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Power game by Wesley So vs G. Kasparov

Αν και την προηγούμενη ημέρα ο Garry είχε τον νεαρό W. So στα σχοινιά (χωρίς να του δώσει το τελειωτικό χτύπημα), στο χθεσινό πρώτο γύρο του blitz, o So απάντησε με μία εμφατική νίκη! 
A game that I liked (ChessBase 12)
[Event "Ultimate Blitz Challenge"] [Site "Saint Louis USA"] [Date "2016.04.29"] [Round "10.2"] [White "So, Wesley"] [Black "Kasparov, Garry"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "A41"] [Annotator "Sagar Shah"] [PlyCount "49"] [EventDate "2016.04.28"] [EventType "blitz"] [Source "Mark Crowther"] [SourceDate "2015.09.07"] 1. Nf3 g6 2. e4 Bg7 3. d4 d6 4. c4 Bg4 $5 {Garry doesn't go for his favourite King's Indian.} 5. Be2 Nc6 6. Nbd2 $5 {A very interesting move. The d4 pawn is taboo.} e5 7. d5 Nce7 8. h3 Bd7 9. c5 $1 {Way to go! That's the first pawn sacrifice.} dxc5 10. Nc4 $1 {Attacking the e5 pawn.} f6 {A very ugly move but necessary.} 11. d6 $1 Nc8 12. Be3 b6 13. O-O Bc6 14. dxc7 Qxc7 15. b4 $1 { Pawns don't really matter for Wesley in this game!} cxb4 16. Rc1 Nge7 17. Qb3 $1 {Look at the White pieces. So co-ordinated! And the black king is completely stranded.} h6 {A completely atypical move for Garry. But he just couldn't come up with a move.} 18. Rfd1 b5 19. Ncxe5 $1 {Two pawns and now a knight!} fxe5 20. Bxb5 Rb8 21. Ba4 $3 {A very hard move to make in blitz, keeping all the threats alive.} Qb7 22. Rxc6 $1 Nxc6 23. Qe6+ N8e7 24. Bc5 Rc8 25. Bxe7 {What a power packed game by Wesley. To beat Garry in this manner is highly commendable.} 1-0