Featured game: Hou Yifan – Sasikiran (2009)

Here’s a game between wondergirl Hou Yifan vs one of India’s strongest GM, Sasikiran Krishnan.

Yifan has white vs Sasikiran’s ultra solid Karpov’s variation of the Caro Kann. The final position is quite pretty.

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[Event "Corus (Group B)"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2009.01.18"]
[EventDate "2009.01.17"]
[Round "2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Yifan Hou"]
[Black "Krishnan Sasikiran"]
[ECO "B17"]
[WhiteElo "2571"]
[BlackElo "2711"]
[PlyCount "135"]

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

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