Child King

韦奕 (Wéi Yì) – 温阳 (Wēn Yáng)
64th Chinese Chess Championship; 兴化 (Xīnghuà), May 26, 2015
Spanish C88

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. 0-0 Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 0-0 8. a4 Bb7 9. d3 d6 10. Nbd2 Nb8 11. axb5 axb5 12. Rxa8 Bxa8 13. Nf1 Nbd7 14. Ng3 Nc5. Departing from 14. ... Re8 15. Nf5 Nc5 16. Nxe7+ Qxe7 17. Ba2 Bb7 18. Ng5 Rf8 19. b4 Na4 20. Bd2 Bc8 21. c4 c6 22. Bb3 h6 23. Nf3 Nb6 24. cxb5 cxb5 25. Be3 Qb7 26. h3 Be6 27. Bxe6 fxe6 28. Qb3 Re8 29. Rc1 Nfd7 30. Nd2 Kh7 31. Nb1 d5 32. Na3 Rc8 33. Nxb5 d4 34. Nd6 Rxc1+ 35. Bxc1 Qc6 36. Nc4 Nxc4 37. Qxc4 Qa4 38. Kh2 Qd1 39. Ba3 Nb6 40. Qxe6 Qxd3 41. Qxb6 Qxa3 42. Qe6 Qxb4 43. Qf5+ Kh8 44. Qxe5 d3 45. Qd5 Qd2 46. e5 Qf4+ 47. Kg1 Qc1+ 48. Kh2 Qf4+ ½ : ½ Stefansson – Plachetka, 21st International Open; Cappelle la Grande 2005. 15. Ba2 Bb7 16. Bd2 Qd7 17. Nf5 Ra8 18. Qb1 Ne6 19. Nxe7+ Qxe7 20. b4 h6 21. Bb3 Nf8 22. Qb2 Ng6 23. Ra1 Qe8 24. Ne1 Rxa1 25. Qxa1 Bc6 26. Qa6 Nf8 27. f3 Ng6 28. c4 Bd7 29. Qb7 bxc4 30. dxc4 Qd8 31. Nd3 Be6 32. Be3 Nf8 33. Kf1 N6d7 34. Ke2 Nf6 35. Kd2 Ne8 36. Kc3 Nf6 37. Ba4 Bd7 38. Bb3 Be6 39. Ba7 N6d7 40. b5 h5 41. g3 Kh7 42. Nb4 Nc5 43. Qb8 Qf6 44. Bd1 Qg5 45. Bxc5 dxc5 46. Nc2 Qe7 47. Be2 Qd6

Now 韦奕 (Wéi Yì) demonstrates that the initiative may be switched on even in apparently dull positions: 48. b6! Nd7 49. Qxc7 Qxb6 50. Qxb6 Nxb6 51. f4. The black King is far away from the hot spots. 51. ... g6 52. Ne3 f6? “One of very few moments when one can point to a mistake by Black. It was better not to waste time: 52. ... Kg7! (53. fxe5? Nd7) with drawing chances”, the staff of Chess-News.ru said. 53. f5 Bf7 54. fxg6+ Bxg6 55. Nd5 Nd7 56. Bf3 Kg7 57. Kb3. White’s King penetrates into the enemy camp. 57. ... Nb8 58. Ne7 Kf7 59. Nxg6 Kxg6 60. Ka4 Nc6 61. Bd1 Nd4 62. Ka5 h4 63. Kb6 hxg3 64. hxg3 f5! The only surrealistic chance of survival. 65. exf5+ Nxf5? “Better was the calm 65. ... Kxf5 66. Kxc5 Kf6! counting on the Knight: 67. g4 (67. Kd5? Nf5; 67. Kb6 e4 68. c5 Kd5 69. g5 Ke6) 67. ... Ke6 68. Ba4 Kf6 etc. Now White calculated a 13 move forcing variation and wins”, the staff of Chess-News.ru observed. 66. Bc2! Kf6 67. Bxf5! Kxf5 68. Kxc5 Ke4 69. Kd6 Kd4 70. c5 e4 71. c6 e3 72. c7 e2 73. c8=Q e1=Q 74. Qc5+ Kd3 75. Qd5+! 1 : 0. For after 75. ... Kc2 76. Qa2+ Kd3 77. Qb3+ Kd4 78. Qd5+ White forces the exchange of Queens. And thus 韦奕 (Wéi Yì) is the youngest Chinese Chess Champion of all time!

韦奕 (Wéi Yì)
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