.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 Ne7 5. Bd2 b6 6. f4 O-O 7. Nf3 c5 8. Nb5
Bxd2+ 9. Qxd2 Ba6 10. c3 Nbc6 11. Be2 Na5 12. O-O Qd7 13. Nd6 Bxe2 14. Qxe2 Nc8
15. Nxc8 Raxc8 16. Rad1 Qe7 17. Rd3 h6 18. Kh1 Nc6 19. a3 Rc7 20. h3 Rfc8 21.
Qf2 cxd4 22. cxd4 Na5 23. f5 Rc2 24. Qg3 exf5 25. Nh4 Rc1 26. Rdf3 Qg5 27. Qxg5
hxg5 28. Nxf5 Rxf1+ 29. Rxf1 Rc7 30. Kh2 Nb3 31. Rf3 Nd2 32. Rd3 Rc2 33. b4 Nc4
34. Ne7+ Kf8 35. Nxd5 Rd2 36. Rxd2 Nxd2 37. Ne3 b5 38. Kg3 Nb1 39. Nc2 Ke7 40.
Kg4 Ke6 41. Kxg5 Kd5 42. h4 Nc3 43. h5 Ne2 44. Ne3+ Kxd4 45. Nf5+ Kxe5 46. Nxg7
f6+ 47. Kg6 Nf4+ 48. Kf7 Kd5 1-0

[Event "Medias Kings m blitz 10th"]
[Site "Medias"]
[Date "2016.11.30"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D03"]
[WhiteElo "2809"]
[BlackElo "2651"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "2016.11.30"]
[EventType "match (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ROU"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 175 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.12.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.12.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. e3 g6 3. d4 cxd4 4. exd4 d5 5. Bd3 Bg7 6. c3 Nc6 7. O-O Nf6 8. Re1
O-O 9. Bg5 Bf5 10. Bxf5 gxf5 11. Bxf6 Bxf6 12. Nbd2 e6 13. Nb3 Kh8 14. Nc5 Qc7
15. Qd2 Rg8 16. Nd3 Rg4 17. g3 Rag8 18. Kh1 Re4 19. Nc5 Rxe1+ 20. Rxe1 Ne7 21.
Nd3 Nc6 22. Nf4 Qd8 23. b4 a6 24. a4 Ne7 25. Nh5 Nc8 26. Nxf6 Qxf6 27. Qf4 Ne7
28. Qc7 f4 29. Qxf4 Qxf4 30. gxf4 Rc8 31. Ne5 Kg7 32. Rg1+ Ng6 33. Rg3 Kf6 34.
a5 Rc7 35. Rh3 Kg7 36. Rf3 Kf6 37. Rh3 Nxf4 38. Rxh7 Ne2 39. h4 Nxc3 40. h5 Ne4
41. h6 Nxf2+ 42. Kg2 Ne4 43. Rg7 Rc2+ 44. Kf3 Rf2+ 45. Ke3 Rh2 46. Ng4+ 1-0

[Event "Medias Kings m blitz 10th"]
[Site "Medias"]
[Date "2016.11.30"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2651"]
[BlackElo "2809"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "2016.11.30"]
[EventType "match (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ROU"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 175 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.12.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.12.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. c3 O-O 6. O-O d6 7. h3 a5 8. Ba4
Ne7 9. Re1 Ng6 10. d4 Ba7 11. Nbd2 Bd7 12. Bc2 Re8 13. Nf1 b5 14. Ng3 c5 15. d5
c4 16. Nh2 Rb8 17. Nhf1 Bc5 18. Ne3 Nf4 19. a4 b4 20. Nxc4 bxc3 21. bxc3 Qc8
22. Ne3 g6 23. Bd3 h5 24. Ne2 Bxh3 25. gxh3 Qxh3 26. Nxf4 exf4 27. Bf1 Qh4 28.
Qf3 fxe3 29. Bxe3 Nxe4 30. Bxc5 Nxc5 31. Bb5 Re7 32. Rxe7 Qxe7 33. Kf1 Qe4 34.
Qxe4 Nxe4 35. c4 f5 36. Kg2 Kf7 37. f3 Nc5 38. f4 Rb7 39. Kf3 Kf6 40. Rh1 Re7
41. Rb1 Re4 42. Rb2 Rxf4+ 0-1

[Event "Medias Kings m blitz 10th"]
[Site "Medias"]
[Date "2016.11.30"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2809"]
[BlackElo "2651"]
[PlyCount "103"]
[EventDate "2016.11.30"]
[EventType "match (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ROU"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 175 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.12.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.12.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. c4 e6 4. e3 b6 5. Nc3 Bb7 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. Bb5+ c6 8. Bd3
g6 9. O-O Bg7 10. e4 Ne7 11. Bg5 O-O 12. Qc1 Nd7 13. Rd1 Rc8 14. e5 c5 15. Be4
Bxe4 16. Nxe4 f6 17. exf6 Nxf6 18. dxc5 Ned5 19. c6 Qc7 20. Bxf6 Bxf6 21. Nxf6+
Rxf6 22. Nd4 Nf4 23. Qe3 e5 24. Ne2 Qxc6 25. Nxf4 exf4 26. Qd2 Rf7 27. Rac1 Qb7
28. Rxc8+ Qxc8 29. f3 Qc5+ 30. Kh1 Kg7 31. h3 h5 32. Re1 Qf5 33. Re4 Qf6 34. a4
a5 35. Kh2 Kh7 36. b4 axb4 37. Qxb4 Qg5 38. Qxb6 Qg3+ 39. Kg1 Rd7 40. Qb1 Rd2
41. Qf1 Qg5 42. Kh1 Qd5 43. Kh2 Qg5 44. Re2 Rd4 45. Qa1 Qd5 46. a5 Qd7 47. Re7+
Qxe7 48. Qxd4 Qg5 49. Qd2 Qf5 50. a6 Qc8 51. Qa5 Qa8 52. a7 0-1

[Event "Medias Kings m blitz 10th"]
[Site "Medias"]
[Date "2016.11.30"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A34"]
[WhiteElo "2651"]
[BlackElo "2809"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "2016.11.30"]
[EventType "match (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ROU"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 175 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.12.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.12.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. b3 g6 2. Bb2 Nf6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 O-O 5. c4 c5 6. Nc3 Nc6 7. Nf3 d5 8. cxd5
Nxd5 9. Qc1 Nxc3 10. Bxc3 e5 11. d3 Bd7 12. Nd2 Rc8 13. Ne4 Qe7 14. h4 Nd4 15.
f3 b5 16. Bd2 c4 17. dxc4 bxc4 18. bxc4 Qe6 19. Bh3 f5 20. c5 Qa6 21. Rh2 Qa4
22. Rb1 Nc2+ 23. Kf1 Rxc5 24. Qb2 Nd4 25. Kg1 Rb5 26. Qc1 Rxb1 27. Qxb1 Qc4 28.
Qe1 fxe4 29. Be3 Nc2 30. Qd2 Qxa2 31. Bf2 e3 32. Bxe3 Qa1+ 33. Qc1 Qxc1+ 34.
Bxc1 Nd4 35. Bb2 Rb8 36. Bxd4 exd4 37. Be6+ Kf8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Medias Kings m blitz 10th"]
[Site "Medias"]
[Date "2016.11.30"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A43"]
[WhiteElo "2809"]
[BlackElo "2651"]
[PlyCount "105"]
[EventDate "2016.11.30"]
[EventType "match (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ROU"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 175 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.12.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.12.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 c5 3. d5 e6 4. Nc3 exd5 5. Nxd5 Nxd5 6. Qxd5 Nc6 7. Ng5 Qe7 8.
c3 d6 9. Bf4 Be6 10. Qd2 d5 11. e3 h6 12. Nxe6 Qxe6 13. O-O-O O-O-O 14. Bd3 Bd6
15. Rhe1 Bxf4 16. exf4 Qf6 17. g3 Kb8 18. Qe2 g5 19. Bc2 gxf4 20. Qf3 d4 21.
Qxf4+ Qxf4+ 22. gxf4 dxc3 23. Rxd8+ Rxd8 24. bxc3 Rg8 25. Be4 Kc7 26. Bf3 a5
27. a4 b6 28. Kc2 Rg6 29. Bd5 Rf6 30. Re4 Kd6 31. Bxc6 Kxc6 32. c4 Kd6 33. Kd3
Rg6 34. Re3 Rf6 35. Ke4 Kc6 36. f5 Rd6 37. Rh3 Kd7 38. Ke3 Ke7 39. Rh4 Rf6 40.
Re4+ Kf8 41. Kf4 Rd6 42. Ke5 Rd2 43. Rh4 Kg7 44. f6+ Kh7 45. Rg4 Rd7 46. Rg7+
Kh8 47. f3 Ra7 48. Kd6 b5 49. cxb5 c4 50. b6 Rb7 51. Kc6 Rb8 52. b7 c3 53. Kc7
1-0

[Event "Medias Kings m blitz 10th"]
[Site "Medias"]
[Date "2016.11.30"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A13"]
[WhiteElo "2651"]
[BlackElo "2809"]
[PlyCount "133"]
[EventDate "2016.11.30"]
[EventType "match (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ROU"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 175 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.12.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.12.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e6 2. g3 d5 3. Bg2 Nf6 4. Nf3 dxc4 5. Qa4+ Nbd7 6. Qxc4 c5 7. Qb3 Bd6 8.
O-O O-O 9. Nc3 a6 10. a4 Rb8 11. a5 Bc7 12. Qa3 c4 13. b3 cxb3 14. d4 b5 15.
axb6 Rxb6 16. Rb1 Bd6 17. Qa4 Rb4 18. Qa1 Rb8 19. Nd2 e5 20. Nxb3 exd4 21. Nxd4
Rxb1 22. Qxb1 Qc7 23. Bd2 Ne5 24. Rc1 Qa7 25. Nf5 Bc5 26. Be1 Neg4 27. e3 Bxf5
28. Qxf5 Bxe3 29. Ra1 Bd4 30. Nb5 Bxf2+ 31. Bxf2 Qxf2+ 32. Qxf2 Nxf2 33. Rxa6
N2g4 34. h3 Ne3 35. Nd4 Nxg2 36. Kxg2 h5 37. Nf3 Rd8 38. Ng5 Kf8 39. Ra7 Rd7
40. Ra5 g6 41. Kf3 Kg7 42. Ra3 Rd5 43. h4 Rf5+ 44. Kg2 Ng4 45. Rf3 Rxf3 46.
Kxf3 f6 47. Ne6+ Kf7 48. Nf4 Nh6 49. Ke4 Nf5 50. Kf3 Nd4+ 51. Ke4 Ne6 52. Ne2
Ke7 53. Kf3 Kd6 54. Nc3 Ke5 55. Nd1 Nd4+ 56. Ke3 Nf5+ 57. Kf3 Kd4 58. Nf2 Nh6
59. Kf4 Nf7 60. Ne4 f5 61. Ng5 Nd8 62. Nf3+ Kd5 63. Kg5 Ke4 64. Nd2+ Ke3 65.
Nc4+ Kf3 66. Ne5+ Kxg3 67. Nxg6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Medias Kings m blitz 10th"]
[Site "Medias"]
[Date "2016.11.30"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A46"]
[WhiteElo "2809"]
[BlackElo "2651"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "2016.11.30"]
[EventType "match (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ROU"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 175 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.12.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.12.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 b6 3. Bg5 e6 4. e4 h6 5. Bxf6 Qxf6 6. c3 Bb7 7. Nbd2 d6 8.
Bb5+ c6 9. Bd3 Nd7 10. O-O e5 11. a4 a6 12. Nc4 g5 13. Re1 g4 14. Nfd2 h5 15.
Qb3 Qd8 16. Ne3 Bh6 17. Ndc4 Qc7 18. Nf5 Bf8 19. Nce3 Nf6 20. Bc4 Bc8 21. Rad1
b5 22. dxe5 bxc4 23. Nxc4 dxe5 24. Ncd6+ Bxd6 25. Nxd6+ Kf8 26. c4 Kg7 27. Qe3
Qe7 28. Qc5 Kg6 29. Qxc6 Bd7 30. Qc7 Rad8 31. Nf5 Qb4 32. Qxe5 Rhe8 33. Nh4+
Kg7 34. Qg5+ Kf8 35. Qxf6 Bxa4 36. Ng6+ 1-0

[Event "Medias Kings m blitz 10th"]
[Site "Medias"]
[Date "2016.11.30"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A14"]
[WhiteElo "2651"]
[BlackElo "2809"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "2016.11.30"]
[EventType "match (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ROU"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 175 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.12.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.12.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e6 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. g3 d5 4. b3 Be7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O b6 7. Bb2 Bb7 8. d3 c5
9. e3 Nc6 10. Qe2 Qc7 11. Nc3 Rad8 12. Rad1 Qb8 13. Nb1 e5 14. cxd5 Nxd5 15.
Nbd2 Rfe8 16. a3 h6 17. Rfe1 b5 18. Ne4 Nf6 19. Nxf6+ Bxf6 20. Qc2 Qd6 21. Nd2
Na5 22. Ne4 Bxe4 23. Bxe4 Rc8 24. Bc3 Nc6 25. Ba1 Be7 26. Rc1 Qe6 27. d4 Na5
28. Bh7+ Kh8 29. Bf5 Qxb3 30. Bxc8 Rxc8 31. Qf5 Qe6 32. Qxe6 fxe6 33. dxc5 Nc4
34. Bc3 Bxc5 35. Bb4 Bb6 36. Red1 a5 37. Bd6 Rd8 38. Be7 Rd5 39. Kg2 e4 40. Rb1
b4 41. axb4 a4 42. b5 a3 1-0

[Event "Medias Kings m blitz 10th"]
[Site "Medias"]
[Date "2016.11.30"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2809"]
[BlackElo "2651"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "2016.11.30"]
[EventType "match (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ROU"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 175 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.12.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.12.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. e3 g6 4. Be2 Bg7 5. O-O O-O 6. Nbd2 c5 7. dxc5 Nbd7 8.
Nb3 Qc7 9. Qd4 e5 10. Qh4 Ne4 11. c4 Bf6 12. Qh6 dxc4 13. Bxc4 Ndxc5 14. Nxc5
Qxc5 15. b3 Bg7 16. Qh4 Nd6 17. Ng5 h6 18. Ne4 Nxe4 19. Qxe4 Rb8 20. a4 Bf5 21.
Qh4 g5 22. Qh5 Qc6 23. Ba3 Bg6 24. Qe2 Rfd8 25. Rad1 a6 26. h3 Kh7 27. a5 f5
28. Rxd8 Rxd8 29. Rd1 Qc7 30. Bb4 e4 31. Rd2 f4 32. Qd1 Rxd2 33. Qxd2 Bf7 34.
Qc2 Qc6 35. exf4 gxf4 36. f3 Bg6 37. fxe4 Bd4+ 38. Kh1 Bxe4 39. Qd2 Be3 40. Qd8
Bxg2+ 41. Kh2 Qg6 42. Qe7+ Kh8 43. Bc3+ 1-0

[Event "Medias Kings m blitz 10th"]
[Site "Medias"]
[Date "2016.11.30"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C26"]
[WhiteElo "2651"]
[BlackElo "2809"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[EventDate "2016.11.30"]
[EventType "match (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ROU"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 175 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.12.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.12.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. g3 Bc5 4. Bg2 O-O 5. Nge2 Re8 6. O-O a5 7. h3 d6 8. Kh2
Nbd7 9. f4 c6 10. a3 b5 11. f5 Ba6 12. d3 b4 13. Na4 d5 14. Nxc5 Nxc5 15. Be3
Nxd3 16. cxd3 dxe4 17. axb4 Nd5 18. Bc5 Bxd3 19. Nc3 Bxf1 20. Qxf1 Nxc3 21.
bxc3 Qd2 22. bxa5 Qxc3 23. Bb6 e3 24. Re1 e4 25. Rxe3 Qb4 26. Qf4 Qb2 27. Rxe4
Rxe4 28. Qxe4 Rc8 29. Bd4 Qb4 30. Qe5 Qf8 31. Bc5 Qd8 1-0

[Event "Medias Kings m2 fin blitz 10th"]
[Site "Medias"]
[Date "2016.11.30"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Cosma, Elena Luminita"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A14"]
[WhiteElo "2651"]
[BlackElo "2324"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "2016.11.30"]
[EventType "match (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "2"]
[EventCountry "ROU"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 175 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.12.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.12.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. b3 d5 2. Bb2 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. g3 Be7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O b6 7. c4 Bb7 8. d3 c5
9. e3 Nc6 10. Qe2 Qc7 11. Nc3 Rad8 12. Rad1 Rfe8 13. e4 d4 14. Nb5 Qb8 15. e5
Nd7 16. Rfe1 a6 17. Na3 Bf8 18. Bc1 h6 19. h4 Ne7 20. h5 Qa8 21. Nb1 Nxe5 22.
Nxe5 Bxg2 23. f3 Bh3 24. g4 f6 25. Qh2 fxe5 26. Qxh3 Nc6 27. Nd2 Nb4 28. Ne4
Nxa2 29. Bd2 Qb7 30. Kh2 Qf7 31. Rg1 Nc3 32. g5 Nxe4 33. fxe4 Qf2+ 34. Rg2 Qf7
35. gxh6 Kh8 36. Rdg1 gxh6 37. Rg6 Bg7 38. Rxg7 Qxg7 39. Rxg7 Kxg7 40. Qg4+ Kf7
41. Bxh6 Rg8 42. Qh4 Ke8 43. Qf6 Kd7 44. Qxe5 1-0

[Event "Medias Kings m2 fin blitz 10th"]
[Site "Medias"]
[Date "2016.11.30"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Cosma, Elena Luminita"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A50"]
[WhiteElo "2324"]
[BlackElo "2651"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[EventDate "2016.11.30"]
[EventType "match (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "2"]
[EventCountry "ROU"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 175 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.12.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.12.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 b6 3. g3 Bb7 4. Bg2 g6 5. c4 Bg7 6. O-O O-O 7. Nc3 e6 8. Bg5
h6 9. Bxf6 Qxf6 10. e4 d6 11. e5 Qe7 12. Re1 Nd7 13. exd6 cxd6 14. d5 e5 15.
Nd4 a6 16. Nc6 Qe8 17. b4 f5 18. Rc1 Qf7 19. a3 Rae8 20. Qd2 Kh7 21. Rcd1 e4
22. Ne2 Ne5 23. Ned4 Nxc4 24. Qc1 Qxd5 25. b5 axb5 26. Nb4 Qc5 27. Nb3 Qe5 28.
Nd4 Rc8 29. Qf4 Nxa3 30. Qxe5 Bxe5 31. f4 exf3 32. Nxf3 Bxf3 33. Bxf3 Nc2 34.
Nxc2 Rxc2 35. Rb1 Rc5 36. Be2 b4 37. Red1 Rc2 38. Bd3 Rb2 39. Rbc1 Bc3 40. Bc4
Rd8 41. Ra1 Kg7 42. Ra7+ Kf6 43. Rd3 h5 44. Re3 Bd4 0-1

[Event "Harbin U20 op"]
[Site "Harbin"]
[Date "2017.01.18"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Hou, Yifan B"]
[Black "Shi, Zhanran"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D78"]
[WhiteElo "1635"]
[PlyCount "111"]
[EventDate "2017.01.18"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2018"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.10.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.10.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 O-O 5. O-O d5 6. Nbd2 Nbd7 7. c4 c6 8. Qc2
Re8 9. e4 dxe4 10. Nxe4 Nxe4 11. Qxe4 Nf6 12. Qh4 Qd7 13. Ne5 Qf5 14. Bg5 Ng4
15. Bh3 Nxe5 16. Bxf5 Nf3+ 17. Kh1 Nxh4 18. Bxc8 Raxc8 19. Bxh4 Bxd4 20. Rad1
c5 21. b3 Kg7 22. Kg2 h6 23. g4 Rc6 24. Rfe1 g5 25. Bg3 e5 26. Re4 Rce6 27.
Rde1 a6 28. f3 f6 29. Rd1 Kf7 30. Kf1 Rb8 31. b4 b6 32. Rb1 Rc8 33. b5 a5 34.
a4 Rd8 35. Rd1 Ke7 36. Ke2 Red6 37. f4 Re6 38. fxe5 Bxe5 39. Rd5 Rxd5 40. cxd5
Rd6 41. Bxe5 fxe5 42. Rxe5+ Kf6 43. Rf5+ Kg6 44. Kd3 Rf6 45. Ke4 c4 46. Rxf6+
Kxf6 47. Kd4 Ke7 48. Kxc4 Kf7 49. Kd4 Kf6 50. Ke4 Ke7 51. Ke5 Kd7 52. d6 Kd8
53. Ke6 Ke8 54. d7+ Kd8 55. h3 Kc7 56. Ke7 1-0

[Event "Harbin U20 op"]
[Site "Harbin"]
[Date "2017.01.18"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Liu, Zhaoqi"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan B"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A06"]
[WhiteElo "2172"]
[BlackElo "1635"]
[PlyCount "175"]
[EventDate "2017.01.18"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2018"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.10.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.10.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. b3 e6 2. Bb2 Nf6 3. e3 d5 4. Nf3 Nbd7 5. c4 c6 6. d4 Bb4+ 7. Nbd2 Ne4 8. a3
Bxd2+ 9. Nxd2 Nxd2 10. Qxd2 f5 11. Bd3 Nf6 12. f3 O-O 13. O-O Bd7 14. a4 a6 15.
Ba3 Rf7 16. Bd6 Ne8 17. Be5 Qg5 18. c5 Nf6 19. b4 Rc8 20. Rfb1 Nh5 21. b5 axb5
22. axb5 cxb5 23. Bxb5 Bxb5 24. Rxb5 f4 25. exf4 Nxf4 26. Bxf4 Qxf4 27. Qxf4
Rxf4 28. Rxb7 Rxd4 29. Raa7 h5 30. Rxg7+ Kh8 31. Rge7 Rc4 32. Rxe6 h4 33. Rd7
Rc1+ 34. Kf2 Rc2+ 35. Ke3 Rxg2 36. c6 Rc2 37. Rxd5 Kg8 38. h3 R8xc6 39. Rxc6
Rxc6 40. Rd4 Kg7 41. Rxh4 Kg6 42. Rg4+ Kf5 43. h4 Rc3+ 44. Kf2 Rc2+ 45. Kg3 Rc1
46. Rg5+ Kf6 47. Ra5 Kg6 48. Kg4 Rg1+ 49. Kf4 Rb1 50. Rg5+ Kf6 51. Rf5+ Kg6 52.
Rg5+ Kf6 53. Rg8 Kf7 54. Rg5 Kf6 55. h5 Rh1 56. Rg6+ Kf7 57. Kg5 Rg1+ 58. Kf5
Rh1 59. Rg5 Rh2 60. Kg4 Rg2+ 61. Kh4 Rh2+ 62. Kg3 Rh1 63. Kg2 Rh4 64. Kg3 Rh1
65. Ra5 Rg1+ 66. Kf4 Rh1 67. Ra7+ Kg8 68. Kg5 Rg1+ 69. Kh6 Kf8 70. f4 Rg2 71.
f5 Rh2 72. Kg6 Rg2+ 73. Kf6 Kg8 74. h6 Rb2 75. Re7 Rb6+ 76. Re6 Rb1 77. Rd6 Re1
78. Rd8+ Kh7 79. Kf7 Ra1 80. f6 Ra7+ 81. Ke6 Ra6+ 82. Ke7 Kg6 83. Rg8+ Kf5 84.
Rd8 Ra7+ 85. Kf8 Kg6 86. Kg8 Rf7 87. Rd1 Ra7 88. f7 1-0

[Event "Harbin U20 op"]
[Site "Harbin"]
[Date "2017.01.19"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Hou, Yifan B"]
[Black "Liu, Yuanxin"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E06"]
[WhiteElo "1635"]
[BlackElo "1374"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "2017.01.18"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2018"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.10.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.10.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 e6 4. Nf3 c5 5. O-O Be7 6. dxc5 Bxc5 7. c4 O-O 8. Nc3
dxc4 9. Qa4 Be7 10. Qxc4 Nbd7 11. Rd1 Qb6 12. a3 a6 13. Be3 Qa5 14. b4 Qf5 15.
h3 Ne5 16. Nxe5 Qxe5 17. Bf4 Qf5 18. e4 Qg6 19. Qc7 Re8 20. Na4 e5 21. Nb6 exf4
22. Nxa8 fxg3 23. Qxg3 Qxg3 24. fxg3 Bd8 25. Rac1 Be6 26. Nc7 Bxc7 27. Rxc7 b5
28. Rc6 Bb3 29. Rd4 g6 30. Rxf6 Kg7 31. Rf3 Bc4 32. Rxc4 bxc4 33. Rc3 Rc8 34.
Bf1 Kf6 35. Rxc4 Re8 36. Rc6+ Kg7 37. Rxa6 Rxe4 38. b5 Re3 39. Kf2 Rb3 40. b6
Kf6 41. a4 Rb2+ 42. Be2 Rb4 43. b7+ Kg7 44. Bb5 Rb2+ 45. Ke3 1-0

[Event "Harbin U20 op"]
[Site "Harbin"]
[Date "2017.01.19"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Hou, Yifan B"]
[Black "Chiryasov, Sergey"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E62"]
[WhiteElo "1635"]
[BlackElo "1982"]
[PlyCount "96"]
[EventDate "2017.01.18"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2018"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.10.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.10.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 O-O 5. c4 d6 6. O-O Nc6 7. Nc3 e5 8. d5
Nb8 9. e4 Nfd7 10. Rb1 a5 11. a3 f5 12. Ng5 Nf6 13. b4 axb4 14. axb4 Qe7 15.
Bd2 f4 16. Qb3 Nh5 17. Ne6 Bxe6 18. dxe6 Qxe6 19. Nd5 Qf7 20. g4 Nf6 21. f3 Nc6
22. Bc3 g5 23. Ra1 h5 24. h3 Nxd5 25. cxd5 Nd4 26. Bxd4 exd4 27. Qc4 c6 28.
gxh5 cxd5 29. exd5 Rac8 30. Qd3 Rc3 31. Qg6 Qxg6 32. hxg6 d3 33. h4 gxh4 34.
Bh3 Bd4+ 35. Kh1 Kg7 36. Ra2 Be3 37. Rd1 d2 38. Kg2 Kxg6 39. Be6 Kf6 40. Raxd2
Bxd2 41. Rxd2 Ra8 42. Bg4 Ra1 43. Re2 Rac1 44. Kh3 R3c2 45. Rxc2 Rxc2 46. Kxh4
Ke5 47. Be6 Rb2 48. Kh5 Rxb4 0-1

[Event "Harbin U20 op"]
[Site "Harbin"]
[Date "2017.01.20"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Li, Xintong"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan B"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "1436"]
[BlackElo "1635"]
[PlyCount "90"]
[EventDate "2017.01.18"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2018"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.10.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.10.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. c3 Bg7 5. O-O Nf6 6. Re1 O-O 7. d3 Qc7 8. Be3
b6 9. h3 Bb7 10. Nbd2 d5 11. Qb1 e6 12. Bg5 Nd7 13. Bh4 Rfe8 14. Bg3 Qc8 15.
Nf1 a6 16. Ba4 b5 17. Bc2 b4 18. cxb4 Nxb4 19. Bb3 c4 20. dxc4 dxc4 21. Rc1 Nb6
22. Bxc4 Nxc4 23. Ne3 Nxe3 24. Rxc8 Raxc8 25. fxe3 Nc2 26. Nd4 Nxa1 27. Qxa1
Bxe4 28. Qf1 e5 29. Nf3 Rc2 30. Qxa6 Rd8 31. Qa4 Rc1+ 32. Kf2 Rc2+ 33. Kg1 Rc1+
34. Kf2 Bc6 35. Qb3 h6 36. e4 Bxe4 37. Bxe5 Bxf3 38. Bxg7 Bd1 39. Qb6 Rd2+ 40.
Kg3 Kxg7 41. Qe3 Rcc2 42. Qe5+ Kh7 43. Qe7 Rxg2+ 44. Kh4 g5+ 45. Qxg5 hxg5# 0-1

[Event "Harbin U20 op"]
[Site "Harbin"]
[Date "2017.01.20"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Hou, Yifan B"]
[Black "Zhao, Youtong"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "1635"]
[PlyCount "120"]
[EventDate "2017.01.18"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2018"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.10.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.10.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 e6 3. g3 Nf6 4. Bg2 c5 5. O-O Nc6 6. dxc5 Bxc5 7. c4 O-O 8. Nc3
h6 9. Bf4 a6 10. cxd5 exd5 11. Rc1 Be6 12. Na4 Ba7 13. Ne5 Rc8 14. Nxc6 bxc6
15. b4 Nd7 16. Bd6 Re8 17. Nc5 Nxc5 18. Bxc5 Bxc5 19. Rxc5 Bd7 20. e3 Rb8 21.
Qd4 Qe7 22. a3 Rb5 23. Rfc1 Qe5 24. Qxe5 Rxe5 25. Kf1 f5 26. Ke2 Kf7 27. Kd3
Re8 28. Kd4 Ke7 29. Bf1 Rb6 30. Ra5 Kd6 31. Bd3 Bc8 32. f3 Re7 33. Rf1 Rc7 34.
Rc5 Re7 35. e4 fxe4 36. fxe4 Bb7 37. Rf8 dxe4 38. Bxe4 Rd7 39. Re8 Rb5 40. Bf5
Rf7 41. Re6+ Kc7 42. Be4 Rd7+ 43. Kc4 Rd6 44. Re7+ Rd7 45. Rxd7+ Kxd7 46. a4
Rxc5+ 47. Kxc5 Kc7 48. Bf3 g6 49. Be4 g5 50. Bf3 Ba8 51. b5 cxb5 52. Bxa8 bxa4
53. Kb4 a3 54. Kxa3 Kd6 55. Bf3 Ke5 56. Kb4 Kd4 57. Bh5 Ke3 58. g4 Kf2 59. Ka5
Kg2 60. Kxa6 Kxh2 1-0

[Event "Harbin U20 op"]
[Site "Harbin"]
[Date "2017.01.21"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Karpinsky, Kirill"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan B"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A90"]
[WhiteElo "2010"]
[BlackElo "1635"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "2017.01.18"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2018"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.10.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.10.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 f5 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nc3 e6 4. g3 d5 5. Bg2 c6 6. Nf3 Bd6 7. O-O O-O 8. Bf4
Ne4 9. Bxd6 Qxd6 10. Qc2 Nd7 11. Rad1 Ndf6 12. Ne5 Bd7 13. f3 Ng5 14. Qc1 Nf7
15. Nxf7 Rxf7 16. e4 Qb4 17. e5 Ne8 18. cxd5 cxd5 19. Rf2 Rc8 20. Rc2 Bc6 21.
Qd2 h6 22. Ne4 Qxd2 23. Nxd2 Rfc7 24. Rdc1 Bb5 25. Rxc7 Rxc7 26. Rxc7 Nxc7 27.
Kf2 Kf7 28. Bf1 Ke7 29. Bxb5 Nxb5 30. Ke3 Kd7 31. Kd3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Harbin U20 op"]
[Site "Harbin"]
[Date "2017.01.21"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Shao, Wenbin"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan B"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2019"]
[BlackElo "1635"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "2017.01.18"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2018"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.10.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.10.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Qc7 5. Nc3 e6 6. g3 a6 7. Bg2 Nf6 8. O-O
Be7 9. Be3 d6 10. h3 Bd7 11. f4 Nxd4 12. Qxd4 e5 13. Qd2 Bc6 14. a4 exf4 15.
Bxf4 Nd7 16. Kh2 O-O 17. Be3 Ne5 18. Bd4 Rfe8 19. Rad1 Bf8 20. Rf2 Rad8 21.
Rdf1 Rd7 22. Qf4 Re6 23. Qd2 Rh6 24. Qe2 Qd8 25. Rf4 Re7 26. b4 Qc8 27. Kg1 Rg6
28. Qf2 f6 29. g4 Re8 30. Kh1 Bd7 31. Rb1 h5 32. gxh5 Rg5 33. Qh4 Qc4 34. Rd1
Qxb4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Harbin U20 op"]
[Site "Harbin"]
[Date "2017.01.22"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Hou, Yifan B"]
[Black "Nie, Xin"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E01"]
[WhiteElo "1635"]
[BlackElo "2045"]
[PlyCount "117"]
[EventDate "2017.01.18"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2018"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.10.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.10.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 d5 4. g3 Bb4+ 5. Bd2 Bd6 6. Bg2 c6 7. Qc2 Nbd7 8. O-O
O-O 9. Bg5 h6 10. Bxf6 Nxf6 11. Nbd2 b6 12. e4 Be7 13. e5 Nd7 14. cxd5 cxd5 15.
Rfc1 Nb8 16. Bf1 a5 17. a3 Bd7 18. Qc7 Qxc7 19. Rxc7 Bd8 20. Rc3 Nc6 21. Rac1
Ne7 22. Bd3 a4 23. Ne1 b5 24. Ndf3 Ba5 25. Rc5 Rfb8 26. Nc2 Bb6 27. Rc3 Ba5 28.
Rc5 Rc8 29. Nb4 Bb6 30. R5c3 Rxc3 31. Rxc3 Ba5 32. Rc5 Rb8 33. Na2 Bb6 34. Rc3
Nc6 35. Bxb5 Nxe5 36. Bxd7 Nxd7 37. b3 axb3 38. Rxb3 Rc8 39. Nc3 Rc4 40. Nb5 f6
41. Kg2 e5 42. Nd6 Rc2 43. Nf5 exd4 44. N5xd4 Rc4 45. Nf5 Rc2 46. Ne7+ Kf7 47.
Nxd5 Rxf2+ 48. Kh3 Bc5 49. a4 g5 50. a5 Ke6 51. Nb6 Ra2 52. Nxd7 Kxd7 53. Kg4
Rxa5 54. Kh5 Ra2 55. h4 Bf8 56. Rb7+ Ke6 57. Rb6+ Kf7 58. Rb7+ Kg8 59. Nd4
1/2-1/2

[Event "Gibraltar Masters 15th"]
[Site "Caleta"]
[Date "2017.01.24"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Pourkashiyan, Atousa"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C77"]
[WhiteElo "2303"]
[BlackElo "2651"]
[PlyCount "128"]
[EventDate "2017.01.24"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "GGB"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 177"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.03.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.03.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. d3 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. a3
O-O 9. Nc3 Na5 10. Ba2 Be6 11. Bxe6 fxe6 12. d4 exd4 13. Nxd4 Qd7 14. Qd3 c5
15. Nf3 Nc6 16. Bg5 Rad8 17. Rad1 h6 18. Bc1 Qe8 19. h3 Qg6 20. Rfe1 Nd7 21.
Ne2 Rf6 22. Nh2 Nde5 23. Qe3 Nc4 24. Qg3 Qxg3 25. Nxg3 Nd4 26. c3 Nb3 27. Re2
a5 28. Nf3 Rff8 29. Nf1 a4 30. Ne3 Nb6 31. Kf1 Rc8 32. Nd2 Rc6 33. Nf3 Rfc8 34.
Ne1 b4 35. Nd3 bxc3 36. bxc3 Bf6 37. Bb2 Rf8 38. g3 Na5 39. Nf4 Kf7 40. Nh5
Nbc4 41. Nxf6 gxf6 42. Bc1 Rb6 43. Nxc4 Nxc4 44. e5 Nxe5 45. Bxh6 Rh8 46. Bf4
Nc4 47. h4 Rb3 48. Ke1 d5 49. Be3 Rc8 50. Rc2 Rxa3 51. g4 Rb3 52. Ra1 a3 53.
Bc1 e5 54. f3 e4 55. fxe4 Re8 56. Kf2 Rxe4 57. g5 Rxh4 58. Kg3 Rh1 59. gxf6 d4
60. Kg2 Ne3+ 61. Kxh1 Nxc2 62. Ra2 Rxc3 63. Bd2 Rc4 64. Kg1 Kxf6 0-1

[Event "Gibraltar Masters 15th"]
[Site "Caleta"]
[Date "2017.01.25"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Zhukova, Natalia"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C19"]
[WhiteElo "2651"]
[BlackElo "2447"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[EventDate "2017.01.24"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "GGB"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 177"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.03.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.03.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 Ne7 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 c5 7. Nf3 Qa5 8. Bd2
Qa4 9. Qb1 c4 10. h4 Nbc6 11. h5 h6 12. g3 Bd7 13. Bh3 O-O-O 14. O-O Rdf8 15.
Qb2 b6 16. Rae1 Kb7 17. Re2 Nf5 18. Ne1 g6 19. Ng2 Nce7 20. Bg4 Rh7 21. Qc1
Rfh8 22. Nf4 Rg8 23. Kh2 Bc8 24. Rh1 Bd7 25. Kg1 Bc8 26. hxg6 fxg6 27. Bf3 Rf7
28. Bg2 h5 29. Nh3 Nc6 30. Kh2 Rgf8 31. Bg5 Rh7 32. Nf4 Nce7 33. Bh3 Rg8 34.
Bxe7 Rxe7 35. Bxf5 gxf5 36. Kg2 Rh7 37. Rxh5 Rgh8 38. Rxh7+ Rxh7 39. Re1 Qe8
40. Rh1 Qh8 41. Rh3 Kc6 42. Ng6 Qg7 43. Qg5 Kb5 44. Rxh7 Qxh7 45. Qf6 f4 46. g4
f3+ 47. Kg3 a5 48. g5 1-0

[Event "Gibraltar Masters 15th"]
[Site "Caleta"]
[Date "2017.01.26"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Muzychuk, Anna"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C47"]
[WhiteElo "2558"]
[BlackElo "2651"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[EventDate "2017.01.24"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "GGB"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 177"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.03.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.03.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. d4 exd4 5. Nxd4 Bb4 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. Bd3 O-O
8. O-O d5 9. exd5 cxd5 10. h3 c6 11. Qf3 Re8 12. Bg5 h6 13. Bxf6 Qxf6 14. Qxf6
gxf6 15. Ne2 Rb8 16. Nd4 Bd7 17. Nf5 Bxf5 18. Bxf5 Bc5 19. b3 Re2 20. Bd3 Re5
21. c3 Kf8 22. g3 a5 23. Kg2 Ba3 24. Rab1 c5 25. Rfe1 Rbe8 26. Kf1 Rxe1+ 27.
Rxe1 Bb2 28. Rxe8+ Kxe8 29. c4 dxc4 30. Bxc4 Ke7 31. Ke2 Bd4 32. f4 f5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Gibraltar Masters 15th"]
[Site "Caleta"]
[Date "2017.01.27"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Muzychuk, Mariya"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A12"]
[WhiteElo "2651"]
[BlackElo "2546"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "2017.01.24"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "GGB"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 177"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.03.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.03.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 c6 3. b3 Nf6 4. Bb2 Bg4 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Be2 e6 7. h3 Bh5 8. Nc3
Bd6 9. d3 h6 10. a3 O-O 11. g4 Bg6 12. Rg1 e5 13. h4 dxc4 14. dxc4 Nc5 15. g5
e4 16. Nd2 hxg5 17. hxg5 Nh7 18. Ndxe4 Nxe4 19. Nxe4 Be7 20. Bd3 Bxg5 21. Qc2
Qe7 22. Nxg5 Nxg5 23. Bxg6 Nf3+ 24. Ke2 Nxg1+ 25. Rxg1 fxg6 26. Qxg6 Rf7 27.
Rh1 Qe8 28. Qh7+ Kf8 29. Rh4 Qc8 30. Re4 1-0

[Event "Gibraltar Masters 15th"]
[Site "Caleta"]
[Date "2017.01.28"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Adams, Michael"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A33"]
[WhiteElo "2751"]
[BlackElo "2651"]
[PlyCount "139"]
[EventDate "2017.01.24"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "GGB"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 177"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.03.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.03.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e6 6. a3 Bc5 7. Nb3 Be7 8. e4
O-O 9. Be2 b6 10. O-O Bb7 11. Be3 d6 12. f4 Rc8 13. Rc1 Nb8 14. Qd3 a6 15. Nd4
Nc6 16. b4 Nxd4 17. Bxd4 Nd7 18. Qg3 Bf6 19. Rfd1 Qc7 20. Bxf6 Nxf6 21. e5 dxe5
22. fxe5 Nd7 23. Rd6 f6 24. exf6 Rxf6 25. Bd3 Rcf8 26. Rd1 g6 27. Be2 Nc5 28.
Qe3 Rf2 29. Qxf2 Rxf2 30. Kxf2 Kg7 31. bxc5 Qxc5+ 32. R1d4 Bd5 33. Rd7+ Kh6 34.
Ke3 Bc6 35. Ne4 Qxa3+ 36. Kf2 Qf8+ 37. Bf3 Bxd7 38. Rxd7 Qc8 39. Ra7 Qxc4 40.
h4 Qd4+ 41. Kg3 Qe5+ 42. Kh3 Qf5+ 43. Kg3 Qe5+ 44. Kh3 Qf5+ 45. Kh2 Qf4+ 46. g3
Qxf3 47. Rxh7+ Kxh7 48. Ng5+ Kg7 49. Nxf3 a5 50. g4 a4 51. Nd4 a3 52. Nxe6+ Kf6
53. Nd4 Ke5 54. Nc2 Kf4 55. Kh3 a2 56. g5 b5 57. Na1 b4 58. Nb3 Ke5 59. h5 gxh5
60. Kh4 Kd5 61. g6 Kc4 62. Na1 Kc3 63. g7 Kb2 64. g8=Q Kxa1 65. Qc4 Kb2 66.
Qxb4+ Kc2 67. Qa3 Kb1 68. Qb3+ Ka1 69. Kg5 h4 70. Qc2 1-0

[Event "Gibraltar Masters 15th"]
[Site "Caleta"]
[Date "2017.01.29"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Cramling, Pia"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B53"]
[WhiteElo "2651"]
[BlackElo "2454"]
[PlyCount "101"]
[EventDate "2017.01.24"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "GGB"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 177"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.03.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.03.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Qxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bb5 Nd7 7. Bxc6 bxc6 8.
e5 dxe5 9. Nxe5 Qb6 10. Qf4 Nxe5 11. Qxe5 Ba6 12. Bd2 Rb8 13. b3 f6 14. Qe3 e5
15. Na4 Qd4 16. c3 Qg4 17. c4 Qxg2 18. O-O-O Ba3+ 19. Nb2 c5 20. Rhg1 Qb7 21.
f4 e4 22. Bc3 O-O 23. Qh3 Rf7 24. Qe6 Kf8 25. Rd6 Re8 26. Qh3 e3 27. Qxh7 e2
28. Re1 Qf3 29. Bd2 Bc8 30. Rd3 Qe4 31. Qxe4 Rxe4 32. Rd8+ Re8 33. Rxe8+ Kxe8
34. Rxe2+ Re7 35. Rxe7+ Kxe7 36. Bc3 g5 37. Kd2 Bxb2 38. Bxb2 g4 39. Kc3 Kd6
40. Bc1 Kc6 41. Be3 Bf5 42. a3 a6 43. Bf2 Be4 44. f5 Bxf5 45. Bh4 Be4 46. Bxf6
Bg6 47. a4 Be4 48. Be7 Bf3 49. a5 Be4 50. Kd2 Bf5 51. Kc3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Gibraltar Masters 15th"]
[Site "Caleta"]
[Date "2017.01.30"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Ider, Borya"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E61"]
[WhiteElo "2463"]
[BlackElo "2651"]
[PlyCount "104"]
[EventDate "2017.01.24"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "GGB"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 177"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.03.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.03.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 b6 3. Bf4 Bb7 4. e3 g6 5. h3 Bg7 6. Be2 d6 7. c4 Nbd7 8. Nc3
O-O 9. O-O e6 10. Qc2 Nh5 11. Bh2 f5 12. d5 e5 13. g4 fxg4 14. hxg4 Nhf6 15.
Ng5 Nxd5 16. Ne6 Nxc3 17. Nxd8 Nxe2+ 18. Qxe2 Bf3 19. Qd3 Nc5 20. Qa3 Rfxd8 21.
e4 Rf8 22. Rae1 Bh6 23. b4 Ne6 24. c5 Nd4 25. Qd3 b5 26. Bg3 Bg5 27. a4 a6 28.
Qa3 Bxg4 29. Rd1 Nf3+ 30. Kg2 dxc5 31. bxc5 h5 32. Qa2+ Kh7 33. Qd5 Rae8 34.
Qc6 Re7 35. Rd3 h4 36. Bh2 bxa4 37. Qxa4 Kh6 38. Qa3 Ref7 39. Qb2 Re7 40. c6 a5
41. Rb3 Kg7 42. Rb5 h3+ 43. Kh1 Nxh2 44. Rxe5 Bf3+ 45. Kg1 Nxf1 46. Rxe7+ Kh6
47. Qg7+ Kh5 48. Qh7+ Kg4 49. Re8 Rxe8 50. Qd7+ Kh4 51. Kxf1 Rd8 52. Qh7+ Kg4
0-1

[Event "Gibraltar Masters 15th"]
[Site "Caleta"]
[Date "2017.01.31"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Ju, Wenjun"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C11"]
[WhiteElo "2651"]
[BlackElo "2583"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "2017.01.24"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "GGB"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 177"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.03.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.03.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. f4 c5 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. Be3 Be7 8. Qd2
O-O 9. dxc5 Nxc5 10. O-O-O a6 11. Qf2 b6 12. Nd4 Qc7 13. g3 Bb7 14. Bg2 Na5 15.
f5 Qxe5 16. Bf4 Qf6 17. h4 e5 18. Nxd5 Bxd5 19. Bg5 Qd6 20. Bxe7 Qxe7 21. Bxd5
exd4 22. Bxa8 Rxa8 23. Rhe1 Qc7 24. b4 Nc6 25. bxc5 bxc5 26. Qf4 Qb6 27. Qd6 h5
28. Re5 c4 29. Rde1 c3 30. Re8+ Rxe8 31. Rxe8+ Kh7 32. Qd5 d3 33. Qxd3 Nb4 34.
Qe4 Qg1+ 35. Qe1 Qg2 36. Qe4 Qd2+ 0-1

[Event "Gibraltar Masters 15th"]
[Site "Caleta"]
[Date "2017.02.01"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Batsiashvili, Nino"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A10"]
[WhiteElo "2492"]
[BlackElo "2651"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2017.01.24"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "GGB"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 177"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.03.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.03.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e6 2. Nc3 b6 3. e4 Bb7 4. g3 Bb4 5. Bg2 Bxc3 6. bxc3 Ne7 7. Nh3 c5 8. O-O
Nbc6 9. d3 d6 10. f4 Qd7 11. Qh5 h6 12. Be3 g6 13. Qe2 f5 14. Nf2 Na5 15. Rfe1
Rh7 16. Rad1 Qa4 17. d4 Qxc4 18. Qxc4 Nxc4 19. exf5 Nxf5 20. Bc1 Bxg2 21. Kxg2
cxd4 22. cxd4 Kd7 23. d5 exd5 24. Rxd5 Re7 25. Rxe7+ Nxe7 26. Rd1 Rc8 27. g4
Rc5 28. Re1 Ra5 29. Re2 Nd5 30. f5 gxf5 31. Bxh6 f4 32. Re4 Nce3+ 33. Kf3 Ra3
34. Bxf4 Nd1+ 35. Kg2 Nxf4+ 36. Rxf4 Rxa2 37. h4 Ke6 38. h5 Rxf2+ 39. Rxf2 Nxf2
40. h6 Nd3 0-1

[Event "Gibraltar Masters 15th"]
[Site "Caleta"]
[Date "2017.02.02"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Lalith, Babu MR"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A00"]
[WhiteElo "2651"]
[BlackElo "2587"]
[PlyCount "10"]
[EventDate "2017.01.24"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "GGB"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 177"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.03.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.03.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. g4 d5 2. f3 e5 3. d3 Qh4+ 4. Kd2 h5 5. h3 hxg4 0-1

[Event "Sharjah FIDE GP"]
[Site "Sharjah"]
[Date "2017.02.18"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Nepomniachtchi, Ian"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2651"]
[BlackElo "2749"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[EventDate "2017.02.18"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "UAE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 177"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.03.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.03.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. h3 e5 7. Nde2 h5 8. g3
Nbd7 9. Bg5 Be7 10. a4 b6 11. Bg2 Bb7 12. O-O Rc8 13. h4 O-O 14. Qd2 Rc7 15.
Rfe1 Qa8 16. Nc1 Rfc8 17. N1a2 Rc4 18. b3 Rd4 19. Qe2 Nc5 20. Bxf6 Bxf6 21.
Rad1 g6 22. Nd5 Bxd5 23. Rxd4 exd4 24. exd5 d3 25. Qf3 Kg7 26. Nb4 dxc2 27. Rc1
Re8 28. Nxc2 Re7 29. Nb4 Qe8 30. Kf1 Ne4 31. Qd3 Nc5 32. Qc2 Qd7 33. Nc6 Re8
34. b4 Nb7 35. Re1 Rxe1+ 36. Kxe1 a5 37. bxa5 bxa5 38. Kf1 Qc7 39. Bf3 Qb6 40.
Kg2 Qb2 41. Qxb2 Bxb2 42. Bd1 Ba3 43. Be2 Nc5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Sharjah FIDE GP"]
[Site "Sharjah"]
[Date "2017.02.19"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Li, Chao B"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D35"]
[WhiteElo "2720"]
[BlackElo "2651"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "190"]
[EventDate "2017.02.18"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "UAE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 177"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.03.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.03.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bg5 Be7 6. e3 h6 7. Bh4 c6 8. Bd3
O-O 9. Nf3 Ne4 10. Bg3 {A rare, rather harmless continuation. Black has
already played ...h7-h6 so after ...Ne4xg3 h2xg3 he doesn't lose a tempo.} (10.
Bxe7 Qxe7 {is common, and now} 11. Qc2 $5 Re8 (11... Bf5 12. Ne5 $1 {e.g.} Nxc3
13. Bxf5 Nb5 14. O-O Nd6 15. Rae1 Nxf5 16. Qxf5 Rd8 17. e4 $5 $36 {1-0 (36)
Lilienthal,A-Kotov,A Budapest 1950}) 12. O-O Nd7 {transposing to a position
seen in hundreds of games.}) 10... Bf5 {A logical move.} (10... f5 {weakens
Black's position too much:} 11. Ne5 Qe8 12. Qb3 Nxg3 13. hxg3 Nd7 14. f4 Nxe5
15. fxe5 a5 16. Ne2 a4 17. Qc2 c5 18. Nf4 c4 19. Be2 Be6 20. Bh5 Qd7 21. Bg6
$14 {1/2 (36) Volkov,S (2593)-Galinsky,T (2416) Fagernes 2013}) (10... Nxg3 $5
11. hxg3 Nd7 12. Nh4 Bxh4 13. Rxh4 Nf6 $11 {0-1 (28) Calotescu,D (2165)
-Barzanu,I (2117) Eforie Nord 2001}) 11. Qc2 Bb4 {A safe move urging White to
castle short.} (11... Nxg3 {is possible, too:} 12. hxg3 Bxd3 13. Qxd3 Nd7 {
when White's attacking attempt} 14. g4 {is logical but not killing:} Bf6 15.
Rh5 Re8 16. O-O-O Nf8 17. Kb1 Qe7 18. Rdh1 {, and now Black should have played}
Nh7 $13 (18... Ng6 $4 {1-0 (90) Ivanov,J (2398)-Delorme,A (2288) Pornic 2011}
19. g5 $1 Bxg5 20. Nxg5 hxg5 21. Rh8+ Nxh8 22. Qh7+ Kf8 23. Qxh8#)) 12. O-O (
12. O-O-O $6 Bxc3 13. bxc3 Qa5 {[%csl Rc1]}) 12... Nxg3 13. hxg3 Bxd3 14. Qxd3
Nd7 15. g4 {White still tries to prepare an attack (g2-g3, Kg1-g2, Rf1-h1 and
then at some point g4-g5) but that plan is too slow.} Re8 16. g3 Bxc3 17. bxc3
Nf6 18. g5 hxg5 19. Nxg5 Qd7 20. Kg2 Qg4 21. Nf3 Qe4 22. Qe2 $6 {Play with
fire.} (22. Qxe4 $11) 22... Nh7 (22... g5 $142 $1 23. Kg1 Qg4 {[%cal Yg8g7,
Ye8h8] , and it is Black who creates threats along the h-file - White must
fight for equality.}) 23. Rh1 Ng5 24. a4 f6 25. Rh4 Qxf3+ 26. Qxf3 Nxf3 27.
Kxf3 $11 {[%mdl 4096] The four-rook endgame is equal but Li Chao tries to
outplay his opponent.} Kf7 28. Rhh1 Rac8 (28... Rh8 $142) 29. Ke2 Ke6 30. Rhb1
Re7 $6 {Black abandons the h-file and faces problems.} (30... b6 $142) 31. a5
Kd6 32. Ra3 Rb8 33. Kd3 Rc8 34. Rab3 Rcc7 35. Rh1 $16 Rc8 36. g4 c5 37. Rb5
Rec7 38. Ke2 cxd4 39. cxd4 Rc2+ 40. Kf3 Kc6 41. Rb3 Rd8 42. Kg3 Rc4 43. Kf4 Rd7
44. Kf5 Rc2 45. f4 Kd6 46. Rh8 Ke7 47. Rb8 Kf7 48. g5 g6+ 49. Kg4 f5+ 50. Kf3
Rcc7 51. Ra8 b6 52. axb6 Rb7 53. Rxa7 (53. Rb1 Rxb6 54. Rh1 Rbb7 55. Rh6 Rbc7
56. Rah8 Rc6 {, and White is unable to win the g6-pawn. He can only capture
the a7-pawn, which leads to a position similar to the game. However, it is
quite favourable for White.}) 53... Rxa7 54. bxa7 Rxa7 55. Rb5 Rd7 56. Rb6 Ra7
57. Rf6+ Kg7 58. Rd6 Ra5 59. Rc6 Ra7 60. Ke2 Kf7 61. Kd3 Ra3+ 62. Rc3 Ra7 63.
Rc5 Ke6 64. Kc2 Ra3 65. Rc3 Ra7 66. Rc6+ Kf7 67. Rf6+ Kg7 68. Rd6 Ra3 69. Kd2 (
69. Rxd5 $5 Rxe3 70. Rd7+ Kf8 71. d5) 69... Ra2+ 70. Kc3 Ra3+ 71. Kb4 Rxe3 72.
Kc5 Re4 73. Kxd5 Rxf4 74. Rd7+ Kf8 75. Rd6 $6 {White starts a wrong plan.} (75.
Ke5 $1 {was probably enough for a victory:} Re4+ (75... Ke8 76. Rd5 $1 {
[%cal Ye5f6]}) 76. Kf6 f4 77. Kxg6 f3 (77... Re7 78. Rd8+ Re8 79. Rd6 Kg8 80.
Kh6 Rf8 81. g6 f3 82. g7 Ra8 83. Rf6 f2 84. Kg6 f1=Q 85. Rxf1 Ra6+ 86. Rf6 Rd6
87. d5 Ra6 88. Kf5 $18) 78. Rf7+ $1 Kg8 79. d5 Rd4 80. Rc7 $1 Kf8 (80... Rf4
81. d6 f2 82. d7 Rf8 83. Rc1 $1 Kh8 84. Kh6 Kg8 85. g6 $22 Rd8 86. Rc8) 81.
Rc8+ $1 Ke7 82. Rc6 $1 Rxd5 (82... Kf8 83. d6 Ke8 84. Rc8+ Kd7 85. Rf8 Rxd6+
86. Kh7 Rd3 87. g6 $18) (82... f2 83. Rf6 Rd2 84. Kh6 {, and Black will be
forced to swap the d- and f-pawns, with a hopeless ending.}) 83. Rf6 Rd3 (83...
Rd6 84. Kg7 Rd5 85. g6 Rd3 86. Rf4 {[%cal Yg7h7]} Ke6 87. Kh6 Ke5 88. Kg5 $18 {
[%cal Rg6g7]}) 84. Kg7 {[%cal Yg5g6] , and Black can't stop White's g-pawn
without giving up her f-pawn.}) 75... Kf7 76. Kc6 $2 ({Missing an opportunity
to correct his mistake:} 76. Rd7+ $1 {If} Ke8 {then} 77. Rg7 Rg4 78. Rxg6 f4
79. Ke6 Kf8 80. d5 f3 81. Rf6+ Ke8 82. d6 Re4+ 83. Kd5 Re3 84. g6 $18) 76...
Rg4 $1 77. Rf6+ Ke7 78. d5 Rc4+ 79. Kb5 Rc1 80. Rxg6 f4 {White's king is cut
off, which is the decisive factor here.} 81. Re6+ Kd7 82. Rf6 Rg1 83. Kc5 Rxg5
84. Rf7+ Ke8 85. Rxf4 Rg6 86. Ra4 Kd7 87. Ra7+ Kd8 88. Rb7 Rh6 89. Rg7 Rf6 90.
Kd4 Rh6 91. Rf7 Ke8 92. Ra7 Kd8 93. Kc5 Rg6 94. Rf7 Rh6 95. Rg7 Rf6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Sharjah FIDE GP"]
[Site "Sharjah"]
[Date "2017.02.20"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Jakovenko, Dmitrij"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C54"]
[WhiteElo "2651"]
[BlackElo "2709"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "2017.02.18"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "UAE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 177"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.03.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.03.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. O-O Nf6 5. d3 d6 6. c3 a6 7. a4 h6 8. Nbd2
O-O 9. h3 Be6 10. b4 Ba7 11. Bxe6 fxe6 12. Nc4 Qe8 13. Be3 Bxe3 14. Nxe3 Nh5
15. g3 Rd8 16. Qe2 Nf6 17. Kg2 Ne7 18. Ng4 Ng6 19. Nxf6+ Rxf6 20. a5 Qc6 21.
Rac1 Rf7 22. h4 Nf8 23. d4 Nd7 24. dxe5 Nxe5 25. Nd4 Qc4 26. Qxc4 Nxc4 27. Nxe6
Re8 28. Nf4 Rxe4 29. Rfe1 Rfe7 30. Rxe4 Rxe4 31. Rd1 Kf7 32. h5 Ne5 33. Nd5 c6
34. Ne3 d5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Sharjah FIDE GP"]
[Site "Sharjah"]
[Date "2017.02.21"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Eljanov, Pavel"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E48"]
[WhiteElo "2759"]
[BlackElo "2651"]
[PlyCount "133"]
[EventDate "2017.02.18"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "UAE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 177"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.03.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.03.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 d5 6. cxd5 exd5 7. Nge2 Re8 8.
Bd2 c6 9. O-O Bd6 10. Ng3 Nbd7 11. Rc1 Nf8 12. f3 Ne6 13. Be1 a6 14. Bf2 c5 15.
Re1 cxd4 16. exd4 Nf4 17. Rxe8+ Qxe8 18. Bb1 Bd7 19. Qd2 g6 20. Nf1 Qf8 21. Be3
Qb8 22. a3 Bc6 23. Ba2 Ne6 24. Re1 Qc7 25. Bf2 Bf4 26. Qd1 Rd8 27. Bh4 Bg5 28.
Bxg5 Nxg5 29. Qd2 Ne6 30. Ne3 Qf4 31. Rd1 Kg7 32. Nc2 Qxd2 33. Rxd2 Kf8 34. Kf2
Ke7 35. h4 h5 36. Ne3 Nc7 37. g4 hxg4 38. fxg4 Kd6 39. g5 Nh5 40. Ng4 f6 41.
gxf6 Rf8 42. Ke3 Ng3 43. Rf2 Nf5+ 44. Kd3 Nxh4 45. Ne3 Nf5 46. Nxf5+ gxf5 47.
Rxf5 Bd7 48. Rh5 Be6 49. Rh6 Rf7 50. Na4 a5 51. Nc5 Ne8 52. Bb3 b6 53. Na4 Kc6
54. Nc3 b5 55. Rh8 Nc7 56. Rh6 Ne8 57. Rh5 Nc7 58. a4 b4 59. Nb5 Ne8 60. Re5
Rxf6 61. Bxd5+ Bxd5 62. Rxe8 Rf3+ 63. Kd2 Rf2+ 64. Re2 Rxe2+ 65. Kxe2 Bb3 66.
Kd2 Bxa4 67. Nc3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Sharjah FIDE GP"]
[Site "Sharjah"]
[Date "2017.02.22"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Salem, AR Saleh"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2656"]
[BlackElo "2651"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "2017.02.18"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "UAE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 177"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.03.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.03.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bxf6 Qxf6 7. Qb3 c5 8.
cxd5 exd5 9. a3 Bxc3+ 10. Qxc3 Nd7 11. e3 O-O 12. Be2 b6 13. O-O Bb7 14. Rfc1
Rfc8 15. dxc5 Qxc3 16. Rxc3 Rxc5 17. Rcc1 Rac8 18. Rcb1 Nf8 19. Nd4 Ne6 20. Bg4
Re8 21. b4 Rc4 22. Be2 Rcc8 23. Nf5 Rc7 24. Rc1 Rec8 25. Rd1 Rd8 26. h4 Kf8 27.
Bf3 Rcd7 28. a4 d4 29. Bxb7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Sharjah FIDE GP"]
[Site "Sharjah"]
[Date "2017.02.24"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Ding, Liren"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C47"]
[WhiteElo "2651"]
[BlackElo "2760"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[EventDate "2017.02.18"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "UAE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 177"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.03.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.03.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. d4 exd4 5. Nxd4 Bb4 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. Bd3 d5 8.
exd5 O-O 9. O-O cxd5 10. Bg5 c6 11. Qf3 h6 12. Bxf6 Qxf6 13. Qxf6 gxf6 14. Ne2
Bd6 15. Rad1 Rb8 16. b3 Re8 17. h3 Rb6 18. Ng3 c5 19. Rfe1 Rxe1+ 20. Rxe1 Be6
21. c4 dxc4 22. Bxc4 Bxg3 23. fxg3 Bxc4 24. bxc4 Rb4 25. Re8+ Kg7 26. Ra8 Ra4
27. g4 a5 28. Kh2 Rxa2 29. Rc8 a4 30. Rxc5 Rc2 31. Rc8 a3 32. Ra8 a2 33. c5
Rxc5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Sharjah FIDE GP"]
[Site "Sharjah"]
[Date "2017.02.25"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Vallejo Pons, Francisco"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2709"]
[BlackElo "2651"]
[PlyCount "41"]
[EventDate "2017.02.18"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "UAE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 177"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.03.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.03.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. Nbd2 O-O 6. Bxc6 dxc6 7. Nc4 Re8 8.
Bg5 b5 9. Ne3 Qd6 10. Nd2 Bd4 11. Rb1 h6 12. Bh4 Bxe3 13. fxe3 Bg4 14. Nf3 Nd7
15. b3 c5 16. h3 Be6 17. c4 a6 18. O-O f6 19. Bg3 Qc6 20. Qc2 Bf7 21. Kh2
1/2-1/2

[Event "Sharjah FIDE GP"]
[Site "Sharjah"]
[Date "2017.02.26"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Rapport, Richard"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B19"]
[WhiteElo "2651"]
[BlackElo "2692"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[EventDate "2017.02.18"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "UAE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 177"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.03.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.03.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bf5 5. Ng3 Bg6 6. h4 h6 7. Nf3 Nd7 8. h5
Bh7 9. Bd3 Bxd3 10. Qxd3 e6 11. Bd2 a5 12. O-O-O Bb4 13. Ne4 Ngf6 14. c3 Nxe4
15. Qxe4 Nf6 16. Qe2 Be7 17. g4 Qd5 18. c4 Qe4 19. Qxe4 Nxe4 20. Be3 f5 21.
gxf5 O-O 22. Nh4 exf5 23. Ng6 Rfe8 24. Nxe7+ Rxe7 25. Rh4 Nf6 26. Rf4 Nxh5 27.
Rxf5 Ng3 28. Rf3 Ne4 29. d5 cxd5 30. Rxd5 a4 31. Kc2 Rc8 32. b3 axb3+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Sharjah FIDE GP"]
[Site "Sharjah"]
[Date "2017.02.27"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E20"]
[WhiteElo "2766"]
[BlackElo "2651"]
[Annotator "Yermolinsky,A"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "2017.02.18"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "UAE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 177"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.03.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.03.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 (3... c5 4. d5 exd5 5. cxd5 Bd6 6. e4 Bc7 7. Nf3
d6 8. h3 O-O 9. Bd3 Ba5 {The original Snake Benoni}) 4. f3 {Mamedyarov's
favorite reply to the Nimzo. He took up where Shirov blazed the trail some
twenty years ago, and ever since the Azeri star has been the main driving
force behind the development of this line.} c5 {Transposing to a Snake Benoni
is one of many options available for Black. The advantage is in getting there
quicker, but the question still remains how good Black's position really is.} (
{Karpov used to play} 4... d5) ({and there's} 4... O-O 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 Nh5
{Karjakin-Carlsen, 2014.}) 5. d5 O-O (5... b5 6. e4 O-O {transposes.}) 6. e4 b5
({Some players prefer to hide their intentions a bit and first go} 6... d6 {
Just five days ago it was seen in the marquee match-up of Chess.com Pro League
Week 7 between Mamedyarov and So. There followed} 7. Bd3 b5 (7... Nbd7 8. Nge2
Ne5 {gets the bishop, but White may be OK with that as} 9. Bg5 {creates
problems with the pin.}) 8. Nge2 bxc4 9. Bxc4 exd5 10. Bxd5 Nxd5 11. Qxd5 {
this appears to be the problem with putting the pawn on d6 - Black doesn't
have Nc6 to save the rook. Wesley, as we might always expect, had something
prepared.} Qb6 12. Bf4 Be6 13. Qxa8 Nc6 14. Qxf8+ Kxf8 15. Bxd6+ Kg8 16. O-O-O
Na5 {with extra-sharp play. At the end of that crazy game Shakh was able to
inflict a rare defeat on the hard-to-beat Wesley}) 7. e5 {No looking back.} ({
The positional approach} 7. Nh3 d6 8. Nf4 e5 9. Nfe2 {takes too much time, and
Black gets to start his own play with} Nh5 10. g4 Qh4+ 11. Kd2 Nf4 12. Nxf4
exf4 13. Kc2 {Eljanov-Harikrishna, Stavanger 2016}) 7... Ne8 8. f4 d6 9. Nf3
exd5 10. cxd5 Nc7 ({The game that started it all was a classic battle
Shirov-Kramnik, Shanghai 2010:} 10... c4 11. a4 Bg4 (11... Nd7 12. Be2 Qb6 13.
axb5 Nc7 {in the later game Mamedyarov-Karjakin.}) 12. axb5 Nd7 13. e6 fxe6 14.
dxe6 Nb6 15. Be2 Nc7 16. Ng5 Bxe2 17. Qxe2 d5 ({Possibly a better move was} 
17... Qf6 18. O-O h6 19. Nce4 Qf5) 18. O-O Qf6 19. f5 $1 {leading to a victory
for the Latvian.}) 11. a4 {There comes a novelty.} (11. Bd3 c4 12. Be4 f5 $1 {
worked out well for Black number of times, including Shirov-Grandelius, 2016.})
11... Bb7 12. Bd3 h6 $2 {Hou chooses the wrong way to secure the king.} ({
Granted, it was hard to ignore the threat, but} 12... Nxd5 13. Bxh7+ Kxh7 14.
Ng5+ Kg8 (14... Kg6 15. f5+ {crashes}) 15. Qh5 Qxg5 16. fxg5 Nxc3 {might just
be playable for Black, e.g.} 17. O-O g6 18. Qg4 Nc6 19. bxc3 Bxc3 20. Ra3 Bd4+
21. Be3 b4) ({The best way was} 12... g6 13. O-O c4 14. Be4 Nd7 15. exd6 Ne8)
13. O-O Bxc3 ({Now in the event of} 13... c4 {White has a powerful idea in} 14.
Bb1 dxe5 15. fxe5 Nxd5 16. Qc2) 14. bxc3 dxe5 15. axb5 e4 (15... Nxd5 16. fxe5
{with his bishop pair and strong pawn on b5 White should be very optimistic
here:} Nxc3 17. Qd2 Nd5 18. Be4 Qd7 19. Ba3 $16) 16. Bxe4 Bxd5 17. Bb1 $1 Nd7
18. c4 $1 Bb7 ({Naturally, not} 18... Bxc4 $2 19. Qc2) ({but} 18... Bxf3 19.
Qxf3 Ne6 {was a must, although I doubt Black can survive this.}) 19. Ra3 $1 {
Shakh is incredibly strong in such positions.} Ne6 20. Qc2 ({A mere extra pawn
after} 20. Rd3 Bxf3 21. Qxf3 Nd4 22. Qf2 Qc7 23. Bb2 Nf6 24. Bxd4 {etc. was
not good enough for Shakh.}) 20... Nf6 21. Bb2 Ne4 ({Black should have tried
her luck in the endgame:} 21... Be4 22. Bxf6 Bxc2 23. Bxd8 Bxb1 24. Be7 Rfe8
25. Bxc5 Nxc5 26. Rxb1 Re4 {although White then has the powerful} 27. b6) 22.
Rd3 Qc7 23. f5 {Black's pieces are totally overwhelmed.} Nd4 24. Nxd4 cxd4 25.
Bxd4 a6 26. b6 Qc6 27. f6 Rfd8 28. fxg7 Rd6 29. c5 Rg6 30. Ba2 Ng5 31. Rg3 Nh3+
{One last try, but...} 32. Kh1 {...forced resignation. It seemed Hou was a bit
out of her league challenging Shakh in his territory, but overall, she showed
solid play in Sharjah. Shakh, in his case, must be content with making up for
his loss to Grischuk in the previous round and gaining a share of first place.}
1-0

[Event "Shenzhen m"]
[Site "Shenzhen"]
[Date "2017.04.05"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C45"]
[WhiteElo "2732"]
[BlackElo "2649"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "2017.04.05"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 178"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.05.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.05.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nxc6 bxc6 6. Nd2 d5 7. exd5 cxd5
8. Bb5+ Bd7 9. Bxd7+ Qxd7 10. O-O Be7 11. b3 O-O 12. Bb2 Qf5 13. Nf3 Rfe8 14.
Qd3 Qxd3 15. cxd3 Nd7 16. Rac1 Nc5 17. Rfd1 Ne6 18. g3 Rec8 19. Rc6 a5 20. Nd4
Nxd4 21. Bxd4 a4 22. Rdc1 Ba3 23. R1c2 axb3 24. axb3 Rab8 25. Rxc7 Rxc7 26.
Rxc7 h6 27. Rd7 Rxb3 28. Rxd5 Rxd3 29. Ra5 Rxd4 30. Rxa3 h5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Shenzhen m"]
[Site "Shenzhen"]
[Date "2017.04.06"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C24"]
[WhiteElo "2649"]
[BlackElo "2732"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "2017.04.05"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 178"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.05.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.05.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 {The ultimate Anti-Petroff, Berlin and Marshall! However, in
the following moves it will be Black's choice, if we have a Bishop's Opening,
or another Open game.} Nf6 {The main reaction, Black still doesn't show his
hand.} (2... Nc6 {can still be either an Italian, Vienna, or even King's
Gambit. A well-known trap is} 3. Nc3 Bc5 (3... Nf6 $142) 4. Qg4 Qf6 $2 (4... g6
$1) 5. Nd5 Qxf2+ 6. Kd1 Kf8 7. Nh3 $40) (2... Bc5 {is also playable, but
rather inflexible. Adventurous types might consider the Evans/King's Gambit
hybrid with} 3. b4 Bxb4 4. c3 Ba5 5. f4 $5 $13) 3. d3 c6 {Ivanchuk opts for
the Bishop's Opening proper.} ({In game 4 he went for} 3... Nc6 {and now:} 4.
Nf3 {shifts the choice to Black:} (4. Nc3 {is the Vienna, here} Na5 {is
considered fine for Black.} 5. Nge2 (5. Qf3 $5 c6 6. Nge2 Be7 7. O-O O-O 8. h3
d5 9. exd5 b5 10. Bb3 b4 11. d6 Qxd6 12. Nd1 Bb7 (12... Nxb3 $5 13. axb3 Nd5
$11) 13. Ne3 c5 14. Qg3 Qd7 15. Ba4 Qe6 16. b3 Nd5 17. Bb2 f6 18. Rae1 Bd6 19.
Nxd5 Qxd5 20. f4 Bc6 21. fxe5 Bxe5 22. Nf4 Qd6 23. Bxe5 fxe5 24. Nh5 Rxf1+ 25.
Rxf1 Qg6 26. Bxc6 Nxc6 27. Qxg6 hxg6 28. Ng3 $14 {/<=>, Rublevsky,S (2702)
-Adams,M (2742) Skopje 2015 For details see the notes to this game in CBM 169
by Sagar Shah.}) 5... Be7 (5... Bc5 $5 6. O-O O-O 7. Ng3 h6 8. h3 d6 9. Bb3 c6
10. Na4 Nxb3 11. axb3 Bb4 12. Bd2 (12. f4 $5 $13) 12... Bxd2 13. Qxd2 d5 14.
Qb4 $6 (14. exd5 Nxd5 15. Rfe1 Re8 $11) 14... b6 15. Nc3 c5 16. Qa3 d4 17. Nce2
a5 18. f4 Be6 19. Rae1 exf4 20. Nxf4 Nd7 21. Qa1 Qg5 22. Kh2 Ne5 23. Qd1 Rae8
24. Nge2 Ng6 25. Qc1 Qe5 $15 {Naiditsch,A (2702)-Caruana,F (2817) Karlsruhe
2017}) 6. O-O O-O (6... c6 7. a4 Nxc4 8. dxc4 O-O 9. b3 d6 10. Ba3 Qc7 11. Ng3
Be6 12. Qe2 Rad8 13. Rad1 Rfe8 14. Rfe1 Bg4 15. f3 Be6 16. Kh1 Bf8 17. Bb2 Bc8
18. Qf2 Qa5 19. Rd3 Nd7 20. Red1 Nc5 21. R3d2 g6 22. Nce2 Qb6 $11 23. Ba3 $6
Nxa4 24. Qxb6 Nxb6 25. c5 Nd7 26. cxd6 a5 $15 {Piorun,K (2681)-Banusz,T (2613)
Monzon 2016}) 7. a4 Nxc4 8. dxc4 d6 9. b3 Be6 10. a5 (10. Ng3 $142 $11) 10...
c6 11. a6 b6 12. Ba3 Qc7 13. f4 $6 Rad8 14. Kh1 Bc8 15. Bb2 Ng4 16. Qd3 exf4
17. Nxf4 Bh4 $1 18. Qe2 Rfe8 19. h3 Ne5 20. Nd1 Bg5 21. Nh5 Qe7 22. Ne3 g6 23.
Nf4 Nd7 $17 {[%csl Re4] Mamedyarov,S (2725)-Aronian,L (2754) Nalchik 2009}) {
In the Italian Vassily came up with the novelty} 4... Bc5 (4... Be7 5. O-O O-O
6. Re1 (6. Bb3 d5 7. exd5 Nxd5 8. h3 a5 9. a4 Nd4 10. Nxd4 exd4 11. Re1 Ra6 $3
12. Qh5 $6 (12. Bxd5 $142 Qxd5 13. Rxe7 Rg6 14. f3 $1 Bxh3 15. Re2 Qxf3 16. Qf1
Bxg2 17. Rxg2 Rxg2+ 18. Qxg2 Qd1+ 19. Qf1 Qg4+ 20. Qg2 $11) 12... Nb4 13. Na3
Rg6 14. Bf4 b6 15. Qf3 Be6 16. Bxe6 fxe6 17. Qe4 Bd6 18. Bxd6 cxd6 19. Qxd4 Qg5
20. g3 Qf5 21. g4 h5 22. Re4 d5 23. Kh2 Qf3 $40 {Karjakin,S (2723)-Gelfand,B 
(2758) Khanty-Mansiysk 2009 See the notes to this brilliant attacking game in
CBM 134 by Gelfand himself!}) 6... d6 {This whole branch resembles a closed
Ruy Lopez, especially after} 7. c3 (7. a4 {is played more often. A recent
high-level engine game went} Kh8 (7... Na5 {and}) (7... Be6 {are the
prevailing human choices}) 8. a5 a6 9. c3 Be6 10. Nbd2 h6 11. Bb3 Bxb3 12. Qxb3
Qd7 13. Nc4 Rab8 14. Ne3 Qe6 15. c4 Nh7 16. Qd1 Ng5 17. Nf5 Nxf3+ 18. Qxf3 Kh7
19. Be3 Qf6 20. Qg4 Rfe8 21. Reb1 Bf8 22. b4 g6 23. Ng3 Nd8 24. Qd1 Ne6 25. Ne2
Qd8 26. Ra2 Be7 27. g3 c6 28. b5 $14 {Stockfish 160716 (3224)-Komodo 10.1 
(3230) tcec.chessdom.com 2016}) 7... Na5 $5 (7... a6 8. Bb3 Bg4 $6 ({The B
will become a target; once again a more natural move is} 8... Na5 {, or}) (8...
Be6) 9. Nbd2 d5 10. h3 Bh5 11. Qe2 Re8 12. Nf1 d4 13. g4 Bg6 14. Ng3 Qd7 15.
Nh4 Red8 16. Rd1 Na5 17. Bc2 c5 18. cxd4 Nc6 19. Nhf5 Bxf5 20. Nxf5 Nxd4 21.
Nxd4 Qxd4 22. Bb3 Qd7 23. g5 Ne8 24. Qf3 Bf8 25. h4 g6 26. h5 $36 {Caruana,F 
(2827)-Akobian,V (2633) Caleta 2017}) 8. Bb5 a6 9. Ba4 b5 10. Bc2 c5 {is more
or less like a Chigorin Ruy Lopez, Black was OK after} 11. Nbd2 (11. d4 Qc7 12.
Nbd2 cxd4 13. cxd4 Nc6 $11) 11... Re8 12. Nf1 Nc6 13. Ne3 Bf8 14. a4 Bb7 15.
Nf5 Ne7 16. N3h4 Ng6 17. Bg5 d5 18. Qf3 Re6 19. Qg3 Qc7 $132 {Nunn,J (2515)
-Timman,J (2600) London 1980}) 5. O-O d6 6. c3 O-O 7. a4 a5 8. Bg5 Ne7 $5 $146
{After} 9. Nh4 ({A more principled and testing move is} 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. d4 Ba7
11. Qd2 $5 $13 {[%cal Yb1a3,Ya3c2,Yd2h6,Yc2e3]}) 9... d5 10. Bb3 $6 (10. exd5
Nfxd5 $11 {[%cal Yf7f6]}) (10. Bxf6 dxc4 11. d4 (11. Bxe7 Qxe7 12. Nf5 Qg5 13.
dxc4 Rd8 $17) 11... Bxd4 $5 12. cxd4 gxf6 13. d5 f5 $132) 10... dxe4 11. Bxf6
gxf6 12. Nd2 (12. dxe4 Qxd1 13. Rxd1 b6 $15 {[%csl Gc5,Gc8]}) 12... Ng6 $5 (
12... exd3 13. Ne4 Bb6 14. Qh5 Kg7 15. Rad1 Be6 {is the computer solution,
Ivanchuk opts for a safe human move.}) 13. Nxe4 Be7 $15 14. Nxg6 (14. Nf3 $142
$5 f5 15. Ng3) 14... hxg6 15. Qd2 (15. Re1 f5 $36) 15... f5 16. Qh6 $2 Ra6 $1
$19 17. f4 (17. Ng3 Bg5 18. Qh3 f4 $19) 17... fxe4 18. dxe4 Bc5+ 19. Kh1 Be3
20. Rad1 Qe7 {0-1, Hou,Y (2649)-Ivanchuk,V (2732) Shenzhen 2017}) 4. Nf3 Be7 {
[%mdl 32] Black prefers to steer the game towards a manoeuvring, strategic
fight along the lines of the Closed Ruy Lopez, or Giuoco Piano.} ({Maybe the
character of the position after} 4... d5 5. Bb3 {didn't suit Ivanchuk - this
is a more concrete line, requiring some theoretical knowledge:} Bd6 (5... Bb4+
6. Bd2 Bxd2+ (6... Bd6 7. Nc3 dxe4 (7... d4 $5) 8. Ng5 O-O 9. Ncxe4 Nxe4 (9...
Be7 10. h4 Nbd7 11. Qf3 Qe8 12. O-O-O a5 13. a3 Nd5 14. Rde1 h6 15. Ng3 $1 Ra6
16. Nf5 $16 f6 $2 17. Ne6 Nc5 18. Nexg7 Nxb3+ 19. cxb3 Qg6 20. Rh3 Bxf5 21.
Nxf5 Kh7 22. Rg3 Qf7 23. Nxh6 {1-0, Caruana,F (2817)-Akobian,V (2645) chess.
com rpd 2017}) 10. Nxe4 Bf5 11. Qf3 Bxe4 12. dxe4 Qe7 13. h4 Kh8 14. Rd1 Na6
15. a3 b5 16. Bg5 f6 17. Be3 Rad8 18. O-O Bc5 19. Bc1 Bb6 20. g3 Rxd1 21. Rxd1
Rd8 22. Rxd8+ Qxd8 23. h5 $14 {Korneev,O (2578)-Hakimifard,R (2125) Hamedan
2015}) 7. Qxd2 Qd6 8. Qg5 Nbd7 9. exd5 cxd5 10. Nh4 g6 11. O-O h6 12. Qd2 Kf8
13. d4 e4 (13... Kg7 $5 14. dxe5 Nxe5 $132) 14. Nc3 Kg7 15. f3 Re8 16. Rae1 e3
17. Qd3 Nb8 18. f4 b6 19. Nb5 Qe7 20. Rf3 Ng4 21. g3 Nc6 22. f5 g5 23. f6+ Nxf6
24. Rfxe3 $16 {Hou,Y (2673)-Koneru,H (2581) Beijing rpd 2014}) 6. exd5 (6. Nc3
dxe4 7. Ng5 O-O 8. Ncxe4 Nxe4 9. Nxe4 Bf5 10. Qf3 Bxe4 11. dxe4 Nd7 {is solid
- the bishop pair can be neutralised in a symmetrical position.} 12. c3 (12.
O-O Nc5 13. Be3 Nxb3 14. axb3 Qc7 15. Rfd1 a6 16. Bb6 Qxb6 17. Rxd6 Rad8 $11 {
Ponomariov,R (2729)-Wang,Y (2691) Poikovsky 2012}) 12... a5 13. a4 Nc5 14. Bc2
b5 15. O-O Qc7 16. Rd1 Rab8 17. axb5 cxb5 18. g3 b4 19. cxb4 Rxb4 20. Bd2 Rxb2
{½, Adams,M (2715)-Kramnik,V (2780) Tilburg 1998}) 6... cxd5 7. O-O Nc6 $1 (
7... O-O $143 8. Bg5 e4 9. dxe4 dxe4 10. Nfd2 Bf5 11. Nc3 Be5 12. Nc4 Bxc3 13.
bxc3 Nbd7 14. Ne3 Bg6 15. Nd5 Rc8 16. Qd4 Qe8 17. Bxf6 Nxf6 18. Nxf6+ gxf6 19.
Qxf6 Qd8 20. Qd4 Qa5 21. Rae1 Rxc3 22. Re3 $16 {Hou,Y (2653)-Muzychuk,M (2545)
Hancheng 2016}) 8. Bg5 Be6 9. Nc3 Bc7 10. Nb5 Bb6 11. Re1 a6 12. Nc3 Qd6 13.
Bh4 O-O 14. Bxf6 gxf6 15. Qd2 Kg7 16. Ne2 Qb4 17. c3 Qg4 18. d4 Rad8 19. h3 Qg6
20. Ng3 e4 21. Nh4 Qg5 22. Nhf5+ Kh8 23. Qxg5 fxg5 24. f3 $132 {~~, Kamsky,G 
(2720)-Gelfand,B (2733) Bazna 2009}) 5. O-O d6 6. Bb3 O-O 7. Re1 Re8 (7... Nbd7
8. c3 Nc5 $5 (8... b5 9. Nbd2 a5 10. d4 a4 11. Bc2 Re8 12. Nf1 Bf8 13. Ng3 g6
14. h3 Bb7 15. Bg5 h6 16. Be3 Bg7 17. Qd2 Kh7 18. Rad1 Qc7 19. Bd3 Nb6 20. Qc2
Bc8 21. Nd2 Be6 (21... Nfd7 $5 $13) 22. dxe5 dxe5 23. c4 $1 bxc4 24. Nxc4 Nxc4
25. Bxc4 Qe7 26. Rc1 $36 {Zhigalko,S (2652)-Nisipeanu,L (2687) Baku olm 2016})
9. Bc2 Bg4 10. Nbd2 Ne6 11. h3 (11. Nf1 g6 (11... Nd7 $5 {/\} 12. h3 Bxf3 13.
Qxf3 Bg5) 12. Ne3 Bxf3 13. Qxf3 Re8 14. h4 Bf8 15. Bd2 Bg7 16. g3 Qd7 17. Rad1
Rad8 18. b4 b5 19. Bb3 d5 20. Nc2 h5 21. a3 a6 22. Bc1 Ng4 23. Bb2 Qd6 24. a4
Rd7 25. axb5 axb5 26. Ra1 Red8 $132 {Ibarra Jerez,J (2566)-Fernandes,A (2413)
Baku olm 2016}) 11... Bh5 12. Nf1 Nd7 13. g4 $5 (13. Ng3 Bxf3 14. Qxf3 g6 15.
Bh6 (15. Be3 Bg5 16. Rad1 Bxe3 17. Qxe3 Qh4 18. d4 Nf6 19. dxe5 dxe5 20. Bb3
Ng5 21. Qc5 Rfe8 22. Re2 Kg7 23. Qb4 b6 24. Qa4 c5 25. Qc4 Re7 26. a4 Ne6 27.
Red2 h5 $11 {Gelfand,B (2685)-Jussupow,A (2655) Munich 1994/ For details see
the notes to this game in CBM 42 by Jussupow.}) 15... Re8 16. Rad1 Bg5 17. Bxg5
Qxg5 18. d4 Nf4 19. Qg4 Qxg4 20. hxg4 Rad8 21. f3 a5 22. Kf2 Nb6 23. Ne2 Ne6
24. a3 Nc4 25. Rb1 exd4 26. Nxd4 d5 27. exd5 Nxd4 28. Rxe8+ Rxe8 29. cxd4 cxd5
$11 {Ghaem Maghami,E (2570)-Bu,X (2670) Moscow 2012}) 13... Bg6 14. Ng3 Ng5 15.
Bxg5 (15. Nxg5 Bxg5 16. d4 Bxc1 17. Rxc1 Re8 18. Qd2 {Pikula,D (2500)-Nikcevic,
N (2465) Budva 2002} Nf8 $11) (15. Kg2 Nxf3 16. Qxf3 Bg5 17. Be3 Bxe3 18. fxe3
Qf6 (18... Re8 $11) 19. Qe2 d5 20. Rf1 Qe7 21. exd5 cxd5 22. Nf5 Bxf5 23. Rxf5
g6 24. Rf2 {Shanava,K (2532)-Zeynalov,F (2259) Baku 2007} e4 $5 $132) 15...
Bxg5 16. d4 Bf4 17. Ne2 Qf6 18. Kg2 exd4 $2 (18... Rad8 19. Nxf4 Qxf4 20. Qc1
Qxc1 21. Raxc1 f6 $11) 19. Nfxd4 Rfe8 20. Nxf4 Qxf4 21. f3 Nb6 22. Qc1 Qxc1 23.
Raxc1 d5 24. e5 Nd7 25. f4 Bxc2 26. Rxc2 Nc5 27. Re3 $16 {Carlsen,M (2840)-Wei,
Y (2706) Wijk aan Zee 2017 See the notes to this game in CBM 177 by G.Meier.})
8. c3 Bf8 9. Nbd2 Be6 $5 $146 {[%mdl 8] A novel idea, Black first of all
activates his B. In previous practice he had to face some pressure:} (9... h6
10. h3 Nbd7 11. d4 $5 Qc7 12. Bc2 (12. Nh4 d5 13. exd5 cxd5 14. dxe5 Nxe5 15.
Ndf3 Nxf3+ 16. Nxf3 {½, Negulescu,A (2464)-Vajda,L (2507) Romania 2001} Rxe1+
17. Qxe1 Bf5 $132) 12... g6 13. Nf1 Bg7 14. Ng3 Nf8 15. Be3 Be6 16. Qd2 Kh7 17.
Rad1 Rad8 18. Qc1 Bc8 19. Nd2 Ne6 20. Nf3 b6 21. b4 Nf8 22. a4 N8d7 23. h4 Nf8
24. h5 Bg4 25. hxg6+ fxg6 26. dxe5 dxe5 27. Rxd8 Rxd8 28. Nh2 Bc8 29. f4 exf4
30. Bxf4 Qe7 31. e5 $40 {Hou,Y (2584)-Reinaldo Castineira,R (2503) Zuerich 2009
}) ({Similar is} 9... Nbd7 10. d4 Qc7 11. Bc2 g6 12. Nf1 Bg7 13. Ng3 b6 14. Bg5
h6 15. Bd2 Bb7 16. Qc1 h5 17. Bh6 Bh8 18. h3 Nh7 19. Qd2 Ndf8 20. Rad1 Rad8 21.
Bb3 Bc8 22. Ng5 $36 {Palac,M (2584)-Stohl,I (2558) Sibenik 2006}) (9... Bg4 10.
h3 Bh5 11. Nf1 Nbd7 12. Ng3 Bg6 13. Nh4 d5 14. Qf3 Nc5 15. Bc2 dxe4 16. dxe4
Nfd7 17. Ngf5 Qf6 18. Rd1 Rad8 19. Be3 a5 20. Qg4 h6 21. Nxg6 fxg6 22. Ng3 Kh7
23. Rd2 $14 {Trepp,M (2405)-Bricard,E (2365) Auxerre 1987}) 10. Bc2 Nbd7 11. h3
h6 12. d4 Qc7 (12... b5 $5 13. a4 a6 {also deserves attention}) 13. c4 {
[%cal Rd4d5]} (13. Nf1 Rad8 {/\} 14. Ne3 d5 15. exd5 Bxd5 $5 (15... Nxd5 16.
Nxd5 Bxd5 17. Nxe5 Nxe5 18. Bf4 $16) 16. Nxd5 Nxd5 $132) 13... exd4 (13... Rac8
14. b3 (14. d5 $2 cxd5 15. exd5 Bxd5 $17) 14... b5 (14... g6 15. Bb2 $14 {
[%cal Ya1c1]}) 15. Bb2 bxc4 16. bxc4 {and Black will sooner or later have to
release the central tension anyway.}) 14. Nxd4 {[%cal Yb2b3,Yc1b2]} Qb6 $1 {
Forcing White's hand, otherwise he could comfortably finish his development
with b3 and Bb2.} 15. Nxe6 Rxe6 16. Nf3 ({There is no time for} 16. b3 $2 Rae8
$32 {[%csl Re4][%cal Rd6d5,Rd7c5]}) 16... Rae8 17. Nd4 (17. Be3 c5 $5 (17...
Qxb2 18. Rb1 Qa3 (18... Qxa2 19. Ra1 Qxc4 20. Bd3 Qc3 21. Bd4 Qb4 22. Ra4 d5
23. Rxb4 Bxb4 24. Re3 dxe4 25. Bc4 $16) 19. Rxb7 Nc5 20. Rc7 Qa5 21. Rxc6 Nfxe4
$132) 18. Nd2 Qxb2 19. Rb1 Qxa2 (19... Qa3 20. Ba4 $44) 20. Ra1 Qb2 21. Rb1 $11
) 17... Re5 $5 {[%mdl 512] Intro to a positional exchange sacrifice.} (17...
Nxe4 {also seems playable:} 18. Be3 $5 (18. Nxe6 Qxf2+ 19. Kh1 (19. Kh2 Qg3+
20. Kg1 Qf2+ $11 (20... Nf2 21. Qf3 Nxh3+ 22. Kf1 Qxf3+ 23. gxf3 fxe6 24. Bg6
Re7 25. f4 e5 26. Bf5 Nxf4 27. Bxf4 Nc5 28. Be3 Rf7 29. Bxc5 dxc5 30. Rxe5 g6
$14)) 19... Ng3+ 20. Kh2 Rxe6 21. Qd3 g6 22. Rxe6 Nf1+ 23. Kh1 Ng3+ $11) (18.
c5 Ndxc5 19. Nxe6 Rxe6 20. Re2 d5 21. Be3 a5 $11) 18... Rf6 $8 (18... Re5 $2
19. Nf3) 19. Ne6 Nec5 20. Nxf8 Nxf8 21. Qd2 $44 {[%csl Gc2,Ge3]}) 18. Bf4 (18.
Be3 Qxb2 (18... c5 19. Nf5 Qxb2 20. f3 $44) 19. Rb1 Qa3 20. Rxb7 Nc5 $13) 18...
Qxb2 (18... d5 19. cxd5 $1 (19. Bxe5 Nxe5 $13 {[%cal Rf8c5]}) 19... Bc5 (19...
cxd5 20. Bxe5 Nxe5 21. Nb3 $5 $16) 20. dxc6 bxc6 21. Be3 Qxb2 (21... Nxe4 22.
b4 $1 Nxf2 (22... Bxb4 23. Nf3 $18) 23. bxc5 Nxd1 24. cxb6 Nxe3 25. bxa7 $16 {
[%csl Ra7]}) 22. Re2 $5 $16 (22. Rb1 Qxa2 23. Nxc6 Bxe3 24. Rxe3 $36)) 19. Bxe5
{Simple, but now Black has compensation with his dark-square control and
compact pawns.} (19. Rb1 {is objectively perhaps about equivalent, but
definitely more complex:} Qxa2 20. Rxb7 Rc5 21. Bd3 Qa6 (21... Ne5 22. Nb3 $1 (
22. Bxe5 dxe5 23. Nb3 Qa6 (23... Rd8 24. Re2 Qa6 25. Nxc5 Bxc5 $44) 24. Nxc5
Bxc5 25. Rb3 Qa5 $44) 22... Nxd3 23. Qxd3 $16) 22. Rb4 $5 (22. Rb1 Ne5 (22...
Qc8 23. Nb3 {[%csl Rc5]}) 23. Bf1 Ng6 $132) 22... Ne5 23. Bf1 Ng6 (23... Ra5
24. c5 (24. Rb1 $5 $44 {by Houdini is definitely inhuman.}) 24... Qc8 25. cxd6
Bxd6 26. Rb2 Bc7 $13) 24. Ra4 Qb7 25. Be3 Rce5 $11) 19... dxe5 20. Nb3 Qa3 $44
{[%csl Ra2,Rc4][%cal Gf8a3]} 21. Qd3 a5 (21... Qa6 $5 22. Qc3 Nc5 $44 {is more
solid}) 22. Rab1 Rb8 23. Re2 g6 24. Bd1 (24. Nc1 $1 Qe7 25. Qc3 {[%cal Yc1d3,
Yc3a5] is more testing, although the engine claims Black is still OK after} Nh5
$5 $132) 24... a4 25. Nc1 Qe7 26. Bxa4 (26. Qf3 Nc5 27. Nd3 Nfd7 {[%cal Yc5e6,
Ye6d4] is at least equal. In practice it's easier to play such positions with
Black, as White lacks concrete plans and targets.}) 26... Nc5 27. Qc2 Rd8 $44 {
After giving up the Pa4 Black has improved his coordination and still has
excellent compensation. The further course of the game shows White must tread
with great care.} 28. Re3 $6 (28. Re1 $142 Rd7 $1 (28... Qc7 29. Bb3 Qa5 30.
Rd1 Rxd1+ 31. Qxd1 Nfxe4 $44) 29. Bb3 Qd8 30. Rb2 Rd4 (30... h5 $44) 31. Ne2 (
31. f3 Nh5 $40) 31... Nfxe4 $5 32. Nxd4 exd4 $44 {[%csl Gd4][%cal Rd4d3,Rd8d4]
/=/+ Despite being already 2 exchanges down Black holds the initiative.}) 28...
h5 $1 {[%cal Yf8h6]} 29. Nd3 Bh6 $1 (29... Nfxe4 $6 30. Rbe1 $13 {is already
not enough for Ivanchuk.}) 30. Rf3 Ncxe4 {Squanders part of his advantage, the
knight should have remained on c5.} (30... Nfxe4 $142 $1 31. Re1 (31. Nxc5 Nxc5
32. Rd1 e4 33. Rxd8+ Qxd8 34. Rc3 e3 $1 35. fxe3 Qh4 $19 {->}) {However, Black
doesn't have to hurry:} 31... Rd4 $1 (31... Nd2 $6 32. Rxf7 $1 (32. Nxe5 Nxf3+
33. Nxf3 Qf6 $17) 32... Kxf7 (32... Qxf7 33. Nxc5 $132) 33. Nxe5+ Kg8 34. Qxg6+
Qg7 35. Qxh5 Nxa4 36. Ng6 Be3 37. Ne7+ $1 Kf8 (37... Qxe7 38. Rxe3 $16) 38.
Ng6+ $11) 32. Nxc5 (32. Re2 Qd6 $17) 32... Nxc5 $17) 31. Re1 Rd4 (31... Nd2 32.
Nxe5 Nxf3+ 33. Nxf3 $15) 32. c5 (32. Re2 Nd7 $5 (32... Ng5 33. Nxe5 Nxf3+ 34.
Nxf3 Re4 $15) 33. c5 f5 $36) 32... Nd5 $6 (32... Nd2 $1 33. Nxe5 Rc4 34. Qd1
Nxf3+ 35. Nxf3 Qxc5 36. Bb3 Rc1 37. Qd8+ Kg7 38. Qc7 Nd5 $17 39. Qxb7 $2 Rxe1+
40. Nxe1 Qc1 41. Kf1 Bd2 $19) 33. Bb3 Kg7 34. Qb2 (34. Bxd5 cxd5 35. c6 bxc6
36. Qxc6 h4 $44) 34... Ndf6 $6 (34... Bg5 $142 $5 $15 {/\} 35. Bxd5 cxd5 36.
Nxe5 $2 Qxe5 37. Rd3 Bf6 $19) 35. Qc2 $6 ({It's almost impossible to play such
a complex position accurately. After} 35. h4 $1 $16 {Black can't increase his
pressure and White is ready to take over. A sample line is} Qc7 36. g3 Qe7 37.
Re2 {, with Nxe5 and Rd3 already in the air.}) 35... Qc7 (35... Bg5 $1 {
was still stronger.}) 36. Qe2 (36. h4 $142 $1) 36... Nd2 37. Qxe5 $2 {The
decisive mistake, possibly in time trouble?} (37. Rxf6 Kxf6 38. Nxe5 Re4 39.
Qxd2 Bxd2 40. Rxe4 $44 {[%csl Rf7] <=> could probably still save the game for
White.}) (37. Nxe5 Re4 38. Qxe4 Ndxe4 39. Rxe4 Nxe4 40. Rxf7+ Qxf7 41. Nxf7
Nxc5 $15) 37... Nxf3+ 38. gxf3 Qd7 $1 $19 ({The endgame after} 38... Qxe5 39.
Nxe5 Nd7 $17 {is good for Black, but this wins outright.}) 39. Nb2 $6 (39. Bc2
Rd5 (39... Rh4 $19) (39... Rxd3 $19) 40. Qe7 Rxd3 41. Bxd3 Qxd3 $19 {only
prolongs the suffering}) 39... Bf4 40. Qe7 Qxh3 $1 $40 {[%cal Rf4h2] Now Black
has a mating attack.} 41. Qxf7+ Kh6 42. Qf8+ Kg5 0-1

[Event "Shenzhen m"]
[Site "Shenzhen"]
[Date "2017.04.07"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2732"]
[BlackElo "2649"]
[PlyCount "36"]
[EventDate "2017.04.05"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 178"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.05.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.05.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 Bb4+ 5. Nbd2 dxc4 6. Bg2 O-O 7. O-O b5 8. a4
c6 9. axb5 cxb5 10. Ng5 Nd5 11. e4 Ne7 12. e5 Nd5 13. Nxh7 Kxh7 14. Qh5+ Kg8
15. Ne4 f6 16. Nxf6+ gxf6 17. Qg6+ Kh8 18. Qh5+ Kg8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Shenzhen m"]
[Site "Shenzhen"]
[Date "2017.04.08"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C54"]
[WhiteElo "2649"]
[BlackElo "2732"]
[PlyCount "40"]
[EventDate "2017.04.05"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 178"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.05.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.05.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. O-O d6 6. c3 O-O 7. a4 a5 8. Bg5
Ne7 9. Nh4 d5 10. Bb3 dxe4 11. Bxf6 gxf6 12. Nd2 Ng6 13. Nxe4 Be7 14. Nxg6 hxg6
15. Qd2 f5 16. Qh6 Ra6 17. f4 fxe4 18. dxe4 Bc5+ 19. Kh1 Be3 20. Rad1 Qe7 0-1

[Event "Grenke Chess Classic 4th"]
[Site "Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden"]
[Date "2017.04.15"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2649"]
[BlackElo "2817"]
[Annotator "Moradiabadi,E"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "2017.04.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 178"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.05.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.05.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[TimeControl "60"]

1. e4 {[%emt 0:00:00] In this game, Fabiano kept his decisive-result streak by
losing to Hou Yifan. This is the second time a lady has beaten a 2800, if my
recollection of chess history is still working!} e5 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 2. Nf3 {
[%emt 0:00:00]} Nc6 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 3. Bb5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:
00] Fabiano opts for the solid Berlin. His Spanish adventure in the Breyer
went sour against Zherebukh in the US championship.} 4. O-O {[%emt 0:00:38]}
Nxe4 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 5. Re1 {[%emt 0:00:28] Hou Yifan goes for an ultra solid
line. This is the problem with the Berlin these days. If White so decides, he
or she can kill all of Black's counterplay and reduce his winning chances to
zero!} Nd6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 6. Nxe5 {[%emt 0:00:06]} Be7 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 7.
Bf1 {[%emt 0:00:07]} O-O {[%emt 0:02:22]} 8. d4 {[%emt 0:01:35]} Nf5 {[%emt 0:
00:39]} 9. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:07]} d5 {[%emt 0:00:22]} 10. c3 {[%emt 0:00:43]} Bd6
{[%emt 0:02:58]} 11. Nbd2 {[%emt 0:00:00] A rare line after some thought.
Black hopes to achieve a setup with ...Qf6, ...h6 and Nc6-e7, but White is
planning to play Bd3 and Nd2-f1-Ng3 to kill all Black's activity on the
kingside. The tricky thing about this move is that it is hard to understand if
White wants to concede a draw or still has some ambition to play on in this
position.} Nce7 {[%emt 0:07:34]} 12. Qc2 $146 {[%emt 0:07:09]} c6 {[%emt 0:05:
30]} 13. Bd3 {[%emt 0:04:07] Transposes to Topalov-Nakamura.} g6 {[%emt 0:02:
12]} 14. Nf1 {[%emt 0:02:19]} f6 $6 {[%emt 0:08:40] I am not sure if I can be
a fan of this move. It certainly covers the e5-square but it damages Black's
king for the rest of the game and almost kills the idea of any breakthrough or
active plan for Black. Now White has a simple play: occupy the e-file and wait!
} (14... Ng7 15. Ng3 f6 16. Bh6 Re8 17. Nh4 Bxg3 18. hxg3 Nef5 19. Qd2 g5 20.
Rxe8+ Qxe8 21. Re1 Qd8 22. Nxf5 Nxf5 23. Bxf5 Bxf5 24. Qe2 Kf7 25. g4 Bd7 26.
f4 Kg6 27. fxg5 fxg5 28. Qe5 Qf6 29. Qh2 Bxg4 30. Re5 Bf5 31. g4 Bxg4 32. Rxg5+
Qxg5 33. Bxg5 Kxg5 34. Qxh7 b6 35. Qb7 Rc8 36. Qxa7 b5 37. b3 Kf4 38. Kf2 Bf5
39. a4 bxa4 40. bxa4 Ke4 41. a5 Rh8 42. Qc7 Kd3 43. a6 {1-0 (43) Topalov,V 
(2760)-Nakamura,H (2779) Saint Louis 2016}) 15. h3 {[%emt 0:01:59]} Rf7 {
[%emt 0:16:03]} 16. Bd2 {[%emt 0:07:09]} Bd7 {[%emt 0:14:10]} 17. Re2 {[%emt 0:
00:00]} c5 $2 {[%emt 0:05:11] A strange decision by Fabiano, which was made
too quickly. Black is already in a difficult situation and misses what turns
out to be a decisive moment. Caruana's choice does not really cause White any
trouble and only exacebrates his own tenuous situation.} ({Black needed to
prepare his ...c5 idea with} 17... b6 $1 {If White lashes out with} 18. c4 {
then Black plays} dxc4 19. Bxc4 Nd5 20. Rae1 Rc8 {and Black should be ok.}) 18.
dxc5 {[%emt 0:09:31]} Bxc5 {[%emt 0:00:04] Now Black is also saddled with an
isolated pawn with no obvious compensation.} 19. Bf4 {[%emt 0:00:21]} (19. Ne3
{is also annoying.}) 19... Rc8 {[%emt 0:07:46]} 20. Rae1 {[%emt 0:06:20]} g5 $6
{[%emt 0:14:37]} (20... b5 {followed by ...a5 would have been my choice in
this position. Nevetheless, the position remains really bad for Black. Caruana,
however decides to go for a 'make or break' direction in my opinion.}) 21. Ng3
$1 {[%emt 0:23:24] A very strong move after a long think. Hou Yifan eliminates
Black's only active piece and takes away all of Black's possible play, leaving
him with numerous weaknesses.} Nxg3 {[%emt 0:01:11]} 22. Bxg3 {[%emt 0:00:04]}
a5 $6 {[%emt 0:06:04] Although I could say this move is weakening, the truth
is that it is hard to suggest anything for Black. These pawn moves are more
aimed at stopping White than expanding for Black.} 23. Qd2 {[%emt 0:03:04]} a4
{[%emt 0:08:01]} 24. b4 {[%emt 0:02:12]} axb3 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 25. axb3 {
[%emt 0:00:03] White's advantage is near decisive. h4, b4, or even c4 may lead
to opening the game into an uncomfortable situation for Black.} Ng6 {[%emt 0:
00:00]} 26. h4 {[%emt 0:07:03]} (26. b4 Bf8 27. Bc2 Bc6 (27... Bb5 28. Re3 f5
29. Re6 f4 30. Bxg6 hxg6 31. Bh2 {and White is almost attacking every single
pawn in Black's camp}) 28. Nd4 $18) 26... gxh4 {[%emt 0:00:39]} 27. Nxh4 {
[%emt 0:00:22]} Nxh4 {[%emt 0:00:57]} 28. Bxh4 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Qf8 {[%emt 0:
00:00]} 29. Qf4 {[%emt 0:05:33]} Bd6 {[%emt 0:00:46]} 30. Qd4 {[%emt 0:00:17]
It is really hard to suggest a good move for Black!} Rd8 {[%emt 0:00:18]} 31.
Re3 {[%emt 0:08:17]} Bc8 {[%emt 0:02:23]} 32. b4 $1 {[%emt 0:03:24] World
women No. 1 player takes her time.} Kg7 {[%emt 0:01:29]} ({She sees that after
} 32... Be5 33. Rxe5 fxe5 34. Rxe5 Re8 35. Rxd5 {Her attack on Black's king is
decisive.}) 33. Bb5 {[%emt 0:01:17] Now Re8 is a threat that cannot be
prevented.} Bc7 {[%emt 0:00:39]} 34. Re8 {[%emt 0:02:07]} (34. Be8 {is simpler
and it also looks cute!}) 34... Qd6 {[%emt 0:00:10]} 35. Bg3 {[%emt 0:03:54]}
Qb6 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 36. Qd3 {[%emt 0:00:11]} Bd7 {[%emt 0:01:10]} 37. Bxd7 {
[%emt 0:04:03]} Rdxd7 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 38. Qf5 $1 {[%emt 0:00:11] The Chinese
star had seen through these lines when she played Qd3.} Bxg3 {[%emt 0:00:47]}
39. Qg4+ {[%emt 0:00:05]} Kh6 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 40. Qh3+ {[%emt 0:00:00] A
great victory for Hou Yifan.} 1-0

[Event "Grenke Chess Classic 4th"]
[Site "Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden"]
[Date "2017.04.16"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Meier, Georg"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E16"]
[WhiteElo "2621"]
[BlackElo "2649"]
[Annotator "Roiz,M"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "2017.04.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 178"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.05.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.05.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 Bb4+ 5. Nd2 O-O 6. Ngf3 b6 7. O-O Bb7 8. b3
Nbd7 9. Bb2 Qe7 ({In the following encounter between Chinese players Black
successfully solved the problems after} 9... Re8 10. Rc1 Rc8 11. a3 (11. Ne5 $5
{looks more challenging.}) 11... Bf8 12. Ne5 c5 13. Nxd7 Nxd7 14. dxc5 bxc5
$132 {1/2 (31) Wei Yi (2700)-Yu Yangyi (2738) China CHN 2016}) (9... Be7 10.
Rc1 c5 11. e3 Rc8 12. Qe2 Qc7 13. cxd5 exd5 14. Ne5 $14 {Ksieski,Z (2365)
-Dautov,R (2535) Warsaw 1989, was somewhat passive for Black.}) 10. Ne5 $146 ({
In the preceding game White didn't manage to claim any superiority:} 10. Qc2
Rac8 11. e3 Ba3 12. cxd5 Bxb2 13. Qxb2 Bxd5 $11 {Fedoseev,V (2668)-Dragun,K 
(2518) Warsaw 2014}) ({Deserves a serious attention} 10. a3 $5 {is worthy of
serious attention:} Bd6 11. Ne5 Ne4 12. b4 $14 {gaining some more space.})
10... Rfd8 11. Nd3 Bd6 12. e3 {This move is mainly aimed fat making the
e2-spot vacant for the queen.} (12. Re1 c5 13. cxd5 exd5 14. e3 Rac8 15. Rc1
Ne4 $132) 12... Rab8 {Protecting the bishop wasn't a necessary measure.} (12...
c5 $5 {was quite possible:} 13. cxd5 exd5 14. dxc5 bxc5 15. Rc1 Rac8 $132) 13.
Rc1 Ne4 14. cxd5 {It makes sense to clarify the pawn structure - the pressure
on the Pd5 is starting to tell.} (14. Qc2 Nxd2 15. Qxd2 dxc4 16. Bxb7 Rxb7 17.
Rxc4 c5 $11) 14... exd5 15. Re1 $1 {An excellent prophylactic move - there is
no reason to touch the Nd2 for a while.} (15. Nf3 c5 16. Nfe5 Nf8 17. Nf4 Rbc8
$132) 15... c5 (15... f5 16. Nf3 c6 17. Nfe5 $14) 16. dxc5 bxc5 17. Qc2 $14 {
Protecting the hanging pawns isn't an easy task, so White's position is better.
} Rbc8 18. Nf4 (18. Nxe4 $5 {also deserved some attention:} dxe4 19. Nf4 Ne5
20. Bxe4 Nf3+ 21. Bxf3 Bxf3 22. Qf5 Qe4 23. Qxe4 Bxe4 $14 {, but Georg
sensibly doesn't force matters.}) 18... Nef6 $2 {As a result, Black doesn't
withstand the pressure. Hou Yifan is unlocking the long diagonal and inviting
fresh troubles.} ({Much better was} 18... Ndf6 19. Nxe4 Nxe4 20. Rcd1 Bc7 $14 {
with a passive, but solid position.}) 19. Nc4 $1 Bc7 20. Red1 {Now the
pressure on the hanging pawns is so big, that Black has to exchange the
powerful dark-squared bishop.} Bxf4 21. exf4 $1 {Opening-up the e-file causes
Black even more problems.} Ba8 22. Ne3 Qe6 23. Nf5 $6 {A tempting move - the
pressure along the long diagonal is extremely strong. However, this is a
mistake!} ({A much better move was} 23. Re1 $1 Re8 24. b4 $1 d4 25. Nf1 $1 {
, and Black cannot avoid a loss of material:} Qxe1 (25... Qa6 26. Rxe8+ Nxe8
27. Bxa8 d3 28. Qb3 Rxa8 29. bxc5 $18) 26. Rxe1 Rxe1 27. Bxa8 Rxa8 28. bxc5 d3
29. Qxd3 Nxc5 30. Qc3 $18) 23... Re8 $2 {Now Georg's idea could have been
justified!} (23... g6 $1 {looks terrible for a human eye, but the consequences
of this move are not that bad:} 24. Nh6+ Kg7 25. f5 Qd6 26. Ng4 d4 27. Bxa8
Nxg4 28. Bg2 Qb6 $14 {White is somewhat better due to powerful bishops, but
not more.}) 24. h3 $2 {This a critical point point of the game. White is
playing too slowly!} ({Much more in the spirit of Georg's previous play would
be} 24. b4 $1 g6 25. Nh4 c4 26. f5 Qe7 27. fxg6 hxg6 28. Qc3 $16 {getting full
control over the dark squares.}) 24... d4 {Of course, Hou Yifan is happy to
lock such a monster!} 25. Bxa8 Rxa8 26. b4 Rac8 $2 {The position is very
complex, so that's why both players are committing mistakes.} ({Black has to
play} 26... Rab8 $1 27. bxc5 d3 28. Qxd3 Rxb2 29. c6 Nb6 30. c7 Qxa2 31. c8=Q
Nxc8 32. Rxc8 Rxf2 33. Rxe8+ Nxe8 34. Qe4 {, and the game should end in a draw
soon.}) 27. Qb1 $2 {Missing another chance of seizing the initiative!} ({After
} 27. Re1 $1 Qxe1+ 28. Rxe1 Rxe1+ 29. Kg2 {Black would suffer from a lack of
harmony and lose an important panw:} Rce8 30. Nd6 Rb8 (30... R8e2 31. Qb3 $18)
31. Ba3 cxb4 32. Bb2 $1 Nd5 33. Bxd4 $16) 27... Ne4 $1 {Now Black is firmly in
control!} 28. g4 g6 29. Nh4 $2 {Alas, Georg doesn't withstand the pressure and
lose as without much resistance.} ({He had to play} 29. Nh6+ Kf8 ({Weaker is} 
29... Kg7 {is wekawe.} 30. bxc5 Kxh6 31. Bxd4 Nexc5 32. Qb4 $1 {The
vulnerablity of} Qe4 33. Rxc5 Rxc5 (33... Nxc5 34. Qc3 $18) 34. Bxc5 Nxc5 35.
Qxc5 $11) 30. Re1 Qd5 31. Rcd1 {Now White is ready to liberate the poor minor
pieces, so Black has to play very precisely:} Rb8 32. bxc5 Ndxc5 33. Qa1 (33.
Rxd4 Qb7 34. f3 Nc3 35. Bxc3 Qxb1 36. Rxb1 Rxb1+ 37. Kg2 Rc1 $17) 33... Nxf2 $1
34. Bxd4 Rxe1+ 35. Rxe1 Qh1+ 36. Kxf2 Nd3+ 37. Ke2 Nxf4+ 38. Ke3 Qxe1+ 39. Qxe1
Ng2+ 40. Kf2 Nxe1 41. Kxe1 $15 {The resulting endgame is very unpleasant, but
the limited material balance offers White some drawing chances.}) 29... Nxf2 $1
{Getting an access to White's king.} 30. Kxf2 Qe2+ 31. Kg1 Re3 $19 {White is
helpless. The few next moves were just an agony.} 32. Qc2 Rg3+ 33. Kh1 Rxh3+
34. Kg1 Qe3+ 0-1

