Both Sides Queen, and Wang Hao Comes Out on Top | Wang Hao vs Friedel, World Cup 2009

First round of the 2009 FIDE World Cup in Khanty-Mansiysk, game 2: Wang Hao (2708) against Joshua Friedel (2551), in the Berlin Defense. White comes out of the opening with an edge and keeps it with a series of precise moves, from 12.Nxc6 to 16.dxc6; 19.Nxb6 gives some of it back, but the rook moves 33.Rh8+, 35.Rxc7 and 37.Rg7+ push the c-pawn through. Both sides promote, 38...h1=Q and 39.c8=Q, and Black resigns after 44.Qc7. Wang Hao vs Friedel — Wang Hao vs Joshua Friedel, Khanty-Mansiysk 2009. FIDE World Cup 2009, round 1, game 2. Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense, Beverwijk Variation (C65). White wins: black resigns in 44 moves. Key moments: 0:00 Intro 0:10 Opening: Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense, Beverwijk Variation 8:57 Result: White wins Every move is analysed with Stockfish 18. "Winning chances" apply lichess's published win-probability model to the engine evaluation, and each move's label (Brilliant, Mistake, Blunder...) comes from how much it changes those chances. Credits: · Photo of Wang Hao — Stefan64 (CC BY-SA 3.0): https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi... · Photo of Joshua Friedel — GMBartek (CC BY-SA 4.0): https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi... · Game moves — PGN Mentor (moves are facts, not copyrightable): https://www.pgnmentor.com/events/Worl... · Opening name — lichess-org/chess-openings (CC0): https://github.com/lichess-org/chess-... · Music and sound effects: original, synthesized for this channel. #chess #chesshistory #WangHao