Shiva

丁立人 (Dīng Lìrén) – S.P. Sethuraman
India China Summit; Hyderabad, March 9, 2015
Neo-Grünfeld Defence D70

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 c6 4. Bg2 d5 5. e3 dxc4 6. Ne2 Nbd7 7. 0-0 Bg7 8. Qc2 Nb6 9. e4. For 9. Na3 0-0 10. e4 Ne8 11. Nxc4 Bg4 see Potkin – Timman, 77th Tata Steel Chess Tournament (Challengers), Wijk aan Zee 2015. 9. ... e5 10. dxe5 Ng4 11. Rd1 Qe7 12. f4 f6 13. exf6 Bxf6 14. e5 Bf5 15. Qc3 Qc5+ 16. Nd4? Simply 16. Rd4 Nxe5 17. fxe5 Bxe5 18. Bf4 Bxd4+ 19. Qxd4 Qxd4+ 20. Nxd4 would have kept White in the game alive and well. 16. ... Be7. Still stronger looks 16. ... Na4! 17. Qa3 Be7 with disintegrating effects (18. Qxa4 0-0-0). 17. Na3. This hardly seems good, leading to an immediate catastrophe. 17. ... 0-0-0! Suddenly White is lost. 18. h3. White is hoping to consolidate, but he is not given the time!

18. ... Bd3! A brilliant Knight sacrifice and a shining “interference” as well. 19. hxg4 Na4! 20. Qe1 Qxd4+ 21. Be3 Qxb2 22. Qa5 Qxa3 23. Bxc6 Bc5 0 : 1.