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The Anish Giri – Ding Liren Match in Wenzhou
August 17, 2017
From chessbase:
In the Chinese metropolis of Wenzhou last week, a four game match, dubbed the "Xinqiao Cup", was played between the two world-class players Anish Giri (Netherlands) and Ding Liren (China). Three games were drawn but Giri reeled in one full point to win the match 2.5:1.5. The decisive game contained several interesting moments worthy of further study.
Often with Chinese metropolitan cities, we scarcely have heard of their names in the West, let alone have a clue as to their geographical location, and Wenzhou, for most, is no exception — despite having more than 7.5 million inhabitants, and 1,500 years of history! The city is located on the Chinese mainland, about equidistant from Taipei (the capital of Taiwan) to the south and Shanghai to the north, on the East China Sea.
This was a serious payday for Giri, at $5000 per game!
Klaus Besenthal
http://en.chessbase.com/post/giri-ge...gen-ding-liren
The games:
Round 1, Aug. 8, 2017
Giri, Anish – Ding, Liren
C84 Ruy Lopez, Closed
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O Be7 6.d3 b5 7.Bb3 d6 8.a4 Bd7 9.c3 Na5 10.Bc2 c5 11.d4 Qb8 12.Bg5 h6 13.Bh4 Be6 14.Nbd2 O-O 15.h3 Rc8 16.Bg3 cxd4 17.cxd4 Nh5 18.Bh2 Nf4 19.Bxf4 exf4 20.d5 Bd7 21.Re1 Bf6 22.e5 Bxe5 23.Nxe5 dxe5 24.Nf3 Re8 25.axb5 axb5 26.d6 Nc6 27.Rxa8 Qxa8 28.Be4 Qa4 29.Bxc6 Qxd1 30.Rxd1 Bxc6 31.d7 Rd8 32.Nxe5 Ba8 33.Rd6 Kf8 34.f3 Ke7 35.Rb6 g5 36.Rxh6 f6 37.Rh7+ Ke6 38.Nd3 Kd6 39.h4 Rxd7 40.Rh8 Bd5 41.b4 Rg7 42.hxg5 fxg5 43.Rh6+ Kc7 44.Rf6 Bc4 45.Nc5 g4 46.Rxf4 gxf3 47.Rxf3 Bd5 48.Rf2 Rg4 49.Rd2 Kc6 50.Nd3 Kd6 51.Kf1 Bc4 52.Kf2 Bxd3 53.Rxd3+ Ke5 54.Rb3 Kf5 55.Rf3+ Ke5 56.Rb3 Kf5 57.Kf3 Kg5 1/2-1/2
Round 2, August 9,2017
Ding, Liren – Giri, Anish
C50 Giuoco Piano
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.O-O Nf6 5.d3 O-O 6.h3 d6 7.c3 a6 8.a4 Ba7 9.Re1 h6 10.Nbd2 Be6 11.Bxe6 fxe6 12.Nf1 Nh5 13.Be3 a5 14.Bxa7 Rxa7 15.d4 Qf6 16.Re3 Nf4 17.h4 Qg6 18.g3 Raa8 19.dxe5 Nxe5 20.Nxe5 dxe5 21.f3 Rad8 22.Qc2 Nh5 23.Kh2 Rf6 24.Rd1 Rdf8 25.Rdd3 Qf7 26.Qd1 Rg6 27.Qe1 Qe7 28.Kh3 Rxg3+ 29.Nxg3 Nf4+ 30.Kh2 Qxh4+ 31.Kg1 Rf6 32.Rd8+ Kh7 33.Rd2 Rg6 34.Rg2 h5 35.Rh2 Rxg3+ 36.Kh1 Qg5 37.Qf1 h4 38.Re1 h3 39.Rd1 Qh5 40.Rd7 Qxf3+ 41.Qxf3 Rxf3 42.Rhd2 Kh6 43.Rd8 Kh5 44.Rh8+ Kg4 45.Rd1 Ne2 0-1
