[Event "29th Abu Dhabi Festival Masters 2023"] [Site "Abu Dhabi"] [Date "2023.08.20"] [Round "5.6"] [White "Li, Di"] [Black "Niemann, Hans Moke"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "E11"] [WhiteElo "2561"] [BlackElo "2660"] [Annotator "TA"] [PlyCount "77"] [EventDate "2023.??.??"] [TimeControl "5400+30"] {[%evp 15,77,0,3,0,0,0,6,2,13,15,10,18,46,51,70,36,43,31,52,14,20,16,9,20,12, 15,64,35,43,3,106,7,141,135,181,154,167,90,295,295,366,360,379,338,333,343,322, 320,300,300,548,491,614,521,652,573,822,818,29984,29985,29985,29986,29978,5904] Our featured game today is about opening preparation such as understanding each move not memorizing opening moves, what is the purpose of that move and what pieces needed to retain and exchange. We learn from China's GM Li, Di on how he showed opening ideas to tackle the Bogo-Indian. Let's find out.} 1. d4 { [%emt 0:00:12]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:03:04]} 2. c4 {[%emt 0:00:15]} e6 {[%emt 0:00:11]} 3. g3 {[%emt 0:00:23]} d5 {[%emt 0:02:39]} 4. Bg2 {[%emt 0:00:24]} Bb4+ { [%emt 0:00:16]} 5. Bd2 {[%emt 0:00:14]} Be7 {[%emt 0:00:26]} 6. Nf3 {[%emt 0: 00:30]} O-O {[%emt 0:00:12]} 7. O-O {[%emt 0:00:15]} Nbd7 {[%emt 0:00:09]} 8. Qc2 {[%emt 0:00:31]} c6 {[%emt 0:00:14]} 9. a4 {[%emt 0:00:53] E11: Bogo-Indian.} a5 {[%emt 0:01:22]} 10. Rc1 {[%emt 0:00:29]} Ne4 {[%emt 0:03:50]} 11. Ne1 {[%emt 0:01:16] The position is equal.} f5 {[%emt 0:13:26]} 12. Nd3 { [%emt 1:31:08]} Bf6 {[%emt 0:04:03]} 13. e3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} g5 {[%emt 0:04:30] [#]} 14. Be1 $146 {[%emt 0:00:00]} ({Predecessor:} 14. Na3 Rf7 15. Be1 Bg7 16. f3 Nef6 17. cxd5 exd5 18. Ne5 Re7 19. Bc3 g4 20. f4 {0-1 Krupenski,J (2404) -Volodin,A (2466) EST Masters Tornelo INT rapid 2022 (1.2)}) 14... h5 {[%emt 0: 01:49]} 15. Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Rf7 {[%emt 0:05:59]} 16. Ne2 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Rh7 {[%emt 0:03:42]} 17. b4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} axb4 {[%emt 0:05:21]} 18. Bxb4 { [%emt 0:00:00] aiming for f3.} Nb8 {[%emt 0:05:53]} 19. Rab1 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Na6 {[%emt 0:00:33]} 20. Ba3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} h4 {[%emt 0:01:51]} (20... Nc7 $11) 21. Ne5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} h3 {[%emt 0:07:13]} 22. Bf1 {[%emt 0:00:00]} (22. Bh1 $5 {[%CAl Rc4d5]}) 22... Qa5 {[%emt 0:04:27]} (22... g4 $11 {keeps the balance.}) 23. Rd1 {[%emt 0:00:00]} (23. cxd5 $16 {Threatens to win with Nc4.} Bxe5 24. dxe5 exd5 25. Nd4) 23... Nac5 {[%emt 0:19:57]} 24. Bb4 $1 $16 { [%emt 0:00:00] Some like it hot} Qxa4 {[%emt 0:00:28] THE ASSIGNMENT: At a glance, black gained a pawn but positionally, nothing black gained since white's next move 25. Qb2 is tricky and clever.} (24... Qa7 $16) 25. Qb2 $1 $18 {[%emt 0:00:00] Hoping for Ra1.} (25. Qxa4 Rxa4 26. f3 Na6 $11) 25... Bxe5 { [%emt 0:08:06] [#]} 26. dxe5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} (26. Ra1 $1 $18 Bf6 27. cxd5 (27. Bxc5 Qxd1 28. Rxd1 Nxc5 $16) (27. Rxa4 Nxa4 28. Qc2 Nb6 $16) 27... cxd5 28. Bxc5 (28. Rxa4 Nxa4 29. Qb3 g4 $16) 28... Qxd1 29. Rxd1 Nxc5 30. Qb5) 26... Ra6 $2 {[%emt 0:01:25] Black cannot hold the game after this.} (26... dxc4 $2 27. Bxc5 Qb5 28. Qxb5 cxb5 29. Rd8+ (29. Rxb5 Bd7 $16) 29... Kg7 30. Rxb5 $18) ( 26... Qa7 $16) 27. f3 {[%emt 0:00:00][%CAl Yf2f3,Yf3e4][%mdl 32]} Rb6 {[%emt 0: 00:05][%CAl Yc5a6]} 28. fxe4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Na6 {[%emt 0:00:08][%CAl Rb6b4]} 29. Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Qxb4 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 30. Qd2 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Qa5 { [%emt 0:00:31]} 31. Ra1 {[%emt 0:00:00]} (31. exd5 Rxb1 32. Rxb1 cxd5 $14) 31... Qb4 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 32. exf5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} ({Don't play} 32. exd5 $6 Qf8 33. d6 Rb4) ({Don't do} 32. cxd5 cxd5 33. exd5 Qf8 34. dxe6 Nc7) 32... exf5 {[%emt 0:00:43]} (32... Qb2 33. Qxb2 Rxb2 34. cxd5 cxd5) 33. cxd5 {[%emt 0:00: 00]} Qe7 {[%emt 0:00:30]} 34. e6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Rb4 {[%emt 0:00:50]} 35. dxc6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Qxe6 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 36. cxb7 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Bxb7 {[%emt 0: 00:07]} 37. Qd8+ {[%emt 0:00:00] White mates.} Kf7 {[%emt 0:01:12]} 38. Rd7+ { [%emt 0:00:00]} ({Inferior is} 38. Qxg5 Rg4 $17) 38... Kg6 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 39. Rd6 {[%emt 0:00:00] Fantastic game by GM Li, Di. Black's attack on white's kingside in the middle game is useless because the 24...Qa4 move had fallen to white's plan of breaking black's central pawns. White's ability to temp black to enter into a setup trap is amazing indeed. Lovely game...} 1-0