[Event "Julius Baer Div-1 2023"]
[Site "Online"]
[Date "2023.08.30"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "So, Wesley"]
[Black "Eljanov, Pavel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C50"]
[WhiteElo "2769"]
[BlackElo "2695"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "2023.??.??"]
{Super GM Wesley So is a 'one in a million' chess genius ever produced in the
Philippines. He is the only Philippine born chess player ever to reach the
FIDE Rating of 2700 and also a World Champion (Fischer Random Chess). I hope
someday, another genius from the Philippines will emulate the greatness of
Super GM Wesley So. Let's check his game against the feisty Super GM Pavel
Eljanov.} 1. e4 {[%emt 0:00:14]} e5 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 2. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:02]}
Nc6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 3. Bc4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Bc5 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 4. O-O {
[%emt 0:00:03]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 5. d3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} O-O {[%emt 0:00:07]
} (5... d6 6. c3 O-O 7. Re1 Bb6 8. h3 Ne7 9. d4 Ng6 10. Bd3 Re8 11. Nbd2 c6 12.
Nf1 d5 13. Bg5 dxe4 14. Rxe4 Bf5 15. Re3 e4 16. Ng3 Bxh3 17. Bxf6 gxf6 18. gxh3
exd3 19. Rxe8+ Qxe8 20. Qxd3) 6. a4 {[%emt 0:00:02] C50: Hungarian Defence and
Giuoco Pianissimo.} a5 {[%emt 0:01:10]} 7. Nc3 $5 {[%emt 0:00:39] Exploring
less charted territory.} h6 {[%emt 0:00:26]} 8. Be3 {[%emt 0:00:04] The
position is equal.} Bxe3 {[%emt 0:00:49]} 9. fxe3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} d6 {[%emt 0:
00:01]} 10. d4 {[%emt 0:01:23] [#]} exd4 $146 {[%emt 0:01:44]} ({Predecessor:}
10... Bg4 $142 11. Qd2 Bh5 12. Qf2 Ng4 13. Qe1 Nb4 14. Bb3 Kh8 15. h3 Nf6 16.
dxe5 dxe5 17. Nxe5) 11. exd4 $11 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Nxe4 {[%emt 0:00:06] [#]
Remove Defender, Decoy} 12. Nxe4 {[%emt 0:00:14]} d5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 13. Bd3 {
[%emt 0:00:45]} dxe4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 14. Bxe4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Qd6 {[%emt 0:
01:32]} (14... Re8 $5 {[%CAl Re8e4]} 15. Re1 Ne7 $14) 15. c3 {[%emt 0:00:19]}
Bd7 {[%emt 0:00:12]} 16. Qb3 {[%emt 0:01:21]} Rae8 {[%emt 0:00:18]} 17. Rae1 {
[%emt 0:00:03]} b6 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 18. Nd2 {[%emt 0:01:28] Hoping for Nc4.} h5
{[%emt 0:01:47]} (18... Ne5 $11) 19. Nc4 {[%emt 0:02:24]} Qh6 {[%emt 0:00:01]}
20. d5 {[%emt 0:00:03]} (20. Qc2 $14) 20... Na7 {[%emt 0:03:28] THE ASSIGNMENT:
Black's queenside pawn structure is fixed but there is a way to break it. Not
just breaking it but also the main reason, white can win.} 21. d6 $36 {[%emt 0:
01:01] White has good play.} Qg5 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 22. dxc7 {[%emt 0:00:15]}
Qc5+ {[%emt 0:00:01]} 23. Kh1 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Nc8 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 24. Bd3 {
[%emt 0:01:06]} Rxe1 {[%emt 0:00:26]} 25. Rxe1 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Qxc7 {[%emt 0:
00:02]} 26. Ne5 {[%emt 0:00:18]} Nd6 {[%emt 0:01:07]} (26... Bc6 $11) 27. Nxd7
$18 {[%emt 0:00:13]} Qxd7 {[%emt 0:00:01] Black is weak on the light squares}
28. Qxb6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Re8 {[%emt 0:00:15]} 29. Rf1 {[%emt 0:00:21]} Re5 {
[%emt 0:00:48]} 30. Qb8+ {[%emt 0:00:20]} Re8 $16 {[%emt 0:00:01] [#]} 31. Qb6
{[%emt 0:00:03] White is more active.} (31. Qb3 $1 $16) 31... Re5 $1 $18 {
[%emt 0:00:02] Better is} 32. b4 $18 {[%emt 0:00:32]} axb4 {[%emt 0:00:15]} 33.
cxb4 {[%emt 0:00:00] Strongly threatening a5.} Nc8 {[%emt 0:00:16]} (33... Ne8
{was necessary.}) 34. Qa6 {[%emt 0:00:09]} Ne7 $2 {[%emt 0:00:20]} (34... Qc7 {
was worth a try.} 35. a5 Re3) 35. Qa8+ {[%emt 0:00:14]} Nc8 {[%emt 0:00:00]}
36. Ba6 {[%emt 0:00:13] Simply an easy win by Super GM Wesley So. By breaking
black's queenside pawn chain, enough to create weak pawn structures and all
followed with technically basic moves to win. Congratulations....Wesley...} 1-0