[Event "Grenke Chess Classic 4th"]
[Site "Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden"]
[Date "2017.04.17"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2649"]
[BlackElo "2838"]
[Annotator "Moradiabadi,E"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "2017.04.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 178"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.05.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.05.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[TimeControl "60"]

1. e4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} c5 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 2. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} d6 {[%emt 0:
00:00]} 3. d4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} cxd4 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 4. Nxd4 {[%emt 0:00:04]}
Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 5. Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:05]} a6 {[%emt 0:00:09]} 6. a4 {
[%emt 0:05:20] A choice of Carlsen himself.} e5 {[%emt 0:03:25]} 7. Nf3 {
[%emt 0:00:07]} Be7 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 8. Bg5 {[%emt 0:01:52] Less ambitious but
more solid!} Be6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 9. Bxf6 {[%emt 0:01:19]} Bxf6 {[%emt 0:00:23]
} 10. Nd5 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Nd7 {[%emt 0:00:16]} 11. Bc4 {[%emt 0:00:50]} Rc8 {
[%emt 0:00:52]} 12. Qe2 {[%emt 0:06:14]} Nb6 {[%emt 0:15:06] The World
Champion spent a lot of time here. I am sure he knew the right continuation
but was unhappy with the course of the game which has let White dry up the
position.} 13. Nxf6+ {[%emt 0:08:57]} Qxf6 {[%emt 0:01:44]} 14. Bxe6 {[%emt 0:
00:07]} Qxe6 {[%emt 0:00:14]} 15. O-O {[%emt 0:00:48]} (15. b3 O-O 16. Rd1 Rc6
{1/2-1/2 (16) Svidler,P (2739)-Grischuk,A (2746) Khanty-Mansiysk 2011}) 15...
O-O {[%emt 0:18:40]} 16. Rfd1 {[%emt 0:05:39]} Rc6 {[%emt 0:06:59]} 17. a5 {
[%emt 0:18:39] Finally a new move after a long think by the World Women's
number one.} Nd7 {[%emt 0:00:15]} 18. b3 {[%emt 0:00:08]} Rfc8 {[%emt 0:03:14]}
19. Rd2 {[%emt 0:07:35]} Nc5 {[%emt 0:07:45]} 20. Rad1 {[%emt 0:12:17]} Qe7 {
[%emt 0:01:06]} 21. Qe3 {[%emt 0:00:25]} g6 {[%emt 0:07:16]} 22. g3 {[%emt 0:
02:33] The position is balanced but unlike most of the cases, it is Carlsen
who does not have the patience to wait.} b5 $6 {[%emt 0:02:05] Played after
just a short thinking since Black needs to save time as Carlsen spent a lot of
time early on in the game.} (22... Ne6 23. c4 Rb8 {and now b6 where Black
compensates for his weaknesses by attacking b3.}) 23. axb6 {[%emt 0:00:14]}
Rxb6 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 24. Rd5 {[%emt 0:05:39]} Rcc6 $6 {[%emt 0:16:20] A
strange square for the rook.} (24... Rbc6 25. Nd2 Ne6 26. Nc4 Nd4 27. c3 Nxb3
28. Nxd6 Rf8 29. c4 Nd4 30. c5 {is not fun to play but is better than what
Carlsen did.}) 25. Nd2 $1 {[%emt 0:03:59]} Nb7 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 26. Nc4 {
[%emt 0:01:40]} Rb5 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 27. Qa7 $1 $16 {[%emt 0:00:00] Excellent
play by Hou Yifan, Black is completely tied up!} Qc7 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 28. Rxb5
$2 {[%emt 0:12:11] A pity. Hou Yifan concedes a draw precisely when she had
the World Champion on the ropes!} (28. h4 h5 29. Ra1 Rb4 $1 30. Rd2 $1 {
An excellent prophylactic move.} ({Rushing to take the pawn with} 30. Rxa6 {
would let Black confuse the issue with the strong exchange sacrifice} Rcxc4 $1
31. bxc4 Rb1+ 32. Kh2 $1 {The reason this is the best move will be clear in an
instant:} Qxc4 33. Ra1 {Now it is understood. If the king had been on g2,
Black could have struck with ...Qf1+, but now there is no such killer blow.
Therefore} Rxa1 34. Qxa1 Qxc2 35. Kg1 Nc5 36. Rxd6 Nxe4 37. Rd8+ Kh7 38. Qa7
Qb3 {with good winning chances but it is not clear how winning this position
is... if at all.}) 30... a5 31. Ne3 Nc5 32. Qxc7 Rxc7 33. Rxd6 Nxe4 34. Rd5 f6
35. Raxa5 Rd4 36. Kg2 {and I believe Carlsen would be first in line to play
this position!}) 28... axb5 {[%emt 0:00:29]} 29. Nxd6 {[%emt 0:00:10] And now
the draw is inevitable.} Nxd6 {[%emt 0:00:39]} 30. Qxc7 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Rxc7 {
[%emt 0:00:12]} 31. Rxd6 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Rxc2 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 32. Rd5 {
[%emt 0:00:08]} Re2 {[%emt 0:00:47]} 33. Rxe5 {[%emt 0:00:25]} b4 {[%emt 0:00:
10]} 34. Rb5 {[%emt 0:00:41]} Rxe4 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 35. Kg2 {[%emt 0:00:12]}
Rd4 {[%emt 0:00:19]} 36. Kf1 {[%emt 0:00:19]} Re4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 37. Kg2 {
[%emt 0:00:30]} Rd4 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 38. Kf1 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Grenke Chess Classic 4th"]
[Site "Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden"]
[Date "2017.04.19"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Vachier Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2803"]
[BlackElo "2649"]
[Annotator "Mekhitarian,K"]
[PlyCount "135"]
[EventDate "2017.04.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 178"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.05.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.05.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{Hou Yifan has been the sensation of the Grenke Chess Classic so far! She was
the sole leader after the 3rd round, having beaten world number 3 Fabiano
Caruana and GM Georg Meier, and achieved a draw after building up a great
advantage against the world champion Magnus Carlsen. Today she had a tough
task, to hold her ground against the world number 5, Maxime Vachier-Lagrave,
known for his strong play with the white pieces.} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5
Nf6 {The well-known Berlin Defence!} 4. d3 Bc5 5. c3 d5 $5 (5... O-O {White
can follow with 6.0-0 or accept the sacrifice} 6. Bxc6 (6. O-O d6 7. Nbd2 {
is a standard line}) 6... bxc6 7. Nxe5 d5 {may transpose to 5...d5 - See
analysis on White's 6th move.}) 6. Nbd2 (6. Nxe5 {accepting the sacrifice is
dangerous} O-O 7. Bxc6 (7. Nxc6 bxc6 8. Bxc6 Bxf2+ $1 9. Kxf2 Ng4+ 10. Kg1 Qf6
11. Qe2 Qxc6 $44) 7... bxc6 8. d4 {seen recently at top level} Bb6 {Black
trusts his bishop pair and the development advantage} 9. O-O (9. Nxc6 $2 {
would be too much} Qe8 10. Ne5 Ba6 $1 $17) 9... dxe4 (9... Nxe4 {was fine as
well} 10. Nxc6 Qd6 11. Nb4 $44 {1/2-1/2 (40) Morovic Fernandez,I (2550)
-Faizrakhmanov,R (2432) Moscow 2017, with decent compensation for Black with
a5 followed by c5 or c5 right away.}) 10. Bg5 c5 11. Nd2 cxd4 $2 {according to
Karjakin, he mixed up the lines during the game and ended up in a lost
position - this was the main mistake probably} (11... Bb7 $5) (11... h6 $5) 12.
Nxe4 dxc3 13. Qf3 $1 $16 {1-0 (31) Wei,Y (2706)-Karjakin,S (2785) Wijk aan Zee
2017}) (6. exd5 $5 {trying to maintain a more dynamic position, played last
October by Svidler} Qxd5 7. Bc4 Qd6 8. Qe2 O-O 9. Nbd2 a5 10. Ng5 Qe7 11. Nde4
Bd6 12. a4 h6 13. h4 $1 $36 {1-0 (59) Svidler,P (2745)-Inarkiev,E (2732)
Novosibirsk 2016; This looks very scary for Black. White soon obtained a
winning advantage and won a long endgame.}) 6... dxe4 7. dxe4 O-O 8. O-O a5 $5
{Black stops b2-b4 with this move, and at the same time, creates a possible
idea of playing ...Na7. And clearly invites White once again to grab the pawn
on e5, a challenge that Maxime accepts!} (8... Qe7 {was a solid way to play
this position. Whenever White plays Bxc6, Black has enough compensation with
the bishop pair and the weak light-squares (the a6-f1 diagonal specially).}) 9.
Bxc6 $5 bxc6 10. Nxe5 Ba6 $6 (10... Re8 $5 {was an option} 11. Nxc6 (11. Nb3
Qxd1 12. Rxd1 Bb6 13. Nc4 Nxe4 $11 {looks safe for Black}) 11... Qd6 12. Nd4
Bxd4 13. cxd4 Qxd4 $11 {was another way to reach this position (similar to the
game, after the 14th move).}) 11. Re1 Re8 12. Nxc6 Qd6 (12... Bxf2+ $2 13. Kxf2
Qd6 14. Nd4 $1 Qxh2 15. Rh1 $1 Ng4+ 16. Qxg4 Qxh1 17. Nf5 g6 18. Ng3 $18 {
and White is certainly very happy.}) 13. Nd4 {White threatens to consolidate
with N2b3.} Bxd4 14. cxd4 Qxd4 15. Nb3 $1 Qxd1 16. Rxd1 a4 (16... Nxe4 17. Nxa5
Be2 18. Re1 $1 $16) 17. Nc5 Nxe4 18. Nxa6 (18. Nxa4 $2 Bb5 19. Nc3 Nxc3 20.
bxc3 Ba4 21. Rf1 Bb5 $11 {guarantees a draw.}) 18... Rxa6 19. Be3 $14 {After a
long series of exchanges, White emerges with an advantage in the endgame. The
bishop is clearly superior to Black's knight, and his pawn structure is also
better. On the other hand, the reduced material increases possible drawing
chances.} h5 20. Rac1 c6 {It is good to find a solid square for your pieces in
endgames - in this case Hou Yifan looks to place her knight on d5. I like the
way Maxime plays from now on, slowly improving his pieces until move 36.} 21.
Kf1 Nf6 22. Bc5 Nd5 23. Rc4 Nc7 24. a3 Rb8 25. Rd2 Nd5 26. Ke1 {White prepares
to defend the b2-pawn with the king, to follow up with Rdd4.} f6 27. Kd1 Kf7
28. Kc2 Rb5 29. Kb1 g6 30. Ka2 Ke6 31. f3 Rb8 32. Re4+ Kf7 33. Rdd4 Rba8 34.
Rc4 Ra5 35. Bf2 R5a6 36. Bc5 Ra5 {White achieves the ideal position, and has
to create something on the kingside now to get winning chances.} 37. g3 (37. g4
$5 {trying to create a weakness on h5} hxg4 (37... Rh8 $5 {keeping an eye on
h2 in case White takes on a4} 38. Bd6 $14) 38. fxg4 $14 {at some point White
will intend to play h4-h5.}) 37... R5a6 38. h4 Ra5 39. Bf2 R5a6 40. Kb1 {
Naturally, White has no reason to hurry.} Rb8 41. Ka2 (41. Rxa4 $4 Nc3+ $19)
41... Rba8 42. g4 hxg4 (42... Re8 $5 43. Rxe8 (43. Rxa4 Rxa4 44. Rxa4 Re2 $1 {
threatening the bishop and ...Nc3+} 45. Ra7+ Ke6 46. Bc5 Rh2 $132) 43... Kxe8
44. gxh5 gxh5 45. b3 axb3+ 46. Kxb3 $14 {still keeps chances for White, slowly
pushing his a-pawn.}) 43. fxg4 Re8 44. Rxe8 (44. Rxa4 Rxa4 45. Rxa4 Re2 $1 $132
) 44... Kxe8 45. h5 Kf7 46. Be1 gxh5 47. gxh5 f5 48. Bd2 Nf6 49. Rc5 (49. Rf4
$1 Ke6 50. h6 Ra8 51. Rh4 $16 {followed by Kb1, Kc2.}) 49... Ne4 {Hou Yifan
tries to force a minor piece endgame to guarantee a draw, instead of
continuing to suffer.} (49... Nd5 $1 {then White would probably start to bring
his king over to b1-c2-d3} 50. Kb1 $16) 50. Rxf5+ Ke6 51. Ra5 {Forced.} Rxa5
52. Bxa5 Kf6 53. b3 {I won't put a question mark here, because the forced win
was something very artistic and hard to find.} (53. Bd8+ $1 Kg7 54. Be7 $3 {
was the only way to guarantee the win, a very counter-intuitive idea, losing
two important tempi, but avoiding the knight retreat to c5 or d6} Kh6 (54...
Kf7 55. h6 $1 $18) 55. b3 $1 axb3+ 56. Kxb3 Kxh5 57. a4 $18 {and White wins!})
53... Kg5 (53... Nc5 $1 {would force a draw. For example:} 54. bxa4 (54. b4 Ne6
$11) 54... Kg5 $1 55. Bd8+ Kxh5 56. a5 Kg6 $11 {and Black returns in time.})
54. Bb4 $1 {Now Maxime finds the correct idea in a similar way, the bishop
controls the c5-d6 squares and the knight can't return in time.} Kxh5 (54... c5
55. bxa4 $1 cxb4 56. axb4 $18) 55. bxa4 Nf6 56. a5 Nd5 57. a6 Nc7 {The knight
stops the pawn, but it is not enough for a draw.} 58. a7 Kg6 59. Ba5 Na8 60.
Kb3 Kf7 61. Kc4 Ke7 62. Kc5 Kd7 63. Bb6 $1 Kc8 64. Kxc6 Nc7 65. Bg1 (65. Bxc7
$4 $11 {wouldn't be smart!}) 65... Na8 66. Bh2 Nc7 67. Kb6 $1 Na8+ 68. Ka6 {
Now without having ...Nc7, Black is forced to allow Kb7, and thus the
resignation comes at the right moment. A very nice game from the Frenchman,
who is still having a hard time in 6th place with 2/4. The new leader is Levon
Aronian, the only player at 3/4!} 1-0

[Event "Grenke Chess Classic 4th"]
[Site "Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden"]
[Date "2017.04.20"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Bluebaum, Matthias"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2649"]
[BlackElo "2634"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[EventDate "2017.04.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 178"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.05.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.05.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 O-O 7. e3 h6 8. Bh4
Bf5 9. Qb3 Bxc3+ 10. bxc3 Nbd7 11. Be2 c5 12. dxc5 g5 13. Bg3 Nxc5 14. Qb5 Nfe4
15. Rc1 Qe7 16. Be5 Rac8 17. Bd4 a6 18. Qa5 Qc7 19. Qb4 Ne6 20. h4 Nxd4 21.
Nxd4 Bg6 22. hxg5 hxg5 23. Nf3 Qc5 24. Qxb7 Nxc3 25. Qb2 Qa5 26. O-O Qxa2 27.
Qxa2 Nxa2 28. Rxc8 Rxc8 29. Bxa6 Rc5 30. Ra1 Nb4 31. Ra4 Nc2 32. Be2 f6 33. Nh2
Rc7 34. Bf3 Bf7 35. Ng4 Kg7 36. Ra6 d4 37. e4 d3 38. Rd6 Nb4 39. Nxf6 Rc6 40.
Rxc6 Nxc6 41. Ng4 Nd4 42. Ne3 Nxf3+ 43. gxf3 d2 44. Kg2 Bb3 45. Kg3 d1=Q 46.
Nxd1 Bxd1 47. f4 gxf4+ 48. Kxf4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Grenke Chess Classic 4th"]
[Site "Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden"]
[Date "2017.04.21"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Aronian, Levon"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2774"]
[BlackElo "2649"]
[Annotator "Mekhitarian,K"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "2017.04.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 178"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.05.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.05.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Nbd7 {One of the many possible moves in
this position. It has a solid reputation and was used repeatedly last year by
Vishy Anand.} 5. Qc2 {White may play almost any move here, like Bf4, Bg5, cxd5,
e3, g3. Levon chooses a flexible Qc2, keeping all the possible developments
available.} ({For example} 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 (6. Bf4 $5 {also possible}) 6...
c6 7. e3 Be7 {transposes to a standard QGD} 8. Qc2 Nh5 {this idea, forcing the
exchange of the bishops, and preparing a further O-O-O for Black (after ...Nb6)
, has acquired a good reputation. It's playable in many similar positions} (
8... O-O 9. Bd3 Re8 10. h3 Nf8 11. g4 $5 a5 12. O-O-O $40 {1-0 (41) Yu,Y (2738)
-Wang,Y (2718) China 2016}) 9. Bxe7 Qxe7 10. O-O-O Nb6 11. Kb1 g6 12. Bd3 Be6 {
is the classical setup} (12... Bg4 $5 {Ivanchuk proves in every game why he's
known as one of the most creative players in the world} 13. Rc1 Bxf3 14. gxf3
Qh4 15. Ka1 f5 16. Rhg1 Nf6 17. f4 Kf7 18. Rg2 Rae8 $13 {0-1 (40) Buhmann,R 
(2633)-Ivanchuk,V (2722) Germany 2016}) 13. h3 O-O-O 14. Na4 Ng7 15. Rc1 Kb8
$13 {1/2-1/2 (78) Tomashevsky,E (2722)-Inarkiev,E (2686) Sochi 2016, with a
balanced position.}) 5... dxc4 $5 (5... c6 {was more solid, inviting White
once again to take on d5 and enter typical QGD positions.}) 6. e4 c5 7. Bxc4 a6
$146 (7... cxd4 {until now they were following a recent Giri-Anand game from
the Tal Memorial, in last October. White managed to keep a very small
advantage in that game, but it wasn't enough for much:} 8. Nxd4 Bc5 9. Nb3 Bb6
10. O-O (10. Bf4 $5 O-O 11. Rd1 {was another way to try something}) 10... O-O
11. Be2 Qc7 12. Bg5 Ne5 13. Bxf6 gxf6 14. Rac1 Rd8 15. Na4 Qxc2 16. Rxc2 Bd7
17. Nxb6 axb6 18. Rd1 Kf8 19. a3 {=/+/=, 1/2-1/2 (52) Giri,A (2755)-Anand,V 
(2776) Moscow 2016}) 8. d5 $1 Nb6 9. Be2 exd5 10. e5 $1 {A very energetic way
to try to punish Black's 7...a6.} Ne4 (10... Ng8 $5 {mentioned in the
post-mortem, was the critical move. It is very counter-intuitive, but Black
tries to keep his pawn up, hold his centre and doesn't concede an advantage to
White right away (as in the game, after 10...Ne4)} 11. a4 $1 Be6 (11... a5 $2
12. Nb5 $1 $16 {and Black has trouble developing his knight to e7 (because of
Nd6+)}) 12. Ng5 (12. a5 Nd7 13. O-O Ne7 $13) 12... Ne7 13. O-O Nc6 $13 {
White's position is attractive, but the outcome remains unclear, ...Nd4 is
coming}) 11. Nxe4 dxe4 12. Qxe4 $14 Qd5 (12... Be7 {standard development for
Black is not enough anymore, White has real pressure on the kingside} 13. O-O
O-O $2 14. Rd1 Qc7 15. Ng5 Bxg5 16. Bxg5 $16 {it will be hard to defend
against Bd3 (forcing g6, to weaken the dark squares).}) 13. Qf4 Be7 14. O-O O-O
15. Rd1 Qe6 16. Ng5 Qf5 17. Bf3 $5 {The bishop stands well in this diagonal
when Black has already moved the pawn to c5.} (17. Ne4 $5 {was another option}
Qxf4 18. Bxf4 Be6 19. Be3 $16 {followed by Rac1.}) 17... Qxf4 18. Bxf4 Nc4 $1 {
Hou finds a good way to defend actively - she will give away the bishop pair
to win a pawn.} 19. b3 Bxg5 20. Bxg5 Nxe5 21. Be4 $44 Re8 22. f3 h6 23. Bh4 c4
24. bxc4 $6 (24. Bg3 $1 {threatening Bxe5 and Rd8 with mate} Nd3 25. bxc4 Nc5
26. Bd5 Be6 {White keeps the advantage, but Black develops all his pieces at
least} 27. Rab1 $14) 24... Nxc4 25. Rac1 Be6 $6 (25... Ne3 $1 {as mentioned by
Aronian in the post-mortem, was a great chance for Black} 26. Rd2 (26. Re1 Nf5
27. Rxc8 {is not something Black should be scared of:} (27. Bf2 Nd6 $1 $15 {
Black solves the b7 problem and could even claim an advantage after ...Be6 or .
..Bf5}) 27... Raxc8 28. Bxf5 Rxe1+ 29. Bxe1 Rc1 30. Kf1 Ra1 31. Be4 {
threatening Bd5 to hold the a2-pawn} Rxa2 32. Bxb7 a5 $11 {which should be a
draw}) 26... f5 $1 {followed by ...Be6.}) 26. Bxb7 Ra7 27. Be4 $16 {With the
bishop pair in this open position, White is guaranteed a big advantage. Black
also has a problem on where to place his knight.} a5 28. Rd4 Ne5 29. Bg3 f6 30.
a3 {Threatening moves like Rc5.} Rd7 $2 {Makes it easier for White, but the
position was very unpleasant already.} (30... Bf7 31. Rc5 $16 {and most likely
the a5-pawn will fall.}) 31. Bxe5 $1 {This is one of the advantages of having
the bishop pair - normally you can choose the right time to give the pair away
in exchange for some other strategic advantage (in this case, the creation of
a serious weakness on e5).} fxe5 32. Rxd7 Bxd7 33. Rc7 Bb5 34. Rc5 Rb8 35. Rxe5
$18 {This should be hopeless, because Black's a-pawn is also problematic.} a4
36. h4 Kf7 37. Rc5 Be8 38. Bc2 Rb2 {in time trouble, Hou loses the a4-pawn,
but it doesn't make much of a difference.} (38... Ra8 {is needed to defend the
pawn, but it is too passive, and after slowly improving his king, White should
easily win the endgame.}) 39. Rc4 Ra2 40. Bxa4 Ra1+ 41. Kh2 Bxa4 42. Rxa4 {
Another great win by Levon Aronian, that guarantees him the title of the
Grenke Chess Classic 2017, since he goes into the last round 1.5 points ahead
of the 2nd place! He has scored two draws followed by an amazing sequence of
four wins to reach 1st!} 1-0

[Event "Grenke Chess Classic 4th"]
[Site "Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden"]
[Date "2017.04.22"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Naiditsch, Arkadij"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C11"]
[WhiteElo "2649"]
[BlackElo "2702"]
[Annotator "Sadorra,J"]
[PlyCount "109"]
[EventDate "2017.04.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 178"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.05.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.05.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. f4 c5 6. Nf3 a6 $5 {This is an old
variation in the Classical French that has been becoming trendy among
2600-2700 GMs recently.} ({Another way of reaching the line played in the game
is} 6... Qb6 7. Be3 a6) 7. Be3 (7. Ne2 {transposes to the other mainline with
the c3-knight going to e2 on the 4th or 5th move.} Nc6 8. c3 b5 9. a3 c4 {
For more details anout this type of French structure check out my annotations
in Vachier Lagrave- Naiditsch at the same event!}) 7... Qb6 8. Rb1 (8. a3 Nc6
9. Be2 cxd4 10. Nxd4 Bc5 11. Na4 Qa5+ 12. c3 (12. Nc3 Qc7 $5) 12... Bxd4 13.
Bxd4 Nxd4 14. Qxd4 Qc7 15. b4 O-O 16. O-O b5 17. Nb2 Nb6 18. a4 (18. Nd3 Na4 (
18... Bd7 19. Rfc1 (19. Nc5 Na4 $1) 19... Bc6 20. Nc5 Rfc8 $11) 19. Rfc1 Bd7
20. Bd1 Nb6 21. Nc5 Bc6 22. Bc2) 18... Bd7 19. a5 Na4 $1 (19... Nc4 $6 20. Nxc4
bxc4 21. f5 $5 (21. h4 $14) 21... exf5 $1 22. Qxd5 Rac8 $2 (22... Rae8 $1 23.
Qxc4 (23. Rad1 Bb5 24. Rxf5 g6 25. Rf2 Rxe5 $132) 23... Qxe5 $132) 23. Qd6 $16
{1-0 (46) Hoolt,S (2371)-Zatonskih,A (2445) Germany GER 2017}) 20. Nxa4 bxa4
21. Bd3 Bb5 22. Rf3 Rfc8 23. Bc2 Qe7 24. Bxa4 Rc4 $44) (8. Na4 {is the old
mainline. For more details check out annotated games by Finkel in Megabase.})
8... Nc6 9. Qd2 Qc7 ({Another way to start the queenside play is} 9... Qa7 $5
10. Ne2 b5 11. c3 Nb6 12. b3 c4 $132 {1/2-1/2 (22) Alekseev,E (2632)-Fridman,D
(2594) Tallinn EST 2017}) 10. Be2 cxd4 11. Nxd4 Bc5 ({Also possible is} 11...
Nxd4 12. Bxd4 Bc5 $11) 12. O-O Nxd4 13. Bxd4 Bxd4+ {The simplest way to
equalise.} (13... O-O {could lead to somewhat double-edged play after} 14. Nd1
$5 (14. Bf3 b6 15. Ne2 Bb7 16. c3 a5 $11) 14... Bxd4+ (14... f6 $1 15. exf6
Nxf6 16. Bf3 $5 (16. c3) 16... Bxd4+ 17. Qxd4 Qxc2 18. Ne3 Qg6 19. Rbc1 Bd7)
15. Qxd4 Qxc2 16. Nc3 Qg6 17. Rbc1 Nb8 $1 ({if} 17... f6 {then it's very
difficult and unpleasant to meet} 18. f5 $1 fxe5 19. Qxd5 exd5 20. fxg6 Rxf1+
21. Rxf1 d4 (21... Nf6 $4 22. Nxd5 $1 Nxd5 23. Rf8+ Kxf8 24. gxh7 $18) 22. Bc4+
Kh8 23. Ne4 {with a strong initiative in the ending.}) 18. Na4 Nc6 19. Qe3 Bd7
{White has compensation for the pawn, but not more. Both sides have equal
chances.}) 14. Qxd4 Qc5 15. Qxc5 (15. Rfd1 b6 {and Black is fine.}) 15... Nxc5
16. Kf2 ({The silicon monster suggests a unique plan in this French-type
ending:} 16. b4 $5 Nd7 17. a4 b6 (17... Nb8 $5) 18. Bd3 (18. a5 b5 19. Bd3 Bb7
20. Ne2 Rc8 21. Nd4 g6 22. Kf2 Ke7 23. Ke3 Nb8 $1 {After testing some logical
human moves, while White is slightly better due his space advantage I believe
Black can still hold this ending.}) 18... Ke7 19. Ne2 g5 $1 $132) 16... Bd7 17.
Bd3 Ke7 18. Ke3 Bb5 $5 (18... Rhc8 19. Ne2 Bb5 20. Nd4 f6 $11 {leads to
something similar to the game.}) 19. Bxb5 axb5 20. a3 Ra5 21. Rf3 Rc8 $2 {
It was simply not necessary to sac the exchange in this position, but most
probably Naiditsch is looking for more than equality...} (21... Nd7 22. Rg3 (
22. Kd2 g5 $1) 22... g6 23. Kd2 Nb6 $132) (21... Na6 $5 {[%cal Gb5b4]} 22. Na2
(22. b4 Rxa3 23. Kd2 Kd7 24. Nxb5 Rxf3 25. gxf3 Rf8 $132 {[%cal Gf7f6]}) 22...
Ra4 $1) 22. b4 Rxa3 23. Kd4 Ra4 24. Nxa4 Nxa4 {In return for the exchange,
Black has gained activity for his pieces and a target on the c-file which can
provide some compensation, but which may not be enough if White is accurate.}
25. Kd3 g6 26. Kd2 h5 27. g3 Rc4 28. h3 $6 ({He had to play} 28. c3 $1 {
to kill any counterplay starting with the check on d4} d4 $2 29. cxd4 Rxd4+ 30.
Rd3 Rc4 31. Rc1 $16 {only helps White.}) 28... Kd7 (28... Rd4+ $1 29. Kc1 Rc4
30. Rbb3 (30. Kd2 Rd4+ $11) 30... d4 $44 {[%csl Rc3][%cal Ga4c3]}) 29. g4 (29.
c3 $1 {And again!}) 29... Rd4+ {Black now doesn't miss his chance.} 30. Kc1
hxg4 31. hxg4 Kc6 $5 {Once again, Naiditsch continues to fight for more!} (
31... Rc4 32. Kd2 (32. Rbb3 Nb6 $44) 32... Rd4+ $11) 32. Rbb3 ({The pawn break
with} 32. f5 {doesn't work yet due to} Rxg4 33. fxe6 fxe6 34. Rf6 $4 Rg1+ $19)
32... Re4 {Preventing f4-f5.} 33. Rf1 g5 (33... Nb6 34. Rh3 Rxb4 35. Rh7 Nc4
36. Rxf7 $2 (36. Rf3 Ra4 37. c3 Ra1+ 38. Kc2 Ra2+ 39. Kc1 Ra1+ $11) 36... Ra4
37. Kd1 Ne3+ 38. Ke2 Nxf1 39. Kxf1 Rc4 40. Rf6 Kc5 41. Rxg6 Rxf4+ 42. Kg2 b4
43. Kg3 Rc4 44. Rxe6 Rxc2 {and Black has great winning chances in this ending.}
) 34. fxg5 Rxg4 35. Rxf7 Rxg5 36. Rh3 Rxe5 {With more pawns being traded off
the game gradually moves closer to a draw. Now both sides play more moves to
put pressure on each other, but neither side gains the upper hand as the
respective attacking and defensive resources on each side are equal.} 37. Rhh7
Re4 38. c3 Kd6 39. Rd7+ Ke5 40. Rh5+ Kf6 41. Rh6+ Kf5 42. Rh3 b6 43. Rf7+ Ke5
44. Rf2 Rc4 45. Re2+ Kd6 46. Kd2 d4 47. cxd4 Rxb4 48. Rh4 Rb2+ 49. Kd3 Rb3+ 50.
Kc2 Rc3+ 51. Kd2 Rc6 52. Rh6 Kd5 53. Re5+ Kxd4 54. Rhxe6 Rxe6 55. Rxe6 {
and they eventually agreed to a draw. An interesting choice of opening line by
Naiditsch, who seemed to have easily gained equality from the opening stage,
and great fighting spirit from both players in the complex ending.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "chess.com Speed 1m+1spm 2017"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2017.08.24"]
[Round "1.18"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A07"]
[WhiteElo "2652"]
[BlackElo "2802"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "2017.05.03"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2018"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.10.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.10.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 c6 3. Bg2 Bg4 4. O-O e6 5. b3 Nd7 6. Bb2 Ngf6 7. d3 Bd6 8. Nbd2
O-O 9. Qe1 Qe7 10. e4 dxe4 11. dxe4 e5 12. Nc4 Bb4 13. Qe2 b5 14. Ne3 Bxf3 15.
Bxf3 g6 16. a3 Bc5 17. Rfd1 a5 18. a4 b4 19. Nc4 Rfe8 20. Bg2 h5 21. Bh3 Bd4
22. Bxd4 exd4 23. Rxd4 Ne5 24. Re1 c5 25. Rdd1 Nc6 26. Bg2 Nd4 27. Qd3 Ng4 28.
f4 Rad8 29. h3 Nf6 30. e5 Nd5 31. Bxd5 Rxd5 32. Qe4 Qe6 33. Kg2 Red8 34. Ne3
R5d7 35. Rd2 f5 36. Qd3 Nc6 0-1

[Event "chess.com Speed 1m+1spm 2017"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2017.08.24"]
[Round "1.19"]
[White "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A47"]
[WhiteElo "2802"]
[BlackElo "2652"]
[PlyCount "122"]
[EventDate "2017.05.03"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2018"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.10.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.10.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. Bf4 b6 4. e3 Bb7 5. Bd3 c5 6. O-O Be7 7. c4 O-O 8. Nc3
cxd4 9. exd4 d5 10. cxd5 Nxd5 11. Bg3 Nd7 12. Rc1 N7f6 13. Re1 Nxc3 14. bxc3
Rc8 15. Ne5 Qd5 16. f3 Rfd8 17. Qe2 Ba3 18. Rc2 Bf8 19. Bh4 Qd6 20. Qf2 Re8 21.
Bxf6 gxf6 22. Qh4 Bg7 23. Qxh7+ Kf8 24. Nc4 Qf4 25. Qh3 Ke7 26. Qg3 Qxg3 27.
hxg3 Ba6 28. Nb2 Bxd3 29. Nxd3 Red8 30. Kf2 Rxd4 31. cxd4 Rxc2+ 32. Re2 Rc4 33.
d5 Rd4 34. Nf4 e5 35. Nh5 Bh6 36. Rc2 Rd2+ 37. Rxd2 Bxd2 38. Ke2 Bb4 39. g4 Bc5
40. Kd3 b5 41. Ng3 Bb6 42. Nf5+ Kd7 43. g3 a5 44. f4 exf4 45. gxf4 Bc7 46. Ke4
b4 47. Ne3 a4 48. Nc4 b3 49. axb3 axb3 50. f5 Be5 51. Kd3 b2 52. Kc2 Bd4 53.
Nd2 Be5 54. Ne4 Bd4 55. g5 fxg5 56. Nxg5 f6 57. Ne4 Be5 58. d6 Kc6 59. Kb1 Kd7
60. Kc2 Kc6 61. Kb1 Kd7 1/2-1/2

[Event "chess.com Speed 1m+1spm 2017"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2017.08.24"]
[Round "1.20"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A29"]
[WhiteElo "2652"]
[BlackElo "2802"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "2017.05.03"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2018"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.10.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.10.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. a3 g6 5. g3 Bg7 6. Bg2 O-O 7. O-O a5 8. Rb1
d6 9. b4 axb4 10. axb4 Ne7 11. d3 h6 12. b5 Nh7 13. Nd2 f5 14. Bb2 Nf6 15. Qb3
Kh8 16. Ra1 Rb8 17. Ba3 Be6 18. Nd5 g5 19. Nxe7 Qxe7 20. Qc3 e4 21. d4 Qf7 22.
e3 Rg8 23. b6 cxb6 24. Bxd6 Rbc8 25. Rfc1 b5 26. Qb4 bxc4 27. Ra7 c3 28. Rxc3
Nd5 29. Rxc8 Nxb4 30. Rxg8+ Qxg8 31. Bxb4 Qc8 32. Bc5 b6 33. Bxb6 Qc1+ 34. Nf1
Qb1 35. Bc5 Bc4 36. h3 Be2 37. Ra8+ Kh7 38. Ra7 Kg6 39. Ra6+ Bxa6 0-1

[Event "chess.com Speed 1m+1spm 2017"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2017.08.24"]
[Round "1.21"]
[White "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B30"]
[WhiteElo "2802"]
[BlackElo "2652"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "2017.05.03"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2018"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.10.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.10.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nd4 4. Nf3 e6 5. O-O Ne7 6. Re1 Nxb5 7. Nxb5 Nc6 8.
d4 a6 9. Nc3 cxd4 10. Nxd4 Qc7 11. Nd5 exd5 12. exd5+ Ne7 13. a4 d6 14. Ra3 Bd7
15. Bg5 f6 16. Bf4 Kf7 17. Ne6 Qa5 18. c4 Ng6 19. Bd2 Qb6 20. Rb3 Qa7 21. Be3
Qb8 22. Bb6 Qc8 23. Qd4 Be7 24. Rbe3 Rb8 25. f4 Bd8 26. Nxd8+ Rxd8 27. Bxd8
Qxd8 28. b4 b6 29. h4 h5 30. Qd3 a5 31. Qe2 axb4 32. Qxh5 Qh8 33. Re7+ Kf8 34.
Qxg6 1-0

[Event "chess.com Speed 1m+1spm 2017"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2017.08.24"]
[Round "1.22"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A07"]
[WhiteElo "2652"]
[BlackElo "2802"]
[PlyCount "40"]
[EventDate "2017.05.03"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2018"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.10.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.10.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. O-O e5 5. c4 c6 6. cxd5 cxd5 7. d4 e4 8. Ne1
Nc6 9. Nc2 h5 10. f3 h4 11. fxe4 dxe4 12. Be3 hxg3 13. hxg3 Nf6 14. Nc3 Ng4 15.
d5 Nxe3 16. Nxe3 Bd4 17. Qd2 Qg5 18. Ncd1 Qxg3 19. dxc6 Be5 20. Rf2 Rh1+ 0-1

[Event "chess.com Speed 1m+1spm 2017"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2017.08.24"]
[Round "1.23"]
[White "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B23"]
[WhiteElo "2802"]
[BlackElo "2652"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "2017.05.03"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2018"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.10.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.10.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 a6 3. g3 g6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Qxd4 Nf6 6. e5 Nc6 7. Qf4 Nh5 8. Qe4
d6 9. exd6 Qxd6 10. Be3 Bg7 11. Rd1 Qb4 12. Qxb4 Nxb4 13. Rd2 Be6 14. Bg2 Rc8
15. Nge2 Rc7 16. Nd4 O-O 17. Nxe6 fxe6 18. a3 Bxc3 19. bxc3 Nd5 20. Bxd5 exd5
21. Rxd5 Rxc3 22. Kd2 Rxa3 23. Rd7 Nf6 24. Rxe7 Nd5 25. Rxb7 Nxe3 26. fxe3 Rf2+
27. Kc1 Rc3 28. Rb2 Rxe3 29. Rd1 Kg7 30. Rb7+ Kh6 31. Rdd7 Rc3 32. Rxh7+ Kg5
33. Rb2 a5 34. Kb1 a4 35. h4+ Kg4 36. Rg7 Kxg3 37. Rxg6+ Kxh4 38. Rb4+ Kh5 39.
Rg1 Rcxc2 40. Rxa4 Rb2+ 41. Ka1 Rg2 42. Rxg2 Rxg2 43. Ra2 Rxa2+ 44. Kxa2
1/2-1/2

[Event "chess.com Speed 1m+1spm 2017"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2017.08.24"]
[Round "1.24"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2652"]
[BlackElo "2802"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "2017.05.03"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2018"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.10.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.10.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 b6 3. Bg2 Bb7 4. O-O e6 5. c4 c5 6. Nc3 a6 7. d4 cxd4 8. Qxd4
Nc6 9. Qf4 Qb8 10. Qd2 Be7 11. b3 O-O 12. Bb2 Rd8 13. Rfd1 Ra7 14. e4 Ba8 15.
Qe2 d6 16. Nd2 Nd7 17. Nf1 Nc5 18. Ne3 Rad7 19. Rac1 Bf8 20. h4 Re8 21. Nc2 Qd8
22. b4 Nb7 23. a3 Qc8 24. Na4 Qd8 25. Qe3 b5 26. cxb5 axb5 27. Nb6 Rc7 28. Nxa8
Qxa8 29. Nd4 Rec8 30. Nxb5 Rd7 31. Nd4 Ne5 32. Rxc8 Qxc8 33. Rc1 Qd8 34. Nf3
Ng4 35. Qe2 h6 36. Nd4 Nf6 37. Nc6 Qa8 38. e5 dxe5 39. Nxe5 Rd8 40. Ng4 Nd5 41.
Nxh6+ gxh6 42. Qg4+ Kh7 43. Be4+ 1-0

[Event "chess.com Speed 1m+1spm 2017"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2017.08.24"]
[Round "1.25"]
[White "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A10"]
[WhiteElo "2802"]
[BlackElo "2652"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "2017.05.03"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2018"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.10.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.10.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e6 2. Nc3 b6 3. e4 Bb7 4. Nf3 Bb4 5. Bd3 Ne7 6. O-O Bxc3 7. bxc3 d6 8.
Bc2 Nd7 9. d4 e5 10. Re1 O-O 11. Nd2 Ng6 12. Nf1 h6 13. Ng3 Kh7 14. a4 a5 15.
Nf5 Qf6 16. Be3 Rae8 17. Qg4 Ne7 18. Nxh6 gxh6 19. Qxd7 Rg8 20. g3 Bc8 21. Qxc7
Qf3 22. Bd1 Qxe4 23. Rc1 Qg6 24. dxe5 dxe5 25. Qxb6 Nc6 26. Bc2 f5 27. Rcd1 Rg7
28. Qc5 Re6 29. Rd5 h5 30. Red1 h4 31. Rd6 Rge7 32. Qxc6 hxg3 33. hxg3 1-0

[Event "chess.com Speed 1m+1spm 2017"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2017.08.24"]
[Round "1.26"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E67"]
[WhiteElo "2652"]
[BlackElo "2802"]
[PlyCount "96"]
[EventDate "2017.05.03"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2018"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.10.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.10.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 g6 2. g3 Bg7 3. Bg2 Nf6 4. O-O O-O 5. c4 d6 6. d4 Nbd7 7. Nc3 a6 8. e4
Rb8 9. h3 c5 10. Re1 cxd4 11. Nxd4 Ne5 12. b3 Bd7 13. Bb2 b5 14. cxb5 axb5 15.
f4 Nc6 16. e5 Nxd4 17. Qxd4 b4 18. exf6 Bxf6 19. Qxf6 exf6 20. Nd5 Kg7 21. Rad1
Be6 22. Bxf6+ Qxf6 23. Nxf6 Kxf6 24. Rxd6 Rfd8 25. Red1 Rxd6 26. Rxd6 Ke7 27.
Rd2 Rc8 28. Kf2 Rc1 29. h4 Bf5 30. Ke3 Rc3+ 31. Kf2 Bb1 32. Bd5 f6 33. Bc4 h6
34. Be2 g5 35. hxg5 fxg5 36. fxg5 hxg5 37. Bd1 Kf6 38. Rd4 Rc1 39. Ke1 Rc3 40.
g4 Re3+ 41. Kd2 Re4 42. Rxe4 Bxe4 43. Ke3 Ke5 44. Bf3 Bb1 45. Bd1 Kd5 46. Bf3+
Ke5 47. Bd1 Kd5 48. Bf3+ Ke5 1/2-1/2

[Event "chess.com Speed 1m+1spm Chess960 2017"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2017.08.24"]
[Round "1.27"]
[White "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2802"]
[BlackElo "2652"]
[PlyCount "0"]
[EventDate "2017.05.03"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2018"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.10.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.10.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

 1-0

[Event "chess.com Speed 3m+2spm 2017"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2017.08.24"]
[Round "1.9"]
[White "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2802"]
[BlackElo "2652"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[EventDate "2017.05.03"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2018"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.10.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.10.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e6 6. Be3 a6 7. f3 b5 8. Qd2
Nbd7 9. g4 h6 10. O-O-O b4 11. Na4 Ne5 12. Kb1 Bd7 13. b3 Bxa4 14. bxa4 Qc7 15.
Be2 Be7 16. h4 Nc4 17. Bxc4 Qxc4 18. Qd3 Qc7 19. g5 Nd7 20. g6 Ne5 21. gxf7+
Kxf7 22. Qb3 Nc4 23. f4 Rhc8 24. e5 dxe5 25. fxe5 Qxe5 26. Rhe1 Qd5 27. Bc1 Bf6
28. Nxe6 Na3+ 29. Bxa3 Qxb3+ 30. axb3 bxa3 31. Rd7+ Kg6 32. Rg1+ Kh5 33. Nxg7+
Bxg7 34. Rdxg7 Rc6 35. R7g2 Re8 36. Ka2 Re4 37. Kxa3 Rxh4 38. Rd2 Rh3 39. Kb4
Kh4 40. Ka5 Rhc3 41. Rh2+ Rh3 42. Rxh3+ Kxh3 43. c4 h5 44. Rg5 h4 45. c5 Kh2
46. b4 h3 47. b5 axb5 48. axb5 Rh6 49. c6 1-0

[Event "chess.com Speed 3m+2spm 2017"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2017.08.24"]
[Round "1.10"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C13"]
[WhiteElo "2652"]
[BlackElo "2802"]
[PlyCount "116"]
[EventDate "2017.05.03"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2018"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.10.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.10.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 dxe4 5. Nxe4 Be7 6. Bxf6 gxf6 7. Nf3 f5 8.
Nc3 a6 9. Qe2 b5 10. O-O-O b4 11. Na4 Qd5 12. Kb1 Bd7 13. Nc5 Bb5 14. Qe5 Qxe5
15. Nxe5 Bd6 16. g3 Bxe5 17. dxe5 Bc6 18. Rg1 Bf3 19. Rd3 Bd5 20. Bg2 c6 21. c4
bxc3 22. bxc3 Ra7 23. Rgd1 Ke7 24. Bf1 Nd7 25. Nxd7 Rxd7 26. Kc1 Rb7 27. Rd4
Rhb8 28. Bd3 Rb2 29. c4 Bf3 30. Rd2 Rxd2 31. Kxd2 c5 32. Rd6 f6 33. Rxa6 fxe5
34. Ke3 e4 35. Be2 Bxe2 36. Kxe2 Rb4 37. Ra7+ Kf6 38. Rxh7 Rxc4 39. Rc7 Rc2+
40. Ke3 Ke5 41. a4 Kd6 42. Rc8 Ra2 43. Ra8 c4 44. a5 c3 45. Rc8 Ra3 46. h4 Ke5
47. Rc5+ Kf6 48. a6 c2+ 49. Kd2 Rxa6 50. Rxc2 e5 51. Ke2 f4 52. gxf4 exf4 53.
Rc5 Ra2+ 54. Kf1 f3 55. Kg1 Ra1+ 56. Kh2 e3 57. Rc3 e2 58. Rxf3+ Kg7 0-1

[Event "chess.com Speed 3m+2spm 2017"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2017.08.24"]
[Round "1.11"]
[White "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B23"]
[WhiteElo "2802"]
[BlackElo "2652"]
[PlyCount "92"]
[EventDate "2017.05.03"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2018"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.10.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.10.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 g6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Qxd4 Nf6 5. e5 Nc6 6. Qf4 Nh5 7. Qe4 d6 8. Bb5
dxe5 9. Nf3 Bd7 10. Bg5 h6 11. Bh4 Nf6 12. Bxf6 exf6 13. O-O-O Be7 14. Nd5 a6
15. Bc4 Qa5 16. Nxe7 Kxe7 17. Bxf7 Bf5 18. Qc4 Rac8 19. Qd5 Qxd5 20. Bxd5 Nb4
21. c3 Nd3+ 22. Rxd3 Bxd3 23. Bxb7 Rc7 24. Bd5 Rd8 25. Bb3 g5 26. Re1 g4 27.
Nd2 h5 28. Bc2 Rcd7 29. Bxd3 Rxd3 30. Nc4 Ke6 31. Kc2 h4 32. a4 g3 33. hxg3
hxg3 34. f4 R3d5 35. fxe5 fxe5 36. Re3 Rg8 37. b4 Rg4 38. Kb3 Kf5 39. Rf3+ Rf4
40. Ne3+ Ke4 41. Rxg3 Rd3 42. b5 axb5 43. axb5 Rxe3 44. Rxe3+ Kxe3 45. c4 Kd4
46. Kb4 Rf1 0-1

[Event "chess.com Speed 3m+2spm 2017"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2017.08.24"]
[Round "1.12"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C11"]
[WhiteElo "2652"]
[BlackElo "2802"]
[PlyCount "143"]
[EventDate "2017.05.03"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2018"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.10.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.10.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. f4 c5 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. Be3 Be7 8. Qd2
a6 9. Be2 b5 10. a3 O-O 11. Nd1 b4 12. axb4 Nxb4 13. c3 Nc6 14. O-O Na5 15. Qe1
Nc4 16. b3 Nxe3 17. Nxe3 Rb8 18. Bxa6 Rxb3 19. f5 Qb6 20. Bxc8 Rxc8 21. Rb1
Rxb1 22. Qxb1 h6 23. fxe6 fxe6 24. Qg6 Nf8 25. Qg4 Qb3 26. Nd1 cxd4 27. Nxd4
Bc5 28. Qf4 Bxd4+ 29. cxd4 Qd3 30. Nf2 Qg6 31. h3 Nh7 32. h4 Rf8 33. Qe3 Qf5
34. Qe2 Qf4 35. Qg4 Rf5 36. g3 Qe3 37. Kg2 Nf8 38. Nd1 Qd2+ 39. Rf2 Qd3 40. h5
Kf7 41. Nb2 Rxf2+ 42. Kxf2 Qd2+ 43. Qe2 Qxd4+ 44. Kg2 Nd7 45. Nd3 Kg8 46. Nf4
Nc5 47. Ng6 Qe4+ 48. Qxe4 Nxe4 49. Kf3 Kf7 50. Nf4 Ke7 51. Ne2 Kd7 52. Nd4 Ng5+
53. Kf4 Nf7 54. g4 Nd8 55. Nf3 Nc6 56. g5 Ke7 57. gxh6 gxh6 58. Nh2 Kf7 59. Ng4
Kg7 60. Ne3 Ne7 61. Kg4 Kf7 62. Kf4 Kf8 63. Kg4 Kg7 64. Kf4 Kf7 65. Kg4 d4 66.
Ng2 Nf5 67. Nf4 Ke7 68. Kf3 Kd7 69. Ke4 Ke7 70. Kd3 Kf7 71. Ke4 Ke7 72. Kd3
1/2-1/2

[Event "chess.com Speed 3m+2spm 2017"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2017.08.24"]
[Round "1.13"]
[White "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B28"]
[WhiteElo "2802"]
[BlackElo "2652"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventDate "2017.05.03"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2018"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.10.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.10.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 a6 3. c3 e6 4. d4 d5 5. e5 Bd7 6. Be3 Qb6 7. Qb3 Qxb3 8. axb3
cxd4 9. Nxd4 Ne7 10. Nd2 Nec6 11. Nb5 Kd8 12. Bb6+ Kc8 13. Nf3 Be7 14. b4 f6
15. exf6 gxf6 16. Be2 Rg8 17. O-O Rg4 18. h3 Rg7 19. Rfe1 Bf8 20. Bf1 Nxb4 21.
cxb4 Bxb4 22. Rec1+ Nc6 23. Nc7 Rb8 24. Nd4 e5 25. Nxc6 Bxc6 26. Nxd5 Bd2 27.
Rc2 1-0

[Event "chess.com Speed 3m+2spm 2017"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2017.08.24"]
[Round "1.14"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C25"]
[WhiteElo "2652"]
[BlackElo "2802"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[EventDate "2017.05.03"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2018"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.10.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.10.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. g3 Bc5 4. Bg2 d6 5. Nge2 a6 6. d3 Nge7 7. h3 O-O 8. Nd5
Nxd5 9. exd5 Nd4 10. Be3 Nxe2 11. Qxe2 Bxe3 12. fxe3 Qg5 13. Qf3 f5 14. O-O-O
Bd7 15. Rhf1 a5 16. a3 b5 17. b3 b4 18. a4 Rac8 19. Qf2 c5 20. Kd2 e4 21. Qf4
Qf6 22. dxe4 Qc3+ 23. Ke2 Qxc2+ 24. Rd2 Qxb3 25. Qxd6 Bxa4 26. Rxf5 Qc3 27.
Qe6+ Kh8 28. Qb6 Bb3 29. d6 Bc4+ 30. Kd1 Qa1+ 31. Kc2 b3+ 0-1

[Event "chess.com Speed 3m+2spm 2017"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2017.08.24"]
[Round "1.15"]
[White "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E43"]
[WhiteElo "2802"]
[BlackElo "2652"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[EventDate "2017.05.03"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2018"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.10.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.10.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Nf3 b6 5. e3 Bb7 6. Bd3 O-O 7. O-O Bxc3 8.
bxc3 Be4 9. Be2 d6 10. Ng5 Bb7 11. f3 c5 12. e4 Nbd7 13. Be3 Qe7 14. Qd2 h6 15.
Nh3 Rad8 16. a4 cxd4 17. cxd4 e5 18. a5 exd4 19. Bxd4 Rfe8 20. Nf2 d5 21. cxd5
Nxd5 22. axb6 axb6 23. Ra7 Ba8 24. Bb5 N5f6 25. Bxf6 1-0

[Event "chess.com Speed 3m+2spm 2017"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2017.08.24"]
[Round "1.16"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C79"]
[WhiteElo "2652"]
[BlackElo "2802"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "2017.05.03"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2018"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.10.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.10.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 g6 5. c3 d6 6. d4 Bd7 7. O-O Bg7 8. Re1
Nf6 9. h3 O-O 10. Bc2 Re8 11. Nbd2 b6 12. Nf1 h6 13. Ng3 Qe7 14. Be3 Qf8 15.
Qd2 Rad8 16. Rad1 Na7 17. Qc1 c5 18. d5 Nh7 19. Nh2 f5 20. exf5 gxf5 21. f4 e4
22. Nh5 Bh8 23. Nf1 Qf7 24. Nfg3 Nc8 25. Rd2 Ne7 26. Qd1 Ng6 27. Nf1 Nf6 28.
Nxf6+ Bxf6 29. Qh5 Qg7 30. Ng3 Nh4 31. Kh2 Kh8 32. Qe2 Rg8 33. Nh5 Qg6 34. Nxf6
Qxf6 35. Qf1 Rg7 36. c4 Rdg8 37. Ree2 Rg3 38. Bd1 Be8 39. Qe1 Qg7 40. Bg1 Rxh3+
41. Kxh3 Qg4+ 42. Kh2 Nf3+ 0-1

[Event "chess.com Speed 3m+2spm Chess960 2017"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2017.08.24"]
[Round "1.17"]
[White "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2802"]
[BlackElo "2652"]
[PlyCount "0"]
[EventDate "2017.05.03"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2018"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.10.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.10.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

 1-0

[Event "chess.com Speed 5m+2spm 2017"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2017.08.24"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2802"]
[BlackElo "2652"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[EventDate "2017.05.03"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2018"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.10.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.10.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. Bxc6 dxc6 6. h3 Bd6 7. Be3 O-O 8.
Nc3 Nd7 9. O-O Re8 10. a4 a5 11. Nd2 b6 12. Nc4 Ba6 13. Nxd6 cxd6 14. f4 f6 15.
Qg4 Nf8 16. Qg3 Ra7 17. Rf3 Rf7 18. Raf1 Ne6 19. Qf2 Rb7 20. Rg3 Kh8 21. Rg4
exf4 22. Bxf4 Nxf4 23. Rxf4 Rf7 24. Ne2 Bc8 25. Ng3 Re5 26. c4 c5 27. b3 Kg8
28. Ne2 Be6 29. g4 Rf8 30. Qg3 Bf7 31. Kh2 Rfe8 32. Ng1 h6 33. h4 Qd7 34. Nf3
Rd8 35. g5 hxg5 36. hxg5 fxg5 37. Nxg5 Bg6 38. Kg2 Qe7 39. Nf3 Re6 40. Rh1 Rf8
41. Rfh4 Ref6 42. e5 dxe5 43. Rh8+ Kf7 44. Nxe5+ Ke8 45. Rxf8+ Qxf8 46. Nxg6
Qd6 47. Re1+ Kd8 48. Qxd6+ Rxd6 49. Nf4 Rd4 50. Re4 1-0

[Event "chess.com Speed 5m+2spm 2017"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2017.08.24"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2652"]
[BlackElo "2802"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "2017.05.03"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2018"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.10.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.10.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. c3 O-O 6. O-O d6 7. h3 Ne7 8. Ba4
Ng6 9. Re1 c6 10. Nbd2 Re8 11. d4 exd4 12. cxd4 Bb4 13. Bc2 c5 14. a3 Ba5 15.
b4 cxb4 16. Nb3 Bb6 17. axb4 d5 18. e5 Ne4 19. Nc5 Bxc5 20. bxc5 Bf5 21. Ra3 b6
22. g4 Be6 23. cxb6 Qxb6 24. Rb3 Qd8 25. Nd2 Rc8 26. Nxe4 dxe4 27. Ra3 Bd5 28.
Rxa7 Rc3 29. Re3 Rxe3 30. Bxe3 Nh4 31. Ba4 Nf3+ 32. Kg2 Rf8 33. Bb3 h5 34. Bxd5
Qxd5 35. Qb1 hxg4 36. hxg4 Qc6 37. Qb7 Qg6 38. Qd7 Qh7 39. Bf4 Ne1+ 40. Kf1
Qh1+ 41. Ke2 Nd3 0-1

[Event "chess.com Speed 5m+2spm 2017"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2017.08.24"]
[Round "1.3"]
[White "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A45"]
[WhiteElo "2802"]
[BlackElo "2652"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[EventDate "2017.05.03"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2018"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.10.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.10.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bf4 b6 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Qb3 a5 6. a3 Bxc3+ 7. Qxc3 d6 8. f3
Nh5 9. Be3 f5 10. Nh3 O-O 11. g3 a4 12. Bg2 Bb7 13. O-O-O Qe8 14. Nf4 Nxf4 15.
Bxf4 Nc6 16. d5 Na5 17. Kb1 Ba6 18. dxe6 Bxc4 19. e4 fxe4 20. Bh3 exf3 21. Qc2
Qh5 22. e7 Rfe8 23. Bf5 Rxe7 24. g4 Qh3 25. Rhe1 Re2 26. Qxa4 Rf8 27. Qd7 Rxe1
28. Rxe1 f2 29. Be6+ Kh8 30. Rc1 Bxe6 31. Qxe6 f1=Q 0-1

[Event "chess.com Speed 5m+2spm 2017"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2017.08.24"]
[Round "1.4"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C11"]
[WhiteElo "2652"]
[BlackElo "2802"]
[PlyCount "134"]
[EventDate "2017.05.03"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2018"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.10.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.10.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. f4 c5 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. Be3 Be7 8. Qd2
a6 9. g3 b5 10. Ne2 b4 11. Bh3 a5 12. O-O O-O 13. c3 Nb6 14. b3 bxc3 15. Nxc3
Ba6 16. Rf2 cxd4 17. Nxd4 Nxd4 18. Bxd4 Rc8 19. Qe3 Rc6 20. Rd1 Nd7 21. f5 Bg5
22. Qe1 Qc7 23. Bg2 Kh8 24. h4 Be7 25. Qe3 Bc5 26. Bxc5 Rxc5 27. Na4 Rc6 28.
Re1 Bb5 29. Qf4 Qd8 30. Qd4 Qe7 31. Nc3 Ba6 32. fxe6 fxe6 33. Rxf8+ Qxf8 34.
Ne2 Bxe2 35. Rxe2 Qb4 36. Qf2 Qc5 37. Bh3 Qxf2+ 38. Kxf2 Kg8 39. Ke3 Kf7 40.
Kd4 Ke7 41. Rb2 Rc1 42. Re2 Nb8 43. Kd3 Nc6 44. Kd2 Rg1 45. Bg2 Nd4 46. Rf2 Ra1
47. Kc3 Nf5 48. g4 Nxh4 49. Kd4 Re1 50. a3 Nxg2 51. Rxg2 Re4+ 52. Kc5 Rxe5 53.
b4 axb4 54. axb4 Re4 55. b5 Rc4+ 56. Kb6 d4 57. Ka7 e5 58. b6 Kd6 59. b7 Ra4+
60. Kb6 Rb4+ 61. Ka7 e4 62. b8=Q+ Rxb8 63. Kxb8 d3 64. Rd2 Ke5 65. Kc7 Kd4 66.
Kd6 e3 67. Rh2 e2 0-1

[Event "chess.com Speed 5m+2spm 2017"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2017.08.24"]
[Round "1.5"]
[White "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A13"]
[WhiteElo "2802"]
[BlackElo "2652"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "2017.05.03"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2018"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.10.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.10.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e6 2. Nc3 Bb4 3. Qb3 a5 4. a3 Bxc3 5. Qxc3 Qf6 6. d4 Nc6 7. Nf3 a4 8. e4
d6 9. Bd3 e5 10. d5 Na5 11. Bc2 Bd7 12. c5 Ne7 13. O-O h6 14. Be3 O-O 15. Qb4
Qg6 16. Rac1 Bh3 17. Ne1 f5 18. cxd6 cxd6 19. Bb6 Nb3 20. Bxb3 axb3 21. Qxb3
Bg4 22. f3 Bh5 23. Rc7 Rf7 24. exf5 Nxf5 25. Rxf7 Qxf7 26. g4 Qg6 27. Ng2 Rf8
28. gxh5 Qg5 29. Qb4 Qxh5 30. Qg4 Qe8 31. Ne3 Nxe3 32. Bxe3 Rf6 33. Kh1 Rg6 34.
Qe4 Rf6 35. Rg1 Qb5 36. Qg4 Rf7 37. Bxh6 Qxd5 38. Bxg7 Qxf3+ 39. Qxf3 Rxf3 40.
Bxe5+ 1-0

[Event "chess.com Speed 5m+2spm 2017"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2017.08.24"]
[Round "1.6"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B42"]
[WhiteElo "2652"]
[BlackElo "2802"]
[PlyCount "141"]
[EventDate "2017.05.03"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2018"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.10.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.10.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Bd3 Nf6 6. O-O Qc7 7. Qe2 d6 8. c4
g6 9. Nc3 Bg7 10. Nf3 Nc6 11. Rd1 O-O 12. Bc2 Nd7 13. Bf4 Nde5 14. Rac1 b6 15.
Bb3 Qe7 16. Be3 Rb8 17. Nxe5 dxe5 18. f3 Nd4 19. Qf2 f5 20. exf5 gxf5 21. Ne2
Nxb3 22. axb3 Qb4 23. Rc3 f4 24. Bd2 Bb7 25. Rd3 Qc5 26. Nc3 Rbd8 27. Be1 Rd4
28. Na4 Qd6 29. Qe2 Rd8 30. R3d2 Qe7 31. Bf2 Rxd2 32. Rxd2 Rxd2 33. Qxd2 e4 34.
fxe4 Be5 35. Nxb6 Bxe4 36. Qe2 Qb7 37. Qg4+ Kh8 38. Qxe6 Bxb2 39. Qd6 h5 40.
Qxf4 Kh7 41. Be3 Qc6 42. Nd5 Bxd5 43. Qf5+ Qg6 44. Qxg6+ Kxg6 45. cxd5 Kf5 46.
d6 Ke6 47. Bc5 Bf6 48. Kf2 Kd5 49. Ba3 Kc6 50. Kf3 Be5 51. g3 Kd7 52. h3 Ke6
53. g4 hxg4+ 54. hxg4 Bf6 55. Ke4 Bg5 56. Bc5 Bh6 57. Kd4 Bf4 58. Kc3 Bg5 59.
Kb4 Kd5 60. d7 Kc6 61. Be3 Bd8 62. g5 Kxd7 63. g6 Ke6 64. Bd4 Bc7 65. Kc5 Bd8
66. Kc6 a5 67. Kb5 Bc7 68. Bc3 Ke7 69. Bxa5 Be5 70. Kc4 Kf8 71. Bc3 1-0

[Event "chess.com Speed 5m+2spm 2017"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2017.08.24"]
[Round "1.7"]
[White "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A14"]
[WhiteElo "2802"]
[BlackElo "2652"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "2017.05.03"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2018"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.10.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.10.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 d5 3. Bg2 e6 4. O-O Be7 5. b3 O-O 6. Bb2 b6 7. c4 Bb7 8. cxd5
Nxd5 9. d4 c5 10. dxc5 Bxc5 11. Ne5 Nd7 12. Nd2 Nxe5 13. Bxe5 Ne3 14. Bxb7 Nxd1
15. Raxd1 f6 16. Ne4 Qe7 17. Bxa8 Rxa8 18. Nxc5 Qxc5 19. Bf4 h5 20. h4 Qb5 21.
Rd2 Rc8 22. Rfd1 Kh7 23. Be3 Rc7 24. Kf1 Qf5 25. Kg1 Qg4 26. Kg2 Qe4+ 27. Kg1
e5 28. Kh2 f5 29. Bg5 f4 30. gxf4 exf4 31. Kg1 Rc2 32. Rxc2 Qxc2 33. Rd7 Qxe2
34. Rxa7 Qe1+ 35. Kg2 Qe4+ 36. Kg1 f3 37. Be3 Qxh4 0-1

[Event "chess.com Speed 5m+2spm Chess960 2017"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2017.08.24"]
[Round "1.8"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2652"]
[BlackElo "2802"]
[PlyCount "0"]
[EventDate "2017.05.03"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2018"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.10.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.10.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

 1-0

[Event "Moscow FIDE GP"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2017.05.12"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Nepomniachtchi, Ian"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D35"]
[WhiteElo "2751"]
[BlackElo "2652"]
[PlyCount "120"]
[EventDate "2017.05.12"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 179"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.07.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.07.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d4 Nf6 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 c5 7. Rb1 Be7 8.
Bb5+ Bd7 9. Bxd7+ Nxd7 10. Rxb7 cxd4 11. cxd4 Nb6 12. Qd2 Qc8 13. Rxe7+ Kxe7
14. Nf3 f6 15. O-O Kf7 16. e5 f5 17. g4 Rd8 18. Qg5 Kg8 19. Qh5 Rf8 20. Ba3 Qc6
21. Ng5 h6 22. Rc1 Qd7 23. Bxf8 Rxf8 24. Nh3 Qxd4 25. gxf5 Qxe5 26. Qg6 Rf6 27.
Qg4 Rxf5 28. Qg3 Qd4 29. Re1 Rf6 30. Qg2 Nd5 31. Kh1 Qd3 32. Rg1 Qf3 33. Rb1
Qf5 34. Rg1 Rf7 35. Re1 Rf6 36. Rg1 Qf3 37. Rb1 Qh5 38. Rg1 Rf7 39. Re1 Qf5 40.
Qg3 Rc7 41. Ng1 Nf4 42. Rd1 Kh7 43. Qf3 Rc2 44. a3 e5 45. Re1 Qg6 46. h3 Nd3
47. Rf1 Rc3 48. Qg4 Qxg4 49. hxg4 Rxa3 50. Nf3 Ra4 51. g5 h5 52. Kg2 Rg4+ 53.
Kh2 a5 54. Ra1 a4 55. Ra2 e4 56. Nd4 Rxg5 57. Rxa4 Nxf2 58. Ra7 Ng4+ 59. Kh3
Re5 60. Nc6 Rd5 0-1

[Event "Moscow FIDE GP"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2017.05.13"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Vachier Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A34"]
[WhiteElo "2652"]
[BlackElo "2795"]
[PlyCount "50"]
[EventDate "2017.05.12"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 179"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.07.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.07.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. c4 Nc6 3. Nc3 e5 4. e3 Nf6 5. d4 e4 6. d5 exf3 7. dxc6 bxc6 8.
Qxf3 d5 9. cxd5 Bg4 10. Qf4 cxd5 11. Bb5+ Bd7 12. O-O Be7 13. Qa4 Rb8 14. Bxd7+
Qxd7 15. Qxd7+ Kxd7 16. b3 Rhc8 17. Ba3 c4 18. Bxe7 Kxe7 19. Rfc1 a5 20. Kf1
cxb3 21. axb3 Rc5 22. Ne2 Rxc1+ 23. Nxc1 Rb5 24. Ne2 Rxb3 25. Nd4 Rb2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow FIDE GP"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2017.05.14"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Ding, Liren"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C54"]
[WhiteElo "2652"]
[BlackElo "2773"]
[Annotator "Roiz,M"]
[PlyCount "102"]
[EventDate "2017.05.12"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 179"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.07.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.07.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 {Nowadays more and more players include the Italian
in their repertoire.} Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. O-O O-O 6. a4 {A modern approach. White
is aiming to seize some space on the queenside and secure the placement of the
light-squared bishop.} d6 7. c3 a5 (7... a6 {is somewhat more popular.}) 8. Bg5
{The most ambitious choice - since Black's dark-squared bishop cannot unpin
the Nf6, the committal advance g7-g5 is almost unavoidable now. On the other
hand, White's bishop is going to be misplaced for a while.} (8. h3 h6 9. Re1
Ba7 10. Nbd2 Ne7 11. Nf1 Ng6 12. Ng3 c6 13. d4 exd4 14. Nxd4 Re8 $11 {Karjakin,
S (2783)-Kramnik,V (2811) Shamkir AZE 2017}) 8... h6 {Most probably, this line
was expected by GM Ding Liren before the game.} ({A few weeks ago, Hoo Yifan
didn't manage to claim superiority after} 8... Ne7 9. Nh4 (9. Bxf6 $5 {seems
more challenging:} gxf6 10. d4 Ba7 11. Nbd2) 9... d5 10. Bb3 dxe4 11. Bxf6 gxf6
12. Nd2 Ng6 13. Nxe4 Be7 $132 {Hou Yifan (2649)-Ivanchuk,V (2732) Shenzhen CHN
2017}) 9. Bh4 g5 10. Bg3 ({The typical piece sac} 10. Nxg5 $6 hxg5 11. Bxg5 {
hasn't been tried in practice. Indeed, it looks like after} Kg7 12. Qf3 Rh8 13.
Nd2 Kg6 {White's compensation is questionable.}) 10... Kg7 $5 $146 {This
flexible continuation is a novelty. Black is unpinning the f7-pawn and
intending to remove the knight from f6 at some point.} (10... Bg4 {seems
insufficient for equality:} 11. h3 Bh5 12. Na3 Qd7 13. Nc2 Bb6 14. Ne3 Ne7 15.
Bb3 Kh8 16. Bc2 Rg8 17. d4 $36 {Vachier Lagrave,M (2795)-Gledura,B (2602)
Chartres FRA 2017}) (10... g4 {also seems playable:} 11. Nh4 ({The spectacular
} 11. Bh4 gxf3 12. Qxf3 Kg7 {doesn't offer White more than a draw:} 13. Nd2 Be6
14. Rfd1 Bxc4 15. Nxc4 Qe7 16. Qg3+ Kh7 17. Qf3 Kg7 $11) 11... Nh5 12. Na3 Qf6
$1 (12... Qg5 $6 13. Nb5 Bb6 {Nijboer,F (2535)-Janssen,R (2520) Delft NED 2017,
} {can be strongly met by} 14. Qb3 $1 Nxg3 15. hxg3 $16 {and the threat of 16.
Nxd6 puts Black in a difficult situation.}) 13. Nb5 Bb6 $132) 11. Re1 ({
The other natural continuations do not seem to bother Black:} 11. Na3 Be6 12.
Bxe6 fxe6 13. Nc4 Qe8 $132) (11. Nbd2 Ba7 12. Re1 Ng8 $1 13. h3 Nge7 $132 {
followed by f7-f5.}) 11... g4 12. Bh4 (12. Nh4 Nh5 13. Nd2 Qg5 14. Nf1 Nxg3 15.
hxg3 f5 16. exf5 Bxf5 {feels unpleasant for White in view of the strong
pressure along the f-file.}) 12... Ne7 $5 {Now the position definitely
contains a mutual risk.} ({Ding Liren isn't satisifed with a short draw:} 12...
gxf3 13. Qxf3 Be6 14. Qg3+ Kh7 15. Qf3 Kg7 $11) 13. Bxf6+ $6 {A concession -
the exchange of such a powerful bishop makes Black's play much easier.} (13. d4
{was preferable:} Ng6 (13... exd4 14. cxd4 Bb4 15. e5 dxe5 16. dxe5 Nh5 17.
Nfd2 $132) 14. Nxe5 Nxh4 15. Nxf7 Rxf7 16. Bxf7 Kxf7 17. dxc5 $132 {with wild
complications.}) 13... Kxf6 14. d4 Bb6 15. Nh4 $6 {Another step in the wrong
direction - the knight does not have good prospects in the corner.} ({A better
move was} 15. Nfd2 exd4 16. Be2 h5 17. Nc4 Ba7 18. cxd4 Nc6 19. d5 Ne5 $15 {
even though the control over the dark squares gives Black the upper hand.})
15... Kg7 16. Na3 ({Alas, releasing the tension with} 16. dxe5 {runs into} Ng6
$1 17. Nf5+ Bxf5 18. exf5 Qh4 $1 19. Rf1 (19. g3 Bxf2+ 20. Kxf2 Qxh2+ 21. Kf1
Qxg3 $19 {is even worse.}) 19... Nxe5 20. Be2 Rg8 $17) 16... exd4 17. cxd4 Nc6
18. Nf5+ Bxf5 19. exf5 h5 {Now White has no compensation for a couple of
weaknesses. Moreover, one of pawns will fall soon.} 20. Nc2 Qf6 21. Re4 Qxf5 $6
{Grabbing the poor Pf5 wasn't necessary - now White's pieces are getting much
more active.} ({The quiet} 21... Rfe8 22. Rf4 Ne7 23. Ne3 c6 $17 {should have
been played.}) 22. Bd3 Qg5 23. g3 f5 24. Rf4 {Now Black's pieces are tied to
protecting the Pf5.} Rae8 ({Possibly, a better practical choice would be} 24...
Ne5 $5 25. dxe5 dxe5 26. Rc4 Rad8 $36 {obtaining a powerful initiative.}) 25.
h4 ({White could have changed the character of the game by playing} 25. b4 $5
Nxb4 (25... axb4 26. a5 Nxa5 27. Nxb4 $132) 26. Nxb4 axb4 27. a5 Ba7 28. Qb1
$132 {, but this resource is easy to miss!}) 25... gxh3 (25... Qg6 26. Qd2 d5
27. Qc3 $44) 26. Qf3 {There are no obvious moves in such a complex position!}
d5 27. Rd1 $2 {Alas, White doesn't withstand the pressure. Hou Yifan is
underestimating the idea behind Black's last move.} ({The correct way was} 27.
Rh4 $1 Re6 28. Rf1 $1 {maintaining the balance.} (28. Rxh5 {is weaker:} Qg4 29.
Qxg4+ fxg4 30. Rxd5 Rd6 $15)) 27... Re4 $1 {White has to accept the challenge,
but it leads to terrible strategic consequences.} 28. Bxe4 fxe4 29. Qe3 Rxf4
30. Qxf4 Qxf4 31. gxf4 Ne7 $2 {Suddenly Hou Yifan gets another chance to save
the game! Now White's pieces are not tied to protecting the Pd4.} (31... Kf6 $1
32. Kh2 Nb4 33. Ne3 (33. Nxb4 axb4 34. Kxh3 Kf5 35. Kg3 h4+ 36. Kxh4 Kxf4 $19)
33... c6 34. Kxh3 Nd3 {would be completely lost for White.}) 32. Kh2 Ng6 33. f5
({Another possibility was} 33. f3 exf3 34. Kxh3 Nxf4+ 35. Kg3 Ne6 36. Kxf3 Kf6
37. Rh1 $11) 33... Nf4 (33... Nh4 34. Kxh3 Nxf5 35. Ne3 Ne7 36. Kg2 {doesn't
offer Black any winning chances.}) 34. f3 $2 {The decisive mistake. This
careless move helps Black to create another powerful passer.} ({Instead, White
had to open the files for her rook:} 34. b4 $1 axb4 35. Nxb4 c6 (35... Kf6 36.
Nc2 Kxf5 37. Rb1 Kg4 38. Rb3 $11) 36. Nc2 Bc7 37. Rb1 $11) 34... c6 {The
bishop is coming back with great effect.} 35. fxe4 dxe4 36. Re1 ({Now it was
too late for} 36. b4 Bc7 37. Rb1 axb4 38. Nxb4 Kf6 39. Nc2 b6 40. a5 bxa5 41.
Rb7 Bd6 $19) 36... Bc7 37. Rg1+ Kf7 38. Rf1 Kf6 $19 39. Kg3 Kxf5 40. Ne3+ Kg5 {
White cannot do anything with the opponent's passers. The rest was simple.} (
40... Ke6 {was also good enough.}) 41. Nc4 h4+ 42. Kf2 Nd3+ 43. Ke2 Bf4 44.
Nxa5 h2 45. Nxb7 Nc1+ 46. Kf2 e3+ 47. Kg2 e2 48. Re1 Bd2 49. Rh1 Nb3 50. Kxh2
e1=Q 51. Rxe1 Bxe1 0-1

[Event "Moscow FIDE GP"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2017.05.15"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C00"]
[WhiteElo "2786"]
[BlackElo "2652"]
[PlyCount "100"]
[EventDate "2017.05.12"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 179"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.07.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.07.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 e6 4. O-O Be7 5. d3 c5 6. Nbd2 Nc6 7. e4 O-O 8. Re1
b5 9. e5 Nd7 10. Nf1 Bb7 11. h4 b4 12. Bf4 a5 13. N1h2 Ra6 14. c3 a4 15. a3
bxc3 16. bxc3 Qa5 17. c4 Nd4 18. Nxd4 cxd4 19. h5 h6 20. Ng4 Kh7 21. Bd2 Qd8
22. Bb4 Nc5 23. cxd5 Bxd5 24. Bxd5 Qxd5 25. Rc1 Re8 26. Rc4 Raa8 27. Bxc5 Bxc5
28. Re4 Red8 29. Qc1 Bf8 30. Qf4 Qb7 31. Rexd4 Bxa3 32. Rxd8 Rxd8 33. Rxa4 Rxd3
34. Qe4+ Qxe4 35. Rxe4 Bc5 36. Kg2 Rd4 37. Kf3 Rd2 38. Rc4 Bb6 39. Rc6 Rb2 40.
Rc8 Rb3+ 41. Kg2 Bd4 42. Rf8 Rb7 43. f4 f5 44. Nh2 Rb2+ 45. Kh3 Rb3 46. Rc8 Be3
47. Rc4 Bg1 48. Rc6 Be3 49. Rc4 Bg1 50. Rc6 Be3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow FIDE GP"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2017.05.16"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B91"]
[WhiteElo "2652"]
[BlackElo "2750"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "2017.05.12"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 179"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.07.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.07.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. g3 e5 7. Nb3 Be7 8. Bg2
O-O 9. O-O b5 10. a4 b4 11. Nd5 Nxd5 12. Qxd5 Ra7 13. Be3 Be6 14. Qd3 Ra8 15.
f4 Qc7 16. Nd2 a5 17. Rf2 f6 18. f5 Bf7 19. Rc1 Na6 20. c4 bxc3 21. Qxc3 Qb8
22. Rff1 Nb4 23. Qc7 Qe8 24. Qb7 Rb8 25. Qa7 Ra8 26. Qb7 Rb8 27. Qa7 d5 28.
exd5 Nxd5 29. Bc5 Ra8 30. Qb7 Rb8 31. Qa7 Ra8 32. Qb7 Bxc5+ 33. Rxc5 Rb8 34.
Qxf7+ Rxf7 35. Bxd5 Kh8 36. Rfc1 Rd7 37. Bc6 Qd8 38. Bxd7 Qxd7 39. Ne4 h5 0-1

[Event "Moscow FIDE GP"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2017.05.18"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Salem, AR Saleh"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D41"]
[WhiteElo "2633"]
[BlackElo "2652"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "2017.05.12"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 179"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.07.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.07.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

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. Bc4 Nd7 12. O-O b6 13. a4 Bb7 14. Rfe1
Nf6 15. Bd3 h6 16. a5 bxa5 17. Rxa5 Qc7 18. Ne5 Rfc8 19. f3 Qd8 20. Bf1 Nd7 21.
Nc4 Nb6 22. Ne3 Rc7 23. Rea1 Rd7 24. Nc2 Nc8 25. Bb5 Rd6 26. Qb4 Rb8 27. Bd3
Ne7 28. Rb5 a6 29. e5 Rc6 30. Rxb7 Rxb7 31. Qxb7 Rxc2 32. Qe4 Rc8 33. Rxa6 Nf5
34. Kf2 Qxd4+ 35. Qxd4 Nxd4 36. Be4 g6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow FIDE GP"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2017.05.19"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Hammer, Jon Ludvig"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E05"]
[WhiteElo "2652"]
[BlackElo "2621"]
[PlyCount "159"]
[EventDate "2017.05.12"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 179"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.07.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.07.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. g3 Be7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O dxc4 7. Qa4 a6 8. Qxc4
b5 9. Qc2 Bb7 10. Bd2 Be4 11. Qc1 c6 12. Rd1 Nbd7 13. Nc3 Bg6 14. a3 c5 15. Be3
Qc7 16. Ne5 cxd4 17. Nxg6 hxg6 18. Bxa8 dxe3 19. Nd5 exf2+ 20. Kf1 Qc5 21. b4
Qxc1 22. Nxe7+ Kh7 23. Raxc1 Rxa8 24. Kxf2 a5 25. Rd4 g5 26. h4 g4 27. Rc8 Ra6
28. Rc7 axb4 29. axb4 Ne5 30. Rc5 Nc4 31. Rxb5 Nd6 32. Ra5 Rb6 33. Kg2 g6 34.
Rc5 Nb5 35. Rdc4 Kg7 36. Nc8 Rb8 37. Rc6 Na3 38. Rc3 Nb5 39. R3c4 Na3 40. Rc3
Nb5 41. Rc1 Nd5 42. Kf2 Na3 43. Ra1 Nb5 44. Rc5 f5 45. Kf1 Kf6 46. Ra6 Nbc7 47.
Rac6 Rxc8 48. Rxd5 Nxd5 49. Rxc8 Nxb4 50. Kf2 Nd5 51. Ke1 Ne3 52. Rb8 Ke5 53.
Rb5+ Kf6 54. Rb3 Nc4 55. Rb4 Nd6 56. Kd2 Ke5 57. Kd3 Kd5 58. Ra4 Ke5 59. Ra5+
Kf6 60. Kd4 Ne4 61. Ra3 Nf2 62. Rb3 Ne4 63. Re3 Nd2 64. Rd3 Nf1 65. Ra3 f4 66.
gxf4 Kf5 67. Ra1 Nd2 68. Kd3 Nb3 69. Rb1 Nc5+ 70. Ke3 e5 71. Rb5 Nd7 72. fxe5
Nf8 73. e6+ Kf6 74. Kf4 Nxe6+ 75. Kxg4 Nd4 76. Rb6+ Kf7 77. e4 Kg7 78. e5 Kf7
79. Rf6+ Kg7 80. Kg5 1-0

[Event "Moscow FIDE GP"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2017.05.20"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Vallejo Pons, Francisco"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C12"]
[WhiteElo "2652"]
[BlackElo "2710"]
[Annotator "Sadorra,J"]
[PlyCount "138"]
[EventDate "2017.05.12"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 179"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.07.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.07.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Bb4 5. exd5 $5 {An interesting opening
choice by the #1 female player in the world.} Qxd5 6. Bxf6 Bxc3+ 7. bxc3 gxf6
8. Qd2 Qa5 9. Bd3 Bd7 10. Ne2 Bc6 11. f3 ({The other way to continue here is} 
11. Nf4 Nd7 12. c4 Qxd2+ 13. Kxd2 e5 $6 (13... Nb6 $5 {leads to a similar
position to the main game.}) 14. d5 exf4 15. dxc6 bxc6 16. Rhe1+ Ne5 17. Re4
$14 {1/2-1/2 (67) Mammadova,G (2354)-Volkov,S (2599) Al Ain 2014}) 11... Nd7
12. c4 Qxd2+ 13. Kxd2 {It is very possible that Yifan has this "endgame line"
well studied out as it is well-known that Vallejo is a French expert and
common practicioner of the defence.} Nb6 $5 {This is the new deviation in this
game. Compared to castling, Vallejo wants to have the option of keeping his
king close to the centre.} (13... O-O-O 14. Ke3 Rdg8 15. Rhg1 h5 16. h4 Nf8 {
[%csl Rc8,Ge3,Rf6,Rf7,Rh5][%cal Ge3f4,Ge3d4,Gf8g6,Gg6e7] 0-1 (55) Iskos,A 
(2107)-Markidis,K (2291) Kavala 2012. This ending is tenable for Black but he
still has to be careful due to his kingside weaknesses and slightly less space.
}) 14. h4 Rg8 15. Rhg1 Rd8 16. Ke3 Ke7 17. g4 (17. Rab1 $5 {is a more accurate
move order to avoid Black's possible next move.}) 17... h6 (17... Na4 {is a
strange but effective way to hold as suggested by the strongest analyst in the
world.} 18. Rab1 (18. Bxh7 $2 {trading Black's weak pawn} Rh8 19. Bd3 Rxh4 {
only favours Black.}) 18... b6 19. Rb3 {[%cal Gb3a3,Ga3a7]} (19. h5 h6 $11) (
19. Ng3 h6 $11) (19. Be4 Be8 20. Rb3 h5 21. Rbb1 Bd7 $11) 19... h5 $1 20. Rbb1
hxg4 $1 {Allows White to create a passed pawn but ensure its blockade
rendering it a source of counterplay as well.} (20... Rh8 21. g5 fxg5 22. Rxg5
$14 {[%csl Ra4,Rh5]}) (20... Bd7 21. gxh5 Rh8 22. Rg7) 21. fxg4 Bd7 {[%csl Rg4]
[%cal Ge6e5,Gc7c5]} (21... Rh8 22. h5 Rdg8 {also works.}) 22. h5 (22. Kf3 e5
23. Rbe1 Bc6+ 24. d5 (24. Be4 Bd7 $11 {[%csl Rc4][%cal Ga4b2]}) 24... Bd7) (22.
Rg3 c5 $1 23. Rbg1 (23. d5 exd5 24. cxd5 Rxg4 $17) 23... cxd4+ 24. Nxd4 Rc8 $17
) 22... Rg5) 18. Rab1 Nc8 $6 {[%cal Gc8d6] Vallejo decides to relocate the
knight to a better square, but underestimates the problems it can create with
time/tempo that his position needs--to improve pieces and to defend against
enemy threats.} 19. Nc3 (19. c5 $5 {[%csl Rc8] is a responsible decision due
to the weakening of the pawn structure but also one that can certainly give
Black problems as it restricts the knight on c8.} b6 (19... h5 {creating
counterplay like this is futile after} 20. Be4 $1 Bxe4 21. fxe4 b6 22. gxh5 Rh8
23. Ng3 $16 Rdg8 24. Kf3 {Now Black can barely do anything because activating
the rest of his pieces can only lead to more trouble:} bxc5 25. dxc5 Kd7 26.
Rgd1+ Kc6 27. Ne2 $40 {[%csl Rc6]}) 20. Be4 $1 {this follow-up has to be
foreseen of course. The main idea is to trade off Black's most active piece,
highlighting the superiority of White's knight over Black's.} Bxe4 (20... Bd5
21. a4 $16 {[%cal Ga4a5,Ge2f4] White has many ways to improve the position.})
21. fxe4 e5 $2 {[%csl Rf5]} (21... bxc5 22. dxc5 $16 {[%cal Ge2d4,Gb1b7]}) 22.
dxe5 fxe5 23. Ng3 Ke6 24. Nf5 Rh8 (24... Rg6 $2 25. h5 Rf6 26. Rgd1 $18) 25.
Rgd1 Rxd1 (25... Ne7 26. Rxd8 Rxd8 27. Nxh6) 26. Rxd1 bxc5 27. Rd5 $16 {
White has better pieces and more weaknesses to attack.}) 19... b6 20. a4 $1 (
20. c5 $5 {is once again possible.}) 20... Nd6 {Black's position is already
difficult to play.} ({The lesser evil is probably} 20... a5 {[%csl Rb5]} 21.
Nb5 (21. c5) 21... Rd7 22. Be4 $14) 21. Nb5 Ne8 (21... Rd7 22. Nxa7 $18) (21...
Nxb5 22. axb5 {[%csl Ra7]} Bb7 23. Ra1 Ra8 24. c5 e5 25. c3 $16) (21... Bxb5
22. axb5 e5 23. c3 Nb7 {[%csl Ra7][%cal Gb7a5]} 24. Be4 Na5 25. Bd5 $16) 22. a5
$5 ({A more energetic way to increase the advantage is} 22. Nxa7 $1 Bxa4 23.
Ra1 Bd7 24. c5 $1 {[%csl Rd7,Re8][%cal Gc5c6]} bxc5 25. dxc5 f5 26. c6 Bc8 27.
gxf5 (27. g5 hxg5 28. hxg5 Nd6 {isn't so clear.}) 27... Rxg1 28. Rxg1 exf5 29.
Rg8 {[%csl Rc7,Rf5,Rh6] One of the black pawns will eventually fall.}) 22...
Bxb5 23. Rxb5 $2 {[%csl Rh6][%cal Rb5h5,Rh5h6] Yifan foregoes the improvement
of her structure to pressure Black's weak h6. Unfortunately, she either missed
Vallejo's next move or underestimated his defensive resources.} ({A simpler
and better way is} 23. cxb5 Nd6 24. Ra1 Kd7 (24... Nb7 25. axb6 axb6 26. Ra7
Rb8 27. Be4 $18) 25. c4 Nb7 26. axb6 axb6 27. Ra7 Na5 (27... Nd6 28. c5 Nc8 29.
cxb6 Nxb6 30. Be4 $16 {[%csl Rc7][%cal Gg1c1,Rc1c7]}) 28. c5 Ra8 29. Ra6 $1 $16
) 23... f5 $1 24. axb6 axb6 25. c5 ({If} 25. Rbb1 fxg4 26. fxg4 Ra8 $11 {
Black also stablises the position and reaches equality.}) 25... Nf6 $1 {
Vallejo continues to defend accurately. In fact, Yifan also has to start being
careful now as well.} (25... bxc5 $2 {allows White's rook to have a nice
outpost on c5.} 26. Rxc5 fxg4 27. Rxg4 $1 Rxg4 28. fxg4 {[%csl Rc7,Rh6]}) 26.
cxb6 (26. c4 bxc5 27. Rxc5 Kd6 $36) 26... cxb6 27. Be2 (27. c4 {[%csl Gd5]
[%cal Rb5b6]} fxg4 28. fxg4 $2 (28. Rxb6 g3 $132) 28... Nxg4+ 29. Ke2 Rxd4 30.
Rxb6 Ra8 {[%csl Rd3,Re2] and Black suddenly has a decisive attack!}) 27... Nd5+
28. Kd2 Nf4 {[%csl Gf4] from the bad c8-square, the knight has now become a
monster on f4!} 29. c3 Rc8 ({A better try to create problems is} 29... Ra8 30.
Bc4 h5 $1 {[%csl Rh4]} 31. g5 Rgc8 32. Bb3 Ng6 33. Rh1 Rc6 {[%csl Rc3,Rd4,Rh4]
[%cal Ga8c8,Rc8c3] While White can probably hold this, Black has a long-term
initiative.}) 30. Bf1 $2 {Yifan starts to crack under pressure.} ({The safest
way to keep the balance is} 30. Bd1 {[%cal Gd1g4]} Rc6 (30... h5 31. Rxb6) 31.
Re1 $11) (30. Bd3 $5 h5 31. Bxf5 exf5 32. Rxf5 Ne6 33. Rxh5 {and White should
achieve a draw with very few pawns left on the board for her opponent.}) 30...
h5 {[%csl Rh4]} 31. c4 hxg4 32. fxg4 fxg4 $1 {Vallejo correctly decides to
keep his g8-rook as it will be helpful for pushing forward his passed pawn.} (
32... Rxg4 33. Rxg4 fxg4 34. Ke3 Ng6 35. h5 Nh4 36. Kf4 $11 {[%cal Gb5b3,Gb5g5]
}) 33. Rxb6 f5 {This seems to be most logical and safest way to continue the
position but it doesn't give White any problems. Black has to act more quickly
and to foresee small tactics to keep better chances from this position.} (33...
g3 $1 {[%cal Rg3g2,Rf4h3]} 34. Rb7+ $1 {The best defence} (34. Bg2 Rxc4 $19) (
34. Ke3 Rg4 35. Kf3 Rcg8 $17) 34... Kf6 (34... Kf8 35. Ke3 Rg4 36. Kf3 $11) 35.
Rb3 {[%cal Gg3g2,Gb3f3,Gf3f6]} Rcd8 $1 {This in-between move must be foreseen
to be convinced that 33...g3 is the better way to go!} (35... g2 36. Rf3 {
Seeing this idea which started from the check is what will bother many in
their analysis of 33...g3}) 36. Rbxg3 Rxd4+ 37. Ke3 (37. Kc3 Rgd8) 37... Rgd8
$15 {[%csl Rc4,Re3,Rh4] Black can push here till the end of time!}) 34. Ke3 Nh3
(34... Nh5 35. Bd3 $132 {[%cal Gd4d5]} (35. d5 $5 exd5 36. Bd3 f4+ 37. Kd4 $13)
) 35. Bxh3 $1 (35. Rg2 {is simply scary to play} Ra8 $36 {[%cal Gf5f4,Ga8a3]})
35... gxh3 36. Rxg8 Rxg8 37. Rb1 Rh8 38. d5 $1 {simplifying to a theoretically
drawn rook ending with f+h pawns.} exd5 39. cxd5 Rxh4 40. Kf2 Kd6 (40... h2 41.
Kg2 Kd6 42. Kh1 Kxd5 43. Rd1+ Ke4 44. Ra1 f4 45. Ra3 {Black cannot make any
more progress} f3 46. Rxf3 Kxf3) 41. Kg3 Rh5 42. Kh2 Kxd5 43. Rb5+ {For the
rest of the game, Yifan proves that she knows how to defend this f+h pawns
rook ending. Feel free to open your endgame manual to check if both players
really know their stuff!} Ke4 44. Rb4+ Ke5 45. Rb5+ Kf6 46. Rb1 Rh4 47. Rb3 Ke5
48. Rb5+ Kf4 49. Rb3 Rh8 50. Rb1 Ke3 51. Rb3+ Kd2 52. Rb2+ Kc3 53. Rb5 Rh5 54.
Rd5 Kc4 55. Rd8 Kc5 56. Rd7 Kb6 57. Rd3 Kc6 58. Rd8 Rh4 59. Rf8 f4 60. Rd8 Kc5
61. Rd7 Kc6 62. Rd3 Rh8 63. Rxh3 Rxh3+ 64. Kxh3 Kd5 65. Kg2 Ke4 66. Kf2 f3 67.
Kf1 Ke3 68. Ke1 f2+ 69. Kf1 Kf3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow FIDE GP"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2017.05.21"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Inarkiev, Ernesto"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C54"]
[WhiteElo "2727"]
[BlackElo "2652"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "2017.05.12"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 179"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.07.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.07.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. O-O Nf6 5. d3 d6 6. c3 a6 7. Re1 O-O 8. Bb3
h6 9. Nbd2 Ng4 10. Re2 Kh8 11. h3 f5 12. exf5 Nxf2 13. Rxf2 Bxf2+ 14. Kxf2 Bxf5
15. Qe2 d5 16. Kg1 Qd6 17. Bc2 Rf7 18. b4 a5 19. Bb2 axb4 20. cxb4 Nxb4 21.
Nxe5 Re7 22. Ndf3 Kg8 23. Qd2 Nxc2 24. Qxc2 c5 25. Qb3 Kh7 26. Kh1 d4 27. Bc1
Rxe5 28. Bf4 Qd5 29. Rb1 Qxb3 30. Rxb3 Rd5 31. Ne5 Rxa2 32. Rxb7 Re2 33. g4 Be6
34. Nc4 Rd8 0-1

[Event "Geneva FIDE GP"]
[Site "Geneva"]
[Date "2017.07.06"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Eljanov, Pavel"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C54"]
[WhiteElo "2739"]
[BlackElo "2666"]
[Annotator "Yermolinsky,A"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[EventDate "2017.07.06"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 180"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.09.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.09.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. O-O Nf6 5. d3 O-O 6. h3 d6 7. c3 Ne7 8. Nbd2
Ng6 9. Re1 Bb6 10. Bb3 c6 11. Bc2 Re8 12. d4 Bc7 13. dxe5 dxe5 14. Nc4 Be6 15.
Qe2 h6 16. Qf1 Nh7 17. Ne3 Nf4 18. Nf5 Bxf5 19. exf5 Nf6 20. Bxf4 exf4 21. Rad1
Qc8 22. Qc4 Rxe1+ 23. Rxe1 Qf8 24. Bb3 Re8 25. Rxe8 Qxe8 26. Qb4 b5 27. Qd4 Bb8
28. a4 Qe7 29. Qd3 a6 30. Kf1 Qd7 31. Qxd7 Nxd7 32. Nd4 Ne5 33. axb5 axb5 34.
Bc2 Ba7 35. b4 f3 $6 ({Hou had chances of building a fortress after} 35... Bxd4
36. cxd4 Nd7 37. Be4 Nb8 38. Ke2 Kf8 39. Kf3 Ke7 40. h4 $1 ({not the greedy
and mindless snacking on pawns} 40. Kxf4 {as Black then has} Kd6 {followed by .
..Na6}) 40... Kd6 41. Kg4 Nd7 (41... Na6 42. Kh5 $1) 42. Kxf4 Nf6 43. g4 Nd7 {
It's going to be very hard for White to break it down.}) 36. g4 Bxd4 37. cxd4
Nc4 $2 (37... Nd7 $142 38. Be4 Nb8 39. Bxf3 Kf8) 38. Ke1 Nb6 39. Be4 Nd5 40.
Bxd5 $1 cxd5 41. Kd2 Kf8 42. Ke3 Ke7 43. Kxf3 {The ending is a forced win for
White.} Kd7 {Hou was hoping to barricade all possible approaches for the white
king.} ({Yet, she would have failed even in the event of the most stubborn
defence,} 43... g5 44. fxg6 fxg6 45. Kf4 $1 Ke6 (45... Kf6 46. g5+ hxg5+ 47.
Kg4) 46. h4 Kd6 (46... Kf6 47. g5+ hxg5+ 48. hxg5+ Ke6 49. Kg4 Kd6 50. f4 Ke6
51. f5+ gxf5+ 52. Kf4) 47. h5 $1 (47. g5 $2 h5 $11) 47... gxh5 48. g5 $3 (48.
gxh5 Ke6 $11) 48... hxg5+ 49. Kxg5 Ke6 50. f4 $18) 44. Kg3 $1 {Pavel knows
what he's doing: the king ahead of the pawns is the way to play pawn endgames.}
(44. h4 Kd6 45. Kf4 f6 46. g5 h5 $1) 44... Ke7 45. Kh4 $1 g6 46. g5 $1 h5 47.
f4 Kf8 48. fxg6 fxg6 49. f5 1-0

[Event "Geneva FIDE GP"]
[Site "Geneva"]
[Date "2017.07.07"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Riazantsev, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2666"]
[BlackElo "2654"]
[Annotator "Yermolinsky,A"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "2017.07.06"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 180"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.09.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.09.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d4 Be7 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bf4 c6 6. e3 Bd6 7. Bg3 Ne7 8. Bd3
Bf5 9. Nge2 O-O 10. a3 a5 11. Rc1 Bxd3 12. Qxd3 Na6 13. Na4 Nc8 14. Nc5 Qe7 15.
Qc3 Ra7 16. O-O Nc7 17. Nf4 Bxf4 18. Bxf4 Ne6 19. Bb8 Ra8 20. Bg3 Nb6 21. a4
Rfe8 22. b3 Nxc5 23. dxc5 Nd7 24. Rfe1 Nf8 25. h3 f6 26. Re2 Qf7 27. Rb2 Ng6
28. b4 axb4 29. Rxb4 Ne5 30. Rcb1 Re7 31. e4 Rd8 32. Rd1 h6 33. Qb3 Red7 34.
exd5 cxd5 35. Rb1 Nc4 36. Rxb7 Nd2 37. Qb6 Nxb1 38. c6 Nc3 39. cxd7 Rxd7 40.
Rxd7 Qxd7 41. a5 d4 42. a6 d3 {A good, consistent game from Hou up to this
point.} 43. Qb3+ $2 {A bad mistake, throwing away the win. Keep in mind, this
was played after the time control. With this move, she loses her a-pawn and
advantage.} (43. a7 d2 44. a8=Q+ Kh7 45. Qbb8 d1=Q+ 46. Kh2 Q1d5 {is just
equal,}) ({but} 43. Bf4 $1 {would crown her efforts:} Nb5 (43... Ne2+ 44. Kh2
Nxf4 45. a7 d2 46. a8=Q+ Kh7 47. Qb1+ f5 48. Qf3 {etc.}) 44. Qb7 Qf5 45. Be3 {
winning the knight and the game.}) 43... Kh8 44. a7 Ne2+ 45. Kh2 Qxa7 46. Qxd3
1/2-1/2

[Event "Geneva FIDE GP"]
[Site "Geneva"]
[Date "2017.07.08"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Inarkiev, Ernesto"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E05"]
[WhiteElo "2707"]
[BlackElo "2666"]
[PlyCount "141"]
[EventDate "2017.07.06"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 180"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.09.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.09.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e6 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 d5 4. Nf3 Be7 5. O-O O-O 6. d4 dxc4 7. Ne5 Nc6 8.
Nxc6 bxc6 9. Na3 Bxa3 10. bxa3 Ba6 11. Qd2 Rb8 12. Rd1 Qc8 13. Qc2 h6 14. Bd2
Nd5 15. e4 Nb6 16. Bb4 Rd8 17. a4 Nd5 18. exd5 Rxb4 19. dxc6 Qb8 20. Rd2 c3 21.
Qxc3 Bc4 22. Re1 Bd5 23. Bxd5 Rxd5 24. Re5 Rxa4 25. Rb2 Qe8 26. Rxd5 exd5 27.
Qd3 g6 28. Rc2 Kg7 29. Kg2 Qe6 30. h4 h5 31. Rc5 Rxa2 32. Qf3 Qe1 33. Qf4 Qe6
34. Qe5+ Qf6 35. Qxf6+ Kxf6 36. Rxd5 Ra6 37. Rc5 Ke6 38. Kf3 Kd6 39. Ke4 Rxc6
40. Ra5 a6 41. f3 Ke7 42. g4 Re6+ 43. Kf4 Rd6 44. Ke4 hxg4 45. fxg4 Rc6 46. Kf4
Rc4 47. Ke5 Rc1 48. Rxa6 Rh1 49. Ra7 Kd7 50. d5 Re1+ 51. Kf6 Rf1+ 52. Kg7 Kd6
53. Ra5 Rg1 54. Ra4 f5 55. g5 Rg4 56. Ra1 Rxh4 57. Kxg6 f4 58. Kf5 Rh2 59. Kxf4
Kxd5 60. g6 Rg2 61. Kf5 c5 62. Rd1+ Kc4 63. Kf6 Rf2+ 64. Ke7 Rg2 65. Kf7 Kb3
66. Rb1+ Ka3 67. Rb6 c4 68. g7 Rxg7+ 69. Kxg7 c3 70. Rc6 Kb2 71. Rxc3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Geneva FIDE GP"]
[Site "Geneva"]
[Date "2017.07.09"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Nepomniachtchi, Ian"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2742"]
[BlackElo "2666"]
[Annotator "Szabo,Kr"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[EventDate "2017.07.06"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 180"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.09.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.09.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. Bxc6 dxc6 6. Nbd2 O-O 7. Qe2 Re8 8.
Nc4 Nd7 9. Bd2 Nb6 {A rare, but logical move. Black would like to exchange the
active c4-knight.} (9... Bd6 {is more common, for example} 10. O-O-O (10. h4
Nf8 11. h5 Ne6 12. O-O-O c5 13. Qf1 f6 14. Nh4 Nd4 15. c3 Nc6 16. Nf5 Bxf5 17.
exf5 h6 18. g4 Bf8 19. Qe2 Qd7 20. Be3 Rad8 21. Qc2 $14 {Caruana-Karjakin,
Wijk aan Zee 2016, and thanks to the light-squares, White is more comfortable.}
) (10. g4 Nf8 11. Ne3 Ne6 12. Nf5 a5 13. h4 a4 14. Ng5 a3 15. b3 Bc5 16. Nxe6
Bxe6 17. Qf3 Bf8 18. Ke2 c5 $11 {Anand-Giri, Bilbao 2015, with a balanced
middlegame.}) 10... Nf8 (10... b5 11. Ne3 a5 12. Nf5 a4 13. Bg5 f6 14. Be3 Nc5
15. g4 Be6 16. Kb1 b4 $132 {Caruana-Nakamura, Moscow 2016, and Black has an
attack too.}) 11. Ne3 Be6 12. Kb1 Qd7 13. Ng5 f6 14. Nxe6 Nxe6 15. Nf5 g6 16.
Nxd6 cxd6 17. g3 Nd4 18. Qf1 Qg4 19. Be3 Qf3 20. h4 d5 $13 {Giri-So Wesley,
Leuven 2016, with an unclear position.}) 10. Na5 $146 {The first new move in
the game.} ({The greedy} 10. Ncxe5 $2 {could have been met by} f6 11. Nc4 Nxc4
12. dxc4 Bf5 $1 $17 {and White is in trouble.}) ({Or} 10. Nfxe5 Bd4 11. f4 Nxc4
12. Nxc4 b5 $132 {with a sharp middlegame.}) (10. Ne3 a5 11. h4 Bd4 (11... f6
$5) 12. O-O-O Be6 13. Kb1 f6 14. g4 Bxe3 15. Qxe3 Bxg4 16. Rdg1 Bxf3 17. Qxf3
Kh8 18. Qg3 Re7 19. f4 $44 {Howell-Adams, Bournemouth 2016}) 10... Qe7 11. a3
Bd6 12. h4 {An ambitious move. White doesn't play the natural 0-0, he
immediately goes with his h-pawn.} Na4 13. h5 {A brave decision, White
sacrifices the b2-pawn.} Qf8 ({The engine immediately suggests} 13... Nxb2 $5 {
, but this is not a human move. For example} 14. a4 b6 15. Nxc6 (15. Nb3 b5 16.
axb5 cxb5 17. h6 g6 $15) 15... Qd7 16. Nb4 Nxa4 17. h6 Bxb4 (17... g6 $2 18.
Nd5 $1 $16) 18. Bxb4 g6 $15 {and Black looks safe with a pawn up.}) 14. Nc4 b5
15. Nxd6 cxd6 16. b3 Nc5 17. Nh4 {White continues his kingside play.} Ne6 ({
I like the active} 17... d5) ({or even} 17... f5 $5 {too.}) 18. Nf5 c5 19. O-O
Nf4 20. Qf3 g6 $1 {This is the point of Black's previous move.} 21. g3 $1 {
White also increases the tension!} Bxf5 (21... Nxh5 $4 {loses immediately,
because of} 22. Bh6 $18 {and the queen is trapped.}) (21... gxf5 $5 {was the
other option,} 22. gxf4 fxe4 23. Qxe4 (23. dxe4 Kh8 $13) 23... Rb8 $13 {
followed by ...Bb7 with a double-edged fight.}) 22. gxf4 Bd7 23. Kh2 {A
straightforward move, prepares for Rg1.} f6 24. Rg1 Kf7 {Black's idea is
regrouping with ...Qe7, ...Rg8.} 25. Rg3 Qe7 26. Rag1 Rg8 27. R1g2 {White
frees the g1-square for his king.} Rh8 28. Kg1 Rag8 29. b4 c4 30. Be3 Bc6 31.
Rh2 a6 {This move seems useless, but Black can't do anything.} 32. Kf1 ({
Probably} 32. hxg6+ $1 {was stronger,} hxg6 33. Rxh8 Rxh8 34. Qg4 Rg8 35. f5
$40 {with a dangerous attack for Black.}) 32... Qe8 $2 {Too passive.} (32...
exf4 33. Bxf4 Qe6 {was safer.}) 33. Rh4 Qe7 34. fxe5 dxe5 35. d4 $1 {This is
the point! White starts his break-through is the centre.} exd4 36. Bg5 $3 {
A great tactical blow! White doesn't take back the pawn, because the B is
stronger on g5 and he is threatening Rf4.} ({In the event of} 36. Bxd4 g5 $1 {
and it is still not easy to continue the pressure on f6.}) 36... Rf8 37. Rf4
Ke6 38. Qg4+ $1 Kd6 39. e5+ $1 $18 {Another strong reply! White opens the 4th
rank for the R.} Kc7 40. Bxf6 Rxf6 41. exf6 Qf7 42. Rxd4 Qxf6 43. Qf4+ {
White simplifies, Black's position is hopeless.} Qxf4 44. Rxf4 gxh5 45. Rg7+
Kb6 46. Rf6 h4 47. Rh6 Rd8 48. Rf7 h3 49. Rff6 1-0

