The King Is The Target! - Wesley So vs Deac | Gibraltar 2019 Rd.10

Title: The King Is The Target! - Wesley So vs Deac | Gibraltar 2019 Rd.10 Opening: Nimzo Indian Defence The Gibraltar 2019 is a 10-rounds open featuring several top GMs such as MVL, Aronian, Nakamura and So, Ivanchuk and many others. A tournament that deserves our attention. Hello Chess friends and welcome to the channel. In today's video another great victory by Wesley So in the Gibraltar Masters 2019. In round 10, the last roud of the tournament, Wesley So plays against Daniel Deac 17 years old, Romanian chess star with a rating of 2603. A nimzo Indian game where white is able to build the classic kingside attack. 1. c4 {the English} Nf6 {Wesley changes idea and with} 2. d4 {we aren't in the English anymore} e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 {the Nimzo-Indian Defence. Let's talk a bit about the Nimzo. bb4 pins the Knight so the white can't push e4 completely controlling the center. Black is even willing to lose his bishop pair to double the pawns on the c-file with the short term compensation of immediately attacking the center with d5 and c5} 4. e3 {the Rubinstein variation} O-O 5. Bd3 d5 {pushing in the center. If White continues with Nf3, Black will add even more pressure in the center with c5 but Wesley wants to ask Black a question and wants to know the answer as soon as possible.} 6. a3 {hitting the bishop and Deac must make a choice: retreat the bishop to e7 or capture the Knight on c3 and give away the bishop pair} Bxc3+ 7. bxc3 dxc4 8. Bxc4 c5 { another central push, in the spirit of the Nimzo Indian} 9. Nf3 Qc7 { indirectly attacking the Bishop} 10. Be2 b6 11. O-O Bb7 12. Bb2 Rd8 {the queen can't move to c2 where she will be again under an x-ray attack, from the Queen on c7} 13. c4 {a good move. White, with the bishop pair wants to gain space and open some lines for a Kingside attack. Black on the other hand, wants to keep the position as closed as possible, in order to improves his Knights and restrict white's bishops} cxd4 14. exd4 Nc6 15. Bd3 {activates the bishop now looking at the castle} Ne7 16. Re1 Ng6 17. Ne5 Nf4 (17... Nxe5 18. Rxe5 { the beginning of an aggressive setup}) 18. Bf1 Ng6 {now a repetition} 19. Bd3 Nf4 20. Bf1 Ng6 21. Nxg6 hxg6 22. a4 {an important move that allows the rook lift} Bc6 23. Ra3 Qf4 24. Qe2 {improves the position of the queen. A bit stronger is} Rac8 25. h3 {not a great move. Probably Wesley wants to avoid the Queen exchange but} (25. a5 Qg4 26. Qxg4 Nxg4 27. axb6 axb6 28. f3 Nf6 29. Ra6 Nd7 {is better for white}) 25... Qd6 26. a5 Rb8 27. Re3 Qd7 28. Re5 {Blocking the structure to increase the power of the flank attack} Rdc8 29. h4 Re8 { a strategic mistake. White has the initiative and a plan: to attack the king. Black can't wait passively. he must create a counter attack plan} (29... b5 { and if} 30. h5 bxc4 31. hxg6 Bd5 32. gxf7+ Qxf7 {with drawing possibilities. Black's pawn structure is a mess. But the c-pawn is a passed pawn. And the rooks are dominating the queenside where Black can also win a pawn.}) 30. axb6 axb6 31. h5 Nxh5 {and here comes a powerful quality sacrifice} 32. Rxh5 gxh5 33. Qxh5 f5 34. Re3 Qf7 {good idea: trying to exchange the Queens} 35. Qh2 Qf6 36. Bc3 {now that the bishop is protected by the rook, d5 is winning} f4 37. Re5 {again the rook moves to e5} Qg6 38. Rh5 {a difficult position to defend} Qe4 {a blunder} (38... Bd7 39. Qh4 Qf6 40. Qh3 g6 (40... Ra8) 41. Rh6 Re7) 39. Rh8+ Kf7 40. Rh4 Kg8 41. Rh8+ Kf7 42. Rh4 Kg8 43. Rxf4 Qc2 44. Qg3 Rb7 45. Rg4 Ree7 46. Bd3 {the queen can't capture} Qc1+ (46... Qxc3 47. Bh7+) 47. Kh2 Be8 48. d5 {increase the power of the bishop} exd5 49. Qh3 Re4 {tries to stop the attack giving back the quality} 50. Bxe4 dxe4 51. Rh4 {Deac resigns becaus the attack is unstoppable} Qg5 {is the best defence} 52. Qe6+ {Bishop to f7 leads to a simple mate} Rf7 (52... Bf7 53. Qc8+ Qd8 54. Qxd8+ Be8 55. Qxe8#) 53. Qxe8+ Rf8 54. Qe6+ Rf7 55. Rg4 Qh5+ 56. Kg3 g5 57. Qe8+ Kh7 58. Rxe4 Kg6 59. Re6+ Kf5 60. Rf6+ Rxf6 61. Qe5+ Kg6 62. Qxf6+ Kh7 63. Qg7# {Wesley So attack was too strong.} 1-0 During the middlegame Deac didn't find a counter plan and became passive while Wesley slowly built up a strong attack and Black's position was difficult to defend. A beautiful game that I hope can teach us something. Today's analysis is over, please don't forget to like the video and to subscribe to the channel because there will be so many great games to review together. For now thanks for watching and goodbye.