Great game. Wei Yi should probably have taken a draw but it is psychologically hard to do so after you've been pressing the entire game. Congrats Vignesh on the upset.
Vignesh offered a draw? When?
Vignesh offered a draw? When?
idk if he offered a draw...but he conjured up a neat trap at the end, after being on the defensive all game long. Wei Yi, the incredible Grandmaster, fell for it. And out of respect, Yi resigned instantly after black played f5 :)
I think I got it. Black can't take on f5 because then he can't catch the c pawn and while Black is distracted by the c pawn White will capture Black's g and h pawns and promote his f pawn. f5 also stops Black from getting a protected passed pawn with g4. Cool trick, thanks for sharing.
Black can't take on f5 because then he can't catch the c pawn and while Black is distracted by the c pawn White will capture White's g and h pawns and promote his f pawn. f5 also stops Black from getting a protected passed pawn with g4.
Exactly! Vignesh set a beautiful trap...also this is a very instructive game. It has tactical and endgame ideas.
I saw that immediately 0_0 Does it take you guys a while to figure out f5?
I saw that immediately 0_0 Does it take you guys a while to figure out f5?
I also saw it immediately. But overall, this is a very instructive game.
I saw that immediately 0_0 Does it take you guys a while to figure out f5?
No I saw the idea very quickly. I changed my post to say "I think I got it" because I thought I sounded like less of a know it all that way, lol.
lol
Wei Yi's queen sac game at Qatar was much better.
That game was great too...but this one has tactics AND proper defense AND endgame novelties.
I do not think this was a good game.
First Wei made a very speculative piece sac (25.Nxg7 combined with 27.f6+), and he was worse, probably losing. Still, I think he did it on purpose, to keep the position messy.
Then Vignesh mishandled the position, blundered badly and Wei emerged with a winning advantage, which he let slip- all that just before the time control.
And in the end, being very short of time, Wei made a childish blunder (67.Qxc4??) which is easy to see- even much lower rated players would have no trouble seeing this loses instantly.
uh this looked like a rather typical game to me. wei yi played like a youngster and vignesh played like a veteran. games like this happen all the time really. you should look at the old kaspariv vs petrosian games if you liked this...quite brilliant.
Wei Yi played beautiful chess. He is a breath of fresh air in an era of positional boa constrictor style chess. He simply blundered at the end, probably out of absolute frustration that his attack became fruitless.
I do not think this was a good game.
First Wei made a very speculative piece sac, and he was worse, probably losing.
Then Vignesh mishandled the position, and Wei emerged with a clear advantage, which he let slip.
And in the end, being very short of time, Wei made a childish blunder (67.Qxc4??) which is easy to see- even much lower rated players would have no trouble seeing this loses instantly.
It is not so super easy to see. And there is a psychological factor you are missing here. Wei Yi had been frustrated after a long fruitless attack AND under considerable time pressure. He slipped under the immense pressure on the board.
It is easy to play the high horse from a computer, sir.
"It is easy to play the high horse from a computer, sir."
Master's can review the game without computer engines. Some masters are actively involved in this forums commenting and helping the amateurs players to understand a bit more about chess.
A little respect for them.
It is not so super easy to see. And there is a psychological factor you are missing here. Wei Yi had been frustrated after a long fruitless attack AND under considerable time pressure. He slipped under the immense pressure on the board.
It is easy to play the high horse from a computer, sir.
It's not psychological. It's just time shortage, simple as that.
You don't really need a computer to decide upon rook (either) takes on h6 at move 36, which gives white a winning queen+ 2 pawns vs two rooks endgame, even when you are in severe time pressure. For some odd reason Wei did not like it, and decided to go for a pawn up middlegame, which proved difficult to win.
I know I have fared much worse than that (e.g. against King Loek, where I did not manage to win an endgame where I was a piece up) but I won't need a computer to see such stuff, thank you.
After 26. f5 Ng6 there was a clear chance for white to win the game.
