Saturday, September 17, 2005

Wei on Way to Win

Michael Wei is the 2005 ACT Chess Champion. With one round to go, he is 2.5 points ahead of his nearest chasers. In the following clash, Wei defeats fellow junior, Junta Ikeda.

2005 ACT Championship
Wei, Michael
Ikeda, Junta
B42

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Bd3 Bc5 6. Nb3 Be7 7. c4 Qc7 8. O-O (8. Nc3 Nf6 9. Be3 b6 10. Na4 Bb4+ 11. Kf1 Bc5 12. Nbxc5 bxc5 13. Bxc5 d6 14. Ba3 Bb7 15. f3 Nc6 16. Kf2 O-O 17. Re1 Rfd8 18. Kg1 d5 19. cxd5 exd5 20. e5 Nxe5 21. Rc1 Qxc1 22. Bxh7+ Nxh7 23. Qxc1 Nd3 24. Qc7 Nxe1 25. Qxb7 d4 26. Be7 Re8 27. Kf2 {1/2-1/2 Sax,G (2570)-Chernin,A (2640)/Budapest 1997/CBM 62}) 8...d6 9. Nc3 Nf6 10. Qe2 Nbd7 11. f4 b6 12. Bd2 Bb7 13. Rae1 Rd8 14. Nd4 g6? This cannot be good as it just weakens the k-side position. 15. b4 O-O 16. f5 gxf5 17. exf5 e5 18. Nc2 Rfe8 19. Ne3 e4 20. Bxe4 d5 21. Nexd5 Nxd5 22. Qg4+ Kh8 23. Bxd5 Bxb4? (23... Bf6 is probably better to give extra protection to g7. 24. Rxe8+ (24. Bxb7 Qxb7 25. Nd5 Rg8) 24... Rxe8 25. Bxb7 Qxb7 26. Nd5 Rg8) 24. Bxb7 Qxb7 25. Nd5 Bxd2 26. Qd4+ f6 27. Qxd2 b5 28. Qh6 bxc4 29. Nf4 Qb6+ 30. Kh1 Rxe1 31. Rxe1 Qd6 32. h3! c3 33. Re7 Qxe7 34. Ng6+ Kg8 35. Nxe7+ Kh8 36. Qc1 Re8 37. Nd5 1-0

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