Zhu, Aiden(1151)
1:30:00
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Sha, Yi(1924)
1:30:00
1.d4Nf62.c4g63.Nc3d54.Qb3dxc45.Qxc4Bg76.e4O-O7.Be2c68.Nf3Be69.Qd3Na610.O-OQc711.a3Rfd812.Qc2Rac813.Be3Ng414.Rac1f515.e5c5?!Black's attempt to undermine White's center has been a theme of today's games. But chess is never so mechanical. Here, White's center simply balloons via tactical means.15...Nxe3!16.fxe3Bh617.Kf2b518.b4Qd7=16.d5!f416...Bxd517.Nxd5Rxd518.Bc4is the point.16...Nxe317.fxe3Rxd518.Nxd5Bxd519.Bc416...Bf7is a bit more stubborn than it looks.17.d6!(17.e6?!Be818.Bg5h619.h3)exd618.Nb5Qb619.Nxd6±17.Bxf4Bf518.Bc4!Kh819.Qe2Rf820.d6...The central breakthrough is as instructive as it is decisive.20....Qd721.e6Qd822.Nd5...White's dominance of the center is a beauty to behold. Black is helpless!22....Re823.Ng5Qa524.d7Rcd825.Nf7+Kg826.Nxd8Rxd827.Nxe7+Kh828.Nxf5gxf529.e71-0 White wins.1-0