3/4/2015 – The Chinese team was able to take the first round 2.5-1.5 on the hands of a very capable Ding Liren, who unquestionably outplayed Adhiban. However their lead did not last very long: Wei Yi missed a good chance to score in round two while Lalith was able to secure a win for the Indian team, beating Wang Chen in a long endgame and tying up the series, 4-4.
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India and China will face off in a Scheveningen Match on four boards at the Radisson Blu Hotel in Banjara Hills, Hyderabad from March 1-10.
Rounds One & Two
Round one video impressions from Vijay Kumar
Round two video impressions from Vijay Kumar
The first two rounds of the summit finished 2.5-1.5, but both went to different teams. The first blood was spilled when Ding Liren very quickly took out Adhiban in their first round encounter:
Adhiban fell victim to Ding Liren in round one
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1.e4
1,177,402
54%
2421
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1.d4
954,689
55%
2434
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1.Nf3
284,543
56%
2441
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1.c4
183,757
56%
2442
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1.g3
19,823
56%
2427
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1.b3
14,517
54%
2428
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1.f4
5,931
48%
2377
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1.Nc3
3,873
50%
2384
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1.b4
1,777
48%
2379
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1.a3
1,245
54%
2406
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1.e3
1,076
49%
2409
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1.d3
964
50%
2378
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1.g4
670
46%
2361
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1.h4
465
54%
2381
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1.c3
436
51%
2426
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1.h3
289
56%
2420
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1.a4
117
59%
2462
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1.f3
100
47%
2427
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1.Nh3
92
67%
2511
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1.Na3
47
62%
2476
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1.d4Nf62.c4g63.g3c64.Bg2d55.Nf3Bg7The c6-d5 setup against the fianchetto Grunfeld has proven to be a tough nut to crack. White has expanded his ideas of searching for an advantage in this opening to moves like Qb3 and also to stranger looking ones such as Qa4!6.Qb30-07.0-0Qb67...dxc48.Qxc4is entirely possible.8.Nc3Rd89.Na4Surprisingly this is already ya rare move. It had been played a couple of times before. Basically everything else had been tried.Qa6!?9...Qxb310.axb3Na6is probably the safer way to go about it.10.cxd5Qxe210...cxd511.Nc5Qxe212.Nxb7definitely seems more pleasant for White.11.dxc6Nxc612.Re1Qa6An interesting position. White has some activity but he is playing with an isolated pawn. If Black successfully finishes his development and blockades d5 he will be better.13.Bd2!Ding Liren play a fantastic move, even though it looks very simple. The pawn on d4 is hanging, but he does not bother to defend it, instead sacrificing it in order to open lines for his pieces.13.Be3?!is a clumsy move.Be614.Qd1Bd513...Nxd4?!accepting the pawn is too dangerous.13...Ng4!was a strong move, preparing to take on d4 with the bishop instead of the rook.14.Nxd4Rxd415.Nc5Qb615...Qc416.Bc3anyways16.Bc3Rd816...Qxc517.Bxd4Qxd418.Rad1Qc519.Rd8+is unplayably miserable. It's the engines top suggestion, but no one in their right minds would go for this.17.Rxe7Qxb318.axb3Unfortunately for Adhiban White's pieces are simply too active here. The pressure on the queenside cannot be contained. Ding Liren finishes off with excellent style.Nd519.Rd1!Very nice. It is counterintuitive to abandon the pressure on a7, but the pin is clearly uncomfortable.19.Bxd5Bxc3!19...Rxd520.Re8+Bf821.Ne4+-20.bxc320.Bxf7+Kf8doesn't work.20...Rxd521.Nxb7is better for White also, but not as much as the game.19...Bxc320.bxc3Be621.Rxe6!A simple tactic for the Chinese player.fxe622.Nxe6 The knight cannot move or be defended, it is lost along with the game.Rd623.Bxd5Kh824.c4Re825.Nd4Rd726.Kg2Kg727.Ra1a628.Ne6+Kf629.Nc51–0
Spirits remained high in the Indian team, however, and they kept on fighting. Sethuraman was unable to get anything against Wei Yi, and this was counterbalanced by Zhou Jianchao obtaining also nothing against Sasikirian; both of thos games ended in draws. Lalith tried for a long time to make something of his minimal edge against Wang Chen, but it was to no avail. The third draw of the day sealed the 2.5-1.5 in favor of the Chinese.
S.P. Sethuraman was attacked on the kingside, but he survived
Round two was played with the same pairings as the day before, but with reverse colors. Adhiban again saw himself in an awkward position as Ding Liren pushed a rook and opposite colored bishop endgame, but he always had it cooly under control, and obtained the draw after 70 torturous moves.
Wei Yi had good chances to give China an extra half point in this rook endgame
Wei Yi played a fabulous attacking game against Sethuraman's Caro-Kann. His advantage grew into the endgame, where he had very real winning chances. However he misplayed his hand and was unable to do much with his extra pawn; the Indian can be happy he held a difficult position.
