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Wesley So – 丁立人 (Dīng Lìrén)

Bright · China – USA Chess Grandmaster Summit Match; match game 4; 上海 (Shànghǎi), May 8, 2016

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1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. 0-0 Nxe4 6. d4 b5 7. Bb3 d5 8. dxe5 Be6 9. Nbd2 Nc5 10. c3 Be7 11. Bc2 d4 12. Nxd4. For 12. Nb3 d3 13. Nxc5 dxc2 14. Qxd8+ Rxd8 15. Nxe6 fxe6 16. Be3 Rd5 17. Rfc1 Nxe5 18. Nxe5 Rxe5 19. Bd4 Rg5 20. Rxc2 Kf7 21. Be3 Re5 (for 21. ... Rh5 22. a4 Rd8 23. axb5 axb5 24. g3 Bc5 see M. Adams – So, 78th Tata Steel Chess Tournament, Wijk aan Zee 2016) 22. c4 b4 23. Rd1 Rd8 see Carlsen – 丁立人 (Dīng Lìrén), 78th Tata Steel Chess Tournament, Wijk aan Zee 2016. 12. ... Nxd4 13. cxd4 Qxd4 14. Nf3 Qxd1 15. Rxd1 0-0 16. Be3 Rfd8 17. Rdc1 h6 18. Nd4 Bd5 19. f4. Speaking in terms of prearrangibility, the alternative 19. Bd1!? doesn’t promise anything special: 19. ... Nd3 20. Rxc7 Bf8 (in fact, after 20. ... Bc5! 21. Rxc5!? Nxc5 22. Nf5 Nd3 23. Ne7+ Kf8 24. Nxd5 Rxd5 25. Bf3 Rad8 26. Bxd5 Rxd5 Black will win back the Pawn with a very comfortable ending) 21. e6! fxe6 22. Bg4 Re8 23. b3 with a slight edge for White, 侯逸凡 (Hóu Yìfán) – M. Muzychuk, Lviv 2016, Women’s World Chess Championship match game 7. 19. ... Ne6 20. Nxe6 fxe6 21. Bg6 Rac8 22. Bc5 Kf8 23. Kf2. Finally, there is Wesley’s novelty, even though it will surely not change for better the drawish character of the variation. The previous try (indeed a bit more interesting) was 23. Bxe7+ Kxe7 24. Rc5 Bc4 25. b3 Bd3 26. Bxd3 Rxd3 27. Rac1 Kd7 28. Rc6 Rd4 29. g3 g5 30. f5 exf5 31. Rxh6 Re8 32. Rh7+ Ke6 33. Rhxc7 Kxe5 34. R7c5+ Kf6 35. Rc6+ Re6 36. Rxe6+ Kxe6 37. Rc6+ Kd5 38. Rxa6 Rd1+ 39. Kf2 Rd2+ 40. Kf3 Rxh2 41. Ra5 Kc6 42. a4 g4+ 43. Ke3 bxa4 44. bxa4 Rg2 45. Kf4 Rf2+ 46. Kg5 Rg2 47. Kf4 Rf2+ 48. Kg5 Rg2 49. Kf4 Rf2+ ½ : ½ 侯逸凡 (Hóu Yìfán) – Koneru, 2nd SportAccord World Mind Games, Women’s Rapid Tournament, 北京 (Beijīng) 2012. 23. ... Bb7 24. Bxe7+ Kxe7 25. Rc2 c5 26. Ke3 c4 27. a4 Bd5 28. axb5 axb5 29. g4 b4

30. Ra4 Rb8 31. Be4 b3 32. Rc3 Bxe4 33. Kxe4 Rb7 34. Ke3 Rd1 35. Rcxc4. Nevertheless, 35. Raxc4 Rb1 36. Rc7+ Rxc7 37. Rxc7+ Kf8 leads to a dead draw. 35. ... Rb1 36. Ra6 Rxb2 37. Rcc6 Rb1 38. Rxe6+ Kf7 39. Reb6 Rxb6 40. Rxb6 b2 41. Kd3 Rf1 42. Rxb2 Rxf4 43. Rb7+ Ke6 44. Rxg7 Kxe5 45. Ke3 Ra4 46. Rg6 Ra3+ 47. Kf2 Kf4 48. Kg2 Rb3 49. h3 Rb2+ 50. Kf1 Rb1+ 51. Ke2 Rb2+ 52. Ke1 h5 53. gxh5 Rb5 54. Rg4+ Kf3 ½ : ½.

Wesley So vs. 丁立人 (Dīng Lìrén)
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