Danzhou Masters: Storm after the calm

Yu Yangyi is the new leader

In stark contrast to the quiet round six, the penultimate round of the 9^th Hainan Danzhou Masters completely unravelled the leaderboard standings with its gruelling battles. After the dust had settled, the tournament witnessed a new leader emerge in Yu Yangyi, who defeated Russian GM Vladimir Fedoseev in a very complicated Queen’s Gambit.

Yu’s compatriot, Bu Xangzhi, who had been leading the tournament so far, seemed badly out of shape. In his game against Jan-Krzysztof Duda, the Chinese grandmaster erred on multiple occasions, trying to get an attack going against his opponent’s king. Duda did not find the best refutation but still managed to win the game and catch up with Bu in the second place.

Yu Yangyi vs Vladimir Fedoseev

So far, Vladimir Fedoseev had drawn every game in the tournament. But in round 6, this streak of draws came to a halt as Yu Yangyi scored a crushing win over him. Yu was motivated to win from the very start. He chose a sharp line in the Queen’s Gambit with the white pieces and uncorked a novelty on his 9^th turn.

Fedoseev continued actively but soon began to go astray. Perhaps, this was because he wasn’t well acquainted with the position. On his 17^th turn, an unfortunate blunder lost the Russian grandmaster a full piece. 

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The pin on f6 is quite an annoyance for black and 17…Be7 was necessary. Fedoseev went for 17…Qe7 here, trying to seek counter chances with the discovery. But after a simple 18.Kf1, Qf3 became an unstoppable threat. After 18…Bg4, white has 19.Qa4, pinning the d7 knight and threatening Re1 at the same time.

Fedoseev looked to wriggle out by creating complications but Yu ensured everything was under control. After the tactical skirmishes had fizzled out, Yu had liquidated into an endgame where he had an extra exchange. It took him some time to force resignation but finally made it on the 69^th move.

Yu Yangyi is the sole leader after his win against Vladimir Fedoseev | Photo: Official website

Bu Xiangzhi vs Jan-Krzysztof Duda

Like Yu Yangyi, Bu Xiangzhi also went all out against his opponent, hunting for a win. In a Classical Nimzo Indian, he generated a dangerous looking kingside attack with the white pieces after his opponent, Jan Krzysztof Duda, leaned with most of his pieces towards the queenside. 

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White came up with the flashy 21.Bf6 here. If the bishop is taken with 21…gxf6, white gets a strong attack on the black king after 22.Qh6. Duda decided not to play with fire and declined the sacrifice with 21…Nbd7. But after 22.e5 Nxf6 23.exf6 Qxd5 24.fxg7 Rd8 25.Qh6, white still seemed to have a strong initiative. Duda managed to keep things under control, nevertheless, keeping his pieces centralized and soon Bu began to push too hard.

By this point, the position had already begun to tip in Duda’s favour when Bu blundered with 29.Rc1?. Here, Duda could have delivered the knock-out punch with 29…Qxb2 after which white is forced to give up an exchange with 30.Rxe4 Bxe4 and has no compensation for the material deficit. Duda, instead, decided to enter an endgame with 29…Nxf2 30.Rxb1 Ng4+ 31.Kg1 Nxh6. Within a few more moves, Duda was two pawns up and had no problems converting the endgame.

Bu's first loss of the event cost him his pole position | Photo: Official website

Le Quang Liem vs Sam Shankland

Le Quang Liem might not have been at his most impressive so far, but in round 6, he feistily went after Sam Shankland to score his first win of the tournament. In a middle game that arose from a Queen’s Indian Defence, the Vietnamese grandmaster gave up a couple of pawns to generate play against the black king and won an exchange on the 33^rd move. 

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Here, after 32.Re2, Shankland played 32…Qb4, allowing white a strong discovered attack with 33.Ng4.  Having lost an exchange, Shankland began to seek counterplay in his queenside pawn majority when another disaster struck.

Black had just played 36…c3 and white had responded with 37.f5, threatening to take on g6 first and then on f7. Shankland tried to parry the threat with 37…Kg7 only to realize, that after 38.f6+ Kg8, 39.Qe7! was just crushing.  

Le Quang Liem scored an impressive win over Sam Shankland in the sixth round | Photo: Official website

Wei Yi vs Vidit Gujrathi

In comparison to the other games of the day, Wei Yi’s game against Vidit Gujrathi was a rather tepid one. Vidit went for the Open variation of the Ruy Lopez with the black pieces and managed to equalize very comfortably out of the opening. Starting at around move 17, a long series of exchanges liquidated the position into a rook and pawn endgame where Wei Yi had an extra pawn. However, Wei did not push very hard for a win in this endgame and a draw was agreed one move after the first time control. 

