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Ian Aleksandrovich Nepomniachtchi – 丁立人 (Dīng Lìrén)

7th 海南 (Hǎinán) 儋州 (Dānzhōu) Super Grandmaster Chess Tournament “人民网 (People’s Daily Online) Cup”; 儋州 (Dānzhōu), July 8, 2016

Scotch Game C45

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Bc5 5. Nxc6 bxc6 6. Bd3 d6 7. h3!? For 7. Qe2 Nf6 8. Bg5 Qe7 9. Nc3 Bd4 10. Na4 Qe5 11. Bd2 a5 12. f4 Qe7 13. h3 Bd7 14. 0-0-0 see Nepomniachtchi – Zhigalko, 30th European Chess Club Cup, Bilbao 2014. 7. ... Ne7 8. Nc3 Ng6 9. Na4 Bd4 10. c3 Bf6 11. 0-0 Ne5 12. Be2 0-0 13. f4 Nd7 14. Qc2 c5 15. Bf3 Rb8 16. Be3 Ba6 17. Rfd1 Qe7 18. Bf2 Bb5 19. Rab1 Nb6 20. Nxb6 axb6 21. Re1 Bc4 22. b3 Be6 23. a4 Rfd8 24. b4 Bc4 25. bxc5 bxc5 26. Rxb8 Rxb8 27. e5 dxe5 28. fxe5 Bg5 29. a5 g6 30. Qe4 Qe6 31. Bxc5 h5 32. Bd4 Rb3 33. Ra1 c5

34. a6! Bxa6 35. Qa8+ Qc8? After struggling long in order to survive White’s lasting initiative, now 丁立人 (Dīng Lìrén) blunders away a neat piece. Correct was 35. ... Kg7 36. Bd5 Qb6 37. Bxb3 cxd4 38. Qxa6 Qxb3 39. cxd4 Qe3+ 40. Kh1 Qxd4 with a (doomed) Pawn for the Exchange and (better) drawing possibilities. 36. Rxa6 Rb8 37. Bf2! The pointe. 37. ... Kg7 38. Qc6 Rb1+ 39. Kh2 Qf5 40. Qe4 1 : 0.

Ian Aleksandrovich Nepomniachtchi
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Ian Aleksandrovich Nepomniachtchi (R.) vs. 丁立人 (Dīng Lìrén) (L.)
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