Wei Yi’s Brilliancy! Black Is In Zugzwang With So Many Pieces On The Board!

April 10, 2017 NHaselton Chess Lectures

Chess with SurenMon, April 10, 2017 8:02pmURL:
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Wei Yi vs Anh Khoi Nguyen
Chess Olympiad (2016) Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation. English Attack (B90)
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cd4 4. Nd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e6 7. Be2 Qc7 8. Qd2 b5 9. f3 Nbd7 10. a3 Ne5 11. O-O-O Be7 12. g4 Nc4 13. Bc4 Qc4 14. g5 Nd7 15. h4 Rb8 16. b3 Qc7 17. Nf5 ef5 18. Nd5 Qd8 19. ef5 Ne5 20. f6 gf6 21. f4 Ng4 22. Bd4 Be6 23. Ne7 Ke7 24. f5 Bf5 25. Qf4 Be6 26. Bf6 Nf6 27. gf6 Ke8 28. Rd6 Qc8 29. Rhd1 h5 30. Qg3 Ra8 31. Qg7 Rf8 32. b4 a5 33. ba5
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