India-China Match: China crush India 3-1
It was a match to forget by all means. The four-round Scheveningen match between India and China ended with a victory for the Dragon with a score of 3-1. The fourth round of the match was again won by the Chinese. Report.
India-China Match: China crush India 3-1
All thanks to Wei Yi's win with the black pieces against Abhijeet Gupta.
[Event "2nd CHN-IND Summit 2017"]
[Site "Liaocheng"]
[Date "2017.03.08"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Gupta, Abhijeet"]
[Black "Wei, Yi"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E46"]
[WhiteElo "2627"]
[BlackElo "2725"]
[Annotator "Tactical Analysis"]
[PlyCount "102"]
[EventDate "2017.??.??"]
[SourceDate "2003.06.08"]
[Site "Liaocheng"]
[Date "2017.03.08"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Gupta, Abhijeet"]
[Black "Wei, Yi"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E46"]
[WhiteElo "2627"]
[BlackElo "2725"]
[Annotator "Tactical Analysis"]
[PlyCount "102"]
[EventDate "2017.??.??"]
[SourceDate "2003.06.08"]
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Nge2 Re8 6. a3 Bf8 7. Ng3 d5 8. Be2
{E46: Nimzo-Indian: Rubinstein: 4 e3 0-0 5 Ne2 without early Bd3} b6 9. cxd5 (
9. O-O Bb7 10. Qc2 c5 11. dxc5 bxc5 12. Rd1 Nbd7 13. b3 Qc7 14. Bb2 a6 15. Rac1
Rad8 {0-1 (46) Aleksandrov,A (2574) -Wojtaszek,R (2749) Doha 2016}) 9... exd5
10. b4 Bb7 11. O-O Nbd7 12. Qb3 c6 {LiveBook: 3 Games} 13. Bf3 a6 14. Rd1 $146
(14. e4 dxe4 15. Ngxe4 Nd5 16. Nxd5 cxd5 {0-1 (43) Sarkar,J (2437)-Ortiz
Suarez, I (2598) Cochabamba 2013}) 14... b5 15. e4 {Black should prevent e5.}
Nb6 16. e5 Nfd7 17. Bg4 a5 {Hoping for ...axb4.} 18. Rb1 Nc4 19. Nce2 axb4 20.
axb4 Bc8 21. h3 Ndb6 22. Qf3 f6 23. Bh5 g6 $1 24. exf6 Ra7 25. Bg5 Rf7 (25...
gxh5 $17 26. Nxh5 Qd6) 26. Bxg6 $11 hxg6 27. Nf4 {[#]} (27. Qd3 $1 $15 Rxf6 28.
Nf4) 27... Rxf6 (27... Bg7 $1 $17 28. Qd3 (28. fxg7 Qxg5) 28... Nd7) 28. Qd3
Qd6 {...Bf5 is the strong threat.} 29. Bxf6 Qxf6 30. Nxg6 Bd6 $1 $36 {
Threatening ...Kf7. Black is pushing.} 31. Re1 Bd7 32. f4 ({White should try}
32. Nh4 $15) 32... Nb2 33. Rxe8+ Bxe8 34. Rxb2 Bxg6 35. f5 Bf7 {Black has
compensation.} 36. Rb3 Qg5 (36... Nc4 $17) 37. Qf3 $15 Qc1+ 38. Nf1 Nc4 {
aiming for ...Nd2.} 39. Qg4+ Kf8 40. Qh4 Ke8 41. Rf3 Nd2 42. Re3+ Ne4 {White
must now prevent ...Qb2.} 43. Qh8+ $1 Kd7 44. Qh7 Ke8 {Threatens to win with ..
.Qb2.} 45. f6 $2 (45. Qh8+ $1 $11 {and White has nothing to worry.} Ke7 46.
Qh4+ Ke8 47. Qh8+) 45... Qb2 $19 {( -> ...Qf2+)} (45... Bxb4 $2 46. Rd3 $19)
46. Qf5 Kd8 47. Rd3 {[#]} Bg6 $1 48. Qf3 (48. Qxg6 Qf2+) 48... Ng5 49. Qe3 Bxd3
50. Qxg5 Qxd4+ 51. Kh1 Qf2 0-1
{E46: Nimzo-Indian: Rubinstein: 4 e3 0-0 5 Ne2 without early Bd3} b6 9. cxd5 (
9. O-O Bb7 10. Qc2 c5 11. dxc5 bxc5 12. Rd1 Nbd7 13. b3 Qc7 14. Bb2 a6 15. Rac1
Rad8 {0-1 (46) Aleksandrov,A (2574) -Wojtaszek,R (2749) Doha 2016}) 9... exd5
10. b4 Bb7 11. O-O Nbd7 12. Qb3 c6 {LiveBook: 3 Games} 13. Bf3 a6 14. Rd1 $146
(14. e4 dxe4 15. Ngxe4 Nd5 16. Nxd5 cxd5 {0-1 (43) Sarkar,J (2437)-Ortiz
Suarez, I (2598) Cochabamba 2013}) 14... b5 15. e4 {Black should prevent e5.}
Nb6 16. e5 Nfd7 17. Bg4 a5 {Hoping for ...axb4.} 18. Rb1 Nc4 19. Nce2 axb4 20.
axb4 Bc8 21. h3 Ndb6 22. Qf3 f6 23. Bh5 g6 $1 24. exf6 Ra7 25. Bg5 Rf7 (25...
gxh5 $17 26. Nxh5 Qd6) 26. Bxg6 $11 hxg6 27. Nf4 {[#]} (27. Qd3 $1 $15 Rxf6 28.
