Giri wins in Wenzhou

A match you might have missed

Often with Chinese metropolitan cities, we scarcely have heard of their names in the West, let alone have a clue as to their geographical location, and Wenzhou, for most, is no exception — despite having more than 7.5 million inhabitants, and 1,500 years of history! The city is located on the Chinese mainland, about equidistant from Taipei (the capital of Taiwan) to the south and Shanghai to the north, on the East China Sea.

Here Anish Giri and Ding Liren met for their four game match. The photo of the prize ceremony indicates that this was a serious payday for Giri, at $5000 per game!

The man of the match: Anish Giri

Ding Liren did not leave empty handed

In the second game, Giri had already put his opponent under pressure on the kingside, when the Chinese finally made a mistake on his 28th move. Giri sacrificed a rook and then showed off his fine technique. Ding Liren's pieces had such dim prospects that he could not even find a way to save the game by returning material:

Attacking with the Italian Game and the Ruy Lopez

The purpose of this DVD is to teach players how to conduct the attack on the black king using different methods. Although the Italian Game and the Ruy Lopez are mostly positional openings, it is very often possible to make use of attacking methods of play

Players and officials pose for a group photo

Results

All games

Links

• Official site (in Chinese)