Friday, July 17, 2015

温州 (Wēnzhōu)

Boris Abramovich Gelfand – 丁立人 (Dīng Lìrén)
Match game 1; 温州 (Wēnzhōu), July 16, 2015
King’s Indian Defence E97

“Boris Gelfand and Dīng Lìrén are playing a 4-game match in Wēnzhōu, China. Game one finished in a draw earlier today; Gelfand had the White pieces in a Bayonet KID and seemed to have some initiative early on. Some minor slips let Black escape and even enjoy the better half of an ending with Rooks and opposite-colored Bishops. Dīng really pushed Gelfand hard and came closer to winning than I thought he would in such an ending. After a long defense Gelfand finally saved the draw”, Dennis Monokroussos said.

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 0-0 6. Be2 e5 7. 0-0 Nc6 8. d5 Ne7 9. b4 Nh5 10. c5 Nf4 11. a4 Bg4!? Maybe a novelty. For 11. ... f5 12. Bc4 fxe4 13. Nxe4 h6 14. Re1 Bg4 15. Ra3 g5 16. h3 Bh5 see Kramnik – Nakamura, 39th Sparkassen Chess Meeting, Dortmund 2011. 12. h3 Bh5 13. Bxf4 exf4 14. Rc1 a5 15. bxa5?! “Now things are too easy for Black. He should in any case start exchanges with 15. cxd6 cxd6”, editor-in-chief of Chess-News.ru said. 15. ... Bxf3 16. Bxf3 dxc5. “The whole point. These days, Dīng is considered one of the leading specialists in the King’s Indian and there is little doubt that all this and the exchanges that follow, was his preparation”, editor-in-chief of Chess-News.ru said.


17. Qb3 Rxa5 18. Qxb7 Nc8 19. Nb5 Nd6 20. Qxc7 Qxc7 21. Nxc7 Rc8 22. Nb5 Nxb5 23. axb5 Rxb5. “Now White needs to play accurately to hold the balance. Not without adventures, Gelfand eventually made a draw”, editor-in-chief of Chess-News.ru said. 24. Rc4 Bd4 25. Rfc1 Rcb8 26. Kf1 Kf8 27. R4c2 Ke7 28. e5 Bxe5 29. Rxc5 Rxc5 30. Rxc5 Rb1+ 31. Ke2 Rb2+ 32. Ke1 Bd4 33. d6+ Ke6 34. Rd5 Bxf2+ 35. Kd1 Bb6 36. d7 Ke7 37. Kc1 Ra2 38. Rb5 Bd8 39. Rb4 Kxd7 40. Rxf4 f5 41. Rd4+ Ke7 42. Kb1 Ra6 43. Rc4 Ra5 44. Rc6 Kf7 45. Kc2 Kg7 46. Kd3 Kh6 47. Rc8 Be7 48. Ra8 Re5 49. Ra2 Re1 50. Be2 Bc5 51. Ra5 Bf2 52. g4 f4 53. g5+ Kg7 54. Kd2 Rh1 55. Rb5 Be1+ 56. Kd1 Bf2+ 57. Kd2 Rxh3 58. Bc4 Bh4 59. Kc2 h5 60. Rb7+ Kf8 61. Rf7+ Ke8 62. Rxf4 Bxg5 63. Rf1 Rh2+ 64. Kb3 Ke7 65. Bd3 h4 66. Bxg6 Re2 67. Rf3 Re3+ ½ : ½.

Boris Abramovich Gelfand vs. 丁立人 (Dīng Lìrén)
Photo: sinochess (@sinachess)

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