Nf4) 27... Rxf6 (27... Bg7 $1 $17 28. Qd3 (28. fxg7 Qxg5) 28... Nd7) 28. Qd3
Qd6 {...Bf5 is the strong threat.} 29. Bxf6 Qxf6 30. Nxg6 Bd6 $1 $36 {
Threatening ...Kf7. Black is pushing.} 31. Re1 Bd7 32. f4 ({White should try}
32. Nh4 $15) 32... Nb2 33. Rxe8+ Bxe8 34. Rxb2 Bxg6 35. f5 Bf7 {Black has
compensation.} 36. Rb3 Qg5 (36... Nc4 $17) 37. Qf3 $15 Qc1+ 38. Nf1 Nc4 {
aiming for ...Nd2.} 39. Qg4+ Kf8 40. Qh4 Ke8 41. Rf3 Nd2 42. Re3+ Ne4 {White
must now prevent ...Qb2.} 43. Qh8+ $1 Kd7 44. Qh7 Ke8 {Threatens to win with ..
.Qb2.} 45. f6 $2 (45. Qh8+ $1 $11 {and White has nothing to worry.} Ke7 46.
Qh4+ Ke8 47. Qh8+) 45... Qb2 $19 {( -> ...Qf2+)} (45... Bxb4 $2 46. Rd3 $19)
46. Qf5 Kd8 47. Rd3 {[#]} Bg6 $1 48. Qf3 (48. Qxg6 Qf2+) 48... Ng5 49. Qe3 Bxd3
50. Qxg5 Qxd4+ 51. Kh1 Qf2 0-1
Bu Xiangzhi played a responsible hand throughout the match. He drew his fourth round game against Karthikeyan Murali.
[Event "2nd CHN-IND Summit 2017"]
[Site "Liaocheng"]
[Date "2017.03.08"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Karthikeyan, Murali"]
[Black "Bu, Xiangzhi"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C84"]
[WhiteElo "2578"]
[BlackElo "2711"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "110"]
[EventDate "2017.??.??"]
[SourceDate "2003.06.08"]
[Site "Liaocheng"]
[Date "2017.03.08"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Karthikeyan, Murali"]
[Black "Bu, Xiangzhi"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C84"]
[WhiteElo "2578"]
[BlackElo "2711"]
[Annotator "TA"]
[PlyCount "110"]
[EventDate "2017.??.??"]
[SourceDate "2003.06.08"]
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bb7 7. Nc3 Be7 8. d3
d6 9. a4 b4 10. Ne2 Na5 {C84: Closed Ruy Lopez: Unusual White 6th moves} (10...
O-O 11. a5 d5 12. exd5 Nxd5 13. Ng3 Nf4 14. Re1 Nxg2 15. Kxg2 Nd4 16. Ne4 Nxb3
17. cxb3 f5 18. Ng3 {0-1 (27) Inarkiev,E (2709) -Bu,X (2705) Doha 2016}) 11.
Ba2 O-O 12. Ng3 c5 13. Nf5 Bc8 {LiveBook: 6 Games} 14. N3h4 Ne8 15. Nxe7+ Qxe7
16. Bd5 Qxh4 $146 ({Black should play} 16... Rb8 $11 17. Qh5 Nc7) (16... Rb8
17. Nf5 Bxf5 18. exf5 {1/2-1/2 (27) Michalek,M (2446)-Overton,D (2470) ICCF
email 2009}) 17. Bxa8 $14 Nc7 18. Bd5 $1 Nxd5 19. exd5 Qd4 20. Qf3 Bb7 21. c3 (
{Better is} 21. c4 $16) 21... Qxd5 $11 (21... bxc3 $6 22. bxc3 Qxc3 23. Rb1 $16
) 22. Qxd5 Bxd5 23. Be3 Nb3 24. Rad1 a5 25. f4 Bc6 (25... Rd8 $142) 26. fxe5
dxe5 27. d4 cxd4 28. cxd4 e4 $1 (28... Nxd4 $6 29. Bxd4 exd4 30. Rxd4 $16) 29.
