Here is the chess game in which Lithuania’s Viktorija Cmilyte beat reigning women’s world chess champion Hou Yifan in Kazan at the ongoing women’s chess grand prix during round 4. Thursday was a rest day at the tournament. Elina Danielian of Armenia is leading the event after four rounds.
“It was nice not to let white to make a long castle but I spent a lot of time trying to find precise moves. I thought I had to try to open the position in order to get space for my bishops. In the end I chose to transfer the game into the endgame and played f5. I was thinking to play f5 few moves before but was not sure if it worked. I thought black would have slightly better position with some winning chances. I believe after exchange sacrifice it‘s a bit easier for me to play. I don’t know the objective evaluation of the position, maybe it’s nothing special. In any case after Nd2 I’m not sure I can go back with my rook because I’m afraid after Nd5 and Ne4 I can be even worse sometimes.”
[...] 1.e4 c5 2.¤c3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.£xd4 ¤c6 5.¥b5 ¥d7 6.¥xc6 ¥xc6 7.£d3 ¤f6 8.¥g5 £a5 9.¥xf6 gxf6 10.¤f3 ¦g8 11.¦g1 ¥h6 12.¤d4 ¥d7 13.g3 ¦c8 14.¦f1 ¥h3 15.¦h1 £b4 16.¤b3 f5 17.exf5 £c4 18.£xc4 ¦xc4 19.f6 ¦g6 20.f4 e5 21.¤d2 ¦xc3 22.bxc3 exf4 23.¢e2 ¦xf6 24.¦ae1 ¢d7 25.¤e4 ¦g6 26.¦hg1 ¥g4+ 27.¢f1 ¥e6 28.gxf4 ¥xf4 29.¦xg6 hxg6 30.¢g2 ¢c6 31.a3 ¥e5 32.¦e3 ¥d5 33.¢f2 ¥xh2 34.¤g3 f5 35.¦d3 ¢c5 36.¦d1 ¥xg3+ 37.¢xg3 g5 38.¢f2 ¥e4 39.¦g1 g4 40.¢e3 ¥xc2 41.¦g2 ¥e4 42.¦d2 ¢c4 43.¦xd6 g3 44.¦d4+ ¢xc3 45.¦b4 ¥c6 46.¦b1 ¢c2 47.¦b4 a5 48.¦c4+ ¢b3 49.¦c5 g2 50.¢f2 a4 51.¦xf5 ¢xa3