A 2722-rated star with the white pieces, a Queen's Gambit Exchange, and a plan to attack on both wings — what could possibly go wrong? Everything, as it turns out, in the most spectacular way.
- — Wei, Yi shows the ambition early: 9.g4 harasses the bishop and announces a kingside space grab. This is not going to be a quiet positional grind.
- — And then 10.Kf2 — the king just walks up the board by hand, clearing the way for the h-pawn to charge. Bold, confident, very on-brand.
- — The opponent castles queenside, and now we have the classic setup: kings on opposite sides of the board, pawn storms incoming, and both clocks starting to feel the pressure.
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