[Event “ECC 2011 (Women)”]
[Site “Slovenia”]
[Date “2011.09.30”]
[Round “6”]
[White “Bojkovic, Natasa”]
[Black “Hou, Yifan”]
[Result “1-0”]
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
After 70. Kf6 in the position above, it shows 1-0. However, it is not a losing position for Hou Yifan. 70…Kg4 or 70…Rh2 would lead to a drawn game. Does anyone know what happened? Did she resign or lose on time or is it simply an error in transmission?
She lost on time: http://twitter.com/#!/Chess__News/status/119838149047365632
The chessdom link: http://www.chess.co.uk/twic/chessnews/events/27th-european-club-cup
shows the following pgn. So, I think Black lost on time.
[Event “16th ECC w”]
[Site “Rogaska Slatina SLO”]
[Date “2011.09.30”]
[Round “6”]
[White “Bojkovic, Natasa”]
[Black “Hou Yifan”]
[Result “1-0”]
[ECO “B53”]
[Opening “Sicilian, Chekhover variation”]
[EventDate “2011.09.25”]
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 { White Time: 0min:39s Black Time: 0min:00s }
She may have lost on time according to the transmission.
Hou might have hurriedly resigned thinking that Kxh6 results in mate.She might have expected black K to go to h7 restraining K to h file or even capturing the pawn after black K comes to f file.
Was it a sudden death time control?
Hou Yifan lost on time, as reported in the official website by GM Mikhalchishin, Tournament Director. See http://ecc2011.sahohlacnik.com/ (go to 6. Round Tournament Director’s eyes: Adrian Mikhalchishin.)