GM Wang Yue (2689) – GM Svidler (2746) [D80]
03.05.2008 (Baku Round 11)
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.Bg5 Ne4 5.Bh4 Nxc3 6.bxc3 dxc4 7.Qa4+ Qd7 8.Qxc4 b6 9.Bg3 Nc6 10.Nf3 Bg7 11.e3 0–0 12.Be2 Bb7 13.0–0 Na5 14.Qb4 Rac8 15.Ne5 Qd6 16.Rfd1 Rfd8 17.Qa4 c5 18.e4 Bxe5 19.Bxe5 Qc6 20.Qxc6 Nxc6 21.Bg4 Ra8 22.Bc7 cxd4 23.Bxd8 Rxd8 24.Be2 e5 25.Rac1 Kf8 26.f3 a6 27.Kf2 Ke7 28.Bc4 Rd7 29.Bd5 dxc3 30.Bxc6 Rxd1 31.Rxd1 Bxc6 32.Rc1 Bd7 33.Rxc3 Kd6 34.Rd3+ Kc6 35.g4 Be6 36.a3 g5 37.Ke3 Kc7 38.Rd1 b5 39.h4 h6 40.Rh1 Kd6 41.hxg5 hxg5 42.Rh5 f6 43.Rh6 Ke7 44.Rh7+ Bf7 45.Rh8 a5 46.Ra8 a4 47.Ra7+ Ke8 48.Rc7 White wins 1–0
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With this win, Wang Yue is once again tie for first with Grischuk with just 2 rounds to go.
Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
I said this before. I am saying again.
Chinese grandmasters are way stronger than their ratings suggest.
Go Wang Yue!!!
Horay for GM Wang Yue!!
Maybe I should use Tiger Balm in the next tournament I play. 🙂