Wei Yi pounces on Grandmaster’s move 10 blunder

Super Grandmaster Wei Yi competes against Grandmaster Bator Sambuev in a Round 1 playoff game from the 2017 FIDE World Cup. Wei Yi entered the World Cup with a peak rating of 2753, which ranks him among the top 15 chess players in the world entering the event. Sambuev, rated 2522, blundered with the black pieces as early as move 10. I found Wei’s decision to play Ne4 very instructive, and question in the video why he didn’t initiate a forcing sequence to restore the material balance. Wei Yi pounced on Grandmaster Sambuev’s move 10 blunder right out of the opening, and obtained an advantage that would only grow. The winner of the 2017 FIDE World Cup cycle earns a ticket into the Candidates chess tournament for the upcoming World Chess Championship.

PGN:
1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 e6 3. d4 c6 4. g3 dxc4 5. Bg2 b5 6. Ne5 Bb7 7. O-O a6 8. Nc3 Bb4 9. a4 Ne7 10. Ne4 Nd7 11. Bd2 Bxd2 12. Nd6+ Kf8 13. Nexf7 Qc7 14. Qxd2 Nc8 15. Qf4 Nf6 16. Nxc8 Qxf4 17. gxf4 Rxc8 18. Nxh8 Nd5 19. axb5 cxb5 20. f5 Re8 21. Rfc1 exf5 22. Bxd5 Bxd5 23. Rxa6 Rxe2 24. Rd6 Bf3 25. Ra1 b4 26. d5 c3 27. bxc3 b3 28. Rd7 Re8 29. Rf7+ Kg8 30. Re7 Rd8 31. c4 Be4 32. Rb7 Bc2 33. Nf7 Rf8 34. Ng5 Rc8 35. Raa7 f4 36. Rxg7+ Kh8 37. Rxh7+ Bxh7 38. Rxh7+ Kg8 39. Rb7

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