Chinese Chess League · Round 18 · 2017
Bai Jinshi–Ding Liren: The Relentless Attack
Bai Jinshi vs. Ding Liren — Ding sacrifices his queen, invades with a rook and drives the white king into the open.
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Starting position
Ready
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Main lesson
Use forcing threats and coordinated pieces to keep an exposed king from finding safety.
Lesson notes
Moves 1–9 — active Nimzo-Indian pieces
- Black develops naturally while White's queen spends several moves finding a square.
Moves 10–17 — forcing central play
- ...d4 and ...dxc3 create threats stronger than the attack on Black's queen.
- The intermediate check ...cxb2+ lets Black recapture the rook only after White's king moves.
Moves 18–23 — invade with the rook
- ...Rd4 and ...Rd2 turn an active rook into a central attacking piece.
Moves 24–32 — every piece joins
- Knights and bishops give checks while the rook reaches h8.
- Calculate the king's escape squares rather than giving checks at random.
What your student should learn
- Find intermediate checks before automatic recaptures.
- Recognize when a queen sacrifice buys a forcing attack.
- Use rook invasions to deny a king safety.
- Coordinate bishops and knights in a king hunt.
Rules to remember
- Rule 1Check intermediate moves before recapturing.
- Rule 2Every sacrifice must have a concrete follow-up.
- Rule 3Bring unused pieces into an attack.
Mini tournament checklist
- ✓ Is there an intermediate check?
- ✓ Can the enemy king castle or retreat?
- ✓ Which piece has not joined the attack?
- ✓ Have I checked all king escape squares?
Coach's challenge
Stop after 15.Nxe5. Find ...dxc3, then explain why ...cxb2+ must come before ...Rxd8.
Full move list
Nimzo-Indian Development
The Central Sacrifice
Rook Invasion
The King Hunt
Note: The complete recorded score stops after 32...Ne5+, 0–1. A final check is not the same as a played checkmate.