Annotated Games
My own analysis and commentary on key games — the decisions, the ideas, and what I learned.
Featured Games
A Samarkand Thunderbolt
vs. GM Jan-Krzysztof Duda (2732) · 2023 FIDE World Rapid Championship ·
Catalan Opening (E04)
"At the 2023 World Rapid Championship in Samarkand, surrounded by over 200 GMs including Magnus Carlsen, I faced Polish super-GM Jan-Krzysztof Duda (2732) in Round 8. With only 10 seconds left on my clock, I found the thunderbolt retreat 33...Nf8!! that completely snuffed out a world-class attack — beating a 2700+ World Cup champion as a 15-year-old."
The Immortal Sacrifice
vs. GM Hans Moke Niemann (2708) · 23rd Dubai Open 2023, Group A ·
Sicilian Defense, Rossolimo Variation (B30)
"Playing Black against American Super GM Hans Niemann (2708), I sacrificed a pawn on move 11 to open lines for my bishop pair, then launched a 'Berserk Attack' with my rook swinging to g6. The game culminated in a stunning rook sacrifice on move 26 — 26...Rxg2+! — storming Niemann's castle and earning my first GM norm at the Dubai Open 2023."
A High-Stakes Leap into the Finals
vs. Kong Xiangrui · 5th National Mind Sports Games, Junior Men's Team Semi-final ·
Anti-Benoni / King's Indian Attack
"Representing Shenzhen against Shanghai in the semi-finals of the National Mind Sports Games, I sacrificed a pawn with 20.Nd6!? to maximize my bishop's power and seize a dominant outpost. After a tense endgame battle, the clinical 42.h7+! — a skewer that won the rook — sealed the victory and propelled Shenzhen into the finals."
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