Open Ruy Lopez

The Open Ruy Lopez gives Black free piece play and chances for the initiative. This sharp and interesting variation has been used by many of the all-time greats, including Anand, Kortschnoi, Botvinnik, Keres, Euwe, Fine and Reshevsky and this is by no means an exhaustive list. White will argue that Black loosens his position in the Open Variation, but if Black takes the time and trouble to learn the ideas and tactical themes that underpin this line, he has every chance to win the game. This will be especially interesting to the club player as it doubtless has been to the grandmasters mentioned above.

The game between Wei Yi and Vidit Gujrathi was the only draw of the round | Photo: Official website

Standings after round 6

Rk.		Name	Rtg.	Nt.	Pts.	n	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	TB	Perf.
1	GM	Yu,Y GM Yu,Y 2762 1 GM Le,Q 2728 ½ 2 GM Bu,X 2712 0 3 GM Wei,Y 2729 1 4 GM Vidit,S 2718 1 5 GM Duda,J 2737 ½ 6 GM Fedoseev,V 2707 1 7 GM Shankland,S 2727 ½ Ø 2723 4.5/7	2762		4.5	7		½	0	½	1	1	½	1	14.75	2825
2	GM	Le,Q GM Le,Q 2728 1 GM Yu,Y 2762 ½ 2 GM Duda,J 2737 ½ 3 GM Bu,X 2712 0 4 GM Fedoseev,V 2707 ½ 5 GM Wei,Y 2729 ½ 6 GM Shankland,S 2727 1 7 GM Vidit,S 2718 1 Ø 2727 4/7	2728		4.0	7	½		0	½	½	½	1	1	13.00	2777
3	GM	Bu,X GM Bu,X 2712 1 GM Shankland,S 2727 ½ 2 GM Yu,Y 2762 1 3 GM Le,Q 2728 1 4 GM Wei,Y 2729 ½ 5 GM Vidit,S 2718 ½ 6 GM Duda,J 2737 0 7 GM Fedoseev,V 2707 0 Ø 2730 3.5/7	2712		3.5	7	1	1		0	½	0	½	½	13.00	2730
4	GM	Duda,J GM Duda,J 2737 1 GM Vidit,S 2718 1 2 GM Le,Q 2728 ½ 3 GM Fedoseev,V 2707 ½ 4 GM Shankland,S 2727 0 5 GM Yu,Y 2762 ½ 6 GM Bu,X 2712 1 7 GM Wei,Y 2729 0 Ø 2726 3.5/7	2737		3.5	7	½	½	1		0	½	0	1	12.00	2726
5	GM	Wei,Y GM Wei,Y 2729 1 GM Fedoseev,V 2707 ½ 2 GM Shankland,S 2727 ½ 3 GM Yu,Y 2762 0 4 GM Bu,X 2712 ½ 5 GM Le,Q 2728 ½ 6 GM Vidit,S 2718 ½ 7 GM Duda,J 2737 1 Ø 2727 3.5/7	2729		3.5	7	0	½	½	1		½	½	½	11.75	2727
6	GM	Fedoseev,V GM Fedoseev,V 2707 1 GM Wei,Y 2729 ½ 2 GM Vidit,S 2718 ½ 3 GM Duda,J 2737 ½ 4 GM Le,Q 2728 ½ 5 GM Shankland,S 2727 ½ 6 GM Yu,Y 2762 0 7 GM Bu,X 2712 1 Ø 2730 3.5/7	2707		3.5	7	0	½	1	½	½		½	½	11.75	2730
7	GM	Shankland,S GM Shankland,S 2727 1 GM Bu,X 2712 ½ 2 GM Wei,Y 2729 ½ 3 GM Vidit,S 2718 0 4 GM Duda,J 2737 1 5 GM Fedoseev,V 2707 ½ 6 GM Le,Q 2728 0 7 GM Yu,Y 2762 ½ Ø 2728 3/7	2727		3.0	7	½	0	½	1	½	½		0	11.00	2678
8	GM	Vidit,S GM Vidit,S 2718 1 GM Duda,J 2737 0 2 GM Fedoseev,V 2707 ½ 3 GM Shankland,S 2727 1 4 GM Yu,Y 2762 0 5 GM Bu,X 2712 ½ 6 GM Wei,Y 2729 ½ 7 GM Le,Q 2728 0 Ø 2729 2.5/7	2718		2.5	7	0	0	½	0	½	½	1		8.25	2627
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1.Nf3 4.9 f5 7.9 2.d4 36 e6 30 3.g3 1:31:19 Nf6 7 4.Bg2 20 d5 5 5.Bf4 27 Be7 4:19 6.c4 1:10 0-0 3:30 7.0-0 1:31:03 Ne4 48 8.Nc3 4:23 g5 4:52 9.Be3 2:24 Nc6 5:25 10.Qc2 7:17 f4 1:15:46 11.gxf4 12:25 gxf4 12 12.Bc1 1:05:36 Ng5 1:08:11 13.e3 19:30 Kh8 12:59 14.Kh1 7:53 Qe8 2:58 15.Nxg5 8:39 Bxg5 2 16.exf4 48 Bxf4 1:14 17.Bxf4 2:04 Rxf4 1 18.cxd5 28:20 Nxd4 1:10 19.Qd2 1:22 e5 1:46 20.Rae1 51 Bg4 8:59 21.f3 3:08 Bh5 2:11 22.Qe3 6:34 Rd8 21:10 23.Qxe5+ 2:54 Qxe5 2 24.Rxe5 6 Bxf3 8 25.Bxf3 1:18 Nxf3 1:29 26.Re7 3:55 c6 1:16 27.dxc6 1:11 bxc6 1 28.Ne4 5:40 Nh4 2:11 29.Re1 2:03 Rdf8 1:33 30.Ng3 1:38 Rf2 45 31.R7e2 2 Kg7 7:08 32.b3 15 a5 34 33.Kg1 44 Rxe2 27 34.Rxe2 2 Kg6 1:05 35.h3 2:44 Rf3 1:22 36.Kh2 13 Rd3 35 37.Ne4 57 Kf5 34 38.Nf2 1:22 Rc3 1:12 39.Re4 37 Ng6 2:46 40.Ra4 30 Rc2 35 41.Kg3 1:14 Rc3+ 38 42.Kh2 2:27 c5 10:11