[Event "Geneva FIDE GP"]
[Site "Geneva"]
[Date "2017.07.10"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Rapport, Richard"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C55"]
[WhiteElo "2666"]
[BlackElo "2694"]
[Annotator "Roiz,M"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[EventDate "2017.07.06"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 180"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.09.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.09.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 Nc6 2. Nf3 e5 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 h6 5. O-O d6 6. c3 g6 {Richard chooses a
somewhat risky, but less explored setup.} 7. Re1 ({More energetic is} 7. d4 $1
Qe7 (7... Bg7 8. dxe5 dxe5 9. Qxd8+ Nxd8 10. Nxe5 $16) 8. Re1 Bg7 9. Nbd2 O-O
10. h3 Kh8 11. a4 Bd7 12. a5 a6 13. Bd3 Rae8 14. Nf1 $14 {Radjabov,T - Amin,B
Doha QAT 2016}) 7... Bg7 8. h3 O-O 9. d4 {Now, when Black's development is
almost completed, this advance is less promising for White.} Nd7 $146 {
Transferring the knight to b6 is an interesting idea, but it yields White time
for consolidating the centre.} ({But} 9... Nxe4 $6 {is dubious:} 10. dxe5 Ng5
11. Bxg5 hxg5 12. e6 $16 {Andriasian,Z - Lomsadze,D Jermuk ARM 2012}) ({
However,} 9... exd4 {is safer:} 10. cxd4 d5 11. exd5 Ne7 12. Nc3 Nexd5 13. Ne5
c6 $11 {Antipov,M - Marholev,D Marianske Lazne CZE 2009}) 10. Na3 (10. Be3 $5 {
looked somewhat provocative, but inviting the knight to c4 is a typical idea
in the Ruy Lopez. The play might continue:} Nb6 11. Bb3 Na5 12. Bc2 Nac4 13.
Bc1 exd4 14. cxd4 c5 15. b3 cxd4 (15... Na5 16. Be3 $14) 16. bxc4 d3 17. Qxd3
Bxa1 18. Nc3 $36 {and White's initiative more than compensates for the
exchange.}) 10... Nb6 11. Bb5 ({Another natural retreat -} 11. Bb3 Re8 {
would more or less force White to release the tension in the centre, and after}
12. dxe5 Nxe5 13. Nxe5 Rxe5 14. Bf4 Re8 {Black is close to equalising.}) 11...
Bd7 12. Be3 $6 {Losing control over the e4-pawn could have invited some
troubles.} ({Instead, Hou Yifan should have played} 12. dxe5 Nxe5 13. Nxe5 dxe5
14. Bxd7 Nxd7 15. Be3 Qe7 16. Qb3 $14 {putting Black under some positional
pressure.}) 12... Kh7 $6 {Richard is returning the favour.} ({A stronger move
was} 12... f5 $1 13. Qb3+ Kh7 14. exf5 gxf5 15. dxe5 dxe5 {and the potential
play along the g-file might cause White definite problems.}) 13. dxe5 dxe5 14.
Nc4 Qe7 ({A more accurate try was} 14... Nxc4 15. Bxc4 Na5 16. Bd3 b6 17. Qe2
Qe7 $11) 15. a4 Rad8 16. Qe2 {In the resulting position with a symmetrical
pawn structure White's chances are preferable due to better coordination
between the pieces.} Nxc4 17. Qxc4 Qf6 18. Bxc6 {This ''greedy'' decision
changes the favourable course of game.} ({It was better to maintain the
tension by means of} 18. Qe2 a6 19. Bc4 Be6 20. b4 $14 {and Black is doomed to
a passive defence.}) 18... Qxc6 19. Qxc6 Bxc6 20. Bxa7 Rg8 $1 {It looks like
this strong move was underestimated by Hou Yifan. It turns out that Black is
able to push f7-f5 and activate both of his bishops.} 21. a5 (21. Bc5 b6 22.
Bb4 f5 23. a5 Bxe4 24. axb6 cxb6 25. Ra7 Rge8 26. c4 Kg8 27. Bc3 Bf6 $11) 21...
f5 22. exf5 gxf5 {Now most of Black's pieces are very active.} 23. Red1 $2 {
White cannot afford such a passive move.} ({In the event of} 23. Nxe5 Bxe5 24.
Rxe5 Rxg2+ 25. Kf1 Rd2 26. Re7+ Kg8 27. Rxc7 Rg6 $11 {Black would obtain
enough counterplay for a draw, but White had no reason for rejecting it.})
23... Ra8 ({Another move which was good enough was} 23... Rxd1+ $1 24. Rxd1 Bf6
25. Ne1 Ra8 26. Bc5 Rxa5 $17 {achieving a big positional advantage.}) 24. Be3
f4 25. Bd2 {A sad necessity - this is the only way to avoid a loss of material.
} Bf6 $1 {Now Black's pieces are dominating over the board.} ({Richard
correctly rejected} 25... e4 26. Ne1 Be5 27. c4 $1 Bxb2 28. Bxf4 Bxa1 29. Rxa1
$15 {and Black's material advantage doesn't guarantee anything yet.}) 26. Ne1
Rg7 $2 {This inaccurate move could have spoiled all the advantage!} ({The
correct way was} 26... Bxg2 27. Nxg2 f3 28. Be3 Rxg2+ 29. Kh1 Kg6 30. Rg1 Rxg1+
31. Kxg1 Kf5 $17 {and the activity of Black's king might become a decisive
factor.}) 27. c4 Rag8 ({In comparison to the above-mentioned note, now it's
too late for} 27... Bxg2 28. Nxg2 f3 29. Kh1 Rxg2 30. Bc3 $1 Rag8 (30... Kg6
31. Rg1 Rxg1+ 32. Kxg1 e4 33. Bxf6 Kxf6 34. b4 Ke5 35. Rd1 $11) 31. b4 $1 Bh4
32. Bxe5 Bxf2 33. Rd7+ Kg6 34. Bxc7 Kf5 35. Rf7+ Ke4 36. Rf4+ Ke3 37. Ra3+ Ke2
38. Ra2+ Kf1 39. Ra1+ Be1 40. Rxf3+ Ke2 41. Rxe1+ Kxf3 42. Rc1 $11) 28. Kf1 $2
{A decisive mistake.} (28. a6 $1 {White has missed a golden opportunity of
activating the pieces and saving half a point:} Bxg2 29. Nxg2 Rxg2+ 30. Kh1
bxa6 31. Rxa6 Bh4 32. Bc3 Bxf2 33. Bxe5 Rg1+ 34. Rxg1 Rxg1+ 35. Kh2 f3 36. Rf6
$11) 28... Bxg2+ 29. Nxg2 f3 $1 ({Of course, not} 29... Rxg2 $2 30. Ke2 Bh4 31.
Rf1 {and White's king is extremely safe.}) 30. Be3 e4 $1 {The last precise
move.} (30... Rxg2 31. Ke1 Kg6 32. Kd2 e4 33. a6 bxa6 34. Rxa6 Rd8+ 35. Kc2
Rxd1 36. Kxd1 Kf7 {was also winning, but the text is more convincing.}) 31. Ra3
Be5 (31... Bxb2 {was also good enough:} 32. Rb3 Be5 33. Rxb7 Kh8 $19) 32. Rb3
c6 {GM Rapport reasonably doesn't hurry.} 33. Bd4 fxg2+ 34. Kg1 Rd8 $19 {
The rest is easy.} 35. Rbd3 Rgd7 36. Bxe5 Rxd3 37. Re1 Rg8 38. h4 Rh3 39. Bh2
Rxh4 40. Rd1 Rg7 41. b4 e3 42. fxe3 Rxc4 43. Be5 Rgg4 44. Bd6 h5 0-1

[Event "Geneva FIDE GP"]
[Site "Geneva"]
[Date "2017.07.12"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Salem, AR Saleh"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C54"]
[WhiteElo "2638"]
[BlackElo "2666"]
[Annotator "Szabo,Kr"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[EventDate "2017.07.06"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 180"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.09.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.09.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d3 O-O 6. Bg5 (6. O-O) ({and} 6.
Bb3 {are the other main lines.}) 6... Be7 {This is the reason why Black didn't
play ...d6 earlier.} (6... h6 7. Bh4 Be7 {is more popular.}) 7. a4 (7. Nbd2 {
is the most natural.}) 7... d6 8. Nbd2 h6 $146 {A logical novelty by Hou Yifan.
} (8... a5 9. O-O h6 10. Bh4 Nh7 (10... Nh5 $5) 11. Bg3 Ng5 12. h3 Ne6 13. Re1
Bg5 14. Nf1 Bf4 15. Ne3 $14 {Demchenko-N.Nestorovic, Sarajevo 2017, with a
comfortable position for White.}) 9. Bxf6 {White gives up the bishop pair and
he prepares for the Nf1-e3 manoeuvre.} (9. Bh4 {is the alternative,} Nh5 10.
Bxe7 Qxe7 (10... Nxe7 $2 {could have been met by} 11. Nxe5 $1) 11. O-O Nf4 $132
{and Black looks active on the kingside.}) 9... Bxf6 10. Nf1 Ne7 11. Ne3 c6 {
Black controls the d5-square with his pawn. Now his pawn structure is also
flexible.} 12. Qb3 Rb8 ({The immediate} 12... Ng6 {was more natural for me.})
13. Qa2 Ng6 14. Rd1 Bg5 {Black activates his bishop.} ({The straightforward} 
14... Nf4 $5 {was also possible.}) 15. O-O Bxe3 (15... Bf4 $5) 16. fxe3 Qe7 17.
d4 Kh8 {A useful move. The king moves out from the pin and sometimes Black can
play for ...f5.} 18. Qa3 {A smart move, White puts pressure on d6. However
it's not a big danger for Black.} (18. b4) 18... Bg4 19. Ba2 (19. dxe5 $2 {
could have been met by} Bxf3 $1 20. gxf3 (20. Rxf3 {loses, because of} Nxe5 $19
) 20... Nxe5 $17 {and Black is better.}) 19... Rbd8 20. h3 Bxf3 21. Rxf3 f5 $1
{Very ambitious play!} 22. dxe5 ({In case of} 22. exf5 Nh4 $1 $17) ({or} 22.
Rxf5 Nh4 $1 23. Rxf8+ Rxf8 $17 {with ...Qg5 threatening.}) 22... Qxe5 23. Qb4
f4 $1 {Another great reply!} 24. Qd4 (24. exf4 $6 {is dubious because of} Nxf4
$17 {with strong pressure.}) 24... Qg5 {Black avoids the exchange of queens,
because he wants to continue the attack on the kingside.} 25. exf4 Nxf4 26. Qd2
Rf6 27. Kh2 Rdf8 28. Rg3 $6 {A dubious move, as the R will be trouble on g3.} (
28. g3 {was the best to simplify the position,} Ne6 29. Rxf6 Rxf6 30. Bxe6
Qxd2+ 31. Rxd2 Rxe6 {with a nearly equal endgame.}) 28... Qe5 29. Qd4 {
Otherwise ...Nh5.} Qh5 $6 {An inaccuracy, which allows White's possible next
move.} (29... Ng6 $1 $15 {is the most precise move, because the knight also
controls the important e5-square.}) 30. Qd2 $4 {The decisive blunder in time
trouble!} (30. e5 $1 {was the correct reply,} Rg6 (30... Qxe5 31. Qxe5 dxe5 32.
Rd7 $14 {and White has a comfortable endgame.}) (30... dxe5 31. Qd7 $1 {
and suddenly White gains the initiative.}) 31. Rxg6 Qxg6 32. Rd2 d5 {with a
double-edged fight.}) 30... Ne2 $1 $19 {The right move! White loses
immediately, because he can't avoid ...Qe5.} 31. Rf3 (31. Rd3 Qe5+ $19) 31...
Rxf3 0-1

[Event "Geneva FIDE GP"]
[Site "Geneva"]
[Date "2017.07.13"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B30"]
[WhiteElo "2666"]
[BlackElo "2728"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "2017.07.06"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 180"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.09.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.09.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nd4 4. Nf3 e6 5. O-O a6 6. Bd3 Nc6 7. b3 d6 8. Bb2
Nf6 9. Re1 Nd7 10. Bf1 Nde5 11. d3 Nxf3+ 12. Qxf3 Be7 13. Ne2 e5 14. c3 O-O 15.
d4 f5 16. exf5 d5 17. Ng3 cxd4 18. c4 Be6 19. Qg4 Bf7 20. cxd5 Bxd5 21. f4 Bf6
22. Rad1 Qa5 23. fxe5 Nxe5 24. Qf4 Rae8 25. Nh5 Nf3+ 26. gxf3 Rxe1 27. Nxf6+
Rxf6 28. Rxe1 Qxe1 29. Bxd4 Qb4 30. a3 Qxa3 31. Bxf6 gxf6 32. Qg4+ Kf7 33. Qh5+
Kf8 34. Qh6+ Kg8 35. Qxf6 Qf8 36. Qxf8+ Kxf8 37. b4 Bxf3 38. Kf2 Be4 39. Bh3
Ke7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Geneva FIDE GP"]
[Site "Geneva"]
[Date "2017.07.14"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Giri, Anish"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B85"]
[WhiteElo "2666"]
[BlackElo "2775"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "136"]
[EventDate "2017.07.06"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 180"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.09.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.09.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be2 e6 7. O-O Be7 8. f4
O-O 9. Kh1 Qc7 10. Qe1 {The line with 10.Qe1 is a dangerous weapon in the
Scheveningen Variation. Black will get counterplay, but White's concentrated
pieces on the kingside will represent great attacking potential.} (10. a4 Nc6
11. Be3 Re8) 10... Nc6 11. Be3 Nxd4 12. Bxd4 b5 13. Qg3 Bb7 14. a3 Rad8 15.
Rae1 Bc6 16. Bd3 Qd7 $5 {A very interesting development in a well known
position. Attention shas hifted from the older move 16...Qb7 to the clever
idea 16...Rd7 followed by ...Qd8 to this clever move. Black players are
getting very good results with counterplay in the centre.} (16... Qb7) (16...
Rd7) 17. Rf3 (17. Ne2 g6 18. Qe3 Ng4 19. Qg3 Nf6 20. Qf3 Ne8 21. Qe3 Bf6 22.
Bxf6 Nxf6 23. Nd4 $15 {1/2-1/2 (58) Dragun,K (2594)-Grachev,B (2639) Moscow
2016}) (17. Nd1 Nh5 (17... g6 18. Ne3 Nh5 19. Qh3 Nxf4 20. Rxf4 e5 21. Qh6 f6
22. Rg4 $18 {1/2-1/2 (38) Schroeder,J (2521)-Korneev,O (2582) Heusenstamm 2016}
) 18. Qg4 Nf6 (18... g6 19. Ne3 Nf6 20. Qf3 Qc7 21. f5 e5 22. Bc3 Kh8 23. Ng4
Nxg4 24. Qxg4 $11 {0-1 (32) Brkic,A (2584)-Bosiocic,M (2567) Mali Losinj 2016})
19. Qg3 Nh5 20. Qh3 Nxf4 21. Rxf4 e5 22. Rg4 exd4 23. e5 g6 24. e6 Qe8 $15 {
0-1 (37) Liu,Q (2510)-Popov,I (2653) China 2015}) (17. b4 Nh5 18. Qg4 (18. Qh3
Nxf4 19. Rxf4 e5 20. Rg4 exd4 21. e5 g6 22. e6 Qe8 $11 {1/2-1/2 (60) Saveliev,
A (2369)-Grachev,B (2658) Sochi 2017}) 18... Nf6 19. Qh3 e5 20. fxe5 Qxh3 21.
gxh3 dxe5 22. Bxe5 Rfe8 23. Bg3 $11 {1-0 (41) Kosteniuk,A (2537)-Charochkina,D
(2366) Sochi 2016}) (17. Na2 Nh5 18. Qf2 e5 19. fxe5 dxe5 20. Bxe5 Nf6 21. Bxf6
Bxf6 22. e5 Be7 23. Nb4 $14 {1/2-1/2 (62) Harika,D (2535)-Ushenina,A (2458)
Khanty-Mansiysk 2017}) 17... e5 $1 {This counterblow was enabled by the
location of the black queen. Black hopes to get enough compensation for the
pawn.} (17... g6 18. f5 exf5 19. Rxf5 Ne8 20. a4 (20. Rf3 Ng7 21. Ref1 $14)
20... Ng7 21. axb5 axb5 22. b4 Rde8 23. Bxg7 Kxg7 24. Bxb5 Bxb5 25. Rxb5 Bf6
$14 {1/2-1/2 (60) Stukopin,A (2586)-Ramirez,A (2550) Saint Louis 2017}) 18.
fxe5 Nh5 19. Qh3 (19. Qf2 dxe5 20. Bxe5 f6 21. Bg3 Nxg3+ 22. Rxg3 Bd6 $11)
19... Qxh3 20. Rxh3 Nf4 21. Rf3 Nxd3 22. cxd3 (22. Rxd3 dxe5 23. Bxe5 f5 24.
Rxd8 Bxd8 25. Bd6 Re8 $11) 22... dxe5 23. Bxe5 {The landscape has changed
radically. Instead of defending against White's attack Black will be hoping to
prove full compensation with active pieces and the bishop pair.} b4 (23... Rfe8
24. Bc7 Rd7 25. Ba5 Bf6 $11) 24. axb4 Bxb4 25. Rc1 Rc8 (25... a5 26. Kg1 Rfe8
$11) 26. h3 (26. Ne2 $1 Bb5 27. Rxc8 Rxc8 28. Bc3 Bc5 29. Rg3 $14) 26... f6 27.
Bg3 (27. Na2 Bxe4 $1 28. dxe4 Rxc1+ 29. Nxc1 fxe5 30. Rxf8+ Kxf8 $11) 27...
Rfd8 28. Bf2 Bb7 29. Kh2 {Hou is a bit helpless and thus moves the king away
from the a8-h1 diagonal.} (29. Be1 Rd7 $11) 29... f5 $1 {The dynamic potential
of Black's position is substantial, now White must be careful not to lose the
extra pawn.} 30. Ra1 (30. Rxf5 Rxd3 31. Rf3 Rd2 $15) 30... fxe4 31. dxe4 Rd2
32. Nd5 Bf8 {Giri had probably started dreaming about turning the tables and
was not satisfied with a small advantage after grabbing the b2-pawn.} (32...
Rxb2 33. Nxb4 Rxb4 34. Rd1 Bxe4 35. Rf4 Rb2 36. Rxe4 Rxf2 37. Re7 $15) 33. b4 (
33. Rf1 Bxd5 34. exd5 Rxb2 35. Rd3 Rcc2 36. Bg3 Rxg2+ 37. Kh1 Rgd2 38. Re3 $11)
33... h6 34. Bc5 $6 {The old wisdom in chess suggests putting your opponent
under pressure, as even the best players may crack. The former world champion
wants to limit the pressure at the cost of a pawn.} (34. Be3 Re2 35. Rd1 Bxd5
36. exd5 Rcc2 37. Bc5 Rxg2+ 38. Kh1 $11) 34... Bxc5 35. bxc5 Rxc5 36. Rb3 {
[%mdl 4096] Black will have an extra pawn, but limited chances to hope for
more than the better side of a draw.} (36. Rfa3 Rd4 37. Rb1 Bxd5 38. exd5 a5
39. Rb7 Rdxd5 40. Ra7 $15) 36... Bxd5 37. exd5 a5 38. d6 (38. Rb8+ Kh7 39. Ra8
Rdxd5 40. h4 $15) 38... Rxd6 39. Rb8+ Kf7 40. Ra8 Rdd5 41. Ra7+ Kg6 42. Ra3 (
42. h4 $1 h5 43. Ra3 $11) 42... Rh5 $5 43. Ra4 Rb5 44. h4 {Both players
understood that getting the pawn to h4 would seriously help White.} (44. Ra3
Kh7 $15) 44... Rb4 45. R4xa5 Rhxh4+ 46. Kg3 Kh7 47. Ra3 (47. R5a6 Rhg4+ 48. Kh3
h5 $15) 47... h5 48. Rf7 Rh1 49. Re3 $2 {All players know the slippery feeling
when defending a worse position. The situation may not get better, but any
serious inacuracy will multiply the burden. White had to find 49.Rf4! with
excellent drawing chances.} (49. Rf4 $1 Rb2 50. Rd3 Kh6 51. Rfd4 $15) 49... h4+
$1 50. Kf2 Rbb1 51. Ree7 $6 {When it rains it pours, Hou did not realise how
difficult the defence would be in the plain rook ending.} (51. Rc7 Kh6 52. Re6+
g6 53. Rc2 Rhf1+ 54. Ke3 Kh5 $17) 51... Rhf1+ 52. Ke2 Rbe1+ 53. Kd3 (53. Kd2
Rxe7 54. Rxf1 Kg6 55. Rh1 Kg5 56. Rh3 Kg4 57. Ra3 g5 $19) 53... Rxf7 54. Rxf7 (
54. Rxe1 Rd7+ 55. Kc2 Kg6 $19) 54... Kh6 55. Kd2 (55. Ra7 g5 $19) 55... Re6 56.
Rf4 Kh5 (56... g5 57. Rf3 Kh5 58. Ra3 Re4 59. Ra2 Kg6 $19) 57. Rf7 Rg6 $1 58.
Rf2 Kg4 59. Ke1 (59. Re2 Kg3 60. Ke1 Ra6 $19) 59... Re6+ 60. Kf1 Rf6 $1 {
Transitioning to a pawn ending is mostly trivial for very strong players. The
defence becomes hopeless as it is fairly easy to force a theoretically won
position.} 61. Rxf6 gxf6 62. Kf2 (62. Kg1 h3 $19) 62... Kf4 63. Kg1 Kg3 64. Kf1
h3 65. Kg1 (65. gxh3 Kxh3 66. Kf2 Kg4 67. Ke3 f5 68. Kf2 Kf4 $19) 65... Kg4 66.
gxh3+ Kxh3 67. Kf2 Kg4 68. Kg2 Kf4 (68... Kf4 69. Kf2 f5 $19) 0-1

[Event "Geneva FIDE GP"]
[Site "Geneva"]
[Date "2017.07.15"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Svidler, Peter"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D35"]
[WhiteElo "2749"]
[BlackElo "2666"]
[Annotator "Roiz,M"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "2017.07.06"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 180"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.09.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.09.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d4 Nf6 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 c5 7. Rb1 {
Peter is emloying a considerably rare continuation, that enables White to
avoid the major simplifications.} ({The main line} 7. Nf3 cxd4 8. cxd4 Bb4+ 9.
Bd2 Bxd2+ 10. Qxd2 O-O {has proved to be very solid for Black.}) 7... Be7 8.
Nf3 (8. Bb5+ {was also recently tested on the highest level:} Bd7 9. Bxd7+ (9.
Nf3 Bxb5 10. Rxb5 b6 11. O-O O-O $11) 9... Qxd7 10. d5 exd5 11. exd5 O-O 12.
Nf3 Bf6 13. O-O b5 $132 {Aronian,L - Vallejo Pons,F Sharjah UAE 2017}) 8... O-O
9. Bc4 {This is the most natural way of development. White's bishop is
supporting the thematic d4-d5 advance now.} (9. Bd3 cxd4 10. cxd4 Nc6 {offers
Black comfortable play due to the pressure on the d4-pawn.}) 9... Nc6 ({
The more modest} 9... Nd7 10. O-O Qc7 11. Qe2 b6 12. d5 exd5 13. Bxd5 Bb7 14.
Bf4 Qxf4 15. Bxb7 Rab8 16. Bc6 $14 {(Vitiugov,N - Miton,K Czech Republic CZE
2013) didn't offer Black a full equality.}) 10. O-O b6 $146 {A natural novelty.
There is no reason for delaying the development of the passive c8-bishop.} ({
The preceding encounter was played almost half a century ago:} 10... Qc7 11.
Qe2 b6 12. Rd1 Na5 13. Bd3 Bb7 14. d5 c4 15. Bc2 e5 16. Be3 $14 {Polugaevsky,
L-Petrosian,T Soviet Union 1970}) 11. d5 $1 {Only this ambitious continuation
might pose Black any problems.} (11. Bf4 Bb7 12. Re1 cxd4 13. cxd4 Rc8 $11)
11... Na5 (11... exd5 12. Bxd5 Qc7 13. Re1 $14 {looks rather passive for Black.
}) 12. Bd3 c4 {This move makes the d5-pawn vulnerable. On the other hand, the
a5-knight is definitely misplaced now.} 13. Bc2 exd5 14. exd5 Bb7 {Black's
main counterplay is based on attacking the Pd5, but the Kg8 is getting more
exposed now.} ({Possibly, a safer try was} 14... Bg4 $5 15. Qe2 (15. h3 Bh5 16.
Re1 Bd6 $132) (15. Bf4 Nb7 16. h3 Bh5 17. Re1 Bd6 $132) 15... Bh5 $1 16. Re1
Bd6 $132 {securing the king and intending to attack the d5-pawn in the long
run.}) 15. Re1 Bf6 $2 {This move is inviting serious troubles - Black
shouldn't let White advance the passer.} ({A much better move was} 15... Qd6 $1
16. Ne5 (16. Rb5 a6 17. Rb1 Rae8 18. Be3 Bd8 $132) 16... Qxd5 17. Qg4 Rad8 18.
Qh3 f5 19. Bf4 Bc8 $1 {, and it looks like White has sufficient play for a
pawn, but hardly more. For instance,} 20. Rbd1 (20. Ng6 hxg6 21. Rxe7 Rfe8 22.
Rxg7+ Kxg7 23. Qh6+ Kg8 24. Qxg6+ Kh8 {with a perpetual}) 20... Qc5 21. g4 Rxd1
22. Rxd1 Bg5 $1 23. Bg3 h6 24. gxf5 Nc6 25. Nd7 Bxd7 26. Rxd7 Ne5 {and Black
is OK.}) 16. d6 $1 {Of course, GM Svidler doesn't miss this chance.} (16. Ba3
$6 {is much weaker:} Re8 17. Rxe8+ Qxe8 18. Qd2 Qd7 19. Rd1 Rd8 20. d6 Bxf3 21.
gxf3 g6 $132) 16... Re8 ({In the event of} 16... Qd7 17. Ne5 Bxe5 18. Rxe5 Rfe8
19. Bf4 Rxe5 20. Bxe5 Re8 21. Bg3 $16 {White's powerful bishops would support
the passer, so Black is in big troubles.}) 17. Rxe8+ Qxe8 18. Bf4 Rd8 (18...
Qd7 19. Nd4 g6 20. Ba4 Nc6 21. Qd2 $16) 19. Bf5 $1 {Now the passer has perfect
support from both White's bishops.} g6 $2 {The decisive mistake.} ({It was
necessary to remove the queen from the back-rank:} 19... Qc6 20. d7 g6 21. Bh3
Bxc3 22. Rc1 {, even though White's initiative lasts there too:} Bf6 23. Qe2
Qe4 24. Qxe4 Bxe4 25. Bc7 Rf8 26. Ne5 $36) 20. d7 Qf8 ({A more stubborn option
was} 20... Qe7 21. Bh3 Bc6 22. Bc7 Rxd7 23. Bxd7 Qxd7 24. Qxd7 Bxd7 25. Be5 $18
{, but White should be able to convert his material advantage into a full
point.}) 21. Bh3 Be4 22. Rc1 {White is not in a rush.} Qc5 (22... Nb7 {offered
no hope either:} 23. Bc7 Nc5 24. Bxd8 Qxd8 25. Qe2 $18) 23. Qe2 Bf5 {Alas,
this move doesn't help Black to release the tension.} 24. Rd1 Bxh3 25. gxh3 Kg7
({Or} 25... Nb7 26. Qe4 Qf5 27. Qxf5 gxf5 28. Bc7 Rf8 29. Nd4 $18) 26. Rd6 $1 {
The most effective.} Bxc3 (26... Nb7 27. Rxf6 Kxf6 28. Be5+ Ke7 29. Bd4+ $18)
27. Ng5 {All Black's pieces are too far away from the king, so White's attack
is unstoppable.} Qf5 28. Qe7 {The rest is just an agony.} h6 29. Ne6+ Kh7 30.
Nxd8 Qxf4 31. Nxf7 1-0

[Event "CHN-chTB"]
[Site "Qinhuangdao"]
[Date "2017.07.11"]
[Round "3.2"]
[White "Xu, Yining"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan B"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B47"]
[WhiteElo "2323"]
[BlackElo "1694"]
[PlyCount "105"]
[EventDate "2017.07.10"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2018"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.10.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.10.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Qingdao Qingwei"]
[BlackTeam "Heilongjiang"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CHN"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CHN"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Qc7 5. Nc3 e6 6. f4 a6 7. Nxc6 Qxc6 8.
Bd3 d6 9. O-O Be7 10. Kh1 Qc7 11. e5 Bd7 12. exd6 Bxd6 13. Ne4 Be7 14. Bd2 Nf6
15. Bc3 Bc6 16. Qe1 Bd5 17. Be5 Qc6 18. Bxf6 Bxf6 19. c4 Bxe4 20. Bxe4 Qb6 21.
c5 Qc7 22. Qb4 O-O 23. Bxb7 Rab8 24. c6 Rfd8 25. Rac1 Rd4 26. Qe1 g6 27. Rc5
Rxb7 28. cxb7 Qxb7 29. b3 Re4 30. Qd1 Qb4 31. Qf3 Re1 32. Rc2 Qe4 33. Rcf2 a5
34. Qxe4 Rxe4 35. Rc2 Re3 36. g3 Bc3 37. Kg2 Bb4 38. Kf2 Rd3 39. Ke2 Rd5 40.
Rd1 Rh5 41. Kf3 Kg7 42. h4 Rb5 43. Rc7 h5 44. a4 Rf5 45. Ke4 Kg8 46. Rb7 Rc5
47. Rd8+ Kg7 48. Rdd7 Rf5 49. Rb5 Rf6 50. Ra7 Be1 51. Kf3 e5 52. Rxe5 Bc3 53.
Raxa5 1-0

[Event "CHN-chTB"]
[Site "Qinhuangdao"]
[Date "2017.07.12"]
[Round "6.3"]
[White "Hou, Yifan B"]
[Black "Li, Zekai"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "1694"]
[BlackElo "1867"]
[PlyCount "112"]
[EventDate "2017.07.10"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2018"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.10.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.10.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Heilongjiang"]
[BlackTeam "Qingdao High Level Training"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CHN"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CHN"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 b6 3. c4 e6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Bg2 c6 8. O-O
d5 9. Qc2 O-O 10. Rd1 Nbd7 11. Be1 b5 12. c5 Re8 13. e3 Ne4 14. Nbd2 f5 15. b4
Bf6 16. Nb3 Qc7 17. a4 bxa4 18. Rxa4 Bb5 19. Ra3 g5 20. Bf1 Bxf1 21. Kxf1 g4
22. Ng1 h5 23. Qe2 e5 24. Qa2 f4 25. dxe5 fxg3 26. hxg3 Bxe5 27. Nd4 Ndf6 28.
Nge2 h4 29. gxh4 Bxd4 30. Rxd4 Qh2 31. Ng1 Rf8 32. f4 g3 33. Qg2 Ng4 34. Nf3
Nxe3+ 35. Rxe3 Rxf4 36. Qxh2 gxh2 37. Kg2 Raf8 38. Nxh2 R8f7 39. Rdd3 Rg7+ 40.
Kh3 Rg1 41. Rf3 Rxf3+ 42. Nxf3 Rg6 43. Ng5 Nxg5+ 44. hxg5 Rxg5 45. Rg3 Rxg3+
46. Kxg3 Kg7 47. Kf4 Kf6 48. Bc3+ Ke6 49. Bd4 Kd7 50. Kf5 Kc7 51. Ke6 Kb7 52.
Kd7 Ka6 53. Kc7 Kb5 54. Bg1 d4 55. Bxd4 Ka6 56. Bg1 Kb5 1-0

[Event "CHN-chTB"]
[Site "Qinhuangdao"]
[Date "2017.07.13"]
[Round "7.3"]
[White "Zhang, Fuhan"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan B"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B48"]
[WhiteElo "2001"]
[BlackElo "1694"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "2017.07.10"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2018"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.10.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.10.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Wuxi Training Base"]
[BlackTeam "Heilongjiang"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CHN"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CHN"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Qc7 5. Nc3 e6 6. Be3 a6 7. Qf3 Nf6 8.
O-O-O Be7 9. Be2 Rb8 10. g4 d6 11. g5 Nd7 12. Qg3 b5 13. f4 b4 14. Na4 Bb7 15.
Bd3 Nxd4 16. Bxd4 Bc6 17. b3 Bxa4 18. bxa4 Qa5 19. Bxg7 Rg8 20. Bb2 Qxa4 21.
Kb1 Qc6 22. Qh3 Nf8 23. Rhg1 a5 24. Qe3 Nd7 25. f5 e5 26. f6 Bd8 27. Qe2 Nc5
28. Bc4 Nxe4 29. Bxf7+ Kxf7 30. Qh5+ Kf8 31. Qh6+ Kf7 32. Qxh7+ Kf8 33. Qh6+
Kf7 34. g6+ 1-0

[Event "CHN-chTB"]
[Site "Qinhuangdao"]
[Date "2017.07.14"]
[Round "10.1"]
[White "Hou, Yifan B"]
[Black "Li, Shilong"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E68"]
[WhiteElo "1694"]
[BlackElo "2512"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[EventDate "2017.07.10"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2018"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.10.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.10.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Heilongjiang"]
[BlackTeam "Guangdong Zhuhai"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CHN"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CHN"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. g3 O-O 5. Bg2 d6 6. O-O Nbd7 7. Nc3 e5 8. e4
exd4 9. Nxd4 Re8 10. h3 a6 11. Re1 Rb8 12. Rb1 Ne5 13. b3 c5 14. Nc2 Nc6 15.
Bb2 b5 16. Nd5 bxc4 17. bxc4 Ne5 18. Bxe5 Rxb1 19. Qxb1 Rxe5 20. Nce3 Re8 21.
Qc2 Nxd5 22. Nxd5 Be6 23. Qd2 Bd4 24. Rb1 Bxd5 25. exd5 Qf6 26. Rb3 Kg7 27. Bf3
Re5 28. Kg2 h5 29. Ra3 Rf5 30. Qe2 h4 31. g4 Re5 32. Qd2 Re7 33. Rb3 a5 34. a4
Qe5 35. Kf1 Kh7 36. Kg2 Qe1 37. Qxe1 Rxe1 38. Rb5 Ra1 39. Rxa5 Ra2 40. Kh1 Rxf2
41. Be4 f5 42. gxf5 gxf5 43. Bd3 Rf3 44. Bc2 Rf1+ 0-1

[Event "Biel Accentus rapid 50th"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "2017.07.23"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Navara, David"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E53"]
[WhiteElo "2737"]
[BlackElo "2666"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "2017.07.23"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 180"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.09.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.09.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 d5 6. Nf3 c5 7. cxd5 exd5 8.
dxc5 Nbd7 9. O-O Nxc5 10. Ne2 Nxd3 11. Qxd3 Bg4 12. Nfd4 Bd6 13. b3 Bh5 14. Nf4
Bg6 15. Nxg6 hxg6 16. Bb2 Qe7 17. Nb5 Rfd8 18. Nxd6 Qxd6 19. Qd4 Re8 20. Rad1
a6 21. f3 Qe6 22. Rd3 Rac8 23. Bc3 Rc6 24. Rfd1 g5 25. h3 Qf5 26. a4 Rce6 27.
Qc5 b6 28. Qd4 Qh7 29. Bb2 Qg6 30. Rc3 Kh7 31. Kf2 Qf5 32. g4 Qg6 33. Qd3 Qxd3
34. Rdxd3 Kg6 35. Rc7 Rh8 36. Kg2 Rhe8 37. Bd4 Rb8 38. f4 gxf4 39. exf4 Re2+
40. Kf3 Rh2 41. f5+ Kh6 42. Kg3 Re2 43. Bxf6 gxf6 44. Rxf7 d4 45. Rxd4 Re3+ 46.
Kh4 Rh8 47. Rd6 1-0

[Event "Biel Accentus rapid 50th"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "2017.07.23"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Navara, David"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2666"]
[BlackElo "2737"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "2017.07.23"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 180"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.09.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.09.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. c3 O-O 6. O-O Re8 7. Nbd2 a6 8. Ba4
b5 9. Bb3 d6 10. h3 Bb6 11. Re1 Ne7 12. Nf1 Ng6 13. Ng3 h6 14. d4 c5 15. a4
cxd4 16. cxd4 bxa4 17. Bxa4 Bd7 18. d5 Nf4 19. Nf5 g6 20. Nxh6+ Kg7 21. Ng5
Bxa4 22. Rxa4 Rf8 23. Bxf4 exf4 24. Nhxf7 Qd7 25. Nxd6 Qxd6 26. e5 Bxf2+ 27.
Kxf2 Qb6+ 28. Qd4 Nxd5 29. Qxb6 Nxb6 30. Rb4 Nd5 31. Rb7+ Kg8 32. Rd1 Rf5 33.
Nf3 Ne3 34. Rdd7 Rc8 35. Rg7+ Kf8 36. Nh4 Rc2+ 37. Kf3 1-0

[Event "Biel Accentus rapid 50th"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "2017.07.23"]
[Round "1.3"]
[White "Navara, David"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A40"]
[WhiteElo "2737"]
[BlackElo "2666"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "2017.07.23"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 180"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.09.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.09.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 e6 2. c4 b6 3. a3 Bb7 4. Nc3 f5 5. d5 Nf6 6. g3 Bd6 7. Bg2 a5 8. Nh3 O-O
9. O-O Na6 10. e4 Be5 11. exf5 Bxc3 12. bxc3 exf5 13. Be3 Ne4 14. Bxe4 fxe4 15.
Qg4 d6 16. Qe6+ Kh8 17. Ng5 Qe8 18. Bd4 Bc8 19. Qh6 Qg6 20. Qxg6 hxg6 21. Rfe1
Bf5 22. h3 Rae8 23. g4 Bd7 24. Rxe4 Rxe4 25. Nxe4 Nc5 26. Bxc5 dxc5 27. Re1 Re8
28. Re3 Kg8 29. Ng5 c6 30. d6 b5 31. Ne4 Re6 32. Nxc5 Rxd6 33. Re7 Rd1+ 34. Kg2
b4 35. cxb4 axb4 36. axb4 1-0

[Event "Biel GM 50th"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "2017.07.24"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Morozevich, Alexander"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C00"]
[WhiteElo "2675"]
[BlackElo "2666"]
[Annotator "Sumets,A"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "2017.07.24"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 180"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.09.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.09.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 d5 3. Bg2 e6 4. O-O Be7 5. d3 O-O ({Another way is} 5... a5 $5
6. Nbd2 a4 7. a3 Nc6 8. e4 dxe4 9. dxe4 e5 10. b4 axb3 11. cxb3 Be6 12. Bb2 Nd7
13. b4 f6 14. Qc2 Nb6 15. Rfd1 Qb8 16. Rac1 Kf7 17. Bf1 (17. Nh4 Rd8 $11) 17...
Rd8 18. Bb5 Na7 19. Be2 $14 {Adly,A (2607)-Hesham,A (2400) Kampala UGA 2016
1-0 (29)}) 6. Nbd2 c5 7. e4 Nc6 8. Re1 Qc7 ({The main line is} 8... b5 9. e5 (
9. a4 $5 {I think that White should try} b4 10. exd5 {for example} Nxd5 (10...
exd5 11. d4 h6 12. dxc5 Bxc5 13. Nb3 Bb6 14. Be3 Bf5 15. Bxb6 Qxb6 16. a5 Qc7
17. Nfd4 $14 {Petrosian,T (2671)-Svetushkin,D (2592) Moscow 2015 1-0 (78)}) 11.
Nc4 Bb7 12. h4 h6 13. Bd2 Qc7 14. a5 Rad8 15. c3 Bf6 16. Qc2 Ba6 17. Nh2 Rfe8
18. Ng4 Be7 19. Nge5 (19. Qa4 $5 bxc3 20. bxc3 Qd7 21. Rac1 Rc8 22. Qa2 $13)
19... Nxe5 20. Nxe5 Bf6 21. Ng4 bxc3 22. bxc3 Be7 23. Ne5 Bf6 24. Ng4 Be7 25.
Ne5 Bf6 26. Ng4 {1/2 (26) Malakhov,V (2694)-Matlakov,M (2689) Berlin GER 2015})
9... Nd7 10. Nf1 a5 ({Against Nakamura Hou Yifan played} 10... Bb7 {and got an
equal position:} 11. h4 b4 12. Bf4 a5 13. N1h2 Ra6 $5 {A useful move. Black
can double pieces on the c-file or even prepare f6.} 14. c3 a4 15. a3 bxc3 16.
bxc3 Qa5 17. c4 Nd4 18. Nxd4 cxd4 19. h5 h6 20. Ng4 (20. Bd2 Qc7 21. cxd5 Bxd5
22. Bxd5 exd5 23. Nf3 Nc5 $11) 20... Kh7 21. Bd2 Qd8 22. Bb4 Nc5 $11 {Nakamura,
H (2786)-Hou Yifan (2652) Moscow RUS 2017 1/2 (50)}) 11. Bf4 b4 12. h4 a4 13.
N1h2 {Now Black can play 13...a3 and White will never play c4, that is an
important idea for this line:} ({The main line is} 13. a3 bxa3 14. bxa3 Ba6 15.
Ne3 (15. h5 Rc8 16. Ne3 Nd4 17. Nd2 (17. h6 $5 g6 (17... Nxf3+ 18. Qxf3 g5 19.
Nd1 Kh8 20. Bd2 $14) 18. c4 Nb6 19. cxd5 Nxd5 20. Nxd5 Qxd5 21. Bg5 Bxg5 (21...
Qd8 22. Bxe7 Nxf3+ 23. Bxf3 Qxe7 24. Qxa4 Bxd3 25. Qf4 $14) 22. Nxg5 Qd8 23.
Ne4 Qc7 24. Nd6 Rb8 25. Qxa4 Bxd3 $132) 17... Bg5 $1 18. Bxg5 Qxg5 19. c3 Nxe5
(19... Nb3 $5 20. Nxb3 axb3 21. c4 Nxe5 22. f4 Qxg3 23. fxe5 Rb8 24. Rb1 dxc4
25. Nxc4 Rfd8 26. Re3 Qg5 27. Qe1 Rd4 $44) 20. cxd4 cxd4 21. Nxd5 Nxd3 $13 {
Bachmann,A (2646)-Pichot,A (2556) Buenos Aires ARG 2017 0-1 (48)}) 15... Rb8
16. c4 dxc4 17. Nxc4 Nb6 18. Nd6 Nd5 19. Qxa4 Rb6 20. Rac1 Nxf4 21. Qxf4 Nxe5
22. Nxe5 Bxd6 $11 {Svidler,P (2756)-Karjakin,S (2772) Loo 2014 1/2 (28)}) 13...
a3 14. b3 Bb7 15. Bh3 (15. h5 Na7 16. h6 g6 17. Qd2 Nb5 $11) 15... Rc8 16. Rc1
(16. Ng5 Nd4 $1 (16... Qe8 $6 17. Ng4 Nd4 18. Ne3 Kh8 19. Bg2 Nxe5 $2 20. Bxe5
f6 21. Bxd4 cxd4 22. Nxe6 $16 {Firouzja,A (2372)-Neelotpal,D (2475) Doha QAT
2015 1-0 (59)}) 17. Rc1 h6 $17 18. Qh5 $2 hxg5 19. hxg5 g6 20. Qh6 Re8 $19)
16... Re8 17. Ng5 Bxg5 18. hxg5 (18. Bxg5 Qc7 19. Ng4 d4 20. Bg2 Ne7 $11) 18...
Nf8 19. Qh5 Nd4 20. Bg2 Re7 21. Ng4 c4 $6 (21... Ng6 22. Bd2 Qb6) 22. Nf6+ Kh8
23. dxc4 dxc4 24. Rcd1 cxb3 25. cxb3 $6 (25. Bxb7 $1 Rxb7 26. cxb3 gxf6 27.
gxf6 Ng6 28. Be3 $18) 25... Bxg2 26. Kxg2 Qb6 27. Re4 $2 (27. Ne4 Nf5 28. Nd6
$16) 27... Nf5 28. Ng4 Qb7 $19 {Duda,J (2707)-So,W (2810) Leon ESP 2017 0-1 
(40)}) 9. c3 (9. Qe2 b5 10. Nf1 dxe4 {I don't like this plan but according to
the computer's evaluation, Black is OK after 11.dxe4 b4.} 11. dxe4 e5 $6 12. c3
b4 13. Ne3 $1 bxc3 14. bxc3 Qa5 15. Nd5 Bd8 16. a4 Ba6 17. Qc2 Rc8 18. Bg5 $16
{Nisipeanu, L (2687)-Ragger,M (2700) Austria AUT 2016 1-0 (50)}) 9... b6 10. e5
(10. exd5 exd5 11. Nf1 h6 12. Bf4 Qd8 $6 (12... Bd6 13. Bxd6 Qxd6 14. d4 Be6 (
14... Bg4 15. Ne3 Bh5 16. Qd2 Rae8 17. dxc5 bxc5 18. Nh4 $14) 15. Ne5 Rac8 16.
a3 Rfe8 {Black has good chances to equalise the game.}) 13. Ne5 Nxe5 14. Bxe5
Be6 15. Ne3 Qd7 16. d4 Rad8 17. Qe2 $14 Ng4 $2 18. Bxg7 Rfe8 (18... Kxg7 19.
Nxg4 Bxg4 20. Qxe7 $16) 19. Be5 $16 {Zvjaginsev,V (2679)-Shachar,E (2374)
Caleta ENG 2017 1-0 (31)}) 10... Nd7 11. Qe2 a5 (11... Ba6 12. Nf1 Rae8 13. Bf4
Qd8 14. Qd2 f6 $6 15. exf6 Bxf6 16. d4 Bxf1 17. Kxf1 Rf7 18. Re2 Nf8 19. Rae1
$16 {Titov,G (2490)-Beliavsky,A (2620) Debrecen 1992 1/2 (90)}) 12. Nf1 a4 13.
Bf4 Bb7 $146 {An interesting novelty, Black wants to play ...Rfc8, ...Qd8,
taking the g5-square under control, then Black can start counterplay on the
queenside.} (13... Rd8 14. h4 Nf8 15. h5 b5 16. N1h2 (16. h6 $1 g6 17. Ne3 Bb7
18. Ng4 $16) 16... h6 17. Ng4 Nh7 18. a3 b4 19. c4 (19. axb4 cxb4 20. Rec1 b3
21. c4 Qb7 $132) 19... b3 20. Qe3 (20. cxd5 $5 Rxd5 21. Ne3 Rd8 22. Nc4 Bb7 23.
Rac1 $14) 20... Bf8 21. cxd5 Rxd5 $11 {Markovic,M (2462)-Hjelmaas,L (2261)
Novi Sad SRB 2017 1-0 (51)}) 14. h4 Rfc8 15. Ne3 Qd8 16. h5 b5 17. Nxd5 $1 exd5
18. e6 Nf8 $1 {Probably Alexander counted on 18...fxe6, in this case White has
an advantage due to 22.Bxc8:} (18... fxe6 $6 19. Qxe6+ Kh8 20. Bh3 Nf8 (20...
Nb6 $2 21. h6 $1 {Black has no moves.} Qg8 (21... Bf6 22. Qf7 Rab8 23. Ng5 Qg8
24. Bxc8 $18) 22. Qxe7 $1 Nxe7 23. Rxe7 Rc6 24. Rxb7 Rxh6 $8 25. Bxh6 gxh6 26.
Rxb6 $18) 21. Qf7 Qe8 22. Bxc8 $1 {the point of Nxd5} Qxf7 (22... Rxc8 23. Qxe8
Rxe8 24. Bd6 $16) 23. Bxb7 {Black should find} Bd6 $1 (23... Qe8 24. Bxc6 Qxc6
25. Rxe7 d4 26. Ne5 Qf6 27. Bg5 $16) (23... Rd8 24. Bxc6 Ne6 25. Ne5 Qf5 26.
Bd7 Rxd7 $8 27. Nxd7 Kg8 28. Re2 Nxf4 (28... Qh3 29. Bd2 Bg5 30. Rae1 Bxd2 31.
Rxd2 Ng5 32. Ne5 Qxh5 33. d4 $16) 29. Rxe7 Qxh5 30. Rae1 $18) 24. Bxa8 Bxf4 25.
Bxc6 Bxg3 26. fxg3 Qxf3 27. Kh2 h6 28. Re8 Kh7 29. Rae1 Qxh5+ 30. Kg2 $14) 19.
exf7+ Kxf7 {The position which has arisen is very complicated. White has
enough compensation for the sacrificed material but he needs to play very
precisely.} 20. h6 $6 {Alexander had many options and I believe he should have
chosen between 20.Bh3 and 20.d4. Let's examine some of them:} (20. Bh3 Kg8 21.
Be6+ Nxe6 (21... Kh8 22. Bxc8 Qxc8 (22... Bxc8 23. Ne5 Nxe5 24. Bxe5 Bf6 25. h6
Ra7 26. hxg7+ Rxg7 27. Bxf6 Qxf6 28. Qe5 Qf7 29. Qe8 Bg4 $13) 23. d4 cxd4 24.
Nxd4 Bf6 25. Qxb5 Qd7 26. Re3 (26. Qb6 Nxd4 $1 (26... Ra6 27. Qb5 Ra8 28. Qb6
$11) 27. cxd4 Ra6 28. Qc7 Qxc7 29. Bxc7 Bxd4 30. Re8 Rf6 31. Be5 Bxe5 32. Rxe5
Rb6 $15) 26... Nxd4 27. Qxd7 Nxd7 28. cxd4 Bxd4 29. Re7 Bc6 30. Rc1 Bb5 31. Rc7
$11) 22. Qxe6+ Kh8 23. h6 $1 Bf6 24. hxg7+ Kxg7 (24... Bxg7 25. Ng5 Qf6 26. Qd7
$1 (26. Nf7+ $2 Kg8 27. Nh6+ Kh8 28. Nf7+ $11) 26... Ra7 (26... Na5 27. Qh3 $1
Qg6 28. Re6 Qxd3 29. Nf7+ Kg8 30. Ne5 Qc2 31. Re7 Ra6 32. Rxb7) 27. Re6 Ba6 28.
Qxd5 Ne7 29. Qh1 Qf5 30. Rae1 Ng8 (30... Bb7 31. Qh5 Bd5 32. Rxe7 Rxe7 33. Rxe7
Rf8 34. Qe2 $18) 31. Rxa6 $1 Rxa6 32. Qxh7+ Qxh7 33. Nf7#) 25. Qf5 $5 (25. Kg2
$5 d4 (25... Ra6 $6 26. Rh1 Qe7 27. Qf5 Kg8 28. Rae1 Qf7 29. Qg4+ Kh8 30. Ng5
Bxg5 31. Bxg5 d4 32. f3 Na5 (32... Qg7 33. Rxh7+ Kxh7 34. Qe6 $18) (32... b4
33. Rxh7+ Kxh7 34. Rh1+ Kg7 35. Bh6+ Kf6 36. Qf4+ Ke6 37. Re1+ $18) 33. Re7
Bxf3+ 34. Qxf3 Qxf3+ 35. Kxf3 Rf8+ 36. Ke4 $18) 26. Qf5 Kg8 (26... dxc3 $4 27.
Rh1 Qh8 28. Bh6+ Kf7 29. Qd7+ Ne7 30. Qxb7 $18) 27. Re6 Ne7 28. Qxf6 Ng6 29.
cxd4 Qxf6 30. Rxf6 Rf8 $44) 25... Ne7 (25... Rc7 $6 26. Bxc7 Qxc7 27. Ng5 Bxg5
28. Qxg5+ Kh8 29. Re6 Rf8 30. Rae1 Qg7 31. Qxg7+ Kxg7 32. Rd6 $14 {Black needs
to fight for a draw.}) (25... Qg8 $2 26. Ne5 Nxe5 27. Bxe5 Qf7 28. Qg5+ $18)
26. Rxe7+ $1 Qxe7 27. Re1 Qf7 28. Ng5 Bxg5 (28... Qg6 $6 29. Qd7+ Kg8 30. Qxb7
Bxg5 31. Qxd5+ Qf7 32. Qxg5+ Qg6 33. Qd5+ Qf7 34. Re6 $16) 29. Qxg5+ Qg6 30.
Re7+ (30. Qe7+ Qf7 (30... Kg8 31. Qxb7 Qc6 32. Qe7 Re8 33. Qg5+ {and Black
needs to play precisely to avoid problems}) 31. Qg5+ $11) 30... Kg8 31. Qxg6+
hxg6 32. Rxb7 a3 33. Rxb5 axb2 34. Rxb2 Ra3 $15 {White must fight for a draw.})
(20. d4 {White wins the b5-pawn and in some lines he can even trade queens.}
Kg8 (20... c4 21. h6 Kg8 22. hxg7 Kxg7 23. Qe3 Qd7 24. Bh6+ Kh8 25. Ne5 Qe6 26.
Nxc4 bxc4 27. Qxe6 Nxe6 28. Rxe6 $44) (20... cxd4 $2 21. Qxb5 Na5 22. Rxe7+
Qxe7 23. Ng5+ Kg8 24. Bxd5+ Bxd5 25. Qxd5+ Kh8 26. Nf7+ Kg8 27. Nh6+ Kh8 28.
Qg8#) 21. dxc5 Bxc5 22. Qxb5 (22. h6 gxh6 23. Qxb5 Qb6 24. Qxb6 Bxb6 25. Nh4
Ra5 26. Nf5 Ng6 27. Nd6 Rb8 28. Bd2 Ba8 29. c4 $44) 22... Na5 (22... Qb6 23.
Qxb6 Bxb6 24. Nh4 Na5 25. Nf5 Re8 26. Rxe8 Rxe8 27. Nd6 Rd8 28. Nxb7 Nxb7 29.
c4 $44) 23. Bh3 d4 24. cxd4 Bxf3 25. Bxc8 Qxc8 26. Re3 Ne6 27. dxc5 Bd5 28. Qd3
Nxf4 29. gxf4 Qg4+ 30. Rg3 Qxh5 31. Rh3 Qg4+ 32. Rg3 Qh5 {All these lines are
too complicated and can't be found without a computer.}) 20... Bf6 21. Nh2 (21.
d4 $5 {To compare with the line 20.d4: after Qxb5 Black doesn't have ...Qb6.}
cxd4 $1 {the inclusion of the moves 20.h6 Bf6 allows Black to take on d4.} (
21... c4 22. Bh3 Kg8 23. hxg7 Kxg7 (23... Bxg7 24. Be6+ Nxe6 25. Qxe6+ Kh8 26.
Ng5 Qf6 27. Qd7 $18) 24. Qe3 Qe7 25. Bh6+ Kg8 26. Qf4 Qf7 27. Ng5 Bxg5 28.
Qxg5+ Kh8 29. Bxc8 Rxc8 30. Re3 $16) 22. Bh3 gxh6 23. Bxc8 (23. Bxh6 Rc7 24.
cxd4 Bc8 $17) 23... Rxc8 24. cxd4 Nxd4 25. Nxd4 Bxd4 26. Rac1 Qd7 $15 {The
position remains complicated but Black has better chances.}) (21. Bh3 gxh6 22.
Bxc8 Bxc8 23. Ne5+ Nxe5 24. Bxe5 Be6 25. d4 c4 26. Qh5+ Kg7 27. Bf4 Qe7 28.
Bxh6+ Kg8 $15) 21... Ne7 {Now White could have got good compensation for the
sacrificed material.} ({I think Hou Yifan should have preferred} 21... Kg8 $1
22. Qh5 (22. hxg7 Bxg7 23. Ng4 Ra6 24. Bh3 d4 $1 $17) 22... Ne7 23. Ng4 Nfg6
24. hxg7 Bxg7 25. Bg5 Rc7 26. Nf6+ Bxf6 27. Bxf6 Ra6 28. Qg5 Qf8 29. Be5 Rc8
$17) 22. Bh3 $6 {After this move White is in trouble, maybe Alexander has
forgotten that after 21...Ne7 Black's rook can go to c6.} (22. hxg7 Kxg7 23.
Ng4 Neg6 24. Bh6+ Kh8 25. f4 $1 Nd7 (25... Bg7 26. Bxg7+ Kxg7 27. f5 Qg5 28.
fxg6 Nxg6 29. Ne3 Rf8 30. Qg4 $11) 26. Qe6 Bg7 27. Bxd5 Bxd5 28. Qxd5 Qf8 $1
$15) 22... Rc6 $1 {Now Black shouldn't give up an exchange.} 23. Ng4 Neg6 ({
I think that} 23... Nfg6 $5 {would be even stronger:} 24. Bd2 Bc8 25. Bg2 Raa6
$17 {Black should win this game.}) 24. Bd2 d4 $1 25. hxg7 Kxg7 26. Qf3 $6 ({
The last chance was} 26. Nxf6 $5 Qxf6 27. cxd4 cxd4 28. f4 Rc2 29. Rac1 Rxc1 (
29... Qc6 $2 30. Bg2 Qxg2+ 31. Qxg2 Bxg2 32. Rxc2 Bh3 33. Rc5 $14) 30. Rxc1 Bc6
31. Qg4 Ra7 $17 {White still has practical chances.} 32. f5 (32. Rc5 Nd7 33.
Rh5 Qe7 $19) 32... h5 $1 33. Qxh5 Ne5 $19) 26... Rb6 $1 27. Qf5 Qd5 $1 $19 {
White must trade queens and he has no compensation for the sacrificed knight.}
28. Bh6+ Kf7 29. Qxd5+ Bxd5 30. Nxf6 Rxf6 31. cxd4 Nh4 $1 {Nice tactics,
depriving White of any hopes to save the game.} 32. gxh4 Rxh6 33. Re5 Rd8 34.
Rf5+ Rf6 35. dxc5 Ng6 36. c6 Bxc6 37. Rc1 Rdd6 0-1

[Event "Biel GM 50th"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "2017.07.25"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Studer, Noel"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C10"]
[WhiteElo "2666"]
[BlackElo "2493"]
[PlyCount "114"]
[EventDate "2017.07.24"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 180"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.09.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.09.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 dxe4 5. Nxe4 Nbd7 6. Nf3 h6 7. Nxf6+ Nxf6
8. Bh4 c5 9. c3 Bd7 10. Bd3 cxd4 11. Nxd4 Bd6 12. Qe2 Qa5 13. Nf5 Bf8 14. Ne3
Bc6 15. Nc4 Qh5 16. Qxh5 Nxh5 17. f3 g5 18. Bf2 Nf4 19. Bf1 g4 20. Ne5 gxf3 21.
gxf3 Bd6 22. Nxc6 bxc6 23. O-O-O Nd5 24. Kc2 Bf4 25. Re1 a5 26. a3 Rg8 27. c4
Ne7 28. Bb6 Nf5 29. Re4 e5 30. Bh3 Nd6 31. Rxf4 exf4 32. Kc3 Rg5 33. Re1+ Kf8
34. Bd7 c5 35. h4 Rh5 36. Bc7 Nf5 37. Bxf4 Rd8 38. Ba4 Rxh4 39. Be5 Rh3 40. Bc6
Nd4 41. Bxd4 cxd4+ 42. Kd3 Rh2 43. Rb1 h5 44. Bd5 a4 45. b3 h4 46. bxa4 h3 47.
Kxd4 Rg2 48. Rh1 h2 49. a5 Rd6 50. f4 Ra2 51. Kc5 Rg6 52. Bc6 Rxa3 53. Rxh2
Rxa5+ 54. Bb5 Ra1 55. Rf2 Rgg1 56. Kb6 Raf1 57. Rxf1 Rxf1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Biel GM 50th"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "2017.07.26"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Leko, Peter"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C42"]
[WhiteElo "2678"]
[BlackElo "2666"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "2017.07.24"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 180"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.09.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.09.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. Nc3 Nxc3 6. dxc3 Be7 7. Be3 Nc6
8. Qd2 Be6 9. O-O-O Qd7 10. h4 h6 11. c4 O-O 12. Bd3 f5 13. Nd4 Ne5 14. b3 Bf6
15. Nxe6 Qxe6 16. Be2 Ng4 17. Bxg4 fxg4 18. Qd5 Qxd5 19. Rxd5 Rae8 20. Kd2 b6
21. g3 Be5 22. Re1 a5 23. a4 Rf3 24. Re2 Kf7 25. Rd3 Re6 26. c3 Bf6 27. Kc2 Re4
28. Kd2 Re6 29. Kc2 Re4 30. Kd2 Re6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Biel GM 50th"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "2017.07.27"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Ponomariov, Ruslan"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C28"]
[WhiteElo "2699"]
[BlackElo "2666"]
[PlyCount "98"]
[EventDate "2017.07.24"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 180"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.09.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.09.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Nf6 3. d3 Nc6 4. Nc3 Bc5 5. f4 O-O 6. Nf3 exf4 7. Bxf4 d6 8.
Qd2 Be6 9. Bg5 Bxc4 10. dxc4 Bb4 11. Qf4 Bxc3+ 12. bxc3 Qe7 13. Bxf6 Qxf6 14.
Qxf6 gxf6 15. O-O Rae8 16. Nd2 Kg7 17. Rf4 Re5 18. Rb1 b6 19. Rb5 Rfe8 20. Kf2
h5 21. Rh4 Kg6 22. Nf3 Rxb5 23. cxb5 Ne5 24. Ke3 Nxf3 25. gxf3 Kg5 26. Rf4 Re5
27. c4 Rc5 28. h4+ Kg6 29. Kd4 Re5 30. Rf5 Rxf5 31. exf5+ Kxf5 32. Ke3 Ke5 33.
f4+ Kf5 34. Kf3 Ke6 35. Ke4 f5+ 36. Kd4 Ke7 37. Kc3 Kd7 38. Kd3 Kc8 39. Kd4 Kd8
40. Kc3 Kd7 41. Kd3 c6 42. a4 Kc7 43. Kd4 a6 44. Kc3 cxb5 45. cxb5 axb5 46.
axb5 d5 47. Kd4 Kd6 48. c3 Ke6 49. Ke3 Kd6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Biel GM 50th"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "2017.07.28"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Navara, David"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2666"]
[BlackElo "2737"]
[Annotator "Mekhitarian,K"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "2017.07.24"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 180"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.09.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.09.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 Ng4 7. Bg5 h6 8. Bc1
$5 {An interesting idea, playing a normal Najdorf (if Black plays ...Nf6, for
example), with an additional ...h6 already played, that may prove harmful to
Black's position. My good friend and IM Diego Di Berardino suggested this idea
back in 2008, when we were playing tournaments in Europe, together with other
Brazilian friends. He played it twice with good results. Now they have finally
heard him and the line has become fashionable! :-D} Nc6 (8... Nf6 9. Bd3 $5 {
is one of the possible ways to try exploiting the ...h6-move} e5 10. Nde2 Be7
11. O-O O-O 12. Ng3 {Ideas connected with Nd5 look good now, because Black
should try to play with ...g6 after exchanging on d5, and with ...h6, that
becomes a problem suddenly} Nbd7 $6 13. a4 $1 Nc5 14. Be2 Be6 15. Bf3 Rc8 16.
Re1 Qd7 17. a5 Rfd8 18. Nd5 Bxd5 19. exd5 Re8 20. c4 $16 {1/2-1/2 (66)
Grischuk,A (2750)-Vachier Lagrave,M (2795) Moscow 2017}) 9. Nxc6 $5 (9. Be2 {
a move I played and with which I was able to achieve a better endgame after
some exchanges:} Qb6 (9... Nf6 10. Be3 e5 11. Nb3 Be6 12. O-O Be7 13. Nd5 O-O
14. Bf3 Bxd5 15. exd5 Nb8 16. a4 a5 17. Qd3 Nfd7 18. Qb5 Qc7 19. Be2 b6 20. Nd2
Nc5 21. c3 f5 22. b4 f4 23. Bxc5 dxc5 24. bxa5 Rxa5 25. Qb3 Bd6 26. Nc4 e4 27.
f3 Nd7 28. Nxa5 bxa5 29. Rab1 Ne5 30. Qc2 e3 31. Qe4 Qe7 32. Rb6 Rf6 33. Rfb1
Rg6 34. Qxf4 Rf6 35. Qe4 Qf8 36. Qxe3 c4 37. Kh1 Bc5 38. Rxf6 {1-0 (38) Di
Berardino,D (2502)-De Groote,E (2208) Hoogeveen 2008}) 10. Bxg4 Qxd4 11. O-O (
11. Qxd4 $1 {was even more precise} Nxd4 12. Bd1 $14 {followed by Nd5 or Na4})
11... Qxd1 $6 (11... Bxg4 $1 12. Qxg4 e6 {I felt I had a big development
advantage, but my c3-knight for example is not well placed, while Black has
free development} 13. Rd1 Qf6 $11 {with ...Be7 and 0-0 to follow}) 12. Bxd1 e6
13. Na4 $1 Be7 14. Nb6 $14 {which White guarantees a small advantage in the
endgame, getting the bishop pair soon} Rb8 15. c3 Ne5 16. Be2 Bd8 17. Be3 Bc7
18. a4 Nd7 19. Nxc8 Rxc8 20. Rfd1 $14 {1-0 (47) Mekhitarian,K (2542)-Fernandez,
L (2402) Medellin 2017}) 9... bxc6 10. Bc4 e5 11. b3 Be7 12. Bb2 O-O 13. Qe2
Nf6 (13... Qb6 14. O-O Nf6 15. Kh1 a5 16. Na4 Qc7 17. Rae1 Nd7 18. Qd3 Bb7 19.
Qg3 Bg5 20. Rd1 $14 {1-0 (38) Adams,M (2736)-Salem,A (2638) Geneve 2017}) 14.
O-O-O $5 {A new idea, that looks very interesting. The white king is safe on
c1, because without the b-pawn, Black has a hard time creating an attack.} Be6
15. Bxe6 fxe6 16. f4 $5 (16. Kb1 Nd7 17. Na4 $14 {was the positional way to
play it.}) 16... Nd7 (16... exf4 $1 {was an important move to avoid a worse
position} 17. e5 Nd5 18. Qg4 Rf5 $1 (18... Nxc3 19. Qxe6+ Kh7 20. Bxc3 d5 21.
Kb1 $14) 19. Nxd5 cxd5 20. Rxd5 Qf8 21. Rd3 d5 $13 {and things are
double-edged here.}) 17. f5 $5 Nb6 $6 (17... exf5 18. Qc4+ Rf7 19. Qxc6 Qc8 20.
Qxc8+ Rxc8 21. Rhe1 $14 {with a better structure in the endgame.}) 18. Rhf1 (
18. g4 $1 {would be a better move order, trying to reach the same position,
but without allowing exf5.}) 18... Qd7 $2 (18... exf5 $1 {was again necessary}
19. exf5 Qc7 {threatening ...d5} 20. Ne4 Nd5 $1 {stopping f6} 21. Kb1 $14 {
Black always has to be watching the central weaknesses, and also possible
attacking ideas against his king now (connected with f6).}) 19. g4 $1 {Now
Black has real problems, because of the lack of counterplay.} a5 20. a4 $1 {
This kind of move is possible here when there is no b-pawn for Black.} Rab8 21.
Kb1 d5 $6 {Trying something, but it makes White's life even easier.} (21...
Rfd8 22. Qe1 $1 $16 {preparing to increase the attack with h4 and g5.}) 22.
fxe6 Qxe6 23. Rxf8+ Bxf8 24. exd5 cxd5 25. Nb5 $1 {Forcing ...e4, and now all
the black pawns are weak, specially the a5 one.} e4 26. Qe3 Rb7 (26... Qxg4 {
wouldn't help much} 27. Rg1 Qe6 28. Qc3 {[%csl Ra5,Rg7]} Rb7 29. Qxa5 $18) 27.
h3 Rf7 28. Nd4 Bc5 29. Qd2 {Attacking a5.} Bxd4 30. Bxd4 $18 {Now the game is
basically over, with the blockaded central pawns, and a5 falling.} Nd7 31. Qxa5
Rf3 32. Qb5 e3 33. Re1 Rxh3 34. a5 Qxg4 35. Qxd5+ Kh7 36. a6 Rh5 37. Qd6 e2 38.
a7 Ra5 39. Kb2 Qh4 40. Qxd7 {With mate on g7 to follow, if Black takes on e1.
A great win from the World's Women Champion, that crowned a superb tournament
win from her in Biel!} 1-0

[Event "Biel GM 50th"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "2017.07.30"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Harikrishna, Pentala"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B36"]
[WhiteElo "2737"]
[BlackElo "2666"]
[Annotator "Quintiliano,R"]
[PlyCount "103"]
[EventDate "2017.07.24"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 180"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.09.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.09.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{This game made a great impression on me, because it's a good example of how
annoying it can be to defend a slightly inferior position in which your
opponent has threats in both sides of the board. Harikrishna skillfully
manages to confound and beat Hou Yifan, who was in the way to achieving her
best result ever in Elite tournaments, winning Biel in a clear first-place.} 1.
c4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 g6 5. e4 {Starting with an English, we
have now an Accelerated Dragon on the board, with the solid Maroczy Variation,
which in general usually gets a tiny advantage for White.} Nf6 6. Nc3 d6 7. Be2
Nxd4 {Hou Yifan has played this variation many times against the Maroczy.} (
7... Bg7 8. Be3 O-O 9. O-O Bd7 {is the most played.}) 8. Qxd4 Bg7 9. Be3 O-O
10. Qd2 a5 (10... Be6 {is the other way to put rapid pressure on White's
position, but in my opinion White retains the better chances, for example} 11.
Rc1 Qa5 12. f3 Rfc8 13. b3 a6 {[%cal Yb7b5]} 14. Na4 $1 Qxd2+ 15. Kxd2 Nd7 16.
g4 $1 {and despite the simplifications, practice has shown that White keeps
the best chances in this endgame, enjoying his space advantage.}) 11. O-O a4 {
[%csl Ga4][%cal Yd8a5] With the last two moves, Black is trying to prevent
White's expansion on the queenside, and to get a nice square for his queen on
a5.} 12. Rad1 {The beginning of a less played but very interesting idea.} ({
A lot of games followed} 12. f3 Qa5 13. Rab1 Be6 14. Rfc1 Rfc8 15. b4 axb3 16.
axb3 Qb4 $1 {(necessary to stop b4)} 17. Rc2 $1 {Short,N (2688)-Vocaturo,D 
(2592) Xtracon Chess Open 2017 (7.3) 1-0 Despite the computer evaluating this
position as equal, I like White's chances in the endgame, even although this
is probably a matter of taste, and objectively the position should be just
even, but we can find some interesting examples of how White can play for a
win, like}) 12... Qa5 13. Bd4 Be6 14. Qe3 {[%cal Gc3d5] Now White is ready for
Nd5.} (14. f4 {is the most played .}) 14... Nd7 (14... Rfc8 {would be similar}
15. Nd5 Bxd5 16. exd5 Re8 17. h4 $5) 15. Nd5 Rfe8 16. h4 $1 {A very useful
move, this pawn can put pressure on Black's position quite unexpectedly.} Bxd5
({For example} 16... Rac8 17. h5 Ne5 18. h6 $1 Bh8 19. b4 $1 axb3 20. axb3 {
[%cal Yf2f4] and the presence of the h6-pawn helps White to create mating
threats.}) 17. cxd5 $1 {More usual in Maroczy positions is to take on d5 with
the e-pawn, opening the e-file and trying to build pressure against the
e7-pawn, but as White has not played f3 yet, he can try to win the c-file
thanks to a good detail.} (17. exd5 e5 $1 18. dxe6 (18. Bc3 Qc5 19. Qh3 f5 20.
h5 e4 $1 $132) 18... Rxe6 19. Qf3 Bxd4 20. Rxd4 Qb4 {gives a totally playabe
position for Black.}) 17... Bxd4 18. Rxd4 Qb6 19. Qd2 Rec8 (19... Nc5 20. h5 {
[%cal Yd2h6,Ye4e5,Gd4h4]} Kg7 21. Rc4 Rac8 22. Rfc1 f6 23. e5 $1 fxe5 24. R1c3
{[%cal Yc3g3] with a strong attack coming.}) 20. Bg4 $1 {This is the point,
now White can win the c-file, or transpose to a favourable Q+R endgame.} Rc7
21. Rb4 Qa5 22. Bxd7 Rxd7 23. Rc1 Rc7 (23... a3 $5 24. bxa3 Qxa3 25. h5 $36
Qxa2 $4 26. Rc8+ Kg7 27. h6+ Kf6 28. Qf4#) 24. Rxc7 Qxc7 25. a3 $1 {[%csl Ga4]
A good move, fixing the a-pawn as a weakness. Black's position doesn't look
terrible, maybe just slightly more difficult to play, but in Q+R endgames, the
side with prospects of an attack on the opponent's king always has winning
chances. Practice has shown this even between very strong grandmasters. In the
current position, White can harass the a4-pawn for a long time, the h5-ideas
are always in the air, and in addition the Rb4 is excellently placed, pressing
on a4 and b7, and is ready to join in an eventual attack in the kingside after
a well timed e4-e5. Watching the game, I felt that it would be a very
unpleasant task for Hou to defend this position.} Qd7 26. Qd1 b5 27. Qe2 Ra5 $6
{I'm not sure, but maybe Hou wanted to avoid ideas like b3.} ({for example} 
27... Rb8 28. Qd3 Rb7 29. b3 axb3 30. Qxb3 {[%cal Ya3a4] but here} Rc7 $1 31.
Rxb5 Qg4 $132 {with enough counterplay}) 28. g3 {Do not hurry - a golden rule
in such positions! White just makes some small improvements without changing
character of the position - in general a good way to proceed in positions
where you have an easier game, but no clear way to break through your
opponent's defences.} h5 29. Kg2 Kh7 30. Qf3 Kg8 31. Qc3 Ra7 {Black should
take some care here.} (31... Kh7 32. Qc6 $1 {this shows that the defender's
task it is not so easy} Qxc6 33. dxc6 Ra6 34. Rxb5 Rxc6 35. Rb7 Kg7 36. Rxe7
Rb6 37. Ra7 Rxb2 38. Rxa4 $16) 32. Qd3 Ra5 ({Thanks to the small improvements
of White's king} 32... Rb7 {is not possible anymore} 33. b3 axb3 34. Qxb3 {
[%cal Ya3a4]}) 33. Qf1 {Still playing with patience.} Kg7 34. Qd1 {Now the
threat is Qd4+ and Qb6.} Qc7 35. Qd3 Qc5 {The black queen has reached a more
active position now, but this doesn't means that Black has really improved her
position.} 36. Qe2 Kf8 $6 {And here, as happens in such positions, due to the
tiredness of continually being on the defensive or time pressure (or both)
Black leaves White a good chance to start concrete operations, which
Harikrishna takes immediately.} (36... Qc8 $1 {[%csl Yg4] was the move,
guarding the g4-square. White can keep moving the queen from one side to
another, but the only way to try to win now is} 37. e5 (37. Rxb5 $2 Qa6 $1)
37... Qf5 $1 38. Re4 (38. Rxb5 Rxb5 39. Qxb5 Qe4+ 40. Kh2 dxe5 41. b4 axb3 42.
Qxb3 Qd4 43. Kg2 f5 {and it looks like Black should have good chances to draw
this endgame} 44. a4 f4 $132) 38... Ra7 39. Qe3 (39. Rf4 Qxe5 40. Qxb5 Rc7 41.
Qxa4 (41. Rxa4 Rc1 $1 $19 {[%cal Re5e1]}) 41... Qxd5+ 42. Qe4 Qb5 $13) 39...
Rc7 40. exd6 exd6 41. Qd4+ Qf6 {and Black has no problems.}) 37. g4 $1 hxg4 38.
Qxg4 Ra8 39. h5 $36 {Taking the initiative against Black's king.} Kg7 40. hxg6
fxg6 $2 {This is the real mistake, in an already difficult situation. Black
had two good moves here, but to be fair, both were very difficult to calculate.
} (40... Rg8 $1 {would be a beautiful resource, but also difficult to find} 41.
Qd7 $1 Kxg6 42. Qxe7 Rh8 $1 {the point is an unavoidable draw by perpetual
check} 43. Qd7 Rh2+ 44. Kxh2 Qxf2+ $11) (40... Rf8 {is the engine's mysterious
suggestion} 41. gxf7+ Kxf7 42. Qf4+ Ke8 {[%csl Gf2][%cal Yf8f2,Yc5f2] the
mystery is revealed: counterplay against f2!} 43. Qg3 Kf7 $1 {[%cal Yf8g8]} 44.
Qc3 Qxc3 45. bxc3 Rc8 $11) 41. Qd7 {[%csl Rb5,Re7]} Rf8 (41... Ra7 {was worse}
42. Qe6 $1 Qc1 {[%cal Yc1g5]} 43. e5 $1 Qg5+ 44. Rg4 Qh5 45. exd6 exd6 46. f4
Rf7 47. Rg5 Qh6 48. Qxd6 $18) 42. Qxe7+ Rf7 43. Qh4 {Now the queen comes just
in time to protect the f2-pawn.} g5 $6 44. Qg3 {The fact that a player of
Harikrishna's strength refuses this pawn, only shows how dangerous it is to
open your king in positions like this.} (44. Qxg5+ Kf8 45. Qd2 Rg7+ 46. Kf1 Rh7
$1 {objectively, White should be winning, but Black still has some ideas to
try.}) 44... Kg6 45. Qe3 {Looking for the safest win.} Qc8 ({The endgame seems
lost for Black:} 45... Qxe3 46. fxe3 {[%csl Gb5]} Re7 47. Kf3 Rf7+ 48. Ke2 Rb7
49. b3 $1 axb3 50. a4 $1 Kf6 51. axb5 Ke5 52. b6 $18) 46. e5 $1 {Now White can
enjoy better coordination of his Q+R, and playing with care, it's basically
over.} dxe5 47. Qxe5 Qc2 48. Qe3 Rf6 49. Rd4 $18 Kf7 (49... Qxb2 50. d6 {
and the pawn's march is unstoppable.}) 50. Re4 Qc8 51. Qxg5 Qc5 (51... Rg6 52.
Re7+) 52. Qh5+ {At first sight, a simple win by Harikrishna, but with some
analysis we can see how difficult Hou's position was. A nice example of how to
handle Q+R endgames!} 1-0

[Event "Biel GM 50th"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "2017.07.31"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Bacrot, Etienne"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2666"]
[BlackElo "2715"]
[Annotator "Hou,Yifan"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "2017.07.24"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 180"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.09.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.09.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. c3 O-O 6. O-O d6 7. h3 Ne7 8. Re1
c6 9. Ba4 Ng6 10. d4 Bb6 11. Nbd2 Re8 12. Bc2 h6 {Checking the database after
the game I just realised Etienne had faced exactly the same position against
Ponomariov in the 2013 GP, but that game came from an Italian Game.} 13. a4 Bc7
14. Nf1 $1 {Right decision and I was hoping for ...d5 here as any other moves
will give White a typical comfortable position when the knight goes to g3, so
normally Black should be alert to catch the right moment to make some
counterplay in the centre before White stabilises.} d5 $6 {The most practical
decision as any other moves will allow Ng3 with comfortable play although
still the position is still far from clear.} 15. Nxe5 $1 (15. exd5 e4) (15.
dxe5 Nxe4 16. Bxe4 dxe4 17. Qxd8 Bxd8 18. Rxe4 Bc7 {both lines are making no
difficulties for Black.}) 15... Nxe5 {The most natural option but leads to a
forced line which allows White great attacking chances.} ({Here it is
difficult for humans to accept an ugly pawn chain:} 15... dxe4 16. Nxg6 fxg6 {
but somehow things turns out to be quite different as the e4-pawn is limiting
White's piece flexibility; in the meantime Black's own development is coming: .
..Bf5, ...Qd6, ...Rad8 etc.}) 16. dxe5 Bxe5 17. f4 Bc7 18. e5 Ne4 $1 {
Important! Otherwise White will easily exert pressure with the strong e5-pawn.
The position firstly looks pretty fine for Black to me as the light squares
have been blocked; even after White wins an extra pawn the weakness inside the
white position will secure enough compensation for Black. So the only way to
keep an advantage is to maintain the attack towards the king, but how can that
be done without the light-squared bishop?} 19. Bxe4 dxe4 20. Qh5 $1 {This is
the main idea of the whole plan, while exchanging on e5. Strangely enough the
pair of bishops simply cannot be powerful while the "obstacle" e4-pawn is
hanging here. The g3-square is an important square for both the knight and the
rook. White should always be alert to some ...f5/f6 breakthrough which would
solve Black's problems at once.} Be6 21. Ng3 {The key point is to understand
that preventing ...f5/f6 became crucial} (21. Be3 {looks the most natural but
will refuted by} f5 $1 22. Rad1 Qc8 {no continuous attacks}) (21. Rxe4 {
I did not consider this too much, but noticed a nice trick:} f6 $1 {
successfully opens the position which activates the bishop pair.} (21... g6 22.
Qxh6 Qd1 {seems attractive but...} 23. f5 $1 {[%cal Ge4h4] White wins}) 22. Ng3
Bd5 23. Re1 fxe5 24. fxe5 Qd7 $44) 21... Bb6+ (21... f6 {now doesn't work
because of} 22. Nxe4 fxe5 23. f5) 22. Be3 ({Another possibility that drew my
attention is} 22. Kh1 $6 Bf2 23. Rd1 Bxg3 $1 {the most direct way to refute
the line:} 24. Rxd8 Raxd8 25. Be3 Rd3 $44) 22... Qd3 {Obviously the idea of
the ...Bb6 check is to break White's attacking plan and make the game more
concrete.} (22... Qd2 $5 23. Bxb6 ({During the game I was planning to play} 23.
Qe2 {converting into an endgame with an extra pawn which is solid and better
for White. The concrete line goes} Bxe3+ 24. Qxe3 Qxb2 25. Rab1 Qc2 26. f5 Bd5
27. e6 $1 $40) 23... axb6 24. Nxe4 Qxf4 $6 ({somehow I missed the nice little
trap, of course} 24... Qxb2 {is very dangerous for Black}) 25. g3 $1 {the
queen has been trapped!} Qf5 26. Qxf5 Bxf5 27. Nd6 {Material up, with accuracy
White should win this but this is not relevant to us here.}) 23. Nf1 $1 {
Another key move which I found when playing Ng3 earlier.} ({If} 23. Qe2 {
tranposed to the variation of 22...Qd2, but here I already hoped for more then
a better endgame!}) 23... Rad8 24. f5 ({Here I spent for quite some time
trying to find the most accurate way as I felt it was the crucial moment. At
first} 24. Bxb6 $5 {looked attractive to me, but later on I realised there was}
axb6 25. Ne3 Kh7 $1 {-- I gave this exclamatory mark during the game from my
point of view} (25... Bc8 {the position will be vulnerable for Black as I
slowly retreat the queen by Rad1, then f5, Ng4, Re3-g3 and all the pieces are
going to join the fight while there's simply no counterplay for Black except
taking the useless a4-pawn.}) 26. Rad1 g6 $1 {intending ...Kh7} 27. Qh4 Qxe3+
28. Rxe3 Rxd1+ {Although it might be theoretically winning, somehow I decided
to avoid this technical position and went for another path.}) 24... Bb3 25. f6
$2 ({A much tronger move is} 25. e6 $1 fxe6 26. f6 {with a better version of
the breakthrough Black's kingside compared to the game.}) 25... Qd5 $1 {
Etienne calmly found the precise defensive way to come back to the fight.} 26.
Bxb6 axb6 27. fxg7 ({I was aming to go for} 27. Qg4 g6 28. Rxe4 {but just
realised later that Black simply takes on e5:} (28. Qxe4 {will lead to a
slightly better endgame but obviously not the thing I wanted when pushing f5})
28... Rxe5 {and in this position White is everywhere a short of being able to
utilise the f6-pawn to make threats.}) 27... Qxe5 28. Qxh6 Qxg7 29. Qh4 Rd3 $6
{Such a weird position! All the white pieces except the queen are on the back
rank, but in the meantime if the knight and rooks join the game via the 3rd
rank smoothly then the exposed black king will be difficult to defend. Another
important factor is the inactive b3-bishop; if we look at it more deeply it's
doing nothing there if White tries to keep the e4-pawn on the board.} (29...
Rd6 {can beconsidered to be more accurate as it turns out later that defending
along the 6th rank is the right path.} 30. Re3 Rg6 31. Ng3 Re5 32. Rf1 {
White still keeps attacking chances according to the comparison of knight vs.
bishop, but it's far from a clear judgement.}) 30. Re3 (30. Ne3 {is even
stronger but the move I played is also practical.}) 30... Re6 31. Rae1 $5 {
Maintain the pressure again and not get lured to take the e4-pawn.} (31. Rxd3
exd3 32. Qd8+ Qf8 33. Qxd3 Qc5+ {without the e4-pawn rook and bishop have
lines; even more is the wasted tempi let the black queen become powerful.})
31... Rh6 {It is difficult to suggest the best defence for Black.} ({Clearly
the main target will be exchanging queens, so probably the first step is to
bring the bishop back to the centre which could avoid some tempi/checks via e4
in specific positions.} 31... Bd5) 32. Qf4 Rxh3 $2 ({It is actually the last
crucial moment where my opponent needs to search out more tasks for White by} 
32... Rf6 33. Qxe4 $1 (33. Qb8+ Kh7 {successfully depriving the queen of
coordination.}) 33... Bd5 34. Qe8+ Kh7 35. g4 $1 {White needs to find this
move before Qxe4 in order to keep a clear advantage.}) 33. Rxd3 Rxd3 34. Rxe4
Be6 35. Ne3 {Finally this knight comes back to a key role after 12 moves. It
cuts the route of the d3-rook and the connection of three pieces is unstopable
now.} Rd8 $2 {Finally the mistake under time pressue.} ({A more stubborn try is
} 35... Rd7 {but will run into a brilliant idea} 36. a5 $1 {opening the a-file,
at the same time making the c5-square available for White's queen whenever
needed.} bxa5 37. Re5 Qh7 38. Rxa5 $18) 36. Re5 1-0

[Event "Biel GM 50th"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "2017.08.01"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Vaganian, Rafael A"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A47"]
[WhiteElo "2562"]
[BlackElo "2666"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[EventDate "2017.07.24"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 180"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.09.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.09.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. e3 {A system successfully used by Yussupov throughout
his career. To tell the truth, his games have always charmed me and there were
at least two priods when I played this move order almost invariably. White is
redy to play either the Zukertort system or the 4.e3 Queen's Indian. When
choosing this opening Vaganian might have been unaware that Hou Yifan had
considerable experience against it.} b6 4. Bd3 Bb7 5. O-O d5 6. b3 Bd6 7. Bb2
O-O 8. Ne5 {With the e7-square free for the enemy knight playing in the style
of the Zukertort system is questionable.} ({I find it better to transpose to
the Queen's Indian:} 8. c4 Nbd7 9. Nc3 a6 10. Rc1 (10. Qe2 Ne4 11. a4 f5 12. a5
Rf6 13. cxd5 Nxc3 14. Bxc3 Bxd5 15. e4 fxe4 16. Bxe4 b5 17. Bd2 $14 {Fressinet,
L (2677)-Cornette,M (2581) Agen 2016 (1/2-1/2, 41)}) (10. Qc2 {[%csl Gf3]} dxc4
$5 11. bxc4 Bxf3 12. gxf3 c5 13. d5 exd5 14. cxd5 b5 15. Be2 c4 16. Ne4 Nxe4
17. fxe4 Qe7 18. f4 f6 19. Rad1 Rac8 20. Bd4 Nc5 $13 {Short,N (2697)-Hou,Y 
(2639) Bangkok 2012 CBM 148 Extra [CB] (1-0, 45)}) 10... Qe7 11. Na4 (11. cxd5
exd5 12. Ne2 Ne4 13. Ng3 f5 $15 {Batchimeg,T (2298)-Hou,Y (2617) Geneve 2013
CBM 155 [Mikhalchishin,A] (1-0, 42); offers Black the initiative in the spirit
of the... reversed Zukertort.}) 11... c5 12. Qe2 dxc4 13. bxc4 cxd4 14. exd4
Ba3 15. Ne5 Bxb2 16. Qxb2 Nxe5 17. dxe5 Nd7 18. Nxb6 Nc5 19. Bxh7+ Kxh7 20.
Nxa8 Bxa8 21. Rc3 Rd8 22. Qe2 $13 {Marin,M (2547)-Quesada,Y (2604)
Panama-Stadt 2012 (1-0, 29)}) 8... c5 9. Qe2 ({The usual move order for
reaching the game position is} 9. Nd2 Nc6 10. a3 Rc8 11. Qe2) 9... Nc6 10. a3
Rc8 11. Nd2 Ne7 $1 {This move anticipates f2-f4 by increasing the control over
e4 and f5.} 12. Rad1 {Choosing which rook to place on d1 depends on what White
plans doing later.} ({To me,} 12. Rfd1 {is more natural.} Ng6 13. c4 Qc7 14.
cxd5 exd5 15. Nef3 Ne4 16. dxc5 Nxc5 17. Rac1 Qd7 18. Bb5 Qe7 19. b4 Ne4 20.
Nd4 $14 {Cvitan,O (2542)-Caruana,F (2646) Budva 2009 (1/2-1/2, 27)}) (12. f4 {
reveals the main idea behind Black's previous play:} Ne4 13. Bxe4 dxe4 14. dxc5
Rxc5 15. c4 f6 16. Ng4 Rc7 17. Rfd1 Nf5 18. Nf1 Qe7 $15 {Rajlich,I (2417)-Hou,
Y (2557) Budapest 2008 (1/2-1/2, 52)}) 12... Qc7 {A wise move, increasing the
pressure on e5 in order to avoid dxc5.} (12... b5 13. dxc5 $1 {offers White
good play on the dark squares.} (13. Bxb5 cxd4 {[%csl Gc2]}) 13... Rxc5 (13...
Bxc5 14. Bxb5) 14. b4 (14. f4 $14) 14... Rc8 15. Nb3 (15. Ng4 Nd7 16. e4 $14)
15... Qc7 16. f4 Ng6 (16... a6 $5 {[%csl Gb5]} 17. Bd4 Ne4 18. Bxe4 dxe4 19.
Nc5 Nf5 $132) 17. Ng4 Nxg4 18. Qxg4 f5 19. Qh5 $16 {Torres,J (2318)-Hevia
Alejano,C (2518) Bogota 2012 (0-1, 40)}) ({Keeping the pawn on b6 does not
inhibit dxc5 at all.} 12... Rc7 13. f4 (13. dxc5 $5 bxc5 14. c4 Ng6 15. f4 $14)
13... Qa8 14. dxc5 Bxc5 (14... bxc5 15. c4 $14) 15. b4 Bd6 {Gerber,R (2363)
-Curien,N (2204) Bern 2014 (1/2-1/2, 63)} 16. Ndf3 $14 {[%cal Gf3d4,Gf3g5]})
13. c4 {When playing Rad1 Vaganian might have planned refraining from c2-c4,
but now failed to find anything better.} ({Do not ask me what this move means!
} 13. h3 b5 {Now this works out well since dxc5 is not available.} 14. Bxb5
cxd4 15. exd4 Qxc2 $15 {1/2-1/2 (40) Rakhmanov,A (2616)-Jaracz,P (2527)
Legnica 2013}) (13. f4 {offers Black activ play, just as one move earlier} Ne4
14. Bxe4 dxe4 15. dxc5 Bxc5 16. b4 Bxe3+ $1 17. Qxe3 Nf5 18. Qh3 Qxc2 19. Ndc4
(19. Ba1 Ba6 20. Rfe1 Rfd8 $19) 19... Rxc4 20. Rc1 Qxb2 21. Nxc4 Qd4+ 22. Kh1
e3 $17 {Sambuev,B (2523)-Gundavaa,B (2519) Istanbul 2012 (0-1, 46)}) 13... Ne4
14. cxd5 Nxd2 (14... exd5 15. Rc1 {[%cal Gf1d1] offers White some pressure
even though he has basically lost a tempo.}) 15. Rxd2 Bxd5 {Suddenly White
experiences some problems. His ueenside pawns are vulnerable and he also has
watching out for kingside threats.} 16. Qh5 $6 {This fails ensuring the
initiative and only causes hite losing coordination.} ({He would have needed
resorting to radical measures to avoid future problems.} 16. Nc4 Bxh2+ 17. Kh1
{[%cal Ge2h5,Gd4c5]} Bd6 18. Nxd6 Qxd6 19. dxc5 bxc5 (19... Rxc5 20. b4 Rc7 21.
f4 $36 {[%cal Ge3e4,Gf4f5]}) (19... Qxc5 20. Rc1 Qd6 21. Rxc8 Nxc8 22. Qg4 $36)
20. Ba6 Rc6 21. Bb5 Rb6 22. e4 Rxb5 23. Qxb5 Qf4 24. Rxd5 exd5 25. exd5 $11)
16... f5 (16... h6 17. dxc5 Bxc5 18. Ng4 $16) (16... g6 $1 17. Qh6 (17. Qd1
cxd4 18. exd4 $15) 17... Bxe5 (17... cxd4 18. Rc2 Qb7 19. Ng4 f6 20. Qh4 $132)
18. dxe5 Bxb3 $15) 17. Nc4 cxd4 18. Bxd4 (18. Nxd6 Qxd6 19. Bxd4 Qxa3) 18...
Ng6 (18... Bc5 19. Be5 Qb7 20. Rfd1 $13 Bxg2 $2 21. Qg5 $18) 19. Nxd6 Qxd6 20.
b4 $2 {It is hard to say whether Vaganian overlooked or wrongly calculated the
consequences of the following combination.} (20. Ba6 Rcd8 21. Bb2 Qe7 {may
have still been about equal.}) 20... Bxg2 $1 21. Kxg2 Qxd4 $1 22. Qxg6 (22.
exd4 Nf4+ 23. Kf3 Nxh5 $17) 22... Qd5+ 23. e4 fxe4 24. Qxe4 Qg5+ $1 {I believe
Vaganian missed either 20...Bxg2 or this last move.} 25. Kh1 Qxd2 26. Qxh7+ Kf7
27. Qg6+ Ke7 28. Qxg7+ Rf7 {White has no attack so the game is basically over.}
29. Qd4 Qf4 30. Qxf4 Rxf4 31. f3 Rd4 32. Be4 Rd2 33. Rg1 Rc3 0-1

[Event "Biel GM 50th"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "2017.08.02"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Georgiadis, Nico"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B51"]
[WhiteElo "2666"]
[BlackElo "2496"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "2017.07.24"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 180"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.09.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.09.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Qxd4 Nc6 5. Bb5 a6 6. Bxc6+ bxc6 7. O-O e5 8.
Qd3 Nf6 9. Rd1 Qc7 10. Bg5 Nd7 11. Na3 Nc5 12. Qe2 h6 13. Bd2 a5 14. Nc4 Be7
15. Be3 Ba6 16. Bxc5 dxc5 17. Rd2 O-O 18. Rad1 Rfd8 19. Rxd8+ Rxd8 20. Rxd8+
Bxd8 21. a4 Qb8 22. b3 Qb4 23. Nfxe5 Bf6 24. Nf3 Bd4 25. Qd3 Kf8 26. Kf1 Bxc4
27. Qxc4 Qxc4+ 28. bxc4 Bb2 29. Nd2 1-0

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Tbilisi"]
[Date "2017.09.03"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Piorun, Kacper"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E05"]
[WhiteElo "2644"]
[BlackElo "2652"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "2017.09.03"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GEO"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 181"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.11.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.11.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. d4 Be7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O dxc4 7. Qc2 a6 8. a4
c5 9. dxc5 Bxc5 10. Qxc4 b6 11. Ne5 Ra7 12. Nd3 Be7 13. Bf4 Bb7 14. Bxb7 Rxb7
15. Nd2 b5 16. axb5 axb5 17. Qc2 Nd5 18. Be5 Nd7 19. Bd4 Qb8 20. Nf3 h6 21.
Rfc1 Rc7 22. Qb3 Rfc8 23. Rxc7 Rxc7 24. Nfe5 Bf6 25. e4 Bxe5 26. Nxe5 N5f6 27.
Qe3 Qd8 28. Nd3 Rc4 29. f3 Qb8 30. b3 Rc8 31. Qd2 e5 32. Be3 Qd6 33. Nb4 Qe6
34. Qd3 Nc5 35. Bxc5 Rxc5 36. Kg2 Kh7 37. Ra7 Rc1 38. Nd5 Nxd5 39. exd5+ Qg6
40. Qxg6+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Tbilisi"]
[Date "2017.09.04"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Piorun, Kacper"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C11"]
[WhiteElo "2652"]
[BlackElo "2644"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "2017.09.03"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GEO"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 181"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.11.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.11.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. f4 c5 6. Nf3 Be7 7. Be3 O-O 8. Qd2
b6 9. Nd1 a5 10. c3 a4 11. Bd3 Ba6 12. Bxa6 Rxa6 13. O-O Nc6 14. Bf2 b5 15. f5
Kh8 16. Qe2 Qb6 17. Ne3 cxd4 18. cxd4 Nxd4 19. Nxd4 Qxd4 20. Qxb5 Nb8 21. Nc2
Qxe5 22. fxe6 Qxe6 23. Rad1 Rd8 24. Nd4 Qg6 25. Rfe1 Qf6 26. Qb7 Bf8 27. Nf3
Qf5 28. Re5 Qc8 29. Qxf7 Rf6 30. Qh5 Nc6 31. Rexd5 Rxd5 32. Rxd5 Nb4 33. Rd1
Qc2 34. Rf1 Nxa2 35. Bd4 Rf5 36. Qe8 Nb4 37. g4 Rf4 38. Bxg7+ Kxg7 39. Qe5+ Rf6
40. Nd4 Qg6 41. g5 Bc5 42. Kh1 1-0

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Tbilisi"]
[Date "2017.09.06"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Aronian, Levon"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C54"]
[WhiteElo "2652"]
[BlackElo "2799"]
[Annotator "Quintiliano,R"]
[PlyCount "39"]
[EventDate "2017.09.03"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GEO"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 181"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.11.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.11.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. O-O Nf6 5. d3 O-O 6. Re1 d6 7. c3 Ne7 $5 {
Aronian came up with this different move order to surprise Hou Yifan.} 8. Nbd2
(8. d4 Bb6 9. h3 (9. dxe5 Ng4 {[%csl Ye5,Yf2] is the point which justifies 7...
Ne7}) 9... Ng6 10. Nbd2 c6 11. Bb3 {would transpose to more theoretical
positions.}) (8. a4 a5) 8... Bb6 9. Bb3 c6 10. Nf1 Ng6 {The difference is that
by playing this way Black avoided the a4 variations which are in fashion, and
quickly organised the position to play ...d5 soon.} 11. Ng3 h6 12. h3 {We have
now reached a better known path by transposition.} d5 $1 13. exd5 Nxd5 14. d4 (
14. Nxe5 $2 {is bad} Nxe5 15. Rxe5 Bxf2+ $1 16. Kxf2 Qf6+ {[%csl Re5]}) 14...
exd4 15. Nxd4 Be6 $5 {Aronian plays dynamically to solve the only problem of
his position - how to develop the Bc8.} (15... Bc7 {is more played, but after}
16. Qf3 $14 {White keeps a little pressure.}) 16. Nxe6 {The principled way to
explore Black's last move.} (16. Bc2 {has also been tried} Ndf4 (16... Bxd4 $6
17. Qxd4 Ndf4 $2 18. Re4 $1 {[%csl Gf4];Souleidis,G (2410)-Sonntag,H (2391)
Oberliga NRW 1011 2010 (8.3) 1-0 and suddenly Black is already losing material
-}) 17. Nxe6 Qxd1 18. Rxd1 Nxe6 19. Nf5 Rad8 20. Be3 Bxe3 21. Nxe3 Rxd1+ 22.
Rxd1 Rd8 23. Rxd8+ Nxd8 $14 {Brkic,A (2597)-Wagner,D (2485) Styrian op-A 2014 
(7) 1/2}) 16... fxe6 17. Rxe6 $1 {Hou Yifan accepts the challenge.} Rxf2 {
Judging by his time management, Aronian had all this stuff analysed beforehand
and knew the safer path and the danger of this position.} ({For example} 17...
Bxf2+ $2 18. Kh1 Nh4 (18... Bxg3 $2 19. Rxg6 {[%cal Gc1h6]} Bf4 20. Qd4 $1 {
[%cal Yd4f4,Yd4g7]} Qc7 21. Bxf4 Rxf4 22. Rxg7+ $1 Qxg7 23. Qxf4 $18) 19. Nh5
Qd7 20. Qg4 Nf5 21. Rg6 $1 {with a strong attack for White} (21. Rxh6 $2 Ng3+
$1 22. Nxg3 Qxg4 23. hxg4 Bxg3 $19 {[%csl Rh6][%cal Rf8f1]}) 21... Rf7 22. Bxd5
cxd5 23. Bxh6 $1 Nxh6 24. Rxg7+ $1 Rxg7 25. Nf6+ Kh8 26. Qh5 $1 Qe7 27. Qxh6+
Rh7 28. Nxh7 Qh4 $1 (28... Qxh7 29. Qf6+ $18) 29. Qxh4 Bxh4 30. g3 $8 Kxh7 31.
gxh4 $16) 18. Kh1 Nh4 {This position is a very critical one, and Hou Yifan
invested a great amount of time to calculate and evaluate the resulting
positions.} 19. Qg4 $1 {And finally, she played the best move.} Qf8 $6 {
A clever idea, as White has the possibility to play for a win, or secure the
draw - the second one is Hou Yifan's choice.} 20. Qxh4 {With less than 30
minutes for the next 20 moves, against 1:20 hour(!) for Aronian, Hou Yifan
takes the wisest decision, namely to force the draw.} (20. Bxh6 $1 {could had
been the alternative, however, many variations end in a much better position
for White, but not winning, so it is a very difficult choice to make when you
are short of time} Rxg2 21. Bxd5 cxd5 22. Bf4 {[%csl Rh4]} Qc5 (22... Qf7 23.
Rh6 $1 Rxg3 24. Bxg3 Nf5 25. Rg6 Ne3 26. Qe6 $16) 23. Re3 (23. Be3 Qc4 $1)
23... Qf8 $1 (23... Qc6 24. Qxh4 Bxe3 25. Kxg2 d4+ 26. Kh2 dxc3 27. b3 $1 Bxf4
28. Qxf4 Rf8 29. Qd4 $16) 24. Ree1 $1 Rf2 (24... Qf6 25. Re6 Qf7 26. Rh6 {
transposes to 22...Qf7}) 25. Nh5 $1 Ng2 26. Re5 $3 {a very difficult idea to
see} Nxf4 (26... Rxf4 27. Nxf4 Qxf4 28. Qe6+ $18) 27. Rf5 Nxh5 (27... Qe7 28.
Nf6+ $18) 28. Rxf8+ Raxf8 29. Qxh5 R8f5 30. Qg4 $16) (20. Qxh4 Rf1+ 21. Kh2
Bg1+ 22. Kh1 Bb6+ 23. Kh2 Bg1+ (23... Qf2 $2 24. Be3 $1)) 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Tbilisi"]
[Date "2017.09.07"]
[Round "2.2"]
[White "Aronian, Levon"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E03"]
[WhiteElo "2799"]
[BlackElo "2652"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "2017.09.03"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GEO"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 181"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.11.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.11.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 Be7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O dxc4 7. Qc2 b6 8. Rd1
Bb7 9. Qxc4 c5 10. Nc3 Nbd7 11. Bg5 cxd4 12. Rxd4 h6 13. Bxf6 Bxf6 14. Rd2 Rc8
15. Qa4 Bc6 16. Qb4 Bxf3 17. exf3 Bxc3 18. bxc3 Qc7 19. f4 Nf6 20. Rd3 Qc4 21.
Bf1 Qc5 22. Bg2 Qc4 23. Bf1 Qc7 24. Bg2 Rfd8 25. Rad1 Rxd3 26. Rxd3 Rd8 27. Rd4
Rxd4 28. Qxd4 Qd7 29. Qxd7 Nxd7 30. Kf1 Kf8 31. Ke2 Ke7 32. Kd3 Kd6 33. Kd4 Nc5
34. Bf1 Nd7 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Tbilisi"]
[Date "2017.09.08"]
[Round "2.3"]
[White "Aronian, Levon"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E05"]
[WhiteElo "2799"]
[BlackElo "2652"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "2017.09.03"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GEO"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 181"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.11.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.11.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 Be7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O dxc4 7. Qc2 b6 8. Ne5
Qxd4 9. Bxa8 Qxe5 10. Bf3 Nd5 11. Qxc4 Ba6 12. Qa4 c5 13. Re1 b5 14. Qe4 Nc6
15. Nc3 Rd8 16. Rd1 Qxe4 17. Bxe4 Nd4 18. Bxd5 b4 19. Bb3 bxc3 20. bxc3 Nxe2+
21. Kg2 Bb7+ 22. f3 Rxd1 23. Bxd1 Nxc3 24. Bd2 Nxd1 25. Rxd1 Bd5 26. Rb1 g5 27.
Kf2 Bxa2 28. Ra1 Bd5 29. Bc3 f6 30. Rxa7 Kf7 31. Ke3 e5 32. h4 gxh4 33. gxh4 h5
34. f4 exf4+ 35. Kxf4 Ke6 36. Ra6+ Bd6+ 37. Rxd6+ Kxd6 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Tbilisi"]
[Date "2017.09.08"]
[Round "2.4"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Aronian, Levon"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C54"]
[WhiteElo "2652"]
[BlackElo "2799"]
[PlyCount "50"]
[EventDate "2017.09.03"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GEO"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 181"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.11.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.11.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. O-O Nf6 5. d3 O-O 6. Nbd2 d6 7. c3 a6 8. Bb3
Ba7 9. h3 Kh8 10. Re1 Nh5 11. Nf1 f5 12. exf5 Bxf5 13. Be3 Bxe3 14. Nxe3 Bg6
15. d4 Nf4 16. dxe5 Nd3 17. Rf1 Nxb2 18. Qd5 Nd3 19. exd6 Nf4 20. Qg5 Ne2+ 21.
Kh1 cxd6 22. Qxd8 Raxd8 23. Nd5 Na5 24. Rfe1 Nxb3 25. axb3 Nf4 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Tbilisi"]
[Date "2017.09.08"]
[Round "2.5"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Aronian, Levon"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C47"]
[WhiteElo "2652"]
[BlackElo "2799"]
[PlyCount "110"]
[EventDate "2017.09.03"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GEO"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 181"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.11.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.11.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. d4 exd4 5. Nxd4 Bb4 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. Bd3 O-O
8. O-O Re8 9. Bg5 h6 10. Bh4 Rb8 11. f4 Be7 12. b3 d6 13. Qf3 Nd7 14. Bxe7 Qxe7
15. Rae1 Nc5 16. e5 Qd8 17. exd6 cxd6 18. Rxe8+ Qxe8 19. f5 Qe5 20. f6 Qd4+ 21.
Rf2 g6 22. Ne2 Qa1+ 23. Rf1 Qe5 24. h3 Be6 25. Qf4 Qxf4 26. Nxf4 Re8 27. Kh2
Kf8 28. a3 g5 29. Nxe6+ Rxe6 30. Rf3 d5 31. b4 Nd7 32. Bf5 Ne5 33. Rc3 Rxf6 34.
g4 Ke7 35. Rc5 Nc4 36. Bd3 Nxa3 37. Ra5 Nb1 38. Rxa7+ Kd6 39. Kg2 Nc3 40. Bf5
Nb5 41. Ra6 Ke5 42. Bd3 Nc3 43. Bf5 Ne4 44. Ra7 Nd6 45. Bd3 Kd4 46. Rc7 Nc4 47.
Re7 Kc3 48. Rb7 Ne3+ 49. Kg3 Nxc2 50. Bxc2 Kxc2 51. b5 cxb5 52. Rxb5 d4 53.
Rc5+ Kd2 54. h4 gxh4+ 55. Kxh4 d3 0-1

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Tbilisi"]
[Date "2017.09.08"]
[Round "2.6"]
[White "Aronian, Levon"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E14"]
[WhiteElo "2799"]
[BlackElo "2652"]
[PlyCount "103"]
[EventDate "2017.09.03"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GEO"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 181"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.11.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.11.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 c5 4. e3 b6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Bd3 g6 7. d5 exd5 8. cxd5
Bg7 9. e4 a6 10. a4 Bg4 11. h3 Bxf3 12. Qxf3 O-O 13. O-O Ne8 14. Bf4 Qe7 15.
Qg3 h6 16. Rae1 Nd7 17. Bc1 g5 18. Nd1 Ne5 19. Ne3 Ng6 20. Nf5 Qe5 21. Qxe5
Nxe5 22. Be2 Ng6 23. g3 Kh7 24. Kg2 Bf6 25. h4 gxh4 26. Bxh6 Ng7 27. Bxg7 Bxg7
28. b3 hxg3 29. Kxg3 Bc3 30. Rd1 Rfe8 31. Bd3 b5 32. axb5 axb5 33. f4 c4 34.
bxc4 bxc4 35. Bxc4 Rxe4 36. Nxd6 Re3+ 37. Rf3 Be1+ 38. Kg4 Rxf3 39. Kxf3 Ra3+
40. Bd3 Kg7 41. Nc4 Rb3 42. d6 Bh4 43. Kg4 Bd8 44. Bxg6 Kxg6 45. Ne5+ Kg7 46.
Nc6 Bf6 47. d7 Rb6 48. d8=Q Bxd8 49. Nxd8 Kf8 50. Rc1 Rb8 51. Nc6 Rc8 52. Rc4
1-0

[Event "Douglas IoM op"]
[Site "Douglas"]
[Date "2017.09.23"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Kosteniuk, Alexandra"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B81"]
[WhiteElo "2552"]
[BlackElo "2670"]
[PlyCount "146"]
[EventDate "2017.09.23"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "IOM"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 181"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.11.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.11.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. g4 h6 7. h3 Nc6 8. Be3
Bd7 9. f4 Be7 10. Nf3 d5 11. exd5 Nxd5 12. Nxd5 exd5 13. Bg2 d4 14. Nxd4 Bh4+
15. Bf2 Qe7+ 16. Kf1 Bxf2 17. Kxf2 O-O-O 18. Qf3 Qc5 19. Rhd1 h5 20. gxh5 Be6
21. Qc3 Qxc3 22. bxc3 Rxh5 23. Nxe6 fxe6 24. Rxd8+ Kxd8 25. Rg1 Ne7 26. Bxb7
Rxh3 27. Bf3 Rh2+ 28. Rg2 Rxg2+ 29. Bxg2 Kc7 30. Ke3 Kd6 31. Kd4 Nf5+ 32. Ke4
Ng3+ 33. Kf3 Nf5 34. Ke4 Ng3+ 35. Kd3 Nh5 36. Ke3 Nf6 37. c4 Nd7 38. Kd4 Nc5
39. Bf3 Nd7 40. Bh5 Nc5 41. Be8 Nb7 42. a4 Nc5 43. a5 Nb7 44. c5+ Nxc5 45. Kc4
Na6 46. Bh5 Nc7 47. Bf3 Na6 48. Bg2 Nc7 49. Bb7 Ne8 50. Kd4 Nf6 51. Bf3 Nd7 52.
Bg2 e5+ 53. fxe5+ Nxe5 54. a6 Nd7 55. Bf1 Nc5 56. Bb5 Ne6+ 57. Ke4 Kc5 58. Ke5
Nc7 59. Bd3 Kb6 60. Kd6 g5 61. Be2 Nb5+ 62. Ke5 Kxa6 63. Kf5 Kb6 64. Kxg5 Kc5
65. Kf4 Nc3 66. Ke3 a5 67. Kd2 Kb4 68. Bh5 a4 69. Kc1 a3 70. Bf7 Kc5 71. Bb3
Kd4 72. Bf7 Ke3 73. Bb3 Kd4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Douglas IoM op"]
[Site "Douglas"]
[Date "2017.09.24"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Paehtz, Elisabeth"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C88"]
[WhiteElo "2670"]
[BlackElo "2453"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2017.09.23"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "IOM"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 181"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.11.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.11.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. h3
Bb7 9. d3 d5 10. exd5 Nxd5 11. a4 Nd4 12. Nxd4 exd4 13. axb5 axb5 14. Rxa8 Bxa8
15. Na3 Bb4 16. Bd2 Bxd2 17. Qxd2 Qd7 18. Qg5 h6 19. Qe5 c5 20. Nxb5 Qxb5 21.
Bxd5 Qxb2 22. Bxa8 Rxa8 23. Qxc5 Ra1 24. Rxa1 Qxa1+ 25. Kh2 g6 26. Kg3 h5 27.
Kh4 Qa8 28. f3 Qd8+ 29. Kg3 Qb8+ 30. f4 Qb2 31. Kh4 Qb7 32. Kg5 Kh7 33. Kf6 Qd7
34. f5 Kg8 35. g4 hxg4 36. hxg4 gxf5 37. gxf5 Qd8+ 38. Qe7 Qb6+ 39. Kg5 Qa6 40.
Qe4 Kh7 1-0

