Featured is an interesting chess game between Arjun Erigaisi and Wei Yi from the Quarterfinals of the 2025 FIDE World Cup. Out of an Exchange Queen’s Gambit Declined, we encounter an uncommon idea with 7. Nh4. Wei responds actively, the “bad bishops” come off the board early, and the position sharpens after the thematic …c5 break. In the critical moment, Wei commits a blunder, but Erigaisi ultimately misses the winning continuation. Can you spot the decisive line and accurately assess the many key variations along the way?
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Image of Arjun Erigaisi by Lennart Ootes
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1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Nc3 c6 6. Bf4 Bf5 7. Nh4 Nh5 8. Nxf5 Nxf4 9. g3 Ne6 10. e3 Nd7 11. Qb3 Qb6 12. Qc2 g6 13. Nh4 Bg7 14. Bg2 O-O 15. O-O Rfe8 16. Nf3 Rac8 17. Rfe1 Nf6 18. Rac1 c5 19. dxc5 Rxc5 20. Qe2 Qc6 21. Nd2 Nd7 22. Nb3 Bxc3 23. bxc3 Rxc3 24. Qd2 Rxc1 25. Rxc1 Qa6 26. Bxd5 Nf6 27. Bg2 Rd8 28. Qb2 Ne8 29. Nd2 Qe2 30. Rc2 Qd1+ 31. Nf1 b6 32. Rd2