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St	White	EloW	Black	EloB	Res	Rnd	id

	Horvath,D	2543	Nguyen,T	2668		8.7	1190308
	Khotenashvili,B	2418	Roebers,E	2367		5.1	1200822
	Beydullayeva,G	2400	Maltsevskaya,A	2376		5.2	1200823
	Kirtadze,A	2180	Danielian,E	2398		5.3	1200824
	Zherebtsova,A	2229	Narva,M	2380		5.4	1200827
	Injac,T	2454	Zhukova,N	2306		5.5	1200828
	Arabidze,M	2447	Kochavi,D	2301		5.6	1200830
	Heinemann,J	2297	Mkrtchian,L	2388		5.9	1200834
	Antolak,J	2314	Milliet,S	2371		5.10	1200836
	Erdos,V	2542	Blohberger,F	2511		8.21	1190328
	Platzgummer,F	2294	Maghsoodloo,P	2684		8.27	1190339
	Martinovic,S	2549	Rubil,M	2276		8.33	1190348
	Mammadova,G	2342	Tsolakidou,S	2445		5.7	1200831
	Ushenina,A	2428	Zimina,O	2293		5.8	1200832
	Socko,M	2369	Gevorgyan,M	2234		5.11	1200837
	Batsiashvili,N	2473	Radeva,V	2297		5.15	1200843
	Wagner,D	2440	Krasteva,B	2257		5.16	1200844
	Daulyte-Cornette,D	2389	Sieber,F	2276		5.19	1200848
	Rodshtein,T	2171	Stefanova,A	2426		5.26	1200863
	Markus,R	2595	Zilka,S	2515		8.9	1190312
	Kadric,D	2533	Dragnev,V	2538		8.19	1190326
	Banusz,T	2592	Petrov,N	2567		8.20	1190327
	Belke,F	2235	Hess,C	2168		7.2	1188191
	Mareck,S	2112	Pieper,T	2178		7.3	1188192
	Bulmaga,I	2362	Calzetta Ruiz,M	2230		5.12	1200838
	Yao,L	2294	Javakhishvili,L	2429		5.17	1200846
	Cornileau,J	2130	Mkrtchyan,M	2282		5.32	1200871
	Deak-Sala,E	2112	Schneider,J	2251		5.35	1200874
	Subelj,J	2528	Stalmach,R	2427		8.11	1190315
	Diermair,A	2445	Weber,S	2302		8.18	1190325
	Peyrer,K	2451	Sankalp Gupta	2548		8.22	1190329
	Balint,P	2366	Ivanisevic,I	2527		8.24	1190333
	Cordts,I	2151	Polster,W	2106		7.5	1188194
	Srihari L R	2481	Ayushh Ravikumar	2023		5.3	1195001
	Urh,Z	2244	Kiolbasa,O	2360		5.13	1200840
	Velikic,A	2214	Gaponenko,I	2349		5.14	1200841
	Smietanska,W	2254	Kulon,K	2401		5.18	1200847
	Savina,A	2331	Ibrahimova,S	2199		5.22	1200854
	Jarocka,L	2231	Brunello,M	2330		5.23	1200855
	Toncheva,N	2329	Nenova,A	1903		5.24	1200856
	Guichard,P	2355	Eric,J	2147		5.28	1200865
	Abdinova,N	2165	Sliwicka,A	2342		5.29	1200866
	Yildiz,E	2160	Zawadzka,J	2326		5.30	1200867
	Nadzamova,V	2122	Avramidou,A	2275		5.33	1200872
	Zagorac,L	2106	Rudzinska,M	2223		5.38	1200878