[Event "Douglas IoM op"]
[Site "Douglas"]
[Date "2017.09.25"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Batsiashvili, Nino"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E43"]
[WhiteElo "2472"]
[BlackElo "2670"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "2017.09.23"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "IOM"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 181"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.11.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.11.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Nf3 b6 5. e3 Ne4 6. Qc2 Bb7 7. Bd3 f5 8. O-O
Bxc3 9. bxc3 O-O 10. c5 bxc5 11. Rb1 Qc8 12. Ba3 d6 13. Rfc1 Nd7 14. Nd2 Nxd2
15. Qxd2 Be4 16. dxc5 Ne5 17. Bxe4 fxe4 18. cxd6 Qa6 19. Rb3 c5 20. c4 Rab8 21.
Bxc5 Rxb3 22. axb3 Nd3 23. b4 Nxc1 24. Qxc1 Qa2 25. Qf1 Rd8 26. h3 Rd7 27. b5
Qa4 28. Qc1 Qb3 29. Ba3 Rf7 30. c5 Qa2 31. Qb2 Qd5 32. c6 Rf8 33. d7 Qd1+ 34.
Kh2 1-0

[Event "Douglas IoM op"]
[Site "Douglas"]
[Date "2017.09.26"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Naiditsch, Yuliya"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A13"]
[WhiteElo "2670"]
[BlackElo "2442"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "2017.09.23"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "IOM"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 181"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.11.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.11.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. e3 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. b3 c5 5. Bb2 Nc6 6. cxd5 exd5 7. Bb5 Bd7 8. O-O
Bd6 9. d4 cxd4 10. Nxd4 O-O 11. Nd2 Qe7 12. Bd3 Ba3 13. Qc1 Bxb2 14. Qxb2 Rfc8
15. N2f3 Nxd4 16. Nxd4 Qe5 17. h3 Rc7 18. Rad1 Rac8 19. Qa3 a6 20. Qb4 Ne4 21.
Ne2 Nc3 22. Rd2 h6 23. Nf4 Be6 24. Re1 Bd7 25. f3 Re8 26. Bf1 Rec8 27. a4 Be6
28. Kf2 Qf6 29. Qd4 Qe7 30. Bd3 a5 31. Nh5 Qg5 32. g4 Qh4+ 33. Kg2 f6 34. Rh1
f5 35. Nf4 fxg4 36. hxg4 Qe7 37. Nxe6 Qxe6 38. Bf5 1-0

[Event "Douglas IoM op"]
[Site "Douglas"]
[Date "2017.09.28"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Panchanathan, Magesh Chandran"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C87"]
[WhiteElo "2670"]
[BlackElo "2481"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "2017.09.23"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "IOM"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 181"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.11.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.11.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 d6 7. c3 O-O 8. h3
Bd7 9. d4 Re8 10. Nbd2 Bf8 11. Bc2 g6 12. Nf1 Bg7 13. Ng3 a5 14. Bg5 a4 15.
Bxa4 exd4 16. Bxc6 bxc6 17. cxd4 Qb8 18. Qd2 Be6 19. b3 Ra6 20. Rad1 d5 21. e5
Nd7 22. Bh6 Qd8 23. Bxg7 Kxg7 24. Rc1 Qe7 25. Re3 Rea8 26. Rc2 Nf8 27. Ne1 h5
28. f4 h4 29. f5 gxf5 30. Nh5+ Kg6 31. Nf6 Nh7 32. Qf2 Nxf6 33. Qxh4 f4 34. Nd3
fxe3 35. Nf4+ Kf5 36. exf6 Rh8 37. Nh5 Rxh5 38. Qxh5+ 1-0

[Event "Douglas IoM op"]
[Site "Douglas"]
[Date "2017.09.29"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Aravindh, Chithambaram VR"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C49"]
[WhiteElo "2573"]
[BlackElo "2670"]
[PlyCount "96"]
[EventDate "2017.09.23"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "IOM"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 181"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.11.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.11.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. O-O O-O 6. d3 Bxc3 7. bxc3 d6 8.
Bg5 h6 9. Bh4 a6 10. Bxc6 bxc6 11. Nd2 Qe7 12. Nc4 d5 13. exd5 cxd5 14. Ne3 c6
15. d4 Re8 16. c4 dxc4 17. Nxc4 exd4 18. Qxd4 c5 19. Qb2 Be6 20. Bxf6 Qxf6 21.
Qxf6 gxf6 22. Ne3 f5 23. Rfd1 Rad8 24. Rxd8 Rxd8 25. g3 Rd4 26. f4 Kf8 27. a3
Ke7 28. Kf1 Rd2 29. h4 Kd6 30. Rb1 Kc6 31. Rb8 c4 32. Ke1 c3 33. g4 fxg4 34. f5
Bd7 35. Rb3 Rd4 36. Rxc3+ Kd6 37. Rc4 Rxc4 38. Nxc4+ Kc5 39. Ne5 Bxf5 40. Nxf7
h5 41. Kd2 Kd5 42. Nd8 Bxc2 43. Ke3 Bg6 44. Kf4 a5 45. a4 Kc5 46. Kg5 g3 47.
Ne6+ Kb4 48. Nf4 Be4 0-1

[Event "Douglas IoM op"]
[Site "Douglas"]
[Date "2017.09.30"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Bogner, Sebastian"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C42"]
[WhiteElo "2670"]
[BlackElo "2599"]
[PlyCount "115"]
[EventDate "2017.09.23"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "IOM"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 181"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.11.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.11.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. Nc3 Nf6 6. d4 Be7 7. h3 O-O 8.
Bd3 b6 9. Ne2 Bb7 10. Ng3 Re8 11. O-O Bf8 12. Nf5 Nbd7 13. Bg5 h6 14. Bf4 Ne4
15. Nd2 Nxd2 16. Qxd2 Nf6 17. f3 Nd5 18. Bg3 Qg5 19. Qf2 Nf4 20. Bxf4 Qxf4 21.
h4 g6 22. g3 Qxf3 23. Qxf3 Bxf3 24. Rxf3 gxf5 25. Bb5 Re6 26. Rxf5 Bg7 27. c3
c5 28. dxc5 bxc5 29. Bc4 Rf6 30. Raf1 Rxf5 31. Rxf5 Rf8 32. Kf2 Be5 33. g4 Kg7
34. Ke3 f6 35. h5 Re8 36. Kd3 Bg3 37. b4 cxb4 38. cxb4 Re1 39. Rb5 Re7 40. Bd5
Bf2 41. Rb8 Re5 42. Kc4 Rg5 43. Rb7+ Kh8 44. Be6 Re5 45. Bf5 Kg8 46. a4 Kf8 47.
Bg6 d5+ 48. Kb5 Re7 49. Rb8+ Kg7 50. a5 f5 51. Bxf5 Rc7 52. Rd8 Rb7+ 53. Ka4
Be1 54. b5 Rc7 55. b6 axb6 56. axb6 Rc5 57. Bd3 Ra5+ 58. Kb3 1-0

[Event "Douglas IoM op"]
[Site "Douglas"]
[Date "2017.10.01"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C01"]
[WhiteElo "2794"]
[BlackElo "2670"]
[Annotator "Sumets,A"]
[PlyCount "105"]
[EventDate "2017.09.23"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "IOM"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 181"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.11.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.11.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. d3 {I don't think that Anand
will play this line frequently.} Nf6 6. d4 d5 7. Bd3 Be7 {I think this is a
little bit passive.} ({I would prefer} 7... Bd6 {Black controls the e5-square
and he doesn't allow White to play Bf4:} 8. O-O (8. Qe2+ Qe7 9. Qxe7+ Kxe7 10.
Bg5 h6 11. Bh4 g5 12. Bg3 Be6 13. Bxd6+ Kxd6 14. Nc3 c6 $11 {Muzychuk,A (2523)
-L'Ami,E (2615) Wijk aan Zee 2010 1/2 (53)}) 8... O-O 9. h3 h6 10. Nc3 a6 11.
Ne2 Re8 12. Bf4 Nc6 13. c3 Bxf4 14. Nxf4 Qd6 15. Qc1 Ne4 16. Bc2 Bf5 $11 {
Ivanisevic,I (2611) -Martinovic,S (2565) Mali Losinj CRO 2017 1/2 (58)}) 8. O-O
O-O 9. Re1 ({White can prevent ...Bg4:} 9. h3 $5 c5 (9... Nbd7 10. Re1 Re8 11.
Bf4 c6 12. c3 Bf8 13. Nbd2 g6 14. Qc2 a5 15. a4 Bg7 16. Nf1 $14 {Ivanov,A 
(2513)-Kamsky,G (2706) ICC INT 2014 1/2 (41)}) 10. dxc5 Bxc5 11. Nbd2 Nc6 12.
c3 Qd6 $2 (12... Bb6 13. Re1 Re8 14. Rxe8+ Qxe8 15. Nf1 $14) 13. b4 Bb6 14. Nc4
{1/2 (14) Leniart,A (2480) -Gleizerov,E (2519) Suwalki POL 2017. White has a
big advantage after} Qc7 15. Nxb6 axb6 16. Re1 $16) 9... Bg4 10. Bg5 Nbd7 11.
Nbd2 Re8 12. c3 c6 13. Qc2 (13. Qb3 {This move seems to be harmless, but even
here you can find some novelties with computer assistance:} Qb6 ({Probably
Black should play} 13... Qc7 14. h3 Be6 15. Nf1 h6 16. Bh4 Nh5 $11) 14. Ne5 (
14. h3 $5 Bh5 (14... Bxf3 15. Nxf3 $14) 15. Ne5 (15. Nh4 $1 Bf8 16. g4 Bg6 17.
Nxg6 hxg6 18. Bf4 $14) 15... Nxe5 $11 {1/2 (13) Arapovic,V (2392)-Dizdarevic,E
(2493) Neum 2011}) 14... Nxe5 15. Rxe5 Be6 16. Re2 Nh5 17. Bxe7 Rxe7 (17... Nf4
$1 {was the only way to equalize} 18. Re3 Nxd3 19. Rxd3 Rxe7) 18. g3 Ree8 19.
Rae1 Nf6 20. Qc2 $14 {Malisauskas,V (2490)-Gdanski,J (2435) Manila 1992 1/2 
(29)}) 13... h6 {Now Black cannot play ...Bh5, ...Bg6:} (13... Bh5 14. Ne5 ({
Probably White should play} 14. Re2 $5 h6 (14... Nf8 15. Rae1 Qd6 16. h3 Rad8 (
16... Bg6 17. Nh4 Bxd3 18. Qxd3 $14) 17. Bh4 Bg6 18. Bg3 Bxd3 19. Qxd3 Qd7 20.
Ne5 Qc8 21. Nxc6 $16 {Lintchevski, D (2553)-Dmitrenko,V (2353) Pardubice 2011
1-0 (46); and White easily won the game.}) 15. Bf4 Nf8 16. Rae1 Ne6 17. Bg3 Bd6
18. Bf5 Bg4 19. Bh4 Be7 20. h3 Bxf5 21. Qxf5 $14 Nd7 $2 22. Rxe6 fxe6 23. Qxe6+
Kf8 24. Bg3 $18 {Ovetchkin,R (2556)-Lintchevski,D (2450) Plovdiv 2008 1/2 (49)}
) 14... h6 15. Bf4 Nxe5 16. Rxe5 (16. Bxe5 $1 Nd7 17. Bg3 Nf8 {and Black has
good chances to equalise the game}) 16... Bd6 17. Rxe8+ Nxe8 18. Bxd6 Nxd6 $1
19. Re1 Bg4 20. h3 Be6 21. Nf3 Qf6 22. Qe2 Re8 $11 {Demidov,M (2521)-Fedoseev,
V (2731) Sochi RUS 2017 1/2 (59)}) 14. Bf4 Nh5 (14... c5 15. h3 Be6 16. dxc5
Nxc5 17. Bb5 Bd7 18. Bxd7 Qxd7 19. Nb3 {This position reminds me of the line 1.
e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 c5 4.Nf3 Nf6 5.exd5 exd5 6.Bb5+ Bd7 7.Bxd7+ Nxd7; I would
evaluate it in White's favour.}) 15. Be5 $1 Bg5 $146 {This novelty doesn't
help Black to level the game. Let's examine other continuations:} (15... Nxe5
16. Bh7+ Kf8 17. Nxe5 Nf6 18. h3 Be6 19. Ndf3 Bd6 20. Re3 Rc8 (20... g6 21.
Bxg6 fxg6 22. Qxg6 Qe7 23. Ng5 $1 hxg5 (23... Qg7 24. Nxe6+ Rxe6 25. Qf5 Rae8
26. Rae1 Qg5 27. Ng6+ Kg7 (27... Kf7 $2 28. Nh8+ $1 Kg7 29. Qxg5+ hxg5 30. Rxe6
$18) 28. Qxg5 Rxe3 (28... hxg5 $4 29. Rxe6 $18) 29. Qxe3 Rxe3 30. Rxe3 Kxg6 31.
g3 $14) 24. Rf3 Bxe5 25. dxe5 Qg7 26. Rxf6+ Bf7 27. Qf5 Kg8 28. f4 $1 $16) 21.
Rae1 c5 22. Bf5 Bxf5 23. Qxf5 $14 {Glek,I (2515)-Dolmatov,S (2595) Dortmund
1992 1-0 (66)}) (15... Bxf3 16. Nxf3 Nxe5 (16... Nhf6 17. Re2 Bf8 18. Rae1 Qb6
19. Bf5 $16 {Bus,M (2375)-Schmidt,W (2440) Lubniewice 1993 1-0 (35)}) 17. Bh7+
Kf8 18. Nxe5 (18. dxe5 $1 Nf4 19. Qf5 Ne6 20. g3 $5 (20. Bg6 $6 Bf6 21. exf6
fxg6 22. Qxg6 Qxf6 $11) 20... Bc5 21. Rad1 Qd7 22. Nh4 $1 g5 $8 23. Nf3 Kg7 24.
Qc2 $14) 18... Nf6 19. Re2 Bd6 20. Rae1 Qc7 21. f4 Re7 22. Bd3 {1/2 (20) Bus,M
(2375)-Brynell,S (2470) Copenhagen 1993}) 16. h3 $1 (16. Bh7+ Kh8 17. Bf5 Bxf5
18. Qxf5 Kg8 19. Nxg5 hxg5 {Black should level the game.}) 16... Bxf3 {Black
has got an unpleasant situation; she should have tried to find the most
reliable worse position:} (16... Nxe5 17. Rxe5 Bxf3 18. Nxf3 Rxe5 19. Nxe5 Nf6
20. g3 Nd7 21. Bh7+ Kf8 22. f4 Bf6 23. Re1 $16) 17. Nxf3 Bf4 (17... Nf8 18. Qb3
$5 (18. c4 $5 Nf4 19. Bf5 $14) 18... Qd7 19. h4 Bf4 20. c4 $1 dxc4 (20... a6
21. cxd5 cxd5 22. g3 f6 23. Bxf4 Nxf4 24. Bf1 $14) 21. Bxc4 Ng6 22. g3 Bxe5 23.
dxe5 $16) (17... Nxe5 18. Rxe5 {- 16...Nxe5}) 18. Bh7+ Kh8 19. Bxf4 Nxf4 20.
Bf5 Qc7 21. Bxd7 $1 {Just in time. White takes control of the e-file.} Qxd7 22.
Ne5 Qe6 (22... Qc7 $2 23. Qf5 $18) 23. Re3 Kg8 ({Hou Yifan doesn't want to
play the rook endgame after} 23... Ng6 24. Nxg6+ Qxg6 25. Qxg6 fxg6 26. Rae1
Rxe3 27. Rxe3 Rb8 28. h4 $1 $16 {The endgame which has arisen is very
unpleasant for Black, probably her position is lost.} (28. Re7 $6 g5 $1)) 24.
Rae1 Qc8 $6 25. Nxf7 $1 Rxe3 26. Rxe3 $1 (26. fxe3 Nxh3+ $1 {The only way to
continue resistance:} 27. gxh3 Kxf7 28. Qh7 Qh8 $5 {Definitely, it is not the
best square for the queen, but Black needs to have the g8-square for his king.}
(28... Qg8 $5 {leads to an interesting endgame:} 29. Qf5+ Ke7 30. e4 Qe6 31.
Qxe6+ Kxe6 32. exd5+ Kxd5 33. Re7 g5 34. Rxb7 a5 {Black has good chances to
save the game due to the active position of his king}) 29. Qf5+ (29. Rf1+ $6
Ke7 30. Qf5 Rf8 31. Qe5+ Kd7 $11) 29... Kg8 30. e4 Rf8 31. Qe6+ Kh7 32. exd5
Rf6 33. Qe4+ Rg6+ 34. Kf1 cxd5 35. Qxd5 Qc8 {Due to the vulnerable position of
the opponent's king, Black has a chance to save the game.}) 26... Kxf7 27. Rf3
$16 {White gets an extra pawn.} Kg8 (27... g5 $2 28. Qh7+ Ke8 29. g3 Nxh3+ 30.
Kh2 $18) 28. Rxf4 Qe6 29. Qf5 ({White could have tried to trade rooks, but the
consequences of} 29. Rf3 Re8 30. Re3 Qf7 31. Qe2 Rxe3 32. Qxe3 Qf5 $16 {
are not so clear.}) 29... Re8 (29... Qe1+ 30. Kh2 Qe8 31. Rf3 {is joyless for
Black. White can push his h- and g-pawns and get a winning position.}) 30.
Qxe6+ Rxe6 31. Kf1 a5 32. Rf3 Rg6 33. a4 Rd6 (33... b5 34. axb5 cxb5 35. Rf5
Rd6 36. Ke2 {White has an extra pawn and an active rook. He should win the
game.}) 34. Ke2 Rd8 35. Kd3 {This is the best square for the white king.} Rb8
36. Rf5 b5 {If Black waits then White will play g4, f4, Re5, f5.} 37. axb5 Rxb5
{Black wants to trade pawns after ...a4, ...Ra5, ...a3.} 38. Kc2 Rb7 (38... a4
39. Kb1 Rb3 40. Ka2 $18) 39. f4 Rb8 40. g4 a4 41. Re5 (41. Kb1 $5 Rb6 42. Ka2
$18) 41... Kf7 42. f5 Ra8 43. Re6 Rc8 44. Re5 Ra8 (44... g6 45. fxg6+ Kxg6 46.
Re6+ Kg5 47. Kb1 $18) 45. h4 a3 46. bxa3 Rxa3 47. Kb2 $18 Ra8 48. g5 hxg5 49.
hxg5 Rb8+ 50. Kc2 Rh8 51. Re6 Rh5 52. g6+ Kf8 53. f6 1-0

[Event "BL 1718 (Women)"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2018.03.25"]
[Round "11.1"]
[White "Batsiashvili, Nino"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A40"]
[WhiteElo "2472"]
[BlackElo "2670"]
[PlyCount "100"]
[EventDate "2017.10.01"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2019"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.10.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.10.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Schwaebisch Hall (W)"]
[BlackTeam "Baden-Baden (W)"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 e6 2. c4 b6 3. e4 Bb7 4. Bd3 Bb4+ 5. Bd2 Bxd2+ 6. Nxd2 d6 7. Ne2 Nd7 8.
O-O Ne7 9. f4 e5 10. fxe5 dxe5 11. d5 a5 12. Nf3 Ng6 13. b3 Qe7 14. Qd2 Nc5 15.
Bc2 Bc8 16. Ng3 O-O 17. Nf5 Qf6 18. Rae1 Bd7 19. a3 Nb7 20. h3 Rfe8 21. Nh2 Nf4
22. Kh1 h5 23. Nf3 Nd6 24. Nxe5 Bxf5 25. exf5 Rxe5 26. Rxe5 Qxe5 27. Qxf4 Re8
28. Qxe5 Rxe5 29. Bd3 Re3 30. Rd1 Re5 31. Rf1 Re3 32. Rd1 Kf8 33. b4 axb4 34.
axb4 Ke7 35. Kg1 Re5 36. g4 hxg4 37. hxg4 Ne8 38. Kf2 b5 39. c5 Nf6 40. Bxb5
Ne4+ 41. Kf3 Nc3 42. Kf4 f6 43. d6+ cxd6 44. cxd6+ Kd8 45. Ra1 Rxb5 46. Ra7
Rxb4+ 47. Kf3 Ne4 48. Rxg7 Ng5+ 49. Kg3 Rb3+ 50. Kf4 Rf3# 0-1

[Event "Tata Steel-A 80th"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2018.01.13"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Giri, Anish"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C42"]
[WhiteElo "2752"]
[BlackElo "2680"]
[Annotator "Fernandez,D"]
[PlyCount "127"]
[EventDate "2018.01.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 183"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.03.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.03.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} e5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 2. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Nf6 {
[%emt 0:00:00]} 3. Nxe5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} d6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 4. Nf3 {[%emt 0:
00:00]} Nxe4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 5. Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:00] To my mind, a fairly
underestimated line, and the reason I don't often play the Petroff now.} (5. c4
{is an interesting attempt at playing move orders, but I think Black is
considered to be fine after} Nc6 $11) (5. d4 {is the main move.}) (5. Qe2 {
was the first game, Carlsen-Caruana.}) 5... Nxc3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} (5... Nf6 {
would have been an interesting choice against Giri, considering he has
championed the Black side. From what I understand, the point for White is to
avoid the impulse to play too early against the c8-bishop, because that will
simply encourage a fianchetto and Black will be fine.} 6. d4 Be7 7. Bd3 O-O 8.
O-O Re8 9. Re1 $1 {The point of this is to force Black to commit his
light-squared bishop one way or another. Even moves that do not obviously do
this - such as ...d5 - really do make a decision, because they make the
fianchetto rather undesirable. White can play against either ...Bg4 or ...b6,
but should do so in different ways and definitely should not commit to h3 just
yet.} ({Following the immediate} 9. h3 b6 $1 {Vachier Lagrave,M-Giri,A Germany
2012, and Black was soon fine.}) 9... Nbd7 10. Bf4 {White is slightly better,
for instance} Nf8 11. h3 b6 12. Bb5 Bd7 13. a4 $14) 6. dxc3 {[%emt 0:00:00]}
Be7 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 7. Be3 {[%emt 0:00:00] The choice is between this move
and Bf4. The current move allows Black lots of ...Ne5 possibilities, which I
believe he should take.} (7. Bf4 {meanwhile does not gel so well with the rest
of White's kingside attack.} O-O 8. Bd3 Nd7 9. Qd2 Nc5 $11 {for instance seems
fine for Black.}) 7... Nc6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 8. Bd3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Be6 {
[%emt 0:00:00] White should play one of the queen moves and then castle
queenside, and I think given that White has played Be3, Black should castle
queenside too. No surprise then that the present game continued in that way.}
9. Qe2 {[%emt 0:00:00]} (9. Qd2 Qd7 {was similar enough and a game of mine:
Jackson-Fernandez, Coventry 2013.}) 9... Bf6 {[%emt 0:04:53]} 10. O-O-O {
[%emt 0:00:00]} Qe7 {[%emt 0:01:39]} (10... Qd7 {is more natural to me, not
worrying about White's Ng5 ideas, but more concerned with cuing up ...Bf5 in
future.}) 11. Kb1 {[%emt 0:05:03]} a6 {[%emt 0:13:52]} 12. Rhe1 {[%emt 0:05:47]
} O-O-O {[%emt 0:05:42]} 13. h3 {[%emt 0:24:30]} Rhe8 {[%emt 0:14:54]} (13...
h5 {is trivially easy to recommend in hindsight, but it should have been
reasonably obvious that White wanted kingside space.}) 14. g4 {[%emt 0:08:40]}
h6 {[%emt 0:05:19]} 15. Nd2 $1 $14 {[%emt 0:02:37] Now White is probably a
tiny bit better, but obviously an incredible amount of technique and further
errors need to be played out over the board before White can think about
winning.} Bg5 {[%emt 0:18:20]} 16. f4 {[%emt 0:08:04]} Bh4 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 17.
Bf2 {[%emt 0:00:09]} Bxf2 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 18. Qxf2 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Qf8 {
[%emt 0:00:05]} 19. f5 {[%emt 0:21:05] Opting to set Black more direct
problems, but ceding the e5-square. While I am not sure this is the best
continuation, it could be the most practical, especially against slightly
lower-rated opposition.} (19. Nf1 {seems more natural to me, waving the idea
of Ng3-h5 around.}) 19... Bd7 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 20. f6 {[%emt 0:00:25]} g6 {
[%emt 0:09:21]} (20... Rxe1 21. Rxe1 g5 $11) 21. Be4 {[%emt 0:00:09]} Kb8 {
[%emt 0:02:43]} 22. Nc4 {[%emt 0:00:09]} Re6 $6 {[%emt 0:04:31] In practical
terms, another slight mistake. We obtain a similar structure to
Carlsen-Caruana, but with the minor pieces off the board Black faces more
difficulties.} 23. Bxc6 $1 {[%emt 0:04:11]} Rxe1 {[%emt 0:05:06]} 24. Rxe1 {
[%emt 0:00:11]} Bxc6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 25. Na5 {[%emt 0:01:00]} Re8 {[%emt 0:01:
43]} 26. Nxc6+ {[%emt 0:00:26]} bxc6 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 27. Qg3 {[%emt 0:07:17]
The engine evaluation of 0.00 is hopelessly unhelpful for looking at this
position. What is important is that White is marginally more active and has a
better structure and advanced f6-pawn. Giving variations is slightly pointless
here, so I shall try and confine myself to comments only.} Qh8 {[%emt 0:03:55]}
28. Re7 {[%emt 0:01:36]} Rxe7 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 29. fxe7 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Qe8 {
[%emt 0:00:38]} 30. Qe3 {[%emt 0:02:50]} Kc8 {[%emt 0:02:23]} 31. h4 {[%emt 0:
06:10]} Kd7 {[%emt 0:06:22]} 32. Qxh6 {[%emt 0:00:07]} Qxe7 {[%emt 0:00:02]}
33. b3 $14 {[%emt 0:01:45] White will be able to fix the f7-pawn and of course
a6 is still a weakness also. Doubtless this endgame will be discussed for a
while to come, including fortress possibilities and better White tries, but
the contours of what White must aim for are now clear.} Qe4 {[%emt 0:02:04]}
34. g5 {[%emt 0:03:23]} Qe5 {[%emt 0:00:54]} 35. Qf8 {[%emt 0:00:49]} Qd5 {
[%emt 0:01:48]} 36. Kb2 {[%emt 0:00:15]} c5 {[%emt 0:00:38]} 37. Qg8 {[%emt 0:
00:32]} Qf3 {[%emt 0:00:35]} 38. Qf8 {[%emt 0:00:52]} Qd5 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 39.
Qg7 {[%emt 0:00:40]} Qf5 {[%emt 0:00:30]} 40. Qg8 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Qf3 {
[%emt 0:00:00]} 41. a4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Qf1 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 42. Qf8 {[%emt 0:
00:00]} Qf5 {[%emt 0:10:37]} 43. Qa8 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Qf1 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 44.
Qe4 {[%emt 0:06:36] Again, in human terms White has acheived something else -
the centralisation of his queen. Black must wait around until White shows what
the next stage of his plan is - though presumably it must be b4.} Kd8 {[%emt 0:
02:49]} 45. Qg4 {[%emt 0:03:51] A mini-zugzwang.} d5 {[%emt 0:03:37]} 46. a5 $1
{[%emt 0:10:26]} Qe1 {[%emt 0:04:21]} 47. h5 {[%emt 0:07:33] This simplifies
Black's task a little bit, but does not completely give equality.} (47. Qf4 Qe6
48. Qf2 Qe7 49. Qf1 Qe6 50. b4 $14 {is another try}) 47... gxh5 {[%emt 0:00:13]
} 48. Qxh5 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Qe6 {[%emt 0:01:15]} 49. Qh8+ {[%emt 0:00:24]} Ke7
{[%emt 0:02:36]} 50. b4 {[%emt 0:01:18]} cxb4 {[%emt 0:02:55]} 51. cxb4 {
[%emt 0:00:03]} Kd7 $11 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 52. Qd4 {[%emt 0:01:23]} Kc8 {[%emt 0:
01:15]} 53. Qf6 $5 {[%emt 0:02:59] Even the pawn endgame retains certain
practical difficulties and would be an ideal candidate for the next Naiditsch
book.} Qxf6+ {[%emt 0:07:00]} 54. gxf6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Kd7 {[%emt 0:00:59]}
55. Kb3 {[%emt 0:02:39]} Kc6 $4 {[%emt 0:00:40] My educated guess is that this
move arose out of a desire to win a moral battle for tempi. Against 55.Kc3
Black had ...Kd6 in mind, and so it was natural to try and avoid that
'critical square' with the present move... Well, we may never know.} ({Black
had to play} 55... Kd6 $1 {to draw, and the idea is of course ...c5.} 56. c4 (
56. Ka4 c6 57. Kb3 c5 $11) 56... c5 $1 57. b5 d4 58. b6 Kc6 59. Kc2 $11 {
Both kings are stuck.}) 56. c4 {[%emt 0:00:43] Suddenly White is completely
winning.} d4 {[%emt 0:00:43]} (56... dxc4+ 57. Kxc4 Kd6 58. b5 axb5+ 59. Kxb5
Kd7 60. a6 Kc8 61. Kc6 Kb8 62. a7+ {is even more trivial}) 57. Kc2 {[%emt 0:00:
22]} Kd6 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 58. Kd2 $3 {[%emt 0:00:48] Amazing tempo play, but
stereotyped enough.The idea is that only after Black recaptures on c5 must
White play Kd3! as that position is a mutual zugzwang.} (58. Kd3 c5 {is once
again a draw.}) 58... c6 {[%emt 0:00:42]} 59. Ke2 {[%emt 0:00:18] Avoiding the
d3-square for the last time.} Kd7 {[%emt 0:00:50]} (59... Ke5 60. b5 $18) (
59... c5 60. bxc5+ Kc6 (60... Kxc5 61. Kd3) 61. Kd2 $1 Kxc5 62. Kd3 $18) 60.
Kd3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Kc7 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 61. Kxd4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Kd6 {
[%emt 0:00:00]} 62. Kd3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Kc7 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 63. Ke4 {[%emt 0:
00:00]} Kd6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 64. Kd4 {Not an undeserved victory, but a
slightly surprising one.} 1-0

[Event "Tata Steel-A 80th"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2018.01.14"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C01"]
[WhiteElo "2680"]
[BlackElo "2804"]
[Annotator "Fernandez,D"]
[PlyCount "96"]
[EventDate "2018.01.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 183"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.03.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.03.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[TimeControl "40/6000+30:20/3000+30:900+30"]

1. e4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} e6 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 2. d4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} d5 {[%emt 0:
00:04]} 3. Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:15]} Bb4 {[%emt 0:00:10]} 4. exd5 {[%emt 0:01:29]}
exd5 {[%emt 0:00:33]} 5. Bd3 {[%emt 0:00:06]} Nc6 {[%emt 0:03:23]} 6. a3 {
[%emt 0:01:23]} Ba5 {[%emt 0:01:23] This is optimistic, ...Bxc3 is the move
you play if you would like to hold a solid draw.} 7. Nge2 {[%emt 0:10:04]} Nge7
{[%emt 0:04:29]} 8. O-O {[%emt 0:01:40]} O-O {[%emt 0:05:19]} 9. Bg5 {[%emt 0:
09:40]} (9. Na4 $5 {demands attention, because the bishop pair is almost never
bad to have. An old game by an (East) German grandmaster went:} Bf5 10. Nc5 Qc8
11. Bg5 Bb6 12. b4 Bxc5 13. dxc5 Re8 $11 {Schmittdiel,E-Uhlmann,W Germany 1992}
) 9... f6 {[%emt 0:11:03]} 10. Be3 {[%emt 0:03:14]} Bf5 {[%emt 0:02:12]} 11.
Nf4 $6 {[%emt 0:21:07] The computer sees no problem with this, but compared to
move 6, Black is much better developed and ready to take advantage of the
structural problem this implies.} Bxc3 {[%emt 0:13:27]} 12. bxc3 {[%emt 0:03:
23]} Qd7 {[%emt 0:02:49]} 13. c4 {[%emt 0:05:29]} Bxd3 {[%emt 0:00:46]} (13...
Na5 {is the engine recommendation, but the compact structure after} 14. cxd5
Nxd5 15. c4 Nxe3 16. fxe3 {may be better for White than it thinks.}) 14. Qxd3 {
[%emt 0:00:07]} Rad8 {[%emt 0:08:24]} 15. Rab1 {[%emt 0:06:06]} (15. cxd5 Nxd5
16. Nxd5 Qxd5 17. c4 $132 {is worth a look: the blitzy ...Ne5 gets the knight
trapped, and when White gets d5 in his bishop will be of equal value to the
knight.}) 15... b6 {[%emt 0:01:24]} 16. Rb5 $6 {[%emt 0:07:46] Now Black is
slightly better already - this rook is tactically weak and does not coordinate
well with the rest of the pieces.} dxc4 {[%emt 0:04:23]} 17. Qxc4+ {[%emt 0:00:
05]} Rf7 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 18. Rd1 {[%emt 0:02:50] This doesn't help either -
now everything comes with tempo.} Na5 {[%emt 0:04:43]} 19. Qd3 {[%emt 0:05:53]}
c6 {[%emt 0:00:57]} 20. Rbb1 {[%emt 0:01:36]} Qf5 $15 {[%emt 0:03:50]} 21. a4 {
[%emt 0:06:09]} (21. Qe2 Nd5 22. Nxd5 cxd5 23. Qd3 {might not be so dreadful.})
21... g5 $1 {[%emt 0:05:57]} 22. Nh5 {[%emt 0:04:22]} Qxd3 {[%emt 0:02:09]} 23.
Rxd3 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Nd5 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 24. Bd2 {[%emt 0:00:06]} Nc4 {
[%emt 0:00:31] This position is almost winning at the elite level, and
Mamedyarov's 'tactically informed technique' is nearly perfect.} 25. Re1 {
[%emt 0:01:52]} h6 {[%emt 0:04:35]} 26. h4 {[%emt 0:01:47]} (26. Re6 Rd6 27.
Re8+ Kh7 28. h3 {may have been worth a try, just to keep two active pieces})
26... Kh7 {[%emt 0:02:05]} 27. g4 {[%emt 0:06:25]} gxh4 {[%emt 0:01:49]} 28.
Re6 {[%emt 0:02:41]} Rd6 {[%emt 0:03:24]} 29. Rxd6 {[%emt 0:03:33]} Nxd6 {
[%emt 0:00:05]} 30. f3 {[%emt 0:00:36]} f5 $19 {[%emt 0:01:16]} 31. Be1 {
[%emt 0:01:16]} a5 {[%emt 0:06:48]} 32. Bxh4 {[%emt 0:02:12]} b5 {[%emt 0:01:
10]} 33. Ra3 {[%emt 0:00:44]} Nc4 {[%emt 0:03:26]} 34. Ra1 {[%emt 0:00:01]}
fxg4 {[%emt 0:00:37]} 35. fxg4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Nde3 {[%emt 0:00:15]} 36. Nf6+
{[%emt 0:01:22]} Kg6 {[%emt 0:00:19]} 37. d5 {[%emt 0:00:06]} cxd5 {[%emt 0:03:
53]} 38. axb5 {[%emt 0:00:07]} Rxf6 {[%emt 0:00:16] Gaining material, though
there might have been some last bit of optimisation to do.} (38... Nxc2 39. Rc1
(39. Rb1 Nd2 $19) 39... Nd4 40. Kg2 Rxf6 41. Bxf6 Kxf6 42. Rb1 Nb6 {obtains
the same position with the c2-pawn gone.}) 39. Bxf6 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Kxf6 {
[%emt 0:00:03]} 40. c3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} (40. Kf2 Nxg4+ 41. Kf3 Nge5+ 42. Kf4 {
was the last try to pose practical problems, in my opinion}) 40... Ke6 $19 {
[%emt 0:02:25] Now Black's pieces all have defined roles: the Black king will
stop the b-pawn, and then take it once the a-pawn has distracted White's rook.}
41. b6 {[%emt 0:05:25]} Kd7 {[%emt 0:00:11]} 42. Rb1 {[%emt 0:00:25]} Kc8 {
[%emt 0:00:05]} 43. b7+ {[%emt 0:00:39]} Kb8 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 44. Kf2 {[%emt 0:
00:04]} a4 {[%emt 0:05:13]} 45. Ke2 {[%emt 0:04:33]} a3 {[%emt 0:03:51]} 46.
Kd3 {[%emt 0:01:52]} Nxg4 {[%emt 0:02:10]} 47. Kd4 {[%emt 0:00:31]} Nd2 {
[%emt 0:05:13]} (47... Nge3 {and ...Nc2 and ...a2 would have been as per the
original plan, but there is a tactic instead.}) 48. Rb4 {[%emt 0:04:52]} a2 {
[%emt 0:00:20]} 0-1

[Event "Tata Steel-A 80th"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2018.01.15"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A18"]
[WhiteElo "2787"]
[BlackElo "2680"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[EventDate "2018.01.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 183"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.03.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.03.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[TimeControl "40/6000+30:20/3000+30:900+30"]

1. c4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} e6 {[%emt 0:00:11]} 2. Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Nf6 {
[%emt 0:01:30]} 3. e4 {[%emt 0:00:02]} d5 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 4. cxd5 {[%emt 0:00:
04]} exd5 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 5. e5 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Ne4 {[%emt 0:00:12]} 6. Nf3 {
[%emt 0:00:07]} Bf5 {[%emt 0:01:58]} 7. d3 {[%emt 0:00:16]} Nxc3 {[%emt 0:03:
14]} 8. bxc3 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Be7 {[%emt 0:00:12]} 9. d4 {[%emt 0:01:10]} O-O {
[%emt 0:04:26]} 10. Bd3 {[%emt 0:00:23]} Qd7 {[%emt 0:02:31]} 11. O-O {[%emt 0:
01:20]} Nc6 {[%emt 0:05:06]} 12. Re1 {[%emt 0:07:54]} b6 {[%emt 0:06:51]} 13.
Bb5 {[%emt 0:05:23]} Qe6 {[%emt 0:04:19]} 14. Ng5 {[%emt 0:03:34]} Bxg5 {
[%emt 0:21:48]} 15. Bxg5 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Qg6 {[%emt 0:01:38]} 16. h4 {[%emt 0:
10:07]} a6 {[%emt 0:09:07]} 17. Be2 {[%emt 0:09:24]} h6 {[%emt 0:02:53]} 18.
Bf4 {[%emt 0:04:47]} Qe6 {[%emt 0:07:19]} 19. h5 {[%emt 0:07:57]} Be4 {[%emt 0:
03:08]} 20. Bg4 {[%emt 0:02:20]} Bf5 {[%emt 0:00:14]} 21. Bf3 Rad8 {[%emt 0:05:
54]} 22. Qe2 {[%emt 0:10:49]} Na5 {[%emt 0:05:39]} 23. g4 {[%emt 0:03:50]} Be4
{[%emt 0:02:48]} 24. Bxe4 {[%emt 0:00:17]} dxe4 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 25. Bg3 {
[%emt 0:01:55]} c5 {[%emt 0:03:33]} 26. dxc5 {[%emt 0:01:54]} Nc4 {[%emt 0:01:
32]} 27. Qxe4 {[%emt 0:17:39]} Nd2 {[%emt 0:00:09]} 28. Qf4 {[%emt 0:03:36]}
bxc5 {[%emt 0:07:48]} 29. Re3 {[%emt 0:03:06]} Nc4 {[%emt 0:00:51]} 30. Re4 {
[%emt 0:02:52]} Nd2 {[%emt 0:00:12]} 31. Re3 {[%emt 0:02:26]} Nc4 {[%emt 0:00:
25]} 32. Re4 {[%emt 0:01:17]} Nd2 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tata Steel-A 80th"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2018.01.16"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Matlakov, Maxim"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C89"]
[WhiteElo "2680"]
[BlackElo "2718"]
[Annotator "Mekhitarian,K"]
[PlyCount "108"]
[EventDate "2018.01.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 183"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.03.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.03.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3
d5 {The Marshall attack! Played surprisingly only 6,600 times in chess history
(I really thought that number would be bigger), it was brought to practice by
Frank James Marshall - he played it four times, scoring two wins, a loss 
(against Capablanca) and a draw (against Lasker).} 9. d4 $5 (9. exd5 Nxd5 {
is the modern approach} (9... e4 {was tried by Marshall in his debut in a
simultaneous exhibition - this line is considered very bad for Black nowadays.}
10. dxc6 exf3 11. g3 $1 Re8 12. d4 Bg4 13. Bg5 h6 14. Bxf6 Bxf6 15. Nd2 $16 {
1-0 (34) Nakamura,H (2741)-Short,N (2680) London 2010. with a huge advantage
for White}) 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. Rxe5 c6 {is the main line, repeatedly tried with
success by its main defender, Levon Aronian} (11... Nf6 {was Marshall's try
against Capablanca, who played near perfection the whole game} 12. Re1 Bd6 13.
h3 Ng4 14. Qf3 Qh4 15. d4 Nxf2 16. Re2 $1 Bg4 17. hxg4 Bh2+ 18. Kf1 Bg3 19.
Rxf2 Qh1+ 20. Ke2 Bxf2 21. Bd2 $1 Bh4 22. Qh3 Rae8+ 23. Kd3 Qf1+ 24. Kc2 Bf2
25. Qf3 Qg1 26. Bd5 $1 $18 {1-0 (36) Capablanca,J-Marshall,F New York,NY 1918})
12. Re1 Bd6 13. d3 Bf5 14. Qf3 Qh4 15. g3 Qh3 16. Bxd5 Bg4 17. Qg2 cxd5 18.
Qxh3 Bxh3 19. Be3 {entering a typical Marshall endgame - White is a pawn up,
but Black has the bishop pair and excellent play. In this game, I dare say
that Nakamura was able to create some chances.} Bf5 20. d4 Rfe8 (20... Rfc8 $5
{preparing b4} 21. a3 a5 22. Nd2 f6 $44 {following Aronian's footsteps, with
the rook on c8 instead of e8}) 21. Nd2 f6 22. Bf4 $1 Bf8 23. Nf1 $14 {½-½ 
(43) Nakamura,H (2780)-Aronian,L (2801) Palma de Mallorca 2017, after coming
under some pressure, Black was able to hold.}) 9... exd4 (9... dxe4 {is
another safe way to deal with this position} 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. dxe5 Qxd1 12.
Bxd1 Nd7 13. Rxe4 Nc5 14. Rd4 Ne6 15. Rd2 Bg5 (15... Bb7 $5 $44) 16. Rc2 Bxc1
$1 (16... Rd8 17. Bf3 Bb7 18. Bxg5 Nxg5 19. Nd2 $14 {1/2-1/2 (83) Halkias,S 
(2583)-Melkumyan,H (2642) Heraklio 2017}) 17. Rxc1 Nf4 18. Bf3 Rb8 19. Rd1 Ng6
20. Nd2 Nxe5 $11 {1/2-1/2 (81) Kurnosov,I (2649)-Khalifman,A (2614) Nakhchivan
2013}) 10. e5 Ne4 11. cxd4 Bf5 12. Nc3 Nxc3 13. bxc3 Na5 (13... Qd7 $6 14. Bg5
Ba3 $2 (14... Bxg5 15. Nxg5 Na5 16. Bc2 {with good prospects on the kingside})
15. Nh4 $1 $146 {a strong novelty, that puts the whole 13...Qd7 move under
trouble} Be6 16. Bc2 g6 17. Bf6 Rfe8 18. f4 Ne7 19. Rf1 Bg4 20. Qe1 {and White
already has a winning position with the decisive attack} Kf8 21. f5 $1 $18 {
1-0 (30) Mastrovasilis,D (2580)-Sargissian,G (2650) Minsk 2017}) 14. Bc2 Bxc2
15. Qxc2 Nc4 {Matlakov is a very classical player and goes for the bishop
exchange followed by occupying the weak square with a knight, which looks very
logical.} 16. a4 Qd7 17. Bg5 {On the other hand, we have a strong attacking
player, Hou Yifan, known for her dynamic games always full of initiative.} bxa4
18. Rxa4 a5 {Thinking long term, Black should be happy, there is a potential
outside passed pawn and a great outpost for the knight on c4. On the other
hand, White has some kingside prospects, which seem less threatening after
each move, since White's forces are directed towards the queenside.} 19. Rea1
Rfb8 20. R4a2 $6 (20. Bxe7 $5 Qxe7 21. Nd2 $1 (21. R4a2 $5 {preparing to
remove Black's strong knight with Nd2 is also possible}) 21... Rb2 22. Qc1 Rxd2
23. Rxc4 dxc4 24. Qxd2 a4 $13 {with a complex pawn endgame.}) 20... Bxg5 $1 {
Forcing the white knight to go to g5, from where it stands far away from d2.
And White doesn't have attacking prospects anymore, which means that g6 is no
big deal.} 21. Nxg5 g6 22. h3 (22. Nf3 a4 23. Nd2 Nxd2 24. Qxd2 Rb3 $15 {
followed by ...Qb5, Black is able to grab the initiative quickly.}) 22... Rb6
23. Nf3 Rab8 $1 {Stopping Nd2 and preparing a queenside invasion at some point.
} 24. Qc1 Kg7 {Avoiding Qh6.} 25. Kh2 $6 (25. Nd2 $1 {once again this was
needed} Nxd2 26. Qxd2 Rb1+ 27. Kh2 Rxa1 28. Rxa1 a4 29. Qa2 Ra8 30. Qb1 $11 {
followed by Qb4, White should be fine.}) 25... Qf5 26. Nd2 Nb2 (26... Qf4+ $1
27. Kh1 Rb2 $1 28. Rxb2 Nxb2 $17 {threatening to take on f2 and also ...Nd3.})
27. Nf3 $6 (27. Nf1 $3 {was a very hard move, preparing Ng3 at any cost:} Qxf2
28. Ng3 {now there is a Qg5 threat, and the b2-knight isn't going anywhere} h6
29. Rb1 Rb3 30. Nh1 $1 {talk about creative knight moves!} Qe2 31. Ng3 Qf2 (
31... Qb5 32. Qf4 $36 {with a strong initiative}) 32. Nh1 Qe2 33. Ng3 $11)
27... a4 28. Rxa4 $2 {The position was tough, but this helps Black.} Nxa4 29.
Rxa4 Rb2 30. Qe3 Qe4 31. Qxe4 dxe4 32. Ng5 Rxf2 (32... Re2 $1 {threatening ...
h6} 33. d5 e3 34. fxe3 Rbb2 $19) 33. Nxe4 Re2 34. Nf6 Rbb2 35. Kg3 Re3+ 36. Kf4
Rxc3 37. Ra8 Rxg2 $1 38. Rg8+ Kh6 39. Rh8 Rf2+ 40. Ke4 Rxf6 $5 {The practical
decision, leading to a very good rook endgame, that isn't that easy to convert.
I like the decision generally, but here it almost cost Matlakov half a point.}
(40... g5 $1 {was also winning (Ng4+ doesn't win the rook, because of ...Kg7,
hitting h8).}) 41. exf6 Kg5 42. Rxh7 Kxf6 43. Rh8 Kg5 44. h4+ Kg4 45. d5 Rc4+
$2 (45... f5+ $1 46. Kd4 Rh3 47. Rh7 (47. Rg8 $2 Rxh4 $1 {White can't take on
g6 because of ...Kh5+}) 47... Rxh4 48. Rxc7 f4 49. d6 Rh8 50. Rg7 (50. d7 Rd8
51. Kd3 Kf3 $1 {stopping White from bringing the king back to defence} 52. Kd2)
50... g5 51. d7 Rf8 $1 {preparing ...f3} 52. Re7 {[%cal Ge7e8]} Rd8 53. Rg7 Kf3
$1 $19 {transposing to another winning endgame, in case the pawn gets
exchanged.}) 46. Ke5 $2 (46. Kd3 $1 Rc1 (46... Rf4 {If the black rook leaves
the c-file, then Rc8 is played, with nice counterplay} 47. Rc8 $1 $132) 47. Kd4
{and Black can't make any real progress} f5 48. Rg8 $11) 46... f5 $1 {Now
Black is winning again.} 47. h5 Re4+ 48. Kf6 gxh5 49. Rc8 f4 50. Rxc7 f3 {
And the f-pawn is unstoppable.} 51. Rg7+ Kf4 52. Rh7 f2 53. Rxh5 Kg3 54. Rg5+
Rg4 0-1

[Event "Tata Steel-A 80th"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2018.01.17"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Svidler, Peter"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2768"]
[BlackElo "2680"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2018.01.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 183"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.03.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.03.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d4 Bb4 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bf4 {A possible but
not very ambitious line.} O-O 7. Rc1 c6 (7... Bf5 {- Svidler-Giri in CBM 167.})
8. e3 Bd6 (8... Bf5 $5 9. Qb3 $5 (9. Be2 Bd6 10. Bxd6 Qxd6 11. O-O Nbd7 12. a3
Ne4 13. Na4 Qe7 14. Qb3 Nd6 $11 {1-0 (39) Melkumyan,H (2622)-Bluebaum,M (2588)
Berlin 2015}) 9... Qb6 10. Nh4 (10. Be2 Be7 11. Nd2 Nbd7 12. h3 Bg6 13. O-O a5
14. Qxb6 Nxb6 15. Bc7 Nfd7 16. Rfe1 Rfc8 17. Bg3 Re8 $11 {1/2 (55) Sunilduth
Lyna,N (2524)-Dubov,D (2661) Moscow 2017}) 10... Be6 11. Bd3 c5 (11... Nh5 $5)
12. dxc5 Bxc5 13. Qxb6 axb6 14. a3 Nh5 15. Bg3 Nc6 16. Nf3 Nxg3 17. hxg3 h6 18.
Nb5 Be7 19. O-O Bf6 $11 {1/2 (41) Cuenca Jimenez,J (2489)-Peralta,F (2559)
Caleta 2018}) (8... Qa5 9. Nd2 (9. Bd3 $5) 9... Bg4 10. Qc2 c5 11. dxc5 Qxc5
12. Nb3 Qe7 13. Bd3 Rc8 14. O-O Bxc3 15. bxc3 Nc6 16. Qb2 Ne5 17. Bxe5 Qxe5 18.
Nd4 b6 19. c4 Bd7 20. h3 Ne4 $11 {1/2 (30) Sunilduth Lyna,N (2526)-Laxman,R 
(2403) Sharjah 2017}) 9. Bxd6 (9. Bg3 Bf5 10. Bd3 Bxd3 11. Qxd3 Re8 12. Nd2 Na6
13. a3 Nc7 14. Na4 Ne6 15. b4 Qe7 16. Nc5 Rad8 17. Nf3 Ne4 $11 {1-0 (51)
Mamedyarov,S (2804)-Lenderman,A (2611) chess.com INT 2018}) 9... Qxd6 10. Qc2
Re8 (10... Bg4 $5 {in order to exchange the bishop or transfer it to g6.}) 11.
Bd3 Nbd7 12. O-O Nf8 13. h3 {Preventing ...Bg4 for good.} g6 (13... Ng6 $5) 14.
Ne5 {[%mdl 32] White prepares a kingside attack with f2-f4-f5. Black's g6-pawn
will be a useful hook for him.} Nh5 {Preparing ...f7-f6 and thus preventing 15.
f4.} (14... Be6 15. f4) (14... Ne6 15. f4 Ng7 16. g4) 15. Rfe1 Re7 16. Qa4 Nd7
17. Nf3 (17. f4 {was now possible, e.g.} f6 18. Nf3 Nb6 19. Qc2 {However,
White changes his plan and starts a classic minority attack.}) 17... Ndf6 $6 {
A strange decision. Black's h5 knight will now be stuck on the kingside, and
White's assault will go without obstacles.} ({If} 17... Nhf6 {then} 18. b4 {
, too.}) (17... Nb6 {doesn't help much:} 18. Qa5 {and then b2-b4. If} Ng7 $6 {
then} 19. e4 $1 {is very strong.}) (17... a5 $1 {preventing b2-b4, is correct.
The initiative belongs to White but it is not easy for him to break down
Black's defences. If} 18. e4 {then} Nf4 19. e5 Qb4) 18. b4 a6 {A senseless
move, not preventing b4-b5.} (18... Bd7 $142 19. b5 Ne4) 19. b5 cxb5 20. Nxb5
Bd7 $2 {A tactical blunder. However, White doesn't exploit it.} (20... Qd8 21.
Nc3 $16 {[%csl Rh5]}) 21. Nxd6 Bxa4 22. Rb1 $2 (22. Nc8 {[%cal Rc8e7,Rc8b6]}
Re6 23. Ng5 Re8 24. Nb6 $18) 22... b5 23. Ne5 (23. Rec1 $142 Re6 24. Nc8) 23...
Nd7 24. Rec1 Nxe5 25. dxe5 Rxe5 26. Rc7 Rf8 (26... f5 $5) 27. Rc6 (27. Ra7 {
was more logical.}) 27... Ra8 28. Rc7 Rf8 29. Rc6 Ra8 30. Rbc1 d4 (30... Re6 $5
) 31. g4 Nf6 32. e4 (32. exd4 Re6 33. g5 $14) 32... Re6 33. f4 b4 34. Rc8+ Rxc8
35. Rxc8+ Kg7 36. e5 Nd5 (36... Ne8 $5 37. Ne4 Rc6 $1 38. Rd8 Rc1+ 39. Kf2 a5
$14) 37. Bc4 Nxf4 38. Rc7 ({White can hardly win after} 38. Bxe6 Nxe6) 38... d3
$4 {[%mdl 8192] A terrible blunder when the rescue was very close.} (38...
Nxh3+ 39. Kh2 Rxe5 $1 40. Rxf7+ (40. Nxf7 Re3 $1 41. Ng5+ Kf6 42. Nxh3 Rc3 $132
) 40... Kh6 41. Kxh3 d3 42. Rf2 Re3+ 43. Kg2 Kg5 {with sufficient counterplay.}
) 39. Rxf7+ Kh6 40. Rxf4 d2 41. Rd4 1-0

[Event "Tata Steel-A 80th"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2018.01.19"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B19"]
[WhiteElo "2680"]
[BlackElo "2753"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "2018.01.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 183"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.03.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.03.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[TimeControl "40/6000+30:20/3000+30:900+30"]

1. e4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} c6 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 2. d4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} d5 {[%emt 0:
00:05]} 3. Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} dxe4 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 4. Nxe4 {[%emt 0:00:03]}
Bf5 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 5. Ng3 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Bg6 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 6. h4 {
[%emt 0:00:05]} h6 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 7. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:04]} e6 {[%emt 0:00:18]}
8. Ne5 {[%emt 0:00:19]} Bh7 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 9. Bd3 {[%emt 0:00:06]} Bxd3 {
[%emt 0:00:07]} 10. Qxd3 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Nd7 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 11. f4 {[%emt 0:
01:28]} Be7 {[%emt 0:00:43]} 12. Bd2 {[%emt 0:07:26]} Nxe5 {[%emt 0:00:27]} 13.
fxe5 {[%emt 0:00:06]} Bxh4 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 14. O-O-O {[%emt 0:00:40]} Bxg3 {
[%emt 0:00:06]} 15. Qxg3 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Ne7 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 16. Qxg7 {
[%emt 0:19:08]} Rg8 {[%emt 0:00:15]} 17. Qf6 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Nf5 {[%emt 0:12:
44]} 18. Bxh6 {[%emt 0:02:50]} Qxf6 {[%emt 0:18:23]} 19. exf6 {[%emt 0:00:05]}
Rd8 {[%emt 0:06:24]} 20. Bf4 {[%emt 0:12:45]} Nxd4 {[%emt 0:14:14]} 21. Rd2 {
[%emt 0:20:02]} c5 {[%emt 0:03:57]} 22. c3 {[%emt 0:03:10]} Nc6 {[%emt 0:00:47]
} 23. Bd6 {[%emt 0:02:40]} b6 {[%emt 0:01:20]} 24. b4 {[%emt 0:04:04]} cxb4 {
[%emt 0:05:01]} 25. cxb4 {[%emt 0:00:33]} a5 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 26. b5 {[%emt 0:
16:40]} Na7 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 27. a4 {[%emt 0:01:21]} Nc8 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 28.
Rhd1 {[%emt 0:06:16]} Rg4 {[%emt 0:00:36]} 29. Bb8 {[%emt 0:00:08]} Rxd2 {
[%emt 0:10:51]} 30. Rxd2 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Rxa4 {[%emt 0:00:23]} 31. Rc2 {
[%emt 0:00:07]} Kd8 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 32. Rd2+ {[%emt 0:05:10]} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tata Steel-A 80th"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2018.01.20"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D35"]
[WhiteElo "2834"]
[BlackElo "2680"]
[Annotator "Golubev,M"]
[PlyCount "109"]
[EventDate "2018.01.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 183"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.03.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.03.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d4 Nf6 4. cxd5 Nxd5 $5 5. e3 ({Principled lines are
connected with e2-e4 (as Magnus twice successfully played in 2016 in the short
control games against Kramnik) or} 5. Nf3 {first.}) 5... c5 $1 6. Bd3 ({
A rare continuation, which was used by Geller sixty years ago but was not seen
often after that. More standard is} 6. Nf3 {transposing to Carlsen's own 2010
rapid game against Hammer.}) 6... cxd4 7. exd4 Nxc3 $5 {Indeed, there were
alternatives for Black here and on the previous move.} 8. bxc3 Qc7 9. Bd2 Nd7
$1 10. Qg4 $5 {This is probably new.} Nf6 ({Also} 10... g6 {is playable.}) 11.
Qg3 $1 Qxg3 12. hxg3 {The world champion obtained a slightly better endgame.
Surely nothing special, but often he does not need much.} Bd6 13. Nf3 ({
Curious and probably deserving mention is} 13. Rh4 $5 {, preparing g3-g4. While
} e5 {can be met by} 14. dxe5 Bxe5 15. Nf3 {followed by 16.Kf1!. But
developing a knight, as Carlsen did, is very natural.}) 13... b6 {Black could
have tried to do without this move, developing the bishop to d7. But generally
there's nothing wrong with Hou Yifan's approach.} 14. a4 $1 Bb7 15. a5 Ke7 16.
Ke2 Ne4 17. Be1 $5 {Otherwise White can't preserve her bishop pair.} h6 18. c4
Nf6 $6 {I do not like this retreat, after which White activates easily.} ({
Instead,} 18... f5 $5 {looks OK, with decent counterchances for Black.}) 19.
Bc3 $1 Be4 {Also this is somewhat illogical. Now White quickly develops strong
pressure.} 20. Rhb1 Bxd3+ 21. Kxd3 Nd7 22. Nd2 $5 Rhd8 ({The alternative} 22...
f5 {has serious drawbacks because it weakens the e6-pawn.}) 23. Ne4 Bc7 24.
Bb4+ Ke8 {Black's position is passive and nearly critical. But, somewhat
strangely, it's also hard to offer something absolutely convincing for White.}
25. f4 ({Instead,} 25. Kc3 $5 f5 26. Bd6 $1 Bxd6 27. Nxd6+ Ke7 28. Nb5 {
also deserved attention, probably, and can be better than it looks.}) 25...
Rac8 26. axb6 axb6 27. Ra7 {Essentially, White goes for a promising looking
exchange sacrifice.} ({He also could have played the quieter:} 27. Nc3 $5 Nc5+
({or} 27... Bb8 28. Ra8 Nc5+ 29. Bxc5 bxc5 30. Rb7 $1 {with the idea of} Rxd4+
31. Ke2 Rdd8 32. Nb5 g5 33. Na7 Bxa7 34. Raxa7 {, etc.}) 28. Ke3 Nd7 29. Re1 $1
Bb8 30. Kd3 {and Black is worse after} Nc5+ $5 31. Bxc5 bxc5 32. d5 Kf8 {
as well as in other lines.}) 27... Nb8 $1 28. Rxc7 $1 Rxc7 29. Nd6+ Kd7 30.
Nxf7 Rdc8 {White has more than enough for the sacrificed exchange, but is it
enough for a win? Possibly not.} 31. Ne5+ ({Or} 31. Bd6 $5 Ra7 (31... Rb7 $6
32. Be5 $1) 32. Rxb6 ({Black also should be able to survive the bizarre} 32. f5
$5 exf5 33. d5) 32... Ke8 33. Ne5 Nd7 34. Nxd7 Kxd7 35. Bc5 $5 Re8 $1 {and
it's not clear how White can make progress.}) 31... Ke8 32. Bd6 Rb7 $1 33. c5
Nc6 $1 34. Rxb6 Rxb6 35. cxb6 {Further, Hou Yifan continued to defend a
not-so-simple ending well, until her fatal mistake on the 50th move,} Nd8 $5
36. Bc7 Ra8 37. Kc4 Nb7 ({Also possible was} 37... Ra2 $5 {where White should
avoid} 38. Kc5 ({other options:} 38. Kb5 $5) (38. g4 $5) 38... Ra5+ 39. Kd6 $4
{(well, Magnus would not play this even in bullet)} Rd5#) 38. Kb5 Ra2 39. g4
Ke7 $5 40. g3 $5 Nd6+ $1 41. Bxd6+ Kxd6 42. Nc4+ Kd7 43. Kc5 Rc2 $1 44. f5 exf5
45. gxf5 Rf2 46. Nd6 $1 ({After} 46. g4 {,} h5 $1 47. gxh5 Rxf5+ 48. Ne5+ Kc8
49. Kc6 Rf6+ {is an easy draw for Black.}) 46... Rg2 ({She could have tried} 
46... h5 $5 {(not allowing White to connect his g- and f-pawns), which seems
to be an easier way to the desired result for Black.}) 47. Ne4 Rb2 48. g4 $1
Rb1 49. Nd2 $1 Rh1 $5 50. d5 h5 $2 {It was necessary to abstain from this
advance.} ({The waiting strategy was correct. For example,} 50... Rc1+ 51. Nc4
Rb1 $5 52. Ne5+ Ke7 ({but not} 52... Kd8 $2 53. Kc6 $1 $18 {and after} Rc1+ {
White has} 54. Kd6) 53. d6+ Kd8 54. Kc6 Rc1+ {and if} 55. Kd5 Rb1 $1 {. But
it's difficult to understand that Black can save a game by playing like this.})
51. d6 $1 $18 {Now it's over.} Kc8 ({Or} 51... hxg4 52. b7 Rh8 53. Nc4 $1 Rb8
54. Ne5+ $1 Ke8 ({if} 54... Kd8 55. Nc6+) 55. Kc6 g3 56. Kc7 Rxb7+ 57. Kxb7 g2
58. Kc7 g1=Q 59. d7+ Ke7 60. d8=Q#) 52. gxh5 Rxh5 53. Kc6 {The black rook is
misplaced.} Kb8 54. Ne4 Rxf5 55. Nc5 {One may feel sorry for the Chinese star
who made so many strong moves but still lost this game.} 1-0

[Event "Tata Steel-A 80th"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2018.01.21"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C96"]
[WhiteElo "2680"]
[BlackElo "2811"]
[Annotator "Roiz,M"]
[PlyCount "116"]
[EventDate "2018.01.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 183"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.03.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.03.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 {Fabiano also has rich experience in the Berlin,
but this time he chooses the Classical Ruy Lopez.} 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1
b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3 O-O 9. h3 Na5 10. Bc2 c5 11. d4 Nd7 12. d5 {This is one of
most ambitious ways of handling the position - White manages to seize a lot of
space.} Nb6 13. Nbd2 Bd7 (13... f5 14. exf5 Bxf5 15. Bxf5 Rxf5 16. Ne4 {
was also tested on the highest level. The control over the e4-spot offers
White a small, but stable advantage.}) 14. Nf1 Nb7 15. b3 {Quite a flexible
continuation - the f1-knight might have better prospects than being placed on
g3.} (15. Ng3 g6 16. Bh6 Re8 17. b3 a5 18. Qe2 b4 19. c4 (19. Bd2 $5) 19... a4
$132 {Hansen,E - Naroditsky,D Reykjavik 2015}) 15... a5 $146 {This innovation
hardly makes Black's position more attractive.} ({After} 15... c4 16. b4 (16.
Be3 Qc7 17. b4 a5 18. a3 Ra6 $132) 16... a5 17. g4 axb4 18. cxb4 Na4 {
Kryvoruchko,Y - Polgar,J Achaea 2012, Black was fine.}) 16. Rb1 $1 {Possibly,
this prophylactic move was underestimated by GM Caruana. Now it's difficult
for Black to make any progress on the q-side.} c4 $6 {An over-optimistic
decision.} ({In the event of} 16... Qc7 17. Ne3 a4 18. b4 Rac8 19. Bd2 $14 {
Black wouldn't have much counter-play, but it was still a better option.}) 17.
bxc4 $1 Nxc4 18. a4 {The poor location of the b7-knight makes it impossible to
protect the pawn.} Qc7 19. axb5 $16 {White is a sound pawn up, though the play
is quite complex.} Nb6 20. Be3 (20. Bd2 a4 21. Rb4 a3 22. Qe2 $16) 20... Rfc8
21. Bd3 Nc5 22. Re2 $6 (22. Qe2 $142 a4 23. Rb4 $16 {White would be able to
limit Black's counterplay and keep a sound extra pawn.}) 22... a4 $2 {Fabiano
is returning the favour.} ({The correct way was} 22... Nba4 $1 23. Rc2 (23. Rc1
Nxd3 24. Qxd3 Qc4 25. Qxc4 Rxc4 26. Rec2 Bxb5 27. N1d2 Rcc8 $11) 23... Rab8 {
, obtaining significant counterplay.}) 23. Ra2 {Now Hou Yifan is in control
again.} Bd8 24. Bc2 Nc4 ({Possibly, a better move was} 24... a3 25. N3d2 Nca4
26. Bxb6 Nxb6 27. Rb3 Qc5 28. Bd3 $16) 25. N3d2 Nxe3 26. Nxe3 {As a result of
Black's over-optimistic play, the a4-pawn should also fall soon.} Rcb8 27. c4
Qc8 28. Ra3 $6 {The first step in the wrong direction.} ({There was no reason
for leaving the opponent's passer:} 28. Bxa4 Ba5 29. Bb3 $18 {there is still
plenty of play ahead, but White's position is winning.}) 28... Ba5 29. Ndf1 Bb6
30. Ng3 (30. Rba1 Qd8 31. Qf3 Qh4 32. Nf5 Bxf5 33. Qxf5 g6 34. Qf3 $16) 30...
Qd8 31. Nef5 {This is not a real mistake yet, but White is wrongly focussed on
the kingside attack...} (31. Qf3 g6 32. Ne2 $16) 31... g6 32. Nh6+ ({Perhaps,
it was better to admit the mistake:} 32. Ne3 Qg5 33. Rba1 Rf8 34. Kh1 {and it
would be still difficult for Fabiano to make any real progress on the kingside.
}) 32... Kg7 33. Qd2 $2 (33. Ng4 Qg5 34. Ne3 Rf8 35. Qc1 $14 {White would
still have no risk.}) 33... Qh4 {Now White is losing an important pawn, so the
Kg1 is getting exposed.} 34. Ng4 Bxg4 35. hxg4 Qxg4 $17 {The situation has
completely changed - now White is in big danger.} 36. Kf1 $2 {A decisive
mistake.} (36. Qe2 Qh4 37. Nf1 $17) 36... Qh4 37. Ke2 h5 38. Kf1 {Admitting
the mistake - the Ke2 was helpless.} Rh8 39. Rba1 Qf6 (39... Rhc8 $5 40. Bxa4
Nxe4 41. Nxe4 Qxe4 42. Bb3 Rxa3 43. Rxa3 Qh4 $19) 40. Rf3 Qe7 41. Ne2 ({
The most stubborn way was} 41. Kg1 Nd7 42. Nf1 Bc5 {, but even then Black's
position seems winning from a positional point of view.}) 41... Nb3 $1 42. Bxb3
axb3 43. Ra6 Rxa6 44. bxa6 Ra8 45. Rxb3 Rxa6 {There is nothing ca be done
against the penetration of Black's major pieces.} 46. g3 h4 47. gxh4 (47. Kg2
h3+ 48. Kxh3 Bxf2 49. Kg2 Qa7 $19) 47... Qxh4 48. Ng3 Bxf2 49. Qxf2 Qh3+ 50.
Ke2 Ra2+ {The rest is just an agony.} 51. Ke1 Rxf2 52. Nf5+ Qxf5 53. exf5 Rxf5
54. Rb6 Rf4 55. Rc6 g5 56. Ke2 Rd4 57. Kf3 f6 58. Rxd6 Rxc4 0-1

[Event "Tata Steel-A 80th"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2018.01.23"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Jones, Gawain C B"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E05"]
[WhiteElo "2640"]
[BlackElo "2680"]
[Annotator "Fernandez,D"]
[PlyCount "130"]
[EventDate "2018.01.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 183"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.03.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.03.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[TimeControl "40/6000+30:20/3000+30:900+30"]

1. c4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} e6 {[%emt 0:01:20]} 2. g3 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:
00:06]} 3. Bg2 {[%emt 0:00:04]} d5 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 4. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Be7
{[%emt 0:00:35]} 5. O-O {[%emt 0:00:08]} O-O {[%emt 0:00:04]} 6. d4 {[%emt 0:
00:08]} dxc4 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 7. Ne5 {[%emt 0:00:16] Gawain Jones departs from
his usual 1.e4 fare and plays a topical Catalan.} Nc6 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 8. Nxc6
{[%emt 0:00:09]} bxc6 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 9. Na3 {[%emt 0:00:06]} Bxa3 {[%emt 0:
00:15]} 10. bxa3 {[%emt 0:00:06]} Ba6 {[%emt 0:00:08] Right now this is
fashionable.} (10... Nd5 11. Qa4 Nb6 12. Qa5 (12. Qxc6 Rb8 {is another
significant line, and I think Black is more or less fine here.}) 12... Bb7 13.
Rd1 Qc8 14. Rb1 Rd8 15. e4 Ba6 $1 $132 {Howell,D-Speelman,J England 2017,
Black maintained equality here. It is a fair bet that White knew about this
game and maybe even that Black anticipated he would...}) 11. a4 {[%emt 0:00:29]
} Qc8 $6 $146 {[%emt 0:14:57] This novelty commits to an exchange sacrifice,
which may not end up working out well.} (11... Qd6 {was a sensible move in a
predecessor game, which Black may have known about.} 12. Qd2 (12. e4 Qb4 13.
Qc2 Rab8 $132) 12... Rfb8 13. Qa5 Rb6 14. Re1 Bb7 (14... Qxd4 $5 {is also
playable}) 15. Qc3 Qb4 16. Qxb4 Rxb4 17. Bd2 Rb2 18. Bc3 Rc2 19. Rec1 Rxc1+ 20.
Rxc1 Nd5 $11 {Wang,Y-Zhou,J Xinghua Jiangsu 2011}) 12. Ba3 {[%emt 0:02:41]} Rd8
{[%emt 0:00:52]} 13. Be7 {[%emt 0:06:08]} Rd5 $5 {[%emt 0:04:10]} (13... Rd6 $5
$14 {could be the best way to give up the exchange, which in fact White is not
encouraged to take.}) 14. Bxf6 {[%emt 0:15:40]} gxf6 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 15. Bxd5
{[%emt 0:00:05]} cxd5 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 16. e4 $1 {[%emt 0:04:30]} dxe4 {
[%emt 0:10:18]} 17. Qg4+ {[%emt 0:00:27] Now White has a material advantage,
and whatever parallel one wants to draw with the ...b5 QGA exchange sacrifice
line or whatever, he stands better.} Kf8 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 18. Qxe4 {[%emt 0:00:
50]} Bb7 {[%emt 0:00:04]} (18... Qb7 $5 19. Qxh7 Qd5 $14 {offers slightly more
interesting compensation}) 19. Qxh7 {[%emt 0:02:40]} Qd7 {[%emt 0:00:09]} 20.
Qh6+ {[%emt 0:11:22]} (20. Qh4 $1 Ke7 21. Rab1 Qd5 22. f3 $16 {was concretely
the way to do it. White need not shrink from Qe4 in what follows.}) 20... Ke7 {
[%emt 0:00:06]} 21. Qe3 {[%emt 0:00:48]} Qxa4 {[%emt 0:02:24]} 22. Rab1 {
[%emt 0:09:14]} Bd5 $14 {[%emt 0:00:11] Black seems to have broadly speaking
got things back on track. The practical problems caused by the long diagonal
are augmented by the fact that Black has a pawn for the exchange now.} 23. Rb2
{[%emt 0:03:49]} Rh8 {[%emt 0:01:36]} 24. Qc3 {[%emt 0:01:52]} a5 {[%emt 0:02:
14]} 25. f3 {[%emt 0:03:05]} Kd7 {[%emt 0:05:42]} 26. Rc1 {[%emt 0:06:48]} Ra8
$6 {[%emt 0:06:37] A slightly strange move, unless it occurs to you that Black
might have been concerned about the odd-looking idea of Rb3-a3.} (26... f5 {
was more natural. Now} 27. Rb3 $6 {is nothing in particular after} Qxa2 $1 {
due to the threat to h2.} 28. Rb2 Qa4 $15) 27. Qe3 {[%emt 0:03:57]} Rg8 {
[%emt 0:01:01]} 28. Kg2 {[%emt 0:02:52]} f5 {[%emt 0:12:07]} 29. Kf2 {[%emt 0:
05:54]} Rh8 {[%emt 0:10:49]} 30. Ke1 {[%emt 0:01:12]} Qc6 {[%emt 0:12:19]} 31.
Rc3 {[%emt 0:00:41]} Qa8 {[%emt 0:02:12]} 32. Qe2 {[%emt 0:08:22]} Qa7 {
[%emt 0:10:15]} 33. Qd1 {[%emt 0:03:13]} e5 {[%emt 0:11:36]} (33... f4 $5 $44 {
kept the tension going longer, and thus might have stood better chances
against a White player who, it seems, might have been making some slightly
sub-optimal calls.}) 34. Qa4+ {[%emt 0:00:57]} Kc8 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 35. Rxc4 {
[%emt 0:00:51] White does not miss his chance to clarify the position at the
cost of reinstating material parity.} Bxc4 {[%emt 0:00:26]} 36. Qxc4 {[%emt 0:
00:06]} Rd8 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 37. Kf1 {[%emt 0:12:08]} (37. Qb5 $5 Rxd4 38. Qxe5
$14) 37... Qxd4 {[%emt 0:03:42]} 38. Qa6+ {[%emt 0:01:04]} (38. Qxd4 $5 Rxd4
39. h4 $44) 38... Kd7 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 39. Qb5+ {[%emt 0:01:06]} Ke7 {[%emt 0:
00:53] Black now plays for a win!} 40. Kg2 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Rd5 {[%emt 0:01:33]
} 41. Qe2 {[%emt 0:08:26]} Kf6 {[%emt 0:10:06]} 42. Rc2 {[%emt 0:02:55]} Qb4 {
[%emt 0:02:24]} (42... c5 $17 {was completely natural and probably winning,
and would have been a good culmination to the strategy begun with ...Rd5.}) 43.
Qe3 {[%emt 0:07:56]} c5 {[%emt 0:14:58]} 44. Qh6+ {[%emt 0:15:10]} Ke7 {
[%emt 0:00:06]} 45. Re2 {[%emt 0:01:52] Now White is in some sense 'in', and
there is compensation again.} Qb5 {[%emt 0:04:17]} 46. Rf2 {[%emt 0:03:20]} Qb8
{[%emt 0:04:58]} 47. Qg5+ {[%emt 0:02:24]} Ke6 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 48. g4 $1 {
[%emt 0:00:41]} f4 {[%emt 0:05:59]} 49. Qf5+ {[%emt 0:01:28]} Ke7 {[%emt 0:00:
06]} 50. Re2 {[%emt 0:00:55]} Kf8 {[%emt 0:02:58]} 51. Qf6 {[%emt 0:01:12]} Qd6
{[%emt 0:01:49] Black has to give this back to alleviate some of the pressure.
But after this, there are close to no winning chances- for either side.} 52.
Qxd6+ {[%emt 0:00:24]} Rxd6 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 53. Rxe5 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Rd2+ {
[%emt 0:00:04]} 54. Kh3 {[%emt 0:00:29]} Rxa2 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 55. Rxc5 {
[%emt 0:01:09]} Ra3 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 56. Kh4 {[%emt 0:01:45]} Rxf3 {[%emt 0:01:
40]} 57. Rxa5 {[%emt 0:00:19]} Rf2 {[%emt 0:00:10]} 58. h3 {[%emt 0:00:23]} Rf3
{[%emt 0:00:06]} 59. Rh5 {[%emt 0:04:00]} Ra3 {[%emt 0:00:24]} 60. Rf5 {
[%emt 0:00:00]} Rf3 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 61. Rf6 {[%emt 0:00:58]} Kg7 {[%emt 0:01:
17]} 62. g5 {[%emt 0:00:13]} Kg8 {[%emt 0:00:31]} 63. Ra6 {[%emt 0:02:03]} Kg7
{[%emt 0:00:21]} 64. Rf6 {[%emt 0:00:13]} Kg8 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 65. Rh6 {
[%emt 0:00:06]} Rg3 {[%emt 0:00:16]} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tata Steel-A 80th"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2018.01.24"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Adhiban, Baskaran"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2680"]
[BlackElo "2655"]
[Annotator "Fernandez,D"]
[PlyCount "204"]
[EventDate "2018.01.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 183"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.03.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.03.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[TimeControl "40/6000+30:20/3000+30:900+30"]

1. d4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:01:37]} 2. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} d6 {
[%emt 0:00:48]} 3. g3 {[%emt 0:00:01]} g6 {[%emt 0:00:28]} 4. Bg2 {[%emt 0:00:
06]} Bg7 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 5. O-O {[%emt 0:00:06]} O-O {[%emt 0:00:03]} 6. Re1 {
[%emt 0:00:12] White opts to play that rare creature, the Fianchetto KID
without c4. There can be nothing really wrong with it but the game now
resembles something more like a Philidor with a slightly strange fianchetto
for White.} Nbd7 {[%emt 0:01:17]} 7. e4 {[%emt 0:00:11]} e5 {[%emt 0:00:24]} 8.
Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:06]} c6 {[%emt 0:02:39]} 9. a4 {[%emt 0:00:19]} Re8 {[%emt 0:
01:27]} (9... a5 10. h3 Re8 11. Be3 exd4 12. Bxd4 Rb8 13. Re2 Qc7 14. Qe1 Ne5
15. Nd2 $11 {Lobron,E-Gelfand,B Biel 1993}) 10. h3 {[%emt 0:02:54]} Qc7 {
[%emt 0:00:54]} 11. Be3 {[%emt 0:05:35]} b6 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 12. Qd2 {[%emt 0:
00:05]} Bb7 {[%emt 0:00:33]} 13. Rad1 {[%emt 0:02:31]} Rad8 $11 {[%emt 0:00:22]
So, both sides have completed development and it is up to White what she wants
to do about ...d5, which may be coming soon. It is perhaps not so strange that
the play vaguely resembles some of the Breyer sidelines examined yesterday in
the notes to Anand-Carlsen.} 14. Bg5 {[%emt 0:04:06]} (14. Bh6 a6 15. Bxg7 Kxg7
{is no panacea for White, who must still worry about slow play: ...h6, ...b5, .
..Qb6, maybe eventually ...c5.}) 14... a6 {[%emt 0:09:50]} 15. h4 {[%emt 0:13:
22]} b5 {[%emt 0:03:00]} 16. axb5 {[%emt 0:06:42]} axb5 {[%emt 0:00:12]} 17. b3
{[%emt 0:01:17]} (17. h5 $5 {initiates some bizarre complications. For
instance:} exd4 18. Nxd4 b4 19. Na2 Ne5 $13) 17... Qb8 {[%emt 0:21:17]} 18.
dxe5 {[%emt 0:15:41]} (18. h5 {is again worth at least calculating, though
Black has a bail-out option in ...h6 intending ...Nxh5.}) 18... dxe5 {[%emt 0:
03:14]} 19. Bh3 {[%emt 0:08:55]} Nf8 {[%emt 0:14:24]} 20. Qe3 {[%emt 0:02:58]}
Rxd1 {[%emt 0:03:25]} 21. Rxd1 {[%emt 0:00:13]} Bc8 {[%emt 0:01:18]} 22. Bxc8 {
[%emt 0:08:30]} Rxc8 {[%emt 0:01:14] This is now a fully believable Breyer Ruy
Lopez, except the pawn at c2, which should be on c4.} 23. Bxf6 {[%emt 0:06:12]}
Bxf6 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 24. Na2 {[%emt 0:00:06]} Ne6 {[%emt 0:19:21]} 25. Nb4 {
[%emt 0:00:40] As a firm believer in the knight, it was interesting to watch
this game and see how convincing or otherwise the 'bad' dark-square bishop was
against it. ('bad' is in quotes because I do know a thing or two about the
KID!)} Be7 {[%emt 0:02:09]} 26. Nd3 {[%emt 0:11:43]} f6 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 27. h5
{[%emt 0:00:06]} g5 $6 {[%emt 0:00:02]} (27... Kf7 $11 {was maybe better, not
making too many pawn weaknesses.}) 28. b4 {[%emt 0:03:11]} Rd8 {[%emt 0:04:40]}
(28... Rc7 29. Ndxe5 $13 {is messy, but could have been Black's best.}) 29. Ra1
{[%emt 0:05:10]} Rd7 {[%emt 0:01:52]} 30. Nh2 {[%emt 0:02:03]} Nd4 {[%emt 0:01:
06]} 31. Ra2 {[%emt 0:04:49]} (31. Qd2 $5 {tries to arrange a queen lift to a2.
} Ra7 {causes a cascade of tactical issues, beginning} 32. Rxa7 Qxa7 33. c3 $14
) 31... Ra7 {[%emt 0:03:56]} 32. Rb2 {[%emt 0:01:30]} Ra3 {[%emt 0:04:36]} 33.
Qd2 {[%emt 0:01:40]} Qa8 {[%emt 0:08:26]} (33... c5 $132 {is a better 'human'
move, trying to get the queen to c6.} 34. Nxc5 Qe8 {and White is having to
defend on a number of fronts.}) 34. c3 {[%emt 0:02:04]} Ne6 $2 {[%emt 0:00:01]}
35. Ne1 $6 {[%emt 0:02:47]} (35. Nxe5 fxe5 36. Qd7 Kf7 37. Ng4 $16 {is winning
after some convoluted tactical lines!}) (35. Ng4 $14 {is safe and 'normal'.})
35... Ra1 {[%emt 0:00:33]} 36. Kf1 $2 {[%emt 0:00:46]} (36. Kg2 {is still good
for the knights. For instance:} c5 37. Nc2 $1 (37. Qd5 $6 Qxd5 38. exd5 Nc7 $15
) 37... Ra6 38. Qe2 $14) 36... c5 {[%emt 0:00:32]} 37. f3 {[%emt 0:01:18]} cxb4
{[%emt 0:00:29]} 38. cxb4 {[%emt 0:00:22]} Nd4 {[%emt 0:00:26]} (38... Qa3 {
is almost winning, e.g.} 39. Kf2 Bd8 $17 (39... Rd1 $5)) 39. Kg2 {[%emt 0:00:
14]} Qa3 {[%emt 0:02:04] By contrast with the last note, now Black lacks the
tempo to play ...Rxe1 against Kg2.} 40. Nd3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Qa4 {[%emt 0:00:
11]} 41. Nc1 {[%emt 0:06:57]} Qa3 {[%emt 0:10:04]} 42. Ne2 {[%emt 0:09:32]}
Bxb4 {[%emt 0:21:22] There is nothing better than cashing in. In what follows,
I have made brief notes rather than giving variations, knowing that better
analysts than myself will pick apart the endgame.} 43. Qxb4 {[%emt 0:02:36]}
Qxb4 {[%emt 0:00:25]} 44. Rxb4 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Ra2 {[%emt 0:01:09]} 45. Ng4 {
[%emt 0:02:14]} Kg7 {[%emt 0:02:52]} 46. Kf1 {[%emt 0:00:56]} Nxe2 {[%emt 0:00:
46]} 47. Rxb5 {[%emt 0:05:31]} Nxg3+ {[%emt 0:00:32]} 48. Kg1 {[%emt 0:00:04]
And so we reach an unpleasant endgame for White, but still one that is
probably technically drawn.} Ne2+ {[%emt 0:00:53]} 49. Kf1 {[%emt 0:00:06]}
Ng3+ {[%emt 0:00:03]} 50. Kg1 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Nxh5 {[%emt 0:00:32]} 51. Rb7+ {
[%emt 0:00:03]} Kg6 {[%emt 0:00:14]} 52. Rb6 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Kg7 {[%emt 0:01:
29]} 53. Rb7+ {[%emt 0:00:04]} Kg6 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 54. Rb6 {[%emt 0:00:04]}
Ra5 {[%emt 0:02:17]} 55. Kf2 {[%emt 0:00:07] Black lacks moves here- all his
pieces are tied down to their present positions. A pawn sacrifice will become
necessary.} Kg7 {[%emt 0:00:11]} 56. Rb7+ {[%emt 0:00:05]} Kg6 {[%emt 0:00:06]}
57. Rb6 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Rc5 {[%emt 0:01:16]} 58. Ra6 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Kg7 {
[%emt 0:00:08]} 59. Ra7+ {[%emt 0:00:05]} Kg6 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 60. Ra6 {
[%emt 0:00:00]} Rc2+ {[%emt 0:05:56]} 61. Kg1 {[%emt 0:00:26]} Kg7 {[%emt 0:04:
49]} 62. Ra7+ {[%emt 0:00:04]} Kg6 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 63. Ra6 {[%emt 0:00:04]}
Rc7 {[%emt 0:02:27] Ultimately this had to be done, but the pressure on f6 is
not relieved.} 64. Nxe5+ {[%emt 0:00:05]} Kg7 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 65. Ng4 {
[%emt 0:00:06]} Rf7 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 66. Ne3 {[%emt 0:01:34]} Nf4 {[%emt 0:00:
19]} 67. Nf5+ {[%emt 0:00:06]} Kg6 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 68. Ra8 {[%emt 0:06:18]} h5
{[%emt 0:03:59]} 69. Rg8+ {[%emt 0:03:16]} Kh7 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 70. Rd8 {
[%emt 0:00:03]} h4 {[%emt 0:03:46]} 71. Rd6 {[%emt 0:02:59]} Kg6 {[%emt 0:00:
18]} 72. Ne3 {[%emt 0:04:19]} Re7 {[%emt 0:03:36]} 73. Kf2 {[%emt 0:04:50]}
Nh3+ {[%emt 0:00:20]} (73... Rb7 $5 74. Ng4 Rb2+ 75. Kf1 Nh5 $15 {was another
try, but probably not one that deserves to succeed.}) 74. Kf1 {[%emt 0:00:11]}
Nf4 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 75. Kf2 {[%emt 0:00:06]} Re6 {[%emt 0:00:35]} 76. Rd7 {
[%emt 0:00:02]} Ra6 {[%emt 0:01:08]} 77. Nf5 {[%emt 0:00:06]} Ra2+ {[%emt 0:00:
38]} 78. Kg1 {[%emt 0:13:50]} Ne2+ {[%emt 0:03:09]} (78... Nh3+ 79. Kh1 Nf2+
80. Kg1 g4 $15 {kept the game a bit more lively, but is unlikely to ultimately
lead to more than rook and knight vs rook.}) 79. Kh1 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Ng3+ {
[%emt 0:00:03]} 80. Nxg3 {[%emt 0:00:04]} hxg3 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 81. Rd6 $1 {
[%emt 0:00:24]} Kf7 {[%emt 0:01:44]} (81... g4 82. e5 $1 $11) 82. Rd5 {[%emt 0:
02:05]} Re2 {[%emt 0:03:32]} 83. Kg1 {[%emt 0:01:25]} Kg7 {[%emt 0:02:03]} 84.
Rf5 $1 {[%emt 0:00:19] Against this construction there is not a lot that can
be done.} Kg6 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 85. Kf1 {[%emt 0:00:16]} Ra2 {[%emt 0:01:29]}
86. Kg1 {[%emt 0:00:47]} Rf2 {[%emt 0:01:26]} 87. Kh1 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Re2 {
[%emt 0:01:49]} (87... g4 88. fxg4 $11) 88. Kg1 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Kf7 {[%emt 0:
00:43]} (88... g4 89. Rf4 $1 $11) 89. f4 {[%emt 0:05:20]} gxf4 {[%emt 0:01:01]}
90. Rxf4 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Ke6 {[%emt 0:00:10]} 91. Rg4 {[%emt 0:00:48]} Re3 {
[%emt 0:00:20]} 92. Rf4 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Ke5 {[%emt 0:00:53]} 93. Rf5+ {
[%emt 0:00:04]} Ke6 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 94. Rf4 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Re2 {[%emt 0:00:
47]} 95. Rg4 {[%emt 0:00:08]} Ke5 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 96. Rxg3 {[%emt 0:00:06]}
Kxe4 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 97. Ra3 {[%emt 0:00:47]} f5 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 98. Kf1 {
[%emt 0:00:05]} Re3 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 99. Ra5 {[%emt 0:00:22]} Rb3 {[%emt 0:00:
25]} 100. Kf2 {[%emt 0:00:06]} Rb2+ {[%emt 0:00:02]} 101. Kf1 {[%emt 0:00:05]}
f4 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 102. Ra3 {[%emt 0:00:10]} Rc2 {Black didn't bother
disrespecting his opponent by forcing her to demonstrate the need to play Ra8
only after ...f3.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tata Steel-A 80th"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2018.01.26"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D35"]
[WhiteElo "2767"]
[BlackElo "2680"]
[Annotator "Fernandez,D"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "2018.01.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 183"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.03.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.03.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[TimeControl "40/6000+30:20/3000+30:900+30"]

1. c4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} e6 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 2. Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:02]} d5 {[%emt 0:
00:16]} 3. d4 {[%emt 0:00:10]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:01:18]} 4. cxd5 {[%emt 0:00:19]}
Nxd5 $5 {[%emt 0:00:05] Clearly Hou Yifan was not in the mood to face a
minority attack today. Although this move has been played by a lot of good
players, it is unquestionably a secondary one. According to the current state
of top level praxis the line is playable, but very few people do it correctly,
especially from the black side!} 5. e4 {[%emt 0:00:10]} Nxc3 {[%emt 0:00:05]}
6. bxc3 {[%emt 0:00:08]} c5 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 7. Rb1 {[%emt 0:00:09]} Be7 {
[%emt 0:01:15]} 8. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:27]} O-O {[%emt 0:00:56]} 9. Bc4 {[%emt 0:
00:11]} Nc6 {[%emt 0:02:42]} (9... Qc7 {leads us to a veritable minefield of
top games:} 10. Qe2 a6 11. O-O (11. a4 cxd4 12. cxd4 Bd7 $11 {Matlakov,
M-Aronian,L Tbilisi 2017, might objectively equalise, but that didn't stop
Black being annihlated in a 'modern attacking classic'.}) 11... b5 12. Bd3 Nd7
$1 (12... Bb7 $6 13. a4 $1 bxa4 $2 14. Bf4 {left Black virtually lost already
in Carlsen, M-So,W chess.com INT 2017}) 13. a4 (13. h4 e5 14. h5 h6 $11 {
Navara,D-Dominguez Perez,L Saint Louis 2017}) 13... bxa4 14. g3 $13 {The
position is easier to play for White, but obviously far from clear.}) 10. O-O {
[%emt 0:00:33]} b6 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 11. Be3 {[%emt 0:00:41]} (11. d5 Na5 12.
Bd3 c4 13. Bc2 exd5 14. exd5 Bb7 $11 {Svidler,P-Hou,Y Geneve 2017; probably
equalised for Black in her previous outing with the line.}) 11... Bb7 {[%emt 0:
03:12]} 12. Qe2 {[%emt 0:01:22]} cxd4 {[%emt 0:08:27]} (12... Qc7 $5 13. d5 (
13. Ba6 {is White's most obvious idea, but there is a concrete remedy:} cxd4
14. cxd4 Nb4 $1 15. Bxb7 Qxb7 $132 {and White's centre continues to come under
fire.}) 13... Na5 14. dxe6 Nxc4 15. Qxc4 fxe6 16. Qxe6+ Kh8 $44) 13. cxd4 {
[%emt 0:00:20]} Rc8 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 14. Rfd1 {[%emt 0:01:28]} Qc7 {[%emt 0:03:
49]} 15. d5 {[%emt 0:05:25]} Ne5 {[%emt 0:08:34]} (15... exd5 16. exd5 Ne5 17.
Bb3 Nxf3+ 18. Qxf3 Bd6 $132 {Navara,D-Dominguez Perez,L Saint Louis 2017}) 16.
Bb5 {[%emt 0:25:40]} (16. Nxe5 Qxe5 17. f3 $14) 16... exd5 {[%emt 0:25:16]} 17.
exd5 {[%emt 0:01:03]} Nxf3+ {[%emt 0:00:06]} (17... Rfd8 18. Rbc1 Qb8 {is
apparently still nail-biting equality}) 18. Qxf3 $14 {[%emt 0:00:17] Certainly
by contrast to Navara-Dominguez above the bishop on b5 poses Black some extra
problems, connected with Rbc1 and Bc6.} Bc5 {[%emt 0:00:22]} 19. Rbc1 {[%emt 0:
12:15]} Qe7 {[%emt 0:19:27]} 20. Bf4 {[%emt 0:16:49]} Bd6 {[%emt 0:05:55]} 21.
Bc6 {[%emt 0:00:48] That's just it. Now Black has to go into a bit of a huddle,
and Anand's technique has been his strong point in this event.} Bxf4 {[%emt 0:
07:15]} (21... Ba8 {still kept White's advantage to a minimum by making him
work for every extra pawn advance}) 22. Qxf4 {[%emt 0:00:28]} Bxc6 {[%emt 0:00:
20]} 23. dxc6 {[%emt 0:01:06]} Qc7 {[%emt 0:00:16]} 24. Rd6 $18 {[%emt 0:09:39]
The forcing continuations get nowhere, so White just improves. The obvious
follow-up is to play the queen to d5 and try for Rd7.} Rcd8 {[%emt 0:03:43]}
25. Rcd1 {[%emt 0:00:44]} h6 {[%emt 0:02:25]} 26. g3 {[%emt 0:02:09]} Rxd6 {
[%emt 0:00:05]} ({It is interesting to note the tactical point White basically
has to use if Black sits tight:} 26... Rc8 27. Qc4 Kh8 28. Qd5 Kg8 29. a4 Kh8
30. Kg2 (30. Rc1 $2 Rfd8 $14) 30... Kg8 31. h4 {Or, I suppose, just Rc1 now.}
Kh8 32. Rd4 Kg8 33. Rc4 Rfd8 34. Rd7 $1 $18) 27. Rxd6 {[%emt 0:00:14]} Rc8 {
[%emt 0:01:45]} 28. Qe5 {[%emt 0:06:56]} b5 {[%emt 0:07:42]} 29. Qd5 {[%emt 0:
00:44]} Kh7 {[%emt 0:01:41]} 30. Qe4+ {[%emt 0:02:12]} Kg8 {[%emt 0:04:24]} 31.
Rd7 {[%emt 0:00:24] Another neat tactical point, but if not this, then
something else would have worked.} Qa5 {[%emt 0:00:34]} 32. c7 {[%emt 0:00:53]}
Rf8 {[%emt 0:00:09]} 33. Qe7 {[%emt 0:00:29] Mate cannot be far away.} 1-0

[Event "Tata Steel-A 80th"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2018.01.27"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Wei, Yi"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C42"]
[WhiteElo "2680"]
[BlackElo "2743"]
[Annotator "Fernandez,D"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "2018.01.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 183"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.03.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.03.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[TimeControl "40/6000+30:20/3000+30:900+30"]

1. e4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} e5 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 2. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Nf6 {
[%emt 0:00:08]} 3. Nxe5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} d6 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 4. Nf3 {[%emt 0:
00:00]} Nxe4 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 5. Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:58]} (5. c4 Nc6 {can, as we
now know, lead to a quick repetition of moves...}) 5... Nxc3 {[%emt 0:00:07]} (
5... Nf6 $5 {was weakly recommended in my analysis to the first round- White
needs to get an idea or two and then he is better.}) 6. dxc3 {[%emt 0:00:04]}
Be7 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 7. Be3 {[%emt 0:00:08] Interestingly, this is the same
system chosen against Hou Yifan herself by Anish Giri.} Nc6 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 8.
Qd2 {[%emt 0:00:06] Trying to make do without Anish's Bd3 and head directly
for Bb5xc6 to inflict on her opponent the structure that caused her so much
trouble back in round 1!} (8. Bd3 Be6 9. Qe2 Bf6 10. O-O-O Qe7 11. Kb1 a6 12.
Rhe1 O-O-O 13. h3 Rhe8 14. g4 h6 15. Nd2 $1 $14 {Now White is probably a tiny
bit better in practical terms, but obviously an incredible amount of technique
is needed before White can think about winning. Nevertheless he did in Giri,
A-Hou,Y, Tata Steel Masters 2018.}) 8... Be6 {[%emt 0:00:10]} 9. O-O-O {
[%emt 0:00:11]} Bf6 {[%emt 0:02:50]} (9... Qd7 {was the main move, and in fact
this was used in a previous Wei Yi game - I wonder what the problem was?} 10.
Kb1 a6 11. h3 O-O-O 12. Be2 Bf6 13. Nd4 Bxd4 14. cxd4 d5 15. g4 f6 16. Rdg1 Na7
17. Rg3 Kb8 18. h4 h6 19. Bf4 g5 20. Be3 Nc8 21. f4 Nd6 22. Qb4 gxh4 23. Rxh4
f5 24. g5 {1/2-1/2 (24) Vallejo Pons,F (2705)-Li,C (2741) Palma de Mallorca
2017}) (9... O-O {is not a bad move, but Black will need a plan for dealing
with the slow kingside attack from White:} 10. Bd3 Qd7 11. h4 Rad8 $6 12. Ng5
Bf5 13. g4 $40) 10. Kb1 {[%emt 0:06:39]} Qd7 {[%emt 0:01:39]} 11. Bg5 {[%emt 0:
06:55] Pointing out a problem with the moves ...Bf6 and ... Qd7 in conjunction
(...Qe7 would not have had this problem, but it would have made Nd4 look more
convincing, so perhaps the issue lies with ...Bf6.)} (11. Ng5 Bxg5 12. Bxg5 f6
13. Bf4 O-O-O $11 {is the stereotyped continuation from both sides, when White
is well advised to not develop her f1-bishop quickly, or else it will simply
be harrassed.}) (11. h4 O-O-O 12. Nd4 Bxd4 $5 13. cxd4 d5 {Li,C-Wei,Y China
2017 led to the kind of position that the present event is making me
re-evaluate as closer to 'equal' than +/=.}) 11... Bxg5 {[%emt 0:00:30]} 12.
Nxg5 {[%emt 0:00:11]} O-O-O {[%emt 0:00:08]} 13. Nxe6 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Qxe6 {
[%emt 0:00:31]} 14. Bb5 {[%emt 0:00:08]} Qf5 $146 {[%emt 0:30:50]} (14... Rde8
15. Rhe1 Qf5 16. Bxc6 bxc6 17. Re3 Rxe3 18. Qxe3 Kd7 19. Re1 Qe6 20. Qc1 Qg4
21. Qe3 Qe6 22. Qc1 Qg4 23. Qe3 {1/2-1/2 (23) Yu,Y (2675)-Bu,X (2693) Danzhou
2014}) 15. Bxc6 {[%emt 0:21:28]} bxc6 {[%emt 0:00:07] Mission accomplished,
kind of. White is now slightly better by virtue of pawn-islands, and it looks
very likely that we will reach a queen ending again!} 16. Rhe1 {[%emt 0:00:04]}
Rhe8 {[%emt 0:02:24]} 17. f3 {[%emt 0:05:24]} c5 {[%emt 0:10:01]} 18. b3 $14 {
[%emt 0:07:28]} Kb7 {[%emt 0:07:58]} 19. Re2 {[%emt 0:01:21]} (19. Kb2 $5)
19... Re6 {[%emt 0:17:52]} 20. Rxe6 {[%emt 0:01:44]} fxe6 {[%emt 0:00:13]} 21.
Re1 {[%emt 0:00:04]} e5 {[%emt 0:10:40] Reaching a position which is similar
in essence to Jones-Hou, except White is not a pawn down here.} 22. Qd5+ {
[%emt 0:02:22]} c6 {[%emt 0:01:11]} 23. Qd2 {[%emt 0:01:01]} Kc7 {[%emt 0:07:
25]} 24. Re4 {[%emt 0:01:33]} Qd7 {[%emt 0:02:04]} 25. f4 {[%emt 0:11:54] In
principle a good break to have made, but maybe White should have concentrated
a bit more on the front she had open first.} (25. Qd3 $14 {kept probing.})
25... exf4 {[%emt 0:00:18]} 26. Qe2 {[%emt 0:02:53]} Qf5 {[%emt 0:02:38]} 27.
Ra4 {[%emt 0:01:42]} Kb8 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 28. Qa6 {[%emt 0:01:38]} Qd7 {
[%emt 0:00:31]} 29. Rxf4 {[%emt 0:00:10]} Re8 {[%emt 0:00:23]} 30. Kb2 {
[%emt 0:01:29]} h6 {[%emt 0:04:35]} 31. Qd3 {[%emt 0:02:53]} (31. h4 {was a
good idea - none of Black's pieces has much mobility and White can try and
arrange b4!? at a good time - or else just push kingside pawns until Black
feels he has to do something.}) 31... Kb7 {[%emt 0:00:53]} 32. h4 {[%emt 0:01:
25]} Re6 {[%emt 0:01:55]} 33. Rf8 {[%emt 0:08:39]} Re7 {[%emt 0:00:13]} 34. g4
{[%emt 0:02:34]} (34. Qg3 {keeps Black more tied down.}) 34... d5 {[%emt 0:01:
30]} 35. g5 $6 {[%emt 0:05:17] Now Black equalises with...} hxg5 {[%emt 0:03:
50]} 36. hxg5 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Rf7 $11 {[%emt 0:00:15] ...since the position
is a little bit too open. Black can try to get counterplay based on the f-file
and diagonals a1-h8/ b1-h7 as indeed he proceeds to do.} 37. Rg8 {[%emt 0:04:
31]} Re7 {[%emt 0:00:14]} 38. Rf8 {[%emt 0:02:49]} Rf7 {[%emt 0:00:09]} 39. Rh8
{[%emt 0:00:13]} Qd6 {[%emt 0:04:35]} 40. Qh3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} d4 {[%emt 0:00:
32]} 41. Re8 {[%emt 0:14:16]} (41. Qc8+ Kb6 42. Qb8+ Qxb8 43. Rxb8+ Kc7 44. Rg8
{might offer some small chances.}) 41... Rf2 {[%emt 0:22:18] Brave play -
Black has calculated all the necessary checks and attacking moves from White.
Now the ideas like ...d3 and ...Rxc2 force White to take real evasive action.}
42. Qd3 {[%emt 0:05:07]} Rg2 {[%emt 0:06:04]} 43. cxd4 {[%emt 0:10:58]} Qxd4+ {
[%emt 0:06:25]} 44. Qxd4 {[%emt 0:00:08]} cxd4 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 45. Re7+ {
[%emt 0:00:43]} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tata Steel-A 80th"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2018.01.28"]
[Round "13"]
[White "So, Wesley"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E01"]
[WhiteElo "2792"]
[BlackElo "2680"]
[Annotator "Fernandez,D"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "2018.01.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 183"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.03.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.03.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[TimeControl "40/6000+30:20/3000+30:900+30"]

1. c4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} e6 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 2. g3 {[%emt 0:00:16]} d5 {[%emt 0:
00:26]} 3. Bg2 {[%emt 0:00:13]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 4. d4 {[%emt 0:00:44]}
Bb4+ {[%emt 0:03:13]} 5. Bd2 {[%emt 0:02:57]} Bd6 {[%emt 0:00:13]} (5... Be7 {
is far more common. It has a few advantages over the text- for instance,
covering the h4-d8 diagonal; avoiding c5 with tempo, and keeping d5 better
covered.} 6. Nf3 (6. Nc3 O-O 7. Nf3 dxc4 {has scored extremely well for Black})
6... O-O 7. O-O Nbd7 {We have obtained a standard 'delayed Catalan', as seen
for instance in Karjakin-Wei from this event.}) 6. Nc3 {[%emt 0:04:15] Trying
to make Black take on c4 or play ...c6, neither of which is particularly
favourable.} O-O {[%emt 0:03:07]} (6... c6 7. e4 dxe4 8. Nxe4 Nxe4 9. Bxe4 Nd7
10. Nf3 Nf6 11. Bc2 $14 {Vallejo Pons,F-Quesada Perez,Y Monzon 2016}) (6...
dxc4 {might nevertheless be the best move.} 7. Qa4+ (7. e4 e5 $132) 7... Nbd7 (
7... Nc6 $6 8. Bxc6+ bxc6 9. Qxc6+ Bd7 10. Qxc4 Qb8 11. b3 Qb7 12. Nf3 Bc6 $6
13. O-O Bxf3 14. exf3 Qxf3 15. d5 $16 {Donchenko, A-Bartel,M Gjakova 2016}) 8.
Qxc4 a6 $1 $132 {According to what I can see, this position has never been
viewed, let alone played, but a preliminary investigation indicates Black is
probably okay playing the standard ...Rb8, ... 0-0 and then whichever of ...b5,
...e5 and ...c5 best suits the position.} ({Meanwhile} 8... O-O 9. Nb5 $14 {
is arguably another disadvantage of ...Bd6})) 7. cxd5 {[%emt 0:01:32] If this
forcing approach works, there is no need to analyse anything else.} (7. e4 {
might be another move, as in the Vallejo game above, but here Black can
eventually play ...c5 in one.}) 7... exd5 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 8. Nxd5 {[%emt 0:00:
05]} Nxd5 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 9. Bxd5 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Bxg3 {[%emt 0:03:53]} 10.
Qb3 {[%emt 0:00:52]} Bd6 {[%emt 0:07:57]} (10... c6 11. Bxf7+ Rxf7 12. hxg3
Qxd4 13. Nf3 Qb6 14. Qxb6 axb6 15. Ng5 $16) 11. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:21]} c6 {
[%emt 0:01:00]} (11... Nd7 {After the precise} 12. Rg1 $1 {Black has an
interesting choice to make.} Nf6 (12... Nb6 $5 13. Bh6 g6 14. Bxf8 Qxf8 $44 {
is not stupid either}) 13. Bc4 (13. Bh6 Ng4 14. Bg5 Be7 $11) 13... Bf5 14.
O-O-O (14. Ne5 Bxe5 15. dxe5 Ne4 16. Bh6 Qh4 $1 $132) 14... Qe7 $132 {White's
attacking chances are not insignificant, but Black has completed development
and should be fine.}) 12. Bc4 {[%emt 0:04:01]} Bf5 $6 {[%emt 0:13:41] Between
them the last two moves deserve one 'dubious' mark, and I have decided to
award it here.} (12... Nd7 13. Rg1 Nb6 {was once again worth considering,
since White runs into some tactical issues down the road if he takes the
exchange.}) 13. Ng5 {[%emt 0:08:52]} Qe7 {[%emt 0:00:12]} 14. Qf3 {[%emt 0:07:
15]} (14. O-O-O h6 15. e4 $40 {is revealed to be really problematic after some
deep engine analysis, but the text is more natural.}) 14... Bg6 {[%emt 0:02:19]
} 15. h4 {[%emt 0:01:17]} Bb4 {[%emt 0:04:00]} (15... h5 16. Bd3 Bxd3 17. Qxd3
g6 18. O-O-O Nd7 19. e4 $40) 16. O-O-O {[%emt 0:03:00]} Bxd2+ {[%emt 0:00:48]}
17. Rxd2 {[%emt 0:00:18]} h5 {[%emt 0:20:41]} (17... h6 18. h5 Qxg5 19. hxg6
Qxg6 20. Rdd1 $40 {is really difficult to believe for Black.}) (17... Nd7 18.
h5 Qxg5 19. hxg6 Qxg6 {could have been a bail-out option: the engine
recommendation is} 20. Qh3 {but there could follow} (20. Rdd1 $5) 20... Nf6 21.
Bd3 Qh6 {and Black has reached an endgame.}) 18. Rg1 {[%emt 0:09:39] The
position is now basically objectively winning in a number of ways.} (18. Qg3 $5
{is a slightly cunning move, cuing up Ne6 (the text does not do this, because
of the x-ray attack from the f8-rook.)}) 18... Nd7 {[%emt 0:02:22]} 19. Qg3 {
[%emt 0:04:47]} Nb6 {[%emt 0:05:48]} 20. Bb3 {[%emt 0:01:13]} Qf6 {[%emt 0:03:
29]} (20... Nd5 21. e4 {does not really do anything to interfere with the
threat of Nxf7.}) 21. e4 {[%emt 0:03:42]} Rae8 {[%emt 0:00:31]} 22. e5 {
[%emt 0:00:55]} Qf5 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 23. Bc2 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Qg4 {[%emt 0:08:
41]} 24. Bxg6 {[%emt 0:02:40]} Qxg3 {[%emt 0:00:06]} (24... fxg6 25. Qb3+ $18 {
is of course the point.}) 25. Bh7+ {[%emt 0:00:05]} Kh8 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 26.
Rxg3 {[%emt 0:01:17]} f6 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 27. Bg6 {[%emt 0:00:14]} fxg5 {
[%emt 0:00:05]} 28. Bxe8 {[%emt 0:00:54]} gxh4 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 29. Rg5 {
[%emt 0:00:05]} Rxe8 {[%emt 0:00:13]} 30. Rxh5+ {[%emt 0:00:16] It is
pointless to go on.} 1-0

[Event "PRO League Stage"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2018.02.28"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Obregon, Carlos Andres"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C96"]
[WhiteElo "2680"]
[BlackElo "2514"]
[PlyCount "98"]
[EventDate "2018.01.18"]
[EventType "team-swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2019"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.10.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.10.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Montreal ChessBrahs"]
[BlackTeam "Buenos Aires Krakens"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CAN"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ARG"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Na5 10. Bc2 c5 11. d4 Nd7 12. d5 Nb6 13. Nbd2 f5 14. exf5 Bxf5 15.
Bxf5 Rxf5 16. Ne4 Qd7 17. Nfg5 Bxg5 18. Bxg5 Nb7 19. Qd2 Qf7 20. Rad1 h6 21.
Bh4 Rf8 22. f3 Qg6 23. Kh2 Rf4 24. Bg3 R4f5 25. b3 Nd7 26. Bf2 Nf6 27. Ng3 Rf4
28. Re2 Nh5 29. Nxh5 Qxh5 30. Bg3 R4f6 31. a4 Nd8 32. axb5 axb5 33. Qd3 Nf7 34.
Qxb5 Ng5 35. h4 e4 36. f4 Rxf4 37. Rh1 Rxh4+ 38. Bxh4 Qxh4+ 39. Kg1 Qg3 40. Rh5
Nf3+ 41. Kh1 Nd4 42. Re3 Qxe3 43. cxd4 Qe1+ 44. Kh2 Rf1 45. Qe8+ Kh7 46. Rxh6+
Kxh6 47. Qh8+ Kg6 48. Qe8+ Rf7 49. Qe6+ Rf6 0-1

[Event "PRO League Stage"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2018.02.28"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Villanueva, Mario Nicolas"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A49"]
[WhiteElo "2680"]
[BlackElo "2466"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[EventDate "2018.01.18"]
[EventType "team-swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2019"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.10.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.10.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Montreal ChessBrahs"]
[BlackTeam "Buenos Aires Krakens"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CAN"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ARG"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 g6 3. b3 Bg7 4. Bb2 O-O 5. Bg2 d6 6. d4 c5 7. c4 d5 8. O-O
dxc4 9. bxc4 Qb6 10. Qc1 cxd4 11. Nxd4 Nc6 12. Nxc6 bxc6 13. Nd2 Be6 14. Qc2
Rab8 15. Be5 Rbd8 16. Nb3 c5 17. h3 Nd7 18. Bxg7 Kxg7 19. f4 Nf6 20. e4 Qb4 21.
Rfc1 a5 22. a3 Qb6 23. Rab1 Qc7 24. Qf2 Rc8 25. Nd2 Rb8 26. Rb5 Rfd8 27. Rxc5
Qa7 28. Rc2 Rd3 29. Rb5 Qxf2+ 30. Kxf2 Rbd8 31. Nb3 Bd7 32. Nc5 Bxb5 33. cxb5
Rd2+ 34. Rxd2 Rxd2+ 35. Kf3 Rc2 36. Na4 Ra2 37. Nc5 Rxa3+ 38. Kf2 Ra2+ 39. Kg1
Rc2 40. Nd3 Nd7 41. e5 a4 42. Be4 a3 43. Nb4 Rc4 0-1