Rf4 {Black must now prevent d5.} Re8 (29... Bxa4 $6 30. Rxe4 Nc5 31. dxc5 $16)
30. Rdf1 Re7 31. d5 Bxd5 32. Rd1 Re5 33. Rf2 {[#] And now Bf4 would win.} Bc6
34. Rd8+ Re8 35. Rxe8+ Bxe8 $14 {Endgame KRB-KBN} 36. Rf4 Bc6 (36... Bxa4 $6
37. Rxe4 Kf8 38. Bf4 $16) 37. Bb6 {White has compensation.} f6 (37... Bxa4 $6
38. Rxe4 f6 39. Re7 $16) 38. Kf2 Kf7 (38... Bxa4 $6 39. Rxe4 Kf7 40. Rc4 $16)
39. Ke3 Ke6 40. g4 h6 41. h4 Kd6 (41... Bxa4 $6 42. Rxe4+ Kd6 43. g5 $16) 42.
Rf5 Bd7 ({Of course not} 42... Bxa4 $6 43. Bxa5 (43. Kxe4 Bd7 44. Rf4 Kc6 $11)
43... Nxa5 44. Rxa5 $16) 43. Rf4 ({Much weaker is} 43. Bxa5 Bxf5 44. Bxb4+ Kd5
45. gxf5 Nd4 $15) 43... Bxa4 44. Rxe4 Bd7 45. Bd8 {Threatens to win with Be7+.}
Be6 $1 46. Kf4 Kd7 47. Bb6 g5+ 48. Kg3 Bd5 49. Re3 a4 $1 50. Rxb3 Bxb3 $11 {
KB-KB} 51. Bc5 a3 52. bxa3 {The position is equal.} bxa3 53. Bxa3 gxh4+ 54.
Kxh4 Ke6 55. Bc1 f5 1/2-1/2
d6 9. a4 b4 10. Ne2 Na5 {C84: Closed Ruy Lopez: Unusual White 6th moves} (10...
O-O 11. a5 d5 12. exd5 Nxd5 13. Ng3 Nf4 14. Re1 Nxg2 15. Kxg2 Nd4 16. Ne4 Nxb3
17. cxb3 f5 18. Ng3 {0-1 (27) Inarkiev,E (2709) -Bu,X (2705) Doha 2016}) 11.
Ba2 O-O 12. Ng3 c5 13. Nf5 Bc8 {LiveBook: 6 Games} 14. N3h4 Ne8 15. Nxe7+ Qxe7
16. Bd5 Qxh4 $146 ({Black should play} 16... Rb8 $11 17. Qh5 Nc7) (16... Rb8
17. Nf5 Bxf5 18. exf5 {1/2-1/2 (27) Michalek,M (2446)-Overton,D (2470) ICCF
email 2009}) 17. Bxa8 $14 Nc7 18. Bd5 $1 Nxd5 19. exd5 Qd4 20. Qf3 Bb7 21. c3 (
{Better is} 21. c4 $16) 21... Qxd5 $11 (21... bxc3 $6 22. bxc3 Qxc3 23. Rb1 $16
) 22. Qxd5 Bxd5 23. Be3 Nb3 24. Rad1 a5 25. f4 Bc6 (25... Rd8 $142) 26. fxe5
dxe5 27. d4 cxd4 28. cxd4 e4 $1 (28... Nxd4 $6 29. Bxd4 exd4 30. Rxd4 $16) 29.
Rf4 {Black must now prevent d5.} Re8 (29... Bxa4 $6 30. Rxe4 Nc5 31. dxc5 $16)
30. Rdf1 Re7 31. d5 Bxd5 32. Rd1 Re5 33. Rf2 {[#] And now Bf4 would win.} Bc6
34. Rd8+ Re8 35. Rxe8+ Bxe8 $14 {Endgame KRB-KBN} 36. Rf4 Bc6 (36... Bxa4 $6
37. Rxe4 Kf8 38. Bf4 $16) 37. Bb6 {White has compensation.} f6 (37... Bxa4 $6
38. Rxe4 f6 39. Re7 $16) 38. Kf2 Kf7 (38... Bxa4 $6 39. Rxe4 Kf7 40. Rc4 $16)
39. Ke3 Ke6 40. g4 h6 41. h4 Kd6 (41... Bxa4 $6 42. Rxe4+ Kd6 43. g5 $16) 42.
Rf5 Bd7 ({Of course not} 42... Bxa4 $6 43. Bxa5 (43. Kxe4 Bd7 44. Rf4 Kc6 $11)
43... Nxa5 44. Rxa5 $16) 43. Rf4 ({Much weaker is} 43. Bxa5 Bxf5 44. Bxb4+ Kd5
45. gxf5 Nd4 $15) 43... Bxa4 44. Rxe4 Bd7 45. Bd8 {Threatens to win with Be7+.}
Be6 $1 46. Kf4 Kd7 47. Bb6 g5+ 48. Kg3 Bd5 49. Re3 a4 $1 50. Rxb3 Bxb3 $11 {
KB-KB} 51. Bc5 a3 52. bxa3 {The position is equal.} bxa3 53. Bxa3 gxh4+ 54.
Kxh4 Ke6 55. Bc1 f5 1/2-1/2
Ganguly drew with Zhou Jiangchao.
The game between S.P. Sethuraman and Lu Shanglei also ended in a draw rather quickly.
Ganguly commented after the game that his goal before the tournament was to get 3 points, but in four games he could only make 1.5 points which is disappointing. As an experienced player, he has a very good understanding of the Chinese team and was deeply impressed by the Chinese players' never-say-die spirit.
The Chinese team won $10,800 for their win while Team India was awarded $7,200.
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