Zhou Jianchao finished with two draws against his higher rated opponent, Sasikirian
Sasikirian and Zhou Jianchao finished in another draw, leaving the final game to:
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1.e4c62.Nf3d53.Nc3Bg44.h3Bxf35.Qxf3e66.d46.d3is the usual choice, keeping the position locked since White enjoys the pair of bishops; that being said d4 is enjoying a little bit of a surge in its popularity.6...dxe47.Qxe4Nf68.Qd3Na69.a3Qa510.Rb10-0-011.Be2Nc712.0-0Qf513.Qxf5exf514.Bc4Ne615.Rd1The endgame is only a tiny bit unpleasant for Black. White has the pair of bishops, but his pawn on d4 is not trivially protected and Black's knights are doing well.g616.Be3Nd517.Nxd5cxd518.Bf1Bg719.c3The isolated pawn on d5 is a nuisance, truly, but White's bishops are not that great. The game is about equal, maybe somewhat more pleasant to White.h520.Rbc1Kb821.f3?This move is very hard for me to understand. White should not put all of his pawns on the lightsquares as he runs the danger of having a terrible bishop if the dark squared bishops are traded.Rhe822.Bf2a623.Bd3Bf624.Kf1h4White hasn't made much progress, on the other hand it seems that Black's idea to create play on the dark square is taking real shape.25.Bg1Bg526.Rc2Bf427.c4Bg328.cxd5Nf429.Bf2Nxd530.Bc4White is still hanging on. Black has no immediat ethreats and White can dream of exchanging into an only slightly worse rook endgame.Rc831.Rdd2Bxf232.Bxd532.Kxf2Ne333.Bxf7=32...Rxc233.Rxc2Bg334.Re2Rc835.Rd2White's position keeps being unpleasant. He does have a passed pawn on the d-file, but his king is not happy about being in a mating threat!Rc1+36.Ke2Bf437.Rd3Rc2+38.Ke1Rxg2The first pawn falls39.Rb339.Bxf7Rg339...Rg340.Rxb7+Kc841.Rxf7Rxh342.Kf1Rh1+43.Kg2Rh2+44.Kg1Rxb245.Rh7Bg3Black retains his material advantage. The opposite colored bishops are the only thing still fueling White's ideas to obtain a draw.46.Rh6Rb647.Bf7Rf648.Bxg6h349.Bxf5+?Noticing the pin on the 6th rank and Black's pawn on h3, White panics.49.Kh1Kd850.Rh8+Ke751.Re8+Kd652.Bh5is not lights out for White yet, even if it still looks horrible.49...Rxf550.Rxa6Rxf351.Rc6+Kd752.Rc1Ke653.a4Kf554.d5Kg455.d6Bxd6of course the endgame is easily winning.56.a5h2+57.Kh1Kh358.a6Bc559.a7Rg3White queens, but it is not enough.0–1
With the match all tied up, the players go into round three!
Wang Chen contemplating a difficult opposite colored bishop endgame
Screenshots from videos by Kusuma Ganga youtube channel
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54%
2421
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1.d4
954,689
55%
2434
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1.Nf3
284,543
56%
2441
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1.c4
183,757
56%
2442
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1.g3
19,823
56%
2427
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1.b3
14,517
54%
2428
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1.f4
5,931
48%
2377
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1.Nc3
3,873
50%
2384
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1.b4
1,777
48%
2379
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1.a3
1,245
54%
2406
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1.e3
1,076
49%
2409
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1.d3
964
50%
2378
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1.g4
670
46%
2361
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1.h4
465
54%
2381
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1.c3
436
51%
2426
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1.h3
289
56%
2420
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1.a4
117
59%
2462
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1.f3
100
47%
2427
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1.Nh3
92
67%
2511
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1.Na3
47
62%
2476
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1.d4Nf62.c4g63.g3c64.Bg2d55.Nf3Bg7The c6-d5 setup against the
fianchetto Grunfeld has proven to be a tough nut to crack. White has expanded
his ideas of searching for an advantage in this opening to moves like Qb3 and
also to stranger looking ones such as Qa4!6.Qb30-07.0-0Qb67...dxc48.Qxc4is entirely possible.8.Nc3Rd89.Na4Surprisingly this is already
ya rare move. It had been played a couple of times before. Basically
everything else had been tried.Qa6!?9...Qxb310.axb3Na6is probably
the safer way to go about it.10.cxd5Qxe210...cxd511.Nc5Qxe212.Nxb7definitely seems more pleasant for White.11.dxc6Nxc612.Re1Qa6An
interesting position. White has some activity but he is playing with an
isolated pawn. If Black successfully finishes his development and blockades d5
he will be better.13.Bd2!Ding Liren play a fantastic move, even though
it looks very simple. The pawn on d4 is hanging, but he does not bother to
defend it, instead sacrificing it in order to open lines for his pieces.13.Be3?!is a clumsy move.Be614.Qd1Bd513...Nxd4?!accepting the
pawn is too dangerous.13...Ng4!was a strong move, preparing to take on
d4 with the bishop instead of the rook.14.Nxd4Rxd415.Nc5Qb615...Qc416.Bc3anyways16.Bc3Rd816...Qxc517.Bxd4Qxd418.Rad1Qc519.Rd8+is unplayably miserable. It's the engines top suggestion, but no one in their
right minds would go for this.17.Rxe7Qxb318.axb3Unfortunately for
Adhiban White's pieces are simply too active here. The pressure on the
queenside cannot be contained. Ding Liren finishes off with excellent style.Nd519.Rd1!Very nice. It is counterintuitive to abandon the pressure on
a7, but the pin is clearly uncomfortable.19.Bxd5Bxc3!19...Rxd520.Re8+Bf821.Ne4+-20.bxc320.Bxf7+Kf8doesn't work.20...Rxd521.Nxb7is better for White also, but not as much as the game.19...Bxc320.bxc3Be621.Rxe6!A simple tactic for the Chinese player.fxe622.Nxe6
The knight cannot move or be defended, it is lost along with the game.Rd623.Bxd5Kh824.c4Re825.Nd4Rd726.Kg2Kg727.Ra1a628.Ne6+Kf629.Nc51–0
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