[Event "PRO League Stage"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2018.02.28"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Perez, Maximiliano"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A31"]
[WhiteElo "2399"]
[BlackElo "2680"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2018.01.18"]
[EventType "team-swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2019"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.10.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.10.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Buenos Aires Krakens"]
[BlackTeam "Montreal ChessBrahs"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ARG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CAN"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 a6 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 Qc7 5. Be2 Nf6 6. O-O b6 7. d4 cxd4 8. Nxd4
Bb7 9. f3 d6 10. Be3 Be7 11. Rc1 O-O 12. Qd2 Nbd7 13. Rfd1 Rac8 14. Bf1 Qb8 15.
Qf2 Rfe8 16. b4 Bd8 17. Nb3 Bc7 18. g3 Ne5 19. Nd2 d5 20. Bxb6 Bxb6 21. Qxb6
dxe4 22. fxe4 Red8 23. Qe3 Nfg4 24. Qf4 h6 25. h4 Qd6 26. Nf3 Qxb4 27. Nxe5
Qc5+ 28. Kg2 Nxe5 29. Rxd8+ Rxd8 30. Rd1 Rxd1 31. Nxd1 f5 32. Nf2 fxe4 33. Kh3
Ng6 34. Qb8+ Kh7 35. Ng4 Qf5 36. Be2 Bc6 37. Qd6 h5 38. Qxc6 hxg4+ 39. Kg2 e3
40. Qd6 Qf2+ 0-1

[Event "PRO League Stage"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2018.02.28"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Perez Ponsa, Federico"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A15"]
[WhiteElo "2553"]
[BlackElo "2680"]
[PlyCount "98"]
[EventDate "2018.01.18"]
[EventType "team-swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2019"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.10.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.10.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Buenos Aires Krakens"]
[BlackTeam "Montreal ChessBrahs"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ARG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CAN"]

1. Nf3 g6 2. g3 b6 3. Bg2 Bb7 4. O-O Bg7 5. c4 Nf6 6. Nc3 O-O 7. b3 d6 8. d4
Ne4 9. Bb2 Nxc3 10. Bxc3 Be4 11. Qd2 c5 12. Qe3 Bb7 13. Rad1 Nd7 14. d5 Nf6 15.
Qc1 Bc8 16. Qa1 Bg4 17. e4 Nh5 18. h3 Bxf3 19. Bxf3 Bxc3 20. Qxc3 Ng7 21. Rfe1
Qc7 22. e5 Nf5 23. e6 fxe6 24. dxe6 Rab8 25. Bd5 b5 26. cxb5 Rxb5 27. g4 Ng7
28. Bc4 Rbb8 29. Qg3 Ne8 30. h4 Kh8 31. Qc3+ Ng7 32. Re4 Rf6 33. f4 Rbf8 34.
Qe3 Nf5 35. Qc3 Nd4 36. g5 Rf5 37. Be2 Qb6 38. Rf1 d5 39. Re3 Rxf4 40. Rxf4
Rxf4 41. a3 Kg8 42. Kg2 Nf5 43. Re5 c4 44. Qe1 Qd4 45. Bd1 Nxh4+ 46. Kh3 Qd3+
47. Re3 Qf5+ 48. Kh2 Rf2+ 49. Kg3 Qf4+ 0-1

[Event "Harbin U20 op"]
[Site "Harbin"]
[Date "2018.01.24"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Hou, Yifan B"]
[Black "Wang, Boxiu"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E16"]
[WhiteElo "1729"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "2018.01.24"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 182 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.02.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.02.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 d5 6. O-O Be7 7. Nc3 dxc4 8. Qa4+
Nbd7 9. Qxc4 Nd5 10. Nd2 c6 11. e4 Nxc3 12. bxc3 a5 13. Re1 b5 14. Qe2 Nf6 15.
e5 Nd5 16. Ne4 g6 17. Bh6 Bf8 18. Bxf8 Kxf8 19. Nd6 Qe7 20. Bxd5 exd5 21. f4
Bc8 22. f5 Bxf5 23. Nxf5 gxf5 24. Qh5 Qe6 25. Rf1 Qg6 26. Qh3 h6 27. Rxf5 Qe6
28. Raf1 Ke8 29. Qh5 Qg6 30. Qf3 Rh7 31. Qf4 Qe6 32. Rf6 Qe7 33. e6 Kf8 34.
Rxf7+ Rxf7 35. Qxh6+ Ke8 36. Rxf7 Qxf7 37. exf7+ Kxf7 1-0

[Event "Harbin U20 op"]
[Site "Harbin"]
[Date "2018.01.24"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Liu, Zhaoqi"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan B"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A14"]
[WhiteElo "2167"]
[BlackElo "1729"]
[PlyCount "120"]
[EventDate "2018.01.24"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 182 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.02.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.02.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. b3 e6 2. Bb2 d5 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. g3 Be7 5. Bg2 Nbd7 6. O-O O-O 7. c4 c6 8. d3
Qc7 9. Nbd2 Re8 10. Qc2 b6 11. cxd5 exd5 12. e4 dxe4 13. dxe4 Ba6 14. Rfe1 Nc5
15. Nc4 Rad8 16. e5 Nd5 17. a3 Ne6 18. Nd4 Nxd4 19. Bxd4 Bf8 20. Bb2 Bc8 21.
Rad1 Bg4 22. Rd4 Qc8 23. h3 Bf5 24. Be4 Bxe4 25. Rdxe4 Qf5 26. Kg2 Qg6 27. Qe2
f5 28. exf6 Nxf6 29. Rxe8 Rxe8 30. Ne5 Qf5 31. Qc4+ Qe6 32. Qxe6+ Rxe6 33. f4
Rd6 34. Re2 Nd5 35. Kf3 Nc7 36. Nc4 Rd1 37. Rd2 Rb1 38. Ne3 Nd5 39. Nd1 Bxa3
40. Ke4 Rxd1 41. Rxd1 Bxb2 42. Rd2 Bc3 43. Rc2 a5 44. g4 Kf7 45. g5 g6 46. h4
b5 47. h5 a4 48. hxg6+ hxg6 49. bxa4 bxa4 50. Ra2 Nb6 51. f5 gxf5+ 52. Kxf5 c5
53. g6+ Kg7 54. Rh2 a3 55. Rh7+ Kg8 56. Ra7 Bb2 57. g7 Nc8 58. Ra5 c4 59. Ke4
Kxg7 60. Ke3 Nd6 0-1

[Event "Harbin U20 op"]
[Site "Harbin"]
[Date "2018.01.25"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Hou, Yifan B"]
[Black "Batsuren, Dambasuren"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D32"]
[WhiteElo "1729"]
[BlackElo "2353"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "2018.01.24"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 182 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.02.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.02.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 c5 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 cxd4 5. Nxd4 d5 6. e3 Bc5 7. cxd5 exd5 8.
Be2 O-O 9. O-O Nc6 10. Nb3 Bb6 11. Bf3 Be6 12. Ne2 Qe7 13. Ned4 Bd7 14. Bd2
Rfd8 15. Bc3 Ne4 16. Nxc6 bxc6 17. Rc1 a5 18. Nd2 f5 19. Bd4 c5 20. Bxe4 fxe4
21. Qb3 Rab8 22. Bc3 Qe6 23. Qa3 a4 24. b4 d4 25. Ba1 cxb4 26. Qxb4 dxe3 27.
Qc3 exf2+ 28. Kh1 Qg6 29. Nc4 Bb5 30. Qb4 Bxc4 31. Qxc4+ Kh8 32. Be5 Ra8 33.
Rcd1 e3 34. Rb1 Rac8 35. Qe2 Rc2 36. Qf3 e2 37. Rxf2 Bxf2 0-1

[Event "Harbin U20 op"]
[Site "Harbin"]
[Date "2018.01.25"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Hu, Yu A"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan B"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B49"]
[WhiteElo "1998"]
[BlackElo "1729"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[EventDate "2018.01.24"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 182 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.02.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.02.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Qc7 5. Nc3 e6 6. Be3 a6 7. Be2 Nf6 8.
O-O Bb4 9. Na4 b5 10. Nxc6 dxc6 11. Nb6 Rb8 12. Nxc8 Rxc8 13. Bd3 Be7 14. a4
Qb7 15. Qe2 Nd7 16. axb5 cxb5 17. f4 Bc5 18. f5 e5 19. Bxc5 Nxc5 20. f6 g6 21.
Qe3 h5 22. Ra3 Rc6 23. Rc3 Nd7 24. Rxc6 Qxc6 25. Qg5 Kd8 26. Rd1 Kc8 27. Kh1
Re8 28. c4 b4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Harbin U20 op"]
[Site "Harbin"]
[Date "2018.01.26"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Hou, Yifan B"]
[Black "Yu, Feiran"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D13"]
[WhiteElo "1729"]
[PlyCount "100"]
[EventDate "2018.01.24"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 182 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.02.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.02.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 c5 2. c3 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 Nf6 5. Bg2 Bd6 6. O-O Nc6 7. Re1 O-O 8. Nbd2
cxd4 9. cxd4 Bd7 10. e4 dxe4 11. Nxe4 Nxe4 12. Rxe4 Ne7 13. Ne5 Bxe5 14. dxe5
Bc6 15. Rd4 Qc7 16. Bf4 Bxg2 17. Kxg2 Qc6+ 18. Kg1 Nd5 19. Qd2 Rfc8 20. Qe2 Qc2
21. Re1 Qxe2 22. Rxe2 Rc6 23. Kg2 Rac8 24. Kf3 h6 25. h4 Rc4 26. Rxc4 Rxc4 27.
Be3 a6 28. Rd2 Kh7 29. Bd4 Kg6 30. Ke4 Ne7 31. b3 Rc6 32. Kf3 h5 33. Ke4 Nd5
34. Bb2 Rc7 35. Re2 Rc3 36. Rd2 Rc7 37. f4 Rd7 38. Bd4 Nb4 39. Rg2 Nc6 40. Bc5
Rd5 41. Be3 Ne7 42. g4 hxg4 43. Rxg4+ Kh7 44. Rg2 Rd7 45. Rc2 Nf5 46. a4 Kg6
47. b4 Nxh4 48. b5 Nf5 49. b6 f6 50. Rc8 Kf7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Harbin U20 op"]
[Site "Harbin"]
[Date "2018.01.26"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Yang, Pengfei"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan B"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A84"]
[BlackElo "1729"]
[PlyCount "108"]
[EventDate "2018.01.24"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 182 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.02.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.02.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 f5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 d5 5. Bf4 c6 6. e3 Bd6 7. Bxd6 Qxd6 8. cxd5
exd5 9. Bd3 O-O 10. Qc2 Ne4 11. O-O Be6 12. Ne2 Nd7 13. Nf4 Bf7 14. Bxe4 fxe4
15. Ng5 h6 16. Nxf7 Rxf7 17. Qd1 Raf8 18. Qg4 Rf5 19. Rac1 Kh7 20. Rc3 g5 21.
Nh5 Qg6 22. Ng3 R5f7 23. Qh5 Qe6 24. Qe2 Nf6 25. f4 exf3 26. gxf3 h5 27. Qc2+
Kh8 28. Qg6 Rg8 29. Qf5 Qxf5 30. Nxf5 Kh7 31. Ng3 h4 32. Ne2 g4 33. fxg4 Rxg4+
34. Kh1 Kg8 35. Rf4 Rg5 36. Rc1 Ng4 37. Rxf7 Kxf7 38. Rf1+ Ke6 39. Nf4+ Kd6 40.
Rf3 Rf5 41. Kg2 Nxe3+ 42. Rxe3 Rxf4 43. Rd3 c5 44. dxc5+ Kxc5 45. Rd2 a5 46.
Rc2+ Kd4 47. Rc7 Ke3 48. Rxb7 d4 49. Re7+ Re4 50. Rf7 d3 51. Rf3+ Kd2 52. b3
Kc2 53. Rf8 d2 54. Rc8+ Kd3 0-1

[Event "Harbin U20 op"]
[Site "Harbin"]
[Date "2018.01.27"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Hou, Yifan B"]
[Black "Mordido, Kylen Joy"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A50"]
[WhiteElo "1729"]
[BlackElo "1873"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2018.01.24"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 182 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.02.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.02.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. g3 b6 4. Bg2 Bb7 5. O-O Bg7 6. c4 d6 7. Nc3 Nbd7 8. d5
O-O 9. Re1 Nc5 10. Qc2 Ba6 11. b3 Bc8 12. Rb1 e6 13. dxe6 Nxe6 14. Bb2 Bb7 15.
e4 Nc5 16. b4 Ne6 17. Rbd1 Nd7 18. Nd5 c6 19. Bxg7 Nxg7 20. Ne3 Qc7 21. Qd2 Nf6
22. Qxd6 Qxd6 23. Rxd6 Nxe4 24. Rd7 Bc8 25. Rd4 f5 26. Nd2 c5 27. bxc5 Ne6 28.
Bxe4 fxe4 29. Rxe4 Nxc5 30. Re7 Nd3 31. Re2 Bh3 32. Ne4 h6 33. Nd5 Rf7 34.
Nef6+ Kg7 35. R2e3 Nc5 36. Rxf7+ Kxf7 37. g4 Bxg4 38. Nxg4 Rc8 39. Re7+ Kf8 40.
Ne5 Kg8 41. Nf6+ 1-0

[Event "Harbin U20 op"]
[Site "Harbin"]
[Date "2018.01.27"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Ning, Kaiyu"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan B"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2157"]
[BlackElo "1729"]
[PlyCount "120"]
[EventDate "2018.01.24"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 182 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.02.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.02.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 Nbd7 5. Nc3 c6 6. cxd5 exd5 7. g3 Bd6 8. Bg2
O-O 9. O-O Re8 10. b3 Ne4 11. Nxe4 dxe4 12. Nd2 Nf6 13. Qc2 Bf5 14. Nc4 Bc7 15.
Bb2 Qd7 16. Ne5 Qe6 17. Rfd1 Rad8 18. Rac1 Bb8 19. a3 Rd5 20. b4 Nd7 21. Nxd7
Qxd7 22. Qe2 Bg4 23. f3 Bxf3 24. Bxf3 exf3 25. Qxf3 Rf5 26. Qe2 Qe6 27. e4 Rg5
28. Rd3 h5 29. Re1 a5 30. bxa5 h4 31. Kg2 Qg6 32. e5 c5 33. Qe4 f5 34. Qd5+ Kh8
35. Qf3 Rf8 36. Bc1 f4 37. Bxf4 Rg4 38. Kf2 cxd4 39. Qe4 Rf5 40. Qf3 Qh5 41.
Ke2 Bxe5 42. h3 Rxg3 43. Qxh5+ Rxh5 44. Bxg3 Bxg3 45. Rb1 Rxa5 46. Rxb7 Re5+
47. Kf3 Rf5+ 48. Ke4 Rf4+ 49. Kd5 Bf2 50. a4 Rf5+ 51. Kc4 Ra5 52. Ra3 Be3 53.
Rb5 Ra6 54. a5 g5 55. Rb6 Ra7 56. a6 g4 57. Rb8+ Kg7 58. Rb7+ Rxb7 59. axb7 Bf4
60. hxg4 Kf6 1-0

[Event "Harbin U20 op"]
[Site "Harbin"]
[Date "2018.01.28"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Hou, Yifan B"]
[Black "Karpinsky, Kirill"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D48"]
[WhiteElo "1729"]
[BlackElo "1939"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "2018.01.24"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 182 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.02.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.02.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 c6 4. e3 e6 5. Nc3 Nbd7 6. Bd3 dxc4 7. Bxc4 b5 8. Bd3
a6 9. O-O Bb7 10. Qe2 c5 11. Rd1 Qb6 12. Bc2 Be7 13. e4 cxd4 14. Nxd4 Ne5 15.
Bf4 Ng6 16. Be3 Bc5 17. a4 O-O 18. axb5 axb5 19. Qxb5 Qxb5 20. Ndxb5 Bxe3 21.
fxe3 Ng4 22. Rxa8 Rxa8 23. Re1 N6e5 24. h3 Nf6 25. Nd6 Rb8 26. b4 Ne8 27. Nxb7
Rxb7 28. Ba4 Nc7 29. b5 Nc4 30. Rb1 Kf8 31. Kf2 Ke7 32. Ke2 Na8 33. Rb4 Nab6
34. Bb3 Ne5 35. Rd4 Nc8 36. Kd2 Nd6 37. Rb4 Nc6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Harbin m"]
[Site "Harbin"]
[Date "2018.02.05"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2623"]
[BlackElo "2654"]
[PlyCount "105"]
[EventDate "2018.02.05"]
[EventType "match (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 183"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.03.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.03.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 e6 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bxf6 Qxf6 7. Qb3 c5 8.
cxd5 exd5 9. a3 Bxc3+ 10. Qxc3 b6 11. e3 O-O 12. Be2 Nc6 13. dxc5 Qxc3+ 14.
bxc3 bxc5 15. Rb1 Rd8 16. Rb5 c4 17. O-O Ba6 18. Rc5 Ne7 19. Nd4 Rac8 20. Ra5
Rd6 21. Rb1 Ra8 22. Bf3 Kf8 23. Rb4 Bc8 24. Rxc4 Bg4 25. Rc7 Bxf3 26. gxf3 a6
27. Ra4 Rc8 28. Rxc8+ Nxc8 29. Ra5 g6 30. f4 Ke7 31. h4 Kd7 32. Kg2 Ne7 33. Ra4
Ng8 34. c4 dxc4 35. Rxc4 Nf6 36. Kf3 Rb6 37. f5 h5 38. fxg6 fxg6 39. Rc2 Ng4
40. Kf4 Rb1 41. f3 Nf6 42. e4 Rd1 43. Rc4 Ke7 44. Nc6+ Ke6 45. Ne5 Rg1 46. Rc6+
Ke7 47. Rxa6 Rg2 48. a4 Rh2 49. Nxg6+ Kf7 50. Kf5 Ne8 51. Ra7+ Kg8 52. e5 Rg2
53. Ra8 1-0

[Event "Harbin m"]
[Site "Harbin"]
[Date "2018.02.05"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C77"]
[WhiteElo "2654"]
[BlackElo "2623"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "2018.02.05"]
[EventType "match (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 183"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.03.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.03.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. d3 b5 6. Bb3 Be7 7. c3 O-O 8. a4
Bb7 9. O-O d6 10. Na3 Nb8 11. Ba2 c6 12. Nc2 Nbd7 13. Ne3 g6 14. h3 d5 15. exd5
cxd5 16. d4 e4 17. Ne5 Qc7 18. N5g4 Nxg4 19. Qxg4 Nf6 20. Qg5 Qd7 21. f4 Kg7
22. f5 h6 23. Qg3 Bd6 24. Qf2 g5 25. Bd2 bxa4 26. c4 Bf4 27. cxd5 Bxe3 28. Qxe3
Nxd5 29. f6+ Nxf6 30. d5 Nxd5 31. Bxd5 Qxd5 32. Bc3+ f6 33. Rad1 Qe6 34. Qc5
Rac8 35. Qb4 Bd5 36. Qd4 Rcd8 37. Qa7+ Rd7 38. Qe3 Kg6 39. g4 Bc6 40. Rxd7 Bxd7
41. Rd1 Bb5 42. Qc5 Rc8 43. Qe3 0-1

[Event "Harbin m"]
[Site "Harbin"]
[Date "2018.02.05"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A50"]
[WhiteElo "2623"]
[BlackElo "2654"]
[PlyCount "100"]
[EventDate "2018.02.05"]
[EventType "match (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 183"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.03.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.03.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 e6 2. c4 b6 3. d5 Bb7 4. a3 Nf6 5. Nc3 Qe7 6. Bg5 h6 7. Bh4 d6 8. e3 Nbd7
9. Rc1 c5 10. Nb5 Ne5 11. Bxf6 gxf6 12. Qa4 Kd8 13. Nc3 f5 14. Rd1 Qd7 15. Qc2
Rg8 16. a4 Be7 17. b3 Ke8 18. g3 Kf8 19. Bg2 Ng6 20. Kf1 Rd8 21. Nge2 a6 22. h4
Bf6 23. f4 e5 24. Bh3 Bc8 25. Kf2 Re8 26. h5 Ne7 27. Ng1 Qd8 28. Nf3 e4 29. Ng1
Rg7 30. Nge2 Ng8 31. a5 bxa5 32. Ra1 Qc7 33. Ra3 Bd8 34. Rha1 Nf6 35. Rxa5 Nxh5
36. Rxa6 Bxa6 37. Rxa6 Nxg3 38. Nxg3 Bh4 39. Nce2 Qe7 40. Ke1 Bxg3+ 41. Kd2
Be1+ 42. Kc1 Qf6 43. Kb1 Bf2 44. Qd2 Kg8 45. Kc2 Kh8 46. b4 cxb4 47. c5 b3+ 48.
Kxb3 Rb8+ 49. Rb6 Rgg8 50. Nd4 dxc5 0-1

[Event "Harbin m"]
[Site "Harbin"]
[Date "2018.02.05"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C84"]
[WhiteElo "2654"]
[BlackElo "2623"]
[PlyCount "125"]
[EventDate "2018.02.05"]
[EventType "match (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 183"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.03.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.03.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. d3 b5 6. Bb3 Be7 7. a4 Rb8 8. axb5
axb5 9. O-O O-O 10. c3 d5 11. exd5 Nxd5 12. Re1 Bf6 13. Nbd2 Nf4 14. Ne4 Qxd3
15. Bxf4 Qxd1 16. Raxd1 exf4 17. Bd5 Rb6 18. Nxf6+ gxf6 19. Re4 Rd8 20. Rd2 Kg7
21. Rxf4 b4 22. h3 bxc3 23. bxc3 Ne7 24. Bc4 Rb1+ 25. Kh2 Rxd2 26. Nxd2 Rc1 27.
Rf3 Ng6 28. Nb3 Rc2 29. Nd4 Rc1 30. Re3 Ne5 31. Be2 Bd7 32. f4 Ng6 33. Kg3 Kf8
34. Bf3 Ne7 35. Be4 h6 36. Kf2 Ra1 37. g4 Ra2+ 38. Kg3 Ba4 39. Nf5 Nxf5+ 40.
Bxf5 Rd2 41. Kh4 Bd7 42. Be4 Be6 43. g5 fxg5+ 44. fxg5 hxg5+ 45. Kxg5 Kg7 46.
Rg3 Re2 47. Bf3 Re5+ 48. Kf4+ Kf6 49. h4 Rc5 50. Be2 Rf5+ 51. Ke3 Re5+ 52. Kd2
Re4 53. h5 Rh4 54. Ke3 c5 55. Bf3 Rc4 56. Kd3 Rh4 57. Rg1 Rh3 58. Ke4 Rh4+ 59.
Ke3 Rc4 60. Kd2 Rh4 61. Ke3 Rc4 62. Kd2 Rh4 63. Ke3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Harbin m"]
[Site "Harbin"]
[Date "2018.02.06"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A70"]
[WhiteElo "2623"]
[BlackElo "2654"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "2018.02.05"]
[EventType "match (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 183"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.03.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.03.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c5 4. d5 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. Nc3 g6 7. e4 a6 8. h3 b5
9. Bd3 Bg7 10. O-O O-O 11. Re1 Re8 12. Bf4 Qb6 13. a3 Nbd7 14. Qd2 Bb7 15. b4
Rac8 16. Rac1 Nh5 17. Be3 Qd8 18. Ne2 f5 19. exf5 Bxd5 20. Nh2 Bf7 21. fxg6
hxg6 22. Ng4 Ne5 23. Nh6+ Bxh6 24. Bxh6 Nxd3 25. Qxd3 Qf6 26. Qd2 Re5 27. Be3
Bc4 28. Rcd1 Rd5 29. Qc2 Qf7 30. Nc3 Rxd1 31. Qxd1 cxb4 32. axb4 Bb3 33. Qd2
Nf6 34. Bd4 Rf8 35. Ne4 Nxe4 36. Rxe4 Qh7 37. Bc3 d5 38. Rg4 Rf5 39. Qd4 Bc4
40. Qb6 g5 41. h4 Qh5 42. Qd8+ Kf7 43. Qd7+ 1-0

[Event "Harbin m"]
[Site "Harbin"]
[Date "2018.02.06"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A11"]
[WhiteElo "2654"]
[BlackElo "2623"]
[PlyCount "105"]
[EventDate "2018.02.05"]
[EventType "match (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 183"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.03.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.03.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. g3 c6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Bg2 Bf5 5. O-O e6 6. cxd5 cxd5 7. d3 Nc6 8. Nc3
d4 9. Nb5 a6 10. Na3 Be7 11. Qb3 O-O 12. Nc4 b5 13. Nce5 Na5 14. Qd1 Rc8 15.
Bd2 Qb6 16. Bxa5 Qxa5 17. Nxd4 Qb6 18. Nxf5 exf5 19. d4 Rfd8 20. e3 Nd7 21. Nd3
Rc7 22. a4 Rdc8 23. a5 Qd6 24. b4 Rc4 25. Rb1 g6 26. Nc5 Nxc5 27. bxc5 Qc7 28.
Ra1 Rd8 29. Qb3 g5 30. Rfb1 f4 31. Bf1 fxe3 32. fxe3 Ra4 33. Rxa4 bxa4 34. Qb7
Qxb7 35. Rxb7 a3 36. Bc4 Kf8 37. Kf1 g4 38. Ke2 h5 39. c6 Rc8 40. d5 f5 41. Kd3
Bc5 42. Rh7 Kg8 43. Rxh5 Kg7 44. Rxf5 Rb8 45. Rf2 Re8 46. Bxa6 Rxe3+ 47. Kc4
Bd6 48. Bb7 Re4+ 49. Kb3 Rb4+ 50. Ka2 Ra4 51. a6 Ra5 52. Rc2 Bc7 53. d6 1-0

[Event "Grenke Chess Classic 5th"]
[Site "Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden"]
[Date "2018.03.31"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A17"]
[WhiteElo "2776"]
[BlackElo "2654"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[EventDate "2018.03.31"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 184"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.05.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.05.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. e3 Bd6 5. b3 O-O 6. Bb2 c5 7. g4 d4 8. exd4
cxd4 9. Nxd4 e5 10. Nf5 Bxf5 11. gxf5 Nc6 12. Bg2 Nb4 13. Qe2 Nc2+ 14. Kd1 Nxa1
15. Bxa1 Qd7 16. Ne4 Qxf5 17. Nxf6+ Qxf6 18. Bxb7 Rad8 19. Kc2 Rfe8 20. Bc3 Bc5
21. f3 Bd4 22. Re1 g6 23. Qe4 Kg7 24. Bd5 Qb6 25. b4 f5 26. Qd3 Bxc3 27. dxc3
Qd6 28. a4 a5 29. Kb3 Rb8 30. b5 Qc5 31. h4 Rbd8 32. h5 Kf6 33. hxg6 hxg6 34.
Qe3 Qxe3 35. Rxe3 Rd6 36. Re1 Rc8 37. Rh1 Kg7 38. Kc2 g5 39. Rd1 Kf6 40. Kd3
Rb6 41. Rh1 Kg7 42. Rg1 Kf6 43. Ke3 Rd6 44. Rb1 Rb6 45. Ke2 Kg6 46. Kf2 Kf6 47.
Rh1 Kg7 48. Re1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Grenke Chess Classic 5th"]
[Site "Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden"]
[Date "2018.04.01"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C24"]
[WhiteElo "2843"]
[BlackElo "2654"]
[Annotator "Roiz,M"]
[PlyCount "121"]
[EventDate "2018.03.31"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 184"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.05.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.05.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Nf6 3. d3 c6 4. Qe2 {As often happens, Magnus prefers to take
the game into relatively unexplored territory at an early stage.} Be7 {A
somewhat modest choice.} ({The more ambitious way of development would be:} 
4... Bc5 $5 5. Nf3 O-O 6. O-O d5 7. Bb3 h6 {Black isn't worse, to say the
least.}) ({Possibly, the most principled was} 4... d5 $5 5. exd5 cxd5 6. Bb5+
Nc6 7. Qxe5+ Be7 8. Nf3 O-O 9. Bxc6 bxc6 10. O-O Bd6 $44 {The powerful bishops
provide Black excellent compensation for the pawn.}) 5. Nf3 d6 {There is
nothing wrong with this natural move, but now the early queen's move is sort
of justified.} ({I guess, more challenging for Magnus would be} 5... O-O 6. O-O
d5 7. Bb3 dxe4 8. dxe4 Nbd7 {and Black is fine, though a long strategic
struggle lies ahead.}) 6. c3 Nbd7 7. Bb3 O-O 8. O-O a5 9. d4 $146 {This
natural move is a novelty.} ({The previously played} 9. a4 {didn't pose Black
serious problems:} b5 10. Bc2 Ba6 11. axb5 cxb5 12. Nbd2 Qc7 $132 {Polgar,J -
Gelfand,B Khanty-Mansiysk 2009}) 9... a4 ({It made sense to postpone the a5-a4
advance:} 9... Re8 $5 10. Nbd2 ({Toothless is} 10. Ng5 d5 11. exd5 Nxd5) 10...
Bf8 $132 {with decent pressure on the e4-pawn.}) 10. Bc2 {Black has managed to
seize some space on the q-side, but White's centre is well protected now.} Re8
{The standard way of relocating the pieces.} (10... b5 11. Re1 Ba6 12. Nbd2 Re8
$132) 11. Re1 Bf8 12. Qd1 {Indeed, the Qe2 is somewhat misplaced, so White to
has to remove it sooner or later.} b5 13. Nbd2 {No doubt, in comparison to the
Classical Ruy Lopez, Black managed to make a lot of progress on the queenside,
so White has no advantage. However, all the pieces are on the board, so the
World Champion can still be satisfied with what he got.} Qc7 ({Once again, Hou
Yifan is deviating from the most ambitious way of handling the position:} 13...
Bb7 $5 14. Nf1 exd4 15. cxd4 c5 16. d5 g6 $132) 14. Nf1 g6 15. Bg5 h6 {A
somewhat weakening move, though Black mostly can do with it.} (15... Bg7 $5 16.
Ng3 c5 17. d5 c4 $132) 16. Bd2 Bg7 17. Ng3 Nb6 18. b3 {This advance is
inviting simplifications, but what else?} (18. Bd3 Nc4 19. Bxc4 bxc4 {would
offer Black an excellent play along the b-file.}) 18... axb3 19. axb3 Rxa1 20.
Qxa1 Bg4 {Both sides have mobilised their forces, so the position is about
equal.} 21. Qc1 $5 {An interesting choice! Magnus is inviting his opponent to
enter into an unbalanced position.} (21. Nh4 exd4 22. cxd4 c5 $132) 21... Bxf3
{Accepting the challenge! Now the position is getting much more complex.} (
21... Kh7 {also looks perfectly playable:} 22. Nh4 c5 23. h3 Bd7 24. d5 Ra8
$132) 22. gxf3 {The change of pawn structure is double-edged: The Kg1 is
getting less safe, but White can use the f-pawn for attacking the opponent's
centre.} h5 23. Bh6 {This move clearly illustrates White's attacking ambitions.
} Qe7 {Not fearing ghosts!} ({Another possibility was} 23... Bh8 $5 24. Kh1 c5
25. d5 Ra8 $132) 24. Bxg7 Kxg7 25. Qg5 Kh7 ({A seemingly more precise move was
} 25... Kh8 $1 {, and then} 26. Ra1 Ra8 27. Rxa8+ Nxa8 28. f4 exf4 29. Qxf4 Nc7
{looks acceptable for Black.}) 26. f4 (26. Ra1 $5 Nfd7 (26... Ra8 $6 {runs into
} 27. Rxa8 Nxa8 28. f4 exd4 29. e5 dxe5 30. f5 $36) 27. Qxe7 Rxe7 28. Ne2 {
would have secured White a small advantage due to control over the open a-file,
but Magnus lays claim to more.}) 26... Nfd7 {I guess, liquidating into an
endgame isn't the best practical decision, even though Black's position isn't
bad at all.} (26... exf4 $5 {deserved serious attention:} 27. Qxf4 b4 $1 28. c4
({After} 28. cxb4 $6 Nbd5 29. Qd2 h4 30. Nf1 Nh5 $15 {Black takes full control
over the dark squares.}) 28... Nbd7 29. Ra1 c5 $132 {and the resulting complex
position contains definite strategic risk for both sides.}) 27. Qxe7 Rxe7 28.
fxe5 dxe5 {Now White's position looks somewhat better due to superiority in
the centre.} 29. Rd1 (29. Ra1 $5 exd4 30. cxd4 c5 31. Ne2 cxd4 32. Nxd4 {
would offer White a tiny advantage, even though the simplifications favour
Black.}) 29... Re8 30. dxe5 {The most consistent. Still, releasing the tension
makes Black's knights much more mobile.} Nxe5 ({Another decent way of handling
the position was} 30... h4 $5 31. Ne2 (31. e6 Rxe6 32. Ne2 Kg7 33. f4 Nf6 34.
e5 Nfd5 $11) 31... Nxe5 32. f4 Ng4 33. Rd6 Ra8 $1 {with sufficient counterplay.
}) 31. f4 Ng4 32. Rd6 Re6 {This is a definite concession - Black loses access
to the open file.} ({The active defence would most likely secure a draw:} 32...
Ra8 $1 33. Rxc6 Ra2 34. Bd3 h4 $1 35. Rxb6 hxg3 36. hxg3 Nh2 37. Rxb5 Nf3+ 38.
Kf1 Nh2+ $11) 33. Rd8 Kg7 34. Nf1 {Till now Hou Yifan has been defending well,
but her next move invites serious troubles.} ({White achieves nothing special
with} 34. h3 Ne3 35. Bd3 Re7 36. Rb8 Nd7 37. Rb7 Kf8 $11) 34... Rf6 $2 {
Alas, after locking the f6-spot Black's position lacks harmony.} ({After the
correct} 34... Nf6 35. Nd2 Re7 36. Rd6 Ra7 37. Bd3 (37. Rxc6 Ra2 $11) 37... Rd7
38. Rxd7 Nbxd7 {White hardly would have real winning chances.}) 35. h3 Nh6 36.
f5 $1 gxf5 37. Ng3 Rg6 38. Kf2 $2 {This inaccurate move oculd have spoiled all
the advantage!} ({A much better one is} 38. Kh2 $1 Rg5 (38... fxe4 39. Nxh5+
Kh7 40. Nf4 Rg5 41. Bxe4+ Kg7 42. Bxc6 {, and White is winning, since the pawn
is untouchable:} Rc5 43. Be4 Rxc3 44. Nh5#) 39. h4 Rg4 40. Kh3 $1 fxe4 41. Bxe4
$18 {and Black cannot avoid the major loss of material.}) 38... fxe4 $2 {
Luckily for Carlsen, his opponent doesn't take her chance!} ({Had she played} 
38... Rg5 $1 {Black's problems would be solved. For instance,} 39. h4 Rg4 {
, and White isn't better.}) 39. Nxh5+ Kh7 40. Bxe4 f5 41. Bg2 {Despite the
limited material balance, Black's position is lost - there are too many
weaknesses.} Nf7 42. Rf8 Ne5 43. Nf4 $1 (43. Rxf5 $6 {is weaker:} Nd3+ 44. Kf1
Re6 {, and Black is getting active.}) 43... Rd6 44. Rxf5 Nbd7 45. Ke2 $18 {
Neutralising any counterplay.} Kg7 46. h4 Nf7 47. Be4 Nde5 48. Nh5+ Kh6 49. Ng3
Re6 50. Ke3 {White is slowly improving his position.} Kg7 51. Rf1 Kf8 (51...
Ng4+ 52. Kd4 Nf6 53. Bg2 Rd6+ 54. Kc5 Nd7+ 55. Kb4 $18 {wouldn't change much,})
52. Nf5 Ng4+ 53. Kf4 Nf6 54. Bf3 Nd5+ {That makes White's task easier.} (54...
Nd7 55. Ra1 Nfe5 56. Bh5 Kg8 57. Ra8+ Kh7 58. Ra7 $18) 55. Bxd5 cxd5 56. Ra1
Kg8 57. Ra8+ Kh7 58. Ra7 Rf6 59. h5 {Black is almost paralysed.} Kg8 60. Rd7 b4
61. cxb4 1-0

[Event "Grenke Chess Classic 5th"]
[Site "Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden"]
[Date "2018.04.02"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Vachier Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2654"]
[BlackElo "2789"]
[Annotator "Quintiliano,R"]
[PlyCount "92"]
[EventDate "2018.03.31"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 184"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.05.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.05.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. c4 Nf6 3. g3 g6 4. b3 Bg7 5. Bb2 b6 6. Bg2 Bb7 7. O-O O-O 8. d4
cxd4 9. Qxd4 Nc6 {Vachier Lagrave is the first to deviate from the most played
lines.} ({usually Black plays} 9... d6 {[%cal Yb8d7] developing the knight by
d7 and leaving the diagonal free for the Bb7.}) 10. Qc3 $5 {Hou Yifan's
response is even less played, although Aronian used the same move to beat MVL
in a rapid game.} (10. Qh4 {is the most played.}) (10. Qd2 {is also natural,
but} d5 $1 {is ok for Black.}) (10. Qf4 {was also played recently} Qb8 11. Qd2
{and now many simplifications took place} Ne4 12. Qc1 Ne5 13. Nc3 Nxc3 14. Bxc3
Nxf3+ 15. Bxf3 Bxf3 16. exf3 Bxc3 17. Qxc3 Qb7 18. Rfe1 d6 19. Rad1 Rad8 20. h4
$14 {Mekhitarian,K (2533)-Mecking,H (2597) 84th ch-BRA 2018 (3.2) 1-0 Despite
all the exchanges, White keeps the best chances dueto his small but pleasant
space advantage, and managed to win in}) 10... Qc7 $146 ({The previously
mentioned game went} 10... Rc8 11. Rd1 Qc7 12. Qe1 Qb8 13. Nc3 Rfd8 14. Rac1 e6
(14... d6 15. e4 $1 {this move is possible because of the queen's placement on
e1}) 15. Ng5 $5 h6 16. Nge4 Nxe4 17. Bxe4 Ne7 18. Ba3 $1 Nf5 19. Bxf5 gxf5 20.
Be7 Re8 21. Bd6 $16 {Aronian,L (2780)-Vachier Lagrave,M (2783) Leuven GCT
rapid 2017 (9) 1-0}) 11. Rd1 Rad8 {Vachier Lagrave has found the right plan
for Black.} 12. Na3 ({Now, if} 12. Qe1 {then} d5 $1 {and Black is fine.}) 12...
a6 13. Rac1 Rfe8 14. Qe1 {White has managed to avoid d5, but compared to the
game Aronian-MVL, her setup is not looking so great, mainly because of the Na3
being slightly misplaced.} Qb8 15. Nc2 ({Remembering the recent game
Kramnik-Grischuk from the Candidates, maybe} 15. Nb1 $5 {would be an
interesting way to improve this knight} b5 16. e4 d6 17. cxb5 axb5 18. Nc3 {
with an interesting position.}) 15... b5 $5 16. c5 (16. Ne3 $5 {seems playable.
}) 16... d5 $2 {Strategically very risky, and there was no reason to give
White an extra option.} (16... d6 {was safer.}) 17. cxd6 $2 {Both players seem
to underestimate the strength of White's passed pawn.} ({Hou Yifan could take
the advantage with} 17. Nfd4 $1 {[%csl Gc5] now Black's position becomes
unpleasant} Nxd4 (17... e5 18. Nxc6 Bxc6 19. Qa5 $16 {[%cal Yc2b4]}) (17... Na7
18. Nb4 $1 {[%cal Yc5c6]}) 18. Nxd4 Rc8 19. b4 e5 20. Nb3 $16) 17... Rxd6 18.
Rxd6 Qxd6 19. Nfd4 {White still keeps some pressure.} Nd5 (19... Nxd4 $1 20.
Bxb7 Qc7 $1 {is equal, and a better way to solve Black's problems.}) 20. Ba3
Qd7 21. Nxc6 Bxc6 22. e4 (22. Ne3 e6 23. Qa5 $1 {was very annoying for Black}
Qb7 24. Nxd5 Bxd5 25. Bxd5 exd5 26. Qc7 $1 Qxc7 27. Rxc7 $14 {with a pleasant
endgame for White.}) 22... Nc7 23. Nb4 {The knight is not ideally placed here,
as it blocks the access to the queenside by the queen.} (23. Rd1 Qc8 24. Ne3
$14 {[%cal Ye1a5]}) 23... Bb7 24. Rd1 Qc8 25. Qe3 a5 $1 {Now Black is ok.} 26.
Nd3 b4 27. Bb2 Bxb2 28. Nxb2 Nb5 {Although there are no problems for White yet,
as Black can improve the pieces, his position is also improved.} 29. Nc4 Nc3
30. Rd2 Rd8 $1 {This move contains a subtle idea.} 31. Nxa5 $6 {Now White
should be careful.} (31. a4 $1 {would be safer.}) 31... Rxd2 32. Qxd2 Ba6 $1 {
[%cal Yc8c5] White has a problem to solve now, as Qc5 is very annoying.} 33.
Bf1 $2 {And Hou Yifan doesn't finds the best way to solve her position.} (33.
Bf3 $1 {was the only move} Qc5 34. Nc4 Bxc4 35. bxc4 Kg7 (35... Qxc4 36. Qd8+
Kg7 37. Qxe7 Nxa2 38. Qe5+ Kf8 39. Qh8+ Ke7 40. e5 $13 {[%cal Yh8f6]}) 36. a3
$1 {and White is ok} Qxc4 37. axb4 Qxb4 38. e5 $11) (33. h4 Ne2+ 34. Kh2 Qc5
$17 {[%csl Ra5,Rf2]}) 33... Bxf1 34. Kxf1 Qa8 $1 {[%csl Ya5,Ye4] White's
situation is harder than it may look.} 35. Nc4 Qxe4 {[%cal Re4h1]} 36. Kg1 Ne2+
37. Kf1 Nd4 $1 $19 {Black wins a pawn by force now, and the victory is pretty
easy.} 38. f3 (38. f4 Qh1+ 39. Kf2 Qxh2+ $19) 38... Qxf3+ 39. Qf2 Qh1+ 40. Qg1
Qe4 $1 41. Qf2 f6 42. Ne3 Kf7 43. h4 Qh1+ 44. Qg1 Qxg1+ 45. Kxg1 Ne2+ 46. Kf2
Nc3 0-1

[Event "Grenke Chess Classic 5th"]
[Site "Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden"]
[Date "2018.04.04"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Aronian, Levon"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E05"]
[WhiteElo "2794"]
[BlackElo "2654"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "2018.03.31"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 184"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.05.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.05.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e6 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 d5 4. Nf3 Be7 5. O-O O-O 6. d4 dxc4 7. Qc2 a6 8. a4
c5 9. dxc5 Bxc5 10. Qxc4 b6 11. Ne5 Ra7 12. Nd3 Be7 13. Bf4 Bb7 14. Bxb7 Rxb7
15. Rc1 Nd5 16. Bxb8 b5 17. axb5 axb5 18. Qb3 Qxb8 19. Nd2 Rc8 20. Nf3 g6 21.
Nd4 Rxc1+ 22. Rxc1 Bf6 23. Nc6 Qa8 24. Ncb4 Nxb4 25. Qxb4 Kg7 26. Qe4 Qa7 27.
Qc6 Rb6 28. Qc5 Be7 29. Qe3 Qb7 30. Ne5 Ra6 31. h3 Bf6 32. Kh2 h5 33. Nd3 Ra8
34. Qc5 Ra4 35. b3 Ra2 36. Rc2 Ra1 37. Rc1 Ra2 38. Rc2 Ra1 39. Rc1 Ra2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Grenke Chess Classic 5th"]
[Site "Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden"]
[Date "2018.04.05"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Vitiugov, Nikita"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2654"]
[BlackElo "2735"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "2018.03.31"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 184"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.05.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.05.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Re8 10. d4 Bb7 11. Nbd2 Bf8 12. d5 Nb8 13. Nf1 Nbd7 14. N3h2 c6 15.
dxc6 Bxc6 16. Bg5 Qc7 17. Ng3 a5 18. Bxf6 Nxf6 19. Ng4 Nxg4 20. hxg4 a4 21. Bd5
Bxd5 22. Qxd5 a3 23. bxa3 Rxa3 24. Rab1 Qc4 25. Qxb5 Qxb5 26. Rxb5 Rxa2 27. Nf5
Rc2 28. Ne3 Rxc3 29. Ra1 Rcc8 30. Rb7 Rb8 31. Raa7 Rxb7 32. Rxb7 h6 33. Nd5 Ra8
34. Kh2 g6 35. f3 Kg7 36. Nc7 Rc8 37. Nd5 Ra8 38. Nc7 Rc8 39. Nd5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Grenke Chess Classic 5th"]
[Site "Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden"]
[Date "2018.04.06"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C42"]
[WhiteElo "2784"]
[BlackElo "2654"]
[PlyCount "196"]
[EventDate "2018.03.31"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 184"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.05.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.05.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. Nc3 Nxc3 6. dxc3 Be7 7. Be3 O-O
8. Qd2 Nd7 9. O-O-O Nf6 10. h3 c5 11. Bf4 Be6 12. a3 d5 13. Ng5 Bd7 14. g4 Bc6
15. Bg2 Re8 16. Qd3 Bd6 17. Qg3 Bxf4+ 18. Qxf4 h6 19. Nf3 Qb8 20. Qxb8 Raxb8
21. Nd2 Re2 22. Rhf1 b6 23. Rde1 Rbe8 24. Rxe2 Rxe2 25. Kd1 Re6 26. f4 Kf8 27.
Re1 Ke7 28. Rxe6+ Kxe6 29. Ke2 g5 30. fxg5 hxg5 31. Nf3 Ne4 32. Ke3 f6 33. Bf1
Nd6 34. Nd2 f5 35. gxf5+ Nxf5+ 36. Kf2 Ke5 37. Nf3+ Kf4 38. Ne1 c4 39. Ng2+ Ke5
40. Be2 Ba4 41. Bd1 Be8 42. Bg4 Bg6 43. Be2 Nd6 44. Ne3 Ne4+ 45. Kf3 Nf6 46.
Kf2 Bf7 47. Ng2 Be6 48. h4 Ne4+ 49. Kf3 Bh3 50. hxg5 Nxg5+ 51. Kg3 Bxg2 52.
Kxg2 Ne6 53. Kf2 Nc5 54. Bh5 Na4 55. Be8 Nxb2 56. Ke2 a6 57. Kd2 b5 58. Bh5 Na4
59. Bf7 Nc5 60. Kc1 Ne6 61. Kb2 Nf4 62. Be8 Ke4 63. Bc6 Ke3 64. Bb7 a5 65. Kc1
Ne2+ 66. Kb2 Kd2 67. Bxd5 Nxc3 68. Bc6 Nd1+ 69. Kb1 Ne3 70. Be4 c3 71. Bh7 Nc4
72. Ka2 Ne5 73. Be4 Ke3 74. Bh7 Nc6 75. Bg6 Kd2 76. Be4 Nd4 77. Kb1 Kd1 78. Bd5
Nf5 79. Be4 Ne3 80. Bg6 Kd2 81. Bd3 Nc4 82. Ka2 Nb6 83. Kb1 Nc4 84. Ka2 a4 85.
Bg6 Kc1 86. Bd3 Nd6 87. Ka1 Nb7 88. Ka2 Nc5 89. Bf5 Na6 90. Bg6 Kd2 91. Bh7 Nb8
92. Bd3 Nc6 93. Bxb5 Nd4 94. Bxa4 Nxc2 95. Kb3 Nd4+ 96. Kc4 Nc2 97. Kb3 Ne3 98.
Kb4 c2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Grenke Chess Classic 5th"]
[Site "Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden"]
[Date "2018.04.07"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Bluebaum, Matthias"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A13"]
[WhiteElo "2654"]
[BlackElo "2631"]
[PlyCount "92"]
[EventDate "2018.03.31"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 184"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.05.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.05.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e6 2. Nf3 d5 3. e3 Nf6 4. b3 Be7 5. Bb2 O-O 6. Nc3 c5 7. cxd5 Nxd5 8. Qc2
Nb4 9. Qb1 b6 10. a3 Nd5 11. Nxd5 exd5 12. d4 Nc6 13. Bb5 Bd7 14. O-O Nxd4 15.
Nxd4 cxd4 16. Bxd7 Qxd7 17. Bxd4 Rfc8 18. Rd1 Rc6 19. Qb2 Qf5 20. Qe2 Rc2 21.
Qf3 Qxf3 22. gxf3 Bh4 23. e4 dxe4 24. fxe4 Bg5 25. a4 Bd2 26. Rab1 Rac8 27. Rb2
Rxb2 28. Bxb2 Rc2 29. Bd4 f6 30. Kg2 Kf7 31. Kf3 Ke6 32. h3 h5 33. Ke2 Bf4+ 34.
Kf3 Bd2 35. Ke2 Bf4+ 36. Kf3 g5 37. Rd3 Bd2 38. Ke2 Bf4+ 39. Kf3 Be5 40. Be3
Rb2 41. a5 bxa5 42. Bxa7 f5 43. exf5+ Kxf5 44. Kg2 g4 45. hxg4+ hxg4 46. Rd5
Rxb3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Grenke Chess Classic 5th"]
[Site "Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden"]
[Date "2018.04.08"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Meier, Georg"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E05"]
[WhiteElo "2648"]
[BlackElo "2654"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[EventDate "2018.03.31"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 184"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.05.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.05.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. g3 Be7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O dxc4 7. Qc2 a6 8. a4
Bd7 9. Qxc4 Bc6 10. Bg5 Bd5 11. Qc2 Be4 12. Qd1 c5 13. dxc5 Bxc5 14. Qxd8 Rxd8
15. Nbd2 Bc6 16. Rfc1 Bb4 17. Rc4 Be7 18. Ne5 Bxg2 19. Kxg2 Nbd7 20. Nd3 Rac8
21. Rac1 Nb6 22. Rxc8 Rxc8 23. Rxc8+ Nxc8 24. e4 Nd7 25. Be3 Nd6 26. f4 f5 27.
Kf3 Kf7 28. g4 g6 29. h3 Ke8 30. Bd4 Kd8 31. Bc3 Ke8 32. Bd4 Kd8 33. Bc3 Ke8
1/2-1/2

[Event "Grenke Chess Classic 5th"]
[Site "Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden"]
[Date "2018.04.09"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Naiditsch, Arkadij"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C54"]
[WhiteElo "2654"]
[BlackElo "2701"]
[PlyCount "127"]
[EventDate "2018.03.31"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 184"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.05.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.05.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d3 d6 6. O-O h6 7. Re1 a5 8. Nbd2
O-O 9. Nf1 Be6 10. Bxe6 fxe6 11. Be3 Bxe3 12. Nxe3 d5 13. h3 a4 14. Qe2 a3 15.
b4 d4 16. cxd4 exd4 17. Nc2 Nh5 18. b5 Nf4 19. Qd1 Ne5 20. Nxe5 Qg5 21. Ng4 h5
22. Nxd4 hxg4 23. Qxg4 Qxg4 24. hxg4 Rad8 25. Nb3 Nxd3 26. Re2 b6 27. f3 Rd7
28. Rc2 Rfd8 29. Kf1 g5 30. Ke2 Rh7 31. Rd2 Nf4+ 32. Kf2 Rxd2+ 33. Nxd2 Rh2 34.
Rg1 Nh3+ 35. Kg3 Nxg1 36. Kxh2 Ne2 37. Nc4 Nc3 38. Nxa3 Nxa2 39. g3 Nb4 40. Kg2
c6 41. f4 cxb5 42. Nxb5 e5 43. Kf3 Nd3 44. Ke3 Nc5 45. f5 Kf7 46. Nc7 Nb7 47.
Ne6 Kf6 48. Nf8 Ke7 49. Nh7 b5 50. Nxg5 b4 51. Nf3 b3 52. Nd2 Nc5 53. g5 b2 54.
Nb1 Kf7 55. g6+ Kg7 56. g4 Kf6 57. Kf3 Kg7 58. g5 Nd3 59. Ke2 Nc5 60. Ke3 Na4
61. Ke2 Nc5 62. Kf3 Nd3 63. Kg4 Nf4 64. Kf3 1/2-1/2

[Event "CHN-chT"]
[Site "Hangzhou"]
[Date "2018.06.20"]
[Round "2.4"]
[White "Hou, Yifan B"]
[Black "Zhu, Kaizhen"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E65"]
[WhiteElo "1811"]
[BlackElo "1873"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "2018.06.19"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 185 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.07.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.07.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Heilongjiang"]
[BlackTeam "Hangzhou"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CHN"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CHN"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. Nf3 cxd4 4. Nxd4 g6 5. g3 Bg7 6. Bg2 O-O 7. O-O a6 8. Nc3
Qc7 9. b3 Nc6 10. Bb2 d6 11. Rc1 Nxd4 12. Qxd4 Be6 13. Rfd1 Rab8 14. Na4 b6 15.
Nc3 Rfc8 16. Nd5 Bxd5 17. cxd5 Qb7 18. Rc6 Ne8 19. Qd2 Bxb2 20. Qxb2 Rxc6 21.
dxc6 Qc7 22. a4 b5 23. axb5 Rxb5 24. Bf3 Qb6 25. Rd3 Nc7 26. Re3 Ne6 27. Bg4
Qxc6 28. Rxe6 Rc5 29. Bf3 1-0

[Event "CHN-chT"]
[Site "Hangzhou"]
[Date "2018.06.20"]
[Round "3.2"]
[White "Zhao, Chenyu"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan B"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B22"]
[BlackElo "1811"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "2018.06.19"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 185 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.07.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.07.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Beijing Beiao"]
[BlackTeam "Heilongjiang"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CHN"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CHN"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. c3 Nf6 4. e5 Nd5 5. d4 cxd4 6. cxd4 d6 7. Bc4 Nb6 8. Bb5
e6 9. O-O Be7 10. exd6 Qxd6 11. Ne5 O-O 12. Bf4 Nxd4 13. Ng6 e5 14. Bxe5 Qxg6
15. Qxd4 Bh3 16. Bg3 Bf6 17. Qd2 Rad8 18. Qe2 Bg4 19. f3 Bf5 20. Bf2 Nd5 21.
Bg3 a6 22. Bc4 Rfe8 23. Qf2 Ne3 24. Nc3 Nxc4 25. Rfe1 Rxe1+ 26. Rxe1 h5 27. Kh1
h4 28. Bf4 Bg5 29. Bxg5 Qxg5 30. Qc5 Rd2 31. Rg1 h3 32. g3 Qh5 33. Rf1 Bg4 34.
Qxh5 Bxh5 35. g4 Bg6 0-1

[Event "CHN-chT"]
[Site "Hangzhou"]
[Date "2018.06.21"]
[Round "4.3"]
[White "Hou, Yifan B"]
[Black "Zhao, Zhouqiao"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A50"]
[WhiteElo "1811"]
[BlackElo "2223"]
[PlyCount "106"]
[EventDate "2018.06.19"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 185 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.07.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.07.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Heilongjiang"]
[BlackTeam "Tianjin"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CHN"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CHN"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. g3 b6 5. Bg2 Bb7 6. O-O O-O 7. Nc3 Ne4 8. Qc2
Nxc3 9. bxc3 Nc6 10. Rb1 Na5 11. Nd2 Bxg2 12. Kxg2 c5 13. e3 Qc7 14. Ba3 d6 15.
Rfc1 Qc6+ 16. Kg1 Rae8 17. Bb2 e5 18. a4 f5 19. Re1 e4 20. Ba3 g5 21. Rb5 Rf7
22. Reb1 Bf8 23. Qd1 Qd7 24. Qe2 Qe6 25. Re1 Be7 26. d5 Qe5 27. Nb3 Nxb3 28.
Rxb3 Bd8 29. Bc1 Ref8 30. Bd2 Qe8 31. Ra3 Rg7 32. Raa1 Rf6 33. Kg2 h5 34. Rh1
h4 35. Kf1 Rh6 36. Ke1 hxg3 37. fxg3 Rgh7 38. Kd1 Qh5 39. Qxh5 Rxh5 40. Rf1 g4
41. Be1 Rxh2 42. Rxf5 Rf7 43. Rf4 Rxf4 44. exf4 Kg7 45. Bd2 Rg2 46. Be1 Kg6 47.
Rc1 Ra2 48. Rc2 Rxa4 49. Rh2 Ra1+ 50. Ke2 Ra2+ 51. Bd2 Bf6 52. Ke1 e3 53. f5+
Kxf5 0-1

[Event "CHN-chT"]
[Site "Hangzhou"]
[Date "2018.06.22"]
[Round "5.5"]
[White "Gu, Jiazhen"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan B"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E18"]
[WhiteElo "1904"]
[BlackElo "1811"]
[PlyCount "158"]
[EventDate "2018.06.19"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 185 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.07.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.07.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Shanghai"]
[BlackTeam "Heilongjiang"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CHN"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CHN"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. d4 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Be7 6. O-O O-O 7. Nc3 Ne4 8. Qd3
Nxc3 9. bxc3 f5 10. Be3 Be4 11. Qd1 Nc6 12. Nd2 Bxg2 13. Kxg2 Bf6 14. Qc2 Qe7
15. f3 Na5 16. Bf2 Bg5 17. e3 Rae8 18. Qd3 d6 19. Nb3 Nb7 20. Rae1 Qf7 21. h4
Bf6 22. d5 Kh8 23. e4 fxe4 24. Rxe4 e5 25. Rg4 Be7 26. Nd2 Qf5 27. Qxf5 Rxf5
28. Re4 Ref8 29. Be3 h5 30. Rb1 Kh7 31. Rb3 Rg8 32. Kh2 g5 33. g4 Rf7 34. gxh5
gxh4 35. Rg4 Rf5 36. h6 Bg5 37. Bxg5 Rfxg5 38. Kh3 Kxh6 39. Kxh4 Rxg4+ 40. fxg4
Rf8 41. Kg3 Rf4 42. Rb1 Nc5 43. Rh1+ Kg6 44. Rh8 Ne4+ 45. Nxe4 Rxe4 46. Rg8+
Kf7 47. Rc8 Rxc4 48. Kh4 Rxc3 49. Kg5 Kg7 50. Re8 Rf3 51. a4 a6 52. Ra8 Rf8 53.
Rxa6 e4 54. a5 bxa5 55. Rxa5 e3 56. Ra2 Re8 57. Re2 Re5+ 58. Kf4 Kf6 59. Kg3
Kg5 60. Kf3 Rxd5 61. Rxe3 c5 62. Re8 Rd3+ 63. Ke2 c4 64. Rg8+ Kf6 65. g5+ Kf7
66. Rc8 d5 67. Rd8 Ke6 68. g6 Rg3 69. Rg8 Ke5 70. g7 Kd4 71. Kf2 Rg6 72. Kf3
Kc3 73. Rd8 Rxg7 74. Rxd5 Re7 75. Rb5 Kd3 76. Rd5+ Kc2 77. Kf4 c3 78. Kf3 Kc1
79. Kf2 c2 0-1

[Event "CHN-chT"]
[Site "Hangzhou"]
[Date "2018.06.22"]
[Round "6.5"]
[White "Hou, Yifan B"]
[Black "Yao, Ruikai"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E11"]
[WhiteElo "1811"]
[PlyCount "143"]
[EventDate "2018.06.19"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 185 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.07.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.07.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Heilongjiang"]
[BlackTeam "Qingdao"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CHN"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CHN"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 Nf6 4. g3 Bb4+ 5. Bd2 Be7 6. Bg2 O-O 7. Qc2 c6 8. O-O
Nbd7 9. b3 Ne4 10. Bc3 a5 11. Nbd2 f5 12. Rfd1 b6 13. Ne5 Nxe5 14. dxe5 Ba6 15.
Nxe4 fxe4 16. Bxe4 h6 17. Bg2 Qc8 18. Bd4 Rb8 19. Be3 Kh8 20. Qg6 Qe8 21. Qxe8
Rfxe8 22. cxd5 cxd5 23. Bf3 Ba3 24. Bc1 Bc5 25. Bb2 Rf8 26. Rd2 Rbc8 27. Rc1
Bb4 28. Rdc2 Bc5 29. Kg2 Kg8 30. e3 Bd3 31. Rc3 Ba6 32. Bh5 Rcd8 33. R3c2 Bd3
34. Rd2 Be4+ 35. Kg1 Bb4 36. Rdd1 Rc8 37. Bd4 Bc2 38. Rf1 Ba3 39. Ra1 Bd3 40.
Rfd1 Bc2 41. Re1 Bb4 42. Rec1 Ba3 43. Re1 Bb4 44. Re2 Bd3 45. Rb2 Be4 46. f4
Ba3 47. Rf2 Rc6 48. Bf3 Bg6 49. g4 Bc5 50. Rc1 Bxd4 51. Rxc6 Bxe3 52. f5 Bf7
53. Kg2 Bxf2 54. Kxf2 Re8 55. fxe6 Rxe6 56. Rc8+ Kh7 57. Bxd5 Re7 58. Bxf7
Rxf7+ 59. Ke3 Kg6 60. h4 Re7 61. Ke4 Kf7 62. Rb8 Re6 63. Rb7+ Kf8 64. h5 Kg8
65. Kd5 Re8 66. e6 Rd8+ 67. Rd7 Re8 68. Kd6 Kf8 69. Rf7+ Kg8 70. Rf5 Rc8 71. e7
Re8 72. Kd7 1-0

[Event "CHN-chT"]
[Site "Hangzhou"]
[Date "2018.06.23"]
[Round "7.3"]
[White "Hou, Yifan B"]
[Black "Liu, Qingnan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E63"]
[WhiteElo "1811"]
[BlackElo "2546"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2018.06.19"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 185 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.07.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.07.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Heilongjiang"]
[BlackTeam "Shandong"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CHN"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CHN"]

1. d4 d6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. g3 Nf6 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O Nc6 7. Nc3 a6 8. h3
Rb8 9. e4 b5 10. d5 Na5 11. cxb5 axb5 12. Nd4 b4 13. Nce2 Ba6 14. Qa4 c5 15.
Nc6 Qd7 16. Re1 Nxc6 17. Qxc6 Qxc6 18. dxc6 e5 19. f4 Rfc8 20. fxe5 dxe5 21. a3
Rxc6 22. Be3 bxa3 23. bxa3 Rb3 24. Nc1 Rc3 25. a4 Bf8 26. Ra2 Bc4 27. Rb2 Ra3
28. Rb8 Kg7 29. Ra8 Ba6 30. g4 c4 31. g5 Nh5 32. Kh2 Bb4 33. Rd1 Rxe3 34. Rdd8
Nf6 35. Na2 Be1 36. Bf1 Rf3 37. Bg2 Ra3 38. Nc1 Bg3+ 39. Kg1 Ra1 40. gxf6+ Rxf6
0-1

[Event "CHN-chT"]
[Site "Hangzhou"]
[Date "2018.06.25"]
[Round "9.8"]
[White "Hou, Yifan B"]
[Black "Liu, Chuming"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D47"]
[WhiteElo "1811"]
[BlackElo "1463"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "2018.06.19"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 185 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.07.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.07.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Heilongjiang"]
[BlackTeam "Shanxi"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CHN"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CHN"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 c6 4. e3 e6 5. Nc3 Nbd7 6. Bd3 Bd6 7. O-O O-O 8. b3
dxc4 9. Bxc4 b5 10. Bd3 Bb7 11. Bb2 Re8 12. Rc1 a6 13. Ne4 Nxe4 14. Bxe4 Rc8
15. Ne5 Nxe5 16. dxe5 Be7 17. Qf3 Qc7 18. Rc2 Ba8 19. Rfc1 c5 20. Bd4 Bxe4 21.
Qxe4 Qa5 22. g3 b4 23. Qf3 Rc7 24. Qe2 Rec8 25. Ba1 h6 26. Rc4 Qb5 27. Qc2 Bd8
28. Bb2 Qa5 29. Rd1 Be7 30. Bc1 Rd8 31. Rxd8+ Bxd8 32. e4 Be7 33. Be3 Rc8 34.
f4 Qc7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Shenzhen Hou Yifan-Ponomar rapid"]
[Site "Shenzhen"]
[Date "2018.07.04"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Ponomariov, Ruslan"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E01"]
[WhiteElo "2686"]
[BlackElo "2658"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "2018.07.04"]
[EventType "match (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "8"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 185"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.07.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.07.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. c4 e6 4. g3 Bb4+ 5. Bd2 Bd6 6. Nc3 O-O 7. Bg2 Nbd7 8. c5
Be7 9. O-O c6 10. b4 Ne4 11. Nxe4 dxe4 12. Ne5 a5 13. Nxd7 Qxd7 14. e3 e5 15.
dxe5 Rd8 16. Bc3 Qe6 17. Qc2 axb4 18. Bd4 b6 19. cxb6 Ba6 20. Rfc1 c5 21. Bxc5
Rac8 22. Qa4 Rxc5 23. Qxa6 Qxe5 24. b7 g6 25. Bf1 Rb8 26. Rxc5 Qxc5 27. Bc4 Rd8
28. Rc1 Kg7 29. Qb5 Qc7 30. Rc2 Rb8 31. Qd5 Bf6 32. Qxe4 Qxb7 33. Qxb7 Rxb7 34.
Bb3 Bc3 35. a4 1-0

[Event "Shenzhen Hou Yifan-Ponomar rapid"]
[Site "Shenzhen"]
[Date "2018.07.04"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Ponomariov, Ruslan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C48"]
[WhiteElo "2658"]
[BlackElo "2686"]
[PlyCount "125"]
[EventDate "2018.07.04"]
[EventType "match (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "8"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 185"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.07.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.07.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bb5 Bd6 5. d3 a6 6. Ba4 b5 7. Bb3 Na5 8. d4
exd4 9. Qxd4 O-O 10. Bg5 Be7 11. e5 Ne8 12. Bxe7 Qxe7 13. Nd5 Qd8 14. Qb4 Nc6
15. Qc5 Bb7 16. O-O-O d6 17. exd6 cxd6 18. Qe3 Na5 19. Rhe1 Nxb3+ 20. axb3 Bxd5
21. Rxd5 Nf6 22. Rdd1 Re8 23. Qd3 Rxe1 24. Rxe1 Rc8 25. Kb1 d5 26. Nd4 g6 27.
f3 Qd6 28. g3 Kg7 29. Qd2 h6 30. Re3 b4 31. Qe2 Rc7 32. Qd3 Rc8 33. Re2 a5 34.
Qb5 Rc5 35. Re6 Qc7 36. Qa6 Qd8 37. Qa7 Rc7 38. Qxa5 Qd7 39. Re2 Rb7 40. Qc5 h5
41. Qc6 Qxc6 42. Nxc6 h4 43. gxh4 Nh5 44. Rd2 Rb6 45. Ne5 f6 46. Nd3 Kf7 47.
Re2 Rb5 48. Kc1 Ng7 49. Rg2 Nf5 50. Rg4 d4 51. Kd2 Rb8 52. Rf4 Rh8 53. Nxb4
Nxh4 54. Nc6 g5 55. Re4 Nxf3+ 56. Ke2 Rc8 57. Re7+ Kg6 58. Re6 Kf7 59. Rd6 d3+
60. Rxd3 Rxc6 61. Kxf3 Rxc2 62. h3 Rxb2 63. h4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Shenzhen Hou Yifan-Ponomar rapid"]
[Site "Shenzhen"]
[Date "2018.07.04"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Ponomariov, Ruslan"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E01"]
[WhiteElo "2686"]
[BlackElo "2658"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "2018.07.04"]
[EventType "match (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "8"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 185"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.07.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.07.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. c4 e6 4. g3 Bb4+ 5. Bd2 Bd6 6. Nc3 O-O 7. Bg2 Nbd7 8. c5
Be7 9. O-O Ne4 10. Qc2 f5 11. Bf4 g5 12. Be3 c6 13. Rad1 Rf7 14. Nxe4 fxe4 15.
Ne5 Nxe5 16. dxe5 Bd7 17. f3 exf3 18. Bxf3 Qc7 19. Bh5 Rxf1+ 20. Rxf1 Rf8 21.
Rxf8+ Bxf8 22. Qc3 Qd8 23. Qb3 Be8 24. Bxe8 Qxe8 25. Qxb7 Qg6 26. Qxc6 Qb1+ 27.
Kf2 Qf5+ 28. Ke1 Qb1+ 29. Kf2 Qf5+ 30. Ke1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Shenzhen Hou Yifan-Ponomar rapid"]
[Site "Shenzhen"]
[Date "2018.07.04"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Ponomariov, Ruslan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C49"]
[WhiteElo "2658"]
[BlackElo "2686"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "2018.07.04"]
[EventType "match (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "8"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 185"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.07.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.07.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bb5 Bb4 5. O-O O-O 6. d3 Bxc3 7. bxc3 d6 8.
Bg5 Bd7 9. Rb1 a6 10. Ba4 Rb8 11. Re1 Ne7 12. Bb3 Ng6 13. Nh4 Kh8 14. Qd2 h6
15. Nxg6+ fxg6 16. Be3 g5 17. f3 Qe7 18. d4 g4 19. fxg4 Nxg4 20. h3 Nxe3 21.
Qxe3 b6 22. Bc4 a5 23. Rf1 Kh7 24. Qg3 Bc6 25. Bd5 Bxd5 26. exd5 e4 27. Qe3
Rbe8 28. Rbe1 Rf6 29. Rxf6 Qxf6 30. Rf1 Qg6 31. c4 Re7 32. Rf4 Re8 33. Rg4 Qf5
34. Rf4 Qg6 35. Rg4 Qf5 36. Rf4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Shenzhen Hou Yifan-Ponomar rapid"]
[Site "Shenzhen"]
[Date "2018.07.05"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Ponomariov, Ruslan"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2686"]
[BlackElo "2658"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "2018.07.04"]
[EventType "match (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "8"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 185"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.07.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.07.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. c4 e6 4. g3 Be7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O dxc4 7. Qa4 c6 8. Qxc4
b5 9. Qc2 Bb7 10. Bg5 Nbd7 11. Rd1 Qb6 12. Nc3 c5 13. Ne5 Nxe5 14. dxe5 Bxg2
15. Kxg2 Qb7+ 16. Kg1 Nd5 17. Bxe7 Nxe7 18. a4 a6 19. axb5 axb5 20. Rxa8 Rxa8
21. Qd3 h6 22. Nxb5 Rb8 23. Nc3 Nc6 24. Qd6 Qb6 25. Na4 Qb5 26. Nxc5 Qxe2 27.
Rf1 Qf3 28. Nd7 Rd8 29. Qc7 Kh7 30. h4 Qd5 31. Nb6 Qe4 32. Nd7 Rxd7 33. Qxd7
Nxe5 34. Qd1 Nf3+ 35. Kh1 Qg4 36. Kg2 Nxh4+ 37. Kh2 Nf3+ 38. Kg2 Nh4+ 39. Kh2
1/2-1/2

[Event "Shenzhen Hou Yifan-Ponomar rapid"]
[Site "Shenzhen"]
[Date "2018.07.05"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Ponomariov, Ruslan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2658"]
[BlackElo "2686"]
[PlyCount "126"]
[EventDate "2018.07.04"]
[EventType "match (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "8"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 185"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.07.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.07.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. dxe5 Nxb5 7. a4 Nbd4 8.
Nxd4 d5 9. exd6 Nxd4 10. Qxd4 Qxd6 11. Qe3+ Be7 12. Nc3 c6 13. Re1 Be6 14. Ne4
Qc7 15. Nc5 Bxc5 16. Qxc5 b6 17. Qa3 c5 18. a5 O-O 19. axb6 Qxb6 20. Bf4 Rfe8
21. Re5 c4 22. h3 a6 23. Rae1 f6 24. R5e4 Bf7 25. Re7 Rxe7 26. Rxe7 Re8 27. Be3
Qc6 28. Ra7 Qe4 29. Qd6 Bd5 30. Qg3 Qg6 31. Qxg6 hxg6 32. Rxa6 Be4 33. Ra4 Rc8
34. c3 Bd3 35. Rb4 g5 36. Kh2 Rc7 37. Kg3 Kf7 38. Bd4 Bf1 39. b3 cxb3 40. Rxb3
Kg6 41. Rb1 Bc4 42. f4 gxf4+ 43. Kxf4 Re7 44. g4 Bd5 45. Rb5 Re4+ 46. Kg3 Bc4
47. Rc5 Bf1 48. Rc7 Be2 49. Ra7 Re8 50. Kf2 Bd3 51. h4 Bc4 52. h5+ Kh6 53. Be3+
Kh7 54. h6 Rg8 55. Kg3 Kg6 56. Rc7 Be2 57. hxg7 Rxg7 58. Rc6 Kf7 59. Rc7+ Kg8
60. Rxg7+ Kxg7 61. Bd4 Kf7 62. Kf4 Ke6 63. g5 fxg5+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Shenzhen Hou Yifan-Ponomar rapid"]
[Site "Shenzhen"]
[Date "2018.07.05"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Ponomariov, Ruslan"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E06"]
[WhiteElo "2686"]
[BlackElo "2658"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[EventDate "2018.07.04"]
[EventType "match (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "8"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 185"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.07.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.07.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. c4 e6 4. g3 Be7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O dxc4 7. Qa4 c6 8. Qxc4
b5 9. Qb3 Bb7 10. Bg5 Nbd7 11. Nc3 a6 12. Bxf6 Nxf6 13. Rfd1 c5 14. dxc5 Qc7
15. a4 Bxc5 16. axb5 axb5 17. Nxb5 Qb6 18. Nbd4 Rxa1 19. Rxa1 Rb8 20. Qxb6 Bxb6
21. e3 h6 22. b3 Rd8 23. Ne5 Bxg2 24. Kxg2 Bxd4 25. exd4 Rxd4 26. Ra8+ Kh7 27.
Nxf7 Rb4 28. Ra3 Nd7 29. h4 Kg6 30. Nd6 Nc5 31. h5+ Kh7 32. Ra7 Rxb3 33. Rc7
Rd3 34. Nc8 Ne4 35. Ne7 Nf6 36. Ng6 Nxh5 37. Nf8+ Kg8 38. Nxe6 Rd6 39. Re7 g5
40. Kf3 Nf6 41. Nc5 Rc6 42. Ne4 Kf8 43. Re5 Nxe4 44. Kxe4 Kf7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Shenzhen Hou Yifan-Ponomar rapid"]
[Site "Shenzhen"]
[Date "2018.07.05"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Ponomariov, Ruslan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2658"]
[BlackElo "2686"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[EventDate "2018.07.04"]
[EventType "match (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "8"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 185"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.07.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.07.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. O-O Nd4 6. Nxd4 Bxd4 7. c3 Bb6 8.
Na3 c6 9. Ba4 d6 10. Nc4 Bc7 11. Bb3 Be6 12. f4 exf4 13. Bxf4 d5 14. exd5 Nxd5
15. Bxc7 Qxc7 16. Qf3 O-O 17. Rae1 Rae8 18. d4 Re7 19. Ne5 Nf6 20. Bc2 Nd7 21.
Qe4 g6 22. Nf3 f5 23. Qh4 Nf6 24. Ng5 Bd5 25. b3 Rfe8 26. c4 Rxe1 27. Rxe1
Rxe1+ 28. Qxe1 h6 29. Ne6 Bxe6 30. Qxe6+ Kg7 31. h3 h5 32. Bd3 h4 33. Qe1 Qf4
34. Qe7+ Kh6 35. Qxf6 Qe3+ 36. Kh2 Qg3+ 37. Kh1 Qe1+ 38. Kh2 Qg3+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Shenzhen Hou Yifan-Ponomariov blitz"]
[Site "Shenzhen"]
[Date "2018.07.07"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Ponomariov, Ruslan"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E05"]
[WhiteElo "2686"]
[BlackElo "2658"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "2018.07.07"]
[EventType "match (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 185"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.07.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.07.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. c4 e6 4. g3 Be7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O dxc4 7. Qa4 a6 8. Qxc4
b5 9. Qc2 Bb7 10. Bd2 Bd6 11. Re1 Be4 12. Qc1 Bb7 13. a3 Nbd7 14. b4 Ne4 15.
Nc3 Nb6 16. Qc2 Nxd2 17. Nxd2 Bxg2 18. Kxg2 f5 19. e4 f4 20. e5 Be7 21. Qe4 Qe8
22. Rac1 a5 23. Rb1 axb4 24. axb4 Ra3 25. Rec1 Qf7 26. g4 f3+ 27. Kh1 Bg5 28.
Nxb5 Bxd2 29. Rxc7 Qe8 30. Nxa3 Nd5 31. Nc4 Rf4 32. Qc2 Nxc7 33. Qxd2 Rxg4 34.
Qe3 Qg6 35. Qxf3 Qxb1+ 0-1

[Event "Shenzhen Hou Yifan-Ponomariov blitz"]
[Site "Shenzhen"]
[Date "2018.07.07"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Ponomariov, Ruslan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2658"]
[BlackElo "2686"]
[PlyCount "171"]
[EventDate "2018.07.07"]
[EventType "match (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 185"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.07.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.07.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. c3 O-O 6. O-O d6 7. Nbd2 Ne7 8. d4
exd4 9. cxd4 Bb6 10. Re1 Bg4 11. h3 Bh5 12. a4 a6 13. Bf1 Nc6 14. a5 Bxd4 15.
g4 Bg6 16. Nxd4 Nxd4 17. f4 h6 18. b4 Nc6 19. Qb3 Re8 20. f5 Bh7 21. Bb2 Ne5
22. Rad1 Nfd7 23. Nc4 Qe7 24. Kg2 Kh8 25. Ne3 f6 26. Nd5 Qd8 27. Qe3 Bg8 28.
Nf4 Bf7 29. Qg3 Qe7 30. Bc3 Kg8 31. Rd2 Nf8 32. h4 Rad8 33. Be2 Nc4 34. Bxc4
Bxc4 35. g5 fxg5 36. hxg5 Qxg5 37. Qxg5 hxg5 38. Nh5 Rd7 39. f6 Ng6 40. fxg7
Nf4+ 41. Nxf4 gxf4 42. Kf3 Kf7 43. Kxf4 Rg8 44. Rf2 Ke6 45. Rg1 Rf7+ 46. Ke3
Rxf2 47. Kxf2 Bb5 48. Ke3 Bc6 49. Rf1 Ke7 50. Bf6+ Kf7 51. Bd4+ Ke7 52. Rh1 Kf7
53. Rh6 Re8 54. Rh4 Rg8 55. Rf4+ Ke7 56. Kd3 Be8 57. Bc3 Bf7 58. Rh4 Be6 59.
Rh8 Kf7 60. Ke3 Bd7 61. Kf4 Bc6 62. Kf5 Bd7+ 63. Kg5 Bc6 64. Rh4 Rxg7+ 65. Bxg7
Kxg7 66. Kf4 Bd7 67. Ke3 Kf7 68. Rh7+ Ke8 69. Kd4 Kd8 70. Rh8+ Ke7 71. Rh7+ Kd8
72. Kd5 Ke8 73. Rh8+ Ke7 74. Rh7+ Kd8 75. e5 dxe5 76. Kxe5 Ba4 77. Kd5 Bb3+ 78.
Kc5 Bc2 79. Rh8+ Kd7 80. Rh4 Ba4 81. Rh7+ Kd8 82. Rh8+ Kd7 83. Rb8 Bc6 84. Kd4
Bg2 85. Kc5 Bf3 86. Rf8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Shenzhen Hou Yifan-Ponomariov blitz"]
[Site "Shenzhen"]
[Date "2018.07.07"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Ponomariov, Ruslan"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2686"]
[BlackElo "2658"]
[PlyCount "194"]
[EventDate "2018.07.07"]
[EventType "match (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 185"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.07.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.07.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bf4 e6 3. e3 c5 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. Nbd2 d5 6. c3 Be7 7. Ne5 Bd6 8. Bd3
Qc7 9. Ndf3 h6 10. Bg3 Ne4 11. Bxe4 dxe4 12. Nd2 cxd4 13. cxd4 Nxe5 14. dxe5
Bxe5 15. Rc1 Qa5 16. Bxe5 Qxe5 17. Nc4 Qd5 18. Qa4+ Bd7 19. Qb4 a5 20. Nd6+ Kf8
21. Qa3 b5 22. Qc5 Qxc5 23. Rxc5 Ke7 24. Nxe4 f5 25. Nc3 Rhc8 26. Rxc8 Rxc8 27.
Kd2 b4 28. Ne2 e5 29. f3 Be6 30. Ra1 Rd8+ 31. Ke1 Rd3 32. e4 fxe4 33. fxe4 Re3
34. Kd2 Rxe4 35. a3 Bc4 36. Ng3 Rd4+ 37. Ke1 Be6 38. axb4 axb4 39. Ra7+ Rd7 40.
Ra5 Bd5 41. Nf5+ Kf6 42. Ne3 Be6 43. Ra6 Rd4 44. Rb6 b3 45. Ke2 h5 46. g3 g6
47. Rb8 Ra4 48. Kd2 Ra1 49. Rf8+ Ke7 50. Rf2 Rb1 51. Kd3 Rc1 52. Ke4 Rc5 53.
Kd3 Bd7 54. Nd1 Bf5+ 55. Ke3 Rc2 56. Nc3 Kd6 57. Rd2+ Kc5 58. Ne2 Rxd2 59. Kxd2
Kd5 60. Ke3 Kc4 61. Nc3 g5 62. Nd1 Bc2 63. Nc3 Bd3 64. Nd1 Bf5 65. Nc3 h4 66.
Ne2 Bd3 67. Nc3 hxg3 68. hxg3 Bf5 69. Ne2 Kd5 70. Nc3+ Ke6 71. Na4 Bc2 72. Nc3
Kf5 73. Nd5 Ke6 74. Nc3 Kf5 75. Nd5 e4 76. Kf2 Ke5 77. Ne3 Kd4 78. Ke2 Bd3+ 79.
Kd2 Bb5 80. Nf5+ Ke5 81. Ne3 Kd4 82. Nf5+ Ke5 83. Ne3 Bd7 84. Kc3 Be6 85. Kd2
Kd4 86. Nd1 Bc4 87. Ne3 Be6 88. Nd1 Bg4 89. Ne3 Bf3 90. Nf5+ Ke5 91. Ne3 Bh5
92. Kc3 Bf7 93. Kd2 Be6 94. Kc3 Bf7 95. Kd2 Kd4 96. Nf5+ Ke5 97. Ne3 Be6
1/2-1/2

[Event "Shenzhen Hou Yifan-Ponomariov blitz"]
[Site "Shenzhen"]
[Date "2018.07.07"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Ponomariov, Ruslan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C70"]
[WhiteElo "2658"]
[BlackElo "2686"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventDate "2018.07.07"]
[EventType "match (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 185"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.07.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.07.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. c3 a6 5. Ba4 Nge7 6. d4 exd4 7. cxd4 b5 8. d5
bxa4 9. dxc6 Nxc6 10. Qxa4 Bg7 11. O-O O-O 12. Nc3 Rb8 13. Bg5 f6 14. Bf4 Rxb2
15. Nd5 Ne5 16. Nxf6+ Bxf6 17. Bxe5 Bxe5 18. Nxe5 Rb5 19. f4 d6 20. Qc4+ Kg7
21. Nc6 Qe8 22. Rac1 Bd7 23. Nb4 c6 24. Qd4+ Kg8 25. Qxd6 Qxe4 26. Qxd7 Rxb4
27. Kh1 0-1

[Event "Shenzhen Hou Yifan-Ponomariov blitz"]
[Site "Shenzhen"]
[Date "2018.07.07"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Ponomariov, Ruslan"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2686"]
[BlackElo "2658"]
[PlyCount "175"]
[EventDate "2018.07.07"]
[EventType "match (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 185"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.07.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.07.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bf4 d5 3. e3 e6 4. Nd2 c5 5. c3 Nc6 6. Ngf3 Be7 7. h3 Bd6 8. Bb5
O-O 9. Bxc6 bxc6 10. Qa4 Bxf4 11. exf4 Qb6 12. O-O cxd4 13. cxd4 c5 14. dxc5
Qxc5 15. Qd4 Qd6 16. Rfc1 Bd7 17. Ne5 h6 18. a3 Rfb8 19. b4 a6 20. Ndc4 Qc7 21.
Na5 Qd6 22. Qc5 Qxc5 23. Rxc5 Rc8 24. Rac1 Rxc5 25. Rxc5 Ra7 26. Nb3 Ne4 27.
Rc1 Ba4 28. Nd4 Nd6 29. f3 f6 30. Nd3 Kf7 31. Nc5 Bd7 32. Re1 Nb5 33. Ndxe6
Bxe6 34. Rxe6 a5 35. Ra6 Rxa6 36. Nxa6 Nxa3 37. bxa5 Nc4 38. Nb4 Nxa5 39. Nxd5
Ke6 40. Ne3 f5 41. Kf2 Nb3 42. Ke2 Nc5 43. Nc2 Kd5 44. Ke3 Ne6 45. Nb4+ Kc5 46.
Nd3+ Kd6 47. g3 Kd5 48. h4 h5 49. Ne5 Kd6 50. Kd3 Kd5 51. Ng6 Nc5+ 52. Ke3 Nd7
53. Ne7+ Ke6 54. Nc6 Kd5 55. Nd4 g6 56. Ne2 Nb8 57. Kd3 Nc6 58. Nc3+ Kc5 59.
Na2 Kd5 60. Nc1 Nd4 61. Ke3 Nc2+ 62. Kf2 Kd4 63. Nb3+ Kc4 64. Na5+ Kd5 65. Nb7
Nd4 66. Nd8 Kd6 67. Nf7+ Ke7 68. Ne5 Kf6 69. Ke3 Ne6 70. Kd3 Nd8 71. Kc4 Ne6
72. Kd5 Nc7+ 73. Kc6 Ne6 74. Kd5 Nc7+ 75. Kc4 Ne6 76. Nc6 Nc7 77. Nd4 Ke7 78.
Kc5 Ne6+ 79. Nxe6 Kxe6 80. Kc6 Ke7 81. Kc7 Ke6 82. Kd8 Kf7 83. Kd7 Kf6 84. Ke8
Kg7 85. Ke7 Kg8 86. Kf6 Kh7 87. Kf7 Kh6 88. Kg8 1-0

[Event "Shenzhen Hou Yifan-Ponomariov blitz"]
[Site "Shenzhen"]
[Date "2018.07.07"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Ponomariov, Ruslan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2658"]
[BlackElo "2686"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[EventDate "2018.07.07"]
[EventType "match (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 185"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.07.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.07.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. c3 O-O 6. O-O Re8 7. Bg5 h6 8. Bh4
Be7 9. a4 d6 10. Nbd2 Be6 11. d4 exd4 12. cxd4 a6 13. Bd3 d5 14. e5 Nd7 15.
Bxe7 Qxe7 16. Nb3 Qb4 17. Bc2 Bg4 18. Qd3 Nf8 19. Nfd2 Qb6 20. a5 Qb5 21. Qg3
Be2 22. Rfe1 Bc4 23. Qc3 Qb4 24. f4 Bxb3 25. Nxb3 Rad8 26. Red1 g6 27. Nc5 Rb8
28. Ba4 Red8 29. Bxc6 bxc6 30. Nxa6 Qxc3 31. bxc3 Rb7 32. Nc5 Ra7 33. a6 Ne6
34. Nxe6 fxe6 35. Ra5 Rb8 36. Kf2 Kf7 37. Ke3 h5 38. g3 Rb3 39. Kd3 Ke7 40. Kc2
Rb6 41. Rda1 Kd7 42. h3 Ke7 43. R5a2 Kd7 44. g4 hxg4 1-0

[Event "Shenzhen Hou Yifan-Ponomariov blitz"]
[Site "Shenzhen"]
[Date "2018.07.07"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Ponomariov, Ruslan"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2686"]
[BlackElo "2658"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "2018.07.07"]
[EventType "match (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 185"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.07.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.07.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bf4 e6 3. e3 c5 4. Nf3 d5 5. c3 Nc6 6. Nbd2 Be7 7. Ne5 O-O 8. Bd3
Nd7 9. Nef3 f5 10. O-O g5 11. Bg3 f4 12. exf4 gxf4 13. Qe2 e5 14. Nxe5 Ndxe5
15. dxe5 fxg3 16. fxg3 Bg5 17. Qh5 Rxf1+ 18. Rxf1 Qe7 19. Bxh7+ Qxh7 20. Qe8+
Kg7 21. Rf7+ Kh6 22. Rxh7+ Kxh7 23. Qh5+ Bh6 24. Qf7+ Bg7 25. e6 Ne5 26. Qh5+
Kg8 27. Qe8+ Kh7 28. Nf3 Nxf3+ 29. gxf3 b6 30. e7 1-0

[Event "Shenzhen Hou Yifan-Ponomariov blitz"]
[Site "Shenzhen"]
[Date "2018.07.07"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Ponomariov, Ruslan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B29"]
[WhiteElo "2658"]
[BlackElo "2686"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2018.07.07"]
[EventType "match (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 185"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.07.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.07.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 d5 4. exd5 Nxd5 5. Bb5+ Bd7 6. Qe2 Nxc3 7. dxc3 Nc6
8. Be3 e6 9. O-O-O Qc7 10. Qc4 a6 11. Bxc6 Bxc6 12. Bf4 Qc8 13. Ne5 Be7 14. Qd3
f6 15. Nc4 Bb5 16. Nd6+ Bxd6 17. Qxd6 Kf7 18. Be3 c4 19. Bb6 Qc6 20. Qd4 Rhe8
21. b3 e5 22. Qe3 Qe6 23. Rd2 Rac8 24. Rhd1 Kg8 25. Rd6 Qg4 26. g3 Bc6 27. Kb2
Qf3 28. Qd2 h6 29. Be3 Kh7 30. h4 Qf5 31. Bb6 Bf3 32. Re1 Re6 33. Re3 Rxd6 34.
Qxd6 Bc6 35. Qd2 Re8 36. a4 Re7 37. a5 Rd7 38. Qe1 Bf3 39. Qa1 Rd2 40. Rxf3
Qxc2+ 0-1

[Event "Shenzhen Hou Yifan-Ponomariov blitz"]
[Site "Shenzhen"]
[Date "2018.07.07"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Ponomariov, Ruslan"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A50"]
[WhiteElo "2686"]
[BlackElo "2658"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "2018.07.07"]
[EventType "match (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 185"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.07.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.07.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 b6 3. g3 Bb7 4. Bg2 g6 5. O-O Bg7 6. c4 e6 7. Nc3 O-O 8. d5
exd5 9. cxd5 Re8 10. Nd4 c5 11. Ndb5 d6 12. Bf4 Bf8 13. a4 a6 14. Na3 Nh5 15.
Bd2 Nd7 16. e4 Ne5 17. Qe2 Nf6 18. f4 Ned7 19. Qf3 b5 20. axb5 axb5 21. Naxb5
Rxa1 22. Rxa1 Qb6 23. Bf1 Nxe4 24. Nxe4 c4+ 25. Qe3 Qxb5 26. Nxd6 Qxd5 27. Qxe8
Qxd6 28. Be3 Nf6 29. Qb5 Qe7 30. Qe5 Qd7 31. Qxf6 Qd5 32. Qd4 Qh1+ 33. Kf2
Qxh2+ 34. Ke1 Qxg3+ 35. Bf2 Bb4+ 36. Kd1 Qf3+ 37. Kc1 h5 38. Ra4 Bf8 39. Rxc4
Bg7 40. Qe3 Qd5 41. Rc7 Kh7 42. Bc4 Qh1+ 43. Kc2 Be4+ 44. Bd3 Bd5 45. f5 Qg2
46. fxg6+ fxg6 47. Qd4 1-0

[Event "Shenzhen Hou Yifan-Ponomariov blitz"]
[Site "Shenzhen"]
[Date "2018.07.07"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Ponomariov, Ruslan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C00"]
[WhiteElo "2658"]
[BlackElo "2686"]
[PlyCount "128"]
[EventDate "2018.07.07"]
[EventType "match (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 185"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.07.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.07.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. c3 d5 6. Nbd2 dxe4 7. dxe4 O-O 8.
O-O Qe7 9. b4 Bd6 10. Bb2 Nd8 11. Qe2 c6 12. Ba4 Ne6 13. g3 Bc7 14. Bb3 h6 15.
h4 Rd8 16. Rfd1 a5 17. a3 b5 18. Nf1 Rxd1 19. Rxd1 g6 20. Bc1 h5 21. Ng5 axb4
22. axb4 Nh7 23. Nxh7 Kxh7 24. Ne3 Ng7 25. Kg2 Be6 26. Qc2 Rd8 27. Nf1 Bxb3 28.
Qxb3 Qe6 29. Qc2 Rxd1 30. Qxd1 Qe7 31. Bg5 f6 32. Be3 Ne6 33. Nd2 Qd7 34. Qe2
Kg7 35. Nb3 Bd8 36. c4 Be7 37. c5 Nd8 38. Na5 Kf7 39. Qa2+ Qe6 40. Qd2 Ke8 41.
Qd3 Qa2 42. Qb3 Qxb3 43. Nxb3 Ne6 44. Kf3 f5 45. Bd2 Bd8 46. Bc3 Bc7 47. Nc1
Nd8 48. Nd3 Nf7 49. Ke3 Ke7 50. exf5 gxf5 51. f4 e4 52. Nc1 Nd8 53. Ne2 Ne6 54.
Bb2 Kf7 55. Bc3 Bd8 56. Nc1 Nc7 57. Nb3 Ne6 58. Bb2 Ke7 59. Be5 Kd7 60. Ke2 Ke8
61. Ke3 Kd7 62. Ke2 Ke8 63. Ke3 Kd7 64. Ke2 Ke8 1/2-1/2

[Event "CHN-chT2"]
[Site "Jiangmen"]
[Date "2018.07.12"]
[Round "4.1"]
[White "Yu, Ruiyuan1"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan B"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2500"]
[BlackElo "1838"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "2018.07.10"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2019"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.10.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.10.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Jiangsu Chess Academy"]
[BlackTeam "Heilongjiang Chess and Cards"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CHN"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CHN"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Qc7 5. Nc3 e6 6. Be3 Nf6 7. Qd2 a6 8.
O-O-O Be7 9. f3 b5 10. g4 d6 11. Kb1 Bb7 12. Qf2 Rc8 13. g5 Nd7 14. Rg1 b4 15.
Na4 Nce5 16. h4 Qa5 17. b3 Nc5 18. Nxc5 dxc5 19. Ne2 c4 20. Nd4 cxb3 21. axb3
O-O 22. Bh3 Rc3 23. h5 Bc5 24. g6 fxg6 25. Bxe6+ Kh8 26. hxg6 Bxe4 27. Qh2 Nxg6
28. Rh1 Nh4 29. fxe4 Rxe3 30. Qxh4 h6 31. Nf5 1-0

[Event "CHN-chT2"]
[Site "Jiangmen"]
[Date "2018.07.12"]
[Round "5.3"]
[White "Hou, Yifan B"]
[Black "Deng, Yu Dong Michael"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E05"]
[WhiteElo "1838"]
[BlackElo "1788"]
[PlyCount "54"]
[EventDate "2018.07.10"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2019"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.10.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.10.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Heilongjiang Chess and Cards"]
[BlackTeam "Hong Kong Chess Association"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CHN"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CHN"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. g3 Be7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O dxc4 7. Qa4 a6 8. Qxc4
b5 9. Qc2 Bb7 10. Nc3 Nbd7 11. Bf4 c5 12. dxc5 Bxc5 13. Rad1 Qe7 14. a3 e5 15.
Bg5 h6 16. Bxf6 Nxf6 17. Nh4 Bxg2 18. Kxg2 Rac8 19. Nf5 Qb7+ 20. Kg1 Rfd8 21.
Rxd8+ Rxd8 22. Rd1 Rxd1+ 23. Qxd1 Qc8 24. Qc2 e4 25. Nh4 e3 26. f3 Bd4 27. Nf5
Qc5 1/2-1/2

[Event "CHN-chT2"]
[Site "Jiangmen"]
[Date "2018.07.13"]
[Round "6.3"]
[White "Xie, Kaifan"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan B"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E18"]
[WhiteElo "1768"]
[BlackElo "1838"]
[PlyCount "38"]
[EventDate "2018.07.10"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2019"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.10.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.10.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Wuxi Dongbeitang"]
[BlackTeam "Heilongjiang Chess and Cards"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CHN"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CHN"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. g3 b6 4. Bg2 Bb7 5. O-O Be7 6. Nc3 O-O 7. Qc2 d5 8. d4
Nbd7 9. Bf4 c5 10. dxc5 bxc5 11. cxd5 exd5 12. Ne5 Nb6 13. Bf3 Qc8 14. Na4 Re8
15. Rac1 Bd6 16. Nd3 Bxf4 17. Nxf4 Nxa4 18. Qxa4 d4 19. Qa3 Nd7 1/2-1/2

[Event "CHN-chT2"]
[Site "Jiangmen"]
[Date "2018.07.14"]
[Round "7.2"]
[White "Chen, Fan"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan B"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2367"]
[BlackElo "1838"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "2018.07.10"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2019"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.10.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.10.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Chongqing Kowloon Kylin"]
[BlackTeam "Heilongjiang Chess and Cards"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CHN"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CHN"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. d3 Bg7 6. h3 Nf6 7. Nc3 Nd7 8.
Be3 e5 9. Qd2 h6 10. a3 Qe7 11. O-O Nf8 12. b4 Ne6 13. Na4 b6 14. c4 Nd4 15.
Qd1 O-O 16. bxc5 b5 17. cxb5 cxb5 18. Nc3 Qxc5 19. Nd5 Be6 20. Nxd4 exd4 21.
Bd2 a5 22. Nf4 Qd6 23. Qe1 Rfc8 24. Nxe6 Qxe6 25. f4 Qb3 26. Bxa5 Qxd3 27. Rf3
Qc2 28. Bb4 d3 29. e5 Bf8 30. Bxf8 d2 31. Qe2 1/2-1/2

[Event "CHN-chT2"]
[Site "Jiangmen"]
[Date "2018.07.16"]
[Round "10.3"]
[White "Hou, Yifan B"]
[Black "Li, Guohao"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D48"]
[WhiteElo "1838"]
[BlackElo "1903"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "2018.07.10"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2019"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.10.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.10.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Heilongjiang Chess and Cards"]
[BlackTeam "Jiangsu Reserve Talents"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CHN"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CHN"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 c6 4. e3 e6 5. Bd3 Nbd7 6. O-O dxc4 7. Bxc4 b5 8. Bd3
Bb7 9. Nc3 a6 10. b3 c5 11. Bb2 Be7 12. Qe2 O-O 13. Rfd1 cxd4 14. exd4 Nb6 15.
Ne4 Nxe4 16. Bxe4 Bxe4 17. Qxe4 Qd5 18. Qe2 Rac8 19. Rac1 a5 20. Qd2 Bb4 21.
Bc3 Rxc3 22. Rxc3 a4 23. Rdc1 h6 24. h3 axb3 25. axb3 Bxc3 26. Rxc3 b4 27. Re3
Qa5 28. Re1 Nd5 29. Ne5 Rc8 30. Nc4 Qa7 31. Nd6 Rd8 32. Ne4 Qb6 33. Rc1 Ne7 34.
Rc4 Nc6 1-0

[Event "RUS-CHN Junior m rapid"]
[Site "Belokurikha"]
[Date "2018.07.15"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Vitiugov, Nikita"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C95"]
[WhiteElo "2658"]
[BlackElo "2734"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "2018.07.15"]
[EventType "match (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 185 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.07.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.07.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Nb8 10. d4 Nbd7 11. Nbd2 Bb7 12. Bc2 Re8 13. Nf1 Bf8 14. Ng3 g6 15.
a4 Bg7 16. Bd3 exd4 17. cxd4 c5 18. axb5 axb5 19. Rxa8 Bxa8 20. dxc5 Nxc5 21.
Bxb5 Rf8 22. e5 dxe5 23. Qxd8 Rxd8 24. Nxe5 Nd5 25. Bc4 Re8 26. Nf3 Rxe1+ 27.
Nxe1 Nb6 28. b3 Nxc4 29. bxc4 Bb7 30. Be3 Ne6 31. Nc2 f5 32. Bb6 Ba6 33. Na3
Bb2 34. Nb5 Nf4 35. Kf1 Nd3 36. Bc7 Bf6 37. Nd6 Nb2 38. Kg1 Nxc4 39. Nxc4 Bxc4
1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-CHN Junior m rapid"]
[Site "Belokurikha"]
[Date "2018.07.15"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Vitiugov, Nikita"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D60"]
[WhiteElo "2734"]
[BlackElo "2658"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "2018.07.15"]
[EventType "match (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 185 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.07.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.07.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e3 h6 6. Bh4 O-O 7. Nf3 Nbd7 8. Be2
dxc4 9. Bxc4 c5 10. O-O a6 11. a4 cxd4 12. Qxd4 b6 13. Rfd1 Bb7 14. Ne5 Nxe5
15. Qxe5 Qb8 16. Bg3 Qxe5 17. Bxe5 Rfd8 18. Be2 Bc5 19. Kf1 Kf8 20. Bf3 Bxf3
21. gxf3 Ke7 22. Ke2 Rac8 23. Rxd8 Kxd8 24. Rg1 Bf8 25. Bd4 Rc6 26. f4 Ne8 27.
Kd3 g6 28. Ne2 Bg7 29. b4 Bxd4 30. Nxd4 Rc7 31. h4 h5 32. b5 axb5 33. Nxb5
1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-CHN Junior m rapid"]
[Site "Belokurikha"]
[Date "2018.07.15"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Vitiugov, Nikita"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C95"]
[WhiteElo "2658"]
[BlackElo "2734"]
[PlyCount "126"]
[EventDate "2018.07.15"]
[EventType "match (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 185 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.07.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.07.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Nb8 10. d4 Nbd7 11. Nbd2 Bb7 12. Bc2 Re8 13. Nf1 Bf8 14. Ng3 g6 15.
a4 Bg7 16. Bg5 h6 17. Bd2 Nb6 18. axb5 axb5 19. Bd3 Rxa1 20. Qxa1 c6 21. b3 Qc7
22. Qc1 Kh7 23. Be3 Bc8 24. Qc2 Bd7 25. Ra1 c5 26. d5 Rb8 27. Nd2 Qb7 28. f4
Nfxd5 29. exd5 Nxd5 30. Bf2 Nxf4 31. Bf1 f5 32. Ne2 Ne6 33. b4 Bc6 34. bxc5
dxc5 35. Nb3 Qe7 36. Ra6 Be4 37. Qa2 c4 38. Na5 Rc8 39. Qb2 Nc5 40. Qb4 Qc7 41.
Bxc5 Qxc5+ 42. Qxc5 Rxc5 43. Ra7 Bd3 44. Rd7 Kg8 45. Rd8+ Bf8 46. Kf2 Kf7 47.
g3 Rc7 48. Bg2 Bc5+ 49. Ke1 e4 50. Rd5 b4 51. cxb4 Bxb4+ 52. Kf2 Rc5 53. Rxc5
Bxc5+ 54. Kf1 Ke6 55. Nc6 Kd5 56. Nd8 c3 57. Ke1 Bb4 58. Nc1 c2+ 59. Kf2 Bc5+
60. Ke1 Bb4+ 61. Kf2 Kc4 62. Ke3 Kc3 63. Ne6 Ba3 0-1

[Event "RUS-CHN Junior m rapid"]
[Site "Belokurikha"]
[Date "2018.07.15"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Vitiugov, Nikita"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D61"]
[WhiteElo "2734"]
[BlackElo "2658"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2018.07.15"]
[EventType "match (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 185 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.07.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.07.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e3 h6 6. Bh4 O-O 7. Nf3 Nbd7 8. cxd5
Nxd5 9. Bxe7 Qxe7 10. Qc2 c5 11. Nxd5 exd5 12. dxc5 Nxc5 13. Be2 Bg4 14. O-O
Ne6 15. Rfd1 Rac8 16. Qd2 Rfd8 17. Nd4 Bxe2 18. Qxe2 Rc4 19. Nxe6 fxe6 20. Rac1
Rdc8 21. Rxc4 Rxc4 22. b3 Rc5 23. e4 Qf6 24. exd5 Rxd5 25. Re1 Rd6 26. g3 Qf5
27. h4 Kh7 28. Rc1 Rd7 29. Rc4 Qb1+ 30. Kg2 Rd1 31. Rc2 Rg1+ 32. Kf3 Qd1 33.
Rc7 Qxe2+ 34. Kxe2 Rb1 35. Rxb7 Rb2+ 36. Ke3 Rxa2 37. b4 a5 38. b5 a4 39. Ra7
Rb2 40. Rxa4 Rxb5 41. Ke4 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-CHN Junior m blitz"]
[Site "Belokurikha"]
[Date "2018.07.16"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Vitiugov, Nikita"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B43"]
[WhiteElo "2658"]
[BlackElo "2734"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2018.07.16"]
[EventType "match (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 185 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.07.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.07.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Be2 Nf6 6. Nc3 Qc7 7. O-O Bc5 8.
Be3 d6 9. f3 e5 10. Kh1 exd4 11. Bxd4 Bxd4 12. Qxd4 Nc6 13. Qd2 Be6 14. Rad1
Rd8 15. f4 Qa5 16. Qe3 Qc5 17. Qg3 O-O 18. Qh4 Rfe8 19. Bd3 Bc4 20. g4 Bxd3 21.
cxd3 Ne7 22. g5 Nd7 23. Rf3 Ng6 24. Qh5 Ndf8 25. Nd5 Ne7 26. d4 Qc2 27. Nc3
Qxb2 28. Rg1 Nc6 29. Nd5 Qxd4 30. Nf6+ Kh8 31. Nxh7 Nxh7 32. f5 Qxe4 33. g6
fxg6 34. fxg6 Qxf3+ 35. Qxf3 Nf6 36. Rf1 Kg8 37. Qb3+ d5 38. Qxb7 Ne5 39. Rxf6
d4 40. Rf7 Nxf7 1-0

[Event "RUS-CHN Junior m blitz"]
[Site "Belokurikha"]
[Date "2018.07.16"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Vitiugov, Nikita"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B14"]
[WhiteElo "2734"]
[BlackElo "2658"]
[PlyCount "112"]
[EventDate "2018.07.16"]
[EventType "match (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 185 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.07.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.07.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 c5 5. e3 cxd4 6. exd4 Bb4 7. cxd5 Nxd5 8.
Bd2 O-O 9. Bd3 Be7 10. O-O Nc6 11. a3 Bf6 12. Be3 Nxc3 13. bxc3 b6 14. Qc2 g6
15. Be4 Bb7 16. Rad1 Na5 17. Bxb7 Nxb7 18. c4 Rc8 19. Qe2 Na5 20. d5 Qd7 21.
Bd4 Bxd4 22. Rxd4 exd5 23. cxd5 Rfe8 24. Qd3 Qd6 25. h4 Nb7 26. h5 Nc5 27. Qb1
Nd7 28. Qb2 Qf6 29. Qd2 Qd6 30. hxg6 hxg6 31. Qh6 Qf8 32. Qf4 Qg7 33. d6 Rc5
34. Qg4 Nf6 35. Qf4 Nd7 36. Rfd1 Rf5 37. Qd2 Qf6 38. Rd3 Kg7 39. Qc3 Rc5 40.
Qxf6+ Kxf6 41. Rd4 g5 42. Nd2 Rce5 43. Kf1 Kg7 44. Nc4 Re4 45. Ne3 Rxd4 46.
Rxd4 Kf6 47. Rd5 Rc8 48. a4 Ke6 49. Rxg5 Kxd6 50. Rf5 Ke6 51. a5 Rc5 52. axb6
axb6 53. Rf4 b5 54. Ke2 Nb6 55. Kd3 Nd5 56. Nxd5 Ke5 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-CHN Junior m blitz"]
[Site "Belokurikha"]
[Date "2018.07.16"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Vitiugov, Nikita"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B42"]
[WhiteElo "2658"]
[BlackElo "2734"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "2018.07.16"]
[EventType "match (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 185 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.07.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.07.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Bd3 Bc5 6. Nb3 Ba7 7. Qe2 Nc6 8.
Be3 d6 9. O-O e5 10. a4 Nf6 11. Bxa7 Rxa7 12. N1d2 O-O 13. Rfd1 Be6 14. Nc4 Ra8
15. a5 Qc7 16. Nb6 Rad8 17. Nd5 Bxd5 18. exd5 Ne7 19. c4 Nd7 20. Nd2 f5 21. b4
e4 22. Bc2 Ne5 23. Bb3 Kh8 24. f3 N7g6 25. fxe4 f4 26. Nf3 Nxf3+ 27. gxf3 Ne5
28. Kh1 Rf6 29. Rg1 Qe7 30. Rad1 Rh6 31. Qg2 Rg8 32. Rd2 Rg6 33. Qh3 Rh6 34.
Qg2 Rg6 35. Qh3 Rh6 36. Qg2 Rg6 37. Qh3 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-CHN Junior m blitz"]
[Site "Belokurikha"]
[Date "2018.07.16"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Vitiugov, Nikita"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A45"]
[WhiteElo "2734"]
[BlackElo "2658"]
[PlyCount "54"]
[EventDate "2018.07.16"]
[EventType "match (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 185 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.07.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.07.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 e6 3. Nd2 h6 4. Bh4 c5 5. e4 cxd4 6. e5 g5 7. Bg3 Nd5 8. h4
Nc6 9. hxg5 Qxg5 10. Ngf3 Qd8 11. Bc4 d6 12. Bxd5 exd5 13. Qe2 Be6 14. O-O-O
Qa5 15. Kb1 d3 16. cxd3 O-O-O 17. exd6 Bxd6 18. Bxd6 Rxd6 19. Nb3 Qb6 20. Rc1
d4 21. Nc5 Bd5 22. Qd2 Kb8 23. Qf4 Rhd8 24. a3 Ka8 25. Rxh6 Rxh6 26. Qxh6 Qb5
27. Qf6 Rc8 1-0

[Event "RUS-CHN Junior m blitz"]
[Site "Belokurikha"]
[Date "2018.07.16"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Vitiugov, Nikita"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B43"]
[WhiteElo "2658"]
[BlackElo "2734"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[EventDate "2018.07.16"]
[EventType "match (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 185 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.07.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.07.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Nc3 b5 6. Be2 Bb7 7. O-O b4 8. Na4
Nc6 9. c3 Nf6 10. Nxc6 Bxc6 11. e5 Nd5 12. c4 Ne7 13. a3 Ng6 14. axb4 Bxb4 15.
Qd4 a5 16. Nc5 O-O 17. Ne4 Qb8 18. f4 Qb7 19. Bd3 Nh4 20. Qe3 Nf5 21. Qe2 Be7
22. Kh1 Nd4 23. Qe1 Nb3 24. Rb1 Nc5 25. Nxc5 Bxg2+ 26. Kg1 Bxc5+ 27. Be3 Bxe3+
28. Qxe3 Bxf1 29. Rxf1 g6 30. Rf2 Qa7 31. Qg3 Qd4 32. Bf1 Rfb8 33. Bg2 Ra7 34.
Qa3 Rc7 35. b3 Qc5 36. Qa2 Qb6 37. Qd2 Qxb3 38. Qd6 Qb6 0-1

