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Vladimir Malakhov vs Wei Yi
Hainan Danzhou GM (2017), Danzhou CHN, rd 6, Jul-15
English Opening: Agincourt Defense. Wimpy System (A13)  ·  0-1

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White to move.
ANALYSIS [x]
Notes by Stockfish 9 v010218 (minimum 6s/ply)better is 24.Nh4 g6 25.Nxf5 gxh5 26.Nh4 Be6 27.Rc1 a5 28.Bxh5 a4 = -0.20 (25 ply) ⩱ -0.90 (24 ply)better is 28...Rd8 29.Rc2 Bd5 30.Bxd5 Rxd5 31.Ng2 Rf5 32.Nh4 Rg5 ⩱ -0.78 (24 ply)= -0.17 (23 ply) after 29.Bf3 Rd8 30.Rc2 Rd7 31.Bxh5 Rc7 32.Rxc7+ Bxc7 33.Bg4 better is 30.Rxc8 Bxc8 31.Bf3 f5 32.Bxh5 Kf6 33.Ng2 Ke5 34.Nf4 Ke4 = -0.42 (26 ply) ⩱ -1.00 (25 ply)better is 33.Rf2 Kg7 34.Kg2 Bb8 35.Re2 Kf6 36.Rf2 Kg5 37.Re2 Rd3 ⩱ -0.52 (26 ply) ⩱ -1.17 (23 ply)better is 44.Re4 Ba6 45.Kh2 Kf6 46.Rd4 Rc2+ 47.Ng2 Rxa2 48.Rd7 Rc2 ⩱ -1.42 (26 ply) ∓ -2.00 (30 ply) 45.Kf2 Bxg3+ 46.Kxg3 f4+ 47.Kf2 Kxh4 48.Bg2 Be6 49.Re2 ∓ -1.76 (28 ply)-+ -3.03 (29 ply) 50.Ba8 h4 51.Rf8+ Ke3 52.Nf5+ Kd2 53.Be4 Rc1 54.Nxh4 Ke3 ∓ -2.21 (25 ply)-+ -5.62 (24 ply) after 50...Kxe4 51.Nxe5 Kf4 52.Ng6+ Kg5 53.Re7 Bd3 54.Re5+ 51.Rf8+ Kxe4 52.Nxe5 Kxe5 53.Kxg3 Bc8 54.Kh4 Rc2 55.Rf3 -+ -4.65 (26 ply)-+ -9.87 (28 ply); 52.Rf8+ Ke3 53.Rd8 Rxd2+ 54.Rxd2 Kxd2 55.h4 Ke3 56.Bc6 -+ -8.93 (28 ply)0-1

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Kibitzer's Corner
Jul-15-17  Marmot PFL: white makes few mistakes in this game but black evidently makes none. by move 15 he is already playing to win.
Jul-15-17  fisayo123: 13...Qe5! A very powerful exchange sacrifice that turns the tables and then black proceeds to technically grind down his opponent in very impressive style. Typical Wei Yi. His nark for playing these tactical motiffs is just ridiculous and his endgame technique superb.
Jul-16-17  Boomie: Notice that after 35. Re2, 37...Bd6, and 39...Be6, the positions are repeated. Am I misreading the rules? Isn't that a draw by 3-fold repetition?
Jul-16-17  AzingaBonzer: The difference is that after 35.Re2, the position is Black to move, whereas the other two have White to move.
Jul-16-17  Boomie: <AzingaBonzer: The difference is that after 35.Re2, the position is Black to move, whereas the other two have White to move.>

Oops. I missed that. Thanks.

Jul-17-17  Mirovsk: This one is a la Kasparov...how many movements a chess player can forsee?.... it doesn't matter...Wei saw that he should take risks in order to win...very very well played...
Jul-17-17  hcgflynn: <fisayo123>The position looks even after that move to me.

I'm not sure about 22. h3, it forces the inevitable Ne3+, maybe another move would have been better (22. Rc1?).

Also, 25. Rxf5 and 26. Nh4 seems better than white's choice.

Jul-17-17  cormier:


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Analysis by Houdini 4: d 25 dpa

1. (-4.93): 51.Rf8+ Kxe4 52.Nxe5 Kxe5 53.Kxg3 Bc8 54.Kh4 Rc2 55.a4 Rc3 56.Kxh5 Rxh3+ 57.Kg6 Rc3 58.Re8+ Kf4 59.Rf8+ Kg4 60.Kxh6 Bb7 61.Rf1 Rxb3 62.Ra1 Rb4 63.Kg7 Bc6 64.Rc1 Bxa4 65.Ra1 Kf5 66.Ra2 Ke6 67.Re2+ Kd5 68.Ra2 Ke6 69.Re2+

2. (-10.93): 51.Bd3 Bxd3 52.Rf8+ Bf5 53.Nh4 Rc2+ 54.Kf1 g2+ 55.Nxg2+ Ke4 56.Rxf5 Rc1+ 57.Ke2 Kxf5 58.Kf3 Rf1+ 59.Ke3 Rh1 60.Nh4+ Kf6 61.Ke4 Rxh3 62.Nf3 Bc3 63.Ng1 Rh2 64.a3 Rb2 65.b4 axb4 66.axb4 Rxb4+ 67.Kf3 Be5 68.Kg2 Rb2+ 69.Kf3 h4 70.Ke4 Rb4+ 71.Kf3 Kf5 72.Ne2 Rb3+ 73.Kf2 h3 74.Nc1 h2 75.Kg2 Rg3+ 76.Kxh2 Rc3+ 77.Kg2 Rxc1 78.Kf2 h5

Sep-17-18
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  Check It Out: An interesting and complicated game, with a deep exchange sac in Qe5. I found the non-combative maneuvering in the late middle game particularly interesting. The sort of moves for which I've never had the patience.

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