GM Xiao Fen entered the annual Man v. Machine tournament as China’s representative and the only woman competing. She walked out a champion for all mankind the world over. Read below the moves in her third and final game against KnightClear Chess.
1. c4 c6, 2. e4 d5, 3. cxd5 cxd5, 4. e5 Bf5, 5. d4 e6, 6. Bd3 Ne7, 7. Nc3 Nd7, 8. Nb5 Nc6, 9. Bxf5 exf5, 10. Ne2 Bb4+, 11. Bd2 O-O, 12. Bxb4 Nxb4, 13. O-O Nb6, 14. Nd6 Qd7, 15. Qb3 Nc6, 16. Rac1 Rab8, 17. Rfd1 Nc8, 18. Nb5 a6, 19. Nbc3 N8e7, 20. Nf4 Rfd8, 21. Na4 b6, 22. Qe3 Rdc8, 23. hxg3 Nd8,24. Rxc8 Qxc8, 25. Nc3 Qd7, 26. Qf3 Ne6, 27. Nfxd5 Nxd5, 28. Nxd5 Rd8, 29. Nxb6 Qb5, 30. Qb3 Nxd4, 31. Qxb5 axb5, 32. Kf1 Kf8, 33. a4 bxa4, 34. Nxa4 Ke7, 35. Nc5 Rc8, 36. b4 Nc6, 37. Rd7+ Ke8, 38. e6 fxe6, 39. Rxg7 Nxb4, 40. Rg8+ Kf7, 41. Rxc8