[Event "RUS-CHN Junior m blitz"]
[Site "Belokurikha"]
[Date "2018.07.16"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Vitiugov, Nikita"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C02"]
[WhiteElo "2734"]
[BlackElo "2658"]
[PlyCount "134"]
[EventDate "2018.07.16"]
[EventType "match (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 185 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.07.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.07.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 e6 2. e4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nf3 Qb6 6. a3 Nh6 7. b4 cxd4 8. b5 Na5
9. Bxh6 gxh6 10. cxd4 Bd7 11. Nbd2 Rc8 12. a4 Bb4 13. Bd3 Rg8 14. O-O Bxd2 15.
Qxd2 Nb3 16. Qxh6 Nxa1 17. Bxh7 Rf8 18. Rxa1 a6 19. h4 axb5 20. axb5 Bxb5 21.
Rb1 Qa6 22. Qf6 Rc7 23. Ng5 Bd3 24. Bxd3 Qxd3 25. Ra1 Rc8 26. Nxe6 fxe6 27.
Qxe6+ Kd8 28. Qxd5+ Ke8 29. Qe6+ Kd8 30. Qd6+ Ke8 31. Qe6+ Kd8 32. Qd5+ Ke8 33.
Qxb7 Qc2 34. Rf1 Qc6 35. Qh7 Rc7 36. Qh5+ Rcf7 37. Re1 Rg8 38. g3 Qf3 39. Qxf3
Rxf3 40. Rd1 Rf4 41. Kf1 Re4 42. Rd3 Reg4 43. Ke2 Ke7 44. Kf3 Ke6 45. Ke3 Kd5
46. Ra3 Re4+ 47. Kf3 Rxd4 48. Ra5+ Ke6 49. Ke3 Rd5 50. Ra4 Rxe5+ 51. Kf3 Rf5+
52. Kg2 Rgf8 53. f4 Rc5 54. Kh3 Rc3 55. Ra6+ Kf5 56. Ra5+ Kf6 57. Ra6+ Kf7 58.
Ra7+ Kg6 59. Ra6+ Rf6 60. Ra5 Rxf4 61. Rg5+ Kh6 62. Kg2 Rf7 63. Ra5 Rg7 64.
Ra6+ Kh7 65. Kf2 Rcxg3 66. h5 Rh3 67. h6 Rxh6 0-1

[Event "RUS-CHN Junior m blitz"]
[Site "Belokurikha"]
[Date "2018.07.16"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Vitiugov, Nikita"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2658"]
[BlackElo "2734"]
[PlyCount "128"]
[EventDate "2018.07.16"]
[EventType "match (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 185 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.07.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.07.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. c3 d5 4. exd5 exd5 5. d4 Nc6 6. Be2 Nf6 7. O-O cxd4 8.
Nxd4 Bd6 9. Be3 O-O 10. Nd2 Re8 11. h3 h6 12. N2f3 a6 13. Qc2 Bc7 14. Rad1 Qd6
15. Nf5 Bxf5 16. Qxf5 Ne5 17. Nxe5 Rxe5 18. Qf4 Qe7 19. Qf3 Bb6 20. Bxb6 Rxe2
21. b3 Qe4 22. Qxe4 dxe4 23. a4 Rc8 24. c4 Rb2 25. Rb1 Rxb1 26. Rxb1 Nd7 27.
Bd4 f6 28. a5 Kf7 29. Kf1 Ke6 30. Ke2 Ne5 31. Ke3 f5 32. Bb6 Nd7 33. Bd4 Ne5
34. f3 exf3 35. gxf3 g5 36. f4 Nc6 37. Bc3 Rg8 38. fxg5 hxg5 39. Re1 Kf7 40.
Kf3 g4+ 41. hxg4 Rxg4 42. Rd1 Ke6 43. Re1+ Kd7 44. Rh1 Nd4+ 45. Bxd4 Rxd4 46.
Rh7+ Kc6 47. Rh6+ Kc7 48. Rh7+ Kc6 49. Rh6+ Kc7 50. Rh7+ Rd7 51. Rh5 Rd3+ 52.
Kf4 Rxb3 53. Rxf5 Rb4 54. Ke3 Rxc4 55. Kd3 Rc1 56. Rf7+ Kc6 57. Rf6+ Kd7 58.
Rf7+ Kc8 59. Rf8+ Kc7 60. Rf7+ Kb8 61. Rf8+ Ka7 62. Kd2 Rc5 63. Kd3 Rxa5 64.
Kc4 Rh5 0-1

[Event "RUS-CHN Junior m blitz"]
[Site "Belokurikha"]
[Date "2018.07.16"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Vitiugov, Nikita"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A45"]
[WhiteElo "2734"]
[BlackElo "2658"]
[PlyCount "122"]
[EventDate "2018.07.16"]
[EventType "match (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 185 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.07.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.07.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 c5 3. Bxf6 gxf6 4. d5 Qb6 5. Qc1 f5 6. c4 Bg7 7. Nc3 d6 8. e3
Nd7 9. Qc2 Ne5 10. Nh3 Bd7 11. Be2 Ng6 12. O-O O-O 13. Kh1 Qd8 14. Rad1 a6 15.
a3 Rb8 16. Bd3 e6 17. dxe6 fxe6 18. e4 f4 19. e5 Nxe5 20. Bxh7+ Kh8 21. Be4 Qe7
22. Qe2 f3 23. gxf3 Qh4 24. f4 Qxh3 25. Bg2 Qh6 26. fxe5 Bxe5 27. f4 Rxf4 28.
Rxf4 Bxf4 29. h3 Rg8 30. Rf1 Bc6 31. Ne4 Be5 32. b4 cxb4 33. axb4 Qh4 34. Re1
Rxg2 35. Kxg2 Qg3+ 36. Kf1 Qxh3+ 37. Qg2 Qf5+ 38. Kg1 Bd4+ 39. Kh2 Be5+ 40. Kg1
Bd4+ 41. Kh2 Qe5+ 42. Kh3 Qh5+ 43. Kg3 Be5+ 44. Kf2 Qh4+ 45. Kf1 Qf4+ 46. Kg1
Bd4+ 47. Kh1 Qh4+ 48. Qh2 Qxh2+ 49. Kxh2 Be5+ 50. Kh3 Kg7 51. Kg4 Kf7 52. c5
dxc5 53. Ng5+ Kf6 54. Nh7+ Kg7 55. Rxe5 Kxh7 56. Rxc5 Kg6 57. Kf4 Kf6 58. Rh5
Bd5 59. Rh6+ Ke7 60. Ke5 Kd7 61. Kd4 Kc6 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-CHN Junior m blitz"]
[Site "Belokurikha"]
[Date "2018.07.16"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Vitiugov, Nikita"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B41"]
[WhiteElo "2658"]
[BlackElo "2734"]
[PlyCount "112"]
[EventDate "2018.07.16"]
[EventType "match (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 185 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.07.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.07.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. c4 Nf6 6. Nc3 Bb4 7. Qd3 Qc7 8. Be2
d6 9. O-O O-O 10. a3 Bxc3 11. bxc3 Nbd7 12. Qc2 Nc5 13. f3 e5 14. Nf5 Be6 15.
Rd1 Bxf5 16. exf5 Rfd8 17. Be3 Rac8 18. Rd2 Qc6 19. Rad1 b6 20. Bg5 Nb7 21.
Bxf6 gxf6 22. f4 Na5 23. fxe5 Qc5+ 24. Kh1 Qxe5 25. Rd5 Qe3 26. R5d3 Qe5 27.
Qd2 Kh8 28. Re3 Qc5 29. Rh3 Rg8 30. Qh6 Rg7 31. Qxf6 Re8 32. Rg3 Qe5 33. Qxe5
Rxe5 34. Rxg7 Kxg7 35. Bd3 Rc5 36. Rb1 Nxc4 37. a4 a5 38. Kg1 Ne5 39. Be4 Rxc3
40. Rxb6 Rc4 41. Bd5 Rd4 42. Bb3 Kf6 43. Rb5 Kxf5 44. Rxa5 Kf4 45. Rd5 Rb4 46.
Bd1 Rb1 47. Kf2 Rb2+ 48. Kg1 Rb1 49. g3+ Ke4 50. Rxd6 Nc4 51. Rd8 Ne3 52. a5
Nxd1 53. a6 Ne3+ 54. Kf2 Rb2+ 55. Ke1 Kf3 56. Rd1 Re2# 0-1

[Event "RUS-CHN Junior m blitz"]
[Site "Belokurikha"]
[Date "2018.07.16"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Vitiugov, Nikita"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A45"]
[WhiteElo "2734"]
[BlackElo "2658"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2018.07.16"]
[EventType "match (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 185 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.07.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.07.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 c5 3. Bxf6 gxf6 4. d5 Qb6 5. Qc1 f5 6. c4 Bg7 7. Nc3 d6 8. e3
Nd7 9. Qc2 Ne5 10. Nh3 Ng6 11. Bd3 O-O 12. O-O Bd7 13. Rab1 e6 14. Ne2 Qd8 15.
Ng3 Qh4 16. f4 Rae8 17. Kh1 exd5 18. Bxf5 Bc6 19. cxd5 Bxd5 20. Rbd1 Bc6 21.
Be4 Rxe4 22. Nxe4 f5 23. Neg5 h6 24. Rxd6 hxg5 25. Rxg6 g4 26. Ng5 Kh8 27. Rxc6
bxc6 28. Qxc5 Qh6 29. b3 Qf6 30. Qc2 Re8 31. Qf2 Kg8 32. Qe2 Kh8 33. g3 Qf8 34.
Qd3 Qf6 35. Rf2 c5 36. Kg2 Qc6+ 37. Kg1 Qf6 38. Re2 Qa1+ 39. Kg2 Qf6 40. Qd5
Rd8 41. Qxd8+ 1-0

[Event "CHN-chB"]
[Site "Jiangmen"]
[Date "2018.07.18"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Lin, Yi1"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan B"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E06"]
[WhiteElo "2371"]
[BlackElo "1838"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "2018.07.18"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 185 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.07.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.07.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 Be7 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Nc3 Nbd7 7. Qd3 a6 8. b3
h6 9. O-O Re8 10. Bb2 b6 11. e4 dxe4 12. Nxe4 Bb7 13. Nxf6+ Nxf6 14. Rad1 Qc8
15. Rfe1 c5 16. Ne5 cxd4 17. Bxd4 Bxg2 18. Kxg2 Bc5 19. Qf3 Bxd4 20. Rxd4 Qc5
21. Rf4 Qc7 22. Rxf6 gxf6 23. Qxf6 Qe7 24. Ng4 Qf8 25. Nxh6+ Kh7 26. Nxf7 Qg7
27. Qh4+ Kg8 28. Nh6+ Kf8 29. Qf4+ 1-0

[Event "Shenzhen op 1st"]
[Site "Shenzhen"]
[Date "2018.07.27"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Zou, Chen"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan B"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A31"]
[WhiteElo "2411"]
[BlackElo "1838"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "2018.07.26"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 185 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.07.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.07.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. g3 d6 5. Bg2 g6 6. d4 cxd4 7. Nxd4 Bd7 8.
Nxc6 Bxc6 9. e4 Bg7 10. O-O O-O 11. Be3 Nd7 12. Rc1 b6 13. Qe2 Rc8 14. Rfd1 Qc7
15. Nd5 Bxd5 16. cxd5 Qb7 17. Bh3 Rxc1 18. Rxc1 Nc5 19. Qc2 a5 20. b3 Re8 21.
a3 a4 22. bxa4 Ra8 23. Bf1 e6 24. Bc4 b5 25. axb5 Rxa3 26. dxe6 Rc3 27. exf7+
Kf8 28. Qxc3 1-0

[Event "Shenzhen op 1st"]
[Site "Shenzhen"]
[Date "2018.07.28"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Hou, Yifan B"]
[Black "Zhao, Yuanhe"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D73"]
[WhiteElo "1838"]
[BlackElo "2361"]
[PlyCount "142"]
[EventDate "2018.07.26"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 185 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.07.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.07.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. g3 d5 5. Bg2 dxc4 6. Qa4+ Nbd7 7. Qxc4 Nb6 8.
Qc2 Bf5 9. Qd1 c5 10. O-O cxd4 11. Qxd4 Qxd4 12. Nxd4 Be4 13. Nc3 Bxg2 14. Kxg2
O-O 15. Rd1 Rfd8 16. Bg5 h6 17. Bxf6 Bxf6 18. e3 Bxd4 19. Rxd4 Rxd4 20. exd4
Nc4 21. b3 Nd6 22. Kf3 Rc8 23. Nd5 Nf5 24. Rd1 Rd8 25. Ke4 Nd6+ 26. Ke3 Nb5 27.
Nb4 Rc8 28. Rd2 Na3 29. Nd3 Kg7 30. Ne5 f6 31. Nd3 Kf7 32. Ke4 Nb1 33. Rb2 Nc3+
34. Kf3 Rd8 35. Rc2 Nb5 36. Ke3 Nxd4 37. Rc7 Ne6 38. Rc1 g5 39. Rc4 Rd5 40. b4
b6 41. Ke4 Rd7 42. b5 h5 43. h3 Rc7 44. Ra4 Nd8 45. Nb4 Nb7 46. Nd3 Nd6+ 47.
Ke3 Nxb5 48. f4 Nc3 49. Ra3 g4 50. hxg4 hxg4 51. f5 Nb5 52. Ra4 Nd6 53. Kf4 b5
54. Rd4 Rc2 55. a4 Rc4 56. Rxc4 bxc4 57. Nb4 e6 58. Kxg4 Nxf5 59. Kf4 Nd4 60.
Ke4 e5 61. a5 Ke6 62. g4 c3 63. Kd3 c2 64. Kd2 Nb3+ 65. Kxc2 Nxa5 66. Kd3 Nb7
67. Na6 Kd6 68. Ke4 Nc5+ 69. Nxc5 Kxc5 70. Kf5 Kd4 71. Kxf6 e4 0-1

[Event "Shenzhen op 1st"]
[Site "Shenzhen"]
[Date "2018.07.30"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Ma, Ling"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan B"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A49"]
[WhiteElo "2180"]
[BlackElo "1838"]
[PlyCount "45"]
[EventDate "2018.07.26"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 185 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.07.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.07.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 d5 3. Bg2 g6 4. d3 Bg7 5. O-O O-O 6. Nbd2 Nbd7 7. e4 dxe4 8.
dxe4 e5 9. b3 Re8 10. Qe2 b6 11. Rd1 Bb7 12. Bb2 Qe7 13. a4 a5 14. Ne1 Ba6 15.
Qf3 Rad8 16. Ba3 Qe6 17. Bf1 Bxf1 18. Kxf1 Nb8 19. Nd3 Nc6 20. c3 Ng4 21. Kg2
f5 22. Qe2 Nf6 23. f3 1/2-1/2

[Event "BCF-chTc 1819 (4NCL)"]
[Site "England"]
[Date "2019.05.04"]
[Round "9.16"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Duncan, Christopher R"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B53"]
[WhiteElo "2662"]
[BlackElo "2221"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "2018.11.10"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 190 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.07.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.07.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Guildford"]
[BlackTeam "Blackthorne Russia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Qxd4 Nc6 5. Bb5 Bd7 6. Qd3 Nf6 7. c4 e6 8. Nc3
Be7 9. O-O a6 10. Bxc6 Bxc6 11. Nd4 O-O 12. b3 Qa5 13. Bb2 Rfd8 14. Rfe1 Be8
15. a4 Nd7 16. Rad1 Rac8 17. Qg3 Qg5 18. Qh3 Ne5 19. Ba3 Nc6 20. Nde2 Qa5 21.
Nf4 Qb6 22. Nce2 Qa5 23. Bb2 Bf8 24. Qg3 Ne5 25. Bc3 Qc7 26. Nd4 Qe7 27. Re3
Rb8 28. a5 Nc6 29. Nf5 exf5 30. exf5 1-0

[Event "BCF-chTc 1819 (4NCL)"]
[Site "England"]
[Date "2019.05.05"]
[Round "10.16"]
[White "Eggleston, David"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C01"]
[WhiteElo "2397"]
[BlackElo "2662"]
[PlyCount "31"]
[EventDate "2018.11.10"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 190 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.07.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.07.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Cheddleton"]
[BlackTeam "Guildford"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. d3 Nf6 6. d4 d5 7. Bd3 Bd6 8. O-O
O-O 9. Re1 Bg4 10. Bg5 Nbd7 11. Nbd2 c6 12. c3 Qc7 13. Qc2 Rfe8 14. Bh4 Bh5 15.
Bg3 Bg6 16. Bxg6 1/2-1/2

[Event "BCF-chTc 1819 (4NCL)"]
[Site "England"]
[Date "2019.05.06"]
[Round "11.14"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Tari, Aryan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C54"]
[WhiteElo "2662"]
[BlackElo "2618"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "2018.11.10"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 190 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.07.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.07.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Guildford"]
[BlackTeam "Manx Liberty"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. O-O d6 6. c3 h6 7. a4 a5 8. Nbd2
O-O 9. Re1 Be6 10. Bxe6 fxe6 11. Nc4 Ng4 12. Ne3 Bxe3 13. Bxe3 d5 14. Bc5 Re8
15. Qb3 b6 16. Ba3 Nf6 17. Rac1 Rb8 18. h3 Kh8 19. Qc2 Qd7 20. b4 axb4 21. cxb4
dxe4 22. dxe4 Nd4 23. Qd1 Nxf3+ 24. Qxf3 Qxa4 25. Rxc7 Ra8 26. Re3 Rec8 27.
Rxc8+ Rxc8 28. Bb2 Qxb4 29. Bxe5 Rf8 30. Qg3 Kh7 31. Kh2 Rf7 32. Qf4 Qc5 33.
Bd6 Ng4+ 34. hxg4 Rxf4 35. Bxc5 bxc5 36. Kg3 g5 37. Rc3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bundesliga 1819"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2018.11.10"]
[Round "1.5"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Zwirs, Nico"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B51"]
[WhiteElo "2658"]
[BlackElo "2413"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "2018.11.10"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 187 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.11.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.11.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Baden-Baden"]
[BlackTeam "Muelheim Nord"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Nc6 4. Bxc6+ bxc6 5. e5 dxe5 6. Nxe5 Qd5 7. Nf3 Qe4+
8. Kf1 Nf6 9. d3 Qf5 10. Nbd2 g6 11. b3 Bg7 12. Bb2 O-O 13. Qe2 Re8 14. Qe5 Qd7
15. Qxc5 Ne4 16. Nxe4 Bxb2 17. Rb1 Bg7 18. Ne5 Qc7 19. Qxc6 Qxc6 20. Nxc6 a5
21. b4 axb4 22. Nxb4 Be6 23. c4 Reb8 24. Ke2 Ra4 25. Nc2 Rc8 26. Nb4 Bxc4 27.
Rhc1 f5 28. Rxc4 Rxc4 29. dxc4 fxe4 30. c5 Kf7 31. c6 Be5 32. Rb3 Ke6 33. Ke3
Bd6 34. a3 Bc7 35. Kxe4 Ra5 36. Nc2 Rc5 37. Nd4+ Kd6 38. Rb5 Rc1 39. Rd5# 1-0

[Event "Bundesliga 1819"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2018.11.11"]
[Round "2.5"]
[White "Markgraf, Alexander"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C42"]
[WhiteElo "2489"]
[BlackElo "2658"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "2018.11.10"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 187 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.11.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.11.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Werder Bremen"]
[BlackTeam "Baden-Baden"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. Nc3 Nxc3 6. dxc3 Be7 7. Be3 Nc6
8. Qd2 Be6 9. O-O-O Qd7 10. h3 h6 11. b3 Bf6 12. g4 O-O-O 13. Bg2 Kb8 14. Ng1
d5 15. Ne2 Qe7 16. Kb1 g6 17. Rhe1 h5 18. g5 Bg7 19. h4 Qd7 20. Nf4 Qd6 21. Ne2
Rhe8 22. Nd4 Bxd4 23. Bxd4 Nxd4 24. Qxd4 c6 25. Re5 Bf5 26. Rde1 Re6 27. f4
Rde8 28. Kb2 Rxe5 29. Rxe5 Rxe5 30. fxe5 Qe7 31. Bf1 b6 32. c4 dxc4 33. Bxc4
Kc7 34. a4 Be6 35. Bd3 Qd7 36. Qf4 a5 37. Bc4 Kb7 38. Bxe6 Qxe6 39. Kc3 Kc7 40.
Qd4 Qh3+ 41. Kb2 Qe6 42. Kc3 Qh3+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bundesliga 1819"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2018.11.24"]
[Round "3.6"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Maiwald, Jens Uwe"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C41"]
[WhiteElo "2658"]
[BlackElo "2443"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[EventDate "2018.11.10"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 187 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.11.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.11.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Baden-Baden"]
[BlackTeam "Dresden TU"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 e5 4. Nf3 Nbd7 5. Bc4 Be7 6. O-O O-O 7. Re1 a6 8. a4
b6 9. b3 c6 10. Bb2 Bb7 11. Bd3 Re8 12. Ne2 Bf8 13. Ng3 Qc7 14. Qd2 Rad8 15. h3
h6 16. Rad1 Qb8 17. Nf5 exd4 18. N3xd4 c5 19. Nxh6+ gxh6 20. Nf5 Ne5 21. Nxh6+
Kh7 22. Nf5 Re6 23. Qg5 Rd7 24. Bxe5 dxe5 25. Bc4 1-0

[Event "Bundesliga 1819"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2018.11.25"]
[Round "4.6"]
[White "Lauber, Arnd"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E53"]
[WhiteElo "2431"]
[BlackElo "2658"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2018.11.10"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 187 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.11.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.11.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Berlin SF"]
[BlackTeam "Baden-Baden"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 d5 6. Nf3 c5 7. cxd5 exd5 8.
dxc5 Nbd7 9. O-O Nxc5 10. Be2 Nce4 11. Nxe4 dxe4 12. Nd4 Qe7 13. Bd2 Bd6 14.
Bc3 Rd8 15. Qb3 Bg4 16. Bxg4 Nxg4 17. h3 Ne5 18. Nf5 Qg5 19. Nxd6 Nf3+ 20. Kh1
Rxd6 21. Qxb7 Re8 22. Rad1 Rg6 23. g3 Rh6 24. Qd7 Rf8 25. Rd6 Rxd6 26. Qxd6 Rd8
27. Qf4 Qd5 28. Qg4 Ng5 29. a3 Ne6 30. h4 f5 31. Qh5 a6 32. Kg1 Nc5 33. Qg5 Ne6
34. Qh5 h6 35. Rc1 Kh7 36. Qe2 Nc5 37. Bd4 Nb3 38. Rc4 Qb5 39. Qc2 Nd2 40. Rc7
Qf1+ 0-1

[Event "Da Qing U20 op-A"]
[Site "Da Qing"]
[Date "2019.01.20"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Sun, Chao"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan B"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D12"]
[WhiteElo "2080"]
[BlackElo "1845"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[EventDate "2019.01.20"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 188 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.02.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.02.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nf3 c6 3. d4 d5 4. e3 Bf5 5. Nc3 e6 6. Nh4 Bg6 7. Qb3 Qb6 8. Nxg6
hxg6 9. c5 Qc7 10. f4 Be7 11. Qc2 a5 12. Be2 Nbd7 13. g4 b6 14. g5 Nh5 15. cxb6
Qxb6 16. Na4 Qb7 17. Rg1 Bb4+ 18. Bd2 Bxd2+ 19. Qxd2 Qb4 20. b3 Ke7 21. Qxb4+
axb4 22. Kf2 Kd6 23. Rac1 f6 24. Rc2 fxg5 25. fxg5 Raf8+ 26. Kg2 e5 27. Rgc1
Nb8 28. dxe5+ Kxe5 29. Bd3 d4 30. exd4+ Kd6 31. Be4 Rf4 32. Bxc6 Rg4+ 33. Kf3
Rxg5 34. Be4 Nf6 35. Nc5 Rh3+ 36. Kf2 Rxh2+ 37. Kf3 Rh3+ 38. Ke2 Rgg3 39. Re1
Re3+ 40. Kd1 Rxe1+ 41. Kxe1 Nxe4 42. Nxe4+ Kd5 43. Nf2 Rc3 0-1

[Event "Da Qing U20 op-A"]
[Site "Da Qing"]
[Date "2019.01.21"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Huang, Renjie"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan B"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C42"]
[WhiteElo "2351"]
[BlackElo "1845"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "2019.01.20"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 188 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.02.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.02.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. Nc3 Nf6 6. d4 d5 7. Bd3 Bd6 8.
Nb5 Bg4 9. Nxd6+ Qxd6 10. Qe2+ Qe7 11. Qxe7+ Kxe7 12. Ne5 Be6 13. b3 Nbd7 14.
Ba3+ Kd8 15. f4 Nxe5 16. dxe5 Ne4 17. O-O f5 18. exf6 Nxf6 19. Rfe1 Re8 20. f5
Bd7 21. Rxe8+ Nxe8 22. Re1 a5 23. Be7+ Kc8 24. g4 h6 25. h4 b5 26. g5 hxg5 27.
hxg5 Ra6 28. a4 Rb6 29. axb5 Nd6 30. Bxd6 Rxd6 31. Re7 Kd8 32. Rxg7 Ke8 33. f6
Kf8 34. Kf2 c5 35. bxc6 Bxc6 36. Ra7 1-0

[Event "Da Qing U20 op-A"]
[Site "Da Qing"]
[Date "2019.01.21"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Hou, Yifan B"]
[Black "Xu, Yinglun"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "1845"]
[BlackElo "2531"]
[PlyCount "94"]
[EventDate "2019.01.20"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 188 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.02.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.02.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. g3 dxc4 5. Qa4+ c6 6. Qxc4 b5 7. Qc2 Bb7 8. Bd2
Nbd7 9. b4 a5 10. bxa5 b4 11. Bg2 c5 12. O-O Qxa5 13. Bg5 Rc8 14. Bxf6 Nxf6 15.
dxc5 Bxc5 16. Qb2 O-O 17. Nbd2 Qa7 18. Nb3 Be7 19. Rac1 Nd5 20. Nfd4 Bf6 21. e3
h5 22. h4 Ba6 23. Rfe1 Bc4 24. Bf1 Bxb3 25. axb3 Qa3 26. Qxa3 bxa3 27. Rxc8
Rxc8 28. Ra1 Be7 29. Nb5 Ra8 30. Bg2 Ra5 31. Bxd5 Rxb5 32. Bc4 Ra5 33. Kf1 Bf6
34. Ra2 Bb2 35. Ke2 Kf8 36. Kd3 Ke7 37. Kc2 Ra8 38. b4 Rc8 39. Kb3 Kd6 40. f3
f5 41. b5 Kc5 42. Bxe6 Re8 43. Bxf5 Rxe3+ 44. Ka4 Rxf3 45. Be4 Rxg3 46. Ka5 Rg4
47. Bc6 Rxh4 0-1

[Event "Da Qing U20 op-A"]
[Site "Da Qing"]
[Date "2019.01.22"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Zheng, Fangbing"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan B"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A33"]
[WhiteElo "1964"]
[BlackElo "1845"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[EventDate "2019.01.20"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 188 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.02.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.02.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Qc7 5. g3 e6 6. Bg2 a6 7. O-O Nf6 8. Be3
Be7 9. c4 O-O 10. b3 d6 11. Nc3 Bd7 12. f4 Rac8 13. Rc1 Qb8 14. Qe2 Rfe8 15. h3
Nxd4 16. Bxd4 e5 17. Be3 exf4 18. Rxf4 Be6 19. Nd5 Bxd5 20. exd5 Nd7 21. Re4
Bf6 22. Qg4 Qc7 23. Kh2 Ne5 24. Qe2 Re7 25. c5 dxc5 26. Rxc5 Qd7 27. Rxc8+ Qxc8
28. d6 Re6 29. Bd4 Nc6 30. Bxf6 gxf6 31. Rg4+ Kf8 32. Qd2 f5 33. Qc3 f6 34. Qc5
Qd7 35. Qxf5 Rxd6 36. Qh5 f5 37. Rf4 Rf6 38. Qf3 b5 39. Qc3 Qd6 40. Qxc6 Qxc6
41. Bxc6 Rxc6 42. Rxf5+ Kg7 43. Kg2 Rc2+ 44. Rf2 Rc3 45. Rf3 Rc2+ 46. Rf2 Rc3
47. Rf3 Rc2+ 48. Rf2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Da Qing U20 op-A"]
[Site "Da Qing"]
[Date "2019.01.22"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Hou, Yifan B"]
[Black "Hu, Yu A"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E03"]
[WhiteElo "1845"]
[BlackElo "2032"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "2019.01.20"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 188 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.02.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.02.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 dxc4 5. Qa4+ Nbd7 6. Qxc4 a6 7. Bg2 b5 8.
Qc2 Bb7 9. O-O Be7 10. b3 O-O 11. Bb2 Rc8 12. Nbd2 c5 13. dxc5 Bxc5 14. Qd3 Qe7
15. Rac1 Rfd8 16. Qb1 h6 17. Rfd1 Ba3 18. Nd4 Bxg2 19. Kxg2 Bxb2 20. Qxb2 Rxc1
21. Rxc1 Ne5 22. N4f3 Qb7 23. Qxe5 Rxd2 24. Rc7 Qa8 25. Qc3 Rd8 26. Qc6 Nd5 27.
Qxa8 Rxa8 28. Rc5 b4 29. Ra5 Kf8 30. Nd4 Ke8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Da Qing U20 op-A"]
[Site "Da Qing"]
[Date "2019.01.23"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Di, Xu Wei"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan B"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B48"]
[WhiteElo "1981"]
[BlackElo "1845"]
[PlyCount "129"]
[EventDate "2019.01.20"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 188 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.02.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.02.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Qc7 5. Nc3 e6 6. Be3 a6 7. Bd3 Nf6 8.
O-O Ne5 9. h3 d6 10. Qe2 Be7 11. f4 Nxd3 12. cxd3 O-O 13. Rac1 Qd7 14. a4 b6
15. Kh2 Bb7 16. g4 e5 17. Nf5 exf4 18. Bxf4 Ne8 19. Qf2 Bd8 20. Qd4 Bc7 21. Rc2
Kh8 22. Nd5 Bxd5 23. Qxd5 Rd8 24. Qd4 f6 25. Rfc1 Rf7 26. Qd5 Bb8 27. Kh1 g6
28. Nd4 Nc7 29. Qc6 Rff8 30. Qxb6 Ne6 31. Be3 Nc5 32. Rd1 Ba7 33. Qa5 Qb7 34.
b3 Nxb3 35. Qc3 Bxd4 36. Bxd4 Rc8 37. Bxf6+ Kg8 38. Qb2 Rxc2 39. Qxc2 Rxf6 40.
Rb1 Qf7 41. Qxb3 Rf1+ 42. Kg2 Rf2+ 43. Kg1 Rf1+ 44. Kg2 Rf2+ 45. Kg3 Rf3+ 46.
Kh4 h6 47. Qxf7+ Kxf7 48. g5 hxg5+ 49. Kxg5 Rg3+ 50. Kf4 Rxh3 51. Rb6 Rxd3 52.
Rxa6 Ke6 53. Ra8 Ra3 54. a5 Ra4 55. a6 Kd7 56. a7 Kc7 57. Ke3 g5 58. Kf3 g4+
59. Kf4 d5 60. Rg8 Rxa7 61. exd5 Kd6 62. Rg5 Ra4+ 63. Kg3 Rd4 64. Rh5 Rxd5 65.
Rh6+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Da Qing U20 op-A"]
[Site "Da Qing"]
[Date "2019.01.23"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Hou, Yifan B"]
[Black "Xie, Kaifan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E01"]
[WhiteElo "1845"]
[BlackElo "1938"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2019.01.20"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 188 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.02.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.02.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 c5 4. g3 cxd4 5. Nxd4 d5 6. Bg2 e5 7. Nf3 d4 8. O-O
Nc6 9. Bg5 Be7 10. Nbd2 O-O 11. a3 a5 12. Qc2 Bg4 13. Ne4 Nd7 14. Bxe7 Qxe7 15.
c5 Rad8 16. Rfc1 Kh8 17. b4 f5 18. Nd6 axb4 19. axb4 e4 20. Ne1 Nxb4 21. Qc4
Nc6 22. Nxb7 Nde5 23. Qa6 Bxe2 24. Qxe2 Qxb7 25. Qd2 Qb4 26. Qxb4 Nxb4 27. Rcb1
Nd5 28. Nc2 d3 29. Na3 Rc8 30. Rc1 Rfd8 31. Nb5 g5 32. Nd6 Rc6 33. Nxf5 d2 34.
Rc2 Nb4 35. Rxd2 Rf8 36. Nd4 Rxc5 37. Ne6 Rc2 38. Rxc2 Nxc2 39. Ra5 Nc4 40. Rc5
e3 41. fxe3 1-0

[Event "Da Qing U20 op-A"]
[Site "Da Qing"]
[Date "2019.01.24"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Ning, Kaiyu"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan B"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A84"]
[WhiteElo "2267"]
[BlackElo "1845"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "2019.01.20"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 188 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.02.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.02.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c6 4. e3 f5 5. Be2 Nf6 6. O-O Bd6 7. b3 O-O 8. Ba3
Bxa3 9. Nxa3 Bd7 10. b4 Qe7 11. Nc2 Ne4 12. Ne5 Be8 13. f3 Nf6 14. Rb1 Nbd7 15.
c5 g5 16. Nxd7 Bxd7 17. f4 g4 18. a4 Ne4 19. Qe1 Rf7 20. Bd3 Nf6 21. b5 Rg7 22.
Nb4 Nh5 23. Be2 Kh8 24. Nd3 Rag8 25. Ne5 Be8 26. bxc6 Bxc6 27. a5 Be8 28. a6
bxa6 29. Bxa6 g3 30. h3 Qh4 31. Nf3 Qd8 32. Ng5 Qf6 33. Rb8 h6 34. Nf3 Qe7 35.
Qa5 Bc6 36. Rfb1 Nf6 37. Ne5 Ba8 38. c6 Ne4 39. Rxg8+ Rxg8 40. c7 1-0

[Event "Da Qing U20 op-B"]
[Site "Da Qing"]
[Date "2019.01.20"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Tan, Yong Hau"]
[Black "Hou, Yixuan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E30"]
[WhiteElo "1741"]
[BlackElo "1231"]
[PlyCount "151"]
[EventDate "2019.01.20"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 188 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.02.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.02.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Bg5 Bb4 5. e3 h6 6. Bh4 g5 7. Bg3 Ne4 8. Qc2 h5
9. f3 Nxg3 10. hxg3 Qd6 11. f4 Nc6 12. c5 Qe7 13. Be2 gxf4 14. gxf4 h4 15. Nf3
Bd7 16. O-O-O Bxc3 17. Qxc3 O-O-O 18. Qe1 Rdg8 19. Nxh4 Qf6 20. g4 Ne7 21. g5
Qg7 22. Nf3 Rxh1 23. Qxh1 Rh8 24. Qg1 f6 25. gxf6 Qxf6 26. Ne5 Nf5 27. Bd3 Rd8
28. Qf2 Rg8 29. Rg1 Rxg1+ 30. Qxg1 Qg7 31. Qxg7 Nxg7 32. Bg6 Be8 33. Kd2 Bxg6
34. Nxg6 Nf5 35. Kd3 Ng3 36. Nf8 c6 37. Nxe6 Kd7 38. Ng5 Ke7 39. b4 Kf6 40. e4
Nh5 41. Ke3 Ng7 42. Nf3 Nh5 43. Ne5 dxe4 44. Kxe4 Ng3+ 45. Kf3 Nf5 46. Ng4+ Ke6
47. Ke4 Ng3+ 48. Kd3 Nh5 49. Ne3 a6 50. a3 Ng7 51. f5+ Nxf5 52. Nxf5 Kxf5 53.
d5 cxd5 54. Kd4 Ke6 55. a4 Kd7 56. Kxd5 Kc7 57. b5 axb5 58. axb5 Kd7 59. Ke5
Kd8 60. Ke6 Kc8 61. Kd6 b6 62. c6 Kd8 63. c7+ Kc8 64. Ke6 Kxc7 65. Ke7 Kc8 66.
Kd6 Kb8 67. Kc6 Kc8 68. Kxb6 Kb8 69. Kc6 Ka7 70. Kc7 Ka8 71. Kb6 Kb8 72. Ka6
Ka8 73. b6 Kb8 74. b7 Kc7 75. Ka7 Kc6 76. b8=Q 1-0

[Event "Da Qing U20 op-B"]
[Site "Da Qing"]
[Date "2019.01.20"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Hou, Yixuan"]
[Black "Wu, Siqi"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D06"]
[WhiteElo "1231"]
[PlyCount "100"]
[EventDate "2019.01.20"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 188 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.02.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.02.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 Nf6 3. cxd5 Nxd5 4. e4 Nb6 5. d4 Bg4 6. Be2 e6 7. Nc3 Nc6 8.
Be3 Be7 9. O-O O-O 10. h3 Bh5 11. Rc1 Bg6 12. a3 a6 13. d5 exd5 14. exd5 Nb8
15. Qb3 N8d7 16. Rfd1 Nc5 17. Qa2 Ne4 18. Bxb6 cxb6 19. Nxe4 Bxe4 20. Qc4 Bxf3
21. Bxf3 Bd6 22. Qd3 g6 23. Rc2 Rc8 24. Rdc1 Rxc2 25. Rxc2 Re8 26. g3 Qg5 27.
h4 Qf6 28. Kg2 Re7 29. b4 Re1 30. Ra2 h6 31. Qd2 Ra1 32. Rxa1 Qxa1 33. Qxh6
Qxa3 34. h5 Qd3 35. Qg5 Bxb4 36. Qd8+ Bf8 37. h6 Qa3 38. Qxb6 Qe7 39. Bg4 Qb4
40. Qxb4 Bxb4 41. Bc8 a5 42. Bxb7 Kh7 43. Kf3 Kxh6 44. Ke4 Bd6 45. Bc6 Kg5 46.
Bd7 f5+ 47. Kd4 Kg4 48. Be8 g5 49. Bd7 a4 50. Bxa4 Kf3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Da Qing U20 op-B"]
[Site "Da Qing"]
[Date "2019.01.21"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Zhu, Chenxi"]
[Black "Hou, Yixuan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C77"]
[WhiteElo "1143"]
[BlackElo "1231"]
[PlyCount "171"]
[EventDate "2019.01.20"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 188 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.02.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.02.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. d4 exd4 6. O-O Bc5 7. e5 Nd5 8. Bb3
Nb6 9. Ng5 Nxe5 10. Re1 O-O 11. Rxe5 d5 12. Nf3 Bg4 13. h3 f6 14. Re1 Bxf3 15.
Qxf3 c6 16. Bf4 Re8 17. Rxe8+ Qxe8 18. Kf1 Qe7 19. Bd2 Re8 20. c3 Qe5 21. cxd4
Qh2 22. g4 Bxd4 23. Nc3 Bxf2 24. Qg2 Qxg2+ 25. Kxg2 Bc5 26. Re1 Kf7 27. Rxe8
Kxe8 28. Na4 Bd4 29. Nxb6 Bxb6 30. Bc2 g6 31. Kf3 Ke7 32. h4 Bd4 33. b3 Kd6 34.
h5 c5 35. hxg6 hxg6 36. Bxg6 b5 37. Ke2 b4 38. Bd3 a5 39. Bh6 Kd7 40. Kf3 Ke7
41. Kf4 Bb2 42. Kf5 a4 43. Be3 Kd6 44. Bf4+ Ke7 45. Bb5 a3 46. Bc6 c4 47. Bxd5
cxb3 48. Bxb3 Bc3 49. Ke4 Kf8 50. Bd6+ Kg7 51. Kd3 Kg6 52. Be6 Kg5 53. Kc2 Be1
54. Kb3 Bf2 55. Bxb4 Kf4 56. Bf5 Ke5 57. Bxa3 Kd5 58. Be7 Bh4 59. Kb4 Kc6 60.
a4 Kb6 61. Bd8+ Ka6 62. a5 Ka7 63. Kc5 Be1 64. Kd6 Bb4+ 65. Ke6 Bc3 66. Bxf6
Bxa5 67. g5 Bd2 68. g6 Bh6 69. Bg5 Bg7 70. Kf7 Bh8 71. Bf6 Bxf6 72. Kxf6 Kb7
73. g7 Kc7 74. g8=Q Kd6 75. Qd8+ Kc6 76. Ke6 Kc5 77. Qd5+ Kb4 78. Bc2 Kc3 79.
Ke5 Kb2 80. Qb3+ Kc1 81. Kd4 Kd2 82. Qe3+ Kxc2 83. Kc4 Kd1 84. Qf2 Kc1 85. Kc3
Kb1 86. Qb2# 1-0

[Event "Da Qing U20 op-B"]
[Site "Da Qing"]
[Date "2019.01.21"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Hou, Yixuan"]
[Black "Zhou, Shuhan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D39"]
[WhiteElo "1231"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "2019.01.20"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 188 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.02.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.02.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e3 Nf6 4. Bxc4 Nc6 5. d4 e6 6. Nc3 Be7 7. O-O O-O 8. e4
Bb4 9. Bg5 Be7 10. Bb5 a6 11. Bxc6 bxc6 12. Qc2 Nh5 13. Bxe7 Qxe7 14. Ne2 Bd7
15. e5 f6 16. Qc3 fxe5 17. Nxe5 Nf4 18. Nxf4 Rxf4 19. Nxc6 Qd6 20. Rac1 Rh4 21.
Qg3 Rf4 22. d5 exd5 23. Ne7+ Kh8 24. Nxd5 Rd4 25. Qxd6 cxd6 26. Nb6 Rd8 27.
Nxd7 d5 28. Ne5 Kg8 29. Nc6 Rd6 30. Nxd4 Rd8 31. Rc7 Re8 32. g4 Re4 33. Nf5
Rxg4+ 34. Kh1 Rg6 35. Re1 Kf8 36. Ree7 Rf6 37. Rc8# 1-0

[Event "Da Qing U20 op-B"]
[Site "Da Qing"]
[Date "2019.01.22"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Li, Junhe"]
[Black "Hou, Yixuan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C09"]
[WhiteElo "1392"]
[BlackElo "1231"]
[PlyCount "187"]
[EventDate "2019.01.20"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 188 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.02.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.02.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 c5 4. Ngf3 Nc6 5. Bb5 Bd7 6. exd5 exd5 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8.
O-O Nge7 9. Nb3 Bb6 10. Bg5 f6 11. Bf4 O-O 12. Re1 Re8 13. c4 dxc4 14. Bxc4+
Kh8 15. Bf7 Rf8 16. Be6 Bxe6 17. Rxe6 Ng6 18. Bg3 Qxd1+ 19. Rxd1 Rad8 20. Red6
Kg8 21. Kf1 Rfe8 22. R1d2 Kf8 23. Rd7 Na5 24. Rxd8 Rxd8 25. Rxd8+ Bxd8 26. Nc5
Be7 27. Nd3 Ke8 28. Ke2 Kd7 29. Nd4 Nf8 30. b3 a6 31. Ke3 Ne6 32. h4 Nxd4 33.
Kxd4 Nc6+ 34. Kd5 Nb4+ 35. Nxb4 Bxb4 36. f3 g6 37. Bf2 b5 38. g4 Bc3 39. h5 Bd2
40. Bd4 Bg5 41. hxg6 hxg6 42. Bc3 Bh4 43. Bd4 Bg5 44. Bf2 Bf4 45. Be1 Bh2 46.
Bf2 Be5 47. Be1 Bf4 48. Bc3 Bg5 49. Bd4 Bh4 50. Bb2 Bg5 51. Ba3 Bf4 52. Bc5 Be5
53. Bd4 Bxd4 54. Kxd4 Kd6 55. b4 Kc6 56. f4 Kd6 57. g5 fxg5 58. fxg5 Ke6 59.
Ke4 Kd6 60. Kd4 Ke6 61. Ke4 Kd6 62. Kd4 Ke6 63. Kc5 Kf5 64. Kb6 Kxg5 65. Kxa6
Kh4 66. Kxb5 g5 67. a4 g4 68. a5 g3 69. a6 g2 70. a7 g1=Q 71. a8=Q Qg5+ 72. Ka4
Kg3 73. Qb8+ Kf3 74. Qb7+ Ke3 75. Qb6+ Kf3 76. Qc6+ Ke2 77. Qb5+ Qxb5+ 78. Kxb5
Kd3 79. Kc5 Ke4 80. b5 Ke5 81. b6 Ke6 82. b7 Ke5 83. b8=Q+ Ke4 84. Qd6 Ke3 85.
Qd4+ Ke2 86. Kc4 Kf3 87. Qe5 Kg4 88. Qf6 Kg3 89. Kd4 Kg4 90. Ke4 Kg3 91. Qf3+
Kh2 92. Qg4 Kh1 93. Kf3 Kh2 94. Qg2# 1-0

[Event "Da Qing U20 op-B"]
[Site "Da Qing"]
[Date "2019.01.22"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Hou, Yixuan"]
[Black "Jin, Pinyan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D77"]
[WhiteElo "1231"]
[BlackElo "1304"]
[PlyCount "115"]
[EventDate "2019.01.20"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 188 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.02.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.02.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. d4 d5 5. O-O O-O 6. c4 e6 7. Nc3 Nbd7 8. Bf4
c5 9. Nb5 a6 10. Nc7 Ra7 11. cxd5 exd5 12. dxc5 Nxc5 13. Rc1 b6 14. Ne1 Bb7 15.
b4 Nce4 16. f3 Nd6 17. Be3 Nc4 18. Rxc4 dxc4 19. Qxd8 Rxd8 20. Bxb6 Raa8 21.
Nxa8 Rxa8 22. Bd4 Rc8 23. Nc2 Bd5 24. Ne3 Be6 25. Rc1 Nd5 26. Bxg7 Nxe3 27. Bd4
Nxg2 28. Kxg2 Rd8 29. e3 g5 30. h3 f5 31. a3 f4 32. Kf2 h5 33. Rc2 Bxh3 34.
Rxc4 fxe3+ 35. Bxe3 Rf8 36. Bxg5 Bg4 37. Bf4 Be6 38. Rc6 Bc8 39. Rc5 h4 40.
Rg5+ Kf7 41. gxh4 Ke7 42. Kg3 Kf7 43. Be5 Ke7 44. h5 Be6 45. h6 Bd5 46. h7
Rxf3+ 47. Kh2 Rf2+ 48. Kg1 Rf8 49. Bg7 Rc8 50. Rxd5 Rc1+ 51. Kf2 Rc2+ 52. Kg3
Rc8 53. Rf5 Rc6 54. h8=Q Rg6+ 55. Kf4 Rb6 56. Qf8+ Kd7 57. Rf7+ Kc6 58. Qc5#
1-0

[Event "Da Qing U20 op-B"]
[Site "Da Qing"]
[Date "2019.01.23"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Fu, Yiran"]
[Black "Hou, Yixuan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "1565"]
[BlackElo "1231"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "2019.01.20"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 188 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.02.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.02.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. h3
Bb7 9. c3 d6 10. d4 exd4 11. cxd4 Nb4 12. a3 Nc6 13. Nbd2 Na5 14. Bc2 c5 15. d5
Bc8 16. Nf1 Nd7 17. Ne3 Nb6 18. Bd2 Nac4 19. Nxc4 Nxc4 20. b3 Nxd2 21. Qxd2 Bf6
22. Rad1 Bb2 23. a4 Qf6 24. Qd3 c4 25. bxc4 bxc4 26. Qxc4 Bxh3 27. Qd3 Bg4 28.
e5 Qh6 29. exd6 Rac8 30. Rb1 Bxf3 31. Rxb2 Bg4 32. Qxa6 g6 33. Bd1 Qc1 34. Rb4
Qd2 35. Rbe4 Bxd1 36. Qf1 Qxd5 0-1

[Event "Da Qing U20 op-B"]
[Site "Da Qing"]
[Date "2019.01.23"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Hou, Yixuan"]
[Black "Yeoh, Yuan Hui"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A11"]
[WhiteElo "1231"]
[BlackElo "1715"]
[PlyCount "101"]
[EventDate "2019.01.20"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 188 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.02.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.02.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 c6 3. g3 Nf6 4. Bg2 g6 5. b3 Bg7 6. Bb2 O-O 7. O-O Nbd7 8. cxd5
cxd5 9. Nc3 b6 10. d3 Bb7 11. Rc1 Rc8 12. Nb5 a6 13. Na3 e6 14. Nc2 b5 15. Qd2
Nc5 16. Ba3 Qb6 17. Qd1 Rfd8 18. Ne3 Nfd7 19. Rb1 Rc7 20. Qd2 Rdc8 21. Bb4 Qa7
22. Rfc1 Ba8 23. Rc2 Nb7 24. Rbc1 Rxc2 25. Rxc2 Rxc2 26. Qxc2 Qb8 27. Bc3 Bxc3
28. Qxc3 Nbc5 29. Ng4 Qf8 30. Nfe5 Nxe5 31. Qxe5 f5 32. Nf6+ Kf7 33. Nxh7 Qe7
34. h4 Bb7 35. Qh8 Qe8 36. Ng5+ Ke7 37. Qg7+ Kd6 38. Nf7+ Ke7 39. Nh8+ Kd6 40.
Nxg6 a5 41. h5 b4 42. h6 a4 43. h7 axb3 44. axb3 Nxb3 45. Qxb7 Nc1 46. Qxb4+
Kc7 47. Qc5+ Kb7 48. Qxc1 Qxg6 49. h8=Q Qf7 50. Qhc8+ Ka7 51. Q1c5# 1-0

[Event "Da Qing U20 op-B"]
[Site "Da Qing"]
[Date "2019.01.24"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Li, Jingran"]
[Black "Hou, Yixuan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C88"]
[BlackElo "1231"]
[PlyCount "166"]
[EventDate "2019.01.20"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 188 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.02.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.02.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3
d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. a4 Rb8 11. axb5 axb5 12. h3 Bf6 13. d3 b4 14. Ba4 bxc3 15.
bxc3 Nce7 16. Nxe5 Rxb1 17. Rxb1 Nxc3 18. Qc2 Nxb1 19. Qxb1 Qd4 20. Nc4 Bf5 21.
Bb2 Qxd3 22. Qxd3 Bxd3 23. Bxf6 gxf6 24. Rxe7 Bxc4 25. Rxc7 Be6 26. Kh2 Ra8 27.
Bc6 Ra3 28. Bf3 Kg7 29. Kg3 Kg6 30. Rc5 Ra4 31. Bh5+ Kh6 32. Bg4 Ra3+ 33. f3
Kg6 34. h4 f5 35. h5+ Kg5 36. Bh3 Ra4 37. Kh2 Rf4 38. Kg3 h6 39. Ra5 Rd4 40.
Kf2 Rd5 41. Ra8 Kxh5 42. Rg8 f4 43. Bxe6 fxe6 44. Rg4 Rf5 45. Kf1 e5 46. Rg8
Rg5 47. Re8 Kg6 48. Re6+ Kg7 49. Kf2 h5 50. Ra6 Rg6 51. Ra7+ Kf6 52. Rh7 Rg5
53. Rh6+ Kf5 54. Kf1 e4 55. fxe4+ Kxe4 56. Kf2 Kf5 57. Kf1 Kg4 58. Rd6 h4 59.
Rd3 Re5 60. Kf2 Re3 61. Rd8 Re5 62. Rd3 Rc5 63. Rb3 Rc2+ 64. Kg1 Re2 65. Kh2
Re5 66. Ra3 Rg5 67. Ra4 Kf5 68. Ra5+ Kg6 69. Ra6+ Kh5 70. Ra4 Kg4 71. Ra3 Rd5
72. Rb3 Rd2 73. Ra3 Kf5 74. Rb3 Ke4 75. Rh3 Re2 76. Rxh4 Ke3 77. Rh3+ Ke4 78.
Ra3 Rd2 79. Kh3 Rd3+ 80. Rxd3 Kxd3 81. Kg4 Ke3 82. Kf5 Kf2 83. Kxf4 Kxg2
1/2-1/2

[Event "Varsity Oxbridge m 137th"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "2019.03.02"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Wadsworth, Matthew J"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B49"]
[WhiteElo "2662"]
[BlackElo "2396"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "2019.03.02"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 189 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.06.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.06.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Oxford"]
[BlackTeam "Cambridge"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 Qc7 6. Be3 a6 7. Be2 Nf6 8.
O-O Bb4 9. Na4 Be7 10. c4 Nxe4 11. c5 O-O 12. g3 Nf6 13. Nb6 Rb8 14. Rc1 g6 15.
Bg5 Rd8 16. Bf3 h6 17. Bxh6 e5 18. Nxc6 dxc6 19. Qe2 Be6 20. Rfe1 Nd7 21. b4
Nxb6 22. cxb6 Qxb6 23. Qxe5 Qd4 24. Bf4 Qxe5 25. Bxe5 Rbc8 26. Bc3 Rd3 27. Bg4
Bxg4 28. Rxe7 Bf3 29. h3 Rcd8 30. Kh2 R3d7 31. Rce1 f5 32. g4 fxg4 33. Kg3 Rxe7
34. Rxe7 Rd3 35. Re3 Rxe3 36. fxe3 Bd5 37. hxg4 Bxa2 38. Kf4 Kf7 39. Ke5 Ke7
40. Bd4 Bb1 41. g5 Kd7 42. Bb6 1/2-1/2

[Event "CHN-chT"]
[Site "Daqing"]
[Date "2019.06.20"]
[Round "2.5"]
[White "Zhao, Zhouqiao"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan B"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E46"]
[WhiteElo "2215"]
[BlackElo "1932"]
[PlyCount "54"]
[EventDate "2019.06.19"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 191 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Tianjin"]
[BlackTeam "Heilongjiang"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CHN"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CHN"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Nge2 c5 6. a3 Bxc3+ 7. Nxc3 d6 8.
Be2 Nc6 9. O-O b6 10. d5 exd5 11. cxd5 Ne7 12. e4 Ng6 13. Re1 Re8 14. Bf1 a6
15. a4 Ra7 16. Rb1 h6 17. Bd2 Ng4 18. h3 N4e5 19. b4 Qf6 20. bxc5 bxc5 21. Rb8
Nd7 22. Rb3 Nde5 23. Rb8 Nd7 24. Rb3 Nde5 25. Re3 Nf4 26. Rb8 Nd7 27. Rb3 Ne5
1/2-1/2

[Event "CHN-chT"]
[Site "Daqing"]
[Date "2019.06.21"]
[Round "3.7"]
[White "Hou, Yifan B"]
[Black "Xie, Kaifan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E01"]
[WhiteElo "1932"]
[BlackElo "1969"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "2019.06.19"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 191 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Heilongjiang"]
[BlackTeam "Wuxi"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CHN"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CHN"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 c5 4. g3 cxd4 5. Nxd4 d5 6. Bg2 e5 7. Nf3 d4 8. O-O
Nc6 9. e3 Be7 10. exd4 exd4 11. Bf4 O-O 12. Ne5 Qb6 13. b3 Bf5 14. Nd2 Bb4 15.
a3 Bc3 16. Ra2 Rfe8 17. Nxc6 bxc6 18. Nb1 Bg4 19. Qc1 Be2 20. Rxe2 Rxe2 21.
Nxc3 dxc3 22. Qxc3 Rd8 23. Be3 Qb7 24. Ra1 Qe7 25. Bf3 Rxe3 26. Qxe3 Qxe3 27.
fxe3 c5 28. b4 Rc8 29. b5 Kf8 30. a4 Rc7 31. a5 Nd7 32. Bc6 Nb8 33. Bd5 Nd7 34.
Kf2 Ke7 35. Kf3 f6 36. Kf4 Rc8 37. b6 axb6 38. a6 b5 39. a7 Nb6 40. a8=Q Nxa8
41. Rxa8 Rxa8 42. Bxa8 1-0

[Event "CHN-chT"]
[Site "Daqing"]
[Date "2019.06.22"]
[Round "4.5"]
[White "Chen, Qi B"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan B"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B77"]
[WhiteElo "2453"]
[BlackElo "1932"]
[PlyCount "92"]
[EventDate "2019.06.19"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 191 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Jiangsu"]
[BlackTeam "Heilongjiang"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CHN"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CHN"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 g6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Bg7 6. Be3 Nf6 7. Bc4 d6 8. f3
O-O 9. Bb3 Nxd4 10. Bxd4 Be6 11. Qd2 a6 12. g4 Nd7 13. Bxg7 Kxg7 14. O-O-O Qa5
15. Kb1 Ne5 16. Qe2 Rac8 17. Nd5 Bxd5 18. exd5 Qb4 19. c3 Qf4 20. Rhf1 f5 21.
Rd4 Qg5 22. h4 Qxh4 23. gxf5 Qh5 24. Qg2 Rxf5 25. f4 Qg4 26. Qh1 Rh5 27. Qe4
Qf5 28. Re1 Nf3 29. Qxf5 Rxf5 30. Rxe7+ Kf8 31. Rxh7 Kg8 32. Rxb7 Nxd4 33. cxd4
Rxf4 34. a4 a5 35. Rb6 Rf6 36. Rc6 Rb8 37. Bd1 Rf1 38. Kc2 Rd8 39. Bg4 Rf4 40.
Be6+ Kg7 41. Kd3 g5 42. Ke3 Rb8 43. Rxd6 Rb3+ 44. Ke2 Rh4 45. Bf5 Rh2+ 46. Kd1
Rf3 0-1

[Event "CHN-chT"]
[Site "Daqing"]
[Date "2019.06.23"]
[Round "5.3"]
[White "Hou, Yifan B"]
[Black "Lin, Peisen"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D76"]
[WhiteElo "1932"]
[BlackElo "1988"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "2019.06.19"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 191 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Heilongjiang"]
[BlackTeam "Guangdong"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CHN"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CHN"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. g3 d5 5. Bg2 dxc4 6. Qa4+ Nfd7 7. Qxc4 Nb6 8.
Qc2 Nc6 9. O-O O-O 10. e3 Bf5 11. e4 Bg4 12. d5 Bxf3 13. Bxf3 Nd4 14. Qd3 Nxf3+
15. Qxf3 f5 16. Nc3 fxe4 17. Qxe4 Bxc3 18. bxc3 Qxd5 19. Qxe7 Rae8 20. Qg5 Rf5
21. Qg4 Qf3 22. Qb4 c5 23. Qb3+ c4 24. Qb4 h5 25. Qd6 Rf6 26. Qd4 Re4 27. Qd8+
Rf8 28. Qd6 Rf6 29. Qd8+ Rf8 30. Qd6 Rg4 31. h3 1/2-1/2

[Event "CHN-chT"]
[Site "Daqing"]
[Date "2019.06.24"]
[Round "6.4"]
[White "Xu, Yining"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan B"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B82"]
[WhiteElo "2359"]
[BlackElo "1932"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "2019.06.19"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 191 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Shanghai"]
[BlackTeam "Heilongjiang"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CHN"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CHN"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Qc7 5. Nc3 e6 6. Be3 a6 7. a3 Nf6 8. f4
d6 9. Qf3 Bd7 10. Bd3 Be7 11. O-O O-O 12. Nde2 Na5 13. b3 b6 14. Kh1 Rfe8 15.
Rae1 Bc8 16. e5 Bb7 17. Qh3 dxe5 18. Bxb6 Qxb6 19. fxe5 g6 20. exf6 Bxa3 21.
Nf4 Bf8 22. Ne4 Bxe4 23. Rxe4 Ra7 24. Nd5 Qd6 25. Rh4 h6 26. Ne7+ Kh7 27. Nxg6
fxg6 28. Qg4 1-0

[Event "CHN-chT"]
[Site "Daqing"]
[Date "2019.06.26"]
[Round "8.1"]
[White "Hou, Yifan B"]
[Black "Yuan, Qingyu"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E03"]
[WhiteElo "1932"]
[BlackElo "2355"]
[PlyCount "117"]
[EventDate "2019.06.19"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 191 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Heilongjiang"]
[BlackTeam "Beijing"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CHN"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CHN"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 d5 4. g3 dxc4 5. Qa4+ Nbd7 6. Qxc4 a6 7. Bg2 b5 8.
Qc2 Bb7 9. Bd2 c5 10. dxc5 Bxc5 11. O-O Rc8 12. Qd1 O-O 13. Bc3 Qe7 14. Ne5
Bxg2 15. Kxg2 Nxe5 16. Bxe5 Ng4 17. Bf4 Qf6 18. Nc3 Rfd8 19. Qb3 e5 20. Ne4 Qc6
21. Qf3 exf4 22. Nxc5 Nxh2 23. Qxc6 Rxc6 24. Rfd1 Re8 25. b4 Ng4 26. gxf4 Rg6
27. Rd3 f5 28. Rd2 Rh6 29. Kg1 Rg6 30. Kg2 Ne5+ 31. Kf1 Nc4 32. Rc2 h5 33. e3
h4 34. Ke2 Kf7 35. Rh1 Rh8 36. Rh3 Rhh6 37. a4 Rg1 38. Nxa6 bxa4 39. Nc5 a3 40.
Rxc4 a2 41. Nb3 Ra6 42. Rc7+ Kg6 43. b5 Ra3 44. Rc6+ Kh5 45. Ra6 Rxa6 46. bxa6
a1=Q 47. Nxa1 Rxa1 48. Kf3 Rxa6 49. Rh1 Rg6 50. Rh2 Rg4 51. Rh1 Rg6 52. Rh2 Rg4
53. Rh1 g5 54. fxg5 Kxg5 55. Rh2 Kh5 56. Rh1 Kg5 57. Rh2 Ra4 58. Rg2+ Rg4 59.
Rh2 1/2-1/2

[Event "CHN-chT"]
[Site "Daqing"]
[Date "2019.06.27"]
[Round "9.7"]
[White "Liu, Yinuo"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan B"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B21"]
[WhiteElo "1448"]
[BlackElo "1932"]
[PlyCount "124"]
[EventDate "2019.06.19"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 191 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Qingdao"]
[BlackTeam "Heilongjiang"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CHN"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CHN"]

1. e4 c5 2. f4 Nc6 3. Nf3 d6 4. Bb5 Bd7 5. O-O g6 6. d3 Bg7 7. c4 Nd4 8. Bxd7+
Qxd7 9. Nxd4 Bxd4+ 10. Kh1 e6 11. Nd2 Ne7 12. Nf3 Bg7 13. Qc2 Nc6 14. Bd2 O-O
15. Bc3 f5 16. exf5 Rxf5 17. g3 Raf8 18. Bxg7 Qxg7 19. Qe2 R5f6 20. a3 h6 21.
b4 g5 22. b5 Ne7 23. Rae1 Qf7 24. Nd2 Qg7 25. Ne4 Rg6 26. Nxd6 gxf4 27. gxf4 b6
28. Qe5 Qxe5 29. Rxe5 Rd8 30. f5 Nxf5 31. Nxf5 exf5 32. Rf3 Rg5 33. h4 Rg4 34.
Rexf5 Rxh4+ 35. Kg2 Rhd4 36. Rg3+ Kh8 37. Rf6 R4d6 38. Rff3 Rg8 39. Kf2 Rxg3
40. Rxg3 Kh7 41. Ke3 h5 42. Rf3 Kg6 43. Rg3+ Kh6 44. Rf3 Rd7 45. a4 h4 46. Rf5
Kg6 47. Rf8 Kg5 48. Rg8+ Kh5 49. Kf4 Rxd3 50. Rh8+ Kg6 51. Ke5 h3 52. Rh4 Kg5
53. Rh8 Kg4 54. Rh7 Kg3 55. Rxa7 h2 56. Rh7 Rd4 57. a5 bxa5 58. b6 Rh4 59. Rg7+
Kf3 60. Rf7+ Ke2 61. Kd5 h1=Q+ 62. Kxc5 Rh5+ 0-1

[Event "CHN-chTB"]
[Site "Harbin"]
[Date "2019.07.25"]
[Round "9.3"]
[White "Hou, Yifan B"]
[Black "Huang, Renjie"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E03"]
[WhiteElo "2024"]
[BlackElo "2352"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[EventDate "2019.07.20"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 191 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Heilongjiang"]
[BlackTeam "Qingdao Chengyang"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CHN"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CHN"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. c4 e6 4. g3 dxc4 5. Qa4+ Nbd7 6. Qxc4 a6 7. Bg2 b5 8.
Qc2 Bb7 9. O-O c5 10. dxc5 Bxc5 11. Bg5 Rc8 12. Qd3 h6 13. Be3 O-O 14. Bxc5
Nxc5 15. Qxd8 Rfxd8 16. Nbd2 e5 17. Rfd1 e4 18. Ne1 Na4 19. Rab1 Rd6 20. Nb3
Rxd1 21. Rxd1 Nxb2 22. Rb1 Na4 23. Nd4 Bd5 24. a3 Rc3 25. Nec2 Nb6 26. Ra1 Bb7
27. Kf1 Nfd7 28. Ke1 Nc5 29. Kd2 Nca4 30. e3 Nc4+ 31. Ke1 Nc5 32. Bf1 Nd3+ 33.
Ke2 a5 34. Bh3 Ba6 35. Bf5 Nc5 36. Kd1 Rd3+ 37. Kc1 Rd2 38. f3 exf3 0-1

[Event "Belt and Road Hunan op-B"]
[Site "Changsha"]
[Date "2019.07.29"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Fan, Huifeng"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan B"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2250"]
[BlackElo "2024"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "2019.07.29"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. d3 Bg7 6. h3 Nf6 7. Nc3 Nd7 8.
Be3 e5 9. Qd2 h6 10. Nh2 Qe7 11. O-O Nf8 12. f4 exf4 13. Bxf4 Ne6 14. Bg3 Qg5
15. Qe1 Nd4 16. Qf2 Nf5 17. exf5 Bd4 18. Rae1+ Kd8 19. Qxd4+ cxd4 20. Ne4 Qh5
21. Be5 gxf5 22. Bf6+ Kd7 23. Bxh8 fxe4 24. Rxe4 Kc7 25. Be5+ Kb6 26. Bxd4+ Ka6
27. b4 b6 28. g4 Qg6 29. Bf6 Be6 30. a4 h5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Belt and Road Hunan op-B"]
[Site "Changsha"]
[Date "2019.07.30"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Hou, Yifan B"]
[Black "Jia, Haoxiang"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A32"]
[WhiteElo "2024"]
[BlackElo "2357"]
[PlyCount "116"]
[EventDate "2019.07.29"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 c5 4. g3 cxd4 5. Nxd4 a6 6. Bg2 Qc7 7. b3 Bb4+ 8. Bd2
Be7 9. O-O Nc6 10. Nxc6 dxc6 11. Bc3 e5 12. Qc2 Be6 13. Nd2 O-O 14. Qb2 Nd7 15.
Nf3 f6 16. Rfd1 a5 17. e4 Nc5 18. Qc2 Bg4 19. h3 Bh5 20. Rd2 Rfd8 21. Rad1 Rxd2
22. Rxd2 Ne6 23. Qd1 Bc5 24. g4 Be8 25. Ne1 Qb6 26. Nd3 Bf8 27. Kh2 Qc7 28. Ne1
g6 29. Kg1 Bh6 30. Rd3 Nf4 31. Rf3 Rd8 32. Nd3 Bg5 33. Bf1 b6 34. Bd2 Ne6 35.
Bxg5 Nxg5 36. Re3 c5 37. Qc2 Bc6 38. f3 f5 39. Bg2 fxe4 40. fxe4 Qd6 41. Nf2
Ne6 42. Rd3 Nd4 43. Qd2 a4 44. Qg5 Kg7 45. Qe3 axb3 46. axb3 Ra8 47. g5 Qf8 48.
Ng4 Ra1+ 49. Kh2 Qf4+ 50. Qxf4 exf4 51. Ne5 Bxe4 52. Bxe4 Re1 53. Nd7 Rxe4 54.
Nxb6 Re2+ 55. Kg1 Rb2 56. Nd5 f3 57. b4 Ne2+ 58. Kf1 Ng3+ 0-1

[Event "Belt and Road Hunan op-B"]
[Site "Changsha"]
[Date "2019.07.30"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Shen, Shiyan"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan B"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B85"]
[WhiteElo "2170"]
[BlackElo "2024"]
[PlyCount "124"]
[EventDate "2019.07.29"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Qc7 5. Nc3 e6 6. Be2 a6 7. O-O Nf6 8.
Be3 Be7 9. Kh1 O-O 10. f4 d6 11. Bf3 Re8 12. a4 Bd7 13. Qe2 Nxd4 14. Bxd4 e5
15. Be3 exf4 16. Bxf4 Be6 17. e5 Bc4 18. exd6 Qc8 19. Qf2 Bxf1 20. Rxf1 Bd8 21.
Qd4 Qd7 22. Bg3 Rc8 23. Qa7 Ba5 24. Nd5 Rxc2 25. b4 Bd8 26. Nxf6+ Bxf6 27. Qxb7
Qxb7 28. Bxb7 Rb8 29. Bxa6 Rxb4 30. Re1 g6 31. Bb5 h5 32. h3 h4 33. Bh2 Rcb2
34. Re8+ Kg7 35. Be5 Rb1+ 36. Kh2 Bxe5+ 37. Rxe5 Rd1 38. d7 Rbb1 39. g4 Rb2+
40. Re2 Rxe2+ 41. Bxe2 Rxd7 42. Kg2 Rd2 43. Kf3 Ra2 44. Bb5 Kf6 45. Be8 Ra3+
46. Kg2 g5 47. Kh2 Ra2+ 48. Kg1 Ke7 49. Bb5 Kd6 50. Kh1 Ke5 51. Bc4 Ra1+ 52.
Kg2 f6 53. Bb5 Kf4 54. Bc6 Ra2+ 55. Kf1 Kg3 56. Ke1 Kxh3 57. Kd1 Kg3 58. Kc1 h3
59. Kb1 Rg2 60. a5 h2 61. Bxg2 Kxg2 62. a6 h1=Q+ 0-1

[Event "Belt and Road Hunan op-B"]
[Site "Changsha"]
[Date "2019.07.31"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Hou, Yifan B"]
[Black "Bayarmandakh, Balgan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E67"]
[WhiteElo "2024"]
[BlackElo "2219"]
[PlyCount "130"]
[EventDate "2019.07.29"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. g3 O-O 5. Bg2 d6 6. O-O c6 7. Nc3 Nbd7 8. Bf4
Qa5 9. Bd2 Qc7 10. Qc1 Re8 11. Bh6 Bh8 12. h3 e5 13. dxe5 dxe5 14. Rd1 Nf8 15.
Qc2 Ne6 16. Rd2 Nc5 17. e4 a5 18. Be3 Qe7 19. Rad1 Nfd7 20. b3 Bg7 21. Ne1 Nf8
22. Nd3 Nce6 23. Na4 Nd4 24. Bxd4 exd4 25. Nb6 Ra6 26. Nxc8 Rxc8 27. c5 Rd8 28.
Qc4 Raa8 29. Re1 Ne6 30. f4 Bf8 31. Rc2 Nc7 32. e5 Qe6 33. Qxe6 fxe6 34. a4 Na6
35. Rc4 Rab8 36. Rd1 Kf7 37. Be4 Be7 38. Kg2 Rd7 39. g4 Kg7 40. f5 exf5 41.
gxf5 gxf5 42. Bxf5 Rdd8 43. Kf3 Kh8 44. Rg1 Rf8 45. Ke4 Rbd8 46. Rc2 Nc7 47.
Rcg2 Nd5 48. Rg7 Nc3+ 49. Kf4 Ne2+ 50. Ke4 Nxg1 51. Rxh7+ Kg8 52. Rxe7 Ne2 53.
Be6+ Kh8 54. Rd7 Rxd7 55. Bxd7 Kg7 56. Bg4 Nc3+ 57. Kxd4 Nd5 58. e6 Kf6 59. Ne5
Rd8 60. Nd7+ Ke7 61. Ke5 Rg8 62. Bf5 Rg3 63. h4 Re3+ 64. Be4 Nc7 65. Nf6 Nxe6
0-1

[Event "Belt and Road Hunan op-B"]
[Site "Changsha"]
[Date "2019.07.31"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Zhang, Xiao"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan B"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E02"]
[WhiteElo "2259"]
[BlackElo "2024"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[EventDate "2019.07.29"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 Be7 5. Nf3 dxc4 6. Qa4+ Bd7 7. Qxc4 Bc6 8.
O-O Nbd7 9. Nc3 a6 10. Qd3 b5 11. a3 Bb7 12. b4 Bd6 13. e4 e5 14. Bb2 O-O 15.
Rfe1 Re8 16. Rad1 exd4 17. Qxd4 Ne5 18. Nxe5 Bxe5 19. Qe3 Qe7 20. f4 Bxc3 21.
Qxc3 Rad8 22. Rc1 Rd7 23. Bh3 Rdd8 24. Qxc7 Qxc7 25. Rxc7 Bxe4 26. Bxf6 gxf6
27. Ra7 f5 28. Rxa6 Ra8 29. Rxa8 Rxa8 30. Re3 Rc8 31. Bf1 Rb8 32. Rc3 Kf8 33.
Kf2 Ke7 34. Ke3 Kd6 35. Kd2 Bc6 36. Rc5 Bd7 37. Bd3 Ra8 38. Bxb5 Bxb5 39. Rxb5
Rxa3 40. Rxf5 Ke6 41. Rh5 Rb3 42. b5 Kf6 43. Kc2 Rb4 44. Kc3 Rb1 45. Kc4 Kg6
46. Rc5 Rb2 47. Kd5 Rxh2 48. Kc6 1-0

[Event "Belt and Road Hunan op-B"]
[Site "Changsha"]
[Date "2019.08.01"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Hou, Yifan B"]
[Black "Looi, Xin Hao"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A39"]
[WhiteElo "2024"]
[BlackElo "2147"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "2019.07.29"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. g3 O-O 5. Bg2 d6 6. O-O c5 7. Nc3 Nc6 8. b3
cxd4 9. Nxd4 Nxd4 10. Qxd4 Be6 11. Bb2 Qc8 12. Nd5 Bxd5 13. Bxd5 Nh5 14. Qd2
Bxb2 15. Qxb2 Qd7 16. Rfd1 Rac8 17. a4 Nf6 18. Rd3 Nxd5 19. Rxd5 Rc5 20. Rad1
Rfc8 21. e4 Qg4 22. Qc2 a6 23. a5 h5 24. Kg2 Qd7 25. R1d3 Qe6 26. R3d4 h4 27.
Qd2 h3+ 28. Kg1 Qf6 29. Qf4 Rxa5 30. Qxf6 Ra1+ 31. Rd1 Rxd1+ 32. Rxd1 exf6 33.
g4 b5 34. f3 bxc4 35. bxc4 Rxc4 36. Kf2 Rc6 37. Rd5 Kf8 38. Kg3 Ke7 39. Ra5 Kd7
40. Kxh3 Kc7 41. Kg3 Kb6 42. Ra1 a5 43. h4 Rc8 44. Rb1+ Kc6 45. Rc1+ Kd7 46.
Rxc8 1-0

[Event "Belt and Road Hunan op-B"]
[Site "Changsha"]
[Date "2019.08.01"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Cheng, Yuanda"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan B"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A04"]
[WhiteElo "2117"]
[BlackElo "2024"]
[PlyCount "94"]
[EventDate "2019.07.29"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d3 d6 4. g3 g6 5. Bg2 Bg7 6. O-O e6 7. Re1 Nge7 8. Nbd2
O-O 9. h4 Nd4 10. c3 Nxf3+ 11. Nxf3 e5 12. d4 cxd4 13. cxd4 Bg4 14. dxe5 dxe5
15. Qb3 b6 16. Bg5 h6 17. Red1 Qc7 18. Rac1 Qb7 19. Be3 Rfd8 20. Rxd8+ Rxd8 21.
Qa4 Qd7 22. Qxd7 Rxd7 23. Nd2 Be2 24. Bh3 f5 25. f3 Bb5 26. Kf2 Kf7 27. b3 h5
28. a4 Ba6 29. b4 Bd3 30. b5 Bf6 31. Nc4 Rd8 32. Nd2 Rc8 33. Rxc8 Nxc8 34. Bf1
Bc2 35. Bc4+ Ke7 36. Bb3 Bxb3 37. Nxb3 Nd6 38. Nd2 Ke6 39. Ke2 fxe4 40. fxe4
Be7 41. Kd3 Nb7 42. Nb3 Nd6 43. Bd2 Nb7 44. Be1 Nc5+ 45. Nxc5+ Bxc5 46. Kc4 Bd4
47. Kb4 Bc5+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Belt and Road Hunan op-B"]
[Site "Changsha"]
[Date "2019.08.02"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Hou, Yifan B"]
[Black "Ma, Ling"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D06"]
[WhiteElo "2024"]
[BlackElo "2231"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "2019.07.29"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Bf5 3. c4 e6 4. e3 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Ne5 Nbd7 7. Qb3 Rb8 8. Nxd7
Qxd7 9. cxd5 Nxd5 10. Nxd5 Qxd5 11. Qxd5 exd5 12. Bd2 Bd6 13. Rc1 O-O 14. Be2
Bd7 15. Bc3 f5 16. f4 a5 17. b3 b5 18. Kf2 b4 19. Bb2 h6 20. Bf3 c6 21. Rhg1 g5
22. g4 fxg4 23. Bxg4 Be8 24. Be6+ Kh7 25. f5 Bxh2 26. Rg2 Bd6 27. Rh1 Bf7 28.
Bd7 Be8 29. Be6 Bf7 30. Bd7 Rb7 31. Bxc6 Rc7 32. Bb5 Be6 33. Rxg5 Rc2+ 34. Kg1
Bxf5 35. Rxf5 Rxf5 36. Bd3 Rxb2 37. Bxf5+ Kg7 38. Be6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Belt and Road Hunan op-B"]
[Site "Changsha"]
[Date "2019.08.02"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Zhang, Lanlin"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan B"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B85"]
[WhiteElo "2195"]
[BlackElo "2024"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[EventDate "2019.07.29"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Qc7 5. Nc3 e6 6. Be2 a6 7. O-O Nf6 8.
Be3 Be7 9. Kh1 O-O 10. f4 d6 11. Qe1 Re8 12. Qg3 Bd7 13. Nb3 Bc8 14. a3 b6 15.
Rae1 Bb7 16. Bd3 Rac8 17. Bd2 Bf8 18. Qh4 e5 19. Nd5 Qd8 20. Qh3 h6 21. fxe5
Nxd5 22. e6 Rxe6 23. exd5 Rxe1 24. Rxe1 Ne5 25. Be4 Rc4 26. Bf4 Qf6 27. Bxe5
Rxe4 28. Bxf6 Rxe1# 0-1

[Event "Wch U10"]
[Site "Weifang"]
[Date "2019.08.21"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Lu, Miaoyi"]
[Black "Hou, Yixuan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E07"]
[WhiteElo "1950"]
[BlackElo "1287"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[EventDate "2019.08.21"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Nf3 Be7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O Nbd7 7. Nbd2 b6 8.
cxd5 exd5 9. Ne5 Bb7 10. f4 c5 11. e3 Qc7 12. Kh1 Rad8 13. Ndf3 Ne4 14. Qc2 f6
15. Nxd7 Qxd7 16. Kg1 Ba6 17. Rd1 Rc8 18. dxc5 Nxc5 19. Qb1 Qg4 20. Rd2 Qe6 21.
Ng5 Qxe3+ 22. Rf2 Qe1+ 23. Rf1 Bxf1 24. Qxh7# 1-0

[Event "Cap d'Agde Karpov Trophy"]
[Site "Cap d'Agde"]
[Date "2019.10.25"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Khademalsharieh, Sarasadat"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C54"]
[WhiteElo "2659"]
[BlackElo "2491"]
[PlyCount "129"]
[EventDate "2019.10.25"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 192 Extra"]
[Source "Chessbase"]
[SourceDate "2019.11.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.11.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. O-O Nf6 5. d3 a6 6. c3 d6 7. a4 Ba7 8. Re1 h6
9. Nbd2 O-O 10. Nf1 Ne7 11. h3 Ng6 12. Bb3 Nh5 13. d4 Nhf4 14. Ng3 Qf6 15. Be3
Be6 16. Bc2 Nh4 17. Nxh4 Qxh4 18. Qf3 g6 19. Nf1 Qf6 20. Nh2 g5 21. Rad1 Qg7
22. Kh1 c5 23. dxe5 dxe5 24. g3 Nxh3 25. Qh5 c4 26. Bxa7 Rxa7 27. Rd2 g4 28.
Bd1 Qg6 29. Nxg4 Qxh5 30. Nf6+ Kh8 31. Bxh5 Raa8 32. Kg2 Rad8 33. Red1 Rxd2 34.
Rxd2 Kg7 35. Ng4 Ng5 36. f3 Re8 37. a5 Re7 38. Ne3 Rc7 39. Rd6 Rc5 40. Bg4 Bxg4
41. fxg4 Nxe4 42. Nf5+ Kg8 43. Rd7 Ng5 44. Rxb7 Rxa5 45. Nxh6+ Kf8 46. Nf5 Rb5
47. Rxb5 axb5 48. Nd6 Ke7 49. Nxb5 Ke6 50. Kf2 Ne4+ 51. Kf3 Nc5 52. Na3 Kd5 53.
Nc2 e4+ 54. Kf4 Nd3+ 55. Kf5 Nxb2 56. Ne3+ Kc5 57. Kxe4 Na4 58. Nd1 Nb6 59. Ne3
Na4 60. Nd1 Nb6 61. g5 Nd7 62. Ne3 Kb5 63. Kd5 Nb6+ 64. Kd4 Nc8 65. Nxc4 1-0

[Event "Cap d'Agde Karpov Trophy"]
[Site "Cap d'Agde"]
[Date "2019.10.25"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Sarana, Alexey"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E16"]
[WhiteElo "2655"]
[BlackElo "2659"]
[PlyCount "158"]
[EventDate "2019.10.25"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 192 Extra"]
[Source "Chessbase"]
[SourceDate "2019.11.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.11.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 Bb4+ 5. Nbd2 O-O 6. Bg2 b6 7. O-O Bb7 8.
cxd5 exd5 9. Qb3 Bd6 10. Nb1 Ne4 11. Nc3 Nxc3 12. Qxc3 Nd7 13. Bg5 Qe8 14. Rfe1
Qe6 15. e3 Nf6 16. Bf4 Ne4 17. Qc2 Bb4 18. Rec1 c6 19. h4 Be7 20. Kh2 f6 21.
Bh3 Qf7 22. Qe2 h6 23. g4 g5 24. Bg3 Nxg3 25. Kxg3 Bd6+ 26. Kg2 Rae8 27. Rh1 c5
28. Qc2 Re4 29. Rag1 Rfe8 30. Nd2 R4e7 31. Nf3 Ba6 32. Rd1 Rc7 33. Qa4 Be2 34.
Rd2 b5 35. Qa6 Bxf3+ 36. Kxf3 Qe6 37. Qxb5 Qe4+ 38. Ke2 a6 39. Qd3 Qxh1 40.
Qg6+ Kf8 41. dxc5 Qxh3 42. Qxf6+ Rf7 43. Qxh6+ Rg7 44. Qxd6+ Kg8 45. Qxd5+ Kh8
46. Qf5 Qxh4 47. c6 Qh7 48. Qd5 Qe4 49. Qxe4 Rxe4 50. Rd8+ Kh7 51. Rc8 Ree7 52.
Ra8 Ra7 53. Rb8 a5 54. Rb5 Kg6 55. Rb6 Kf7 56. Kd3 Ke6 57. Kc4 Kd6 58. Kb5 Rge7
59. Rb8 Kc7 60. Rg8 Re5+ 61. Kc4 Kxc6 62. Rg6+ Kc7 63. Kd4 Rb5 64. a4 Rxb2 65.
Rg7+ Kb6 66. Rg6+ Kb7 67. Rg7+ Ka6 68. Rg6+ Rb6 69. Rxg5 Rb4+ 70. Kc5 Rc7+ 71.
Kd6 Rc2 72. Re5 Rxf2 73. g5 Rg2 74. e4 Rxa4 75. Ke6 Ra1 76. Kf7 Rf1+ 77. Kg7 a4
78. Rd5 Rfg1 79. Kh6 a3 0-1

[Event "Cap d'Agde Karpov Trophy"]
[Site "Cap d'Agde"]
[Date "2019.10.25"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Amin, Bassem"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C95"]
[WhiteElo "2659"]
[BlackElo "2699"]
[PlyCount "143"]
[EventDate "2019.10.25"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 192 Extra"]
[Source "Chessbase"]
[SourceDate "2019.11.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.11.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Nb8 10. d4 Nbd7 11. Nbd2 Bb7 12. Bc2 Re8 13. Nf1 Bf8 14. Ng3 g6 15.
a4 c5 16. d5 c4 17. Bg5 Be7 18. Be3 Qc7 19. Nh2 h5 20. Qd2 Nc5 21. Bg5 Nh7 22.
Be3 Nf6 23. Bh6 Nfd7 24. Qe2 Bf8 25. Qe3 Kh7 26. Bxf8 Rxf8 27. Nf3 Qd8 28. axb5
axb5 29. Rxa8 Bxa8 30. Ra1 Bb7 31. Ng5+ Kg7 32. f4 exf4 33. Qxf4 Qf6 34. Qe3
Qe5 35. Nf1 Re8 36. Nf3 Qf6 37. Rd1 Ne5 38. N1d2 Bc8 39. Nxe5 Qxe5 40. Nf3 Qg3
41. Qd4+ f6 42. Qf2 Qxf2+ 43. Kxf2 Bd7 44. Ra1 Rb8 45. Nd4 b4 46. Ra7 b3 47.
Bd1 Kf8 48. Be2 Nxe4+ 49. Ke3 Nxc3 50. Bxc4 Re8+ 51. Kd3 Ne4 52. Bxb3 Nc5+ 53.
Kc4 Bf5 54. Nxf5 gxf5 55. Bd1 Re4+ 56. Kc3 Re3+ 57. Kd2 Rd3+ 58. Kc2 Rxd5 59.
Bxh5 Ne4 60. Bf3 Rc5+ 61. Kd3 Rb5 62. Kc2 Rc5+ 63. Kd3 Rb5 64. Bxe4 fxe4+ 65.
Kxe4 Rxb2 66. g4 Rh2 67. Kf5 Rxh3 68. Kxf6 Rh6+ 69. Kf5 d5 70. g5 Rb6 71. Rd7
d4 72. Rxd4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Cap d'Agde Karpov Trophy"]
[Site "Cap d'Agde"]
[Date "2019.10.26"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Nihal, Sarin"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A45"]
[WhiteElo "2610"]
[BlackElo "2659"]
[PlyCount "128"]
[EventDate "2019.10.25"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 192 Extra"]
[Source "Chessbase"]
[SourceDate "2019.11.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.11.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 e6 3. e4 h6 4. Bxf6 Qxf6 5. c3 d6 6. Bd3 g5 7. Ne2 h5 8. Na3
Nc6 9. O-O Bh6 10. Bb5 a6 11. Bxc6+ bxc6 12. Qa4 Bd7 13. Qa5 Ra7 14. Nc4 Qg6
15. f3 O-O 16. Rae1 h4 17. f4 c5 18. dxc5 Bb5 19. Nd2 gxf4 20. c4 h3 21. Rf2
Bc6 22. cxd6 cxd6 23. Qb6 f3 24. Ng3 Bxd2 25. Rxd2 Qg5 26. Rf2 Qc5 27. Qxc5
dxc5 28. Rxf3 hxg2 29. Rf2 Rd8 30. Rxg2 Kf8 31. Rge2 Rd4 32. Rc1 Rad7 33. Kf2
Rd3 34. Re3 Rd2+ 35. Re2 R2d3 36. Rcc2 Ke7 37. Re3 Kf6 38. e5+ Kg5 39. Rxd3
Rxd3 40. Ke2 Rd4 41. Ke3 Rf4 42. Rd2 Rxc4 43. Rd6 Bd5 44. Rxa6 Rc2 45. Rb6 Rxh2
46. Ne4+ Bxe4 47. Kxe4 Re2+ 48. Kd3 Rxe5 49. a4 Rd5+ 50. Kc3 e5 51. a5 e4 52.
Rb8 c4 53. Kb4 Re5 54. a6 e3 55. a7 e2 56. a8=Q e1=Q+ 57. Kxc4 Re4+ 58. Kd5 Kf4
59. Rh8 Qd2+ 60. Kc5 Qb4+ 61. Kc6 Re6+ 62. Kd7 Qd4+ 63. Kc7 Qc5+ 64. Kd8 Rd6+
0-1

[Event "Cap d'Agde Karpov Trophy"]
[Site "Cap d'Agde"]
[Date "2019.10.26"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Paehtz, Elisabeth"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C13"]
[WhiteElo "2659"]
[BlackElo "2489"]
[PlyCount "108"]
[EventDate "2019.10.25"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 192 Extra"]
[Source "Chessbase"]
[SourceDate "2019.11.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.11.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 dxe4 5. Nxe4 Be7 6. Bxf6 gxf6 7. Nf3 f5 8.
Nc3 a6 9. g3 b5 10. Bg2 Bb7 11. O-O c5 12. a4 b4 13. Ne2 O-O 14. Re1 Bf6 15.
dxc5 Qc7 16. Qd2 Qxc5 17. Nf4 Rd8 18. Nd3 Qe7 19. Qe3 Nd7 20. Nd4 Bxg2 21. Kxg2
Nb6 22. Nf3 Nd5 23. Qh6 Bg7 24. Qh5 Qb7 25. Qh4 Rac8 26. Re2 b3 27. cxb3 Qxb3
28. Nde5 h6 29. Rc1 Qb7 30. Nc6 Re8 31. Rec2 Rc7 32. b4 Kf8 33. Qc4 Rec8 34.
Qc5+ Kg8 35. b5 axb5 36. axb5 Bf8 37. Qd4 Bg7 38. Qd3 Qb6 39. Qe2 Kf8 40. Nce5
Kg8 41. Rc6 Rxc6 42. bxc6 Ne7 43. Qc4 Qc7 44. Qc5 Nd5 45. Nd7 Bf8 46. Nxf8 Rxf8
47. Nd4 Qe5 48. Nf3 Qe4 49. Rc4 Qe2 50. Qd4 Ne3+ 51. Qxe3 Qxc4 52. Qxh6 Qxc6
53. Qg5+ Kh7 54. Qh5+ Kg7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Cap d'Agde Karpov Trophy"]
[Site "Cap d'Agde"]
[Date "2019.10.26"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Bacrot, Etienne"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B81"]
[WhiteElo "2671"]
[BlackElo "2659"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "2019.10.25"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 192 Extra"]
[Source "Chessbase"]
[SourceDate "2019.11.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.11.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. g4 h6 7. Rg1 Nc6 8. Be3
Be7 9. h4 d5 10. exd5 Nxd5 11. Nxd5 exd5 12. g5 hxg5 13. hxg5 Rh4 14. Qd2 Nxd4
15. Bxd4 Kf8 16. O-O-O Bf5 17. f4 Bd6 18. Kb1 Qc8 19. Bd3 Bxd3 20. Qxd3 Rh3 21.
Bxg7+ Kxg7 22. Qxd5 Rh2 23. c3 Be7 24. f5 Qc7 25. f6+ Kf8 26. fxe7+ Qxe7 27. g6
Re8 28. Rge1 Qf6 29. g7+ Kxg7 30. Rxe8 Qg6+ 31. Qe4 1-0

[Event "Cap d'Agde Karpov Trophy"]
[Site "Cap d'Agde"]
[Date "2019.10.27"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Sebag, Marie"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B51"]
[WhiteElo "2659"]
[BlackElo "2445"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[EventDate "2019.10.25"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 192 Extra"]
[Source "Chessbase"]
[SourceDate "2019.11.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.11.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Nd7 4. d4 cxd4 5. Qxd4 a6 6. Be2 Ngf6 7. O-O e6 8.
c4 Be7 9. Nc3 O-O 10. b3 Qc7 11. Ba3 b6 12. Rfd1 Nc5 13. e5 Ne8 14. exd6 Bxd6
15. Bb2 e5 16. Qd2 e4 17. Nd5 Qb8 18. Nd4 Bxh2+ 19. Kh1 Bd6 20. b4 Na4 21. Ba3
a5 22. c5 bxc5 23. bxc5 Bxc5 24. Rab1 Qd6 25. Nb5 Qd8 26. Bxc5 Nxc5 27. Qe3 Nd3
28. Bxd3 exd3 29. Ne7+ Kh8 30. Rxd3 Bd7 31. Qe5 Nf6 32. Nc7 Ng4 33. Qd6 Nxf2+
34. Kg1 Nxd3 35. Nxa8 Be6 36. Qxd8 Rxd8 37. Nc7 Bxa2 38. Rd1 a4 0-1

[Event "Cap d'Agde Karpov Trophy"]
[Site "Cap d'Agde"]
[Date "2019.10.27"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Khademalsharieh, Sarasadat"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A84"]
[WhiteElo "2491"]
[BlackElo "2659"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventDate "2019.10.25"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 192 Extra"]
[Source "Chessbase"]
[SourceDate "2019.11.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.11.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 e6 2. c4 b6 3. Nf3 Bb7 4. g3 f5 5. Bg2 Nf6 6. O-O Bd6 7. Nc3 O-O 8. d5
Na6 9. Nd4 Nc5 10. Ncb5 Be5 11. Nf3 a6 12. Nxe5 axb5 13. dxe6 Bxg2 14. Kxg2
dxe6 15. cxb5 Qxd1 16. Rxd1 Nb3 17. Rb1 Rxa2 18. Nd7 Nxd7 19. Rxd7 Rf7 20. Rxf7
Kxf7 21. Bf4 Ra5 22. Rd1 Rxb5 23. Bxc7 Nc5 24. Be5 Ne4 25. f4 Nf6 26. Ra1 Rd5
27. Ra6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Cap d'Agde Karpov Trophy"]
[Site "Cap d'Agde"]
[Date "2019.10.27"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Sarana, Alexey"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B92"]
[WhiteElo "2659"]
[BlackElo "2655"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[EventDate "2019.10.25"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 192 Extra"]
[Source "Chessbase"]
[SourceDate "2019.11.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.11.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be2 e5 7. Nb3 Be7 8. O-O
O-O 9. Be3 Be6 10. Qd2 Nbd7 11. a4 Nb6 12. a5 Nc4 13. Bxc4 Bxc4 14. Rfd1 Rc8
15. f3 Qc7 16. Bb6 Qc6 17. Nc1 Rfe8 18. N1a2 Be6 19. Nb4 Qc4 20. Nd3 Bd7 21.
Kh1 h5 22. Bf2 Be6 23. Ra4 Qc7 24. Nb4 Bd7 25. Raa1 Qc4 26. Nbd5 Nxd5 27. Nxd5
Qxc2 28. Nxe7+ Rxe7 29. Qxd6 Rce8 30. Rd2 Qb3 31. Rad1 Bc6 32. Qc5 f6 33. h4
Kh7 34. Qb6 Qf7 35. Bc5 Re6 36. Qb3 f5 37. exf5 Qxf5 38. Qe3 e4 39. f4 Qg4 40.
Rd6 Qxh4+ 41. Kg1 Qg4 42. R1d2 Qf5 43. Bb4 Rf6 0-1

[Event "Cap d'Agde Karpov Trophy"]
[Site "Cap d'Agde"]
[Date "2019.10.28"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Amin, Bassem"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A05"]
[WhiteElo "2699"]
[BlackElo "2659"]
[PlyCount "129"]
[EventDate "2019.10.25"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 192 Extra"]
[Source "Chessbase"]
[SourceDate "2019.11.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.11.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. c3 Nf6 4. g3 b6 5. Bg2 Bb7 6. d3 e6 7. O-O Be7 8. Re1 O-O
9. Nbd2 Nc6 10. d4 d5 11. e5 Ne4 12. h4 cxd4 13. Nxd4 Nxe5 14. Nxe4 dxe4 15.
Bxe4 Bxe4 16. Rxe4 Qd5 17. Qe2 Nd7 18. c4 Qb7 19. b3 Bf6 20. Bb2 Rad8 21. Re3
Nc5 22. Nf3 Bxb2 23. Qxb2 Rd6 24. b4 Nd7 25. Rc1 Rc8 26. Qb3 h6 27. Rd3 Rxd3
28. Qxd3 Nf6 29. a3 Qe7 30. Ne5 Qc7 31. Qe2 Rd8 32. Qe3 Nd7 33. Nxd7 Qxd7 34.
c5 bxc5 35. Qxc5 Qa4 36. Qe3 h5 37. Kh2 Qd7 38. Rc5 Qb7 39. Qe2 g6 40. Rc1 Rd5
41. Qe3 Kg7 42. Re1 Qd7 43. Rc1 Qb7 44. Qc3+ e5 45. Re1 Qb6 46. Kg1 Qf6 47. Qe3
a6 48. Qe4 Qd6 49. Kg2 f6 50. Rc1 f5 51. Rc7+ Qxc7 52. Qxd5 e4 53. a4 Qc3 54.
b5 axb5 55. axb5 Qb2 56. Qd7+ Kh6 57. Qd8 e3 58. Qf8+ Kh7 59. Qf7+ Kh6 60. Qf8+
Kh7 61. Qe7+ Kg8 62. Qe6+ Kg7 63. Qxe3 Qxb5 64. Qe7+ Kg8 65. Qe6+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Cap d'Agde Karpov Trophy"]
[Site "Cap d'Agde"]
[Date "2019.10.28"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Nihal, Sarin"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C90"]
[WhiteElo "2659"]
[BlackElo "2610"]
[PlyCount "96"]
[EventDate "2019.10.25"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 192 Extra"]
[Source "Chessbase"]
[SourceDate "2019.11.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.11.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. d3 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. Re1 Na5 10. Bc2 c5 11. Nbd2 Qc7 12. Nf1 h6 13. h3 Re8 14. Ng3 Bf8 15. d4
cxd4 16. cxd4 exd4 17. Nxd4 d5 18. Qf3 Nc6 19. Nxc6 Qxc6 20. Re2 dxe4 21. Nxe4
Bb7 22. Nxf6+ Qxf6 23. Qxf6 gxf6 24. Rxe8 Rxe8 25. Be3 Bd5 26. b3 Rc8 27. Bd3
Be6 28. Rd1 Kg7 29. Bd4 Bc5 30. Bb2 Bb4 31. Be4 Bc3 32. Bc1 a5 33. Rd3 Be5 34.
Bd2 f5 35. Bd5 Rc2 36. f4 Bf6 37. Bxa5 Rxa2 38. b4 Ra1+ 39. Kh2 Rb1 40. Bxe6
fxe6 41. Rd7+ Kg6 42. Rd6 Kf7 43. Rb6 Bd4 44. Rxb5 Bg1+ 45. Kg3 Rb3+ 46. Kh4
Kg6 47. Bb6 Bh2 48. Bf2 Bxf4 0-1

[Event "Cap d'Agde Karpov Trophy"]
[Site "Cap d'Agde"]
[Date "2019.10.29"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Paehtz, Elisabeth"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2489"]
[BlackElo "2659"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2019.10.25"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 192 Extra"]
[Source "Chessbase"]
[SourceDate "2019.11.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.11.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bf4 d5 3. e3 e6 4. Nf3 c5 5. c3 Nc6 6. Nbd2 Be7 7. Bd3 Nh5 8. Be5
f6 9. Bg3 g6 10. Bh4 O-O 11. O-O c4 12. Bc2 b5 13. e4 Qe8 14. Bg3 Bd7 15. Re1
Qf7 16. Nf1 Nxg3 17. hxg3 f5 18. exd5 exd5 19. Qd2 Qf6 20. Ne5 Nxe5 21. dxe5
Qc6 22. Nh2 Bc5 23. Nf3 Be6 24. Nd4 Qb6 25. Rad1 Rad8 26. a3 a5 27. Qh6 Rf7 28.
Rd2 Re8 29. Bd1 Bf8 30. Qe3 Rd7 31. Nxf5 Qxe3 32. Nxe3 Bc5 33. Ng4 Bxg4 34.
Bxg4 Rdd8 35. Bf3 d4 36. cxd4 Rxd4 37. Rxd4 Bxd4 38. Bc6 Rxe5 39. Rxe5 Bxe5 40.
Bxb5 Bxb2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Cap d'Agde Karpov Trophy"]
[Site "Cap d'Agde"]
[Date "2019.10.29"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Bacrot, Etienne"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2659"]
[BlackElo "2671"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "2019.10.25"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 192 Extra"]
[Source "Chessbase"]
[SourceDate "2019.11.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.11.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. a4 Nc6 7. Be2 g6 8. Be3
Bg7 9. O-O O-O 10. Qd2 Bd7 11. f3 Rb8 12. Nb3 Na5 13. Nxa5 Qxa5 14. Rfd1 Rfc8
15. Ba7 Ra8 16. Bd4 Be6 17. Bf1 Nd7 18. Bxg7 Kxg7 19. Qf2 Qc5 20. Rd2 Qb4 21.
Nd1 b5 22. c3 Qa5 23. b4 Qc7 24. axb5 axb5 25. Rxa8 Rxa8 26. Bxb5 Ne5 27. h3 g5
28. Be2 f6 29. Qd4 Ra1 30. Kf2 Nc6 31. Qe3 Ne5 32. b5 Bc4 33. b6 Qc6 34. Qd4
Bxe2 35. Rxe2 Nc4 36. Kg3 Qxb6 37. Ne3 Qxd4 38. cxd4 Nxe3 39. Rxe3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Cap d'Agde Karpov Trophy"]
[Site "Cap d'Agde"]
[Date "2019.10.30"]
[Round "14"]
[White "Sebag, Marie"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2445"]
[BlackElo "2659"]
[PlyCount "128"]
[EventDate "2019.10.25"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 192 Extra"]
[Source "Chessbase"]
[SourceDate "2019.11.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.11.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. c3 d5 4. exd5 Qxd5 5. d4 Nf6 6. Na3 Qd8 7. Nc2 Nc6 8. Bd3
Be7 9. O-O O-O 10. Qe2 b6 11. Rd1 Qc7 12. c4 cxd4 13. Ncxd4 Nxd4 14. Nxd4 Bb7
15. Be3 Rad8 16. h3 h6 17. Rac1 Rd7 18. Nb3 Rfd8 19. c5 Qc6 20. f3 bxc5 21.
Nxc5 Bxc5 22. Rxc5 Qa4 23. b3 Qa3 24. Rcc1 Rd5 25. Bc4 Rxd1+ 26. Rxd1 Rxd1+ 27.
Qxd1 Bd5 28. Bd3 Qxa2 29. Qc1 Kh8 30. Bd4 Qxb3 31. Bc2 Qb7 32. Bxf6 gxf6 33.
Qxh6+ Kg8 34. Bh7+ Kh8 35. Bd3+ Kg8 36. Qxf6 Qb6+ 37. Kf1 Qe3 38. Qc3 Kf8 39.
Qa3+ Kg7 40. Qc3+ e5 41. Qc2 a5 42. Qe2 Qd4 43. Qd2 Bc4 44. Qg5+ Kf8 45. Bxc4
Qxc4+ 46. Kf2 Qd4+ 47. Ke2 a4 48. Qh6+ Ke7 49. Qa6 Qb2+ 50. Ke3 a3 51. Qc6 Qd4+
52. Ke2 Qa7 53. Qd5 Qa6+ 54. Kf2 Qb6+ 55. Kg3 Qg6+ 56. Kh2 Qd6 57. Qb7+ Kf6 58.
Qa8 e4+ 59. Kg1 Qd4+ 60. Kf1 Qd3+ 61. Ke1 e3 62. Qh8+ Ke7 63. Qh4+ f6 64. Qb4+
Kf7 0-1

[Event "Bundesliga 1920"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2019.11.23"]
[Round "1.4"]
[White "Sprenger, Jan Michael"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B81"]
[WhiteElo "2492"]
[BlackElo "2659"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[EventDate "2019.11.23"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 193 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.01.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.01.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Berlin SF"]
[BlackTeam "Baden-Baden"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. h3 e6 7. g4 Nfd7 8. Bg2
Nc6 9. Be3 Qc7 10. Qe2 b5 11. O-O-O Bb7 12. Rhe1 Be7 13. Nd5 exd5 14. exd5 Nxd4
15. Bxd4 Qd8 16. Bxg7 Rg8 17. Bh6 Rg6 18. g5 Rxh6 19. gxh6 Kf8 20. f4 Bf6 21.
Qg4 Nc5 22. Be4 Bc8 23. Bf5 Bxb2+ 24. Kb1 Bxf5 25. Qxf5 Bc3 26. Re3 Qa5 27.
Rxc3 Qxc3 28. Qxh7 Re8 29. Rg1 Re1+ 30. Rxe1 Qxe1+ 31. Kb2 Na4+ 32. Kb3 Qc3#
0-1

[Event "Bundesliga 1920"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2019.11.24"]
[Round "2.3"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Maiwald, Jens Uwe"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B42"]
[WhiteElo "2659"]
[BlackElo "2443"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "2019.11.23"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 193 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.01.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.01.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Baden-Baden"]
[BlackTeam "Dresden TU"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Bd3 Bc5 6. Nb3 Ba7 7. Qe2 Nc6 8.
Be3 Nge7 9. Nc3 O-O 10. O-O e5 11. Bxa7 Rxa7 12. Nd5 d6 13. Qe3 Ra8 14. c4 a5
15. Nb6 Ra7 16. Na4 Be6 17. Rac1 Qb8 18. Rfd1 Rd8 19. h3 h6 20. Be2 Ng6 21. Bf1
Kh8 22. Nc3 a4 23. Na1 Ra8 24. Nc2 Nge7 25. Nb5 Na7 26. Nca3 Nac6 27. Rd2 b6
28. Rcd1 Nc8 29. Nc2 Na5 30. Nb4 Bxc4 31. Nc6 Nxc6 32. Bxc4 Ra5 33. Qa3 Kg8 34.
Qf3 Rf8 35. Qc3 Nd4 36. Nxd4 exd4 37. Rxd4 Rc5 38. Qb4 b5 39. Be2 h5 40. Rd5
1-0

[Event "Bundesliga 1920"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2020.02.08"]
[Round "5.5"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Olsen, Filip Boe"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B12"]
[WhiteElo "2659"]
[BlackElo "2348"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventDate "2019.11.23"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 194 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.03.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.03.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Baden-Baden"]
[BlackTeam "Kiel Turm"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. h4 h5 5. Bd3 Bxd3 6. Qxd3 e6 7. Ne2 c5 8. Bg5
Qa5+ 9. Nd2 Ne7 10. O-O Qa6 11. dxc5 Nec6 12. Nf4 Nxe5 13. Qc3 f6 14. Nf3 Nbd7
15. Nxe5 Nxe5 16. Rfe1 Rc8 17. Rxe5 d4 18. Qf3 fxe5 19. Ng6 e4 20. Qxe4 Rg8 21.
Ne5 g6 22. Qxd4 Rg7 23. b4 Qa4 24. Rd1 Be7 25. Bxe7 Rxe7 26. Nxg6 Rh7 27. Qf6
1-0

[Event "Bundesliga 1920"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2020.02.09"]
[Round "6.6"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Heinemann, Thies"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B20"]
[WhiteElo "2659"]
[BlackElo "2501"]
[PlyCount "98"]
[EventDate "2019.11.23"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 194 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.03.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.03.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Baden-Baden"]
[BlackTeam "Hamburger SK"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 c5 2. Ne2 d6 3. g3 g6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Bg7 6. Bg2 Qb6 7. Nb3 Nc6 8. Nc3
Bxc3+ 9. bxc3 Nf6 10. h3 Be6 11. Bh6 Nd7 12. O-O f6 13. Nd4 Bc4 14. Re1 Nd8 15.
h4 e5 16. Rb1 Qc5 17. Nb3 Qc7 18. Qd2 Be6 19. f4 Rc8 20. f5 Bf7 21. Rbd1 gxf5
22. Qxd6 Bh5 23. Qxc7 Rxc7 24. Rd3 f4 25. gxf4 Nf7 26. fxe5 Nxh6 27. exf6 Ne5
28. Rd5 Nhf7 29. Nd4 Bg4 30. Rf1 Rg8 31. Nf5 Bxf5 32. Rxf5 Rxc3 33. Rf2 Rg6 34.
h5 Rh6 35. Rf5 Kf8 36. Rd2 Rc6 37. Rdf2 Rd6 38. Bh3 Rd4 39. Re2 Ra4 40. Kh2
Rxa2 41. Kg3 Ra3+ 42. Kg2 Ra6 43. Ref2 Rc6 44. Kg3 a5 45. Bf1 Rc3+ 46. Kf4 Rc6
47. Rxe5 Nxe5 48. Kxe5 Kf7 49. Kd4 Rhxf6 0-1

[Event "Salamanca Uni 9th"]
[Site "Salamanca"]
[Date "2019.11.27"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Ponomariov, Ruslan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2659"]
[BlackElo "2648"]
[PlyCount "110"]
[EventDate "2019.11.27"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. Bxc6 dxc6 6. Nbd2 Bg4 7. Nc4 Nd7 8.
h3 Be6 9. Na5 Rb8 10. O-O f6 11. Qe1 O-O 12. Be3 Bxe3 13. Qxe3 c5 14. a3 c6 15.
b4 Qc7 16. Nd2 b6 17. Nab3 Qd6 18. bxc5 Nxc5 19. Nxc5 bxc5 20. Rfb1 Rb6 21. a4
Rfb8 22. Rxb6 axb6 23. a5 Ra8 24. Nb3 Bxb3 25. cxb3 Rxa5 26. Rxa5 bxa5 27. Qe2
Kf8 28. Qg4 Qxd3 29. Qc8+ Kf7 30. Qxc6 Qd4 31. g4 h6 32. Qc7+ Kg6 33. Qxa5 Qxe4
34. Qxc5 Qb1+ 35. Kg2 Qxb3 36. Qc6 Qd3 37. h4 e4 38. Qe6 Qf3+ 39. Kg1 Qf4 40.
Kg2 Qe5 41. Qxe5 fxe5 42. Kf1 h5 43. gxh5+ Kf5 44. Ke1 Kg4 45. Ke2 Kf4 46. h6
gxh6 47. h5 e3 48. f3 e4 49. fxe4 Kxe4 50. Ke1 Kf3 51. Kf1 Kg4 52. Ke2 Kf4 53.
Ke1 Kf3 54. Kf1 e2+ 55. Ke1 Ke3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Salamanca Uni 9th"]
[Site "Salamanca"]
[Date "2019.11.27"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Szczepkowska, Karina"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A61"]
[WhiteElo "2412"]
[BlackElo "2659"]
[PlyCount "124"]
[EventDate "2019.11.27"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c5 4. d5 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. Nc3 g6 7. h3 a6 8. a4 Qe7
9. Nd2 Nbd7 10. e4 Bg7 11. Be2 O-O 12. O-O Rb8 13. Nc4 Ne5 14. Nb6 Qc7 15. a5
Ned7 16. Nc4 b5 17. axb6 Nxb6 18. Na5 Nbd7 19. Nc4 Ne8 20. Bf4 Rb4 21. Na2 Rb8
22. Nc3 Nb6 23. Na5 f5 24. Nc6 Ra8 25. Bg5 Bb7 26. Ne7+ Kh8 27. exf5 Bf6 28.
Bxf6+ Nxf6 29. Nc6 gxf5 30. Bf3 Rae8 31. Qd3 Nbd7 32. Rfe1 Bxc6 33. dxc6 Ne5
34. Qd1 Nxc6 35. Rxe8 Rxe8 36. Nd5 Nxd5 37. Qxd5 Nd4 38. Rxa6 Qe7 39. Bh5 Rd8
40. Ra1 Rb8 41. b4 Qf6 42. Ra8 Rxa8 43. Qxa8+ Kg7 44. bxc5 dxc5 45. Qa7+ Kh6
46. Bd1 Qe5 47. Qb6+ Kg7 48. Qb7+ Kf6 49. Qb6+ Qe6 50. Qd8+ Kg7 51. Qc7+ Kg6
52. Qxc5 Qe1+ 53. Kh2 Qxd1 54. Qd6+ Kh5 55. Qd5 Kg6 56. Qd6+ Kh5 57. Qd5 Qd2
58. Qf7+ Kh6 59. Qf6+ Kh5 60. Qf7+ Kh6 61. Qf6+ Kh5 62. Qf7+ Kh6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Salamanca Uni 9th"]
[Site "Salamanca"]
[Date "2019.11.28"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Santos Ruiz, Miguel"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2659"]
[BlackElo "2583"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "2019.11.27"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. c3 O-O 6. O-O d6 7. h3 Ne7 8. Ba4
Bb6 9. Re1 Ng6 10. Nbd2 c6 11. d4 exd4 12. cxd4 d5 13. e5 Nh5 14. Bc2 Nhf4 15.
Nf1 f6 16. Ng3 fxe5 17. Nxe5 Qh4 18. Bxg6 Nxg6 19. Nxg6 hxg6 20. Be3 Bc7 21.
Qd2 Bxg3 22. fxg3 Qxg3 23. Bf2 Qd6 24. Bh4 Bd7 25. Re5 Rae8 26. Rae1 Rxe5 27.
Rxe5 Re8 28. Bg3 Rxe5 29. Bxe5 Qe7 30. Qa5 Bf5 31. Qxa7 Be4 32. Qb8+ Kh7 33.
Qc7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Salamanca Uni 9th"]
[Site "Salamanca"]
[Date "2019.11.28"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Vega Gutierrez, Sabrina Neide"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A13"]
[WhiteElo "2659"]
[BlackElo "2374"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[EventDate "2019.11.27"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. e3 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. b3 Be7 5. Bb2 O-O 6. Qc2 c5 7. cxd5 Nxd5 8. Nc3
Nc6 9. h4 Nxc3 10. Bxc3 Nb4 11. Qb1 Nd5 12. Ng5 f5 13. Bb2 Bf6 14. Bc4 Bd7 15.
e4 Bxb2 16. Qxb2 fxe4 17. Qe5 Rf5 18. Qd6 Qc7 19. Qxc7 Nxc7 20. Nxe4 Bc6 21.
Ng3 Re5+ 22. Kf1 Rd8 23. Rd1 Bb5 24. f3 Red5 25. Ne4 b6 26. Ke2 Bxc4+ 27. bxc4
Rd3 28. a4 e5 29. a5 Ne6 30. axb6 axb6 31. Rb1 Nf4+ 32. Kf1 R8d4 33. Rxb6 Rxc4
34. Kf2 h6 35. Rb8+ Kh7 36. Ra1 Rd7 37. Raa8 Kg6 38. Ra6+ Kh7 39. g3 Nh5 40. g4
Nf6 41. Rxf6 Rxe4 42. Rff8 Rxd2+ 43. Kg3 Ree2 44. h5 Rg2+ 0-1

