天才接班人

韦奕 (Wéi Yì) – 卜祥志 (Bǔ Xiángzhì)
1st China Chess Kings; match game 2; 台州 (Tāizhōu), November 30, 2015
Spanish Game C92

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. 0-0 Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3 0-0 9. h3 Bb7 10. d4 Re8 11. Ng5 Rf8 12. Nf3 Re8 13. Nbd2 exd4 14. cxd4 Nd7 15. Nf1 Na5 16. Bc2 Bf6 17. N1h2 c5 18. d5 Nc4 19. Rb1 Nde5. Theoretical novelty. For 19. ... Nce5 18. Nxe5 Nxe5 19. f4 Ng6 20. Be3 Bh4 21. Re2 a5 22. g4 Bg3 23. Qf1 b4 24. Qf3 Ba6 25. Rg2 Bxh2+ 26. Rxh2 Bc4 27. b3 Bb5 28. h4 see Smirin – Baron, 37th Israeli Chess Championship, Acre 2013. 20. Nxe5 Bxe5 21. b3 Nb6 22. Ng4 Bd4 23. Be3 Bc3 24. Re2 b4 25. Bf4 a5 26. Re3 Bc8 27. Rg3 Bxg4 28. hxg4!? It is surprising that this move, which looks far less natural than 28. Qxg4, will allow White – although very, very slow motion – to mount an irresistible attack against the enemy King. 28. ... a4 29. g5 axb3 30. axb3 g6 31. Be3 c4 32. Rh3 Ra2 33. g3 Qc7 34. Kg2 Rea8 35. Rc1 Rb2? Surprisingly, the fatal mistake. 35. ... Ra1! 36. Bb1 cxb3 37. Qxb3 Qc4 seems a better solution, leading to satisfactory play for Black. 36. Bd4 f6 37. gxf6 Bxd4 38. Qxd4 Raa2

39. Rxh7!! What an amazing sacrifice! 39. ... Qxh7. Not 39. ... Kxh7?? because of 40. Rh1+ Kg8 41. f7+! Kxf7 (or 41. ... Kf8 42. Qf6 and mate next move) 42. Rh7+ and mate next move. 40. Qxb6 Qf7. 40. ... Rxc2?? 41. Qd8+ Kf7 42. Qe7+ Kg8 43. Qe8 mate. 41. Rh1 Ra8. If 41. ... Qxf6? then 42. e5! finis. 42. Bd1 Qxf6 43. Bg4 Re8. Also 43. ... Qxf2+ 44. Qxf2 Raa2 45. Qxb2 Rxb2+ 46. Kf3 Rxb3+ 47. Kf4 was totally hopeless. 44. Qa7. With the threat of 45. Be6+ Kf8 46. Rh8+ Qxh8 47. Qf7 mate. 44. ... Qe5 45. Rh7 Rxf2+ 46. Kxf2 Rf8+ 47. Kg2 Qxe4+ 48. Kh2 Rf2+ 49. Qxf2 Kxh7 50. Qf7+ Kh8 51. Qf4 Qc2+ 52. Kh3 Kg7 53. Qd4+ Kh7 54. Qxc4 Qf2 55. Qf4 Qg1 56. Qf3 1 : 0.

韦奕 (Wéi Yì) fell asleep: you better don’t wake him up...
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