Moving the king to h3 was perhaps the decisive mistake (28.h3)
Round 3, Aug 10, 2017
Giri, Anish – Ding, Liren
C88 Ruy Lopez, Closed, anti-Marshall
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3 O-O 8.a4 b4 9.d4 d6 10.dxe5 Nxe5 11.Nxe5 dxe5 12.Qe2 a5 13.Rd1 Ba6 14.Qf3 Qc8 15.Bg5 c5 16.Bxf6 Bxf6 17.Bd5 Rb8 18.c4 Rb6 19.Nd2 Qc7 20.Nb3 Be7 21.Nc1 Bc8 22.Nd3 Rg6 23.Qe3 h5 24.b3 h4 25.Ra2 Bd6 26.f3 Qe7 27.Rf2 Qg5 28.Qxg5 Rxg5 29.Re1 Re8 30.Kf1 Kf8 31.Ree2 f6 32.Ke1 Ke7 33.Kd1 Kd7 34.Kc2 Kc7 35.Re1 Re7 36.Ree2 Rh5 37.Re1 Rh8 38.Rfe2 g6 39.Kd2 Kb6 40.Kc2 Rc7 41.Rf2 Re7 42.Rfe2 Rhe8 43.Kd2 Rh7 44.Kc2 Bf8 45.Rf2 Bh6 46.Rfe2 Bg5 47.Kd1 Ree7 48.Rg1 Rh5 49.Ke1 Bf4 50.Rh1 g5 51.h3 Rh8 52.Kd1 Rd8 53.Kc2 f5 54.Nxf4 gxf4 55.Rd1 fxe4 56.Bxe4 Rd4 57.Rxd4 exd4 58.Kd2 Kc7 59.Re1 Kd6 60.Re2 Re5 61.Re1 Be6 1/2-1/2
Round 4, Aug. 11, 2017
Ding, Liren – Giri, Anish
A09 Reti, Advance variation
1.Nf3 d5 2.c4 d4 3.b4 f6 4.d3 e5 5.a3 a5 6.b5 Ne7 7.e3 dxe3 8.fxe3 Nf5 9.g4 Nd6 10.Rg1 Be6 11.Qc2 Nd7 12.d4 e4 13.Nh4 f5 14.Ng2 fxg4 15.c5 Nf7 16.Nd2 Be7 17.Nxe4 a4 18.Bb2 Bb3 19.Qe2 h5 20.Nd2 Bh4+ 21.Nxh4 Qxh4+ 22.Qf2 Qxf2+ 23.Kxf2 Ng5 24.Bg2 O-O+ 25.Ke2 Nf3 26.Bxf3 gxf3+ 27.Kd3 Ra5 28.Bc3 Rxb5 29.Bb4 c6 30.Raf1 b6 31.Nxb3 axb3 32.cxb6 Rf7 33.Kc3 1/2-1/2
August 17, 2017
From chessbase:
In the Chinese metropolis of Wenzhou last week, a four game match, dubbed the "Xinqiao Cup", was played between the two world-class players Anish Giri (Netherlands) and Ding Liren (China). Three games were drawn but Giri reeled in one full point to win the match 2.5:1.5. The decisive game contained several interesting moments worthy of further study.
Often with Chinese metropolitan cities, we scarcely have heard of their names in the West, let alone have a clue as to their geographical location, and Wenzhou, for most, is no exception — despite having more than 7.5 million inhabitants, and 1,500 years of history! The city is located on the Chinese mainland, about equidistant from Taipei (the capital of Taiwan) to the south and Shanghai to the north, on the East China Sea.
This was a serious payday for Giri, at $5000 per game!
Klaus Besenthal
http://en.chessbase.com/post/giri-ge...gen-ding-liren
The games:
Round 1, Aug. 8, 2017
Giri, Anish – Ding, Liren
C84 Ruy Lopez, Closed
