Wei Yi’s Recent Wild Attack With A Dramatic Ending

December 1, 2017 NHaselton Chess Lectures

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Wei, Yi (2669) vs. Deac, Bogdan-Daniel (2505)
11th Kings Rapid 2017 | Medias ROU | Round 4.1 | 27 Nov 2017 | ECO: E06
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 Be7 5. Nf3 O-O 6. O-O dxc4 7. Qc2 b6 8. Bg5 Nd5 9. Bxe7 Qxe7 10. e4 Nb4 11. Qc3 c5 12. a3 N4c6 13. d5 Na5 14. Nbd2 Ba6 15.Ne5 Nd7 16. f4 Nf6 17. Rae1 Rfe8 18. dxe6 Qxe6 19. Ndf3 h6 20. g4 Nh7 21. h4 Nb3 22. g5 Rad8 23. f5 Qd6 24. f6 hxg5 25. Nxf7 Kxf7 26. e5 Qd7 27. e6+ Rxe6
28. Rxe6 Qxe6 29. Ne5+ Kg8 30. f7+ Kf8 31. Bh3 g4 32. Bxg4 Qh6 33. Nd7+ Rxd734. Bxd7 Qg6+ 35. Kh2 Qd6+ 36. Qg3 Qxd7 37. Qe5 Nf6
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