Hi there.
In this section, we see an amazing game of Y against Lazaro Batista.
This was played in 2015, the Hainan Dan Xu GM tournament.
So Wei Yi was only 16 years old at the time in this game.
At 15, he was Chinese champion.
Let's have a look at this game.
So E4 from y ye.
We have a Sicilian defense 910 three e6 9c3 a6 bishop e2 9c6 and now d4 to this transposes into a normal
kind of open Sicilian.
So why castling hand of six Bishop e three Bishop e7 full.
This looks like standard stuff d six King H one Black Castles, and now Queen E one.
So the Queen has aggressive points here to think about.
We have Knight Taste E4, Bishop takes E4, B5 and now Queen G3.
So the bishop on E two is also usually sometimes guarding H five.
This knight is pinned to G seven now for the moment.
So Bishop B seven, a free rook, 88.
So just to be clear, if Knight takes E4, we're playing Queen St's G7.
Checkmate.
So, Bishop Chase, we're just taking the Bishop.
So.
Rook 88.
Rook 81, Rook D seven And now Bishop D3 So you can see that both bishops seem to be menacingly pointing
in the King's direction.
Queen D eight and now Queen H three.
So this shift to the free square looks like E5 is a real danger.
Now to coordinate on H seven we see g six and now F five.
So aggressive stuff.
E5 If it takes a five, that doesn't look good in principle for the weakened pawn.
But also the attack here is quite good.
If you have this position, guess what?
White can play in this position, which is really quite strong.
The rook doesn't look entirely, you know, typically placed on D7.
And in fact, so I'm about to show you you can actually play F6 here in this position.
If Bishop takes then Rook takes nine, takes Bishop takes Queen, takes f6, and the Queen is actually
usually pointing at D7.
So we win material.
So OQ E5 is played, Bishop drops back, Rookie ain't F Thanks G6 H Thanks G6.
Black doesn't want to relinquish the E6 square in a hurry.
That looks kind of dangerous.
So h thanks G6.
And this also it looks the most sensible way.
Position eight to capture towards the center we see 95 another move here for white to try for.
The advantage is try and get this bishop on this diagonal.
So a move like A4 here and just as a temporary pawn sac even is kind of dangerous for black.
Even if black plays A4 it looks like, well, what's black doing with these pawns?
But hold on sake, this position is going to be really quite dangerous.
Black hair.
There will be a of queen.
Thanks G6.
So if black has to sack the exchange because if King H seven as bishop takes F seven dismantling.
So if Black has to give up the exchange, this is actually going to be technically very nice for white.
So that's something to consider a four but in the game 95 was played and here.
That kind of makes things a lot worse with Night 65 than they needed to be.
Bishop 65 had to be plain, it seems.
So this position.
Let's say this position opens up the Bishop Black didn't want to want to do this.
But let's say Rook b7 Queen F3, King G7.
Can we get an attack?
It's a bit tricky because Planck is threatening to use the H file with best playing.
Let's say G for Rook.
F eight.
H for Queen C ain't.
One does have tactical resources, but it's a different game.
It has Bishop H six, Jack G five, Shaq G, tanks have six.
And here we've got to be careful.
If Queen takes, then there's Queen H three chat with Perpetual Shaq.
So in this position H five to make use of that open bishop and white should get an advantage.
So this is in a theoretical sense, Bishop takes G six, one is getting an attack.
This is just a fictional attack variation.
And what ends up only was a small edge.
So if Y is playing like this, then that's absolutely brilliant.
If Y isn't, then basically Bishop takes the E5 should be fairly safe.
What was played?
Knight takes The E5 has a major downside to it in fact.
So what would you play here for?
200 points?
So there's a major downside of this 1965.
So what is that?
Yeah.
We get a good king hunter.
We brought tanks at seven.
So if rattling Queen H seven might hear.
And it's pretty tricky.
Here we have King takes F seven.
So you might ask, well, what about 96?
Doesn't that secure 87?
Yeah, but then Queen 86 and then that is a huge problem, actually.
A black.
A huge, huge problem.
So.
If Bishop.
Eight.
We do have good resources like Rook e seven check right in the heart of Black's position.
And what is black down here with this check?
King H eight.
Then there's queen size.
Have six check.
And we've got the king to ourselves.
So Bishop F eight is is not too funny for black.
And if Bishop, if I isn't played, if rook feint, then rook takes f6 shank Queen H free Czech Bishop
H six Czech rook have one shank and mate.
And here if the king had gone to G then Rook takes G6 Czech Rogue seven, Czech Queen H five And then
this is Mate.
So in other words, Knight F6 doesn't seem to be working too well for black.
So we have King takes f7 and now King hunts.
The king's been brought down the board.
The king has to go forward.
If King if Bishop h6 is checkmate.
So the king has to go forward.
He takes the E5, Czech king takes the E5.
If Bishop takes the E5, then actually Bishop takes G6 with the Queen of seven.
Mate is annoying this counter sack.
We can take that Queen F seven, Czech Queen takes eight.
We're just waiting on material there.
And instead of the count if Rook have eight Queen H three Czech rook have one, Czech Queen H six is
checkmate.
So the king is brought to the center of the board.
But now there's a potential escape mechanism which we need to factor in.
Is the King going to just go backwards on that side of the board?
So there's a brilliant move at this point.
Move 25.
So the absolutely brilliant point here, if that's the threat, is escaping back into territory, We've
got to stop that kind of France.
And it stopped with Bishop E!
This is a brilliant way of stopping it.
If see Falkirk, that could be ignored.
And this position?
Black's escaping back.