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O Be7 6.d3 b5 7.Bb3 d6 8.a4 Bd7 9.c3 Na5 10.Bc2 c5 11.d4 Qb8 12.Bg5 h6 13.Bh4 Be6 14.Nbd2 O-O 15.h3 Rc8 16.Bg3 cxd4 17.cxd4 Nh5 18.Bh2 Nf4 19.Bxf4 exf4 20.d5 Bd7 21.Re1 Bf6 22.e5 Bxe5 23.Nxe5 dxe5 24.Nf3 Re8 25.axb5 axb5 26.d6 Nc6 27.Rxa8 Qxa8 28.Be4 Qa4 29.Bxc6 Qxd1 30.Rxd1 Bxc6 31.d7 Rd8 32.Nxe5 Ba8 33.Rd6 Kf8 34.f3 Ke7 35.Rb6 g5 36.Rxh6 f6 37.Rh7+ Ke6 38.Nd3 Kd6 39.h4 Rxd7 40.Rh8 Bd5 41.b4 Rg7 42.hxg5 fxg5 43.Rh6+ Kc7 44.Rf6 Bc4 45.Nc5 g4 46.Rxf4 gxf3 47.Rxf3 Bd5 48.Rf2 Rg4 49.Rd2 Kc6 50.Nd3 Kd6 51.Kf1 Bc4 52.Kf2 Bxd3 53.Rxd3+ Ke5 54.Rb3 Kf5 55.Rf3+ Ke5 56.Rb3 Kf5 57.Kf3 Kg5 1/2-1/2
Round 2, August 9,2017
Ding, Liren – Giri, Anish
C50 Giuoco Piano
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.O-O Nf6 5.d3 O-O 6.h3 d6 7.c3 a6 8.a4 Ba7 9.Re1 h6 10.Nbd2 Be6 11.Bxe6 fxe6 12.Nf1 Nh5 13.Be3 a5 14.Bxa7 Rxa7 15.d4 Qf6 16.Re3 Nf4 17.h4 Qg6 18.g3 Raa8 19.dxe5 Nxe5 20.Nxe5 dxe5 21.f3 Rad8 22.Qc2 Nh5 23.Kh2 Rf6 24.Rd1 Rdf8 25.Rdd3 Qf7 26.Qd1 Rg6 27.Qe1 Qe7 28.Kh3 Rxg3+ 29.Nxg3 Nf4+ 30.Kh2 Qxh4+ 31.Kg1 Rf6 32.Rd8+ Kh7 33.Rd2 Rg6 34.Rg2 h5 35.Rh2 Rxg3+ 36.Kh1 Qg5 37.Qf1 h4 38.Re1 h3 39.Rd1 Qh5 40.Rd7 Qxf3+ 41.Qxf3 Rxf3 42.Rhd2 Kh6 43.Rd8 Kh5 44.Rh8+ Kg4 45.Rd1 Ne2 0-1
Moving the king to h3 was perhaps the decisive mistake (28.h3)
Round 3, Aug 10, 2017
Giri, Anish – Ding, Liren
C88 Ruy Lopez, Closed, anti-Marshall
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3 O-O 8.a4 b4 9.d4 d6 10.dxe5 Nxe5 11.Nxe5 dxe5 12.Qe2 a5 13.Rd1 Ba6 14.Qf3 Qc8 15.Bg5 c5 16.Bxf6 Bxf6 17.Bd5 Rb8 18.c4 Rb6 19.Nd2 Qc7 20.Nb3 Be7 21.Nc1 Bc8 22.Nd3 Rg6 23.Qe3 h5 24.b3 h4 25.Ra2 Bd6 26.f3 Qe7 27.Rf2 Qg5 28.Qxg5 Rxg5 29.Re1 Re8 30.Kf1 Kf8 31.Ree2 f6 32.Ke1 Ke7 33.Kd1 Kd7 34.Kc2 Kc7 35.Re1 Re7 36.Ree2 Rh5 37.Re1 Rh8 38.Rfe2 g6 39.Kd2 Kb6 40.Kc2 Rc7 41.Rf2 Re7 42.Rfe2 Rhe8 43.Kd2 Rh7 44.Kc2 Bf8 45.Rf2 Bh6 46.Rfe2 Bg5 47.Kd1 Ree7 48.Rg1 Rh5 49.Ke1 Bf4 50.Rh1 g5 51.h3 Rh8 52.Kd1 Rd8 53.Kc2 f5 54.Nxf4 gxf4 55.Rd1 fxe4 56.Bxe4 Rd4 57.Rxd4 exd4 58.Kd2 Kc7 59.Re1 Kd6 60.Re2 Re5 61.Re1 Be6 1/2-1/2
Round 4, Aug. 11, 2017
Ding, Liren – Giri, Anish
A09 Reti, Advance variation
1.Nf3 d5 2.c4 d4 3.b4 f6 4.d3 e5 5.a3 a5 6.b5 Ne7 7.e3 dxe3 8.fxe3 Nf5 9.g4 Nd6 10.Rg1 Be6 11.Qc2 Nd7 12.d4 e4 13.Nh4 f5 14.Ng2 fxg4 15.c5 Nf7 16.Nd2 Be7 17.Nxe4 a4 18.Bb2 Bb3 19.Qe2 h5 20.Nd2 Bh4+ 21.Nxh4 Qxh4+ 22.Qf2 Qxf2+ 23.Kxf2 Ng5 24.Bg2 O-O+ 25.Ke2 Nf3 26.Bxf3 gxf3+ 27.Kd3 Ra5 28.Bc3 Rxb5 29.Bb4 c6 30.Raf1 b6 31.Nxb3 axb3 32.cxb6 Rf7 33.Kc3 1/2-1/2