Daniil Dubov Destroys Ding Liren in 18 Moves With an Ultra Aggressive Attack in the Catalan Opening

[@joseraulcapablanca8564]

A smashing attack in the ever dangerous Catalan, from the ever dangerous, analysed by the ever informative Josip. Thank you sir.

[@kugelblitzingularity304]

engine actually shows an insane line 14. Bh3. followed by a double bishop sac and then a knight sac. its a forced draw by perpetual from black despite black being up 2 knights for a pawn, or other drawn endgames according to engine. as follows 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. g3 Bb4+ 5. Nbd2 O-O 6. Bg2 dxc4 7. Qc2 a5 8. a3 Bxd2+ 9. Bxd2 b5 10. a4 c6 11. h4 Bb7 12. h5 h6 13. g4 Nxg4 14. Bh3 Nf6 15. Bxh6 gxh6 16. Bxe6 Kh8 17. Ne5 c5 18. Rg1 Ne4 19. d5 Qh4 20. Nxf7+ Rxf7 21. O-O-O Rg7 22. Rxg7 Kxg7 23. e3 c3 24. f3 cxb2+ 25. Kb1 (25. Qxb2+ Nf6 26. Rg1+ Kf8 27. Qe5 Qc4+ 28. Kd2 Qb4+ 29. Ke2 Qc4+ 30. Kd2 Qb4+ 31. Ke2 Qc4+ 32. Kd2 (32. Kf2 Qh4+ 33. Kf1 Qc4+)) Ra6 (25... Nd7 26. Bxd7 Bxd5 27. Rxd5 Qe1+ 28. Kxb2 Qb4+ 29. Kc1 Qa3+ 30. Qb2+ Qxb2+ 31. Kxb2 Nf6 32. Rd1 bxa4 33. Bxa4 Ra6) 26. Rg1+ Kf8 27. Rg8+ Ke7 28. Qxe4 Qxe4+ 29. fxe4 Rxe6 30. dxe6 Bxe4+ 31. Kxb2 Nc6 32. axb5 Ne5

[@Jozarovschesschannel]

There are also lines with Qd4 afterwards. But amazing line, this could be a nice video material, would you mind if I use this study in a video?

[@kugelblitzingularity304]

@@Jozarovschesschannel ofc not. amazing lines like these can be found with chess cloud database, or leela chess zero, where they give multiple lines. the engine may give 0.0 but humans would sweat bullets.

[@kugelblitzingularity304]

the lines after Qe4 are just as insane, perhaps even a safer option for white.

[@user-ez7ls2du9c]

Double D with the round 1 KO

[@FloydMaxwell]

Incredible indeed

[@SuperAussi3]

Wooow ... superb by dubov