So Bishop E4 brings the King further down with King takes E4.
If King's C4 Queen F seven take this position and says Bishop, the free checkmate, you can see that
the king's been brought our resources which are helping control King's game squares.
If King e6 Queen tanks G6 check queen have five check and actually we can play bishop at five Check
here and win the rook.
And there's also a frat hair of queen bee free.
So you know this position well, it's hopeless.
This queen, the free frat.
Among other things.
So, yes, there's evidence that.
It's not too hot to play anything other than King takes E4.
So King takes E4 was played.
And now, yeah, there's like the France of King de facto escape backwards that stopped.
With Queen F seven, this quiet move.
There was actually computer suggest there was actually a forced by an eight here with C4 that stops
also kingly five and if King D free this position rook d one check queen sex e4 check is going to lead
to the black king funnily enough, getting mated in a fun way.
So yes, C4 does seem to do the job.
If B takes C4, queen takes g six and this position.
It looks as though well the king's escape into C sex but actually Queen F seven check and it doesn't
matter Queen takes C4 is checkmate there so the king escaped back to C6 just to get mated there So it's
funny C4 is a very very strong force by in eight but yeah, Queen F seven was played here.
Bishop IV thinks if rook fight, the queen is taken out escape squares, which means certain checks
are more dangerous.
Now Bishop g1 would be checkmate.
It's also the Queen's taken out for her and five as well as D5.
So this isn't actually a checkmate funny enough.
So Bishop f6 Ali shielding the king on on F5.
We have Bishop.
The two check now.
KING The four.
If KING Have five hair, rock have one check.
And blacks only got bishop afraid this position with King G four Queen Sanctuary six check.
Queen F five check Rule catchphrase checkmate.
So okay, so the king goes the D for Bishop E free king e4.
And now another quiet move.
Remarkable Queen B phrase.
So the queen is getting some more options while still stopping the king from going backwards.
And we do have a clear and imminent make of a make and one with Queen D free checkmate.
So we have King at five Rook have one check, King G for another.
There's an only move in this position.
Can you guess what that is for?
100 points.
So it move 31 is the only move being played here.
Funny enough.
The only move is queen defray for bigger voltage.
If H.
Free check king H five or g pawns pen.
We haven't got g for.
So actually the king is kind of safe here.
So queen defray.
And now we have Bishop takes G2 check.
So you might wonder why this count sank.
Well, if we look at this, if rook h h Queen in to check for there's actually a key move here.
Can you spot him?
Even though we're really down on one zero, we have Rook afraid, which is actually kind of amazing.
Bishop takes queen takes.
And we've got Queen H free as a France.
So a bishop E seven Queen mate.
If Bishop H.
Four Queen D one shank.
This position is just mating.
If Rook g seven just put this on board.
H Free check.
And here.
Queen, too.
So the friends of Queen G for Checkmate.
So say Queen D seven.
And here there's a cute move.
What would you play in this position?
Five points.
Yeah.
We can play the underpinning and fetch thing.
G free.
Checkmate.
If Bishop takes G2 Queen.
Thanks.
And it's still hopeless right here.
So you know this position, if queen, if this is just desperate rock times and queen, I have to check
Queen takes her five check.
We're going to be winning material or chat.
Mating.
So chat, mating here.
But yeah, it's just too dangerous.
So Bishop takes G2.
Checkers tried.
King takes you to Queen H at King G one, Bishop G5, Queen E to check King H for Bishop have to check
King H free and now black funny amusingly is actually threatening me against whites.
So safety points.
So this next move though, ends the game.
So Black did actually have a threat here, but this next move actually ends the game.
Why don't you think that is?
Okay.
It's Bishop E one, so ends the game blank resigned if Rook have eight.
So let's say Rook.
I think rook takes F eight, Queen takes her fight.
Queen G2 is checkmate.
But let's look at the options.
If rook seven rook free check King G4 Rook have seven check.
Kinch Free Rook takes h seven.
Bishop H six.
And this is mate.
If Bishop F4, we've got to be careful.
Yeah, we've got to be careful.
What is the key move here?
Because for shields the F five square so we can't actually play rock f reacher.
This will blow everything.
King g4g free Czech King F five.
This position and what have we got?
So we've got to be careful here.
But there is a move.
So this is the high risk about these bringing the King down the board sacrificially.
If you don't have high accuracy follow ups, then you could just be down in material and we've lost
possession.
But Queen D free check is possible here.
And the point is, can six the king is not going back because Queen takes G.S. Shank now.
Bishop five.
Funny enough.
We have a fantastic resource here.
You thing that is.
Humble pawn.
Each forecheck makes the difference.
King takes H three queen, five champ, mate.
So yes.
So basically, Black resigned.
Maybe he should have tested all of this or that variation at least.
But no.
Black resigned after Bishop.
He won.
So we have a glorious king hunt.
So these are not for the faint hearted.
These king hunts.
Quite a lot of sacrifices.
Could be involved.
Quite high risk.
But if you can pull it off, it's beautiful.
This is going to boost your social media, this kind of game.
Share it with your friends.
It's going to be absolutely amazing if you can pull a game off like this.
So, yes, a classic game of way.
I consider it one of his classic Immortal games.
Okay.
I hope you enjoy that.
Got some principles out of it for stopping the king going backwards at various points, making sure
you know what you're doing.
Basically, if you're playing all these sacrifices, you've got to know what you're doing.
Otherwise you're not going to get the expected outcome.
You've got to be very precise with this kind of king hunt because you've invested quite a lot of material
into it.
So, yes, it better be working.
Okay.
Had so much.