Shocking! Ivanchuk’s Crazy King On d4 Brings Victory!

October 25, 2017 NHaselton Chess Lectures

Chess with SurenWed, October 25, 2017 8:02amURL:
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Vassily Ivanchuk vs Wei Yi
Ivanchuk – Wei Yi (2017), Hoogeveen NED, rd 3, Oct-23
Queen’s Gambit Declined: Ragozin Defense (D38)
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Nf3 d5 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 h6 7. Bh4 O-O 8. e3 Bf5 9. Rc1 Nbd7 10. Qb3 Bxc3+ 11. Rxc3 c6 12. Nd2 Qa5 13. f3 Rfe8 14. Kf2 Rac8 15. Be2 c5 16. dxc5 Rxc5 17. Rhc1 g5 18. Bg3 Rxe3 19. Kxe3 d4+ 20. Kxd4 Re5 21.Bd3 Be6 22. Qxb7 Kg7 23. Ne4 Nd5 24. Bxe5+ Nxe5 25. Rc5
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