	Hapala,E	2092	Khurtsilava,I	2214		5.39	1200879
	Schippke,M	2247	Subramanian,A	2026		5.55	1200912
	Rosner,J	2430	Janzelj,T	2404		8.15	1190321
	Sham R	2126	Pranesh M	2572		5.2	1194999
	Vega Gutierrez,S	2380	Lehaci,M	2212		5.20	1200851
	Atalik,E	2375	Gaboyan,S	2200		5.21	1200853
	Unuk,L	2301	Rida,R	2065		5.25	1200862
	Fataliyeva,U	2387	Bochnickova,S	2167		5.27	1200864
	Doluhanova,E	2287	Chelushkina,I	2134		5.31	1200869
	Allahverdiyeva,A	2266	Paasikangas,J	2106		5.34	1200873
	Wikar,M	2239	Ter-Avetisjana,A	2100		5.36	1200875
	Sandu,M	2230	Mihaljevic,E	2039		5.37	1200876
	Huseynova,L	2065	Mamedjarova,T	2206		5.40	1200880
	Dwilewicz,K	2203	Khachatryan,A	2091		5.41	1200881
	Mgeladze,K	2200	Golsta,M	1979		5.42	1200883
	Prado Acebo,I	2199	Nahapetyan,A	1887		5.43	1200884
	Korenova,M	2045	Karacsonyi,K	2198		5.44	1200887
	Kosma,M	1826	Terbe,Z	2179		5.45	1200888
	Lach,A	2208	Shuqja,K	2049		5.46	1200890
	Schloffer,J	2188	Donghvani,N	2025		5.47	1200891
	Hariharan,S	2024	Pavlidou,E	2160		5.48	1200892
	Piddubna,B	2145	Bhatia,K	2012		5.49	1200900
	Zaksaite,S	2137	Kiousi,P	1998		5.50	1200903
	Krkyasharyan,S	1989	Dicen,E	2129		5.51	1200905
	Tirpan,C	1996	Berke,A	2119		5.52	1200906
	Heinatz,G	2111	Alexandri,D	1995		5.53	1200907
	Sivanandan,B	2073	Chasouraki,C	1843		5.54	1200910
	Ciolacu,A	2136	Karadas,H	1931		5.56	1200914
	Koridze,L	2115	Harutyunyan,G	1793		5.57	1200917
	Golsta,R	1943	Tsetskhladze,M	2105		5.58	1200918
	Vidic,T	2100	Recica,J	1716		5.59	1200920
	Alexandri,V	1927	Grapsa,G	2065		5.60	1200921
	Kalyva,K	1885	Acarbay,A	2052		5.61	1200922
	Bochnickova,A	2051	Saraci,N	1692		5.62	1200923
	Caku,K	2036	Korinioti,M	1667		5.63	1200925
	Bania,E	1809	Zvereva,M	2033		5.64	1200927
	Valkova,A	2001	Silva,A	1893		5.65	1200928
	Lamprianou,M	1498	Mitraka,C	1820		5.66	1200930
	Revelioti,E	1470	Kaka,R	1509		5.67	1200932
	Tan,Z	2555	Ju,W	2561		2.1	1186471
	Abrahamyan,T	2310	Lee,A	2386		3.2	1279479
	Vogel,R	2557	Vachier-Lagrave,M	2722		8.25	1190337
	Mamedyarov,S	2748	Lanka,Z	2326		8.26	1190338
	Rodshtein,M	2647	Tabernig,B	2262		8.28	1190341
	Saric,I	2659	Hodisch,J	-		8.31	1190345

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