Shenzhen Longgang Masters led by Ding Liren

by Albert Silver
3/31/2017 – The Chinese tournament taking place in Longgang, Shenzhen is now reaching the final stretch, with Ding Liren continuing to be the life of the party. Although he leads now with 5.0/8, he can still be overtaken by Anish Giri who trails just a half-point behind. In this report, don't miss Ding Liren's spectacular win over Yu Yangyi.
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Pentala Harikrishna has put up a good fight so far, and though he lost a game to Svidler, and another to Giri above, he also balanced this out with two win over Michael Adams, one with white and the other with black. Anish Giri trails the leader, Ding Liren by half a point, and might have shared that lead if he had managed to convert a dead won position against Peter Svidler in round five.

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Ding Liren has displayed an unparalleled hunger to defeat his compatriots, and show he is the no.1 Chinese player at the moment. His play has continued to be audacious and strong, something the spectators have enjoyed greatly. Watch the game below in which Ding Liren not only overpowers Yu Yangyi, but finishes the game in great style.

Ding Liren vs Yu Yangyi

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1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 Bg4 3.Bg2 c6 4.0-0 Nd7 5.h3 Bxf3 6.Bxf3 Ngf6 7.d3 e5 8.e4 dxe4 9.dxe4 Bc5 10.Nd2 0-0 11.a4 a5 12.Qe2 A07: Réti Opening: New York and Capablanca Systems Qe7 13.Rd1N 13.Bg2 Rfe8 14.Kh2 1-0 (30) Movsesian,S (2667) -Plachetka,J (2412) Banska Stiavnica 2007 13...Rfd8 14.Nc4 White is slightly better. b6 15.Kg2 h6 16.Rd3 Qe6 17.b3 Bd4 18.c3 Bc5 19.Qd1 Be7 20.Be3 Nc5 21.Rxd8+ Rxd8 22.Qc2 Bf8 23.Rb1 protecting b3 so that Nxb6 is now threatened. Rb8 24.Rd1 The little maneuver has now given White's rook temporary free rein of the d-file, though to be fair it is also biting on dust somewhat. Ncd7 25.Be2 Nc5?! White's pair of bishops are exerting an unpleasant pressure and Black really needed to consider defensive options such as Bc5 instead, to attempt to swap pieces off and relieve some of the pressure. 26.f3 Ncd7 27.Bf2 White is already preparing his breakthrough. He wants to play b4, which is already under control by Black's bishop on f8, so he plans to bring the bishop to e1, where it will bolster his push forward. g6 28.Be1 h5 29.h4 Ra8 30.b4! Black is in serious trouble now. axb4 31.cxb4 b5 32.Na5 bxa4 33.Bc4! Much less strong is 33.Qxa4?! c5± 33.Qxc6?! Qxc6 34.Nxc6 Rc8± But not 33.Nxc6?! Nb6 33...Qe8 34.Nxc6 a3 35.b5 Nb6 36.Ba2+- Nfd7 37.Ba5 White's control over all the complex tactics in this position are very impressive. It isn't so much a matter of calculating one line or another with surgical precision, but handling the orchestra of dynamics of all the pieces. Ding Liren is really at the top of his form. Bc5 38.Rd3 Kg7 39.Bc3 Kh7 40.Qd2 Bf8 41.Ba5 Kg7? Black is completely tied down, and is now just waiting for a chance or the blow putting him out of his misery. 42.g4 Be7 43.gxh5 Bxh4 44.hxg6 fxg6 45.Rd6 Bf6 46.Re6 Qf8 47.Bb4 Qh8
White now wraps up the game with some simple but elegant tactics. White to play and win.
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Ding,L2759Yu,Y27501–02017A07DT News Cup Shenzhen 20176

After eight of ten rounds, Ding Liren leads with 5.0/8, followed by Anish Giri with 4.5/8.

Standings after round eight

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