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Curiously, Wei Yi started the 12-game competition with a loss, but he immediately bounced back with a convincing tactical win in a Sicilian, probably his favourite opening.
Another tactical skirmish gave Wei Yi a win in the third game. The final mating attack was particularly nice:
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In this position, Wei Yi played 34...Rxb2! and Inarkiev resigned. After 35.Rxd3 Rb4 36.Ka3 Nc4# is mate.
The fourth game also went Wei Yi's way. The young Chinese drew the last two games to finish the classical section with a favourable 4:2 score.
They also played six rapid games with 15 minutes plus a 10-second increment per move. Wei Yi won this section 3½:2½.
Translation from German: Antonio Pereira