[Event "Salamanca Uni 9th"]
[Site "Salamanca"]
[Date "2019.11.29"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Milliet, Sophie"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C00"]
[WhiteElo "2394"]
[BlackElo "2659"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2019.11.27"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. g3 Nc6 4. Bg2 Nf6 5. Qe2 Be7 6. O-O d5 7. e5 Nd7 8. d3 b5
9. a4 b4 10. c4 bxc3 11. bxc3 O-O 12. h4 Rb8 13. h5 Ba6 14. h6 g6 15. Bf4 Rb3
16. Qc2 Qb8 17. c4 dxc4 18. dxc4 Rxf3 19. Bxf3 Nd4 20. Qd1 Bxc4 21. Re1 Bb3 22.
Qd3 g5 23. Nd2 Bc2 24. Qe3 gxf4 25. Qxf4 Nxf3+ 26. Nxf3 Qb4 27. Qe3 Nb6 28. Qe2
Bxa4 29. Nd2 Bb5 30. Qf3 Qxd2 31. Re3 Qc2 32. Rxa7 Nd5 33. Re1 Qd3 34. Qg4+ Qg6
35. Qh3 Nf4 36. Qh1 Ne2+ 37. Rxe2 Qb1+ 38. Kh2 Qxh1+ 39. Kxh1 Bxe2 40. Rxe7 Rc8
0-1

[Event "Salamanca Uni 9th"]
[Site "Salamanca"]
[Date "2019.11.30"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Iturrizaga Bonelli, Eduardo"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B11"]
[WhiteElo "2659"]
[BlackElo "2597"]
[PlyCount "118"]
[EventDate "2019.11.27"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. Nf3 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nf6 5. Qe2 Nxe4 6. Qxe4 Qd5 7. Qh4 Qe6+
8. Be2 Qg4 9. Qg3 Qxg3 10. hxg3 g6 11. a4 Bg7 12. a5 Bf5 13. c3 e5 14. d3 Nd7
15. Be3 O-O 16. Nd2 Nf6 17. Nc4 Nd5 18. Bc5 Rfd8 19. Nd6 b6 20. Nxf5 bxc5 21.
Nxg7 Kxg7 22. Rh4 Rab8 23. Ra2 f5 24. Rc4 Rb5 25. Kd2 Nf6 26. Kc2 Ne8 27. Rca4
Nd6 28. a6 Kf6 29. Ra5 Rdb8 30. c4 Rxa5 31. Rxa5 Rb6 32. f4 e4 33. dxe4 Nxe4
34. g4 fxg4 35. Bxg4 Nd6 36. Rxc5 Rxa6 37. Bf3 Nf5 38. Kc3 Ne7 39. Re5 h5 40.
b4 Ra3+ 41. Kd4 Ra4 42. Kc5 a5 43. b5 cxb5 44. cxb5 Rxf4 45. Re1 Rf5+ 46. Kb6
Nc8+ 47. Ka6 Re5 48. Rc1 Re6+ 49. Kxa5 Nd6 50. b6 h4 51. Bg4 Re5+ 52. Ka6 Re4
53. Bd7 Re2 54. Ka7 Rxg2 55. Rd1 Ra2+ 56. Kb8 Nc4 57. Rf1+ Ke7 58. b7 Kxd7 59.
Rd1+ Nd6 0-1

[Event "Salamanca Uni 9th"]
[Site "Salamanca"]
[Date "2019.11.30"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C42"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2659"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[EventDate "2019.11.27"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. Nc3 Nxc3 6. dxc3 Be7 7. Be3 Nc6
8. Qd2 Be6 9. O-O-O Qd7 10. Kb1 Bf6 11. Bg5 Bxg5 12. Nxg5 O-O-O 13. Nxe6 Qxe6
14. Bb5 Qd7 15. Rhe1 Rde8 16. f4 Rxe1 17. Rxe1 Re8 18. a3 a6 19. Bc4 Rxe1+ 20.
Qxe1 d5 21. Bd3 h6 22. Qg3 f6 23. h4 Kb8 24. h5 Qe7 25. Qg4 Qe1+ 26. Ka2 Qe7
27. Qf5 Qd6 28. g3 Nd8 29. c4 dxc4 30. Bxc4 Nc6 31. c3 Ka7 32. Qg4 Qe7 33. Bd5
Qc5 34. Be6 Qe7 35. b4 Qd6 36. Qe2 a5 37. Kb3 axb4 38. Qe3+ Kb8 0-1

[Event "CHN-RUS Stars m rapid"]
[Site "Jinan"]
[Date "2019.12.12"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Fedoseev, Vladimir1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2664"]
[BlackElo "2677"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventDate "2019.12.12"]
[EventType "match (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 193 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.01.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.01.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 d5 3. Bg2 Nbd7 4. d4 Nb6 5. b3 Bf5 6. c4 e6 7. O-O h6 8. Nc3
c6 9. Ne5 Nbd7 10. Nd3 Be7 11. f3 c5 12. e4 dxe4 13. fxe4 Bg4 14. Ne2 Nh7 15.
h3 Bxe2 16. Qxe2 cxd4 17. e5 Nc5 18. Qg4 Nxd3 19. Qxg7 Kd7 20. Rd1 Nxc1 21.
Rxd4+ Kc7 22. Rxd8 Raxd8 23. Qxf7 Rd1+ 24. Kh2 Kd8 25. Qf3 Re1 26. Qxb7 Nf8 27.
Qa8+ 1-0

[Event "CHN-RUS Stars m rapid"]
[Site "Jinan"]
[Date "2019.12.12"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Fedoseev, Vladimir1"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D41"]
[WhiteElo "2677"]
[BlackElo "2664"]
[PlyCount "124"]
[EventDate "2019.12.12"]
[EventType "match (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 193 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.01.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.01.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

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 b6 12. O-O Ba6 13. Rac1 Bxd3 14.
Qxd3 Nd7 15. Qa6 Nf6 16. Rfe1 h6 17. Rc4 Rc8 18. Ne5 Rxc4 19. Qxc4 b5 20. Qc5
Qa5 21. Re2 Qa4 22. f3 Rd8 23. Nc6 Rd7 24. Rd2 Ne8 25. d5 exd5 26. Ne7+ Kh7 27.
Nxd5 Qc4 28. Qxc4 bxc4 29. Kf2 f5 30. Ke3 fxe4 31. fxe4 Kg8 32. Rd4 Rb7 33. Rd2
Kf7 34. Kd4 Ke6 35. Nf4+ Kf6 36. Rf2 Rb1 37. Nd3+ Ke6 38. Kxc4 Nf6 39. Kd4 Ng4
40. Rf5 Nxh2 41. Ra5 Ng4 42. Rxa7 g5 43. e5 Kf5 44. Rf7+ Ke6 45. Rc7 Kf5 46.
Rf7+ Ke6 47. Rh7 Kf5 48. a4 Rd1 49. Kc3 Nxe5 50. Nxe5 Kxe5 51. Rxh6 Rg1 52. Rh2
g4 53. a5 g3 54. Rh5+ Kf4 55. a6 Rxg2 56. Ra5 Rh2 57. a7 Rh8 58. a8=Q Rxa8 59.
Rxa8 g2 60. Rg8 Kf3 61. Kd4 Kf2 62. Ke5 g1=Q 1/2-1/2

[Event "CHN-RUS Stars m rapid"]
[Site "Jinan"]
[Date "2019.12.12"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Fedoseev, Vladimir1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A11"]
[WhiteElo "2664"]
[BlackElo "2677"]
[PlyCount "153"]
[EventDate "2019.12.12"]
[EventType "match (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 193 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.01.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.01.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 c6 3. g3 dxc4 4. Qc2 Qd5 5. Bg2 Bf5 6. Qc3 Nf6 7. Nh4 Be4 8. f3
Bxb1 9. Rxb1 Nbd7 10. b3 cxb3 11. Rxb3 Nb6 12. f4 Qd8 13. Nf3 e6 14. Qc2 Be7
15. Bb2 Qd5 16. Nh4 Qa5 17. Bc3 Qa4 18. O-O Nbd5 19. Ba1 O-O 20. Qb1 b5 21. Nf3
Rac8 22. Ne5 a6 23. e4 Nb6 24. g4 Nc4 25. Nxc4 bxc4 26. Rg3 Rfd8 27. g5 Ne8 28.
Qd1 Qxa2 29. Bc3 Bc5+ 30. Kh1 Bd4 31. Qh5 Bxc3 32. dxc3 Rd2 33. f5 exf5 34.
exf5 Nd6 35. Rh3 Rxg2 36. Qxh7+ Kf8 37. Re3 Rxh2+ 38. Qxh2 Qxh2+ 39. Kxh2 Rb8
40. Kg3 Rb5 41. Kg4 Kg8 42. g6 Rd5 43. Rb1 Rb5 44. Rd1 Rd5 45. Rxd5 cxd5 46.
Re5 Kf8 47. Rxd5 Ne4 48. Rd4 Nxc3 49. Rxc4 Nd5 50. Rc6 a5 51. Ra6 fxg6 52. fxg6
Ke7 53. Kg5 Nc7 54. Ra7 Kd6 55. Kf5 Nd5 56. Ra6+ Kd7 57. Rxa5 Ne7+ 58. Kg5 Nc8
59. Ra6 Kc7 60. Kf5 Ne7+ 61. Ke5 Kd7 62. Rd6+ Kc7 63. Re6 Kd7 64. Rd6+ Kc7 65.
Ra6 Kd7 66. Kf4 Nd5+ 67. Kg5 Ne7 68. Ra1 Nc8 69. Rh1 Nd6 70. Rh8 Ke7 71. Rb8
Ne4+ 72. Kf5 Nd6+ 73. Ke5 Nc4+ 74. Kd5 Ne3+ 75. Ke4 Nc4 76. Rb4 Nd6+ 77. Ke5
1-0

[Event "CHN-RUS Stars m rapid"]
[Site "Jinan"]
[Date "2019.12.12"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Fedoseev, Vladimir1"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D41"]
[WhiteElo "2677"]
[BlackElo "2664"]
[PlyCount "96"]
[EventDate "2019.12.12"]
[EventType "match (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 193 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.01.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.01.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

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 Qa5 13. Qxa5 Nxa5 14.
Ke2 b6 15. Bd3 Bb7 16. Rhc1 Rfc8 17. Ke3 Kf8 18. g4 h6 19. h4 Ke7 20. g5 hxg5
21. hxg5 Rxc1 22. Rxc1 Rc8 23. Rxc8 Bxc8 24. Ne5 Bb7 25. Bb5 f6 26. Ng6+ Kf7
27. Nf4 a6 28. g6+ Ke7 29. Bf1 b5 30. f3 Bc6 31. d5 exd5 32. exd5 Bd7 33. Kd4
Bf5 34. Kc5 Kd7 35. Kb6 Nc4+ 36. Kxa6 Kd6 37. Kxb5 Ne3 38. Bd3 Bd7+ 39. Kb6 f5
40. Bb5 Bc8 41. a4 Ke5 42. Nd3+ Kxd5 43. Kc7 Be6 44. Nf4+ Ke5 45. Nxe6 Kxe6 46.
a5 Nd5+ 47. Kc6 Ne7+ 48. Kb7 Kd5 1-0

[Event "CHN-RUS Stars m blitz"]
[Site "Jinan"]
[Date "2019.12.13"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Fedoseev, Vladimir1"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D41"]
[WhiteElo "2677"]
[BlackElo "2664"]
[PlyCount "116"]
[EventDate "2019.12.13"]
[EventType "match (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "8"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 193 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.01.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.01.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

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+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "CHN-RUS Stars m blitz"]
[Site "Jinan"]
[Date "2019.12.13"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Fedoseev, Vladimir1"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A09"]
[WhiteElo "2664"]
[BlackElo "2677"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "2019.12.13"]
[EventType "match (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "8"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 193 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.01.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.01.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

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 "CHN-RUS Stars m blitz"]
[Site "Jinan"]
[Date "2019.12.13"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Fedoseev, Vladimir1"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2677"]
[BlackElo "2664"]
[PlyCount "114"]
[EventDate "2019.12.13"]
[EventType "match (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "8"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 193 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.01.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.01.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

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 "CHN-RUS Stars m blitz"]
[Site "Jinan"]
[Date "2019.12.13"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Fedoseev, Vladimir1"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A21"]
[WhiteElo "2664"]
[BlackElo "2677"]
[PlyCount "102"]
[EventDate "2019.12.13"]
[EventType "match (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "8"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 193 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.01.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.01.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

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 Rdd7 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 "CHN-RUS Stars m blitz"]
[Site "Jinan"]
[Date "2019.12.13"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Fedoseev, Vladimir1"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2677"]
[BlackElo "2664"]
[PlyCount "103"]
[EventDate "2019.12.13"]
[EventType "match (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "8"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 193 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.01.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.01.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

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 "CHN-RUS Stars m blitz"]
[Site "Jinan"]
[Date "2019.12.13"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Fedoseev, Vladimir1"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B17"]
[WhiteElo "2664"]
[BlackElo "2677"]
[PlyCount "98"]
[EventDate "2019.12.13"]
[EventType "match (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "8"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 193 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.01.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.01.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

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 "CHN-RUS Stars m blitz"]
[Site "Jinan"]
[Date "2019.12.13"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Fedoseev, Vladimir1"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2677"]
[BlackElo "2664"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "2019.12.13"]
[EventType "match (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "8"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 193 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.01.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.01.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

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 "CHN-RUS Stars m blitz"]
[Site "Jinan"]
[Date "2019.12.13"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Fedoseev, Vladimir1"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B12"]
[WhiteElo "2664"]
[BlackElo "2677"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "2019.12.13"]
[EventType "match (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "8"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 193 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.01.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.01.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

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

[Event "Asia Cup U14"]
[Site "Shenzhen"]
[Date "2019.12.19"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Hou, Yifan B"]
[Black "Daneshvar, Bardiya"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2124"]
[BlackElo "2330"]
[PlyCount "100"]
[EventDate "2019.12.19"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 194 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.03.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.03.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "China II"]
[BlackTeam "Iran"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CHN"]
[BlackTeamCountry "IRI"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. g3 dxc4 5. Bg2 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 a5 7. Bxb4 axb4 8.
Ne5 c5 9. dxc5 Qxd1+ 10. Kxd1 Nbd7 11. Nxc4 Nxc5 12. Nbd2 Ke7 13. Kc2 Bd7 14.
Nb6 Ra6 15. Nxd7 Nfxd7 16. b3 Ne5 17. h3 g5 18. Rhd1 f5 19. Nf3 Nf7 20. Rd4 Rb6
21. Nd2 Nd6 22. Kb2 Ra8 23. Rc1 Rb5 24. Nc4 Nde4 25. Bxe4 Nxe4 26. a4 bxa3+ 27.
Nxa3 Rba5 28. Rc7+ Kf6 29. Nc2 h5 30. f4 Rg8 31. h4 gxh4 32. gxh4 Rg4 33. e3
Rc5 34. Rh7 Rg2 35. Rc4 Rxc4 36. bxc4 Nd6 37. Rxh5 Nxc4+ 38. Kc3 Nd6 39. Rh6+
Kf7 40. Nd4 Ne4+ 41. Kc4 Nf6 42. Rh8 Rg3 43. Nc2 Nd5 44. Kd4 b6 45. h5 Kg7 46.
Re8 Kf7 47. Rh8 Rh3 48. Rh7+ Kf6 49. Rh6+ Kf7 50. Rh7+ Kf6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Asia Cup U14"]
[Site "Shenzhen"]
[Date "2019.12.20"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "Li, Shanglin"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan B"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E51"]
[WhiteElo "2020"]
[BlackElo "2124"]
[PlyCount "52"]
[EventDate "2019.12.19"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 194 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.03.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.03.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "China III"]
[BlackTeam "China II"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CHN"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CHN"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Bd2 d5 5. e3 O-O 6. Nf3 b6 7. cxd5 exd5 8. Bd3
c5 9. a3 Bxc3 10. Bxc3 c4 11. Bc2 Bg4 12. Qd2 Ne4 13. Bxe4 dxe4 14. Ne5 Be6 15.
d5 Qxd5 16. Qxd5 Bxd5 17. O-O-O Be6 18. Rd4 f6 19. Nxc4 Nc6 20. Rd6 Bxc4 21.
Rxc6 Rac8 22. Rxc8 Rxc8 23. Rd1 Bd3 24. Kd2 Kf7 25. Rc1 Ke6 26. Ke1 Kf5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Asia Cup U14"]
[Site "Shenzhen"]
[Date "2019.12.21"]
[Round "3.1"]
[White "Hou, Yifan B"]
[Black "Jin, Yueheng"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A14"]
[WhiteElo "2124"]
[BlackElo "1924"]
[PlyCount "102"]
[EventDate "2019.12.19"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 194 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.03.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.03.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "China II"]
[BlackTeam "China"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CHN"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CHN"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Be7 6. O-O O-O 7. b3 d5 8. cxd5
Nxd5 9. Bb2 Nd7 10. e4 N5f6 11. e5 Nd5 12. Nbd2 c5 13. Nc4 Rc8 14. Rc1 b5 15.
Nd6 Bxd6 16. exd6 c4 17. bxc4 bxc4 18. Ne5 Nxe5 19. dxe5 Qa5 20. Qd4 Qa4 21.
Bc3 Nxc3 22. Rxc3 Bxg2 23. Kxg2 Qxa2 24. d7 Rcd8 25. Rd1 Qa6 26. Kf3 f6 27.
Qxc4 fxe5+ 28. Ke4 Qxc4+ 29. Rxc4 Kf7 30. Rc7 Ke7 31. f3 a5 32. Rd3 h5 33. Ra7
g6 34. h3 a4 35. g4 hxg4 36. fxg4 Rf4+ 37. Kxe5 Rb4 38. Ra5 Rb3 39. Rd4 Rxh3
40. Kf4 Rxd7 41. Rxd7+ Kxd7 42. Rxa4 Kd6 43. Kg5 Kd5 44. Kxg6 e5 45. g5 e4 46.
Kf5 Rf3+ 47. Kg4 Rf1 48. g6 e3 49. Kg5 Rg1+ 50. Rg4 Rxg4+ 51. Kxg4 Ke6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Asia Cup U14"]
[Site "Shenzhen"]
[Date "2019.12.21"]
[Round "4.1"]
[White "Amilal, Munkhdalai"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan B"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B85"]
[WhiteElo "2126"]
[BlackElo "2124"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "2019.12.19"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 194 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.03.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.03.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Mongolia II"]
[BlackTeam "China II"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "MGL"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CHN"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Qc7 5. Nc3 e6 6. Be3 a6 7. Be2 Nf6 8.
O-O Be7 9. f4 d6 10. Qe1 Nxd4 11. Bxd4 b5 12. a3 Bb7 13. Bd3 O-O 14. Qg3 Rfe8
15. Kh1 Rad8 16. Rae1 Rd7 17. a4 b4 18. Na2 a5 19. c3 d5 20. Bxf6 Bxf6 21. e5
Be7 22. cxb4 Rc8 23. f5 Bf8 24. fxe6 fxe6 25. Qh3 g6 26. Qxe6+ Kh8 27. Rc1 Qd8
28. Rxf8+ Qxf8 29. Qxd7 Rxc1+ 30. Nxc1 Qxb4 31. Qd8+ Kg7 32. Qf6+ Kh6 33. Qf2
d4 34. Ne2 Qxa4 35. Qf8+ Kh5 36. Ng3+ Kg5 37. Qf6+ Kh6 38. Nf5+ 1-0

[Event "Asia Cup U14"]
[Site "Shenzhen"]
[Date "2019.12.23"]
[Round "5.1"]
[White "Hou, Yifan B"]
[Black "Han, Xuqian Ben"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E60"]
[WhiteElo "2124"]
[BlackElo "1714"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "2019.12.19"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 194 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.03.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.03.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "China II"]
[BlackTeam "Hong Kong"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CHN"]
[BlackTeamCountry "HKG"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 O-O 5. c4 d6 6. O-O Nc6 7. Bf4 Bg4 8. Nc3
Nd7 9. Be3 Rb8 10. d5 Bxf3 11. exf3 Nce5 12. Bxa7 Ra8 13. Bd4 Nb6 14. b3 c5 15.
dxc6 Nxc6 16. Bxg7 Kxg7 17. f4 Qd7 18. Re1 Rfe8 19. Qd2 e6 20. Rad1 Rad8 21.
Qb2 f6 22. c5 Nc8 23. cxd6 Nxd6 24. Ne4 Qe7 25. Nc5 Nf7 26. Rxd8 Ncxd8 27. b4
e5 28. a4 b6 29. fxe5 Nxe5 30. Nd3 Qd6 31. Nxe5 Rxe5 32. Rxe5 fxe5 33. a5 bxa5
34. bxa5 Kh6 35. Qb6 Qd1+ 36. Bf1 Nf7 37. a6 Ng5 38. Qe3 Kh5 39. Qe2+ Nf3+ 40.
Kg2 1-0

[Event "Asia Cup U14"]
[Site "Shenzhen"]
[Date "2019.12.24"]
[Round "7.1"]
[White "Hou, Yifan B"]
[Black "Yin, Richard"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E01"]
[WhiteElo "2124"]
[BlackElo "1427"]
[PlyCount "119"]
[EventDate "2019.12.19"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 194 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.03.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.03.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "China II"]
[BlackTeam "Hong Kong II"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CHN"]
[BlackTeamCountry "HKG"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. g3 c6 5. Qc2 Bd6 6. Bg2 O-O 7. O-O Nbd7 8. Nbd2
Re8 9. Rd1 Qc7 10. e4 dxe4 11. Nxe4 Nxe4 12. Qxe4 Nf6 13. Qc2 c5 14. dxc5 Bxc5
15. Bf4 e5 16. Bxe5 Rxe5 17. Nxe5 Qxe5 18. Rd8+ Bf8 19. Qd2 Qc5 20. b4 Qc7 21.
Re1 Rb8 22. c5 Bd7 23. Rxb8 Qxb8 24. Qc2 Bc6 25. Bf1 a6 26. a4 Qc7 27. Qb3 Bd5
28. Bc4 Bxc4 29. Qxc4 a5 30. bxa5 Qxa5 31. Rc1 Nd7 32. c6 Ne5 33. c7 Nxc4 34.
Rxc4 Qe1+ 35. Kg2 Qe6 36. c8=Q Qd5+ 37. f3 Qd2+ 38. Kh3 Qh6+ 39. Rh4 Qa6 40.
Qc4 Qd6 41. Rd4 Qg6 42. Kg2 h6 43. Rd2 b6 44. Qc8 Qg5 45. Re2 Qg6 46. Re8 Qd6
47. Qc2 Qb4 48. Rb8 Qd4 49. Qa2 Qc5 50. Rb7 Be7 51. Qb3 h5 52. Rxb6 Qd4 53.
Rb8+ Kh7 54. Qc2+ g6 55. Qb2 Bf6 56. Qxd4 Bxd4 57. a5 Be5 58. Rb7 Kg7 59. a6
Bd4 60. a7 1-0

[Event "Asia Cup U14"]
[Site "Shenzhen"]
[Date "2019.12.25"]
[Round "8.1"]
[White "Hou, Yifan B"]
[Black "Yeoh, Yuan Hui"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D70"]
[WhiteElo "2124"]
[BlackElo "1738"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "2019.12.19"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 194 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.03.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.03.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "China II"]
[BlackTeam "Malaysia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CHN"]
[BlackTeamCountry "MAS"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 c6 4. e3 g6 5. Bd3 Bg7 6. O-O O-O 7. b3 Bg4 8. Bb2
Nbd7 9. Nbd2 e6 10. Qc2 Rc8 11. Ne5 Bf5 12. e4 dxe4 13. Nxe4 Nxe4 14. Bxe4 Bxe4
15. Qxe4 Nxe5 16. dxe5 Qd2 17. Bd4 Rfd8 18. Bxa7 Qa5 19. Bd4 Rxd4 20. Qxd4 Bxe5
21. Qd7 Rd8 22. Qxb7 Bxa1 23. Rxa1 Qxa2 24. Rf1 Rd3 25. Qb8+ Kg7 26. Qe5+ Kg8
27. h4 Qxb3 28. h5 Rd1 29. Qe2 Rxf1+ 30. Qxf1 gxh5 31. Qc1 f6 32. Qf4 f5 33.
Qd4 Qb1+ 34. Kh2 Qb8+ 35. g3 Qc7 36. Qf6 Qd7 37. Qg5+ Kf8 38. Qf6+ Kg8 39. Qg5+
1/2-1/2

[Event "Asia Cup U14"]
[Site "Shenzhen"]
[Date "2019.12.25"]
[Round "9.1"]
[White "Batbold, Nyamsuren"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan B"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A90"]
[WhiteElo "1963"]
[BlackElo "2124"]
[PlyCount "104"]
[EventDate "2019.12.19"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 194 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.03.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.03.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Mongolia"]
[BlackTeam "China II"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "MGL"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CHN"]

1. d4 f5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 e6 4. c4 d5 5. Nc3 c6 6. Nf3 Bd6 7. Qc2 O-O 8. O-O
Qe7 9. a3 Bd7 10. Rb1 Be8 11. Bf4 Nbd7 12. e3 Ne4 13. c5 Bb8 14. b4 a6 15. a4
e5 16. dxe5 Nxe5 17. Nxe5 Bxe5 18. Bxe5 Qxe5 19. Ne2 g5 20. f3 Nf6 21. Qc3 Qxc3
22. Nxc3 Bg6 23. Rb2 Rfe8 24. Kf2 Nd7 25. f4 Nf6 26. Bf3 Ng4+ 27. Bxg4 fxg4 28.
Re1 Kg7 29. Ne2 Bd3 30. Nd4 Kf6 31. Rd1 Bc4 32. Nb3 Bxb3 33. Rxb3 gxf4 34. exf4
Re4 35. Re1 Kf5 36. Rbe3 Rd8 37. R1e2 Rd7 38. Ke1 Rxb4 39. Re6 Re4 40. R2xe4
dxe4 41. Re5+ Kf6 42. Rxe4 a5 43. Ke2 Rd5 44. Rc4 Rh5 45. Rd4 Rxh2+ 46. Kf1 Rc2
47. Rd7 h5 48. Rxb7 Rxc5 49. Ra7 Kf5 50. Re7 h4 51. Rg7 Ke4 52. gxh4 Kf3 0-1

[Event "World Summit (Woman)"]
[Site "Xian"]
[Date "2019.12.19"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Stefanova, Antoaneta"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2476"]
[BlackElo "2664"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "2019.12.19"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 193 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.01.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.01.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bf4 d5 3. e3 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nd2 e6 6. Ngf3 Be7 7. Ne5 Nd7 8. Bd3
O-O 9. h4 f6 10. Nxd7 Bxd7 11. Nf3 Be8 12. h5 cxd4 13. exd4 e5 14. dxe5 fxe5
15. Bxe5 Rxf3 16. Bxh7+ Kxh7 17. Qxf3 Nxe5 18. Qf5+ Kg8 19. Qxe5 Bf6 20. Qf5
Qe7+ 21. Kf1 Bb5+ 22. Kg1 Rd8 23. h6 Qe4 24. Rh5 Be8 25. hxg7 Bxh5 26. Qxf6 Re8
27. f3 Qe3+ 28. Kh1 Bf7 29. Rd1 Re6 30. Qd8+ Kxg7 31. Kh2 Rh6+ 32. Kg3 Rg6+ 33.
Kh2 Qe2 34. Rg1 Qf2 0-1

[Event "World Summit (Woman)"]
[Site "Xian"]
[Date "2019.12.19"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Tan, Zhongyi"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C24"]
[WhiteElo "2664"]
[BlackElo "2502"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventDate "2019.12.19"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 193 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.01.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.01.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Nf6 3. d3 c6 4. Nf3 d5 5. Bb3 a5 6. a4 Bb4+ 7. c3 Bd6 8. Nbd2
O-O 9. O-O Re8 10. Re1 Nbd7 11. Nf1 Nf8 12. exd5 Nxd5 13. Bg5 Qc7 14. Ng3 h6
15. Bd2 Ng6 16. Ne4 Be7 17. h3 Bd7 18. d4 f5 19. c4 Nb4 20. c5+ Kh8 21. Nd6
Bxd6 22. cxd6 Qxd6 23. dxe5 Qe7 24. Bg5 Qf8 25. Qxd7 hxg5 26. Nxg5 Qe7 27. Qxf5
1-0

[Event "World Summit (Woman)"]
[Site "Xian"]
[Date "2019.12.19"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Kosteniuk, Alexandra"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B95"]
[WhiteElo "2483"]
[BlackElo "2664"]
[PlyCount "133"]
[EventDate "2019.12.19"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 193 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.01.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.01.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 e6 7. Qf3 Nbd7 8.
Be2 Qc7 9. O-O Be7 10. a4 b6 11. Qg3 Bb7 12. Be3 O-O 13. Bh6 Ne8 14. Bg5 Bxg5
15. Qxg5 Nef6 16. Qe3 Nc5 17. Bf3 Rac8 18. Rfd1 Rfd8 19. Nde2 Ncd7 20. g3 Ne5
21. Bg2 Nfg4 22. Qd4 Nc6 23. Qd2 h6 24. h3 Nf6 25. Rac1 Ne5 26. b3 d5 27. exd5
Nxd5 28. Nxd5 Bxd5 29. Qe3 Bxg2 30. Kxg2 Qb7+ 31. f3 Nc6 32. Nf4 Ne7 33. c4 Nf5
34. Qe5 Qe7 35. g4 Qg5 36. Qe4 Nh4+ 37. Kg3 Nf5+ 38. Kg2 h5 39. Kh2 hxg4 40.
fxg4 Nh4 41. Kg3 g6 42. Ra1 b5 43. axb5 axb5 44. Rxd8+ Rxd8 45. Ra8 Rxa8 46.
Qxa8+ Kg7 47. Qa1+ e5 48. Nd5 bxc4 49. bxc4 Nf5+ 50. Kf3 Nd4+ 51. Ke4 Qd2 52.
Kxe5 Nb3 53. Qc3 Qd1 54. Kd6+ Kh6 55. Qh8+ Kg5 56. Qf6+ Kh6 57. h4 Qd4 58. Qxd4
Nxd4 59. Ke5 Nf3+ 60. Kf6 Nd2 61. Ne3 Nf3 62. c5 Nd4 63. Kxf7 Kh7 64. g5 Nc6
65. Ng4 Nd8+ 66. Ke7 Nc6+ 67. Kd7 1-0

[Event "World Summit (Woman)"]
[Site "Xian"]
[Date "2019.12.20"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Dzagnidze, Nana"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A37"]
[WhiteElo "2520"]
[BlackElo "2664"]
[PlyCount "110"]
[EventDate "2019.12.19"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 193 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.01.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.01.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 c5 2. Nf3 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. g3 Nc6 5. Bg2 d6 6. O-O Bf5 7. d3 Qd7 8. Re1
Bh3 9. Bh1 h5 10. Rb1 h4 11. Nd5 hxg3 12. hxg3 Nf6 13. Bd2 Nxd5 14. cxd5 Ne5
15. Nxe5 Bxe5 16. Bc3 Bxc3 17. bxc3 b6 18. e4 Rh7 19. e5 dxe5 20. Rxe5 Bg4 21.
Bf3 Qd6 22. d4 cxd4 23. cxd4 Bd7 24. Qd3 Kf8 25. Rbe1 Re8 26. Qa6 Qf6 27. Qa3
g5 28. Be4 Rh8 29. Qf3 Qh6 30. Bf5 Qh2+ 31. Kf1 Bb5+ 32. R1e2 Qh1+ 33. Qxh1
Bxe2+ 34. Kg1 Rxh1+ 35. Kxh1 Bf3+ 36. Kg1 Rd8 37. a3 Rxd5 38. Rxd5 Bxd5 39. f4
e6 40. Bd3 g4 41. f5 Ke7 42. Kf2 exf5 43. Bxf5 Be6 44. Bd3 Kd6 45. Ke3 a5 46.
Be2 Bd7 47. Bc4 f6 48. Ke4 b5 49. Bd3 b4 50. axb4 axb4 51. d5 Kc5 52. Bc2 Kc4
53. d6 Kc5 54. Bb3 Kxd6 55. Kd4 Be6 0-1

[Event "World Summit (Woman)"]
[Site "Xian"]
[Date "2019.12.20"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Shen, Yang"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C54"]
[WhiteElo "2664"]
[BlackElo "2402"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[EventDate "2019.12.19"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 193 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.01.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.01.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. O-O Nf6 5. d3 O-O 6. h3 h6 7. Re1 d6 8. c3
Bb6 9. Bb3 Be6 10. Nbd2 Re8 11. Ba4 a6 12. Nf1 Bd7 13. Ng3 Ne7 14. Bc2 Ng6 15.
d4 c5 16. d5 Qc8 17. Be3 Bd8 18. b4 cxb4 19. cxb4 b5 20. a4 Qb7 21. a5 Be7 22.
Bd3 Rac8 23. Nh2 Rc7 24. Ng4 Nxg4 25. hxg4 Bg5 26. Bxg5 hxg5 27. Nf5 Bxf5 28.
gxf5 Nf8 29. Qh5 Nh7 30. Re3 g4 31. Qxg4 Qc8 32. Qd1 Rc3 33. Qd2 Re7 34. Bf1
Rec7 35. Rxc3 Rxc3 36. Bd3 Nf6 37. g3 Nd7 38. Kg2 Rc7 39. Qg5 Nf6 40. Rh1 Rc3
41. Qh4 Kf8 42. Qh8+ Ke7 43. Qxg7 Rxd3 44. Rh6 Nxd5 45. Re6+ Kd7 46. Qxf7+ Kc6
47. exd5+ Rxd5 48. f6 e4 49. Rxe4 Rf5 50. Re2 1-0

[Event "World Summit (Woman)"]
[Site "Xian"]
[Date "2019.12.20"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Ushenina, Anna"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E16"]
[WhiteElo "2416"]
[BlackElo "2664"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2019.12.19"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 193 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.01.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.01.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb4+ 5. Bd2 a5 6. Bg2 Bb7 7. O-O O-O 8. Bf4
Be7 9. Qc2 d5 10. cxd5 Nxd5 11. Bd2 Nd7 12. Nc3 N7f6 13. Rfd1 Nxc3 14. Bxc3 Be4
15. Qd2 Qd5 16. Ne1 Bxg2 17. Nxg2 Rfd8 18. f3 c5 19. Kh1 Qb7 20. Qe1 Nd5 21.
dxc5 Nxc3 22. Qxc3 bxc5 23. Rxd8+ Rxd8 24. Nf4 Bf6 25. Qb3 Qc7 26. Rc1 Bg5 27.
Rc4 Bxf4 28. Rxf4 Rd2 29. Qb5 g5 30. Re4 Qd6 31. Kg2 h6 32. Kf2 Qd5 33. a3 Rc2
34. Qxa5 Rxb2 35. Qc3 Rb1 36. Qc2 Ra1 37. a4 Qd8 38. Rc4 Qa5 39. Qc3 Rxa4 40.
Rxc5 Qxc3 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Summit (Woman)"]
[Site "Xian"]
[Date "2019.12.20"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Khademalsharieh, Sarasadat"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2664"]
[BlackElo "2487"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[EventDate "2019.12.19"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 193 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.01.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.01.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bc5 7. c3 d6 8. d3
Rb8 9. Be3 O-O 10. Nbd2 Bb6 11. h3 Ne7 12. d4 Ng6 13. Re1 h6 14. Bc2 Re8 15. a4
c6 16. Nf1 c5 17. Ng3 Qc7 18. b4 cxb4 19. cxb4 Be6 20. Rc1 Qb7 21. axb5 axb5
22. Bd3 Bd7 23. Qd2 Rec8 24. Bxh6 gxh6 25. Qxh6 Rxc1 26. Rxc1 Rc8 27. Rd1 Bd8
28. Ng5 Nf4 29. dxe5 dxe5 30. Bb1 Be6 31. Nxe6 fxe6 32. Qg5+ Qg7 33. Qxe5 Bc7
34. Qb2 Bb6 35. Kf1 Rf8 36. Ba2 Kh8 37. Rd2 Kh7 38. Qe5 Qc7 39. Qxc7+ Bxc7 40.
Ne2 Ra8 41. g3 Nxh3 42. Bxe6 Ng5 43. Bf5+ Kg8 44. Nc3 Be5 45. Nxb5 Rb8 46. Nd4
Ngxe4 47. Bxe4 Nxe4 48. Re2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Nations Cup Online Prelim"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.05.05"]
[Round "1.4"]
[White "Muzychuk, Mariya"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B52"]
[WhiteElo "2544"]
[BlackElo "2658"]
[PlyCount "128"]
[EventDate "2020.05.05"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 196"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.06.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.06.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Rest of the World"]
[BlackTeam "China"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CHN"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Bd7 4. Bxd7+ Qxd7 5. c4 e5 6. Nc3 Nc6 7. d3 g6 8. a3
Bg7 9. b4 Nge7 10. Rb1 O-O 11. O-O h6 12. Nd5 f5 13. b5 Nd8 14. Nh4 Nxd5 15.
cxd5 Kh7 16. exf5 g5 17. Nf3 Qxf5 18. Qb3 Nf7 19. Nd2 Nh8 20. Ne4 Qd7 21. Be3
Ng6 22. f3 Rad8 23. Qc4 Kh8 24. a4 Qf7 25. a5 Ne7 26. Nc3 Nf5 27. Bd2 Nd4 28.
Be3 Nc2 29. Qe4 Nxe3 30. Qxe3 e4 31. Qd2 e3 32. Qc2 Be5 33. g3 Rde8 34. Kg2 Kg8
35. Rbe1 Bxc3 36. Qxc3 Qxd5 37. Qc4 Rf5 38. Re2 Kf8 39. Qc3 Kf7 40. Qc2 g4 41.
Qc4 Qxc4 42. dxc4 h5 43. f4 d5 44. cxd5 Rxd5 45. Rc1 Re4 46. Rc3 c4 47. Rcxe3
Rxe3 48. Rxe3 Rxb5 49. Rc3 Rxa5 50. Rxc4 Ra2+ 51. Kg1 Rb2 52. Rc5 Kg6 53. Rg5+
Kh6 54. Rg8 a5 55. f5 Rb5 56. Rg6+ Kh7 57. Rg5 a4 58. Rxh5+ Kg8 59. Rg5+ Kf7
60. Rxg4 Ra5 61. Rd4 a3 62. Rd1 a2 63. Ra1 b5 64. g4 b4 0-1

[Event "Nations Cup Online Prelim"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.05.06"]
[Round "4.4"]
[White "Koneru, Humpy"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D35"]
[WhiteElo "2586"]
[BlackElo "2658"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "2020.05.05"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 196"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.06.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.06.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "India"]
[BlackTeam "China"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "IND"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CHN"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Nbd7 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 c6 7. e3 Be7 8.
Bd3 Ne4 9. Bxe7 Qxe7 10. Qc2 Ndf6 11. O-O O-O 12. Ne5 Re8 13. Rfe1 Bf5 14. Rac1
Nxc3 15. Qxc3 Bxd3 16. Qxd3 Ne4 17. Nf3 a5 18. Nd2 Nd6 19. a4 g6 20. h3 Kg7 21.
Rc5 Qd8 22. Rcc1 Qb6 23. Qc3 Ne4 24. Nxe4 Rxe4 25. Rb1 Qb4 26. Qxb4 axb4 27. b3
f5 28. f3 Re6 29. Kf2 Kf6 30. h4 Ke7 31. Rbd1 Kd6 32. Rd3 b6 33. g3 Rae8 34.
Red1 Rf8 35. R3d2 Rfe8 36. Rd3 Rf8 37. R3d2 Rfe8 38. Rd3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Nations Cup Online Prelim"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.05.07"]
[Round "5.4"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Krush, Irina"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B52"]
[WhiteElo "2658"]
[BlackElo "2429"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "2020.05.05"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 196"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.06.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.06.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "China"]
[BlackTeam "USA"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CHN"]
[BlackTeamCountry "USA"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Bd7 4. c4 Bxb5 5. cxb5 Nf6 6. Nc3 g6 7. d4 cxd4 8.
Nxd4 Bg7 9. O-O O-O 10. Be3 Nbd7 11. Qe2 Rc8 12. Rfd1 Re8 13. Rac1 e6 14. Nb3
Nb6 15. Na5 d5 16. e5 Nfd7 17. Nxb7 Qh4 18. Nd6 Bxe5 19. g3 Qf6 20. Nxc8 Rxc8
21. f4 Bb8 22. Bxb6 Nxb6 23. Nxd5 exd5 24. Rxc8+ Nxc8 25. Qe8+ Kg7 26. Qxc8
Qb6+ 27. Kg2 Qxb5 28. Qc3+ Kg8 29. Rd2 Bd6 30. Qb3 Qa6 31. Qxd5 Be7 32. f5 Bf6
33. fxg6 hxg6 34. Rf2 Kg7 35. Qf3 Qe6 36. Qxf6+ 1-0

[Event "Nations Cup Online Prelim"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.05.08"]
[Round "8.4"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Goryachkina, Aleksandra"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C15"]
[WhiteElo "2658"]
[BlackElo "2582"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "2020.05.05"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 196"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.06.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.06.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "China"]
[BlackTeam "Russia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CHN"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qd3 dxe4 5. Qxe4 Nf6 6. Qh4 c5 7. dxc5 Bxc3+ 8.
bxc3 Qc7 9. Be3 Nbd7 10. Nf3 Nxc5 11. Qg3 Qxg3 12. hxg3 b6 13. a4 O-O 14. a5
Bb7 15. Ne5 Be4 16. Nd3 Nd5 17. Bxc5 bxc5 18. c4 Nb4 19. Nxb4 cxb4 20. Bd3 Bg6
21. Ke2 Rfc8 22. Rhb1 f5 23. Rxb4 e5 24. Ke3 Rc5 25. a6 Rd8 26. Rb5 f4+ 27.
gxf4 exf4+ 28. Kxf4 Rc6 29. Ke3 Bf7 30. Rb7 Bxc4 31. Rxa7 Bxd3 32. cxd3 Rc3 33.
Rb7 Rcxd3+ 34. Ke2 Rd2+ 35. Ke1 Rc2 36. a7 Re8+ 37. Kf1 1-0

[Event "Nations Cup Online Prelim"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.05.09"]
[Round "9.4"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Harika, Dronavalli"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B23"]
[WhiteElo "2658"]
[BlackElo "2515"]
[PlyCount "117"]
[EventDate "2020.05.05"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 196"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.06.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.06.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "China"]
[BlackTeam "India"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CHN"]
[BlackTeamCountry "IND"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. Nge2 Nd4 4. d3 e6 5. Be3 e5 6. Nd5 Ne7 7. Nec3 d6 8. g3
Nxd5 9. Nxd5 Be6 10. c3 Nc6 11. Bg2 Be7 12. O-O O-O 13. f4 exf4 14. Nxf4 Bg5
15. Kh1 Bxf4 16. Rxf4 Ne5 17. Qh5 Ng6 18. Rf2 Qd7 19. h3 f5 20. exf5 Rxf5 21.
Rxf5 Bxf5 22. Rf1 Rf8 23. Kh2 b6 24. Bd5+ Kh8 25. d4 Be6 26. Rxf8+ Nxf8 27. Qf3
Bxd5 28. Qxd5 Qe6 29. Qxe6 Nxe6 30. d5 Nc7 31. c4 b5 32. b3 bxc4 33. bxc4 Kg8
34. Bf4 Ne8 35. Kg2 Kf7 36. Kf3 Ke7 37. g4 Nc7 38. Ke4 Na8 39. Kd3 Nb6 40. Bg5+
Ke8 41. Kc3 a6 42. Kb3 Kd7 43. a4 Ke8 44. a5 Nd7 45. Kc3 Ne5 46. Bf4 Nf7 47.
Kd3 g6 48. Ke4 Ke7 49. h4 Kd7 50. h5 Ke7 51. hxg6 hxg6 52. Bg3 Kd7 53. Ke3 Ke8
54. Bf4 Kd7 55. Kd3 Ke8 56. Ke4 Kd7 57. Kd3 Ke8 58. Ke4 Kd7 59. Kd3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Nations Cup Online Final"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.05.10"]
[Round "1.4"]
[White "Krush, Irina"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C01"]
[WhiteElo "2429"]
[BlackElo "2658"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "2020.05.10"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 196"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.06.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.06.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "USA"]
[BlackTeam "China"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "USA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CHN"]

1. d4 e6 2. e4 d5 3. exd5 exd5 4. Nf3 Bd6 5. Bd3 Nc6 6. O-O Nge7 7. Re1 O-O 8.
c3 Bf5 9. Bg5 Qd7 10. Qc2 Bxd3 11. Qxd3 h6 12. Bh4 Nf5 13. Bg3 Nxg3 14. hxg3
Rae8 15. Nbd2 Nd8 16. Rxe8 Rxe8 17. Re1 Rxe1+ 18. Nxe1 Qa4 19. Qb1 Ne6 20. Ndf3
c5 21. Nc2 Qb5 22. dxc5 Bxc5 23. Ncd4 Bxd4 24. Nxd4 Nxd4 25. cxd4 Qc4 26. Qf5
g6 27. Qe5 Qc1+ 28. Kh2 Qxb2 29. Qxd5 Qxf2 30. Qd8+ Kg7 31. d5 Qb6 32. Qe7 Qb5
33. d6 Qh5+ 34. Kg1 Qc5+ 35. Kh2 Qh5+ 36. Kg1 Qc5+ 37. Kh2 Qh5+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Speed Chess (Women) GP2"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.07.01"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Mammadzada, Gunay Vuqar Qizi"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B53"]
[WhiteElo "2658"]
[BlackElo "2443"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[EventDate "2020.07.01"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 197 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Qxd4 Nf6 5. Be2 g6 6. c4 Bg7 7. h3 Nc6 8. Qe3
O-O 9. O-O Nd7 10. Nc3 a6 11. b3 Nde5 12. Bb2 Nxf3+ 13. Bxf3 Nd4 14. Rfd1 Nc2
15. Qd2 Nxa1 16. Rxa1 Rb8 17. a4 Be6 18. Be2 Qb6 19. Qc2 Rbc8 20. Rd1 Qc5 21.
Qd2 Rfe8 22. Rb1 Bd7 23. Qd3 Rb8 24. Bc1 Qd4 25. Qxd4 Bxd4 26. Nd5 e6 27. Nf4
b5 28. cxb5 axb5 29. a5 Bc6 30. Bd3 b4 31. Ne2 Bc5 32. Bf4 e5 33. Bd2 Bb5 34.
Bxb5 Rxb5 35. Ra1 Ra8 36. a6 Rb6 37. a7 Rb7 38. Rc1 Rbxa7 39. Be1 Ra1 40. Kf1
Rxc1 41. Nxc1 Ra1 42. Nd3 Rb1 43. Ke2 Rxb3 0-1

[Event "Speed Chess (Women) GP2"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.07.01"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Mammadzada, Gunay Vuqar Qizi"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B56"]
[WhiteElo "2443"]
[BlackElo "2658"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "2020.07.01"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 197 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. f3 e5 7. Nb3 Be7 8. Be3
O-O 9. Qd2 a5 10. Bb5 Be6 11. O-O-O Nb4 12. a3 Qc7 13. Bg5 a4 14. Bxa4 Rxa4 15.
Bxf6 Bxf6 16. axb4 Bxb3 17. cxb3 Ra6 18. Kc2 Be7 19. Kd3 Qd7 20. Ke2 f5 21.
Qd5+ Kh8 22. exf5 Rxf5 23. Ne4 Rc6 24. Rc1 h6 25. b5 Rb6 26. Nc3 e4 27. Qd4
exf3+ 28. gxf3 Qe6+ 29. Kd2 Bg5+ 30. Kc2 Qg6 31. Qe4 d5 32. Qd3 Rxf3 33. Qxg6
Rxg6 34. Rcd1 Rf2+ 35. Kb1 Bf6 36. Rhg1 Rxg1 37. Rxg1 Bxc3 38. bxc3 Rxh2 39.
Rd1 Rh5 40. b6 Rg5 41. Kc2 h5 42. c4 dxc4 43. bxc4 h4 44. Rd4 Rh5 45. Rd8+ 1-0

[Event "Speed Chess (Women) GP2"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.07.01"]
[Round "1.3"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Mammadzada, Gunay Vuqar Qizi"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B53"]
[WhiteElo "2658"]
[BlackElo "2443"]
[PlyCount "132"]
[EventDate "2020.07.01"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 197 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Qxd4 Nf6 5. Be2 g6 6. h3 Bg7 7. c4 Nc6 8. Qe3
O-O 9. O-O Nd7 10. Nc3 a6 11. Bd2 Nde5 12. Nxe5 dxe5 13. c5 Nd4 14. Rac1 e6 15.
Bc4 Bd7 16. b4 b6 17. Ne2 bxc5 18. bxc5 Bc6 19. Nxd4 exd4 20. Qd3 Qe7 21. Rfe1
a5 22. e5 Rfd8 23. Qg3 h6 24. Bd3 Rac8 25. Bxa5 Rd5 26. Bc4 Rd7 27. Bb6 Ra8 28.
Qd3 Qg5 29. g3 Bxe5 30. h4 Qh5 31. Bb5 Bxb5 32. Qxb5 Rd5 33. Qd3 Qf5 34. Qxf5
gxf5 35. c6 d3 36. Red1 Rc8 37. a4 Bc7 38. a5 e5 39. Ra1 e4 40. Bxc7 Rxc7 41.
a6 Rd8 42. Rdb1 Ra8 43. Rb6 Kg7 44. Kf1 Kf6 45. Ke1 f4 46. gxf4 Kf5 47. Rb7
Rxc6 48. a7 Rcc8 49. Rxf7+ Kg4 50. Rg7+ Kf3 51. Rg3+ Kxf4 52. Rg7 Rc2 53. Rf7+
Kg4 54. Re7 Kf4 55. Ra4 Re2+ 56. Kf1 Kf3 57. Rf7+ Kg4 58. Rb7 Kf3 59. Rf7+ Kg4
60. Rxe4+ Rxe4 61. f3+ Kxh4 62. fxe4 Kg5 63. e5 Kg6 64. e6 h5 65. Ke1 Re8 66.
Kd2 Rd8 0-1

[Event "Speed Chess (Women) GP2"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.07.01"]
[Round "1.4"]
[White "Mammadzada, Gunay Vuqar Qizi"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C03"]
[WhiteElo "2443"]
[BlackElo "2658"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[EventDate "2020.07.01"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 197 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 c5 4. Ngf3 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Nf6 6. exd5 Nxd5 7. c3 Be7 8.
N2f3 O-O 9. Bd3 b6 10. O-O Bb7 11. a3 Nc6 12. Nxc6 Bxc6 13. Ne5 Bb7 14. c4 Nf6
15. Be2 Qc7 16. Nf3 Rfd8 17. Qc2 e5 18. h3 e4 19. Nh2 h5 20. Re1 Bc5 21. Be3
Bxe3 22. fxe3 Bc8 23. Nf1 Be6 24. Rad1 h4 25. b3 Qe5 26. Rd2 Rxd2 27. Qxd2 Qg5
28. Kh1 Nh5 29. Bxh5 Qxh5 30. Qd4 Qg6 31. Nd2 Qg3 32. Rf1 f5 33. b4 Qc7 34. c5
Rd8 35. Qc3 bxc5 36. bxc5 Rd3 37. Qc1 Rxe3 38. Nc4 Re2 39. Nd6 Qc6 40. Rd1 e3
41. Rg1 Bd5 42. Nxf5 Bxg2+ 43. Kh2 Be4+ 0-1

[Event "Speed Chess (Women) GP2"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.07.01"]
[Round "1.5"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Mammadzada, Gunay Vuqar Qizi"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B70"]
[WhiteElo "2658"]
[BlackElo "2443"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "2020.07.01"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 197 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Ne2 Nf6 3. Nbc3 d6 4. g3 Nc6 5. Bg2 g6 6. d4 cxd4 7. Nxd4 Nxd4 8.
Qxd4 Bg7 9. O-O O-O 10. h3 Be6 11. Be3 Ng4 12. Qd2 Nxe3 13. Qxe3 Qa5 14. Nd5
Bxd5 15. exd5 Bxb2 16. Rab1 Bf6 17. g4 Qxa2 18. g5 Bg7 19. Rxb7 a5 20. Qxe7 a4
21. Qxd6 a3 22. Qc5 Rac8 23. Rc7 Rxc7 24. Qxc7 Qb2 25. d6 a2 26. d7 Qb8 27. Qa5
a1=Q 28. Rxa1 Bxa1 29. Qxa1 Qd6 30. Qa4 Rd8 31. Bc6 Qc5 32. h4 Qd6 33. Qe4 Kf8
34. Qe8+ Kg7 35. Qxd8 Qd1+ 36. Kh2 Qd6+ 37. Kg2 Qxc6+ 38. f3 Qxc2+ 39. Kg3 1-0

[Event "Speed Chess (Women) GP2"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.07.01"]
[Round "1.6"]
[White "Mammadzada, Gunay Vuqar Qizi"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C07"]
[WhiteElo "2443"]
[BlackElo "2658"]
[PlyCount "110"]
[EventDate "2020.07.01"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 197 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 c5 4. exd5 Qxd5 5. Ngf3 cxd4 6. Bc4 Qd6 7. O-O Nf6 8.
Nb3 Nc6 9. Nbxd4 Nxd4 10. Nxd4 a6 11. Re1 Qc7 12. Bf1 Be7 13. g3 b6 14. Bf4 Qc5
15. Bg2 Ra7 16. Nc6 Rd7 17. Qc1 O-O 18. Be3 Qh5 19. Nxe7+ Rxe7 20. Bxb6 Bb7 21.
h3 Bxg2 22. Kxg2 Qd5+ 23. Kh2 Nd7 24. Rd1 Qc6 25. Bd4 e5 26. Be3 Nf6 27. Qd2
Qf3 28. Bc5 Rd7 29. Qe3 Qh5 30. f3 Rc8 31. b4 e4 32. Kg2 h6 33. Rxd7 Nxd7 34.
Qxe4 Nxc5 35. bxc5 Qxc5 36. Rc1 Rd8 37. Qe2 Qa3 38. Rd1 Rxd1 39. Qxd1 Qxa2 40.
Qd8+ Kh7 41. Qd3+ g6 42. h4 h5 43. Kh3 a5 44. Qb3 Qxb3 45. cxb3 Kg7 46. g4 Kf6
47. gxh5 gxh5 48. Kg3 Ke5 49. Kg2 Kd4 50. Kg3 Ke3 51. f4 f5 52. Kg2 Kxf4 53.
Kf2 Kg4 54. Ke3 Kg3 55. Kd4 f4 0-1

[Event "Speed Chess (Women) GP2"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.07.01"]
[Round "1.7"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Mammadzada, Gunay Vuqar Qizi"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B52"]
[WhiteElo "2658"]
[BlackElo "2443"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "2020.07.01"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 197 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Bd7 4. c4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. d4 cxd4 7. Nxd4 Bg7 8.
O-O Nc6 9. h3 O-O 10. Be3 Ne5 11. Bxd7 Nfxd7 12. Qe2 Rc8 13. b3 a6 14. Rac1 Nc6
15. Nxc6 Rxc6 16. Rfd1 Re8 17. Nd5 Rc8 18. Bg5 h6 19. Be3 Kh7 20. f4 e6 21. Nc3
Qe7 22. Qd2 Rc6 23. e5 Bf8 24. Ne4 Qd8 25. Nxd6 Bxd6 26. exd6 Nf6 27. Qd4 Nd7
28. b4 e5 29. fxe5 Rxe5 30. Qf4 Rf5 31. Qxh6+ Kg8 32. Bd4 Ne5 33. c5 Rh5 34.
Qf4 Nd7 35. Rf1 Qf8 36. Rce1 Rc8 37. Re7 Rf5 38. Qh4 Rxf1+ 39. Kxf1 f6 1-0

[Event "Speed Chess (Women) GP2"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.07.01"]
[Round "1.8"]
[White "Mammadzada, Gunay Vuqar Qizi"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B40"]
[WhiteElo "2443"]
[BlackElo "2658"]
[PlyCount "109"]
[EventDate "2020.07.01"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 197 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 a6 3. c4 e6 4. g3 b6 5. Bg2 Bb7 6. Nc3 d6 7. d4 cxd4 8. Nxd4
Qc7 9. O-O Nf6 10. Be3 Nbd7 11. Rc1 Be7 12. f4 O-O 13. b4 Rac8 14. g4 g6 15. g5
Nh5 16. Bf3 Ng7 17. Qd2 f5 18. Qg2 fxe4 19. Bxe4 Bxe4 20. Nxe4 Rce8 21. Rfd1
Bd8 22. Kh1 Kh8 23. Ne2 Nf5 24. Bg1 Kg8 25. Nd4 e5 26. Nxf5 gxf5 27. Nxd6 e4
28. Nxe8 Rxe8 29. Qd2 Nf8 30. Qd5+ Qf7 31. Qxf7+ Kxf7 32. Be3 Ne6 33. c5 bxc5
34. bxc5 Bc7 35. Rd7+ Re7 36. Rxe7+ Kxe7 37. c6 Kd8 38. Rf1 Ke7 39. h4 Kd6 40.
Rc1 Kd5 41. h5 Nf8 42. Kg2 Ne6 43. Kf2 Ng7 44. Rc5+ Ke6 45. h6 Ne8 46. Rc1 Kf7
47. Rd1 Nd6 48. Bc5 Nb5 49. Rd7+ Kg6 50. a4 Bxf4 51. axb5 axb5 52. c7 Bxc7 53.
Rxc7 f4 54. Bd6 e3+ 55. Kf3 1-0

[Event "Speed Chess (Women) GP2"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.07.01"]
[Round "1.9"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Mammadzada, Gunay Vuqar Qizi"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B52"]
[WhiteElo "2658"]
[BlackElo "2443"]
[PlyCount "117"]
[EventDate "2020.07.01"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 197 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Bd7 4. c4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. d4 cxd4 7. Nxd4 Bg7 8.
O-O O-O 9. h3 a6 10. Bxd7 Nfxd7 11. Be3 Nc6 12. Rc1 Rc8 13. b3 Qa5 14. Nd5 Rfe8
15. a4 e6 16. Nc3 Nxd4 17. Bxd4 Bxd4 18. Qxd4 Nc5 19. Rb1 Qc7 20. Rfd1 Rcd8 21.
Qe3 Nd7 22. Ne2 Qc5 23. Nd4 Nb8 24. Qd3 e5 25. Nc2 Nc6 26. b4 Qb6 27. a5 Qc7
28. Qc3 Rc8 29. Rbc1 Red8 30. Ne3 Qe7 31. Nd5 Qe6 32. Nb6 Rc7 33. Qe3 Nxb4 34.
Nd5 Nxd5 35. cxd5 Qe7 36. Qb6 Rdc8 37. Rb1 Kg7 38. g3 h5 39. h4 Qf6 40. Kg2 Rc2
41. Rd3 R8c5 42. Rf3 Qe7 43. Qxb7 Qxb7 44. Rxb7 Rc7 45. Rb6 R2c4 46. Rxd6 Rxe4
47. Rxa6 Ra4 48. d6 Rd7 49. Rd3 e4 50. Rd2 Kf6 51. Ra8 Ke6 52. Re8+ Kf6 53. Ra8
Ke6 54. a6 f5 55. Re8+ Kf7 56. Ra8 Ke6 57. Kf1 Rxd6 58. Rxd6+ Kf7 59. a7 1-0

[Event "Speed Chess (Women) GP2"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.07.01"]
[Round "1.10"]
[White "Mammadzada, Gunay Vuqar Qizi"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C07"]
[WhiteElo "2443"]
[BlackElo "2658"]
[PlyCount "121"]
[EventDate "2020.07.01"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 197 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 c5 4. Ngf3 cxd4 5. exd5 Qxd5 6. Bc4 Qd6 7. O-O Nc6 8.
Nb3 Nf6 9. Nbxd4 Nxd4 10. Nxd4 Qc7 11. Bb5+ Bd7 12. Bg5 Be7 13. Re1 a6 14.
Bxd7+ Qxd7 15. Nb3 Qc7 16. c3 O-O 17. Qf3 Rad8 18. Nd4 h6 19. Bf4 Bd6 20. Bxh6
Bxh2+ 21. Kh1 Be5 22. Be3 Nd5 23. Ne2 Nxe3 24. Qxe3 g6 25. Ng1 Bf6 26. Nf3 Kg7
27. Kg1 Rh8 28. Rad1 Rxd1 29. Rxd1 g5 30. Qe4 Rh6 31. g3 Rh8 32. Kg2 Qe7 33.
Rd2 Rc8 34. c4 Qc7 35. b3 b6 36. Rd1 Qc6 37. Qxc6 Rxc6 38. a4 Kf8 39. Kf1 Ke7
40. Ke2 Rd6 41. Rxd6 Kxd6 42. Kd3 Kc5 43. Nd2 Be7 44. g4 f5 45. f3 Kc6 46. Kd4
Bf6+ 47. Kd3 Kc5 48. Nf1 Kb4 49. Kc2 Bd4 50. Ng3 fxg4 51. fxg4 Be3 52. Ne4 Bf4
53. Nf6 b5 54. cxb5 axb5 55. axb5 Kxb5 56. Kd3 Kb4 57. Kc2 Bd6 58. Ne4 Bf4 59.
Nf6 Be5 60. Ne4 Bf4 61. Nf6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Speed Chess (Women) GP2"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.07.02"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "Ushenina, Anna"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2416"]
[BlackElo "2658"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "2020.07.01"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 197 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. Bf4 c5 4. e3 Nc6 5. c3 d5 6. Nbd2 Be7 7. h3 Bd6 8. dxc5
Bxc5 9. Bd3 O-O 10. O-O Bd6 11. Bxd6 Qxd6 12. e4 Rd8 13. Qe2 dxe4 14. Bxe4 b6
15. Rad1 Bb7 16. Bc2 Qe7 17. Ne4 Nxe4 18. Qxe4 g6 19. Qe3 Rxd1 20. Rxd1 Rd8 21.
Rxd8+ Qxd8 22. Qd2 Qxd2 23. Nxd2 Kf8 24. h4 h6 25. f3 Ke7 26. Kf2 g5 27. hxg5
hxg5 28. Ke3 f5 29. g3 Ne5 30. a4 Kd6 31. b4 Bd5 32. f4 gxf4+ 33. gxf4 Nc6 34.
Bb3 Bxb3 35. Nxb3 e5 36. b5 Nb8 37. c4 Nd7 38. a5 bxa5 39. Nxa5 Kc5 40. fxe5
Nxe5 41. Kf4 Nxc4 42. Nc6 Nd6 43. Nxa7 Nxb5 44. Nxb5 Kxb5 45. Kxf5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Speed Chess (Women) GP2"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.07.02"]
[Round "2.2"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Ushenina, Anna"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C49"]
[WhiteElo "2658"]
[BlackElo "2416"]
[PlyCount "101"]
[EventDate "2020.07.01"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 197 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. Bb5 Bb4 5. O-O O-O 6. d3 d6 7. Ne2 Ne7 8. c3
Ba5 9. Ba4 Ng6 10. Ng3 c6 11. d4 h6 12. h3 Re8 13. Bc2 Be6 14. Be3 Bb6 15. Re1
Qc7 16. Qd2 Kh7 17. Nf5 Bxf5 18. exf5 Nf8 19. Nh2 N8d7 20. a4 a5 21. Ng4 Nxg4
22. hxg4 f6 23. g3 d5 24. Kg2 Nf8 25. Rh1 Kg8 26. Rh2 Qe7 27. Rah1 exd4 28.
cxd4 Qb4 29. Qd1 Rxe3 30. fxe3 Nh7 31. b3 Ng5 32. Qe1 Qd6 33. Qf2 Re8 34. Re1
Bc7 35. Rhh1 Re7 36. Rhf1 Qd7 37. Qd2 Qe8 38. Rf4 Bxf4 39. gxf4 Ne4 40. Bxe4
Rxe4 41. Kf3 Qd8 42. Rh1 Qe7 43. Kf2 Qe8 44. Qc3 Qe7 45. Rh3 Qe8 46. Rh1 Qd8
47. Rh3 Qc7 48. Rf3 Qd8 49. Rh3 Qc7 50. Rf3 Qd8 51. Rh3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Speed Chess (Women) GP2"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.07.02"]
[Round "2.3"]
[White "Ushenina, Anna"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2416"]
[BlackElo "2658"]
[PlyCount "114"]
[EventDate "2020.07.01"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 197 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. Bf4 c5 4. e3 Nc6 5. Nbd2 d5 6. c3 Be7 7. h3 Bd6 8. dxc5
Bxc5 9. Bd3 O-O 10. Qe2 Bd6 11. Bxd6 Qxd6 12. e4 dxe4 13. Nxe4 Nxe4 14. Qxe4 f5
15. Qe3 e5 16. Rd1 Qf6 17. Bc4+ Kh8 18. Qg5 Qxg5 19. Nxg5 h6 20. Nf7+ Kh7 21.
Nd6 Rf6 22. Ne8 Rf8 23. Nd6 Rb8 24. Ke2 Rf6 25. Rd2 Be6 26. Bxe6 Rxe6 27. Nxf5
Kg6 28. Ne3 b5 29. Rhd1 b4 30. Rd6 Kf7 31. Rxe6 Kxe6 32. Nc4 Ke7 33. Ke3 bxc3
34. bxc3 Rc8 35. Ke4 Ke6 36. Rd6+ Ke7 37. Rg6 Kf8 38. Nd6 Rc7 39. c4 Ne7 40.
Re6 Nc8 41. Nxc8 Rxc4+ 42. Kxe5 Rxc8 43. Ra6 Rc2 44. Rxa7 Rxf2 45. a4 Rxg2 46.
a5 Rh2 47. a6 Rxh3 48. Rb7 Re3+ 49. Kf4 Ra3 50. a7 Ra4+ 51. Kf5 Ra5+ 52. Kg6
Ra6+ 53. Kh5 Ra5+ 54. Kg6 Ra6+ 55. Kh7 h5 56. Rb8+ Kf7 57. a8=Q Rh6# 0-1

[Event "Speed Chess (Women) GP2"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.07.02"]
[Round "2.4"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Ushenina, Anna"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C48"]
[WhiteElo "2658"]
[BlackElo "2416"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[EventDate "2020.07.01"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 197 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. Bb5 Be7 5. O-O Nd4 6. Bc4 Nxf3+ 7. Qxf3 d6 8.
d3 O-O 9. h3 Be6 10. Bb3 c6 11. Bxe6 fxe6 12. Qe2 Qe8 13. a4 Qg6 14. Bd2 Nh5
15. Qg4 Nf4 16. g3 h5 17. Qxg6 Nxg6 18. h4 d5 19. Kg2 Bd6 20. Rfe1 Rf7 21. Re2
Raf8 22. Rf1 Bc5 23. Nd1 Bd6 24. b3 a6 25. a5 Kh7 26. Bc3 Kg8 27. Nb2 Rd8 28.
Na4 Rdf8 29. Nb2 Rd8 30. Nd1 Rdf8 31. Bd2 Bc5 32. Bc3 Bd6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Speed Chess (Women) GP2"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.07.02"]
[Round "2.5"]
[White "Ushenina, Anna"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2416"]
[BlackElo "2658"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "2020.07.01"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 197 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. Bf4 c5 4. e3 Nc6 5. Nbd2 d5 6. c3 Be7 7. h3 Bd6 8. dxc5
Bxc5 9. Bd3 O-O 10. Qe2 Bd6 11. Bxd6 Qxd6 12. e4 e5 13. Rd1 Rd8 14. O-O Be6 15.
exd5 Nxd5 16. Nc4 Qc7 17. Ncxe5 Nf4 18. Bxh7+ Kxh7 19. Qe4+ Kg8 20. Qxf4 Bxa2
21. Qg3 Rxd1 22. Rxd1 Re8 23. Nxc6 Qxg3 24. fxg3 bxc6 25. Kf2 Bd5 26. Nd4 f6
27. b4 Kf7 28. Ra1 Re7 29. Ra6 Rc7 30. g4 g5 31. g3 Ke7 32. h4 Kf7 33. Nf5 Ke6
34. Ra5 Be4 35. Nd4+ Kd6 36. Rc5 gxh4 37. gxh4 Rg7 38. Kg3 Rg8 39. Kf4 Bd5 40.
h5 Re8 41. Kf5 Rg8 42. Kf4 Re8 43. h6 1-0

[Event "Speed Chess (Women) GP2"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.07.02"]
[Round "2.6"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Ushenina, Anna"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2658"]
[BlackElo "2416"]
[PlyCount "111"]
[EventDate "2020.07.01"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 197 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. Bb5 Be7 5. d3 d6 6. Be3 O-O 7. O-O Na5 8. d4
exd4 9. Nxd4 a6 10. Be2 c5 11. Nf3 b5 12. a4 b4 13. Nd5 Bb7 14. Nxf6+ Bxf6 15.
e5 Be7 16. Qd2 dxe5 17. Nxe5 Qxd2 18. Bxd2 Rfd8 19. Rfd1 Be4 20. Bd3 Bxd3 21.
Nxd3 Nc4 22. b3 Nxd2 23. Rxd2 Bf6 24. Rad1 Bc3 25. Re2 Rac8 26. Re4 Kf8 27. Kf1
g6 28. g4 Rd7 29. Ke2 Rcd8 30. Rf1 Rc8 31. Rc4 Rd5 32. Re4 Rcd8 33. h3 Rc8 34.
Rd1 Rcd8 35. f3 Rc8 36. Nf2 Rcd8 37. Rxd5 Rxd5 38. Nd3 Bd4 39. Nf4 Rd7 40. Kd3
Be5+ 41. Kc4 Bxf4 42. Rxf4 Rd2 43. Kxc5 Rxc2+ 44. Kxb4 Rh2 45. Ka5 Rxh3 46.
Kxa6 h5 47. gxh5 gxh5 48. b4 h4 49. b5 Rh1 50. b6 h3 51. Rh4 h2 52. b7 Rb1 53.
Rxh2 Ke7 54. Rh8 Rb4 55. b8=Q Rxa4+ 56. Kb5 1-0

[Event "Speed Chess (Women) GP2"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.07.02"]
[Round "2.7"]
[White "Ushenina, Anna"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A47"]
[WhiteElo "2416"]
[BlackElo "2658"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "2020.07.01"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 197 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 b6 3. Bg5 Bb7 4. Nbd2 e6 5. e4 h6 6. Bxf6 Qxf6 7. Bd3 d6 8.
O-O Nd7 9. a4 a6 10. a5 b5 11. c4 bxc4 12. Nxc4 Qd8 13. b4 Be7 14. Rb1 O-O 15.
Qc2 d5 16. Nce5 Nxe5 17. Nxe5 Bd6 18. Nc6 Bxc6 19. Qxc6 dxe4 20. Qxe4 g6 21.
Rfc1 Qe7 22. b5 axb5 23. Rxb5 Ra7 24. Ra1 Ba3 25. Qe3 Rfa8 26. Bxg6 Rxa5 27.
Rxa5 Rxa5 28. Be4 Qg5 29. Qd3 Bd6 30. Rb1 Kg7 31. g3 Qf6 32. Kg2 Ra4 33. Rd1
Ra2 34. Rd2 Rxd2 35. Qxd2 c5 36. dxc5 Bxc5 37. Qe2 Qd4 38. Qg4+ Kf8 39. Qf3 Kg7
40. Qg4+ Kf8 41. Qf3 Kg7 42. Qg4+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Speed Chess (Women) GP2"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.07.02"]
[Round "2.8"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Ushenina, Anna"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C47"]
[WhiteElo "2658"]
[BlackElo "2416"]
[PlyCount "98"]
[EventDate "2020.07.01"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 197 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. d4 exd4 5. Nxd4 Bb4 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. Bd3 O-O
8. O-O d5 9. exd5 Bg4 10. Be2 Bxe2 11. Nxe2 cxd5 12. Bf4 Bd6 13. b3 Re8 14. h3
Bxf4 15. Nxf4 Qd6 16. Qf3 Re4 17. Ne2 Rae8 18. Ng3 R4e5 19. Rfd1 Qe6 20. c3 c5
21. Rac1 h5 22. Rc2 h4 23. Nf1 Re2 24. Rcd2 Rxd2 25. Rxd2 Qe4 26. Qd1 Qe1 27.
Qxe1 Rxe1 28. Rc2 Ne4 29. b4 cxb4 30. cxb4 d4 31. Rc8+ Kh7 32. Rd8 Nd2 33. Rxd4
Rxf1+ 34. Kh2 Rxf2 35. Rxh4+ Kg6 36. Kg3 Rf1 37. Rd4 Nb1 38. Rd3 Rc1 39. a4 Rc4
40. Rb3 Rc3+ 41. Rxc3 Nxc3 42. a5 a6 43. Kf3 Nd5 44. b5 axb5 45. a6 Nc7 46. a7
Kf5 47. Ke3 Ke5 48. g4 g5 49. Kd3 Kd5 0-1

[Event "Speed Chess (Women) GP2"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.07.02"]
[Round "2.9"]
[White "Ushenina, Anna"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2416"]
[BlackElo "2658"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "2020.07.01"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 197 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. Bf4 d5 4. e3 c5 5. Nbd2 Nc6 6. c3 Be7 7. h3 Bd6 8. dxc5
Bxc5 9. Bd3 O-O 10. Qe2 Bd6 11. Bxd6 Qxd6 12. e4 e5 13. Rd1 Rd8 14. O-O Nh5 15.
Qe3 Nf4 16. exd5 Nxd5 17. Qg5 h6 18. Qh4 f5 19. Bc4 Be6 20. Rfe1 e4 21. Qg3
Qxg3 22. fxg3 Bf7 23. Nh4 g6 24. g4 e3 25. Nf1 f4 26. Bxd5 Bxd5 27. Nxg6 Bxa2
28. Rxd8+ Rxd8 29. Nxf4 Bc4 30. Nxe3 Bf7 31. Nf5 Kh7 32. Re2 Rd1+ 33. Kf2 Rb1
34. h4 Bc4 35. Rd2 Ne5 36. Kg3 Rf1 37. Ne3 Re1 38. Nxc4 Nxc4 39. Rd7+ Kg8 40.
h5 Ne5 41. Rxb7 Re3+ 42. Kh4 Re4 43. Rb4 Re1 44. Ra4 Rf1 45. g5 Rh1+ 46. Nh3
hxg5+ 47. Kxg5 1-0

[Event "Speed Chess (Women) GP2"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.07.02"]
[Round "2.10"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Ushenina, Anna"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C47"]
[WhiteElo "2658"]
[BlackElo "2416"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2020.07.01"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 197 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. g3 d5 4. exd5 Nxd5 5. Bg2 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Be7 7. Nf3 Nc6 8.
O-O O-O 9. d3 Bf6 10. Nd2 g6 11. Rb1 Bg7 12. Ba3 Re8 13. Ne4 Ne7 14. Nc5 Nd5
15. Qd2 Rb8 16. c4 Nb6 17. Bb2 Nxc4 18. Qc3 Nxb2 19. Qxb2 c6 20. Bxc6 Re7 21.
Bg2 b6 22. Qb3 Qd4 23. Ne4 Bb7 24. Qa3 Qd8 25. Rfe1 Bd5 26. Nc3 Bxg2 27. Kxg2
Rc7 28. Re2 Rbc8 29. Ne4 Rxc2 30. Rxc2 Rxc2 31. Qxa7 Bf8 32. Rxb6 Qxd3 33. Qa8
Rc1 34. Nf6+ Kg7 35. Ne8+ Kg8 36. Qa6 Qe4+ 37. Kh3 Qf5+ 38. Kg2 Qe4+ 39. Kh3
Qf5+ 40. Kg2 Qe4+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Speed Chess (Women) GP2"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.07.02"]
[Round "2.11"]
[White "Ushenina, Anna"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A47"]
[WhiteElo "2416"]
[BlackElo "2658"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "2020.07.01"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 197 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 b6 3. Bg5 Bb7 4. Nbd2 e6 5. e4 h6 6. Bxf6 Qxf6 7. Bd3 d6 8.
O-O Nd7 9. a4 g5 10. c3 a6 11. Qe2 Bg7 12. Ne1 O-O 13. Nc2 c5 14. Nc4 Qe7 15.
f4 cxd4 16. cxd4 d5 17. exd5 Bxd5 18. N4e3 Qd6 19. fxg5 hxg5 20. Nxd5 exd5 21.
Qh5 Qh6 22. Qxh6 Bxh6 23. Rf5 Rfd8 24. Rxd5 a5 25. Re1 Nf6 26. Rxd8+ Rxd8 27.
Re5 g4 28. Kf2 Kg7 29. Rb5 Rd6 30. g3 Nd5 31. Be4 Nc7 32. Rf5 Ne6 33. Bd5 Nc7
34. Rxf7+ 1-0

[Event "Speed Chess (Women) GP3"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.07.08"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Munkhzul, Turmunkh"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B51"]
[WhiteElo "2658"]
[BlackElo "2278"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[EventDate "2020.07.08"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 197 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Nd7 4. d4 cxd4 5. Qxd4 a6 6. Be2 Ngf6 7. O-O e5 8.
Qe3 Nc5 9. Nfd2 Be7 10. c4 O-O 11. Nc3 Ne6 12. Nb3 Nf4 13. Bf3 Be6 14. Nd5
N6xd5 15. cxd5 Bd7 16. Bd2 Bg5 17. Ba5 Qe7 18. Qb6 Bb5 19. Rfc1 Qf6 20. Rc2 Bd3
21. Rc3 Qg6 22. Re1 Bd8 23. Qxb7 Nh3+ 24. Kh1 Nxf2+ 25. Kg1 Nh3+ 26. Kh1 Nf2+
27. Kg1 Bh4 28. Re3 Nh3+ 29. Kh1 Nf2+ 30. Kg1 Bb5 31. g3 Nh3+ 0-1

[Event "Speed Chess (Women) GP3"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.07.08"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Munkhzul, Turmunkh"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2278"]
[BlackElo "2658"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "2020.07.08"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 197 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e6 7. f3 b5 8. Qd2
Nbd7 9. g4 h6 10. O-O-O b4 11. Nce2 d5 12. Ng3 Bb7 13. exd5 Nxd5 14. Bc4 Qc7
15. Bb3 Nc5 16. Kb1 Nxb3 17. Nxb3 Nxe3 18. Qxe3 Be7 19. Ne4 O-O 20. g5 hxg5 21.
Nxg5 Bxg5 22. Qxg5 Bxf3 23. Rhg1 f6 24. Qe3 Bxd1 25. Rxd1 Rad8 26. Rg1 e5 27.
Nc5 Qa7 28. Qg3 Rf7 29. Nd3 a5 30. h4 Rfd7 31. h5 e4 32. Nc1 Rd1 33. Rxd1 Rxd1
34. h6 Qg1 35. h7+ Kxh7 36. Qh3+ Kg6 0-1

[Event "Speed Chess (Women) GP3"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.07.08"]
[Round "1.3"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Munkhzul, Turmunkh"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B92"]
[WhiteElo "2658"]
[BlackElo "2278"]
[PlyCount "45"]
[EventDate "2020.07.08"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 197 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be2 e5 7. Nb3 Be7 8. Be3
Be6 9. O-O O-O 10. Qd2 Nbd7 11. a4 Rc8 12. a5 Qc7 13. Rfd1 Rfd8 14. Qe1 h6 15.
h3 Qc6 16. Bf3 Nf8 17. Kh2 Ng6 18. g3 d5 19. exd5 Nxd5 20. Qh1 Rd7 21. Nxd5
Bxd5 22. Bxd5 Qc7 23. Be4 1-0

[Event "Speed Chess (Women) GP3"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.07.08"]
[Round "1.4"]
[White "Munkhzul, Turmunkh"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A34"]
[WhiteElo "2278"]
[BlackElo "2658"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[EventDate "2020.07.08"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 197 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 a6 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 b6 5. d4 cxd4 6. Nxd4 Bb7 7. a3 d6 8. Be3
Nf6 9. f3 Be7 10. Be2 O-O 11. O-O Nbd7 12. Rc1 Rc8 13. Qd2 Qc7 14. Rfd1 Qb8 15.
Nb3 Rfe8 16. Bf4 Ne5 17. Qd4 Nfd7 18. Kh1 Nxf3 19. Bxf3 e5 20. Qf2 exf4 21. Bg4
Rcd8 22. Bxd7 Rxd7 23. Nd5 Bxd5 24. cxd5 Bf6 25. Qxf4 Bxb2 26. Rc2 Be5 27. Qg4
Rc7 28. Rdc1 Rxc2 29. Rxc2 Qd8 30. Nd2 g6 31. Nf3 h5 32. Qh3 Bf6 33. Nd2 Kg7
34. Rc6 Bg5 35. Qc3+ Kh7 36. Rc7 Re7 37. Rc8 Bxd2 38. Qc2 Rxe4 0-1

[Event "Speed Chess (Women) GP3"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.07.08"]
[Round "1.5"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Munkhzul, Turmunkh"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2658"]
[BlackElo "2278"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "2020.07.08"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 197 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. a4 e5 7. Nf3 Be7 8. Bg5
Be6 9. Bxf6 Bxf6 10. Nd5 Nd7 11. Bc4 Rc8 12. Qe2 Nb6 13. Nxf6+ Qxf6 14. Bxe6
Qxe6 15. b3 O-O 16. Rd1 d5 17. a5 dxe4 18. Qxe4 Nd7 19. Ng5 Qh6 20. Rxd7 Qxg5
21. O-O Rc5 22. b4 Rc3 23. Rxb7 Rfc8 24. Qd5 Qf6 25. Rb6 Qe7 26. Rxa6 Qxb4 27.
Rb6 Qd4 28. Qxd4 exd4 29. a6 Ra3 30. Rd1 Rxc2 31. Rb8+ 1-0

[Event "Speed Chess (Women) GP3"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.07.08"]
[Round "1.6"]
[White "Munkhzul, Turmunkh"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A31"]
[WhiteElo "2278"]
[BlackElo "2658"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "2020.07.08"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 197 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 a6 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 b6 5. d4 cxd4 6. Nxd4 Bb7 7. a3 d6 8. Be3
Nf6 9. f3 Be7 10. Be2 O-O 11. O-O Nbd7 12. Rc1 Rc8 13. b4 Qc7 14. Qd2 Rfe8 15.
Rfd1 Qb8 16. Nb3 Ba8 17. Na4 Bc6 18. b5 axb5 19. cxb5 Ba8 20. Nd4 Qa7 21. Nb2
Nc5 22. Rc3 Bxe4 23. fxe4 Ncxe4 24. Rxc8 Nxd2 25. Nc6 Qxa3 26. Nxe7+ Kf8 27.
Rxe8+ Kxe8 28. Bxd2 Qxb2 29. Nc8 Ne4 30. Be3 Qxe2 0-1

[Event "Speed Chess (Women) GP3"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.07.08"]
[Round "1.7"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Munkhzul, Turmunkh"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2658"]
[BlackElo "2278"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "2020.07.08"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 197 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. a4 e5 7. Nf3 Be7 8. Bg5
Be6 9. Bxf6 Bxf6 10. Nd5 Nd7 11. Bc4 Rc8 12. Qe2 Nb6 13. Nxf6+ Qxf6 14. Bxe6
Qxe6 15. b3 O-O 16. Rd1 Nd7 17. O-O Rc6 18. Rd2 f5 19. exf5 Qxf5 20. Rfd1 Qg6
21. Nh4 Qh6 22. g3 Nc5 23. Qg4 Qf6 24. Ng2 Ne6 25. Ne3 Nd4 26. Kg2 Nf3 27. Re2
Nd4 28. Red2 Nf3 29. Re2 Nd4 30. Red2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Speed Chess (Women) GP3"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.07.08"]
[Round "1.8"]
[White "Munkhzul, Turmunkh"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A31"]
[WhiteElo "2278"]
[BlackElo "2658"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[EventDate "2020.07.08"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 197 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 a6 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 b6 5. d4 cxd4 6. Nxd4 Bb7 7. a3 d6 8. Be3
Nf6 9. f3 Be7 10. Be2 O-O 11. O-O Nbd7 12. Rc1 Rc8 13. b4 Qc7 14. Nb3 Qb8 15.
Qd2 Rfe8 16. Rfd1 Ba8 17. Na4 Bc6 18. Nc3 Ne5 19. b5 axb5 20. cxb5 Ba8 21. Qd4
Nfd7 22. Na4 Nc5 23. Naxc5 dxc5 24. Qc3 Ng6 25. Nd2 Bd6 26. Nf1 Be5 27. Qc2 Nf4
28. Bc4 h5 29. Rd7 Rcd8 30. Rcd1 Rxd7 31. Rxd7 Qc8 32. Qd2 Nd5 33. Ra7 Nxe3 34.
Nxe3 Bd4 35. Kh1 Bb7 36. Nc2 Qb8 37. Ra4 Be5 38. h3 Rd8 39. Qe2 Bf4 40. Bd3 Qd6
41. Ne1 Bg3 42. Ra7 Qb8 43. Ra4 Bxe1 0-1

[Event "Speed Chess (Women) GP3"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.07.08"]
[Round "1.9"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Munkhzul, Turmunkh"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2658"]
[BlackElo "2278"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "2020.07.08"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 197 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. a4 e5 7. Nf3 Be7 8. Bg5
Be6 9. Bxf6 Bxf6 10. Nd5 Nd7 11. Bc4 Rc8 12. Qe2 Nb6 13. Nxf6+ Qxf6 14. Bxe6
Qxe6 15. b3 O-O 16. Rd1 Rc6 17. O-O Nc8 18. Qd3 Ne7 19. Rfe1 Ng6 20. g3 Qg4 21.
Nd2 Nf4 22. Qf3 Qg6 23. Nc4 f5 24. exf5 Rxf5 25. Kh1 Nh3 26. Qd5+ Kh8 27. Nxe5
Nxf2+ 28. Kg2 Rxe5 29. Qxe5 h6 30. Qe8+ 1-0

[Event "Speed Chess (Women) GP3"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.07.08"]
[Round "1.10"]
[White "Munkhzul, Turmunkh"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B04"]
[WhiteElo "2278"]
[BlackElo "2658"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "2020.07.08"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 197 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. d4 d6 4. Nf3 g6 5. Bc4 c6 6. O-O Bg7 7. exd6 Qxd6 8. c3
Bg4 9. h3 Bxf3 10. Qxf3 Nd7 11. Nd2 O-O 12. Ne4 Qc7 13. Re1 e6 14. Bg5 h6 15.
Bh4 e5 16. Bg3 Rae8 17. Bxd5 cxd5 18. Nd2 Qc6 19. dxe5 Nxe5 20. Bxe5 Bxe5 21.
Nb3 Bf6 22. Rad1 Rxe1+ 23. Rxe1 Kg7 24. Qd3 Re8 25. Rxe8 Qxe8 26. Kf1 Qe6 27.
Nd4 Qb6 28. Nb3 Qe6 29. Nd4 Qb6 30. Nb3 Qe6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Speed Chess (Women) GP3"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.07.08"]
[Round "1.11"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Munkhzul, Turmunkh"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D34"]
[WhiteElo "2658"]
[BlackElo "2278"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "2020.07.08"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 197 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 e6 3. Bg2 d5 4. c4 Be7 5. O-O O-O 6. b3 c5 7. Bb2 Nc6 8. e3 b6
9. cxd5 exd5 10. d4 Be6 11. Nc3 Rc8 12. Rc1 Bg4 13. Ne2 Qd7 14. Ne5 Nxe5 15.
dxe5 Bxe2 16. Qxe2 Ne4 17. Rcd1 Qe6 18. f3 Ng5 19. h4 c4 20. hxg5 c3 21. Bc1
Bc5 22. f4 Rfd8 23. Kh2 d4 24. exd4 Bxd4 25. Bh3 Qc6 26. Bxc8 Qxc8 27. Rd3 c2
28. Rd2 Qf5 29. Rxc2 1-0

[Event "Speed Chess (Women) GP3"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.07.08"]
[Round "1.12"]
[White "Munkhzul, Turmunkh"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C01"]
[WhiteElo "2278"]
[BlackElo "2658"]
[PlyCount "36"]
[EventDate "2020.07.08"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 197 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 exd5 4. Bd3 Bd6 5. Ne2 Ne7 6. O-O O-O 7. Bf4 Bf5 8.
Bxd6 Qxd6 9. Ng3 Bxd3 10. Qxd3 Nd7 11. Nd2 Nf6 12. c3 Rfe8 13. Rfe1 Ng6 14. Nf3
c6 15. Nf5 Qd7 16. Ng3 Qd6 17. Nf5 Qd7 18. Ng3 Qd6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Speed Chess (Women) GP3"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.07.08"]
[Round "1.13"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Munkhzul, Turmunkh"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A14"]
[WhiteElo "2658"]
[BlackElo "2278"]
[PlyCount "45"]
[EventDate "2020.07.08"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 197 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 e6 3. Bg2 d5 4. O-O Be7 5. c4 O-O 6. b3 c5 7. Bb2 Nc6 8. e3 d4
9. exd4 cxd4 10. d3 e5 11. Re1 Bd6 12. a3 a5 13. Nbd2 Bf5 14. Qc2 Re8 15. Ng5
Bc7 16. Nge4 Nxe4 17. Nxe4 Bg6 18. Nc5 Qc8 19. Bc1 Bd6 20. Ne4 Bc7 21. Nc5 Bd6
22. Ne4 Bc7 23. Nc5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Speed Chess (Women) GP3"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.07.08"]
[Round "1.14"]
[White "Munkhzul, Turmunkh"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C97"]
[WhiteElo "2278"]
[BlackElo "2658"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "2020.07.08"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 197 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Na5 10. Bc2 c5 11. d4 Qc7 12. Nbd2 Bd7 13. Nf1 Rac8 14. d5 Nc4 15. b3
Nb6 16. g4 g6 17. Ng3 Ne8 18. Kh2 Ng7 19. Rg1 f6 20. Bh6 Rf7 21. Qe2 Bf8 22.
Rg2 a5 23. Rag1 c4 24. b4 axb4 25. cxb4 Ra8 26. Bb1 Na4 27. Qd2 c3 28. Qc1 Qc4
29. Nh4 Qxb4 30. Nh5 Qb2 31. Qe3 Qd2 32. Bxg7 Qxe3 33. fxe3 Bxg7 34. Nxg7 Kxg7
35. Rf1 Nc5 36. Nf3 b4 37. Rc2 Bb5 0-1

[Event "Speed Chess (Women) GP3"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.07.09"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "Harika, Dronavalli"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B53"]
[WhiteElo "2515"]
[BlackElo "2658"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[EventDate "2020.07.08"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 197 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Qxd4 Nc6 5. Qe3 g6 6. c4 Bg7 7. Nc3 Nf6 8. Be2
Bg4 9. O-O O-O 10. Rb1 Rc8 11. b3 Nd7 12. Bb2 a6 13. Rfd1 Qa5 14. h3 Bxf3 15.
Bxf3 Qc5 16. Qxc5 Nxc5 17. Nd5 Bxb2 18. Rxb2 a5 19. g3 Kg7 20. Bg2 Rfd8 21. f4
Ra8 22. Rbd2 Ra6 23. Nc7 Ra7 24. e5 a4 25. exd6 exd6 26. Nb5 Ra6 27. Nxd6 axb3
28. axb3 Nxb3 29. Rb2 Ncd4 30. c5 Nxc5 31. Rxd4 Raxd6 32. Rxd6 Rxd6 33. Bxb7
Rd3 34. Kh2 Nxb7 35. Rxb7 Rd2+ 36. Kg1 h5 37. Rb6 h4 38. gxh4 Rd4 39. f5 gxf5
40. h5 Rh4 41. Kg2 Rxh5 42. Kg3 Rh6 43. Rxh6 Kxh6 44. Kf4 Kg6 45. h4 Kh5 46.
Kxf5 Kxh4 47. Kf6 Kh5 48. Kxf7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Speed Chess (Women) GP3"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.07.09"]
[Round "2.2"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Harika, Dronavalli"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C42"]
[WhiteElo "2658"]
[BlackElo "2515"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "2020.07.08"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 197 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. Nc3 Nxc3 6. dxc3 Be7 7. Be3 Nd7
8. Qd2 Nf6 9. O-O-O O-O 10. h3 c5 11. Bd3 d5 12. Rhe1 c4 13. Bf1 Be6 14. Ng5
Qa5 15. Kb1 Rac8 16. Bd4 Rc6 17. b4 Qa4 18. Qc1 a5 19. b5 Qxb5+ 20. Ka1 Qa4 21.
f4 Ba3 22. Qd2 Bf5 23. Rb1 b5 24. Bxf6 Rxf6 25. Nf3 Bxc2 26. Nd4 Bxb1 27. Rxb1
b4 28. Be2 b3 29. Rxb3 Bc5 30. Rb1 Bxd4 31. Qxd4 Qa3 32. g3 h6 33. Bf3 Re6 34.
f5 Ree8 35. Bxd5 Rd8 36. Bxf7+ Kh8 37. Qxc4 Rc8 38. Qb3 Qxb3 39. Bxb3 Rxc3 40.
g4 Rxh3 41. Be6 a4 0-1

[Event "Speed Chess (Women) GP3"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.07.09"]
[Round "2.3"]
[White "Harika, Dronavalli"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B50"]
[WhiteElo "2515"]
[BlackElo "2658"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "2020.07.08"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 197 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. g3 Nc6 4. Bg2 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. O-O Be7 7. h3 O-O 8. Re1
a6 9. d4 cxd4 10. Nxd4 Bd7 11. b3 Rc8 12. Bb2 b5 13. Nce2 Qc7 14. Rc1 Nxd4 15.
Nxd4 Qa5 16. a3 e5 17. Nf5 Bxf5 18. exf5 Rfd8 19. g4 h6 20. f4 Qb6+ 21. Kh1 d5
22. fxe5 Ne4 23. Bxe4 dxe4 24. Qe2 e3 25. Rcd1 Rxd1 26. Rxd1 Qc6+ 27. Kg1 Qxc2
28. Re1 Bh4 29. Qxc2 Rxc2 30. Rb1 e2 0-1

[Event "Speed Chess (Women) GP3"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.07.09"]
[Round "2.4"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Harika, Dronavalli"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C16"]
[WhiteElo "2658"]
[BlackElo "2515"]
[PlyCount "133"]
[EventDate "2020.07.08"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 197 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 Qd7 5. Bd2 b6 6. Qg4 Bf8 7. Nh3 Ne7 8. Nf4
Ba6 9. Bxa6 Nxa6 10. Nh5 Nf5 11. O-O-O O-O-O 12. Bg5 Re8 13. Qe2 Kb7 14. g4 Ne7
15. a3 c5 16. Nb5 Nc6 17. Nxg7 Nxd4 18. Rxd4 cxd4 19. Nxe8 Qxe8 20. Nxd4 Rg8
21. Bd2 Nc5 22. f3 Be7 23. h4 Qd7 24. h5 Rc8 25. Kb1 f6 26. Re1 Re8 27. Bf4 a6
28. exf6 Bxf6 29. Be5 Bd8 30. Qe3 Be7 31. Rd1 Bf8 32. Nb3 Na4 33. c4 Rc8 34.
cxd5 exd5 35. Qd3 Re8 36. Qxd5+ Qxd5 37. Rxd5 Kc6 38. Rd4 b5 39. Bf4 Re2 40.
Rd2 Re1+ 41. Nc1 Rf1 42. Rd3 Bc5 43. Kc2 Nb6 44. Bd2 Nc4 45. Nb3 Bb6 46. Nd4+
Bxd4 47. Rxd4 Rxf3 48. Bc3 Rf2+ 49. Kb3 a5 50. a4 Nb6 51. axb5+ Kxb5 52. Re4
a4+ 53. Ka2 Nc4 54. Re7 a3 55. Rb7+ Kc6 56. Rxh7 axb2 57. g5 Rg2 58. g6 b1=Q+
59. Kxb1 Na3+ 60. Ka1 Nc2+ 61. Kb2 Ne3+ 62. Kb3 Nd5 63. g7 Rg3 64. Rh8 Rxc3+
65. Kb2 Rg3 66. g8=Q Rxg8 67. Rxg8 1-0

[Event "Speed Chess (Women) GP3"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.07.09"]
[Round "2.5"]
[White "Harika, Dronavalli"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D03"]
[WhiteElo "2515"]
[BlackElo "2658"]
[PlyCount "129"]
[EventDate "2020.07.08"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 197 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 d5 3. Nd2 e6 4. e3 h6 5. Bh4 c5 6. c3 Nc6 7. Ngf3 Be7 8. Bd3
O-O 9. O-O b6 10. Ne5 Bb7 11. f4 Ne8 12. Bg3 Nd6 13. Qf3 c4 14. Bc2 f5 15. a4
Rc8 16. Qe2 Qe8 17. Ndf3 Bf6 18. Nxc6 Bxc6 19. Ne5 Bxe5 20. fxe5 Ne4 21. Bxe4
fxe4 22. Rxf8+ Qxf8 23. a5 b5 24. Rf1 Qe7 25. Qg4 Rf8 26. Rxf8+ Kxf8 27. h4 Qf7
28. Qf4 Qxf4 29. Bxf4 Ke7 30. g4 Kd8 31. g5 h5 32. Kf2 Kc7 33. g6 Kb7 34. Bh6
Be8 35. Bxg7 Bxg6 36. Bf6 Ka6 37. Bd8 Be8 38. Ke1 b4 39. cxb4 Kb5 40. Be7 Ka4
41. Kd2 Kb3 42. Kc1 c3 43. bxc3 Kxc3 44. Kd1 Kd3 45. Bg5 Ba4+ 46. Ke1 Kc4 47.
Be7 Kd3 48. Kf2 a6 49. Bc5 Bb5 50. Bf8 Bc4 51. Bh6 Kc3 52. Bf8 Kd3 53. Be7 Bb5
54. Bg5 Kc3 55. Kg3 Kxb4 56. Bd8 Kc3 57. Kf4 Kd2 58. Be7 Be2 59. Bf8 Bg4 60.
Bb4+ Kd3 61. Be7 Ke2 62. Bd8 Kd3 63. Be7 Ke2 64. Bd8 Kd3 65. Be7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Speed Chess (Women) GP3"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.07.09"]
[Round "2.6"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Harika, Dronavalli"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B06"]
[WhiteElo "2658"]
[BlackElo "2515"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[EventDate "2020.07.08"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 197 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. Nf3 c6 5. Be3 Nd7 6. Qd2 Qa5 7. Bd3 e5 8. dxe5
dxe5 9. O-O Ngf6 10. h3 O-O 11. a4 Qc7 12. Bc4 Nh5 13. Rfd1 Nf4 14. Ne2 Nxe2+
15. Qxe2 h6 16. Qd2 Kh7 17. a5 Nf6 18. Qd3 Re8 19. Bc5 Be6 20. Bd6 Qc8 21. Bxe5
Bxc4 22. Qxc4 Qe6 23. Qxe6 Rxe6 24. Bxf6 Bxf6 25. Rd7 Kg7 26. e5 Bxe5 27. Re1
Rae8 28. Rxb7 a6 29. Rb6 g5 30. Nxe5 Rxe5 31. Rxe5 Rxe5 32. Rxa6 c5 33. Kf1 c4
34. Rc6 Rxa5 35. Rxc4 Ra2 36. Rb4 Ra1+ 37. Ke2 Rg1 38. Kf3 Rc1 39. c4 Kf6 40.
b3 Ke5 41. Rb5+ Ke6 42. Rb6+ Ke5 43. Rxh6 f5 44. Rb6 Rc3+ 45. Ke2 Ke4 46. Re6+
Kd4 47. Re3 Rc2+ 48. Kf3 1-0

[Event "Speed Chess (Women) GP3"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.07.09"]
[Round "2.7"]
[White "Harika, Dronavalli"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C11"]
[WhiteElo "2515"]
[BlackElo "2658"]
[PlyCount "94"]
[EventDate "2020.07.08"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 197 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 e6 2. e4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. Nce2 c5 6. c3 Nc6 7. Nf3 Qb6 8. a3
cxd4 9. cxd4 Na5 10. b4 Nc4 11. Nf4 a5 12. b5 a4 13. Bd3 Qa5+ 14. Nd2 Qc3 15.
Ra2 Qxd4 16. O-O Ncxe5 17. Nf3 Nxf3+ 18. Qxf3 Ne5 19. Qg3 Nxd3 20. Nxd3 Bd7 21.
Bb2 Qc4 22. Raa1 Bxb5 23. Rfd1 Qb3 24. Rab1 Bxd3 25. Rxd3 Qc2 26. Rdd1 Be7 27.
Qxg7 Rf8 28. Qg3 Qg6 29. Qf3 Rc8 30. g3 Qe4 31. Qh5 Rc2 32. Bd4 Rc4 33. Be3 Rc7
34. Bf4 Rc2 35. Rxb7 Bc5 36. Rb8+ Kd7 37. Rb7+ Kc6 38. Rc7+ Kb6 39. Rb1+ Ka6
40. Rc6+ Ka7 41. Rc7+ Ka8 42. Rf1 Bxf2+ 43. Rxf2 Qe1+ 44. Kg2 Qxf2+ 45. Kh3
Qxh2+ 46. Kg4 Qxh5+ 47. Kxh5 Rxc7 0-1

[Event "Speed Chess (Women) GP3"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.07.09"]
[Round "2.8"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Harika, Dronavalli"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C19"]
[WhiteElo "2658"]
[BlackElo "2515"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "2020.07.08"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 197 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 Ne7 7. h4 Qc7 8. Nf3
b6 9. h5 h6 10. Bb5+ Bd7 11. Bd3 Nbc6 12. a4 Na5 13. Rh4 c4 14. Be2 O-O-O 15.
Rf4 Rdf8 16. Ba3 Be8 17. Bd6 Qd7 18. Rg4 Nb7 19. Bxe7 Qxe7 20. Rxg7 Rfg8 21.
Rxg8 Rxg8 22. g3 f6 23. Qd2 Bxh5 24. Qxh6 Bxf3 25. exf6 Qf7 26. Bxf3 Rg6 27.
Qh8+ Kc7 28. Bh5 Qxf6 29. Qxf6 Rxf6 30. Ke2 Nd6 31. Rh1 Ne4 32. Bf3 Nxc3+ 33.
Ke3 Nxa4 34. Rh7+ Kb8 35. g4 Nb2 36. g5 Rg6 37. Kf4 c3 38. Bh5 Rg8 39. Bf7 Rd8
40. g6 Nc4 41. g7 Nd6 42. g8=Q Rxg8 43. Bxg8 1-0

[Event "Speed Chess (Women) GP3"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.07.09"]
[Round "2.9"]
[White "Harika, Dronavalli"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A03"]
[WhiteElo "2515"]
[BlackElo "2658"]
[PlyCount "104"]
[EventDate "2020.07.08"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 197 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. f4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. g3 Bg4 4. Bg2 e6 5. O-O Bxf3 6. Bxf3 Bd6 7. d3 c6 8. Qe1
O-O 9. e4 dxe4 10. dxe4 e5 11. f5 Na6 12. g4 h6 13. Kh1 Nh7 14. Qe2 Be7 15. Bg2
Bg5 16. Nc3 Nc5 17. Be3 Bxe3 18. Qxe3 Qe7 19. Rad1 a5 20. a3 Rfd8 21. Qf2 Rxd1
22. Rxd1 b6 23. Qd2 Nf6 24. h3 Kf8 25. Bf3 Ke8 26. Qf2 Rd8 27. Rxd8+ Qxd8 28.
h4 Qd4 29. Qe2 b5 30. g5 hxg5 31. hxg5 Nfd7 32. Kg2 b4 33. axb4 axb4 34. Nd1
Qd6 35. Nf2 Kd8 36. c3 bxc3 37. bxc3 Kc7 38. Qa2 Qe7 39. Qa7+ Kd6 40. Nh3 Qd8
41. Qa2 Ke7 42. Qa3 Qb6 43. Nf2 Qb3 44. Qc1 Qa2 45. Qe3 Qb2 46. Kg3 Na4 47. Nd1
Qb1 48. Qa7 Nab6 49. Qa3+ Kd8 50. Qd6 Qc1 51. Kg4 Qf4+ 52. Kh5 Qxf3+ 0-1

[Event "Speed Chess (Women) GP3"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.07.09"]
[Round "2.10"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Harika, Dronavalli"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B32"]
[WhiteElo "2658"]
[BlackElo "2515"]
[PlyCount "138"]
[EventDate "2020.07.08"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 197 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e5 5. Nb5 d6 6. c4 Be7 7. N1c3 a6 8. Na3
Be6 9. Be2 Bg5 10. O-O Bxc1 11. Rxc1 Nf6 12. Nc2 O-O 13. b3 Rc8 14. Qd2 Qe7 15.
Rfd1 Rfd8 16. h3 h6 17. Nd5 Bxd5 18. cxd5 Nb8 19. Qe3 Rc7 20. Ne1 Rdc8 21. Nd3
Nbd7 22. Rxc7 Rxc7 23. Bg4 Nc5 24. Nxc5 Rxc5 25. Rc1 Rxc1+ 26. Qxc1 g6 27. Qc8+
Kg7 28. Bf3 Nh7 29. g3 Ng5 30. Bg2 h5 31. h4 Nh7 32. Bf3 Nf6 33. Kg2 Ne8 34. b4
Nc7 35. Qxb7 Qd8 36. a4 Qd7 37. b5 axb5 38. axb5 Qd8 39. b6 Nb5 40. Be2 Nd4 41.
Bd1 Qe8 42. Qc7 Qb5 43. b7 Qd3 44. b8=Q Qxd1 45. Qc3 Ne2 46. Qe3 Qg1+ 47. Kf3
Nd4+ 48. Qxd4 exd4 49. Qb3 Qe1 50. Qd3 Qa1 51. Kg2 Qb2 52. Kf3 Qa1 53. Qd2 Qa3+
54. Ke2 Qc5 55. Qd3 f6 56. Qb3 Kh6 57. Qd3 Kg7 58. Qb3 f5 59. exf5 gxf5 60. Kf3
Kf6 61. Kf4 Qc3 62. Qxc3 dxc3 63. Ke3 Ke5 64. Kd3 Kxd5 65. Kxc3 Ke4 66. Kd2 Kf3
67. Ke1 d5 68. Kf1 d4 69. Ke1 d3 0-1

[Event "Speed Chess (Women) GP3"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.07.10"]
[Round "3.1"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Khademalsharieh, Sarasadat"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C70"]
[WhiteElo "2658"]
[BlackElo "2494"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "2020.07.08"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 197 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 g6 5. c3 Bg7 6. d4 exd4 7. cxd4 b5 8. d5
bxa4 9. dxc6 Ne7 10. Qxa4 Nxc6 11. O-O O-O 12. Nc3 Rb8 13. Bg5 f6 14. Bf4 Ne5
15. Nxe5 fxe5 16. Be3 d6 17. Qc4+ Kh8 18. b4 Bd7 19. Rac1 Qc8 20. Rfd1 Be6 21.
Nd5 Rf7 22. a3 Rb5 23. Qc6 Bxd5 24. Rxd5 Rxd5 25. Qxd5 Qf8 26. Rc6 Re7 27. Rxa6
Re8 28. Rc6 Bh6 29. Bxh6 Qxh6 30. Rxc7 Qf4 31. Qf7 Qxf7 32. Rxf7 Ra8 33. Rf3
1-0

[Event "Speed Chess (Women) GP3"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.07.10"]
[Round "3.2"]
[White "Khademalsharieh, Sarasadat"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2494"]
[BlackElo "2658"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[EventDate "2020.07.08"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 197 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Nbd7 5. Bf4 c6 6. e3 Be7 7. h3 O-O 8. Rc1
Ne4 9. a3 Nxc3 10. Rxc3 Nf6 11. Bd3 b6 12. O-O Bb7 13. Ne5 c5 14. dxc5 Bxc5 15.
b4 Be7 16. c5 bxc5 17. bxc5 Qa5 18. Qc2 Rac8 19. c6 Ba6 20. c7 Bxd3 21. Qxd3
Bd6 22. Ng6 Bxf4 23. Ne7+ Kh8 24. Nxc8 Be5 25. Ne7 Bxc3 26. Rc1 Qxc7 27. Rxc3
Qxe7 28. Qa6 h6 0-1

[Event "Speed Chess (Women) GP3"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.07.10"]
[Round "3.3"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Khademalsharieh, Sarasadat"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C70"]
[WhiteElo "2658"]
[BlackElo "2494"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "2020.07.08"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 197 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 g6 5. c3 Bg7 6. d4 exd4 7. cxd4 b5 8. d5
Na5 9. Bc2 d6 10. O-O Ne7 11. Bd2 Bxb2 12. Bxa5 Bxa1 13. Nc3 Bb2 14. Qd2 O-O
15. Rb1 Ba3 16. Ne2 Bc5 17. Bc3 f6 18. Qh6 Rf7 19. Qh4 Qf8 20. Ned4 Bd7 21. Ne6
Qc8 22. Nxc5 dxc5 23. Bxf6 Qf8 24. Bb2 Rxf3 25. gxf3 Re8 26. f4 Nc8 27. f5 Qe7
28. f6 Qf7 29. Rd1 Nb6 30. Qf4 c6 31. dxc6 Bxc6 32. Qd6 Qe6 33. Qxe6+ Rxe6 34.
f3 Kf7 35. Kf2 Nc4 36. Ba1 Ne5 37. Bxe5 Rxe5 38. f4 Rh5 39. Kg3 c4 40. h4 Be8
41. e5 h6 42. Be4 g5 43. hxg5 hxg5 44. f5 Rh4 45. Bd5+ Kf8 46. e6 Bh5 47. e7+
1-0

