Friday, June 19, 2026

Dragonite

丁立人 (Dīng Lìrén) – 赵骏 (Zhào Jùn)
4th FIDE World Rapid Team Championship; Dragon Chilling – Interstellar Club; time control: 15 minutes plus 10 seconds per move; 香港 (Hong Kong), June 19, 2026
Queen’s Gambit Declined D37

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Nbd7 5. Bf4 dxc4 6. e3 a6 7. a4 Nb6 8. a5 Nbd5 9. Bxc4 Nxf4 10. exf4 Bd6 11. Ne5 0-0 12. 0-0 Bd7 13. Qf3. 13. Qb3 Rb8 14. f5 b5 15. Bxe6?! (15. axb6 Rxb6 16. Qa2⩲) 15. ... Be8! won a Pawn, but gave Black too much play in Rönkä – Kekki, 78th Finnish Chess Championship, Helsinki 2016.
13. ... Rb8 14. Rad1 b5 15. axb6 Rxb6 16. b3 Bb4? (16. ... Qa8 17. Nxd7 Nxd7 18. Ne4⩲)


17. d5! exd5? The losing mistake. After 17. ... Bxc3 18. Nxd7 (18. dxe6!? Bxe5 19. exf7+ Kh8 20. fxe5 is also attractive) 18. ... Nxd7 19. Qxc3 exd5 20. Rxd5 Qc8 21. Re1 White is clearly better, but the game is far from over.
18. Nxd5 Nxd5 19. Qxd5 Rd6 20. Nxf7 1–0. For after 20. ... Rxd5 21. Nxd8 White wins at least the Exchange.

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