Gu, Sean (1542)
Liu, Yi (1805)
Result: 1-0
Liu, Yi (1805)
Result: 1-0
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1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. O-O Nf6 5. d4?! exd4 [5... Bxd4 is safer.] 6. e5 d5 7. exf6 dxc4 8. Re1+ Be6 9. Ng5 Qd5 10. Nc3 Qf5 11. Nce4 O-O? Very Dangerous. [11... O-O-O] [11... Bb6 are stronger.] 12. g4?! Qd5? [12... Qxg4+! 13. Qxg4 Bxg4 14. Nxc5 Nb4! keeps Black in the game.] 13. Qf3 Ne5 14. Qh3 h6 15. fxg7 Kxg7 16. Nxe6+ Qxe6 17. Nxc5! Nf3+ 18. Qxf3 Qxe1+ 19. Kg2 Now Black must pull back to save his exposed king. 19... Qe7 20. Ne4 Qe6 21. Ng3! Qc6 The best chance but the resulting endgame proves easy for Gu. 22. Qxc6 bxc6 23. Nf5+ Kf6 24. Nxd4 c5 25. Nf3 Rg8 26. h3 h5 27. g5+ Ke6 28. Bf4 f6 29. h4 Rab8 30. b3 Kd7 31. Rd1+ Kc6 32. Re1 cxb3 33. axb3 fxg5 34. hxg5 Rbe8 35. Ra1 Kb6 36. Be3 Re4 37. Rd1 Kc6 38. c4 Rf8 39. Nh2 Rf5 40. Rd3 a5 41. f4 a4 42. Kf3 Re8 43. bxa4 Kb6 44. Nf1 h4 45. Kg4 Rff8 46. Kxh4