[Event "Speed Chess (Women) GP3"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.07.10"]
[Round "3.4"]
[White "Khademalsharieh, Sarasadat"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E16"]
[WhiteElo "2494"]
[BlackElo "2658"]
[PlyCount "110"]
[EventDate "2020.07.08"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 197 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb4+ 5. Bd2 a5 6. Bg2 Bb7 7. O-O O-O 8. Nc3
d6 9. Rc1 Nbd7 10. Bf4 Bxc3 11. Rxc3 Be4 12. Re1 Qe7 13. Bh3 h6 14. Nd2 e5 15.
Be3 Bb7 16. dxe5 dxe5 17. f3 Rfd8 18. Qc1 Nc5 19. Bf2 Ne6 20. c5 Nd5 21. Rc4
Ba6 22. Rh4 Nxc5 23. Bxc5 bxc5 24. Nb3 c4 25. Nd2 Qc5+ 26. Kh1 Nb6 27. Ne4 Qe7
28. Bf5 Bb7 29. Nd2 Rd4 30. Rxd4 exd4 31. Nxc4 Nxc4 32. Qxc4 Bxf3+ 33. Kg1 Qe3+
34. Kf1 Re8 35. Qd3 Qxd3 36. Bxd3 Bd5 37. Rc1 c6 38. a3 Rb8 39. Rc5 a4 40. Ra5
Rxb2 41. Rxa4 g6 42. Rxd4 Ra2 43. a4 Bb3 44. Rd6 Rxa4 45. Rxc6 Ra1+ 46. Kf2 Rh1
47. h4 Kg7 48. Rc5 Ra1 49. Be4 Be6 50. Bf3 h5 51. Rc3 Ra7 52. Rc5 Re7 53. Rc3
Ra7 54. Rc5 Re7 55. Rc3 Ra7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Speed Chess (Women) GP3"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.07.10"]
[Round "3.5"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Khademalsharieh, Sarasadat"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C54"]
[WhiteElo "2658"]
[BlackElo "2494"]
[PlyCount "131"]
[EventDate "2020.07.08"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 197 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. O-O Nf6 5. d3 a6 6. c3 d6 7. a4 Ba7 8. h3 h6
9. Re1 g5 10. Be3 Rg8 11. Bxa7 Rxa7 12. Nbd2 h5 13. Nf1 g4 14. Nh4 gxh3 15. g3
Ng4 16. Qf3 Qe7 17. Ne3 Be6 18. Nef5 Qg5 19. b4 Ne7 20. b5 Nxf5 21. Nxf5 axb5
22. axb5 Rxa1 23. Rxa1 Kd7 24. b6 c6 25. Nh4 Rg7 26. Bxe6+ fxe6 27. Qf8 h2+ 28.
Kg2 Nxf2 29. Kxf2 Qxg3+ 30. Ke2 Qg4+ 31. Kd2 Qf4+ 32. Qxf4 exf4 33. Rh1 e5 34.
Rxh2 c5 35. Nf3 Kc6 36. Rxh5 Kxb6 37. Rh6 Kc7 38. Rh2 Rg3 39. Ke2 b5 40. Kf2 b4
41. cxb4 cxb4 42. Rh8 Kc6 43. Rb8 Kc5 44. Rc8+ Kb5 45. d4 exd4 46. Nxd4+ Ka5
47. Ra8+ Kb6 48. Rb8+ Kc5 49. Ne6+ Kc4 50. Nxf4 Ra3 51. Nd5 b3 52. Rb4+ Kc5 53.
Rb8 Ra2+ 54. Ke3 b2 55. Nc3 Ra3 56. Kd3 Ra1 57. Rxb2 Rh1 58. Rb5+ Kc6 59. Kd4
Rh3 60. Rf5 Rh1 61. Rf2 Rh3 62. Rc2 Rh5 63. Nd5+ Kb7 64. Rc7+ Kb8 65. Rd7 Kc8
66. Rxd6 1-0

[Event "Speed Chess (Women) GP3"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.07.10"]
[Round "3.6"]
[White "Khademalsharieh, Sarasadat"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2494"]
[BlackElo "2658"]
[PlyCount "96"]
[EventDate "2020.07.08"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 197 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. Qc2 Nxc3 8.
bxc3 Nd7 9. e4 c5 10. Bd3 Qc7 11. O-O cxd4 12. cxd4 Qxc2 13. Bxc2 Rc8 14. Bd3
Bd6 15. Bd2 f6 16. a4 a6 17. Rab1 Ke7 18. Rfd1 h6 19. h4 h5 20. Re1 Bb8 21. Ba5
Bc7 22. Bb4+ Bd6 23. Ba5 Bc7 24. Rb2 Rhd8 25. Reb1 Bc6 26. Bb4+ Kf7 27. Bxa6
Ra8 28. Bb5 Bxe4 29. Re1 Bd5 30. Nd2 Nb8 31. Nc4 Na6 32. Bd2 Nb8 33. Ne3 Bb7
34. Rc2 Bd6 35. Rec1 Nd7 36. Rb1 Be4 37. Bxd7 Rxd7 38. Rxb6 Bxc2 39. Nxc2 Rxa4
40. Be3 Ra2 41. Ne1 Ra1 42. Kf1 Bc7 43. Rc6 Ba5 44. Rc1 Rxc1 45. Bxc1 Bxe1 46.
Kxe1 Rxd4 47. g3 Kg6 48. Be3 Rd5 0-1

[Event "Speed Chess (Women) GP3"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.07.10"]
[Round "3.7"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Khademalsharieh, Sarasadat"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C54"]
[WhiteElo "2658"]
[BlackElo "2494"]
[PlyCount "131"]
[EventDate "2020.07.08"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 197 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. O-O Nf6 5. d3 a6 6. c3 d6 7. a4 Ba7 8. Nbd2
Ne7 9. Re1 Ng6 10. Nf1 O-O 11. h3 c6 12. Bb3 Bb8 13. Ng3 Bc7 14. d4 h6 15. Bc2
Re8 16. Be3 Nh7 17. Qd2 Nh4 18. Nh2 Qf6 19. f4 exf4 20. Bxf4 Ng5 21. Rf1 Qe7
22. Rae1 Be6 23. Nf5 Qd8 24. Nxh4 Nxh3+ 25. gxh3 Qxh4 26. Rf3 Bxh3 27. Bg3 Qh5
28. Bd1 Qg6 29. Bc2 Qh5 30. Qf2 Re7 31. Rf4 Bd7 32. Rh4 Qg6 33. e5 f5 34. exf6
Rxe1+ 35. Kg2 Qe8 36. Qxe1 Qxe1 37. Bxe1 Re8 38. Kf1 Rf8 39. Bd2 Rxf6+ 40. Rf4
Rxf4+ 41. Bxf4 Kf7 42. Nf3 g5 43. Bg3 Ke7 44. Nd2 Be6 45. Ne4 Bf5 46. Kf2 Bb8
47. Ke3 Bc7 48. Bd3 Bxe4 49. Bxe4 Bd8 50. Bf3 d5 51. Bh5 Kf6 52. Be5+ Ke6 53.
Bg4+ Kf7 54. Bc8 h5 55. Bxb7 g4 56. Bxc6 Ke6 57. Kf4 Bh4 58. b4 Be1 59. b5 axb5
60. a5 Bd2+ 61. Kg3 Be1+ 62. Kg2 h4 63. a6 h3+ 64. Kh2 b4 65. cxb4 Kf5 66. a7
1-0

[Event "Speed Chess (Women) GP3"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.07.10"]
[Round "3.8"]
[White "Khademalsharieh, Sarasadat"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A70"]
[WhiteElo "2494"]
[BlackElo "2658"]
[PlyCount "92"]
[EventDate "2020.07.08"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 197 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c5 4. d5 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. Nc3 g6 7. e4 a6 8. a4 Bg4
9. h3 Bxf3 10. Qxf3 Bg7 11. Qd1 O-O 12. Bd3 Nbd7 13. O-O Rb8 14. Bf4 Ne8 15.
Rb1 Qe7 16. Qc2 Nc7 17. Rfe1 b5 18. axb5 axb5 19. b4 c4 20. Bf1 Ra8 21. Bg3 Ra3
22. Ne2 Rfa8 23. f3 Ra2 24. Qd1 Ne5 25. Nc1 Ra1 26. Rxa1 Rxa1 27. f4 Nd3 28.
Bxd3 cxd3 29. Qxd3 h5 30. e5 dxe5 31. d6 Qd7 32. dxc7 Qxc7 33. Nb3 Rxe1+ 34.
Bxe1 exf4 35. Nc5 Qe5 36. Bf2 Qa1+ 37. Kh2 Be5 38. Qf3 Qb2 39. Nd3 Qc3 40. Nxe5
Qxe5 41. Bc5 Kh7 42. Qb3 f3+ 43. Kg1 Qe1+ 44. Kh2 Qe5+ 45. Kg1 Qe1+ 46. Kh2
Qe5+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Speed Chess (Women) GP3"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.07.10"]
[Round "3.9"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Khademalsharieh, Sarasadat"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A05"]
[WhiteElo "2658"]
[BlackElo "2494"]
[PlyCount "126"]
[EventDate "2020.07.08"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 197 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 g6 3. b3 d5 4. Bb2 Bg7 5. Bg2 b6 6. c4 Bb7 7. cxd5 Bxd5 8. O-O
O-O 9. Nc3 Bb7 10. Qc2 c5 11. e3 Nc6 12. a3 Rc8 13. Rad1 a6 14. d4 cxd4 15.
Nxd4 Nxd4 16. Rxd4 Qc7 17. Bxb7 Qxb7 18. Qe2 Nd7 19. Nd5 Nc5 20. Rdd1 Rfd8 21.
Bxg7 Rxd5 22. Rxd5 Qxd5 23. Bd4 Qxb3 24. Bxc5 bxc5 25. Qxa6 Rd8 26. Rc1 Rd1+
27. Rxd1 Qxd1+ 28. Kg2 Qd5+ 29. Kf1 c4 30. Qc8+ Kg7 31. a4 Qd1+ 32. Kg2 Qxa4
33. Qc7 Qb5 34. Qxe7 c3 35. Qc7 Qd5+ 36. f3 Qd2+ 37. Kh3 h5 38. Qe5+ Kh7 39.
Qe7 Qd5 40. Qc7 Qf5+ 41. Kg2 Qc2+ 42. Kh3 Qb3 43. e4 c2 44. e5 Kg7 45. f4 Qa2
46. f5 gxf5 47. Kh4 Qd5 48. Qxc2 Qxe5 49. Kh3 Qe4 50. Qc3+ Kg6 51. Qd2 Qg4+ 52.
Kg2 h4 53. Qf4 Qxf4 54. gxf4 Kh5 55. Kh3 f6 56. Kg2 Kg4 57. h3+ Kxf4 58. Kf2
Ke4 59. Ke2 f4 60. Kf2 f3 61. Kf1 Ke3 62. Ke1 f5 63. Kf1 f2 0-1

[Event "Speed Chess (Women) GP3"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.07.10"]
[Round "3.10"]
[White "Khademalsharieh, Sarasadat"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A70"]
[WhiteElo "2494"]
[BlackElo "2658"]
[PlyCount "114"]
[EventDate "2020.07.08"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 197 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c5 4. d5 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. Nc3 g6 7. e4 a6 8. a4 Bg4
9. h3 Bxf3 10. Qxf3 Bg7 11. Bd3 Nbd7 12. Qd1 O-O 13. O-O Rb8 14. Re1 Ne8 15. a5
Nc7 16. f4 b5 17. axb6 Rxb6 18. Qc2 Nb5 19. Nxb5 axb5 20. Be3 Rb7 21. Ra6 Nb8
22. Ra2 Nd7 23. Bf2 Qe7 24. Be2 g5 25. e5 gxf4 26. exd6 Qxd6 27. Bd3 h6 28. Ra5
c4 29. Bh7+ Kh8 30. Bf5 Ne5 31. Bd4 Nf3+ 32. gxf3 Bxd4+ 33. Kh1 Rg8 34. Rea1
Qf6 35. Bg4 Bxb2 36. Ra6 Qg7 37. R1a2 Bd4 38. Qf5 Qg5 39. Qe4 Bf6 40. Rc6 h5
41. Raa6 Bg7 42. Bf5 c3 43. Ra1 Bf8 44. Bg4 hxg4 45. fxg4 Bg7 46. Rf1 Re7 47.
Qg2 Re3 48. d6 Qh4 49. Rf3 Rxf3 50. Qxf3 Qe1+ 51. Kh2 Qg3+ 52. Qxg3 fxg3+ 53.
Kxg3 Rd8 54. h4 b4 55. h5 b3 56. g5 Be5+ 57. Kf3 b2 0-1

[Event "Speed Chess (Women) GP3"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.07.12"]
[Round "4.1"]
[White "Lagno, Kateryna"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B52"]
[WhiteElo "2546"]
[BlackElo "2658"]
[PlyCount "105"]
[EventDate "2020.07.08"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 197 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Bd7 4. Bxd7+ Qxd7 5. d4 cxd4 6. Qxd4 Nc6 7. Qd3 g6
8. Nc3 Bg7 9. O-O Nf6 10. Nd5 O-O 11. Bg5 Nxd5 12. exd5 Ne5 13. Nxe5 dxe5 14.
c4 h6 15. Be3 f5 16. f3 Kh7 17. Rfd1 b6 18. Rac1 e4 19. fxe4 Bxb2 20. Rc2 Be5
21. Bd4 fxe4 22. Qxe4 Bxd4+ 23. Qxd4 Rf6 24. Re2 Raf8 25. Rde1 R8f7 26. h3 h5
27. a4 Rf4 28. Qxf4 Rxf4 29. Rxe7+ Qxe7 30. Rxe7+ Kh6 31. Rxa7 Rxc4 32. d6 Rd4
33. d7 Kg5 34. Kf2 Kf6 35. Ke3 Rd6 36. a5 Ke7 37. a6 b5 38. Kf4 b4 39. Kg5 b3
40. Rb7 Rxa6 41. Rxb3 Kxd7 42. Re3 Ra2 43. g3 Ra6 44. h4 Rb6 45. Kh6 Ra6 46.
Re5 Ra3 47. Rg5 Ke7 48. Kxg6 Ra6+ 49. Kxh5 Kf7 50. g4 Ra8 51. Rb5 Rh8+ 52. Kg5
Rg8+ 53. Kf4 1-0

[Event "Speed Chess (Women) GP3"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.07.12"]
[Round "4.2"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Lagno, Kateryna"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C76"]
[WhiteElo "2658"]
[BlackElo "2546"]
[PlyCount "90"]
[EventDate "2020.07.08"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 197 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 d6 5. c3 Bd7 6. O-O g6 7. d4 Bg7 8. h3 Nf6
9. Re1 O-O 10. Bc2 Nh5 11. Be3 Kh8 12. Nbd2 Qe8 13. dxe5 Nxe5 14. Nxe5 dxe5 15.
Bc5 Rg8 16. Bb3 Nf4 17. Qc2 g5 18. Nf1 g4 19. h4 b6 20. Be3 Qe7 21. Rad1 Rad8
22. g3 Nh3+ 23. Kh2 Bf6 24. Kg2 Bc6 25. Bd5 Bxd5 26. exd5 e4 27. Bd4 Bxd4 28.
Rxe4 Be5 29. Ne3 f6 30. Nxg4 Qd7 31. f3 h5 32. Nxe5 fxe5 33. Rxe5 Nf4+ 34. Kf2
Qh3 35. Qf5 Qxg3+ 36. Ke3 Rde8 37. Qf6+ Kh7 38. Qf5+ Ng6 39. Qxh5+ Kg7 40. Re4
Rxe4+ 41. Kxe4 Re8+ 42. Kd4 Qf2+ 43. Kc4 Qc5+ 44. Kb3 Qb5+ 45. Ka3 Re2 0-1

[Event "Speed Chess (Women) GP3"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.07.12"]
[Round "4.3"]
[White "Lagno, Kateryna"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B28"]
[WhiteElo "2546"]
[BlackElo "2658"]
[PlyCount "109"]
[EventDate "2020.07.08"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 197 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 a6 3. c3 e6 4. d4 d5 5. e5 Bd7 6. Bd3 Bb5 7. Bxb5+ axb5 8. dxc5
Bxc5 9. b4 Bb6 10. Qe2 Qd7 11. Na3 Ne7 12. Nxb5 O-O 13. a4 Nbc6 14. O-O Ng6 15.
Be3 Bc7 16. Nxc7 Qxc7 17. Bc5 Rfc8 18. Bd6 Qd8 19. Rfd1 Nce7 20. Bc5 b6 21. Bd4
Nf5 22. g3 Rc4 23. Qd2 h6 24. Rdb1 Qc7 25. Rb2 Nge7 26. Kg2 Nc6 27. h4 Nfxd4
28. cxd4 Qe7 29. a5 Nxb4 30. a6 Rxa6 31. Rxa6 Nxa6 32. Rxb6 Nb4 33. Rb8+ Kh7
34. Qd1 Nc6 35. Qb1+ g6 36. Rb7 Qe8 37. h5 Kg8 38. hxg6 fxg6 39. Nh4 Ne7 40.
Rb8 Rc8 41. Rxc8 Qxc8 42. Nxg6 Nc6 43. Nh4 Nxd4 44. Qg6+ Kf8 45. Qxh6+ Ke7 46.
Qg7+ Kd8 47. Ng6 Nf5 48. Qf6+ Kd7 49. g4 Nd4 50. Qe7+ Kc6 51. Qd6+ Kb5 52. Ne7
Qc2 53. Qb8+ Ka4 54. Qa7+ Kb3 55. Qxd4 1-0

[Event "Speed Chess (Women) GP3"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.07.12"]
[Round "4.4"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Lagno, Kateryna"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C55"]
[WhiteElo "2658"]
[BlackElo "2546"]
[PlyCount "159"]
[EventDate "2020.07.08"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 197 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 Be7 5. O-O O-O 6. Re1 d6 7. a4 Kh8 8. Nc3
Ng8 9. h3 f5 10. Nd5 fxe4 11. dxe4 Be6 12. Qd3 Qd7 13. Ng5 Bxg5 14. Bxg5 Nce7
15. a5 a6 16. Be3 Nf6 17. Nxe7 Qxe7 18. Qb3 Bxc4 19. Qxc4 Nh5 20. Ra3 Nf4 21.
Rb3 Qg5 22. Bxf4 Qxf4 23. Qe2 Rab8 24. g3 Qf7 25. Kg2 h6 26. h4 Kh7 27. Rd1 Qe6
28. Rdd3 Rf6 29. Rf3 c6 30. Rxf6 Qxf6 31. Qf3 Qe6 32. h5 Kg8 33. Qe2 Qd7 34.
Rf3 Rf8 35. Qc4+ d5 36. Rxf8+ Kxf8 37. Qc5+ Kf7 38. exd5 cxd5 39. c3 Qc6 40.
Qxc6 bxc6 41. Kf3 Ke6 42. g4 Kf6 43. Ke3 c5 44. f3 Ke6 45. b3 Kd6 46. f4 d4+
47. cxd4 cxd4+ 48. Ke4 exf4 49. Kxd4 Kc6 50. Ke4 Kb5 51. Kxf4 Kxa5 52. g5 Kb4
53. gxh6 gxh6 54. Kf5 Kxb3 55. Kg6 a5 56. Kxh6 a4 57. Kh7 a3 58. h6 a2 59. Kg8
a1=Q 60. h7 Qa8+ 61. Kg7 Qg2+ 62. Kf8 Qf3+ 63. Kg7 Qg4+ 64. Kf8 Qh5 65. Kg7
Qe5+ 66. Kg8 Qe6+ 67. Kg7 Qe7+ 68. Kg8 Qg5+ 69. Kf8 Qf5+ 70. Kg7 Qd7+ 71. Kg8
Qe8+ 72. Kg7 Qe5+ 73. Kg8 Qg5+ 74. Kh8 Qe7 75. Kg8 Qe6+ 76. Kg7 Qg4+ 77. Kh8
Qd7 78. Kg8 Qe8+ 79. Kg7 Qe7+ 80. Kg8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Speed Chess (Women) GP3"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.07.12"]
[Round "4.5"]
[White "Lagno, Kateryna"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B54"]
[WhiteElo "2546"]
[BlackElo "2658"]
[PlyCount "50"]
[EventDate "2020.07.08"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 197 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 d6 6. g4 a6 7. Be3 Nge7 8. Nb3
b5 9. Qe2 Bb7 10. O-O-O Qc7 11. f4 Na5 12. Nxa5 Qxa5 13. Rxd6 Nd5 14. Rxd5 exd5
15. exd5 O-O-O 16. Qf2 Ba3 17. Bd4 b4 18. Bb6 Bxb2+ 19. Kb1 Qa3 20. Nd1 Bf6 21.
Bxd8 Rxd8 22. Bc4 Qa5 23. g5 Bc3 24. Ne3 Qa3 25. Rg1 Qb2# 0-1

[Event "Speed Chess (Women) GP3"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.07.12"]
[Round "4.6"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Lagno, Kateryna"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C79"]
[WhiteElo "2658"]
[BlackElo "2546"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[EventDate "2020.07.08"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 197 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 d6 5. c3 Bd7 6. O-O g6 7. d4 Bg7 8. Re1
Nf6 9. h3 O-O 10. Bc2 Nh5 11. Be3 Kh8 12. Nbd2 Qe8 13. Nf1 f5 14. exf5 gxf5 15.
dxe5 dxe5 16. Bc5 Rg8 17. Bb3 Be6 18. Bxe6 Qxe6 19. Nd4 Nxd4 20. cxd4 Nf4 21.
Qf3 Nxg2 22. Kxg2 e4 23. Kh1 Qg6 24. Qg3 Qh5 25. Ne3 b6 26. Ba3 Bxd4 27. Ng4
Rxg4 28. Qh2 Rh4 0-1

[Event "Speed Chess (Women) GP3"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.07.12"]
[Round "4.7"]
[White "Lagno, Kateryna"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B54"]
[WhiteElo "2546"]
[BlackElo "2658"]
[PlyCount "156"]
[EventDate "2020.07.08"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 197 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 d6 6. g4 a6 7. Be3 Nge7 8. Nb3
b5 9. Qe2 Na5 10. O-O-O Nc4 11. Bg2 Qc7 12. Kb1 Bb7 13. Bc1 Na3+ 14. bxa3 Qxc3
15. Bb2 Qc7 16. f4 Nc6 17. f5 Ne5 18. fxe6 fxe6 19. g5 Nc4 20. Qh5+ g6 21. Qg4
Nxb2 22. Qxe6+ Be7 23. Kxb2 Rc8 24. Rd2 Rf8 25. Rf1 Qc3+ 26. Kb1 Rxf1+ 27. Bxf1
Qe5 28. Qg8+ Bf8 29. Rf2 Qg7 30. Qe6+ Qe7 31. Qg8 Bxe4 32. Bh3 Rc7 33. Be6 Qg7
34. Re2 Qxg8 35. Bxg8 Re7 36. Bxh7 d5 37. Bg8 Bg7 38. Nc5 Bf3 39. Rxe7+ Kxe7
40. Nxa6 Be5 41. Nc5 Bxh2 42. a4 bxa4 43. Nxa4 Bf4 44. Nb6 Kd6 45. Bf7 Be4 46.
a4 Bxg5 47. a5 Bd8 48. Nxd5 Bxd5 49. Bxg6 Bxa5 50. Bd3 Kc5 51. Bf5 Kd4 52. Bd3
Bc3 53. Bg6 Kc5 54. Bd3 Kb4 55. Bg6 Ka3 56. Kc1 Bc4 57. Bd3 Be6 58. Be4 Bb2+
59. Kd2 Kb4 60. Bd3 Bc3+ 61. Kc1 Bd4 62. Be4 Kc3 63. Bd3 Be3+ 64. Kb1 Bd2 65.
Be4 Bg4 66. Bd3 Be6 67. Be4 Kb4 68. c3+ Kxc3 69. Bg6 Bc4 70. Bh7 Kb3 71. Bg6
Bc3 72. Bh7 Ka3 73. Bg6 Bb3 74. Bh7 Bd4 75. Bg6 Kb4 76. Bh7 Kc3 77. Bg6 Bc5 78.
Bh7 Bb4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Speed Chess (Women) GP3"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.07.12"]
[Round "4.8"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Lagno, Kateryna"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C55"]
[WhiteElo "2658"]
[BlackElo "2546"]
[PlyCount "101"]
[EventDate "2020.07.08"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 197 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Nc6 3. d3 Nf6 4. Nf3 Be7 5. O-O O-O 6. Re1 d6 7. c3 Kh8 8. Nbd2
Ng8 9. d4 f5 10. dxe5 dxe5 11. exf5 Bxf5 12. Qe2 Bd6 13. Ne4 Qe8 14. h3 Nf6 15.
Nxf6 Rxf6 16. Ng5 Bc5 17. Be3 Bxe3 18. Qxe3 a6 19. Rad1 h6 20. Ne4 Bxe4 21.
Qxe4 Rf4 22. Qe2 Rd8 23. Bd3 Qe7 24. g3 Rf6 25. Qe4 g6 26. Bc2 Rfd6 27. Rxd6
Rxd6 28. h4 Kg7 29. h5 Qf6 30. hxg6 Rd2 31. Re2 Rxe2 32. Qxe2 Ne7 33. Qe4 c6
34. Qb4 b5 35. Qc5 Qg5 36. Kg2 h5 37. Qd6 h4 38. Qe6 Qf6 39. Qxf6+ Kxf6 40.
gxh4 Nxg6 41. Bxg6 Kxg6 42. Kg3 Kh5 43. f4 e4 44. Kf2 Kxh4 45. Ke3 Kg4 46. Kxe4
a5 47. f5 Kg5 48. Ke5 b4 49. f6 bxc3 50. bxc3 Kg6 51. Ke6 1-0

[Event "Speed Chess (Women) GP3"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.07.12"]
[Round "4.9"]
[White "Lagno, Kateryna"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B41"]
[WhiteElo "2546"]
[BlackElo "2658"]
[PlyCount "104"]
[EventDate "2020.07.08"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 197 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nb5 d6 6. c4 Nf6 7. N1c3 a6 8. Nd4
Qc7 9. Be2 Be7 10. Be3 Ne5 11. Rc1 b6 12. f4 Ned7 13. O-O Bb7 14. Bf3 O-O 15.
b4 Rfe8 16. Nb3 Rac8 17. Nd2 Qb8 18. Qe2 h6 19. a3 Qa8 20. Kh1 b5 21. cxb5 axb5
22. Nxb5 Ba6 23. a4 Qb8 24. Nb3 Nb6 25. Bxb6 Qxb6 26. Rxc8 Rxc8 27. Rc1 Rb8 28.
e5 dxe5 29. fxe5 Nd5 30. Bxd5 exd5 31. N3d4 Qxd4 32. Nxd4 Bxe2 33. Nxe2 Rxb4
34. Ra1 d4 35. a5 d3 36. a6 dxe2 37. a7 Ra4 38. a8=Q+ Rxa8 39. Rxa8+ Kh7 40.
Ra1 Bb4 41. Kg1 e1=Q+ 42. Rxe1 Bxe1 43. Kf1 Bc3 44. Ke2 Bxe5 45. Kf3 Bxh2 46.
g3 Bxg3 47. Kxg3 g5 48. Kg4 Kg6 49. Kg3 f5 50. Kf3 f4 51. Kg4 h5+ 52. Kh3 Kf5
0-1

[Event "Speed Chess (Women) GP3"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.07.12"]
[Round "4.10"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Lagno, Kateryna"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C90"]
[WhiteElo "2658"]
[BlackElo "2546"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "2020.07.08"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 197 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Nc6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. d3 Be7 5. O-O O-O 6. Re1 d6 7. c3 Na5 8. Bb5
a6 9. Ba4 c5 10. Nbd2 b5 11. Bc2 Nc6 12. Nf1 Be6 13. h3 h6 14. N3h2 Qd7 15. Qf3
d5 16. Ne3 dxe4 17. dxe4 Rad8 18. Nhg4 Nxg4 19. hxg4 Bg5 20. Nf5 Bxf5 21. exf5
Rfe8 22. Bxg5 hxg5 23. Be4 Nb8 24. f6 Qe6 25. fxg7 Kxg7 26. Qe3 Qe7 27. Rad1
Rh8 28. g3 Nd7 29. Kg2 Nf6 30. Qxg5+ Kf8 31. Rxd8+ Qxd8 32. Qxe5 Rh2+ 33. Kg1
Rh8 34. g5 Qd2 35. Bc6 Rh1+ 36. Bxh1 1-0

[Event "Speed Chess (Women) GP3"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.07.12"]
[Round "4.11"]
[White "Lagno, Kateryna"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B41"]
[WhiteElo "2546"]
[BlackElo "2658"]
[PlyCount "119"]
[EventDate "2020.07.08"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 197 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nb5 d6 6. c4 Nf6 7. N1c3 a6 8. Nd4
Be7 9. Be3 Qc7 10. Be2 Ne5 11. Rc1 b6 12. O-O Bb7 13. f4 Ned7 14. Bf3 O-O 15.
b4 Rfe8 16. Bf2 Rac8 17. Re1 Qb8 18. Qe2 e5 19. Nf5 exf4 20. Nxe7+ Rxe7 21. Nd5
Nxd5 22. cxd5 Bxd5 23. Qxa6 Rxc1 24. Rxc1 Bb7 25. Qb5 h6 26. a4 Qa8 27. Rc7 Ba6
28. Qf5 Qd8 29. Ra7 Bd3 30. Qxf4 Ne5 31. Rxe7 Qxe7 32. Bxb6 Qb7 33. a5 Ba6 34.
h3 Qc6 35. Kh2 Nxf3+ 36. Qxf3 Qb5 37. Qg3 Qxb4 38. Bc7 Qxe4 39. Bxd6 Bb7 40.
Be5 Qg6 41. Qf2 Qc6 42. Qb2 f6 43. Bc3 Kf7 44. Qb3+ Kg6 45. Qc2+ Kf7 46. Qd2 h5
47. Bb4 Kg6 48. Qd3+ Kf7 49. Qe2 Qe4 50. Qxh5+ g6 51. Qh7+ Ke8 52. Qg8+ Kd7 53.
Qf7+ Kc8 54. Qf8+ Kd7 55. Qf7+ Kc8 56. Qf8+ Kd7 57. Qg7+ Kc8 58. Qg8+ Kd7 59.
Qg7+ Kc8 60. Qf8+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Speed Chess (Women) GP3"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.07.12"]
[Round "4.12"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Lagno, Kateryna"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C55"]
[WhiteElo "2658"]
[BlackElo "2546"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[EventDate "2020.07.08"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 197 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 Be7 5. O-O O-O 6. Re1 d6 7. c3 Kh8 8. Nbd2
Ng8 9. d4 Bg4 10. h3 Bh5 11. g4 Bg6 12. Nf1 Bxe4 13. Rxe4 d5 14. Re1 dxc4 15.
dxe5 Bc5 16. Ng3 Nge7 17. Qe2 b5 18. Be3 Bxe3 19. Qxe3 Qd5 20. Rad1 Qe6 21. Ng5
Qg6 22. f4 f5 23. exf6 Qxf6 24. f5 Qh6 25. Ne6 Qxh3 26. Nxf8 Rxf8 27. Qf3 h5
28. Re4 hxg4 29. Qxg4 Qxg4 30. Rxg4 Ne5 31. Re4 N7c6 32. Rd6 cxd6 0-1

[Event "Speed Chess (Women) GP4"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.07.15"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Ning, Kaiyu"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C11"]
[WhiteElo "2658"]
[BlackElo "2327"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "2020.07.15"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 197 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. Nce2 c5 6. c3 Nc6 7. Nf3 Be7 8. Nf4
Qa5 9. a3 Nxd4 10. Nxd4 cxd4 11. Qxd4 Bc5 12. Qd1 Qc7 13. Nd3 Nxe5 14. Nxc5
Qxc5 15. Be3 Qc7 16. Be2 O-O 17. O-O b6 18. Qd4 Nc6 19. Qh4 e5 20. Rad1 Be6 21.
f4 exf4 22. Bd3 f5 23. Bxf4 Qf7 24. Qg3 Rad8 25. Bb5 Ne7 26. h3 Ng6 27. Bg5 Rc8
28. Rd4 Qc7 29. Qxc7 Rxc7 30. Re1 Kf7 31. h4 h6 32. Bd2 Rc5 33. Bd3 Re8 34. h5
Ne7 35. Rf4 Rc7 36. Rf2 Rc6 37. Bb5 Rec8 38. Bxc6 Rxc6 39. Rfe2 Ng8 40. b4 Nf6
41. b5 Rd6 42. Bf4 1-0

[Event "Speed Chess (Women) GP4"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.07.15"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Ning, Kaiyu"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A40"]
[WhiteElo "2327"]
[BlackElo "2658"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2020.07.15"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 197 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 e6 2. c4 b6 3. e4 Bb7 4. Bd3 Bb4+ 5. Bd2 Bxd2+ 6. Nxd2 d6 7. Ne2 e5 8. d5
Nd7 9. O-O a5 10. a3 Nc5 11. Bc2 a4 12. Nc3 Qd7 13. Nb5 Ne7 14. Nb1 O-O 15.
N1c3 f5 16. exf5 Nxf5 17. Nxa4 Nd4 18. Nxc5 bxc5 19. Nxd4 cxd4 20. b4 c6 21.
Be4 cxd5 22. cxd5 Ba6 23. Re1 Bb5 24. Bc2 Qf7 25. Qd2 Ba4 26. Be4 Bb3 27. Qd3
Bxd5 28. Bxh7+ Kh8 29. Qh3 Qxf2+ 30. Kh1 Bxg2+ 31. Qxg2 Qxg2+ 32. Kxg2 Kxh7 33.
Rec1 Ra4 34. Rc6 Rfa8 35. Rxd6 Rxb4 36. Re1 Rb2+ 37. Kg1 Rxa3 38. Rd5 Raa2 39.
Rdxe5 Rg2+ 40. Kf1 Raf2# 0-1

[Event "Speed Chess (Women) GP4"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.07.15"]
[Round "1.3"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Ning, Kaiyu"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C11"]
[WhiteElo "2658"]
[BlackElo "2327"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "2020.07.15"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 197 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. f4 c5 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. Be3 cxd4 8. Nxd4
Qb6 9. a3 Bc5 10. Na4 Qa5+ 11. c3 Bxd4 12. Bxd4 Nxd4 13. Qxd4 O-O 14. Bd3 b6
15. Bc2 Ba6 16. b4 Qb5 17. Qd2 Rac8 18. Nb2 Qc6 19. Rc1 f6 20. a4 Bb7 21. exf6
Rxf6 22. O-O Rcf8 23. Qd4 Qc7 24. Nd3 Ba6 25. Rf3 Bxd3 26. Qxd3 g6 27. Qe3 Kg7
28. Rcf1 Qd6 29. Re1 Re8 30. Qd4 Kg8 31. Bb3 Re7 32. g3 Rf5 33. Rfe3 Qc6 34. g4
Rff7 35. Bxd5 Qd6 36. Bxe6 Qxd4 37. cxd4 Rxe6 38. Rxe6 Rxf4 39. R1e4 Rf3 40.
Re8+ Nf8 41. Kg2 Ra3 42. Rf4 1-0

[Event "Speed Chess (Women) GP4"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.07.15"]
[Round "1.4"]
[White "Ning, Kaiyu"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E01"]
[WhiteElo "2327"]
[BlackElo "2658"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "2020.07.15"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 197 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 Bb4+ 5. Bd2 Bd6 6. Nc3 c6 7. e4 dxe4 8. Nxe4
Be7 9. Bc3 Nbd7 10. Qc2 Nxe4 11. Bxe4 Nf6 12. Bg2 Qc7 13. Nf3 O-O 14. O-O-O b5
15. Ne5 bxc4 16. Ba5 Qxa5 17. Nxc6 Qxa2 18. Nxe7+ Kh8 19. Bxa8 c3 20. bxc3 Qa3+
21. Kd2 Qxe7 22. Ra1 e5 23. Rhe1 Be6 24. Bf3 exd4 25. cxd4 Rd8 26. Qc3 h6 27.
Re3 Qd7 28. Ke1 Nd5 29. Bxd5 Bxd5 30. Qc5 Qh3 31. Rxa7 Qxh2 32. Qe7 Qh1+ 33.
Ke2 Bc4+ 34. Kd2 Rxd4+ 35. Kc3 Qd1 36. Ra8+ Kh7 37. Qa3 Qd2# 0-1

[Event "Speed Chess (Women) GP4"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.07.15"]
[Round "1.5"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Ning, Kaiyu"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C13"]
[WhiteElo "2658"]
[BlackElo "2327"]
[PlyCount "135"]
[EventDate "2020.07.15"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 197 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 dxe4 5. Nxe4 Be7 6. Nxf6+ Bxf6 7. Bxf6 Qxf6
8. Nf3 O-O 9. Bd3 c5 10. Qe2 cxd4 11. Qe4 g6 12. Qxd4 e5 13. Qc3 Nc6 14. Be4
Bg4 15. O-O Rac8 16. Qe3 Rfe8 17. c3 a6 18. Rad1 Bf5 19. Rfe1 Kg7 20. h3 h6 21.
a4 Kh7 22. Bxf5 Qxf5 23. Nd2 Rcd8 24. Ne4 Rxd1 25. Rxd1 Rd8 26. Rxd8 Nxd8 27.
g3 Nc6 28. Kg2 Qe6 29. Qf3 Kg7 30. Nc5 Qe7 31. Qd5 Qc7 32. b4 Ne7 33. Qxb7 Qd6
34. Qe4 Nd5 35. Qd3 Qc6 36. Qe4 Qd6 37. Nd3 Nxc3 38. Qxe5+ Qxe5 39. Nxe5 Nxa4
40. Kf3 Nb6 41. Ke4 Kf6 42. Nd3 Ke7 43. Kd4 Nd7 44. Nc5 Nb8 45. Kd5 h5 46. h4
f6 47. Ne4 Nd7 48. Nc5 Nb8 49. f3 g5 50. Ne4 gxh4 51. gxh4 Nd7 52. Ng3 Nb6+ 53.
Kc6 Nc4 54. f4 Nd2 55. Nxh5 Nf3 56. Ng3 Nxh4 57. Kb6 Nf3 58. Kxa6 Nd4 59. b5
Kd6 60. Ne4+ Kc7 61. Nxf6 Ne6 62. Nd5+ Kb8 63. Kb6 Nf8 64. f5 Nd7+ 65. Kc6 Ne5+
66. Kd6 Nc4+ 67. Ke6 Kb7 68. f6 1-0

[Event "Speed Chess (Women) GP4"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.07.15"]
[Round "1.6"]
[White "Ning, Kaiyu"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E06"]
[WhiteElo "2327"]
[BlackElo "2658"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "2020.07.15"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 197 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 Be7 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Nc3 dxc4 7. Ne5 Qd6 8. O-O
Qa6 9. a4 c6 10. Bg5 Nbd7 11. Nxd7 Bxd7 12. e4 h6 13. Bxf6 Bxf6 14. e5 Be7 15.
Ne4 Qa5 16. Qe2 c5 17. dxc5 Bc6 18. Qxc4 Bxe4 19. Qxe4 Bxc5 20. Rfc1 Rad8 21.
Qc4 Bb6 22. Rc2 Qxe5 23. Bxb7 Rd4 24. Qe2 Qa5 25. Be4 Rfd8 26. Rac1 g6 27. Qf3
Rd2 28. Rxd2 Rxd2 29. Rf1 Qxa4 30. h4 h5 31. Kg2 Rxb2 32. Qf4 Qd4 33. Qf3 Kg7
34. Bb1 a5 35. Be4 a4 36. Bb1 Qb4 0-1

[Event "Speed Chess (Women) GP4"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.07.15"]
[Round "1.7"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Ning, Kaiyu"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C07"]
[WhiteElo "2658"]
[BlackElo "2327"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "2020.07.15"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 197 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 c5 4. exd5 Qxd5 5. Ngf3 cxd4 6. Bc4 Qd6 7. O-O Nf6 8.
Nb3 Nc6 9. Nbxd4 Nxd4 10. Nxd4 a6 11. Re1 Qc7 12. Bf1 Be7 13. g3 O-O 14. Bg2
Rd8 15. Bf4 Qb6 16. c3 Qxb2 17. Qf3 Nd5 18. Rad1 Qxc3 19. Nf5 Bf6 20. Nd6 Qxf3
21. Bxf3 Nxf4 22. gxf4 Rb8 23. Nxc8 Rdxc8 24. Rd7 b5 25. f5 exf5 26. Bd5 Rf8
27. Ra7 Rbd8 28. Rd1 g5 29. Rxa6 Kg7 30. Rb6 Kg6 31. Rxb5 Rfe8 32. Kg2 Re5 33.
a4 Re2 34. Rb6 Kg7 35. Bf3 Ra2 36. Rxd8 Bxd8 37. Rb4 Be7 38. Rb5 g4 39. Bc6
Rxa4 40. Rxf5 Rc4 41. Bd5 Bf6 42. Bxc4 1-0

[Event "Speed Chess (Women) GP4"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.07.15"]
[Round "1.8"]
[White "Ning, Kaiyu"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E06"]
[WhiteElo "2327"]
[BlackElo "2658"]
[PlyCount "101"]
[EventDate "2020.07.15"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 197 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 Be7 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Nc3 dxc4 7. Ne5 c5 8. dxc5
Qxd1+ 9. Nxd1 Bxc5 10. O-O Nc6 11. Bxc6 bxc6 12. Be3 Bxe3 13. Nxe3 Rb8 14.
N3xc4 Ba6 15. b3 Bxc4 16. Nxc4 Rfc8 17. Rac1 Kf8 18. Ne5 c5 19. Rfd1 Ke7 20.
Rc4 Rb4 21. Rdc1 Rxc4 22. Rxc4 Nd7 23. Nd3 Kd6 24. b4 Rc7 25. b5 a6 26. bxa6
Ra7 27. Ra4 Nb8 28. Ra5 Rxa6 29. Rxc5 Rxa2 30. Rc8 Nd7 31. e3 Nf6 32. Kg2 h6
33. h3 Ra7 34. Kf3 Ke7 35. Ne5 Rb7 36. Ra8 Kd6 37. Nc4+ Ke7 38. g4 Nd5 39. h4
Nb6 40. Nxb6 Rxb6 41. Ra7+ Kf6 42. Kf4 g5+ 43. hxg5+ hxg5+ 44. Kg3 Rb3 45. Ra4
Rc3 46. Rb4 Ra3 47. Rc4 Rb3 48. Ra4 Rc3 49. Rb4 Ra3 50. Rc4 Rb3 51. Ra4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Speed Chess (Women) GP4"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.07.15"]
[Round "1.9"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Ning, Kaiyu"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C11"]
[WhiteElo "2658"]
[BlackElo "2327"]
[PlyCount "110"]
[EventDate "2020.07.15"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 197 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. f4 c5 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. Be3 cxd4 8. Nxd4
Qb6 9. Qd2 Qxb2 10. Rb1 Qa3 11. Bb5 Nxd4 12. Bxd4 a6 13. Bxd7+ Bxd7 14. Rb3 Qe7
15. Rxb7 Rc8 16. O-O Qd8 17. f5 exf5 18. Ne2 Bc5 19. Bxc5 Rxc5 20. Qb4 Rb5 21.
Rxb5 Bxb5 22. Rf2 Qe7 23. Qxe7+ Kxe7 24. Nd4 g6 25. Rf3 Bc4 26. Ra3 Kd7 27. Nb3
Re8 28. Nd2 Bb5 29. Nf3 Rc8 30. Nd4 Bc4 31. Kf2 Rb8 32. Nb3 Ke6 33. Nd2 Bb5 34.
Nf3 Rc8 35. Ke3 Rc4 36. c3 h6 37. Nd4+ Kxe5 38. Nxb5 axb5 39. Kd3 f4 40. Ra7 f6
41. Rb7 Ra4 42. Rxb5 Rxa2 43. c4 Rxg2 44. Rxd5+ Ke6 45. h4 Rh2 46. Ke4 g5 47.
hxg5 hxg5 48. Rd8 Rh3 49. c5 Re3+ 50. Kd4 g4 51. Re8+ Kd7 52. Rf8 Re6 53. Rg8
g3 54. Rg4 f5 55. Rxf4 g2 0-1

[Event "Speed Chess (Women) GP4"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.07.15"]
[Round "1.10"]
[White "Ning, Kaiyu"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E07"]
[WhiteElo "2327"]
[BlackElo "2658"]
[PlyCount "226"]
[EventDate "2020.07.15"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 197 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 Be7 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Nc3 c6 7. O-O b6 8. Qd3
Nbd7 9. b3 Bb7 10. Rd1 Qc7 11. e4 dxe4 12. Nxe4 Nxe4 13. Qxe4 c5 14. Qe2 cxd4
15. Nxd4 Bxg2 16. Kxg2 Nc5 17. Bf4 Qb7+ 18. Qf3 Qxf3+ 19. Kxf3 Rfc8 20. Nb5 f6
21. Nc7 Rab8 22. b4 e5 23. bxc5 Rxc7 24. cxb6 Rxb6 25. Be3 Rbc6 26. Rac1 Kf7
27. Rd5 Ke6 28. Ra5 a6 29. c5 f5 30. Ke2 Rb7 31. Rc2 Bd8 32. Ra3 Rb5 33. Rd3
Be7 34. Rdc3 Rb4 35. Rd2 Ra4 36. a3 g5 37. f3 f4 38. Bf2 h5 39. Rb2 Bd8 40. Rb8
Ba5 41. Rd3 e4 42. Re8+ Kf7 43. Rxe4 Rxe4+ 44. fxe4 Bc7 45. Rd5 fxg3 46. hxg3
Kg6 47. Be3 g4 48. Rg5+ Kf7 49. Rxh5 Bxg3 50. Rg5 Re6 51. Rxg4 Be5 52. Rg5 Ke8
53. Rg1 Kd7 54. Rb1 Bc7 55. Rb7 Rxe4 56. Ra7 Ra4 57. Kd2 Kc6 58. Ra8 Rxa3 59.
Rh8 Ra2+ 60. Kd3 Ra3+ 61. Ke4 a5 62. Rh6+ Kb5 63. Bd4 a4 64. Kd5 Rb3 65. Rh7
Ba5 66. Rb7+ Ka6 67. Re7 Rb7 68. Re6+ Kb5 69. c6 Rc7 70. Be5 Rc8 71. Re7 Rxc6
72. Ra7 Rc5+ 73. Kd6 Rc4 74. Kd5 Rc5+ 75. Kd6 Bb6 76. Rb7 Rc6+ 77. Kd5 Rc5+ 78.
Kd6 Rc4 79. Bb2 Rb4 80. Bc1 Ka6 81. Rb8 Bc5+ 82. Kc7 Bd6+ 83. Kxd6 Rxb8 84. Kc5
Rb1 85. Ba3 Rb3 86. Bb4 Rh3 87. Kc4 Rh4+ 88. Kc3 Kb5 89. Bd6 Rh3+ 90. Kb2 Rh2+
91. Ka3 Rh3+ 92. Kb2 Rb3+ 93. Ka2 Rd3 94. Ba3 Kc4 95. Bb2 Rd1 96. Ka3 Kb5 97.
Ka2 Kb4 98. Ba3+ Kc3 99. Bb2+ Kc2 100. Ka3 Rd3+ 101. Ka2 Rb3 102. Be5 Rh3 103.
Bd4 Rh4 104. Be5 Rg4 105. Bf6 Re4 106. Bg7 Kd3 107. Bf6 Kc4 108. Ka3 Kb5 109.
Bc3 Re3 110. Kb2 a3+ 111. Kc2 Ka4 112. Ba1 Re2+ 113. Kb1 Kb3 0-1

[Event "Speed Chess (Women) GP4"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.07.16"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Abdumalik, Zhansaya"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C88"]
[WhiteElo "2658"]
[BlackElo "2478"]
[PlyCount "166"]
[EventDate "2020.07.15"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 197 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. d3
Bb7 9. c3 d6 10. a4 Na5 11. Ba2 c5 12. Na3 Qb6 13. Be3 Ng4 14. Bd2 c4 15. d4
Rfe8 16. h3 Nf6 17. d5 Nd7 18. Be3 Nc5 19. Nd2 Bc8 20. b4 cxb3 21. Nxb3 Naxb3
22. Bxb3 Bd7 23. Bc2 Qc7 24. axb5 axb5 25. Qe2 Reb8 26. Bd3 Ra5 27. Nc2 Na4 28.
Qd2 Nxc3 29. Rxa5 Qxa5 30. Ra1 Qc7 31. Ra7 Qc8 32. Rxd7 Nb1 33. Qb4 Qxd7 34.
Qxb1 b4 35. Nxb4 Qa4 36. Bd2 h6 37. Qe1 Bg5 38. Bxg5 hxg5 39. Nc6 Rb2 40. Qc1
Qb3 41. Bc4 Rb1 42. Bxb3 Rxc1+ 43. Kh2 Re1 44. f3 Kf8 45. Kg3 f6 46. Bc4 g6 47.
Kf2 Rc1 48. Be2 Ra1 49. g3 Kf7 50. Ke3 Ra3+ 51. Kf2 Ra1 52. h4 gxh4 53. gxh4
Ra2 54. Ke3 Ra3+ 55. Kf2 Ra2 56. Nb4 Rb2 57. Nd3 Ra2 58. Ke3 Ra1 59. Kf2 Ra2
60. Ne1 Rb2 61. Ng2 f5 62. exf5 gxf5 63. f4 exf4 64. Nxf4 Kf6 65. Ke3 Rb3+ 66.
Kf2 Rb4 67. Ke3 Re4+ 68. Kf3 Ra4 69. Bd3 Ra3 70. h5 Kg5 71. Ke3 Ra4 72. Ne6+
Kxh5 73. Ng7+ Kg5 74. Nxf5 Ra5 75. Kd4 Ra4+ 76. Ke3 Ra5 77. Be4 Ra3+ 78. Kd4
Ra4+ 79. Ke3 Ra3+ 80. Ke2 Ra2+ 81. Kd3 Ra3+ 82. Kd4 Ra4+ 83. Ke3 Ra3+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Speed Chess (Women) GP4"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.07.16"]
[Round "2.2"]
[White "Abdumalik, Zhansaya"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B81"]
[WhiteElo "2478"]
[BlackElo "2658"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "2020.07.15"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 197 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. h3 e6 7. g4 b5 8. Bg2
Bb7 9. g5 Nfd7 10. O-O Nc6 11. Re1 Be7 12. Nxc6 Bxc6 13. Qd4 O-O 14. b3 Bxg5
15. Qxd6 Rc8 16. Bxg5 Qxg5 17. Re3 Rfd8 18. f4 Qf6 19. Rf1 Nf8 20. Qb4 Qh6 21.
Ne2 Ng6 22. Rd3 Nh4 23. Bh1 Qg6+ 24. Kh2 Re8 25. Rg1 Qh5 26. Qe1 Ba8 27. c3 f5
28. Rg5 Qh6 29. Ng3 Ng6 30. Qf2 fxe4 31. Bxe4 Bxe4 32. Nxe4 Rf8 33. Rf3 Qh4 34.
Qxh4 Nxh4 35. Rf2 Ng6 0-1

[Event "Speed Chess (Women) GP4"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.07.16"]
[Round "2.3"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Abdumalik, Zhansaya"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C55"]
[WhiteElo "2658"]
[BlackElo "2478"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[EventDate "2020.07.15"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 197 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 Be7 5. O-O d6 6. c3 O-O 7. Bb3 Be6 8. Bc2
Qd7 9. Re1 Rfe8 10. Nbd2 Bf8 11. d4 Bg4 12. h3 Bh5 13. d5 Ne7 14. Nf1 c6 15.
Bg5 cxd5 16. Bxf6 gxf6 17. Ng3 Bg6 18. Nh4 dxe4 19. Nxe4 Bg7 20. Nxd6 Bxc2 21.
Qxc2 Qxd6 22. Re3 Rad8 23. Rg3 Qd2 24. Qe4 Ng6 25. Nf5 Qf4 26. Qb1 e4 27. Ne3
Rd2 28. Qe1 Rxb2 29. Rd1 f5 30. Rd7 Qe5 31. Nc4 Qb5 0-1

[Event "Speed Chess (Women) GP4"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.07.16"]
[Round "2.4"]
[White "Abdumalik, Zhansaya"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B81"]
[WhiteElo "2478"]
[BlackElo "2658"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "2020.07.15"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 197 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. h3 e6 7. g4 b5 8. Bg2
Bb7 9. a3 Nfd7 10. b3 Nc6 11. Bb2 Rc8 12. O-O Nxd4 13. Qxd4 h5 14. gxh5 Rxh5
15. a4 bxa4 16. Nxa4 Rg5 17. c4 Nf6 18. Rae1 e5 19. Qd3 Nh5 20. Bc1 Rg6 21. Kh2
Be7 22. Bf3 Nf4 23. Bxf4 exf4 24. Rg1 Rxg1 25. Rxg1 Bf6 26. e5 Bxe5 27. Bxb7
f3+ 28. Kh1 Qh4 29. Qxf3 Rb8 30. Rg4 Qe7 31. Bc6+ Kf8 32. Kg2 g5 33. Qf5 Rxb3
34. Qxg5 Qxg5 35. Rxg5 Rb4 36. c5 Bf4 37. Rf5 dxc5 38. Nxc5 Bd6 39. Ne4 1-0

[Event "Speed Chess (Women) GP4"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.07.16"]
[Round "2.5"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Abdumalik, Zhansaya"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C90"]
[WhiteElo "2658"]
[BlackElo "2478"]
[PlyCount "105"]
[EventDate "2020.07.15"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 197 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. d3
d6 9. c3 Bb7 10. Nbd2 Na5 11. Bc2 c5 12. Nf1 h6 13. h3 Bc8 14. Ng3 Nc6 15. d4
cxd4 16. cxd4 Qc7 17. d5 Nb4 18. Bb1 a5 19. a3 Na6 20. b4 Bd7 21. Bd2 axb4 22.
axb4 Rfc8 23. Qe2 Qb7 24. Bd3 Nc7 25. Be3 Ra4 26. Qb2 Rca8 27. Nd2 Qa6 28. Rxa4
Qxa4 29. Rc1 Nfe8 30. Bb6 Qa2 31. Qxa2 Rxa2 32. Nb1 Na6 33. Nc3 Ra3 34. Ba5 Bg5
35. Rc2 Nec7 36. Be2 g6 37. Nf1 h5 38. Nb1 Ra1 39. Nbd2 Ne8 40. g3 f5 41. h4
Bh6 42. Bd3 Ra3 43. Be2 fxe4 44. Nxe4 Bf5 45. f3 Bxe4 46. fxe4 Nf6 47. Rc8+ Kh7
48. Bxb5 Nxb4 49. Bxb4 Rb3 50. Bxd6 Rxb5 51. Bxe5 Bg7 52. Rc7 Ne8 53. Re7 1-0

[Event "Speed Chess (Women) GP4"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.07.16"]
[Round "2.6"]
[White "Abdumalik, Zhansaya"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2478"]
[BlackElo "2658"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "2020.07.15"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 197 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Be3 a6 7. Bd3 Nf6 8. O-O
Qc7 9. f4 Nxd4 10. Bxd4 e5 11. Be3 Be7 12. Kh1 b5 13. a3 Bb7 14. Qf3 O-O 15.
Rae1 exf4 16. Bxf4 Nd7 17. Nd5 Bxd5 18. exd5 Bf6 19. c3 Be5 20. Bg5 Nc5 21. Bc2
g6 22. Rf2 f5 23. Rfe2 Rae8 24. Bf4 Nd7 25. a4 Qd8 26. axb5 Bxf4 27. Qxf4 Rxe2
28. Rxe2 Qb6 29. Re7 Qxb5 30. h3 Ne5 31. Qh6 Nf7 32. Qe3 Qxb2 33. Bd1 Qb1 34.
Qe1 Ne5 35. Kh2 Rf7 36. Re8+ Kg7 37. Qd2 f4 0-1

[Event "Speed Chess (Women) GP4"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.07.16"]
[Round "2.7"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Abdumalik, Zhansaya"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C90"]
[WhiteElo "2658"]
[BlackElo "2478"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2020.07.15"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 197 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. d3
d6 9. c3 Na5 10. Bc2 c5 11. Nbd2 Be6 12. Nf1 Qc7 13. h3 Rfe8 14. Ng3 Bf8 15.
Ng5 Bc8 16. f4 Nc6 17. Rf1 h6 18. Nf3 exf4 19. Bxf4 g6 20. Qd2 Kh7 21. Rf2 Bg7
22. Raf1 Ra7 23. d4 cxd4 24. cxd4 Ng8 25. Be3 Na5 26. b3 Rb7 27. Nh4 d5 28. e5
Be6 29. Rxf7 Bxf7 30. Rxf7 Qxf7 31. Bxg6+ Qxg6 32. Nxg6 Kxg6 33. Qc2+ Kf7 34.
Qf5+ Ke7 35. Qg6 Kf8 36. Qxa6 Ne7 37. Qxa5 Rc8 38. Qd2 Rbc7 39. Bxh6 Rc2 40.
Qf4+ Kg8 41. Qg5 1-0

[Event "Speed Chess (Women) GP4"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.07.16"]
[Round "2.8"]
[White "Abdumalik, Zhansaya"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B82"]
[WhiteElo "2478"]
[BlackElo "2658"]
[PlyCount "116"]
[EventDate "2020.07.15"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 197 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Nb3 a6 7. Bd3 b5 8. O-O
Bb7 9. Be3 Nf6 10. f4 Qc7 11. Qf3 Be7 12. Qh3 O-O 13. Rae1 Rfe8 14. Kh1 Nb4 15.
a3 Nxd3 16. cxd3 e5 17. Rc1 Qd7 18. Qxd7 Nxd7 19. Na5 Rab8 20. Nxb7 Rxb7 21.
Nd5 exf4 22. Nxe7+ Rxe7 23. Rc8+ Nf8 24. Bxf4 Red7 25. Rfc1 f6 26. Ra8 Kf7 27.
Rxa6 d5 28. Kg1 dxe4 29. dxe4 Rd4 30. Re1 Ne6 31. Bg3 Nc5 32. Rd6 Rxe4 33. Rc1
Rc4 34. Rxc4 bxc4 35. Rc6 Nd3 36. Rxc4 Rxb2 37. h3 h5 38. a4 g5 39. h4 gxh4 40.
Rxh4 Kg6 41. Rd4 Nc5 42. Rc4 Nd3 43. a5 Ra2 44. Bc7 Ne5 45. Bxe5 fxe5 46. Rc5
Kf5 47. Kh2 Kf4 48. Kh3 e4 49. Rxh5 e3 50. Rh8 Rxa5 51. Rf8+ Ke4 52. Re8+ Re5
53. Ra8 e2 54. Ra1 Ke3 55. g4 Kf3 56. Rb1 e1=Q 57. Rxe1 Rxe1 58. Kh4 Kf4 0-1

[Event "Speed Chess (Women) GP4"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.07.16"]
[Round "2.9"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Abdumalik, Zhansaya"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2658"]
[BlackElo "2478"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "2020.07.15"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 197 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. d3
d6 9. c3 Na5 10. Bc2 c5 11. Nbd2 Bb7 12. Nf1 Re8 13. Ng3 Bf8 14. h3 g6 15. d4
cxd4 16. cxd4 exd4 17. Nxd4 Rc8 18. Bg5 Bg7 19. Rc1 h6 20. Bf4 Nc4 21. b3 Na3
22. Bd3 Qb6 23. Rxc8 Rxc8 24. Be3 Qa5 25. Bd2 b4 26. Be3 Nd7 27. Qd2 Kh7 28.
Be2 Nc5 29. Bf3 Re8 30. Bf4 d5 31. e5 Ne6 32. Nxe6 Rxe6 33. Bg4 Rc6 34. e6 fxe6
35. Bxe6 Rc2 36. Qd3 Qb5 37. Bg8+ Kxg8 38. Qxg6 Qc6 39. Re8+ Qxe8 40. Qxe8+ Kh7
41. Nf5 Nb5 42. Qf7 1-0

[Event "Speed Chess (Women) GP4"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.07.16"]
[Round "2.10"]
[White "Abdumalik, Zhansaya"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B54"]
[WhiteElo "2478"]
[BlackElo "2658"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[EventDate "2020.07.15"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 197 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 d6 6. g4 Nge7 7. Be3 Nxd4 8.
Qxd4 Nc6 9. Qd2 a6 10. O-O-O b5 11. a3 Bb7 12. f4 Rc8 13. Bg2 b4 14. axb4 Nxb4
15. Kb1 Qa5 16. Bd4 Nc6 17. Ne2 Qxd2 18. Rxd2 Nxd4 19. Rxd4 Be7 20. g5 e5 21.
Rb4 Bc6 22. h4 h6 23. Nc3 exf4 24. Nd5 hxg5 25. hxg5 Rxh1+ 26. Bxh1 Bxd5 27.
exd5 Bxg5 28. Rb6 Bf6 29. Rxd6 Rb8 30. b3 a5 31. Ra6 Bc3 32. Rc6 Be5 33. Ra6 g5
34. Bf3 Bc3 35. Ra7 Rb6 36. Bh5 Rh6 37. Bxf7+ Kf8 38. b4 axb4 39. Ka2 Rh7 40.
d6 Rxf7 41. d7 Bf6 42. Ra8+ Kg7 43. d8=Q Bxd8 44. Rxd8 f3 0-1

[Event "Speed Chess (Women) GP4"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.07.16"]
[Round "2.11"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Abdumalik, Zhansaya"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B42"]
[WhiteElo "2658"]
[BlackElo "2478"]
[PlyCount "90"]
[EventDate "2020.07.15"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 197 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Bd3 Nf6 6. O-O Qc7 7. Qe2 d6 8. c4
Nbd7 9. Nc3 Ne5 10. Be3 Be7 11. Rac1 Nxd3 12. Qxd3 O-O 13. b4 Bd7 14. Nb3 Rac8
15. Ne2 Bc6 16. f3 d5 17. cxd5 exd5 18. Bf4 Qb6+ 19. Be3 Qxb4 20. e5 Nd7 21.
Bd4 Bb5 22. Qe3 a5 23. Bc3 Qh4 24. Bxa5 Bc4 25. Nbd4 Bc5 26. g3 Qe7 27. Rxc4
dxc4 28. f4 Ra8 29. Bc3 Rxa2 30. Qe4 Nb6 31. Kh1 Qd7 32. f5 Qd5 33. Qxd5 Nxd5
34. Be1 c3 35. Nxc3 Nxc3 36. Bxc3 Ra3 37. Bb2 Ra2 38. Bc3 Re8 39. e6 fxe6 40.
Nxe6 Bf8 41. Rb1 Rc2 42. Bd4 g6 43. g4 Re7 44. Ra1 Rc8 45. Kg2 Rf7 0-1

[Event "Speed Chess (Women) GP4"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.07.17"]
[Round "3.1"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Koneru, Humpy"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C24"]
[WhiteElo "2658"]
[BlackElo "2586"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "2020.07.15"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 197 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Nf6 3. d3 c6 4. Nf3 d5 5. Bb3 a5 6. a3 a4 7. Ba2 Bd6 8. Nc3
dxe4 9. Ng5 O-O 10. Ncxe4 Nxe4 11. dxe4 Be7 12. Qh5 Bxg5 13. Bxg5 Qa5+ 14. Bd2
Qc7 15. O-O-O Be6 16. Bxe6 fxe6 17. Qh3 Re8 18. Bc3 c5 19. Qd3 Nc6 20. Qc4 b6
21. Rd3 Rac8 22. Qxa4 Nd4 23. Bxd4 exd4 24. g3 e5 25. Qc4+ Kh8 26. Re1 Qc6 27.
a4 Qh6+ 28. Rd2 Qxh2 29. Kb1 Rf8 30. Qe2 Qh6 31. b3 c4 32. bxc4 Qc6 33. Rd3
Qxa4 34. Rb3 Ra8 35. Kc1 Qa1+ 36. Kd2 Qa5+ 37. Kc1 Rfc8 38. Qe3 Rxc4 39. Qf3
Qxe1+ 0-1

[Event "Speed Chess (Women) GP4"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.07.17"]
[Round "3.2"]
[White "Koneru, Humpy"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2586"]
[BlackElo "2658"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "2020.07.15"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 197 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bxf6 Qxf6 7. Qa4+ Nc6 8.
e3 O-O 9. Be2 Bd7 10. Qb3 a5 11. O-O a4 12. Qc2 dxc4 13. Ne4 Qe7 14. a3 Bd6 15.
Bxc4 Na5 16. Nfd2 Nxc4 17. Nxc4 Bc6 18. Ncd2 f5 19. Nxd6 cxd6 20. Qd3 Qg5 21.
f3 f4 22. e4 Bb5 23. Qc3 Bxf1 24. Rxf1 Qb5 25. Rc1 Rac8 26. Qxc8 Rxc8 27. Rxc8+
Kh7 28. Nc4 d5 29. exd5 exd5 30. Nd6 Qd7 0-1

[Event "Speed Chess (Women) GP4"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.07.17"]
[Round "3.3"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Koneru, Humpy"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C24"]
[WhiteElo "2658"]
[BlackElo "2586"]
[PlyCount "151"]
[EventDate "2020.07.15"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 197 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Nf6 3. d3 c6 4. Nf3 d5 5. Bb3 a5 6. a4 Bb4+ 7. Bd2 O-O 8. Nc3
Bg4 9. h3 Bxf3 10. Qxf3 d4 11. Nb1 Bxd2+ 12. Nxd2 Nbd7 13. O-O Nc5 14. Bc4 Nfd7
15. Qg3 Kh8 16. Nf3 Qe7 17. Nh4 g6 18. f4 exf4 19. Rxf4 Ne5 20. Ba2 Nxa4 21.
Nf3 f6 22. Nxd4 Qc5 23. Qf2 Nxb2 24. Ne6 Qxf2+ 25. Rxf2 Rf7 26. Nc5 Rff8 27.
Rb1 b6 28. Ne6 Nbxd3 29. cxd3 Nxd3 30. Rd2 Nb4 31. Nxf8 Rxf8 32. Rbd1 b5 33.
Rd8 Rxd8 34. Rxd8+ Kg7 35. Rg8+ Kh6 36. Be6 a4 37. Kf2 Nd3+ 38. Ke3 Nc5 39. Bf7
b4 40. Kd4 Nd7 41. Be6 Ne5 42. Ra8 a3 43. Rb8 c5+ 44. Kxc5 Nd3+ 45. Kd4 Nf4 46.
Bb3 Nxg2 47. Rxb4 Nf4 48. h4 Ng2 49. Ra4 Nxh4 50. Rxa3 Nf3+ 51. Ke3 Ne5 52. Ra1
Kg7 53. Ra7+ Kh6 54. Bg8 Kg5 55. Rxh7 Ng4+ 56. Kf3 Ne5+ 57. Kg3 Nd3 58. Bd5 Ne5
59. Rh1 Ng4 60. Rg1 Ne5 61. Rf1 Ng4 62. Be6 Ne5 63. Ra1 Nd3 64. Ra5+ Ne5 65.
Rxe5+ fxe5 66. Bg4 Kh6 67. Kh4 g5+ 68. Kg3 Kg6 69. Bf5+ Kh5 70. Kh3 g4+ 71.
Bxg4+ Kg5 72. Bf5 Kf4 73. Kh4 Ke3 74. Kg5 Kf3 75. Kf6 Kf4 76. Ke6 1-0

[Event "Speed Chess (Women) GP4"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.07.17"]
[Round "3.4"]
[White "Koneru, Humpy"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E17"]
[WhiteElo "2586"]
[BlackElo "2658"]
[PlyCount "107"]
[EventDate "2020.07.15"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 197 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. b3 d5 4. Bb2 Be7 5. g3 O-O 6. Bg2 c5 7. cxd5 Nxd5 8. O-O
b6 9. d4 Bb7 10. Nc3 Nd7 11. Rc1 Nxc3 12. Bxc3 Rc8 13. Bb2 Nf6 14. Qd3 Be4 15.
Qe3 Qd5 16. Rfd1 Qb7 17. Ne1 Bxg2 18. Nxg2 h6 19. Nf4 cxd4 20. Bxd4 Rxc1 21.
Rxc1 Nd5 22. Qf3 Bg5 23. e3 Bxf4 24. exf4 Rc8 25. Rxc8+ Qxc8 26. Qg4 f6 27. h4
Kf7 28. h5 Ne7 29. Qe2 Qc6 30. Bb2 Qd5 31. Kh2 Nc6 32. g4 Qd6 33. Kg3 Nb4 34.
Ba3 a5 35. Bxb4 axb4 36. Qe4 Qc5 37. Qg6+ Kf8 38. Qe4 Qc3+ 39. Kg2 e5 40. fxe5
fxe5 41. Qa8+ Kf7 42. Qb7+ Kg8 43. Qxb6 Kh7 44. Qe6 Kh8 45. Qe8+ Kh7 46. Qg6+
Kg8 47. g5 hxg5 48. h6 Qc7 49. Qxg5 Qb7+ 50. f3 e4 51. Qxg7+ Qxg7+ 52. hxg7
exf3+ 53. Kxf3 Kxg7 54. Ke4 1-0

[Event "Speed Chess (Women) GP4"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.07.17"]
[Round "3.5"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Koneru, Humpy"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C24"]
[WhiteElo "2658"]
[BlackElo "2586"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[EventDate "2020.07.15"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 197 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Nf6 3. d3 c6 4. Nf3 d5 5. Bb3 a5 6. a3 a4 7. Ba2 Bd6 8. Nc3 Be6
9. exd5 cxd5 10. O-O Nbd7 11. Bg5 Qb6 12. Rb1 O-O 13. Re1 Bc5 14. Qe2 Rfe8 15.
Bxf6 Nxf6 16. h3 e4 17. dxe4 dxe4 18. Nh2 Bxa2 19. Nxa2 e3 20. f3 Nd5 21. Nc3
Nxc3 22. bxc3 Qc6 23. Ra1 Rad8 24. Rad1 Rxd1 25. Rxd1 Bxa3 26. Ng4 h5 27. Nh2
Bc5 28. Nf1 a3 29. Ng3 h4 30. Ne4 Bb6 31. Ra1 Ra8 0-1

[Event "Speed Chess (Women) GP4"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.07.17"]
[Round "3.6"]
[White "Koneru, Humpy"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2586"]
[BlackElo "2658"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[EventDate "2020.07.15"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 197 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bxf6 Qxf6 7. e3 O-O 8. Rc1
Rd8 9. a3 Bxc3+ 10. Rxc3 c6 11. Bd3 Nd7 12. O-O dxc4 13. Bxc4 e5 14. Qc2 exd4
15. Nxd4 Ne5 16. Be2 Bg4 17. Bxg4 Nxg4 18. h3 Ne5 19. Qe2 Rd6 20. Rd1 Rad8 21.
Rcc1 b6 22. b4 Ng6 23. Nf3 Rxd1+ 24. Rxd1 Rxd1+ 25. Qxd1 Qc3 26. Qd8+ Kh7 27.
Qd7 Qxa3 28. Qxf7 Qxb4 29. h4 Nxh4 30. Ng5+ hxg5 31. Qh5+ Kg8 32. Qe8+ Qf8 33.
Qxc6 Qf7 34. Qa8+ Kh7 35. Qe4+ Qf5 36. Qb7 Qg4 37. Qd5 Qxg2+ 38. Qxg2 Nxg2 39.
Kxg2 a5 40. Kf3 a4 41. Ke4 a3 42. Kf5 a2 43. Kxg5 a1=Q 0-1

[Event "Speed Chess (Women) GP4"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.07.17"]
[Round "3.7"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Koneru, Humpy"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C42"]
[WhiteElo "2658"]
[BlackElo "2586"]
[PlyCount "96"]
[EventDate "2020.07.15"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 197 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. Nc3 Nxc3 6. dxc3 Be7 7. Be3 Nc6
8. Qd2 Be6 9. O-O-O Qd7 10. Kb1 Bf6 11. h4 h6 12. Be2 O-O-O 13. Nd4 Nxd4 14.
Bxd4 Bxd4 15. Qxd4 Kb8 16. Qxg7 Bxa2+ 17. Kxa2 Qe6+ 18. Kb1 Qxe2 19. Qf6 Qe6
20. Qf4 Rde8 21. Rhe1 Qg6 22. g3 a6 23. Re3 Re6 24. Rde1 Rhe8 25. g4 Rxe3 26.
Rxe3 Rxe3 27. fxe3 Kc8 28. g5 hxg5 29. Qg4+ f5 30. h5 Qf6 31. Qh3 g4 32. Qh2
Qh6 33. b3 Kd7 34. Kb2 Ke6 35. c4 Kf7 36. Qg2 c6 37. e4 Qxh5 38. exf5 Qxf5 39.
Qg1 Qe5+ 40. Kb1 g3 41. Qb6 Qe1+ 42. Kb2 g2 43. Qxb7+ Kf6 44. Qxc6 g1=Q 45.
Qxd6+ Qe6 46. Qf4+ Qf5 47. Qd6+ Kf7 48. Qc7+ Kg6 0-1

[Event "Speed Chess (Women) GP4"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.07.17"]
[Round "3.8"]
[White "Koneru, Humpy"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D05"]
[WhiteElo "2586"]
[BlackElo "2658"]
[PlyCount "126"]
[EventDate "2020.07.15"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 197 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 e6 2. Nf3 b6 3. e3 Bb7 4. Bd3 Nf6 5. O-O d5 6. b3 Bd6 7. Bb2 O-O 8. Nbd2
c5 9. c4 Nbd7 10. cxd5 exd5 11. Rc1 Qe7 12. Qe2 a6 13. Rfd1 Ne4 14. Nf1 Rfe8
15. Ng3 g6 16. dxc5 bxc5 17. Bxe4 dxe4 18. Nd2 h5 19. Nc4 Bc7 20. Qd2 Rad8 21.
Qc3 f6 22. Nf1 h4 23. h3 Kg7 24. Rd2 Ne5 25. Nxe5 Bxe5 26. Qc2 Rxd2 27. Nxd2
Rc8 28. Bxe5 Qxe5 29. Nc4 Qc7 30. Rd1 Rd8 31. Rxd8 Qxd8 32. Qd2 Qxd2 33. Nxd2
Bd5 34. Kf1 Kf7 35. Ke2 Ke6 36. f3 exf3+ 37. gxf3 Kd6 38. e4 Be6 39. Nc4+ Bxc4+
40. bxc4 Ke5 41. Ke3 g5 42. a3 a5 43. a4 f5 44. exf5 Kxf5 45. Ke2 Kf4 46. Kf2
Kf5 47. Ke2 Ke6 48. Kd2 Kf6 49. Ke2 Kf5 50. Kd3 Kf4 51. Ke2 Kg3 52. Ke3 Kxh3
53. Ke4 Kg3 54. Kd5 h3 55. Kxc5 h2 56. Kb5 h1=Q 57. c5 Qxf3 58. Kxa5 Qb7 59. c6
Qxc6 60. Kb4 Qb6+ 61. Ka3 g4 62. a5 Qxa5+ 63. Kb3 Kf2 0-1

[Event "Speed Chess (Women) GP4"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.07.17"]
[Round "3.9"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Koneru, Humpy"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C48"]
[WhiteElo "2658"]
[BlackElo "2586"]
[PlyCount "31"]
[EventDate "2020.07.15"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 197 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. Bb5 Nd4 5. Bc4 Bc5 6. d3 d6 7. h3 h6 8. Be3
Nxf3+ 9. Qxf3 Bxe3 10. Qxe3 Be6 11. Bb3 Qd7 12. O-O a6 13. f4 exf4 14. Rxf4
O-O-O 15. Qa7 Bxb3 16. Qa8# 1-0

[Event "Speed Chess (Women) GP4"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.07.17"]
[Round "3.10"]
[White "Koneru, Humpy"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A40"]
[WhiteElo "2586"]
[BlackElo "2658"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[EventDate "2020.07.15"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 197 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 e6 2. c4 b6 3. e4 Bb7 4. Bd3 Bb4+ 5. Bd2 Bxd2+ 6. Nxd2 d6 7. Ngf3 Nd7 8.
O-O e5 9. d5 Ne7 10. b4 O-O 11. Nb3 f5 12. Ng5 Rf6 13. Ne6 Qc8 14. exf5 Nxf5
15. Bxf5 Rxf5 16. Qg4 g6 17. f4 c6 18. Rad1 cxd5 19. cxd5 exf4 20. Nbd4 Rxd5
21. Nxf4 Re5 22. Nxg6 hxg6 23. Qxg6+ Kh8 24. Qh6+ Kg8 25. Qg6+ Kh8 26. Rf7 1-0

[Event "Speed Chess (Women) GP4"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.07.17"]
[Round "3.11"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Koneru, Humpy"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C42"]
[WhiteElo "2658"]
[BlackElo "2586"]
[PlyCount "94"]
[EventDate "2020.07.15"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 197 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Nxe5 O-O 5. Nd3 Bxc3 6. dxc3 Nxe4 7. Be2 Re8
8. O-O d6 9. c4 Nd7 10. Be3 Nf8 11. Bf3 Bf5 12. Re1 Ng6 13. g3 Qf6 14. c3 Ne5
15. Nxe5 dxe5 16. Bg2 Rad8 17. Qe2 b6 18. b4 Ng5 19. h4 Ne6 20. Rad1 h6 21. Rd5
Nf8 22. Red1 Be6 23. Rxd8 Rxd8 24. Re1 Nd7 25. Bc1 Bf5 26. Rd1 Qe6 27. Bd5 Qe7
28. Bc6 Nb8 29. Rxd8+ Qxd8 30. Bd5 Qd6 31. Be3 Nd7 32. Bf3 Be6 33. a4 c5 34.
bxc5 Nxc5 35. a5 bxa5 36. Qb2 Qb6 37. Qa3 Qb1+ 38. Kg2 e4 39. Be2 Nd3 40. Qxa5
Ne1+ 41. Kh2 Nf3+ 42. Bxf3 exf3 43. Qd8+ Kh7 44. Qa8 Bg4 45. Bc1 Qxc1 46. Qe4+
f5 47. Qe8 Qf1 0-1

[Event "Speed Chess (Women) GP4"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.07.19"]
[Round "4.1"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Khademalsharieh, Sarasadat"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C76"]
[WhiteElo "2658"]
[BlackElo "2494"]
[PlyCount "90"]
[EventDate "2020.07.15"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 197 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 d6 5. O-O Bd7 6. c3 g6 7. d4 Bg7 8. d5
Nce7 9. Bxd7+ Qxd7 10. Be3 h6 11. Nfd2 f5 12. f3 Nf6 13. c4 O-O 14. Nc3 c6 15.
Rc1 Kh7 16. b4 cxd5 17. cxd5 b5 18. Qe2 Rac8 19. a4 bxa4 20. Qxa6 Ra8 21. Qd3
fxe4 22. fxe4 Ng4 23. Bb6 Rfb8 24. Nc4 Nc8 25. Ba5 Qa7+ 26. Kh1 Nf2+ 27. Rxf2
Qxf2 28. Nxa4 h5 29. Rf1 Qh4 30. Nab6 Nxb6 31. Nxb6 Ra7 32. Nc4 Qe7 33. h3 Rf8
34. Rd1 Qd7 35. Nb6 Qe8 36. Nc4 Qb8 37. Nd2 Raf7 38. Nf3 Bh6 39. Rf1 Qc8 40. b5
Qb7 41. Bb4 Qd7 42. b6 Rb8 43. Ba5 Kg7 44. Qc3 Rc8 45. Qb2 Qb7 0-1

[Event "Speed Chess (Women) GP4"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.07.19"]
[Round "4.2"]
[White "Khademalsharieh, Sarasadat"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2494"]
[BlackElo "2658"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[EventDate "2020.07.15"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 197 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bxf6 Qxf6 7. Qb3 c5 8.
cxd5 exd5 9. e3 O-O 10. a3 Bxc3+ 11. Qxc3 Nd7 12. Be2 b6 13. O-O Bb7 14. Rac1
c4 15. b3 b5 16. Ne5 Nxe5 17. dxe5 Qe7 18. b4 Rae8 19. f4 f6 20. Bh5 Rd8 21.
exf6 Rxf6 22. Rcd1 Re6 23. Rfe1 Bc6 24. Rd4 Kh8 25. Bg4 Re4 26. Bf3 Re6 27. Qd2
Re8 28. Kf2 Qh4+ 29. Kg1 Qe7 30. Kf2 Qh4+ 31. Kg1 Qe7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Speed Chess (Women) GP4"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.07.19"]
[Round "4.3"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Khademalsharieh, Sarasadat"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C54"]
[WhiteElo "2658"]
[BlackElo "2494"]
[PlyCount "109"]
[EventDate "2020.07.15"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 197 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. O-O Nf6 5. d3 d6 6. c3 a6 7. a4 Ba7 8. Re1 h6
9. Nbd2 Ne7 10. d4 Ng6 11. Bb3 O-O 12. h3 Re8 13. Bc2 c6 14. Nf1 Nh5 15. Be3
Nhf4 16. Ng3 Qf6 17. a5 Nh4 18. Nxh4 Qxh4 19. dxe5 Bxe3 20. Rxe3 dxe5 21. Nf5
Bxf5 22. exf5 Rad8 23. Qe1 Qg5 24. g3 Nh5 25. h4 Qe7 26. Qe2 Nf6 27. Re1 Rd5
28. b4 Qd7 29. Qf3 e4 30. Bxe4 Nxe4 31. Rxe4 Rxe4 32. Qxe4 Rxf5 33. Qe8+ Qxe8
34. Rxe8+ Kh7 35. Re7 Rb5 36. Rxf7 Kg6 37. Rc7 Kf6 38. Kg2 g5 39. hxg5+ hxg5
40. Kf3 Ke6 41. Kg4 Kf6 42. Rd7 Ke6 43. Rg7 Kf6 44. Rh7 Kg6 45. Rd7 Kf6 46.
Rd6+ Kf7 47. f4 gxf4 48. gxf4 Ke7 49. Rh6 Kf7 50. f5 c5 51. Rb6 Rxb6 52. axb6
cxb4 53. cxb4 Kf6 54. Kf4 Ke7 55. Ke5 1-0

[Event "Speed Chess (Women) GP4"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.07.19"]
[Round "4.4"]
[White "Khademalsharieh, Sarasadat"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2494"]
[BlackElo "2658"]
[PlyCount "58"]
[EventDate "2020.07.15"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 197 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 g6 6. d5 Qe7 7. g3 Bg7 8. Bg2 O-O
9. O-O exd5 10. cxd5 c5 11. Nd2 d6 12. e4 Nbd7 13. a4 Ba6 14. Re1 Ne5 15. Nb5
Nd3 16. Re3 Nxc1 17. Rxc1 Bh6 18. f4 Nxd5 19. Re1 Nb4 20. Nc4 Rad8 21. Qb3 Bg7
22. Rcd1 Nc6 23. e5 Bxb5 24. Qxb5 Nd4 25. exd6 Qxe1+ 26. Rxe1 Nxb5 27. axb5
Rfe8 28. Ra1 Re2 29. Rxa7 Bd4+ 0-1

[Event "Speed Chess (Women) GP4"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.07.19"]
[Round "4.5"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Khademalsharieh, Sarasadat"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C54"]
[WhiteElo "2658"]
[BlackElo "2494"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "2020.07.15"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 197 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. O-O Nf6 5. d3 a6 6. c3 d6 7. a4 Ba7 8. Re1
O-O 9. Nbd2 Ng4 10. Re2 Kh8 11. h3 Nh6 12. Nf1 f5 13. Bxh6 gxh6 14. exf5 Bxf5
15. Bd5 Ne7 16. Bxb7 Rb8 17. Be4 Ng6 18. Bxf5 Rxf5 19. Rd2 Nf4 20. Ng3 Qg8 21.
d4 e4 22. Nh4 Rg5 23. Nxe4 Rxg2+ 24. Kh1 Rg5 25. Nxg5 Qxg5 26. Qg4 Qd5+ 27. Qf3
Qg5 28. Qg4 Qd5+ 29. f3 Rf8 30. Rg1 Ne6 31. Rdg2 Ng5 32. f4 Ne6 33. Qf3 Qc4 34.
Qe4 c5 35. Nf5 cxd4 36. Nxh6 dxc3 37. Rg8+ Rxg8 38. Rxg8# 1-0

[Event "Speed Chess (Women) GP4"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.07.19"]
[Round "4.6"]
[White "Khademalsharieh, Sarasadat"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2494"]
[BlackElo "2658"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "2020.07.15"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 197 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Qa4+ Nc6 6. Bg5 h6 7. Bxf6 Qxf6 8.
cxd5 exd5 9. Rc1 O-O 10. e3 Rd8 11. a3 Bf8 12. Bd3 Bg4 13. Ne5 Nxe5 14. dxe5
Qg5 15. f4 Qh4+ 16. g3 Qh5 17. h3 Bc5 18. Kf2 Bf5 19. Be2 Qg6 20. Nb5 Qb6 21.
Nd4 Be4 22. Rhd1 Bf8 23. b4 a5 24. b5 Rac8 25. Nb3 c5 26. Qxa5 Qg6 27. Nd2 Ra8
28. Qc3 d4 29. Qb3 c4 30. Nxc4 dxe3+ 31. Qxe3 Bd5 32. Nd6 Bxd6 33. Rxd5 Bc7 34.
Rxd8+ Bxd8 35. Rc3 Bb6 0-1

[Event "Speed Chess (Women) GP4"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.07.19"]
[Round "4.7"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Khademalsharieh, Sarasadat"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C54"]
[WhiteElo "2658"]
[BlackElo "2494"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "2020.07.15"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 197 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. O-O Nf6 5. d3 a6 6. c3 d6 7. a4 Ba7 8. Nbd2
O-O 9. h3 Ne7 10. Re1 Ng6 11. Nf1 c6 12. Bb3 d5 13. Ng3 Be6 14. Ng5 h6 15. Nxe6
fxe6 16. Be3 Nf4 17. Bxa7 Rxa7 18. exd5 cxd5 19. Rxe5 Nd7 20. Re3 Qf6 21. Qd2
Raa8 22. d4 Rac8 23. Rae1 Rc6 24. Bc2 Rb6 25. Bb1 Rc6 26. Qc2 Nb6 27. Rf3 Nxh3+
28. Kf1 Nf4 29. Nh5 Qh4 30. Qh7+ 1-0

[Event "Speed Chess (Women) GP4"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.07.19"]
[Round "4.8"]
[White "Khademalsharieh, Sarasadat"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2494"]
[BlackElo "2658"]
[PlyCount "127"]
[EventDate "2020.07.15"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 197 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bxf6 Qxf6 7. Qb3 c5 8. a3
Bxc3+ 9. Qxc3 Nc6 10. e3 cxd4 11. exd4 dxc4 12. Bxc4 O-O 13. O-O Bd7 14. Ne5
Nxe5 15. dxe5 Qg5 16. f4 Qe7 17. Qb4 Qxb4 18. axb4 Rfc8 19. Bb3 Kf8 20. Rfd1
Ke7 21. Rd4 Bb5 22. Kf2 Rd8 23. Rad1 Rxd4 24. Rxd4 Rc8 25. Rd1 Rc6 26. Ke3 Rb6
27. Rd4 Bc6 28. g4 Ra6 29. h4 Ra1 30. Rd1 Rxd1 31. Bxd1 b6 32. g5 hxg5 33. fxg5
g6 34. Be2 Kd7 35. Kf4 Ke7 36. Kg4 Be4 37. Kf4 Bc6 38. h5 gxh5 39. Bxh5 Be8 40.
Bf3 Bb5 41. Be4 Kd7 42. Kg4 Ke7 43. Kh5 Kf8 44. Kh6 Bc4 45. g6 fxg6 46. Kxg6
Ke7 47. Kg5 Bb3 48. Kf4 Bc4 49. Ke3 Bb5 50. Kd4 Kd7 51. Bg6 Bc6 52. Bd3 Bd5 53.
Bb5+ Kc7 54. Bc4 Bxc4 55. Kxc4 Kc6 56. b5+ Kd7 57. Kd4 Ke7 58. Ke4 Kf7 59. Kf4
Kg6 60. Kg4 Kh6 61. Kh4 Kg6 62. Kg4 Kh6 63. Kh4 Kg6 64. Kg4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Speed Chess (Women) GP4"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.07.19"]
[Round "4.9"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Khademalsharieh, Sarasadat"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C48"]
[WhiteElo "2658"]
[BlackElo "2494"]
[PlyCount "147"]
[EventDate "2020.07.15"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 197 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bb5 Nd4 5. Bc4 Bc5 6. d3 d6 7. Nxd4 Bxd4 8.
Ne2 Bb6 9. O-O O-O 10. h3 d5 11. exd5 Nxd5 12. Ng3 Nf4 13. Qf3 Ng6 14. Be3 c6
15. a4 Bc7 16. Bc5 Bd6 17. Bxd6 Qxd6 18. Nf5 Qc7 19. Rfe1 Nf4 20. Ne3 Be6 21.
Bxe6 Nxe6 22. Nc4 Nd4 23. Qd1 f6 24. c3 Ne6 25. d4 Rad8 26. Qb3 Kh8 27. Nxe5
fxe5 28. Qxe6 exd4 29. cxd4 Qf4 30. Qe3 Rxd4 31. Qxf4 Rdxf4 32. Re2 Rb4 33. a5
a6 34. g3 h5 35. Ra3 Rf5 36. h4 Rfb5 37. Re7 Rf5 38. Re2 Rbb5 39. Rd3 Rxa5 40.
Rd7 Rfe5 41. Rxe5 Rxe5 42. Rxb7 Rb5 43. Ra7 a5 44. Kg2 Kh7 45. Ra6 c5 46. Kf3
c4 47. Rc6 Rb3+ 48. Kg2 Rb4 49. Rc5 a4 50. Rxh5+ Kg6 51. Rc5 Kf6 52. g4 Ke6 53.
h5 Kd6 54. Ra5 Rxb2 55. Rxa4 c3 56. Rc4 c2 57. g5 Kd5 58. Rc8 Kd4 59. h6 gxh6
60. gxh6 Rb6 61. h7 Rg6+ 62. Kf3 Rf6+ 63. Kg2 Rh6 64. Rxc2 Rxh7 65. Re2 Kd5 66.
Kg3 Rg7+ 67. Kf4 Rf7+ 68. Kg5 Kd6 69. f4 Rg7+ 70. Kf6 Rg8 71. Rd2+ Kc7 72. f5
Rf8+ 73. Ke6 Re8+ 74. Kf7 1-0

[Event "Speed Chess (Women) GP4"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.07.19"]
[Round "4.10"]
[White "Khademalsharieh, Sarasadat"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A13"]
[WhiteElo "2494"]
[BlackElo "2658"]
[PlyCount "149"]
[EventDate "2020.07.15"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 197 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. e3 e6 3. c4 b6 4. b3 Bb7 5. Bb2 d5 6. Nc3 a6 7. cxd5 exd5 8. g3
d4 9. exd4 Nc6 10. Ne2 Nb4 11. Nf4 Qe7+ 12. Ne5 Bxh1 13. a3 Nc6 14. Bc4 Nxe5
15. dxe5 Nd7 16. f3 Nxe5 17. Nd5 Qd6 18. Qe2 Bxf3 19. Qxe5+ Qxe5+ 20. Bxe5 Bxd5
21. Bxd5 O-O-O 22. Bxf7 Kb7 23. Rc1 Rd7 24. Be6 Re7 25. Bd5+ Kc8 26. d4 g6 27.
Kf1 Bg7 28. Bd6 Rd7 29. Be6 Kd8 30. Bxd7 cxd6 31. Be6 Bxd4 32. Rd1 Be5 33. Bc4
Rf8+ 34. Kg2 b5 35. Be2 Kc7 36. a4 Kb6 37. axb5 axb5 38. Rd5 b4 39. Rb5+ Kc7
40. Rxb4 Rb8 41. Rc4+ Kd7 42. b4 d5 43. Rh4 h5 44. b5 d4 45. Re4 Kd6 46. Bd3 g5
47. Re2 Kd5 48. Rb2 Bc7 49. Rc2 Ba5 50. Rf2 Re8 51. Rf5+ Re5 52. Rf7 Re3 53.
Rf5+ Re5 54. Rxe5+ Kxe5 55. h4 gxh4 56. gxh4 Kf6 57. Be2 Bb6 58. Bxh5 d3 59.
Bd1 d2 60. Kf3 Kg7 61. h5 Kh6 62. Ke4 Kg7 63. Kf5 Kh8 64. Ke4 Bc5 65. Kd3 Bb6
66. Kxd2 Bc5 67. Kd3 Bb6 68. Kc4 Be3 69. Bc2 Bf2 70. h6 Be3 71. h7 Bf2 72. Kd5
Be3 73. Ke4 Bf2 74. Kf3 Bd4 75. Ke4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Online Olym Div Top-A"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.08.21"]
[Round "3.3"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Khademalsharieh, Sarasadat"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C54"]
[WhiteElo "2658"]
[BlackElo "2494"]
[PlyCount "104"]
[EventDate "2020.08.21"]
[EventType "team-tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 197 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "China"]
[BlackTeam "Iran"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CHN"]
[BlackTeamCountry "IRI"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. O-O Nf6 5. d3 a6 6. c3 d6 7. Bb3 h6 8. Nbd2
O-O 9. h3 Re8 10. Re1 Be6 11. Nf1 d5 12. Qe2 Bf8 13. Bc2 Qd7 14. Ng3 Rad8 15.
Nh4 g6 16. Nf3 b5 17. Be3 Qc8 18. Nh2 Bg7 19. a4 Qb7 20. axb5 axb5 21. Ng4 Nxg4
22. hxg4 d4 23. Bd2 Ra8 24. Rxa8 Rxa8 25. Nf5 gxf5 26. gxf5 Ba2 27. Qh5 Qc8 28.
Bxh6 Qf8 29. Qg4 Kh7 30. Bd2 f6 31. g3 dxc3 32. bxc3 b4 33. Kg2 b3 34. Rh1+ Kg8
35. Bb1 Ne7 36. Qh5 Qf7 37. Qh7+ Kf8 38. d4 Bxb1 39. Rxb1 Ra2 40. Be3 Qc4 41.
Bh6 Bxh6 42. Qxh6+ Ke8 43. Qh8+ Kd7 44. Qxf6 Qe2 45. Qe6+ Ke8 46. Rxb3 Qxf2+
47. Kh3 Qg2+ 48. Kg4 Qxe4+ 49. Kg5 Qe3+ 50. Kg4 Qe4+ 51. Kg5 Qe3+ 52. Kg4 Qe4+
1/2-1/2

[Event "Online Olym Div Top-A"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.08.22"]
[Round "6.3"]
[White "Melamed, Tatiana"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2336"]
[BlackElo "2658"]
[PlyCount "101"]
[EventDate "2020.08.21"]
[EventType "team-tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 197 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "China"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CHN"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. c3 d5 4. exd5 Qxd5 5. d4 Nf6 6. Be2 Be7 7. O-O O-O 8. Na3
a6 9. Nc4 Nbd7 10. Nfe5 cxd4 11. Bf3 Qc5 12. cxd4 Qc7 13. Bf4 Nxe5 14. Nxe5 Qb6
15. Nc4 Qd8 16. Qb3 Bd7 17. Bxb7 Ra7 18. Bf3 Bb5 19. Rfd1 Nd5 20. Be5 Bc6 21.
Rac1 Rb7 22. Qc2 h6 23. a3 Bg5 24. Rb1 Rd7 25. h3 Ba8 26. Qa4 Bb7 27. Qa5 Qa8
28. Rd3 Bd8 29. Qd2 Bc6 30. Ne3 Bg5 31. Qe2 Bxe3 32. Bxd5 Bxf2+ 33. Qxf2 Bxd5
34. Rg3 f6 35. Bf4 Kh7 36. Re1 Qc6 37. Rc3 Qb6 38. Kh2 Kg8 39. b4 e5 40. Be3
Qd6 41. Kg1 e4 42. Rec1 g5 43. Qf5 Rg7 44. Rc8 Bb7 45. Rxf8+ Kxf8 46. d5 Kg8
47. Qxe4 Re7 48. Qg6+ Rg7 49. Qe4 Re7 50. Qg6+ Rg7 51. Qe4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Online Olym Div Top-A"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.08.23"]
[Round "7.3"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Pham, Le Thao Nguyen"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B13"]
[WhiteElo "2658"]
[BlackElo "2366"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "2020.08.21"]
[EventType "team-tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 197 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "China"]
[BlackTeam "Vietnam"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CHN"]
[BlackTeamCountry "VIE"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. Bd3 Nc6 5. c3 Nf6 6. Bf4 g6 7. Nf3 Bg7 8.
Nbd2 Bd7 9. h3 Qc8 10. Qb3 O-O 11. O-O Re8 12. Ne5 Bf5 13. Bb5 a6 14. Be2 Be6
15. a4 Nd7 16. Nxd7 Qxd7 17. Rfe1 Rac8 18. a5 h6 19. Bf3 Na7 20. Qd1 Bf5 21.
Nb3 Qc6 22. Qd2 Kh7 23. Re3 Be4 24. Bxe4 dxe4 25. Rae1 f5 26. f3 Qb5 27. fxe4
e5 28. c4 Rxc4 29. exf5 gxf5 30. Bxe5 Nc6 31. Bxg7 Rxe3 32. Rxe3 Kxg7 33. Re6
f4 34. Qxf4 Qg5 35. Qc7+ Kf8 36. Qd6+ Kf7 37. Qd7+ Ne7 38. Re4 Rc2 39. Qe6+ Kf8
40. Rg4 Rc6 41. Qe4 Qd5 42. Qf4+ Ke8 43. Nc5 Rd6 44. Ne4 Qxd4+ 45. Kh2 Rd8 46.
Nf6+ 1-0

[Event "Online Olym Div Top-A"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.08.23"]
[Round "9.3"]
[White "Koneru, Humpy"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2586"]
[BlackElo "2658"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "2020.08.21"]
[EventType "team-tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 197 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "India"]
[BlackTeam "China"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "IND"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CHN"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bxf6 Qxf6 7. e3 O-O 8. Rc1
Nd7 9. Qb3 Bxc3+ 10. Qxc3 c6 11. Bd3 Re8 12. O-O e5 13. dxe5 Nxe5 14. Nxe5 Qxe5
15. Qxe5 Rxe5 16. cxd5 Rxd5 17. Bc4 Rd8 18. Rfd1 Bf5 19. f3 g5 20. e4 Bg6 21.
Kf2 Kf8 22. b4 Ke7 23. Ke3 f5 24. exf5 Bxf5 25. g4 Bg6 26. f4 gxf4+ 27. Kxf4
Rxd1 28. Rxd1 Rf8+ 29. Kg3 Rf6 30. h4 b6 31. Re1+ Kd7 32. g5 hxg5 33. hxg5 Rd6
34. a3 Rd4 35. Be6+ Kd6 36. Re3 c5 37. bxc5+ bxc5 38. Bg4 Kd5 39. Bf3+ Kd6 40.
Bg4 Kd5 41. Bf3+ Kd6 42. Bg4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Online Olym KO Stage"]
[Site "Chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.08.27"]
[Round "1.3"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Gaponenko, Inna"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2658"]
[BlackElo "2396"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "2020.08.27"]
[EventType "team-k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "China"]
[BlackTeam "Ukraine"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CHN"]
[BlackTeamCountry "UKR"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. d3 Bg7 6. h3 Nf6 7. Nc3 Nd7 8.
Be3 e5 9. Qd2 h6 10. O-O b6 11. Nh2 Nf8 12. f4 exf4 13. Rxf4 Be6 14. Raf1 g5
15. R4f2 Qd6 16. Ng4 O-O-O 17. Nf6 Nd7 18. Nh5 Be5 19. g4 Nf8 20. a4 a5 21. b3
Ng6 22. Ne2 Nh4 23. Qe1 f5 24. Rxf5 Nxf5 25. gxf5 Bf7 26. Neg3 Rhg8 27. Kg2 g4
28. h4 Bxh5 29. Nxh5 g3 30. Qe2 Qe7 31. f6 Qf7 32. Rf5 Rde8 33. Bxh6 Rg6 34.
Bg5 Rh8 35. Rxe5 Qh7 36. Qg4+ Kb8 37. Nxg3 Qg8 38. Qf4 Ka8 39. Re7 1-0

[Event "Fiona's Fight Night 4"]
[Site "Lichess.org INT"]
[Date "2020.09.08"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Morozevich, Alexander"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D01"]
[WhiteElo "2659"]
[BlackElo "2658"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[EventDate "2020.09.08"]
[EventType "match (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nc3 d5 3. Bg5 c6 4. Nf3 Ne4 5. Bh4 Bf5 6. e3 Nd7 7. Nxe4 dxe4 8.
Nd2 h6 9. g4 Bh7 10. Bg2 g5 11. Bg3 Nf6 12. Be5 Qd5 13. c4 Qe6 14. Qb3 Bg7 15.
Qxb7 O-O 16. h3 Nd7 17. Bxg7 Kxg7 18. Qb3 f5 19. c5 Qf6 20. O-O-O Rab8 21. Qc3
e6 22. gxf5 exf5 23. Bf1 Bg8 24. Bc4 Bd5 25. Bxd5 cxd5 26. Qa5 Rfc8 27. Nb3 Qc6
28. Rd2 a6 29. Rc2 Rb5 30. Qd2 Rcb8 31. Kb1 a5 32. Nc1 a4 33. a3 Kf7 34. Na2
Nf6 35. Nb4 Qe6 36. c6 Ne8 37. Rhc1 Nc7 38. Rc5 Qd6 39. Qd1 Rxb4 40. axb4 Rxb4
41. Qd2 Rb8 42. Qa5 Ra8 43. Qb4 Qd8 44. Ra5 Rb8 45. Qxa4 Rb6 46. Rc3 Qb8 47. b3
Nb5 48. Rxb5 Rxb5 49. c7 1-0

[Event "Fiona's Fight Night 4"]
[Site "Lichess.org INT"]
[Date "2020.09.08"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Morozevich, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C11"]
[WhiteElo "2658"]
[BlackElo "2659"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[EventDate "2020.09.08"]
[EventType "match (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. f4 c5 6. Nf3 Qb6 7. a3 Nc6 8. Be3 a6
9. dxc5 Bxc5 10. Na4 Qa5+ 11. b4 Qxa4 12. bxc5 O-O 13. c4 Qa5+ 14. Qd2 Rd8 15.
cxd5 exd5 16. Qxa5 Nxa5 17. Rb1 Nb8 18. Bd2 Nc4 19. Bxc4 dxc4 20. Ba5 Rd3 21.
Ke2 Nc6 22. Bc7 Bg4 23. Rxb7 Nd4+ 24. Kf2 Nxf3 25. Rhb1 h5 26. gxf3 Rxf3+ 27.
Kg2 Rxa3 28. Rb8+ Rxb8 29. Bxb8 c3 30. Rc1 Bf5 31. e6 Bxe6 32. Be5 Ra2+ 33. Kg3
c2 34. c6 f6 35. Bd4 Bf5 36. c7 Kf7 37. Re1 Ra4 38. Bb6 Rb4 0-1

[Event "Fiona's Fight Night 4"]
[Site "Lichess.org INT"]
[Date "2020.09.08"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Morozevich, Alexander"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C13"]
[WhiteElo "2659"]
[BlackElo "2658"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "2020.09.08"]
[EventType "match (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nc3 d5 3. Bg5 e6 4. e4 dxe4 5. Nxe4 Be7 6. Bxf6 gxf6 7. Nf3 f5 8.
Nc3 a6 9. g3 b5 10. Bg2 Bb7 11. O-O Qd6 12. Re1 b4 13. Ne2 Nd7 14. Nf4 Nf6 15.
Ne5 Bxg2 16. Kxg2 Nd5 17. Nfd3 Bf6 18. Qf3 O-O 19. Rad1 Rad8 20. Nc5 Bxe5 21.
Rxe5 Qc6 22. c4 bxc3 23. bxc3 Kh8 24. Kg1 Rg8 25. Re2 a5 26. c4 Ne7 27. Qc3 Rg7
28. Qxa5 Ng6 29. d5 Nf4 30. dxc6 Nxe2+ 31. Kf1 Nxg3+ 32. hxg3 Rxd1+ 33. Ke2 Rd8
34. Qxc7 1-0

[Event "Fiona's Fight Night 4"]
[Site "Lichess.org INT"]
[Date "2020.09.08"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Morozevich, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C11"]
[WhiteElo "2658"]
[BlackElo "2659"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[EventDate "2020.09.08"]
[EventType "match (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. f4 c5 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. Be3 a6 8. Qd2 b5
9. a3 g5 10. fxg5 cxd4 11. Nxd4 Ncxe5 12. Be2 Bg7 13. O-O O-O 14. Bd3 Bb7 15.
Nce2 Ng4 16. Ng3 Nxe3 17. Qxe3 Bxd4 18. Qxd4 Qxg5 19. Rf4 f5 20. Qf2 Nf6 21.
Rf1 Ne4 22. Bxe4 dxe4 23. Qe3 Qg6 24. Rh4 Rad8 25. Rh6 Qg4 26. h3 f4 27. hxg4
fxe3 28. Rxf8+ Kxf8 29. Rxh7 Rd1+ 30. Kh2 Bd5 31. g5 Rd2 32. g6 e2 33. Nh5 e1=Q
34. g7+ Kf7 35. g8=Q+ Kxg8 36. Nf6+ Kf8 37. Nd7+ Ke8 38. Nf6+ Kd8 0-1

[Event "Fiona's Fight Night 4"]
[Site "Lichess.org INT"]
[Date "2020.09.08"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Morozevich, Alexander"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C42"]
[WhiteElo "2659"]
[BlackElo "2658"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[EventDate "2020.09.08"]
[EventType "match (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. d4 d5 6. Bd3 Nc6 7. O-O Be7 8.
Re1 Bf5 9. Nc3 Nxc3 10. bxc3 Bxd3 11. Qxd3 O-O 12. Bf4 Bf6 13. h4 h6 14. Re3
Qd7 15. Rae1 a6 16. Ne5 Bxe5 17. dxe5 Ne7 18. e6 fxe6 19. Rxe6 Nf5 20. g3 c6
21. c4 Nxh4 22. Re7 Qg4 23. R1e3 Rxf4 24. Kf1 Rxf2+ 25. Kxf2 Rf8+ 26. Kg1 Nf3+
27. Kg2 Nh4+ 28. Kg1 Nf5 29. cxd5 Nxe7 30. Rxe7 Rf3 31. Re8+ Kf7 0-1

[Event "Fiona's Fight Night 4"]
[Site "Lichess.org INT"]
[Date "2020.09.08"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Morozevich, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C11"]
[WhiteElo "2658"]
[BlackElo "2659"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "2020.09.08"]
[EventType "match (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. f4 c5 6. Nf3 Qb6 7. a3 Nc6 8. Be3 a6
9. dxc5 Bxc5 10. Bxc5 Nxc5 11. Qc1 O-O 12. Be2 f6 13. exf6 Rxf6 14. b4 Ne4 15.
Nxe4 dxe4 16. Ng5 Nd4 17. Nxe4 Rg6 18. Ng3 e5 19. Bd3 exf4 20. Qxf4 Re6+ 21.
Kd2 Bd7 22. Raf1 Rf6 23. Qh4 Rh6 24. Qe7 Be6 25. Rf4 Qd8 26. Qxd8+ Rxd8 27. h3
Nc6 28. Re1 Bd5 29. Nf5 Rf6 30. Ne7+ Nxe7 31. Rxf6 gxf6 32. Rxe7 Bxg2 33. h4
Bc6 34. Ke3 Rd7 35. Rxd7 Bxd7 0-1

[Event "Fiona's Fight Night 4"]
[Site "Lichess.org INT"]
[Date "2020.09.08"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Morozevich, Alexander"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C47"]
[WhiteElo "2659"]
[BlackElo "2658"]
[PlyCount "100"]
[EventDate "2020.09.08"]
[EventType "match (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. d4 exd4 5. Nxd4 Bb4 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. Bd3 O-O
8. O-O d5 9. exd5 cxd5 10. h3 c6 11. Qf3 Bd6 12. Bf4 Re8 13. Rfe1 Be6 14. b3
Qc7 15. Bxd6 Qxd6 16. Qg3 Qxg3 17. fxg3 c5 18. g4 h6 19. Rad1 Kf8 20. Be2 Rac8
21. Bf3 d4 22. Nb5 Re7 23. Nd6 Rb8 24. Re5 Rc7 25. Nf5 Nd7 26. Re2 Bxf5 27.
gxf5 Re8 28. Kf2 Rxe2+ 29. Kxe2 Ne5 30. Kf2 Ke7 31. Be2 Kf6 32. g4 h5 33. c3
hxg4 34. hxg4 dxc3 35. Rc1 Kg5 36. Kg3 Nc6 37. Rxc3 Nd4 38. Bd1 a5 39. Kf2 Kf4
40. a3 Nb5 41. Rc4+ Ke5 42. a4 Nd4 43. Rc3 Kd6 44. Rh3 Rb7 45. Rh7 f6 46. g5
Ke5 47. gxf6 Kxf6 48. Rh8 Kxf5 49. Ra8 Nxb3 50. Ke3 c4 0-1

[Event "Fiona's Fight Night 4"]
[Site "Lichess.org INT"]
[Date "2020.09.08"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Morozevich, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C10"]
[WhiteElo "2658"]
[BlackElo "2659"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "2020.09.08"]
[EventType "match (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 dxe4 5. Nxe4 Nbd7 6. Nf3 h6 7. Nxf6+ Nxf6
8. Bh4 c5 9. Bd3 Qa5+ 10. c3 cxd4 11. Nxd4 Bd7 12. Bg3 Qb6 13. Qe2 Bd6 14. Bxd6
Qxd6 15. Nf5 Qc5 16. O-O O-O 17. Nd4 e5 18. Nb3 Qc7 19. Rfe1 Rfe8 20. Qe3 b6
21. Rad1 Rad8 22. Bc2 Bc6 23. Rxd8 Rxd8 24. h3 Re8 25. Nd2 Nd5 26. Qg3 Nf4 27.
Be4 f6 28. Qf3 Bd7 29. Bc2 Bc6 30. Be4 Bd7 31. Bc2 f5 32. Bb3+ Kh7 33. h4 Bc6
34. Qg3 Nxg2 35. Re2 Nf4 36. Re1 Rd8 37. Nf3 Bxf3 38. Qxf3 e4 39. Qg3 Rd3 0-1

[Event "Fiona's Fight Night 4"]
[Site "Lichess.org INT"]
[Date "2020.09.08"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Morozevich, Alexander"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A05"]
[WhiteElo "2659"]
[BlackElo "2658"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "2020.09.08"]
[EventType "match (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. d3 Nc6 4. c3 d6 5. b4 g6 6. g3 Bg7 7. Bg2 O-O 8. O-O h6
9. Nbd2 Ne7 10. Re1 c6 11. a4 Qc7 12. Ba3 Be6 13. d4 a5 14. b5 cxb5 15. axb5
Rfd8 16. Rc1 Nd7 17. h3 Nb6 18. d5 Bc8 19. c4 Nd7 20. c5 Nxc5 21. Bxc5 dxc5 22.
Nc4 Rd6 23. b6 Qd8 24. Qb3 a4 25. Qb5 Bd7 26. Qxc5 Rf6 27. Nfxe5 a3 28. Nxa3
Bf8 29. Qc3 Nxd5 30. exd5 Rxa3 31. Qc7 Qxc7 32. bxc7 Bc8 33. Ng4 Rd6 34. Re8
1-0

[Event "Fiona's Fight Night 4"]
[Site "Lichess.org INT"]
[Date "2020.09.08"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Morozevich, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C10"]
[WhiteElo "2658"]
[BlackElo "2659"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "2020.09.08"]
[EventType "match (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 dxe4 5. Nxe4 Nbd7 6. Nxf6+ Nxf6 7. Nf3 h6
8. Bh4 c5 9. Bd3 Qa5+ 10. c3 cxd4 11. Nxd4 a6 12. O-O Qh5 13. Nf3 Bd7 14. Bg3
Bb5 15. c4 Bc6 16. Ne5 Qxd1 17. Rfxd1 Be4 18. Be2 Rc8 19. f3 Bc5+ 20. Bf2 Bh7
21. a3 Ke7 22. b4 Bxf2+ 23. Kxf2 Rhd8 24. Ke3 Ne8 25. c5 Nc7 26. Bc4 f6 27. Ng4
Bc2 28. Rd2 Ba4 29. Nf2 Rxd2 30. Kxd2 Rd8+ 31. Ke3 Bb5 32. Bxb5 Nxb5 33. Ne4 f5
34. Nf2 e5 35. a4 Nd4 36. Ra2 Nc6 37. Nd3 Rxd3+ 0-1

