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韦奕 (Wéi Yì) – 刘庆南 (Liú Qìngnán)
64th Chinese Chess Championship; 兴化 (Xīnghuà), May 24, 2015
Pirc Defence B09

1. e4 d6 2. d4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. f4 Nf6 5. Nf3 c5 6. Bb5+ Bd7 7. e5 Ng4 8. Bxd7+ Qxd7 9. h3 cxd4 10. Qxd4 Nc6 11. Qe4 Nh6 12. Be3 Nf5 13. Bf2 dxe5 14. fxe5 Qe6. Another way – not after all a better one – was 14. ... Nxe5 15. Nxe5 Qe6 16. 0-0-0 Bxe5 17. Rhe1 Bxc3 18. Qxb7 Qc8 19. Qxc8+ Rxc8 20. bxc3 Rc7 21. g4 Ng7 22. Bg3 Rb7 23. Re4 h5 24. Rc4 0-0 25. Rb4 Rb6 26. Rd7 hxg4 27. hxg4 Ra6 28. a4 Ne6 29. Rxe7 Nc5 30. Be5 Rc8 31. Rc7 1 : 0 Shirov – Zaragatski, Schachbundesliga 2014/2015, Eppingen 2015. 15. 0-0-0 Nxe5 16. Rhe1 Nc6 17. Qa4 Qc8 18. g4 Bxc3 19. bxc3 Ng7 20. Nd4 Ne6 21. Nxe6 fxe6 22. Qb3 Na5 23. Qb5+ Nc6 24. Be3 0-0 25. Bh6 Rf3 26. Rf1 Rxf1 27. Rxf1 Qc7 28. Rf2 Re8 29. Qe2 Ne5! 30. Qb5 Rd8 31. Qf1 Qc8 32. Rf4 g5! Black has defended very well and is still holding on his extra Pawn. 33. Rf2 Ng6 34. Qe1 Qc4 35. Kb2 Qb5+ 36. Ka1 Rd6

37. Rd2?? 韦奕 (Wéi Yì) committs a grave mistake that... wins the game! Objectively, White has nothing better than 37. Qf1 Qxf1 38. Rxf1 Rd5 defending the endgame a Pawn behind. 37. ... Rxd2?? Incredibly enough, White’s blunder worked out! The right course was 37. ... Rb6 38. Qc1 Qc4 virtually winning for Black. 38. Qxe6+! 1 : 0. For after 38. ... Kh8 39. Qc8+ – the move possibly overlooked by 刘庆南 (Liú Qìngnán) – there follows mate in three moves.

韦奕 (Wéi Yì)
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