Attacker You!

Vladimir Vasilievich Fedoseev – 韦奕 (Wéi Yì)
China – Russia Match; 宁波市 (Níngbō), July 15, 2015
Grünfeld Defence D87

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Bc4 c5 8. Ne2 0-0 9. Be3 Nc6 10. Rc1 Qc7 11. h4 Rd8. No better is 11. ... Na5 12. Bd3 f5 13. e5 Rd8 14. h5 c4 15. Bb1 Bxe5 16. hxg6 17. Rh6 Qc6 18. Nf4 Bxf4 19. Bxf4 Qxg2 20. Qe2 Nc6 21. Qxc4+ Rd5 22. Qe2 e5 23. Bg3 Rd6 24. Bd3 Kg7 25. Rh2 Qd5 26. dxe5 Rd8 27. Qe3 Qg8 28. Qg5 Rf8 29. Rh6 Ne7 30. Bh4 Bd7 31. Qxe7+ 1 : 0 Durarbayli – Tate, 14th European Individual Chess Championship, Legnica 2013. 12. h5 b5 13. Bd5 e6 14. Bxc6 Qxc6 15. hxg6 fxg6 16. f3 a5 17. Kf2 Ba6 18. Qg1 b4 19. Qh2 h5 20. Nf4 Qe8 21. Qg3 bxc3 22. Nxg6. Almost all chess engines recommend 22. dxc5 Rd2+ 23. Kg1 (obviously not 23. Bxd2?? cxd2 threatening both ... Bg7-d4 mate and ... d2xc1=Q) 23. ... Rad8 24. Qg5 and White stands better. 22. ... cxd4. “Wéi Yì coolly accepted the challenge with 22. ... cxd4, knowing that if White couldn’t break through the central passed Pawns would give him excellent winning chances”, Colin McGourty said. 23. Bf4 Qb5

24. e5? Here 24. Ne5! appears very strong, as after 24. ... d3 (or 24. ... Qb2+? 25. Kg1 d3 26. Qg6 and White’s attack is overwhelming) 25. Qg5! (the stereotyped 25. Qg6 Qe8 leads nowhere) 25. ... d2 26. Qxh5 Ra7 27. Qh7+ Kf8 28. Ng6+ Kf7 29. Be5 Black is busted. 24. ... Kf7? Needless to say, 24. ... Qb2+ 25. Kg1 d3 would have won immediately. 25. Qg5 Qe2+ 26. Kg3 Rd7 27. Rxh5? Apparently, as a result of Black’s omission on the 24th move, White can get out of all danger by 27. Qxh5 Bd3 28. Nh4+ Kf8 and the position is dynamically balanced. 27. ... Qd3 28. Nh4 Rg8 29. Kh2 Bh8 30. Qh6 Bg7 31. Qg5 Bc4 32. Re1 Bf8 33. Qf6+ Ke8 34. Bg5 Be7 35. Qh6 Bf8 36. Qf6 Be7 37. Qh6 Bd5 38. Bf6 Bf8 39. Qf4 Qd2 40. Qxd2 cxd2 41. Rd1 Bb4 42. Bg5 Rxg5! The End. 43. Rxg5 Bxa2 44. Rg8+ Kf7 45. Rb8 Bb3 0 : 1.

韦奕 (Wéi Yì)
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