[Event "12th BCC Open"] [Site "Bangkok THA"] [Date "2012.04.17"] [Round "7"] [White "Short, Nigel D"] [Black "Hou, Yifan"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "E14"] [WhiteElo "2697"] [BlackElo "2639"] [PlyCount "89"] [EventDate "2012.04.13"] 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

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