Round 04
At the end of three rounds of play in the four-player Scheveningen match, China had made the Indian team struggle and had been leading 7.5-4.5. The story was no different in the fourth and the final round as well.
All thanks to Wei Yi's win with the black pieces against Abhijeet Gupta.
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1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e3 0-0 5.Nge2 Re8 6.a3 Bf8 7.Ng3 d5 8.Be2 b6 9.cxd5 9.0-0 Bb7 10.Qc2 c5 11.dxc5 bxc5 12.Rd1 Nbd7 13.b3 Qc7 14.Bb2 a6 15.Rac1 Rad8 9...exd5 10.b4 Bb7 11.0-0 Nbd7 12.Qb3 c6 13.Bf3 a6 14.Rd1N 14.e4 dxe4 15.Ngxe4 Nd5 16.Nxd5 cxd5 14...b5 15.e4 Nb6 16.e5 Nfd7 17.Bg4 a5 18.Rb1 Nc4 19.Nce2 axb4 20.axb4 Bc8 21.h3 Ndb6 22.Qf3 f6 23.Bh5 g6! 24.exf6 Ra7 25.Bg5 Rf7 25...gxh5 26.Nxh5 Qd6 26.Bxg6= hxg6 27.Nf4 27.Qd3! Rxf6 28.Nf4 27...Rxf6 27...Bg7! 28.Qd3 28.fxg7 Qxg5 28...Nd7 28.Qd3 Qd6 29.Bxf6 Qxf6 30.Nxg6 Bd6! 31.Re1 Bd7 32.f4 32.Nh4 32...Nb2 33.Rxe8+ Bxe8 34.Rxb2 Bxg6 35.f5 Bf7 36.Rb3 Qg5 36...Nc4 37.Qf3 Qc1+ 38.Nf1 Nc4 39.Qg4+ Kf8 40.Qh4 Ke8 41.Rf3 Nd2 42.Re3+ Ne4 43.Qh8+! Kd7 44.Qh7 Ke8 45.f6? 45.Qh8+!= Ke7 46.Qh4+ Ke8 47.Qh8+ 45...Qb2-+ 45...Bxb4? 46.Rd3-+ 46.Qf5 Kd8 47.Rd3 47...Bg6! 48.Qf3 48.Qxg6 Qf2+ 48...Ng5 49.Qe3 Bxd3 50.Qxg5 Qxd4+ 51.Kh1 Qf2 0–1 - Start an analysis engine:
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| Gupta,A | 2627 | Wei,Y | 2725 | 0–1 | 2017 | E46 | 2nd CHN-IND Summit 2017 | 4 |
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Bu Xiangzhi played a responsible hand throughout the match. He drew his fourth round game against Karthikeyan Murali.
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1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0-0 b5 6.Bb3 Bb7 7.Nc3 Be7 8.d3 d6 9.a4 b4 10.Ne2 Na5 10...0-0 11.a5 d5 12.exd5 Nxd5 13.Ng3 Nf4 14.Re1 Nxg2 15.Kxg2 Nd4 16.Ne4 Nxb3 17.cxb3 f5 18.Ng3 11.Ba2 0-0 12.Ng3 c5 13.Nf5 Bc8 14.N3h4 Ne8 15.Nxe7+ Qxe7 16.Bd5 Qxh4N 16...Rb8= 17.Qh5 Nc7 16...Rb8 17.Nf5 Bxf5 18.exf5 17.Bxa8 Nc7 18.Bd5! Nxd5 19.exd5 Qd4 20.Qf3 Bb7 21.c3 21.c4± 21...Qxd5= 21...bxc3?! 22.bxc3 Qxc3 23.Rb1± 22.Qxd5 Bxd5 23.Be3 Nb3 24.Rad1 a5 25.f4 Bc6 25...Rd8 26.fxe5 dxe5 27.d4 cxd4 28.cxd4 e4! 28...Nxd4?! 29.Bxd4 exd4 30.Rxd4± 29.Rf4 Re8 29...Bxa4?! 30.Rxe4 Nc5 31.dxc5± 30.Rdf1 Re7 31.d5 Bxd5 32.Rd1 Re5 33.Rf2 33...Bc6 34.Rd8+ Re8 35.Rxe8+ Bxe8 36.Rf4 Bc6 36...Bxa4?! 37.Rxe4 Kf8 38.Bf4± 37.Bb6 f6 37...Bxa4?! 38.Rxe4 f6 39.Re7± 38.Kf2 Kf7 38...Bxa4?! 39.Rxe4 Kf7 40.Rc4± 39.Ke3 Ke6 40.g4 h6 41.h4 Kd6 41...Bxa4?! 42.Rxe4+ Kd6 43.g5± 42.Rf5 Bd7 42...Bxa4?! 43.Bxa5 43.Kxe4 Bd7 44.Rf4 Kc6= 43...Nxa5 44.Rxa5± 43.Rf4 43.Bxa5 Bxf5 44.Bxb4+ Kd5 45.gxf5 Nd4 43...Bxa4 44.Rxe4 Bd7 45.Bd8 Be6! 46.Kf4 Kd7 47.Bb6 g5+ 48.Kg3 Bd5 49.Re3 a4! 50.Rxb3 Bxb3= 51.Bc5 a3 52.bxa3 bxa3 53.Bxa3 gxh4+ 54.Kxh4 Ke6 55.Bc1 f5 ½–½ - Start an analysis engine:
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| Karthikeyan,M | 2578 | Bu,X | 2711 | ½–½ | 2017 | C84 | 2nd CHN-IND Summit 2017 | 4 |
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Surya Shekhar 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.
Although both the countries fielded second-rate teams, this result leaves Indians with a lot of introspection to do.
India also sorely missed the services of Vidit Gujrathi who missed this match thanks to the failure to get the visa on time! The Chinese team won $10,800 for their win while Team India was awarded $7,200.
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