Ivanchuk-Wei Yi match

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Ivanchuk-Wei Yi match

Post by Tim Harding » Mon Oct 23, 2017 6:34 pm

There was an uncharacteristic but instructive miscalculation by young Chinese star Wei Yi today in the third game of his four-game match with Vasil Ivanchuk at Hoogeveen. After two draws, this happened (see moves 17-18):

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Re: Ivanchuk-Wei Yi match

Post by Steven DuCharme » Wed Oct 25, 2017 6:33 pm

Thought this didn't start until November
I float like a pawn island and sting like an ignored knight :mrgreen:

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Re: Ivanchuk-Wei Yi match

Post by Tim Harding » Wed Oct 25, 2017 8:56 pm

Actually I was wrong; it's a six-game match alongside the Hoegeveen open. Last round tomorrow I think with the Chinese player as White. Four draws and that win for Ivanchuk.

There is also a livelier match between Adhiban and my old opponent Jordan van Foreest.
After a draw, Adhiban won game 2 but Jordan won two in a row. Then Adhiban struck back today. The young Dutchman has White in the final game.
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Re: Ivanchuk-Wei Yi match

Post by Tim Harding » Thu Oct 26, 2017 5:32 pm

The matches ended today in playoffs (blitz I think but I'm not sure what the time limit was.)

Wei Yi had answered in an interview that if his opponents didn't play the Sicilian, his rating would be 100 points lower.
Nevertheless Ivanchuk repeated the Sicilian and was beaten, so 3-3, but the Ukrainian won both play-off games.

Game 6 in the Van Foreest-Adhiban match was a draw but the young Dutchman won both play-off games.

Roland Pruijssers leads the Hoegeveen open alone on 6/7; two rounds to go.

BTW it was announced yesterday that the 2018 Reykjavik open returns to March (6th-14th, clashing with the Candidates) and will be styled the Bobby Fischer Memorial.
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